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THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1917.
DENY THEY
WED TO BE
UK
Men Seeking Marriage
Licenses Say They
Will Fight
LOVE RULES, IS
EXPLANATION
Krides-tO'Be Say Their
Sweethearts Must
Do Duty
"Unmarried men drat:”
Thin la the conscription cry. the
cry that echoes the boom of cannon,
(he rattle of musketry, and bring* to
the mind visions of the bodies of
loved ones lying in trenches or No
Man’s Ijand
Hut it It the cry which has sent
an unprecedented rush of young
men to the marriage license counter
In the county clerk's office —men who
hope to avoid military service by
figuratively hiding behind the skirts
of the woman who Is willing to take
life's greatest step with them?
The question cannot be answered
positively, for the hearts of men
and women do not answer frankly
In such times as these. Affairs of
the heart are aacred to those who
feel them most keenly The young
men insist they are patriotic, the
young women insist as strongly that
ihey would not marry the men of
their choice if they suspected their
prospective husbands were taking
•he atep to escape army or navy ser
rice
Yet the rush on the counter of
the marriage license clerk continues.
On Monday 170 licenses were issued,
on Tuesday 144. and on W ednesday
157. • And It la a fact that the
majority of the applicants are men
under 26 years of age men who,
unmarried, would be among the first
called if conscription were enforced.
Stand at the marriage license desk
for a few hours In the morning dur
ing these days of world war
You will see young men of all
classes; white-fingered persons who
look as If they had stepped out of
the style posters published by the
makers of ready-to-wear clothing
men of the factories, with calloused
hands All are serious. Ihe gentle
jeering which usually accompanies
H*r tsrusnee of the license ts Htmi-
Joseph Pirarnat, win* .tore#
clerks who write out the documents,
is eager to know whether or not
these men wish to avoid serving in
the Oral army that is to be raised
under (he government's new war
plan.
•"Don't want to fight?*’ he aug
grata
"Yes. m light,” is one reply that
Ir repeated many times. ”1 Intended
lo gat married, tho. but I'm going to
enlist, even If I are married. Yes,
maybe the single men will have to
go first, but I II go just the same.”
And in more than one Instance a
young woman accompanying the ap
plicant has volunteered the state
meat that she wouldn’t be in the
nfllce if she thought for a minute
that her husband was getting mar
ried so he could stay out of war.
A few of the men who are about
to take unto themselves a life mate
have frankly admitted that the ap
ple of their eye had forced them
to an early marriage
‘*Beems as tho some women
would sooner have a husband at
the front than a sweetheart,” com
mented Pllarskl. "I don’t know
why—because I’m a man.*
No one could have saJd that Ed
win Meeker applied for a license
to escape service. Young Hecker
is a grandson of Col Prank J. Heck
er. He came Into the office attir
ed in the uniform of the Detroit
Naval militia He leaves tomorrow
for the Atlantic roast to go into fed
eral service His bride-to-be is Miss
Helene Woodward
A report that the Issuance of mar
rlage licenses would be stopped
threw fear into the hearts of scores
of persons who were contemplating
matrimony No less than 40 per
sons called on County Clerk Oak
man to learn If the rumor had
vfe immediate pd
permanent relief from
eczema 1 prescribe
Resinol
“If you want to txp*rim*nt, try mnr
of those things you talk about. But if
yau ratify want that Itching stopped and
yoor akin healed, get a jar of Resinol
Ointment. We doctors have been pre
scribing /Aar ever since too were a small
hoy, so we know what ft will do.”
SartnH Otat»»nt 1* an Marty taaK<Ytlnr»H that It
»»«4 •« mswmml nrf»cf« v"Sn«t attractiag
■•fc* attMtin*. Snl4 Sr •! I*< <*«r »W.
foundation. He told them he knew
nothing about it.
Deputy County Clerk George Hum
bert, who is a Justice of the peace
In Dearborn, performs most of the
marriages to the county building.
He says that marriages are fewer
in comparison with the number of
licenses than In previous weeks.
'*l think they're holding the li
censes as a protection,'* he declared,
“because so many are getting them
without making use of them "
WILL TEACH MEN
TO SHOOT RIFLES
Marine Corps Bark of Gun
Club Being Organized To
Train Marksmen
Hcrgt Joseph L. Wedge, attached
to the local recruiting office of the
marine corps, la organising a civil
ian rifle club to coach . men in
the use of military firearms . He
has called a meeting to be held in
the Marine Corps recruiting office
at No. 22 Monroe ava.. neit Tues
day evening at 7:30 o’clock.
All Detroit men who would like
to familiarise themselves with the
use of military flreaims are invited
to be present and become charter
members of the club. Membership
will not involve any pledge to per
f< rtn military service, it will sim
ply equip men to be able to shoot
straight and make them more etfl
clent In the event they do decide to
go to war
The name of the club will be
■'Semper Fidelia Rifle club." The
two lattn words constitute the mot
to of the marines
Members of the club will be
coached by the marines who ire
expert marksmen. They will be
aided by former marines who were
members of champion rifle teams
Alrwady several policemen have
signified their intention of joining.
These officers will be coached In re
volver shooting and will use their
regulation police weapons.
The club plans to use the rifle
range of the National Guard for
practice and for indoor training It
will use the gymmu-ium of the Y
M. C A. The war department will
furnish nienilier* withs part of the
ammunition and anything in excess
of the amount offered will he sup
plied at cost to the members
MARRIED MEN
MUSTERED OUT
Guard Officers Told To Dis
charge All With De
pendent!*
NEW VORfc April II -Orders
were received At nation*/ gu/ia
headquarters here from the war de
partment today that guardamen
havtrflt dependents are to be dis
charged from service “whether they
wiah the discharge or not.”
The word "dependents,” the order
declared, means only wife, children
or dependent mother, and rareful
investigation before dlarharge will
take place to prevent slackers from
escaping service by this means. The
order follows:
“The secretary of war authorises
the discharge of all enlisted men
of the national guard who have fam
ilies dependent upon them, mem
bers of which would, while soldiers
in federsl service, he entitled to the
comforts provided by the act of
congress, approved Aug 29. 1916,
whether they desire to be discharg
ed or not.”
Guard officers declared this would
decrease New York’s quota of
guardsmen by 5 to 10 per cent.
Prlallar—lk* west kin#— Chat
k Hrkt—rt»« Job n„f —Mala 4*9*
For lafcnt. In, .N4. .»4 Orowln,
VW Ortalaal F—A-PrUU Tm Ail Ag—» 1 gibtuuu* Cm* YOU Hum Mm.
Your Valuables Protected
In your absence from the city during the sum
mer, silver, jewels and other valuables should
be placed in a safety deposit vai^lt.
We accord you every facility for safeguard
ing your possessions.
'■Mr nrycill N«m |4 per (Mmt.
StMirrM Ware Tk«a sns.ses.eee
Branch Offices
test « aeS ware IMM OraaS Rita, lira J«Srr«» a ,
4*7 l.ratlet. IST* Fearteeatk. Ilk Mtrklsaa.
RraaSway aaS W Itkereli, tvs »Ml»ari
DIME SAVINGS BANK
?*ri md OtmdM tali
coms*vATum wt aw> xnrpmfr
HEED MMY
AMBULANCE
COMPANIES
Red Cross Figuring On
Basis of 60,000
State Troops
SCHMIDT GIFT
IS GREAT IMPETUS
S. Le Roy Postlethwait,
Noted Pastor, Aids
In Work Here
"It Is to be hoped that the splen
did example of Carl & Schmidt will
be followed by considerable dona
tions from other persons who may
wish to provide an additional base
hospital or equip ambulance com
panies or sanitary detachments,”
said Joseph B. Schlotman, acting
chairman of the Detroit chapter of
the Red Cross. "An ambulance
company may be equipped at a cost
of approximately SII,OOO, and |4,<mhi
will provide for a sanitary detach
ment.
■‘Whether Detroit shall endeavor
to equip an additional base hospital
will depend upon the generosity of
our cilixens In responding lo the ap
peal for special contributions. Mr
Schmidt's generous donation does
not preclude a continuation of our
effort to raise 150,000. The campaign
in this direction will continue
“Each base hospital needs more
thsn one ambulance company. Sixty
thousand Michigan troops are coni
Ing out. without a doubt. We need
as many ambulance companies as
will satisfy the needs of such a body
of troops. Michigan, more parilcu
larly Detroit, will be the natural
leader In the development of ambu
lance companies, and if Detroit will
take the leadership In this branch of
service, it will be rendering its
greatest and most logical assistance
to the fighting forces of the country.
The same may be said to apply in a
general way to the number of sanl
tary detachments advisable to be or
ganited.
“It is also desirable th.it a suffi
cient fund t>e raised for the relief of
families of soldiers and i-ailora to
meet promptly such emergencies as
may arise pending state and ns
(tonal action In this direction.”
S. l**roy Postlethwait. former pas
tel of the ■■Brethren church
lohn*town F’a , said to le> the larg
est c-hurch structure in America and
ft-t <!*•> * V” %
I
zh tions In Pennsylvania, arrived Yin
Detroit Wednesday to Join ivtrolt
forres In the Red Cross rsmpaign
for members and money. Mr Postel
thwalt resigned his pastorate to be
come identified with the national
bureau of membership extension of
the American National Red Cross.
Mr. Postlethwait will remain in
Detroit until the close of she local
campaign and will assist also in the
state-wide Red Cross movement. He
addressed the Vortex club In the
Cadillac hotel. Wednesday noon
Mr. Postlethwait has neen in
touch with Red Cross work since
1907. and closely connected with the
national work for the last year. His
<le« is ion to leave his s3o*> 0 church
house was acted upon last Thursday
In the quarterly conference of the
United Brethren In Johnstown.
In the Interests of the campaign
C. B. I*>ngley will address the em
ployes of Grtnnell brothers at 5 30
o’clock, and J. J. Zimmer will speak
In the Ernest Kern department
store at the same hour. Louis Cohn
DETROIT TIMES
OLD GLORY NOW FLIES
HIGH ABOVE TRENCHES
PARIS, April 12.—The American uniform and the Stars
and Stripes will soon be seen in action on the French front.
The war office today decided that the Lafayette air squad
ron, composed almost exclusively of American aviators, in the
future will be permitted to wear the American army uniform.
On their aeroplanes will be painted the American flajf.
will address the employes of the t*
L. Bird 4 Sons company at A o’clock
and G R Robertson, at 6:30 o'clock,
will speak to the basketball men ot
Palestine lodge, P. A A. M , In Pal
est me lodge house In a meeting of
the Independent Retail Cigar Deal
era, in the Hotel Cadillac, at 7:30
o’clock. T. W Atkinson will be the
speaker.
Before the E. J. Hickey store is
opened for business Thursday morn
Ing Percy J. Donovan will addresc
the employes. In the afternoon, at
5:30 o’clock, the wholesale druggists
and rhetuista of the city will be ad
dressed by Byres H Oltchell and
R L. Postlethwait In the Board of
Commerce auditorium. Clarence O
Hill will speak to Ashlar lodge. F A
A M., at 6 30 o’clock. In the Ms
sonic temple, and other speakers
will g>i to Canton Diamond temple.
I. O O. F at 3 o’clock Mias Phtn
ney's Bible clasa. which meets In
the home, No. 107 Uolllngwood-ave..
Thursday evening, will have a Red
Cross campaign speaker at 7 o’clock
Yes, It*s Really True,
“Gu«” Schantzlss6;
Y ou*d Never Guess It
If you happen to look at hint this
afternoon in Navln Held, you prob
ably never would a guessed it.
But It's the truth. A. A. flehants,
vice president and general manager
of the Detroit £ Cleveland Naviga
tion company, was 66 years of age
Tuesday.
His offices were filled with flow
ers and messages of congratula
tions. Outside of managing the
great steamship line, Mr. Bchantx
also finds time to be a Are com
missioner and an active figure In
numerous lines of outdoor sporting
activities.
Woman Dtes of Burna.
Mrs. Mary Markey, 60. No. 201
Martin st., died in Solvay hosplrid
W ednesday. from bums suffered
Tuesday, when her clothes caught
fire while she was trying to light a
fire In a stove in the home of Mrs.
Simon O’Shea, a relative living at
No. 194 Ferndale ave , for whom she
was keeping house during her sb
sen re A roomer, attracted to tl,e
kitchen by the smell of smoke,
found Mrs. Markey unconscious on
the floor It Is believed the match
with which she mss lighting the life
fell on tf»e floor ami. Htirmng trimo
VA»d. ignited her clothing
CENSORSHIP
VEILS FLEET
Tars Tan Send Only Printed
Post Cards
Ashore
NEW YORK. April 11—The
rigid form of censorship now In
force on battleships of the Amer
ican fleet was revealed In a print
ed postal card received at the ma
rine corps puuilcity headquarter*
here today.
The only form of communication
permitted is by these printed cards.
>arr\tng various messages on the
back, the writer marking out all
but the sentences he wishes to use.
The writer, a marine on board the
Delaware, said: "I am quite well.
I have received no letter from you
lately.”
PH.tl.r—«kr plain seat ktntk-ikS
to Hiht-Tia,. Job Dept—-Mate 489%
Special
Notice!
Today was the last day of our great sale which
started just a week ago today. The great clear
ance has been effected and now our store will l>e
Closed Thursday
and Friday
w in order that we may get our “house” in order,
| jret our newly arrived stock unpacked, marked and
fc on the shelving in the different departments, so that
f we can
Open Saturday
Morning
with Detroit’s newest, largest and most complete
stock of Footwear for Men, Women and Children.
It will bes Footwear Myle-show beyond com
pare ! And you are Invited to be present and
~ u.ake your selections!
18.1-185 Woodward Avenue
a
Teeth Extracted
Without Pain!
~v—' That's right —absolutely right!
The peerless Dentists use a treatment that posi
tively removes all sense of pain the operation is
performed In a thoroughly workmanlike manner—
and we positively guarantee satisfaction.
Os course you cannot be blamed for having a little
fear because you may have been fooled by previous
experiences elsewhere, but here's the way we "cure"
folks of their fear:
Come in and have the tooth —or teeth extracted
the Peerless way. After the work Is done—if you
have suffered any pain during the operation —don't
pay us a cent! Fair —Isn’t it?
Please Come in the Morning If You Can
Peerless Painless Dentists
69 Woodward
Corner of Jefferaon.
OPPOSES
PRINTING
CONTRACTS
Edward Frenadorf
Favors Dividing Work
Among Institutions
WOULD EFFECT
GREAT SAVING
Edward Frensdorf, chairman of
the board of control of Mlchlgar'r
■tat* prison at Jackaon, who wrss in
Detroit Wednesday ballwves that a
great saving could be made ->n
state printing If It were divided up
among state Institutions rather than
parceled oat on contracts.
“A batch of legislation has be. n
paased so far thla year that calls
for expenditures and extravagances
of all kinds, yet nothing has be.n
done toward introducing bills that
might effect much needed econo
mies In Michigan. Why not try
saving some of the people's money’
"If we were able to apportion the
state prtnttng among state lnstltu
tlona, the latter could be made self
sustaining and profitable to the state
instead of burden* and sinking
boles for money.
“I have been working for years
to hava this done, but a formidable
array of talent representing the
printing contractors, are always on
hnnd to rout any move In this dl
notion.
"ITHlform text books for the
schools has been another matter I
have been urging for a number of
years and until It Is adopted par
ents will be obliged to spend gre.it
sums each year for books. Uniform
te«t books would mean a aavlng cf
from 400 to 500 per cent to parents.
"It Is quite natural that opposi
tion to these two things should de
More Power at Less Cost
Both Series "18” Studeb&ker FOUR and B#ri#s
"18" Studeb.iker SIX are noted for their great power,
and especially their great power in ratio to their vary
low consumption of gasoline.
It has taken Studebaker four years to improve,
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It has been solved through the experience of 280.000
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But you cannot appreciate the splendid POWEft
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40 H P„ 7-Passenger FOUR 8 M*
50 H P.. 7 Passenger BIX 1250 f
Prices F. O. B. Detroit
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STUDEBAKER
513 WOODWARD
CAOIU AC 40g
CARUSO CARUSO!
H< mtkii
m Record*
forth*
VKTORCa 3
*< xHuirircty.
Symphony —For salt kqr J
Victor d««fer«
mentioned
Seat Subscriptions
Being Received by
ALL VICTOR DEALERS
For The
CARUSO CONCERT
at the
Terminal Auditorium, Toledo
THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 3RD
Make reservations at onre. The demand for seats
will lie very great. They can l>e reserved only through
Victor dealers.
For the convenience of the many who will attend
from this City, arrangements have lieen made for spe
cial tram over the M. C. 11. R., leaving at 7 o’clock p. m. t
Detroit time, and returning at close of concert.
Prices, $1.50, $2, $3, $4 and $5
No Telephone Orders Taken
Mail Check With Order to
57 59 Monroe Ave.—2945 Woodward Ava.
Headquarters—243-247 Woodward Ave.
Or Any of the Following Victor Dealers
Cable Piano Cos.,
218 Woodward Avt,
Crowley, Milner & Cos.,
Gratiot and Farmer Sts.
Henry S. Doran Cos.,
45 Michigan Ave.
J. 11. Coldherg,
187 Gratiot Ave.
J. L. Hudson Cos..
190 Woodward Ava.
Wm. E. Metzger Cos.,
503 Woodward Ave
Thos. MrCuigan Piano Cos..
1229 Grat.ot Ave
v eiop it is»mu a great l*Wr n§§|§
-'i corpora’ * merest*
•1 i< ' our state printing
Hl’ line# and to fight '!* «■§B||
-on book sad the state"’ VH
Mr Frensdorf says that
nery at -he state pnsoa (M» flHS||
have a surplus la adfrjHH
1200..t00
"last ve H r it sold |!tl 00# «MMB
h* *ald However we
t"t set w vather < bdttioas Wti9BJ|
y im.'ifrrr »ith our bag§'.3^^^B
plt.n«
this war sag|g|H|
' i-i; the screen to psratit
. r.iti..nn and railroad* t* mRH
,»croe* legislation to rob fMf t||H
payers'*
crimis* —(kt state wear Mngs^EHHn
t» H s aln Jab Dev*—State
J. W. Nowickl.
1588 Michigan Ava.
People's Outfitting Ca,
48 Michigan Ava.
Max Keirh.
970 Michigan Ava,
Reid Drug Cos., A
1558 Gratiot Ava.
Max Straaburg Cos., 1
74 Library Ava
Henry Strub. I
2811 Michigan A vat.
E. A. Trek man,
713 Gratia* Ava.
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