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SEVENTEENTH YEAR. NO. 171.
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BRITISH DRAW IRON RING CLOSER
ABOUT LENS IR FACE OF HOT HERMAN
RESISTANCE; DRIVE NEARS GAMRRAI
Much Booty Taken By
H&iff’s Men In
Sweep
SEIZE VAST STORE
OF AMMUNITION
Teutons Center Effort
On Attempt To
Retake Mouchy
LONDON, April It.—ln the fee< of
the flereeat opposition yet milled
against the British drive, Field Mar
»hal Haig's force* today battered
their way still further around Lena
and puahed another wedfe Vo wttatn
a mile and a half of Cambrel-8t
Quentin line.
“We progressed to the northwest
of Lens.” wa* the commander-in
chief* laconic comment of that
point In the fighting where British
forces have straddled the famed
Hindenburg line.
Haig alao reported the capture of
Vlllaret. southeast of Harglcourt.
Its taking by British troon* widen*
the v »dg»- thrust sgainst the main
Hindenburg line of comm miration*
from St. Quentin to ('ambrai on a
front of appmiimately five mile*
Vlllaret I* five mile* to the north of
Fre#noy-Le-Petlt and Poniru —both
already in British hand* and both
one and one half mile* from the
('arnbral St. Quentin line. The Oer
man defense was centering around
Monchy l-e Preux i
"The enemy attack at Monchy on
Saturday,” Haig * report a#*ert»-d
today, "waa pressed In the most de
termined manner. The Third Ba
varian division was again hurried
as a reinforcement to the Herman
line and ordered to re-tako Mofcchy
at all costa. Its losses, like that of
other German troorw. was csceptlon
ally heavy.
"Estimate of the booty taken at
Uevlen and along the Sourhes river
l* not available yet, but it was ex
ceedingly large. Including some six
Inch naval guns and many thousands
of rounds of ammunition of all rail
Ler*. as far as eight-inch guns .**
Battle front dispatrbe atoday re
vealed the wild haste of the German
troops to withdraw great supplies of
food, ammunition and guns out of
tha doomed cities of I>en# and St
Quentin. Plame* were to be seen
In both towns from the British lines
row bolding the suburbs of both
cltlea —46 mile* apart
Just such attache as those on
Monchy were to be expected from
the Germans on the whole British
offensive front. Unable to stem the
powerful tide of the British advance
at the two pl\otal cltb-e in their line
len* and St Qu«ntin the Ger
mans were api»ari n'ly rom-ent racing
Mg fui'ces for counter attack* at In
termediate point*
Occupation of Dixmnde by Bel
glon troops, without opposition from
the Germans, gave hint to expert*
here today that the Germana may
be planning a retirement on a vast
scale on that front. Some believe
this retreat might even carry the
Germans back to the Belglon border.
Such a maneuver would greatly
shorten the Germsn line and there
fore release a mass of men for de
fense sgnlnst the smashing British
and French attacks.
Kirltfio Arrival Chleewe.
Wabash By . 11 W P m. r J. Train
arrive* Chicago 7:l# a m Terminal*
centrally located both Httea.—Adv
rrtlltaa —Ike *iWa aest triad Ikst
ta eight—Ttaia* lak b»»t,—Mala MS
Wife and Family of China* s New Ruler
This Is s new photograph and the best ever taken of the family of
President Li Yuang Hung of China.
BRICKLAYER
TURNS BANDIT
Edward Goeschal Cels Bullet
In Alleged Attempted
Hold-Up
Kus'ard OoescbaJ, No. 3<* Kant cr
ave . la a bricklayer by trade. High
way robbery Is not in hi* line. He
learned this Sunday night and the
instruction was painful, he btttfrdy
reflected Monday, as he paced a cell
!n central station, where he is being
held on a charge of attempted rob
bery.
Goeschel, according to police, held
up Joseph Stutklewlcx Sunday night
at Kirby and Jos.Campau-aves The
intended victim objected when he
was ordered to hand over his monty
and. SfAVtuf g-furt, shot the hold tit
man in the hip
Goeschal started to run, bat war
overtaken by Detectives Yank and
Rode, who were attracted to th«
scene by Btutklewlcx's shot The
prisoner *a* taken fn Receiving ho*
pttai. where It waa found l.'s would
was not serious, and h< was remov
ed to police headquarters
Two men held up Kenneth Kim
ball. No. 114 Montgomery ave., Sun
lay night, at Wtldmere and Colurr
us-aves . at the point of revolvers
ITiey got 16 cents.
Man Killed by Imary Whasl
Struck In the side by a flying em
ery wheel. George Nugent. SR years
■rid. of No. 601 Lafayette-blvd., died
Sunday In Harper hospital. A bro
ken rib pierced hla lung Nugent
was working Tuesday In the shop
of Frank Scott, No. 60-1 1 *fayetle
ave., when the wheel flew off the
shaft.
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DETROIT TIMES
FLAMES DANCE
THRU ARCADIA
I>amagc estimated*at 62.'>.000 was
(•used Sunday night when fire
swept thro the upper part of the
AiradU building. No. HO3-619 Wood
ward sva. The flam*r were confined
sot the greater part to an open
space between the roof and false
celling of the building.
Thousand* of p« rsons leaving
churches and motion picture the
aters In the vicinity swarmed about
the burning structure. It required
an extra force of 25 patrolmen to
keep the throng In order.
The Arcadia auditorium waa not
damaged sufficiently to Interfere
with Its regular dancing and enter
•a in meal program, .according to J.
1,. Woods, proprietor of the dance
hall.
Firemen believe the fire originat
ed In the tailoring establishment of
.1 Gutterman. on the second floor
of the building The tailor sbrp
.nd the dancing hall of Alexandra
Hurst were the only places on the
•econd floor which were seriously
damaged
Robber Octa Long Term
William Simpson. 54 years old. Is
In the county Jail awaiting removal
to Jackson prison, where he mugt
serve from five to 20 years Simp
son wa* sentenced Saturday by
Judge Jeffries for robbing tha dry
good* store of Ktrchnar com
pany. No H 54 Gratiot-ave. The
court declared he could not show
leniency on account of the prison
er*s age, localise of hi* previous po
lice record Andrew Atkinson, No
243 Avery ave . Simpson * accom
pllce, was sentenced to »erv# one
year in Jackson.
MONBffl APRIL I«. 1917.
President Citizens
To Service in
Cause Democracy |
WA«HrNGTON. April “ n • ,rr * ct,v *‘ w%r f ootm* ani
, nm w , . _ r<* about to create and equip a
dent Wilson ha* issued a g r » a f army, but the.# are tbe *lin
tion calling upon every p*rt* <>r the great u.«k to wMch
man and child I. <h. ”*'•
to hill or b*r part to tß# Th r r» not * Ring!* F*lfl*h
the liberty of the world. ■» f * r •* »
The proclamation follow: for whit »e helirve and
My fellow countrymen: to •>« the nglita of mankind
tiance of our own belneed for the future peace and enir
into the grim and tarrtbla of tt.e world To do this great
d-m .rrar> and human rI g h h 1 n * w rthlU and we
h a • .haken tha world. devote ..uraelvea to *h<~ »erv
mam r-roblema of national I^^B!'' without to profit or ma
action which call for advantaxe . n d with «n eperay
C' nalderatlon an<l - that will ri«e to the
I hope y oil Will permit me U> of the rnterpriae tt.elf
t,. you a few word# of
eel and appeal with regard the taak la and how man)
We rapidly are puttlns <r«wtlMwe« Page tw.i
WAR RIOTI
ARE SHAH*
ARGENTINE
•
‘Pacifists’ Defeat ‘Mil
itarists’ In Street Bat
tle In Capital
RIO JANIERO. April 16—The
The Brasilian Federation of
Labor met today and adopted
resolutions urging peace.
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BCENOS AIRES. April 16—Ar
pcntlns seethed with war and anti
war demonstration* today.
In Bueno# Aires ‘‘pacifists.” in s
well organized group, had s pitched
battle with prowar advocates —and
won. tl was a fiercely fought meie*
for a short time. Today the peace
advocates were planning a monster
demonstration for late this sß*r
noon under the leaderahip of formei
Minister of Foreign Affaire Zeballo#
Practically all AVfcentlne province*
reported disturbances on Sunday
crested by peace or war agitators
Police in every section were deal
tng Impartially with the demon*trs
tlona
A survey today of the damage
done to German property indicated
there must have been some lives
lost, altho the official government
statement said simply that many
were wounded, mostly from ssbre*
wielded by the gendarme#. A num
ber of Germana and several police
men were injured. There were tin
questionably some deaths.
The trouble centered about the
German club, the Kalaerhof hotel,
the German legrtion, the German
consulate and office* of German
newspapers. Os the latter, the
building occupied by La Union w#s
the worst wrecked
Great v forces of guards patroled
the city and the German property
today and the government ha* an
nounced stringent precautions to
prevent further outbreake. It Is
understood Germany will formally
demand reparation for the attack
and the loss of her cltlsens’ prop
erty
Argentine Socialists met today
and formally adopted resolutions
urging peso* In the meantime the
newspaper La Prenaa. editorially
demanded puntahmant of every
body connected with the use of the
Argentine flag on the steamer Motite
Protegldo. the torpedoing of which
aroused the latest storm of anti-
German feeling her* I js Prenxa in
stated that the Monte Protegldo was
Illegally (lying the Argentine colors,
not being registered as an Argen
tine vsseel.
CONFLICT
•theme of
SERMONS
Many Phases of War
Discussed In Ix>cal
Pulpits Sunday
t ouched in terms of patriotism
and loyalty, .rrmon* Sunday in the
majority of Detroit < hurvbes all
pointed ou» .ind suggested varloua
courses for the nation to follow
tu the war Some advocated a rigid
d r aft bill, other* urged Increased
volunteers, while some pacors lim
ited their remarks to the promo
tion of the Red Cross campaign,
which opens In earnest their week.
Th# Rev- Joseph. A. Vaars, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church,
showed himself a strong exponent
of the draft plan la his Sunday night
sermon. “Girded for War.” An
American flag wa* draped over his
pulpit.
“The volunteer system will not
aerrt- the end* we have In mind, as
England’s experience ha* shown
us,” he said. "W> must remember
tha* we have entered Into war with
a ration whose army Is th*> nation.
If F.ngland had had such an army
there probably would have been no
war.”
Dr Vance arraigned the young
University of Michigan ”*o-ed" who
recently announced publicly to the
university students that every wo
man should place a ban on soldiers
as prospective husbands.
This Rev. W H Boyle, pastor of
the North Woodward-ave. Presby
terian Church, went to a United
States recruiting office Saturday and
asked to be enrolled ass < haplaln,
he toM his congregation Sunday
night. J In his sermon he condemned
ir««ttaerß •• Page Ts»l.
POLICE OFFICERS
ARE LAID TO REST
Dateetive Charles Sieger, latest
Detroit police officer to be slain In
performance of hi# duty, whs buried
Saturday afternoon In German
eran cemetery. Services were held
in the Sieger home, No. 22 Heck
pl. Sixty detectives, three platoons
of mounted officers and a big squad
of patrolmen, led by a band and
Supt. of Police Ernst Marquardt.
acted aa an escort Sieger was shut
Tuesday by Charles Gibson, a Na
gro.
Services were also held Saturday
for Patrolman Floyd Wortley, who
died as the resuD of Injuries he suf
sered last fall In a motorc>cle accl
dent. Interment was tn Woodroer*
rematery, The ssrvices were hsld
tn the Wortley home. No 441 Dr*
goca-ava.
CONGRESS READY FOR QUICK ACTION
ON ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM; ALIY]
COMMISSIONERS DDE FOB COUNCIL
Asks Women of Nation to Economize
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B/JB Mr*. THoMAS R II ARSMACC H
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Mrs. Thomas K. Marshall, wife of the vice-president of the I’nited
States, ha# Joined with women of the cabinet In an informal appeal to
American women to economise and live In a less expensive manner while
the nation i* at war. She is leading the movement In Washington, and
It i* expected a.* thp result of her effort that Washington offlclal «oc|et>
will make radical changes in iia household management.
THREE KILLED
IN THESTREETS
Two men and a boy were killed
Sunday In traffic accident*.
John Shokey. aged nine. River
Rouge, died of a fractured skull in
the west branch of Harper hospital
Sunday, an hour after he wasatnnk
b> an automobile at Dearborn and
We*t Jefferson avas The driver,
Cameron D. Waterman. No 87n Jet
ferson ave. weat, was locked up on
* charge of manslaughter. He was
released on $6,000 bond# furnished
h> E. A Sumner to appear tn court
Monday.
Elmer Powell, 2s_ No 6« Orant!-
e east, Highland Park, was killed
Sunday at Grand and Woodward
sve*. when he waa struck by *n
rutomobile driven by Jnaeph White.
No 4% Er*klne-#t. White waa ar
rested on a charge of reckless driv
ing
George Harrington. 02. an inmate
n 9 the fffloise infirmary, was killed
Yy an intenirhan car Sunday a
short distance from the institution
while he wa# taking a stroll. \
■ carch is helnr made for hi# rein
tlvea.
ITALIAN SLAIN;
SUSPECT HELD
Salvador* Labrintia I» 40th
Homicide Victim In Detroit
Sine* January 1
Salvador* Labrultia. 37, proprietor
of a rooming house at No 2108 Rua
aell at . wh* slain Sunday night In a
vacant lot in L’ardonl-ave. near
Lynn m Four ahotr entered hi#
lotly. lie, \xh wa* instantsneou#
lH*lec.tivcs an hour later arrested
Sam Lugusto In hi# home at No.
541 Cam. r.,n-*Ne on a charge of
homfcld-' One of hi* cans, freshly
stained with blood, and a revolver
which had Th n recently uaed. were
found In a *• ar. h of the premise*.
Shot down by highwaymen on the
night of March 17. when he refuted
to surrender hi* money. Bernard
Hose. Ik. No 561 Alexandrine ave..
died Sunday night In Receiving hoa
fdtal Th* youth’* death and the
sia tng of laobruitfe bring tha total
Jan. 1 up to 40.
The <*onf» n<al congrws* of ffce
G< n*ra] P efy of s he Daughters
n* tftr Ar n r;r.' n Rexolntion w ill h*
opened in Washington today and
continued thru th* week-
NOON
IN DETROIT: ONI CENT.
Revenue Measures w
Be Devised At
Once
DRAFT BILL NOW i
FINDS SUPPOB*
ly OAHL D <f mOAV
(Staff Correspondent Untied MtMfcfy
WABHCNOTON. April td.—Om if
the moat eventful weekn hi AMHP
lean history la/ before tho UMftl
States today
With President. Wllioa'i settdMJ
t-anvng far she co-operetftßh et «Bbq
men and woman of the itacHNl
waging a succeseful wnr. hrtagMO
thee onfltet home to every feihLßpN
tory and household, events ot fih
next few days will move Amertag
rapidly forward to pertlelpntlas tl
the atruggle with Osrmaay.
Oongres# will put the war tm i
firm footing this week.
At the same time the Allied Mgl
oommtselOD will probably he Mfe
Huch men a* Arthur J. BklftvS
former Premiar Vivian! of Ftaft
and other notable* will offer aufffg*
tlona, make known the peeoe tarmn
of the Allies and clinch the co-efOb
ation of this government.
The senate l* expected to plant
an unwavering approval upon the
$7,000,000,000 war bond issue Mil
by tomorrow or Wednesday. Sen
ator iAFollette. however, may vole
sgnfnwt It.
Th* measure passed the heooe
late Haturdax without ad renting
•ote.
With the bond Issue out of the
(way both houie* will consider taxa
tion problems. Huggestioua for rala-
I tng nearly s2,ooo.ooo.ooo—about half
the first year'# war expense#—hy
added taxes are formally before coo
,gref.* today from Jfecretary at tfte
Treasure McAdoo.
The teiertive conscription bill In
now before ihe senate military com
mittee */life other war time bills
like evpionage. - <>odcn ship build
!ng plan*, and finance measure are
due for earl> action The federal
shipping board Is to organise a SM.»
Oho nrv ( . rcrporatlon today to bnfM
And *>i>eratr the first one thousand
wooden *hlp# which will carry food
J •<* the Allie*
The selective draft measure now
faeema likely to pass, tho President
j Wifeon may have to extort farther
pre««ure upon the halttog.
Ox en-hadowtng the ngreeg
i course, insofar a* the public tmag
Ination la concerned 1# the riait of
the allied high coiumiatioo -lia#-
Ivnd’a and France’* noted officials,
i braving the perils of the deep and
poaplblx tli«- fate of Klf« hener—that
they ni«y council with their newest
ally, America.
A aid* from numerou* momentsma
co-operative questions, the leexm cd
peace term* i# xttal for them. Tb#
Allie# kno w.ach other* terma and
they know the broad principles es
President Wilson's terms. Bat
these Views doubtlea* will be co
ordinated in a general agreement aa
to when America and her allies •hall
regard Pru* -l/tnlarn aa blitaraleff
for all time.
Mere discussion of such *era*
doe* not mean a peace mere la
fact official* say the nation is ta
-tv* war to ‘he las' dregs, sad 4I»
I ri)U r age* any talk that peace is ea
the horison The nation is building
a war structure to last at least three
- ear*. tb*v »mpl a*iee always.
It know* of no honest peeoe
move and etpe<-»# non* joe* new. It
ta off) ’ally atated.