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THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1917. SAVANTS TACKLE WAR MUMS Are Devisinff Ways To Cope With U-Boata and Gas GOOD PROGRESS IS BEING MADE Work of Scientists Auffurg Well For America to Tk* T 1»»« » WASHINGTON. April 19— Under governments! ctraction nr.d encour agement, Amercan scientist* expect in the n«**r fuiure to And effectual means of combatting the three great method! of enemv attack which the work! *ar ha* produced air, mibmarliv and ckr atfacka. Three three •ffennlvea are new to the world. tiey have never been tired In othei »ar«, and prerent tneanr of effictually rrsisMng them are but poor at beat. The progress which American scl ence la maktig in the work cannot, of courae, b* re\caled to any (treat extent. Itut in reporting to national M <*earch' coincll. In session here to dav. I>r R A Mllllken. of the uni versify of Chicago, sta'ed that they are now cooperating with the prln clpal rcieaiflc bodiea of the nation •in an effort to And the men and meant for attacking certain phyalral problente !hich are now confronting the govertment," and that encourag Ing progr*** ir being made While nr> specific Information war contained In the report. Prof MllH kin admlted "that four or Avr of them were rtlbmarlne problems, aev rnl pertiln to aeronautic.! and some arc optie*l '* OVER 100 ENLIST FOR FARM WORK More than 10*' j»on have enllrted thta week ar farm laborer* in the Michigan Free Employment bureau. No. f.2 lairtved st. wees. According to T J Burnr, superintendent of the bureau, many of the men are highly vducated. and have trade* or professions. but they feel It ia their duty ta the nation to lend their effort* in the movement to ralae bumper crop* aa a protection in Ofe lime of etrife According to Slate Tabor Commissioner t'unningham the movement to recruit ad army of volunteer tlllenC of the roll has spread from Detroit to the prln clpal cities of the state VF.W YORK Mrs. Florence F’rice brought her two aon* to a recruit- Ing *tatlon and gave them to the navy. Adam Didn’t Wear Clothes » _ - \ never saw JOHNS’ line or he Mould have bought a \ suit and top-coat at— jftlMl ~~ an( * h ave been \ >es^'^resse J man > n the Garden of Edtfn. Mi 1 / \T Em SMALL J 1 V JKfci to You. I PROFIT \ 1 /iJp Tlimt’s I (TXTTHIER W' s JqMi ‘ h * I \ Answer I ITI Grixwold St. ' Acfoha From C.arnck NEW CITIZENS OFFER SERVICES Seven Naturalization Window To Seek Place* In National Guard Seven rwcedt applicants for natu ralisation papers gave a pledge of their patriotism by enlisting in the national guard. Private Edward Fortier, of Company B, Thirty-first regiment, decided to put to a teat i the patriotl*m avowed by *o many of the aliens. He canva**ed the line which Mood before the clerk* win dow and the following later ac companied him to a recruiting sta tlon: John Klechka. 22 year* bid, of No. 4992 Wtl!l*-ave. ea*t, a native of Russian Poland. John Kukulkx. 23 year* old, No. 302 CanfMJ *ve , Russian Pole; Jan Dcmbowskl. 26 ye»ra old. Russian Pole. Stanley 1 Kurjenkesky. 19. No. 2.19 Townsend nvo.. German. Adolph Ttackl, 24 I year* old. No. 919 Eighteenth *t. Russian, Albert Tezmankt. 24 years old, No 29 Addison ave , Pole; Wil liam Kies*. 22, of No. 102 Addison ave., Belgian. Two Fila Aa Bankrupts Voluntary petlllonr tn bankruptcy were Aled lu the I'nited States court Wednesday by Jay W. Cm. »n electrical contractor of Detroit, with debt* of II.7<»1 and f.'«o in r.*- ret*. and by Percy Kenney, an r\ press and auto truck man. who schedules his liabilities at (1.210 0? and hi* asset* at >6.300, ft - . non >f which Is made up of Insurance pol 1 ties j " ..a. u Ri« fro«J CITIZEN IS BEATEN BY PATBOLMAN J. Poranski, Out For Stroll, Victim of Brutal Attack Dr. A J. Kadzinskl. No. 1619 Mich igan ave . and several west end but Inees men have determined to lay before Police Commissioner Couzena charge* that Patrolman Otto Ka d«>au, of the Vine wood police sta i tlon, unwarrantedly administered lo John Poranski such a sever* beat ing that Poranski will never fully recover from the effects of It. Ka dean admits he attacked the man. but explains that he was forced to the action to defend himself Poranski, who is 33 years old, and lives at No SO Vernor at., ia con fined to his home. His head la deeply cut in a half dozen places, both eje* are discolored and Inflam ed. there are bruises about hi* face, and his limbs and body bear the mark** of a thorou beating lie Is un able to talk coherently and cannot clearly recall circumstance* which led to his clash with the officer. The trouble occurred last Sunday morning at f> o'clock, at Michigan and Wesson -a vet. Poranski had been 111. Dr Radzlnskt advised blm to take long walks when he could not sleep It was on one of these DETROIT TIMES walks, be aaya, that Ksdeau stopped blm and asked him where he was going. “For a walk." said Poranski The officer repeated the question and received the same reply. At that Kadeau la alleged to have struck Poranski twice with his flats Then he used his club, which Poran ski ‘.{led to wrest away from him. When Poranski fell to the sidewalk the officer. It Is alleged, took out his levolver and beat Poranski over the head with it. Poranski la only half the aise of Kadeau. "I have no personal Interest In Po ranakl nor any 111 feeling toward Ka deau,” said Dr. Radslnskl. "but when 1 saw the condition of tbla man and learned what had happen ed. I agreed with some other citi zens of ibis neighborhood that it was our duty to lay the case before the head of the police department. The man's head was like pulp when I aaw him.'* Patrolman Kadeau, who has been on the fore# two years, told The Timas that he asked Poranski po litely where he was going; that the latter did not reply to him, but in stead seised his baton After the pummeling Poranski was taken to Receiving hospital. When he appeared before Police Justice Heston the Judge suspended sentence. Poranski had suffered enough, he said. Prlsttmg—(!» "lit* west klatf—(W*« h risht—Ttwies J*k Hep*- Wain 48IS Tjpr iHInV, iTTr * : wW \ £' *w -iaKk. 1 April Allotment at Old Price ■■■■■■■■■■ After May Ist, All Cars New Price Last Chance for You to Own a “World’s Non- Stop Record Champion Car” at the Old Price Constant rise in cost of steel and other raw materials is forcing up the price of the Maxwell Car, because the Maxwell Company has refused to cheapen by a single penny anything that goes into the making of the “world’s non-stop record champion car.” The factory has agreed to let us have our April allotment cars (ordered in March) at the old price; that is why we can give you for a few days more the biggest bargain in a real automobile ever offered in the history of the automobile industry. ' UnUI M ‘ y ,#t t 0 ° Wn thU WOr,d ’ # Monthly For 9,700 miles Mra. Miriam Scaley, Professor at tha Oregon After May Ist Identically the Same Car — A « ricultural College, drove her Maxwell on a feta/ expense sc- But «t the New Advanced Price "’“"V ,nclu<,m * of ** *-«• f" rai, * > ♦ maAuif an average monthly running expense of $8.19 . Not a particle of difference in the car itaelf, There’* a record expense performance—often lowered by -—the same model and design in every detail, hundreds of Maxwell owners every month. —the same super-product of the best automobile experience, „ n vr ee nxr n n «r< the hneet engineering skill and craftsmanship, bached by one of When YOU Buy • Maxwell You Buy A Real Car the largeet factories in the world, You don’t have te figure up another two or three hundred —the same speedy five-passenger, roomy, comfortable, easy* dollars on “extras” when you buy a Maxwell car. riding, beautiful automobile. You get what you pay for and what you ara entitled to -a —tha iami famous record-making Maxwell motor, thoroughly up-to-date automobile, complete in every respect. —tha same powerful motor that “laugh* at hill*,” You know the whole *tory now—the *tory of tha incraaaed —tha *ame Maxwell car that by it* many record* of 150,000 pHce neat “ ontb *' of y° ur la « chanco to buy ai $635. milae actual running (which equal* 20 years’regular service) ha* - If you bliy in May yOU 11 get the SaiTt6 . r . _ , . car exactly. BUT the price will He $665. A Cir Oi Lnnurßnc6| Economy sno Amszin^ Mileage Per Gallon of Gas TODAY the Maxwell is $635. For 22,022 mile*—for 44 day* and night*—a Maxwell car # # _ ru without once .topping tho motor. -The difference is the premium for There i* the/world’s non-stop record for endurance, as testi* • fiod to by the American Automobila Association. yOUT prompt dCtlOn# (All prices F. O. B. Detroit) The Cunningham Auto Cos. ES3J Woodward and Warren Aves. Detroit, Mich. Mnlr Small Monthly raiment* Arranged If You Prefer. COLONEL MAY BE GENERAL YET Governor Whitman Offer* Him High Rank In Militia ALBANY, N. Y , April 19.—1 t may b« General Roosevelt regardless of whether the Colonel's expeditionary division is approved by the federal government Ixs'larlng T R would attract to the colors more men than any living American. Gov. Whitman is on record today with an offer for Roosevelt of the highest guard com mission in his power so confer. CHICAGO Household science teachers of Chicago's school* met at the board of education offices and planned to teach children how to save on everything from garbage to cloth top shoes. HARRISRVRG. Pa —Forty-two per cent “of the army and navy re cruits here since wat was declared sre youths who have received boy scout training Children Cry FOR tLETCHFR'S C ASXOR I A Homeless. Dies of Wound. Found unconscious with a frac tured skull, by a pedestrian Tues day night, in front of No 250 la brosse-st , John Price, 70 years old. no home, died early Wednesday In -waiving hoepltal. Police say he was Injured In a fall while Intoxl- rC ommon we all h _ V; r V. V Al l Its ' I 88l j hj HAMMOND BUILDING S. E. Cor. Fort and Griswold Streets. catod His body was tskaa to ths county morgue. NEW YORK—Barrod from two halls, members of the Hsrlem Dm leu Against Militarism walked until they found a Soclaliat ball which was open to peace discussion. I 1 Savings Bank The Calm of Confidence We enter the war reluctantly bn* thankful that we are so strong financially that boat ness and industry will support our army and navy and the people at home continue to live and thrive as before. officers. J. W. McCAUSEY, Pr—lSst FRANK WOLF. Vic* Praldaot COMFORT A. TYLER. .... Vic# PrmMant FRED H. TALBOT Cuhl«r PAGE 3