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\\ KI)NKS I) AV . MAI - . *» 1 * •
GROWTH OF SUBMARINE
THREATENSALLY DEFEAT,
BRITONS INFORM 0. S.
Dost ruction of Ships
Exceeds Kate ot
Replacement
OUTPUT MI ST RE
STANDARDIZED
Fort y Merchantmen
Sent to Bottom In
One Week
in m.utniF i imi'is
( 'ot t r pmuirnt ( rittffl Prr** l
WXSHINGTn.V Mh y 1 I h*' (Dr
man submarine menace overshadow
«-d e\ • n th< ijuesMon of sending
Armrn «n soldiers to th* front at
ih* w.,r < onferein'e of flu Allies
hr re tod;. The British expert,-
Kustare Ferry. Informed the
Ameri'. n government tl, o the hip
ping pro |em takes pi-reed n« e over
every teller » ti problem at tie jno
in< n'
. "Th. situation is very serious."
he ' ild
Standardization of ship building in
England, America. ('ttnida and Ja
pan is die bigg*-r lmntedin'e detat!
for the tonftrees to dispose of
Lng n l s indanliza*top pa ns 1
wis tn tde know n, were plat et| ;i
the di pool of all the Ain. at the
w a r n.t rfr >
"Germany Is sinking ship faster
than the Vllp s nte building t 1 • *♦■
?a:.l 1 /<>rd Petty • 1 cannot give you
the fltnr. «. but they at. ~ppa!!;n« "
The ftr:t|.h have iiTipr» • on the
Arnerit m government that u M
require 'h* combined maximum sh 1 1 .
building facilities of *h. Mil*
rpeeded tip *o toji n<>' • h '<• Ml
bottoms, absolutely es-.*nM?l to Mo
prr>H».utlon of *he war
"You may get somethin* of *ho
s gn i flea nee of the s:ttiatt>n
Lord Pet • v, v when 1 **M yr.J that
*o British merchant -ht[ * were ~u*i
hv submarines the third w* c,. in
April "
The Englishmen hate told Auv'r
lea tliat "the balancing fnclor in
the situation, if we are to go on
feeding our allies, t* th* tonnngr
the f n.t» and States can supply "
Th. I’ntte.l States has suho.ifteil
an estimate of the tonnage I' cart
hmld, and Canada has informed the
\!’ies f »t *, preparing o build
small tonnage wooden -hip-* Japan
is also building merchant . hip«.
"But despite all we ran do," 'a;d
I ord Perc. "th* subtnnrii •» war is
going *o how a t rein endow.- net
lo*« in the world’s tonhag it the
* nd < f *he con flirt
“So far as England herself Is c< c.
rerned. the couM get along ve*>
well She could feed and equip hi r
self from her dominion with h* i
own shipping
"We have enough hot ton ' • » im
port th** in non non ton-, o' w heat
surplus from o n dom:rl. n-■ .end
our annual consumption *<f onlv •'
min enn tons
"Rut the burden of world trar
por'ation falls on British hipping
I ■ - - )- ■» v .-s v« "»« »- ■ - _ ■■"* •'* -* arm ' »’*’* -■■ flr “'I
»■ u<—»—■«»———^
Grape-Nuts
| FOOD rv §
The strength of wheat ( ,
sand malted barley
Makes Men Strong
"There's a Reason"
i
I —•
At - 11 1
'
r< -turn Cor*»| Cnni/any, Battle !'■ • *'!«» rvr»a| fn., I,t«1.
Crook, Michigan Windm, <*ntarlo. I
and we look to the Cutte.l States to
reli> m* the situation
' British -tonnage .»* the end of
March showed j : pi r i > n* ill n ival
.nd military ?•!%.. If * t ? \ four
per i.M wu- under remiu-iiion by
flic gov.nim.nl lor M>e ti aim port a
lion "f munition -and otln i ippli* -
Twenty two to It p.-: c»*n' van
engaged in i ran-port tug g' .In and
Ilk* 1 food product.- Twenty to 22
per cent till i tr*'< mostly in th*
form of passenger liner
"Thete tt* only Ju.t Hiitish snip
in foreign service, which means <ar
rying far eastern upplie- t«» the
Cntfed State-
Fifte. n per nnt of the total
British turn ai l t- t'.trrving » 11 »r> 1 1 .
to and from France and th" 1 'tilled
States "
DRAFT BILL
READY FOR
CONFEREES
Passes Senate For the
Second Time
Viva Voce
WASHING m\ M:t *. ! Th*
~n* rfn» afternoon, f or th* -erond
g*» n-t once t* * i *m * no or
straightening out of house anti * n
ate differences
The senate pasted the nil h t
t i\ a \ oce vot e
( AIMNET SESSION
IS VERY SHORT
WASHINGTON*. Ma- 2 Pres;
rie D t Wilson an.! his cabinet Monday
held Mi.* shortest so.--.iun -in* *■ whi
w,t ri* claret) Th ■ rue. ting lasted
i* t-- than 20 minutes
Berry Funeral in London.
The remains of William 1, Merry.
*7 tearH old. who died in his home.
No 1S 7 Lin wood.tv. Sund .* will
be tak*n to London, <»n*. Thursday
for burial Mr Merry w* tout' ,:i
Frankfort, Ky . "hut tumid to i an
ad:t in his early ymi'h and * ante t*>
Metrott win n a voting man IPs
widow, a tla ighterr - !-ii 1 an Merry, a
teacher in the Bishop -< ho.*!, ami
son, louts Merry, a Mud*n in Ha
v trd, survive
D U. R Earnings Larger
The net earnings <»f th.r l*etn*it
I pned Railwat in Mar h wore
s47.*>Af>'.r» a gain of lie. ;:u K» o-. **
March of If". Fee the fir t quat
ter of Ihe tear lh<* net 'e\entl*
amounteii % ','13.1,^90,71, an increase
of » r '.:.»>’*l ov.-r -the first tjuarter
of ir*i *■
One Woman’s Story
BY CAROLYN BEECHER
Chapter LXXIV
The second day of Robert's ah
- • U'* Harp«r t trl. 'on t ailed He
! ,<1 I,* i a away <*n he told
ne. which accounted for my not
.- • ring L ini
||« wa> shocked when, in explana
t:<>n of my Hnd looks, I told hint of
j Title Retty's accident
"l knew you would h* brave, he
•*Oh. hut I wasn’t' M was Rob
j ,*pt" I » vclnimed ".Fus* tlte. mm
•e Rettv was safely in his arms,
ml I had blindly obeyed the order'
t *o roll ot\ th.* rug. I fainted like a
iiy school girl "
I notice you didn’t faint until It
| v is* perfectly safe to tlo so," he
laughed "and you can't make me
: Polieve yon weren't very courage
I found myself listening to this
man's praise with pleasure I was
I voting dependent < n low and up
!d* islanding It was inevpatde that
I l hould in a way answer to the de
a amis of his feeling fur me But 1
I«■ , not \*'t consciously seeking
*
!,ve, simply understanding, and
I * irupanion hip. That I imagined l
bad found it in Harper Farletor,>
avowed friendship for me Is not
I Mrange.
I laughingh dismissed the sph
irt of my "bravery under fire," as
ft.e c.-’l* (I it and we passed a de
j , h* f ul 1 our together When he
iv *• 1 e , k* <1 ft;• ’ 1 Join :♦
little theater party lie was giving
i t*;at night followed by a supper
f wa- almost embarrassingly eon-
J ,<*' Mat h** h.ol .not thought of
* \ing this, party ucul 1>» found ».ut
I was alone Ye» rien then I at
j ■ ched no special Importance to the
. • H* wh- my ’ good 'riend.
* * wished to enter ,!n me it-w i<
I n< concern of others
Whom else shall you have'" I
I, Led after 1 lad expressed my
■ ■ and accepted i- invitation
I bad though* of Myrtle and Ned
ibiwell. Howard Cutting and one
i r two ot h ers '
That \ ill h. flne'" 1 exclaimed
'Very well, then the party s on."
• I • '.i ,i*-4- "And I'll go and get
It* it* r call up th*- best first," 1
|-■ n md* 1 "Thev may have some
thing else on for the evening”
'Th*y wouldn't dare when we
j v ant them, he replied, and wavinr
ii k-*y goodbye h» hurried away
How peculiarly lie said We*” I
Mio 'tht as I la-ten* and uj'sialrs to in-
I p. r f ni> wardroh* and decirle what
I'o wear.
I wa- * lated at the idea of a plens-
I t;* ev. nine I had not called the
• ? *•*• t,* i --k w .**• Robert had gone,
t n**: for le.iiA pad the w «|i to do
• been .‘h-*nt f hi my mind No v.
| ,i;- 1 . id of s t*ing alone and Im.ic r
r rplea-ant things, 1 would he
iM: g.iy bright people having a
[ gcod time
! hi) two dr*s -ea nut a white
jrr • and <>n. of d* > p n<i-.* I would
•*ar or. of them wltirh one I
a* Mil decide later. I was amios t
• t' .• Harper would nte
. flower- I would wear the
- \ I v •.',:,| 1 irmotb/e wTh
\hout i n'rlrvck tl*v came a
! gr* 1" : ;;* ! of | .ih- -t lit yendcr
; o?, hid- I put 'he ms* dress away
r i th*' t. , . ■ d*iw ntow n to a beau*
!'i par', • [ would have a massive
DETROIT TIMES
•uy hair done, a man'eure, and anv
thing else that would add to iny ip
I uarance »md hide *h» fired worn
'• ok that now *e. med never to
!ea\e niv face
As I sa* In the comfortable chal:
while a pretty girl rubbed the lines
away ffoni my closed eves. I aga'n
wondered where Robert was, and
why he had not lold me Mnt the
touch of the light Angers was so
toothing that I soon gnxe over try
Inc to think of him. and rested my
mind while niv body also relaxed
Fot nearly two hours I was fussed
ever, as | told Myrtle, and at the
•nd of that time when the finishing
'ouches had been put to my hair,
end mv cheeks Rghtly rouged and
then dusted with powder. I scarce
ly knew myself for the worn, fired
looking woman who had left hor. <
The girl smiled as she saw niy
?urpris« and pleasure.
“Madame looks lovely," «ho
purred
"Yes, I do look better," I admit
fed. giving her a generous tip. "I
shall come again "
“I will give madatue my card,"
and she handed me a tiny paste
hoard square with her name.
1 shall not forget to a.-k for you."
I told her as 1 fucked if away.
When Martha opened the door fo r
ii* on my return rhe gasped wllh
urpriae at my altered appearance
"Hh. Mrs F'ray ton' You look beau
tiful'" «he exclaimed with the free
rlom of an old servant. "Ft sure
does you good to go out. You stays
in too much "
"Ye>. F think it does do me good
to go out sometimes." I answered,
laughing so myself a* | followed her
down ih" ha.ll "You tell Norah to
have dinner early tonight 1 am
going out. Then after baby Is in
l*,*d and you have given Bruce ni»
supper, vnu come and help me
dress "
"Yes. ma'am and I'm that g'Hd
you’re goln' out nvi'nm' I» would
he a pity hoggin’ your pardon for
hem' so free for you to stav home
when you looked beautiful ”
1 looked in my mirror I to.*
thought it would have been a pit%
If no ore saw me Then the thought
o' Harper s compliments came ~nd
t turned blnshingly away from 'he
glass
DRAFT MAY KILL
BASE BALL GAME
Tener Dttcsn’t Believe That
(iame (an Survive
in 1918
NEW YORK Mhv I.—There may
be no major league baseball next
year Man Johnson, president of
the American league, stated his
belief today that unless peace comes
by December and conactlptloti as
now planned goes through, it will
he necessary for th** two hie
leagues to call their 1918 schedules
off.
(kov. John K Tener. president of
Hie N’aMona! league, foreseeing the
conscription of hundreds of young
hall players, said he did not be
1 1 • •\ o baseball could continue under
such conditions.
"Our business is Just like any
other business." said Tener. "ex
cep* for *he fact that our employs*
collectively arc of military age for
the most part Our business would
therefore he affected more than any
other.
DETROITER HAS
PLAN TO INSURE
FIGHTING MEN
t’larcnce Ayres, president of
the Northern Assurance company,
with offices In the THme Bank build
ing, has written President Wilson
suggesting a plan by which the in
surance companies of the country
n*av continue so insure »he live- of
men going to war without Increas
ing the rates.
At present Insurance companies
are accepting risks of those going to
war only at prohibitive rates, in
ninny instances the premium being
as high as 30 per cent These flg
ures are based upon reports from
the KYenc.h military authorities tha?
the mortality rate is often 10 -per
cent a month Mr. Ayr-s Is A*on
vinced that such a rate la prohlbi
ive, and he would have a plan hy
which the Insurance companies
could continue to insure lives, pay
beneficiaries and at the same time
not go bankrupt
His plan, which he outlines In his
letter to the president, is for the
companies to go ahead insuring men
vho go to war at the regular rate.
Hie government agreeing with the
companies to make an annual audit
of deaths of the war risks and make
up anv deficit to the companies In
the mortality fund in excess of that
provided for in the American table
of mortality
In other words, the plan Is to give
the machinery of the insurance or
gnnir.afions to the government and
the enlisted men without extra pro
mlum, so that 'he men could carrv
'heir own protection, but would
p\o?d tlte necessity of paytnr exces
site extra premiums.
While Mr A' re*« «uggc«' < that a!!
•he companies be taken into such
m s»rang l 'fen 1 he offer- th< ot
ranirstion and * jll of hi»
company to the government on that
ba«ls.
PANIC PLOT
IS NIPPED
6¥ POLICE
Germans Planned First
to Blow Up J. P.
Morgan's* Office
NEW YORK. Ma> 2. Details of
a wild plot to blow up an importer.'
Wali-sf. office, presumably .1 1*
Morgan a, to be followed by tapmn
fob graph wires and -Dreading fal *■
reports of President Wilson’s
f«Hnination and l' boat ' ra'd® were
re\ealefl h\ polio* Monday following
close questioning of Wolf Hir-h,
formerly h potty oflU **r »n the Git
man submarine service
Hirsh, wtih George Neinnger, an
ether German. In hold on a charg*
of having a bomb in bis pos.®» s®ion
puli' • dol lar* .! ’. . h. V I .
cause a ptoi k panio and profit
thereby
Hirsh, according to tho police, d>
flared ho was engaged in flu* >l»r
man secret service, '.md that b* h 1
"pulled good stunts" in l.otnl »n in•!
f’etrograd This Is being invest 1
gated
Examination of tho Infornal ma
chine which the rnon manufactured
a! Roosevelt hospprl, where th»y
w<Te employed, showed i* to be
i tade of acetß and picric acid and
*tted with a 30-mlnufe fuse. Hir- ,v i
t an export cbrni:®* Ho has h* < n
under surveillance for some iitk
Officers charge they wa* hed him
experimenting with explosives In The
Roosevelt hospital IMmratorv
It i« alleged Hirsh and Neiringer
• lottr-d to cut the Chicago Ni w Yorli
rnd Washington N< w York tele
graph wire® a'ter th blast and send
tut fake stnri* sos as.-as«ination :
and I' boat ra' is \* the plot is o
widespread, officer® hi 1 ieve the me?i
must have accomplices.
If not taken by department of u\»
tlce officials Hirsh and .Wiring •.
will be prosecuted on a i harg* > f
making. bombs th*' penally being
"seven years
BARS FLAG AND
PLACE IS CLOSED
Highland Park Council Sits On
Restaurant Man W ho In
sults Old dory
Hungry customer.- were hustled
out of the r ep’aur tnt of Daniel E
Witwer. No Lib l ! Woodward avt .
Highland FDrk Tuesday morning,
just w hen they won pre'par ng to
sit down to their coffee and "sink
ers ” The place wa ® ordered closed
by the police Witwer found hint
self in this uncomfortable predica
ment because he isn't a patriot
The proprietor refused to permit
r. waitress in his employ to wear a
small American flag pin on her
waist Monday afternoon sh« con
plained to the police, and Chief s>ey
moor drew attention of the council
to the matter J.afrr in the even
;ng the request of Witwer for a re
r• wa 1 of his restaurant license ran"'
up ;n th» council A resolution re
fusing it was adopted unantniousir
"Mv employe® can wear the Am r
i< an flag out on the street. hut they
Cen t and won’t wen" it in ntv dining
room," Witwer Is said to have told
Ifretertlrr Tbirtcb
"if the Stabs and Stripes can’t b*
worn in his dining room he can’t
do business under ihe Stars and
Stripes," remarked Ptcsident Hater,
of the village council
The council also authorized Chief
Seymour 1o notify the federal a v
fhorltics of Witwer’.; act
AMERICAN,
WOUNDED. SAVES
HIS COMRADE
/n j u* pfgi.fr. ‘
( Staff Corrrspoedr* ? U>iOc pm
LONDON May 2 Major Alr*an
der Rasmussen. of the Canad ,u
forces, n Portland. Ore, hoy, ma n
fained the best traditions of th
American leginn when he w a
wounded recently, ,o cording
word front th*- front today. He w,i'
wounded in the army by a met
fragment from a hand grenade am 1
one of hi® ear drums wa® shatter, and
while he was re®riiinr a wound-d
American private The private d’*<!
roon after rearhin x the Canadian
trenches, where Rasmussen, desprp
bis wound, succeeded in dragging
Hm
Major Rasmussen bus contributed
'argely to the glory won by the C.i
nadian-American legion
I/O DAKS,
) onto
CUN A R D
Rrrnlur Piw*nifr null < *rr<> 'frtlrM
NEW YORK—LIVERPOOL
NEW YORK FALMOUTH.LONDON
NFW YORK —BRISTOL
UrtlU, *tnn») Wall or t «hlf
flrenl Wrlfotn. (rotund,
rtlno'fn Hair.
Fnf further Informotion apr’y
91 STATE It., > 1., or Loral 4|rnU
WANT CITY TO
OPEN MARKET
Prominent (imntjrrs of State
Make
est of Conservation
Propoaln* »tia» TVfroit establish
a municipal state marker, tn which
the farmers would snip their prod
ijcts tn he Hold dlrnclJ-. tn the peo
ple, John r Ketchani, of Hasting 1 *,
master of the Michigan S»a*e
prange; N. I* Hull, of (.anting for
trier muster of the grange and a
member of Gov Sleeper's food con
servation board, and James W
Helnte, forme: dairy and food com
m ssioncr. visited Mavor Marx
Ttiesday morning.
Mayor Marx was favorabl> im
pre* r*d aoh the ptan. and prom
i ed that he would take If up lmnie
dtately wrh the business men of
the city He also will put the plan
h* fore the common council at Tues
day night's meeting
These three men, who constitute
a special committee from the eieeu
five committee of the state grange,
hav< be* n working thruout the state
in th*- imprest of food conservation.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER’?
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For Your Savings
Is a Savings Bank
1 your money will be Invested only Hi High-grade municipal
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ii ti no loans are made on vacant property, mills, factories, hotels,
W Here garages, boarding houses or other hazardous or speculative
property of any kind.
a *7« the highest rata of interest paid by any bank In the city Is
W paid depositors and where safety and profit are combined.
This a strictly savings bank, can afford to pay this rate.
3y 2 % the united savings bank
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Compounded 204 206 Griswold Street
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Retiring From Business
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including* every range of pattern, is to be sold
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Every Day This Week at 2:30 P. M. —On the
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1467 Grand Phone Grand 5968
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