The Detroit times. [volume], May 07, 1917, NOON, Image 1

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TEUTON PLANE BRAVES
AERIAL DEFENSES OF
BRITISH METROPOLIS
One Killed, Two Hurt
By Bombs, Says
Gen. French
SOME DAMAGE
TO BUILDINGS
Nothing Said As to
Fate of Daring
• Foe
IX>.VDON. May 7—A hostile aero
plan«* dropped four bomb* on the
northeastern outskirts of London
early today killing one person and
Injuring two. according to a state
ment issued by Lord French, com
mandep-in-chlef of th** Hotne De
sense Force* Slight damage wa*
done to building*, the statement
said
DISCOVERY MAY
END U-BOAT WAR
Ni;w YORK, May 7 Strong be
tlef that the submarine problem will
be solved by one or more American
Invention*, already tested by the
naval consulting board, wan ex
tressed Saturday In a statement to
Ihe I’nited Slate.-, by W I. Saun
dera. 'bairman of the board.
Saunders said that he ‘did not
know of any single invention made
by Thomas A Edison president of
the hoard, which would end the sub
marine peril, but clearly intimated
that Edison is engaged In experi
fronts that promise to be success
ful
‘ There have been a large number
of invention* submitted to the
board.’* said Saunders. “Many have
been tried and found practicable
My belief i* a combination of these
invention* will solve the submarine
problem. I am confident that l» will
be solved by some of the invention*
now before us Asa result of re
cent discoveries. 1 nm hopeful that
the undersea peril will soon be met
effectively **
Saunders emphasized the fact
that no announcement had been au
thorized by the navy department
and that he was expressing his per
sonal opinion.
Saunders positively denied a state
ment quoting him as saying the
submarine problem “has been solv
ed "
He also asserted he did not ex
press "hope for early solution” for
the purpose of allaying public fears.
“Quite the contrary.” he said ”1
think the submarine peril right now
I* Just as serious as ever, hut I do
bpllevo that the Inventions now In
our hands will meet |t Hut you
must remember this is only my per
sonal belief.”
A *fa*ue of Gen. Alexander S.
Wi hb. for many years president of
the College of the City of New
York, is to be unveiled at the col
lege today with impressive cere
none*'.
RESCUE 7
IN SINKING
SPEED BOAT
Tug- C aptain Saves De
troiters Adrift Three
Hours
PROPELLER LOST;
CRAFT HELPLESS
Men Bail Water Until
Near Point of Ex
haustion
Adrift for three hours and a half
in a speed boat disabled by the loss
of her propellers, seven Detroiters.
Monday morning at 5:80 o’clock,
.were rescued by Capt. A. J. Roy. of
the tug Milwaukee, near the head of
I’eche island.
Weakened from exposure and the
strain of frantic but futile efforts to
keep the boat baled out, members
of the party »ere about to give up
•he tight uh«n the Milwaukee ap
peared, towing a lightship. Heallz
lug their peril, Capt Rnv ve|ea**ed
the lightship and drew alongside
the :i peed boat, w lilch was lied to
the tug and towed to Detroit after
he survivors had been taken aboard
the Milwaukee
The member* of the party were
Arthur Kraft. No 4*?l Pennsylvania
ave H nd Charles Kirk, No 175 Sher
rnan-st., owners of the boat- the
' Kirk and Kratz” and Robert Drex
Hlus, John Furlong, Thoms? Smith.
Harry l.e Mack and Fred llalprin
The pnrtr left the Flats Sunday
night about 7 o'clock for Detroit.
<nd about 2 o’clock struck some
driftwood, losing the propeller. The
bout began to sink rapidly ss water
poured In thru the propeller shaft,
and all set at work baling her out.
Altho the men worked swiftly, thev
were unable to keep pace with the
inflow because of exhaustion, and to
ward S o'clock the rising water
threatened their doom.
The party left I>*trolt Sunday
morning and spent the day at the
Flats
Fellowcraft Club to Build
A 14-story building to cost about
$750,000 is to be erected by the Fel
lowrraft club, of Detroit, on a site
<>n the northeast corner of State st.
and Park-pl., in the near future
The site J* 100 by kl feet. The
building Will be of steal and brick
The entire building will be utilized
by the elub. The Fellowcraft club
was formed In 1894 and has been
prominent In the social life of the
city ever since.
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r>r\ sal- dstly. return Itmlt SO days
On*-way far* M.—A4v.
DETROIT TIMES
President's Yacht Is Ready for Business, Too
Three pounders at the «tern of President Wilson’s yaclu. Mayflower, are ready to "pop off” any «-tit-m> iib
marine that may poke its nose into view of the sharpshooters on close watch. Inset show* a close view of the
funs.
SITSAS ANTHEM
IS SUNG: MOBBED
Theater Patron Saved By Offi
cer From An«ry Crowd
On Wood ward-ave.
Hissed by a theater full of people,
George Tayfor, of No. P> LftbHle
ave., Highland Park, held hi* s*h'
defiantly during the singing of the
"Star Spangled Danner” in the Ave
nue theater Sunday night, and was
mobbed a* he left the showhousc.
Holding a box seat in an upper
tier overhanging the stage, Taylor
lolled hack while the audi-nc** rose
to the strains of the national air
Two uniformed actors bore tings
Mable Fiileer, an nrtress, appeared
draped in a red, white and blue ban
ner.
The spotlight flashed from the
stage onto the upper b>>x where Tay
lor sat and the hissing by a few
persons standing by him spread over
the theater. The uproar arose, Tay
lor defying those behind him
In the Intermission that followed
Taylor was spotter! hv hi*» r oneptru
ous gray suit on his way out of the
lobby.
"I shall have to exclude you from
the house." said Manager W. B.
Irons, to him.
As he reached the foyer he was
net upon. Taylor showed fight and
landed several blow* on an assail
ant. House firemen drove (be crowd
to the street.
There Tsylor ran up Woodward
ave., followed by nearlv people,
\enr >he H<>te\ Pontrhartrain a
police detective saw the mob and
drove off flu crowd with bis pistol
He commandeered an automobile
nnd hustled Taylor to the police sfa
tion. wheie he was put In a cell for
safe-keeping A* he was being reg
Istered. Taylor told the jwxlice he
could not stand tip because he was
eufferlns from cramps.
ST. LDUIS KIND
TO FRENCHMEN
ST. IXM’IS. May 7 Doming to
S*. Ixniis. fresh from popular ova
tion* In Kansas* Pity and Chicago,
the French commission to the Fnit
»-d States headed by Minister of
Justice Vlvianl and Marshal Joffre
were cnthuslsstically greeted by a
great crowd which packed the Cos
llseum.
Roars of "Vive Joffre. vlve VM
ani. vlve I* France’’ drowned the
music of the Marseilles as ’be
Frenchmen stepped upon the plat
form.
In Kansas Ditv, Mnyrir Edwards,
before a huge audience, presented
to Vivian! a gold plaque, comment
oratlve of the visit of the French
commission Vlvianl was overcome
by emotion. With tears streaming
from his eyes, he kissed the mater
on both cheeks after the French
fa~h!on. amid cheers from the
crow and.
SWEDE WOMEN
IN HUNGER RIOTS
Police Stoned When House
wives Oinnot Buy
Potatoes
STOCKHOLM. May 7.- Serious
hunger riots took plsce in Stock-,
holm Saturday when women who
vtodd in line to buy potatoes were
Informed that the supply was ex
hausted Stones were thrown and
severs! policemen were injured and
several if the rioter* were slightly
wounded by blows from the saber*
of iha ooFoa. .
MONDAY..MAV 7. 19 17.
WOUND FATAL
TO SCHREIBER
Saloonkeeper Shot By Bandit
Dies In Hospital; Five
t’nder Arrest
•Max Schieiber, *lO, sho' down Sat
urday by an unidentified bandit in
the doorway of the saloon of his
*on, Nathan, at No 578 Ha tin gs-sf.,
died Sunday morning in Harper hos
pital.
Five men are being held by the
police In connection with the crime
Four, arrested Saturday, include
Jack Pensler. formerly employed by
Schrelber ss a chauffeur; Charles
Meyers. In whose automobile the
slayer fled, and two witnesses The
fifth, taken Into custody early Mon
day, is said to have been Identified
ns the handlt, hut the police ar*
withholding hts name pending post
five proof.
County Physician French will hold
a post-mortem Tuesday morning
The funeral will be held In the sf
ternoon at 2 o'clock, from Temple
Peth I>avld. Interment will be in
ITeth David cemetery. •
Schrelber was a member of sev
eral Detroit fraternal and benevo
lent societies. He Is survived hy
five sons, two daughters and a sis
ter.
Thievss Get Much Cash
Jewelry and rash totaling $M>5
was stolen Sunday night by s thief
who broke Into the home of B*rhe
Snowdl. No. 210 Danter-ave , thru a
rear window The home of Chester
Kudkai, In the rear, was then en
(ered In the same manner and 152
taken. The home of Rimer Hawley.
No. 1448 Case-ave„ was entered Sun
dav night and IlflO In rash and val
uables stolen. Entrance was rain
ed thru a side window, which the
tatrudaor h»oa
HINOENBURG SACRIFICING PICK OF
ARMY IN SO FAR VAIN EFFORTS .
TO STEM ANGLO-FRENCH ADVANCES
WILSON TO
COACH ROSS
MISSION
President to Give Root
Party Careful In
structions
GOMPERS WIRES
TO PETROGRAO
Assures Workers I T . S.
Has No Desire to
Interfere
WASHINGTON, Mav 7 Prosl
dent Wilson week probably to
morrow- will outline the immediate
and vital need? of new Husain to
the American rommlsslon of rail
road experts which leaves for Pet
rograd soon.
It is admitted in coverttmon*
circles thtit the situation in Rus- : .i
Ms still critical and for that reason
iit is desired that the firs* of the
two commissions to Russ ia leave a
quickly as possible The executive
I commission, headed by Klihu Root
i will start law
I Pending arrival of the comnrvs
slon, the American Pe l* ration of
| Labor Is being d* ponded upon to
a great degree to keep the laboring
classes properly informed ns to
America's attitude and purposes in
sending commissions to Russia
After a long conference vest* rday
with PPlhu Root, President Onmpers
of the American Federation of I a
bor sent a cablegram to Petrosrad,
addressed /to the working cln«ses.
explaining It Is not the purpose of
the Vnlted Rtate* to interfere, hut
merely to help In the readjustment
of Russia's internal affairs
This was done because informa
tion has reached hero that efforts
are heing made in Russia to create
widespread dissatisfaction with the
selection of Root as chairman. The
I feeling in certain quarters has
| reached such a stage that some of
the outspoken semi Socialist friends
and advisers of President Wilson
are urging that Root’s appointment
| he reconsidered
ARIZONA MOB
HANGS SLAYER
PHOENIX. Aria, Max 7 -Starr
Dailey, who confessed to hnvtng
killed Roy Gibson, of Tucson, and
then attacked -Mrs Gibson, was
lynched Sunday bx a mob of citl
xens who pursued him for to miles
across the desert.
A coroner's Jury’ brought i»v aver
diet of death br Justifiable homicide
frlsMsit—■■•ln neat hind—that
la rishK-lteaa Jah Daat-Mato ana.
BANDITS OF
FICTION ARE
EGLIPSED
Jesse James Had Noth
ing On Chicago Out
fit For Glamor
BOOTY MADE INTO
BALLS OF GOLD
More Than 85,000 Di
vided At a Single
Sitting*
( HICAGO, May i Tnr “honit
iifD’ of a bandit gang, where $.',,]00
was div'dcl at a single sitting, was
pictured today by Mrs Evelyn Fran
cis. Th*« “Indian" girl "Kay-Se," who
was brought bark hero after her
arrest in Huntington. W. \'a.
“The gang had been together for
a year." .-lie said, tri rex. ' ivg the
operations of tie halfdi /en brink
robbers nnd safe blowers, sought by
th • police. "John 1-iltnone or
T.canard -was Mi** b»**r burglar;
Steve Jordan was th > most expert
safe blower, and Rig Joe' Moran
was the leader. 'LPtl’e Jot ’ Wilson
was good at anything
"1 *»» - thought no more of roh
hmg a house than I djd of eating
my breakfast. I should say they
brought In loot valued at from $1,500
to <2,000 every week.
"Manv times 1 have seen old T.a
Fioone melting up the rings, gold
watches, necklac.*# and hrac« >r
w ith an ax bloxv-plpe and
making a ball of gold. I have seen
these gold halls a* hlg ns a has* 1
ball.”
"Kay-fle's** husband, Frank Fran
cis, was arrested In Cincinnati whii<
try ing to sell one rs these ball* He
betrayed the rest of the gang to th»
police. Moran waa arrested in C.nry,
Ind , hip escaped thru habeas cor
pus proceedings The p di< •' -xr*
searching for the others.
In all the storb*« about the gang
Mr* Francis ha* figured as “Kax
Se.” s beautiful Indian girl TT “
resulted from *ho fset that her bus
hand, a full-blooded Dherokee, gx»«
the po’lce her maiden name -Kax
Fe. Doth her parents are German
v,-s Francis said she left hc»
husband, “because he bent her up.”
and took up her abode with .lonian
in a South Side apartment I-Me:
thl* ptare became M\r gjipK * head
,uart.’
The girl's home originally wa* In
Huntingdon. She married Franc!* in
Irnnwood. 0., a year ago
Hearing* on the general Increase
in freight rates are xo_Legin today
before the Interstate Commerce
commission in Washington.
NOON
IN DETROIT: ONE CENT.
Last Two Days’ Fight
ing Puts Entente
In Control , j
VITAL SALIENT
IS IN DANGER
Once Cut, Teutons
Must Fall Back On
Belgium
PARIS. May 7.-—Twenty-nine
thousand German soldiers have
been captured by French forces
since Gen. Nivelle's great drive
started April 16, the French of
ficial statement announced to
day.
LONDON. May 7. —Continuous
German counter-attacks since Satur
du’. have failed ♦*> shake the Brit
ish grip on the Hindenburg line
}. round Bullecourt and in the face
of ?.r- unending pressure the Brit
ish improved their positions by
drives of their own.
Field Marshal Haig so reported
today.
"Early this morning." lie *ai4
"there w->s «harp fighting on
Hindenburg line east of Bullerour\
Our position wns 'mproved and w%
regressed west of ihe village, tak
ing a number of prisoners."
Pv MESHY noon.
{Staff Correspondent f’-ufed Prc.tt >
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
IN THE FIELD. May 7. Germany's
retirement from France must come
unless Hindenburg can soon atop
the French drixo.
Today’s fighting brought proof of
complete realization of he impend
ing nerrsspy o f such a retreat by
the German commanders in the su
perhuman ofTorte which the enemy
Is making tc save the Rhelms
salient. Germany s pteked troops
ir.» h> ing hurled Into the breach
made hv the French. The flower
>f the German army, which Hlnden
’>urg had sa\*d for what he hoped
won and b"* a final decisive ofTensive.
Is now heing sacrificed.
Entirely aside from the Fratwo-
Brltlsh offensive between the Alan*
and T/ns, the Germans are now fac
ing an equal menace In the t’haro
pagne They know that the French
rffcnstve hetween the Alann and
Vforonvilllers threatens to force
-ihr+r errtcTration of the Rhelms satl
* nt. There Mounts Rrimont and
Berm and Forts Nugent l>a Basse
and VRry Les Re«ms constitute the
keystone supporting the superstrao
*ure of the entire German flront.
TVsj crate necessity of preventing
the cutting off of the salient Vhlch
would precipitate withdrawal from
France Is 'causing the German* to
sacrifice the las* of their reserve*
In an effort to hold back th»-French.
The 6,000 prisoners taken tip to
today does not Indicate a»shat
tered morale. On the contrary the
Germans ara resisting with a degree
of desperation hitherto unknown.
Bnt »he number of prisoner* doe*
not reflect ihe urns**#* bodlaa ai