The Detroit times. [volume], June 14, 1917, NOON, Image 1

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“Kultur” Exponents Use Acid Bombs
Detroit’s Largest Newspaper
I v the I'nfit—No Questionable \ds. or News.
Ii '.s iin- | nlair—No \<K>. ;ti (ut Kates.
J *• - the- l ne-senti il- No I’adding.
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iEil BOMBS,OESIGNEO TO
INFLICT HORRIBLE PAIN,
SRIinER LONDON; 97 HIE
iomt'n and Children
Writhimr In Ayrony
From Acid Burns
( HOOFS TAKGKTS
OF GERMAN RAID
liny Rodios St row the
|{uins; < ompleto 1 asts
j Show l.‘J9 Injured
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Kwy #»ntl!i Iv v ou!4 l»r to rorrlon
lit (jvrrnnti.' w.-iv-t. WitlHiriiwril •• x
fthnhly tak* avs ty Kng!nnd a com-
H* fho miocovki nf* his CTf'Sit nffrn
I hII tho af?#*rniftth dlftc:ui*i»lnn.
■r« was the |>ro y* i * \pwHotl (hit
■ir rira would hch>ii start avant
■ th # . w ♦ Morn front. di» .4oou*t ran
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[ It; KOLA ItS’ LOOT
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S'lO , No v’,| Mach ftvr ,
BiPtW nitftH.
Bi!v«‘i v> :i «• Salut'd at |IOO wa«
[by-avo .r« pf»r»i«l !ato \Wrlfi* 1 *
,nift V
«nr"day .tveniog.
MAN IS WOITNDEI)
ISY HIGHWAYMAN
In tt.ul of obeying h command to
’ i, 1 o'.<; hi- '-ash ami valuable*.
i. Henshel. No 450 Second avp ,
j. up t fight with a hanQlt In La**
, , in t♦ W* dneaday night, and
t l; • in ’h< rl :ht leg during the
,;:;*• Th* highway fired five shots
i ' intended victim, but only one
tor 1 k i-fft (' 1 bnshcl was taken to
If. viiTg hospital The would be
highway man e.•rea ped.
STRIKE RIOTS IN
ARGENTINE PORT
(ioM’inment Arts After Several
\re Killed In Dis
lurbances
i .\OS MllhS, .Inni* it He
. . n'ltn*-roua clashes In which
•. t h. v*- h' t n several killed and
, .r of hots tirtsl • the federal
otit*-It l today intervened to as-.
■ ..n f rnl of the port of Zarate. |
.. -»■,«» Urn l,«s Palmas. 50 mile*
' ■ o of Hu* nos Aires.
. . ;j. rai • trike developed there
m terday following a strike of
vt of North American pack
. |h< police force* have
’ i o’ltonT'd and drastic steps
,*••11 1 l iken to enforce order.
W. P. LOVETT TO
LUGE ECONOMY
I hat the burden of the war on
i- < ; ii", : and the problem of so-
I' ■ > rti. nt in I tetrolt partim
h-rly. leipjir th** organized and pa
s -upport of every churchman.
lb. me-'-aiM which represent
is- of the l»eiroH Citizens' league
> !l take to many churches next
sf, i\ and on other Sunday* and
.**■ i day in June To eliminate
■k. •• and to conserve all resource*
n ihe i v. on th* hasl* of conn
tuen tul money an<l * ffl
■ < r ■ •ti ul! governmental depart
•ft , i- tin purpose of the pro
i ed charter revision for which
!.< leu- !!■ is now hard at work
u i »v nir nt. William P. Isavett,
• -si nine secretary of the league.
w;!l give the address in North
UHodv i'd ive Methodist church.
The I;ev Harvey (J Pearce will eon
duct th* •rvice. Sunday morning
it in 10 *i'clock. Air Lovett will be
He penker Iti the Grand River-ave.
ita|it i chureh. At noon he will
tddr* - u union me* tine of ihe
I 'to n Mihle class*-* of Grand River*
iV” Methodist church. Tuesday
night he will speak at the banquet
>f 'h* brotherhood of t’o\enant
I Hr* byterlan church.
VETO TERNS
TI'RTLE; .1 HURT
Trying to avoid a head on col-
I mm -it Clairniont ave. and llnmll
' .p blvd.. late Wednesday night. Al*
• ft Harvey, No. 10b |** Helleave.
Highland Park, drove hi* automo
bih* Into the curb and It turned
•'le 11 i\* \ - two year old baby,
Edward McGinn. No M Aubrln *t ,
| IE -I land Park, and himself were
j ‘blown from flu tar to the pave
•ueiit J Ka« h stiff* red minor Injuries
about the far* ami arm*. The car
a- badlv damaged
William Wallle, 55 year* old. No
It'. (Jni'inzvi , was atruek bv an
uilomobile *|rlven by Mason Itorg
•u in. No .10 Edison ave , at Warren
• nd Grand River ave* , late Wednr*
duv night and hi* head wa* in-
I lured.
DETROIT TIME
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fa ' 't Ji,/ LAD / ivkL Bum 1 *
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PARLIAMENT OF
CHINA ENDED
“I nanimousl} Dismissed,*’ De
clares Dispatch I'roni
Tien Tsin
LONIX)N. June 14. The Chin* e
parliament ha* been “uncerenioni
otisly dismiss* <l." according t>» a
Tien Tsin dispatch received today
by the Exchange TeU graph com
pany.
EX-CONVKT TO
LECTURE IN
SIMPSON M. E.
William B. Hall, of Texas, who un
til he was 28 years old was a cow
boy and gambler in that state and
New Mexico, anil who since hl> con
version has spent his life in work
Ing among the prisoners in the enat
and middle west, will speak on lus
experiences In th** Simpson Method
ist Episcopal (’hurt h. Grand River
ave. and Hagg at., Monday » vening,
at 7:45 o'clock. The lecture i- un
der (he auspice* of the Hilly Sunday
club of Del rolf
Mr. Hall tarries with him letters
from th*- warden* of the varum
prisons where h* has don* persona!
work among the men They all t*
gard his efforts as most benefit .tl
and of lasting benefit A letter from
Eapt. IHsque. of Jackson, common Is
him highly and Mr. Hall, in turn,
declares Ihe Michigan warden to be
on* of the best wardens in th* mun
try, seeking to reform his men rath
er than to punish them.
Mr. Hall speak* from direct ex
perlence He spent nine yeqrs in a
New Mexico prison after h*’>ng ton
vlct* and on a slaying chArge an I for
several month* was under sentence
of death. Hl* conversion cam*’ dur
ing thlk time, and he has devoted
his life to helping prisoners ever
sinee He does not believe In ««pi
tal punishment and declares th»t.t<»<>
many Innocent men are put to death
A special Invitation to the lecture
Is attended to **trall hitters" and all
aszsont Intanstad la prison work.
V RK.M\KKAHKK KXAMPKK OK SKI I-( ONTKOK.
Traffic Expert Is
“ Stumped ” When Girl
Asks For James L.-St.
Arthur T Waterfall, formerly tr; f
flu expert for the Hoard of Cotuni* rt • j
and now occupy ing a similar posi
tion with 1 to 1 1g•* Brother*, i- r* ok
ntzed ill*’ itountry o\er as «>n< of
lh»' best posted men on traffic mat
(i-rs there i* anywhere He p a
favorably known in Europe. Almost,
a* in Detroit, and the government
often seeks his advice
He can tell in a moment how to
get a cargo of autos to Australia c.
the quickest possible time; how 'o
tt-irjt tt bunch of iron ore into a lug
gun and get it Into the tr*nch*
on the western front .wlo-thei a
man can Jump farther from the
tront or the rear of a train , w ha f •
trainman is saying when he is an
nounctng the next station, and what
Is in a rail wav station sandwich,
but .i girl from the tall gras- sec
tion "stumped” lnm at Woodward
and Grand River ave*., when she
;t>ked him to direct her to a num er
on Janie- l fc -»t.
She had her >irnis full of bundles
and apparently wa* in a hum and
the great traffic .expert wa eager
to help the -Hanger He had b>
lieved that he knew every street.
lan* 1 and alley in the < tty, hut 1 •
couldn't place James 1,-st A friend
happened along, however in tlm* to
suggest that perhaps the Indy from
th*- itiral M ellon meant John R. «t.,
and sure enough thai was what site
; meant
•-1 knew if was somernnn'* name ”
| sh« said gratefully aft* r hating th"
j thorofare pointed out to her.
Thus was saved the reputation ot
the celebrated traffic expert
Manv protein* n‘ men .»f ihe lay
I ted St,He- :ihd Ecnad ' ate takt'
! part In *'xerclses beginning! *• East
hampton, Mas* . t mlay id «»l*»r*i|pn
| of t|»*« diamond Jubilee of WllHstoit
i Seminary
*t»e'll I n«f Imi Wore.
T.et w ,fr »|.-.|> whtb >. U t*W.
ftrpn Kf* <t st Hotel Grtsw *l*t • 'afe
terts *Ao |.i it s. m., Sunday. 7 * rt
! t.* 1 2 \dv
S-*"*tp»—lke slam nenv Ml»4—f%st
b rlfkt—Thn»« Job 4I3S
TII IRSDA V. JINK I*l . 101 7 .
BOND LISTS
CLOSE TODAY
This Is Ka>t ('banco to Kct In
On First Issue of the
Liberty Loan
Hurry, if yo uwnn't a bond'
This i the la.-t day. Subset Ip* ion.-
iiiu-t be in ih> hand* of ih*- tr*';*c
ur* r of Ib* Federal re*« rve hunk in
Ebb :ig'o Frid;.\ noon at. 12 o’< b>* k
This means shat Thurs<!;ty will >e
ib< las! stibscriptions will b<
• »ken in T>etre»lt
Hank* are arranging long time
p. yment with their customer* who
want bond* Thousands of shop
and ficfor* men in l>e»n>it tr*‘ tio
lt'.g 'heir "bit" by having bought a
Liberty bond. Anti th* re were
score.* of "last minute" buyers
Thursday «hn have waited week* to
decide that it was their patriotic
tint) 1 t buy a bom!
Two per c* nt of the pur* ha «• price
of the bond* must b< deposit*.*! w|th
*ubacriptions The remainder of the
p \ in* nt - w -.11 • \ ' ’.I ' ' i
lang”Utent- l,etw*-en 111* I’nntl* anti
iheir customer-
The Itetroit t’reaniery con.pnnx
employe* have taken 5-’c'»np *<. r th
~| bond* The Detroit line < lot.
fa'- instructed it- trea*urer. Wil
.. ... I ivinaston* t*t atihscrihi 11,'oil
for bond*.
Harry, Please Come Back'
A well-drosed chap with t pi* a
ing personality, who came '<» I>•*
unit Wednesday morning with only
two cent.-, Iti be* pCH’ketS St no ;t,'
empty stomach, departed Wedne-dax
afternoon with s2t>:'t, aicordlng ’«
the manager of th,* Silver Eroduc*
«*.». No iimil . ('•• '>»■
appearance wßlmtif 1 ■%* n being r*
quire*! to give hii lull \nstqi>’ •• *
was known «»nly n* Harrv. Whet
ihe manager came back alter lunct
Harry Htul s2'fo w’en* ml*-ing.
.it *r t■*im rt >
Visit the M **-1 'A ~lk *n<i t*el *eim
~f A mn*'-nv > i*i« Eflder enver
for »ne n< keL Jefferson at brldgo
—Adv.
NEW ADVANCE EAST OF MESSINES
DRIVES ENEMY ODT OF IMPORTANT
LYS-ST. YVES POSTS, HAIG REPORTS
Got Hypopituitarism? If So
You Can’t Join the Marines
PHILADELPHIA. June 1L HeoHUfle telling ;t man he is too fat to
-cr\* hicountry ma: have a tendency to dampen patriotism. Howard
Aha ctilwell, of*" Newark, wa* giv* ;t a nomew hat different diagnosis of
ho ca-e when 1., wa- rejet leil by United States Marine corps medical
♦ xaiviStiers here.
Stilwll. who weigh* 281. pound was accepted by recruiting officers
n .Wv th hut fail'd to pa- th» 1<- al dttefors, who found he was afflicted
we' Hypopituita -m. a dis< as* which i given the following analysis in
. ( ].,i .j-’t, r* port ",\ I, i. <|, i ion du* to pathological activity «if the putui
tary body, and ,rk, dhv * vc* - ve deposit of fat and ihe persistence or
Hcquiremen’ «and a*i*»l -• '■nt characteristies.”
Hoth Ho do*’ or * report and Stilwell carrv considerable weight.
U. S. LINER
ummm
SUBMARINE
Two U-Boats Attack,
One Sunk, Other
Takes Flight
FOUR TORPEDOES
FAIL TO HIT
Then Captain Drives
Steamer Straight
Into Foe
NEW YORK, June 11. How an
\nierican liner attacked by two
«übmafines evaded lorpedn afftiCk .
sank on*- of h* r nssailanls by ram
tnlng, and frightened off *h»- other
via told b’. officer.- of th< bis hip
which arrived in an Xiuerican port
lat** W.dm -div
The attar k i***»k pla«*r on her voy
ag*’ to the other sid*> Two subma
•■d ’ *
one on each side *»’ th* vessel. They
were so do;*- that th*’ ship', guns
could no’ be depressed sufficiently
t*. reach them from Ihe high deck
The captain threw the hipls helm
bard over, throwing her sharply out
of her cour**-, Just in time to avoid
two torpedoes which almost grazed
As she swung hack in a zlg 7.;*k
maneuver, two ihore t'oep* doe.* w» >»
bred from th* other *id-. «| ;cli als*
inl*s*’<l
I’utfin'; on all steant 'he liner
again swung. Thi* time the cap
tain rin.v. the nose of the shx
straight for th*- nearest I boat Th*
~n * ggshelt, and “ending it <*» th*
HALL SHIT AT
PHILADELPHIA
IN FOERTH DAY
IMHLMiEI.PHI S. June 14 Th.
ball suit began in »h** district court
her* 'hi-* morning Th* lawverz
L devtp into Lhnica.itie* W.-. 1
' '\n (Rr i*/ th* ha sett all folk
< ouTd <<'«•) Wither Md* mmb’ any
Vnn’ri* XII 'nmrlMni
«• 1 G< lew -I*l * *»'*•<• r . - .
lllMitlnn! Sunk** .!**»•«• 17.
112 to 2:30, *ufcp«r, » to i.- Adv.
34 MISSING
IN FIRE; ONE
BODYFOOND
|
Five Dying: As Result
of Mysterious
Blaze
NEW YORK SUGAR
PLANT BLOWS UP
Had Been Filling War
Orders For the
Allies
NF*V YORK. June 14 One man
wa*. dead, five dying and 2,1 till
missing * a’rlv today of th*’ Tnu-n
trapped in the Mazing wreckage of
| the American :’near RcflmnK plant.
| following a mysterious explosion
during the nichf.
"Su-piclous «iroim.*'an<>“>" auo
| winding the million dollar blowup
I of the plant which wa* manufactur
in'- ip.*r for the Allies, are Mont:
*nv**tlcated by 'h** coroner.
i' rent* n sanl '* wo*ihl he «ev 1 ral
I hot before the ruins cooled sufll
cbntly for a *horo search Five i-rn
i-'oyes' hadg*-. a human arm and
: ~ ! tt. W< re found In *he wrecV.ar*
:*1 dawn
I The ex plop 'T occurred m the Cun
I <lf nsinr room. U la*tbfr fln
ipark limited th** migar dust or a
j condenser pipe blew up has not
b< * n determined
I The explosion followed hv hursts
lef flame, started workmen towrard
I 'h* 1 » xits in a pant*’ while th<* <*on
I don-lnc room * nxshed about them
The men trampled and fought e«eh
other in their effort* to escape ami
| ♦ \ run from tho bulMlnc irrrsm
lj nK ’ p ;i j n from burns ind
Because of the fire menace to
J surrounding homes tne p*wtce n'i«
*d :aa families front thetr bedM and
put th*m in the street until early
With th* aid of police and home
defense leaguers the flr<* was got
LATIN LAROIt
FEELS MOENTING
COST OF LIVING
I 111 KNIH VIRES June 14 F**tl
bun nations will meet at
I Chile, Oct. 12, to adopt measures
j*< meet th** high cost of living. It
j was announced today.
I IVnllnr—-th#* *»l**l*» itf»l M,4—iX*t
K rln h l—Ttwf* J»h 4-'J*V
ROOM
IN DETROIT: ONE CENT.
Position Over Long
Front Declared
Precarious
BIG RETIREMENT
NOW POSSIBLE
New Gain Confirms
Importance of Ridge
Fight
LONDON, .Tune 14 —Abandon
ment of Important sections of first
linos between the Htvor Lys and
Bf. Yvos by the Germans because
of the tremendous pressure of the
British advance oast <>f Messlne*
was announced by Field Marshal
Haue today.
"Our further advance to the oast
of Me?: nos, combined with other
pressure, compelled the enemy to
abandon important section* of their
fltst line between ’he l«y* and St.
Yves,” the British commander-in*
chief asserted.
The victory thus trained by the
British forces asrain emphasises the
dominating strength of the Wyt
,s eh a etc Messlnea ridge taken in
las’ week's great assault The ter*
ritory surrendered to the British
forces the (.<rinnn retirement still
further bark in the triangle formed
Ih\ the River Lys and ’he Ypres*
I.ille canal the point of which is
at Coniines where the ’wo wat.er
i ways Join The cm my position in
this salient is exceedingly precari
ous, die to the river and the canal
hampering tapid operation- on their
par’ and niili'ary ob-m-ver- here to
day expressed the belief that evacu
ation of the- entire triangle might
! Tw» foreshadowed by the first line
withdrawal reported by Field Mar
shal Haig
AI,D. ROSS IS
KEEPING TAR ON
SCHOOL BOARD
Anv attempt or ’ ti■ ; irt of the
nnmiii'l of 'he outgoing Jl-mem
[on the erection on the n< w <‘as:
| Technical high school annex, before
. the new hoard bn? a chan e to ex
| amine the plans, will he fought bit
terlv by Aid Georg. \V. R<>—
School liispnnot Harms has de
! dared that do wilt mandamus Con
j t roller Cngel. to permit :he erection
of the (as school annex for which
an estimate of flooo.lou wa* cut
to S 2 r,o min b> tin new board of
; estimates Aid Ho declare? he
! will get out an Injunction acatnat
J such action the minute thi first
" Aid Ho-- declares that the old
•
j was allowed by the board of esM
PRIZE CATTLE
ARK POISONED
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Ia iff 111»*< t\ eh4 l t imlh ) fi vs s niif inf
j nn of < trfl•• poisoning* In
i o j; n {j, m , t . J fogf nill'A
» M ,f I, „f j 1 U. *»«!-
I f »i9 by lead poisoning \n «»p*»n
• bucket of *.** fftiwi in thHr
j pjmtnr*, from- vhk'h h*<i
\\ 9 * ) *ti |Hh t, j1 1 ?•' *> **f *** A
| a aimilar nianorr Heir laK** Fornu