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SEVE NT E ENTH YEAR. NO. 215.
ZIMMERMANN AND HELFERICH
OUSTED, AMSTERDAM HEARS
TOTH PECULATIONS OF
KLOKA MIT NEVER BE
KNOWN, BUHRERAOMITS
|so Way of Checking
Taxes On Bonds and
Land Contracts
CLERK’S BOOKS
THE ONLY RECORD
Officials Still Side-Step
In the Matter of
Prosecution
Just how much mure than $16,402
cf the people’ money was taken
from th* Wayne county treasury
thru the alleged peculation* of An
thony J Kloka, former mortgage tax
clerk, may nevei become known, ac
cording to County Auditor Charles
A Buhrer
Time alone may tell how much in
taxes on bond- and land contracts
mas tak> n, ;<•< the hook;- kept by
Kloka ate th* only lecord in the
possession of the county. Taxes
on mottgag* an be checked in the
office of the r> .-'it <d deeds, where
th«- mortgag* record are filed.
Instances ..re coming to light, ac
cording to 'h> auditor*. which show
that persons and husin* -s houses.
Including bank.-, forwarded checks
to the trca-ur* r'- nffi* • in payment
of taxes on bonds and land contracts
for which no entry enn be found on
the books These case- l.ave been
expos* and only <tt*r the person* or
firms which paid demanded t*» know
why the ;• had not received their
certifh .1* "t receipt. On*- hank
complain*-*! to the auditors that H
ha*l mail**! a check la t May an<l
had r* c« tv.-l no a* know lodgment of
its receipt
Meanwhile. Kloka Is still at larg<
while various county officials are
insisting that they are doing their
full duty to th** people None of
them, however, has reflected the
sentiment ~f the average taxpayer
whteh demands that prompt action
he taken in punishing the person or
persons who have* been responsible
for th** plundering of the public's
strong box.
Asetstan' Prosecutor Harry B
Keidan. who ha- handled the treas
uiy scandal for Prosecutor t’harles
H Jasnowski thru the latter's ill *
nr *s. declares that the fact-* in th**
case have not been marshaled into
the shape required before prpsecu
tion Is begun It Is sa*d. however,
that a warrant may be Issued today,
tho no positive promise to this ef
fect has been made.
Kloka, according to some of his
friends, is paying for the title of
“good fellow" with his reputation.
“Tony" Kloka, among county build
ing politicians, was known as an
ever-ready helper to those in need.
It Is generally admitted that he loan
ed modest sums, such as $. r .O or sH>fl
to friends whose security consisted
of a paper bearing the popular let
ters I <> 1 In some Instances, it
is rep< rt* *1 that loan* ranging Into
the thousands were made, but this
is vigorously denied by the Auditors,
who declare the daily cash balance
report given them made such Irregu
larities Impossible
"If the * h-Ii balance showed that
s6ft or SIOO more or less was kept
in the treasury as ca-h oq hand,
to make change and pay minor ho
counts in cash, if might escape ns,”
explained Auditor Buhrer. "But w**
could easily see whether thousands
of dollars were held hack Hie
roor that a certain big politician* ffnt
$6,000 from the treasury on a loan
Is unfounded. This grew out of the
fact that his check for this amour!
was found in the office and was not
accounted for. The check was left
in payment of taxes The amount
of taxes had not been computed
when this man called, so he left a
check In round numbers to cover
the probable amount "
Mr. Buhrer and his colleague still
maintain they did what they thought
best for the public interest when
they suppress*-*! hews of the short
age from Dec 2'» until last Saturday
"1 advised with both the prose
cutor and the attorney general,” skid
Buhrer. “and they agreed with me
that It would be heat to keep the
matter quiet while we trie& to
straighten things out. I've begged
and begged of Kloka that he give,
m*- some kind of a detailed state
ment concerning all the irregular
ities. but he simply said each time
a in w shortage was discovered that
he didn’t Know of any more. As eat h
new one came along, w> got assu#
Hnces from Kloka and from others
that It would be fullv cover**tl The
$20,.147 gtv*n by Kloka more than
covers the lov- thus far, but wheth
er It will meet other deficits that
may come up, I don't know and
neither do* s anyone *•!“**."
Further inv*stigation by the audit
ors has revealed that the books in
which Kloka recorded his mortgage
tax receipts were changed to hide
irregularities after they had been
gone over by the auditors in the
frenited effort to ascertain th** exact
status of th** county's finances. In
manv rases, tt is alleged that Kloka
would accept taxes <»n « mortgage
of large pioportions, make ;t true
receipt, but place iti his receipt book
a figure that would b* one numeral
shy As an example, instead ot
writing ''s*»,.mo." he would merely
put down the "$600.” These Irregu*
Untie* were discovered by compar
ing Kloka records with those In
the office of the register of deeds
Some of the faDe entries were
checked in the hooks as they wore
discovered.
Mr Buhrer declared to The Times
that the checked entries in many in
stances have been corrected "so that
thev now correspond with the trtJe
accounts"
"Who changvd them nr who took
th<- books out of this office, I don't
know," h said.
HAIG’S m
BAIN AGAIN
IN BELGIUM
British Extend Posi
tions Around Mes
sines Rid^e
AUSTRIANS ADMIT
RUSS ADVANCE
Forced To Abandon
Trenches, Says
Vienna Report
TXTNUON, July in. British troops
have Hgain advanced in the Mes
sines-Wytschaete section, Field
Marshal Haig reported today.
“East of Oostaverne at night we
advanced our line slightly," he re
ported.
VIENNA. July in. Northwest of
Stanislau, in (ialtcia. the first de
fens** positions of th** Austrians
have been occupied by tin* Russians,
after two days of violent fighting,
says th** official statement from Aus
«,.xvxtwngarlan genera! headquarters
Inst night. The statement reads:
“In the Carpathian* and on the
upper Bystrltsa -Bolovina the Hus
*lans Ihrew out strong reronnoiter
ing deta* hment*.
“Northw est of Htanislau. after
two days of fierce struggling, the
first positions of ogr <|er**nslv*»
w’orks had to he loft to the enrm)
vest* rday Extensions of the ;:ih
slan gain of ground were prevented
by the interference of reserves.
Mo< H, Tyler, JO years old. nhn n««
In hue heea Al«rh»r**'il from the
Thlrtv-first Infantry because <>f an
lnjur*-*1 leg whb h was n*>t discov
ered until after hla enlistment, has
been missing since .tune IS. and
his parents. Mr. and Mrs Henry
Taylor. N«. Rnl Canton-ave.. fear
he will be prosecuted for desertion.
DETROIT TIMES
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T .•.../I’STciewt—■
AMERICA'S CHOICE
Vmerica refuses the olive branch from “the ugly talons of the sinister power.”
(Copyright. Canada. 13J7, b> th« Public Ledger Company), (t utted States Copyright. 1117, by the Public ledger
,■< v rig ta reset
LOCAL SHIPPING
BOARD IS NAMED
Tho Detroit shipping committee
thnl will work with a state shaping
commute** add the Mato regional
railroad committor in keeping the
council for national defense advised
ion transportation conditions !n
Michigan during th** war, has he* *i
i named by John F. McNally, trattl
commissioner of the Board of Coin
uiorco. a* follows:
E N. Hodges, Hupp Motor Par
company; C. A D*-..n. Pitt»man* a
Penn company. It 1., K**in l titled
State-. Its.list >r * rporation; K P.
Wttherell, W. II ilgat A Son C
O'Dr-nnell, t'nlted Fuel A Supply
company; M. .1 Ilrcltcnhach. Detroit
,m.-e| products company \V. t Bu
*-banan. F. Stearns & <’*> . W. M
Owen, Detroit Stove v\.ik- I-' *.
Kmnmns. Commercial Milling c**m
pan* F. D. Smith, Retail Builder*’
association. U I Dawson. Ini uni-
Delray Salt c*>mpany. and .1. S Kel
lie. .1. B. Ford c«>tnpany.
SEES FIGHT FOR
POSSESSION OF
CONSTANTINOPLE
When tho Turkish power Is driv
on out of Europe, there will ho a
period of trouble In tho world such
as it has no*-or known, was assort* 1
last night by A V Cotton, the Bos
ton ovangolist. who I* holding n
scries of meeting* on th<- old Sun
day tabernacle ground* in Grindiev
fleid
Mr Cotton said that Daniel, the
prophet, foretold the destiny of th*-
unspeakable Turk un<l**r th** figure
of the "king of the north,” Tutkea
having control over that territory
one** held by ih** successor* of Alex
and<*r.
Turkey will eventually be driven
out of Constantinople bv Russia and
her alii*** and will move it* seat of
government to Jerusalem, the own
gellst said When that cornea to
pass there will h-* an Inter nation il
scramble f•»r Constantinople, which
ha* long been the bon«* of cont**n
(lon by the powers of Europe.
An Ire* of Ifuodrrda
of delight**! diner* new pslrenl**
H*>t*l < iris wold *’afe|.-rla Excel
lent cooking moderate prices. Adv
ft oust mrker Xstt *an*»aa
Lunch. 12 to 3 Art; Supper A to «.
Hotel Onawold Cafeteria.—Adv.
TIES DAY, JULY 10, IHI7.
WILL SIFT
DEATHS OF
3 SOLDIERS
C oroner Rothacher To
Fix Blame For Grade
Crossing Horror
JURY WILL BE
SWORN IN TODAY
Victims Came From
Calumet To Fort
Wayne Week A^o
Coroner Rothacher will swear in
a Jury today and fix a date for an
inquest In the case of three N*
tion.al Guard-men. members of ( *>rn
pany A ofEnglneets, at Fort W;»>n
who were killed l»y a Wabash i «»*-
s* nger train at the Cnvalry av«
crossing Monday t Ight
Following th«* C,r« «*n-av** tragedv
fw*» years ago,‘wli#n several noun
ber* of an automobile pwrtv sere
kill'd, th** railroads promised to
safeguard all th** west side ems*
ing* Ther** Is a signal h**ll but p*.
gates at Cavalry* ve.. and theje
was no watchman on duty Monday
night Coran<*r Rothach**r is deter
mined to fir responsibility for th*-
fatalities and find dot why the rail
toad* have no* lived up to fheir
promises
The victims of the latest grid**
crossing horror were Arthur
Smith, aged 14. George Schneider,
24. and Joseph Hullo* k. 21 All «-n
listed In Calumet, Mirh . and rant**
to Fort Wsvne with Company A
about a week ago.
Walking abreast the soldiers
waited until a freight train had pass
ed and then, believing the way el* ir,
Marted across In doing so lh‘*y
stepped in front of th** fast passen
ger train, which they had been un
able to sen becausr a box car on a
siding cut off the view Each whs
hurled far down the track. All weie
dead when found.
Phyllis Schlebel, aged nine, of No
157 Cavalry ave . and Alice Field
son, safne ng< , of No 167 Cavalry
ave , were on the other side of the
crossing and saw the train coming
hut were unable to warn the sol
dlers in time.
The train was In eha-ge of Con
ductor Frank Tiffany, No 459 Wil
lis ave. west Thenia* C. Mel>owell,
No. 96 Pacific ave., was the cngl
ne*r.
The bodies of the soldiers were
removed to Sullivan’s undertaking
rooms. No 2124:4 West Jefferson ave..
and will be -hipped north today.
MAN ARRESTED
AS EXTORTIONER
Neslob Kiaskjlan. No. *>l6 Four
teenth Ist . an Armenian Interpreter
is in Jail, held under sr,.of»o hail, on
a charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses
Ktaskjtan. it’s alleged, attempted
to secure s!•>*» from a friend of a
woman serving .to day* in th** House
of Correction, promising to secure
her freedom ID* 1* *aid to have
declared that **fi of the amount w»
for Justice Seller*. s2ft for Mrs. Mu
rule McGill, a* i-tant probation off!
cer, and s3‘l for himself
Bocif Fine* Heavy In Windsor
Police Chief Wills, of Windsor, es
timate*; thst the poßre department's
campaign against 111* gal liquor sell
ing has n**tted the eity at least
stn,f>on to dat* Fin*** aggregating
S*PM 50 were imposed hv Magistrate
liCggr* ll, Monday, against hoarding
house proprietor* and others con
victed of violating the temperance
law.
WORK I. Xl*. lis 111 X > RVKg
in the i’i It-oini <*f .‘> \mu-ternents,
<>n the H'-er-l Walk Jeff > rsen *f Die
Bridge T> n'gtit :\’> Mnu»ements for
?S cents I’ml'i >-"V*r. Thousands
enjoy it nightlv A*tv.
I’rlsllni —lke plain seat kin#—tkst
I* right—Times Jak Unit Main 4ASU.
AUTHOR OF JAPAN-MEXICO PLOT AND
VICE-CHANCELLOR BLAMED FOR FOOO
GRAFTRESIGN.SAYSBERLIN DISPATCH
Idle Lawns at State Fair Park
Will Give Way to Food Crops
Instead of maintaining many acres
of closely-cropped lawns in idleness
this summer, the management of
the Michigan State fair will put
these acres to work as crop produc
es In the great Michigan food-pre
paredness campaign. Out of a total
of ICB acroii owned by :he state
fair, approximately half will be us**d
tor crop growing. Oats have been
planted In the large open area di
rectly In front of the grandstand
GUARD WAR
CALL SET
AUGUST 5
Wilson Orders Militia
Into U. S. Service
On That Date
RIICHIGN BOYS
MOBILIZE JULY 15
Will Have Short Stay
In Their Home
Quarters
WASHINGTON. July 10.— Presi
dent Wilson last night issued a proc
lamation, drafting the national
guard into the service of the United
State* Aug 5.
To comply with the national de
fense act and the provisions of the
constitution the president has fur
ther directed that the men so draft
ed are to be discharged from their
old militia statu* on that date. This
removes the restriction against send
ing state troops abroad nnd removes
the last obstacle to the immediate
dispatch of th«- guard regiments to
the European front
The Mirhirun iroop* will he
mobili7efi July 15 and will remain in
their local quartei* until ttansporta
tion to one of the 14 camp site*
provided lor the 16 divisions to be
called into service I* provided
It is now hoped that the drawing-*
for the selective service which will
follow th» i guard to France can be
started early next week.
The Thirty first Michigan regiment
wa* well prepared for the call, hav
ing been expecting it for a long
time ft had been announced wnoffi
eiaUy that the men would be call'd
Col. George C Waldo has appointed
Majs. and f'learv an*! ("apt
Kelley a committee to provide food
for the regiment after it is quar
tered in tlie armnrv Tlo* arniorv
enn accommodate ?no m*r>. b t* many
tl no vb* r- li v* ir> Iw-tmlt and
It is likely th* < men will he allow'd
to sleep at home.
Officers of the regiment are In
formed that the troops will be kept
In the armory until they are sent
south, altho th* re Is a possibility
that they mav go to Grayling
More than 40 men applied for en-
IDtmcn* In the r*>. ment on M*>n
d*v and 24 were accepted Many
of the applicants ‘til th*y did not
offer themselves sooner b**cause thev
were not certain th** regimen* would
b<* sent to France Altho 615 men
have enlist* and sine** May 22. shout
125 more sr** needed to put the
various companies at war strength
Hotel t ■illlluc .ImaiiMr Garden
Chlcti, Gyp**, violinist with Hunt’s
Host* n Hvmptonv Dirts, every even
teg main ease; entertainment and
dancing.—Adv.
that is used as an aviation field.
This crop will be haivepted in July
and will not interfere with the oper
ations of the aviators or the fire
works exthlbits. Potatoes have al
ready been planted along the entire
length of the baek stretch of the
race track and In the areas between
the curves of the mile and half-mil;'
tracks. Millet, corn and potatoes
will also be planted in other areas
of land in various parts of the fair
grounds that arc ordinarily little
FRENCH STEAMER
IS TORPEDOED
PARIS. July 10 The 4,140-ton
Iron screw steamer Caledonian was
mnk in the Mediterranean June 30,
with a loss of 61, according to offl
dal announcement today.
The Caledonian was owned by
the Messagrtea Maritime* and was
registered at Marseilles,
BRITISH DESTROY
FOE SEAPLANES
Four German Flyers Made
Prisoners By
Trawler
T/)NTX>N, July 10. —Two German
seaplanes were destroyed by the
British armed trawler Iceland off
I<owestoft, an admiralty announce
ment asserted today. Four of the
German fivers were taken prisoner.
CANADA RUSHES
ARMY DRAFT BILL
OTTAWA, July 10.—Canada’s uni
versal military service bill will
probably be given Its third readung
this week.
There is little probability of un
nntmous support for the resolution
extending the life of parliament.
Today’s Games
American.
Washington in eDtrolt, cloudy.
Boston In Cleveland, cloudy.
Phltadedphlft In Chicago, cloudy.
New York In Bt. Louis, clear.
National.
Chicago In Brooklyn (?), rain
Pittsburgh ta Philadelphia <2>
rain.
St. T/uils In New York, rain
Cincinnati In Boston, cloudv
Another Horror of the War -Walk or Eat Less!
Th*- stale nowaday* I" |
th» market basket
Repiemt'er the in** \a hnn vni»
e<* up the trorei nn*l had h'm «*-n<l
a> tar order heme? Heinem’** r av'ien ,
the fresh, re<J-he*defi delivery h*#v
used to hrma In your gro<*#>ries st
the ha*-k doo» snd a **u swore st him
or tlppe.i him. s*-rording t>* h->w you i
felt-
No mor*- of that. The delfi. ery hoy
i going t>> w*r. if he hasn’t gona 1
already, end vr.u'll have to ba your
own « xprrrsman. That a another hor* 1
NOON
IN DETROIT : ONE CENT.
Both Men Unpopular
With Masses In
Germany
KAISER TOACCEPT
RESIGNATIONS
Pair First To Fall In
Empire’s Political
Crisis
AMSTERDAM, July 10.—Tneon-
Armed reports received here today
state that the kaiser has decided to
accept the resignations of Foreign
Secretary Zimtnermann and 'Tica>
Chancellor Helfferich.
Foreign Secretary Zlmmerminn
has long been under Are In Germany
particularly for his bungling of the
Mexican Japanese plot against the
United States. At one time it was
circumstantially reported that he
was to be replaced by Count Von
Hernstorff. former ambassador to
Waaehington.
Vice-Chancellor von Helfferich'haa
been charged with his chief. Von
Bethmann-Hollweg, in blame fbr
many conditions in Germany. Hl*
ministerial post puts him in control
of internal aiTalrs and much of the
dissatisfaction and graft In food con
trol and rationing of the empire hae
been laid to him.
AMSTERDAM. July KV—All dwAt
that the internal crisis in Germany
was acute wa* swept away today
With receipt of news from Berlin In
dicating the most strenuous effort*
the German bureaucracy has yet
adopted to smooth over affairs la
the empire.
OAlctal word today said the kaiser
yesterday presided at a 'Tcronsrat**
meeting—or conference of the crown
council-hold In the palace of the
imperial chancellor. All Prussian
and Gorman ministers participated.
This was the Arst. meeting of this
body since the start of the w»r.
Even the cantlous comment of Bee.
tin newspapers attaches extraordi
nary significance to (his meeting.
The German empire must have
approval by the reichstag of the
annual budget of expenses for the
war If that parliamentary body In
consanance with its apparent antag*
onlsm against Chancellor von Betb
mann Hollweg or other ministerial
officers, withholds this vote. It will
be necessary, seemingly, for the
kaiser to remove Hollweg and then
quiet the situation with a number
of concessions The kaiser alone
has power to remove the chancellor.
The reichstag may bait him. may
fiout his power, hut It cannot dla
charge him
Heretofore the kaiser’s staunch
support has carried Hollweg thru
half a dot**n crisis, some of almost
rr>r »f war. l>nt It «»v»« vnu from
wullnK ts« < valuaM* tlmn
and troiibla
*nd h»atd*a. walkln* 1 » and
tfca at«»r» la ®i*od M'f' i** " nlk *r
•at I»aa la tha thaaa *la>'a If
\ u don t nr* |n walk toil II oat
jaaa. and If you don't want ta aat
iaaa. walk.
Thr *ronar’» ho* la dolnjt hia hit.
Now you havn to dr> youra. It a all
hncanar *t ha\t to fight a ka<a»r
and until h*‘a *t>n* you ran t aapart
th* delivery boy at your bark do