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Congress To Raise Billions For War
Sufficient Is Too Much
AH (he worth-while news of this war
weary world can be told In eight pages
if those who are editing it for you work
hard enough.
SEVENTEENTH YEAR. NO. 261.
RUSSIANS FLEE CZEfINOWITZ,
GERMAN DISPATCHES ASSERT
LEGISLATORS AND WAR
DEPARTMENT WRESTLE
WITH ARMY PRORLEMS
Work On New Revenue
Budget Renewed
In House
REPORT ON FOOD
BILL DUE TONIGHT
Measure Will Be Sent
Back By Conferees
Soon
WASHINGTON, July 28 While
Hi* wnr depa rtru**nt completed plans
for calling up hundred* of thou-
Hand.** of men for physical examina
tion next week, congress commit
tees today wrestled wdth problems
of getting money and food for the
maintenance of the soldiers.
Faced with the tank of raiding
billion* by taxation and bond issues
the senate finance committee and
the house appropriations and ways
and means committees began their
labors V. r’h? of work Ju-t finished
must be done over
House and senate conferee* re
sniped work on the food control
measure with a report in sight for
tonight, ltoth house and senate
were idle awaiting action by their
committees
The provost marshal general's of
flee, preparing for the first exam
ination* of selected men next week*
sent out thousands of exemption but
tons to be worn by men found in
eligible to service in the army.
The war department considered
how to include men, reaching the
21-year old class between now and
Ho* second call, and also how per
haps to exclude those passing their
thirty-first birthday in the mean
time.
Russian needs for ships and mu
nitions stimulated activities in the
shipping hoard (’hairman Hurley
and Admiral Capps were at their
desks before '» o’clock, studying con
tracts which will he let next week.
MOTHER OF
BOLLINGER BABE
PASSES AWAY
CHICAGO. .Inly 2X The flnnl chap
ter in the death of bol*y Bolllngerf!
whose Ilf** Dr. 11. J. Halaelden re
fused to save In 1915 because of the
»hild’s ho;>elcs* deformity, was writ
ten today with the announcement of
the mother's death.
The Bollinger * a*e received addi
tional notoriety only a few days ago
when baby Meter, a similarly imper
fe< t Infant, was allowed to die by
Dr Halselden.
The shock of the Infant's hopeless
condition at birth. Dr. Halselden'a
verdict to permit It to die, and the
attendant notoriety were more than
the mother could stand, Allen Hnl
linger, the woman's husband, de
clared
MMMI in TTMCIQI i> \ J
Delirious roast turkey •ervert every
ftunday at Hotel Grl*«nl<l P*fe»*rl*
(’< oleat stmt in Detroit. 12:30 to 2.
R to tt A<l v
Here Are Some Striking Events In Three Years Os The World War
Annual spiucul of the gloat wai o\ci the earth is shown on those tour maps. Ihe map ol 1914 shows the* territories, in black, then concerned in the war; that of 1915 shows added
added nations and tenitoiies biought in, that of* 1919 show's still more territory in black, and the map of 1917 shows the nations at present cimae 1 in the world war. White terri
tories are neutral.
If)t4
tunc 23 Archduke Ferdinand and
Diicheaa of Hohen berg anaasinatad
In Sarajevo lloania. by Serbian atu
*lent, Prlnclp
fnlv 29 AuMrla. In n).le In H<*rbl*.
d*-rfiarida punDbment <*f assassin* and
auppt eaalnn of I’a n- Serbia n lam.
2, England appeal** for media
tion; Auetria, Serbia, Ituaela mobi
lise
24 Au-trls declare* war «>n Serbia.
Germany moblllVe*
2’* Auatiiana bombard Belgrade.
V> Germany «*-nd* ultlinatuFn I"
Russia
>l—World’s stork markets closa.
SWITCHMEN
OF CHICAGO
OR STRIKE
B. of R. T. Men De
mand Closed Shop
Against Rival Union
A. F. OF L. BRANCH
STILL ON JOB
Continued Trouble May
Tie Up Troop
Movements
CHICAGO. July I'S —Twenty-five
hundred switchmen on 19 railroads
out of Chicago went on strike early
today. Altho the strike is In local
switching yard*, it will have a de
pressing efr**ct on practically all
transcontinental traffic.
If the strike is prolonged It will
seriously hamper movements of
troops and war supplies Coal, fuel
and food will also be tied up and
factories which are working night
and day on war munitions will b»*
seriously affected.
The strike Is primarily the result
of the efforts of 2.500 members of
the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men to obtain a "closed shop.*' This
group comprises only about half the
local switchmen. The others are
members of the Switchmen's I’nion
of North America and are affiliated
with the American Federation of
Ijiibor They were at work as usual
today.
With organized labor supporting
the Switchmen’s Fnlon of North
America, the strike resolves Itself
Into n fig lit between the railroads
and organized labor on the one side
and the brotherh**od switchmen on
the other.
Asa precautionary measure em
bargo on perishables was ordered
lairge details of police were sent
to the railroad yards to guard
against violence.
The annual Rock River assomblv
opens at l>lxon. 111., today, and will
continue Its sessions until Aug 12.
Take tour tlroihfiut l)«nnl*nn
nmt allow friend wife to h»v*> her
hennty »leri>, 4Vo to 11. flundav*'
7 30 to 12. Hotel (irlswold Cafeteria.
—Adv
t'nme to Stnwnt Clemen**,
The Orent Health Re*nrt of America.
Ad*
ih\f. iv root. rosronT
F*ce|l*-nt food, moderate prices.
Immediate self-eervire. Hotel Grls
wold Cafeteria Adv.
Aug 1 Oermany declares war on
Russia.
3 Herman* declares war on
Prance and Belgium Herman troops
start on way to France thru Belgium
and T.usenibutg Italy proclaims ncu
trallt)
4 England declares war on Ger
many H<im*ns attack Liege.
R Kltfhenei appointed secretary
for war, Montenegro declares war on
Austria
R Austria declare* war on Russia
7- British selie Tog .land, first
Rrlllsh troops land In France.
9 Serbia declares war on Ger
many
DETROIT TIMES
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Uncle Sam: “That’s not bad for a start, and now tour advance guard has landed in France.”
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SLAIN SLEUTH
LAIDJN GRAVE
Police and \\*f*kVetemns Es
cort RofcgenT’ Body To
the Tomb
Kscorted by four platoons of po
lice in command of Inspector Wil
liam P Rutledge and members *»f
the t’nited Spanish War Veteran*
under (’apt. Charles I* Bartlett, the
remains of Detective Emanuel Rng
gers. slain by Sicilian gunmen Tu*-s
•lay night, were borne from his late
residence. No. 214 Iflvlslonst., to
San Francesco’* church. Brewster
and Rivard sts.. Saturday morning
After the celebration of requiem
mass the body was taken to Mt. Oli
vet cemetery for interment Friends
of the dead officer packed the church
to overflowing.
Do-workers of the slain detective
acted as pallbearers. They were
l>etrctive Lieut John Crowe, In
spector Frank Wilkinson. IVlective-
Lieut. John Donovan, Detective
Lieut. James Dowd, IWectlve Sergt
It Herman* penetrate into France
at l.ongwy; Montenegro declares war
on Germany; France on Austria.
12 Fnaland declares war on Aus
tria
30 Oerniana occupy Brussels; levy
f4O onn.ono on inhabitants.
2.3 Japan declares stale of war
with Germane.
tl Japanese bombard Tslngtao
2-3 Austria declares war on Japan.
Germans destroy Ixuivaln
17— Atlfea retreat to Homme. Rus
sians enter Fast Prussia
2* Rrltlsh win naval battle in
North Pea. five German ships sunk
29 -Austria daclarea war on Bel
SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1917.
By Raemaekers
Qeorge Schooff and Detective lamiis
») Ida-ill.
The police may ask the county
auditors to offer h reward for the
capture of Di« k l aprarotta, sought
since th*> slaying as one of the two
gunmen who flred on Ruggers and
his companions from ambush.
James Renda and Antonio
were again remanded without hall
Friday afternoon landing further
Investigation. Tony Glannola, of
Wyadotte, arrested as a suspect and
released on SIO,OOO bail, wa* ar
raigned Friday on a charge of steal
Ing an automobile from II K. Tay
lor. real estate dealer, last October.
The automobile, repainted, was
found in his possession aft*r his ar
rest in connection with the doggers
slaving
FORMER CZAR
BREAKS A LEG
LONDON. July 2S Nichols Ro
manoff, ex-czar, recently fell from
his bleyele in tin' Tsa-k 'e Jet,,
den* and broke Ms Mir. srrordlng *o
an Exchange Toleg. iph <1 - rep
from Amsterdam today. It was <!*•
clared th. t E ■ t n n*- * and
not been permitted to mention tl'.e
accident.
goim.
,3 a Germans mk<> Amiens, Alile*
tel re** t • Hein*
Sei i 7 Ru«*tan* defeat Austr an*
*t Lemberg,
3 fail* g vernmept mny<* t* R*>r.
d**»Ua. Russian* occur 1 Leu.t»*'rg,\
4 *»e*m*n-« cross the Mwrne. to
ws r*l t’.irl*.
3 Eng sod. France *nd Russia
make p ( i psrntc pence ngri»enie*|t
7 German r*-ir> it begins, at the
Marne, first Mu h-Mte rs |b» war
22 Offmsn e• • 1 msiin* l’*> sinks
British eruiie'-s Abouklr Press* »n«1
Hogue, w;th Ins* of 1.421 live*, e»-
clunln* officers.
TRAIN HITS AUTO:
WOMAN KILLED
Mrs. Melissa Murk man. So. 1616
Lafayette tilvd . wa- killed, .and her
husband, Edward lluckinan, was
aerlousl> injured wh** na Michigan
< entral train hit th** automobile In
which they w. i*■ rid in v »*t the Wa
ternian av*> crossing Mr. Buck
man Is In the west -id** branch of
Grace hospital He will probably
recover.
There has been a lone series of
accid*nt« at this crossing, which Is
eight tracks wide, with no gates, no
bells to gl\** warning, and no watch
man on duty at night Another ac
cldent occurred at th** same spot
early in th** da> Coroner Parker
will again bring the matter to th**
attention of the safetj board for in
veaflgation. £
Katie Grabouski, al‘\*ars Id
who live* on llanco* k a\**, was hit
by a street car at Ri*>p**lle st , and
Forest-*** *•, Friday nigl t, and was
*■' ■ i G- 'c hospital. H**r In
Juries are serious.
25—TtU-oonns ric. I'r/eni' <1
27—flussi;»ns r*a> ii I'iii k itas« n
t'arpathlKM.s
(Vt 2 Serbians stop Austt:»nk
n*>« r' >he It i h*i
I I! nre in »t.« i Iv.itn • i I.v< s, in
K*it I’moilh, (r» im » - » * ■ \in "■ i
I" vn« .'•■f< at l ,; ," 1
Ati»lrl»ii*i nri,r hara j• i tr nl "f
I’rini Ip h» Bin •».
14 Allies «•< > up' : re«
II German* ip; (Wb*
♦I" 'lffi’d' and |i v >• , \'rl i
17 Ucfmiin ti ■ ,<n r( •«•
21 German* • •■% Y»« r flu ■ <in«
Iffreat battl- tr\m • to hold I'rlfm.
>■l.
GREAT TEUTON ADVANCE CONTIROES
DESPITE SLAV EFFORTS TO RALLY;
ROMANIANS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS
SAMMIES' TRENCH TRAINING
PROVES TOO REALISTIC
PERM A N’BNT CAMP OF THE
AMERICAN EXPEDITIO N A It Y
ARMY IN FRANCE, July 28 IVrsli
ins’s Sammies are gctTTnt so thor
oly enthusiastic about their "school
for war” that minor injuries are
common as a result, of too realistic
mimicry of trench condition*.
Seevral officers and men have
been treated for insignificant hurts
The daily drills are now on a com
petitive basis and the rivalry be
tween units is extremely keen
Meanwhile the army is being whip
GOVERNOR
OF TEXAS IS
INDICTED
Embezzlement Charges
Found By Grand
Jury .
ArSTIX, # Tex., July 28.—James E
Ferguson, governor of Texas, and
three other state officials, faced se
rious charges today following indict
ment late jesterday by the Travis
county grand jury here.
Gov. Ferguson was indicted on
nine counts, seven alleging mlsap
propriatlon of public funds, one em
betileinent, and on** diversion of i
*• pet ial fund. He gave bonds, on*
/or $6,000 an«l eight for $1,00.) each.
The other officials indicted are
Secretary of State (\ J. Bartlelt,
Commissioner on Insurance and
Hanking Charles O. Austin, and Supt.
of Public Huildings and Grounds
Charles I* Stowe, all being indicted
for misappropriation of public funds,
and giving bond from S6OO to s],ooo
each
Shortly after the grand Jury had
returned the indictments. Gov. Fer
guson announced his candidacy for
a third term, at the same time den.
ing the charges.
THE WEATHER
llftrnlt, unit «trinity t *sfur«|nv
nliitif fnlri "nnitny partly clnnit* j
aim t Iniirri nurmi yrntlr to moderate
%> Imilm, mo*tl« «nDlhrrl*.
I.ower Nlrhlcasi l-'nlr Saturdn*
olut't: **tinda? pnrtl* rlnndv t preto*-
t»l* «lion rr« In north and nr>l por
t lon*.
M \ U TO IIK II \ l'|M ?
'' u cm that w >nd« rs il feeling In
t)>r P.O'setint i-f £ r . Amusements tin
rternrath th*- I:> •:, c• J Wtlk .tifT.-r -n
»t Hrolar tin*' tirlof ndrnlt* all
' ••n nightly Mat. Sun and hidldnv
aftrrnonns Try It .lust for fan.
jr, Gop*. I'*> Wet an-1 Pevers re
volt ITI Smith Afrlnt, r"Utc«l
2' I’rmclf. I‘iHMin »f Ar.'-hdukr
I '• ■>l■nn r? 1 i;» t - 10 >■ en f * t<ut r ni
< •Ti| l ||rr « »i ntmf i’<l to be* hntigrd.
1 i»: dr« iat*« state of war
w • h ytirl^i. '
N< v I G< i runn *'|iii'lr’ n wins na
\n »•. f ll .. «if British ft I'hile
.» Great Hi Inin '|i r|»in state of
*nr w 'li Tiirkrv, ft u.**l an s <up til re
*-ii "Ihii *»«1 1 « 1 • Great Britain un
til ■ " Iflun'l i*f Cyprus South Afrlean
revolt* cmi«liH S'rtiln litcnkn rrla*
tmn.s with Tut kev.
7 Japanese mprufn Klaurhau.
J iltrinnnH surrender Tsingtau.
ped rapidly into shape.
Today the "hardening” process
took the form of test foot races and
Jumping a sort of athletic field day
which the Sammies enjoyed hugely.
The division staff headquarters to
day issued warning against care
less handling of grenades following
painful injuries inflicted on a pri
vate earlier in the morning. The
Sammy was struck on the head with
an unloaded grenade thrown by a
comrade. He fell unconscious and
was taken to the hospital. His in
juries are not believed fatal.
LET BABY DIE
rnr \
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Vv
1 hlrsiiin Fin* anttfli r llitlllnuer l>nb>
cfi**c mill Hr. Harr, .1 lliil«rl«lcn,
■ tt|n-rtfil< ■■<!• >• t of (In* F.rriiiin ho«|il
fnl there. *< •«• ili-cfi *-il il< :ifli Fur Ihr
ilrfnrini *1 • Mill, I* flu- •■• iiFrnl
fl gwre. W 1111 fi it* nsiil *l»*. Mi Irr here
«l*«ii it m* ii-ir it F * •, I | f- 1* ilr I ni.il
liFib* |>r. II il*cl<* n ***l«l *h lIM lie hl
loweil l*» illc, nfiil flic* N(ipruu*.
I 77 Niji'r i i.l|i • « riv iH'i' H of
(.'irrn'Mi iu link s' ”-'
t >rr 1 «Jf» I>. Wit i.l ;\t *»r ••*!
.7 A list l'tf It iti (it nn Hi Iv r ale, j\ '
* Hr * , ■ I ii' tlrtmiin
r\ru**e r.s .•17 \1 : l irnl I*l*4, I•*
14 Si' in ■> ii. ' iipj Hi" Vrel *\
If, <i<r * • in. iH.d fir itlsh coast
I towns, kill iik '• ' persona
•In -i)«iinan al r dan* *. raid T>un
klrk k * 11 1 iiw 15. ' nudina 32.
101st
Jan. S- Rrttlsh reply t*» Ameriran
j note on detention <•( neutral ships.
• •latnm right.
25 « 1 erman armored erillaer BVm
[cher sunk In Nortfi Se.» in runntnit
rjo o n
IN DETROIT: ONE CENT.
Are Pushing Back Foe
Along Wide Front
To South
LONDON, July 28. — Russia bag
failed so far to do more than slow
up the German advance In Galicia.
Dispatches today indicated a harden*
ing of the Russian lines In th#
threatened sector and desperate ofr
fensive attacks launched at other
points on the great front, designed
to relieve tho pressure that wna
strongly closing about Cxernowlts.
The Teutonic advance has been
amazing In speed. German dla*
patches Insisted today that the Rub*
sians were abandoning Czenowitg
In the face of close approach of th«
Austro-German armies. The day be*
fore these Invading forces were rw
ported more than 60 miles distant.
The Rumanian army, reformed and
completely revived from their crash*
Ing defeats of last fall, is vigorously
pressing the enemy far to the south.
In almost the same sector, the Rut*
sians were conducting an orderly re
treat to better positions, Inflicting
considerable losses on their pur
suers and apparently having suffer
ed no loss of morale.
RY TVJf. G. SHEPHERD
Staff Correspondent United Preaa.
PETROGRAD, July 28. Thß
struggle of Premier Kerensky and
the provisional government again*!
the discordant elements m Russia
has become- a fight to prevent Run
sia’s return to the old regime, with
Its rule of absolutism and oppren
sion.
That Kerensky senses the peril of
a counter-revolution, coming after
the military breakdown, was Indi
cated today in two different
speeches the premier has delivered
since Tuesday.
"The government Is determined
not to allow the country to relapse
in the direction of the old regime,'*
he said in a recent speech to dele
gates from the workmen’s, soldiers’
and peasants’ organizations. "Any
attempt to return to a monarchy will
.ee« ive the most severe treatment, ’’
he asserted yesterday, addressing
the workmen’s, soldiers’ and peas
executlvt council* in report ing
from the ministry
"Th» 1 reakdown on the front,” he
continued in this latter speech, “has
created fruitful soil for a counter*
r**v( lutlon.” ,
It wf*s considered significant In
(his connection Hist Kerensky's
speech was in support of thp plan
to have t l ,.* provtsi 'nsl government
meet at Moscow m*xt Tuesday In
conference with all representative
civic and social Institutions, Includ
ing the old duma.
('tic** he foie, at the height of the
lot ing in Petrogri.d, the provisional
government considered > proposal
to niov* ill governmental activity to
Moscow .to prevent interference of
discordant elements.
Kerensky indicated the Moscow
meeting would In effect fie a nation
al cor.nrev* to discuss Russia and
' i nt' M*ms He .-Hid the intern
ment "would explrin to the congress
in perfect frankness the true situa
tion in the country.”
'*lsh f with British squadron.
i •’ 7 <lr •at I ita'n makes *ll
f..od »M| n»nts contraband.
7 tri.-'. Krenrh fleet 'destroys fcilF
forts In I'ardapellea
British defeat north of
J 'ie* lirat) German losses on cast
front.
I 0 Russians aNtn ’nn ’ ’lernewlta.
• I Icet I robatds l*»r<lan
• llas fort*.
too Roths Invades (l«rmM
West- \fries
M irrh I—i Great Britain deelarw
kadi of i iern.an roast.
hi Hrln* nils! Hrledsrb h 'l'rmsß
raider, puts in at Newport Nawa, IM