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TO STAY BONE DRY
: Rejects Proposed Amendment
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Wine and Beer
j Election won by g. o. t.
!! Ihe Aisnrlalrif "Ti-ks
Detroit, Midi.. April S. CnMin tlio
heaviest vote svor rcc-nnlwl nt n liin
nlal spring election, Mirlilgnn olrilnr.
on tlie face ot incomplete return enrlj
today, rejected jesterdny a proposed
amendment to moilify tin- prolijhitlon
law, adopted a ?,"II,(1(I0.(MMI rond build
ing proRrnm nnd pave the Republican
ticket of minor state omcrv an oer-
vhclininf majority. Tin- feminine ntc,
it factor for the hrit time in a state
1 election, tisured piomincutl on the
liquor amendment.
Ilclurn from approximate! on"
fourtli of the precinct in the tnte iu
ilk'Ateil that the otc would exceed
700,000. So intense n interest in
the propose! pinemlment to lignlize the
sale of IIrIiI wine nnd beer that no at
tempt was made in newspaper otKcov up
to carlj today to tabulate the ute fni
),tnte officers, bended b two jutieo of
the supreme court
l'lRuren compiled this inoniinc nn Ihe
Xviiip'nncl beer aineniliiienl liciwi thai
in fi3.'t precints out of i'HMI in die Hlnte.
lltSXi," votes had been recorded nRninst
nnd 00, Vm! in fax or of Ihe pi'iipctml.
Wno loiintj iDetroilp Mitert not by
n large majority, but it was conceded
by supporters of the amendment t lint an
unusually InrRc inurgin !u unreported
prcciuts would be ic(iiired to sne it
from defeat. The ote in Wawie n
47.0"il for and 2R.V2 against in "JOL1
out of HO I precincts.
The proposal to bond Ihe stale for
$50,000,000 to be u-ed in inr construe.
tion of Rood loads, seemingly catried
by three to one. support for the project
coming from the cities as well as the
rural districts.
The proposed pun base bj (he city
of Uelroit of the local Mnes of the lie
trolt 1'nitcd Ilnilwaj. at a cost of $:si .
500,000. rejected, accordiug to al
most complete unofficial returns. With
but sixteen precincts misning and Oil per
cent of the vote required to carrj. the
figures stood: ."0.001 in favor of the
plan and (14.17-1 against it.
Pershing to Visit Italy's King
Rome. April S. ( ll A. IM lira
rrnl lVrsliiug has accepted an inwtii
ion ftom the Italian (Jinoniiiipiit to
visit the King in May The American
commander will be accompanied bj
IColonel I.lojil (Sri-coin, foriuerlj am
bassador at Koine.
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TRUMPED
Admiral Who Led Unitcd
I States Fleet Says Ger-
mans Were Winning,
IF hen Transports Started
Arriving at New York, He
Describes How He Went
Abroad Under Assumed
Name to Avoid Publicity
Sew Yftrl. Ancil M'lm ...... u.
tein. whirh miin nay men hail termed
impracticable, oxcroanic the iermiin
: submarine menace and tiguied tiemen
iIoukI.1 in tlie winning of the war. Hear
lAiliniial William S Sims mnander
in -chief of Ihe Aineilcnn nmj's forces
in I'.uropeaii waters. vMi, xestenlm on
his arrhal heie aboaid the llritish
liner .Maureiaiiia.
Ueptli i barges tt ml listening deiues,
he Mini, rontrihuteil maleiiallv to suc
cess in maintaining prai tic nllr un
broken the rransatlantie "Inidge" of
tiniisports mill upph ''p eiii-ntial
t'j.the Allied i.tot as did the "inag
nitiecnt work" of the iiieielmnt sen
men. who tool, their cargoii acios,
cotnov or no conin "
Hut it was the lonvoiiug vrhcnie
worked out to a tine detail b the i om
hiiieil tleets of the as intid powers.
Ihe omier asserted, whieli made pos.
sible die trau-poitatiou and supphing
of the gient Aineilcun tone, whose
appearatiie in battle witli the Allies
turned the tide against the (,'ermaii
invader on the western fiont.
Jerinnn.v was winning the war. the
ndiiniriil staled, when he arrived in
I.nglniid the daj after ihe I'liiled States
became a belligerent Teuton interfer
ence with Allied shipping, lie added, was I
a serious problem, solved onlr when
conferences of the Hritish, American
and Allied coiiimaiids worked out and
put into practice the system of protect
ing ltal ships which prevailed until
the cessation of hostilities.
Returns as Rear Admiral
A vice admiral while !-e was abroad,
under a temporary, ranking. Mr. Sims
leturued iu the uniform of a icar ad
miral his rank before the war.
When lie left the Mauretaniii, whose
progress into the harbor was marked
by n reception ns picturesque as il was
eloquent of the nation's and cit.i 'k
'tribute to a home coming victor, the
rear admiral boarded the navy jaclit
Aramis nnd stepped into the ciule of
his familj
A great fleet of airplanes, their wings
flashing in the sun which succeeded the
morning's fog. heralded the approach
of the transport bearing the admiral, his
staff and 1!!,0S0 troops, and esiorted by
a flotilla of destroyers and smaller
n.ivnl craft.
Mow Admiral Sims, aicomnauied by
one aide, proceeded incognito into Eng
land under navy department orders is
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REDUCE OUR
There are only two ways of raising money to pay our
war costs loans and taxation. Every bond purchased
reduces the amount to be raised by taxation and
remember that the money invested in the loans will
be repaid, but the money paid in taxes will never return.
BUY THE VICTORY LIBERTY
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i:i:R 1)MIKI, SIMS
sued lii him two week before the
I'nited Stales entered the war against
(ieiiuiiuv was told The Associated
Press bj the 'idinnal '
On .March I'l or L'.". 1!II7. the nil
niiMl said, while he was president ot
the Nawil War College at Newport,
he was oidered to report '"without de
lav" to the Secretin- of the Navy at I
Washinglou, I'pon his anival he'wus
iei-eied in secret lonlelence with Sec I
lelnrj Daniels anl Admiral Benson.,
ihicf of ii ii ii I operations. I
Sims Sent Abroad
He was told that it "looked as
though shall go to war." and it was
briell.i explained I bat lie was to go at
once "to see the people on the other
side" and rem b an undei standing ns to
how Hie I'uiled States best could co
opeiate with Allied sea femes in opera -tions
agaiusl liciman.x. ( )ue aide would
be allowed to accoinpan.x him, he xxas
told, and his identit.x must not be knoxvn
until it might be decided to rcxenl it
after his safe ai rival abroad.
Commander J. V. J'abcock. of Sra
Immpton, In . aide to Admiral Sims at
Vex port, was chosen to nccoinpaiiv
him. and both officers immediate). laid
aside their uniforms and donned
Chilian clothes.
'Simultaneously tliex diopped their
names and assumed others "more suit
able to the occasion " Admiral Sims
said lie did not clenrly remember xvlnit l
imnie he bore on ht Incognito ndven
tu re,
"Ilnbcock and 1 cnose 'Ulclinrdsoii
and Robertson,' a near na I can re
call," he. said. "I can't thlnU of the
full names, mid I am not nt all sure
Hint these nre torrect, bill thnt'a noxv
I seem to remember theui."'
The admiral and bis nide snlled from
the port of Ncxv York. March III. 1017.
on the steamship Xexv York, he said.
No one on the vessel recognized them.
News of the declaration of war by
the I tilted States on April t! leached
llieni by the ship's wireless news serv
ice. It did not disturb them.
Kuterlng Liverpool linvbor on Apiil '.)
Iu a thick mist, the steamship struck
u mine and a hole was blown in inn
of liet fortxatd compartments', but the
admiral and bis aide were "not cspe
dully distuibed" by that cither.
They xxent nstiore unnoticed, "like
nn.xbody else.'' A special train was
waiting in I lie Liverpool railroad aid,
boweier. Willi Admiral lyipe aboard,
representing the Itrltlsh admiral!..
On April I., nt u luncheon in i.onuon
the I fitted States ambassador made the
tirst foi inal announcement that Admiral
Sims had arilxed iu the couutr.x. After
that the admiral and his aide irappcurcd
in their navy uniforms nnd xxent about
as their leal selves, abandoning the
names of "Kichnrdon and Robertson'
for all time.
HELD FORJJORDER COINING
Aged Mexican Arrested In Crude
Swindle Totaling $100,000
San Antonio. Te.. Apiil . -(By A.
I' 1 In the arrest of Kmllio f'antu. an
aged Mexican, noxv held al Brownsville.
Tex, In immigration authorities, local
secret service agents admitted todaj
they hclicie there has been snlxed the
mysterv of counterfeiting oiierations ex
tending over a period of eighteen year
along the Texas border and amounting
to nt least $100,000.
Federal officials say that 'until lias
ninde a confession implicating several
others. The rei ords of the local secret
service office show that for many ears
there have appeared iu northern Mex
ico, from time to 'time, crude pen anil
ink drawn S'JO and $10 bill xxhiili
.were used in the purchase of cattle in
I the interior of Mexico. Thej were
I given in exchange for cattle to men uu
.able to detect they were spurious.
AMERICANIZATION IS TOPIC
Specialists Will Discuss Educational
Means and Industrial Side
Washington. April 8 ( By A. I' I -Completion
of the program for the con
fcreuie of Americanization specialists,
to be held here May l'J to 1.". inclusive,
wns niinniimeil today by the Interior
Uenr.rt incut
l'ossibilities. of Aiuericani.ati'on ti
Ihiongh eclucntiniinl means xxill be con
sidered on the tirst day of the confer
ence, and Hie following days xxill be
dexoted to Americanization in the iu
diistnes, racial relationships and social
aspects of the Americanization move
ment. Secretary Lane xxill speak at a.
banquet on the third day of the conference.
April 2 1 st to May 1 0th
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NO PLEA FOR DEBS
Defendant Himself Has Not
Sued for Clemency Con
viction Was -lust
Washington. April S. Attorney
(moral A. Miti hell Palmer last night
declined to iTcommend the 'exercise or
executive clemency in the case of Kit
gene V. Ueb. xxhose conviction for
violation of the espionage act was
recently affirmed by tin' I'nited States
Sunreme Court. The alorncy gen
eral's statement xxas made iu reply to
several comniiiiilentions icceived by him
urging executive aitinn. Deb hlin'clf,
however, ha not afked clemency from
either President Wilson or tliV; Attor
ney (lenernl. i
"I would be doing a grievous xvrong
to the country and striking u blow at
law i.'iforcemenl." snid Mr. I'nlmcr. "If
1 adopted an. course which would Inter
fere with the nniinnl administration of
justice in this case."
"Kugene V. Deb lias filed no peti
tion xxitli cither the President or the
attorney general, asking for the exer
cise of executixe clemency. The fails
In bis case are such that until such
petition lie ninde by him T should not
feel called upon to consider making niiv
recommendation in hi case."
"lie xva given a fair trial by jury.
The charge of the trial judge xvu emi
nently lair nnd. on anpeal to the
Supreme Court of the Cnited State,
that court, by a unanimous decision,
affirmed tin? judgment of conviction.
"In this situation my duty is clear.
Respect for the law and our institu
tions is the basis upon which even
application for executive clemency muU
rest. Open defiance of the lnv and tin
tall of force to obstruct its order
administration call for only one nnswe-..
The law must be respected and obe.xd.
To make sure of that, It "must be enforced."
We Are Now
Serving Shore Platters Daily
In appreciation of public approval ice have arranged to serve,
these wonderful Lobnter and Fith pldttern every day includ
ing Sunday Don't forget to order our French Pastry It's
delicious.
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SLANDER SUIT OPENS
FlrsPCun Fired In $100,000 Action
Over "Spy" Charge
Nenporl. April 8. Kcboe of the fa
mous luncheon party given by Mrs.
Alexniidcr Dnllns II. Pratt last Octo
her xvere henrd in the Superior Court.
.vMtcrtlny in the Codinan-Kustis slan
der si?ft.
Counsel for Ogden Codinan, of Bos
ton nnd Ncxv York, who Is being sued
by George Penbody Kustls. nephew of
n former ambassador to France, nnd
Mrs. Kustis, for !$100,O0U in two cases,
demurred.
u ... nie.l Inst October short-
J ICC nun ,,-. " t,i
kruftr the Pratt luncheon, nt which
Kustis alleged Codinan canon nun
"(Jermnii spy."
Mr. K.ustl made no reply. Immedi
ately nfter the limchcou. however, he
hurried to the Codman villa. The liut
t. i ..i.i i.tm Mr. ('nil mil n wns not in,
but might be found nlong u certain'
coiintrv road taking his afternoon stroll.
Mr. Kustis took the road Indicated and
met Mr. Codman.
As a result Mr. Codman was taken
lo a hospital. Shortly afterward the
suit was tiled. v
ARMY TO SWAT THE FLY"
Surgeon General Directs Vigorous
Campaign at U. S. Camps
Washington. April S. Illy A. P ) -An
energetic cninpnign for the exter
mination from army camps nnd station,
of the coinmjin house fly will be waged
till summer.'
A statement today from the surgeon
general's office gives in detail instruc
tions being sent to camp surgeons for
tfieir guidance in the xxoik. It shoxvs
xirtunlly every size and design of tiiip
will be'used nt every station iu addi
tion to liberal quantities of fly paper
and "swatters."
The instruction authorize the appor
tionment of each of these among the
v,.,iooB Imilditur at every camp and
liantonment. Particular attention will
be given to kitchens nnd mescsrooms.
'i Broiled lobster
Baked Oysters, Crab
Meat an Gralin, Stuffed
Baked Potatoes end
Salad, $1.25
Blue Fith Imtead of
Lobster, $1.00-
MEAT 75c
VEGETABLES ... die
CHICKEN $1.'J5
hut you'll be glad yon found ni.
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GREEK CHURCH FOR UNION
Archbishop of Athent, However,
Sayi It Will Retain Principles
Athens, Sunday. April II (delayed).
(liy A. IV) A reception was given nt
the Kplscopnl Palace jesterday for the
delegation of American prelate. In
cluding the Bishop of Chicago, who arc)
HOW do you explain the fact that
you give such particular care
and consideration to the quality
and taste of the food you purchase
and so little thought to the taste and
character of the water you drink?
For health reasons alone it will pay
you to always serve PUROCK.
Purock Water is delivered to
offices and homes in sterilized, nniMir
sealed class bottles. Six large UJUNR,
bottles or a five-gallon demijohn,
50 cents.
Ordfr a cm, ui on bottle. If tht wtttr
falls to pleai. w will, at Tour rtqueit.
ron.ovo tbo caio and makt no charitf.
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here to Invito the Arciiblshop of Athens)
to join IU n Universal church c;oiigress
(itMxhlch collaboration in n union of
the churches will he dlscusclV
The local archbishop, on behalf of lliff
orthodox, churchv accepted the Invitation
of the American ihnrclimen. He said,
however, thnt the (Ireek Church -would
holil fast to the historic principles laid
down by the seven ecumenical synods
nnd continue (n1 xxo-U mi hi btsi"
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