Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 1

I a a on on on THE STATE JOURNAL FIRST YEAR Tonight: Clearing and cooler. LANSING, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1916 Thursday: Fair and cooler. PRICE TWO CENTS HALF MILLION DAMAGE IS DONE IN STATE STORM CLOUD BURST DELUGES PETOSKEY AND RAILROADS ARE WASHED OUT. STOCK IS KILLED Interurban Traffic Between Grand Rapids and Holland is Reported Completely Disrupted. By Associated Press.

GRAND RAPIDS. May and western Michigan early today were swept by the worst wind, rain and lightning storm in years, The property damage will total nearly $500,000, according to reports ed from varlous points today. At Petoskey the streets were flooded today by a cloud burst which followed the electrical storm. From MackiTR. City to Clare poles and wires were reported down.

Two miles west of Petoskey the Pere Marquette tracks were washed out for a distance of 100 feet delaying traffle. Lightning struck several barns. At Coopersville 28 head of cattle were killed when lightning fired the barn on the Henry Hyma farm. The Emmet Culligan home also was struck but not damaged to any great extent. Interurban traffic between Grand Rapide and Holland was disrupted today because poles were blown over by the wind." A frame building at Holland blown over.

CLOSE CAMPAIGN FOR BELGIAN RELIEF FUND PROMPTLY ON MAY 15 COMMITTEE EXPECTS TO BRING TOTAL UP TO $3,000 OR $5,000. An additional clerk's report, which brings the total of the Belgian relief flower sale to $225.97, wag turned over to the c-mmittee today. Several small donations from individual contributors were received at the bank during the day. On account of the Interest in the campaign for a Visiting Housekeeper and the efforts which women of Lansing are planning to put in on the women's edition of The State Journal, the project for another Belgian and benefit party has been abandoned. The committee now plans to close the fund campaign promptly on the 15th.

and donations during the last of this week are expected to bring the total to $3,000 or $5,000. In accordnnce with the original plan, this will he used to purchase condensed milk for sufferers in the Invaded part of Belgium. CITY POOR DIRECTOR OPPOSES SENDING OF CHARITY FUNDS AWAY DECLARES NEED EXISTS IN LANSING FOR EXERCISE OF HUMANITY. SPECIFIC CASE MENTIONED No Place to Send Woman With Five Children; Municipal Home for Indigents Needed. Poor Director Lazelle declared Wednesday that he was not in favor of creating any charitable fund for any foreign country nor for any fund to buy trousers for heathen in warm countries, "Charity begins at home," says the director, "and we have plenty of uses for our money right within our own city gates.

For Instance if all the money being gathered for charitable uses outside this city was to be concentrated on Lansing to relieve certain conditions, a city-wide good might accomplished and much suffering abated. Housing is Big Problem. "For instance there is the housing problem which 1s one of the biggest problems the supervisors of the poor have to contend with in Lansing. If we raised a fund for housing folks properly we would have less disease' fight and better sanitation. Impossible to find homes for some of widows and children or for aged folks dependent upon the city poor fund, for the their city had existence.

a municipal home for indigents it would not only reduce the cost of maintenance, but would mean a more humane disposition of of the cases that are under this department's jurisdiction. It is almost impossible to find even A room for some of our indigents with children. "For instance now trying to solve one of the most perplexing situations that has confronted me since I have been poor director of this city. (Continued on Page 2. Column 2.) PREDICTS STRIKE OF CLOTHING CUTTERS By Associated Press.

CHICAGO. May 10. clothing workers' strike which began Tuesday with the walk out of about 600 cutters is expected to spread materially today. According to blum, secretary of the Amalgamated Workers' union and acting executive head of the strikers in Chicago, more than 1,000 employes of the B. Kuppenheimer company will leave their work today.

Jonas Kuppenheimer, president of the company said he had received no demandamfrom that the no strikers. demands Rosen- had been made, but said the immediate cause of the strike was the discharge of union officers in the clothing shops. Famous Playwright Scores England for Irish Deaths By Associated Press, LONDON, May Bernhard Shaw. discussing the executions of the Sinn Felners in an open letter today says: "My view is that men who were shot in cold blood after their capture or surrender were prisoners of war and it was therefore entirely Incorrect to slaughter them. The relation of Ireland to Dublin castle is in this respect precisely the same as the Balkan states toward Turkey or Belgium toward the kaiser or of the United States to Great Britain.

Until Dublin castle is superceded by a national parlament and Ireland is voluntarily incorporated with the British empire like Canada, Australia or South Africa. an Irishman resorting to arms to achieve the independence of his country is doing only what Englishmen will do if invaded and conquered by the Germans. The slaughter of a man in this position makes him a martyr and a hero. The shot Irishmen will now take places beside Emmet and the Manchester Martyrs in Ireland and beside the heroes of Poland, Serbia and Belgium in Europe. "I am not 8 Sinn Feiner.

I have always insisted it is the duty of Ireland to throw herself with all her force against the Germans and Austrians. But 1 remain an Irishman and resent any imputation that I can regard as a traitor any Irishman tak- BERLIN ADMITS TORPEDO SANK STEAMER SUSSEX GERARD INFORMS WASHINGTON NEW GERMAN NOTE IS ENROUTE. COMMANDER IS PUNISHED Reparation for Disaster Will Be Made in Full, is Present Indication. By Associated Prees. WASHINGTON, May Lansing received a message from Ambassador Gerard today giving notice that a new note on the Sussex case has been handed him and was on the way to Washington.

It has been indicated that the German government now admits attacking the Sussex, gives notice that the submarine commander responsible has been punished and. promises to make reparation. AMSTERDAM, May London--A semi-official dispatch from Berlin says that as the result of the German government's investigation concerning the explosion which damaged the steamship Sussez, it can no longer be doubted that the vessel torpedoed by a German submarine on the supposition that it was a warship, was in fact the Sussex. Depend on Artillery. BERLIN, May Wireless to German attack on Verdun is based on the crushing effect of German heavy artillery," writes Major Moraht, military critic of the ler fortresses in the west at beTageblatt.

"The capture of thou smalginning of the war. by the use of heavy artillery was only a prelude to the. artillery operations now in progress. "The French have not been able to compete with German artillery and ammunition. The enormous losses of the French are due partly to the etfeet of the German artillery and part.

ly to the tenacity of the French who will not abandon their trenches. Germans Use Inferior Numbers. "Although it is generally consider(Continued on Column 2.) MICHIGAN MILITIA COULD MOBILIZE IN 48 HOURS -BERSEY NEARLY 4,000 GUARDSMEN READY TO RESPOND AT MOMENT'S NOTICE. Between 3.500 and 4.000 Michigan militiamen of all branches of the he services, including the two artillery batteries of this city, are ready to entrain within 48 hours, according to Col. John S.

Bersey, adjutant general of the state military department, as the Mexican situation to loom darker, Wednesday morning. If the attitude of some score of local batterymen is a part of the general attitude which exists among the guardsmen throughout the entire state, Michigan's militiamen are impatient to join the other state troops in the cactus and bullet zone. were enroute to the copper country within five hours after the time the order to move reached declared Col. Bersey, referring to the occasion two years ago when the upper peninsula strike necessitated the services of the Lansing batterymen. see no reason why we could not entrain for the border within 48 hours." concluded Col.

Bersey. He stated that the Michigan National guard was in a state of readiness that would require only the order to move, no special preparations being necessary. STEEL ORDERS BREAK PREVIOUS RECORDS By Associated Press. NEW YORK. May the third time this year the monthly statement of unfilled orders of the United States Steel corportion, issued today, broke all records.

The orders stood on April 80 at 9.029.551 tons an increase of 498.550 tons over those on March 31, which broke the previous high record of 8,568,966 tons on Feb. 29. The unfilled orders of the corporation have more than doubled in a year. On April 30. 1915, they were reported at 4,162,244 tons since which time each month has shown an increase, The plants of the corporation have for some months been working at full capacity.

Only four more days of Whitney Jewelry Auction. Everything goes. Mrs. Wilson Reviews Women's Preparedness Camp 1 Mrs. Woodrow Wilson is here shown at the Chevy Chase (Md.) service camp reviewing 200 maids and matrons training for preparedness by enjoying gun practice, learning to care for wounded and sick and doing all the work of the camp, such as peeling potatoes and washing dishes.

CHINA'S PRESIDENCY RAPIDLY TOTTERING. ACCORDING TO JAPAN PEKIN ANTICIPATES PEACE PACT WITH RUSSIA; MAY GET CONCESSIONS. By Associated Press. TOKIO, April 13-The Chinese question is increasingly the topic of the day in Japan. Visitors returning from Peking report that interest there is centered as much in what Japan will do as in what the revolutionists are accomplishing in the south.

Refusal of Japan to hand over the salt revenue surplus to the government of Yuan Shi Kai and the exodus of frightened Chinamen from Peking are considered here as evidences of the growing tenseness and danger of the Chinese situation. With Japanese officials constantly voicing their intention of non-interference in Chinese domestic affairs, the opinion is heard among representative Japanese and among well informed foreigners and even diplomats that the movement against Yuan Shi Kai has gone SO far that there is even a probability that he will be unable to hold his office as president. Insistent reports in the Japanese press that Russia would soon conclude an agreement with Japan recognizing Japans special position in China, have created the impression that the entent allies, in consideration of Japan's aid in the present war, may be disposed to cede some of their own interests in China without in any way encroaching on the integrity of that country, or make concessions on long pending questions, general in nature. touching on the relations of the powers in the far east. There are no indications at present.

howthat the entente allies have granted Japan a free hand in dealing China. The peace policy of the entente powers is believed here to be far reaching and it is thought that at the conclusion of the present war an effort will be made to eliminate China and the far east generally as a seat of possible future trouble. ASCERTAIN TRAVEL AT FATAL CROSSING. Railroad Commission May Order Flagman Stationed Where Accident Occurred. As a result of the crossing accident near Jackson Tuesday morning in which three persons were killed when their automobile was hit by a Michigan Central train, the state railroad commission has requested General Manager E.

D. Bronner of the Michigan Central to ascertain the amount of highway travel at the crossing for a period of three days. In 1906 the state railroad commission ordered the Michigan Central to station a flagman at this erossing from 8:30 a. m. to 8:30 p.

m. General Manager Bronner has been instructed to keep men at the crossing all day and all night for the next three days for the purpose of counting the number of vehicles crossing the track. If there has been a marked increase in highway traffic at this crossing the state railroad commission wiil probably order the Michigan Central to station A flagman at the crossing 24 hours each day. Sentence Old Offender. By Associated Press.

JACKSON. May Swift was sentenced to Ionia reformatory today from six months to two years. Drunkard and tippler, third offense, was the charge against him. BAKER ORDERS LAST AMERICAN TROOPS TO LINE SLIGHT HOPE IS EXTENDED FOR 19 OF KIRBY CREW THREE STEAMERS SEARCH VAINLY THROUGH ACRES OF WRECKAGE. MARINE CITY MOURNS Five of Her Citizens Lost Lives in Superior; One Victim Was on First Trip.

By Associated Press. SAULTE STE. MARIE, May Marine men here today feel sure that all 19 missing members of the S. R. Kirby's crew are lost.

The steamers Berwind, Utaley and Block searched the lake vicinity for a long time for possible survivors, but nothing was in sight. The Utley, bound for South Chicago, passed the Kirby and her tow about five miles off Eagle river at 10 o'clock Monday morning. The sea was rolling high and the Kirby, an old boat of wood and steel was laboriously pushing through the storm towing the Hartnell. The Kirby even then was almost at the mercy of the sea. Captain C.

C. Balfour of the Utley, nalled to see if the Kirby wanted help. No answer was received. Utley Sees Kirby Sink. The Utley proceeded slow, the members of the crew being ordered to keep a close watch on the Kirby, which was slowly being left behind.

When about two miles away, the Kirby rose high in air on the crest of a great wave. broke in two and sank immediately. Captain Balfour ordered his ship about and after an hour's labor reached the scene. Nothing was in sight. but acres of splintered broken wreckage.

Marine City In Mourning. MARINE CITY. May City was in mourning today for five of her citizens who lost their lives on the Kirby. Among the sailors who drowned, Sylvester Smith, chief engineer of the Kirby was perhaps the best known. Mr.

Smith had sailed the lakes for many years and was formerly on the F. B. Wells and Alfred Mitchell. Ralph B. Smith, assistant engineer of the Kirby, who also lost his life, has a son and widow in Marine He had been on the vessel for several years.

He is not a relative of the chief engineer. Anthony Ripple and Henry Balleau, oilers, also of this place, have no 1m- mediate familles. Burt Heath, another of the Kirby's crew from here was on his first trip. He is survived by a widow and three children. BRAZIL TO PRESENT INDEMNITY DEMAND To Make Claim Against Germany for Sinking of Rio Branco.

By Associated Press. RIO JANEIRO, May German minister, in reply to the note of the Brazilian government in regard to the sinking of the Brazilian steamship Rio Branco by a German submarine, informed the chancellory today that his government would undoubtedly receive willingly any communication in the subject addressed to it by Brazil. The minister also expressed his gratification that the crew of the Rio Branco had been saved. As soon as official inquiry into the sinking of the ship is concluded a mand for indemnity will be presented to Berlin. The Rio Branco was sunk on May 2 and her crew landed at Blyth, England.

The sinking of the ship caused great indignation in Brazil and the newspapers were unanimous in demanding energetic action by the government. It was proposed that Brazil should join with the United States in a protest against German submarine warfare. Prison Cattle Disappear. By Associated Press. JACKSON, May valuable steers, disappeared from a herd of 70 on the north prison farm during the night, and it is thought they may have been stolen.

Officers are deavoring to find the cattle. LANSING FOR 250 500 750 1,000 1,250 1,500 3,000 3,250 3.500 MILK BABIES CONDENSED BELGIAN CHO $5000 SEND WHAT YOU WILL GIVE BELGIUM TO B. F. DAVIS MAY CALL OUT NATIONAL GUARDS OF SEVERAL MORE STATES. HAWAII MAY AID Conference Expected Today; "Bad Man" of Big Bend Shot; Villa Bands Concentrate Near Border.

BULLETIN. CONTINENTAL MOTORS OFFICER WILL FLY TO WORK THIS SUMMER By Associated Press. MUSKEGON, May W. Judson, vice-president of the Continental Motors company, of Detroit and Muskegon, has purchased a hydro-aeroplane and will fly to his office from his summer home at Lake Harbor as soon as the flying boat arrives here. It is now en route.

BRITISH ESTIMATE TEUTON CASUALTIES WILL TOTAL 91.162 STATISTICS COMPILED SHOWING FATALITIES SINCE BEGINNING OF WAR. 17,455 GERMANS KILLED Kaiser's Allies Suffer Proportionate Losses; 6,317 Soldiers Who Authorities Are Unable to Locate. By Associated Press. LONDON, May 10-An official British estimate of German casualties in April issued today places the total at 91.162. The number of German casualties since the beginning of the war is given 2,822.079.

These figures were given in the following statement: "German casualties exclusive of corrections, were reported during the month of April. 1916. as follows: Killed or died of wounds 17,455, died of sickness prisoners missing severely wounded 957: wounded 4.001; slightly, wounded 38.979: wounded remaining with units 5,637. Total 91,162. Include All German Forces.

"These added to those reported in previous months including corrections reported in April, 1916, bring the totals reported in German official lists since the beginning of the Killed or died of wounds, 664.552; died of sickness, 41,325: prisoners, 137,798: missing, 197,094: severely wounded 385,515, wounded slightly wounded, wounded remaining with units 117,954. Total 2,822,079. "These figures include all German nationalities--Prussians, Bavarians, Saxons and Wurttemburgers. They do not include naval or colonial troops." LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND RESIGNS By Associated Press. LONDON.

May Marquis of Crewe announced in the house of lords today that Baron Wimborne, lord lieutenant of Ireland, had resigned. Kentucky Educator Dies. By Associated Press. LEXINGTON, May D. W.

Batson, former president of Kentucky Wesleyan college, editor of the Central Methodist and one of the best known educators in the south, died here Wednesday. He was 65 years of age. 'SAFETY FIRST' MAKES RAILROAD HISTORY IN UNITED STATES 325 AMERICAN ROADS GO THROUGH 1915 WITHOUT PASSENGER FATALITY. By Associated Press. CHICAGO, May railway safety records were broken in 1915 when 325 American roads, reporting to the bureau of railway news and statistics here, went through the en-; tire fiscal year to June 30 without a single fatality to a passenger in a train accident.

The roads reporting operate 161,948 miles of line. It is stated that this record of safe operation has never been equaled by the railroads of any country. All American rother in 1915, operating over 250,000 miles of line, reported 196 passengers killed in all railway accidents. In comparison, the latest returng for Europe with 015 miles, show 700 passengers thus killed. The decreasing hazard of train men is shown by the fact that 285 were employed for one killed, the best record set in that respect.

REPUBLICAN CLUB IS FORMED AT COLLEGE Organization Plans to Get Line on First Voters Among Students. M. A. C. republican students fell in behind the band wagon this week with the organization at the college of an M.

A. C. Republican club, which will be the State League of Republican, clubs. Officers elected Leonard H. Verschoor.

Grand Rapids; vice-presidents, R. D. Kean, Stanley, N. and H. C.

Rather, Elkton; secretary, A. L. Pino, Ithaca: treasurer, G. Dettling, Grand Rapids; chairman executive committee, E. R.

Trangmar, Hancock. The club will formally inaugurate the 1916 campaign on the campus with a mass meeting in the college armory on Wednesday evening. The meeting will be addressed by State Senator William M. Smith, and Frank E. Shaw of Grand Rapids.

The meeting will open at 8 o'clock. The M. A. C. organization.

which was formed Monday evening at a general meeting in the college chapel, will be conducted along lines similar to those followed by the student club at the University of Michigan and other colleges throughout the state. Its aim will be to keep students posted on the issues of the campaign, rather than the promotion of the interests of any particular candidate. and to provide the central republican organization with information which will enable it to get into touch with the new voters who will cast their first ballots this fall. 3 CONVENTIONS IN DUBUQUE. DUBUQUE.

May the three days beginning today Dubuque will be the meeting place of the annual conventions of the Iowa Gas association, the Iowa Electrical Contractors' association and the Iowa Street and Interurban Railway association. Important announcement. $10.000 stock of high grade clothing of the Wear-Well Tailoring 144 Fifth avenue, New York. will be on sale at the Great Four store, Saturday, May 13th. By Associated Press.

LAREDO, May million rounds of rifle ammunition, which Mexicans attempted to smuggle across the river into Mexico, near here, were contiscated by troops here today. 1t was believed that the ammunition was intended for use of bandits in Mexico. EL PASO, May General Pershing has been ordered to begin a greater concentration of his troops. Those detachments still operating as far south as San Antonio, it was reported, will be withdrawn to Colonia Dublan. WASHINGTON.

May Baker informed President Wilson today that the conference between General Scott and General Obregon Tuesday night was not conclusive and that it would be continued today. He indicated that the outlook more reached. The exact differfavorable for an agreement, being ence were not revealed. General Scott has advised Secretary Baker that no formal counter proposals have been submitted by General Obregon, but that Obregon arranged to submit a paper containing his views today. General Scott did not advise the department what counter proposals were under consideration.

Secretary Baker today received an offer from Governor Pinkham of Hawali, tendering the services of the Hawalian National Guard. Virtually the last American troops (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) NO ABLE- MAN NEED BE WITHOUT A JOB. STATES MAYOR CHARITY CASES TO BE THOROUGHLY PROBED; LABOR IN DEMAND. "There is no excuse for any well and able bodied man to be without work," declares, Mayor Reutter, "and every case of appeal for city aid will be thoroughly investigated." Poor Director Lazelle has assumed the same attitude and is investigating every appeal in detail before any action from his department is taken. Last month the poor director's report shows that, outside of cases of sickness or decrepit old age, there is not a single man participating in city charity.

The April report shows an expenditure of $453.61 outside, of the director's office expenses. total of 168 individuals participated in the Indigent fund during the These persons were rendered indigent, it is shown, by sickness, death person upon whom dependent: desertion, old age, or imprisonment of husbands. Several families stranded and sick in other cities are being helped as they are still resident of Lansing. "There is no reason for able bodied men not finding plenty of work." said Director Lazelle. "I have applications for men from employers who are willing to pay from $2.50 to $3 a day for unskilled labor.

Everybody wants men and they are not obtainable. No case coming to my attention will receive any consideration unless there is absolute necessity of it." SECRETARY DEFENDS IRISH EXECUTIONS By Associated Press. LONDON, May to the protests which have been made in the last few days against the putting to death of leaders of the Trish rebellion, Herbert Samuel, home secretary, said today that the government would have been guilty of pardonable weakness if it had not meted out stern punishment to the guilty. The public might rest assured, Sir. Samuel added, that neither the government nor the military authorities had any intention of adopting a policy of wholesale prosecution.

George Bernhard Shaw. er in a fight for Irish independence against British government.".