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ROPS ONTENTMENT ONSERVATION LOVERLAND ESCANABA MORNING PRESS VOL IX NO 47 Single 3 ESCANABA. MICHIGAN SATURDAY, MORNING. MAY 12. 1917 12 Cents per Week SIX PAGES MACEDONA GNP OF MONSTER BATTU COUNCIL ALKS AT ADOPTION OF DAT LIO HT FLAK" FOR CITY OPPOSED MOVEMENT. Sell Milk; Barn unsanitary One milk dealer of Escanaba will have to make conditions in his barn re sanitary before he sells any more milk to people of this city and a number of other milkmen may meet thj Fame late, following an gp.tion by T.

Rowe, dairy and food Inspector, and Dr. A. J. Carlson hea i of the health department. about the barn were far from being in a nanitary condition." said Dr.

Carlson, we were forced to take steps to stop the sale of milk by this milkman until he betters the sanitation." Both Mr. Rowe and I)r. Carlson will continue investigations until they have made inspections of all used by milk dealers, it was unnounc ed on Friday. Escanaba will not officially adopt the daylight saving plan. Members of the city council last night unanimously adopted the report and a resolution framed by a special committee, provid ing that all city departments shall continue to be conducted according to Standard time.

It was reported to the council last night that neither the Northwestern nor St. Paul officials will consider the adoption of the advanced time plan at their shops, docks or plants. It was also reported that a great majority of the workingmen of the city are opposed to the movement. A vote taken in one department at the Northwestern shops showed 105 votes against the adoption of the new time plan. Another test was taken by writing letters to the business men of the city, showed 111 in favor of the The patriotic address delivered by- movement and 12 against it.

Rev. Father Barth of this city at Mar- The council. In the resolution adopt- quette on Wednesday night, was made ed last night, made no recommenda-J the subject of the leading editorial in tion for the guidance of other bodies yesterday's issue of the Mining Journ- and institutions of the city, preferring al and which follows: to confine action to affairs of the city. The report of the committee follows: the committee appointed by the mayor, to confer with the officials of the C. N.

W. JHy as to whether or not such company will accept the daylight plan and operate its round house, machine shops, car repair shop ore docks, tie plant and other shops, beg leave to report that company will not accept or operate under any plan but the present plan of standard time. We further report that we are advised that the M. St. P.

will also operate under standard time and will not accept any change and find that such change would not, in the opinion of your committee, be accepted universally. IX)UIS FOLIX). R. E. HODSON, C.

N. WrOOD. Action will probably be taken by members of the city council at the next meeting to give the fullest meas ure of protection for home and school gardens that this season will be estab- A Marquette audience has rarely been stirred as was the one assembled Wednesday night to hear Father Barth and William Pryor. Both speak ers have the oratorical temperament in high degree and their powerful appeals struck home, making deep impression and giving the incentive to participation by all in the preparations for war. Father address was particularly timely because he, first of all hammered away on the point that the country is in real and sanguinary war and urged the didy of immediate enlist ment on young men with dependents, fit to bear arms.

Never he said was this patriotic service more meritorious than in this hour, when democracy is the stake of battle, and when an unhappy isaue would blast the fruits that have developed from the example of Amorica in establishing a government for and by the people. To those who have been taking a complacent view of the war, who, because of circumscribed vision or an innate optimism, have regarded it as a mere 'skirmish, something to blow I over in a few months, before the Unit ed States is heavily involved, Father address came as a cold douch. Citing Former Ambassador Gerard and other authorities, he insisted that Germany is at the zenith of its powers, and that the allies with Russia disorganized, are forced well nigh to their knees. The most herculean efforts lished in all quarters of the city. In other cities the plan has been adopted on the part of the United States are of offering a reward for information demanded, he insisted, if the war is leading to the arrest and conviction of to be won.

any person who disturbs a garden or who steals vegetables. Of the action taken by the city council at Ishpem-. ing, the Ishpeming correspondent for Ihe Mining Journal says: That the city officials will help Ishpeming residents produce additional foodstuffs is shown by a resolution, adopted by the council Wednesday evening, ofering a reward of $25 to any person, or persons, who give information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons guilty of dis- there- turbing gardens or removing from any vegetables. Many complaints were last year received by the city and school oficials because of thefts from gardens. Before the harvest at the school gardens, either M.

A. Russell the agricultural director, or boys interested in the dens, had to camp at their plots at night to prevent them from being rob bed. They caught a number of persons stealing their garden truck but no arrests were made. The city officials this year will not spare any person i thought to what that work may be There is no need to debate whether Father estimate of the relative strength of the belligerents is fully warranted. He assumed responsibility for it only as far as the authorities he cited bore it out.

There can be entire agreement with the basic thought ol his eloquent appeal that it should be part to prepare with that co part to prepare with that concentration of energy and national which come of a conviction that if the war is to be won. America must win it; that stricken France and Britain throttled by the submarine, are incapable of winning a decision. Whatever of complacency still remains in America should speedily be dispelled. The crisis calls for the supreme effort of the nation and all its people. To take anything for granted invites disaster.

your tents, oh as Father Barth cried Enlist! Enlist! Prepare! Prepare! There is work for every person to do. Let him or her, give At 10 tonight the line" for enlistments from Michigan In the officers' training amp, at Fort Sheri- I dan. 111., will be reached. All men in th's city and throughout the state who desire to enroll at the training camp must act today. W.

J. Clarke chair- man of the committee in charge of the recruiting work for this city received a message yesterday fixing the final hour for accepting enlistments at 10 o'clock tonight. all possible mature men of the big! est class, to the nearest examining board before that read the I message. Men received notifications on postals postmarked Fort Sheridan, must report at Fort Sheridan, notwithstanding that through an error of the postals specified Fort Snelling, which is wrong." A letter received by Mr. Clark yesterday amplified the message concern- ng the fixing by the department of an arbitrary date for the closing of examinations.

The letter read in part: The bulletin of May 7, advised that candidates should appeal for examination at once. At 11 a. m. today this office wa snotified that by direction of tin department commander all examinations of candidates desiring to attend the training camps set for May 14, would cease at 10 p. m.

May 10. in all states of the central department, except Michigan, Wisconsin West Virginia and Kentucky. In these four states examinations will continue until 10 p. in. Saturday, May 12, 1917.

The fixing of the hour for ceasing examinations of candidates is official and final. No exceptions will be authorized." AN AGED MAN RUN A Sane Fourth Is Now Assured The council last night unanimously adopted an ordinance prohibiting both the use and of fireworks, in the city of Escanaba. By the terms of the ordinance, when the new city law becomes effective In 20 days, it will be unlawful to fire within the limits of the city any noise making contrivance in which gunpowder, dynamite or other explosive Is is used in the making. The ordinance also prohibits the sale by any dealer ot such banned articles. The penalty for the UBe or sale of fireworks of any kind Is fixed in the ordinance at a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $25.

SINGER FILES FOR DAMAGES St. May Schuman Helnk has filed suit for against the United Railways of this city for Injuries received when taxicab which she was riding was hiV by a street car. The accident occurred on February 22. FORMER CITY EDITOR ANSWERS THE CALL George B. Norton, former city editor of the Morning Press, has been ac eepted for enlistment at the I training camp at Fort Sheridan, 111.

Since leaving Escanaba a vear and a i half ago Mr. Norton has been employed on the reportorial staff of Sentinel and left Milwaukee on Thursday for the training camp. Seniors Wallop The Scrub Club In a baseball fracas Friday ufteraoon, members of the Senior class of tfee High school walloped a club oomposiul of a picked crew of ath- letes of the school. The final score was 16 to 4. Several Seniors were to the scrub team but the not Niagara will be the first club to op-1 materially altered, poso the Escanaba baseball team In The lineup follows: 1917 Arrangements have been complet Olson, Wells, ed with the management of that club Wood, lb; Bonifas (Capt) 2b; Buckley to play Escanaba here on Memorial ss; Peterson, If; Gustafson, Day.

May 30. The Wisconsin team is made up largely of ex-leaguers and should give Escanaba a fitting battle for the opener. A six inning practice game will be played on Sunday? The uniforms will be in readlnes sto bo worn on that day No practice was held on Friday owing to the chilly weather conditions tvhlch made it Impractical for the team iu have a work out. First Baseman Francis PoloflMf of Wausankee bass been given a and hwAs good the initial bag. Just what he can do in the way of fielding his position has not been fully learned as yet.

but he bas showed up won fully strong with the stick. Practice will be held almost dallj from jiow on so that the club will be in shape for the opener. OLAJDflTOll IVOHG THI HECK CITS SE4TKED FRIDAY Sylvester Schrara, resident of Gladstone, was the only Delta county man to be numbered among the men acoept ed for enlistment here on Friday. He left last night for Jefferson Missouri. cf; rf.

Frost, Cooney lb; Riley, 2b; Groos, 3b; Schrain, fs; C. Olson, If, McCauley, cf; Baldwin, rf. Anton Boy aged of the I Stephenson company at Wells, was run down by a motorcyclist yesterday and received serious buises about the body. The driver of the motorcycle claimed that he did not see the aged man until too late to avoid the accident. He was hurled to the side of the street, and when a physician was summoned it wa.s found that he was not critically injured, although he will be confined to his home for some time.

KECK IS DEATH VICTIM Following a short illness, George Keck, resident of Escanaba for several years, died morning at home. The family resides in the flat over the Perrin barber shop. Mr. Keck was 45 years old. He is survived by a wife and seevral children.

Funeral services will be held at the J. A. Alio undertaking parlors at 2 Sunday afternoon with the Rev. .1. W.

Datson of the Episcopal church officiating. Interment will be in La'keview cemetery. But 150 In Town; Five Go To Army Eight of the fourteen men accepted for enlistment here on Friday were Wisconsin men. Five of the recruits were residents of Winegar, a town with a population of but 150 people. Four other men of this same town were rejected because of physical do- fects.

Winchester, and Amberg each gave one recruit. Marquette gave two men for enlistment today, Iron wood also gave two and McMillan gave one. But three applicants to the reserve corps camp at Fort Sheridan were examined by Lieut Joseph McNeal on Friday. Garden desocratrtrs in this season will meet with seminary punishment, according to aotlon taken by members of the city council last night. By the terms of tiie ordinance adopted last night any person convicted of walking across a gsr- den plot, or stealing flowers, or fruit from gardens, will be punished by a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $25 In default of the MELBERG, FURNACE 'jjfwyment of a fine tho defendant will MAN, TO MOVE TO CITY confined at the county Jail for a Gust Melberg, well known contrac-i to exceed 30 days.

tor and furnace man of Menominee --------------------------who is agent for the entire peninsula a furnace concern, will shortly move his family to Escanaba to make his home here. Mr. Melberg will open an office here. STOP TRADING AT THE BOARD Chicago, May directors of the Board of Trade here passed a resolution today which stops further trading on May futures. The senational rise of $3.25 to $3.40 for wheat was the cause.

Rumors were persistent that there was a corner on May wheat WELL KNOWN MAN CALLED Rf MAKER John Swaby, for many years employ ed the Northwestern road as an engineer and known to many people in the city, passed away yesterday at local hospttfal after but a brief critical illness. Mr. fiwaby had been ailing for some time but the report of Ills death came unexpecjedly to many of 2ibr friends. Mr. Swaby was 52 years of age and is survived by his wife six children Definite arrangements (for the fu neral were not made last night Fifneral services were held at 3 morning at St.

Anne's church 17 days old son of Mr. and Mrs. "TJlott, 521 South Norris street. was in St. Annual Mee ir Here June The annual meeting of the Woman's Jtome Missionary society of this district.

under the Detroit conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, will be held at ihe church hero on June 5 and 8. A banquet will be held on the night of June 5. Mrs. I-Awrence, head of the New Jersey conference home, will be one of the speakers. The program follows: Tuesday Communion DRIVE OP Mil fcS IS OPk.M.l) ON MACEDONIA FRONT BHlilSH LOSSES BIT CLAIM COUNTER A INS.

NLW REVOLT STARTS BULLETIN. londou, May fighting has to the Macedonian front. SarritU opened a huge drive 100 miles on xe front. France, Ureal lBrtaln, lUJy, Russia, Ser- bit, Greece and are allied on the front againsi entire Central powers. A terrific artillery duel ti iu progress.

Conflicting reports from progress. Conflicting reports from Berlin, Vienna ar Soi.a claim consistent victories ur ootb sides. Great Britain. Italy, Russia, Se in the engagement with the Ger- army but i by a counter attack, the greater of the lost to an communication. JPeu-ograd, revolt is in progress In This time the revolt because qf lack of centralized government upon which the people caa rHy.

The demoralized con dition of the provisional government is given as the chief cause of the uprising. Mobs are crying for peace and bread and fear is felt for the government. KJots were reported in Schuesselburg In the munitions district iu the su burb ot Petrograd. Workmen placed under arrest the local provision government head in an attempt to establish a separate autonomous state. Is also reported in Moscow and regions surrounding there.

Workmen soldiers held a meeting with a lerv establishing a new government. Washington. May 11. Senator Gore Introduced the administration's food Organizat'on of convention. Appoint-, bill as a forerunner of the COMMON SENSE NOT HYSTERIA NEEDED NOW POLICE HLRE LI EOR HIS SLAYERS Esca naba police have been asked to give co-operation in the search for the slayers of Isadore Miesner, Detroit merchant' who on Feb.

9, 1917, was hit on the by burglars. Miesner died in a few iiours, suffering a fracture of the sknlL Detroit officials are looking for the men and have offered a reward of $300. found robbing gardens. Gardens will be planted in all parts of the city, as well as on plots some distance from the residence district, and it would be an easy matter to rob some of them if the owners were not given the protection the city council has decided to extend to them. and how it may be set about without delay.

SUFFERS INJURY ATE Fred Fugere, employed at the North western round house, is confined to his home suffering from a crushed heel He was at work at the rear of an engine when the locomotive was backed Home Guard Heads Given Instruction All officers of the Home Guards were given instructions by Capt. Oscar Falk when they met last night in the office at the city hall. 4 committee composed of Peter Geniesse W. J. Clarke, Otto Scherifr and J.

E. J. E. Bynes was named to arrange various details for the companies of the battalion. Harry Perras formerly of this city but now of Detroit, is viisting at the home of his mother and sister, Mrs.

RETRENCHMENT HITS AT OLD CUSTOMS Because of the adoption of a rigid retrenchment policy by the city of- i ficals, no street sprinkling will be done tlvis season and the usual clean up day, when teams hired by the city haul away from alleys in all part sof the city the accumulation of tin cans and rubbish, will be abandoned. Residents of the city who have rub blsh piled ready for removal by the city wW be forced to provide for its disposal. Residents of Soutli Sarah street have already started action to meet the dust evil on that street, in spite of the lack of a sprinkling service. A petition is being circulated pledging each resident to pay his share of the cost of oiling that There is no more danger of a food famine in the United States than there is of exhaustion of coal or iron supplies, but this exaggeration has resulted in hoarding of supplies everywhere, of the worst things that could happen and on a par with evil results which follow drawal of deposits from financial institutions in times of panic and concealing them in stockings of alarmed. That there Is a world shortage of food must bo conceded.

fore, it is a duty to prevent waste and modify gastronomic excesses, in order that out of our abundance, needy ones may be Perhaps the worst, or better stated, more menacing hysteria, developed in many localities, is expressed determination by wo- men to economize in dress on the theory that by so doing, they will help their country in time of need. The effect would be exactly the reverse. The best service to be rendered by men and wom- en now Is to continue expendi- tures on the liberal scale of the present, except perhaps In that one item of foodstuffs. COTTERILL SISTERS ARE IN PITTMGH The Cottarill SiSters, prominently known here are making a tour of the east, according to commujxicatinns to this city. Tli yy at present at Hotel Henry in Pittsburgh where they have been booked for the past five weeks.

Tho (orchestra Jias an offer to go to a well known In for a long engagement, but havn not decided as to the trip osn th. ment Committees. Music. greetings. Memorial hour.

Tuesday council. Address by Mrs. Baldwin. Minutes and roll call. Report of District secretary.

Address by Mrs. Lawrence Morristown, Pa. i Tuesday and I banquet. Song, America, by chorus. In- yocatW Feature program, i Wednoe4fxy by Mrs.

of Menominee. Queen Esther Circle Report of the Young secretary. Talks by Lawrence, Mrs. Westermann, Mrs Cornell, Mrs. N.

Kearsarge, Mrs. Dow. Election of officers. Wednesday afternoon council. Talk by Rev.

W. E. Marvin. Annual Report of treasurer. Report of, auditor.

Report ot, secretary of Auxll- ay, hour. Wednesday Esthor Circle hour. Music. Installation of officers. Report of committees.

Address by Mrs. Lawrence. Offering. Doxology and Benediction. plans for a food dictator for the country.

The bill will be signed with a view to conservt the supply and Increase the production. are given the department of agriculture, including extensive surveys, the standardization of foodstuffs, the temporary abolit on of the pare food law and drastic punishment against cornering food More than appropriation i be asked for to carry on the work. Woman Surgeon Ready to Join BOARD: HITS MAN; Goshen. May Anna G. Kaufman, a praticlng physician for thirty years has offered her services to Secretary of War Baker and says she would like noting better than to go to the front with Roosevelt.

She is fifty-five years old and wealthy. Chas. Daftlin of Bark River, visited Joe Yasich, employed at the I Stephenson mill at Wells, sus- TO AS YET No Escanaba men have received notices thus far to report to the Wrest Point, May Joffre and members of the French commis- sion visited the mil tary academy here today and were impressed with the drill by the cadets. United States military academy la the greatest training school in the said General Joffre. Joffre and associates were met by the crack negro cavalry un and es corted to the grounds.

Ceremonies were held at the club where the cadets passed in review. Joffre left for New York with Billy Sunday and Sunday in the party. New York, May and trl-color union jack were displayed in prominence at the banquet at tile W'aldorf hotel tonight in honor ot the French a- 1 English com mis 1 It was the most brillian dinnner in th of the city to the French and Bnjph vis tors Mayor Mitchell, who host to a thousand guests, welcomed the missions while the throng sang the Mar- eeilla'se, the Star Spangled Banner, God Save the King, amid shouts and tears. Joseph H. Choate spoke and Minister Balfour told of the allies aims for democracy.

Vivani of the ravage of France and the great courage of the nation. Women as the national anthem was sung and General Joffre and General Wood shook hands but were unable to speak a word daring the singing. tained a brolcen jaw whille at work i camp at Fort Sheridan, 111. where the yesterday. A bonrd thrown, from a saw, officers for the reserve forces will get struck the wovkman in lUie face and three months of hard work, in prepar- hia jaw bone i He was tended by tin tmrgeon and atlon for being commissioned.

Only a few in the peninsula have been notified to report, as yet. Ed. Hnnson. mate and H. S.

Robertson, seaman, of the U. 8. L'ghtship of the 9-foot shal, came over to Bscanaba yesterday and were marooned during the entire day on account of tho henry wind that was.