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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04
Business Men
Support Drake

With Commissioner Drake
standing firm on his decision TO
hire two engineers to handle the
municipal light and water plants
and the remainder of the council
equally firm in their attitude of
forcing Drake TO let them dictate
the appointments, a deadlock is
expected when the question
comes up for consideration again
Wednesday.
Plans of the council to force
Drake to allow City Engineer
Raleigh to supervise the power
and water systems fell flat today
when IL developed that such q
change would be a violation of
the charter.
Drake produced figures show
ing that he had cut salaries and
expenses in ! his department 81
5000 per month since he TOOK
office. and predicted that the
light aud water departments
would collect 100000 more In
1915 than this year
Business men of the city are
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04
kaiser's War, Not Ours,
Says Captured German

Austria had beaten Servia; that
Russia and japan were fighting;
that the French president was as
sassinated, and Paris had declar-
ed the commune. Therefore, said
our officers, we must cross Bel
GUM in railway trains in order
to fight on the frontier and save
Helginm from the French invad-
ers.
How should we know the
truth? Until we saw the infan-
try at Tirlemont, none suspected
that we fought the Belgians.
Then our officers told us we must
hack our way through. That is
the kaiser's word.
Our officer ordered that we
march until the whistle shrilled
Stop; that we fire at the EN-
emies' ears Our officers boast
they will lose a million men to
develop the plan of campaign.
This is an officers war.
Expected To BE Shot.
when we were taken prison
ers by the Belgians we were too
tired to care. Not for seven
nights had we enjoyed rest. 4
and all the others waited to be
shot when we surrendered. In
stead we we're marched to a rail-
way and given seats in a tram;
four prisoners to one armed
guard, and the Belgians gave us
water.
For a week we had fought
these people. A week of cavalry
battles, 10 miles march I'm eight
days. The gun horses died OF
thirst. And our eaptors gave us
pannikins of water. Other guarfs
brought us bread. to each pris-
oner a two-pound loaf. For iz
DAYS we had had no rations, only
small piece of sausage and two
spoonfuls of peas.
Our commisariat broke down
before this campaign was begun.
The officers had their menu, the
troops went hungry. We are az
nothing in the kaiser's war. Did
l not tell you one million of US
are to be killed to test the plaa
of campaign?
"But an emperor greater than
the kaiser said that battles are
won with legs. HE knew. Eye
haustion ended our endurance. Et
was the starvation Tations that
brought about our downfall.
When we had eaten and drunk
the food of our captors one of
them said: There Is no beer
here; takes these cigarets. A
smoke VIII do you good. Where
fore should we make You suffer-
This Is the ksiser's war;
Thankful. They Slept.
SO they brought us here to
Bruges. On the first night came
an nfficAr Nth nara. In. Ii.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04
2 WOUNDED
BY ROBBER

Read, who was passing at the
time, took Mr.. and Mrs. Poem
litz to the Tacoma General hos
pital.
May Recover.
The bullet from the thugs gun
entered MIR. Poehlitz' right lung
He lapsed into Inconsistencies
but physicians believe he stands
a chance to recover.
Peterson was shot by the hold
up on South 18th between L and
M streets, 20 minutes later. He
showed fight after the robber had
taken $65 and a gold watch, the
bandit turning and firing at him
point blank. The bullet pierced
his left hand. He was given at
tention at the st. Joseph's.
Member Bad Gang.
The holdup man was small and
slender. wearing a black mask.
He is believed by the police to
be little more than a youth.
The police of Spokane and
Portland have recently driven
out some bad holdup men," said
Capt. Smith of the detective de-
partment today, land l have no
doubt that one OF them commit
ted last nights crimes. We have
a fairly good description of him,
and are watching every avenue
of escape by which he might
leave the city"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04

hands. Then we said each to
the next: Here 10 the man who
viii order us to be shot To
each prisoner the officers gave
a eard-a postcard. Write home
that YOU are alive and SAFE he
ordered. Belgium does not
make war upon women There
bore. we did as he said, being
thankful, and for two days we
Htpt, Not for a week before
h ~ we known real sleep.
"And OUR own people at
home? IL IL their part 90
sutherland starve. Some day
they must pay r9r this war.
IL costs the Fsfherlsnd sew
enty millions of marks lover
S16,OOO,000) a week.
The Belgian field army are
not fire-eaters. They are work.
men like ourselves In times of
peace. But each soldier knows
what he must do; and why.
Therefore, we did not dislodge
them. The German army is diff
ferent. THERE no one dare
think for himself. The officers
are tools of the general staff, the
soldiers tools of the officers.
when our officers are picked
eff by the enemy we must throw
W our hands"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04
PUT SOME
NEW MEN ON
THIS BIG JOB

There is need for new blood In the supreme
court, not merely to replace such reactionaries
as Judges Grow, Gose and Chadwick but for a
far more important reason.
New blood is needed to notify the remaining
members that they not impregnable, and
that they are not above the voice of the people.
To re-elect Grow, Gose and Chadwick would
be interpreted as an endorsement of all nine
members of the present court, and of every
queer decision for which they responsible.
It would be hailed endorsement of the
courts veneration of 'brick and mortar as
against human beings in the minimum wage
case, as approval of the decision making Joke
of the recall law, an endorsement of the delay
in the Furth case, and the delay which put $780,
600 Of state money into the pockets of the fish
trust. It would mean endorsement of the
habit of the supreme court to cut down the
amounts of jury verdicts given to the injured in
damage cases.
The entire supreme court needs reminder
that they cannot placidly go along trampling up
people rights and measures, and then calmly
claim reelection. None of the three judges now
up for reelection originally the choice of the
people They were appointed by governors.
Most of the other judges, also, were originally
appointed by one governor another. New men
on the supreme court, new men selected by the
people and not handpicked by any governor, are
vitality needed. That's why it is important to
defeat Grow, Gose and Chadwick next Tuesday.
To defeat them, vote for Judge w. H. Pember-
ton, Judge O. r.. Holcomb and e. G.. Mills, for
mer assistant United States attorney at Wash
ington ID. @.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04
WORLD PEACE
new P0PE'S
DESIRE

ROME, Sept. Pope Bene-
diet XIV, elected by the sacred
college OF cardinals yesterday.
and whose coronation will take
place Sunday, will devote hts
first energies towards bringing
about world peace. In his first
statement the newly elected pope
deplored the European war,
which is dividing the branches of
the church and causing priests
ON one side TO pray for victory
over the other country, where
priests are also praying, and an
nouneed that he only hoped his
frail being was capable of en-
during the enormous weight of
responsibility will be thrown
upon his shoulders.
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Is still unconscious. slowly dying
at the Tacoma General hospital.
We can find no proof OF the
rumor that Gardner Was drink
ing" said Capt. of Detectives d
o. Smith today. There seems
to be no charge on which to hold
him further"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04

Believing that the highway
man who shot two Tacoma citi-
zens during operations last night
Is a member of criminal gang
which has terrorized Spokane
and Portland for several weeks,
the police are today searching
the city for the murderous thug.
G. F. Poehlitz, retired build
ing contractor, of 1901 South TIN
street, and Theodore Peterson,
an engineer, of Marshfield, Ore,
camping at Steiiacoom, are
the victims of the holdup at
tempts and the police believe that
one criminal IL responsible for
both assaults. Poehlitz is criti-
cally wounded.
With His Wife.
Mr.. Poehlitz and his wife were
returning home about 10 o'clock
when they noticed a man kneel-
ing on the sidewalk on South M
street between eth and 9Th. As
they approached he jumped In
front of them and ordered them
TO hold up their hands.
Pursues Thug.
Mrs. Poehlitz screamed and
the holdup man, fearing detec-
ton, ran down the street. Poeh-
1its followed in pursuit and was
shot by the fleeing thug, who
disappeared. DIR. Wilmot ID.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04
WILSON
URGE
TAX

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Sept. =.
President Wilson, appearing
before a Joint session of the SEN
ate and house at 1890 O'Clock
today. voiced a personal plea for
the enactment BY congress OF
legislation to offset the loss In
government revenues as a result
of the European war.
Alarming Decrease.
The president stated that dur
ing August, compared with the
corresponding month last year.
there was q decrease OF ale. $780,
600 In revenue collected from
customs I'm the United States. He
said that continuation of the de-
crease In the same proportions
during the current fiscal year
would probably mean a loss of
between sixty and one hundred
million dollars.
Caused BY War.
This, he said, was not the re-
suit of reductions recently made
In customs duties. but to the
great decrease in importations
due IN an extraordinary sense to
the industrial area effected By
the present war In Europe. He
stated that approximately s75,-
100000, the large part of the
present treasury balance, Is de-
posted in national banks of the
country and that its withdrawal.
II necessary, would cause dis
tress, confusion and inconveni-
ence. and that to sell bonds would
be an untimely and unjustifiable
demand on the money market.
Urges Internal Tax.
The president urged that an
additional revenue OF 500, 000.-
00e be raised through internal
taxes in order to meet the emsr-
gency. He suggested that d
source for revenue be chosen
such as will yield Immediately
and continue with a certain ana
constant flow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04
WILL SWEDEN ENTER
EUROPEAN WAR?

LONDON. Sept According
to Stockholm correspondent of
the Star, Swedish people are
deeply concerned over the eff
forts Germany is making, as
shown by articles in German
newspapers, to induce Sweden to
enter the war as an ally of Ger
many.
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to
at
m los
ss70.000000.
aloneh had wounded missing
n
RI % a a barbarian nation"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04
CENTRALIA WILL HOLD
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION

CENTRALIA, Sept. 4. = The
entrslia Labor aud Trades Coun-
Gil has decided to hold a Labor
Day celebration here Monday.
The program will include a par
ade and athletic contests. The
coal miners of TeniEo and Men,
dota and the stone-cutters OF
Tenino Will attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04

SEATTLE. Sept. 4.-The Aus
trian government has for several
days been negotiating for the
charter of the Great Northern
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04

rallying to brakes support, and
a delegation will attend Wednes-
days meeting to support the COM
mfsstoners fight against the
council, IL was reported today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04
BY MARY BOYLE O'REIILY.
ANTW BELGIUM,
AnH % 1919

Aug. %, 1914.
This Is the kaiser's war, not
the peoples war" said a German
prisoner of war 10 me at Bruges.
For a week the great casterne
tbarracks) has been filled with
ace military prisoners taken in
the battles of Liege, Tirlemont
and Haelen.
Bronzed, bearded, worn and
nervous, they lie about the cas-
terne. Here and there a villain
ous-looking rUffian, here and
there a human rat, but the vast
majority are MISUNDERSTANDING
workinsnen. neither stupid, sui
len nor suspicious,
Food For Germans.
At seven the prisoners rise,
march under guard to the wash
ing place, battle and march back
to breawfast. There is coffee
and bread for all. a MONDAY meal
of bread and vegetable soup, a
supper of bread and bacon.
Apart from the rest, six men
sit, huddled, dead eyed, numb
ling. They cannot eat, will not
speak, do not seem to hear. Two
act as il embicile; all are nerve
shattered. None are visibly in
jured.
Poor fellows" says the Bel
gian guard, they have been IN
der shrapnel."
Drives Them Insane.
Shrapnel is hell fire in a fight.
It drives hardened soldiers in
L.
diers who have nothing to win
OF lose hate and fear this war?
By virtue of the war depart
ment pass which admitted me l
began to talk with the prisoners.
One, a workman from northwest
ern Prussia, proves the most talk
alive. He is a trades unionist,
intelligently anti-military.
Did Not Wish to Come.
I'VE did not wish to come" he
said to me as he leaned against a
post in the great parade yard,
but in the CONSUMPTION countries
who cares what workman
wishes? When we modified, our
officers said battle was just like
the imperial maneuvt'rs. That is
not true. With the first rifle
fire there came upon us a fierce
fear.
at each round men feli-men
one knew. Before our eyes they
died horribly. For what? When
the big guns, field guns. howitz-
ers, quick Hrers we're all booming
and banging together, then 1
knew the people should be able
to prevent wars.
Knew Not Why.
We fought without knowing
why. Our officers told us how
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04
ToDAY,s CIEARINGs.
FREE . BOX SEATS To
PANTAGEs THEATER

II you find your name pub
lished today among the ciaesi-
fled ads Of The Times Each
day a new name OF some Ta-
coma resident will appear.
The party whose name ap-
pears should call at The
Times office before D. m to-
morrow for an order for the
seats. which are absolutely
free.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04

Steamship company's liner Min-
nesota- The bis Hill liner IL
wanted to carry Austrian resery-
lists from the Orient to the war
zone In Europe.
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The Asbury NJ. f. church will
hold a watermelon and ice cream
social Saturday evening at 54O3
Union avenue, South Tacoma.
Good music will be furnished.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04

Earle Gardner, chauffeur of
the Lozier automobile that went
into a ditch at Fife early We'd
nesday morning, injuring Miss
Babe Walters to the extent that
her life is despaired of, will
probably be released by the po-
lice this afternoon. The girl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04
STARVING!
DIE
BYTHOUSANDS

HAGUE. of Beigisns starving
Of
ss especially
ne Cross
ha3
made
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THIEVES GET PERFECTOs
Thieves broke into the grocery
OF Mclean Brothers. North 2eth
and Proctor streets. sometime last
night, by means Of q rear win
dow. and stole two boxes of can
day and a box Of five-cent cigars.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04
aIIs ~ Feet;
Leg Is Broken

Falling ID feet to a concrete
floor, when a scaffold on which
he was working at the new John
B. Stevens garage. 7th and c
streets. collapsed this morning.
Carl Satter, a carpenter, AIT
East @ street, escaped with a
broken leg.
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So they brought us here to
Bruges. On the first night came
an officer with cards in his
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04
GERMANS NEAR, PARIS
CONSIDERS SURRENDER

=
The credited.
PARIS, with everything nd
within
Of the
i 8 and
a
Il to
farther interior country
the defenders before them.
bombarding
The exodus of noncombatants continued.
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AIRMEN BUSY OVER PARIS


bomb he
no
his mac nd
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;ERMANS DEFEND WAR TAX

BERLIN Amsterdam Sept Naturally" the Berlin
cities which Germany must
announced the
They fixed BY the Ge
man o
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04

We fought without knowing
why. Our officers told us how
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-04

We strixed hard - bring
about change IN the
weather to-day. but the fore-
caster informs ue that To-
niEht and saturday VIA pe
, fair.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-07
THAT @CULLED" BOOZE MAN.

The negro is down and out politi-
cally. He will never have hand In
the government OF this state.
Although superior In every way to
the negro just from slavery. the negro
Of today is unfit to govern others.
Every white believes this
Those who lug the negro into our
campaigns are doing the white man a
great injustice by letting the negro
think that there are some who fear
the black mans vote.
The negro does net seek political
power In this state. lie knows that
he was put at disadvantage under
the leadership OF carpetbaggers and
the scalawags. The negro does not
seek social equality. In fact. MS far
as we can Judge. the negro doesn't
seem to seek anything. But all of
this talk may stir within him some
kind Of latent longing and make him
mischievous.
That Is the real danger. Let the ne
gro realize that he is regarded as a
factor and we may have some real
danger to confront us.
The superior white man knows.
feels and asserts his superiority and
the negro does not have to be taught
his place.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-07
Played National Game.

Vera Cruz. July 4-The United
States navy vanquished the army to-
day In a long program of athletic
sports which marked their celebra-
tion Of the Fourth of July on Mexican
SOIL
During the Ro1iar race of the cav
airy a native woman became panic
stricken and was unable to move as
the galioping horses approached her:
The driver forced hls horses apart
and the animaln passed ON each side
OF ths woman with the rider strad-
ding across the space between the
saddles. The woman was untouched
and thousands of soldiers and sailors.
looking on at the daring feat cheered
the rider.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-07
THEY APPRECIATE CLASS

Since we have been able to convince
The Rock Hill Herald that Anderson
really has 1900 population. there
Is nothing too good for us to say of
good Brother j. T. Fain. editor OF that
breezy paper in the Windy City"
We have always thought that The Ev-
ening Herald had ''some class" and
now we know It, The Herald in try
Ing to get the hest In styles of ad-
vertisements. copies page adver-
tisement designed FOR the Coca Colt
people by The Intelliyencer. A page
advertisement designed by this paper
for the Coca Cola people was copied
by the Greensboro, N. c.. Record.
These two papers are looking up
ward and they appreciate class.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-07
THE DAY IN CONGRESS

y. r. y. y * * y * * y T. * *
Washington. July 6-Senate met at
IL a. III. Debate resumed on river and
harbor bill
Banking committee continued work
on nominations tn Federal ,;n reserve
board. -, e ,..l -,
Confirmed nominations of Charles s.
Hamlin, W. P. G. Harding. and A.
C. Miller to be members of the Fed
eraf reserve obard.
Adjourned at 5:35 until noon Tues
day.
House met at noon.
Bills on unanimous consent calen-
dar considered.
Unsuccessful efforts made to pass
bill appropriating 100000 for relief
Of Salem, Mass.. fire victims.
Adjourned at SOS p. IN, until noon
Tuesday.
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Pern1Qnence

The days and nights are long
enough. but the years are mighty
| :hOrt
Whether the average life IL more
than II used 10 be or not am not
prepared to say. So experts in statis-
'ics tells us that the average is higher
than il used to be-
I'ut the trend OF human progress
now is to make things permanent.
All or the work done. except that on
III" public highways is of substan-
tial. permanent nature. and II must
bc said of the highways that they are
nearly all on a permanent grade that
cannot be improved.
NotwitlIstand'ng. the frequency of
he streets being dug up and SCARED
| about. II you will Just look beneath
he surface you will md it Is for some
| improvement that cannot be improved
upGn.
II is permanent.
The public buildings. and the build
fngs Of public nature. which are be-
Ing erected now are Of Il material and
workmanship that will Just last FOR
aEcy and ages
Though change .i8 written upon ev-
ctytHlnP human, the engineers tell uS
that there is no reason why the bridge
we have made across the cut on North
Main street will not he as good anh
solid one thousand years from now
a: IL is today. and they are making
he depot of the same kind of mater
ial.
never cross It now without think
ing of the stone bridge across the up-
per Danube in Prague which was
built Il thousand years ago. 1t is said
tn be the strongest bridge in the
world. For centuries il was the only
bridge IN that city To span the Danub.
But now there are four others, much
more symmetrical. hut not so mass
i've
The engineers tell me that the
buildings to be erected by the G.. q w.
{. railroad on South Main street are
to he both symmetrical and porma-
ncnt
While architecture is not very pro.
gressive In form. 1t certainly has TAX
en- long step forward in the way of
making things permanent
Julius e. Boggs.
Anderson, S. c.. July q. 1914.
What shall we do with our vice
-k,