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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-11

There's no Christmas rush
At The Hague peace tribunal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-11

1t takes a lot of sentiment out
of war when you consider a SOL
dier's principal business seems to
be stopping bullets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-11
What's Doing
Today

"Sylvia," high school operetta,
Stadium students in high school
auditorium.
Battle Cry of Peace" master
movie play; Tacoma theater.
Laying of cornerstone for His
torical museum; p. m.
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SHUT SALOONS
FOR WINDUP?

Commissioner Atkins is consid-
ering a proposal today for the
city council to revoke all liquor
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BANK CIEARINt,s.

PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE Athens
news agency announced today
that Greece wou 4 soon demolsii.
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Tomorrow

Tomorrow
Rev. w. H. Marvin, lecture at
Y. M. G. A.; 3 p. m.
Musicale; First M. e. church;
1880 p. m.
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Introducing the Bean
quartet: Commissioners T. n.
= p. Atkins, Commissioners
4. n. q p. Drake, Commis-
sioner T. II. = r. Mills and
CommissiOner 4. r.. e r.
Woods.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-11

The Associated Charities
will be glad to look up these
names IL they are truly de-
serving.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-11

Now that the hobble skirt has
been abolished, women don't to
wit for the low-step street cars.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-11
Talk o. the Times

We've met as many I-told-
yon-s6 persons since yester-
dry noon as We did follow
Ing the last world series.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-11

Wouldn't II make your
Christmas dinner taste just
about a hundred times as
good to know that some
where in Tacoma a poor lit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-11

The Times wants Santa
Claus to come to every little
child in Tacoma and you can
do your part II you will.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-11

The real problem is not how the
dollar goes, but how it comes.
The elevator man is no educator,
but he brings a lot of people up.
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HAT BOOK OF LOMBARDrS

of returning intelligence Spug and
him went out of the room together.
"'Sit down says | to the professor.
and he sank back into his seat. while
l glanced around at me luxurious en-
vironment, always kcepin' a watchful
eye on the prof and a finger on the
automatic l had slowed in my coat
pocket.
"To show me carelessness Of dan
ger. perhaps it was, ! fingered "A book
on the table. a big red volume with
gold trimmin's. IL must have jumped
out at me because it was in my W
language sittin' beside others that had
queer pothooks on them. | looked at
the name on the over and the name
of the writer-and then ] looked up
at the writer himself.
1T came to me in a flash. I was
In the presence of Prof. lombard,
the google eyed son of a sea serpent
who had written the book they were
all a-sayin' had set me and Spug and
millions of others hackin' each other
to pieces for some damn fool thing
be called biological, necessity.
1.-THE blood and the torture Of 1t
all cried in me ears against this cold
blooded man, who, sittin' within n
few feet of me in a comfortable arm
chair, had told the world that such
must be. and made the world be.
lleve it,
II think he must have felt in the
soul of him, if he had a soul, the hate
and loathing that We're in me heart
and mountin' In waves to me head. He
Crouched back in his chair as | pushed
me face across the table at him,
"'Did we write tbs hook I grated
at him, holdin' of it in front of his
glasses.
Yes ne answered me, and some
life seemed Ia put new springs into
the thin frame of him. yes, | wrote
that book
1.-THE hell We did,' says !, and 7
thumbcd the pages with my dirty
fingers. | think now that by the ac-
tions Of me he must have concluded
was escaped from ON lunatic asy-
Per lum for BIRDS. THE hell We did |
repeated, still thumhin' over the book
and glarin' at him. "Thcn will yc be 80
kind, Prof, Lombard, now to read
for me what We wrote My thumb
stopped at "A page and | jammcd il
into some println', and thrust tn,
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book at him. Read where I'm
p%ointin','
Half in terror. | should imagine,
and half viii the intention Of hui
NORM me, he began to read. As I
remember it. it ran somethin' like
this:
"'Those misdirected MOI who try to
put a stop to val are not only fit for
the foolish house. but they are the
most immoral people in the word, for
they are fghtin' ag'in' the laws and
purposes Of nature-
Enough for the prlsint-stop
now | yelled at him. And listen L"
me, We laddybuck, Dye think it is
accordin' To the laws of nature for me
and me friend Spug to go ~gallavantin'
around the air tryin' to kill other fell
lows like me and Spug because they
happen to be born in another country
and wear a different kind of uniform?
answer me, now
'He hemmed and hawed n bit and
then he started to explain. 'Accordin'
to the lessons of history, and the eX-
pcrience of the past or some such
poppycock as that, he managed to say
when | thrust me face up against his
and said:
"'D'ye mean To insinuate, professor,
that me and me friend Spug, the finest
boy that ever breathcd the breath of
life, and natural born cutthroats and
murdercrs? Say that we are-and III
brain YET
"'No-O are-not'
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aud get It FOR mo with haste and cN-
petition There was no hesitation in
the professor, followin' the way |
said il.
what dye "a the ropc for.
Branigan?' asked Spug.
Tim goin' to truss up a snake
and give it a taste of its own pizen,'
says /. and the professor turned as
pale as the bread On the tray, hack
of his dark beard,
"SpuG looked at me quarely and
looked hard at the professor, and
shook his head. not gettin' the drift
Of it. | vas boil.n' over so ! couldn't
have explained the whole of 1t to him,
if h. wanted to know. But he had his
minds eye on the foodies,
"'Pitch in. Branigan,' says he; we
couldn't he better off if We We're n our
own camp. We've got petrol enough
to take us back there, and "A compass
to guide us, and Well trust TO the
luck that has stood by us tonight,
when we've had our fiji, you'll take a
couple of hours sleep, whilst | keep
the professor company. Then you
can entertain him while | nap till the
tTtih 81 udN' lNtn on We 80, llht
larks in the mornin'. Pitch in, me
lad
when I'm trough me job says I,
as the old fellow came back with the
length of stout rope. ! grabbed it
from his shakin' hands and made u
rush at the professor, who was watch
in me with terror N his eyes. When
he saw me comm he lets out n trc-
mcnjous howl that would wake the
dead, and he tried to run around the
other side of the table, upSettin' a
chan as he sprawled ont helpless ON
the floor, Spug, on the other side,
had him up ana clutChed in his huge
arms in a jiffy, while the old servant
stood there wringin' of his hands and
pc kim ~apprehensive toward the door
he had left open.
"'Whlt do q want to d. with tho
professor" asked Spug, curious.
lin goin' to tie him up and bring
him along with us in the Thrush. To
show him what war really Is. He's
the man who wrote a book about It, We
know, SpuG. He said it was NECESSARY
for the good Of mankind
1.-The divil We say cNrlaims Spug,
and turned the professor around In his
arms to get a better look at HIM.
"Thcre was the noise of "A scrtamin'
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By Thomas O'Hallora1

at the door and we all turned to see
n fresh lookin' girl of about II, with
golden hair and rosy cheeks, who
trail,d "A long white n.ghtdr - as she
iiuttercd over the floor like he Thrush
when she's about To rise from the
ground
when she Sc the professor held
in the arms of one ugly giant. and me.
another. standin' beside them, with a
rope in me hands. she lets out another
ser am and throws her arms around
the neck of the professor. There
was nothn' for Spug to do. him bcin'
a gentleman. first and foremost. hut
to let go his holt, and stand there like
a fuol-mc likewise another fool.
"They wen, on zach o,bors sbor,-
,I,rs in the most ni,iful way an, ,ba
heart of mo was touched Ia. ,ha m
dcarin' words ana mons -, ,bon,
And that BANNED ola ba s.,,.,rt i,s,
stood there and 70 Sara
We we'll
81 hethourht mo row 80 ,ho ,,or.
hesitation nf tho ur,f,s,nr uban 10
told Spur there v,,s r,h,d,. T., ,ha
house but him and thn s.r,,r, !
didn't blame any man f,,. Loaui,,
such youth and in-nncon,o nr, -, ,ha
way of two rourh so,diers ava r,in,
or stealin' or KILN tn do Il, nu,
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# We can't talk the same lingo? If We
say such things about my God and
Spug's God III he damned if | dom
rip We open right here and now. Are
we applyin' them remarks to our God?
Answer me, or by the eternal
"'No, 7 didn't mcan-that-in a
pcrsonal-sense,' says he. shakin' like
a leaf.
Well. there's no sense that's not
personal sense. ! shot back at him.
Now read that and | flung the pages
over some more.
He could hardly get out the words,
but they sounded somcthin' like this,
as | recollict:
"'War is a good thing in itself, for
the weak have not the same right %
live as the powerful
THAT was as much as I could stand.
'Yc Cowld bloodcd son of the divil'' |
exploded. My own mother Is weak
n old, my sisters are weak with
innoCcnce-and yen tell mo they have
IA rights, as much as the most power
full, Damn We, OF all the miserable
weaklings I've ever come across ye're
the weakest DAD of them all. and we've
got the least right to live. accordin' to
Yer own words ! stood towerin' over
him and he shrunk away from me as
If ! were the Lord on Judgment Day.
Faith, | must have stabbed him with
the daggers of me wrath.
AT this moment in comes Spug
Kennedy %csCortin' the old servant car
ryin with trcmblin' hands n tray
with food and bottles, | was tremblin'
all over meself, trembl!n' with rage,
me that had gone through hell on
account of this poor, miserable figure
in the chair ana the likes of him, and
never trembled "A bit before.
"Spug was caperin' cheerful and
clipper. We're safe from unpleasant
interruption, I'm convinced he an
nounced, Furthermore. I'VE got the
tank full Of gas, and I'll forthwith APP
proprlnte the compass, with the pro-
fessor's kind PERMISSION which he did
just the same without. And now rs
about time that we were putin
somethin' into our own tanks
1.-THE servant laid the tray on The
table. The food surely was as in
within as heaven to Lazarus. but
was not to he diverted.
"ProfcSsor,' ! ordered, tell tn" old
one to get me a long piece Of rope
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Continued from run Page.


form me whom ] have the honor Of
spakin' TOP
"'Prof. Lombardi.' he murmured
low. though | thought there was a
mite of pride in the way he said it.
Then | seemed to remember some
thin associated with the name, and
still | didn't.
.yyha s;c,ior of tho world Is thiso'
Spup ear me AT him next.
.n..,r. -, !, 49,, :. ,.o
~ - . ~ y,
,. ,So
. rao,, -, W. ,ntu.u'a,
go - atn, =,
'. -.
w. ~ ' na".
~ m 80, ' ~
~ :" ''o
ana VINO else pesiue serseii' pro-
Iessor, ma! De occupSih the Prlhises'
was the next question.
lie seemed TO hesl'ate aoout an
swerIn TINS ana sho' a quare look
at the old lantern bearer
81 am the only one, he finally said
slowly ana MS ola servant. we are
IN the middle oil 'he forest miles IRON
any settlement, NO one comes mere
'Fnen' says Spug' III tell We what
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embarrassed about somethiu'. | tn
then | looked at Spug, who h4.
worked up anythin' Of the RAGE
possessed me agin' til. prp,,.
Spuc looked back at me kind n, q
iSh.
Il seen now that the proi"-
know somcth.n' about the W,r ,
If he had written in a ,pHh
was for the good of 'umtuf'
that kind of truck. Maybe b,
a heart, after all. Maybe hr
suffer too, like the millions OBJ,
had suffered and We're SUit,ll' ..
day. But, damn it all, tina, a.
make what he had said about y Dr.
Il don't know what made M
Of 1t. 1t came like a kind of f-
ton to me | walked To- 'ha
lay down the rope. ana took ".
book. THIN | considered a l.i
"Prufessor, | says finally.
yc'd SIT down at the tail" Cd
Yer pen IN Yer fist. Then 81
side this book somewhere tl, b.
in words. signin' Yer name. l
10 law and cU-tom-right N,f.
in this spaC.-put i d''.
words
"'"I don't believe a dtmu
me. girl word Of what
book, | wrote It hccIu~y
know any better, | know
excuse me girl-'of a ,o' a"
t,A,.s -
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THE WAR SITUATION

m)-Tonshts statement
"n Agonne
to
hold
schratzmanneIe
mannee
a bayonet charge grenades"
Vienna August 7via London August 1925 mTonshes
Between vistua fighting
Of Lubatov
trated the
Redpus
heavily bombarded enemy i the
a
Rome August official conmun
cation from Lieutenant General Count cadns chief
conquered
14o prisoners
MonfaIcone succeeding starting big
detachmens which
enabled
fine the fire and to limit considerably the damage"
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RUSSIAN ARMIES
NOT OUT OF MESH
SPREADBY TEUTONS
Large Slavic Forces Remain
Close to Warsaw to Con-
test Further Advance
of the Germans

The armies of Grand Duke Nicholas
after evacuating Warsaw, are not yet
out of the mesh spread by the Ger
mans to cut off their escape to the
eastward. Russian official reports indi-
cate. 1t Is declared large part OF
the Russian army remained close to
the Polish capital to contest any ef-
fort of the Germans to cross the Wis
tula in pursuit.
The Russians, ii is stated, stationed
artillery on the right bank of the Wis.,
tula to prevent the rebuilding of the
Vistula bridges by the Germans and
this is borne out by the Berlin Off
cial communication which declares the
Russians continue to lombard War
saw from Praga on the eastern bank
of the river.
The Germans north of the Polish
capital. who are investing the Russian
fortress of Novogeorgievsk, have PEN
etrated as far as the Narew river.
while southeast of Warsaw. between
the Bug and the Vistula the Teutons
assert they have forced the Russians
to evacuate their positions near Rus
kowola
On the northern end of the battle
front Petrograd claims the German en-
veloping movement has been checked
III the region of Riga, where the Rus
slams say the invaders have been
driven back on Mitau. Petrograd also
intimates that the Teutons have aban-
doned their efforts in the direction of
Riga and are turning their attention
to stem a Russian thanking movement
Details of the taking of Warsaw
Just reaching Berlin say that all the
kingdoms of Germany were represent
ed in the capture. The Prussians, it is
now asserted, first entered the city.
The Russians. after resisting stub
bornly. retired under cover of dark
ness.
In France a spirited engagement be-
tween the Germans and French with
hand grenades in the Argonne forest Is
announced A French official state
ment also reports fighting in the vi
cinity of Souchez and artillery duels
In the region of Tracy -Le-Val and Ber-
ry Au Bac.
In Flanders the Germans claim to
have forced the BelgiansN to evacuate
advanced positions over the User river
south of Dixmude.
Unofficial advices from Turin say
the Italians have stormed the summit
of Monte San Michele, which dominates
the Austrian town of Gorizia, whose
fall is now said to appear imminent
The Italian submarine Nereide is re-
ported destroyed in an engagement in
the Adriatc with an Austrian sub
nersible. In the waters around Great
Britain some fishing smacks have been
sent to the bottom and Danish steam
er set on fire. presumably by German
uuder-sea boats.
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THREAT TO BLOW
Up VESSEL LEADS
TO MANS ARREST
H. w. Hayssen, in Jail at
Houston, Tex, May Be
Author of "Pierce"
Letters

Houston, Tex, August IA man giving
his name as II. w. Hayssen, is in jai
here in connection with threats to blow
Up the home of William Weatherford
treasurer of local cotton firm and tc
blow up vessel scheduled to leave Gal
weston with a shipment of horses for
France
Following several threatening tele-
phonc communica tions received by Mr..
Weatherford a trap was laid by the po-
lice and Hayssen was arrested late to-
day. No formal charge is laid against
him.
According to the police tonight ne ad-
mits he came to this city from New
Orleans about week ago and also that
he had trouble with the police in New
Orleans. After being taken before the
chief of police in New Orleans for in
vestlgation, the officers here say Hays
sen told them he was allowed to leave
the city. The prisoner declared he had
a passport and was on his way to Gal
weston to board ship for Europe.
Recently it was announced that ship
Dent OF 10000 horses would be sent to
France before October / and part of the
shipment is already on hand. The name
of the vessel which will take them has
not been announced.
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TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

Physicians fight before tax CON-
mittee.
O'Neal attacks probe committee.
Carranza willing to make peace.
Slav resistance on the Bug brok en-.
Legislature making haste slowly.
3-What the state training schools
are doing.
4--War office seeks help of Amer
lean women.
5-Alfalfa ball planned.
Asks cooperation on garbage ques-
tion.
100 merchants coming to conven-
ton
Peacemaker shot and killed.
6--With the theatres
7-German account of Zeppelin raid.
S-Kentucly holds state primary.
3--Letters to the editor.
10-Two sentenced to pay death PEN
atty.
1I-Purifoy case first of kind in IS
Bryce is still interested.
14-15-Sports.
16-Automobile gossip.
20-Portugal names new President
21-Markets.
22-A corner in ancestors.
23-24-25 27-2S-Society.
c6-Editorial comment
29-No panic in Warsaw as Germans
attacked it.
?G-The Age-Herald after leading
lady.
31-3S-Magazine section.
a9-42-Comic supplement-
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Provisions Shipped

New Orleans. August six thousand
dollars worth of provisions for Ameri-
cans in Merico City were shipped from
here on the steamer City of Tampico
which sailed for Vera Cruz today. The
supplies We're purchased by the local
quartermasters office of the United
States army, upon instructions from
Brigadier General Devol in Washing
ton, in charge of the Red Cross relief
work In Mexico.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-08
THIRTEEN FUNERALS
FOR FLOOD VICTIMS

Erie, Pa, August 7-Thirteen funer-
ais of the victims of Tuesday nights
flood were held today and Erie was a
city of mourning.
The wrecking force was Increased TO
1000 men today. while the state health
department had 200 additional at work
The sanitary engineers expressed the
belief today that there was little dan
ger OF an epidemic.
Railroads that entered Erie agreed
today to cancel the usual Sunday ex-
cursion to Erie tomorrow.
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Undoubtedly American financiers will
have to be consulted and 1t was suggest
ed here tonight that Secretary McAdoo
will be charged with the duty of sounding
them. Ii this is true he will have to
be acquainted with the whole purpose OF
the Washington government, and the
South and Central American powers which
iuits In restoring peace in Mexico. Secre-
taiy Lansing's mission. II was Inferred
might have to do with this pnase of the
problem.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-08
BILLS DIVIDING
JEFFERSON WILL
NOT Be PASSED
SENATOR JUDGE
Local Delegation Surprised
That Citizens Are Troubled
Over the SituatiOn-No
Cause for Alarm

Montgomery, August 7.-(Special.) J
That Birmingham is agitated because
OF fear that the legislature will di-
vide the imperial county of jefferson.
is distinct surprise to Hhe members
OF the delegation. Senator Judge de
clared tonight that in his opinion there
was not the remotest chance of either
of several bills on the house calendar
going through.
To-day" he added, II received tel
egram from Crawford Johnson. presi
dent of the Chamber of Commerce. in
which was informed that Birmingham
mad information that one of the bills
providing for a division of the county
would go through the house While two
such bills are on the calendar and
will support those bills, 1T is reason
ably certain that they will not be sue
eessful in the house."
Members of the house delegation
were equally as much surprised that
Birmingham is holding mass meetings
and bombarding the legislature with
kilograms of protest. 1t is believed that
at least four members of the house
would oppose the passage of the bills,
and it is known that as long as Sem
ator Judge opposes them, neither can
wiggle through the upper branch
Features of Bill
The two bills are fathered by Mr..
Walsh and Mr. Shapiro. The first would
create simply JEFF Davis county with
Bessemer as the county site. The 9TH
er would divide jefferson into three
parts, creating thereby Birmingham,
Jeff Davis and another county In the
second named the city and county gov
ernments would be combined There
is in Birmingham a strong sentiment
in favor of the idea embodied in this
bill and 1T is believed that 1t contains
the sole opportunity for permanent re-
lief from the financial cramp with
which the municipality is suffering.
Should this sentiment crystallize and
seek the passage of this
bill 1t would go through. But with Bir-
mingham protesting against any such
action 1t has no chance.
Nothing aimed at jefferson county
and Birmingham behind which the peo-
pie are not can be enacted into law"
added Senator Judge. "And in order
that Birmingham, on another score
might not become perturbed. let 1t be
known that Ensley's alleged desire to
secede from Birmingham will scarce
ly materalize into concrete form and if
II does 1t Will fall by the wayside like
a withered weed"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-08
HAITI is QUIET IN
AMERICAN HANDS

Port au Prince, August.7.-
prevailed here today following the
occupation by the American naval
forces yesterday of the office of
the port and the national palace
for the purpose of maintaining
order and safeguarding life and
property. The Americans did not
take possession of the customs
house, which is still in the hands
Of the Haitiens.
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Opposes Transport Plan

Washington, August 7.-Secretary
Garrison has approved plan to estab-
iish an army transport service between
New York and the canal zone. South
bound the transports will call at Gal :
weston for the war department to sup
ply army posts In Texas.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-08
Left Mobile

Mobile. August 7.-w. II. Hayssen of
Chunchula, a member of a we'll known
family of Mobile county, left this city
on July IL with the express purpose of
sailing from New Orleans for Europe
as war correspondent. Hayssen posses
sed a passport issued by the state depart
ment in January. bearing his photograph.
1t was signed by Secretary Bryan and
was issued to him in the capacity of war
correspondent.
Hayssen formerly Travelled. he said, for
firms in GAINESVILLE and Cleveland, o. He
had had no previous newspaper experi-
eQce.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-08
ON SECRET
MEXICAN MISSION
Understood Secretary of State Will Be Met in New York by
Secretary McAdoo-Queston of Financing New
Mexican Government Discussed

Washington August
he
will be
his
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-08
Matt Wells Wins

New York, August Matt Wells of
England out fought Willie Schaeffer of
New York in fast 10-round bout here
tonight. Wells weighed 155 pounds and
Schaeffer 1884,