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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
HALTED BATTLE SIX MONTHS
TO PROTECT SAVAGE WOMEN

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IA
six months wait by United States
soldiers before closing with a willy
enemy, in order to preclude all
possibility Of killing any Of their
women, is the story of battle in
the Philippines contrasting oddly
with the disregard for women and
children ascribed to some of the
belligerents in the European war.
1t Is the story Of Bagsak mountain,
and the constructive, humane lead
ership of Brigadier General j. j.
Pershing, now commanding the
Eighth Brigade of the Third Divi-
sion of the u. 8. Army.
In planning his campaign
against the 10000 Moro warriors
who refused to heed the edict to
disarm, in 1913, General Pershing
first of all wanted to minimize the
loss Of life. The Moro women and
children, when a battle is immi-
nent, flock to their fighting men.
General Pershing determined
that the women and children
should not suffer for the fanati-
cism of their warriors. His first
order, therefore, was that before a
blow was struck at the rebellious
natives, his troopers should get
between the enemy and their
women to prevent the latter from
getting into the fighting zone.
Meantime, too, he was exercis-
ing diplomacy to reduce the num-
Der of armed natives who had
taken up their last stand on Bag
SAX Mountain, regarded by them
as a sacred and impregnable
stronghold. The result was that
when General Pershing concluded
the moment to strike could no
longer be deferred, the, natives
force had been reduced to about
500 Of the more desperate Moros.
The ensuing battle is pointed to
as an inspiring example of what
American soldiers can do. For
five days and nights, in June,
1913, featured by terrific hand to
hand fighting, General Pershing's
men worked their way up Bagsak
mountain, led by Pershing him
SELF, against the natives, who
fought with heroic desperation.
The casualties to the troopers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
AMERICAS TYPHOID DEATH
RATE LEADS THE WORLD

linger on prolonging suffering for
one to three months and very
often leaves its stamp in the form
of heart weakness or kidney
trouble.
Extensive outbreaks of typhoid
which occur with such regularity
In America are the result of OBJ
viously faulty and dangerous
sanitary conditions as we know
now that typhoid can only result
from such conditions in q COM
munity.
Yakima county, Washington,
for instance, shows a typhoid
death rate of almost $50 per
100000. of population-common-
ly said to be the highest in the
United States.
The reason for this is because
few Of the towns have adequate
sewerage systems and the public
water supply is seldom developed
to sufficient extent to keep pace
with the growing population.
Also, in Yakima county rural
districts, cesspools are located
near wells with astounding fire.
quency, according to the reports
of the United States public health
bulletins.
The future Of typhoid as a
menace to the health Of the
American people depends upon
the people themselves. It is an
easily preventable disease--this
much has been proven; but 1t res
mains with the public to work to.
gether along the preventive lines
laid down by those who have
studied the subject.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
TYPHOID

The typhoid death rate in any
furnishes a fairly ac-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04

pretty dimpe Is poor asset when It comes TO bal
Farm Journal All right neighbor but we refuse to be
from the dmpe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
CRAMPED QUARTERS

She hadn't told her mother yet
OF their first quarrel, but she took
refuge in a flood of tears.
Before we were married you
said you'd lay down your life for
me-" she sobbed.
= know IT," he returned SOL
EMMY. but this COMPOUNDED flat
IS SO tiny that there's no place to
lay down.'-Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
GOT HIS ANGoRA

Mrs. Clayton Cat the opera) -
The opera seems to be boring you
terribly, Paul. Why, you look alb
solutely Disguised.
Mr.. Clayton Gan efficiency ex-
pert) The operas all right, EN-
ma, but that fool conductor is
making hundreds of unnecessary
motions.-Puck.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
PROFESSIONAL PRIDE

PROFESSIONAL PRIDE
A quaint story is told to exem-
plify the pride that every man
should take in the work by which
he makes a living.
Two street-sweepers seated on
curbstone, were discussing a
ccmrade who had died the day
before.
"Bill certainly was q good
sweeper" said one.
YES" conceded the other,
thoughtfully. "But--don't you
think he was a little weak around
the lamp posts?"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04

Brig.-Ge j. j. Pershing, u. s. A.
was IA killed and IL wounded,
while the natives were practically
wiped out.
hut not a woman or child had
been permitted to come within the
firing zone.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
A STOCKTON sTANzA

Oh, winter winds will blow, bloA
blow,
And what of maidens who, | tro
Have very little down below.
Nor have that little long,
New York Evening Sun. y
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
MAYBE

Mrs. Whimper - John, II I
should die, would you marry
again?
MISUNDERSTANDING - IL the
trap was set different.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04

Cufat6 mCdS-
urment of the
degree of sani-
tation attained
by that COM
munity.
The disease
generally speak
ing is more
common In mild
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
81 .
H.
<.D AcMG
PROMPTLY DIRECTED

William Dean Howells said of
modern American letters:
I'm New England village I en-
tered the Main street department
store one afternoon and said to
the clerk at the book counter:
Let me have, please. the Let
tiers Of Charles Lamb
Postoffice right across the
street. Mr.. Lamb. said the clerk
with q polite, brisk SMILE
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04

There are depths OF human depravity few can unde
instance Chicago got mad because they served c
often In the boarding house and SHE'D brick tn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
PRISONERS SAY GERMANS
RAN FROM TYPHUS CASES.
Released Men Declare 1000 Died at Wittenberg-
Thank Mr.. Gerard for Better Conditions-Sir Roger
Easement Urged Men to Quit Colors.

Surrey Regiment. who Wa captured at
Yprss. said II had been a long night and
the men were parched. I'VE asked for
water" he said. "A bucketful was
chucked straight over US. Some OF the
men were 50 dry they licked the wet off
their coats. There were four kilties and
Tour Gurkhas In our party taken TO
Gustrow camp. At every place we
stopped these were brought out for fun.
The guards Knocked at them. pulled their
clothes about and then kicked them bacx
into their place"
Private Pardon OF tho Kings Own
Yorkshire Light Infantry. who was
wounded and taken prisoner at Mons,
said "When the Germans first got us
they treated us very badly. Our wounds
were dressed as we'll as possible, but our
guards would kick our wounds. smack
US in the face and knock us about. One
Trims they frequently did was to slash
the bare legs Of the kilties with their rid
ing whips"
The only men of the party who made
no complaints were Lance Corporal Long
OF the sixteenth battalion (~Canadian),
and Lance Corporal Brisbane of the
Black Watch, Long had his leg broken
ny a bullet In the famous charge
through the woods at Saint Julien, near
ipres, '"The Germans treated me WE'LL
ne said, Brisbane. captured at La
Bosse with y wounded arm, had TO have
It amputated by his captors. He said
he had no complaint to make.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
WHAT'S IN A NAME
"FrOussard" 10 P%oltrOOn, hut This
soldier II Not One,

PARIS, Dec. 4--The chronicles OF men
whose names In themselves signify UNI
worthy attributes but who through per-
sonal achievements have lifted them TO
new meanings are now enriched by the
story of Louis Froussard. Louis is a
famous name-a saint once wore it--but
'froussard' signifies poltroon, a coward,
so far AS the dictionary is concerned.
What the ~"frOussard' with the capital
"F' did to amend that meaning is told
rs follows In The Order Of the Day" OF
the French army:
"Private Louis i'roussard, the true
type OF COURAGEOUS soldier. distinguished
himself in a marked degree In our at.
tack on the German trenches on Septem-
Der 25."
The Figaro remarks that the French
Academy has reached the letter "F"' in
preparing It's new dictionary of the
French language and that the learned
photographers ought not To forget that
"froussard" now signifies its own an,
tlthesis.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
GERMAN RECORD TABULATED.
LONDON Newspaper Lists Teuton
Achievements In War.

LONDON, Dec. l6.-The results OF the
war so far are summarized by the
Westminster Gazette under the head
ings, What the Germans Have Sue
ceeded in Achieving" and What the
Germans Have Failed to Achieve The
first items are as follows:
!. Conquest OF Belgium, including
Antwerp and Zeebrugge.
2. Occupation of the northern province
OF France, including Lille.
3. Occupation Of Russian Poland and
the effective holding up OF the Russian
armies.
I. Destruction of Serbia and the es-
Establishment. with the help Of Bulgaria.
OF a through route 10 Constantinople.
5. Check to the British attempt to
pierce the Dardanclles.
The enumeration of what the Germans
have failed to achieve is as follows:
!. Failed to crush the French armies.
2. Failed to crush the Russian armies.
3. Failure even to wound Great Britain
4. Paris and Calais remain untaken.
8. P~etrograd and Moscow are intact.
8. England's sea 1--WE unsha ken (;
German submarine war dies down.
Z. Failed to save her colonies.
s, Failed to stem the sure attrition
Of German strength In men and material
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26

SIR THOMAS LIPTON'S yacht Erin left London
early in January last to serve as a hospital ship
for wounded Serbians and Montenegrins. She car
ried a largo party Of doctors and nurses and many
medical supplies.
The Erin reached the Pireus, the port Of Athens,
on February 8. Sir Thomas was received in audience
by King Constantine. The Erin then left for Sa-
lonica and returned to the Pireus June II, bearing
. party Of American doctors and nurses from relief
work In Serbia. During the interval Sir Thomas
had been stricken with Mediterranean fever, and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
FOR ALL THE BRAVE.
French Commander Has Special
Issue for His own Men,

PARIS. Dec, 5.--Ths commander OF one
OF the French regiments whose soldiers
" distinguished themselves by many
acts Of bravery has Just taken a step
which Is certain to crafty those who
have neither been decorated nor been
cited in THE Order of the Day" He
has ordered from the mint n large num-
Der Of medals, designed by Morton. on
n side of which is engraved the call
ITO Arms !" and on the reverse the in
scriptions, Campaign of 1slA.lSl5," the
number Of the regiment. Awarded for
Courage" and the name of the soldier to
whom the medal is given.
This commanders theory. according to
the Figaro, IL that all acts of bra very
deserve recognition and those who are
not singled out for the special honors
OF the wal cross n the Legion of
Honor should by no means be neglected,
He believes that by awarding these
medals no will increase the already dem.
onstrated efficiency of his troops.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
EDITORS IN COURT FOR
WIRING NEWS IN CODE
Employment Of Cipher Results
in Prosecution in City
Of Glasgow.
speeta, co--ssps~Se~ce 10 The SEW.

LONDON, Dec. 16.-The danger Of at.
tempting TO use a code OF any descrip-
ton for journalistic PURPOSES Is clearly
shown in an interesting case heard by
the Sherfs Court in Glasgow. The case
Is brought under the defence of the
realm act. defendants being the mana
ger and editor OF the Glasgow Daily
Record and Mall, who are charged with
having In their possession a cipher code
adopted FOR secretly communicating naval
and military information.
The code wac discovered by the police
who went to the offices of the Daiiy
Record with a search warrant. They
also searched the residence OF the edi-
tor and 1t was there that the code was
found. The editor declared that the code
was prepared shortly after the outbreak
OF the war and a never been used. He
insisted that the sole object of the code
was to fool employees in the post office
who were deliberately holding up press
telecrams.
In handing over the document James
Lumsden, the editor. said that II there
was "A charge to be brought against him.
he would tell them his defence was to the
effect that II had been devised for COM
merc!al purposes. Mr.. Lunisden tllus-
trated what he meant by stating that a
telegram sent at press rate did not &c.
the same preference as II 1t was sent
privately az an ordinary commercial
message. BY using the ode he would
get the Information quickly. which would
enable them to send to a particular place
when an air raid or a bomba rdment of
the East Coast took place.
The defendant proceeded to state that
the gave instructions how
a telegram was to be sent in the event
OF a naval bombardment or an air
raid. Correspondents were told not TO
use their own lame. and the location
was to be indicated by the signature of
u Christian name.
The kilograms were to read ''Opera-
ton fixed for s O'Clock. BE here at 9
Ethel" The first figure was 10 mean
an hour after the commencement OF the
bomba rdment of IA town. and the second
the hour at which It ceased. Core
spondents were also instructed to secure
all possible Information. photographs OF
wreckage. and prominent ~personages of
the district. and If successful TO take the
first train TO Glasgow.
James Lumsden, examined In his own
defence. said that almost from the out
break of the war there was delay and
want OF uniformity In dealing with tel
egraphic communications. He declared
that any suggestion that ne had used
this private code for any but IL purely
journalistic purpose was a foul mputa-
ton and utterly despicable.
The Solicitor-General said he looked
upon the charge as a serious one, but
he did not propose to make any sugges-
ton either against the newspaper or
against the defendants Of doing any,
thing deliberately to aid the enemy.
Judgment was reserved.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
Constitution Involved.

The contention OF the Opposition is
that the Government ought to have
brought the ex-Minister to trial, .,owever
worthy OF sympathy his private = tuation
may be. Such a policy. their argument
Is. confounds the private with rEe pub
lie. sets the authority OF the law In
doubt, creates a class OF people enjoying
legal immunity, and Is thus productive
OF sentiment fatal to the stability of the
national foundation. They call II I'M
worthy OF Count Okuma to overlook or
rather attempt himself such n glazing
disregard of the spirit OF the national
Constitution. While he was In retire.
ment. his enemies declare, he constantly
Numbered against bureaucracy and clan
influence. Now. In power. he seems to
have perfectly forgotten the caise for
which he has so long combatted, I'VE
must" they cry, pull him down for the
benefit OF the Constitution"
The foregoing Is a birdseye view of
the current political situation N Japan.
The prospect Is rather gloomy for the
Cabinet. There are. however, .wo cir
cumstances on which the Government
can rely to a remarkable extent for sup
port, One Is the fact that the Japanese
press abounds In the graduates from the
University Of Waseda, Of which Count
Okuma Is president. This Ia no mean
assistance. The second is the difficulty
in finding n suitable successor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26

after a short stay near Athens he returned to Lon
don, leaving the Erin to continue her work. He was
decorated with the order Of Grand Commander Of
Saint Sava by the Serbian Government.
On both visits at the Pireus the Erin's company
were very cordially received by the King and Queen.
The picture is of IL visit Of the royal party to
the Erin shortly after her first arrival at the Pireus.
Mrs. Alice Fullerton, who is seated beside the
Queen, was formerly Miss Alice Marquand, daugh-
ter Of the late Frederick Marquand of New York.
Sir Francis Elliott is Secretary of the British Lega-
ton at Athens.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
WOULD BAN TOBACCO, TOO.
British Advocates Of Economy so
Urge, hut Chancellor Obiects.

LONDON. Dec. Ito such extremes
IL the British economy campaign being
pushed hat the suggestion has even
been made In the House of Commons
that tobacco should be banned,
The Chancellor of the Excheouer.
however, favors the Increased consump-
ton OF tobacco In view of the fact that
the import duty Is at least four times
the amount paid away In gold to Amer
lea for Its purchase.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26

PARIS, Dee, All officials ~ q" We
lecture OF the ludro ct Loire l',N.r.' NJ
the seat of which 4, Tours, have O.. ""'
salaries for the month Of November -
the National Defence l'IIi
ploNccs in the Prefecture ar. ~
departmental services have rtl.
their wages for the same purpose
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
CPWelties CHARGED.

Some OF the prisoners declare that
after their capture by the Germans they
we're brutality III treated, particularly the
0urkhas and the Highlanders. Private
|6tanbridgs OF the Queens Royal West
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
JAPANESE DIET
FACES Big FIGHT
Continued from Ftvst Page.

bers Of Parliament belonging to the
Opposition. with a view to obtaining the
majority OF votes for the two division
bill. In resigning he only followed the
convention Of the Japanese parliament
tary life. Every one admits he pocketed
not a single cent. giving sufficient
ground for private sympathy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
Dangers Of Research,

Tho young man of science feels al.
ways under the shadow OF the official
system that In order to get on he must
do something Now this getting on
means really getting decorations AID all
sorts or external pieces OF recognition
voted to him by the moro or less aged
official scientific government frrnly 20.
tablisied above him.. The tendency 10
10 Try to please, that is. not TO g. INTO
any questions which will arouse agt'ns
him Ii sufficient degree of Irritation to
prevent him from having the necessary
majority for his decoration or protes.
sorship or membership In an arudemy
or what o Scientists are human and
fallible. They haye their likes and DIS
likes. their leanings and tendencies
The living over OF the Who'll sen
tine fortunes Of the nation to 0 ~0rt
OF self-constituted family body " oH'..sl
masters is very dangerous, The Arler-
cans are a great scientific people aui I
mini that they Will have a great IS Hcs
In the future IL the United S'4i,- re-
mains "a powerful and independent "a
ton. | trust that they viii ',' ''ss
time in the CREATION of q sur ,n',y
strong army and navy to prev,'' '.sm
IRON ever being thrown lUfo a.. de
of a more powerful state, f~ , =
dithcult to have splendid t'Ac
achievement In a small or s..' ''ry
nation. Scientific Development. Is.. i0y
Other kinds of development, au, . -
general national dcvelopnltu'
"rhen with sufficient protection from
foreign domination, he it only tN-
form of "A sort of influence r,t..' 'hH'
in a more direct political e.. ,.or
America can have u great -.,- . =
she only avoids certain emo re
greatest error of AL is the yf' N' vs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
Dakin Fluid Used.

He believes that II would be a good
thing II the treatment should come to
be used more generally In war hospitals.
for so far II has not been taken up
into anything like general use. There
hre some small hospitals quite close to
the front, like the one at Vitry-le-Fran-
co.'s. which are said 10 have had suc-
cessful results with II. N has been
used somewhat at the American AM
bulance at Neuilly, where, | understand,
! II appeared to have created a less IA vor-
able impression.
The laboratories OF Or. Carrel are
installed in one of the upper stories Of
the hotel. There are perhaps a dozen
rooms. which are admirably equipped
for the particular studies Involved. Or.
Carrel has several assistants chosen
among young French surgeons and
chemists, and the nursing OF wounded
Is done by foreign trained nurses, some
OF them Swiss and some American. One
surgeon from the regular or active
army, who has passed his whole career
with troops in France and the colonies,
Is attached to the hospital. The estab-
lishment Is fortunate as regards the
material side Of its management hy
having AZ its head 10 less competent
a steward than NJ. Rossignoli, We'll
known To American travellers as the
proprietor and manager of three i'm
portant hotels at Aix-les-Bains His
administration OF DR.. Carrel's institu-
ton is of a degree OF competence alto
gether exceptional among war hospitals.
The institution has, for the visitor at
least. "A degree of social amiability not
found IN other war hospitals, which are
for the most part gloomy affairs to live
IN. At table talk is excellent, there is "A
falr tennis court and the surrounding
woods and parks have some good walks
! made several interesting little excur-
sions from the hospital with members
OF the STAFF who had a little time off
duty IN order 10 visit the ,o"n and the
spots where the $50 nm. shells re-
Gently fell. The town had several bonn
bardments. receiving all old more thar
a score of these heavy shells. apparently
fired from a long range, perhaps naval.
piece some twenty-five kilometers away.
shells Explode Near Hospital.
The nearest hit to the hospital was
perhaps two hundred and fifty yards,
though flying chunks OF metal from the
explosion of the shells hit trees not
more than n hundred yards away. In
the outskirts of the residential part OF
the town there was considerable material
damage particularly at a large gi-ls'
school. a handsome new stone building,
which was cut square in two by the fall
Ing shell and two-thlrds of which WAS
literally reduced to powder by the .x-
plosion OF the projertile, The person in
charge of the school had luckily taken
the fifteen girls In her charge down into
the cellar underneath the part OF the
house which remained standing, so that
there were no casualties other thar
slight ones from shock.
one shell struck in the middle OF a
sort of little park of automobiles, twist
Ing several machines into un. vrognizablo
shapes. Another fell into tho Disc. In
general there were few casualties from
the heavy bombardment, even when il
was directed AT night, Aeroplane at
tacks have made u greater number OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
says Cruelty Was Taught.

When the writer left Bulgaria German
officers were drilling the soldiers and
instructing them how to advance in an
enemy country. Their object" he says,
was to instil into the minds OF the Bull
Sars the necessity Of not being weak BY
showing kindness to their enemies. Vic
tory. the German instructors insisted,
would never be complete unless the
enemy was crushed and women, chill.
dren and old men are a part of the
enemy. hence their suppression hastens
victory"
Bulgaria Is now full of spies, the cor.
respondent says, and the system of
espionage organized by the Germans
long before mobilization is so complete
and perfect that events happenine
thousands OF miles away are known
within a few hours by the Germans.
Thus. for instance, 1t was known In
Bulgaria that the French would assume
II general offensive in the Champagne
and Artois regions three days before
this offensive started. Later events have
been similarly predicted with unerrlns
accuracy, and me Germans in HUI
garta are consequently respected and
feared.