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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-28

Emma f. Bean, past president
of Eureka Rebekah lodge, and
President Cora e. Coffin of the
washington assembly, will be en-
tertained July by the local or
ganization.
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is
After all the centuries civilization intellectual Christian ender and experience with
polio OF mutt
IN
Nations individuals sometimes
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Personal
and
Social

Children Mt Falkland home will
join In a picnic which Tacoma
patrons of the home have arrang-
cd for Wednesday. Tacoma men,
bers will take along enough lunch
for themselves and a child or 80.
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of
o eearh
MMOI.ATING
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The topic is Peace"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-28

OIL am q boy IA years
of age, and am very small
for my age. When ! 60 with
crowd Of boys and girls.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-28

finally means GREATER DISHONOR, greater calamity to
our country AND TO ALI. MANKIND than war.
Look the civilized world You country
almost the sole practical exponent of civilization The great
horror and loss of this lie not in the destruction of men,
fine buildings money boards material things but IN THE
WARPING AND STORYTELLING OF MEMS SOULS AND
ASPIRATIONS. Will the end bring anarchy, still
divinity" of rulers by right of birth?
WE'LL MAY THE UNITED STATES, IN SUCH A
CRISIS IN THE FATE OF CIVILIZED MEN, STAND
FORTH WITH ALL ITS MORAL AND PHYSICAL
POWER FOR THE RIGHTS OF LIFE LIBERTY AND
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS!
Woodrow Wilson steers bigger ship than is generally
considered and steers it well.
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sometimes natures physical features sometime
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07

The German Embassy AT Washing-
ton made public Yesterday charges
against the United States Government
In connection with the Federal action
against the German steamship oden-
valid which was forcibly prevented
from leaving the harbor Of San Juan
Porto Rico, and at the same time made
public the answer of the German Gov
eminent in connection with the death
Of Leon &. Thrasher, an American
citizen who was drowned when the
British steamship Faiaba was sunk by
a German submarine.
The embassy impugns the veracity
~ the United States officials at San
Juan and declares tho Odenwald de-
termined 10 leave because she feared
d. lay would invt-c an attack from ea-
envy ships.
In the case Of the Falaha the Ger
man Government asserts that milf
,srv necessity" compelled the sub
marine commander 70 sink the ship
before all the passengers or crew were
Of the vessel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07
King Barley Water
ReignS at Windsor
Ban on Alcohol at the Royal
Residences Goes Into
Effect.

I.oNpoN. April 6.--The Kings COM
pletc prohibition order went into effect
At all the ROYAL residences to-day. At
the dinner table of the King and Queen
az Windsor Tonight the only drinks were
water barley water and acrated waters.
The new order, with some limitations.
was already partly operative. ell forms
Of alcohol at tho royal houses having
been reduced shortly after the outbreak
of the war.
II Is understood that the Cabinet will
make a final decision on the question OF
prohibition complete or limited, to-
morrow. when II will consider special
reports from the War Office and Ad-
miralty In reference TO the effect of
drink on war work and listen TO a
full statement by Chancellor OF the EN-
chequer Lloyd George. who has devoted
a great deal Of time 10 the question.
Nothing has happened TO modify the
expectation Of the correspondent Of THr
SUH that prohibition will not be de-
creed. Inquiries this evening indicated
that the Kings example did not affect
the consumption of wine at the leading
restaurants. West End places are order
ing supplies as usual.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07
WISCONSIN DRYS WIN.
Garry Many Wet Cities-NiIwau-
kee Socialist. RcRtrn.

MiLwA, NrE. April 6--To-day'- cleo
ton in Milwaukee and up state has
resulted in victory for the opponents
Of Socialism in Milwaukee and for the
drys in the state. The election In the
state was confined to the liquor Issue,
and while all the returns will ne. re in
FOR hours IL appears that not single
dry locality returned TO the wet col
umn. while many wet communities voted
dry.
The largest OF these to date is Sparta,
a western Wisconsin city Of about 1000
population. The hottest fight in the
cities was at Beioit. superior and Madi-
son. and Bcluit remained wet hV 3Ii
majority IN "a population oi lio0h.
Madison returns indicate that the city
has remained wet superior went We;
by close vote
In Milwaukee the liquor question was
an Incidental issue. Circuit Judge
Orren T. Williams, proclaimed 10y the
friends OF Judge John j. Gregory. Al
anti-liquor man. WAS defeated by $500
majority. In Milwaukee the election
was Tor Judges In tho civil courts and
for i've members OF the school board.
one of the three Socialist Judges was
elected and only one Socialist for schoO!
board. Mrs. Meta Berger, wife of the
former Socialist Congressman
Some OF the cities which went dry
after being wet were Galesville. Three
Lakes, Milton Junction, l'lainheld. B0s-
cobel bayfield,. Hayward and Lady
smith
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07
THOMPSON is MAYOR OF
CHICAGO; G. D. P.LANDSLIDE
More Than 100000 Women
Vote. or a Total Of Nearly
30 Per Cent.

CHICAGO. April "wednesday, A.
M).--1n the biggest vote ever cast IN
municipal election in Chicago William
Hale Thompson was elected Mayor
yesterday In a landslide that nearly
complete rteurns indicate carried the
entire Republican ticket to victory. His
indicated plurality over Robert VI.
Sweitzer. Democratic candidate. Is
13I 900.
Thompson's vote stands: Men. 23s.-
1873; women. l3G.s?0. Total. 373.O53
Sweitzer's vote stands: Men. i55.t20 /:
women, sd.ss9 Total. 24.,0to
Although at the primaries the women
OF Chicago preferred Judge Harry
Olson TO Thompson. the women's vote
to-day was an important factor In the
Republicans election. Nearly complete
i returns indicate that Thompson received
| so per cent. of the women's vote
Not only did the Republican women
Democratic women had IN the recent
/ primary but also many Democratic and
Progressive women appear to have voted
| for Thompson to-day.
| The woman's vote continues to grow
| at the returns come in. With "A record
breaking registration of 2s2.4s3 late re-
! turns indicate that more than IL per
| cent. had voted.
| In the February primary OF lai4, only
| 80 per cent. OF those registered voted
and the registration VAS $4,000 smaller
than at the present time. That indicates
the increasing interest the franchise has
had for women.
Six GEARS ago. when they could vote
only for university trustees. .o7 regis
tered and less than 500 voted.
The small woman's vote a. the Feb
ruary. 1914. primaries and in the Sep
| TENDER. 1914. primaries was due in part
to leading suffragists. who preached nom
! craftsmanship. urging their followers not
! to affiliate with any party In the prl-
! maries In the recent Mayoralty
| primary the suffragists changed their
| tack. urging the women TO partic!-
pate.
! Thonipson's overwhelming victory is
! ascribed by his managers In part To his
/ campaign for full dinner pail" All
! through his campai gn ne made an appeal
} TO the unemployed TO elect the full Re
/ publican ticket in the municipal election
! and ~ follow 1t In 1916 with the election
Of a Republican President that there
/ might be a return Of unbounded pros
/ perity.
Tie Progressive party lined up soiidly
! behind Thompson and the entire Repub-
I lican ticket.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07
HAYWARD BOSS
OF THE PU BLIC
SERVICE BOARD
FORCES COMMISSION
To ST MMO\ lIEDLEl

FRANK tfedle,. general manager OF
the Iuterborough, = to be summoned be-
fore the Public Service Commission to
explain why he has ignored letters from
Secretary Travis n. Whitney. col Hay
ward, the new member OF the board.
offered a resolution to this end yester.
day and his colleagues voted aye with
astounding alacrity.
Mr. Hcdley's haoi, of failing to answer
communications which the commission
showers upon him was revealed in the
Thompson commuters inyestig CATION.
col. Hayward has set out to cprrec,
H. Going through the files. he found
that on February william Wallace
Young complained that rush hour local
trains on the Ninth avenue elevated road
were unduly crowded and suggested that
the trains be enlarged from six to seven
cars The complaint was sent e. Mr..
Hedloy and investigated by the commits
sior's transit bureau. MIR Whitney
wrote MI Hedley several letters. hut
goI no reply. So in = meeting OF the
commission yesterday Mi Hayward
said
This commission cannot Afford 10 al
low MIR Hedley to ignore letters from
the secretary. IL nay he that the sec
rotary writes too many letters, but as
Ions as that Ia the system in vogue
ia this office I purpose To- see that the
letters. which are really letters from
tie G omission. are not treated with
contempt. | therefore move that this
matter % mad" - formal case and set
doWn fpr "a hcsrinc in order to require
Mr. Hedl.y to come before us and
answer"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07
EneI Dash Is Near,
/nfin7afeS Captain
But lie May Be Irving l." Fool
British spies ~ seven
Allies WarShip> Wait.

NoLF"Lk. April 6.--"I wish yuu could
Thi"rirusen of the German auxiliary
cruiser Etel Friedrich as ne shook hands
with Collector Of Customs Hamnton t.
n!ght OF the deck OF the vc,s-l that
sank eleven ships Of England and
France
Mr. Hamilton boarded the Eitel for
a conference that may prove the last
before the German vessel sails or IS
interned cant. ThieriChseu's statement
may have been made for the heneht Of
English spies. who are thick In New
port News.
The battleship Alabama IA shed her
searchlights in every direction and kept
them almost constantly turned toward
Cape Henry. Four miles on the Capes
the British cruiser Venerable was at
anchor, i've miles 10 the east the British
cruiser Essex. i've miles further east the
British cruiser Cumberland. five miles to
the south the French cruiser DcsCartes,
five miles further south the British
cruiser CORONA, eight miles off the
Capes directly in front OF the entrance
the British cruiser suffolk and five miles
Ia the north of this vessel another Brit
ish warship believed TO be the battle.
ship London.
with these warships waiting the Eitcl
Friedrich apparently has not one chance
in a hundred of making her escape
They may get fighting among tlem-
selves when they see us" sail Capt.
Thierichsen In commenting on the for
mldablc array of English ana French
craft outside til. cnpes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07
GERMANY SENDS SHARP
PROTEST TO THE L. S.
ASKS In,..tigntion "f "d""w"'d's
detention at >nn Juan.

WAsnINGroS. April s.--Onicia,s here
we're astoundaI to-day by me pubiiea-
,iou hy the German Embassy 81 s'ri-
OF charges against the United states
Government I'm connection with the Ger
man steamship r5cuwald, which was
forcihly prevented from leaving san
Juan. Porto Rico. without clearance
rlp,rs. These charges constitute a
grave implication against th" honesty.
fairness and neutrality of the United
states
No. the least amazing fact was the
publication of The charges before tho
bepartment Of state had had opportu-
ni'v To consider them and max" reply.
IT,. cmhassys announcements vs. ae.
cnu,pauied by In. statement that the
stat, Department, had been requested
to Investigate the case OF the Odcn-
valid
The yeracity Of tho rritcd states orfi-
Gals Al san Juan who reported on the
bdpnwald case l. called into question
nv the statement TIN" German account
of tho Incident varies IN several inn
portant particulars from that in the
official records
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07
No Opposition by City if FL
nances Are Arranged.
He Says.
TALK OF DEvERY
FOR FIRST MAYOR
ROCKAWAY MUST SHARE
NY. DEBTS TO BE A CITY

ALBANY, April 6.--The McWh!n-
nsv bill. creating the city Of Rock
away out Of the Fifth ward OF the
borough Of Queens. will pass the
LEGISLATURE and Is likely to become
law. The bill was amended to-
night 80 as to meet the objections
o, Comptroller PrenderGast. by
providing that the new city would
assume its share OF the present
New York city debts.
Under the amendment the new
city would assume at least $780,
600. but 1t is thought that when the
final estimates are completed and
the debt equallzed. the amount will
be considerably more than that.
That SIN leaves to New York
city the Sea Breeze Hospital. with
1900 feet Of ocean 'front.' said Mr..
New hinney. las well as Neponsit
Park. which was purchased some
time ago by the city. II New York
decides to let the city OF Rockaway
take over this park. why then we
must assume severa' million dol
lars additional debt"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07
Fighting Around st. Miiiti
Assumes Proportions of
Great Battle.
BERLIN ADMITS
LOSS OF GROUND
Aim of French Drive Is to
Cut Off German Wedge
From Metz.
TOWN AFTER TOWN
TAKEN BY ASSAULT
Gen. Won Hindenbur" Or
dered From Eastern to
Western Front.
SUMMARY OF THE WAR NEWS.

SUMMARY OF THE WAN NEWS.
An official German bulletin reports
a strong French offensive movement
extending from the locality of Ncrdun
TO st. Mlhiel and indicates that the
German line has fallen back slightly
in the neiehborhood of Pont-a- Nous
son. A despatch from Basel SAYS Field
Marshal Won Hlndenburs has been or
dcred from the eastern TO the western
front.
The German Embassy at Washing
ton has made public a strongly worded
protest filed at the State Department
against the forceful detention of the
German steamer Odenwald by United
States customs officers at san Juan,
Porto Rico. 4 note explaining the
reasons which prompted the sinking
OF the liner Falaba has been given
out by the German Embassy.
II II officially reported at Petrograd
that the Russian i,rces have captured
the towns of Smodik and ovosruska
III the Carpathians, and that the Au--
trians are IN headlonc flight in on.
sector, burning the provisions they
cannot carry with them and destroy
ing the bridges.
The allied feet ma. resumed the
commandment OF smyrna
The British report tn, sinking OF
another steamship and a traNler BY
the Germans. \ German submarine
has been caught in a steel net IN
Dover.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07

The statement ISSUED by the embassy
was ~ follows:
The German Embassy has requested
tho state Department to investigate the
ease of the DdeUwald The captain o:
ms steamer had asked for clearance
paper. for Hamburg and the steamer
was searched 10y order from Washing
ton twic" thoroughly 10y the custom
house authorities. The result of the
search having been satisfactory the
captain was promised clearance papers
After having nceu kept waiting for
three DAYS The captain believed that tho
situation forced him to- put To- sea, dis
regarding IN" rules Of the htlbpJ, be-
cIus, otherwise tnr assembling Of
cruisers OF the enemy which had been
informed of his intention would have
involved the iueytihi" loss Of his shin.
When the Odenwald tried TO leave
a sharp fire Was immediately direrted
against her from Moro Castle without
the blind warning shot having been
fir"d which II usUi, according 10 inter
national law
The ar" was continued until three
minutes after the engines % the Oien-
valid had been put o. full steam sack.
ward II Is attributed 10 lucky
chance that by this attack no human
lie was lost
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07
GETS AUTO GERMANS s--,ED.
Hay state Man R-cOverA Machine
Lost ON Honeymoon.

BosToN. April G,--Danlel T.. Burbank
2d OF Springfield was notified Yesterday
by the customs authorities here that an
automobile belonging to him, seized by
German soldiers in Freiburg, Germany.
last July. had been received IN Boston
and was NJ his dispositiun.
Nj. and Mrs. Rurbauk were on their
wedding Trip IN an automohiic when the
war began and had given NJ hope of
ever seeing their ear again, but the Ger
mans sent 1t back In good repair and
ne took II away to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07
WOMAN MAYOR DEFEATED.
Also Her sister Candidates for
Council at TyrO. Kan.

TIRo. Kan. April 6--Mrs ~ - Def
-noaugh. who has been Mayor Of 'uis
town for In" last Two years. was d. q
fcated for reelection to-day 10y e. y.
Herring, caudiddt. ON an independent
ticket
Fiv" women candidates for the cry
Council We're also defeated for election.
CoLoNY. Kan, April 6.--WoIucn lost
in their trht for office at the city ,l-r-
tion YESTERDAY The mems ticket headed
by V. e, Archer for Mayor. won hv a
small majority The women attributed
their defeat to an artI-sIifraEr ~rutl-
inrnt among m. older voters
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07

The only explanation suggested for
the extraordinary character OF the Ger
man statement IL that II must have
been predicated on belief ~ onlcl 81
German quarters that the United states
is not honestly endeavoring 70 be abso-
lutely fair TO German Interests, wher.
ever net with IN he affairs NJ Tins
Government In view OF the efforts
which the Wilson Administration has
made TO MAINTAIN the strictest neutrality
official, here consider II remarkable
that charges should he made and given
implicitly by German representatives,
which would indicate a lack OF faith
In the integrity of the United States
Government and It's officers, II has not
been expected that tine neutrality Of
IN, United States would win ~ friends
among the brlllg,rcnts. but II has been
hourd that credit would he given for
fair intentions.
Thc embassy charges that Ia" Odru-
uald was searched twice hy customs
officers a. san Juan following he" re
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07
NJ Clearance Papers.

The report of Lleut.-Co Durham
commanding the Porto Rican regiment
Al san Juan, 10 Secretary OF War
Garrison, under date Of March 20. was
a. td..uvy
Hamburg American commercial
steameg Odeuwild attempted 10 leave
tnN port about ) th!s afternoon with.
ont clearance papers At request Of
tplleoto. OF custom, 20 prevent de-
parturc and IN compliance with usstruc-
rpus In your telegram 81 March 10
Warming shots Wcr tred with machine
gun ana Onr snot MAS nrcd across her
bows with inch rIhc from ri MORO.
shin returned TO hor anchorage IN the
NuNor
"lu the pr seur- Of TIE Collector ~
Customs VI trch ~ 7 PERSONAL, in
formed aud warned German Consul and
yo'umiUl,r of the pd"uwald mat force
would b" used n necessary 10 prevent
vessel leaving without clearance
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07
DENIES VATICAN HAS WIRELESS
Director Of observatory U~r"d'at"s
Report Of station There.

Special Cable Despatch 10 THr SCN
aoMH, April s,--Father IghaEen III
rector Of the Vatican observatory, de-
mics tho report recently printed that
there IL a wireless station connected
with the observatory, This denial was
issued AT tho request Of the Pope and
is published in the Osserpdtors Romsno.
tho Official organ Of the Vatican.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07
MILITARY NECESSITY" PLEA
OF BERLIN IN FALABA CASE

WNsuINGToN. \pril h.--Mllitary me-
cossity compelled the commander of the
German submarine to sink the British
ship FHltha without waiting tur all her
passcngers /" get of the vessel accord
Ing 10 n message from the Berth For
eisu OffiCe, made public by the German
Embassy here to-day. Leon g, Thrashrr.
an American citizen, was one of those
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07
Kins's A Abstinence PIesses India.
spsciol Cable Dsspstch 10 THr sr>.

LONDON. April "a despatch from
Calcutta to the Daily Mail says the ex-
ample Of the King In the matter of total
abstinence from drink is hailed with de-
light there. 1t Is regarded as likely to
he OF great moral and material hereht
to India. whose younger generations II
becoming largely addicted to the drink
habit,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07

Tnose nho give careful study to the
conditions of the finances Will be forced
to tn, conclusion that the Stat" VIII
reach tie end OF the present fiscal Year
With Al least a small surplus without
any additional sources ~ revenue, di-
rect o. Indirect,
t. the demands for the next fiscal
wear are examined there arc found two
Unusual requirements which must he
pro, idcd FOR New construction for the
Stat, institutions amounting to $780,
uoo, aud AN appropriation for the Com
pensation Commission, which may he
s7OO,UuU To offset this senator Sage
has PROGRAMMED reduction If $1,000
cao in the states salary obligation for
next year. Whether or not this re-
du,,iou will he made there can be no
doubt that II could be made without
harm to the state,
turJh'rIuore, the Immediately availa-
bile appropriations for next year should
bu reduced To at least ss,000,o00 lg-
unriuv the fact that the probable close
of rhc war will make the indirect rev.
ouuos Vt tho state much greater than
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who lost Helv lives as the gesull IL
the sinking Of ia" Falabt, and II ~
expected ip he made the subject of
representations 10y the United states in
the near future.
iNc "rlllrHry rC,'sSllN rsiorr rel 70
ga the German statement appears to
Continued on Second Po0c
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07
Germany Protests to u. S.
Against Ships Detention
Statement Made Public by Emba>>! Contains lmplica
ton Against Honesty Of American Officials in
Holding the Odenwald at San Juan. p. X.
SAYS CRAFT WAS FIRED ON WITHOUT WARNING

quest Tor clearance papers tor Hamburg
ana that the results we're satisfactory.
Reports from San Juan stated that
American officials were refused permits.
sion TO make the Kind of search desired
and that a customs officer was put on
the German ship just as she started out
Of the harbor.
Col. Burnhani Gave Warnins.
The embassy states that the Oden.
wald was promised clearance papers.
Dftcial reports recti lived here indicate
that no such promise was ever made
and Lieut. col Burnham, L. :. A. re-
ported that he had personally notified
the commander Of the Odenwald three
days before she left that force would
be- used II necessary To prevent the YES.
sci leaving without clearance papers
The embassy states that tine captain
OF the Odenwaid felt compelled to DIS
regard tho port rules after being KEEP,
waiting three days for clearance papers
A. otherwise the destruction of his YES.
sci would have become inevitable
through enemy vessels learning Of his
Intention to depart
The embassy states that no warning
shots were fired at the Odenwald wher
she steamed out The officlal reports
stat" that warning shots were Aired
with a machine gun and one shot was
fred across her bows with > inch
rife The embassy states that the
shots We're fired directly at her con.
trtry % international law and that
= j. attributed 20 lucky chance that
by this attack no human lie was lost
Now that the German Embassy has
asked FOR am Investigation officials Of
the state department decline 10 dis.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07

PARIS. April 6.--Thc Harvard section
or me American iuhuinur-, which con
ssts of ten ambulauces and fourteen
American drivers. eleven or whom are
Harvard graduates, Is now operating in
Alsace. :,