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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-29
OREGON
BANDIT
KILLED

ALBANY, Ore, Sept. 29.-Shot
through the breast, Otto Hooker,
the youthful bandit who gave Ore
gon peace officers more trouble
than any criminal since Harry
Tracy, died early today.
His last conscious act was one
of defiance to law.
He was discovered under
house in Albany, when he cough
ed, at 1880 last night.
Several officers went under
after him and pulled him ont.
AS he emerged. he whipped his
gun at his captors. Patrolman A.
D.. Long of Portland instantly
shot. The bullet went through a
lung and came out from back of
the shoulder.
Hooker was at once removed
to a hospital. He never regained
consciousness, and died three
hours later.
Following his escape from the
state penitentiary Hooker shot
dead Harry Mimic, the superin-
tendent, who was one of the posse
to pursue him. Just few hours
later, he also shot and danger
! 0usly wounded ]. ]. Benson, city
marshal of Jefferson, Ore.
How Hooker made his way
through the elaborate net which
had been set for him is uney-
planned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-29
NOMINATES CYNTHIA
GREY FOR COUNCIL

Folks, you should have seen
Cynthia Grey today.
My, but her head was up in the
air. And you ought to have seen
her eyebrows. Queenly? Oh,
my!
And all on account of this let
ter.
Dear Miss Grey: When ! see
with what extravaganza the coun-
Gil spends the peoples money,
can't help but feel that the pest
remedy is women councilmen, or
councilwomen.
/ know of no one better fitted
than you. l hope you will toss
your hat in the ring and win by
a big majority. / hope you'll find
time and space to answer this
letter.
CITIZENESS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-29
may ASK RIVER
EXPERTS HERE

At the next joint meeting of
the King and Pierce county
boards of county commissioners
early in October. Commissioners
Slayden and Reed will urge that
the engineers in charge of the
Mississippi dyking project be in
vited to visit the northwest and
act as an advisory committee on
the Puyallup river improvement
project.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-29

o Q q o o o q o o o o 9 o o g
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Nicholas Radovich; this morn
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-29
SHIPMENT FROM
NEW MINES IN

The first ore shipments of the
Mt. Andrew mines on the Prince
of Wales islands is due today at
the Tacoma smelter on the Pacific
Coast Gypsum Co.'S barge Pal
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DEATHS q

o 8 o o o o o o o o . o o o @
o. A. Engh, age IS; yesterday
afternoon at local hospital; sur
vived by a widow, five sons and
three daughters; G. C. Melliuger
in charge; funeral tomorrow at
o'clock from parlors; interment
in Tacoma cemetery.
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myra. The mines are new and
this is the first shipping on a
profit basis.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-29
Young Clubbers
Hold Open House

Members of the Young Mems
Commercial club held their first
open house last night in the club
rooms. Following a musical pro-
gram and an address by Gov.
Frank B. Willis of Ohio on the
agricultural conditions in Flu
rope, the members divided into
two teams. held a spirited relay
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-29

believe us, folks, you might
do worse than our Cynthia. But
you won't get her out of this Of
flee, not while we get out this
paper. We need Cynthia our
selves. And besides, what do yod
think she'd do when Commission
er Mills read one of his poems?-
Editor.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-29
Don't FSiLsatol Attend the Puyallup Fair
This Week-Visit Our Booth In Mfgrs. Bldg.
SAVE 8. q III.
GTANgpG

Make your stamp book
your bank, book and see
to it that every pur-
chase of daily necessi-
ties means q deposit
of more stamps. We
give them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-29
RECEIVER FOR
|DONELLY HOTEL

Hugh c. Wallace. owner of the.
Donnelly hotel building, started
suit in the superior court yester-s
day, asking that receiver be
appointed for the hotel and to re-
cover 1858 for back rent. 1t is
estimated the furniture in the ho-
tel is worth 81. 600 and the man
agement has approximately ST.
600 in the bank. Forbes P. Has
kell was appointed temporary re-
ceiver.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-29

pool contest. Emmett Anderson
and Foster Phoenix captained the
rival aggregations.
Fred Cromwell, Arthur A. Cook
and Roger +. Chase furnished the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-29

solo parts of the entertainment,
while Van Dowd saw that every
thing moved smoothly. The regu-
lar weekly luncheon was held to-
day at noon.
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ing from st. Patrick's at $3.50;
l.. M. Gaffney in charge.
Robert L, Wingate; tomorrow
at 2:30 from c. G. Mellinger's
parlors; interment in Tacoma
cemetery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-29
WILSON To ASK
KAISER TO HALT
TURK OUTRACES

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 30.
Wilson today is con-
sidering requesting Germany to
halt the Armenian outrages of
Turkey on humanitarian grounds,
1t was learned today. The United
States has no legal grounds to
protest, but Wilson feels he can
at least call Germany's attention
to the situation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-01
w Arr NEWS.

The Sunday kilograms accounts OF
the European war are second to none.
Over private Associated Press wire,
authentic and unbiased war news is re
ceived right.up to the kilograms press
time; which is four to twenty hours later
than editions of Pittsburg and other out
of town newspapers circulated in West
Virginia are printed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-01
OIL AND GAS NEWS

:. Noclass of news is of more interest to
West Virginians than oil and gas news.
Every issue of The Sunday Telegram con-
tains complete reports of the oil and gas
development throughout the West Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania fields This fea-
ture alone is worth more than the price of
the paper, to those interested.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-26
AUSTRIANS RECEIVE
MORE ARTILLERY
Defenders Increase Their Fire
on Whole Carpathian Front.
Says PctrOgrad.
GERMAN DRIVES FAIL

PErRoGRAp. April 25.--The Austrian
forces in the Carpathians have received
fresh units OF heavy artillery. accord
ing to the Russian OFFICIAL statement
Issued here. tonight. The announcement
is as follows.
During the night OF April 24-25
German forces aggregating from two
companies to one battalion. made sew
eral attempts to attack our advanced
positions between kalwaya and Lud-
winow Gin Russian Polaud). All the
attacks were easily repulscd After
ore of the repulses the Germans fed
In disorder.
our liza MouretZ aircraft on the
morning Of the gath successfully at
tackled the station at Neidenburg
East Prussia. where their bombs
caused number Of fires and de-
stroyed portion Of the railway
line.
In the Carpathians the Austrians
recently have been increasing in
volume their artillery fire on the whole
front, They Rave apparently brought
up fresh units of heavy artillery.
During the night OF the 24th-25th
the Austriins delivered a series of
persistent attacks in the region of the
tzok Pass, which we repulsed with
rifle fire and fand grenades, intiicting
very great losses
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-26
WAR IS DECLARED ON
'ALMANACH DE G0THA'
Noble Families of Allied Ma
tiOns Decide to Withdraw
Their support.

PANS, April @5--The Aimomdch dc
Gothd, which for 1852 years has been
the accepted authority on all royal,
princely and ducal houses of the world,
will no longer he the spokesman of
those royal, prncely and ducal families
which belong to Great Britain. Russia,
Belgium and France Representa- lives
of several OF the leading families have
decided TO Withdraw their endorsement
from the Gothd. fpr the reason that
1t IL issued in Germany and edited by
Germans
NJ. Jean de Bonnefon. who for almost
twenty years has been accepted as the
greatest French authority ON matters
pertaining 10 the Catholic religion. the
Vatican and Rome. has been selected
As the editor Of the new almanac which
IL to take the place of the Gothd
II will he called the AlmnHdCh dc Brur-
cilcs, AS "A tribute TO the Belgians, and
viii he published in Paris This new
almanac viii have the endorsement OF
all the reigning families of the allied
countries and of all the prnccly and
ducal houses of Great Britain. Russia
Belgium and France.
The Alpdndch nc Gothd has owed It's
high standing chiefly to the fact that
the heads of all the houses and families
therein listed have personally giver
their approval and endorsement to eacl
issue of the almanac and practically
corrected the proofs each year before
the issue was sent To press This en-
dorsement. according to the decision jus
arrived at, viii hereafter he lacking, y,
far AZ citizens and subjects of the allied
| countries are concerned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-26
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF

The German advance north of
fpres seems TO have been definitely
checked. some Of the conquered
ground having been recaptured by the
Allies, although the battle still con-
tinucs without abatement
Berlin reports slight additional gains
at certain points in the ypres tight
ing and announces the capture Of the
villages Of ST. Julien. three miles
northeast Of Ypres, and Kersselaere,
which is about four miles in the same
direction from Yprcs.
Paris says that a general check has
been administered to the enemys ad-
vance in Flanders and that the allied
troops, having resumed the offensive,
are pushing the German forces grad
War Ofiice announces the capture of
a German trench bn the ArGonne and
artillery engagements on the heights
of the Meuse.
An official eyewitness account of
the capture Of Hin so has been issued
by the British War Office. 1t con-
firms the first reports OF tremendous
losses in the four days engagement.
! In Italy the situation is becoming
more strained. The Pope is said to be
doing everything in his power to avert
war with Austria, The German
Ambassador was refused an appoint
ment with the Italian Minister Of For
cign Affairs and the Italian Cabine,
/ has postponed scheduled council
/ though for what reason is not def.
/ nitely known.
Fctrograd reports the repulsc o
! German attacks on advanced position.
| in Poland The Austrians artillrr,
| fire increased along the whole Car,
pathian front, fresh units vi hcav,
artillery having been brought up.
Vienna reports the capture OF ar
important height near Kosziowa. il
the Carrathians, and the taking o
! many prisoners.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-26

French forces are holding the Germans
we'll to the east OF the Ypres Canal and
are gradually pushing them back
The night communque was as fol-
lows:
North OF Ypres the hghting con-
tinues under good conditions for
,he allied troops. The Germans
have attacked AZ several points of
the British front toward the north
and northeast. but failed to gain
any ground.
on our side we have progressed
on the right bank OF the canal fol-
lowing vigorous counter attacks.
on the rest of the front there
is nothing 10 report
The afternoon communicate says the
Germans are continuing to use bombs
filled with asphyxiating gas, but that
despite their operations no gains have
been made by them. Considerable prog.
ress has been made by French forces
on the right bank of the canal nor h
OF Ypres and the British troops haze
held their ground in the face Of most
violen, attacks.
A German trench and two machine
guns have been captured In the Argonne,
and on the heights of the Meuse, north
west Of 81. Mihiel. "A particularly vio-
lent German attack has been ropulshd.
The afternoon communique follows:
In Belgium our counter attacks con-
tinued successfully in cooperation
with our allies. The Germans, who
attacked us will: two army corps. con-
tinued to employ asphyXlatinS gases
during the day. Some Of their pro-
jectiles which did not explode were
found to contain a large quantity OF
these gases.
We have made considerable prog
ress toward the north, on the right
bank of the User Canal. The British
troops, notwitl standing this violent
attack OF the Germans, of which we
spoke last night, have on our right
maintained all their positions.
In the Argonne We took German
trench, captured two machine guns
and made some prisoners The action
was a local one, although II was OF
the most violent character.
On the heights Of tho Mouse, at
the Calonne trench, the Germans made
an attack with an entire division on
a front Of one kilometer. At nrst they
compelled our first line to give way.
but we subsequently regained this
position by a counter attack
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-26
TO FORCE STRAITS
Is TASK FOR ARMY
Forts Offer Too Strong a De-
fence Against Fleet, Says
Correspondent.
MUST ATTACK BY LAND

Special Gable Despatch 10 Tur suS.
LONDON, April 25.--Ashmead Bartlett,
the war correspondent. who was chosen
Jointly by the London morning news
papers in response to the Governments
invitation to nominate n correspondent
to represent them at tire operations IN
the Levant, and who is now aboard
warshlp OF vice-Admirai de Roebeck's
fleet, writes under date OF April IL a
long description OF the immense difii-
culties which the feet has encountered
and the surprising strength OF the de-
fences since they have been adapted to
modern needs by German science ana
skill.
one OF the chief difYiculties. he says,
Is determining the location OF the con-
ccaled batteries. particularly those on
the Gallipoli peninsula, where the fea-
lures OF the country are remarkably
favorable.
After paying tribute to the efforts OF
the fleet and the many gallant deeds
Of tho men Mr.. Bartlett says:
But the facts must be faced. No
fleet can advance even close TO the
narrows, much less through them. until
the mine fields have been cleared. The
enemy's heavy concealed guns and his
impossible. even under the covering fire
OF the battleships. Moreover. there ID
reason to believe that large number
OF torpedo tubes have been installed
along both shores.
Therefore. the only way the straits
can be forced is from the land side.
To accomplish this very large expedi-
tionary force is required and also a
very large number of field howitzers to
deal with the concealed batteries. The
guns Of tho baatleships can cover the
landing and their fire will be able 10
assist the advance inland to a certain
point. But the army must do the real
work OF taking the enemy's positions In
reverse by their own aided efforts.
We do not know the enemy's mum.
bers, but he is intrenched everywhere
and the lessons In Flanders have brough,
clearly home what is the cos of assault
ing intrenched positions. This means
that everything will depend on the mum.
Der of guns available for shore work and
the numbers Of the infantry. A great
army will be required to insure sue.
cess
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-26

"On April 90 the lull was broken. The
Germans now unmasked "A formidable
concentration OF artillery. Hour by hour
the fre grew heavier. Npres itself was
bombard,d by ~ Centmeter and
81 ctntimeter guns, in spite OF
which there were few casualties ex-
ccpt among civilians. fifteen OF them
being children who were killed while
playing in the street
I'm the evening the fire against Hi 60
grew hotter At 80 I. NJ hostile in
fantry once more advanced TO the as
sault. The attack was beaten of An
other was made at l.. NJ. suffering the
same fate.
"Al might long parties of Germans
armed with hand grenades made re-
peatcd efforts TO drive us of the hill. the
attacks alternating with hombardments
from artll y of all kinds and trench
mortars.
"on Wednesday the position was still
in our hands except for one point where
the enemy had esta blishcd himself.
From this point he was driven by a
counter attack. At T. NJ. the only
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-26
Praise for Canadians.

The correspondent Of the Daily Mad
In north France. telegraphins under
yesterdays date, says
THE theme In every mouth here is
the counter attack of the Canadians, in
whose fame the Middlesex regiment has
some share. The Canadians showed at
the User Canal the same quality which
marked their work at Hill so. The
quality Of quickness was displayed In
their retreat. when, owing to the with
drawal of other troops. they had no
time TO attempt to get their ~ guns
across the water. The guns were UNI
usually far up and the German attack
was rapid and in great force.
Nothing slicker has been seen than
the Germans final success In getting
across the canal. They brought up. be-
hind cloud of yellow green smoke that
emptied the trenches before them and
confused the French attack. "A quantity
Of ready made bridges from twenty-five
10 thirty feet in length. In spite OF the
destruction OF the bridges first placed
In position. reserve bridges were thrown
across with great courage and the Ger
mans crossed the canal. occupying the
village Of Lizerne and several other out
post positions. II really was u great
achievement.
the Canadians. but IL made their posi-
ton untenable and their guns had 10
be abandoned. But within four hours
the Canadians had turned round and
advanced. They endured every sort Of
diniculty, mental and mechanical. The
men were terribly sick. half blind and
weak frop the fumes let loose by the
Germans" They had to face shrapnel
rife fire and machine guns In country
which was absolutely without oppor.
tunity for defence. but they drove their
charge home, against all the rules OF
war as understood in the German tex,
books.
ut seemed that the Germans were
confident of the effects of their latest
device. They knew they had massed
artillery behind them. they had a score
OF devices accumulated by their engl.
neers and chemists and had fresh, con-
fident troops mingled with their trench
worn troops. They had suffered next
To no casualties in the advance and
had routed an enemy weakened by fumes
and lost in an artificial obscurity.
German ruses de guerre and minor
tactics had never proved more sue.
eessful.
Their excessive confidence helped tn.
Canadians. whose charge did more thar
regain the position and recover the guns
II enabled the cohesion Of the Who'll,
allied front to be reestabished
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-26
RUSSIANS TAKE HEIGHT?
Special Cabh Despatch 10 Tnr sr>

LONDON, April 26.-The Daily Mails
correspondent al Pevograd telegraphs /:
THE higher parts OF the Carpathians
are becoming drier, the snow has melted
and the sun Is gaining power. This eN-
plains the brisk engagements OF the
last few days.
Great importance Is attached here
10 the possession of the height called
1901 between the main ridge and the
village Of Lubnia, three miles north
west OF the tzok Pass railway.
AS long as the enemy held this posi-
ton the Russian operations on the other
side of the pass were hound TO he
fruitless, The height Is the highest in
this district and commands the RAFT
way. Private news says that it is in
the hands OF the Russians. This has
not yet been officially announced. but
only the capture of "A part OF the enemy's
trenches"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-26
BnyOnet Against BOmb.

"Our men fell upon the enemy with
bayonets. bursting through the maze OF
trenches and pouring into the crater.
They pressed on through the intrench-
ments OF the enemy until they were
stopped by line OF barbados defended
by bomb throwers
The first line of trenches was cap
tured In "A few minutes with little diff
Guilty. fifteen prisoners being taken. The
real struggle. however was Yet TO come,
for the Germans quickly recovered from
their surprise. Despite the smoke OF the
bursting shells our batteries maintained
"a terrific artillery fire and as darkness
fell the battlefield presented wonder
full scene. The enemys infantry was
throwing hand grenades over the bar
ricsdes and into the mine craters. on
the crumbling sides OF which our men
were clinging In IA desperate endeavor
to obtain "A toothold.
Throughout the night the fighting
continued, eliminating in the early
morning of April II in two massed at
lacks by the enemy These attacks
were beaten of, chiefly by the fire OF OUT
machine guns, some OF which had beer
rushed to the scene on motor cars
Despite the enemy's heavy losses
which left the hillside piled with dead
| he continued his attacks during the en-
| tire day Of sunday until We were gradu
| ally driven from the southern edge OF th'
/ hill At 3 l.. VI. our reenforcements ar
rived and they promptly swept the Ger
mans from the fDothuld which they haC
gained.
"On Mondoy. April 10. severe can
nonading was maintained by both sides
but no further infantry attack was at
| tempted. In the course of the day VI
| captured thirty-hve more prisoners. Thu
( enemy had ceased to confns his atten
I tion to lin so. the entire area arounC
Ypres being heavily shelled as well a!
/ the town itself.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-26
GERMANS TAKE 1900.
Berlin Reports Successes Near St
julien and West Of Combres.

e. special tdbie Despatch 10 THE Sun
BERLIN, via London. April 25.-Vlc.
tories by the Germans near St julien
and southwest OF Combres, with the
capture OF 1000 British and more thar
l,6o0 French, were announced in the
official German statement to-day. The
report was as follows;
We obtained further results at
Ypres The ground captured on
April % north of vprcs was sim
retained yesterday in spite of the
attacks of the enemy. Further east
We continued our attaca and took
by storm the solaert farm, south
west of St Julien, as well as the
villages Il 81. Julien and Kersse-
laere, and advanced VIGOROUSLY
toward Grafenstafc. During these
engagements about \ 900 British
were taken prisoners and several
machine guns We're captured.
A British counter attack against
our position west of ST. Julien was
repulsed carly this morning with
West OF Wiel attempts of the
British to make AN attack were
quenched al the very start by tho
dre OF our artillery.
In the Argonne we reprlsed an at
tack by two French battaliuns north
OF Four de Paris.
In the M.use hills. sou,hw' st of
Combres, the French suff. red
heavy defeat. We began 80, attack
Al this point and in the rush broke
through many French lines. lying
one behind the other The French
attempted at night 10 take away
from us the captured territory. but
again failed. with heavy losses to
them. Twenty-four French officers
and 1900 men. with seventeen cam
non. remained in our hands after
these engagements
Between the Meuse and the Mo-
selle fghting at close quarters oc-
CURED only at certain places. on
our southern front the fighting at
ALLY has not yet come to con-
clus!on, A French night attack in
the wood ~ lie pretre failed.
In the Nosges a dense mist pre-
vented all military activity yester-
day,
The situation remains unchanged.
Two weak attacks by the Russians
west OF tlechanaw were repulsed
In reply 10 bomb dropping by
Russians on the peaceful town OF
penbure the railway junction al
Bialysiok was again bOmbarded By
US, Twenty bombs We dropped.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-26
KITCHENER STILL NEEDS MEN
Admiralty OhctRl Says Army II
>ot Vet BtR Enough.

oruiting meeting to-day. Dr. Thomas j.
Mcnamara, Parliamentary Secretary OF
the Admiralty, said
'lf you assume that Earl kitche
is no, only Grnt!iied hut satisfied with
the response to the call for volunteers
YOU fan into Il very serious error, We
want more men. We want them now.
so thai they may he properly trained
to play an effective part in the strug-
gle"