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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-02
TELLS Of
A BLOODY
Assault

F. S. Fenwick, former Times
printer, and at present In the
trenches somewhere in France,
wrote letter recently while on
sick leave in London to confirm
the statement that war is indeed
all that an illustrious American
said 1t was.
las a rule Tommy has little
time to write and less inclina-
tion," Fenwick says in the letter
to Jack Browne, of the Times
mechanical force, but I'm just
out of the hospital and in concen-
tration camp again. I'll leave
for the front as soon as l am
stronger, which will be mighty
soon.
1T would be difficult to de-
scribe the hellish inferno l was
in out there" he continues, de-
scribing the attack in July in No
Mans land when he was
wounded
81 don't think any man can
adequately picture it in words.
He knows what it is like If he
has been through it, but it is i'm
possible. .s............ (Here
the censor erased 10 lines.)
I'm afraid if l could have
| realized what war was like l
would never have left the
United States. All night long
before we went over the top,
the Smelling on both sides
had gradually been growing
i'm intensity until it was im-
possible to hear ones own
voice, and then at 1880. our
artillery ceased firing and
that was our signal to
| crawl out of our trenches.
'As i crawled out the man
next to me had his head
blown off by a piece of shell.
His blood covered me. ! must
have been a horrible sight,
for the first German l saw
threw up his hands and Yell
ed, "Mercy Kumerad."
after we captured their
trenches we could not hold
them. and were driven back.
A few of us were cOrnered,
and IL was then l was in
jured. wasn't wounded
badly, but lost a lot of
blood. ! lay in shell hole
until dark and then cfawled
back to our lines.
1.-THE man who threw the
bomb that wounded me
praise be that his aim was
pOor-faced his death with
out a CULVER. ! had just COW
cred him when he threw the
bomb. He died without
Pickering an eyelash. They
were decent and let us re-
move our wounded after the
battle was over.
"SOme of the Germans are
I not human. They bayOneted
our wounded in the trenches.
Their officers made them do
it."
Fenwick closed with the state
ment that ii might be long time
before he would be able to write
again, If at all.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-02
School Board May Be
Asked to Recompense
For Whipping Injury
the operation? I'm going to
InnuA a. an xnsu ~

the operation! I'm going 10
leave it to you"
Stirred with sympathy, but
embarrassed by the responsible
ity thrust upon them, the moth
ers were unit against cor
poral punishment, except in ex-
IRENE cases and with every safe
guard; but made no recommend
alton as to Mrs. Powers action.
She said, after the meeting,
that she has not yet decided on
her course of action.
The school official referred to
is out of the city and could not
be reached to give his version of
the case.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-02
HUGHES WILL TALK MORE
NOW ABOUT HYPHENATES

ST. LoUIs--charles Evans
Hughes arrived here Saturday
from Kansas City. He is expected
to enlarge In his speeches here
on that part Of his policies which
relates to hyphenated citizens.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-02
Talk O the Times

Greetings. have you killed the
fatted calf for the N. G. w?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-02
0ma Printer Wounded In War, Describes Inferno
History Will
Repeat Itself

Six years ago every standpat, boss-con-
trolled newspaper in the state, every ma
chine politician, every political crook
worked and fought and lied against Sen.
Poindexter, AND THE PEOPLE
ELECTED POINDEXTER OVER
WIIELNIINGLY.
to make peace with the political jackals.
Therefore, he finds against him this
time the same enemies that he had six
years ago and for six years he has known
that these same enemies would be against
him, and he was willing to keep them
against him and to have the people with
him.
Why should the state of Washington
trade senator of Poindexters caliber,
man whose record is clean, man who
never dabbled in crooked pork-barrel
frame-ups, man who was never tanned
with mileage graft, man who has in
fluence and respect in Washington?
There is no reason for such calami-
tous trade, and the people of this state will
make no such trade.
PoindeXter is entitled to every vote
this time that he received six years ago
and his record in Washington entities him
to thousands of new supporters. If the
people could not be bunked and deceived
by the lies and ISLANDERS printed against
PoindeXter six years ago they cannot be
deceived now.
Poindexter will be elected-and elected
overwhelmingly as he was before
History will repeat itself.
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This was the fate OF Ralph's
eggs.
He had 100 dozen OF them
packed away in water glass;. we
now are informed by one OF the
amateur fire fighters.
When we found those egga
they all were hard boiled.
In fact, they were so hard
boiled that they were soft again.
1T might indeed be stated con-
servatively that those eggs were
mealy. And they weren't good
to eat either" mournfully con-
Guided the regretful amateur fire.
fighter. =
DANGERS OF EATING
Joseph sary, rigxer at +
bethlehem Steel Works,
fractured his left leg IDctwecn.
plate and q roll. ---Stroutls-
burg (Pa.) Daily Times.
THE REASON A MAN CANT
TELL THE AVERAGE WOMANs
ANYTHING is BECAUSE SHE:
WOULD RATHER TALK THAN
LISTEN.
Whoever invades Greecs had;
better look out that his foot does
not slip.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-02
SPEAKING OF EGGS:

When Ralph Shaffer's house
burned at Lakewood station last
week one important feature es-
capped the regular reporters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-02

No wonder Mr.. Pantages
keeps ON dynamiting rocks
at us; II has just come to our
notice that our Pink editor
has been daring him and
egging him ON.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-02

One of the. Tacoma papers
which thinks that Hughes is GO
ing to be the next president now
chronicles another remarkable
nature tale.
1t is to the effect that Porto
ltican snake, unw.jlingly import
ed to Tacoma In bunch OF bana-
mas, when cornered on the dock
by hostile fruit handlers, COM
mitted suicide by plunging his
fangs into his own body.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-02

Whoever invades Greecs had;
better look out that his foot does
not slip.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-02
A
CHECKING
ACCOUNT

The Commercial
nept. of this Bank
affords excellent
facilities for those
who care to keep
q checking ac-
count.
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's,sONE Cents
IN THE RECORD

u. s. Senator Miles Poindexter himself in
PRODUCED an amendment to the Underwood
law, to place a tariff ON shingles and lumber
He made a speech for that. Any statement
that he voted for free lumber is u plain, un-
vanished lie.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-10
N2Z,M|E|z;;2:A3'.z..e:3i :

Clem's was not the only troubled
heart on the Hill. At The Firs Mrs.
Lansing moved restlessly from room
to room and stopped often to read and
re-read a crumpled note-Gerry's note
to Alix.
AliX was still In town. Mrs. Ian
sing bad written to her and then wired.
Alix replied telling her not to come.
that she wished to be alone. For hours
at time Mrs. Lansing replaced the
nurse at Gerry. juniors, SIDE He
helped her. She felt that he could help
Alix.
She was almost glad when he devel-
oped some trihing ailment becoming
to his years. She wired again and this
time Alix came, frightened. Alix was
ike a wiIted flower, but she braced
herself until Gerry. junior, recovered
Into his healthy self Then she dropped
once more and refused to be COM
fOrted.
II 1t had not been for Alan. AlIx'
trouble would have cast a gloom over
the rest of Red Hill. but 1t was known
that Alan had sought out Mrs. Lam
sing and told her that not even he
knew just how Gerry's battle stood.
but that he did know that there was a
battle and that Gerry would surely
come back as soon as he had fought
his way clear.
So the Hill in general went almost
untroubled on its way trying to forget
that it was still awaiting a ful6llment.
and even Alix began to CLEAN a little
comfort from the thought that hope
was but deferred. Her heart was sick.
her faith. weak. but hope still lived.
She clung through the long days to
Gerry, Junior. and waited.
At Maple House the beating of
young hearts amounted to a din. but
1t was suddenly stilled by a day of
drenching rain. After the very tame
excitement Of seeing J. Y. and the
Judge off for the city. gloom settled
In the faces of the children. Cousin
Tom. in rubber boots and coat. came
down the road from Elm House to
find company for misery. The barn
was requisitioned and became the
scene of a subdued frolic, but It af-
fcrded meager diversion. The hay
was not In yet, the empty lofts were
dreary. IL the afternoon Mrs !. Y.
was besieGed to surrender the house
and finally lid. Alan had gone to his
room and closed the door, The captain
was plunged in invulnerable sIumber
Somebody raped at Alan's door and
he called. Come in" The door opened
aud revealed Nance, junior Behind
her was giggling. whispering throng.
The spirit Of fun danced in Nance's
eyes. Her cheeks were flushed and
her golden head was in disarray. "Oh.
Cousin Alan" she cried. "grandma's
given us leave for hide and seek and
we're all going to play except mother
and grandma and the captain. Please
come, too, Cousin Alan"
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his hand and looked dubiously at their
contents. would you like something
else, Mr.. Kemp?" asked Mrs. ]. Y.
softly. "some other drink. mean?"
Kemp's quick eye roved over the
group. He saw that nobody was tax
ing anything but tea and at the same
time he noted gratefully that nobody
was watching him. The judge and
]. Y. were talking to each other.
Nance. junior, and Cousin Tom were
kneeling before Gerry, junior. stolen
for a short hour from AlIx. That
dwarf Moloch. arrayed in starchy
white that stuck out like a ballet skirt
above his sturdy, fat legs. was gravely
devouring a sacrifice Of cake. Charlie
Sterling lay full length on the ground
while his brood, with shrill cries at his
frequent eruptions, buried and re-
buried him with sofa pillows. Nance,
Alan and Glen slipped tea and cheered
on the chlldren's efforts.
Kemp turned a twinkling eye on
Mrs. ]. Y. II amt sayin', ma'am. thet
this mixture is my usual bev'rage, but
q man don't expect to have his usual
handed down I'm a pulpit. and like.
wise see no call for folks turuin' their
front lawns into bar"
Kemp could feel scene; his strange
nature was moved at finding Itself
rubbing elbows with such a group
and when Kemp was moved he al
ways talked to hide his emotion. Mrs.
]. US kindly eyes led him on. made
him feel weirdly akin to those quiet.
contented men and women and clean
frocked, rosy-cheeked children frolick-
ing against the peaceful setting Of
shady trees. old lawns and the ram
bling house that staidly watched them
like some motherly hen. wings out
spread, ever ready to brood and shell
ter.
Kemps eyes left Mrs. ]. Us face
and swept over the scene again.
"Speakin' Of bars" he went on in his
soft drawl. Il don't think a missus
ever has no call to handle drinks over
an above what goes in md out Of
milk pail, which isn't drink in a man.
ner O. speakin'. can't rightly rec'llect
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CHAPTER xxvIII-contlnued.

The subiectivity of sick man dis
arms woman; she knows she Is safe
and abandons her weapons of attack
and defense as long as the invalid is
taken up with the state Of his insideS.
Glen was unaffected. even tender, with
his strength returned to him she with
drew. one by one and gently. the init
mate attentions a woman accOrdS to
babes and the related helpless. But
there was nothing absolute in her with
drawal; 1t was more temptation than
a denial. born Of womans innate de-
sire to be pursued. While Alan was
merely convalescent it contained sup
pressed gayety. half demure. half mis-
chievous, but when his full strength
came back and he failed to pursue. the
gayety arrested itself. turned into a
questioning wfstfutuess affa ended In
the secret shame and bushes Of the
repulsed and undesired.
Glen saw Alan build a barrier
against her, a barrier Of little things
each insignificant In itself but each
lending and borrowing the strength OF
accumulation. Alan spent hours with
the old captain. walked, rode and
talked with J. Y. and the judge. Be
tween them. ]. Y. and the judge had
fixed up Eeber's affair and Alan had
cabIed.
In the midst Of women Alan seemed
to be able to forget woman-to forget
her Intentionally. There was nothing
pointed In his avoidance. He kept his
distance from Alix and Nance and
Jane Elton In the same measure as
from Ciem. There was thus none of
the single avoidance Of the shy swain
who lavishes attentions on all but her
whom be would most dearly sue. Glen,
least vain of beautiful women, sat long
hours before her glass. Never before
had the charms 1t revealed been Ques-
toned, never had she been forced to
close in the ranks and call up the re
serves. and now she felt at loss. un-
accustomed to the ready moves Of the
coQuette. Glen dropped her face iu
her hands and cried
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floor as within his ken It always had
held it. Ancient garments hung from
pegs on the walls and from hooks on
the rafters. A box or two and more
disabled furniture Uttered the floor
The whole was family lit up by the
light from a little dormer window.
Nothing stirred. Alan drew a long
breath. He was not disappointed. No
one had thought to come here but him.
self.
Suddenly bit Of the pendent ward
robe was flung aside and an apparition
dashed for the door. Alan sprang In
front of 1t, threw his arms around 1t.
held It tight. 1t struggled, laughed,
ceased to struggle. and looked up as
Alan looked down. Ciem's face ~Gs
very near to his. Her body, still thrOb-
bing with excitement. was in his arms.
Alan felt such a rioting surge in his
blood as he had never known before.
! He wanted to kiss Glen. He felt that
he must kiss her, that there was not
strength enough left in him to do any
thing else. Then his eyes met hers
and he forgot himself and remembered
Glen. His soul cried, "Sacrilege." and
he dropped his arms from about her
and stepped back.
Glen stood before him, dazed. She
was in her stockinged feet. In each
hand she held little slipper. Her
eyes were big and full of the soft re-
proach of the mortaIly wounded. Alan
felt ashamed and looked away. He
had to break the silence. "WeIl, you're
caught" he said lamely.
Clem dropped one slipper. threw up
her hand and brushed the disordered
hair from her forehead. "Yes. I'm
caught" she said. and her lip trembled
on the words.
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KEEPING THE TRENCHES DRY
(TO BE Continued

ziers. Farther back from the trenches.
along the second line, are erected lit
tie wooden huts, built with double
walls to keep out the cold, with slate
roofs, and in most cases with flowers
raised above the level of the ground.
The beds consist of wire netting
stretched over wooden frames, with a
covering of straw packing and a sup
ply of warm blankets.
In the huts stoves are furnished.
Fuel is very plentiful and easily OBJ.
tanned. because the shells Of the enemy
have scattered huge branches from the
trees and splintered them ready for
burning. The soldiers are given two
good meals day. and in the case of
the men who are most exposed there
is an extra ration of meat. Hot drinks
are furnished. such as tea and coffee
with a fixed measure of alcohol when
the temperature requires It.
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Lieber. He got more exile than was
comm to him; it ct up the ecstasy an
more of the promised land. But |
DON know. They's lots of folks that
needs to worry mOre'n Lieber over
crossin' the divide"
They sat thoughtful for some time
and then Alan remembered Red Hill.
"Where are you staying, Kemp"
"Astor house"
Alan looked at his watch. "Come
on" he said. We've got to hustle.
We've just got time to rush down and
get your bag"
"What for?" drawled Kemp.
'"I was bound for our place out in
the country when found you. We've
got Just forty minutes to catch the
train. You're coming with me.
A wary look came into Kemp's eyes.
"Your folks out there, Mr.. WayneY
he asked.
"Yes." said Alan. and then added.
"Kemp, do you take me for man that
would steer you up against a game
you don't hold cards inY
mo-" said Kemp, 81 don't" and
then found himself hated and hurried
into a taxi before he could further pro-
test.
If Alan had any qualms about intro
ducing Kemp to Red Hill they were
soon allayed. Kemp was duly present
ed on the lawn at Maple House. To
everything in pettIcoats he took of his
hat and said "ma'am," but before the
men he stood hated and vOuchsafed a
short "Howdy!" accompanied by
handshake where 1t was invited.
Strange to Kemp must have seemed
the group Of which he found himself
the center. At a tea table under the
biggest maple sat Mrs. J. Y. She called
Kemp and motioned to a chair beside
her. Kemp let his lanky frame down
slowly on the fragile structure, took of
his domed hat and laid it on the grass
at his side. For an instant Mrs. ]. Y.
fixed her soft. myoplc gaze on him and
then looked away. Glenn brought him
a cup Of tea and biscuit. Kemp held
the cup and saucer in the hollow of
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-10
Water Continually Pumped From Pe'
sltions Which the French Are
Occupying.

The French made their trenches as
comfortable as possible for the benefit
of the troops during the winter months.
Many of the trenches are paved and
the water was kept out of them by
means of powerful pumps. There are
drain pits which have been sunk along
the whole length inside the trenches.
and the pumps are used to force the
water from these pits to the outside.
The walls of the trenches are
strengthened with hurdles to prevent
landslides. The bottoms of the trenches
are carefully beaten down. leveled and
covered with plank or straw. and the
earthen roofs are made stronger by
sheets of zinc. The heating. which is
adequate. is furnished by charcoal bra
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-10
NEW LAWS ARE
NOW IN EFFECT
Acts ofReCent General Assembly
Become Operative.
IGNORANT OF THE CHANGES
No More Discount On stats Taxea
State Tax Commission To
Handle Corporation
Taxes.

All laws enacted by the recent Cen,
eral Assembly, are now in effect. One
exception-the act making changes in
the automobile laws-will become ef-
fective July l. The act creating the
State Penal Board will become Oper-
ative on October 1. Emergency laws
become effective on the dates Of their
passage. In only one case viii there
be a resort to the referendum. This
is law creating a bond issue in
| Wicomico county. Voters in the cCun-
ty have asked for the privilege Of say.
ing at the next election whether they
approve the proposed loan.
While the laws become operative
June /, the general public and those
most interested in them, including
courts and lawyers, will remain in
ignorance of the changes until the Acts
of the General Assembly of 1916 shall
have been issued. No date is fixed for
the appearance Of the volume. In
! former years months have elapsed be-
! fore the laws appeared in print. The
! public is further handicapped this year
because the Attorney General selected
only limited number of laws of the
vast number enacted for publication in
the newspapers.
Among the more important state
wide laws is one that discontinues the
| discounts on payments of state taxes.
By this change it is calculated the
! Icfo tn Irrfl 1INy Q100
other law transfers to the State Tax
Commission all corporation taxation
questions.
Other important laws to become eff
fective are:
Regulating saloons In Baltimore
county.
Increasing traders and other IL
censes, imposing taxes on different In
dustries and enterprises and levying
$100 additional on all saloons and III
creasing the taxes on hotels and the
aters.
| Abolishing commissions for collec-
tion of taxes in Baltimore.
Repeal of all continuing appropria-
tions.
Closing all saloons In Sandy Hook
district, Washington county.
State bond issue of $2,00O,000 to pay
deficit in treasury and for other pur-
poses.
Repeating gallon-a-month law for
Talbot and Queen Anne's counties.
To provide for working of conVicts
on public roads.
Appropriation of $4,000 to establish
lime plant in Southern Maryland.
Wider use of public school buildings
in Baltimore.
Licensing of camp-meetings on the
Eastern Shore.
Anti-treating law for Carroll county.
By the acts of the General Assembly
several state boards are abolished on
their duties combined with those Of
other boards, while several new boards
were created.
The Conservation Board, which will
hold it's first meeting this week, will
absorb the Shellfish Commission, the
Fish Commissioners and several other
departments. The State Board OF
Agriculture will take up the duties Of
the Live Stock Sanitary Board, the
State Tobacco Warehouse, the State
Board of immigration and other de.
partments.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-10

and held fast. He shouted a pean OF
victory and once more palpitatlng 81
lence fell on the house.
Alan wondered II he could find the
way to the little attic. He hurried
along the twisted halls. up a tiny fight
of steps. turned, dived through a low.
narrow tunnel and threw open the
!ong- forgotten door. 1t was as though
he had suddenly opened portal on his
own childhood. A great. pensioned
rocking chair held the middle of the
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-10

What . 10 prettier than the
awakening love in a fine young
woman and her artIess eoquetry
In leading the object of her af-
fection up to a proposal Of mar
riage7 And what is more un'
pleasant to witness than her re-
buff by a man who fails to un-
derstand?
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-10
GOVERNOR NAMES
PERSONAL STAFF
Also Members ofthe State Board
of Agricultural.
AONORs B. H. GRISWOLD, IR.

Carl r. Gray, President OF Western
Maryland Railroad, Made Quarter
master General and Also On Agrieul.
tural Board-Dr. w. S. Baer Surgeon
GeneraI-Dr. J. Frank coodnow,
Robert Grain, Samuel NJ. Shoemaker
On Board Of Agriculture.
Governor Harrington announced his
personal staff and the members of the
State Board of Agriculture, the latter
created by an act of the General AS
sembly, as follows:
STAFF.
B. HOWELL GRISWOLD. JR., bank
or, judge advocate general.
CARL r. GRAY, president of the
Western Maryland Railroad, quarter
master general.
GEORGE P. GATOR, inspector gen
eral.
DR.. w. S. BAER, surgeon general.
COLONIES.
EDMUND S. DICKEY, Baltimore
county.
DR.. ]. HUBERT WADE, Washing
ton county.
HARRY ]. HOPKINS, Annapolis.
HARVEY L. COOPER, president Of
the Denton National Bank, Caroline
county.
JOHN RUSH STREET., Hartford
county.
HENRY J. WATERS. Somerset
county.
GEORGE W. RIFE, Baltimore City.
CHARLES E. McPHAIL, Baltimore
City.
zorro H. BRINSFIELD, Dorchester
county.
CHARLES R. DIsHAROON, Wi
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-10

Serious delay in the construction Of
the new 100000 Methodist Episcopal
Church of Princess Anne, is being oc-
casioned by the European war, which
is responsible for the failure Of the
stained glass windows ordered about q
year ago, to reach this country. The
new church is almost completed and
hopes are entertained that the win
dows and other delayed fixtures will
arrive in time to permit the holding
of dedicatory services within the next
month or so.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-10

Washington County Commissioners
made the annual tax levy, fixing the
rate at ninety cents on the hundred
dollars. This is an increase of q
cents over last year. The increase
was made necessary by an increased
appropriation for school purposes. Two
mills were levied for mothers pen
sions, this being a new item.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-10

After several years illness, David B.
McMenami1t, member of Tie Kent
county Bar, died at Aiken, S. C. A
widow and two small children survive
him.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-10

DR.. John Mcdowell preached the
baccalaureate sermon at the Maryland
State College of Agriculture.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-10

Atwood Jenkins was killed by light
ming on his fathers farm. near Snow
Hill.