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The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
British Capture somme Village.

Berlin.-British attacks between Le
Sars and Gueudecourt on the Somme
front were broken up by the German
fire, the war office announced
Wednesday. South of the Somme the
Germans lost possession OF the vii
age of Presscire. The Rumanians
gained further ground on the Tran
sylvania front in the Tulghes sector,
II is announced officially. Near Bolza
pass the Austro-German forces recap
tured positions taken recently by the
Rumanians.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
Demurrage Rates Advanced.

Demurrage charges have been in
creased to SO day in New Mexico in
accordance with an order from the
Public Utilities Commission of that
state, according to word received by
the. Colorado Utilities Commission.
The action of the New Mexico COM
mission has been taken in response to
a telegram sent from Colorado urging
higher demurrage charge to force
shippers of that state to release cars.
which belong on roads in this state.
as rapidly as possible.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
EACH ROCK TELLS OWN STORY
BY Putting All This information To-
gether Uncle Sans Biologists
Learn How Earth Was Formed,

Every rock tells it's own story to
Uncle Sans biologists, who are con-
stantly at work studying the formation
OF the ground in various parts of the
country. In few places is the story
of the upbuilding of the earth's crust
SO plainly and impressively told as
in the Grand Canyon of Arizona,
whose walls form great natural geo.
logical section, in which each layer of
rock Is in its original position relative
to those above and below 1t.
AS rule the geologist who would
decipher the records of the rocks must
get bit here and a bit there. He
may find the edges of some beds ex-
posed in river bluff and others stick
ing out on steep mountain side. He
determines by fossils or other means
the order in which the beds were de-
posted, and by putting all his infor-
nation together he constructs what he
calls the columnar section for the dis
trict in which he is working-that is,
a section showing the order, thickness
and character of the beds. Such a
section discloses the strata that form
the upper part of the earths crust at
that place, just as a slice of layer
cake shows at a glance the various
layers of which 1t is composed.
After a number of districts in a
region have been studied and their
general columnar sections determined,
the geologic history of the region can
be learned by comparing these sec
tions, just as the engineer who is drill
ing for low-grade copper ores COM
pares his drill records and thus learns
the outlines of the ore body. Such a
comparison of the beds at one place
and another shows how certain beds
change in character and thickness
from place to place or even thin out
and disappear. 1t enables the geolo-
gist to draw some conclusions as to
the former distribution of land and
sea, to distinguish the deposits laid
down in deep water from those spread
by rivers over their flood plains. and
to reconstruct in imagination the
course of events at time long be-
fore the beginning of the Grand Can
yon.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
Department Doing Good Work.

The United States employment serv-
ice, the work of which is performed
under the supervision of the division
of information of the bureau of immi-
grafton, department of labor, has com
pleted the first full year of it's activ-
tiles. During that year 25,645 employ
ers filed application for 1913 work
ers. In the same period 1S4,032 per-
sons applied for work, of which S4,9S3
were referred to employment and 75,-
156 were actually employed.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
coIorado's Congressional Delegation.

Denver-Thero will be no change in
the congressional delegation from
Colorado to the lower house in Wash
ington, all four of the districts having
returned their representatives for an
other two-year term in Tuesdays cleo
ton. The delegation includes one Re-
publican-Congressm Timberlake of
the Second district-and three Demo
Gratis. Congressman Hilliard of Den
yer was returned by voters of the First
district by plurality of almost 1000
over William N. Vale, Republican,
who is at present on the Mexican bor-
der, an officer in the Colorado militia.
Congressman Edward Keating of Pu-
eblo was returned from the Third dis
trict, and Congressman Taylor of Glen
wood Springs from the Fourth
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
TEN AMERICANS
FEARED KILLED
FOREIGNERS LEFT IN PARRAL
WHEN HERRERA FLED HAVE
NOT BEEN HEARD FROM.
BANDITS AT LA MULA
BATTLE BETWEEN CARRANZA
TROOPS AND VlLLIsTAS RE-
PORTED NEAR DORADO.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Ell Paso, TEXAS no news has
been received here for ten days of
the Americans known to be in the
Parral and Magistral mining districts,
fears for their safety have increased.
Ten Americans were known to be
in Parral before its reported evacua-
ton by Gen. Herrera. Nothing has
been heard of them since Oct. 2S.
Eight Americans and other foreign
ers have likewise been cut off from
communication in the Magistral
mines. The Alvarado Company is un-
able to confirm the report that T. G.
Hawkins of the company had reached
Torreon en- route to Eagle Pass, Tex.
Another report of Mexican origin
is that Gen. Herrera has not left Par
raj as reported, but drove Villas
band to Dorado, twenty-five miles
south, where it's rout was completed
by Carranza forces from Escalon.
Unconfirmed reports of a battle be.
tween the Villa bandits and the re-
organized Carranza troops at Dorado.
Chihuahua, between Parral and Jimi-
nez, have been received here by
United States government agents and
by Carranza officials The reports
state Gen. Francisco Murgula and
Gen. Luis Herrera commanded the
Carranza forces which marched
against the Villa bandits in the vicin-
tty of Parral. Dorado is twenty-five
miles northeast of Parral.
A report was also received from
Chihuahua City that Edgar Koch,
German consular agent at Parral,
was either killed or was being held
for ransom by Villa bandits in the
vicinity of Santa Rosalia. Koch is be-
lieved to have started from Parral
with the $4,000 worth of silver bars
This silver is reported to have been
taken from him at Santa Rosalia by
Villa bandits, and later report says
Koch had been executed.
report that $50 bandits claiming
to be followers of Francisco Villa,
are at La Mula pass, south of Ojinaga,
Chihuahua, has caused much excite
ment across the river in the Mexican
border town. Many Mexican families
are leaving Ojinaga for Preside, and
the Mexican customs authorities have
brought the customs records to the
American side of the border. Prepa-
rations are being made by the Car
rama garrison under Col. Riojas to
defend the town.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
Liquor Shipments Show Decrease.

Liquor shipments into Colorado for
the month of September, reports of
which have just been compiled at the
state house, show a decrease of 134
over the preceding thirty days. The
total was 26,725. Thirty-five counties
in the state share in this decrease,
but Denver and Ell Paso counties re-
port increases of forty and 2O3 ship
ments respectively. August is the
first month since prohibition went in
20 effect which has shown a decrease.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
Forest Reserves for Fairgrounds.

That Denver should establish play
grounds in the forest reserves and
thus be in line with California cities
is the opinion of District Forester
Smith Riley. who returned from tour
of the Pacific coast. There are any
number of areas within forty-five to
sixty miles of Denver that could be
easily utilized for playground and
recreation purposes, either municipal
or private, and at small expense, he
says. Los Angeles has already es-
tablished a playground on a national
forest domain.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
PROMOTION BOARD NAMED.
Nine AdmiraIs to Select Line Officers
of Navy for Promotion.

Misunderstanding of the Navy
Daniels, who returned to Washington,
announced the appointment of board
of nine admirals to select line officers
of the navy for promotion under the
provisions of the naval increase act.
The personnel of the board follows:
Admiral Henry T. Mayo, commander.
in-chief of the Atlantic fleet; Vice Ad-
miral Dewitt Coffman, Rear Admirals
Austin M. Knight, Nathaniel r. Usher,
Frank F. Fletcher, Walter Mclean,
Augustus F. Fechteler, Albert Gleeves
and Albert w. Grant.
The board will hold it's first meeting
In the navy building, Dec. 2.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
First American Tariff.

The first tariff act in our country
was signed by President Washington
on July 4, 1889, near the very begin
ming of his first administration. Ham,
ilton was the author of the measure,
which provided for specific duty on
some At articles, and ad valorem rates
on other groups of articles.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
cooIlno nAIr-cooIedu cuns

One of the many things which the
United States soldiers have learned
on the Mexican border is that GER
tain type Of machine gun which is
supposed to be air-cooled scarcely
cools at all when subjected to steady
service for any length of time. Wa
ter is now applied to these guns with
Iohg-handled sponges which have been
provided for the soldiers for this pur-
pose.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
Army office Transferred to eorde+

Maj. H. B. Nelson of the United
States army, who has been stationed
at Fort Logan for the last two years.
has been transferred by the war de-
partment to the Third infantry, and
win join his regiment on the border.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
Peculiar Maine Lighthouse.

Far Off the coast of Maine is a
jagged ledge of rock, known as Saddle
back island, on which the only means
of landing Is by derrick to which a
sort Of chair is attached. A lighthouse
Is maintained on this ledge, managed
by keeper and two assistants with
ten men on duty at all times.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
Yearly Cattle Loss Bio.

Washington. - Losses aggregating
$212,OOO,O0O through diseases of ami
mails Is sustained in the United
States yearly. Much of that loss is
preventable, Department of Agricul-
ture experts declare.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
Hod Carriers Given Raise.

The plaster contractors of Denver
granted an increase of % cents day
in pay to the 200 hod carriers in their
employ.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-16
MAY CALL OUT 100000

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Sept. ia
sympathetic strike which
union leaders declare will re-
suit In $4,000 workers leav-
ing their jobs In support of
the striking employees of the
traction companies became
effective In New York before
noon today.
Several of the unions affected
delayed balloting until later today
or tomorrow but union leaders de-
clared they were certain to join
those already on sympathetic
strike. T
Twenty thousand longshoremen
and boatmen are expected to be
the first workers to respond to
the strike call.
Labor leaders declare that
these men will be followed by
25, 900 machinists, who will strike
before night.
BY the end of next week, I'M
less there is change in the trac-
ton situation. union men predict
thousands of others will be out,
They will include men employ
ed in all industries contributing
to the production of power for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-16

eyed plain clothes cops who will
have to go back to their beats or
quit the force.
Young blood will be injected
into the department. Experienced
sleuths will be given the task of
breaking in young detectives.
II believe in the merit system
of promotion, says Chief Smith,
"and not in the sopils system. |
want the very best men on the de-
partment to rise to the top.
"A police department should
be conducted on the same lines as
a private, business. Idlers and
loafers cannot draw salaries from
corporation. Neither can they
draw pay now from the police
treasury. Our department is
naturally small, so we shall have
to concentrate all our energies to
making It absolutely efficient"
Here's a new line Of talk from
a police chief. No wonder the
veterans of the department are
gasping.
Chief Harry M. Smith may not
have big feet. He doesn't need
them. His brains are in his
head,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-16

the transportation lines and may
spread to include painters, car
penters and similar workmen, it
is declared.
May Involve 100000.
Preliminary plans, on which the
unions affected are voting today,
provide for strikes involving
about $4,000 men.
These strikes are intended to
tie up the traction lines by cutting
off their power through shortage
of fuel, walkouts of engineers and
bringing about strikes among all
workmen engaged in labor con-
tributing to operation of the
lines.
If this does not have the desired
effect, a strike affecting 100000
workers-both men and women
in Greater New York, is contem-
plated.
To meet this, employers are
said to be contemplating bringing
charges of criminal conspiracy
against leaders who call or en-
courage sympathetic strikes.
Find Two Dead.
Patrols have been established
along the roofs of buildings on
Ninth avenue, but despite this,
trains were bombarded with
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-16

stantal opposition of his party representative
of the humanitarian side of the progressive program his
proposed permission to business to organize in large units
is representative of the other part of the progressive
ideals
1T is fair to say that the minds of democrats
sympathetic to the same program But the bulk of the
democrats in congress and the senate and of the demo-
cratic leaders throughout the country following Will
not because they believe in his program but because
he is winner
Could any statement tel more clearly The truth that
the rank and file of the frogressae party, nO7c 5l7iom
technical leader haze not h7ed and fought fn adm?
Golfers has hit the nail the head stien iutmaes
that these saDlch progressive hearts still hare real pro-
greSSiae leader in W0odroaV wilson
ANIN CERTAINLY IT is SAFE TO SAY THAT
WILSON WOULD RATHER HAVE A POINDEX-
TER OR A JOHNSON IN THE SENATE THAN 10
HIDE-BOUND DEMOCRATS OF THE GEORGE
TURNER TYPE
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-16
REVOLUTION IN Police Depart MEN7
That's What Chief Plans to Start
A REAL PROGRESSIVE

What 7sih democrat such IVoodros0 Wilson ia the
White House and feao more republicans like Hiram
Johnson and Miles Pomderer IN the capitol building,
the United States should haze real brogreSSise adlS-
hatiom during the nert fe7c years.
This paradox is strkingy suggested by the current is
sue of Golfers Weekly in which appears article con-
tanning an authoritative statement of President Wilson's
plans, in the of his reelection with regard to the
big vital problems of the day.
Commenting editorially on Wilson'S attitude toward
such questions the tariff and the modification of the
Sherman Anti Trust law, Golfers has this to say:
The truth is that in this III parts of this state
of President Wilson's views, he is closer to the pro-
gressive than to any other party Indeed this is true of
President Wilson's whole position.
His program and policies both during the recent past
and announced for the future such to
mend him much more to the progressive party than to
either of the other two.
His forcing of the child labor bill, against the Sub
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-16

hesitated, then consulted each
others eyes.
WED better do it," said one.
"All right" sighed the other.
James, meet us at Wright park.
And Sjingling and swishing, they
started.
looked after them.
Its a long walk to slim sill
hcuette," / murmured.
Cheer up, girls. The out
look is dark, but I'm told
there's a place back east
where you can get stretched.
It's painful, but 1t can be
lfi0ne,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-16
WOULD
ABOLISH.
OFFICE!.

A resolution recommending the
adoption of new highway code
which will include the abolish
ment of the office of county en-
gineer. was among those reported
by the resolutions committee OF
the State Association of County
Commissioners Saturday morn
ing. J. T. S. Lple, chairman,
read the report.
Members of the engineers as
ISOLATION, meeting in the same
building, say the resolution comes
as surprise to them.
Other Resolutions.
Other resolutions recommended
an amendment to the state con-
stitution providing for a commits
sion form of government for
counties; that all suits to test
the validity of tax assessments be
begun before Oct. l of each year;
that commissioners consider the
question whether tuberculosis hos
pitfalls should be under county or
state control, and recommending
that If the present law is kept in
force the state pay larger pro-
portion of their support; legisla-
ton to bring about better bust
ness systems for administering
the affairs of the common
schools; that the present arrange
ment which compels county COM
missioners to sell certificates of
delinquency to spectators be
changed so that the county may
keep the certificates in the county
treasury.
Who's on Slate.
With election of officers, re-
ports of committees, and final
addresses, the commissioners and
engineers will bring their meeting
to a close Saturday afternoon, and
turn their attention to pleasure.
Both bodies will banquet at
Elks Temple Saturday evening,
and leave the Tacoma hotel at s
o'clock Sunday morning for an
all-day trip to the mountain.
Spokane has extended an invi-
tation to the joint convention for
next year; and it was regarded
Saturday morning as certain that
the invitation would be accepted.
Predictions in advance of the
commissioners election were that
w. H. McVay of Spokane, present
vice president, will be president
for the coming year, and w. Scott
Coe of Klickitat county, secretary
and treasurer. The vice president,
It was said, would probably be
man from east of the mountains.
Savage Speaks.
The cost of maintenance of
earth roads is excessive, If called
on to carry heavy traffic. said
Prof. w. F. Allison of the Uni
versity of Washington, Saturday
morning.
The contractors viewpoint was
explained to the engineers by
George Milton Savage, president
of the, Washington Paving Co.
THE present method of award
ing contracts puts a premium on
fraud and dishonesty" he said,
"as the. only thing required to
secure a contract is low bid and
the ability to furnish the bonds,
and many contracts are taken on
which the only profit possible is
by beating the specifications.
''If 1t we're known that any con-
tractor caught deliberately trying
to slight his work, or refusing to
pay his bills, would be blacklisted
all over the state and that no con-
tracts for state or county work
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-16

'steen years and I've seen
'steen different styles in
shapes go by.' O
81 seen 'em wide in the shout
der and narrow in the beam, |
seen 'em narrow in the girth and
broad in the back, | seen 'em
THROWN out their chests like ath-
letes, and pullin' 'em in like
lungers.
yep, they can do the new
style. OF course, in my own
business, l prefer 'em solid.
They're harder to move, but
easier to see. The little, thin ones
think they can slip between the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-16
NV WOMAN HAS MANIPULATED HER FIGURE IN TIL PAS

smoke and the license number,
and 1t makes it hard"
l sought a resort of fashion.
The first person / encountered
were three lovely ladies eating
French cake and drinking choco-
late.
Their ignorance appalled, me. l
slipped on the table the headline,
paris DEGREES the slim sill
houette."
They stiffened. Cancel that
second order" said one to the
waiter.
/ followed them out.
A limousine stood ready. They
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-16

would be awarded him, and If he
felt that experience and reputa-
ton would be taken into consider
alton in making awards, you
would see a great change"
Capt. Arthur p. S. Hyde ad-
dressed the engineers on High
way Systems as Military Ad-
juncts."
J. f. Gould, landscape architect
for the University OF Washington,
spoke in the afternoon on land
scape improvement of highways.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-16
ALLIES
SMASH
AHEAD

UNITED Press Leased Wtre,l
LONDON, Sept. 16.-The Brit
ish center has been thrust for
ward to point 500 yards north
of Foureaux wood In the violent
battle raging north OF the Somme,
Gen. Haig reported to the war of
flee today.
The whole OF the villages Of
Courcelette, Martinpuich and
Flers are firmly in British hands.
Five hundred more prisoners
have been captured.
Four German field guns were
taken south of the Ancre last
last night, Two local counter at
tacks by the Germans failed.
Deluge of Shells First.
The British carried out many
successful night raids, entering
many enemy trenches at several
places.
How large a part of the new
armored cars are playing in the
present British advance 10 not
yet known, but military critics
believe this new war terror has
wrought havoc among the Ger
mans.
Dubbed the "Willies" by the
British Tommies, the new cars
present terrifying appearance
when going into action.
The British advanced yesterday
morning followed terrific deluge
of shells poured In upon the Ger
man works.
Courcelette village was liter
ally blown off the map before the
human flood began rolling down
upon the benumbed Teutons.
Throw in New Men.
The hardest fighting occurred
on the wings. The Germans
chung tenaciously to Courcelette,
because OF its position on the
flank of Thiepval.
Fighting desperately to save
themselves from retreat on a mile
wide front, the Germans have
been throwing battalion after
battalion into action against the
storming British columns north
of the Somme in an effort to
check Haig's advance.
links Up Advances.
The British gains OF yesterday
linked up with the great French
advance earlier in the week COM
pleted the task of smashing COM
pletely the entire first three lines
of German positions on practical
ly the whole Somme front under
attack.
Only at Thiepval. where marve-
lousy constructed German works
have delayed the British advance
do the Germans still cling to their
third lines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-16
GERMANY WANTS
IA VETO ON LOANS

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 16.
Germany will consider null and
void any loans from United States
bankers made to Belgium with
Belgium railroads as security un-
less previous consent has been OBJ
tanned from her, German Ambss-
sador Bernstorff today notified
the state department
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-16
BY a Woman Reporter

wandered down Broadway
chasing the slim silhouette be-
cause Paris says we must be thin,
straight up and down to be in
style.
No phantom could be more
fleeting, no ghost more elusive.
l sought a policeman.
They can get the slim figures
all right" he said. What the
American woman makes up her
mind to do, she does.
"I've stood on this corner
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-16
CIRCUS WILL USE
N. P. FREIGHT YARD

James McElroy. advance man
for the Sells-Floto shows, an
.poupced Saturday that the circus
would pitch Its tents in the N. p.
freight yards, where Barnum &
Bailey showed, instead of In the
O.-W. yards, as advertised.
The show will pull in early
Sunday morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-16
ST. BETTING
2 TO l ON HUGHES

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-More
activity in presidential betting is
reported In Wall street today. rhe
largest bet was a wager CT &c.,
600 by q stock exchange firm
against $1,000 that-Hughes will
be elected.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-16
VICTIMS OF
WRECK in

A special train from Marshfield
in charge of Capt. Blain of the
Seattle office of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Co., arrived in Tacoma
at 9:15 Saturday morning, bring
ing nearly a dozen local people
from the burned steamship Con-
gress.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-16

bricks, bottles and stones early to-
day. One woman was seriously
injured.
The bodies of two men were
found on the tracks of elevated
lines early today.