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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-11

How non compus mentis!
A world famous geologist
comes to Tacoma to testify
that one OF our big coal min
ing companies ought to use a
little sense I'm developing its
property, thus saving its
money, rather than fighting
for a tax reduction.
What. we want to know is what
O'Bregon is doing in Mexico when
times are so brisk on Dublin bay.
CYNIC STUFF Very Easy to
Write.)
Most women marry because
there isn't much money in work
ing for wages; most men marry
because they are in love with
love. In either case, it's tough
on the other Party.
No man was ever bored by a
red-haired wife; her leastest vice
is the Placid Pace. 1--WE knowl }
The ounce is an unpopular
fruit because 1t is so little
known.
MORAL: Don't try to be a
success without press agent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-11

A SOFT SNAP that we
were tipped off TO by W. c,
Albee. the n. P.'s division
supe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-11

SAN BERNARDINo--cracks $.
men escaped with $4,000 in
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
FORD WILL RENEW
HIS EFFORTS IN
BEHALF OF PEACE
Makes His First Appear
ance in Public Since His
Return from the Oscar
II Trip.

Chicago, Feb. Sat least "a varieties
of mystery kept step with Henry Ford
when he arrived in Chicago today to
attend the ann al banquet of the Mich
igan society at the Blackstone hotel.
The banquet tonight was Ford's first
public appearance since his trip to
Europe to bring the boys out of the
trenches by Christmas" and he sur
prised the Michigan society by coming
at all. He has previously announced
through his secretary that publicity
given his invitation would prevent him
from coming. The automobile magnate
reached Chicago 1t te this afternoon,
however. His trip to the hotel was
shrouded with mystery. he kept his
room number secret and slipped into
the banquet hall through a line of re-
porters who awaited him.
He insisted that he should not be
called on for an address and that re-
porters should be barred from the ban
quet hall.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
AN EVENTFUL
ONE FOR SEATTLE

Seattle, Feb. 5.-After a week of dis
comfort under the stress of snow show
cling, walking to work and even finan-
cial losses, and with a new storm fall
Ing over the city, Seattle has chalked
up remarkable period in her current
history during the last seven days.
During this period the citizens have
seen their every means of transporta-
ton stopped. with the exception of an
occasional jitney bus: have seen one of
the proudest buildings in the city, ST.
James cathedral, crushed in; have
heard the crashes announcing the col
lapse of several smaller buildings and
have witnessed the unusual sight of
money being spent like so much water
for the removal of mountains of snow.
Today, close of the week. saw mail
communication with the east again
established, Geographic lines partly re-
paired, service resumed on the main
arteries of the street railway service
and deliveries of food, fuel and other
necessities of life re-established. To-
day saw another storm begin but there
is little real apprehension as the snow
flakes changed to water as they fell
and with the thermometer registering
more than 30 degrees it is hoped that
The snow will change to rain and that
another two days viii see the passing
of the greatest snow fall since 1898.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
CONTEST ON
STATE PRIMARY LAW

st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. For the Sc
cond time within a month, the Mime
sofa presidential preference primary
law was contested today. Walter M.
Carol, Minneapolis attorney obtained
from the supreme court a writ of man
damus calling upon the secretary of
state to show why his name should not
appear on the ballot as a candidate for
presidential elector. Carol wants to
vote FOR Elihu Root who wouldn't al
low his name to be filed as a presiden-
tial candidate in Minnesota.
Though that section of the law pro-
viding that no delegate may vote for a
candidate who has not consented to ap-
pear on the ballot, has been held con-
stitutional, Carol presents other allie
cations. among them that the Demo-
cratic primary is unnecessary, mas
much as Woodrow Wilson is the only
Democratic candidate filed for presi
dent.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
BELATED TRAINS
NOW ARRIVING AT
THE COAST CITIES
Railroads Through the Cas-
cades Are at Last Cleared
and Traffic Has Been Re
sumed.

Portland, Feb. 5.-Stalled for three
DAYS in Cascade mountains snow drifts,
four eastern passenger trains, the first
to reach here since Tuesday, pulled
into Portland over the O.-W. r. g. N.
this afternoon.
They carried more than 800 passen-
gers and great quantities of mail trans
ferred from nearly dozen other trains
with which they consolidated.
For the last two days the trains
have been held at The Dalles and Hood
River In those cities, railroad hat
check was good for a square meal at
any hotel or restaurant.
Although rotary snow plows we're
kept at work constantly, the snow fell
behind them, choking up the line as
fast as it was opened, and in some
places huge slides of snow and rocks
covered the tracks.
After the worst snow and sleet storm
in her history, Portland today is wrig-
Cling from beneath n 10-inch white
blanket Street car, telephone, tele-
graph and light service was expected
to be normal by Monday
Rain fell this afternoon and high wa
ter is feared
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
THOUSANDS HOMELESS
AS RESULT OF FLOODS
ALONG MISSISSIPPI

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 5.-Four dead
and thousands homeless were results
of flood conditions in Arkansas along
the Mississippi river tonight.
Breaking of a levee at Clarendon,
Ark. rendered 500 persons homeless.
Three negroes were said to have been
downed there. Warned by federal fore
casters, the women and children of
Clarendon fled to Brinkley, Ark, for
safety, while the men remained be-
hind to :ignt the onrushing waters.
The levee broke tonight.
At Arkansas City, one man was
drowned in the flood. Heavy damage
was reported at Lake Village.
The river is still rising and will not
reach Its crest until late next week,
according to government predictions.
At Memphis tonight the river was at
AZ feet, three feet and six inches be-
low the high water mark. 1t is ex-
pected to reach A feet. The situa-
ton here is considered well in hand.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
REPEATED EFFORTS
MADE BY ITALIANS
ARE OF NO AVAIL

Berlin. Feb. 5.-(Via Sayville wire
ess)-Hurled back with heavy lossas
in repeated attempts to break the Aus
trian lines. the Italians are weary of
the war and ready for an early peace,
the Lokal Anzeiger correspondent ut
the Austrian front, reported today.
High Austrian officers state that
since the Austrian successes at Osla-
via, the Italians have understood clear
ly the impossibility OF breaking the
Austrian lines" the correspondent
wired. When the Austrians took the
Italian positions near Oslavia. the
Italians put at work whole batteries
of artillery in order to impede a gen.
eral attack that never took place.
They are still nervous and arc extreme
ly busy completing second and third
range trenches"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
MEMBER OF ARSON
GANG rs ARRESTED

Oakland, Cal, Feb. Sc. H. Town,
tenth member OF an alleged arson ring,
disclosed by the recent confessions of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles w. Burright, has
bee harvested in Silverton, Ore, the
local police were notified tonight.
An officer was Immediately dispatch
ed to bring him here. where he is want
ed on a charge of operating with Bur-
right in the burning OF house.
Only one member of the organization,
which Is charged with widespread ar
son on the Pacific coast, is now at
large.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
ROCKEFELLER AND
MOTHER JONES IN
A COMMON CAUSE
Both Are Working in Be-
half of "Last Chance"
Boy in the Illinois State
Penitentiary.

Chicago, Feb. Sin Joliet peniten-
tiary tonight is last chance boy.
sentenced to life Imprisonment. He is
Herman Coppes, IS. the youngest lifer
in Illinois and perhaps the youngest in
the world.
In a graveyard at Ludlow, Colo, is
the body of Harold Snyder, a youth
shot down by mine guards in the IA
NOUS Ludlow strike of 1918.
At two ends of telegraph wire are
Mother Jones. heroine of countless
miners strikes, and John D. Rockefel-
Ter. Jr., who, some day. will have most
of the Rockefeller millions. They are
working to give Coppes a chance, in
repayment for the life of Snyder.
Copies doesn't know that he is the
central figure in the drama. He does
not know that Mother Jones. and Rock
efeller. bitter foes for years, are united
for once, in hope of freeing him that
he may take up life duties that were
denied Snyder.
Following the killing of young Sny-
der, nearly three years ago, Mother
Jones so bitterly attacked Rockefeller,
an owner of the mines at Ludlow, that
the young multimillionaire agreed, it
was said. to repay the life of the miner
with deed that would recover another
youth for society.
Rockefeller Willing to Pay.
The time for repayment came today.
Mother Jones, her attorneys said, has
secured the promise of Rockefeller to
pay all fees and to aid in every way
possible the campaign to free young
Coppes.
Coppes, when a youngster of IA,
killed Mrs. Maud Sleep and her two
children, with an axe, at their home
near Plano, ILL., Though the murder
was brutal and one of the most sensa-
tional crimes in the history of Illinois,
Mother Jones declares he was a victim
of circumstances. His environment,
she said was that which could pro-
duce nothing but q criminal.
Mother Jones spent most Of the week
in Chicago comforting with attorneys
and one day visited young Coppes, but
did not tell him of the plan to free him.
His liberty rests with Governor Dunno,
and the state board of pardons.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY
IN MOHR CASE

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side Mrs. Mohr, reached over and lift
ed her to sitting position. Tears
streamed down FitZgerald's face as he
tried to quiet her. But the freed wo-
man sank forward again and for 10
minutes so remained, her head buried
in her hands, her body shaken with
sobs.
Mrs. Mohr did not even raise her
head when Judge Stearns announced
elizabeth Mohr is hereby discharged
from this indictment" Her attorneys
then renewed their efforts TO quiet her.
Hundreds Waited for News.
On College hill, near the old court
house, hundreds of persons were walt
ing in a snowstorm to hear the verdict.
Most of them had been there since
morning.
When Mrs. .dohr was half carried
down the steps from the court room
and to the sidewalk, the crowd swept
toward her. The attorneys who fought
the case to a successf conclusion for
Mrs. Mohr were fairly carried down
the street with her as the throng passed
close in an effort to grasp the little
woman's hand.
The news flashed through the city
with lightning rapidity. Small boys
who had stationed themselves at the
door parted company with their elders
and ran in all directions shouting
shes free! She's free"
On College street. Mrs. Mohr was
swept into the law offices of Arthur
Cushing, her chief counsel, by the tre-
mendous throng Once inside, she
grasped her two children, Charlie and
Virginia, in her arms and covered
their faces with kisses. 1t was Charlie
who took the stand in his mothers be-
half and said he was taught to love
and pray" for his father.
Il am very happy" said Mrs. Mohr.
"That is all l can say Later Mrs.
Mohr went to her home. where she sat
down to dinner with her children with
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
FORD ASSERTS HIS
WORK FOR PEACE IS
JUST BEGINNING

Chicago, Feb. Sin an interview to-
night with the United Press. the first
he has given since his return from Eu-
rope, Henry Ford declared that his
peace work is just beginning. within
week." he said. Il will renew my ef-
forts stronger than ever"
Ford was interviewed after he had
attended a banquet OF the Michigan
society at the Blackstone hotel.
THE trip of the Oscar IL was not
even a good beginning" said Ford. I'VE
will have renewed our efforts within a
won't say"
The Detroit automobile magnate took
the measure of those who considered
the journey of the peace ship a joke
with one remark.
Would Do II Again.
IF l had to do it again, even forty
times again, l would do it the same
way" he said.
THE Oscar II wiped preparedness off
the first pages of the newspapers.
when a man buys knife and fork
he buys 1t to attack something. When
"a nation buys munitions of war, it
buys them not to defend but to at
tack, for offensive, not defensive pur-
poses.
1.-The Oscar IFS trip started the world
to thinking about peace, on both sides
of the water. That is the great good
it has done. We've got an organiza-
ton. 1t is just a nucleus of the or
ganization that belongs everywhere and
will get everywhere.
THAT trip was not even a good be-
ginning"
Ford was asked what his new peace
move will be.
Il can't say now" he declared.
Wait a week. Then you'll see."
"On the Oscar IL we took a COM
munity-men, women and children
and then Ford stopped. He explained
they composed a real peace party.
Goes Jokers One Better.
Ford wound up his statement with
a joke that went Ford jokers" one
better. "A man made a will and he
willed that he be buried in his Ford
car as it had pulled him out of many
hole and might pull him out of an
other Ford laughed heartily at his
own joke.
CASTOR Plaintiff, business manager of
the Ford peace party, left Holland for
the United States tonight, according
to a message Ford said he received to-
day.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT
FOR STRICKEN TOWNS

Ambrose, N D., Feb. 5.-Hope Of get
ting relief to 10 North Dakota. Cam
ada and Montana towns north and ives,
of here for several days was practi-
cally abandoned tonight Continued
fair weather may be awaited to aid 500
line crews attempting 10 smash through
drifts that have tied up the Kenmare
White Tail branch, leaving residents
of these 10 towns without facilities to
get food or fuel for % days. Their
condition is known to be serious. Thir-
ty-four trains had been used up 10 to-
day. and all were back tonight, unsuc-
cessful.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
F|NANC|ER'S
CONDITION IMPROVES

Los Angeles, Feb 5.-"Much better"
was the bulletin issued this afternoon
by physicians attending George NJ
Reynolds, president of the Continental
and Commercial bank of Chicago, who
is very i'll with a complication of mala-
dies.
The financier, who was kept alive
last night by oxygen, rallied. His heart
action was improved and the bronchial
trouble slightly relieved. the physicians
said.
Preparations are being made at the
Alexandria hotel for the reception of
Reynolds wife, son and daughter-in-
law. who are enroute here from Chi
cago.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
BLOODY STRUGGLES
ALONG STRIPA RIVER

Petrograd. Feb. 5.-Russian scouts
penetrated enemy entanglements in the
CUSTOM district after artillery had
wrecked strong positions and annihi-
lated a body of enemy troops. it was
officially announced tonight
The war office reported numerous
bloody struggles along the middle
Stripa river and further south, near
the Bessarabian frontier in which
Austrian outposts were scattered or
annihilated.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
GERMAN RAIDER
TAKENBY BRITISH
LATEST REPORT
Information Is Received at
Washington That Career
of Boat That Captured the
Appam Is Ended.

Washington, Feb. 5.-The British
source which it would not reveal, that
the German raider which has been
preying on allied shipping off the
Canary islands and which captured the
Appam, had been captured by British
warships. Further information was
refused
The reports that British war vessels
from the Gibraltar and the other
Mediterranean bases were Immediately
rushed to the Canaries when the ad-
miralty first learned OF the new Ger
man activities, were informally con-
firmed. These vessels have been scour-
ing the ocean in search of the fleet
Teuton cruiser and it is understood. at
last caught up with and silenced her.
Whether the raider was sunk with
flag flying or surrendered to the Brit
ish warships could not be learned, the
embassy's report did not tell
French vessels co-operated with
British men of war it was intimated
AS part of the program to bring to
quick halt the devastations of the raid
ers, the French cruiser Bouvet Joined
the guard off Newport News waiting
for any attempt of the German crew of
the Appam to again take her out to
sea.
In view of the large amount of bull
lion and other valuables on board the
raider, 1t was suggested her crew
might have scuttled her and taken to
open boats before they surrendered the
vessel to the British.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
INCEND|ARY FIRE IN
CANADIAN FACTORY

Gait, Ont Feb. Sire of incen-
diary origin broke out this afternoon
in the machine shop of A. B. Jardine
& Co., near here, but was quickly
gotten under control. The firm is
working on orders of war.
Immediately following the reports
of the fire Mayor Edwards wired mill
tary division headquarters for soldiers
to guard the many munitions works
in Calf.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
OFFENSIVE BEGUN
ON BALKAN FRONT

Paris, Feb. 5.--A Saloniki dispatch TO
the Balkan agency says the German
and Bulgarian forces which have been
stationed along the Greek frontier have
inaugurated an offensive. The move
ment was started with an artillery
duel, which was in progress two days
in the neighborhood of Dorian British
heavy guns are dominating those of
their adversaries.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
Vice Admiral Henry I. Mayo uop)
and Admiral Frank F. Fletcher.

Admiral Frank r. Fletcher, COM
manding the Atlantic feet. will turn
over his command to Vice Admiral
Henry T. Mayo because of differ
ences that have developed between
Admiral Fletcher and Rear Admiral
A, M. Knight, head of the army war
college. at Newport. The trouble
arose over the decision In the recent
naval "war game" and came to .
head when the war college sent
charges to Secretary of the Navy
Daniels that during the "war game"
Admiral Fletcher had violated the
fundamentals Of strategy"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
WOMEN DEMANDING
AN END TO THE WAR

London. Feb. 5.-Unconfrmed dis
patches from Basic, Switzerland, to-
night reported a renewal of rioting in
Leipsic by crowds of German women
demanding an ending of the war The
Basic dispatches said that German
troops have been dispatched TO Leip-
sic to quell the disturbances.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
SNOW INTERPRETERS
IN THE CAUCASUS

Petrograd, Feb. 5.-Heavy snow
storms and severe temperatures are
impending the moving of the grand
dukes armies pursuing the Turks in
the Caucasus, the war office stated to-
night. The Russian advance, despite
these obstacles, continues.
In Persia, Russian troops threw back
the Persians in the region of Hamadan
in the direction of Nokhovend.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
Masked Robber Makes Haul.

San Francisco Feb. 5.-While T.
startled diners watched helplessly. a
masked robber rifled the Castilian
cafe cash register tonight. holding off
the proprietor meanwhile with a re-
volver. His haul was about 500.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06

The funeral of Charles Ray Sullivan.
who died here Thursday. will be held
at the Schneider & Sidenfaden chapel
this afternoon at o'clock. Rev. H. E.
Hobart If the Christian church will Of
ficiate. Interment will be in Morris
Hill cemetery and a special funeral car
will be provided for friends.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06

were driven off. General Loadorna re-
ported to the war office tonight.
At the same time other Austrian di-
visions, taking advantage of a heavy
fog, attempted to dislodge the Italians
from their positions on the slopes of
Podgora before Goritz.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
KEEPING CLOSE ON THE
TRAIL OF FELIX DIAz

Washington, Feb. 5.-Department of
justice agents are keeping close on
the trail of General Felix Diaz, be-
cause of reports of a proposed eX-
petition from southern Mexico into
Guatemala. Diaz is in New Orleans
under close surveillance.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
ITALIANS REPULSE
AUSTRIAN ATTACK

Rome. Feb. 5.-Austrian troops. heav-
lily reinforced. attacked the Italian po-
sitions on the upper lsonzo in the San
Ia Maria region at dawn Friday but
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
BOMBS ARE FOUND BY
CHILDREN IN Dublin

Dublin, Feb. 5.-Great excitement
was caused here tonight by word that
nine bombs filled with shrapnel and
highly explosive materials were found
by children In a drain at Leixlip, 10
miles west of Dublin. The police ord :
cred an Immediate investigation but
have made no arrests.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
HEARS REPORTS
OF SERIOUS RIOTINC

sible influence on the Spanish war
party reports that a near revolution
has broken out in the Portuguese cap
ital excited greatest interest here to-
night.
Only meagre dispatches, those evil
IDENTIFY greatly delayed in transmission.
have reached Paris. They told of mobs
parading streets. or half starved wo-
men and children looting the shops and
Of rioters battling with the republic
can guards in the streets of Lisbon.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
CONTENTION MADE
BY GREAT BRITAIN
DOES NOT APPLY
Is Eliminated by. Secretary
Lansing in Consideration
of Disposition to Be Made
of the Appam.

Washin gton, Feb. 5.-The state de-
partment today eliminated as irrelevant
one of the chief contentious by which
British Ambassador Sir Cecil SPRING
Rice hoped to convince the United
States that the former British liner
Appam. now German prize in New
port News harbor. should be turned
over to the original owners.
This contention was based on de-
mands made by the United States in
crate warships or privateers, should not
be sequestered in British ports. 1t
became known today that Ambassador
Spring Rice brought this contention to
Secretary Lansings notice Friday. It
was considered with other data sup
posed to have bearing on the case. Late
this afternoon 1t was thrown out. on
the ground that since the Confeder-
acy had not been recognized as a bel
ligerent power by Great Britain, the
cases were in no way parallel
Treaties Being Considered.
Whether the Appam will be allowed
to remain indefinitely in an Ameri-
can port Is still as uncertain as when
she came out of the Atlantic fog
blanket last Tuesday The department
must have two or three days more at
least in which to determine to what
extent the treaties with Germany
cover the case. The neutrality board
has been asked to give the department
It's opinion as to the ships disposition.
A report is looked for Monday.
The allies will not reply to the de-
mand of the United States that mer-
chantmen not be armed until the Ger
man raiders now believed to be on the
high sea are captured or sunk, it was
said, in allied diplomatic circles tonight.
These raiders, it was said, are wanted
by the allies as argument against this
governments contention that guns on
allied merchantmen could have no
other use except for war on subma-
rines.
Both diplomats and officials of the
state department expect the Appam
case to play an important part in the
allies reply.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06

Some papers In this country are so
rabidly "pro-ally" that they won't
even print a photograph of the Prince
Of Wales.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
REPORT OF INVENTION
CONTINUED from First Page.)

English attack south of the La Bas-
were shelled by French artillery. In
see canal and heavy Smelling of
French positions in the Nosges.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
Will of Mrs. Fiske Filed.

Los Angeles, Feb. 1.-THE will of
Mrs. Marie Antoinette F'iske, of Pasa-
dena, filed for probate today, makes
provisions for building another dormi-
tory at Princeton university.