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The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-04
FRENCH CAPTURE VILLAGE OF FLEURY NEAR VERDUN In Furious Counter Attack Germans Retake Part of Village

ready for upon salonik The greatest difficulty Bugarans have had to contend with is the lack of shoes Swiss doctor just returned from Sofia says that fully half the Bulgarian forces without shoes which civilians also find with difficulty prices running from eight dollars pair ward
 Bulgaria without shoe factories and tanneries also short of hides The entire stock hand has been distributed among the troops The soldiers cutting them themselves and kind of sandal such served footwear 100000 Bulgarian Serbian and Turkish soldiers during the Balkan
 Tourist and military boots sell for $2S S30 pair when they be had The has advertised for leather offering four dollars pound without avail
 PARIS Aug 4-The series of international conferences the allies continued according the present program with discussion the next session of the following subjects:
 l. Prohibition of commerce with the enemy.
 g. Execution of contracts.
 3. Collection of debts in enemies territory
 4. Sequestration of enemies goods.
 5. Patents and trade marks.
 6. Prohibitions of importations and exportations.
 Organization of the economic struggle after the in vong customs between allies supervision of natu raization, and so forth
 This next conference is to be nterparamentary dele gates being from the pariamen of the different countries
 In addition to this continuation of nterparamentary dis cussion maritime conference with delegates from each of the powers will be held in Paris in December discuss the basis of understanding between the allies questions corning the merchant marine
 ZURICH Switzerland Aug 4-Private letters received Jerusalem that the number of Lbanese and Sr ans sentenced to death by the Turkish authorities constantly increasing
 In consequence of the rapid spread of spotted yphus whooping cough and smallpox the Turkish government has closed all the schools in Jerusalem Newspapers appear ing with black bordered sheets and filled with death notices
 Despite the censorship the journals publish long articles sharply crcising the Turkish for it's neglect to the elementary sanitary Wounded and plague stricken soldiers brought from the batteeds the canal and transported in the most primitive through inhabited districts.
 VIENNA, Aug 4-Representng ''the gratitude and ad mration of all Mohammedans, Medi Gassem of Naschhed Perha resident of Vienna has presented Emperor William of Germany with huge tasman fashioned by himself out of turquoses emperor has given him stickpin containing his monogram in diamonds.
 the asman Gassem chose the three largest tu quoses existence stone the size of ostrich egg This in gold surmounted by and the letter wv and Hanged by the figures 1914 and 1915 Below the huge turquoise four smaller ones hte Persian sun and on and medaons which the stones mounted is Per sian poem to the kaiser, engraved in Arabic
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MEXICAN COMMISSION NAMED.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. - Ambas- sador Arredondo has delivered note to the state department, announcing the Mexican members of the joint commission.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-04
GARMENT WORKERS WILL
 RETURN TO WORK MONDAY

NEW YORK, Aug f. - The gar ment workers today called off their strike and 50,OO0 employees will re- turn to work Monday.
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C. R. Arundel, recently appointed to succeed Andrew Christensen as chief of the field division of the gen eral land office at Juneau, has ar rived there to take up his duties.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-04
TREAry PURCHASE SIGNED.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. - The treaty purchase for the Danish West Indies has been signed.
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LONDON, Aug 4-Nearly 10000 women in this country already been made widows by the When the and government officials making estimates number of widows that in all probability would be by the struggle of the highest estimates 3O0O When Lord Kitchener heard of it he told those who sponbe for making provision for the widows that the low and said that they should make provision for O00 AS result of the recent naval battle 1850 widows added the list of receiving pensions
 VIENNA Aug 4-By raising the prices of cigars cgaret and tobacco 5 cent the Austrian state monopoly hopes raise additional of nearly $6OOOOOO year.
 BERNIE Switzerland Aug 4-According to reports here, the Bugarans and Germans have about half million men
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HAGUE Aug 4The city of Brussels has refused to pay the fine of five million marks imposed by the Germans in sequence of their demonstration at the Belgian capital July 21 National Fete day Serious crises expected from the action taken by Brussels
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PARIS, Aug 4-By attacking simultaneously from the northwest and southeast French troops yesterday sormed the village Fery three miles north of verdun capturing several hundred The Germans launched furious attack and gained footing in the south part of the village the French holding the northern section The fighting progressing large scale and decisive battles pected The less capable of operating weming scale as they unable gather the of troops necessary reap the benefit of artillery preparation
 has been twenty days since the Germans made the last big attack on the river obtaining small results at heavy life The French for the last three days conducting effective campaign and regane ground whose capture Germans several weeks of effort The French took 175O wounded right bank of the Mouse August 1.
 LONDON Aug 4-The British have gained ground west of Pozieres.
 HAvRE, Aug. 4-Important progress is being made by the Belgians in German East Africa.
 ROME Aug 1.-Two Italian submarines have not returned and it is now believed that they have been lost.
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i'd it is now believed that they have been lost
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-04

PETROGRAD, Aug 4-The Russians have captured the village of Rudka Myuskaa nineteen miles east of Kovel
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29
Pete Tells
About Fish
CONTINUED From Page One.)

tC0ntlnueu from Page one.
For the benefit of those con-
victs who may read this, | wish to
say that the condolences which
they reposed in me and the prison
secrets which they told me, think
ing | was a fellow prisoner, are
wrapped in my own breast.
Nothing which they said to me
Of nature which might injure
themselves or any other inmate
will ever be repeated.
! am not a 's'tool-pigeon.'
To Warden Henry Drum |
have extensive apologies to offer
Many of them ] presented in
person, after he had discovered
that | had gained entrance to his
prison by a ruse.
l falsified to Mr.. Drum, just as
/ did to the inmates with whom
] came in contact.
/ had to originate not only my
convict name, but a water-tight
story about my crime, my plea to
the court. my sentence, my family
and my life.
But | firmly believe that my
falsehood has been fully
Justified by the result of my in
vestigation.
No one but my wife knew of
my resolve to break into" prison.
Last Thursday was the day which
set for my experiment. Mrs
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Personal
snd
Social

Mrs. Horace q. Scott was elect
ed president of te Monday Civic
club at an all-day meeting at the
home of Mrs J. w. Reynolds,
1244 South Ainsworth.
Other officers elected were Mrs.
George T. Wright, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. j. l.. Caldwell, second
vice president; Mrs. Sarah e.
Shorthill, third vice president;
Mrs. G. A. Holmes. recording sec
rotary; Mrs. f. L. White, CORE
spending secretary; Mrs. A. NJ.
Maundrie, treasurer, and Mrs.
Dora Chadwick, auditor.
In the morning the members
sewed clothes for the unem-
ployed at the Mothers home.
The monthly meeting of the Ia
coma Association of Life Under
writer's in the Olympus hotel Mon
day night was attended by 20 per-
sons. j. V. Duryea of Seattle
spoke on Efficiency
The Betty Ros auxiliary of the
United Spanish War Veterans will
give a musicale this afternoon in
the Armory. The public is in
vited.
"What is TheOsophy?" will he
the subject of lecture to he given
tomorrow by the United Theo-
sophical club, 306 South l. st.
Mrs. Thomas II. Dobson of Spo-
kane is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank l.. tSocking.
You will be "a better man If you
use a Y. NJ. G. A. Membership.
Join this week and Help Tacoma
Win. 50 to S25. adv.
The Woman's Missionary soci-
ETY. OF the United Presbyterian
church will meet April }, instead
of today as was announced, at the
home of Mrs. c. B. Hayward, 1928
North | st.
Mrs. II. II. Carter, 10 South T.
St, will entertain with a Theo-
sophical tea this afternoon at
her home, 719 South + st.
Mrs. Conrad l.. Hoska Is home
after a trip to California.
Miss Elsa Nessenson enter
tanned the drama department of
the collegiate alumnae today.
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Peters left the same day to visit
relatives In Hoquiam. | took a
night train to Walla Walla.
Friday morning | presented
myself at the penitentiary. I
was alone. Usually prisoners ar
rive at the pen" in groups, con-
Quoted by travelling guards.
walked boldly into the sale
porte, the prison term for the
large brick administration build
ing just outside the wall. A
guard directed ME to the office
of Warden Drum.
| told the warden that | had
been sentenced in Pierce county
for fogery, and that because of
family connections, the Judge had
allowed me to come to prison UNI
attended. | could not explain
why the commitment papers had
not arrived.
Al the conclusion of an hours
interview, in which peter Will
SON." Tacoma ''boOkkeeper." told
the sad history of his life, his
crime and his remorse, the ward
en- accepted his story.
Warden Drum had expressed a
kindly, sympathetic interest. He
advised me to profit by my pun
ishment, and not to permit prison
life to sour me towards society.
Many of the men in prison be-
lieve that society has done them
an injustice" the warden told
me-"
In some cases they have good
reasons. Sometimes their SEN
fences are not commensurate with
the offenses which they have COM
But in the majority of
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cases, men who come here are
merely paying for their misdeeds.
You should profit by this les
son. l shall do everything | can
to help you.
81 will take you into prison on
your own statement that you have
been committed here, but | can
not officially receive you until the
papers arrive"
other men have been allowed
to go to prison unattended by
guards, and for that reason, prob
ably, the warden accepted my
story.
At $50 Friday morning "Peter
Wilson" was officially turned
over to the captain of guards.
| followed the captain to a
heavy iron door at one end of the
salle-porte.
A uniformed officer unlocked
it.
The captain strobe through.
| followed.
The door changed shut.
/ heard the key turn in the
lock behind me.
| was a convict flsh-ready
to undergo the first initiation
into the grand lodge of prison
inmates.
In my next article, l will
tell part of my first days
experiences and impressions
as "Convict No. OO47.
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Save YOUR HAIR!
Is CENT Bottle
Stops DAND RUFF
Every bit of dandruff dis
appears and hair stops
coming out.
Try this! Your hair APP
pears glossy, abundant,
wavy and beautiful.

Thin, brittle, colorless and
scraggy hair is mute evidence Of
a neglected scalp; Of dandruff-
that awful scurf.
There Is nothing so destructive
to the hair as dandruff. 1t robs
the hair of It's lustre, its strength
and It's very life; eventually pro-
ducing a feverishness and itching
Of the scalp, which II not reme-
died causes the hair roots to
shrink, loosen and die-then the
hair falls out fast. A little DAN
derine tonight-now-any time
WI surely save your hair.
Get 25-cent bottle of Knowl-
toms Danderine from any drug
store or toilet counter. and after
the first application your hair will
take on that life, lustre and lux
uriancs which Is SO beautiful. II
will become wavy and fluffy and
have the appearance OF abund-
ance, an Incompatible gloss and
softness; but what will please you
most will be after just a few
weeks use, when you will actual
ly see lot of fine. downy hair
new hair-growing al lover the
scalp.
Danderine Is to the hair what
fresh showers Of rain and sun.
shine are to vegetation. It goes
right to the roots, invigorates and
strengthens them. It's exhilarat-
ing and life-producing properties
cause the hair to grow long, strong
and beautiful.
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new YORK HAS A JEkYLL-HYDE.
POLICE IN POISON CASE SAY
GRADUATES WITH HONoRS
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

oNftOSff Lo WITH HONOlSS
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF r1lcnIoAh
NEW YORK, March 29.-De-
tectives and other criminal ex-
perts investigating the part DR..
Arthur Warren Waite OF New
York, is alleged to have played in
the death of John L. Peck, mill
lionaire drug manufactures OF
Grand Rapids, Mich, declare 1t
is like investigating the actions of
two entirely different men.
They say investigation indi-
Gates Waite led a double life. In
one he was dentist practicing
among wealthy residents of New
York, the husband of an heiress-
to-be and polished gentleman
who moved in society circles.
In another phase Of his life
they say, he maintained apart
ments for a woman other than
his wife and planned ways by
which he could amass a fortune.
Little Bad Man."
Statements made by Waite to
the district attorney today indi-
Gated that he, too, believes he
is possessed of a dual PERSONAL
ity, one of which is a little bad
man.
When asked If he had any
statement to make Waite passed
one hand over his eyes and said
vaguely:
"Oh, it's all over. He did
il. This little bad man whom
l haven't been able to get rid
of until nOw-he did IL all.
Clara Mrs. Waite) knows
how I have tried to get rid
of him. I don't know who
he was-he told me he came
from Egypt
Roy w. SCHNEIDER, a detective
who visited Waite, declared the
young dentist told him that he
sometimes was so obsessed by the
bad man" that he would run
around in the park to throw off
the inclination to evil.
Deaths Mysterious.
Peck died in Waite's New York
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apartments March -, just six
weeks after the death Of his wife
in the same room, according to
the police.
The police say in January Mrs.
Peck visited the Waites in New
York at Waite's invitation, that
Mrs. Peck died Jan. 80: that
Waite had the body shipped to
Grand Rapids the same day and
had the body cremated
The police say Peck had made
will in which half his fortune
was to go to his son, Percy, and
half to his daughter, Catherine,
the wife of Waite. They also say
Waite induced his wife to make
will in which he was named
beneficiary.
Was Honor Student.
Waite is 26. He was born in
Grand Rapids of parents of mod
crate means, went through high
school, then was graduated from
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29
Finds Pretty
Little Girl;
Wins the $40

After a Commute walk
through the Horgan-Parker store
yesterday, The Times representa-
tive, a pretty little girl, was ap-
preached by Eugene Morrill,. ia
South X ST., who uttered the
mystic words and received the
$40 advertising prize.
The girl passed unnoticed for
nearly half an hour through the
store without arousing any sus-
picion that she was the one with
$40 to give to the first person
to stop her.
AS she fingered at the glove
counter, Morrill, got the bunch,
and the bunch got him SO.
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THORME HEADS
PARK COMPANY

The organization of the Rainier
National Park Co. was completed
yesterday with the election of Of
ficers. The new company got a
20-year concession from the gov
eminent TO handle all transporta-
tion to the park and all rights
within.
The following officers were
elected: Chester Thorne. presi-
dent; Joseph Blethen, Seattle,
vice president: William Jones,
treasurer; ]. B. Ternes, secre-
tary, and 7. II. Martin, general
manager.
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BREMERTON YARD
TO GET $2,O65,OOO

WASHINGTON, D. c., March
Ae.-When Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt of the navy was testi-
fsing before the house commit
tee yesterday he was asked by
Representative Stephens of Cali
fornia il he would recommend
the appropriation of $2.065.000
y equip the Puget Sound navy
Sard for battleship construction.
He replied that he would and
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that also he would recommend
the establishment of a naval base
on San Francisco bay.
Following the hearing and fol-
lowing a talk he had with Mr..
Roosevelt, representative Esto-
pinal of Louisiana, a member of
the committee, said today that
there is no doubt that the appro-
priation for the Bremerton yard
will be made.
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HORSES SKITTISH:
JUMP OVER BRIDGE

The truck horses owned by
the Tacoma Taxicab Baggage
Transfer Co. got skittish and ran
away last night, ending their
dash by a jump through the
Commercial bridge to the ground
25 feet below without injuring
them.
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MANY ENTERING
HOME EXHIBIT

Mrs. w. II. Udall, chairman of
the Promote Home Buying" ex-
hibit at the Woman's clubhouse
next week, is busy with her COM
mittee arranging spaces for which
large number of applications
have been made.
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Too Big for Film, Famous Drama
Brought Here by Wilkes PLAYERS

Much interest centers in the
reopening of the Wilkes Stock
company in an elaborate produc-
ton at the Tacoma theater Sat
urday afternoon when THE Trail
OF the Lonesome Pine" will be
presented for the first time in
stock.
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This gripping story did not lend
itself to the photoplay satisfac-
torily for much OF it's interest is
in the quaintness Of its dialogue
and characterization. But little
of the real story told in the play
was developed In the pictures and
consequently the dramatic pro-
duction is entirely different.
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SEATTLE WOULD
KILL RENICK LAW

SEATTLE, March 29.-By a
unanimous vote the council jul
dietary and department efficiency
committee, Of which William
Hickman Moore is chairman, yes-
tSrday recommended for adop-
ton a resolution that expresses
demand for the repeal of the
Renick law.
The resolution further in
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GIRLS BOYCOTT
UNFINISHED MEN

. MONROE, Wis, March 29.-
Twenty young women of this
city organized a society yester-
day for the promotion Of the en-
listment of the national guard.
No callers who have not Joined
will be permitted to call at any
of the homes.
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w hats Doing
Wednesday

Boston Grand Opera and Paw
Iowa Imperial ballet; Tacoma
theater. Curtain promptly at 8.
Social hygiene lecture to wom-
en-, VIM. P. Gwiger; Tacoma
building; 3 p. nj.
Hygiene lecture; DR.. T. D.
Eliot; Commercial club; 1918.
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FORD MUST QUIT
IN CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO, March 30. -
The Ford Automobile Co. must
go out of business in California
for failure to pay the state fran
chise tax for 1915. Gov. John
son issued a special proclamation
to this effect yesterday.
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TO INVESTIGATE
CIVIL SERVICE

A Commercial club committee
will investigate the city civil SER
vice board and report to the club
any possible improvements which
can be made in the system.
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structs the president of the coun-
Gil and requests Mayor Gill to at
tend coming conventions having
to do with state legislation, and
to urge the adoption by these
conventions of platform planks
pledging the repeal of the Renick
law.
The law limits cities in the use
of their own funds and encour-
ages the use of borrowed money.
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Judge yesterday granted an in
junction late yesterday enjoining
the Tacoma school board from
letting a contract to construct a
gymnasium at Stadium high
school.
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SUFFRAGE AND
PROHI. SHELVED

WASHINGTON, d. c., March
29.-The house judiciary COM
mittee yesterday shelved the
woman suffrage and prohibition
constitutional amendments, along
with 10 others. They will be laid
away indefinitely.
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ESTATE MELTED
STATE 3 CENTS

OLYMPIA, March 29.-When
the estate of John A. Stralen of
Lewis county was settled the
heirs got $1.45, and the inheri-
lance tax which the state got yes
terday amounted to five cents.
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TO 7. R. TO
co TO JAIL

NEW YORK, March 29.-As a
result of saloon fight, John ".
McGrath, secretary 10 Theodore
Roosevelt. was sentenced today
to Blackwell island for 30 days.
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Michigan university with honors
He went abroad and is said to
have returned with stories of
great wealth he had earned
through practice of surgery in
South Africa.
Waite was popular in society
and one Of the star indoor tennis
players Of the country.
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You will be a better man IL
you use Y. nj. O. A. Membership.
Join this week and Help Tacoma
Win. S. to $50. adv.
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You will be a better man If you
use a Y. NJ. q. A. Membership.
Join this week and Help Tacoma
WIN. 30 to $50. adv.
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Thursday

Social hygiene exhibit; Taco
ma building; lecture 3 p. m.
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MONEY TO LOAN ON DIAMONDs
JEWELLERY AND CLOTHING
~>~~~~~~S~s>es~>~~~~~-~
MONEY TO LOAN at liberal rates
on diamonds, Jeweiry. guns
BOB'S, 1907 Com.
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MooREFIEI.D's BATHS

MooREFIELD BATHS
For Rheumatism. Kidney Disease.
La Grippe. Open day and night
702M Pacific av. Main 1884.
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PATENT ATTORNEYS

ELLIOTT. sio Bkrs. trust PATENT
Trade Marks, Drawings. Main s77O.
PAINTING q PAPERHANGIN0
FRANK q HANSON, 7ss 81. Hell.
ems av. Phone Main S1la.
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DR.. JOHNSON, Harvard Dental
Parlors. 1132h Pacific av., over
crown DRUG Store. Main s203.
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HAY. GRAIN. FUEL
PETERSON BROS. 1909 So. X st
Main 331.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-09
Notice Of Adjustm ent Day

Notice is hereby given that on Monday
the 10th day Of July. A. ID. 1916. Ethel
q James d; Parsons. deceased; Joseph
Estate OF Sullivan W. Haymaker, de
ceased: The G9lnison Bank a, and d., Trust Hs
tate Of Theodore l.. Schmidt. Deceased;
will attend before the Judge Of the County
Court at the Court House in Gunnison,
IN the County Of Gunnlson.
Of said day for the purpose OF settling and
adjusting claims, at which time all per
sons having claims and demands against
any Of said Estates are notified and re-
Quested to present the same to the Court.
Ali persons indebted to any OF said Els.
tates are requested to make immediate
payment.
Acting Clerk of the County Court within
md for the County 9f 9unnis9n IN IT,; ths
Court this 9th day OF June, A. D. 1916
tSEAL CLIFFORD h: STONE,
Judge and Acting Clerk.
First publication June Q, 1916.
Last publication July !. 1916.