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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-28
ALLIES |NCONTEsTABLy
MASTERS OF SITUATION
View Of Military Observers Based on
Recent Successes in the
SOmrlie Region.
PUSH WHOLE FRONT FORWARD
Capture of Combles Completes What
Is Regarded aS One OF Most
brilliantly Executed Operations Of
Summer Campaign. -

PARIS. September 27.-The captur,
Of Combles with its great booty com
plctcs what is regarded by militar,
/ experts here as one Of the most bril-.
! liantly executed operations Of the sum.
! mcr campaign. The whole front OF at.
tack from Martinpuich to the Somme
has been pushed forward uniformly
! for more than mile. Military OBJ
servers declare that the fullncss OF
/ the success proves that the allies are
incontestably masters of the situa-
ton.
Since September IL the Germans had
brought up three fresh divisions
against the French front and the same
number against the British On the
10th they made desperate effort to
retake Bouchavesncs. No, only did
they fail. bu, five days later the allies
rcsuming the offensive hurled back
their line in spite of the fact that con-
siderable advantages Of terrain were
considered to he with the ,Germans
The progress made by Tho French
beyond BouchaVcsncs is regarded here
as one OF the most surprising results
OF the operations French officers de-
the growing power OF the French Of
fensivc and the failing resistance Of
the Germans The hills which sur
round this village were swept ON three
sides by all the German artillery from
81. Pierre Naast wood in the north to
Mont ST. Quentin in the south. Never
theleSs they were stormed and the
capture of hill 1870 which threatens di-
rcctly Aliaines. paves the way for u
vigorous cnNclopinS movement around
Mont ST Quentin and rcronnc. The
newspapers compare the present Of
fensive with the bloody and futile at
tcmpts of the French TO break through
the German lines in Artois anu Cham
payne last year, and express the great
est optimism over the present situa-
tion. All OF the military writer's agree
that the results Of Mondays aud Tues
days lighting are among the most i'm
p"rtant gained In all the battles on
the Sommc front. They point out that
the recent successes have considcra BILE
tactical value, ami that generally the
situation has been scusihly modified. "A
consequence Which they say Will soon
be evident.
The phrase in the official statement
from Berlin I'VE are Obliged to admit
the success obtained by our adver-
sarics" is interpreted by many news
rapers rs a siEn that the Germans
know that tho allies are getting the
upper hand and arc trying To explain
II by declaring that the whole re.
sources Of the world are being used
against them
Tn" papers exui,antly sum up tho
results {" date Of the great offensive
as forty-four villages and 100 square
miles of territory conquered, aud 10. 400
prisoners taken.
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HIGH INTEREST RATES
BLAMED BY WILLIAMS
'omptrolirr Declares rhnt Excessive
Charges Cause Much uf Social
mud Industrial DiscOntent.

KANSAS CITY. MO, September IL
John shelton Williams. Comptroller Of
the Currency, who is attending the am
nual convention Of the American Bank
ers Association here. to-day told the
'Ity club in a brief speech that much
OF the social and Industrial discomfort
could be placed upon excessive inter-
est rates Mr.. Williams mentioned in
stances in which loo per cent had been
charged for shorttim loans. hut added
that such practices We're disappearing.
More than 1000 Of the visitors mo-
iorcd to the country hom, of II
Long wealthy lumhcrman. twenty miles
southeast of Kansas city to-day IN wi, :
ness an exhibition Of the harness and
Saddl" horses Of Miss Loula Jtnnr ,ho
lumhcrmans daughter. while man ~
INC other participated in the bank crs,
soii tournaments held at the various
country clubs
Tonight was given over "a = ,,rro
thrift meeting" al Convention IJ,I,
under the direction IL m. .,,in,,.
hahk section II was designed Ia on
courage the nation-widc campnipu for
economy Thousands or school chiI1rnr
ana 10y scouts. in addition To nldc,.
people, attended the meeting
Inc association Will start its ron
crai meetings Tomorrow win ,d :
dresses 10 hc delivered bv James X
i.Nhch, or san Francisco the prcsidcn,
FRANK y. Nandcrlip. OF New yorL !.
mayor George II. Edwards, OF koue,s
'l'N' ana others. MI OF the s.ct;on
meetings were concluded TODAY IN.
hhal one hcinr that Of the un,iou.,
banks. which, in resolutions. asked srv.
era changes m Federal banking laws
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-28
PROTECTIVE TARIFF
THEME OF ADDRESSES
Hughes Makes Three Speeches In Zig
SteelmakinE District Of
pennsylvauiR.

PlTTSBURGH. PA, September 81
Charles Il. Hughes went through the
nig steelmaking district OF Pittsburgh
To-day. addressed thousands Of work
ihGmen returned TO the city tonight
ana ended the first day Of his campaign
IN pennsylvania with II speech In the
music hall Of the Pittsburgh EXposi-
ton.
The chief theme i'm an OF MIR
itughes's addresses to-day was the pro-
tective tariff. TO an audience Of
thousands Of workmen at the Home
stead Steel Plant, he declared that
present conditions OF prosperity would
not endure i'm the days when Europe
would be Mt peace. unless the United
states should adopt n protective tariff.
TO an audience that jammed the mu-
SIC hail he repeated TVS statement to-
night In his night address he also
oweit at length upon his views on the
Auamson bill, the ADMINISTRATORS mol
icy toward Mexico. the shipping bill.
and what lie termed cxtravaran
claims made by the administration for
having aided business
Mr.. Hughes spoke from platform
upon which were seated Republicans
and Progressive leaders who have on
posed each other in the State duriu,
the past four years. on his way here
from Cleveland he was met and es.
corted to this city by Senator's Oliver
aud renrose and William Finn, the
latter former Progressive leader
These. with Alexander Il. Moore and
other Progressive and Republican
leaders sat with him on the platform,
TO might.
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MRS. DEAHL LOCATED
Found in House ON Street. Where She
Had 'rni<"n Room. While on
VISIT To HusbnntI.

Special To The Times dispatch
WASHINGTON September 2T-Mrs.
Marcia Duryea Dcahl, of Bcrryv'llc,
Va, ninctccn-y car-old wife Of H. Thco-
dore Deahl. who disappeared from her
home last saturday. WAS located in this
city to-day hy the Washington police.
She appeared at 3322 y Street ycstcr-
day and secured a room. She explained
that She had come TO Washington to
visit her husband. who IS "a me mbcr OF
the District National Guard
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-28

cceaed in penetrating by the allied
Ronmanian. Russian and Serbian
troops.
FINALLY. al o'clock in the evening
of September ~. the enemy onslaught
reached its climax. The allies. by a
formidable countcrattack. overthrow
the oncmy's right wing. which fed In
disorder. Tho enemy losses were very
great everywhere heaps OF corpscs
were found. and III front of ono divis-
ion alone, 5000 rifles We're picked up.
The allied troops then advanced, driv-
ing the enemy before Them
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argentine whcnt for United suites.

HGENoS AIRES. September 27.--Thc
Argentine steamer Pampa sailed for
New York yesterday with cargo Of
1000 tons of wheat and linsccd Two
other steamers loaded with wheat will
follow.
Inc newspapers call attention to the
ihct that this is the first time Argen-
tine wheat has been exported TO the
United states.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-28

Mexican amhassador-desi Snate, was in
10 WAY connected with the negotiations
The Mexican representatives. were The
guests of honor tonight nj Il dinner
given 10y Franklin X. Lane. head of The
American representation
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-28
British Eteply on Way,

LONDON, September 27.--Thc For.
cign Oflce stated to-day that the Brit
ish reply TO the American note regard
ing the censorship OF mails is on it's
way to Washington.
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nRITISH AGAIN ADVANCE
on TIIE: SONMt. 'FRONT.'

iLONDoN. Scpicmbc! .1-Thc British
again advanced on the Scmnc front
lis, night the War Office announced
10 day. The greatest success was Won
Us the direction Of Eaucour; LAbbnye.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
DRUNK OFFERS
UNIQUE ALlBI

A new and unused alibi saved
Werner Isakson, 912 South 10th
street, from going to Jail today
when he was tried in police court
for being intoxicated.
Isakson had been arrested last
night while riding in Ole Dahl's
automobile. Dahl was fined S100
today by Police Judge Evans for
driving while intoxicated.
Judge, my wife ran away from
me week ago, and I've been
searching for her day and night
ever since" pleaded Isakson. 81
was so tired and tagged out that
| took one drink last night, and
it simply knocked me under.
was drunk, all right, but I was
justified in It,"
Investigation of the records
showed that Isakson had recently
sworn out a warrant for the ar
rest of his wife, Bernice Isakson,
and Louis Foss, charging them
with having eloped.
Police Judge Evans gave the
prisoner lecture against the evil
of drinking liquor to quiet throb-
bling nerves, and let him go.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
CECIL JORDAN
GUILTY; EARL
n OW on TRIAL

Immediately after returning
verdict of guilty in the case
against Cecil Jordan, charged
with grand larceny, the state to-
day began its case before a new
jury against Earl Jordan on a
similar charge.
An. information was filed
against Cecil today charging him
wan being an habitual criminal.
If the elder JorGan is convicted
on this charge he may be COM
mitted to the state penitentiary
for life.
The testimony against Earl
Jordan will be practically repe-
tition of that against his brother.
The same witnesses will be used
and the same testimony will be
offered.
1t is believed the case will be
in the hands of the jury late this
afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
Babson Tells Story
of Real ri Dorado

pany to send men into CO.
Iombia to dredge the lake.
The company was known
as the LEI Dorado" COM
pspy. Now you see why pro-
moters of gold mines, oil
wells and even orange
groves today refer to their
companies rs ''El DoradOes."
When, however, such a sales
man comes t o you, just remind
him that this feamous Ell Dorado
company never paid dividend. A
little gold and a few jewels were
found, but they were not worth
enough to pay the company's ex-
penses.
So ii is with most lei Dora
does of today, Beware Of them.
Colombia is a great and rich
country. 1t abounds in gold plati-
mum, silver and precious stones.
1t is a true FL Dorado. But these
things cannot be secured by form
ing Ell Dorado companies.
Inc great ppOIluuilieS Vi W
lombia will go to those men of
character, energy and perserver-
ance who actually go to that
country and live. These men,
with the aid of sanitary engi-
neers, will some day develop Co.
| lombia.
During the last century the
race was won by the swift and
the battle by the strong, but dur
ing the next hundred years the
race will be won by the righteous
and the battle by the scientist.
The absentee stakeholder
will come out the poorest In
both the race and the battle.
l His days of FL Doradoes are
over
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27

GOLD DUST until he became
q real golden image.
The young man was then
placed upon n raft and made
to stand there erect upon
pile of gold surrounded by
emeralds, for which COlom-
bia is still famous. He was
made to appear as A HUMAN
GOLD NUGGET set in ring
of emeralds.
All about the edge of the lake
stood thousands of Indians
watching the ceremony.
At the wave OF banner each
Indian family lighted a bonfire
and all the warriors gave a great
shout. 1t must have been a won
derful sight.
Finally, as a climax, the new
king and the elders who were
on the raft with him, threw all
these emeralds and all this gold
into the sacred lake.
This was the sacrifice which
the new king made to the gods
"A temple waste" you say. Yes
it was a waste. but not so much
of a waste as are our inaugural
exercises at Washington! We
cannot criticize them.
The Spanish word for 1.-The
gilded" man is "EI Dora
do"
Hence Lake Guatavita be-
came known as the I'll Dora
do lake. meaning the lake of
1.-THE gilded man." As the
early explorers returned to
Spain and France, they told
about this lake. The invest
ors of Europe became very
much excited concerning IL
and finally organized a COM
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
TO TEAR DOWN
FIRE STATION

Fire station No. ], located on
st. Helens avenue near Second
street, may be torn down, and a
new station erected in Second
street as the result of recon-
mendation made by Fire Chief
Carlson at a meeting of the fire
department efficiency bureau last
nightA
The station may tumble down
soon, if 1t is not RACED.
Chief Carlson suggested that
Second street, east of st. Helens
avenue and overlooking the bluff
be vacated, and new station
erected there. The street is not
used, except as an entrance to
Court d.
COMMISSIONS Petit is enthusi-
astic over the idea.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
City's Debt
Still Below
Legal Limit

The city of Tacoma still has a
legal debt margin of $374,269.34,
according to a report on the bond
ed Indebtedness, completed today
by Assistant City Treasurer Ed
White.
The limit, based on per cent
of the assessed valuation, Is 3d.
090,367.S5, and the city already
has issued general bonds totaling
$S,035, 900. There is $685.
9O1.48 in the sinking fund.
The water, light and sewer de-
partments can be bonded for
$252,217.62, and still keep within
the legal limit.
The net bonded debt of the
city Of Tacoma, according to the
report, after deducting all sink
ing funds, is $5,554,24S.74.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
BY ROGER BABSON

CARTAGENA, Colombia, March
2s.-You have heard of the ia
nous Eldorado mine. You may
have invested in some Ei Dora
do company.
YOU certainly know that when
a stock salesman becomes very
enthusiastic about what he is
selling, he calls 1t q regular Ell
dorado!"
Like yourself had never
heard where the word came from.
Well, 1t came from Colombia,
South America. The story was
told to me yesterday while sit
ting in the old plaza at Carriage
ma. Let me repeat 1t.
/ Some distance from BOgata-
the capital OF Colombia-are the
sacred lakes of Tunja and Qua
tavita. On this latter lake, the
famous Chibeha tribe of Indians
used to crown their kings.
L The new king In those days
was not the son of the old king
but rather his nephew. More.
over. before the boy could sue
coed his uncle as king, he was
obliged to live alone in cave
for six years without seeing q
girl.
II This would be pretty hard or
our boys-wouldn't it?D Aftel
these years of fasting were over
/ he was brought forth and inauQ
urated king on a raft in Lake
Guatavita.
II But how do you suppose
he was then dressed? Let
me tell you. He was first
stripped naked and covered
with a sticky clay. Then he
was ROLLED IN ACTUAL
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
GOMPERS TO FIGHT
FOR A MODEL BILL
AFFECTING LABOR

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 81.
Samuel Gompers, president OF
the American Federation of La
Dor, is on his way to Chicago to-
day to inaugurate a nationwide
campaign for legislation making
state labor laws conform to the
labor provisions OF the Clayton
antitrust law.
The Clayton law now provides
that labor is not a commodity
nor an article of commerce" 1t
effectually prevents prosecution
of labor men for attempting, as
they see fit. to try to get shorter
hours or increased pay. Gompers
has prepared a model bill, which
he will try to have passed by
state legislatures.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
SAVIOR OF
PARIS DIES

PARIS, May 27.-Gen. Joseph
S. Gallieni, former minister of
war, died today at Versailles.
His death, while not unexpect-
ed, created great sorrow
throughout the French republic.
He was considered national
hero and idolized by the poor. lie
was regarded as the savior of
Paris during the critical days dur
ing August, 1914.
He recruited every available
soldier and hurled them in taxi
cabs to the front, where the Ger
mans were defeated in the first
battle of the Marine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
GET S a PRIZE
I'm SUIT CASE

Prize packages" in the form
OF unclaimed baggage, were auc-
toned off by Deputy Controller
William Powers at the Municipal
dock Friday afternoon.
There were so suitcases, grips
and bundles at the dock, all I'M
claimed by their owners. The lot
brought $29.65.
One man purchased a suitcase
for rs cents and found a new
$4.5 mackinaw inside.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
40 CLAIM THEY
WERE POISONED

Witnesses are being gathered
together for the trial in the fed
eral court soon of the suit OF
$10,500 brought by F. D. Thomp-
son, Center and Pine SITS, against
the Grace Steamship Co.
Thompson and about 40 other
workers claim they were poisoned
by arsenic more than a year ago
while unloading ore from the
steamer Tampico at the Tacoma
smelter. The outcome of this
trial will settle future suits.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
Contract for
Six Miles of
Mount. Road

Contract for paving six miles
of the mountain road near Chop
hill was awarded today by the
county commissioners to H. J.
Kaiser, of Everett. The contract
calls for bitucrete paving at a
cost of $95,970.
Commissioner Reed voted
against the Everett bid, favoring
concrete bid offered by Erick-
son, Anderson e Strench, which
would have saved the county
$4,000.
Bids were opened today for a
two-mile stretch on the Olympia
road.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
Finds His Ford

B. Anderson, whose Ford car
was stolen Wednesday night while
he was attending church, found
the machine beneath the Puyallup
river bridge of the Pacific high
way this morning. All movable
parts had been stripped from the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
FLASHES

CHICAGO-"Elihu Root and
Harmony is to be the watchword
of the New York delegates to
the convention. Heads OF the
Root faction believe the republi.
cans will be brought into complete
reconciliation.
NEW YORK-What was said
to be a great plot on the part OF
the government to grab oil lands
in California was made public
today by the New York Herald.
OTTUMWA, Ia.-Two men
were killed when Penn college
burned today. The fire was caused
by an explosion in a gas tank. The
loss is 500, 900.
LONDON-Coincident with the
publishing of the American note
protesting against the British GEN.
sorship of the mails, the English
cabinet published statement say
ing a strict censorship was abso-
lutely necessary.
WASHINGTON, d. CA jury
found the three Riggs bank off
cials on trial here for perjury not
guilty after nine minutes deliber-
alton.
LITTLE ROCK-Fred Gilmore,
negro, charged with assaulting a
17-year-old girl, was hanged to-
day by mob while sheriff was
attempting to take him in an au-
tomobile to another town.
GENEVA-The Germans are
preparing for a supreme drive on
Petrograd, il was automatically
learned today.
CHICAGO-Charles Theobald
of Carthage, Ohio, died today from
the heat. which reached 90.4 de-
grees. 1t is the first fatality of
the kind of the year.
ROME-Austrian losses are
delaying the Trentino offensive,
It is claimed. The craftsmanship
of the Italians is said to be most
effective.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
TAFT STEPS OUT
: . - TO WILSON FETE

WASHINGTON. D. c., May 81.
Former President Taft attend
ed a lawn party at the White
House and chatted several min
utes with President Wilson on
the receiving line. He later held
an impromptu reception Of his
own.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
VALLEY FARMERS
TO MAKE MERRY

PUYALLUP, May 27.-Puyal-
lup valley farmers will hold their
annual picnic June Is in the city
park at Puyallup. The festivi-
ties will start at 10 a. m. and
last throughout the day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
MAY USE AVIATOR
TO SCOUT BLAZES

OLYMPIA. May 27.-State fire
association officials are discuss
ing the advisability of buying an
aeroplane for scout work in the
forest reserves, for the preven-
ton Of fires.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
FISHBACK WANTS
STATE JOB AGAIN

OLYMPIA, May 27-Politicians
today say that II. o. Fishback,
state insurance commissioner,
will be out within a week with an
announcement of his candidacy
for reelection.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
RAILROAD LEADER
AVOIDS OPERATION

ST. PAUL, May 27.-After a
consultation between Or. Maqo
and DR.. Gilfillan. it was decided
that the condition of James j.
Hin was satisfactory, and ii
would not be necessary to operate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
BRANDEIS VICTORY
SEEMS INEVITABLE

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 81.
Victory for the administration
in the fight for the confirmation
of Louis Brandeis seemed assured
today when the senate promised
to vote next Thursday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
u. S. Won't Discuss
ArmV Withdrawal

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 27.
Gen. Funston today instructed
Gen. Pershing not to discuss the
withdrawal of American troops
from Mexico at the coming con-
ference with Gen. Gavira at Ma
miquipa.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
NY K. LINERS
WILL COMPETE

SAN FRANCISCO, May 27.-It
is automatically reported the
Nippon Yusen Kaisha line will
enter the San Francisco trade in
competition with the Togo Kisen
Kaisha line. Dodwell & Co. will
act as agents.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27

Mrs. p. Spears, 904 Springer St,
Pittsburg, today wrote the Taco
ma police asking for information
regarding a brother, Anthony
Bailey. believed to be in Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27

TURN TO THE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON PAGE 2 FOR
RESULTS. SEE PAGE SEVEN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27

NEW YORK. May 27.-Martin
Egan of the J. p. Morgan & Co.
firm, testified in the overlapping
case that former agent of Capt.
Boy-ed had figured in the ship
ment of ammunition into Mexico.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27

OTTUMWA, Ia.-Two men
were killed when Penn college
burned today. The fire was caused
by an explosion in a gas tank. The
loss is 100000.