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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17

Nearly half the buildings at tho
American lake cantonment are
now under way, sc more having
been begun Thursday.
The sewer and water depart
ments promise to be ready by
Sept. l, the time set.
The base hospital group is pro-
crossing fast, and the stables and
officers quarters are being rush
ed.
Ninety-one wagons have arrived
for the 31st wagon company, and
the 500 mules who have been eat
ing their heads off will now get
busy hauling material.
Maj. David N. Stone, in charge
of construction, has issued state
ment saying that a front-page ar
ticle in the morning paper Thurs
day was inaccurate and mislead-
ing, and that no wage increase
has been asked or granted to
workmen on the cantonment, but
that a bonus of so cents a day
had been allowed to men who re-
main on the work until Sept. 1.
The wage scale is fixed by the
war department, Stone says, and
cannot be changed by him, and
no discrimination is being prac-
ticed toward any class of labor.
Following conference with
DR.. Carleton Parker, 1t was de-
cided that the carpenters union
of Tacoma should be allowed to
send certain representatives to
ask non-union men to join the
union, but that such requests
should be courteously made and
that the men who do not want to
join shall not be molested or sub
jected to unpleasantness.
1t was further decided to estab-
lish a committee to take charge
of hiring skilled labor and hear
and adjust complaints.
1.-THE understanding with Or.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17
MARRIAGE IS
UNRECORDED

There was no record OF INC
marriage of Alfred and Minnie
Blodgett in Vancouver, b. e., IN
1895, the year when Mrs, Biod-
gett claims they were married
This was shown Thursday by
Attorney Jay c. Allen of Seattle
representing Mrs. Mary Blodgett,
mother of Alfred, who is trying
to have the younger woman re-
moved as administrator of her
sons $4,000 estate.
The defense countered by the
assertion that Mrs. Minnie Bod
gett made a mistake in naming
the year of her marriage to the
minister who performed the
funeral service for her husband,
owing to grief, nervousness and
the fact that she is slightly deaf
The case halted Friday to give
Allen time to prepare a BRIEF.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17
WOMAN
FROM POLICE

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. IL
A crowd of 1000 men and women,
many of whom we're |. w. w.,
took Kate Sadler, speaker, away
from two policemen who sought
last night to arrest her for pub
licly denouncing President Wilson
as a traitor.
The crowd was urged by its
leaders to "shoot the blankety
blanks" and "close in on them
Only two policemen, aided by a
few civilians were on hand at the
time.
Mrs. Sadler, whose husband is
now under federal indictment for
alleged resistance to the draft
law, was spirited away from the
street meeting in an automobile
after her release.
The riot came as the climax or a
street meeting which closed an all
day conference of the Peoples
Council for Democracy and Peace
Terms"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17
MEN
TO AM. LAKE
Continued From Page One.

Continued From Page One.
Eight-first infantry brigade; Brig.
Gen. r. S. Foltz, One Hundred
and Eighty-second infantry bril-
gade; Brig. Gen. J. A. Irons, One
Hundred and Sixty-sixth depot
brigade; Brig. Gen. e. f. Nc
Glachlin, One Hundred and Sixty
fifth field artillery brigade.
To command the 41st Irrational
guard) division, Camp Fremont,
Palo Alto, Cal, Maj. Gen. H. Lig-
gett; Lieut.. Col. M. Craig, chief
of s'aff; Brig. Gen. f. A. Wedge
wood, Eightieth infantry brigade;
Brig. Gen. r. Coulter, jr., Eighty
first infantry brigade; Brig. Gen.
f. Vollrath, Sixty-sixth depot
brigade; Brig. Gen. II. Jervey,
Sixty-sixth field artillery brigade.
Greene Widely Experienced.
Maj. Gen. Greene has been serv-
ing as commandant of the army
staff college and special service
schools at Fort Leavenworth.
He was a member of the war
college board and of the board to
select Officers for the general
staff from 1900-1903; was secre-
tary of the general staffs of the
army in 1904; chief of staff of
the southwestern division 1904-5,
and chief of staff of the northern
division 1866. In 1906 he was
made colonel, and in 1914 a brig
adler general. He served in Cuba
during the Spanish war, and in
the Philippines.
Others at Lake. .
Assignments to the American
lake cantonment are increasing in
mum Der.
To-day Chaplain Earl Cleeland
was assigned to duty with Col.
Cavanaugh's Eighteenth engineers
of the national army recently
there; Capt. Eugene G. Northing-
ton, now on duty as camp quar-
termaster, was detailed to COM
mand the base hospital to be
esta blished there, and Capt.
James H. Como, quartermaster
corps, was assigned as camp quar-
termaster.
The same orders. assigned Capt.
Alexander II. Davidson, quarter
master corps, as camp quarter
master OF Camp Fremont, Palo
Alto, Cal, where the Washington
national guard will assemble.
Wood Assigned.
Gen. Leonard Wood, ranking
officer of the army, and now in
charge of the southeastern de-
partment, was assigned 10 the
seth national army division at
Camp Funston, Kansas.
Secretary Baker expected to
have a presidential proclamation
issued, defining more definitely
the meaning of camp" under the
dry zone redlight ruling, so as 20
make it refer to permanent camps
and environments for soldiers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17
Smoking Ruins

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
BEFORE ST. QUENTIN, Aug. II.
The beautiful st. Quentin cathe-
dral today is a smoking mass of
ruins, a duplicate of its sister
martyred cathedral of Rheims.
Beyond the cathedral may be
seen the smoke of numerous vii
lagos, curling into the sky. The
fury of German destructiveness is
again asserting itself.
While the burning and looting
resembles that which preceded
German retreat in March, there
are no indications that the enemy
is preparing to evacuate the ter
ritory in this region Immediately.
Fire and terror is being spread
in the French towns held by the
enemy and now coming under the
guns of troops fighting to re-
deem them. Recently captured
German prisoners declare st.
Quentin has been completely
sacked. Everything of any value
has been carried off.
Houses Wrecked.
All that could not be carried
away has been destroyed. The
houses of the town are filled only
with smashed furniture. Even
crockery was dSstroyed-smashed
upon the floor of the houses which
the Germans looted.
The convent was entered and
the furniture there destroyed.
Clothing that was found was torn
to pieces and pianos piled about
haphazardly in heaps.
The st. Quentin cathedral was
seen to burst into flames sudden
ly on Wednesday evening. All
night long it burned. The light
from the great pile illuminated the
vast German denuded, devasted
plain before the town for a dis
lance of Is miles.
Early Thursday the roof of the
cathedral collapsed. The great
arches went crashing down into
the burning debris. All combus-
tible material in the cathedral
was then gradually consumed.
AS the fire died out only the
roofless, Quilted walls of the cathe-
dral remained. AS background
to this picture of desolation as
viewed from the French lines, the
smoke of villages beyond them be-
gan to rise.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD.

bl LILLIAN u. SHiIt1EfEitD.
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
MOSCOW, Aug. 17.-Socialism
has failed in Russia.
Premier Kerensky has recog-
nized the fact and the great con-
ference here on Aug. 23 will mark
the end of pan-socialistic rule Of
Russia and the entrance of new
elements Of conservatism in COM
merce and finance.
Socialists themselves-andK er-
snsky is one-realize that they
failed in their attempt to govern
single handed.
This was partly because the
cities of Russia are socialistic
and the country conservative and
also because the peasants refused
to sell food to the cities, declar-
ing money was of no use to them
because of the high prices in the
cities.
In addition the socialists in the
cities were involved in continual
quarrels among themselves. This
resulted in the July troubles and
killings in Petrograd.
Fears of a return to monarchy
in Russia are nonsense, all agree
here today.
A republic is inevitable, altho
rumors of monarchical plots per-
sist and resulted in the removal
of the Romanoffs to Siberia.
With this state of affairs, Ker-
ensky's recognition of the failure
of Russian socialism is regarded
~.as having firmly established his
greatness. The mind of no OBJ
server of Russian affairs has
failed to realize that the sort of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17
BEGIN WORK ON Sc
MORE POST HOUSES

Parker" Stone says, twas that the
Central Labor Council of Tacoma
would agree that there would be
no further trouble on the work on
the part of organized labor.
have not yet received a written
statement to this effect but under
stand the arrangement was en-
tirely satisfactory to the Central
Labor Council and that | will be
so informed officially"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17
MISS RANKIN
STIRS A ROW


BUTTE, Mont, Aug. 17.-Mon-
tana politics sized today as the
result of row among women
voters.
Women who supported Miss
jeanette Rankin for congress were
outspoken in declarations that her
action in coming here to investi-
gate labor conditions is merely a
sensational move to annex labor
votes" in her announced race
against Senator Walsh for the
senate.
Miss Rankin conferred with
Tom Campbell and other labor
leaders today.
She intends to make a fight on
the ''rustling card" system,
which she declares is one of the
chief causes for the continuation
of the strike.
Mine operators declare her
presence here is unnecessary and
that the situation will automatic
ally readjust itself, the men
gradually returning to work.
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ALLIES GAIN

Continued From Page One.D
for the Canadian center. lie never
reached the line. Shells broke
over the advancing Germans. Ma
chine gun fire ripped thru their
ranks. The Bavarians wavered.
then fell back. But that was not
the end.
Confused Retreat
At $3.50 fresh German troops
boiled out from their trenches.
The Prussian guard moved up the
slope. They went the way OF the
Bavarians. Then came more and
still more Germans, always roll
ing up the eastern slope of Hill
70.
They came in thick waves this
time. BY sheer momentum they
forced back the Canadian posts TO
the left Of the line that was held
Thursday morning, but they did
not remain the victors long.
The Canadians came back. With
various determined thrusts, they
pushed forward toward the posi-
lions they had been forced to re-
linquish. With bayonet and bomb
they charged over the shell-torn
ground.
There was a sharp fight and
then the enemy began to give way.
Slowly at first, then they went
down the slope which they had
just climbed at heavy cost.
Their withdrawal became con-
fused retreat and the Canadians
were soon re-establishing their
positions west OF Cite st. Auguste
and rectifying and consolidating
their lines along the remainder of
the entire front.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17
ALLIES WILL
BUY AS UNIT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE
allied purchasing committee in
the United States is now a fact.
The allies have signed an agree
ment to make their purchases
thru the new war industries board.
Americas loans to the allies
will be protected against huge
prices which heretofore the allies
have been willing to pay with I'm
Gle Sans money In order to get
badly needed war materials.
b. M. Baruch, Robert s. Lovett
and r. s. Brookings of the war
board, will be actively in charge
Of the allied purchases.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17
CAUGHT WITH
IRON CROSS


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. II. =
An iron cross found among his ef-
fects proved the undoing of Lieut..
Erwin Schneider, of the German
navy, who was interned at Fort
Mcdowell today by order of Presi-
dent Wilson.
Theodore Kassinger, former
store clerk here, was informed with
him. Schneider is suspected of
being an important German spy.
He tried to enlist in the avia-
ton corps of the United States
army recently. He has been I'M
der surveillance since he was
found to be assisting four Austri-
ans, believed enemy agents, in at
tempting to gain mill airy infor-
nation. A few weeks ago Schnei-
der tried to ship on Swedish
ship and thus get back to Ger
many.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17
COMES TO DIRECT
: CAMP Y. M. WORK

Howard NJ. StrickIer, TOT To
years physical director of the San
Francisco Y. NJ. G. A., arrived at
Camp Lewis Thursday to take
charge of physical training at the
camp Y. NJ. C. A. The Y. M. G.
A. administration building will bs
ready for occupancy next week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17
CAR STRIKE
GETS BITTER
tUnitcd Press Lcnsea wire1

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IL
Six men, who said they were
brought to this city from Los An
geles as Substitute platform
men, for the United Railroads in
the carmen's strike, were freed on
SIS bail each today, following
their arrest for carrying concealed
weapons.
Both sides are preparing for a
finish fight, following the state
ment of President Lilienthal of
the United Railroads that there
will be no reply" to the letter con-
tanning the Garments demands.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17
Socialism In Russia
Held to Be a Failure

socialism that some hope and
other fear may rule the world
some day. must be different.
Socialists, themselves. are dis
illusioned. / have heard a score
of American socialists say that to
meet with success, socialism must
be brought up to date and made
more practical.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17
CLOCK BOMBS IN
PACIFIC VESSELS2

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug, IT,
Clock bombs slowed in the car
goes of five vessels In the Pacific
trade out OF San Francisco have
exploded and destroyed the ves-
sells, according to belief in ship
ping circles today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17
PROBE OF STEEL
IS COMPLETED

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE
federal trade commission has COM
pleted its investigation into the
cost of steel production in the
United States. 1t will submit its
report to President Wilson within
a very few days.
President Wilson is expected to
fix a price on all steel products
Immediately, based on the findings
of the commission.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17
JAPAN WON'T LET
IT'S SOCIALISTS 60

TOXIC, Aus. 17.-Japanese so
cialists will not be permitted to
send a representative to the pro-
posed international conference of
socialists at Stockholm. The gov
eminent today refused to issue
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17
ARMY STRONGER.
Omitted Press Leased Wire.l

PETROGRAD, Aug. 17.-Gen.
Korniloff expressed new conf
dence in the army today, follow
ing an extended conference with
Premier Kerensky.
'"Recent measures which were
taken have considerably strength
-ened the army's compativeness
and morale" Korniloff said. 81
hope the army may soon be COM
pletely regenerated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17
BLACKBERRIES IN
DANGER: TOO DRY

Puyallup blackberries are IN
danger from drouth. Rain must
come within 10 days II damage il
to be avoided, say growers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17

TURN TO THE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON PAGE z FOR
RESULTS. SEE PAGE SEVEN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17
SHOWERS PUTTING
OUT FOREST FIRES

Showers in various parts or
Washington and Oregon last night
and today did much toward con-
AJolling the forest fires of the two
states. No serious fires are rag
ing now, according to reports
early today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-17
COSTS 2 CENTS TO
RUN FOR MAYOR

(Untted Press Leased Wfre.D
PORTLAND, Ore. Aug. 17.-lt
cost George Mcneil 2 cents to run
for mayor of Portland, according
to his expense account filed today.
under the corrupt practices act.
The money was spent for q post
age stamp.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14
BOYS ON ROAD
TO WACO CAMP
COMPANY X STARTS FOR TEXAS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH
EVERY MAN WELL
REACH DESTINATION SATURDAY
Final Farewell to Wisconsin said
and Long Trip to Frostless
Climate Begun

Without a man missing, in the
best of spirits and complete in
equipment Company X, First Wis
consin Cavalry entrained at 4:00
Tuesday afternoon at camp Douglas
and fifteen minutes later began the
first lap of their Journey to camp
Macarthur, waco, Texas.
Right after breakfast Tuesday
morning the company began to
pack, blanket rolls and kits first,
tents and cots last. BY ten O'Clock
the job was done. The boys cleared
up the place until it was the clean
est camp spot to be found.
At noon there was mess. Dinner
consisted of boiled potatoes, beef
pot roast and brown potatoes, bread
and raspberry jam and coffee. The
boys ate heartily for it was the last
meal in Wisconsin for no one knew
how long. Then the cook tent came
down, paraphernalia packed and the
heavy stuff hauled away. Not man
had been absent or answered to sick
call in the morning.
The night had been cold and the
new overcoats were comfortable.
Shortly after 3 O'Clock capt. Had
den looked over the eager faces of
his men and then marched them to
the train. Long strings of cars had
been leaving since noon. The rest OF
the regiment and many other units
were moving when Co. X got on
board. A few goodbyes, a wave OF
the hand and the Rusk county
boys were off for Texas.
R. w. Lane and S. j. Cardinal
from Ladysmith were the only repre-
sentatives of the city present to say
good bye. Mr.. Lane got into Camp
Douglas after midnight Tuesday
morning and found 1t impossible to
get a room and spent most Of the
time until o'clock sitting in the
only vacant chair in the solitary no
tel dining room, where tables and
chairs and floor were occupied by
sleeping men,
Mr.. Lane says the boys were
greatly pleased to have someone
there from home and sent word that
they were going to make a record
of which Rusk county might be
proud.
The boys expect to reach Waco
Saturday morning going by way of
Chicago and st. Louis.
A telegram to Mrs. A. A. Hadden
from the captain sent from McAll-
ester, Okla, Thursday evening stat
ed the company would reach waco
at noon today (Frday.).
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14
ENTERTAINMENT COURSE READY
First Number of the Season Will be
Given in October by Famous
Musical Guardsmen

The Ladysmith entertainment
course will begin Monday evening
Oct. %, when the attraction first
presented will be the Musical
Guardsmen, one of the strongest and
most popular organizations ever Of
fared for the entertainment of Lady.
smith people.
Other attractions and dates, all OF
the highest excellence are:
Edward Reno, famous magician
Nov. 16.
DIR. VIM. A. Colledge, lecturer
Nov. 20.
Miss Clarissa Harold, the "fint
of the season." in interpretations
Dec. g.
The Fairchild Ladies quartet
Adb. 1.
The Montague Light opera Sing
ers, Mar %.
Season tickets are now being sold
the entire course of six entertain
ments costing many hundred dollar:
are to be had for $1.50. School chill
dren's season tickets Is cents.
Messrs. Munroe and Michaelsol
are in charge of the course.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14
[ADYSM|TH BOY
NOW-|N FRANCE
FIRST FROM RUSk COUNTY TO
REACH FIGHTING FIELD IN
EUROPEAN WAR
CnAS. BUGKER WRITES PARENTS
Censored Letter Reaches Here But
Tells Nothing Of Actual Exper-
fences en- Voyage

Bearing the cens3r's stamp on the
name, a letter came from somewhere
across the ocean to Ladysmith
Wednesday morning bearing a pleas
ant message to DR.. Bugher and fam
ily 1t was from their son, Chas. A.
Bugher, with the casual company
quartermasters corps, U. S. A. Am
erican expeditionary forces.
The letter was dated Aug. 21, the
envelope stamped "U. S. Army Pos
tai Service Aug. %, 1917"
This is the first letter from an
American so1dierin Europe and from
the first Ladysmith soldier to reach
France under the American Flag. In
several places the heavy pencil
marks of the censor have blotted
out the writing.
It says:
'My Dear Parents and Brother
This will likely be the most pleas
ant news you have had in some
time. l am sorry I must write it on
my knee and can't do very well.
There are three things which l can
not tell you: where I am, how and
when 1 get here, and what 1 am do
ing and expect to do. You see that
don't leave much to say. | expect
mail and those cigars any time now
and will certainly be glad to hear
how you all are.
/ am well and healthy and al
though (deleted by the censor) 1 did
not experience any (deleted) l am
glad to be here where I am and to
feel that 1 am doing my part. You
need not worry now for l am in good
shape Take good care of yourselves
so We may enjoy things when it is
over (deleted). Love to you all. Your
son,
CHAS. A. BUGHER." :
Censored H. c. Ericsson, Capt. @.
M. ~. -. "A.
Chas. Bugher was in the Chicago
university and went to Duluth where
he enlisted May IA. He was sent to
Jefferson Barracks, st. Louis, Ft.
Sam Houston, Texas, to Brownsville
and then to New York, where after
remaining at Ft. Totten a few days
he was embarked for somewhere in
France Aug. Z.
He and his company were On the
transport in New York harbor that
was rammed and nearly sunk just
before sailing.
A postal card dated Aug. 9th
was received by DR.. Bugher on Fri
day morning but 1t gave no clue as
to the whereabouts of his son.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14
FALLING ROCK CRUSHES SKULL
Henry Floyd Formerly Of Ladysmith,
Killed Instantly While Blast
ing Stumps

Henry Floyd, youngest son of the
late H. D. Floyd, of Ladysmith, was
killed instantly tuesday on a farm
short distance from Catawba,
Price county. Floyd had piled stones
against stump which he was dy-
namiting The blast went off and
though he was at supposedly safe
distance, one of the rocks came
down hit him on the head, crushed
his skull, and killed him.
Mrs. Floyd, his mother, who lives
on Third street East, south side, had
returned few days previously from
hospital in Eau Claire. She at
tended the funeral at Catawba Fri
day.
Floyd was about 35, and leaves q
wife and two children.
H. D. Floyd the father, who was
in the butter and egg business here,
died in June last as the result of an
injury.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14
PRICE OF BOOZE
GETS UP AND SCARS
Tony Saloon Makes Aristccratic
Cost Fer Just "Smidgeon Of
Plain Likker'

Closing distilleries in kentucky
and Peoria and passing the revenue
act taxing whiskey $500 a gallon in
stead of $1.10, and beer $500 a bar
rel instead of $1.5O hit the pocket
books of those who have quenched
their thirst at the liquor emporium
at Tony. Many hand was para
lyzed and tremblingly reached for
more chicken feed" when it was
discovered that whiskey has sudden
ly leaped to 20 cents drink, the
same price they used to pay in the
gorgeous palm room of the Congress
hotel in Chicago. Beer Isl Is cents
a bottle at the bar and 20 cents II
taken away. Whiskey $500 a quart.
OF course the new tax law has not
yet gone into effect but 1T Is
pretty good time of year to get a
little more revenue.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14
WANT ACREAGE CONTRACTS NOW
Canning Co. Plans Extensive I'M
provements on Local Factory
Next Year

M. A. Denham, general manager
of the Fame Canning Co., was here
last week making arrangements for
running the local canning plant next
season.
The company wants to contract for
800 acres of peas If possible and if
a satisfactory acreage is secured the
plant will be completely remodeled
and modernized. Among the con-
templated improvements is a rest
room for the women employed in the
factory.
Peas are profitable to raise and
doubtless many of the farmers OF
this vicinity will want to devote
some acreage to this crop. Con-
tracts can be seen and signed up at
O. J. Falge's office.