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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-23

Soldier
a Room

More than $50 soldier guests
from Camp Lewis were placed in
Tacoma homes last Saturday
night, provided with beds, break
fast and a good time.
This week the war depart
ment commission on training
camp activities, working in con-
nection with the Commercial club,
is expecting to place great many
more. Anyone who can care for
two or more Saturday night are
being urged to call Immediately
and list available rooms with the
Commercial club rental bureau,
Main 1888.
Moose Aid Cause.
Friday forenoon the Moose
lodge took steps which will result
in creating additional accommoda-
tions for 100 soldiers.
hey voted the use of their COM
m0dious clubrooms for sleepine
quarters, and thru Ray e. Carter
are to be supplied with 100 cots.
The men thus given sleeping
quarters-which will be free -
also will be allowed use of the
parlor, reading and clubrooms OF
the lodge.
Rink Opened, Too.
Glide rink will be thrown open
by Russ Hall, the manager, for
soldiers who cannot find beds in
Tacoma on Saturday nights.
There aren't many accommo-
dations here" said Hall Friday,
"but the men can at least find a
place to sit down and keep out OF
the wet. They can sleep on the
benches or on the floor. The rink
Is open to any soldier. II | had
the money, l would gladly install
cots for soldiers"
Others Help.
Several members of the Taco
ma Auto club have volunteered
the use of their cars to assist in
taking the men to homes, and any
other persons who will use their
autos for the same purpose are
asked to communicate with Sec
rotary Brokaw' of the club, in the
Tacoma building.
A large number of soldiers are
expected to come to the city Sat-
urday, as Major General Greene
has Issued a bulletin advising
them to call at the commission
headquarters for information and
assistance. The office will be open
until IL p. m, but the men are
asked to go early to get their as
signments.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-23
Cat Is
a Hero
In Fire

An attempt of incendiaries
to burn down the big new
National Dancing pavilion at
Camp Murray, American lake,
at 2 o'clock Friday morning
was only frustrated by pet
cat named "Taps," seconded
by the quick work of Dennis
McFadden, Waterman.
AS 1t was, the front OF the
building, owned by Stewart, TAFT
& Miller. was badly damaged by
flames.
The police and. deputy ssheriffs
are at work Friday trying to find
some clew to the firebugs. No
motive has been determined.
Wit l Ia inch bit the incen-
diaries had bored holes in the
front of the building near the
entrance. In both holes they placed
the nose of beer bottle filled
with gasoline. To either hole they
placed a lighted match which set
fire to the kerosene as 1t dropped
from the bottle.
Taps Saves Day.
But Taps" was on the job.
McFadden, who was sleeping
in the building, was awakened
with a start by the cat scratching
vigorously on his pillow, to find
the building filled with dense
smoke.
Nearly overcome with smoke,
he CROPPED his way with difficulty
to the front of the building. The
whole front wall was in flames.
After a hard battle with fire ex-
tinguishers he finally succeeded
in putting out the blaze single
handed. The police were notified
at once, and search for the fire
bugs was started.
The loss is estimated at about
$500.
Burned Too Fast.
An augur, similar to those used
on farms, operated by wooden
handle at one end, was found near
the scene by Detective Jurisch.
Had the arsonists used kero-
sene, they might have burned the
building down, Jurisch reported,
but the gasoline puffed up in one
great flame, and the fluid in one
of the holes did no more damage
than to scorch the wood. Fire
from the other hole swept up the
wall and long the ceiling before
McFaddon could extinguish 1t.
The proprietors have offered
$3.50 reward for capture of the
firebugs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-23

Omitted Press Leased Wire.D
LONDON, Nov. 23.--FicId
Marshal Haig switched his
battcring ram to the Ypres
sector last night.
Today he reported his
troops had advanced the line
slightly southeast Of Ypres."
Southeast of Cambria he said
the situation was without change.
The Ypres blow was apparently
not a general offensive, but high
ly concentrated local attack.
The Germans began stripping
Cambria OF its military stores to-
day as the British and Teuton
armies were locked in violent grips
less than three miles from that
city's outskirts.
The full strength Of heavy Ger
man reinforcements was felt
against the new British lines. But
Gen. Byng's men had consolidated
and dug in on practically every
inch of the reclaimed ground and
repealed counter attacks.
Report Fierce Fighting.
At only one point, Fontaine
Notre Dame, were the .boches able
to dull the edge of the British cut
ting edge, according to Field Mar
shall Haig. There they recaptured
the village.
Fighting of the most violent in
tensity was reported from this Sec
tor late last night and by now the
village may once again have
changed hands.
Cambria Is finished as a Ger
man depot. 1t Is now easily with
in range of British field artillery
and therefore even II the center is
not actually captured the menace
of British shells will serve to make
II untenable for the enemy.
French refugees from nearby
villages declared today that Cam
brai had long served as one OF
the distributing centers for MI
nitions, troops and supplies oil
every character, being one of the
vital links in the German chain OF
communications.
Road Builders Busy!
The full scope of the British
victory and with what minute care
and painstaking attention to de-
tail the British staff worked out
the problem of attack were made
increasingly apparent today
Semi-official dispatches, for in
stance, told of new records made
In highway and railway building
by engineers In keeping up the
constant flow of munitions and
supplies to the rapidly advancing
troops
Miles upon miles of broad and
narrow gauge tracks were laid.
The construction corps in many
Instances worked almost directly
behind the moppers-up and Ger
NAN prisoners with their arms
still appraised while they echoed
Hammered" saw the British
track-layers methodically and rap
idly showing the lines along.
Their achievements enabled the
British guns to keep up almost
with infantry in the move for
ward.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-23
Waiting, MacDonald's
Wife May Be a Nurse

"It's when q fellow gets in
trouble that he finds out who
his friends are. didn't
know l had so many friends
in Tacoma until l found my
self behind jail bars"
In the county jail Friday Evar
s. Macdonald, sentenced to three
years for embezzling more thar
$4,000 of Bankers Trust Co
funds, was waiting for the guards
to come from Walla Walla to take
him to his new home.
All morning long he had a
stream OF visitors, saying good
bye and good luck"
II don't know when I'm going
but I'm ready" he said.
His young wife, who has stood
by him and who has promised to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-23

back him up to the finish, prob
ably will live with her relatives,
he said.
she is going to work, too. She
is thinking about going into a
hospital to train to be a NURSE
he said
There were reports Friday that
the bank may sue Mrs. MacDon-
ala to get her automobile.
They can't do a thing so low
down as that" said Macdonald.
Its all she has. She bought
that car with her own money that
had been left her by her father.
They can't take IL away from her."
Asked IL he didn't intend to
apply for work as bookkeeper at
the penitentiary, Macdonald said.
Il don't know. I don't think
much of this bookkeeper lob"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-23

Turnout the action the general
in direct charge of the French as
sault didn't get sight of his men
in action. He had occupied hill
observatory, expecting the fight
ing to unfold under his glasses.
A heavy, Londonlike mist set
tied down.
1t didn't make any difference to
the French artillery. Promptly
on the moment set, the guns
started a violent drum fire.
The poilus went over the top
completely hidden from the enc
my's view. The famous French
creeping barrage cut off the en-
envy positions which it was pro-
posed to attack, and the French
waves went over position after
position until every objective was
taken.
The enemy's confusion was
shown by the fact that he hur-
ried up reserves to back up a
part of his line which was not
even under attack.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-23
FOG HELPS POILUS
WIN new VICTORY

Leased Wne)
ARMIES IN THE FIELD Nov ga friendly fog
which steamed the French chance for surprise
hold northern
France.
against eastern the DIES Danes south
Juvincourt.
today captured the last the enemy
harasng
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-23
REVOKE "SDECIAlS" STAR

Charged with having aimed a
loaded revolver at a group Of
young men who tsormed about an
automobile filled with non-union
telephone girls on Portland ave.
Thursday night, u. q. Gtreeter, q
chauffeur and I special policeman
employed by the Employers asso-
ciation. was summoned to police
headquarters Friday and relieved
Of hip commission ).
Chief Of Pohce Smith m
v'0unoed that 9trteter hAd been
>1I<j1111 to- offfoioao, end That
~ MO- no 1uo(l 49, lion a ~
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-23

I He was telling the story OF his
friends death in a dull and expires
sionless voice.
Mrs. de Saulles said she wanted
to take little Jack home. This lie
Saulles declared impossible, as ii
was his day. to have the boy
Ward went on.
'He refused to argue with her
She said: There's only one thing
to do
II saw her bring a pistol from
her sweater pocket and she fired
four shots in rapid succession.
saw de Saulles staged. Mrs. de
Saulles said 1T had to be done. +"
Attorney Uterhart's cross-exam-
ination developed that Ward was
such close friend of de Saul!es
that Jack, jr., referred to him as
"Wardie man."
Traps Witness.
Have you ever been convicted
of crime?" Uterhart demanded.
NO." Ward answered. Uter-
hart produced legal papers show
ing Ward had been Jailed for
using loud, indecent language and
being drunk in Rectors, New York.
II was arrested for fighting i'm
Rectors and Jailed because could
not pay a fine Of &c." Ward pro-
tested.
Mrs. Caroline Degener, de Saul
les sister, described the tragedy.
She swept by Blanca, ignoring her
as she walked to the stand and
kept her eyes averted from the
former wife of her brother.
II was coming down stairs with
little jack" she said, my hand In
his. saw Blanca come in. She
said she wanted to see Mr.. de
Saulles, and called him. AS he
entered the living room she said:
I want my boy l then heard
shots in such rapid succession l
couldn't count them. think there
were four. l said, What have you
done? She replied, I'm sorry,
but 1t had to be done. Send for
the police
Father Called.
Old and feeble, Major de Saul
les, father Of the slain man, was
next called.
He described Blanca entering
the room and her demand for lit
tie Jack.
MY son said she could not have
him. He turned away.
bShn caid. sIf M ho-z III.
take this and then she fired three
or four shots. My poor boy stag
gered and fell.
I'VE picked him up and put him
on a couch"
The little Nassau county court
room was gloomy today as the
fight for Mrs. de Saulles' life was
resumed.
1t rained steadily and the
lights were on around Justice
Manning's bench, giving the scene
the appearance of stage setting.
The room was crowded. Hand
somely gOwned women arrived
early and there was a line of au-
tomobiles parked near the court
house.
Protect Judge.
Bianca-as she is known to all
followers of the trial-looked
wan, frail and severely, plainly
dressed in the midst of the
throng. 49,
Renewed threats of violence
against Justice Manning II Mrs. de
Saulles should be convicted result
ed in additional precaution being
taken to protect the Justice TODAY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-23

NlIBs u0 fJ{tuliCS dVOhucu Ills
gaze and as he proceeded he
seemed to grow more resent
full, raising his voice to de-
nOunce her.
She preserved her mask Of
deadly calm even when her
little niclSel-piated revolver
was exhibited.
After her arrest, Sheriff Seaman
testified, she telephoned to Capt.
Philip Lydig, cousin of the dead
man, saying to him:
81 am in the courthouse at
Hampstead. shot Jack because
he wouldn't give me my baby"
Base Insanity Plea.
The defense laid the foundations
today for an insanity plea.
Several state witnesses admit
ted that Blanca was very pale and
acted i'll, both before and after de
Saulles was shot.
Thru Sheriff Seaman, Uterhart
brought out that Mrs. de Saulles
laughed insanely after her arrest,
and that she said of the Jail, this
looks like a zoo," as Seaman re-
moved a clothes rope from her
part Of the prison for fear she
would commit suicide.
A certificate from DR.. Guy Cleg-
horne saying Mrs. de Saulels' men,
tai condition was such that she
should not be confined in a cell
was introduced by Uterhart.
In opposition to this, the state
emphasized that Mrs. de Saulles
knew what she was doing when
she telephoned Capt. Lydig for
bail.
State Closes Case.
The state closed its case shortly
after Q this afternoon.
Marshal Ward, close friend of
John de Saulles, told the Jury how
the latter killed her husband when
he refused to give up their child,
Jack,
A little, dapper man, Ward
stepped briskly to the stand with
out a glance at the Chilean girl
who sat at the foot of the lawyers
table on trial for her life.
Defense Counsel Uterhart was
ready for gruelling cross-exam-
nation.
Didn't See Ward.
Julius Hademak, the de Saulles
family valet, has testified he did
not see Ward in the living room
of The Box-de Saulles' country
house-when he dashed in just
after the five shots rang out and
the dying man staggered to the
porch.
Therefore Uterhart wants to
know how Ward saw the killing
when he was not in the room i'm
mediately after de Ssulles had
been shot.
Describing the shooting in de-
tail, War dsaid he met the victim
Of the tragedy the day Of the kill
ing at luncheon in New York at
which Dudley Field Malone, form
err collector of the port of New
York, was present.
II accompanied de Saulles and
his father to The Box that evening
and we had dinner there" Ward
said.
"Afterward we went into the
living room and played the phono-
graph. Mrs. Degener took little
Jack upstairs.
MRS. de Saulles stepped into
the living ROOM" Ward continued.
Jack walked toward her and held
out his hand. I walked toward
the mantelpiece.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-23

Almost
Trivial
BYNG WINS PROMOTION
As REWARD OF VICTORY
(By United Press. }

LONON, Nov. 23.---Promo-
tion of Sir Julian Byng from
lieutenant general to the full
rank of general, in recogni-
tion of his services in the OPP
erations around Cambria, was
formally announced by the
war office today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-23
Tell Story of Shooting!
BLANCA LISTENS
WITH Defiance
TO TESTIMONY!

MINEOLA, L. l., Nov. 23.-Mrs. Blanca de Saulles
today faced with pale defiance the father sister and
best friends of the man she killed. and heard them
wildly describe in court how she shot John L. de
Saulles, her divorced husband, when he refused to
give up her child
Confronting these relatives of the dead man also
sat Mrs. Errazuriz, mother of Blanca She viewed
the proceedings with expression of horror her
face.
Maj Arthur de Saulles, the father, tottering old
confederate veteran told in quaverng voice how the
Chilean girl 'shot my poor boy to DEATH"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-23
IFS SETTLE
WITH COUNTY

With 125 Camp Lewis condem-
nation cases settled out of court
more than one-third Of the cases
involved In the suit have been
disposed of, reports j. T. s. Lyle
attorney representing the county.
Thirty more cases were settled
out Of court at the county's fig
ures Thursday.
There were sos owners in the
suit, The jury has disposed 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-23
Robbed
Guests:
Guilty

Pleading guilty to gouging SOL
diers in Tacoma last Saturday
night when men from Camp Lewis
paid for rooms and beds they
never got, John Blaskez and Kath-
crime Blaskez, proprietors of the
Waldorf hotel, were fined $25 by
Justice Latcham Friday morning.
They also pleaded guilty to run
ming the hotel in an insanitary
condition.
According to the statements of
soldiers to Deputy Prosecutor
Healey who issued the warrant
for their arrest, the proprietors
sold the same room over and over
again, and some roo we're pack
cd with - many - SIX men.
Healy anuounced that ! oiose
Wntoh II being kept ok other n
COMA hotels. and that lnn1ediate
persecution VIII follow ony ffeah
complaints. Sc. &.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-23

group and police officers refused
to arrest them because there was
no evidence of lawbreaking.
Three OF them, M. J. Kelly. Les
Der Nelson and Henry Homer,
were taken to jail because they
had no registration cards ON their
person, and were released later
when evidence was produced that
they had regtstered.
4 Will not let any man have q
polIo2 organization who o6nnot COO
lRol 1irz4clf; " eaid Chief HMM ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-23

Greetings, have you drop
ped your Seattle friend pos
tai kidding him about the
quarantine?
Among the great peace workers
of 1917 must be included Sir Jul
ian Byng, associate of that Other
matchless pacifist. Sir Douglas
Haig.
II Byng fought battles the
way Bean builds army camp &
carlines, the HindenburR line 5
would be broken when -
reached the fine, ripe old 40
Of the Chinese wall.
Steamship Spokane goen
aground on Idol point. Nov
they're trying to pull her on ~
pedestal.
Every onos = ! vhiI1 yr 4
1lnd = or<o,melfH
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-23
British
Attack
Shifts

Omitted Press Leased Wire.D
LONDON, Nov. 23.-Iicld
Marshal Haig switched his
battering ram to the Npres
sector last night.
Today he reported his
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13

Officials are calling attention to the
fact that persons drawn in the selective
draft, who may be exempt, viii rot of
necessity, have to file claim for eXemp
tion themselves. 1t has been pointed out
that most persons drawn will be loath
to claim exemption and that this is GER
tain to result in many men reporting
TO the colors who have dependents. At
the provost marshal s office il is point
ed out that under the provisions of see
tion 20 of the regulations for the draft
personal claims for exemption can be
avoided This section says that: ''The
claim to be discharged must be made
by such person (thc man drawn or by
some other person in respect to such
persons, etc. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13

If it is true that the conspicuous
of the Lutheran church
in the state of Nebraska are acting with
disloyal activity and passivity that has
tended to give aid and comfort to Ger
many as an enemy the United STATES
government should take some action,
without any undue delav9 Business mpn
in pro-German communities of Nebras-
ka and especially bankers are declared
to have exhibited an alarming antago-
nism toward Red Cross and Liberty
bond activity and some of them are
said to have openly made threats of
business reprisals against men who were
supporting Liberty bond sales and Red
Cross work. \ banker was quoted as
saving: u would commit suicide be-
fore ! would take up arms against Ger
many 1t is time indeed that federal
officials should take a hand in this mat.
ter, if the statements are corr0borated
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
Fl MDCY'5Ey[N|N('
k,l FAIRY TALE
I'll 81 hAW GRAHAM BONNER
.IAE~GxPS Y. BEAR

The, Russian brown bear" said
Daddy, went back to his home after
a long, long trip and when he had had
good meal with plenty of berries he
told the little bears the story Of his
adventures.
1.-THE mother and daddy bears sat
around too, and Brownie, as the Rus
sian brown bear was called, began to
talk in gruff roars that sounded rather
different from a friendly talk. How
ever he was really being sociable and
pleasant.
Some gypsies were going along
when | was wandering quite way
from home All the little bears
thought it must be wonderful to wan
der off and find new friends. But
their mothers and daddies scowled so
Brownie didn't talk much about his
first wanderings.
:" 1 met these gypsies,' he continued.
leaving out great deal about the
| places he had wandered around first
before he met them. He knew the
| mothers and daddies wouldn't want
| the little bears to hear about them by
the way they scowled at him. While
they wouldn't mind hearing about the
gypsies because they didn't think the
little bears would care for the hard
and uncomfortable life the gypsies led.
They had a wagon with them and
two horses. The horses looked very
lazy I thought at first, but after a lit
tie time l knew why. They had to 60
so many miles and more than that
they had such heavy things to carry
in the wagons.
"You see the gypsies have nc
houses and so they carry along with
them their beds, their stoves, their
food, clothes, and everything they may
need. And this was pretty hard or
the two horses who dragged the wag
ons.
"'At first I thought the life wa.
wonderful. At night we would gath
er around a camp fire and l would
dance for them while one gypsi,
played on round thing they Gale,
q tambourine.'
"All the little bears growled ant
said,
"'We have no idea what it is. Cal
it be hand-organ or is it stone
Perhaps 1t is drum such as the
have in the circus
Every good guess said Brownie
And the mothers and daddieS smile
q great smile and We're very proud
But then the little bears remem
bered that they had made severa
guesses and they were not sure whic
/ was the right one. ~ 4Hft faH
"'Tell us about the right guess sal
the little bears.
1.-The tambOurine,' said Brownie 4
like q little drum, only it has mic
jingleS around it which rattle an
make gay sound when it is beate
upon.
The gypsy who used to play whe
l danced was named Maka, and sh
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13

According to the figures compiled by
Adiutant General Tillotson, showing
tire number of enlistments By counties
in the regular army and the National
Guard Windham is the banner county
of Vermont, with approximately one re-
cruit to each 100 persons, furnishing
2j3 soldiers from a population of 90
932. Other counties which make a par
ticularly good showing in about the or
der named are Chittenden, Caledonia,
Franklin and Washington. Little
Grand Isle, with population of 1884,
has only five soldiers enrolled. Add.
son looks a good deal like Stacker
with only II men in a population of
over 10000. Bennington and Orange
are also laggards judging from these
figures alone, and the other counties
not mentioned are far in the rear OF
the first five Addison county, to com,
up to the Windham standard, must fur
nish 100 more men