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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21
OLD MAN LIKES TO HUNT.
Been at IL For Seventy Years and Does
Not Intend to Stop Now.

Chicago.-"Been hunting for seventy
years, and, by George, I don't intend to
stop now!"
II. H. Harmon Of Bluffs, eighty years
old, but a sportsman still, made the
statement the other day when he ap-
peared before City Clerk Davenport to
secure hunting license.
Harmon, according to his CONVERSE
ton, had tried to secure license at
Jacksonville, Petersburg and other
places nearer his home and on failure
there had gone to Springfield for that
express purpose.
Mr.. Davenport in explaining the rea-
sons for Harmon's failure to get IL
cense said that 1t was probably due to
the fact that the license blanks and
forms had not yet been distributed to
the places where the old gentleman had
tried to get his permit.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21
America Had to fiaht.

Submission to the brute force OF
Germany by France, by Russia or by
England in the last two years would
probably have ended the democracies
of the world; would have put the
United States in the most deadly per
IL; and for us to submit to her brute
force now would put both our present
and our future in deadly peril. Sen
ator r. l.. owen before the Senate,
April l6, 1917.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21
CAT SELF IMPRISONED.
After Three Days Search Pussy 10
Found Near Roof of Church.


Found Near Roof of Church.
Woodfords, Me-Walter +. York's
cat wandered, and it was not until
after three days search by members
of the household that It was discov-
cred in the partitions of the Universal
list church, so near the roof that boards
had to be ripped up to reach the ami
NAL.
Every place in the neighborhood
where a cat might hide or become con-
cealed had been visited by the York
family. Then some one suggested that
it might have been locked in the
church. There they could not see the
cat, but heard faint meowing. Only
after considerable difficulty was the
location of the animal discovered.
The triumphant procession home was
preceded by very hungry puss.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21
WE MUST WIN THE WAR

Every thing United today is incidental and
winning the and the
realization Of the task ahead
victory and
safety throughout the Tom
McKeown
To possible time thereby essening
lives this publishing
Council of Defense
readers
fully gravity present situation.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21
Why Food Control?

"Is It any more than right, gentle
men, while boys in Khaki are riding
across 5000 miles Of sea to fight for
their country, that we ask the specu-
lator in the necessities of life to let
up just little bit on their wives and
loved ones Prom speech by Con-
gresham Scott Ferris.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21
HIDDEN BICYCLE AIDS
AN ELOPlNG COUPLE

y Northumberland, Pa. - Miss
y Mabel Merle of this city was
Cupid's assistant in the elope-
y ment from this place of Mrs.
Y Lydia Klrkendall, a pretty young
\ widow, and George Oswalk. Mrs.
y Kirkendall's parents opposed the
y match. Her father, Samuel Nuss,
y learned the young pair had start
y ed for the train. He ran for his
y bicycle, but couldn't find 1t, and
y by the time he had made his way
V to the station afoot the train had
Y pulled out. Miss Merle had hid
Y den the irate parents bike"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21
School Children viii Know.

The school children of Oklahoma. a
half million of them, are to know just
why America had to go to war. what
acts OF the kaiser made it impossible
for this country to stay out, and what
is the danger to American homes il we
fail to crush the Prussian plunderers.
r. H. Wilson, state superintendent,
has sent notice to all teachers that
they must familiarize themselves with
the causes of the war and our part in
it before the opening of the fall term.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21
He Burns Money,

The man who burns his straw stack
is guilty OF two offenses. In the first
place, he destroys that which will help
win the war. that is, forage for farm
stock; and in the second place, he de-
prives himself of a source OF profit.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21

Wheat is too high now to SOW on
poorly prepared land. From business
principles alone, farmers can't afford
10 do II.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21

A few pecks OF fallcrop potatoes
will provide seed for next spring.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12

Will Build 5000 Wooden
Vessels To Bridge Atlantic

United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Apr.
12.-To smash Germany's u
boat blackade the United
States will virtually bridge
the Atlantic.
Plans for the construction of
5000 small wooden boats-the
most tremendous merchant ship
building program ever undertake
en-have been completed and ap-
proved by the president. The
boats will be used to transport
food and supplies to entente ports.
This is Americas answer to
Lloyd-George's appeal:
THE ultimate success of the al
lied cause depends, In my judg-
ment, on our solving the tonnage
difficulties with which we are
confronted"
Call For Lumbermen.
The government shipping board
has sent out call for $50 900
lumbermen and woodworkers to
uCSlu lllC ldbh at ohtC.
Congress has authorized $780,
100000 to start the program and
will be asked for $300,O00,000
more.
At least 30 per cent of the
first years program is to be
built on the Pacific coast. The
new vessels will be then
brought through the canal
with lumber cargOes, for
which service at present
freight rates, they will earn
$4,000 apiece
The first thousand ships are to
be completed within Is months
and Immediately thereafter 1000
more will be ordered.
Each vessel will be Of 5000
tons with speed of ten knots.
1t is the purpose to run them
in such fashion that.they will con-
stitute a veritable pontoon bridge
across the sea-one boat every
three miles. The tremendous
humble is expected to exhaust the
most valiant efforts of U-boat
commanders to cut off supplies
from England and France.
Labor Co-Operates.
President Gompers of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor has
promised all cooperation in sup
plying labor. Complete mobiliza-
ton of industry in putting the
scheme through has been an
nounced.
Each ships is to be manned by
a trained gun crew and equipped
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12
a Petition to CONGRESS

hereby that the United States shall
Immediately enact legislation providing substantially for the
following measures:
THAT in of all net incomes of $4,000
shall be subject to the following annual graduated
tributions:
On all net incomes from $4,000 to $4,000 contribution of
2h cent.
On all incomes 600 contribution increasing
sliding scale beginning at 10 cent and rising point
which will permit of individual retaining
come in of $4,000 during the
2That supplies service including transporta-
on shall be furnished to the government at profit of
than ~ cent.
3-That Wholesale retail dealer shall
basic necessities of life during the
cent.
4-That intentional failure supply the government
figures to incomes profits sales
service shall be felony punishable by Imprisonment
5That individual corporation who knowingly
nshes the defective
guilty of a felony, punishable by Imprisonment
6That the minimum soldiers sailors should
be not less than SO day during the
pledge myself support my influence in SO far
am able to further the
Address OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
(Sign and mail to Mrs. p Balabano 724 So St. Tacoma
for commttee)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12

the blockade, provides the follow
ing:
One thousand 5000 ton wooden
ships to be turned out within one
year beginning Nov. /, 1917.
Standardization of design so far
as practicable, to expedite con-
struction.
Construction of 1000 more In
the second yaer of the war, IL the
submarine blockade still remains
effective. This would place a ship
every mile from the United State
to England.
The ships to cost about $780,
GOO each complete.
Ships to have normal speed of
10 knots, with extra size engines
to develop 16 knots on emergency
to escape attack.
Ships to he built by private
shipyards under contract for their
purchase when completed by the
shipping board.
General Goethals, who direct
ed the construction of the Pana-
ma canal, will superintend the
construction of the "jitney fleet"
il was stated today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12
If YOU FAVOR CONSCRIPTING
GREAT INCOMES, VOTE FOR 1T

Tacoma people are going to
have chance to express
themselves on the question
of consciipting great incomes
for war purposes.
Mrs. c. +. Balabanoff, Ia.
coma club leader, has been
delegated by the American
Committee on War Finance,
of which Amos Pinchot is a
member, to obtain an ex-
preston of Tacomans.
The proposal is that exist
ing income taxes be greatly
increased and that all in
comes i'm excess of 100000
a year be conscripted.
Coupled with this sugges-
ton, which recently received
the enthusiastic approval Of
T.. w. Scripps, millionaire
editor, and others, is Mr..
Scripps' proposal to Presi-
dent Wilson that enlisted
men be paid not less than
$3 cash wages a day during
the war.
II you believe in these
ideas, which are set forth in
the accompanying blank, clip
IL, sign il and mail IL to Mrs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12

up yet
They hardly growing
than five coming either is
for anything especially
bees for the chickens and cabbage
the winter
MRS. JAMES SUTTON, sTREET-rt will b
month before g SO wetno
e
NJ. L.. ZAUGG, HARRISON STREET. havs
planted
CONTINUED Page Five.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12
WEATHER WINTRY
Omitted Press Leased Wire.)

LONDON, April 12.-Stum-
bling forward over slippery hum
mooks or sticky mudholes in the
most wintry weather France has
ever known, British troops were
nevertheless ramming their line
further and further forward
against the Germans today.
The most desperate of all the
bitter fighting that is marking
the great push was apparently
oentering today north and south
Of the Arras-Cambrai high road.
At Monchy LePreux (to the
north and around Bullecourt Ito
the SOUTH the British have
thrust forward two formidable
wedges.
Today they were bringing
enormous pressure to bear ON the
sides of these wedges to sweep
the foe out of the intervening
ground.
It was against both these
wedges also that German troops
were being thrown in constant
counter-attacks. The Germans
apparently realized the danger in
the wedge and sweeping arm tao
tics now under way by Field Mar
shall Haig's forces.
No army in the history of wars
has expended such a supply. of
ammunition in its fighting as the
British army has been expanding
in the big offensive.
General Haig's men are liter
ally blasting their way forward.
Every battlefront report agrees on
the utter havoc created by the
concentrated British fire.
Canadians earned new honors
today in a storming advance on
mile front south of the Vimy
ridge.
Dashing forward impetuously,
they stormed and took nearly a
mile of German trenches running
south from the German COM
mandant's house near the Farbus
wood.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12
We
Have Twins

The Times editorial staff is
feeling pretty chesty today, BE.
CAUSE
We have twins!
That is, Edgar c. Wheeler, star
reporter, and his wife have 'em.
They're boy and a girl. StOrk
brought them early Thursday
morning.
Today they are the pride of the
Tacoma General hospital as we'll
as of The Times staff.
DR.. Griggs, who attended Mrs.
Wheeler, ushered two other young
sters into this world of home gar
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12
Greetings. have you spoken
for n place in Mondays
parade?

Here is an office secret: Yves
Ducommon, printer apprentice,
goes to a linotype after working
hours and sets up in neat metal
slugs a letter to his best beloved,
even TO the endearing finish and
the signature. Then he takes tho
letter, all done in solid type-metal,
and makes a proof of II on the Of
flee proof-press. This proof lie
sends the young lady in lieu of a
regular old-fashioned longhand
love epistle, taking care, of course,
at the same time to see that the
metal is at once safely melted so
that nobody else can draw proofs.
And our now wife used to
kick when we wrote ours occa-
sionally on the typewriter! How
The world moves!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12
AHHzE H1Hn1 Eknh
I & Hgzf EHuRzny

going be great big vegetable garden this
summer.
generally the agitation for making
the parkings toohelp win this The
scattered through all
the city,
In single they reported that the neghborhoods
being plowed and spaded for planting
In the called making
garden the soil such render this
impractical the of these 20 Tacomans
MRS. O. d. BALL. 564s SOUTH JUNETT sTREET-Everybod
here doing Folks that thought gardening
fore getting raise vegetables We have lots tina
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12
CONSCRIPT
ARMY PLAN
IN DANGER!
UNITED Press Leased wire.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., April IL.
Threat of a serious fight over
the general staff army bill in con-
gress today.
Majority Leader Kitchin, sound
ing anti-conscription sentiment,
found 1t very strong.
Friends of the selective draft
system are dwindling, but most
still believe President Wilson will
force it through.
The senate met today with prac-
tically clean slate. The house
did not meet. Tomorrow it will
take up and pass-according to
Majority Leader Kitchin-the ST.
900, 100000 bond issue, this coun-
try's first bit in the world war.
Hours of debate are expected
on the revenue bill. House lead
ers will make no effort, they said,
to shut off the speeches. But they
promised the house will stay in
session until the bill passes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12

dens, war and April showers dur
ing the same night. One of them
was a little Jap youngster about
three times as big as either young
Wheeler.
And nobody had thought TO pro-
vide a stitch Of clothing for him,
so hurried search for buds for
young Togo added to the excite
ment.
AS Charles Edward Russell says,
These are great days"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12

I" HREE THOUSAND wooden vessels to
be built at once to bridge the Atlantic
and smash the kaiser's U-boat cam
paign!
Seventy per cent to be built on the Pacific
coast the first year.
Here is Tacoma's BIG CHANCE.
Here is the opportunities big a one as
ever came to any city-to expand and grow.
Here is the opportunity for labor and capt.
tai to cooperate in the mightiest program of
building ever undertaken.
Here is the opportunity Tacoma will
take ito become the greatest shipbuilding
center of the nation.
ID UT above all, it is the opportunity to
Ojoin forces in great patriotic service
not only to the United States at war
but to the victory of world democracy.
Three Tacoma shipbuilding firms have de-
an in the city, by pulling together, can make
Der of the vessels needed if the necessary
labor can be obtained. One of them has esti-
mated it can turn out Is of the vessels in 13
months
Tacoma workers are eager to CO. cooperate.
The time is here when every man and WON
clared they stand ready to build large num-
Tacoma giant of service and leader in CO.
operative effort.
nREPARE every industry already estab-
lished here to grasp the BIG CHANCE
and hold it.
Bring every force into action for expansion.
Let the waterfront, the tideflats and the
logging plants hum night and day!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12
YELLOW JOURNALISM

Bulgaria Quits announced in immense red type extra
edition of The News Thursday forenoon.
The item on which the headline was based was under
London date said that from Swiss had
received the Bulgarian minister Berne
overtures the Exchange Telegaphs Rome
correspondent"
Maybe tomorrow the News will receive special cable
from Toxic that its Puyalup correspondent reported that
Swedish advces him said that wireless from Persia
ported ovehearing telephone from Kaiser Wilhelm
to the White House cook brbng the latter poison President
Wilson's soup.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12

plant powed month"; there
lis planting
wonderful is Early Indian Bantam We tried other
varieties with until learned about this.
MRS. SAM f. HAWKINS. 0O12 SOUTH PARK AVENUE wish
that somebody would find out kill they
fast could them and they did lots of other
damage. and a exception
what devoted chickens all will growing things
weather
MRS M. L. MYERS EAST 46TH STREET-we putting
potatoes principally this make little
inch of in the bit
onions In Later shall cabbage that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12
MONTH IN JAIL FOR
UNPATRIOTIC TALK

Sentencing p. A. and Clara Gull
len, brother and sister, to a month
in the city Jail for having spoken
unexpectedly of the Stars and
Stripes, Police Judge Graham de-
clared Wednesday afternoon that
he was only sorry his power did
not include a longer Imprisonment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12


HARRY Il HINE EAST GOTH VT know
whether gardening farming but do know that
five the finest soil making
bit of it. already half pota
vegetables
other plants already started in the house don't how
people living downtown along salaries without
raising gardens My husband police sergeant
MRS. FRANK w. POWELL, NORTH 9TH STREET,
this neghborhood culvang
usually peas carrots
potatoes.
MRS. A. j. CONWAY, SOUTH 5eTH STREET. planted
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12
US. CALLS FOR
MIG hTY'
B A TT lie.
COMING
Omitted Press Leased wire.)

united Press Leased Wire.)
LONDON, April 12.-The
greatest battle of the war is
coming soon.
Germany has her reserves
ready and is about to hurl her
full force against the allied
lire on the west front, accord
ing to General l.. Il. Maurice,
director of military opera
lions, in an interview today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12
FRENCH JOIN SMASH

PARIS, April 12.-General Nj
velle may have started French
offensive to coincide with Haig's
big push.
The French official statement
today indicated concerted for
ward movement along nearly all
of the French line. Resumption
of violent fighting around Coucy
was reported.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12
476 VOLUNTEERS
IN PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA, April H.
Four hundred and sixty-seven
volunteers were accepted here
Yesterday, more than the total
figure for the month OF March.
Recruiting officers believe the
rush was the direct result of an
ger aroused by the Eddystone ex-
Dlasfou
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12

Our idea of stretching pa
triOtism to "a degree where &c
borders on damphoolishness
is the wall of the Vox Pop
who writes i'm to protest and
complain at the had judg-
ment' and "tactlessness" Of
Theo karle, the tenor, i'm in
Guiding few German songs
In his concert program the
other night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12
BREAKERS OF DRY
LAW UNDER A BAN
(speciaI to The Times

OLYMPIA, April 12.-The Ro-
senoff Drug Co. of Ritzville can
not import liquor in the state, be-
cause the proprietors were once
convicted of a dry law violation,
was the ruling handed down
Wednesday by the state supreme
court.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12
SCHOLARS FLOG
KAISER BOOSTER

KENOSHA, Wis, April Ia
When Henry Dodson boosted
for Germany, 80 high school
classmates tied him to flag pole,
flogged him, forced public
apology and turned him over to
the police. A day in Jail and e1s
pulsion followed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12
10 TO 4 WAR TO END

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, April "a
Lloyd's is writing policies at 10
to that the war will end in 80
days, according to Wall street
brokers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12
POSTMEN WANT TO
FORM A REGIMENT

CHICAGO, April 12.-Chicago
postmen petitioned the govern
ment for enlisting in a regiment
to be commanded by Col. James
Hamilton Lewis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12

with anti-submarine guns and
wireless.
Commencing November l, three
ships a day will sail into service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12

The plan which President Will
son and the shipping board believe
will overwhelm Prussias scaven-
ger boats and break the back of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12

Good luck to you, Sam
Wall and DIR. Dyer, as you go
to change the mountains
name.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12
HOW TO KEEP WELL

HOW TO KEEP WELD
Avoid arguments and penny
ante.
Above all never worry. What
have you got a wife for?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12
Report Break
With Bulgars
Omitted Press Lexsed wire.l

PARIS, April 1.-THE Ameri-
can minister to Bulgaria has been
handed his passports and has left
Sofia, according to dispatch from
the Bulgarian capital reaching
here via Zurich, Switzerland, to-
daU
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12
NO SURPRISE

WASHINGTON, D. c., april -.
---Bulgaria's reported action m
breaking off relations with the
United States was received here in
Official and diplomatic circles this
afternoon with no surprise.
At the state department, how
ever. it was said no word of such
rupture had come.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12

Why not rent a
Safety Deposit
Box in a modern
steel vault and
feel that your
valuables are Sc
cure2
See us about it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-12

Are you acquainted
with Uncle Sans
naval heroes? Meet
one of them, on page
five.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-17
SLAvS FAVORED
BY LORD CECIL
IN HOUSE talk

LONDON. May i7.-Good re
suits ln Russia were looked for TO.
day as tho result OF Lord Robert
Cecil'a clarifying speech IN the
house OF commons on the allies
aims as To annexations and indein-
mites. Summed up. the allies
views rs expressed by the acting
foreign minister were:
All previous aims OF the allies
stand.
Tho allies favor the Rrtsian
plan OF mo anneKations and no In.
IDENTITIES" ON the understanding
this means no anncxations aud no
indemnities for political aggraa.
diKcmcnt
Anncxations and intemnltics
may bo necessary. however. 10 as.
sure the freedom OF peoples held
In bondage by the central powers.
and. TO atone for such acts as tho
Invasion OF Belgium. France,
Serbia and Poland.
The opinion expressed by press
and public alike today was that
Lord Cccil'a speech had given lie
most effective answer 20 the an,
CLING bait extended by the German
imperial chancellor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-17
CHILD LABOR LAW
May BE SUSPENDED

WASHINGTON. May IA
movement is on in congress TO
suspend tho child labor law during
the war.
Going on the theory that the Sc
iect service will draw from the
fields and factories OF the country
hundreds OF thousands OF men. the
plea may be made TO "let the chill
dren do the work"
Up to the present the movement
for suspension OF the child labor
law has progressed no further
than conferences prompted by
some OF the Southern senators, led
by Overman, North Carolina.