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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29

the flashing OF the search
lights, which had been wink
ing signals back and forth
thru the fleet all day long,
became more brilliant in the
dusk.
And then far out to sea q
long line Of small black dots,
each with its white crest of
foam, appeared. II was de-
strOyer screen for squadron
of battleships, which itself
was soon revealed beyond, as
larger dots strung out along
wakes of white.
What is the British navy do
ing?"
why does it hide in a prison
behind iron nets?"
"Why doesn't 1t ever put to
sea-"
These questions, so often heard
at home, came to my mind then as
| saw these ponderous battleships
returning from q cruise.
The British navy Does put to
sea. And it is doing lots of things.
Only it can't tell about them.
Perhaps it can be said, however,
that before our seaplane was
hoisted in again aboard her moth
er-ship that night, these battle
ships were coaling and preparing
to put out TO sea again.
The ships keep fit at home.
There is no let-up in the pace
they keep 1t has frightened as the
years of war run on.
Every day they are engaged in
battle. Imaginary battle fought
on toy boards about which toy
ships are moved. An imaginary
battle on a grand scale, the whole
squadron participating, the signals
flying back and forth frantically
all day.
In fact, in such a battle, the
ship on which | have been living
has just been sunk with all on
board" The young officer re-
Isponsible for the mistake comes
into the ward room sheepishly to
tell us we are drowned, and he has
no further interest in the furious
conflict which is raging.
At night we weigh anchor and
go out into the open for night fir
ing practice, a weird task, with
rockets and searchligh' s and the
dazzling flash of guns Illuminating
the water torn with geysers from
the shells.
So it is every day and night.
Week in and week out the Grand
Fleet is drilling itself into ever
more fit condition for THE DAY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29
Omitted Press Leased wirc.)


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. 20.
American authorities expect
that Russia or Germany will make
definite move to get the Brest
Lotovak peace proposals officially
before the United States and the
allies.
IL it comes from Russia it will
probably be open and dispatch ed
thru the delegates at Petrograd.
If it comes from Germany, a
neutral envoy will doubtless be
selected and the overtures will be
SO presented as to permit Ger
many to deny them when they be-
come known.
If Russia, as indicated, at
tempts to put the peace program
before the allies, she will have
two purposes:
First, in aiding Germany
to get a general rather than
a separate peace, and,
Second, TO place the allies
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29
PEACE MhMEUVER
DOOMED TO failure

In position, where, abe
hopes, an answer carrying
recognition Of tho bOlshcviki
will I've made.
In either case, the maneu-
YER is doomed to failure.
England. France and the Unit
ed States have definitely disposed
of any Russian or German hope
for a German peace at this time
Official utterances in all three
nations show clearly that they are
determined to fight on until Ho-
henzoller SIN Is scotched.
AS for recognition of the boil
shcviki, that is entirely out Of the
question. i. The United States has
carefully refrained from any Ut
terance or action which would
give ground for that regime to be
considered even a de facto gov
eminent and it Is banking on a
reaction or revolution which will
sweep Trotsky and his incendiary
crew out of power.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29

boys are wearing sweaters and
how many are not. About one
out of five usually is fortunate.
For these and many other good
and brave boys, knit a sleeveless
sweater.
You. will need two and one-half
hanks of yarn (5-S pound) and a
pair of Red Cross needles, No. 3.
Cast on 80 stitches. Knit Q,
purl 2 stitches for 4 inches. Knit
plain until sweater measures rs
inches.
Knit 28 stitches, bind off "a
stitches for neck, loose.
Knit 28 stitches. Knit 5
ridges on each shoulder. cast ON
"a stitches. Knit plain for 81
inches. Purl 2, knit 2 stitches
for 4 inches.
Sew up sidess- leaving nine
inches for armholes. Make 2
rows single crochet around neck
and 1 row single crochet around
armholes.
Before being sewed together,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29
TYPICAL ROUTINE OF LIFE ONA
BATTLESHIP OF THE GRAND FLEET

Hands called at $50, hammocks slowed, cocoa
served, scrubbing begins. Process Of securing
and cleaning the whole ship lasts until 8, when
breakfast is served, after the colors have been
hoisted Meanwhile the mdshipmen have been
at gunnery drill
At S:45 the mess decks are cleared and the men
fall in for inspection and reports. AT 9, hatless
on deck, facing the chaplain, the men listen to
few passages from the Bible, prayers are said
and hymns sung. Then officers and men fall in
and run around the deck at a lively pace while
the band plays.
This bit of exercise over, the men are broken
up into groups and classes, and the better part
of the day is occupied with glnnery instruction,
torpedo drill, navigating signalling and school
room work generally. An ample dinner at noon
and tea in the afternoon interrupt the work. Sup
per at night is another hearty meal, and soon
after mess decks have been cleared, hammocks
are slung and the men turn in.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29
FIGHTING
STOPPED
BY COLD
by WILLIAM PHILLIP SiMMSs
United Press staff Correspondents
xlyIfrII u,IIIs DDIFrICH INA

WITH THE BRITISH ARMiEb
IN THE FIELD, Dec. 20.--Win-
ter's cold has practically frozen
up all fighting on the British
front.
with the lines buried under
snow today and the THERMOMETERS
far below freezing. there was
little chance for fighting.
The Germans heavily shelled
British trenches near Bullecourt
and southwest of Bourbon yester-
day. Later the Homoge sectoH
was the object of gas shell att
tack at $3.50 p. NJ.
Still later in the night the
Germans sent brief barrage fire
north Of Poelcappelle. The shells
started flying about 1:15 a. n.s
and continued for about nan
hour.
Everywhere back OF the flshop
ing lines the Tommies were ear
joying themselves today In skatr
ing and other winter sports.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29
Chlorine to Purify
Civ Plant Runs Low

from the east become lost in the
freight congestion.
This shipment started from the
ca sttwo weeks ago, but cannot be
located.
Work is being rushed by city
workmen on the repairs Of sewer
systems on small towns and camps
on the Green river watershed, but
the sewage from all these houses
and camps was still pouring into
Tacoma's drinking water Satur-
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29
FLOOD BLOCKS
VALLEY TRAFFIC

Continued rain, swollen rivers
and an unusual backing up of n
high tide In the bay Saturday
buried the Tacoma tideflats and
the east side In flood as Sc
we're as that of little more than
week ago.
More rain. Saturday night and
Sunday, is the weather mans pre-
diction.
In the valley, from the water
front, up rs far as the Indian
school bridge the country was
again converted into a deep lake.
Nearly everything not anchored
was afloat.
Streets on the east side were
turned into rivers, and reports
Saturday morning were that the
water was even deeper than In the
recent flood Many autos were
stalled.
AN railroad communication Is
cut off except by way of Port
land.
Intervrban Running.
Seattle IL completely cnt off
from the east. The only line
open between Tacoma and Seattle
Is the interurban. which is run
ming on schedule. The N p. is
operating boat service to Sc
attic.
Traffic over the Northern Pa
cific and Milwaukee railroads was
blocked by the high water ON the
tracks at Bay street at the city
limits. Dispatchers of both lines.
however, announced that they ex-
pected to begin running trains be-
fore afternoon.
The Pacific highway valley
road to Seattle is blocked by the
flood at Kent. There the low
lands are completely under water
due to the flooded condition OF
the White river, which has been
rising at the rate of five inches
an hour.
Tide Causes Trouble.
The only damage to railroads
or bridges reported so far Is the
NhshihS out VI tht htN NpHoti Ht-
tion work on the Milwaukee
bridge over the Puyallup, when
went down In the first flood.
The fact that drift and debris
was cleared out before. ellminat-
ed much Of the danger.
The flood about Tacoma Is
caused largely by the tide, ac-
cording to Engineer Roberts Of
the intercounty improvement
work Heavy winds have held
hack the tide in the straits, and
backing up IL has choked the mar
row Puyallup river bed. flooding
the lowlands.
Near High Mark.
Above the Indian school bridge.
he says, the flood situation Is not
serious. The Puyallup river has
reached the II foot stage, rising
two feet since Friday. 1t Is still
six feet lower than the high point
reached in the first flood, and the
river is staying inside its banks.
Roberts predicts that the water
! mas reached nearly It's nigh mark,
altho 1t will remain about at the
IL foot stage for several hours.
1t receded a foot during Friday
but rose again during the night.
The Cedar river was rising rap
idly Friday night, and the Sno-
qualmie river is reported to be
doing considerable damage to
bridges along it's course. The
bridge across the Snoqualmie at
North Bend was wrecked Friday
when one of the bents was wash
ed away by the force of the
stream.
City Work Hats.
All municipal construction
work was stopped Friday after
noon, and every laborer in the
city's employ was set to work
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29
M'ADOO HAS FIRST
TASTE OF TROUBLE

UNITED Press Leased Wire.)
WARRINGTON, d. c., Dec. 20.
Director General McAdoo of the
great American railway, got a
taste today of the obstacles in
winter railroading when cold
wave and snow swept the Atlantic
seaboard.
At the same time. the storm
emphasized the advantages Of
federalized control by virtue Of
which McAdoo was able to wire
all lines requesting them to
move traffic by the most con-
venient and expeditions routes."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29
TEUTS MAKE
CONCESSION
UNITED Press Leased Wtre.)

PETROGRAD, Dec. 29.--Ger-
man delegates to the Brest Ito
yak peace conference were report
ed today as having privately
agreed to a plebiscite to dominate
the future disposition of Alsaco-
Lorraine.
Such a concession was not
formally made in the announce
ment of terms as outlined by
Count Czernin and the declara.
ton that it had been covered in
private conferences, was regarded
here as further evidence of a ia
vorable step toward general
peace.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29
u. BANKERS
ARRESTED BY
BOLSHEVIKI
UNITED Press Leased wire.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 20.
The state department ann0unc-
ed today the arrest of Manager B.
r. Stevens of the Petrograd branch
of the National City bank of New
York, with an accountant named
Link.
The two men were marched
thru the streets to the bank and
there released. The bank appar-
emily had been closed. No action
will be taken by the state depart
ment in view of the release.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29

A flight in q seaplane over
the Grand Fleet anchorage
reveals, as no other eXperi-
once can, the great stir and
hustle thru which the fleet
goes daily as it prepared it.
self mere strenuousiy each
week to meet the Germans II
the latter dare.
AS one of the only two Amer
team correspondents who have
ever made such a flight, ! have
just had an extraordinary oppor-
tunity to picture for The Times
a typical birdseye view of the
Grand Fleet base.
A former student of Wisconsin
university, now a star pilot of the
fleet, took me aboard his seaplane.
1t stood on the deck of former
transatlantic liner, whose gilded
saloons have been converted into
repair shops, whose broad decks
harbor fat observation balloons,
and from whose flanks and prows
az she plows along in the wake
OF the Grand Fleet speedily air
planes can be sent up for observa-
ton, like so many doves from a
modern Noah's ark.
AS ! clambered aboard this par
ticular seaplane, it's wings were
folded back along its side.
In moment the wings had been
spread, deftly locked in place and
We had been hoisted easily into
the sea.
In another moment the awk-
ward mother ship was wdllowing
below us and we were soaring high
over the vast body of water where
the Grand Fleet lay.
Half a mile into the air we
climbed, and still from this van
tage point the further fringes of
the fleet in remote corners of the
anchorage were invisible, so vast
an extent of water does the Brit
ish navy gathered here occupy.
In one spot superdreadneught
was cruising about at target prac-
tice.
A squadron of battleships at
another point were experimenting
with some new maneuver.
A light cruiser came tearing in
over the level blue floor of the
anchorage and cut loose with her
guns on floating target.
Our mother-ship, towing a bal
loon. was describing foamy circles
over the water far below us, while
her planes lowered around her.
Ugly drifter, with one sail
hoisted astern, were plodding pa
tiently about among all the un-
counted units Of the flee.
For this huge floating city of
power, contains the population of
q considerable sized town, and
carried on a mass of traffic over
Its watery thorofares that would
rival municipal traffic.
Tiny picket boats, travelling at
high speed, share with the drifters
the tack of distributing officers
and men, parcels, mails and mes
sages among the horde of ships.
At one spot vessel was coal
ing. Alongside another vessel
"the frozen meat ship" was tied
up.
The latter distributes supplies
during the day, but at night one
of her huge cabins is filled with
an enthusiastic audience of sea-
men, and on the stage at one end
amateur theatricals are held.
AS our seaplane circled about,
a line of battle cruisers which had
only just sped in from sea,
dropped anchor with beautiful
precision.
Some destroyers were unobtru-
sively slipping out at the same
time. Near the spot which they
had left, row of submarines were
being industriously groomed and
painted by tiny black dots swarm
ing over their flanks.
1t was growing dusk. and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29
FIVE VESSELS
COME WITH ORE

With the steamers Alaska
Valdez and Skagway. with about
5000 tons of copper ore, at the
Tacoma smelter Friday, two
Alaska Steamship Co. vessels, the
Redondo and Cordova, were held
at Seattle because of lack Of
berthing space at the smelter,.
The Redondo and Cordova brine
2,70O tons of ore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29
OH, HEAR THE CHIRP
OF DIR, ERZBURGER

CUnited Press Leased Wire.D
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 29.-"The
move toward a general peace can
not be arrested" declared DR..
Erzburger, leader of the Ger
man minority socialists, in an in
terview received here today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29
ZEPPELIN, AFIRE,
FALLS INTO SEA

(UnICe0 freSS Leftso0 WIr0.J
COPENHAGEN, Dec. e.
Destruction Of q German Zeppe-
lin by fire of the coast Of .Jut-
land was reported here today.
The dirigibls. In flames. fell In
to the North sea.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29
Times MAN FLIES over BRITISH GRAND FLEET
IS CEASELESSLY
ON THE ALERT!
Continued From Page One.)

penned up behind mines and nets. rusting at anchor
age, and helpless to affect the future of the
war.
YET as matter of fact, at this far northern spot,
there come to a head the mighty forces which rule
over 200 million square miles of the oceans of the
globe And the immensely of that task of policing the
world seas is reflected in the central activity here
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29
Knit a Sweater to Keep a
Sammy Warm; Here's How

or course, ev-
cry woman who
has brother, hus-
b a n d, sweet
heart, cousin or
friend now wear
ing the khaki
will see that he
has a sweater
fashioned care
fully OF good
soft wool to
thug him tight"
and keep him
warm.
But what Of
t h o hundreds
of boys who are
less fortunate in
the matter of So
licitous friends
and relatives?
There are such,
many more than
some well be-
loved folks i'm
agine.
M q y h a p
chance will bring
some good wom-
an In touch with
every needy case.
But it is SO pre-
carious to leave
such a matter to
chance.
Visit any one
of the great
training camps
and look about
to see how many
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-08
SHELTER
RESUMES WORK
ON SMALL SCALE
Nearly Two Hundred Workers1
Are Added During Day; Not
Single |, W. W, Is Employed
By Company.

Globe, Ariz, Aug. when the Z
O'Clock whistle blows tomorrow morn
ing at the Old Dominion mine, the
giant smelter, which has been shut
down for five weeks will resume oper-
ations on reduced scale, was the
announcement made this evening by
General Manager p. G. Beckett. He
also said that the companyis big con-
centrator would start UP before the
end of this week.
made by officials as to the number OF
additional men reporting for work to-
day, it is claimed\by guards at the
workers passed through the gates than
reported for work yesterday.
Nearly 800 pickets lined Broad
street on both sides this afternoon
when the 4:30 o'clock shift quit work
but there were no disturbances owing
to the large number of deputy sheriffs.
mounted rangers and mine guards in
automobiles who patrolled the street
and guarded the workers. Many men,
who live in the outskirts of the city.
were taken home in automobiles with
armed guards to protect them against
threatened assaults of I. w. W. men,
bers.
Mine officials announced today that
many of the men who were returning
to work were members Of the Inter-
national Union Of Mine, Mill and Smell
ter Workers but emphatically declar-
ed that not a single I. w. w. had pass
ed through the gates to resume his
position at the mine.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-08
AVERTS BIG STRIKE
ON THE ROCK ISLAND

tsprcihL cor~sspoHpVHeu 70 .osNiso 'ouHhALi
Chicago, Aug. &c. W. w. Hanger
of the federal board of mediation,
having composed differences between
the Rock Island road and 2,S00 of
its telegraphers, left here today for
San Francisco to take up questions al
issue between the Southern Pacific
and it's train and enginemen.
AS a result of the Rock Island medi-
ation it was agreed to arbitrate with
in a month requests for the eight-hour
day, Sunday and vacation pay and an
increase of wages.
Similar demands have been made
by telegraphers Of the Burlington and
st. Paul roads.
The situation on the Southern Pa
cific is said to be similar to that which
was composed by the board of medi j.
alton on the Denver and Rio Grande
two months ago.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-08
Over Fifty More Outlaws Are
Captured During Day. In
cIuding Chief AgitatorS Of
One Organization.
DEATH PENALTY WILL
BE ASKED FOR TWO
Governor of State Praises
Loyalty of Citizens in Coun-
ties Where Conspiracy At
tanned Largest Proportions.

Oklahoma City, okla, Aug. T.
With the arrest today of more than
fifty draft resisters. including two
chief agtators of the Working Glass
union, officers in Hughes, Seminole
and Pontotoc counties settled down to
tireless combing of the hills for
stragglers who, starved out, slowly
are giving up.
AS conditions gradually returned to
normal attention turned tonight to
the preliminary hearings of eco of
the directors before United States
Commissioner r. n. McMillen, sched-
uled to begin at McAlester tomorrow
morning, Roy Crane of Oak Grove
and John Bernhart of Wewoka, or
ganizers of the Working Glass union,
government will ask the death pen
atty, according to attaches of the dis
trict attorneys office. Scores of
others will face charges of treason
and conspiracy to evade the selective
service act.
In the bag Of fifty prisoners taken
today were Doc" Caleb and a man
named Fink, said to be leaders in the
uprising. Forty-eight men were taken
to the state prison at McAlester from
Holdenville today and possemen con-
tinued to send in others overcome
with fear and hunger in the hills.
Governor Williams today pro-
uianneu ms pride for tine mass OF
loyal people in the infected districts.
Il did not want to send troops in
there except as last resort" he said.
ITO let the citizens of the community
themselves put down the trouble was
rnassailable proof that the people az
whole are entirely loyal.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-08
Little Opposition Expected d
When Test Comes for Pass
age Of Bill Already Approved
By Lower House.
PRESIDENT PROBABLY
WILL SIGN FRIDAY
Principle Speech of Day Is De-
Iivered By Wadsworth, of
New York, Who CritIcizeS
Secrecy of Administration.

Washington Aug. After another
days debate Of the administration
food control bill, the senate late to-
day reached formal agreement nv
unanimous consent to vote tomorrow
at four o'clock on the conference re-
port which was approved by the house
last week.
Both advocates and opponents of
the legislation said to night that there
was no doubt of the senate's approval
of the conference report probably by
an overwhelming majority. Sending
Of tho measure to- President Wilson TO-.
his signature will be delayed until
Friday because the house adjourned
Until Friday and the final draft must
today be signed by presiding officers
of both houses.
Few Opposing E0svs Likely.
But few speeches are expected in
the senate tomorrow before the vote.
Administration leaders predict that
there will be less than dozen votes
in opposition. Immediately after its
disposition it is planned to adopt the
conference report on the first admin
istration food bill, providing a food
survey and appropriations to stimulate
production. Little opposition is ex-
pected.
Discussion today, in criticism of
many features of the legislation and
mostly by senator's who expect to vote
for the conferees draft, apparently
resulted in convincing opponents that
further discussion would achieve moth
ing.
Urges More Publicity.
The principal speech of the day was
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-08
ACQUITTED OF ALLEGED
ATTEMPT TO KILL ACUNA

Mexico City, Aug. Captain
Adolfo Lopez Malo, a member OF
President Carranza's personal staff,
and Miss Guadalupe Saracho have
been acquitted of charges of compile
ity in alleged attempt on the life of
Jesus Acuna, former secretary of the
interior and now one of the leaders of
the opposition to the administration
In the house Of deputies
Acuna declared that on May g.,
while he was waiting for street car
in the outskirts of the city, an un-
known man, after conversation with
Captain Malo, who, with Miss Sara
cho, was riding by on horseback, fired
five shots at him. No one was found
who heard the shots or witnessed the
alleged attempt.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-08
PROTECTION ASKED
FOR LABOR COMMITTEE.
tsy ~oss,sa JOURNAL SPECIAL Is.sro w,ssI

Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. IA telegram
to Governor Campbell from the State
Federation of Labor, in convention
the last two days at Clifton, requests
his protection of a delegation named
by the convention to go to Bisbee to
investigate the circumstances OF the
deportation of the !. W. W. from that
place on July H. The governor could
do no more than to telegraph the
mayor of Bisbee and Sheriff Wheeler
of Cochise county requesting that the
delegates be allowed to enter the town
and conduct the investiation.