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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25

mothers of the country: Our boys
have got to fight. There is no
way out. Do you think we're GO
ing to sit around doing nothing
and see the Germans come over
here and whip us? Not much!
III take a gun myself and 60 OUT
and fight before I'll see 1t happen.
IF there aren't enough men IN
this country to win the war, there
are plenty Of women. We cannot
let any country try to walk over
us. That's my opinion.
Il know what It means to live
in the old country. And know
what 1t means to live I'm fires
America. I'm like a Russian
talked to once. He said he'd
rather live barefooted hertv than
in a palace over in his country.
That's what think Of the United
States.
"Able-bodied men ought to I've
ashamed for trying to get out Of
war duty.
ut must be sad for .
mother to know her boy IL =
Stacker; to feel ashamed Of
her son. would feel al
mighty bad to know that one
of my boys had yellow
streak. But not one OF then
has, thank God. They've
been raised to stand mp for
the United States, and now
they're going to fight for her.
That's the way bronght
them up."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25

1t is not Tor me to dwell upon situation that
drives thoughtful men abroad from their sleep, but
l ask YOU merely these questions:
AT THIS STAGE OF THE GAME, WHAT DO
YOU THINK WOULD HAPPEN IF GERMANY
WERE TO BREAK THRU THAT RUSSIAN
LINE!
AND WHAT CAN KEEP HER FROM BREAK
IN THRU BUT THE SPIRIT AND UNITED
PURPOSE OF THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE?
When arrived in this country | read in the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25
Sammies Win Sham
Battle In Fine STYLE

painstaking reproduction of q
real assault.
Congressman Medill McCor-
mick, who went over" with the
troops, had an exciting time of
1t. He narrowly escaped injury
by not getting far enough away
from an exploding grenade. After
1t was all over Mccormick dis
tributed 10000 packages of gum
to the fighters.
Increase of all American COM
panies to a fighting strength of
$50 men and of regiments to 81
903, in accordance with the
French system, will necessitate
great changes of organization, 1t
was said today. The change Is In
progress now.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25

mass meeting in Tacoma within
the next few days, with DR.. Sgd
ney Strong of Seattle and Col.
C. e. S. Wood of Portland as
speakers, but on Chairman Moore's
report that DR.. Strong is about
to leave for the national Peace
Council meeting in Minneapolis
and Col. Wood is i'll, the Tacoma
mass meeting was postponed.
South Tacoma delegates, how
ever, said the committee OF 18
from that part of the city will
hold separate mass meeting
with Mrs. Sadler as speaker, prob
ably some day next week.
The committee appointed by the
Central Labor Council to attend
the organization meeting was not
present
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25
HIT BY A CAR

Crossing the street behind a
northbound Summit av. car be-
tween 9th and 10th SITS. at 1
o'clock this afternoon an uniden-
titled man was struck by a south
bound Pacific av. car and probab-
ly fatally injured.
His wife was crossing the street
with him when he was hit. She
was uninjured. The man evident
ly failed to see the approaching
southbound car. He was caught
between the two cars and badly
mangled.
He was rushed to st. Joseph'S
hospital in the police patrol.t
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25
FRENCH ADVANCING

PARIS, Aug. 25.-More prog
ress was made in Frances often
sive in the Verdun sector north
of Hill 304 today, the official
statement reported.
I'VE carried three German
works." the war office declared.
Yesterday so unwounded prison.
ers were taken"
At st. Quentin and Pantheon
the French successfully carried
out raids, taking prisoners.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25
SHIPYARD MEN TO
MEET HERE SEPT. ]

There will be a district meet
ing of shipyard workers unions
in Tacoma Sept. 1, it was an
nounced Friday. There has been
no change in the strike situation
at the Wright yards. Most of the
men, it is said, have secured other
work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25
AUSTRIAN
FIRST LINE
SMASHED
uUnited Press Leased wire.D

ROME, Aug. 25.-Capture of
Montesanto yesterday by Italian
troops and penetration of the
Austrian lines at several points
was announced officially today.
In the various places where
the enemy line has been broken
the Austrians are being closely
pursued.
The war office gave the second
Italian army the honor of the
victory. News that these forces
had broken thru at several points
was hailed with great rejoicing
here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25
BY Times Reporter.

~ NiilNdS ehN anu cuN dtot
earth-that was the world lived
in for three hours yesterday. 1t
was "a small boys paradise--there
were pop and elephants, spangled
and hot dogs, fat women and tat
tooed men, clowns and-a prin-
cess.
stepped into the brightest page
of childhood's story book, and
last night | dreamed of kings and
queens. and a certain royalty with
rosy checks, roster lips, and eyes
that faugh and dance.
Pink tights and a red doublet. a
cap and plume, a horse capari-
soned with cloth of gold and a
king for a valet had them all.
But | wanted the Princess Cinder-
ella, and | cant have her.
You know all about police
court; want to see how you'd like
fairy court?" asked T.. p. Nor
wood, the press representative for
Ringing Bros mammoth multi
ringed tented tenth WONDER"
OF course. did, so he took me
to Seattle where ! saw the circus
as the performers see 1t In order
to tell Tacomans about it today.
at isn't every one who can
have king by profession and a
millionaire by choice for a valet, I"
said Norwood, as | shook hands
with George Hartzell, boss
clown" king" of the spectacle
and reputed to be the richest and
happiest clown in the world.
While Hartzell busted himself
buttoning me into my purple and
fine raiment, a double row of
clowns kept up a running fire Of
talk.
Whats the goat town here"
one fellow wanted to know. and
when told him Puyallup was
it," he announced that the clown
stage would run to Puyallup.
| Another was interested in the
brands of cigarets most sold in
Tacoma. and then one clown with
painted beard struck a popular
note when he demanded the pre-
vailing price of hair cuts.
They voted Seattle a Jake
town" when they heard hair cuts
were 35 cents, against 80 cents
in the east.
But 1t was the war that inter-
ested everybody, and most of all
Hartzell.
I'D trade this crown and my
three farms if | was only young
enough to CO." he declared, and
he meant it, l think.
Finally the last button was but
toned and the last hook hooked,
and we sailed forth to meet the
princess.
With my feet propped on a cos
tune box, and praying that moth
ing would happen to my tight
tights, princess Cinderella" clad
in medieval garb, knitted perfect
modern socks for Sammies and
talked of life under the big top.
Now you Weisenheimers who
know shes 40, If she's a day.
let me tell you as one student OF
beauty to another, that Miss
Jeanne Rae, princess of the cir
Gus lot" is tie daintiest, most al
together likable little person
ever met, and when she said she
was % / believed her.
oh" she said, when I marry,
I'm going to marry outside the
profession. I've been a trouper
since | was year old, but Just
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25

American newspapers many undeservedIy bitter
things about Russia because part of her troops had
wavered.
If they waver again say no bitter things about
Russia.
Say them about certain men and certain newspa-
pers in the United States, for they alone will be to
blame.
Not only for that days work but for the colossal
disaster and years of slaughter and suffering that
NAV follow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25
WANT NORTHWEST
AID FOR LIBRARY

To try to enlist the entire
northwest in providing an ade-
quate library for Camp Lewis,
City Librarian John B. Kaiser will
attend war library convention
in Portland early in September, 1t
was decided by the Tacoma library
board Friday.
The board also hopes to get a
$4,000 library building for the
post from the Carnegie corpora
ton
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25
PASTOR TO SPEAK
ON SECOND COMING

The International Bible Stu
dents association has arranged
for Pastor w. A. Baker of Port
land, Ore, to speak Sunday after
noon at o'clock. at the Moose
temple, 739 Commerce street. His
subject will be "Christ's Second
Coming. How, When and Why"
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phere.'
| thought to myself that the
only way | could get "atmos
phere." or even Just plain air,
would be by means of an opera.
ton on certain buttons of the vel
vet jacket, hut after we were fair.
ly started on our tour OF the cir.
Gus lot. forgot my lighted legs
and my tight chest.
Everywhere there was talk OF
the war-not the bitter partisan
talk that one hears In street cars
and restaurants, but an almost
neutral yet. paradoxical tho It
may seem, patriotic kind of talk.
Hartzell explained 1t to me.
"A man may come from Sweden
or SIAM he said, but he Is
trouper first. In the circus. the
circus is his race, his family and
his nationality"
SO, by reason of long experi-
ence with nelghbors of every race
and creed, the trouper has learned
TO respect the opinions of others,
and now, when he talks OF the
war. he does II with the same mod
GRAFTON used last season, when
1artzell talked Wall street with
the funny face" who dresses next
to him, and who lost as much
money as Hartlell won ON the
same market.
Ringling's people are patriotic.
The 100 girls of the ballet
bought $3.50 Liberty bond last
year, and almost all of the clowns
have bonds tucked away In safe
deposit boxes In the east.
And the Princess Cinderella
knits socks for soldiers. It's the
princess who sticks in my mind.
You know, she said she was going
to marry outside the profession.
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CANADIANS STILL ADVANCE
UNITED Press Leased Wire.)

LONDON, Aug. 25.-Canadian
troops still advanced against Lens
today. West and south of the
coal city the fighting was one
continuous battle of assaults by
the Canadians and immediate
counter attacks by the enemy.
At several points the German
counter thrusts forced some slight
recessions, but this was more
than counterbalanced by a night
victory west of the Metropolis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25

Copyright 1917, by the Enterprise Assocaton
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only why the United States is In
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and wish make They about
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and the everywhere will end.
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duced see-I the
OF America think. l American myself and know they
dead against this
These few samples of the stuff dinned in
cessantly into the ears of Russians by thousand
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25
VOTING ON STRIKE
IN SEATTLE YARDS

SEATTLE, Aug. ga vote of
shipyard workers is being taken
on the question of a strike in
nearly all the shipyards here. The
result will be known Monday.
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professional trouble makers, anarch-
lists and the like, returned from
America with American passports i'll
their pockets to try to win the stu
alton for Germany.
This sort of stuff AND WORSE.
Sometimes they tell the Russians
that conditions in the United States
are far more intolerable than they
ever were in Russia under the cars,
that the people are more oppressed
and more miserable, that whatever
else the Russians do with their free
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-09

For fifty years Martin Barrett, of
Horse Prairie, has been resident OF
Beaverhead county. With the de-
velopment of that section of Montana
he has made considerable COM
potency, and enjoys the confidence
of a wide circle of friends. But there
are few who knew that he once did
the state of Montana a great service,
which, up to the present, has been
unheralded and unrewarded.
In 1878 he was elected as a repre-
sentative of Beaverhead county to the
territorial council, post that cor
responds with that of state senator.
It was session at which the rail-
roads were endeavoring to get SUBJ
sides and tax exemption measures
authorized. The Northern Pacific
was asking for $3,000,o00, and the
Union Pacific, through the Utah
Northern, a very considerable sum.
Governor Potts, who favored the rail-
roads, had called the legislature to-
gether to pass these measures tor
their benefit. All of the prominent
men in the state, and all the news
papers, with the single exception of
the Virginian City Madisonian, then
edited by Tom DeArmond, favored
the railroads.
The railroads maintained large
Hobbies at Helena in an effort to force
through this legislation. They en-
tertained the early day statesmen
lavishly. Those they could not win
by flattery and life time passes, they
endeavored to buy outright. But
there was a little group of men whom
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-09
WAR RUNS UP COST OF
MATERIALS FOR MINING

War has sent the prices for ma
terials and equipment usel in the
mining districts Of Montana 8 ar
ing. oi.:ce 1914 the average articles
supplied for use s:r r'ILi the mines,
mills and smelters, have doubled IN
cost. There are few notable excep-
tions, such as lumber, lime and ce-
ment. The price of these articles has.
nevertheless, increased materially.
A pound of dynamite now costs
twice as much as it did in 1914.
Fuse costs more than half as much
again as it did three years ago.
Bar steel is more than double;
plate steel has practically trebled in
value.
Pipe fittings have doubled.
High-grade oil, such as lard oil and
linseed oil, has more than doubled.
Wire rope has doubled.
A foot of pipe which cost 20 cents
in 1914, would now cost more than
40 cents.
Bolts and nuts have more than
doubled.
Smelter brooms and MANILA rope
have doubled.
Asbestos material has nearly treb-
led.
Drill steel has virtually doubled in
value the last three years.
Small tools, such as striking ham
mers, saws, ETC., have increased at
least SO per cent during the period
mentioned.
If is not always a question of price,
either when some article is needed
but rather the question of getting it
at all that bothers the mining opera
tors. There are many assay mater
ials, chemicals, etc., which are i'm
ported, some of which today cannot
be obtained at any figure. Added to
this situation is the shortage in
transportation facilities and the fact
that cars first go to the use of the
government and the transportation
of munitions, supplies and soldiers.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-09
HOW SIX GOOD NEM, NOW ALL BUT FORGOTTEN,
SAWED THE STATE OF MONTANA FIVE MILLIONS

the session, keep out of reach of the
ergeant-at-arms who could manda-
torially order them to attend, and
break the quorum. Without a
quorum there could be no legal ses-
sion.
So these devoted men, including
Hickman and Sedman of Madison
county, O. P. Hayes of Gallatin, Bar
ret of Beaverhead, and Frank Ives
of Missoula, left Helena at dead of
night and started to walk to Fort
Benton. There they expected to meet
w. G.. Conrad, the member for Cho-
teau county, who was with them in
their fight. With morning came the
Benton stage, which was held up
bandit fashion, and commandeered a
a ride for the legislative minority to
Benton.
Fort Benton was at that time in
the heyday of it's glory. AS the head
of navigation it was the water gate
of Montana through which much of
the young terrtory's commerce ebbed
and flowed. Naturally it was against
the substituting of railroads which
would take from it it's prestige and
prosperity. Word flashed ahead of
the crack of the coming of the leg
islators who were out to defeat the
designs of the railroads.
Fort Benton Welcome.
The whole town turned out to well
come them. An improvised band
met them at the stage station. There
was a great parade in which Barrett
and his friends had the places of
honor. There were speeches in which
they were held up as the saviors of
the state. A grand ball, which was
attended by all the countryside
around. was given them. They were
lonized and feted, and made much
of.
The railroad managers sent lobby
lists to Benton and endeavOred to per-
suade the runaway statesmen to re-
turn. Two members were offered as
much as $4,000 each if they would
come over to the railroads. They
were told that Jay Gould, then the
titular head of the Union Pacific, did
not have money enough to buy such
men as Berrett. They would not re-
turn, but remained until such a time
as they were sure few more legisla-
latures had been won over to the side
of the people, Then they went back
to the capitol and voted down the
measures.
Helena was all for the railroads at
the time, because it meant railroad
connections for that city. So these
men who were trying to save the
states money were not very popular
there. But the railroads were built
into the state without subsidies and
the state was not saddled with a
great bond issue for their benefit.
That is the story of how six men
whose names are all but forgotten
saved the state of Montana at least
$5,000,O00.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-09
NON BIPARTISAN
WILL WORK

Here is a story that will be read
with interest by the politicians of
Montana The Non-Partisan league,
the farmers organization which is in
political control of North Dakota, is
out to capture this state. 1t is stated
that the league has more than 80, 600
members in Montana, and that this
membership is being added to every
day, by a vigorous canvas which is
being made in every agricultural sec
ton of the state. The canvas is be-
ing made by automobile, quietly and
without ostensation, and farmers ev-
erywhere are being enrolled. Up
wards of half a million dollars in
cash has been collected by the or
ganizers, each farmer joining being
asked to contribute SIG for two years
dues to the league fund. The work
has been largely confined to the sec
ton of the state which lies east of
the Rocky mountains, and which
comprises the eastern congressional
district.
League organization work in Mon
tana is in charge of d. G. Dorman,
who went through the throes of
league organization in North Dakota,
and has had much experience in
league affairs. Mr.. Dorman's head
quarters are in Great Falls, from
where he directs the activities of a
small army of organizers.
Will Establish Newspaper.
About the first of the year the
league plans to establish a weekly
pou,cnonor in Grnat Falls This news
paper will be published along the
lines of the leagues newspaper
mouthpiece in North Dakota. A staff
of league newspapermen and artists
will be brought from North Dakota
and put in charge of this publication
Arrangements are now being made
for quarters for the publishing house,
which, in addition to publishing the
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-09
WERE GERMAN AGENTS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
BUTTE MINE DISASTER

Was the Granite Mountain
mine disaster, in which 100
Butte miners lost their lives, one
of the results of the activities of
German agents, and did the man
who was responsible for the
great catastrophe lose his life i'll
the maelstrom of murder. plan
ned by German spies with the
idea of affecting the produce
tion of copper adversely?
Some startling testimony
along these lines is being
brought out in depositions that
are being taken by United States
Attorney Il. Wheeler in connec-
ton with the case against Carl
Won Pohl, held in Butte on sus-
picion OF being Il German spy.
A Great Falls woman, whose
name the authorities refuse to
disclose, has given some start
ling testimony. She says that
She expressed sympathy with the
German cause in Pohl's pres
ence and was invited by him to
Join the German secret service.
The proposition frightened her,
and she went to MIR. Wheeler
about it. He advised her to con-
tinue her association with Pohl,
as a patriotic duty, and keep the
federal detectives apprised of de-
velopments.
She told of the oath Pohl adj
ministered to her, after which
Pohl told her that he proposed to
cripple the mining industry. Pohl
also said he had been in the ho-
te business in Canada, and the
English dogs had driven him out
of the dominion.
On another occasion Pohl told
her that the man who had caused
the Granite hountain disaster,
and who was one of the victims,
was Il martyr to the fatherland,
and that his plans had miscar-
rieh.
Pohl also told this woman, ac-
colrling to her deposition that
he could make an explosive,
which would ignite by contact
with water, which would be suf-
ficicnt to destroy all the mines
of Butte. He also talked of Il Sc
rum which would destroy the
cattle of Montana.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-09
LEAGUE AND EQUITY SOCIETY
TOGETHER I'M STATE ON FUTURE

When league organizers first in
vaded Montana, about is months ago,
there was some differences between
the Non-Partisans and the American
Society of Equity, which in the past
has been the dominant farmers or
ganization in the state. Since that
time, however, the leaders of the two
organizations have reached an annie
able understanding, and in future
will work together, the league deal
ing with farmers politics only, while
the Equity still devotes itself to CO.
operative work and the social better
men of agricultural life. The Equity,
however, will maintain it's legisla-
tive committee, which will work with
league lobbyists in endeavoring to
shape legislation of benefit to the
farmer.
The Equity has a membership in
the state of about 1000, and a great
many farmers are members of both
organizations. Since the elevation of
w. M. Burlingame of Glasgow to the
presidency of the Equity, the policy
of that society has undergone some
changes. 1t will not be so strongly
socialistic as it was under the Low
rie regime. 1t is proposed to organ
ize buying clubs in connection with
the various locals, rather than to at
tempt to bring about the establish
ment of more Equity stores.
President Burlingame is arranging
to send three sets of speakers all
over the state. The agricultural col
lege will have a speaker with every
team sent out by the Equity. The
speakers will advocate the planting of
greater area next year, and will
endeavor to encourage social activ-
tiles among the farmers. 1t is ex-
pected that this campaign will open
about December /. Between the
Equity and league speakers the farm
ers will have plenty of entertainment
| this winter.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-09

newspaper, will publish all kinds of
pamphlets and literature which the
work of the league will call for.
Heretofore the work of the league
has gone forward quietly, by prear-
ranged program. In the future this
policy will be somewhat changed.
During November several teams of
speakers, at least five and perhaps
more, will make tour of the agri-
cultural sections of the state, and ad-
dress farmers meetings as to the pur-
pose of the organization. These
speakers will advocate, among other
things, the holding up of the presi-
dents hands during the great Euro
pean struggle. They will outline and
clarity the issues which will come
up at the next election.