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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04
Refers to Formula
That Is Much Discussed

1t is this thought that has been
expressed in the formula, mo
anneXations, no contributions,
no punitive indemnities."
Just because this crude for
mula expresses the instructive
judgment as to right of plain men
everywhere 1t has been made dill.
gent use of by the masters of Ger
man intrigue to lead the people
of Russia astray--and the people
of every other country their
agents could reach, in order that
premature peace might be
brought about before autocracy
has been taught its final and con-
vincing lesson and the people of
the world put in control of their
own destinies.
But the fact that a wrong
use has been made of just
idea Is no reason why right
use should not be made of it.
1t ought to be brought UNI
der the patronage Of its real
friends.
LCt IL NC Sdlu again, tHdt du-
tocracy must first be shown the
utter futility of it's claims to pow
er or leadership in the modern
world.
1t is impossible to apply any
standard OF justice SO long as
such forces are unchecked and
undefeated as the present masters
of Germany command.
Not until. that has been done
can right be set up as arbiter and
peacemaker among the nations
But when that has been
dOne-as, God willing, it as
surethy will be-we shall at
least be free to do an unpre-
cedented thing and this is the
time to avOw our purpose to
do IL. We shall be free to
base peace on generosity and
justice to the exclusion of
all selfish claims to advant.
age even on the part of the
utrfnwc
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04

The wrongs, the very deep
wrongs committed i'm this
war, will have to be righted.
That, of course. But they
cannot and must not be
righted by the commission of
similar wrongs against Ger
many and her allies.
The orldw will not permit the
commission of similar wrongs as a
means of reparation and settle
ment.
Statesmen must by this time
tCont,nped on rage Five,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04

President Advises Step; Congress Will Act at One
THE MESSAGE

Following is the presidents
message in full:
Gentlemen of the Congress:
Eight months have elapsed
since / had the honor of address,
ing you. They have been months
crowded with events of immense
and grave significance for us. |
shall not undertake to detail or
even to summarize these events.
The practical particulars of the
part we have played in them will
be laid before you in the reports
of the executive departments. |
shall discuss only our present out
look upon these vast affairs, our
present duties and the immediate
means of accomplishing the OBJ
jects we shall hold always in view.
| shall not go back to debate
the causes of the war. The into'-
cradle wrongs done and planned
against us by the sinister masters
of Germany have long since be-
come too grossly obvious and
odious to every true American to
need to be rehearsed.
But | shall ask you to consider
again and with a very grave scru-
tiny our detectives and the meas
ufes by which we mean to attain
them; for the purpose of discus
sion here in this place Of action,
and our action must move straight
toward definite ends.
Our object is, of course, to
win the war; and we shall
not slacken o.. suffer our
selvesh 10 be diverted until 1t
is won.
From one point of view 1t Is
rot necessary to breach this fun
6amental matter. ! do not doubt
that the American people know
what the war is about and what
sort of an outcome they will re-
gard as a realization of their pur-
nose on IT.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04
Not Proposing to
Dictate to Other People

But at the moment when she
conspicuously won her triumphs
of peace she threw them away to
establish in their stead what the
world will no longer permit to be
blished-military and politi-
cal domination by arms, by which
to GUST where she could not ex-
eel the rivals she most feared and
hated.
The peace we make must rem
edy that wrong. 1t must deliver
the once fair lands and happy
peoples of Belgium and North
ern France from the Prussian
conquest and the Prussian men-
ace, but it must also deliver the
peoples Of Austria Hungary, the
peoples of the Balkans and the
peoples of Turkey alike in Eu-
rope and Asia from the impudent
and alien domination of the Prus-
sian military and commercial
autocracy.
We owe 1t, however, to our
selves to say that we do not wish
in any way to impair or to rear
range the Austro-Hungarian en-
pire 1t is no affair of ours what
they do with their own life,
either industrially or politically.
We do not propose or desire to
dictate to them in any way. We
only desire to see that their af-
fairs are left in their own hands,
In all matters, great or small.
We shall hope to secure for the
peoples, Of the Balkan peninsula
and for the people of the Turkish
empire the right and opportunity
to make their own lives safe, their
own fortunes secure against OPP
preston or injustice and from
the dictation of foreign courts or
parties.
And our attitude and with due
regard tor germany herself are of
a like kind.
We intend no wrong against
the German empire, no interior
ence with her internal affairs.
We should deem either the one
or the other absolutely unjustifi-
able, absolutely contrary to the
principles we have protested to
live by and to hold most sacred
turnout our life as a nation.
Nothing More False
Than German Claim
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04
this IS A GREAT
DAY i'm HISTORY
OF NEW TACOMA

This is the day
It is the first anniversary of Tacoma's stepping
out.
One year ago it was announced that Secretary
Baker had signed the agreement to place canton
ment for not less than $1,000 troops in Pierce coun
ty if Pierce county would furnish the land
Well, everybody knows now how Pierce county
did, one month later vote to do that thing, how the
army city was built in world record time, how, not
$1,000, but more than 10000 soldiers were sent
Also how shipyards came, as once the flocks of
wild ducks came to make our tideflats their home.
This is the day. Tacoma is too busy to observe it
as holiday, but Tacoma is not too wrapped up in
the affairs of the moment to remember and to mar
vel and be thankful.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04

ready In the name OF their
people to accept the common
judgment Of the nations rs
To what shall hencefOfth be
the bases of law and OF COW
eneHt for the. life of the
world--we shall be willing
and glad to pay the full price
for Peace and pay it ungrudg-
ingiy.
We know what that price will
be. 1t will be full, impartial
justice-justice done at every
point and to every nation that the
final settlement must affect. our
as well as our friends.
You catch, with me, the voices
OF humanity that are in the air.
They grow daily more audible,
more persuasive and they come
from the hearts of men every
where.
They insist that the war shall
not end in indicative action of
any kind, that no nation or people
shall be robbed or punished be-
cause the irresponsible rulers of a
single country have themselves
done deep and abominable wrong.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04
SCORES ALL
TALK OF PEACE NOW

liver the people and the lands of Belgium and North
ern France from Prussian conquest but also must de-
liver the people of Austria Hungary, the Balkans and
Turkey from the impudent and alien domination OF
the Prussan military and commercial autocracy,
President Wilson said
Appearing before Joint session of the house and
senate, the president delivered the message which
will set in motion the legislative wheels of the 65th
congress- whose task it is to aid the countrys mill
tary forces toward victory.
Congress will Immediately respond The house and
senate foreign affairs committees both will meet
Wednesday.
Senator Pittsman's resolution introduced today,
will be redrafted to eliminate reference to Turkey and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04

Eight girls in q New York
school were Poisoned by eat
ing carrots. We don't know
what antidote science has
found for carrots-probably
parsnips.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04
iiIIInluulIutuINIING

and commerce that we're involved
for us in her success and stand
or fall as we had or did not have
the brains and the initiative to
surpass her.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04
Pacifists Do Not Touch
Heart of the Nation

AS nation, we are united in
spirit and intention. | pay little
heed to those who tell me other
wise.
l hear the voice of dissent
who does not? l hear the criti-
cism and the clamor of the noisily
thoughtless and troublesome.
also see men here and there fling
themselves in impotent disloyalty
against the calm, indomitable
power of the nation.
hear men debate peace
who understand neither its
nature nor the way in which
we may attain 1t with uplift-
ed eyes and unbroken spirits.
But | know that none of these
speaks for the nation. They do
not touch the heart of anything.
They may safely be left to strut
their uneasy hour and be forgot
ten.
But from another point of view,
/ believe that it is necessary TO
say plainly what we here at the
seat of action consider the war to
be for, and what part we mean to
play in the settlement Of its
searching issues.
We are spokesman of the Amer
lean people and they have right
to know whether their purpose is
ours.
They desire peace by the over
coming of evil, by the defeat,
once for all, of the sinister forces
that interrupt peace and render 1t
impossible, and they wish to
know how closely our thought
runs with theirs and what action
we propose.
They are impatient with those
who desire peace by any sort of
compromise-deepfy and indig-
nantly impatient-but they Will
be equally impatient with us II
we do not make it plain to them
what our objectives are and wha.
we are planning Tor in seeking to
make conquest Of peace by arms.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04
Force Of Intrigue to
Be Crushed Down

/ believe that / speaa1 for
them when / say two things:
First, that this intolerable
thing of which the masters Of
Germany have shown us the
ugly fact, this menace of
combined intrigue and force
which we now see 50 clearly
as the German power, a thing
without conscience on. honor
or capacity for ,convenanted
peace, must be crushed and,
II 1t be not utterly brought to
an end, at least shut out from
the friendly intercourse OF
the nations; and,
Second, that when this
thing and is power are In
deed defeated and the time
comes that we can discuss
pcace--when the German
people have spoken whose
word we can believe and
when those spokesmen are
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04
Talk o the Times

Greetings, can you imag-
inc what the Tacoma of q
year from today will look
like?
Yes, Sammies, we're having a
bit Of rain; but this is nothing to
Flanders.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04

The people Of Germany are be-
Ing told BY the men whom they
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04

ooked good, l bought some sand
witches after getting Off the ship
and they were sure fine. II Is
sure queer here, to hear the people
stumbling along in their wooden
shoes. Their money is queer,
too. and sure will bring some
home with me.--From letter IN
the Chilcothe CO., Gazette.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04

Omitted Press Leased Wire.p
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. 4-Immediate declar-
alton of war on Austria was asked by President Viii
son today
Any peace that America makes must not only de-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04

"Will women. PROPOSE after
the war?v asks some eaa1ern
professor. 'sWhy not? Doe
he think the war will change
them any?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04

It's strange what a poor mom-
DRY a witness has when the op-
posing lawyer examines him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04

permit to deceive them and set in.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04

II o n i g h t and
w e d n e S d a y rain,
snow eastern part of
state.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20
FORCED TO TAKE THE DITCH

Herman Ray of Chicago, who was
been making Baxter Springs his
headquarters, while looking after the
interests Of eastern mining firms in
this field, was forced yesterday after
noon to take the ditch by q Joplin
Furniture company's truck this side
of Galena. His machine, q Paige car,
was practically ruined and they had
to tow it in late last night.
Mr.. Ray was making a sharp turn
when he confronted the truck which
was coming toward him on the wrong
side of the road. In order to avoid
a collision he took to the ditch. The
wind shield, the top, two springs, the
rear end of the car, and an axel were
broken. No one was hurt. Mr.. Lang
ley of Kansas City, was riding with
Mr.. Ray.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20
DER KAsIER UND
DER CROWN PRINCE

Der Kaiser call der Crown Prince In
Und say to him: "Mein Sohn
l Tink We 60 und lick der vorldt,
Dot gifts us lots of fun"
Der Crown Prince says: perhaps We
can't"
Der Kaiser schlapp der table
Und say: "1f would lick der vorldt
By Colt, mein sohn, I'm able.
"Der Frenchmen, vOt is dem TO US,
l crush dem NIT mein Dumb
In yoost Won week, in Paris streets,
You hear mein Deutchors drum.
'Machts nix aus Won treaties: / show
Der Belgians who ! am:
I'm yoOst like Teddy Roosevelt, kid,
Mein word amt wort a tamn.
81 come right back from Paris quick,
Und tackle him der Gar,
l bet he says tamnt suddenly
Vat fighting men you are.
"Und little George Of England, too,
l turn him on mein knee,
Und spank him so he cries out loud:
'Ach: Kaiser, pardon me-
II take from him his fighting schips,
Und turn dem into younk,
l make him dip his flags to mein
Won all his schipps is sunk.
Und if der Yankees gif me sass,
l go right over dere,
Und tear der Gott-tamnt Country up,
l vill-By Gott-I schwear.
der yallow Japs dat talk so big,
l gif dose fellows hell,
l make dem tink the planet mars,
On top of dem has fell.
"Vhy, you don't know me yet, mein
boy,
You nefer seen me fight,
But dats the gottalmightiest ding
In vich take delight"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20
WELL, ARE YOU?

Here are a number of pertinent
inquiries by ]. Horace Mcfarland
in the New York Independent:
Are you q civic mendicant, receiv-
ing the unequaled benefits Of Amer
lean citizenship without giving any
thing but the taxes forced from you
Are you a civic wilmer, always COM
planning about the way "they" who
govern you do things, despite the
fact that "they" is really you?
Are you q civic coward, afraid OF
losing worthless friends, or of 'in-
terfering with business" if you
call attention to inadequate service
or poor methods in public school ad-
misistration, or in the street clean
ing, or in some other portion Of the
public service?
Are you a civic sneak, trying to
avoid just taxation by evasion or
downright dishonesty, and thus put
ting upon your neighbor part Of the
burden which is yours? Are you q
civic waster, considering that the
water supply. the food and the fuel
you buy, the service of collecting gar
bage and refuse, the city's parks and
in general the community service
for which you pay or do not pay, is
to be used less carefully than if it
was not related to the present needs
of the fighting world?
Are you q civic "uglifier"-to use
Doctor Elliot's good word - who
throws refuse into the streets, who
fails to keep his home premises
pleasant in the eyes of his neighbors.
Do you, in your business, spread
the virus of civic smallpox through
either using or permitting the placing
of the advertising signs signs which
assault the eyes of your defenseless
neighbors?
Determine the status Of your citi-
izenship. By seaching self-inquiry
find out wheher you are a negative
and therefore half bad citizen;
whether you are a selfish an de-
structive citizen, pulling down what
others are endeavoring to build up;
or whether you are truly construc-
tive citizen, jealous for the quality
and the honor of the government Of
which you are a part.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20
TO ENLARGE HOOKER
VILE SCHOOL BUILDING

At a meeting of the Hockerville
commercial club at Hockerville last
night, it was voted to enlarge the
capacity of the present school house
Another Quilting of the same size is
to be put up at once. This school
started nearly four months ago with
thirty and five pupils and one teacher.
Soon the number of the scholars
grew to seventy-fve and today there
are eighty-six of them and only one
teacher. Aside from building another
room they are going to hire another
teacher. The room is to be built by
popular subscription and the county
will pay the salary of the teacher.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20
WARNS AGAINST PEsSIMIsM
Secretary Daniels Declares America
Has No Cause to Doubt That
Allies Will Win War

Now York, Dec. 1.-The danger "a
the American cause Of pessimism re-
sulting from the spreading Of false
reports Of disasters by German
agents was emphasized by Secretary
Daniels here tonight in an address ut
the annual banquet Of the Southern
society, in which he gave assurances
that all records of disasters or even
minor military casualties had been
spread broadcast through the public
press.
"There may arise" Secretary Dam
iels said, "a danger greater than that
of submarines or cannon, more to be
feared than armies, a danger which
will become no longer q danger when
it is realized.
81 speak of the danger Of pessi-
mism, the danger of losing heart, the
danger OF allowing .onese1 Tor one
mOpent to doubt that right in this
war will triumph.
eve are pouring out literally our
national wealth to the cause, but more
than men, more than ships, more than
money must our war weary associates
across the water rely on this strong
young country for that boundless
courage which sees and understands
the worst, yet fears not"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20
COMFORT BAGS FOR
THE BAXTER BOYS

Contrary to the plans Of the local
chapter of the American Red Cross
Society, all the Baxter boys, at the
various camps, did not get their COM
fort bags as it was planned for them
to GET The address, Of all the boys
are not available and as soon as they
can be had the bags will be forward
ed.
The following are the ones who
have received the comfort bags:
David Otto Hale;. Clifford Jarretti
Henry Shanks; Claude Lowe; Clyde
Wade; Carl Mcclure; Lloyd Baldwin;
l. l.. Mishler and Mr.. johnson.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20
RABBIT PACKING
PLANTS IN KANSAS

Topeka, Kan.-Two jack rabbit
packing plants are in course Of con-
struction in Kansas and will soon be
in operation. Jack rabbit packing is
an entirely new industry in this state,
in fact in-the country, and the opening
was caused entirely by the shortage
of beef, mutton and pork and the
need of conserving these meat pro-
ducts and still providing the hard
working men with meats.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20
By W. S. FORREST
Manager Paris Office, United Press)

Toul, France, Nov. 17-(By Mail)
There is an eighteen-uonths-Old
war baby with a perpetual smile and
an iron constitution at the American
Red Cross home for Refugee Children
here today who ought to have an Am
erican God-Mother.
Simone Botmer, French war child
is probably the champion war baby OF
the entire war. More trials and trib-
ulations have been crowded into her
short young life than in any other
life of equal period. Fate has played
as many pranks with her than per-
haps with any other living toddler.
Today Simone has a smile for every
one and as for a disposition she might
just have we'll been born with silver
spoon in her mouth instead Of under
conditions which are as much the re-
verse as day is from night.
To begin with, Simone was born in
one of those dark, unsanitary, vermin
filled caves where French peasant
folks live after the German guns have
blown their homes to bits. Simone's
father, of course, wasn't present. He
had disappeared several months be-
fore the event from the very region
just over the hill where the French
trenches face the enemy and keep
him from advancing further into the
Department of Meurthe and Moselle.
Simone's mother, being a sturdy
French peasant woman gave the lit
tie mite strength to live even under
all the adverse conditions.
Before the war the Botmer house
hold was as neat and thrifty as any
in the village. But the village like
all others within range Of the enemy
guns, is 4 ow a mass of ruins. No liv-
ing thing is safe on the surface of
the ground. To appear among the
battered and naked walls means to
invite German shells from the enemy
gunners. The caves offered shelter
against these missiles until the Ger
mans began to use gas. Then the
French government supplied the cave
jewellers with gas masks. But to
send them to q safer place was the
best remedy. The French govern
ment moved the smallest children to
the "Asile-C aserne de Luxembourg"
a group of buildings prepared for the
purpose here on a hill near Toul.
Then the American Red Cross took
hand and today moro than 500 child
rem are under the care Of American
doctors and nurses headed by DR..
julius Parker Sergwick Of Mime
apolis.
Little eighteen-months-old SimOne
Botmer is among the children. Suf-
fering from pneumonia she was taken
from her mothers cave and placed In
the small children's hospital. Here
after many anxious days and nights
under the care Of Nurse Bessie Span
ner of Cleveland, o., and DR.. J. !. Du-
rand, child specialist Of Seattle, ST.
none pulled through and has since
smiled her way in to the affections
of all the American doctors and
nurses.
A month ago Simone's face, pinch
ed by lack of proper nOurishmsnt and
disease made her appear like . skin
ny Japanese baby.
Her nails, despite the illness drew
her eyes down to narrow Slits and
her small white teeth not yet fully
grown were the most prominent part
of her appearances. With proper
treatment, q daily bath and nutritious
food Simone is beginning to blossom
out.
All Simone needs is an American
God-Mother.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20
BORN IN VERM|N
INFESTED GAVE
NURSED AMID THE CON-
SLANT ROAR OF THE
HEAVY GUNS
After Having Been Taken I'm
der Tender Care Of the Red
Cross Home for Refu-
gee Children

NOTE.-The following is the last
of the series of articles by W. s. For
rest, manager of the Paris office Of
the United Puress, telling how the
Red Cross is caring for hundreds Of
French children rescued from the war
zone.-EDIT0R.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20
MOOSE BENEFIT CONTEST

The contest for the gold wrist
watch Altered by the Moose as q prize
for the one selling the greatest num-
Der of tickets is creating quite a lit
tie interest. The standing Of the con-
testants as present is as follows:
Chrestine Evans, 81
Robt. Sullivan, IL.
(Babe) Edna May Swinney, 81.
Pick your favOrite and buy q ticket
to help them along.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20
BAXTER FIRE-LOw GAS

Norman Beaton's house, in the
north part of town caught fire Thurs
day night from q gas stove when the
pressure got strong during the night
The flames were extinguishsd by the
family and neighb0rs, but not until
q hole had been eatsn up through the
roof.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20
COLD WEATHER STOPS MINING

A man coming in from the mining
field says that as far as he could
find out the Eagle-Picher and White
Lease mines ara the only mines opera
ting, all having suspended on account
of the protracted cold weather.