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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-02
BUTTE BOARD
CALLS PASTOR

BUTTE. Mont, Oct. State
ments made by Rev. G. A. Rex
road. pastor OF the Lowell avenue
Methodist church, said to reflect
on Butte's second contingent of
RATED men will be forwarded to
Washington as soon as possible,
Mayor w. H. Maloney said today.
Rexroad was called before the
draft exemption board yesterday
and closely questioned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-02
CAPITAL
HUMMINC
WITH BIZ.
Especial to The Times.D

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Oct. D.
Right into this boasted city WITH
out industries" has been suddeni
thrust the worlds greatest indus
try--war.
A city designed to be seclude
nook for the undistur' ed dischRrG
of governmental routine and tn
unhampered debates of the legis
lators has suddenly become tn
nerve center of the entire indui
trial activity of the nation.
The most active brains OF Amea
lea have poured into Washingtol
Overnight the city has becom
the point from which the organixs
ton of a giant new war machin
is being directed, and all the othe
energies OF the nation are bein
reconstructed and transformed.
10 Times As Big.
IL Is no wonder symptoms
municipal indigestion have d.
veloped.
The war and navy department
have swelled to 10 times their for
mer sizes. The problem of bous
ing the workers drawn to Wash
ington is growing daily mos
acute.
The population OF the city ha
increased by 10000 at least
most of them active workers.
Every apartment house, room
ing house and boarding house !
full, and new apartments. are be
ing rushed.
The government has overflowa
into every office building in tn
city.
The aviation department alou
has taken entire possession Of tn,
old central office building of the
Southern Railway and has taket
all the vacant offices in the Penn
sylvania station.
Take Over Buildings.
Whole rows of residences han
been occupied by the food ant
fuel administrations, and the gov
eminent has just commandeere(
three big apartment buildings Il
convert them into offices for ad
ditional war department units
The tenants In many cases vert
given only one weeks notice u
leave.
The Council Of National defensl
first occupied most of the new
half of the big Munsey building
Just completed this spring. Nov
It has squeezed into q dozen othe
buildings. The giant interior dc
partment building. the largea
public office building in thu
world. was completed in May and
filled up over night.
Typlsts In Demand.
A new 100000 hotel build
ing has already been leased In ad
vance for war offices. And nov
the government Is starting Il
build huge temporary office
building.
The telephone company h
swamped. The telegraph conn
panies are no better off.
Scores of new clerks and stem
ographers are put to work even
Monday morning. Any girl or boz
handy with the typewriter Ii Il
demand In Washington.
\
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-02
Bratt Prepared to Fix Up Anything the
Thirsty Might Want, It Would Appear

complete apparatus for manufacturing almost any known
liquor found in the Tacoma Drug Store, 1923 Pacific
George Bra proprietor of the store arrested and later
released on $500 bail
Fifty bottles of essence" all labeled with instructions
making liquors. seized Labels the bottles gave in
structions for making the aduterated drinks In each
the instructions provided that from four of the
essence should be mixed with pint of alcohol
Essence seized in the drug store included the following
brands Bourbon whisky rye whisky Scotch whisky gin,
brandy blackberry brandy peach brandy orange brandy char
treus grenadne apple brandy marachno French absynte
Swedish punch aquav China btters punch Francisco
cordial and Jamaica rum.
George Brass proprietor of this store was the only drug
gis arrested Monday But prepared for pro-
peors of all other Tuesday and ordered
late in the way.
Deputy Prosecutor George Thompson has been assigned
1.-THE work of prosecuting the druggists and physicians Other
arrests may be made later of several physicians who been
issuing prescriptions for liquor soon as complete check
lis made of the liquor records seized in the stores.
Liquor seized in the drug stores and kept under lock and
|key by the authorities was:
List of Stocks Taken by Police
Heavy Penalty May Be Imposed on Guilty
Crown Drug-Whsky, 282 quarts; gin quarts spark
ling Burgundy quart alcohol barrel twohirds full
quart bottles pint bottles gallon can brandy one
half barrel.
Mcmillan BrosWhisly, ISL quarts GIN 10 quarts aloo-
|hol one barrel
Fsher-Whsky, sc quarts; alcohol barrel nearly
full.
Tacoma Drug-Whisly 80 pins; alcohol no pnts whisky
extrac five quarts for adueated liquors. so boes
|cooring matter for adulterated liquor, five tins.
MalstromsWhsky, 1903 quarts grape brandy quarts
venot four quarts gin; six bottles alcohol s. gallons;
lgn, one I4-gallon key
The prohibition law provides that If drug
Ivce of illegal sale of liquors. shall be prevented from sell
ling any inocans for period Of two years On second con-
vcon, the drug store shall lose its pharmacists license
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-02
BANKS GAIN
Lusitania.
(Special to The Times. J

OLYMPIA, Oct. 2.-State Bank
Examiner Hanson's report shows
In increase in resources of Wash
Sngton banks from $13S,373,000
70 $162,896, 003 in the last year.
| Deposits of all kinds have in
Eeased $18,371,960.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-02
THREE COAST
VESSELS LOST

A PACIFIC PORT. Oct. 2. -
The three schooners, Manila, X.
c Slade and Encore. are not the
victims OF German plotters, as sup
posed, but have floundered IN one
OF the most severe storms which
ever swept the Pacific. believes the
captain of . schooner which ar
rived here today from Sydney.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-02

Printing and publishing to-
gether form the third largest man
wfacturing industry in the coun-
try and produce $500. 90 goo in
material annually.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-02

Brazil will send II, 100000 bags
OF beans to the U. S. this year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-02
ANOTHER DRIVE OOMINGP

LONDON, Oct 2.-VioIent Ger 7
man counter attacks by great |
forces of specially picked troops
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-02
Falkland Fair

Parkland's sixth annual fair
was held Monday In the gymna-
SUM. with an unusually good ex-
hihit of fruits. vegetables, school
manual training and domestic sci
ence work, Red Cross work and
collections of curios. Many of the
exhibits will be sent to the West
ern Washington fair. ]. H. De-
Voc was head of the committee in
charge. and Mrs. George H. Smith
was secretary. ~
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After the Drug Stores
CONTINUED From Page One,

lees In none Of the did the physician make physical
examinations of the applicants, the police charge.
The sehisky Prescriptions include the following iwtync
0nS 1vten labels the botes "TzUO tablespoons cSery
three or four hows; "T7co tablespoons three times day after
meals" zone in hot lemonade at bedme" "Oiarce
three times day after meals
Bratt pronared tn Fig TN ANYTHING the.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-24
One QUART-A-MONTH LAW
IS ADOPTED BY FLORIDA
Measure Applies to the Counties
Which Have Voted Out Liquor.
Only Head of Family Eligible.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-The Wells
limited shipping bill, the most drastic
prohibition measure ever adopted by
a Florida legislature, passed the
house of representatives this morn
ing by vote of so to %. 1t had
already passed the senate.
While the house was considering
the Wells bill the senate had under
discussion the house bill which for
bids the operation of locker clubs in
dry territory. 1t passed the senate
without dissenting vote. Both acts
take effect Immediately upon their
passage and approval and it is ex-
pected that they will be signed by
the governor without delay.
The Wells bill prohibits the ship
ment of more than one quart of Ii
quor a month to any one family in
dry territory. Only the head of a
family may order. The locker club
law does not affect clubs located in
wet territory.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-24
TOWNS LAID WASTE BY
RETREATINC GERMANS
UTTER HAVOC WROUGHT IN
NORTHERN FRANCE. COUN-
TRY is DESOLATE.

Never before in the history of the
world has there been such a thorough
destruction of invaded territory eth
er by victorious or vanuuished
army as that wrought by the Ger
mans in Northern France, according
to report from Ambassador Sharp.
of France, now on file with the state
department in Washington. During
a 1OO-mile trip over territory retaken
by the French, the ambassador
found that whole towns and villages
have been destroyed for no apparent
military reason, and that in many
cases fruit trees have been cut
down or mutilated so as 20 render
them useless.
Worse than the destruction of
property, Ambassador Sharp found
that many girls and women over Is
years of age had been carried away
by the Germans. Men also have been
made captives, and in some cases
their dead bodies have been found
after the Germans retired from
other occupied positions.
Destruction Is Complete.
In the town of Ham, Ambassador
Sharp did not find single house
on which a roof remained. In Roye
and the thriving town of Chauny
destruction was complete. In many
smaller villages not a house was
standing. Bridges were blown up,
telegraph and telephone cOmmunica-
tions were cut, railway lines torn
up and trees were felled across high
ways to retard the French army.
Fruit trees have been destroyed,
country homes burned to the ground
and factory buildings have been
burned so that the salvage scarcely
would pay for their removal. Agri-
cultural implements on farms were
destroyed, churches and cathedrals
were reduced to masses of ruins by
fire or explosives.
Ambassador Sharp declares that
published accounts of conditions in
territory formerly occupied by the
Germans have not been exaggerated.
In fact he asserts conditions hardly
could be worse than he found them
while on the tour with military at
taches.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-24
DAWSON, GA, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL "A, 1917.

emphatically expressed, that this con-
dition of affairs, considering Geor-
gas boundless resources of soil and
climate, is a reflection upon the state
even in normal peace times, when
food supplies are plentiful, and that
In the present crisis it is the solemn
duty of the farmers to put an end to
such dangerous economic situation.
The delegates appointed by the
governor to represent Terrell county
at the meeting in Macon to-day are
B. M. Davidson, j. R. Mercer, R.
E. Mcdowell, E. L. Rainey, M. C.
Edwards, D. c. Pickett, J. W. Tilley,
K. S. Worthy, R. L. Saville, J. E.
Morris, Rogers Carver, J. M. Bell, j.
D. Weaver, G. E. Raines, ]. C. Hol-
lingsworth, ]. A. Allen, w. j. Mathis,
H. A. Petty, D. w. Brown, J. s..
Jones, A. D. Maloof, S. R. Brim,
J. w. Kennedy, T. D. Wall, G. NJ.
Roberts, NJ. H. Harper, E. T. Wood,
G. F. Smith, o. G. Crawford.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-24
MANY HOUSE MEMBERS FAVOR
} VOLUNTEER SYSTEM. THE
CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY EN-
LIVENS THE DEBATE.

With the passage of war loan leg
islation congress has turned its at
tention to the problem of the army.
The administrations program-that
of recruiting an army of 100000
men in two years time, in lots of
100000, by the selective CONSUMPTION
plan-has not been altered in any
way, but there is every indication
that President Wilson and his cabi-
net officers will be compelled to exert
all the pressure of when they are
capable to have congress give what
the administration asks.
The CONSUMPTION feature of the
proposed army bill is the stumbling
block in the path of the measure.
Congress agrees with the president
that a stronger land force than the
regular army and the National Guard
is necessary at this time, and there
probably will be little haggling over
the number of this new force But
there, is strong, well-defned opinion
among congressman that such
force, especially as it may see duty
or the firing line in Europe, should
be composed of volunteers.
No one is certain that a force of
100000 men can be raised by the
volunteer method, but there are
many who believe that it should
at least be given a trial, then, if it
fails, CONSUMPTION can be resorted to.
Administration officials declare that
the volunteer method will prove a
complete failure, and demand that,
as trained troops are needed in the
shortest possible time, it would be
folly to waste weeks and perhaps
months on the volunteer system.
An Organized Campaign.
The house of representatives is
now considering the army bill, but
it is doubtful if any legislation will
be enacted for at least two weeks.
Considerable bitterness was injected
into the battle during the week by
the allegation that there is wide
spread plot in the country, conducted
by secret society, against the or
ganization of any new army.
For several days members of con-
gress, and especially members Of the
committee on military affairs, have
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-24
FLOUR SOON BE in
CLASS WITH DIAMONDS
MEAL is ALSO FAST BECOMING
A LUXURY THAT ONLY THE
RICH CAN ENJOY.

1t begins to look like SIG barrel
for flour. The latest quotation here
on -four is $3.50 for the best, as
against $12.75 last week, and if
this rate of advance keeps up much
longer, this necessary staple will be
almost as inaccessible to the average
man as are diamonds or the precious
radium.
Dealers generally attribute the adj
vance to the continued rise in both
cash and future wheat, although
they state their quotations do not
represent current quotations in the
cash market, as they still have con-
tracts on hand that have not expired,
but will soon be exhausted, and then,
they state, they will have to pay
considerably higher prices.
They say that unless the price of
wheat does not take a big downward
swing Immediately it would mean
materially higher retail prices for
flour, as well as meal which is now
retailing at $3.50 a bushel, the high
est price ever known.
Another feature of the high cost
of living that is causing serious con-
sideratiOn just now is the price of
coal There seems to beSno summer
prices on coal, as is usually the case.
The best CRATE coal is quoted at 49,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-24
PUBLIC SENTIMENT is THE
MOST POWERFUL CORRECTIVE
Free Speech One of Fundamental
Rights, Says District Attorney.

ATLANTA, Ga.-Public sentiment
is the most powerful and speedy cor
receive of seditious utterances
against the government in time of
war, according to United States Dis
trict Attorney Hooper Alexander of
this city, who calls attention to the
fact that free speech is one of the
fundamental rights of the native
born American citizen, guaranteed
him by the constitution, and that
while mans neighbors may feel
that he ought to be jailed for ex-
pressing disloyal sentiments at the
same time there is no specific statute
on the subject, so long as he con-
fines himself to words and commits
no overt act of disloyalty. Acting on
this principle Attorney Alexander
has handled numerous cases with
speed and efficiency without resort
ing to arrests.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-24
ENJOYS FROM EUROPE
DISCUSS WAR PROBLEM
EMINENT MEN HAVE COME
FROM ENGLAND AND FRANCE
TO UNITED STATES.
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL
IS HELD in WASHINGTON

Conferences Dealt With Americas
Part in the War, and They Gave,
Advice on War Moves. Elaborate
Reception Given Them.
Eminent statesmen, soldiers and
sailors from Great Britain and
France participated during the week
IN an international war council in
Washington with chiefs of the Unit
ed States army and navy and with
heads of various other important
departments of the government. The
conference is said to have been one..
OF the most mOmentous ever assem-
bled in America. It dealt almost ex-
clusively with the part the United
States can play in the European war
and with possible peace terms at the
end of the war.
The Importance of the conference
can best be estimated by the risk
taken by European nations in send
ing such men as British Foreign Sec
rotary Balfour, French Minister of
Justice Viviani, Field Marshall Joffre,
of the French army, and other equal
Iy prominent representatives through
real dangers from mines and subma-
rines. They arrived safely, however.
and were rendered an elaborate re-
ception in Washington.
Position of U. s. in the War.
The allies commissions may be-
grouped under the following heads
diplomatic, financial, naval, military.
munitions, shipping, agriculture and
transportation. The aim of the con-
ference in Washington was to enable
the United States, if possible. to-
avoid the mistakes and difficulties
which beset the allies when they en-
tered the war. American officials of
all departments discussed the lessons
taught by the war and considered the
broad principles on which the United
States may marshal mighty army
without waste and delay.
At the conference it was decided
to appropriate the $4,000, 900
loan voted by congress so that Russia
and France each shall receive ST.
O0O,000,000. Italy $500, 100000 and
Belgium 100000, 900. The remain
der will be held for such use as may
seem advisable.
Peace terms also were discussed.
The European allies know the terms
of each and the collective terms. The
United States was informed regard
ing these agreements and asked to-
any special demands that
this government may wish to have
included.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-24
FARM THAT ORIGINALLY COST
$500 IS SOLD FOR 100000
Chicagoian, 100 Years Old, Finally
Parts With Tract of Land That
Once Was Out on Prairie.

William Falconer, of Chicago, who
was 100 years old a few days ago,
celebrated his birthday by turning
over the deed to his 160-acre farm
to new owners. 1t cost him $500
when he bought it from the govern
ment at $1.25 an acre. He gets for it
$4,000 an acre, or 100000
William Falconer was born in Scot
land. In his young manhood he came
to America. He came to Chicago,
which was a village. He wanted
farm, so he went six miles out on
the prairie and defied the Indians.
But he felt safe, for he had an old
fiintlock musket that one of the sol
diers of George III, carried
But people came, and subdivisions
encroached, and trains and trolleys
and motor cars made a multitude of
noises about. Last year electricians
convinced the old man that oil lamps
are archaic. They put in an ''indi-
rect" lighting system for him, and
threw his lamp out.
Some time ago men came and
tackled number, 5000, over his
door. And sign post upon the cor
ner said to the world that it was
North Cicero avenue. People said to
him that this was Belmont Park.
Prosperous city persons shook the
100000 under his nose.
At last he yielded. So the land he
homesteaded from the government in
1912 is sold again.
Mr.. Falconer has son. He calls
his boy Willie" and he's mighty
proud Of him. Willie is only 81.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-24
S., 100000 IN FOOD SHIPPED
EUROPE FROM GEORGIA PORTS
Large Increase in Month of March
In Spite of Submarine Warfare by
Germany. Aiding the Allies.

SAVANNAH, Ga.-A notable in
dication of the extent of the aid
which is already beginning to be
rendered the allies by the United
States is found in the export figures
for the ports of Savannah, Brunswick
and Darien for the month of March
given out yesterday which list ship
ments of foodstuffs to the value of
nearly $9,5OO,O0O, the great bulk of
which went direct to England, as
against only a little over 5000, 900
worth during the preceding month.
This great quantity of foodstuffs
boosts the volume of exports to near
the ten-million mark, $9,399,654 to
be exact, or an increase despite un-
restricted submarine warfare of more
than 100000 over the preceding
month which was an exceptionally
good one itself. Evidently the under
sea monster is not having the effect
on commerce that Fritz expected.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-24
WOMEN TO WORK IF
WAR Is A LONG One
YOUNG MEN OUT OF UNIFORM
WOULD SOON BE UNUSUAL
SIGHT ON THE STREETS.

If the war lasts more than a year
the cities of the United States can
expect to see women running taxi
cabs, manning elevators in buildings,
collecting fares on street cars and
toiling at the forge and with heavy
machinery in the factories. In the
country, many will take to the fields
and do nearly all the work that men
now do. Young men out of Uniform
will be an unusual sight on the
streets of the cities.
This was the future held out by
Miss Ann Forsyth, active in Red
Cross work, in an interview in
Chicago. She has made a study of
the place taken by women in the
industrial world in England in order
to release the men for field duty.
THE women have virtually sup
planted the men of England" she
said. "And there is no field where
they are not active. Their labor in
the munitions factories is well
known, of course. There they do
heavy work among molten metals,
and do it as well as men. 1t is said
that the women have saved England
by relieving men in shops and fac
tories and making such immense
armies possible.
Then they serve as watchmen, on
police forces, as motormen and con-
duetors on street cars, do practically
all the office and clerical work of the
nation, drive busses, serve as fire.
men, get out newspapers, and are
engaged in all conceivable sorts of
activity. They wear trousers at
work almost universally now, and
find it more convenient and less dan
gerous, especially near machinery"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-24
A NEGRO WAITER LOSES
HIS APPETITE FOR EELS
Box Supposed to Contain Fish For
Southern Darby Gives Out Big
Black Snakes-Shocked.

PITTSBURGH, Pa.-The joy of
receiving fresh eels from Southern
waters was turned into excitement
at local hotel the other day when
Jasper Cook, a negro waiter, who had
emigrated here from the South, open
ed the sealed tin tank supposed to
contain the slippery cells. The persons
who designed the eel gift as a joke
thought it might work better by send
ing instead a small batch of young
black snakes just reaching maturity
Jasper with much ceremony got
Ratchet, after failing with a can
opener. A huge dishpan was made.
ready to receive the cells. JASPER
made good hole. A Shiny little
fellow slid out into the pan, follow
ed by half dozen large snakes
when a waiter recognized the type.
and shouted:
II done gone lost nah appetite
TO eels," said Jasper, as he shot for
the hall door. In a few seconds the
snakes, not given to living in water.
began to crawl over the table. and
dropped to the floor. A policeman
had to be called in to arrest the
reptiles and quiet the walters.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-24
CONGRESS DIVIDED in OPINION OVER
CONSUMPTION CLAUSE in The ARMY BILL

been deluged with form letters pro-
testing not alone against the con-
scription system of raising an army,
but against the Organization of any
army, and denouncing the war as I'M
justifiable and uncalled for. Most of
these letters came from Philadelphia
and New York.
At several hearings before the
military affairs committee, which was
held to give those who wished an OPP
portunity to voice their views as to
the best manner of raising troops,
the pacifist sentiment was manifested.
in such a way as to indicate that a
number of those who came to give
their views represented an organiza-
ton that was actively opposing the
war measure.