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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
italian Lines Are Extended

ROME, August 6.-Italian troops in ar
tacks on the Julian front yesterday ex-
tended the Italian lines south OF Bos-
comalo. There also was spirited fighting
on Mount Rombon, where an Austrian af-
tempt to win an Italian advanced position
was definitely negatived. says today's war
office report
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
Total of 1895 Examined.

Figures given out by exemption
boards up to noon today show a total
of 1925 men examined for duty in the
National Army. OF this number 4Os
are reported to have been rejected for
physical reasons, LOLA filed exemption
claims and $50 were accepted without
claims.
The following table, compiled from
tentative figures furnished by the
various boards. indicates the progress
of the examinations up to noon today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
For Free Postage for Soldiers,

Senator Wadsworth introduced in the
Senate today a bill providing free
transportation through the mails of
reading matter for the Army, Navy or
Marine Corps and the American expe-
dictionary foycAA,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
Date for Stockholm Conference.

STOCKHOLM. August 6.-The date OF
the international socialist conference to
he held in this city has been definitely
liked for September 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
Says Accident Was Unavoidable.

DR.. Hickling told Star reporter that
he was driving along the pike at about
fifteen miles an hour and was slowing
UP in order to round sharp curve
about 100 feet from where the boy
was struck. 1t was impossible. ac-
cording to Dr. Kicking, to avoid the
accident, as the boy. who was drawing
a toy wagon, ran out from the front
gate directly in front of the machine.
DIR. De weese gave the wheel q sharp
turn to the left. but could not avoid
striking the boy.
Young McManus was the only child of
Rev. and Mrs. McManus. and friends of
the family are keeping the fact of the
boys death from the mother. who has
been I'll in bed for the past week. The
boy was a grandson of former Repre-
sentative Amber of Canton. Ohio, and
a nephew of Judge Phillip Amber, law
partner Of Senator Pomerone OF Ohio:
also a nephew of Judge Amber. former
member Of the Panama canal compis-
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
SON OF RECTOR DIES; y
IS STRUCK BY AN AUTO
Amber HcManus Succumbs on Way
to Sibley Hospital After Accident
in MARLBORO. !

Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Nd. August g.
Amber McManus. eleven-year-old
SON OF Rev. Francis McManus. rector Of
Trinity Church. this place, was struck
by an automobile about IL o'clock this
morning on the Marlboro pike. In front
of his fathers home, and received in
juries from which he died on the way
to Sibley Hospital
The machine was driven by DIR. Cor
nelius De Weese of the Laurel Sani-
tarium, who was accompanied by DR..
d. Percy Hfckling. They were on their
way to the courthouse to testify in an
insanity case
Immediately after the boy was struck
he was taken to the office of DIR. Lewis
A. Griffith. who was in Baltimore. No
local physician being available. the boy
was taken to Sibley Hospital, WASH
fngton, by George p. Hoover, a WASH
ington lawyer. interested in the case
with the physicians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
u. S. WATCH|NGD. c.
LABOR SITUATION
uvW
Aims to Halt Use of Women at
Lower Pay and Raise
in Prices.
SAYS HELP IS AVAILABLE

Uncle Sam Is keeping watch onsthe
labor situation in the National Capital
TO see that no Individual business Arm
or industry uses present slight labor
shortage to replace male labor with
female labor at a lower price and at
the same time raise the prices of their:
commodities to the consumers Of wash
ington. This was learned authori-
-tatively today. following claims Of la
bCr shortage <aI Bakeries.
laundries and other business estab-
ltshment4
& The slight labor shortage which sx-
lists shall not be made the basis for
artificial replacement Of men by wom-
en-. nor for advance in prices resulting
from publicity given the matter, gov
eminent officials are determined
Although no steps have been taken as
yet by any government department or
bureau. close watch of the situation is
being kept. IT Is known There is in
the governments new general deficf-
ency bill an appropriation for GER
tain department, which. II granted,
VIII place that department IN q posi-
ton to investigate lust such situations
as the one now existing here
Prompt Inquiry Planned.
Immediate investigation wa be be-
gun of the labor question here, If the
appropriation is granted. it is under
stood. 1t is feared by the government
officials concerned that this appropria-
tion will be cut, and they will have to
sit idly by and see repeated In Wash
ington at this time certain actions
which are declared age-old. resulting.
In the main, from the war situation, in
yofving a labor scarcity, followed by
EFafty press AGENT
The general manager of one of the
largest bakeries in Washington de-
clared today that seven of his employees.
mostly statesmen. had been taken in
the FIRST draft. and that two or three
more probably would be lost by the
second call for men just sent out
Omctals of the government. while con-
cedfng this, say the situation is not so
serious as would seem and that helm
for snug
Emergency Decision Created.
A war emergency division of the
United States employment service to
take care of this difficulty will be nut
In operation soon at the Department
OF Labor. it is known.
Not only will the mems division and the
women's and girls division of the service
sattempt to do all in their power to helm
local business firms supply any labor
s.'oi 80 ea.t may SAiSt, Dut Will Keep
careful watch over the labor they send
out.
Tab will be kept to see if women are
taken into mems jobs and then given lower
wages than the men earned Due allow
ance will be made for unskilled female
help. as contrasted with trained male
labor. but other things equal the gov
eminent VIII insist that women be given
the same pay as men for the same work
This is rule not always enforced by the
government itself. but will be adhered to
Is Understood, in the present war
emergency service for local employers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
some MENCHANGE
EXEMPT|O PLEAS
Affidayits Not in Tune With
Claims Made at Time Of
Registration.
SECOND WEEK OF TESTS

Most Of the local exemption boards
started today on the second week of ex-
aminations to obtain the quota of the
District Of Columbia for the first National
Army. Figures obtained by noon seemed
to indicate that the nurp,ser OK exemption
claimants and the number Of physical re-
jections were about the same as for last
week
Examination Of the registration cards
signed by the registrants June S, in many
cases. shows different claims for exemp-
ton being made by the same people at
In a great many cases men on regis
tratton day claimed that they had
wives. while in their claims now being
Med, which require afidavits, they have
changed to dependent mothers. In
some cases it is also shown that the
men. who had no dependents on regis
tration day now have wives dependent
upon them.
Claims Due to Hysteria.
officials of the provost marshal gen.
erals ONCE expressed the belief that
the claims for exemption filed by a
large number of men during the first
week were a result of hysteria and
that the figures for this week will show
fewer exemptions.
Exemption board officials of District
NO. were struggling along today with
INC PapcIo resulting from the exaHlna-
tons last week. The board has COM
pleted its examinations of the first 200
per cent. and N. Landon Burchell. menu
Der of the board. said today that no
steps toward calling additional men
will be taken until the board has made
a thorough examination of. the cases
handled last week and determined Just
how many men it had obtained.
Examinations of the second batch Of
men was begun in district No 3, head
quarters at the city post office, today.
Up to noon the board had examined
nineteen men, passed four who did
not file claims for exemption, rejected
six for not coming up to the Army's
physical requirements and received ex-
emption claims from eight. One alien
was discharged. This board also ex-
amined today and passed four men
who did not claim exemption for out
of-town exemption districts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
RELEASE PLANNED
OF MRS. De SAULLES

Continued from First Page.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22
EQNEfSSlONSoFaWFh


had letter from morning little book that has
fsused me much dsqae concerns Mole dear darling Moe
ward her almost as tho e m bS not bear feel
been mother, sister. confdant and friends to her.
You have given almost all pleasures
me @ before we land you are the only in all
been with and that is the think every
s keep diary It is great safety valve from
I don't want to be sad sorry said poe
anyone you sure to get them back
some day in that will bring sadness and make
But few little book themselves
expect in thousands
said this to Jim Edie and he said Perhaps
ton for her lord and master when he home from the battle
the chase The modern if she be
81 while
husbands they usually somebody ese wives husbands
Goodness talking you book
would be think did really
Molle after all.
saw any man so seemingly dstraught over the ap
breads its coming hopes
quite in Moie as ever in
jealous baby have
to the conclusion there other Perhaps
isn't it strange little book, that almost always some
thing will happen when only thing will happen
Il think" the letter continues "if MOe should Chad
sad life has he not? Moie the only who could
and would understand him.
but when he Nolie
her with poise of which thought her capable
She is perfectly the outside altho
have of the terrible that before
/ sure book Chad secret dread he is not telling
Moie Surely he foolish think Mole
Alice happy
and how he was surely coming out of his moods.
AFTER ALL Margie, whatever is right Alice suits better
Mole could and Mole better suited Chad
1t ISM a bad world after all, is it,"
world all right little book, it what OF
ITO Be Connued)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22
BRIT ISL
REPULSE
AIR RAID
United Press Leased wire.J


LONDON, Aug. 22.-Ten enc
my airplanes raided England at
1915 a. m. today, dropping
bombs over Dover and Margate.
Lord French, commander-in-
chief of the home defense forces.
announced that two of the Ger
man flyers had been brought
down.
For the first time in months,
Germany used airships in an at
tempted raid last night off the
Yorkshire coast.
Lord French today said one had
attacked points around the mouth
of the River Humber, dropped
bombs, then making off toward
the sea.
Margate and Dover are in Kent,
near the mouth of the Thames.
Possibly the German raiders
were bent on following the
Thames up to London.
The Humber river and York
shire is at least 1866 miles north.
Hull, one of the great shipbuild-
ing centers, is a short distance up
the Humber.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22
ALLIES ERIVE
ENEMY BACK
From Page One. }

Continued From Page One.)
guns brought up year ago by in
finite labor and fixed in elaborate
emplacements for what was to be
Germany's victorious assault on
Verdun.
Dead Mans Hill, blackened by
the blood of thousands on both
sides, its slopes gaunt specter
of naked ground, was entirely in
French hands today.
The myriad defenses on which
the crown prince spent months
were leveled into mere crumbled
earth.
The hill itself must remain a
gigantic monument to lost hopes.
1t took the Germans months to
capture 1t, more months to fortify
it, and still more months to hold
it. The French took it in the
first mornings advance.
Cunningly devised tunnels
which the Germans had dug In the
hill with the idea of permitting
instantaneous reinforcement of
various lines by troops whose ad-
vance to front lines would be pro-
tected from barrage fire were
found literally checked with
dead.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22
FARMER
SHOOTS
COUPLE
Especial to The Times.)

WENATCHEE, Aug. 22.-Ly-
ing in wait behind a boulder on
his place, three miles south of
town, at an early hour this morn
ing, j. w. Coon waited, with rifle
in hand, until Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph A. Charlton, neighbors with
whom he had quarrel over water
rights, appeared at point where
water in the irrigatiJl ditch IS
divided from the two ranches, and
then, taking careful aim, sent a
bullet thru the heart OF Charlton,
who dropped to the ground in
stantly killed. Then, as Mrs.
Charlton turned to run, he sent a
second bullet into her back, in
fl,cting wound which, after she
had staggered along the gulch to-
wards her home for a hundred
yards, finally brought her to the
ground in a dying condition In
the hollow of big boulder, where
she lay unil she bled to death.
After finishing his gruesomo
work, Coon calmly telephoned
Sheriff McManus that he had a
little shooting scrape" and that
he was ready to give himself up
to the authorities. Taken into
custody by the sheriff, Coon as
serted he shot in self-defense.
Officers found a rifle with one
empty cartridge beside Charlton's
body.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22
RUSSELL'S ARTICLE
CONTINUED From Page One.)

continued
made the country with peace and good will
level sandy Of Mars formerly te drill s ans
hot Ps s Rnss HDn
orators splitting Vn e ete from to 100 meetings in full blast
Of amateurs getting from their chests thoughts that
t There also have the by
and the lovely that put Edith osve o
Why should is the burden of their
sa but % s Russians s "s ma.
@ ne s nas hs o msSs @
on esn o Let throw down our arms and
DEFANE UNCLE SAM RUSSIA
ns w that Ams talking this former
h nad and the delight
against cS Ts common uD0n n as S
s%ss s s%s@
hs war "a and the food shortage the high
This kind Of thing by thousands of adro.
and scattered by the millions pamphlets
The casualties the dishones.
M hs same ms e Looked good
battle front that for audacy and devtry has
WHY RUSSIAN ARMY BLEW UP
when The o Russian of course shared the universal rejoicing
Debating St R Re fs e of T h rn ~na
and workers made at once
his hare Some a %. of these had semO
As the repinent.
threw their
speedily packed
ally to get into for all these
For weeks moving
of which has
beams oupers air pipes Hundreds
fell off
When they had made their home
there no distribution of land and likely
1t was this exodus, purely the work of German
figured the dispatches
'front.' 1t shattered discipline
parayZed military
the than victory
paist speech Yellow United States senate
FREE SPEECH, FREE PRESS MUsCovY
You will want to know why government
naurazed Americans that
duggery
The is that with the coming revolution
the became absolutely at
posed include freedom
country to Germany, If desired. ' y oF
The wise of Russia
learned learning that fighting life
with like
absolute
for time necessity
ing liberty.
wholesome We might take wads
United
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22
Exemption Tag
Not Welcomed
By Possessors

If the little bronze buttons is
sued by Uncle Sam to men who
are exempted from the federal
draft, are as unwelcome else
where as they are In Tacoma, the
investment Of several thousand
dollars for these trinkets will be
failure.
Reports today from all exemp-
ton boards in Tacoma are that
the men who have been granted ex-
emptions are not at all anxious to
advertise the fact, and that they
refuse to wear the buttons.
1t Is a noticeable fact that none
Of the buttons is seen adjoining
the coat lapels of Tacoma young
men.
The bronze buttons are about
the size of dime. They bear an
army shield in the center, with the
word exempt" above 1t and "U.
S. A." beneath.
s. Several thousand were sent to
Tacoma, to be given out to ex-
empted men, and millions were
made. for the government. to be
distributed thruout the country.
II haven't seen a single in
stance where an exempted man
wanted to advertise the fact by
wearing a BUTTON" said a member
Of one of Tacoma's exemption
boards today.
when we hand out a button,
the exempted man usually looks
at it sheepishly, sticks it In his
pocket, and walks out.
Even tho they are exempted on
perfectly legitimate grounds, the
men don't seem anxious to let
anyone know about n -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22

reason why War Secretary Baker
has employed expert automobile
engineers to produce standard
lied motor trucks.
SIN a great drive, experience
has shown soldiers can move
faster than food and munitions
can be brought to Them" said
Captain w. M. Britton of the quar-
termaster generals office, char
ged with providing motor trans
port. If the Germans had perfected
their motor transport in the early
days of the war they would have
been in Paris.
1--WE are not going to make any
such mistake. When the time
comes to get our men to the front
in force and to make our drive,
we will be prepared.
For we are going to drive the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22
STADIUM
CONCERT
TONIGHT

Bagpipe selections, orchestral
numbers, and instrumental and
vocal solos make up a musical
program of great promise for the
concert to be given tonight in the
Stadium.
The proceeds will go to benefit
the Seamen's institute.
No regular admission fee will
be charged, but those who go will
be given an opportunity to con-
tribute.
The soloists on the program in
olude Mrs. Mcclellan Barto, and
John w. Jones.
The program Is scheduled to be-
sin at 8:15.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22
$4,000 Casualties

WITH THE ITALIAN ARMY IN
THE FIELD, Aug. 22.-Austrla's
terrible toll of casualties in the
continuing Italian advance today
reached $4,000 in dead and
wounded, according to headquar-
tiers estimates.
Italian troops have swept the
enemy from the villages of Des-
ella, Britof, Canale, Bomrez and
Rosa. All were found smoking
heaps of ruins, burned by the Aus
TRANS and shattered by artillery
fire.
The Italian poet and dramatic
Gabriel d'Annunzio, was among a
hundred or more Italian aviators
who ro-operated with the land
troops in Italy's greatest often
sive.
Crossing of the Isonzo was sim
plified for the Italians by a sud-
den fog. The unpenetrable cur
tain shut down during the night
and the rays of Austrian search
lights vainly sought to pierce 1t.
Italian engineers threw bridges
across in many places and over
this the attacking forces poured.
Other regiments, anxious to get
into the fight, swan the stream,
overwhelming enemy patrols with
their bayonets and grenades.
The main body Of the Italian
troops massed on the far bank
and in a bloody battle drove the
Austrians from triple line of
trenches.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22

profligate lives of the abbots
are some of the accusations
that bring down a storm of
condemnation.
Much excitement was caused
by these revelations" continues
the writer, the Buddhists thru
out the country showing themsel-
YES very bitter on learning that
the chief abbot, whom they be-
lieved to be a very holy man, was
guilty of the conduct attributed to
him.
efforts were made to reform
the evil conditions, under which
the priests were found indulging
In the vice and sensual pleasures
which they denounced from their
pulpits.
Other accusations charging that
huge amounts of money were
scattered and the Hongwanji left
deeply In debt are looked upon as
a cause of alarm.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22
Her Husband Stolen

CHEHALIS.-Ira Hawk got a
divorce from his wife for incom-
patibility two years ago and mar
ried Myra Stone. The former Mrs.
Hawk has now sued Mrs. Myra
Stone Hawk for $4,000 damages
for alienation. She claims the real
reason for the divorce was that
her biscuits were always flat, and
she has just discovered that
Hawks present wife had adulter-
ated her baking soda with pow
dered pumice, thus stealing her
husband.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22
Especial TO The Times

tSpeclal 10 IHe li1utSsD
TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 21.-The
downfall of Buddhism in Asia is
predicted by critics here.
A crisis in the affairs of this
world-old spiritual organization
seems imminent.
Charges of scandal among the
priests of the Hongwanji, one of
the ancient Buddhistic sects, have
aroused historical scribes to un-
usual activity, and a furore of
written discussion ION the merits
and dement's of the order is now
in progress.
Takashima Beiho, Buddhist
writer, strongly urges the remov-
al of the administrative headquar-
tiers Of the Hongwanji from Kyoto
to Tokyo.
Disorder i'm the financial
administration Of the Hong
wanii, corrupt conduct of
priestly officials and the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22
VISIT PARADISE
EARLY IN WEEK

Admitting that it is unable to
care for more than half the peo-
pie who have tried to get accom-
modations during week-ends. the
Rainier National Park company
asks that visitors intending to
stay in Paradise valley come early
in the week If possible, rather
than on Saturday, and make res
ervations in advance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22

Germans out of their trenches,
back into Berlin and we are not
going to fail for lack Of food and
ammunition. That Is where the
motor truck comes In.
Our allies are using thousands
of American commercial motor
trucks and are apparently finding
them all right. But these are be-
ing used on the splendid highways
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22
OUR CANTONMENT
MOST IMPORTANT

The American lake training
camp is considered the most i'm
portant one on the Pacific coast,
according to Business Admins
traitor Lewis E. Haas of the ma
tional war work council, who came
to Tacoma Wednesday to look into
Y. M. G. A. needs at the canton
ment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22

Standardization of all the parts
means a final speeding up of
quantity production and means
making it easier to keep dupli-
Gates of all parts for quick re-
pairs.
I'VE shall need about $4,000
trucks. The ordinary divisional
train consists of 140 cargo trucks
The munition trains contain about
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22
2 AMERICANS
DIE in BATTLE
Omitted Pre., Leased wire.)

PARIS, Aug. 23.-Death of o.
H. Chadwick Of Lowell, Mass,
and Aviator Biddle, also an Amer
lean, In recent fighting on the
west front, was confirmed in
front dispatches today.
Corporal Harold Willis of Bos-
ton, a member of the La Fayette
escadrille. was announced as a
prisoner of war of the Germans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22

of France back of the front, roads
that are constantly being kept In
the best state of repair. When our
troops were In Mexico. they found
that some of the trucks found USE
full in France were absolutely USE
less. Conditions back of the Ger
man lines will be worse than in
Mexico. They will be shell-pitted
and the retreating Germans will
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22

do all they can to ruin them and
to impede our progress. We will
need trucks which can go forward
under any conditions.
That is why we want a stand
ardized ton-and-a-half truck and a
standardized three-ton truck. We
win not put lot of experimental
devices in these trucks or get
some experts to make a truck on
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22
STATE FARMERS
ASK $3.50 WHEAT

SPOKANE, Aug. ga mini
mum price of $3.50 per bushel
for 1917 wheat has been asked
by 125 Representatives of farm
ers' unions of Washington, Ore
gon and Idaho, in a telegram sent
Tuesday to c. S. Barrett, national
president of the Farmers union
and member of the government
wheat committee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-22
Well, What Is This2

It's homemade" merry goround erected by
German soldiers at Avricourt, France, which is now
in French hands, Three French soldiers trying
out the mechanical toy left by their enemies On the
wheel was written, in German:
"Around the world in 40 days. Departure from
Paris No jumping off on the way.''