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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-03
ONE YEAR !!
Tacoma Has Lived a Decade In
the Last IL Months

m Do you realize, can you realize that one year
III ago today the possibility of placing an army can
Torment in Pierce county had not even been an
nounced?,
That shipbuilding as an industry was scarcely
represented in Tacoma?
That the nation was neutral toward the Euro
pean conflict? That, in fact, we had just settled
back after re electing president on the platform
of He kept us out of war;?
m Today, French and British army officers, here
YlQn grim business, walked past The Times office.
AS Tor U. ). soldiers we see more officers than
we used tosee prvates, and larger number of men
in khaki stroll down Pacific avenue any Satur-
day than the whole state of Washington would have
been able to produce one year ago today.
On the hdeflats hundreds of shpyard workers
striking resOundng blows against the kaiser's
, ocean assassins On what a stretch of vacant,
and-ran-soaked prairie in our back yard So
600 men from eight states and one territory have
formed themselves into army with the slogan
Freedom, For All, Forever" For them has been
built there the fourth largest city in the state-all
during the last half of this year.
It is Tacoma transformed. Those of us who have
been living here thru the miracle working perhaps
realize it but dmly. Many certainly only half
sense it. They observe of the change, but
they cannot get it out of their heads that it is tenn
pOrary.
Danish the idea! Tacoma never again will be the
Tacoma of Dec. 3, 1916 For that matter it will not
remain the Tacoma of Dec. g. 1917. With the COM
ing of the projected steel plant and the endless pro-
cession of factories, mills, and other industries it
will bring in it's train and with further shipyard and
cantonment development, Tacoma is going to
change as much perhaps tho maybe not so spectacu-
larly in the next II months she did in the IL just
past.
IN We mention these things today because tomor-
III row is the anniversary of the announcement Of
the signing at Washington by Secretary Baker of
the agreement to place cantonment here if Pierce
county should vote for it. big day it ever ought
to be in our history day to be celebrated and
looked back to as the end of Tacoma's overgrown
village period and the beginning of its metropolitan
growth
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-03
CONGRESS- BEGINS
win WAR SESSION

/, declaration Of war on Germany's
allies.
First Session Is Brief.
Chairman Flood of the house
foreign affairs committee will call
a meeting Immediately to take up
the problems which the president
suggests. ~
Leading senators expect Secre-
tary Lansing to send the upper
branch of congress proposed trea-
ties covering "alien slackers" for
confirmation. 1t is reported
agreements have been reached
with all allied countries.
Today's session in both house
and senate was brief.
Congressman expect the prohi-
bition amendment to pass the
house by tx Christmas recess,
after which the session is expect
ed to proceed in earnest.
A spirited fight over war taxes
is scheduled Immediately. The
administration is reported to favor
raising war funds by floating ad-
,ditional loans rather than impos-
ing more excesA profits taxes.
The Borah-J ohnsoh forces which
last session injected excess profits
taxes into the revenue will fight
this proposal. They Will renew
their wealth conscription" de-
mand.
The senate will begin work early
on the Webb export bill permit
ting American firms 10 form
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-03
SEESAW BATTLE

forced to- shift Their positions
somewhat. The height positions
around Bourbon have seen some OF
the most violent fighting of the
war---bayonet to bayonet strug-
giles, or else point blank firing
from massed machine guns on
either side. 49,.
Crown Prince Rupprecht appar-
emily has great numbers of Ger
man reserve troops and is not
sparing them in his blows. Some
towns and positions in the CAM
brai sector have changed hands
half dozen times In the rolling,
tumbling, shifting fighting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-03
OMITTED Press Leased wire)

LONDON, Dec. 3.--Germany' S
biggest push over the open coun-
try since the days OF the Marine
was still continuing in fighting OF
undated ferocity around Cambria
today.
The British lines are holding.
Field Marshal Haig's report to-
day detailed repulse of hostile at
lacks yesterday evening in the
neighborhood OF Moeuvres in
sharp fighting.
In the neighborhood of Bour-
Ion, Haig reported successful
minor encounters in which Lon
don regiments captured IL ma
chine guns and number OF pris-
oners."
Elsewhere he reported artillery
ing.
Cavalry in Action.
Cavalry is apparently in action
on both sides. The battle has
now been raging almost uninter-
ruptedly since Saturday. The Ger
hudh ch-
ceeds anything the enemy has
done In the way of gunfire since
Verdun.
London was prepared today for
a heavy death toll, but with the
realization that the German cas-
ualties must be nearly double the
British. The Germans are harh-
ing back to the old days of the
forward sweep over Belgium and
sending their troops, formed in
closed ranks, into the charge
with fearful losses to them.
Leave Masnieres.
The weight of the German re-
serve has admittedly forced some
readjustment Of the British lines.
Masnieres a ruin of pulverized
stones and bricks, was voluntar-
lily given the enemy. II was un-
tenable, in view of the fierce Ger
man artillery concentration on 1t.
There were one or two other
spots where the Tommies were
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-03
.M'MILLAN
ILL; CASE
SET OVER

The trial of Druggist A. X. Nc
MILAN on a charge of violating
the prohibition law had just been
called by Judge Card Monday
morning when McMillan's attor-
neys, A. o. Burmeister and Judge
Gordon asked for another con-
tinuance on the ground that their
client was i'll in bed.
The trial was postponed until
Wednesday morning by Judge
Card and the jury which convicted
Victor II. Malstrom and Dr.. +.
j. Piersol last week was ordered
to report again in two days TO
try the case.
After New Jury?
This jury finished its regular
term in court last Saturday, but
was held over when the Mcmillan
case came up. II has been report
ed the defense has been trying to
get a new jury from new panel.
Saturday Attorney Burmeister
obtained continuance after he
had offered typewriter affidavit
showing that Mcmillan was duck
hunting somewhere on the LaCon-
ner flats and that Judge Gordon
was out Of the city.
Monday morning he had anoth-
e raffidavit backed up with a GER
tificate from DR.. w. ID. Read,
showing that the druggist was
sick. Whether Mcmillan got any
ducks it did not say. The GER
tificate read in part:
Appendix Tender.
Sunday evening at 10 p. m.
called to see Alfred r. Mcmillan,
1906 North Junette ST., who in
formed me that after eating din
ner he became distressed, suffer-
ing from a cramp in his abdomen.
On examination | found his tenn
perature 80, pulse IS, and respira-
ton 20. put him to bed with an
ice bag.
This morning / find his tenn
perature normal, also his pulse,
with still little tenderness over
the appendix. Mr.. Mcmillan is
suffering from a moderate appen-
dix attack, and consider it neces-
sary for him to remain in bed a
few days"
Judge Gordon intimated that IL
Mcmillan is not better by Wednes-
day another continuance may be
asked.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-03
Berlin Claims Capture
of 5000 Prisoners
Omitted Pres. Len.cS wireJ

Omitted Press Lenscd Wire.D
BERLIN, via London, Dec. a.
Capture of 5000 prisoners and
100 guns since Nov. 80, in the
great German drive out of Cam
brai was announced by the war.
office today.
Between Inchy and Bourbon, the
statement declared, British at
tack had been repulsed. Violent
fighting was reported at La Vac
querc, where Is machine guns
were taken.
In the Flanders front, north Of
Passchendaele, strong English
attack was thrown back by coun-
ter attack, the announcement said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-03

presidents commission or the tele-
phone company" said Chairman
James Sutton Of the Tacoma strik-
ers Monday.
But we do know that we en-
tered into an agreement in good
faith and with patriotic motives,
only to have the agreement brok-
en- by the telephone company and
disregarded by the mediation COM
mission"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-03

Above, the director of explo-
sives for Northern Minnesota.
It's not the wrong picture,
either. Honest, tho, 1t does look
as IL the headline ought to say
Poses at Bazaar for War Relief"
doesn't it?
However, when the bureau of
mines at Washington, S. O. S. d
Mayor Clarence Macy of Duluth,
to recommend a district director
of explosives to control permits
for handling explosives, Magey
flashed back the name of his 23-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-03

trusts and combinations illegal in
domestic trade. This measure has
the administrations entire infln-
ence behind it. LaFollette and
Gronna will fight 1t as danger
Gus to the welfare of American
consumers.
Conservation Is Up.
THE administration conserya-
ton program, after a 10 years'
tieup owing to irreconciliable diff
ferences between Pinchos and pri-
vate capital. seems likely to go
thru in full. Water power, coal
land and oil wells are affected.
Government aid to the rail-
roads, either by loans or by build
ing freight cars, will come at once
before the session. Government
ownership oferailroads will be
argued, but no test vote is an
ticipated.
Further inquiry into Senator
LaFollette's conduct will begin
Dec. IL, with testimony by ex-
Secretary Of State Bryan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-03

pOilus TomniCs aching chance
of British been I'm action
opposite
particular that the allied rein
would like their
strike his next blow he will find
held
"a ans by British fighters
nj "a baffed further
repeated fruitess assaults
blows doomed Ia find the
entire Pave impossible barrio-.
in its glory the French
British
organization be distributed at the weak points I'm
the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-03
Plans New Loop

To prevent street car congestion
at 18th and Broadway, where 9th
ave. and Old Tacoma cars make
their terminal, the T. r. & P. Co.
has asked permission to build a
new loop on private property
south of the Massassoit hotel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-03

ALLIES REINFORCE
ARMIES OF ITALY!

UNITED Leased Wre)
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN ITALY Dec 3Fenc and British
advance the Adac
of the Piave line has been halted
Marsh trenches constructed specially trained Italian troops thru the
monitors
italian supported hnes and motor boats also figured
n of the the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-03

DRY BILL UP

No1As~9 hhN"s s<~ostW
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. a.
Bone dry prohibition thruout the
U. S. for the duration Of the war
as food conservation measure is
proposed in a bill Rep. Randall,
California, has ready today for in
PRODUCTION.
Five thousand dollars fine or
two years imprisonment would
be the penalty for the selling.
making, transporting, importing
or use of any food, fruit or feed
in the production Of alcoholic
beverages, except for medicinal,
governmental, industrial or scien-
ific purposes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-03
Greetings have you any dry
firewOod I'm your home?

Buy savings certificate.
Are the U-boats beaten. or
are they being modified for y
niassed attack on some port?
Answer that, and we'll give
you warm guess I'm the
length of the war. .
We have q bunch that Henry
Ford is going to get lot moro
fun out of, and be a lot more sue
cessful at building ships than. be
was running peace ships.
Another year rolls round,
and still the turkey for fh6
kaiser's Thanksgiving dinner
in Paris isn't cooked.
The sultan and his "Christrau
Dog brother, wilhelm, don't
seem to be congratulating aux
decorating each other over what's
hopping round about Jerusalerl.
How .aplHopriake. s11ou11
tho Christian world Be Giycu
Jerusalem ~ ! ghk1etlnnn
prescnti
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-03

year-Old secretary, Miss SybiI Jen-
san.
She was appointed. Uncle Sam
has stopped being surprised at
what women may do in this war.
Miss Jensen's district includes
the Mesaba range which has more
iron mines than any other district
in the world.
Aliens are not permitted to
handle explosives. Much of the
labor there is alien. Blasting
must go on. 1t sounds like a
man 's-size" job.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-03

See page 3 for ewp story
regarding appropriations pro-
posed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-03

Buy a savings certificate.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-26
NO MONEY FOR
CLARK'S PLAN
LEROY HOLT NOT FAVORABLE
TO ENGINEERS DEVICE.
RAISE PRESENT LEVEE
SOLUTION OF CRITICAL STU A.
TION BELOW THE LINE.
Chairman of District Board Thinks
Money Should Be Spent Of Orig
inal Lines of Improvement.

That there is no money in sight
TO turn the Colorado river back into
it's old channel, and that there is no
assurance that it will stay turned
back, once the Ss9O,OOO is spent, as
per the report of General Manager
C. X. Clark, is the statement today
of Leroy Holt.
He favors the spending of the half
million dollars provided for in the
bond issue in raising and extending
the Saiz and Volcano Lake levees in
order to keep out the Colorado floods,
which are expected in January and
again in June.
Mr.. Holt is dubious regarding the
advisability of attempting to turn
back the river for another reason:
The river has developed cone in it's
old bed, with low ground on each side
of this cone. and it may break to
the right or left, once it is turned
back. Again, he points out, there is
no provision in the Clark report for
revetting the river banks, once it is
turned back.
General Manager Clark is prepar-
ing a detailed report on the river
turning project for the consulting en-
gineers, who may give their views in
the matter at the next meeting of
the directors.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-26
DISCUSS NEW CANAL.
Grover LOTUS to Talk on All. Ameri-
can Canal at Farm Meet.

At the regular meeting of the Farm
Bureau, to be held this evening at
the Mt. Signal schoolhouse, an inter
esting program will be presented.
Grover Lotus, one of the active
bureau workers, stated this morning
that the feature of the meeting will
be discussion of "The All-American
Canal VS.. the Present System"
Mark Rose and E. e. Bennett will
speak in the interests of the all-Amer-
lean canal, and NJ. w. Conkling and
Steve Lyons, of the present canal sys-
tenn. 1t is expected many interesting
facts that the ranchers are anxious to
obtain will be brought out in the dis
cussions.
The county farm adviser has prom
ised also to be present, and to discuss
the subject of wheat planning and the
selection of wheat for seed. The meet
ing has been called for 1880 o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-26
MRS. M'CU|S1|ON DIES
END COMES AFTER THREE
MONTHS ILLNESS.
Heart Trouble Takes Life Of Well
known Young Woman After Six
Years of Life in This City.

Mrs. Melrose McCuistion. wife of
John A. McCuistion, died at the st.
Thomas hospital this morning at }
o'clock, from heart trouble, following
an illness of three months.
Mrs, McCuistion, who was % years
old, came to the city with her hus-
band, from their home in Kansas,
six years ago. Mr.. McQuistion estab-
lished a tailoring establishment in
the Princess Hotel building and their
home on Park street.
Early in the summer Mrs. McCuis
tion became i'll and spent nearly two
months in the hospital, before she was
removed to her home, where she was
confined to her bed. Several days
ago her condition became worse and
she was taken to the hospital, where
the end came early this morning.
Funeral services will be held by
Rev. Conley at the Mulligan chapel or
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock anc
interment will be at the Evergreen
cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-26
FOOD PLEDGE
DRIVE IS NEXT
VALLEY COMMITTEES GETTING
READY FOR WORK.
WILL CONSERVE FOOD
-- '!q.
MEETING FOR ORG GANIZATION ON
MONDAY. ..,a
Food Conservation Week" Will Fol-
low Closely on Heels of the
Liberty Loan Drive.
WILL CONSERVE FOOI

Anticipating the successful end of
the Liberty Loan drive on Saturday
night, members of the Imperial coun-
ty food conservation committee are
already laying plans for Food Con
servation Week." in all the cities Of
the Valley Monday.
An organization meeting of men,
bers will be held in Red Cross head
quarters at 2:30 p. m. Monday, and
effort to enlist everyhousewif in
the valley as member of the United
States Food Administration.
The card which the housewife will
be asked to sign (there are no dues)
will read as follows:
"To the Food Administrator:
81 am glad to join you in the serv-
ice of thefood conservation for our
nation and | hereby accept member
ship in the United States Food !Ad-
ministration, pledging myself to cav
ry out the directions and advice OF
the food administrator in my home, in
so far as my circumstances permit.
Following is the Imperial county
executive committee:
Charles E. Scott, chairman; Galer
Nichols, A. L. Richmond, Albert Dur
ham, Rev. Walter S. Reed, Rev. w
G, Conley, Rev. Thomas Z. Stevenson
Rev. c. Rankin Barnes, Rev. Palmer
Mrs. Violette S. Campbell, Mrs. Thos
fcUNT1NUTb on PAGE THREEl
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-26
TWO DIRECTORS
To RESIGN FROM
DISTRICT BOARD
LEROY HOLT QUITS-EDMUNDS
TO FOLLOW, STATED.g ,9a
USIN ESS REASONS
BUSINESS OF BANKS TOO HEAVY
FOR DIVIDED TIME. sa
Both Men Are Waiting for Remain
ing Directors to Fill Their Places
Before Getting Out. 'a'

Leroy Holt, chairman of the
board of directors of the lmper-
ial Irrigation District, has re-
signed, the resignation to take
effect at the pleasure of the
board.
J. NJ. Edmunds of CalexicO has
signified his intention to resign,
it is stated today. Both men say
that the press of their private
business compels them to take
the action. Both deny any fric-
tiOn with other members of the
board or with the engineers.
MIR. Holt states briefly that the
drafting of his son-in-law, Thorn
as 7. Cook, cashier of the bank,
who has been an invaluable aide
to him in conducting the affairs,
of not only the First National
bank of this city. but of the other
Holt banks in the Valley, will
compel him to stay in the bank
and attend to the banks affairs,
to the exclusion of District af-
fairs.
He has been giving up at least
half of his time to the affairs of
the water users of the Valley for
the past year or more. One solid
week of his vacation this summer
was given up to validating and
delivering the District bonds in
San Francisco. He has now
pile of District reports and corr
respOndence on his desk which it
will take him at least day to
wade through and sole, he says.
MIR. Holt is Of the opinion that
if the work laid out by the con-
sulting engineers and provided
for by the bond issue is carried
out. there will be little or no wa
ter shortage next year.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-26
CRISIS IN ROME
As FORCES Of .
KAISER ADVANCE
THIRTY THOUSAND PRISONERS
TAKEN BY TEUTONS.
IN A ROUT
G ENERAL CADORNA MAKING
EFFORT TO STEM TIDE.
Italian Cabinet Resigns After Vote
of Confidence Is Refused by the
Chamber OF Deputies.
(By Associated Press

Rome, Oct. 26.-While German and
Austrian forces captured large sec
tion of the Italian trenches along the
Isono, and General Cadorna was pre-
pairing to evacuate the Bainsizka pla
teau, gained after month of thard
work, the Italian cabinet resigned to-
day, following the failure of a vote
of confidence in the Chamber of Dep
uties.
King Victor will at once attempt
the formation of another cabinet com
posed of men who favor the vigorous
prosecution of the war and the addi-
ton of million more men to the
army.
The Italians withdrew their lines
to the border in one sector of the
Isonzo front under the pressure of
the Teutonic armies. 1t also prepared
to vacate the southern section of the
Bainsizza plateau.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-26
DEMAND STATE MONEY.
California Banks Ask for State Mon.
ey, 1t Is Announced.

Sacramento, Oct. 22.--The demand
by California banks for state money
is constantly increasing and today the
highest total during the last three
years was reached, State Treasurer
Friend William Richardson announced.
The state now has on deposit in
banks $12,29l,775, says Richardson,
on which interest is being paid the
state. When Richardson took office
the rate of interest was as low as 2
per cent, but has gradually increased
until the banks are paying 2k per
cent and over. One bank recently bid
3 per cent.
Richardson says that this increase
in the rate of interest is adding over
$4,000 annually to the states reve-
nue..
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-26
S. +. EMPLOYEES TO STRIKE.
President Asked to Intervene in the
Threatened Trouble.

Oakland, OctL 26.-The ,president
has been asked to intervene in a
threatened strike of 5000 shop and
yard employees of the Southern Pa
cific company in this city, Oakland,
Sacramento and Los Angeles for
higher wages.
Labor leaders indicated that if high
er wages were not forthcoming in one
weeks time the entire Pacific sys-
TEN of the railroad would be tied up.
They say that the shop and yard men
cannot live on present wages. Fed
eral mediators have received tele-
graphic orders to confer with the rail
road hands.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-26
FOUR BILLIONS
Of BONDS SOLD
BELIEVED THAT AMOUNT HAS
BEEN SUBSCRIBED. -
DRIVE CONTINUE ES
NEARLY so PER CENT OF MINI
MUM ALREADY SPENT.
McAdoo Says, mo Time for
Exploiting Personalities When
His Name Proposed for Day.
DRIVE CONTINUES
NEARLY so PER CENT OF MINI
MUM ALREADY SPENT.
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
. Washington, Oct. 26.-That the to-
tai subscriptions to the Second Liber-
ty loan totaled four billions of dol
lars tonight, was the declaration Of
treasury officials.
The total had at least passed the
$4,000, 100000 Aark shortly after
noon. The drive will continue until
five billions have been sold.
Sixty per cent of the minimum al
lctment of the bonds has already
been expended, Secretary McAdoo's
offering of Si64,OOO,OOO worth of
treasury Indebtedness certificates be-
ing taken in hurry today, making
total of $500, 100000 to be retired
by 60 per cent of the minimum of the
bonds.
Secretary McAdoo appealed to all
Americans to join in smashing the
drive toward the five billion goal.
"Victory is in sight, but not yet
attained he said.
The secretary vetoes plans to des-
ignate tomorrow as McAdoo day. "This
is no time for the exploitation Of per-
scnalities, he said.