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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
GERMANS AGAIN TWIST LIONS TAIL
TEUTON RAIDER
SINKS II MORE
ALLIED SHIPS

raider was killed and four we're
wounded by her shells. Those
aboard the Cambronne described
the new German raider as a triple
masted sailing vessel with an
auxiliary engine equipment OF
quadruple expansion gasoline
motors. She was armed with
two sizeable cannon and rapid
fire guns.
Members of the German crew
told survivors that they were
escorted by German submarines to
Iceland and that they had an
S-months' supply of oil, ammu-
nitions and supplies aboard.
In almost every case the See
adler adopted the strategem of
flying the Norwegian flag and
signaling to her prospective vic
tins that she desired to speak to
them. When the unsuspecting
victim hove to and the Seeadler
came within perfect range, the
raiders crew broke out the Ger
man ensign and opened fire. AS
soon as the oyerhauled vessel sur
rendered the Germans method
cally sent crews aboard, took off
the survivors, imprisoned them
and then sank their prize.
Audacity Her Forte.
The very audacity of the raid
ing plan followed by the Sea
Adder was responsible for her
great success in preying on COM
merce. Instead of being a fast
cruiser type, like the Moewe and
the Emden, the Sea Adder, ac-
cording to survivors, was q cum
bersome-looking vessel, innocent
appearing in her big spread OF
sails and very slow speed.
I At about the time the Sea Adj
der was somewhere around Ma
deira and the Canary islands,
something mysterious happened
to one of the cable lines from
England via the Canary islands
| to South America.
1t was considered possible here
that the raider yanked up this
line and cut it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
BRITISH SWEEP ON:
TAKE five CITIES

an advance of about a mile and a
half over the recently won line OF
battle against the Teutons.
The towns occupied by the Brit
ish in the advance today were
Hendicourt, st. Emile, Vermand,
Marteville and Soyecourt.
With the French troops closing
in south and southeast of st.
Quentin, the position of that stra-
tegic point in the new German
line was today increasingly mem
aeed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
UNITED Press Leased Wire. }

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 81.
Two hundred and sixty-five
men and two women survivors of
II steamship and sailing vessels
sunk In the Atlantic were brought
into port today with another
amazing German raider story.
They arrived on the French bark
Cambronne.
The new German raider, ac-
cording to their stories, is sail
ing vessel, with auxiliary gaso-
line engines. She flies the Nor
wegian flag and is heavily armed.
The survivors claimed many OF
those on board ships destroyed by
the latest German sea rover had
been drowned or lost in the sink
ing of the vessels.
Set Out Dec. -.
The new German raider bears
the name Seeadler. Her com.
mander is Count Luckuer. She
left Germany on Dec. %. Most oil
her victims were overhauled and
sunk in the vicinity of Trinidad
according to the survivors. The
present whereabouts of the Sea
Adder is unknown.
The raiders victims as LISTED
by the survivors were:
Steamer Gladys Royal, British
$500 tons (sunk off Madeira
Jan. 81.
Steamer Lady Island, b., 1850
tons tsunk Jan. 21.
Steamer Rongoth. Dr., $500
tons.
Sailing vessel Pinmars. Br.
800 tons (sunk Feb. 19).
Sailing vessel Jouan, Dr., 3,70l
tons (sunk Feb. 26).
Schooner Trese of Halifax, 40(
tons (sunk Jan. 2S).
Steamer Buenos Aires, Iwock
Italian, $500 tons.
| Steamer Charles Gounard, FIR
5000 tons (sunk Jan. 21).
Steamer Antonini, FIR, 400
tons (sunk Jan. 2S).
Steamer Rouchefoucauld, FIR.
5000 tons (sunk Feb. 2O.
Sailing vessel Duplex. FIR, 8,
1000 tons (sunk March 81.
How She Worked.
/ On March IL, survivors told o
the raiders overhauling the sail
ing vessel Hongarth. The Hon
garth refused orders to lay to an
Immediately opened fire on he
pursuer. One man aboard tn
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
FIND WINE GRAPES
CHOKING UP SEWER

About four bushels of dried
wine grapes were found jammed
in q sewer at 2418 North 29th st.,
Old Town, by city repair men
Friday afternoon. The grapes
had swelled and plugged the pipe
tightly. Members of the police
dry squad, thinking that the
grapes had been thrown away by
some blindpigger, made an inves-
tigation, but could not sdiscovsr
the identity of the person destroy
ing them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
RUSSIAN NATION IS
IN The BEST HANDS.
AYERS AUTHORITY

(Among Americans probably the best Informed Rus
people affairs including its politics. is Charles II.
Chicago For
all his vacations in Russia Until the
AS the Crane
business interests Russia but this became
people politics, the
hobby his special study Moreover for long
time Crane the radical in
Russia manifested by private but large contriu
Russian revOluionist
to America without reporting directly
directly Q a acquaintance
principal figures in the present revolutionary govern
foreign minister his selection deliver
the Slavic lectures University Chicago. speaks
with great familiarity authority all things Russian
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
BY HENRY WOOD

united Press Staff Correspondent.)
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY
AT COUCY LIE CHATEAU, March
31.-The greatest single piece of
German vandalism of the entire
war occurred here.
Coucy castle, one OF the most
splendid remaining relics Of the
18th century, was utterly blasted
from the face of the earth.
Nothing is left but pile of
massive, crumpled masonry and
pulversized rock of what was one
of the Oldest, the strongest, the
biggest and most historic castles
of all Europe.
So enraged were the French at
this piece of the wanton destruc-
tion that they refused to bonn
bard even the ruins, where the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
LOUD SOCKS CAN'T
ENTER SCHOOL ROOM

Loud sock day at the TWO Taco
ma high schools has lost the
loud" from It's name. Loud
sock" students will have to stay
after school for weeks to make up
time that they lost Friday in go
ing home and changing their at
tire. No pupil was allowed In
either school II his socks. vest or
any part of his attire was cloud"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
GUMSHOE BILL
KEEPS IT UP

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Mar. 81.
William J. Stone, of the "wilful
twelve filibustering senators who
defeated the presidents armed
neutrality measure, will vote
against any further action than
that already taken by this govern
ment until congress declares war,
he announced today.
81 will vote against any further
action until congress declares
war" said Stone. Then | am for
war and will go to any lengths
to lick the enemy. My position
on the armed neutrality bill hasn't
changed in the slightest. would
vote against It again."
"Will you talk against any fur
Their action until congress declares
war;" Stone was asked.
Il don't know about that, but I
do know l would vote against fur
ther action"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
DENY INSULT TO
BRAND WTITLOCK
Omitted Press Leased Wire.)

United Press Leased Wire.)
AMSTERDAM, March 31.-Of-
ficial denial was received from
Berlin today that the German gov
eminent had ever violated the dip
lomatic immunity of American
Minister Brand Whitlock, at Brus-
sells.
II was asserted that Whitlook
will continue to be treated as min
lister until he leaves, and that all
obligations to the American relief
commission will be strictly OBJ
served.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
COUNTY HAD FLAG
STORED IN GARRET

Having graced the storeroom
of the county court house because
It was feared that it might get
torn in the wind, the Pierce county
flag will again fly over the court
house on good days.
Capt. Cramer of Troop B in
quired Of the county commission
ers Friday why the flag wasn't
flying, and Chairman Bellingham
told him 1t was feared the wind
might tear 1t.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
RUSH RECRUITING
FOR ARTILLERY

Recruiting for the Tacoma bat
TALON of the coast artillery will be
continued at the Armory through
Sunday night. More than the 100
men for each company are to be
recruited IL the men can be OBJ
tanned.
New equipment for the battalion
arrived in Tacoma Friday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
TRAIN HITS HORSE:
DRIVER ESCAPES

Lawrence Heggerness, age IT,
narrowly escaped death Friday
afternoon when a Northern Pacific
train struck the horse which be
was driving at Sumner, instantly
killing the animal. Heggerness'
buggy was thrown many feet
from the tracks, but the driver
was only bruised.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
PLEDGES SOLDIERS
FAMILIES SUPPORT
Omitted Press Lensed Wire.D

ABERDEEN. March 31.-Fin-
ancial support for the wives,
mothers and children of the men
who enlist in company G.. local
unit of the national guard, has
been pledged by w. j. Patterson,
wealthy banker of this city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
(Uuited Press Leased wircJ

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
AFIELD, March 81. - British
troops today swept forward in a
mile advance over a seven-mile
front in the Hendicourt region,
seriously menacing the important
German base city of st. Quentin.
Five cities were captured in this
sweep toward the Hindenburg
line.
The ground gained constitutes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
FOR CULTIVATION
OF VACANT LOTS

Henry Matthaei, w. @. Osburn
and Mrs. James Hayes have been
appointed on a committee by the
civic bureau of the Commercial
club to confer with the National
Council OF Women Voters on pro-
noting vacant lot cultivation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31

HALIFAX. n. S., March al
The three-mast schooner Perez
was sunk several weeks ago by a
German raider in the South Allan
tic, according to word received by
her Halifax owners this after
noon. The crew has been landed
at Rio De Janeiro.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
POSTOFFICE
AT AMERICAN LAKE

That military post0ffice Is to
be established at American lake
Monday has been announced by
Postmaster Calvin w. Stewart, fol-
lowing an order received Friday
from the postmaster general. This
may mean that the militia Ii to be
kept at the lake for some time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31

sary to a strong and permanent govern
ment. The war has brought together the
various radical groups.
The first imperial dumas we're made
up of number of parties, frequently hay
ing brilliant and scholarly leaders, but as
there was little cohesion among the vari-
GUS groups 1t was always possible for the
government to play one against another,
and Russia was not very much helped by
it's work, and outside nations were not
very much impressed by its value.
A perpetual fight was made
on IL by the reactionary classes,
and the emperor always was be-
ing solicited to extinguish It.
Prophecy Fulfilled.
It's fortunes reached the lowest ebh
around 1909 and 1910, and Milukoff very
pessimistically said that he hoped even
the slightest flicker would be kept alive,
for he felt sure that In the course of time
the duma would come into it's own
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31

TURN TO THE CLASSIFIED
RESULTS. SEE PAGE SEVEN.
WANT ADS ON PAGE 7 FOR
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31

In the United Kingdom there
almost 2,225.000 men and
womeL engaged in making cannon
and projectiles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
BY CHARLES r. CRANE.

Perhaps the most notable and fortunate thing al
Russian government is the it combines all the et
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31

On March IL, survivors told Of
the raiders overhauling the sail
ing vessel Hongarth. The Hon.
garth refused orders to lay to and
Immediately opened fire on her
pursuer. One man aboard the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-23
.l0 INVESTMENT BUYING
IN WALL Street
Sew York Banker Alleged To Have y
Message From Germany Indicating
Desperate Conditions There.
- rDnzDk% xx-&vv
d, BRoApAN ALL.

New York. June 22.-Trading was
uncertain in the stock market today
and the net changes recorded were not
significant. Traders attempted 10
scalp here and there, but of genuine
investment buying there was almost
none few sHecialtics were We'll
purchased. but news developments Of
the day excited no pool activity.
About the only news of importance
was private message smuEEled
/. through from Germany 20 banker
notifying HIM that conditions have
suddenly become very desperate 'u
that country There was no eNplana-
ton, but the source Of tho information
leads the banker 70 believe tha' some
thing of importance has developed
Cotton went wild again with an
advance in some options of more than
S, bale. Speculation on the cotton
exchange has been reduced 70 almost
nothtns, condition which tif Itself
is enough TO cause Wild fluctuations
General Motors and Wiliys-oNerl7rd
continued their advances and alho'h5r
motors were strong Money Went 90
Ia per cent today on call and even
higher rate arc expected.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-23
PRINCESS MARY SERVES
SOUP IN Rig FACTORY

London June 2s.-Princess Mary
has been in the garb of a munitions
worker and has rubbed shoulders
with girls in the factory and served
them soup Her experience was not
''sUmew,hefe III Mi1dlesex."
Girls rushed to Tie windows in the
factory when the vs't was announced
and looked for he- royal highness
IN the string of automobiles that
came down the lane. But she Slipped
IN the plant on foot In a demonra tic
way and when the disap pointed work
ers went to lunch at the adjacent
cantecu they found the princess over
allied and smiling, standing by the
counter
II was busy hour for the prin-
cess. because so many of the girls
were eager to purchase from her and
quite a few came back Just TO get a
royal smile Following the service at
the canteen the princess toured the
factory
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-23
GERMANS THROW MORE
MUD AT AMERICA

Amsterdam. June 23.--The Tageliche
Rundschau suggests that the American
symbol instead of an eagle be car
rton hawk. which would represent
more faithfully thon any other heraldic
device the national characteristics of
the big-mouthed sons Of the land of
freedom.
Continuing. It saws: THE American
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-23

trenches has been started since Major
A. H. OConnor. late of the British
army. told how life has been saved by
a lone piece of gum.
II would probably have died of
thirst he said. IF had not chewed
the gum for seventeen days. as the
water was unit to drink"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-23

New York. June 22.-The Lehigh
Valley coal sales today declared a
special quarterly dividend of per
cent, putting the stock on a Is per cent
annual basis as against the recent
dividend OF 10 per cent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-23

Union has now shown itself in its true
Iight--that of a filthy bird of rapine
fattening on the corpse -decked fields
of Europe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-23

Never in the history ~ the commits
sion market here have such high prices
existed As those NOW prevailing Mer-
chants are terr~tna them genuine war
prices No'With-tanair the ahnor-
NAL figures. produce continues to have
ready market and the supply with
diflcultv meats the demand. Record
breaking prices now are held b. veals
Nmhs, wool. country bacon. hides and
chickens and there are no Indications
Of tho possibility ~ any declines In the
near future. Business today was brisk,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-23
~HFws PIECE OF GUM
u DAYS: SAVES LIFE

New York. June ga fund to pur-
chase chewing gum for soldiers in the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-23
RICHMOND FRUr- MaFgEr.

" o'Asa'e 1uotations Furnished o. ths
Blaiock Frutt and produc- O.
Richmond Va, June 81 1917
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-23
RsCHTsses ~1ogTS MARKET.
Trorn Caskis e; Birch 4 Coz

Richmond, Va june 20 1917
sr-sfe >ecuTff,p-.
p" Asked
I'm a.. OLD G and r 1882 s. 20
k6tniA Centuries. 1891 77h
SsH Railroad Hon5s.
2thern Ry LIST SIS. ls<a ~
FL ara & A-lsr ass -
Street halfway Bonds
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-23
RrCHMosD PRODUCE MARKET.


Richmond Va. June %, 1917
TGIrJ TTov
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-23

Chickens, +. lbs each. 80 n 3,
Chickens II. his. each 80 q ~
Chickens. smaller, per III IS q 81
Hens. per III .......... 81 a ..
BOOSTERS. as 10 size. each so q &C
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-23

Large type. all new
easy on the eyes.
Full OF information
needed daily in home and
ONCE.
Illustrated with pages
and double pages OF color
and duotone.
Richly bound In flexible
leather, lettered IL gold.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-23

says: The American
The broad ax., 1917-01-20

New YOrk.-An unprecedented de-
mand for small COins-Quarters, dimes,
nickels and CcntS-a demand that Is
daily straining the resources Of the
United States treasury department,
brought F. ii. j. Van Engelken, direc-
tor of the mint, to New York, to see u
something could be done to relieve the
here for q conference to devise ways
and means Of turning out enough small
coins to meet the demand.
At the conference were T. W. 81.
Shanahan, superintendent Of the San
Francisco mint; Thomas W. Annear,
superintendent of the Denver mint; e.
d. Hawkins. chief clerk of the San
Francisco mint, and Vernon Boyle, su-
perintendent of the New York assay
office.
1--WE never before have been confront
ed by such an emergency" said Mr..
Van Engelken, land / doubt that we
will be able to materially increase the
production. Our two large minis now
are working twenty-four hours q day,
while the smallest is on a sixteen hour
shift. They are all at maximum Ca
pacity, and their energies are being
concentrated on fhe coins of which we
are so short.
Our idea in holding the conference
was to discuss the operation Of the
minis, probably adopting at all Of them
suggestions that have proved Of benefit
In one mint. We are now at capacity.
Therefore by the team work which we
believe this conference will produce we
expect to be able to speed up our pro-
duction of small coins. The problem
is growing more perplexing every day"
what is the reason for the shortage
In small cOins?" the director of the
mint was asked.
There Is only one answer" he said.
'sThe people among whom the small
coins circulate have more Of them than
ever before. 1t is the result Of the ire
mendous prosperity that Is getting
down to the people who use coins Of
small denominations.
Il talked recently with the head of
the engraving department In Washing
ton. He tells me there Is a similar ire
mendous demand for the dollar and
two dollar bills and that this demand
is increasing as the holiday season ap-
proaches. None Of them Is returned.
They are worn out Bankers say they
are having great difficulty In meeting
the demand"
The broad ax., 1917-01-20
DpAes4sfiAaA 49, vaiiAlkxlaAa
Well Preserved, Though Found Far Be.
low Surface of the Ground.

Cottonwood Falls, KAMA big tooth
which Is supposed to have come from
the jaw of some mastodon Of prehis-
toric ages, has been unearthed by T. q.
Nichols Of this city by men employed
In making a deep cut on Diamond
creek, q mile and q half northeast Of
Elmdale. The trench had been sunk
to a depth Of fifty-three feet and had
passed through an eight foot gravel
strata when the big tooth was found.
A soapstone formation was encounter
ed Just beneath 1t.
The tooth Is well preserved. It
weighs over three pounds, measures
q foot and three inches In circumfer-
ence around its base and is three
inches In height from its base to the
points Of the tooth. 1t is oblong In
shape, its width being three and a
half inches. There are six f1anges or
points to the tooth, which extend up
ward In regular pairs The tooth has
two large roots, there being about three
or four inches Of the root intact, but
the lower parts are broken of. It is
believed the tooth belonged to a car
nivorous, or flesh eating. animal be-
cause Of the flanges or sharp points.
After finding the tooth another bone
only a few feet away was uncovered
by another workman. 1t is a large
fat, round shaped bone. which resem-
bles kneecap.
The broad ax., 1917-01-20
FAITHFUL DOCS BARKING
CALLS FATHER TO CHILD
Little One, Playing In Pasture,
Where 1t Strayed, Kicked
by Horses.

wheatland, Wyo. C. F. Harold's
little son, Alvin, two and a half years
old, was kicked In the head by q horse
the other day, his skull was fractured
and other severe wounds, seemingly
SUFFICIENT to cause death. were sus-
tanned.
The fathers attention was called to
the child by the frantic barking Of the
farm dog, and upon investigating be
found that the dog was guarding the
insansible form Of the little boy from
q bunch Of horses In the pasture where
the little fellow had wandered In his
play.
The child's forehead was crushed.
the nose broken and the eye laid open
By the Aesh being all torn from It As
he was still alive he was rushed to q
hospital with all possible speed. The
surgeon performed Q very delicate op-
grafton, lifting the broken bones into
position and sewing the torn skin
around the eye back into place. and at
present writing the little fellow Ii get
ding along nicely and gives promise OF
complete recovery.
That he was not Instantly killed Is
probably due to the fact that the
horses hoof struck Q glancing blow.
and that he lives at all Is because there
was Q skillful surgeon available.
The broad ax., 1917-01-20
Velocity Of Raindrops.

OF course we all know that 1t would
b an utter impossibility for storm
clouds to form and rain to fall were 1t
not for the miles Of atmosphere that
rises above our heads. But, supposing
It were possible for human beings to
exist In an atmosphere that only rose
to Q level with their mouths and that
storm clouds could form In the region
outside such a low grade atmosphere,
then every raindrop would prove as
fatal to earthly creatures as II 1t were
q steel bullet fired from q dynamite
Run.-London Nature.
The broad ax., 1917-01-20
Donkey. Are. Haiti's Food Trains.

Nearly all the produce for the feed
ing Of the population Of Port au
Prince, Haiti, a city Of some 10000
people, is brought in on the backs OF
donkeys. The public squares are con-
verted into open air market places,
and here the buying and selling goes
on from early morning until or 8
o'clock in the afternoon, when the
caravans begin their toilsome journey
homeward. Situated In a region ia
NOUS for its fine fish, among them the
delectable and plentiful "red snapper"
the Haitians eat quantities of salt cod
imported from Massachusetts waters.
And the quality Of this imported sta
pie is such as would not find favor In
American markets. - National Geo
graphic Magazine.