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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-12
OLDFIELD BREAKS RECORDS.

St. Louis, Aug. 11.-Barney Old field lowered two worlds auto rec ords for a dirt track in three sanc- toned events against Ralph DePalma at the Maxwellton race track today. In the 15-mile race Oldfield's time was 12:O4. The previous record was 1928, made by the late Bob Burnlan' at Bakersfield, Cal, in 1915. Oid. field then broke the 1O-mlle reco:c of SIS 4-5, making it in 7:5S 4-5.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-12
Milk a Pain Killer.

Everybody should know that mil. (. an excellent pain killer" says Fa,' and Preside, first because it g1ves ., %
 most immediate relief, and second sa a' cause milk or cream is nearly alwa". available. If person should get t.' tn the eyes, put in a few drops of m,'. ,Hs or cream. It will also afford great I ra lief If cement or a gnat should get ,n the eyes" e~' u
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-12
Found In All Parts,

The nightshade family, Solanaceae, is species, distributed! over all parts of the earth and of first rank among plants in It's value to man. The panic grasses, or genus panicum, are by far the most numerous, having 800 to 400 species.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-12

Frank s. Cannon, of New fork, was elected president of the Savannah x Atlanta railway. John Heard nun ter of Savannah, was chosen chair man of the board
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-12

Chattanooga 100 001 900 C-2 l0 l
 McColl and Ruel; Perryman, Mar shall and Peters.
 Second Game. R H B Memphis ...........1OO 900 0o-1 5 Chattanooga ....00O O01 01-2 7 Eight innings by agreement.
 Vance and Smith; Marshall, Perdue, and McDaniels. %a At Birmin sham R.H E Atlanta .O30 900 900 0-3 3 1 Birmingham .0O2 900 100 O-4 13 Z
 Brennan and Perkins; Ponder and Smith.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-12

James o. Clark. 34, building con- tractor of Nashville, Tenn, connect ed with government cantonment con instruction at San Antonio, Texas, was killed in an auto accident there.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-12
CHAMPION HURDLER ENLlSTS.

St. Louis, Aug. 1l-Robcrt Simn- son, worlds champion hurdle.. is among those designated to at tend the second officers training camp at Fort sheridan, H., it was announced here today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-12
AFRICAN ASSOCIATION.

At Minneapolis 3, Kansas City l. t Louisville 4, Columbus 3. At St. Paul 4, Milwaukee l. At Indianapolis 2, Toledo l.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-12

Thomas Nelson Carter, one of Virginia's nos. distinguished law yers, and formerly law partner of Thos. Nelson Page. died at Richmond, aged 5S
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-12

But Just Look a. the GirIsl Fine feathers often make the old man wear his suit another season. Kansas City Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-12
Dog Came First.

Miss Pansy Pyetin's father had <. go without his necktie last Snna." 'e Pansy's pekinese dog needed na' ribbon for his neck. Aex
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-12

Mayor Kiel of St. Louis has sign ed the special ordinance for a spe- cial election to vote on tho proposed bond issue of SIS S,000 900.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
GENERAL PERShIklG SEES ALLIES TRIUMPH
FRENCH WIN BIGGEST
VICTORY SINCE vERDUN

French-were gorged with re-
serves, awaiting the result of the
battle on the plateau. The en-
tire ridge literally was alive, like
and machine guns "staked Off"
gigantic ant hill.
Volcano of Steel.
The French artillery concen-
tration was of unheard of in
tensity. Batteries secretly in
stalled weeks ago opened with an
appalling suddenness a veritable
volcano of steel. For eight days
preceding the actual attack, great
guns had pounded, minute by min
ute, day and night, at the Ger
man positions.
For six days the whirlwind of
French barrage of both artillery
the attacking front and isolated
the Germans from munitions,
food, communications or rein
forcements. The enemy. had to
stick tight to his underground
fortress.
Then came simultaneous
rain OF proJectiles OF the great
400. $50 and 320-millimeter guns
smashing the entrances to tun-
nels and caverns, caving in those
near to the surface and actually
shaking the ground like an earth
quake.
personally witnessed these
giant guns lobbing shells weighing
ton each over the Aisne crest.
The missiles were visible to the
naked eye from their departure
from the lannon's mouth, thru
their magnificent arc over the
crest and the beginning of their
downward plunge to the German
lines.
Countless French airplanes
wirelessly regulated every shot so
accurately that one battery fired
five shots from a distance of six
miles, all five of which struck
successfully in the same hole,
penetrating a subterranean fort
reSS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
Omitted Press Leased wireJ

PARIS, Oct. 24.-Importance
of the French stroke on the Aisne
front grew today. General Pc
tain's brilliant coup was hailed as
one of the greatest victories
achieved by French forces since
Verdun.
Prisoners today reached 5000,
including 16O officers and those
of the choicest of the crown
princes troops.
Today's official statement said
they had been identified as be-
longing to eight German divisions.
Three full regimental STATS
were included in the prisoners
taken.
The suddenness of the assault,
its tremendous driving power and
the irresistible plan of the French
forces completely swept the Ger
mans off their feet. The power
full Malmaison, depended upon by
the enemy effectually to bar all
progress down the plains of Laon,
was taken. Chavignon, two miles
III lu Tic punt WHcTo tHe TeIlCu
started their drive, was wrenched
from the enemy's hands.
Along four miles of the front
on which the attack was made,
the poilus achieved an advance
averaging considerably more than
mile, taking $500 prisoners.
Such an important gain at this
particular point suggests the most
dangerous menace toward the
German-held city of Laon. The
ground from Malmaison and Cha
vignon to Laon is slightly rolling
down hill and the great French
city is not more than six miles
distant.
Laon is the base point of the
so-called Siegfried lire, part of
the general line of the Hindenburg
front. The wedge driven into
the German positions by the
French victory yesterday is ex-
actly at the apex of the present
German battle line.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
BURBANK
FIGHTING
WITH HOE
Omitted Press Leased wire.D

ETesS tseustu "Itsb
SANTA ROSA, Cal. Oct. "a
Luther burbank is fighting the
kaiser with a hoe. While he will
reveal nothing, he admitted today
that new and tremendously valu-
able projections of food plants are
nearing a stage where they can
be given to the public.
While Edison labors with his
motors and coils In his laboratory
on the Atlantic seaboard to
evolve way to get ships safely
thru the German zone of frightful-
ness, Burbank works in his Cali
fornia gardens with hoe and a
spade, that the "Edisoned" ships
may carry more plenteous car
goes.
Spurred on by the war needs
and the governments appeal for
increased food production, Bur-
bank has turned every effort to-
ward development of war foods
most needed. He is getting re-
suits in continuous stream.
Super-wheat of greatly in
creased yield has formed Bur-
banks first results from his war
experiments. This discovery was
some time ago. He has
growing in his fields another
wheat far richer In gluten than
anything now grown and he stin
is working on new varieties.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
SEIZE COUNT
AND RECORDS


NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Count
Won Bernstorff's secret representa-
tive in America, all his records
and papers, constituted part of a
rich haul announced by the secret
service today.
The representative was Baron
Won Recklinghausen. His papers,
1t was limited today, gave a COM
plete record of German plotting
in the Irish rebellion, plans for
a new revolt, and showed the
source of great fund of Ger
man propaganda money. They
were under close scrutiny today.
In addition to Recklinghausen
the American secret service ar
rested General" Liam Mellows,
one of the leaders of the Dublin
revolt of 1916, and by its "tip"
to British authorities aided the
taking into custody at Halifax, N.
s., of DR.. Patrick McCarton, an
other Sim Fein leader.
The arrests, with full evil
dence taken In connection
Herewith, show that the
American secret service un-
doubtedly moved in time to
prevent contamination of
plans for another Dublin Sim
Fein revolt next Easter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
HORROR!
COPPERS
EiUGCED!

Visiting the Seattle vice district
Tuesday evening in search of two
dance-hall girls who had escaped
from the Tacoma Jail, Detective
Captain Strickland and Police
Capt. Faleoner had the question
able pleasure of being forcibly
kissed by denizens of downtown
dance halls.
The two Tacoma officers, dress
ed in civilian clothing, made a
thoro inspection of the disorderly
neighborhood of Seattle, and de-
clared Wednesday that 1t was
worse than the wild days" of the
Klondike times.
AS the officers entered one
dance hall, two women rushed up
and embraced them.
Women openly solicited them to
go to private boxes in the dance
halls, they said. The type of dane
ing was the most vulgar imagin-
able, they said.
The Tacoma police captains did
not go to Seattle to do any moral
investigation work. and were UNI
willing to criticise their brother
policemen in Seattle. but they said
that conditions in the tenderloin
were beyond their widest flights
of imagination. They did not find
the escaped prisoners for whom
they had gone to search.
Police Chief Smith declared
Wednesday that as result of the
captains report of Seattle dance
halls he would demand even
more strict inspection of the Ia
coma dance halls.
Evidently they have gotten
way beyond control in Seattle"
said the chief. But we will not
permit them to get any such foot
hold here. That IL one reason
that | have refused to issue
licenses for any more basement
dance halls, and am demanding
a high standard of morals for all
the new amusements."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
LOAN TO
ANSWER
KAISER!
Omitted Press Leased wirc.D

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. "a.
This is Liberty Day-on which
the government looks to the ma
ton to swell enormously the
Liberty loan.
With the half way mark reach
ed in the campaign for $5.000,,-
100000 subscriptions, hundreds
of thousands of volunteer work
ers are earnestly preaching the
doctrine OF helping make democ-
racy safe thru heavy purchases of
Liberty bonds.
The United Press idea of a Lib
erty Bond Christmas present be-
came one of the most potent APP
peals, with the endorsement of the
highest government officials and
the country's banking and indus
trial leaders.
Women were urged by Mrs.
McAdoo, wife of the secretary of
the treasury, chairman of the
women's Liberty loan committee,
ito do your Christmas shopping
early by buying a Liberty bond"
From Lord Reading, lord chief
justice Of England, who is head
ing the British financial mission
in this country, today also came
approval of the Yuletide Liberty
bond.
Lord Reading said thru the
United Press:
"A triumphant over-subscrip-
ton of this Liberty loan would be
the best answer to the kaiser's de-
rision of the power of the United
States to wage effective war. A
Christmas gift of Liberty bond
will help not only the recipient,
but the shell-swept soldiers in the
trenches"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
Pershing There
BY HENRY WOOD

UNITED Press staff Correspondent
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
IN THE FIELD, Oct. 24.-Gen.
Pershing, commander-in-chief of
the American expeditionary
forces, witnessed the great French
victory in the Battle of the Ca
verns.
Today he penetrated deep into
the conquered zone.
French tanks had brilliant
share in the French master stroke
on the Aisne. They participated
In many of the attacks and to
them was given credit for the
taking of Guilain farm.
Petain's poilus fought in the air,
on the ground and literally and
actually far below the ground to
achieve their epochal victory on
Tuesday morning. The fight will
go down in history as the battle
of the Caverns, the conflict G.
cavemen.
The French won their object
ives-which means that today
they hold every inch of the ia
nous Aisne crest and have shut
the Germans off from their last
look at the promised land of
France beyond the ridge.
Tuesdays drive was along a
front of six miles on the Allie
mant-Pantheon front.
Shut Off View.
Tho IVranch noun -, m
every spot on the entire Aisne
ridge-from Vauxhaillon to Cra-
Onne-which heretofore formed
the backbone of the German po-
sitions.
Not only that. but the French
now hold the outer line of de-
lenses to Laon.
Underground FOrtresses.
The battle was fought on the
summit of this razor-back ridge,
beyond which, on a plateau half
mile wide, there runs the Ladies
Highway.
Every inch of these German po-
sitions was honeycombed with
caverns, tunnels and subterran-
can quarries. Many were two
stories deep, electrically lighted
and ventilated. Every one of
them the Germans had converted
into veritable underground fort
ress.
Tuesdays battle involved the
capture of score of these Ger
man caves, tunnels and quarries.
On the ground held by the French
before the drive-that. is, on the
southern slope of the ridge
there were similar caverns, grot-
toes and warrens. These we're
manned and kept filled with
French troops.
; Monday night the caves on both
sides of the ridge-German and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
MICHAELIS OUT?

war aims and grew more formid-
able when Michaelis evaded and
ducked the issue.
1t reached crisis when Mich
aelis and Admiral Won Capelle,
minister OF marine, sprung tho
news OF the German naval mu-
tiny in what socialists soon saw
was a trick to gain a weapon by
which Michaelis and his junker-
lite supporters could crush liberal
ism in Germany.
Within the last few weeks Ber-
lin reports have indicated this
mysterious presence there of
Prince Won Beulow, formerly
chancellor and have coupled his
conferences with high officials
with the report that the chancei-
lorship was again to be offered
him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
ARREST DISCL0SES
DRUG RING AT CAMP

A drug ring of immense proper
tions, which had arranged to re-
tail thousands of dollars worth
of cocaine and other narcotics to
men at Camp Lewis, has been eff
fectively broken up, military au-
thorities say. by the arrest of
Harry A. Smith, a civilian, and
20 soldiers at the camp.
Smith, who is said by police Of
ficials to have an unenviable repu-
tation, is in the city jail, together
with two women, Virginia Daven-
port, 20, and Helen Brown, "a,
who are said to have worked with
him.
He was the Outside man" who
was to furnish the drug, getting
1t from a wholesale drug firm
outside the state of Washington,
officers of the military police de-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
WANT AlRMEN

Three hundred Notifying Off
GERS are wanted in the air serv-
ice of the signal corps, according
to general order made public at
the cantonment this morning.
Officers at Camp Lewis are eligi-
BILE.
Five years at hard labor, for
fixture of all pay and a dishonor-
able discharge at the end-this
for Emo r. Larsen, of San Fran
cisco who refused to submit his
person to medical examination
when he arrived here with a Sc
lect contingent Sept. 22.
Larsen was tried before a gem
eral court-martial Monday and
his sentence approved by Gen.
Greene today. The order, which
will be read to all organizations
at the camp, says in part that
the punishment is inadequate but
gives no reason for it's approval.
1.-THE sentence is not to be talk
en- as a precedent for future re-
fusals to obey" says the order.
THE instant and implicit obed-
fence to the lawful orders of ones
superior officers is the keystone
OF the efficient fighting unit We
are endeavoring to train here"
Larsen will be confined in a
disciplinary barracks.
According to reports at the
camp. Larsen became a labor agi-
tator in 1905 and was closely as
ISOLATED with the Los Angeles
Times explosion case.
He was a close friend of sew
eral draft Instructors in San
FRANCISCO and took an active part
In the Tacoma and Seattle long,
shoremen's strike.
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clare. Frank Bassett, a soldier,
one of the men held for court
martial at the camp, is charged
with being Smiths agent and
chief distributor.
More than $1,000 worth of
drugs have been confiscated by
the authorities, and it has been
learned that arrangements had
been made for the quick delivery
of at least $1,000 worth.
Bassett is former Tacoma boy
who went to San Francisco some
time ago and was drafted from
that city. He was arrested while
in Tacoma on charges of using
drugs.
Police records show that Smith
has been convicted in San Fran
cisco. Portland and Vancouver for
,rafficking in drugs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
HEAR JONES

Sen. Wesley Jones talked to
$4,000 soldiers at Camp Lewis to-
day. on the Liberty bond sale.
The 1S1st and 1S2nd brigades
were assembled on the parade
grounds to hear him.
Unofficial reports this morning
indicated that today's sale of
bonds would force the total of
100000 above the 100000
mark. One unit, the Eighth COM
pany Depot Brigade, has sub
scribed $4,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
ABOUT DEBTS

Nearly every mail brings to the
commanding general requests to
collect debts contracted prior to
draft, by men at Camp Lewis.
The public generally should be
informed, says Maj. Gen. Greene,
that there is no authority of law
or regulations for military oft
GERS to collect debts from the men
of their commands.
The only recourse of creditor
Is that applicable to a civilian
debtor, but it is to be noted that
the pay of an officer or a soldier
cannot be garnisheed to satisfy
private debt, and can be stopped
only for an Indebtedness to the
United States.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
MAY CENSOR
DANCE HALLS

Morals of Tacoma dance halls
will be censored hereafter, If an
ordinance introduced Wednesday
by Commissioner Petit Is passed
by the council.
The ordinance provides that
"only correct dancing shall be toll
Grated" in the public halls, and
that ANY person who. engages in
undue familiarity or immoral Or
suggestive conduct during the
dancing shall be elected"
Petit also asks that dance halls
be forced to charge 20 cents adj
mission fee to all patrons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
9 CERTIFIED

Acting on the cases of 81 Taco
ma and Pierce county draft men
who had taken appeals. the dis
trict appeal board Tuesday after
noon certified nine of the men to
the army and granted discharges
to the remainder.
Those who were certified are
Fred Nelson, Dayton M. Maltby,
Ragnar N. Nelson, Gaylord M.
Upington, Charles r. Logan,
Apostalis Paris, Ernest Griffel,
Herbert Wolslegel and Leonard
Thrift.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
$50O,OOo
GAIN in
24HOURS

Raising almost a half million
dollars in the last "a hours, Taco
mas Liberty loan subscriptions
Wednesday totaled 81, 1850
and passed the two-milion mark.
The total for the district was
$685., 450.
Liberty day. ushered in by the
Stadium bonfire Tuesday night,
started off with rush. which not
even the DRILLING rain that began
just before noon was able to
dampen.
Street meetings we're the order
of the day. A monster meeting
was arranged for 18th and Broad
way ut noon, to be addressed by
U. S. Senator Wesley Jones.
Street cars were stopped for
three-quarters of an hour. and
the traffic of the city waited on
the work of the Liberty loan COM
mittee.
Senator Jones and Governor
Lister also addressed crowds at
various points along the city
streets, from an automobile.
Among speakers at industrial
plants was Walter Harvey, who
talked to the employees at the
Tacoma Flour mills at noon.
Inspiring reports from over the
southwest part of the state were
received by Chairman Ralph
Stacy Wednesday morning. Ilwaco,
whose quota was about $25, 900,
has raised almost $4,000, and
has subscriptions for $4,000
more. Mason county's quota Is
$51, 900, and its chairman reports
$4,000 already subscribed and a
certainty of 100000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
VISITORS WILL
LEARN TO SWIM

Stadium and Lincoln evening
schools will be in session We'd
nesday evening as usual, it was
announced this morning, altho
they will close Friday on ac-
count of the Washington Educa-
tional association sessions. Visit
ing teachers will be welcome as
pupils in this evenings swimming
classes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
WAR VICEROY NOW
BRITISH VESSEL

The new steel steamer War
Viceroy shifted today to the Ia
coma Grain Co.'s dock for cargo.
She is now a British vessel under
command of Capt. Roberts, the U.
s. shipping board having placed
her on the Communicated list but
having also turned her over to
the Cunard company to be op-
Grated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24

hit him the right getting bayonet out
of his body Is the trouble
"DOn plunge the blade into parts the chest
Jab I'm the stomach comes
out then and go hospital He inst
crumpIes up dead.
lyon officers have got to nstin in fighting
spirit. They've got to be full of fight all time.
"They must be fighting boxing gloves for
II don't anything else like to sec this
camp full Of black eyes and bloody noses"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
No Appeal.
Omitted Press Leased wireo

LONDON, Oct. ga Wireless
Press message, received today
from Amsterdam. asserted that
Chancellor Michaelis had placed
his portfolio in the kaiser's hands.
The Wireless Press story was
not confirmed from other sources.
The opposition to Chancellor
Michaelis has been growing
steadily during recent months. II
started with the effort of the ma
jority- socialists to obtain some
definite statement of Germany's
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24

Seattle is still explaining that
she is not guilty, that she will
clean up, that she is no worse
than Tacoma anyway, that dras-
tic action will be taken, that all
the trouble Is due to a Tacoma
plot to besmirch her fair name,
that the vice gang shall be doc
matthewed to the eternal bow.
vows. that Hi Gill is responsible,
that there are no low characters
In the Queen City OF the West be-
cause the navy officers haven't
kicked and that the business men
of the city will pray daily in. 4
downtown auditorium until all u
right again.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
VESSEL SUNK:
TWO SURVIVE

BUENOS AIRES, Oct. "a. -
Sinking of the American steamer
Santa Elena, with "a lost. was
reported in dispatches received
from Spain today by La Nacion.
The dispatch says the vessel was
sunk near Ferrol and that the
captain and one sailor were the
sole survivors.
La Nacion adds that the Santa
Elena was one of the German
ships seized by the United States.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
Mayor Votes
No; Is Mills

With Mayor Fawcett voting
NO." an ordinance was passed by
the city council Wednesday call
ing for an 1S-mill tax levy for
1918 and fixing the distribution
Of funds. The mayor explained
that he was opposed to the in
crease of three mills over this
years levy.
The Is mills will be distributed
as follows:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-24
COUNTER ATTACKS FAILURE
UNITED Preaa Ieased HEtrcl

LONDON. Oct. 24.-Violent
German counter attacks against
newly won British and French
positions around Houthulst wood
have been fruitless. Field Mar
shall Haig reported today.
"Since Monday" Haig conclud-
ed, seven counter attacks have
been made and none have materi-
ally gained for the enemy"