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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
MORE FOOD

THE American people are now
prepared to furnish the allies with
food supplies during the coming
year. We have been in the war
but four months and had but little
opportunity for preparation, yet,
by intensive voluntary endeavor,
we are assured an increase in our
cereal production of more than
S50,000,000 bushels above last
year.
There need be no fear that
every pound of foodstuffs which
can be transported by the allies
will be available at our seaboards. Z"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
j. S. GETTING READY TO STRIKE AT ENEMY!
Honest Gambling" Is Lure
of Chinese Monte Carlo!

| If the lure of the gambling table
entiees you, go to Macao, China.
They advertise honest gambling
there.
Such is the interesting informd-
ton brought here by M. IL. Craw-
ford, who returned from the
Orient recently.
''In Macao, the Monte Carlo of
the Far East, all the fan-tan pal
aces boldly announce by street
signs that Honest Gambling"
and First Glass Gambling" Is
conducted inside" said Craw-
ford.
Government Backed
This guarantee of honest
dealing in games of chance Is
backed up by the Portuguese
government, which grants fran
chises to the Macao houses.
THE Portuguese obtained pos
session Of Macao as a conditional
concession In 1867 in reward for
helping rid the Pacific of pirates.
The Chinese have since tried and
failed to get 1t back a time or
two. The Dutch also put up a
scrap for it late in the 10th CEN
fury. As a result every promon-
tory is a iutting fortress, some
in ruins, others intact.
Build Stone Wall
"To prevent further encroach-
ments by foreigners, the Chinese
built stone wall across the pen
Ursula.
"People from all over the
world visit Macao to play fan
TAM" continued GRAVEYARD. But
those who follow the games
most persistently are the Chi
nese.
Some of the. gambling houses
are four stories high. In the cen
ter of each is an open pit. The
players peer down from balconies
to watch the game. There is
only one game and one dealer to
every house.
| Square Games
"a thousand persons will
however, bet on that one game.
lThey send their money down to
the table on a dinky, little dumb
waiter. If they win, the money
comes back the same way.
1.-THE games are conducted
sQuarely, and the income to the
houses is tremendous. The Port
uguest government reaps a profit
Of half million a month in per-
centages on its franchises.
Perhaps the most impressive
thing about the playing is the
fortitude with which the Chinese
loses. When the game goes
against them, they never bat an
eye, accepting i'll fortune as an
inevitable ruling OF fate.
Day and Night.
1.-THE contrast between Euro
pean and Chinese gamblers is
striking. If the Caucasian makes
a big winning, his enthusiasm
cannot be suppressed. If he
loses, he tries to be game. but it's
always with an effort. With the
Oriental, just the opposite is the
case. He is stole. No change
marks his face, whether he wins
or loses.
Gambling at Macao is a day
and night affair. Business is al
ways good. Steamers from Hong
Kong, 3S miles west. bring new
grist for the game mills daily"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31

Frank McNitt, jr., OF Centralia,
having had his jaw broken In
three places and mended, falls
down hospital stairs and breaks
it all over again.
Forty slackers and alien enc
mics in Yakima county jail Gre
ate such disturbance that II Is
necessary to call guardsmen to
check them.
Hofstetter's has your fishing
tackle. 1903 Pacific ave. adv
American Red Cross saves 400
small French children threatened
with death by asphyxiating gas
bombs dropped by enemy aviators.
In review of third year of war
the Tageblatt of Berlin points
out that armies of Germany and
her allies have increased in
strength while military strength
of France has diminished.
Tetanus germs found In court
plaster sold in Iowa.
Salads-alI kinds-at Duen-
wald's, 1112 Broadway. adv.
Forty persons injured when
two crowded street cars crash in
East Oakland.
Horse flesh brings SO cents a
pound in Germany. Fat for fry
ing is 81 a pound. Egg ration at
Hamburg is one a week for each
person.
DIR. Cozza, dentist, 2O3 Provi-
dent. adv.
Since beginning of war 380
persons have been killed and
1902 injured by air raids on
London, says official report.
Washing Machines, Wringers,
Mops, etc. Palace Hardware Co.,
1911 Pac. ave. adv.
Papers in condemnation Of
state land for army cantonment
filed in state land commissioner
office at Olympia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
UP TO u. S.

Senator Chamberlain Of the sem
ate military committee:
UNLESS there is change in
conditions along the battle line
and that shortly-there Is no tell
ing how long the war may be pro-
longed. America must be the de-
Gliding factor. Victory is sure to
come to the allies, but it may be
delayed unless America becomes
thoroughly aroused and hastens to
take her place in the forefront of
battle"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
RAIDER BUSY
in PACIFIC?
UNITED Press Leased Wire.)


SAN FRANCISCO, July 81. -
Fear that the steamer Wairuna,
IS days overdue, may be the vic
tim Of a German sea raider, was
expressed today by Captain Will
lam Cummings of the steamer
Ludlow.
He declares admiralty officials
in New Zealand warned him that
the Valdivia, a German ship, had
left Chile and might be intending
a raid and that a German raider,
carrying six-inch guns had got
past the British patrol in the
North sea and might be in the Pa
cific.
The Ludlow left New Zealand
at the same time as the Wairuna
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
TOP NUMBERS
FOR SLACKERS.
Omitted Press Leased wire.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 81.
Claims of exemptions for serv-
ice in Americas national army are
running heavy.
Initial examinations here and
at other points where men are be-
ing called show higher percent
age of claims than had been antici-
pated.
A great hunt stated thruout the
country today for draft evaders.
Warned by Attorney General Greg
DRY that thousand of men failed
TO register June 5, and have been
hiding ever SINCE" the United
States attorneys in all districts en-
listed civilian help and started
after the slackers.
The names of hundreds of
youths who thought themselves Sc
curely hidden have been forward
ed to local authorities from the
justice department.
Among the informants were
many mothers whose sons register
ed for the draft and who couldn't
hear to see other boys In the
neighborhood slip thru Uncle
Sans net.
The slackers caught will be
iammed right up at the top of
the lists for examination
whenever possible. This will
be done by assigning them the
numbers or men early on the
list who were discharged for
physical or other disability.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
FREIGHTERS COME BACK

the Blue Funnel line,
British will return to the Pacific
trade according dispatches from Victoria, b. c.
They probably will be for several trips the Atlantic before
being their At the entire Blue
line has been withdrawn
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
AIR MIGHT

Chairman Howard Coffin of the
aircraft production board.
America will bring to the allied
armies the unquestioned suprem-
acy of the air. This will be her
greatest single contribution to the
vital cause of free nations"
Herbert Hoover, food admins
traitor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
PLAN TAXES
(lInIted Press Ieased Wire.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 81.
"A two per cent surtax on cor
increase in surtaXes on
incomes over 1000, an increase
of 81 gallon in the tax on dis
titled spirits and an increase of 80
cents barrel on beer were agreed
upon today by the senate finance
committee, as amendments to the
revenue bill
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
Omitted Press Leased wireJ

WASHINGTON, July 81. -
America, great reservoir of fresh
strength-men, money and materi-
als-will turn the war tide.
The fourth year of the struggle
will find her doing a vast bit in
overturning autocracy and ulti-
mately her reserve strength will
win.
This was the message today
from responsible officials, back
ing the declarations of President
Wilson and Secretary of State
on to Lansing that this nation
must forge on to victory and that,
without us, the world war must
end in a miserable peace.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
BLOCKADEI

Chairman Padgett of the house
naval committee:
81 favor the allied blocking of
the Skagerrack, helping Norway,
Sweden and Denmark to protect
their neutrality"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
NAVY. TOO

Acting Chairman Swanson OF
the senate naval COMMITTEES:
81 have much confidence in the
preparedness and efficiency Of our
navy. II will do a great work"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
DIVORCE COURT BUSY

stana stephanova refused follow her husband
co to America when he sent her transportation
Stephen granted divorce Monday They married Bull
garia T. Kobaa divorce from Kuku Kobata
ried Mary Young claimed
o. J. and given divorce.
Other divorces granted w. L. Smell
desertion Henry X
Odbert.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
LAUNCH NEW SCHOONER

auxiliary Osrander will leave the
the seaorn hpyards at AIS Tuesday afternoon
will be chrstened by Mrs H. Seattle
o
a ship the Hansen is ESQ
long depth feet Her um-
Der capacity is 100000 feet
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
COMMERCIAL BHNDERY I
co. Main AIT. adv

Strike I'm lumber industry
forces Sanderson & Porter, cow
eminent ship contractors who res
Gently opened large shipyards 81
Raymond, to lay off men bes
cause of lack of lumber.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
PLANTING TROUT

Twelve thousand eastern brook
trout are being planted In streams
around Longmire Springs by
County Game Commissioners
Light and Kreager.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31

TURN TO THE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON PAGE q FOR
RESULTS. SEE PAGE SEVEN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
BIG RUN OF SOCKEYES
(SpeciaI to Tho Times.)

Especial { The Tmes)
BELLlNGHAM. July 31samon canneries in Beingham and
Lummi
Of socees Six canneres handled $4,000 fish, with the
cifc American leading with
Altho anticipating the the hard for
effect that the water is alive with sockeye.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
BUYING

aUnited Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON. d. c., July 81.
speed" the watchword,
the new Industrial war board OF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
Here and Elsewhere

More than 10000 men have
applied for the 5000 places in
the second officers training
camps beginning Aug. 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31

TURN TO THE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON PAGE z FOR
RESULTS. SEE PAGE SEVEN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31

Washing Machines, Wringers,
Mops, etc. Palace Hardware Co.,
1911 Pac. ave. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31

Since beginning of war 800
persons have been killed and
1902 injured by air raids on
London, says official report.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31

DIR. Cozza, dentist, 2O3 Provi-
dent. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31

Papers In condemnation Of
state land for army cantonment
filed in state land commissioners
office at Olympia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31

Frank McNitt, jr., OF Centralia,
having had his jaw broken in
three places and mended, falls
down hospital stairs and breaks
1t all over again.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31

Horse flesh brings SO cents a
pound in Germany. Fat for fry
ing is 81 pound. Egg ration at
Hamburg is one week for each
person.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31

Forty slackers and alien ene-
mics in Yakima county Jail ere
ate such a disturbance that it Is
necessary to call guardsmen to
check them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31

Forty persons injured when
two crowded street cars crash in
East Oakland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-12
WOULD BENEFIT q. S. FIRMS.
Proposed Modification Of British
Order Prohibiting Shoe Imports.

Negotiations are in progress for
modification of the British order in
council. issued last February. prohibit
ing shoe imports into Great Britain.
American manufacturers have entered
into contracts for supplying British
firms and find themselves unable to de-
liver their products.
The British government Is under
stood to be disposed to recognize the
claims Of the American manufacturers
In SO far as they relate to contra cts
made before the order was issued, and
a modification is expected within a
few days whereby there will be ad-
mitted such shoes made under these
contracts as are patterned upon Eng
lish lasts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-12
COL. HOUSE'HAS AUDIENCE
WITH THE KING OF BRITAIN
Also Invited, With Mrs House, to
Take Luncheon With
Royal Couple.

LONDON. November fixing George
received Col. E. NJ. House. head of the
American commission to the interallied
conference which is to be held In Paris,
in audience at II o'clock yesterday.
Col. House walked to the palace from
Chesterfield House. a distance of a mile,
accompanied by Sir William Wiseman.
The colonel required no Introduction
to the king. whom he had met on pre-
vious visits. In the course of the con-
versation the king invited the colonel
and Mrs. House to take luncheon this
afternoon with the queen and himself.
The other members of the American
mission had quiet Sunday. In the
afternoon several informal business
conferences were held at their hotel in
an effort to dispose of the work which
must be done before they go to Paris.
Although the members of the mission
have been deluged with Invitations Of
social nature since their arrival. It
has been found impossible to accept any
of them, owing to the many duties
which they find confronting them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-12
Townspeople Honor Dead Soldier.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. November IA
Thousands Of Evansville people gather
ed yesterday at tho soldiers and
sailors coliseum to pay homage in an
imposing memorial service in honor of
James B. Gresham. the Evansville
youth who was one Of the first three
Americans killed in the trenches of
northern France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-12

prescription and is guaranteed free
from alcohol or dangerous drugs
in any form. Because of the fact
that it is safe for children a. well
as older people, Father Johns
Medicine is used in thousands of
homes by careful mothers who have
found from experience that it keeps
the children well. relieves colds
and coughs promptly and builds
new Observation-Disclosures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-12
British Effort Tremendous.

Former Representative stoute of Mon
tana said:
my visit. first to England and later
to the fighting front, has given me a
vivid impression of the tremendous eff
forts Great Britain is putting forth in
this war. I saw nowhere, either among
civilians or soldiers, the slightest sign
of weakening. The unquestionable
spirit of England and France. which is
undiminished after theterrtfic sacrifices
they have made, should encourage and
sustain America as she proceeds with
her vast undertaking..
Representative Dan v. Stephens Of
Nebraska said:
II am profoundly impressed with the
tremendous preparations the British
and French have made to win this war
No man can view their splendid armies
and equipment and associate long
with their officers at the front without
being convinced of the absolute eer-
tainty of an allied victory. The Job 10
big one. but the sword will never be
sheathed until Prussian milttarism is
destroyed
when America gets her tremendous
resources of mon and supplies back of
them the struggle will soon be over"
Representative Dale Of Vermont, re-
ferrjng to the British front, said: IT
have been impressed by the variety
and magnitude of modern war opera
tions and by the skill and courage re-
uuired to conduct them, but, more than
all else. by the evidences of the endur-
ing sacrifice and inherent va1or Of the
soldiers Of Great Britain and her colo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-12

This letter, recently received from
the monastery of the, Blessed Sacra-
ment in Detroit. is another evidence
of the value of Father Johns
Medicine for colds and body building.
Father Johns Medicine is in use
and recommended by various insti-
tutions, homes and hospitals
throughout the country. Its value
has bssa proved By more than sixty
yeass Of success. Il 10 Q Doctors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-12

To ave the enormous corn crop grown
On the Pennsyfvania State College 1axme
more than 100 1tudsats hAWo votgneesgoA
- hAA, . hna1l1n8 -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-12
Two Recent Diversions.

Conditions in the American sector
continue to be normal, with intermit-
tent artillery firing on both sides. At
one place the Germans observed that
the grass had been trodden down in
The rear. and they threw IN . hundred
churn UP the mud
The weather continues to be cold
ana rainy. The American infantrymen
have had two diversions. The first In
envy, apparently thinking raid was
imminent opened up with machine
guns at the point where the lines are
closest. stream Of bullets whistled
over the American first line.
About the same time French troops
on the American flank observed four
Germans, who were cutting tho barbed
wire defenses. A French patrol sue
ceeded in heading OF the Germans, cap
turing them all.
Get Mention in French Dispatches.
The first American officer and private
wounded in the war have been mon
scented with citations. The officer II
Signal Corps Lieut. - Of Burlington
vt, who was the nrst casualty. The
soldier was wounded In q raid October
10 BY . shell splinter. The citations
say that both men were wounded
w All0 WCEhlu8 AZ 0AS41 AhAoz
enemy observation. and that they are
respectively. the first ofacer and sol.
dier Of the American forces ito shed
hood. on the soil of France for right
Justice and liberty"
A major general delivered the lieu.
tenant his document in the base hospi'
tai today and congratulated him on hii
honor. The officer was highly elatet
and declared that he had been amply
repaid for his wound.
The soldier. who is in a field hospital
was informed Of his honor and wa.
notified that his citation would be de-
livered In . day or 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-12
TWO[M|LuON FIRE ON
NEW YORK WATER FRONT
Alien Employees in Plant Where Dis
astrous Blaze Was Started In
Three Places at Same Time.

NEW YORK. November 13-New
York city's waterfront was the scene
Of another disastrous IRE yesterday
when tho factory Of the Washburn
Wire Company. which was working on
large car orders for the United States
government. was destroyed. with an
estimated loss Of nearly 100000. The
patrolman who discovered the fire de-
clared he found three separate blazes
at different places in the factory.
which was housed in a series Of build
ings extending from 117th to 115th
streets and half block deep on the
East river front. in Harlem.
Daniel C.. Turner. general manager
of the company, told Fire Marshal
Brophy that twenty-five Germans and
force of 1000 employees in the factory.
and that all Of the Germans except one
had zone permits issued by the federal
government. Fourteen nationalities
are represented among the workmen.
1t is said.
Fire Marshal Brophy has summoned
Mr.. Turner and a score of employees to
appear at a hearing before him today.
Five Injured by Falling Walls.
The fire. which was one OF the most
spectacular Of recent years in this
city. started shortly after noon. and
was not brought under control until
o'clock. The buildings range from
! two to six stories in height, and only
parts of two Of them remain standing.
Tenement houses nearby were emptied
of occupants. and it was only with the
greatest struggle by fremen that the
flames We're confined to the factory.
Five f1remen were injured by falling
walls and a water tower was demoi-
ished under an avalanche Of bricks.
Tons of barbed and other wire, placed
on the sidewalks preparatory to load
ing and scattered through the factory,
were destroyed.
The flames apparently enveloped the
simultaneously, for the entire plant
was a mass Of flames soon after the
fire started. Five alarms called out all
the f1re-fghting apparatus In a large
fleet of fire patrol boats and railroad
floats equipped with high-pressure
hose. which turned streams Of water
into the flames from the river.
Series of Explosions Terrify.
The factory was surrounded by viz
tually wall of streaming hose, but so
nearby buildings were in peril more
than three hours. Many families in
the adjacent tenements early moved
their household goods to safety.
A series of explosions. caused when
the flames reached oil accommodations
in the machinery, added to the danger
Of the fire. Some of the explosions
were so severe that they caused floors
and walls to collapse, sending up great
clouds of sparks that flew to nearby
buildings.
Stores of materials used in manu-
featuring insulation gave out q heavy
black smoke which. with the terrific
heat, kept the fire fighters at least a
half block from the factory.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-08-28
tlgcuAL PREPAREDNESS.

While we are so loudly shouting TOR
preparedness for war, why not devote
a little time to preparedness for peace7
From London comes the report that
England is mastering the Russian
language? Why? Not because it has
any great cultural value, but because
Britain is getting ready to go after,
Russian trade when peace shall come
American students of commerce see
In Russia a gigantic and profitable
field for trade; 1t. is marvellous soil for,
American capital and enterprise
pecially Is this true inasmuch as Rus
STA has cast czardom down and is now
more than ever in sympathy with
American ideals Of freedom and prog
ress. Is America doing anything to
share in the Russian trade after the
war? Little or nothing. True, many
business houses have representatives
in Russia, but the soil is not yet even
scratched. Yet Russia Is our near
neighbor; her dominions lie right
across the Boring strait, yet we are
woefully ignorant of Russia and the
Russians. We know little or nothing
of the tongue in which business in
great Russian markets must be trans
acted.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-08-28

From Maine comes the good news
that the season for corn on the cob is
to be made to include twelve months
every year. The man who loves to
pick an ear Of corn from the steam
ing pile on the platter, spread it deep
with butter, sprinkle it generously
with salt, then gnaw the corn from the
cob In the way that nature intended
such things to be attended to, will no
longer have to limit that sort Of gas
tronomic ecstasy to the months Of late
summer and early fall, says Boston
Herald. For Maine, where the indus
try of canning sweet corn had its be-
ginnings, and whose sweet corn is
recognized the world over as without
a rival, has begun to can sweet corn
on the cob. 1t has been done in a
small way before, but this year it
blossoms into a real industry, so much
of an industry that one concern there
has recently booked single order for
10000 cases of "a cans to the case.