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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
Washington Screams Approval

be
No information is given regarding
the declaration
the government to be notified of the
AS the president affixed
Buron McCandess sgaled the the
navy department that formally
flashed out from the the ships
to the forts of the United
simultaneously steam whistle in Washington IN
heard in corner of the nations capital.
ference from hundreds of thousands of other
zaton according President Wilson,
determine whether democracy shall rule the world
Both
No steps toward raising
the administration will be
obtained of the
The general deficiency bill $IOO,O00000
national defense
by the appropriations COM
mee for national OF
the president"
In his proclamation, President Wilson
latons aliens Among them
shall his Of
ammunition;
cipher An alien
mile of federal
ate arrest for violation of order
Detention alien enemies
by the United States limited
much he provides that shall
ton designated by the president
thereom without permit shall
States if required"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06

yards could turn out 16 vessels
of the type wanted by the govern
ment, in 13 months.
The yards would be able to
launch vessel in four months, he
said. ii
I'VE have three ways now, and
we have room for five MORE" he
said. 1--WE have 225 men on the
payroll, of whom so are skilled
shipwrights.
Labor Patriotic.
Our ability to expand depends
only upon the amount of labor
we can get, but we have great
fund of unskilled labor in and
about Tacoma that could be drawn
upon. These are men trained
in our sawmills and logging camps
of many years experience, and
they make the finest sort of skill
ed workers.
I'VE employ union labor in our
yards, but the men have come to
the front periodically and have
told me they would be willing to
WoTh unuef any condltlonS Tor the
nation in an emergency"
Plenty of Lumber.
Morrison said he had assurances
from Tacoma lumbermen that all
the timber necessary to carry out
the governments program, could
easily be supplied on the Tacoma
waterfront, and that at least two
of the Tacoma sawmills were
equipped to turn out the largest
ship beams.
House Carpenters Good.
Nick Babare of Babare Bros.
shipyards in Old Tacoma, said his
yards already have one ways to
handle large ships and room for
three more IL required. He said
he had found house carpenters
have the makings of excellent
shipbuilders.
c. b. Hyde, representing the
new Pacific Coast Shipbuilding
Co., said his company was rushing
its plant to early completion and
, is now preparing to build a 265-
foot steamer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
I. R. & P. TO
OPERATE LINE

Instead of actually operating
the new municipal tideflats street
car line itself, the city of Tacoma
Will probably turn the job over to
/ the T. r. & P. Co., which has Of
fered to run cars at cost, and turn
all proceeds over to the city.
This is the latest development
of the street car tangle reached
late Thursday afternoon by a spe-
cial committee appointed by May
or Fawcett.
The street railway company was
unwilling to assume further finan-
cial risk, but agreed to operate the
line at cost, the city to foot all
bills and to receive all receipts.
1t will cost approximately $780,
600 to build the line, according to
the final decision. This provides
for double track for the entire
length, a loop around A street and
10th, and $4,000 for street cars.
Vice President Leonard of the T.
r. & P. Co. wired the Stone-Web-
ster offices in Boston Thursday
night for permission to furnish
cars fer the line, on an agreement
that the city should take them
over and pay for them at the end
of the contract, which will proba-
bly, run five and one-half years.
If Tacoma banks will take the
paper, utility bonds for 100000
will be issued by the city at once,
to finance the new line.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
Plans For Immense Army

the president this afternoon following statement
regarding the be chosen
asked for by the heads
THE principles embodied by
military
entire embod
ied in that 1t the best judgment
ment
1T to raise the
emergency by bringing the regular army and national
strength and by adding the additional which
will
regular the national
which first hundred
dey and later ncments of the
of enlistment in the three equazed and will be
The will be for and
the national guard by volunteering
of the president a
1.-THE additional seIectiye
draft from m ranging In from O
The of the
in proportion to their population"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
BUILD SHIPS HERE TO THWART KAISER

shipping board of the direct need
of campaign of shipbuilding."
This need, he added, had de-
termined the board to launch its
present plans for a merchant ma
rine of wooden vessels OF about
1000 tons. Steel is out of the
question, he said.
Approves Douglas Fir.
Brent took testimony from Ia
coma shipbuilders on t2le capacity
of their plants, their capacity of
expansion, and the supply of labor
In Tacoma, after repeating the as
surance that Douglas fir for ship
building purposes fully comes up
to the governments requirements.
Phillip Morrison, representing
the Seaborn shipyards here, told
Vice Chairman Brent that his
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
Warning To
Auto Owners

A warning is being issued by in
spectors from the state auditors
office to all automobile owners
who do not have 1917 licenses, to
Immediately purchase them or
they will be liable for arrest. Fri
day in Justice Linck's court, B.
H. Mccormick was fined SIS and
costs for not having license. Nc
Cormick runs Tacoma-Olympia
stage.
w. S. McCalley, one of the three
inspectors in Tacoma, says there
are more than 1000 automobiles
in the county without new licenses
on their machines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
One House In
Three Flying
It's u. S. Flag

That about one north end house
in three is decorated with Ameri-
can flags is the conclusion of e.
A. Wilbur, foreman of The Times
composing room, who has been
doing some counting as he has rid
den back and forth to work the
last few days.
On the right hand side of the
Point Defiance line, coming down,
Wilbur says, there are 235 houses
between North 45th and Orchard
streets and South Ninth street.
Seventy-eight of them are decked
with flags.
On the other side there are 136
house, Ga of them displaying the
Stars and Stripes.
ut doesn't look like a very big
percentage to me-" says Wilbur.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
FIRST ACT OF
WAR IS TAKEN
AGAINST

German ships Scraps, Ottawa and
Atlas were seized by Collector of
the Port ]. o. Davis and the crews
were taken to Angel Island for de-
tention.
At Portland three interned
ships, the Dalbek, Vinton, the Vim
nenn, at Clifton and the Kert at
Astoria were seized by the collec-
tor of customs.
In all cases the enemy sailors
were sent to the immigration sta
lions, some later being released
on parole.
In Bad Condition.
At New London, the steamer
Wiilehad, which had served as
mother ship to the submarine
Deutschland, was seized.
The German vessels are now
subject to use by the United
States. Whether any of them can
be put in commission at an early
date, however, is predetermined.
In most cases the machinery of the
ships has been wrecked.
Inc nullS Oh the NeSselS are, Vi
course, in bad condition, owing to
being tied up for nearly three
years.
Naval AuNiliaries.
1t was learned at Washington
today that most Of the passenger
ships are built as naval auxiliaries
with gun platforms, reinforced
decks and other equipment for Of
fensive purposes.
Officials said seizure of these
ships has increased our transport
ing ability tremendously. Four.
teen of the larger vessels are able
to carry 10000 troops, twice what
the American merchant fleet avail.
able at present can carry. $1,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
MAY ENLIST
in THE NAVY

Up to noon Friday, 20 new re-
cruits had been signed up since
the first of the week at the L. S.
navy recruiting station. Thurs
day and Friday were the biggest
days for Officer G. Strickland.
Six recruits took examinations
Thursday afternoon and Friday
morning. They were Ralph Stew
art, Puyallup; Otto Mason, Puy-
allup; Oscar Carlson, Burton
John Rinehart, Puyallup; Albert
McCanless, of California, and Ce-
Gil Leroy Howe Of Classic, Wash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06

defense on the part Of America.
For German victory would be
menace to our peace and demo-
craoy."
Brent startled the Tacoma
shipbuilders who met in confer
ence with him by declaring that
the success of the new submarine
campaign launched by the kaiser
in February has been far greater
than has been reported by the
press.
Sinkings Are Heavy.
"Since February, German sub
marines have sunk 100000 tons
of shipping" he declared. "The
kaiser's plan was to sink million
tons, so you see they haven't fallen
very short of their mark.
"All this has convinced the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06

unexpected, after the thrilling dec
laration of Rep. Claude Kitchen.
North Carolina, democratic floor
leader, in the afternoon that he
could not bring himself to vote the
country into war.
Kitchens speech swung a dozen
or more votes to the ranks OF
those opposing the resolution.
When the long, but always
thrilling, debate had at last been
concluded, q stiffness that seldom
marks house proceedings settled
over the chamber.
Promptly at 2:45 o'clock the
house started to vote on the reslu-
ton. At sos the roll had been
called In record time and the pre-
ident's state Of war resolution haa
! passed both branches OF congress.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
"Lddy From Montana" Sobs

WASHINGTON, d. c., Apr.
Ga woman furnished the
most dramatic scene Of the
most dramatic session I'm the
history OF this nations house
Of representatives.
The woman Is Miss Jeanette
Rankin, OF Montana, the first
woman ever TO sit in either
body Of the eountry's legisla-
ture.
With sob and a protest OF
her love Of country, she voted
NO."
The house passed the histri
resolution that says Germany ha
upon this government
amid stirring scenes at sos thi
The vote--373 to 50--was no
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
Omitted Press Leased wireJ

Omitted Press Leased WireD
NEW YORK, April 9. -
United States armed forces
seized all German ships In all
American ports today.
1t was Americas first act
Of war.
In ports on every coast Of the
United States proper, and In
island possessions, marines or
bluejackets went aboard the en-
envy ships early today, made men,
bers of the German crews prison
ers and took possession OF the YES
sells in the name of the United
States.
At Hoboken, N. j., alone, Is
vessels, including the giant Water
land, were taken over. In all, q
ships were seized in New York
waters.
81 Taken in All.
The total number Of German
ships in American waters which
were seized is OIL. They represent
y total tonnage of 694 500.
In New York harbor a long
gray war painted destroyer waited
just off the bow of the Vaterland
Her guns were trained on the en-
envy sea monster.
At Seattle customs authorities
seize7 the Hamburg American in.
termed freighter Saxonia and the
German sailing ship Steinbeck al
1890 o'clock a. M. Twelve men
including Captain Frank Heller Of
the 6axonia and Captain Johannes
Wohlers, Of the Steinbeck, are
held.
Sailors ParOled.
At San Francisco the internet
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
DR.. RICH IS
WAITING NOW

The long looked for battle be-
tween the county commissioners
and DR.. s. P. Rich of Roy, who
claims he was offered the SUPER
intendency of the Mountain View
sanatorium, did not occur Thurs
day, as DR.. Rich did not make his
appearance at the court house.
81 am waiting for the commits
sioners to take some action on my
request of last Monday" said DR.,
Rich over the telephone Friday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
Mother Gives
Son.; Appeals
For a Pension

The first application for war
mothers pension that has ever
been made to the county was re-
ceived at the office Of Probation
Officer S. S. Healey Friday morn
ing.
Mrs. Eva Culbertson, a widow
with two sons, was the applicant.
One of her sons has lately Joined
the navy, and gone with the U.
S. S. Vicksburg which, leaves her
without support. Her other son
Is only II years old.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
STATE OF WAR
IS PR0cLAImE Ed
BY PRESIDENT
Flash-Navy ordered modified (6 p. M eastern time)

Flash-Navy ordered modified. (6 eastern time)
UNITED Press Leased Wire)
WASHINGTON, d. c. April 6War officially declared
1913 this afternoon.
At exactly that time President Wilson
ton passed by the declaring
tween the United States and Germany.
had been passed last night by the house of
resentaVes single
Champ Clark ~
Vice President Marshall three minutes later
Immediately the resolution
Wilson, the batleshp
that
countries notified by cable.
Wilson at Issued long proclamation declaring
Germany and directing all officers the United
the discharge
of
He called attention provides
whenever the United States country
and subjects of the
States boundaries shall be liable
He warned all aliens themselves
their would
make speedy speaking
improperly regarding suspected plotting
against the United States
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06

In a patriotic appeal at the
Commercial club here Friday
Theodore Brent, vice chair
man of the federal shipping
board, declared that the de-
Tense of the nation depends
largely on the united service
of its shipbuilders, and par
ticularly those on the Pacific
coast.
One of the most immediate
needs the country faces today, he
said, Is for vessels to carry sup.
plies to the allies with whom this
nation has now decided to cast its
fortunes.
1.-THE lack of supplies is proba
bly, the greatest menace to the sue
cess of the allies" he said. "TC
furnish these is a measure of self
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
AMERICAN NEGRO
SEEKS RECRUITS
FOR THE KAISER

VUnIteU FreSS IeHscU ""''f
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April g.
The third arrest in connection
with German plots to incite ne
groes to rebellion was made here
today when negro, addressing
members of his race at a local
depot, declared they should join
the German army. Good pay, So
cial equality and unrestricted fran
chises were offered.
Government men admit a plot
has been unearthed whereby me-
groes working in the various coal
mines and industrial plants of the
district were to dynamite the
mines and plants.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
Bumped His Head

Instead of having been brutal
ly beaten while he slept Thursday
night, as was first reported to the
police, Grin Parks, a fireman on
the tug Falcon, and a coast artil-
lery man, walked in his sleep and
bumped his head so hard against
a beam that he was knocked
out"
At the Tacoma General hospital
Friday it was reported that Parks
injuries were not severe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
GERMANS TRY TO
RELIEVE PRESSURE
ON SAINT QUENTIN

LONDON, April 6.-Striving
desperately to relieve the tre-
mendous pincer-like grip around
st. Quentin exerted by British
and French forces, picked Ger
man troops were hurled against
the French line northwest of
Rheims last night and today in
one of the most powerful oliver.
sions" attempted in months.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
JAIL FOR SPY!

NEW YORK, April Captain
Alfred A. Fritzen pleads guilty in
U. s. district court here today to
having conspired with Captain
Hans Tauscher to blow up the
Welland canal and was sentenced
to Is months in the federal peni-
Tertiary at Atlanta, Ga. He was
arrested In Los Angeles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
GREATEST DESTRUCTION
IN HISTORY OF WORLD
UNITED Press Ieased Wire.,

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 6.
Never before in the history of
the world has there been such de-
struction. either by victorious or
vanquished armies as that wrought
by the retreating Germans in the
100 miles Of French territory they
have justevacuated, Ambassador
Sharp cabled the state department
today.
Reports that have been publish
ed have in no way been exag-
gerated," Sharp said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
HOLD TEUTS


United Press Leased Wire.)
Ell PASO, April 6.-Scores of
Germans are being detained here
by the department of justice
agents, in connection with investi-
cations of German plots against
the United States in Mexico.
1t is said that the department
officials have information to the
effect that prominent Carranza
officials are implicated, and ar.
rests may follow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
ENGLAND GREETS
HER NEWEST ALLY

Omitted Press Leased Wire.l
LONDON, April 6--Stating that
he spoke at the instance of the
imperial war cabinet, Premier
Lloyd-George this afternoon sent
stirring message to America
recognizing her entrance into the
war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
SUBS AWAIT
u. S. VESSELS
Omitted Press Leased wire.)

NEW YORK, April German
submarines are now in the great
circle trade route between New
York and Cape San Rogue and
other South American ports, a
warning sent out early today said.
British and other merchant
vessels were warned to be on the
lookout for U-boats in latitude 26
north, longitude 56.42 west.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
Gets Promotion

Policeman Fl. d. Dyment, until
recently a sergeant on the Tacoma
department, was promoted to the
dry squad Friday by Commission
err Petit. He will work under
Sergt. Falconer, who heads the
squad.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
u. s. AGENTS TOO
BUSY TO TAKE UP
CASE OF WEBER

Federal secret service men are
so rushed with war business
that they have not yet had time to
investigate the case of Frank
Weber. alleged German reservist,
captured at the docks Wednesday
morning with dynamite fuse and
caps in his pockets. !
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
Mayor a-Fishing

The lure of the trobt stream
was too much for Mayor Fawcett
Friday. and he slipped away from
the city hall early in the day,
carrying his rod, basket and lunch.
The mayors whereabouts are de-
scribed as somewhere in western
Washington"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
INSURING AGAINST
GERMAN U-BOATS

GALVESTON, April 6-Reports
that the government has evidence
of the presence In the Gulf of Mex
leo of German submarines caused
many people here today to apply
for insurance against lombard
ment, riots and civil disturbances.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
CAN'T FORECLOSE
ON ENLISTED MEN

SALEM, Or, April 6. - The
property Of any Oregon man en-
listing in the army, navy or ma
tional guard shall be exempt from
foreclosure. A law providing for
this moratorium will become eff
fective May 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
CUBA MAY GO
TO WAR, TOO
Omitted Press Leased Wire.,

NEW YORK, April 6.-Presi-
dent Menocal Of Cuba has sent a
message to the Cuban congress re-
Questing that a state of war be de-
clared to exist between Cuba and
Germany, according to a cable re-
ceived by the official Cuban press
bureau here this afternoon from
Secretary to President Eusebio s.
Azpiazu.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
ALIENS TO BE
ROUNDED UP
(United Press Leased Wire.l

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, April 9. -
Acting on secret Geographic in
structions from Washington, U. s.
District Attorney John w. Preston
this afternoon ordered U. S. Mar
shall Holahan to take into custody
number of Germans living in the
San Francisco bay region whom
the government is said to consid-
er hostile TO the United States.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06

AS we understand the T. r. G
p Co.'S offer it will operate the
city car line on the tideflats pro-
vided the city first builds and
equips it complete and then guar
antees the company against loss.
Talko hereby volunteers to run
the entire Stone & Webster sys-
tenn on-the same basis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
SEIZE RADIOS
ON MT. HOOD
Omitted Press Leased wire.,

tUnited Press Leased Wfre.'
PORTLAND, Or, April Fed
eral officials here admitted today
that a well-equipped wireless sta
ton, carefully hidden in the woods
at the base of Mount Hood, has
been discovered and destroyed.
The plant included a generator
and high aerials capable of COM
municating in a radius Of 5000
miles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
Lucky Is Again

Vby UnIttu PreSS.
WASHINGTON, d. c.,
April 6.-Vice President
Marshall signed the war
resolution at 1918 p. m.
Eactly one hour later to
the second, President Will
son signed his name-at
1:13 p. m.
. Thirteen is President Will
sons LUCKY number.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06

Now that Spokane people
have learned how their con-
gresham, Dill, voted, refus-
ing TO back the president, he
appears to be i'm pickle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
TODAY's CIEARINGs
KING GEORGE WIRES

United Press Leased wirc.S
LONDON, April 6-King George
this afternoon sent q message to
President Wilson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06

Greetings, have you SUBJ
mitted a kind words para
graph i'm the PiDk's $40 con-
test yet?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06
u. S. is IN IT AT LAST!
Draft 100000 Men At Once 81 Steamers Are Seized
GOOD FRIDAY, 1917

Good Friday dawned the day which The Man made His sacrifice
thee
o
The
CT Ameic aasi
fs Ia b
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06

No doubt Bryan will be
agin the league to enforce
peace. Too harsh q sound.
Preferably, a league to in
duce peace by prayer and pc
tition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06

What's your idea on remaining
the Teut ships? Dave Sullivan,
telegraph operator, wants the
Vaderland made Der Sam Uncle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06

TOUCHES" OF SPRING
The new garden hose,
The new garden hoes,
The new silken hose,
The new Easter clothes
The way the dough goes
No American knows,
Nor cares, we 'spose,
A darn what he owes.
This much simply must be
said Of Annette Kellerman,
she has beautifully rounded,
alluringly formed finger pals.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06

Count CLernin, Austria's
foreign minister, talks peace.
That Russian revolution set
royalty to considering peace.
all over the world.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-06

CUHIOTb WTOIVU.
At San Francisco the informed
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