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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-08

Did you know that every morning
before his director calls camera"
Roscoe Arbuckle reads ten pages OF
Marcus Aurelius2
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06
Women Suspect
Detectives of
! Being Thieves

City Detectives Braund and
Huckaba did such quick work
Thursday morning recovering
wedding and Christmas gifts stol-
en- Wednesday night from Mrs.
d. e. Wadsworth, 1857 Sprague
ave, that they were suspected for
a time Of being the thieves.
The gifts were stolen from Mrs.
WadswOrth's auto while she was
calling upon her sons fiancee
Wednesday night. The wedding
gifts included a three-piece hand
painted Haviland china set.
Tn" detectives found the loot
Thursday MOI ming hidden in a
clump of bushes near 23rd and
Hosmer streets. As they we,c
carrying the large package to-
wards Mrs. Wadsworth's home,
neighbors rushed out and accused
the detectives of stealing the stuff.
Mrs. Wadsworth was overjoy-
ed at the speedy return of the
gifts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06

Charging that certain employ
ers of labor in Tacoma were TAX
ing advantage of the govern
ment's wartime proclamation by
forcing employees to sign pledges
of loyalty to the firms retaining
them, delegates to the Central
Labor council Wednesday night
decided that organized labor In
Tacoma would hereafter refuse
to sign the pledges.
The government has asked en-
ployers to obtain lists OF all men
working for them, with tabula-
tions regarding the nationality
and other personal data regard
ing their life. At the bottom of
the list is the following question:
Are you loyal to your govern
ment?"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06
LABOR WRATHY
AT EMPLOYERS

Charges were made before the
Central Labor council that sew
eral employers we're adding the
words land your employer" to
the question of loyalty.
Labor representatives de-
clared that they were glad to an
nounce their loyalty to their
government, but that the en-
ployers were taking q decided ad-
vantage by demanding that they
pledge loyalty to their firms.
Wherever the pledges are Of
fered hereafter, union men Will
scratch out the words "and your
employer" 1t was agreed.
Secretary of Labor Wilson was
notified Thursday OF the alleged
misuse OF the government pledge
which was being made by Taco
ma employers. Ixtd
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06
on1an
Beneath Car,
Not Injured

Struck down by an automobile
at 18th and X streets Wednesday
night, Mrs. G. Z. King, wife of a
former police captain, probably
saved her life by quick presence Of
mind.
As she fell In front Of the NOV
Ding car, Mrs. King seized the
front bumper" In both hands and
chung to It. She was dragged 80
feet beneath the car. laying on her
back and grasping the bumper.
When the machine came to a
stop, 1t was found that her in
juries consisted only of sever,
bruises. The driver of the car
gave his name as Ernest w. Brock.
Mrs. King is nearly 60 years of
age.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06
PICKING
IL NEW
JURYMEN

Selection of a new jury to fin
ish the trial OF the Camp Lewis
condemnation suit began in Judge
Clifford's court Thursday.
Before a jury Is chosen 1t may
be necessary to call second new
jury panel. OF the 80 names
called, 4S were located by the
sheriff this week and summoned
to appear In court Thursday. OF
these only 81 showSd up when the
court session began. A dozen
were excused from service for le-
gal reasons, leaving but 25.
All of the 25 asked to be ex-
cused, but were refused.
The first IL called to the jury
box to he questioned as to their
qualifications to try the condem-
nation case were Daniel Cozza,
947 South Sheridan ST.; Frank
Wilcoxen. Spanaway; John b.
Gunstavson, Ills M ST.: p. c.
Paulson, 2S05 No. Warner; G. G.
Fletcher, North Mullen St; c.
Essen baeher. Puyallup; Albert
Keil, J. ]. Dempsey, 724 North
Yakima ave.; A. s. M. Anderson,
Vega; G. ]. Mcpherson, 1926 No.
Cakes; Frank B. Balloon. Sumner.
and Il. w. Johnson, Puyallup.
1t may be,a week before jury
satisfactory to both sides begins
work.
The discharging of the jury
which was hearing the condem-
nation case, because of the serious
illness of one OF the jurors, means
a setback of about month on
the trial.
All the preliminary testimony
necessary for laying the founda-
ton for the case will have to be
repeated for the new jury In adj
dition the third suit of the con-
demnation which had all but been
completed before the old jury will
have to be started all over again.
Members of the army of attor-
neys representing property own
ers, led by Attorney Govnor Teats,
Wednesday suggested to Judge
Clifford that II might be nice to
have a change of judges for the
remainder Of the trial, along with
the change of juries.
Judge Clifford told them there
would be nothing doing, and added
that he intended to go thru with
the case to the finish.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06
CENSOR BOARD
BANS PICTURE

After witnessing a special per-
Torrance of who's Your Neigh
bor?" a sensational film booked
for the Tacoma theater for one
week starting today, the Tacoma
censorship board voted unanim-
ously Thursday morn ng against q
public exhibition OF the film.
COMMISSIONS Petit has refus-
ed to issue a permit for showing
the picture in Tacoma and has no.
titled the agent who brought the
film here that he must not show
it in any local theater.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06
Woman
Hotel Manager

Pauline Brown, proprietor OF
the Puget Sound hotel, 1314h
Pacific, was arrested late Wednes-
day night by Officers Miller and
Langseth and taken to jail on two
charges Of vagrancy and q third
charge OF maintaining a disorder
ly house. She obtained her re-
lease later in the night on $3.50
cash bail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06
SUES COUNTY
FOR.$l5,OOO

Pierce county was sued for
SIS, 200 damages Thursday by
Nellie Pridmore, whose husband
was killed April 1 when the car
he was driving plunged off the
bridge near the Nisqually station
to the N. p. tracks below.
Mrs. Pridmore claims that
negligent construction of the
bridge was the cause OF the fatal
accident.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06
MAJ. HOW ARD
ELECTED In
MASON LODGE

Major Robert c. Howard Of
Camp Lewis, the only man from
the Northwest to win a majors
commission at the Preside, was
elected senior warden by Ever
green lodge of Masons Wednes-
day night. Other new officers
are Fred A. Lucas. w. M; Albert
+. Marden, ]. W.; Albert Bouci-
err, treasurer; e. l.. Hiberly, secre-
tary. H. F. Gronen is the retir-
ing master. Installation OF Off
GERS will be public, Dec. 10.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06
Theater Unfair

As q result of the disagree
ment between Tacoma musicians
and the Tacoma theater manage
ment, which resulted In q strike
of stage hands Tuesday, the Cen
trail Labor council Wednesday
night placed the theater on the
unfair list Of organized labor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06
Enemy Claims
Big Victories

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
BERLIN, via London. Dec. 6.
Of Graincourt, Anneux.
Cantaing and Noyelles as we'll As
the wooded heights north of
Marcoing, from British forces was
announced in today's official re-
port.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06
TODAY's CLEARIN0s

One-fourth Of the United States.
or $50. 600. 900 acres, IL covered BY
forests.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06
TODAY'S
MARKET
PRICES

Q . 80 90 y . = - = y . . .
. WHAT RETAILERS PAY .
. . . . . . . = . q = . . . . 3
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06
HOTELS

HOTEL RECTOR, 1871 Broadway.
Well furnished, modern rooms.
steam heated. reasonable rates.
AVENUE HOTEL, strictly modern.
private bath 1209h Pacific ave-
Main s37a.
PALACE HOTEL-Fireproof build
ing. Hot and cold water. eleva-
tor all night. Rates reasonable
1110 Pacific. Main ee61.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06
REAL ESTATE
Shelter Bungalow

$3.50 CASH; SIS MONTHLY
FIVE rooms and bath on one floor.
Practically new. Close to car line
and paved street, in desirable To-
cation, A bargain at $3.50. Mr..
Renter, investigate!
Maryland Realty Co.
Bungalows Exclusively.
504 California Bldg. Main 21SS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06

ENGLISH setter pups. registered
Trade for tent gun. skiff
Madison 1895. Write N. Wheeler.
Station 8, Tacoma, Wash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06
Buy Home ON the msta1rnemt PLAN or For Casf1--DO
FOR SALE
MISCELLANEOUS

A BARGAIN-s30o worth of second
FOR SALE-S0 April Matched Leg
horn pullets. 500 each. 6s0s So.
J st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06

s25 per week for experienced sew
ing machins adjuster for Reece.
Union Special and Singer ma
chimes. Write S-1.' care Times.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06
WAR SONG

Words by Henry Nogel.
Music by Thorval Shevland.
WELL known Tacoma boys write.
When the sun Goes Down in
France My Heart VIII BE With
You" For sale at Woolworth' s,
on Broadway.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06

HEATING stove for sale $3.50. Main
1911. 2220 East Harrison.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE OR TRADE

SMALL house and from to Is acres.
b, Sproule, Hotel Samson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06

w ANTED-Drag saws and opera
tors, long job. Wallis & Son, 1878
Commerce st.
BOYS WANTED
THE TACOMA TIMES has few
good routes open for LIVE boys.
No Sunday morning paper to de-
liver. Salary at rate of $1,000 per
month for each 100 papers deliv-
cred.
THE TACOMA TIMES.
WANTED AT ONCE-Several young
men to handle the Tacoma Times
and the Seattle Star at Camp
Lewis. Apply before 10 a. m. to
Mr.. Wage, Circulation Dept. Ia
coma Times.
MOOREFtELD BATHS for rheuraa-
tism and lagrippe. Lady attend
ant. 7th and Pacific. Main b2s4.
MEN ana women. learn the barber
trade; big demand for barberA
Moler System Of Barber Collegee
1913 Pacific ave. Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06

FOR SALE-12 Buff Leghorn thoro-
breds, S5c each. Main 56i2, or 62S
No. Cakes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-06

ONE No. IL Shipmate cook stove.
s1s.75. suitable for small steam
boat or sailing vessel; one 36-in.
Jumbo heater. SIS. for camp or
large store rm., good large coal
heater with nickle trimmings, SIS;
6X6 camera with case, 1878.
Overland Furniture Company.
1140 Commerce st. Main 3279.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-10
New German Gas
Puzzles British
u.d;eal Officers Study Poison
al, Fumes That Blind
and Kill

,vppoITCK. France, Aug. g.
na-L medical officers are trying 70
BriIlsn; the nature of the new poison
csIsJi"It ia believed, for the first time,
useu, Germans on the French town OF
by w .;sres. near the Belgian frontier.
Aimn;son hears a resemblance TO the
Inc P,S;cb temporarily blinded large
gas ~ OF British troops fortnight
pun Int its effects are infinitely more
serious. ..ous +oLon from
,,mentieres are in grave conoltion'
TN others have died in hospitals. =,
TIE new poison was first observed
-;.h the firing into the town OF hail
Ns.ssils too small 70 break the paving.
g 81 contained neither powder nor
INIT a colorless liquid which spread
s~sI the soil, in the streets and In the
o, ve,rtvarSs and gardens. Where the
TN: hurst traces of the noxious
N"n;5s were found hours afterward. .
4, the LIQUID evaporated it produced
beavv gas which penetrated from
s.nr, 10 room and descended into cell
~. II was tenacious in character and
s'.srsd 10 make more victims among
'orren than men, clinging about their
ss;r The fumes of tobacco seemed
re act as an sntidote in the case of
men. 0s...oI 4,
49, bronchial tubes, then their eyes
vailed. and eventually they lost their
.,gbt They had a feeling Of burning
inside and an incessant cough and
t.ysr The skin turned an earthly
.oIor and in several cases death fol-
iowed rapidly. Occasionally the vic
.;r,s were affected by terrible halluci-
.at;on, and delirious laughter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-10
'Au Travail, Garcon,' Echo French
To American Sammies 'Ataboy'
Though English Dictionaries Failed BLUEPRINT Slogan Of
the Bleachers Paris Writer Finally Found an Equiva-
lent-Unted States Soldiers Pitching Bombs
By HAYWOOD BROUN

A French Port, July 1.-THE stoker
who led off for the navy team swung at
a wide one. Though he missed, he
swung with might and determination,
and from the bench comrade shouted
approvingly "Attsh boy!" Almost in
stantly there came a louder cry from
the small group of natives who watched
the baseball game with puzzled inter
est. EAU travail, gareon," said the
Frenchman.
His motive was excellent and the
fault was due entirely to a popular
Partisan newspaper. A reporter of
"LTntransigeant," who possessed fair
working knowledge of English, was
much puzzled during the Independence
Day festivities by an American who
greeted each contingent of his country
men with the slogan "Attah boy!" The
reporter returned to his Office and
looked in English dictionaries and
various works of reference without en-
lightenment. Several English friends
were unable to help him and an Amer
lean who had lived for twenty years in
Paris proved no more useful. Not until
a week had passed was he able to gain
the information which permitted him
to write an informative article for the
French public.
"Parisians have been puzzled" he
wrote, "by the phrase 'attah boy!
which Americans are prone to employ
in moments of stress or emotion. The
phrase is a contraction of at her, boy
and may be closely Appropriated by
'au travail, garcon.'" The writer fol-
lowed with a brief history of the
friendly relations Of France and Amer
lea and a glowing tribute to the mem
ory of Lafayette. He suggested that
the best way to draw France and Amer
lea more closely together was to en-
courage the study of English by the
French and French by the Americans.
He even went so far as to suggest that
his countrymen should acqualnt them
selves with some of the colloqulal and
slang expressions of America. lhas
was why the stout French rooter threw
back his head and shouted Eau travail 7,
garcon." The encouragement offered
did not avail. The stoker also swung
at the next ball, which was wide, and it
was his third strike. 1t is true that
the catcher dropped the ball, but he had
plenty of time to get the runner at
first, and the team from the destroyer
eventually won from the marines by a
score Of to 5.
Baseball itself cannot be said to
have captured the French. Their
pretended interest is largely polite
ness. The whole thing seems TO them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-10

spirit already pervades the young
American army.
Under the best circumstances the
training of soldiers in the ever-chang
ing methods of modern war is labor
requiring months Of patient. painstak-
ing effort. A thousand of the most
valiant and valuable men in the British
army, for instance, did not step a foot
in France until after they had had
whole year of training at home.
On the other hand, Germany called
up boys of seventeen years at the be-
ginning of last September and sent
many of them into the trenches after
only six weeks of infantry training,
chiefly in marching and close order
drill. This was possible because these
boys were merely distributed among
old, seasoned troops-stop gaps in the
ranks of decimated divisions.
Six months is nearer the ideal train
ing period, but this rule applies TO
armies which have been fighting three
years and have all the machinery estab-
lished, through which the men are
passed smoothly and unendingly toward
the front.
The building of this machinery-the
great engine of war which works be-
nlnd the nneS-ls tne staggering task
now being dealt with. II is a task in
way greater than anything France
or Great Britain has been called upon
to do, for Americas problems are those
of France and Great Britain multiplied
by 5000 miles of Atlantic Ocean.
The army that is here realizes all
these difficulties, but it also has an I'M
shakable faith in American genius for
accomplishment, and, above all others,
in the American will.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-10

singularly pointless. And yet an Of
fcer of the French army was moved
to sincere admiration of the value Of
baseball training at the American
camp this afternoon. A box Of
grenades was brought to camp and
the officer volunteered TO give tn.
men some unofficial instruction in
their use.
"These men can throw further and
are more accurate than our own
men," he explained after an hours
practice, "and We are far better bomb
throwers than the Germans. ] sup
pose baseball accounts for it.'
The officer said that the best bomb
throw in the French Army was 70
metres. This would be about 70 yards.
This throw was measured at a special
trial for distance. He was under the
impression that the bomb throwing
distance of the French soldier in bat
tie was from IS to 20 metres. Ger
man troops, he declared, seldom were
able to do better than 40 metres, and
the French if advantageously placed
could bomb them with impunity. Next
to accuracy and much more important
than distance is speed. 1t is said that
in one attack the Moroccan division
threw 100000 grenades, and the Of
fcer said that he himself had seen
twenty-six men throw 5000 bombs In
three and half hours. AS far as re-
suits go the best known record Is
that of eight men who cleared Ger
man trench in which seventy dead
were found. The attackers suffered
no loss.
The bomb with which the Ssmmies
experimental to-day is of the type
known to the English Tommies as the
cricket ball. This seems to have su-
perseded the hair brush, the jam-tin
and the policeman's truncheon. The
cricket ball Is a time bomb. The removal
of pin Gets the fuse going, and in
about five seconds the thing is gone.
Older types required as much as ten
seconds, and these were the bombs
which were sometimes caught on the
fly and hurled back at the attackers.
Even now the straight line throw Of
the American baseball player is apt
to bring the missile to its destination
too soon. There is need for teaching
Americans to arch 'em over. Deliveries
such as Matty's fadeaway are likely to
prove effective and popular.
The bombs with which the boys
played to-day were not loaded and were
a little lighter than those required for
more serious work. Still, there seems
little question that any trained profess
sional baseball player, particularly an
outfielder, should have little trouble
in lettering the French record
so far as distance goes. The record
baseball throw is something over 1873
yards, and if there is Speaker, Har-
ry Hooper or Jack Murray in the Amer
lean invading army new distance rec
ords may be expected when the bombs
begin to fly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-10
Red Cross Survey
Sails for France
Plans to Rebuild Devastated
Part; William Allen White
to Go Later

DR.. E. NJ. Hopkins, president Of Dart
mouth College; DR.. Albert Parker
Fitch, president Of the Andover Thco-
logical Seminary, and Bishop Charles
D. Williams, of Michigan, have sailed
for France as members of a special
commission appointed by the War Coun-
Gil of the American Red Cross to con-
duct a survey looking toward the re-
construction of the reconquered por-
tions of France.
William Allen White. editor of "The
Emroria (Kan.) Gazette" and Henry
Allen, editor Of "The Wichita (Kan.)
Beacon" the other members of the
commission, will sail within a few
days.
To Supply Farm Implements
The purpose of the survey, Mr..
White explained yesterday, will be not
only to see in what ways the recently
collected s1OO,0C0,OOO Red Cross fund
is being spent, but to map out the
work and organization of a reconstruc-
ton and social service commission to
be sent later. This commission will
supply farming implements to those
whose property was destroyed or con-
fiscated by the Germans, will supervise
social service work among the impov-
erished families and aid them to again
become self-supporting.
But probably most important Of all
will be the work of the survey commits
sion when it returns TO the United
States. While abroad the members will
form a good idea as to what funds will
be necessary for carrying on the future
work and they will make tours of tho
country, speaking and writing in behalf
Of future funds that may be raised.
Mr. White will confne his services 10
writing articles informing the public
as 20 Just how every dollar contributed
ia being spent and why future demands
vii! be made.
"Tho commission that will follow US
20 France will undertake . work even
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-10
Sammies "Pal"
With Poilus in
Big Camp Picnic
Meal Cooked American
Style Brings Shouts of
Praise From French
LIZ, The Assocl,ted Pressl

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCE, Aug. 9.-Taking advantage
Of a half holiday on Wednesday after
noon, one of the American regiments
training in France entertained It's
French instructors at field luncheon
or picnic in one of the most ruggedly
picturesque spots in the entire Amer
lean army area. The American officers
entertained the French officers and the
American enlisted men their comrades
in the French ranks.
The men sat on the grass, ate 20
gether and carried on a lively CONVEX
sation, despite the difference in tongue.
There were many good things to eat,
cooked in American fashion, but the
French soldiers seemed TO enjoy most
Of all the home made white bread
which was served fresh from the Amer
lean field bakeries.
French Try Out Fried Chicken
The French officers were given a
particular treat in the way Of fried
chicken, country style. The afternoon
was a great success and marked a still
closer amity between the American and
French armies. When the luncheon
was at it's height one French officer
enthusiastically exclaimed: "Oh, If the
boys could only see US now!"
The American soldiers have half
holiday each Wednesday. This is In
lieu Of half holiday on Saturday, for
it has been found that Saturday noon
TO Monday morning is too long an in
terval to be away from work.
The marines are somewhat detected
over the order that they must adopt
khaki instead of their more distinctive
uniform Of forest green.
The latter looks much like the Ger
man field gray uniform after being IN
service a little while, but the real rea.
son for the change unquestionabiy IS
the desire TO simplify the equipment
81 the revolutionary force and 10 make
all the equipment interchangeable.
Our Men Are Earnest
The deepest impression one gains
after three weeks with the American
soldiers is their absolute earnestness.
There is no disposition to underesti-
mate the seriousness Of the hard WORK
which remains 20 be done before Amer,
lea can take her place IN the actual
firing line. u
The troops that are here feel their
responsibility keenly. They are, IN
deed. the small but effective nucleus
about which will be builded the great
army and great army machine when
the United States hopes eventually 10
have on the battlefelds.
In return for this service OF pa
triotism. in return for sacrifices al
ready made and the still greater ones
vet TO come, the officers and men aiike
Of the e1peditionary force want to feel
always that they have an understand
ing OF sympathy and support from tine
folks back home" That is a sentiment
tal side OF the soldier, whether he be
Frenchman, Briton or German In tho
firing line, or American in the training
csrnp<
Face 10 face with the great adventure
there IL only the thought OF home and
the hope in the soldiers breast that
what he is about TO do will be under
stsod and appreciated there. This