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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
Members of House and Sen- ate Applaud Speech of
 Special Ambassador
RUMORS OF SEPARATE PEACE UNFOUNDED IS CHEERING NEWS GIVEN
No Previous Incident of War Has Stirred Legislative Branch of the Government as Appearance
 of Men of Slav Nation

Washington, June 23.-The new Russia's devotion to the cause of democracy against autocracy was repledged i'll ringing phrases today by Spe- clal Ambassador Bakhmetieff, head of the Russian war mis- sion, speaking to a wildly ap- plaudlng joint session of the Senate and House.
 "With all emphasis said the ambas- sador, may I state that Russia rejects any idea of separate peace. What Russia is aiming at is the establish ment of firm and lasting peace be- tween democratic nations. The tri- umph of German autocracy would rem der such a peace impossible. Russia will not fail to be worthy partner in the league of honor"
 No previous incident of the war has stirred the Senate and House to such enthusiasm. Senators and representa- tives who had restrained their applause at,the appearance of Marshal Joffre and Foreign Secretary Balfour threw away all reserve and cheered the Russian envoy to the echo.
 Speaking in English, the ambassador recounted first Russias wrongs under autocracy and then the story of her political regeneration. The democracy, and its policy of continuing the war reentlessly. he declared. has won the support of the Russian people and Is opposed only by small groups of ex- tremists.
 CLARK WELCOMES MISSION
 No less enthusiastic than the recep- ton given the Russian leader was that accorded Speaker Clark when he well comed the mission. He was constantly interrupted as he told how, at the time of the declaration of independence, Switzerland was the only republic, while now there are 27, largely due to the efforts of the United States.
 Tn large sense" he said, i've make them. not by conquering armies; not by the mailed fist, but by the wholesome ness of our example by teaching all creation the glorious fact that men can govern themselves
 MENTION OF REPUBLIC
 Mention by Sepaker Clark of Russia as the largest of the 27 republics, brought prolonged cheering and shout- ing
 Tt dazzles the imagination" the speaker continued, "to think what she may become under free institutions The Russian revolution was the most momentous political movement since the French revolution"
 Several minutes cheering greeted Ambassador Bakhmetief's appearance
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OTHER OFFICERS
 DISMISSED AFTER COCCHI CONF FESS|ON
Italian Tells of Killing Miss Cruger and New York Police Investigation Is
 Given Impetus

New York, June 23.-Simul- taneously with the news from Rome today that Alfredo Cocchi had confessed the mur- der of Ruth Cruger, it was re- ported on high authority that at least a dozen more motor cycle policemen would be sus- pended as an outgrowth of the case.
 The investigation begun by Inspec- tor Faurot at the direction of Police Commissioner Woods, it was said to- night, already has disclosed certain al leged irregular practices by motor cycle policemen which substantiate a belief that motorists have been victims of petty graft through falsified records of summonses and arrests for speeding and other traffic violations. Cocchi is believed to have been go-between for the patrolmen in many of these trans actions.
 Cocchi's confession will not hinder the ;,,,, I,a oF lna case, which Mayor Mitchell directed Leon- ard M. Wallstein, commissioner of ac- counts, to institute it was declared
 "Cocchis confession removes whatever possible doubt there may have been that he was the murderer the commissioner said, "and makes it all the more import ant to find out why the body was not found and why Cocchi was permitted to escape"
 ALL DOUBT REMOVED 1 Cocchi had many friends among the po- lice. it has been brought out. especially fesson, it is believed may be followed by other disclosures, such as the naming of accomplices or those who helped him to flee to Italy.
 Police Comm ssoner Woods said he Is particularly eager to find out if Cocchi had accomplices and if he had confessed about his dealings with policemen MRS. COCCHI ON STAND After Mrs Cocchi had been questioned in the district attorneys office for more than two hours, it was announced she had given material help to the author tiles. She told the district attorney, it was stated, that twice since her hus- bands disappearance, the street door leading to the cellar had been found open after she had locked it.
 Henry D. Cruger, father of the mur- dered girl and Mrs. Grace Humiston, who found the body. will be witnesses before Commissioner Wallstein Monday when the public hearing is resumed COCCHI BREAKS DOWN Bologna. June 2.-Alfredo Cocchi the fugitive New York motorcycle dealer,
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Then the war department will announce figures for today and tomorrow. Un- less the department is to fail in its ef- fort to fill up to war strength during men day must be obtained, or nearly To times as many as have been accepted each day for the last several weeks. Yesterday recruiting dropped to it's low est ebb, with only I'll men accepted.
 APPEAL TO PAPERS
 An appeal to the newspapers to aid in securing recruits was made today by Sec retary Baker. who said that without the co operation of the press the recruiting campaign must fail. Tho Secretary is- sued this statement addressed to the editors of all newspapers:
 s'President Wilson has by proclamation fixed the week beginning today as re- cruiting week for the regular army. The army needs and expects to obtain dur ing the week 7o0oo men to fill every regiment to war strength The men can not be obtained, however. without the hearty cooperation of the American press
 T am relying confidently upon the pa trotism of the press in this emergency, and know that the newspapers will CO., operate fully with the recruiting service throughout the week to make recruiting week another splendid demonstration Of the spirit of the country.
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cruiting service organized for great d
 The Presidents proclamation calls for 70,ooc men to come forward during the week for war service. Already di- vision of regulars has been designated for service in France under General Pershing and the men who respond to the Pres ident's call may feel assured, officials point out that they will be little de- layed in reaching the front when the movement of troops overseas begins,
 When the proclamation was prepared, the army was short 4500o infantrymen and field artillerymen and 25,000 reserves for all arms The cavalry, signal corps, engineers and other branches had been filled up. Since then i0,N0 men have been accepted, but the recruiting rush will go ahead to secure many more than 70.0C0 as may offer themselves and be acceptable.
 TRAINING CAMP READY
 When expansion of the regular army to it's full authorized strength of soo.o00 was ordered on April 1. the service was 1s4, 900 men below that total. Since then about t2s,0o0 men have been obtained. and are now under training Cantonments AA-ve been built for them, clothing, sup
 lies and equipments secured. and within . very short period at least four full infantry divisions will be ready for trans pc ertation to Europe whenever the Pres ident may decide to send them.
 Returns for the first day of recruitins week will not be available until Monday
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sumed II years, from 1763 to 1774, and the cost was s14.O0o.000. The ramparts command the city of Havana, the sea and the encircling hills. Cabana how ever. has never fired shot in defense of Havana. it's chief use in its long history having been that of a bar racks for Spanish troops and q prison
 litical offenders.
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One-Fifth of Total Remains Yet to Be Subscribed
 Throughout Country
COMMITTEES IN MANY
 CITIES WILL WORK ON
Final Day of Campaign Will Be Known as "Pershing Day" on Suggestion of Secretary
 of War Baker

Washington, June 23. Twenty million dollars must be collected tomorrow and Monday by the Red Cross volunteer campaigners in American cities and towns to make the weeks canvass for a $10O, 100000 fund an entire success. Despite the spectacular spurts of a num- Der of cities, total new pledges reported to national headquarters today were only $3,000,0 ,000, making the aggregate collections for six days about $80,000,000.
 Campaign managers directed local workers to make strenuous efforts in the next two days to ferret out in- dividuals or corporations who have not contributed and to impress on them the tremendous importance in Americas war scheme, of the success of the Red Cross fund.
 The need of every humanity dollar that can be collected was emphasized today by Lord Northcliffe British war commis. sioner now in the United States, in 8 letter to Henry B. F. Mcfarland, chair man of the District of Columbia Rec Cross finance committed
 NORTHCLIFFE'S MESSAGE
 Tn wishing success and prosperity tt your efforts" wrote Lord Northcliffe. ' would, as an experienced Red Cross work CT, urge caution and conservation of ef fort You will need every cent you ca collect and every pair of human hand you can employ. The war, in my persona opinion, gathered by much experience a the front is but beginning
 Word reached here tonight that com mittees in number of cities will refuse to quit work Monday night when tho campaign formally closes. This prolonga ton of the canvass will be sought in two ella sses of communications like Cleve land, on fire with enthusiasm and pilins up oversubscriptions, and those where fol various local reasons the campaign dit not start until late this week. Atlanta suffering from the recent disastrous fire is one of the cities of the latter class.
 CLEVELAND STILL AHEAD star of the weeks performance, by moor today made its total $4, ,1S2, 900 and passed Chicago, whose report at that houl showed s4, 16O, GOO. New York city's tota was known to be approaching 35,oo0,000.
 New York managers sent word they would not report until the books were closed Monday. But when We do report it will be an oversubscrption,' they said
 Baltimore, where almost nothing had been subscribed, was stirred to pledge it! entire allotment of s1,Go0,000 at a confer ence today of business men called by Ed ward N. Hurley of Chicago, former chair man of the federal trade commission, anc H. J. Hill, assistant manager of the cam. paign.
 Among the other big totals recorded at headquarters tonight were: Cincinnati 8, ,4oe, 900; Detroit, s2,16l eco; Buffalo, s1735 oc0; Pittsburg s2,59S, 900; Boston. g. 0Oo
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PATROL SOUTH ATLANTIC.

Washington, June 23.-The arrival in Brazilian waters of an American Pacific fleet squadron commanded by Admiral Caperton reveals that the American navy has taken over responsibility for the pa trol of that region against German raid CTS. Capertons rank as an admiral and fleet commander insures his seniority and therefore his authority over any other allied craft that may still be engaged in patrol work there.
 While navy officials would not disclose the identity or number of vessels in Ad- miral Caperton' squadron, it was as- sumed that they include the cruisers of the Pacific fleet, giving the American of flcer swift and powerful force for what ever operations he may find necessary.
 AGREEMENT WITH ALLIES
 It has been generally understood that one of the first agreements reached with the British and French governments pro- vided that the United States navy should take over patrol work in the Atlantic waters from New Foundland to Brazil. It has not been disclosed whether the pa
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By HUGH ". ROBERTS

(seca)Birmngham competing and other
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Birmingham Outpoints Atlanta h Offering
 Men and Money h War

Washington Officials Are Loud in Their Express sions of Admiration For Alabama Metropolis. Which Leads All Southern Cities Both in
 Registration and in Subscription to
 Loan, Population Considered
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Ten Thousand Daily Number Wanted m
 Recruiting DriUe

Washington 23-Recrutng army
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COCCHI BREAKS DOWN

Bologna. June 2.-Alfredo Cocchi, the fugitive New York motorcycle dealer,
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-09
Fannie Ward
Plays Comedy

Fannie Ward, who is one of the
greatest condolences known to
the legitimate stage and very
popular picture actress withal,
has not been seen In many comedy
films. Her cinema plays have
usually called upon Miss Ward s
dramatic powers.
But next Sunday Fannie Ward
comes into her own. appearing
at the Colonial theater in
the well-known comedy, "The
School for Husbands" which
scored great success upon the
stage. Miss Ward has the role OF
Betty Manners, who energies from
a frumpish looking wife 10 a radi.
ant creature, and quite dazzles
her neglectful husband-in addi
ton to driving him quite wild.
Jack Dean, Frank Borzage
Frank Elliot, Mabel Van Buren,
and others support the winsome
Fannies in this picture.
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DANDY IS
ARRESTED
AS THIEF

With Gale Bandy, former Sta
dunn high school athlete, in jail
at Los Angeles, and nearly 900
worth of loot in possession of the
Tacoma police board, detectives
were investigating Thursday the
extent of alleged robberies laid at
the door of the young Tacoman.
The loot includes eight new au-
tomobile tires, seven magnetos for
high-powered cars, and dozens of
cans of expensive motor oil and
grease.
Bandy was arrested in Los An
geles charged with stealing a car
there. He Is said to have con-
fessed to the theft of a car in Sc
attic.
Tacoma police found the Seattle
car in a Broadway garage Thurs
day night, where Bandy had left
1t three weeks ago. and with 1t was
the loot.
Police believe that Bandy stole
the auto outfit from some garage,
intending to open a garage or sh' p
of his own.
He is married, and his wife left
this week for California, after
hearing that he was in jail.
Bandy was champion hurdler
when he attended Stadium high,
and took a leading part in all
sports.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-09
w 0lLD STRONG PULL help YOU? THEN Use TIMES WANT
Teaches Pipe Organ
to Sing; Says Mama
Especial to The Times)

CLEVELAND, o., Aug. An
organ recital a few years from
now will be actually recital of
words, besides music. And the
organ will do ii all.
For the last ten years, Prof.
Dayton c. Miller of the Case
School of Applied Science. here,
has been at work inventing an
organ which will actually sing
words. He has already formed
combinations of pipes to speak
the vowels and to say mama"
and papa"
II have only to perfect tho In
strument to say some simple SEN
tence," says DIR. Miller. Then the
problem having an orchestra
and chorus in one - will be
solved"
DR.. Miller has invented one COM
plicated machine, he calls the
phonedeik.
To make the organ speak, DR..
Miller says he had to analyze the
simplest sound first, into its COM
ponent parts. And to do this he
had to see the sounds. Hearing
them wouldn't do.
SO he invented the phonedeilS
which shows you, in black and
white, the sound YOU speak into
1t. The writing is in cross strokes
of various shapes, each sound hav-
ing a different stroke, which DR..
Miller calls a curve"
DR.. Miller photographs these
strokes, runs them thru ma
chine that analyses them into
their simplest parts, puts them
on another complicated instru-
ment that checks up the analysis,
builds his organ pipes to CORE
spond with the mathematical cal
culations and produces a sound
from the organ like that spoken
into the phonedeik.
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TACOMA.
JAIL IS
DUNGEON

I've been in jails in Turkey,
and in Palestine, but | must say
that | have never seen a worse
dungeon in all my travels than
the city jail in Tacoma"
This WAS the verdict of DR..
Christian Quevli Thursday. after
he had visited an acquaintance at
the city Jail. 1t was his first
visit to the prison.
Il never saw such filth or
neglect of humans In any of the
jails of Turkey, and | visited
many of them there" said the
physician.
This jail is a breeding place
for disease. II is a dark basement
dungeon, where the men sleep on
dirty. filthy canvas cots with
nothing but filthy, microbe-rid-
died quilt over them.
Tacoma should certain be
ashamed that it is maintaining
such an institution. 1t is a dis
grace to a civilized community"
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u. S. To Control
Ocean Shipping

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. -
Anglo-American joint control over
transatlantic shipping was
brought nearer at conference
today between Chairman Hurley
of the U. s. shipping board, and
Connop Gutrie, British traffic
commissioner.
At the close of the session, Hur-
ley announced that the requisition
of American ship space would
probably be ordered next week.
This will give the government
absolute control over ocean
freight rates, the loading, unload
ing and movement of vessels fly
ing the American flag.
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Sannnies and
POilus Have
a Big Picnic

sohteu fress LeUsed WIre.D
AMERICAN FIELD HEAD
QUARTERS, Aug. 9.-The Star
Spangled Banner" and the MAR
seillaise" reverberated thru ver-
dant valleys today as American
Sammies and French poilus raised
their voices in song.
The Sammies and poilus pic
nicked together on an ancient
battlefield.
American chow wagons
cooked for the poilus, while
French field kitchens cooked for
the Sammies.
In Difference to the French GUS
tom, the Americans dipped their
field cups into barrels of red wine
furnished by the French and
drank to democracy's victory.
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ALCOHOL
WILL BE
EVIDENCE

A fact expected to appear at the
inquest Thursday afternoon upon
the body OF Mrs. A. E. Peterson.
one of the three victims of the
drowning at the Narrows Tuesday
night, is that the analysis made
by City Chemist Henry Of liquid
found in bottle labeled Ammo
nia," In the pocket of John
Bloomquist, now under arrest In
connection with the case. shows
the presence of 80 per cent alco-
hol.
Bloomquist told the officers
when arrested that the bottle con-
tanned something to drink, but
claimed that it was a non-alco-
holic beverage.
Witnesses subpoenaed for the
inquest are G. A. Hallin, Ruth
Hallin, G. Franzen, Mrs. Anna
Franzen, Ed Peterson, August
Peterson. Philip Anderson, Simon
Sahlin, j. N. Burdell and Hilda
Burdell.
Most of the witnesses were on
the wharf at the time the rowboat
capsized, throwing Mrs. Peterson,
Miss Agnes Anderson and Bloom
quist into the water.
Albert Peterson. who was
drowned while trying to save his
mother, had been standing with
the group on the wharf, Sahlin
also rushed into the water In an
unsuccessful attempt to help.
Sahlin could not be found
Thursday morning by the sheriff's
office to be served with the sub
pOena.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-09
SPUDS FOR
EVERYBODY
Omitted Pres. Lea.ed WIRE,

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Aug. 9.
One bushel of potatoes extra
for every man. woman and child
in the country during the next
year is promised If the potato
crop lives up to the department OF
agriculture August estimate.
This is Estabrook's prescrip-
tion for housewives to utilize the
crop as part of the fight against
Germany:
First, all housewives should
use potatoes. as far as possible, as
a substitute for breadstuffs.
Second, preserve the potatoes
for winter use by home storage"
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DEMAND A 81
A DAY RAISE

BUTTE, Mont, Aug. 9.-The
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. must
decide by tomorrow whether II
will grant its employees, members
of the smeltermen's union, an In
crease of 81 day.
II the raise is not granted. the
men will vote on a strike Monday.
This today is the ultimatum OF
the 5000 unionists.
A strike OF Anaconda smelter-
men would tie up the mines at
Butte, avs the Great Falls smelter
is too small to handle the entire
output.
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I'm my study of sound" adds
DR.. Miller, IL find there are GER
tain fundamental sounds. as ah,
oh. 90, and others, around which
consonants are placed to form our
words. 1t would be easier to learn
to speak if words were spelled as
they are sounded.
1T is possible to develop this
idea into production of a univer-
sal scientific language, based on
a certain number of fundamental
sounds, easiest to speak"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-09
FORM LABOR
COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 8.
of labor adjust
ment commission" of three repre-
sentatives each of the govern
ment, employers and labor was
officially announced today.
The personnel of the commits
sion is not ready to be announced.
1t is designed to have jurisdiction
over all labor disputes concerning
wages or employment conditions
on government contracts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-09
DENY STATEMENT

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Aug. g.
Officials OF the Bethlehem Steel
Co. here today denied that
Charles M. Schwab, head of the
concern. had made the statement
attributed to him, that the BethIe-
hem interests would not furnish
steel rails ; for the allies at the
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which disappeared while summing
on the porch after a thorough
washing week before. But the
ring won't come off the pigeon
neck and Nichols is keeping his
feathered benefactor till its dies,
refusing to kill the honest bird.
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AN HONEST PIGEON

STELLA, Mont.--Gervaise Mich
OILS says it's true about casting
your bread upon the waters. He
stopped to feed tame pigeon in
the city hall park and found about
its neck his wife's diamond ring,
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A GERMAN
EDITOR AS ENEMY

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 9.-F.
w. Bergmeier, editor of the st
Paul Volks Zeitung, a German
language newspaper, was interned
as an alien enemy today.
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Oh! HOW NICE.
Omitted Press Lensed MIre.l

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.--An extra
dividend Of half per cent was de-
elared today by the Union Pacific
Railway Co.
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PRICE OF FLOUR rs
UP ANOTHER NOTCH

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. ,.
Grocers In San Francisco advanced
the price Of flour to 1896 q ~
pound sack today, following the
raise In the basic price to s12.lt
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FOR SALE OR TRADE

$1,000, TRADE OR SALE room
house, bedrooms, kitchen, sitting
room, bath and pantry, lights, gas,
water; l lot; 10 minutes from car
barn and round house; too small
for owner, would like or 6.
rooms and basement and 2 lots,
near Lincoln high. Inquire owner,
1011 East 35th
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-09
McCOLLEY

FOR SALE-S0 acres level land
spring water, barn, and orchard,
40 acres with house, barn and out :
buildings, small archord, good
well Gunder b. j. OrdaI, Shelton,
r. r. 1, Box 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-09

GOOD building Site Badgerow ad-
dition, 5000 cash. 502 Calf. Bldg.
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POULTRY WANTED

TOP prices paid for poultry. w. IT.
Corbit, 1142 Market Main 3346.
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FURNISHED HOUSE.
KEEPING ROOMS

THREE nicely furnished house,
keeping rooms. Private bath.
walking distance. 500 So. Yakima
av. Main 1884.
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mp hskpg. rma, %
mo: up; walking distance. 80. 1oth
and Yakima
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-09

FOR RENT-Front room in private
family for two gentlemen. Home
privileges. 1912 SO. ] st,
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POULTRY

PETALUMA and Queen incubator,
and brooder stoves. poultry sup.
plies. Poole's Seed & Impiem ent
Co.. 1919 Pacific av.