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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-09-29

The purposes of the United
States in this war are known to
the whole world, to every people
to whom The truth has been per
mitted to come. We seek no ma
terial advantage of any kind. We
believe that the int0ierable wrongs
done in this war by the furious
aud brutal power4of the Imperial
German Government ought to be
repaired but not at the expense or
the sovereignty Of any people
rather a vindlcatlon of the sover-
eighty both of those that are weak
and those that are strong
Peace must be based upon justice
and fairness and the common
rights of mankind.-FrOm Presi-
dent Wilson's Reply to the Pope.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-09-29
Scores of Foreign Champions
Join Ringing Bros. Circus
For American Tour.

Ev cry nat ion on the globe has
contributed at least one new act
to the Ringing Brothers, circus
this season. From the tremendous
fairyland spectacle, "Cinderella,"
which opens the performance, to
the final hippodrome races, there
is little that 10 not absolutely
novel to the spectator. The big
fairy tale production lntrod aces q
cast of more than one thousand
characters and the arenic numbers
embrace almost 400 actors. Tins
this seasons main tent exhibition
is the most extensive ever offered
by the Ringing Bros.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-09-29
ORIGIN OF The
MILITARY SALUTE,

Washington. September. The mill
tary salute had q curious origin, II
the tradition brought to light by U. 3.
Marine Corps officers At their head.
quarters here may be believed. The
Navy soldiers say that the saln'e origin
ated in the days of the tournament, at
which queen Of beauty was chosen
to preside. The knights OF their 60.
qui, e. and all who took part In the
tourney, on presenting themselves be-
fore the queen lifted each one hand
level with the brows as though dag
zled by the light Of her presence.
Alth ugh its Significance has been
forgotten that same salute II now used
by military men in connection Of a su.
psrior rank; the Marine officers Say.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-09-29

II you sit in cool draft when
you are heated and get astiff neck
or lame back, you will be looking
for something that will ease the
pain. Fix your mind on BAL
LARD'S SNOW LINIMENT and
don't be talked out of it because
it is the best pain relieving lini-
ment you can get anywhere. Price
csc, soc and $1.OO per bottle.
Sold By ESTORGE- DRUG co.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-09-29
THE TEST FOR PEACE.

The test, therefore, Of every
plan of peace 10 this:
1t 1t based upon the faith of all
the peoples involved or merely
upon the word Of an ambitions
and intriguing Government. on
the one hand, and group Of free
peoples, on the otheis This is .
test which goes to the root Of the
matter; and it ia the test which
must be applied From President
Wilson's Reply to the Pope.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-09-29

Mr.. Hilton Sandoz left on Mon
day for New Orleans and New
York with q view of locating al
one of the above places. Mr.
SandOz il one of the bright young
attorneys Of this place, and it is a
regret to have him dedide to 10
cate elsew here. We learn that he
has been rendered a very good op
enlDg at New York.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-09-29

On Monday Messrs. J. G. Leblanc,
Waiter Broussard, Robert Leblanc,
Victor Erath and A. Daigre LETT at 4
O'Clock 4. IN. in automobile for New
Orleans andiarriyed there at $3.50 p. m.
They crossed the Mississippi river at
Donaldsonville. The party remained
In New Orleans until Wednesday,, re-
turning to this city. Mr.. Erath, hav-
ing bought Mitchell car, made his
return trip in IT,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-09-29

Will cure your Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
Collie. Sprains. Bruises, Cuts and
Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects
Etc. Antiseptic Anody1e, used in.
ternally and externally. Price Csc.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-09-29

Mr.. Ed. Phster returned last
sunday after q stay of over two
months in New YORK City. While
there be made a selection of an
exceptionally fine line of holiday
goods for the coming season.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-09-29

Mr.. Albert Babb, who enlisted
In the Navy and went to Virginia,
returned on last Friday, having
been honorably discharged.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-09-29

Mrs. w. Valet returned home
on last Sunday from New Orleans
accompanied by her daughters,
Misses COrinne and Mildred Wa
let, both of whom underwent Oper
atoms, and we're sufficiently re
covered for their return trip to
New Iberia
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-09-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Il. E. Delahous.
sage, accompanied by Mr.. Frank
Grelg, left on Tuesday for New
Orleans for a short visit.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-09-29

Mr.. l. K. Tilly, of the firm of
Delahousssye & lilly, was Wis
itor on business to Cecilia, on the
n. |. and Northern 4. K.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-09-29

Mrs w. b Kramer and the
Misses Simon mOtOred to Jeaner
cite on Tues day morning and
spent several hours III our sister
town.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-09-29
PERSONALS

Mr.. l.. 5. AIlemau, of Alice b.,
was a visitor to New Iberia on
last Monday.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-09-29

IS. 90
I'd for auto service 90
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05

ment of Agriculture gives many
recipes for its preparation. And
with this government sponsorship.
may come either an increase of
|importations already large
feature of our Oriental commerce,
or the encouragement of a new
fcrop for American farmers to
raise or both.
Much OIL Imported Here
Importations of sova bean oil
by way of the Pacific coast are
tremendous. This oil is used
principally by apmakers, but al
so in the making of varnishes,
packers compounds, and to re-
place cottonseed oil wherever this
has been used
Literally millions of gallons Of
soya bean oil pass thru Puget
Sound every month. One Japan
ese firm alone is said to have i'm
ported 100000 worth re-
Gently.
1t comes by the shipload, in five
gallon tins, which are emptied in
to tank cars that stand waiting In
long trains, and goes thence all
over the United States.
Large shipments have come by
way of Tacoma.
Shipments of the beans them
selves are still small, but are in
creasing. There is constant de-
mand from the japanese popula
ton. j. T. Steeb, Tacoma broker,
estimates that perhaps 1,000sa cks
have passed thru here in the last
five or six months.
Grown in Valley
w. H. Paulhamus of Puyal-
lup, backed movement to intro
duce the soya bean to Puyallup
valley growers as an experiment
last spring. A quantity of sam
Continued on Page Four.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05
TWO PLATOON
PLAN ADOPTED:
STRIKE IS OFF

be as many men on duty and
those men who are on duty will
have much more work to do"
After the council had voted
for the two-shift system, fire.
men said they would hold n
meeting of their union and
take action approving tho
councils plan.
The designations of all 1O5
firemen, handed To Commits
sioner Petit last week, will
he withdrawn.
There will be 53 firemen on
duty for 10 hours of daytime and
similar number for IA hours at
night, the shifts changing places
each month.
Each man will be requested to
move his residence near to his
fire station. A fire alarm signal
will be placed in every fireman's
home, and the men off duty will
be compelled to respond to fire
calls when second alarm Is
turned in.
In most of the IL fire stations,
there will be only three and four
men on shift at time.
These men, especially in the
stations equipped with steam
pumping engines. will be made
quate to fight fires with any de-
gree of efficiency unless reinforce
ments arrive, as II takes two men
to operate steam engine.
"Of course" said Petit, "ths
arrangement is only temporary, at
best. We need nearly SO addi-
tional men to build the depart.
ment up to its present standard
under two-platoon system.
"But the city is forced to make
the hest OF serious situation,
and believe the councils decision
today Is the very best possible So
luton"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05

search had been completed.
Similar raids on Washington
orders were staged in almost every
city in the country.
Search for seditious literature
and an effort to weed out any pro-
German propaganda was the gov
ernment's aim.
All literature seized at the Ia
coma |. w. w. headquarters was
carefully removed to the u. S.
marshal's office for thoro investi-
cation.
Haywood Present.
Raids in Seattle and Portland
were started few minutes before
the Tacoma raid. In neither place
were any arrests made.
In Chicago, Adolph Germer, en-
ecutive secretary of the socialist
party, was present when his offices
were raided. William Haywood,
international secretary of the /.
W. W.. was also in his office.
Haywood was taken away from
the building in an automobile in
custody of two operatives.
In Portland one /. w. W., Carl
Under, native of Germany, WHO
could not give a good account of
himself, was arrested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05

who do not meet the require
ments.
Issuance of equipment will be
the next step.
Positions as non-eommissionec
officers, at first tentative, will be
given drafted men who have had
military experience, as soon as
possible after their arrival.
Same Country Over.
Turnout the nation the first
groups of drafted men to train
for the battle against kaiserism
were passing today from civil to
military life.
Quitting the factories, stores
and offices they entrained for
cantonment camps. Several thous-
and will be en- route to the camp
cities by night, while others will
follow until Sunday.
The second section of drafted
men will leave Sept. 10, and the
third increment Oct. 3.
The country's railroads are CIV
ing the national army the best
facilities. Where night journeys
were necessary. Pullmans we're
provided.
34,35O by Monday.
Monday night will see the first
34,350 housed in the cantonment
barracks. Daily until then more
than 1000 cities and towns with
local draft boards will witness the
farewells of mothers, sisters and
friends as each squad entrains.
Alternates are held in readiness
by each local board to fill the
places of selected men failing to
put in appearance before train
time. When the first five per
cent are finally off, boards will
report "slackers." IL there are
any they will be rounded up by
the police and military to face a
charge of desertion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05
T. R. FOR BIG
PROFITS TAX

CHATHAM, N. Y, Sept. g.
CONSUMPTION Of war profits to
meet war expenses was demanded
today by Col. Roosevelt.
Speaking at the county fair, he
declared himself in favor of "a
very heavily graduated tax on the
excess profits due to war condi-
lions, a tax as heavy as Great
Britain has now imposed"
The highest British war profits
tax is so per cent.
Heavily graduated inheritance
and income taxes are also neces-
sary. Roosevelt asserted.
DemanderS OF peace except
"the peace of a complete victory
over the brutalized and Prussian-
lied Germany OF the Hohenzol-
lerns" were denounced by Roosc-
welt as "enemies of this country
and to mankind"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05

Police Detectives Wiley and
GarHerg guarded the doors. pre-
ve/ing any person from entering
or leaving while the search was
on. No demonstration occurred.
SO quietly was the raid planned
that only few bystanders realized
it was In progress.
At no time did the crowd out
side the doors contain more than
Is men. They peered thru win
dows as the officers searched, and
held whispered conferences with
each other, but made no move to-
wards trying to save the |. w. W
records from seizure.
/ No Charge Brought.
Members of the /. w. w. who
had gathered outside the doors de-
clared their belief that the raid
was staged in anticipation of big
rally of the local association,
scheduled for Wednesday night.
None of the members had any
advance information ON the raid,
1t was evident, and none knew
that other raids were being staged
simultaneously in other cities.
Officers explained that the men
inside the rooms would be held
under arrest only until thoro
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05
HOW TWO SETS OF
MEASUREMENTS AGREE
Especial to The Times)


KANSAS CITY, NO. sept. D.
want TO De another venus de
MILO, standard OIL Feminine beauty
whose measurements never get
out OF fashion?
Here's the recipe OF her modern
american douDle-Mlss Edna
Gales, Kansas City school teacher.
Get statue OF Venus.
LOOK at II intently every day,
with the determination TO re-
sembie 1t.
Become a mermaid, Swim,
then swim some more, then
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05
THERE'S A REASON,
BARNARD EXPLAINS

limited Press Leased Wire.)
LONDON, Aug. 25.-tBy mail.
SAID an American soldier to
London barmaid:
This beers little flat"
Said the barmaid to the Ameri-
can soldier:
IT'S been waiting three years
for you"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05

Tacoma Headquarters
Sacked for Records;
Similar Action Taken
Whole Country Over

simultaneously with federal raids on the l. w. W.
in all parts of the United States federal and police
officers of Tacoma swooped down upon the local |.
w. w. headquarters, 1914 Commerce St, at II: 40
"Wednesday morning.
Between 20 and 30 members of the organization
were placed under tentative arrest in the l. W. w.
rooms, while Deputy Sherifs Frank Albert and Mike
Fitzgerald began a methodcal search Of the rooms
Secretary Carl Osborne of the Tacoma l. w. w.
was pressed into service in locating all documents
and records Of the association.
While the group Of arrested members sat idly BY,
calmy watching proceedings, officers stripped the
desk Of every record, including all mem.
bership cards of the Tacoma local
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05

Camp Lewis carly Wednes-
day afternoon was a hostess
whose dinner was growing
cold ON the table, awaiting
the arrival of her guests, the
first batch of drafted Sam
mics, from over the state.
But Camp Lewis was ready for
the autos and trains to arrive
bringing the vanguard of the new
national army men who will fill
what in few weeks will be the
largest training cantonment in
America.
Fifty autos bringing the Seat
tie drafted men, accompanied by
a band, and other auto loads of
Seattle citizens reached Tacoma
Shortly before l p. m, on the
way to the cantonment, and par
AIDED thru the downtown streets,
Arthur Golf Is No. 4.
The boys reported that farmers
all along the way came out to
wave flags and cheer them. Jap
anese laborers stopped their work
in the fields to wave a greeting.
The Seattle boys expected to
arrive at the cantonment early
in the afternoon.
The first select service man to
register was Arthur Warren
Golf, and 1t was mistake on his
part. He got in Wednesday
morning from Hoff, Jefferson
county, Ore, and was assigned to
Barracks No. 1. He was sup
posed to have reported first to
his local district board, but in
stead came directly to the canton
ment.
The luncheon prepared by the
camp cooks for the arrival con-
sisted of beef steak, potatoes,
bread, butter and coffee.
Some Uncertainty.
None of the officers knew just
what time the first groups of new
soldiers would arrive or where
they would come. from, although
it was expected they would set
foot on the prairie training
ground before the middle of the
afternoon and would include 93
men from Seattle, and SO others
from various sections of the
state.
Ninety-two are due to arrive
from more distant points of
Washington Friday, and the Ia
coma contingent is to go Satur-
day.
Twenty-Five hundred from all
parts of the western department
will be at the cantonment by the
first of next week.
Welcomed by Captain.
A small brown tent, where the
selected recruits are to register.
was erected just outside the rail.
road tracks.
Here the boys are to be off
cially welcomed and shown thru
the front door by the cantonment
mastering officer, Capt. Owen
Mckee. Capt. Mckee said he ex-
pected $40 in all to arrive We'd
nesday, tho he couldn't be sure.
Before noon Wednesday fires
had been started In the cooking
ranges In the barracks, and stores
of groceries and supplies were on
hand.
The men will sleep the first
night on cots and mattresses,
which are ready In the finished
barracks. =
Skeleton companies will at
once be formed. after which will
come rigid physical examinations,
and some men will be dropped
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05
.a,0-platoon system for
the Tacoma fire department
was granted by the city coun-
ell "Wednesday morning,


The present force of los men
in the fire department will be di-
vided into two shifts. Altho the
efficiency of the fire department
will be seriously impaired, all
councilmen agreed, the division of
shifts was decided as the only
present solution of threatened
strike of all firemen.
Members of the firemen's cont
mittee, headed by Capt. E. \.
Whitaker, acting assistant chief
of the department, attended the
council session.
They explained that 1t would be
possible to divide the present force
of firemen into two platoons, and
that the firemen would be salts
fled with such a division.
But we cannot give as great
efficiency as we are now giving"
said Capt. Whitaker. You must
understand that. There will not
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05
RUSSIAN
FORCES
TRAPPED
Omitted Press Leased wire.)

Nuniteu IFeSS Ledseu "Te.D
PETROGRAD, Sept. 5.-How
the Battalion of DEATH" Russia S
fighting women soldiers, threw
back German assaults over a front
of fifth of a mile, out of Riga
and inspired their comrades to
hold firm against further ad-
vances, was told in front dis
patches received today.
; The Battalion of Death made its
heroic stand at critical moment
in the battle when pursuing Ger
man forces had advanced to the
point where they menaced the
line. They resisted the enemy and
drove the Germans back.
Exceptional valor" was credit
ed to the Battalion of Death and
other Russian units today in semi
official dispatches. At several
points their bayonets stood firm
and hacked assaulting waves to
pieces.
All efforts Of the Russian
command today were direct
ed toward the possibility of
extricating Russian troops I'm
the trap northeast of Riga,
into which they were forced
by the evacuation of that city
and the subsequent rapid Ger
man pursuit.
Our lines will be considerably
shortened by the evacuation, said
a semi-offioial front dispatch to-
day, expressing optimism over the
situation, land there is no danger
of the armys enlightenment.
1--WE are retiring In perfect or
der, in conformity with a pre-ar-
ranged PLAN"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05
PEOPLES COUNCIL
WILL MEET AGAIN

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. g.
Another national assembly Of the
Peoples Council of America will
be held at place not yet desig-
mated, according to-a telegram re-
ceived today at the headquarters
of the northern California branch
OF the council.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05
II BILLIONS
in ONE BILL
Omitted Press Leased wire.,

fUhfteU Press Lenscd WIre.b
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-An
informal agreement among lead
ers of the house assured passage
this afternoon without a roll call
and apparently without a dissent
ing vote, of the $11,53S,00O, 600
war bond bill, the largest piece of
financial legislation ever proposed.
The bill includes provision
for 81, 900, 1000 loan to the al
lies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05
TEETH PULLED, BUT
HE rs CERTIFIED
Omitted Press Leased wire.D

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. o.
With his molars and several
crowns recently removed, T. j..
Lane of Seattle was certified into
the national army here today. The
examining board is convinced that
Lane had his teeth pulled in an
effort to escape the draft.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05
ANOTHER 5000. 900, 900.
limited Press Leased Wire. \

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Sec-
rotary McAdoo today announced
loans of $200,000.00o each to
Great Britain and France. max
ing a total of s2,666,400, 900 ad-
vanced by the U. s. government to
foreign countries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05
JOHNSON LINER rs
SUNK BY A U-BOAT

BOSTON, Sept. 5.--The john
son line steamship Kenmore, from
Liverpool, due. here today, was
sunk by submarine. according to
private advices. The crew is be-
lieved to have been saved.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05
SAN FRANCISCANS
TO LEAVE TONIGHT

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. s.
Escorted by an automobile parade,
San Francisco's first draft quota
will pass down Market street at
Z o'clock tonigh0to entrain for
the American lake. cantonment.
Practically every district will en-
terrain its quota at dinner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05

The queen bee, according to M.
Maeterlinck, lays 200 eggs day.
Cant Harry Collier work out some
kind of scheme to mix q little
bee blood in brown leghorn hen7
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05
PLEASANT TIME rs
HAD BY GERMANS

BERLIN. via London, Sept. g..
A day and night of vigorous
aerial bombing" was announced
today. German aircraft dropped
explosives over Dover, Bologne
and Calias, with success, the war
office said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05
GO ON CRUISE TO
LEARN NAVIGATION

The first training cruise of the
U. s. shipping boards navigation
school In Tacoma will be taken
his week on the yacht Ell Pri-
nero.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05

Tomorrow The Times will
publish a number of valuable
recipes, all of which have
been well tested, for the use
of soya beans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05
so INSTRUCTORS
IN CAMP COOKING

The army cooking school will
open at Camp Lewis Thursday,
with SO instructors. 1t takes four
months to turn out finished
army cook.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05

What has become Of tho .. 4.
boarding house missns who uoo1
to say she liked to "a : nnn -
hearty
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05
U-BOAT
SHOOTS
UPTOWN

Omitted Prese Leased Wire,)
LONDON, Sept. "A German
submarine bombarded the British
town of Scarborough last night,
Lord French, commander Of home
defense forces, announced today.
Three persons were killed and
five injured.
The material damage to the
town was slight. The submarine
fired 80 rounds, half of the shells
falling on land.
Scarborough is the queen of the
British watering places, a summer
resort village on a headland ex-
tending into the North sea, 81
miles northeast of York.
So far as known 1t is an utterly
unfortified town.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05

|" ACOMA today finds
herself the center of a
possibly immense new
food industry, follow
ing the announcement
I'm the east of Hudson Maxim.
reported In yesterdays United
Press dispatches, that he has
developed from the soya
bean new food that may
revOlutiOnize eating for .
Americas armies and civil
ianS, too.
This remarkable legume has foI
centuries been used in the Orien
as base food. 1t is now an
nounced as destined to take Its
place beside wheat and meat as q
staple.
Bulletin No. 439 of the Depart.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05

Looking back over life as far a.
we have gone, we. can't recall the
name of any young fellow that
ever picked up the rudiments OF Z
successful career In a pool room.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05
UNLIKE THE ZEpS

UNLIKE THE ZEPS.
The skeeter is no paradigm,
He surely needs dehorning;
But one can say this much for
him,
He always gives us warning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-05

History will have to be q
brazen wretch IL she repeats
herself during the next two
centuries.