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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
The Y. M. E. A.
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOR THE TIMES:
Referring to the Y. M. C. A
discussion, and what may be done
to improve its financial condition,
probably the best thing to be done,
Is to increase its membership. If
men generally understood what
the association can do for them
and what they can get here for
their money, every man of Taco
ma interested in his own welfare
would join the Y. M. c. A.
For real sociability and good
fellowship, fraternai organizations
are not in 1t with the Y. M. c. A.
Some doctors and lawyers would
be out of job If all the young
men and business men of the city
were members of the gym class
and took a shower bath or swim
each day, because they would
never be sick, and be so agreeable
that they would never get in
trouble with each other,
The Y. M. G. A. has value re-
ceived to you, to every man who
gets into 1t and needs only to be
presented to men in the proper
way to get them to enroll as men,
bers.
II l had the say, would en-
ploy an expert to get members
the same as the wholesale house
employs men to sell goods.
Membership in the Y. M. C. A.
is saleable at par, is what I think
of 1t. | have been an active men,
Der of the gymnasium classes
under four successive physical d.
rectors, and under the present
Mr.. Nickerson the class has al
most trebled in size.
Mr.. Nickerson is an earnest,
enthusiastic personality equipped
for Y. M. C. A. work far above
the average. Besides he is not of
the old lady type. complaining
to his pupils of the financial diff
ficulties he has to meet.
If any one is able to make the
physical department of the Y. M.
c. A. grow, Mr.. Nickerson Is the
man. He has an endless num-
Der of exercises to teach, is en-
thusiastic and optimistic all the
time, is deeply earnest and sem
sibly religious and makes a fell
low feel glad he belongs to the
gym class.
Respectfully,
]. w. ANDERSON,
314 California Bldg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
BOUNTY FOR
TIMBER WOLF

Jesse McCray, a trapper of Ash
ford, has the distinction of bring
ing the first fur of timber wolf
into the county auditors office
for a bounty. He appeared with a
fine specimen Wednesday.
McCarey caught the wolf in a
trap near the Eagle Peak mine,
above Longmire's, near Narada
Falls. He said the wolf and its
pal had killed two does, and that
he had a trap out for some time
trying to catch them.
He finally landed the wise old
wolf by setting trap bated with
some Of the venison that the wolf
killed.
McCray's bounty was SIS. He
also received 81 for a wild cats
fur.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
EDITOR HERE

Hamilton Holt, editor of the
Independent magazine and vice
president of the League to En-
force Peace, was to speak at the
Commercial club Wednesday aft.
ernoon. He is west in the fur
therance of the idea of world
league to enforce peace.
ut is not a pacifist movement,
or a stop-the-war movement, but
a league to establish a league OF
nations by treaties to enforce
peace after the war is over" said
Mr.. Holt Wednesday morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
LIBRARY HAS
INFORMATION

Magazine articles and other lit
erature on the subject of daylight
savings will be on tap for ready
reference, City Librarian John u.
Kaiser declared Wednesday.
Any Tacoman will be able to
find out for himself the ADVANTAGES
of the plan and the success with
which it has worked out in Euro
pean countries and in other parts
of the United States by going u
the library.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
10000 Americans Nav
Carry Flag In Battle

cans-on scheme to transfer all
Americans now fighting with the
allied armies into one American
fighting unit.
Bullock explained his plan to
the United Press today. He ex-
poets very shortly to invite Amer
leans fighting with the Canadians,
French and British imperial forces
to combine in half division,
wearing the American uniform
and carrying the American flag.
He estimated today that $1,000
Americans could be raised-all
trained In the warfare now in
vogue on the western front.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
ROB LECTURER OF
RELIGIOUS CHARTS

While Rev. J. +. Robinson of
Geneseo, ILL.,, was examining re-
ligious books in a Pacific ave.
book store late Tuesday afternoon,
a thief walked off with his suit
case. containing everything that
he had brought with him on a lee
ture tour of the east. Among the
contents were SIT in cash, a
Prince Albert coat, a diary, re-
lisious books, and religious charts.
Rev. Robinson was sent west by
the Methodist Episcopal church.
He lectured at Trinity Methodist
last night, minus his charts and
books.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
ALIENS TURN
OVER RIFLES

Several fine hunting rifles and
good revolvers were turned into
the U. s. marshal's office Tuesday
afternoon and Wednesday morn
ing by men classified as "alien en-
emies."
They turned them in to comply
with the recent order of the u. s.
attorney general. Every man
who has turned some sort of a
gun in, has said he is a law-abid-
ing citizen and wants to comply
with the laws.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
BALFOUR
TELLS OF
MOTIVES
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WASHINGTON. D. c., April 25.
Condemnation of certain
doubling critics who think France
and Great Britain have come here
to inveigle the United States into
entangling alliances with Euro
pean forces" was voiced by Brit
ish Foreign Secretary Arthur j.
Balfour in a public statement here
today.
The British foreign secretary.
on the eve of the greatest world
war council, outlined brief dec
laration of motives and principles
on behalf of our European allies.
His fist clenched and his Jaw set,
he looked squarely in the eyes of
his listeners.
IL wish to assure the people of
this great nation that the assist
ance we are going to get from the
United States is based on no such
shallow consideration"
America Determined.
Then, turning abruptly to Amer
ica's part in the war, Balfour said:
You have been watching this
blood-stained drama from afar.
Each month the conviction in your
minds has grown that no small or
petty interests are involved.
you realize that this is not a
quarrel for so many square miles
of territory.
You know thoroughly well
that the liberties of mankind alone
are animating the allied cause.
Therefore you have joined in
the great conquest.
I'VE know you will try all your
forces of invention, production
and man power into the balance.
Nothing can turn you from
It.
you will see the war through.
If there is any certainty in human
affairs, that is certain.
Thanks America.
mo one who has walked among
you can for one minute doubt the
full determination of the Ameri-
can people to throw themselves
intellectually into the greatest
conflict ever waged.
81 indeed appreciate this op-
portunity to say to the American
public how very deeply we value
your kindness, your enthusiasm
and the warmth of your welcome.
"All our hearts are touched by
your outward and visible manifes-
ations of that sympathetic emotion
which accompanies the assumption
OF your part in the great cause
and the insuring of its success"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
HOT TIMES IN
kAISER'S TOWN
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UNITED Press Leased Wire.)
AMSTERDAM, April 2S.-
The new snti-government So
cialist party in Germany pre-
cipitated tumultuOus disturb
ances In yesterdays meeting
of the reichstag, according to
Berlin dispatches today.
The socialist LedebOurs,
one of the organizers of the
new party, charged that the
government was responsible
for the food crisis In Ger
many.
He demanded that the reicl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
HANDS OVER
$2OO,OOO,OOO

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 25.
of the Treasury Nc
Adoo today handed to British Am
bassador Sir Cecil Spring Rice a
treasury warrant for 100000
600, Great Britain's first partici-
patton in the $7,00O,000.O0O war
finance fund.
The amount is available out of
the $250,000,0O0 of treasury cer-
tificates just offered through the
federal reserve system.
Secretary McAdoo has asked the
banks to have the proceeds of this
issue ready by today and as soon
as the money Is deposited in the
reserve banks II will be available
for government use.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25

stag discuss the whole situation
and the governments mal-admin-
istration on Wednesday. Amid
tempestuous debate the resolution
was rejected.
Later Berlin advices declared
the reichstag would not meet
again until May 2.
General Groener, chief of the
munitions department, was quoted
in another dispatch today as tes-
tifying before an auxiliary service
commission that the German au-
thorities were determined to sup
press the strikes. regardless of
the consequences"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
A Query
EDITOR THE TINES:

EDITOR THE TINES:
Please tell through your paper
how many of those people have
enlisted in the army to fight at
the battlefront. l mean those peo-
pie that condemned Senator Wes-
ley L. Jones for not voting for
war.
We have no particular quarrel
with those who really believe in
the war, and who are willing to
do their share of the fighting
The person we despise is he who
shouts for war and seeks to DRAG
others into war, yet is not willing
to 20 to war himself.
]. w. LANGFORD.
Orting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25

LONDON, April 25.-America
may not have to await the raising
and training Of an eNpeditionary
army in the United States to put
the Stars and Stripes in action on
the battlefields of France.
Colonel Bullock of the Canadian
army, a Chicago clergyman and
later lecturer before the New York
school board, was working today
with the aid of influential Ameri-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
ROSE SHOW MAY
BE CALLED OFF

PORTLAND, Or, April rs. =
The board of governors of the
Rose Festival association has un-
der consideration today petitions
asking that the annual municipal
show be abandoned this year be-
cause of the war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
TWO FOOD MASS
MEETINGS CALLED

Two agricultural meetings have
been scheduled for Wednesday
night in the county. One at the
Lake City school, with Charles
Richardson speaker, and another
one at Midland with Maurice
Langhorne as speaker.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
MANY WOMEN IN
CATTLE INDUSTRY

LAGRANDE, Or, April 25. -
Woman's part In the great Ore
gon cattle industry is shown by
the fact that of 400 members of
the Cattle and Horsebreeders' as
ISOLATION Of Oregon in session
here today, over 80 are women.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
In the
Editors Mail
Who Is He?
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOR THE TIMES:
Somewhere in this city, under,
stand from a conversation over.
heard on the street, Is a man who
was once considered champion
long range military rifle shot OF
America.
The gentleman butted in on
the conversation-did not know
his name, but were as anxious as
j to dig him out" because I'VE
old fellows need him" in the home
guard as an instructor. Can The
Times smoke him out for us? We
understand he is an old timer in
Tacoma.
ONE OF THE HOME GUARD.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
United Press Leased Wire.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, April rs. -
The U. 8. collier Brutus, Captain
j. r. briggs. is impaled on a sub
merged rock somewhere in the
Pacific" and several United States
ships and tugs have been rushed
to her assistance.
How badly she Is damaged
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
Want to Use
Road Fund

County commissioners will meet
Friday morning in Olympia with
the state highway commission to
see II they can use the permanent
highway money to build the 18th
street fill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
u. S. navy COLLIER
STRANDED ON ROCK

could not be ascertained. She
struck at dusk Monday.
The rescue ships were expected
to reach the Brutus last night and
an attempt was to be made to pull
her into deep water today. A part
OF her cargo may have to be jet
tisoned. She carries a crew of
AZ
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25

sons request for patriotic plant
ing"
The council refused to take ao-
ton until the return OF Commits
sioner Gronen, who is i'll.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25

II this letter comes under
the eye Of the man In ques-
ton or of any of his acquaint-
ances, would they be good
enough to telephone or drop
me a line. i will see that the
information is passed right
on to Zone of the Home
Guard. "-Editor,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
BEGIN FOOD
SUPERVISION
UNITED Press Leaned Wire.l

PORTLAND, Or, April rs. =
Federal supervision of the. hand
ling of food is now in effect. The
American Can Co. announced from
Its Portland office this morning
that 1t would be unable hereafter
to supply packers with tins for GER
tain kinds of vegetables because
OF restrictions made by the gov
eminent in its efforts to conserve
not only the metal, but also food
stuffs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25

Elbert w. Blanchett of Friday
Harbor, Wash, was convicted OF
the murder Of Clyde Armous OF
Sioux City, Iowa, at Santa Fe, N.
M, Tuesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07
$3.50 Draft Men
Leave This Week
Negroes Go Last and Will
Form a Separate
Unit

Approximately $50 civilians n this
city will become National Army sol
diers this week. when the fourth con-
tingent Of the first draft entrsins for
Camp Upton. al Yaphank. Long Island.
The first party of this quota, which
will bring the total mobilization up TO
- per cent of the entire city's draft,
will start out on the great adventure
tomorrow morning, and others will
leave every day until Friday.
Roger R. Wood, director of the draft
in this city. announced last night that
all the local boards are ready 70 send
their quotas. and also pointed out that
no negroes would ne sent IN this con-
tingent After this weeks moblliza-
tion only 80 per cent OF the clty's quota
will remain in the city awaiting orders,
and in this group will be every negro
who has ben selected for service.
The drafted negroes. of which there
are 1886, it is said, make up per
cent of the city's quota, or 10 peg cent
Of the last 80 per cent. Local boards
40. IA and 167, in which the negro
registration is exceedingly large, will
send no men forward this time, and 10
make up for this the quota of other
boards haev been increased. Il Is
understood that the negroes Of the city
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07
Camp Mills Forgery
Under Investigation
Secret Service Men Trace the
Source of Bad Checks
Drawn on Officer

CAMP MILLS. L. J., Oct. G.-Checks
for considerable amounts. TO which the
name Of division company command
or had been forged. have been crop
ping UP in the vicinity of the camp
for several days. and to-day Secret Ser
vice men began an Investigation.
Thirty thousand packages Of cigar
cites we're distributed to-day in the
Alabama regiment by the Misses Dor
othy Leunin and Dorothy Morrill,, who
raised the money Tor the gift by sub
scriptiou in the Garden CITY Hotel.
An American flag and state flag were
presented TO the Georgia regiment. The
former was the gift Of residents OF
Georgia. and was presented by j.. VI
Cutler: the latter was given By the
Georgia Society OF New York and was
presented by Ralph Peters.
The entire Rainbow Division will be
reviewed tomorrow a. the Nlreola
Tai- Grounds, and will Leave camp al
2:lo p. m.
Seven soldiers were raised tonight
TO the degree Of Master Mason in
Morton Lodge, F. and 4. W., in Hemp
stead
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07

on a large scale. Early in the war
they discovered that some method hau
70 be devised TO whip into shape the
thousands who, while unit Tor WAT
could be developed into potentially
good soldiers by proper treatment ana
training.
"If the bill goes through here; we
will; establish a series Of camps, Wnere
men unfit for military service may
receive free Of charge such medical
or surgical treatment and exercises as
will restore them TO health and make
them fit for the duties Of the army ana
citizenship ,
THE ediutant generals report OF
1916 showed that about ~ per cent Oh
all applicants were reje&ted.
During last March, when the best
mon Of this country were volunteering,
only 80 per cent passed the physical
examinations. Assuming that the per-
contages will be the same under CON
scrintion. the government Will be
obliged to draft 100000 men to get
500 900 who can pass the army ana
navy examinations.'
"What il to be done with these unht
men? 90, Ill
PROCLAMATION camps will solve TINS
rroblem. The st00.000.00O ap2ropria-
ton the bill calls for would. ! believe
no sufficient 10 reclaim from Z'VVV'VoV
IA 4O0O. 900 men,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07
Camps for Unfit
To Add Millions
OF Men to Army
$1OO,OOO,OOO Reclamation
Plan Can Save 80 Per
Cent Now Rejected

Or. John r. Quaylc, whose plan to
A. the unfit for military service is en-
bodied in n bill which has been intro
duced IN Congress. asserted yesterday
that from one TO six months in a
reclamation camp would make accepta-
bile soldiers Of 90 per cent OF the re
iected men. The camps. he believes
will reclaim from 100000 TO 1900
600 men.
DR.. Quayle is at the Waldorf-Astoria
and will go to Philadelphia tomorrow
TO discuss his reclamation plan with
several physicians there, including DR..
John Il. Beaver and DR.. ". W. Keen,
professor emeritus Of surgery in the
University of Pennsylvania.
Letters are coming 10 me 1aiiy in
dorsing the reclamation camp PLAN
said DR.. Quayle. Il am hopeful that
the bill will have been passed and the
camps we'll on the way toward estab-
lishment by January, 1879
The bill. introduced By Senator Pome-
rene. calls for S100,000.000 appro-
priation and the establishment of a
Reclamation Commission. Dr.. Quaylc's
plan has the Endorsement Of the Ad-
ministration and of medical men all
over the country.
"The reclamation idea" said DR..
Quayle, SIS not new. France, Great
Britain and Germany are practising il
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07
Tomorrow Is First
Registration Day
Mitchell Men Urge Republi-
cans and Independents to
Prepare to Vote

Tomorrow is the first day OF regis
tration. Every citizen who wishes TO
vote must register at the polling p ace
in his district. The polls open at $3.50
n. m. and remain open until lO;3O.
There are five other registration days
Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday Friday
and Saturday. The polls are open for
the same period Of time the other days,
except Saturday, when they open At ;
a. m. and close at 1880 p. m
The Mitchell supporters will make q
thorough effort 10 get the independent
and Republican voters throughout the
city TO register. Every election district
will be canvassed The Republican dis
trict leaders, while working indepen-
IDENTIFY Of the Fusion committees can
vassers. are making unusual efforts Tor
a large registration. Their work is ex-
pected TO count mostly for Mitchell.
Mayor Mitcheps campaign committee
Of Queens met yesterday at the call o.
Chairman F.. Y. Daily, who asked the
attendance of all those who had slRnl-
fed their intention Of supporting the
Mayor. irrespective Of politics. The or
panization was completed. with Mr..
Daly as chairman and Ellis Parker
Butler as treasurer. James A. Mac
Donald. william Shannon, Theodore A.
Cassebeer. William II. Wade. jr, John
F. Bleckman. George VI. Wheeler and
+. G.. Randall were made vice-chairmen.
Five secretaries were appointed 70
handle the various units Of the county
organization.
Warren B. Ashmead, Republican
loader of tho 4th Assembly District Of
Queens. declared at the meeting that
he was in favor Of Mayor Mitchell
Mass meetings were announced Tor
wednesday night at Flushing, Jamaica
and Long Island City, at which Mayor
Mitchell will speak.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07
Fiqht for Realization
OF Kosciuszko's Dream,
Call to Polish Army

CHICAGO. Oct. 6.-The following ap-
neal TO the Poles of America to enlist
IN the Polish army training in France
was issued to-day over the signatures
ofI ! Paderewski and other members
n the Polish National Department OF
America:
poles: Providence has decreed that
on the centennial Of the death OF Thad-
deus Kosc;uszko there arises Polish
national army upon the continent where
ne so valiantly fought for freedom
France has given life to this army
and has offered her aid and support
"Our army is needed not for France,
but for Poland.
"Conscious Of our sacred duty TO the
motberland. conscious of our obliga-
,ions TO America. we have long waited
for this opportunity. To-day, having
received a favorable declaration by the
United States government that enlist
ment into the Polish army of all those
who are not legally subject to drai'
i'm the United States army shall not be
amused. We call you 70 battle, TO a
great and glorious struggle for the pro-
lection Of threatened humanity, for the
wrongs wrongs suffered by Poland.
without Goplo. Kru wica, Gnlezno
and Poznan. the ancient cradle of the
nation. there can be no Poland. On TO
the tight.
Without Silesia there can be no Po-
land. On 10 the fight,
without Nistula and the seashore
there can be no Poland. On TO the
fight,
The God Of your forefathers. who
made triumphant the swords of Chro-
bry. Lokietek and Jagiello against the
aggressive Teutonic hordes, VIII answer
Kosciuszko's spirit and will grant you
victory and glory
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07
How TO Write to Soldiers

Mail for soldiers or prospective ON
,ors in training should be addressed as
follows:
John Smith.
Company X. Regiment, 800,
Designate infantry. Cavalry Ar'iiierS
or Engineers).
American Expeditionary Forcea
John Smith.
Company X r. o. T. G..
Plattsburg, n. Y.
John Smith,
company X. Regiment.
Camp Wadsworth.
Spartanburg. S. c.
John Smith.
Company X. - Regiment.
Camp Mills, l.. |.
John Smith.
Company X. - Regiment.
Camp Upton. n. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07
Army To Be Raised in U. S.
and Trained Near
Niagara
Washington Approves
Men Not Subject to Draft Will
Form Battalions for Ser
vice With Allies

WASHINGTON, Oct. Ga campaign
70 recruit Poles in the United States
for n Polish army now training in
France was Endorsed to-day by the War
Department II will start tomorrow
under the direction of the National
Department Of the Polish Central Re
lief Committee of Chicago, whose
chairman. /. J. Paderewski. the pianist
issued an appeal to-day to unnatural
lied Poles 10 enlist.
Recruits will be trained at a camp
ALREADY established near Niagara, Ont;
Polish Americans subject to draft ana
men with dependents will not be ac-
cepted.