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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-19

"gee over but softly bred girls in the cum
ningiest of peasant smocks and CATERS have
brought new interest into her life.
Twenty miles from London girls are
caring for the largest Jersey herd in the
Kingdom, and other herds are being handed
over to the girls as fast as the national SER
vice training system can turn our gradu.
ates.
The girls come from good homes. Many,
until the war upset their system of living,
had never So mtich as dressed themselves
unaided by a maid
Other branches of agricultural work are
being taken over by women.
Flowing, narrowing. drilling, bedding
down and cleaning stables of work horses;
getting seed from town to farms, and pro-
duce from farms to towns; training other
glrls-everything that can be done to re-
lease fit men. formerly "indispensibles' for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-19
TODAY,S CLEARINGS
Swat the Shoe Trust
UNITED Press Leased Wire. ,

ALBANY, Ore. April 19.-Aiming to conserve
terias during the and to reduce the high v
Ing the Civic Relief Committee the
ties here today organizing open
children.
The season, It is proposed, will opened with
foot parade From then until fall rains start all children
in Albany will without Society among
the most enthusiastic advocates OF the plan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-19

Il Is suggested by a Chi
cago man that, instead of
President Wilson's address,
potato bugs be dropped by
aeropIanes on German fields.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Morning game R H e
Philadelphia .......;. 8 z o
postoh ......... 1890. IL 1
.Rixey, Fittery and Killifer,
Adams; Rudolph and Gowdy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-19
Talk O the Times

Because
My wife tells me
All about him.
A thousand times
A week
She tells me.
! hate my neighbor.
As the spring is backward,
why not amend the custom
AIRY slogan to "Swat the Spy"
Perhaps an American army in
France would facilitate the Ger
mans strategic retirement"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-19
Women Raised In Luxury
Learn to Milk Cows Now
Y BERTHE KNATVOLD MELLETT

TACOMA Times correspondent IN IOHUOH
,DON, April 19--The has fallen pleasant ways In
longer the hickfsted hired her TO "hist
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-19

Atty. Gen. Gregory's adj
vice to Germans Is, "Obey
the law; keep your mouth
shut" That's such good adj
vice we regret he didn't give
1t to everybody.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-18
OVER HUNDRED MEN LOST
IN ALASKAN SHIPWRECK

until the number. of cannery employees
aboard can be cleared One report
here is that $50 persons in all were
on the vessel, but a Seattle dispatch
asserts there were $50 cannery men,
in addition to the crew Of seventy
seven.
The Standard was under command
of Captain c. Christianson. She left
here April 5, carrying new employ es
to the canneries on Bristol bay.
Wireless advtces declare the vessel
went ashore at midnight, May IA.
Five life boats were launched. only
one of which had been picked up at
last reports.
This is the second disaster of the
ships OF the Libby. McNeili and Libby
fleet in a few weeks and the fourth
disaster in the same region this sea-
SON. The Libby windjammer St Fran
els. went ashore IN Unimak pass and
broke up. The bark ST. Catherine
and the tender Thistle, have also
bsexl wrecked near the same spot>
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-18
Japan Does Not Desire to be
Outdone by America in
Taking Part in the
War.
HAS SENT WARsH1Ps
Eoniiuras Breaks Relations With Ger.
many and Takes Her Place
by Side Of United
States.

.lUnited Press Leased Wire Service]
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Ameri
cas- decision to vigorously pros ecute
the war against Germany has created
an increasing desire on the part OF
japan not to be outdone in this re.
spect, according to information re-
ceived today by the United Press
from well informed circles.
Japan, the United Press informant
stated, has undergone a complete
change of front regarding active par.
ticipation in the war. Reports from
Paris today that a number of Jap
anese gunboats have joined the sub
marine hunt was pointed to as con-
firmation of this statement.
In this connection it was stated
that the chief reason why the British
admiralty permitted publication OF
the arrival of American destroyers In
the North sea even before United
States naval authorities wanted it
known, was so it would precede an
nouncement today of japanese gun
boat activities in the barred zone. 1t
was further said that less than a
week after the United States entered
the war, the Japanese government
fastened to offer flotilla of destroy
ers for North sea submarine hunting.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-18
LIBERTY LOAN
BOND ISSUE
Secretary of the Treasury mcAdoo
Makes Appeal to Middle West
to Subscribe to the
Loan

Il United Press Leased Wire Service. J
CHICAGO, May 1S.-Middle western
financial leaders were contidant today
that Secretary McAdoo's appeal for
immediate support of the $4,000 ,G00,-
900 liberty loan" bond issue, made at
"a banquet in the Hotel LaSalle last
night would meet with enthusiastic re-
sponse by the citizens of this section.
McAdoo, whose address was ac-
cepted as the key note ofShis present
western tour, said the liberty loan"
must be taken at once as every dol
lar subscribed is blow struck for lib
erty throughout the world, blow
struck for democracy and self govern
ment, a blow struck for that happy
day when self governed peoples Of all
nations will rife up and proclaim the
United States the greatest apostle OF
liberty"
1t is difficult to make the people of
the United States realize that their
country is actively involved in the
most terrible and colossal war of all
time. he said in opening his speech
"One of the serious defects of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-18
Won Hindenburg Preparing to
Fall Back Again in Face Of
British and French
Drive.
DESTROYING PROPERTY
Great Interest Centers Now on th9
Success of the Italian offensive
Wheh.is Growing
Terrific.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, May 1S.-Learning at
terrible cost in men that the British
and French hold on the Hindenburg
outer line at Bullecourt and Craonne
cannot be shaken, Germany seems to
be making ready for another "strate-
gic retreat"
From the French front today came
word that the enemy was adopting
precisely the same tactics in cover
ing" in destroying towns and villages
and in transferring forces as those
which preceded the other famous re-
treat to the Hindenburg line.
In view of the latest British sue
cess achieved ct Bullecourt,; strength
enfng the present grip on the Hin
denburg line, military experts here
predicted a German retirement would
probably be around the two pivots of
the Hindenburg line-at Lens and
Laon, possibly starting a complete
movement between those two cities
to the 'Douai- -Cambrai permanent Sec
ton Of the long prepared Hindenburs
front.
Meanwhile the greatest interest
ou.side of its own fighting front was
c 1,te!ed here on me great succe.-s
which Is attending the Italian drive
toward Trieste. Unofficial dispatches
made the Italian victories of the past
few days even more brilliant than
the official statements have indicated.
General Cadorna's forces were to-
day reported a bare twelve miles
from Trieste and advancing nour by
hour while inficting heavy losses on
the enemy.
The weather has been rainy, hamp-
ering big operations, during the last
two days, according to British front
dispatches today Field Marshal
Haig's official report today bore out
this indication of inactivity. He
said:
Northeast o: Ammentiers two
hostile raiding parties were beaten
off early in the night"
No mention was made OF further
fighting at Bullecourt or elsewhere
on the Hindenburg line.
Set Fire to Lens.
[By VIM Philip Simms, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, May 1S.-Lens is being
set afame Fires and explosions in
Frances "coal city" were plainly Wis
ible from the British lines through
out last night. The Germans plainly
know the danger they are running
now of a British sweep that will
close the circle about the city and
trap them there.
1T is possible the destruction Of
buildings in Lens may indicate
withdrawal from the city. The same
program OF burning and blowing up
of buildings has been followed by the
Germans in every city and town
they have evacuated.l
Rain for the past few days has
turned the battlefield of dust into
one of mud, There were only minor
Continued on page 2.)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-18
PROTECT FAMILY
LEFT AT HOME
Sin to Put Army in Field
Without Protecting, as
Never Before, Nations
Life at Home.
rs A SERIOUS PROBLEM
cne Of Wars Most important Items
10 Being Discussed In
Cabinet and
Congress-.
is A SERIOUS PROBLEM
[By Robert ]. Bender. United Press

[By Robert ]. Bender. United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 18.-How the
1oomed large today out of the great
struggle against Germany.
Both in congress and in the cab
met the problem Of protecting moth
ers brSiind the lines is under dis
Gus -.1n.
The public protection Of matern.
ity must be made fundamental item
in the war program for soldiers
families" one government official
declared today.
Legislation is pending in congress
to help to a certain extent.
The problem is one OF the most
serious in war;" Senator KENYON
said today. 1T is one of the things
that makes it seem inevitable that
when war comes, all progress in civ
ilization stops"
The children's bureau OF the de
partment of labor. however. has been
studying the question of maternal
and child welfare and has suggested
the following program as starter;
"a rural nursing service operating
'out OF each county seat to care fol
mothers needing attention and as
sfstance.
An accessible county center for
maternal and infant welfare at which
mothers may obtain simple informa
tion as to the proper care of them
selves and their babies.
A county maternity hospital acces-
sible to all parts of the county. or
beds in a general hospital for care OF
mothers.
Provision for skilled attendance. OBJ
tainable by each woman in the coun-
ty.
Proper care Of war mothers" is a
vital matter for government consid-
Grafton, Miss Julia Lathro2, chief OF
the children,'s bureau of the depart
ment of labor, said today:
''If is for the public good and its
cost must be met by public appTopria-
tions, not by private philanthropy.
II this war is waged to make dem
ocracy prevail, the families OF sol
diers must be safeguarded as never
before.
Tn old wars, 1t was taken for
granted that families OF soldiers
must suffer from pestilence and fam
inc. This war must preserve the
health and education of children and
the government compensation for
soldiers must take these great items
into account.
"As soon as the armies are mobil-
lied. many young fathers are going
to be drawn from their homes. No
government can feel its duty to the
soldier is complete unless it pro-
tects the family from which the faith
er was taken So, In the beginning
of this war, it would be sin to put
an army in the field without protect
ing, as never before. the nations life
at home.
America can ill-afford a ntggardly
attitude toward the mothers and
children"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-18
Permits to Live.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, May 1S-Hundreds OF
Germans hurried to United States
Marshal McCarthy's Office here today
to get permits to live in the barred
zones" within half mile of armories
and like government places, after
June l.
Peaceful German residents or bus
mess men established in the barred
zones whose records are clean and
loyalty undoubted, will not be forced
to move, it was announced
Applicants for permits today were
handed formidable sheets of about 100
questions which must be answered.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-18
I've Life Boats Launched and
Only One of Them is
Picked Up.

United Press Leased Wire Service1
PAN FRANCISCO, May 1S.-More
lan lS0 men are missing and may
ave perished, following the wrecking
'ne three masted ship Standard OF
~ Libby. McNeill and Libby cannery
eet on the shoals OF Cape Constan-
he' Bristol Day, Alaska, according
radiograms received today by the
knlted States naval radio station at
foat island.
Inc men are adrift In life boats.
ty twerty-nine men had been
icAed up when the last dispatches
rere received. The exact number Of
4ose missing cannot b asosrtained
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-18
PLENTY TO EAT
AT THIS CAMP
Officers Training Quarters Manages
to Use UP 5000 Pounds
Of Bread Each
DaY,

[Unted Press Leased Wire Service. ]
FORT SHERIDAN, H., May 49,
Colonel Nicholson's army of five
thousand rockies today had stormed
and occupied every strategic point
on the mess line, from Oatmeal to
Coffee.
The daily casualty list was Off
cially announced as follows:
Potatoes, 7,400 pounds oatmeal,
$500 pints beef, 5000 pounds; but
ter, 1000 pounds; bread, 5000
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-18
|ot Until United States Puts
Her Full Weight Into the
Scales, Will Finish be
in Sight.
FUsT STRIKE HARD
I'd Derby, EngIand's Secretary Of
iwar, says We Must Make War
as Though All
Alone.

By Lowell Mellett, United Press
Staff Correspondent
LONDON, May 1S-"This war will
b be over until the full weight ol
merica has been thrown into the
eales: not until America begins
aking war as though she alone
Iced Germany, will there be a pos
bility OF predicting when the end
bill come
So spoke Lord Derby, Englands
ecretary of state for war-Kitchen
Is successor-today. And then he
dded, emphatically:
THE bigger blow America is able
deliver, the sooner she delivers il
the quicker will the war end and
new order OF things be assured !
rne United Press correspondent
rent to Lord Derby for some express
lon Of belief on the duration OF the
var and OF what part America should
Eake in the fighting. He found the
var secretary firmly of the belief
hat the end is not yet in sight.
America he said, has big
(art to play In this struggle to abol,
Eh the world menace of militarism.
america must strike hard. We hope
he will strike quickly
Here the British war head sud
enly paused, swung about in his
hair, faced the blank wall OF his of.
ice and reiterated, as though seek.
pg to project his thought acorss the
)cean---
This war will not be over until
ne full weight of America has been
brown into the scales. Her full
feight-" he emphasized.
Don't let America be misled. Ger.
hany's active 2ropaganda right now
directed to that purpose. In every
Fay possible, Germany Is throwing
A. ut the idea that the wars end Is in
Fight Germany would like this to
e so.
Germany has reached-if not pass
d-the crest of her military strength.
he knows every day she is weaker
so many men.
She is ready to quit-on her own
erms.
She is ready to fight long, long
me yet before accepting the terms
nat the worlds democracy demands
p safeguard the future.
II has been, and still will be, a ter
fble fight. Lord Kitchener sitting
this very chair, said it would be a
Png war. Not until the English
|eople felt themselves exerting their
Eii strength did they realize how
Fisely he spoke.
May Americas realization not be
p long delayed! Kitchener's mes
Fge comes to Americans afresh. 1
|ope they get that message
II was late In the evening Thurs
lay. that first talked with Lord
Perpy. The room was slowly darken-
ng' The war secretary, as he spoke
CONTINUED on page %
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-18
BEWARE OF HEART BREAKERS
IN BRITISH UNIFORMS

Ter Of Flushing society into engaging
herself TO marry him. fake British Of
ficers with natty uniforms. flashing
swords and glib tongues have sprung
up on every side.
They join exclusive clubs. gain
friends. get into society, run big bills
everywhere and borrow lots of mon
ey on the strength of their uniforms.
A genuine British officer said here to-
day that he knows of fve of these i'm
posters now courting New York So
ciety girls.
There is no law in America to pre-
vent any one wearing a British uni
form.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-18
New Cabinet Accepted.

PETROGRAD, May 1s-Russia' s
new coalition cabinet was completed
today and accepted by both the duma
and the soldiers and workmen's coun-
Gil.
Six Of the fourteen cabinet places
are to be filed by socialists under the
new cooperative plan Of governmen
The executive committee of the sol
diers' and workmen's council, has ap-
proved the personnel as announced
yesterday and this choice will un-
doubtedly be ratified by the congress
OF that organization.
French Minister Of Munitions
Thomas made his first public appear
ance here today in bringing greetings
of the French peasants TO a congress
of Russian peasants delegates num-
bering 161. Nine. Brachkovska was
presiding officer of the congress and
in her opening address forcibly en-
phasized the complete democracy
The peasant assembly is to con-
slider reforms in the interest of this
class of Russis's population and to
consolidate all their interests.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-18
Fake Officers With Flashing
Swords and Glib Tongues
Prey on Americans.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l ]
NEW YORK. May 1S-Giris, beware
of heart breakers in British naval uni.
forms who can't show their creden
tials.
Since Lieut.. Commander George
Ellis Stuart, of the British commits
sion" hoaxed pretty little Katie MIL,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-18
sinned hx Presldent Today.

Stoned BY President Today.
WASHINGTON. May 1S.-Presi
dent Wilson was to sign today the
selectiye service bill-the measure
whereby the United States will raise
a fighting force for European duty
Before he could do this. however
the speaker and vice president had te
attach their signatures. Then the
| bill was TO go to the white house by
messenger and receive the president
name.
Little if any ceremony was an
ticipated over this momentous event
The task completed, the president
will issue a proclamation, long pre-
pared, calling upon the youth OF the
nation to gather at appointed regis.
tration places on fixed day and
sign the war department cards from
which the process of selection can De
deduced.
The bill includes provision for
bringing the regular army TO war
strength; drafting of the national
guard into federal service and rails
ing it to war strength; procuring five
hundred thousand men from FL to 80
inclusive for the first great national
army-and another five hundred
Thousand when required; raising four
volunteer divisions-the Roosevelt
plan-if the president desires.
What the chief executive will do is
an unanswered question, though the
general belief here is that Roosevelt
will be sidetracked for the time be-
ing while the selective draft system
is put into effect.
Signing of the bill will automatic
ally put into effect perfected war
machine. evolved by master minds in
the war department.
First the youth must register.
Certain exemptions will be made,
mainly based upon elimination of
those with dependent families.
The new army must comply with
rigid physical standards.
As the registration will show a
vastly greater number Of men than
are required for the first army. the
Jury system of selecting the men by
lot will be invoked to pick out those
who are physically acceptable and
unexempted.
Meantime the work of erecting
cantonements to house the army will
proceed. The regular army will be
filled by volunteers and the new
army will be called about September
1.
Within a month or two months,
the national guardsmen will be cali
ed into federal service.
Intensive training of the new men
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-18
Honduras Breaks Relations.

WASHINGTON, May 1S-Hon-
duras has broken relations with Ger
many and taken her place by the
United States according 10 official
reports to the state department this
afternoon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-18

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: Chicago
has the satisfaction Of having the
smallest mayor of any city in Amer
lea. But Chicago says he is serving
his last term.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-18
RUSSIAN ARMY
STILL POWERFUL
Domestic Troubles of New
Democracy Being Settled
and Nation Will Stay
in War.
FIGHTING rs RESUMED
Fraternixing Ceases and Military
Leaders Have Withdrawn Their
designations and Conc
to the Front.
rs RESUMED

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
LONDON, May 1S-Encouraging
news that Russia had settled her do
mestfc troubles and that the Russian
army's power is by no means lost,
gave ground for belief here today
that the allies can soon count on Rus.
sia bearing her part in the general
onslaught on Germany. The prediction
was voiced in several quarters today
that Germany might soon find the ne
cessity of hurrying back to the Rus
sian front some, If not all of the re-
puted six hundred thousand men she
lis recently reported to have with
drawn from those sectors to bolster
up her dwindling lines on the west
front.
The restoration Of complete amity
between the duma government and
the soldiers and workmen's council,
foreshadowed in Petrograd dispatches
today indicating acceptance Of the
coalition cabinet, will be Immediately
reflected In the Russian army, 1t was
believed here.
Fraternizing between Teutons and
Russians on the northern front has
ceased. There has been a resumption
of steady fighting. although not of
majsr Intensity anywhere. General
Brusiloff. held in highest esteem
among the allies for his military abil
ity, has withdrawn his resignation.
Brusiloff, Alexieff and other high
army commanders were returning to
the front after conferences with the
new governing groups in Russia. Rep
resentatives of their soldiery-the
plain fighters-were likewise getting
back to the trenches after consulta-
tions in Petrograd which convinced
them their interests would be main
tanned in the new coalition govern
ment.