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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24
u. S. MEN ARE
KEEN FOR IT

CONTINUED From Page One.)
under the chaperonage of Tom
mics.
A group OF officers sat when I
visited tho camp before table
on which reposed a great dish OF
Boston baked beans rooted with
Drowned bacon. and toasted in
cocoa the day when they should
follow the Stars and Stripes,
then fluttering overhead, behind
a barrage.
This was their answer to the
kaiser's offer OF an iron cross,
800 marks and fortnights leave
fer the first American, dead or
alive.
Much TO Learn.
American officers admire the
British achievements. especially
after a glimpse of the difficulties
of their war-making.
The Americans admit they have
much to learn and many illu-
sions to be shattered. They say
no amount of pictures or leo
lures OF theoretical practice can
prepare the mind for the actual
fighting. Officers must see the
real thing to understand the task.
America had no idea that fight
ing methods in the great war were
continually changing, these off
GERS explained.
Trenches Fighting.
Folks back home" have be-
lieyed the present fighting strict
ly warfare from trenches-but a.
matter of fact the actual fight
ing is now over practically q
treachless country. the enemy oc-
cupying concrete reinforced shell
holes, with steel and concrete
pill boxes" scattered over an
area two-thirds of mile wide.
The trenches are only used to
the rear OF these defenses and
are manned by reserves instead Of
by continuously fighting forces.
The new British barrage 10 the
object of the Americana pro-
found admiration. They regard
It as the only safeguard by which
the pill boxes zone can be navi-
gated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24
'oi AMERICA TOO

urday showed the Austrian en-
bassy to be substituting some of
the foreign language press, has
data on the Japanese plot and will
speak by the book" when he does
make his new exposure.
The government is prepared to
give ont documentary proof of its
recent revelations In cases where
denials are entered by those con-
cerned. 1t proposes this week TO
make public a Photographic re-
production of the Eckhardt-Cron-
holm-Mexico City plot letter, the
authenticity of which has been de-
MED by the principals.
Clean Bill For Congness.
Chairman Flood of the house
foreign affairs committe held sew
eral conferences today to sound
out sentiment on the proposed
congressional inquiry into the Won
Bernstorff "slush fund" for peace
Demands for an inquiry have
cooled since Secretary Lansing s
statement giving congress a clean
bill of health. representatives
Helm. Alabama, and Howard,
Georgia, both of whom were sure
certain congressman had been cor
rupted, have failed to bring evil
dence to support any of their
earlier charges.
Speaker Clark's attitude proba-
bly, will decide finally for or
against the inquiry.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24
$4,000 MAY WALK OUT


SEATTLE, Sept. ga strike
of $4,000 Seattle shipyard work
ers within few days seemed GER
tain today. The executive COM
mittee of the metal trades coun-
ell, held this morning. however,
refused to set strike date until
the return of Dan McKillop. pres
ident of the council, who is now
on his way from Washington, ID.
c., where he met with the U. S.
shipping board.
The union officials admitted
that the danger of an unorganized
strike in the yards was grave and
that the strike of $500 workers
In Portland yards had worked the
men in Seattle yards to high
pitch OF excitement.
1--WE are doing our best to keep
the men from a strike until McKil-
lop arrives Thursday" said A. r.
Miller, secretary of the council
after the meeting this morning"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24
TOO LATE TO GET
IN AT CAMP LEWIS

Clarence Fain of Hoquiam, ar
rived at CAMP Lewis in an auto
mobile, In a vain attempt to make
up time lost by a postal clerks
mistake, but as he had not Gre
dentials save a telegram sent him
by friends who had received his
NOTICE at an incorrect address, he
was turned back and will have to
come with the next quota.
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Officers who needed it came In
for similar attention from Per-
shing.
"Calls" Captain.
At one place, the commander
thought the captain wasn't show
ing enough pep In leading his men
thru bayonet exercises.
Here, give me a gun and let
me show you how an officer should
lead this drill" Pershing OK.
claimed.
And for the next ten min.
utes OnlOOkers saw something
they'll never forget: the chief
commander of the American
expeditiOnary forces standing
out i'm a field, lunging and
thIyIsting and cOuntering with
gun and bayOnet, leading the
company thru the exercises
with all the energy and en-
thusiasm of an officer 80
years his junior.
The men responded in q manner
that pleased the general.
That's it." he complimented.
put everything you have into It.
Pep and more pep"
He turned to the captain.
"You can't expect your men to
show class unless you show 1t
yourself"
"Papa" Kindly.
Papa" Sibert is of a different
temperament from Pershing, but
he also is getting fine results.
When Sibert goes on an in
spection he's always on the look
out for a chance to praise those
men who deserve praise.
"Your men make fine appear
ance. captain" he said one day to
a company commander whose men
were lined up for inspection.
These are the kind of soldiers /
like to see."
Since that tim\ the company
has entered title to being the crack
company of the regiment and
every other company has perked
up and is working its head off to
get a similar compliment from
Papa" Sibert.
sibert will visit a company
kitchen.
Whats on the bill of fare for
today, cook?" ne will ask. Lets
ira that soup you've got in that
kettle. Say, that's fine, isn't 1t?
Good enough for anybody"
So, between Pershing's
disciplinary methods and ST.
bert's fatherly attitude, the
American army in France Is
coming with a rush to high
state Of efficiency.
Now, as to the young officers
who prepared themselves in off
GERS training camps in America.
Already they're called the 60
Get EN- Boys" because they're so
full Of energy, initiative and en-
thusiasm.
Civilian Officers Good.
A high officer paid them a high
compliment the other day.
These young officers are go
ing to make good because they
know how to think and act quick
~" he said. They may lack in
technical knowledge, but they'll
acquire that.
1.-THE way these young civil
ians are taking hold indicates
that our new selective draft army
is going to be great success as
a fighting machine, because II
will contain many thousands of
young men who have as much
mental equipment as these young
officers now on the job"
OF course, the final success of
the American, army In France is
going to depend. not on the gem
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24
TORPEDO BOAT
in DISTRESS

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. "a.
"A torpedo boat in distress off
the Virginia capes last night was
given a tow by a destroyer and
brought safely into port early to-
day, the navy department was
advised this forenoon. Her trou-
BILE was not serious.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24
NATIONS UNITING!

allied nation at the same time
so far as the United States is
concerned Steps are now
under way to eliminate this
paradOxical condition,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24
SEATTLE HEEDS APPEAL
tUnited Press Leased Syire.,

SEATTLE, Sept. 24.-Consider-
alton of President Wilson's per-
sonal appeal that no action which
would delay the governments
shipping program be taken, was
being given by the Seattle Metal
Trades council executive commit
tee at meeting here this morn
ing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24
"BEFORE SNOW FILMS"
Omitted Press LEASED wire.b

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. a..
First news that two Americans
we're injured while their contin-
gent was under German fire In
France was conveyed to the war
department in United Press dis
patches from William Philip
Simms today.
The news sent a thrill of antici-
patton thru military officials. and
was taken to indicate that before
snow flies American forces may
be going over the top with the
Tommies and poilus.
Some days ago Simms cabled
the first American casualty list
from the front, giving the names
of the four Americans killed
when the Harvard and st. Louis
hospital units were bombarded by
German ayfatOrs.
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Continued From Page One.D
ton. who know volumes more OF
his international Vaccinations
than they're ready to tell just now.
The Chicago and New York au-
thorities who have painstakingly
pieced together long and import
aat strands of broken threads In
tie tangled skein of the mystery,
are convinced that Means claim
that Mrs. King accidentally shot
herself at lonely Blackwedler
Springs the night of Aug. 20. Is
he.
They believe and claim they can
prove that Means. having dissipat-
ed Mrs. Kings fortune while he
masqueraded In the guise' of trust
worthy confidential adviser. and
having schemed to get more Of
the King millions by forged sec
ond will. deliberately murdered
the woman rather than permit her
discover his duplicity.
Means had lost bit of his
devil-may-care attitude today. lilo
sent for Local Prosecutor Clement
during the night TO profess his in
nocence and was rebuffed, being
odd to say his say at his trial.
His usually smiling round face
was podgy and pasty white and
circles ringed his eyes when he
appeared today.
Tha Ctnfa gnnpnI tie firat "a ~
point against Means when Coro-
ner's Physician Burmeister of Chi
cago testified that Mrs. Kings
death wound was inflicted on the
left side OF her head, whereas the
autopsy proved that Mrs. King was
right handed.
Slippers Figure in Case
l.. A. Wellington, undertaken.
who handled Mrs. Kings body,
was the first witness called by the
state. lie told of being called by
Alton Means to prepare Mrs.
Kings body the night of the al
tee Of the shipping board today
began work on a new wage scale
for San Francisco, Seattle and
Portland ship workers. Follow
ing the San Francisco strikers
decision to return TO work on a
temporary wage schedule in COM
pliance with President Wilson's
suggestion, It was decided to as
semble the wage adjustment
board at once.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24

Watermelons, muskmelons and
cucumbers are of Asiatic origin.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24

A ship launching every 10 days
is the answer of the Pacific North
west to the kaiser and his human
devil-fish.
On all the waterways of this
big empire sounds the crash of
hammer against wood and the rat
tat Of riveter on steel.
On the Columbia river. at
Gray's harbor and in the Puget
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24

Sound region, including Tacoma.
Seattle and Olympia. Everett and
Bellingham, scores of ships are
on the ways in plants that did not
exist two years ago.
The builders. with their armies
of workmen. are doing their hit
in handy shape. They are maxi
ing money hand over fiat. but
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24

There are no fours In Japanese
telephone directories, because the
name of the figure four, "Shi," Is
the term for death.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24
FORCED TO COME
TO CAMP. HE SAYS

Peter Rae of Kittitas county,
who arrived at Camp Lewis Sat-
urday, declares he was forced to
come in spite Of the fact that he
has a wife and two children, and
was not even given physical ex-
animation. Officers are investi-
eating and II he was Illegally
drafted, he will be returned home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24

there Is an stmosphsrs Of patriso.
ism over the whole thing and :
general public enthusiasm ovos
each ship gliding into the water
In the Puget Sound district. -
GLIDING 5000 men at the BromeG~
ton navy yards. approximately ~
600 men are at work with 4 pops
roll of Sf.400,o00 month
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24
Slippers Figure in Case

l.. A. Wellington, undertaken.
who handled Mrs. Kings body,
was the first witness called by the
state. lie told of being called by
Alton Means to prepare Mrs.
Kings hndY the night of the al
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
FISHING A MECHANICAL ART.
Outfit Consists of Net, Rope and Pull
ley-AIl Operator Need Do Is
to Turn Crank.

Most operations nowadays can be
performed by machinery. Time was
when the best sport in angling was
obtained by the use of a rope, with
patience at one end and a suitable
bait at the other. The Wide World
Magazine gives a revised edition Of
this plan. Here 1t is in all its SIM
plicity:
You hang an immense four-eorner-
ed net on a rope which passes over
a pulley, turn handle. and drop the
net into the sea. After time, which
may vary according to the mood you
are in and the quality of the tobacco
you are smoking, you wind up the net
and look into it. If it is empty, you
let the handle go a few turns, and
drop the net into the sea again; II It.
contains any fish you draw it and bag
them. In this way you reduce fishing
to a mechanical art. When you haul
up this huge net from the briny deep
and find by the aid of telescope that
it contains one tiny, solitary fish
as was our case-after many unsuc-
cessful "casts," you rejoice with joy
unspeakable and call in your neigh
bors to the feast.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
The KINDS Beard.

All interesting story is told in con-
nection with the Swedish actor, Fer
rasi, who was called upon to take the
part of Oscar 1 in a play under that
name at Stockholm, Sweden. The &C
tor was ordered by the director of the
opera to make up with full beard,
but during one of the intermissions
he hunted up the director and told him
that Oscar never wore such beard.
'What kind of a beard did he have,
them"
To this Ferrasi replied, "Mustache
and goatee, like Napoleon III"
"How do you know that?"
The conclusive reply was offered,
"From my postage-stamp collection"
The change was made and at the
second performance the public noticed
with establishment how King Oscar
had altered the cut of his beard. To
stamp collectors it is hardly necessary
to point out that Mr.. Ferrasi secured
his information by looking up the issue
of Norway, 1S56-7.-Christian Science
Monitor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
Farming in France.

The French government has under
taken to supply the depleted ranks
Of the farmers and to give assistance
to the amateur farmer by means of
correspondence course, which has been
eagerly received. The pupil receives
instructions as to a course of reading,
the management of a small experiment
plot, the carrying out of simple expert
ments, visits to neighboring farms,
etc. The Union of Agricultural Syndi-
Gates, which has assumed charge Of
this work for the government, has ap-
pointed a number of "conitors" to SUI
pervise the work of pupils in their sew
era1 neighborhoods. The pupils pre-
pare monthly examination papers and
render monthly reports on their work.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
Sitting OUT THE SLACKERS
Cook Alive One Patient to Obtain
Grease. Reduces Sick Call.

Stories of how to Outwit impostorS.
who report sick in order to loaf in hos
pitfalls are among the oldest traditions
of the medical branches of all Aries,
says writer in medical journal. A
fourteenth-century collection Of anec-
dotes shows that the malignerer was
known in those days and Cardinal de
Bari, who had a hospital at Verceil,
found it's resources were being eX-
hausted by men of this type. He sent
one of his subordinates to investigate.
This man, Petrillo by name, who was
something of humorist, dressed him
self in the robes of a physician and
assembled all the patients for an ex-
animation of their wounds. Then
he gravely said: "There is clearly
but one remedy needed for the cure Of
ulcers of this character, and that is an
ointment made of human grease. This
very day / intend, in consequence, to
draw by lot one from among you, who
will be plunged alive into boiling wa
ter and cooked for the salvation of
ALL" Seized by fear, all the patients
made haste to report themselves fully
recovered from their ulcers, and con-
seQuently there was room in the hos
pital for those who really needed
care.
Physicians today, by the use of SIM
liar ruses, have discovered many "hos-
pital slackers."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
poa on Operating Table.

Mack, a bulldog owned by Mrs.
Charles Wright, teacher at the Rulo
school, says a Walla Walla (Wash.)
exchange, got so many porcupine
quilts in its mouth and throat during
d fight with that animal that it had to
be chloroformed and hundreds Of
quilts were taken out with pincers.
The dog was protecting chickens
owned by its mistress. Mack has sue
cessfully fought off badgers, snakes
and coyotes which have sought to steal
the chickens, and when the porcupine
appeared it charged it. Even with it's
mouth filed with quilts it continued
the attack.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
Win Victoria Crosses.

Since the Victoria Cross was first
Instituted, sixty-odd years ago, as a
reward for conspicuous valor in the
Crimea, the bestowals have not
amounted to a thousand. Five hun
dred and twenty-five was the number
of the recipients before the beginning
of the present war, and during the last
three years BIT men have won the
most coveted of all decorations.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
ATTEMPTING TO RESCUE HIS SWEETHEART. PAeET EN-.
COUNTERS A N0IS0ME HORDE.

Naval Lieutenant Donald Paget just given command oq
meets at Washington old friend distinguished though
scientist
returned exploring expedition with him member of
the species he asserts
family AT the club the
Paget The recital the arrival of
lifelong of Maserman, MacBeard and the former s
bearing the discovery
of scientist Paget
the enemy which had
destroyed Beoa which Ida Kennedy fancee was mas
sanger in a small
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05

no BE coNTINUED9
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
Other Distinguished Men Here.

Among other British officers here
whom I nave met and talked with at
length are Major Day, and Captains
Hall. Greene and Hermann. Major
Dav has been a British regular for
wears. He went to France with the
first British army and fought with it
back to the Marine, and then from the
Marine forward. He was engaged in
the fight in which the Germans first
used poisonous cases. Major Day and
one comrade officer are the only ones
still attached to the regiment with
which they entered the war.
This British major went to the Phil
ippines and fellowshiped with Ameri-
can regulars for a while. He is SEEM
ingly somewhat proud of the fact that
he can roll, after American teaching,
a certain brand of tobacco into we'll
made. compact cigarette, and smoke
it with the enjoyment which he does
not get from the readymades.
Major Day will stay in Washington
for a time, while Captains Hall.
Greene and Hermann will GO to the
American cantonments. Two OF these
officers are Irishmen, one from the
South and the other from the North of
the island, and the third from the Mid
lands of England. The three have
been at the front from the very start
of the war; They have served and
have been wounded, and are now In
this country still to work at war, but
to undertake a service in American
camps which to the battle-tried ones
must seem 20 be recreation
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05

The F55 IS invaded by the
weird monsters and Paget has
a terrible struggle to save him.
self and Ida. 1t is described in
the next installment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-08
TED MEREDITH Is
SENT TO CORNELL
Will Take Special Engineer
ing Course to Fit Him for
Aviation Service
BERRY FOLLOWS, IT'S SAID

Ted Meredith, the worlds champion half
miller. is now at Cornell, where he is en-
tered as a special student in engineering.
After doing his bit as a mechanician he
will be transferred to Essington, it is said,
where he will begin course Of training
as skyman. And Howard Berry, it Is
rumored, is to follow soon In the footsteps
Of his great fellow athlete.
Following his enlistment I'm the United
States aviation corps, Meredith was hus-
tied off from Philadelphia for a three
months course at tho big New York instr
tuition to better equip him in mechanical
information for use as a skyman. Meredith
las enlisted for four years and in so doing
has abandoned successful dyestuffs busi-
ness
The intercollegiate pentathlon champion
is still at the local campus and is doing
heroic work on the ball diamond for Penn.
As intimated, however he is understood to
be contemplating following Merediths ex-
ample, in which case he also would likely
be assignee for special training at Penns
great rival institution.
A few weeks ago IL was believed that both
Meredith and Berry. who had been unable
to make any progress in the way of giving
their services to Uncle Sans aviation corps,
would go to France to drive ambulances.
Both are anxious to get into active service,
and IT appears now that their desire will be
gratifed in the shortest space of time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-08

recent rainfall had been so severe that even
the sandy Jersey course could not absorb
the little lakes that dotted the landscape
All of the traps were water hazards and
many Of the fairways were series Of long
ponds. The old rule question of water in a
hazard was brought up time and again and,
owing TO one or two defective traps at
Woodbury. that have necessltated local
rules, there was considerable confusion
among the visitors.
Repeating Teams a Habit
Woodbury., by repeating n victory. fol.
lowed the example of many other clubs
that have had their names carved on the
old Suburban Team Cup. The trophy has
heen IN tho running for sixteen years, and
In this time only eight different names have
been engraved across II. Mount Airy, since
defunct, was the first team to capture the
championship, and It repeated its VIC
tory the next year, 1903 Springhaven kept
II on the trophy shelf for the next two
years, and then Aronimink, the old nine
hole club in West Philadelphia, became the
holder in 1906. Riverton put a team in
the field in the following year able to de-
feat all comers but tho Jersey team failed
to repeat in 1908. and Bala tasted its
initial team championship. For the fol-
lowing five years the Suburban team race
developed into n bitter feud between Bala
and Aronimink and the rivalry was very
httI' AIoHlnlnk tOOk the cup away from
Bala in 1909 and stood off its rival dur
ing the following two years for the worthy
record OF three championships in row.
Then Bala managed to scrape a team Of
champs together and the big trophy left
the West Philadelphia club for all time
Bala won 1t in 1912 and repeated its vic
tory the next year.
In 1914 Frankford jolted the winning
Bala combination and captured the cham
and since that year the cup has
gathered the sands of Jersey Merchant.
Vile banded together its one and only
winning team in 1915. Woodbury. proved
the best last year and yesterday it won
the championship for the second time.
Woodbury. has the winning team, and
from the showing of its young golfers
It should prove able TO hold the cup for
some time to come. The Junior players at
he Jersey club are encouraged to use the
course and as a result II has strong
reserve Of good players. Abbott Starr,
Lewis Grove and Carroll Stilie are three
IF the yearlings that are being kept under
wraps These three youngsters, and many
lthers, have team ability and for this rea-
'on Woodbury. is in a very safe position to
lefend its championship title