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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-17
FORM SUPPLY
COMPANIES

Civilian employees at Camp
Lewis were paid nearly SIT, 900
Monday and Tuesday. Their
monthly payroll is $4,000.
Changes in railroad terminals at
the camp are to be made, to facili-
tate the handling of supplies. A
board consisting of Lieut.-Col. #.
w. Coleman, Capt. James Como
and Second Lieut. Charles F.
Startzman, will recommend the
changes.
Regimental supply companies
are being got ready for service.
Supply companies are supposed to
bring up supplies from the base to
the firing line. Instruction in
cludes driving, shoeing and caring
for mules, repairing wagons, etc.
Teams and wagons will be dis
tributed shortly.
Three thousand California and
Nevada men are being selected to
go TO Linda Vista to serve with the
10th National Guard division.
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Editor All Riled Up

Tacoma has new and remarkable editor. lie
edits in the morning and he edits in the evening,
and. believe u.s. he is some ambidextrous cuss at
the job.
In the Snooze last night he called us down
good and hard, much to our deep pain and cha
grin, but in his morning edition Sunday he fur
nished us both headlines and news matter that
proves him Ii; that is, timber pencilled guy.
1siajor A. Greene Of Camp Lewis has been at
palms make denial that warnings smla. to those sent
shout the consideed publication by one OF IAcoms art
e of % that ns Of @ city
much after the fashion OF his letter to Seattle.
w happen that the authorities moving
direction of cleaning coerie of undesir.bles around
ben asked with the military police in preventing
by making TacOnna bad as Seattle"
This was his turrific indictment in the p. m.
paper. Now read the headlines and opening par
agraph Of his Sunday morning news article:
"Gen Warning City; Soldiers VIII Not Be
Allowed Come Unless Vice Is Stamped Out Message
slr city ediet similar
barring the soldiers from Seattle
would be visited Tacoma"
But, horrible suspicion, could it be that this
editorial janus business comes from being
scoopeda
1t was story of Importance, big local interest
and sweeping after-effects when, last Friday,
Gen. Greene announced that no more soldiers
would be permitted to visit Seattle until bad con-
ditions there were remedied.
The Times was the only Tacoma paper that
had the story The Snooze was forced to rewrite
e on Saturday when Ralph Shaffer appeared
before the city council with confirmation Of it
and with the added warning from Gen. Greene
that Tacoma must not let conditions here become
bad. No wonder the ambidextrous new editor
y al riled upi
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PLAN FLOOD TO
CHECK BRITISH

upon his lines"
The front has been SO extended.
with the French aiding. that the
Flanders fighting is practically
revolutionary.
1T 10 no longer to be considered
salient" says the summary. but
an over-extending wedge progress
sively driven into the German
lines"
From a military standpoint this
is one of the most significant de-
yelopments of the war, inasmuch
as 1t marks departure from the
out-and-out frontal attack which
tacticians have said is little more
than continuous murder.
With this wedge driven thru,
the whole west front fighting
would take on a changed charac-
ter, with a chance for strategy In
stead of shells and men as the
predominant and determinant fac
tor. The French are highly
praised for their part along with
the British.
The secretary's statement also
says:
French participation in the
operations in Flanders is the out
standing feature of events during
the past week.
1.-THE successes attained by the
French forces operating north OF
the British sector, more particu-
larly In the neighborhood of the
Houthulst wood, have given the
allied advance in Flanders the
needed elbow room.
1.-THE zone of operation in the
Ypres salient, formerly too mar
row for the proper disposition oil
large masses of British troops, has
now by the French cooperation
and their recent successful adj
vance, SO extended. the line that
fighting in what was the Ypres
salient has changed in character
1t is no longer to be considered a
salient, but an overwhelming
wedge progressively driven into
the German lines.
1.-THE operations Of the French
during the last week are in fact
complementary to the engage.
ments which resulted in the cap.
ture of Messines by the British
last June.
During. the engagements Of the
week the French everywhere main.
tanned their positions won In the
face of repeated onslaughts.
Strong German detachments
were ordered to dislOdge the
French, who now hold the advance
positions between the Victoire and
Pategeout farms east of Draebank
These were repulsed."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-17
TRIO HOLDS
UP TACOMAN

The first holdup in Tacoma in
two months was reported to the
police Thursday.
H. H. Kruger. proprietor of the
American Art Co., 1147 broad
way. reported that he was held up
on 18th ST., between Ainsworth
and Cushman, at 1910 Tuesday
night by three young men.
Before he was aware of what
was happening, the youths had
surrounded him. One stood at his
side, another at the rear, and the
third In front of him. Two OF
them carried guns.
They searched his pockets, get
ting watch and purse contain
ing 80.
Then they told him to beat It."
He beat It" and 80 did they, In
the opposite direction.
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FOOLISH
RUMORS
NAILED!

Maj. Gen. III. A. Greene today
issued a statement which is In eff
feet blanket denial OF the wild
rumors that have been circulated
up and down the coast of alleged
executions and military punish
ments inflicted by secret court
martials.
These rumors are as absurd as
they are unfounded," says the
statement.
"The discipline OF the command
is excellent; there have been no
breaches involving severe punish
ment. For the assurance OF the
public the statement is made that
in our army there are no star
chamber processes which would
result in quietly taking man g
life.
just Plain Bunk.
ANY man accused of a crime
would have a fair trial with a
privilege of counsel and unless alb
solutely necessary. by unusual and
alarming conditions menacing the
whole command, no sentence of
capital punishment would be ex-
ecuted without the authority of
President Wilson, and IL an execu-
ton did take place 1t would be in
so open and public a manner that
1t would be known to the whole
command.
st looks as II a great number
of people had been deluded by
some individual with either q
warped sense of humor or a mania
for sensationalism."
Without Basis.
Various reports. with all sorts
of circumstantial details, OF
deaths, secret proceedings, ETC.. al
the camp, have been going the
rounds for the last two or three
weeks.
Anxious parents have besieged
The Times with inquiries, and
kilograms were received b ywire
kilograms were received by wire
mento, asking for notification OF
stories of insubordination, exesu-
tiOns, brutalities, etc.
The Times has had these re-
ports Investigated from time to
time, and found no foundation for
any of them.
One of the most persistent OF
the stories was to the effect that
a number of officers had been out
for a joy-ride, with sensational ac-
compartments, that four had been
killed in an accident, that a Sc
cret inquest had been held in Ia.
coma, and that the bodies, of the
dead had ben sureptitiously ship
ped to their homes.
The name of the undertaken al
whose establishment the bodies
were supposed to be was given The
Times. Prompt investigation
there proved that the undertaken
had never even heard of s4ch a
thing. Inquiry at the. camr
showed that no such accident had
| occurred.
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Killed Father
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the house that he didn't strike one
of us.
II never heard him utter a de-
cent word in all my life. He new
err opened the door taht he didn't
complain about something and call
us vile names.
when he sat down to the
tablet he would crap dish of
vegetables in the middle of the
table and eat right out of the dish.
He was just like an animal.
For years feared him. Then
l stopped being afraid and | just
hated him.
Five years ago Alice was driven
from home by her father. She
obtained employment at the home
of a prominent family In Dewitt,
Ill.
Recently she visited her home
and found her father fighting
with her brother Uaul, age 20.
II planned then to kill him"
Alice said. I knew Paul would
leave home and I had to be away
and I couldn't leave my mother
and my three younger borthers at
his mercy"
Alice told her mother and
brothers of her plans to kill her
father.
They pleaded with her and fin
ally she said she would return to
Dewitt. She boarded train, got
off at Pavilion, took another train
for Battle Creek, changed there
for Galesburg, which brought her
within nine miles of her home.
Walking along a lonely road,
she reached home about midnight.
She entered her fathers room,
flashed a pocket lamp and tried to
fire her revolver at him. 1t re-
fused. to explode.
Tip-toeing from the room, she
went some distance from the
house, learned the trouble with
the weapon, fixed it. and returned
to her fathers room.
She fired five shots, only one
taking effect. She then ran down.
stairs, followed by her father.
She reloaded the weapon and shot
again, striking her father in the
temple.
Only "a Years Old.
Dragging the dead body into the
next room, Alice made her mother
and brothers comfortable and ask
ed neighbor to send for the sher-
iff.
Asked how her mother and
brothers felt abotu the tragedy,
Alice replied:
"They are not sorry, only for
me. Even my little brother of 20
rushed up to- me when my father
lay on the floor and asked glee-
fully, ooh Alice, did you get a per-
NIT to do it?'"
Miss HARRISON is only "a. She
declares she will not have an at
torney, as her brothers have
enough financial burdens.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-17
ENLIST
CAMERA
LENSES
Especial to The Times)

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. IT.
The war department today ap-
pealed to owners Of certain camera
lenses to lend these lenses to the
government for the period Of the
war to aid airplane observation.
Enlist your lenses in the
army" is the way Maj. Gen.
George o. Squier, chief signal Of
ficer, put 1t in his appeal, which
he asks be given the widest pub
licity:
1.-The people of the United States
are asked to helep the signal corps
of the army get lenses enough for
cameras for the fleet of OBSERVE
ton airplanes now being built.
The need is immediate and Of
great importance; the airplapcs
are the eyes Of the army, and the
camera lenses are the pupils of
those eyes. German lenses can
no longer be bought in the open
market.
Hundreds are needed at once.
Possessors Of the required types
are urged to enlist their lenses in
the army. They are asked I'm
mediately to notify the photo
graphic division of the signal
corps, U. S. A., Mills building an
mex, Washington, d. c., of lenses
of the following descriptions
which they are willing to sell,
stating price asked:
"Tessar Amastigmat lenses,
made by Carl Zelss, Jena, of a
working aperture of F3.5 or F4.5,
from Ia to 20 inch focal length.
"Bausch & Lomb Zeiss Tessars,
F4.5. from s Ia to 20 inch focal
length.
"V0igtlander Heliar Amastig-
mat lenses, F4.5, 8 Ia to "a inch
focal length.
Practically all OF the lenses Of
these types in America will be re-
Quired, but the IA inch lenses
are the most urgently needed"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-17
NEW REWARD :.
FOR SLUGGER

Nunateu fress Leased Wfre.)
SEATTLE, Oct. 17.-Additional
reward of $1,000 was posted by
Mayor Gill today for the arrest
and conviction of the woman slug
ger who has been terrorizing this
city by his fiendish assaults on
women in their homes during the
last few weeks.
Rewards of $500 have been
posted by Sheriff Stringer and the
county commissioners.
Women will hold a mass meet
ing this afternoon to discuss
means OF protection, and the may
or has advised women to arm
themselves and to bolt doors
against strangers.
The slugger has claimed nine
victims In the last two weeks.
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JOY Zone Is Deserted

One hour a brilliantly lighted,
gaudy pleasure city. The next
hour only dusty streets and wood
en- shacks.
The Joy Zone" is dead; for
military law reached out Tuesday
night and put its heavy hand on
the little city of 200 buildings
that had built itself out of sol
diers' money at the gates of Camp
Lewis.
CLOSED for sanitary reasons. "
That and nothing more from Maj.
Gen. Greene, as an explanation of
the sudden order that sent $50
military police to the gates Tues
day night, to drive out and keep
out every selected man.
Deserted Village.
1t was like an evacuation Of a
city in the war zone. When the
men with the IN. p" on their
arms had marched thru the town
and swept the pleasure seekers be-
fore them, the place was as dead
as 1.-THE Deserted Village"
Here and there a monograph
continued to screech out a mel
ody.
Hot dogs sizzled unmatched on
the griddle of the astounded Ham
burger man.
Concessionaires, puzzled and
streets and protested volubly to
the unhearing military police.
1--WE have been here "a hours"
said a.pretty girl in one stand to
her neighbor next door, "and now
the boys dassen't even smile at
|us--tough luck!"
Selling 'em out at half price"
yelled the pennant man. but there
were no takers fol. his wares.
Carpenters continued to pound
away by lantern light on unfinish-
ed roofs, and even Wednesday
moring the work of building new
traps to catch the money OF the
men was in progress.
Oh, Bitter Blow!
One by one the concessionaires
called on Capt. Welty, aide to Maj.
Gen. Greene, to hear the worst.
They heard It.
"You know that you would have
to move In a short time anyway"
said Capt. Welty. THE govern
ment will have control OF the land
from the county before the end Of
the week. Then you will have to
move. In the meantime we can't
close you up, but we can keep the
soldiers out"
Strange Doings.
Strange things have happened
| In the Joy Zone"
Its Inhabitants have been watch
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BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs.

Omitted Press staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY
IN FLANDERS, Oct. 17.-While
Haig's guns and men break the
German hold on Passchendaele
ridge, the Germans are striving
desperately to throw against the
ever-encroaching advance the bar
rier which the Belgians success
fully invoked to stop the Teutonic
hordes.
The enemy is working night
and day rushing to completion a
dam two miles above Newport, by
which they hope to flood the
ground beyond Passchendaele
ridge.
The very desperation with
which they are carrying out this
plan, coupled with extreme Jump
mess" which the boche shows
every hour of the day, is due to
the knowledge that German troops
cannot hold Passchendaele ridge
much longer, IL the British con-
tinue their push.
Prisonered German officers, ex-
amined today, admitted as much.
One said, however, that plans had
been laid SO that II the Germans
were forced to relinquish the high
ground, they would retreat five
miles further to prepared posi-
lions. One evidence of how the
enemy is ratified" comes in the
failure of his favorite mode of de-
fense-counter attacks. They
have been few and far between
and have been absurdly weak.
One of many proofs that the
German artillery is disorganized
was furnished on one sector, full
report of which was received to-
day. There a German lombard
ment which lasted SO hours did
not cost the British single cas-
ualty. / saw this bombardment.
At least 10000 shots must have
been fired, at a cost of $780,
000-not including wear and tear
on German guns.
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DRYS LEADING
CLOSE RACE

tUntted Press Leased Wire.)
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Oct. II. -
After much switching back and
forth between the wet and dry
column. during the night, the re-
suit of Iowa's prohibition amend
ment election early today rests In
the dry section with q majority
ranging between 500 and 1000.
More than score of precincts
scattered in all parts of the state
are still missing and 1t is any
ones victory until the official can
vas is made, according to leaders
Of both sides today.
The heavy vote for the amend
ment In Des Moines is all that
kept 1t from earlier defeat, the dry
leaders said today.
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TEL. STRIKE
SEEMS NEAR

tUnited Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. H.
The conference board OF Pacific
Telephone g. Telegraph Co. en-
ployes and officials. attempting to
reach an agreement on wage de-
mands by the employees remained
deadlocked today.
In the meantime the danger OF q
general telephone strike was grow
ing more grave.
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ed and checked and rechecked by
secret service men and military
police; still whisky and bitters
have been sold and there have
been rumors of regels.
The other night, 1t is said, two
automobiles made regular trips
from the "Joy Zone" to a place
farther up the road-and the
drivers were feminine.
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BIG THEATER TO
BE BUILT AT CAMP

A $4,000 theater with a seat
ing capacity Of 5000 will be built
near the administration building
at Camp Lewis, 1t was announced
by Maj. David l.. Stone Tuesday.
Klaw & Erlanger productions will
appear, and the building will also
be available as an auditorium.
Orders for the construction of a
$4,000 library building are ex-
pected at any moment.
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TYPHOON OF FIRE
tUnited Pres. Leased wire ,

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Oct. II.
With a veritable typhoon of
fire, the allies are driving a wedge
into the German line in Flanders.
Sooner or later this wedge may
split the Teuton line and permit
of a thanking movement, instead
of the unceasing frontal attacks,
which up to recent date have
meant only throwing men into
the maelstrom of slaughter with
out real tactical advantage.
This significant fact developed
today in Secretary of War Bakers
weekly war summary. The Ety.
phoon fire" against the Germans
is causing him real concern; in
fact, such deep worry that he has
been forced to amend his tacti-
cal dispositions in an effort to
meet the shock of she'll rained
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ON
SCOUT PATROL

e"seu WIres1
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Den-
mis- Sheehan, Brooklyn, N. Y, was
killed and Vance l.. Parkinson
seriously scalded in an explosion
on q United States scout patrol
vessel off an Atlantic port last
night. the navy department an
nounced today. The accident was
due to the falling out OF a return
tube in the boiler.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-17
TALKS AT BAZAAR

Ray Fl. Carter, war departm
representative on training camp
recreation, was the principal
speaker at st. Patrick's bazaar
Tuesday evening. Sergt. H. L..
Perry sang THE Two Grenadiers,"
accompanied by Miss Rose
Sch winn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-17
INDEX ENLISTED
MEN FROM STADIUM

Stadium high school Is card In
dexing Its men who are in war
service. Some Stadium men are
at forts on the Sound, some are In
the aviation corps. and some are
already In France.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-17

LONDON, Oct. 17.-Hesump-
tion of heavy British artillery
fire, coincident with clearing
weather, added to the public's
belief today that the British COM
mander was preparing another
drive In Flanders. Sir Douglas
Haig reported extraordinary aerial
and raiding activity.
Field Marshal Haig merely re-
ported today, Nothing OF special
interest"
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WILL STUDY AT
MAYOS' HOSPITAL

DR.. J. L. Hutchinson has left
Tacoma for Rochester, Mimi,
where he will attend clinics at
the Mayos' hospital. From there
he will go to Chicago and take up
special courses in new work on
eye, ear, nose and throat speciality
at the Policlinic and Postgraduate
Medical school. Later he will at
tend clinics at Ann Arbor univer-
effy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-17
CUNARD FREIGHTER
TAKES TRIAL SPIN

The trial run of the War Vice.
roy, the British Cunard freighter
just built by Portland yards, be-
gan at 10 a. m. Wednesday morn
ing, over the 13-mile Vashon
course, with U. s. shipping board
representatives ON board.
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POrtO Rico II the MOST caStcrry
possession Of the United States.
Dear Miss Grey: Will you
please answer for me who said:
Millions for defense but not
one cent for tribute Also on
what occasion was it uttered?
JACK.
During the French revolution,
five directors were governing.
They wanted America to loan
them some money to carry on the
war with England, and not to car
Try on commerce with England.
America would not lend France
money and continued to carry on
commerce with England. Then
France seized a number Of Amer
lean ships. George Washington,
then president, demanded that the
French should leave American
ships alone. The directors sent
Citizen Genet to try to get the
American people to help them. He
was recalled Mt the request of
Washington. The directors said
that 1t should be stopped prOvid-
ing the United States pay the d.
rectors u large tribute. The peo-
pie were aroused. The American
minister Torrance, William Pinck-
ney, said "MilliOns for defense,
but not one cent for tribute" It
became rallying cry turnout the
| United States.
Dear Miss Grey: Can you tell
me what general Of the great
Civil War, regiment 116 New
York infantry fought under?
A SOLDIERS DAUGHTER.
1 have been unable to obtain
this information from any source
at hand. Probably you can get II
by writing to the dar department,
WashingtOry-D. @.
Dear Miss Grey: I am 20
years old, have been married
nearly two years and have a
lovely little boy Z months old.
My husband is IL years older
than |, and likes to boss me. He
says because he is older he has
the right. l don't take It kind
ly always, for l know my duty
as we'll as an older woman. He
goes out a great deal and spends
q lot of money. He tells me my
place is at home with the baby
when / ask him to stay with
baby and let me go for a walk.
Should pleasure be so one
sided as this? WIFE.
More years do not always give
Wisdom, and to he cheerfully obey
ed. q husbands commands should
show their wisdom and justice.
Neither of you should take your
pleasure alone. In fact man
does not fulfill his duty as a
father unless he is willing to share
the responsibility and training of
his children. You Will both get
much more pleasure out of life IL
you share the joys and comforts
and the discOmforts of your home
and family equally. How to con-
vince your husband of this is your
difficult problem, for he. evidently
has been raised with the idea that
a woman can be happy without the
company Of her husband. You
must be patient in your effort to
bring him to your way Of think
ing. Plan attractive little changes
In your home and interest him In
them. Also plant outings for the
early evenings and holidays when
you can take the baby with you.
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Advice to war historians: Enroll among American
heroines the names of all those women who without
FUSS or futter are carrying the Red Cross burden OF
work
General Haig appears to be one Of those optimlstS
who believe peace as attainabe if earnestly striven
Tor.
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Member of the Scripps
Northwest League of News-
papers. the Newspaper En-
terprise Association and the
United Press Associations.
Entered at the postoffice, Ia
coma, WASH, as second-class
matter. Published by the
Tacoma Times Publishing Co.
every evening except Sunday.
Rates-By mall. 80 cents q
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Telephone, all departments.
Main ~. Offices, Times
Bhilding $40 Pacific avenue.
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Cynthia
Grey's
Answers

Dear Miss Grey: What is the
most easterly possession OF the
United States? A STUDENT.
Porto Rico Is the most easteriy
Of the United States.