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New-York tribune., 1917-07-14
70 the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir; I inclose herewith copy Of letter
which came to my attention, which. in view
Of the following facts, consider one Of the
strongest pleas for universal training that
have ever seen.
In order 20 appreciate this letter it is
necessary 20 realize that this boy Of eigh-
teen was. up TO the time Of his enlistment, a
little over two months ago, musician by
training and temperament. His entire HE
had been absorbed in the study Of the VIOLIN
which he was teaching at the time the war
broke out, and which he gave up on the first
call for volunteers. At that time he was a
lanky. oyergrown pup who could no more
take care of himself than fly and who shud-
dered upon any material damage being done
to 1y
His first letters home, his mother informs
me. were full of nothing but complaints OF
loneliness and home-sckness. Please COM
pare home-sick lament Of two months ago
With the sturdy self-reiance shown by this
letter
Il IS we'll 10 add that he ia a boy who is
absolutely upright, honest and truthful and
that this letter was nothing but perfectly
Unconscious. truthful unburdening OF his
feelings at the time it was written.
IF anybody has seen stronger proof Of what
two months military training can do, he has
seen more than have f. c. BROWN,
Civil Engineer L. s. y. R. F.
Brooklyn Navy Yard, July y, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-14
Mesopotarnia and Mr.. Chamberlain

After the shocking revelations in the
report of the Mesopotamia Commission 1t
was to be expected that the Secretary Of
State for India would offer his resigna-
ton; yet public opinion in Great Britain
will hardly be appeased by the sponta-
neous penance Of one who, among the prln-
cipal public servants pilloried in that as
tcnshing document, was perhaps least
subject to Just censure. Indeed, judging
by the evidence Of the report alone, 1t is
hard to understand why he should 20
while Lord Hardinge, for instance, is suf-
fered, nay obliged against his will as it
appears, to remain in the government,
though only as Under-Secretary for For
eign Affairs. There can be no doubt, how
ever, that Lord Hardinge's defence Of his
conduct has made a notable impression on
public opinion.
1t must be admitted that it is extremely
difficult to establish individual response
bility for the disastrous campaign. The
state of affairs is not wholly unlike what
was revealed on the occasion Of the Gallip-
oil failure, when the burden was more or
less successfully shifted from the shoul-
ders of one to another without any posi-
bility of determining upon whom the
blame ultimately rested The whole sys-
TEN in each instance was obviously un-
satisfactory from top to bottom.
The case of Gallipoli is recalled again
on this occasion by its direct bearing on
the unfortunate advance on Bagdad, which
was unquestionably determined by poiti-
cal considerations. The prospects in Gallip-
oil were, to say the least, uncertain; It
was feared that the Germans would break
through to Constantinople, and in this
emergency Mr.. Chamberlain cabled to the
Viceroy urging the occupation Of Bagdad,
if sufficient forces were available. In the
attempt to cover up one blunder another
ghastly blunder was committed.
Mr.. Chamberlain, nevertheless, appears
to be justified in arguing that he did not
give orders for the advance without con-
sultng his military advisers, and there is
little doubt what the public judgment
would have been had he at any point
ignored expert advice. 1t was frankly ad-
mitted in the report Of the commissioners
that his communications with the Indian
government were exemplary from the mo-
ment he learned of the appalling break
down Of the medical service, and that had
he been listened to the medical admins
tration in Mesopotamia might have been
/ improved two or three months sooner than
it was. At the worst, his orders were not
sufficiently peremptory.
This circumstance, however, may be
taken as an indication of one Of the most
serious faults Of the system that made
the disaster possible. 1t was in Mr.. Cham
berlain's power at any rate to force re-
forms in some measure, but the corre-
| spondence over this "side-show" was ap-
( parently conducted throughout by means
of private messages. The subordinates in
/ India seem to have had little chance of a
/ hearing. Their protests were slenced, and
when they complained Of abuses they were
threatened by their superiors with re-
moval. Mr.. Chamberlain had a freer
hand, yet, after all, the most that can be
New-York tribune., 1917-07-14

said of his part in the affair is that ne
was too trusting and not emphatic enough
in his dealings with the Indian gov
ernment.
Certainly there were many officials more
obviously culpable than he, and for the
rest the punishment Of individuals will not
satisfy any one who has duly considered
the report of the Royal Commission. 1t is
clear that there will have to be an exhaus-
tive inquiry into the whole question OF
administration in India, for until the sys-
TEN has been radically changed there can
be no security against similar misfortunes
in future
New-York tribune., 1917-07-14
Brooklyn Navy Yard, July y, 1917.
July 2, 1917.
Dear Family Mother:

Dear Family-Mother:
You have asked me several times about
socks. You need not bother about them at
all as far as am concerned. I have better
fitting socks and stronger than l ever had at
home In fact, all my clothes, shoes, shirts,
rants and everything, are fine stuff. The
shoes are great; you can never know what
il is to be comfortable II shoes until you get
into army "kicks." They issue US two kinds,
hobnails, or field shoes, and marching shoes,
which are just plain strong tan shoes
You also asked what kind Of drills we were
having. We are having company and bat
TALON drills. l do not believe they hold
regimental drills in close order except
parades. We have a parade every week.
will send you some pictures of the first re-
view of the 9th and picture of the COM
rany am in. We are also having field SER
vice drills. but they are probably not in your
book. if you have the Infantry Drill Regula-
tions. You have to know the Infantry Drill
Regulations book by heart, word for word,
before they make you a non. com, and you
have 10 be able 10 execute il and explain 1t
70 n company Of recruits. Besides this you
have 20 know the manual Of physical train
inc. which contains about as much as the l.
y. f.. and be able to execute il. Then you
have to learn most of the Interior Guard
DUTY Reg. the wig-wag and two arm sema-
phore signal so that you can send and re-
ccive forty letters a minute with all the con-
ventional signals, and drill signals for all
kinds. bugle. whistle and gesture. Besides
New-York tribune., 1917-07-14
New York, July u, 1917
Iteland's $ Prosperity

To the Editor OF The Tribune, 10 .sb'
Sir: In his interesting sr"'m {, q .
Tribune Mr.. Charles Johnston n, =
present prosperity OF lrel'nS ,lnsa
pcrity. il may be stated IS DUE dIS o. oss y
tirely 20 the war. and is ps0oSs'..r p'..rr X >
porary. However. must sou. Il W
tent with prosperity regard.ss,, ~
she IS mistress o. herself or "a ga ,nse'
say that bird which IS We" NJ ~
should not think Of leaving ',,.,iOs ~ -
ston may consider this iHu, ,s.t llbsrs
tional." but let me tell him ,.s 'a., rsr .
most good things in life are ~ nv, ,,.,cL .
cerned with emotion than co." -
Brooklyn, July II, lsl"
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No Telephoning in Foreign Language

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir; Telephoning in foreign languages
should be stopped for the present. II you
believe It necessary TO elaborate this state
mcnt III leave it TO you.
EUGENE PAUL ULLMAN.
New York. July ~, 1917.
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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-21
WAR DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER
WASHINGTON

NV Dear Mr. MacKinnon May % 1917.
the the that the furnished
by all the telephone companies will be of the greatest importance
They will be called upon meet demands of the most urgent
Kind They have been called upon and be called further
provide trained in the art of constructing and maintaining
telephone and telegraph lines therefore, direct your attention
the fact that and engaged providing this all i'm
poant service their country better way than by
sticking to their posts. Very truly yours
(Sgned) GEORGE o. SQUIER,
Brigader General
Chief Signal Officer of the Army
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-21
TEAM WORK
in WAR TIM

May 22nd BgaGe General George O. Sqner Chief Signal Officer Of the
o Mr. F.
Independent Telephone Association Washington c.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-13
STATE MAY GUARANTEE
DEPOSITORS IN BANKS

to prevent mismanagement and
shady investments.
The bill requires that begin
ming July ], 1917, each state
bank would be assessed one quar-
ter of one per cent of its average
daily deposits, to be paid into the
depositors' guarantee fund every
six months until the amount has
reached " per cent for each
bank.
The amount thus assessed is to
be carried in the reserve fund of
each bank, always subject to call.
IL the fund, or a portion of it,
is needed to pay the depositors
of any one bank, the burden is to
be distributed pro rata on all the
banks of the state.
Because guarantee funds set
aside in all other banks will be
called upon to liquidate any one
bank that may be in trouble, 1t is
believed the proposed law would
have the effect of encouraging
each bank to keep watchful eye
on every other bank in the state,
to see to 1t that II is conducted
on a sound business basis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-13
With Good Reason They
Call Henry Sicade the
Whitest Man in VALLEY

plant such as few city schools can
beast;' the graceful shaft of a
community fountain stands at the
turn of the road, q blessing to the
thirsty and landmark by day and
by night; and the Pacific High
way runs by 1t, linking the little
settlement with the whole valley
and all that lies beyond it.
And Sicade had more than a
finger In all these things.
1t was Sicade who secured dona-
tions of lumber for the school
In its early days, who served on
its first school board, urged the
manual and vocational courses and
community hall which were Sc
cured long before any other rural
school had such features, and who
is still giving time and money to
1T, though there are now only
three Indian children among it's
pupils.
Advocated Paving.
1t was Sicade who led the fight
for the fountain, secured the
power to light 1t. and gave it water
from his own artesian well.
1t was Sicade who, as road COM
missioner, more than 10 years ago,
begged to be allowed to use the
Continued on Page Two.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-13
ROW TN HOUSE
IS SOON OVER

ical legislation, is a poor, mis-
shapen misfit," said Healey.
II challenge any member to get
up and say that l ever approached
him or any other member with an
offer to trade votes"
Reed. in reply, wanted 1t under
stood the organization hasn't
been trying to run things"
There has been no intention of
Speaker Kelly or myself to drive
through any legislation by reason
of an organization" he said. "It
hasn't been our policy"
Child's Bill In
The bill to legitimate all chill
dren born out of wedlock and COM
pei the father to provide for their
support and education until they
are IS, was introduced today in
the house BY the public morals
committee.
On the complaint of a woman
with a child, the state will issue a
warrant for the suspected father,
who, IL he does not confess, will
be brought before the superior
court for hearing under the direc-
tion of the prosecuting attorney.
IL he Is proved to be the father,
the child will be declared his law
full issue and will inherit his es-
tate, Just as If it were born in
wedlock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-13
Girl Lives IL Years On
Soup; Is 'Dynamited;;' Now
Wedding Bells Ringing

First, as the young woman her
self relates it, she was made to
swallow yards and yards of tape.
Then capsule containing a mys-
FERROUS powder was threaded
through the tape and swallowed.
Sure Enough Explosion.
Soon the digestive juices dis
solved the capsule, and caused an
explosion" of gas so powerful
that Miss Garnant lapsed into in
sensibility.
She recovered consciousness
and looked at the doctor and
nurse inquiringly.
Were going to give you a
light food" they told her. Say,
a planked steak, lyonnaise pota-
toes. a salad, and a few other
things like that
Then Miss Garnant broke down
and cried, for her hunger of II
years was about to be appeased.
She didn't cry the other day,
though, for in the meantime she'd
had that decisive conversation
with Frank l.. Paxton, and togeth-
err they had journeyed TO the coun-
ty clerks office for a soupless
marriage license.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-13
Especial to The Times.)

ZION CITY, ILL.,, Feb. 10. -
There will be no soup served in
the home of Frank l.. Paxtons.
Frank agreed to this detail
when he declared his intentions.
For IL years Miss Ethel Garn-
ant of Waukegan had soup for
breakfast, soup for luncheon and
soup for dinner.
When six years old she suffered
a contraction of the esophagus.
AS result she was unable to
swallow solid food and for months
her life was despaired of.
Goes Down to 38 Pounds.
Her weight decreased to 3S
pounds and though she grew to be
five feet two inches tall, it was not
until a physician sent her to her
uncle's farm to live on a cream
diet that she attained the obese
dignity of 80 pounds.
Then came a journey to a sani-
tarium.
Shoot" said Miss Garnant.
They're going to dynamite
you," a nurse Informed her one
morning. THE doctors have de-
cided it is the only way to bring
you back to health"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-13
lrrest Ordered In Attempted Murder at So. Tacoma
BADLY INJURED
In SEEKING TO
SAVE Mother

Because she tried to pro-
tect her 6O-year-old mother
from the british assault Of
an insane man Monday night,
Mrs. Carrie Grazier, 1855
Il street, Is in bed today, her
right side completely paralyz-
ed from the furious kicks of
the fiend.
Andrew Rasmussen, a laborer,
occupies a cell at the city jail
charged with the assault.
Police are unable to determine
whether he is insane, or crazed
temporarily from bad whisky.
Mrs. Grazier and her mother
Mrs. Julia Cabienes, 1852 South
40th street, were waiting for a
South Tacoma car at 18th and
Broadway early Monday evening
when Rasmussen approached.
Uttering an oath, the crazed
man attempted to seize the moth
er. Mrs. Grazier rushed to hel
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rescue, and struck Rasmussen in
the mouth with her fist.
The fiend promptly turned upon
the younger woman, making an
attack with both fists and feet.
Her lower limbs were covered
with great bruises and skin abras-
ions from the heavy logger's boots
worn by Rasmussen.
Patrolman Ellingson, attracted
two blocks away by the women's
screams, ran to their rescue and
quieted Rasmussen after a brief
struggle Mrs. GraZier was taken
home in the police ambulance.
She is under constant care of
physicians, who believe that the
paralysis, which extends over her
entire right side and was caused
by the terrific kicks of the crazy
man, will gradually disappear as
she grows stronger.
Rasmussen is still out of his
head, raving part of the time in
his police cell.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-13
TROUBLE OVER
WOMAN EARLY
CAUSES Death

The arrest of Joe kisch,
Iaborcr in the Griffin Wheel
Works, at South Tacoma, was
ordered at noon Tuesday by
Detective Capt. ID. O. Smith,
charging HIM with the at
tempted murder of Joe Ja-
kovccvic, a shop workman.
The assault occurred early
Monday morning, and kisch
is charged by the police with
having struck his victim "a
terrific blow ON the head
with an az.
Jealousy between Kisch and
Jakovcevie over the affections of
Mrs. Kiseh is attributed by the
police as the motive of the crime.
Jakovcevic formerly roomed at
the Kisch home, 1922 Puget
Sound ave. 1t is reported by the
investigating officers that Kisch
became extremely Jealous of ia
kovcevic because of little atten-
tons paid to the roomer by Mrs
Kiseh.
Finally the eternal triangle
developed such strong feeling that
Jakovcevic packed up his posses
sions and departed, moving into &
cottage at 522912 Union ave-. Or
the same day that the roomer left
Kisch is also declared to have lief
his wife. He took rooms at thu
Frazier hotel. ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-13
WOULD OPEN PORTS

by giving assistance to those at
present engaged in combating
these violations"
1t Is understood the Salisbury
resolution has the complete ap-
prevail OF President Wilson.
Senator Stone. chairman of the
foreign relations committee, to
which the resolution was referred,
Is opposed to the plan to throw
open the ports to belligerent
ships.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-13
BY Mabel Abbott


1.-THE whitest man in the
valley"
That's what his neighbors
call Henry Sicade, Puyallup
Indian, who lives at the little
settlement of Fife, I'm the
mouth of the Puyallup val
ley.
The story of Henry Sicade Is a
new kind of an Indian story.
10, the poor Indian, with un-
tutored mind" is hopelessly in
appropriate in Sicade's case, as
he is reputed to be worth some-
thing like a quarter of a million
and his mind is very we'll tutored
indeed.
The pathos of the vanishing
race does not apply to him, be-
cause SO far as his particular part
of the race is concerned, 1t isn't
vanishing. He has eight children,
all full-blooded Puyallups like
himself.
Many Achievements.
The white mans civilization
has been no tragedy to him; in
fact, he has speeded it up consid-
erably in his own neighborhood.
The rural school at Fife has a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-13
$1,000 TONLINER
IS SUNK BY U-BOAT
the sinking

several persisted" in the sinking
of the liner.
Probably Communicated
The biggest ship heretofore de-
stroyed in the unbridled subma-
rine warfare was the British
steamer California of S,662 tons.
The Port Adelaide, $500 tons
being third largest.
Local offices of the White Star
Line said today the Afric was for
merly in passenger service be-
tween Liverpool and Australia.
They did not know whether she
was now in admiralty service, but
assumed she had been eomman-
deered, like other large liners fer
troop transport service.
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Before leaving, Jakoycevic Is
said to have left revolver with
Mrs. Kiseh, telling her to use IL
for protection in case Kisch be-
came abusive with her.
The former roomer called at
the Kisch home late Saturday
night in a state of inJoxication,
and demanded the return of his
revolver.
Fearing that trouble was brew
ing, Mrs. Kisch hesitated about
returning it, and when she final
ly handed it over, Jakovcevic
aimed it at her and fired two
shots. Both missed the woman.
In Critical Condition.
At 1913 Monday morning, ia
kovcevic answered a knock at his
door, and was felled with ter
rifle blow on the head. Friends
found him next morning lying in
pool of blood on the porch. A
bloody ak lay beside him.
Jakovcevic told the police that
he was certain Kisch assaulted
him. On this statement, Detee-
tive Capt. d. o. Smith ordered
Kischs arrest Tuesday. Jakov-
cevic Is in a critical condition at
the y. p. hospital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-13
ADMITS BURGLARY
OF TACOMA HOMES

Admitting several recent petty
burglaries in Tacoma, according
to the police, Rudolph Lox, arrest
ed by Detectives Gear and AL
bertson, was removed to the ceun-
ty jail Tuesday to face charges in
the superior court. He confessed,
among other crimes, to burglariz-
ing the Landers home 2hth and
: streets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-13
Especial to The Times. J

OLYMPIA, Feb. 13.-To guar
antee depositors in all state
banks OF Washington against loss,
and thus prevent disastrous runs
on banks such as occurred In Sc
attic recently, bill has been pre-
pared by Senator Ralph Nichols
today. 1t will be introduced in
the senate today or tomorrow.
The measure is designed also
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-13

The Afric was steel vessel of
1899 tons, one of the biggest so
far reported to have fallen victim
to the German submarine warfare.
She was the property of the
White Star line and was register
ed at Liverpool.
The Afric was $50 feet in
length with a beam of 60 feet.
Seventeen of the Afric's crew
are reported missing.
1t was announced later that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-13
SEATTLE POLICE
ARREST 9TH CHINK

SEATTLE, Feb. 13.-Police Of
ficers made their fifth arrest in
connection with Chinese tong war
activities here when they brought
Lee Hong to headquarters late
yesterday afternoon. He is al
legged to have been in company
with two suspects, Billie Louie
and Dong Fook, on King street
when Harry Wong was murdered
early Saturday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-13
SUFFS OUTGAME
OLD JACK FROST

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 10.
Despite temperature of two
above zero, the coolest the capt.
tai has had in three years, the
suffrage sentinels at the White
House increased their numbers
today to the largest guard since
hey began their picketing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-13
BRITISH COLUMBIA
MINISTER rs DEAD

VICTORIA, B. c., Feb. Ia
Following a brief illness of a lit
tie over week, which took a sud
den turn for the worse on Sunday,
Hon. Ralph Smith, minister of
finance in the present provincial
liberal ministry, died last night
at his apartments here 90 eursa-
mic poisoning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-13
OVERLAND FREIGHT
Is AT STANDSTILL

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10
Santa Fe freight officials were
ordered today to stop soliciting
east-bound freight. All freight
is accepted now by the Southern
Pacific and Santa Fe, subject to a
flock OF embargoes on eastern
railroads. Except for perishables,
no freight whatever is being
moved from the Pacific to the
Atlantic seaboard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-13
LONGSHOREMAN rs
INJURED IN FALL

Peter Thompson, a longshore-
man, suffered painful injuries
Tuesday morning when he fell
down stairway on the steamer
Victoria, tied to a Tacoma dock.
Thompson rooms at the Bay
stead hotel, Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-13
TWO CUNARDERS
SURPRISE GOTHAM

0Uhfted Presp Lcused WIre.J
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-The La
coma and the Ascania, Cunard lin
ers, steamed into New York har-
Dor today Unexpectedly. Both car
ried passengers and light cargoes.
The Ascania regularly plies be-
tween Montreal and Liverpool.
Both vessels are armed.