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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
CLOSE SHAVE
FOR ST.LOUIS


A BRITISH PORT, March &C.
The liner st. Louis, first passenger
steamship of the American line to
leave the United States since Pres
ident Wilson decided to arm mer-
chantmen, reached here safely to-
day.
Just how near she came to be-
ing a victim of a submarine, or
whether she was in danger, de-
ponds on how much credence is to
be placed in rumors which flew
thick and fast aboard the vessel.
Last night, according to one
story from passengers, three Brit
ish destroyers ahead of the St.
Louis fired a number of shots and
when the liner neared the spot a
film OF oil was visible on the wa
ter-and a film of oil generally
means a sunken submarine.
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VICTIMS CRY FOR
america TO HELP

notes-but they laughed in my
face.
" Take them to Poincaire,' they
said, or to your British friends
they'll pay you, and then they
laughed some more"
This story of the woman with
the babies and the sick husband
was not unique, or unusual-it
was duplicated throughout the re-
giOn.
Another woman with a ban
daged hand said a German officer
burst into her bedroom and that
her hand had been cut by his
sword while she was trying to de-
fend herself against his advances.
An old man at Roye was wound
ed by splinter of wood during
the bombardment.
Germans Spread Ruin.
"The Germans sent me here
from my family south of st. Quin-
tin, after taking off my furniture
and everything else," he said. II
saved only the clothes on my back.
The Germans dynamited my home;
they chopped down my apple yard
they ruined my well, filled it with
manure.
There were about 400 of us
collected here under similar treat
ment. On Saturday night the
Germans ordered us, under penal
ty, to remain indoors. On Sun
day morning they were gone.
GOOD God!-We were
happy when thte British and
French aeroplanes flew past,
close to the ground. With
flags flying we cried, sang
and danced on the streets
like old fools.
"About I o'clock the Ger
mans began bOmbarding the
village. They killed an old
man, an old woman and
boy and girl, wounding two
more, not counting me with
my scratch.
"That's q real German for
you--concentrate the old
folks and children i'm q vii
lage and then she'll il.
"They would have let US starve
but for the American relief COM
mission. II 1t hadn't been for the
commission the babies never
would have survived"
British ~thoroughness is prov
ing itself anew in this devastated
region. The royal engineers are
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the rooms of the Royal society. 1t
was strange and wonderful to hear
the homely ABE" applauded in
the presence of the peruked and
bedecorated portraits of past pres
idents of the Royal society to
note an M. P. thump his umbrella
on the flood when the orator rose
to his climax of malice toward
none"-to hear the khakied officer
whose elbows you touched intone
Hear. Heart" when Washington
and Lincoln were ranged side by
side as characters not only Ameri-
can, but universal.
Abraham Lincoln, o. Henry,
Jack London and Lafcadio Hearn
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BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
Omitted Press Staff COrre-
Snnndent.l

BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
Omitted Press Staff COrre-
spOndent.)
WITH THE BRITISH
ARMIES IN FRANCE, Mar.
27.-One day spent in the
territory just wrenched from
German domination by Fran
cO-British arms would make
the most timid, human paci-
fist jackrabbit stand OH his
hind legs and spit i'm the Prus-
sian war hounds face.
If American voters could spend
an hour among the pinched faces
of babies, could hear the stories of
wronged women, could see pillag-
ed towns, sacked cities and the de-
vastated countryside-then any
Washington politician refusing to
resist the kaiser's decision to treat
Americans in the same way would
find himself suddenly snatched
from his chair by the nape of his
neck and hustled where the
whang-doodle mourneth forever
more.
"Is America coming into the
war;" a woman with a sick hus-
band and several small children,
asked me at Nesle.
Girls Torn From Homes.
"Tell your people, for Gods
sake-for their sake-for every
bodys sake-help us stop the war,
because It won't end until those
horrible Prussians are beaten.
And with America in, they'll be
beaten the quicker.
IF you had lived as / have lived
for two and half years-com-
PEELED to ktow-tow to them like
a servant, you'd understand.
"My 20-year-old sister, with lots
of other girls and women, was sent
away by these Prussians-to
where and OF what fate we don't
know. My husband was not taxi
en- because he was Ill; my babies,
because they we're too young.
I'VE had cows, horses, pigs,
chickens and the like-but the
Germans took all. At first they
paid for them in notes scrubbed
on any scrap of paper handy. But
for over year now they have
taken what they wanted without
even giving these notes.
Woman Cut BY Sword.
Before they left I asked them
II they wouldn't give me a little
cash in place of some of their
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FORM RIFLE COMPANY

Some of the first preparing offer
Uncle Sam in volunteers nauraized ct
zens!
They won't be recruits either They
sharpshooers
AT least 100 husky SerboCroaans will rifle
here for service In the T. Sagen
who is organizing the
Dr. Sargenh Serbian medical
the first two of the
Every member of the will be nauraized
Citizen he A will be of experience the battle and
experts with the rifle All with whom have talked
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BY Berthe Knatv0ld
Mellett

LONDON, March 27.-He looks
like a James Whitcomb Riley who
had unaccountably leaned toward
mythical kingdoms and white
satin coronations, instead Of pump
kin patches and dinners on the
porch.
Instinctively you feel he likes
Americans and the things Ameri-
cans like. You think how hard it
must have been for him to live his
whole life in England, without pie
or buckwheat cakes.
His face is long and thin, drawn
longer than nature allowed for.
There isn't the faintest reflec-
ton of Zenda on or about him.
Instead of the hirsute flambeau
that lighted hero after hero
through page after page and edi-
ton after edition, "he amt got no
hair, most hardly"
Gold letters on the backs of
sweet pale blue volumes spell An
thony Hope. But he has, or as
they say in England, he's got an
other name. Hawkins, 1t is! An
thony Hope Hawkins.
The Hawkins makes him even
more James Whitcomb Rileyish,
doesn't It? Deepens the conviction
that he understands our fix, here
in London. banished from maple
syrup and sweet potatoes.
And he says he likes Americans.
He says he likes to hear us laugh.
There was lecture on Abraham
Lincoln the other day, given by
the Fight for Right Movement. in
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Banks Cash
ArnyChecks

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March
27.-The federal reserve board.
it was learned today, has ordered
all federal reserve banks to cash
all U. S. army quartermasters'
vouchers held by government
creditors, pending additional ap-
preparations by congress.
In further announcement, the
federal reserve board, It was also
learned, has informed all member
banks of the federal reserve sys-
TIM that the government will stand
behind them and rediscount any
vouchers at current 15-day dis
count rates.
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Berthe KnatvOld Mellett,
the writer of the following
article, now I'm England
gathering material for her
gifted PIN, which Is rapidly
making her one Of the best
known women in American
literature, is a Tacoman. 1t
was I'm this city that she was
married i'm 1913. She was
employed on various Tacoma
newspapers. Her short
stories on Alaskan life, ap-
pearing in the national mag
azines, have won her an en-
viable reputation in modern
fiction. She Is now to con-
tribute frequently to The
Times.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
Boy Burned In
Fire On Launch

His clothing set fire by the
back-fire of gasoline engine in
the launch Bay Queen Monday
night, Harold Stewart, age 20,
was forced to Jump into the city
waterway to save himself.
The launch was moored near
the Foss boat house. Henry
Schon, employed at the boat
house, heard Stewards cries for
help, and dragged him out of the
water. A fire in Stewards launch
was extinguished by the city fire
boat.
Stewart is employed by his ia
Their, M. ID. Stewart, owner of the
Old Tacoma boat house. He was
painfully burned, but will sustain
no permanent injuries.
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BIG SCHOONER PLANNED

Plans for Of the
temaed in the northwest have officials of
Western Shpbudng whose located arbor
These call auxiliary
at cost of 370O0 be built along the lines of the famous old
New England saiers Her capacity 1t said will be be-
100000 1000 lumber The designer
W. II. Varney Seattle, superintendent company.
In addition the has completed 30foot
auxiliary schooner.
Construction will begin the Gig arbor
Is prepared 1t announced The Western Shpuilding Co
organized during the with b. president
purchasing the Peoples Shipbuilding
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ASKS 1000 MEN FOR
u. S. Marine CORPS
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WASHINGTON, D. c., March 26
President Wilson, in an execu-
tive order late today, authorized
the Immediate increase of the
United States marine corps to IT,
400.
Accompanying the authorize
ton, the president issued an an
peal to the press of the country to
awaken interest in recruiting and
declared that lover 1000 more
men are needed in the marine
corps and needed now"
The present strength Of the ma
rine corps Is 1881 men and 500
officers.
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DECLARATION
OF WAR SOON?
Omitted Press Leased Wire,

WASHINGTON, D. c., Mar. 26.
Representative Harrison of the
house foreign affairs committee
who held a conference with Score
tary of State Lansing, Chairman
Flood and Representative Rags
dale today, believes congress will
pass flat declaration of war res
olution against Germany, he told
the United Press this afternoon.
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SLAVERS MUST
GO TO PRISON

(United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., Mar. &c.
President Wilton today denied
clemency to Maury l. Diggs and F.
Drew Caminetti. convicted in Cali
fornia under the Mann white slave
act.
A pretentious plea for pardon
was made to the president some
days ago. They will be taken to
McNeil's island prison.
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United Press Leased Wire

o United Press Leased Wire. Z
o WASHINGTON, March 4
. 26.-The militia Of mercy, 4
. a national organization of I
o women, trained for war 4
o service, late today placed at
@ the disposal Of the navy de- 4
Q partment the services of that 4
@ organization and promised
o aid in caring for the fami- .
o lies of naval militiamen when
o when called into service. 4
o q
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BIRTHS

Born to-Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Bruzel, 1902 SO. 7th ST., March 20,
boy; Mr.. and Mrs. John Barklay,
400 SO. Thompson av., March 10,
girl; Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel Bre-
mann, 3522 No. Proctor st., March
90. girl; Mr.. and Mrs. John Demp-
sey, 724 No. Yakima av., March 2s,
boy.
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PROTECTING EMPLOYEES

All employees the Smelling
service than will protected
the the This
employees became effective the first the year.
Married policies
creased 500 for the five The
married $500,
lives aared will be
salaries
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Here and
Elsewhere

esidents of Eugene, Ore, are
aslIng for a change of the name
Lane County" on account of the
way Senator Lane voted for the
ship arming bill.
Chicago Dentists, DIR. Mark,
Mgr, 11241s Pac. av. adv.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen is
being sent to Turkey to help reor-
ganize the Turkish army.
DR.. Cozza, dentist, 2O1 Provi-
dent. adv.
Dan w. Bush, president of Ctti.
zen's club of Chehalis, is planning
to start a campaign to enlarge the
club.
Walter Berg Staty, Co., 800
Bernice Bldg. Main 2237. adv.
Singing and cheering, great
mob of Russian peasants and SOL
diers went to the home of the wild
ow Of Count Tolstoy, and after a
picture Of the count was brought
out, all kneeled and chanted.
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High school buildings at Rapid
City, s. D., burned to the ground
with a loss of 100000.
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FRENCH FORGE AHEAD
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PARIS, March 27French occupied village
Coucy LeChaeau progressing
Coucy, having
O
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Cut flowers and floral work.
HIM, florist. So. 18th and K. adv.
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If war does come, all athletic
contracts between the U. of W.,
w. s. G., o. A. c. of Oregon, STAN
ford and U. of California will be
cancelled, is the plan of Graduate
Manager Arthur Younger of the
u. of w.
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Ask Bill Fehse-HE KNOWS.
Olive Branch Cigar and News
Stand, Hotel Donnelly. adv.
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North Yakima guardsmen lack
about 20 men to fill the compan-
les to war strength.
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Fruit growers of the Puyallup
valley voted Monday to give the
canning company, that is trying to
buy the two association canneries,
only a five year contract for ber-
ries.
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G. Dove McQuesten of Tacoma
is re-appointed on the state board
of control by the governor Mon
day, for period of four years.
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Lightning service at Duen.
wald's, 1112 Broadway. adv.
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TURN TO THE CLASSIFIED
RESULTS. SEE PAGE SEVEN,
WANT ADS ON PAGE Z ER
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Centralia school teachers have
organized a club, with Prentiss
Brown, before Cramblitt and Miss
Eva Slater as officers.
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TeninO city council planning to
build new jail, costing more
than $500.
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COMMERCIAL BINDERY 1
PRINTING co. Main AT. ad,
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DR.. Thomas, Osteopaths. Fidel-
ity bldg. adv.
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The Centralia national guard
was speedily mobilized Monday
afternoon, and only lacks about 20
men to be in war strength.
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Lumber, Sash, Doors. Keystone
Lbr. Co. adv.
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w. ID. C"Curley") Clark was
yesterday charged with knowing
ly permitting intoxicating liquor to
be kept on his premises, for the
evident purpose of sale.
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ShOvels and Garden Tools
Palace Hardware Co., 1911 Pa
cific av. adv.
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Residence of Councilman A. ID.
Brecht of Aberdeen, destroyed by
fire Monday, loss $4,000, covered
by insurance.
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Walter Berg Staty, Co., 500
Bernice Bldg. Main 2237. adv.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-16
FOUR IN AUTO AS
IT PLUNGES DOWN
DEER PARK INCLINE

A Ford touring car tumDling down
a forty foot embankment. at the bridge
near the Black Hollow mine. on the
Deer Park road between, Starved
Rock aud La Sale, was the thrilling
and unfortunate accident that befel
a party of LA Sale people, late Sun
day night. In the party were Misses
Alice and Marcella Confrey, Florence
Janofsley. Nh Collier and Mr. Wes-
ley, all Of La Sale. and all well
known in Ottawa.
The party was returning from Starv-
ed Rock to La Sale, when upon max
ing the turn just past the Deer Park
bridge, the lights went out, and be.
fore the car could be brought to a
standstill it skidded over the edge of
the embankment, All the occupants
were thrown clear of the car with the
exception of Miss Janofskey, who was
pinned beneath the machine at the
bottom of the embankment. The car
was removed and Miss Janofskey was
taken at once to the office Of Or.
llicklins, where II was found she had
escaped with only minor injuries. A
dislocated shoulder. sprained ankle,
and a badly lacerated thumb It is
thought she will have recovered fully
in couple of weeks. The other
members of the party escaped with
only few scratches.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-16
o. TRAIN PURSUED
BY STRANGE FATE;
IN ANOTHER WRECK
FREIGHT THAT KILLED MAN
HERE LAST FRIDAY NIGHT IN
HEAD ON COLLISION THIS
MORNING AT WEORON.

Conductor l.. f. Wilson of the c.,
b. and G. railroad seems to be persued
in charge of the freight train when
Charles Linden was killed here Friday
night, This morning about 10.45
about eighty rods south of the We'd
ron station the freight train in charge
of Wilson and "A wayfreight in charge
of Conductor Shohoney ran together
causing both engines to be damaged
and several freight cars to be broken
open
Wilson had just left Ottawa and
Shohoney was coming into this city
and il is claimed the accident was
unavoidable Each crew saw the 9th.
er approaching but not in time to
avoid "A collision. No one was injured
and the damage is estimated about
$500
A switch by the side of the track
where the wreck occurred made il
possible to carrying OF passenger traf-
fic, and at no time during the day
were the passenger trains stopped.
The main track was closed to traffic.
however, until late this afternoon as
IL was impossible to get the wreck
ing crew to the scene OF the accident
until 3:05 this afternoon.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-16
STANDARD OIL HAS
NEW PLANS FOR ITS
STATION IN OTTAWA
COMPANY WILL BUILD ITS lO-
CAL PLANT ON SOUTH SIDE
NEAR @. DEPOT lF PERMlS-
SION is GIVEN BY CITY.

Another sortie in the Standard Oil
Company's attempts to establish a
station in Ottawa, was announced this
morning to the city council by II. G.
Griffin, presenting the company. who
stated that he had secured site
east Of the c.. b. e. q. tracks in South
Ottawa that would be very desirable
for the construction of the plant in
case consent of the city can be OBJ
tanned.
The station to be constructed was
first intended for North Ottawa on the
vacant property near the Rock Island
and Burlington tracks but when com
plants were filed against the haz
zard. residents of that section belev-
ed would result from the storing Of
large quantities of combustible fluids
near their homes, the plan was aban-
doned.
The site proposed by Mr.. Grafiin
this morning is on property owned by
street. at the foot Of the south bluff,
SO far as he knew, he said there
were no objections to the station, A
committee consisting of James j.
Dougherty and Fred Scherer, Mr..
Griffin announced had made an inspec-
ton tour of similar plants owned by
Standard Oil and had pronounced
them no menace to abutting or nearby
property The two Ottawans were
delegated as representatives of the
Chamber of Commerce and visited Iii.
nos acities where the same kind of
stations are now in use.
The company intends to erect on
the property IN South Ottawa il per
mission is obtained from the council,
building to cost approximately $40,-
600.
After hearing the representative =
case the Mayor suggested that a writ
ten report be received from Mr.
Scherer and Mr.. Dougherty and that
fher findings be then submitted to
the council. Action was deferred
pending the compilation of this report
until next Tuesday at which time Mr.
Griffin will be instructed as to what
disposition will be made of the mat
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-16
WOMEN PICKETS
GIVEN LONG TERMS

Washington. Oct. l6,-The longest
sentence yet given any of the suffrage
prisoners arrested for attempting to
picket the White House, was imposed
upon four women arranged before
Judge Mullowney. today.
The women were given the choice
Of six months in the workhouse or
$25 fine. They chose the workhouse
sentence and soon were on their way
to OCcoquan.
The women sentenced today were
Rose Wlnslow, of New York; Minnie
Hennessey. of Hartford; Kate Hefflin,
of Shamokin, Pa, and Maude jamie,
son, Of Norfolk, Va
At the same time Judge Mullowney
summoned seven other women to ap.
pear who escaped with a suspended
sentence last week
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-16
POLICE CALLED TO
TRACE down WEST
SIDES BLACK GHOST
MAN WHO FRIGHTENED WOMEN
CONTINUES ROAMiNGS - De.
PARTMENT ScOURS DISTRICT
IN EFFORT TO ApPREheNp
SkUlkER.

Three different persons residing in
the vicinity of Ottawa avenue this
morning were ready to testify that
the Free Trader-Journal's black.
masked man was no my. A few
weeks ago mention was made that a
mysterious individual was roaming
the west side at night frightening
women, children and in many cases
me.
Since then the man in black M !
been seen at different intervals the
latest being in the early part of last
evening, when two women were given
bad frights by the fellow. He was
seen at the corner of Buchanan street
and Ottawa avenue and a hurried re
port was sent into the police depart,
ment
Scouting parties of patrolmen we're
dispatched to the scene, but whoever
the party be, or maybe it's a she,
made good his or her escape.
The "apparition" is described as be.
ing medium height, light In weight
and wears black dress and black
veil. The walk and other character.
tistics are described as too masculine
for a woman and for this reason those
who have seen the depraved creature
are certain 1t is a man disguised as
woman
The police patroled the west side
for several hours but were unable to
get any trace of the sneak. The Off.
GERS are convinced there is a roamer
in the vicinity of Ottawa avenue as
several reports have been made of
his having been seen at different in.
tervals. No reports of threats com.
ing from the man in black have fol-.
lowed any Of his vsitations. There
is belief that some poor demented
creature is at large, using this as a
means of amusing himself.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-16
GERMAN SOCIETY
FIRST TO BUY BONDS

The German Benevolent Society of
tl.is city is the first organization in
La Sale county to purchase Liberty
Bonds. This is most commendable
action for a society or organization
to take and it is hoped all other or
ganized bodies in the county will fall
in line and take up this patriotic move.
ment
Last night at special meeting of
the German Benevolent Society at
Schaefer's hall, called for the special
purpose of taking some form Of action
on the Liberty Bonds II was moved
by the president, Michael 'Helffrich
that the society buy $4,000 worth of
Liberty Bonds. This motion carried
unanimously .and the organization will
purchase bonds to this amount at once.