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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-13
War EDents Day by Day
Brief of Chief Developments of Week. Reported in
Dispatches From Day to Day.

Government begins roundup OF
German plotters and all enemies OF
the republic. Two Germans arrest.
ed in Denver, suspected of having
plotted wholesale dynamiting cam.
paign.
Attorney General Gregory, as head
of department of justice, orders ar.
rest of 60 alleged ringleaders in Ger
man plots, Vaccinations and conspir-
acies.
Brazil reported preparing for war
President issues proclamation de.
claring that Insurance companies or.
ganized under the laws of German
empire and doing business in United
States, will be permitted to continue
business.
President orders seizure of all
radio stations in the United States
and its possessions.
Indications after cabinet meeting
are that German ships confiscated
yesterday will be regarded as prop.
erty of United States and paid fol
after war.
President issues statement approx.
ing general staff's army plans and
urging prompt enactment by con-
gress.
Measures propose selective draft
of single men between ages of 10 and
25, in detachments of 100000 each
100000 to be trained and equip
ped the first year.
Secretary Daniels orders complete
mobilization of navy.
Continued ON Page Five
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-13
RED CROSS BENEFIT DANCE.
County Invited to Join City in Rails
ing Funds for Women's Work.

A special invitation to the residents
of the county to join with those of the
city in attending the benefit dance to
be given at the Tumwater clubhouse
next Friday evening. April 20, was
extended by the local Red Cross So
ciety this week.
The receipts of the dance will be
used by the local Red Cross society
in carrying on its work, and its mem
bership hopes for large attendance
so that this worthy cause may gain
the financial support 1t needs. The
affair will be entirely informal, every
body will be heartily welcomed. and
jolly good time is promised.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-13
LOCAL BANK WILL
SUPPLY SEED CORN
OLYMPIA NATIONAL TO DISTRIB-
UTE SEED AMONG FARMERS
FOR EXPERIMENT.

Five hundred pounds of fully test
ed and acclimated seed corn, all of
it grown west of the mountains, has
been bought by the Olympia National
bank from Farmer Smith, of the
Union Pacific system, and will be
distributed free among Thurston
county farmers who will agree to
Iplant and cultivate it carefully.
Three varieties of seed have been
obtained by the bank, two sacks of
Congdon Yellow Dent, grown near
Portland and suitable for all pur-
poses; sack of Vogel White Dent.
grown at Kelso, good for grain or
ensilage, and sack of Minnesota
No. 23, which is strictly grain seed
and is not good for siiage. If there
is sufficient demand for it, the bank
can get 200 pounds more of Mime
sofa No. 23 or any amount of Mime
sofa No. 13, which is similar to the
Congdon Yellow Dent.
Farmers interested in growing
corn here this spring are requested
to call at the bank and obtain an al
lotment of this seed. 1t will be dis
tributed in 7-pound lots. quantity
sufficient to test its adaptability to
local soils and climate and so pave
the way for corn-growing on larg-
err scale next year.
County Agent c. H. Bergstrom Is
interested in the experiment and has
told the bank he will be glad to CO.
operate with every farmer planting
and cultivating the seed. The bank
also plans a special corn exhibit at
the county fair next fall. made up of
samples of the corn grown by farm
ers from this seed.
Officials of the bank are interested
in seeing the agricultural possibili-
ties of the county developed and are
particularly anxious for a solution to
the feed problem. Consequently
they have adopted the plans carried
out by other Northwest banks of dis
tributing seed among the farmers
and cooperating with them in intro
ducing and establishing new crops.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-13
Friday, April 6.

House passes war resolution at
|3:O8 a. M, after II hours session
by vote of 353 to so, Congressman
Dill and La Toilette of this state be-
ing among those who voted "No."
President signed resolution at 1:13
p. m. Issued proclamation declar-
ing state of war exists between Unit
ed States and Germany, at 1881 p. m
First act of government was to
sieze 81 German ships, all those in
American harbors, representing to-
tai gross tonnage of 594,696, and
valued at $51,3O0.OOO. Among them
were two vessels, the Saxonia and
Steinbek, interned at Eagle Harbor,
near Seattle. All crews taken into
custody.
Word received that American-Ha-
waiian Steamship company's steam
er, Missourian, with 80 Americans
aboard, had been torpedoed and sunk
without warning in the Mediterra-
mean. Crew saved.
United States governor Of Guam
notifies navy department that the
German interned steamer Cormorant
a converted cruiser, was blown up by
its crew in the harbor of Guam, as
United States marines were going to
seize 1t. Several members Of crew
killed. Others arrested.
Official reports state German sea
raider was sighted of Nantucket
this morning. All shipping warned.
Search for raider, near chief steamer
lane between United States and Eu-
rope, is started.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-13
BergstrOm Receivers From Accident.

BergstrOm Receivers From Accident
County Agriculturist c. H. Berg
strom Is reported to be nearly recov-
cred from injuries sustained last Fri
day afternoon when the automobile
in which he was riding was struck by
a Northern Pacific train short dis
tance below Tenino. He was first
taken to Centralia for treatment, and
then removed to his home in this
city. In the car at the time was S.
o. Fisk, of Tacoma, who managed to
jump from the car and received only
"a few bruises. Bergstrom was
thrown a considerable distance, how
ever. The accident occurred at Dead
Mans crossing.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-13
BIG RALLY TO Be
HELD HERE SATURDAY
PLANS FOR AGRICULTURAL
PREPAREDNESS CAMPAIGN"
TO BE MADE.

Notices have been sent to all off
cials, Changers and other farmers o.
the school districts of the county
urging them and their neighbors tt
attend the patriotic rally to be helt
in the courtroom of the courthouse
at 1870 Saturday afternoon, wher
plans for the agricultural prepared
ness campaign" advocated by Gov.
ernor Lister in his proclamation last
week will be discussed and arrange.
ments made to carry 1t forward In
Thurston county.
Arrangements for the meeting are
being made by County Commissioner
J. c. Sans, as chairman of the gen.
eral committee of county officials In
structed by the governor to take the
leadership in promoting the cam
paisn. Commissioner Sans went to
Seattle to attend the big conference
of Western Washington agricultur'
lists Thursday, when plans were con.
sidered for the larger crop campaign
nccessitated by the war. and will tel
the meeting here Saturday the re
suits of that conference.
Promoters of Saturdays rally hope
for large crowd of farmers, for
they want to ascertain tho general
sentiment throughout the county,
farming conditions as they obtain
this spring, the plans Of the farmers
as to this years crops. and particu-
larly the situation as to seed, SO that
it can be determined what assistance
the farmers need in performing their
patriotic duty of growing large
crops. A speaker or two will proba-
bly, outline the ideas Of the campaign.
the meeting will then be thrown
open to general discussion in which
the farmers will be expected to take
the leading part, and an agricultural
committee to supervise and direct
the work throughout the county will
probably be appointed.
Arrangements for Saturdays meet
ing were instituted at conference
of county officials Monday afternoon,
attended by all of the commissioners.
Auditor Castor, Treasurer Stocking.
Clerk Holmes and Engineer Weir,
Agriculturist c. H. Bergstrom being
absent on account of injuries sus-
tanned in an automobile accident the
latter part of last week. The ON
cials organized temporary commit
tee with Commissioner Sans as chair
man and Clerk Holmes as secretary.
and instructed Treasurer Stocking to
send notices broadcast throughout
the county, which he has since done.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-13
"How to Obtain a Better Market

"How to Obtain a Better Market
in Olympia for Thurston County
Produce" is the subject of a general
discussion. to be led by Master l..
L. Snow. at the regular meeting of
the Pomona Grange at the Chambers
Prairie hall next Tuesday. A gen.
eral discussion Of the local market
ing situation will be INDUCED in by
those attending the meeting.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-13

Replying to a telegram from the
editor of the Chicago Tribune, Gov
ernor Lister Tuesday advised him
that the State of Washington Is TAX
ing steps to increase food produc-
ton to the fullest degree and said ]:
Everything possible along this line
will be DONE"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-13
COUNTY WILL HELP
: BUILD NEW RR|DGE
AGREES TO CONTRIBUTE HALF
OF COST OF vTADUCT ON
WEST FOURTH.

Thurston county Is to assist the
City of Olympia financially in the
construction of new concrete
bridge across the Des Chutes river
on West Fourth street to the amount
of $4,000 during the next two
years, according to an agreement
reached between the city officials and
the commissioners this week, on the
understanding that the portion OF
the Olympic highway west from the
bridge to the city limits will be
paved by the city.
The additional >$4O.01v which it Is
estimated the bridge will cost 10 to
be raised by the city on the local i'm
provement district plan, according to
the present plans of the city admin
istration. "A large district probably
will also be created to pay the ex-
pense of paving Grant avenue from
the end of the new bridge to Har-
rison avenue and Harrison avenue
to the city limits, which it is pro-
posed will be the new route of the
Olympic highway.
OF the total of $4,000 to be con-
tributed by the county toward the
cost of the bridge, $4,000 will be
paid into the general road and
bridge fund by owners of city prop
erty. In addition to this. attention
is also called to the fact that the
city has paid the same general road
and bridge fund tax as the rest of
the county for the past rs years,
though all of the revenue so derived
has been spent in the districts out
side the city.
The agreement between the COM
missioners and city officials was
reached at a second conference at
the city hall last Monday. when the
special committee appointed at the
previous meeting, consisting of Pres
ident p. NJ. Troy. of the Chamber of
Commerce, City Attorney Bigelow
and Prosecuting Attorney O'Leary
advised the officials that the pro-
posed assessment of the entire city
for the cost of the bridge would be
legal.
The city council is said to favor
this plan, and it probably will be
formally adopted at the next meet
ing. Details Of the arrangements
with the county commissioners are
being worked out by a special COM
mittee appointed by Mayor Jesse T.
Mills, consisting of Councilmen Dra-
ham, Maynard and Forstell.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-13

Olympia National bank and the
Northwest Fruit Products company.
have announced that positions will be
held open for all employees who enlist
in the army, while the latter Arm also
donated a large flag to the Y. NJ. c. A.
this week.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-13
DOUBLE CAPACITY
OF LOCAL CANMERY
OUTPUT THIS YEAR TO BE 1OO,.
900 CASES, VALUED AT
$3.50, 900.

Extensive improvements in the
local cannery, almost doubling the
size of the building and capacity OF
the plant. and making it the second
largest in the state. are now under
way at a cost of approximately s10,-
900, exclusive Of the additional ma
chinery, in preparation for the com.
ing season.
The enlarged capacity of the
plant, according to Manager Mark
Ewald. will increase its output from
10000 to 100000 cases annually, OF
a total value OF some $350,0O0. The
number of people employed at the
plant during the season will also be
increased from 100 or 125 to more
than 200, nearly all OF them women
and girls.
Demand Causes Expansion.
The natural expansion of the busi-
ness. together with the increased de-
mand for canned goods occasioned
by the world war, is responsible for
the enlargement of the plant this
year. The building. when complet-
ed. will be 100 by 240 feet in size,
will be floored with cement through
out, and will be equipped with rest
rooms and other accommodations for
employees.
All departments of the cannery
will be enlarged, considerable new
machinery will be installed. and the
plant will be changed from second
class to a first-class cannery, as Man
ager Ewald expressed it. The sea-
son, he expects, will start about
June /, being several weeks late this
Iyear.
Prices to be paid for berries. fruits
and vegetables will be higher this
year than in the past, Manager
Ewald says, berries advancing from
half a cent to cent pound and
other products in proportion. At its
increased capacity, the cannery will
buy all the local products it can gel
and probably will ship in q consid.
cradle quantity from nearby points
Contracted Acreage Bearing.
Considerable acreage of berries
and small tree fruit set out under
contract with the cannery some years
ago will come into bearing this year
while the cannery is also making
larger contracts for various vegeta-
bles this season. Some IS acres OF
Strawberries. raspberries and logan
berries in the vicinity of Rochester
and Grand Mound will bear for the
first time this year. while some Is
acres Of cherries and additional acre
age of pears in the Lacey vicinity will
also be available.
The cannery has contracted for a
much larger acreage of squash and
pumpkins this year, having some SO
acres under contract, where formerly
1t has only had IS or 20. 1t has also
contracted with E. A. Buck of Lacey
for 21 acres of Bartlett pears, which
are being set out this spring.
The remodeling Of the plant Is now
in progress and will make the build
ing one of the largest in the city. A
feature of the new construction Is
that the building Is being trussed
with 60-foot girders. making all OF
the floor space available for use.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-13

Albert Fisk, the younger son Of
Tom Fisk. the prominent Shelton at
torney, underwent an operation for
appendicitis at St. Peters hospital
Wednesday, to put himself in condi-
ton to enlist In the army. An older
brother. Travis. went to Tacoma this
week and enlisted In the regular in
fantry.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-13
Mrs. harrington Bays Overland.

W.. e. Bronson. Of the Bronson
Motor Car company. announces the
sale this week of an Overland Big
Four touring car to Mrs. F. E. Far
rington. The company expects q
carload shipment of small four tour
ing cars and the Country Club mod
els to reach the city the latter part
of this week.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-13
LOCAL. SH|PYAROS
may Be ENLARGEO
BOTH MAY BE EXPANDED TO CA.
PACITY TO MEET GOVERN
MENT NEEDS.

Expansion Of both the Olympia
shipyards to their full capacity, 80
that the Olympia Shipbuilding COM
pany will have six and the Sloan
Shipyards Corporation IL vessels on
the ways at one time, may be the
result of the visit of Theodore Brent,
vice-chairman of the federal ship
ping board, to Olympia the latter
part Of last week, and. also Of the
boards program to have the govern
ment build as many wooden ships a.
possible as quickly as 1t can, to trans
port supplies to the allies and there
by thwart Germany's submarine
campaign.
Nothing definite as to rumored ex-
tensions of these concerns is forth
coming at present, though officials Of
the Olympia Shipbuilding company
have let 1t become known during the
past few days that plans for the en-
largement Of that plant are well un-
der way. The company has three
vessels on the ways now and can put
in three more slips.
Await Sl0An's Return.
No decision AZ to extension Of the
Sloan yard beyond the six slips now
being constructed will be made until
the president Of the corporation.
Phillip D. Sloan, returns from New
York. according to J. o. Pierce. Sc
retary Of the company. Mr.. Sloan
had been expected to reach Olympia
by this time. but last week. shortly
before he intended to leave New
York, was detained to figure on !
large deal which. Secretary Pierce
says, the company ID not 1t liberty
to announce. Il y expected now
that President Sloan Will reach
Olympia some time next week. Local,
reports have It that he has signed =
large number Of private contracts On
this trip. sess
Work Is going forward rapidly at
the Sloan yardsd three slips having
been completed. the keel Of one biz
motorship laid and two others ara
ready to lay. and construction Of the
additional three slips is being rushed.
The equipment Of the yard Is also
largely installed, the railroad tracks
are completed ana the equipment
generally being put in shape to rush
speedily from now ON.
Keels for the other three vessels win
be laid as fast as the slips are conn
pleted.
Ready to Cooperate.
Both the Olympia yards will CO.
operate with the government in the
Of wooden vessels. their
representatives told Commissioner
Brent at the conference in Tacoma
and again on his visit to this city last
Friday afternoon. when he inspected
them. At an informal dinner at the
hotel that evening. attended
by the local shipb:ilders, lumber
men, bankers and business men.
Commissioner Brent emphasized the
need of such ships and
told in q general way of the shipping
boards plans.
II Uncle Sam will see to It that the
yards can get the machinery they
need and the material for the vessels
ofhor than 1umhor a,.ch aa hcilopa
hardware and the like. the
shipyards of the Pacific coast will be
able to turn out large number OF
wooden vessels In q short time, Secre-
tary Pierce told Commissioner Brent
at the Tacoma conference. He em-
phasized the fact that the builders
would need the assistance of the gov
ernment in obtaining such materials.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-14
Victims of U-Boats
Confirm Tribune Story
Seamen Say Cruisers and
Aeros Aided Trade Ships
OFF Irish Coast

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Sept. lS.-
The story Of the concerted attack OF
seven submarines upon q merchant feet
Of twenty-five vessels off the Irish
coast nearly a month ago and pub
lished exclusively in The Tribune of
Sept. 7 vas repeated to-day by severa!
sailors who were on one of the four
merchantmen sunk in the battle.
The seamen declared that the seven
U-boats were fought not alone by the
merchant ships themselves but by
cruisers and destroyers, aided by air
planes that gave the positions of the
submarines after the surviving vessels
Of the merchant feet were on their
way back to the Irish coast.
One OF the survivors said that he
came from the British steamship
Devonian, which, with the Delphic Of
the White Star Line and two other
ships az sunk. A torpedo fired a.
random by one of the submarines
struck the Devonian amidships after
missing another vessel of the fee.
and she sank within forty minutes.
The survivors assert that British
gunner, the ships carpenter and his
assistant were killed by the explosion
when the torpedo struck.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-14
Special Correspondence

CHICAGO, Sept. l3.-The Chicago
regiment, the lucky 18TH" has been
bombed by the Germans because it is
the first American regiment to reach
the battle line in France. This was
revealed to-day in letters reaching
Chicago from the railroad. boys" who
were formed into regiment by Colo
mel Langfitt on the Municipal Pier.
The Germans seemed to be aware Of
the arrival Of the 18th Engineers, and
one letter says that they have bombed
the Chicagoans five times in four
nights. Another later epistle declares
that airplsnes have dropped explosives
seven out of nine nights
Attacked Seven Times
One letter, telling of the regiments
experience under aeroplsne FIRE, is as
follows:
THE Chicago Regiment of Engineers,
the lucky 18TH, has started work. We
are within sound of he artillery fire,
and Kaiser Bill has done US the honor
Of ordering seven air raids in the nine
days We have been here. The men are
liz fine trim, hard as nails and working
like beavers. They're :he best crowd
Of men ever gotten together-not a
welcher the lot, everybody on his
toes and crazy TO get Hun"
The other letter tells of the advent
ures of the regiment as follows:
For interest and thrills this place
beats anything I've ever struck in my
short and varied career. About an
hour ago the alarm was sounded, Ger
man air raid Everybody is supposed
to duck into "a bomb proof. ] tried to
get upon a roof TO see the big scrap
and nearly landed in a cell as result.
Only got out Of trouble by telling the
French officer I'd rather land on top
of the pile than underneath it if a
Hun spilled bomb in my immediate
vicinity.
They've apparently located our regi-
ment, as we've had FIVE air raids in
four days.
Coming over. we steamed all over
the Atlantic Ocean. When we got near
Europe we suddenly turned around and
zig-zagged and right-angled south for
TWO Gays, lHeIl eoo'b
west. Two days out Of the English
port at which we landed half dozen
destroyers net us.
"Twice we were ready to jump over
on accoun, of subs. The last night,
when only three hours from port, we
got the alarm and spun around and
beat it out to sea under all the steam
the boilers could hold. Another crowd
on another ship was shelled-some
thirty-odd shots-but nobody hurt.
1--WE spent two days in an English
camp, crossed the Channel in cattle
ship, with a Chinese crew; no hunks
slept on deck. Obeying orders, l was
completely surrounded by a life pre-
server until we landed. Then there was
a long ride in day coach, and we ar
rived at our present location at mid
night. The entire population Of the
town and surrounding country was on
hand to welcome us. Nc lights were
permitted to be shown at night.
"The moment the regiment was lined
up alongside of our thirty-fve car train
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-14

front, continues, and IL now looks a.
though General Ssrrail contemplate
something approaching an offensive
throughout the whole basin in which
the city lies. His troops have reached
Mumulishta, on the west shore OF Lake
Ochrida, and Hill 1,7O4, seven miles
west of that point.
Berlin admits that the French have
penetrated the mountain defences Of
this region, but states that the ad-
vance is being conducted only with
light forces.
The enemy lines in this sector Of the
front are manned by Austrisns, $50 Of
whom were captured on Tuesday, to-
gether with two mountain guns and
three machine guns. Since the begin
ming Of the week they have been fall.
ing back before the French, while the
artillery battle in the region Of Mon
astir has grown livelier.