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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20
By VIM. Phillip Simms
United Press Staff Correspondent,

BY VIM. Phillip Simms
United Press Staff Correspondent.
WITH THE BRITISH
ARMIES IN FRANCE, Mar.
2O.-The air war on the
west front Is record-break.
ing.
One hundred and sixty
seven airplanes have been
downed so far this month in
daylight flying, including d
on st. Patrick's day.
OF these 1O2 were reduced to
kindling wood, while SIS were
forced earthward beyond con-
troll.
Night flying Is unprecedented.
There Is much mutual bombing
ut night. The British bombes
seem positively tireless.
The night scenes at the air
dromes are most amazing.
Huge airplanes silently roll
from the sheds into the moon
light.
Big bombs are loaded onto
them.
Hooded creatures climb up.
Then they whirr away like
giant moths toward their object
ives behind the German lines.
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Plots Revolution
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DETROIT March 19.-"Tom Gunn," Japanese, said be
the imperial
today
meeting
plotting revolution restore the monarchy China
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What kind OF books should
you select from your shelves to
send to the American soldiers
this weekf
L. Harper Leech, special cor
respondent of The Times at
Washington, has been looking up
this subject, and today sends US
the following information for the
guidance Of Times readers who
want to give books for. the army
Libraries:
American and British soldiers
read practically the same books.
In some cases, British favorites
are unknown over here, and vice
versa. But the type OF books are
about the same-a rather high
class adventure story"-about
two leaps ahead of Frank Merri-
well, or Oliver Optics lads.
Soldiers in trench or hospital
are big boys or tired business
men" in their reading habits.
A recent poll Of American Of
ficer students as to their favorite
books showed Jack London lead
ing Mark Twain by several
lengths, but Mark was coming
strong.
Here are some of the British
favorites: Nat Gould, Jack Lon
don, Rudyard Kipling, William LIE
Quex, A. Conan Doyle, Ian Hay,
%" Rider Haggard, Dumas, Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson.
1t will be noted that the sex
problem or the high brow psyche
logical novel is simply not there
with the boys In the trenches.
The James Boys in Missouri
and Nick Carter can be found in
British huts.
While the above list represents
the popular favorites, every type
of book is read at the front. The
modern army represents a cross
secti onof the whole population
and every type of man is there to
demand every type of book.
The literary taste of the SOL
diers improves in the army. They
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-20
167 ENEMY PLANES.
O0WNEO IN 20 DAYS

After an hour OF so they re-
turn, guided by the flare of land
ing lights.
The aviators assemble in their
reading rooms, gossiping and
comparing notes, then absorb a
might cap" and climb into their
hunks.
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OAKLAND. CAL, 19-Even would get him Gin
Dutch"
German arrested today presidential
him with violating the draft law talking sedion
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JapS i'm Clash
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TOXIC, March 10-Japanese volunteers hasening from
fsihar tho conflict between
bohevih the latter Three
killed the fight according unconfirmed dispatches received
here today.
Tsitdhar a Manchuran border Mongolia
way
the fighting at BagOvestscbenk said 40
killed only kiAcd
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OAKLAND. Cal, March 19-Answering $4,000 heart
balm brought Hogary Joseph Towns claim
demanded 100000 damages alleged conspiracy
charging the framed the allegation that he aenated tho affe
tried make him $4,000 before
brought suit
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HIGH CLASS ADVENTURE
STORY ARMY'S FAVORITE

have lots of time to read. When
the supply Of lighter stuff runs
low, they tackle the higher class
books and from that time they
never go back to their first loves.
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Gives IL Sons
united Press Leased Wire,

GREENsvILE. N. c.. March 19.George Borden. Of
Godsboro furnished nearly
squads
them In the u either in this country France He has
married three times occasions the father
of quadruplets-a worlds record.
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19-Alexander Kerensky
today
Major
nnder Kerensky.
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Officer CAPTURED
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WASHINGTON, March 19.-Capt e. Miller, who
first American officer to be the Germans
forced descend behind the lines TO- the
department announced this afternoon Miller had previously
been mentioned in casualty lists merdy dead captured
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Go to MCNeilS

FRANCISCO March 49, Cecil w. Mann, private In the
Rooney artillery
McNes island Walter
the artillery three robbng Harry Pezn Seattle
$50 automobile Major Murray today
Fort Worden, Wash.
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WASHINGTON. G.. March 1s-Thirty
General Pshingtwo killed action. three
dsakk
WoD~A~A aaA aght slightly wounded,
The Lamar register., 1918-07-31
State Statistics

Preliminary reports received by the
gtate immigration bureau from nearly
all sections of the st2te indicate that
the value of crops grown in Colorado
this year will be in excess of $780,
600, 900, as compared with about Ssl,-
0OO. 900, in 1916. Increases over the
1917 crop are indicated i'll the wheat
barley, oats, forage and hay crops and
decreases are almost certain to be
shown in potatoes, sugar beets and
tree fruits. There is apparently a
slight decrease in the acreage OF al
falfa. but an increase in acreage OF
native hay in several sections OF the
STATE Weather conditions have been
favorable for the maturing of the hay
crops and the yield per acre apparent
ly will be considerably greater thar
The Lamar register., 1918-07-31
Your devoted son,
SHELBY J. GAMBLE,
New Regulations

The local board of Prowers county
has been advised that the President
has directed that no further releases
to the Navy, Marine Corps or the
Emergency Fleet shall be granted to
Class l Registrants of the June 9th,
1917 or the June 9th, 1918 classes, and
has prescribed an amendment to Sec
ton IL of the Selective Service Regu-
lations to that effect.
The board is also in receipt OF the
following orders:
"Owing to the necessity of keeping
all train movements of National Army
Recruits from the knowledge of the
general public, and because of the IN
structions to this end given by the
the Provost Marshal General, local
boards are directed to give no public
information as to the time any con-
tingent of registrants from local
boards are to be cntrained, nor the
routing by which they will be trans
ported to camps"
The local board desires the widest
publicity to the order in order that all
NAV be advised why this information
will not be furnished as'in former en-
trainments.
The Lamar register., 1918-07-31
AUGUST DRAFT LISTS
Twenty Eight Prowers County Young
Men Included Ia August Drafts
Made To Date.

The list of men included in the
August drafts as made to the present
time include one colored registrant to
90 to Camp Lewis, Washington, on
August 2, our only Glass l colored
registrant, Harry Givens, now working
at Lebanon, Missouri; thirteen men to
entrain during five day period from
August 5 for Camp Fremont, Cali
fornia; fourteen men to report to the
University of Nebraska, at Lincoln on
August Is.
The list of men to go to Camp Ere
mont is as follows:
Richard NJ. Brewer, Lamar.
Fred w. Kennedy, Lamar.
Charles Oswald, Lamar.
William f. Colbert. Lamar.
Oscar L. Dodson, Mayficld, Kans.
Jacob Bolinger, Lamar.
Perry d. Gaskill, Lamar.
John Z. Dugger, Bristol.
John McMilin, Lamar.
Theodore Hickman, Hartman.
William H. Hawes, Plains.
Guy f. Hess, Webb.
Robert f. Buhrer, Fisher, kans.
The list of young men to go to the
University of Nebraska for special
training will be made up of the fol
lowing:
Vernon ID. Hart, Lamar.
William II. Eberle, Bristol
Jacob F. Ausmus. Granada
Clarence L. Holtcamp, Lamar.
Floyd NJ. Higgins, Lamar.
Andrew A. Swadley. Lamar.
The Lamar register., 1918-07-31

Truly the workings Of the Prussian
military mind are devious and hard
to understand.
A few years ago America was divid-
cd into three classes with regard to
the war. Part of the people were
pro-ally; a slightly smaller part were
pro German; and the large majority
of American citizens were strictly
neutral. Apparently it was not our
fight. We saw no cause to interfere.
The devastation of Belgium lost the
kaiccr many of his adhercnts. Ger
man frightfulncss and "kultur" furth-
er turned the tide. The sinking Of
the Lusitania made the anti-Hun feel
ing popular one ard woke America
up to the realization that maybe aft
cr all she could not be merely an on
locker at this great world conflict.
All this time the Junkcr party
thought that they were terrorizing the
allied peoplcs-breaking down their
morale-by German frightfulncss, i'm
pressing them with German power and
invincibility. Instead they were mere
ly uniting u whole people, whole
group of solidly against what
was proving itcelf to be world men
acc.
In 1917 when America entered the
war. Germany showed touch of what
threatened to be shrewd and far-reach-
ing diplomacy. She at first ignored
our entrance into the war-did not
acknowledge that breach had occur
ed-and committed no hostile act
against US. Thus she could say,
through her thousands of spies, This
is not your war. We are not bother
ing you. Sleep on
And this plan might have been sue
cessful had not the kaiser or some Of
his war lords impatienely yielded TO
a change of policy and decided to
bring the war home" to America.
Poor deluded foolsl 1t is possible
that they reekcned upon frightening
America Did they think that the
visit of submarine 10 our Atlantic
coast. the sinking of one little gun
boat and of q few tugs and barges,
would bluff red bloodcd Americans,
and retard our war work
Truly the workings Of the Prussian
military mind are devious and hard TO
understand. It must be a great deal
of satisfaction to Herr Kaiser to know
that his little expedition against our
eastern coast has stimulated recruit
ing, increased munition and ship pro
duction, and by giving us taste of
war. brought home the conviction to
The Lamar register., 1918-07-31
Lieut.. Gamble of Lamar Among Those
Recommended for the Honor De-
coration of the French
- Government.

Among the Sammies recently re-
commended by the French government
for decoration with their Cross of
Honor is Lieut.. Shelby j. Gamble, son
of j. F. Gamble of the Wiley district.
Lieut. Gamble is registered from La
mar and puts our city in the list of
places having soldiers in the special
honor class of the allied army. He
has taken part in the recent fighting
of the Sammies over there, and the
following letter from him to his faith
er will be specially interesting as
showing what the boys in the trenches
think of the situation and what they
feel they are going to do to the Ger
man soldiers. German efficiency is u
great bug-a-boo at home but it does
not seem to affect the boys in the
trenches much. The letter follows:
Somewhere in France, Junel5.
My Dear Father
received your letter some time ago
and was very glad to hear from you.
cannot understand why you have not
received my letters as | have answer
ed all of yours. | am getting along
fine and am in the best of health. II
the good Lord is willing it will not be
long now until this war is over. and
we will come out the victors, for |
don't believe He ever intended it other
wise.
1 don't think it will be long now
until we will have Heinie running into
his hole and trying to pull it in after
him. We are just beginning to go
after him In earnest. and he sure is
going to get all that is coming to him,
and then some. Give my love to
Grandma and all the family.
Write to me as often As. you can
Your devoted son,
SHELBY J. GAMBLE,
lst Lieut. N. A. l67th -nf.
II will be noticed that the above
was written several weeks before the
big allied drive started. and shows
that the Sammies at the front were
sure they could handle the Huns just
as roughly as they did when they were
finally let loose.
The Lamar register., 1918-07-31

company, the variations Of light and
power all through the day and night,
and the frequent intervals when it all
gets out in the trees and leaves the
city in darkness will appreciate his
effort.
The city stood ready to prove many
things that are very pertinent but will
never get in the record. For instance
these peculiar conditions that make
production of electricity expensive ex-
ist only where the Intermountain
company has its plants at Las Animas
and Lamar. West and east of these
towns it is different The people of
these twons were not responsible for
the fact that this company in trying
to head off the Pueblo company that
has plants at Rocky Ford ard La
Junta, paid an enormous price for the
Las Animas and Lamar plants; and
we should not be asked to pay for
their mistakes. Also it was no fault
of Lamar that when rebuilding the
plant they put in second hand junk
instead of real machinery, and thus
are burning two and three times the
coal they should. 1t is also fact that
they are running side issues in the
line of heating and merchandising that
they don't have to account for to the
commission although they can work
the cost of those departments into the
expense account under Mr.. Herbert s
idea of permissible bookkeeping. What
the people do know though is that both
east and west of us where coal is
practically the came, the trees as
numerous, and whore they are paying
their employees real honest-to-good
ness wages, they sell the product
cheaper.
Mr.. van Diest tries to hold the
threat over the city that he will go
into the hands of a receiver and let
the court raise our prices. He for
gets though, as Mr.. Blaine once said,
that "you can take the horse to water
but YOU can't make him drink" Peo-
pie got along before there were elee-
tric plants and they can worry along
a little while without one again-at
least until they can do as Garden CITY
did and build their own plant. Our
people will watch the proceedings of
the commission with interest not that
they expect much from them after
the dose Las Animas got. but because
it begins to look IS If the things that
have been said about the commission
have more truth in them than most
citizens have been willing to believe
heretofore.
The lineman goes out with his little
tin pliers
To protect the trees from the juice
Then the damn lcaky boilers put out
the fires
Oh Boyl Whatthcheli is the use.
The Lamar register., 1918-07-31

Baseball playing is non-essential
occupation, according to Secretary
Baker, acting under the authority oil
the work or fight" law.
The big leagues are to be given un-
til September first to wind up their
affairs or arrange to replace all their
PLAYERS of draft age.
The Lamar register., 1918-07-31

Allan A. Olson. Holly.
Joseph b. Leonard, Holly.
Edison j. Snyder, Holly.
Charles d. Smeltz, Granada.
Franklin w. Newacheck, Holly.
Jesse F. Creed, Lamar.
Elwyn c. Devcrman, Lamar.
The Lamar register., 1918-07-31

is really OURS-that our money, our
lives, our national existence, depends
upon its successful consummation.
"Lightless nights"-four nights each
week for the eastern states and two
nights for the rest of the nation-is
the order that has just gone out from
Fuel Administration headquarters. In
the middle west, Monday and Tuesday
only will be dark. The windows, cleo
trio signs and street lighting will be
dimed or eliminated entirely.
Have you been following the Ameri-
can French advance "over there" dur
ing the past two weeks?
Every Americans heart ought TO
swell with pride to see how our boys
are following the Heinies, and prov
ing themselves to be the best soldiers
in Europe. Incidentally, it ought to
stimulate us to greater efforts in war
saving, in order to keep them sup
piled with supplies and ammunition
to make the victory complete.
The Fourth Liberty Loan drive will
probably take place during the three
weeks beginning with September 2sth.
according to the latest plans.
Probably one week will be selected
for the intensive campaign in Prov
ers county. as in the past, and we will
"go over the top" without a lot Of
trouble and loss of time.
After all, most of the work must be
done in advance; by the committee. In
making plans, advertising, surveying
the field. and getting ready for the
active campaign; by the people, in saw
ing and planning to save, in order to
be ready to make adequate pledges.
the United State Student Nurse Re-
servep
Write the Women's Committee of
the Council Of Defense, Denver, for
full particulars.
The Republic Of Honduras, on July
18th, 1918, formally declared war on
the government Of the German En-
pire.
You pledged a certain amount in
June for War Savings Stamps. Pro-
badly you divided the total up into
six or seven equal parts, and decided
to buy certain number of stamps
each month during the remainder of
the year.
Today is a mighty good time to buy
that August allotment.
The Lamar register., 1918-07-31

for last year, though rain during the
haying season has done considerable
damage in some districts. Late rains
have improved the condition of spring
wheat and oats and the yield per acre.
if favorable conditions prevail during
harvest, will be considerable above the
average. Pinto beans and similar
crops promise much larger yield per
acre, than last year.
The state board of immigration is
anxious to obtain the cooperation of
every section of the state in putting
its advantages before the public, to the
end that its special resources may be
developed as rapidly as possible dur
ing a period when the nation Is In
need of a maximum output from all
farms, orchards, ranches and mines.
Good photographs are among the most
convincing arguments, especially from
the agricultural districts, and the
board is especially anxious to obtain
good pictures taken before or during
the harvest of the current crop, which
promises to be one of the best the
state has ever produced.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-25
SURRENDER
HUMIIIATES
HUN SAILORS

HARWICH, Nov. 25.-Only meager
crews, just sufficient to navigate
them. took out the first batch of sub
marines to be surrendered on their
last journey under the German en-
sign, which was hauled down at the
rendezvous. The German sailors were
a sullen, detected lot. They were
eager to have the whole humiliating
business over with. Few raised their
eyes until thed had at last boarded the
German transport F'ierraventana,
which is to take them back to Ger
many. stst 4ts sN .t} tS sg
Two of the GERMAN Officers went.
Another raised his shhnd to shake"
with Il British aofficeIS The latter re-
fused. The Germans hand fell Imply
to his side. He turned away grimly
muttering something in his native
tongue.
As soon as the fleet of U-boats had
ARRIVED at the meeting place - first
-four divisions of five vessels each,
then another division of seven--Ad-
miral Tyrwhiitt and party of officers
from his flagship, the Curacao. board
ed the submarines, one by one, and
searched them diligently for "hooby
traps"
1t had been suspected all along that
the Germans might spring a whole
sale sinking, or some other trickery in
the eleventh hour. but the surrender
of the first batch of ships went off
smoothly. SG Nf MS ft III
SubscJi Cruiser Among THIN.
The British commander had diff
Guilty 70 rektipipfet5eer fboth on the
part of his saiilorsiian hatcr. Ia the
crowds at IIArwlch.5 where the r.
boat fleet was turned over to Captain
Addison, commanding at this port.
The Iteoplc here made no effort to
conceal their contempt for the Ger4I
man sailors. = ~ taE5ktAtk&i
The Fourth U-boat to arrive at the
rendezvous was n giant subsea crui-
ser. 300 feet long, equipped with 6 and
s inch guns forward and a powerful
wheelfotfse. kesA hGge Britfsii hydro
plane eircied over the German craft,
and the two gave a striking picture OF
the degree to which sHence ana in
genuity have. developed navigation IN
this war, under water and III the air
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-25

'mottoes: "Whipping, to be effective.
should be a science, not n 'slogging'
display" and "a work OF national
making naughty children
good"
A leaflet circulated in exposition of
the league sets forth the theory that
first you catch your naughty child
and then you whip 1t. The founder
and director apparently thinks the
chiId's life should be spared for he
says:
''Do not hit your children on the
head, which is dangerous but (with
your hand only whip them over your
knee as our grandmothers did, where.
and in the humbling way that they
will feel shame. And show no tenn
per over any OF your actions, stopping
in the middle of the chastisement TO
tell the child again n--having told II be-
forehand--why 1t Is being punishfds
He realizes that children are regu-
lar little gluttonss for inforptation.7 Y
This mode Of 'punisfmepti isito be
continued until the child attains IA
years Of age, and the founder OF the,
league asserts that these whippifigg
are sure to bring Increased peace. iifbo
the home, and SO keep down Worries
In this connection It is comforting
to recall that Charles Lamb, the FAM
GUS essayist, used TO drink in silence
to the memory of King Herod every
time the children came down after
dinner which goes to prove that
were youngsters long be-
fore there were movies.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-25
A PLACE IN THE SUN

| - UCCESS in business de-
pends to large extent
upon management. Two
business houses may start with
equal advantages as to capital
and trade prospects. One may
Isurpass the other in managerial
Judgment, energy and enthusi-
asrn. If so that house will
loutstrip its rival quickly. In
time it will so far surpass the
other that few would believe
the two firms started upon an
equal basis.
What is true in private bust
ness is, within certain limitati-
lons, true of communities.
Natural advantages count
heavily in community growth
but unity, enthusiasm and well
directed work to promote
growth and development some
times count for more. Success
begets success in town build
ing as we'll as in other lines. =,
Pendleton is a successful
town. We have unity, enthusi-
asm and prestige. We have an
opportunity for growth. There
is a strong tendency on the
part of farmers, sheepmen, and
icattlemen to move into some
commercial center, large or
small. to obtain the advant-
ages to be had there. There
can be no gainsaying the fact
that for such people, who are
good people to have, there is
no townsanywHere offering bet4
ter attractions than does Pen-l
,dletens Ivy e have the facilities
of metropolitan life and the So
ciability Of a town. Itis a com
bination that cannot be beaten
and we should press the fact
home to those we wish to
reach.
With war duties lifting and
an era of reconstruction at
hand the East Oregonian is en-
thused over the outlook of this
city if our people assert them
selves in line of work they
and enjoy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-25
SUBSCRIPTION RATpa
(TN ADVANCE

one that should have real at
tention when the time comes.
1t isea job that should not be
botehed, If something is to be
done let us do it in "a manner
worthy of the cause. What
ever form the memorial may
take and wherever it may be To-
Gated it should be upon good
lines and it should be some
thing to last for ages. No mere
chrome will suffice. Nor can
such a memorial be provided
for a trifling sum. 1t is going
to cost real money but it will
be worth it in many ways.