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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28
BY VIM. Phillip Simms
United Press Staff Correspondent

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
IN FRANCE, March 27.-In spots
the battle blaze is burning low.
North of the Somme the British
seem to be holding firm. The
enemy is making no Roadway.
Southwark, with the fighting
heavier, Hindenburg's pawns are
putting less ginger into their as
saults. Here and there they are
being driven back.
One cannot call the slackening
up a lull-it is a momentary slow
ing up while the gigantic adver-
saries spar for an opening.
Obviously the German high
command is uneasy. With the
British resistance daily
Strengthening and the Ger
manic storm troops growing
wearier, Hindenburg appar-
emily is puzzled by the slow
progress his overwhelming
masses are making.
Meanwhile he is hastily bring
ing up fresh troops, guns and
ammunition to continue the at
tack, putting the already battered
divisions back of his line, lest the
allies stubborn stand totally halt
his last chance for victory.
In the vicinity of Albert, along
the blood-soaked valley Of the
Ancre and at Bucquoy Give
miles west and north of Bapaume)
and Hebuterne (six miles north OF
Albert and two and half miles
south and west of Bucquoy) the
British are holding tenaciously.
New Point Attacked.
A heavy bombardment occurred
this morning between Acherville
and the Souchez river. There
were no infantry actions there.
This Is the first activity report
ed in this region since the start
of the German drive. 1t may
presage a German attempt to star,
thrust between LEM and Arras
with the object of cutting off the
latter city, which marks the
northern point Of the present
drive.
West OF Beaumont-Hamel the
fenemy is attacking In great
strength. Heavy fighting is en-
suing.
The Germans last night launch
ed attack after attack against the
British positions in Ros.gnol wood
in the same region, only to be
hurled back. They seemed once
to have penetrated the eastern
edge, but were driven out after
hard fighting.
Neal. Sailly-Laurette Give miles
west ahd> south of Bray on the
Somme river) and northward Ito
ward the Ancre) the British are
taking prisoners.
The weather at the beginning
CONTINUED on Page Five.)
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French were compelled OF retire
simultaneously to preserve their
connection with the British.
AS the British were pushed
westward the French left flank
stretched in the same ratio, but
doggedly refused to give a foot
from its selected positions on the
south bank of the Disc.
The French by their stone wall
defense of the Disc embankment.
have thus forced Hinder bur: to
create a dangerous salient in his
lines and expose his left flank for
a distance of more than Is miles
along that river from the st. Co
balm forest to Noyon.
This flank, it would appear, Ia
the most vulnerable point in the
German advance. It seems to be
a likely spot for the allies to
start turning movement of their
own by striking northward in the
direction of st. Quentin.
Berlin newspapers, according
TO an Amsterdam dispatch, al
ready are expressing worry at the
increasing difficulties OF linden
burg's progress on the west front.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28
BY Henry Wood
United Press Staff Correspondent


WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
BETWEEN CHAUNY AND NOY-
ON, March 2S.-Commanded by
two of the most brilliant French
generals, the French are blocking
the Germans progress between
Noyon and Nesle, where the en-
envy is seeking to force his way
down the narrow Disc valley and
turn the entire French wing.
Other enemy forces to the
north are seeking to throw the
British back toward the North
sea, aiming thus to crush both
allied armies.
Hindenburg's pre-announced
aim of capturing Amiens is con-
sidered blind.
The Germans, it appears GER
tain, have arranged to substitute
Austrian divisions in the quiet
sectors of the French front, hurl-
ing the German. divisions thus re-
leased into the battle.
Despite the enemy foresight in
choosing the full moon for his Of
fensive, during which the allied
lines of communication could be
more easily bombarded at night,
French endorsements are stead
lily arriving.
Long columns Of artillery
constantly are flowing up to
the battle front, where they
go into action with mcchani-
cal gertrude, the result Of
nearly four years Of warfare.
After taking over part of the
British line, the French are solid
ly holding the left bank of the
Disc, between Tergnier and Noy-
on, commanding the bridges and
fighting with a spirit unequalled
since the battle of Marine.
Nowhere in the entire war have
seen calmer confidence. With
the p6ilus convinced the Germans
are playing their last card, they
are performing individual mira
cles.
A French battery facing Noyon
fought three days and three
nights without food. After being
completely surrounded by Ger
mans, the gunners fought their
way out, saving their guns and
carrying off their dead and
wounded.
The captain Of q French
machine gun company told
me he went into action with.
$4,000 rounds, (which were
exhausted against the solid
masses Of the enemy. He de-
clared he could easily have
fired 10000 rounds.
/ Meantime, hundreds upon hun
lreds of man-killing '75's are per
forming to the utmost the role fol
which they were created, namely
the moving down Of infantry.
tContinued ON rage Five.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28
APRIL
BE BIG DAY
IN TACOMA

Liberty Day, April 6-the
anniversary of Americas en-
try into the war. and the day
on which the third Liberty
loan campaign begins-will
be celebrated as u holiday in
Tacoma.
A big parade in which I'll Ia
comans will take part, the dedica
ton Of Victory Hall to the cause
of liberty, and probably a big city
mass meeting will be on the pro-
gram.
All the clearing house banks of
the city will keep open in the aft
ernoon, from p. m. to p. m.
to take subscriptions for the Lib
erty loan. No other business will
be transacted.
Arrangements probably will be
made for receiving the subscrip-
tons at Victory Hall, so that all
the banks and the Liberty loan
headquarters will be available all
day.
Honor Flags to Re Given. A..
The subscriptions on the first
day will make up the first honor
roll Of Tacoma subscribers.
Under the program of the state
committee, each community sub
scribing it's quota of bonds will
receive an honor flag, and there
is going to be stiff rivalry between
the cities for the honor of be-
ing first.
The suggestion Of The Times
for making Liberty Day a perma-
nent holiday, was given the en-
dorsement of Elmer Dover, chair.
man Of the city Liberty loan drive
Thursday.
:. Building to BE Heated.
~ am heartily in favor of max
ing April 6 a holiday" he said
"altho 1t may not be advisable to
take the necessary legislative &C.
ito nuntil after the war"
The executive committee has
postponed occupancy of Victor,
Hall until the steam heating sys.
tenn is installed. This work Is
being done now. The plumbers
and steam filters union donated
the labor and the master plumb
ers' association the material.
The Tacoma Steam Heatinl
Co. is making special efforts tt
run its main line to a point from
which heat will be supplied to tn,
building.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28
Wife Shoots
Her Husband
Omitted Rness Leased wire.)

ATSA le1Heu WIFI
SAN FRANCISCO, March U.s.
Goaded to desperation by her
husbands threats to kill her be-
cause she was about to become
a mother, Mrs. Irene Fusulli, 81,
shot and killed him while he lay
sleeping early today, according to
the story she told the police.
After firing three revolver
bullets into her husbands head,
Mrs. Fusulli went to a neigh
boris home and told what she had
done.
Ed Fusulli, %, was employed
at local exporting plant.
Mrs. Fusulli told the police
she informed her husband several
days ago that she was about to
become mother. He threatened
to kill her then, she said, and
bought a, revolver. She got the
gun and hid 1t. Last night, she
asserted, he threatened to "eut
her head off," and placed an axe
beside the bed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28
BLAINE NOW
BACKING UP
T. R. & Poo.
Especial to The Times)

OLYMPIA, March 2S.-E. F.
Blaine, chairman of the public
service commission, appointed by
Gov. Lister, has discarded the
camouflage today and has come
out in the open on the side of the
Tacoma Railway & Power Co. in
its fight to increase car fares and
to break its contracts and fran
chise obligations to the city of Ia
coma.
Blaine, thru Attorney Scott
Henderson, has individually filed
an answer with the supreme court,
asking it to disregard the find
ings of his own commission, and
to make an order in favor of the
company.
The majority of the public SER
vice commission-Lewis and Spin
ning-previously held that they
were without jurisdiction and
power to grant increased car fares
or to direct the company to dis
regard franchise provisions and
contracts in Tacoma.
Blaine, in his answer, declares
he believes ut is the duty of the
commission under the law to issue
the order asked by the traction
company" He ashs that 1.-The
commission be ordered to direct
the traction company to disre-
gard franchise provisions and
any contracts or sections OF
statutes which would tend to de-
prive the company of its ability
to render the service demanded. y
Hearing of the T. r. 4 p. Co
case has been set for Friday be.
fore the supreme court.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28
PLAN HOT
WINDUP OF
CAMPAIGN

A rousing series of rallies for
labor candidates entered in the
city primary will begin Thursday
and continue until the evening OF
election.
Labor leaders completed their
program for whirlwind cam
paign Wednesday night and are
ready to turn the full stream of
their political enthusiasm upon
the city during the next four days.
The campaign will be punctuat-
ed by a monster street parade Sat
urday evening, in which the Todd
and Foundation shipyard bands
will take part, and all union men
and women in the city will be ask
ed to unite.
Thursday nights rally will be
at Masonic hall in South Tacoma.
Attorney Homer Bone will intro
duce the three candidates, H. Roy
Harrison, A. L. Dickson and E. w.
Beedle.
Friday night will see a rally at
the Roosevelt Heights hall. The
brass band parade Saturday night
will probably be marked by street
speeches by the candidates.
On Monday evening a great
mass meeting of organized labor
will be staged in Tahoma hall,
18th and Fawcett. Several speak
ers besides the candidates will be
on the program.
Organized labor will make a
united campaign to bring out the
full strength of all organizations
at the polls Tuesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28
Machine Guns and 75's
Are Moving Down
Enemy, Says Henry
Wood in Dispatch.

Some weeks ago in Tacoma Maj. Ian Hay Beth,
of the British army, told lis that the allies chief
military aim is not concerned so much with occu-
plying territory showing back lines it is with
KILLING GERMANS.
Cold blooded he added, but yet the grim fact.
When they mass by the tens of thousands and
charge you kill them faster than if they stay seat
tered and in their dugouts
Read todays graphic war-front dispatches Of
Henry Wood and William Phillip Smms in light
of Maj Beiths analysis and perhaps you will not
worry too much over the eventual result Of this Hin
denburg drive
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28
TO
BACK HALL
FLAG FUND

Organized labor of Tacoma will
buy the largest American flag
ever brought here and fly it over
the new Victory Hall, 10th and
A streets, as mark of the
patriotism of the workers who
erected the building in a single
day.
The idea of buying huge flag
was preached at the Central Labor
council meeting Wednesday night
by F. J. Seitz, foreman of The
Times stereotyping department.
Immediately dollars and half dol
lars were tossed into hat as the
initial contribution. Each local
union will later have an oppor-
tunity of contributing. A total of
$24 was raised in two minutes
Wednesday night.
Its going to be the biggest
flag we can get" said Secy.
Lyons Thursday. "If it's too big
to fly over Victory Hall, Well
fasten it to the Totel pole"
Those who contributed to the
flag fund Wednesday night were
Charles Perry Taylor, Joseph
Lyons, p. R. Harris, H. Roy Har-
rison, Tom Barker, Fred Lucas,
A. C. Hill, Joe Clark, T. Mere
dith Parsons, Roy d. Pinkerton,
James Crowley, w. Glover, Emery
Jones, P. v. Ring, o. ]. Lewis,
e. v. Stevens, N. II. McWilliams,
Mrs. w. T. Morris, c. Fl. Willis,
Eugene Goodrich, Harry Fisher
Fred Hicks, Philip Kavanaught
J. S. DeLapp, and two carpenters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28
Hold Back Army
Of 100000 Men

(United Press Leaned Wire.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., March
28.-The allies have mobile
army of 100000 men ready to
strike at the faltering Germans
and the time for the stroke Is
here, a high American army Off
Ger stated today.
1t is possible that 100000
American troops are available for
this huge maneuver force to be
thrown against the Teutons, he
added.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28

The British won't he content
merely to stop the German adj
vance. They want to make this
the final round of the war and
press it to the knockout which
Premier Lloyd George declared
must terminate the struggle.
The capture of Mont Didier, adj
mitted by the French war office,
came as a surprise during a day
that otherwise appeared to SHOW
the Germans being held at practi-
cally all points.
Mont Didier is 10 miles west
and south of Roye.
Haig's official report not
only showed the British
holding the enemy in the
SOmme region, but declared
that German prisoners and
machine guns had been cap
tured. Farther to the north
of Albert, just south Of Ar
ras, both Haig and Sfmms
mentioned increased enemy
activity.
Henry Wood, who is now with
that portion of the French army
holding the Disc line, described
fighting there which showed the
French are making a remarkable
defense and daily increasing the
danger to Hindenburg's left
flank, which is becoming more
and more exposed.
His dispatch was filed from the
sector where the Germans have
met the stiffest resistance en-
lcountered in their entire drive.
The British and French lines
lconverged in the vicinity of La
Fere, on the Disc. When the Brit.
ish were forced back here, the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28

Hundreds of Tacoma soldiers
wives and mothers get allotment
checks signed IN. Cox"
Meet Miss Mildred. She signs
thousands of checks a day. Altho
she pays out some days as much
as $75O,00O of Uncle Sans funds,
she says she does not feel either
tired or wealthy after a days
work.
Miss Cox signs as deputy for
M. E. Bailey, director of the bu-
reau of War Risk Insurance, which
has charge of the payments to
soldiers families.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28
Sweet Words

(United Press Leased Wife.D
AMSTERDAM, March Is
The German official press bureau
today gave out the following,
according to dispatches from Ber-
lin:
"The kaiser has telegraphed
Krupps: by the bombardment
of Paris, your new gun brilliantly
stood the test. You have added
a new page of fame to history
from Krupps. l express to you
and fellow workers my imperial
thanks for this achievement for
German science and German
labor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28
TURN BACK
ATTACKERS


LONDON, March 2S.-"Repeat-
ed enemy attacks in the Somme
valley, also in the neighborhood
of Beaumont-Hamel, Peusileix
and Moenville, were repulsed,"
Field Marshal Haig reported to-
day.
I'VE captured prisoners and
machine guns.
'Fierce fighting is under way
on both banks of the Somme.
There was a heavy lombard
An attack is developing.
aside the Somme yesterday
evening and last night there was
severe fighting; also north of Al
bert and Poyelles."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28
We Should Make April Sixth Liberty Day Forever


and forever is
SIXTH OF APRIL!
these Tonga
the liberty cngs blood
veins will that day be forgotten.
Never again can it be merely one of many days 49,
the which
y against the foe of liberty the of democracy the
of all human rights justice, humanity and peace.
On the SIXTH OF APRIL the
States America took humany burden the world
That day notice to the ruthless warlOds of ermay that will
fight umanty battles day after years without end until
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28
Battle MAY
GO NOW TO
A KNOCKOUT

UNITED Press Battle Summary for Thursday
British soldiers and officers do not believe the pres
ent comparative lull the battle will die out &C.
cording to dispatch from William Phillip Smms.
On the contrary they believe it will go to finish
Ito great, decisive engagement that will conclude
both the battle and probably the war
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28

oNNshfs's - " yo1 Soshs W
see the Tacoma" launched?
What really worries us about
this daylight saving program In
how we are going to set our
rooster ahead an hour.
Three more days for Won
Hin to reach Parisi And tho
next day we hold our city
primary!
One of the new regulations a.
Camp Lewis. according to Los
Angeles paper, is: "As a rule, each
admiral should be groomed a few
minutes before exercise" The
must have been in
tended for the Bremerton station.
"My pet horror" confessed
Peggy, ''is that some day 1
shall applaud the soloist in
church." -
Job Hedges has defined d
pacifist as the illegitimate Off
spring of hope and q regret.
Which Is the most complimentary
thing we have heard about the
pacifist for some time.
The steel hull OF the new
steamer Tacoma, reports some
erudite writer In the .. m. paper.
has been painted with brown
toredo-proof paint" Evidently -
ward off attacks Of some new and
terrible pro-German species q
toredo that eats steel
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28


hstOry-f be
to overthrow Teu0n world dominion.
chidren's children the float
will observe it Is a day of days
And what will they call that day?
alew fighting
fighting fort
LIBERTY!
peoples time
putting young into bat
Continued Page Two)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28
WEATHER FORECAST

HO-hum. Rain
tonight a n q
Friday. Salts
Bear things he's
q clever guy
today, picking
out four min
utes of sunshine
to have his pic
ture taken In
the new spring
buds, without
the raindrops
thrown in. Not,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28
BRITISH GO
OVER JORDAN

(United Press Leased Wire.)
LONDON, March 28.-British
mounted troops we're within a
mile of Amman at 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon, according to
an official report from Gen. Allen
by, received today. Other British
forces have crossed the river Jor-
dan in the direction of Amman.
Amman is So miles northeast of
Jerusalem. 1t is the ancient capt.
tai of the Ammonites. It was de-
stroyed and later restored by the
Greeks, who renamed it Philadel-
phia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28

They Probably Mean
All OTHER Criminals
by United Press. J

IDy UHItFFI IT0SS.I
AMSTERDAM, March %.
Field Marshal linden
burg and Chancellor Hert-
ling have decided to call up
for military service the
German criminals of mill
tary age. according to ad-
vices received here today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28

Greetings, are you going to
see the Tacoma" Launched?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-28

thrown In. Note Inc aogs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-03
The Rainy Day
An editorial by 4. w.
A WISE humorist once said:

A WISE humorist once said: Il save up my
IA money until it's all gone!'' Looking back
upon past performances, many Of must smile
in complete sympathy with this naive confession.
We, too have saved up until it s all gone.
Wehave been cautioned to save from the time
when our allowance was five cents week and
Sunday school money We have meant to save
always. We have even had a suspicion that we
were saving. Then, suddenly the savings bank
is empty. We know not why or how
The "rainy day has been held up to all of
eathess bugaboo, which stalks through the ages enacnq
all, evadng The rainy day is what thinking of
when we take the money want to spend for a book
watch, piano. automobie-and put it in the bank
And even the rainy day have the placid
knowledge that prepared
But there is difference between saving for rainy
day and boarding. for peaceful one.
The has profted Men labor brought
them little than the provcrb bread b
to-day by that labor able afford talking machine,
suburban lot hver Men whose particular
been an arophed branch the tree of
of orders which have simply swamped them
10 hs country from financial panic subsequent business
depression which would fatal under the existing conditions is
to put that circulation boarded!
anfin,o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-03

some common religious aspirations
without using the religious jargon. 1t
Is vague enough to escape the reason,
sincere enough to go to the heart. and
poetic enough to stir the imagination.
And here wrote it over tifty-fv years
ago The house is gone, ine dingy lit
tie office is gone, DR.. Hull and his
good wife, Della, are gone long ago,
but here are the old trees yielding
their sap, and there stand the noun
tatns, permanent amid all the imper-
manence Of our little cay"
NV hat shall you 90 on your birth
day" - the young friend inquired, as
he babe Dir. Burroughs farewell at the
Rhinebeck ferry
q shall stay quietly at home with
the doctor and my sons family, who
will take dinner with us l had to say
No to good friends who wanted to
make powwow on my birthday. III
read the paper, look over my mail, take
the afternoon some friends from a
neighboring village are coming for a
maple sugar picnic with US. 1t will be
the last of the sugar for the season
the trees are budding now.
II all the people in our county had
worked as | have over my few trees"
he continued, Mr. Hoover's burdens
would have been lightencd good deal.
The Ulster County trees have done a
lot Of sugar boarding. never saw the
sap sweetor than it has been this year"
Mr.. Burroughs has written good
deal IN the past year, much of which
will soon appear in the magazines. The
old nature themes still draw him, and
the old philosophical problems, but he
has also written much on literary
themes and even on the war He has
two books nearly ready for the pub
fishers. Two new books at once from
John Burroughs is something indeed
to look forward to in these days when
we need at times to be led away. from
the narrowing records of the war to
the green pastures and beside the still
waters whore he always bcckons. and
where we are sure to find restoration
to our souls
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-03
John Burroughs, 81 To-day,
Young and Vigorous as Ever
Naturalist Declines to Allow
Friends to MAKE a Pow
wow and Will Celebrate
Birthday Quietly at Home

Readers of The Tribune aciN
scarcely need to be told that John
Burroughs is as you1g and rigorous
as ever. only last December he
acrote q letter to The Tribune, pub
hshed under the heating: "Ca,s
Peace Make Us Forget?' 1t acas as
rigorous and crisp and stirring q
summons to fight the German idea
as has been 1c1itten. It brought into
The Tribune office dozens Of letters
subscribing to aclat our readers
called "The John Burroughs pledge":
"For my olcn part I aciU neuer again
use an article made IN modern Ger
many If | know 1t. | aCW nerer look
INTO modern German book. | aciN
focor the exclusion of the German
Language and literature from oar
schools and colleges. 1could drire
every unnotualieed German from
thts country. We do not araat their
ideas or their methods"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-03
Celebrating al Homo

81 yagueIy OWNED the truth then"
he said, "but l have lived 70 prove IL
true, that that which our soulg crave
and need does Xrayitate toward us and
NC toward it. The poetic merit Of the
poem is not sufficient 10 have given IL
the vogue u ias had; some other merit
Or quality accounts for IL. " voices