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F., day that his own wife was going
to sue him for divorce and name
the wife of a friend as correspond
ent."
Just leave it to a preacher to
get in deep when he makes the
plunge"
AS Barclay Sill said that, was
not looking at him, and again
quivered from head to foot. 1t
was exactly the remark that Dick
would have made and it was made
in the same half laughing tones
that Dick would have used. l
simply had to keep my eyes on
Mr.. Sill's face to keep from call
| ing him Dick.
l think that even Donna no.
ticed how l kept looking at him,
and Jim kept getting GUNNER
than ever. Finally, to keep things
from getting too frosty, l said
Come into the music room and
I will play the piano while you
dance" They all followed me
and l sat down to the piano
Barclay Sill and Donna started
dancing and they were followed by
Jim and Lola Sill.
Next to dancing with Jim,
think | like best to see him
dance, but when | looked up from
my music l saw that Barclay Sill
was just as fine a dancer as Jim.
was playing on with unseeing
eyes, however, when Dicks voice
close to my ear said, Aren't you
going to dance with me?"
Before I thought, for my mind
was way out of all this world, /
said. do you think it good taste
for us to dance together here?"
ITO be continued)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-15

school, wso was killed Saturday
in an automobile accident, will be
held in Seattle Friday afternoon.
DR.. Cozza, dentist, has moved
to 30S-12 Pantages Bldg. adv,
S. Il. Hclmick, alleged wife de-
serter, is held in Lewis county
Jail in default of $500 bond.
Miss Gladys Jones, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Jones Of
Centralia, will be public stenogra-
pher of the industrial insurance
commission at Olympia.
COMMERCIAL BINDERY =
PRINTING co. Main Az. adv.
A $4,000 warehouse will be
constructed at Camp Lewis for
quartermaster's department, on
the south side of the camp.
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Timse Popular
With SammieS

Times subscriptions have been
taken out for Leslie f. Veo, Co.
F., 31st Engineers, A. E. F.,
France, or. d. G. L.
+. Sandman, Co. b, 116 NJ. p,
American f. F., France via N. Y.
Sgt. c. A. Hanson, Co. E, 2lst
Infantry, San Diego, Cal.
Joe McArdle, Base Hospital
Camp kearney, Cal
Lester Nelson, Nj. NJ. I'd U. s.
Naval Aviation Forces, Pauillae
GirOnde. France.
Sgt. 0. F. Kline, Casualty Co.,
Replacement Battalion, U. S. Mar
inc Corps, A. e. f., France.
Vernon Lamoreux, Co. X, lend
Infantry, A. +. F France.
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Tells of Primitive
French Conditions

The following letter from Sgt.
Howard J. Rogers, 18th COM
pany, First replacement battalion,
u. S marines, A. L. F., has been
received by his family:
Dear Folks:
1.-The big letter reached me
yesterday, and it was very well
come, too, as ] had not heard
from you for some time. Things
are about the same here, except
that we are working a little hard
err, and the weather gets more
like summer every day.
"You ask several questions that
I won't be able to answer. How
ever, the people here are not like
US. They are smaller on an aver
age and their dress, manners and
customs are very different. They
all wear wooden shoes, cook on
fireplaces, travel in carts, milk
goats, use wooden plows, drink
wine, and have their horses, goats
and chickens in the same build
ing they live in, except that they
are not in the same rooms to-
gether.
1T seems to be customary to
have a large pile of manure in
the front yard, and as near the
front door as possible and of
course around the well.
THE men are all proud of their
mustache.
They make their loaves OF
brown bread about as large as a
tub, some of them with hole in
the center like doughnut, and
they walk down the street with
a couple of them hanging on their
arm and a bottle of wine in the
other.
"On the other hand, the peo-
ple are very good to us, and it's
ouite interesting to be with them.
There is nothing at all that
! am in need of, so don't bother
about sending me anything
have seen no. excitement yet.
81 saw Bryan several days ago
when | went. TO his camp to see
Elsie Janis, bne of Americas
hest impersonators 1t sure SEEM
ed good to see real American
girl think there are no girls
quite as good anywhere as the
Yankees.
"Well I must close now and
write to some of my old pals. l
am feeling fine and getting along
o. X. Love and best wishes to
all, etc. -
SGT. HOWARD J. ROGERS,
119 Company, 1st Replacement
Bait, u. S. Marines, A. Z. F.
Almost
A second lieutenant at the rest
camp writes that he's darned near
Q hero.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-15
Enters Radio
School

Ward Hiberly, a popular young
Tacoman and former graduate OF
the Stadium high school, left yes
terday for the Washington State
college at Pullman, where he will
enter radio school. He was
assigned by draft board No. l.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-15
That Toul Weather

There are places in the world
where the weather has been bet
ter the last few weeks than in the
American sector northwest OF
Toul, but the prevailing damp
ness never even furnished the
American sense of humor.
The colonel of a regiment, max
ing a night tour of the trenches,
was challenged by sentry who
had been standing his post for
two hours in a driving rain.
who's there?" said the SEN
try.
Friend" replied his colonel.
"Welcome to our mist, said
the sentry. And the most serious
thing the colonel did was to
laugh.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-15
Tacoman Promoted
to First Lieutenant

Lieut.. ". c. Vest, nephew OF
Frank B. Cole of Tacoma, has
written that he has arrived safe
ly over there" and that he has
also received a promotion from
second to first lieutenant. He is
now in charge of ESQ negro sol
diers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-15
ITacOmanS
| Volunteer

Seven Tacoma volunteers have
been assigned to the Mechanic
school at Spokane, by draft board
mo. 8. They are: Charles Penns,
Charles tia, Verne Agnew, Charles
Anderson, George Helvig, c. J.
Frost and +. J. Boyd.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-15
City Official Goes
Into NAVY Today

Arthur Carlson, assistant chief
clerk in the public works depart
ment, has enlisted in the L. S.
navy and leaves Saturday for Sc
attic.
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Joins Navy

Harold l.. Hagen, the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Hagen, has
left for Bremerton to enter the
navy. While waiting to do active
service. he will be stationed at the
naval training camp at the Uni
versity of Washington
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A Word From Home

There's a fellow needs a letter,
viii you write him just line?
1t will make him feel much better
To receive this friendly sign
That we march in love beside him
Wheresoever he may roam,
Share his life, whate'er betide him
AS we thing of him at home.
He has borne his country's burden,
Sailed away to face the fight;
Will you cheer him with this
guerdon:
You are with him day and
night?
Just sit down and write letter,
Full of vim, Of news, and cheer,
1t will make him feel much better
For your thinking Of him here.
There are days when he feels badly
In his dugout far away;
Send him greetings, freely, gladly,
Tidings from the U. S. A.
Stand beside him thigh and
shoulder,
Send your spirit, with might;
1t will make him fight the holder
Just to read the lines you write.
Just sit down and write a letter
Full of happiness and mirth,
It will make some boy feel better
AS he burrows in the earth:
Make his dugout one fine mansion.
Make his night-watch bright as
day,
Sit right down and send good
tidings
To the boys who sailed away!
&C. w. D., Jr.
Something you want to sell?
Try a dant adj. a few wards with
u terrific punch. 1t sells what
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-15

Column right" announced
the accountant as he finished
checking his figures.
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Edited by Edith Cunninpha
"As You Were"
(Erom Stars and

(From Stars and Stripes.)
I'm going over the top oh.
served the truck driver as he fin
ished up the washing OF the body
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-15

Sound off," said the piano.
tuner as he played a chord which
failed to harmonic.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-15
HIS CHALLENGE
BY TOM HORN

Worlds Champion Kiyeter)
give EN- the gun, boys and put the muzze old
Hohenzolern's whelps
just a vets than we've been driving
every day.
kaiser shoots off lot arlet confne the
rivet-guns where it'll
spirit hereby challenge rveter in this
his hand against mine contest honors
My is a ninehour
day. better that honestly believe best
In he world
like a boast it's American boast that
be mad good glorious
on-you--lets give em the gun!
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!" Gunny'' Pratt
Goes

Leroy Pratt, jr.. the son of
Leroy Pratt, 321 No. j St, left
yesterday for the Mechanic school
at Spokane.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-15

Something You want to sell?
Try a dant adj, a few wards with
u terrific punch. 1t sells what
you have tot sell quickly. Main
IL is the phone number.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-15
Almost

A second lieutenant at the rest
camp writes that he's darnsd near
Q hero.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-10

Any skin itching is temper
tester. The more you scratch the
worse it itches. Doan's Ointment
is for piles, exzema, any skin itch
ing, 60c al all drug stores. adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-10
Who Rules Germany?
By C. S. SLICHTER, Professor of Mathematics
University of Wisconsin,
Pb;hed under direction of State

The best name for the German idea
of government is that applied by for
mer Chancellor Won Buelow IN MS
book Imperial Germany" He calls
Germany Military State" There IS
no more descriptive name than tnls'
Germany has a Parliament or Relchs-
tag, to be sure, but the Re1chstag mas
no real control over the Army. sup
plies are voted years in advance, ana
taxes once levied continue to pc col
lected without the consent or Parlla-
ment-its consent is only necessary
for new taxes. The Chancellor is not
responsible to the Reichstag, Dut Is
appointed by the Emperor, ana 'tne
Emperor appoints whom he pleases.
The Foreign Minister and the otner
officers that in this country would De
cabinet officers, are not Responsible 10
Parliament but are responsible 10 the
Chancellor But the Army is not re-
sponsible to the Chancellor-1t is the
strong right arm of the Emperor alone.
The General Staff is the Statf OF the
Emperor. 1t is the most powerful
group of men in Germany. Their plans
are secret and they cover years-even
scores of years-ahead. No wonder
that Won Buelow calls Germany a
Military State"
Besides the Emperor and Parlia
ment Germany is governed by the
Bundesrat, or Council of the Empire,
of which we in America hear very lit
tie. This body is far more powerful
than the Reichstag, of which we hear
a great DEAL 1t represents the Varl-
GUS States of the Empire-that is, 1t
represents the rulers of the twenty
five states which constitute Germany.
The delegates are diplomats, the per-
sonal representatives of the numerous
monarchs, great and small. of Ger
many. The representation of the states
is as follows. Prussia has seventeen
delegates, Bavaria has six, and there
are seventeen states with only one
apiece. The states vote as unit as
their respective rulers order. me
one-delegate states are, in practice,
completely UNDER the control Of the
Emperor. All of the deliberations OF
the Bundesrat are secret. 1t is re-
sponsible to nothing on earth = not
even to public judgment upon the logic
and motives back of it's secret discus
sions. Most legislation for Germany
begins in this body and its consent is
necessary for all legislation. Thus
the Princes of Germany, and in the
last resort the Emperor, have the
power of absolute veto on all "popu-
lar" reforms and legislation.
But even the Reichstag is not gen
timely representative body. The cleo
toral districts of the Reichstag were
laid out in 1871. Since that date there
has been practically no change. The
growth of population has been in the
cities, so that members elected in the
Liberal or Social Democrat centers
are elected by hundreds of thousands
OF voters, and those in the other dis
tricts by few thousand. A Berlin
deputy represents $4,000 voters, and
ia Junker of East Prussia Is elected
lhx an average Of $4,000. -. 60
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unlike old TIMES
Town Meetings Not lust as They
Used to Be.
Possibly IL Is an Improvement, but
Reminiscent Citizen Seemed to
Speak With a Certain Tinqe
of Regret.

elbow did town meeting go this
year2" inquired Capt. Dudley Patter-
shall, just home from voyage end
coming to headquarters for informa'
ton of what had happened Of inter-
est while he had been away.
"W-a-a-a-a-l, Cap'n," began Grindle
the storekeeper, 9TH annual meeting
of the legal voters O. this town, to meet
an act upon certain articles to-wit,
namely, amt nothin' what it used to
be. Times Is changed wonderfully,
specially since the war broke out.
"Town meet'n' nowadays is gettin'
to be as decorious as tn Bible class
which meets In tn small vestry d.
rectly after preachin' services, to
which ali adults are invited.
"They amt no winders broke, nor
no stove tipped over, nor the MODERATOR
don't have to suspend consideration of
article 81 while he goes down on tn
floor an impresses some citizen as to
proper parliamentary procedure by bang
in him over tn head with caulkin'
mallet, used in more peaceful mo-
ments as gavel."
Eyes, see it DONE" put in Captain
Pattershall with chuckle. ut used
to take an able man to do the mod
ratin'."
.They was times" continued Grin
die, "when a woman couldn't go by on
'tother side of the street from the
t,,x,,, boI ,,,{&y,o,,+ ct;oIy;Nt both fpUorc
In her ears, but this year there was a
row of 'em linin' tn gallery an all lis
TENN, an lookin' on an knittin'.
We've got woman on the school board
think o. that!
"Th' battle of Umpteddiddy want
nothin' to some of tn vi'lent collisions
between the Boshkelovis from the up
per end o. tn valley an the clammers
from down on tn cape-but they amt
nothin' like that now. TIL hatchit is
buried In carefully marked spot.
can what do you think, capn, they
opened up tn meetin' with prayer, an
a slick prayer it was, at that. Elder
Safes o. the Baptis' church, he prayed
fer 'Pirut' Pollard, tn mod'rator-that
he might preside over tn celebrations
with wisdom an Judgment. 1t amt on
record that OIL Pollard was ever
prayed for before-not that way. TIL
elder prayed for most everybody an
everything an then for who or what
he might have left out"
"Well, wasn't it better town meet
ing than the Oid-fashioned kind?" In
CURED Cap'n Pattershall.
"W-a-a-a-a-l, / s'pose it was. in
speakin' o. results an good bizDess
proceedin's; but there seemed t. be
somethin' lackin'-this war has upset
many old an time-honored institoo-
tons, somehow."-BoStOn Globe.
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The existence of the Reichstag in a
system like this makes necessary
factory of public opinion. Among the
most effective pieces of machinery in
this factory are the school, the church,
and the press All teachers and cler-
gymen are government employees, de-
pendent for promotion, in the end,
upon the crown, AS for the press, an
all-powerful government with anti
Quated press law in one hand, and
favors which mean the difference be
tween success and failure in the 9th
er, can Systematically feed the ICON
mon herd" just the information which
the higher classes" think proper
The system works perfectly, as is
shown by the fact that when the gov
eminent dissolves the Reichstag be
cause it refuses to be good the cleo
tons always return a tame and obedy
ent majority.
The perfection of German aristoc
racy is seen in the fact that tAis
scheme of organization is not confined
to governmental matters, but is extend
ed to the indust.ial system and to the
social system as well. The big indus
tries are orgaIized in "cartels" or
trusts, wherein the strong tend to rule
the weak as in a feudal state. The
nobility and even royalty are heavily
interested in Big Business. The
Reichsbank, the great Imperial Bank,
stands as sort of Bundesrat over the
whole industrial system, just as the
political Bundesrat controls the pOlit-
ical destiny of Germany. The State
Railways and the great steamship
companies fit into the scheme like
cogs in a wheel, a sort of military in
dustrialism which is feeding on the
working classes and on the middle
classes of Germany.
The German social system is as
much "caste" system and is as full
of feudalism as the political system.
The working man, it is true, is well
cared for by the State. He is pro
tected in life and limb and well
housed The State sees that he has
music and entertainment, and it gives
financial backing to insurance and
pensions. Nevertheless, the working
classes are in a class by themselves.
The common schools provided for the
children of the WorlIingnan lead no
where, except to a life like the chill
dren's parents. Beyond the public
elementary school there is no high
school leading to the University and
to the professions. The children Of
the middle and upper classes are
schooled in the Gymnasium, where
tuition is charged, and which leads to
the University and to the professions.
The higher government officials also
come from this class. This means
that all positions requiring more than
an elementary school education are
practically closed to the common peo-
pie.
The German workingman is not a
slave as in olden days, but there is left
enough of the caste system to make
him think at times that perhaps he
should be classed with the chattels of
the realm and not with it's free citi.
e61A ..aai~aa--s Ii - ,t.. ~ allt---. -
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Street Foreman Joe Arseneau
saws it is useless to fix up that sec
ton of the road east of the city
while the immense traffic which it
is undergoing continues. A sewer
is also to be laid along this street
which is further reason for not do
ing the work at this time and when
this work is out of the way Mr..
Arseneau says theroad will be fixed
up again.
Any skin itching is a temper
tester. The more you scratch the
worse it itches. Doan's Ointment
is for piles, exzema, any skin itch
ing, 60c al all drug stores. adv.
The Duluth News Tribune of Sun
day contained a picture of Lieut..
William, Corp. Howard and Private
Allen Cavanaugh, sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Cavanaugh, formerly OF
thls city. These boys are all in the
service CT Uncle Sam, two of the
boys now being in France and
Lieut.. Cavanaugh expects to leave
for overseas before very long
time.
There will be no services in the
Swedish Mission Church until fur
Their notice owing to influ MA quar-
antine.
The door f5w open and in flew
Enza.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed. Barrett, Miss
Edith Taberman and Martin Thomp.
son motcred to Ashland last Friday
evening where they attended the
show "Have Heart" at the Royal.
For dyspepsia, our national all
ment, use Burdock Blood Bitters.
Recommended for strengthening
digestion, purifying the blood. At
all drug stores. ST 20 bottle.
adv.
For Sale-Good improved farm
located / miles from Three Switch
school and 3miles from town. Fair
buildings, 6 or s acres stumped.
very little brush on land. Call
Acob Strecker new phone. If.
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Misunderstood.

Santo Domingo-A few evenings ago
our warden, Sweet (who, by the way.
doesn't deserve his name at ally, was
dining at Fonda" with one of our
doe-eyed damsels and was looking over
the menu when he asked her whether
she would have little shrimp. She
blushed deeply and answered in SUBJ
ducd tones: "Oh, Mr.. Dulce, you are
SO sudden" Sweet, Of course, denies
this; but you perhaps don't know him
like we do.-"Slim JIM" 44th Co., q.
q. N. g.. IN the Marines Magazines.
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STOCKING UP.

Mr.. Bacon see our grocer has
sssxted his garden.
Mrs. Bacon-I'm glad of that.
"Why are you glad?"
Because now he'll not be out Ut
everything we want, perhaps.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-10
Swedish Mission Church

Fourth Ave. & w Third St.
Sunday services 7:45 p. m.
Wednesday prayer meeting 800
p. m.
Evening journal., 1918-10-15
HAVE NOT RECOVERED
BODY OF G. X. BOWEN

The body Of G. K. Bowen. conduc-
tor on the p, B. and W. Railroad who
was killed in a collision at Bush river
Sunday morning had not been reeOv-
cred up until noon today. AT the time
Of the collision which was between
two workmen's trains, the body fell
into the river Dynamite is being used
in an attempt TO bring the body to
the surface.
The deceased conductor was well
known in this city he having lived here
until about a year ago when he moved
to Philadelphia. Later he moved to
Baltimore when he took the run on an
accommodation train carrying work
men to and from the government prov
ing grounds at Aberdeen.
Mr.. Bowen had a host OF friends in
this city. He formerly lived on West
Eighth street between Jefferson and
Madison where his wife died about
two years ago. His parents live in
New Castle. For years he was con-
ductor on trains running between
Philadelphia and Washington on the
Maryland Division He was q lover Of
cunning and took an active interest in
that sport being a member OF the Del
aware Setter and Pointer Club. He was
also a member OF Delaware Lodge Of
Railroad Trainmen.
Evening journal., 1918-10-15
PRODUCE WHARF
TO COST Sl25,GOO
Harbor Commission Sees
Blue Print of Proposed
River Front
REPORT TO co
TO COUNCIL SOON

AT the meeting Of the Board of Har-
Dor Commissioners today, President
Charles Warner submitted a rough es-
innate, in detail, Of the cost OF con-
struction Of the suggested municipal
produce piers, at Front and Church
streets. He gave a total cost Of $780,
600, based upon the present scale OF
costs.
A handsome view Of the produce
piers as they would appear finished
was shown, sent from the offices Of
John Meigs, u. s. engineer, and engin-
eer for the Board of Harbor Commits
sioners. The view showed storage
sheds, concrete paved wharves, street
and plaza.
The commission is about ready 10
present its complete report TO City
Council, Of proposed river front i'm
proyements. All the details and data
have now been secured. The report
viii cover three phases Of harbOr de-
velopment, first the city produce wharf .
second, development Of the river
frontage before Christiana Park into a
wharf for the landing Of excursion
steamers, and really an extension Of
the produce wharf, and lastly export
piers on the Lobdell property at the
mouth Of the Christiana river, 2 pro-
iect. entirely separate from the pro-
duce wharf.
Evening journal., 1918-10-15
DELAWARE CITY AFFAIRS.

BY the United Press.
DELAWARE CITY, oct. t5.-Normar
Thomas Of Canterbury, spent the nigh
with Charles Warner.
Major Donald Ashbridge is spending
a few weeks here.
Mrs. Thomas Whiteman and son
Moore left yesterday for state College
pa. where they will visit Mrs. White
mans daughter Mrs. Chesleigh Bon
inc.
f. A. Pennington is spending some
time in Atcoe, n. j., with his daugh-
Ter Mrs. William Hutton.
Mrs. John Spicer, and two small ci'ii-
dren. who have been i'll with influenza
are improving.
Miss Edna Coale who has been sick
is able TO be out.
DR.. Brayshaw and family have taken
Miss Idle Bradway's house for the
winter. Miss Broadway will spend the
winter in Atlantic City
construction Of the new hospital at
,o 80 eepont Is progressing rapidly, the
t, cal,asn and frame work being prac-
ISosny completed. This work rs being
T 'us, py r. G. Collins. Contractor who
dupont. n'ohihents at Fort