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The Washington herald., 1918-05-21

, for service when the call was issued
for men for the American Aviation
Corps.
Carlstrom field. Arcadia, Fla,
named after Victor CarIstrom, who
was killed. while assisting in the
| training of army aViators at Newport
News in May. 1917.
Barron field. Everman, Tex; named
after Cadet r. ]. Barron. who was
drowned in Pennsylvania last August,
when the machine he was flying
capsized and fell into a pond.
Carruthers field. Benbrook. Tex;
named after Cadet w. X. Carruthers.
killed at Mineola, Long Island, last
June when he was struck by a re-
volving propeller.
Chanute and Langley Honored.
Chanute field. Rantoul. Ill: named
after Octave Chanute. who was one
of the foremost pioneers in aero
| nautics in America.
Dorr field. Arcadia, Fla; named
after Cadet S. H. Dorr. who met his
death in a flying collision at Toronto,
Canada. last August
Eberts field. Lonoke, Ark. named
| after Lieut.. Melchoir Nee. Eberts.
| graduate of the U. S. military
academy. who was killed in a fight
| near Columbus, N. Mex. in May.
1917.
Langley field. Hampton. Va,
| named after Samuel Pierpont Lang
ley. late secretary of the Smithson-
ian Institution. who built and flew
the first steam model airplane in
1895 and who also built the first
man-carrying gasoline airplane in
. 1908. He never succeeded in launch
ing this. but it was flown success
fully by Glenn Curtis In 1914.
| Mather field, Sacramento. Cal,
named for Lieut.. Carl S. Mather
who was killed in an air collision
in Texas in January, 1918.
| March field, Riverside, Cal. named
in honor of Second Lieut.. Peyton C.
March. jr.. son of Major Gen. March,
chief of STAFF. He met his death in
Texas last February as the result
Of a spinning nose dive.
! Payne field, West Point, Miss,
named after Capt. Dewitt ]. Payne,
who died last February of injuries
received in an airplane accident.
Henry souther, Aircraft Engineer
| oOutner Helu, Amer1cuS, Ga,
named after Henry Souther, U. S.
R.. who was head of the aircraft
engineering division of the army
air service. He died in line of duty
at Fort Monroe. Va, after a brief
Illness contracted while experiment
ing and testing machines at Lang
ley field.
Taylor field. Montgomery, Ala,
named after Captain Ralph L. Tay-
lor. who was killed in an air accf-
dent at Mineola. L. l.. last August.
Wilbur Wright field. Fairfield.
| (Dayton). Ohio: named after the
famous inventor who devoted prac-
tically his entire life to aeronau-
tics. The flying field includes a
part Of the old pasture land where
the Wright brothers made many of
their experiments.
The McCook field is at Dayton,
tOhfo. and it was named after the
famous American family known as
the Fighting McCooks." who fig
ured in American military history
for several generations.
The other fourteen fields, which
have been in service some time, also
bear the names of men who gave
up their lives in the performance
OF their duties as aviators.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-21
Soldier Uses Pigeon to
Send News to Mother

Pittsburgh. Pa.-To notify his
mother of his safe arrival at camp.
Bud" Naumann released a homing
pigeon that he had carried with
him. In four hours after the young
soldier arrived at Fort Thomas, Cow
ington. KY. his mother here was
notified
The Washington herald., 1918-05-21
Shaveless and Barberless
Mondays Latest Novelty

Wayne. Pa--To help the govern
ment. Philip De Marse, a local bar
Der, has instituted a ''shaveless"
Monday and a 'baTberless Monday"
He inserted the following ad in the
newspaper: Owing to present con-
ditions it is impossible for me to
secure an assistant. I am willing
to accommodate my patrons at all
hours with the following exceptions:
Closed all day Monday for garden
ing. Closed Thursday s p. m. for
Company B."
The Washington herald., 1918-05-21

ATLANTIC CITY, \. }.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-21
Wounded Return to Front.

Amsterdam.-Dr. Won Schuerning.
chief Of the German medical service,
says more than 50 per cent of the
wounded in the Somme drive are
merely walking cases, caused by ma
chine-gun fire, and that an increasing
number Of wounded are returning to
the front
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
Maybe City
Is Exempted

West Ducommun left his ma
chine standing at the curb along
side a fire hydrant in an outly-
ing part of town the other night.
1t did not occur to him that this
was in violation of a city ordi-
nance, but the thought did come
to the patrolman who happened
to pass.
So Yves had to accompany the
officer to the police station and
deposit bail.
And when I came out Of the
station" reports the harassed Mr..
Ducommun, there stood city
Ford.
II noticed that It carried no
license plate, violation of city or
dinance No. 1.
ut had no Standardization
No. 2.
And when I walked around in
back, I saw It had no tail light
violation No. g."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
SUFFS LIKELY
TO WIN FIGHT
By ellison Gardner

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. T.
II President Wilson actively sup
ports the federal amendment for
woman suffrage, that measure will
pass. This is the feeling of
suffragist leaders.
That President Wilson will
give the measure his active sup
port is predicted by them.
A letter to some congressman or
prominent suffragist urging con-
gressmen to vote for the amend
ment, and not to be influenced by
the White House picketing, is the
form in which the expected aid rs
prophesied.
1t is reported that in a recent
interview with John Spargo,
President Wilson expressed hope
that the suffrage amendment
might be disposed of at this ses-
sion of congress.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
DISLOYALTY
CLEANUP IS
UNDER way!

searching investigation of alien enemy activities
in Tacoma which may result in sensational disclosures
is promised when the federal grand jury, in its last
session Of the present term of court meets Tuesday
in the u S. district court here.
mass of evidence of alleged pro German activi-
ties has been rounded up by the county council of de-
Tense, and has been turned over to Assistant u 8.
District Attorney Fishburne by Attorney C. M. Rid
dell chairman.
Aho there Monday
session, it nmated this probably
the basis indictments <
The grand jury members of which sat in the
have been summoned Judge Cushman 10
o'clock Tuesday.
In preparation special other officers
justice
ing Monday Two
before sunrise.
Riddel predict
tigaton might he.
The suit to cancel the u citizenship of Carl August
Tacoma architect alleged
Germanism believed a
up to stamp out di;loya activities in this district.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
CT Government action to COM
pei decent street car service
and housing to relieve the
critical situation which con-
fronts Tacoma and her big
ship building plants is on
tho way.

Now it must be "get behind and push" for every
person who is anxious to the citys win the war
work rushed thru unhampered by shoddy provisions
for war workers.
In line with The Times plea for government control
of Tacomas transportation system the first step has
been taken in congress by u s. Senator Duncan U.
Fletcher of Florida chairman of the senate shipping
investigation committee.
He has introduced three bills calculated to knock
holes in the obstacles which have been hampering
shpbuilding in Tacoma and other Cities
One of these would compel Tacoma's street railway
lines, under government ORDERS to furnish special
thru service to all shipyard workers. This virtually
means government operation of the whole system.
Another would authorize the government to requisi
ton private dwelling to house shipyard workers. and
if that should be mpractcabe here to lease land and
build permanent houses for the men.
(A third bill would declare war zone around every
Manipulating plant working on government con-
tracts.
All three measures are understood to have the ap,
prevail of the senate committee on commerce.
They must be put thru without delay and the best
way to put them thru is to let our congressman at
Washington know that government control is urgent
ly needed if Tacoma's shipyards are to run at full
capacity.
The men that make the ships that will win the war
must be taken of at once. Write your congress
men.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07

have been felt far beyond Camp
Lewis.
May DO informed
Death is the penalty awarded
spies in war time by military court
martials.
However, since Ritter has only
his first papers of citizenship, Il ID
possible, according to District At
torney Clay Allen In Seattle, that
he will be informed for the period
of the war rather than be treated
as a traitor.
Ritter, who once was a member
OF German artillery company In
South Africa is rabidly pro-Ger-
man In his speech and made many
enemies in his conduct while serv-
Ing with a U. s. artillery company
In the Philippines.
Has Cousin Here
He is thoroly familiar with the
coast defense plans of the army.
1t is said, and by reason of q re-
markable memory and active brain
is considered in some quarters to
be an international spy OF high
rank with the kaiser's secret serv-
Ice bureau.
He is a son of a quartermaster
general in the German army corps,
1t Is said, and brother OF a Ger
man army captain. He has rela-
tives in Tacoma and Seattle who
declared themselves against him
soon after his arrest.
A couson, Mrs. Charles Luhn, Of
Tacoma, and a man named New.
man in Seattle. have both bitter
ly denounced him as spy, It h
said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
WHERE,DyTHINK,
IS HERR RITTER?

While U. s. District Attorney
Clay Allen in Seattle, and military
authorities at Camp Lewis
anxiously await the telegram from
Washington which will lspell eth
er death or internment for Strgt.
Maj. Thomas Helmuth Ritter, al
legged spy extraordinary, that gen
tleman's whereabouts are being
kept a close secret.
Whore Is He?
He isn't in the Pierce county
jail, where other federal prisoners
are kept, according 10 Jailer Leek.
He isn't in the Tacoma city jail,
where military prisoners are some
times kept, according to Chief Of
Police Smith.
HIT isn't in the custody of the u.
s. marshal's office in Tacoma it is
asserted.
He isn't in the King county or
the Seattle city pals, and Maj. M.
Y. Croxall, of the military police,
is quite mum on the subject of his
whereabouts.
Serious Offense
Ritter, who occupied the most
important office held by a non
commissioned officer of Camp
Lewis was arrested Nov. ~ on the
charge that he stole important
documents and divulged valuable
information he obtained while on
duty in the divisional adjutant's
office
The information resulted in a
serious delay in the governments
war plans and placed human lives
at hazard. The results of the
theft of the document are said to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07

(United Press Leased Wsre.l
CHICAGO, Jan. THE Middle
West was great white desert
today.
The heaviest snowfall on record
was whirled by mile-a-minute
gale intot huge drifts II and Is
feet deep, paralyzing all traffic
and forcing business thruout this
region practically to a standstill.
More than one-third of a sea-
sons snow hal fallen in "a hours.
The weather bureau reported a
fall of 131a inches on the level
early today on top of Az inches
previously fallen.
The storm was conferred over
the lower Mississippi valley Satur-
day night, had moved northeast
ward and today extended from
Missouri eastward into Ohio. The
heaviest precipitation was in Illi-
nois, Wisconsin, Michigan and
northern Indiana.
More than half the transconti-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
KAISER
WAR BONDS
Especial to The Times.

WASHINGTON. d. c., Jan. T.
II Germany really had any chance
to win the war-or IL her closest
neighbors and friends had the
slightest faith in her chances
1t would be the easiest thing in
the world to find out about 1t.
In Switzerland or Sweden today
any business man who will take
the German end OF it, can double
his money by buying German
bonds. For one marks worth of
Swiss or Swedish coin he can get
two marks worth OF the German
loans.
IF GERMANY, WINS OR GETS
A DRAW THIS WILL NET 100
PER CENT PROFIT.
But neither the swiss nor the
Swedes can be induced to invest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
Record Snowfall
Hits Middle West

mental railroads entering Chicago
were forced to cancel from one
train to their entire service.
Telegraph and telephone service
was badly crippled any many
cities were entirely isolated. A
milk and fuel shortage was immi-
nent.
The storm put thousands Of
street lights out of commission.
Hold-up men took advantage Of
the situation, scores of robberies
being reported.
Two persons dead in this city
and nine seriously injured was a
result of the storm.
Lake traffic was in great dan
ger.
The city abandoned attempts to
clear the downtown streets early
last night after men and horses
had become exhausted.
Many schools, which were to
reopen after the Christmas holt
days. will remain closed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
Draft
Ruled
Legal

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WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan.
7.-The u. s. supreme court
today declared the draft law
constitutional.
Chief Justice White, In
handing down the decision ON
the mine cases that reached
the supreme court, said the
arguments Of all the objec-
tors were absolutely devoid
Of merit"
The decision was unanim-
Gus.
Refuting the argument of the
DIRECTORS that congress did not
have the power to draft citizens,
the chief justice said:
"As the mind cannot conceive
an army without the men to COM
pose 1t, on the face of It the ques-
ton that it does not give power
to provide for such men would
seem to be too frivolous for fur
Their notice."
The ground for opposition to
the draft challenges the existence
of all power" the chief justice
said.
I'VE are unable to conceive"
he continued, upon what theory
the exaction by government from
the citizen of the performance of
his supreme and noble duty of
contributing to the defense OF the
rights and honor of the nation as
the result of a war declared by
great representative body of the
people, can be said to be the i'm
position of involuntary servitude
In violation of the prohibitions of
the 18th amendment. We are con-
strained to the conclusion that the
contention to that effect Is refuted
by its mere statement"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
CAN NEITHER
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UNITED Press Leased Wire.)
NORTH BEND, Ore, Jan. T.
Refusal of e. T. Mettier, a Joiner,
to sign the Loyal Legion of Log
gers and Lumbermen's member
ship list, a government inspired
organization for increasing spruce
production, resulted in q walk0ut
at the Kruse q Bank shipyards
here, which ended today only
after Mettier was discharged.
The Loyal Legion, being or
ganized by signal corps officers.
has enrolled 100 per cent Of the
men In nearly every Coos Bay
mill and camp.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
Big New PAN Ready to Open

Camp Lewis, and prominent Ia
comans have been invited as spe-
cial guests for the opening show.
They will occupy the boxes and
loges.
The public will be admitted to
view the theater and to see the
special vaudeville bill that Alex
Pantages, head of the circuit, has
provided for the dedication.
There will be performances at 7
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
RAIL MILEAGE
GROWS LESS

CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-For the
first time in history, nearly as
great a mileage of railroad was
junked during 1917 because of UNI
profitable operation, as was con-
structed during the same period,
according to the Railway Age to-
day.
The mileage built last year was
962-less than that of any year
since the Civil war except 1915,
when 933 miles were built. At
the same time 942 miles were torn
up and owners asked permission
of state officials to abandon 396
additional miles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
NINE SEATTLE
WOMEN FLEE

SEATTLE, Jan. -Four wom-
en- quarantined as civic menaces
by the city authorities are at lib
erty today as the result of a
break for freedom Sunday in
which nine women escaped from
internment in the public safety
building.
Despite the fact that those in
charge of the isolation ward have
coffor mfwy eondf vbgkqj on
comfortable as possible, installing
many accommodations there have
been several attempts by various
prisoners to escape.
The nine who fled Sunday
climbed down a fire escape and
then, letting themselves down as
far as they could toward the
ground. dropped 10 feet to the
pavement below. Five were later
captured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
TOCUT SPRUCE
tU.ited Press Leased wire.l

(Unlted Press Leased Wlre.D
SPOKANE, Jan. 7.-Prepara-
tions to log a billion feet OF tim
Der are being made today by the
Grant Smith-Porter Brothers Co.,
following the award to; them by
the government of contract to
furnish 100000 feet of air.
plane spruce.
The timber Is in different parts
Of the Northwest. The company
will log areas specified BY the
government. and their. operations
call for employment Of several
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07

and 9. 1t is probable that a few
dedicatory speeches will be made.
The theater was completely finish
ed Monday morning, when high
board fences around the lobby
removed and the beautiful mar
BILE entrance and ticket office were
exposed to view.
All of the latest electrical de-
vices have been installed on the
stage, many Of them never before
introduced in the west.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07

Tacoma's new 100000 vaude-
vile house will be dedicated Mon
day night.
The New Pantages, Broadway
and 9th, one of the finest and most
modern theater buildings in the
west, will throw open its doors at
6 o'clock for its formal opening.
Gov. and Mrs. Lister, Mayor
and Mrs. Fawcett, city officials,
heads of the 91st division from
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
ASK BURLESON BE FIRED

own town-demand-
Ing his removal.
Burleson's chief offending may
be laid to an obsession which pos
sesses him to the effect that he
must make the postoffice depart
ment show large money balance
at the end Of the year regardless
of everything.
In avoiding a deficit he grinds
labor like steel trust magnate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
Especial to The Times. }

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Presi-
dent Wilson does not like to
changes cabinet officers.
The pressure to have Postmas-
ter General Burleson removed,
however, is becoming very strong,
particularly from organized labor.
For instonce, the senate re-
ceived resolutions from every la
Dor organization in Austin, Texas
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
May Prosecute
For War Delay

WASHINGTON. D.. c., Jan. r.
Criminal prosecutions may follow
the senate military investigation.
Senator Mcclellan. member OF
the investigating committee, will
ask that the testimony be laid be-
fore the department Of justice.
McKellar's motion will be unanim-
ously supported, other committee
members said today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07

thousand men and construction of
several railroads, an expenditure
of close to $15,00O,000.
This firm also has contracts for
constructing 20 government ves-
sells at its Columbia river yards.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
READY

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TOXIC, Jan. Japan is pre-
pared for any emergency at Vlad-
ivostok to protect the subjects Of
the allied nations and to fulfill her
obligations. to the entente, II was
semi-ofticially stated today. She
will make no. move against the
bolsheviki. however, II was added.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
VILLA ROUTED
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Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
FORT HANCOCK, Texas, Jan.
Villa bandits numbering $50
were DEBATED last night in an en-
gagement with 800 Carranzista
cavalry, from the Juarez garrison,
on the Mexican side of the border
near here. The bandits fled
southwark. $50
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
PREMIERS TO
CONFER SOON
United Pre.s Leased WIRE,

PARIS, Jan. IA conference
Of the allied premiers was semi
officially reported today as likely
to be called very shortly. Pre-
sumably such a conference will de-
eide the exact outline Of a joint
se-slatement Of allied war aims.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07

We asked few days ago II any
of your crocuses are mp. We for
got to report later that in at least
one Tacoma yard they are. Com
missioner Petit brought in threa
sprouted bulbs as proof.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07


Greetings, what are you in
favor Of doing to u. 8. army
officer who sells Camp Lewis
secrets to Germany?
Sore we. Whether the sum
comes up that morning or
not.
Do you remember what happen
ed year ago yesterday?
Aw, think again.
Army post bond election; that
was all.
Get Uncle Sam to rum our
caz1ines, then perhaps the
workers will be hauled.
A new meaning may be read
today into Coleridge's familiar
THE river Rhine, II is well known,
Doth wash your city. Of Cologne;
But tell me. nymphs! what power
divine
Shall hencesorth wash the river
Rhfnei" 80.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
A MODEST REouEsT

Will some Of our farmer friendr
remember us with . dozen gratuo
of COIN? We desire to use than.
In the making Of . lavalierre ~
our best hen.--New Waterfor
(Oo Magnet.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-11
Notice That Tax Deed Will Issue

To Alfred Davis. the record owner there being
no person in the actual possession of the real es-
tate herein described. and to Alfred Davis, the
person in whose name the said real estate is tax
ed.
TAKE NOTICE. That at a sale of lands and
town lots made by the County Treasurer of
Hughes County. South Dakota, for the delin-
quent taxes Of the year 1911. and which sale was
SO made on December the 18th, A. D.. 1915, the fol-
lowing described real property situated in
Hughes County. South Dakota. to-wit:
Lots FIVE % and seven ~ in Block two ~ in
stejgmeyer's Addition to the City of Pierre. in
Hughes County, South Dakota. were separately
sold TO Hughes County. South Dakota. for the de-
linquent taxes thereon for the said year 1914, and
tax sale certificates duly issued thereon to said
Hughes county. by the then County Treasurer of
said Hughes County, and that such tax sale GER
tificates have since been duly sold and assigned
by said Hughes county. to Charles R. Huebner.
and that the said Charles K. Huebner, is now the
lawful holder and owner of such certificates. and
that the right of redemption will expire and a
tax deed for said lots will be made upon the ew-
%piration of sixty days from the completed service
of this notice.
Dated at Pierre. South Dakota. on this Deem
ber2n' 1911. CHARLES r.. HUEBNER,
Owner of Certificate.
BY John a. Holmes. his attorney.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-11
POLITICAL REVOLT IN EAST
Discomfort Among New York Farm
ers 20 be Voiced at
Polls.

Inspired by the accomplishments of
the farmers of the Northwest who
have taken their political fortunes in
their own hands, agriculturalists of
New York state have determined to
launch a political party of their own.
This uprising of the farmers is
the result of dissatisfaction with the
way the state administration is hand
ling agricultural and food problems.
The plans call for an entire state
ticket, with candidates for the assem-
bly, in every rural district in the
state. 1t will b. a purely agrarian
party. None but farmers will be
named.
New York state politicians are
greatly agitated over this evidence of
independence on the part of the
farmers who have been voting for
years the way they were told to vote.
Republican leaders tried to avert the
Inception of the new party. The agri-
culturalists refused to accept the
olive branch offered by Lieutenant
Governor ~Schoeneck on behalf of the
state administration.