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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18
From Earl Harris

Private Earl Harris of the list
U. S. engineers wrote an interest
ing letter to his mother some time
ago, and she kindly loaned it to us
to be published. Now about six
weeks later Mrs. Harris has receiv-
ed another letter from him, not
quite as long nor as unusual, but
nevertheless interesting for the
hight it throws upon the good
services of the Y. NJ. c. A. men
who are helping over there.
Often at home, We think Of
the Y. NJ. c. A. as a nice quiet or
ganization for peace times. AL
most all the letters received here
have a reference to the work that
the Y. NJ. is doing for the men in
France.
Part of Earl Harris letter reads
as follows:
ut is such a beautiful summer
day that | just had to sit down
and write to you about it. We
have had beautiful weather for
the last week and it certainly is
welcome. France is a much pref
tier country when it is dry and
the sun is shining.
IL am getting so that l can
"parley-vOus' a bit now and am
getting along fine and dandy.
Il had a letter from Pearl and
she sent me the little heading that
was on my letter in The Times.
l would like to see the whole let
ter and see how the reporter doped
it out.
81 would like to tell you a lot
of the things that ] have seen over
here but l can't just yet. | will
have a lot Of news, tho, when !
come home.
II see by the papers that the
japanese are just about ready to
get in it. BY the papers from the
States the people seem to think
that the war will soon be over, but
] don't know what to think about
it. / guess that it will be over
some day.
Tonight is a big night at the
Y. NJ. c. A., with free apples and
hot chocolate. We have band
concert most every night at the
Y. NJ. c. A. or Salvation Army
hut
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18
In No Mans Land

Ralph De Spain, OF Auburn, was
working with the engineers in No
Mans Land when he last wrote 10
friends at home. He says:
Back from the front we live in
camps built for us and in desert
ed villages, but at the front we
live in bomb proofs, commonly
called dugouts; as to how they are
built l cannot say, but there are
many places not nearly SO COM
Portable.
About our work as engineers,
we have charge of the building OF
bomb proofs, trenches, bridges,
wire entanglements etc. Much OF
our work is done between the two
front line trenches in what is call
ed NO Mans Land; our only pro-
lection that afforded by nature
darkness-and sometimes the
kaiser puts an awful crimp in ma
ture with his powerful ilumina-
ton bombs, but he can't keep us
from flattening ourselves against
the ground so that even then we
can't be seen only at short dis
lance.
Just a few lines in regard to
the precautions used for safety,
and the perils to guard against:
AS our work is all done under
cover of darkness or camouflage
so that the Huns cannot get our
exact location, we have little to
fear from the sniper and machine
gun. If, of course, we use the
proper amount Of good judgment.
What can / say of high explo-
sives? AS they do not explode
until they hit, all we can do is lie
down so the fragments don't hit
us, and trust to luck that the
Boche don't drop them where you
are lying, but, of course, they keep
trying to catch us, so they throw
a shrapnel occasionally.
"These explode in the air hurl-
ing their deadly missiles down at
us, but We wear steel helmets to
protect our heads from shrapnel,
and l guess they furnish perfect
protect!on-(if the shrapnel don I
happen to fall where you are) {.
But Fritz is full of tricks, and
occasionally throws a gas shell in
the midst of the high explosives
and shrapnel.
THE fumes from these are so
deadly that one full breath passes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18
ANGUS M'DOUGALL
DIES IN PORTLAND

Confined to his bed since last
Christmas, Angus McDougall, pi-
oneer northwest lumberman and
logger, a resident of Tacoma for
many years, died Wednesday at
his home In Portland at the age
of 60.
The funeral will be held in Ia
coma Monday and intermnet will
be in a local cemetery. lie Is sur
vived by his widow, three mar
ried sisters and one brother.
McDougall had lived in Port
land since about a year ago when
he opened a camp at Kerry, Ore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18

This week is being observed in
Tacoma, as well as turnout the
country, as Humane week.
The Tacoma Humane society Is
fostering a propaganda of kind
ness to animals, especially with
the thought of what large part
horses, hogs, mules and other ami
mails are playing in the war.
The society has arranged an
essay contest in the schools. An
oil painting of large dimensions,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18

we're going out and the allies were
moving eastward by the millions.
So he visited Hades in the dead
of night, and got into close conf
dence with Satan, who was just
then acting as chief furnace fore
man in the hellfire department.
IF you take all my coal the
fires down here will go out" said
Satan to the kaiser's request.
But I'll give you all the little
neutral nations for it," replied the
great baby-nation snatcher.
Agreed" said Satan.
And that is the reason why the
winter of 1920 was the coolest
yet experienced in Hades.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18
FOOD RULES
MORE RIGID

From now on the definition
of a patriot should be man
who possesses a back yard or
front yard and plants it with po-
tatoes and other perishable pro-
duce," said Charles Hebberd,
state food administrator, who
visited Tacoma Wednesday.
1.-THE definition of Stacker
should be Il man who possesses
a back or front yard and has no
war garden"
Hebberd laid down some new
rigid wheat rules for Tacoma
hotel and restaurant men to fol-
low. Victory" bread, calling for
20 per cent wheat substitutes, is
back number now. Hereafter
$3.50" bread will be the rule.
All bread, pastry, cakes, sweet
goods, hotcakes and other eats
must have at least SO per cent
substitutes.
Mondays and Wednesdays are
to be wheatless days, and the
evening meal each day is wheat
less meal. Noodles, spaghetti and
macaroni are not permitted at
wheatless meals.
Breakfast foods made entirely
of wheat will not be allowed at
any time. Sugar service is linn
tied to two medium-sized Jumps
or three cubelets.
Potato consumption is to be
encouraged by charging the
smallest possible price, by max
ing them free if possible. and by
serving extra large quantities.
Food serving places are liable
to severe penalty for failure to
observe the regulations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18
MRS. BAILEY HAD
SUFFERED FOR
Fifteen YEARS
Troubles Disappear After
Taking Tanlac and She
Gains Ten Pounds.

The best evidence OF the mer-
its of medicine is what people
who have actually taken it have
to say about it. And this is true
and beyond all question when
such statements are made by peo-
pie Of high character and pub
lished right in the munity
where each and every fact can be
Investigated and verified.
Mrs. Mildred Bailey, who is the
proud mother of twelve children
and resides with her eldest son at
1922 West 5Sth ST., Seattle, in
relating her experience with Tan
lac, said:
'Tanlac certainly is a splendid
medicine. At least, it has proven
to be such in my case, and ! sin
cerely hope my statement will be
the cause of others. who are sef-
fering like | did, finding relief
There was hardly in fifteen years
that | did not have a bad feeling
in my stomach and many times
the pain was so severe 1t would
almost double me up. | always
had to be very careful about my
eating, as gas would form on my
stomach and get up around my
heart and cause me a great deal
OF pain. My stomach was so up
set that | often felt like every
thing | had eaten was coming
right back up and I had to keep
quiet for fear twould. l also SUI
fered great deal with rheuma-
tism in my shoulders and my
troubles all together made me
very nervous and restless. and
kept me awake a good deal at
night, which caused me to suffer
very often from nervous head
ache. My system was very much
rundown and more than half the
time ] could just barely drag thru
with my Homework.
After reading the Tanlac test
monials in the papers | concluded
to see if it would help me, and
must say it is fine. Before / be-
gan taking it | weighed only one
hundred and thirty pounds, l
now weigh one hundred and forty.
| have actually gained ten pounds
and have been relieved entirely
of the gas and every sign of in
digestion. My appetite is fine
and ] can eat just anything
want without suffering in the
Least. The rheumatism has all
left me, too, my nerves are in
good shape and | sleep splendidly
and don't suffer any more from
headache. So / have the best of
reasons for thinking we'll OF
Tanlac and am glad to testify to
its value, especially in cases like
mine was"
The stomach regulates the con-
dition of the blood and is the
fountain head of health or dis
ease as the case may be. Tanlac
is intended primarily for the regu-
lation of the stomach and the cor
rection of catarrhal inflammation,
but 1t is no uncommon thing for
persons who have used 1t to find
that 1t has relieved them, not only
OF indigestion, but also OF rheu-
matism, kidney arrangements and
many other ailments not gener-
ally recognized as having their
origin in stomach trouble.
Tanlac is sold in Tacoma by
French Drug Co., under the per-
sonal direction of special Tan
lac representative. - advertise
ment.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18
STIFF SENTENCE
FOR AUTO THEFT

Phillip Maitland Is the first
youth to feel the effects of the
new order agreed upon by judges
of the county, doing away with
suspended sentences for minors
convicted Of stealing autos for joy
rides. Pleading guilty before
Judge Chapman Wednesday, Malt
land was given two to Is years at
Monroe reformatory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18
OBSERVING HUMANE WEEK

the work of Miss Sarah J. Eddy,
emblematic of this general idea,
has been offered as prize.
The contest is open to all grade
school pupils. The subject is
why We Should Be Kind 10
Animals. Each principal is to
select the one he considers best
from his pupils, and the final
award will be made by O. b. Sper-
ling, head of the high school
English department.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18
Leads a Hun
By the Ear
(SpcciaI to The Times)

WASHINGTON, d. c., April IS.
New details of the exploits of
Col. Douglas Macarthur, former
war department censor who re-
Gently led company in storming
a trench. have been brought here
by Sec. Bakers party.
The colonel, it appears, was
missing when the action was over.
But a little later he bobbed NJ
leading a big Bavarian officer By
the ear with one hand and swing
ing a riding whip with the other.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18
SUBMARINES
ARE Buster

LONDON, April Is. - British
merchant ships sunk during the
week ending April Il included II
of more than 1900 tons, four OF
less tonnage and one fishing YES
sci, according to the admiralty s
report.
This is the heaviest submarine
toll since the week ending March
25, when 16 large ships and II
small ones were destroyed. The
toll for the week ending April 8,
which was next to the lowest since
unrestricted U-boat warfare was
inaugurated, included four large
ships and two small ones.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18
RED CROSS WANTS
TRUCK DRIVERS

Truck drivers for transportation
OF supplies at the front are need
ed by the Red Cross, according to
word received by the Tacoma
chapter. Only skilled drivers can
be taken. Applications may be
signed at the Red Cross headquar-
ters in the federal building.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18

you into the great beyond. But
we carry our gas masks at all
times. These furnish a perfect
protection, and when you detecl
gas in the air you can shut your
eyes and hold your breath until
the mask is On and adjusted per-
fectly, so Fritz plans are blocked
again"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18
BEATS OFF ATTACK
(UnIteJ Press Leased Wire,

ROME, April 1S.-One Italian
merchantmen of more than 1900
tons and two smaller craft were
sunk by enemy submarines in the
past week, it was officially an
nounced today. One steamer beat
off U-bOat attack.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18
OFFICIALS ELECT
TO OUTLINE PLANS

Future policies for the city will
be outlined by newly elected city
Officials Thursday evening at the
monthly meeting of the CONNER
cial club civic bureau in the Com
mercial club auditorium. Capt.
ii. G.. Winsor will preside.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18
PROMOTIONS FOR
TWO COLONIES

Col. A. A. Starbird of the in
spector generals department who
has been at Camp Lewis several
days, and Col. Fred T. Austin,
formerly commander of the 346th
artillery, Camp Lewis, have been
recommended for promotion to
the rank of brigadier general.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18
pNOFESCCH "
RAAJSENBERGER\

Prof. Rausenberger, German
ordnance expert, is reported to be
the inventor of the 7G-mile gun
which has been bombarding Paris
from st. Gobain Forest. Berlin
dispatches, via Amsterdam, bring
the report, but Rausenberger is
about the 18th man who has been
called the inventor of the mon
ster, so it's a question.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18
When Hades Froze

BY Benjamin De Casseres.
In the winter of 1920 the fuei
question was the most absor bing
one in the German empire.
Coal, coal, coal! The kaiser was
at his wits end. He scratched his
head for coal. He picked his brain
to the quick for coal. Nobody
came to his aid.
Maybe ! can borrow some from
my partner" he thought. 1t was
q bold move, but the fires at Essen
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18

Leaves Tacoma. -: 80. $3.50. 800.
i Leave Sirting. ~ I Is. 50, 40, II a
n; 1890. s1:so. 9, II, IS, 6. 7-p. m.
trips direct to Soldiers Home.
leaving home15 minutes before leav-
ing Orting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18
Wash Away
Skin Sores

d. d. D., the liquid wash, has become
. h1usehoad word. II has proved itself
q remarkably remedy. Ifyou are suf-
ferer from skin diseases. including uh
Gers, pimples. scales, crusts or Bcsema In
any form, this remedy seiu not disap-
point you. II has stood the test and to-
dag 10 The master preparation for all
skin diseases. Try d. d. ID. today. We
guarantee Il. &C. &C and $i.oo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18
Times Goes to Men

The Times was sent Wednesday
to the following new subscribers
among the fighters for Uncle Sam:
Herbert Decker, A. E. F.; Andy
M. Brown, A. E. F.; August St.
Pierre, Fort Sill, Okla; and Ern-
est johnson, A. f. F.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18
Sailor Gets the Times

The Times was sent to Ed J,
Mooney, a yeoman Of the second
class in the navy, now serving in
the canal zone as guard.
Another gem that should have
general circulation is the CONVEX
sation between Gen. SHUTS, the
old Boer soldier now in the Brit.
Dish cabinet, and Count Mensdorff
OF Austria, who met in a city In
Switzerland.
Immediately upon being intro
duced to Count Mensdorff, Gen
SHUTS blunly asked, SIS it true
that You wish to make a separate
peaoe?"
This direct query was too much
for the trained diplomat, and the
count began a long, evasive reply.
Eyes or nor" asked Shuts.
Obtaining no direct reply, Gen.
SHUTS said, Then good night"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18
Outdoor Workers

are subject to exposure to all kinds
of weather, and strenuous outdoor
work brings the rheumatic aches. You
can afford to be laid up, so heed that
first twinse Of rheumatism. Use
Sloan's Liniment. Clean and con-
venient. no need to rub. no stains.
no clumsy plasters and your pain
disappears.
Sprains. strains. neuralgia aches and stiH.
sore muscles are all relieved by the appli-
cation Of Sloan's Liniment.
Generous size bottles at ell druggists.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-07-24
SCHOOL PROBLEM
ISDISCUSSED
COurtv Superintendent Says Need For
More Room In n. Greenwood
School Imperative.

County Supt. j. R. Hughes has
made the following statement to the
people of North Greenwood, relative
to the school bu lding in that locality:
"A crisis has arisen in regard to
the North Greenwood school and /
am now making this appeal to You
for urgent and immediate assistance
in the solution Of very ser Gus prob
lem. The school has outgrown our
capacity for accommodating the pup
lis and it is absolutely necessary to
have another room fitted up, which can
be done at an ammproXimate cost Of
$500. There are no available funds
with VIII ch to do this work and APP
peal to the citizens of North Green
wood to contribute the necessary
funds in order to finish and furnish
this room 50 that third grade teach
er may be employed.
"A committee W Il be authorized to
start campaign at once among the
citizens of North Greenwood and |
am sure every loyal North Greenwood
citizen will deem it a pleasure as well
as duty to contribute to this most
worthy enterprise.
81 shall have more to say about
tn matter withing the near future"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-07-24
LOYALTY QUESTIONED.
Citizen of AmOry Pays Respects to
Senator James X. Vardaman.

The following statement regarding
the Vardaman rally is sent The Com
mercial Appeal by a citizen Of that
place who claims the reports rece v
ed by The Commercial Appeal were
not accurately represented:
To The Commercial Appeal:
The dispatch from Am0ry dated
July 10, appearing in your issue Of
Senator Vardaman. Your correspond
enator Vardaman Your correspond
ent erred in saying there were 800 to
LOCO people at this speaking Of Var
daman's. This great rally was plann-
ed for three counties and advertised
for three counties, Ittawamba, Mon
roe and Chickasaw, and out Of the
three counties only an audience Of not
more than 500 people was secured. !
am former supporter of Senator
Vardaman understand the author
Of the article sent to The Commercial
Appeal is a Noel supporter. ] think
he meant to be fair, but his entire
art Gle is favorable to Vardaman. The
heading to the article is also mislead-
ing, even when considered along the
text of the article. Vardaman did not
profess loyalty to the president, on
the contrary, he stated that in effect
he would vote az he darned pleased
on all questions coming up in the
Senate and stated that he had done
that He admitted yot ng against the
declaration of a state of war after
the violation Of every tenet Of inter
national law by Germany and after
Germany had perpetrated her bastard,
ly acts Of violence sgainst the Amer
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-07-24
PROSPECTS GOOD
FOR COTTON CROP

"The prospects TO ra big cotton crop
thi, season are the best have ever
seen" said ] R. O'Neal, county dem
orstrator th.s morn ng. "The rains
Of last week, though not near enough
were a great helo to the corn crop"
he said "The late corn has not been
injured much by the drouth but the
carly corn has suffered considerably"
Mr. O'Neal stated that the dry, hot
weather had been splendid for the cot
ton and was preventing the boil wee
vii from doing any damage. He stat
ed that while the boil weevil was
prevalent it was do ng practically no
damage, owing to the heat and
drought,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-07-24
GERMANY SENDS
PEACE PROPOSAL


AMSTERDAM, July 24--Germany
cusscd, but many be settled at u con
ference to the Spanish government
says the Socialist Vorwartiz Of Ber-
lin.
The suggestions are:
First--Gcrmany wants on anneXa-
tions or indemnit cs in the West.
Sccond~~A peace treaty with Rus
aia and Rumania not to be questioned.
Thjrd-The principle Of the self de
termination peoples has not been d s.
cus3cd, but many be settled at con-
ference, where the fate Of Belgium
also viii be settled.
Fourth-The Balkan question will
be.scttIcd at a conference.
Fifth--The freedom Of the seas and
the dismantIing of Gibraltar and
Suez Canal and Germany to be Civ
en right to use Cnalng stations.
Sixth--Ihc Colonial question to be
settled on a bisis, status quo.
The Vorwartiz considers this Very
reasonable peace program
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-07-24
THE NEW ALBANY MEETING.
Crowd Estimated From Two to Three
IhOusand-Men, Women and
Children From Six
Counties.

The extensively advertised engage
ment for Senator Vardaman to sepak
at New Albany last Saturday resulted
in a gathering on from two to three
thousand men, women and children,
from six heretofore strong Vardaman
counties, to hear him--and goodIy
proportion of those present were OPP
posed to his reelection, but we're at
tracted through curiosity to hear his
fimsy explanation of his reprehen-
sibie conduct in the Senate.
The sum and substance Of the Jun
ior Senator'S first three speaking
dates especially selected in hereto
fore gtrongholds Of his--is that they
we're dismal disappo ntments and re.
fleet the real deflection from his
heretofore phenomenal strength with
the people Of Mississippi, and means
too that he will be Overwhelmingly
defeated for reelection at the prin-
asy eIsct ,Qns TO BE held aext month.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-07-24

Associated Press
War Summary.

" X X 4 ~ \ y y X y IS
Despite efforts of the Germans
TO bring up reserves to stabilize
their lines, the Allied forces are
apparently still pressing forward
in the vital sector south OF SOis
sons and near Rheims, while the
Allied artillery and airmen are
hampering the preparations of
the Germans for eventual retire
meni.
The French have moved for
ward toward the important Ger
man base on Fere- e-eu-tradenois.
The French and American
troops have rea,he the Western
bank OF the tri, river. Just
south Of Sol 4ns, while around
BarbilIion Is and towards the
Marine, { Allies are pressing
back tn Germans. who are at
tacking yici0usly on q rain soak
ed battlefield.
The Allied airmcn report con.
ditions back of the lines indicate
that the Germans are rctreatiug