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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-05
BRITISH WIN!

LONDON, Feb. 5. - MANY
Germans were killed." and pris-
oners and machine guns taken In
successful British raids south of
Flaurbaix and in the neighbor-
hood of the Ypres-Staden railway
last night, Field Marshal Haig
announced today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-05
DIGS STUMP; FINDS
AN INDIAN SKULL

While digging out stump for
excavation Tor a house at Dash
Point Sunday, George Wilbur dis
covered what he believes to have
been an Indian burial ground. He
found skull believed to be that
of an Indian and. stone imple-
ment used for grinding corn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-05
TWO ACCUSED OF
SHIPPING BOOZE

Assistant U. s. Attorney Fish
burne has filed an information in
the federal court against John
Doe Grammar and j. Swanson,
charged with transporting booze
from San Francisco to Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-05

Quinine That Does Not Affect Head
feet, LAXATIVE BROMO QUININn
can be taken by anyone without
causing nervousness or ringing IN
the head. There is only one "Bromo
Quinine.' 4. w. GROVES signature
Is on box. 30c.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-05
PRISONERS MOVED
FROM M'NEIIS PEN

Because of crowded conditions
Of the McNeils island penitentiary,
10 federal prisoners are on their
way to the federal prison at
Leavenworth, Kas., in custody of
u. S. Marshal Boyle and deputies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-05
TACOMA SENDS 1878
FOR GREEK RELIEF

Tacoma Greeks have sent
$S78.1O to New York for the re-
lief of Greeks in Asia Minor. Ehe
money was raised at a meeting
Of Greeks in Tacoma Jan. 20.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-18
FLYER MACNAUCHTON
BROWNS AFTER FALL

NORFOLK, Va, March 1S.-Falling
with his seaplane from an elevation
of 300 feet aviator M l.. Macnaughton
L. S. N. R., was drowned in Hampton
Roads. Another aviator occupying a
seat in the machine, whose name was
withheld by the government authori-
ties, was uninjured. Macnaughtor
was the eighteenth Yale aviator tC
meet death
The plane was sailing over the
Roads when suddenly something went
wrong with its mechanism and it
plunged headlong into the sea- Mac
r&ughton's body was later recovered
by government craft. The plant was
wrecked. Government officials said
further details of the accident were
not for publication This is the first
station.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-18

"A SPLENDID TONIC y
Says HixsOn Lady Who, On Doc
tOF's Advice, Took Cardui
And Is Now Well.

Hixson, \Tenn.-"A About 10 years ago
I was. \says Mrs. ], B. Gadd, OF
this place. II suffered with pain in
my left side, could not sleep at night
with this pain. always in the left
side...
My doctor told me to use Cardui. 4
took one bottle, which helped me and
after my babyl came, was stronger
and better, but the pain was still
there.
I at first let itNgo, but began to get
weak and in a rundown condition,
SO decided to try some Jnore Cardui,
which l did
This last Cardui which I took made
me much better, in lfact, cured me. 1t
has been numberE of years, still
have no return Of this trouble.
feel 1t was CarduS that cured me,
and recommend it a splendid fe-
male tonic"
Don't allow yourself to become
weak and rundown fApm womanly
troubles. Take Cardui. ItSshould sure
ly help you, as it has so\many thou
sands of other women in the past 40
years. Headache, backacheA sideache
nervousness, sleeplessness, tired-out
feeling, are all signs of womaply trou-
BILE. Other women get relief by taking
Cardul. Why not you? All druggists.
NC-132
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-18
SLATER WOULD MARRY;
MUST SUFFER JAIL TERM

NEW YORK, March 16-Matthew A.
Slater, twenty-seven, of No. $50 Fulton
street, Jamaica, had two wives. One
got a divorce, the other had her mar
rage annulled Then the women re-
married. But when Slater married a
third time he was arrested for big
amy
Slater welded Miss Anna Rose in
Brooklyn on April 1 1911. On Aug.
20. 1913, he married Miss Agnes Sund-
Quist at Greenville Centre He was
convicted of bigamy and sentenced to
Elmira on May 20, 1915. He remained
there thirteen months, Mrs. Anna
Slater got divorce and then was mar
ried to brother of Mrs. Agnes, Slater
The latter woman had her marriage
annulled and became Mrs REM.
The divorce dercee forbade Slater
to marry in New York state while
Anna lived. But on Oct 3, 1917, he
married Miss Lillian Bischoff of No.
$50 Fulton street, Jamaica. He was
arrested. Before Judge Humphrey
yesterday her pleaded guilty He will
lie sentenced next week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-18
IF YOU LIKE GOLDFISH
HERE IS GOOD NEWS

OTTAWA March IS. - The long
standing fisheries dispute between
Canada and the United States has been
Settled, at least while the war lasts,
Minister of Fisheries Ballantyne an
onunced today.
Under the new agreement reached
by the Joint Commission, United
States fishing vessels are be permit
ted teonter Canadian ports directly
from the fishing grounds and, without
obtaining licenses, may sell their
catches, procure supplies and clear
again for the fishing grounds.
This arrangement is reciprocal.
Canadian fishing vessels having semi
lar privileges in United States ports.
AS there is duty on fish in Canada
it must be paid when the catches are
Sold in Canadian ports.
The agreement specially benefits
Pshemen on the New Foundland banks.
1t will enable Canadian vessels to
carry great catches into New England
ports.
This settlement breaks down bar
riers which for many years have mill
tated against unlimited production of
sea foods at fishing grounds where
bottle American and Canadian vessels
make catches. The irritating delays
to these ships of one country at the
ports of the other will be eliminated.
The Canadian government. author
ICES by an order in councils under
the war measures act. has issued in
structions to the port authorities in
accordance with the settlement. It Is
understood here that the American
Department of Commerce, by author
ity of President Wilson, has issued
instructions to American customs of
ficers to permit Canadian fishing YES
sells to enter the United States ports
under the terms OF the new pact.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-18
BLEACH YOUR
DARK SKIN
Use Black and White. Sent by Mail
Use. Ageats Make An Easy Living.

Just try Black and White Ointment
(for white or colored folks. Apply as
directed on label, to face, neck, arms
or hands Ii is very pleasant to the
skin ana las the effect of bleaching
dark, sallow Or blotchy skin, clean
ng the skin of risings. bumps, pimples.
lackheads, tan or freckles-gfving you
G. clear, saft, bright complexion, max
ing you the envy of everybody. Sold
on a money-back guarantee, only 25c
(stamps or coin sent by mail.
FREE.
If you send 81 for four boxes of
Black and White Ointment, Csc cake
Of Black and White Soap, included
free. A. ,ents make an easy living rep
fssenting us. Apply for territory and
special deal. Address Plough Chem
ical Co., Memphis, Tenn. Write now
tO.day-wh;le yOu think about it.-adv
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-18
BIG LEAGUE CLUBS
PLAYINCPRE-SEASON
GAMES in The BUSH

NEW YORK, Mar 1S.-The largest
number of ante-season inter-league
games ever scheduled for decision by
mapor league clubs, is planned by the
various baseball teams now in train
ing for the pennant race for 1918.
Close to sixty contests have been an
nounced and it is likely that several
others will be added to the already
lengthy schedule before the clubs COM
plete their journeys through the south
and southwest.
Based upon the experience of past
years it is not likely that all of these
contests will be played as the records
of recent seasons show that not more
than fifty per cent of the games ar
ranged are completed, rain and wind
storms frequently causing the teams
to abandon such exhibitions while en-
route. That the clubs find these
games extremely helpful in defraying
q portion of the league expenses in
cidental to the southern training trips
is shown by the fact that more teams
are scheduled for these contests than
ever before
While a larger majority of the
games will be played while the squads
are travelling a few scrub interleague
struggles will be staged in big league
parks preliminary to the opening of
the regular league season. Philadel-
phia, Brooklyn, st. Louis and Cincin-
Eati will see one or more of such con-
tests. There are but three games be-
tween teams in the same league in the
entire list and these will be played
very early during the training trips
50 that they will have little bearing,
from comparative standpoint, upon
the work of the teams in the actual
league play.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-18
MAY NEED HIS HAIR
TONIC If ANY MORE
WIVES SHOW UP

NEW YORK, March 1S-When AS
sistant District Attorney Bohan was
preparing yesterday to present to the
grand Jury charge of bigamy against
a man calling himself Sidney L. Smell
grave. OF No 215 West Goth street, he
found that he lacked one essential
piece OF evidence. So he sent for
Snellgrave, warned him that anything
he said might be used against him, and
then had two women brought into the
room
who is this?" asked the prosecu-
tor, indicating Mrs. Christina w
Snellgrave
That's my wife" was snellgrave's
reply.
"And who is this? nodding toward
Mrs. Rose Ann snellgrave.
That's my wife, too
"And were you married also to Miss
Emma A Haas ~
I'm not sure. whether l married
her.. was the@answer 81 lived with
her two years
Mr.. Bohan then produced a letter
fromSa law firm at Norfolk, Va, which
said Miss Haas had been married to
LSnellgrave in 1909 in Jersey City and
is now suing for divorce.
Mr. Bohan wanted to know if SMELL
grave had not also welded Miss Mar
garet Brady. Snellgrave said he had
not, but this wife had died in 1911.
Between marriages he had found
time to manufacture and sell a brand
of hair restorer, he said, adding that
he was born in Georgia and his real
name was Sidney Lee Graves.
He gave his age at fifty, but Mr..
ohan Was not sure this was correct,
as in 1909 he was thirty-six, by his
statement to a marriage licence clerk.
while in 1914 he was forty-two, and in
1916 he had gone down to thirty-seven
The records show that on July Is.
1914, he married Miss Christina Wat
son in the city hall. He lived with
her until June, 1916, when she went
to visit relatives in New England.
Two weeks after her departure he
married Miss Rose Ann McGrath in
the Paulist church. This wife says
he deserted her after few months.
He then went back to Nof 3.
I'm very sorry for him." said Mrs.
Nc observation-disclosures as she was leav-
ing Mr. Bohans Office
I'm extremely sorry for his peo-
ple," said Mrs. Watson-Snellgrave,
"but he ought to be sent to Jail for
the rest of his life"
Everything might have gone well
with the hair restorer man if he had
not left letters lying about. Reading
of these letters led to discovery of his
much married condition. He was In
dicted on two charges of bigamy and
enc of perjury.
Mr. Bohan said he would be very
glad to hear from any other women
who thought they had claims to
profits from the hair restorer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-18

To Cure Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUINTNE
Tablets. Druggists refund money If it
feils to cure. e. w. GROVES sigma
ture is on each box. soc. adv
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-04-18

tTo BE coNTINUED.l
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-04-18
EMPEY LEARNS, AS coMRADE FALLS, THAT DEATH Turks
ALWAYS IN THE TRENCHES

To get to the cemetery, we had to
pass through the little shell-destroyed
village, where troops were hurrying
to and fro.
AS the funeral procession passed
these troops came to the "attention"
and smartly saluted the dead.
Poor Pete was receiving the only sa-
Lutte "a private is entitled to "some-
where in France"
Now and again shell from the Ger
man lines would go whistling over the
village to burst in our artillery lines
In the rear.
When we reached the cemetery we
halted in front Of an open grave, and
laid the stretcher beside 1t. Forming
a hollow square around the. opening of
the grave, the chaplain read the burial
service.
German machine-gun bullets were
Cracking" in the air above us, but
Pete didn't mind, and neither did we.
When the body was lowered into the
grave the flag having been removed.
we clicked our heels together and
came to the salute.
left before the grave was filled In.
could not bear to see the dirt thrown
on the blanket-covered face Of my COM
rade. On the western front there are
no collins, and you are lucky to get
blanket to protect you from the wet
and the worms. Several Of the sec
ton stayed and decorated the grave
with white stones. .o
That night, in the light Of lonely
candle in the machine gunner's dugout
Of the front-line trench I wrote two
letters. One to Pete's mother, the
other to his sweetheart. While doing
this I cursed the Prussian war god
with all my heart, and think that ST.
Peter noted same.
The machine gunners in the dugout
were laughing and Joking. To them
Pete was unknown. Pretty soon, in the
warmth Of their merriment, my blues
disappeared. One soon forgets on the
western front.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-04-18
Has Cork Leg, Fit for War.

A Polish man with Il cork leg has
been passed as fit for military service
by the exemption board of division
No. 175 Mt Elmhurst, l.. I. In civil life
he is n chauffeur. Unmarried and with
no dependents, he has been placed in
class IA.
This man Is in perfect health" said
DIR. A. G. Combs. the physician mem.
Der Of the board, according to the New
York Herald, who declined to give the
name of the registrant. 1--WE are put
ting the question of his service up to
the medical advisory board. He Is
well suited for many branches of army
work and probably will be classcd as
noncombatant.
"There are many lines Of work that
Il man who has only one leg can do in
the army. 1t does not take q man
with two legs to peel potatoes III an
army kitchen. and do not see why
such man should be taken for that
work when one who cannot 70 into
the fight can do the work Just an
well"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-04-18
CHAPTER x.
1.-THE Days Work."


I was fast learning that there is a
regular routine about the work of the
trenches, although it is badly upset at
times by the Germans.
The real work In the fire trench
commences at shutdown. Tommy is
like burglar, he works at night.
Just as it begins to get dark the
word "stand to" Is passed from trav-
erse to traverse, and the men get busy.
The first relief, consisting Of two men
to traverse, mount the fire step, one
man looking over the top, while the
other sits at his feet, ready to carry
messages or to inform the platoon off,
Ger Of any report made by the sentry
as to his observations in No Mans
Land. The sentry is not allowed to
relax his watch for second. If he Is
questioned from the trench or asked
his orders, he replies without turning
around or taking his eyes from the ex-
panse of dirt in front of him. The re-
mainder of the occupants Of his trav-
erse either sit on the fire step, with
bayonets fixed, ready for any emer-
gency, or If lucky, and dugout hap
pens to be in the near vicinity of the
traverse, and If the night Is quiet, they
are permitted to go to same and try
and snatch few winks of sleep. Little
sleeping is done; generally the men sit
around, smoking flags and seeing who
can tell the biggest lie. Some of them,
perhaps with their feet in water, would
write home sympathizing with the
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-04-18

A machine-gun officer entered the
dugout and gave me hard look. I
sneaked past him. sliding and slipping,
and reached my section of the front.
line trench, where I was greeted by
the sergeant. who asked me. "Where
in - ave you been?"
made no answer, but sat on the
muddy fire step, shivering with the
cold and with the rain beating in my
face. About half an hour later I
teamed up with another fellow and
went on guard with my head sticking
over the top. At ten o'clock I was
relieved and resumed my sitting posi-
ton on the fire step. The rain sud-
denly stopped and we all breathed q
sigh of relief. We prayed for the morn
ing and the rum issue.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-04-18

governor" because he was laid up
with cold, contracted by getting his
feet wet on his way to work in Wool
witch arsenal. If man should manage
to doze of, likely as not he would wake
with start as the clammy, cold feet
Of a rat passed over his face, or the
next relief stepped on his stomach
while stumbling ON their way to relieve
the sentries in the trench.
Just try to sleep with a belt full of
ammunition around you, your rifle bolt
biting into your ribs, intrenching tool
handle sticking into the small of your
back, with tin hat for a pillow and
feeling very damp and cold, with
"cooties" boring for oil in your arm
pits, the air foul from the stencil of
grimy human bodies and smoke from
juicy pipe being whitfield into your nos
trils, then you will not wonder why
Tommy occasionally takes a turn in
the trench for rest.
While in front-line trench orders
forbid Tommy from removing his
boots, puttees, clothing or equipment.
The ''cooties" take advantage of this
order and mobilize their forces, and
Tommy swears vengeance on them and
mutters to himself, "Just wait until
hit rest billets and am able to get my
own back"
Just before daylight the men "turn
to" and tumble out of the dugouts, man
the fire step until it gets light, or the
welcome order ''stand down" is given.
Sometimes before "stand down" is or
dered, the command five rounds rap
i'd" is passed along the trench. This
means that each man must rest his
rifle on the top and fire as rapidly as
possible five shots aimed toward the
German trenches, and then duck (with
the emphasis on the 'duck"). There is
great rivalry between the opposing
forces to get their rapid fire all off
first, because the early bird, in this In.
stance, catches the worm-sort of gets
the jump on the other fellow, catching
him unawares.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-04-18
CHAPTER TX.
Suicide Annex.


I was in my first dugout and looked
around curiously. Over the door Of
same was little sign reading "Sui-
eide Annex" One of the boys told
me that this particular front trench
was called Suicide Ditch" Later on
I learned that machine gunners and
bombers are known as the Suicide
Club"
That dugout was muddy. The men
slept in mud, washed in mud, ate mud,
and dreamed mud. I had never before
realized that so much discomfort and
misery could be contained in those
three little letters. M o d. The floor
Of the dugout was an inch deep in
water. Outside it was raining cats and
dogs, and thin rlvulets were trickling
down the steps. From the air shaft
Immediately above me came drip,
drip, drip. Suicide Annex was hole
eight feet wide, ten feet long and six
feet high. It was about twenty feet
below the fire trench; at least there
were twenty steps leading down to it.
These steps were cut into the earth,
but at that time were muddy and Slip
perry. A man had to be very careful
or else he would "shoot the chutes."
The mir was foul, and you could cut
the smoke from Tommy's flags with
knife. It was cold. The walls and
roof were supported with heavy square
cut timbers, while the entrance was
strengthened with sandbags. Nails had
been driven into these timbers. On
each nail hung miscellaneous assort-
ment of equipment. The lighting ar
rangements were superb-one candle
in reflector made from an ammuni-
ton tin. My teeth were chattering
from the cold, and the drip from the
airshaft did not help matters much.
While I was sitting bemoaning my
fate and wishing for the hreside at
home, the fellow next to me, who was
writing letter. looked up and inno-
Gently asked, "Say, Yank, how do you
spell 'confagration'?"
looked at him in contempt and an
swered that I did not know.
From the darkness In one of the cor
ners came thin. piping voice singing
one of the popular trench ditties en-
titled:
Bag, and Smile. Smile. smile.''
Every now and then the singer
would stop to cough, cough, cough. but
It was a good illustration Of Tommy's
cheerfulness under such conditions.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-04-18

Captain KOenig, late commander Of
an interned German merchantmen and
ii reserve officer in the imperial Ger
Uncle Sam. He is one of gang Of
prisoners who are making little ones
out Of big ones" Under heavy guard
the men are busy breaking stones and
building drains.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-04-18

Empey goes "over the top" for
the first time and has q hand
to-hand fight with q giant Prus.
sian. In the next instailment he
tells the story Of this thrilling
charge.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-11
WHY CHANGE?

In commenting on the record of
connecticut congressman. the Hart
ford "COurant" this morning declared
that in every real war measure these
men have stood Loyalty behind the
Administration and contends by in
ference that there is no necessity for
sending others to Washington in their
places. Unless it means to be unfair,
the "COurant' must then desire that
Congressman Lonergan should also
be returned to office next month with
the rest of his colleagues. We would
like to know whether the "Courant"
really is sincere in its apparent ad-
vocaCy of Mr.. Lonergan's reelection,
or is its enthusiasm over candidates
who have supported the Administra-
ton limited by party lines? If the
"Courant' believes that congressman
from this state who have been loyal
to the President should be kept in
office why doesn't it come out open
1y and urge the electors to vote for
ALL the present incumbents?
New Britain herald., 1918-10-11
BUY OR BLUSH.
THREE LITTLE WORDS,

One Of the best war stories yet,
cabled from France is that describ-
ing the rescue of a battalion of the
18th Division which had advanced so
rapidly in pursuit. of retreating Ger
man detachments that it spread out
and widened it's ranks, enabling the
enemy TO inf1ltrate unseen behind our
boys. For four days the Americans
were beleaguered in the Argonne
Forest When they were long food
less and almost wholly without am
muniiton, when many were weak from
exhaustion, but not one despairing,
an American soldier who had been
taken prisoner by the Germans sud-
denly appeared at the little camp
surrounded in the valley. The man
had been sent blindfolded from the
German headquarters with a type
written note to Major Whittlesey, the
battalion commander. The note read:
Americans, you are surround
ed on all sides, Surrender in the
name Of humanity. You will be
well treated.
What did the commander do? Did
he jump at the offer? Did he fall
into the Hun trap. Did he believe
the enemy? NO! His reply was
brief, but to the point. His answer
to the German commander was typi-
cal of any American who has been
asked to surrender. All he said to
the Huns was-GO TO HE'LL! Re-
Inducements soon arrived and the
battalion was rescued
These three little words are bound
| to become historic. They rank on a
| par with Don't give up the ship!'
and I'VE haven't begun to fight.
! They are in accord with the best ira
ditions of American arms They are
full of human interest They are
| thoroughly American. They depict
the scorn of an American soldier at
! the thought of surrender. They hurl
defiance in the face of a foe They
tempt of cowardly opponent. And
| if Germany's chancellor evades the
| direct query of President Wilson as
to the sincerity of the German gov
ernment in its plea for an armistice,
| we believe the Administration can
find no better reply to an unsatisfac-
tory answer from Berlin than that of
| Major Whittlesey. "Go to He'll may
not be exactly diplomatic but it is
most excessive. Even a thick-skulled
Hun diplomat could not fail to I'M
| derstand 1t.