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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
NOW, HUNS
IN TACOMA.
LOOK OUT!

The first copy of the new sedi-
ton law passed by congress ar
rived in Tacoma Tuesday and po-
lice and federal officials immedi-
ately prepared to enforce its pro-
visions.
The measure carries penalty
of not more than 20 years in the
penitentiary, or fine of not more
than $4,000, or both, for any
person
Attempting to incite insubordi-
nation, disloyalty, mutiny or re-
fusal of duty in the army or navy.
Obstructing recruiting.
Uttering, printing or writing
disloyal, profane or abusive Ian
guage about the form of govern
ment of the U. S., its constitution,
its flag, or the U. S. uniform.
Uttering language intended to
incite resistance to the L. S. or
promote the cause of the enemy.
Willfully displaying the flag of
the enemy.
melting curtailment of produe-
ton of any products essential to
the prosecution Of the war.
Teaching, defending or suggest
ing the doing of any of these acts.
Supporting or favoring the
cause of any country with which
the U. S. is at war.
Attempting to obstruct the sale
of Liberty bonds by false reports
and statements.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28

LONDON, May 2S.-The Germans still pressing their
offensive today both the Asne and Flanders fronts
o
the 4m between Vai Berryauac last night the
attacking fuousy along the entire Asne this
morning
declared British
ounumbered this reported
behind the Aisne plateau
Flanders fighting today of
Dckeusch lake where the French repued the Germans yesterday
This is 1395th day of the 69th the big offensive
The offensive front extends in practically
DXmude Rheims distance approximately
III DXmude LaBasse So
miles, Coucy Chateau
artillery raiding
practically consolidated the rs miles
than four miles.
office claimed the Chemin
highway which parallels the Aisne
scissors vicinity
at
This represent miles
a 20 miles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
DRIVER DIES

Feeling too sick to drive his
car back to Tacoma from Camp
Lewis Monday might, j. o. Coxey,
23, driver for the United Auto
Transportation Co., was taken in
the car of Chauffeur Marshall, a
driver for the same company, to
his room in the Tacoma annex
where he died at 9:10 Tuesday
morning.
According to Marshall, Coxey
complained of feeling weak and
unable to breathe. The two men
recalled Tacoma about S:45 Mon
day night when Coxey went into
the lunch room at the corner Of
Broadway and 9th for something
to eat. He stayed there until aft
er one o'clock when Marshall took
him to his room.
Marshall called a doctor from
Camp Lewis, who pronounced
Coxey to be suffering from acute
pneumonia and tuberculosis.
Tuesday the men of the United
Auto Transportation Co. were
taking a. collection to defray the
expenses of the funeral which
will take place from the Buckley
King parlors at 1880 Wednesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
GRACE LUSK WITH SMILE
HEARS HERSELF ASSAlLED

jury as consummate actress.
better than Saran Bernhd.i.,' In
the story the defendant told GA the
witness stand.
"She mad 10 months to I ,heaTsc
it in" Tullar said Of lei testI-
mony that DR.. David Roberts owe
treachery drove her insane and led
TO the shooting of his wife
The evidence, which barred to
Illicit relations of the middle aged
school teacher with DIR. David
Roberts, SO, will 20 to the jury 10
morrow.
There are three possible YER
dicts-aequittal, guilty OF man-
slaughter, or insane.
The sensational trials final tes-
.timony was from physicians.
Alienists for both sides befuddlel
the farmer jury with such terms
as "hysterical automatism.
smassed epilepsy" and .persesu~
tory delusions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
GAS ATTACK
ON SAMMIES

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WITH THE AMERICAN
ARMY IN LORRAINE, May
27.-(Night. The Germans
made a heavy gas attack in
the Lorraine sector yesterday,
setting off 500 large phOsgene
gas shells, each containing
more than three gallons Of.
liquid phosgene.
The shells were all dis
charged simultaneously by
electricity.
The projectors used in this a.
Jack were recently brought to thu
sector. They are believed to havt
been part of the outfit which W.
Used in the gas attack northSe s
If Toul on May 8, part of wnie'
was destroyed by an Americl
,ombardment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
CONGRESS
HAS NEW .
TAX KICK
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WASHINGTON, d. c., May 2S.
Wealth conscriptionists in con-
gress today welcomed President
Wilson to their ranks.
The presidents suggestion that
the government would natural
ly" look to war profits, incomes
and Injuries to furnish the new
taxes was hailed as evidencing
the presidents conversion to their
way of thinking.
At the same time opposition de-
veloped in the presidents own
party to the 1890 financial policy
he has laid down.
Rep. Kitchin, house democratic
leader and chairman of the ways
and means committee which will
frame the bill, is baking at this
today. Kitchin wants a larger
proportion raised by taxation.
There should be no attempt to
fix an exact ratio" said kitchin.
But larger percentage than 40
must come from taxes. We must
get these huge profits while they
are here to be had"
Upon the principle that war
profits, incomes and luxuries
must bear the brunt, congress
seemed practically unanimous to-
day. The only difference is the
degree to which these things are
taxed.
Senator Johnson, California,
leader in last sessions wealth
conscription fight, said: THE
modes suggested for a new reve-
nue. bill are singularly gratifying
to those of us who constituted &
woeful minoritay last year in en-
deavoring to make war profits
bear their due burden of the ex-
pense of war;"
Majority Leader Kitchin today
declared to the house that lobby
of magazine and newspaper pub
fishers is responsible for keeping
congress in session to pass tax
bill at this session.
Il want to warn the house and
country of their game" said
Kitchin. They want the increase
in second class postage rates
which we wrote into the last tax
bill repealed and this is their way
of going about it."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
Greetings, wouldn't you like
to adopt one of the Winnipeg
Riddles?

To city prosecutors and cons
and judges who long have mdl'
fun of "hick town marshals, jut
tices and detecatiffs, we refer The
case of William Horner, murderCr
On one week end he commit I;
his crime. After a red-hot chase
he's captured the next week end
On Monday he's arraigned, pleads
guilty and Is sentenced to life i'm
prisonment.
Not habeas corpus, demurrer,
plea of dementia flubdub or any
of the other familiar legal claptrsp
in the whole business.
Hooray for Cowlitz county jus.
tice!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
,United Press Leased whe.b

WAUKESHA, Wis, May. rs. -
Grace Lusk smiling,y heard Prose
cutor Tullar demand today thst
she be imprisoned for lift as a
murderess in the first degree.
1t was a most unexpected re-
,ersal of spirits the slayer OF &rs
Mary Roberts displayed to Tia"
crowded court room.
The prosecutors IMPLIED hint in
his quotation from the Bib c.
Thou shalt not coSet 49, 1eigf-
boris house." did not DISTURB her
outward calm.
Thru what was expected to be
the school teachers most trying
ordeal of the three-weeas' tria
when Tuliar trampled over the de-
lenses insanity plea, SIC toyed
with big red rose, read letter..
smiled OF fe.gned al occasional
nap.
Tuilar pictured Miss Lusk to the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
Cost of i. S.
r. Is Heavy
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WASHINGTON, d. c., May "a
Carrying Americas war su =.
plies will cost the national railroad
this year about a billion dollars
more than last year-and foice
Uncle Sam to dig into his pockets
for a deficit of nearly $200,00a,-
900 at the end OF The war.
Closing this first five months Ut
operation under government cob
troll the national railroads have
Increased operating costs as fol-
lows: Fuel, s160,000,000; N
creased wages, $339000,000; IL
creases in prices Of commodities.
S562,0O0,000; totalling approx
mately 51.061,000,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
Machinists'
Union Grows

More than 100 men have been
taken into the machinists' union
Local 297 from the garages and
auto repair shops in the city in
the last two weeks. Business
Agent E. T. Carpenter says there
are six garages in the city 100
per cent organized. Twenty-Five
new members were taken in at
last Fridays meeting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
(SDeCial to The Times)

Especial to The Times)
NEW YORK, May 2S.-The
first authentic story Of an
American mothers premOni-
tory dream of her son ialiInS
in battle in France and its
confirmation by the war de-
partIneEt's casualty list, ~
provided by Mrs. Julia Scper
of 314 East 56th street, New
York.
Mrs. Seper dreamed she
was present on the battlefield
and saw her son julius fall.
The next day he was Off
cially reported IN the casual
ties.
Ever since the great Ensllsh
scientist. Sir Oliver Lodsc, puj.
lished his startling book Ray
mond," in which he tells fully tee
circumstances of his sons dea'H
in Flanders and of his son many
attempts subsequently to hol,
lengthy spirit communication with
him, the various phenomena Of
death, including evidences OF SUI
vival after death and tie appa i.
lions and premonitions that hay c
occurred both to soldiers AMI
their relatives, have been ve:J'
widely discussed in America al
we'll as England.
In Midst of Battle.
This is Mrs. Seper's story OF
her dream:
The dream ! mad Of my son
julius in France is as vivid to III"
today as it was when it occcurro@
81 had felt very uneasy ABOUT
the boy for some time and was in
a very nervous condition wher
| went to bed.
presently 1 dreamed ! was
i'm France in the midst of a.
great battle. Men were strug-
Cling with each other. thru
the smoke and dirt and dust 1
could see the ruins Of will
age. There was terrible
noise of shouting and curs-
ing soldiers all mixed up
with the noise of cannOns.
1.-THE men were fighting in She
open. They were not In tue
trenches. A lot of soldiers were
lying on the ground, some dead
others dying.
THEN | CAUGHT SIGHT OF
MY BOY out in the open sur
rounded by the Germans. He had
a fierce look in his eyes. He u 4
not seem frightened. And then
something struck him in the head
and he fell down.
Couldn't Reach Him.
IL tried hard to reach him, blu.
| could not. Something seemed
to be holding me back. / tugge
and sugged and fought with tli'
something that had me in "a
grasp, and in the middle of Ey
efforts l suddenly awoke aid
jumped up in bed.
"'HE'E HURT, LEE HURT!
said to my husband. Who?' nv
husband asked. Julius Is killed,
replied. You have been dream
ing he said.
Yes, ! had been dreaming
But the next evening a repor.ti
came To the house a..u tot. as tat
julius had been reported seve. 'ly
wounded. The reported was the
first one to give us the news be-
cause we have recently moved and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28

what does America Think" is
the question which all schools of
Irish opinion have been asking
since the arrests of Sim Fein
leaders.
What America things was well
expressed by the laborite in the
house of commons who called out:
Get on with the war;"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
All were repulsed with
heavy German losses.

0ld1er.
All were repulsed with
heavy German losses.
Not only were the attacks re-
pulsed, but the Americans drove
the boches from their trenches in
counter attack, holding the cap
tured positions until they were
ordered to withdraw to their orig
inal line.
The first attack was preceded
by a barrage and followed the
pounding of the American rear po-
sitions by enemy artillery all thru
the night.
The boches advanced in two
waves, in the face of heavy ma
chine gun and artillery fire. They
succeeded in entering our lines but
a counter attack was Immediately
Continued on Page Five.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
u. S. CONSUL DIES

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May %.
The state department has been
of the death yesterday of
Theodosius Botkin of Salt Lake
city, American consul at Camp
bellton, y. b. He was born at
Cotalba. Ohio, in 1916, and
served in both the Civil and Span
ish-American wars.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
Elect Delegate

c. r. Barrett, president of the
Central Labor Council, will go as
delegate representing the Metal
Trades at the American Fedora
ton of Labor convention to be
held in st. Paul June 6.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
"lRON RAT" on JOB
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AMSTERDAM May 2S.-Fed Marshal Mackensen who
direct the of the German
offensive position German headquarters
Belgium, according to a Cologne dispatch today.
said to be closely cooperating with Field Marshal
General Ludendorf Hindenbure
rom a Illness
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
BIG GUN BUSY AGAIN

PARIS, May 2S.-The loss
range bombardment of Paris r2-
sumed yesterday after a cessatie.i
of several weeks, was begun aga II
today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
ANOTHER SPEED RECORD
SMASHED

1.-THE young Tacoma woman
left here just three weeks ago
Sunday for New York and "a
hours later was on the Allan
tic ocean."-MOrning Ledger.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
Still, IL professional base
ball is such a sport, why
discontinue merely because
the gate receipts are scanty?

A long list of useless occupa-
tons other than baseball might
be compiled. Frexample: Teach
ing German; being mayor of Te-
nino; prosecuting ladies' who
shoot up one side of a triangle.
And-save your postage-writing
ralko colyums
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
DON'T give until IL hurts.
GIVE until it tickles.

THE. PASSIONATE VETERI-
NARY TO HIS LUSK
"He had talked to her of cat
tle."
Come live with me and be my
Lusk,
And we will talk, from dawn to
dusk,
OF anthrax, spavins, bots, and
heaves,
And other things that prey on
beeves..
B. L. T. in Chicago Tribune.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
RESERVES ARRIVE

WASHINGTON D. G., May 2S-Ailied reserves have arrived
being cables
by military attache here today stated.
Loos the
territory but attacks restored the tu
report said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28

There is supendous amount Smelling. The Germans
putting a o spots
pockets
and methodic
considerable has mothered by this method
but failure reaken
a
which the Germans machine who
this ridge like
devils all until the French etook the position the
Heavy Smelling Amiens
Aisne heights British
in fighting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
WEATHER FORECAST

The man In
khaki and not
the star base
ball pitcher now
is the apple OF
every little U.
s. boys eye.
Tonight and
Wednesday fair.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
AppRoPRIATE ,sos

WASHINGTON. ID. c., May ~
The senate today passed the urgent
deficiency bill, carrying $685.
sos, g06.25
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Gas Much
Used By
Attackers
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS

BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS
United Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE,
May 2S.-(12:55 p. m.)-Brtish and French troops
are counter attacking southwest of Ypres.
The fighting was still under way at the time of
cabling.
At that time they had already retaken practically
all of the ground which the enemy won YESTERDAY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-28
GOES TO FRONT

GOES TO FRONT
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ROME, May 28.--Premier L."
lando was reported today to have
gone to the front.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1918-07-05
WoMAN'S COMMITTEE NATION.
AL DEFENSE.

Shannon, Miss, July IA very
enthusiastic meeting of ladies was
held at the Methodist church on yes
terday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock for
the purpose of organizing a Woman's
Committee of the United States
Couneil of National Defense. The
meeting was in charge Of Miss Emma
Edmona5, district manager, and Mrs.
Neal Troy, the Lee county chairman.
Both of the women are heart and soul
in the work and they discussed their
subjects in such a forceful and in
telligent manner that they fred their
hearers with enthusiasm.
Mrs. A. j. Vaughan was made Cen
eral chairman and she appointed the
following chairmen: Mrs. G. R. Por-
ter chairman Of the Child Welfare
Committee, Mrs. ]. P. DeFord, chair
man Of the Registration Committee,
Mrs. D. E. Clark chairman Of the
Food Conservation Committee, Mrs.
Mamie Duffer chairman og the FL
nance Committee, Mrs. G. NJ. john
sey chairman Of the Educational Com
mitteee.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1918-07-05
- w .O.O.------
WCMAN'S COMMITTEE ORGAN
lied.

Under the direction of Mrs. Troy
and Miss Edmonds, of Tupelo, the
women of Verona were organized in
to Womans Committee of the Coun-
ell of National Defense, with the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. w. C. Spencer,
chairman; Mrs. J. M. Paulk, chair
man of the committee on food conser-
walton; Mrs. Will Johnson, chairman
of the committee on child welfare
Mrs. Charlie Spencer, on education
Mrs. D. H. Clark, on finance; Mrs. S.
w. Thomas, publicity agent, and Miss
Mabel Spencer was put in charge of
the registration.
We are not yet acquainted with
our duties, but hope to accomplish a
great deal of good before long. x
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1918-07-05
TO CLUB MEMBERS.

You will read our Short Course
program in this paper and / want you
to study it before you leave home and
have the information ready to make
your report. Study this as a War
Measure and do conscientiously your
duty as you see it. We must be as
patriotic on the food lines as we are
on any line.
/ want each club to report on the
number of War Savings Stamps that
they have bought and there is lit
tie prize to be given to the club that
has bought the most. Also report
the number of members that you
have and whether they are canning,
poultry or. egg circle, butter, etc.
Give the number of meetings your
club has held, and any other inter
esting information that you wish to
give.
] want the Egg Circle members to
be sure to be here on the third day
when we discuss egg-marketing. You
will enjoy meeting each other and
hearing what the other clubs are do
ing. Let us organize a County Club.
If you cannot do anything else but be
present be that.
Let me urge that every member of
any club be present on the first day.
We are to have guests on that day
ard you must do your best to be pres
ent. / think it is your duty and | am
going to count on you. viii each
club member make it point to see
that every one in reach of her knows
of the plan for that day, as shall
not have time to write each one a
letter. Call me over the phone if
you wish any information in regard
to it.
Lena V. Bolt,
County Home Demonstration Agent.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1918-07-05
MORE THAN A MILLION
SOLDIERS in FRANCE
Secretary Baker Makes Public State
ment.

President Wilson makes pubic
correspondence with Secretary Baker
which gives the gratifying informa-
tion that more than a million soldiers
have been sent. overseas and that OF
this number 100000 Of them are
ready for service. The Acting Quar-
termaster General also stated that
there would be 100000 men in uni
form by January 1st. The Secre-
tarv of War states that the troop
movement is fully six months ahead
of time.
The following is the statement of
the President and letter of Secretary
Baker:
81 have today received the follow
ing letter from the secretary of war,
which seems to me to contain infor-
nation which will be so satisfying to
the country that it's publication will
be welcomed and will give additional
zest to our national celebration of the
Fourth of July:
"War Department,
I" Washington, July 1, 1913.
/" My Dear Mr.. President-More
than one million American soldiers
have sailed from the ports in this
country to participate in the war in
France. In reporting this fact to
you l feel that you viii .lbe interested
in a few data showing the progress of
our overseas military effort.
" The first ship carrying military
personnel sailed May 8, 1917, having
on board Base Hospital No. and
members of the reserve corps.
"sGen. Pershing and his staff sailed
May 20, 1917 The embarkations in
the months from May, 1917, to and
including June, 1918, are as follows:
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1918-07-05
LIEUT.. oLIN c. FRANCIS.

The Commercial Appeal of Sunday
contained a splendid picture Of one
of Tupelo's popular airmen, and the
following notice of his services:
s'Tupelo is expecting great things
of the above birdman. He is Lieut..
Olin C. Francis, Sig. O. R. G. A. S.,
Kelly Field No. 2, San Antonio, Tex
and is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. N.
Francis. of Tupelo. Miss; is 26 years
old, weighs 225 pounds, and stands 6
feet 3 inches in height. Prior to the
entry of the United States III the great
war he was fireman of the fast Kansas
City Special that runs through Tupelo
over the Frisco. Upon our entry in
to the war he Immediately applied for
admission into the aviation service
and was sent to the ground school Of
the Georgia Techs, at Atlanta, Ga,
where he finished with honors and was
sent to Kelly Field. He was given
the position of tester Of aeroplanes
and motors until his promotion to
lieutenant on January rs, 1913.
Since that time he has been assigned
as assistant instructor in solo flying.
Lieut.. Francis is the first of his class
to receive a commission, and ranks as
one of the most daring aviators on
Kelly Field His chief delight is in
taking up visiting infantry officer
and giving him a few thrills. The
officer usually decides that he loves
mother earth more than he thought.
Lieut.. Francis has experienced many
narrow escapes, but none more than
one trilling experience last Feb 10.
He had finished testing motor and
thought he would try it out Enter
ing the machine he neglected to strap
himself in, and mounted higher and
higher until he reached 1000 feet.
The motor was working fine, but see
ing heavy cloud .above him he
thought of testing it in the damp at
mosphere. He entered and flew in
the cloud, for about five minutes
when the motor began missing on
three cylinders. He attempted
nose dive, but the sudden drop threw
him out Of the machine and he was
holding on only to the propeller shaft
with Is left hand He fell 5000
fest before he was able to grasp
The side Of the machine with his right
hand and throw himself back into his
seat BY main strength, and guide the
plane to safe landing. He also
had narrow escape recently when
his machine struck stump In some
weeds, as he was ready to rise, which
broke his gears, sending the machine
through barbed wire fence and over
an embankment into a chasn SO feet
deep. He and a fellow licutenant
fortunately escaped without scratch,
although the machine was manglsd
heap. His friends here would like 70
see him transferred to Payne Field,
at West Point, but his major will not
olive him up."