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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-28

has been doubled, and new
plants just beginning quantity pro-
duction are scheduled to in
crease our production by April 1
to 100000 a year, and by July to
more than 100000 year.
Incidentally, 1t may be reas-
surfing that plants in this country
are proceeding on definite orders
for 184,075 machine guns. and
that orders for $4,000 Chauchat
and Hotchkiss guns are being
filled for us in France. q total of
214,575 rapid-fire guns.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-28

potatoes last year.
1t was war duty-and the
farmers planted potatoes galore.
In fact, they planted SO many we
are now overstocked.
There are tons and tons Of
kspuds now In danger of rotting.
They cannot be shipped to other
countries-as the necessary car
and ship space Is not available
just now.
Shall they rot?
II they do, the farmers will lose
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-28
LUMBERMEN WON'T
PROTEST, HE SAYS

(Unted Press Leased WiFe.D
SEATTLE, Feb. 28.-Pacific
coast lumber mill owners will fol-
low the governments eight-hour
order without protest, according
to r. B. Allen, former secretary
of the West oCast Lumbermen' q
association, and now with the u.
S. shipping board.
They feel" said Allen, discuss
ing the order announced in Port
land today, that 1t will not OBJ
tain the ends the government de-
sires, increased production.
"A complete check will be kept
by the association ON the produc-
tion of spruce from week to week
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lot OF money. II they lose, they
won't plant potatoes again so
cheerfully. II they don't plant
spuds, there will be another po-
tato famine like we had last year.
You wouldn't like that, would
you?
Therefore, eat, folks, eat. Take
second helping, and q third.
The price Is low.
Restaurants have been urged to
serve them in variety-and as a
free side dish.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-28
PANAMA CANAL ONLY DROP
IN BUCKET AS COMPARED
WITH WAR PREPARATIONS

peoples war; And no people will fight efficiently
and enthusiastically in the dark
This war, expert observers agree is as much an
industrial and engineering work as purely military
undertaking. 10 guage just what we have DONE then,
let us measure our work in terms of the biggest
single engineering job previously undertaken, one
with which the American people are familiar = the
building of the Panama canal
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Other signal corps dsesiop-
msnt including work Of the radio
section and balloon division.
brings the total work under
taken in this branch up to $sss.-
sO8,3S0.21-or MORE THAN
THREE TIMES THE MONEY
COST or THE CANAL.
Much Construction.
Army engineers, In providing
railway tracks, docks. wharves.
cranes and trucks for handling
supplies both m this country and
In France, and In developing lines
of communication for the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Force abroad,
have handled q job involving to
date expenditures OF s225,4S5,-
206.27.
or this sum $120.300.000 has
been spent by the director gem
eral of military railways in pro-
viding terminals and lines of
communication abroad, and on
equipment for them.
The surgeon generals office, to
provide for the sick and wound
ed. has spent $103,906,S50 on
hospital equipment and medical
supplies. Small. compared with
expenditures in other depart
ments, you may think. But re-
member that the greatest amount
spent in ANY ONE YEAR in the
building of the Panama canal, in
GLIDING administration and SAM
tation expenses. was only $46,-
900, 900!
In terms Of money eXpen-
diture, then, these five war
department bureaus have UNI
dertaken q work involving an
expenditure of $500, 413,-
| O54.31, or 20 TIMES THE
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION
COST OF THE CANAL. And
they have undertaken to
handle this job i'm 10 months.
There were Just ID officers at
tached to the ordnance bureau OF
the department on April 1, 1917
and the civilian employees of the
office numbered 237. On Feb. 1
1918, more than 500 officers and
1896 civilian employees were en-
gagged in the Washington office OF
this bureau alone, in addition to
all those on duty at arsenals and
at factories engaged on ordnance
work thruout the country.
| Great Expansion.
On April /, 1917, the strength
of the quartermasters corps was
PIT officers, 500 enlisted mer
and 1858 civilians total OF
1850. This had been increased
lately to care for our troops mob
ilized on the Mexican border. On
Jan. /, 1918, the quartermaster's
corps contained $3.50 officers
102,206 enlisted men and 5S,S71
civilians total of 1886, oil
an increase in officers alone >oi
5,972 and in total strength OF
i147,736.
The expansion In the signal
corps, engineers and surgeon gen.
erals bureaus has been similar
/, to that in the ordnance and quar-
termaster generals departments
Our aviation section has devel.
oped, from less than 100 officers
to 500 officers and $4,000 en-
listed men; our engineers from
4,125 officers and men to 104,.
283. The executive and clerical
force in the Office of engineers
alone grew from 1T to 2,084 be-
tween April 1, last. and Feb. 1,
And the surgeon generals organi-
cation has expanded from less
than 5000 officers and men to
I25,977 medical officers and a..
700 enlisted men.
Factories Recognized.
A further difficulty has been
that these bureaus, at the same
time they were tremendously ex-
panding their personnel, were re-
quired to develop new sources OF
supply for a very large part OF
their requirements. They were
unable to 60 into the market and
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and should production fall Oft,
other means to maintain 1t will
be found"
The Washington herald., 1918-11-12
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. s. Doniphsn.
II King street

| Alexandria, Va, Nov, 11.-Prac-
tically all of Alexandria turned out
tonight and celebrated the victory
of American and allied arms over
/ Germany. Horns and bells and
other Matchmaking devices were put
| into operation and the racket was
| kept up until late hour. The
younger element were out for an
evenings enjoyment and they GER
tainly had it. Red lights also were
used by the merrymakers, and hun
dreds carried flags.
First news of the signing of the
armistice was received by the citl-
zens with the blowing of the whis-
ties at the Potomac railroad yards
at 4:30 this morning. Just previous
to this a fire alarm had been
sounded, and a few minutes after
ward all the whistles and bells of
the city turned loose and the racket
proclaiming the victory over Ger
| man autocracy was kept up for half
an hour. Many persons at first be-
lieved there was a big fire in the
| city.
Several thousand persons from
this city journeyed to Washington
and took part in the celebration
there.
The first days drive in the United
War Work Campaign resulted in COL
lections and pledges amounting to
S5,734. This announcement was
made this afternoon at a luncheon
rendered the sixty members of the
committee at the Enlisted Mems
Club by Robert S. Jones. campaign
manager.
Those engaged in the drive will
meet at s:45 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing in the rooms of the chamber
of commerce and resume the drive,
which will be continued through
out the remainder of the week.
The women of the city identified
with the movement served the
luncheon.
1t is planned to have the general
work of the committee of women
begin Thursday. The women this
morning started out collecting funds
in the banks and on the street cars.
They report having met with con-
siderable success.
The allotment. for this citysis $780,
900, and 1t is expected that Alex
andria will ''go over the top" before
the close of the week. Members of
the committee are well gratifed
with the result of the first day of
the drive.
Rev E. V. REGISTER. D. D. pastor
Of the NJ. z. Church South, will de-
liver an illustrated lecture at 8
o'clock Tuesday night in the Young
Peoples Building on the work being
done by the seven great agencies
engaged in the drive Admission will
be free and all men and women are
invited to attend.
A banquet was given tonight by
the Relief Hook and Ladder Com
pany at its house on Prince street
which was attended by more than
The Washington herald., 1918-11-12
SERBIAN BABIES NOT
50 FEW AS REPORTED

Paris, Nov. lO-Serbisn officials ii
Paris have denied a statement an
pearing in a magazine from America
parents Magazine, April, 1873 thai
as a result OF war privstions apo
scattered population no children were
born in Serbia during the last three
months"
Serbia had an avalanche OF babief
in 1875" said person just arrived
from Belgrade The same was true
during the first half Of 1916. Later
on babies were more scarce, but after
the return Of interned men from Hun.
gary and Austria in 1917 many e1pec-
tsnt mothers applied for held.
The percentage OF ulegitinats
children was very small. But Of
course there were some wild mar.
riages between the invaders and peas
ant girls-very few. on the whole, and
only in distant villages. A. a matter
OF fact. marriages are taking place
constantly between Serbs. as the
young men interned and now released
are grown up by this time and wish
TO found their own homes"
The Washington herald., 1918-11-12
POT LUCK SAVES PILOT
ON VERGE OF CAPTURE
Stalled Engine Suddenly Reyives
as Airpan Nears Ground.

London-An English pilot whose
name is well known was recently
"scrapping" with eight German
scouts far over the lines.
He was joined by a British for
nation OF five machines, and to-
gether they drove down three of the
enemy in flames, The remaining FIVE
dived steeply for their own lines.
The pilot who had first engaged
them put the nose of his machine
well down and dived after them. but
the Germans escaped. The pursuing
British pilot endeavored to switch on
his engine again. 1t refused to start,
and the machine continued to lose
height rapidly.
a field in which some German
troops were being drilled lay close
beneath him. and he was just about
to land when suddenly his engine,
for no explicable reason. spluttered
and burst into an even roar. He was
saved by the grandest of flukes and
with a prayer of thanks he did a
vertical turn. and placed several ac-
curately aimed bursts OF fire into the
astOnished faces of a crowd of Ger
man soldiers. who had joyfully given
up drill to enjoy the rare delight of
capturing one uninjured English
pilot and aeroplane.
He flew homeward over a busy
road, the traffic on which he raked
ir deadly fashion from a height of
thirty feet. till the last Of his bull
lets was spent
Twenty minutes later. before a fire
in the mess anteroom. he was drink
ing tea, munching toast and Jam and
recounting his luck.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-12

Leather-covered Books, Soc TO $500
Shopping, address. engagement visiting
list, book registers, baby's sayings. gift reg
listers motor trip. dinner record. family rec
ord and guest book.
Emergency Csse.. sI.Ts 10 sIaa
In bAck and brown leather, fitted with
frst-aid articles.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-12

nouncement as to how this will be
carried on by the government. al
though IL is understood the govern
ment will allow the contractors
amounts necessary to oover the de
probation of machinery and materials
and business losses involved through
the operation of plants on war basis.
Solve Labor ProbIems.
The War Department. announces
that it will cooperate with the De-
partrnent of Labor, chiefly. the War
Labor Policies Board. in its cancella-
ton of contracts and the readjust-
ment of labor and industry of the
country. Already 1t is planning with
the War Labor Policies Board for the
return of the soldiers from abroad so
that they may come back in way
and in numbers and to sections to be
most easily reabsorbed into industry.
officers of the General STAN and ex-
perts OF the board are collaborating
on this program.
The readjustment of labor and
industry" said a War Department
announcement. will be undertaken in
conference with the Department OF
Labor and the War Industries Board
with a view of bringing about the
readjustment with the least possible
dislocation of. labor and the greatest
possible facility to the re-establish-
ment Of industry.
There is work enough in the Unit
ed States for all the labor in the coun-
try. Many government activities. like
the shipbuilding industry, will con-
tinue uninterrupted: others will be
gradually readjusted Meanwhile,
those who are employed by the gov
ment or working on. government sup
plies should continue at their occu-
nations :"
The Washington herald., 1918-11-12

Holland and the Kaiser. II Holland
looks upon him as a political refugee,
he probably will be granted indefinite
asylum. II he is considered as a SOL
der. in view Of his position as com
n1ander-in-chief OF the German armed
forces, he will have to be interned
for the period of the war.
After the war his disposition would
lie within the Jurisdiction of Holland,
unless the allies made some demand
for his disposition. Such a demand
1t was pointed out, would have to be
considered On its legal merits, and
Holland could take any course she
should determine upon.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-12
Nose CLOCGED FROM
ACOLD OR|NFLUENzA

breath at night. your cold or catarrh
is gone.
Don't stay stuffed up Get a small
bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm from your
Druggist now. Apply a little Of this
fragrant andseptic cream in your
nostrils, let it penetrate through
every air passage Of The head: soothe
and heal the swollen. inhamed mucyus
membrane, giving you instant relief.
Ely's Cream Balm is just what every
cold and cstarrh sufferer has leen
seeking. It's just sp.en1id-A.lv-
The Washington herald., 1918-11-12
New Journal for Far East.

Tokyo.-Announcemfnt is made Of
the projected establishment Of a new
economic journal for the Far East
under the management Of B. w.
Fleisher, publisher of the Japan Ad-
vertiser; Roderic c. Penfield. former
managing editor OF Harper's Weekly.
and DR.. Walter Williams, Of the
School OF Journalism Of the Univer-
sity Of Missouri. The new magazine
will cover China. Japan. the Philip
pines and Australia, and will be
printed in English, Chinese and Jap
anese. 1t will be called the Trans
pacific.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-12
j. S, BACK To
PEACE BASIS
Washington Turns from
War Activities as Ar
mistice Is Signed.

Within six hours after the an
nouncement Of the signing of the
armistice in Washington this gov
ernment had re-established itself
upon peace basis and was working
full speed ahead to prepare for the
great work Of readjustment before
it
Among the initial steps taken in
the work Of again putting the
United States upon a peace basis
are:
Plans for feeding and rehabiH-
tating Belgium.
Providing for the cancellation of
enormous war munitions contracts
and army supply contracts and a
Mating of all unnecessary over
time and Sunday work in navy
yards. -shipyards and war plants.
The Presidents war boards, in
cluding the Food. Fuel. War In
dustries and War Trade boards. an
nounced they were practically ready
TO report to the President prepara-
tory to their proposed disorganiza-
tion-
The priorities commissioner be-
gan preparing his organization so
as to allow reconstruction work
work
The draft was cancelled.
BeIgIans Get Relief.
Early in the morning the Quar-
ternaster's Department of the army
notified the Food Administration
that IL would assist in feeding the
civilian populations of Belgium and
Serbia out Of its supplies overseas.
II also will place at the disposal of
the Belgian Relief Committee vast
stores Of clothing and supplies
which are overseas. Herbert Hoo
yer and Edward Y. Hurley. chair
man Of the United States Shipping
Board. will depart for Belgium Fri
day. where they will work together
on the problem of distribution Of
food and supplies among the
stricken people Of that little king
dom. 4 conference of State food
directors will be held here to-day
upon a call issued by Mr.. Hoover.
Plans are being formulated for the
cancellation of all war contracts, but
as vet there has been no definite an
The Washington herald., 1918-11-12
KAISER'S FATE
now QUESTION
Authorities on Internation-
al Law Find no Parallel
In History.

News that hostilitiee had ended
brought two new questions to the
forefront Yesterday among dignita-
ries versed in international law.
These questions were: .
When will negotiations for peace
begin and what will be the form of
procedure?
What is the status of the Kaiser:
will he be delivered to Germany, sent
to- an allied country. interned or
exiled?
No Precedent for Action.
Men who have devoted their lives
to the fine questions of international
law frankly stated that they were
most reluctant to venture answers
to the questions. Such men as
Henry White, former United States
Ambassador to France and consid-
cred as one of Americas foremost
authorities declined to be quoted. al
though he readily suggested con-
lectures which would be consistent
with other decisions made in the
past. For the most part. however.
the opinion was general that there
is too little precedence in inter
national law for any man to ven
ture a prediction as to the course
which events will take in arriving
at peace terms and in the ultimate
status OF Emperor William.
Hannis Taylor, special counsel for
the United States before the Spanish
Treaty Claims Commission and au-
thor of many law treatises interna-
tionally accepted as authoritative
said:
"No reference is made in .the armis-
tice terms to the peace negotiations
nor the methods to be pursued in
initiating them. 1t would appear that
it will be necessary now to start the
ma chinery by which there will be
created a peace congress, similar to
The Washington herald., 1918-11-12
BILL
FALLS SHORT
McAdoo Insists That Sen.
ate Increase Taxes to
Eight Billion.

The Senate Finance Committee was
advised by the Treasury Department
experts that the war revenue bill un-
der the system of pruning which has
been followed by the committee has
been cut from IS. .00o, 900. .000 to less than
$500, 200, 900 in its probable yield. The
biggest reductions made by the SEN
ate committee were in the liquor taxes
and in the taxes on incomes.
, This Information was conveyed TO
the committee in response to re-
quest which was sent to the Treas
ury Department for a recapitulatloh
and estimate of the amount of revenue
which the bill would produce. Ex-
perts of the department have been
going over the sections of the bill ever
since the committee took its recess
before the election. They have nm
ally estimated that the Senate rates
will fall short by at least sl,Oo,ooo
OF producing as much money as the
bill was estimated to yield when 1t
left the House.
Senate Resumes Session.
AS a result of the inquiry and the
answer, the committee spent little
time in celebrating on any OF the
salient features of the bill when its
sessions were resumed yesterday. On
the contrary, Senator Simmons ar
ranged to call upon Secretary McAdoo
later in the day to discuss with him
some OF the features of the bill
Neither Senator Simmons nor Sec
retary McAdoo woL'i discuss what
took place at their conference. but II
ia uni"'stp'"i & fnrrnul StEtcmHh'
from Secretary McAtoo 10 the com
mittee VIII 30 girer sun'u Cav or
two. The cnmiittee does not E"ow
whether to incr..,se tie taS rats 10
bring about a return of s3.ocI.ochoOo,
or whether. in view OF the settlement
of the war. the sum of s6,jOoO0o 900
will be ample to meet all nevf5
Eight Billions Necessary.
Secretary McAdoo told the House
committee in earlier discussions on
least amount that the government
could get along with. At that tilEe
the coming OF peace was much more
remote than now. Whether the Treas
ury now will insist upon the full
question which Secretary McAdoo will
be expected to answer.
Senator Simmons expects to confer
with Chairman Kitchin, of the House
Ways and Means Committee, and
ether members of the committee he
fore announcing to the committee
what will have to be done.
The report from the Treasury De-
partment has further delayed the
committees final action on the bill,
and it is not believed the measure can
be reported before another two weeks
have elapsed.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-12
A Question for Holland.

High government officials. who could
not permit their names to be used for
obvious reasons. said the case of the
Kaiser primarily was one between
The Washington herald., 1918-11-12

fifty guests, including firemen, city
officials and others. John II. Tri-
nyer, president of the company, pre-
sided, and during the evening a
number of addresses were made.
Robert e. Gronau. IS years old, for
mer chief of the Alexandria fire de-
partnsent, dropped dead at 7:s0 this
morning at his residence, 232 North
st. Asaph street. Heart disease was
the cause of his death. Mr.. Gronau
had been in i'll health for a long time.
For seven years he was chief of
the fire department of this city, He
resigned in December, 1917.
Mr.. Gronau was a tailor and for
q time was engaged in business here
but was compelled to relinquish bust
ness affairs owing to declining health,
Besides his wife, Mrs. Alice Price
Gronau, he Is survived By two daugh-
ters. Alice and Janet W. Gronau.
The funeral arrangements have not
yet been completed.
A number of true bills were re-
turned by a grand jury in the Cor
poration Court, for alleged violations
of the State prohibition laws. Judge
S. G. Brent presided.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jane E,
Warheld will be held at o'clock
tuesday afternoon at her late resi-
dence' lls North Columbus street.
services will be conducted by Rev.
z: V. REGISTER. pastor of the NJ, E.
Church South.
Mary Elizabeth Fletcher, wears
Old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
II. FLETCHER, died this morning at the
residence of her grandfather. George
w. Bontz. 422 North Alfred street,
Her funeral will take place at
o CLOCK Tuesday afternoon.
An alarm OF fire. shortly after 4
o CLOCK this morning, was caused by
the burning of a wooden shed at the
plant of the Marine Railway Shin
building Company. In responding to
the alarm a valuable horse, known as
Jen' belonging to the Reliance Fire
Company, dropped dead.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-12

French civilians, irrespective Of sex.
who have been wounded or injured
as the result of any act of the en-
emy, are allowed to wear a yellow
ribbon bordered with blue stripes.
on which is affixed a five-pointed
star
The Washington herald., 1918-11-12

A banquet was given tonight by
the Relief Hook and Ladder Com
pany at its house on Prince street
which was attended by more than