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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-07
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Most OF the prisoners, whit
were Prussians, said they thought
the British were opposite them
They said they were to have at
tacke dagain today. They hat
not had any rations for five days
Other German prisoners said the
Prussians got what little foot
there was.
| The general morale of the Ger
mans in this region is of the low.
est.
Prisoners said that three divis,
ions $4,000 mem had been used
! up trying to push back the ma,
rines. They included the Jaegers
who are crack riflemen.
Surrounded.
One company of marines, which
was thanked during the advance
was entirely surrounded. After
fighting their way to an advanced
position, they had to fight the.l
way out again. They poured ma.
chine gun and rifle fire into the
Germans, ripping thru them tC
the main body of Americans.
One entire German company
was dressed in French uniforms
in an effort to deceive the ma.
rines. The latter could not figure
how the French could be in front
Of them and fired into the mas
queraders. The Germans forgot
their camouflage and quickly cried
"kamerad."
French soldiers holding a posi-
tion overlooking the fight reported
terrible execution by the marines
machine guns, as we'll as by ar
tillery fire. The German dead
were thick on the field.
Newsie Brings i'm One.
Charles Ginsberg, formerly a
newsboy at the corner of 116th
street and Lexington ave., New
York, marched into headquarters
with his bayonet fixed, German
prisoner who was walking ahead
of him.
Ginslberg said it was tough,
hot fight" but that he was anx-
ious to get rid of his prisoner and
get back into it.
A hospital corps man from
Wilmington, Del, who dressed
several wounded men under fire,
said they were "the gamest bunch
ever" He told of Corporal Kap-
her, who was caught in the Ger
man lines Tuesday and played
dead, then took a day and a night
to crawl back into the American
lines.
In Wheat Field.
The battling around Chateau
Thierry consists almost entirely OF
machine gun duelling, the Ameri-
cans getting far the best of it.
The marines say they hear that
every third German has a machine
gun and from the fire they believe
it. But 1t doesn't stop them.
Fighting is now over ground
marked by the graves of French
soldiers who fell in the first bat
tie Of the Marine. 1t is the farth-
est thing from what you would
expect battlefield to look like.
] stood today waist deep in the
green grain beside light battery
which was hurting shells into the
counter attacking Germans. Tiny
ducklings were swimming in a
pond nearby, already accustomed
to the strange sounds which they
first learned in the last few days.
A marine courier wore rose
plucked from a nearby wall.
Fight All Night.
The battle was increasing in in
tensity as this dispatch was filed.
There was violent fighting We'd
nesday night, Americans occupy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-07
81, 900 CALLED
Omitted Press Leased Wire.

OTTAWA, June Eighty
eight thousand men have been
called to sail under the military
service act, and 1890 have COM
piled, according to figures avail
able today. There has been a
great increase in the number of
recruits in Quebec.
1t is now believed that the
100000 to be raised under he act
will be with the colors before par
lament convenes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-07
|NOFIREWORKS
FOR SEATTLE

SEATTLE, June 7.-'France is
the place for explosions just now"
said Mayor Ole Hanson, and he
straightway affixed his signature
to a proclamation prohibiting "ex-
plosive fireworks" In the city of
Seattle on the Glorious Fourth Of
July.
do you mean not one pin
wheel, not one sky-rocket?" he
was asked.
Il sure do. A sky-rocket would
make just as nasty fire in .
shipyard - bunch Of firecrack-
~ Woux havs 'em."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-07
Women's Low Shoes

Pumps Of patent colt and
black glazed kid with hand
turned soles, pr. So and $3.50.
Brown kid oxfords with
hand turned soles and Louis
XIV heels, pair $3.50.
1st Floor Balcony.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-07
MEMS SHOES


We are featuring three models
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Mems Kid or Gunmctal Blu
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toe
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Mems Gunmetal Button or
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at, the pair 4OsOU
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-07

White canvas tennis oxfords
with red rubber soles, pr. $1.75
High shoes in same quality,
pair $500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-11
POLITICS CONTINUE ID GROW WARMER
 IN MISSISSIPPI
Three-Cornered Senatorial Fight Proves Most Inter- esting, With Harris Ap-
 parently Leading

Jackson, Miss, August 10.-(Speciall } The political situation in Mississippi, so far as the senatorial contest is con- cerned, grows more acute and, therefore, more interesting day by day as reports of Reflections from the yardaman ranks continue to pour in at Harrison head quarters
 Senator Vardaman continues to pour our vials of wrath and to villffy and abuse those who are opposed to his re- nomination for the exalted office he has disgraceds according to the opinion of the majority of the people of Mississippi. while MT. Harrison pursues the even tenor of his way in the very best of spirits, happy and contented and at peace with all mankind. fe1 a
 These two and Governor Noel are just Hs pussy as three candidates could be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-11
American Soldier Has Made Good

Henry Farrand Griffin, in Leslies
 Not the least satisfactory part of re- cent operations is the really splendid con duct of the American troops engaged in battle. They have fought like veterans and the German newspapers will have to revise their estimate of the quality as well as the quantity of American armed assistance to the allies. American troops have been engaged in sufficient quanti- ties to make it clear that chance had nc part in their earlier successes. They have been matched against the best Ger man. troops and have more than held their own. They have had the advantage of course, of skilled French leadership and artillery cooperation. But even witf these considerations given due weight il cannot be too emphatically stated that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-11

Another of Birmingham's Company K boys has been reported injured. This time it is Lawrence Gordon Johnson, only son of Mrs. Frances Johnson of East Birmingham.
 Johnson is in Capt. Mort Jordan's company of the 167th infantry, Rain bow division. He has written his sister as follows:
 July 19, 1918.
 Dear Sis: I have been in the hospital now three days but getting along fine. was hit in the shoulder with a piece of shrapnel, only a slight wound; didn't go to the hospital until the first battle was finished We were fighting open warfare under heavy shell fire and gas. We are treated fine in the hospital believe me we have good chow here, the Red Cross gives us all the tobacco and toilet articles that we want. You can still address my letters to K Com pany don't know just when I will get back. They may send us fellows to rest camp, if so will write you. I wrote to mama yesterday. Johnnie is all O. k. Will write again soon. GORDON.
 Lawrence Gordon Johnson, Company K, 167th Infantry, Forty-second Di- vision"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-11
OTHER HOSPITALS


 There are several other American | hospitals in London, among them are St. Katherines Lodge Orthopaedic hos pital in Regents Park, and American Red Cross hospital No. 24, in Kensing- ton Place Gardens, given by MT. and Mrs. Chester Beatty of New York | At Lingheld, Surrey. the American Red Cross has opened a Convalescent Home for American officers, with a capacity of 100 beds, this being housed in the home of Mrs. Spencer Clay, daughter of Viscount Astor.
 An important branch of the organi- | zation'st work is embraced under the title, Care CommitteeS' which has sub committees of American women in all important cities and towns in Great Britain. They visit the hospitals in their vicinitioe, and are immediately notified of che arrival there of any American soldiers. sick or wounded, whether they belong to the American army or to the British or Canadian | forces. Every such soldier is visited at least once week, and is supplied with comforts of various kinds, including copies of the local newspapers of his home town, which may be 5000 to 5000 l miles away. More than 600 women are iheAHoou III lHlS Sdto Solnulttee and us subcommittees. In every rest camp training camp, aviation center, or other point where American troops have been stationed or are about to be stationed. the American Red Cross finds work to be done. For this purpose large or ganization has been built up, cover ing the entire country.
 In every camp of American soldiers. the Red Cross representives are on hand constantly to assist the army of- ficia1s in their work If a canteen is needed or a recreation tent, or a hos pital tent, the Red Cross is there to supply it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-11
Work Of fhe Red Cross |ln Britain Compris e $ IOUer 20 Department s

London, August 10.-The work of the American Red Cross in Great Britain comprises more than 20 departments. Virtually all of the several thousand American women who were residents of Great Britain before the war, many of them, of course, wives of English men, are engaged in Red Cross work of some kind under departments of the American Red Cross. and they have also the assistance of many English women whose American connections or former residence on the other side of the Atlantic give them a peculiar in- terest and affection for things Ameri- can.
 Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, widow of for mer distinguished American ambassa- dor to Great Britain, was the pioneer in the work of the American Red Cross in this country. As soon as the United the American Red Cross. Mrs Reid and Ambassador and Mrs. Walter Hines Page organized the London chapter of the American Red Cross. Mrs. Reir remains head of the London chapter and has also been appointed by the central organization in Washington tc the post of deputy commissioner in Great Britain.
 PROMINENT WOMEN
 Among the women attached to vari- ous branches of the work are Mrs. John Astor, Mrs. Curtis Brown, Mrs Henry Chapin, Mrs Spencer Clay, the Countess of Ganard. Mrs. Frederick Guest, Wis countess Harcourt, Lady Herbert, Mrs Irwin Laughlin. the Duchess of Marl- borough. Mrs. Walter Hines Page, Mrs Robert F. Skinner, Mrs. Aruthur Vim cent. Mrs. H. s. Waite and Lady Ward.
 The American Red Cross has provided number of hospitals in Great Britain, some of them established before Amer ica entered the war; for the use of British wounded, others established since that time for the accommodation of both British and Americans
 One of the finest of these American hospitals is the Mossley Hill hospital at Liverpool, which is staffed by Amer ican army doctors and nurses under Mai. Ude J. Vile, formerly professor of surgery in the University of Michi- gan. Already many American soldiers occupy its cheerful wards.
 The largest American hospital in Great Britan will be that at Carisbury
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-11
Salaries for Teachers

The leading educators of Mississippi have formed an. association that is conducting campaign for better sal- aries for teachers and better schools for the people," and are putting out a great deal of literature bearing on the sub ject. They show that Mississippi spends less money per capita for schools than does any other state ex- cept South Carolina-the latter spend ing a and Mississippi, Alabama, Geor- gia and North Carolina, $4, while the average is about s20 per capita. Wash irgton spends $32, California, $27 Ner York, Massachusetts and Nevada, s5 each. It is also shown that the pay
 of teachers in Mississippi averages about $50 per month, and for only four to five months in the year in some counties. Three or four counties pay as much as $49 per month. and others are as low as $25. The association urges that no teacher should be paid less than $70 per month and for at least seven months of the year, as even at that salary, the high cost of living considered, they will not be able to make tongue and buckle meet. In de- manding that Mississippi do better, and all counties make a special levy for counties get more cash out of the state treasury for schools and pensions than they pay into the treasury. These ex- cess amounts vary from 5000 to $16.- 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-11
THREE

the American soldier has made good in
 France. The bravery and the efficiency of Uncle Sam's fighting men, of whom
 over 2o0,D00 have been in action, has in-
 spired the French soldiers and the
 French people with new courage and
 hope The French armies are carrying on with an energy and determination that sustain their best traditions. Every where in France 1t is believed that the tide of the war has at last turned against the Huns, and for this full credit is given to American participation in the struggle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-11
Wanted Panbearers

q desire to be pallbearer at the funeral of deceased" said the doctor. T attended deceased during the last illness, furnished the medicine gave him my services and paid out money without charge or compensation" "That's true" said the family, "but deceased claimed, before his demise, that your services and treatment brought him to a premature grave, and he specially requested that pabearers at < his funeral should be those only whose lives and conduct had never contributed to the destruction of his business or to his death But the people of the community know that am entitled to this priyi- lege," said the doctor. 'Wel, refer the matter to the people of the community, and we shall be gov- erned accordingly" said the family. ~A
 Thus spoke Dr. Felix T. Tarrant to the family of old John Barleycorn, recently deceased, and whose funeral will take place when the next legislature assemblies. Therefore, he refers the matter to the people of the community, the voters of Jefferson county, and asks them to elect him to the legisia- tlre where he may have the privilege of acting as pallbearer at the funeral of Mr. Barleycurn.
 c.aiarurscal Advertisement byF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-11

Candidate for the Democratic Nomin. atfon of Governor of Alabama.
 "A GREAT DEMOCRAT, A MAN OF BACKBONE, w A LILA C. E HAS KEPT THE FAITH WALLACE IS THE ONLY cANDi DATE FOR GOVERNOR MAKING A FiGkT TO DEFEAT THE
 4 PROHIBITION AMEND ,si MENT. slT Vote for WALLACE and Preserve Your LIbertiesl xPaid Political Advertisement, publish.
 pd by the Wallace State Campaign
 Committee, Montgomery, Alahama.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-11
Urged. to Plant Wheat

Fifty or more citizens of Jackson and farmers of the counties of Hinds, Rankin and Yazoo visited Canton one afternoon this week to see flour mill
 in operation, making nice, white flour from wheat grown in that immediate
 vicinity. large number of citizens
 of Canton assembled at the courthouse
 to welcome the visitors and to accom-
 pany them to the flour mill, two blocks away. The mill is a small affair, but is a successful enterprise. owned and operated by J. A. Weatherford, na- tive of Tennessee. From the mill the crowd went to the Elks' club. where sandwiches made of bread from the |home-ground flour, generous slices Of Homemade ham being the filler. Both we're pronounced excellent-as good as was ever tasted. and every farmer pres ent returned to his home determined to plant at least three acres of wheat. th5 SSFsfF9 16ked for By -th6 govern
 m4nt forcea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-11

Court, near Southampton. constructed on fine old estate of 1S6 acres over looking Southampton. This will be used solely for American wounded from the northern sectors of the western front. It will have about 5000 beds.
 An American hospital de luxe in Lon don is the new naval hospital on Park Lane, which occupies Aldford House, the home of Mrs. Guest, wife of Capt. Frederick Guest, M. P, who generously placed her home at the disposal of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-11
Will Have Biz Fair

The directors of the Mississippi state fair are determined that the fair next fall shall be the best the state has ever seen. believing that under the mis- fortunes of war it is better to keep the people encouraged and in the best of spirits. This fair is almost exclusive ly agricultural and for that reason its benefits are aimed at the farmers. To impress upon them the importance of live stock the exhibits of cattle, hogs and sheep>will be larger than ever be- fore, while poultry will also occupy a prominent place. Liberal prizes are offered on all kinds of farm roducts. $3900 going to the winners in the Boys corn clubs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-11
Will Build Flour Mill

A citizen of Sunflower county has given the Jackson board of trade writ ten notice that he will begin work In 30 days on a flour mill in this city one with capacity of 100 barrels per day, and there is very general rejoicing hereabouts for the reason that tho scar- city of mills has been one reason more farmers have not planted wheat hereto fore. A sweeping campaign is being made of the state to induce farmers to plant wheat this fall and it is confi- dently predicted there will be at least 100000 acres planted before the end of the year. The government extension workers have joined forces with the state agents in an effort to have three acres planted to each family. They may plant more if they so desire, but three is to be the minimum acreage. It is estimated this will make at least 36 bushels of wheat, out of which the family will be able to pay tolls at the mills and have five barrels of flour left.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-11

The only girl city controller in the country is Miss Bessie Townsend, who has successful filled the office in Alt lantic City through three administra- tionS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-11

years under an initiative and referen- dum election to be held in November. It is charged that these petitions are in the interest of just one man, Mike Conner speaker of the house, who wants to be governor next time and who is not old enough by a few months. The proposition will be defeated world without end. Petitions were also cir culated demanding an election on woman's suffrage, but it failed to get the required number of signatures Tn time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-11
Have All But the Wheat

J. J. Brown, commissioner of agri-
 culture of Georgia, and president of the cotton states official advisory
 board telegraphs P. F. Garner, commits sioner of agriculture of Mississippi, as to whether Mississippi will produce sufficient food stuffs this year to sus- tain it's population, exclusive of cotton seed products, and if there is short
 age, on what crops. In reply Mir. Gar ner states that Mississippi will have an abundance of everything except wheat Corn, though badly damaged by dry weather in some parts of the state. will be abundant, it is believed Last year Mississippi sold great deal of corn. in and out of the state, and Is stiu grinding it's own meal.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1918-08-08
PLEASANTVIEW RED CROSS

Mrs. Lester Williams was un-
able to attend the Red Cross
meeting on last Friday on ac-
count of illness. She was great.
ly missed by all present.
Our Red Cross work is pro
crossing nicely. A few socks
are being turned in at each meet
ing. We have one sweater com
pleted and seven or eight more
will be finished soon.
Qlite number of ladies are
waiting for sock thread, which
we have been unable to get but
hope to receive soon.
Three of our officers, Mrs. B.
Smell, Mrs. Bob Shaw, and Mrs.
Will Cook We're in Mountainair
last Monday attending to bus
mess for our organization.
The ice cream supper given on
Saturday, August 3, was decid
ed success. A large crowd at
tended. Among those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. White,
Mr.. and Mrs. Keithly and chill
dren, Mr.. Womack, Mr.. Ingra-
ham, Misses Deda Sellers and
Inez Busy, all of Mountainair,
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. HanIon
of Willard. A short program
was rendered, during which a
very satisfactory report of our
work was given US by Mrs, Luke
Burns. In response to repeated
calls from the crowd, Mr.. B.
Smell gave us a short talk on the
latest war operations. j. Lewis
Clark also addressed US on Red
Cross Work at Home and
Abroad A baked hen was
auctioned off, bringing US So. 50,
making the proceeds total SIT. so.
BY Isabel Clark, Secretary and
Red Cross Reporter.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1918-08-08
new TYPE or
U-BOAT CHASER

1t is said that John Bowman is
testing his Dodge car as a sub
marine chaser, with the design
of offering the government a
solution of the submarine prob
lem. He and Forrest Mason
started Tuesday for Albuquer-
que, and near Barton had an ex-
perience that held possibilities of
tragic results. Travellers by
that road will remember the
place where a small water course
comes from the southwest and
winds back and forth SO that it
is crossed three times in a short
distance, the ascent being rather
steep in going out at the last and
upper crossing going toward AL
buquerque. The first two cross
ings were dry, but when they
reached the last one flood of
water was coming down. There
was argument as to making the
attempt to cross, but they finally
did so. 1t transpired that the
water was rising rapidly. They
had scarcely got into it when it
was high enough to kill the en-
gine. AS the water rose it
swung the car around and
washed it backward against the
fence at the roadside. By this
time Forrest thought it was time
to quit, and he got out by using
the fence as a friend and guide.
John stuck to the ship until the
water ran over the lower glass
of the windshield and, with his
head against the top reached his
armpits, when he concluded that
the dry land looked good and
managed to reach it. He makes
the claim that he kept his cap
dry.
There were two other cars
there, one on either bank, and
after an hour or so the water
ran down so they could cross.
The one coming this way
brought John and Forrest to Mo-
riarty. where they got a service
car and reached Estancia.
Forrest was at home where he
could get dry clothes, but John
had to borrow.
1t was really a dangerous ex-
perience, and they were lucky to
get out alive.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1918-08-08
WHAT THE INDEPENDENT SAID

AS far as Torrance county Is
concerned, the present list of of
fcers is republican, and the
chances are good that if an cleo
ton is he'd, the next list will be
likewise. About the only chance
of a change is the influx of home
steaders to the county, most of
whom are located on the Mesa in
the south portion of the county.
Of course there are some all over
the county but the majority are
to the south. Of the new
corners quite a few have not
been in the state q year and con-
sequently will not have a vote
coming. But of those W no will
cast their first vote this fall,
probably a small majority are
democrats, with the socialists a
close second. But even if all
would vote the democratic ticket
there will not be enough new
voters registered to change the
result in the county. Why not
simply forget the election aud
let the present officers hold over,
as they would legally do if there
were TO election, or if the Sue
cessors should not qualify p
Mountainair Independent.