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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-01
BY VICTOR MORGAN
Editor of The Cleveland Press

BY VICTOR MORGAN
Editor of The Cleveland Press.
Copyright, 1O1s)
=. No groups in civil Germany must bear a greater
measure of responsibility for the world war than:
I The school teachers.
The college professors. ,ts'-
The office holders.
The newspaper writer's
Mark the moving of the hand of justice-retri-
butiye Justice, the kind the poet sings about For
the groups in civil Germany who suffering most
today are:
The school teachers.
The college professors.
The office holders.
The newspaper writer's
It is they who put the poison in the factwells and
drugged the German people into condition that
made it easy for the kaiser and the marsts to work
their with them
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-01

Drat the doggone man who
called it 1.-THE beautiful"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-01

A man was fined So for driv-
ing his auto with dark lights, we
read In the. morning paper. lie
shouldn't be fined. He should I've
allowed to exhibit the dark lights
At the auto show.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-01

"KnOw Of a market for
slater" postcards ID. II. g.
II have about half a ton
saved up from the last ton Of
coal we burned at our
house,"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-01

States of America whose arch en-
envy is and always has been Great
Britain"
In addition to his attorney, p.
l.. Pendleton, Bostrom has the aid
OF Hulet NJ. Wells, former presi-
dent of the Seattle Central Labor
Council, who is to be retired In
Seattle this month on a charge
OF attempting to interfere with
the draft. In the trial of Wells
last fall, the jury disagreed.
TODAY'S CLEARIN(iS
Clearings .........$ 557,016.30
Balances ......... 81,226.25
Transactions ...... 1,607,551.72
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-01

Greetings, did you take q
spin" In your auto when you
drove downtown today?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
By the United Press


AmsVer0hm, aug. l.
"The American armies numerical su-
periority does not frighten u.s." the
Kaiser declared in a proclamation ad-
dressed to the German army and navy
today.
Despite the efforts of the worlds
greatest naval mowers our U-boats, sure
of success, are attacking the vital forces
which are streaming across the sea to
the aid of our enemies"
The text Of the proclamation so far as
received reads:
\ Serious years of the war lie behind
you. In the first year your victorious
spirit carried the war into the enemys
country, preserving the homeland from
its horrors and devastation. In the
second and third years of the war you
broke the strength of the enemy in the
east. Meanwhile your comrades In the
west offered a brave and victorious
front to enormously superior forces.
AS the fruit of these victories. the
fourth year Of the war has brought us
peace in the east. In the west the
enemy was heavily hit by the force
of your attack. The battles won in
recent months are among the highest
deeds of fame in German history.
You are in the midst of the hardest
struggle. The desperate efforts of the
enemy will be foiled. as heretofore, by
your bravery. l. and with me the
entire Fatherland. am certain of this
The American armies numerical su-
periority does not frighten us. 1t Is
tk= spirit which brings decision, as
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
US. RAIL SERVICE
DECRED BY SMOOT
"Public Would Rebel if Pri-
I yate Owner Gave Such,"
Senate Hears
By the Associated Press


Discussion of Government control OF
railroads and criticism Of propaganda
of the National German-American AL
lance occupied the midweekly session
today Of the Senate. but the House was
In session only few minutes.
:Eoyernment operation Of railroads was
praised by Senator Pittman, of Nevada,
who said the congestion of last winter
has been cleared up and that 30 per
cent of the people are satisfied with
Coyernment control. Senator -Smoot, OF
Utah, replied that he applauded the
American people for putting up with the
present service. p
THE service simply isn't there" said
the Senator. ''and there would be re-
,bellion In this country II the people were
eetting such service under private man.
agement. Unless something is done
worse conditions will occur next winter
regarding coal than last winter"
j, Senator Johnson. of California. sup
porting Government operations of rail-
roads and wires. said the present SER
vice should not be the measure of per-
manent Government control. He said he
favored Government ownership of public
utilities as a permanent proposition and
AID mot support the Government wirt
6ohtrof bill because of 'speciouse and
disingenuous' pleas that the power giYer
the President might never be exercised,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
This latest utterance proposes no new
policy: it consists largely of criticism
Of the Allies for their failure to state
their war aims more specifically and
urges them to take advantage of any
opportunity for discussion Of terms.
The chief Importance Of Lord Lans.
downes letter Is that he Is the only
British statesman Of first rank who Is
listed in his own country and abroad
whether correctly or otherwise, as
pacifist. and his words Will be given
the greatest publicity in the countries
Of the Central Powers, where II is in.
sisted they represent powerful por-
ton of British thought.
In his letter. Lord Lansdowne said:
1--WE are about to commence the fifth
wear of the great struggle for liberty.
and next week we shall reaffirm a
| sole mn resolve not to desist from the
effort until peace with honor is in sight.
meanwhile. with every month that
masses the toll which the war is claim
ing becomes heavier and heavier The
| civilized world Is being drained Of Its
resources, Is spending its energies in
purely destructive efforts, each OF which
| involves the further elimination CT Its
reserves of power and the further mu-
t,ation of the machinery of produc-
ton"
| Lord Lansdowne refers to the esti-
mates placing the casualties OF the bel.
Iigerer,ts at 80. 600. 900, of which 100000
have been killed and 6.OOo,o0o maze
prisoner or numbered among the MISS
ing. and to the decline in the birth rate
which. according to the registrar gen
eraI in n recent paper. Is costing tne
belligerents 12,5o0,o00 potential lives OF
which 65D.o0O have been lost to Eng
land and Wales.
"sooner than accept dishonorable
peace," he says. 1--WE are all reaoy u
fight on to the bitter end
He dwel,s on the tragic loss of life and
declares the desire for peace Is wide
spread among the enemy nations
adding:
"Upon no other assumption Is II pos
sible to explain the language OF tnoss
Austrians and Germans who are III
position to speak their minds freely o'
the constant feelers launched by th'
governments Of the Central Powers
But we are apparently as far as eVei
from the end The tide Of carnage ane
destruction continues to flow and car
ries all before IT, From time to tim'
a raw of reasonableness illumines th'
gloom only to be followed by relapse
into recriminations and controversies II
which each side, instead of searching tor
points of agreement. is apparently con
tent with dialectic successes.
What is 1t that stands In the way
1t is with no desire to embarrass th'
Government that I ask the question
But many of us are sorely perplexe'
and feel 1t our duty to give them
chance of affording us some measure Of
reinsurance and enlightenment.
There is In the first place. I an
convinced. a deep-seated desire for fur
ther explanation relative to the condi
tions on which we are prepared. not T.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
The Germans yesterday used new
gas having a white flame and smoke,

The Germans yesterday used new
gas having white flame and smoke,
a dispatch from the front says.
The Allies brought into action their
heavy artillery, their aviators and pa
trolls having reported mile after mile
of barbed wire standing along the Ger.
man lines. Their object was to de-
molish the wires, and the heavy guns
soon found the range of the entangle.
ments. Some enemy infantry had dug
in behind the wires, but the lines were
for the most part manned by machine
gunners.
The German artillery reply consisted
chiefly of shells from the us and 1O5s.
The machine guns, with the heavier
pieces indicated. were active in an Ell.
fort to prevent an Allied advance,
The Germans used less artillery late
yesterday against the attacking forces
on the Aisne. Marne front depending
more upon their machine gunners for
defending their lines, correspondents
were told. This fact, coupled with sto.
ries of prisoners and deserters. tend
| to strengthen the belief that they are
| planning "A withdrawal to new posi-
| tions along the River Nesle.
A deserter. who came into the lines
| last night. declared that orders ha6
| been issued for a series of retrogradt
movements until Fismes, on the Nesle
| had been reached.
In the fighting on the scissors
| Rheims front July 15 to 81 the Ger
mans used forty-five divisions, accord
| ing to Echo de Paris. Many of thes,
| divisions were used several times, he
| ing brought back into the fight afte
a rest of only one or two days.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
LORD LANSDOWNE'S PEACE PLAN
is IGNORED BY GREAT BRITAIN

make peace. but to open a discussion
which might lead to peace.
Questions Allies Definition
ut is assumed that such a discussion
cannot be started without some measure
of preliminary agreement, and our lead
ing statesmen constantly bid us to con
graduate ourselves because. although
our enemies have refused to define their
terms. we are supposed to have defined
ours In unmstakable language Has it
been really unmistakable? No one will
suggest discussion Is impossible until
each side has obtained the assent Of
the other to an exhaustive catalogue Of
It's requirements. But there are eyi.
IDENTIFY certain cardinal points which
neither side will treat as open to uues-
tions. Is it really the case that we have
done all that can be expected of us in
the way OF definition OF such points ?"
Lord Lansdowne admits the difficult
ties OF formulating such II list are Sc
rious.
diverse and possibly conflicting in
terests have to be reconciled." he con-
tinucs I'VE must make sure we are
in line not only with our allies, but with
our great dominions overseas. We have
to face problems, political, racial and
geographical, Of SURPRISING intricacy
There Is a temptation to use vague
language and broad generalities and
slide over awkward questions. But what
has been the use of our Inter- Allied Con-
ferences and the meetings of the impe-
rial cabinet IL there has been no CO.
ordination of our aims?"
Some of the earlier versions of the
Allied aims are obsolete. according to
the letter. The governing document for
a long time was the Allies note of Jan
uary 10. 1917, but Russia had since
fallen out.
"The secret treaties. the disclosure of
| which so seriously exercised the public
| miEd in this country" he continues.
may. I assume, be regarded as liable
to revision in many important particu-
| lars"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
London, Aug. I.
The Allies today delivered a new
stroke over the front between Bu-
fancy about four miles south of Sois.
sonsl to Seringes north of Fere.en-
Tardenois). The result was con.
siderable advance and the wiping out
of the elbow in the line at Oulchy-le-
Chateau. according to adviceS of the
Evening Standard this afternoon
CThe Allied attack reported from
London is along vital sector of the
Soissons- Rheims salient. From Buzan-
cy the Allies have held positions
running in a southcrly direction close
" following the course of the Sois.
sonsC Cha teau-Thierry high road. At
Grand RoZoy, about two miles north
of OulChy- lie Chateau, the line bent
sharply to the east. running north of
Fere.en-Tardenois to the village of
Nesles. where it turns south past Meu
Mere Forest. The gain made by the
Allies. according to the report. has
not only wiped out the elbow in the
line above OulChy-le-Chateau, but has
accentuated the plight in which the
Germans in Meuniere Forest. Ron
| cheres and St. Gemme find them
| selves. To the northeast of Crane
| Rozoy is high ground, which domi.
| mates the whole area back of the
enemy'S lineS)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01

Lord Lansdowne refers to the Pre-
mier's speech Of January as being
regarded as the most authoritative re-
cital OF the Allies war aims.
Though lengthy and elaborate" ne
says. at is at some points, perhaps. IN
evitably wanting in precision The peo-
pie are asking whether 1t still holds the
field, whether all the demands comprised
in II are in the same plane and whether
no conversation can be begun until the
Central Powers have signlfed their ac-
ceptance Of the whole of them
Groundwork Seems Lacking
Declaring that there had been other
striking statements, he writes:
."The most remarkable of these Is
President wilson's Fourth OF July
speech. remarkable both for what II
contains and what It omits. IL derives
additional importance from the fact our
own Prime Minister immediately aho
whole-heartedly adopted IT,
"It is a picture drawn by a great
ma ster of the golden age to whlch we
are hidden to look forward. IL does ho'
seem, however, to provide those VINO are
in search of n basis for preliminary
negotiations with the kind OF grouhu-
work for which they are striving.
"If Germany should intimate her
readiness to conform to President w u,
sons standards, long advance "ouIo
have been made in the right directioh
The speech Is, however. not an outlt'.
| of peace terms, but very noplE "oi us.
declaration of the things for when tnt
associated people of the world are rs"''
ing"
Even II Germany were ready to com
bine in the setting up of tribunal io
peace and justice, and it could ne as
sumed her power for disturbing I'M
peace would be reduced to impotence' NJ
continues:
I'VE should still find ourselves at TN
beginning and not at the end of an eN
tremely complicated negotiations W.
would still be without reasonable az
iustment of the main territorial an
fculties necessary, according TO MI
Balfour, for international stability.
when, therefore. the Prime Minister
announces the Kaiser can nave peac
tomorrow II he will accept Preslden
Wilson's conditions. he surely oNerstate
his case Nor does he greatly advance
It by intimating for the beneht OF thos
Germans who are continually Warhe'
that we are bent upon their utter de
struction that the God Of brute forc
must this time and forever be broker
and burned in its own furnace.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
FOE TRIES TO DIG IN
ON PRESENT III !sp !'sSpBz 7
By the United Press
sgTOls

with the American Armies In Fsaer ~
Aug 1.-The Germans. In an effofl -'7<
hold their present line, are rcportod46 I'LL
be attempting TO dig in. These op4fQM
tlons are being greatly harried by Afpt i13
artillery. sg ~ XI
The enemy has undertaken no infac
try action since yesterday afternoomtS
their artillery fire is lighter, ana theolvf5 4
aerial activity is lessening. ts,ft -
A boche force. attempting coneofde-
dation of shellholes on the outsEif 7,os3S
of Seringes. was wiped out by Americt - -
mortars. t ~ :
The American artillery continued renA1
batter the German machine guns. lf0G n
tense hand hand fighting 10 repcrte th-'
in the wooded region where the Ameft a. y.
cans are attacking. n ~ =.
German airplane which was strndu1nlt-
American infantry was brought d0W9%s,
and It's pilot and observer captured. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger

London. Aug. I.
The Amsterdam correspondent of the
Daily Express telegraphs:
"The assassination of Field Marshal
Won Eichhorn. while causing widespread
Indignation in Germany, must have oc-
casioned little surprise among those who
knew what this most ruthless of all the
Kaiser's generals had done at Kiev to
starve and p!under Ukraine for the hene-
fit Of Germany:
From the very beginning Eichhorn
treated the Ukrainians as slaves, whose
only reason for living was to see that
Germany obtained enough food from
the land His first measure was to
force the peasants under the most
severe penalties to cultivate the land
for the Germans benefit. His last was
to fix a price for corn which would en-
able the Germans to obtain bread more
cheaply. but which would absolutely
ruin the Ukraine peasants and land
owners.
Arrests Arouse Indignation
THE climax was reached when lie
had two popular members OF tho hrst
Ukraine government arrested and SEN
| fenced to various terms of Imprisonment
| for plotting against Germany. The SEN
tence of the German field tribunal last
| week caused great indignation.
Germany will see that Eichhorn's
murder will be punished at once. but the
matter will certainly not rest there.
German journalists who Travelled
through Ukraine recently all returned
to Berlin sounding the note of warning
that the Germans were more hated
| han In N world
fact that Eichhorn's assassin is a Rus.
| sian and not a Ukrainian is significant
| It will probably cause Germany to seek
| a quarrel, not so much with the Skoro.
| padski Government at Kiev. which IL
! German through and through. on,y NOV.
| ing at the German Ambassadors beck
and call but with Moscow, which Is
unable to discover Ambassador Mir.
bach's murderers
| Break with Bolsheviki Coming
| There are many signs that Germany
only awaits the opportunity of breaking
with the Bolsheviki now that their power
is waning. The newspapers are more
| and more insistent about the punishment
of Mirbach's murderers. A semioficia
| newspaper held up yesterday by the for.
eign Office accused the Bolshevist ENJOYS
now visiting Berlin with the object OF
completing the Brest-Litovsk treaty. OF
doing everything to destroy that peace
and hinted plainly that Germany's pa
tience was being sorely tried by the Boil
sheviki.
"A few days will show whether the
assa ssination of Eichhorn will serve as a
pretext for a rupture with the Bolshe
Wiki, or whether Hndenburg and Hert
ling will await the assassination of the
Kaiser's next envoy to Russia"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
SPENT l8 HOURS ADRIFT
Fifteen Survivors of Collision at Ses
Reach Port
By the Associated Press

Port Arthur, Tex, Aug. /. - Fifteen
survivors of one of the Harrison Line
steamships. sunk in a collision in the At
lantic two weeks ago, reached this port
last night They were at sea In the
lfeboats eighteen hours before being
picked up by a ship bound for here
The men who were brought here did
had been picked up or were drowned
The master of the wrecked ship declined
TO make any statement public.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
By the United Press

The Hague, Aug. 1.-Germany Is call
ing up every man that can be spared.
according to information obtained from
that country through various sources.
OF 200. 900 employees of krupps', between
10000 and 10000 are said to have been
called to the colors.
German press comment on the west
front defeat continues to be dictated by
ofiicialdom.
"Foch's break-through theory has not
yet been realized" the Tageblatt says
"One is justified in speaking of German
success"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
Paris, Aug. /

Paris, Aug. I.
The Germans this morning sharply
attacked the French positions in the
region of Bligny, southwest of
Rheims.
The attack was repulsed, says the
official statement today from the War
Office
The statement follows:
southwest of Rheims the Germans
made an attack against the heights of
Blgny. They were repulsed after a
sharp combat.
The enemy carried out a number
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
Senator James Recovering
Rx the limited Press

Baltimore. Aug. improvement in
the condition of United states Senator
the Johns Hopkins Hospital, have great
ly encouraged attending physicians. His
brother, Edgar H.. James, of Kentucky,
will remain with the Senator until he Is
able to leave the hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
OTFRIGH7.ENED, ,SAYSKALSER,
BY AMERICAN ARMIES MIGHT
Still Pins Faith UBoats, but Tells Soldiers and Sailors
They Face Their Hardest
Struggle

well as the course the campaign has
hitherto taken. Despite the efforts of
the worlds greatest naval powers our
U-boats. sure of success, are attack
ing the vital forces which are stream
ing across the sea to the aid of our
enemies.
We must, and shall, continue to
fight until the enemy's will to de-
struction is broken. We will make
every sacrifice to attain that end
Amsterdam. Aug, 1-(By I. n. S)--
THE destruction of the British fleet by
German U-boats," is the sensational pre-
diction made by Admiral Won Holtzen-
dorff. chief of the German naval staff,
in a dispatch from Berlin today.
The German admirals prediction fol.
lowed an admission that German sub
marines were unable to sink American
transports. land consequently were be.
ing employed only against cargo car
riers''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
GERMAN-UKRAINE
BREAK SLIKELY
Recall of Teuton Ambassa-
dor Being Contemplated
by Kaiser
HINTZE MEETS ENJOYS
Discusses With Austrian Rep.
resentative Sending of More
Troops to Republic
By the Associated Press

London. Aug. I.
Germany is contemplating the recall
of Ambassador Won Mumm from the
Ukraine and the handing of passports to
the ambassador of the Ukraine in Ber-
lin. pending the clearing up of the sit
uation in Kiev. according to an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from Amster-
dam under Wednesdays date.
Foreign Secretary Won Hintze. the
the ambassador from the Ukraine Wed.
nesday, and then received the Austrian
ambassador. with the latter the posi-.
bility of sending military re-enforcements
to the Ukraine was discussed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
Allies Drive Ahead
on Ten-Mile Front

Continued from Page One
where Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt
fell to his death recently with his
airDlane
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-19
CONGRESS WILL STAND
Continued from page one)


and try to prepare for coming needs.
The munitions director will put all
disputes up to the war council. Its rul-
ings will be final.
The director will get certain specific
work, delegated to him by the president,
but will not take over at once the en-
tire purchasing machinery. For instance
if there is shortage of steel the pres
ident is empowered under the bill to
authorize the director to take over steel
purchasing. Thereafter no government
agency can buy steel except through
the munitions director.
The housing problem, growing more
acute daily for all departments, is ex-
pected to be handled for all by the di-
rector, instead of letting the shipping
board build its houses and compete for
lumber, plumbing, labor, ETC., with the
war department, which under the pres
ent arrangement is building the houses.
Though the strongest opposition the
administration can bring to bear is ex-
pected, Senator Chamberlain and other
members of the committee declared to-
day the munitions director bill is GER
tain to pass the senate easily. There is
general agreement among men of both
parties that the Capitalization of con-
troll is needed. There is some doubt
about the senate IS readiness to accept
the war council, however.
The house, it is believed, will be hard
er to swing to the Capitalization idea,
though it is steadily gaining there.