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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-11
LOSSES WILL
BE FEARFUL

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June II.
present offensive be-
tween Montdidier and Noyon, If
carried on extensively, will be the
costiliest drive of the summer for
Hindenburg, British officials to-
day declared.
Before the recent drive between
scissors and Rheims, the allies
had anticipated an offensive along
the present line of activity.
Elaborate preparations to meet
the German attack have been
made, it was said, with the sole
objective in view of killing Ger.
mans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-11
Gives Seven Sons to Army and Navy;
Hasn't Money to Buy a Service Flag
Especial to The Times. }

tSpecim 10 Tic I1meS.
REDWOOD CITY, Cal,
June 11.-Giving seven sons
to her country, but too poor
to buy the seven-starred sery-
ice flag she longs for!
That sums up the quality
Of California's champion war
mothers patriotism.
To say that her loyalty tran
sends tina of other women is to
make invidious distinctions in
the ranks of the grand army of
soldiers mothers. But Mrs. Wy
mans gift carries with it a pc
culiar sacrifice.
1t has meant hardship, bread
winning for a crippled woman at
>. and actual poverty.
MY boys" she says with
simple eloquence, "are my
Liberty Loan to Uncle Sam.
1--WE had interest on them
in advance, for they have been
good SONS and they have been
well treated by the grand
country for which they have
offered their lives"
Almost every branch of the
service has been enriched by Mrs.
Wyman's heroic gift. The sons
under arms are:
DAVID, in the cavalry.
VICTOR, lieutenant, Q. M. c.
CHARLES, @. NJ. c.
JOHN, sergeant, Signal Corps.
JAMES, Field Artillery.
EUGENE, Infantry.
FRANCIS, sailor, s. S. Cincin-
natl.
All volunteered except Charles.
who, the boys agreed, was to re-
main at home and care for the
mother.
Listed in the draft, however,
he valiantly followed his brothers,
with no claim for exemption.
Henry Wants to Go
There's another son, Henry, Is,
who is in school. He has already
announced that he will join the
colors as soon as he's old enough.
I'D sort of hoped my baby boy
would stay at home with me-" ex-
planned Mrs. Wyman, but if he
wants to go I'll not say word"
For seven years this valiant
giver of sons to freedoms cause
has been crippled. Six years ago
the husband died. The family
moved from the ranch to this little
California town. And her sons
made life comforta BILE for the
grey-haired mother.
When America entered the war
the Wyman boys were among the
first to enlist.
Mother" they said, "we're GO
ing"
"That's right, boys" she re.
plied-"GOd bless yOu!"
And so they marched away.
They made out allotments
for her from their soldier
pay. But, thru some in
applicable hitch, Mrs. Wy
man has received but $40 a
month.
Ii is not enough for her
and the two young children
left at home to live on. She
supplements the meagre in
come by taking care of the
neighbors' babies while the
mothers are at work.
81 can't understand why I
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-11
Short Nights

A trainload of newly drafted
men reached their cantonment late
in the afternoon.
BY the time they had passed
thru the receiving station and the
hands of the doctors, it was near
ly midnight. Several of them
were awakened at o'clock the
following morning to assist the
cooks in preparing breakfast.
AS one well-built, sleepy, draft
ed man got to his feet he stretch
ed and yawned:
ut doesn't take long to spend
a night in the army. EVERY
body's Magazine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-11
Leave Suspension
Hits All A. F.. F. Men

Leaves in the A. e. +. have
been suspended indefinitely" says
Stars and Stripes, the reason is,
of course, the present emergency
the term by which the war is
known in official American state
papers, but in this case narrowed
down to apply to the German on
slaught in the north.
There will be no exceptions to
the order, according to an author
itative statement. Officers and
men fare alike. Men now on leave,
however. will not be compelled to
return to their units until their
permission period is up"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-11
Tacoma Sammy
Wounded

In the list of Americans men,
toned in the Canadian casualty
list Monday, was f. Matthews of
Tacoma. wounded. After several
unsuccessful attempts to locate
any relatives of the wounded sol
der we wish to make an appeal
to The Times readers for infor-
nation. Does anybody know
MattheWs2
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-11

cents a letter amounts to some
, thing when there are seven to
send daily.
But these are such little
things"-with that ready smile
81 try not to worry. And ! al
ways write my boys cheerful let
ters. | simply won't annoy them.
~ WANT THEM TO BE AS
GOOD SOLDIERS AS THEY
HAVE BEEN SONS.
"NEITHER I NOR AMERICA
COULD ASK MORE OF THEM"
It's a home, this Wyman place
as humble as a Lincoln's cabin
that will mellow your Ameri-
can pride with gulp in the
throat the kind of home in
which the roots of democracy rest
deep and imperishable.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-11
Prevent Fires

All underbrush and dead limbs
of trees will be cut away on the
Camp Lewis reservation by the
soldiers, it was announced Mon
day, after a conference with State
Forester F. e. Pace and Captain
Smitten of the quartermaster de-
partment.
This work will be done to pre-
vent damage to the camp build
ings in case of ground fire, and
there is much danger of forest
fires near this vicinity in the hot
weather.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-11
HUNTING FOR
HOLDUP MAN

Police were notified Monday
night to be on the lookout for
Pete LOTUS, |. w. W., who Cen
tralia police say stuck up a man
there and got away with $11.
When they first saw him hold
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-11
Share Those Letters!

1t has been a long while since
we have been doing any begging
for letters and pictures, as what
with the Red Cross and Liberty
loan drives going on we did not
have quite enough courage to dun
you for such little trifling thing
as news, even If 1t is the way that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-11
Miss Rundquist
in Service

Miss Ruth Rundquist, a grad
uate of the class of 1917 of the
Stadium High school, has enlisted
as a yeomanette in the navy for
the duration of the war. Miss
Rundquist enlisted in May and
she will report Thursday at the
commandant's office when she
will take up her duties in the
supply office.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-11

ever, he ran off and got away.
He is believed to be headed to-
ward Tacoma. lie is medium
height, about 40, has gray hair
and carries /. w. w. card No.
252,400.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-11

ing up the man, Centralia officers
thot the men We're fighting, but as
they came near, Lotus took two
shots at them. the chief replying
with one which struck Lotus in
the shoulder. Despite this, how
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-11
TACOMANS ACCEPT RATE
INCREASE CHEERFuLLY

ing the war and that this is one
of the ways. The explanation in
variably draws forth a satisfied
smile.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-11

Times ads are live wires.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-08
PNEUMONIA TAKES
HEAVIEST TOLL
Health Conditions in Army
Camps Show Improve
ment, However.
InternatIonaI News servIce: /:

International News Service:
WASHINGTON, Feb. s. - Pneu-
monia continues to exact a very
heavy toll from the American SOL
diers in training in the United
States although a very slight de-
crease in the number Of deaths is
Indicated The report Of the sur
geOn generals office for the week
ended Feb. 1. made public today
shows that the total deaths for the
week were rs and that pneumonia
was responsible for IL OF these
The total number OF deaths for the
week preceding was 1S9.
The regular army as usual had
the lowest death rate with %. There
were 81 deaths in the national guard
and 81 in the national army.
Camp Pike at Little Rock. Ark,
heads the death list with 10 OF whom
IS soldiers died of pneumonia
General health conditions" says
the report, show continued inn
provement The admission on death
rates are lower than for last week.
Measles are declining. Pneumonia
cases show a slight decrease. Il is
still relatively high. however. Men
ingitis shows a marked decrease in
the number of new cases"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-08
VOORHEES, MONDAY
is SUSPENDED IN
SOUTHERN STATES
Garfield Hopes to Discontinue
Order in Other Districts
if Weather Permits.
international News Service :


WASHINGTON, Feb. WOrkless
Mondays were suspended in eight
southern states by Fuel Administra-
tor Garfield today. TIE action was
taken because of imprO' I'd weather
conditions II this territory. the tenn
perature having risen in many cases
10 summer neat.
At the same time DR. Garfield
amended his original order so as TO
exempt from its provisions all work
shops employing international Gar
ment workers. many of which are
working on government contracts.
The states exempted today are:
North ana South Carolina. Georgia,
Florida, Alabama. Tennessee. Miss
issippl and Louisiana.
Administrator Garfield felt very
hopeful TO-DAY that it might be pos
sibie TO further suspend the order in
other parts Of the country after next
week. He was optimistic that con-
tinued improvements in the weather
would enable the railways TO care
for the fuel needs through the en-
bargOes now in effect.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-08
ST. LOUIS CAR STRIKE
ENDS WITH VICTORY
FOR UNION WORKERS

ST. LOUIS. Mo, Feb. S-The
street car strike is settled
IL ended today after five days
duration in a victory for the union
and cars were operated on al
lines again by noon
The agreement reached at a con-
ference early today between repre-
sentatives Of the strikers and direc-
tors OF the United Railways al the
chamber Of commerce was 10 be
ratified by the $500 striking motor
men and conductors this morning
Until ratification the street car
system Will remain paralyzed. Less
than 100 cars were operated this
morning but 5y night the normal
100 will be out of the sheds. it IS
expected.
The agreement included recogni-
tiOr OF the union with the open shop
provisO and leaves the question Jf
wages and hours, etc. for arbitra-
ton. II already has been accepted
10y union leaders and company Off
Gals.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-08
CONTROL OF SUBMARINE
SITUATION Is NEAR,
BELIEF IN WASHINGTON
Internltlonal News Service .

International News Service:
WASHINGTON. Feb S.=Despite
the loss of the transport Tuscania.
naval officials today were confident
that the control of submarine depre-
dations is appreciably nearer. Re
ports reaching the navy department
today emphasized the facts upon
which Sec'y Daniels Wedn ssday
night ventured his prediction that
the allied and United States navies
are getting the upper hand over the
underwater asSassins.
The inter-allied naval conference
was in session today in Rome. hav-
ing been transferred there from
Paris. Vice Admiral Sims is sitting
in as the representative Of the
United States The present task be-
fore the controlling naval body is
safeguarding the Mediterranean and
extending 20 its waters certain meas
ures which are now in operation in
the Atlantic.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-08
LOSS Of
LIFE REMAINS
At 101 FIGURE
CalmneSS of Americans Big
Factor in Rescue of Large
Number-Win Praise of
British Officers.
International News Se-yIce :

News Service:
WASHINGTON. Feb. S.-The
war department today took
prompt measures TO allay the
fears of relatives of Tuscania
victims that their dead might
rest in a nameless grave by an
nouncing that all bodies re-
covered will most probably be
identified.
Following the finding Of "a
bodies washed up on the coast
OF ireland it was reported that
they wore blank identification
tags and that because the re-
mains were unrecogniza BILE the
bodies would all be buried in
one large grave IL was stated
today. however, that blank tags
are never issued TO American
soldiers. The name is always
stamped upon the tag even
though the man he's not been
assigned and numbered in any
particular unit. 1t was declared
5 positively that every soldier
aboard the Tuscania had a tag
with his name on it.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-08
ROOSEVELT RECOVERING
RUM0RS OF DEATH ARE
SPREAD BY BROKERS
lnternntionnl Nens Serrice

International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb s. - Prest
Wilson this afternoon sent the fol-
lowing telegram 10 Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt.
May I not express my warmest
sympathy 10 you and the sincere
hope that Mr.. Roosevelt's condition
is improving ."
NEW YORK. Feb. S.-Theodore
Roosevelt is getting better every
minute it was announced this
afternoon II the Roosevelt hospital.
where the former president is con-
fined. Following a visit to the col
Cnel, Douglass Robinson. his
brother-in-law, made this statement:
Il believe he is better than ne has
been for a couple Of days I was
given to understand that he spent
very restful night"
These announcements were made
as the result OF "a widely circulated
rumor that the colonel had died
This rumor was spread over the
country by broker wires and re-
suited in "A food Of kilograms being
sent 10 the hospital
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-08
BRINGS DOWN
GERMAN PLANE
WHILE ON LARK
Young MiSsourian, lnexper-
fenced With Machine Gun in
Air, Gets Best of BOChe.
By NEWTON c. PARKE
International News Service.
WITH THE AMERICAN Al

NIcIllilIlbNu4 News service
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE. Feb. S.-Lieut. (de-
leted by CENSOR from White
Plains. Mo. had an engagement
with the dentist at II o'clock Tues
day morning. But he never got that
tooth pulled. AT that hour instead
of being i'm a quiet French village
he was LattliHg for his life three
miles above the German city Of
Saarburs where ne shot down the
first German aeroplane credited 10
an American army aviator not pre-
viously attached to any other army.
Tale il Like Fiction.
The story of how this young
Nlissourian fresh from the states,
who had never before crossed the
German lines and never before f--
ed machine gun in the air. ac-
counted for "a boche airman reads
like wild war fiction. Another lieu
tenant from Atlanta. Ga, attach d
90 the same aero squadron. obtained
permission % accompany a French
bombing squadron on trip over the
German lines TO bomb certain plants
I'm Saarburg Lieut.. (deleted) decid-
ed 10 accompany him To the flying
field 90 see the squadron leave. He
then intended to go and have his
tooth pulled The French planes
were wheeled from their hangers.
and made ready 10 start. It was a
beautiful day. Just as they prepared
20 leave 10 was discovered that one
of the observers had not shown up.
die was ul
cant you go?" the pilot asked
Lieut.. ,deletedl.
"I never fired machine gun ex-
cepting on the ground. but I'd be
tickled to go if I can get permis-
sion the NiSsourian answered
While the squadron waited ne
'phoned 90 his commander and OBJ
tanned the necessary permission. lie
donued some borrowed toys and IN
II few minutes was of for Germany
tia the air
Meet Eight of the Enemy.
The Atlanta lieutenant flew with
one grou1 Of French planes and the
Nissourian with another. The
French planes passed over the bat
Nlf. .Ia.tC w ah.IIMt AllN4AAr-aIl 0AlN " e e
dropping their bombs on Saarburg
when eight hoChe airmen climbed
shyWard 90 engage them One Ger
man headed straight FOR the ma
chine carrying the NisSourian. The
German flew i'm circles and fired
rapidly az the French machine. The
latter having discharged all IFS
bombs. turned toward the French
lines The Missouri lieutenant took
off his heavy fur gloves and got in
TO action with his machine gun
ct didn't know very much about
using the thing he lauehingly said
afterwards. $50 I just worked il like
q hose streaming bullets
The German machine suddenly
crumrled ur and fell 20 the earth
like rocket. The rest OF the French
machines beat of their enemies and
aU safely returned. The Atlanta lien
tenant had two stir brushes wi:n
German machines before he got
back 20 camp.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-08
INSANE MAN KILLS
/. ONE; WOUNDS TWO
Telegraph Operator Shoots
Companion-MOther Flour
iSheS Gun on Streets.
nternatlanaI New, Servi,e f.:

international News Service,
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Feb. s.
Grady Parrish. night telegraph OPP
orator for the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad at Minooka. suddenly
taken violently insane, today shot
and killed n + Grim, companion
operator. and probably fatally
wounded his own wife Engineer
+. A Hobbs of Birmingham. who
stopped his train 10 investigate. was
shot through the lungs. The insane
man is now in Jail
After the murder. Mrs. Parrish
mother of the slayer, paraded the
streets of Minooka armed with a
shotgun and ordered all persons in
10 their homes. The sheriff al
Clanton was notified By telephone
and the woman was overpowered
and removed TO the jail where her
son is confined.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-08
AMERICANS PAY VISIT
TO GERMAN TRENCH.
FIND 1T DESERTED

posed Of a Lieutenant from Chicago,
a corporal from Los Angeles and
two privates.
The four Americans slipped
across 80 Mans Land" just before
dawn and made their way through a
gap in the enemy's barbed wire.
which had been spotted the previous
night
The Americans slid into the
boches' trench just "as easy as
though they were sliding into bed "
The lieutenant and the corporal
went ahead reconnoitering. They
heard German voices a considerable
distance back and the sound of
laughter as if someone were telling
a good story.
Gets Rifle for Souvenir.
The corporal found a rifle lean
ing against a trench which he car
ried back with him as his first
souvenir.
After obtaining valuable infor-
nation the party returned 10 the
American lines.
There has been noticeable
slackening Of the Germans snipine
operations during the past few davs
since our artillery has begun to pay
special attention of their sniping
posts.
The weather is now mild
There were few aeroplanes up
Thursday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-08
RUMOR FOREIGN
LEGATIONS FLED
FROM PETR0GRAD
State Department, Lacking
information; Doubts Latest
Reports on Russian
Situation.
international News Service


WASHINGTON. Feb. s. The
state department today was with
out any confirmation Of the rumOrs
current in Stockholm that the for
eign legations and embassies had
been expelled from PetrOgrad and
were en- route TO Sweden. Although
the department has had no report
from Ambassador Francis since Feb.
., it was not inclined 10 credit this
later TumOr.
A dispatch from Stockholm TO the
department stated that word reached
there yesterday that TorneO had been
captured 10y the White Guard. Two
trains arrived at Stockholm yester-
day from Petrograd, one carrying
the members of the Rumanian le-
cation and the other ordinary pas
sengers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-08
FAST ONE DAY. SAVE
S5O.OOO,000 A WEEK..
PLAN OF SEN. SM00T
lutcru. tirnal News Service
XVAGI Feb

international News Service.
WASIIINCTD\ Feb. >-A
national fast day once a month 30
conserve food and money was ad-
vocated in the senate Friday after
noon by Sen. Smoot of Utah. The
senator would allow only one meal
ou fast day Aside from the c01-
sertatiou of food tine saving Il
money per capita would Dee 5o cents
per fast day or about S5o.oOo.1o3
which the people could invest IN
war savings stamps he said
Sen. Jones az Washington. behev-
cd she day was NOT FAR distant when
the government would Poe forced u
commander men and women and
uut them to work where they could
be most useful in the production of
food and materials most useful 90
the conduct of the war. Sen. SmoCt
agreed with him.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-08
BY NEWTON c. PARKE.

International News Service:
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, Feb. S.-An American
patrol entered a front line German
trench on Thursday morning, but
found it deserted.
The doughboys searched the
trench and when they returned to
their own position their booty con-
sisted of a rifle and some made in
Germany" sausage.
On Thursday American artillery
shelled and probably inflicted severe
casualties upon two battalions Of
German infantry that had been OBJ
served upon a wooden road behind
the German front.
The American shells started a
large fire in the German rear.
The artillery firing has been live
ly on both sides. The Americans
bombarded the German trenches
and the roads behind them while
the Germans replied with heavy
fire, directed against the American
batteries Of seventy y-fives." There
upon the American gunners turned
loose with their "one fifty-fves." 3"
shelling the German batteries Of
"seventy-seVens."
Find Nobody Home.
The patrol which, in the words OF
"a doughboy, paid a quiet visit TO
the German front trenches and
found nobody at home" was COM
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-08
Keel of First New
Type Destroyer is
Laid, Daniels Says
nternatLnnal Vows serri-e

international News Service:
WASHINGTON. Feb. 8.-The keel
OF the first OF the new type OF SUD
marine chasers. which are cross
between the latest destrOyers and an
up-to-date motor chaser. has been
laid and the side frames now are
being put into place. Sec'y Daniels
so announced today following a tele-
gram giving that Information re-
ceived from Henry Ford who Is
building 4 large number Of them for
the government.
This work marks a new record in
naval construction. The type finally
was adopted less than two weeks
ago and the nrst contract let. The
craft are standardized. each part
muIti-ftting. and they can be built
with the same ease as has followed
the turning out Of the standard type
OF automobiles.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-08
AUSTRIA EXPECTS
To MAKE PEACE
WITH UKRAINIA
RumOrS Out of Petrograd In
diCate Reign of Terror in
Russ Capital.
InternationaI News Service /:

International News Service:
COPENHAGEN. Feb. S.-Austria-
Hungary expects to conclude peace
with Ukrainia before the middle of
next week, according to infOrma
ton received today from a German
source.
(The foregoing dispatch made
no mention Of the negotiations
between the bolshevik ENJOYS
and the German delegates
which have been proceeding at
Brest LitOvsk.)
Alarming rumors are coming out
of Petrograd One report was that
a reign of terror exists there and
that the foreign missions have been
warned to leave.
The bolsheviki regime is again
strengthening The PerOgrad garri-
son and has announced that army
headquarters viii be moved there
from Nohilev
German soldiers are said TO be
assisting the Finnish White Guard
in its struggle against the Red
Guard Cthe bolshevik forces).
This has led 10 the belief that the
German and Finnish governments
have entered into some kind of
agreement, by which peaceful trade
relations viii be restored if the
White Guard. with the assistance or
the Germans, are able 10 drive the
bolsheviki from Finland.
The White Guard is advancing on
Helsingfors. the Finnish capital.
Turkey Is reported TO have effect
ed A tentative agreement with the
Ukrainians and steamships are now
said TO be plying on the Black sea
between Odessa and COnstantinople.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-08
st Estimates Sh0U Is Americans Perished With Ship
Austrian Cabinet
Again Reported
to Have Resigned
International News Service !:

IntcrnSt tiOnaI Neas Service:
LONDON. Feb S.-The Aus
trian Ca binet has resigned be-
cause # political and labor dis
sensiOns in the dual monarchy,
according to a dispatch from
Amsterdam today.
The telegram added that the
miniStry's resignation was
handed 10 Emperor Charles by
Premier Won Seydler.
II was reported about a fort
night ago that the Austrian
cabinet had resigned but the re-
port proved erroneous.