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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-29
DIVISIONS
BAT TERED
FOR. GAIN
Dispatch From VIM.
Phillips Simms.
BY United Press Leased Wire.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
IN FRANCE, June 29.-The Ger
man army put down a barrage on
the new British positions east of
Nieppe forest, lasting from 1880
last night until 2:30 this morn
ing, but up to 7 O'Clock this
morning there was no infantry at
tack.
The rest of the British front re-
mains normal.
British and French forces to-
day held more advantageous p0-
sitions in Flanders and the Cham
payne region, the result of sue
cessful attacks carried out yes
terday morning.
The British, in surprise at
tack east of Nieppe forest. adj
vanced their lines an average
depth of mile on a front of three
and a half miles between Vieux
Berquin and Pont Journal.
They attained all their 0bjec-
Itives. including the villages Of
l. Epinette, Verte Rue and La
Becque. They also cut up two
German divisions.
Field Marshal Haig in his night
report said more than 800 pris-
oners and % machine guns were
captured.
simultaneously, A u S r allan
troops attacked west of Merris, a
mile north of Vieux Berquin. cap
turing several enemy posts and
taking AZ prisoners and six ma
chine guns.
While these operations were
under way, the French advanced
on a front of nearly four and q
half miles west of Scissors, be-
tween Ambleny and Montgobert.
They took 1000 prisoners, the
French war office announced.
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Especial to The Times.)

Especial TO lie l1ncS.)
LONDON, June 29.-Kaiser
Wilhelm seems about to add King
Of Austria" to his long list of
royal titles.
1t looks as IL Austria will dis
appear, not by action Of the allies
or the rebellious peoples held
subject to the Hapsburgs, but by
that of the Hohenzollern ruler
over the senior partner in the Teu-
tonic alliance.
This will mean the breakup OF
Austria-Hungary and probably the
end of the pan-German dream.
While Austria's Germans prob
ably would submit willingly to the
kaser's rule. there is little chance
that Hungarians. Jugoslavs,
Czechoslovaks, Rumanians, Poles
and Italians would do so.
Refuses Food
Germany would come out of the
squabble with an united German
nation, for the first time in mod
ern history, but with southern
fringle of rebellious provinces
which she could not permanently
control.
Karl Hapsburg would take his
place on the shelf with Nick Ro-
: manoff, ex-emperor of Russia.
Already Germany has refused
to supply starving Austrians with
food.
Dispatches from Switzerland
have reported outbreaks in Aus
TRAN Tyrol against the Hapsburgs
Continued on Page Tenn
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u. S. AIRMAN
IS WOUNDED
Dispatch From Frank
j, TAYLOR.
BY United Press Leased Wire.

WITH THE AMERICANS IN
FRANCE, June 28.-Lieut. Jack
Chambers, plotting a British
bombing plane over the German
lines yesterday, was severely
wounded by a machine gun bullet
but stuck it out and brought his
machine safely to the American
airdrome.
Chambers and British gunner
went out to strafe German troop
train, reported to be moving some
distance from the front.
AS they sailed over the enemy
position, the latter cut loose with
their "archies" and machine guns.
Chambers was struck in the right
arm.
He calmly steered the plane
over the train, while his compan-
ion showered it with bombs.
Then he darted down thru the
enemy barrage, SO the Britisher
might spray the train with ma
chine gun fire. After their OBJ
ject was thoroly accomplished,
Chambers returned home, grow
ing fainter all the time. He spot
ted the American airdrome and
glided down in perfect landing.
Then he keeled over, uncon-
|scious. When seen in an Ameri-
can hospital today, Chambers
|grinned and said:
ut is worth a wound to get
the care Of these American girls,
believe met
Private Jos. Leitzan of the
American field artillery has been
awarded posthumous distin-
guished service cross. The cita-
ton says that Ion May 81, while
under heavy bombardment, he
voluntarily assisted other soldiers
who were buried in a dugout. He
was killed."
The medal goes to his mother,
Mrs. Annie Leitzan Of Hammond,
Ind.
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.reSid ent
Will Curb
Practices!

per cent profit.
Leather industry profits in
creased as high as five times over
those of pre-war years.
The flour millers have had un-
usual profits and their average
earnings are said to be IS per cent
of the investment.
The Helvetia MIX Condensing
Co. made over 90 per cent on cost
and s. per cent on investment.
Salmon Gamers profits were
approximately j2.S per cent on
the net investment. This average
does not reveal that some OF the
low cost companies included in
the average made over 200 per
cent.
1.-THE commission has rea-
son to know that prOfiteering
exists" said the message.
"Niuch of il is due To advan-
tages taken of the necessities
Of the times as evidenced in
the war pressure for heavy
production. Some Of IL Is at
tributable to inordinate greed
and bare-faced fraud"
Armour, Swift, Morris and
Cudahy were designated as the
leaders in meat profits; the Will
son eompany's profits were large.
but not comparable TO those OF the
remainder of the big five.
The profits of Morris & Co. for
the fiscal year ending Nov, 1917,
is equal to the net worth of the
company capital and surplus)
and 1851 per cent on the 3d.
000,0 900 capital stock outstanding.
In the cases of the other four
companies the earned rate is from
81 to AZ per cent.
The International Nickel Co.
made profits in 1916 of $13,557,-
600, 40 per cent.
Information Of the COM
mission does not indicate eX-
cessive profits on lumber on
the western coast.
Forty eight southern pine pro-
duoers made an average profit on
the net investment in 1917 OF II
per cent.
Margins on the coal industry in
many cases were two or three
times normal.
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IS
PROBABLY
OVER TOP

II am confident Tacoma is over
the top" said Campaign Manager
Louis Burnett Saturday morning
in reference to the War Savings
Stamp drive which closed here Fri
day night.
Attic it will be about three or
four days until the final total can
be reached, there is practically no
doubt in my mind that the result
will be satisfactorily and that We
shall be proud OF it,"
BY noon Saturday the Tacoma
pledges had been checked up to
the amount of $1,130,000, with
hundreds of pledges coming in.
1.-THE drive shall not stop here, -
said Chairman Burnett Saturday.
"If Tacoma Is not over the top,
and | believe she is, this drive
will continue as long as neces-
saiy, even up to January of next
year.
Pledges may still be made and
the sale of the stamps will be con-
tinued at the banks and post Of
flee and wherever they have pre-
viously been on sale.
Il wish to state that ! am very
grateful to the public for the
splendid cooperation which they
have given to the workers in this
drive, and / am more than CRATE
full to the workers themselves who
have devoted so much OF their
time and labor to making this
campaign success" Burnett con-
cluded.
. The city's pledges amounted to
about 10000, with the largest sub
scription coming from the Todd
shipyards, whose total amounted
to a trifle over $172,735.
In the country q large number
Of the districts have exceeded
their quota, each district having
been made to correspond with the
regular school division and each
pupil being allotted 800, on the
basis that there are five members
In each home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-29
KILLING OF
EX-CZAR IS
CONFIRMED
Omitted Press Leased wirc.)

NsnhsGu HVoS HFeabVu
STOCKHOLM, June 29.-The
German embassy at Moscow con-
firms the murder of Nicholas Ro-
manoff, former car, according to
a dispatch received here.
The Nasse-Slovo declares that
persons arriving in Moscow from
Ekaterinburg state that when the
Czech-Slovaks advanced on the
latter city, red guards went to the
former emperor's mansion and
ordered the whole family to pre-
pare to leave on a special train.
While en- route to the station,
Nicholas heatedly protested
against transfer to an unknown
place. whereupon the red guard
escort bayonetted him.
The former empress and her
daughters were not molested.
The former czarovitch was taken
to a separate, unknown place.
The perilous bolshevik alli-
ance with Germany will be great
er than ever IL the allies invade
Siberia.
IF forced to choose between
the evils of German and Japanese
orientation, we prefer the former,
because there is a chance of a
revolution in Germany" War
Minister Trotsky declared in
speech at Moscow this week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-29
FOE DRIVE
CHECKED
BY'FRENCH
(United Press Leased Wirc)

(United Press Leased Wire.)
PARIS, June 20.-German
attempts to recapture posi-
tons taken by the French
south of the Aisne were re-
pulsed after a stubborn bat
tie, the war office announced
today.
~. Southwest of Rheims there
was also sharp fighting.
Italians hurled the Ger
mans from advanced positions
temporarily occupied, it was
reported.
Northwest of Montdidier an
American raid in which 40 pris-
oners, including one officer, were
taken, was announced.
South of the Aisne, the Ger
mans attempted to elect the
French from positions taken yes
terday," the communique said.
Several battalions attacked be-
tween the Fosses-En-Bas and Gu
try ravine. They were repulsed
and the French front was integ-
rally maintained.
Southwest of Rheims there was
sharp fighting in the sector be-
tween Montague and Blikny
(about half way between Rheims
and the Marne) Italian troops
elected the Germans who obtained
q momentary footing in advanced
elements.
Northwest of Montdidier Gin
the Cantigny region) the Ameri-
cans conducted successful raid,
taking 40 prisoners. including one
officer.
I'm the forest of Apremont Con
the left wing of the American Toul
sector) in Lorraine, French troops
took prisoners and material in q
raid"
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7.(ENT
CARFARE
IS LIKELY

All that prevented a vote Fri
day afternoon on the proposal to
permit the r. r. & p. to tenn
porarily increase carfares in the
city to seven cents was the refusal
of Frank Day, member Of the citi-
zens' Investigating committee of
%, to remain at the meeting in
the council chambers.
Pleading urgent business, Day
left the meeting just as the pro-
posal was to be put to vote, and
the question now has to hang fire
until next Monday afternoon, the
time for the next session.
The proposal was offered in
the form of resolution by JOS
eph II. Lyons, former secretary Of
the Central Labor Council and sec
rotary of the committee of 25.
He stated that it was an emer-
gency measure and only a means
of providing temporary relief for
the city, and that 1t was fair and
square to both the people and the
7. r. & p. Co.
Should the agreement be vio-
lated by the T. r. & p. it is un-
derstood that the city's contract
shall be Immediately terminated.
And should the committee Of 25
see fit to end the agreement for
any reason it may do so.
Must Give Service.
The substance of the resolution
is that the T. r. & p. pay the
union scale of wage which is from
so to 60 cents an hour for 10
hour day and proceed Immediately
to give adequate and safe street
Continued on Page Tenn
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Armour's Reply

CHICAGO, June 29.-"These
charges, like previous ones from
this commission, are designed to
impress the headline readers" J..
Ogden Armour said today, refer
ring to accusations of profiteer-
ing in the federal trade commits
sion's report.
1T is fact known to govern
ment auditors that our company's
profit on each pound of product
in the meat food lines is only one
fourth of a cent We have de-
veloped our business to a point
where those quarter pennies are
brought in fast enough to make
millions of dollars. The return on
our investment is now less than
nine per cent"
History will show that in or
der to feed the American people,
the packers have had to find SO of
outside capital for every 81 pro-
vided from earnings of the bust
ness" Armour asserted.
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u. S.
MARSHAL
IS NAMED

Frank M. Harshberger, deputy
clerk of the U. s. district court
for Western Washington in Ia
coma, was appointed chief clerk
for the district Saturday by Fed
eral Judge e. Z. Cushman.
The appointment followed the
resignation of Chief Clerk Frank
l.. Crosby, on account of i'll
health.
1t may mean that the head Of
fices may be transferred from
Seattle to Tacoma.
Harshberger has served as
clerk of the court in Tacoma since
1912. He came here in 1887 and
was at first associated with the
Allen C. Mason Co. in real estate.
Later he became chief law clerk
in the legal department Of the N.
p. railway.
He is married and has four
children, and his home is at North
29th and Lawrence. He has one
son in the U. s. service.
Crosby, a native of this satte,
has been in the government SER
vice for 2S years, having first
served as a U. s. deputy marshal.
He was appointed clerk in 1912.
He will retire to his farm In
Thurston county.
He has three sons in active SER
vice-Lieut. Lloyd L. Crosby, with
the government spruce division at
Astoria; Sergt. Frank l.. Crosby,
In an officers training school in
France; Frank Runyan, on the
U. 8. s. Rainbow, chasing U-boats
on the Atlantic. His daughter,
Flora, is a deputy clerk in Ia
coma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-29
SOLDIER RETURNS
JUST IN TIME TO
RETAIN HIS WIFE

LONDON, June 29.-John
Manners Of Twickenham return
cd home after three years at the
front just In time to prevent his
wife from remarrying.
She had been informed by the
war office that he was killed In
action. and had accepted an offer
of marriage. But he was badly
wounded and left for dead on the
field.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-29
HUNS PLAN RAIDS
IN GREEK WATERS

(United Press Leased Wire.D
LONDON, June 29.-Germany
is fitting out Russian vessels cap
tured in the Black sea for raids
thru the Dardanelles on allied
shipping in the Aegean sea, says a
Venice dispatch.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-29
WEATHER FORECAST

The con will
have some job
making change
with a 7-cenf
fare, thinks
Sat's Bear. To-
night and Sum
day fair and
warmer. Tenn
penstures Fri
day. Maximum
So; minimum.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-29
FAT STOMACHS IN
GERMANY NO MORE
(Sncciai q, Tho Nine. !

BERNIE, June 29.--The age Of
fat stomachs In Germany Is Over,
says the Cologne Gazette, not only
because "the intellectual apprecia-
ton Of the fat belly no longer ex-
ists."
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ffencn fepulSeu desperate
German attempt to retake the po-
from the enemy yesterday.
Picardy Front
The French war. office reported
a successful American raid north
west of Montdidier in the Can
tigny region in which 40 German
prisoners were taken.
Lorraine Front
French troops took prisoners in
a raid in Apremont forest, on the
left flank Of the American tout
sector.
Italy
Latest official reports showed
comparatively minor engagements
in mountain region.
England
British casualties lists for the
last week showed a total of 49,
ITS.
France
The Germans made their third
air raid on Paris in three days
around midnight. No casualties
reported.
Germany
Gen. Won Liebert, in an inter-
view, declared that another sur
prise blow against the allies is
Imminent. He admitted that the
Austrian offensive was a painful
failure"
Germanyis preparing, for mill
tary Intervention in Russia to
restore order" according to the
German press.
Austria Hungary
German reports said the general
strike in Buda Pest has ended.
Russia
The murder of the former car
is confirmed by the German en-
bassy at Moscow, according to
Stockholm dispatch. 1865
Helsingsfors reported red guards
terrorized Petrograd and hundreds
Of persons dying daily from h:n-
ger.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-29

Miss Elizabeth Handing. age
So, OF Attleboro, Mass, has been
seaching for So consecutive years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-29
Greetings, are you ready to
pay % seven-cent carfare?

Dear Talko: A Nom Essential
Industries club wouldn't do any
harm. For prexy l nominate the
man who sells balloons.
TACKS.
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U. 8. NOT TO BUY BARLEY
svfmss~a UBr~.~ UssseA Wap~N

SAN FRANCISCO, June 20. -
This years barley crop will not
be regulated or handled by the
United States food Standardization.
II was announced today. Ae-
cording to reports here, many
farmers are holding their barley
hoping to get the price they re-
ceived last year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-29
Will Tell of
Atrocities

German war atrocities as they
really exist will be pictured to
Tacomans in an illustrated lee
ture Sunday evening at the Ply
mouth church, 45th and Park
ave., by DR.. Newell Dwight Hills
of the Plymouth church of
Brooklyn, N. Y, who has Just re-
turned from the battlefields Of
Europe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-29

Many q Stacker has this
alibi. ''It takes brains to be
a lighting man."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-29
Today's War
Summary, by
United Press
Marine Front

French repulsed desperate
German attempt to retake the po-
sitions west of scissors, captured
from the enemy yesterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-29

Instead of forcibly feeding II to
the world, Germany will have to
swallow THAT kultur herself. And
on an empty stomach at that.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-29

We can't win the war walt
ing for Austria TO lick herself
with a revolution. What she
needs most Is u thoro licking
by democracy. On with the
war!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-29

While we're Hooverizing on
mems clothes, why not cut the
pants off just below the kneel
The wimmen folks have shown
the way--with their gowns.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-29
Picardy Front

The French war office reported
successful American raid north
west of Montdidier in the Can
tigny region in which 40 German
prisoners were taken.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-29

Il was very careless Of the
packers to forget to embaln
those hams.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-29
Lorraine Front

French troops took prisoners in
raid in Apremont forest, on the
left flank Of the American tout
sector.
Italy
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-25
LIBERTY LOAN
COMMITTEE NAMED
Those Appointed For Anne Arun-
del County To Help Sale
OF Bonds
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN

The following have been named in
the Liberty Loan Committee for Anne
Arundel county:
First District-Samuel p. Chew,
chairman; DR. ]. NJ Hayes. st. George
Barber, Dr.. John Collision. Miss Aug
usta Jones
Second District-R. p. Melvin, chair
man, Joseph Cusack. Jesse L. Clarke.
Frank ~ Basil. Mrs. Henry Viking.
Third District-F NJ Duvall. chair
man. c. l.. Tate, DIR. James Billings
lea. Ed. f. Wroe, Mrs. f. NJ. Duvall.
Fourth District-Bruner r. Ander-
son, Chairman, John A. Watts, j. E.
Num-, DR.. r. A. Hammond, Mrs. Beau
regard Clarke.
Fifth District-John H. Gels, Chair
man, William n. Crisp. John e. Potee.
Enoch Downs. Mrs. Wade Hamilton
Linthicum.
Sixth District. A. Walton, Chair
man, w. Meade Holiday, F. A. Mum
roe, William II. Moss. Mrs. Robt. b.
Dashiell
Eighth District--A. II. Perrie, Chair
man, w. Frank Clancy. William H.
Hall, DR.. George G. Dent
Special Committee for Annapolis
G. r. Thomas, Chairman. w. II. How
ard, James ID. Brice, Henry Hebron.
Harry Spriggs. John T. Stepney, viii
liam Butler. Charles Oliver w. II.
Bates, r. B. Milliner.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-25
SUGAR MERCHANTS
TO MEET TONIGHT

Mr.. Ridgely P. Melvin, Food Admin
istrator for Anne Arundel county, fol-
lowing the meeting in Baltimore yes
terday of the County Administrators
with the State Administrator, has ask
ed all local sugar merchants to a
meeting to be held tonight at $50
o'clock in the local Food Administra-
tors Office in the Court of Appeals
Building to discuss the question of the
present price of sugar.
1t seems that some merchants have
on hand a considerable quantity of
sugar. which they bought before the
recent raise in price, while others
have only that which they bought at
the present rate AS only definite
fixed margin is allowed by way of
profit to the dealer the question to be
settled is as to dealing with the two
different prices of sugar.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-25
WILL ANNAPOLIS DO
ANYTHING LIKE THIS
Baltimore Goes After W., B. And
A. For Leaving Cars Stand
ing On It's Streets
WASHINGTON ALSO ANGRY

With Baltimore demanding recon-
pense from the Washington, Balti-
more and Annapolis Electric Railway
Company, for the use OF the city
streets as parking places for trolley
cars not in immediate use. and with
the authorities at Washington also
taking up the same important ques-
tion the idea of going after the road
is finding favor in Annapolis
According to announcements today
the Electric Line will have to pay
Baltimore City $1,000 annually for the
privilege of permitting its cars to
remain upon the tracks on Liberty
street, between Lexington and Fay
cite. 1t has been the practice of the
electric line TO permit cars to stand
on the tracks throughout the greater
part of the day
General Manager j. j. Doyle ap-
peared before the Board of Estimates
yesterday and was told that the board
had agreed to fix the charge at 81 900
year. The original charge recon-
mended by the Bureau of Minor Priv
ileges was $500 a year, but the Board
OF Eestimates thought this too low
The electric line will have to pay
$1,000 for the year beginning last
October 1.
In Washington stiff fight upon the
road for the same use of the streets
is on, and number of persons have
pointed out that the railway is prac-
ticing the same plan in this city at
the foot of King George street. This
and the former fact that there is an
other important feature of the rail-
ways local franchise which is boldly
violated from day to day and year to
year, will, it is now understood, re-
suit in the matter being taken up in
the City Council shortly.
The franchise provision which the
railroad steadily violates here is that
relating to the use of return cur
rent trolley pole. Each car of the
line is compelled under the Annapo-
lis franchise of the company to have
two trolley poles, and to use both
whenever travelling over the city
streets. The necessity for this, as
provided in the franchise granted the
company to operate its cars over the
Annapolis streets, is that the cur
rent shall be carried back to return
wire, rather than allowed to damage
by electrolysis of the water and gas
mains laid under the street beds.
However, this franchise provision is
and for vparc hac haan ahSolutolv
ignored by the railway company.