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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01
OPTIMISTIC
IN LONDON
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TIVE Ae@s@S ~ -Ssp
LONDON, May 1.-Altho 1t is
too early for anything definite
and Notwithstanding the drive in
Flanders may be renewed any
moment, military officials are
more optimistic than for several
days.
Whatever follows, the allies
have won one phase of the bat
tie in the Flemish hills.
They have smashed the Ger
mans in a trial of sheer strength;
have inflicted a severe, costly jolt,
and have won a notable defensive
victory, altho the Germans hurl-
ed at least 225,000 men into the
hills around Ypres.
The press, while cautious, has
brighter aspect than for weeks.
1t believes Mondays stone-wall
defense warrants a confidence in
the future, and speculates as to
whether the Germans will now
strike elsewhere, in pursuit oil
their recent tactics.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01
IF ALLIES
HOLD,HUNS
WILL LOSE

PARIS, May 1.-"If the allies
hold, Germany Is BEATEN" de-
clared Spanish statesman, re-
turning from Germany, who was
interviewed at the Spanish from
tier today by Andre Glarner, Paris
correspondent OF the Exchange
Telegraph Co.
"The kaiser did not approve
the present offensive" said the
Spaniard, but Hindenburg, Luz
dendorff and the crown prince
said it would turn the tide, altho
the losses would be enormous.
THE offensive had three OBJ
jectives-first, the capture Of
Amiens; second, the destruction
of Paris, and third, the separation
of the French and British armies,
with the capture of Calais. All
this was to be accomplished before
May day.
"The German feeling at the
failure thus far, together with
the enormous losses, is making
the kaiser stronger and lessening
the power of Hindenburg, Luden-
dorff and the crown prince.
IF the German offensive is
unsuccessful by May Is, it means
the return to power of Won Bue-
low and the launching of a new
peace offensive"
Glarner believes the Spanish
statesman is sympathetic toward
Germany.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01

young matrOn that the latter
was "ill." Still I'm happy ig-
norance, the mother returned
home the next day.
The letter which came to my
desk asking that l fine'a home for
the babe was written the morning
following the baby's arrival. That
afternoon or the following morn
ing the young mother was in The
Times office, in Tacoma, to tell
me her pitiful story. l gave her
the letters and the telephone
calls, and she made her selection
of a home for her baby.
The very next day she was back
In the hop fields, feverishly pick
ing in order, as she told me, that
she might earn as much as posi-
BILE to pay off the bills she had
incurred.
Her one fear was of detection.
She desired above all not to
shock her loving, trusting mother
with what to her would have been
Ia tragic scandal.
She asked me IL I thought she
was justified in her course.
assured her she was.
| volunteered to help her raise
the amount needed to clear her
from debt and thus wipe out the
chief possibility of exposure. But,
dauntless and self-reliant, she
did not accept my offer. She did
not need to. Her secret, appar-
emily, never was even guessed at
by any of her circle.
never talked with a sweeter,
more modest girl. Her heart
held no rancor for the young man
who had betrayed her. She was
grieved only for the injury she
felt she had done her family, for
the necessity of parting forever
with her babe.
She thanked from the depths
OF a big heart the robust constitu-
ton and the family surroundings
that had made it possible for her
to go thru her ordeal so mar
velOusly.
] have never heard from
her since, tho there is no one
of the thousands of my cor
respondents from whom
would be more pleased to
hear again. But her madon-
ma face always will be one of
my memories.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01
Is French Riddles Have +,
Been Adopted; One Left

Who wants to adopt Andre
Tanguy, little four-year-old Or
phan of Erguy, France?
He is the only one left today
of the nine 'Fatherless Children
of France" who were looking for
fathers and mothers in Tacoma
Tuesday.
So far IS of these French chill
dren have been adopted by Ia
coma people thru the Tacoma
committee, of which Ralph Stacy
is treasurer. 1t costs 5000 a
year, or 10 cents a day, to sup
port one of these children. Tues
day eight were adopted by the
following Tacomans:
Mrs. S. M. Jackson, Mrs. H. T.
Moore, Mrs. Robert Hart, Mrs. f.
c. Dubois, F. w. CASTOR, Mrs,
T.. E. Cushman, Virginia Lam
dram and Mrs. Stephen Appleby.
Virginia Landram is the young.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01
Dancing Is Feature of
Y.W.C.A. May Festival

Song Of the Rotern; flag dance;
Japanese dance, Mildred erosion,
Melba Aldrich, Dorothy Greives
Waltz of the Spring; Little Fairy
Snowflake, Melba Aldrich, Mildred
erosion; Indian club drill; Jump
ing Jack Jubilee; Galanteric, Mar
ion rCoswait, Dorothy Greives
The Shepherds Dance, Melba Aid
rich: Oriental Snake Dance, Del
hi Girls" and Mr.. Lane; Temple
and Incense Dance, Harold A.
Lane; Dumb-bell Drill; May Pole;
Amazons; America.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01
GUARD MAY
BE CALLED

Tacoma may again send a unit
of militia into the great war, it
was announced Tuesday by Brig.
Gen. Harvey J. Moss, who stated
that the third Washington segi-
ment of the National Guard will be
mustered into service soon.
Twelve Washington companies
of the National Guard will be mus
tered in, including those from
Tacoma, Seattle, Everett, Belling-
ham, Spokane, Wenatchee, Cen
tralia, South Bend and either
Walla Walla or Yakima.
All former members of Co. "F'',
Third Infantry, Washington State
Guard, having in their possession
any equipment or property issueI
to them are directed to immedi-
ately return IL to Sergeant Joseph
Middlesworth at the 10th street
entrance to the armory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01

Uncle Sam uncorked a knock
out to pacifists and conscientious
DIRECTORS Wien the war depart
ment [. So ! - case OF 3's, Dow
Allison, Chicago pacifist and Har-
ward student, who had refused tc
report to his draft board.
The department ordered federal
authorities to arrest Alison and
send him to Camp Grant. The
Allison case obtained a nation
vide interest because of letters he
had written to the war depart
ment "! ich caused his recall from
the consular service in Switzerland
before q had taken charge OF his
duties. The closing of teh case is
regarded as a precedent which will
De followed by the government in
future cases.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01

That was the gist OF an an
nOuncement that appeared in
my column in The Times
some months ago.
The next day the office was
flooded with letters and tel
ephone calls. That after
noon the mother gave actual
and legal possession of her
rosebud child to kind
hearted mechanic and his
wife in Tacoma.
And thus ended as novel a
chapter OF girlhOOd maternity
as has ever come under my
personal notice.
The youthful mother (she was
about 49, had lived with her
mother and sister on a ranch
down toward Grays Harbor. She
was courted by farmer boy
neighbor. She was sweet and in
nocent and he a trifle more So
phisticated. She heard the whis-
per of approaching motherhood
and the craven youth fled, leav-
ing her to her own resources.
But this remarkable farm
girl did not break down.
She did not fly to her
mother or her older sister
with confession.
She did not allow herself to
go into a panic.
Instead, she simply stayed on
at home, working about the house
and in the fields. Nobody sus-
pected her secret.
Finally, when hop-picking time
arrived she told the others that
she wanted to go to Orting to
earn a little pocket money and to
have what might be for her a va
cation.
At Orting she promptly obtain
ed work in the fields. But she
also found time to visit nearby
refuge of which she had heard to
make arrangements for her ac-
couchment. Then she returned
to the hop-picking.
On a certain day the child
was born. That afternoon, as
il CHANGED, her mother came
for q visit. She found the
girl in bed, but was told
simply by both nurse and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01
G.. N. OFFICE TO
BE CLOSED SOON

Notice was received by K. j.
Healy, general ticket agent in
Tacoma, to close the office of the
Great Northern. Tickets will bs
sold at this office. however, until
the joint office is opened, but all
other business will be at the
freight office.
Southern Pacific headquarters
on Pacific avenue were closed
last week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01
CAPTlVES ARE
TREATED OK.
SAYS REPORT
United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May L.
Germany abusing American pris-
oners of war? Not at all, accord
ing to reports of Spanish prison
camp inspectors.
Germany not giving the prison
ers what they need?
Absurd--by the same source.
One camp has so much water
that the prisoners can have a
bath every week. Elsewhere con-
ditions are quite satisfactory, say
the official reports Of these in
spectors as forwarded to the
American government.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01

est of the foster parents. She IL
the young daughter of A. II. Lam
dram of the st. Paul Mill Co.
Others who previously adopted
fatherless French children are
Mrs. A. NJ. Ingersoll, Grant p. T.
A., Miss Dorothy Davis, DR..
Loushlen, the French pupils OF
Stadium high school, who adopt
ed two children, and the Aloha
club, which adopted three.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01
JAIL FOR Baking
AT VACCINATION

CAMP DODGE, Ia, May 1. -
Because he refused to allow med
ical officers to vaccinate and in
oculate him, Private Elmer N. o.
son of Goodrich, Mimi, men,
Der Of the depot brigade at Camp
Dodge, has been tried by general
court-martial and sentenced to Is
years at hard labor in the govern
ment disciplinary barracks at Fort
Leavenworth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01
"CAS" MAY
GO UP NOW

SAN FRANCISCO, May /. -
An increase Of 20 cents a barrel
on crude oil became effective to-
day under price changes an
nounced by the Standard Oil Co.
This brings the price of the low
est grade fuel oil to $1.23 bar
rel, and adds approximately $685.
100000 to the annual gross in
come of oil producers.
The price of gasoline, many BE-
lieve, will be increased soon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01
MINNESOTA
WON'T SEE
PRIZEFIGHT
6United Press Leaned Wire,

MINNEAPOLIS, May 1.-THE
Willard Fulton championship
bout, slated for July 4, will not
be held in Minnesota, Promoter
j. c. Miller telegraphed the state
boxing commission today.
He cancelled the permit grant
ed the Capital City Athletic club
of st. Paul to stage the fight.
Miller stated he had decided to
put on the show in some other
state" where 20-round battles are
permissible.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01
RECTOR ENTERS ON
HIS EIGHTH YEAR

Rev. X. NJ. Maginnis Wednes-
day was beginning his eighth
year as pastor OF the Church OF
the Holy Communion, the long
est term Of service any rector has
yet given the parish.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01

An attractive program Of aes-
thetic gymnastic dances will be
given Wednesday evening by the
gymnasium classes of the Young
Women's Christian association,
Ninth and Broadway, at May
festival, under the direction of
Miss Nell Stringfellow, physical
director. The gymnasium is to be
decorated in an attractive scheme
and a small admission will be
charged.
The program follows:
Growing OF the May Queen;
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01
WHIPS OF HUNS
DRIVE BELGIANS
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AMSTERDAM, May 1.-FreaCh
refugees declare that $4,000 Bel
gian men and boys are forced in
work under the whips of German
sentries in the regions of Valen-
ciennes and Maubeuge. The NOR
tality among them Is heavy. q"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01
GERMANIA' CEASES
UNTIL AFTER WAR
(United Press Leased Wire,

LOS ANGELES, May MAX
Socha, publisher of Germania, a
German newspaper here, has sus-
pended publication until after
the war. announcing it as the
supreme sacrifice to aid the
cause of the United States.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01
LASKY STUDIO HAS
FIRE; FILMS SAVED
tUnited Press Leased wireJ

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, May L.
Fire originating in the chemical
room destroyed part of the Lasky
studio here, with a loss amount
ing to approximately $3.50, 900.
All of Mary Pickfords latest
films were saved.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01
BY Cynthia Grey.

"Wanted: A home for a
sweet girl baby of excellent
parentage, three days old"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01
Baby Born to Brave Farm
Girl Unknown to Mother

(AnOther Of the thrilling, true
human interest stories OF Cynthia
Grey's eNperiences.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-01
THRIFT STAMPS

You can do your share
to help win the war IL
you'll put your spare
quarters into Thrift
Stamps. Remember
Uncle Sam Is behind
them-and that they
pay 40 compound in
terest.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-16
We Don't Believe 1t.

A Stevens Point young lady
who has been busy knitting
socks for the soldiers recently
found that samples Of her work
had finally reached France.
Although intended for mates, in
one pair there was one very
large one and one quite small.
On a slip of paper in the toe OF
one was her name and address.
She has just received the follow
ing ackno wledgment scra wled on
a piece of paper: II got your kit.
Pm in the trenches doing my bit
| wear one for helmet and one
for a nit. Where in hi did you
learn to knit"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-16

given a "get-together" banquet
to outsiders and nicely filled in
the corners of the business meet
ing with splendid musical pro
gram. The method of disposing
OF the years work by reports
from the We rious officers has
proven to be rather interesting
to the non-church member, and
1T is due to the efforts of Rev. G..
ii. Waters and his assistant,
Rev. Davis, that so much real
enjoyment can be had from what
would otherwise be a very prose
affair.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-16
WAR SAVINGS" WEEK
Drive Inaugurated for Week
of February Third Invest
In Thrift Stamps.

Five great organizations of the
State of Wisconsin will partici-
pate in the drive inaugurated
for War Savings during the week
OF February 3rd, which will be
known throughout Wisconsin as
War Savings Week, and dur
ing which every effort will be
to secure not less than one mill
lion investors in Thrift and War
Savings stamps.
It is roughly estimated that
not less than 10000 workers
will engage in this campaign,
and that every man, women and
child in every village and hamlet
will be personally solicited to in
vest in at least a 25c Thrift
stamp.
1t is claimed that this cam
paign will be the greatest educa-
tional thrift movement ever in
augurated in any state in the
union and that once again Wis
consin will have evidenced it's
sincere loyalty to the govern
ment.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-16
NOW VERY PROSPEROUS
Villas County Federal Farm
Loan Association Holds Its
Annual Meeting.

The year old Villas County
Federal Farm Loan Association
is, according to reports, a very
lively and growing youngster.
This was shown at the associa-
TONS annual meeting held Janu7
airy 9Th.
The officers of the association
are as follows:
President-C. G. Mccullough.
Vice Pres.-O. E. Espeseth.
Secy-Treas %. E. Bowen.
Board of Directors-C. G. McCul-
Tough, O. E. Espeseth, O. f. Bowen,
Einar johnson, H. A. S. Egberts, j.
H. Hunter, j. +. Jackson.
Up to December 1, 500, 1914, 655
had been paid out to farmers
on 5 per cent long time loans,
according to report covering
the operations Of the II Federal
land banks. The total of loans
approved, including those closed
and those awaiting verihcation
of title and other formalities, is
$1O5. 1876, 500.
The interest rate under the
farm loan system has been in
creased from 5 to 512 per cent,
to apply to allapplications which
have not vet been approved.
Borrowing is done through CO.
operative farm loan associations
organized by farmers, each asso-
citation being composed of ten or
more farmer-borrowers and each
group borrowing at least 500,
600. Up to December 1st the
farm loan board had chartered
1889 such cooperative associa-
tions.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-16
APPLYING FOR FISH FRY
Conservation Commission Ex-
poets to Have Large Sup
ply of Brook and Rainbow
Trout and Pike Fry Ready
for Spring Distribution.

The conservation commission
wishes all who desire fish fry for
stocking public waters of inland
lakes and streams to file their
applications at once so that
same may be recorded in the
office before the time for distri-
button of fish CONNIE noes in the
spring. Application blanks for
this purpose may be obtained by
writing to the conservation com
mission at Madison or from the
conservation wardens or ranger
wardens.
The commission expects to
have a large number of brook
trout fry and hngerlings to send
out this year. Preparations have
been made at the Bayfield, hatch.
cry for the holding of a large
number of brook trout fry, until
fall when they will be distributed
for planting in streams that
overflow their banks at time Of
freshets during the spring and
summer months.
They will have several millions
of rainbow trout fry to send out
This variety of fish is better
adapted to the larger spring
water streams than to. the small
err ones. Water in which the tenn
perature will creep up to TO F
in summer is well adapted for
them.
The department will have one
million or more Of the brown
variety for applicants who wish
them for certain streams. If ap-
plicants desire brown trout they
must make. special note of same
on the application blank.
The also expect to have many
millions of pike fry for the many
inland lakes of the state.
For inland lakes fed by spring
water with a depth of IS feet or
more the commission will have a
supply Of lake trout large enough
to fill all requests that may be
filled.
The fish crop is very import
ant one and all people desiring
fish for stocking public waters
this year should file their appli-
cations without delay.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-16
AID SCHOOL CHILDREN
Seventy-eight Operations in
Nose and Throat Perform
ed This Week by Wausau
Specialist.

For the past four or FIVE DAYS
the residence portion of the Villas
county jail has resembled city
hospital, owing to local school
children undergoing operations
for adenoid and tonsil troubles.
DIR. l. M. Addleman of Wausau,
assisted by Drs. Meyer and
Thorp, operated upon some
thirty children, totalling seventy
eight distinct operations.
Some few weeks ago a meeting
of interested patrons and school
faculty discussed the advisabilitv
of having specialist in eve, nose
and throat examine the children
in not only Eagle River, but in
other sections of the county.
Examinations the past week
certainly showed the necessity
for immediate action. A fund W as
prepared to take care of those
cases unable to stand the ex-
pense of much needed opera
ton.
The public is certainly indebted
to Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Jackson
for their active work and in
turning their home over to the
public.
1t is understood that the local
school board will have made an
examination of the entire school.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-16
SAVE THE FOOD NOW
Food Administration Urging
Stricter Conservation of
Wheat and Meat Sugges-
tons for Economy.

One wheatless day each week
and one wheatless meal each
day, the wheatless day to be
Wednesday. BY wheatless is
meant to eat less wheat prod
ucts.
One meatless day each week
which shall be Tuesday and one
meatless meal each day. BY
meatless is meant to eat no red
meat, beef, pork, mutton, veal
or lamb; no preserved meat such
as beef, bacon, ham or lard.
One porkless day each week in
addition to Tuesday, which shall
be Saturday. By porkless is
meant no fresh or sailed pork,
bacon, lard or ham.
The government is trying to
be sure that there shall be three
pounds of sugar to each person
per month. Do not consume
more-or some one else NAV
have to 60 without.
You can reduce the consump-
ton of fats by reducing pastry
and fried foods,
There is much insidious propa-
ganda in the country against
conservation and increased pro-
duction. All opposition to these
services is direct assistance to the
enemy.
The Women Students War
Work Council of the university
of Wisconsin,, during December
issued booklet of WAR Time
Recipes" which have been tested
in the Laboratories at the uni
versity. The booklets are nicely
made, costing only 10c, and con-
tain Is wheatless recipes, II
meatless, 8 bread-re quiring-less-
wheat and II sugar substitute
recipes.
The local food administration
has few of these books on hand
which may be had from Mrs. w.
H.. Radcliffe for 1Oc.
NEXT SHIPPING DATE JAN. 25TH.
Villas County Chapter Ameri-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-16
TAKE CITIZENS RIGHTS
If You Don't Like Your I'm
Gle Sammy Then Go Back
To Your Home Ger The
Sea"-Would Take Citizen
ship From Disloyal.

"Whv not take citizenship
owav from those whose words
and acts show them to be violat-
mo their oaths of allegiance"
says a statement issued by the
Wisconsin Patriotic Press asso-
ciation. America took these
neople into the national family.
# gave them the rights for which
thousands ofAmericans died anu
suffered in the past. This was
done with the understanding
that these new citizens would
defend those rights and hand
them on.
That citizenship was not
given to be used to destroy the
rights of democracy or to give
aid to the autocracy from which
the people of this country fled
and against which they have
fought for a century. Those
who in this time of crisis refuse
to work and fight for democracy
prove their un6tness to enjoy
citizenship. Citizenship is a
privilege, not a right. Taking it
awav from those who have
abused the privilege is making
the punishment fit the crime.
Such a punishment would
curb the disloyalty of those who
make political capital out of
their anti-Americanism. Those
leaders Of Wisconsin pro-German-
ism who first counted noses to
see whether it would pay to ex-
ploit the race hatred and I'M
Americanlsm t h y cultivate,
would find their political capital
cOnhscated # their citizenship
was taken away. Even those
native-born Americans who are
seeking political profit from race
hatred and disloyalty would be
discouraged if they understood
that naturalized voters who fol-
lowed them would lose their
right of citizenship.
IF those naturalized citizens
who are seeking to trade in this
reasonable market were certain
that they could never realize
their political profits it is posi-
bic that many of them would
lose their interest in the success
ofthe kaiser.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-16
Weather is Extra Fine.

While Villas county had a taste
of the big storm which played
such havoc all over the q. S.,
still it was nothing to worry
over. Less than a foot of snow
tell and hauling was not inter
rupted. The only shortage re
ported is daily paper service
from Milwaukee and Chicago.
Even the thermometer didn't 60
down out of sight.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-16
Died of Injuries.

Michael Moran, brother OF
Mrs. P. D. Walsh and Mrs. Kate
Tiernev, died from injuries re-
ceived at Denver couple weeks
ago, notice of the accident being
given the News readers in an
earlier issue. Mr.. Moran was at
one time resident of Eagle Riv-
err, but for years has been living
at Denver.