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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29
BY }. W. T. MASON


written for the United Press.
NEW YORK, March 29.-As
far as can be foreseen, the COM
bat in the west has definitely
turned in favor of the allies, with
the Germans beginning to engage
in sullen defensive tactics at i'm
portant strategic points.
The German front is now en-
tangled in dangerous formations,
due to Won Hindenburg's failure
to keep his forward. movements
advancing at common speed.
The precarious situation of
having outrun Germany's ability
to provide q sufficiently large
permanent army to protect the
new battlefront is beginning to
face Won Hindenburg.
Even II the allies do not de
velop a major counter attack, a
retirement of the Germans may
be forced by series of local as
giving Won Hindenburg no
rest at any part of his unwieldy
front.
When the present drive began,
the German line from Arras to
Craonne measured about S.
miles. The battlefront between
the same points is now about 125
miles.
Each additional mile
means Won Hindenburg must
find probably 5000 soldiers
for defensive purposes. III,
therefore, the Germans at
Z tempt to retain their prcs-
emit positions permanently,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29
BELIEVE COUNTER
OFFENSIVE IS ON

But the allied commanders, IL
they are indeed ready to strike
back in a major attack, have held
off until the Hindenburgian ma
chine has been battered and ex-
hausted until it has reached the
zenith of its vulnerability.
Haig, in his official statement
today, reported the recovery Of
some ground by counter-attacks
together with the capture of
number of prisoners and machine
guns, north OF the Somme.
Army officers were greatly in
terested in the report that Gen.
Pershing had offered all of his
available forces TO Foch. Ii In
within Pershing's power to make
such an effort without consulting
the war department here. One
hundred thousand American
troops could be assembled for q
part OF the big movement.
Elements Favorable.
The elements have now Joined
the allies.
Ran and high wind are sweep.
ing the battlefield.
Much of the success of the Ger
man drive has been attributed TO
the favorable weather that en-
abled them to maintain a maxi
mum of transport, rush forward
their reserves and permit their ar.
tillery to keep pace with the in
fautry
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29
Preparing
New Blow
(By United Press.)

VDy VHIteH TTOSS'I
AMSTERDAM, March 20.
- The German supreme
command is about to deliver
a fresh, mighty blow at an
other part of the front and
make a new breach in, the
enemy's lines" the Vossis-
che Zeitung declares, ac-
cording to Berlin dispatches
received today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29
Hour Behind

Tacoma cops will begin their
daylight saving policy one day
late.
Police Chief Smith issued a
bulletin Friday instructing all Of
ficers to set their clocks ahead
one hour starting Monday, April
1.
Altho the daylight saving policy
begins Sunday. the police will
work that day under the old time
system. The change is made On
the first Of the month because all
policemen change shifts that day.
and confusion over the time can
be avoided.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29
RE:A I
FIG HIT
GROWS
BY VIM. Phillip Simms

0y w III. Z uIllAp OllI1IllS
United Press Staff Correspondent.
WITH THE BRITISH
ARMIES IN FRANCE, March
20.-The tide of battle is ever
rising.
The great struggle is eX-
tending nOrthward and south.
ward, with sudden new
thrust westward and north
ward against Arras and
gradual spread southwark
around Noyon.
The fighting continues to-
day despite a sudden change
i'm the weather that has sent
gale and rain sweeping
across the battlefield.
The new battle line is more
than 70 miles long, measured
around the western bulge. The
principal fighting is in the three
distinct centers-one against the
north flank toward Arras; the Sec
ond astr.de the Somme, against
the center; the third against the
south flank, between Mont Didier
and Noyon.
After comparative quiet since
the beginning of the offensive, the
sector from Avion Zone mile south
of Lans and about three north Of
Arleux) to below the Scarpe,
which crosses the battle line di-
rectly east of Arras, about six
miles south of Avion, was the
scene of a hurricane lombard
ment of high explosives, gas shells
and shrapnel, Infantry actions
followed.
Can't Reach Amiens.
The conditions were identical
with the initial kick off" week
ago Thursday. Fierce fighting de-
veloped, the enemy making head
way south of the Scarpe only, in
massed formations at frightful
cost.
Orange hill, around which a
great battle swirled in April, 1917,
is again strewn with corpses uni
formed in gray-green. Telegraph
Hill, nearby, likewise Is covered
with dead, as the enemy desper-
ately tried to reach Arras. (Tele-
graph Hill is about midway be-
tween LEM and Arras. On it's
north is the famous Vimy ridge.
To the south is the labyrinth).
Meanwhile the struggle kept up
north and south of Albert from
where the Germans are trying to
push westward, with greedy eyes
on Amiens (12 miles to the south
west). Here they have made lit
tie or no progress, the British
driving them back with heavy
losses.
The Franco-Br.tish forces on
the south bank reported hard bat
ties with little enemy Roadway.
Picked Generals in Charge.
Hindenburg has put fresh divis-
ion after fresh division into the
struggle since 1t commenced. Well
over 20 divisions $4,000 mem
have appeared on the fighting line.
Commanding the enemy troops
in the three storm centers are the
pick of the German generals
Otto Won Below on the north; Won
Mofaker In the center and Won
Huter on the south.
Won Below must not be con-
fused with Fritz Won Below, who
lost Vimy ridge and his job SIM
ultaneously. Otto commanded the
Eighth army
Later, during the allied push
in. Macedonia, he commanded the
Bulgar-Germans and there won
the order poux lie merite for PER
sonally leading the Ninth ; lager
battalion in "forlorn hope" saw
ing dangerous situation.
Dead Litter Field.
The cold, singing rain made
night fighting difficult. The
moon, which since the commence
ment of the offensive, turned
night into day, was obscured,
the night rs black as
the pit.
Four heavy attacks were re-
pulsed late in the afternoon north
of the Somme.
The enemy dead are littering
the ground south of the Somme.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29
UNITED PRESS SUMMARY

UNITED PRESS SUMMARY
American army Officers in
Washington believe the big
allied counter offensive al
ready is under way.
Ii may take u day or more
for the full movement Ia re-
veal itself, il was added.
Army men say that now is
the psychological moment to
strike-whcn the Germans,
fatigued and checked--may
be thrown back before they
can bring up their big guns
or strike a balance.
They see in Haie's thrust
on the north flank and Pc
tain's sharp attack on the
south flank the first stages
Of the passing of the initia-
tive TO the British and
French.
Further, the American mill
tary authorities believe the nee,
essary troop dispositions have
been made and that the arm.
of maneuver' authorized by thu
Versailles inter-allied council i
about to strike.
The whereabou of this bod!
of American, British and Frencl
troops has been one of the mys
teries of the German drive. TIL,
hurting of this force into tn,
has been a daily expecta
ton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29

ArInyMay
Be In Now
united Press Leased Nyire.)

(Uhied Ircss Leased Wire)
PARIS March 29.-Gen. Pershing, in confer
ence with French officials at the front yesterday,
asked in his own and his country name that the
tire American forces in France be engaged in the
present battle, the war office announced today
Pershing said the American army was entirely at
the disposition of the French.
He made his request to Gen. Foch while Premier
Clemenceau Minister of Munitions LeChur and Cen
Petain were comforting with Foch.
AT the present moment the only question to fight" said
PeIshing
Infantry, artillery
disposal. Dispose them please.
"Otfer forces following as I
especially
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29
Talk O the Times

Greetings, have you started
an endless chain Thrift Stamp
letter yet? Or received one?
Perhaps the reason they moved
the super-gun back to 76 miles
from Paris was that they found
they were overshooting the city
hall.
This Is sad old world at
best, but IL improves a notch
every time the Germans at
tack allied machine gun nests
in mass formation.
What has become OF the old
man who used 10 infest
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29
F 0 c H
FAD S
ALLIES
(United Prem Leased wire.)

(Untcd Pre0D Leose0 WIre.O
WASHINGTON, d. c., March
29.-That Gen. Foch has been
named inter-allied commander of
the great forces combating the
Germans in France was indicated
today in message from President
Wilson congratulating Foch on
your new authority"
The message said:
May | not convey to you my
sincere congratulations on your
new authority; such unity of COM
mand Is most hopeful augury of
ultimate success. We are follow
ing with profound interest the
bold and brilliant action of your
forces.
WOODROW WILSON,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29
PLANE PLANT
SHUTS DOWN

LOS ANGELES, March 20. -
Considerable mystery surrounds
the closing down today of the
Wright-Martin airplane corpora
ton plant here and the statement
Of the management that the shut
down Is due to an inability to get
government contracts. More than
500 employees are out of work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29
AMERICAN
DOWNS 2

NGmNVa EGSS S&"~
PARIS, March 29.-Davice Put
nam of Brooklyn, Mass, a member
of the Lafayette escadrille, has
brought down two more German
airplanes, making a total of five,
of which four are official"
While patrolling the German
lines, Putnam was attacked by
three monoplanes. After a sharp
fight he brought one down and
the others fled.
Later Putnam was attacked by
two biplanes. He brought one OF
them down.
Putnam was decorated with the
French war cross and promoted to
sergeant. He has not yet OBJ
tanned his transfer to the Ameri-
can air forces.
Omitted Press Leased Wire.l
PARIS, March 22.--Phelps Col
Inns of Detroit, Mich, one of the
most successful American aviators
in France, was kille "Wednesday
while chasing a German airplane,
it was announced today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29
Omitted Press Leased Wire.l
Blind Pig Wide Open at
South Prairie, She Says

Dear Miss Grey
A number of who live at South Prairie find when
to a dance there always bunch Of young
boys they can't themselves and who only
epoil good time for the rest of
Now, Miss Grey, there is open blind pig being
right the South Prairie first street behind Bis
sore 1t has been for months Everyone gets
all the whisky he wants there.
This not important to Miss Grey but II
girls who the effects the
Of South Prairie and its neighbors. MRS. B.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29

newspaper offices at this season
of the year with detailed forecast
of Just how every candidate would
run?
A vegetarian is not per-
SON who lives ON vegetables
amy more than a Catholic is a
person who lives on cats."-
Bernard Shaw. -
Oh. dogHatist, like Shaw,
q person who lives on dogs.
$4,000?
tFrom the Wellman, Ia,
Advocate.)
Barker Brown has accepted a
lucrative position with the COM
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-15
Pullman, Wash, Friday, March IS, 1913

OF patriotic newspapers to publish
their names, and thereby arraign
them at the bar of public opinion
While the law prescribes no way of
Furnishing their lack of loyalty, the
loyal people of the community in
which they reside can mete out a
severe penalty by refusing to associ-
ate with them, by eXpelling them
from social and fraternal organiza-
tons, by treating them with the con-
tempt and suspicion merited by their
dlsloyalty to their country These are
harsh measures but war requires
harsh methods. A sentry who
goes to sleep on duty when
confronting the enemy, or SOL
der who refuses to obey orders in
action is punished by death. The use
of proportionately harsh methods is
Justified in Furnishing all persons
who, in this national crisis, refuse to
support the government, and persist
in putting their own selfish interests
above the interests of the nation.
The hour has struck for separat-
ing the disloyal from the loyal the
slack ers from the patriots. The
boys at the front have a right to
know who among the residents of
the community which they represent
are backing them up and who are in
different to their welfare. Honor
and support every self-sacrificing
patriot, brand and ostracize every
Stacker, regardless of sex, wealth or
social prestige.
VIM. GOODYEAR.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-15
LOS ANGELES GAME
NOT TO BE STAGED
Tentative Football Game With L. of
=. G. Next Thanksgiving Adam
doned-Team to Play q. A. G.
ut Portland

The tentative football game to be
played with the university of South
ern California at Los Angeles next
Thanksgiving day, has been aband-
oned because of the uncertain finan-
cial conditions which would be pres
ent in the contract, according to a
statement made Monday by Athletic
Director Boiler.
The date has instead been filled
with the annual contest against Ore
gon Agricultural College, and will be
played on Multnomah field Portland.
The Rose City people are fervent
football fans, and every intercollegi-
ate game staged there has always
been big success financially The
two teams will share the gate receipts
and expenses equally.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-15
BOYS COOKING CLASS

There are many ways Of expressing
patriotism and while some have
chosen the khaki uniform and regi-
mental band, a class of men have
chosen the kitchen apron and alumni
mum kettle, and have taken up camp
cooking, under the supervision OF
Miss Prell of the home economics de
partment.
Every Tuesday and Thursday these
boys spend the seventh and eighth
periods studying the fundamental
principles of plain cooking, giving
much attention to concentrated foods
and their values, and learning tC
serve. Miss Prell is very enthusi.
astic and has plans which will be
worked out in the near future.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-15
THE HOLY LANDS DISTRESS

Adjectives are exhausted meaning
less sounds in the presence of the un-
speakable. Before our mighty noun
tains, cataracts, canyons, reverent
men stand bowed and silent. In the
presence of destruction so complete
as in the Bible lands, of horrors so
unthinkable, of sufferings so abject,
of cruelties out-Sataning Satan, of
restitution so hopeless, and hunger
so universal, there is only one thing
to do-cease meaningless words in
futile effort to describe, and act with
energy.
Herbert Spencer described lin
stinct" as action without thought,
just as one jerks his hand from a hot
stove the instant of contact; the in
stinct of our humanity in the pres
ence of such distress is for prompt
action. The occasion must meet
prompt measures, or there will be no
need. The unadorned facts are:
Prussanized Turkey settled upon a
policy of complete determination of
all elements which could not be as
simulated in her wicked schemes. The
single test was religious; renounce
present faiths and embrace Moslem-
ish. Refusal meant deportation, eX-
lie, confiscation of homes and prop
erty of all kinds, butchery and rape.
The Armenian, Syrian, Assyrian,
Greek and Jew faced the single al
tentative as we would expect them
to, choosing to be true to their an
cient faith, than purchase immunity
as so great a price. Over one-half
of these people suffered death, before
the madness was stayed, but the de-
portations were aim ost complete of
over 100000 who as yet survive.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-15
SLACKERS

II the war against the central pow
ers is won it will be by the men and
resources of the United States. Eng
land, France and Italy are not equal
TO the task of crushing the German
military machine. If that machine
Is not crushed now it means that this
country will have to prepare for a
future conflict and shoulder the
heaVy burden of building up and
maintaining an army and navy strong
enough to defy any assaults by sea
or land.
Inc sensible thing to do is to end
the present era of high taxes, abnor-
mai prices and unsettled business
conditions, by winning the war as
quickly as possible This can be
uone by throwing into it every ounce
VI our man, money and food power
~nich is impossible without the con-
slant and hearty cooperation of all
vases of our citizens. The failure
VI Slackers at home to do their duty
Will result in prolonging the war
anu multiplying to large extent the
fruits OF the heroism and sacrifices
" our men at the front.
Stacker is a person who tries to
s'"ue or shirk any part of the duties
imposed upon him or her by the war.
ne man who declines to purchase
4'oerty Bonds or to invest in them
" more money than he can convent
'n'y spare; the housewife who ig-
lures IN whole or in part the regula-
"Ohs OF the food administration: the
@'nier who fails to use every ell
0''or TO produce a maximum crop;
laDorer who slows down the
0u'iuing of ships or the manufacture
needed supplies; the woman who
e'uses to give as much of her time
possible to Red Cross work, are
80. as much slackers as the man of
'''afy age who evades registering
military service, and just as de-
mng OF public condemnation.
Tue law provides for publishing
e names of military slackers and
n ''iioes a punishment for them
~. Is no law which reaches the
' Kinds of slackers, but in most
VIII, uhi'les a record is being kept
"a. VIII soon disclose their iden-
"nu then it will become the duty
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-15

The most impressive patriotic pic
tire | have ever seen is poster by a
great French artist, advertising the
war bonds of his country A wound
ed soldier just from the hospital is
shown watching men and women pay
ing their savings to the government
for these bonds, and the soldier says:
They also do their part.
A Frenchman told me the story
call came for the people to turn in
their gold for the prosecution of the
war A few hundred francs repre-
sent her only hope of comfort in ex-
treme old age. She had grandchil-
dren at the front When the official,
upon receiving the money, gave her a
government bond she said: Il didn't
know | was to receive anything for
it,"
The free peoples Of the earth have
built a dixie across Belgium and
northern France with the bodies of
their young men of military age. 1t
restraints the ungoverned lust for
power, prestige, and territory of
what the world has termed the
Royal house of Hohenzollern." II
that dixie breaks, America is not safe
We are fighting in the cause of hui
manity, to make the world safe for
democracy, and also we are fighting
for the right to live peacefully in
America, unterrified by passions
which should only animate wild
beasts.
Our own boys will soon be making
the dixie stronger. The front waves
of Prussian militarism grow less
threatening. The French have held,
the British are attacking, we must
help.
Lafayette's great-grandsons are on
the fighting line. Pershing, salut-
ing at the tomb of Lafayette, said in
simplest words: Lafayette, we
Americans are here!" The Amer
lean great-grandsons of Lafayette's
friends will soon be in that line. They
must have all the comforts, they shall
have all the comforts, that we can
give, and by swift and hard endeavor
we must convince our foes that they
must lose, saving the boys for Amer
lea, it may be, in hundreds of thou
sands. The money those of us unfit
for military service contribute will
make the boys at the front more
comfortable, may save their lives.
Government bonds are the safest
security for peoples savings. The
interest rates are fair, and profits
not needed to keep business active
should be invested in them. Patriot
ism and sagacity com bine in recon-
mending the new issue Of Liberty
Bonds.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-15

and these are wholly dependent up
on American relief, requiring at least
$3O,0O0,000 during the present year
to save them from absolute starva-
ton.
Turkey having reversed her policy
OF wholesale destruction, now coop
crates in administering relief
through American consuls and mis-
sionaries, although diplomatic rela-
tons have been severed. Money is
cabled direct to a bank in Switzer-
land, thence to banks in CONSTANT
nople, whence it is sent to interior
banks and drawn upon by those inn
mediately in charge of the distribu-
ton of funds. No delays are expert
enced, and relief is as promptly af-
forded as the funds are given here.
Absolutely no expense is charged
against contributed funds in raising
and distributing relief moneys; this
is vouched for by most competent
board of auditors.
Pullman is asked to raise $1,000 as
its quota in providing relief for these
people. Conservatively Pullman
spends about $4,000 per day for liy-
ing expenses. Is it asking too much
for well-fed Pullman to give outright
one-half days living expense to al
lay the most bitter hunger of these
latest victims of Prussia's frightful-
ness?
Amid the deafening clamor and
roar of war, let us give ear to the
| feeble cry coming up from this peo-
! pie in the name of Him who said
"Inasmuch as We have given unto one
of these least, my brethren, ye have
given unto Me" Let us do this to-
day and tom orrow and so long as the
need exists, to our very limit and be.
yond
re. SARGENT.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-15

and that copy of this order be pub
lished at least four successive weeks
in The Pullman Herald, a newspaper
printed and published in Whitman
county, state of Washington.
Date February eth, 1918.
II. L. McCROSKEY,
Superior Judge.
State of Washington, County of
Whitman, SIS.
|. Jas. A. Williams, clerk of the
superior court of Whitman county,
state of Washington, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true,
full and correct copy of an order
duly made and entered upon the min
utes of the said superior court.
JAS. A. WILLIAMS,
lseal) County Clerk
BY NJ. p. Bellinger,
Deputy.
Dated February 27, 1918.
Marl-29
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-15
Order to Show Cause Why IA Sale of
Real Estate Should Not BE Made

In the Superior Court of Whitman
County State of Washington
In the Matter of the Estate of Leon
ard and Mary A. Crawford, De-
ceased.
1t appearing to the said court by
the petition this day presented and
filed by Clyde l.. Crawford, the ad-
ministrator of the estates of Leonard
and Mary A. Crawford, deceased,
praying for an order of sale of real
estate, that it is necessary to sell all
of the real estate of said deceased
to pay the balance due on the costs
of administration
1t is therefore ordered by the said
court that all persons interested in
the estate of said deceased, appear
before the said superior court on Fri
day, the 18th day of March, 1918, at
1000 o'clock a. m, of said day at
the court room of said superior court,
at ColfaX, in said county and state to
show cause why an order should not
be granted to the said administrator
to sell so much of the real estate Of
said deceased as shall be necessary;
and that a copy of this order be pub
lished at least four successive weeks
in the Pullman Herald a newspaper
printed and published in Whitman
county, State of Washington.
Dated February 10, 1918.
CLAUDE SWEGLE.
(seal) Court Com missioner