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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-26

of letting the people vote on the
question Of acquiring the T. r. L.
p. lines.
1t was intimated Tuesday that
Commissioner Drake would vote
with Fawcett.
The T. R. & p. is paying taxes
on $1,309,755 worth Of property
here, on a as 1-2 per cent valua-
ton, according to figures obtain
ed by Fawcett from Assessor Cam
eron Tuesday. BY these figures,
the property Is worth approxim-
ately $4,000, 900. The state pub
lie service commission has apprais-
ed the T. r. & p. as worth S6,-
900, 900 for rate-fixing purposes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-26
May BLOCK A VOTE!

Tacoma voters may not be given
a chance OF vote on the question
OF taking over the T. R. & p. lines
for municipal operation, Mayor
Fawcett limited Tuesday.
Fawcett was investigating the
city charter, to learn whether it
would require three council votes
or four to approve the bond or
dinance and place 1t on the ballot
at the spring election.
IF 1t takes four votes, the
thing will never carry" Fawcett
said.
Three Of the city councilmen,
Atkins, Gronen and Petit, have
announced that they were in favor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-26
DENIES
SWISS
PlA rs

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 26.-"Re-
garding recent Swiss intrigues, l
declare that We never have
thought, and we never will think
OF assailing Swiss Icutrality,
Chancellor Hertling declared in
his reichstag speech yesterday,
according to dispatches received
here today.
1--WE hold the greatest esteem
and gratitude toward Switzerland,
Holland, Scandinavia, Spain and
other neutrals, who have pre-
served their neutrality despite
temptations and expressions.
''Our war aims from the
beginning have been:
defense of the Father.
land.
Maintenance Of territorial
integrity.
Freedom of economic de-
velopment.
Even our aggressive warfare
has been defensive.
1t Is our sole aim to secure the
fruits Of our Ukrainian peace. We
do not intend to establish our
selves In Esthonia or Livonia.
"Our chief aim in Courland and
Lithuania is the creation of self
determination and sell admins
tration. Our military actions have
far exceeded the original aim.
Regarding Rumania, We de-
sire to be fair with states with
which, on the basis of the success
of our arms, we are now conclud-
ing peace.
Regarding Poland, Germany
and Austria freed her from an op-
pressive dependence for the pur-
pose OF creating an Independent
state. Her constitutional prob
lem is now being discussed. The
Ukraine peace at first produced a
great unrest in Poland.
Germany is only demanding
what is militarily indispensable
The prospect of peace with the
entire east Is now within reach"
For Hertling's comment on
President Wilson's latest peace
address, see page 8.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-26
u. S. rs TRYING TO
EGG RUSSIANS ON

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 26.
American government is
striving to the utmost TO stir the
Russians to defense of their ma
ton against the invading Teuton.
Aided by radicals in this coun-
try, the government is continuing
its education campaign in Russia.
President Wilson himself Is be-
hind the new move.
To this end, the government is
permitting passage Of hundreds Of
cables from radicals in this nation
to the bolshevik leaders, contain
ing. a distinct warning against q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-26
ASSURE SAFETY
FOR AMERICANS

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 26.
With the impression prevalent
In Moscow that the Germans are
driving for that city, the Ameri-
can consul general there is at
tempting to arrange the departure
Of the American colony to Samaia,
500 miles east. All Americans
thus far are safe, according to
state department advices today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-26
REPORT U. s. ENVOY
rs LEAVING CAPITAL

UNITED Press Leased Wire.)
LONDON, Feb. 20. - The
American and British en-
bassies are departing from
PetrOgrad, leaving a few per-
sons in charge, according to
Exchange Telegraph dis
patches from the Russian cap
ital dated Feb. 25, 5:55 p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-26
Is CENT LICENSE
FOR FIREWORKS
Especial to The Times.l

lopeciHI 10 Tic I1mes.)
SPOKANE. Feb. 26.-State ex-
plosive inspectors of Washington,
Oregon, Idaho and Montana in
conferences here have decided that
license Of rs cents will be re-
quired of all persons who set off
fireworks and other explosives on
Fourth of July.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-26
81
MORE DEAD

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 26.
The war department today re-
ceived 81 more names Of dead
from Tuscania disaster, who were
previously reported as unidenti-
fled or missing. They include:
BENJAMIN G. Olmsted, Tenino,
Wash; Charles p. H. McVey, San
Francisco; Lucio Ramos, San An
tonic; Charles L. Wayne, Fort
Jones, CAL; Clarence w. Allen,
Traverse City, Mich: Geo. A. Alt
vein. Temple, Tex; Roger Baker
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-26
RAIDER SPEAKS AT
ARMORY TONIGHT

Paul RAIDER. evangelist and for
mer Tacoma football star, will
give his sermon, God in the
Trenches" at the Armory Tues
day night. He spoke Sunday In
Portland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-26
WEATHER FORECAST

In the spring
the young mans
fancy lightly
turns to thots
OF seed cata-
logues and of
what the may
or's chair feels
like. Fair to-
night and We'd
n . 3 d ay a n d
probably more
candid a { Q g."
predicts the fore
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-26

Tacoma is to be in the van Of
the spade and hoe army.
Have you rolled up your shifs
sleeves?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-26

This latest photograph Of Americas just
reached the United States from London Before marriage
Prince Christopher Of brother
stanne the Mrs Nancy Steward Wellington Leeds
formerly of Cleveland, New York.
William B. Cleveland millionaire. Christopher
related royalties
England Of Queen Victoria Spain
O
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-26
WHITE LOAF GONE

Tacoma and Pierce county bak-
ers are making no bread that
does not contain at least 20 per
cent substitute flour. White bread
mas disappeared.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-26
WITH A CALM
FAITH FRANCE
RELIES ON us.

The American way is to GET 1T DONE. The
French expect that of U.S.
That's the moral in this story by George Ran
dolph Chester noted novelist, and creator of
"Get Rich Quick Wallingford."
AS the French expect it of U.S. it's up to us to
deliver.
Chester went to France especially for The
Times and it's associated newspapers to tell our
readers THE STORY OF FRANCE TODAY.
This is the second of his stories. They are ap-
pearing daily
BY GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER
LILLIAN CHESTER
Copyright, 1913.
PARIS, Feb. 26.-"Say. What do you think of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-26

Greetings, have you told
your neighbor about the
George Randolph Chester
articles?
II is about time for the hohen-
rakes to mobilize against the Hoo
henzollerns.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-26

henzollerns.
Ono Tacoma boy who be
lies his nalne il Waitstill A.
Robinson. Instead Of doing
IL, no has enlisted In the
navy, we discover on perus.
ing Edith's column.
Now they're telling us there's
to be q snuff famine. A snu1e
famine must be almost as serious
as a parsnip famine.
A London cable says 49,
900 petitions for divorce
have been filed In Petrograd.
Cunt any two persons In
Russia agree on anything?
The mayor is for municipal car
line ownership as a brewer is for
prohibition.
Says the mayor, Take the lines
over one at q time as the fran
chises expire"
The franchise for the first mile
and q half Of T. r. & p. track ex-
pires this year; the next expira-
tion Is 10 years later!
They're shaking the polltt-
cal dry bones again; Johnnie
Meads' going to run for city
office.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-26

They're shaking the poltt-
cal dry bones again; Johnnie
Meads' going to run for city
office.
Now hark to somebody 90
bawled out.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-26

(United Press Leased wire.)
PETROGRAD, Feb. 90
Despite acceptance Of the Ger
man-imposed peace, mobiliza-
ton and hurried preparations
for the defense Of Perograd
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-03
SOLDIER LIFE IS DESCRIBED
 BY ISLANDER
Corporal Hopper Writes Interestingly From Ft. Riley, Where He is
 Training

DOUGLAS. June 3-The follow ing letter from Corporal Oliver S. , Hopper, who is now in training at Fort Riley, Kansas, was re- ceived in the last mail by E. J. White, of this place:
 M. o. T. C., Ft. Riley, Kans May 18th, 1918. Mr. F. J. White,
 Douglas, Alaska,
 Dear Sir:
 Have a little time to spare to- day, as we are out of subjects to work upon in the office here. However, it won't be long for out next bunch of drafted men are due to arrive here at a. m. to- morrow morning, 2446 in number, mostly from Oklahoma this time, although about 300 will come from St. Louis.
 We are now living in the hay loft of a big stone barn, by we I mean our little crowd of about 20 who are working in this office, this same barn being roofed with slate shingles is certainly every after a hot sunshine beating down upon it.
 We have plenty of company there also in the form of sparrows, mice and rate. So far they have bother ed us none to speak of except to remark that they were glad cows didn't fly overhead.
 We had about two weeks of hot weather as a sample, l suppose, of what is to follow in the next three months, during this time the quartermaster got busy and issued us our khaki uniforms and Sum- mer underwear, much to our relief. After a trip or two to tailor shop got my outfit altered enough so it will at least hang on my back. The uniforms were evidently all made for men about Elmer Smiths size.
 Along about the same time we had a fellow in the barracks come down with meningitis, consequently we were all quarantined for a while until they had "kultured" us all a couple of times and found no neg atives.
 I suppose you know what this culture is, but I will tell you any i how They line you up and sur geon proceeds to crowd small stick with a wad of cotton on it down your throat via your nostrils. It 1t isn't so bad after you get used to it. 1 The result is transferred to gela tin plate and the germs of meningitis if any given time to multiply, then the microscope decides. There are 325 men altogether in our barracks c"E-2") and they failed to find any thing wrong with any of them SC the quarantine was brief.
 I took walk all around the Post last Sunday. Ft. Riley is really a beautiful place-especially since ev- erything is green and warm weather is here. It is like an oasis in the desert beside our camp, which ad
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-03
DOUGLAS AND TREADWELL NEWS NOTES

joins it, and compared with the rest of the country around here-outside of the main post one would not ex- pect to find it more desolate in the middle of desert than the sur rounding country actually is.
 We were treated to a very heavy thunder storm a few nights ago 1 never heard a worse one in fact The lightning was so brilliant that it was as bright as day in the bar racks for two hours, together with fierce gale and an immense amount of rain, it was a wild old night. The river is still so high that the bridges are in danger yet.
 It can rain more water here in ten minutes than in the coast coun- try in ten days, and this stick mud doesn't let the water soak init just stays around in puddles and ponds until it dries up.
 Met Oren iIIll yesterday on the train and they will be leaving short ly.
 Have no information at all about the movement of our organization Base Hospital No. S4; all l know that when the office work permits we join the rest and get the morning drills, and the afternoon lectures and class work. Needless to say I like the class work better than I do the morn ing drill.
 Our officer in the class work is Lieut.. Elders, commander of the hos pital unit. He is a U. S. Reserve Of ficer and very fine man. He was a practicing physician in Southern Missouri before the war came on.
 Camp Funston, about 10000 strong is on the move this week. in fact they are nearly all on the East coast by now. About one thousand of our men left yesterday for overseas, three train loads of them, the band was out and all of us who could get away on any pretext were at the railroad station also They oloked pretty fine, and such a bowling mob as they were as the train pulled out! We are all wild to go but the battles of Fort Riley and Windy Flats seem to need our attention for a while yet.
 With regards to all, very truly yours,
 SGT. OLIVER s. HOPPER,
 c o Mastering Office.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-03
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Letters remaining uncalled for in the Postoffce at Juneau, Alaska. May 31, 1918. Parties wishing same should call for advertised letters" and give date of list z One Cent Due On Advertised Letters
 A. Arroya, Dave Bansy, J.D. Rag. ley, Mrs. Nori Brattonsleep (Postal), i, Mir. F. Dendar (postaD, Jas. V. Davis, Mir. Louis Erickson (postaD. Oscar Holt, Walter Hills, Nile Linn, James Mahoney (postaD Murry Miller. Kate Russell George Strawmeyer. Edward Sheridan CD, J. Morley.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-03
EDITOR RETURNS

DOUGLAS, June 3.-E. J. White, editor of the Douglas Island News, returned Saturday evening on the Princess Sophia from a three weeks visit to his daughter, Miss Lena White, <who is now news editor of the Puyallup Valley Tribune. While away MT. White visited Seattle. Ia coma, Camp Lewis and other points. He say many former Gastineau Chan nel people and found all of them in position to eat regularly as well as able to contribute generously to both home and foreign missions.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-03
BRINGING THE BACON

DOUGLAS, June 3.-A wire receiv- that the excursions on board the Lone fisherman were having grand time, bringing home second prize money for the ball game at White horse, and would be back on the channel about midnight tonight as they intend stopping at Haines few hours on their return.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-03
BOUND FOR THE SOUTH

DOUGLAS, June 3.-The Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Sophia sail ed south from this place this morn ing with Mrs. Livingstone Wernecke and two children and M. V. Christ man as passengers from the Island. The Princess had less than half a dozen passengers from Skagway. Mrs. Matthew Watson and two chil- dren of Carcross, Y. T., were bound for Vancouver
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-03

Schwartzenburg whose home was raided by officers Saturday when up- wards of 100 bottles of homegrown" beer were found, was held by Unit ed States Commissioner John Henson to appear for trial tomorrow in the sum of $500. His sureties are Joseph Reidi and Otto Widemann.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-03

Are your coal bins empty? Phone Femmer and Ritter, 114
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-03
OUTSIDE FOR SUMMER

DOUGLAS, June 3-Mrs. Living stone Wernecke and two children left this morning on the Princess So- phia to sjend the summer on the coast. She will visit for some time with relatives in Seattle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-03

FOR SALE - Trowling rowboat and Evinrude. Meyers store, Doug las Beach.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-03
TO MAKE HOME WITH SON

TREADWELL. June 3.-Mrs. c. L. Finger, of Leadville. Colo, arrived last night on the Sophia and will make her home in the future with her son, H. A. Finger of this place. She was accompanied by her grand daughter. Miss Leola Finger, who has been teaching school in Berkeley
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-03
NOW OUT ON BAIL

DOUGLAS, June 3.-William T.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-03
FOOD SHORTAGE
 PREVENTS HOLIDAY
 FOR CHILDREN

AMSTERDAM, June 3.-During the first three years of the war Dutch charitable organizations have every summer brought thousands of German children and given them a
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-03
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT

DOUGLAS, June 3.-The City Coun- cil will hold a regular meeting to- night when there will likely be full attendance of the members.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-03
COKE FOR TREADWELL

TREADWELL, June 3.LThe Prin- cess Sophia discharged 100 tons of coke here for the Treadwell Company Saturday night
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-03

University and who will be one of the high school teachers this com ing term.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-03

summer vacation in Dutch homes, where they could get better care and nourishment than at home. This year the society which has charge of the migration announces that it will be impossible to get permits for any similar trips, owing to Hol- lands own food shortage
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-10-11
ROLL hoy RESIGNS
Mr.. Roll Hoy Resigns as Candidate
For County Treasurer on Republic
can Ticket-Carl +. Orth Selected
by Committee to Fill Vacancy.

Mr.. Roll Hoy Republican candidate
for County Treasurer resigned his
candidacy last Saturday evening on
account of business matters which
make necessary his removed from the
county tp KendalvilleL Indiana
This act on on Mr.. Hoy's part placed
the responsibility of selecting can
didate on the Republican ticket for
county treasurer upon the Republi-
can Central Committee. This COM
mittee met at the court house last
Tuesday evening and selected can
d date by ballot. There were a num-
ber of aspirants for the position: c. Ea
Disbrov Court Knapp, Charles East
man, Earl Wilson and Carl F. Orth.
Mr.. Orth was selected on the tenth
ballot and his name will appear on
the + cket November 5th as Republi-
candidate for county treasurer.
The failing health of Mr.. Miller of
the manufacturing firm of Miller Il
Hoy, which a number of years ago
moved from Wauseon to KendalWlle,
has made it necessary that Mr.. Hoy
should take active charge of the busi-
ness and this necessitates his. removal
There is deep regret both in Wauseon
and the entire county that Mr.. and
Mrs. Hoy are to leave US. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Hoy have been active in pub
lie affairs, polit cal, social and civic
Their services have been highly ap-
preciated in tn is community and Ken
dalvllle is made richer by the coming
into their midst Of an able business
man of sterling character.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-10-11
FROM
our SOLDIERS
Two WauseOn OsteOpaths in France
Items of Interest in Crossing
Thrives on Messages
About Themselves-FrOm Paud
Hayes and Others.
Two Wauseon Osteopaths

A letter received from Doctor, now
Corporal r. o. Buck states that he
has arrived safely overseas and that
in spite of many little inconvenien-
ces and three days sea Sickness" he
enjoyed the trip very much.
1st. Sergeant William H. Schulz
writes from his present location,
Mayet, France a more detailed ac-
count OF his sea voyage:
The sea trip was more interesting
to some than to others, even on the
same snip; one of the men in writing
to home folks, stated that three large
whales had been following the ship
for three days: l guess he thought
they might bite off one of the propel-
Ter blades. | am so sorry | didn't
even see one single fish the entire
trip; | was really kind to them, the
first two days out; most of this time
| spent on the rail; l had the steward
bring up my meals and just toss
them overheard to the fish,-to save
me the trouble. We had a great
treat for dinner several Of the men
went out yesterday and gathered 4
thee gallon bucket of blackberries
thru the good will of the cook we had
some bully good pies, the first for
several months. The French peo-
pie do not gather blackberries; 1 pre-
sumo on account of scarcity Of sugar,
and for wine they lack the kick which
wine must have to satisfy the French
men. there are many very
interesting things to be seen over
here besides seeing the boche's coat
tail flying with a Sammie hard after
him; a five minute walk to the edge
of the village takes one to an old
Chateau with a history back to 500
A. D.
The farms here are all small ones
intensively farmed; we but very sell
dom see a Mccormick binder, then Il
hasn't the late Improvements. The
threshing machine is a fairly good
one, now relic in the states, with a
crew such as it is, nearly all women
and a few old men all working bare
foot in wooden shoes; they manage
to get enough wheat to make their
black bread.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-10-11
: Buy MORE Bonds :
CLIFFORD GIRBs MISSING

Mr.. Jay Gibbs received official noti-
fcation Friday that his son Clifford c.
Gibbs had been missing in action since
August st. Mr.. Gibbs has started in
quiry through the Bureau of ,Commu-
nication of the American Red Cross
at Washington to locate his son,
whom it would appear from the of
ficial communication, has been ta-
ken prisoner by the Germans. How
ard Dof, in writing home, has said
that Cliffoi was with him when
they went up to the front line
trenches for their period Of duty
there, but that he was not with the
company when they fell back for
their rest period.
If he is n o German prison camp
he will be found by the Interna-
tional Red Cross and the American
Red Cross win be notified and
from that tine on he will be sup
piled with a 20-pound package Of
food and other essentials to his
comfort every week as long as he
remains a prisoner Of war in a Ger
man prison camp. This is one de-
partment of the stupendous work
that is beng done by the American
Red Cross and is one Of the ineon-
testible reasons why It should re-
ceive all possible support and CO.
operation from alh American citi-
zens. There will doubtless be many
more Wauseon boys reported miss
ing before this thing is over, and
il Will be the American Fed Cross
that will hunt them M and care for
them whenever this occurs.