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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-20
This Weeks Weather

The Weather Bureaus weekly fore
cast says:
Tuesday rain or snow. Wednes.
day colder, probably followed by fail
and continued cold weather"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
Frustrated

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Mrs.
Castle received official notice OF
her husbands death shortly be-
fore noon. After that, according
to her secretary, Mrs. Castle lapsed
into a semi-conscious condition.
She had telephoned Fort Worth
and will order the body sent to
New York for. burial.
Mrs. Castle lives at 100 Licking
ton ave. in this city. She has been
working OF late as a member of
the cast OF Pathe motion picture,
making almost daily trips to New
Jersey for appearances. She was
expected to go across the Hudson
to continue her work.
The famous dancer was prac-
tically Frustrated when told her
husband had fallen and been kill
ed. She refused to see anyone,
but made a brief statement to the
United Press thru her secretary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
Vernon Castle, Altman, Falls to DEATH
Heavy New
Lid on Camp
Lewis News

Camp Lewis headquarters today
announced new censorship rules
under which all military news is
to be handed out to all correspond
ents by staff members at II to IL
O'Clock daily.
This ruling will greatly curtail
the activities of correspondents,
unless modified by liberal inter
probation, and deprive the public
Of all news of the camp except just
such items as the officers at head
quarters choose to release.
The ruling apparently is in di-
rect conflict with an announce
ment made at Washington a few
days ago.
The latter information was that
all camp censors were to be dis
pensed with and the newspapers
given carte blanche to tell the
news of the camps with only the
general restrictions of the volun-
tary censorship that has all the
time been in vogue to hamper
them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15

UNITED Press Leased Wire.D
FORT WORTH, Texas,
Feb. 15.--VerEOn Castle, well
known dancer and aviator,
stationed here, was killed In
n fall here early today.
Castle was a captain in the Brit
ish Royal Flying corps. lie had
been stationed several months at
Benbrook Field, where he was
killed this morning.
Trying to land while instructing
an American cadet, Castle swerved
the machine to avoid collision with
another American flyer who was
landing at the same time.
The cadet riding with Castle
was not injured.
Saw Much Service.
Castle came to Fort Worth last
October with Lord Wellesley's
squadron.
He had seen long and sensa-
tional service on the western front
in France.
He had more than 800 flights
over the German lines In Flanders
and had had many thrilling fights
with the Boches, but had never
been injured while at the front.
His friends in Texas declared
today when they heard he had
been killed, that is the way Castle
wanted to die. He had said many
times / have had honors enough;
l want to die in the flying service
Of Great Britain -.
Vernon Castle was born In Eng
land, 33 years ago. His real name
was Vernon Blythe. His sister is
Mrs. Lawrence Grossmith, the well
known theatrical producer.
Was Broadway FavOrite.
Castle was first seen in the ".
IS. in one of the old Lew Fields
productions at the Herald Square
theater, when he took the part Of
q waiter in the Girl Behind the
Counter Later he appeared in
THE Sun Dodgers, and it was in
one of the Fields productions that
he met Mrs. Castle.
Following his Broadway career,
the Castles went to Paris where
they took up dancing. 1t was
while they were appearing in Paris
that they were seen by Charles w.
Dillingham; who brought them to
the United States. Dillingham;
starred the Castles in Watch
Your Step"
Vernon Castle was the highest
paid dancer In sill dramatic his
tory, according to Dillingham;.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
u. S. SPENDS
MILLIONS FOR
POISON GAS

WASHINGTO, D. c., Feb. 49,
A great poison gas campaign is
being planned as part of the Amer
lean offensive against the Ger
mans, testimony before the house
appropriations committee, just
made public shows.
Shells full of deadly poison are
now ready for shipment from
America and General Pershing's
urgent request for poison gas
plants, both in America and and
France. has been granted by the
house appropriations committee.
These two plants will cost about
$10,000,000.
Experts will be sent TO the plant
in France to watch carefully for
any new gas thai may prove more
deadly and to be ready to meet
any emergency.
Testifying before the committee
Col. f. ]. w. Ragsdale, in charge
of this work pointed out that 1t
is often necessary to change the
whole gas program by the discov-
cry of some new poison.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15

operating every street car in the
city.
Need Improving.
According to estimates of Com.
missioner Atkins, the city would
also have to spend at least $400,-
600 in addition to the purchase
price for the railway, in order t.
put the street car tracks in proper
condition and to buy sufficient
rolling stock to insure good serv-
fee.
Mayor Fawcett said Friday that
he was heartily in favor of letting
the voters decide whether they
want municipal street cars.
"There is no doubt that the
T. II. & p. Go. wants to sell
its system to the city, and !
believe we could buy It out
at rs cents on the dollar"
said Fawcett.
THE question of financing the
system might involve some details
that have not yet been discovered
but believe we can handle the
job"
At Unions Request.
Labor organizations Of the city
are responsible for the city's sud.
den decision to put the municipal
street railway question before the
voters.
Dissatisfied with the T. r. & p
Co.'S service, the Centray Labo,
council has gone on record in favor
Of municipal cars and has prom
Used to, give full support to any
move made by the city to acquire
the system.
City Attorney U. Z. Harmon
made preparations Friday to take
an active part in the coming hear
ing before the state public service
comm ssion on the question of ade
quate street car service in Tacoma
Harmon says he will resist any
attempt of the street car compan,
to increase it's city fares TO 81,
cents.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15

Mai. Gen. Peyton c. March,
who's to be acting chief of staff Of
the U. S. army if Gen. Pershing
can spare him, has punch. "
That's why he has been selected
for this post as the head of the
army.
The present chief of staff, Gen.
Bliss, is to remain in Europe per-
manently, as Americas military
representative at the supreme war
council
March is a vigorous, capable
officer who is expected to bring
tgreater unity and coordination
between all departments.
He commanded the Aston bat
terry in the war with Spain and
acted as U. S. military observer
with the Japanese army in the
Russian-Japanese war.
He is So, and was made a major
general since the United States
entered the war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15

The physical valuation OF the L.
r. & p. Co.'S property in Tacoma
was fixed some time ago during a
hearing of the state public service
commission at $6,000,00O.
This figure was based solely on
information furnished by the COM
pany, and city officials believe that
a true inventory system would
bring the figure down consider
ably.
Working on Books.
Herbert E. Post, expert account
ant, started this week on a thoro
examination of the T. r. & p.
Gods books, under orders of the
public service commission, In
preparation for the hearing to be
held soon on the Commercial
clubs complaint about street car
service.
The commission has instructed
Post to furnish copies of all his
reports to the city.
The question which voters will
be asked to decide will simply be
whether the city should issue util-
fly bonds to sum sufficient 20
acquire the T. r. & P. Co.'S sys-
tenn.
II the voters approve, then legal
machinery will be set in motion to-
wards condemnation suits, and the
courts will determine what price
must be paid.
State laws provide that mu-
nicipality can condemn and pur-
chase street railway system II
It chooses. ........t
More Power Needed.
II the city takes over the plant
1t will be forced to purchase cleo
trio current for their operation
from the Stone-Webster power
plants until an auxiliary power
station can be acquired, according
to Gronen.
The municipal power plant Il
already selling a continuous serv.
ice of electric current within 400
kilowatts of the minimum output
during the 1917 low water period
It has been practically decided
to ask the voters to approve OF
another utility bond issue at the
spring election, providing for the
construction or purchase of sec.
ond power plant, and within a
year or two, according to Gronen
the city would be In position to
generate all the power needed foI
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
TO LICENSE
ALL EXPORTS
;usited Press Iensed wire.p

;uBited Press Leased Wire.b
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 10
Wilson today is
sued a proclamation placing the
entire foreign commerce of this
country. under license.
Effective tomorrow, no COM
modities can be exported or i'm
ported from or to the U. S. ex-
cept by special license.
The new restriction Is one OF
the most far-reaching steps Presi-
dent Wilson has yet taken, in
volving. as it does, delicate dip
Tomato questions and sharp cur
tailment not only of American in
dustry, but the, commerce OF all
neutrals
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
Norway Offers
u. S. Guarantee
Especial to The Times. J

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. Is.
While Norway offers to guar
antee that no American product
shall go thru Norway to Germany,
she is declining to meet the full
American demands for restrict
ed export OF Norwegian products
ito the central powers.
This is her reply, made thru
DR.. Fridtjof Nansen. head or the
Norwegian special mission, 10 the
proposals Of the U. s. for : fou0
|rationing agreement.
In her commercial policy Nor
way cannot break off comm9rc1on
relations with one Of the baIl1eoe.
ents without the serious da1G16
|afibfng That it viii not BE- pa1 IS
|ble to maintain the politicaf ~
|traiity of tho country m6c<
longer" 4 e declared. s.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
u. S. GUNNERS
WORK PRAISED
UNITED Press Leased wire.p

LONDON, Feb. Is. - "The
french raid in the Champagne re-
gion Wednesday is of historic in
terest because American gunners
provided the barrage," declared
the Express today.
Germany has professed to re-
gard American Intervention with
unruffled contempt. This first
small achievement promises what
American youth, enthusiasm and
limitless resources can and will do
in the future. 1t insures the final
destruction of kaiserism."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
Disputes Story
of Booze Sales

Police Capt. Falconer, head OF
Tacoma's dry squad, disputed Fri
day the announcement at Camp
Lewis by Maj. Eugene X. West,
Judge advocate, that liquor had
been obtained in larger quantities
by soldiers recently than at any
time since the camp was establish
ed
Our records show that only two
soldiers have been arrested in Ia
coma for intoxication in the last
month";" said Capt. Falconer.
During the first months of the
cantonment there we're a great
many soldiers arrested
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
MARRIED AT LAST.

After cOurtship extending
over an indefinite period OF time
the marriage vows Of Miss Hester
Mays and Mr.. James Shavers were
solemnized at the residence OF
Miss Matte Sell. Hence we pluck
an arrow from Cupid's wing and
dip in the sparkling fount Of con-
nubial bliss TO record the con-
genial bands. The groom was
attired in stylish suit Of black
and the bride was dressed in the
most fairy-liks habiliments. -
Lonoke (Ark.) News.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
WILL COORDINATE
RECREATION WORK

To coordinate the recreation
work at Camp Lewis so that there
may be no overlapping of activi-
ties, the representatives of the
Fosdick war camp commission at
Camp Lewis have formed a co-or-
dinating committee, including
Capt. T. G. Cook, chairman, and
Ray Carter, secretary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15

During the height of the dancing
craze, Castles salary averaged
SO, 600 per week.
Castle and X. Peters were only
45 feet from the ground when
their machine started to fall. Cas-
tie was driving from the front
seat, VIII ch Is unusual, az the in
structor nearly always drives from
the back seat and places the cadet
in front.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
OPPOSING
CHANGE IN RIVER

Gen. James Ashton will bring
action in the superior court, II
necessary, to oppose any change
In the course Of the Puyallup
river BY the city and county, ac-
cording to letter sent to the
city council.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
SPLIT POLAND

'Unttea Press Leaned Wfre.l
LONDON. Feb. 15.-"Do peo-
pie, especially the American peo-
pie, understand what Germany is
doing In Poland?" asked the Mail
today. She is trying to make
the dream o. q reunited Poland
impossible. She is re-partitioning
Poland BY lacking pieces of Polish
territory on other governments"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
CLAIM BUSES RUN
WITHOUT BONDS

Charges that independent buses
running to Puyallup are not
bonded have been made to the
county attorney by the Tacoma
Bus Co., which asks that they be
forced to comply with the law.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15

Owners Of shops along the
main streets Of Paris are rent
ing seat space in the windows
for large sums. The desire IL
keen to see Hindenburg ride
by on . big, black horse.
Or in q big, black hearse.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
AnotherDea

UNITED PreRa Leaned WfFe.)
GALVESTON, Tex, Feb. Is. -
The mounting roll OF aviators kill
ed in training carried another
name today-Cadet Donald w.
Gleason, Delhi, N. Y, killed yes
terday when his airplane crashed
into telephone pole near Texas
City.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
Isl DOWNED

Especial TO Tho Timos)
BERLIN, via London, Feb. 15,
Tile enemy lost 151 airplanes
and 20 captive balloons on the
west front during January" the
war office announced today.
During the same period we lost
l6s airplanes and four captive ball
looms"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
TEACH|NGU.S
FLYER, KILLED
Dancer Had Been In Many
Battles With Huns

Two years ago he was dancing man, light footed,
light hearted, light headed
The papers were filled with tales of his frivolity,
his extravagant earnings his clothes, his manner Of
brushing his hair.
Then he heard the voice of country. So one year
ago we saw him fighting in Flanders for freedom.
With brilliance and honor this one time dancing
man engaged in the most daring, most trying most
spectacular most chivalrous of war services.
He became captain of aviators-and MAN.
Today this once frivolous dancing man, Vernon
Castle, is dead-A HERO
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
WEATHER FORECAST
Speaking

Speaking of
hogs, have you
noticed the lat
est labels on
the yellow fuel
cars lined up
at the rear of
{ h Q Tacoma
heating plant
and the T. II.
q p? They
read; "Hogged
Fuel From the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15

What has become of the
oltl-fashioned person who car.
ried a swagger stick?
And what has become of
the 8. SIS?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15

st. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. Z
Rain or snow tonight and oetur.
day. Tine to hog the wood
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15

Greetings, did you know
that the local !. w. w. hall is
located in a building moved
by &. A. Darmer, Tacoma
German-American now facing
dislOyalty charges?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
Trench Mortars Get Busy,
Then Blast Is Set Off
Then These Sammies of Ours
Go Over the Top

diapaon noise with
sound made living vivid
and acrid
Automatic rifles cracked
like drawing giants
Now flare burned along the
marked
steadily bitches the
wide lines closer
mans betwe the
nation the hypothetical airpane lowering
its wireless back to the hidden
whistle screamed above the din and clatter Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15

A man who placed a bomb on a
ship 30 there would be an explo-
sion when the vessel was at sea
was sentenced to serve IS months
in. prison. Needless to add that
this didn't happen in Germany.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
PROPOSAL To
COON BALLOT
Council Intends to Submit
Question This Spring

Voters Of Tacoma will have the chance to decide
next April whether they want the city to take over
and operate the city street car lines as municipal
system.
Commissioner G. D. Atkins announced Friday morn
ing that he would present resolution to the council
in few days placing the street car question the
spring municipal ballots.
All members of the council are ready to support the
resolution and let the citizens of Tacoma determine
whether they want municipal car line.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
barrow Has a Plan to Cut
Down Our Cargo Ship Needs
BY CLARENCE 9. BARROW.
Noted Labor Attorney and Writer.


Children old people, everybody in fact soldiers
and France England short
This not because there is not enough food in America to
them, but because lack ships the foods
At time ships-transports liners
returning daily from Europe carrying only fraction
of passengers which they could accommodate
The children old folks, invaids and crpples of
practical ales-they don't work, they
fight purely military and Industrial point they
In the way where they
they must be fed and large of the food
be furnished by America.
why 1t wouldn't be good plan for everyone
of the ships from bring
back shipload of these dependent non-combatants.
Instead sending food to them, they could the
food business of bringing them taking
of until after the should be by
government = ss~ 4sv
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
Grenade Blows Theoretical
Hun Into Great What Next

They yelled and haOoed like madmen. As they
they hand grenadee before them
vicious flaming feather Of red and threw glttering bits
metal high and far in the air.
Quicker they moved toward Berlin" cold
hills clouds gathered
white plumes smoke rolled
themselves the yellow and
serpenned from
the rear trenches Technically it was the of dawn.
Then, slowly the din died away finally only an
the flash exploding
Yank blew a figurative Hun into the Great What Next
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15

Be that as 1t may, Ford Pack
ard lives in Grand Rapids, Mich
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
Snow Comes and Covers
the Field of Carnage

The ambulance drivers cranked their and the medical
ed,
seriously but
there is officer nursing tender
wire prick.
Almost the last hred Of the battle
from the valley the snow came and long before the
could
ice stiffening the muddy
officer whose would
1t the
arm SIN
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15
91ST men 60
over THE TOP
With Fixed Bayonets They
Charge; Shells Burst
Ninety -first division officers the top in a
mimic with hypothetical Hun host Thursday

afternoon.
Two hundred of them from the division intelligence school,
under conditions made possible those actual
fought their formation trench trench and
wide mans while Brig Frederick Foz and
his staff Brgader Eli A. Helmick Maj Walter
Reed of the inspector generals office observed
The troops massed in hiding along the base wooden HILL
enemy trenches finally dropped protecting barage fire
along the margin OF mans land
Then whistle blew, with fixed led
English officers the drab boys charged line
OF entertainments
Trench Mortars Get Busy,
Then Blast Is Set Off
The coldidea for the
dropped into the zgzaggng ditc hes.
Then trench mOrtas began heir bombardment literal
rain of cleaning bombs fell
six and eight and could curvng their
time.
A single lone figure lodged back and forth between
the opposing lines and finally dropped into shell hole with
appraised. IL lowered, the a whole
a
duh dctonation a spectators
of the work of the
All hell broke lOOse
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15

Over the top!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15

Yank blew a figurative Hun
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-15

operating every street car in the
citv
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-08-08
STATE FAIRS
BOY AND GIRL
WORK GAINING
Department Shows Wonderful
Growth Since 1915 - Ten
Demonstration Teams to Com
pete Jackie" Band Leads
Parades.

Milwaukee, Aug. 5-The Boys and
Girls department of the Wisconsin
State Fair was established in 1915, and
the growth of this display of work OF
farm boys and girls has been remark
able. This year this department will
be one of the strongest exhibits of the
State Fair, and one of the best in
America. The State Fair was among
the pioneer expositions in promoting
this work
be the work of ten demonstration
teams brought from as many sections
of the state, the State Fair paying the
expenses of these teams. The win
ming team will be sent to the national
competition of demonstration teams al
the Interstate Live Stock Exposition
at Sioux City, Ia, the week following
the Wisconsin State Fair.
Uncle Sam is taking a greater inter
est than ever in work of farm boys
and girls, and as a result the number
of competitors will be twice as large
as in 1917 Thomas l.. Bewick, Uni
versity of Wisconsin, the .. S. Gov
ernment's representative in charge Of
boys and girls work in Wisconsin, has
been superintendent of this depart
ment ever since it was put on as q
feature of the State Fair.
The Boys and Girls camp, under
direction and supervision of the Y. M
c. A. and the Y. w. G. A, is one Of
the big features of the department
All competitors live in this camp dur
ing the State Fair. Three monster
tents, 80 by $50 feet each, are re
CURED to house this camp.
Liberal premiums are offered Reg
ular premiums amount to $2,323.50 and
special premiums to 1916, making q
total of $2,69950. Frederick d. I'm
derwood, president of the Erie rail
road, and owner of Fewacres Farm
Wauwatosa, is donor of the champion
ship prizes of 800 in gold each fol
the champion boy farmer and girl
farmer. The Milwaukee Association
of Commerce gives special scholar
ships and many others contribute val
liable special prizes.
Competitions are along lines ap
proved by the United States Govern
ment after much investigation.
Work among boys and girls the
country over is building strongly fol
advancement in agriculture, and at
the same time it is keeping alive In
terest of farm boys and girls in farm
work
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-08-08
New Use for the X-Ray

Interesting experiments have been
conducted at Munich and Vienna in the
examination Of old portraits with
Roentgen rays. One of the curators
an old Madonna portrait and discov-
cred evidence of a later overpainting.
In Vienna Prof Max Dvorak applied the
same test to a picture of the Man
tegna school, which had been badly
disfigured by later attempts at recon-
struction. The X-ray photograph dis
closed perfectly the original contour
of the painting.