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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05
BASEBALL
'HOLDOUTS
MULTIPLY
Especial to The Tines

NEW YORK, March 5.-The
flock of hold-outs is decreasing in
major leagues circles, for within
two weeks at the most every club
will have gone to work in it's
training camp.
The lineup of camps this year
is practically the same as in pre-
ceding years. The few changes
are due to the desire of clubs to
get close to training camps and
play for the entertainment of the
The Cincinnati Reds, for in
stance, Will do their conditioning
at Montgomery, Ala, near one of
the Zig cantonments. Expenses
will be greatly reduced for the
Reds and in addition they will
be cheering up the soldier folk.
The, Giants, Cardinals, White
Sox and Tigers will be back in
Texas. The Red Sox and Dodgers
will return to Hot Springs, Ark.
The Braves will continue to stick
to Miami, Fla, after a brief period
of conditioning at George STALL
ing's plantation In Georgia.
The Cubs will make another trip
at Pasadena, Cal. The Pirates re-
turn to Jacksonville, Fla, where
they went last year after forsaking
Hot Springs. The Phill!es will
be at st. Petersburg, Fla. The
Yankees and Senators are the only
American league clubs to go to
Georgia. The Browns will. be in
Shreveport, La, this year, new
spot for them. The Indians will
be back in New Orleans.
Games on the way home from
training camps have been curtail-
ed in some quarters, but the
change here is hardly noticeable.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05

McGovern's fall was as sudden
and spectacular as his. rise.
Out of the west in 1901 came
Young Corbett, youthful, strong,
confident. Corbett looked like a
set-up and a match was arranged
at Hartford. New York fans by
the thousands flocked to the ring
side.
McGovern was beaten by a
laugh and an overland punch.
Just before the gong sounded
for the first round Corbett sat in
his corner and laughed at Nc
Govern.
"COne on out and take
your licking, Terry" he
sneered across the ring.
They were not sneering at
McGOvern those days and
Terry was wild. As the gong
sounded he dashed across the
ring meeting COrbett in his
own corner. The two rounds
that followed embraced more
fighting than a dozen of the
1O-rOund affairs Of today.
Near the end of the first round
that right crashed against Mccoy
ems head and he went to the
floor. He was up in flash as the
bell ended the round.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05
Diving Nymphs and Water
Lions Have Novelty Stunt

Water lions and diving nymphs
splash about in the same tank, for
the feature number of the new
Pantages bill. Winston's aquatic
act is back again with the same
novelty Of presentation that has
always assured 1t top position
on any vaudeville bill. Two shape
ly diving girls, Maud Gray and
Nina Glaze do, all sorts of stunts
in the big glass tank, and the
water lions initiate them cleverly.
1.-THE Girl at the Cigar Stand"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05
Peters Piffle

big fellow who halls frsm Montana dropped into
town Monday afternoon with the that he would like
display knowledge before the
heavyweight claims record of 100 fights
him. He boxed the
boys the but has been out Of the for
training Seattle for three weeks and he
the with light heavy in this neck of
knockouts Jack Christ Jack
Tim Couey Bill bennington, Jack Drumgools Vern Will
Bob Halverson, and many others.
Whether the Pacific coast title will stay with Mick King
AL Sommers Portland,
will be decided in Seattle tonight These two baer conceded to
this scheduled
four-stanza these bouts:
Harry Battling Bunker and jeff
Thompson Walter Poch, Jack Goodrich
Jimmy Davis
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05
Bill Daniels May
Come to Tacoma

Russ Hall, manager and owner
of the Tacoma Tigers, has receiv-
ed a letter from Bill Daniels, who
played outfield for the Tacoma
team last year, saying that he
would not be averse to returning
here for the 1918 season. DAN
iels left the Tacoma club hastily
last year when his wife became
i'll in California, and did not re-
turn north. He made a big hit
with Tacoma fans thru his ability
to hit the ball hard and often.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05
.DeGraSSe Has
Villain Role

Sam De 0rasse Is one of the
best villains In the movies. He
can earn more hearty Kisses than
any other mean guy in the bust
ness. As the grating sheriff of
Bannack, New, in "Six-Shooter
Andy" Tom Mix's starring drama
at the Melbourne, De Grasse gives
a fine performance and earns
what he gets from the hero. Mix
Is fine manly fellow who wins
applause thru his clean-cut meth
DDS. It is one of the finest fea-
lures run by the Melbourne this
season
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05
Mick kin&
To Appear
Omitted Press Leased Wire.)


SEATTLE, March 5.-Mick
King, Pacific coast heavyweight
champion, puts up his crown to-
night when he tai es on AL Som
mers, the rugged Portland scrap
per, in iour-round bout at the
Crystal p"ol here.
The bout is causing consider
able furry in Northwestern box
ing circle as King has won two
out of his three fights here with a
knock out.
Tie semi-windup will see Har-
nv Anderson, Vancouver, z y,
lightweight, singing the padded
mitts at frankie Tucker Of Oak
lard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05
Ragtime Star Heads
Orpheum's New Bill

sisted by his two daughters,
Dorothy and Adele.
Lew Reed and the Wright
Girls offer a fetching turn called
"A Musical Comedy Oddly"
A phenomenon of the feath-
cred king com is Mile. Lucillei
remarkable cOckatoo, named
Cookie" that talks, sings and
initiates.
'In the Dark" Is a clever mys
terry playlet by Mack Bsplan.
Other features of the bill are Var
don and Perry in q musical sing
ing and dancing revue and the
Kitamura Trio, Tokio's foremost
eQuilibrists.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05

is . clever little act, with Miss
Leslie Clare taking the lead. Miss
Glare has been called the Rose
Stahl Of vaudeville, and her act
helps her to hold the title. It u
an original sketch, wen acted.
Other acts on the new bill are
"A Jitney Classic" clever dialog
between Dorothy Homer and Wal
ter DuBard; AL Garfield and Will
Cohen in sidewalk comedy; Fran
els and Nord, neat dancers; Dor
othy Harris, with new songs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05
School Plans
Track Events

With the first signs of spring,
track competition begins to loom
up in the mind of high school attn
letes. Boys OF itadium high
school met yesterday afternoon in
the first turnout for the track,
and made plans for the coming
season. An indoor track meet, to
be staged between various roll
rooms Of the school, will be held
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05

the Colonial this week.
Ugoozalis, as he is known in the
Mack Sennett aquarium, is the,
first and only piscatorial actor to
appear on the screen, and his role
Is quite important In 1.-The Kitch-
en- Lady" In addition to Ugoo-
zalis trained mouse, a cat, a bear
and Teddy, the dog, have parts.
1t is one Of the most uniquely cast
comedies ever produced.
Douglas Fairbanks in "Headin'
South" comedy-drama Of the
unusual type" is the other a.
traction.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05

Blossom Seeley, known to
vaudeville fans as the High Po-
tentate of Syncopated Melody,
with her company presenting q
lifting ragtime skit entitled "See-
ley's Ragtime Studio" is the
headliner of the next Orpheum
bill which opens at the Tacoma
theater Thursday night.
An interesting feature of the
bill is Adrian G. Arson, popu-
larly known as Pop Arson, "the
grand old man of baseball" He
offers a funny baseball skit by
Ring w. Lardner entitled First
Aid to Father" in which he is as
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05
Trained Fish Is Actor In
Sennett Comedy at Colonial

Trained dogs, trained cats,
trained lions, and trained bears
are no novelty on the screen now
adays, but did you ever see q
trained fish act?
Northumberland fish?
Officer, lock this man up!
Scott not, for an honest-to-good,
guaranteed, union scale member
of the finny tribe who can act is
in Tacoma this week. Mr.. Fish,
the Thespian, is one OF the stellar
performers in the Mack Sennett
comedy, 1.-THE Kitchen Lady," q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05
MONTE CARTER SCORES
MUSICAL Comedy HIT

"Izzy" IL becoming famous In
Tacoma. And his newest appear
ance, in "Izzy the King" at the
Oak theater this week, will boost
him along one step further to-
wards fame.
Monte Carriers newest play is
quite the funniest thing yet pro-
duced by the versatile theatrical
manager and actor. It's one big
tumble OF fun, interrupted fire.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05

quently with new songs and COS
tune dances by the dancing
chicks.
lazy wanders everywhere that
he is not wanted and Is forever
mistaken for someone whom he in
not. George x. White, Phyllis
Gordon and Walter Spencer have
the leading roles in support Of
Mr.. Carter. The new play made .
great hit with first night aud
fences Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05
Commission Is
Given to Nav

c. o. May of Seattle, who was
drafted into the national army at
Camp Lewis and became a SER
geant In the military police, has
received commission as lieuten-
ant at Petersburg, Va, where he
was transferred. May is a well
known athlete, having been prom
inent in football and as an oars
man at Cornell.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05

ined" during his fight with
Micky King here last week,
are going the rounds in Sc
attic. Scratches and cuts ON
Kings face are said to bear
witness to the fact that
Farmers handlers were not
spOrtsmanlike. This is the
first time that any such un-
sportsmanlike insinuatiOn
has been made against
Frank, and we hope that he
can explain IL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05

Francis X. Bushman and Bev-
erly Bayne, i'm a scene from RED,
White and Blue Blood"
Movie critics have declared
Red, White and Blue Blood" the
new Metro play at the Apollo this
week, to he the greatest drama in
which the famous pair of stars,
Francis " Bushman and Beverly
Bayne. have ever appeared.
The play contains a multitude
of humorous situations, and does
not depend on slapstick methods.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05
JACK ROGERS, FROM
MONTANA, WANTS TO
GET A MATCH HERE
ADJUSTMENTS
TODAY'S BILLS
AT THE THEATERS

TODAY'S BILLS
AT THE THEATERS
TACOMA
Oipheum vaudeville, Thurs
day to Sunday.
! PANTAGEs
WinstOn's Water Lions and
Diving Nymphs; with vaude-
vile.
HIPPODRONiE
"In Old Madrid" with yau-
deville.
''Izzy, the King" musical
comedy, by Monte Carter Stock
Co.
MOVIES
COLONIAL
"Headin' SOUTH" with Doug
las Fairbanks.
APOLLO
Red, White and Blue
Blood" with Francis Y. Bush
man and Beverly Bayne.
METBOURNE
"Six-ShOOter Andy" with
Tom Mix.
LIBERTY
1.-THE Strong Way" with
June Elvidge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05
Select Course

CENTRAL1A, March s. - Bird
dogs OF Washington will compete
Tor honofs this year on an open
course between Centralia and Che
halls, the course having been 40
cepted yesterday by Q COMMITTEES
from the Washington Field TriaIg I
..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05

o o
George Shanklin is report
ed to be already at work on
another card for the Eagles
Athletic club. He hasn't
given us the top yet as to
how soon he'll stage the show.
II it's as good as the last
smoker, he's liable to have to
issue rain checks for those
who can't get inside the hall.
johnny O'Leary, former con-
tender for the worlds lightweight
crown, is back in Seattle, working
in q shipyard. O'Leary recently
got some unfavorable publicity
because of an unpaid hotel bill I'm
Portland, but says that he ex-
planned the matter to the salts
faction Of the Portland authori-
ties.
Chef Neff will meet Muff Bron-
son in Portland soon, 1t is re-
ported.
Marty Foley Is up and around
again after q severe attack Of
measles. Marty refuses to ad-
NIT that they we're of the German
variety.
\ Charges that Frank
Farmers gloves were ''ros-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05

in the schools gymnasium in two
weeks, as a preliminary to the
outdoor competition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05

IA good-natured fling is taken at
some of high society's" fads ana
foibles, with an ultimate outcome
Of the recreation of the society"
girl into being with a more hui
man view of life.
An attempt by Soldier OF
other peoples fortunes" to marry
Helen Malloy-Smythe beverly
bayne) and the love story Of the
plot
Guerin's - concert orchestra,
Hello Teacher" q Harold Lloyd
comedy, and a Pathe News COM
plete the bill.
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Charges that Frank
Farmers gloves were "ros-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28
FRENCH BATTLE
VERY FEROCIOUS
ID Desperate Hand to Hand
Fighting Took Place West
of MOntdidier, During
Which the Germans Made
an Advance, Though Suf-
fering Severely

Paris, March Is Blocked on the Las
signy and Noyon fronts and the left bank
of the Disc, the Germans last night threw
forward important forces in the regior
of Montdidier, the war Office announced
to-day. Here the fighting rapidly took
on extraordinary feroeity. The French
regiments fought hand to hand with the
enemy, inficting heavy losses. Finally
the French fell back to the heights i'm
mediately west of Montdidier.
The French official report given out
last night told OF the advance of the
Germans toward Montdidier, the state
ment being as follows:
THE Germans, throwing into the bat
tie fresh new troops, to-day attacked
with redoubled violence our positions
east of Montdidicr Our troops, with
praiseworthy tenacity, checked the as
saults of the enemy, who succeeded in
advancing only by reason of marked
in numbers.
'In the regions of Lassigny and Noyon
attacks not less powerful suffered com
plete check. breaking down before the
heroic resistance of our regiments"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28
FOUND REAL SHOWER BATH.
Private Mario Bianchi Writ.s His Aunt
from France.

Private Mario Bisncbf writes from
France to his aunt. Mrs. Beatrice Franzi
that he is well and enjoying himself un.
der the conditions. He says:
II received your package of Barre
Times and was very glad to get them
After | got through reading them
passed them along to the other fellows
to read Thank Emilio for the Current
Events that he sent with your pack.
age.
What do you think | run across? You
would never guess. 1t was real warm
shower bath 1t was the first real bath
that I've had since he good old Z. s. A.
we have been having fine weather.
To-day | found some flowers growing
in field. guess that is sure sign
Of summer. You should see the rats
in the biIlets where we sleep. Gee,
they are as big a. eats and they bark
like dog and at night, while You are
asleep, YOU can feel them when they
run over your body. But | am getting
SO | don't mind them now"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28
BARRE BOY ACCEPTED.
c. Granai Went Into Merchant Marine
Service at Boston.

Boston. March 2s.--Coriolanus Granai
of 447 North Main street, Barre, VT.
was among the apprentices accepted for
the merchant marine training service
yesterday and placed on board the L.
$. shipping board training ship Gov.
Dinglay at East Boston,
Granai will receive intensive training
for a period of about six weeks before
taking his place in the crew of mer
chant ship in the Atlantic trade There
are about 800 apprentices on the ship
to which he was assigned between the
ages of 2l and 30, who are being trained
as sailors, firemen. coal l.passers, cooks
and messmen. They receive military ex-
emption.
The recruiting service of the shipping
board. which is enrolling young men for
the merchant marine, announces that
900 more apprentices from New Eng
land are wanted for its training squad
ron. The apprentices receive training
pay of $50 month, and on going into
merchant crews receive regular pay for
their ratings, which in the American
merchant service is high.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28
FUNERAL OF HAROLD ISAcKSoN.
Held from Fathers Home on Pleasant
Street Wednesday Afternoon.

The funeral of Harold Isackson. son
of John Isackson of Pleasant street. who
died Tuesday. was held from his late
home Yesterday afternoon at o'clock,
Rev. j. r. Rcsrdon officiating. There
was a large attendance of friends and
ncighbors and a profusion of flowers.
Interment was in the family lot in Hope
cemetery. Arthur Backmore. James
Mortimer. Conrad Selberg and William
Diack acted as bearers.
The flowers and those who gave them
were a. follows; Pillow. parents
wreath. Miss Selma Johnson; spray.
Capital Granite company, Montpelier:
carnations, Mr. and Mrs Selberg. Mr..
and Mrs Jesse Phelps, Mr. aud Mrs.
James stephens, Arthur Blackmorc, Mr..
aud Mrs. johnson; Gala lilies. Miss Me
Carthy. Miss Melvin. Miss Milne. Miss
Gray. Miss Nuiry. Miss Blackmore. Miss
she'll. Miss Mcmillan. Miss Baigric. Miss
Forest. Miss Patterson. MIS- Diack. Mrs
Bassett, Miss Crawford Miss Riddci.
Mrs Andrews.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28
CASE SUDDENLY ENDED
When 1t Was Found That the Declara-
tion Was Faulty.

The cases of Ella and Robert Darling
of Woodbury. against the town of Rich
mond, the latter of which was com
meneed in Washington county court
came to sudden end Wednesday after
noon, when the cases were dismissed by
order of the court. following motion by
| v A. Bullsrd for the defense, asking for
sseh action; and there is no redress left
for the plaintiffs in the two cases.
The action occurred because of defee-
tive notice to the defendants. Ii appears
that il was set up in the declaration rel
ative to the accident, in which the plain
tiffs were injured last fall. that the acci-
dent took place ON drybridge in Rich
mond. There are two drybridges within
a short distance of each other, aud il was
not made plain which OF these il was, so
that after the jury had been drawn on
Wednesday afternoon and while Max l..
Powell was reading the notice to the
jury as a part OF the evidence, motion
was filed by the defendants attorney
that the notice was defective. Explana.
tions took place, which resulted in the
case being dismissed The time having
elapsed, a new declaration cannot be
made for recovery of damages by the
plaintiffs, il was stated Wednesday aft
ernoon.
The case going of the docket caused
the clerk to get busy TO find a case for
the jury to work upon during the rest
of the week Cases have been settled or
gone off the docket so fast this term
that the clerk has spent considerable
time in getting them ready for trial, and
almost any of the few remaining cases
may be brought forward at any time
This morning the jury was drawn in
the case Of j. j. Williams vs. L. T. Da
Wis and wife. general assumpsit in which
the plaintiff wants to recover for re.
the defendants. A part Of the bill was
admitted this morning and a check for
of the same was in open court
before the jury was drawn. The jury
drawn in the case are Charles Louizell
of Duxbury, Earl Fuller, Warren; L. J. |
Celly, Cabot: y. T. Sawyer, Middlesex;
g. +. Foss, Mortified; r. A. Smith, Cab |
OF; l.. +. Town, Plaintield; Harvey Aver |
i'll, Barre City; A. L. Reed. Middlesex; |
A. X French, Northield; w. Fl. Cate, |
East Montpelier; #. w. Powers, Wat
srbury.
The plaintlii was on the stand during !
he morning. He told Of the effort he
1as made to collect the bill, which
amounted to little over $500, without
avail. His correspondence was read TO
he jury to suhstantiate his testimony.
Mrs. Gertrude Davis was on the stand
/ short time before noon. She told of
arrangements for the work to be done
Ind that when she did so she told Mr.
Williams she did not know when she
ould pay for the repairs and claimed
he amount charged was more than
greed upon
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28
FAILED TO GET COOPERATION.
Retail Clerks Organizer Says He Regrets
Attitude of Some Merchants.

To the Public: Having been not flied
by the international Office of retail clerk.
to come to Barre, to see If there could
not be a settlement made so as to cause
better feelings between the merchants
OF Barre and their clerks, also to bring
a better cooperation between the un-
ions of Barre and some of the merchants,
| have exhausted all Of my energy in
trying to bring around the same as
above stated
Some of the non union merchants have
endeavored TO block every effort that has
been put out to bring this settlement.
The union stores which have signed the
clerks agreement were willing to 20 in
the Merchants association, so as to
have a general closing of the stores at
one time.
1t seems as if the union merchants
were more patriotic for the general good
of Barre. This agreement of the clerks
was endorsed by the granite cutters un-
ion and also by the Central Labor union
of Barre. The clerks organization was
willing to waive all rights to settle this
long standing dispute.
| am sorry to see there are not more
merchants in the city of
Barre. that realize what this settlement
means to them as well as their clerks.
The clerks organization will still ex-
ist, and is not going TO allow two gro
Gerry merchants to put them out of ex
istence We will still ask the union
men and their friends to patronize moth
ing but the union stores and we will
see that they do it.
| think ! have made the situation
clear and hope this note will endeavor
to bring some of the merchants to have
a better feeling and not be misled or
talked to wrong by some of their mem
bcrs.
. Thanking you for this space, remain,
yours respectfully, Il. X. Marshall.
Organizer Retail Clerks, Hotel Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28
BRITISH REITERATED.
German Official Report Says They Gave
Ground on the Somme.

Berlin, via London, March 81 -" On
both banks of the Somme our armies are
engaged in a slowly progressing attack
says the German official communication
issued last evening.
The British began to retreat early yes
terday morning on wide front on both
sides of the Somme, army headquarters
announced at midday. The German at
tack, it is declared, broke through the
enemy's lines. To the north and south
of Albert the Germans won crossings of
the Ancre. Albert was captured Tuesday
eveaing.
To the south of the Somme, after yio-
lent fighting, German forces drove the
enemy back by way of Chaulnes and
Lihons.
Rove was taken by storm and Novon
was cleared of hostile forces after bloody
street fighting, the report states.
The text of the communication fol
lows:
''The British began a retreat this
morning on wide front on both sides OF
the Somme- The stubborn resistance of
the hostile rear guard was overcome in
the sharp pursuit
British and French divisions which
were defeated on March y tried again
yesterday in the pathless crater fields of
the Somme battle area TO arrest our ad-
vance Our attack broke through the
enemy's lines.
North and south of Albert we won
passage across the Ancre. Albert fell in
the evening.
South of the Somme, after violent
fighting, We drove back the enemy by
way of Chaulnes and Lihons. Rove was
taken by storm aud Noyon was cleared Of
the enemy after bloody street fighting.
AT many points We have crossed our
old positions, neld before the Somme bat
tie Of 1916, toward the west. The mum.
ber Of prisoners grows and the booty in
creases.