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The Elbert County tribune., 1918-05-31

The cultivation Of home garden
requires very little expenditure in
tools. A spade. hoe, and n rake. rep
resenting total cost of considerably
less than So. are all the bought tools
necessary to be used. Everything else
can be improvised. A garden line can
be made with piece of Irvine tied to
two sharpened sticks that serve as
stakes. A thin piece of board or a
shingle can be made into a service
able trowel. A good scratcher and
weeder can be made by driving about
three small nails through the end OF
piece of lath. A heavier weeder can
be made from piece Of hoop iron.
with one end sharpeheu. bent into q
loop.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-05-31
Care of Young Horses.

Give the weanlings and immature
horses good care. The colts should
be given an ample supply of grain and
good roughage in order that they may
mature into useful work horses. The
saving of grain should be made with
the idle mature horse and not with
the colt. There are many economical
rations that can be fed to both young
and mature stock. depending on the
local feeds available. Write to your
state experiment station for informa-
ton regarding the most economical ra-
lions to be fed in your state. Also
write to the United States department
of agriculture for Farmers Bulletin
SOB, which gives information on the
feeding and management of young
horses.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-05-31

Failure to make a success of bee
keeping almost always results from
lack of study of the needs of the bees,
combined with the failure to do
things on time. Bookkeeping is essen
TALLY an industry which requires
studious care, and in consequence the
proper development Of this branch of
agriculture necessitates to an unusual
degree the dissemination of informa-
ton of rather detailed nature. While
there are published bulletins and
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-05-31

books which contain the needed infor-
nation, these have not proved ade-
Quate.
1t is quite possible for the American
beekeeping industry to be developed
so that the honey crop will be ten
times what 1t is at present. Not only
would such development be valuable
In an emergency such as the present
crisis, but in normal times the bee
keeping industry can provide a con-
centrated, nutritious food, almost uni
versally liked, and assuredly IN arti-
Gle of diet preferable to the inferior
sirups and Jams SO commonly used.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-05-31
ALL |DLERS MUST
FIGHT OR LABOR
GENERAL cRoWDER ISSUES Or
DER COVERING VARIOUS
SPORTS AND TRADES.
EDIcT IN FORCE JULY FIRST
Amendment to Seiective Service Reau-
lations to Make Nation Efficient
In War Takes Registrants Out
of Deferred Class.
Bulletin.

Washington, May %. = General
Crowder's new "work-or-fight" regula-
lions may require professional base
ball players either to engage in some
useful occupation or to join the army.
Baseball players, as well us jockeys.
professional golfers and other profess
sional sportsmen, General Crowder
said today, will be affected by the reg
ulatIons If strictly enforced. General
Crowder said he did not desire to make
specific rulings at this time and would
make rulings only when cases came to
him from local boards after July 1.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-05-31
$50, 900, 600 QUARTS
CANNED LAST YEAR

Girls canning clubs in the
United States put up total of
1890, 1S7 containers of fruits
and vegetables during 1917.
Counting in the canning done
by the organized women's
clubs and through the home
demonstration agents, the total
canned product is estimated at
S50.000,OO0 quarts, with value
of about s140,OO0,OOO, and this
does not include the products
dried and salted for home use.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-05-31
Bulletin.

Washington, May 23.-Theatrical
performers have been excepted from
the new draft regulations at the di-
rection of Secretary Baker. who is said
to feel that the people cannot do with
out all amusement in war time and
that other amusements could be dis
pensed with more readily.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-05-31

THESE ARE HIT By ORDER TO
FIGHT OR WORK.

FIGHT on WORK.
Idlers.
Gamblers.
Bucket shop employees.
Race track attendants.
Clairyoyants and the like.
Professional, golfers.
Professional baseball players
(probably).
Elevator operators at clubs and
stores.
Club and hotel doormen.
Walters In hotels and clubs.
Ushers in theaters.
Attendants at sports.
Persons in domestic service.
Clerks in stores.
Specially Exempt.
Actors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
USE COCOANUT OIL
FOR WASHING HAIR

II you want to keep your hair
in good condition, be careful
what you wash it with.
Most soaps and prepared sham
poos contain too much alkali.
This dries the scalp, makes the
hair brittle, and is very harmful.
Just plain mulsified cocoanut oil
(Which is pure and entirely
greaseless), is much better than
the most expensive soap or any
thing else you can use for sham
pooling, as this can't possibly in
5ure the hair.
Simply moisten your hair with
water and rub it in. One or two
teaspoonfuls will make an abund-
ance Of rich, creamy lather, and
cleanses the hair and scalp
thoroly. The lather rinses out
easily, and removes every particle
Of dust, dirt, dandruff and ex-
cessive oil. The hair dries quick
ly and evenly, and 1t leaves 1t
fine and silky, bright, fluffy and
easy to manage.
You can get mulsified cocoa
nut oil at most any drug store
1t Is very cheap, and a few
ounces is enough to last every.
one in the family for months.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
Allan Clark, Sculptor,
to Enlist in NAVY

Mrs. Harry Clark is leaving
Tacoma this week for Los An
geles where she will attend the
art exhibit of her son, Allen, and
visit with him before he joins the
navy, which he has made arrange
ments to do in about three weeks.
Young Clark has been spending
several months at Denislawn, the
home of Ruth st. Denis, where
he has been doing a great deal OF
sculptoring.
He is now finished his contract
there and has made all prepare
tions for joining the navy as soon
as he closes his exhibit in Los An
geles, which will last about two
weeks. Ted Shaw, husband OF
Ruth st. Denis, has already joined
the ambulance corps and wishes
Allan to come into the same
branch, but the navy has always
had a fascination for the young
man, according to his mother, and
he has chosen that branch of the
service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
Meets Gig Harbor
Austrian in France

This surely is a small world"
says Harry Burmeister in a letter
received here Saturday by his
brother, Attorney A. o. Bur-
meister.
Harry Burmeister, who is with
the 18th engineers in France, tells
of a very interesting and unusual
Occurrence.
A number of Austrians had been
taken prisoner and were kept near
his regimental quarters.
One day Burmeister discovered
that one of the men an officer,
spoke English and entered into a
conversation with him.
Much to his surprise he found
that this Austrian officer and
prisoner. was former resident of
Gig Harbor, where he owned two
fishing boats which he operated
here for several years.
In the lot was a vegetable man
that is a former vegetable man
from Tacoma who was recog-
nized by one of the other boys as
having often visited his home
here.
Is is little wonder that the fore
going remark came from Burmeis-
ter?
The names of the men had been
deleted by the censor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
LEGAL NOTICES
CALI, FOR BIDS

CALL FOR BIDS
SEALED proposals will be received
sioners of Pierce County, Washing
ton, until Thursday the 18th day of
February, A. ID. 1918, at the hour of
eleven O'Clock A. M, for the i'm
provement of Pioneer Way in Pierce
County. Washington, described as
Pioneer Way from the westerly
city limits of Puyallup to an inter
section with the Tacoma Puyallup
County Road at Grand Forks, a dis
lance of 1874 miles, more or less. i.
Said Improvement to consist OF
preparing subgrade, drainage, etc,
and paving with one of the follow
ing types of pavement:
ONE COURSE CONCRETE
Rs As IA CONCRETE
Said Improvement to be done un-
der the provisions of Sections 500
to 57S2, Remington and Ballingers
Annotated Codes and Statutes of
Washington, and subsequent amend
ments thereto, and in accordance
with the profiles, maps, plans and
the County Engineer of Pierce Coun-
ty, Washington. Said plans and
specifications may be obtained from
said County Engineer at Tacoma,
Washington, upon making a deposit
of Five Dollars.
Bids to be In lump sum, and
shall be directed to the Board of
County Commissioners of Pierce
County, Washington, marked "PIO-
NEER WAY IMPROVEMENT" and
shall be accompanied by a certified
check made payable to the County
Treasurer of Pierce County, Wash
ington, in q sum equal to five per
cent Of the amount of such bid,
which check shall be forfeited to the
County upon the failure of any sue
cessfu bidder for O period of ten
days after contract is awarded to
execute a contract in writing to
perform the work according to the
plans and specifications. and fur
nish the bond required.
All payments for said improve
ment shall be made out of the
Pioneer Way Improvement Fund"
by warrants drawn by the County
Auditor on said Improvement Fund,
upon presentation of proper vouch-
ers. and such warrants shall bear
interest at the rate OF six (6qd) per
cent per annum.
The right is reserved by the Board
of County Commissioners to reject
any or all bids.
BY order of the Board OF County
Commissioners of Pierce County,
Washington. this Gath day OF Janu-
THos. N. NORRIS,
County Auditor and Clerk of the
Board OF County Commissioners.
Jan. 20, FEB. 5-12. 1918.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
Is Comfortable in
the Trenches

The following we thing Is among
the best letters we have received
for some time.
1t was just received by Miss
Nora Brabell from Harold Dum-
ford, Tacoma boy with the Cana.
dian signal service in France.
The letter was written about
the first of the year and begins,
well, another year started, and
now l can say as l did last year,
another year in France, and blazen
upon my shield-if l had one.
France 1916-17-1S. That's quite
a slice out of a mans life, and
during which time he is learning
nothing that's any use to him and
many things that are detrimental.
81 don't think much of the
dark-eyed demoiselles of which
you speak. If they are dark-eyed
It is because they have not washed
at least, that is the impression
that they have made on me. What
] have seen of the fair maids of
France doesn't come up to the
goods as advertised.
did l tell you how we spent
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11

II you were looking for the per-
feet type of Valentine Girl,
wouldn't you just naturally think
OF the movie star, Bessie Love-
Isn't she just the irresist BILE
style of shy and dainty maiden
whose picture any Sammy would
delight to draw from n SOL
DIER'S VALENTINE BOX?
The sight of her as well as the
name of her may remind YOU
that you have not sent Sammy a
valentine, or that you have one
or two more which you want to
drop today in The Times valentine
box for soldiers which you can
find at our office.
Dozens of envelopes have al
ready been deposited there.
But there are THOUSANDS of
soldier boys at Camp Lewis who
are all needing valentines, and
who will be tickled to death to
get some from the girls back
home
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
Sergt. Dunn Receives
Recitation Postcard

The first regulation postcard
from the American Expeditionary
Forces Field Services has been
received here by Sergt. Dunn of
the U. s. army recruiting office.
The card is from Sergt. c. P.
Ryan, who is in France with the
Sth railroad engineers. Ryan is
we'll known Tacoman, formerly
being lieutenant in the South Ia
coma fire department.
Nothing is written by the send
err upon the card except the name
of the man in the service and the
recipient of the card.
On the back there Is typewrit-
ten a number of different SEN
fences such as-"I am wounded"
or 81 am quite WE'LL"
All is scratched out except that
which the writer wishes to say.
So that the card received here
read as follows, II am quite we'll.
Letter follows at first opportu-
nifty. have received no letter
from you.
"SERGT. G, p, RYAN"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
Stamped Letters Come
Much Quicker

Americans in France also want
stamps for the letters home, as
they come much faster than those
sent on frank, according to a let
ter received by Mrs. E. f. Harvey
of Centralia from her son Lincoln,
in England.
Say, IL you want to send ME
any thing, you can buy some smok-
ing and chewing and put it in a
tin box and send me some once
in a while, as that is something
that we can't get here in England
or in France, and also send some
stamps. We do not have to stamp
our letters hut If we do then you
will get them from five to ten
days sooner" he writes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
Signal Corps
Test Tonight

All members of the radio and
buzzer class at the Stadium even
ing school, and any other drafted
men having radio experience who
would like their names sent to
Washington as candidates for as
signment to the signal corps when
drafted are asked to report at
room 221 at the Stadium high
school Monday evening, when a
test will be held.
The names of all men who can
receive and send 10 words or
more a minute with the buzzer
will be sent to Washington. They
have been asked for by the chief
signal officer of the army.
There is no expense connected
with the test.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
DISLOYAL, CHARGE
(United Press Leased wire.)

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IL
Rudolph Vettori, an Austrian, was
due to report to navy authorities
as result of complaints that he
had made disloyal utterances,
wirelessed to the navy by the
steamer Breakwater prior to her
arrival from Portland. Passen-
gers reported to Capt. Nopander of
the Breakwater that Vettori had
defended the central powers in a
war argument with them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
ISSUE A CALL
FOR MARINERS

IA greater merchant marine
and more determined crews" must
be- the gaSwer to the sinking of
the transport Tuscania, says Prof.
James A. Gould, instructor of the
Washington State Free Naviga-
ti0n school in Tacoma.
A call for men for the Amer
can merchant marine is being
sounded by the L, S. shipping
board, 'cularly Puget Sound.
A campaign will be started soon
to recruit new students for the
navigation school. The Tacoma
school is equipped to handle a
number Of additional students.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
NEW SHELTER
STACK GOING

The Tacoma Smelter chimney
the highest stack in the world
was going at full blast Monday.
1t started work last Saturday.
Manager II. Y. Walker OF the
Smelling Co. was as pleased with
it as a householder is with new
cook stove-when il works right.
THE new chimney has twice
the draft of the old one ii re-
places" said Walker. 1T is 60
ing fine"
Construction of the big stack
was started in January, 1917. 1t
is 572 feet, 10 inches high.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11

christmas day? We were in COM
parative peace and comfort altho
the ration of plum pudding we had
might not have been just as moth
er would have made it, still / was
OF a stodgy nature that helped to
fill up an aching void.
I'VE are in quite a cosey little
dug-out and things are so COM
paratively quiet around here that
YOU could easily come and have
supper with us here in the trenches
If YOU did not mind sitting on the
edge of bunk or a box and eating
stew out of a mess tin.
I'VE have a stove here, too, and
one of us sits up all night and
keeps fire during tlrat period as
we can't have one during the day
les. the smoke give us away.
There is a Y. NJ. c. A. as we'll
as canteen right in the trenches
not far from here, so We can still
go shopping and when | tell you
our breakfast menu of the other
day-sliced pineapple, mush, ba-
con, bread and tea-you will prob
lably rush into the parlor saying,
oh, Harold's having a swell time
and lots to eat. | don't see why
We here at home s<ould have
meatless days and wheatless
days?'
And so we over here take off
our hats to those civilians who,
without being asked or compelled
to are giving up things that we
over here in the line may not be
forced to go without.
Some of the U. S. officers were
attached to us during this trip up
| the line but / did not get a chance
to see them. We are making a
long stay up this time. 1t has
been Is days since | have seen a
woman and it will be five more I'M
| til we get back into the land of
the Ewes.
with this trip into the trenches
and our subsequent rest of about
an equal time the winter will be
almost gone before we go in
AGAIN."
on cents pays for months
~ subscription to The Times
for any boy in L. s. service
| "a IN appVar ha 10 sent
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11

But some poor Sammy is going
to lack his share of February 18th
sentiment unless YOU help at
once.
Own up that all your life you've
expected surprise valentine
some mysterious missive from
some dream person, some offer of
untold love from an unknown ad-
m.rer. All girls and boys imagine
themselves the center of such a
romance some time.
Well, you can help some nice
Sammy's dream come true for
once 10y buying or making per-
fectly adorable valentine and
dropping it into The Times big
box.
1t will hurry matters II you will
NOT address the envelope; If you
Will PLEASE leave it unsealed; II
you will NOT send candy, cake or
other edibles; if you VIII be sure
there is no metal or inflammable
material in your package.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11

engineers in France, appears the
following interesting paragraph:
And tell your knitting society.
for goodness sake, to put arms
in those sweaters. and another
thing, that heavy gloves with
fingers il them are the things
most desired by the boys over
here. Where that style for the
sleeveless sweater came from |
don't know, but it's a c!nch that
1t never came from anyone over
here"
A little food for thought for our
Red Cross workers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
WOMEN MAY BE
FOREST LOOKOUTS

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 11.--As
a further means of reducing the
number of men needed for other
than war service, District Forester
Cecil is today considering employ
ment of women as lookouts in for
est observation posts. Lookout
stations are located on eminences
in different parts of forests, from
which close watch for forest
fires can be kept.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
Norman Bellingham
Transferred to Boston

Commissioner Bellingham re-
ceived letter from his son, Nor
man, who is an ensign in the U. s.
navy, stating that he had success
fully passed the required examina-
tons and had been transferred
from Washington, d. c., to Bos-
ton, where he will soon be assign
ed to q ship.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
Troop B Getting
ROYAL Treatment

Royal treatment is being re-
ceived by members of Tacoma's
former Troop B at the hands of the
French people, according to a let
ter received by Miss Lillian Mathis,
541S So. Park av., from Harry f.
White, Company e, 161st infantry,
as the unit is now known.
He writes:
1--WE have just arrived at our
|destination and 1t was practically
for me to write sooner.
This is a peculiar country to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11

thing for the men to read.
He says that they are in the
hardest working branch of the
service and have very little recrea-
ton.
They are also unable to secure
reading matter where they are
stationed.
This is a splendid opportunity
for some charitably and patriotic
ally inclined Tacomans to help
do their bit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
DR.. Read Goes
Ito Camp Lewis

DR.. Wilmot Read has received
orders to report to Camp Lewis
base hospital. He has given up all
private practice for the time and
has let his office to DR.. w. A.
Moore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
u. S. IS HELPLESS,
SAYS BERLIN PAPER
Omitted Pres. Leased Wire,

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 11.-Sink-
ing of the Tuscania was pointed
to by the Berlin Mittag Zeitung in
copies received today as proof
that America will be unable to
play practical part in the war.
Allied capitals were said to be
greatly disturbed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
LIEUT.. BELIEVED
TO HAVE DROWNED
Omitted Press Leased wire.)

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. IL
Divers and grapplers are today
searching the river for the body
of Lieut.. c. X. Twohy, stationed
at Vancouver barracks, who is be-
lieved to have fallen into the river
and drowned. Twohy was attend
ing a dancing party on a house
boat Saturday night when last
seen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
Washington Boy With
Canadians Is Gassed

In the Canadian overseas cas-
ualty list today appears the name
of w. A. Baird, Bremerton. The
cause Of the death was gas, the
victim being overcome in an at
tack by the Germans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
Send Them Something
Ito Read

A letter was received here Sat
urday by the Tacoma Commercial
club from Lieut.. Charles S.gner,
with a forestry division in France,
who asks the club to send some
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11

me. The buildings are very old
and all of them are built of stone
and cement. The walls are from
one to four feet thick.
I'VE are living in small town.
The building in which about Is of
us are housed is the home of a
Frenchman.
There are two big hardwood
beds and four fellows are sleeping
in them. The lady even keeps
her white sheets and pillows on
the beds for the fellows to use.
"In the kitchen where | sleep
we have a small cook stove and
fireplace going.
THE lady of the house brings
us in apples once in a while. We
certainly are receiving royal
treatment.
There Is hardly anyone at
home in this region except women
and kids. All the girls are work
ing in muntion factories and the
men are at the front.
You would laugh at the trains.
The box cars are about 25 feet
long and 10 feet wide. Those
were the kind of Pullmans used
by us. Thirty-five to 40 head OF
us to each.
I'VE are getting along very
nicely except that We can't get any
pay. Have been paid only once
since we left good old Washington.
"Our supplies just came in this
afternoon so suppose that we will
try eating for a change"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11

The lady next door says
cats are like wOmcn-they
will keep going until they
drop; while dogs are like men
IL one is sick, everybody i'm
the house knows it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
Oak Theater

Week Starting Monday Mat, Feb.
IL. Monte Carter and his Musi.
cal Comedy company i'm "Frolics
of 1918" Matinees daily, 2:3O;
nights, z and o. Continuous SUM-
day from z p. m. BiIlOws and bill
lows Of girls. Second episode 1.-THE
Hidden Hand"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
More Men Get
The Times

Today will see The Times mail
ed for the first time to the fol-
lowing Tacoma men:
John Waller, Chelsea. Mass.
Arthur Olson, U. S. N. training
camp, Seattle, Wash.
Frank M. Andrews, Seattle,
Wash.
Elton Andrews, Mare Island, Cal
Lester A. Mahaffi, Navy Yard,
Philadelphia.
Harry f. White, Co. e, 161st
Inf, A. E. F., France.
on cents pays for months
W subscription to The Times
for any boy in u. s.. service
wherever he is sent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
This Is For
the Red Cross

In the middle Of a letter re-
ceived here by Miss Edith Bick-
ford from F. +. Short, with the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11

Because of its tonic and laxative eff
feet, LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
can be taken by anyone without
causing nervousness or ringing In
the head. There Is only one "BromO
Quinine.' L. w. GROVES signature
is on box. zoe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11

On cents pays for months
~ subscription to The Times
for any boy in U. s. service
wherever he Is sent.