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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-16

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IL ing of the broken and ir-
regular grains from our
10 various special blends.
/, A coffee of very satisfac-
tory flavor and very spe-
cial this r.
hour, lb. ........... 1JI
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SPORT.

Wartime football got under way this
week, The start was made mostly by
scores of service teams, quite a num-
Der OF important college teams
throughout the middle West and few
In the East.
Baseball is taking a strong hold on
the popular fancy. especially in the
capital, Vera Cruz, Tampico and other
of the larger cities of Mexico. The
opening Of the schedule arranged for
a league of eight clubs in Mexico City
was made social event and was at.
tended by leaders of the capitals soci.
ETY., Basketball. especially among stu.
dents, also is generally played.
George Dobler of Chicago won the
Liberty Loan marathon over the full
distance OF 26 miles and 1856 yards at
Chicago in hours Is minutes 5 Sec
onds. Frank Gillispie of Chicago was
second. and Ted Johnson, three times
winner of the Rocky Mountain mara.
thon at Denver. was third. Out Of
fourteen starters eight finished the
race, which was witnessed by approx.
imately $4,000 persons,
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THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF The week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EvEHTs IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN lANDe.
Western Newspaper Union Nsws service.
ABOUT THE WAR.

The Yankees dowDed sixty airplanes
and demolished two troop trains.
In Belgium the Belgians and British
have driven forward and taken Dix
nude
Veles, twenty-five miles southeast
OF uskub, in Macedonia, has been cap
tured by the Serbians.
In their attack Saturday between
Ypres and Dixmude the Belgians made
an advance OF more than three and a
half miles, taking 1000 prisoners.
British casualties reported for the
week ending Sept. 2S follows: Officers
killed or died of wounds, 432; men,
1896; officers wounded or missing
s04, men, 19.757.
The allied troops In Macedonia have
captured more than 10000 prisoners.
says a statement from the French
war office. More than 200 guns also
have been taken.
Gouraud's French forces captured
Fort Malmaison, key to Laon, and i'm
portant position OF Chavlgnon. Fall
of Laon probably would mean retreat
of Huns to German border.
Prisoners to the number Of 10000
and 1926 machine guns had been
counted by the British in Palestine
Friday night. according to an official
communication issued in London.
Belgians led by King Albert, and
aided by British sea forces, crashed
through Hun defenses north of Ypres
TO the coast. captured Passchendaele
ridge and many important towns.
The American army operating on
the Champagne front captured Brieul
les-Sur Meuse and Romagne, west OF
that town on the outskirts of the for
est of Romagne, and the attack Sun.
day was progressing favorably.
With 250-mile line aflame over al.
most its entire length. Marshal Foch
has the German command in a tight
place. On each Of the four sectors
the allies threaten important bases
and valuable communication lines.
American troops-boys from New
York, Tennessee and North and South
Carolina-were in the thick of the fray
Sunday which badly smashed the
German positions over front of more
than fifty miles. from the region of
Arras to La Fere.
French, British and American and
Belgian troops in three days captured
10000 prisoners and 300 guns, 1t is es.
timated at Paris. Since July IS the al
lies have captured 100000 prisoners
1900 guns. 10000 machine guns and
enormous quantities of material. This
does not take into account the opera.
tions In Macedonia and Palestine.
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WEsTE ERN.

Twenty-Five men are reported to
have been killed In an explosion In
the North mine Of the Franklin Coal
and Coke Company at Royalton. Ill.
The dead include the superintendent
and general manager OF the mine.
Mrs. Julia G. Forney, alleged alb
sconding postmistress OF vanport,
Beaver county, Pa. was arrested on
the Crary ranch near Parshall, Colo.
where she was working as a domestic
under the name of Mrs. Wiley.
Roosevelt, small town near Globe,
Ariz.. was the first town in Gila coun.
ty to go over the top" in the Fourth
Liberty Loan drive. Roosevelt's quota
was set at $1,000. At O'Clock Satur.
day evening Chairman Towle reported
that $1,000 had been raised.
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FOREIGN.


Subscriptions to the new French
loan will open on Oct. 20 and close
on Nov. "a.
The American bombardment Of the
fortress OF Metz Is getting on the
nerves Of the German people.
A panic prevailed on the Berlin
stock exchange as the result Of events
In Bulgaria. according to dispatch
from The Hague.
The Chilean government Thursday
night ordered naval authorities to oc.
cupy with armed forces all the in
termed German ships in Chilean har-
bors.
Meatless weeks will continue in
Germany through November, Decem-
Der and January. The Zeitung Am
Mittag of Berlin says this has been
confirmed officially.
Anti.German peace demonstrations
In Sofia assumed serious character
the past week. disturbances having
taken place even opposite the royal
palace. according to information
reaching Zurich.
When Alaska's banks opened Sept.
2S on the first day Of the Fourth Lib
erty Loan drive every dollar OF Alas
ka's allotment of $l.370000 was imme-
diately subscribed for the banks by
the Alaska Packers Association.
The Americans have broken through
the subsidiary defenses behind the
Hindenburg line on the ten.mile front
between Dannevoux and Eclisfontaine,
northwest OF Verdun, according to bat
tlefront dispatches received in Lon.
don.
In eastern Siberia Japanese mounted
troops marching eastward from Chita
and northwest from Blagovestschen
have effected junction at Rufulov,
306 miles northwest of Blagiovest-
schensk, according to Japanese Of.
ficial statement received in London.
North of Blagiovestschensk the Japan.
ese have occupied Zeyapristan on the
River Zeyau.
Emperor William, Field Marshal
Duke Albrecht Of Wuerttemburg and
Prince Stephan OF Schaumberg. Lippe
were in Mannheim when British air.
men raided the city. The royal party,
according 10 the Democratic of Geneva,
was staying in the royal palace and
the emperor and his staff promptly
took refuge in the cellar, remaining
there twenty minutes. The palace was
not hit, as it had been during the pre-.
vious raid, but bombs fell in the
vicinity.
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GEN E RAJ.

Cardinal John NJ. Farley, archbishop
Of New York, was buried beneath the
altar Of st. Patrick's Cathedral In
New York.
The Bulgarian delegates who are to
discuss armistice and probable peace
arrangements with the allied govern.
ments arrived at Salonlki Saturday.
The victory OF the American army
in France has evoked tributes, not
only from the British and French cor
respondents, with the American army
but from all the English papers.
Womens' food clubs are being Gre
ated throughout Alaska under the su.
pervision Of Mrs. Agnes Swineford
Shattuck. director Of the home eco.
nomics division. Sitka, Fairbanks and
Juneau now have clubs.
approximately 1000 pickers will be
required this year to harvest the Gran.
berry crop of Pacific county, Wash,
which growers estimate will yield
100000 net for the 500 acres OF bogs
in cultivation Crops are the best this
season in history.
The Sunday use of automobiles to
further the interests OF the Fourth
Liberty Loan Is permitted in an order
issued by the federal government.
Permission is also granted to use ma
cines to attend church when II is nee
essary to travel distance to reach
the service. but 1t is suggested that
the owners of cars so used exercise
their patriotism and loyalty to the
principles of conservation by saving
enough gasoline during the week to
equalize the amount used on Sunday.
Vaccination with recently discoy-
cred serum, which, from tests just
completed at several army camps. has
been found to be an almost positive
preventative Of contraction Of pneu.
monia, will be used to combat the epi.
demic OF Spanish influenza.
With three great major offensiyes
driving forward simultaneously be.
tween Verdun and the North sea and
the German military framework in
Bulgaria tottering toward complete
collapse, stood out sharply to military
observers at Washington as one Of the
most dramatic Of the whole war.
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JUST HOW PEDDLER GOT BY
Short conversatlon Enlightened Attor.
ney ~ to Manner in Which Caller
Evaded Office Force.

City Attorney Stephens was amazed
the other day when a peddler invaded
his private sanctum and began dilat.
Ing on the merits of an ash sitter.
II don't want an ash SITTER" snorted
Stephens "but do want to know how
you got In here"
Everyone needs m ash SITTER" per-
sisted the peddler. ignoring the ques-
tion.
But ] don't" snapped Stephens. II
burn gas
but YOU smoke. don't your de-
manded the peddler.
You win." cried the attorney; ~
know now how you got in"
"How?' questioned the perplexed
peddler.
Just sifted,' was the laconic reply.
Los Angeles Times.
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Lives 200 Years!

For more than 200 years, Haarlem Oil,
the famous national remedy of Holland,
has been recognized as an infallible relief
from all forms Of kidney and bladder dis
orders. Its very age is proof that it must
have unusual merit.
II you are troubled with pains or aches
in the back, feel tired in the morning,
headaches, indigestion, insomnia, painful
or too frequent passage of urine, irritation
or stone in the bladder, you will almost
certainly find relief in GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules. This is the good
old remedy that has stood the test for
hundreds Of years, prepared in the proper
quantity and convenient form to take.
II is imported direct from Holland lab.
oratories, and you can get it At any
drug store. 1t is a standard, old.time
home remedy and needs no introduction.
Each capsule contains one dose Of FIVE
drops and is pleasant and easy to take
They will quickly relieve those stiffened
joints, that backache. rheumatism, lum.
hago, sciatica. gall stones. gravel, "brick
dust" etc. Your money promptly refund
ed il they do not relieve you. But be sure
to get the genuine GOLD MEDAL brand.
In boxes, three sizes.-Adv.
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HUN LINE CRUMBLEs
Yankees Advance In Argonne, British
In Cambria, and French Gain
Half Of Chenin des DANES.

London. Oct, Fighting is going
on in Cambria. The northeastern,
western and southwestern suburbs
have been captured and the town
probably will be cleared up shortly
Half OF the Chemin des Danes, from
which the enemy is retiring, has been
captured by the French.
Viewing the situation in all its as.
rects--the success of the great Of
fensive in Belgium and France, the
biotting out OF the war zone in the
Balkans; the cutting off of the Turks
from intercourse with Germany and
Austro-Hungary except by the long
route thru the Caucasus and southern
Russia. and the steady gains that are
being made by the allies in making
Russia once more factor in the
struggle-the darkest days OF the war
seemingly are faced by the Austro-
Germans.
On all the sectors under attack
from Belgium to Flanders to the re.
gion of Verdun, the German front is
gradually bending back under the VIC.
lence Of the attacks of the British,
Americans. French and Belgians.
The entente allied forces from Bel
GUM to Verdun on six battle fronts
are registering victory after victory
over the Teutonic armies. and the en-.
emy front almost everywhere is crum.
bling, notwithstanding the desperate
resistance that is being offered %
various sectors.
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WASHINGTON.

One million dollars was voted to
fight the Spanish influenza epidemic.
Arizona registered $3.50 men on
September IL. according to official re-
ports. The states estimate was
1882. -...
Starting at any time, a drive on the
Italian front is expected by many Of.
ficers in Washington. Austrian dis.
patches recently have admitted that
an offensive army of 500. 900 men had
been concentrated by the Italians.
Monday, Sept. 30, was set BY Pro.
yost Marshal General Crowder for the
national draft lottery to determine the
order, in the classes to which they
will be assigned, of the 10000, 900 men
from IS to As who registered for Sc.
lective service Sept. IL.
The impending collapse of Bulgaria,
General March said, is a direct result
Of the concentration Of the American
forces on the western front.
Seven deaths from aviation acci.
dents at training fields at home in the
week ending Sept. 81 were reported
in summary by the War Depart
ment.
Senator Weeks Of Massachusetts, in.
troduced resolution asking that 81
100000 be appropriated to fight the
spread Of Spanish influenza, now prev.
alent in many sections Of the coun.
try.
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An Irish Courtshjp.

An Irish sheriff got writ to serve
on young widow and, on coming into
her presence said: Madam, / have
an attachment for you"
your attachment is reciprocated."
you don't understand me. you must
proceed to court" said the sheriff.
"Well, I know It's leap year, but
prefer to let you do the counting your
self. Men are much better at that
than women"
MADAM, this Is no time for fooling.
The justice is waiting"
"The justice waiting? Well. I sup
pose ! must 90. but the thing Is sud-
den, and besides I'd prefer priest to
do itw-Exchange.
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Eervent Wish.

In Camp Custer recently a young
newly-ledged private soldier with a
considerably discolored eye and blood
dripping from his nose looked up at a
compassionate friend and expressed
the feryent wish that those who were
promoting boxing would never get It
up to the general status.
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ARMIES BEATEN, NATION Ac-
cEPTs ALL THE TERMS LAID
DOWN BY THE ALLIES.
ALLIES TAKE RAIL LINES
pEMoBlliZlNG OF ARMY AND
SURRENDER OF TROOPS
STIPULATED.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper onion News Service.
Paris, Oct. Am armistice has
been concluded between the allies and
Bulgaria on the allies own terms The
announcement was made officially
Monday.
Bulgaria Is definitely out OF the war
and Turkey. virtually cut off from
communication with her allies and her
armies in Palestine almost annihilated,
likely soon will be forced to sue for a
cessation Of hcstilities against her.
Misunderstanding at the Guild hall
Monday, Andrew Bonar Law. the chan
cellor OF the exchequer. said Bulgsr
ian convention had been signed by
which hostilities ended at noon
Bulgaria, by the terms fixed, gives
up completely the control of railways.
the chancellor stated. Control of
the Bulgarian railways, the chancellor
pointed out, gives control OF Bulgaria
This convention MEANS" said the
chancellor, that the Germans dream
of German mddle-eastern empire
has gone forever"
The armistice concluded with Bull
garia by the entente allies is purely
military convention and contains no
provisions OF political character.
Bulgaria agrees to evacuate all the
territory she now occupies in Greece
and Serbia, to demobilize her army
Immediately and surrender all means
OF transportation to the allies.
Bulgaria will also surrender her
boats and control OF navigation on the
Danube and concede to the allies free
passage through Bulgaria for the de.
velopment of military operations.
sAll Bulgarian arms and ammunition
are to be stored under the control Of
the allies. to whom is conceded the
right to occupy all important strate-
gic points.
The military occupation OF Bulgaria
will be intrusted to British, French
and Italian forces, and the evacuated
portions of Greece and Serbia, respec-
lively, to Greek and Serbian troops.
The armistice means a complete mil.
itary surrender and Bulgaria ceases to
be belligerent
All questions of territorial rear.
rangements in the Balkans were pur.
posely omitted from the convention.
The allies made no stipulation con-
corning King Ferdinand, his position
being considered an internal matter,
one for the Bulgarians themselves to
deal with.
The armistice will remain In opera
tion until final general peace Is con.
cluded.
Gen. Franchet D'Esperey, the allied
commander.in-chief in Macedonia,
signed for the allies and the Bulgar.
ian delegates for their government.
The drive OF the allied armies In the
Balkans, which resulted in the break.
down of Bulgaria as a military power.
began on Sept IA. when Serbian
troops pierced the Bulgarian center
east OF Monastir. British. French Ital-
ians and Greeks joined the Serbs In
the drive and quick progress was
made. Soon Bulgaria was invaded
The collapse was hastened by unres,
In Bulgaria and from time to time TO-
some weeks, revolutionary outbreaks
have been reported.
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II Wouldn't Do.

Novelist Robert W. Chambers said
at the Country club in New York:
"This war has changed all things.
We older writer's are quite disoriented.
We don't know how to write any more.
"Imagine describing girls ear to-
day." he said, "as shell-like!'
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It's Acid Stomach
That Makes Millions
Sick and Suffer

ilation. II 10 the right way to BE- well
and keep strong. Ordinary medicins
won't do any lasting good. The best
they can do ID TO spur up your sppetits
for awhile.
A modern remedy mshes II possible
b remove excess acid without the slight.
ct discomfort. II ID called EATONlC,
In the form Of pleasant tasting fabIeta.
Their action In the stomach II 3 goo1
deal like q piece OF blctting paper fakinS
up q drop Of ink-ihey literally absorb
the Injurious eacess ncid and carry 1t
away through the intestipes.
Begin using EATOxIc right now
today-and get on The rosd 10 bounding.
vigorous, vibrant health. Thousands
upon Thousands Of people who have
used EATONlC are enthusiastic In Its
praise. They say they never dresmed
that ANYTHING could bring them sUh
quick relief.
EAT0NIC In fully guaranteed. Tour
druggist win give you q big boy for only
90 cents with the distinct understanding
that n you are not pleased In every way.
you get your 80 cents back. II you can't
get EAToNlC where you hve-send us
yous name and address: We will send
you = nfty cent boz and you can send
ns the c0c when you get 1t. Address
Eatonic Remedy Co.. Guniber Bldg. Chi.
csgo. Ill.
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honora Are Eaax.

"But father doesn't approve Of you"
"Oh, that doesn't matter--I don't ap-
prove Of him, elther."-Sydney Bulle-
tin.
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Life 10 dart-not worth much to the
man or woman with an acid-stomach.
Acid stomach kills Hope. Ambition.
Energy Coursge. II paps the strength
Of the strongest body-impoverishe the
blood-causes untold suffering makes
millions weak. unnt and brings on pre-
mature old age.
Millions OF people are weak snd unit,
suffering all the time. In one way or an.
other. from superacidity or scidstomach.
They don't seem dangerously sick.
Just ailing. Going through life weak.
listless dragging one foot after another.
They're nervous and irritable; lack pow
Or and punch. frequently have severe
attacks Of binding. splitting headaches:
subject TO fits Of meianch holis and men.
tai depression. And nearly always their
stomachs are out Of order. even though
many experience no actual stomach
pains--digestion poor-never getting
anywhere near the full strength from
their food.
80. you see. It's Just this-acid -stom.
ach-that is holding 70 many people
back sapping mp the strength they
should get from their food-taking away
their visor and yitaiity-leaying them
weak and inefscient.
Get rid OF the excess acid. That's
the secret Of good health and 10 the only
way TO obtain good digestion and assim.
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WHO IS
TO
BLAME

Kidney medicine. Al druggists in Arr
and medium size bottles. You mar -.
ceive sample size by Parcel Post, sjee
pamphlet telling about II. Address ~.
kilmcr 4 Co.. Binghamton. N. r.. ana
enclose ten cents. also mention this papog.
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Not 4 Ihounht of Il

what did you think of my speech p
You didn't say thing that set me
thinking"
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Smile on wash day. That's when you use
Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes whittier than
SNOW. AL rocefs. Adv.
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Mahogany, oak and ebony are all
heavier than water and consequently
sink.
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Self-conQuest . tie greatest Of VIC
tories.-PlatA
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-10-03

Women ~ wen ~ no
are made miserable u
kidney and bladder trosi.
bic. Thousands recon.
mend Dr.. Kiln era
swamp Root, the Rroa1
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-22
IMPROVING THE
1918 WHEAT CROP
Top Dress With Manure and Fer.
tiIizer and Increase the
Yield.

The bureau Of crop estimates Of the
United States department Of agricul-
ture reports an increase of four per
cent In the acreage of fall-sown wheat,
as compared with that sown In the fall
Of 1915 This would be highly en-.
couraging. were 1t not for the fact
that much Of this Is in poor condition,
Is in fact ten per cent under the aver
age condition Of the last ten years. I'M
less the coming spring is remarkably
favorable for the development Of win.
ter wheat. the 1918 crop will be even
smaller than that Of 1917.
We have but one more chance for
increasing our 1918 bread-grain crop,
and this is by top-dressing either with
fertilizer or with manure. In the lat.
ter case the work may be done at once.
the manure being spread thInly and
evenly. preferably with the manure
spreader. Manure so used protects
the wheat from winter injury, and at
the same time stimulates growth In
the cold weather Of early spring. Every
day gained at this season Is lust %
much crop insurance.
When fertilizer IS used II must be
applied just as growth starts In the
early spring. It 10 then that available
plant food Is most needed. and when
1t Is most efficient In causing the
plant to "tiller out" and Increase the
number Of seed-bearing stems. Fertf-
iizer used at this time may change
crop failure to crop success. and -
certain to give results when the wheat
was sown late. or when II was sown
with an insufficient supply Of plant
food.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-22

asng it in the trenches? Every sol
der ON going to the firing line takes
with him one or more burlap bags.
During the day, as the entertainments
are worn down by continuous shell
fire these bags are filled with earth
and and then at nightfall are
rown up to repair the parapet.
Here it is not question Of convent
ence-it is a question Of necessity.
The boys in the trenches must have
first call on the burlap supplies.
The larger bags even have certain
advantages. When emptied they may
be used to carry crops from the field
to the bin or crib; 200-pound bag
holds two bushels Of potatoes. Very
few men ever carry two sacks Of pO-
totoss in a single trip, even though
each sack contains but one bushel.
on the other hand most men can cas-
Y AIRY two bushels when they are
q lie same bag, and hence do this
part Of their work more rapidly. So
II happens that the large bag becomes
q very Iedi iduoF saver, anu lIlS NJ y
time when all farmers must cut cor.
vers 70 make most productive laboe
pFrlv all too short.
There are other advantages for The
larger bag. 1t is much more useful
es wrapping material than are the
smaller sizes. 1t can be cut up for
packing purposes. and used In other
ways Once farmer becomes accus.
toned 70 this size he never returns to
she smsller sizes. Whole states in the
aouth have for years used nothing but
me 200-pound size.