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IcAOOPy 25c A MONTH IN CITY. VOL. XV. NO. 57.
Americans, Beating Off Picked German Raiders,
"FIGHT LIKE DEVILS"
MAIN'S
ORDEAL
IS NEAR
(Special to The Times.)
« 111 HAMS, March 3.—
Sensational evidence, which
so far has been kept a close
secret, is likely to he sprung
by Pro -<i< tiling Attorney
Allen, when the trial of Oscar
li. Main i"r the murder of
his friend Fred Swayne at
aii.i ... lun. a begin In the
servl .-v- MM here Monday,
--•o .>as intimated here today
as prosecution and defense gath
ered their forces for the coming
battle for the freedom of Supreme
Court Justice Main's young
brother.
One of the most startling sur
prises which the prosecution may
have in store is said to consist ot
disclosures that young Main may
have been involved in a Seattle po
lice mystery in July, 1!H 4, wl>en
a woman either fell or was thrown
from a window in ■_ Seattle hotel.
Investigation of the records by
the prosecution is said to have
shown that Main's name appeared
;rt that time in connection with
the case.
The defense, however, is expect
ed to contend that it was another
man by the name of Main who
•was connected with the Seattle
niyßtery, and not the defendant in
the coming murder trial.
When asked today if he had
any surprises to spring, Prosecut
ing Attorney Allen said, "I don't
know; that all depends ou how
much the other side has fonnd
out. They've been right on the
Job."
Attorney Maurice Langhorne of
Tacoma, who is to direct the fight
for Main, arrived here last night
and ii preparing for the opening
of the trial.
Judge Main also is here to as
sits his brother in every possible
way. He declares he believes
thoroly ln Oscar's innocence.
Prosecutor Allen believes there
may be considerable difficulty ln
getting a jury to try the case.
"Almost everybody in the coun
ty knows of It," he said today.
An extra venire of Jurymen has
been summoned.
Fred Swayne was found brutally
murdered with an ax in his gro
cery store at Napavine Sunday
evening, Jan. 6. A week later
Oscar Main, who runs a real estate
office near the Swayne store, was
arrested on information obtained
by two Tacoma city deetctives.
REPORTERS
TO TESTIFY
Newspaper reporters will be the
star witnesses when Commission
er Pettlt's $50,000 libel suit
against Mayor Fawcett comes up
for trial ln the superior court.
Reporters who were In Fawcett's
office Thursday when the mayor
made charges that Pettit had been
cangilit by a party of police In a
room with a woman on his lap
have been notified by the commiu
loner that they would be asked to
testify.
Pettlt said Saturday that he had
placed his case in the hands of a
firm of prominent attorneys and
that they would file the damage
suit early next week.
"I'm not suing because I want
the money," said Pettit. "But I
want to prove to the public that
tin* mayor's statement is a false
hood. Undoubtedly some people
believe there Is foundation for the
story. No one who knows me, I
believe, has any idea that there is
the least basis of truth in the
mayor* statement. But those who
don't know me may be inclined
to believe it.
"The mayor has been insinuat
ing things about me until the
point Is reached where I won't
stand for It any longer. It he
thinks he can prove anything, I'll
give him every opportunity. But
I'm going to show Tacoma that his
statements about me are malicious
and untruthful."
Fnwoett said Saturday that he
was getting additional evidence
about the Pettlt episode and thai
he had been told the name ot a
man who was In the raiding party
and who would testify for him.
"I'm not a bit afraid of Pettlt'i
suit," said Fawcett. When th(
time conws, I'll prove what I sal.
and n_«*f», too.'
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CALLS
NIPPON
CHIEFS
(United Tress Leased Wire.)
TOKIO, March 2. —Development
in Japan's proposed intervention
in Siberia took on new signifi
cance today when the emperor
summoned Admiral Count HalhH
chiro Togo, Japan's famous naval
hero and commander of the fleet,
Foreign Minister Baron Montono
and Admiral Totuoßaburo Kato,
naval minister, to the imperial
villa at llayama for a conference
rcKarding the Russian situation.
The decision of the allied dip
lomats to withdraw from Petro
grad is tantamount to a severance
of diplomatic relations, It was
generally regarded in official cir
cles today.
Significance is placed on the
hurried departure for Vladivostok
of Rear Admiral Tanaka, former
attache at Petrograd.
Situation Is a
Puzzle to U. S.
(failed Press Leaned Wire.)
WASHINGTON. D. C, March 2,
—America's decision as to Japan
ese or joint allied intervention in
Siberia, remains today one of the
deepest international puzzles of
recent months
A high < ..liiiiet member suggest
ed that the I". S, will not object
to Japan going in "self-defense,"
but thai tiiia oountry will not join.
Speculation ran to confirmation of
this view, but the state department
was still silent early today.
Some o-fficialß frankly doufbted
that'the situation thus far is such
as to requqire Japan's entrance.
In this connection they pointed
out that Russian resistance is stif
fening and that Herman penetra
tion to Siberia is next to impos
sible. As for Germans in Siberia,
they have not constluted a real
menace yet, and the supplies at
Vladivostok are apparently In no
extreme danger for the moment.
More Important, ln the opinion
of those opposed, is the fact that
permission to Japan would mean
the entrance of an autocracy Into
Russia's eastern gateway while
another autocracy overran her
from the west.
And, these authorities said, it
is quite conceivable that once Jap
an had a foothold In Siberia, she
would be loath to relinqqulsh it.
Her entrance, It was suggested,
might cause many of the Russians
to go over to the Germans to fight
the former enemy while ln any
event the entry might be open to
misinterpretation ln many quar
ters as an autocratic invasion.
REPORT REDS HAVE
SEIZED MUNITIONS
ll'nlled Pre** I rnai-il Wire.)
TOKIO, March 2.—The bolshe
vlkl have seized a pier at Vladi
vostok containing munitions and
other goods valued at 100,000,000
roubles, according to advices re
ceived here today.
MINISTER OF WAR
CALLED TO PALACE
I trailed Press Leased Wire.)
BAN FRANCISCO, March 2.—
Cables to local Japanese newspa
pers from Tokio today stated that
Lieut. Gen. Kenlchl Oshlma, Jap
anese minister of war, had been
summoned to the Imperial villa
to participate In the conference
called by the emperor regarding
the Russian situation.
HEAR TROOPS ARE
ALREADY ON WAY
ll.llnl Press Leased Wire.)
I/ONDON, March 2.—Japai
and China are dispatching troopi
into Asiatic Russia, the formei
into Siberia and the lattm intc
. lanchuriq, Tientsin newspaperi
announced Wednesday, accordlnt
to a dispatch to the Evenini
News, received today.
ALLIANCE WILL
END CONVENTION
With three services during tin
day, the Christian and Missionary
alliance Sunday will close It!
26th annual convention here It
its hall. 903 South G st. The an
nual missionary offering will hi
taken.
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The Tacoma Times
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN TACOMA
THE SIXTH CHESTER ARTICLE—MONDAY, "THE RUMOR MONGERS OF PARIS" j
IT IS RATHER SHOCKING TO
SEE A ONE-EYED MAN CRY!
Nevertheless, the Only Frenchman Who Would Talk With Chester
About Peace Wept Unashamed As He Told Why, Hereafter
ln the Trenches, He Would Take No Prisoners
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BY GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER
AND 1.11.1.l . \ CHESTER.
Copyright, 1018.
PARIS, March 2. —We have just been discussing
peace with Andre Fuelot, and we have arrived at a
very satisfactory conclusion.
Andre is altogether a man of peace, altho at times
one might seem to detect a ferocious expression in his
left eye, and a still more ferocious expression in the
place where his right eye used to be.
Andre's plan is very simple, and does not include
haggling over terms.
Any kind of a treaty will do, because the important
point lies in when the document is signed.
He wants to continue the war until only one Ger
man remains, conclude a peace with him, then try him
with due decorum, and hang him for the crimes of the
Huns.
To some this view may seem more or less
radical; but if your sister had been in the cap
tured and evacuated district, and had seen her
father and husband and soon killed, and if she
and her daughters had been for 18 months the
slaves of German beasts, you'd have another rea
son for fighting this war than your mere duty to
humanity. YOU'D HATE!
We have all heard these tales of atrocities, but
reading them far away from the scene does not seem
AMERICANS
SINK DIVER!
(United Press I/eased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, ». C, Mar.
2.—Battling a German sub
marine for two and a half
hours, the American steam
ship \>Hii'a's armed guard
probably sunk its opponent,
according to a report of (liief
Gunner's Mate BenJ. 11.
Groves, made public today.
Tbe action occurred Jam. 13.
Peppered by shrapnel from two
submarine guns, the Nyanza man
euvered skilfully while her armed
guard coolly and carefully battled
off tbe submersible.
Finally, when the U-boat had a
good range, the American guard
also bad her range, and firing four
shells, evidently sank her.
"At about 11.15 the submarine
had our range again,' 'said Groves'
report.
"At the same time I had his
range and fired four shells quick
ly, causing him to come broadside
and keel over, then suddenly dis
appear just as he had our range
good. This leads me to think that
he did not quit from choice but
from necessity."
The mate's report says:
"At 9:30 a. m. Sunday, Jan. 13,
a periscope was sighted off the
port beam about a 1,000 yards dis
tance. At the same time a tor
pedo was seen approaching the
Nyanxa.
"The vessel's stern was swung
clear in time to avoid the torpedo
and the Nyanza opened fire with
the after gun. The submarine
fell rapidly aatern, than came to
the surface, started her oil engines
and gave chase. At About 7,000
yards the U-boat opened fire with
two guns, using shrapnel and xlg
zagglng ln order to use both guna
at the same time. This maneuver
caused her to drop astern, bat she
came after the merchantman
again, approaching to within 6,
--000 yards.
"After a number ot shots had
fallen short, the U-boat got the
range and the Nyanza waa hit five
times. One shot passed thru the
after gun platform, thru the wood
shelter houses. Iron dock, break
ing a deck beam, and passing out
thru the side of the ship. On* shot
exploded in a steam locomotive on
deck, doing some damage. A shot
hit tha stern ot the ship, but did
not go thru.
One engineer cadet waa wound
ed and taken to the hospital oa
arrival In fort."
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II HAPPENS EVERY W.
Thursday The Times 5 o'clock Pink edition was the only
edition ln Tacoma to announce Commissioner Pettlt's intention
to preeecute Mayor Fawcett on libel charges.
Friday The Pink was the only edition in the city to tell of
the mayor's row with union lab or leaders.
On both days The Pink also carried dozens of other late even
ing United Press telegram bulletins which came over the wire after
all other afternoon editions were on the street.
All those important news events made up the news of the
other papers on the POIiL<OWING day.
If you want to get the late afternoon and evening news when
it Is NKWB, call for The Times Pink edition.
The Pink is tbe only late afternoon edition ln Tacoma. You
ought not to mica It. It's Pink.
PETROGRAD'S MARNE
IS VERY NEAR NOW
BY JOH. SHAPIiKN
(Copyright, 1018, by the United
Press.)
PRTIMX-iIIAD, March 1 —
(Night.)—Petrograd In fac
ing tier "battle of the Marne."
The Germans are three
boon fr<«.i taiga (100 south
wesst of Petrograd ou the
Btga-Petrograd Ry.) which is
only Aye hours from Petro
grad.
The enemy line is ln a fan-form
—Pskoff the stick, and Dno and
Ourieff the wings. Valk Is ths
chief food base and Pskoff the
base of advanced operations. No
movement of the Germans toward
Luga was reported during tb«
night, however.
Lake Obudno la froxen over.
The Germans may find no diffi
culty ln thus crossing this barrier,
dragging heavy artillery and sup
plies with them.
Stripped For Action.
Bo'iigoye wires that German
troops have fortified Pskoff and
begun a ..ovement toward Petro
grad. Runslan railway men bay«
been :>*-d<-»r;d to destroy the bridge
b.iow Bologoye and Porchovo.
Forces of German troops art
reported moving toward Novo*
Sokolnl, aiming to cut the Mos
cow-Pet rograd railway. The Rus
slans are stiffly resisting.
The Moscow workmen's and sol
dlers' organization have passec
resolutions declaring tha Oermai
-peace terms are unacceptable am!
demanding continuation of thi
fighting. The pan-Russian tradei
unlona have taken similar action
Petrograd Is stripping for ac
tion.
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to carry any reality.
It is only when yon come Actually face to face with
despicable ravage which lias been done that yon he*
gill to realize what ghastly lavages, what brutish
barbarians, what intolerable beasts these Germans
a re!
Some beautiful grapes led ns to Andre.
They lay in the tiny show window of a tiny shop in
one of the tiny narrow sidestreets in which Paris
abounds, and they were lo large, so round and plump
and purple, and so superior in appearance to all their
poor neighbors, the knotted little apples and the
weazened little sour oranges, that it seemed only an
act of mercy to take them from their inappropriate
surroundings.
A clang of the little bell over the shop door, and,
from the bark room, a fat little woman came running,
young but motherly.
All; the grapes!
She lifted the solitary bunch from its bed of cotton
tenderly, reverently, and explained that they were
very exquisite, but very expensive.
How much?
Renee! Renee!
Renee came hurrying out of the little back room, I
hollow-chested woman, with a drawn face and deep
(Continued on Page Two.)
A speci/.l commission Is clearing
out the useless bourgeoisie, except
the aii'le-'tmdied trench diggers;
ousting the old, young, invalids,
unwilling soldiers and suspected
war prisoners.
Only Two V. S. Reporters.
Arno Dosoh-Fleurot of the New
York World and I are the only
American correspondents remain
ing in this city. Most ot the Brit
ish newspaper men also have gone.
Slsson and a small party remain.
The railway exlta from the city
are closed. We are provided for a
quick getaway with sledges.
The soviet commissaries have
announced they will remain until
the last moment. Only the most
Important Institutions, valuables
and gold are being evacuated.
In event of German occupation
the government will proceed to
Moscow.
"NOTHING TO
BE GIVEN UP"
l railed Press l,ea-.<d Wire.l
PETROGRAD, March I.—
(Night)— The Germans refuse t<
cease hostilities before Monday
Russian peace delegates at Brest
Lltovsk reported in a proclamation
tonight.
"We order nothing to be giver
up without fighting," tbe pro* la
matton .aid. "Our last word ii
that we must maka an effort U
drive the Germans back v far ai
poaaible to the watt."
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TACOMA, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1918.
IS IRELAND
IN REVOLT!
(failed Press Leased Wire.l
LONDON. March I. — Lore:
French, commander of the home
defense forces, and his staff, arriv
ed in Queonstown and motored tc
Dublin.
This Is the first intimation that
Lord French contemplated going
to Ireland. Tbe visit Is believe.!
to have some connection with th<
die bances there.
ffIALKOTHE
(iroetings, « hat has br-roiuc
, of Dial $500,000 fund to pre
vent the eight-hour day In the
lumber industry?
A MODERN MOTHKn GOOSE
A diller , a dollar,
A dol-a-year scholar.
How can you work so cheap?
I put thru that Hog Island dea
While the government wn
asleep.
—Chicago Evening Post.
The church editor tells us
Unit practically every minis
ter in town now ha* preadi-
I ed on the topic, "After the
War: What?"
Well, we blie; what?
Our allies never again
would doubt our ability to
handle a Job expeditiously If
they could observe the speed
with which we select and con
struct county ferry landings.
Very likely you have made som
sort of income tax return by thl
time. You might have saved muc
time If you had known the met ho
devised by one of the editors c
the Palestine, Tex., Herald, whlo
Is this:
"Take your net Income, and di
duct therefrom $200 for each mil
or child; then add your hou.
number, subtract the number <
your automobUe, and divide ba
ance by the age of your wife's sii
Mr."
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HINDENBIRG'S
GREAT DRIVE
COMING SOON?
(i i'iu*.i Pm« I,sawed M < )
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 2.—American troops
lin France have fought their hottest skirmish of the
war with the Germans—and "fought like devils."
This was the belief today of army men here, await
ing official repoits showing the d ad, wounded and
j captured in the Teuton raid near 1 oul yesterday.
Out of the snow swept wastes of No Man's Land,
the picture of American boys fight ag until their guns
ceased firing and then using theii sts on the invad
ers until their sector was free, sent a glow of pride
thru the ranks of army men here today.
The German raids on the Ame. -an trenches are
now almost constant and of increasing bitterness.
Coupled with Field Marshal Haig's reports of raids
all along the allied front, the Ger lan efforts indicate
persistent attempts to test out the b1 ength of the sev
eral sectors, perhaps seeking apl to drive the first
wedge of their anticipated great rhive, officers be
lieve.
SAMMIES t_:AT
BACK GEF, -lAHS
(fnlled Tress Leased W Ire.)
WASHINGTON, 11. <\,
March 2.—American pluck,
punch mill perseven.nce won
out against the biggest raid
tried a-tainst the I . H. furies
by the Germans to date—ilia.
near Toul yesterday — army
officers 1111 I'm .1 lotliiy. ap
plauding the work of the
Amerii ..us.
lUilldog staying qualities stood
the Americans In good stead
when they beat off 240 specially
trained Teuton raiders and left a
considerable number of mangled
Germati3 sprawled across No
Man's Land.
While our forces suffered casu
alties, they apparently were far
less severe than tbe Germans and
evidently no prisoners except Ger
mans were taken.
Germany Is trying nut nil the
tricks ln the bag, army men said,
using the same tactics always em
ployed against green troops.
The boche is apparently em
phasizing tbe use of gas but re
ports Indicate the first real taste
of the poison fumes several days
ago served as a salutary example
this time and that the efforts to
gas the Americans failed. The
stamina and steadiness of tha
Yankees speaks well for their
fi ft
12 PRISONERS!
(fulled Press Leased Wire.)
lIKItMN, via London,
. I;in*h •_. —(;<-■ -hi-iii forces, at
tacking American trenches in
the St. Mihtel sector took 13
prisoners and Inflicted heavy
casualties, the war office an
nounced today.
"Northeast of Selcheprey, we
penetrated enemy trenches held
by the Americans, inflicting
heavy casualties," the official
statement said.
"We stormed the enemy'a
TUG WRECKED!
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 2.
—The American tug Mariner waa
wrecked ln a heavy gale Feb. 26,
the navy department announced
today.
All officers and members of the
crew were rescued.
The Mariner was formerly the
"Jack T. Scully," owned by the
Neptune line.
MACHII jJRY FIRM
IS INCORPORATED
The Sterling Machinery Co. of
Tacoma, with capital stock of
$30,000, has filed incorporation
papers with the secretary of state.
The company will engage In ma
chinery repairing and manufac
turing.
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training and courage, officers sug
gested.
Artillery fire on boh sides waa
evidently of unusual severity, the
American barrage cait-hln-g many
of the .aiders. They were appar
ently rarprlMd at the stiff de
fense put forth against them and
some (if the Hermans had no
chance with Cie scrappy Yankees
who used bayonets and fists whan
the fighting was very close.
Early today the list of American
casualties in the fighting bad not
yet come in at the war depart
ment,
RAIDS ON WHOLE
WE iTERN FRONT
(failed Press Leased Wire.)
LONDON, March 2. Kxtenitve
raiding operations over practically
the entir. Hrltlsh western front
las* night .ere reported by Field
Marshal H. ;*.* today. At soma
points the Germans gained tem
porary footl --Ids.
"A few tn.-my soldier, entered
our trenche . in the neighborhood
of llarglcourt. All were killed
or captured.
"Stray raiders entered Portu
guese trenches on a wide front,
from Neine Ch.ipelle northward.
A counter attack drove them out.
no n
trenches west of the Mouse and
south of H ucourt," the Berlin
statement dded.
"We force*! the destruction ot
Fort I'ompelle.
"Northwest of Prosnes, we
penetrated far into the enemy's
positions."
German forces have captured
Cornel (in the Russian province
ef MohP ff, 150 miles north Of
Kieffi, was another claim. •
"Ukrainian and Saxon troops
have liber 1 ted Kleff," the state
ment said.
ISHII IS AM HAS- A I-lilt
(Vailed Press Leased Wire.)
TOKIO, March 2.- Viscount
Ishii was formally appoints*.
Japanese embassador to Wash
ington today.
WEATHER FORECAST
And now the 1/ „,7 /_SF'
Morning M'lk $/r*f jW\Z
is getting that //'//X&K^Z
"yanking" hab- VjJTYX-A
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strain Itself *7^JIA I _ " .
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these 11k . 3EEikwm\/fr/
Mr. Soldl-ir, jfVl^Pwy
which would .ss&lt^
you rattier not /\\~f\ v/,'
be called — a ". *_ _.
"San.my or a "Tank"? Tonight i
•ad Sunday rain.
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