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■ VOL. XV. NO. 138
TIDE OF BATTLE TURNS
U.S.IN
SHARP
CLASH
General Pershing's
Battle Report.
H> 1 niictl IVewi l.rasi-d Wire.
\VAHHINMTOX. D. C, June
«.—sliaip fiKhtiiiK IxMwtH-n
\nn nciiii i>iin <'i- iiikl (jerinan
forrvs in l.^>ii;iim- has In.n
(i<>iiii> on niitlill) since Siin
«l»>, (i«'n. IVrshinj; report
"\ ItMlay.
Sunday nißlit and early .Momiay
morning, a Yankee putrol battled
with twice its number of Germans,
MMiBI iiwii\ for nearly an hour
with rifles, pistols and grenades
until tlicir ammunition was ex
hausted and they were forced to
retire.
Tuesday nis;ht an American pa
trol penetrated to ;i jioint Iteyond
the enemy's second line in Lor
raine, withdrawing successfully
after inflicting consiilornlile losses
on the enemy in killed and
wou:ided.
Airmen Siie<'4»*.Hfiil.
"On the morniiu; of June 5,
JJeuts. Campbell and MeiKsner
fjiiifil down an enemy biplane esat
of Pont-A-Mousson," says the com
munique.
"Between April 14 «md May 11,
Lieut. Douglass Campbell brought
down six hostile airplanes, of
which the destruction has been
confirmed.
"During the same time ('apt.
l'eterson and I.ieut. Rickenbacher
e.i-li brot down three of which de
struction lia.s l>en confirmed and
forced down two more concern
ing which confirmation has been
requested.
"During the night of June 2
and 3 one of our patrols operating
In Lorraine and consisting of
about 40 men encountered a hos
tile patrol of double its size, drawn
up in skirmish formation along a
line parallel to that of our own
patrol. Both patrols opened fire
with rifles, pistols and grenades
and automatic rifles and each
tried to outflank the other. Our
patrol, inspite of being greatly
outnumbered, held its ground for
Ihree-quarters of an hour, Inflict
ing losses on the enemy and re
tired only when its amniunlt'on
was almost exhausted. Our cas
ualties were very light.
High IVjiis4- From French.
"During the night of June 4
nnd 5, one of our patrols operat
ing in l/orralne penertated the en
emy's position and advanced be
hind the second line trenches. It
inflicted on the enemy losses in
killed and wounded and withdrew
successfully under cover of bar
rage from our Stokes mortars.
"A French report of the work
of an American machine gun bat
talion which has recently Iveen in
action with French colonials at
the Chateau Thierry, includes the
following:
" 'The colonials themselves, tho
accustomed to acts of bravery,
were struck by the wonderful
morale in the face of the fire, the
coolness and the extraordinary
steadiness of their allies.
Memorable Deed.
" 'The watchfulness of the
Americans never failed them and
with their machine guns playing
upon the approaches of the de
stroyed bridges and footbridges,
they prevented any reattac.k by the
enemy. They will be relieved at
the same time as the French
troops at the side of whom they
fought.
" 'The French command, know
ing the'.r just pride, fear that they
would have humiliated theso va
liant troops if they had offered
them rest Boomer than their
French companions in the fight.
" 'The episode ot the Chateau
Thierry will remain one of the
most memorable deeds of this war.
It la a pleasure for all of us to
know that our valiant allies have
shared with us there.' "
CAMP LEWIS DAY OFF SYSTEM HARDSHIP ON CITY
The present Camp Lewis system of giving all the
men at the cantonment the same day for recreation,
not only is highly unfair to the men themselves, as
The Times showed yesterday, but it is mighty vexa
tious for Taeoma.
It completely congests everything on Saturdays
and Sundays, whereas if the load were evenly distrib
uted thru the week, there would be no undue burden.
Tacomans cannot go to the theater on Saturday or
Sunday.
Tkey can scarcely gain entrance to barbershop, res
tawss* «r store. \
lMh few remaining social activities as they might
wish to engage in as a Mreease from the week's war
Times Reporter Joins
Circus; But Postpones
Entering Tigers' Cage
This Is IJtjnli. l£o->iioiilhs-old royal llcngal tiß.r with the Al
<■. It,it iii's' animal circus. He nppp«irs in a «i p.-.-t liny ;u i with
Mmlili Stark, a mile of a girl weighing less than 100 |»<itiiuU. The
two wrestle in big steel arena, hand to < law.
A re|x>r«e<l for The Time*
lias joined the cirrus.
He is making ilu tour of
Southwest Washington with
I tames' animal show, dne to
reach Taroma nevt Tuesday
and Wednesday, and in the
meantime In going to tell Ta
eoniuns about some of the
limits that no "" among the
big caged jungle folk.
Following in his firs) ar
ticle:
By a Times Reporter
VANCOUVER, Wasii., twmm
O.—l'inli »i»n to ml jiH»>
will) Ihe Job of nnimitl train
<-i with the Al O< Ibini's wild
animal nliow.
So far, tin* nc«rr>t I've got
to a tiger or a lion or even a
bear is Uie ra|(o dour.
Right there tfl MM bars I
halt and lo.se ni> nerve and
put off (going in for the reel
thing until I lie iii-M ttllOW.
I came down here In search of a
toothless lion or a clawless tiger,
a nice tame old animal that
wouldn't bite or scratch aiid that
1 could go in the cage with and
whip around and make roar.
So far, 1 haven't found any.
All the tigers and all the lions
have teeth and claws and the
trainers 1 am with won't guaran
tee that they won't bite.
Kxhibit Wounds.
In fact, these trainers took all
the pep out of me the first day
by showing me a lot of scars and
bruises made by these same lions
and tigers.
It kind of made me wish 1 were
back home in Tacoiua.
But there is a nice little lady
here by the name of Mabel Stark,
whose specialty is timers and who
promises to have me in the rage
The Tacoma Times
with her for the Tuconia perform
ance.
Mabel told me that tigers were
"the dearest tilings in the world,"
and all yo uhad to do was to
"bluff 'em" to "make 'em like
you."
Mabel Simhl* It.
Slie talked so easily about
knocking tigers about that 1 was
ready and willing to grab a whip
and go In the den with her on
my f'rst day with the show at
Astoria.
And then a big follow from the
ticket office camp by and asked
Ma!>el how she was feeling and
;M:i!n'l said she was feeling all
Irisht and thought she would be
"tip top" in a few more weeks.
After the chap had gone 1 asked
Mebel what he meant and she
shrugged her shoulders and said:
"I fcot torn up a big by the tig
ers baok in Detroit. I'm just out
of the hospital."
Hcarori to IN-atli.
The band was playing the tune
which ushers Mabel into the arena
with her six Royal Bengal tigers
and the girl was leading me to the
cage. I was to go in with her.
"W-wat a minute," I said.
(Continued on Page Five.)
WEATHER FORECAST
Tonight and
Friday sOiowers
and cooler. As
long as the
hands of the
city hall clock
don"t freeze
that way, ev
orythlnK ought
to be all right.
time hustle they find *. .possible, because everybody
is entertaining sold' .*.
Not that anyb -*y kicks about those things. They
don't. They do it gladly while it has to be done.
But just the same, if it doesn't have to be done, the
town is being treated unfairly when the army higher
ups throw the load onto it.
And very manifestely THE PRACTICE IS NOT
NECESSARY. The division does not train as a divi**
ion or maneuver as a division or even appear in re
view as a division more than one in a long while.
If there is any reason why certain regiments can
not be given tb.eir off day on Monday, other regiments
on Tuesday, etc., or some similar plan of rota 'ion
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WITH TIIK ANBHICANH
OX TIIK MARXK, June «.—
FighiiiiK with uiiM'liine guns
iiikiiiik-'I in (lie Mimlnws i.f
Chateau 'I'liierry, Anu'i-U'tuis
Wiped Out!
(t'niteil PfM leased Win 1.)
WITH TIIK rRINCH
ARM IKS OX TIIK MARNE,
June C. -The (jrenadier
lompany of tlie Second di
vision of the Prussian tluard
was completely annihilated
by ;i French aerial bombard
ment I lie ktlhl of June li-i,
It was d°finitely established
today.
Other German losses es
tablished to date, wliich are
indicative of their losses in
general, involve mi reserve
divisions, which were en
gaged June 1.
One regiment lost 30 per
cent of its effectives, while
individual companies of oth
er regiments were reduced
to 70 or SO men.
The third company of the
9Mh regiment lost 56 men
out of 1 If,
today held the <ro«Nlng of the
Marne. They out shot and out
gamed the ennmy.
"We had the time of our
liven," snid sonic of the men
in this battle who came hark
for rest. "We had heard that
trench warfare was dull and
uninteresting — hut thin is
the life!"
Many of the American!)
were green at the business,
hut they shared with the vet
ernn V. S. ninrincs the B'*>i"y
of stopping Germany's ad
vance at the Mm ne.
For some three days the bat
tle was most bitter. The Marne
runs thru Chateau Thierry, divid
ing the town. One side was held
by the enemy, the other by Amer
icans and French.
After two days of constant
travel, the Americnn marines ar
rived at the greatest battle in his
tory, riding in Fords. Within two
hours they were in the thick of it.
(Continued on Page Five.)
HUNT FOR
SUB BASE
ON COAST
11 olinl l'rr«« 1 mar.l Wlrr.)
WA9HINGTOX, D. C, June C.
—The navy today was making a
search for a possible secret Ger
man submarine base on this roast.
Sinking of the Norwegian
steamer Eidsvold was the latest
U-boat incident in official cables
up to early today. This sinking
occurred Tuesday off the Virginia
capes and the crew was picked up.
There are sufficient Uoats In the
coast patrol to maintain ordinary
vigil, but to dog a submarine ef
fectually with the resources on
hand is a large problem.
Waters around the Virginia
capes are believed to have been
well charted by the Germans when
the cargo submarine Detitschland
was here.
One great danger remaining in
jthe situation Is that the U-l>oats
'still have untouched a supply of
torpedoes to use on big craft. All
I their victims so far have been
sunk by other means.
Mackensen's Pincers
This map illustrates more graphically than Hie usiiiil biittlu
line maps what the Germans are TUVINC to ilo in their pres«-nt
offensive.
The white line running thru the black blot on the map of
France is the present hattle front. Proa this Ulndenhiiiß is
trying to tlirow two bip; wedges into the French and British lines;
one aiming at the channel, along the Somme, the other at l'aris,
along the Murne.
This is Maekense-n's famous "pineer strategy." Comparing
these wedges to a great pair of pincers, he hopes to ikttt their
jaws down, catching the French and British armies between them
and destroying them.
To this purpose the capture of Paris and the channel ports
is only of secondary importance.
* * *
For a nui|> sinking «li«- Mtnt front us it stands today, see
piiße ."».
UNITED PRESS SUMMARY
OF THE BATTLE LINE-UP
MAKXK FRONT—The al
lies not only are holding the
Germans on the new Marne
front, but have assumed the
Initiative, driving them back
at two points between the
Ooise and Maim.
Enemy artillery heavily
bombarded the allied line*.
»u«i of Rhelms and in the
Neuilly - la - Peterie sector,
where Americans recently
stopped the Huns.
British and French military ex
perts believe the Germans soon
will resume their drive, probably
extending their attack westward
to Montdidier, where other Amer
icans are in the line.
IMCAKOY FRONT— Spasmodic
■bombardments and raiding opera
tions continue.
FURIffiM FRONT—The Brit
ish took prisoners in a few raids
and lost prisoners in other raids.
l'\(il,.\M)—English newspa
pers believe the U-boat raids;
along the American coast are de-1
signed to scare the United States ],
Into recalling destroyers and:
patrol boats from European wa-|
ter.s, but are confident this will |
not be accomplished. They dis
cuss the probability of a bom
bardment of an American coast
town.
The big steamer Kenilworth
Castle, inbound fro mSouth Af
rica, made port after being tor
pedoed or struck by a mine. Some
paecengers were lost when a life
boat was overturned.
UKRMANY — A prominent
Dutch citizen, returning from
Germany, said allied air raids on
the Rhine towns have created a
panic among the inhabitants,
driving some insane, according to
an Amsterdam dispatch.
AHTKIA-HI'NOARV — Social
ists warned the government of
trouble unless the food situation
is Improved.
ITAIiV —The food situation is
worked out, it has not been made clear.
Tacoma voted about 95 per cent to 5 to spend
$2,000,000 to buy the Camp Lewis site for the govern
ment. Tacoma has done everything humanly possi
ble for a city of this size and situation to do in the way
of co-operating toward the construction of the camp
and the conduct of it.
Consequently, it is asking nothing unreasonable
that whan another division mobilises there the rules
be modified so the soldiers may be brot to town on all
the days of the week.
The change would be for the good of the soldier, the
good of the town, the good of the visiting families and.
so, for the good n Uncle Sam*
TACOMA WASHINGTON, THUKSDAY, JUNE 6, 1918.
greatly Improved, grain receipt!
during April and May beiiiK far
above normal.
1(1 SSlA —Bolshevik forces de
feated German and Turkish forces
in Urn Caucasug, capturing Karti.
Several towns in Ukraine also
were captured.
Banker Ladd's
Wife Petitions
For Guardian
(I nll.-rt Pi-ma I rnxril Wire)
I'ORTLAjND, June 6—Alleg
ing that he is unahlc to break
away from influences that are
em ouraging him to spend his
money, and that unless lip is re
strained he and Ills family may be
brought to want, William M.l
Ladd and Helen Ladd Corbett,!
j brother and sister, and Dela D.'
| Ladd, the wife, have petitioned
iJudge Taswell that Kdward Cook
jlngham be appointed guardian
'of the affairs of John Wesley
I Ladd, wealthy Portland banker,!
of the I .ni.i & Till mi iiank.
Judge Taswoll has not Tuesday, i
i June 18, as the date on which
Ladd must show rause why a
guardian should not lie appointed
for him. The petition closes by
declaring him Incapable of con
ducting his affairs.
184 WOUNDED MEN
SENT BACK IN WEEK
(I nll.-il I'ri'ni. I rn«.-.l Wlrr.)
WASHINGTON, D. 0., June 6.
—One hundred and eighty-four
pick and wounded American sol
diers were sent to the l\ S. from
tha American expeditionary forces 1
during the week ending May 31,1
the war department announced to
day^
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WITH THE FKKNCII ARMIES
ON THI MAItMO, June 6.
American lnacliim gunners, sup
ported by Freib li intantry, jir*
still i-«iiri ■ M ■• (he south liank of
the Alarne Letwoen I'dHtcau
Thierry and lauIMMM tl dis
tance of about seven miles.l.
As a null of the AnicricaiiM 1
deadly iiiail<nniiisliip t lie QWIIHIII
have icfraiiii-d from occupying
the soutliein portion of Chateau
Thierry, wher* they would _•
OOMttBtl) undor the ATnori'anp'l
fire.
One of the _MMt famous FreiKh i
cenerals is uiisiintwl In his [iraise
it the efficiency, coohios and
bravery of the Yankee machine
gunners, who have covered tliem
: elves with uloiy since they en
tered the lino.
llaiilf Mil) lie RcMHM-L
Dettiilte the pretent Rtablliaation
Of the Maine liatllefroiit from Ch»-I
I tet U Thierry to N'oyon. there is no
indication on t'io part of the 0«r
--mans to either entrench or to for
tify themselves.
Consequently, the hattle may ho '
resumed with Increased intensity
at. any moment.
The Germans have brttfcgkl up
artillery and have relieved their,
| decimated di> Isions. In the nif-an-|
time, the allies have been steadily
strenstiieiiinz tlieir positions, ■_-!
pecially aloujr fho Marne and the-
Villers-Cotlerets forests.
Both of the c positons are indis
pensable to the Germans, especial
ly for the purpose of protecting
their flanks before undertaking
the niaroh toward Paris along
the Ourc<i and the Marne.
This will be the bloodiest Kum
; mer Kurope has ever known.
BABY SHOT
THRU HEAD
With Us little skull shattered
as the result of a bullet shot from
a revolver. TIM 1 1-months-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Hlack,
4111 So. Sherman aye., hovers
between lift ami death Thursday
at the Tacoiiia Ueneral hospital.
Dr. ('has. Basco, who is at
tending the child, declared that
"the little fellow passed a rest
less night and Is still in a very
bad way."
According to the mother's
»tory, the baby was playing on"
the bed in the parents' bedroom
in care of his four-year old
brother, when suddenly a shot
was heard.
Rushing into the room. Mrp.
Hlack found the baby lying on
the bed shot thru the head.
The elder brother told his
kitli'T tli.it he found the pistol
under the pillow and it. went off,
hittiim the baliy.
The child's condition Is ex
tremely critical, the Inillct having
jiassi-d tliru the skull.
GERMANY PINNING
HOPE ON THEORY
U. S. IS BLUFFING
(I nllr.l I'rr.. l.rllliril Him
SAN KRANCISCO, June 6.—
Germany is pinning its hopeß to
the claims of the militarist le*d-
er« that America Is bluffing In
stead of fighting, according to
Princo Traidos I'raliandh. coii6in
of the king of Slam, and, until
Siam declared war on Germany.
Siamese ambassador to Berlin.
was In San Francisco today en
route home, having left Berlin a
month after his country declared
war.
KMITV GRANARY
ilnltni rrraa I .<■»■<■.■ «irr.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 6.
—The granary of the Mormon
church In Utah, holding 250,000
bushels of wheat, has ben emptied
In response to appeals from the
food administration.
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LINES
French War Office
Report.
It) liiiteil Pmm I .«•«■.) Wire.
._ _____ 1,
PARIS, Jiiik- o.—Allied
hm i^-iiiin il the inhintive
on ||M MMM I illlcfionl laftt
r.JKlil. il Ml mdii :iliml hy tike
I'Yfiirh coiiimiinit|ue t4Mluy.
The (Jerman- were driven bade
at. two points on the western por
tion of the Front, losing ISO pris
oners. "Bb_rp" cannonading was
| reported on the western and east
ern w'njrs.
"Iml of Itaptgny (two mile.
south of Niiyon) the French yes
terday evenlni sretMd i>a<k (jer
nian troopt which had crossed the
jOlso, taklftl l'H! prisoners," the
statement said.
"North of the Aisne the French
:-en- Uly rt i t ificil tlie.ir positions
i north and wist of ll.iutebrays
(three milt's northwest of Fonte
noyi. Fifty prisoners wrre tak
en.
For tin- first time since the new
drive staitcd, the <!ernian war of
fice failed to claim any pa ne.
Berlin rlaiiued "successful ad
vances atid some prisonerß" la
f Flaixlcr. . but said the situation in
'the CftBPMtM w'a« "unclianKed."
"An attempted enemy raid
tOVth of Morliiii(»urt last nixht
was remilsnd with 1oh»," Field
Marsha! Half reported today.
"Attempted pnemy raids wore
repulsed last niffht north of bins,
north of Ilethnne and east of the
N'ieppe forest, casualties being ln»
flirted on the enemy."
mALKOTHE
(ircK'tiiiKtt, <l«> you h<ipe It
will rain.
Uon't foruet to smoke a ptect
of Klass for Saturday.
The Mltal to the
(Ve4'ln»-Slovaks, the .Intro-
Si. i\^ iuiil (In- n--i of ti.iii:
'ToiiM- i.pi in, tin- ill-nun i .l. \>
fine!"
Says the bdy next door:
"Few ni^n talk jlst t' hear
themsehos talk. If they could
hear UMMMIVM they'd shut up."
A woman always t<-lls her
fririiils \]ia\ the buby liMtks
like Ma latlK-r. Him KollilnK
umlil iinline her U> (.11 him
that.
AN ADVERTISEMENT THAT
Will- NEVER BE ANBWKRBD
. Wanted —A ifood plain woman
'for general housework. Phona
)\lain fi«76.—St. Joae-ph (Mo.)
I.News-I're.ss.
Mi- don't know—lint maybe
some movie company X |>ay
ii ■ ' ■■■•-* nnd M<>iid to li:ivo
a war.
"Put in your coal,"' advl«pd Mr.
McAdoo months ago. Mean'sg,
perhaps, i>ut in your older, *hl<A
Is quite another mutter. Her*
It Is Into .lane and no roal la
eight. O, Kred!
Film Good for
Viewing Eclipse
Don't watch the eclipse of the
miii Saturday with the naked eye
This is the naming of Dr. D. H.
Bell, well known Tacoma oculist
and eye specialist of the Nat'onal
Realty building, who declares
there Ih the greatest danger an*
that thousands of people art
blinded after every eclipse.
Photograph films, he suggests,
will serve as well as smoked
glasses thru which to watch the
ecllpe.