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TITE MORNING OREGONIAN. MONDAY, JULY 8. 1913. YANKEE VIES WITH ANZAG IH BRAVERY PHOTOGRAPHS FROM FRANCE, TAKEN BY WILL G. MAC RAE, STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE OREGONIAN. ALLIED G0UI1GILI0 MAKE NEXT MOVE SWEPT BY ARCTIC BREEZES Youth From America Fights With Australian Veteran t and Does Fine Work. Versailles Body Will Decide Question of Entente Inter vention in Russia. viUUJ IJVIJ LQ) EAGER DOUGHBOY CHECKED Experienced Soldier From Antipodes Restrains American From Going Too Fast in Attack TJpoh Germans in Hamel Sector. WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FrXnce, July 7. (By the Associated Press.) "Hey, Yankee, take It a bit easy and wait for me. You ain't run ning no bloody Irundred-yard dash, you know !" The speaker was a giant Australian, loose of limb and with face bronzed by years of constant exposure to the sun. His companion was equally sturdy, his brawn acquired on his father's farm in a Far Western state. It was dawn of July 4 and these two, with many others from Australia and America, were Just pushing out across the still mist ehrouded field that stretched away along the Somme Valley toward the strongholds of the Germans, whom they were that day to vanquish in the first Anglo-American attack of history. Just ahead of them was a curtain of breaking shells from hundreds of Brit ish guns in the rear, clearing the way for their advance, and the Yankees were having their initial experience with a barrage fire. Haste la Deplored. "That barrage," continued the Aus tralian, as he cleared a shell hole with a flying leap, landing beside his com panion, "that barrage ain't no blinking bar to be leaned against, youngster." Off on their right other men were pressing forward with rifles grasped tensely and faces expectant. Out ahead there somewhere they were to have their Initiation into real warfare. Suddenly one boy who had pushed ahead of the others, staggered back clutching at one arm which hung help less by his side. "I was just telling you bo!" muttered the Australian to his companion. "Why why it's Tom!" stammered the other with a catch in his voice. It was the first time he had ever seen a man hit in battle and this was one of his own pals. "Too bad, but those things happen," remarked the veteran tersely, "he can be glad he ain't dead. You fellows have got to learn not to charge into a barrage. It don't help to lick the Boche. 1 know how you feel you want to get at 'em, but there's time, old son, there's time for it." Ilullftw Beicin to Sins;. The American fell in beside the Aus tralian and pushed ahead, thoughtfully. He had had his first vital lesson in war fare as it is waged today. They pushed forward through the lightening gloom. From somewhere far ahead the Uerman machine guns began their barking and bullets came sing ing. The "Western boy ducked sharply as a screaming bullet swished past his ear. "You dodged that one all right! Good work, Yank, good work," the veteran aid with a grin. "You fellows are mighty quick." The American blushed under his tan and smiled ruefully. "Oh, we are good all right, shorty," he replied through clenched teeth. The bullets kept coming in waves, but the American did not dodge again On they went down the shell-torn elope that led to the Hamel Wood. i..jr ,mu encountered no enemy as yet, but they were in the zone of barbed wire and that tore their legs cruelly at times as they pushed through the net work of sharp spikes. Then came the first German trench defense and in a runway were several gray coats firing . with rifles at the advancing troops "Hit them, Yank! At it!" yelled the Australian, and he hurled himself over the parapet. Yankee Kills Two Huns. There was no necessity to urge the Yankee. He was down among the Ger mans like a whirlwind and then there began a. furious lunging and parrying with the bayonets. There wire four Germans in that pit, great, strapping fellows with plenty of fight in them. The American was in a battle rage and he fought furiously, but with the same lieadwork that characterized his veteran comrade s methods. It was all over in fnmthme!U.a.nd trSa enemy crumpled in the ditch. The American had ac- hlsown tW f them: he "eld ?dh.'fll0ww Tank' you certainly can fight.' the Australian said, "but f . n,an' don t ever stab another boche through the chest You'll bust your steel and there'll be the-devil to psy. Get em in the throat"' Ji'il ' V! Hamel W1 the Germans nere maintaining a wicked fire from their machine guns but there was no e.aekening of the advance of the Aus tralian cr the American. They surged fcrward with head down and teeth Just a little distance ahead was a rnachine gun nest and a bullet from tl.at direction grazed the American's cheek. It angered him. He had had his baptism of fire, he had killed, and now there was no stopping him. He deliberately charged the nest and hurled a bomb among the gray coats. Another and still another hand gren cclo went spinning into the midst of the enemy with the precision of a baseball thrown by an expert. Little jpots of earth shot up and the rapld firer was silenced. Huna Are Spared. The Germans appeared from the t-earby cover with their hands held .high. "Kamerad!" thev cried. The American whirled with fixed bayonet. .no, lank, no!" the Australian fi'ouiea. 'The rhe Dlighters are trying to Let 'em alone. We will er to be sent back. Pretty lese cussed sausage eaters!" led pair continnn nn i surrender. turn 'em over to be sent back. Pretty creatures, these cussed sausaire t... mo aiuea pair continued on their adventurous journey, and the story 'f the early moments of their fighting was the same as that at the end mis is wnere we rest." the Austra lian asserted, as he wiped the sweat from his brow and leaned against the Ansae Calla Halt. But. why?" the American demanded "Why dont we continue? We could pet ahead easily now. We've got the UMl lit? UI1 lilt 1 Ull. "I know Yank, we could." the Aus ralian replied. ns hA . lively toward the east: "but Haig told ..t. rcipuuatij, yesi.era.ay that h wantvd me to stay right here. M end Haig had quite a talk about i Mtnii i-i irieu ii-u, ihul i c . . - " ,: wvm. any further we might catch the Spanish iniiuciuit mat ine oocnes have got So we better linger here for a while 1 rerkon.'' "All right." the Yankee said, disap pointedly. A Western salesman drives around the country with a farm tractor loaded on a truck, gives demonstrations of both and takes orders for either. ? 00 Oft;--. . -; -. ;: r -.jji ttf. ,rz??v t J-' " T rr' "w - - I tovw?: ' Vi.: I - - - i - ' . " ' .' (1) Parmer Afield "Over There." 2) Mr. 3) In Kreneh Town. (4) Sortknnt Troops In War Toes. (Tbls Photo grapb Waa Taken on the American Side.) LUXURY FILLS EAST W. G. MacRae Amazed by Ex travagance Despite Need. LITTLE SACRIFICE NOTED Writer, Just From France, Protests at Waste of Gusolinc and Other War Xeeds by Rich, After Seeing Shortage Abroad. (Continued From First Paire. gaged the piano to buy gasoline. It the same in Cleveland and other cities in which I have been. The sad and criminal waste of these things struck me when I saw pasted on al most every car a service flag:, show-" ing that the owner had one or more men in the service. Gasoline Needed Abroad. Either the owners do not know. which in itself is a great crime, or are indifferent; or the Government has not yet brought home to them that in the future operations of the Amer ican army in France gasoline will be as important a part of the great American saving and sacrifice as it is to save the wheat crop or other food stuffs. I speak of this because in France the true meaning of the word sacrifice has v. u ' i . . . ii.,. lii u n u, u o a . .4 .w iiaa. been with those people for four years, j It means sacrifice almost to the point of poverty. There are very few au tomobiles in France used for pleasure purposes only. There the people know that the saving of every drop of gaso- lne is a vital need. It is so in France today, and unless I miss my guess, it will soon be brought home to the American people. The modern army is a motorized army. Let that fact sink in deeply. What cannot be accomplished in the way of rapid transportation by a mod ern railroad system, the heavy motor truck does. That is my reason for saying that before long every drop of gasoline, in this and every country controlled by the allies, will be needed. Gasoline Very Scarce There is still an ominous rumbling in our back yard. Chances are very good that the United States will be forced to finish what was started in 1916. The vast oil wells of Mexico must be kept clear of tho mailed hand of Germany. In France it is almost next to the impossible to get crasoltne with which to clean the spots off one's clothing, or even to get coal oil for the house lamp. If one is fortunate enough to obtain gasoline from a drug store, it is a dangerous experiment to I SfaeRae Holding Two . Klu, use it to and more of cleanse. remove spots. It is dirty apt than not to soil instead Another thing which jars one a lot Is to note the candy shoo windows bulging with sweets. I saw wr uttio of real candy, candy made with sugar. wniie x was over tnere. Most of the candy is made of fruit and sweetened with saccharine. One might almost say, and be truthful, that there is no candy In France. Even what sweet chocolate is to be had is sweetened -with urth. arlne. No wonder the French kiddies always manage to turn up around the regimental postoffice about mailtime. Gowns Worn for Service. There is little fashion among; the women of France these days. It is true one sees silk stockings displayed in the shop windows and adorning trim ankles. Flashy and stylishly tailored dresses are no longer worn by the working women of France. The French women are neatly frowned, but those gowns are worn for service and not for style. At the nation's capital, one hears a great deal about increased pay for the Government clerks and the increased cost of living, yet in spite of the high cost of living there is more than a gen erous display of short silk skirt and gossamer silk hose, all startling and a bit disconcerting, after witnessing daily for many months the sombre display one sees in France. Oregoniana Are Seen. Now for a bit of news of some of the Oregonians I met with during: my Journeys in France. I was a guest of Lieutenant Joseph Wackrow. of Port land, the day before I sailed. 'Lieuten ant Joe was camp commander in charge of a balloon and airplane artillery ob servation school. The. ex-cavalry offi cer had been to the Army school and had graduated with high honors, which means a lot of credit to himself as well to the state from which he comes. u b y vust: vation work, which, by the way. is i-te Knows much about artillery obser- very important item in the big game, aa it is played on the other side. I don't Know wnetner Lieutenant Wackrow does any flying, but I do know that ever since he took his first airplane trip while old Troop A was playing opera war on the Mexican border, he nas Deen very Keen lor the sport. For a time Lieutenant Wackrow Captain Hogan, Captain O'Brien. Cap tain Gjedsted. Lieutenant Peabody, Riley. Johnny Dunn. Kiff and the rest of the old troop were together at the artillery camp, but changes come swift ly on the other side. It did not take long for the ex-troopers to learn the heavy artillery game. They all fell to and learned to handle the IBS. They weren't doing squads east and squads west, nor were they presenting can nons, but they were daily opening the eyes of the French instructors. General Changes Mind. The ninth General the brigade had had since leaving America was on the Job the last time 1 was at their training camp. He was a bit skeptical of the material he had to work with. That was when I first met him. Later perhaps a month and a half later. 1 chanced to meet him. This General was singing quite another tune. He waa I mighty proud of the soldiers, all ex- 'cavalrv and. Infantrv tti 0 r. II ora. I Ing his artillery to the front, very con fident that each battalion would give a corking good account of itself. Battery A and Battery B. I did not get to see, but from a reliable source I learned about them. They, because the offi cers and old men knew the light artil lery game from A to Z, were being: used as Instruction batteries. I also received good reports of the Oregon engineers. I met several times J. W. Shaver, who before the war was reijoner on xne Oregonian. Private onaver nad been very ill, but he was fast recovering. He in innriin. .ji. tor of the Spiker, a paper that has the htars and Stripes and other American Expeditionary Force publications beaten when it comes to wartime publications. In spite of the fact that the Stars and Stripes reached out and grabbed a number of Its clever writers. also saw .Major George E. Houck. of Roseburg. a few dava befnr. i ttt camp. He was still chief sanitary offl J,er. RJId was bu,y Beeng that the right finishing touches were put upon a new base hospital. Among the many Inter esting things which are being done at this hospital was the cure from shell shock that was being effected by hyp- ............. i no same station I ran into Captain Curtis B. Winn, of Albany, and Captain W. J. Hughes, who lives either at Twin Falls or Prairie City, Idaho. Then there waa Major William S. Gilbert, the chaplain. I have In my baggage a copy or the sermon he de delivered before th A . . Horse Market Sauare at on of th. ous little French villages, the birthplace 01 one or the most famous of Frnh sculptors. I shall send it to Astoria to i uei ore nis congregation. ROAD TO BE EXTENDED Ax TO FIRMSH OITl.rT FOR IDAHO COAL SOON. Branch of Twelve Miles Will Be Con structed From Teton Branch of Oregon Short Line Railway. BOISE, Idaho. July 7. (Sneclal 1 Federal Fued Administrator Frank R. Gooding authorizes the announce ment that sanction has been given to build the branch railroad to the Teton coal mines and work will proceed with out delay. "Construction is to proceed at once," said Administrator Gooding. "I con sider the tapping of this mining re gion of paramount Importance to Idaho. While the extension is only 1J miles from the Teton branch to the Oregon Short Line, it means 10,000,000 tons of coal will be made available for Idaho consumers. The mine has been without proper transportation facilities and for that reason the output was limited. The railroad will eliminate this handicap and permit operation of the mines to capacity, or narly so." The coal mines are .j the Teton Mountains In the Upper Snake River section af the eastern part of the state. -The quality of coal is said to be better than that mined in Utah and Wyoming. A new ledge of nine feet of coal has been opened up on the property. Two otber smaller ledges, one of four and the other of three feet, were recently tapp RUSSIAN OPINION CHANGING President Wilson's Insistence or Sending Civilian Commission May Result in Composite Plan of Rehabilitating Nation. WASHINGTON. July 7. (Special.) The next war move toward allied inter vention in Russia will be made by the supreme war council sitting at Ver sailles. President Wilson having Indicated a disposition to yield the objections he originally advanced to the dispatch of the Japanese army into Siberia, it is now expected that the supreme war council will present a plan of allied co-operation in an effort to rehabili tate Russia and drive out the Ger mans. Composite Plan Possible. Mr. Wilson is intent upon the adop tion of his scheme to send a civilian commission to Russia to aid in reviving Industry, agriculture and commerce and It is possible that a composite plan will be the result, the United States sending a commission and the allies supplying the army. The President has been receiving a good deal of first-hand information on the latest developments in Russia. 'It appears that tbe Crecho-Slovaks made no move to take possession of Vladivo stok until the Boleheviki began to load allied munitions at that port upon cars. Suspecting that the Holsheviki intended to arm the German prisoners of war scattered throughout Siberia, the Cxe-cho-Slovaks served an ultimatum with in a half hour of the unloading of the cars. The Bolshevik! refused to com ply and the fighting started. Some of the Czecho-Slovaks were armed, but those who were unarmed put up a first class fight with their fists and the Bol shevik! were routed in short order. The Information given the President is that there are 40,000 Czecho-Slovaks, all told, at various places in Siberia. Allied Move Pleases Populace. Within the past few days evidence has been afforded that most of the population of Vladivostok were elated when the allied governments, including the United States, landed marines there to protect foreign interests during the fighting between the Czecho-Slovaks and the Bolshevik forces. The Czecho slovaks have also been acclaimed else where in their victories over the Bol shevik element and now comes news that the tnhabitanta of the Murman coast, in Russia proper, hailed enthua iastically the arrival of allied military forces. The belief is growing that the qualms of the administration over pos sible resentment of the Russian people on account of the presence of foreign armed bodies In Russian territory are being overcome. A great change has taken place in Russian opinion since the Germans have violated their agree ments with the Bolshevik authority and adopted high-handed methods in dealing with the Russian people and their property. Commission Idea Liked. Assurances have been abundant lately from high Russian sources that there would be no resentment of the presence of allied troops in Russian territory. provided, however, that these troops came to afford protection to an allied THOMPSON'S DP Cam LeaHS Art Better (Trademark Registered) THE SIGN OF PERFECT SERVICE Ey carefully examined and properly fitted with Classes without the use of drugs by skilled specialists. Complete lens grinding factory on tbe premises. ( SAVE YOUR EYES j THOMPSON OPTICAL INSTITUTE PORTLAND'S LARGEST, MOST MODERN. BEST K4UIPPBD KXCLUSIVH OPTICAL ESTABLISHMENT 209-10-11 CORBETT BUILDING FIFTH AND MORRISON SINCE 1908 in Special Attraction hav retired services of the II. P. 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Great Britain and France, with the concurrence of Italy, are strongly of the opinion that the situation calls for positive measures, and K is likely that the plans will provide for sending a large allied army into Russia by way or tne Murman coast- In addition they probably will extend military aid to the Czecho-Slovaks in Siberia and seek. through an armed force placed in Siber ian territory, to assist the people or that area to establish local govern ments that will lead to the formation of a national authority capable of bringing Russia back as a national entity. Teacher to Edit Paper. KELSO, Wash.. July 7. (Special.) Miss Hernice Kly. primary teacher at the Washington School here for the PIANO PRICES SLASHED FOR QUICK SELLING Many Finest Grands, Nearly a Dozen Elegant Player Pianos and Numerous Upright Pianos at Great Reductions. THESE LATEST $400 FACTORY SAMPLES INCLUDED AT $80 REDUCTION. Oregon Eilers Music House for All Who Decide at Once A Seven-Days' Sale All Instruments at Easy Payments Are Fully Guaranteed. WE WISH TO EMPHASIZE ONCE MORE THAT Eilers Music House is not going: out of business, but on the contrary is con tinuing to do business same as here tofore. The consolidation of piano houses known as Eilers Music House, which at one time operated 43 piano stores, is being wound up. But Oregon Eilers Music House continues. It is the old est music house in Oregon. It is also the most responsible. It supplies tbe best of everything for the music lover and for the profession. It is a straight from factory and publisher to family proposition. In dealing with Oregon Eilers Music House one pays no percentages to mid dlemen, or to go-betweens or jobbers, as is the case with round-about deal ers and even with department store and factory branches. We are closing out many slightly used pianos and player pianos and grands, instruments returned from rental or from use by distinguished artists and visitors temporarily in our city. SEE THESE GRAND PIANOS. First and foremost we have a magni ficent Chickering parlor grand, an in strument of finest quality, superb de sign and exquisite finish, well worth 11285. will sell for 1800. A very fine Circassian walnut special art design grand. Kranlch & Bach, now uniformly recognised as New York's supreme piano achievement, a $1250 model, will take S700. I Boston's old time-honored make, Hallet & Davis, a cunning little baby grand in fancy mahogany, nice and pretty as though brand new, well worth $800. will take 8465. A cunning little Bowen fc Hender son baby grand, a sample slightly marred, catalogue price 8750, will take 8400. Also a refinished Hardman grand for 8400 and an old but very good large sized Chickering grand, price $315. Terms of payment: The sale prices are cash, but will accept one-tenth cash, balance in 20 or 25 equal monthly payments. Extra premium for more cash down. Extra discount for shortening time of payments. PLATER PIAOS ALSO AT GREAT EST REDll'TION, This will be the time to buy a fine player piano, one of the famous 81-50 player pianos de luxe, perfect in every particular, slightly used, will sell for 8635, an appropriate bench and music rolls to the value of 830 Included, terms same as above. more wonderful stunts than the Come on, lads; she's a "vamp." past two years, has accepted a position as city editor of the Puyallup Valley Tribune of Puyallup. Liberty Motor Production Large. ELIZABETH. N. J.. July 7. Produc tion of liberty motors in American workshops during May and June equaled the production of aeronautical engines of all types in Great Britain for the entire year of 1916, according to John D. Ryan, chairman of the aircraft pro duction board, who delivered an address here yesterday. CASTO R For Infants and Childrea In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears 1UV ' Si?natuio of w ALSO Offers Splendid Opportunity A superb, genuine Autoniano slaver piano, used In demonstrating work, tho 66 model, fancy mahogany. Will take 8550, same terms as above. The finest, most beautifully designed. mottled mahogany cased Kranich & Bach player piano with all modern improvements, the best toned and most durable to be had in New York City. win taKe iiuo. Several other player pianos. Includ ing the neat little Bungalow player piano, at almost half price, and a sam ple P. t. W lck player piano, for which round-about dealers frequently ask as much as 8850. will take less than one half price, or 8415, music rolls included. Stuyvesant and other Pianola pianos. A fancy mahogany case. 8500. A some what older model also mahogany. 8420. A Farrand Cecillian, 8350. A Playola. 8300. All of these play the 88-note music rolls. A FACTORY WANTS THREE SAM PLES SOLD. Three very beautifully made sample 8400 pianos, shipped here for manufac turer's representative, go on sale to day at a flat discount of 20 per cent. Here is a saving of 880 on the latest, best made brand new 8400 piano ever shown in this or any other city. A selling of baby uprights: A car load of baby uprights, mahogany, fumed oak and other fancy cases. Sweet toned, durable, full seven and a half octave keyboards, all latest im provements and all for sale at only 8265 each. Payments 88 a month buys them. SEE THESE USED ONES. Numerous used uprights. Marshall & Wendell. 880; Wing & Sons. 8170; Ma hogany Victor upright. 8200; Smith & Barnes. 815; Lester. Kimball. Chicker ing. Shoniger. Haddorff and many other makes, all strictly guaranteed pianos on payments little more than mere rent. A POSITIVE G CAR AN TEE. Remember, we guarantee every piano we Bell. Wo are piano specialists and very instrument sold under our hands must be found by each purchaser ex actly as represented and satisfactory or money refunded. This great sale commences at Eilers building, Broadway at Alder, today, this morning at 10 o'clock, and if everyone fcnew conditions confronting the piano industry, how with tho scarcity of ma terials and mechanics, prices of good instruments are bound to make ad vances by leaps and bounds during the several years to come, these instru ments would all be sold before Wed nesday night.