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.
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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.
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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
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civilian commission empowered with
authority to help the Russian people
to ouild up their country Industrially
and to establish a government that, in
tne course or time, would furnish aa
army to assist the allied cause.
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.
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For Infants and Childrea
In Use For Over 30 Years
Always bears
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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.