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4 TIIE MORNING OEEGONIAN. 3IONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1918 iARD 1BHE GRAVE OF FOE'S STRATEGY The coming months will brine many more refutations. Gigantic Offensive on Famous Field Wrecked Twice by : 1 Same Maneuver. ATHLETES BUSY OVERSEAS Amateur at Various War Front Are Doing Well. A bunch of athletic brevities from the various war fronts shows that the amateurs of the track and field are dolus- well and always in the thick of the scrapping-. Word has come from Italy that J. E. ("Ted") Meredith, the Olympic champion, has been with the French flying men on the Italian front. He figured well with the squadron which 'made the observation on the Plave and subsequently helped to the overwhelming defeat of the Austrian army. Some time ago It was reported that .Meredith had been either killed or taken prisoner by the Germans, but the news proved to be unfounded. The American athletes whomad .ii.fn m Af fftmln. m rwn mm n ty, m V-mm. Co trance Into War of America's llan championships a few years ago remember Fred Clarke, a 4:20 man for I the mile and a first-class cross-country I man into the bargain. In all. he won some 600 prises on the track. When the war broke out he enlisted and. although beyond the military age. at once developed into a first-class sol- Idler. In the Flanders drive he was in the thick of the fight and fell a vic tim to a German bullet. W. R. Applegarth, the professional sprinter, la now at Ealonlca with the English expeditionary forces and so far has escaped without a scratch. REUTER S CAPTIOUS OVER BIG VICTORY News Bureau Writer Appears to Try to Belittle Feat of Franco-Americans. SYMBOL' OF JUSTICE SEEN HUN DISCIPLINE FRAISED i 3IIgbt Classed by Slllltary Ex pert as One of Facts Marking Approach of Victory. ljudendorff's Statement That Pres- ent Withdrawal Was Decided On 15 Days Ago Accepted as 1 Accurate. LONDON, Aug. 4. Telegraphing at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Reuter's cor respondent at American headquarters on the Alsne-Marne front eaye: "The salient is gone. The allied f T GENERAL J. M. G. MALLEIIRRB, OX Ul Jtvnce Ann. iCnorr chl or tne -rea runiiauuia emr. Dutuubtd by amusement.) PARIS, Aug. 4. (Special.) I snail tot attempt to add anything to the ar- Applegarth took tn, meMuro or the troops already are holding the south bank of the Vesle River. Flames is in flames. The wagons of the retreating Ger man columns can be seen toiling over muddy roads toward the Aisne. Our cavalry patrols report only rear guard screens. "To have thus driven the enemy back as he was driven back four years ago Is no mean achievement, but we must not overestimate it. mat me enemy has been forced to retire bitterly against his will is obvious. . Lndendorffs Words Recalled. "I am prepared to accept General tides in which the press of both camps I Deat pro8- i the world a few years refers to the fourth anniversary of the I ag0 and the 220-yard world's record J war. The decisive word will be uttered yet stands to nis create on the battlefield. I mar be nermltted. however, to men- ' tlon two facts which bear singular witness at this date to the decisive trend of victory. One appears to be almost of a mystical character. We have just witnessed in reality the renewal of the battle of the Marne. After four years of Indecisive fighting It. is once more on the banks of the HERRICKNEVER'TOLD HONOR V. S. Ambasador Received Gratitude of British King. IS KILLED troops, which we do not under estimate, suffered severely. "By the afternoon of the nineteenth we already were fully masters of the situation and shall remain so. We left the abandoned ground to the enemy. according to our plan. Galn the ground' and "Marne' are only catch words without importance for the Is sue of the war. We are now, as before. confident." Von Hlndenburg talked on how economically German troops had been used. He said: "This circumstance and supply con siderations decided our measures and ""fr't- 'ie1 LiS . 'JEE THREATS ARE CARRIED OUT could be supplied. We'all want peace. but it must be peace with honor. The correspondents say Hlndenburg is In the best of health. John Manoco Shoots Divorced Wife as She Lay Asleep. UNFAIR METHODS ARE STOPPED BT FEDERAL TRADE BOARD. Awarding of Premiums to Customers, Giving of Favors to Purchasing; Agents Are Blocked. Mary Espina Pretty Italian Woman, Sad Ex-Husband Arrested few Weeks Agc-4-Three Shots Take Effect. As Mary Esplna, a comely young Italian woman, lay asleep in her home at East Twenty-second and Taggart streets at midnight last night, she was shot and instantly killed by John Man oco, her divorced husband. Her father, Eugenio Espina, attempted to hold Manoco a prisoner, but be was over powered by Manoco and the murderer made his escape. Manoco entered the house through the bedroom window and when he saw the woman in bed he deliberately lev eled his revolver at her and fired three shots, one taking effect in her head and two in her breast. A baby elster, two sms is Save- 'heaj Meat Fats Sugar When You're Hungry Eat Wheatsaver Crackers 'HEATSAVERS are de licious for hungry peo ple. An ideal food for wartime, too. Try WHEAT SAVERS with a bis bowl of rich milk today for lunch. You'll thoroughly enjoy this combina tion. Get the WHEATSAVER Cracker habit if s a food that every red blooded American should eat because it helped the boys "over there," iKsr biscuit NEW YORK, July 10. It has been revealed that ex-Governor Myron T. Herrlck, of Ohio, chairman of the na tlnn.l flnann intiffll(tM flf fhlk Wo V llarne that tne resumption of German I camp Community Service, has received Ludendorffs statement that the retire- offensive has met with failure. from the British Government a piece ment was decided on 16 days ago after And what is even more strange, as I of old English plate together with an I General detains blow against the west In the first battle of 1S14, the same I appreciation irom etir Mwira trey oi u i m nunem nu me uermans . . , , v, , aim- I tne great UBiaunca renurcu ay juu ' - luom est na uu iiuib o- maneuver has met with the same sue- wnen"M Amba,8ador to the French re- mained, to use Ludendorff's phrase. , I public, you ramelned in Paris after the I masters or tne situation.- mat is to History Repeats H.nartnra of the French Government T. they have been able to avert the Aa-ain on the Ourca the German of- and the British Embassy, and extended collapse of the sides of the salient .and I enslve was attacked on the flank and your protection to the many British th consequent capture by the allies who turned to you for aid and advice." I " troops witnin n. . Although the message was trans-1 . i extent tney are masters or tnittri hv the former -RHtlah Am hamrn. - tne situation as the- bankrupt may be dor Sir Cecil Bpring Rice in May, 1915. described who just escaped being Governor Herrlck never consented un- I "c"' lo prison. turned Into a retreat. The German command made the same mistake as in J 91 4. and exposed Itself to the same counter-offensive maneuver. It had counted on surprise, on an un expected success and on the presumed I til now to have this honor made public, weakness of a portion of the French I The message of transmission said in part: His Majesty s government desires to arm v. Again, the enemy believed himself to ie the stronger and the master of the game. His presumption has been pun lshed in the same way. . In this we have but one of fortune's aigns the devout will say "provi dence." which should not be mistaken. The Marne, with the Ourcq, will ap- pear In history as the symbol of im pending justice in the struggle between the apostles of conquest and of inde pendence, of tyranny and of liberty, of might and of right. - The second fact which marks lncon testlbly the approach of the war's de cislon is the entry into the battle of American might. Mural Effect Great The intervention of the United States ask your acceptance of this piece of old English plate which they hope will serve to you and yours as a me morial of the exertions which you so devotedly and generously employed on "The American communication today describes the enemy as having been driven in confusion beyond the. Vesle. So far as I have been able to learn, signs of confusion hitherto have been conspcuously absent. Evidence of Rout Slight. 'Indeed, I have never followed an army's retirement which left so littl OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 4. The Federal Trade Commission Is waging relentless war against every sort of business method that it deems unfair toward competi tors or dishonest toward customers. Business concerns that are desirous of proceeding on the side of safety will. that borders on securing business by W. who was sleeping with her, ki. v iiMAifu. I wa. uub ubi ineu. of nfor.hi nnhlioltv U the nunUh- I Manoco escaped from the rear of the 1 - . r . I house. wnen hM rp r'HoH th vapilan ment which tne eaerai xraae toramia- ZZ rc ,7, . , -J .I ... 1- fnr hn.. hn ,,t it.l" II IB ICVUlVEr. IM gUH riiaannroval I was fund a short time afterwards by uisapprovai. i T. vr-i, c,-- A few Instances of action recently ..I 7 .. in taken by the Commission will illustrate ..-is-L...B it. ,T.rrtino- m.thor) th.t Manoco was arrested about six weeks Improper for business concerns to pur. ;0 at the Instance of his divorced sue. Two coffee concerns, for exam- wlfe "j10 told police that he had pie, have been ordered to discontinue followed her to Portland from British the distribution with their products of Columbia and had made threats to kill premium coupons redeemable for ar- nr. In Municipal Court, Manoco was tides of unequal value selected oy I uiwjnwsoa on conamon mat ne wouia chance. The premium coupons in these leave the state immediately. He fol instances were packed with coffee and I lowed Munclpal Judge Rossman's in tea, and the prospect of securing a pre- I structions and went to Seattle. He re mium of extraordinary value was an I turned to Portland yersterday apparent incentive to the purchaser. The firms I Iy with the deliberate purpose of car- practicing this method of building up I rying out his threats. their trade agreed to discontinue the I When Manoco arrived in the city he Bay WHEATSAVERS fas pack ages or in bwlk from any goo4 grocer. behalf of British subjects, both soldiers evidence of being forced, except in the and civilians, in that time of stress and suffering, and as a token of the King's grateful recognition. TEST IS GIVEN PREMIER High French Official Titers "Squir rel" and Gets By. matter of ammunition. "The enemy's dead are certainly un buried. But who should have buried them? He left men behind him with orders to die. And died they have. They lie In groups about their guns, dosens here: dozens there every one with an American bullet through hi brain or breast, or with the equally de cistve stab of the American bayonet. These groups are close together in vital positions and amount to a total of from 200 to 300 men. They give evidence of fine discipline and deter PARIS. July 10. On his last visit to ti th. Knrlnr of 1917 had at the outset the British front. Premier Clemenceau. an immense moral effect. America was of France, became separated from his I minatlon and not of that sort of thing s . 1 1 l I na fT V Sk T f va si n sal n it n n v si via n I cringing great soiace to me ames, wuo '' --" L "I,r I one Is accustomed to find behind de had been badly hit by the admitted ae- i j. i ww miu m feated armies. fection of Russia. In reality, she con- I . . , nope uu uuii i iohik x am a Boche. remarked the Premier with smile. I don't suppose anything: - don't know, replied the sentinel. Have you so means of assuring demned Germany as responsible for the . catastrophe which horrified Europe and -the world. ' But if the allied peoples allowed themselves to Indulge in legitimate hopes when they felt America at their your8elf tnat ! am notr. ,nqulred j side, the people and military chief above alL the latter asked themselves with a certain amount of apprehension In how long a time and to what degree of efficiency the military power of the .United States would make itself felt on perfect English. Clemenceau. The sentinel considered. Pronounce the word squirrel," finally suggested. Squirrel, replied the Premier, the field of battle. The final deflection of Russia left the three Western allies at grips on the western front with the whole German .army, reinforced by the divisions re called from Russia. The sentinel then permitted him to pass. When M. Clemenceau related the in cident to Sir Douglas Halg the latter explained that the word squirrel, being the most difficult word for the German Already at the end of October the I to pronounce, was generally used by sudden defeat of Italians in Ventia in- the British troops as one of the many .d lea ted that Germany's imperialism in- spy tests. earns ted was about to challenge the supreme Issue with all Its might. Atlantic Herlsem Scanned. And the allied command felt that formidable attack on the western front ' -would be launched In the Spring. So, calculating Its diminshed effectiveness. dt looked anxiously toward the Atlan itlc It could not be unaware of the dif- HUGE MIRROR FINISHED Finest Instrument of Kind Made for Victoria, British Colnmbia. Cost Closely Calculated. bo far as i can see the enemy counted exactly the cost of his retire ment and paid not a man or a gun above his margin. As a soldierly achievement it moved one to admiration and, cheered as one must be by the confession of weakness which the retirement implies, there is nothing in the retirement on which to build exaggerated hopes of the future. Tsy far the most hopeful feature of the whole business is the difficulty of explaining it on any other hypothesis than that the Germans are much short er of men than we had supposed. helr advance on the west of Rhelms was a big artillery bluff which could only have been justified by the success of the attack on the east of it." Ludendorff calls the operation a strategical success. No, it is not that. It Is a great strategical failure, re lieved by various tactical successes, and it may not be too soon to say the failure, even retrieved as it has been. probably spells ruin to the German of fenslve for this season at least against Paris. Flanders Attack Looms. "True, they have an attack they may In Flanders almost any - mo- PITTSBURG, July 20. What is said to be the finest telescope mirror in th vnplil inH th aflpnnH arrRt w..lHAl1vr f lenities to be overcome, not only In dipped from the workshop of Dr. John ment they pleas. If Crown Prince Rup the transporting of American armies. 1 Brashear here to the Dominion As- precht's reserves have not been drawn tronomlcal Observatory in Victoria, upon too largely In the German Crown untisn Columbia, canaaa. Tne mirror prince's Interest. But October is likely to be the earliest date for any vital operations here, and October means some half million more of these excel lent Americans in the line. "The extreme weakness of Luden dorff's strategical success was exhibit ed yesterday. A great General with a strategical success on his hands had an opportunity yesterday for a big tac tlcal blow which surely would have tempted him had not sITme serious rea son intervened. The German retirement was rapid and the allied pursuit, in order to keep pace with it. was forced to outrun the protection of its heavy guns. "Yet Ludendorff refrained. Why? PRIIflF I flWn TflKFn nilTIWell. two reasons suggest themselves. but in their training an dequipplng for the redoubtable ordeal of battle. Certainly great efforts were being - made by the United States and mate rial had begun to arrive in the first weeks of 1918. But how many war units could be placed at the disposal of the French and the armies at the crit ical period in the Spring of U18. And what would be the .comparative value -of thos- units? - That was the question the allied command asked Itself again last Easter - at the moment when Ludendorff pushed his attacking masses forward In a disquieting rush. I recall words spoken to me last Jan - nary by the General-in-Chief of the armies when I discussed with him -methods of utilising the American troops by amalgamation and inter apersing. Shack Resistance Planned. "First we must reinforce our troops," be said, "with the elements which ar rive In order to meet the shock which is being prepared. We shall see how they get on. Stand firm and help us. Stand firm. That is what we ask of American reinforcements, and may they hasten." I transmitted those momentous words to the American press. Now. after the recent tests in March, April and May. it la revelation. Not only did our friends from Amer ica arrive by hundreds of thousands. and not only have they surmounted all the obstacles of construction, tonnage and transportation, not only do they bring the allied peoples the Immense is 73 Inches In diameter, 12 Inches thick at the edge and is pierced centrally by a hole 10 1-8 inches in diameter. This mirror is not quite perfect, Dr Brashear says. The greatest error in the work Is one four-hundred thou sandths of an Inch. The large piece of glass, which in its finished state weighs two and one- quarter tons, arrived in Pittsburg in 1914 from Belgium, two weeks before the declaration of war. Dr. Brashear made the largest tele scope emlrror ever turned out. It It a 100-inch mirror and is In operation in the observatory at Wilson. CaL Alaskans Use Timber Claim Law to Aid la Programing. NOME. Alaska. July 17. Govern- ment demand for spruce lumber for air plane construction has made Itself felt in this reclon, to the extent that stak ing of timber claims has commenced In the Norton Bay section. A large area of timber land, said to contain approximately 6,000,000 feet of excel lent spruce timber. Is reported to have been staked in the Tubuktolik section recently. Borne of the trees are said to measure six and eight feet through. This timber tract Is situated close to the coast and may be logged and placed In the water with little effort. Spruce at his disposal, or a defensive attitude to the north of the Aisne having been decided on, the troops required to cover the retirement had been cut down to the lowest possible numbers, and every available division was being turned round to Flanders for the long-deferred attack on the British front." HUNS MINIMIZE DEFEAT ltTdexdorff and hidden bi ro are: ready with excuses. rravthl In the Kobule seotlon im .1. 'resources in supplies, but the soldiers aald to be comlna- in for Mmldanhi. Boeke Generals Say Allied Attack Was reveaiea tnemseives at ina irom as m- attention and timber from that dis comparable warriors. trlct may soon be added to the world's rom tne training camps tney nave I sudd! v. The Kobuk section hu . passed witnout aeiay to tne nring line, I water frontage on Kotsebue Sound. -arriving there line a rising, irresistiDie Expected and That Retreat Docs ISot Matter. tide. . As our Comeille said of the Cid. "the first attempts are master strokes." We .have just seen the Americans in the second battle of the Marne and in the maneuver of the Ourcq co-operate uperbly with the French armies. Americans t Have Big Sector. - -Henceforth between them and our Foilus the fusion of blood and heart is achieved. Today our command knows what It can expect from American aid. - The win chief who confided to me his uncertainty a few months ago In- MAN IS "HANDSOME DEVIL" Mrs. Eva Lampert Pours Bolllne "Water Over Hnsband. NEW YORK. July 15. "He was such a handsome devil that I ha dto dis figure htm to keep him. All the other women were crasy about him." This was the explanation given here "fyh.V hM.r.It J?'?-iL. V. "5 of German newspaper correspondents AMSTERDAM, Aug. 4. "The enemy evaded us on July If. and we there upon, as early as the evening of the 16th. broke off operations. It is al ways our endeavor to stop an under taking as soon as the stake 'is not worth the cost. I consider It one of my principal duties to spare the blood and strength of our soldiers." General Ludendorff. First Quarter master-General of the German army, made this statement to an assemblage formed me recently that the Americans 'nt h"r "t,"?' 'm. "f.1."!1"8 who were received by Field Marshal are now an army, that presently tney -will have their own big sector and that henceforth we can be assured of com plete victory. ' I shall not say what length of time he had in view, but I do not think it is going too far to express my personal conviction that we shall not go beyond the fifth war anniversary. The Kaiser may disdain the American Array, as he disdained the British army. The battlefield of the Marne and the plains of Tardenols give the lie Irrefut ably to his despraixlog grandiloquence. kettle of boiling water over him as be slept. Lampert was badly soalded about the face and mouth and may lose ms eyesignt. Pet Stock Show Planned. von Hlndenburg and himself, according to dispatches received here. Referring to General Foch, Luden dorff continued: 'His plan was undoubtedly to cut off the entire arc of our front south of the EL PASO. Tex.. July 23. A pet stock I Aisne by a break through on the flank. show Is being planned by breeders of rabbits, dogs and cats. Several entries have been received from officers and enlisted men at Fort Bliss, many of whom own valuable dogs. One woman owns a den of pet snakes, while an. other has a basin filled, with turtles. but with the proved leadership of our Seventh and Ninth armies that was quite Impossible. , "We reckoned with an attack on July 18 and were prepared for It. The enemy expected very heavy losses and the Americans and African, auxiliary practice. A concern in Chicago engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling I horse-combing and sheep-shearing ma chinery had adopted the practice of awarding premiums to Its customers on the condition that they would not han dle similar machinery made by compe ting manufacturers. The concern that had adopted this method of protecting itself against competition agreed to the Commission's order directing aban donment of the practice. A firm in Chicago had been adver tising the sale of its candy products "below cost." This advertisement aroused the suspicion of the Federal trade commission and an investigation showed that they were actually selling at or above cost. A strange part of this case is that the company continued In business for 12 months, during which it advertised that it was selling below cost. It has agreed to discontinue the advertisement. One of the crusades begun- recently by the Federal trade commission was that against commercial bribery the giving of gratuities such as cigars. liquor, entertainment, money, or valua ble presents to the purchasing agents. customers, or prospective customers with the purpose of securing business. Among the concerns recently proceed ed against under this policy of the Fed eral trade commission were five var nish firms In. Chicago and Toledo, O. All the manufacturers who had been pursuing similar methods in the effort to take business away from each other. admitted the truth of the accusation against them, waived the right to make a defense, and acquiesced in the issu ance of the commission's order prohib iting the giving of the brides. These Instances of the action taken by the Federal trade commission indi cate the broad scope or the commis sion's campaign for .fair business methods. met a brother of his divorced wife and ascertained that she was living at home with her parents. Last night he went to the Espina home, after the family had retired, and shot his di vorced wife in cold blood. WAR TRADE IS SUBJECT London Chamber of Commerce Would Prevent Wild Scramble. LONDON, July 25. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) The Ameri can Chamber of Commerce In London is endeavoring to work out a prac tical plan for the co-operation of American export firms for post-war ac tivities so as to prevent a scramble for hew business after the war. The London body has sent invitations to 20 of the leading foreign trade or- ganiations in America and elsewhere to send suggestions. From these it is hoped It may be possible to work out a composite method of developing American export business. Officers of the chamber say this will comprise preaching to exporters the necessity of carefully studying terri tory and of exporting goods for which there Is the greatest need- and for which there is the least competition. Since the American labor delegation visited England and France a desire has been expressed for the visit of a delegation of business men. Should this not be done during the war the American Chamber of Commerce here proposes to have such an interchange oi ideas after the war. I i i m P (i 1 1 iin More Beautiful as the Years Go By Cremation is but one process which a s s u r e s' friends and relatives that the last resting place of the departed will in the years to come be more beautiful than it is today. The life of the Crematorium is unlimited. It is constantly being improved and enlarged. . The life of any cemetery Is limited by the ground avail able and the growth of the nearby city. For economic reasons the cemetery cannot go on forever For this rea son. If for no other. Crema tion Is being called on to serve more and more. Sell wood Car to Ylnltnra Fourteenth and Bybce. 9 to 3 SONS RUINS Silence of Death Broods Over Devastated French City.- path as the Berliner Tageblatt an nounced they would. They set fire to crops, villages and forests. Soissons has now changed hands for the fourth time since the war began. The British withdrew from the city and the Germans took It during the retrest from Mons in August, 1914. The French and British drove the Germans out after the battle of the Marne, Septem ber, 1914. The French evacuated Sois sons when the Germans advanced from Chemin-des-Dames in May, 1918. CATHEDRAL IS SKELETON HUN SUGAR MAKES CANDY CROWDS THRONG BEACH Thousands Spend Sunday on Banks of Colnmbia River. Noble Trees Along Roads Are Pros trate, Xo Houses Are Left Stand ingHuns Burn Crops, Villages and Forests. Product Destined to Germany- Feed American Boys. to BT WILLIAM COOK. Copyright by Press Publishing Company (New York World). Published by arrange. ment. . PARIS, Aug. 4. (Special.) Ths si- Columbla Beach was crowded with merry throngs yesterday. seeking pleasure in the dancing carnival, in which prizes were awarded for artistic PARIS, June 13. A thousand tons excellence, and In the delights of beach of sugar said to have been destined I bathing. Yesterday was the opening of for Germany is now being turned into I the dancing carnival, which will con- t.nriv A m Arfr-a n fmlrilprii In Franre. I tlnue throuerhout the waaIt HfniA 4-Tiom Swiss agents had purchased the Bugar 18,000 persons passed through the gates 'B"UB OL '" over me ui oi in the United States. When tne sniD- 1 yesteraay. I oU.oou,.D. wnicu-iuitiu .rrio.i . . TFnnnh nnr th I The Pel Omhsatra o-.a it. Fere-en-Tardenois, all is ruin and dev lonen-air concert, md will ni.v . I astation. The noble trees which lined main In Switerland just long enough gramme oftwo hours' duration every he VUIers-Cotterets roads leading to for reshipment into Germany. ne aiternoon mis weeK. All of the nu sugar was stored in a French ware- merous features of the beach held their house, where it remained for three votaries attention, and several added years and recently It was sold at auc- attractions are being put on for this MERCHANT FATALLY HURT Automobile Goes Over Grade Near Baker, Pinning Man Beneath. BAKER, Or., Aug. 4. (Special.) John Ballweg, for more than 25 years a merchant here, wan fatally injured In an automobile accident this after noon on Upper Burnt River, according to word received here. The car went off a grade pinning Ballweg and others underneath, but the others were not so badly hurt. An ambulance haa gone from here, but the message was to the effect that the victim was not expected to live until it reached the sceno. Mr. Ballweg was about 65 years old and with his son conducts a shoe store here, lie was on a fishing trip with a party of friends. tion. The Toung Men 8 Christian Associa tlon purchased the sugar and now the association factories in France are busy manufacturing dainties for the soldiers. The system of the "sugar card in France entitles one to one pound of sugar per month, 500 grammes. About the 25th of the month there are many who have their coffee "without. I week. YANKEE FALLS IN ACTION Lieutenant-Colonel Killed on Western Front. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4. Lieuten ant-Colonel Herman Craig, formerly TliriTrn nnnill . stauonea at tne -residlo here, was iriLHICn rUrUUMn I killed in action on the western front July 21. News of his death was re- Minstrels Among Troops at Camp celved tonight by his wife, who re- . I B1UC0 III 1.1119 cny. Cody entertain ooiaiers CAMP Ice cream is frozen without ice in a CAMP CODY, N. M., July 18. Sol- new English freezer that is a minia- dlers Jn training here do not depend ture refrigerating plant, using com upon outsiae tneatricai companies lor presBea carponic acta gas. their entertainment. The division ex. change theater is the most popular place in camp, for there the entertain ers of Camp Cody appear almost night ly. A number of the men who took part In the Cody minstrels remain in camp and, with the assistance of others recruited from among the selective draft troops recently sent here, the soldiers are givan high-class entertain ment. A typical programme at the division exchange theater Includes an eccentric musical act, during which tne musi cian squeexeB music from everything from a biscuit box to a row or pop bottles: Scotoh dialect songs by the various "Scotties" in camp, vocal eoloa instrumental numbers and concerts by the regimental bands. STOPS FOR FLYERS PLAN Emergency Fields . to Be Provided Between N. T. and Washington. WASHINGTON. July 10. Emergency lanrllntr fields for the aerial man ser vice between Washington, Philadelphia nri New York will be provided in Baltimore, Havre de Grace, Wilming ton and New Brunswick. Tn case of anything going wrong with aeroplanes operating in tne aeriai mall service, a landing will be made at the nearest of these emergency landing fields, where the disabled plane will be met by a relief plane to which the mail will be transferred, avoia insr all delays. Three aeroplanes will be stationed in New York at Belmont Park; six at Bustleton. West Phiiadeipnia, ana three at Washington. These planes are nw assembled at Mlneola, ana tne three to be stationed at Washington 111 be brought here, by ineir own flight, withla, tfto next .tnree aays, Soissons are now prostrate and shorn of their branches. The foliage Is dis colored by gas. One of the western suburbs of th city no longer merits the name, having been razed to the ground. No houses and scarcely a wall are left standing. It was here that a battalion of "Blu Devils" entered the city. As at Ch teau-Thierry, there were barricades. out tney aia not serve to cover in viuiau viiifi I 14.1.. r v. r- m.j made of charred beams and soft stones. The allied troops - advanced through streets over carpets, splintered glass, a debris of household utensils and fur niture shattered by German heels. The cathedral is now a mere skeleton and what is left of Soissons is an .un derground city, formed by cellars of what once were houses. French sap pers are making a careful inspection of these cellars in which the Germans took refuge. Around Soissons great columns of smoke, pierced by tongues of flame, are rising. 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