THE MORNIXG OREGONIAN, MONDAY, AUGUST 19. 1918.
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I-OKTLAJTD, MONDAY. AUGUST IS. 1818.
THE GRAXD ABUT OF THE BirTBUO,
"It Is rather for us." said the Im
mortal Unootn, la Ms Gettysburg
-address, "to be bars dedicated to the
great task remaining before us .
that we highly resolve that the dead
shall not have, died In vain." A city
overflowing: -with representatives of
that great Army which fought to pre
serve our Nation suggests the thought
once more that It la the first duty of
every American to see to It that the
sacrifices which they made shall not
come to naught. We are In no danger
of becoming lax in outward manifes
tations of respect and reverence for
these veterans, but it is proper for us
to ask ourselves whether we are doing
all that is necessary to fulfill the task
which they began. It Is desirable that
we should Study the past, but study
of the past is not all of our duty. The
way to prove the reverence which we
profess is to live up to the traditions
which these veterans established and
the examples which they set. Lip
service is valueless nowt actions count;
loyalty is demanded. The old soldiers
themselves would have , It no other
way.
The Grand Army of the Republic
was founded In 1866. The Nation, as
every schoolboy knows, had Just passed
through one of the important crises
in its history. It Is significant that
the objects and purposes of the or
ganizatoin. as stated in the articles
and regulations. Included among the
foremost the obligation to "maintain
true allegiance to the United States of
America, based upon a paramount
respect for. and fidelity to. Its con
stitution and laws," and "to discoun
tenance whatever tends to weaken
loyalty. Incites to insurrection, treason
or rebellion, or In any manner Impairs
the efficiency and permanency of our
free Institutions; and to encourage the
spread of universal liberty, equal
rights and Justice to all men."
Those whose souls had been searched
by the trying experiences of a great
war possessed & sense of the value of
liberty which they could not have ac
quired In any other way. In placing
loyalty at the head of the list of duties
of the citizen, they showed both pa
triotism and foresight. It was as if
' they had foreseen that the great bat
tles which they fought were only a
preparation for greater ones to come
as If they had foreseen that by defend
ing the Union they were preparing It
to fulfill Its greater destiny.
The veterans now assembling In
Portland, and the hosts whom they
represent, stand for a type of patriot
ism which would brook no half-way
measures. We would be safe in lcav
ing it to these men to determine the
penalties which shall be Imposed upon
the outcast of the I. W. W., the slacker,
the enemy propagandist of every kind,
the last-hour conscientious objector
and the untimely pacifist. They passed
through the ordeal of copperheadism.
which sought to strike an Army in the
bark, and they know the value of co
ordination between the forces at home
and the soldiers on the fighting line.
They understand the full meaning of
"morale." It is & commonplace to say
that they are "loyal to the core," but
It is worth while to give heed to the
processes by which they came to es
teem loyalty so highly as a virtue, and
to understand so well that a house
divided against Itself cannot stand,
which is as true today as In the time
of our Civil War.
"Old men for the council, young
men for war." More than a million
of our younger men are now in
France; there are other millions in the
training camps of the country and In
preparation for the mtltlary service of
the Nation. It Is said that "all men
are heroes when the country needs
them." but It Its necessary for us to
understand fully that the need of the
country Is not alone for brave men at
the front. Our soldiers in France are
already giving good accounts of them
selves. It is those who are destined
to remain at home who will profit
most by the steadying influence and
the Inspiring example of the veterans
now In our midst. Lacking the lnsplra-
tlon of the roar of guns and the sound
of battles, they can find Inspiration
in the unanimous counsels of men who
know the value of liberty, because
they have paid the price.
This is the lesson which the Grand
Army veterans brings us a lesson "of
loyalty, of undivided effort, of patriot
ism no less In the shipyard and the
munitions factory than in the fighting
arm. The principles for which the
Grand Army of the Republic stands
are good enough for the whole Nation
in time of war. It is well to reiterate
them: To maintain true allegiance to
the flag; to discountenance whatever
tends to weaken loyalty. Incites to
insurrection, or in any manner Impairs
the efficiency and permanency of free
Institutions, and to encourage the
spread of universal liberty. These are
fit planks for the platform of a Na
tion in time of war. They need no
elaboration. They comprehend all
that Is expected or required of Ameri
cans, either at home or abroad.
to police their own 'grounds, and quite
often they are only thoughtless. All
classes are Inconsiderate and all Ignore
the golden rule. The worst offenders
would be loudest in their condemna
tion of anyone else who should in a
similar manner contribute to their
discomfort. The offense is not much
more grave when it Is committed upon
private property. The interest of
every citizen in the appearance of
every roadside ought to be sufficient
to make him want to help keep it in
order.
This Is the season when the pic
. nicker has his (or he'r) opportunity
to make friends or otherwise of the
owners of wayside property. Those
who leave the places where they have
: lunched strewn with empty cardboard
boxes and scraps of wrapping paper,
to say nothing of tin cans, empty
pickle bottles and unconsidered rem
nants of food, are public nuisances,
and there ought to be a way to sup
press them as such. They sometimes
misbehave in the mistaken belief that
the "public road" is theirs to use as
tis-r, jcUl, tsmtCmtt they; are too iaajpjy, toe allies jtq impjrjjv their, com-.
FEAR OK HONOR t
It is once more, timely to point out
the difference between the honor sys
tem and the parole system in peni
tentiaries. A short while ago Governor
Wlthycombe, out of three years un
pleasant experience with the honor
system and trusty system, condemned
both. In response there has been here
and there a defense offered of the
parole system. , The Governor did not
condemn the parole system. He ap
proves it. me paroiea man is one
who has earned a discharge on proba
tion. He has been sentenced to
period of confinement determined by
a certain fixed minimum and a cer
tain fixed maximum and has embraced
the opportunity to get out under the
maximum by exhibiting a fitness to be
released.
The honor system and the trusty
system have been used In the main to
grant special favors to inmates of the
penitentiary who are not eligible to
parole or are not fit to be paroled.
They are jflven certain liberties outside
the walls upon their word of honor
that they will not run away.
The term "honor system" is a mis
nomer as used In some penitentiaries.
Possibly it has not been a misnomer
in Oregon, and Its failure is due to
that fact. .The experiences with the
so-called "honor system" of a former
warden of an Eastern penitentiary
have Just been published in another
newspaper. There it Is pronounced a
grand success.
But a description of the system re
veals that the consequences of escape
by an "honor" man are vastly severer
than those of an escape from within
the walls. The former brings os
tracism and persecution from fellow
prisoners in addition to the penalties
Inflicted by the authorities. Capture
Is made a practical certainty. The
escape from within brings only the
usual prison penalties.
The thing that keeps convicts within
the walls of a penitentiary Is not al
ways the insurmountability of walls.
There is the fear of the guards' guns
and of the punishments that follow a
futile attempt. The honor man, it ap
pears, has his honor reinforced ty
things similar. It is Impressed upon
him, not necessarily in words but by
observation of what happens to other
honor men who try to escape, that
the chances are strongly against per
manent liberty, and that, once re
turned, he. will be subjected to perse
cution by his fellows on top of the
chains, solitary confinement, gruelling
work or whatever punishment the
warden may have in store for the of
fense.
The honor man has a little more
freedom of movement than other con
victs, and he does not see before him
continuously the physical evidence of
his confinement. But there Is an In
visible wall about him. If he climbs
It there are men with guns and dogs
to run him down and there are physi
cal walls and tortures awaiting his
return. Is it honor or fear that makes
him keep his word, when he does
keep UT They call it "regenerating
the convict" and ''making a man of
him!"
The Governor says the honor sys
tem is wrong. Perhaps the Governor
and his warden have not put scorching
fear Into the hearts of honor men. We
have never heard the merits of the
honor system extolled elsewhere with
out some allusion to the torment that
awaits the man who breaks his word.
Another Oregon Governor was vir-1
tuously opposed to capital punishment
for murderers, but when an honor
man broke his word the Governor
shouted for his return, dead If need be,
To kill one's fellow in cold blood did
not merit death; to violate a promise
did! That Governor had one bright
idea concerning the honor system. He
knew that it had to be a fearsome
thing or It would not succeed.
Governor Wlthycombe proposes. In
lieu of turning men out as trusties or
honor men to do work, that honest
toll be provided within the penlten
tiary. His idea Is that convicts can
better be restored to proper ways of
thinking and living by giving them
useful employment than by offering
them a pretense of liberty on a pre
tense of trusting them. There Is al
ways a political obstacle in the way
of useful employment of convicts.
There is restrictive legislation against
convict-made goods. There is always
a misguided conviction among a class
numerous enough to be politically In
fluential that free industry or free
labor will be injured by prison, in
dustry. Under a right system such
injury need not be inflicted.
The right system docs not contem
plate underselling the market. It calls
for some payment to the prison la
borer and for a profit to be utilized in
meeting prison expenses. It holds out
promise of a fund with which the
convict can re-establish himself upon
release. It gives him something to
occupy his mind. It awakens his am
bition. It promotes habits of Industry.
It saves men's souls.
Against these considerations even
the minor consequences of adding an
other unit to some particular industry
are unworthy of consideration. It is
all it pretends to be, which the honor
system Is not.
munlcatlons. Switzerland would then
be thrown into the arms of Germany
and would become an economic ad
junct of the empire.
There la a means by whloh the allies
can rescue the Alpine republlo from
this dangerous position. By building
a dam and lock at Genlsslat In France
they can make the upper twenty miles
of the Rhone navigable into Lake
Geneva. French and Italian goods
could then reach Geneva as cheaply
as German goods reach Basel, and
other imports could be transferred
from ship to barge at Marseilles and
could then go through the new Rhone
Canal and up the Rhone to the lake,
By this all-water route Switzerland
could import coal from the United
States or Great Britain, cotton, grain,
steel, copper and other raw materials
from this country through France In
stead of through Germany, and would
be economically Independent. Incl
dentally, the dam would generate 300,
000 hydro-electric horse power, enough
to supply Paris and all the towns
along the Rhone.
This is an enterprise worthy of
American attention. It should not only
be a good Investment in itself, but It
would open the Swiss market to many
American products and it would help
the pioneer republic of Europe to
strengthen Its political, by means of
Its economic, independence.
A WATER ROUTE TO SWITZERLAND,
Swiss neutrality is dictated not by
neutrality of sentiment among the
people, for their traditions of freedom
cause them to lean instinctively to the
side of the allies, but by economic de
pendence on both parties for the
means of life. Coal can be obtained
only from Germany except at exorbi
tant cost, and Switzerland must have
coal to ward off Alpine cold and to
keep factories running. In exchange
for coal Germany exacts a large share
of Swiss food products, and. In effect.
compels the republlo to tolerate the
presence of swarms of spies and peace
propagandists. Switzerland is depend
ent on-the allies for grain, raw mate
rials for textile manufactures and for
copper and other metals.
If cost of transportation were equal.
all Swiss needs could be supplied as
well by the allies as by Germany, but
the Rhine gives Germany a water en
trance to the republic at Basel from
all parts of the empire, while the allies
must use the more costly railroad
routes, with cost of transhipment
added for all goods imported from
other countries than France and Italy.
The Swiss Federal Council recently
resolved to grant a subvention for a
port at Basel in preparation for the
reopening of traffic on the Rhine after
the war. If nothing should be done
THE BRITISH AT BAKU.
One of the most startling events of
the war is the sudden appearance of a
British force at Baku to defend that
great Russian oil town against the at
tacks of the Turks. This force evi
dently was detached from the army of
Mesopotamia, which at the last re
ports had advanced to the vicinity of
Kirkuk, on the road from Bagdad to
Mosul and more than half way .to the
latter city, which is near the site of
the ancient Nineveh. The Baku expe
dition, however probably started from
Bagdad and followed the road through
the mountains on the borders of Tur
key and Persia, then by way of Hama-
dan and Kasvin to Resht, a port on
the south coast of the Caspian Sea In
Persia, where it must have taken ship
to Baku.
Unless the latest advance of the
main army cleared the Turks out of
the mountains to the east, the expedi
tion must have fought its way through
mountains infested by hostile bands
in order to reach the coast. Tabriz,
200 miles west of Resht. was occupied
by the Turks, and Tlflls, 800 miles
northwest of Baku, was occupied by
Germans, according to the latest infor
mation.
Baku la the center of the Caspian oil
field and Is coveted by Germany, whose
oil supply from Roumanla and Gallcia
is not nearly equal to her needs. Tur
key also wanted it, both for the reve
nue it yields and as a step toward
formation of a Pan-Turkish empire,
which is to include Northern Persia,
Transcaucasia, the Crimea and the
adjoining mainland of Russia, all
peopled by Turanians. It seems to be
the last refuge of the militant Arme
nians of that region, who are at war
to the death with the Turks. The
Bolshevlkl have Joined them and thus
play the game of the Germans, lnten-
tlonally or not. The British have now
stepped in to keep the prize away
from both Germans and Turks, and
find themselves In alliance with the
Bolshevlkl, whom they are fighting In
Northern Russia and Siberia. The Ar
menians doubtless gave them a more
hearty welcome than the Bolshevlkl.
This dashing exploit, if followed by
an adequate force, may result In clear
ing the whole of Persia and Trans
caucasia of both Turks and Germans.
The force of the latter which occupied
Tiflis is estimated at only 8000 men,
and Germany Is too fully employed in
France to spare reinforcements, while
the Turks have not been able to check
the British advance since the relief
of Kut. The British have probably
half a million men in Mesopotamia,
and as soon as the hot weather abates
In October a large part of this army
may push on to take Mosul, occupy
Armenia and Transcaucasia and cross
the Caucasus to form a Junction with
the Don Cossacks In Russia, while the
other part continues operations against
the Turks in Asia Minor.
The Mesopotamia campaign may
thus cease to be a. minor operation
and may directly contribute to the
awakening of Russia to renewed war
and to the reconstruction of the east
ern front. If Germany should be com
pelled to send troops eastward against
this new menace, while hard pressed
in the west, her final defeat would be
perceptibly hastened.
distance fighter. He is a master-of
the individual combat, in recognition
of which fact he is receiving especial
training. He will not count the risk,
so long as he has a chance to get at
the Huns. Since, as has been said, the
soldier in the last analysis Is the one
who decides. It is unlikely that our
men will wear coats of mall not In
the front-line trenches, anyway.
A Line o' Type or Two.
Hew to the Line, Let the Quip Fall
Where They May.
(By B. L. T. Published by arrangement
with Chicago Tribune.)
THE IDES OF AUGUST.
Production of rifles by the Govern- In h9 I(Jes of March poor Caesar
ment since Anril 6 1917 reached a " Got nls lockout blow, they say; r
ment since April 6, iit. reached a But j kn(JW a mUe Mes that makes
total of 2,000,798 on July 27. In the The Ides of March look gay
week ending on the latter date pro- When the war news doesn't thrill me,
duction was 69,167, an Increase of Whm I sooff at B. L. T.
. . , They might all elope with Laura,
4305 over the previous week, and the bo juat ?he samrto mel
Government produced 1106 heavy
Browning machine guns, a decrease I Oh. the deadly Idee of August,
of 257, and 2634 light Brownings, an . vYhn tne Boldenrod's in bloom.
increase or 667. Total production of """....CI .llrt magazines and find that though a law
machine guns was 96.006. of which Urv.. , ' J Iyer, I can turn my hand to almost
a 1 n Q !.....-. 1 oris 1 1 . 1 J ...... ... ,
TIME THAT ALL SHOULD WORK
Retired Lawyer, 68, Finds Health and
Good Conscience In Common Labor,
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Aug. 16.
To the Editor.) I notice In The Ore
gonian, and in other papers, frequent
inquiry for information as to where
and how the writers may scours em
ployment, generally with the Govern
ment, declaring a strong desire to do
their "bit" in these troublous times.
Some inquire if there is a chance for
lawyers and law clerks, etc. I would
like to say something on this line.
I am 68 years old; practioed law for
36 years and retired on aocount of ill
health some years ago; got me a little
farm and regained my health by out
side labor, but did not return to my
practloe, preferring the outside work;
have written much for newspapers and
" were tieavy ana ii.aao iigm Anil ttiv nniit T'A liira t nawn
orvwiuuso. j.iia uimeu om,ie xias Then I know that I'm elected
the advantage over Germany In hav- 1 And my annual wheeze is on.
ing standardized small arms, for Ger
many uses twenty-eight models of pis- I For my words are few and wicked,
tola Brill revnlmra rniilrlns- fjirfrlHtros I And I hate the human race.
of four sizes, while America has one Aj!d "w'e either, aU v damned ones.
a0 lver. Where we dly" fTost time.
"""""6 ." BO-iuo .uiuci vtu- A m wra en.Ma anil Klnnr InH lo-h
. i j r a. . iti. i . I a
iriugo. vxi cu.1. xttciuiy iu repairing auu Ajid I long to be a man, that
replacing sucn weapons is inus as
sured to the American Army, and the
number of spare parts to be kept on
hand is much reduced. A higher
standard of efficiency in using small
I might go to France and dlel
SISTER.
Ain't Nature Grand!
Sir; From Nampa you head a little
any
thing and that out-of-door work is the
surest safeguard of health and con
tentment. I have one son' who is a First Lieu
tenant In the Army and is now in
charge of a large depot of engineers'
supplies at Camp Sheridan, Alabama;
though he preferred to go "over there."
I have one daughter who is married
and in business of her own. This left
me all alone in my pleasant little home
in Ashland, as my wife has long since
passed on. I am a member of the
Public Service Reserve, but have not
been assigned to any employment.
I felt that I could and ought to be
doing something to help win the war
In Other Days.
Twenty-five Years Ago.
From The Oregon Ian. August 1ft, 1S9.1.
Washington, D. C. Senator Dolph,
of Oregon, delivers an address In the
Senate on the financial situation In
which he opposes free coinage of silver.
Senator Dolph is seeking to have the
appropriation for Portland's publia
building Increased from $760,000 to
11,000,000.
Mrs. James M. Kennedy, of this city.
Is the Oregon winner In a word contest
conducted by an Eastern publication,
the prize being a ticket to the World's
Fair.
Portland firm reoelves contraot for
186,000 stone blocks for street paving in
Tacoma. The blocks will be quarried
at St. Helens.
Press of the state uniformly opposes
plan of Governor Pennoyer to convene
State Legislature In special session to
enaot legislation that would reduoe the
cost of the debtor in foreclosure suits.
arms is also maintained as against anjf8-8 north to miss the range on the and easly secured employment at the
army where a man may receive a pis- I left. After crossing the Boise you
tol with which he Is only slightly fa- come into the valley of the Payette.
miliar. ' Here the course of Its north fork deter
mines your direction and. by its wind-
Necessity for making an Important 158, governs your devious way. If you
Ewana Box Factory, at Klamath Falls,
as a night watchman, and am now on
my fourth month In such capacity.
Since I have been on this Job I have
not lost a night nor had a day layoff.
no holidays, not even a Sunday, and am
extension of the privileges of the sol- persist upstream you wiU eventually feell muc'h batter than when' T tart.
dlere' and sailors' Federal Insurance find yourself at the town of Cascade I j .. .... , ..
act Is likely to be impressed upon rVb,;!I-t,?8 3.ay' r 72" dlsovfr There" are urgent calls for boxes to
Congress In the near future. There
pack the fruit that must be conserved
are in the danger zone a large' number Jte ' 'vtheJ for food- 1 feel that m work 18 Prao
of war workers, who becausfthey are cel Vgri VeV in ttE town lt?r WOrk and that 1 am do,nf
not members of the military force, are lifted "high In Idaho'a oonvulslve at-
not protected by war Insurance, al- tempt to set her landscape in the hea
though they are working In actual vens, here is the place he dwells the
peril of their lives. Attaches of the ohambermaid to Posedon's son Dr.
Red Cross, the Younr Men's Christian Toothaker, D. V. S. L. H.
Association and the Knights of Colum
bus are examples of these. Oppor
tunities for obtaining commercial in
surance, even at advanced rates, are
closed to many of them, and a con
siderable proportion, giving their serv
ices for nominal compensation, would
be dependent if Incapacitated by in
juries. There would seem to be Jus
tice in the suggestion that provision
be made for them under an "insurance
at cost" plan similar to that now in
effect for the benefit of those in the
Federal service. This would not be
TO HER VEIL.
Frail silken mesh, so deftly spun
Arachne might have been the one
To weave your fairy filigree.
Although your dainty charm I see,
Tour beauty cannot win my praise
The while you bar my eager gaae.
A.id flaunt your floating filmy grace
Between me and my darling's face I
IRIS.
Cruel and Unconstitutional.
doing
my bit.1
Here In one of the eountles where
I used to be Distrlot Attorney and am
well known have been. In fact, for
more than 40 years I find no embar
rassment in being thus employed. The
necessity and the purpose dignifies the
work and the man who does it. I find
that here there Is a great shortage of
labor about the many sawmills and
box factories; many boys, girls and
women being employed, and stllf a
shortage. I gather from the papers
that every community In which there
are mills, factories or farms the same
shortage . Is an embarrassment. It
seems to me that there is no need of
advertising for something to do In try
ing to display one's desire to "help
Sir: Son below draft age has been humanity In this hour of great need
doing his bit far out on the agricul
tural firing line. Happened to be
charity, but would only permit these farmer who believed in a regular eleht-
unclassifled workers to pay for their I hour day eight before dinner and eight
own protection, the Government con-1 hours after dinner, with all the rest
tributlng onlv the cost of administra- I ot tne time for recreation. Son grad-
tlon and clerical expenses of the en- ually wearied of his patriotic labors In
terprise. spite' of a great streak of grit So he
tn nut fYim, villn0A tnlflirranh nnaralnr
A TT i 1 1 . l Ji. I " O C3.
-ureuuu uiciouruiuBBi xiao uia- wie: "Thirteenth amendment violated.
posed or the fantastic notion that in- -will arrive tomorrow." H. L. B.
creased rainfall has been caused all
over the world by heavy bombardments
on the battlefield by the simple method
of assembling the data. He shows
that 1909 was wetter in France than
There are jobs all over the country
ready for every one who earnestly
wants to help.
I believe, too. that there are a great
many people who are hiding behind old
age, who have plenty of strength and
good health and who ought to be at
work at something. Old age ought
not to be an excuse If one's health is
good, neither can all have their choice
of work, nor should the fact that one
does not need to take employment be
an excuse. In the war countries today
old men and women, and even little
children are compelled by the situation
Ills Majesty at the Front.
(By Carl Buzzwell Rosin, Chief Bow
Kerflnr tn th. All TTItrliat
Tni. Tr.nr.niT.o- t n.ii.4 v,i- tt,..aot. ,i to work at whatever necessity requires.
four. Great Headquarters had notified 1 would say to tnose wno seem anxious
1916, and 1910 than 1916, while the me privately that the 123d final often- rr a position, get it wnere ana k
...... n..r.iu. ioik i,i.v siva win to h lumi-hmi at i-iiiu, n'ninnv whttevtr labor may be offered, we
marked bv rainfall 'bevond all -Drece- A M.. and had asked me to see that the are familiar with that class who are
dent wasaplriod Of rXve calm on Emperor was placed In some convenient always looking for job and praying
?1L . ?wl If inaccessible or Impregnable place they may not find There are plenty
Flfry Tears Ago.
Prom The Oregonlan, August 19. 1863.
Pendleton J. TV. Bowman, of Birch
Creek, is the owner of a calf whloh, at
the age of six months, weighed 640
pounds "in the presenoe of a number
of disinterested persons."
Washington, D. C. A movement is on
foot among leading Republicans south
to have their Legislatures unite In a
call for a separate session of Congress.
They allege that unless protected, the
Democrats will - suoceed by f oroe in
choosing electors in nearly every state.
The Portland Water Company Is con
structing a large reservoir on Seventh
street, near the northern line of Ca
ruthers Addition.
The Methodist Conference, In session
at Salem, assigns Rev. J. H. Wythe, of
that city, to the pastorate of the First
Methodist Church in Portland, trans
ferring Rev. C. C. Stratton from this
city to the Salem congregation.
Mrs. H. C. VlctorTs writing a history
of the etate covering the last 40 years.
Joe Meek Is collaborating with the au
thoress In the preparation of the volume.
whence he might witness the slaughter
siaeraoiy more ram in me secuna miru or -. TPatherland's e-lnrlons nn innom-
or reDruary, ibj.6, man in me last parable troops. I had selected a fairly
days of the month, In which the giant high hilltop a number -of miles back.
of that class yet. Toung or old. who
are able to work and are not doing it,
are "slackers." Get to work.
C. B. WATSON.
battle of Verdun was developed. The
great Spring offensive of 1917 did not
interrupt the spell of dry weather
which accompanied it, and there is
nothing to show that more rain has
fallen in proximity to the battlefield
than at considerable distances from it.
Where the amount of gunfire in
creases or decreases with the amount
of rain, casual observers have con
fused cause and effect. The coinci
dence Is due to lack of facilities for
observation, or the reverse, and not to
the effect of cannonading upon the
atmosphere.
It was covered with bones and skulls,
the latter being, as I noted In silence,
uniformly brachycephalous. Out of
these bones I had constructed a small
redoubt behind which I had mounted
a powerful telescope. Hither at 4:10
A AL I conducted the All Highest. He
waa clad in the uniform of a Russian
General of the Red Guard, in honor, as
he Jocosely put It, of "our new ally."
At the foot of the hill In the rear, with
Its engine purring loudly, was the im
perial field-gray car. In readiness for
instant use, and headed Rhlneward.
Where aro my brave and venturesome
sons?" Inquired the Supreme Ruler in
his most godlike manner as he took his
seat behind a wall of grinning skulls,
Safe with their mother. Majesty, ex
cept his royal Highness your first
I replied; he is of course m
The non-effective rate of troops in
cantonments in the United States due
tv, rllftAflRn In thA week Andlner Julv 1 born,'
3 was - 37.45 per thousand and the I0""1"" A "ur nownea
rteot Vi tsta 9 19 Ttat thrtiicflriri thA lot I Wlia " 4 " '
r tr. "'" . A . -M "7 from which place there is quick trans
wr oeing xne lowest since uoiouor xj. .nrt.lln- TO,,r Maiastv well knows,
917. Pneumonia ana measles are sxui t Bernn .nd Thibet. You should by
the most prevalent diseases, due to now be receiving some message of
overcrowding and lack of provision I congratulation from him, for the battle
for lsolatfbn and detention. is not yet on." At that moment a gl
gantio Prussian guardsman gaiiopea
The proposed books of scrip for "P J" J.1"-. "A telegram for the All
railroad travel will make purchase o( f'f-',. f , Z n "fk
ARMOR IN MODERN BATTLES.
It seems to be a matter of only
academic interest to our soldiers that
three-fourths of the wounds sustained
in modern battles could be prevented
by the wearing of armor which mill
tary men decfare is practical, although
it entails the carrying of extra weight.
Major Bashford Dean, who has been
superintending the making of test ar
mor for the American expeditionary
force In France, said In New Tork re
cently that most wounds sustained by
soldiers were caused by missiles of
such low velocity that their force
would have been Impeded by armor
such as has been perfected by Ameri
can experts. Specimens of this armor
have been sent abroad for trial.
Although discipline is generally ef
fective In the American Army, it is
truer of our men than of any others
that their wishes must be consulted
In the long run to obtain results. The
American soldier, curiously enough, is
himself the stumbling block to the
widespread adoption of the heavy pro
tective covering. The? three or four-
pound steel helmet seems to represent
the limit of concessions he is willing
to make. Although he knows that it
is an Important protection against
shrspnel, he wears it grumbllngly. A
great many men would rather run the
added risk than wear It.
It is not in keeping with American
character to accept any measure
which Impedes progress. A story from
France of which Archie Roosevelt is
the central figure illustrates the point
When his- men were waiting for the
word to go over the top, it is said
that he called to them: "I'll courtmar
tlal the first man who calls for a bar
rage. Doubtless the words were
spoken In half Jest, but it Is signifi
cant that no barrage was called for.
A barrage is something for men to
keep behind; these men were Impa
tient of delay. They swept? on without
artillery protection, far into the ene
my's territory.
German soldiers are known to havt
worn protective covering in the pres
ent offensive, a They are trying out a
contrlvanoe which weighs from twenty-four
to twenty-seven pounds, and
which. It Is said, will stop an ordi
nary rifle ball at- 300 yards. But It
undoubtedly puts the wearer at a dis
advantage in personal combat. Added
to his other equipment, it means a
heavy load. For a man who expecta
to fight the enemy only at a distance
It has arguments in its favor.
c But the Americaa eoldiexli a long-.
mileage as easy as that of postage tna man but quickly opened and read
stamps. we may get 10 .no P""i the messae-a.
where these books can be bought from I it was my inestimable privilege to
a slot machine, and the genial ticket I listen as the Great Apostle of Mercy
clerk's occupation will be gone.
The New York Board of Health
suggest kissing through a handker
chief to avoid Spanish influenza, and
that might go in that blase and effete
section, but not here. The Oregonlan
who wants his kissing strained Is not
yet grown up.
Many people will regret that Gen
eral Clem cannot attend the reunion.
They want to see the man who went
and Forbearance, rising to his full
height, grandiloquently read these
touching words from his proud first
fledgling at the dawn of battle:
'You are safe. Father William? (I Know
you are so.
For it's one of our family traits.)
Then watch. Father William, our brave
Heinles rto
ITd against the Marines from the
States.
Ton will see. Father William, how
proudly they flee
In a war that is purely defensive;
in as a drummer when only 10 years Aa they fall, Father William. Just be
old.
tween you and me.
Have Rosin spring something that's
pensive.
Immediately I whipped out my note
book and dashed off the following, as
the fierce cannonading began and our
devoted shock units came straggling
hank, runninsr most couraereouslv: 'His
Wilson is having, a fine time at imperial Majesty witnessed at danger-
Manchester, Mass., where the natives I ously close range this morning the be-
let a man go about in old clothes and I ginning of the last great offensive that
The Grand Army settled Nebraska
and built her of units of a quarter
section of sod corn. A trainload of
337 of them is due here today.
enjoy himself as one of them.
Washington authorities ought to try
chocolates on that Portland girl on a
hunger strike. No Portland girl can
resist chocolates.
is surely to bring peace.' tranquility,
and prosperity to our dear Fatherland.
As our shattered lines audaciously fell
back, the All Highest rose command
VALUABLE ISTFOR5IATT05T IS GIVEN
Great World la Davie Article bat Con
elusion as to Harden Donated,
ST. JOHNS. Or., Aug. 17. (To the
Editor.) I wish to express my appre
elation of Mr. Davis' articles. They
serve to corroborate all that Mr. Gerard
and Prince- Llchnowsky have given the
world, and, as a supplement to their
revelations, should remove all doubts
as to Germany's intentions. They show
us that the Kaiser's criticism of British
and American affairs was but a pre
lude to an attempt to direct them. The
development, of the king idea to per
fection was too great an achievement
to be enjoyed by Germany alone. The
Kaiser would enrich the world with it.
Mr. .Davis' statement that Maximil
ian Harden was a tool of the Kaiser
will not be readily accepted by his ad
mlrers. Herr Harden has often been
called the Bernard Shaw of Germany.
However, there Is this difference be
tween them, that Harden did not see
the light as early as Shaw. For I re
member reading an article in The Ore
gonlan by Harden, wherein he stated
that ' there was no power on earcn
would iudfre Germany for her deeds.
Anything more Prussian than that
would be hard to conceive.
I have often wondered where the
Germans derived their arrogance, but
the way they have conducted this war
shows that it comes from numDers.
The German army may have overcome
an eaual force. We know It has over
come many smaller forces. When It
gets up against 6.000.000 Americans the
Kaiser will learn there la more in num
bers than he thought there waa.
Mr. Davis prophesies that revolution
will bring about the Kaisers' downfall.
This is greatly to be desirea. otner
wise the German army must be de
feated. That It will be defeated Is cer
tain. Then the task herore tne league
of nations will be to remove the Hon
enzollerns from Germany.
It will be no use crushing militarism
if they are allowed to remain. A fitting
climax to the end or autocracy woum
h the establishment of a democratic
court at The Hague, and a Just trial of
the Hohenzollerns for their deeds.
With the elimination of the Hohen
zollerns Europe would have a chance
to live in peace and the problems of
the people would be simplified im
mensely.
Veteran Appreciates Attention.
nn-T-r tvn r- Aiict 1 7 f Tfi thA
ingly, caressed a skull, and with deep Edltor.) j. -ish to express my apprecl
emotlon exclaimed. "Alas, poor Tor Joa of tha hospltality experienced the
potzdam. I mean Fritz I would that I mInute my wife and I reached
had 1.000.000 more devoted cannon wads i TO. k.,h, ff th.
FAdornl .Tnde-e, Landia ha tha habit such as you to sacrifice upon the altar L. . .,. ., .v..t-a
of handing out stiff sentences to law- beloved von Deutschlandl Whit a & kindly young woman, who deliv
breakers. and the L W. W. know what florl ered us over to one of your public-
IT nr a a T hot-D 11 HS T PI ArB n rm VI O TYirir"l - - w . - . ,
spirited citizens, ne tnrusi us into nis
automobile, a big, handsome car, which
delivered us at my son's apartment in
they will get.
A Chelan man has patented the
fruit brick. Those who have eaten
fruit cake will deny that his idea Is
new.
That Pullman order makes the por
ter a bigger man than an officer.
George" has known it all the time.
Hoover's appeal falls on willing
ears. The united states is in it for
everything and all.
Every man who takes a drink is
going to help the Government a lot in
spite of himself.
Don't these veterans ' look great!
Honest, now, don't they?
Every citizen is an information bu
reau for the visitor.
This weather is made to order for
the Grand Army.
The annual regatta at Astoria Is an
essential.
I weep because there are no more.
What a victory. Rosin!
Soon we were whizzing through
Luxemburg. P. S. W.
SONG.
Reverse the glass, the hour that's flown
We nevermore can make our own;
But this new hour while runs the sand
Let Life, the dreamer, take Love's hand;
So master Time, so capture bliss.
Bridging Death's chasm, with a kiss.
LAURA BLACKBURN.
MY TWA BAIRNS ARB AWA',
Oh. sic a silence a' aboot
When aye I steek th' door
O' my aln hoose; It crashes cot
Th' stillness seems tae roar.
The clumsy clatter o" my shoon.
As on th' floor they fa'.
Gles forth 6. hollow, ghalstly soun'
My twa bairns are awa .
a. i.i I . ,. .... ... t,, : . i
We had feared that we would en- on tne marne, oui uu mo "fmi
WOm4n BARBERS ON NEW FOOTING
Craft Now Offers Inducement Worth
Sex's Serious Consideration.
PORTLAND, Aug. IS. (To the Edi
tor.) The recent notloes In the press
commenting on the increased demand
for women barbers and the hearty wel
come now accorded to them, is inter
esting to those who know the troubles
encountered by this craft in the past.
The attitude of the male barbers
toward the women members of the
trade was one of hostility, amounting
almost to persecution. The women
sought admission to the Barbers'
Union, but were not only refused, bnt
frowned upon. War conditions, how
ever, have changed all this. Most
journeymen barbers have been either
drafted or lured into more lucrative
callings. Proprietors of shops are now
forced to seek women employes or else
close their shops or operate at a loss.
The union will soon vote on the ques
tion of admitting women to member
ship. ,
Shops owned and entirely operated
by women are on the Increase. Mem
bers of the barber trade are finally
waking up to the fact that women are
as clearly entitled as men to recogni
tion as members of the craft The
wages are better than In most callings
heretofore open to women, and the
business Is one entitled to the serious
consideration of any woman who from
choice or necessity is expecting to earn
her own living. WOMAN BARBER.
Famous Message of War.
PORTLAND. Aug. 17. (To the Edl.
tor.) To settle a bet, who used th
following words at the first battle oC
the Marne, and what was the exact ex
pression used: "My right is defeated,
my left is in retreat, my center is badly
shaken. I shall attack with my cen
ter." The controversy is over the word
ing, the occasion for the remark, am!)
who made it. Please answer through
your columns and oblige.
R E. BUTLER.
The words quoted are almost. If not
exactly', the text of tho message scrt
by General Foch to Marshal Joffro
when the former was about to rtriko
the blow which won the first battle of
the Marne. On September 5, 1911.
Maunoury'a French army attacked Voa
Kluck's right flank, but was drive!
baok on September 8 and 9, 'so that Vob
Kluck was able by retreat to withdraw
from a dangerous position. His retreat
caused that of Von Bulow, on his left.
In order to keep the alignment, th-
French under D'Esperey following u
Von Bulow. Foch's army was to tho
east of D'Esperey's and after Von Bu
low's withdrawal his left and center
were opposed to the latter, while hit
right was opposed to Von Hausen, east
of Von Bulow.
Orders were then given to Von Bulow
to attack Foch In' an effort to break
through the French center, open the
road to Paris, cut the French army In
two parts and catch a large part of it
in another trap like Sedan. Foch was
badly outnumbered and was driven
back, hie right so far that a wide gap
was opened between it and the army of
Langle de Cary to the east of him. At
this Juncture on September 9. D'Es
perey, being freed from von Bulow,
lent his 10th corps to Foch, who used
it to reinforce his west flank and then
transferred the 42d division from that
point to his center. Finding that the
Germans had drawn out their line too
thin in their haste to press their ad
vantage, Foch sent the 42d division
against the Prussian Guard between
the marsh of St. Gond and La Fere
Phampanoise. The message quoted
above referred to this attack. The 42d
cut through the guard, and Foch then
launched a general attack, which dou
bled up Von Hansen's flank and threw
his whole army into confusion. Then
followed the hurried retreat of Von
Hausen and the Prussian Guard, which
caused the general retreat of the Ger
mans to the Alane. A. a a matter or
fact, the decisive action was not fought
counter some difficulty in finding the
aoartment. as we came a day In ad
vance of the time we were expected.
To have such a fear so quickly and
so happily dispelled gave us a very
Dleasant welcome to Portland. I am
sure that If other veterans receive elm
liar treatment and I understand they
are reoelvlng it every old soldier wno
attends the encampment will return to
his home with the most kindly feeling
for Portland and her people.
J. H. ROBERTS,
S. M., J. A Sexton Post 103, Seattle,
Wash.
When Heartn; I Imperfect.
PORTLAND. Or.-MTo the Editor.)
Can you tell me if they take a man in
the Army if he is dear in his right
ear, or do they put him In the Spruoe
Division? B. TIBENY.
Their mither, too, is gane frae me;
It gars my halrt f u' sair
Ta thlnklt that I micht na see
My lo'ed anes ony mair.
I should na harbor 1' my held
Sio ould wife's fear an' a.
But 'lis aye lonesome, mon, indeed
M' twa bairns are awa'.
. MAC.
"The tumult and the shoutinsr dies" be for the Spruce Division or for other
j?ar& blua twa CUve, draft mx, Iifia. lEuli'ou. k.ea vnA cwat the Usl worsvaot pa tbs Xtting line. '
Hearing in both ears must be above
a certain minimum of aouity. Men not
qualified for active service may be
called for special or limited service, If
classified as fit for the latter. It might
River,
Marne.
some distance south of the
New Internationalism t-rows.
Forum.
Whether we will or no, whether wo
like it or not, our entry Into the strug
gle has given to the United States an
interest in international relations, in
international problems, of which we
shall probably never see the end. It
has brought us into relations bo clos
and intimate with our co-belligerent
countries that we will necessarily be
deeply involved, not only in the terms
of peace which Is to succeed this War,
but in the relations which will succeed
the peace.
Enlistment in Tank Service.
TOLEDO, Aug. 16. (To the Editor.)
Kindly tell me whether or not a
young man between the aires or 18 ana
20 may still enlist for tank service. If
bo, will he be permitted to enlist after
he has registered,?
A SUBSCRIBER.
At present only registrants of classes
f-2, 3 and 4 are accepted for the Tank
Corp- -