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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN'. PORTLAND. JULY 18, 1915. Written. By BT ERNEST DUPT7T. Over the Enemy' Country. ( LWAYS the same thing. We r hold our positions for a time, then the infantry falls back under cover of the artillery, the artillery in turn falls back under cover of the reserve batteries and we begin all over again, while the Boches creep onward. Look!" The tall, lean young observer in the uniform of a Lieutenant of Dragoons pointed to the battery wearily limber ing up at the further end of the field, below the spot where Avion, No. 28, a big Bleriot -monoplane. Was being tuned up by grimy mechanics. His pilot and the staff officer standing by shook their heads moodily. "Bon Dieu!" he continued, "will it never cease? For a month we have done nothing but retreat. And Paris is growing nearer." He spoke In a tired voice. He was tired; the deep-sunk eyes, the drawn features, spoke for themselves. It was the same way with the others the pa tient infantrymen trudging past; the cannoneers perched on theii carriages; the mechanics, the officers all were branded with the same worn, hunted look of men undergoing a terrible, a continuous, strain. Their uniforms were soiled and mud caked, their hair was matted, their faces dirty. They exhaled the smell of the human animal unwashed. "The machine is ready, mon Lieuten ant," announced a mechanic. The officer tossed away his ciga rette. He and the pilot shook hands with the staff officer. donned their heavy sheepskin lined blouses and clambered in. "Good luck!" cried the aid. "And re member, you are to look particularly at that flank." "Right," called the observer. The pilot waved his hand and the big mono plane, released from the grasp of the mechanics, bounded down the field. Lightly the wheels left the earth and the machine pointed for the upper air. Once, twice, she circled in graceful curves, then set off for the eastward. Not a man in the passing column looked up as the Bleriot whirred nois ily over their heads. Not an artillery horse switched an ear. A month earlier men's heads would have been craned, horses would have danced In fright. Once at a safe altitude the mono plane swung to the northeast, its motor purring steadily as it pulled it along at a hundred kilometer gait. The ob server, with his eyes glued to his glasses, could Bee beneath him the dark gray masses of the German in fantry slowly, but, oh so surely, creep ing forward toward the Anglo-French lines, that as slowly fell back. Occa sional white puffs far below marked the burst of shrapnel. Far to the rear a shadowy haze hid Paris. To the northward sped the aeroplane, follow ing the German lines now, but too high to be reached by ordnance. Not a Ger man plane could be seen, but under neath always were those interminable gray creeping masses. Came an open space in the ravished countryside where there was no gray square to be Been. Back of it the ob server's glasses swept, looking for the supporting columns that would be fill ing up the gap. But only trampled fields, blackened specks that once were houses, and bare white roads met his gaze. He shouted through the speak ing tube to (he pilot and the Bleriot swooped downward for a thousand feet, then came to a level again. An other command and the machine dropped once more and began making wide circles. The Scout's Peril. The observer's heart thumped; hi blood beat against his temples. Had he found it? Search as he might, there was no trace there of troops. But there was only one way to make sure to drop within rifle range. Then the Germans, if they were there, would surely open fire. The monoplane vol planed to an altitude of 500 feet. But in all the wide circuit it covered there was nothing. He had found it found the gap that meant that the enemy, in his eagerness, had at last uncovered his flank! One more circuit the machine made while the observer carefully marked on his map the position of the lone di- r- if"" gem V 1 0 willing to ihtra the boon. The bankers r.l Invenor. turn to Hoover. In some cane, however, he has been all over the pround and knows the facts; most frequently, whi'.e he has Urre knowl edge. h fcr.da out his experts for a irt.i.ile.i examlnntton. If the report 1 favorable he rom himself sti'.l further to examine. Ar.d then he gives the word. "Is it all riRht? the men of moner ask. "It's all ria-ht." saya Hoover. That Is enough. The mU'.tons berln te flow. In such rases Hoover also takes a share hlm.-elf. barking hla own Judcment. Thla accounts for the world. wtie character of his holdings and la tcro! ts. Citizen of the world he truly la; hut at the heart of him he la all American. ' native of Iowa, educated in Cali fornia, ohoul.l be. Law Feci Are Big Today WHAT la the biggest fee ever pjd a, lawyer? There is nothing certain about it. but It Is the opinion of some of Boston's most widely known lawyer that Rob ert M. Morse has received the largest fee ever paid to a Boston lawyer. In the famous Wentworth will case of a dozen or so years aico he Is re puted to have been paid IIDO.OOO. whlls on the opposing side Samuel J. Elder and John P. Long are generally cred ited with having added $100,000 each, to their bank accounts. Another big fee that Almost ataggers belief Is one awarded by the Courts of Massachusetts to Sherman L. Whipple In the Hay State Gas Company receiv ership case, in which Mr. Whipple got (233.000. although he says It did not all go to him. There Is a tremendous difference be tween the fees which lawyers receive today and those which the legal lights of a generation ago were paid. Daniel Webster Is as good an Illus tration of this aa any one. and Samuel J. Elder Is authority for the statement ; that Webster's best Tear only netted h!m $1S.00. "I have seen Webster's books." Mr. Elder said, "and there was not a year that he earned mors than 111.000. usu ally much less. It has often been said that the great Senator from Massachusetts did not average $10,000 a year, and yet today s man with his attainments and eminence who did sot earn $500. POO a year would have only himself to blame. Itufus Choate. a very great lawyer In his day, practiced mors than Web ster. Ills average receipts from I4 te 159. inclusive, were nearly $1.00 yearly. The largest receipts in a single, year during that period were a little more than $22,000 In 1SSS, and the smallest $11,000. H.s largest single fee was $:.0CQ, and ha had four mors of the same amount. Once he had a retaining fee of $1.$00. Choate was probably the equal In eloquence snd learning ef any lawyer living today. Lincoln, a member of the Illinois bar. was another whose low charges have caused comment. Prior to 1840 he re ceived two or three fees of $E0 each, Trial fees were usually entered as $ 3. He sometimes took payment In trade. The largest fee he ever received was $5,000 from the Illinois Central Rail road, the richest corporation In hla tats, and he had to sue to collect that. Today be would get over $50,000 or $100,000 for the same work. Coming down to our present day. It Is said that the late James B. Dill re ceived $1,000,000 for his services In connection with the forming of the United States Steel Trust. William D. Guthrie received $S00.00a for his work In breaking ths will of Henry B. Plant. John E. Parson's work In connection with ths formation of ths Sugar Trust is said to have enriched him $350,000. Joseph H. Choate has received many mass of wreckage behind him he did and strife. He sighed ones snd lost ness ths figure stood outlined In his various staff officers. Ths room buzzed has seised SC Oratien. In ths enemy's not know. It did not matter. A feeling consciousness. vision. with animation. rear, while General French's troops ars of freedom and buoyancy that he could " " The General's aid looked cautiously The first gray streaks of dawn were advancing In support. The massed bat not analyze possessed him. Standing The General sat In his private room through the door, for when the General peeping through the windows when the lerles will open at once!" gazing at him, with hands clasped be- In his headquarters for that night, was working out a knotty problem he General grunted. woke. sighed snd As he finished speaking there burst hind his back, stood a short, stout, bending over his maps spread out on did not like to be disturbed. He saw stretched. upon the Generals ears the concsn round shouldered man wearing a gray the table. His eyes smarted and burned the General w'th eves that were ootnod "What a dream!" ha elaculated. Then trated roar of 100 auna roina Into ac- great coat. Beneath the opened coat from lack of sleep as he strained them. wide, with fixed gaze that stared, like his eyes fell on tbs map. He frowned, tion simultaneously. The battle of the enormous fees. He Is said to have hern the observer could see a green tunic, poring over and over the ground upon that of a sleep walker, straight in front "Ducrot!" he roared. Marne had begun. pald U00.00" for his argument befor white breeches and high boots. The which his troops were fighting. The nf him mnvino- ,-. th man Th. .ia r.m. running in ,v ... . n..i- n ne in. the United States Supreme Court, suc- vision that held the extreme German cocked hat shaded- the face, but the General was tired and perplexed. He Blue pins that represented French The General pointed silently. fantrymen trudged, bearing a covered csssrully attacking ths constitutional- right. Then, straight as an arrow, form, the attitude, the uniform were tumbled with the pins representing his troops he took and red pins that meant "Yes. mon General." hs responded. "I litter. A corporal detached himself ll th Income tax. His work for of the setting sun. But down f.rom the server clouds to meet it dropped three black saluted. He could not understand It behind that right flank, that kent ex specs. Taubes! The monoplane all, but It must be all right. He felt tending, extending, day by day; that swerved and dodged as the pilot rose .sure of it. for that delightful sensation made him withdraw at the end of every in his effort to shake them off and gain of coming rest, of responsibility lifted, weary fight to take fresh positions the higher altitudes. had filled him. But he must explain from which again to combat that Kise as ne woum, tne pilot coum not aooui me Germans nrst. When that stretching octopus-like tentacle! He ikable. Instinctively the ob- left flank and the German right If he British troops. Some he took from the took ths positions from your map. as from ths group and. saluting, presented tn United Shoe Machinery Company drew himself to attention and only knew Just what was happening cluster marking the Intrenched camp usual. Ths orders have already been to ths General a battered leather map Uo netted him large feea. Samuel Untermyer has received at least one fee of $750,000 with the con- of Paris, others from his own field delivered and the general advance la case. army. From his recerves hs took a pin about to begin." His face beamed. "Th nhaarvar of Avion No. tS. that represented an Independent cav- The General picked up his map and General." hs explained. -Hs was killed Bt ' both parties snd with the ap- alry division. hurried out into ths main room. Quickly when his machine fell in this field last proval of the Court. Another fee of With slow. Jerky motions, still gaz- he compared It with ths great map evening, but we did not recover ths $20.000 is also cre .ed to him. ino- m ma a i i. v- ih. Th - .n.ttu.. .f . v. - ... . i Ocorit W. Wlckersham. Taft's Attor shake off the trio. In a moment they was done he could rest. Ths man took some pins out hesitated, replaced General put the pins into new positions. Identical. Ha passed his hand over bis Ths General fingered ths map case ner-Osnersl. received a fee of $:00.00 were within rifle shot The observer standing there would know what to do. them. Where was Avion No. 28? Upon Some hs placed In front of ons black forehead; hs nervously twisted his with Its pencil trsclngs. His lips moved. 1 one of ths attorneys who -Millie corporal's" Voice. "" "K"1 "cr observer orougnt DacK pin that stood at the right of a long, thick gray mustache. . "For France." the corporal heard him 'ia u -"k iracuoa -om- "Well?" rasped an impatient voles m,sbt depend France's fats tomor- heavy line ths German front; the pin "Ah you you understood my orders, softly' murmur, "for Francs." Pn" ttlement bctwsen ths city and that tingled In his ears. He had never row' nt represented tls cavalry division then?" His voles shook a bit He rose. Orsvely, reverently, his hand th companies. heard that voice before, hut It sounded For France' Falr France! Gladly hs jabbbsd squarsly behind the black -But yes, mon General. 'Advance; ad- came up to tbs saluts ss ths Utter- William Nelson Cromwell is said ta Just as hs had pictured In his mind woul(1 th General have exchanged ths pn and to ths north of It leading a vance always.' were your very words, bearers trudged by with their burden. h"-v niads $1,000,000 In connection hundreds of time. h it weary strain for a place St the haad utti- iin r other hlu mil rH r.im It la the turnlna- saint!' Ah. it l. m.a-. v- .. ki, kinnu with the Panama Canal business. But nv.r fh uloorin a- ca . nvri rtrftntiln o . . . . . ,,, . ... . . . " . . . . ...... . . . , . . - disengaging his map case from the ' upw wmniDicnirft ton a. clustsr of blus hack of them all nincent mon General!" he added, un fit piece, seized the duplicate controls, lanyard a.boUt his neck, he extended it wouM en1 u a11 l onc" troke a mad. showed where hs was massing ths bat- able to control his Gallic enthusiasm, steadying his machine vitn a nasty as ho approached. Slu.'i dance of death across a shot- teriea. Ths aid looked on with parted The General glanced at his watch. It .i i i ? P!i0x "The flK' Blre. the flank; it Is un- wePt field, and peace. But for nim Hps. with gleaming eyes, ss hs took In was 4 o'clock. He pursed his lips, mak i f lammated wood burst covered!" He spoke eagerly, rapidly, there could be no such privilege. His ths whole splendid maneuver. Ing a rapid calculation. The troops Jl a thousand pieces .,See tn hav Their wa8 tha brain Intrusted with France's , must already be In motion. Counter or Straight for the earth the observer Tlgbt uncovered, Hers"-hs pointed destinies; hi. ths hand to movs ths Tfc - der. now wouId onIy turn th. whol. pointed the plane, in a desperate effort to tne mapn,r. tn, dlvljl,on hold. pawns in the great gams of ths war "Advance!" murmured ths General front nto confusion. It might mean ... ing the right! It Is unsupported!" lords- Ho mU8t ponder, giving oiuy. -" saways. n is ins ths utter demoralization of ths won His voice shook in his eagerness. c&eck and taking for France! Surely the man would understand. And Despite himself ths General nodded. . v. v. - . . . , . tt - m .. kim.-ie . .. . . .... i.t" ub wuum om aoie xo rest, xxls . u M. Av .u.vahv. uui . v . o . )u wr. zinc prop unslung the rifle that was strapped be side him and opened fire. Simultane ously all three Germans commenced firing. The observer felt the mono plane sway dangerously, saw out of the corner of his eye the pilot crumple flung across It From Farmer to Companion of Kings. the truth or falsity of this statement probably never will be proved Boston Post like a bolt from some huge crossbow, the Bleriot plunged. The observer Jerked the control vheel toward him and the machine's nose came up as he lifted her from the volplane to an even fCo-nlnwed from pay g ) iron mines In Sibaria; ha snd his turning point!". His eyes closed and ha derful army that bad accomplished brother. Theodore, also a mining en- writing for the setUed back In his chair. Ths aid sa- what no other army In ths world had glneer, control and operate Immense says: "We reld luted in sllsnce It was ths Geseral's ,Ver done before to retreat In nood or- . .... -i... ,h- m eat mind played upon the thought of rest nature had her way and. still fumbling custom to snatch a nap after nc had der for a whole month, fighting, con- where, which properties srs said to etto Mountains. We had a parrot named PARROT AEHOPLAXE 8EXTEHCE. The familiar story of the geese which once ssved a beleaguered city Is rivaled by ths services of a very sagacious par rot In the present war. A scientist. Frankfurter Zeltung, e In Freiburg. Brals- ern part of the Lor- ana n tant.i .. u I t . .,.w .... with . . . in- . v. . rc.M...i w..wu....w... v. v. i.ir n ,viru aren. a nr ar r n . . m . . . . , . .v. n.. t . . v. . ka. nn ..... keel hi vn th while strafninir for u.ui.cij. wim too ... uvuucu . . - - proaucs soroeming mvrv m" y' - - - - " Zll whirl ie thought of sleep, delicious, refreshing again and dosed off to slsep. And as hs be;n taking down on his pad ths new tlm. keeping up Its morale. Its disci- cent of tha world's sine supply; hs Is terrace of our house and made known chance ,ome w. de n French "patrol "leep- " Woald b ntc to 'fetch lept h. dreamed. pojlUon. of ths pin. Then he hu rrled Pilnl Interested In the General Pe- the approach of every aviator with a Xht flrd h J'n lkeIX?hrD himself on the cool earth and sleep! The Pin. Ar. Shifted. 1.? T. .T' .'k "8 b' iU h "" himself. trol.um Company and in many other special cry long before he wa. eb- "ous informaTtoi m h ha eheewd Hc would do lt the man had .,1, ,7 . . other aid. were waiting, beside the a. he .napped shut the watch case. -80 famous organizations. servable to the humsn eye. The parrot the wnT f !nidw A wi7Jrr r"Ped the meaning of that exposed Jf "A-! T a k"! "' mn hU"6 m,p that rre1 th "' ' Is fate. France stand, or fall. e hB. mln.. of hi. own In 6paln. In re.tle.aly moved about spread her wvi suddenly. A wing strut exposed -a .hort .tout round-shouldered man. There on the big map th. aid rsar- today." Nicaragua, In Alaska. In South Amer- wins., fixedly looked above and ut- fhe sudden rre ? A "hit. hand held th. map WerlB' ',1n8r T.f T" tU co,"1 hat "The auto. Ducrot" was what h. said Tea. Jn South Afr'ca. HI. expert, snd tered cries such a. w. had never with mournzS iwanif Thl J T "p white finger foUowed f P 'U n.bl" trnfl"d repre.ited brigades and division, and .loud. "I go to th. left flank.- ag.n,h. ha. the faculty of com- heard b.fors. Ths children then x- cVumpTed T and The BlJot drooped the th. German position th 'I6""1 'V '7 frm enU" Z1"' ,.acCOrdln to th " oclock In th. morning when "ndlng the best and most loy.l .nd cl.edly came to u. and said. "Lora see. ""Xed "d th9 BleHot drPPd "Tou have done well. Lieutenant" at I ' bUC k cckd out- plan on. th. General', own map. while the General's machine halted at ths enthusiastic service among his em- an aviator.' We brought a spyglass "For Franre- o ,r p.,.e-.'' th- Ust 8ald tha voice that thrilled him. "retchd r xtended to th General's ths other aids took down his hurried edge of a plowed field, where the signal pioyss ars forever combing ths mln- and. following ths frightened eyes of ob": P in twte t'JZ "Tou hv aon well for Franc, today" " T a WhlCh dlrct,on Prepared ths orders for corp. had e.t.bli.hed a wireless sta- .ralized ar... of th. world for further Lora. ob.erved th. airship. Ev. now. of wTod and wire and canv went You are 'rom duty. Tou have X"- P!nCU JT.!"- A, p,!ump ,ndex tn- TU'mUr f tnnk"I- tlon. Ducrot hurried over to th, op- information to add to the great .tor. of when the parrot u In th. house, eh. whirHn h1h iJ . - . , earned your re.t" flnr tapped th. map. following ths nesa, that showsd their eagerness to .rator. while th. General sat and wait- information regarding ths mining In- look, through the window and report, wniriing downward in crazy twists. traclne-a nointlna- out tha lnna llrUU enm- tn arrlna at luL ran thmuth th a -u. . . t. . .. . . . Inatlnetlveiv tK r... . a... . . - - - ' - - uwuHuw austry wnico ne possesses. i is rec- 10 us mi aviaiora long ceiore tne gun. I " " "' m. taiai gap mat meant so much! room, out ins aid cnacaea Jt Ths General was brought from his ognlsed that he Is a world authority ef th. fortress of Xeubreuach an- ine man turned on his heel mr,A AnA m tha nlumn whlta ftr .... m.-JI Vnih " lia iulU4 unftlv "llo R.na.il - . w.. .v.... . v. ... . . .. .. .. . . .. n.. . lost consciousness for an Intat . th. waived y,..a u w- ZZ' " . I. LI . " " - """" ..u. .... u. wno on gold mining. nouncci tneir coming. -x nisDurg DCS- around leaned to mMt K. xi. . . ,7.1, ' "om. " "ln' un' ,"opfc cm running, waving on. piece, of Here. In brief. 1. hi. method of opera, patch. Th. Ah.!.rv mJ.1. . a, V , V. - B P" Bmu,na 'P- uvance. aavanc. aiwaysl tns utnem pi. An. wni.per paper. tlon: Someone In M.xlco or Au.tralla m . ?,!th.!T i J , blmelt !U.ndIs A Wrj?rf"1 feelIn of laltude crept Advance; It I. th. turning point!" Be- ran and without furth.r comment ths "It Is don., mon Oeneral!" hs cried, or Canada get. hold of a new mining hw h han L", , . ,V'r.. observer. He was floating neath the greatcoat the Oeneral could work began. Typ.wrlt.r. cllck.d. tele- "Oen.ral B.no.t report, thst the Ninth property. He Journeys to London to " ..'... .. . . " .' 01 air. great nil- sea the green tunlo on which glittered graph sounders clicked. Orderlies that Corps has completely enveloped the ralaa canltai for develonment. H tell. The rush of air choked him, his heart seemed forced Into his mouth and ha . ,-. .-,,,,, . 1 , . . . , - " - " " w. ....v " V wvi " fcuiiiinnij vu.v.wvu IU rail CBHIA1 IIT QBTBigprnCQL . XCll. how n. h.H r.??Z,.A , T VI . "e,a , W' "rryln nlm f" way. an order, the white breeches, th. black had b.n dosing in th. ant.-room b- enemy', right flank division and h. I. th. London banker, and Investors that now no naa crawled from th. tangl.d far from everything that meant worry top boots. With photographlo clsar- gan to run to and fro with messages to about to eng. Ths cavalry division he has the world by th. tall, but Is . . 1 A New Definition. Teacher What Is the dlfTerenc. bs- tween militarism and militancy? Tupll Militancy Is th. feminine foe militarism! 1