The Sunday Oregonian., January 13, 1918, SECTION FIVE, Page 3, Image 61

ALL NOTABLE ACTIVITIES OF DAY CONNECTED WITH WARFARE
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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, TORTLAXD,
FAR beyond the firat-ilna. trenches
of the allied forces, dog, with
their keen sense of hearing, stand
rusrd. Long -before the soldiers In U
trenches hear the slightest sound, the
dog detect the. Germans crawllns;
across th stretch of No Man's Land
rh.t lies between the trenches.
When ther hear a Boche make
ing bis way toward their makers
these cross-eyed non-pedigreed serv
itors of humanity do not growl,
for that would alarm the Ger
mans. .Instead, they grovel and the
hair bristles up on their backa as a
warning to the man at the "listening
post" to be on his guard.
General Pershing, oommander-ln-chlef
of the American Expeditionary
Army in Krance. recently visiteo a
huge munition plant In France and
saw how the work of piling up the
allies' preponderant supply of high ex
plosive shells goes steadily on. Some
of the shells, too, may be designed
for our forces, which are using French
guns in addition to their'ows.
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Hundreds of German guns) captured
by the French in the Battle of Cbemin
des Dames, are shown on exhibition
for the French populace in front of
the famous old Church St. Jean des
Vignes, in Solssons. The glorious ex
hibit at the church was moot unusual
and thousands of people traveled miles
to see.it.
The French scored a groat rictory
In the many battles around Cbemin
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des Dames, and the Germans were
swept back with the never hesitating
advance.
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The clonds of asphyxiating gases
with which the Teutons drench the
allied lines are no respecter of persona,
so even the little children in the dis
tricts close to the fighting lines must
wear gas masks to protect themselves
from Hun frlghtfulness. The tiny tots
on their way to school in Rhelms are
all provided with masks and most of
them wear them in preparation for. an
emergency.
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Sandhills of Paiestine traversed by
the British forces on their advance
through the Holy Land were trans
formed into "cliff dwellings" by the
troops. The sandbag huts, on tiers one
over the other, make a picture of
scenes such as can still be found la
Mexico, New Mexico and other South
western states. The dugouts are bur
rowed Into the hillside and covered
with sandbags as a protection from
shells.
Incendiary grenade attacks resem
ble a great display of fireworks on the
war front. The entire front ia a
splurge of bursting shells and explo
sions, turning night into day. Attacks
of this Ttind are extremely frequent.
Under a barrage r? this sort the troops
often advance to attack.
The complete co-ordination of all the
resources of the allies capable of fight
ing the U-boats Is the reason for the
success in sinking many of the German
undersea craft.
The French "sausage" balloons, for
merly used almost exclusively or ob
servation work on the front battle
lines, are being used for coast patrol
work, .-and in this way they will suc
ceed in helping to put U-boats out of
business.
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The British royal family Is setting
the country an inspiring example
ef war-time economy and sim
plicity. At King George's table all
flunkeys have been dispensed with and
the, diners serve themselves. The serv
ice Is extremely simple and to effect
economy in the much-needed foods
taere is no dessert.
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