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- i 'J. . fa a it 0' . VICTORY WILL COME IN AIR IS OPINION OF Aircraft Has Revolutionized Warfare Today as Gun powder In Early Days, AMERICA'S GREAT DUTY Jry Supplying Aircraft to AHied AinlH FRENCH AVIATOR tli TTaited States Can Perform Greatest Berries, . 3 tfettteoant de Lai Grange la typical FTenea Soldi nr. He served two years a private, wcrted bli w op through o-eonuiuaalaw-4 poaltlon and tben, af tar competitive examt Mattoo, waa aaade eub-Uen tenant in the er.rj. Uautenaut de La Orange participated In tba (beat from Belgium. JLftr that fl-bUac the cavalry practice Uj- want oat of exlatence and b began hie fllnc. He haa cbaacd Zeppe Itaa ever Helflnm and haa won a aoore of fights la the IS moo the he haa bean In toe firing By J. I. Yoder. (United Preae Staff Oorreapondent) J?; Washington. June 2S. "Put out th-s ' , Bmy'i eyes! Blind him and he is lost!" t t That la the message Lieutenant .-' 'Amaury de La Grange, French fM-r ; '- extraordinary, 'want a carried to tha ' J American nation. :st He told the United Press today In '(a eloquent plea to the American 1 people to get behind the proposed pr 'r gram of the aircraft production board j.'rt of the council of national defense and , make possible speedy appropriations - by congress of the sums necessary to end 6000 machines to the French battlefields by March and 10,000 machines by August, 1918. This would mean a total of training and fighting machines at the front and building Jf approximately 60.000. The Way to Benin - Carry out the proposed program, Lieutenant de La Orange declared anl opening of the way to Berlin la made possible even probable. Carry out the program, he said, and the thing so far impossible of achleve- ment actual breaking of the German T lines, is rendered well nigh certain. W "This war," said Lieutenant de La Grange." as has been so often told, Is one of artillery fighting at long range. Blinded artillery, obviously is i helpless. Air supremacy means blinded artillery for the other aide, J "Again this war has developed Into : a war of no maneuvering. No maneu verlng means no surprises. Victory la 4 impossible without an element of aur--1 prise. Given two sides where a dead- Jock exists, where there is even a near 1 equality of men and metal and aviation 5 and surprise, yes, even victory. Is well nigh Impossible. "But give one side a preponderance .' In aviation, even though that side Is p weaker in men and metal, and It Is a ,i stronger blind man fighting a weaker man who can see." If Both Bides About Banal Vi, As It Is now, both sides, as regards t aviation, according to Lieutenant de . Jja Grange, are fairly equal, with a alight balance favoring the allies. their maximum output aproxlmately 4000 machines monthly. Including thousands of training machine. "Let America, with its vast resources and Its unlimited manufacturing pos sibilities, turn herself quickly to giv ing us air supremacy," said de La Grange, "and victory Is near lives in countless numbers will fee saved and millions in money will be unspent. "It will take you time, yes to start, h but start quickly at once. It is J time! TlmeJ Tlroel Every week lost ?1 now means months lost next spring. j And you Americans know what Is lost 2 each month In lives and money. This ill (QERVICE to rail tke people bs interpreted by the Firestone Organization means building tires of greatest saving, satisfaction and style. How Firestone has made tire history is proved with telling force in the Firestone super-size Cord Tire. It brings out the possibilities in cord construction as only Firestone ideals of "service"can do. For the -ride of utmost efficiency, pliant, respon sive oinwithMostMiles per Dollar, rideon the super-size Cord Tires bearing the name rt A - X ' ' ' . ' , ' M ! I i Tke Firestone factory is the pattern of the industry for advanced facilities and scientific methods. ll.OOOemployesof the organization are stockholders in the business. Bach feels it to his personal interest to furnish you , at aver -i age cost, with tires safety, comfort, saving in the highest degree. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company 65-67-69 Park Street fi, Portland, Ore. Heme Ofrfoe ass Teetery. Ahaasv Okie. Bieaskes, Dealers XTSrywaeie UNITED STATES OFFICERS '''''Jl?iL 1 Hj'i'JU'1 "vn?: 1 1 t- 1 Tifc Xfc 4;-0 alxsi-i 55?? I The Stars and Stripes hare been placed alongside the British Union shows the first American flag to be sent to England from this United States on the steps of St, Paul's. that of food. Aircraft Greatest Z7ead "I doubt If you could produce eavy artillery within a year. Start now ot; the aircraft production board's aero plane program and you give us the greatest help. Tou may make a 1918 victory possible even probable. "The most powerful weapon with the largest future Is the aeroplane. "The aeroplane has revolutionized warfare more than gunpowder did: Germany cannot equal the air pre ponderance you can furnish and your allies in democracy's fight, unless she weaken herself elsewhere In a military way. Oerxnaaye Air Besouro "Germany has probably about 4000 machines on the western front. The allies are slightly superior. If America turns her available resources into building aeroplanes Germany, to maintain her equality In the air, would have to diminish her submarin output or something else of military use. And even then she could not equal the enormous American output. "The fact that America was building aeroplanes would put Gerrrany In a defensive position. We do "t know how she would meet this proton m, but we do kno'ifr what it would mean to us If we had to produce 10,000 more aeroplanes than we are now planning. It would lessen our man power. Supply Wanted by Bprlag "By next March or April you should be able to send sufficient machines to the front to make a great difference. It would take you four months' more to produce an overwhelming number that is, four machines to one German machine, which Is what the allies need. "Produce your first thousand ma 7 Stand for Service to all the that stand for service, chines and you can then produce 60,000 with as little trouble and In far shorter time than. It took to build the first 6000. "The matter of aviators is compara tively simple. Here, where flying can be done the whole year around, you could have the men ready and well trained by the time the machines we; ready In any quantity." Postmaster for Pleasant Home Washington, June 23. Miss Mary O. Shaw has been appointed postmistress at Pleasant Home, Multnomah county, Oregon, In place of Mrs. C J. Britton, resigned. Extension of rural route No. 8 out of Salem has been authorized from June 16, Representative- Hawley has been advised. He presented the re quest of residents for additional serv ice some time ago. Would Promote Farm Ownership Washington, June 23. Senator Shep pard of Texas has Introduced a Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution to give congress power to purchase, hold, improve, sub divide and sell land, and to make loans, "for the purpose of encouraging and promoting farm ownership In the United States." Watchless Kansas Townships Salina, Kans., June 23. Four town ships in this county, according to the I assessor s returns, have only one sliver I and one gold watch each, while In four other townships there Is not a watch. There is nothing In the reports to show what became of the watches r-1 ported for taxation In former years. People. M j -MVSSIMSSBBmal VW, XN DISPLAY FLAG IN LONDON Jack in historic 6U Paul's cathedral, London, The photograph country after the declaration of war, carried by officers of the Allied Aircraft in Numbers CouldPut Speedy End to War So Writes Marion Kyle, Portland Boy, Who Is Serving in France With American Field Service; Football at the Front Is One Diversion, KartaB Kyle of the American field Sarrlee is the aon of Mre. O. A Kyle, 643 East Thlrty aeTcsth street, Portlaad. and a former itadtat at Jefferson high and Stanford uulTWalty. By Marion Kyle "Somewhere In France." May 11. This afternoon I am on duty at another of the three posts we serve. It is much more exciting here than the one I wrote from last time. I have been out here since yesterday and will leave in about two hours for our main head quarters as my time of duty will be up. We are comfortably ensconced here In a dug-out In a side hill and are very safe. The only Inconvenience we ejuff er Is from the rats. They make their appearance as soon as the lan terns are turned out and squeak and quarrel all night over our food. It Is very disconcerting to wake up at S In the morning and find a huge rat calmly gasing at you aboue a foot away we have declared war on them and are waging a huge drive, so Imag I ine the confusion around here with two I European wars going on at the same time. If French soldiers are as bold as the French rats there will bs no I need of American troops to finish the war, Where the Shells Break The morning has been somewhat ex citing In several ways. About 10 o'clock a German aeroplane came over head and Immediately their batteries opened fire on a French battery not far from us. The aeroplane kept directing the firs of the German guns notwith standing a hall of shrapnel directed towards It by the French antl-alr craft runs. They tftrew In 150 shells one after the other and have kept It up Intermlttantly the rest of the day. One would think the French guns battered I to nothing, but about five minutes ago they started replying as lively as ever. We kept close to the dugout as pieces of eclat from the German shells would whistle by very often and a piece of shrapnel fell on our roof from the anti-aircraft shells in tLe air above. There Is not much chance for bravery here. The only thing you can do Is to stay In the dug-out and hope the next one doesn't get you. Aaroplaaes Are Heeded Only once hers can one realise the Importance of aeroplanes In modern warfare. If America would send over 3000 speedy aeroplanes the war would be over twice as quickly. It Is by aero planes, chiefly, that all the artillery aiming Is done. The anti-air craft guns are very Ineffective and only about one shot In 10,000 disables a ma- ! chine. The only way to keep control of the air is to have so many planes up at all times that the Germans will not dare to come up. As it Is now the allies have not enough machines. The other day the German aero planes bombarded the town where we stay and wounded three little boys and a woman- I think they were aiming for the railroad station but missed It a mile. The station used to be their favorite target at Verdun a while back and now they are trying for !'lt here. Beasatlo&s ot a Bombing' Sunday night was our only excite ment of the week. An aeroplane araln cams over the town and dropped four bombs despite the anti-aircraft guns. We had just finished supper and were In the yard when we saw him coming and stopped to watch the shrapnel bursting around him. He came almost over our heads, at least It looked so to us. and tben we heard the whistle of the bombs and the explosion in a field about 400 yards from us. A bombing aeroplane gives, one the same feeling as an earthquake. There is no place you can go that Is safer than where you are but still you are loath to stay there. The rest of the time hers we sat. sleep and study French. Ws used to bs frequent habitues of the pastry shops but now the manufac ture of cakes Is prohibited and ws do without. I ses in the papers that two sections rrora the University ot Call fornla and one from Stanford are start lng oyer hers. There will bs quits California contingent when they ar rive. - SsUUrweata 9pa fcnrn Tbs life la this. town ts ons of the peculiar in consistencies of the war. We are wltfcia easy sheU&g rang of thevOexxaaa batteries but they narsr shell us, because if -they did the Frenah would shell a town about the same size, whleh the Germans hold and which is about 10 miles away. So both sides by tacit agreement withhold shelling the two towns. The agree ment 3bes not seem to Include aero plane engagements, however. The Germans have control of the air around here and come over the French lines at will. It makes one angry to see a Gerrrfan machine laaily float over, bomb a town, and then go away, with out a French plane being around to drive It away. When we were at Ver- un they were easily matched but there the advantage Is all to our friends the Boseh. Much has happened since I stopped writing Sunday noon. While engaged in writing the last line of my letter, news came that one of the English Red Cross sections, further down the line, desired five of us to come down and complete an association football team to play the French team there. We umped Into one of our can and to gether with our French lieutenant and some of our French orderlies started off at ones. A Paradox of War The game proved very exciting- and is one of the most novel experiences I have ever had. The field we played on was a beautifully level turf, situ ated in a valley with a river winding around the edges and wooded hills all around. There were about 8000 French soldiers present to see the game and as It happened, a military band was giving a concert In the open on the hillside. Can you imagine such a scene. En gland and America allied against France in a football game with happy excited soldiers all around while over the field rang the music of "11 Trovatore" from the band and in the air two or three aeroplanes? coming and going from the trenches, and only three miles away death and desolation were being spread with every bursting shell. The score was 4 to 4 and I wish to say that if the French fight as hard in the trenches as they did on the football field I foresee disaster for the' Ger mans this year. We are going to play them a game of rugby football next Sunday. After the game the Englishmen took us up to the barracks and cave us tea and served a fruitcake which one of them had just received from home. They had a small phonograph and agreeably surprised us by playing Hello Hawaii", "You Made Me Love Tou", and several other pieces, which made us all homesick. A Study of Types This gathering was a wonderful study. The older Englishmen, all gen tlemen of the highest order, we young Americans, and the two French lieutenants- Each Ambulance section has a French lieutenant at Its head. Ours Is a very fine young man. The other Lieutenant was very interesting. He had an English father, a French moth er and a Portuguese grandmother and spoke each language perfectly. Here we all sat and sang American ragtime. three miles from the front line trenches. The French, particularly, like the song "Its a Long, Long Way to Tlpptrary." They sing It all the tune. X admire greatly the temperament of these pollus who can come from tbs horror of the lines and Immediately be come once more happy, care-free sons of France. Such Is the Latin tempera ment, but it is the spirit which has kept Francs where she la State Aid Flan Washington. June 13. Additional aid to the states for construction of roads la the national forests Is pro posed In a bill by Senator Shafrothr of Colorado, who proposes to allow each state to select unappropriated publio lands equal to ons tenth of the area of tne national forests within Its boun dariea. The bill places no restrictions upon the disposal of the lands, except that they shall be used as an aid In the building of national forest roads. For sprinkling floors of buildings. lawn or streets, a en man wheeled tank haa been - invented, from which fcha wate J forced by oomprassid sir. AIRPLANES, VESSELS AND MONEY VITAL By Providing Plentifully Along These Lines America Can Render Most Effective Aid. THE ROAD TO VICTORY Bltf&war t Wotla Bssa Bout om Tocudatloa Compxlsiar Tars agenoias Washington. June 23. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) With the plans for the mobilization of America's power well under way. the first and heaviest strokes to bs delivered in the war will not be In the bjig army soon to be called, nor In the fleet of destroyers and warships al ready patrolling In foreign seas. In three great fields the United States la given the opportunity to strike terrifically at German autoc racy. Opinion Is gaining strength that throush the air. in the capacity to build and man a myriad of airplanes, the nation can do the greatest service quickly. Airplanes the Secret "It must be made plain that the struggle for the supremacy of the air is perhaps the most vital of all the methods of fighting In whleh the United States can take part," says Howard B. Coffin, chairman of the aircraft board of the council of na tional defense. British and French authorties have declared that If this country will turn to manufacturing airplanes on a large scale It will do more than by the sacrifice of thou sands of lives of soldiers later on. Then ships, to carry the food and the materials of warfare to the allies. While the plans for control of the sub marine go forward, there must also go the greatest possible speeding up of construction of vessels to replace the tonnage destroyed In the waste of war. Ships Ouarantse) of Victory "The road to victory," said Lloyd George, "the guarantee of victory, the absolute assurance of victory, has to be found In one word, ships, and a second word, ships, and a third word, ships," After airplanes and ships, money. Out of a plentiful store America has already loaned approximately one bil lion dollars to the allies, so that the activities of war may not slacken. Other billions are to be loaned. For this contribution America asks no money changer's profit, but the war loans are not robbing the oountry of Its wealth. The money is being re turned to the mills, the factories, the farms and the shipyards. Slndeaburg s lCruias TJttscraao If the oountry plays Its full part with airplanes, ships and money, it may not have to make a large con tribution In men. Von Hindenburg said that America has no weight. He was thinking of masses of men gath ered along tbs Hindenburg line, where the addition of a tew hundred thou- Latest Pathe News France takes 10,000 prisoners; British recruit hundreds in New York City ; "innm the War Through the Air Flag Day in New York. FACTORS IN BIG WAR t days fv r ,s only M ?k W'ii v MMh'M Mix hv oj J S'4 .-V:-SV,. tV; HARRY AH The Uurt who scored such a remarkable Success irt Womsnhood" and "Within the Law." "HER. SECRET" The story of a girl who came hack from the West with a secret. anH a man whose sin came home after, many years. T , : tsSSBSSBSSSSSSSE -s3 saad men mar have only a temporary or undeclding Influence. But supremacy In the air, which It seems that America may bring; ships sufficient to carry food and supplies across the ocean, and money In abund ance to keep pace with every move. are things that have weight. While preparing a great array, which will go forward If It must, theee other means of winning a war are to be given a chance to operate. rrsparatloms TJadsr Way Mr. Coffin reminds the country that Britain's last appropriation for its aviation service was $600,000,900. An j expenditures, of - about the same sum is suggested as a beginning by General Squler. who is in charge of the Ameri can aviation service. The obvious thing, he says, is to "knock out Ger many's eyes" by a thrust in the air. As to the ships. General Goethals has recently stated that he expects to be able to put 3,000.000 tons of steel ships under commission In 18 months. The possible product of wooden ships Is not stated, but this will surely be as much as 1,000.000 tons additional, on the basts of only 200 ships averag ing 6000 tons each. Presdent Wilson's flag day address, as it is reread and studied, i coming to be regarded as one of his finest ef forts. This Is because within a small compass it tells perhaps better than anyone else has told why America ts at war, and why democracy cannot trust the autocracy of Germany. Its warning against peace ltrlgue Is set with a background that makes an im pression the world over. One of the peculiarities of the day Is that the delivery of this address was heard by barely 2000 people, whose appreciation of its greatness was nar rowed by their discomfort In the fitful rain that showered down. Weather Is Unfavorable It was known locally that the presi dent's utterance would be a notable one. Ordinarily there would have been an Immense crowd gathered in the open at the bane of the Washing ton monument, where a email stand had been constructed. But only a fyw hours before a Kre.it electric storm swept the city, and the streets flowed torrents of water. The grounds about the monument were saturated, and showers still fell In a suddenly chilled atmosphere when the president came to speak. Wlille a secret service man held an umbrella over him and the bedraRgled crowd huddled in little groups where the best footing could be found, the president read the address which has created such a profound Impression, v America's Alms Outlined In this address, and'ln his statement to Russia, it is felt that the president has given the fullest definition th.it it is now possible to give of the alms of America in the war. It may be that the chief executive had in mind some of those who have suggested that this country should state its objects. He has at any rate furnished a reply, and deftly turned the situation to the advantage of the nation. Exact terms It would be Impossible to state in the midst of conflict, but the conditions the president has laid down are definite enough for the un derstanding of all peoples when he says: "No people must be forced under sovereignty under which it does not wish, to live. "No territory must change hands except for the purpose of securing thoae who Inhabit It a fair change of life and liberty. "No Indemnities must be insisted on except those that constitute payment for manifest wrongs done. "No readjustments of power must Li 1 vc' i t f&$ hce JOY COMPETITIVE BIDSTAIS NOT FEASIBLE FOR THE IT Limited Time for Construc tion of Buildings Precludes Usual Procedure. FAIR PLAN IS FOLLOWED Contracts Ave o a 7 Per Cent to Insure Talr Profit for Comtraotor and Fair Wags. Washington. June 23. The commit tee on public Information has issued an explanation of the reasons ,whlch have governed in the decision to make con tracts for construction of military can tonments without the usual process of competitive bids. The work must be completed. In all essential respects, within 13 weeks, ready for he training of the 600, 00Q-"--men called for the new army. Too much speed is required, it is said, for the usual process of full specifications -and bids, so the percentage basts will I be followed In each case, with the adoption of proea itlona and checks t Insure honest and compotent work. Profits Are aft ni mixed The contracts are on a 7 per cent basis, this 7 per cent to cover overhead cost and contractor's profits, with a limit of $250,000 for each camp, com menting upon this system, the official statement says: "Before anyone decide this is too much and quotes some contractor who -says that ha would be glad to do the work without profit, he should look closely Into the case. On an average it la estimated that all of these con tractors have an overhead charge of H per cent. This means that oa a million dollar contract the contractor earns 135.000, and certainly nobody ought to complain at that. Fair Wags for Xabor "It la not the policy of the govern ment In this crisis to allow a man to do work of this kind without profit. Business must be kept stable and tbs worker must have his fair wage, and profit In the case of the contractor la his wape." he made except such as will tend to secure the future peace of the world and the future welfare and happiness of its peoples." A Clear Future The war message gave America's in dictment of Germany, with a restate ment of the principles of democracy. The message to Russia set forth the principles to be achieved In the con flict, as one democracy speaking to another. The flag day aridreve set forth the plans of German domination and of threatening intrigue. Tkn together, these three utterances of Woodrow Wilson will givo history a clear picture of the purposes of what will be America's laat war president. If the principles for which he fights are established. Foxfilm Feature Comedy "HisFinal Blowout" Two Acts M0REY CANTONMEN IRK begins today CE