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a.e wH"nW An M LET 'Eft bUCK Eart Or8ela RownJ-Up Souvenir Edition PwidUtow, Oregon, Saturday, Sfptgmlef 21, 1118. Pr Tr.irtT-0 ON OF THE CAMOTJ PLAGE Mil Bf AUSTIN C LESCARBOURA AKCn:N7-DAY high velocity run of It-tack bar fire k ehU weigh ing t,o pound a dlatenoe of ITVi nllee. Th hall, which weigh u much aa a flre-paaaeager automobile, ta ca pable of penetrating 11 Inch of betu ship armor at all rang: or It will penetrate a wall mad up of to tAehet of oompound ataat mar, M loobe of wrought Iroa. 40 feet of oak timber, M feet of (rani, (aft of oon rato, ml 11 test of brick wall, making; a total of M faat. , What ehanc baa a fart la the day of . powerful artillery? To attempt to rtt .lege 'e artillery la now bopalan, aa ta attested by tha f fata of eoch flrat-elas fort rata aa tdeg j jig. Antwerp, which (im-flra converted late ahapclaa. etaaotla maul of brokaa ataaa and ' twurted ataat. How CAR ma eetabtlah ta- fanea In tha faoa at auoh formldebl weapon f offnof Tha on ebanoa that la left t that the WhaH will bat ft i)4 ft mark. Ant ta prevent t from finding I la mark la tha strategy of mil warfare ef tb preeent. Ka lerqtar la a farpot ta tha ahape of a powerful fortree flaunted before tha torar, for If It vara It wouhl not Mat vry Ions la tha face of hit JWoa, - la Kattrra tha aoldier final a airtklng anal ogy ST tha preaent ataia of thing. Thara ara animal which bava not bam provided Wtth proper mean of defence, ant when enc dlecoVered ara easy pry for thaaa who faat aipon thorn. Thara ara caterpillar end bat barfltaa, for lnalar.ee. Whir bava abolut1y aa) power to rralat tha enalkught of tha ttnt- af bird; llxaMa ablrh bava neither uf flrjnat rapidity of movement nor atrertgth ta prevent their brooming an gppettelng meal for a longer animal; and glraffea thoaa un gainly animal which ara too docll u va tMak of righting. Tat Natara baa provided for all of tbeea. Knowing their Inharent wakBeaa. aha baa awrtded aacb with mean whereby It ba aiwnoii mora or laaa ooncaalrd from It ana aMaa. Thua catarplllara and buttarflir ara dravaod la farlccatrd buaa ahloH tend to cawfoaa tn blrda whtrh llva on thant; ln- M aom laataneaa, theaa Inaoeta ara and eolorad ao aa ta raaambla taavaa. Certain ruarda baa proiartlv ealor arhero which eauaa tham to biaad wrtb ha baektraundi of thetr habitat, and la mm mataneea, Bartli-ularlr In that af th chanwlaae, lha rantlla aaa monwntaiHr caansa It color tn conformity with Ita r rwasdlnsa. Tha lraffa ta provided wllh a quaint diamond pattern which Manda with th ruckarinf Utdu "! tha acacia Utw n liHb It feed. Oolta Ina-tmir tha aoldler laok a pac from Keture'a handbook. If animal In oapeMe' of wlthatandlnt the anemy an ataucbt aoht prolacllon by prartlatnx de ception and eanccalment, why couldn't tb ahM principle b applied to tolling the dom ineering artlllerr af battlaf The prartlr of deception, concealment, make-up ar whatever yau pleae to call It. pained rapidly with bath eidca la Ua preeent coo flirt. It at about the aema time of tha battle of t Somme. during th ununr af Ml, that tkt art aaeumed lentlc prv parttona aad th term eamiHiftage." bor rewed from the Krenrh, became a unlveraal iniu rn Tt HrllUh and rrenrh arotle. and moet likely lb German. Aueirten ud alhe, enemy armlee, aet aeide a certain num ber of mm tor practlt of camouflage. Artlem, aoaoa pa'nlera. rarpentera and nte chaawa vera Impreaeed Into lit oamouflag aarvlca aad In abort older beoam irt aamouflMir " inoa then wonder have been aonompllxhed in Utn direction, but, a In tha caxe af eo ntant oiher phaeea af tin ar. anajM remain a deep aarret until th etniaaie enmea to be written IB It antlrety-and with ut It e ornear. Nowm h been f greater aiea t lb all-powerful artillery than tue atrpiao. Uueer oomeillo till. a be ur; tlw leel meeMr blchU'g '" na burling Ihouaanl of aeui.de e tel and hujk pi-t. eoi.e head in band with Ui frail aeed and linen alralana whl.;h go about It work In tn mrt aiaeerul of ntanaeia. Vet, rerryui the ttMrvW vr neiny tetrttory. Ill liplu mmmtm ma aiming of lona-ranae artlHety wtib a rmarile degree f aoiuracr. By aaean of wltelee tltrr. th rll h arv can ifil bee te hi rultery i blef M al pnaitina of tb tiget; and aa th afcell urn ever and lrlk h raa algnai ZUk wbaiW lhy am falling to Ion or tee afcort, and bow ' enher until after a number ol round tb "" regieier lt'ew'e ai-yd ir areut Uit whom aniuuftag tnuet b inployed r f rum hi btflf perrb ertnig ' " hltn. )ut aa aa a vtattor at aa pit!n 'y detail of a model ldrep U hrply delineated, The lait'le!! bew ppera In tb form af a relief . abb railiaeied iwlt be Huti aaiing dllfnral kind of tti auclt a mambea, fiebl. weod. lake and hl'le. Ttenihea plainly alio dark or Itgtil, ablt road appear a rii.ln f g'r f ' Met oamoull loi'e no' liaiterie ar outer eg null kran.be and H reed aorean umiil they l w tb ip.iii'a af Uia purrvuMdllig fielda wr noode Awni'ini lum aue.i.. ar cavared wlib rantaa rwin'-d ta aimuiai bionn pull b gieo of tn fll 1 enl when ueed r be luted ll a Ptrbwork dreiga nel'k break up lb ani line mt mat lliej en - Ing letep. Tranche ar piuvliled all" ll bt ..eei.e a aa I eilm!' ' ..l, and in "m tm ai ro.eied f alin reed and full, rtiuwi a paniied b reed r eanvea ecieene ehlua pievent lb ! If., frtml olr.lll ll.llu AH lhee.lhl.MI. and a tbuueaad m. d.n to fool b. airman, uniil h. be t laat .pid the areed f th mulliliiJe, ' leu ei l" In eider is Mi.ka tienuke lea .ilr'iuua pecllculer altenlb le $.'d I '" VM.l nuibe eill oUfaU" a afli-la l lb obll'iu MHtlii "I ' '"'' for llien th un i ' '" " anedewa wbbh errei.iilal oble'e an overhead ll.hiliut, would rdir ". fiblbtua llalittn meke l.r bign teiief, eeaemuenily .ie ett-ciue ! J Ihle and It 1 cniniiMt picui In ' tie uf wreen f..r elluilnelliig boa Iheaa cren generally cooeiet of Mi'" .trip of cbeeee,'lHb .-.tted u.l in fiont of tn t.c,e. b.t aireot ray of lb eua nnt '" " tia tiencbea end throw ah.ip .h.dow '''. only a dllfuee, hdowle light elllke lb e. Ml, lb ib-.lolb ea. In tuin. I ef ui luf and aua a te b unnoM.- ttuildmg. mar hat be guo.d.d .ln.t ahedow. Wb.l would b eaeellenl fleg at eunrt. I loially inet(e.-lir at n-n end ai auneet, ao that eiuf lege I rtea te auneet propueillon, tieneielly. ueleea lb eaiaeuflued en.'ect la ef paiamvunt aad le raeetruuj avadua atianuea ea Expert Writes of the Real Reasons for the Weird Things Being Done on Land and intent to Deceive Why a Steamship Is Queerly Striped !, g "."phi 1 4 CAHOUFLAGtU IO. FR.EMCH &0N AW AUTISTIC Erf CCT-ALSC! 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Ltfli f"fila-f Ud H iiitul ttt twiiorst th ti rv4 ia- Urr l'Ml l"-t lllf 'l i .tir t 1 turn - t - ta t bf Miajol , ,,t u i t m t.iit.i it.j tilt.ttry uf Ih-h. k mi t . ft . ft t - ratitrtui4.it t. ; d-ii i ii"fi : it t t i t tr.iff)mtM rf f,i. iif ii iu- fn '., I f-, i ffl In '-pi il'f -I ( -I' K-ltJl ..it' ! t ' ' i f '. i rr if p , t mi l t;i t. i.f of m micttiui life . r -l Itl l UI of g.lifr the I ! machine m 9emrjf eJtarebirt fa th b It baa tbe-jcor noma te paaa that an ana . will only altank after all the machine gun In ' front f It have been aonounted for. If m elne;;a machine gun la know ta be In wnrkinar e-rder. averp aarnoa within renin i turned In Ita directum In order tn deetrny It. lit trwrev. a etw collar ) not bealtat. t aura hla t wel venca gun on a aontary m hi gun peat In order, la blaet It from KM tac of the earth. aV tha machine gun, which form tb bael bn ef any defetica, muet be prelected, ami Bene ateal and concrete ar of little avail. It emtr pcetriHn lie in aoinulle.e cme f the etoveeeet eameuf law ieer.ee f ennd Mi the eonceatment f mnct.tne ifiica, . tmeurtac ha a two-fold rtinctian: flret. , bad aa ai reedy duvueeed. tn protect reniw mllllarr work thrmiah concealment: aecond, t fool tha enemy end draw fit rice I fbei targeta In th latter caee th enemy ta mad te wnata hi amwninltton and at th aama time the real target near by ar untouched. Th nanet epectacular fealf camonnaam bava baa thaaa In tb fake tarvef elaee. Keera army, at aoena time or anal bar. be d.ir fake treachea and baa oonatructed eir 1 tire baiiritaa af faka run aa aa ta draw enemy rtr. At a height of . or mora feat tha air ecout can be readily deceived; a bar rel., a pair of dlacarded wagon wheel, a few ptecee af wood and a few chargee af blae powder will mah th moot reallatle bowttaec; and a trench twa feet ta depth, manned wttb d um eaten, will convince th airmen above Dhat aa a Mack la forming. Thoaaaada of bell ar rained on each targeta by enemy Hinnere themaaada of waatnd roimda wblS ( taa real target ara antourhed. It wootd be . ry Intareetmg to know juet how ranch arm. i manlUM baa born wealed la tbla manner ft at nee taa beginning of the war, but Uuut at r aantaar fat which mti at forever remeta bo-1 bmd tha aelf-prma of all beHigiaawla AJttt any rata, tha aerial aamera and tb adawapl ' 4ctnre erader" ara making I hie faraa at camauftag bscreaalaglr difficult. Camonriago I not a land war art azctaa b atvetjr; H haa Ita application to marine wader; fare. Aa In the oaae of military oemoarna?, the naval branch haa two broad ebjeeta: flret. -ta decreaee vbnbllltr; aaooad, t easiua or fool the enemy, , " By war of decreaatng tha alalMllty of wg aeia aumerooa achean bava beea tried, bqt ' aa yet tb art le la ita Infancy. Indeed, ta Amertcaai porta thara are to be aeea larwe 1 number ef tranaatlantte tamhtp no tee . af wtrtc bava tha m kind ef cemoufTega. , One avatem Inteadad te lower tha elatbtittr I , mntemplalee the tiae of th primary colore t ha varied preportlon. arena aad ehepc of V area. Thl arrengeneent make for a gvar at a dunaace: a gray. It la eeid. that la far ' mare effeetive than th flat war gray fote- ' marly employed ea batUeahlpa. Another ay lem eootemptatea the reduction or elimina tion ef llrht and ahedowe ao that the) darkeat parta of tha ah ip ar lightened and th I: ab test pacta are darkened, nub; produce, a better Mend with th aky anal , water atlll another avatem call for a t; wav Ilka painting of grant, blue and white, i' ao that the outline of the bull will ba to . ta thoee of the eurrouniitng water. i All of theee avatem he.e been tried, and ( Inc tbey continue to be employed tt he -aaf to aa v they all have merit. But einca. j throulrh I he uea of prerarr color aoreane or I ray riltere, tn tl-boat ebacever mtaiit big upon a plan that would make the camou flaged ehipa eland out mere prominent ly tha If tbey were not ao decorated, playing right ' Inta their hand, aa it were, M I ebvloue the any a pact n detail given out at Una time i ar only ant to rumlaa the deaired hrana ' tloti to the Ingentou Hun and la thl way Inereaae the t.iH whlcb be I eaaatlnav '. i There b Be doubt that much aa b dona.1 a lower the vtettallty of any ship by limit-. Ing ll eperatriMtur. particularly the Biaeta and rmiKii. tt wauid eeem that ta Idea amp at praaent weuut on without meat acid funneta, and aMkrng lie of anthraatl ee'. nd forced drauabt while In lha danger anna. Sue a veeeel would be inrteible to the lark, ' Ing n-waat even a few mile away, and It ay, ante conceivable that the U-boat would hae te cawne acme the laconaptouau nanig mora r leaa threugh accident. The tnibinarlna freighter Idea haa man air n w m ooniae.-tiig wave aad Beeane of mm he la it the tl-buat. and beyond douna. earn aom mer haul eel obetaclaa. thia tyaav ef IraRnert avoiit mrj . ... , , In truth, the Brliian are empienng aub- Mini weraee wnicn are towed by anaar ooaangolng tuga, with encellent reeuli. and. Biver en. lean are eMaBHf Bar taag ubinann freighter 14 ea. , Ko.l tog tha U-boat oommandee le pliehed by all manner of weird datlgna. Oa ohem la ta eonfua th U-boat ran finder by eeeoll and cure ta bright asior,, m rani iiowev runciiona Bear wbea trainee oa aa obleot preeent Inc a aoltd mean. .a the diaonoerl1nc effect af m ntgbunar of oeaor en eoavee oaa oe taeTlnl by avea tba. lay mind. Certain color artiamn uwd tw give tha ahlp ahoriened appearance, whba othara aauae a funnel ta duapaear a that th tdemity of the veeeel ta hidden, la attaj other tfuftaaeae, a veeeel ta pain led a thai a deatrayar or U-boat appear to ba aoatav aete. . Then there I h matter af dotermtrang a veeeel a a peed, la order to aim a torpeoa tha I'-boat emnmander mnet knew the aa proximate au-.t ef hi victim and It aUraa. tten of travel, an that ha can aim hi tore pede aoena diet a nee ahead and eauee It t ecrtve at a predetermined point at tha earn time aa the target. Pake how wave gtv the alow moving freighter tha earmark ef aa ocean gi bound , Captain Krti of tha I' Ml. threuga th "eye' at hia alippery rrafl, eat imam tie apaed of le be about eurbteea haata be. ceuee of the high bow wave, where, iba tup ta pleughti.g ung t Iweiv knwta. Tb r ult t that hi torpedo mleeeea. lanne camoMfia Bepenn entirely oa heping the lr-bonl tieneetb lb Wave. fuC a long th allied eeberwe cnaeeca aad torpedo bvt deciruyers ruam tb eea In Urea Ituailer. and aa long aa tba mervhaulenea are aiaied lha l'-U'l moat needa ee tli ebelier of tha wavea and snout at it it. tended l-1 nil by tli aim ef ita aerlaoapa. And tt la far earner to fool the perleoop tnM ll la the huiua) e at th pcaaent laa of lb Mniaiaa ICepyiigbi. laU. CHI V. Waed.) "Yanks"' Teeth-Surprise ; On tbti. fttMuC diteWicfta MklMirti m4 dactur muit trlk lnt)U.i Mboplj vtiw. iBf mm ilt tigtmft n4 UtM i bttll.4tM ti4 fwtawnflll WbltnM f ltMrl laWttl, rtttatj C. Utn;dw ktMlk IN IJa i.r4m Umil. H u mi 'iktn tn Ht M im u.ii c.ntr.wt tn lh laMtH ml lh Hntim .(i 'itm ' )mnk ' mi nm tinm tludita4 ml tr -f h .- Ili-wiirar, fu hmii mt rn i ml-m t.t UiJ ui m, m,rmm 44 tm llt-awl I f iuir) chll4io thm "Tamil' la Uiti( fi" Ia. turn t hi it- tti l ' fowtii 4fHi 't ttit- d.iy wtnita ht (tonlitH mt, n4' tt r i.nfli mm, m9rt tot mm r lof munmm f ir tt tltmf uth 4rmr, thm rrt i t -.- -i-t4 g'.i r tiatikim ftiiin A ir.c fi.i-t ftmt mttmt m Iimmi., ii 1 1 tr hum ld-i 4t-i.ttal u mmv la, lhtr 1Mb ihm w-i-r tr ' efumntrng ' It muH m4. I Urn riMt'll at mil initj W tlmt it i mtm pi ,( uiia, iw atdttitia; it ittaHr m- ,rf m n . ei-t til tta Iff mmv U4 !, ritM.il KX'tH, attl -vim ft lb our mm mm tary ttw mmn wVtf tun mumm tr ia A imti. tun miiitarv 'ttt.ttiia for IdavttitS 4mmrm4 t It lv i 1 1 y a t mt. I tiai r i-d4, ititlMtaiy aihtaiit-ta) tffa ata laatt. II ta rftciificll war a mt lha can- a rJutUtuitlva aa mi uiwtt mt fe (!