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!
CFFECTIVE.
rnoro
-w ft te-'l .c - .... .,..
,' if.-.,; ;f
tl ftaH f (, ' li.".lum
da( ittrH UJMJfl Hftd tha I f.llti U i ( f 1 U M -
ata. unit (tr Ita Unf I
ligfilrfitr ) t Itf di it.t,'l i.Ja 4 4 .''
t(itF Mii4 .fiw, tti lu at r ' m - -- 'f
al-tltU.W IIHHV Ml Ua . iH (In ' Jf
flt(1, i ftltllH-ttt l-dt'it if i Willi' i"'"
Tl UV Uf ff't'l- ttl.O ImIiHH t r 1 I th
flM'Sf i)lillHM'lt ft.1111 ..f lili. tiil'Ui
Alniiuit fitiMi'ttif . ir "U
1 .' le-f lrl Biftii'i '5 ol "l
f.., tlfj lr.gr ftllk 1'i ll t,f Iftlhtf IW
tn lli idiM. in f u i,f ii, i-wii l . if ftuifi
IttaMf- IfllMlli lljliiKllj lfllt.l Itfif (.
41tM 1'" tiiJ. i f J' ' M ' . I
t K ( Mie , A .r'.i fii tr't !
I.! Ui -HI H.. IM t.l WtJ .It
-4fil - I'.JdM.II , t.lH a rir.lnl.il iWHnU ' f
f ;t Ml' r.ltMyt, . lltaafll inll t' , . t
4h II1i Ilim .' Otfl H'g tli MIIIMIUM! l'iM
a M M(
k,f IfAti rnitlifUff I rfft Jltf ill
tl-w)ilMt, U- I'- UliUe- C .lr I' tf
tlH-l, ' Hi' ' 'f !Jtf UL M..e!Jil.'l
tttt llMl"-l'. n 'll Uatitl I.Kikm''.
t'D . J i f A It 'I'ajl ! I I i f l :
lril(! 'if.f.i... . I i- W HI Us.-
,!' H hUr ft It-' ( 'H ' " i 1 ' t I
M-lt FH I ld tWl MtllttltK il ll tJ
. I g...' bt' " ' "M 1 '
M 'l
'1 I-.
r
lttil wt tt i,m
tt 11 f '"f tn n-. imu.t rm, itM
. is .
t h ..-
- h
. . i y ' v
r". i "" " 1 - ' 1
a i . e r .
7 , JT X, u,.fi'' .".'. -'S., ' , V m .. e e.- e 1
a ' r ' .' iil f V " c '-
X. I . . ' I , . . ' J
; - ( - 4AJni idt . Mt. - -
vc., ,
v
J: 'v:'fi.'
t
(.af II Mt'Ultl
- 0 llMf'' "
Hftl felt
tUI ri
I tl Ifile ItllH in t l
m turn i i' -1 !
i t.tta
i !
' - o
.':. . -.'iE," .. '. "" ,e.' ... r ' t 1
' ' ? I 4 f - v - . , a 1 (
and Why She Is Difficult
f t
i f"
i J ,f0-1f.i'..- 5. Jf . . ' !-' V4 -.!
, -e-.
. w r r t . t- 1 ae-efco
4
I
3
r
T
t. -,
. t
'rV
Sea in These Days with
to Locate When 1 hus Fainted
4 '
Z'"'''jrj if.'-' ". ' xr -
i.;- ' 'i
, . 'V 'a
a . wk -V.Je.IS,. ,ee..,. m el
1
i
J
Ffr.NCH TtMK
! inrs OK THE
03E.
or COMUMCA
mun ia ili iii r r
liiUi,k4 f t'" tftim u lliw
ft Sil
.tniuri4ff
.tlan 11 f t
id H I
f III 1
,".l I
'Jill I
l
4 n iinin
i t . I itdtr
f fll.bll If ,t It . 4rti
ll at ft.M-lt m Hi- (im wf
. glf IlLtUHaltuIw jf
t J4.W4. iS I Ha. 1111
tl
1. 1.
Hi
If)
a l.u ti
il irf ux
ti ) f ii Ifi'tlaii
I. y .lta leifibfl
III l)al Ml tttm
i mui(i tt ur-
flU.d IP, l 4
.'1r I 'I III-
I) l V tit
it to if iiit tnx
ifiait.tmtt fftitir,
.f 11. 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
(!