WKUMCNltAY, AK4 KT III, IUIN.
UAxLX ffuMCE KITE. OUIKIER
Every American Must Do His Pert in
Providing Essentials for Wcr
Bf CLARENCE 0U3LEY,
point of war and needful tusinc aetivitie. In a
time like thit no man ha a moral right, whatever hi fortune may bo,
to employ another man to render any amice of mere comfort or conven
ience when the (Incut young men of tho United Statea are in France dig
glng ditchci, r-awing tiinlxT, laying rail and playing with death, atyl
when tho fluent young women of the United State are acrubbing floor
ih hnsjiitala, and it ia a in that almost a'pproachea tho unpardonable
offense agaiiint civilization for any man or woman in the United Statea
to engago in wakeful or unnecessary aorvice.
Nor can we afford to whs for the itarvation of the central power.
While the (Jcriniin roniUft of Ituisia and the Balkan itate ha inter
rupted agriculture, which will not recover it normal activity thi year,
it cannot be doubted thut tho central power will gain from then con
quered lmiil enough food to sustain them another year, and unless there
i counter-revolution beyond any present prospect tho upplemcnt of food
from these countries will inert' from time to time. Unlet Gemany
linn lout her gcniiiN for agricultural cflklency her expert are right behind
her artuie in the wnpicivd territory furnishing expert infonnation and
stimulation and holding out to the impoverished peasant promisee of
high price ami roncrtty Ticyond anything tlicy ever experienced.
ltenoniliug to the apM-nl of the government and accepting the advico
of the (lepurtiiient and the land-grant college a to the crop needed, and
giving the leant concern to tho crop that aecmed to tho individual farmer
to prniniKc the greatest profit, tho fanner of the United State have
put under the plow thi year more lnnd than wa under tho plow last
year, and if the weather continue favorable but ono thing can prevent
tho continuance of food nulllciency. That ono thing ia farm luhor.
The farmer have planted the crop. God ha tent tho sunshine and
the ruin to make them grow. The farmer alono cannot harvest the crop.
Ve iiiuxt hnvc the crop. What aro we going to do about it?
We have got to atrip for war a Kngluml, France, Italy and Belgium
have stripped. We ennnot win tho war and maintain peace-time habit
and convenience. We cannot w in it by depending upon the men, women
and 'children who aro now on tho farm and who aro working from day
light to black dark. .
Int year in many agricultural region where ordinary farm labor
wa not available on call (ho copIe of the towha and citiea cloned their
atorc and rhopa and office for a day at a timo or for auch a time a waa
necinnary and saved the crop. By concert thi can be done anywhere
without material Ion to any bunimtit or any industry.
Unselfish service is the imperative demand of the hour.
HAD NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD
ut Officer Realised That Henceforth
Young Austrian In HI Command
Waa an Amtrlcan,
The Second Indiana artillery la re
onlble for thi atory: In one of Hi
companies there la a young AuHtrlnn,
who love America with a greater In
tenuity than he hate the despotism
"bock home." Ho waa one of the llrst
men from hi home town to enlist In
that regiment.
A auperlor officer had come to In
spect the company. lie gave direc
tion a to tho way he wan to he su
luted, etc. "Now, we'll try you out
' and see If you've got all my direc
tion." he ended. "We'll begin by cull
ing the roll.
"A your mime are called advance
two steps, salute your auperlor ofll
cer and answer 'Here."
The clerk took up the llHt of name
and begun calling. And lo, the Aus
trian' name, like "Abou Den Ad
hem's," led all the rent For a few
minute the young fellow stood hesi
tating, because he had not understood
much of what the officer had aald.
Encouragingly the ofllcer itarted to
raise hi hand. A bread smile of re
lief apread over the Austrian's face.
A few rapid steps he wa across the
room, celled hi auperlor officer' hand
and gave It a hearty American shake.
- Amid roar of laughter the officer
ruefully examined hi crushed finger.
"He' an American now, all right," he
(aid aagcly.
Shakespeare "OverraUd."
Mr. Justice Darling hag admitted
that he knitfls "a bit about racing."
He certainly know more about liter
ature, however, and therein differ
from one of hi predecessors on the
bench, Ilaron Martin. Mr. Adolphu
Llddcll, who acted a the baron' mar
thai In 1872, date that he "had a
prodigious acquaintance with racing
history, and knew the winner of all
the chief event for many years back.
"In history, literature and art he
seemed to take no Interest whatever,
and If ever he had any education
In these he had discarded It. Many
etorle were current Illustrative of thi
peculiar condition of hi mind, such
a hi reinurk that "Hhnkcxpcnre I nn
enormously overrated mas.' "London
Chronicle. 1
- World' Language.
Tt ha been estimated that the one
billion people of the w orld speak 8,004
language. Tim number of men and
women In tho world l :ild to be about
equal. ' vi' .,
AaUut Sscsttsry f AarfceftM
American farmer wilt not need outside help to
feed themselves, and it ii time for city consumer in
the United State to tale some concern for their own
itiitcnince.
Th timo lis mme when ty public opinion or by
local law, itate and municipal, but inoit important 'of
all by the example of nieu of affair who are the leader
in their foiimuinltiei, every able-bodied man mint bu
ernuailed to cease doing thing that women can do
a well or thing that are unnecessary from the tand-
FIRST RECORDED AIR FIGHT
Frenchman, Rival In Lev, Had
Strang and Fatal Duel Mere Than
One Hundrtd Year Age.
Tho first battle In the air and 'the
strangest duel In the long history of
the field of honor, wa fought 110
years ago near Paris, Two Frenchmen
were ardent rival for the affection
of a woman, nnd o bitter did their
quarrel beeomo that only blood could
wlpo It out. Ordinary method were
too tame for these fiery spirt, so It
was agreed that the duel should be
fought from balloon, the cause of
the trouble agreed to marry the vic
tor. When the selected day arrived the
two fighters and their second repaired
to the meeting place, only to Dud a
great crowd assembled, for word of
the strange encounter had spread
broadcast. The principals, however,
were undeterred. Two balloons, pre
cisely alike, had been prepared, and
Into these they stepped. To each waa
handed a carefully loaded blunderbuss.
The word was given and the moor
ings east off. 8lowly the balloons as
cended, almost side by side. At the
height of about half a mile, when the
great bags were but 80 yards apart,
tbe signal wa given and both men
opened fire. Soon one of the balloon
collapsed and crashed to the earth.
The record say the woman kept her
promise and married the victor of the
aerial battle.
Dog Reeognlit Portrait
la hi reminiscence "Spy" sketches
my credulity. He had painted a full
length portrait of his host at a country
house. When It wa Just finished he
came down early one morning to In
spect It and found hi host' dog sit
ting up begging before the portrait of
i Ills master.
I It was Apelles, the ancient painter,
.1 think, who depicted grapes so rculls
I tlcally that the very birds peeked at
them. Dut In n longissoclatlon with
dogs I buve never found one who could
; recognise a figure or a londscnpe In a
i picture. -
The nearest approach to such Intel
ligence Is when 1 huve set a looking
glass on the floor and confronted a dog
with his own likeness. He growls aus
piciously, uncomfortably, until he
vilks behind to mid the other dog
tl a Isn't there 1 London Chronicle.
Kerosene.
To remove paint from the hands or
wearing-apparel wot la kerosene and
wash at rfneo. .
covErii::3n:r.:sELVEs vmi glory
Oath and Courage In Second Battle
to Old Glory -Remarkable Description of the Arts, Devices
and Camouflage Employed In Present-Day War
Spectacular Features Are Missing.
I Modern war has knocked apots out
of the eetacular feature of battle,
because It 1 chiefly machine mad.
I Tbe scenes of populsr fancy tb
kind one reads about In history and
which have been perpetuated In poet
ry and on canvas are relics of tbe
past Seldom, If ever, anything ap
proaching them occurs on tbe western
front. In spite of the staggering amount
of men and war equipment used.
War ha been revolutionised and tbe
Second battle of the Marne proved It
tbe battle In which the American ex
peditionary forces by their daub and
coursge added luster to tbe fold of
Old Ulory.
There were no snapping flag or mar
tial music to thrill our men In olive
drub. They did not . march Into the
fray en masse nor to the front In any
thing resembling the average clvlllan'a
conception of the entry of troops Into
buttle.
They arrived In French trucks driv
en by . Hindu-Chinese chauffeurs In
clouds of dust, tumbled off, scurried
to cover and took up the camouflaged
positions made necessary by the se
verest open fighting of the war. They
beeume In a Jiffy part of the army In
visible. Featur of Modem Warfare.
And right there develops a feature
that I one of the most curious of all
modern warfare tbe successful con
cenlment of whole division and corps.
Nobody who has nut been privileged
to go to tbe front end travel buck of
the lines .can begin to appreciate the
marvel. It Is a case of doing a Kellar-lhe-(lreat
with an army by modern
military legerdemain, making thou
sands of men, horses, mules, guns,
great ii ml small, disappear as If the
ear III had swallowed them.
You can motor ulong country high
ways through the most delightful funn
ing country mid scarcely catch a
glimpse of tin! army as you go, snve
the truck and ambulance trains In the
rear, the sentries and stuff and regi
mental headquarters. The fighting
units nrc strum; out over country plow
ed nnd seeded for this season's crops,
lint you d. n't see enough of them to
conclude that there Is even a good
slxed regiment on the Job.
Tims has the art of camouflage been
developed n new and Interesting sci
ence of modern wnrfiiro still In Its pri
mary stage In spite of all that has
been done.
As you motor well within the tone
of high explosives, shrapnel and gas,
yon catch fleeting glimpses of men nnd
animals and chow, guns between the
foliage, nnd batteries Ingeniously
screened from the eagle eyes and the
lenses of enemy aviators and balloon
observers. You are astounded to note
how cleverly the topography and the
beauties of nature have been pressed
Into use In the scheme of concealment
and deception known as camouflage.
Army 8Mlght.of.Hsnd.
The army slelght-of-hand has becomi
such n big and noccsmiry feature of
wan that every army post has Its an
nex of war scenery which reminds you
of a visit bock to the stage between
theatrical performance. The most
skilled artists are doing their bit In
thla respect, nor are camouflage ef
fect confined to them. It 1 amusing
to ee how army cooks and buck pri
vate shield themselves nnd their
kitchens and their animals. Camou
flage certainly offers opportunity for
development limited only by the skill
and cleverness of the Individual and
materials offered by nature.
When our men were rushed Into the
flood of strife on the Marne and re
lieved French unlta fogged by days-
mnA nlfvhla nf Inmlaanl Scfitlni tilld.
I ed back the Germans with heavy loss
es, and held the highway to Tarls, they
passed thousands of refugees who had
hurriedly evacuated farms and ham
lets and towns.
These refugee weto exhausted by
fright and travel and loss of steep.
They were pushing wheelbarrows or
baby carriages containing all the
household treasures that they bad been
able to save, while others with more
warning and greater facilities, rode on
carts great and smnll, plied high with
chairs and bedding and mirrors and
i pictures.
j Little tots slept In the, eddies of
! these loads. I saw one huge load
! drawn by six oxen the color of milk.
, The heodof the house wns driving
and his wife nnd four children were
perched on the load. Dangling from
tho hack was n bicycle, a doll's ciir
rlttge, and In the latter were tucked
a toy gun and sword nnd a French
doll with one eye. The owner In her
mother' lap on high had her favorite
dolly clutched to her little breast,
j Anywhere for 8fety.
I The child wa crying nnd o wai
her mother. Most of the refugeea were
solemn-faced, stunned, stole. They
; were rnttllng over the roads anywhere
for safety, away from the Hun shells
mid poisonous vapors, when clouds ol
dust appeared and there careened pus,
them hundreds of huge army truckr
and in them were American soldiers,
face tanned the color of leather Hnv
- of the Marne Add New Luster
vffty lad of them smiling or singing
They were coming to fight for thi
right and ssfety of these old men aoi
women and little children who crowd
ed tbe free ilde of the road lo tbelr
flight. Thi'y were coming to'atrlke for
democracy and humanity and they were
glad of the chance, Impatient for bat
tle, Their cheer and their laughter and
their snatches of song had a wonder
ful effect on tbe aorrowful refugees,
who forgot their discomforts, lotwes
and dangers and cheered and threw
kisses to their defenders from over
seas trom beloved America. Bald a
French ofllcer at my side :
"The spirit and exubernice of your
men are overpowering. Our people
have been fighting four years. Our
men on the Marne have had no time
(o sleep or eat. In loaning us these
American troops at this time your com
mnmlcrs and your country show they
are heart and soul In this fight You
have given new life and coursge to
the refugees. You have given new life
to our lighting forces. You are coming
fresh and strong with what do you
call It? Oul, the punch. It I wonder
ful. It la superb. It ha welded our
people more closely than ever."
Show Thslr Gratitude.
And the French populace showed
their gratitude In divers ways, by tbe
eloquent ovation to our wounded on
tbelr way to I'nrls In ambulances. In
speeches and public, prints sid In
streets and highway wherever an
American uniform showed kself.
With all due resiwct to the tradition
al ties that bind France and the Unit
ed States, there had been periods when
the populnce wondered and doubted.
Four months ago when I reached the
theater of war It was not uncommon
as French troops passed Americans,
to hear shouts In French which con
veyed the sally thnt American troops
were all right for training cainps, but
hud not felt tbe guff of the frout Hue.
Then cume'tbe fights in Apenuont
Woods ami Seleheprey and the carry
ing und holding of the village of Cun
llgny against a serle of ssvuge but
futile German counter-attacks, and, tho
biggest nnd most brllllunt American
performance of all In stopping the
drive on I'arls, which molded a new
public sentiment und a fervor of in
thuslnsin everywhere nppnrent Tho
Yanks had come and made good. Apre
mont Woods, SeU'hi'prcy, Cnntigny nnd
the Marne were Indexes of greater
American achievements.
The concentration of sufficient Amer
ican forces nt this critical pivot wns
a big feather In the cap of the Ameri
can commanders. Thousands of men,
ample supplies and ammunition and
the Impedimenta thnt goes with a mod
ern army were thrown lito the gup nnd
the German tide was stemmed.
As we rode over the dusty hill at
daybreak we saw hundred of colored
Moroccan In their red turbuna lying
exhausted along the road and under
the tree. We nw French artillery
nnd Infantry leave positions that had
been filled by our men during the
night. And, oh 1 the spectacle of our
fellows going In with their hrra chins,
their broad backs and their fearless
eyes going Into hell.
Had to Leave Quickly.
American officers bivouacked in a
schoolhouse and converted the rooms
Into offices where map were unfurled
and strung. The Ink wa still in the
ume wens in the pupil' desk and
there were chalk examples and sen
tences on the blackboards. We brewed
coffee and breakfasted on war bread
and confiture In a little white cement
house where everything waa In place.
The owners had to leave quickly, sav
ing only a few family effect. The
quaint family clock waa ticking on the
mantel.
Poultry cackled In the yard and two
cows munched under a shelter. Cour
iers on motorcycles as white as If they
emerged from flour barrels, dashed
back and forth. More artillery rattled
Into place and more trucks filled with
American brawn rumbled over tho hill.
There was a brief period of deliber
ation, nnd, without sleep or food, our
men attacked, with what success the
world already knows. It was worse
than going over the top. It wns
ease of advancing through wheat fields
and woods In the face of nests of en
emy mnchlne guns.
There were no trenches or dugouts.
German prisoner sold that our Hfle
fire waso heavy and true they mis
took It, for machine guns.
Massing of machine gains and light
artillery, pending the arrival of the
guns of larger caliber, destroyed any
mnss play. Our men took their ob
jectives In little crouching groups
which extended Into skirmish lines
when foliage enabled. But, open as
It was, the fighting lacked the battle
field spectacle of wars of old one sees
In pictures. Even those engaged taw
little of the fw--sy
Butter Wrsppers printed to com
i with the law at the Courier.
Envelopes at tbe Courier Office,
FOR BULK
rOR SALE 111 Angora goal sad
, kid, rer panic ulare address B.
H. Wise, Kerby. Ore. Sltf
FOR SALE One Crescent plainer.
Addresa A. C. Manning, Regue
River, Ore. 47
FOR SALE 110 acre timber land
near Kerby. Inquire Frank Floyd,
Kerby, Ore. ii
FOR BALE Five good Jery cows.
t extra good Guernseys, 4 months
old Herford bull, 1 riding mare,
1 colt, 1 heavy team. Inquire Dr.
Nerbu, Orav Creek ranch. SStf
I-KAVING CITY, will sell Smith
Iiarnea piano, almost as good as
new mahogany ease, price 1175.
Address No. 1101 care Courier. 43
FOR 8 ALE A span of horses,
weight, 1400 esch. $200. Inquire
1002 Oak atreet. 4
FOR SALE Overland 5-passenger
auto, snotber bargain, leather up
holstering, storsge battery, eler
trlo lights, speedometer, exhaust
whistle, foot warmer, etc., all In
fine order and ready for the road.
It won't be here long at $325. P.
K. Oottscbslk, Csrage. 44
FOR SALE Wheel chair with cush
ion, In first class condition. In
quire of E. G. Harris, 1042 East A
street, phone 141-R. 4$
FOR SALE Ford runabout In good
order; 1 mare, 7 yeara old; 2
pack burros; 2 small burros. E.
T. Carnegie, Merlin, Ore. 40
FOR 8A LEYunborse hsrk,
buggy, 43-acre dairy farm, good
buildings. A bargain. rhone
600-J-l, Rt. No. 1. 47
TO RKXT
'OR RENT 6-rooni house with
bath and large garden planted.
209 Foundry street. Inquire op
posite, sr .Moss renting agency.
.86tf
FUR RENT 4-room bungalow on
Evelyn avenue, with bath. Inquire
, at Battery Shop. 44
FOR RENT House .and' six acres on
East A street, Grants Pass, or
house only, , seml-furolshed. In
quire of Mrs. A. J. Klocker, Med
ford, Oregon. 47
w.tT:n
WANTED Man and wife to work at
placer mine. " Man to act aa su
perintendent and wife to cook for
, small camp. Address Austin Wil
on, Murphy, Ore. , 44
WANTED Groundmen and linemen
for Western Union construction
gang working between Merlin and
Grants Pass. Best of wsges and
accommodations. Steady employ
ment. For particulars apply man
ager Western Union Grants Pass,
or foreman, Merlin, Ore. SI
DRESS.HAKING
DRESSMAKING Thoroughly rell-
able, reasonable. Edna Watts, 312
I street. 4
LOST
LOST Between Sams Valley and
Grants Pass, post card size Ansco
fpldtng camera, heavy leather case
with strap. Finder notify No.
1309 Courier office and receive
liberal reward. 44
poexn.
FOUND On West G street, a small
sum of money. Inquire 401 G
street, between and 7 o'clock. 43
MISCELLANEOUS
FOR TAXI SERVICE Call 183-J;
country of city calls; .stand at
Stag. A. J. Powera. 46
DANCE and amusements, August 24,
.8; 30 p. in., Leland hotel alnlng
room. For benefit of American
Red Cross. .Tsgs 25 cents, In
cludes dance and supper. Good
.music. (Signed) Committee. 47
r j. .iir.e in v. .t
'n'.i:r? .' a. nt ; imo a favorite
' .! : a.nf'iw tua farm workers in
r'i-s-.. Fifty yi. ts ii go shepherd
It; ',:i-,!l!'.-:'i-.'-.It" were supplied
'!t M-' hf wnrl to provide them
'm s wi;h two psirs of stockings.
l nee per pair v i's pnld for stock
ts In excess of tills number.
Remove Smell of Paint
Place a pan full of lighted charcoal
in middle of room and throw over It
two hnndfuls of Juniper berries, shut
the windows and doors tor a day and
the smell will disappear.
The advantage of thi I that you
will not have to remove tapestry or
furniture, a the smoke of the Juniper
berries Is not Injurious to them.
ATTCCJIBYg-
H. D. NORTON, AUerney-t-Uw.
rraeUeea Ia aU State m4 refer! '
Courts, rirat Natlenal Bonk tUj,
COLVIO 4k WILLIAMS, AMorwers-
at-Law, Oraata Psse Banking Oe.
Bldg., O rants Pass, Orege.
C. S. VAN DYKE, Attorney. Prae
tloe la all court First National
Bank Bldg.
O. I. BLANCH ARO. ttorney at
Law. Golden Rnle Building
Pboao 270. Oraata Paaa, Ore go a.
BLANCUARD BLANCHARD, At
loraeya, Albert Bldg. Phoss
III-J. Practice la all courts; laas
beard attorney.
C. A. SIDLE R, Altorney-as-Law, ret
ire la bankruptcy. . Mason!
temple, O runts Pass, Ore,
VETERINARY BURGEON
DR. R. J. BE8TUL. Vetertnarlaa.
Office, rsstdence. Phone 101-R.
PHYSICIANS
U O. CLEMENT, M. D., Practice
limited to diseases of the eye, ear,
note and throat Glaseee fitted.
Office hours t-12, 2-S, or oa ap
pointment Office phone 12, resi
dence phone 151-J.
1 LOUGHRIDGE. al. D. Physiol
and aurgeoa. City or country calls
attended day or night Resident
pbone 3(1; office phone 182
Sixth and H. Tuffs Bldg.
DR. J. O. NIBLEY, Physician and
surgeon. Lundburg Sldg. Health
officer. Office hoar, f to 12 a.
m. and 1 to 5 p. m. Phone 310-J.
A. A. WITHAM, M. D. Internal
medicine and nervous diseases;
903 Corbett Bldg., Portland, Or.
Hours 9 a. m. to 1 p.m.
A. BURSELL, M. D. D. C All drug
less and surgical methods. 211
North Sixth street, phone 7. In
Dr. Ingram' office. SS
DENTISTS
E. C. MACY, D. M. D. Flrst-clae
. dentistry. 10SV4 South Sixth
street, Grsnts Pass, Oregon.
PHOTO STUDIO
THE BEST TIME The softest and
most beautiful lighting effect for
fine picture are secured by the
operator at The Picture Mill be
tween tbe hour of 10:30 a. m.
and 2 p. m. and believing that you
desire the very best work, we
would respectfully suggest that
yon arrange tor sittings between
the above hours. After 2 p. m.
the light becomes Intense and
harsh and the results are not aa
satisfactory aa earlier In the day.
Call 283-R for Ume.
' Ml8ICAL
! j MACMURRAY, teacher of voice
riir. .nj .i.in. t ,
at horns of pupil It requested. Ad-
dress 71 ( Lee street
DRAYAQE AND TRANS. tit
COMMERCIAL TRANSFER CO. Al
kind of drayage and transf
work carefully and promptly den
Phone ltl-J. Stand at freight
depot A. Shade, Prop.
THE WORLD MOVES; ao do w.
Bunch Bros. Transfer Co. Phone
817-R.
T. Q. IS HAM, drayag and transf sr.
Safea, jdanoa and furaltor
moved, packed, hipped and stor
ed. Phone Clark ft Holmsa, No.
50. Residence phone 124-R.
Th California and Orego
uoasi u&uroaa company
TIME CARD
Dally except Sunday
Effective May 1. 1918
Train 1 iv. Granta Pass. 100 p. m
Tra'ja 2 lv. Waters Csei k :01 p. m
AU trains leave GrauU Pas front
he corner of G and E's'utb streets,
ppolte tLe Southern Usclflc depot
Pir all Information regarllna,
freight and pasaoivjsr service call at
th office of the company, Lundbura
building, or phone 131 for same
YAM KICK KNTKKPKISK
The American Y. M. C. A. in Lon
don has built a hut round the statue
of William III In St. James Square, i
It Is known as Washington Hut and
ts for officers.