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OREGON' WEATHER
4 Tonight and Tuesday fair
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WHO ARE THE CZECIIO-SUOVAKS
There la no such thing, strict!)
speaking, as a Ciecho-Slovak. There
are Csechs and Slovaks. The hy
phen denotes the union ot the two
peoples, just as Canadians and Am
ericans, united against a common
loe, might be called "Canado-Americans."
The reason why "Cecil" or "Csech"
Is spelled with such variety is that
there is no exact English translation
of it. In its own tongue the "C" has
a little curre over It, indicating mat
. It is pronounced like the "ch" In
"church." The pronunciation is
somewhere between "Checko" and
"Chesko."
The Czechs and the Slovaks are
old people. Their written history
goes back to the sixth century, and
there are traces far earlier than that.
The Czechs inhabit most of Bohemia
of which Cechy Is the native nam.;
much of Moravia, Silesia and largo
parts of Hungary. There are about
eight millions of them altogether.
There are about 2,500,000 of the
Slovaks, who are closely akin to
them in race and language. They
live mostly in the northern counties
of Hungary, touching upon the Mor
avians, Poles, Little RussUn.', tier
mans and Magyars.
The Czechs seem to be the more
Intellectual. . Their history has been
a struggle , to keep their language
and literature intact, as well as their
racial entity. The Slovaks are said
to be si peaceful; slow, farming most
primitively. ". ' : ', '
Both peoples, who with the Poles
and Lusatlans, form the Western
Slavs, have kept strong national self-
consciousness. Conquered by the
Magyars, down-trodden by the Ans
. trlans, they keep coming up in par
liaments and conventions, demand
ing representation, education, self
government. Losing to Austria in
1620, after being politically sub
merged for a hundred ' and fifty
years, we find the Czechs still study
ing Slavls philology and trying to
keep their language pure. In 1882
they founded a university at Prague.
The present fight for indepen
dence has been going on in one form
or another for many hundred years.
Nothing is accidental. The strength
and perseverance of these separate
groups now warring in Italy, Rus
sia and Siberia Is the product of cen
turies of national solidity and hope
for freedom.- , '
Now is the chance of the Czech o-
Ikz Csrdl Systemi
(Xmuueacing September 1st all svgar sales) for all purpor will bo
wade oa card checkUg ttlaa. ' r
WK HAVE OIK CAKIM NOW
Oaw lu ami sign one before ftrtttosaber 1st, aa wo are mat permit
ted after August Slst to seQ fo aa ounce of sugar unless your
-rard la properly signed, ?',.
KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY
Ql'AUTY FIRST ? !
ths machtse was running wild, each
aviator thought ths other was try
ing to have a littlt fun at his ex
pense. 4
UVIK1 Minimi Vlllirit
any feeling,' said le Maltre when
ths situation wa explained. "I
thought Soulier was trying some
stunts to lest my nerve. H
"I thought the same thing," said
Soulier.
Slovak. His hatred ot the slippery
Austrlans and ot the tyrannous Mag
yars throws his lot with the allies.
His antipathy to the oppressor in
monarchical Russia, lying quiescent
during the first months ot the Bol
shevik! regime, while he hoped, as
did all Russia, that salvation was at
hand, has now flamed into action.
THE PEACE DRIVE
The month Just past has been the
allies' best In four years. Between
mid-July and August 15 the French,
British, Italians and Americans
have taken 71,000 prisoners and
more than 1,700 guns, and they have
treed from a brutal Invader more
than 1,800 square miles ot fertile,
though wasted soli.
These figures represent the great
est allied gains in any month slncej
the war began, and they are rightly i
hailed In four capitals as evldedce'
that the numerical superiority and'
the preponderant resources of those
nations In league against autocracy
are at last bringing the results for
which civilization prays. The allies
are out to win the war, and they are
winning because they have pooled
their resources, have submitted to a
common military command and ' a
common naval policy. '
Tbe Germans, in the same month.
have lost no less than 350,000 fight
ing men by wounds and death, and
K . j . j
Ormous quantities of war material
of every kind. They are on the de
fensive now, and Foch Intends that
they shall never win again that ln
Itatlve of which his blow at Chateau
Thierry robbed them.
These are the reasons for the
meeting of the emperors at German
main headquarters. Another peace
drive is due. Civilians In France
and Great Britain, Italy and Amer
ica, should make sure that this peace
drive is as futile as the recent Ger
man drive on Paris proved to be.
bread and more sugar la apt to find
military life very annoying, .
A course of military training will
put many an old codger Into ths
pink of condition.
I
IS NERVE
The territory of Hawaii li now
bone dry. The question Is, 'an the
man on pleasure bent thorjughl?
enjoy the hula hula dance without
his "bug Juice?"
Cattlemen in northern Ca'lfornla
are beginning to quarrel In real
earnest over the range. At this
time let only Hun blood be spilled
Oregonlana are not alone in tbeir
sad dilemma. In Sweden it is mv
"every man'hls own brewer."
The man who demands whiter
Fort Worth, Texas, Aug. it. An
airplane running wild In midair and
cutting all the daring capers that
such a machine l( capable of per
forming, while two skilled French
aviators sat calmly in their teats
each believing the other was direct
ing the flight, recently a mated Am
erican aviation officers and cadets
here who watched Its startling gyra
tions. Eventually. after hair-ralsinx
loops, dives and side-slips In w,hlch
the airplane almost grazed the earth,
It dove nose-first Into the ground
driving the engine back through the
fusllago up to where one of the avia
tors sat, but Injuring neither of
them.
The two French aviators who so
narrowly escaped death were I.e Ma
ltre and Soulier who have brought
down several German alrplunes In
the fighting on the western front in
France.
Le Maltre was In the back seat
and took the plane from the ground.
The machine had climbed a few hun
dred feet when Soulier raised his
hand) fn h'8 head, the usual signal
of a pilot that he will take control
or the plane. So Le Maltre sat at
ease.
Then or eight minutes the airplane
gave a performance the like of
which never before had been seen
by the spectators. It comprised the
whole known category of stunts and
added new ones with amazing sud
denness, i Those below gasped In
wonderment when the machine sud
denly dived within a few feet of the
ground. It seemed Impossible that
any one would handle the machine
with such dexterity and reckless
abandon.
The spectators, however, saw Le
Maltre and Soulier smiling calmly.
. Suddenly the plane crashed down
ward and buried its nose In the
earth. The aviators stepped calmly
'rom under the demolished plane
and faced each ether.
"What do you think you are do
ing, anyway; trying to scare me,
eh?" said Lc Maltre.
"What was I trying to do?" echoed
Soulier. "What were you trying to
do to me?"
Then It developed that during the
eight minutes they had been In the
air neither aviator had touched the
controls. Soulier had been merely
adjusting Ms helmet when Le Maltre
saw the movement and mistook it
for a signal that Soulier Intended to
take control of the airplane. While
COl'NTY AGENTS NOTES'
The Oregon Agricultural College
hss organised what Is rilled the
feeds committee of which Prof. E.
U Potter of the animal husbandry
department is chairman. The pur
pose of this committee Is to keep a
line on foodstuffs and prices for
which they may be purchased In car
load lota In Portland.
The committee Is Issuing a circu
lar from time to lime as conditions
warrant. This circular tells the dif
ferent kind ot feeds that are avail
able and the prices.
Circular number on Is now on
file In the county agent's office and
can be seen by anyone Interested.
Number three Eastern Oregon
oats, clipped, Is priced at about $St
per ton bulk, and barley at $55 per
ton In car lots.
At the present time there Is no
ollmeal available, and cottonseed
meal Is offering at $65 per ton, and
rocoanut meal at $53.50.
The agricultural council la plan
ning to purchase both seeds ind
feeds for the farmer and our com
mittee In charge must have some
pretty definite Information aa to
the wants of the farmers pretty soon
In order to handle this proposition
as It should be done. So any farmer
wanting to secure either seed or feed
through us should make his wants
known to the county agent at a very
early date.
Full Line of Auto Supplies
TIRES-A11 Sizeo
C. L. HOBART CO.
Italians Shew Patriotism,
To show their patriotism, Itullwn
grocers at Wheeling, W. Vn., an
nounced that they will not hnndle
wheut flour, seMii" whent substitutes
Instead. This art Ion meet with esps
clal approvnl sine Italians In tbe.r
native liiud know nothing of wbci,'
Hour substitutes,
Grants Pass & Crescent City Stage Co.
W. T. Itreen, I'ropr.
II. (adding. Agent
Big Pierce Arrow Car Eaiy Riding
Office JoM-ylilno Hotel Ul"rk
Telephone U12M-J anil I :
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KEEP YOUR SHOES NEAT
LIQUIDS ANO PASTES. rOR SLACK. WHITf,
TAN, DARK BROWN OR OK BLOOD SHOtS,
PRgStRVK TMI UATHIR.
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Food Will Win the War
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