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for world domination by Germany
The military problem of the campaign
of 1917-1S is unmistakable. 1t must be
to break in the bikes erected about TINS
central European empire. Failing TINS
it must be to apply steadily and un-
ceasingly such pressure on the OUTSIDE
that the demands for peace within shall
rise until they can no longer be 81
no one can doubt That Germany is so
war weary that she is prepared now
to surrender her conquered lands and
that she is also prepared to surrender
ce-Lorraine, indemnify Belgium,
give over German Poland seems to me
unlikely in the extreme.
Actually. the German general staff set
forth for itself in July and August, 1916.
the task of holding through. and one is
obliged to recognize that. however ter
rible the strain, on August /. 1917. the
German is still holding through. Nor
can one mistake the gravity of the new
submarine war. Germany has been wrorg
in believing that after three months OF
unrestricted submarine warfare England
would be brought to her knees. but there
are few naval experts who believe that
If the submarine ravages continue unre-
stricted England can fight much after
October. 1918, or fail to make peace by
negotiation within Il brief period after
that date.
Last Year Of the War.
For myself. / am satisfied that we are
entering into the last year of the war.
We may have military decision between
now and the end Of the campaigning sea-
son of next year. If we do not | do not
believe the war will be ended by a mill
tary decision. We shall not have Il mil
tary decision if Russia quits the battle
line and the United States fails to make
prompt and great effort, supplying in
some part the Russian detection.
1 believe a military victory must now
come to the allies, if Russia and the
United States do their part. I believe it
may come to the allies If the United
States measures up to her great task and
her obvious duty. But ] do not believe
that the element of time is any longer an
ally Of the enemies of the central powers.
l believe that unless the submarine men,
ace is ended the allies cannot go longer
than the end of next year. And 1 do not
believe that without great American re-
Inducements military decision will be
had
The German army is no longer the army
OF 1914. German resources are fading and
falling. Yet during the war of the Span
ish succession Louis XIV faced the great
coalition under equal disadvantages and
managed to avoid the partition of his
county and to achieve a peace without
indemnity or annexation. If the Germans
can last until the snow flies next autumn
they may be able to do the same thing.
Whether they will be able to do this or
not depends very largely upon the United
States and Russia, and only blind and
foolish man. whatever his hopes, would
place great reliance upon Russia.
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RECORD PRICE FOR COTTON.
First Bale of Georgia's 1917 Crop
Brings 40 Cents.

SAVANNAH. Ga. July 2s.-The rec
ord price of 40 cents 4 pound was paid
at auction for the first bale Of Geor-
gia. 1917. cotton crop here today. The
purchasers. Immediately donated the
bale to the Red Cross, to be sold again,
either on the Savannah Cotton Ex-
change or in New York. C. H. Tullis
Of Doe Run grew the bale.
The second bale of the crop arrived
within an hour after the first. 1t was
grown by negro. 1som Rackley, of
Camilla. and was purchased at 40 cents
by local cotton firm. 1t also was
Immediately donated TO the Red Cross.
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LOUISIANA DRAFT DELAYED.
Official Lists Late in Arriving at
Baton Rouge.

BATON ROUGE. La. July 2S-Delay
in posting names of men drafted for
the new national army in Louisiana
cities and towns and in beginning ex-
amfnations was caused by failure of
the Official draft lists to arrive from
Washington until about noon today.
AS soon as the lists were received at
the adjutant generals Office clerks be-
gan mailing them out to the various
district exemption boards and posting
Of names was expected to begin Mon
day over the state
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BIG TASK TO GUARD
HEALTH Of TROOPS
Keeping Men in Camps and on
Ships Free of Disease
Means Work.
EXPERTS ON U. S. ROLLS

Stories of remarkable operations on
wounded men. reported from across the
seas. furnish the spectacular side of the
medical care of Uncle Sans soldiers.
The onerous, uneventful. tremendous
task of providing for the hygiene. SAM
tation and medical care Of the new ma
tional army in mobilization camps pro-
vides no thrills.
This fact is pointed out in an inter-
view by DR.. Franklin H. Martin. chair
man of the committee of medicine and
surgery Of the national council of de-
tense. who says:
1.-The work Of the army surgeon easily
holds the public mind, but vital as it is,
it Is Of small Importance compared with
the far greater task of keeping the
men In camps and on the ships free
from disease 1t is singularly true Of
the work OF caring for an army's health
that IL 1T is done properly there are no
unusual outward results. 1t comes to
public attention only II it is bungled."
Best Of Talent in Service.
Medical and scientific men have re-
allied the Importance Of this phase of
war preparation. and thus the Medical
Corps of the army and the navy and
the volunteer agencies. such as the COM
mfttee headed by DR.. Martin. have been
able to draw upon the best medical
minds Of the nation to aid them in their
preparatory work.
DIR. Martin pays a high tribute to the
surgeons general OF the army and navy.
ut would be well to emphasize that
the work of safeguarding the health of
the army and navy could not be in bet
ter hands than 1t is right now" he said.
States Army and Navy have led the way
in many directions in the development
Of military sanitation and disease pre-
vention. and the confidence the country
feels in their leadership is thoroughly
justified
The general medical board of the ma
tional council Of defense, composed of the
country's biggest medical men, including
the surgeons general OF the army and
navy, has served as a clearing house Of
professional opinion and has brought to
the solution Of important problems the
best medical thought.
Personnel of Board.
On the board are such men as DR.. Simon
Flexner OF the Rockefeller Institute, Drs.
William ]. and Charles N. Mayo, DIR. Vic
tor c. Vaughan Of the University Of Mich
igan, DIR. William II. WEIGH OF Johns Hop
hlis 'ni 'oi n.y. IL FREDERICK "A. BeSley
Of Northwestern, DR.. George w Grille of
Western Reserve and DIR. Charles e.
kahlke of Hahnemann College Of Chicago.
1t was explained by DIR. Martin that the
medical section has been directed in three
main channels. The most comprehen-
sive has been assisting in the work of
the several divisions of control of the
government and civilian population, the
Medical Corps Of the Army and Navy, the
public health service, the Red Cross and
the work with civilian munition makers
Besides this the committee has con-
cerned itself with problems Of personnel
and supplies.
1.-The country can rest assured that
everything OF which the American medical
professor is capable has been done to pre-
pare for taking care of its raw troops, -
concludes DR. Martin.
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Status Makes Peace Impossible

There remains the question whether
the Germans will now content them ;.
selves to evacuate the conquered lines
to return to the conditions of 1914-
or whether they will insist upon pre-
serving their middle Europe. With n
Germany in possession of what Germany
now holds the allies cannot make peace.
ANY peace would be but. a preparation
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Austrians Checked Italians.

While the battle Of the Somme was at
its height Italy struck out toward Gorilla
in August, pushed forward across the
Isonzo river, climbed up onto the Carso
plateau. took thousands Of Austrian prts-
oners captured the city of Gorilla and
won the first great military battle in the
history of united Italy. Yet there was no
morrow to this success. On their rear
ward lines the Austrians checked the
Italians. Trench warfare was resumed.
Trieste was not captured, nor has 1t
fallen yet. although the spring has seen
a new Italian offensive.
While the Italian attack was being car
ried forward there broke out in Blu
kowina and southern Galicia a new
Brusiloff stroke. Pushing forward south
of the Dniester from Czernowitz to Stan
islau-over eighty-fve miles-the Rus
south as they had threatened II from
Lutsk and Brody on the north in June. In
ten days they captured more than so. 900
prisoners, bringing their total captures
for their eastern offensive from June l to
400, coo Never in the course of the whole
war had the allied outlook seemed SO
propitious as il did in August and Sep
TENDER, 1916. And in this time came the
sudden and dramatic entrance of Ru-
mania into the battle line. What every
body had long expected when 1t came
surprised the world. Suddenly Rumania
declared war and sent her armies across
the Transylvanian Alps into Hungarian
territory. For several weeks there fol-
lowed brilliant advances by the Ruma-
niaps. Cities and towns fell: more than
third of Transylvania-all that section
which lies between the outspread arms
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Simonds Believes Decision on Land Can Be
Reached Only if Full American and
Russian Strength Is Employed.
GERMANY, POWER OF OFFENSIVE GONE.
STILL ABLE TO HOLD FOES AT BAY
Sole Hope Now in Submarines Which Must Be
Overcome by Fall of 1918 or Allies Must
Give Up Fight and Make Peace.
By FRANK H. SIMONDS,
Author of "The Great War;" "They Shall Not Pass.
hume Assn (The New York Tribune).

New York Tribune
HEASURED by the expectations the second anniversary
III of the outbreak world war; there is mis-
taking the fact that the third year has been bitter dis
the allies Recall for moment the stua-
OF August At that the Russian often
Bukona had surpassed previous achievements
allied side The of BrusloH
pushing forward STILL Lembeg seemed equally dan
The Russian attack had begun June All through July the
British and the French the Some had pounded taking thou
sands of prisoners guns making
cable change the battle lines France On August the Italian
guns already active preparing for that attack which few
days Gorilla Already the world began that
Rumania the point entering the Men began to
talk of the liberation of the fall of Trieste and of Lemberg
and the restoration of allied fortunes.
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ONE MORE YEAR OF WORLD WAR, F..
THEN A PEACE BY NEGOTIATION,
UNLESS u. S. DOES UTTERMOST

mans had postponed any possible at
tack on this front for many months.
They had turned the country into a
desert. They had destroyed every
means of communication, every village.
They hacked down fruit trees and de-
stroyed the magnificent old trees along
the roads. The consequence of this
was that from the Aisne to the Cojeul,
from scissors almost to Arras. there
had been created before the new Ger
man line moat of desolation, which
had first to be passed by the builders
OF British railroads before the army
could arrive. Now. after four months.
there has still been no attack on this
front. save only around Arras.
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Disappointment in Midyear.

OF the year 1861 one may perhaps
say accurately that the beginning and
the end were the most hopeful mo-
ments for the allied cause. Between
these two points lie some OF the bit
terest disappointments in military his
tory.
First among the operations of i'm
portance in the latter half Of last year
was the battle Of the Somme. 1t had
proceeded with fury all through July.
When the third year of the war opened
1t remained still a bathing puzzle to all
who observed it at a distance. With
relatively little change In ground. the
British and the French armies fought
it out for moral supremacy. The new
British army. green. not yet trained IN
modern warfare or modern weapons
to November, from the bloody repulse
of Gommecourt to the triumphant sue
cess of Beaumont Hamel.
When the battle of the Somme was
over the British army felt itself more
than the master of the German army
With the French 1t had taken $4,000
prisoners north and south of the
Somme. and the British share was the
larger 1t had pushed the Germans
back in places six or seven miles. and
in the following spring the German
retreat was to demonstrate that the
battle Of the Somme had imperiled
German security from Arras to Sois-
sons Had the weather been more Ia
vorable probably the retreat wouH
have come last fall. but when 1t did
come it demonstrated the superiority
was left Of the old German army-.a
superiority unmistakable. but yet far
from sufficient to insure speedy de-
ciston.
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Bulgars and Turks
Will Stand by Kaiser,

they will continue to fight on as long
as he commands. Ferdinand apparently
is under the thumb of the kaiser with
no desire to remove himself from the
humiliating position. having long been
4 believer that Bulgaria's interests
IAN best be preserved by close alliance
With the central powers. Bulgaria is
looking to great territorial rewards in
this war, and surely will continue.
though the suffering be great or she
suffer complete military defeat.
Turkey likewise is firmly standing by
the kaiser, though there is great suf-
fering and pestilence in many parts of
the nation. The Turk as rule is not
inclined to question his government.
and having endured misgoyernment for
centuries with a certain degree of for
titude, he may be expected to continue
to heed the dictates of governmental
officials who are completely swayed
by the kaiser.
AS in the case of Bulgaria, Turkey
may be expected to fight on until mill
tary necessity dictates another course.
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Russian Crisis, Only Cloud on
Otherwise Clear Horizon, Is
Expected to Disappear.
KERENSKY IN CONTROL
OF RADICALS AT HOME
Armies May Be Redeemed From
Their Present Chaotic
State.
GERMAN POWER WEAKER
Central Powers and Allies Less Able
to Wage Successful War Than Ma
lions Arrayed Against Them.

beating Germany without Assistance Of
russia. II chaotic conditions in tho
slavic nation should absolutely compel
retirement from the struggle, an event
which is not considered likely.
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litical. and even the politicians of the
land know that England must win the
war. There have been divisions of
opinion in the past, and there will be
in the future. but these will come over
the best methods of pursuing the war
to final and successful conclusion, and
not over the question as to whether
England shall conclude an immature
peace.
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pectations was to be realized in the
next year, and it is equally clear that
there never was any great chance of
their being realized. In the first and
second years of the war Germany had
created that Mitteleuropa which was
the dream of her politicians. Of her
statesmen and of her soldiers for TWEEN
ty years before the outbreak Of the
war. and in 1916-17 there was still
lacking to the allied arms the strength
to break down the trench lines which
Germany had stretched along her from
tiers and beyond, as Rome erected sim
liar fence lines to hold back the bar
barians between the Rhine and the
Danube.
Hope After Hope Crushed.
We saw in this year 1916 one hope
after another crushed; Rumania laid in
ruins; the Russian offensive beaten
down: the allied drive for Cambria. st.
Quentin, Douai stopped on the western
side of Bapaume.
And at the end one saw Germany pro-
posing peace. while the whole world for
the first time began to question wheth-
er, after all. it was possible to conquer
Germany; whether, after all. a draw in
battle and white peace were not the
limits of possibility.
One more disappointment there was
the Russian revolution, which was
hailed as restoring Russia's battle line
to the allies and as disposing Of the
corrupt Romanon agents and tools who
sought to make their peace with Ger
many and betray the allied cause. In
stead, through long weeks we saw Rus
STA, having been redeemed by revolu-
ton. hesitant, doubtful as to whether
she should retake her place in the bat
tie line, while goings and comings be-
tween Russians and Germans, frater-
MIXING between Russian and German
soldiers at the front. all suggested that
q separate peace was at hand.
AS the present year ends we see the
turn of the tide. The United States has
entered the war. bringing vast re-
sources Of men and money. Russia has
returned, at least temporarily. to the
firing line. In Germany a political un-
rest is now claiming attention. and for
the first time there is a possibility that
what has happened in Russia may. In
some measure, happen in Germany. and
that those who made the war and would
carry 1t on may be separated from the
people, who. while they consented to
the war, have now grown weary OF its
sacrifices.
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Italy today is standing steadfast for
the allied cause, Notwithstanding the
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such hardships as war has occasioned.
The Italian people want victory and
are thoroughly DESTROYS that all ma
tional aspirations be realized in the
present struggle.
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Conditions in Bulgaria are declared
bad. King Ferdinand. however. an
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The speed with which the United States
has acted in her war preparations and the
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France is fighting as a nation with ma
tionally sacred principles. France has
achieved glory
France Achieves in past CEN
Her Greatest Glory,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-18
WILL USE SCHOOLS
IN FOOD CAMPAIGN
Every Household in County
Z to Get Hoover Food
Pledge in Near Future.

Plans for. enlistlng every house
hold in the county In the nation-w wide
food conservation drive of the U. S.
food administration have about been
completed by DR.. w. d. McNary
chairman OF the council OF defense in
Umatilla county. The campaign will
be conducted during. the week. be-
inning october 2s. all over the coun-
try.
DR.. McNary announced this morn
ing that the campain will not stop
In this county until every home is
displaying a card indicating that II
holds memhership I'm the food con-
servation organization.
The teachers and school children
viii be principal factors in carrying
on the campaign, Through the as
ristance OF County Superintendent I.
r.. Young and County Assessor c. p
Strain. DR.. McNary has received a
pretty accurate check on every
household In the city. They number
about 1900.
A teacher will be appointed as To-
cal chairman of each school district
and through her the pledge cards
viii be sent to every home. AS soon
as the cards are returned properly
eined. a membership card will be sent
TO the home together with a Home
Card giving Instructions as to how
70 carry out the food conservation
policy. The membership card should
be displayed from a front window
and the hone card hun in the kitch'
en-.
When the reports are in from each
district, Dr. McNary expects that at
least so per cent of the households
viii have heen enlisted. Committee
men will then he sent from house to
house 70 ascertain the reasons why
the others have not Joined in the
movement. The membership cards
hnn In the windows win aid the COM
mitteemen in making their canvass
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-18
PHELPS HEAD OF COMMITTEE
NAMED TO HANDLE LOCAL END
OF CAMPAIGN FOR CAMP SITE


For the purpose of handling th'
Pendleton end of the campaign t.
secure IL possible the adoption by The
government of the site near Hermis.
ton for an army cantonment COM
mittee OF five has been named from
the Pendleton Commercial Club. The
selection OF such committee was
authorized yesterday afternoon and
President TAllman announced the
following as flis appointees. Judge G.
W. Phelps, chairman; G. NJ. Rice. w.
l.. Thompson. J. n. Burgess and f.
b. Aldrich. The committee Is au-
thorized to add to its numbers any
time It should be necessary and Mr..
Tallman is TO act with the committee
as an ex-officio member.
With Messrs. Swayze and Straw OF
Hermiston present at thu meetin;
yesterday afternoon the subject Of
the campaign was gone over in detail.
1t is felt that much progress has been
made toward getting the matter he
fore the government and that the
chances of success are good.
There are conflicting reports as to
whether or not more camp sites are
to be chosen but the workers are TAX
ing the position that the inspection
OF different sites by the government
points to the need of more camps and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-18
EAST END RESIDENTS AROUSED
FROM APATHY BY PATRIOTIC
APPEAL OF LIBERTY LOAN men

| The east end of Umatilla county
has shown a laggard spirit in re.
spending to the call of Uncle Sam fol
funds for financing OF the war. But
II this apparent apathy is due to fall
ure to realize the Importance and the
need of support, then It probably has
been I'm part dispelled by the mes
sages taken to the people yesterday
afternoon and evening by State Man
ager C. A. Miller. Senator Walter NJ.
Pierce and Hon. j. w. McCulloch. the
speakers sent to them by the state
committee
At Athena. Weston and Freewater
open air meetings were held and at
Milton last evening a meeting was
held in a hall. The response to the
call to come out' indicated there IL
no lack of interest and patriotism in
those communities. Business was
practically suspended during the
meetings and the speakers were ap-
plauded roundly. Beyond doubt the
speakers yesterday told the people Of
those towns things that will cause
them to loosen up their purse strings
and invest in Liberty Bonds. Not
few. who came to the meetings un
convinced that ii was their duty to
Invest in bonds announced at the close
OF the meeting that they were ready
to make loan to the government.
Few Subscriptions Made.
The total bank deposits in the
United States amount to S25, ,O00,-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-18
Under Agreement Picket
ing Stops; Arrested Men
Are Released.
EXPECT PLANTS TO
REOPEN BY TUESDAY
Conference of Mediation to
be Held in San Francisco
in Few Days.

PORTLAND. Oct. 1s.-An early
adjustment OF the coast ship yard
strike is authoritatively forecasted
following a lengthy conference last
night between unions. employers and
the federal shipyard labor board.
Pending a conference in San Fran
cisco Of representatives OF the unions.
and employers of all coast cities with
the federal board. arrangements are
being made here 10 reopen the yards
under a temporary agreement. The
yards probably will reopen Monday
ar Tuesday. The employees requested
and secured the release OF a large
number OF men arrested on charges
qf violating the anti-pIcketing ordi-
nance.
Under a temporary agreement be-
tween unions and employers, all pick
citing must stop Immediately. One
hundred and forty men charged with
violating the anti-picketlng ordinance
WIN be dismissed. Other details OF
the agreement are not announced.
ShIpyard heads freely predicted an
early end to the strike. The federal
board will probably go TO San Fran.
cisco in a few days. II Is under.
stood that Representatives of the
unions and employers fSOm Portland
and Seattle viii accompany them.