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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-12
Gen. French Frankly Describes
Blunders Early in the War
In Interview Praising Lloyd George in Comparison With
Kitchener He Tells of Lack of Men and Munitions at
the Marne-He Gives Story of Won Kucks Defeat

and of the existence Of the 6th French
army formed to protect the capital. He
was then menaced on the flank, and
even before the troops of General
Maunoury crossed the Ourcq he had
begun "A prccipitate retreat
"Non Kluck saved his army, but IT
was astonishing TO US that he did not
continue straight forward in an at
tempt TO force "a passage Of the river.
We were then able, by converging
movement, TO contribute usefuily to the
success OF the great battle, the full
honor for which belongs 70 Jotfre."
French Lacked Electives
Asked 60 what he attributed the rela-
tive staGnation 20 which his army vas
reduced for lcng after the victory,
Lord French replied:
Regarding the operation ! directed,
it was attributable 10 an insufTicency
Of electives and material. France
expected from US at the most six divis-
ions, which were TO have helped her
wait the moment when Russia was ABB
solutely ready. We paid there the
price for not having consented 10 con-
scrintion in peace times.
Later, when the Germans were prsc-
tlcally beaten, | was forced, for want
Of some divisions sent elsewhere, to
relinqush the plan Of advancing. as
had a right to hope, as far as Lille.
"Now the men are there and more
material than | ever dreamt of having.
During 1914 and 1915 | made continual
representations to obtain guns and mu-
nitions. without which it was impos-
sible to gain victory. | remember in
connection with this point that KItch-
ener, after having gone over with ex-
perts my programme, which certainly
was less ambitious than has since been
rallied. declared it would take eight
years to manufacture what was asked
for
Fortunately, we found Lloyd George,
who has accomplished the work. which
will remain to his eternal honor.
81 have not the slightest doubt that
we will emerge victorious from the
conflict. and if we were threatened with
the terrible catastrophe Of a German
victory, wouldn't it be better to die to
the last man ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-12
German Children
Modified Against
Wilson'S Views
Mass Meetings in Schools
Send Usual kilograms to
Kaiser and Hindenburg

COPENHAGEN, Sept. II. - German
children as we'll as German women are
being modified in the agitation
against President Wilson's standpoint
A beginning has been made at Harburg
near Hamburg, where all the public
schools on Sunday participated IN a
demonstration at which the usual tele-
grams were sent TO Emperor William,
Chancellor MichaeliS and Field Ma-
shall Won Hindenburg. The Roman
Catholic mercantile associations OF
Germany also adopted similar reso-
luton.
The "Vorwarts," Of Berlin, points
out editorially to-day that the plan
of the Conservative and pro German
wire-pullers. to which attention has
been called in recent dispatches, name
~. TO utilize the American note TO the
Pope for exciting anew the bellicose
passions of the people and above all
for delivering a mighty blow to the
democratic movement. is steadily be-
coming more apparent.
All the resolutions were drafted on
the same model They commenced with
display Of strong language against
President Wilson, and then proclaimed
readiness to hold out until a vic
torious peace was attained. They con-
tanned a more o. less open attack on
the Reichstag resolution. declaring It
10 be unrepresentative of the peoples
will, and concluded with a declaration
of loyalty to the reigning dynasty.
The new Fatherland party Of Ad-
.miral Won Tirpitz and Privy Councillor
WolfganG Karp, who was once sacri-
feed by DR.. Won HollweG, the
former Imperial Chancellor. as the
chief of the pirates of public opinion
has been formed. as "Vorwarts" points
out. as part Of the same scheme to dis
credit the Reichstag majority and TO
persuade Chancellor MichaeIs to dis
rno.nrd The nnace resolution entirely.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-12
East

PETROGRAD. Sept. ll.-On the Gulf Of
Riga coast our advance detachments moved
10 the line Of the River Indupelosapauske,
meeting with slight opposition. Between the
Pskoff road and the D,ina there were en-
counters between advance units. most OF
which ended favorably for US. On the re-
msinder of the front there have been artil-
lery dues and fusillades.
Rumanian Front-In the region south Of
Radaut7 the enemy undertook an offensive on
a sector of our positions near the village OF
Solko. The attack was repulsed In the re-
gion east Of Kimpoung our troops captured
a height east Of the village of Strltoura. In
some sectors in the region west of okno
there were violent Commandments. An enemy
offensive movement northwest OF the village
of Slonik has been repulSed
Caucasus Front.-At Kocha Bongonon and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-12
Navy League Women
To Continue Work
Comforts Committee Thanks
Daniels for Chance to
Send Supplies

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.-Remark-
Ing ina, the women Of the comforts
committee Of the Navy League have
greatly appreciated the privilege of
making the men Of the navy comfort
able until the department was ready to
DO so, Mrs. j. c. Frazer to-day assured
Secretary Daniels that the committee
would continue TO supply garments as
long a. they are needed Mr.. Daniels
had written q farewell letter 10 the
women Iu his endeavor 70 supplant
their organization with the Red Cross
auy,.iarleS.
On the recent conference between
you, Mrs. Thomas f. Bayard and my
self Mrs Frazer wrote. eve asked you
wha. would be your attitude toward Us
in the event Of the comforts committee
continuing its work as at present. You
replied: IF the group Of ladies wanted
10 send gifts TO the sailors they had
the right 20 DO So
"Our many units are protesting
against any movcmcn. TO disband
them. ], would seem unwise, more
over, 20 stop the activities Of an al
ready organized body just now "neN
the necessity that originated this work
continues 20 exist
The thoroughly organized work Of
the womcU's section of the Navy
League has never been halted for q
moment by the order Of Secretary Dan
iels barring the league from ships and
from government property. Under the
name Of the Comforts Committee and
through Mrs. Frazer as an individual
the materials supplied by the league
and the finished garments received
bac. have gone forward with as great
regularity and good will as before
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-12

British ayiators have successfully bonn
barded enemy camps in the region OF Rupeh
GERMAN
BERLIN. Sept. n.-Front Of Crown
Prince Rupprecht artillery battle IN
Flanders increased temporarily 70 great in
tensity on the coast and in the Ypres salient
Advances by the English southeas: Of LANCE
marck and north of Frezenbers were re-
pulsed.
Near Villeret, 10 the northwest Of ST QUEEN
tin, fresh fighting developed early this morn
ing, which ended in our favor.
Front of the German Crown Prinee-En-
terpriscs by French reconnoltring detach-
ments most Of which were preceded by yio-
lent artillery preparations, were frustrated To
the northwest of Rheims and in several Sec
tors Of the Champagne.
On the eastern bank Of the Mouse strong
French forces attacked yesterday morning
from the Fosse Wood to the Chaume Wood.
Enemy forces which had penetrated into our
fighting zone 10 the south Of the WavTAe
Wood were repulsed by counter attack.
on the remainder of the front French
stormirg waves were broken down with heavy
Losses under our defensive fire.
During the day repeated attempts OF the
enemy 10 attack failed every time. VIC
pushed our lines forward at some points
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-12
Commissions Open
To Draft Soldiers

WASHINGTON, Sept. II. - Drafted
men will have an opportunity TO obtain
commissions by demonstrating their tit-
ness during the first few weeks of pre-
liminary training at the several cam
,onmcnts, according to a plan which
has ben approved by Adjutant General
Mccain, and which is now before Sec
Yetarv Baker. This plan calls for a
third series of officers training camps,
attendance at which will be practically
limited to specially qualified drafted
men.
The third officers training camp Will
not omen for several weeks, it was
stated at the War Department to-day
While il is probable that some men
outside the camp will be eligible for
the third camp. this class will be limit.
cd mainly TO men who attended one o.
tho previous camps and who failed 10
Obtain commissions. Men who have at
tended The Harvard training camp. II
thew meet the age requirements VIII
probably be considered for this camp.
The chief purpose of the third camp,
II was stated, is TO utilize all quailheo
drafted men as officers. This VIII make
il impracticable 10 commence the WORK
until the instruction officers at the
various draft environments have had an
opportunity TO put the men through
their preliminary races. Following this,
reportS viii be made to the War De-
rartment recommending men in the va
rious drafted units, who have shown
special qualifications, fer admission to
the third camps.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-12
Germans Come to Halt
North of Captured
Seaport
SIav Morale Better
Assaults Continue on Ru-
manian Front, Despite
Adverse Odds

LONDON. Sept. IL. Russian forces
bsyc taken the offensive in the south
eastern corner Of Bukowina, where Der
lin admits they obtained "local sd
ysntsccs" near Solka. No details of
the engagement are given, but it is APP
rsrert that the Russian commanders
in this region are in full control of
their men, VINO are showing signs OF
far better morale than their comrades
elsewhere, except those on the Ruma-
man front
Russian advanced detachments on
the Gulf Of Riga also moved forward
10 the line Of the river lndupcloisa-
psuske, meeting with slight opposi-
ton" according TO PctroErad. Actions
favorable for the Russian forces are
reported as having taken place be-
tween the Dvira and the PskofT road
Between the Trotus and the Oituz
valleys, on the border Of Moldavia, the
Russo.Rumanian forces are continuing
their attacks against great odds, but
according 20 Berlin have not altered
the situation there. In the forest re-
zion north of Husiatyn and on the
Lower Z5rOcz. on the Galician frontier,
Russian detachmentS are also showing
activity. carrying out constant raids
scains; the enemy's not too we'll forti-
fed lines.
Along the entire front north and
northeast Of Riga a stalemate sppar-
entity exists, neither the German nor
the Russian armies attempting opera
tons on a large scale. Berlin reports
encounters between advanced troops
from the sea TO the Dvina, but the Ger
man advance seems TO have come TO
halt, strengthening the theory that the
German command has no intention Of
attempting q march on Petrograd at
this tine. Naval activity in the Gulf
Of Riga and the Gulf of Finland has
1;y.arr-rs 20 q i'm I'M & bod
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-12
Canada Fixes Wheat Prices
Rate of $2.21 Set for No.
Grain

OTTAWA, Sept. 1.-THE Canadian
Board Of Grain Supervisors has fixed
the prices Of the Canadian wheat crop
Of 1917 at Fort William and Port
Arthur as follows:
Manitoba Northern, No. /, 1921;
northern, No. >. S21S; northern, No.
3, S215.
Alberta-Red winter, No. /, 1921;
red winter, No. ,, $21s; red winter,
No. 3, S2I5.
It is understood the Canadian prices
are the same a. for the three grades
Of dark spring northern and dark hard
winter at Minneapolis and Duluth.
IL is stated that prices for other
Canadian grades viii be announced
soon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-12
Maine Beats Suffrage
By 36,387 to 1922
Only Two Cities and One
County Vote for Change
in Constitution

PORTLAND. NE. Sept. ll:-Sutfra-
cists carried only two Of the cities
Rcckland and Auburn. and only one
county. Knox. ir the state special cleo
ton on the constitutional amendment
for woman suffrage yesterday. To-
night the unofficial vote against the
amendment, with ninety small towns
missing IVES 3G,3S7, 70 1927.
The total vote cast is not expected
10 reach half that brought out IN 1911
on the referendum on prohibition.
The proposed amendment to empower
tho Governor and Council TO remove
shorifTs who fail TO enforce the laws
and 10 appoint their successors, ap-
parertly was carried, 303 OF the 522
cities and towns showing 23,77@ in
favor and 21,22l against.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-12
German Faces New Charge

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. ll.-Lieuten-
ant Captain Max Thierichens, former
commander OF the seized German raider
Prirz Eitel Friedrich. was held to-day
under $4,000 bail by United States Com
missioner Long on charges Of sending
improper matter through the mails to
school teacher at Saginaw, Mich. THE
richens is in prison awaiting trial on
charges OF smuggling and violation OF
the Mann white slave act.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-12

tense artillery preparation, attacked our ad.
vanced posts between the Correct Valley and
Lake Ledro. He succeeded in gaining foot
hold in one of them, but was Immediately
driven out.
At the mouth Of the Tumayo storminR parties
which. with the support of infantry waves,
moved against our position on the extreme
right wing we're stopped and put 10 flight
with severe losses BY our efhcacious barrage
fire.
In Albania yesterday our parties support
ing French troops in operations in the Devoli
Valley carried an enemy trench on the
Hiplosum, southeast OF Berat. and captured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-12
&c. 626 British Lost in Week

LONDON. Sept. 11.--Casualties in
the British ranks reported during the
week ended to-day show a total of
26.626 officers and men, as follows A:
Officers. killed and died of wounds,
1874; men. 41S3. Officers, wounded or
missing. 5sl; men, y ,67S.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-12
Old Glory Flies Over Verdun

PARIS, Sept. 1.-THE American col
ors now fy over Nerdun. The flag,
which was the gift Of a prominent
American Red Cross worker 10 the city,
wa. hoistcd over the ruin Of the City
Hall. following a ceremony which was
attended by the sub-prefect, Jean Grill
,on.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-12
German General Killed

LONDON, Sept. IA dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph from Amster-
dam says the Bavarian general, Won
Wenninger, former Bavarian military
plenipotentiary at Berlin, was killed
September s on the battle front along
the DVina.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-12
Italian Front
ITALIAN

ROME. Sept. lion the front as a whois
the activity was confined mainly TO the artil-
lery.
West Of Lake Gsrda. the enemy. after in
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
THE WAY THE GERMANS sTRAFE

, Gerard, formerly our ambassador
in Berlin, is back in this country, and
at last he is allowed to tell a little
Of what he knows. Hoover, the
American who has fed Belgium for
more than two years, has been turn
ed out of Belgium, and Hoover has
had the seal of neutrality removed
from his lips. These men are unim-
peachable witnesses, and these are
the things Of which they tell:
De- German children are taught by idle
soldiers or guard officers to shoot
metal pointed arrows into the help
less prisoners.
Dogs are taught to bite, and then
turned loose in the prison compounds
while the Germans stand outside the
wire fences and cheer.
German civilians who have been
caught at the humane deed of giving
food and drink to war prisoners have
themselves been imprisoned.
Russian prisoners with the deadly
typhus have been moved into French
and English prison camps SO that the
Germans would no longer have to
feed and guard their unhappy pris-
oners. m ,ase
Crippled prisoners have been in
oculated with tuberculosis before be-
ing exchanged with France thru
Switzerland. nj a4
Mail from home has been shown
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
TOADS ARE VALUABLE ASSET
Of Special Value to Gardener. Because
Of Cutworms 1t Devours-They
Are Not Poisonous.

That toads are of economic value,
particularly to the gardener, is the as
sertion Of DR.. J. e. Ackert, associate
professor Of zoology. in the Kansas
state agricultural college.
''It has been estimated that one toad
Is worth 1894 In a single season be-
cause Of the cutworms it devours, -
said Doctor Ackert. Approximately
SO per cent Of the food Of the toad con.
sists of garden pests. ...
'The toad is nocturnal in habit, COM
ing out In the dusk to search for food,
which consists mostly of insects and
their larvae. During the day 1t sleeps
in its burrow, made by backing into
the soft earth or dense vegetation.
"Toads are of special value, since
they are accustomed to live in gar
dens, where insects are most injurious.
In some sections of the United States
the gardeners even buy them to aid
in keeping obnoxious insects under
control.
''The popular belief that toads are
poisonous Is erroneous. They possess
a rough, warty skin, which, however,
does not cause the formation Of warts
upon the hands of those who handle
them, as is often supposed"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30

late years its value is becoming more
generally appreciated, and now most
gardens contain at least a few plants.
The seed should be sown In seed
bed In late April or early May and the
seedlings transplanted to the garden
In June or July, when they should be
five or six inches tall. At this time
the tops should be cut back half and
the plants set deep twelve to fifteen
inches apart and six to nine inches
asunder. The reason for setting the
plants SO deep is that the neck and
lower part Of the leaves are to be used
in a blanched condition. The soil may
be drawn toward the plants in cultivat-
ing to further the blanchlng. One
ounce Of seed Is used to 100 feet Of
drill.
Being very hardy, the plants may be
dug in late fall and stored in the same
manner as celery, in trenches or in
q cool root cellar.
AS the mild flavor and excellent sea-
soning qualities Of this vegetable are
beginning to be more generally known,
the demand is increasing, and it may
now be found on all the vegetable
stands.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
SUPERIOR MIXTURE FOR HAY
Oats and Canadian Field Peas Make
One Of Best crops-Use Grain
Drill for Seeding.

A mixture Of oats and Canadian field
peas makes one Of the best hay crops
which can be seeded and harvested in
the same season. The mixture will
produce larger yields than either crop
seeded alone. Peas, being a legume,
make the hay richer for feeding pur-
poses than oats alone and improve the
soil. Also, the oats support the pea
vines so that harvesting is much
easier. The mixture should be sown
two to three inches deep at rate Of
two bushels oats and one bushel peas
per acre. Use of the grain drill Is the
best way to seed the crop, but If a
drill is not available the seed may be
broadcasted and covered with disk
or harrow. Sow at oat seeding time
or as early in spring as land can be
prepared. Cut the hay when the oats
are in the milk-ripe or early dough
stage and the pea pods well formed,
but not ripe. A palatable and nutri-
tious hay, yielding one and one-half to
three tons per acre will result.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
BEANS NOT DIFFICULT CROP
Trouble Comes at Harvest Time When
Work Must Be Done by Hand or
Special Harvester.

Beans will grow well on almost any
good corn soil. They are fairly easy
to plant and cultivate, and would be
grown in far larger quantities than
they are, were it not for difficulties at
harvest time. At that time, beans must
either be pulled and punched by hand,
or the work must be done by special
bean harvester. The vines must be
left in the field for several days, to
dry out, and during that time there Is
the risk Of wet weather. Beans may
be threshed by hand, but that is slow
work. Some have tried threshing them
with the ordinary grain thresher, but
that breaks too many beans. The only
satisfactory method seems to be to
use a special bean thresher. Special
bean machinery which is really neces-
sary for properly harvesting the crop,
costs several hundred dollars.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
MORE THAN 100000
MEN KILLED IN WAR

BERLIN. According to conserva.
tive estimates, over 100000 sol.
diers have been killed since the pres.
ent war began" says the Vorwaerts
How many people are able to form
a clear idea what these terrible sac
rifices mean? -s
"If the 100000 victims were
marching in close formation, without
cavalry and wagon trains, 1t would
take them 200 hours or eight and
one-half days to pass. a given point
provided they marched day and night
without a moments rest. The end.
less line fmen in the bloom OF
youth and the prime of manhood
would be over $50 miles long and
reach from Basic to the mouth OF
the Rhine. And all of them are now
dead!"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
AVERAGE FOR DAYS FLOWING
Much Depends on Size Of Plow and
Number Of Horses Used-Figures
by Missouri College.

Farmers frequently want to know
how much land can be plowed in day
and how much work it requires to
break an acre. Records at the Mis-
souri, college of agriculture, on 2,122
acres Of land, show that 1t required
81 hours Of man labor and 9.3 hours
of horse labor for each acre. OF course,
the time required to pillow an acre Will
depend on the size Of the pillow and the
number Of horses used. A four-horse
gang pillow with two Pinch bottoms
will average about 4.12 acres day Of
90 hours, when it Is running inches
deep. The same pillow running 8 inches
deep will break a quarter Of an acre
less. A three-horse sulky with IA or
16-inch bottom will average about 20
acres at a 6-inch depth, and about z
of an acre less for the 8-inch depth.
A two-horse, 14-inch walking pillow will
break about 1.75 acres a day at a g.
inch depth, and about 2 of an acre less
at the s-inch depth.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
LEEK GROWS IN FAVOR
Belongs to Onion Family and Is
Used for FIavoring.
Plant ls Easy of Culture and Usually
Grown 40 Second Crop to Follow
vegetabIes-it 10 Hardy
Perennial.

The leek belongs to the onion family,
and is used mostly as flavoring for
soups. Well-grown leeks have a very
agreeable and not very strong onion
flavor. The leek is Of the easiest cul-
ture, and is usually grown as second
crop, to follow beets, early peas and
other large vegetables. In form 1t Is
hardy. flat-leaved, Dubious perennial
The blanched stems and bulb are used
In cookery for seasoning in the same
manner as the onion.
The leek has not, in the past, been
much cultivated in this country except
near large cities and where there Is a
considerable foreign population, but OF
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
PRODUCTION OF GOOD FRUIT
Making Of Honey Is Side Issue In Inn
portant Work Of Bees-Neces-
sary for Strawberry.

The making of honey is side is
sue in the important work Of bees, ac-
cording to DR.. J. 81. Merrill, assistant
professor of entomology in the Kansas
State Agricultural college. Without
bees there would be little fruit and
little alfalfa or clover seed.
"The strawberry Is plant for which
insects are necessary to produce good
fruit" said Doctor Merrill. "1n some
varieties the staminate and pistillate
flowers are born on different plants.
Experiments have been undertaken to
determine whether the wind could car
ry pollen. Gelatin plates were exposed
which would contain pollen grains If