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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-08-24
MORE MEN roH FRANCE.


Washlngton.-Thc war department
Is planning to send more than SOO,OOO
nfantrymen to France. On the basis
of two infantrymen to one artillery
man, the ratio preserved in the organ
ization of the new divisions, this will
mean that at the very least our over
seas forces will number l 200, 900 fight
ing men.
OF the more than q million and "A
half the United States will soon have
under arms, the remainder will be re-
tanned In the United States as depot
troops from which the vacancies in
the expeditionnry forces will be filed.
This statement, the first authorita-
tive indication of the actual number
Of fighters to. go abroad, was con-
tained quite incidentally in bulle-
tin from the committee on public in
formation.
Officials have hitherto maintained
strict silence on the matter and no
further information as to the time or
order Of the moving OF troops has
been permitted to be published.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-08-24
Troop Movement
Will Start on
September S

Plans for the movement OF over
a million men-the largest troop
movement in the history of the
country-are now being perfected
by the American Railroad Assoc
iation ut the request ni the COY
ernment. Altogether, 6S7 900
men will have to be transported
to the various cantonments now
building to house the new nat
ioral army, and $50. 900 nation.
al guardsmen are evennow being
assembled at their camps.
The movement will start about
September 5th, and b~tween that
date and September 9th, the
roads will complete the entrain
ment Of 100000 men. or about
thirty per cent o! thc total to be
moved to the camp.
1t is expected that q second
movement OF another 200 600
will begin on Sept. 10, contin-
uing for four days, and II third
movement OF the same size vii
on October 2ud.
An idea of the task in making
out schedules that will lguarantts
the safe and prompt transport
alton Of these armies may bs
CLEANED from the fact that, t.
move merely one field army o
$4,000 takes 6.229 cars, made
up into 366 trains with as man,
locomotives aud cr:ws. An,
there are over twelve times Il.
many men concerned in the PLAN
they are working out
! They will also transport tn
$50, 900 members OF the Nations'
Guard to their training camps
The national kmard movemc,.
E has already started and wHlcol
tinue ia j creasing volume unt
all have been moved
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-08-24
TEuToN DEFENSE WEAKENING.
Germans Making Radical Changes in
Their Methods In France and Belgium,


London.-The beginning of the
fourth year of the war finds the Ger
mans rapidly making radical change
In their methods of defense along the
British battle front In northern
France and Belgium. The continuous
lines Of wonderfully constructed for
ward trenches with their deep dug
suts. In which lived and fought great
numbers Of men, are fast passing into
the discard
The enemy is adopting the system
Of scattering his advance forces over
\ great depth. Cunningly constructed
strongholds among the shell-hOles now
conceal innumerable small and more
or less isolated gnrrisons of men who
formerly fought shoulder to shoulder
along great stretches of picturesque
land, through which communication
was not broken for miles.
This alteration has been brought
about by the ever-growing preponder
snce Of British artillery which has
buried the German front line trench
es under an avalanche Of shells and
has left the defenses nothing but
heaped burrows OF earth and has made
the famous dugOuts veritable mar
traps In which countless thousands
have lost their lives without a chance
Of fighting back.
The continuous deluge of breaking
vteel made repair work on the trench
IS impossible and as the German,
necessity, were forced to invent an
other mode Of stemming the ever-ad
vancing tide.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-08-24
Japan is I cen Competitor
III { OFT, n Manufacture

Japan has Int upon n policy
with respect 10 cotton manu-
f,ctuie which may we'll cause
anxiety in the minds of our own
cotton manufacturers who a,e
afflicted with war order astIg-
matism. japanese investors are
beginning to realize that the
bu,drn OF expense IN transports t.
my raw cotton from China to
Japan, and carrying back the
flushed yarn or woven fabric 10
To China. is coming to br too
heavy to meet the competition oi
Chinese mills. Therefore they
are investing their money in tie
constructing of mills III China
with 81 view to escaping these
transportation charges and at
the same time awaiting them
selves of Chinese labor. the cheap
est in The world.
A Texas cotton expert recently
employed by the Chinese govern
ment to report on cotton-grow
ing possibilities in that country
declares that China can readily
raise twice as much cotton, q
excellent quality rs can he State
ot Texas. and can do il at one
tenth the Iaborcost. With lapaI
taking advantage ct this cheap
er RAW material and far cheape'
mill labor, American operator.
have good reason to anticipat,
competition Of the most vicious
sort right in our home marke
unless steps are taken to ward i
IA. This prospect alone vii
strengthen he adherence of cot
ton manufacturers, both Nortl
and South. tn the Republica
party and its p ,licy of protectio,
to Ia, me industries.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-08-24

A lint Teachers institute will
b~ held at Tu ia Fails. beginning
pt~mber 3rd, 1917, tor all tea
che rs OF Cassia aud Twin Falls
Counties.
Accordi * to law all teachers
p required to attend the IN
stitute.
They have secured the services
of what promises to he a very
good corps of lecturers and II.
st.uctors for the week.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-08-24
FLANDERS FRONT
WALL OF STEEL
BRITISH AND FRENCH STAND
LIKE ROCK A8 FOE STRIKES ~
FURIOUS DESPERATION.
The Very Area Through Which Three
Years Ago the kaiser's LeeIens
Rushed Toward Paris Now In
Hands Of the Allies

London.--August 10 was another
bloody. Sabbath on the western front.
In the very area through which near
" three years ago the kaisers legions
rushed in their headlong march on
Paris, and where they later halted in
their equally headlong retreat and
dug in." Britons and Frenchmen par
Red blow after blow. aimed at dis
lodging them from the previous three
days gains.
On the almost forgotten center Of
the Somme sector, on both stics Of st.
Quentin, the British made important
gains by raiding operations Sunday,
IoreshadOwing a resumption OF the
big push" on this front They stormed
some German trenches around Hav-
rincOurt
Far to the south, in the Priests
wood, the French launched a success
ful attack. The Teutons made two
vain assaults at widely separated
points. Along the entire front the
German heavy guns roared furiously
and continuously all day. The gun
duels on the Verdun front were es-
pecially violent.
All along the Flanders front from
the sand dunes around Dixmude
around the crater-dotted, blood soaked
deids of both sides Of the Ypres, the
troops Of the Bavarian crown prince
stormed forward In unceasing attacks.
They bit granite everywhere. There
was no shaking the dogged British
hold no denting the tenacious French
wall Of flesh and steel.
With losses that mock figuring they
had to concede at the end of the day
that the entente gains. including Ian
gemarck, cannot be wrested back.
German airmen also tried theiI
hand at slipping through the British
air patrol and bombing. In this thej
also were successful, but the score
was against them In the end, for tht
explosive they loosed fell on 4 Brit
ish prisoner clearing station, killing
ten Germans and inflicting further
wounds on nine men of their army who
had already met with hard usage al
the hands Of the British guns.
There has been considerable stiff
fenIng in the front in RoumanIa ant
also In Russia In the region Of Wilma
South of GrOzechti, southern Molda
via, the Russians have made stunt
against attacks of the Teutonic allie
and repulsed them, and in the Slani,
sector also have beaten of the invad
ers.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-08-24

Federal food control will have
"A strong tendency to cut out the
enormous profits Of the food
spectators. a fair pr &C will he
put on all food supplies.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-08-24

MISUNDERSTANDING the United
States and its allies face wheat de-
ncit Of 100000 bushels unless new
economies are introduced, (erbert
Hoover has appealed again to the
American people to eliminate waste
and 10 conserve wheat by substituting
other cereals.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-08-24

The commerce of the u S. ex
ceeds that OF any other nation in
the world. and measured by ton
miles is probably greater than III
The rest Of the world combined
1t is moved on the lowest rHtes
aud by the high paid class of
labor in the wOi Id.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-08-24
College Girls win Drive Trucks.

Paris.-Six American girls, men,
oers Of the Smith college relief unit.
will drive heavy motor trucks in the
devastated and reconquered regions of
lorthern France, transporting children
md old people from the areas where
misery reigns.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-08-24
Orpheum, Wed. Aug. 20.
: Bull TERROR and the Baby"

The Stake NJ | A. will present
in connection with the pictures n
lauphable one net comedy on
Wednesday evening. August 20.
entitled, "Hull TerIior and the
Baby" A scream from start to
finish. Also musical numbers.
An evenings entertainment Tor
a quarter, children fifteen cents.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-08-24

The new Federal law >ffectiv
IN September will deal body
b'nw ut the liquor traffic. Al
America becomes more efficient,
our people See that booze must
o.. Alrohol IS The enemy Ot effic.
i nrv. The war will bring pro-
hi .i,ion. Our grams will IL
II Il tor ios.d. not for poisons
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-08-24
LovETT COAL DICTATOR.
Y. p. Chairman to Control Distribu-
tion Of Fuel in United States.

Washington.-Judge Robert s. Low
EFT, chairman Of the executive commit
tee of the Union Pacific railway. and
one of the foremost members OF the
council of national defense, has been
selected as coal dictator. according to
circumstantial rumor here.
Mr.. Lovett is said to be acceptable.
to the operators because of his long
career in business.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-08-24
Importing strike ereakers.

San Francisco.-Four hundred and
forty street cur strike breakers, In
Guiding many negroes, arrived here
Sunday from st. Louis and are being
housed In the barns Of the United
Railroads. Striking platform men say
TWO more trains of strike breakers are
on their way here from Chicago.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-08-24
safety Of Hospital Ships Assured.

Mndrid.-The German military at
tache has handed to the Spanish gov
ernment Emperor Williams definite
acceptance OF conditions under which
hospital ships are to be protected from
attacks from submarines. Under the
arrangements neutral commission
rr will be carried on each hospital
ship TO guarantee thar 1t transports
pniy sick and wounded.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-08-24
Russian. Repu,.e Germans.

Petrograd.-German troops on Sat
urday attacked Russian positions near
Stakhovey, on the wilma front, but
according to the Petrograd war Of
Zee. the attack broke down under the
RUSSIAN fire.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-08-24
German. Seize Siam Property.

London.--An Amsterdam dispatch to
Reuters, Limited. states that Berlin
newspapers announce the seizure Of
all property in Germany belonging to
the government of Siam or to Its citi-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-04
.TTONoRUiT CTiVR To
DISCUSS PETERS ORDINANCE

The Richn ond Automobile club VIII
hold an open meeting FRIDAY 10 dis
cuss the Peters ordinance, There has
been much talk about this ordinance
but the Autom obf1e club has not taken
any definite stand on either side,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-04

guard movements 10 date have been
Of great length. The longest one was
that made by battalion of fan Fran
cisco engineers from San Francisco,
California. 10 a point on the Atlantic
coast This battalion included SOC
men ana eighteen officers. They oo-
ctpied apectaI train comprising one
standard sleeper nine tourist sleep
ers, one baggage car two Kitchen cars
and three box cars. Their train left
San Francisco at i p. NJ. on Septem
her ! and arrived nj destination nj
1918 A. M. September 9.
The railroads have taken every step
possible TO safeguard tho lives that
the government has entrusted TO tham,
and TO complete the troop movement
without delay and also without inter
ferins with the abnormal amount of
comm ercial traffic that the war has
produced.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-04
THE RAILROADS AND MOBILIZATION

The railroads of the United States
have moved 72o. 900 men from their
homes to training camps or embark
alton points stnos the war began &C
ccrdtnR to a statement OF The rail-
road wvmr BOARD, s7rss~r whose direction
an the principal lines of the nation
have s,esn handled as ono since last
May.
The great ssIrx of this azrnyN--aT1 of
n, IN fact. except the 52649 men tn
c1uded I'm the first per cent Of the
national army that moved ny regular
u~in on Ssyasxnher 5--has required
spec.nl train sssv~tca, Involving the use
ox rs 800 passenger oars, including l.
200 Pullman and tourist sleepers. A.
600 baggage cars and A,50o freight
oazs-
The troop roov~rrsent problem has
hssn most dfficnfr 10 handle. az #
Suxuunaa1s nrt c717y the movement
o. xass r,asn scseresc for the national
@xny 10 gsse national army can
surrnnsrta. oazt The movement OF
hundseos OF thousands OF troops in
ms nnf1onai guard and IRE regular
Axryes<p1r,, efglaar-to training camps
or errtnnrHH*fon pofnta-
Some eight conception Of what this
prun1ern means ruav be deduced from
The tact mat IN rhe national army
movement atps1e the railroads have
had 10 prepare special schedules COW
sr4ne Che 4,Es1 towns and cities desig-
nated by the provost acknowledgement
a. the points IF local concentration
from which the recruits TO the new
national arr1y proceed to their can
tcnments
IN addition the epscgaT train move
meuts have had 10 be so directed as 10
prevent interruption TO the regular
passenger service.
The longest han1 made In the new
national army raovsrn emit TO date was
fha1 OF the special train which NOV
"a the citizen soldiers from Yuma
skrtzcna, 4es ftsst Riley Ksstf+sssr = DIS
lance Of 1874 miles. This trip &C.
crpfed forty eight hours
The shortest distance travelled by
Any unit of the new national army
was that Of the District Of Colunb ia
4 unsf 70 Camp Meade IN Maryland, a
trip OF less than twenty miles
kHaettcally AL OF the natiena,
y 45s1ks9 e@ sefNs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-04
HARNESS RACES AFFORD
| SPORT AT STAUNT0N

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
stanton, Va, Oct. 3.-Fully 5000
people witnessed the racing events at
the Shenandoah Valley Fair associa
toms great Etaunton fair" this
afternoon. Each heat was closely con
tested and one running event was can
celled because of the long drawn Uut
program
Summary.
First race-2:30 trot: Purse. $3.50
3 in heats Prince Woodrow (ClarRD
1 2 /; Ed Bailey (Taylor), 8 : &.
Robert r (Barr), 3 6 5 2; Oros (Kel-
ly). 257 3; treble Mond (Dausherty)
6 3 8; Baron Bedworth (Thomas)
s 4 q 2; Rock Spring Prince (Garrett)
47s s. Time. 2:29 Ia. 2:2s Ia, 2:30,
2:2e IA.
Second race--2:2s pace: purse, ESQ
8 in 8 heats. Grace GUNNER Clark
l /: Anna Louise (Tayior). 4 a;
Lady Chiffon (Thomas), 2; Lady
May (Garrett). 8 8 8: Mollie Bell
(Barr). 6 DR.; Minnie Purcell
(Topping), 6 8 4 DR.. Time, 2:24 Ia
2:24 ID, 2:24 "a, 2:29.
Third race--Ffee for an; purse,
$3.50. in 3 heats. Twinkle March
(BelD, 2 ]; Tobey fGarrett), 4 / 3,
Nowaday Boy QAvesay). 2 d; Rita
CLARK. 8 5 Dr. Time, g:19 Ia,
ago Ia. s:1a Ia.
Fourth race--Running. S-4 mile:
purse $3.50. Maid OF Honor (wells)
first: Madam Phelps q. B. Burns)
second. Water Wings (Stephenson)
third; Reissa, Keene Girl and Keene
Bob, also ran. Time, 1919.
(Note: Pedigrees not given in Of
fetal program
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-04
DETAIL TO RECEIVE
DRAFTED MEN EN- ROUTE

Al the request OF officers from Camp
Lee, the administrative board yester-
day granted permission for the use OF
one Of the company rooms In Grays
armorv to the detail from the camp
who are stationed here 70 look after
drafted men passing through, and To
see that they are properly fed and
taken care Of This detail win remain
in Richmond about one week. or until
the last draft has been received M
Camp Lee There are rourteen men IN
the squad who viii sleep at the armory
Their duties are to meet every train
bearing recruits for the army canton
ment q Camp Lee. to see that they are
supplied with food and sent rejoicine
on their way
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-04
PUBLIC PRINTER LETS
STATE CONTRACT

After having sought bfds for the
third time, and time beginning TO press
hard upon him Public Printer Davis
Bottom on yesterday awarded contracts
for the state printing. prices being ap-
proxirna.ely an average of 90 Per cent
higher than thnse heretofore paid.
The contracts awarded were as fol-
iowss Senate journals and documents.
Southern Printing Co.: senate bills and
resolutions. Southern Printing Co;
house journal and documents. White
more & Garrett; house bills and reso-
lutions. clyde w Saunders: acts of as
sembly, william Byrd Press.
Report of the state corporation com
ports OF the state board of charities
and corrections, commissioner of labor
and attorne y-general. Virginia Station
cry Co: annual reports of the secretary
Of the commonwealth and the state IL
brary. HIM Printing Co; annual reports
Of the Acknowledgement department Of
agriculture and highway commission
er. Southern Printing Co.: monthly bull
}etins department of agriculture, South .
ern Printing Co: annual bulletins Of
agricultural department. Hill Printing
co. These contracts are for the year be-
ginning October i and run TO Septem-
Der 80 next.
All facts have been compiled so that
wnen> the committee having in charge
the proposal 10 establish a state
printing plant meets it win have tbs
data At hans
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-04
WR|TS OF ERROR AND
SUPERSEOEAS ALLOWED
Drcyfus & Co. va. Wootcrs and
MangIim VS.. n. & W. Railway.

Two writs or error and supersedeas
were awarded yesterday by the su-
preme court of appeals of Virginia
They were on the petitions Of Dreyfua
e Co versus Katie wooters and Wiley
p. Mangum against the Norfolk &
Western Railway company
Tn the first case Dreyfus q Co. COM
plain OF n Judgment given in the lower
court against them in the sum of
SO 600 for damages claimed by Miss
Wooters as a result OF a fall sustain
ed In the vestibule of their store on
Broad street. Miss wooters was a
saleslady in Their employ and on the
morning OF February IL last as she
was entering the store abe slipped
on crust OF ice which had formed
in the vestfbule by reason of the por-
ter having thrown water there In hts
customary morning cleaning opera
tons Miss wooters sued for injuries
alleged 70 have been sustained and
was declared by two physicians to
have suffered AN attack of neurftis
therefrom. The petitioners contend
that they furnished a perfectly safe
vestibule, that II there was any bIam e
II was on the part Of the porter, a
eeY1ow servant. and that Miss Wooters
contributed TO the accident by failing
TO exercise proper care. 1t is alleged
that she wore shoes the heels Of
which were Mt least two inches high.
the implication being that high heels
may have had something to DO with
the fall. Other grounds are likewise
urged,
| The other case IN which error ana
| surersedeas were allowed involves
many delicate questions Of the rights
| of the agents of railroad companies
and the conduct of passengers. Wiley
F ManRum was a foreman in the
| employ OF the Dupont plant AT Hone
we'll He alleges that some time
since he boarded one Of the trains Of
! the Norfolk 81 Western Railway COM
/ ranv He presented n ticket which
| he believed to be good hut which
WAS refused by the conductor. He
was preparing to tender the correct
! cash fare when the conductor terked
! the beIl-rope and ordered TO leave
the train He obeyed the order 'in
n eentiemanly fashion but irnmedi-
ately got aboard again as a bona f1de
| passenger intending TO nav his fare
| in cash. He was forthwith arrested
| He sued In the circuit court Of Prince
George county for $4,000 and n YER
| dfct In his favor was returned for
| $4,000 subject to the cofirt's decision
| on n demurrer. which demurrer the
court sustained. the result being that
/ he not only lost his case but had a
| Judgment entered Eainst him for
/ costs. Tie was farmer IN North
| Carolina before coming TO Hopewell
and has n wife and two children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-04

The allies have at last and reiuct-
ausly, taken a leaf from the book Of
reutpnio "schreckuchkeit" Three
days IN succession French fiers have
bombed interior towns Of Germany.
Premier I.loyd-George, viewing the
wreckage caused by the latest air In
vasson of England, has promised re
prisals by the British also.
we VIII give it back TO thern-'' he
cried to crowd that had assembled
a, the ruins In the southwestern dis-
trict Of London. And the crowd
cbeered and cheered.
Behind the firing lines, Germany has
known little OF frightfuiness az prao-
noed by Won Tirpitz and his col
leagues. The allies could not bring
themselves 10 attack undefended
towns. Every consideration Of HUI
mainly every tradition of ehtvalrous
conduct forbade the destruction of the
lives Of non -conbatants. The leu
tons persisted in course ws1ic11 they
described 10 their own people as be-
ing wonderfully successful IN carrying
terror to the hearts Of the hated Eng
lish.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-04
FAIRY WAND SETS FACE
IN ARsENTG HANDICAP

squeduct Race Track. October g.
Fairy Wand u-on the Arverne handicap
today from excellent opposition after
setting etre pure sn the way The hllv
was upder the expert guidance OF
Jockey ebert and proved far the best,
Poor JoA won the first race after a
strong ride through the stretch, de-
featine the favorite Golding,
Straight Onward. In thrt1linE con-
test, won the handicap for three-y year
oIds and upwards our horses nracti-
ca1Iy crossed the finish mark in a
straight line.
Tn the aiI-agss race Cavnn Rov, tne
first tvo-v ear-old of the season TO take
the measure Of Older horses, won
haudify
Firth race went to Mountain Rose, IT.
which went to the front Mt the quarter
and was never In danger
The Last race went to Cofydon. which
defeated ballast tn n drive through the
stretch
= y~ ri ErY9 Yvsgg
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-04

he birds Of eva ornen hare and France
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-04
FRIGHTFULNEss COMES HOME.

Begun 10 return to the home roost
Terror is to be spread throughout the
German territory within the flying
range of the allied airmen. If tons of
high explosives VIII have that effect
1t is quite possible that a device which
German minds had conceived where
with to brighten the English may, In
fact. have precisely that effect upon
the German people themselves, who.
with all the hardships that the war
has imposed. have lived in fanoied Sc
curity from anything the allies could
DO. We shall see very soon what the
policy of terror evolved by the Ger
man high command may have when
turned upon the population of their
own country. already beaisged by hun
ger and facing winter of unpreoe-
dented fuel shortage.
Tho time has passed for opposition
10 reprisals. They arc grim fact,
and a factor that will tend TO hasten
the end OF tho war, They appear Ia
have been unavoidable. Once embark
ed upon such course, the allies may
be counted on to repay with COM
pound interest the harm done In the
unprotected communities of England
and France