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from airplanes over moving troops in
the rear.
The GOODNESS and dash of our men In
the American Flying Corps have
proved that we have splendid natural
material for airplane work.
I've also should devote our energies
to the manufacture of guns Of all
caliber and their munitionment This
work will take long time, but should
the war drag on and should we be
compelled to send large forces to Eu-
rope, We should make every effort to
furnish them with the necessary
artillery equipment An army today
can never have too many guns"
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Mr.. Allen his observations made on
these tours. All of which is simply by
way Of showing that Mr.. Aliens obser-
have u military value. and that value
is appreciated not only by members OF
Congress. but by army officers here
with whom he has been, in frequent
con&ultat iou/
This war demands new methods" he
stated. Now that we have embarked
on the great world war. one of the
most important things is for all OF US
to realize the necessity of training our
young soldiers in these new ways Of
warfare.
For example. a great change has
taken place in the relative value in
battle of the infantry. artillery, cav
airy and other branches of military
service In the infantry, the day of
serried ranks has gone. The infantry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
The Boy Was Right.

EOOD CONTROLLER HOOVER said
the other day:
IF food prices are not controlled
they mount to famine heights. Flour.
for instance, will mount to $50 a bar
rel next year.
Yes. food prices must be controlled
against the profiteer, for there was a
lot of truth in the answer of the little
schoolboy.
lis the world round?' his teacher
asked him.
Nome he said
"Ts it fat. then"
Nome
'"Child. are you crazy? If the world
isn't round and isn't fat, what In
heavens name is IT.?
Pop says it's crooked said the
boy"
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a lesson. Lloyd George has put some
of the aplest business men of the en-
pire at the head of a number OF de-
partments. and Washington. fortunate
ly. has followed this example"
Speaking of the statements by some
experts that the war will be won in
the air. Mr.. Allen said:
THE advantage Of air control for all
purposes Of artillery observation are
immense, and airplane attacks by
bombing lines of communication. rail-
way centers, ammunition dumps and
concentration points are constantly in
creasing, as well as machine gun ire
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n NONG the Observers friends in
~ this city is young woman.
extremely modish. who goes in
for all things that are vogue" This
day her fad may be short dresses. A
week from the present time she may
shock her respected parents out of
their boots by sudden and violent in
terest in eugenies. She goes in for
music, tennis and the problem Of the
unemployed with the same naive en-
thusiasm. Having a small income of
her own and doting father and mother
fwho invariably recover from the nerv-
GUS jolts she hands them), she Is able
to indulge her passion for usefulness
to it's fullest extent.
The Observer met her the other day
as she bounded out of an automobile
and Hoped toward a jewelers. shop.
When she saw him she swung in her
course and came toward him with
the enthusiasm of a half hack skirtinG
left end That is her way. She calls it
her magnetism.
"oh why" she dubbed. don't the
outrage?"
server. He surmised she had either
lost her Pekinese or had been arrested
while driving her car at something like
forty miles An hour
Those suffragists," she replied. She
added reproachfully: Don't tell me you
aren't interested in Them!
The Observer remained neutral.
Think of it," she acclaimed, think
of those poor women languishing in
jail because Of their devotion to the
cause! Think of their self-sacrifice in
the interests of the downtrodden sister
hood. Think of their persecution
The Observer obediently thought. but
the more he thought the more incom-
prehensible her defamation seemed to
him.
They don't have to be locked up" he
finally suggested. meekly. III they obey
the law as other residents Of the city
do"
The fiapper uttered a piercing cry.
II believe you're against suffrage for
women" she declared
ION the contrary" replied the Observer,
IT sincerely favor it, only
There was moment Of silence
while the happer digested the unspoken
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bright as day with searchlights and
flares. The use of anti aircraft guns
requires the closest study and marvel
Gus technical skill OF the hundreds
of airplanes that / saw shot at only
one did L see brought down. although
the most complex system for getting
the range had been worked out.
Then we must learn about cam
ouglage--that is. the painting Of guns.
barracks, airplane hangers. etc. so
that to the aeroplane observer they
appear to be part of the ground on
which they stand"
Few civilians have an idea OF the
organization of transport for the i'm
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to reach the German guns in the rear
and deInoii.sh them, or cause them to
retire. aid also to isolate the men in
the trench to be captured by what Is
called d 'tir de barrage' upon the sec
ondary positions, SO that supports and
supplies could not come up. This re-
suit has been effected by Photographic
observers.
The result Of these methods has been
the 'tir de demolition-that is. the de-
struction Of the batteries in the rear of
the enemy's trenches or their forced
withdrawal Then follows the final
hurricane fire. upon the line of trench
to be captured.
In turn tho Germans met this prob
lem by enormously deep dugouts. On
the Somme l went into such captured
auGouts thirty and thirty-five feet deep.
me soldiers would lie sheltered therein
during the hurricane fire. and when
this was lifted for the infantry rush
theS would come up with their rifles
ana machine guns. unless the exits We're
blocked. and meet the oncorning troops
with heavy fusillade"
Mr.. Allen told how the English in
tee hrSt day or two of their attacks.
rushed over the first line trenches In
some places before the Germans could
get up. and we're shot in the back.
Experiences of this kind led to the
practice Of leaving men in the trenches
to capture tn" dugout defenders.
The great striking arm today is the
y
foi'ow-up arm. just in the old days
the artillery was used to break the
morale Of the opposing infantry for
the infantry charge. while the cav
airy was used as a follow-up arm to
complete the rout- Cavalry today has
become almost obsolete.
This war is a var of instruments
and tools ard the ability to use them.
It is the man lthin6 the gun tn;
courts. but if he has not got the gun
he dreS not count"
Referring to the difficulties to he
overcome in this country because of
he lack of experience, only to be
gained in actual fighting with the new
methods and our lack of equipment,
Mr.. Allen called attention to the state
ireuts Of Gen. wood. that we are with
out heavy mobile artillery and modern
ajrnlane engines, Steps are being
taken, now that We are at war. to
rnnedy these deficiencies. Mr. Allen
added:
we have been also without helmets,
and quote from the highest French
authority w-ho told me that the cas-
ralties in the French attack on Cham
ra.ne were 20 per cert less than they
would have been had not the French
soldiers had their steel helmets.
I'VE lack tanks. of course, and we
have as yet scarcely any motor car bat
terry. We must provide instruments for
gas attack and gas masks. Naturally,
having been without tools, we must
now learn the vital cooperation neces-
sary between the airplane. the big gun
and the infantry attack.
when the Russian troops arrived in
France last summer. and many of them
were troops that had fought on the
Russian front, as splendid body of
men as I ever saw, they got fully six
weeks two months of extra training
at Camp de Mally before going into the
trenches. The French provided for
them artillery, aeroplane service and
bombing guns
During any period of activity on the
battle lines the night was almost as
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During the war of movement in the
first six weeks the French utilized their
villages for defensive positions. loop
boiling stone houses for the rifles OF
their infantry At the end of August,
1914. I went along thirty miles of the
French front without seeing a trench.
Later. when l was motoring over the
battlefield of the Marine, the only
trenches I saw were long, straight
bitches. although in some places breast
works had been built. The allies then
had not fully realized the possibilities
of defensive war"
Two important new Instruments In
the war were introduced by the Ger
artillery and the complicated trench
system, with deep dugouts, communica-
ton trenches and support trenches
against the modern trench light
field cannon and shrapnel were Of no
avail. and. after the inauguration of
trench warfare. in 1914" he said, the
French and English had to utilize such
big naval guns or coast fortiiicatioa
guns as they could lay their hands
on, until they were able to manufac-
ture long grange guns and big how
tiers like those they now use.
The attacks by the british at Neuve
Chapelle and Loos and by the French
in Champagne did not entirely sue
coed because they were not vet fun y
equipped with the necessary heavy ar
tiilcry. and the coordination between
the artillery and Infantry was not YET
close enough. The defense was the
stronger and many predicted q stale
mate would end the war.
'On the Somme, however. the prob
lem of successful attack upon the mod
ern trench was largely solved by the
velopment of modern war. Guns and
air craft and the coordination be-
tween them are the t'.o factors which
brought about solution"
Holding this opinion. and believing
that we would be drawn into the war
Mr.. Allen was led to take tn" steps he
did toward forming the American Fly
ing Corps, believing it would be q
nucleus Of trained aviators on which
the American army might build
The airplane has developed two dis
tinct types, as distinct as ships in {
fleet" he explained. THE first ia thu
very fast fighting machine. carrylEE
one man with a machine gun. and TIN
other the reconnaissance or Observable
machine, which carries pilot and ar
observer. This observer either report.
back to the artillery respecting tht
accuracy of their fire or he carries
powerful Photographic instrument fol
taking pictures of The ground beneath
him.
THE latter type of machine, mucl
slower and therefore more vulnerable
is protected by the fast ti2htiuG ma
chimes, ready to beat OF the ATTACKING
enemy. During the four days | spen
on the Somme last fully l did not see
German machine Owe the English lines
1t was this mastery of the air which
enabled the French and English t.
make their successful attacks
~
Experience soon showed, he contin
ued, that 1t was not enough to demolisl
by high explosive shells the enemy:
trenches to be attacked, for the Ger
mans, with n perfect range on these
trenches with their artillery, coult
shell the attacking force and Otter
drive them out. This could be done
often before the assailants could "con.
solidate" themselves, or dig into tn.
trenches.
Therefore 1t became necessary to try
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mense amount of material needed by
a modern army. Mr.. Allen stated that
800 miles of railway were built before
the attack on the Somme began. He
said that the French could not have
held Nerdun except for the motor
trucks, thousands Of which were used.
Mules and horses made the deliveries
where the trucks could not go. Most
of these operations had to be carried
on at night.
"At the beginning of the war the
English army officers were jealous OF
the offers Of outside help and tena-
cious of their clique privileges" Mr..
Allen said, but the war taught them
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man has become an individualized
fighter. Gen. Petain said to me. 1t is
cannon. and more cannon. l would
teach every soldier TO be a grenadier.
As for rifles. you might as well put
them in museum
He meant that the fight Of the In
fantry now is the rush, after the ar
'iilery preparation, then the close
fight with hand grenades, revolver,
bayonet or whatever is easiest to
handle. 4 French soldier told me that
their best grenadlers throWers of
hand Rrenades) were the Basques.
whose fayorite game is 'peiote,' n ball
game. and our own base bah players
should make the best grenadiers in the
world. because of their experience on
the diamond"
Mr.. Allen recalled that the wars of
Louis XIV were largely siege warfare.
the defense being the stronger. and that
Frederick the Great and Napoleon de-
veloped the power OF the offense.
we Americans began strengthening
the defensive. making rifle pits in the
civil war. but the strength OF the trench
for defense was not fully brought odt
until the Germans settled down on the
Aisne after the battle OF the Marine.
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He was carried around the room on the
shoulders OF a half a dozen brawny
delegates. After that speech all
criticism of Kerensky ceased Hence
forth his leadership was implicitly,
almost blindly. followed.
Kerensky has all Of Lloyd Georges
genius OF being able to sound out the
populace and finding out what 1t wants.
Like his Welsh colleague, he max
every speech seem to be direct and
personal appeal to every individual in
his audience. 1t Is one of the master
clements in the formula Of successful
popular oratory.
Scarcely had the revolution subsidized
before Kerensky visited the front and
asked the soldiers in the trenches to
stand by the new order. He also made
a flying trip to Helsingford, the capital
of Finland, ard made an eloquent ad-
dress to the Finnish parliament He
made this trip with characteristic
swiftness. so swift in fact that he did not
even have passport and was arrested
on the Russian frontier. He got
through. however. Unannounced he
rose in the chamber and claimed the
privileges of the floor. saying:
IT am kerensky. the new minister Of
justice. and I want to talk to you about
the new government
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In similar abrupt fashion he descend
ed one day upon sewing circle, COM
posed Of fashionable women doing Red
Cross work. Almost before they had
time to wonder who or what he was.
he said:
II am Kerensky the Red. Don't be
alarmed 1 won't bite you. I merely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
BY ISAAC F. MARcossoN.

(Author of THE Rehirth of Russia 1.-THE War
After the War etc.l
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ms LOVE your people. Your coun-
W try, it is wonderful" remarked
Marshal Joffre when in Wash
= ington. with one OF those corn
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a WEEK before the Russian rev.
/n\ olution Alexander kerensky
~ was scarcely known outside
= of the immediate circles of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04

Two-piece or three-piece matched
sets in millinery are among the smart
est things shown in the new displays
for fall. The two-piece set is just
right and designers have made it pos
sible to select a hat and bag - hat
and collar-or hat and cape or scarf,
made to match; or, If they do not
match in materials, some touch in
trimming makes them kin. A silk hat
trimmed with chinchilla, for instance,
is bound for life to a high chinchilla
collar by veil that falls from the hat
and is sewed to the upper edge of the
collar
Leading the vanguard Of matched
sets came the hat and bag to match
and this fancy is altogether so pleas
ing that hat and bag sets are quite
likely to be found also in the rear of
the fashion parade along about Christ
mas time If you contemplate some
thing unusual in Christmas gifts that
hat and bag set pictured here ought to
prove interesting.
One of the smartest of smart sets
is of brilliant green satin brocaded
with gold and finished with green che
mile tassels in the bag. The hat, to
be worn with it, has crown of black
velvet and a narrow rolling brim of
the green and gold brocade. AT the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04

A call has come from France, to the
Red Cross, asking for 10000 wooden
garments for the men at the front.
These include sox, mits, muffiers,
sweaters, and they must be made by
women. Everybody that is anybody is
knitting, and everywhere milady goes
her knitting-in knitting bag Of sorts
lis sure to go, too-like Mary's lamb.
People who never touched a knitting
needle before have mastered the art
Of knitting sox and find the work fas-
cinating.
When we contemplate the brief his
tory of pair of sox we realize that
the task of furnishing them will never
be through with until the war ends.
Supplies of sox must be sent In relays,
one after the other, because, sturdy as
the knitted wooden ones are, they will
wear out.
Mufflers are easier for the begin
ner, and the sort of sweaters required
are not very difficult. They are sleeve
less and are really chest and back pro-
tectors. All the knitted garments
must be made according to stand
ards, which will be furnished by the
Red Cross to those who apply for
them.
A luxury that can be made by wom-
en- who do not knit--if there are any
will interest them. Feet that get sore
in the trenches can be rested and
helped to heal by felt slippers, and
these can be made by women at home.
AS we care for the comfort of our men
when they are at home working for US,
so we must care for their comfort
when they are away-workiDg and
fighting for us and for those that come
after us. No woman can be indiffer-
ent now and keep the respect of her
associates. Whoever she is she de-
serves the poor opinion of her char
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
Small Breaks In Lace.

Where there are only few threads
broken in Irish or Swiss lace they can
easily be repaired with needle and
thread the same size as that used In
the manufacture of the lace. Place a
tiny knot at the end of the thread on
the needle and draw this through the
place where the broken thread joins
the body of the lace. Having done
this, draw succession of loop knots
over the floating thread very tightly
close to the base. Now follow with
the new thread the course that the old
thread has taken, and do the same
with the other loose end, knotting it Sc
curely close to the body lace. Gut
away the loose ends and the break Is
no longer perceptible.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04

back a flat tassel made of green che
nile falls from the crown, and small,
fiat flowers, made of chenille are set
about the crown.
A successful costume depends inore
upon handsome accessories. like these.
than many of us realize. A plain, dark
gown of satin in black or other color.
is lifted into brilliancy by tricks of ele-
gance, in hat and bag or hat and scarf,
and is equal to formal wear by these
means.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
A Different Touch.

Everybody is knitting sweaters so
that it takes some little ingenuity to
accomplish a sweater which looks diff
ferent from everyone else's in the knit
ting class. OnN excellent way to ac-
complish this end is to use cross stitch
in wool on the collar corners. AS
most of the sweaters made have a con-
trasting collar and cuffs, either of
plain wool or of angora, it is an easy
matter to bring out the conventional
cross stitch design with the colored
wool of the sweater. A not too con-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
Senarate Waistcoats Now.

London and Paris have taken an
other step toward the masculine in
fashions and makers are producing
separate waistcoats, to be removed at
will. They are made of the softest
materials, with striking pattern and
and often they are knitted, and are
cut roomy. Pockets at the sides with
watch fob hanging out Of one Of
them are customary.
Under these waistcoats, of which
plain shirtwaists are being worn, the
jabot or fchu and the transparent
sleeves are visible. 1t is customary
with women wearing such waistcoats
to remove the suit coat.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
No Innovation.

She-Dear me! Here's an article
says the new styles for women are
TO have trousers instead of skirts even
for hall attire.
He-That needn't be shock Two
thirds Of the married women in the
country wear the hreeches rs il IS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
MUD COVERED HOGS BAKE.
Several Hundred Dollars Worth
of Hogs in Peculiar Manner.

Smith Center. Kan.-Acel Pyle.
farmer near here, came near losing
several hundred dollars worth of hogs
in a peculiar manner.
The porkers had been in mud wal
low. and to get dry lay down in the
sunshine with temperature of 10
prevailing in the shade. The mud soon
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
Never Knew Value of Money.

81 am not to blame for my spend
thrift habits" insists Ike Van Quentin.
"They were taught to me by too in
dulgent family. One winter / washed
the dishes every night, for which they
pressed pay upon me at the rate of a
nickel a week. The following Septem-
Der found myself the bewildered pos
SCISSOR of 80 cents for keeping the lawn
moved all summer."-Kansas City
Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04

spicuous pattern should be chosen, be-
cause it is not intended to be SNOWY,
only a finishing touch. Conventional
designs are best. The stitches Of the
wool are used as a guide in the cross
stitching.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04

baked hard, and they were rapidlv
cooking in the shell when their plight
was discovered by their owner.
Aided by several farm hands. he
hastily dragged the hogs to shade and
removed the hard crust with a garden
rake. saving the lives of all but three
of them.
Several of the porkers. however. lost
all their hair by scalding steam.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
Use for out-of.pate BIouses.

Blouses have disconcertlng way Of
looking out of date after any length
of time. If there Is little girl In the
family cut the waist down to make a
long-waisted dress, using plain mate
rial for the tiny skirt.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
Button spats to Be Worn.

,Buttoned spats promise to be as pop
ular as ever for fall. The new spats
fit beautifully and come in soft shades
of gray and tan and in the neq' olive
drab which is fashionable because it Is
the Soldier color"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04

According to the Canadian trade
commission at Birmingham, England,
the present scarcity in England of both
sugar and strip offers favorable
opportunity to Introduce maple strip,
which is not well known in that dis
tricr.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
Due cautle0.

"Prisoner at the bas, will you be
tried by jury or by the ccurts?"
SPY Jury, your honor. Of jury"
@Humph. Why-er-+saven't seen
YOU before somewhere?
@Yes, your honor. l Ise;l you ice In
summer and do your plisUnbing in win4
ter"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04

Most foreign residents of this coun-
try come TO America to re Americans.
but cantankerous m!nerity come to
"colonize."
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acter, that her indifference will inspir.
in her associates.
A new order of things socially may
grow out of the banding together of
women for war work. 1t will be an
impossible and hopeless personality
that is not benefited and uplifted by
helping in the hour Of need.