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Evening star., 1918-07-09
French Blows Fall
Between Montdidier
and the River Disc

PARIS, July 9-French troops early
this morning attacked the German
lines in front Of about two and one
half miles west of Antheuil, on the
front between Montdidier and the
Disc, penetrating the enemy posi-
tions and realizing an advance Of q
mile at certain points, the war Office
announced today.
Germans Are Repulsed.
A German counter attack upon the
French lines at the Loges farm. in the
area of this advance. was repulsed, the
French entirely maintaining their
gains. Prisoners were taken to the
number of $50. including fourteen on
GERS.
In the Longpont region. east of the
Rets forest. the French increased
their gains of yesterday and took ad-
ditional prisoners.
The statement reads:
Between Montdidier and tho River
Oise tho French, at $40 o'clock this
morning. carried out a local operation
west of Antheuil. on a front Of four
kilometers. Tho French troops, sup
ported by tanks, penetrated the Ger
man lines, captured Ferme Porto and
the Ferme des Loges, and realized an
advance of 1900 meters at certain
points.
$50 Prisoners Taken.
"A counter attack at the Ferme des
Loges was repulsed, the French MAIN
tanning all their gains. Prisoners
taken to the number Of $50. including
fourteen officers.
South of the Aisne the artillery
duel continued active throughout the
night in the vicinity of Chavigny
farm The French increased their ad-
vance at this point, taking twenty
prisoners. including one officer.
'"The artillery Of both sides was ac-
tive west and north of Chateau Thier-
~. notably in the vicinity of Hill 204.
Patrols took prisoners in the Cham
pagne. In the sector Of Marquises and
in the direction of Chouain.
There was nothing to report on tho
remainder Of the front"
Yesterdays Advance.
PAHlS, July Oil an dCldCR To-Day
northwest of Longpont French troops
edvanced about two-thirds of a mile
along a front Of nearly two miles, oc-
cupying important positions and cap
turing BAT prisoners. according to the
war ONCE announcement tonight.
The text of the statement reads:
South Of the Aisne our troops this
morning attacked enemy positions in
the outskirts Of Retz forest, in the
region northwest of Longpont. On
front Of about three kilometers we
advanced 1900 meters. occupying
Chavigny farm and the ridges north
and south Of that farm. The unwound-
cd prisoners counted up to the present
number 347. including four officers.
Aviation: On July 8 and fourteen
enemy airplanes were brought down
or put out Of action and two captive
balloons were set aflre. Our bombing
machines dropped twenty-eight tons
of pro1eotiiss In the course of their
expeditions 1t night in tho nsighboe.
10enHnned On Ninth fass.)
Evening star., 1918-07-09
CHARGES
ARE TOBE PROBED
Fair Price List for Food Of
fered Likely to
Follow.
MANY MAKE COMPLAINT

Regulation Of food prices in public
eating places in Washington is being
planned by the District Food Admins
tration. The question Of putting into
effect fair price list, such as is pub
lished weekly for the retail trade, was
discussed at q meeting yesterday OF
the lunchroom committee Of the local
administration.
Because Of continued protests from
the public Of Washington against
steadily increasing prices charged in
the lunchrooma the District food ad-
ministrator decided that some action
should be taken quickly to remedy. Ii
possible, a condition which. he con-
tends, is in most cases unwarranted
To Prepare "Fair' List.
It was the opinion Of those at yes
terday's meeting that q thorough in
yestigation into existing conditions
should be made and that subcom-
mittee be designated to prepare q fair
price list to be observed by the public
eating places. The so-called stand
ard" or staple" lunchroom articles
will be dealt with at first, such as
coffee, milk. pies and sandwiches and
what lunchroom men refer to as
Combination orders"
That the local administration had Its
eye upon the lunchroom prices was
brought to light last week. when two
lunchroom proprietors were given a
hearing before the administrator to
answer charges Of prohteertng. 1t is
understood the explanations were not
wholly satisfactory to the administrator
and that a decision in the cases Is held
pending further Investigation.
Evening star., 1918-07-09
No Hint as to Coming Blow.
Surprise Less Effective.

The entire German front has bean;
prepared since last winter for tho pos
= execute an a4sau11 ct any point,
lconflnusd q -3ff136 Paes.y =
Evening star., 1918-07-09
Aid to Opponents Of Germany.

Furnishing of aid to elements in
Russia or Siberia opposed to Germany
through the taking of action at Kola
on the Arctic ocean or at vladeiovo-
stok 10 q plan which is regarded as
the most feasible in the opinion Of
observers not conversant with the
plan believed to have been actually
decided upon by the government.
Military experts. however. continue
to hold that the dissipation of
strength through the landing of large
military forces at either Of the two
points would be a mistake. as Ger
many must first be given a decisive
defeat on the western front.
Evening star., 1918-07-09

The injured mon are said to have re-
ceiyed cuts about the head and face.
Evening star., 1918-07-09

Member Of the Associated Press
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication Of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1918-07-09

Fair tonight and tomorrow: little
change in temperature.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm. today; Highest, -, at
$50 pm. yesterday; lowest. 81, at 7:1S
am. today.
Full report on page ..
Evening star., 1918-07-09

It cannot be said that the govern
ment here has ever expressed to its
co-belligerents abroad a definite opin-
ion on whether the league of nations
should be created at ones or deferred,
but the subject has from time to time
been discussed between them. Fre-
ouently it has been objected that the
occasion was not opportune and that
the move might be miseontstrued, but
here again faith in the Presidents
statesmanship In tho son answer that
can be given to that ap: yehension. Al
Americas war prepare IONS continue
CONTINUED on Nindl Pa3s.l -
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must confess that we got little i'm.
patient, although we realized that
every time q new man was called it
meant that some one else had, in all
probability, been killed, wounded or
captured.
One morning an order came in for
a scout pilot and one of my friends
was assigned. / can tell you the rest
of us were as envious of him as if it
were the last chance any of US were
ever going to have to get to the front.
AS it was, however, hardly more than
three hours had elapsed before an
other wire was received at the mess
and I was ordered to follow my
friend. | afterward learned that as
soon as he arrived at the squadron he
prevailed upon the commanding OFF,
Ger of the squadron to wire for me.
At the Pool Pilots Mess 1t was the
custom Of the officers to wear "shortS'
-breeches that are about eight inches
long, like the boy scouts wear, leaV-
Ing q space Of about eight inches OF
open country between the top OF the
puttees and the end of the shorts. The
Australians wore them in SaloniH and
at the DardanelleS.
When the order came in for me,
| had these "shorts" on and L didn't
have time to change into other clothes
! Indeed, I was in such a sweat to gel
! 10 the front that if | had been in my
| bahamas | think l would have gone
that way. AS it was, it was raining
and | threw an Overcoat over me
jumped into the machine, and we made
record time to the airdrOme to whlci
had been ordered to report.
AS aIighted from the automobile
my overcoat blew open and displayed
my manly form attired in shorts" in
stead of In the regulation fiyin;
breeches, and the sight aroused con
siderable connection in camp.
"Must be Yankee I overheard
one officer say to another as l ap
proached. mo one but Yankee woul
have the cheek to show up that wa!
you know"
But they laughed good-naturedly a
I came up to them, and welcomed IN
to the squadron, and l was soon yer
much at home.
Ny squadron was one OF four sits
toned at an airdrome about eightee
miles back of the Ypres line. Their
were IS pilots in our squadron, whic
was a scout squadron, scout machine
carrying but one man.
A scout, sometimes called fightin
l scout. has no bomb dropping or recnl
nOitering to do. His duty is just
fight, or, as the order was given to IN
"You are expected to pick fights an
4 not wait until they come to you!"
: When bomb choppers go out ov'
e the lines in the daytime q scout squa
: ron usually conveys them. The bon
choppers fly at about twelve thousar
feet, and scouts i thousand feet Or
f above them.
i If at any time they should be 9
n tackled, it is the duty of the scouts
t dive down and carry on the fight. Il
l orders Of the bomb troopers being
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PREFACE


There is a common idea that the age
of miracles IL past Perhaps it Is, but
If so. the change must have come ABOUT
within the past few weekS-aiter es-
capped into Holland. For If anything is
certain in this life it is this: this book
never would have been written but for
the succession of miracles set forth In
these pages.
Miracles. tuck, coincidence. ProVl-
Ilcnce-it doesn't matter much what
you call it-certainly played an impor-
tant part ia the series of hair-hreadth
escapes in which l figured during my
short but eventful appearance In the
great drama now being enacted across
the seas. Without It, all my efforts ana
suffcrngs would have been quite I'M
avaiIing.
No one realizes this better than do
and / want to repeat 1t right here be-
cause elsewhere in these pages l may
appear occasionally TO overlook or
minimize it: without the help OF Provl-
dence | would not be here today.
But this same Providence which
brought me home safely, despite all
the dangers which beSet me, may work
similar miracles for others, and it IS In
the hope OF encouraging other poor
devils who may find themselves in stu
atoms as hopeless apparently as mine
& Oftentimes Wcre that this book is writ
Z ten.
Il ,n1 ics nTrn
I trust may be sooner than expect i
to bel hope / shall have an oppor
Il tunity TO revisit the scenes Of my al
ventures and 20 thank in person in al
E adequate manner every one who ex
tended a helping hand to me when
Twas wretched fugitive. All of then
StOok great risks in befriending an es
scaped prisoner and they did it withou
1.-THE slightest hope of reward. At thu
same time hope shall have chance
TO pay my compliments to those WHIT
Rndeavored to take advantage OF m.
distress.
In the meanwhile, however, cal
pnly express Iny thanks In this ineffec
tive manner, trusting that in som
mysterious way q copy Of this boo
may fall into the hands Of every on
Who befriended me. hope particular
" that every good HOllander VIII
layed the part Of the Good Samar
an to me so bountifhly after my e:
ape from Belgium will see these page
bad feel that I am absolutely SINGER
then say that words cannot begin t
kpress my sense Of gratitude to tn
utch people.
1t is needless for me to say no
eepiy / feel for my fellow-prisonel
Germany who were less fortunai
an l. Poor, poor fellows-they al
real victims of the war. hope th'
sery one Of them may soon be
pred to that freedom whose value
sver fully realized until after l ha
IN to fight so hard to regain 1t.
PAT O'BRIEN.
Momence, ILL.,, January Ia, 1918.
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whacks than was looking for later
on.
Needless to say. my parents were
very much opposed to my riSking my
life at what was undoubtedly at that
time one Of the most hazardous pas
times" young fellow could select, and
every time l had a smashup or some
other mishap was ordered never to go
near an aviation field again.
So / went out to California. There
another fellow and l built our own
machine, which we flew in various
parts of the state.
In the early part Of 1916, when trou-
BILE was brewing in Mexico, joined the
American flying corps. L was sent 10
| San Diego, where the army lying
school is located, and spent about eight
months there, but as l was anxious to
get into active service and there didn't
| seem much chance of America ever
getting into the war, resigned and.
crossing over to Canada, Joined the
Royal Flying corps at Victoria, d. Z.
Twas sent to Camp Borden, Toronto.
first to receive instruction and later to
instruct. While a cadet | made the
first loon ever made by a cadet in Can
ada. and after / had performed the
stunt half expected to be kicked out
OF the service for it. Apparently, how
ever, they considered the source and
let it go Mt that. Later on l had the
satisfaction of introducing the loop
as part of the regular course OF In
struction for cadets in the r. +. G..
and want to say right here that Camp
Borden has turned out some of the
best flers that have ever gone t
France.
|. In Nav, 1917, I and seventeen Other
Canadian fiiers left for England on thu
Meganic, where we were to qualif!
for service in France.
Our squadron consisted OF nln'
Americans, C. C. Robinson, Fl. A. Mil
: Ter. F. S. McClurg, A. A. Allen, E. Il
, Garnet, III. X. Boysen, II. A. Smeetor
!. and A. A. Taylor, and myself, and MIN
, Britishers, Paul Fl. Raney, J. r. Park
|, &c. Nelmes, C. r. Moore, T. L. Atkin
son, F. c. Conry, A. Muir, e. A. L. +
. Smith and A. c. Jones.
Within a few weeks after our al
!, rival In England all of US had won on
? "wings"-the insignia worn on tn
left breast by every pilot on the west
4 ern front.
!. We were all sent to place l
= France known as the Pool Pilots Mes
4 Here men gather from all the trainin
sauadrons in Canada and England an
await assignments to the particula
squadron of which they are to becom
members.
The Pool Pilots Mess is situated
7 few miles back OF the lines. Whel
d ever pilot is shot down or killed I'll
q Pool Pilots Mess Is notified to send al
other to take his place.
( There are so many casualties ever
It day in the r. f. c. at one point
/ the front or another that the demai
t for new pilots is quite active, but wht
d fellow is itching to get into the tig!
e as badly as / and my friends were
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CHAPTER u.
1 Became n Fighting Scout.

startad flying in Chicago in 1917.
was then eighteen years old, bat l had
had a hankering for the air ever since
/ can remember.
As a youngster l followed the ex-
ploits of the Wrights with the greatest
interest, although I must confess
sometimes hoped that they wouldn't
really conquer the air until l had had
whack at it myself. l got more
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(TO BE CONTINUED
Why They Are Lonely.

The people who are lonely In this
world are those who are always look
ing for something to come to them:
they hope for pleasant adventures :;
they exact much from their friends
and from their family-and they are
never satisfied. But the happy men
and women are those who never think
to demand for themselves-who give
and give and give again, and find joy
whenever they find opportunity to give
joy.-Exchange
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CHAPTER !.
The Folly Of Despair.

less than nine months ago eighteen
GERS Of the Royal flying corps.
ich had been training In Canada,
for England on the Meganic.
Z any of them was over twenty-five
RS of age, he had successfully con-
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STRANGE Contradiction.

''De man dat don't see de bright side
o life" said Uncle Eben, sis generally
de same teller OATS afraid of his
shadow"
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In a desperate battle with
four Hun flyers, o'Brien 10 sent
crashing to earth behind the
German lines from a height Of
5000 feet. The next INSTALL
ment teiIs OF his miraculous e.
cape from death and Of his re-
gaining consciousness to find
himself a prisoner Of war.
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pzt o,erien in the Uniform OF
a.. Royai Flying Corps.
tho fact because they don't ac-
der men for the r. F. c.
Of the squadron were British
the other nine were AInerl-
t,bo tired of waiting for their
tnntrv to take her place with
Is had Joined the British colors
40 was one of the latter.
s,ere going to England to earn
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-30
Major Diech Named
to Command State Police

The appointment of Major Richard
Diech of Portland as commanding of.
fieer of the new state police force is
announced by the governor. The order
has lbeen conveyed TO Major Diech
through AGjutanlt General Williams,
and the new commander will take i'm
mediate charge and proceed with the
organization of the force.
AT meeting of the emergency board
a few days ago deficiency of $780,
600 was created in the military fund
to take care of the proper policing of
the state. 1t was also recommended
that the plan backed by the council
of defense for a state cons stabulary be
adopted. This viii be substantially the
form to be followed in the organiza-
tion of the new police force, with the
exception that the force viii be a part
of the militia organization. Four com
panies with motorcycle equipment are
included in the plans.
In commenting on the appointment
the governor stated that several in
functions were placed on Major Dieeh.
No politics can be allowed, the force
must be managed with the utmost econ
only in order to keep within the linn
it of finances. and at the same time
thorough efficiency must be secured.
The force, when organized, win be
used for police work over the entire
state, and is to be organized in such
a way that it can be easily mobilized
at any point. Portland viii probably
be the scene of most of the work Of
the organization as the most extens-
i've guarding must be done along the
water front at that place.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-30
AMERICANS MUST
Continued from page one)

/ tion in Italy. Facing the probability
/ Of a strong Austro-German drive soon,
/ Italy is now getting less than 40 per-
cent Of her normal food requirements.
Deficiency in transportation facilities,
labor shortage and lack of machinery
I have cut production there in all di-
rections.
But pending the next harvest
which holds out great hope, the coun
try appears willing to undergo sharp
curtailment in bread supplies accord
ing to official reports here,
VIII Eat Hoe Cake
The residents Of Grimes county,
Texas, for instance, have pledged them
selves to give up every bushel of
wheat within the county limits for
war needs. Similar action is expected
elsewhere.
Meanhme, to facilitate the use of
substitutes, corn milling equipment is
rapidly being introduced and already
possible production of cornmeal and
corn flour has increased 90 per cent.
Measures for limiting millers and job
bers profits are expected soon. Next
year, it is estimated, corn viii release
fifty million bushels of wheat for war
needs. Already with the limited grind
ing machinery available ten million
bushels of wheat have been saved by
corn.
Increased planting by farmers gives
Officials here high hopes of record
crops. Spring wheat acreage viii ex-
ceed anything in history, it is said.
Winter wheat acreage is forty two mil
ion acres, two million acres above the
previous high mark.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-30
UNIFYING OF
lcontinued from page one)

~s
estimates today went as high as one
million men.
New proof that the drive was fore
ed by internal economic and political
pressure in the central empires came
Goday in dispatch to an embassy
saying:
Intervention had been attempted
on the part of the social democratic
deputies Of Austria, who declared that
1T was impossible fcy the workmen to
endure another diminution of the po-
tato and fat ration. They added that
MO measure would be effective and
that the proletariat saw but the one
waY Iof remedying thngs--in other
words, an immediate and general peace
The premier, Won Seydler, could only
promise some vague and partial amel-
sorations and affirm that the Austro-
Hungarian government would make
every effort to arrive at peace as
quickly as possible, y
Conditions in Germany
Commelrting on this Gnformation,
the dispatch continues
"The5e facts throw curious light on
the internal situation of the central
powers. They help explain why Ger
many, without regard for risks aud
losses, wanted at all costs to reach a
decision. When the allies stop the Of
'fensive, as they viii, the central en-
pircs, who have killed off hundreds
of thousands Of men, viii face accrued
With an Austro-German offensive
against Italy still possible, the Ita-
ians are hurrying preparations to meet
it, said Rome diplomatic advices to-
day. Italy IL confident as to the west
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-30
WISCONSIN CAMPAIGN
Will END TONIGHT
DOpsters Say 1enrOOt, Repub.
liCan, viii Win---Berger
Has Hopes

Milwaukee, Wis, Mar. 9O,-Wiscon-
sin senatorial campaign win praeti"-
ally be concluded tonight. Monday, the
only other working day before Tues
da S election will see little activity in
any way of the three contending camps.
Both old line parties directed final
shots today at Victor Berger, socialist
candidate. They made lavish use of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-30

published during March totalled 1858
according to computations made today
from official lists.
This is the smallest British casualty
list since last August ana obviously does
not include the total losses in the pre-
sent German drive.
The casualties were divided as fol-
lows:
Killed: Officers, 1884; men, 2,976:
wounded: officers, 729; men, 9,S55:
missing: officers, 1876; men, sos; total
officers, 1,119; total men, 13, ,3s9; grand
total, 1858.
The total casualties for the past few
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-30

statement by Allan L. Benson, socialist
candidate for president in 1916, disap-
proving of some of Berger s statements
relative to tire war.
1t is expected that $4,000 votes will
be cast Tuesday. Berger today declared
that he will poll 100000.
Backers of Irvine L. Lenroot, repub-
lican candidate and Joseph Davies, dem
crat, apparently believe Berger has
little chance to win. They expect a
close race between Lenroot and Davies.
Betters have made Lenroot a favorite
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-30
Assigning unnnires

San Francisco, Mar 30. - Assign
ment cf these gentlemen whom the
dictionary calls umpires for the first
Coast league ball games next Tuesday
was announced here by President
Baum, Perle Casey will call 'em for
the San Francisco Oakland game; I'd
Finney will offieiate at Sacramento
in tho Sacramento Vernon contest and
Ralph Frary will have charge of the
Salt Lake-nos Ongeles squabble at Los
Angeles.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-30
USE OF AMERICAN
CONTINUED from page one)

not to be influenced by impatient and
nervous home demands for immediate
action.
Won Hindenburg is now concentrat-
ing what is left of his offensive
strength for the capture of Amiens.
His blows, however, are greatly weak
encd and may come t. an end automat-
ically through General Foeh S pressure
against the German southern flank. If
they do met, Foch s first work of
prime Importance will be to save
iAmiens by o direct counter offensive
against the German pressure to the
east Of that highly important railway
center.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-30
Seals Beat Cubs

San Francisco, Mar. 30. - There
wero cocky lot of Seals today as 4
result of their ten inning 3 to win
over the Chicago Cubs.
Casey Smith pitched the entire game
in midseason form, and but for a
blow up of his support in the first in
ming, might have blanked the Cubs.
At that, the Cubs didn't use up any
world series energy. Rolly Zeider pitch
ed most of the game for the Chicago
ans.