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Four United sailors uniforms supplied by the Red Cross
Photo taken in a camp

other German lie. spread in this neu-
tral country to cause excitement and
hostile feeling, was placed in the huge
volume which history is writing-a
volume which has to be enlarged every
day to hold all the false statements
which come, directly and Indirectly,
from Berlin.
Only in one respect was the German
charge true. The United States Red
Cross Society did intend to invade
Germany through Switzerland, but
only to feed and clothe American pris'
oners of war, to do something which
Germany would not and could not do.
Splendid Railroad Facilities
Switzerland was selected for head
quarters because of the splendid facili-
ties there for shipping relief supplies
to soldiers interned in Germany. For
nearly half century this country has
been the headquarters for the Inter.
national Red Cross, which was founded
in Geneva, and during the war the
headquarters for the British, French,
Italian. Serbian and Polish Red Cross
societies. The Swiss Government. too,
had graciously permitted the belliger.
ents to send mail and supplies on the
Swiss railroads free of charge. For
those unfortunate men who have been
captured by Germany these Red Cross
organizations have been their sole
aid, support and comfort, for Fate.
the judge of soldiers career in bat
tie, is as merciless as the devil and
as ruthless as Imperial Germany. Not
every man who goes over the top of
the trenches is marked for a hero's
death, selected to be among the
wounded or rewarded with a scarless
victory. Some are destined to be ban-
ished to a Hun camp, there to exc out
a miserable existence until the end
of the war.
In German Kriegsgefangenenla
(war prison camps) there are today
more than 100000 Belgians Serbians,
Italians, Rumanians, Russians. French.
men and Englishmen-2,0 900, 900 men
who see the sun rise and set every
day over the same barbed wire fence
which marks. their horizon in every
direction. Fate decided their destiny
as Fate will determine the lot of our
pen. To this umpire at the front
soldier is but pawn whether he
81 eaks Russian. French or Enslish.
ana - our army in. France grows. -
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These troops We're several times cited
in Russian dispatches, and their fighting
was principally responsible for the initial
successes of the Russian offensives in
Galicia in July, 1917. which collapsed
when the bulk of the Russian TROOPS
failed to support the Czecho- Slovaks
Under the revolutionary governments
the prisoners and the previously exist
ing units were consolidated into the
present CzechU -Slovak army.
The Green Guard
Three armes--three Czecho Slovak
armies--have been spoken Of and yet
there is a fourth about which little is
heard. 1t calls itself the Green Qua rd, h"
and. in the mountains of eastern Mo
ravia. il is fighting with a halter around
its neck. Aside from introductory ru-
mors OF numerous mutinies which took
place in the Austro- Hungarian armies
on June 1920. followed by wholesale
executions, nothing was definitely known
about th- Green Guard until "A Eeu-
ter agent on July 20 managed to furnish
the following informatlon
"A considerable number Of Czecho-
Slovak deserters have concentrated in
the Beskid Mountains. in eastern Mo-
ravia. They are well armed and offer a
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our divisions begin to play a create
part in military maneuvers, Fate will
begin to pick Americans to be herded
into Germany. Fate decides and plays
no favorites. d. -
BY April Is OF this year the mis-
fortunes Of war had placed 1855 Amer
leans In enemy camps. A fortnight
later, when the enemy raided the
American sector near Toul, 1873 others
were added. Through June and July
the Spanish Embassy in Berlin re-
ported further additions. One day
there We're fifty Americans captured; !;
at another time. thirty-e eight One
night the boche got ten of our ayia.
tors. The number of Americans in
termed in Germany is already in the
hundreds, and day by day 1t may be
expected to increase-because Fate
decides. Fate, the Goddess of Mis-
fortline
One afternoon, as the summer was
coming to Switzerland. I was chatting
with the American consular agent to
Lausanne, when Swiss soldier, ac-
companied by an American who had
escaped from Germany, announced
himself. Entering the room the gem
darme saluted, doffed his hat. adjusted
his heavy belt and reported that 10.
scpl DcuZ, al american IRON fnlfd.
delphia was arrested for entering
Switzerland from Germany without
passport. ....e ..,'.
Denz was standing in the doorway.
He was IA man of about ,forty.fiye
years. His hair, was thick, black and
long; his eyes were deep-set and ap-
peared black because Of the shadows
from his heavy eyebrows. He had not
shaved for so long that his beard was
unkempt and as ragged as his black
coat, which was many, many sizes
too large for him. His green trousers
looked as If they had been made for
the largest prisoner OF war in Ger.
many. and certainly not for Joseph
DEM. sr
When the Swiss soldier had finished
his laconic report we looked at the
remnants of Mr.. Denz and sized him
up in silence until we noticed his
shoes.
For the love of Mike. where did
you get those things?" roared the
consul. as all Of us laughed. including
Denz. ,.. . +. . Z. - :
That Il what they gave ne Is Ger
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German Inferiority Aloft
Increasingly Apparent in
Recent Combats
ENEMY'S LOSSES HEAVY
Sixty.two B o c he Machines
Destroyed by the Allied
Fliers in Week
By the Associated Press

London, Aug. 24.-British air hghtlne
on the western front during the last
week provides a striking indication Of
the difficulty now confronting Germany
in the air, which must inclease in the
near future as the growing air superb
ority of the Allies makes itself felt.
In the battle area. probably owing to
the Somme battlefield. enemy scouts are
compelled to operate in large forma-
tions at a much greater height than
formerly. Notwithstanding this, the
British airmen continue to take heavy
toll Of them.
81 Destroyed. 81 Damaged
the front between Albert and the
Amiens- Roye road, resulting, according
TO latest reports, in the destruction of
sixty-two enemy machines and the driv-
ing down, OF twenty-one airplanes out
Of control ,Twenty-six British ma
chimes have been reported missing.
This superiority has been attained
without any ,diminution in the aerial
activity in other sectors. large number
Of raids having been made against on
emy positions far behind the German
lines. in which more than 12O tons of
bombs were dropped, and attacks on the
Rhine provinces pressed with the ut
most vigor,
Germany virtually Defenseless
Coupled with virtual cessation Of
German air raids on London. the in
creasing number of bombing raids into
Germany, of which there were twenty
one during the past week. must be de-
moralizing. showing Germany that de-
spite her utmost defensive efforts she
is unable adequately to protect her air
frontier.
The effect OF the Allied air supremacy
is seen in various captured German
orders. one Of which directs:
within ten miles of the front small
groups only of from eight to ten men
are to proceed together"
By the Associated Press
with the American Army In France.
Aug. 24.-American bombing airplanes
flew over Confans, between Verdun and
Metz. twice yesterday afternoon and
dropped forty-one bombs. Six bombs
were observed to make direct hits
Five of the bombs fell west and north
Of the railroad station and the other on
a warehouse.
While returning from the raid the
American aviators were pursued by Ger
man flyers. The enemy, however, turned
back when they got inside of the Amer
lean line. The German antiaircraft Are
was weak and Intellectual.
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Won't Return German Colonies

London. Aug. 24.--'rhe British Gov
arnment has been collecting and viii
soon publish evidence of Germany's cad
Iousness in governing her colonies. a ftAr
which the world will agree that the COL
onles cannot be restored to Germany.
declared Under Foreign Secretary Cec,l
in his weekly interview. which was in
Tended as reply to German Colonial
Secretary Solfs recent speech in Berlin
before the German Society.
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RED CROSS Invasion"
PROMPTED BY MERCY
German Lies to S,Uss Quickly Exposed BY American
= Red Cross, Which Established Depot to
Care for Wounded
Care for Wounded
By CARL ". ACKERMAN

ports in Washington Or New York of
an American invasion of Switzerla nd
or of Germany. l told the Swiss, with
whom I spoke, that there was moth.
ing to the German rumors: that Ger.
many was only trying to cause
trouble"
just q German Lie
But the Germans can prove it,"
they answered. "Bue=npliz is filled with
army supplies and Buempiiz is on the
direct line from Berne to Germany"
Buempliz was a little town near
Berne which was not even known to
the great mass of Swiss citizens. 1t
had a box factory, a lepot and a few
score houses and stores. The box fac
tory had been bought "by American n
capital" according to rumor, and the
American army was buying land and
property nearby!
Reports of an American invasion Of
Switzerland ito strike at Germany"
became so general that the Swiss Gov.
ernment had to take some action: not
that Switzerland doubted Americas
intentions, but because public opinion
had been aroused by German agents
and the German lie had to be silenced
So committee was appointed to jour.
ney to Buempliz.
When the commission arrived at the
box factory it found a number of good
Swiss citizens, mostly girls and WoNen
busily engaged in packing boxes. Sew.
eral men were working at a planning
and saving machine: others were
mailing together small boxes An Amer
lean from the Far West. former sec
retary to a. United States Senator.
was in charge. The committee looked
around, into boxes and barrels In
some rooms the boxes from the quar-
termasters depot of the American
army in France, with the official army
seal stil intact. were piled to the cell
ing, several rows deep. On some of
the boxes some one had hastily painted
red cross. In the habit of marking
SO many objects at the front with the
red cross emblem the Germans
using this to disguise the supplies. for
the American army of invasion.
Mailing the Boche Lie
The commission made a thorough
Investigation and returned TO Berne.
A call was made at the American le-
CATION and an explanation was asked.
The legation had already informed the
Swiss Government about .the work
which Ellis Loring Dresel was direct.
ing at Buempliz, but the officials well
coined this chance to clear any mis-.
The American reply
was simple but effective.
Those supplies" said legation
secretary. ARE for American prison
ers of war who may be interned in
German camps" This was the sub
stance of the statement; the exact
words do not know. The entire mat.
ter had been explained to the State
Department. however, and within a
few days the United States Govern
ment informed the Swiss Confedera-
ton, through official channels. that
America would respect Switzerland's
neutrality as long as 1t was respected
by Germany. England and France,
Ia ishow their sincerity and good will,
rtde< eiunllir dsclarations. and an
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HUNGARY

resented national reaction of the
tzechs against German influence
The troubles of Bohemia began in
1926, when. under the threat Of the
Turkish Invasion of Hungary. the crown.
which was elective. was conferred on
Ferdinand of Hapsburg. Archduke of
Austria, who was simultaneously elected
King Of Hungary. This was purely
persona union Of the three crowns. but
Hungary was almost wholly overrun by
the Turks and the Hapsburgs, who
held the crown thereafter. did their best
to Germanize and Austrianize Bohemia.
Bohemians' Futile Revolt
In 1913 Bohemia broke away aud
elected a Protestant prince, the f.l"c.o or
Palatine. as King but in the struggle
which followed I620). and which Was
the beginning of the Thirty Years War.
the Bohemians were beaten. and there
after they We're treated as a conquered
people. The native nobility was de-
stroyed and its estates given to adven-
turers who ever since have been loyal
to the Hapsburgs
For a century and a half the Czecho-
SUvak people almost disappeared.
Their revival dates from the period of
the French Revolution. which inspired
patriotic writer's to revive the national
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-24
MAJOR GENERALS OF MARINES
Lejeune and Waller Nominated
to Rank by the President

Washington. Aug. 24.-Nominat tons
Of two marine corps brigadier generals,
John A. Lejeune and Littleton w. T.
Waller, to be ma jor generals, and of
six colonels to be brgadier generals.
We're sent TO the Senate today by Pres
dent Wilson
The colonels named brigadiers are:
James T.. Mahoney, Ben II. Fuller.
John Il. Myers, Charles G. Long Wen
dell c. Neville and Albertus w. Catlin.
Cyrus s. Radford. assistant quarter
master with rank of colonel. also was
nominated to be a brigadier general.
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40 AIR SQUADRONS TO TRAIN
Four Will Locate in Texas and
Thirty-six OIL Long Island
By the United Press

Washington, Aug. 24-Houston, Tex.
Mineola. l.. l., Cammack. L. L.. Wan
taugh l.. I. and Babylon. l.. T.. are the
first locations selected in connection with
the organization of the forty new air
squsdrons. Four will be located at Hous-
ton and thirty-six on Long Island
The Hazelhurt Field is the main bas
on Long Island. and there are five sites
there yet to be named Conditions
similar to those in France will apply TO
the training.
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,rht
PREFACE
To the Germans the United States
Is the biggest "bluGe,'' in the quorld.
A German author has aDritten book
entitled "Prestdent Bluff" Reports
that TIE United States 1cds in the tcdr
70 finish acre considered "more
shao SanW' s.anements ,11,e that zee had more
la Last g,e Decenbs, ouU ,,n.n -. I,,.,;o,,
Hed Cross began its preparations for
,node me- eure ,,s; sor o. ame,icans 4oho m'ght oc
,ohen This great organization made its
Hrst tnudston OF Germany to care for
ien thousdnd men. the German said
Mts acds more than bM0"; that it
'cas IoohSh, tCdstefuI aud eEtrdCd.
gdnt!
n". as ecefy ddv passes this Amer.
-, ;uaM H. oiug ~. Is n mak'ng g. good. We are
az, a,mI ~ france whose military, abil-
,Iyd;.n nus ~ 9ssom'shea egerp nalton. ~
sh,o,. " GSe,MoMy. Ss,y. 9v the hed cross
ce,ss,1 ,Iat I,Iuha, MdS ceen so sue
co,',,;,,c.J u we eneMy ts 'SScoming
s;n, Ma, a., ..;. icCh ouU 10
Jcra.s Ill, am'oum t"9rou9hness on
800, ,bonoh, oa.., nM W" H'Hdeho@r9
TEolIow;no a. A.. a..
,rt;cI.s t.ii;.,, e ms. oI mree
mn f,rst ;s, ;,',.s, "e c4GpIete story OF
s,i.n. 81, "sasIon. =! uermany; OF the
r"., r.sS su SIepArSuons OF tho Ameri.
Js.L ~ Evss oOciety 10 iced ana
t v'nc osery american VINO rails into
..t,. ."o nAnGs s OF the nun. Tho second
a'icio Will appear ON M0nday.l
-
PREPARING FOR THE INVASION
nAo,t,,,
uns saio the Sermans to the
Swiss. Die Amerikaner!", ~.
verbal dsulties s Of are nsStrs,y SaHIk the pro
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language and culture with such success
that the nation recovered self-consCiOus-
ness and took up it's struggle for free
com with renewed vigor.
C1echs and SlOvRkS Friendly
The 'zechs inhabit Bohemia. Mora via
and Austrian Silesia. which under the
present constitution, are crown lands Of
the Austrian Empire and lie between
Austria proper on the south and the
German Empire--Bavaria on the west
Saxony on the north. and Prussian ST.
lesia on the east. The Slovaks live in
the upper regions of Hungary adion-
ing the tzechs 10 the east and south
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!F'ollowing Is the first Of three
articles telling the complete story of
our first invasion. Of Germany; of the
plans and preparations Of tho Ameri.
can Red Cross Society to feed and
c!othe overy American who falls into
the hands Of the Hun. Tho second
article will appear on Monday.l
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many. They took my good shoes away
and handed me these. This is the
style in Germany now. They have no
leather. so they make shoes with
fiber top and wooden soles. No one
bothers about the ft These shoes |.
are only made in one size so every one
can walk in them"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-28
NO BANQUETS

Commercial organizations oyer the country have been aiding the ya7tous war activities in every con- ceiys5le way and now some Of these organizations are changing their usual programs to a very marked de-ree in an effort to be of further patriotic service. Notable among these change of Vrogram efforts are the decisions reached by three well known organizations to Go away with their annual member shin banquets in order that the nor. ey usually spent on food and gaity may go directly to the aid of the war activities of the government.
 The annual diner Of the Queens Chamber of Commerce. New York City. has for years been a big and notable event. But the seventh an nual affair Of the kind has been obandCued. The Chamber autbori- ties, however, did not stop with merely passing up the dinner. but decided tc gain something for the government by the giving up. So cards were sent out to all the mem bers. These cards re7embled the usual dinner card. but read. "En- closed please find my check for 5. as a donation toward the work of the Red Cross. in lieu Of my subscription to the seventh annual dinner of the Chamber" Ana the money which ordinarily weEt for food served under the most suspicious circumstances this year goes to the relief work of the Red Cross.
 For years the annual dinner of the Merchants and Manufacturers As sociation has been the biggest event of the kind each year in Baltimore. But 1918 will witness no such af- fair. The Associations executive committee has determined that this is no time for these elaborate cele- brattcns. and as a result has de- cided to omit the annual dinner this yesr and thus aid somewhat in the conserYaticn of GoCd and other ma
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-28
ThIn Gold.

Incredible aS il may seem. there are well authenticated instances ut gold having been beaten down tu less than the three uuudred-lhuusuudth part of an inch iu thickness or lhinuesS.
 Ordinary printing paper is something more than l.OUo tines thicker than the gold leaf that can be made today. For commercial purposes lhe leaf must. of course. have just Il nttle mure sub stance about it thaI that. but it Is 8 striking ant impressive tact that only about live grains weight Of gold Is re- quired to make up the hUOks that are in ordinary Use today by gilders. each of the twenty-five IpuvpS in that book being usually three and One-quarter inches square.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-28

~,~ Arctic Brotherhood. - kyA Camp skagway No. l. TST meets every second and
 fourth Tuesday evening
 | at S:30 o'clock. Visit ing brothers cordially welcome.
 Edward A. Rasmuson, Arctic Chief. William R. Gray, Arctic Recorder.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-28

terialG needed in the prosecution of the war. Not only did the executive commrtee at this particular meeting do away with the annual dinner plan, but it also went on record as urging that in the collector Of funds for the various governmental war purposes all interests be con solidated to promote efficiency and prevent duplication of effort.
 h it's effort to aid in a practical way the conservation of food, the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce abandoned it's annual banquet.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-28
FOOD WINS THE WAR DON'T WASTE IT
GIVE EACH CHILD SOMETHING
 TO DO

gerD is suggestion for saving plau for the household which is tangible and easy to follow. Let pqsauts organize their tets into home War Savings Groups 50 that thc children can earn their pen n'es aud not have them donated to them by keeping their rooms in order. doing the dishes, running errauds. dustiug, etc.
 By earning their pennies ja some definite and regular manner and th,n purchasing Thrift Stamps with them. children will gain in the spIr.t ot seIt-denial, they will be- come conscious Of rendering a real service to their Government and the habits of Thrift thus formed will prove helpful to them as long as they live.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-28
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