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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-17
ENTENTE AND TEUTONiC RE.
SOURCES

Tho Entente excluding
Russian and including only those
British dominions which are self.
governing and only the United States
proper-have 100000 square
miles OF territory. ao3. .ooo. 900 peo-
pie. and ,ts5. 900. 900. 900 OF nation
nj wealth.
The Central Powers have 1850.
900 square miles Of territory. i47.-
900. 900 people. and $4,000. .o00. 900
OF national wealth.
The entente owe an aggregate debt
of $4,000. .ooo. 900. which Is about
IL per cent Of thcir total assets. The
Central Powers owe $4,000. .OOo.-
900. or 2s per cent Of their national
wealth.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-17

The suggestion is worth consider
ing. 1t sounds brutal. but we are
less squeamish about such matters
than we used to be. We begin to
doubt whether Germany herself can
be cured by anything except homeo'
pathic doses OF her own brutality
Reprisal air raids have already been
undertaken for other oifenses; this
provocation is as great as any YET
given. perhaps greater.
In all such raids. however. pres
ent or prospective, there is one thins
that should be scrupulously attended
to. The Germans should never be
left In any doubt as to the cause OF
the attack. Every time a German
town Is raided. the allied aviators
should drop along with the bombs. a
shower OF printed announcements
telling the population precisely why
the punishment is administered.
II such policy will not stop the
atrocities, nothing will. And II
nothing will stop the German atroci-
ties, all Germany must be blown of
the map.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-17
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away Aha ha. r,aasn horsshaeh
,os ,sn m,,as a, a .,rs,eh aha has
yo,,sn a,onv an very il,,ls fooa FOR
Savs Win. on tram she has son.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-17
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BETTER MACHINERY

1t has become a mere common
place to say that the solution OF the
farm labor problem lies in the use OF
more farm machinery. When that
theme Is harped on, however, most
men and women think first Of tract
ion engines. and then perhaps Of two
Or three other conspicuous labor
savers, such as the milking machine
and the automatic hay-loader.
There are plenty Of labor-saving
devices less spectacular than these,
and almost as effective. They requ-
ire no great outlay of capital-only
. little more money and foresight in
buying ordinary machinery, and a
little intelligence in their operation.
An assistant in the agricultural
department tells of seeing, in a re-
cent trip through the corn belt states
on one farm, two big, strong men,
each with a team of horses and a
single moldboard plow, following
each other around the field; ana on
an adjoining farm, a boy about II
years old driving four horses hitched
to two-furrow plow and gettine
more work done than the two men
together.
On another farm he noticed two
men spreading manure with forks
while close by was a farmer workin,
alone, with manure spreader an,
three horses, scattering more man
ure than the two men, and doing
much better.
Anyone may observe the sam
things In his own neighborhood.
Any farmer ought to be able l.
drive four horses, and the exces
cost Of two-furrow plow is certain
ly trifling compared with the cost o
q hired hand. The wages of an as
sistant manure-spreader would 500
buy a mechanical spreader.
The same reasoning applies forci
bly, to obvious other things as tn
use of double harrow, a wide cut
ter-bar on the mower and binder
sheaf-carrier on the grain harvest
er and various other simple and in
expensive improvements over. tn,
machinery to which the farmers O
the older generation are accustomed
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-17
Has No Men Folks, Goes Herself

I've got red hair, | know how to
rough it, and / hope they send me
just as near the front lines as they
can"
Miss Rose Glass, Of Seattle. Wash,
a graduate Of the University Of
Washington, and real westerner,
gave these as her qualifications,
just before she left New York for
France where she will undertake
educational work for the Y. NJ. c. A..
She has studied at Columbia and
at the University Of California, she's
member Of National Honor So-
ciety for Scholarship, she's rust on
the point Of taking her M. A., and
she's known as one Of the best high
school history teachers in the west.
All this may help. OF course, but
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-17
REPRISALS

Aroused by the sinking OF the Can
adian hospital ship Landoyery Castle
the latest of several allied hospital
ships torpedoed by the Germans,
many editors are demanding that the
United States adopt definite policy
of reprisal. Says one:
Every sinking Of a hospital ship
should be answered by an air raid
that would blow German town off
the map" ha
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-17
SOLDIERlETTERS
From Worth Hamilton
With the Amor. Ex. For,

Win the amer. tsx. Fofces
Dear Mother. Father and Folks.
Am still In labor bureau In charge
OF men and believe me. We are kept
very busy.
Have gotten along very good so
far. but there Is lots OF work. We
all have hopes OF being made SER
geants and Il Is sergeant's Job we
are handling. but from the looks Of
things, we probably will not get
much. II can get nothing ont Of Il
later. l intend to transfer to some
combatant unit. However. We are
getting plenty Of good grub. good
quarters. plenty OF good clothes to
wear and finest treatment possible,
so at present there Is no kick COM
ing.
Had great time here on Deco
ration day. In the morning. how
ever. the labor bureau was kept
busy fixing up race track and ball
grounds. but the afternoon was de-
voted to sports and big baseball
games with plenty OF music In con-
nection.
In the morning the graves OF AM
erican soldiers were decorated and
military formations. salutes and
ceremonies carried out.
In the evening big band concert
took place. an eloquent speech was
made by a distinguished preacher
from California. with good singing.
The combined bands Of the camp
gave the concert and II certainly
was a musical treat. One piece par
ticularly struck me as being great.
called "Reminiscences OF the War;
There were lots Of bugle calls In II
which were answered In the dis
tance, making It quite impressive.
The Y. NJ. G. A. is always with us
and furnishes US plenty OF amuse-
ment In the way OF concerts. motion
pictures and various entertainments.
visit here every evening. A great
many American troops are coming
in every day. especially within the
last two weeks and quite number
going out. This camp here is ar
artillery camp.
There are many American sol
: diers In France now. you see then
Everywhere.
This Is a very pretty section here
It reminds me a great deal or th'
. country around Roseburg with lot
OF hills. Everything Is green ant
pretty and there are mountain
streams everywhere.
Well folks, am well and con
tented. Don't worry about me q
I certainly am not worrying abou
myself. Everything is fine an
dandy.
Give my regards to friends, wit
love to you all, ] am d.
Your son, WORTH.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-17

All kinds Of Commercial Printing
at the Courier once.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-16
FRENCH EXPECT
STAND BY FOE
Military Critics See End Of
Present Offensive's
First Stage.
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
Point Out Germany Has Had
to Call on Austria for
Man Power.
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
Special Gable Dessdtch to TEE srS from the
yondon fiuSs SSrpics

SpecoI tdofe Deseofch 10 Iht SrN from the
Londos Times Service.
Copyright. 1915: on ra0An rsssrpsd.
PARIS, Aug. 15.--French critics now
consider that the allied offensive has
reached the END OF q definite stage. MOST
Of them think that the Germans. having
reached approximately the old 1871 po-
sitions. Will manage to stay there tenn
porarily. for, however battered their oio
defences, there still remain the wrecks
of the old biockhouses and trench sys-
tens. which offer appreciable aid.
There is an unshaken commence IN VIC
tory, however Tor the critics oeheNe '"a'
II the Germa-.s are allowed TO stay III
their present positions II Will be oniy
because OF allied inactivity. They can
attention TO the fact that the enemy Is
50 low In resources that he mas peeh re-
ouced TO the extremity OF caiiins on AUS
tria FOR help. 1t Is certain they say
that as long as the austrian rron''er s
closed the despatch OF Austrian troops
to the western front Will continue.
over and above our gains says NJ
Barres, "one must note that Germany
has lost her offensive power fur'ner-
more, even defence Is maze more u'i''-
cut TOT the Germans oy 'ne serious
losses tney nave sunereo ana oS '"'
poor quaIty or avaiiaoie reserves
Col rapry writes:
"nat Is most necessary TOT US III
order TO beat the Germans. is 10 nave
numerous army sKiileu not ohis !"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-16
Fund Smokes Reach Us
Wherever We May Be-

WALLACE P. KIDD of Com
pany II, Seventh Infantry,
writes to a SUN Tobacco Fund
contributor:
THE SUN Tobacco Fund is
one of our greatest friends. 1t
reaches US no matter where we
are. Just at present it reached
us while we were on the firing
line.
"The fund is greatly appre-
ciated by all the boys Over Here.
1t is about the only donation that
is really a donation, as all others
we have to pay for ourselves.
"Three cheers for THE SUN
Tobacco Fund"
"The cigarettes seemed like a
Whit of little old New York that
was fine" writes Major Edward
Olmsted, one of New York's own
who is Over There. See page 5.
WARMING! THE SUN To-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organiza-
tion or publication. 1t employs
no agents or solicitors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-16
AUSTRLANS DEMAND PEACE
AND BREAD; WEARY OF WAR
Harvest Will Bring Only Temporary Relief, as Fields
Were Badly TILED and Neglected Germany
Is Advised to Evacuate East

distributed by the authorities every
morning.
THE new harvest will relieve the food
situation only temporarily. The fields
were badly titled, had little care after
the crops were planted. and as a result
the yield is small. No demand Of au-
tocracy can induce the people to apply
that strict organization which has en-
abled Germany to hold out"
The Bernen Td1bldtf, which often sees
things from a German standpoint, after
affecting not very serious view of the
German reverses in the West goes on to
advise Germany to cut her losses In
Russia. and to evacuat6 Finland, Uk-
rainia and Poland Immediately, calling
those domains "unprontable." adding
that they have brought only disputes,
annoyance and treason
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-16
Bolsheviki Driven 100
Miles From Archangel

T ,ONDON, Aug. 15.-The al
lied Archangel expeditionary
force has reached Pabereshokaia,
100 miles south of Archangel, on
the railroad toward Vologda, it
is announced here. Bolshevik
troops, on retiring, are said to
have committed every form of
atrocity upon the civilian popu-
lation.
Fairly determined resistance
to the allied advance was offered
by the Bolsheviki and the prog
ress of the expeditionary force
was delayed.
Allied soldiers have been
landed along the shore of Omega
Bay, 100 miles southwest of
Archangel, to intercept Bolshe-
vik forces retiring from, Arch
angel.
Another allied detachment is
pushing toward Kotlass, 26O miles
south of Archangel, on the pvina
River.
South of the Volga River,
Gems. Alexieff and Denikine ap-
parently are endeavoring to
amafgamate their anti i-Bolshevik
forces with the army of the
Czecho-Slovaks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-16
Special Gable Despdtch to TIE Sus.
CopYriaht. l9ls: oil riphs reserred.

LONDON, Aug. 15.--The Berne corre-
spondent Of the Daily Mdil telegraphs as
follows:
"A man just arrived from Austria and
who is familiar with conditions both In
that country and In Hungary. says the
people are more than ever apathetic
toward the war. Political problems for
them have ceased to exist. and the only
thing they think about Is peace, which is
to bring them bread.
Passing the town markets in Vienna
late at night one sees hundreds of
muffled figures sleeping on the sidewalk
and in doorways in order to have
chance 10 buy an extra ounce of fats
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-16
ll,5Oo,oOO COTTON ESTIMATE.
Crop Shortage So Great Outside G
FtnanciAg Not Needed.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Aug. l5.-Esti-
mates OF cotton crop of not to exceed
ll,500.o00 bales. with prospects Of
further deterioration because OF drought
conditions, were made at meeting OF
Agricultural Commissioners and cotton
men OF five States held here to-day.
States represented we're Arkansas, Ala
bama. Texas, Tennessee and Oklahoma.
II was decided that because OF the
certainty of a short crop there Is no ne
cessity of asking aid In financing the
marketing Of the crop other than that
which can be furnished by the States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-16
GERMANS THROWN BACK ON PICARDY FRONT;
AMERICAN FORCE LANDS AT VLADIVOSTOK;
U.STO HA We ARMY OF f. 4OOO 900 BY NEXT JULY
Air Raid on Frankfort
Kills IL; Causes Panic

GENEVA, Aug. I5.-An Off
cial despatch received here
from Frankfort, Germany, says
that Monday morning at 0 o'clock
that city was attacked by twelve
enemy aviators, who dropped
twenty-six bombs, killing twelve
persons and injuring five others.
Reports from Basel, however,
assert that the casualties were
far more numerous. These say
that q bomb fell in the crowded
Kaiserstrasse, killing many per-
sons and stopping the street
cars; that another fell in the mid
die of the large station and
several in its vicinity, while two
more fell in the barracks, and
still another near Goethe's house,
which was undamaged.
Tho Basel despatch says the
aerial attack has increased the
panic in the Rhine towns.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-16
COLONEL ANSWERS POINCARE.
Roosevelt Regrets He Cannot
Fight Bcside His sons.

PARIS, Aug 15.--Col. Roosevelts an
swer to condolences extended by Presi-
dent Poincare on the death of Lieut..
Quentin Roosevelt Is published by the
newspapers,
my only regret" the Colonel wrote,
sis that l am unable to fight beside my
sons"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-16
CAPT. EVANS is
U-BOAT.CAPTIVE
38 Of Penistone's Ships Com
pany of 40 Landed-One
Killed, Four Wounded.
SUFFERED BIG PRIvATION
Air and Sea Patrols, With
Mine Sweepers, Hunt OFF U.
S. Coast for Raiders.

The whole Atlantic coast from Maine
to the. northern stretches Of South Car
olina was converted into Q great hunt
INK ground last night, over which the
tbrohh,n~ .,~,ns. ~ s,rn,anes mingled
,h.,. c.s..,A.. d,nn,n. vitb tba mar NJ
..,I.s,- s.-.s S...S. .,r .,a go
Nep-
pauois skimheo the waters III 'eieh''oes
search Tor the Meet OF German suoma-
r'"es "hicn ha'e carieu 'hei
big gums Of SANDY Hook. The fact that
Capt Evans Of the sunken Penistone had
been carried away prisoner by U-boat
stirred the entire coast
ReSd.nts Of the summer colonies
,,on. ~. Nh, I.rs.v Ca, ..t I'm late
ur,,.
'a'' hhshl "A'ch'"s INC pooo"e
OF mine sweepers dragging the waters
for many miles north and south OF cape
May. off which U-boat early yester-
day shelled. set afire and presumab bly,
sank the Ave mssted American schooner
D..s,s,, -. - -. f,o,, E.w
"'o''' Da'e.. vi, "e' ""' i''
iorh 10 Norioik' va
The Dorothy Barrett was attacked
without warning. but her crew aban-
doned the schooner as the submarines
euns began TO snout shells and were
landed .ayeIv at cane N.v
Bombs Dropped Near U-Boat.
A. .,, ...r.a
"ne'"er 'he submarine '"a' s"e'eu
me Dorotny Barrett hVeu Is mystery
Her guns had not yet finished their JOB
on the schooner before the air above her
was literally filed with circIing air
planes. She submereed quickly. but the
airn,ane. bovered over the snot where
- -, 80, - -. ,,,,.. o.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-16
BAKUSEIZEDBY
BRITISH TROOPS
Force Marches 700 Miles and
Enters Important Caspian
Oil Port.
TURKS ADVANCING ON 1T
Russians and Armcnians Also
Defending City Germans
g. o- COvet.
TURKS ADVANCING ON 1T

Special cobhe Despatch to THK StN from the
london Times serrfce.
Copyright. 1915: all rights reserred
LONDON. Aug l5.--The most spectac.
ular feature Of to-night's, news Is
despatch saying British contingent
had completed n 700 mile march from
Bagdad to Baku and had seized the
great oil port on the Caspian Sea. about
the possession OF which Germany and
Turkey are now squabbing.
British. Russian and Armenian troops
are now in Baku, and the Turks are
advancing from Batum. The Russian
Gen. Dokuchaieff commands the allied
force. which will endeavor to hold Baku
In any event it's oil resources can be
made unavailable to the Germans.
Persia Is friendly to the Allies
Whether the allied force can hold Baku
permanently Is of less moment than the
fact that they will be able to cut the
enemy or from an outlet to the sea
Owing to the dificulty OF transportatins
supplies. the allied force may not be
able TO hold the town.
Armenians Resist Turks.
The situation in the Caucasus has
been extremely involved ever since the
conclusion Of. the Brest- -Litovsk peace
Under that treaty Turkey was given
important territory in the southern Cau-
casus, and the Turks soon proceeded to
occupy It, They met with considerable
resistance from the Armenians In the
district, however. particularly when they
endeavored to push even beyond the
limits set by the treaty made with the
Bolshevikl and moved up the coast OF
the Caspian Sea toward Baku.
As long back as April 81 an Armenian
force was said to be holding Baku. and
although the city has since been reported
to have changed hands during tire fght-
ing a despatch on August 5 declared 1t
was still In Armenian possession.
Germany seeks OIL for Herself.
Germany is said not to look with ap-
proval upon Turkeys aggressiveness In
seixinK territory in the Caucasus, Ger
many's own eyes apparently being set
particularly upon the Baku region, which
is one OF the worlds greatest oil produc-
ing districts.
Domination OF Baku by either Turkey
or Germany. however, would be de-
cidedly unwelcome to Great Britain. not
only because OF the supplies OF oil there
but because of its comparative prox.
unity TO India. Hence probably the feat
performed by the British In throwing a
force into the Baku territory in the face
of what would have seemed almost in
superable difficulties OF transport.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-16
PRESIDENT OPPOSES BLEAsE.
Says Former Governor Could Not
He Friend Of tiOn.

SPARrANBURo. S. C.. Aug. 15.--Pres-
ident Wilson has addressed a letter to
Thomas II, Daniel a local newspaper
man. In response to request for an
expression OF his views on the sena-
toria race In South Carolina, In
which former Governor Cole Blesse is
a candidate. The President in his let
ter says:
Let me say that I have perfect cons
fidence that the people OF South Caro-
Ina will judge rightly in the Senatorial
contest. and I have not the least fear
that they will believe that Mr. Blease
Is or can be a friend of the Administra-
tion. The record Of his opinion is al
ready written and It IL n little late to
expunCe IT,"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-16
400 AMERICANS
REPULSE 1000
BOCHE TROOPS
Form Ring Around Fis-
mette and Refuse to Yield
1t tO Enemy.
- "a
POSITION IS DIFFICULT
Many Heroic Deeds Performed
by U. s. Men Who Hold
Isolated Village. .
POSITION IS DIFFICULT
ny RAYMOND g. CARROLL.

Special Cable Despatch to TIE So. aid the
Public Ledger.
Copyright 1915: all rights reserved.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 15.--Like a policeman's
boot in the door of wrongdoers. the
Americans have planted themselves in
Fismette. a small French town Just
across the Fesle River, and refuse to
bulge. notwithstanding a rain Of en-
emy shells. gas, shrapnel and high ex-
plosive, and furious infantry attacks.
all Of which have failed.
Our greatest difficulty has been in
bringing UP supplies and taking back
wounded. the river crossing being un-
der the range Of German artillery. In
the fighting there have been many
deeds OF valer, particularly on Mon
day. when the enemy threw 1000
picked troops. armed with machine
guns, trench mortars and flame throw
ers. in vain upon 400 Americans under
Capt. A. G. Donnelly Of Pittsburg, who
formed a ring around Fismette after
II had been captured by troops led by
"heI vi "eeu'"e'
III '"iS earher operauo" "oops ,eo
oE Nap'' rreo Nchey OF uroNo cis'
a'' ' 'i'ose ac''se '"e ''e,
% '''e "e "as eupp
n =, Wy ,' ",n,'."' 'eu '' -.
Vi ,. a., 49,.
ra,,. a. y anu w, -
h.,s,- % ] p,s.,rs
-, -,
81 ,"er "aV -.
a.,.. -,
,.,. wv .,,,..
r, N >'''' -
Germans Driven out.
Iisu, ,,u,o., r.s., =, pidc.-
vav p, ,.raa.a - "a, 4, h,cl ~
the Germans with his de,acbment flank
ins them and dr,,,ins ,hsr, on, of the
town. Imnediate,v sunn,ies for several
days were carried into the town and
trencbss dug around /, with several
emn,acsuerts apd .be,ters for our ma.
chine guns
positions that wave after wave OF Ger
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-16
POSITION OF CZECHS
IN SIBERIA PERILOUS
Cut Off From Allies, They
Face Strong Enemy Forces.
special Gable Despafch to TIE suS from the
London Time Serrice.
Copyright. 1915: all rights reserved.

Spec1d Cuohe DespufcH 70 ihE otN from tHe
London Times Service.
Copyright. 1918: all rights reserved.
PEKIN, Aug 10 (dslayed) The
Czecho- -Slovaks in the interior Of
Siberia are In a dangerous, position. As
a matter Of fact they are likely to be
cut off altogether. as their forces are
spread along 5000 miles of the trans
Siberian railway. They are poorly
armed and lack every form OF equip
ment. including clothing. The whole of
this region Is cut of from the Far East
and the troops have no means Of know
ing what Is happening within or with
out the country.
The Czechs are pathetically eager
kyoatinued on Second Pare,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-16
HUMBERT PUTS
ENEMY IN TRAP
French Gains Will Force Fall
of Plemont Height Posi-
tiOns Soon.
GREAT RETREAT Is NEAR
Bombs Spoil German Troop
Moves at NOyOn, Ham and
Nesle Lines.
GREAT RETREAT Is NEAR
BY GERALD CAMPBELL.
Special Coolt Despatch to THE Sun from TIE
london Timss Service.

london Timss Service.
copvrieA. 1913: oil rights res,rred.
WIrH The FRENCH ARMY. Aug. 15.--
Gen. Humbert's advance north Of Bois
de Thiescourt was not very extensive In
point OF territory gained but of great
value from a strategic standpoint. The
French are once again in the park OF
Plessier le Roye, which they carried so
brilliantly during the fighting in March.
The park and village stand on the
plain close to the north edge OF Thies-
court massif. Lassigny Is also on this
plain. less than a mile away. Plemont
10 a sort OF cornerstone to the massif
from which you can look down into both
villages. As Humbert's centre gained
a footing at Belval. a mile southeast of
Plessier lie Roye, close under the south
slopes OF Mont Plemont. the famous
Plemont height probably will fall into
his hands soon, either as the result of
direct attack or. in keeping with the
tactics which governed the rest of the
fighting in this district. through a turn
ING movement.
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