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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23

the foot of the telephone poles, out
ward and on both sides, conceal the
road. To On observer on foot or In
the air at q thousand feet the hill
looks deserted-an almost treeleSS
plain with no distinguishing feature
save q neglected old path. Yet that
hillside harbors six dugouts. several
observation and listening posts, men,
cannon, machine guns, and a net
work of telephone wires.
Beyond Yonkers there are trench
sections with "No Mans Land" and
Its barbed wire entanglements and dug
outs. The trenches are dug so deep
that the heads of the men do not show
above the surface, and the sod re-
moved to dig them is replaced. The
openings of the dugouts Of the
trenches are not. as is sometimes sup
posed, far behind the trenches. They
are In the trenches with the entrance
on the enemy side. Bombs may fall
in the mouth of the dugout, but sell
dom inside.
1.-The obvious is sometimes as good
as the invisible" Lieutenant Towle
said recently. For instance, the IA
nous dummy fleet the British used.
Another camOuflage to which the Ger
mans were dupes was q red cannon,
scantily camouflaged, placed by the
British at the summit of hill. The
cannon was visible to every German
scout flying over 1t, but 1t seemed so
obviously fake that not q single
enemy bomb was dropped on 1t. Yet
1t held its position for q long time,
and at night poured It's stream OF fire
into the enemy.
1.-The same idea is carried out by
the American camoufieurs, who model
| dummy men and guns for decoys. The
enemy air scout sees partly camOu-
tagged cannon or machine gun with Its
men bending over 1t at work and the
smoke pouring from its nozzle inter
mittently. He cannot see. completely
hidden from view, a real cannon whose
men are firing u deadly volley from
under cover, and whose ammunition
comes TO them through tunnels.
"Such experiments are being made
by the military camOufleurs at YOnk-
ers. There are other tricks to be
learned. for they also do their own
painting of army equipment before u.s.
ing It. Although an ambulance or
army truck may not be entirely invisi-
bic on account Of the various back
grounds Ii must pass, ii can be mot
tied into a very poor target. Ia mo-
ton ii will appear as blur caused by
heat rays, for 1t is notified I'm the col
ors whose values constitute colOrs
| which the suns rays would make"
Natural Camouflage Discarded.
At first natural camouflage was
used almost entirely. A clump OF
trees and brush hid whole machine
gun company. group of rocks harbor-
ed n listening post, and deserted mill
might hold regiment. But the enemy
has learned that even the trees and
stones hear" and q natural camou-
tagged refuge is never safe wholly
from air attack now. The most limo
cent seeming object is nevertheless
an object" and therefore a target for
the scout, whereas a perfectly smooth
hillside, with no distinguishing marks
may be almost entirely undermined
and yet not arouse suspicion.
| Lieutenant Towle's men learn cam
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Pottery the Oldest Art

Pottery is the Oldest. the longest and
most widely dlffused of all human arts.
It's history, IL recorded, would be as
ola as the history Of man; its record
ed history begins with the building OF
the tower of Babel. The Oldest pot
terry known is Egyptian. but every peo-
pie, civilized or barbarian, has prac-
uced the art in one or another form.
All study In every department of art
oegins at period not long after the
Mosaic deluge. but pottery IL the
earliest OF all forms Of art.
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Building trades returns from 80 Ca
madam cities for recent month indi-
cate that employment decreased more
than 10 per cent, as compared with
the previous month. and over 46 per
cent. as compared with the same month
In 1917.
The royal borough of Kensington.
England, now maintains three COM
munal kitchens, which serve excellent
meals for II cents. The menu Is ::
Soup. cents; fishcakes. 4 cents: half
portions Of potatoes and cabbage. 2
cents: corn -four mold, cents.
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INTERESTING ITEMS

Crops OF corn are being burned In
Argentina because OF n lack OF ships
I'm which 10 export the cereal.
Losses from fire In the United
States Increased over S40,OO0,OO0 last
vear due to war conditions and the
speeding up of industries.
The anthracite coal strike OF 1907
begnn Nav II and ended October p.
The employees involved numbered
about 147. 800. The estimated total
loss was S26.2l0.0D.
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war camp community service Is III
charge and the navy yard band pro-
videS the music Clergymen from all
denominations make addresses, while
the congregation, drawn from every
state and all ages and conditions or
war workers, constitutes the choir.
These outdoor services offer many
amusing incidents. Prayerful posture
with Bonded head disappears when
the birdmen cut capers in the sky di-
rectly over the preacher. The drone
of the hinlane browns the minister's
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stopped IN Union Station, mad The
train go through to Laurel, and there
rest.
1t was an all-day wait, too. The
boys felt pretty much cut up about
being deprived of the opportunity OF
seeing their folks, but, of course, they
said nothing.
They just did something. Nobody
can get ahead Of American soldiers
not even the commanding officer
The major or colonel, or whatever
ha u-oc houa ForpoffQn WAS
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Only one passenger kept his place
He was fat man with two chins and
the symptoms Of third. He just sat
there and smiled complacently as IL
the only thought he had Il this world
was of the good breakfast he had
eaten and the good dinner that was
10 come.
You will have your thoughts And
If you are woman you are bound
to put them In words, which accounts
for one market-basket lady saying to
20, no
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bandsl ike
his good himself down
Be he's a f.stfy
a
lessness O
We al argeb but
critcizing
about WI.
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Women Passengers Had Misjudged the Fat Man

a
followed pked
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How the "Boys" 0utwitted the Commanding Officer

Laurel Nd morning not long On
commanding officer
would be beged by thousands of relatives they
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Ride on Drawspan Recommended as Novel Thrill

tanks batleshps automobeS
Robert L.
thrill Tiert craft is the draw
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Outdoor Church Services Popular at Capital

VIZ AL
will regularly until October The district
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span Of the Highway bridge. He is
the senior operator and vessels which
have to wait for the draw have to
wait on Tillert. He doesn't keep
them waiting very long.
There is a tremendous foot, a
great grinding and the draw begins to
operate. You are standing talking to
the captain, when you feel the iron
bar against which you were easily
leaning begin to revolve. 1t revolves
calmly, pleasantly, brushing you aside,
&c II were Rut when YOU feel IT re-
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Women Being Trained.

American women camoufleurs are
being trained according to the same
method as the men, under the Wom-
ems League for National Service and
under Lieutenant Towle. Discussing
their work, he said:
'"There isn't any reason why the
women shouldn't do as well as the
men as camoufleurs-thati is, in max
ing the materials behind the lines. 1t
isn't heavy work. but it demands in
genious workers, skilled In details"
Tryon Hall, the old G. K. G. Billings
place on Washington Heights, bought
by John d. Rockefeller, Jr. to be
given, ultimately. to the city for a
park, is the spot chosen for the prac-
teal experimental work by the wom-
en-. Hitler they go with Lieutenant
Towle to try out their camoufiage suits
and be photographed, wearing them, in
different positions, to see that they
blend with different colors of the land
scape and would be invisible to the
enemy not only on the firing line but
on the plates of the enemy photOg-
rapher.
This is the most serious work that
has been undertaken under the au-
spices of the National League for
Woman's Service. The members of
the camouflage corps, of whom there
are about 40, confidently expect to
cross the water to assist fn the camou-
flage work at which English and
French women are already busy.
They will not be accepted by the
gOvernmon, as regular workers and
enlisted FOR the service until they have
completed their training and shown
that they have made good, but the fact
that Lieutenant Towle is on leave In
order to instruct them is sufficient
proof that their work will be consid-
cred.
No Age Limit for Women.
There is no age limit, up or down,
for women joining the corps, but each
member must have had some practical
technical training before she Joins.
This keeps from the corps very young
girls. The members are young women
who are self-supporting. They are
artists, architects, metal workers,
wood carvers, photographers. etc. 1t is
an exceptionally versatile and respon-
sible group. They take three
months course under Lieutenant
| Towle.
Each member of the class makes
and develops her own camouflage suit,
according to her own ideas, with the
foundation of instruction that she has
received. Suits as they have been con-
structed by the girls so far are In one
piece. like a divers suit, with a hood
covering the head. A human face
shows white In the distance and the
corps is experimenting with wells as
face coverings.
Earth brown is the usual foundation
color, and upon this go yellows,
green's. grays. and splashes OF black.
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outage from the defensive and often
sive points of view-hOw to advance
under cover and how to defend them
selves Under cover. They have invent
ed scouting and camoufeurs' sharp
shooters suits which, when worn by
the soldier, make him appear like bit
of the landscape, as a boulder, log, a
stump. or a part of the foliage of a
tree
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ECENT orders of the gov
eminent to the engineering
department of the United
States army TO stop en-
listing men as camoufleurs
In a soecial camouflage d.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-08

] was considerably surprised on
reaching Lille church 70 find il al
ready overcrowded with other British
prisoners. These men. we discovered.
bad been captured on the prev Ous
day, and I tell you We all looked
sorry mess. Ny battalion had bsen in
the trenches without interruption for
about eight days. During that time
we had had no opportunity 20 attend
10 ourselves. We were absolutely
caked with mud and dirt. Most of us
required a shave The majority lacked
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-08

mutiny. II was far greater than has
been admitted
When news OF IL leaked out. the let
tiers for the men in the army were
censored, and no details were allowed
to reach us. We first heard of IL by
the arrival on our part OF the front
OF q party OF seameu who had been
turned into soldiers as punishment
for their share in the muuu-.
They told US that there had been G
reign Of terror at Wlhelmshaven
when the trouble broke out. The
heads Of the navy came 70 investi-
gate the matter personally, and for
two days firing parties were kept
busy shooting the men condemned by
the naval courts
Nearly every snip in the navy had
some Of its own crew shot and when
the shootinEs were over the whole Of
the men were reviewed by the kaiser
and prince Henry. by whom they
were told that il was a serious thing
10 mutiny in time Of war. and that if
there was any more trouble. all men
~onnected with 10 would be shot.
a'Pir-tes! oh, No!
The mutiny has not been queIled
altogether.
The men in the submarine service
ere giving the most trouble. They
know well that they are gambling
with death with the sure certainty Of
losing ultimately.
II is a saying among the men en-
gagged in this dangerous work that
none can hope TO return from three
voyage in succession unless he is
lucky enough to fau into the hands
Of the British
At first cur admiralty tried 20
friEhten them by telling them that
If the British captured them they
would be shot rs pirates. but when
this threat ceased TO have effect they
were told that after the war there
would be an inquiry into al cases Of
submarines lost to the British and
the crew would be punished with the
Officers for failure to maintain the
light against the British Copyright
1913. by International News Bureau,
Boston.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-08
SAYS GERMANY
MUST LOSE WAR
German Soldiers and Off
GERS Do Not Believe Their
Country Can Win.

and we're unwilling TO treat US as
having surrendered However. they
were soon convinced on that point.
and we were all glad 70 get out OF
the hell we had been IN. There were
then only some zoo Of the battalion
unhlt-
Bavnrians Refuse to Attack.
On the same part Of the front an
other Bavarian battalion refused to
remain in the fighting line any
longer, and when the officers threat
ened to shoot them, the men broke
into open mutiny and killed the whole
Of their officers. For 10 hours after
but one day they managed to get into
communication with the British and
surrendered.
On anqther occasion a Saxon bat
talon which mutinied was punished
by being sent into a particularly
they had TO remain under fire for
four days
Leaders Condemned to Be shot.
Our own guns were turned on them
all the time. and II they had at
tempted TO leave their trenches they
would have been shot down
Before the British attack came
this battalion was removed from the
line and g PruSsian regiment was sent
in its place. The Saxons were taken
to the reserve base and after being
addressed by Gen Won Armin Two
non-commissioned officers and five
men from each company were taken
out and shot with the intlmation that
every day the battalion remained
mutinous the same number Of men
would be shot until the whole regi-
ment was wiped out
It was only after the men had each
signed q written expression Of regret
for their conduct and expressed their
determination to fight better IN fu-
ture that they were forgiven
How the G249fhD aIutinIed.
The 24sth. which is also a Bavarian
regiment, though bearing Saxon
name, broke into mutiny after SUI
fering heavy casualties in the front
line and in spite OF all its officers
could do. the regiment made TO 20
over 20 the British lines. Word was 4
taken in time TO German headquar- I
tiers. and machine gun parties were I
sent out to cooperate with the Grtil- I
lery in shooting down the mutineers I
Only about half the battali0n I
Of these some made their I
way to the British lines and were I
treated well. but others were forced I
back TO our lines, where the ring Z
leaders were shot and the rest sent I
TO Mons to be tried as traitors
The men Of this battalion were J
forced to provide the firing party, 4
which shot their comrades accused OF /
being rin~leaders-
The Naval Mutiny.
People outside Germany do not 7
know the whole truth about the naval /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-08
TRY THIS FOR
YOUR COLD
What you need is this sensi-
bic and effective remedy,
Dr. Bells Pine-Ta ar
Honey, at once.

AS q cold is only dangerous when
neglected. the prompt use Of Dr.
Bells Pine-Tar-Honey viii break Il
up and prevent the weakening cough
from becoming chronic.
This happy combination OF DaIsam
and healing agents soon overcomes
the cold germs. loosens the phlegm,
relieves congestion and quickly re-
heves the cold.
Search as you viii, you viii not find
a better remedy than DR.. Bells Pine
Tar-Honey- Not only recent or lin
gering coughs, but grippe, bronchitis.
or asthma are helped toward speedy
recovery by its proper use.
Children take il without CoaEinE
and wise mothers have 10 handy for
dangerous Group.
Tear this ad. out and take II TO your
druggist with Csc and ne VIII give
you the genuine DIT Bells Pine-Tar-
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-08
GERMANY CANNOT WIN THE WAR;
MORALE Of ARMY IS DESTROYED
Battalons and Regiments Refusing to Fight; Mutiny
Among Sailors of German Navy Is Growing; Men Are
Afraid to 60 Into Submarines, Knowing Death
Is Certain in Every Third Trip.
BY LIEUT.. HENRI BUDICH.
officer Captured During Fl


ONDON. Ems. Jan. S.-Germauy
can never win for the good rea-
- son that our armies have long
since lost faith in their ability to win.
and without faith no miracles such
rs that required to give victory to
Germany are possible nowadays. Even
among the best disciplined there IS q
growing tendency to revolt against
the continuance OF the war.
There are always men in q conscript
army like GUYS who are less brave
than their fellows, and do not want
70 fight If they can help IT. but, max
ms every allowance for this element.
am convinced that our army is
nearer TO breaking than ever 1t was.
Ny own regiment. for example, was
sent into the front line at the time
liked by the British for their last Of
fensive.
-Four Days without Food or Water.
They had four days of incessant
shelling, and for nearly two days at
that time they were without food or
water. for the simple reason that the
British gun fire completely cut US
off from communication with our
depots. Several times we tried to
reopen communication. but Il was
hopeless. The British fire never gave
US a chance
In that time we lost over $50 dead.
and out Of 600 others 402 were
wounded.
From the first night sleep was i'm
possible.
The British gun fire ragged around
Us. WreCkinE shelters sending the
strongest works tumbllng about our
ears, and giving US the impression
that we were always standing on the
edge Of the other world only waiting
for the British soldiers TO push US
over the brink
We stood Il as Ions as We could.
and then we told our superior Officers
that the useless slaughter must cease.
We we're 70 go back 20 the rest
trenches and have relief. or we would
take the first opportunity OF surren-
dering TO the British
Plot in Trenches.
Our officers took no notice, but we
knew that a report on the subject
had been made to headquarters, and
on the next day two Of the nom
commissioned officers who had taken
the message TO the commander were
placed under arrest for breach Of dis
cipIlne.
During the luI IN the fierce British
Commandment our men met and de-
cided TO send word to the officers
that the two imprisoned men must be
released q Z once, and was sent with
the message 7 vas received by the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-08
Pictures OF Cabtured
Americans Used By the
Germans Is Probaqanda

Amsterdam. Holland. Jan. S-A
handful Of captured American soldiers
under cross questioning by German
officers before a crowd Of gri1ning
Teutons was featured in the latest is
sue Of World OF Pictures" an illus
trated weekly printed in ten Ian
ruases and distributed throughout
The world by the German govern
ments propaganda department An
other picture shows the prisoners rid
ing in G motor lorry under heavy
guard. This is entitled Amer lean
prisoners arriving In the German
lines" giving the impression that the
u are only q small section OF the
large number.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-08
Flanders Batue.)

. comma 1der, who told me ! was TO
wait until he had time 10 consider
Z the matter.
BY that time telephone COMMUNE
cation with headquarters was re-
opened, and in my presence our COM
mander spoke TO the staff
He afterwards had me arrested,
and I was placed in a dugout along
with the other two prisoners for re-
moval to Roulers. where Is was pro-
posed TO try US by courtmartial-
Fortunately our comrades got IN
easy al the delay, and came in a
body to see the commander. who was
told that he must hand over the three
Of US OF take the consequences
Commander Seized.
He started TO abuse the men. He
was seized and thrown into the dug
out from which we were taken. After
releasing Us the men went to hunt
the rest Of the officers, but IN the
meantime one Of them had got into
touch with headquarters, and we in
tercepted a message TO say that
troops were on their way 70 deal with
the mutiny.
We had gone too far 10 turn back.
so we imprisoned the whole Of our
Officers, and remained IN shelter IN
til the British attack would give US
q chance OF getting away.
Meanwhile the British fire was get
ting stronger than ever, and We were
soon relieved from anxiety regarding
our own position by the intense fire
Of the British guns. which made II
impossible for the troops sent 10 Quell
the mutiny TO reach us We had to
remain for another eight hours In
these trenches under heavy fire fN1m
the British guns, and when they
found they could not get at US, our
own command turned their guns onto
the trenches and gave US much the
same dose Of shell fire as they were
giving the British.
Hold Trench for British.
So for eight hours at least we were
really on the British side. holding
cut against our own side in a trench
which the British were able to cap
ture without the loss Of q single life.
It was Q very anxious time for US.
The British troops could not know
what was going on. and they at
tackled Us as though we were still
enemies We had to go through a
very trying time until the attacking
British troops were in sight Then
the barrage fire from the British
side ceased. and we had only to reCk-
on with the fire OF our own gunners
We put up a white flag as the
British approached and shouted that
we were sick OF the war Seeing
that our Euufire was still dropping
around. the British soldiers thought
Il was only another white flag trick
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-08

and we're unwilling TO treat US as
having surrendered However. they
we're soon convinced on that point,
and we were all glad 20 set out OF
the hell we had been IN. There were
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-08
KAISER FEARS
ASSASSINATION
No One Allowed Near When
Emperor Arrives; Dis
trusts Own Men.

London, Eng, Jan. $50 closely IS
the German emperor guarded when
he travels by rail through Belgium
that his movements are kept even
from the railroad officials handling
his train up to the last possible mo
ment according TO a correspondent OF
the Chronicle. who has several times
witnessed the omperor's arrival
Whenever the passage Of the I'M
perial train is to take place che fact
is not known TO the chief railway Of
fetal until the same day. and 10 his
subordinates not until a quarter OF
an hour before the arrival the cor
respondent says I'm the station the
lines are all kept free"
Soldiers Ordered TO Leave.
Describing one such arrival of the
emperOr's train the correspondent
says "All WOrEmen. on this occasion.
whether Belgian or German were dis
patched outside. and access to the sta
ton was forbidden. This applied to
all passengers as we'll The military
guards occupying parts OF the station
and environs were ordered 90 leave
their posts and pile their arms. The
only persons allowed on the platform
were the statiOumaster. his employees
appointed to work the signals. and
the military chief. There was no
guard Of honor, no manifestation
whatever.
Every Station is Cleared.
This clearing Of the station takes
place at every station through which
the train passes, which IL does at the
maximum regulation speed AT Brus-
sells detrainment took place opposite
the Place RogieT, which is a military
post since the occupation.
Tho front n Hrn
which is always forbidden ground 20
passengers. was occupied by se1 erai
motor cars. AS soon as the emperor
entered his car the small fleet ran
swiftly 20 the Pare Rue RO-ale. where
the kaiser stayed several hours
During the presence Of the Kaiser
the officials always display the ut
most nervousness in fear Of auylf ing
taking place and they always breathe
q sign Of RELIEF when their master is
gone. The fact that even the military
are obliged 20 retire and pile their
arms seems to suggest q distrust Of
his own army '-l Correspondents Of
Associated Press-)