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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11
CRITICISM OF ARPlANE SERVICE
BRINGS RESPONSE FROM FRANCE

cess, for 1t gives him the needed con-
fidence for similar experiences In the
future. Safe flying is largely a mat
ter Of intuition. which sense can only
be acquired through constant prac-
tice of long duration.
The training of an aviator, from
the beginning. assumes practically
the same dangers as actual service In i,
the air at the front, which is not the
case in the training of any other
branch In the service. Therefore 1t
is little wonder that the loss Of
few men in training should stir the
public to believing the carelessness
has It's part in causing the losses.
"The machine pilot begins on rs
safer than each succeeding machine
he Is taught to handle and II Is sig
nificant to note Just what training
will do for the flyer For instance.
the casuelties for the most part come
when the pilot Is operating the larg-
est and safest planes. Few casual
ties are recorded Of the lighter and
faster types which are exceedingly
hard to handle and susceptible to the
least wrong move on the part Of the
pilot.
Considering that In practice there
is practically the same danger ele-
ment as there is in flying at the
front. the percentage Of casualties
is very low in comparison to the
great number Of flyers In training.
Were the actual figures made known
Of just what is being accomplished
in daily flights, landings. mileage
and acrobatics. surprising facts
would be revealed as to just how
wonderful a progress is being made
in American aviation with such little
loss"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11
GERMANS ARE DIsAPPOINTED
As ASSAULT FAILED TO GDr
DESIRED RESULTS
ALLIES ARE RETREATMG SLOWLY
isending Of Allied Line Unimport-
ant--Battle II Of Extreme vio-
Ience-Gcrman Losses Heavy

With the French Army In France.
June 11.-At the conclusion Of the
first "a hours of the new battle be-
tween Montdidier and the Oise. the
impression gained is that the power
full German smash has not brought
the enemy the result he expected.
The allied line is bent In the CEN
ter quite insignincantly and on the
right the French opposition on the
actual position OF the combat ap-
pears to be eficacious. Extreme vio-
lence was the dominant note Of tho
battle on the first day. and despite
assaults with huge masses, seems
likely to continue for some days.
With the concentration Of troops
such as the Germans have been en-
abled to bring into line. It was prae-
tically impossible for the defenders
to resist In their advanced positions.
When the mass Of German infan-
try came over. the allied troops
spread lightly in the forward works.
fell back cooily. fighting yard By
yard. to the actual lines Of resis-
tance. They held back the enemy
Just sufficiently to make him show
his strength and to permit the main
body Of defenders to make the pro-
per disposition to meet him.
Only at one point was the real
French line forced to recsde and
that was in the vicinity Of Reasons
sur-Matz. After the German infan'
try had started. four hours OF the
most intense fighting had brought
them only partly across the aiiieo
advance zone. They were oattereo
(Contipued O paSs 30
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11

Washington. June ll.--Despite all
the delays and dIficultles that have
hampered Uncle Sans production OF
combat airplanes. Americas fight
Ing aero forces In France probably
will equal by late summer the com
bined aIrplane strength OF France
and England and will, alone. consid-
erabiy outnumber Germany's forces
in the air. e.et..ef
This estimate Is based on the ac-
tuai number OF combat machines
now being turned out and the pres
ent Increase In the rate Of produc-
tlon each week. after making due
allowances for further delays and
difficulties that may be experienced.
The airplane board. little realiz-
ing the many problems Of production
training. ETC.. they were to encoun-
ter last spring laid out a program
that called for 240 sQuadrons OF
American flyers in France by fall
Of 1918, This meant approximately
$500 planes. allowing IS planes per
squadron and an additional 30 per
cent for replacement Of loss or dam
aged planes. II also meant about
5000 trained flyers. thousands Of
skilled alrplane mechanics, scores OF
airdromes In France and the devel'
opment Of great organization
stretching from the factories and
training fields Of the United States
across 1000 miles Of ocean to the
hshting line in France.
In the light OF actual production
today, OF machines completed and In
progress Of building and Of flyers
trained and In process OF training
We will not be able to put 240 squad
rons OF planes into France this sum
mer.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11
lis T0HAvE MORE AERO FORCE'By
FALL THANENG. ANDFRANCE TOGETHER

hut at the present rate OF produc-
tlon we viii be able to deliver to the
fighting front 100 areo sduadrons.
or some also planes plus another
900 for replacement. The men who
Will fly these planes will have had
thorough training not only In flying
but In bombing. observation. ma
chine gunnery. photography. etc.
Production OF planes In this coun-
try to June | approximates 5000. or
these slightly more than $500 are
and training planes. The
remainder are combat planes, chiefly
Of the De Haviland and Bristol
types.
In addition approximately 1000
planes have been delivered In France
on orders placed with England and
France. The majority OF these are
advanced training planes, but the
number includes also several hun
dred fast scout and combat planes
for actual battle work. Deliveries
OF planes manufactured in this copn-
try. however. are now being made
In such quantities that France and
England will not be called upon to
furnish the full number OF planes
contracted for--approximately 5000
-as from now on we will he able
TO supply our own needs.
Plane production In the United
States Ia now we'll above 1000
monthly and may reach 1000 very
soon.
One OF the remarkable feats OF
production In the airplane service
has. been Of aircraft guns and the
synchronizlng apparatus by which
the guns fire through the whlrrine
propeller blades. More than 1000
OF these guns and the synchronlzins
mechanisms have been turned out.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11

Paris, June 1.-The French still
are exacting heavy toll In lives
from the Germans. Nowhere has
the enemy been able to pierce the
front, which has been bent back In
perfect order whenever the necessity
arose.
The battle is described by corre-
spondents as one OF the most furious
that has been fought since the war
began. with the enemy unusually
reckless In wasting life to gain his
detectives.
The latest oficlal communication
from Berlin says additional ground
has been gained by the Germans
southwest Of Noyon against newly
brought up French reinforcements'
and that the Germans have taken
about 5000 prisoners and some
guns.
Near Bussiares. northwest OF Cha
,eau Thierry. the Americans and
French again have delivered stront
attacks against the Germans and
taken more ground. They also cap
tured a number OF prisoners and 80
machine guns. ~ .a..l-.-
On the remainder Of the front IL
France and Belgium the operation'
have been of minor nature. al
though south OF the Somme the Brit
ish. near Boulzcourt. have carried
out an operation which straishten
ed out a threatening salient that sag
ged In their line.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11

An Aviation Camp In France, May
4.--(Correspondence of the Associ-
ated Press Criticism in one Amer
lean newspaper Of the American air
service on the ground that there has
been an unnecessarily large number
OF accidents has evoked retort
from Plane News, published by the
American aviators in training here.
Records show, says the aviators'
organ that about 60 men made the
supreme sacrifice" last year while In
training. One American newspaper.
II asserts, has endeavored to account
for these fatalities as having been
caused by "cramped space" which
the men have to fly in and has ask
ed whether 'the supervision Of our
aviation camps Is in the hands OF
officers who know their business"
'Only a small percentage Of the
fatalities have been caused by col
lisions and other causes were OF VAR
ious nature which we're beyond any
government CONTROL" says Plane
News. The majority Of instruction
centers have outlying fields where
men In the various stages in train
ing are confined.
1.-The officers in charge are as com
petent as can be had. Many arc
West Point men Of long military
training and nearly all have become
expert aviators themselves. They
know. II anybody ever will, the dan
gers of flying and the necessary pre-
cautions to take.
flight places" are bound to con
front every pilot in the course Of hi
training and are the finest exam
ples' in the world II the aviator Il
able to navigate the danger with sue
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11
SEA TANKS USED BY
ITALIANS IN ATTACK.

London. June 11.-''According to
Vienna newspapers. says the Gen.
trail News correspondent at Amster-
dam, "the Italians used a 'sea-tank'
during their last attack on Pola.
Austrla's naval base on the Adria-
tic. The boat was 40 feet long. six
feet wide and propelled by cleo
tricity. There Is an endless rotary
chain which cuts nets and other OBJ
stacles. like land tanks. The vessel
has two torpedo tubes"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11

Paris. June ll.--Several small
villages we're occupied by the Ger
mans In the center Of the Mont
didier- -Noyon sector. including Merry
Belloy and st. Maure. according to
the war once announcement last
night This was done by repeated
assaults and at the cost Of great sac
riace. South Of Ressons-sur Mathe'
the Germans gained a footing IN
Marqueglise. Further to the east
the battle continues in the southern
outskirts OF Elincourt.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11

Paris, June li.-On the left wing
the French captured the village OF
Merry. In the center the Germans
drove back the French as far as the
region OF the Aronde river but by a
brilliant counter attack the French
hurled the enemy back all along the
front reestablishing the line south
OF Beely at st. Maure and south OF
Maraueglise and vandelicourt On
the right wing the enemy gained
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11
RUSSIANS MAKE
APPEAL TO ALLIES
Ask 20 Have Expeditionasy Force
Sent 20 Russia 10 ExpeI Ger
man Invaders

Washington, June li.--An appeal
to the United States and the allies
to send an expedItionary force to
Russia to expel the German inva-
ders. was forwarded today by the
central committee Of the cadet party
Of Russia and was transmitted to
the state department by the Russian
embassy. they ask that the expedi-
tion, II sent be put under interna.
tional control to guarantee the
rights OF Russia.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11
ENEMY MAKING EFFORT
TO PUSH TOWARD PARIS
Germans Employ Prince Rupprechs Bavarian Troops and
Move Forward, Make Gain Of 6 Miles Since Saturday
French Take Stand Along Aonde River

Paris. June 1.-The enemy II
putting forth every effort In his dc
sign to push toward Paris and q
materially aided by many tanks
which the French artillery was al
first unable to demolish.
The Germans have thrown Ia
many divisions. including some Ba'
varians. borrowed from Prince Rup
precht The capture OF Merry. 81
Maure and Helloy gives them pla
teau behind which to mass theiI
troops.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11
GERMAN U-BOAT SUNK /.
BY BRITISH STEAMER

An Atlantic Port, June li.-A
German submarine was attacked and
apparently sunk by a British steam
ship a week ago Sunday on a British
port. according to L. $. army on
Ger who arrived here today. One
shot was fired and apparently made
n clean hit Two destroyers accom-
panying the liner closed In and drop
ped depth charged.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11

with the Frslcn Army In France.
lane ii.--.Dificultirs ccrfrontin :
II, enemy are ysri gtsa, because u
trc nature OF ths country nc has
j,s; entered In thu new drive.
The terrain In this section Is COM
posed Of sharp hills. deep valleys and
thick woods. In the center whore
the most pronounced progress has
been made. the ground forms n sort
Of hollow through which runs the
iGain road from Ninlis to Roye and
the Cameigne railroad.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11
5000 REG|STRANTS !.
FOR LIMITED SERVICE

Washington. June 1l.-Nine
thousand white draft registrants
have qualified today for limited mil
itary service called for by Adjutant
General Crowder. They are to be
put In the military aeronautical
corps and sent to Vancouver. WASH.
to get out material for airplanes.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11
PRESIDENT WILSON SIGNS
BILL FOR PENSIONS

Washington. June 1t.--President
Wilson today signed the bill provid-
ing for minimum pension Of $50
per month for all civil war veterans.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11
PRES. WILSON URGES
LABOR TOSUPPORT WAR

Washington. June ii.--president
Wilson telegrapbed the American
Federation OF Labor convention In
81. Paul today, urging the renewed
efforts OF labor to support the war.
He said that ill-considered. unius-
tined Interruptions OF labor may
make II impossible to win the war.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11

Boston. June 1i.-Outbound ship
ping last night was ordered by e
naval authorities to remain within
the harbor until morning.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11
PARIS II STILL A TARGET
FOR LONG RANGE GUNS

Paris, June 1.-THE long dis
tance bombardment Of Paris still
continues. Two were killed and
nine wounded yesterday.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11
1870 NAMES ON CASUALTY list

Washington, June 11.--Today's
casualty list contains 1SO names.
Twenty-six were killed or wounded
In action.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11

ground. the French Withdrawing the
line to the west and south OF RIbe-
court
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-11

London. June 1.-THE British
gained today a half mile on mile
and one-half front south OF Marian
court. taking 233 prisoners.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-07
Special Meeting.

Pursuant to due resolution of the
Board Of Directors a special meet
ing Of the stockholders Of WILL
LIAMS, BELMONT & COMPANY,
INC, will be held at the principal
office of the company, No. 12S South
Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia,
or the 10th day of March, 1918, at
y o'clock noon of that day to consid-
er 4 proposed amendment to Article
w. of the Charter Of the corporation
to provide for an increase in the cap
ital stock from $lS0,G0O, to $750,0o0.,
by the authorization of $1,000 adj
ditional shares of Common Stock at
$40 par value each and to consider any
other business that may properly
come before said meeting
JOSEPH H. SCHOENBERGER,
Secretary.
]. K. NJ. NORTON, ESQ, Atty,
dated, New York City, Feb. 2G. 1918.
50-15t.
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Richmond Tonight, Constance Talmadge in comedy, T
"A SPLENDID TONIC !"
Says Hi1son Lady Who, On Doc.
tors Advice, Took Cardui
And Is Now Well.

sHIxson. Te1n-"About 10 years ago
I was. -" says Mrs. ]. 3. Gadd, OF
this place. II suffered with pain in
my left side, could not sleep at night
with this pain, always in the left
sside...
My doctor told me to use Cardui I
took one bottle, which helped me and
after my baby came, I was stronger
and better, but the pain was still
there. =
I at first let it go, but began to get
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30 decided to try some more Cardui,
which did.
This last Cardui which took made
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sims been a number of years, still 7
have no return Of this trouble.
feel 1t was Cardui that cured me,
and recommend it as splendid fe-
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:: Don't allow yourself to become
weak and rundown from womanlr
troubles. Take Cardui. 1t should sure
.ly help you, as 1t has so many thou
sands of other women in thf past 40
years. Headache, backacre s:deache,
nervousness, sleeplessness. tired-out
feeling, are all signs Of womanly trou-
bic. Other women get relief b. taking
Csrdui. Why not your All druggists.
NC-132
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Washington Southern Ry.

Schedule in effect Feb. II, 1918.
For Washington and points north
daily 8:08, 9:13, 9:2S, 1913, 11:38,
a. m, 1918, 1:1S, 3:1s, 9:13, 1888
p. m.
Week days only 6:O3 p. m. satur-
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only S:1S p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and
points south at 4:37. 1852 (local) and
9:47, a. m. 2:27, 2:47, SIT QocaD
GIT, 2:27, SIT, GIT, p. m. daily.
Accommodation: for Quantico at
HOB a. m. daily and 2.38 p. m. Sat-
urdays. Night train leaves 11:4S p.
m. daily for Fredericksburg and in
termediate stations.
NOTE-Times Of arrival and do
pa-ture and connections not Euafaa.
tacd.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-07

Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia Railway Co.
Steamers Of this line leave Alex
endria every Monday, Wednesday.
and Saturday. at 4:45 P. N.
FOR BALTIMORE AND ALL THE
USUAL RIVER LANDINGS
Cuisine and appointments unexceE-
ed.
Freight for Baltimore, Philadel-
phia and New York solicited and
handled with care. Through rates
and bills Of lading issued.
Single fare to Baltimore, 1928;
with return trip $3.50. State rooms
one way $500 and up.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
CHURCH TO OPEN,
TROUBLE ENDED
Trustees Of Cosmopolitan
Baptist Reach Agreement
with Property Owners.

Services at Cosmopolitan Baptist
Church will be resumed tomorrow
evening, according to an announce
ment made by the pastor. Rev.
Simon p. W. Drew, yesterday.
An agreement has been reached
between the owners of the church
property and trustees of the con-
gregation whereby an effort will be
made to liquidate the debts and
permission granted for the continu-
alton of the church services, which
were terminated by an order of the
court on November IL last.
Tomorrow's services will begin at
1880 D. m. Members of the Evan
gelistic Ministers Alliance of Amer
lea, will be among the speakers.
The alliance has pledged its MEM
bers to raise $4,000 to be paid on
the church property.
On Tuesday evening night
watch service of praise will be held
at the church. Two members of
Congress will speak and thanks will
be extended to those who Contri-
buted to the church restoration
fund. including Manager c. j.
Thomas, rector of St Patrick S
Church; Senator Thomas Sterling,
of South Dakota, and Senator Jo-
seph /. France, of Maryland.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
!! SERMONS TODAY
REVIEW EVENTS
Church Services Will Cover
Record of Year About
to Close.

The spirit of the coming year and
results of the pact will SAVIOR Wash
ington sermons today.
Reconstruction will be the dominant
note in many of the sermons. Chris
tianity and Reconstruction" is the
subject of Rev. Charles Wood at the
Church of the Covenant this morning
Looking Backward on the Old
Year" and Looking Forward to the
New Year are the subjects of the
morning and evening discourses. re-
spectively. of Rev. DIR. Henry Allen
Tupper.. of the First Baptist Church,
Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe. of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, will preach his annual ser
mon entitled Great Lives that Have
Ended During the Past Year" at the
morning service. In the evening his
topic will be, Last Words"
The New Age-Its Hope" will be
the subject of Rev. F. w. johnson, at
the Fifth Baptist Church, this morn
ing. Can the Kaiser be Forgiven
is the title of his evening sermon.
War workers and their modes OF
living in a strange city will be ana
lyzed in a sermon at the First Con-
gregational Church tonight by Rev.
DR.. James L. Gordon in a discourse
entitled The Bachelor Girl in Wash
ington-and How She Lives" shall
the Protestant Forces of America
Unite?" will be the subject Of his
morning sermon.
Dying Embers or Glowing Goals
Is Rev. DIR. Cove Griffith Johnson's
sermon at the II o'clock service OF the
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
eRN'Good Morning, Judge"
Ngl Human Interest Stories of puno, By By
w Police Court Happenings. PERKINS

They took Judson to one side and
told him their troubles. oh, yes, plen,
ty of booze could be had, he told
them, if they really wanted any. But
the price was $3.50 a pint.
I'VE sdon't want enough to take a
bath in," the guests told Judson; I'VE
only-want enough to keep from chok
ing to death"
JudsOn was gone about fifteen min
utes, and came back with two half
pints. He received $3.50, the price
agreed upon.
OF course, the belIhop didn't know
that he was selling booze to two de-
tectives. All Judson was after was
the two-bit tip from the guests and
the profit he made on the sale.
All bellhOps are supposed to do all
they can to oblige the hotel guests,
but Judson was told that no person
with any sense would expect him to
violate the law purely as an accommo-
dation.
The court COVE him nine months in
Jail and fined him $500.
Tom Is Interned.
Fortunately for Tom Handy he
was ~dTTesleu IN the nluule OF tne
week. else he might have fared
worse than he did.
He was arrested Monday for
smacking Mary Cover in the eye
He was fined SO on Tuesday.
On Wednesday he met Mary again
He was very sore at her.
''Ah paid ten dollars TO yo' once u
he hollered at her. zen All am willin
to pay ten mo-.
And so he hauled off and let Mary
have another one, right where he
put the first one.
He was locked up again. Mary
had been willing to be his sweet
heart. until he began to act like a
cave man. She refused to be bat
tered around.
OF course the court could see that
SO fines did not have any effect on
Tom. Something else must be done
|. You can serve six months" the
court told Tom.
''All right sah." said Tom. Much
obliged"
Better make il a year" added
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
TRAFFIC SPECIALIST
OBTAINS POLICE JOB
Milton D. Smith Appointed as Bi.
cycle Officer in Third Precinct.

Appointment of Milton D. Smith
to the traffic squad sof the Wash
ington police force and his assign
ment to No. 3 police precinct as a
bicycle officer was announced yes
terday by Maj. Pullman, chief Of
police. Officer Smith is a specialist
in traffic laws, having devoted him.
self to the study of the regulation,
not only for Washington, but for
cities in this country and abroad
OFFICER Smith is a lifelong resi-
dent of this city. He is an active
member of the Washington Safety
First Association and is a member
OF its board of directors. He is
president of the Chauffeurs' Asso-
citation of the District of Columbia.
Maj. Pullman, Lieut.. Headley,
Sergt. Stanley, Crossing Policeman
Allaband and other officers spe-
cializing in traffic regulations. have
expressed their pleasure in having
so competent am addition to the
force.