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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25

AUTHORS NOTE.-Did you ever
take one of the Y M. C. A. courses in
French, Is lessons, Is francs? After
you have mastered the language and
have learned all about elision, you know
that egg is "uhf," but three eggs are
"trwa zeff."
We have elision in American: e. g.,
"full house, is elided to "fullouse," and
'this is it" to "thi slit"
LESSON NO. Translate into Eng
lish the following American:
The lootez tine gwantu th'office. l
starzenstops t'see some stevedores billda
road. Wuntha smokes wurklihella while.
He droptiz shovelensed "AhsRussia,
Ahsthru"
LESSON NO. Study the following
translation of English into American:
ENGLISH.
Why do you not write to me, dear, and
so let me know that you are steadfast in
your plighted troth? Alas, fear lest
your affection is fixed on some one
more charming, shall say? 1t is long
since a message has come from across
the seas to console and comfort me.
When you parted from these shores you
declared that not an evening would pass
without letter or a note from you to
your devoted MADELINE.
AMERICAN.
Hey, kiddo, why doncha droppa linetu
muh, huh? Aincha gonnabe monty honey
bunch jussasame aziem yours? Or have
yuh double-o-ed dame with bellzor
ensed "fare thee" to muh? If yaint tied
ona soov neer postul, huh? Before yuh
crostha pond, you speilda lot ensed thew
min paper coodntcum no more regleren
billy dooz. Cumacrost. I'll stickto yuh
till alltha cowinz U. S. cumohm. Get
WIFE, I'm witcha. MADGE.
LESSON NO. Slide the following
English into American
All at once. When did you get your
last pay? Come on, boys, it is time to
get up. Count off At rest Let him
up. Salute. Lights out
LESSON NO. 4.-American can be
written on typewriter. Try this once
on your Oliver
Nowztha time ferall good menta cum
ia th'aiduf their party.
LESSON NO. 5.-French can be
translated directly into Americana
Comment allez-vous?"
How gozit?"
bonsolr, mademoiselle
Lo kiddo, wheryu goen?"
"Combien?"
How mulch izit?'
eau revoir."
"Slong."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
LITTLE LESSONS IN AMERICAN
A FREE COURSE, WITH SUCCESS GUARANTEED AFTER TEN
MINUTES STUDY

"Avez-vous?'
"Got teny?"
LESSON NO. 6.-Technical terms in
American are difficult for English
speaking people,
ENGLISH AMERICAN
Ford. Canopner, or
roadlouse.
LESSON NO. TN sports American
IS widely employed, although English is
understood by many athletes in the
American Expeditionary Forces. Take
this lesson to ball game and translate
the phrases into English
Alta boy. He bingledit. Kill th'ump.
Cmon in. All gwan he's safe. Put
itover. Heseezy. Nockem cold. Swatit.
Hans
LESSON NO. 8.-Here we come to
what is known as obsolete or archaic
American. The following is of interest
only to students of history. During the
great European war the States pradu-
ally became dry, and the following terms
were dropped from common USAGE
Fillem up. Schoonera beer. Ontha
house. Two beerzena rye. (Sometimes
called by railroad men Zone boiler-mak
er and two helpers.") Money ontha
wood falso, cashontha cushion). Herr
ow. Herr looken.
LESSON NO. 9.--Army American
differs from plain American. Note care
fully
ARMY PLAIN
AMERICAN AMERICAN ENGLISH
In tina brig. Intha lookup In pao]
Therz chow call. Time 9 eat Lunch is served
Lytzout. Dousetha glim. Extnguish lamps,
NouhtoH. Lotta Dull Scarcely veritable.
LESSON NO. 10.-The medical de.
partment has a phraseology peculiar to
itself -
MEDICAL AMERICAN ENGLISH
Markem duty Only half dead.
Fallen line. Inspection.
LESSON NO. lin the United
States there still survives old army
American
OLD ARMY
AMERICAN ENGLISH
Putem intha mill. Confine them in Jail.
KIM go home? May / visit my
Where dive gofrum family?
here? France.
Mallzan ,hour late. Letters are very late.
Sawmuh girl Met my fancee
LESSON NO. 12.-Civilan Ameri-
cans are scarce. Their language is not
now understood by the American E. f.,
although derived from the same
sources
CIVILIAN
AMERICAN ENGLISH
Thoid woman. Wife
Thold man. Father.
Thod car Automobile.
Thold place. Saloon.
Thold job. Ones EMPLOYMENT
LESSON NO. 13.-Ths is devoted to
the extraction of Is francs for the
course of 13 lessons -
AMERICAN ENGLISH
Feenee. End
FRANCIS X. COUGHLIN. M. A Rase
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25

LESSON NO. 6.-Technical terms in
American are difficult for English
speaking people: -
ENGLISH AMERICAN
Ford. Canopner, or
roadlouse.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
AN APPEAL TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
The White House, Washington.

The White House, Washington
 year ago. compliance with passed Senate and by the House of Representatives appointed days which the people of the United States might make contributions they felt disposed for the aid of the stricken Ar menian and Syrian peoples.
 American diplomats and consular representatives and other American residents recently returned from Western Asia that thousands of lives saved from starvation by the gifts of the American people last winter They also bring full of the continued effective distribution of relief and port that the suffering and death from and starvation will inevitably be much greater this winter than last the survivors be helped by further contributions from America
 Reports indicate that of orphans alone there 100000 besides and other dependent children reaching total of than 100000 destitute survivors, The distressing to make special appeal to the sypaes of a
 In view of the need call again upon the people United States make further contributions they feel disposed their sympathy and generosity for the aid of these suffering peoples Contributions be made through the American Cross Washington American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief Cleveland H. Dodge Madison Avenue New York City.
 2--9 October, 1917 WOODROW WILSON
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
NETCHIKAN BEING
 WELL ADVERTISED

Evidently. NJ J. Nye has a good opinion of Ketchikan. Speaking to a Post-Intelligencer reporter in Seattle recently he says:
 Thirty canneries are today making Ketchikan, Alaska. their distributing 2o;n- Besides this, Ketchikan has four salmon canneries and large cold storage plant that freezes millions of pounds c. halibut every year. accord ing D M J. Eye. who is at the Savoy hotel. During the salmon season the fish are so plentiful in Ketchikan creek one cSn catch them with their hands. he declares.
 There is splendid opportunity to develop paper industry at Ketchikan as there is an abundance of spruce timber. and plenty of water power for that purpose Mining activity in copper. gold, silver, lead and marble possesses great potentialities," says the visitor.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13

bursting. throws shower of burning fragments of phosphorus and a cloud of dense white sufocating gas.
 tdense white suffocating gas.
 The soldier throws the hand grenade much after the manner Of an athlete putting the shot When ready 10 throw the grenade. he grasps fl firmly in the right hand, removes the safety pin. and keeps the lever tight against the body of the grenade. As it leaves the soldiers hand. the lever is re- leased. and firing mechanism is timed 10 explode the grenade in from four 10 six seconds after 1t is thrown
 The rife grenade holder is attached 10 the muzZIe Of the Of the rife much as 3 hayone- is. The bullet from the rife passes through 3 tube in the cen Ter of the grenade. forcing a striker against a primer. which ignites the fuse The grenade is thrown a dis sancs of 200 yards ty the force Of the gasses generated by firing the rife. he grenade is timed 10 explode about eight seconds after il leaves the rife muzzle.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
WAR WILL LAST TWO YEARS MORE
 SAYS GUNNER
Reporters Big Brother Says Was In Line 56 Days At
 Time with 2 Guns

Machine Gunner Jack DuHamel, or the 4th Canadian Machine Gun Bat alion, who has been in France for over three years now. and only wound months in the trenches as ginner in the suicide squad" writes from France to his kid sis" the Unattached Reporter, under date of July ,, and says:
 T have just returned from my holi- day to Paris, where certainly had a good time and saw everything worth seeing l had 500 francs to spend. Some town, I don't know where to go for the next one, perhaps to Scot land or Ireland
 Say. I am sure sticking out this little old war pretty good. am assisting an officer now, and get 30 francs month extra and he is fine fellow. We were 5s days in the line last time and had two guns in No Mans Land. Say I wish I could get wound bad enough to get to Blythy then I would not have to come back. All the men in the Machine Guns over 35 stay they make instructors of them. I guess this war will not be over for sometime, a couple of years more anyway. I am going to try and get some snaps and will send you some"
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
COMMITTEE MAKES FINAL
 DECISIONS
Recommends Prices That Operators Should Get
 This Year

PORTLAND. Ore. Aug. 13.-Prices for the Alaska salmon will be no great CT this year than for ls17: if the re port of the special com-nittee appoint ed by the National Food Administra. ton. to investigate and recommend a schedule of prices be adopted.
 The report which was wired to Washington today by the committee says that under open competition last year. very large profit was realized by operators. but that with the figures submitted by ninety percent of the industry, claim is made that the in crease in cost of fishing and packing this year, will approximate fifty per cent.
 Prices recommended by the com mission are for reds.Ss.40, for medium reds and kings ss for pinks ss.6o and chums s6.4o.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
WAR CAUSES BIRTHS TO DECREASE AT RATE OF
 1000 EVERY DAY

LONDON, Aug. 13-The war has caused the belligerent countries of Europe the loss of not less than 12,- 500,000 potential lives because of the decrease in the number of births re- sulting from the war, says Sir Der nard Mallet registrar general of Great Britain. This country, he asserts, has lost in these potential lives 65O,- 900 children. He believes that other belligerent countries have suffered in this respect more than has Great Brit ain. Sir Bernard estimated that every day of the war means loss of 1000 potential lives of childreu 10 the Unit ed Kingdom, France, Italy and the central powers.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
3,0O0,0 900 HAND AND RIFLE GRENADES
 BEING MADE EVERY MONTH FOR ARMY
 AND PRODUCTION SOON TO BE DOUBLED

The Wa Department authorizes the following from the Ordnance Depart nent
 Hand grenades of four types are now being produced at the rate Of 2.Qf00 2 month. i1 is announced by the Ordnance Department
 Within the next five months. ac- cording 10 program. this rate will be more than doubled.
 Rife grenades are being produced at the rate Of about 1.000 .o00 month.
 This rate will he multiplied appre- ciably within the next six months.
 Orders have been placed for more than so.o00 ool grenades Of both hand and rife type. and more than 1s.000 persons are employed in various plants rhroughou. the country engaged in making them
 Of the hand grenades under manu- tacture- there are two types or the O. called Augmentation grenades which depend on the eFec- Of explosives and the scattering Of fragments: one type Of phosphorus grenade. which. or
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
MINTHORN- -STRENCH
 WEDDING

"Dr. H. J. Minthorn announces the marriage of his daughter, Mary, to Mir William G. Strench, on Thursday the eighth of August, at Newport, Ore gon. At home, after September first Ketchikan Alaska.
 This was the announcement receiy- ed thru the mail by many Ketchikan people today, telling Of the wedding Of two of Ketchikan's most popular young people, the continuation of TO- nance which began just year ago, when the bride, arrived from Colum- bia College, New York, to establish the study Of Domestic Science in the Ketchikan Public School
 Miss Minthorn. is the daughter of Dr. H. J. Minthorn, Of Metlakatla, and the cousin of Herbert Hoover, United States Food Administrator. and one of the most charming and popular girls in Ketchikan last winter.
 Mir Strench, Immigration inspector in charge for the Alaska district, has made his headquarters here for sev. eral years and has won many friends all over the territory, thru his never failing courtesy and good nature. who will join with the Progressive-Mnier in congratulating him on his good for tune in winning such a clever and de lightful bride.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
POOR CROPS ARE
 BLAMED ON ENEMY

SALEM, Ore, Aug. 13-Butler town ships bumper wheat crop has been re- duced to much less than normal by an insect pest, which is laid to enemy agents. The ravages of the insect have teen tremendous. Last winter the farmers now remember an aged nan e German extraction was ob. served wandering about the township visiting wheat fields to the exclusion Of others, and apparently digging in them with his hands. as if burying something in the soil.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
DASTARDLY ACT OF
 GERMAN SUBMARINE

WASHINGTON. Aug. 13.-Using poison gas. a German submarine at tackled the coast gsard station light house at Smith Island of North Car olina last evening. Six men were overcome by gas released from oil spread over the surface of the water bythe submarine. 4 space Of at least three acres of water appeared to be covered with oil over which the gas was spread and grounded near the Island. The gas is said to have been known as Mustard gas used on the western front and effective forty min utes. Of those overcome. none died however.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
CAPTURED GERMAN OFF !CER'S DIARY RECORDS SUDDEN AMENDMENT OF HIS ESTIMATION
 OF THE AMERICAN N bRlNE AS A FIGHTER

have to move 10 the front again. Route of march over Rocourt Epaux. We are lying in the woods to the right of Etrepilly for the present, in posi- tion Tn the night of the Sth and 9th we will relieve the front line. It must be a sad outfit which allows itself to be thrown out by the Americans. In the evening of the days of the Sth there was heavy artillery fire. Fortu- nately, the artillery fire did not reach us
 June 8th and 9th: Moved forward at night and relieved the 461st Regi-
 ment at in the morning in the Gois de Belleau. Incomprehensibly wide sector Where there were three con- panies, We have only one. Worst Night in His Life" June 9th and 10th: The worst night of my life. am lying in the thick
 woods on an open height in little holes
 behind rocks for this is heavy artil- lery fire, until o'clock in the morn ing. Ii is wonder that the fellows were all at their posts when the Am erlcans attacked The attack, thank
 God. was repulsed. God has again mercifully preserved me" The diary ends abruptly, as the next
 day the writer was prisoner in thei hands of the Americans.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
SIAMESE IN FRANCE

MARSEILLES, Aug. 13.-An enthu- siastic welcome was accorded the large contingent Of Siamese troops who arrived here yesterday from the far east
 They were fully armed and equip ped. and and judging by appearances ought to make splendid fighting ma ter!sl. More like Japanese than Chin namen, their smart soldierly appear ance. and strict discipline impressed everyone here very favorably
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13

Secretary Dnaiels authorizes the following:
 How the cOntemptuous opinion of the Germans for the fighting ability of American troops may be changed liter ally overnight is shown in an extract from the diary of German officer who was captured and taken into the Amer ican lines by the Marines. A trans lation of the diary has just been re- ceived at Marine Corps headquarters.
 Reserve Lieu Tilmanns, the writ er of the diary, belonged,to the Sec ond Battalion of the Fortieth Regi- ment fBaden Guards) Twenty-eighth Division. This was the fourth divis- ision which the Marines had against them in the fighting around Chateau Thierry The other three were so badly cut up that they could not carry out their orders to attack.
 Diary Tells the Story ........
 The extract from Lieut.. Tillmann's g diary follows:
 June 9th, Departure from Rocourt |3 D. m. to Breuyers further back of Coincy. We had to move out of Ro- court because 1t did not belong to our sector Rear Is crammed full Of troops Billets, therefore. very scarce. June 7th: At the front. American troops have made counterattacks. We
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
VAR SAVING STAMP SALES
 PASS ALL PRIOR RECORDS

The Treasury Department issues the following:
 For t.la month of July the cash re- ceipts in the Treasury Department from the sales of war savings stamps and thrift stamps surpassed all pre- vicus records, totalling $211,412, ,942,- 61, and representing an investment Of and loan to the Government at the average rate of $2 for every man, wo- man and child in America.
 From the beginning of the war saw ings campaign. and up to and includ- ing July 31. total receipts from the sales of war savings stamps are $51S,- 5l0.33403, this representing the pur- chase Of war savings stamps to total maturity value Of se12.411,245
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13

NEW YORK. Aug. 13.-George Syl- vester Viereck. editor Of the Father land a New York German-ianguage paper, the name of which was changed to Viereck's American Weekly after Americas entrance into the war, is reported to have admitted to Deputy Federal District Attorney Becker that he received money for German prop aganda. Payments were made to him the testimony is, by Eon Bernstorff, Count Dumba, the Austrian am bassa- dor, and Dr. Karl Fuhr. head Of the Transatlantic News service. German enterprise.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
FRANC0-AMERICANS
 FORCED TO RETIRE
 RECOVER POSITIONS
Military Writer Estimates The Number of German Prisoners Taken by the Allied Forces Since
 July 18, Exceeds Seventy Thousand Men

LONDON, Aug. 1S.-Heavy fighting is in progress Fis vesle the Franco-Amercan forces forced retire to the soath bank of the river An important launched later and according latest ports the old position the North bank the river has been restored by the allied forces.
 Germans Abandoning Defenses
 PARIS, Aug 13.The Germans result of the French this afternoon evacuang their southern dfense of Rbercour The village of Leeonvon captured by the French and further ground has been gained by them north the St. Claude Farm The French increasing throughout the valley of the Disc.
 Heavy Attacks Launched.
 PARIS Aug 13The allied forces made heavy attacks to- day all along the entire front from Chaunes ouhward in de- terned effort break the enemys resistance Allied artillery has full control the convegng roads in Noyon The Germans evacuatng the trenches the bed of the Ose and west of Bailly.
 Peronne in Flames.
 LONDON Aug. 13-The city of Peronne, miles behind the German lines is in flames according a report.
 37000 Prisoners in Three Days
 PARIS, Aug. 13-Mr J. Huin the distinguished military writer in article in the Echo De Paris today says thirty seven thousand Germans including hundred officers taken during the allied offensive Thursday to last Sunday That the prisoners taken b. the allied forces since July 1s exceed seventy thousand
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
THE BUTCHERING OF
 BOLSHEvIKlS REPORT

AMSTERDAM, Aug.-The whole sale massacre of Bolshevikis has taken place yesterday at Ryazan and Novgo- rod, dispatches from Moscow say. Hundreds were killed last night by the peasants who are in control of the situation today.
 COPENHAGEN. Aug. 13.-Late this afternoon, dispatches say that a rev olution against the Bolsheviki gov ernment has spread to many new dis tricts in Russia One report says that anti-German riots continue throughout Ukraine.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13

VICTORIA, B C.. Aug. 13-A fine of $1 600 in default of which he is to serve three months in jail was the sentence imposed on w. E. Pierce of this city for being in possession of copy of ''The Week" a weekly publica- tion recently suppressed here under censorship regulations. Pierce was editor of the paper. Thomas Cussack was fined $250 for printing the publi- cation.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
GREAT MOVEMENT
 BEING CONSIDERED

WASHINGTON. Aug. 13.-The possi- bility of the establishment of an Eas- fern front that would be a serious
 menace at least to the Germans, is be ing considered by officials here The movement an official said today, if carried out will have the effect of preventing Germany from drawing re- serves from that part of the country in aid of the forces on the western front.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 13.-Captain St,assier was drowned last Monday night. together with the entire crew of the Zeppelin which led the attack on the English coast, when their dir igible was. shot down over the North Sea. Strassler was one of Germany's most successful Squadron commanders in Zeppelin attacks.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
RESTRICTION ON PORK
 REMOVED BY BOARD

OTTAWA, Aug. 13-The Canadian Food Board has temporarily removed the restriction on the consumption of pork. says an official announcement today. For sometime now there have been porkless days as we'll as beef less days.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
OFFICER ED. HAGEN'S
 RESERVATION ASKED

SEATTLE, Aug. 13.-Chief of Po- Ice Warren has demanded the resig- nation of Police Officer Ed. Hagen, who shot and killed Arthur Wright, a negro ex-convict last Sunday morning. An investigation disclosed the fact where he had been regularly employ ed for the last two years on the Nor thern Docks at the time he was killed
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
REPORTS CASUALTIES

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-General Pershing reports ninety casualties among whom seventeen were killed and ffty-two severely wounded the war office statement says.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 13.-In the crop report of the department of a agriculture result of canvass made August 1. it Is shown that there is a
 reduction of 171,000.000 bushels of corn and 1S.000,o0o bushels of wheat from the prospective production Of this years important food crops, as indicated month ago.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
0RM F. HILL HAS
 ARRIVED OVERSEAS

Mrs O. r. Hill, received word last evening that her husband. Grin r. Hill late Of Fort Riley, Kansas, had arrived safely in France. Mir. Hill was in che Medical Officers Training Camp and was assigned 10 one of the Hospi- -al Trains bound overseas.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13

HIGGINSVILLE, Mo, Aug. 13.-The Missouri Thalbote, the only German language newspaper in Lafayette coun- ty has suspended publication. The Thalbo;e was founded in 1871. R.P. and F. w. Bduening were the publish CTS
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13

Owing 10 the high cost of living and the poor quality of bread, serious out breaks have occurred nere. Sho-s have been exchanged between the demonstrators and the police.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13

LOS ANGELES. Cal, Aug. 13-Miss Olive kidder, called here to testify in the federal court, from Detroit, brought her knitting along and while waiting to be called to the stand, knitted dozen pairs of socks for Uncle Sans soldiers in France.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
BACK FROM SEATTLE

Milton J Daly, returned from Se- attie last evening. where he accom- panied his mother several wees ago. Mrs. Daly will remain south with Nr. Izly for a short while longer. Mir. DaIy 5 reported much the same.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
GERMANS ADVANCING
 ON PETROGRAD

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 13.-Semi- 2.icial adyices received here today say a strong detachment of German troops are advancing on Petrograd. and that great preparation is in pro gress 10 defend the city from the in- vaders
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-13
VISIT PRINCE RUPERT

Harvey NJ. Stackpole. of Jno. R. Beegle and Company and Mayor and Mrs. Wakefield left on the Tillamook for Prince Rupert last evening on business and pleasure trip. and will return in few days.