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Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1918-08-30

warm, Il ives useless to wear botn.
One Of these was a shirt that had
bought In France. the other an Amer
lean army shirt. They were both
khaki and one as apt TO give me away
as the other, 50 discarded the French
shirt. The American army shirt
brought back with me TO England and
II is still In my possession.
When escaped from the train I still
had the Bavarian cap Of bright red In
my pocket and wore II for many
nights. but I took great care that no
one saw II. II also had proven very
useful when swimming rivers, for !
carried my map and a few other be
longings in II and ] had fully made
up my mind to bring II home az a
souvenir. But the farther i went
the heavier my extra clothing became,
10 / was compelled to discard even
the cap. i knew that II would be a
.tell-tale mark IL ] simply threw II
away, 80 one night after swimming a
river. dug a hole in the soft mud on
the bank and buried II, too, with con-
siderably less ceremony than my fly
ing mittens had received perhaps; so
that was the end of my Bavarian hat.
My experience at the Belgian's
house whetted my appetite for more
food and / figured that what had been
done once could be done again.
Sooner or later. / realized I would
probably approach a Belgian and find
a German instead. but In such con-
tingency was determined to meas
ure my strength against the Huns II
necessary to effect my escape.
As II was. however. most Of the Bel
gians to whom I applied for food gave
Il to me readily enough. and II some
Of them refused me 1t was only be-
cause they feared I might be SPY
or that the Germans would shoot them
II their action were subsequently
found out.
About the fifth day after | had en-
tered Belgium was spending the day
as usual In a clump Of bushes when l
discerned In the distance what ap-
peared to be something hanging on a
line. All day long I strained my eyes
trying to decide what 1t could be and
arguing with myself that 1t might be
something that could add to my In
adequate wordrobe, but the distance
was 50 great that could not identify
1t. I had a great fear that before
night came 1t would probably be re-
moved.
AS soon as darkness fell. however, !
crawled out of my hiding place and
worked up to the line and got pair
OF overalls for my industry. The pair
of oyeralls was the first bit Of civil
ian clothes I had thus far picked up
with the exception OF civilian cap
which I had found at the prison and
concealed on my person and which
still had. The overalls were rather
small and very short, but when I put
them on I found that they hung down
far enough to cover my breeches.
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0utwitting the Hun :
From PAGE 3
BY Pat o'Brien

II
\ carried the rock IN my handkerchief
and ] made no effort 10 conceal its
presence or its fnisaion.
Anyway they motioned me indoors.
gave me my first hot meal In more
than a MONTH True, II consisted only
Of warm potatoes, They had been
previously cooked. but the old woman
warmed them up In milk In one Of the
dlrtiest kettles I had ever seen. ]
asked for bread. but she shook her
head, although I think Il must have
been for lack OF Il rather than be-
cause she begrudged II 10 me. For
n ever man showed he was finished,
l did that night. I swallowed those
werm potatoes ravenously and ! drank
four glasses of water. one after an
other. II was the best meal had had
since the banquet" In the prison at
Courtral.
The woman Of the house was prob
ably seventy.hve years old and had
evidently worn wooden shoes all her
life. for she had q callous spot on the
side OF her foot the size OF half dol
lar and II looked 30 hard that ! doubt
whether you could have driven nall
into II with hammeri
AZ sat there drying myself--for
was In no hurry 20 leave the first
human habitRtion I had entered In
four weaks--I reflected on my I'M
happy lot and the unknown troubles
and dangers that lay ahead Of me.
Here. for more than q month. had
been leading the life Of n hunted
animai--yea. worse than q hunted
animal. for nature clothes her iess-
favored creatures more appropriate
iy for the life they lead than was
clothed for mine--and there was not
the slightest reason to hope that con.
ditions would grow any better.
Perhaps the hrst warm food ! had
eaten for over n month had released
unused springs Of philosophy In me.
as food sometimes does for n man.
I pointed to my torn and water
soaived clothes ana conveyed to them
as best could that I would be crate
full for an old SUIT. but apparently
they were too poor 70 have more than
they actually needed themselves. and
! rose to 20. had aroused them out
OF bed and | knew ought not TO keep
them up longer than was absolutely
necessary.
As approached the door I got q
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weight, but when you plod along and
have not eaten for month II finally
becomes rather heavy. The next
thing I discarded was q pair Of flying
mittens.
These mittens had gotten at Camp
Borden. In Canada, and had become
quite famous, as my friends termed
them ''snow Shoes" In fact. they
were a ridiculous pair Of mittens, but
the best pair ever had and really
felt worse when ! lost those mittens
than anything else. I could not think
Of anybody else ever using them. so !
dug hole In the mud and buried
them and could not help but laugh
at the thought II my friends could see
me burying my mlttens. because they
were a standing joke In Canada. Eng.
land and France.
had on two shirts and as they were
always both wet and didn't keep me
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= The Kaiser, the Beast Of Berlin -
Will Be Shown at the Liberty Theatre
Next Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 3 and
Fossil Theatre Thursday September


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10 MISS ILLUMINATING EXPOSE OF THIS ENEMY OF MANKIND
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-19
BILL TO STIMULATE BOND
SALE,PASSED BY SENATE
Now in Conference and Final and
Favorable Action Expected
Today or Tomorrow.

The administration bill designed
to stimulate the sale Of the fourth
liberty loan bonds was passed by
the Senate yesterday afternoon, after
striking out section 3, which would
give the President power to regulate
the sale of government securities.
This action was in accordance with
the RECOMMENDATION Of the Senate
finance committee. The bill now goes
to conference between the two houses,
and its final passage is expected to-
day or tomorrow.
The main provisions of the bill
were left intact as it came from the
House, except the section giving the
prohibit, by means of license or
otherwise. transactions in foreign ex-
change or in bonds or certificates of
Indebtedness.
This provision was urged by the
Treasury as q means of giving the
government control over bond brokers
who buy or attempt to buy, the hold
inRS of small investors at q discount,
but 1t was opposed on the ground
that the proposed government con-
troll might go SO far as to prevent
the foreclosure Of mortgages secured
by liberty bonds. The finance COM
mittee's elimination Of the amend
ment was approved without debate.
Tho bill also was amended by in
Guiding loans made on warehouse re-
ceipts of staple products and paper
approved by the Federal Reserve
Board in the list of assets that shall
not be considered as money borrowed
within tho meaning Of the act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-19
MONT SEC IS LIKE
!. CITY OF CLIFF men
Hill Captured by Allies Com.
.mands View of Country
for Miles Around.
FREED CIVILIANS HAPPY
BY JUNIUS b. WOOD.
Cablegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.

BY JUNIUS b. WOOD.
Cablegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1913.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY AT
THE FRONT. September 17.-One of
the striking contrasts between the
palatial dugouts in Mont Sec and
those at Chateau-Thierry was the
absence Of stolen French furniture.
1t is possible that the chairs, beds
and tables had been looted from near
by villages four years ago and worn
out by rough soldier usage. Most Of
the furniture was homemade and
Of the mission style. being neatly con-
structed of implanted boards. In one
of an officer was a novel bookcase
made of boards stenciled ~. S. Q. NJ.
Corps Issue Bacon" 1t was probably
captured at the only time the Ger
mans entered our lines since we held
the sector near Seicheprey.
In past months I had gazed lsun-
dreds of times at Mont Sec. which
seemed majestic in the haze of dis
lance, but had been unable to imagine
what lay on the other side of that
hill. When I approached it the other
day it resembled an ancient city of
Arizona cliff jewellers. Around the
base were smooth highways. shaded
hedges, artificial camouf1age, narrow
gauge railroads for carrying ammu-
milton and supplies to the batteries
and the infantry which held appar-
emily impregnable positions. On ap-
preaching closer to the entrances of
rustic arbors, garden patches and
even hammocks where the officers
lolled during the intermission between
the Smelling. 1t Is a marvel that such
fortress where the attacking forces
might have beat in vain through
weeks of bloodshed should. Bastille-
like. have fallen before that force
before which all the military sagac-
ity Of the German matchless staff is
powerless-the force of morality and
right
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-19

Old picture postcards aand photo
graphs Of France or Belgium OF any
Of the territory now occupied by, the
Germans are needed by the War De-
partment .-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-19
Country for Miles Visible.

From the top of this marvellous
| could be seen spread out for miles.
Even the towers of Toul, thirty kilo
meters eighteen miles) away, were
visible in the clear sunshine. Pont-
a-Mousson. st. Mihiel, bordered with
rows of green trees; Beaumont and
Ramboucourt could be easily seen.
though they were eight kilometers
CAS- miles) away. Like white splotches
in the valley on natures green. which
even war and the ravages OF man
vosin. Lahayville and Seicheprey, sep
ulchres Of former villages.
Despite the pleasure of victory, it
was impossible not to feel a twinge
of pain when I remembered that
few months ago I tramped through
the mud and slush Of Seicheprey and
emerged from dugouts furtively to
gaze at Mont Sec, a terrifying appa-
rltion whence unseen observers tele-
phoned the co-ordinates which I'M
loosed deadly shells at every sign of
life. Lieut. Col. Clark B. Elliot Of
Springfield, Mass. and Lieut.. Col. Rus
sell C. Hand of Sioux City, Iowa, were
my companions in those days. In the
course of weeks, which seem like
ss fr snee at scs ssy hays fsa es
younger officers and men, they were
carefree companions last spring. To-
day, while on this lofty observation
point. the thought persisted that by
the cruelest turn of fate their sol
dierly pride had never been gratified
by that sight which was part of our
f1eeting trip today. Possibly they
knew victory the same as thousands
Of others who already have given up
their lives In. the murderous fight
German officer in the sumptuous dug
out. with his faithful dog at his
feet, and the other thousands who
have fallen because of the kaiser's
lust for blood and imperialism. also
know that the hand Of fate Is work
ing and that the "Gott init uns" coed
with us") embossed on their brass
| belts and buckles, the handwork of
| the Krupp factories, is rather d.
vine message.
Children Wave Greetings.
The eyes of 2,4oo civilians liberated
after years Of living in the perdition
strange contrast with the haggard.
lined faces. Every child waved a
| greeting and every mature woman
said, bon jour- CGood morning')
The buildings were weather-worn
and the windows boarded up. Only
a few had been destroyed by the Ger
mans in their hasty departure. The
/ children formed the most striking
picture, arrayed in their carefully
hoarded Sunday gowns. their clean.
| threadbare little dresses exposing
scrawny or plump bare legs to a sur
4 prising distance above the knees.
! These children have not had any new
dresses in four years, but even the Ger
man occupation, scarce food and
/ abuse have not prevented the children
from growing. 1 watched an aged
woman who walked block. She was
greeted by every French soldier that
she met. Soldiers saluted and Off
GERS stopped and shook hands with
her I'VE are back in France again."
she said. TT is no longer necessary
to stink In the gutter when an officer
passes on the sidewalk"
The Nenana news., 1918-03-02
REFUSE
 BIG GERMAN ATTACK

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY, Mar. 2-Exasperated by their failure to put the American troops, in the Foul sector out of commission with gas and high explosive shells the Germans attacked the American positions in force early hour this morning. hoping to overwhelm Pershngs fighting
 The raid was carefully planned and vigorously cuted but notwithstanding the fact that the Americans ounumbered their resistance such that the Ger mans unable to take single positon and when the smoke of battle cleared the ground before the American trenches strewn with the German dead The Ameri- took only three prisoners but evident from the of fighting that it the desire of the defend ing forces to make captives of the Huns. It battle to the death.
 There were also many American casualties the list of dead including young captain who graduated from West Point in 1917.
 WILSON PLATED
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 2.-In statement issued today after he had been informed of the splendid showing made by the American troops northwest of ou President Wilson said that Americans had to be proud of their soldiers in France The official dispatches received by the war department that the Yankees arrayed against Germanys crack shot troops and that the raiders only driven back in confusion their trench es but that they also failed carry single objective de- sired The president has requested General Pershng send complete list of the American casualties the Hest possible moment
The Nenana news., 1918-03-02
DEFEATS
 FINANCIAL GRAB

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. D. An effort to place the proposed five hundred million dollar government war financing corporation under the control of Wall street was defeated yesterday afternoon, when the sen ate rejected the finance committees amendment striking out the provi- sion requiring the directors of the corporation to sever their relations with financial institutions. The committee amendment was bitterly opposed on the ground that it would permit Wall street to dominate the corporation, but the financial in terests were so we'll organized that the amendment was defeated by only a narrow margin, the vote being 37 in favor of rejection, with 31 votes in support of the committees action.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-02
MILL OPERATIVES
 QUIT THEIR JOBS

BALTIMORE, Md, Mar. 2.-The employees of seven Mount Vernon and Woodbury mills have called a strike to enforce their demand for closed shop. Two thousand men quit their places yesterday and this morning the number of strikers showed a substantial increase, with indications that more will join the strike before the day is over. The men have been offered an advance in wages and a reduction in hours, but they declare that they will not return to their places until the mill owners have complied with the closed shop demand. The mills are engaged on government contracts.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-02
CLUB PREPARING ID AID MUSHERS
 WITH NEW TRAIL

The chief matter up for discussion at the meeting of the Commercial club last Sunday was the Broad Pass trail, about which there has been much complaint by mushers and others who have had occasion to travel between Nenana and the coast, the complaint being that the trail, as selected by the Dose party early in the winter, is too much ex- posed to the wind and is longer than need be.
 After considerable discussion, the club delegated M. J. Cooney to make the trip to Broad Pass for the pur- pose of Investigating trail condi- tions and finding, if possible a more satisfactory route to the summit. Arrangements also were made for Woodbury Abbey to accompany MT. Cooney and it is possible that Town site Manager Ryus also will make the trip. MT. Ryus is familiar with the district, having made the trip to the coast while the Dose party were engaged in marking the trail for the Alaskan Engineering com mission.
 Should shorter route to the summit be found, and one affording greater protection to mushers, the club will endeavor to have a new trail cut before the breakup.
 With regard to the telegram re- ceived from Delegate Sulzer, re- questing information concerning the proposed removal of the Tolovana log jam, the club found, upon in vestigation, that the removal of the jam would result in a probable sav- ing in freightage charges of ESQ., 900 annually. This information was forwarded to the delegate, the club, at the same time, endorsing the pro- ject.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-02
AMERICAN CRAFT HITS SUBMARINE
 IN SEA BATTLE

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. D. There is much elation in naval ship ping circles today over the escape of the American steamship Nyanza, which was engaged in battle in mid ocean by German submarine. The engagement lasted two hours, dur ing which time the steamer was hit five times by shells fired by the U boat. None of the shots caused serious injury to the Nyanza, how ever, and there were no casualties.
 Toward the end of the battle, the submarine was punctured by she'll and went down soon after, the be- lief prevailing that the entire crew perished.
 An engineer and a cadet on board the steamer were slightly wounded. The Nyanza is proceeding under her own steam.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-02
SLAv RESISTANCE
 STOPS THE ENEMY

PETROGRAD, Mar. 2.-An off cial statement issued from the Bol- sheviki headquarters this morning declares that the German advance into Russia has been checked, due to the resistance of the Russian re- volutionary forces. Practically the entire German line has come to a halt and at several places the in vaders have been engaged in battle. The movement of Russian troops to- ward the frontier continues, it be- ing the intention of the revolution ary leaders to force the Germans, if possible, to retire.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-02
MEARS ON COAST
 RECRUITING FORGE

SEATTLE, Mar. 2.-Major Fred erick Mears, former member of the Alaskan Engineering commission, has arrived from the East and is now busily engaged in recruiting men for his regiment, to be known as the Thirty-first Engineers. The major wants practical railroad men, for service abroad. F. A. Hansen, maintenance engineer of the Alaskan Engineering commission, is here as- sisting Mears in his new work.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-02
JAPAN AND CHINA
 ID FIGHT KAISER

LONDON, Mar. 2.-Official dis patches received in this city state that both Japan and China are dis patching troops to Asiatic Russia, the former into Siberia and the lat ter into Manchuria. The action of Japan has received the approval of the Entente, such action having been deemed necessary to protect Allied interests at Vladivostock and along the trans-Siberian railroad.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-02
COURT RULING IS
 MOONEY MUST DIE

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 2.-The Mooney case was finally disposed of this morning when the state su- preme court rendered it's decision af- firming the conviction of the Pre- paredness Day bomb plotter. The action of the court means that Mooney must die, unless he is par doned.
 The trial of Isreal Weinburg has been set for March 19, following a heated argument in the court room in which the defendant insisted upon an immediate hearing. The prose- cution pleaded for a continuance.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-02
KING OF RUMAN|A
 DEPENDS ENEMIES

AMSTERDAM, Mar. 2.-Accord- ing to dispatches received in this city today from Berlin, Count Czer- min has demanded the immediate ab- dication of King Ferdinand, of Ru- mania, in favor of his brother Will liam, or by a successor chosen by the Rumanian people. In case of the refusal of Ferdinand to comply with the request of the Austrian foreign minister, it is understood that Austrian troops will be dis patched to Rumania to force the retirement of the unpopular mon- arch.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-02
GERMAN FORCES ARE ROUTED BY
 ALLIED SOLDIERS

LONDON, Mar. 2.-Raiding acti- vities are increasing daily along the Western front, according to a state ment issued by the British war of flee this morning, following the re- ceipt of dispatches from General Haig.
 German troops carried out raid this morning against Portuguese positions, covering a wide frontage on the Northern line. The attacks were preceded by heavy artillery action, to which the Portuguese bat teries replied with vigor. The ad- vance of the raiding detachments was followed by counter attacks, the Portuguese soldiers succeeding in ejecting all the Germans from their captured positions. The casualties were heavy on both sides.
 Raiders Are Killed
 General Haig also reports that the Germans attacked French and Brit ish positions in the neighborhood of Hargincourt during the night and that all of the attacking soldiers were either killed or captured. It is be- lieved that not a single German raider escaped, the attacking forces having been overwhelmed as they rushed toward the Allied trenches.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-02
RAILROAD FORCE REPORT

At the present time there are over five hundred men in the em- ploy of the Alaskan Engineering commission here. The total force re- port for the week ending Saturday March 2, show a total of 333 labor CTS and 236 stationmen and con- tractors laborers. The main crews are at work at 20 Mile, in the vicin- ity of Lost Slough and at 43-mile crossing.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-02

sion. It is claimed by the regular" Democrats that the Maloney ticket was framed in the office of Cover nor Strong and that it has the back ing of the Wickersham crowd, the plan being to beat Sulzer in the primaries. Several of the Republi- can leaders declare that the action of Maloney and the governor will force them to work with the Demo- crats in an effort to defeat Wick ersham.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-02
ORDERED
 OF UNDES|RAB[ES

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. D. Secretary of Labor Wilson has or dered federal officials in the Pacific Northwest to make a general round up of aliens and other disturbers who are creating unrest in that sec tion of the country. It is stated that many of the aliens will be de- ported from the country to prevent their further activities.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-02
RUSSIANS MAKE
 PLANS ID STOP
 GERMAN FORCES

VOLOGDA, Russia, Mar. 2.-ln- terior Russia has declared strongly against a separate peace with Ger many. Workmen's and soldiers councils in many of the provinces have issued mobilization orders and plans are now being formulated to resist the German advance.
 The German forces are now mov- ing on the town of Bologoie, on the Noscow-Petrograd railroad, by the capture of which they hope to cut off the food supply from the Rus sian capital, thus forcing the sur render of the city by famine. At another point the Germans are with in eighty miles of Petrograd.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-02
PASSENGER TRUCK
 AWAITS SHIPMENT

SEATTLE, Mar.2.-Large quanti- ties of supplies for the Alaskan En- gineering commission have arrived from the East during the past week and will be shipped North as soon as navigation conditions permit. Most of the supplies are consigned to Anchorage. Among other articles there is a big, new Kelly-Spring- field passenger auto truck, with Hanged wheels, which is to be used for short runs on the government railroad. It has seating capacity for twelve passengers.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-02
AMERICAN LOSSES
 BIG SAY GERMANS

BERLIN, Mar. 2.-The war office has issued statement in which it is claimed the Americans lost many men as the result of the attack which was made on the American positions northwest of Foul this morning Twelve of the Americans were taken prisoners.
 The report also states that the Germans inflicted considerable dam age on enemy positions in the St. Mihiel sector, where several raids were made during the night.