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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-07
Music Has Grown More Write.

Today, however the trend OF popu-
lar music has changed. Not that
there are not as many plays being
tried out In the big metropolis, not
that tho plays have not as many of
their own particular brand of melo-
dies hut somehow they do not take"
a~ formerly. The war has brought
out a finer and richer store Of
songs. The really tuneful songs the
songs that are really American in
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-20
REMARKABLE STORY OF
CZECHO-SL0YAK FIGHTERS

during the first revolutionary often
si,r under Kcronsky, it VAS only our
army that really attacked and ad.
yanced.
"Whcn the Bolshcyih Soviet gov.
crnment signed the peace treaty at
the beginning of March our army. Of
about $4,000 men, was in Ukrainia,
rear Kiev The former Ukrainian
government, to escape the Bolsheviu,
threw themselves into the arms OF the
Germans and called for German help.
When the German and Austrian ar
mics began their advance into
Ukrania. the position of our army was
almost desperate. We were in state
mich had concluded peace, into
which, however, the Germans were
advancing and occupying large terri
tories without resistance. The Red
Guards of the Soviets did not repre-
sent any real military power.
"The Germans advanced against us
in overwhelming numbers, and there
was danger that we would be sur
rounded Our rear was not covered
and the Germans were liable to at
tack us there We had no lines OF
communication behind US, no stores
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-20

WASlINGTON. Nug. "a Captain
Vladimir S nIurban. an officer in the
Czccho.Slovak army which Japan and
the United States have decided to aid
in Siberia, has come to Washington
rom NIadivOstok to make report
to Professor Masaryk commanderin-
chief of the CZeChO Sloyak army and
president of the national council
Captain ilurban has given to the AS
sociated Press his story of the expert
cnces of the Czecho-Slovaks from the
time the army OF escaped prisoners
fought their way eastward from
Ukrainia.
THE history of the origin of our
army, of its operations on the Rus
sian front, and its march around the
world to the French front will some
day read like fantastic romance be-
fore which the Imagination fades into
the prosaic." he said.
Our army in Russia was organized
from Czecho and Slovak prisoners of
war under almost insurmountable diff
fculties. We were cooperating with
the Russian army and since the sum-
mer of 1917 were practically the only
army on the Russian front capable Of
any military action in the proper
sense of the word. In July. 1917,
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-20
FRENCHNEN ARE
GRATEFUL FOR
ALLIED TROOPS

PARIS. Aug % The general coun'
ell OF the republic has adopted r"solu-
tions expressing gratitude to the al
lied soldiers and their chiefs for the
successful results obtained in recent
fighting.
The councillors rcafhrm"d their un-
shakable faith in final allied victory
and adopted a special erecting to the
Americans.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-20
GERMANS ARE VERY WEAK
ON THE WESTERN FRONT

LONDON, Aug 2O- is believed in Cologne that the Ger
mans are weaker the front than the aleS
claim. According to a dispatch from The Hague in the Co
ogne district all leaves of absence from the front have been
duced half and being sent to the front from hos
before thev are fit Letters the front have been dis
continued and deserters being to the front from the
punishment camps Wounded horses being hurried west
with bandages still in place.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-20
ORGANIZED LABOR OPPOSES
THE WORK OR FIGHT" ACT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O-Orglnzed abor's emphatic
opposition the 'wo fight amendment to the
BILL extending the draft presented to the house
military affairs committee today by Frank Morrson secretary
of the American Federation of Labor.
Mr.. Morrison declared that the provision authorizing the
withdrawal of deferred classification from absent from
without conscripton of labor covert
He declared that the provision and suggested
that special interests secretly pressing anti labor lcga
ton.
Scores of protests from labor unions placed before the
committee.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-20
ALLIES ADVANCE FOUR MILES ON A TEN-MlLE FRONT
UNDERSEA PIRATES
NO FRIENDS OF HIS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20
The captain OF an American
steamship reports that his YES
sci rammod and probably sunk
a submarine last Saturday OFF
the Virginia coast.
His vessel struck the subma-
rine's port bow, bringing her
alongside. The crew. in Ger
man accents. said they were
friends The captain replied
that they Wcr" no friends Of
his. and kept on his course.
The steamships bow was
badly damaged.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-20
Germans Are Hurled Back and
Their Positions Are Endangered

summary of tn" situation issued by the AsSoclAtcd
Press this morning says III
''lc Germans holding the vita sector between the Alsne
and fine Disc were hurled back over aenme front by French
of HE assault made northwest
of SoisSonS Sunday This endanBers the whole German
Son and the Ais1h 1t is expected that the
Germans will retire to the Chemln d. DANES -
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-20
OUTLINING PLANS FOR
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

CINCINNNTL Nu1 - tn" ma
tonal baseball ommirro" is mco'Ong
here today To outline an agreement
for the coming world championship
series.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-20
DOWN With The GERMANS
CRY WORKMEN OF PETR0CRAD

IONIDON Alg. Hundreds o persons have been Killed
and wounded battle between the lHttish Guards and riot
cr during food disorders in rrograd After period {"
two avS without food the Wormcn paradcd tn" streets shout
iuo Down with hc (rlmans Down with the Kremlm!'
TIN, battle occurred before the Smoncy Institute. Martial
law was proclaimed later
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-20
Soviets Destroy Famous Tunnel

AMSTERDAM, Aug. % Moscow reports assert that tine
allied troops i'm the Archan@r sector has withdrawn outside
range Of Boshryk artillery II is reported that tn" SoV"S
have blown up the oka tunnel ON the TranoSbcriam mrood
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-20
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT IN
COMMAND At CAMP LEWIS

CAMP LEWIS, Aug. Brigadier
General Cornelius Vanderbilt has as
arrived here with his 20-year-old son,
Private Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-20
PRESIDENT REIURNs-I
DUTIES At WHITE HOUSE

WNSHINGTON. Nug. 20.-Thc
President and Mrs Wilson have re
turned to Washineron from their Va
cation at Manchester. Mass.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-20
Keeping Large Force o4Germans Busy

PARIS, Aug. 2O-Allied attacN between the Sonmr and
the snc during the last two days e keeping the enemy a"
and preventing them from preparing counteroif"n~lN". La
mdo has been obliged to main&n more than hundred
nnd forty divisions the first lineA
The French Tenth army aac nd yesterday len mile
front between the Disc and Asne, d reached depth oi two
miles,
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-20
Americans Repulse German Raid

WASIIINGTON, AUG 2O.-GcnrlaI PcrShn.s reports That
the Americans rrpuIScd German raid with losses to the Ger
mans. ON fine American lines north of Tou
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-20
Progress Made Everywhere

IHr French I;-t u"tt occupHj the village u N:~-,u".
northwest Of Norain between the DRc and the Aj~.
official bulletin.
LONDON Al4. 2O-I.arst adj ices says that this morn
i}9 the French attack cXendN fifteen miles, Good
progress made everywhere ARdvance of more than tu
miles has been made since Saurda THE attack extended
to point within three miessefa&1 1&@ans.
TIE British havc rcpnfsed attacks 1T Cnl'v
miles north of Roye The British also have advanced tho
lines NiouN }rrquin and Outtcstccn in the M salient
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-16

the editorial 1T will not consoii-
date Chancellor Max's position.
weakened by his unfortunate letter.
nor Vice Chancellor Won Payers.
who made the annexationist speech.
nor DR.. Soils German foreign sec
retary), who was secretary Of state
when Belgium was occupied.
1T will not consolidate Austria TO
the Prussian staff nor the personal
prestige OF the kaiser. nor the popu-
larity OF the dynasty or imperial
regime. The directors OF Germany
sought public debate. They have il.
The first result is that they appear
in the eyes Of their people. gaspigg
for peace.
Intransigeant says. 1T is a clear
and magnificent reply. inspired by
right justice and humanity. and
would be only weakened by com
ment II il closes the door 20 the
present German directors as nego-
tiators. 10 leave il open 10 the Ger
man people
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-16
FRANCE REJOICES
OVER PEACE NOTE
French Newspapers Declare
Presidents Answer is a
Magnificent Reply.

PARIS, oct. 16.-I.a Liberte saws
that the clearness OF Pres't wilson
reply TO Germany is such that IL viii
rejoice the allies. because IL fulflls
the desires OF ALL
a straight blow" is the caption
Of an article by Jean Herbette. for
eign editor OF the Temps. today.
dealing with Pres't Wilson's lates.
reply % Germany, which he finds
not only satisfactory in every sense.
but SAYS viii bee received IN France
with gratitude for the manner in
which II stigmatizes Germany s.
crimes
After Pres't Wilson's first reply
20 Germany" the editorial began.
German official representative re-
joiced that the conversation should
continue. II is doubtful now if they
rejoice
''The government OF Berlin is now
obliged 20 print the reply I'M every
newspaper in Germany" continues
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-16

The sing-song continued uninter-
ruptedly. Men went out on duty TO
be replaced by others coming back
from the trenches-who drank their
hot tea eagerly and sailed into the
music
The sentimentaIity of the songs
was no indication OF general senti-
mental characteristics. The men
were not hOmesick as we understand
homesickness. They were not down
Hearted. Bue they were a long way
from home and the folks they were
thinking about. and somehow those
songs seemed TO hit the spot as moth
ing else did.
1T amt that I want to go home.
though I'd give a heap to see the
folks. Nav. I wouldn't "a missed
this show for the whole world. And
this gangs willin' 10 stick TO the
finish. But you can't help doin' a
bunch Of thinkin'"
Where's Red?" new arrival de-
manded.
Yea, Red. On the table.
Red was reluctant, but finally ne
was hoisted to the table, where he
sang, without the aid of the piano,
a couple of songs of The proper cali
bre. Then an impromptu quartette
organized with a lanky bass and a
ragged baritone and n tenor who
had once been in vaudeville back I'm
the States. They squabbled more
than they sang But they made
hit. Also Red made a hit The
room divided into parties Half
wanted Red 10 sing perpetually: the
other half were for the quartette
on results they broke about even.
Every time Red finished a song the
quartette jumped in before he could
get up steam again, ami every time
the quartette struck a final sour
note Red was hoisted into promin-
ence.
During all OF which the Germans
were Smelling the town intermittently
and every man wore his gas mask
under his chin ready for action. And
they wanted IT,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-16
HOW A GOOD FOOD
PRODUCER WAS MADE
FROM AN ITALIAN BOY

WASHINGTON, D. c., oct. 16.-
-Four years ago a garden-club boy in
Massachusetts faced what would
have seemed even to an adult a
hard problem. Born in italy, but
thoroughly inoculated with Ameri-
can ideas Of the necessity Of educa-
ton. james was told by his father
while IN the eighth grade that no
longer could he be kept in school
His future path was 10 lie toward
the nearby factory
Believing. because OF his garden
club experience under the auspices
Of the local leader for the United
States department Of agriculture.
that he could earn as much by po-
tatO raising outside Of school hours
IS he could I'm a factory by jeEoting
his whole time, he finally obtained
permission from his father to Try
IT, SO successful was he that sum
mer that his father was willing he
should enter the ninth srade in the
fall
The next spring the superinteu-
dent let his have land 20 use for a
large garden. To ten boys ne had Sc
lected from the upper grammar
grades he made the proposition 10
pay SO much an hour and 20 give
each a garden plot. The following
excellent advice ne offered 10 them
in addition: IF you are going 10
quit, quit now while 1t is cool and
not when it is hot next August
BY far he had decided that
enough could be earned in the sum-
mers 10 enable him 10 attend high
school ard the agricultural college
later Nov a junior in high school
he has good-sized dollhouse under
lease. where he raises cabbage.
.caulifower and tomato plants. ne
owns an auto truck 20 handle his
produce. has a bank account. and
pays his bills by check. and owns az
least one government bond.
With al the school and business
cares. he still has time 20 look after
the school welfare Of his younger
brothers and sisters. visiting their
teachers and watching their prog
ress.
a factory hand. probably only a
mediocre one. has been lost but a
good food producer has been gain-
I'd through the vision given James
by his bOy's agricultural club leader.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-16

from which the man in charge and
two soldiers in uniform. detailed TO
help IN the canteen. were dipping
the beverage as rapidly as possible.
It was then Il o'clock.
That night seventy-five gallons of
tea were served to the men as they
came in off guard or outpost duty.
We're open here twenty-four
hours a day" said the boss. "A boy
can come into this shop at any time
Of day or night and find something
whatever We've got. Say. what
did you lug up in the truck ?"
We told him and then the boxes
and packages began TO appear.
There were cases Of canned peaches
and apricots. bales of chocolate,
huge cases of cigarettes and tobacco
but no candy.
we never get candy. What the
fellows want more than anything
else is hard candy-pail candy. And
cookies and cakes. This armys got
a sweet-tooth."
In the corner Of the room was a
decreplt piano upon Whlch ser
geant was humping while the room
full of men bawled songs which they
knew and did not know. The pre-
ference was markedly for songs
having a sentimental touch. The
gang roared about the sweetheart
who was left waiting on the dock
and about wives and mothers and
babies, and when somebody started
in on Home, Sweet Home" of
which they did not know precisely
the words nor the music but which
they sang with just as great enjoy
ment.
Then a German shell burst I'M
comfortably close.
us this here roof bomb proof?'
som ebOdy said.
Sure" yelled the "Y" secretary
from behind his counter Got a
fresh layer Of tar paper over it,
Which was the fact. The ceiling
Of the room was its roof. and tar
paper had been stripped over il TO
keep out the weather.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-16

SOMEWHERE N FRANCE Cby
maiD AT dusk the Y. NJ. c. a.
canton left headquarters TO take
supplies 10 the huts at the front. 1t
moved without lights, each man
aboard wore his steel hat and about
his neck were two gas masks-one
French, one British-for we were
going along roads which Fritz spor-
adically vexes with shrapnel and gas
shells.
The roads were crowded with
moving troops in khaki, with heavy
lily loaded camions, and here and
there we caught a glimpse Of a bat
terry Of ISIS moving their position.
For miles we passed through a CON
stant.succession of village at first
intact. with red tiled roofs and walls
unbroken by German shells. As we
neared the front the villages dis
appeared Not that villages had
never been there. but that they had
been swept out Of existence ruth
lessly and their inha bitants scatter
ed in the first titantic surge OF the
TeutOnic armies.
Dead Mans Curve just ahead, -
said the driver.
Dead Mans Curve is a sharp turn
in the road upon which Fritzie's ar
tillery has registered exactly and
upon which he is in the habit of
dropping a shell now and then on
the off chance Of catching a wagon
or body Of troops. The name given
the place by the men is ample testi-
mony TO his success.
Twenty minutes later we drew up
in the midst Of a village of heaps
of stone and Jagged walls II was
as dark as a pocket but we could
see the merest silver of light CLINT
ing past the edge Of a closely drawn
curtain.
10y" hut" said the driver.
We went in TO find the canteen oc-
cupying what had once been a room.
II was crowded with soldiers and
the soldiers were drinking tea
They were drinking it out OF huge
tin cups. and il was hot Behind
the counter were huge cans of tea
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-16

through the nozzle Of the machine
gun.
You have your own telegraph
system was remarked on observing
the line of telegraph poles stretching
across the plain.
The commandant smiled. Those
are periscope telegraph poles" he
explained
The poles were veritable telegraph
poles. with wires strung from the
tops. just as they are seen along
country roads. But each pole was
hollow, TO permit a periscope to be
raised 10 a high observing point.
while a covered pit at the base OF
the pole accommodated the observ-
or taking the readings of the peri
scope
Periscope Trees.
Beside the periscope poles. there
were periscope trees. with hollow
Stumps from which the observers
instrument was manipulated and the
readings made in pits below the
roots.
A camoufage stone wall was an
other curious device standing among
the camouhage trees and poles. This
wall. looking like the ruin OF an old
mill, was Of light plaster construc-
ton and weather-worn to resembl
a real mill
a wrecked house often serves as
as very good camoufage." said the
commander. we had one with the
windows all gone so the enemy could
look straight through 10 the walls
inside. BY painting false canvas
walls just back OF the windows. the
enemy still thought he was looking
at the real walls opposite. But back
Of the canvas our observers and
snipers were at work and the device
was very effective"
A pile Of gravel stood near the
wall-or what appeared 10 be a pile
of gravel for this. too, was camou-
hage The pebbles were heaped
around a hollow frame with its
gauze opening for the observers and
the flap through which the machine
gun barked Further along was a
pile Of brick-camoufiage. and over
in the field was a stack OF hay
camoUfage Each one OF them was
a small fortress as well as a post OF
observation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-16
NOTHING REAL,
ALL DECEPTION
At BIC STATION
Even Trees and BouIderS are
Only CamOufIage to Pro-
teCt Fighters.

BEHIND AMERICAN LINES N
FRANCE. Sept. 2S.-(Correspond-
ence.)-Nothing is real in the great
American camoudage station here.
All is deception.
Huge willow trees like those in
Flanders with trunks two feet in
diameter and a mass OF sprOuting
branches at the top are steel tubes
designed 10 hide an observer. They
were of plaster cloth wound about
the central steel tube and with pieces
OF real bark fitted around the trunk.
4 small gauze orifice. painted to
match the bark. was not noticed
until pointed out by the officer. This
was for the observer standing with
in the steel core Of the tree.
Ten feet away the turf opened.
disclosing a passage with steps lead
ing TO a tunnel and thence 10 the
base of the tree With a light We
CROPPED through the tunnel and up
into the tree To was a tight At in
this tree trunk. but from the gauze
orifice one had a sweep Of the whole
nearby country
\ Make Believe Boulder.
a huge boulder. such as one sees
along country roads. was noticed
among the trees. The big stone. five
feet high and seven across. looked
very real. and yet this. too. was
camoufage-a make believe boulder
in which an observer and machine
gun could Turk.
Examining the stone il felt rather
like big cardboard box. and gave
slightly 10 the pressure OF the hand.
The frame was wood, the covering
burlap. painted gray-brown, with
patches OF moss. And buried amid
the moss the canvas flap raised 10 let
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-16
EPIDEMIC PUTS BAN
ON VERMONT POLITICS

BURLINGTON. VT. oct. 10
Vermont republicans will omit the
customary state convention this
year and will have no party plat
form Candidates will outline their
own platforms. This was decided
upon today at a conference Of party
leaders and members of the state
committee. the action being due 10
because Of the prevalence of infu-
enza.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-16

We are giving our customers the advantage of
our early buying, and therefore you are making
good clothing investment when you buy here. AS
long as the clothing lasts that we bought at low
prices, you can depend upon our selling to you at
low prices.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-16
ENTFRTAIN DENMARK PRINCE

PORTLAND. ore. oct IS
Prince ANel OF Denmark. who IS
touring the United States on a mis-
sion OF economic investigation. was
entertained here today. The party
vii, cave for San Francisco tonight
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-16

clothing the basis we bought, we are really in
yiting you to save money
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-16
NOTICE.

Have moved 20 409-1O Union Trust
Bldg With Lawyer Fergus r. J.
Clark. Hone 56S6: Res. Home 62S6.
Advt. ss57-1s
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-16

Famous at Palm Beach. now
famous at South Bend. Florida
Orange Blossom Talo. Ideal, eX-
quisite Twenty-Five cents tx
elusive sale. Sphon's Parmacy.
and Broadway. S557-1s
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-16

There is no profiteering at this
store. Taking the wooden mark
ct as basis practically every gar
ment here is worth more at whole
sale today than we ask for it at
retail.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-05-17
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