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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-12
"Duck 9oardso to Beat the Mud.

"Ouck Boards" to Beat the Mud.
~ When the allied forces in Flanders
are not battling with the Germans they
are trying to outwit nature. This is
the substance of a report brought back
from the firing line by Maj. Gen.
Charles Clement, q. s. A.
Mud was a source of considerable
annoyance to the soldiers. So the en-
cheering force Of Australia devised
what has become commonly known as
the "duck board" but which the Cana
dians have named the "bath mat" both
being terms Of derisiOn.
The board is made Of a number of
small strips of wood, ii to Is inches
in length, which are nailed to string
ers placed in front of one another and
extending for miles. A step off the
''duck board' means a plunge into a
sea of mud at least three feet in
depth.
The 'board'' was devised to enable
the Australians to attack the Germans
more successfully, and it served to pro-
vide path to victory.-Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-12
A Berqson Anecdote.

Like most philosophers, M. Bergson
lives rather secluded life. His house
in Paris Is as quiet-looking and retir-
ing as himself. Most of his neigh
bors know him only by sight, and have
no idea of the distinction enjoyed
throughout the world by this unobtru'
size spruce gentleman. A short time
ago. when N. Bergson issued forth to
ge to the French academy, where he
was to be formally admitted, the
nefghborhood was dazzled by a mag
nIAcent academician's uniform-green
embroidered with gold leaves, a cooked
hat and dainty sword. Then the
old concierge of the house opposite e1-
clamed: "Ah! the little old gentleman
Aas been called up at last. And about
time. too!'-Manchester Guardian.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-12
New Generator Finds Favor.

An acetylene generator supplying
fuel for propelling motorboats is the
device of Norwegian captain and is
reported to be In great demand, al
though the average cost is n cents
per horse power hour. The gas given
of as water is dropped upon calcium
carbide, is led to the carburetor, where
1t is purified and fed to the motor.
Though this apparatus is adapted only
for the ordinary gasoline motor q mod
ification is being worked out that is
expected to serve for engines designed
to burn kerosene.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-12
not HIS THE field
Wall Of One Whom Fate Forbids
to Garry Sword and Shield.
Hard He Lot, He Can't Get Old elll
Meundoo<t-eut Hers at Home Has
Al The Fun ~ While Others
i Fight to Crueh the Hun.

> The daily papers that see all CRY
In tones Of wonder, the praise of our
fAe lads In France who face the Ger.
man thunder; and not a single day
goes by but some kind friend will hail
me, and with two-inch line of type
with gestures will assail me. my
FRIEND" he cries, "the Yanks are
there! And that big boob, the kaiser,
will all too soon their anger feel, and
sadder be and wiser! Twas only yes
terday they took mile or two Of
trenches; and soon in Berlin's parks
they'll be, a-sitting on the benches 7"
Now, don't grudge that praise bit
1 like to hear them bOasted; like to
hear our boys in France get cheered
and sung and toasted; wish that I
were over there and scratching at the
vermin. and now and then from time
to time I'd pot a husky German. I
would that I might lie and sno0ze
among the mud and thistles, and eat
cold chow and bareback moist where
Shrapnel screams and whistles. But
since I can't be over there among my
friends and neighbors I'll call respect
ful notice to my own emphatic labors.
Z do not heave a two-pound bomb
across the German border; instead I
plot a diagram and keep the room in
order. do not wear herO's toys
nor sport a hero's medal; instead I
grade ten million logs and work the
hot-air pedal. do not help to crush
the Hun with bayonet emphatic; but
explain the why and when of fields
electrostatic. can't at present strafe
the Boche with shell and sword and
fire, so I'm content to teach a class
the ways of braided wire; and though
I pause to envy those who share the
fun heroic, force myself to lesser
tasks with an expression stole. do
not much enjoy the job while I am
wadtng through it. but, good or bad,
the job is here and someone has to
do 1t! Although sit in peaceful ease.
enjoying things delightful, long for
Flanders mud and fleas and other tor
lures frightful. So while the papers
cheer for those who fight beyond the
ocean. join with them my heart and
voice and register emotion. wish
that I could be in France to battle
for our nation; but meanwhile how
about bit of home appreciation? So
i just mount nearby chair, where
those about can view It, and give three
lusty cheers. since no one else will do
1t! At least: if must stay at home
my courage is consistent; I'd rather
be in France than here, a Theory As.
sistant i-Exchange
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-12
tleross Who Don't Like Worship.

Heroes Who Don't Like Worship.
That kindly, admiring and enthusi-
astic visitors to hospitals in the war
zone constitute q nuisance and added
trial to the wounded Is the complaint
Of the New York Medical Journal. The
patients don't want to be bothered
With gforification, still less with the
dear, helpful souls who come to- en-
terrain them during the wearisome
hours Of COW escence. 1--WE know of
patients lodging behind tents when
they saw certain ladies coming to
'amuse them," comments the Journal
lacpnically.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-12
lSlIlclElV11 custom
No One Knows Who Originated
the Round Robin
loa9 In uss On 9hlpboard for Detea.
shining Each Sailors Wateh- ofeoa
Employed In the Form
Of q Petition. -

That watch kept on board ship at
night; while lying at anchor, is called
the anchor watch. Generally speaking
1t consists of one officer and one sea-
man, whose duties are to watch out for
the safety of the ship, see that the
anchor light is kept burning brightly,
and take care that the vessel does not
drag her anchor. If there are eight
hours of darkness to be covered and
eight men constitute the crew, these
men are required to watch one hour
each. If there be more or less men
the question arises who is to go on
watch first or last, or, perhaps, who
is o~''lay over'' until the next day.
1t thus becomes necessary to ascer-
tain who is to go on duty at Ger
tain hour and each man must know
when his turn comes. Arrangement
for this is made by forming "round
robin" or putting it in another way,
by ''chalking for Watches" which is &C.
complished in such a way that each
sailor has the time for keeping his
watch determined by lot, one not be-
ing favored more than another. The
thing is decided in this way:
One man draws large circle on
the lid of a chest, or, If that is not con-
venient, the deck. The circle is SUBJ
divided into as many divisions as there
are men; and each man makes his
mark in one of the spaces. This may
be cross, circle, triangle, or any
other sign that will suffice to identity
him.
During the time the sailors are
placing their marks within the division
of the circle, one of their number is de-
tanned outside on deck and kept in
ignorance of the identity of any au-
thor of any mark. When all have
made their marks the round robin is
complete. The man who was on deck
is now called, someone else having
made mark for him. This man now
proceeds to erase the marks, one by
one. The owners Of the marks are
numbered from number one up, in sue
cession, as he grasses them, and their
numbers are chalked up on the sides
of the berths; those above number ten
lying over until the next night. AS the
man who grasses the marks does not
know who made this or that, he cam
not show any Partially.
The round robin is sometimes put to
other use when the crew of a vessel
at sea wish to present grievance in
the form of a petition to the captain.
Their complaint is made out in writ
ing, and the signature put in the form
Of round robin, which prevents the
writer Of the. document from being
singled out and treated, as a ringlead-
er, with undue severity. A famous case
in example of similar use of the round
robin in the army within recent times
was the Roosevelt Round Robin dur
ing the Spanish war;.
Where the custom originated no one
knows.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-12
"Tael<tng Down Edges Of Fioht.~

"Taektnq Down Edges Of Fight"
Things were stirring along the front.
Miles away we could hear the battery
heavies laundering and drumming and
once in a lull we detected the ham,
mering staccato of a machine gun
tacking down the loose edges Of q
fight that will never be recorded In
history, with the earnestness and
briskness Of a man laying a carpet
In a hurry.-1rvin s. Cobb in the Sat.
urday Evening Post.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-12

although the rye is not on the substi-
tute list; however, when one has a
supply it is still used.
Boston Brown Bread.-Take one cup
full each of cornmeal, rye meal, barley
-four, a teaspoonful Of SALT two tea
spoonfuls of soda, two-thirds Of cup
full of molasses, two cupfuls Of thick,
sour milk. Sift all the dry ingredients
and remove all straws, add the bran
left in the sieve, then add the molasses
and milk, mixing well. Steam in three
pound baking powder cans. Put on,
cook and boil two hours. Remove the
covers and let the bread dry out In
the oven. .
Oatmeal 6annocks.-Mix two table
spoonfuls Of melted butter or fat, q
half teaspoonful Of salt with 2h cup
fuls of oatmeal. Add lukewarm water
a few drops at time. mixing with a
knife, to make paste. Knead the
paste several minutes; divide in four
pieces, knead each piece and with a
rolling pin roll out into round piece
about one-fourth inch in thickness.
Bake on g creased tin In a moderate
oven half an hour. Each cake will be
the size Of a saucer. Toast before
eating.
/ euci<~heat Muff'ns-Mix and sift
together two cupfuls Of buckwheat.
half a teaspoonful Of salt, five tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder: add one
tegg beaten light, one cupful of milk
| and tablespoonful Of shortening. Mi1
and beat well. Bake in hot, well.
creased iron muffin pans Is minutes.
1ucl<wheat cookies.-Cream together
| q half cupful of shortening and cup.
full of sugar, add two well: eggs,
11h cupfuls of buckwheat, mixed with
one teaspoonful Of baking powder
roll out and sprinkle with a little
sugar.
Figs and nuts ground together in
food chopper, sailed and moistened
with cream, make good sandwich ell.
ing. go
t Ns... n,4r s4Q !,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-12
Much Lumber Wasted.

It is estimated that American lum-
bermen, accustomed to a wealth of
material, waste two-thirds of it; and
that by utilizing all parts of the tree
the long-leaf pine industry would yield
daily 40 tons Of paper, 5000 tons Of
rostn; 100000 gallons Of turpentine
and great quantities Of ethyl products.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-12
California Sardines,

Commercial Bulletin of Los Angeles
rays that the California sardine pack
for this year will exceed that of Maine.
which last year mounted to 100000
cases, compared with 100000 packed
n California. This paper asserts that
he fish packed In California are true
sasdines, while Maine packs a small
herring.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-12

"0eu N may De
used as a breakfast
food. or a cupful
stirred into any
batter for mullins,
gems, or griddle
cakes, thus say
ing the wheat
flour. Rice Is also
n1n11 nv
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-12

TO be ~ good % our fathers No
0uses'bo better. Imitation 70 disciple
snip. When some one sent q cS1eked
plate to China to have . 6et mAdA
avery plate I'm tho new sse haA Q
crack In lt.-Wendoll Phillips,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-12
RICE COMBINATIONS.

Rice as q -four substitute 10 begin.
Sing to be appreciated these days
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-12

give up the use OF wheat
flour entirely, until the
next harvest. Conserve
what you have to use
with substitutes in max
ing yeast bread for &C.
casiOnal use. We still
have buckwheat flour,
Oat -four. corn and rye,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-12
GOOD WAR FOODS.

The United States food administra-
ton is urging every householder to
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-12
N.1.: hr+~ttQ

Be resolute and faithfully what you
are, be humbly what you aspire to be.
Mans noblest gift to man Is his sim
cerity, for it embraces his integrity
also.-Henry ThOreau.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-12
Uaa for Eiah Oil

Experiments tried in Denmark have
shown that fish oil can be used % .
fuel for motors In fishing bQehR
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-12

Eleven million women and Girls ara
ct work In our Industries.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-12

table, when potatoes are high, and it
makes most acceptable dish when
well7seasoned and served with parsley,
Rice and Salmon Croquettes.-Use
rice in the proportion of one cupful to
half cupful Of faxed salmon; if very
dry add little milk and beaten egg.
mold and roll in egg and crumbs and
fry until brown. Serve garnished with
a little minced parsley.
Onions Stuffed With Rlce.-Parboil
medium-sized onions, remove the
centers and chop, mix with cooked
rice, season we'll with salt, pepper,
and melted butter, and stuff the CEN
tiers with the mixture. Bake and
basic with water and butter substi-
tute. &
Sweetened boiled rice served with
bananas and sweet cream whipped
makes most appetizing dessert.
Cooked rice, escalloped with pea
nut butter. is another combination
worth trying. Use half cupful of
peanut butter with a cupful and
half of rice, season we'll, add little
milk for moisture and bake as usual.
Rice and coconut custard.-Put
half cupful Of well-washed rice into
double boiler with three pints Of
milk, cook until soft, then set aside
to cool. Beat three eggs, leaving out
the white Of one, add a cupful of sugar
and Il cupful Of fresh grated coconut.
Stir into the cold rice mixture and
bake in the oven. Cover with a
meringue made of the beaten white
md two tablespoonfuls Of sugar.
Brown and serve with whipped cream.
Rice With Egos.-When serving
eggs, scrambled, a half-cupful of rice
Drowned in little fat, then cooked
until soft, is first cooked in the sauce
pan then add two or three eggs. Such
dish with little milk will save three
to four eggs, in the ordinary way Of
serving scrambled eggs.
.N.41. h~t~s.Q
The KTTGE3 A@|
CABIN ||EEH@oR
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29

And on the Day That | Come Back I'm Gonna
Give Great Big Smack to My Girl | Left at
Home. The sentimental song sung by the boys
in the trenches along in the second act. in which
vision of the girl at home appears out in No Mans
Land 1t might have been effective if Cor
poral Simms. who plays the girl, had had time to
shave before the performance.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-18
|Ht tbe Churches
Union Outdoor Services

At the Junior High or Central
school grounds at p. m. this even
ing. Rev. Melville T. Wire will
preach. Should the weather b.
rainy or otherwise very inclement
the service will be held at the Meth
odist church. as a resolution passed
by the preachers association provid
ed that in case OF rain or bad wealth
er. the service was to be taken tC
the church OF the pastor whose turn
Iit was to preach on that night. Il
is probable. however. that no sucl
contingency will arise. and that thu
service will be at the school grounds
as usual. The fact that the evenins
may be a little cool viii make no diff
ference; peope are requested to brinl
their camp chairs.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-18

the German influence In Russia from
the Baltic to the Black sea. This
will prove as difficult as the fight
ing in France will be severe.
II would seem that the time has
come to declare war upon the Boil
sheviki. The Bolsheviki authorities
have been assisting Germany to gain
control OF banks and trading corpor-
ations in Russia. and apparently In
an underhanded way are cooperating
with the German army to PROSTATE
Russia under the kaiser's heel. The
ambassadors OF the allied govern
ments in Russia have been aware OF
this condition during the past year.
and the fact that they have fled from
central Russia to a port Of refuge
In the north indicates that the Ger
man grip on Russian affairs has en-
tirely destroyed the Bolsheviki gov
ernment's position as neutral pow
er and that the Bolsheviki execu-
tives' pro-German acts have become
notoriously flagrant.
II is agreed that the allies could
not do much in Russia at present,
even II they declared war on the
Lenine-Trotzky autocracy. The Ger
mans are still in possession OF con-
siderable area OF Belgium and
France, and allied man power on the
western front is not yet superior to
the German. We must establish ar
American army OF two million oi
three million men and communica.
tions which will supply such an army
before we can become vigorously ag-
gressfve in Russia. With the cooper
alton OF the Japanese and the Cze-
cho-Slovak army. which is already
doing good work in Siberia, however
It would be possible to establish al.
lied supremacy In Asiatic Russia this
year, and pave the way for a gradu
al movement toward Moscow ant
Petrograd in 1919. The recent as
i sassinations OF Won Mirbach, thu
German ambassador at Moscow. ant
Won Eichhorn, German dictator II
the Ukraine, suggest a smolderint
fire OF unyielding protest agains
German militarism in Russia whicf
should leap into flame Of open rev
olution once the allied armies appeal
in force sufficient to restore law ant
|, order.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-18
COOS BAY RESIDENTS ENTERTAIN
Continued from Page one.J

set beach and an informal dance in
Marshfleld.
On Sunday the entire day was
given over to sight seeing and In
cludcd trip to Myrtle Point by rail-;
automobile tour Of that section and
visits to two of the many cheese fac
tories which help to make that dis
trict prosperous, then to Coquille.
where a picnic dinner was served In
a magnificent myrtle grove few
blocks from the business center. The
welcome extended by Coquille peo-
pie was hearty and sincere and made
friends for that thriving city. A
steamer ride Of three hours landed
the editorial party at Bandon beach,
a beautiful summer resort which
will be visited more as It becomes
better known and transportation
more direct.
A ride Of three hours by automo-
bile over the Seven Devils road from
Bandon to Marshfeld makes the Jo-
sephine county roads seem like
boulevards in comparison, yet when
the difficulties of road construction
In Coos county are taken into consid-
Grafton it appears that they have
done more than any other county in
road work.
A trip by automobile from Grants
Pass to Coos Bay and return includes
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-18
Bethany Presbyterian Church

Morning service at IL a. m. ser
mon, Measuring up to Require
ments." Sunday school at 10 a. NJ
Evening service in union with otheI
churches in open air service on lawn
of Junior High school at s p. m. Miss
Parker and Mrs. Hansen will sing In
the morning. Food for thought and
a pleasant welcome awaits you.
l.. Myron Boozer. minister.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-18
Church OF Christ

Bible school at 10. A thoroughly
organized Junior department will be-
gin its work this Sunday. Commun-
ion and sermon at IL. Subject, ''Di-
vine Blood Atonement vs. Human
Good Atonement." Junior at 2:3C
and c. Z. at 7. Evening service will
be at the Junior High school with
Rev. Wire officiating.
Chas. X. Drake, minister.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-18
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'rhe Tiger Man"
In the portrayal Of western char
acters OF a distinct and virile type,
William 8. Hart Is, perhaps, the best
known In the cinema world. Mr..
Hart has a new picture, "The Tiger
Man." directed by himself which
win be presented at the Joy Theatre
next Wednesday aud Thursday,
This IL remarkable story Of the
west Hawk Parsons. a bandit chief
widely known as "The Tiger Man. !"
because Of his feroeity and cruelty.
Turks on the borders Of a desert In
search OF prey. A wagon train 10
halted. owing TO the lack Of water,
and the emigrants suffer great pri-
vations, Among these Ia Ruth In
gram. wife Of a minister OF the gos-
pei. who volunteers To 30 In search
OF aid. She encounters Hawk. Tho
Tiger Man." who after hearing her
story goes to the relief OF the I'M
perilled emigrants. The party II at
tackled by Indians and they are driy-
On away under the leadership OF
Hawk Parsons. Hawk eonceNes an
infatuation for Ruth and he carries
her away with him to his cabin In a
secret recess In the desert. She at
tempts to slay herself. then swoons.
This Is tho beginning OF "The IT,
ger Mans" regeneration. He sub
seduently escorts her to a settle
ment where she rejoins her husband.
and then gives himself up to the Of
flcers OF the law on condition that
they be permitted to hold their re-
ligious services unmolested. The
picture Is one OF intense thrill. strong
situations and the highest dramatic
interest.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-18
THE WAR SITUATION

Does the German high command
still believe il can win a victorious
decision Il TIE west? O. h,,t the
Germans lost so many men that they
cannot afford to risk further at
tempt to destroy the allied military
strength?
II the Germans still believe that
they can score decisive victory. it
would not be logical for them to ap-
ply their main efforts in the direc-
tion of Paris. The capture OF Paris
would not end the war. 1t is more
likely that they would attempt to
destroy the British force in the north
and capture the channel ports. This
would enable them to use the Eng
lish channel for their submarines
and force the English to transport
troops and supplies to the western
coast of France. where the submar-
ines could more easily attack them.
as well as American transports. II
they still believe in German victory
we might also expect them to risk
general naval battle with the allied
fleets. Obviously, to be victorious in
the west, they must keep American
and British supplies from the French
coast by the use OF submarines or
the German battle fleet. II, however
they do not attempt either to capture
the Channel ports or vanquish the
British navy this summer, It may
logically be concluded that the kaiser
no longer expects to destroy the al
He'd armies in the west, and will at.
tempt to continue in favor with the
German people by annexing new ter
ritory in Russia after a successful
defensive until the end of the war
meanwhile satisfying the popular de.
mand for military victories by minor
successes in Italy, the Balkans or on
the Russian front
or course, the allies expect to pre-
vent the kaiser from assuming per.
manent control OF Russian territory
and the Balkan states. To dictate
peace terms to the kaiser, however
the allies must score decisive vic
tory. In what will decisive victory
consist? In the first place, in order
to restore Belgium and recover AL.
sace-Lorraine for France, It will be
necessary to drive the Germans back
to the Rhine through a long series
of hard fought battles and thorough.
1y prepared campaign. In the second
place It will be necessary to advance
northward from Salonica in the Bal
kans until Turkey and Bulgaria have
been separated from the Teutonic
empires, and to organize military
force in Russia sufficiently strong tc
unseat the Bolsheviki and destro,