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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-30
THE WAR NEWS

Can the war news be trusted?"
Il a question often asked nowadays
by newspaper readers. And the an
swer II, 1T can" Now and then an
over-sealous or over-worked editor
may write headline that doesn't
cover the precise truth regarding a
victory or defeat. But even In such
cases, the reader may expect to find
the real situation presented candidly
and accurately II he reads through
the war dispatches under the head
line.
1t was not always so. Correspon-
dents invaribly seek to learn and
write the truth. But in the early
days of the war 1t was very hard for
them to get at the facts, because the
military authorities put obstacles in
their way. The authorities learned
better. however, and the obstacles
vanished.
Before the battle begins" writes
one OF the war reporters in France,
"the correspondents are taken into
the confidence of the army. They
are called into conference with high
officers, who tell them exactly what
is going to be attempted, what
troops will be engaged and what OBJ
jectives will be sought. 1t is prob
able that on the night before a big
offensive the correspondents will
know more about the operation
planned, as a whole, than do many
of the brigade commanders" And
as the battle proceeds, the corre-
spondents are likewise kept inform
ed. They are seldom permitted to
send home all they know, or quar-
ter of what they know. about the
situation. But what they do send is
trustworthy.
This confidential procedure is
possible, as the writer explains, be-
cause none of the correspondents
violate the faith placed in them. No
group of men in the world Is more
fully trusted, or has proved more
worthy of the trust.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-30

The allies are holding their own.
Leave II to Foch. n we are forced
to back up a bit in order to save a
few good men from being trampled
under vastly superior concentra-
ton Of Boche manikins, and in SO
doing NOV down from two to five
Of HIS men to our one, we should
not worry. Foch knows. When the
hour OF supreme sacrifice arrives, as
II did at the Marine. our able allied
leaders will recognize It and stiffen
their backs against the wall. Once
braced. the Hun can never pene-
trate our lines. as they found out al
terrible cost at the Marne and Yer.
dun.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-30
SOLDIER LETTERS
Eah Wallace Writes

Mr.. and Mrs. 7. +. Wallace re-
Gently received n letter from their
son. Earl. who is member OF the
i4ist aero squadron. In training In
England. Corporal Earl Il. and his
brother. Corporal Theodore +. Wal
lace. are In the aviation service
abroad. Two sons-in-law are also In
the army. Marshall waggoner is In
the aero non-flying service and Is
now stationed In Virginia. Sergeant
Paul Bauer, U. s. infantry, is now In
this city In charge Of the recruiting
once. Earl's letter says In part.
Ted came here the other day
from Scotland. as we we're separated
there on account Of his being sick.
II like our training here nne and
my work Is as interesting as II can
be. Talk OF flying! They sure 10
some Of II here-upslde down. side
ways and every other way.
AT night you can hear the big
guns on the western front. and on
a clear night can see the shrapnel
burst. II sure is pretty. have
been In three air raids and one naval
bonn mbardment with shrapnel flying
all around. It's great dope. Not
much damage done though.
Talk about windy country. /
believe this has them all beat, but
I guess II will let up after while.
Most all OF the flying done on
raiding parties Is done at an alti-
tude OF 10000 to $4,000 feet. and
II is always on moonlight night.
/ believe the Germans have as pretty
a sounding motor as ever heard.
They call II a Gothas, and II ranges
In horse power from $50 to 200.
"Tbe worst trouble ! have here
is getting smoking tobacco. I've
paid a shilling GA cents) for n sack
OF Bull Durham. and we can't get
II at that. SO II you folks want to
do a good turn send over some real,
American cigarettes. My address
won't be changed for some time.
I'VE met soldier from Leland
and he told us all the news from
around there. He said Edith Klum
was married to a soldier, and so was
Inez Williams.
Lots OF the boys from there and
G. p. were caught in the draft. All
I can say is that I'm certainly glad
that Ted and didn't wait for the
draft.
did mother get her money from
the government? She should be
getting $50 month now, as Ted
and ! have been paying II in since
November /. We have also taken
out $4,000 life insurance each pay
able to mother in case Of death. IL
costs us $3.50 month each. Ny
pay has now increased to s4S a
month, including foreign service
pay"
CORP. EARL e. WALLACE,
141st Aero Squadron.
American Air Headquarters,
A. r. F., England.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-30

herself at timeA The night OF the
worst part Of the storm J happened
to he on guard duty Ny post was
the forward well deck That Was
the LONGEST night ever pu, In.
There are some other things !
would like to tell YOU but cannot.
Give my best regards 10 all my
Grants Pass friends.
Your friend,
WILLIAM r. HARPER,
sup, Go, 500, Q. NJ Q.
U. \. N, y, q. Ioi
A. 10. v, France.
ok-w, H. connell.
ist Lieut.. i26 Sup,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-30
EXTENDING OUR TRADE

In an able and interesting address
before the Monday noon luncheon
assembly at the Chamber of Com
merce Rev. Melville T. Wire remind
ed us of the wonderful riches and
trade possibilities that lie undevelop-
ed in South America.
American capital has been slow
to fully grasp the significance Of
the field, and Germany, with her
e1rewd insight in business affairs. as
well as with an eye to establishing
a toe-hold in her scheme OF world
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-30
Gerstner Field. Lake Charles. La,
April 81, 1918.

GerStner F1eI0, Lake CndTleb, La,
April 81. 1918.
Mr.. Voorhies,
Rogue River Courier,
Grants Pass, Oregon
Dear Sir:
Just few lines to let you know
that some OF lis Grants Pass boys
have not forgotten dear old G. p.
There are three of us at the present
time in Louisiana. The people OF
Louisiana sure do show us boys
some hospitality, and It sure is in
teresting to be in conversation
with them
Robert H. Orr and myself have
been here at Gerstner field for the
last four months. but couple OF
weeks ago we had the good luck of
having comrade Frank Lincoln drop
In to be stationed with us. fIe Is
attached to the Gath aero squadron.
J was over to visit him today as
they we're not out OF quarantine yet.
tell you II sure makes us boys feel
good to have and see boys from dear
old @. p.
Lake Charles is sure beautiful
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-30
COMING EVENTS

May l. wednesday--May breakfast
at bethany Presbyterian church.
May 3. Friday Field day exercises
for all the schools OF the city
May ?7-June I, Monday-saturday-- -
Chautauqua at Grants Pass.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-30
OREGON wEATHHR

\ Fair and cooler. Wednesday.
= east portion. moderate westerly
= winds.
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-30

War savings stamps are on sale
the year around.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-30

Only few more days to buy
third Liberty loan bonds.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-30

Delightful weather. Not too warn
and with cool, pleasant evenings.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-30

lie a patriot" Help cat up the
national surplus OF spuds and save
the other foods.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-30

Do your bit.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-30

somewhere IN France
March 2s, 1918.
Rogue River Courier.
Grants Pass. Ore.
The Editor:
! know that the people OF Grants
Pass are interested when any OF her
boys arrive "over there" have
been here some time. Long enough
that the novelty has worn on. when
! first came here. I compared every
thing saw to the same things at
home. but have quit doing that.
There is no comparison. Can't figure
out why wealthy Americans come
over here for pleasure. The good old
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
Isadora Duncan Girls
To Dance This Week
At Training Camps

The Isadora Duncan Dancers, siS
girls who had to leave Miss Duncans
school at Bellevue, France. to sees
refuge in this country because Of tae
war, will give series Of dances sn's
week at the nearby Liberty camps -
entertain American soldiers In tram
ing to rescue France and protect tnis
country from tho Boche.
George Copeland, pianist, Will pss!
for the dancers, who will appear =
Camp Upton the evenings Of June =
Is and 2s. returning 70 this city fof :.
engagement at Carnegie Hall for tnfes
nights, beginning June 81. .
Though tho eldest of the six is cn'y
twenty-five. these girls worked for four. rsl
teen years with their famous fesehs'sI
whose theories Of art they are eassy'ns'
on in this country. They have given psk
formances in Paris, Fstrogrsd. Aoseo.
and at the Metropolitan Opera hoss.
and Carnegie Hall here, and thsmse''ss
organized and conducted tours =
Switzerland and Holland. At the csmps
they will dance to music OF Cnep's
Gluck and Schubert. A feature Of 49,.
cial interest to the soldiers win
their Interpretation Of the well snes.s
"Marche Lorraine" in which they -
tray the spirit of invaded Franse
she rallied against the attsss 9
German herdsA
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23

sets this year are at least as good as
any he has done. His chief weakness
is for overelaborate and too heavily
built sets. His first profession was
architecture, and sometimes he can
not avoid the temptation of building
bungalows instead of stage se.s. Most
Of his scenes this year are hung, and
his very best work in the present show
has been done in comparatively simple
drops.
1t must be admitted that Mr.. ZieR-
fields interest in art has been con-
fined almost wholly to decorations,
animate and inanimate. Not one Of
his shows has attained musical excel
lence, and curiously enough he has
seldom been interested in even capable
singing.
Nora Bayes is the only agreeable
vocal performer whom we can think of
in connection with the "Follies." The
voices this year are little worse than
usual. Marilynn Miller can sing just
bit, but Lillian Lorraine cannot sing
at all-no, not q note-and the bulk
OF the musical numbers have been in
trusted to her. Still, it must be said
that she does not detract from the ex-
ceedingly handsome sets which have
teen allotted to he- songs.
In reviewing "The Follies of 1918"
We forgot. to say anything about the
authorship. One never does think
much about authors at "Follies," and
as a matter Of fact they are largely
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
yesterday and tho victor OF to.mor-
row!"

yesterday and the victor Of to.mor-
row!"
or all the newspaper films which we
have seen none discouraged US quite
SO much as "Say, Young Fellowl" with
Douglas Fairbanks. The film pointed
out in the most interesting and con-
vincing manrnr that in order TO be a
good reporter man should be able to
jump over gates, climb up tho sides of
houses and slide down revolving belts.
Curiously enough, the picture states
that the exceedingly athletic young
hero is member of the staff Of "The
New York Herald" We were under
the impression that the only athletic
feat required Of members Of the old
Herald" was to Jump through hoops.
By the way, Douglas Fairbanks has
fallen into some rather bad acrobatic
mannerisms. 1t would be just az we'll
II he opened q gate occasionally in
stead Of jumping over it.
The 'Follies" are not usually con-
sidered serious shows, and yet Will
Rogers had the satisfaction Of having
one OF his jokes taken up for editorial
discussion in "The New York Times .
The editorial writer seemed to fec,
that little quip Of Rogsrs's. in which
he advised England to give ireland
home ruie and reserve the moving pict.
ure rights, explained the whole psychol.
ogy Of the Irish problem. Bernard
Shaw wasn't able to do quite a. much
as that in four-aet play.
Mr.. ziegfeld's annual entertainments
are not quite as frivolous - people
usually think. After all, very nearly
the best stage decoration seen In
America has appeared In various edi.
ticns Of the "Follise." Nr. Urhan'a
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23

However, our objection goes deeper
than mere carelessness. The spirit
OF the printed part of the picture is
wrong almost throughout. Whoever
Fashioned the captions seemed bent on
driving home the idea that the German
armies should be easy prey for Ameri-
cans. Thus We read in the official
government war Aim: "Zowiei Here
are the frst German prisoners cant.
ured by our boys. These are Just
sample! If we like them we'll capture
'coupla' million"
Just before q picture Of some dough.
boys sharpening their bayonets we are
told: Gold steel scares the Boche
to death, but sharp steel keeps him
dead"
1t seems to us that any attempt to
spread the idea that the German ia not
q good soldier is untruthful. It also
seems dangerous policy. We do not
need TO accept the Germans as super
men, but we must rate them a. good
fighters. French, English and Ameri-
cans have more initiative, but the Ger
mans still have the best organization.
The war will not bo made one minute
shorter by minimizing the Job,
The writer Of the captions in the Of
dcial war Aim is distressinely fond of
exclamation points. They are almost
~ common as periods in the titles.
Now and again they are used in Rroups
Of two. and on one occasion three are
huddled in heap for tho sake Of punch.
This 10 caption accompanying a pics-
urs Of doughboys on the march. The
title Gays that we should be proud Of
our soldiers because they have "vervei
Snap!l Zest!!!" Our pride did not
extend 70 the writer Of that caption.
IL equally bad taste is q caption ac-
eonnpanying u picture Of the President
of France and General Pershing.
"Herc they are!" says the title writer
in his vigorous style. "The victor Of
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
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MAWRge22'z M = z
clothes, q &
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when we saw it on the second night.
Mr.. Hopkins wrote from inner con-
viction, and so his style was easy and
the swing Of his story was steady.
But he had one weak spot, end that
weakness is presently going to tempt
US into a generalization. When one
character undertook to tell, convinc-
ingly, why he was sick of living, he
spoke the only unconvincing lines in
the piece. Clearly, Mr.. Hopkins was
out of all patience with a man who did
not fnd life interesting. He betrayed
it in the stilted and unreal phrasing
Of the speech. From which we will
say, with other like things In mind,
chat no man can write we'll about
something he does not love.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
An Official War Film
Good Pictures and Bad Titles Seen in
"Pershing's Crusaders" Which Deals
With Activities of American Arn1v
By Haywood Broun

w 7HEN film
wv bes Pershngs Crusaders" through the Commit
tee Public information chairman and ere
Tore to the American
sage should be blatant has
attempt to write down to the and doing cheapend
the activities of America 70 a extent
Fortunately the film good pctoriay While show much
our abroad the photography fu subjects
Tor presentation interesting whole titles are bad II .+
little too that picture
stu Th mailed
on Europe Nor there indication workmanship in hs
handful" which appears later on. " ~
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23

cruelty neglected every day at
luncheon and tea time).
Leon Errol
Who staged the revue
Had his own troubles before the show
opened,
For not only did Mr.. Hitchcock forget
to provide a singer for an important
role
But his duties as producer kept Errel
so busy
That he overlooked the fact he was
featured on the programme and ne
elected to give himself anything To
do until the opening night
Then he improvised the amusing
kitchen scene M
Without a rehearsal
And cut open an artery in his writ
with broken crockery and had to ap~
peal to the audience for stray Sur-
geon to sew it up again.
Another annoyance that night
Was the non-arrival Of the chorus
girls slippers.
The girls had to wear their strsss
boots with pink and white sstis
costumes which put them out of
temper and tempo
And all because the box went by mis-
take to Mr.. Hitchcock's Office
A place he has visited but once
In all his life.
On the whole the path Of producer
is q rough one.
AS Hitchy says, TITS better 10 owe
Than to own"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
A Pie IL, Both Ewes
Raymond Hitchcock Had to Abandon
Art and Adopt This NesU Slogan in
Order to Please Jaded Populace
By Solita solano

All the ideas Raymond Hitchcock used
to have
About the "show business"
Have been replaced by others that are
entirely different.
He once thought that love for art
intelligence and a desire to make
the wheels go round
Were distributed through every audi
ence
That came to see him in musical plays
slightly clouded by traces Of plot
His new slogan
Has little to do with art.
In fact it is scarcely appropriate
For fireside reading.
He also believes that if actors throw
pies at each other the audience is
more edited than if it saw Hamlet
brooding over the skull Of Yorick OF
John Barrymore beating at the bars
Of "Justice."
"a pie in both eyes is what they like"
quoth Hitchy the other evening,
Not so much in bitterness as
Resignation.
Yes, the public's taste has changed
Even as Mr.. Hitchcock maintains
So that it no longer wants to know
who ruined the girl and burned the
papers.
In fact, ruined girls
Don't seem to get the attention they
once did and are thus rendered unfit
For further dramatic purposes.
No longer can the old father seize the
prodigal by her shoulders as she
enters the door,
Exclaiming in hoarse voice,
Can you still look me in the facet"
Nowadays he would merely reproach
her with, "Gal, why didn't yer send
your old pappy some Of them there
colored picture postcards from New
York;"
And surely there's no drama
In that.
The elimination of chorus men is oc-
cupying Mr.. Hitchcock's attention
And in his future shows
There are to be tall, thin girls dressed
In the garments that are generally
accredited to the more masculine sex.
As starter he 10 using two in "Hitchy
Koo 1918"
Averring that one can't tell the diff
ference
Anyway
And that no man Of fighting age can
stay in his show
If he works for nothing.
The new revue at the Globe turned out
to be just the sort of show Mr..
Hitchcock planned.
1t is ultra ephemeral
And contains nothing that would tax
the mind of professional dancing
partner (of the sort furnished by
restaurants for those wiyaa who ara
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
Neuu Fulton Bill

The Actors and Authors Theatre
will continue at the Fulton Theatre,
with the addition of new one-act
comedy-drama by Bess Lipschultz,
Marriages Are Made" 1t is a
class product of the Writer'S Club Of
New York University.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23

the result of spontaneous combustion.
But much the best bit in the enter
tainment did have. an author. Rennold
Wolf wrote the hilarious skit on the
examination Of an aviation candidate,
In which Eddie Cantor appears. We
have been told that Mr.. Wolf and Mr..
Cantor had to fight hard for the life
o. the skit, because the producers were
just q little afraid that in some far
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23

fetched way 1t might affect the sensi-
bilties of army folk. The whole
hearted laughter Of the first night au-
dience, which included number of SOL
diers and sailors, has definitely dis
PEELED this fear.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23

Arthur Hopkins's one-acter, "Moon-
shine," acted by the Lambs, was an
admirable piece Of work, we found,
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1918-03-08
FEED OUT YOUR HOGS
WEEKS EARLIER.

In every lot of hogs on feed two or
three weeks quickly and actually eat
less than others. If all would fatten
like these, the entire drove would be
ready for the market six weeks
earlier and to save six weeks feed is
an item that you fully understand.
The hog that fattens easily must
be in prime physical condition. The
B. A. Thomas Hog Powder is con-
ditioner for hogs. It keeps their
system clean and healthy and enables
them to fatten quickly without fall
ing a prey to the usual disease OF
hogs. The B. A. Thomas Hog Pow
der is not stock food. It's straight
medicine and we took the agency be-
cause it enables you to feed out your
hogs much earlier. Thomas-Kincan-
non-Elkin Co.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1918-03-08
NOTICE OF BOND ISSUE

In the Matter of the Issuance OF
Bonds for building school house.
Whereas it is manifest to the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the Town
of Gutown, Mississippi, that there is
immediate necessity for the erection
of a school house (the former school
house having been recently destroyed
by fire. in and for the Town of Gun
town.
Therefore be it resolved that it is
the purpose of the said Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of said Town OF
Gutown to issue the bonds Of the said
Town of Guntown to the amount Of
S6.50O.00 or so much thereof as may
be necessary, for the said purpose at
she erection Of a school house in and
for the Town of Guntown, Mlssls-
The above notice is published in ae-
cordance with the provisions Of Sec
tons 3415, 3416, 3419, $3.50 and
such other sections of the Annotated
Code Of Mississippi of 1906 and such
amendments thereto as may nave
been made and as are applicable
thereto, for the purpose OF notifying
the tax payers Of the Town of Gun
town. Mississippi, Of the proposed ac-
ton of the Mayor and Board of Al
dermen Of said town, so that # there
he any opposition to the issuance OF
said bonds it may be presented to the
Wavor and Board .af, Aldermen of the
Town Of Guntown, Mississippi, as
provided bv law, on or before the first
Tuesday, the second day of April,
1913.
It is further ordered that the above
notice be published in the Tupelo
Journal. a weekly newspaper having a
general circulation in said Town OF
Guntown, Mississippi, (there being no
newspaper published in said town. Tor
a period Of three successive weeks
next preceding the said first Tuesday,
the second day Of April, 1918.
The above ordinance or resolution
was reduced to writing prior TO being
considered and voted upon and was
read and considered by sections, at
regular public meeting OF the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen, Of the Town
of Guntown, Mississippi, held at ths
MAYORS Office in the said Town OF
Guntown, on Tuesday, the 9th day OF
March, 1918, and the vote on its final
passage was taken by yea and nay
vote, all Aldermen being present,
viz. r. A. Bryson, W. 81. Bryson, Dr.
NJ. P. Rhodes, r. B. Epting and 4. +.
KelIum, voting yea thereon. There
being also present, j. r. Clayton,
Mayor and r. B. Epting, Clerk
This the 9Th day of March, 1918.
J, R. Clayton, Mayor.
r. B. Epting, Clerk.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1918-03-08
NOTICE
In the Matter of Compulsory Vaccl-
nation for Small poX

In the Matter of Compulsory Vacci-
nation for Small pox.
1t appearing to the Board of SUI
pervisors that Smallpox exists in the
City of Tupelo, Lee County, Miss,
ard it is to the best interest of the
public to provide for compulsory vac
cination within the limits of said
city. 1t is therefore ordered by the
board that the county health officer,
DR.. w. A. Toomer, be and he is here
by directed to vaccinate every person
residing within the corporate limits OF
said City of Tupelo, and also all per
sons who reside out of said city but
whose business or work keeps them
within the limits of said city during
usual business hours.
1t is further ordered that said
health officer shall obtain a sufficient
quantity of vaccine virus as provided
by law, at the expense of the county
It is further ordered that If any
person shall resist the effort OF the
said county health officer to vaccinate
such person he shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be fined not more than $4,000.
1t is ordered that the clerk of this
board publish this order in the Tu-
pelo Journal for a period Of two sue
cessive weeks.
Ordered by the Board that this or
der be effective from this date, this
the 9th day of March, 1918.
A. S. Parham, Pres.
John NJ. Witt, Clerk.