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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Fulbright en-
tertained a few friends with dinner
party last Friday evening at their
home on east Fifth street in honor of
their niece, Mrs. B. H. Cox, of Grand
Junction, Col, who has been their
guest the past week. Mrs. Cox was
enroutei home after spending some
months at Tacoma and Seattle, and a
great deal Of this time was spent at
Camp Lewis, where her husband was
in training until the last Of June when
he left for France. Mrs. Cox had a
great fund of interesting things to tell
from her knowledge of things at the
cantonment and had very pleasant
manner of telling the stories about the
boys in service and how they enjoyed
the life. Mrs. Cox left yesterday for
her home in Colorado.
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A GOOD WAR RECORD

Henry B. Rich will be 18 years old
September Is. He Joined the navy six
months before we entered the war and
was trained at Goat Island in San
Francisco bay. Shortly after we en-
tered the war he was assigned to one
of our latest and best cruisers, the
u. S. S. Huntington and went with her
thru the Panama Canal and the Gulf
of Mexico, up the Atlantic to New
port and then across the Atlantic
three times, to both England and
France. Now he has just returned
from his fourth trip on the cargo ship
City of Atlanta, having spent the 4th
of July in France.
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OLD-FASHIONED CORNER
GROCERY WAR NEWS


The news goes up, and the news goes
- down
All over our nation,
That the Yankee boys over there in
France
Have changed the situation.
At Chateau Thierry, the other day,
They took their blunderbusses
And put the Hun upon the run.
They say they fought like cusses.
Old Kaiser Bill and his snipe-legged
Had got it in their noodle
That they'd go down to Paris town
In spite of the whole cabOOdle'
The English could not hold them back.
The Frenchmen couldn't either.
Sometimes the Dutchmen pushed them
back;
p Sometimes twas which and teether,
And finally they got so near,
In one of their big lurches,
They shot some great big cannon balls
And killed folks in the churches.
Our boys had been a-standing back,
To train little longer,
But now they says to their captain
man, ,'.f.' >s.ys
'~ "By gum! We CAN'T feel stronger"
They way they tore into those Huns
Was sure a revelation;
And as 4 said a while ago,
They changed the situation. .
Yes, war is terrible thing, s.
A-fghtin' and a-bleedin', e.. q
But the way our boys are doin' it
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-08-15
Letters from the People
What's the Matter with
Germany?

Autocracy and Nationalism are the
basic causes for Germany's condition
that's what we concluded in a for
mer article. Now we ask ourselves,
why is she affected with these evils?
Let us look into the history of the
case.
Germany has been most unfortunate
in her history. Away back in the
middle ages her feudal princes got
tangled up in the Holy Roman En-
pire. Under this regime the greater
German mobiles elected, from time to
time, one of their number to rule in a
loose sort of way, what is now Ger
many, Austria, Italy, The Netherlands
Switzerland and Eastern France. 1t
was a difficult territory to hold to-
gether in these troublous times and
most of the energy of the Emperor
was taken up with affairs beyond the
Alps-contests with the Italian cities
and the Pope. He was, therefore,
forced to sacrifice his authority over
the Germans in order to maintain
some shadow of power in strange
lands. Thus, while the Tudor Monar-
chies were welding England into
powerful state, while Louis XII was
beating the ambitious mobiles into sub
mission and making France into
strong national state under a real
King, while Ferdinand and Isabella
were bringing about United Spain,
the emperor of the Germanies contin-
ued to be puppet in the hands OF
feudal mobiles. -. Il,
The effect of this was not clear un-
TIL the Protestant Reformation Spain
remained wholly Catholic, England
adopted Angelicanism. France, after
a brief struggle adopted state relig-
ion, but Germany, the Emperor could
not control the situation. He tried to
maintain uniformity and peace but the
old feudalism asserted itself. Each
petty prince was allowed to choose
the religion of his state. AS result
there grew up contending camps
that carried on the most devastating
warfare that was ever suffered by a
state in modern times. For thirty years
the armies swayed back and forth over
German soil. The Emperor lost what
little power he once possessed. Two
thirds of the total population disap-
peared, five-sixths fof the villages of
the empire were destroyed, ole-third
of the cultivated land went back to
brambles: The prosperous German
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merchants were replaced by French
and Dutch traders. While France was
approaching the splendid age Of Louis
XIV, Germany was reduced to chaos
and barbarism-without government.
population, wealth or trade. All the
surplus wealth accumulated since the
Middle Ages was swept away. The
prosperous middle-class disappeared
entirely. Politically, economically and
socially she was forced to begin again
where France and England had been
before.
The first necessity of this depleted
land was political organization. She
must have a strong united govern
ment. One of the largest states, Ba-
varia, Saxony or Brandenburg must
forge ahead, ruthlessly crushing the
aspirations and jealousies of the other
and place herself at the head of the
United Germany. 1t was Brandon
burg that took the lead. Under three
masterful rulers-The Great Elector
Frederick, William I and Frederick II,
better known as Frederick the Great,
she forged steadily ahead. 1t was
a difficult task to overcome the chronic
disintegrating tendencies. In one way
only could it be accomplished by ruth
less aggression and iron discipline.
Thus was born many of the unbearable
of the present German
state. By the end of the 18th century
Brandenburg, which had Incorporated
Prussia and now bore that name, stood
with Austria, the primacy among the
German states. A little later as lead
er in the Wars of Liberation against
Napoleon she succeeded in rallying
around her the national enthusiasm of
the German fatherland. By 1870 she
was master Of all Germany and in the
same stage politically as England in
the age of Elizabeth and France in
the age of Richelieu.
In trying to understand Germany of
the present war this fact is Of prime
importance she is politically three
or four centuries behind the times.
Absolute monarchy was once good
thing in France and England. Ger
many suffered because she did not
have it in the seventeenth century.
She lis now world menace because
she is trying to. make use oft as a
system of government in the twe1-
tieth century,
s. f 80. LEROY F.. JACKSON,
Professor Am. History, w. S. C.
Editor Courier-Reporter:
4 - 80 -
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Makes mighty durn good readin,
And they will surely win the war:
They'll crack 'em till they've won If
And everybody here at home .
Will back 'em till they've done it.
C. H. Mottinger.
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Editor Courier-Reporter:
In your last issue the Hon. Gordon
Moores, in announcing his caSdidacy
for reelection to the legislature.
states that the leaders Of the non-par-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-08-15

Thinks before you spend. Buy War
Savings Stamps.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-08-15

Your county is behind in its War
Savings pledges Buy w. S. S.
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1t makes you laugh, il makes
you think see PARENTAGE. =
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War Savings Stamps cost Sale in
Pay SIS later.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
Would-B Enemy
Peace Makers Are
Busy Over Europe
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, July 13-Reports
Of the repulse by allied legations in
Berne Of an alleged Austrian peace
emissary has been confirmed by the
Journal of Geneva, says an official dis
patch today from Switzerland. Ac-
cording to the reports an Austrian
from the pacifist party OF Prof. Lam
masch arrived several days ago at
Berne This emissary presented him
self at several legations OF the allied
powers but in no case was he re-
ceived. Prof Lammasch is the indi-
vidual who on several former occas-
ions is said to have made peace over
lures to Americans as we'll as repre-
sentatives Of other allied countries.
Doctor Kerron, an American living
in Switzerland, has made public his
experiences with these would-be peace
makers. 1t is well understood that in
all the European countries, but no.
tably in Switzerland persons from the
Central Powers have more than once
professed to be bearers of peace pro-
posals but they have been discredited
by diplomats as clumsy amateurs who
are meddling with matters Of which
they are in the main ignorant.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
COUNTRY TO HONOR
FRANCE SUNDAY
{ay Associated Press,

NEW YORK, July 13-The celebra'
ton OF Bastile Day in New York City
tomorrow will be marked by what Il
expected to be one Of the most elab,
crate fight demonstrations ever stag
ed In the sky over an American city
under the direction Of the French avi
ator, Captain o. J. Poyriven- Air
planes Of several nations allied in the
war will fly over the city in squadron
formation, lowering over each point al
which exercises are being held.
In churches throughout the city the
day will be observed by special pray
ers and religious societies have noti-
field the local committee Of their plans
for special services. Department
stores as requested by the committee
and other business places are partici-
pating by arranging for special dem
onstrations.
kilograms received by Owen John.
son, chairman OF the National commit
tee how the whole country. from Maine
to California, is preparing to observe
the holiday tomorrow. From nearly
200 cities have come requests for
speakers Of national prominence. and
so far as possible every request is
being met.
The military pageant, which VIII be
feature Of the monster Bastile day
mass meeting in Madison Square Gar
den tomorrow night, will be, according
to members OF the committee, an
allied tribute to France
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
Illness in Germany
Is Result of Hunger;
Many Deaths Daily

The illness from which thousands
OF prisoners in German industrial dis
tricts are suffering and which has
been described as the Spanish in
fluenza is really an illness due to
hunger and consequent exhaustion,
the TELEGRAPH says 1t has learned. In
various industrial towns Westphalia
and the Rhine provinces, the news
paper reports many deaths are occurr-
ing daily and the hospitals are full Of
patients suffering with this malady.
The German potato ration the news
paper adds, has been reduced to be-
tween one and one-half and two kilo-
grams recently per person, and the
new potato crop has not yet been dis
tributed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
fBy Associated Press)

AMSTERDAM. July 13.-How the
German emperor pictures the future
Of Germany is recorded by his favo
rite war correspondent, the faithful
Karl Rosner. of the Lokal Anzeiger
One evening. after busy day II
surveying operations from chain
Of observation posts. the emperor
chatting with his encourage. spoke
with glowing enthusiasm. says Rosner
of the time when the forces now lei
loose on destruction would again be
placed in the service Of peaceful pur
suits He sketched far-reaching ad
vances in the technical domain. In
physics, chemistry. and scientific
farming. The emperor forecast that
all OF Germany's needs in nitrate
would be covered by extracting nj
trates from the air.
The emperor then described the
marvellous possibilities Of the new
gas motors and how purified waste
waters from metal works would serve
to fertilize the fields SO that deserts
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
HOUSE SUSTAINS
WILSON'S VETO
OF $2.40 wheat
Motion to Pass Measure Over
Presidents Veto Defeated
172 to II.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, July 13-The house
today sustained President Wilson's
veto of the agricultural bill. A motion
to pass the measure over the veto
was defeated 172 to 70. The bill was
referred back to the agricultural com
mittee and the house leaders bill
planned to pass 1t without the wheat
price fixing provision.
President Wilson vetoed bill con.
tanning an amendment increasing the
price of wheat to $40 a bushel,
Friday.
The presidents messages said the
increase in the price Of wheat would
add 81 to the cost of barrel Of -four
and would add $3S7 ,00O, 900 to the price
of the 900,000,000 bushel crop Of 1918
wheat. 1t also would cause a cores
ponding increase IN the price OF Cana
dian wheat, the message said, and
would add very materially to the gen.
eral high cost of living.
Members Of congress from wheat
growing states made a fight to pass
the bill over the veto.
Plans for recess Of congress until
the middle or last Of August. which
failed a week ago, kere to be laid be-
AoAO tho wv uouoco o6diA uOdy AL
the senate adoption of the resolution
authorizing the president to take over
the telegraph, telephone, cable and
radio systems for the period Of the
war. was expected to be brought to a
final vote today. Favorable action on
the resolution seemed assured
Prohibition advocates were said to
have agreed to postponement of q vote
on the national wartime prohibition
to the emergency agricul-
tural appropriation bill until after the
rocoSH
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
U. s.
FIGHTHERS ARE
NOW ACROSS,
MARCH SAYS
Three Army Corps Organized
From American Divisions
in France Maj. Gen. Liggett
Heads First Corps.
10000 over IN WEEK
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. July 13.-American
troops overseas and on ship board en-
route have passed the 100000 mark
General March, chief of staff, told sen
ate military committee members to
day at their weekly conference. This
represents an increase OF more than
10000 since last week.
Three army corps of from 225, 900 tc
250,000 men each, have been definitely
organized from American divisions In
France, General March. chief Of staff
announced today at the weekly confer
ence with newspaper men.
Major General Hunter Liggett. com
manding the 41st (the SunseD divi
sion, national guard, has been detailed
as temporary commander Of the first
army corps. Commanders for the sec
ond and third have not yet been
designated.
No Let Up In Shipment.
General March had little to say re-
garding the military situation in
France, but stated that the shipment
of troops was proceeding without any
letup whatever, the same rate being
maintained for July as for previous
months.
In announcing the organization OF
the army corps General March showed
that five regular. nine national guard
and four national army divisions, had
been used to make UP the three corps
Activities along the various fronts
have been of minor character during
the last week. General March said
The process Of small raids along the
French line have been continued with
practically unvaried success for the
allies.
The most striking advance has been
in Albania where. aided by British
and Italian monitors operating from
the sea general advance over a cres
cent shaped sector Of 80 miles ir
length has been made, the advance be
ing 90 miles at its deepest point. The
former crescent into the sallied line
straight front substituted.
The advance was carried out large
ly by Italian troops. General March
said, but they were assisted on the
right flank by French.
General March said no official re
port attempting to explain the delay
in the German offensive had reach
ed the war department. He indicated
his own opinion, however, that the
time that has now elapsed since the
last German drive is not greater than
would have been necessary to prepare
adequately for an assault Of the scope
Of that which the Germans are be
lieved to be contemplating.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
TWO ARE INJURED
WHEN AUTO UPSETS

JACKSONBURG. Ind, July 13-
Two women were severely injured
when an automobile dived off an en-
bankment and turned over in a ditch
by. the roadside. two miles east of
Jacksonburg Saturday morning. The
car was driven by D. A. Felsenthal Of
Chicago. who was making a motor
trip to the east, and In the car were
his three sisters and his son, Goodwin
Felsenthal. Miss Garlic Felsenthal
and Mrs. Henrietta Hiatt, were
brought to the Reid hospital in Rich
mond. Both were painfully injured
but neither of them Is In critical
condition. The other occupants of
the car escaped with minor bruises.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
PRESIDENT ORDERS
FRENCH FLAG FLOWN
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. July 13-President
Wilson today issued an order that the
French flag be flown from all public
buildings and vessels tomorrow in
honor of the holiday commemorating
the fall Of the Bastile.
. A second flag pole was erected on
the White House today from which
the French tri-colors will be flown to-
morrow alongside the American flag.
The pole will be used in the future to
fly the flags of foreign nations upon
their national holidays.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
AVERAGE OF 2e BUSHELS.

EATON, O., July 13.-Out Of SO
acres Of wheat, Frank Denlinger OF
near Eaton, averaged almost 26 bush
els to the acre. He threshed 1866
bushels out Of the So acre field.
Silvanius Brubaker, who also owns
a farm near Eaton, excelled that mark
averaging about 81 bushels to the
acre. This was one Of the best aver
age yields in Preble county, o.
The high water mark was reached
by Amos Brubaker, however, who av-
eraged 37k bushels to the acre. He
only had liz acres.
The Ikenberry elevator at Camden,
O.. reports that $500 bushels of wheat
was brought in one day this week
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
Wheat Tests in County Show
Crop to be Of Supreme Quality

tested from 60 to 62 pounds, and was
of very fine quality.
The Farmers grain elevator, also OF
Camden, had purchased 800 bushels
of wheat up to Thursday.
J. w Campbell, of Camden. O.. had
six teams hauling his wheat to the
elevator Friday, and will have 5000
bushels by Saturday night. Some OF
the wheat, he said, averaged about 35
bushels to the acre.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
KILLS 6
ON SPANISH SHIP
(By Associated Press.)

AN ATLANTIC PORT, July 13.-
Six persons were reported killed and
fifteen injured in an explosion followed
by fire, on a Spanish oil steamship
anchored in the harbor today. The ex-
plosion was heard for miles. Submar-
inc chasers hurried to the vessels and
took the injured men to shore where
they were hurried to hospitals
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
with Daring Flights Of Fancy"
Kaiser Pictures Future of Huns

will blossom like roses and make arid
regions self-supporting as regards
food
with daring flights OF fancy" con-
tinues Rosner, "the emperor predicted
tho Harvesting Of the rays Of the sun
and the recovery OF the oceans In
nermost treasures"
This will all come to pass, the en-
peror assured his hearers, once Ger
many secures the strong peace" for
which he Is working.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13

More than 800 wheat fields of pure
varieties, free from grain disease and
weeds, have been set aside throughout
Indiana for seed purposes. according
to a letter received from Purdue Uni
versity by j. C. Kline. Wayne county
agricultural agent.
These fields were inspected by grain
experts representing Purdue. S. w.
Taylor OF the United States depart
ment Of agriculture being the man who
toured Wayne county and selected IL
fields for seed in various townships.
Wayne county stood among the lead
ing counties in the state in the number
Of wheat fields selected for seed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
WELD IN CLAY TOWNSHIP.

GREENSBORO, Ind, July 13.-The
following wheat is shown in this COM
muni <, the threshing having been
done y the John Linderman ring:
lie Poland, 435 bushels; William
Gres $50 bushels; B. H. Linderman,
!S0; bushels; John Linderman, Ill
bushels; !. V. Gouse, $40 bushels.
Other farmers reported yields as
follows:
Ivan Starbuck, 20 bushels per acre; ;
]. j. Smith, 271s bushels per acre;
Earl Brown, $50 bushels from 20
acres; Patrick Breen, 354 bushels from
1S acres; William Lintner. 1900 bush
els from 5o acres.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
INVESTIGATE ENEMY
SUBMARINE PLOT
(By Associated P-ess.)

NEW YORK, July 1s.-Inquiry into
the German plot, exposed before the
United States entered the war, to send
spies from this country to England to
locate bases Of ships of the British
fleet, so that they could be attacked
by submarines, will be reopened on
Monday by the federal grand jury here
1t became known today
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
British Casualties for
Week Total 1871

LONDON. July 13.-British casual
ties reported in the week ending to-
day totaled 1871 officers and men,
compared with the aggreg2te of 1885
In tho previous week