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fully prepared as it will free oppressed
nations, break the supremacy of Ger
many in Europe and establish democracy
instead of autocracy.
America is just an antithesis to Aus
tria-Hungary. Here is no hereditary
aristocracy, but to the selfmade man the
whole world is open. Democracy means
movement, progress, prosperity. That
must America show to the rebellious
masses of Austria Hungary. This is the
real teaching of democracy.
The peoples of Austria Hungary do
not see the stupendous treasures Of
American wealth, they do not see the
clean and healthy American cities, the
gigantic economic effort of a nation
which has no rivals in economic history
What they want are figures. If they find
out what formidable amounts have been
subscribed for the Liberty Loan, they
will see that democracy is better than
autocracy, that a democratic nation is
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patriotic and generous. The subscrip-
tion for the Liberty Loan will be the
greatest revolutionary stimulus for the
mutinous nations Of Austria Hungary
1t is the chance Of every American to
help the nations Of the Dual Monarchy
Remember, thirty millions of human be-
ings are to-day practically under the rule
of Germany, although they are opposed to
the Germans and hate them. If these peo-
pie are set free, that will be great deed
for the cause of human liberty. The world
power of Germany has it's greatest
stronghold in its ascendency in the Haps-
burg empire. After the destruction Of
Austria the whole world will breathe
freer. 1t will mean the real downfall of
German world power. The Liberty bond
is the best destroyer of the greatest ma
chine Of human injustice, the Hapsburg
empire. Jugo Slavs, Czecho-Slovaks,
Poles, will hail the dawn of their free
dom, as their only future is complete in
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Giving Civilization
A Lift

der after our carnions as we interrupted
their sweeping. They had laid aside their
bulky raincoats, buckled on their equipment
and marched to the front line. That was
the sign, we were told, that the attack was
at hand; that the heavy bombardment by
French guns which had roared in our ears
continuously for days like the sound of n
breaking surf would suddenly lift, and that
the Annamites, along with the poilus, would
60 over the top For the Annamites,
we'll as the colored troops from Africa and
Madagascar, have not proved themselves
good trench soldiers They cannot endure
the .confining life of the trenches and the
nervous tension of abri life-"la vie des
rats" And they lose courage under long
bombardments, when shells whine monot-
onously overhead night and day and plump
themselves everywhere with that deafenng
thunder which wears soldiers out--as some
have told me, numbs the senses till one
falls asleep in spite of oneself in the very
midst of the battle. For the actual attack,
though, these troops are not bad. To be
sure. they have a disconcerting habit Of
throwing aside their modern rifles as they
get into close quarters, but they are said to
be very clever at going after the German
with long knives and naked hands.
"Then, their job done, the colored troops
what is left of them-go back to road
mending and corvee work.
"ln another way too, the Annamites are
useful to the Allies. This is as canton driv-
ers. For the last year several hundred have
been used in this capacity, and have greatly
surprised their French officers by their
adaptability. With experience in COM
plicatcd machinery they have become care
full, efficient drivers.
During q subsequent day of repose
visited their camp. A bit of French land
scape has been turned into AMMAN. Here
finds neither Adrian barracks nor old
stone farmhouses with roofs of red tile In
stead are the pagodas of the Orient, artisti-
cally fashioned Of trees, bamboos, branches
and straw. Even the sentry box ct the road
side has the flavor of an Eastern temple in
its double decked roof. The camouf1age
color which has been generously spread over
it by lie sergent Tam may disguise it for
aeroploues, but certainly from the ground it
at once attracts the attention of every
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Cuha's War Stamp Issue

q NE of the most interesting of con-
~ ing war stamps-perhaps it has a.
ready appeared-is an adhesive ben,
used in Cuba to aid in raising funds a
purchase equipment for aviators who an
being recruited in the island republr
and sent overseas for service on tb
Western front, says Kent B. Stiles ID
September Boys Life" In 1914 Cub
put forth ten-cent dark blue specis
delivery label with picture Of an air
plane. This is being printed now IN
three colors, and surcharged in red witt
Guerra 1917. Francia-C Cuba" This
label will sell at an equivalent Of abou.
20 American cents. Guerra" is Span.
ish for war" and 1917 was the year in
which Cuba became an ally of France.
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passerby by its exotic and garshly con-
trastng hues The sentry, however, re-
minds us that We are still in France, with
His sky-blue casque, the skirts Of his capote
buttoned back from the legs, the broad,
heavysoled, hobnailed boots. The bayonet.
that interminable French weapon, appears
especially long in the hands Of this colonial
poilu. since even with gun butt on the
ground the bayonet point reaches more than
a foot over his head.
"As we pass the kitchen we see at once
that tho 'dejeunor' being prepared is not
for Frcnchmen. Most prominent is ket-
tie three feet in diameter containing rice,
which is the one thing poilu cannot be
forced to eat! Before the cook clamps
back the lid we notice in the centre of the
white steaming mass bowl Of onions for
havoring. Nearby the assistant cook, with
hla 'couteau'-a broad-ended curved Chi"
nese blade two feet in length--chops up
meat into little squares as he chants some
thing with an appropriate rhythm the
while, .
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planning a theatrical performance.
"The theatre was rugged up in little
barn, around the walls of which we're old
stone managers. Overhead huge wooden
girders held up sagging hay loft Birds
iuttered up there in the obscurity, passing
in and out through a convenient hole in
the roof made by some stray German she'll
A couple of feet from the back end a cur
tain was spread across. This formed the
dressing room of the actors. In the centre
of the curtain was painted a sprawling
Oriental design in blue, orange black and
red; and on each side Of this was a stage
entrance. Across the barn, ten feet in
front Of the curtain, was stretched rope.
This marked off the stage, and, incidentally,
places for grades and French officers, a
dozen OF whom sat there on the ground
cross-legged. Between the rope and the
other side of the barn was another ten feet
OF space, and here were jammed standing
all the 10000 Annamites in France, to-
gether with three French soldiers and the
peasant woman who owned the barn (who
was not altogether sure that her property
was safe), and her three children with open
mouths and staring eyes.
ION one side sat the orchestra. One of
its members had sort Of guitar; the other
was the drummer. The guitar was made of
box about three feet long and four inches
square with peg at end on which was
wire pulled taut at the other. The method
Of playing was to pick this string in some
sort of cadence unfamiliar to me. The re-
suit l have heard before when frierds
learned to play the ukulele. AS for the
drum, it was an empty ffty-litre gasolene
bidon, and was beaten in a cadence slightly
different from that of The other half of
the orchestra. From the time the play
commenced Until l had to go, two hours
later, did not see the orchestra stop once
for breath. No wonder they can drive
camions for fifty hours!
II did not understand the plot exactly,
but never before have I seen 80 much con-
centrated color and excitement and noise
in one mass. 1t was something about O
dragon, one with horizon blue puttees and
polu shoes under terrifying body of red
and green, and ancient kings in flowing
cheesecloth and wrist watches-and most
of all a big battle. And after seeing that
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all their battles as one would walk over a
path of roses. Hard fighting and losses
are to be expected. No army in series of
great battles in the worlds history has
ever fought path of roses" campaign or
bloodless battles, despite the censor, as
frank American casualty lists in American
papers have shown. The American dough-
boy in the opinion Of men who have fought
four years of the greatest and bloodiest
campaign in history, has won his spurs, but
he is neither q superman nor a collective
individual who will forge forward like q
steam roller, crushing all obstacles before
him.
The road to the Rhine is still rocky,
thorny path, and the greatest honor that
the folks at home can shower on the dough-
boy and his leaders is confidence at all
times. Our new American armies should
not be expected to "steamroll" themselves
irresistbly to the Rhine To expect this
would be asking too much and at the same
time storing up basis for disappointment
All that the doughboy asks of the folks
at home is that they stir this steady conf
dence in him with an ever Increasing con-
tinuance of the wonderful support thew are
giving him now, and keep up both until the
war is over, no matter how long it takes
him to reach the Rhine or Berlin, if the
latter becomes necessary. 1t is the belief
OF those familiar with Germany however,
that the war will end when Allied guns be-
gin to pound the great enemy war indus
tries in the Rhine Valley. The mines of
briey, in Northeast France, near the Ger
man border, is one step in the direction Of
victory, because it is from these mines that
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smaller actions were merely samples, n1
the Marine, believe, is good indication
the doughboys' ability for greater things
come. There is no reason to doubt tha
the callbre of our unengaged units now u
france is the same, or the calibre OF tn0s'
yet to arrive by hundreds of thoussha'
from home.
I'VE still have many fine points Of li'
war game to learn. 1t would be foolish W.
to admit it. A nation of peaceful peopN
cannot put great army like ours into w.
Held overnight and expect it to be n''
ished product. Here is an example;
During the advance from the Marns
the Vesle one of our units forged ahssa ~
fast in its enthusiasm that it compls'es
ran away from its artillery and food. ia'
result was that our men, on reaching W.
vicinity of the Vesle, had a sitter fgn' v
contend with than French units advane'hs
with US. Our losses were therefore hea"
without immediate artillery support sa'
many hours passed before food could I"
brought to the men. Their youthful ss''
o'-oNSu thtui 70 HOlu l.eir gains
with difficulty, and even to advance lnp'
When artillery and food finally sff's'
many were exhausted and were egacps'sS
Tor recuperation. On the other haha ~
French advance was slower and sure
Their guns and food kitchens came "
steadily behind, and when the objees''.
were reached losses were lighter and W
men were well fed. This is one OIL W
little lessons we learn each day, aho ~
profit is great"
German officer recently told his Az,
lcan interrogators that III all the A"s,
cans against us are like these Germap'
war is lost"
That seems to be the case, according !
the best analysis of the American aoss.
boy to be found in France to-day. i"..
for the doughboy and his allies and psssIs.. !
and confidence at home seem to be ths '.
ments OF victory. :.
The historically naked, tradisIens'..
doughboy has already made both aS'f''
and tradition. - 4
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M FIELD, Sept. 20.-European mil
w itary sharps are putting the
spurs the historically naked,
traditionless doughboy to-day.
Cantigny was trial. Chateau Thierry
was encouragement. Belleau Wood and
Vaux, both small like the foregoing were
more encouragement. Then came the hectic
days on the Marne, the Soissons area, the
wooded heights, rolling hills to the Ourco,
the battle Of the Ourcq itself and the heavy
rea1guard actions to the Vesle. the battle
OF this river and American participation
with the British on the Somme
And then the wiping out OF the St
Mihiel salient AS high French officer OBJ
served: "The iiaisons between advancing
units have been almost perfect The same
dash and daring are shown in the conception
that your men display on the battlefield"
Take q good look at the inter-Alied
verdict. 1t is the spurs.
Two months ago, before the American
troops reached the Vesle in their part of
the big battle of the Soissons- Chateau
Thierry- Rheims salient, opinions were with
held everywhere.
"Your American troops have the making
Of good soldiers in them" was the comment
Of practically every officer with whom The
Tribune correspondent talked, even after
Cantgny. American regiments had no
tradition. The European military experts
had nothing to build on. American officers
were coming to Europe from business
offices. and the doughboys from the most
vsried Of civil pursuits. ,Cantigny, most
AlliaA ofTsco Lpa H.,
division which had for its basis regular
army regiments, and even here there were
no tattered battle fags with records to be
upheld on new battlehelds. The element
of the "elite" was entirely missing, and
Cantigny anyway WAS small show cabo-
rately prepared.
The American ARMY was really and en-
tirely historically naked, and the veteran
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left on their teeth. fall the parts Of IL.
women.
Gas to the great war of the white me,,
the thoughts of the Annamites are rathsr
vague. Some asked me questions. As well
as | could drew a rough map of tie
world to show them where is this thing
called the Western front, and let them see
where England and France and Germany
are situated, and to point out that the Ger
mans have not vet advanced with their
trenches as far as America My Aauam:
French, however, fell down completely d
explaining humanity and democracy saA
things like that. But l emptied MY pockets
of American cigarettes, and every or
seemed happy"
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N0u oiuOQl<lttSC OilSCI III L IdHCCS
- tells in Asia" something of what
the Annamite poilus from Indo-
China are doing for the Allies. The
story is here reprinted, with some Of the
ilustrations-Mr. Baldridges own-that
accompanied it.
"'Looki Chinese COOLEST said to the
corporal who riding on the truck beside
me and who was to the war as l.
They were loading coal into ive-ton trucks,
which American drivers, under French
grades, we're conveying to an eleventh CEN
tury abbey for use of the army.
"'No, they're Japs,' he corrected
$50 each Of US turned for confirmation to
seven-year-old Jean, who was along as usual
when our conveys went through his town
and who served as translator Of the intri-
cate things of French life into seven-year-
old terms which we could understand.
"'Ils sont Annamites,' explained Jean.
"'Annamites-must be French for Japan
esq., said the corporal.
"'No, it's French for Chinese said l.
This, however, was when we first came
over, q year ago. Now we know better We
have met many of these slant-eyed, stocky
men, in the yellow garb OF colonial troops,
with the overseas anchor on their collars.
And We have learned that Annamites come
from AMMAN. Also, we know why their
teeth are black. That bothered US, for to
the uninitiated the first welcoming grin of an
Annamite sends the chills down his spine.
Only upon second glance does he see that in
that black cavern between the lips there
really are teeth. 1t seems that until one is
eighteen or SO, If one is an Annamite, one
should appear as gentil as possible; the way
TO do this is TO preserve the teeth; the way
to preserve the teeth is to rub them during
the three coldest months of winter with
leaves from the banana tree. After eigh-
teen it doesn't matter. Neither, it seems, do
the lurking stains of banana leaves
CAS- to AMMAN, the French colony in Indo-
China, confess utter ignorance But Of the
Annamites in France am able to tell some
thing, since in the work which has carried
me all along the Western front from Mont
didier to Chalons l have talked with many
Concerning their total number in war SER
vice 1t is, of course, impossible to state
exact figures. believe that q guess Of
sixty thousand would not be far wrong. All
men in the colony between the ages of eigh-
teen and thirty-fve are liable to service and
there are many as old as forty They re-
ceve Is centimes a day wages as privates
and up to 5hs francs as sergeants This is
slight contrast to the French poilu with
25 centimes. The AnnamIte is also favored
by being considered, on the books, as q
'volunteer'
Last fall, as we transported troops and
munitions to the lines during the Chemin
des Danes attack, we had much cause to
thank our yellow comrades for keeping the
highways in condition. That was their work.
Daily We met them with b~ooms of willow
twlgs sweeping aside the mud, or with pick
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the Germans extract the major part of their
steel tor the Rhine industries. The enemy
Will fight to the last ditch to prevent
serious advance in this direction
Americas First Army is working from
the beginning In closest harmony with old
and experienced Allied military advisers.
and, like all other Allied armies, under the
general direction of the nter-Allied COM
mander in chief, whose masterful strategy,
with plecemeal American aid, turned the
Allies blacklist days into an era of ROSY
confidence
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g Spurs on the Traditionless D0u ehb0

European fighters, quite naturally, couldn't
judge it.
Now that many Of these traditonless
units have passed in and out of fire, some
Of them against the much Wanted and
much traditioned units of the Prussian
Guard, the judgment is freely given:
"The Americans are able to give good
account of themselves in battles of the
future, whether fighting by companies, bat
talons, regiments, brigades, divisions,
army corps, armies or groups of armies"
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battle / do not wonder that the Annamites
subject to 'ennui' in the trenches Real
war must seem very tame to them. Every
evening when they do not have to work
they present these ancient allegories. And,
of course, to those who have enough of the
beautiful blackness from the AMMAN leaves
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
For Aviation Bases

Sir Vassilios Tacharoff, a Greek mill
ionaire, donated S125,O0o to the Uni
versity of London for the founding of
an aviation base. He gave equal sums
to the Universities of Paris and Petro-
grad.---From The Liberal.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
Plenty of Honey From
New Zealand

The DECREASING industry is boom
ing in New Zealand, where the climate
allows the bees to work nearly the whole
year round. One beekeeper last year
harvested thirty tons of honey, which
he sold at $487 ton.-Gos Loqic.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
By Bogumil Vosnjak
A~thor Of "7'he Slovenes, the Bulavarh;
of Earope'

Author of "The Slovemes, the Bul1varhc
Of Europe"
A USTRIA is not nation, not a
IA state, not commonwealth, but
"a ' only police administration.
Her bureaucracy has the most
ancient traditions. In no other country
is there bureaucratic regime with
more sinister past.
The ruling classes of Austria-Hun
gary are German and Magyar and the
majority is absolutely opposed to this
oligarchy. The majority comprises just
the working classes, the farmers and in
dustrial labor. Owing to this system of
government Austria Hungary was al
ready bankrupt before the war. The
monarchy was in the year before the war
in the greatest financial distress. Indus
try and commerce had collapsed, she had
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himself, whether sandwiched between Brit
lsh khaki, French sky blue or in solid ranks
of olive drab
here follows, as near as l can give them,
the composite statements of French and
British officers to whom l have Just talked
regarding the formation of American
armies. The composite British officers
statement ia this:
IA single American armv in itself with
such framework as your men have shown
themselves uniformly to be since Cantignv.
is formidable machine To think there
will be not one or two, but perhaps several
American armies organized in France be-
tore many months have passed--hundreds
OF thousands of athletic American youths
In each-shows where the would-be world
dominating German stands in line possi-
bly, the Hun will ask for peace before next
spring, but it is the hope Of every officer
and man in the British army to-day, despite
our four years Of trials, that these Ameri
can armies will be given their proper
chance to handle the Hun as he so richly
deserves. Talk about the German people
having no hand in this war is foolish. We
are not fighting the German armv TODAY:
we ara fighting the German people. We
British are on our toes, as you saw in
America, and we are all admiration for our
athletic transatlantic cousins. Woe to the
Huns!"
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dependence. But the real liberator will
be the American dollar which, invested
in Liberty bonds, continues the work of
Washington, Hamilton and Lincoln.
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yesterday, l unex-
pectedly ran across lie
sergent Tam and his
section. They were
away from their camp
Of Annamite archi-
lecture this time, and
were quartered tenn
porarily in a small viii
lage. They had inn
mediately made them
selves at home by
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- Around the World and Back Again -

thousands of tons of
shells and supplies,
move constantly to and
fro in uncnding pro-
cession, the work of
the Service Routier is
extremely vital to the
welfare of the army.
Gone day our Service
Routier friends we're
not to be seen staring
as usual in mild won-
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and shovel repairing the roads with stone
which other yellow comrades had broken in
local quarries. In this var of tremendous
traffic, when thousands Of troops, as we'll as
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By Wilbur Forrest

wv 7 ITH AMERICAN FORCES IN
w FIELD, Sept. 2O.--European mil
w itary sharps are putting the
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-25
Germans Gain in the somme Sector.

London. April 2j.-Field Marshal
Haig reports that the Germans have
taken Ni:lerS-BretOnneuX.
The attack delivered by the Ger
mans northwest of Albert was in the
region of Avieuy wood. Reuters cor
respondent at British headquarters re-
ports. The Germans left their trench
eS after an intense artillery barrage
and advanced in maSSed waves. When
they encountered the British rifle and
machine gun fire, however, they re-
tired without endeaving to come to
close acton.
The text of the statement reads:
after Il violent bombardment the
enemy attacked our whole front south
of the Somme and the French on our
right and was repulSed.
LATER an attack on our positions
in his sector was renewed in strength
and, I'll hough repuIsed with loss on
the southern and northern positions
of the front, made progress al NillerS-
BretOnneuX, where the fighting has
been severe throughout the day.
BY evening the enemy had gained
possession of the village, and the
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-25

They all are about ip the same part of
| the parade. And when they come we
appear too, as well as the Towering al
| mond shrubs and many others.
But the pansies, little daisies and
garden violets blossom all through the
season. so they're like the small boys
who run along by the side of the pa
rade-almost anywhere, at any time.
"And after we go the flowers will
still keep on parading. The lilies-of-
the-valley are marching now, and soon
the dear forget-me-nots with their
| blue, blue eyes will come.
"The rockets, peonies, honeysuckles
and roses all will follow along, making
| a very handsome part of the parade.
| And later on the phlox, larkspur so
blue, and foxglove will follow.
These are the flowers that come up
year after year and they are the ones
which belong to the great Flower Pa
rade. 1t takes a whole spring and
summer and early autumn to see the
whole parade But it's worth while
seeing, and though we can't be here
all the time, we're glad for our part of
the parade-we are"
And the fairies knew that the lilac
bush was right and parade of
gorgeous garden flowers would con-
tinue all summer.