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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23
BIANES A
GERMAN GENERAL

frequently visited the army com
mandcrA concerned and was most n.
vorably impressed.
on May 81 tho attack began BE-
tween yauraillon and fapigneui
once more IL proved a brilliant sue
cess. had though. We should only
succeed In reaching the neiRhbor
hood OF scissors and F1smcs. BY the
second and third days these obiec
lives had In places been left far BE-
hind.
Wc had gained ground. especially
beyond Finnea. not no much beyond
Scissors
IL was most regrcttablc that one
headquarters did not perceive the IN.
vorablc situation at Scissors. a n d
that We did not push ahead with the
same energy M at Ffsmea. altho II
would have been possibia Otherwise
our situation would have been conAld.
crahly better. not only at scissors,
but on tho whole front OF the attack
II would have been moro than doubt
ful whether tho French would have
held their positions between the Disc
and tho Aisne any longer.
This was another case when In n
few moments much might have been
achieved which was left undono. The
and can mako all preparations. but
tho execution OF his plans Is no
longer IN his hands. On the battle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23
FRENCH SMASH
HIS PLANS

on the 18th the enemy directed
very heavy counter attacks. partcu.
larry against our right on Merry.
which gained some ground. They
continued turnout tho 18th and 18th
without result In consequence OF
the great accumulation of enemy
troops. general headquarters directed
the 18th army 20 stop tho attack on
the 18th. in order TO avoid casualties.
Counter attacks OF tho French had
thrown back tho German advance at
vital piaccs) IL was quite evident
that the attack commenced In the
southwest OF scissors would not get
thru.
The action OF the 18th army had
not altered the strategical situation
brought about by the attack Of the
seventh army chat is, the seventh
army was stlll in tho Marine pocket
nor had II provided any fresh tactical
data
In the middle Of June nearly the
whole OF the new front OF the Ger
man crown princes group became
quiet. only between the Aisne and
the forest OF Villers Cotterets some
tension remained. which occasionally
broke out into local actions. On both
banks OF the Ardre, between Rheims
and the Marine. matters also re
manned somewhat unsettled.
The captured territory provided us
with plentiful resources, and eased
our food supply.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23
People Packed in
Seattle; Summer
Furs Carry Germs

Only city health inspectors know
the crowded housing conditions IN
Seattle. but even they cannot en-
force tho laws without throwing
thousands out into the streets.
This was the assertion OF DR.
Hiram ~. Read, city health com
missioner. at meeting Of tho Re.
construction Forum at Meves' cafe
terra Monday night
Many mems wives send their hus-
bands 70 work every morning with
out proper nourishing food. said DR..
J. E. Crichton. He urged that
schools teach wives and mothers
how to purchase and prepare food
DIR. Ira J. Brown. school medical
Inspector. condemned summer furs.
a foible worn by many women for
the sake OF fashion. as being one
Of the most efficient carriers Of
disease germs.
Mother wears them around her
neck and sneezes into them" he
said. then Bobby rubs his face into
them and losses them on the sofa
where the cat uses them for n bed
And nobody knows where the cat
has been"
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thoro preparation was essential 10
success and 10 keep down casualties.
The attack OF the 18th army began
on June 0. and was directed on the
right toward Merry. on the left
against very strong positions on the
high ground just west OF the Disc.
This time the enemy was prepared.
but our infantry got thru his whole
trench system and beyond IL. in some
places as far As tho Arondc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23
S. F. SEARCHES FOR KIN
OF MARSHAL JOFFRE

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. IA
search Is being made today by the
police for Javier Joffre. IS years old.
who disappeared from his home at
1853 octavia street. Friday after
noon. The boys mother. Mrs. A. c.
Joffre, told the police that her son
has been employed by the shipping
board and that he left home for
work and did not return 1t Ia said
the boy is related to the French
field marshal OF the came name.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23
Thief Loots Room
of Jail Prisoner

w. J. Mania. recently discharged
from the city Jail. is sorer than a
boiled piclSerel.
He made straight for home upon
receiving his liberty. and discovered
some prowlcr had entered his room
during his absence and robbed him
OF his best electric iron and two
books Menta turned right around
and hoofed 1t back to the city Jail
where he complained loudly and long.
The police promised to lend him
their moral support and II possible,
TO apprehend the unprincipled
burglar.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23
LONG SHOTS
utIitSS FOES

Z athtNN TUES
All armies were specially instructed
10 devote particular care 10 men and
horses In rest. Troops In tho line
could. OF course. not be spared as |
should have wished, Those I'm the
new positions had "A hard time. but
the enemy was no better OF. altho
In many places. particularly as re.
CARDS our troops on the old somme
battlefield, his billcta were better
than ours That was unavoidable
But we tried 60 make up for IL by
bomharding many places with long
range guns and bombing.
In addition 10 improvements in dis.
cipline. much attention was paid 10
vigorous training In rear OF the
whole army. and In many parts OF
the actual front.
The equipment Of n. troops was
completed. Each infantry company
which had hitherto had four light
machine guns. now received NTH.
as well as improved rife Frcnades
Machine guns were issued To- supply
columns and transport as a protec
ton against aircraft. and tho equip
ment OF the artillery with them was
gradually completed.
The first antitank rife. came In:
they were effective. but unfortu.
natcly very heavy. and took two men
Co work them. 80 that meant the
loss Of one riiieman.
Tho mems rntions were sufficient
but very inferior 20 those OF the
enemy. Grazing turned out TO be IN
vorahle: the horses found enough TO
cat and gained strength. but there
was not much corn. Health had 30
far been good. The firrt cases OF in
fiuenza appeared. but tho medical ON.
GERS classified them an slight.
In tho middle OF May w. com.
menced 20 concentrate tho troops
who were 20 break thru over the
Chernin dos Danes. Tn. preliminary
work was completed up 10 time. The
artillery was brought into action nc.
cordlng 20 Col. Bruchmuller'H pro
poHals. which were also adopted hs
regards tho preparatory artillery IRE.
On was Col. Bruchmuiler who had or.
Fanizod the artillery for tho breaks
thru az ST Quentin and Armcntierea
In March and April.)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23
IGNORES FEAT
or AMERICANS

Tho center OF the seventh army
advanced 20 tho south ms far as the
Marine, Its left wing and the right
OF tho first army. which had. as IN
/ tended. prolonged the attack on the
left toward Rheims. pushed ahead be
tween tho Mnrno and tho Vcnlc
toward tho wooded heights OF
/ Rheims. where they soon cncoun.
tered resistance too stiff 10 DO over
come.
The right wing Of the seventh army
gained ground between the Aiane and
tho Marnc. southwest Of Scissors and
as far aa tho eastern edge OF the
forest Of Villers Cotterets. and cap
turcd Chateau Thicrry. Gen. Foch
concentrated strong reserves south
west OF Rheims and near Scissors.
with which he made frultlcas coun.
ter attacks which subsequently eN-
tended as far aa Chateau Thierry.
az was In these operations that the
Americans stopped the advance on
/ Paris ana beat back tho Gcrman
tido)
Early In Juno we stopped our al.
vance. General headquarters did not
intend 90 attack further except be.
tween the Aisne and tho Forest Of
/ NillcrH Cottercts. southwest OF Sois
sons, We wanted 10 gain more ground
Go tho westward. on account Of the
railway which leads from the Alsnc
valley east OF scissors into that OF
the Veaie. add affords tactical sup
port 10 tho attack OF tho 18th army
on tho limo Montidldicr. Noyon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23
I'VE DID NOT STRIKE FOR PARIS

largo number OF senior officers. In
Guiding most OF tho army command
erH and many corps commanders. In
this way recent experience was
quickly placed within reach OF the
whole army
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field no must mako tho best OF the
fat accompli"
CThe position 10 which he refers
was In tho triangle OF Noyon Com.
pelgne SolsHons. "A strong forest and
hill region from which attacks could
be directed AZ the flank Of the army
In the devastated region or the flank
OF the Chcmin Dca Danes position.
This position was used effectively by
Marshal Foch later when he began
bis drlvea hgnlnnt the Germanal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23
"StPERIOR" TO
OUR TROOPS

In spite Of few unavoidable tenn.
porary crises. our troops remained
masters of tho situation both In at.
tack and defense. They proved them.
selves superior 10 both the English
and tho French. even when their or
poncnts were assisted by tanks. At
Chateau Ihierry Americans who had
been long time In France had
bravely attacked our fhiniy held
fronts; but they were unsleiIlfuily led,
attacked I'm dens- masses. and failed.
Herr. too. our mrn felt themselves
superior. tSix German divisions Of "A
strength o, about 10000 each faced
the portions OF two American divl.
slonz which fought at Chateau
Thicrry NJ this time. An American
division. including auxillariea. mum.
bcrcd about $4,000 menu
Our tactics had proved sound In
every way: our losses. compared with
those OF the enemy and the large
number OF prisoners. tho IN them
selves distressing. had been very
slight Again. tho cessation OF the
attack did not take placa. early
enough az all points. Here and there
Il was continued where defense was
already indicated. with few cxcop-
tons tho troops had everywhere dis.
played good conduct and endurance
on the whole. the impression had
been very favorable. The group Of
the German crown prince had gained
n great tactical victory In the often.
sivc. Tho enemy had been forced 10
put IN more % his reserves than the
troops we had expended. Paris once
more received the impression Of de.
feat and many inhabitants left the
,ff~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23

Once In n while an actress makes
good for her press agent
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23

Almost every man has the mis-.
taken idea that he Is essential TO
tho workings OF the universe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23
HAD OFFICERS
STAY BEHIND

| hoped that the sense OF duty and
determination OF tho army wrro still
strong enough % overcome the ma.
nerous advers, influences. The loss
Of many officers Of senior and me
was bound 20 make matters worse.
as the very young new officers suf
fered from their natural defects. II
was much tho same "a regards ex.
perlcnccd non commissioned officers
We had reached such n pitch that
before an action units detailed n re-
serve Of leaders. who did not take
part In the fighting. In order that
there might be some leaders left ut
the end Of Il. German prisoners at
that timo complained that their ON.
GERS remained behind I'm httacks1
IL was necessary 20 instruct tho
troops according to tactical lessons
gained In the latest nghtinE. These
were. more extended formations for
infantry. greater importance to be at.
iached TO tho "softspot" tactics
n<nown TO the allies M Offering
thru" at weak spots in n lincl. better
cooperation between groups and
companion arms. and between lnfan.
try and artillery.
The 2sth division and detachments
Of the third jaeger battalion. troops
that had had a particularly thoro tao
teal training. were moved 10 the
noighborhood Of Avesnez Tho details
were discussed and practiced with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23

Let's 70 buy Boldts French pas.
try. Uptown, 1ili Sd Ave; down
town. 913 I'd Ave.
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There Is always hope for n man
until he loses his self-respect-
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Continued From Page One

haste. ! could not act according 10
my wishes and hopes. but must sim.
ply deal with the facts ~ they actu
ally were. IL was obvious that all
necessary loss 81 time was avoided.
During tho discussions with the
group OF the German crown prince
and tho 18Th. seventh and first ar.
mics. tho following operations were
decided upon. and their feasibility
was established
First-AttaolS by tho seventh and
first armies from tho limo Anizy
southwest Of Laonl-south Of Berry.
au-Bao, IN tho direction of scissors
Ftsmca. Rheims
Second -prolongation of tho ut.
taeka. 90 the right across the Ailette
toward tho Disc. and TO tho left az
far as Rheims.
Third-Attack by tho 18th army
west Of the Disc. with It's principal
effort toward Complegno.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23
TIGER" DISAPP0ISTS
IIDENDORFF

In the session OF the chamber early
In June. which | awaited with inter.
est. there appeared. indeed. no access
OF weakness Clcmenc.au's wor a y
were full Of pride and exemplary
strength: we arc now giving ground.
but We shall never surrender" WV
shall DO victorious. II the public au.
thoritics arc equal 10 their task" Il
| night before Paris. shall night In
Paris. shah nigh, behind Paris. -
| Remember tho fate OF THEIRS and
Gambetta: do not long for the DIM
cult and thnnkless task OF Theirs"
Even after this second great defeat
in one year the entente was not yet
ready for peace.
IL was n strategicai disadvantage
to us that We had been unable TO
take Rheims and push our armies
further forward I'm this area into the
mountain country. The supply OF the
center OF tho seventh army was
thereby restricted 10 the broad gauge
railway which leads from the valley
OF the Aisne. east OF scissors. into
that OF the Vcslc.
In order 10 render The traffic with.
out accidents. the construction of n
second curve TO connect the two val
| legs further 10 tho eastward was or.
dered. IL was not possible to put In
other broad gauge sections south OF
tho Aisne. as the country was so din.
cult.
From Laon n broad gauge line ran
direct TO Scissors via Anizy. The
tunnel north OF the town. between
the Aisne and the Ailettc. had been
blown up and had to DO repaired.
One metre gauge line and sundry
light railways led toward the left
wing of tho seventh army and right
wing OF the first. and they afforded
great relief; but they had first to be
extended across the two trench sys-
TENS before they could be connected
up TO those already in our possession.
The unfavorable railway communi-
cation threw n great strain on our
mechanical transport. which again
made the fuel situation serious.
HAD TO PUT
OFF ATTACK
on June /. as intended, our attack
had already been extended 10 the west
as far as the junction of the Ailette
and the Aisne. The transfer of the
necessary artillery had been carried
out smoothly. The fighting took us
forward In tho trench system which
we had abandoned In March. 1917.
It was intended that the 18th army
should attack on June between
Montdidier and Noyon. the seventh
to attack at the same time southwest
OF scissors. At n conference early in
| Juno Mt 18th army headquarters ]
became convinced that its prelimi
nary artillery work would not be
done in time. The arrival of the re-
inforcing artillery from the seventh
army had been delayed.
The attack was therefore post
poned TO June o. This was u draw
back. since IL thus lost much Of its
tactical connection with the great nc.
ton between the Aisne and the
Marine, for which local operation
southwest Of scissors could form no
complete substitute. The enemy would
! find the transfer of his reserves IA
| cilitated. In spite OF these objections
i decided for the later date because
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PLAN WAS TO
WEAKEN FOES

\ simultaneous attack on 20 broad
front was impossible. as part OF
the artillery employed In the ATTACK
on March 81 had 10 remain for dc.
fense with tho group OF Crown
Prince Rupprccht
How far the attack would take US
could not be forctoid. I hoped II
would lead 10 such an expenditure Of
force on the part ~ the enemy AZ
would enable us 10 resume the attack
ON Flanders.
The group OF Crown Prince Run.
precht was TO remain purely on the
defense. altho IL was also 20 make
preparations for a real attack in
Flanders. and. by way OF a fcint.
along its whole front. II was 10 be
expected that In the coming period
Of rest It's divisions. which had SUI
fcrcd and become reduced In the
fighting in March and April. would
recover and increase again by get.
ting back men who had been
wounded, and by the arrival Of some.
thing in the shape OF rcinforcements
Should the enemy be obliged 10 en-.
ploy considerable force against the
group OF the German crown prince.
then a continuation OF the offensive
In Flanders would be tho proper OPP
ration.
on other parts Of tho western
front also. where 10 was not In
tended to attack. preparations were
tn he continued
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-04-04
GEORGE H. MALLON,
CAPTAIN, f32nd Infantry.

Capt. Mallon was decorated for in
trepidity beyond the call of duty in
the Boise de FORCES, France, Septem-
Der &c, 1918. Becoming separated
from the balance of his company be-
cause of a fog, Capt. Mallon, with nine
soldiers, pushed forward and attacked
nine hostile machine guns, capturing
all of them without the loss of a man.
Continuing on through the woods, he
led his men in attacking battery of
$50 mm howitzers which were in ac-
ton. rushing the position and captur-
ing the battery and its crew. In this
encounter Capt. Mallon personally at
tackled one of the enemy with his fists.
Later when the party came upon two
more machine guns, this officer sent
men to the TANKS, while he rushed
forward directly in the face of the
fire and silenced the guns, being the
first one of the party to reach the
nest. The exceptional gallantry and
determination displayed by Capt. NAL
Ion resulted in the capture of 100 pris-
oners. eleven machine guns, four $50
nm. howitzers and one anti-aircraft
gun. Capt. Mallon's home address is
1881 Hallock street, Kansas City, Mo.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-04-04
RIDICULOUS FAD OF FASHION
Description of Head-Dress Worn by
Women Some Centuries Ago APP
pears Almost Incredible.

Fashion plays constant pranks with
a woman's hair. Addison says in the
Spectator Of IT'S: There is not so
variable a thing in nature as a lady's
head-dress; within my memory have
known It to rise and fall above 80
degrees" In the reign of Henry VI,
ladies wore horns, having on each side
ears so large that when they would
pass through the door OF a room it
was necessary to turn sideways and
stoop. 1t was judged necessary to en-
large the doors Of the Chateau de
Vincennes: The correct engle for the
hair was 45 from perpendicular, which
entailed great strain upon the hair
growing from the forehead. Little
thought OF what we call cleanliness
or even decency was present at the
hairdressing Of that coy. Not only
was the hair left untouched for most
revoltingly long time, but materials
were used in the dressing of the hair
and making the rolls Gas Anna Green
Winslow related). which were most
incredible. The Boston Gazette Of
May, III, tells Of a young woman
driving in Boston streets who was
thrown from her carriage and her high
tower partly torn off. 1t proved to be
stuffed with yarn, tow, wool, curled
hair, and even hay.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-04-04
GOT NEW IDEA OF RELIGION
Taken to Heart the Simple Faith
of the Doughboy.

Colonel Roosevelt was a deeply re-
ligious man, and one evening at Oyster
Bay he said to an editor:
"How this world war has clarified
our ideasl 1t has clarified my own
ideas about religion.
Before the war 1 was inclined to
agree with the philosopher who said {:
Religion is the experience consti-
tuted by those thoughts, feelings and
actions which spring from mans sense
of dependence upon power or powers
controlling the universe, and which
have as their center Of interest the
cosmic fortune of values
''But how different is the definition Of
religion that the doughboy has flung
us from the trenches, and how heartily
is our agreement when he says:
"'Religion is betting your life on
the existence of God
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-04-04
MARCELLuS n. CHlLES,
Captsin. 356th Infantry.

Capt. Chiles vas decorated for con-
spicuous bravery in action, which re
suited in his death near lie Champy
Bas, France. November 3, 1913 When
his battalion, of which he had just
taken command, was halted by ma
chine gun fire from the front and left
flank, Capt. Chiles picked up the rifle
Of a dead soldier and, calling on his
men to follow, led the advance across
a stream waist deep, in the face of
the machine gun fire. Upon reach
ing the opposite bank, this gallant off
Ger was seriously wounded in the abb
domen by a sniper, but before permit
ting himself to be evacuated he made
complete arrangements for turning
over his command to the next senior
officer, and under the inspiration of
his fearless leadership his battalion
reached its objective. Capt. Chiles
died shortly after reaching the hos
pital. His home was at 2S15 West
Thirty-seventh street, Denver, Colo.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-04-04
HELP WAITED
WERE MARVELS IN CHILDHOOD
Those Whom the World Has Reeog-
nlzed as Men of Genius Remark
able for Precocity.

One character common to genius
and TO insanity. especially moral In
sanity, is precocity. Cesare Lombroso,
professor of legal medicine, University
of Turin, relates that Dante, when
nine years of age, wrote a sonnet to
Beatrice; Tasso wrote verses at ten
Pascal and COmte were great think
ers at the ages of thirteen, FORMER at
fifteen, Nlebuhr at seven, Jonathan
Edwards at twelve, Michel Angelo at
nineteen, Gassendi the Little Doctor,
at four, Bossut at twelve. and VOltaire
at thirteen. Pico de Ia Mlrandola knew
Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Chaldean and
Arabic. in his childhood; Goethe wrote
story In seven languages whea he
was scarcely ten Wieland knew latin
at seven, medltated an epic poem at
thirteen, and at sixteen published his
poem, die Volll1ommenste Welt"
Schiller was only, nineteen when he
wrote "Ranber." I Victor H=go COM
posed ''Irtameney at fifteen. Pope
wrote his ode to. solitude at twelve,
and Byron published verses Mt eight
cen. Moore translated "Ana1reon" at
thirteen. Meyerbeer at five played ex-
cellently OF the. piano, Claude Joseph
Vernet drew very wen at four. and at
twenty was a celebrated painter. AT
thirteen Wren invented an astronom-
ical instrument. and offered it to his
father with Latin dedication.
Raphael was famous at fourteen
Beethoven composed three sonatas at
thirteen. Eichorn, Mozart and Eybler
gave concerts at six. Weber was only
thirteen when his first opera, "Das
WaIdmarchen." was presented Bacon
conceived the "Novum Organum" at
fifteen. Charles XII manifested his
great designs at eighteen.