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The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-03-19

Coblenz who were in the depths Of
black despair when the German army
withdrew perked up when they found
they could sell their stock Of gaudy
helmets and military insignia to
Americans for twice thu price. Some
Of them advertise TO mike American
uniforms if the cloths Furnished.
Many of the restaurants are print
ing their menus partly in English and
specializing in American dishes and
several even advertise american icc
cream" which, although expensive, is
passibly good.
When the order came that troops
attached to the Third Army must
wear an insignia consisting Of little
concentric circles of red, white and
blue around the letter "a" the Ger
man tailors got busy and within .
day or two were displaying samples
Of the army insignia.
At least one dealer in notions had
an unexpected windfall. At the uot-
break of the war he had on hand a
large stock of flags of all nations, in
Guiding several hundred American
flags, which he had been selling to
restaurant keepers to decorate tourist
tables. Upon his return home after
rehabilitation this canny shopkeeper
soon found that he could sell the
American flags to truck drivers to
decorate their motor trucks. His
stock was soon exhausted.
German shopkeepers are amazed
at the strange wants of the American
souvenir hunter. For instance, they
cannot understand why husky Dough-
boys want women's paper c~orsets,
substitutes for shoes manufactured
with wooden soles and cloth or paper
uppers, paper tablecloths, paper bed
sheets, and the hundred and one sub
stitutes which the shops have on sale.
One Doughboy upset the routine of
one Of the big stores by trying to buy
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-03-19
NORTH DAKOTA'S
Boys AMAzE HUN
German Business men Find Ready
Market for Anything That is q
Souvenir of the War.

North Dakota boys with the Army
of Occupation stationed at Coblenz,
Germany, r writing back home very
interesting letters in which they tell
Of the new order of things that have
come to pass now that the American
atmosphere is being injected into the
civil and business life of the German
people.
It will be remembered that Colonel
Frame Of the old First North Dakota
whose home is at Grafton, is Mayor o!
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-03-19

. suit Of women's paper underwear.
With . half dozen words Of German,
and . wealth Of appropriate gestures
he vainly tried to put over the idea.
The whole STAFF Of the store was gath
cred to watch his antics when tho
German speaking soldier entered and
came to his aid. The amazement Of
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-03-19
Eat. Twelve spound. Of Pickles.

Eats Twelve pounds at Pickles.
Springfield, M.-Martin Mckee, q
coal miner, may well be termed the
champion pickle eater Of the world.
On a wager he devoured Is Of the
appetizers in one sitting and won IS,
They were of the large-sized variety
and in all weighed 12A pounds.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-29
CONDEMN|NG RIGHT
OF WAY IN CANYON
CRoseburg lNews)

County Commissioner Ed Weaver
who is in Roseburg attending to
matters connected with his office,
says that nearly every right of way
through land in the Cow Creek can
yon for the new Pacific highway has
Deen secured with the exception OF
one place belonging to Gilbert Wa
terworth. Every effort was made
70 persuade him to sign up but he
demands what is deemed by the com
missioner as excessive price for his
property holdings The matter has
Oeen referred to the state highway
commission and a condemnation suit
WIZ be started at once. Commits
sioner Weaver says that every, other
resident in that section is anxious to
see The highway started and for that
reason have been very liberal in
their dealings.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-29
GREATEST TH|NGINL|FE"
GR|FF|TH'S MASTERPIECE

Critics say the greatest thing In
life is ID. w, Griffith's The Great
est Thing In Life"
II the great majority OF the news
paper critics agree that a motion pic
ture contains unusual entertainment
value. the public is safe in assuming
that 1t is worth seeing. But when
every critic. whether In New York,
Los Angeles, Keokuck. Iowa or Gall
up, New Mexico, stands righ, up and
shouts from the columns OF his news
paper that he has found the most
extraordinary motion picture that he
has seen in many a day-th6n every
one In town should see It. The
Greatest Thing in Life" the ID. w.
Griffith picture which will be shown
at the Joy theatre Wednesday and
Thursday has had genuine praise
from every critic in the country. The
following are few OF the hundreds
or enthusiastic criticisms:
The New York American says:
MIR. Griffith, head and shoulders
above any other creator of films.
can make pictures that satisfy Am
ericans. His The Greatest Thing in
Life is Artcraft's very finest picture
OF recent issue. II gives forth such
a vital stirring picture as only this
master producer has been able to
present. The drama ends with the
boy saying I love you. The girl
answers: Yes, know you do And
because she loves him you see. that's
the greatest thing In life"
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-29
THERMO|D TIRES MAKE
STONE BRUISES NIL

When the chemists and expert
tire men of the Thermoid Rubber
company discovered the new chemi-
cal, crolide, which they compound
with their rubber in making the
Thermoid tire, they'd pushed a great
step ahead in the manufacture Of the
automobile tires" said Geo. K. Rid
die, OF the Rogue River Hardware,
Thermoid dealer here.
Many motorists do not realize
what stone brnise means to them
until they have blowout or constant
tire trouble. In making the Their
mold tire special attention has been
taken to see that the construction
OF the tire is perfect. When crolide
is compounded with the up-river fine
Para rubber II adds strength and
elasticity to the fabric and rubber
and has done great deal in com
batting the stone bruises which are
In most cases the ruination of tires.
"Thermoid tires have alread prov
ed to many motorists that they are
the best handmade tires and the
fact that you take no risk with
them is inducing many to give them
a trial. All tires are sold on the ba-
sis OF 5000 miles guaranteed SER
vice (Ford sizes 750O)." 30I
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-29
CROP CONDITIONS IN
JOSEPHINE COUNTY

Taking into consideration the very
dry season. crops In Josephine ooun-
" are very promising. The rather
heavy late spring rains produced suf-
ticient moisture to mature a pretty
good crop of fall sown grain; In fact,
the best FOR many years past. The
first cutting of alfalfa was about nor
NAL, while the second cutting ia
above the average, both In yield per
acre and quantity. The exceeding
ly warm weather has been conducive
to rapid growth where moisture has
been provided
There will be a considerable ton
mage to ship out this year against
about equal production and consump.
tion last year
Corn, which grows rather slowly
during the earlier part OF the season.
is coming on very rapidly at present.
and we have the promise OF some OF
the best corn crops OF several years
past.
On account OF the low price OF
beans last year the acreage planted
this year was very much reduced,
but the crop is coming good,
The fruit outlook is excellent. II
is sizing mp in fine shape, Bartlett
pears will be ready to pick before
long. The quality Of all fruit is ex-
cellent Most growers have been per-
sistent in spraying and up to this
time the fruit is almost entirely free
from worms, and there is but little
fungus on Il.
c. ID. THOMPSON,
County Agent.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-29

water system not only of the Scheldt
river from Antwerp to the sea. but
also Of the law-lying lands OF North
ern Flanders and of the ship canal
from Client to the Scheldt river at
Terneuzen.
THE keys of Antwerp are at pres
ent in foreign hands. Belgium
claims them back on the strength OF
principles OF international law, today
universally proclaimed.
He asserts that endless trouble
arises from the manner In which
Dutch government officials carry out
the agreement over the use OF the
small harbor OF Terneuzen. an out
let of the ship canal from Client to
the sea through Dutch territory.
Expounding Belgium's claims to
the southern part of Dutch Iimburg.
DR.. Hebbelynck asserts that Hol-
lands possession of this territory
lays the northeastern frontier OF
Belgium open to all attacks because
the Dutch government recognizes
the impossibility to defend Lmburg
against an invader coming from the
east"
This fact, he adds. compelled Hol-
land TO let a whole German army es-
cape through Limburg into Germany
with its plunder carried from Bel
gium in November. 1919. The rec
tor Of Louvain also points our that
Belgium needs a ship canal across
Dutch Lmburg in order to tap the
enormous coal fields OF westphalia.
Belgium" he concludes, does
not want to grab territory from Hol-
land. 1t only Graves a reconsidera-
ton OF the iniquitous arrangements
Of 164s and 1889 in the Hight of
modern principles"
He points out that Holland should
be compensated by obtaining from
Germany the provinces OF Ostfries-
land and Cleef which, he says. are
largely inhabited by Dutch-speaking
people.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-29
CAMPERS ARRESTED FOR
LEAVING FIRE BURNING

William Bunch. Roy Dysert, Joe
Dysert, all OF Kerby. failed to COM
pletely extinguish their camp fire at
Dear Horse Camp at the head Of
Sucker creek, Thursday, July "a,
and as result. were arrested. tried
and fined $5 and costs, July 2S, at
Justice Holman's court These men
had been camped at Dead Horse
Camp ground and on Thursday,
about Z o'clock. broke camp and
moved to another camp q mile or two
away. Before leaving they. as they
thought, extinguishedg their camp
fire, However, passerby about 9
o'clock. discovered the fire still
burning, and reported II to Herman
Luethye, lookout man on Bolan
Mountain. at $50. Mr.. Luethye,
under instructions OF District Ran
ger NJ. NJ. Lewis, went to the fire,
put 1t out, and overlook the camp
ers, who admitted having camped
there. On Monday, July 2s. they
were brought before Justice of the
Peace Holman at Grants Pass, on
charge of violating Section 9 OF the
Oregon state fire law. They plead
guilty, and were filed SIS and costs.
the minimum fine being imposed by
Justice Holman because they had
made considerable effort to extin-
guish their fire with water, and had
presumed that 1t was out.
The district forester has issued
positive Instructions that every Of
fender against either the state or
federal fire laws must be prosecuted.
no matter how extenuating the cir
cumstances Of the offense may have
been. Carelessness with fire in the
woods is responsible for vast
amount OF damage TO the principle
resource of Oregon standing timber
and carelessness with fire in the
woods is now more excusable than
carelessness with fire in ones own
home.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-29
PORTLAND HOUSE BOAT
JEWELLERS ENJOY HOMES

Portland, Ore, July 2S.-Hun'
dreds of white-painted bungalows
built on floating logs or pontoons
and moored to piling driven in the
bed of the Willamette river some
distance from the shore, furnish all
the-year-round homes for perhaps
500 Portlanders and make an attrac-
tive sight along the Willamette,
within three or four miles from the
center OF Portland The houseboats,
moored in groups of from 10 to 100,
are reached by floating sidewalks
also built on logs, leading from the
shore and along the rear Of the
houses. Gangplanks connect the in
dividual homes with this float.
Telephone and electric lighting
wires. gas pipes and city water mains
extend along the float and are con-
nected with each houseboat, giving
these river dwellers "all the COM
forts of home" including running
water from mountain streams so that
river water need not be used for
drinking and cooking. Gas meters,
furnishing gas for cooking and heat
ing, are placed for each house and
gas and city water are led into the
homes by rubber garden hose con-
nected with the mains along the
float.
Gay blossoms in window boxes and
hanging baskets adorn the broad
front porches or decks of these
dwellings, which have their fronts
toward the middle OF the river and
their back doors toward the nearest
shore. The decks are furnished with
porch screens, hammocks. swings
and artistic furniture. The interiors
Of the bungalows are luxuriant and
often include large living and din
ing room, one or two bedrooms, a
bathroom and kitchen. From three
to five rooms is the average interior
arrangement.
In some cases one half of the float
ing home is fashioned into boat
house in which the owner parks his
motorboat. There are one or two
two-story houstboats, in which the
motorboat occupies the lower
floor" Canoes are customary ad.
jutants to the homes, as canoeing
swimming and surf-boat manipulat.
ing are among the popular pastimes
in summer.
"A constant downstream current OF
two miles per hour in summer and
four or five in winter, carries off
garbage and impurities. Waste mat
ter is thrown overheard from the
rear fthe house and is not carried
to midstream but sinks or is carried
away toward the bank. The VIII
iamette is from quarter to half
mile wide above Portland.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-29
RECRUITING JAPANESE BOYS
FOR 'MADAM BUTTERFLY

Honolulu, T. II. July 2S.-At the
request of New York theatrical
manager thezIIawaii tourist bureau
is recruiting chorus OF "a Japanese
boys and girls for production OF
Madam Butterfly" The Japanese
consul and japanese commercial or
sanizations here are assisting in OBJ
tanning the desired number of sing
ers.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-29
COMING EVENTS

July 30. Wednesday, ladies of
the Newman NJ. e. church will
give an ice cream social on the
Bartlett lawn, 64S North Fourth
street.
Aug. 11-29 - Josephine county
teachers training school.
Aug. 23, Saturday-Civil service ex-
animation for postoffice clerk-car-
rier postponed from July 12.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-29
NEW TODAY

FOR SALE-Four days old Jersey
heifer calf. i. VI. Mitchell, Muir
ply. 81
PIANO TUNING-Geo. W. Cross, of
Medford, will be in Grants Pass
until Friday. Those wishing
pianos tuned kindly leave orders
at Rowell's music store, phone
1861. II
FOR SALE-One Remington No. 10
typewriter, two years old, excel
lent condition. Price s35. Phone
200 ask for Mr.. Zerenner. 30
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-29
SEVEN POWERS TO CONSIDER
Continued from page y

bubbles of neutral neighbor, the
position of Antwerp is rendered in
defensible for any length of time.
The peril is made all the more acute
by the fact that Antwerp is the only
seaport available in Belgium for big
chips such as arm and ammunition
transports.
From the economical point of
view 1t is an absolute necessity that
Belgium obtain the right to manage
without hindrance, as sovereign
and Independent power, the whole
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-29
TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1919,
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OREGON WEATHER

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= ton tonighti fair and cooler =
: east portion. Wednesday fair :
\ west; fair and coler east; gen. =
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Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-29

"Agents Authority to Sell"-bool
OF 80 blanks, soc, Courier office.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-16
New York Observes
Its Jubilee Week
Three Days Welcome to the
Home Coming Troopers in
the Bronx.

New York. June 15.--Following a
service 1ar with SIS gold stars in
memory Of the Bronx soldiers who
died In their country service about
$4,000 persons marched yesterday
along the grand concourse In the
Bronx from l5Ist street TO Kings
bridge road. as part of a throe-day
program to honor and welcome Bronx
ties who served in the war. To-day
memorial sermons were delivered in
ALI churches of the borough. while to-
morrow the men will be theater guests
Of the committee that arranged the
program.
The parade. which included militia =
men. civilians. war workers Boy
Scouts. fraternal and patriotic oreani-
cations. was received with cheers the
entire way. At 1Slst street and the
concourse The marchers were reviewed
by Major Gen. John +. Organ. mem
bers Of the board OF estimate. and
Bronx county and borough officials.
A special section Of the stand was
reserved for the mothers of the dead
soldiers Wounded men had \ place
in line and those who were unable to
march were carried in motor cars
Forty bands floats and trophies added
TO the spectacle.
Colonel Gilmore r. Austin ~ the
F'ifty-seventh coast artillery led the
service division, while Henry Bruck-
ner. borough president. marched
ahead Of the civilian contingent. Tho
Bronx county chapter OF tho Red
Cross followed the division OF wounded
heroes. The Fifteenth infantry, ne
groes. received an ovation all along
tho line Of march, while the cheers
were Just AS great for at least 10000
school children who added to the
ranks Of the .rnarchers.
Tho American legion. led by Major
Wilbur T Wright. was represented by
a large number OF members, as were
the organization of veterans of other
wars II required two and a half
hours for the parade to pass. At the
conclusion Of the parade the Bronx
welcome home committee was tend
cred a dinner at the Elks' lodge In tho
Bronx. Surrogate George NJ. s, Shut
presided and addresses were made
by President Robert Moran Of the
board Of aldermen, Borough President
Bruckner, Albert Goldman, Major
George A DAILY, Charles r. Reid,
secretary OF the Bronx board Of trade
and others
The principal public service this af-
ternoon will be held in the Morris
high school. where the Rev. Francis r.
Duffy chaplain of the 165th infan-
try, VIII speak
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-16
PLANES ARE DESTINED
TO AID COMMERCE.

New York, June 15.,-''It was a
splendid flight" said Alan f. Hawley,
president of the Aero club OF Amer
iear when, uniformed. OF Captain. AL
cocks arrival on the Galway coast.
we are glad to see it proved that
land plane can make a fight Of
nearly 1000 miles over sea where II
would not be possible to make a land
ing. This fight proves that such a
plane can fly to any part of the world
under almost any conditions 7 have
no doubt that Alcock and Brown will
be awarded the Daily Nails $50 900
prize. They certainly deserve It."
Captain Robert Bartlett. who ac-
companied Admiral Peary on two Of
his trips TO the North Pole and who is
planning an aeroplane expedition to
the Polar region. said:
Captain Alcock has won the great
est sporting competition in the world
No doubt many other big machines
will follow. The result will be that
America and England wifi ia brought
into closer bonds of union.
Captain Alcock's flight shows how
trem endous are the possibilities wher
we can use la/d planes to cross the
ocean. Land and sea planes are des-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-16

Of aeronautics down to the feat OF ths
NC-4 and adds:
I'VE are now expecting a visit from
the British rigid R-34. which Is to
make the attempt to fiy directly from
England to the United States. The
performance of this British rigid to
date indicates the practicability OF .
VOYAGE, and even should the present
attempt fail by some mischance. there
Is every prospect that the voyage will
soon be successfully accomplished.
II feel sure that you will agree with
me that the United States. where was
built and operated the first successful
lying machine, which has under the
stress OF war made a supreme effort
during the past two years. and Is now.
broadly speaking abreast the rest OF
the world in aeronautical development,
and ahead in some respects as instanced
by the successful voyage OF the NC-4,
should not now falter and fall by the
wayside in aviation
Secretary'x Views.
Secretary Daniels wants at least
naval aviation during the coming year.
Navy experts have asked for $4,000
600. If only s15,~o0,to0 is forthcoming
the navy will be compelled to forsake
its program. for the building of dirigi-
bles. The rigid dirigible, he said, rem
dered splendid service during the
period Of the war and was used sue
cessfully by both Great Britain and
Germany. Concerning the part air
craft have in cooperating with bat
tie feet. Mr.. Daniels views are as
follows:
Sporting from aircraft increases the
gunnery efficiency at long ranges ire
mendously and gunnery efficiency per-
laps is. more than anything else, the
<r. l., a.
Several times in our recent fleet exer-
eises. low visibility or smoke screens
absolutely prohibited spotting in the
air craft overhead. The improv
in the ability to spot Is one of the com
pefiing reasons for shooting at longer
ranges. A naval action undoubtedly
will he begun in clear weather at
ranges of over 10000 yards and spot
ting from high in the air will be of
paramount Importance"
Rear-Admiral p. w. Taylor. chief
of the bureau of construction and re-
pair. said
Il am very glad they got over and
they are to be congratulated on their
exploit. The fact that the feat has
been performed will give great i'm
petus to the art OF long-distance fly
ing both at home and abroad"
Navy officials still maintain that
there is no American machine that
can duplicate the feat of Captain AL
cock and Lieutenant Brown. What APP
Jears to be wanting Is engine power
for the simple plane or planes OF the
Vickers-Vimy type. IT is stated that
American planes in recent tests al fly
ing fields have made 1874 miles an hour.
while the Vickers-vimy made but 1924
miles per hour. The officials say that
there will be very little progress made
If the navy is not supplied with money
literally for aeronautic experiments
ton.