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FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1918.
PLENTY OF ADVENTURE IN WAR
The war is not entirely robbed of its
romance by the huge machines that
decide battles and the trenches that
restrict the operations of the ^nfantry.
As long as there are airplanes and
swift boats hunting out submarines
there is plenty of adventure in modern
conflict to suit even a romantic knight
of the days of chivalry.
We are thinking of the bold men
manning the destroyer in the cold
North seas. Wrapped in great coats
they stand on icy decks while their
swift craft plows the water, its wire
less apparatus alert for a distress call
and a hundred eyes intent for sight of
a periscope. A call for help comes;
the destroyer turns its course and
dashes away at a speed of thirty-five
knots an hour: it reaches a ship that
has been a submarine; bubbles in the
water show the course of the U-boat;
the destroyer dashes down this
course, dropping depth bombs that
fairly lift it out of the water when
they explode; oil and rubbish come
to the surface and another submarine
is done.
We are thinking of the fearless
aviator as he mounts into the heavens
and streaks out across the enemy
lines. He is after an observation bal
lon which must be destroyed. He
raises into the clouds; he peeks
through the holes in them and sees
that he is beyond the balloon; he turns
bis course and starts downward to
ward his objective; German eyes see i
him and puffs of smoke below, around
and above him show that he is a tar
get for anti-aircraft guns; German air
planes begin to rise to meet him; he
speeds up his machine to one hundred
and thirty miles an hour; downward
ar.d onward he sails until his observer
sees that they are directly over the
balloon; the German observer in it
drops with his parachute just as the
airplane observer touches a spring
that releases a half dozen fire bombs;
one of them finds its target and the
balloon is in flames; the nose of the
airplane is turned upward and back to
his own lines the aviator speeds.
Action? Adventure? Romance?
Hazard?
Modern warfare has them all if that
is what a red-blooded young man is
looking for.
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ALLIES WILL PRINT FINAL PAGE
The kaiser tells the German people
that the march into Russia was “a
glorious page in the history of Ger
many.”
Heretofore he has referred to other
events as glorious pages in his em
pire’s history. Germany must have a
whole book if all of these wonderful
pages have been kept and bound.
The trouble with these pages is that
their glory fades in time. The great
victories that the kaiser tells his peo
ple about turn out to be otherwise.
They do not seem to have an effect
in slowing the allies up and making
them desire to quit the war.
The German people want a smash
ing victory that will bring them peace.
Instead the ktiser bring them an
other “glorious page.”
He tells them to read it and be hap
py; what they want is rest from fight
ing and food for their stomachs.
They want to see that page upon
which is written the word “Finis.”
And they will see it in good time;
but the allies will write it and it will
be finis for the kaiser.
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LIVE UP TO YOUR ADVICE
There are few men who do not get
pleasure from stating some platitude
lauding honesty, civic integrity, and
those other virtues that make for good
government and right living.
The trouble is that few take the
trouble to live up to the sentiments
they are so ready to express. If they
did so this would soon become a vastly
better world.
The next time you expatiate on the
Golden Rule make up your mind to do
something toward living it.
Talk is always cheap, but in the
scriptures it is pointedly stated that
men shall be known by their fruits.
This applies particularly to those
who are long on good advice and short
on living up to it.
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LEADS FEDERALS
JUAREZ, April 12.—Francisco Villa
continues to play his fox-like tricks
on the Mexican federal troops as he
did wfyen he was “Pancho" Villa, the
bandit, and rode the Sierra Madre
mountains of western Chihuahua like]
a Mexican Robin Hood.
American mining men who had run
the gauntlet of Villa’s lines and
reached the border here on a passen-;
ger train, the windows of which had|
been shot out by Villa’s men, told'
the first connected story of Villa's op-,
erations around Canutillo, Durango, j
just over the Chihuahua state line,]
against the federal column which pur-j
sued him from Jiminez with its 100 [
mounted daredevils.
After the fight at Uaguna de-jjjsta
cada. Chihuahua, Villa led his men
southwest toward the Rio Florido,
where he had hidden while General
Pershing was pursuing him. There
are bubbling hot springs on the Rio
Florido, where Villa likes to bathe and
soak the rheumatism and saddle sore
ness out of his limbs after a hard
campaign. But before he could enjoy
his private baths in the Durango river
General Eduardo Hernandez and Gen
eral Francisco Gonzales closed in on
him with two cavalry columns.
Pretending to flee before these ad
vancing columns, Villa and his men
dashed through the little mountain
town of Canutillo with the federal
cavalrymen pursuing him a few hours
later. Villa’s little army disappeared
over the ridge of a sand hill with the
evening sun. The federals went into
camp on a butte overlooking the town,
intending to resume the pursuit at
daybreak. It was a moonlight night,
and few sentries were posted, a cus
tom not uncommon in Mexico.
Instead of continuing his flight,
Villa halted behind the first ridge,
had all of his men leave their hats in
a pile, wheeled his column and rode
back toward Canutillo. Scouts re
ported the location of the federal
army, plainly visible In the moonlight.
Whispered orders were given that jio
one but those wearing hats should be
fired upon. The attack then began.
With a war whoop which was as ter
rifying as the famous rebel yell, the
Villa column swept down upon the
camp, shooting from the saddle at
every man who could be seen. In the
confusion which followed the surprise
night attack the federal soldiers killed
many of their own men, mistaking
them for Villa’s men. After a sharp
encounter Villa rode through Canu
tilla once more, leaving a small de
tachment to hold the town against the
federals.
There again he played one of his
old tricks. He had these men hide in
the adobe houses, where they cut
loopholes facing the side from which
the federal attack was expected. These
Villa men also made all of the civil
ians crowd into these houses and give
"Vivas” for Villa, to make the enemy
believe the Villa force gtas many
times larger than it really was. The
small Villa force succeeded in holding
off the federals until Villa could lead
his main column in a circle and strike
the federal forces from the rear. Again
the government troops were slaugh
tered, the mining men said, and many
were made prisoners and later exe
cuted.
These are only two of Villa s bag of
tricks. Another favorite one is to
send his men against the enemy, then
have them retire in apparent disorder
until they reach a canyon or other
place easily fortified by Villa. The
pursuers are led into this trap and
they are subjected to a sweeping fire
from the rocks, and usually are an
nihilated. This piece of native strat
egy was used against the federals at
San Andres, Chihuahua, again at Ro
sario, Durango, and at Pederanales,
Chiuhuahua.
Frequently Villa has forced federal
telegraph operators to send mislead
ing messages directing troop trains to
proceed to a point where a trap was
laid for them. This was done at La
guna, Chihuahua, and a paymaster
general and all of his guard were
killed. Villa alwmys carries a tele
graph operator with him to aee that
his orders are carried out and he is
not tricked. He has even called fed
eral generals on the long-distance tel
ephone or sent them messages telling
them to beware of Villa, and claiming
to be local federal commander in the
district from which the messages were
sent.
Because of these tricks, learned as
a bandit in the mountains, Villa has
become the subject of many wild tales
of adventure in northern Mexico,
where he is credited with bearing a 1
charmed life. 1
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WORK OF RED CROSS
SHOWN IN FIGURES'
“The American Red Cross is ready
for the much heralded offensive of
the Germans,” said Marshal Hale,
manager of the Pacific division, in ad
dressing the regular meeting of the
Social Workers’ Alliance recently.
“Storehouses greater than the World
has seen before are now filled with
Red Cross supplies in France, waiting
to serve American soldiers and the
fighters of our allies.
“More than thirty million surgical
bandages have been prepared by the
women of the United States and have
landed carefully, sealed and packed in
France. Of this number more than
two million five hundred thousand
were prepared by the women of this
division.
“There must be no let up in the
work that is being done and increased
production must be forthcoming in
every department. In this division,
January of this year showed a total
of more than six hundred and fifty
thousand surgical dressings. We are
going to break that west line and the
American Red Cross is helping.”
Quality talks. Smoke an El Roi Tan
Cigar and be convinced; they are
mild. tf
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“There is no half-way house be
tween victory and defeat.”—Lloyd
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CHAS. A. SULZER
Candidate for Re-election
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♦ From Alaska
"In deciding to enter the primaries as a candidate for Delegate to Congress
Tom Alaska, I feel impelled to make a brief statement to the people of the
erritory. It is now nearly a year since I was seated in the House as Alaska's
■epresentative to congress. During the most of this time the United States
las been engaged in a world war, and every resource of the nation, including
noney and man power, is being devoted to the single purpose of winning this
treat war. Every member of congress in considering legislation for the na
ion has placed the country’s war needs above all needs and requirements and
las subordinated his desires to the military establishment of the United States.
“Alaska has responded nobly to the nation’s call. She has given her share
villingly and unstintingly. When the Democratic party went before the peo
pile of Alaska in November, 1916, it stood for a certain constructive
arogram which embodied as its principal elements a wider measure of
tome rule for the territory, and a sane and rational policy in the develop
nent of natural resources and every possible aid to the pioneers of the coun
ry.
“I have introduced among others the following bills in congress which I
im pressing for passage as opportunity affords:
"Granting Alaska full territorial form of government with home rule the
lominating principle.
“Regulating the fisheries of Alaska along lines that will be fair to all, and
he protection of the salmon supply from depletion.
“Making changes in the homestead laws by abolishing the eighty rod
eservation.
“Authorizing free surveys of homesteads in isolated sections.
“Changing the game laws so as to give the people a better opportunity to
ise the game of the country without its being slaughtered.
“Extending the federal farm loan act to Alaska.
“Providing for the care of Alaska’s insane within the territory.
“At all times I have endeavored to keep constantly in mind the needs of
he territory and the people of the territory. In spite of the war some meas
ire of progress has been achieved. I have assisted in passing a law which
telped the prospector by suspending assessment work on claims during the
rears 1917 and 1918 The extension of the wireless and cable system in Alas
ka has been accomplished with bright prospects for a further extension.
“Recognition has been forced for Alaska in the matter of appointments to
he second series of training camps for officers. Contracts which prevented
he farmers of the interior from supplying army posts with their vegetables
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“Suggestions and requests that I again go before the people of Alaska have
:ome to me from Alaskans all over the territory. Reiterating my desire to
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