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¡■JACKSONVILLE POST-: Official Paper ot the City of Jacksonville, Oregon Army Lieu'enant Dismissed Company Funds Inyched A weekly newspaper published every Saturday at the county seat of Jackson County, Oregon. D. W. B agshaw , Editor and Publisher El Piso, May 15 Lieutenant Otho E. .Michaelis, of the 16th United States Entered as second-class matter June 22, 1907, at the post office at Jacksonvill infantry, was ordered dismissed from th • army yesterday. He has been in Oregon, under Act of Congress of March 3,*-1879. c mfi-iement here for more than a ys ar. SATURDAY. MAY 19. 1917 Toe «haige against him involved com pany funds, according to his superi SUBSCRIPTION: One year by mail $1.50. Advertising rates furnished on or officers His home is in San Fran application. cisco The War Census Additional Locals British Rifles Will Be Used B\ s ■ ” r JFar and the Call to Anns, Springtine and the songs of birds mingled with the laugh of Contented Customers and happy chil dren who take advantage of oiu Early purchases and big assortment of up-to-date The Grand jury will convene next Uri'ed States Army. (Following are extracts from War Cen week. Mrs. Amy Dow is reported to be ser sus Letter No. 2 sent out by Adjutant Washington, May 16 —The use of the iously ill. General’s office at Portland ) Every man between the ages of 21 C. F. Hoefs was a recent visitor in British Enfield rifle in the new Ameri- C >n war army has been decided on to and 30 years, inclusive, must register Medford. insure a sufficient supply of guns for on the day soon to be proclaimed by Sam Walsh who is on the sicklist is the great force to be raised for service President Wilson for the war census. irn proving. abroad. By taking the output of fac Spring and Summer Dry Goods, Notions, Silks, Fine Dress There will be no exceptions to this Matthew Ray of Ruch was a visitor tories in this country that have been rule. Even if a man belongs to the in town Friday. making gur.s for the allies enough arms Goods, Waists, Skirts, Ladies’, Misses’ Men’s, Boy’s and exempt classes, he nevertheless must | register if he is between 21 and 30' Are vou a subscriber to the Post? will be obtained to equip any number Children’s Furnishings. ¡Shoes for all in the latest styles, of men called out. years of age. The Government will d<- If not, whv not? Mary Bagshaw and Cliff Dunnington termine who is to be exempt after its Straw Goods. Hats, Caps, &c. Flour, Feed and Grain, were visitors at Medford Wednesday records are complete. Big Increase In Crops. i evening. Registering for the war census should Field and Garden Seed: in fact everything kept in a First be no more confusing than casting a vote, The general plan for gathering CLss General Store. Albany, Or., May 15—A survey by the data for the Government is based Sawmill Plant and Box Fat the Linn county Council of Defense on the ballot system. If every man is shows that the crop increase will ap lory In New Hands. I ready. War Census Day will pass like proximate 20 per cent in this section. clockwork. C. J. Hurd, who superintended the or The man who tries to evade the pro “Who’s your Tailor?” Ashland, Or., May 15—George E ganization o! t le farmers in this coun vision will face a term in jail without j Hart, of Los Angeles, representing a ty, reports that a more detailed re the option of paying a fine. In almost I group of capitalists, has purchased port which he expects to have in a Come and enlist under the banner: “A square deal to all" and you every case throughout the State the I from the First National bank of this | few days, may increase this percent- census will be taken in the regular j city the sawmill and box factory locat- I will feel that “The World is Growing Better" at polling places used on election days. ----------------- ♦ ------------------ I ed on Neil creek, seven miles south of J Ashland, formerly operated by the Regular Amy Is Ordered Send the Freight in Squadrons ■' Ashland Manufacturing company and | has a crew of men at work putting the To War Sheng h. The British have sent a million or i mill and factory into shape for ’mrr.e- two of men and millions of tons of j diate operation. Included in the deal The People’s Store. Phone 142. Washington, May 14—Expansion of freight across the straits to France : is a 4"00-acre tract of timber; mostly 1 white pine near the sawmill. The mill the regular army to the full war during the past two and a half years, and the work has never even been ob has a capacity of about 50,000 feet dai strength contemplated in the adminis structed for an hour by the subma ly and the box factory can handle this tration army bill, has been authorized output. j by President Wilson. rines. A crew of 100 men will be put on and I Organization of the ne v regiments The reason is that those waters have been patrolled constantly by gunboats s J. F. Smith, of Seattle, who will man will begin tomorrow. About 65,900 of . and destroyers. We fail to see why : age the plants, expects to have them the 183,000 men to be added to the ar- this does not suggest the wav to send running at full capacity within 30 days. i my already hive been recruited. The immediate effect zt the order freight from American perts to Eng- ; A tram is being built to transport the lumber from the sawmill to the box will be to promote nearly two-thirds land and France. Weather Report Send the freight in squadrons of factory, a distance of about four miles. of the present officers of the regular 'ç* •$♦♦♦♦ ♦♦«•J’ steamers convoyed and surrounded by , The box factory is located on the army. Highest quality, jewelry ---------- ♦<2)4---------- - repairing, diamond set destroyers, the destroyers having ord- j Southern Pacific railroad and is also Following is the report of U. S. Vol- ting, watch repairing, era to sink any submarine on sight, j connected with the Pacific highway by Will Brave U-Boats on Way to agate mounting and jew ! unteer Cooperative Observer, E. Britt; The English could agree to keep the a good road. It is planned to devote elry manufacturing. ¡Jacksonville, for month of March. sea, outside the terminal port, cleared - the factory io the production of box Old Norway Hime. Martin J. Reddy, Latitude 42 deg. 18. min. north; longi shooks to supply the valley fruit grow of mines; and this done, it would be a MEDFORD. OREGON. tude 123 deg. 5 min. west. ers and the product will be delivered bold submarine that would dare to as direct from the factory to the packing sail our commerce.—Goodwin’s Week Centralia, Wash., May 14—Pete' sheds of valley orchards by auto truck. Date Maximum Minimum Precipita- ly- ' Hedman will leave for his old home in Valley growers yearly expend about Norway the latter part of this month. 1 32 48 $100,000 for fruit boxes. 2 41 55 I Mr. Hedman has been through the war WARSHIPS GO 3 33 54 zone once before, undergoing a thrill 4 33 €5 ENGLAND TO ing experience when his ship was sunk Forest Noles 5 44 63 by a German submarine off the coast 6 30 65 45 7 57 | of England. ¡■romptlj >uiitrh*s OR f 32 8 56 America Makes First Con- The National Forests of Alaska are TKA3F.-MARKS . isiered. Svnd.............. . "•£‘•1 or l'i.< 36 9 54 FREE REPORT < i: ; di Uy. Pah ntpract- For the fiscal year 10 36 67 i< e fX.’lllsivr. v. L . . ; RiLERENGES. Electric Sparks tribution to Military Pow self-supporting. < .j <-»>->t.-, In f’ >ui’'A f >r Invaliia'tlf* honk 41 1916 their receipts were nearly $5,000 11 58 >W U . ' BELL PATENTS, 12 30 58 In -.1 c n- $ v i j .1 -7 to get n partner, greater than the expenditures necessa (From Off Our Wireless) er United Against .ent la v an 1 om»r vLiuible information. 34 13 58 ry to looking after them. 14 30 45 Germany. 29 15 That Douglas fir can produce 1,754 49 PATCKT LAWYERS, 32 Nobody seems disposed to believe 48 16 board feet per acre has been definitely 303 Seventh St., Wn.shinnton, D. C 33 17 6!) proved by Foresters connected with that the end of the war will not find 28 18 62 London, May 16—The admiralty to the Portland office of the Forest Ser Soain still clinging to her neutrality. 36 19 63 day announced the arrival of Ameri vice, who have recently compiled fig 36 Young Americr’s favorite colors: 20 60 can destroyers in British waters. 41 55 ¡21 ures from careful measurements taken Red, white, blue and khaki. 41 70 The following announcement was giv in 1911 and 1916, on two half-acre plots 22 While they are not demonstrating 45 75 23 en out: "The British admiralty states 1 i in Lane Countv, Oregon, on the Sius- THE DOW HOSPITAL 24 40 I the strategy of the German retreat, 76 that a flotilla of United States destroy law National Forest. 50 25 / 67 I the French and British armies are Conducted by Doctors Dow ers recently arrived in this country to 41 67 ¿6 ' gathering quite a collection of villages More than a million hea l of stock 39 68 co-operate with our naval forces in the 27 Surgical and Obstetrical grazed on the National Forest ranges : and prisoners. 36 64 28 prosecution of the war.” cases only, received. 3Ó in Oregon and Washington in 1916. Of | Britons, French, Italians, Russians 64 29 40 54 Graduate Nurses only, employed. 30 | thiB number 993,741 were sheep and ’ and Americans fivht for themselves; s. V 31 The Basis of CIVIC 1HIDE 1 atients received at any time. Washington, May 16—Dispatch of goats, and 157,589 cattle and horses. I Germans and Austrians fight for their ❖ Reforestation work has been done on Kaisers. Is HOME TRADE American destroyers to British waters Day ai d night telephone service. Temperature—mean max. 60.16; mean has been withheld under the voluntary 1 ¿6,000 acres of National Forest land in Phone 341. Norway, considering the loss of 410 mir. 36 66; mean 48 41 Max 76. on 24. Give the HOME MERCHANT a censorship at the request of the navy Oregon and Washington since 1910. submarine ships, may c >ne!u le th it Minimum, 29. on 18. Greatest daily chance to fill your wants. Oregon range, Central Point j Present Forest Service plans provide ' she could hardly have fared worse if department. 36. Total precipitation 1.93 Show that you have REAL for reforesting 3,000 acres annually, No announcements of the exact po she had exchanged neutrality for b<4- inches. Greatest in 24 hours, .44 in., CIVIC PRIDE by trading in sition of the ships or their names or j The Wind River Nursery, on the Co-1 ligerency. on 11-30. Number of days with 01. :? town. their number will be made. The des ! iumbia National Forest, near Carson, I One reason why Senator Le .vis inch or more precipitation, 11. clear, troyer flotilla, America's first contri Washington, has an annual output of speech will have no effect on Germany You Can Buy ANYTHING 4 OFFICES 1; partly cloudy, 14; cloudy, 15. I Total snowfall inches bution of military power to the alliance two million trees which are used in is thai it is made up of logic. In This Town. Dr. McM. M. Dow, I against Germany, is commanded by i planting operations on the National Physician and Surgeon Precipitation for season, 19 73 The stock market is just as ready •: •!•+++++++ Rear Admiral Sims. Ultimately the Forests of Washington an I Oregon. Precipitation for last season 16.69 now to bound up on rumors of peace as Dr. Lydia S. Dow, entire American destroyer flotilla will ------ —----------- Four acres of National Forest range it was last December to fall down. Seasonal average 18.02 Osteopathic Physician. be sent to Europe. I will support a sheep and fifteen acret E. B ritt , Heavy fighting has intermitted along Russia's new found liberty might 306-7 M. F. & H. Build'ng a cow or horse during the grazing sea have been expected to go to its head a the western front of Europe, doubtless Cooperative Observer. Medford Telephone 139, son in Oregon and Washington. Digs Way Out Of Jail to give Hindenburg time to think up bit at first as it has. Medford, 0’egon. another piece of stra ’ egy. ---------- «Tt . ■ Granta Pas». Or., May 14—W. C. The German people demand greater FOR Peck, held in the countv jail here for liberty, and Bill Hohenzrllern offers a Potato and Onion for Trad three months on a larceny charge, dug scrap of paper. his way through a 16-inch brick wall on ing Stamps. The German government can point Saturday night and escaped. It is be i Dennis Eucalyptus Ointment proudly to the fact that it has succeed lieved that he secured aid from the AT ALL DRUG STORK* ed in making more enemies than any New York, May 14—In sections of ■ other government that ever existed. outside. TUBES 2SC JARS 50C I the city where the trading stamp was i 1 When it comes to government poli popular before the advent of war pric Bend's New Fire Truck es, the onion and potato have been sub ties Emperor William himself seems to Sugar Declines 25 Cents, Low be something of a strategic retreat- Quenches Its First Blaze. stituted. In the Ridgewood section of ist. Brooklyn a small potato or onion is giv- 1 ering it To $3.50 A Hundred A woman can prepare a war in one en with each 10-cent purchase. Motion picture houses also have adopted the thousandth of the time that a man Bend. Or., May 15 —A spark left on same scheme, giving an onion or pota-, can. Portland, May 16—Satisfaction is the ironing board by an electric flatiron to with each adult ticket. found in the decline of 25 cents a hun There are those who will bo eager to early yesterday, was the cause of a dred pounds in all kinds of sugar, made fight like demons in a county-to-county fire six hours later which threatened effective this morning. This drops the campaign. the home ot Dr. J. C. Vandevert, of To Register Indians for War. cane market to $8.50 a sack, the low this city. Bend’s new auto fire truck est it has been since April 6, when it A "Climax” road locomotive for responded to its flrst call, and the blaze was lifted from $8 10 to $8 95. On Helena, Mont., May 15 — Orders have hauling logs from the Applegate Lum was extinguished after slight damage April 14 it shot up 25 cents more to come from Secretary of War Baker to ber Company's camp at the head of had been done. $9.20, the rec >rd quotation for this part register the Indians living on Montana Jackson creek arrived this forenoon of the country. April 30 it eased off Many a good man has lost a fight by reservations for war duty. It is be and will be put to work as soon as un 25 cents angain on May 5 declined an a foul blow —and the German Govern lieved there are enough in Montana of loaded. The company 's mill at Med other 20 cents, which, with the two- ment may regret the us. of the sub the proper age and physique to form ford is finished and will begin sawing bits today, drops the market from the several regiments. lumber next week. marine. high point to $8.50. Local dealers for Ed V. Price & Co Taylor- Williams Co. Jacksonville Oregon u. s. p , SWIFT CROUP Drop in And Order That Stationery