¡■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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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8
56
America Makes First Con- The National Forests of Alaska are
TKA3F.-MARKS
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isiered. Svnd.............. . "•£‘•1 or l'i.<
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9
54
FREE
REPORT
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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
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1916 their receipts were nearly $5,000
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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.
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13
58
ry to looking after them.
14
30
45
Germany.
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15
That Douglas fir can produce 1,754
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PATCKT LAWYERS,
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Nobody seems disposed to believe
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16
board feet per acre has been definitely
303 Seventh St., Wn.shinnton, D. C
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17
6!)
proved by Foresters connected with that the end of the war will not find
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18
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London, May 16—The admiralty to the Portland office of the Forest Ser Soain still clinging to her neutrality.
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19
63
day announced the arrival of Ameri vice, who have recently compiled fig
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Young Americr’s favorite colors:
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60
can destroyers in British waters.
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55
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ures from careful measurements taken Red, white, blue and khaki.
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70
The following announcement was giv in 1911 and 1916, on two half-acre plots
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While they are not demonstrating
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75
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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,
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that a flotilla of United States destroy law National Forest.
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25
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the French and British armies are
Conducted by Doctors Dow
ers recently arrived in this country to
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' gathering quite a collection of villages
More
than
a
million
hea
l
of
stock
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68
co-operate with our naval forces in the
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Surgical and Obstetrical
grazed on the National Forest ranges : and prisoners.
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64
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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.
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| thiB number 993,741 were sheep and ’ and Americans fivht for themselves; s.
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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
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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.
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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
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