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ASHLAND TIDINGS
Thursday, November 15, lAITij
ASHLAND TIDINGS
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THE ITALIAN DEFEAT.
The explanation so far given for
the great defeat and retreat 'of the
Italian army seems Inadequate. The
Italians up to this catastrophe had
conquered the most stupendous diffi
culties. The English and French
could barely make progress in a level
country, yet those plucky Italian
fighters could hack their way over
precipitous cliffs and high mountains.
It Is hard to believe that the Ital
ians could have met this great defeat
on the basis of fighting ability alone,
or even from superior German strat
egy; It looks like treachery some
where. Not that any unit of the
Italian army or any commander has
played falser for these soldiers have
shown splendid patriotic feeling.
It will be recalled that when the
Roumanians were defeated last year
It was reported that German spies
bad secured for German headquar
ters the full plans of the Roumanian
staff.
It looks like a case of that steady
leak of Information that goes on all
the time through the German spy
system. This system, established by
the Germans In all the allied coun
tries before the war, Is now producing
results. It constantly Informs ths
German commanders about condi
tions inside the allied armies. One
can't help feeling that through this
spy system Germany became aware
that there was a weak and poorly
guarded back door to the Italian line,
and was tipped off by its agents as
to how that door could be broken
open.
This does not mean that any Ital
ians have sold out their country, only
that all through each allied country
German spies are secretly listening
and transmitting information. It
shows what a terrible threat German
power Is, and how the nations of the
earth must strive to put down a pow
er that thus seeks to control the
whole earth by these insidious means.
THIS WAR OF SCIENCE SHIP VS.
SUBMARINE.
ZteNewIciU
Arrow
COLLAR
What can be done to make the mer
chant ship proof against the subma
rine? The offhand reply would be
to strenRthcn the hull wall of the
ship so that It should be proof from
i torpedo attack. Yet this simply ag-
gravates tha danger. The torpedo
jwlll go through any steel wall that
jean be placed on such ships! The
greater the weight of metal protec
tion, the more that metal Is broken
l up into hits, the more It tears to
r pieces the fabric of the vessel.
Technical thought today would
make a light hull wall for the vulner
able portion of the ship. It would
have rows. of water-tight compart
ments. It would arrange the cargo
with due proportions of freight hav
ing a capacity for absorbing heat and
explosive gases. In case of explosion,
If the gases were liberated into com
partments filled with freight like po
tatoes, It Is said the cargo would ab
sorb much of this destructive force.
Vents would be provided so that
much of the explosive gas would be
liberated harmless into the outside
air.
A ship built low In the water, with
a smokestack only a few feet high,
the draft kept strong by force, would
escape submarine observation except
at short distance. Use of fuel oil
and anthracite coal would save the
smoke that reveals a vessel's pres
ence. The sides of the ship should
be camouflaged with Imitation of sea
colon Skillful marksmen and effect
ive guns mounted on the deck can
make things quite uncomfortable for
the U-boat.
It Is the tendency of ship builders
to consider after-war needs. They do
not like to load themselves up with
ships not economically arranged for
modern commerce In peace times.
It will be a shortsighted policy to
let such consideration move us much.
We need every ship we can possibly
build to keep our army in France well
supplied. It will be poor policy not
to build ships with a large measure
of independent self-protection, so
that they will have some degree of
security ven if not convoyed by destroyers.
Every Piece of Meat From the
East Side
Market
Is a Good Fiece.
That's tho only kind we handle.
Wholesale and Retail.
FISH ON FRIDAYS.
OYSTERS AND CRABS IN SEASON.
A. R. Brown, Prop. Phone 188.
People's Forum
Interesting Letter From M. C. Red.
Praceous, W. Va., Oct. 2"6, 1917.
Editor Tidings: Landed at last!
Here we are in the old state of West
Virginia, surrounded by familiar
scenes of boyhood days. The autumn
leaves, streaked with every color of
the rainbow and quivering in the
sunshine of this southern clime, are
just as beautiful as they ever were.
These quiet hills seem to smile a
welcome. The wild fox grapes are
just as blue as they used to be and
the apples just as large and red as
even, but with all this there is some
thing lacking. Things ane not as
they used to be I've been trying to
figure it out, and have just solved the
problem. It is this: Everything else
Is here but the boy is gone. 1 I am
fully reminded that my boyhood days
are gone. I am glad, however:, to
notice the Improved financial condi
tion in this section.
When I left this state twenty years
ago I remember distinctly stating to
a friend that I would not give ten
cents for the whole county of Clay.
Only this week I visited the spot
where that remark was made, and
there stands an oil and gas well that
brings a revenue of one thousand dol
lars per day. And just think of It!
When I left Charleston for my old
home In Clay county I did not expect
to see Inuch change as it is only a
distance of forty miles, but what a
surprise awaited me! All along the
way the scaffolding of the oil wells
and the steady working of the pumps
told the story of the riches of oil and
gas and the great freight trains load
ed with great lumps of shining coal
told of the great veins that were un
discovered when last I saw those hills.
Briefly, this Is the whole thing
summed up In these words coal, oil
and gaa Forty years ago most of
this land could have been bought for
25 cents per acre. Now It can not be
had at one thousand dollars per acre.
In fact, It can not be purchased where
oil and gas or good coal are found.
Now I do not wish to excite anybody,
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The World's Greatest Tenor
' Because it ia Caruso, Martinelli, McCor
mack, Evan Williams
The World's Greatest Soprano
Because it is Alda, Calve, Destinn, Far-;
rar, Gadski, Galli-Curci, Garrison,Gluck,'
Hempel, Melba, Sembrich, ' Tetrazzini
The World's Greatest Baritone
Because it is t)e Gogorza, De 'Luca,
Ruffo, Scotti, Werrenrath
The World's Greatest Violinist
Because it is Elman, Kreislerjs Powell,
Zimbalist
The World's Greatest Band
Because it is Conway, Pryor, Sousa,
Vessella
Supreme In Fidelity and Beauty of Tone
but if I were not a member of the
Ashland Commercial Club I would
wager a bottlo of Butler's popHhat
oil and gas can be found in the Rogue
river valley at a depth of not to ex
ceed 2,500 feet If any one had ven
tured fifteen years ago to have sug
gested the idea of boring for oil In
my home county in West Virginia
there would havebeen a commission
appointed Immediately to have In
quired Into his sanity, and yet my
own relatives walked over this ground
for more than one hundred years. It
is so easy to' believe that there Is
something of great value somewhere
.else.
The next thing that attracted my
.attention was the attitude of the peo
ple toward the war. It seoms as If
they are just waking up to the fact
that we are having a war. Many
sons have been called and this is the
second campaign for Liberty bonds.
I was so Interested In knowing how
the city of Charleston would respond
to this appeal that I went down to
see how they were getting along.
Charleston la not a large city only
30,000 inhabitants but on the sec
ond call they were apportioned tho
sale of $3,000,000 of bonds. They
not only raised the full amount but
actually bought $5,000,000 of Liber
ty bonds, nearly doubling their allot
ment. I Inquired how it all hap
pened, and with an alertness that
makes even a westerner take notice
they explained to me that Charleston,
W. Vai, has more per capita wealth
than any city in the United States.
But with all this wealth they are still
the most hpspitable, social and loving
people in all the world.
M. C. REED.
OUR FLAG.
(By Simpson Wilson. Central Point.)
The American flag, the flag of old,
The flag that we stand by,
She waves over the boys, the boys
that's bold;
They will defend our flag or die.
A stripe of white, and a stripe of red,
and a stripe of beautiful blue,
She waves over the heroes who fought
and bled
On the battle ground of Waterloo.
Oh! France! are you glad we come to
your aid?
Do you love our stripes and stars?
Our colors are such they never fade,
They will stand the test of your
wars.
In the trenches behold our stars
a-gllmmerlng
On the flag of red, white and blue.
Behold the bayonets and the guns
a-shimmering,
In the hands of the boys that's
true.
The flag sho is now waving in the
breeze of France,
On die' battlefield of old Verdun,
She will gain a victory at every
chance
And will wave till Germany is
done.
I know you'll come home, cherished
old flag,
I know you'll come with honors
galore.
The Sammies will never give up the
rag
And you'll wave for ever on Ameri
ca's shore.
1st Co. Quartet
Gains Prominence
(By LyntfMowat.)
The new Y. M. C. A. building was
recently completed, and the most pop
ular feature of the formal opening
was a selection, or rather a number
of selections, by the 1st company
quartet, consisting of Andy McGee,
Reld Harrell, "Doc" Furry and Mer
rill Throne. From colonel down to
the buck privates in the back seats
the spectators demanded more until
the Ashland boys ran out of reper
toire. The 1st company has been
asked to put on the first company en
tertainment at the Y. M. C. A. and
is planning a unique minstrel affair.
The Y. M. C. A is a mighty fine thing
for the soldiers and has become the
recreation center. Every night the
building is thronged with fellows,
some reading at the well-supplied ta
bles, others writing, stationery being
furnished free, and others playing
games and listening to Vlctrola mu
sic. The Y. M. C. A. library threat
ens to make bookworms out of sev
eral of our bunch, who spend every
minute with their noses in books.
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A Matter of
Judgment
IT IS always good business to handle finances
in ship-shape manner. And nothing so indi
cates this practice than maintaining a bank
account and connection. The first National Bank
prides itself upon affording facilities that are con
venient and services that are helpful.
i
"The bank that has helped
itself by helping patrons" '
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
ASHLAND ?f OREGON
C.V.CABTER. Presiosnt C.H. VAU PEL. Vim Pits.
j.w.mccoyca.mifr. Clark busmAsst.Caw.-
Instruction on the big guns Is the
latest addition to the comprehensive
curriculum outlined for the 1st com
pany. Gunners' ratings will be possi
ble now with the dollar or so extra
pay. An idea of the busy days may
be gained from the fact that the 1st
company has the following varied
program of instruction for all or part
of the men: Infantry drill, bayonet
manual1, small arms manual, first aid,
semaphore, heliograph, wigwag, buz
zer and phone communication,
searchlights, power plants, telephone
system, grenade throwing, rifle range
shooting, Instruction on the big guns,
and a multitude of other branches.
Numerous visitors from home have
beJen welcomed during the past
weeks, among them being Mr. and
Mrs. Patty, Mr. Tinker, Mr. and Mrs.
and Miss Porter and Miss Eva Disney,
the latter of whom has remained for
a visit with Mrs. S. A. Peters, Jr.,
who Is domiciled at Hammond, the
little village just outside the reservation.
The weekly shipments of eatables
from home are arriving with the reg
ularity of clockwork, and now that
the mess funds of the other com
panies are beginning to run low the
advantages of the Ashland system of
looking after the boys is becoming
very apparent. Good things from
home help out the army fare to beat
the band, and without the home ship
ments the mess sergeant would have
a hard time.
Phone Job orders to the Tidings.
WASH THE KIDNEYS t
All the blood in the body passes thro
the kidneys every few minutes. This ia
why the kidneys play such an important
role in health or disease. By some mis
terious process the kidney selects what
ought to come out of tne blood and
takes it out. If the kidneys are not-good-workmen
and become congested
poisons accumulate and we sutler from
backache, headache, lumbago, rheu
matism or gout. The urine is often
cloudy, full of sediment; channels often,
get sore and sleep is disturbed at night.
So it is that Dr. Pierce, of the Invalids''
Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo
N. Y., advises "Washing the Kidneys,
by drinking tx to eight glasses of water
between meals and then if you way.
to take a harmless medicine that wilt
clear the channels and cure the annoy
ing symptoms, go to your nearest drug
gist and obtain Anuric (double strength).
This " Anuric," which is so many tiroes,
more potent than lithia will drive out.
the uric acid poisons and bathe the kid
neys and channels in a soothing liquid. .
If you desire, write for free medical
advice and send sample of water for free
examination. Experience has taught
Dr. Pierce that "Anuric" is a most,
powerful agent in dissolving uric acid,,
as hot water melts sugar. "Anuric" is
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