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ASH LAN 01 TIDINGS
Established 1878
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THE ASHIiAAD PRIMTUJO OOMPAXY (Incorporated)
Bert R. Grew,
Editor
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A DANGER
In the spring of this year, when
the people of this country became
really awake to the fact that a food
Shortage was among the poslsbilltles
of the coming year, the call went
out from official Washington for a
record production of food and feed
crops. The answer to that call was
prompt and decisive. We are Inform
ed that the output of the farms and
gardens and orchards was never as
great as this year.
This is gratifying and shows the
Readiness with which our people rlso
to an emergency. Bift there is a dan
ger that may grow out of the situ
ation that must be guarded against.
Production of the food crops is de
structive to soil fertility. Over a
great part of our country our fam
ters, In order to maintain the strength
of their soil, have had to resort to
crop rotation, and that "frequently
when they could have realized a
greater immediate profit to havo
etuck to certain straight crops. Es
pecially are the four great staples
r wheat, corn, oats and potatoes, ex
tremely hard on our soils.
Now the probabilities are that the
price of all these crops will continue
high for some time to come and their
production will be a great tempta
tion to our people. To -a,resonable
Extent this will be necessary, but it
should not be carried to an extreme.
Soil once depleted is hard to restore
es any experienced farmer can tea
tify.
As an evidence of the result of ad
lering to the staple food crops, we
lave but to point to certain sections
of the great grain belt of northern
Illinois and Indiana. Since the ad-
Tent of high prices, many farmers of
this section have virtually surrender
ed their farms to the production of
wheat, corn and oats. The old es
tablished rotation has been abandon
ed, with the result that the land lo
being depleted at a really alarming
rate.
We must preserve soil fertility. We
must not be guilty of killing the
goose that lays the golden egg.
of that strategy Is to effect disaffec
tion and dlvlsloirin the ranks of its
enemies. Well the Hohenzollerns
know that with the allies thoroughly
United in alms and methods the Prus
sian ambition is doomed.
German propaganda humbled Rus
sia not German arms. German in
trigue was the one cause of the dis
astrous Austrian drive Into Italy.
German propaganda will now, is now,,
aimed at driving a wedge between the
allied nations. No opportunity will
be neglected, it matters not how
small it may be, of sowing dissen
sions between the nations leagued
against her. .
So, if you even think that we have
a grievance against any of our allies,
lock that thought up carefully In
your heart and never let It see the
light of day until this gigantic con
flict is fought to a finish.
And when the result shall have
been achieved, you will doubtless find
that you can thank Prussian strategy
for having entertained a doubt of
those who are dying by the side of
our sons.
UNITE!) WE WILL STAND
The fact is becoming every day
more and more apparent that Ger
many is finding a united foe too
-.strong for all her boasted efficiency.
The allied battle lines are standing
Ilrm, and the Prussian objective of
Paris or the channel ports seems as
tax from being attained as at any
time since the German hordes were
turned back at the Marne.
Buj when Prussian arm fall, Prus
sian strategy gets on the Job. And
Prussian strategy Is on the Job these
days as large as life. The object
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CLVTTT. PEABODY CO.. I.e. HAKTHS
UiCLE SAX- Well merm a SCRAP o PAPER.
GFJUIAXS HAVE CRUCIFIED
MANY CANADIAN SOLDIERS
Every Piece of Meat From the
East Side
Market
Is a Good Piece.
That's the only kind we handle.
Wholesale, and Retail.
FISH ON FRIDAYS.
OYSTERS AND CRABS IN 8EASON.
James Barrett, Prop. Phone 188.
SUBMARINE DANGER NIL
When our trodps first began cross
ing the Atlantic there was a general
feeling of dread throughout this
country that they would be at the
mercy of enemy submarines.
As the time passes, however, and
our transports one after another ar
rive safely on the-other side and re
turn for another load, this feeling
Is graudally leaving the public mind,
and we look with confidence to the
prospect of putting millions of men
into France with a minimum of loss
from the assassins of the sea.
It might be well to mention thJ
two leading agencies in this task of
rendering the passage of our troops
comparatively safe. Some have crit
icised our navy for seeming inactiv
ity, appearing not to know that but
for It our troop ships would be at
the mercy of the undersea boats.
A German military expert, in ex
plaining that country s poor success
In preventing the passage of our
troopB, says:,
"American transports travel In con
voys well protected against attack,
and are very fast. Thus the subma
rines have a most diflcult and dan
gerous task. It is not important
for us to destroy the American troops
HIndcrburg will take care of that.
What we must destroy are tonnage
and cargoes."
Which Is a very sensible manner
of viewing the question, but which
Americans would call "passing the
buck." The subs are perfectly will
ing to let Hindenburg attend to the
troops, and every American heartily
agrees in the sentiment. The troops
themselves are equally willing and
ready to tend to Hindenburg.
Let us make our name a synonym
for frightfulness, said the kaiser in
one of his "me und Gott" proclama
tions to his army. Let our terrlble
ness surpass that of Atilla the Hun,
so that the nations of earth may
tremble at the menace1 of our wrath.
How thoroughly this diabolical
command has been executed by the
German soldiery was attested by Cor
poral James Irving Parker, a Chicago
boy who recently returned to Cri-
cago from over there, where he drove
an ammunition tryck in the French
army. He is now serving under the
Stars and Stripes.
In his temporary home at the Ed-
gewater Beach hotel he recited to a
representative of the Chicago Post a
story of such horror that his bride of
four days, seated across a luncheon
table from him, repeatedly lifted a
handkerchief to her eyes.
"We were moving forward in the
Chemin des Dames drive last Octo
ber on the heels of the fleeing HunB,
across a train rwricli showed their
devastating hand on every side," said
Corporal Parker. "A crew of truck
drivers was billeted for a few hours'
sleep in one of, the huge French cha
teaus which the Huns, in their head
long flight, Had failed to destroy.
"We were congratulating ourselves
on the excellence of our quarters
when a poliu appeared and said in,
broken English: 'Americans, come
with me.'
' "We followed him up a broad,
winding staircase and entered a room
that must have been 30 feet square.
Then there was presented to my eyes
a sight that haunted me sleep for
days, and which, I hope, but never
expect, to forget.
"The atmosphere was tained with
the odor of putrefying human flesh,
for on the walls of that run hung
15 crucified Canadian soldiers. Five
hung on each of three of the walls.
"Their face lying on their breasts
just as you have seen them In pic
tures of Christ on the cross, wore
the horrible, contorted look of men
who had died a prolonged and agon
izing death. Some of the bodies had
stiffened In the ghasty, twisted atti
tude they had held when death came
to their relief.
"There were 13 Ameican boys In
our party. We thought we were hard
ened. At least, we had seen enough
men mutilated by shells in every con
ceivable form to make us hardened
to war scenes. '
"But as we looked at that grim
exhibit of kultur, the tears began to
roll down our checks and soon we
were openly sobbing. The poilu, who
had probably already exhausted his
lifetime's allotment of tears, stood at
salute, with blazing eyes and set lips.
"Four spikes to a man were used
In the crucifixion, one through each
wrist and one through each ankle.
The spikes in the wrist had, been
driven' through about four Inches
about the hand, and under the weight
of the body had pulled longitudinally
through the flesh as far up as the
hand, making a long, narrow slit,
such as you s,een in the leg of a beet
hung up in a meat market.
"The victims were 13 privates and
two officers, all in full uniform. The
Huns perhaps left their victims'
clothes on so they they might be lden
tlfed as belonging to the hated Cana
dian contingent. That also may hav?
explained why the kaiser's followers
did not burn the chateau. There were
no wounds on the bodies of the men
other than those made by the spikes."
Phone Job orders to the Tidings-
CHROME PROPERTY NOW
HAS NEW OWNERS
A deal was concluded last week,
according to the Grants Pass Cour
ier, for the purchase of certain
chrome properties owned by George
S. Barton, Involving $350,000. The
purchaser Is understood to be the
California Chrome company. It has
been known for the last week or two
that negotiations were on for the
purchase of.thls large property, con
silting of 24 claims on the Smith
river, near the Josephine county line
in northern California. Mr. Barton,
the owner of the property, has been
acquiring the same for a period- of
two years, and has spent a consider
able sum of money in constructing
roads, and developing ore bodies, un
til the property is considered and is
classed as among the best, if not the
best, on the' Pacific coast.
The California Chrome company Is
a large operator and because of its
capacity the production of 'chrome
will be greatly increased. This all
tends to help the government and
save bottoms that would otherwls?
be required for the transportation of
chrome ore from New Caledonia, j
The appropriation by congress for
a harbor at Crescent City is timely,
as these large deposits of chrome
must go to tidewater at that point.
Mr. Barton is a young man who
has had much mining experience,
coming here from Nevada two years
ago. He stated that while the pur
chase price seemed to be a consider
able amount, yet a large tonnage of
ore is available immediately, and he
was particularly pleased thatthe pro
duction of ore would be materially
increased at this particular time Of
necessity. ,.
serial numbers will
identify Stolen tires
A Do you know that very tire on your
car has a serial number? It so,
have you a record of this number?
Nine times out of ten the motorist
who reports the theft of an automo
bile tire to the police is unable to tell
the serial number of his time, accord
ing to the B. F. Goodrich Rubber
company. This number is the only
'positive means of identification for
the authorities. Telling the brand
of the casing, describing its appear
ance or telling of(lts milage record,
ia of little or no consequence.
The Goodrich company and most of
the other large manufactures of
tires place serial numbers on each
tire. Through these numbers can
be traced not only the material In
the tire, when the tire was made, but
on what machine and what workman
handled them.
It would be an easy matter for
the thief to chisel off the serial num
ber, but in doing so he would de
crease the-value of the t're 75 per
cent. Bases -for adjustments ara
available only on tires with serial
numbers. Thus, the importance of
a record of the tire's number is ob
vious. Stealing tires without serial
numbers would be a profitless under
taking for tire burglars.
Police officials in big cities state
that the identification of one tire
very often leads to the recovery of
scores of .others. Not only are tires,
but stolen automobiles as well, re
covered by tracing tire serial num
bers. . In Chicago last year over 2,000.
000 worth of tires were stolen and
nojt recovered. The percentage of
tires recovered would be swelled
amazingly In the United States if ou
tomobilists would make a rocord of
tire numbers. Hunderds of stolen
Yours for
Service
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THE Directors and Officers of the
First National Bunk extend a cordial
welcome to new depositors. PaM per
formance is ample proof of a service
which is conslNtent with sound busi
ness and safe banking principles.
Remember, you nan conduct
your banking here BY MAIL
as well as by coming in personally.
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hJkHrstNatiotiaWattk
' EV CARTER., PRES.
CMVAUPtl VICE PPtS
J W MCCOY. CASHIER
CLARIS BUSMSTCAUi
cars would be reclaimed, also scores
of auto thieves apprehended.
Every month thousands of stolen
tires are recovered' by the police de
partments of large cities but are, dis
posed of as so much junk a), a cus
todian's sale. If the police were no
tlfed of the serial numbers of stolen
tires many of these would be. placed
back' Into the hands of their owners.
CALIFORNIANS WILL
TRAIN AT O. A. C.
A group of 247 enlisted men from
California will come to the Oregon
Agricultural college for training In
auto mechanics, carpentry, black
smithing and wireless. They will be
in command of a military officer and
devote two hours a day to military
drill. Their work will be completed
August 15, when a new unit of 509
men will begin a like course.
New barracks and mess halls will
have to be erected to care for the ex
tra men during regular college work,
which will not be affected by the
army training.
Strange that ex-Czar Nicholas has
not thought of sharing the lecture
platform with other ex-celebraties.
STRONG EVIDENCE.
Phone Job orders to the Tidings.
Is the Statement of This Medford
Woman.
Backache is often kidney ache;
A common warning of serious kid
ney ills. "
"A stitch in time save nine"
Don't delay use Doan'g Kidney
Pills. '
Profit by this nearby resident's exr
perlence.
Mrs. J. H. Gustln, 521 S. Grape st..
Medford, Ore., says: "For several
years I have been taking Doan's Kid
ney Pills when I have felt the need
of a kidney medicine and I have al
ways received the most satisfactory
results. My kidneys seem to be my
weakest spot and every little cold or
jstraiU affects them and my back be
comes weak and lame. After I have
taken a couple of boxes of Doan's
Kidney Pills, my kidneys become nor
mal and In every way I feel as well
and strong as ever."
Price 60c at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mrs. Gustln had. Foster-Mllburn
Co., MfKrs., Buffalo. N. Y.
AUTO SURGERY
A good surgeon removes the diseased members,
that the rest of the body may not be contaminated.
That's what we do for your car but we also sub
stitute good healthy parts that 6tand up to the work.
ALL KINDS OF AUTO REPAIRS
The longer ybu run that car with crippled parts,
the sooner you will put it in the scrap heap.
Bring it in and let us make it' fit, in shape for full
service. ; . - ' ' . -
White Star Garage
N. DIX & SON, Proprietors y
Telephone 116 371 East Uain
It Pays to Paint
- Painting your buildings will immediately increase
their value many times the amount of your invest-
i menf in paint. Neglect to paint means loss by deter
ioration and decay. Lumber and repairs .are more
expensive now than ever before. Protect your property
from depreciation by pointing with v
tfME QUALITY
HOUSE PAINT-
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Jt gives great durability and lasting beauty. It is
most economical to use, because it takes less and lasts
longer. , . . , - -
Let us show you suitable color combinations for
your house and estimate the amount of paint required,
whether you buy or not. " 7."
Swenson & McRae
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