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Thnrnday, August 22, 1019, ASHLAND TTDrN'GS Spruce Division Of Y. H.U. Ready The ipruce division o( the Y. M. C. A., of which Dr. H. A. Camahan, tccent pastor of the Presbyterian church In this city Is engaged. Is now icady for work among the soldler locgers of the coast, and will start Immediately their great work among he 30.000 men engaged in the great timber belts in getting out stock for airplanes. The full Y. M. C. A. pro cram will be taken Into these camps, and the men employed there will liave music, speakers of note, mo tion pictures, and ull the entertaln nn'tit and diversion accompanying this form of service. "At your serv ice," is the slogan adopted by these -workers, and their endeavor will lie. to serve the men with nil the re quirements within their reach. A largo appropriation has but re cently been set aside for the spruce livlslon work, for equipment, etc. which will include motor trucks, traveling canteens and movable "Y" tents for the six divisions which have been created for the 400-miles-lontr bolt that is of such tremendous im portance In the winning of the war. Spruce division headquarters have Ucn located In the Portland "Y" l.uildlng, from which all of the work will be directed by Tom Davis, super vising secretary. To do army work, he gave up his law practice at Ilutto, Mont., and for a time served at Camp Lewis, later being named as chlef-ln-cbarge of the new spruce assignment Secretary Davis has divided the "vork into six sections, out of which at many divisional secretaries will vcrk In their respective districts. Among these are men of varied lines of business and professional life, who )ave given up their vocations for the j.rrlod of the war In order to serve military men and In tills manner to help to win the victory over the forces of the kaiser. The divisional secretaries are liny V. Lewis, Will F. Ilnice, M. .1. F" rnga, Dr. 11. It. MumIi, lr K. T tiiboney and Dr. II. A. Carnuhau. F W. Collins will also be associated vlth Secretary Davis and his divi sional staff. Dr. Carnnhan Is particularly rrtapted to this work. Ills sympa thetic nature and keen Interest In humanity make him a proper leader f men, and he will take great in terest in his new vocation. Talent Tidings Miss Edythe Anderson returned Sunday from her two weeks' vacation with her parents at Portland. She reported a very pleasant visit not withstanding the stormy weather. A family reunion party was held nt the home of D. O. Hurley, the occasion being their wedding annnl mrsary. Rev. Edwards of the Ashland Xaz- rrne church gave a very Interesting and helpful discourse at the Metho dist church Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Cook and son 1'red left Tuesday evening for Seat tie. Mr. Cook will seek employment In the shipyards. Mrs. John Norman, who has been Tlslting on friends and relatives hero returned to her home In Klamath Falls last week. Ladles' Aid will meet at tho home of Mrs. E. E. Fobs Thursday after noon. All are cordially Invited to Attend. Church services as usual next Sun day. Sunday school at 10 a. m.; Treadling at 11. Epworth League at 7 p. ra.; preaching service at 8. Mrs. Heed, who has filled tho pulpit In Mr. Reed's absence, always brings helpful and Inspiring dlscources to the people. You are cordially Invit ed to attend all these services. Mr. Watt of Medford motored up iWagner creek Monday. The piece of road commonly nown as the Dewey hill Is being cut down making a much better road. The county rock crusher Is being moved up to the Jackson hot springs where It will be located for the work on the Eagle mill hill, thus doing away with the steep .hill which has to be climbed In order to reach Ash land. John Xyswaner took a trip over to the Blue Ledge Saturday. J. H. Yv'lthrow returned Sunday from a week's trip over to Klamath county. Fred Rapp and James Brlner left Inst week for a hunting trip in the Big Butte country. Mr. Llttrel has rented the resi lience of Mr. Carlisle on Gibson sireet. Charles Bigham Is working at the Bullls sawmill, weBt of Medford. Everett Peeson left hiBt week for the navyyards at Bremerton. America must feed the world. Us a big Job and requires team work. Let everybody pull together In sav ing what we have and producing more food. IV. A. Shell TheBarber M 137 . Main ASHLAND AVPIKXCK THRILLED BY DESCRIPTION OF WAR (Continued from page 1.) on on earth. When the boys come home they will not ride on camou flaged transports, accompanied by (submarine chasers. They will sit cn open decks without life-saving belts and all fears of U-boat attacks will be swept away. The boys are coming home, and they are coming In Just this way!" A large audience greeted Dr. Uoncy at tho Chautauqua building lust night not one of whom but went away a better American for hearing fiiet-handcd of the splendid achieve ments our men and our government aro accomplishing in war-ridden Eu rope. In connection with the lecture, the Ashland band played In the pavilion adjoining preceding the address, and Mrs. II. T. Elmore and Miss Gcrt tude Engle sans several patriotic r.olos. Gambling With Destiny Spending your Income as you make It Is simply gambling with destiny md with all the odds against you. You stand all to lose and none to gain SYSTEMATIC SAVING even though small, if constant, elim inates tho element of chance and establishes your future on a basis of certainty. This bank desires to co-operate with you In building on that basis. We have unusual facilities for pro moting tho Interest of our customers. STATE HANK OF ASIILAN'P Camp Lewis Turns Out Fine Soldiers Mus. E. T. Merrill of 570 Boule vard returned a few days ago from Camp Lewis, where she had been visiting her son, Sergeant E. H. Mc Cormlck, of the 39th company 10th battalion, IGOth depot brigade, who is stationed there. Mrs. Merrill Is wonderfully Impressed 'with the life of the soldiers at Camp Lewis, which Is the largest in tho coast country. "Ono has no conception until th'.'.v vlpit Camp Lewis what the govern ment Is doing for our boys," Mrs. Merrill remarked on her return. "Camp life was a revelation to me. .'The magnitude of the camp is sur prising to one who does not realize anything about It only from hear Lay. It Is laid out like a veritable city with paved streets, attractive boulevards and beautiful driveways, and this all goes into the formation of the army home of the newly drafted boys." Another source of admiration of v.iiat the government is doing for the iioys In her service Is tho physical benefit so quickly derived by the reg ular life nt the camp. Mrs. Merrill taw a good example of that in the condition of her own son, Sergeant McCorralck, who had gone to Camp l ewis after a period of college life that had left him stopped from con etant sitting at a desk, with pallid that had left him stooped from con prise was so great when a big broad shouldered husky man greeted her that It required a second look to ree Ignlze her son. Boys are usually homesick and de pressed when they first go to Camp Lewis, Mrs. Merrill observed. But (rills and exercise, the out-of-door r.leeping, the proper amount and Quality of food work wonders with them In a short time. Boys- who have only been In camp a few weeks emerge In uniform with not only a different appearance phy; bically, but with a much better view point of army life. "Uncle Sam Is making soldiers who are the salt of the earth," was Mrs. Merrill's opln Inn after an Inside view of one of the great United States camps. State Police Will Guard The Highway Motorcyclo Cop McDonald who ha been serving on the raciflc highway to regulate the speed of autos be tween Ashland and Medford, has re ilgned and plans to enlist In the aviation service. According to statement made by County Prosecu tor Roberts no other motorcycle cop will be employed to replace McDon aid, but that tho matter of looking nfter Bpeed violators will be done by two or" more state policemen who will be assigned to this section wit Medford as their headquarters. He said these men will be on duty Bhortly and that they will alBO keep vatch for bootleggers and smugglers of liquor over the mountains, as well as porform other general duties per teinlng to the enforcement of state laws. The Btate policemen, he further stated, will be under direct orders from tho state police headquarters and are not assigned for duty only In Jackson county, but will cover th southern Oregon section and mak their headquarters In Medford. Council Of Defense Urges Enlistments At a recent visit to Portland, Mrs. E. C. Gard, chairman of the com mittee of national defense, was in structed by the United States govern ment employment bureau to urge every able-bodied man to enlist In the U. S. labor service. Two thousand men are now needed In the state of Oregon to work in ship yards, saw mills, lumber yards, etc., and she will be glad to furnish blanks to all thos.i wishing to give service. They espe cially want men who wish to wor't tor promotion, and the chairman is expected to send In weekly reports. Wages are from $4 to $7 a day. At the present timo governmt'it work for women consists of nursliif?, reconstruction work and other courses given In the colleges. Blanks and instructions have Just been re ceived in regard to the government nursing department. For military hospitals all women must be 21 to 33 years of age, and must have a high school education or its equivalent. For civilian hospitals the same educational requirements ro necessary, and the ages are from 19 to 35 years. .No married women are taken, and those who are tendi ng are urged to continue in their ork. Reconstruction work Is a four months' course given at Reed col lege, Portland. Women must be from 5 to 40 years of age and education al Qualifications must Include anat- my of the body and chemistry. A tuition fee of $o0 Is charged and the student pays all her expenses, then the government gives positions at 0 a month and expenses. Those ver 40 years or under sj years f age can tako the courso but they w ill not be guaranteed work and will ot be called unless the government has not sufficient workers. A fund is provided from which a cy or girl can norrow ir ne or sue as not sufficient moans to finish the course. The local employment bureau for A-onien In Portland at the present timo is more than filled with the ex- eptlon of domestics, which pay from $20 to $2." a month. Cooks can get from $75 to $l:o a month. Any further Information desired can lie rcreiv:;; iy nduressing tne chairman of committee of nntional council of defense, Mrs. E. C. Gard. '.omii nr.iti.ix itv spring IF NOT 11KFOUK WINTER The bombardment of Berlin from tho air is not far from realization. American airplanes and American aviators will take part in the greatest rir raid of tho war when it takes I !aco. It is possible the allies may drop bombs on Berlin this fall, and almost certain thnt tho kaiser will be routed cat of bed in Potsdam palace by an air bomb next spring at the latest. This Is the belief of General W. S Brancker, controller General o. equipment of tho British air ministry who has been in this county for sev eral weeks in consultation with gov ernment officials In charge of avia tion. "It Is within the realm of certain ty, says General Brancker, tnai we can send a fleet or airplanes to bom- hnrd Berlin In the spring, If not this full, as we have repeatedly bombed Colognb and other cities on the Rhine. "We have not sufficient planes for a really big offensive, In my under standing of tho term.. We have plenty of airplanes and can built plenty more,, but we lack engines, and we have about reached capacity in en gine production. "We need America's help, her great resources and her men. To get tiie best results, the creation of a i ecretary of air forces, or the equiva lent, under whom air fighting, air- piano production, equipment and per sonnel will be a separato branch of combat, Just as the army or the navy will be advisable. "Wo have built up a big airplane program to take the Liberty motor and bomb Germany, but America can not now spare these motors, and so 1 fear our airplanes will be wasted and tho real offensive from the air seriously delayed. Your air forces ought to be organized on a tremor dous scale, and that Is what wo look to America to do." In General Brancker's opinion, if it Is possible to fly to Berlin and back which Is mora than 800 miles, the flight across the Atlantic from New foundland to the Azores (the longest lap of the Journey) which Is 1200 miles, can 1)0 made. This will mean an organization, alrdomes and repair idants in Newfoundland and tho Azores. Politics Is not the only thing which should be adjourned -for the period of the war. We might men tion selfishness, extravagance, greed and profiteering. What can you think of to add to the list? MONSTROUS IDEA II! GERMAII MIIID Treachery, Murder, Barbarity, Anything, Praiseworthy if for Prussia's Gain. Abominable 8ystem That Must Be Overthrown if the World It to Be Worth Living In, Regardless of the Cost This I have seen. I could not J believe it unlets I had seen It j through and through. For sev- J eral weeks I lived with It; I J went all about It and back of it; Inside and out of It was shown to me until finally I came to realize that the Incredible was J true. It Is monstrous, It is un- thinkable, but It exists. It is T the Prussian system. F. C. Wal- ? At n conference of field men of the United States food administration held In Washington, F. C. Wnlcott pictured conditions ns he had found tin-in In the countries Invaded by German arms., Mr. Wnlcott served with Mr. Hoover on the Belgium relief commis sion when this nation was attempt ing to feed the starving civilian pop ulation of Belgium, rotund and north ern France. In his address ho had pictured such conditions as ho said he could not believe unless he had seen the situation through and through, nnd had lived with It for weeks. lie showed these terrible conditions to ho the result of deliberate plans on the part of official Germany, nnd In sum ming up ho snld: "Such Is tho Cermnn mind as It was disclosed to me In several weeks' contact with officers of the staff. Treaties nre scraps of paper. If they hinder Germnn alms. Treachery Is condoned nnd praised, If It falls In with Germnn Interest. Men, lands, countries nre Germnn prizes. Popula tions are to be destroyed or enslaved so Germnny may gain. Women nre Germany's prey, children arc spoils of war. God gave Germany the Hohen zollern nnd together they nre destined to rule Europe nnd, eventually, tho world thus reasons the kaiser. "Coolly, deliberately, officers of the Germnn stnff, permeated by tills mon strous philosophy, discuss the dena tionalization of peoples, the destruc tion of nntlons, the undoing of other civilizations, for Germnny's account. "In nil the world such n thing hns never been. The human mind has never conceived tho like. Even among barbarians, the thing would be Incred ible. The mind enn scarcely grasp the fnct that these things arc pro posed and done by a modern govern ment professedly a Christian govern ment In the family of civilized na tions. "This system hns got to be rooted out If It tnkes everything In the world, If It takes everyone of us, this abomination must be overthrown. It must he ended or the world Is not worth living In. No matter how long It takes, no matter how much It costs, we must endure to the end with agon ized France, with imperiled Britain, with shattered Belgium, with shaken Russia. "We mnRt hope that Germany will have a new birth os Russia Is being re born. We must pray, as we fight against the evil thnt Is In Germany, thnt the good which Is In Germany may somehow prevail. We must trust that In the end a Germany really great with the strength of a wonderful race may find Its place ns one of the broth erhnod of nntlons In the new world thnt Is to be. "The responsibility of success or failure rests now upon our shoulders; the eyes of the world are nnxlously wntchlng us. Are we going to be able to rise to the emergency, throw off our Inefficiency, nnd prove that democracy Is safe for the world?" In ' the above statement Mr. Wnl cott has described a condition thnt must be changed If America, If the world, Is to remain n "fit place to live In." And the only way by which this change can be effected Is tne de feat of German nrms In this war. Nothing good, nothing but evil, enn come out of Germany, so long as the German people are controlled by a milltnry autocracy, nnd the Germnn people cannot be made to realize this until this nutocracy Is crushed. The spirit of militarism that has made of the Germans a reDner anu u muraw notion must be utterly crushed If the world Is to remain free, and to accom plish this those of us who cannot fight In France must lend our support to our men who nre fighting for us. FLIER IS MADE CHEVALIER Guynemer'i Friend and Pupil Has Seven victories to nit Credit Tnr!aSous-Lleutennnt Bozon-Ver- durnz, recently made a chevalier bt the Legion of Ilonor, following his seventh officially recorded aerial vic tory, was the Intimate friend and pupil of Guynemer. Tie accompanied Guynemer Septem ber 11, 1017, when the latter met his fate. IBs one thought since, it is nS' sorted, has been to avenge the great ace. One of the new chevalier's feats wns to shoot down three planes In four hours. He was a cavalryman until transferred to the ulr service. . 1rIBJUGLE gu,l Summoni all the force! tnd rewurcei of the Republic to the defense of Freedom THE OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE which the United State authorities have ranked atone of the fifteen distinguished institution! of the country for excellence in military training, has responded to the call. The College it distinguished not only for its military instruction, but DISTINGUISHED ALSO FOR It! itronfj industrial ccunct for men and for women: In Asriculure, Convnerce, Engineering, Foreitry Home Economics, Mining, Pharmacy, and Vocational EJucation. It! wholesome, purposeful itudcnt life. It! democratic college spirit. Its successful graduates. Student! enrolled last year, 3453; ttan on hi icrvice flags, 1258, over forty percent representing officers. College opens September 23, 1918 For catalog, new IlluitratcJ Booklet, anil oilier information write to (he Regiitrar, Corvallii, Oregon Railroad Employees Must Be Courteous Railroad employes have been spe cifically ordered by Director General McAdoo to show courtesy In dealing with the public and to cease excusing tialn delays and other errors with tho plea that "Undo Sam is running the lallronds now." " 'Tho public be damned' policy will In no cause be tolerated on the railroads under government control." cald the director general's order, ad dressed to "all employes In tho rail road service of the United States." The order follows in part: "For many years It was popularly believed that the 'public be damned' policy was the policy of the railroads under private control. Such a policy h Indefensible either under private control or government control. It would be particularly Indefensible under public control when railroad imployes aro the direct servants of the public. ' " 'The public bo damned' policy will in no cause be tolerated on the lailroads under government control. Every employe of tho railroads should take pride in serving the pub lic courteously and efficiently. "My attention has also be?n called to the fact that employes have some times offered as an excuse for their own shortcomings, or as a Justifica tion for delayed trains or other diffi culties, tho statement that 'Uncle tarn Is running the railroads now' or 'theso are McAdoo's orders,' etc. Nothing could bo more reprehensible and nothing could be more hurtful to tho success of tho railroad adminis tration or to tho welfare of the rail road employes themselves. "There are many people who for partisanship or selfish purposes wisn government operation of the rail roads to be a failure. Every employe who Is discourteous to the public or makes excuses or statements of the kind I have described, is helping tbese partisans of selfish interests to discredit government control of rail roads. "Recently the wages of railroad employes were largely Increased. In order to meet this Increase the public has been called upon to pay largely Increased passenger and freight rates. The people have accepted this new .urden cheerfully and patriotically. Tbo least that every employe can do In return Is to serve the public cour toously, faithfully and efficiently." IWJ SIMS AVAILABLE AS LOAN'S TO FAHMKKS President Wilson has placed at the alsposal of the treasurer of agrlcul tural department $3,000,000 to en able them to furnish aid to wheat growers In certain sections of the west, who have lost two successive crops by winter killing and drought The Federal land banks will act as Unanclal agents of the government to make and collect the loans. This fund Is not Intended to be lent to farmers who have banking collateral; the action of the war fi nance corporation In urging the banks to finance such farmers and Its promise to support them In such financing, It is believed, will amply provide for them. Loans from this fund will be made to Individuals who have not hanking collateral, and only where It Is nec ossary to enable a farmer to con tinue to grow food products. Th noney will be advanced upon tho crop of wheat or substitute grains planted on the land, and no loan will be in excess of $3 per acre and no applicant financed beyond 100 acres, The use of the fund will be under the joint control of the treasury and rienartment of agriculture; as the machinery for the work is already In Existence, no substantial delay Is expected. The corporation of local banks and local associations and individuals Is looked for. The Columbia river highway be twecn Hood River and Cascade lock.j Is now open for travel. While tho work ! not done, the road has been opened and will remain open the rest of the season. $$$5JJJ$j53J$3iJ$ t SOLDIERS' LETTERS 0 Mrs. D. S. Powell, of Oak street, loceived last week the following let ter from her son, Corporal Alden D. Towcll, who left Fort Stevens a shoit rlnio ago with the 61 th battalion for tho cast: Camp Mills, Long Island, X. Y. August 14, 1918. My Dear Little Mother: Well, wo tertalnly had a fine trip. Would havo v rilten sooner, but thS darn weather has been so warm 1 haven't been, feeling very ambitious. We happen ed to hit New York on one of tho warmest days they had for 37 years. and the fellows were about all in by the time we reached -camp. Bill Holmes, Andy McGee and I vent to New York last night. Gee! Wp walked an awful ways, and saw all the main parts. Even went to Coney Island. New York Is 27 miles from our camp, and we can go for 0 cents. Tills Is certainly a large camp with nen from every branch of the Berv- cc. So many, you don't know where t:ey all are. Heard that Fred Gar rett was here, and went to look him t'p. but found he had left for Franca about the same time that we came in. Would certainly havo loved to have seen him. This seems to be a rst camp, no drill or anything ex cept Inspections. We have all turn ed In our stuff and have been equip ped for overseas service. Even have big, heavy, rough shoes with bis hob nalb In them, also trench caps just little things that sit' on the side of vour head. Everybody who wants to take any tobacco across with them are laylnp in their supply. Each man Is allow ed to take four pounds. I have an awful bunch of thing to write, but Bill and I will have to be hurrying back. We're not sup posed to be here now, and Its almost dinner time. My, but it certainly Is warm in t'!s country! Wouldn t live here on a bet. Saw some of the most beauti ful homes on the way to .New York jesterday I ever saw. Wish you could see them. They are sure strict with us. Won't bardly allow us to leave camp. Even had to stay on the train all the way over. It sure got tiresome, tliougn, sitting on a train for a whole week. CIve everybody my regards and vrite everything you can think of. Write soon and don't worry. Love, ALDEX. SUCCESSFUL FA KM KKS USE ONLY PUKE, CLEAN' SEED Oregon farmers are striving tor maximum yields by sowing only puro teed. They are seeking good strains of the best varieties, says B. F. Shee- hnn, of the O. A. C. farm crops de partment. "The farmers are confronted with a scarcity of many kinds of seed," says Mr. Sheehan, "and every effort rhculd be made to raise the quality by eliminating seed of low quality and all weed seed, and by seed treatment. By treating our seed many dollars worth of damage to crops may be cut out. . Cereals es pecially suffer heavy annual losses for want of treatment. "To get clean seed It Is necessary to plant clean seed. Plant nothing but varieties -adapted to your local climatic conditions. Perhaps noth ing advertises a country better than a reputation for pure varieties of teed. Every grower is looking for reed, pure, clean and a good yicld er." Farmers are using the fanning mill. It Is not necessary that a mill lie owned on every farm. Two or more men may own one machine, so regulating their time of use that none Is Inconvenienced. One farmer practicing this arrangement says: "If all farmers would clean and test their ' seed before planting, In a very few years farming would be brought to nearer the high plane . that the su preme rulor Intended It to occupy." Oregon has produced $2,270,874 worth of gold, silver and copper, of which Baker county produced $1, 6S9.601 worth, copper being the larg est in value.