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Newspaper Page TextFRIDAY, UK KMIIKII UH. HUT DAILY HOOVE IlIVfcK COURIER PAGE THIULK LESLIE SALT fl&vors 4tafoodvc9.y U A.wcndrfiil aid tocoolta AT 64 AMERICAN - WINS WAR MEDALS Story Furnishes Material Worthy of Modern Odyssey. FIGHTS' AGAIN FOR FRANCE Veteran of the Frsnco-PruMlen War R (turns to Natlvt Country U Join French Hosts In Battlo Agalnat Qer. many Takse Prlda In fact That Ho U Alao Fighting Amorlca'a Battlo. At sixty-four years of age he wan a OMNunl-rliiM private In ilio French army, Today at elsfy-eevcn ho la 0 lieutenant and wears on his breast the French iiillltnry medal, thn mlt do Guerre with palm, Mini over his shoul (Irr limn hli regimental Fnunage, "rimt hut ilnrkly silhouettes tho re markable alnry of George Mwrnu ger, nn Ainerlc nn, of U Angelea, CnlH 9 wIki hna become nttnrlicd to ihe head quarters of ill Alpine Ohniiasenre, tho Instructors of the American army, to art ni an English Interpreter. For three year he him fouitht In the French army and always aa an American cltl ern. Ilia own alnry, aa he narrated It with simplicity niuidorieil mid a delight ful riirri'iit of liiiniur currying It nhmg. win material worthy of n modern Odyssey nmt a tulu thnt made yon proiiil thnt your country hud given Frttni such n man, t "At seventeen, ! Inndi'd In Snn Fran cisco," he told me. Then." he coniln tied, "nil Ihe world wn young and all I In- tree were green. America hecuine my young wife; France wua my moth er, And when In INTO I heard toy moth er wua nltaikcd I hastened to her de fense. "With a limp In my right knee from n wound 11 ml n liny medal of honor t Tin t my country gave iu, I rnme hnrk to Ihe good U. H. A. mid loculcd In Lo Angeles when It wna tin ndohe town of 2,.MK) people, 2.IMMI of w hom were Mexl fana. . . ' . , "California Inn been Rood to me, 1 have prospered. I have raised a good American family and they are today all residents of Cullfonilii. At alxty three I wn nursing the delusion thnt the next pr.rt of life t nil led behind me. But the rumor of wur, nnd then war Itself, swept me uway from my life' quiet mooring. : joina Frsnch Army. "I Haw the nntil net of thn piny, the first net of w hlch I Imd aeeo stnged In Let Electricity Save You Labor and. Money jniifviiii ' ' mmmmtm wmmm 1 03-J 623 G STPXE I". INTO, wna in lie eniioicd.- I knew thai In thla struggle I would not only he fli-hting for Friinre hut fur America a welt, I made up my mind to get In It. "Iviiiploylug a stratagem, I left home without worrying my family. "I Imiiled safely In Havre, Imt had md been on the Htrci I 1111 hour before n gendarme hn'led me und asked me toy hilxlueiM, 'I have mine to enlist mid fluid for France,' I told him. lie scowled at me and anld! 'Old tnun, don't get funny with me these are diiiigi-rnui tlmeii, and I want In know your crruuil here,' Tuke 1110 to tin nearest eiillNiment otllee, my good inn 11. I nulil. 'nud 1 wilt chow you.' Not knowing what rlMi to do with me lie did aa I suggested. "We entered Ihe olllee, and fortu niitely a colonel wn In charge. I walked up to hi III mid Wild: 'Colonel, I have come five thousand mile to Unlit for Frmire, mid If your reclmetil will tuke inn, I'd lllie In get nt It right away,' The colonel laughingly an I ill 'Why didn't ynil come curlier? "And I reiorteil: 'Why didn't you start lh wnr earlier!1 Well.1 he mild, 'inn) he we ran um you a a ramliloii driver.1 'No, you won'i,' I nild, holdly, I 1II1I11 1 rouie nil Ihe way from Lee Angeles, t'lillfornln, to ilrlvi. a pulr of mule. I've'ciiiiiu to fluhl,' "'Bravo,' he says, 'ihnt'a th. spirit we want.1 When I joined 111 new regi ment they were fighting lit Verdun; men were needed; no one nuked m miy questions; within a wck nfter I hml arrived I wn In III" hospital nurxlug wound." How He Won Mtdale. He win very retlcenl In explaining how he had nhtiilued hi medals, but hy dint of -lull nt prnildliig I found tlmt he had won tlie Croix de tluctit when In a front Hue position Ida com nuinder discovered they were ahnrt of ammuiilllnn and nuked for volun teer lo creep rearward over ahell awept field to notify headiiurtera. He aucreiwfully made the pcrlnua trip, receiving only a alight wound. Ill palm mine lo hint when he left posi tion of coinpnrntlvu wifely to reacue hla wounded colonel and ln:nll him In hi retreat while he gunrded him dur ing the night until relieved lu the morn ing. . " "Thla medal mllltnlrc I never ex IMi'led to wear," he anld. "The action In which I won Ihla I nrver believed I would llvo through. Three hundred of u took n (leriuiin advance trench, und before we I1111I ronollihiied It a thoiixiiid or nmre riiu-hcK, aprlnglug from the (.-round like the fumed hiir vi'Hl iif dniKona1 teeth, hml aurround ed u. They ended on ua to nurren der. Our mower wn voIitiI with lead, (if (lie tlnee hundred, twenty of aa got hack lo our own treuchea, und I. who wn then a neitemit, tvn the aenlor of fleer In conitunnd. . Three tlmca I ,huve been wounded. "I nm happy beyond word Ihnt I tin ve cxciipcd dentil an a to be able to aerve my own cou'itry In thla war.1' Had Hlddan Wealth. For twelve yenr Mlrhnel Kenney, once a Brooklyn water lniector. lived In a aniall furnhihed room nt 2780 Mur rla n venue, Ihe Bronx. He aeldom aHike to anone, nud when he wan nc cldeiitully nHphyxliitcd hy gna tho o lice hud no way of nacertnlnlng whether lie hud nny relatlvea. . Il wii known he owned the two fnmlly hoiine In which he occupied riHiin. und he wua given a decent bur lal. Tuhllc Admlnlatrntor Hiiminer went to the Mnrrta avenue hoiine recently and aenrched the room In hope of finding Information which might lead to relative. In bureau d rower he found bnnk'booka repreaentlng depoe Ita of I'-Xi.tXiO. Under an leetiox theri waa 12.041 In hltla, nnd hidden In the hair of un old net tee wua $100 In gold .CIUNTS rvi!3. CilXON HF.I.IY CF VtOf'EN TO ii SENT TO FRANCE England Recruit) 8,000 to 10,- 000 Workors Every Month. - Rnglnnd will noon hnve an a nny of women In Fmnce ciuiiHirliig fnvornlily In nitiulier with "the cotilemplllde" who coiiNflll.leil the II I'm! inula contin gent aent to France. Thla amne epithet, whleh the kiilN-r npplliil to F-ugliiiid' flmt iirmy, hn li'ii freipienily urn-d lu referring In Ihe firxt female roiillngi-nt. bill that hn lni'ii iIiiiiiih now to the hlgheM word of prnlm from the army comuiiiiider. The flrt lep were tnken to recruit women of nil elnawa for aervleo over aetiH, the war olllee axklnii for between H.inni mid 1II,imhi iiiniitlily. A glunt M'heiue of aiiliKlltutloii I progreMlng Im Mud tho line, women being pi need lu men' Mltloii In freight Ntntlona, warehoiiKe. rlerlcnl office, even In Ihe Hoynl Flying corp. lllnlmer of Uilxir Itohcri declnreil In an oddreut lo women Hint he mar veled at women' adiiptnblllty, whleh not only exceeded till exteclatloua hut hud readied a point where they were Inviiluiible, Aa muny a MMnlble would he util ised near their home, but the greater proMirllon would be aent Into illxtrlctx where Ihe limn miwit wna being lurge ly dlluteil. For the luat alx moiilh women bud heen cooking for tho ofll rera' nnd men' inexxea In Frunce. Kv ery rexirt aliowa Hint where they have taken up lliU work Ihe rMMl hn been better prepared, the cook hoimc are lu heller tuiullary enmlNloii and thn men are better autlnfled. Furtheriuore, It hna been dlwovered Unit llin-e women iK'rupy lew npiu-e In the hut than two men. Dceplte all forecuat and expec Indium, the iihc of women with the nr my hna proved n lilg economy aa well ua Incrcnulng military efllrlency. DISCHARGES COOK FOR NOT SIGNING PLEDGE pj : V- Mi'm. liuik;l (Ir'.tiln, u putrlotlc wom an and wife of Congregmnnn Qrlflln of New York, la now cooking her own meala. She discharged her cook for refusing to algn a food conservation pledge recently. Mm. OrlfTln will do her own cooking . hereafter. MESOPOTAMIA'S HOT SPELL Mercury Last July Touched 122.1 at Bagdad. Thla haa been the hottest season In Mesopotamia of which record exists. The highest temperature at Bagdad waa 122.8 In July, and at Ilusrab 122, while In the. tents of the soldiers the thermometer rose to 10 degrees high er. Thla waa 10 to 12 degrees higher tlmn In 1010. August waa also se verely hot, nnd September opened with a heut wave which drove the ther mometer, to an average of 8 degrees above normal. The mercury at Basrah on August 28 wna 118 and on Septem ber 5 wa 110 In a dump atmosphere. In spite of the abnormal conditions the spirit of the troops has been ex cellent, and In the hottest weather sports hnve been enjoyed as usual. Karly In June a football cup series was played nt Snmiiruh. The first week of September was marked by a regnttn ii ml race meeting tit Bagdad nud u large number of men tire now In train fitg for a big boxing tournament. Couldn't Treat Him. "You'll hnve to got another doctor," said the one to the patient who hud just on lieu on mm. "Am I so 111 08 that?" gasped the suf ferer. "I don't know Just how 111 you are," replied tho man of medicine, "but I know you're the lawyer who cross ; examined mc when I appeared as an i expert witness. My conscience ron't ' li't me 1:111 juu, niul I'll li linneed 1!' 1 want to cure you, tlwi! day," OLD LINER HOW Houses seaplanes Is Mother of Eyes of the British Grand Fleet. VISIT TO SHIPS BT AIR Ntwipaptr Cormpondent Ooti Out to Meet Returning Battle CrulMra Vltwi Qreatett Concentration of Fighting Veaiela In tho Hlatery of th World I an Impirlng Sight Far up In the North sea there la an old Athinllc liner which hna been con verted Into n mother ship for sen pin lien guarding the fleet and scouting aheud In time of peril. The N-w York Hun correspondent vlxlrlng the grand fleet wn taken aboard and nw the wonderful work of reconstruction done hy the ndmlr nit in transforming a vessel whli-h at Ihe outbreak of the war hnd been cm pied a absolutely useless. To day she house score of aircraft, grading from small, baby acnplune to the big American type capable of car rying three passenger. It la almost with the sense of enter ing an old cathedral that one board today this rejuveiiuted liner and pnsse down Ihe long aisle which formerly held hundred of passengers traveling between New York and Liverpool. The rnblns now house In the spacious quar ter forward men who operate bal loon or pl'ot aircraft. All the after portion of thla vckkcI I occupied with glunt ga hngs, which nre used for observation purpose. Can Spaed at 18 Knot. Deeke nnd cabins nre filled with the pnrapheruulla of flying. 8o fur In this war there has heen little said of the work of the grand fleet, hut a visit to this xhlp gives on Idea of the efficiency to which It work hn been carried. This high-speed mother ship Is capa ble of housing nlrcrnft for nil neces sary obseivntlon work. She speed Into the wind nt a rate of 18 knot un HI the nlr pressure of her headway. In combination with the speed devel oped by the huge seaplane motor Is sullli-li'iil to carry them from the deck before they reach the end of the flout ing ship. Big derrick hoist planes from n portion of the deck upon which piissenger formerly plnyed quolta or Mhiifllebonrd. Their engines nre start ed nnd keyed up to flying pitch while diM-klmnds bold to the stays or wheels nttiichcd to the floats until Ihe signal I given for starting.. Then, the re leased plane soar from the deck out over the hnrbor. It I nlmost uncanny to sell out over vessel which looked huge when tend er were nlongslde, then watch them gradunlly diminish In size until they become mere pygmies dwarfed hydls? tancc nnd lowered Into Insignificance by the grent nltltude. As we ascend ed n battle cruiser's siren screumed out und could be heard even nbove the roar of our engine. We circled about tie buttle cruiser squadron, looking down upon ships which ordinarily would hnve been Impressive, but now were tiny ellpses on the broad expanse of the hnrbor. Visiting th. Battlo Cruiser. Another plane. Just leaving the wa ter, looked like a fly attempting to pet above the smoke of the surrounding vessel. All the auxiliary craft dis appeared or became mere dota anon the blue table. Far out toward the hnrbor entrance a long lane of amoko marked approaching vessels. Wo circled down toward the amoke and made a line toward the battU cruisers we knew were returning from patrol duty In the North sea. It waa the perfect alignment of tho battle fleet which struck the observer most forcibly, each vessel taking a position exactly to the rear of the one ahead and giving some idea of the perfect system of co-operation between the unit which haa made the British grand fleet supreme in naval affairs. Outspread upon the forbidding-looking harbor waa the entire fleet of ves sels which has heen guarding Eng land's shores for the last three years, nlthough the harbor looked sninll from n distance of 8,000 feet. This is the greatest mobile concen tration of fighting vessels In the his tory of the world. Even when aeen together it la hard to realize thnt thla nggregatlon has kept England safe from nttack nnd hna prevented the German high seas fleet from coming from Ita hnrbor. Considering Its size from the great .height nlded material ly In renllxlng whnt' nn enormous treasure Britain hns poured out In building such n tremendous fighting machine nnd whnt fortunes nre being spent dully In maintaining It. In spired by the spectacle, It was possible to visualize this greotest unit of the British sen force co-operating with the Ainerlenn Whr1iips In making the wa terways of tho earth safe for nil traf fic Just ns in th days gone hy, when Britain compwri'l piracy imd made tho lanea places of coinfortnblo travel for American clippers, the aame out rageous, vpiracy exists today and It ly with the help of American nien-of-wni-that the British grand fleet once more, will iiinke tho water routes Immune from bnse depredations. Classff fed Advertising FOH MALE O. C. (J RANT LANDS Blue print plata abowlng landa In Joaophlae county, $1.60. Addroaa A. St. Voorbloa, tiraata Paw. tf FOR BALE Two horaa. One geld ing, on mar $40. Each in good condition and weight about 1175 lba. A. N. Partona. . tf DEALERS in horses, mules, cattle. wagons, backs, buggies, harness and aaddles. Wo havo a variety of all kinds at all times. If you havo anything to soil or exchange, or if you want to buy, coma and see us. Wt will treat you right. All our Uveatock Is put out under guarantee. Red Front Feed and Sale Stable, Corner Sixth and K streets. Tlmmons, Prop. Phone 6 J J-J. IStf FOR SALE Good modern bouse. close in. north side. Inquire No. 2133, care Courier. SStf FOR 8ALE Three big mulea, 1.800 pounda and over, 8 years old; one horse, 1,400 pounds, for ssle cheap.. Inquire Grants Pass liv ery. 44 FOR SALE 120 acres of good land near Waldo, about 30 acres clear ed, about 2,000,000 feet aaw tim ber, pine and fir, large amount of piling. Near good graveled road, dally mall. Owner will sell at sacrifice, give easy terms at low rate of Interest Write Wal ter B. Jones, Eugene, Ore. 44 TO RENT TREMONT ROOMS -Now under managment of Mrs. L. C. Arm strong; ,28 clean room at 16c and 50c; apeclal rates by week or month; also light housekeep ing rooms. Would like yonr pat ronize. 40tf FURNISHED ROOMS Largo, com fortable and convlently located. 411 C street. - 86tf HOTEL OXFORD ROOMS for rent Large, well furnished, steam heat, hot water, bath, and all ho tel privileges. Very moderate weekly and monthly rates. 37tf FOR RENT Furnished housekeep ing rooms, also single rooms, close in. reasonable. 621 D, corner 7th. Mrs. T. E. Howard. 45 FOR RENT Small house partly furnished. Inquire 407 Rogue River Ave. Phone 323-R. ' 44 LOST LOST. STRAYED OR STOLEN from ray farm on Sucker creek, two Durham cows, dehorned, branded 2V on left hip, marked swallow fork in left ear and two slita in riant ear. Any information lead ing to the location of thereabouts of said cows will be suitably re warded by J. D. Wlmer, R. . D. No. 1. Kerbv. Ore. 44 LOST Between Joy and Bijou thea tre, man's tan dress glove, left hand. ' Finder please leave at the Courier office. 44 MISCELLANEOUS BENNETTS' CHEMICAL laboratory. ' 1142 Market atreet, Tacoma, "Wn. . Let ua take care of your ore ship ments and do your control work, ralea reasonable. tf BEAR GOT ALL CAMP'S HAMS ruin, Later Captured In Trap, vlded Juicy Steak and Palt Brought Good Price. With hams at present prices even a rich corporation like the Great North ern Paper company cannot afford to feed bears on Hint sort of fedder, and ao It was a distinct relief to the boss of the company's enmp on Elm stream, nine miles from Seeboomook Falls, when the camp timekeeper, Raymond Dyer of Bangor, acted, a Bangor cor respondent of the New York World j writes. In the camp on Elm stream was a barrel of smoked hams. One morn ing the barrel was full. A week later the barrel was hnmless, the cook found. Tracks of a young bear were around the building Dyer set a trap. One morning at three o'clock the crew were aroused hy a tremendous prunting and thrashing. The. hum thief was In the trap, fat, furry nnd fui'linin, securely pinched by his rljilit forepnw. A logger smashed the beurs skull with an ax. The men nte some of the bear ment nnd Dyer got the sl;ln, whleh he wild for a good price In Bnngor, and lso collected the mate bounty, $!. CHICHESTER S PILLS Ml ANIL Lad It! Aakynnr UrusjyUt foe? vni.cftewif r t inurnitatl llrandb IMIU in HrJ ftml Unld m Halite1 tk xci, seated ttiih l.iu Kil botl. ABA Bl M A1Ba IE. iv Af ..a 1'ritftfMU A.kf-rt Uf-l'ilK.TEfTB DiAMiiNtt in; , !i pin., a yttit ktitjvhi. 2ti:, A', way RcllilM i g SOlSSYCKGGISTSRItYA'SaBS PHYSICIANS U O. CLEMENT, M. D. Practice limited to dlseaaes of the eye, ear, nose and throat. Olaaaea Iiued. nose and throat. Glasae fitted. Office aoura 1-1 1, 1-5, or oe ap pointment Office phone, II; resi dence phone I5-J. 8, LOUUHKIDUE. M. U. PhytlcUa' and aurgoon. City or country tali attended day or eight Realdenee phone 6; office phone 111. 81 rib and H. Tuffa Building. A. A. WITHAM. M. D., Physician end surgeon. Office: Hall Bldg., corn, r Sixth and I street. Pboneo: Of fice, lit; residence. !88-J. Houra. 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. DR. J. O. NIBLEY Physician and aurgeon. Lundburg Building. Surgeon Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. Health Officer. Officer hours, to 11 a. m. 1 to I p. tn. Phone 310-J. IStf DENTISTS C. MACT, D. If. D.- First-el ase dentistry. 101 H Sooth Sixth street. Grants Paas, Oregon. ATTOR5EY8 H. D. Norton, Attorney-at-law. Practice In all Bute and Federal Court. Flrat National Bank Bldg. COLVIQ al WILLIAMS Attoraera- at-Lew Grants Peas Banking Co. Bldg. Grants Pa, Oregon. E. S. VAN DYKE. Attorney. Practice In all courts. First National Bank Building. DURHAM RICHARD. Attoraeys- at-Law. Office Masonle Temple, Grants Pass Oregon. W. T. MILLER. Attornej-et-Law County attorney for Joeephtae County. Office: Schallhora Bldg. O. S. BLANCH ARD. Attorney-at-Law Golden Rule Building. Phone 270. Grants Pass, Oregon. " BLANCHARD t BLANCH ARD, At torneys, Albert block. Phone 2 3 6-J. Practice In all courts; land board attorneys. ' VETERINARY BURGEON DR. R. J. BESTUL, Veterinarian. Office in Wlnetrout Implement Bldg. Phone 11 3-J. Residence Phone 306-R. DRAYAGE AND TRANSFER COMMERCIAL TRANSFER CO. Ail kinda of drayage and transfer work carefully and promptly done. Phone 181-J. Stand at freight depot A. Shade, Prop. F. Q. ISHAM, drayage and transfer. Safes, planou and furniture moved packed, ahlpped and atored. Phone Clark and Holman, No. 10. dence phone 134-R. THE WORLD MOVES; so do we. Bunch Bros. Transfer Co. Phone 397-R. . MUSICAL INSTRUCTION J. S. MACMURRAY, teacher of voice culture and singing. Lessons given at home of pupil If requested. Ad dreae 718 Lee 84. 851tf TAXI SERVICE! ARE YOU GOING or not going, that la the question. Call Jitney Luke at the Spa or phone 282-R. Always, at your service for city or country calls. 0tf PHOTO STUDIO THE PICTURE MILL open dally 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. For Sunday ait tings call Mill 2S3-R or residence' 140-J. 78tf The California and Oregon Coast Railroad Company TIME CARD i EffectlveDecember 1, 1317. ! j Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday Train 1 Iv. Grants Pass.. 1:00 p.m. Train 2 Iv. Waters Creek 3:00 p.m. All trains leave Grants Pass front the corner of G and Eighth streets, opposite the Southern Pacific depot. For all Information regarding freight and passenger service call at the office of the company, Lundburg building, or phone 131 for same. East Indian Maglo. traveler . tells a story of Indian magic. The juggler was a Malay who stroked with his (lagers the blade of a long kuife or crees.). The observer . saw water full drop by drop from the blade, which lieeumo tlnnld, like a strip of ludhi rubber. Thrown on the ground, It bounced about, but was a knife blade aialn when lifted by the Juggler. An exnmiimtlun showed that there was no waur mi the mat on Which the observer euw the drops fall-. Ing. -.' .