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OREGON WEATHER
Fair, froet In the east por-
tion tonight; moderate winds.
mostly easterly.
DEFEATING THE SfBS
The frank figures lately given out
by the Brltiish admiralty provide the
best ground we have yet had for
calm confidence In the situation.
They reveal enormous losses, and
at the same time afford proof that
the shipbuilders are really gaining
on the U-boats, and unless some new
factor Intervenes will soon have the
upper hand.
During the war there have been
nearly 12,000,000 tons of shipping
lost by allied and neutral nations, J
due to submarines and natural
causes together. The new construc
tion has been only a little more
than half that. amount. Thus there
Is a deficit of over 5,000,000 Ions.
Bat about half of that deficit has
been made good by the seizure of
German and Austrian ships, leaving
a net loss to the non-commercial
world of only 2,832,000 tons In
nearly fonr years.
For the past year the destruction
has been particularly heavy. But
the figures show unmistakably that
In recent months the destruction has
diminished, and construction Is In
creasing with unprecedented rapid
ity. For the last quarter of 1917 the
net loss was only a little more than
100.000 tons a month. If the U-boats
were to continue throughout the
years as successful as they were In
that quarter, It would take less than
1,400,000 tons of new ships In 1918
to balance the current losses. Great
Britain herself will produce more
than that. And the United States
Is expected to add 8,000,000 tons or
more.
to keep up the Industrial pace we
have set.
The Herald Is not pleading for a
larger baby crop. That matter ran
probably be left to take care ot It
self. The argument Is for better
conservation of the babies we've got.
and those that are going to be born
right along. The Intent mortality
rate has been lowered greatly In the
last few years, but there la still room
for much Improvement. Mlsa Lath
rop, head of the federal children's
bureau, is making a special cam
paign to save a larger percentage of
babies.
The present wastage In this coun
try, due purely to carelessness and
neglect. Is said to exceed SO0.OO0
babies a year. Miss Lath rop Insists
that at least 100,000 of those wasted
Uvea eould be saved, to start with,
If we were about It In earnest.
Whether we regard those 100.000
merely as babies, whom all the
world loves, or as workers, whom
all the world needs. It Is certainly
worth trying.
a million fnn nf hlinlni from
Holland. In the form of a diplomatlc-j
ally camouflaged shipping loan, and(
now Japan is offering us 1 50,000 (
tons or more. And along both our
seaboards and on the shores of the
Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico
vessels are being laifnched now In
such rapid succession that they al
most make one continuous splash.
ItH be raining ships pretty soon.
Russia's war debt Is said to be
50,000,000 rubles. Which appears
to mean that the deluded "capital
ists" of Russia and the outside
world, against whom the Bolshevik!
are waging verbal war, are In the
hole $25,000,000.
be sent to the Hrvmcrton nivy yard
or to the naval training station at
Seattle for their training. The period
of training Is from two to four
months after which the men are sent
to sea.
The recruiting party enrolled elxht
men from Ashland during their two
day stay there, while five were en
rolled In one day at Medford. on
Friday, their first day there. The
party will be stationed at Medford
four days.
All branches of the V. S. naval
reserve force are open at the present
time. The reserves are In need of
firemen, carpenters, painters, cooks,
butchers, electricians, men for the
hospital corps and many other
branches.
A special aviation construction
unit Is now being enrolled for Imme
diate service In France. The follow
ing tradesmen are needed to nil this
unit: 10 carpenters, a tew brick
layers, riggers, machinists, electri
cians, etc.
This newly organized unit offers
an exceptionally good opportunity to
those that wish to continue their
trade and be near the front line
trenches.
With the aid of several members
of the Chamber of Commerce, A. An-j
demon, the special advance publicity
agent for the recruiting party, has
arranged for their headquarters In
the rooms of the Chamber of Corn-
metre. A scale, typewriter, desks j
and achalrs have been provided by,
the merchants. i
Benjamin Parsons of Ashland Is
going to Join I'ncle Sum's navy.
Benny, who Is II years old, applied
at the recruiting office of the V, .8.
naval reserves In that town last
Wednesday. He wanted to be a sail
or. He wanted to be one of Uncle
Sam's happy tars. He waa examined
by Assistant Surgeon Charles IV
Wade, of the remitting party who
declared that Benny would have lo
have an operation before he could
enter the service.
Benny made an appeal. He had
no money, operations cost. Doctor
bills, hospital bills and medicine
bills would have to be met and
they were met.
1'pon hearing of Benny Parson's
rase, the cltUens of Ashland Imme
diately set to work. Dr. Jnrvls, a
prominent and patriotic surgeon of
that town suld he would perform
the operation free of .charge, tile
Ited Cross are donatio,; the band
ages, a local drug store the medii Ine
nnd four members ot Hie city council
luive offered to pay for Kenny's hos
pital expenses.
And now Benny Is happy. H''
going to help his Uncle Snmmy whip
the kaiser by fighting with the U. 8. j
naval reserve force on the high seas,
"Just give me a whack at those
blamed submarines." growled Benny
as he was tucked In between the
clean white sheets of the small Iron
cot at the hospital, Wednesdny. j
Uncle Sam wants red-blooded men i
like Benny. He needs men to man I
his battleships, crulcrs, submarine!
chasers and destroyers. j
He needs expert gunners on hl,
troop ships, and on the big mer- j
chant marine vessels that carry food j
and war materials to France where!
the French, British, Italian and Am-.
erlcan soldiers are fighting for hu
manity and freedom.
Enlist in the U. S. naval reserve
force at the Chamber of Commerce
rooms starting Tuesday.
It. M. (laslle, er and chemist
ot Ban FraiH'Uro, spent sevvral da
In the county and left for home last
night. Mr. (lustel was at the Flan
agan mine Investigating the flatter
gold saving plant, which has been In
operation for some time, saving gold
values from the tailings. Mr. llssilo
says he has seen many saving devices
and had become skeptical of all
such m.ul lncs, but ii pron'itin.-on
this one as fulfilling ul, ilaiipp It
l 'lie only plant ho h.vj s-en whlih
Is really successful.
Mr. Raher, the Inxenlor, hns taken
down the plant and stored It, and Is
now looking for a titration at a mine
with greater output.
Cveryman'a Pltdgt.
America shall win this war)
Therefore. I will work, 1 will nave,
I will sacrifice. I will endure. I will
fight cheerfully, and to my utmost
as If (he whole out' nine of the strug
gle. dep tided upon me alone.
(Continued from pg I.)
pulgn and In the afternoon ha will
meet with the Josephine county as
ecutlve commutes tu outline tht
work for furtherance of the cam
paign In this county.
tlraiils Pass now has 45 members
In the Junior lUlntmw Iteglment.
rteversl of these hold membership In
more than one regiment and many
others who do not now appear as
members of the various regiments
will soon be enrolled as proud mem
bers of thla very worthy organisa
tion through which so muh good
has been and Is being accomplished.
The more recent additions to (ha
Junior Rainbow regiment are: Alvln
Erlrkson, tt nth Wleland, Uuls Orme
and Jack llearss. Thomas McKln
stry, who Is a member of the Third
Junior Rainbow Regiment Is also en
titled to membership In the Fourth
Junior Rainbow Regiment. The In.
tercet manifested by the young peo
ple la truly Inspiring.
Placer and Quarts Mining blanks
at the Courier.
0. & 0. Railway Lands
Open April -29th, Close May 25th
All filing en n lie Hindu Ix-forff
HKItllKHT HMITII. I'. H. I.AM) (XtM.MIMHIONKIl
(iranta Pas, wliu will have a fore of e xt-i'nrl lil For any
liiformntlon rail at CotniulaslMiier'a orllcr, (jrnnta IVw, where you
ran kc4 full Information ami rxpbtnntlon nn7 uetlon you svre
m rlear about.
O. V, UAII.WAY MAPH Hill MAI.K
IIOTKI.N AMI ItKKTAl IIANTH CAN T.1KK t'.tltti OF lillKAT
MAX Y PKoPl.K
. BABIES FOR JOBS
. Nobody an yet, even lh this era of
bard work. Is urging lobs for babies,
but the Chicago Herald wants babies
for jobs. The reasoning Is simple.
After the war, says the Herald,
there Is going to be more work than
ever to do, and fewer hands, com
paratively, to do It. Heretofore we
nave relied on Europe for industrial
recruits. But Europe for a long time
to come, the Herald believes, will
not be "breeding children for Am
erica." She will need all her nhll
dren herself. And probably Asia
will, too.
3o we are going to face the neces
sity of providing our own labor,
skilled and unskilled alike. That
means more babies, If we. are going
The kaiser is much peeved with
Holland. But that's about as far as
the matter will go. William Knows
It's safer to bnst an artery than to
stir up the Dutch.
E
GO TO SOLDIERS
Early this week the local library
will ship to the central collection
station In Portland another lot of
460 books for the soldiers and sail
ors. The last collection contained
327 volumes, making a total of 787
books given by the people of Jose
phine county.
The books in the shipment to go
out this week are especially well
chosen, showing that considerable
thought was given as to the material
that the soldiers are to have to read.
In man? cases, the Y. M. C. A. work
ers state, fairy tales, nursery
rhymes and other such books were
included for grown men In the army.
Great care Is urged in not sending
anything which the soldiers do not
need, on account of the space they
take up In shipment.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. George
Eaton and Mrs. H. H. Allyn pre
pared the last of the books received
by pasting card holders and nnmbpr
stickers on them for the conven
ience of the war camp librarian.
U, S, NAVY Will RECRUf
(Continued from Page 1)
reserves are wanted from the 13th
naval dlntrict. The men will either
CLAY SAMPLES TO BE
I
County School Superintendent1
Mrs. Alice Bacon Is receiving muny.
samples of clay from different parts
of the county. The last of this week !
she will send them to a clny expert
In California to have them tested for
quality. Any person ' having mm
plea of clay which they wish to have
tested should send them in at once.
The object .of Mrs. Bacon's expcrl-i
ment Is to determine the kinds of,
clay In the county and to learn. If
possible, their value for various!
uses. The county will get the bene-'
fit of these analysis which may prove
of value later on.
Next summer the clays will be
used by an artist in clay modeling at
the summer school which will be
conducted here. The teachers of
the county will learn how to teach
clay modeling to their pupils, an
Important art In the development of
the child's hands and mind.
Political Cards.
Paid advertisements
EUGENE L. COBTJRN
Republican Candidate for
Nominee for
COUNTY CLERK
Present Incumbent
GEORGE LEWIS
Candidate for Republican
Nominee for
SHERIFF
Present Incumbent
C. E. HARMON
Candidate for Republican
Nominee for
COUNTY CLERK
Primaries Mny 17
S. LOUGHRIDGE, M. D.
Candidate for Republican
Nominee for
CORONER
Present Incumbent Only once In
tlw past two years has coroner's fees
heew charged.
SlacKers and Loafers
Not to Be Tolerated
This means able bodied men who sit around playing cards or
loaf upon our street3. Drastic action will be taken to make
Grant3 Pass 100 per cent patriotic.
The following' resolutions were unanimously adopted and
will be rigorously enforced by the Council of Defense.
WHEREAS the entire Nation has been requested to save
food, furnish money and conserve man power during the period
of the war, and
WHEREAS Josephine County has given assistance in all
these endeavors to the extent ofher ability, and
WHEREAS the scarcity of labor promises to be more acute
in this section than ever before and the wage scale the highest
therefore be it
t
RESOLVED that the citizens of this community will pot tol
erate nor countenance any slackers, loafers or shirkers among
its able bodied population, and will do our best to see that hobos
and beggars are abated; that local residents be fully employed;
that boys and girls be encouraged in endeavor and thrift and
that any person not giving his best endeavors in some useful ca
pacity be dealt with by a special committee who shall take such
action as may be deemed advisable1 by the circumstances!
This means you. Don't wait for the committee to call on
you.
Josephine Council of Defense