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DAItT ROaO RIVER OtL'RlkA MONDAY, Jl'MK St. TELEPHONE MANAGER TTTTTTTTT '.IRS. CASTNER PER52WJL tUB LOCAL E ASHLAND'S .AT PAGE FOCR la oonalderatlon of the excellent am) constructive work dona as man ager of the telephoae company here, Bntt T. Ludden has bea appoint ed supervisor of the plant work, in U capacity of wire chief at the BaJem offices, Mr. and Mrs. Ludden and aon, Bennet. will tear Grant Pass the latter part of the week. C J. Canon, of Cottage Grove, will I take Mr. Ludden's place aa manager of the office here, ' Mr. Ludden haa not only been an asset to Grant Pas in hi capacity, of manager of the telephone office but haa proven an Invaluable help to the community, 'n Red Cross and ..Liberty loan drives Mr. Ludden has always given freely of his time and ervteea, and in every way shown hi interest in the advancement of the community. Buy W. 8. 8. JnHrfthlite County Low Worker- In the death of Peter E. Strain, who was killed last week In an au tomobile accident at Medford, Jose phine county lose a booster. Mr. Strain was treasurer ot the Grays Harbor Development company, a newly organized company formed for the purpose ot developing Jose phine county mining properties. He was to have stopped off here on hi return from 8an Francisco, where he waa bound when hi automobile was struck by a light engine. -Buy W 8. 8. All kinds of Commercial Printing at the Courier Office. KKW TOD IT (CLASSIFIED AD RATES. 15 words, two Issue. 15c; six Issues, Soc; one month, $1.50, when paid In advance. When not paid la advance. . Se per line per Issue.) FOR SALE (-horsepower gas en gine in good repair. Hare no use for It and will tell at a bargain. Box 11-A, Rd. 2, Grant Pass. 99 WANTED an Experienced dish ' washer. No other need apply. In . quire of chef at Oxford. 4tf FOR SALE 10 head of ah oats'; two brood sows. r. V. Rathbun, Mur : phy. Ore. 95 FURNISHED house for rent, Mary . E. Browne, 709 North Fifth. 4tf Bo Yom ALL! Is The Fullest Measure of Ii die measure of our personal re tponsibility m this war. Homes united, families enrolled, resources conserved, waste eliminated means AMERICA INVINCIBLE. : Every Man, Woman and Child ' Should think and act and serve to gether. What each one ti us does Juring' the next year Will Decide the Fate of the World When each of us learns to sacrifice every interest in the National Service, Germany' loom will be sealed. . Live in health and efficiency, but without extravagance and without waste. Here is an opportunity for each to share in the joy of service; as important as the service rendered by the man at the front BUY WHERE YOU v SEE THIS SIGN ' ' ' . Thif Spac$ Comtribatid by . DR. J. O. NIBLEY mini terra u national war sayings dat ; D. Van Dorn, ot Oriffln Ferry, was In town today on business. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Colvig went to Salem Sunday tor a short stay. Mrs. J. Culp, ot Merlin, spent Sat urday In town visiting friends. Swim Kaps At Clement. lili S. . Stringer, ot Wlldervltle. was a Grants Pas visitor today. Miss Vera Merrlman, of Medford. spent Sunday visiting Miss Eva Cot fenberry. Mrs. Chris Stelger left last Thurs day for Tacoma, called on account of the serious Illness of her mother. Rex Parker returned last night from Portland, where he spent the past two months Mrs. Rex narnett and son return ed Sunday from a two-weeks' visit at Cottage Grove, Eugene and ort land. Mrs. A. E. Burroughs, ot Cottage Grove, who visited relatives in Jack son county. Is visiting friends her for a few day. Mrs. H. C. Perkins and Master Theo. Jackson went to Eugene this morning to visit relatives and friends. Mrs. Anna D. Holmes left this morning for Klamath Hot Springs where she will spend some time for her health. J. E. King, who ha spent the last week visiting J. C. William and family, left last night for hi home In eastern Oregon. Paul Lorent returned 8imdav night from Sllverton. where he waa working in the spruce camps, to Join the 'drafted men en route to Camp Lewis. Mrs. C. L Swinden and son, Gail, and Mrs. Swinden' mother, Mrs. E. S. Day, left this morning for South Bend, Wash., to spend several weeks with relatives. Mrs. E. C. Barden returned this morning from Camp Lewis, where j she spent a week or more with her. son, Claud Barden, who arrived re cently from the Hawaiian Islands, where he has been stationed the greater-part of the time since his enlistment. Mr. Anna Walter, of Applegate. returned this morning from Port-! land, wjere she apent the past two1 month. 8he was accompanied by! her daughter, Mrs. Augusta W'endt.j who will spend several weeks at Ap plegate. I "DOING YOUR BIT" Not Enough Service Save and You can render double service by lendin your savings your savings now. You will need them after the war; if you keep them till Jan uary 1, 1923, you will get your money back , with 4 per cent interest, compounded' quarterly. They may be redeemed before maturity at any post-office with interest to about 3 per cent Buy War-Savings Stamps And hold safely the results of your patri otic thrift against a time of need. It helps to win the war. 'And your dollar will buy more after the war. They Are Ballots for the Rights of Mankind A Savings Stamp cost $4.12 in January, and to this price one cent has been added for each month since January. This stamp will be worth $5.00 on January 1, 1923. Mrs, Bush, ot Phoenix, Axis,, is In town for a short stay. Lux washes fine woolens and silk. Sabln has It. 14 Mr, and Mrs, A. N. Parsons went to Crescent City Saturday on a bus iness trip. Buy W. 3. 8. ' MarrUire l-Uvtw A marriage Ik-onse was Issued to day to Joseph Derlcka, of Hugo, and Minnie Weeterhyde. KtuU-rw Ktar Day Members of the Eastern Star are requested to remember the Red Cross day and be at the room to morrow afternoon for work. Auxiliary Taken Vacation At a meeting ot the I lilies Aux iliary It was decided to take an In definite vacation, the meeting to be resumed at the call ot the president. Atcentioa V. O. W. Initiation and a good time this evening. A good attendance is de sired. 14 leaving for Waiihlnglon- L R. Webb., who arrived here a tew day ago from Gray Harbor to spend a few day at hi place near Waldo, left this morning for Wash ington. D. C, on a business trip. Foot Injured T. T, Dean received a painful In Jury Sunday at the depot when an 8x8 timber fell across hi foot. Dr. Loughrldge was called and report that the foot is slightly crushed, and though painful the Injury Is not ser ious. Electric Wiring and 8nppll During the war period phone your want to 10 Medford. We will pay phone cell on all orders received. Paul' Electric 8tore, Medford, Ore gon. HHurna to (iraat IV Mr. and Mr. A. V. Haxelton re turned to Grants Pass this morning from North Yakima. Mr. Hatelton waa severely Injured In the sugar beet factory there last October and hs been In the hospital ever since. Mr. and Mrs. Haslton wilt again make their home here. Lend Your Savings to Uncle Sam. He neei trUSsTKOtSTUtn unairru wmo STATU The meeting at Riverside park tomorrow afternoon at which Mr. Charles II. Caslner, chairman ot the Oregon division ot the women's com mittee of the National Council ot Defense will apeak, will be of espe cial Interest to all women. The speaker, who has Just returned from Washington, D. C, hat a message of Importance and her reputation at a public speaker Insures a profitable meeting. There will he a picnic supper at (:10 to which all are Invited with Instructions to bring well filled bas ket. To this feature the Invitation Includes the men. Mr. Jennie Kemp, representing the stats food conservation commit tee, will also be present and contrib ute to (he Interest 14 the meeting. Mrs. Kemp Is so well known here and her ability Is so well recognised that her talk alone would Insure a good attendance. Buy W. 8. 8. SM-ntl Week EihI Ml Maree Edwards, who It em ployed In the 8. P. freight office at Medford, ient Sunday here with her parents. (XI vert Enlists Donald Lee Calvert of Josephine county, now of Globe. Arli., haa en listed In the engineer reserve corp at El Paso, Tex. He took hi exam Inatlon and enlistment at Ft. Bliss. Irrr Creek Pan A number are making arrange ments to attend the Red Cross dance at Dryden Friday evening. Those who have attended any of the Dry den dances ran give assurances of a good time next Friday. Vmm I'nlventlty MIm Helen Hair returned this morning from the university of Ore gon, where she has Just completed her third year. Mlsa Hair I house manager for the Delta Delta Delta sorority and stayed after achool was over to clone the house for the sum' mer. Aliens Vb.lt Old PricndW Mrs. VYJlford Allen arrived Satur day night from Palo Alio where she waa present at the graduation of her son, Nell, from the legal department ot Stanford university. He la now member of the fourth training ramp at Camp Fremont. At the univer sity he served as major of the first battalion. Wllford Alien Jr.. who completed his first year at Stanford. accompanied his mother here. They expect to leave In the morning for Salem. Buy W. S. 8. ' Sunk to Check Fee. "With three or four wsrrlnf par Ilea Jealously eyeing the British ship and store and the Toovarlatchl (comrades) airing their new gospel to the British crew of the subra rlnea on every occasion, and with the absence of law and order In Helslng for, opportunities for every kind of trouble were plentiful, and extreme tact and firmness were needed to bring thlugs to a successful Issue. A a result, not a single onnce of any kind of metal British property, aom of It priceless nowaday here will ever fall Into human hand, either those of the Hun or the White Guard or the Finnish Red Guards, or Russian Toovartstch. All sevea submarines, the repair-shop barge, and every scrap of store lie safely In minutely dlxlntegrated form at the bottom of the Baltic. In charge at Helalngfor was Lieut Commander Downte. The task of destroying some 3,000,000 worth of British Government property to save It from the Germans, who had already landed at Hango, was hi last ad duty. Plan for the private sale of enormously valuable stores of all kinds metals and composites, elec tric fittings, etc. were canceled when it was discovered that arrangements existed whereby til such matter of priceless value to the ene;ny were to be handed over to the Germans wher ever fonnd. ' It was decided to put British property to the bottom. "That fraction of the British navy which was under Russian orders In the Baltic consisted of submarine, which I will call (because these were neither their letter nor their num ber) Alpha 2, 10, 11, 20, and 21 and Beta 29. SO, 83, and 86. The Alpha clan wai fairly large, carrying thirty-odd men. The Beta wa an older type, with about half that number. Buy W. S. 8. COMING EVENTS June 25, Tuesday Mr. Caatner speak for Council of Defense at Riverside park, afternoon, Jun 29, Saturday Dance at Deet Creek by Red Cross auxiliary. Buy W. S. 8. , THIRD 171 OGUE WlVER J HOUND-UP AND PATRIOTIC BETTER AND GREATER THAN EVER E I The congregation of Ilethsny Tres- byterlan church was greatly cheered Sunday night when the team cap tains who had been working on the drive for funds for building repairs were able to report that the aum asked for, $150, wa practically In hand. The total amount paid In cash on Sunday wa 1230, with a number of subscriber yet to hear from. Buy W. 8. 8. I,ravri for To-nll Mao Wilkin left Saturday night for Toppanlsh, Wash., wher he will remain until he Joins the navy. Buy W. 8. 8. XOTUK TO MKMHKIM OK Mttl.ll. AIIVIMOKY IM)lll By Instructions under circular No. 225 from the adjutant general's of fice, the legal advisory boadrs of each country are required to re classify registrant not yet called In to the military aerve of the United State. The member of the board for Josephine county are: O. 8. Ulanchard. J. N. Johnston, C. A. Sldler, H. D. Norton, George W. Colvig Fred A. Williams, W. T. Miller, Ed. S. Van Dyke, E. E. Blan chard, James T. Chlnnock. From Information received from the chairman of the local board I am advised that 300 questionnaires are to be passed on by the board at this time and the time 1 limited to July 1st, to have them completed on a re-lasslflcatlon, By agreement of the above members. It ha been de termined to divide the work Into three parts, Messrs. W. T. Miller, Colvig, Sldler, will be given one third. Messrs. O. 8. Blanchard, Johnston, William, will be given one-third, and Messrs. H. D. Norton, Van Dyke, Chlnnock, E. E, Blan chard, will take the remaining one- third. The three sub-committee above named will procure their quota of questionnaire from, Jam .Martin of the local hoard and proceed to re-claeslfy a speedily aa possible. G. W. COLVTO, chairman Buy W. 8. 8. KAISER'S ALLIES FLEE (Continued from page 1) out detachments across the main stream. ) Italian detachment are pursuing the enemy east of the Plave. Aus trian , left to cover the army' re treat used machine guns to set up a strong barrage. Washington, June 24 Confidence at Rome that the war , may be brought to 4 conclusion this year If the allle give the Italian full meas ure of support In the offensive now ANNUAL - CELEBRATION JULY 4-5-6 Many new features Entertainment for all Plan to lx There begun. Is reflected In oflVlul die patchea from Rome today. Information from secret sounes say thai many divisions of Herman troop Have been detached from the Trench front and are being ruihed to aid the Austrian. POLITICAL CARDS (Paid Advertisement! MRS. JOS. MOSS ladepesMfeat CkuMlldate for County Cleric dUfoodia more daintily secnad when you use LESLIE SALT inthe convenient sidespout p rxck etg'e H E R R I C K DRY AIR 8T8TEM Refrigerators Bt cn IIc:cr SANITARY ECONOMICAL Rcgce Rirer Hareware Geo. R. Riddle, Mgr. y .