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CJ ..... : : t . ... .. DAILY EDITION VOL. X.. No. MM. orajtzs Meat jocFEsrs cogmtt, oaeaox. WHOUE xtxzer us. PRODUCERS HOI FOR SET hue PRICE jowouto 11 u.n a mauk to rtiv- UADH UOVMt.VME.NT TO ICS. TAIIMHII lia tMUtV TOGO SFENt B OES Cfeaaitbev 4 (MWfm Take Matter Up With Banstors aad Governor WlthvCoeab Whllo tho present prlco of chrome la very satisfactory to producers and many extra auto trucks and teams bars lately been secured to get the ore to market at once, there Is some uneasiness among produoera In re gard to the future market for the ore. This uneasiness was recently t Augmented by tho arrival of 15,000 tons of chrome ore at San Francisco from a foreign port. Although the price of chrome has ' been fixed for the balance of the present year by the government. many who hare event thousands of dollars In developing their proper ties and building roads to the same, (ear that next year's prlco will be forced down to a point where opera tors will lie forced to shut down. With this situation , confronting them, W. I Gaxxam and others In terested In chrome ore production. will leave tonight for Balera, where they will confer with , Governor Wlthycomue In regard to the future price for the ore, after which they will proceed on to Portland and Be- . attle. Producers have met with the loral Chamber of Commerce and as a re- . suit, the following telegram has been aent to flenators Chamberlain and MoNsry: "To flenators Chsmberlaln nd t MeNary, Washington, D. C. ' "Prese dispatches emlnatlng from war Industry, board published In Oregon papers Indicate producers may expect lower prices for chrome during coming season. We under tsnd Importations are responsible (Continued oa page I.) in akan m Wsshlngton, Sept. 20. The rapid apread of Spanish Influenxa among the soldiers In training Is reported with epidemics at camps In Massa chusetts, New York, New Jersey and Virginia. This was officially re ported by the Burgeon-general. The disease Is expected to make Its ap pearanco In other camps. Ayer, Mass, Sept. 20. fifteen 'deaths, from pneumonia, developing from lnfluonsa, are reported among the soldiers at Camp Devens today. PROHIBIT CKE S Harold Edwin Barton and Ethel Estelle Duff were married on Satur day, September 7, at Houlton, Me., and will bo at home at 740 North Eighth street after September , 20, according to announcement received here. Mr. Barton, who Is prominent In the chrome mining Industry here, left tor tho east of few weeks ago, announcing his Intention of visiting ala parents and attending to busi ness matters. His friends here ex ' tended a welcome and best wishes to the bride and groom. BESS SHELL B I0SPIM HtHub Womaded AmertcM m Two HttorsJv Night m4 Kill Mgtii Privet mm! Attendant With th American Army In Lor- rain, Sept. 20, Eight Americans wr killed when a clMrlng hospital u bit by German shell Wednes day night. , Th nniy thrw pro jectile Into th region on two suo- easlv nights, Tby finally hit larg tnt whsr gassed pstlcnt wort confined. A 'larg JUd Crow on t whlto flld bad boon placed 10 the Germans could sot tnliUko the place. Tho Americans klllod wer mostly private and nodical sttsnd- ants. v. a. casualty urn The following casualties are , i ported by the commsndlng general of tho American expeditionary forces for todsy; . Killed In action ............ 69 Died of wounds .. IS Died of dlseass ............................ It Wounded severely 116 Wounded, degree undetermined.. 8 Died of accident 11 Missing In action 106 ?. Total . 393 Killed in action Oerald , Alfred Malsrky, Warrenton, Ore. . , Marine Corp Killed In action .. t Killed accidentally 1 Wounded In action, severely ...... Missing In action t Died of wounds t Total 19 LQVAKS TO START RELIEF ATTACK Toklo, Sopt. 20. The Cxetfho- Slovaks from the west and those from Vladivostok, after effecting a Junction at Techlta, are concentra ting at Irkutsk and preparing for an advance for the relief of Csecho- Slovaka In European Russia. The relief force Is to b commanded by Oeneral Oalda, th Ciecho-Stovsk leaded. EljEMY ON V.1DE FRONT London, Sept. 20. In Macedonia the Serbians have extended their front westward to the Cerna river and the front ts now 15 miles wide. The total depth of the advance Is from 15 to 17 miles. Five thousand prisoners and 80 guns have been taken. ' TO HOLVH PROBLEM - OF TTOERCl'IiAn MEM New York, Sept. 20. 'How to solve the problem presented . by thousands of man rejected by draft boards or at camp, or discharged from the army on account of tuber outosls, wtll be the chief question taken up at the Northwestern Tuber culosis Conference to be held In flpo kane, Wash., on September 17 and 88. That announcement was made today by the National Tuberculosis association, under whose auspices the conference will be held. . The seven states, of Washington, Oregon, Montsna, Wyoming. Idaho, Utah and Nevada will be represented at this gathering, at which army officers, federal, stste and local officials, and tuberculosis and Red Cross workers will lay out tho concrete measures needed to restore these rejected and discharged men to health, self-support and usefulnelsr " , '.; ,, TURKS IN PALESTINE defeated by m Tdi 3CC3 Prb:::ri id Pens Tcir!. Arzj- Ebj Gerry's Trtj fcrtb, H Ccn: ti C::r d Ctzbrth-fci kiry 1 London, Sept. 10. The British In Palestine attacked the Turks yester day on a ls-mlla front The British broke through th lines between Ra ta p and th aea, and advanced It miles. They took t.OOO Turk pris oner and are now closely pursuing th main Turkish forces. London, 8pt,, to. Ths British progressed further northwest of St. Quentln.. capturing th strong point of Malassle Farm, opposite LeCate- let. Important gains were also msde by th British In Lemplre-Ephey sec-' tor. Troops were also pushing la to a depth of over a mile toward the town of Moeurrea, an Important point on th Canal Du Nord opposlt Cambral, which waa taken by the Germans In a local counter-thrust re cently, but which Is again In ths hands of th British. With the British Army In France, Sept. 10. Ths Australians contlnu 1AT WAR COST F03 in Washington, Sept. 20. Seventeen months of war bavs cost the United States government 117,339,631.343 a billion dollars a month. This rats has increased so rapidly, how ever, that August expense ran up to 11,805,613,222, or nearly $200,000, 000 more than the highest previous record set In July. Thes figures from th treasury show that less than IVi years of modern warfare hav cost the Unit ed States more than four times the combined Union and Confederate outlays for three years of the Civil war, calculated at $3,660,000,000 for the Union and $1,500,000,000 tor th Confederates. The report also shows double the rate of Increase in expenditures es tlmsted by the government In June, then set at $100,000,000 more each month. If this rate continues, ex penses for the year ending next June 30 will b much more than $24,000,- 000,000 estimated, and the country may be called on to absorb' more than the $16,000,000,000 of Liberty bonds now tentatively planned. The treasury report also shows further that of the $17,339,000,000 cost of the wsr to date, $10,989, 077,000 has been spent for ordinary war purposes, and $6,245,764,000 has gone as financial aid to the al lies. . This will be repaid eventually, and consequently, may be deduoted in calculating the net war expenses to th United States government. , Spokane, Wash., Sep).. 80. So heavy has been the production of sprue on the Pactfto coast that -It has been decided to discontinue cut ting pin stock tor airplanes, accord ing to Kenneth Ross, representing the Alrraft Board. Re saya th air- plan factories are well supplied with lumber. VHTII 400,01 TBHS SH1PPIKE LYIKG IE noun Washington, Sept. 20, Holland's sppeal tor Amerlcsn food while 400, 000 tons of Dutoh shipping lie Idle In European ports has caused the state department to express hope that the Netherlands would follow the example of other neutrals and open th way tor the general resump tion of trade by lifting the embargo ed tbslr penetration of th Hlnden- burg system todsy snd ar now only two-thirds of a mil from Belllngllse, four miles northwest of St Quentln. Balonlkl. Sept 10. The British sad Greeks attacking th Bulgar ian la th Lak Dolraa rsgioa are meeting still Tatstanc, but hav gained t,000 yards south of Dolran and took 700 prisoners. Paris, Sept 20. la th envelop ing of St Quentln from Us south th French hav carried Esslgny-Ls- Orand. The Germans during the night strongly counter attacked against th new French positions north of Allsmont, between the All ett and Alsn rivers, but were re pulsed with heavy losses. Th French gained further north east, of Vallly toward Chemln-Des-Dames. The German attempt . to cross the Vesle, where the Amerl- csns were in line, waa repulsed. SAYS 15,000 SEffl IMDTHErTI London, Sept 20. "Good luck to you all and may you all avade the tin fishes," Is th characteristic way In which Secretary O. W. McKe of the Hull Seamen's Union concludes his annua report. "Since my last report," he says, "over fifteen thou sand aeamen have paid the price, be sides many hundreds of passengers snd service men. "The enemy Is not content with sinking ships and crews, but "-they cruise about afterwards ramming the wreckage in the hop of killing th survivors and leaving no trace of their fiendish work. No punish ment could b too bad or too hard for a nation who know nothing of sympathy, pity, kindness or affection, but who excel In ruthlessness, rsplne, murder, robbery and every kind of brutality which baseness and saves- er can suggest The crestures who ask for them not to be punished are worse than the Huns themselves and should be pscksd oft to their friends in their spiritual horn. In urging special benefits. from the unions for sailors that have to risk submarine perils, the report says "Does anyons really believe that tea pounds from th government will compensate a man for being tor pedoed? It he does, let him pack up hla comfortable job ashore and go to sea and face the torpedoes. warrant he will soon change the tune of hla story." : ; "Don't b a U-boat. Use only one level teaapoontul of sugar In your coffee and stir like hell. We dont mind the noise." Thus reads a res taurant sign In the mlsina district nar Tonopah, Nev., showing the eating places of that section are de termined' in their aid of sugar con servation. upon the movement of her ships., The department gives notice that as long as Holland permits herself to be Intimidated by the ' German threats to destroy ships there can be no arrangement with th United States similar to those entered Into with Swltierland, Sweden, Denmark and other neutrals. Ml JE III COT TODAY Rig Time Tomorrow Nlgbt Major Hamiltoa aad L. i. aimpso WU1 Speak as Ctartfcotuw Major Jack' Hamilton, of ths U. 9. national army, and I J, Simpson, of "Shore Acres" arrived In th city today by automobile, aarlag corns from the north Instead of th coast rout oa account of th recent heavy rains along th coast They drove to Medford today, but will speak at Kerby tonight Thes ar two of th most Inter esting speakers that hav aver vis ited thla city and a larg crowd Is expected to , b v resent Saturday night to bear them, Immediately af ter th Mother's day psrsde. The place of. speaking has been changed from th railroad park to th court house, for th reason that User wtll be more room at th latter place and It will be mor quiet Mr. Simpson never fell to draw a large crowd wherever he speaks, while Major Hamiltoa, who haa spent a lit time la th army, will give the people some first hand Information la re gard to the present war situation, The Mothers Day parade will be a special feature of the evening. All those who will participate in the parade ar expected to be at the courthouse in time to start ths lln of march at 7 . o'clock sharp. Fol lowing thla, th speaking will take place from the courthouse steps and will be Interspersed with singing. Every member of General Logan W. R. C. wbo haa a son, brother or grandson la the military service, is urged to be at the courthouse at 7 o'clock. Every woman in the city ana county wno Is eligible is re quested to bring their service flag so mounted that when carried In tbe parade may be plainly seen. There will be a few flags to loan In an emergency. , Each woman la expected to be dressed In white. , The Mother; parade la by govern ment authority and it is believed that tt will' be an impressive feature and Inject Interest in the Fourth Liberty loan. Every eligible woman In Josephine county Is expected to respond Satur day night BESS'l LD 11 COSTS SUM Chicago, Sept. 20. James R. Mann Jr., son of the Illinois con gressman, shot and killed himself after killing his pet dog. He waa IS years of age and had suffered from tuberculosis. ' GORED FOKCES DEFEATED ll RUSSIA London, Sept. 20. In northern Russia, Karelian troops severely de feated forcea led by German officers at Ukhtlnskaya, according to the of ficlal statement from ' the battle front. This' tight took place on Wednesday. ' . . s , ... ITALY SENDS 8,000 . .. MORE TROOPS TO SIBERIA - Rome. Sept. 20. The Italian, lag will be strongly represented In the two expeditionary armies which go to support the Cxecho-Slovaks In es tabllshlng a popular government and strong enough to restore order In the distressed,, country. Besides the force of Alplnl,' ski walkers snd mountain artillery already announc ed tor the Murman expedition, Italy will contribute 2,000 Italian soldiers who were among the oppressed na tlonalltles compelled to serve In the Austrian armies earlier In the war. They were captured by Russians and tree after th revolution. SPEffl III ALL READY FOlt 12a PaXrPLB WILL SOLICIT SUB CKIFTKHto 19 Cm AJfD coomr isa ra raffia Boads to Be Dttarf Octofce 4 aad , Draw latere From That Data ffcyaseat Jaaaary g All preparations hav been mad tor th Fourth Liberty loaa cam- pal go. Teams hav besa selscted for eaavsaslog every district la tbe county, Including the city. Thar wlU be about 120 people engaged la th solicitation of subscriptions dur ing Monday aad Tuesday. No definite Information haa heaa received a to th amount of th Fourth Liberty loaa or the quota which thla county will b expected to raise. It la take for granted. however, that the Issue will be for $6,000,000,000.. Based on th quota t mad tor tbe Third Liberty roan, thla county's quota would be $215, 000; hut after persistent effort on the part of Chairman BramwelL this county ha been given special eoav' alderation and the quota haa been flxd at $159,109. Our quota tor the Third loan was $107,600, aad the amount subscribed waa In excess of $135,000. Under the campaign, as now outlined," there should be little trouble In raising our quota un der 'the Fourth- loan. The banks will receive subscriptions or they may be filed at 'Liberty loan headquarters. Up to the present time, however, the subscriptions have come in very slowly. It Is hoped that people will' respond freely and present their vol untary applications. In fact all ap plications received before Septem ber 28 th, will be considered volun tary, and the appUcant will receive Fourth Liberty loan button. The bonds of the Fourth Liberty loan will be dated October 14th, and (Continued oa t.) ilKLAXFC;.!) V.'On COVETED "V- C." London, Sept 19. King George has Just issued the 1,000th Victoria Cross to Lance Corporal Thomas Les lie Axford, an Australian. In 56 ' year after the famous vY.-C. was Instituted only 522 awards had been made. In the tour years ot this war, , King George has Issued 478. The V. C. Is the most coveted ot all the British military decorations. Ton might get some decorations for a comparatively ordinary deed, or an O. B. E. because ot your political standing. , But you "do something" tor a V. - C. Take the case Ot Axford, who got the 1,000th one. Here's part ot th official report as to why he got "When tbe barrage, lifted and the Infantry advance commenced, his platoon was able to reach tbe first enemy defenses through gaps which had been cut In the wire, - . v Th adjoining platoon being de layed by unout wire, enemy machine guns , got into, action , and Inflicted many casualties. Including the. com-, pany commander. "Lance Corporal Axford, with great initiative ' and u magnificent courage, at once dashed to the flank, threw hla. bombs amongst ; th ma chine gun, crew, jumped Into the trench and charged with his bayonet. Unaided he killed 10 of th enemy and took six prisoners; he threw th machine guns over th parapet and called out to the delayed platoon to com on. He than returned and . fought through ths battle." ,