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VOI IX., No. I IX
BULLDOGS OF gUKSK IU MEDFORD ELKS IMAYQRHANSON PORIUIID GEHIHE WAR'S DRAIN
DEEP MODERN EM NOBTH POLE COME IN FORCE NOF AFRAID OF WISDOM TEETH CUT WJSIICHT N
AS AMY PALACE
KLIXTIUCAL NVKNIKXCEH OK
KVEUY DESCRIPTION HUM)
ON I M1KH.WH Ml IPS
M LAUNCH THE CALIFORNIA
Over Two 1UhJim iu U imtli, Carrie
Twelve ll-lncli ('iiitniiii Uii(T
Many Smaller Giiii
Vnllojo. Oil., Apr. 17. When the
68 officer and 1.023 men to ba as
signed to the battleship California
now In process of roimlrtic'lcm at
the A1 are, Island navy yurd near horn,
take tip their quarter on the latest
and moat formidable of tho nation'
iflKhtlRK "ft of her dim, they will
find every modern convenience pro
vided for their arty unit comfort.
While every known promotion will
toe provldod agalnat mine and sub
marine attack, and nnval oflceni
consider the California will bo a
nearly Impregnable aculnal destruc
tion aa It la possible to build a nhtp.
the creature com fort of the men will
Include a dental office barber ahop
and a acore of conveniences umially
anoclated with hotels. An-electric
potato peeler which ran handle J, 000
pound an hour, electric Ice crenm
freezer, electric food and moat grln-
dor, elect rlo cake machine with AO
qoart capacity and dish washing
machine wtileh will handle 1.000
dishes an hour will be among the
convenience which will 1oth sliced
up and lighten he work.
Electricity will play an linportont
part on the great batilcHhlp fur IU
use will be extowiivo. The muln en
Kin in of the veal will i'jb electric,
the tlo trio generators drlvfti by
team turbine of 2 8.000 h. p.
the steam aupplUd by oil burning
water tube boilers. Electricity will
handle the ammunition, flro the
guns, raise and loaer boats and an
chors, Bluer tbe ship and regulate the
ventilating blower.
Tho California keol was laid on
October 25, 1916, and she aoon will
be ready to leave the. way.
Since tho signing of tho armistice
the work on the California bus been
resumed. ' Her cost when the award
wit made to Mare Island three years
ago was placed at $7.4 1 3.&1C.
Her dimensions are: Uongth over
all. 624 foot; breadth, 96 teut; depth
47 feat 2 Inches; mean draft, 30
lent 3 Inches; displacement at this
draft, 32,300 tuna; speed 21 knots
for 12 hours; fuol capacity (normal)
i,900 tone. Her armament will con
slut of 13 14-Inch, 50 caliber, breech
loading rifles, four submerged torpe
do tubes, 22 5-Inch rapid tfre guns;
four six pounder guns for saluting,
two one poundor guns for 'bouts, four
3-Inch anti-aircraft guns; one 3-Inch
landing gun and two 30 caliber guns.
The 14-Inch main battery guns are
of exceptionally poworful type and
will be mounted In threes In tour
ccnterline, heavily armored turrets.
The California Is built with a clip
per type of bow Instead of the usual
Tarn. She will be fitted with two
cage masta bearing tire control plat
forms for controlling the firing of
the guns. She win carry high power
motor boats of the hydroplane type.
A complete carpenter and machine
shop, with each mochlno Indepen
dently electrically driven, will be
lrovlded.
4 LEN1NB AND TUOTZKY 4
4 RESORT TO DIPLOMACY 4
4' .
4 Copenhagen, Apr., 17. Dol- 4
4 shevlsm in Russia Is giving way
4 to a "new bourgeotse" accord- 4
4 Ing to the director of the Mob- 4
4 cow Red Cross committee who 4
4 has arrived here. Lonine and 4
4 Trotzky ere trying to reach an
4 understanding with the moder- 4
4 ate elements. ' ' 4
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SUfaiiMMiii 4MkN I' llvi'i' With
Knvor Could Cut Tlilu Ico and
Avoid DniiKcnnm Htornm
Kan Francisco, Apr. 17. In the
way of modern" mothodn of transpor
tation as a means of reaching the
North ' Pole, the submarine comes
first In the estimation of Vllhjulmur
Htofnnitaon, tbe Arctic explorer. Next
come the dirigible balloon, and fin
ally i he airplane.
"The submarine appear to me to
be a porfoctly practicable way of
reaching the Pole aa wull aa a com
fortable way for ono could carry all
the nnceseary comfort," eald Mr.
Htefuiiaaon on bin recent visit here
while discussing 'Arctic explorations
with friends. ''I seldom have seen
a stretch of l e extending more than
30 miles without coming to open
water. I'nder the circumstance
there never would foe any difficulty
In tho matter of netting to the sur
fuco. Also the navigator would be
!uturnd Of calm water when he came
up lu those Ice hemmed bit of wa
ter. "The submarine already has boon
used for getting to Ice bound ports
by ponding under the Ice. They may
bo provided with whoels so aa to go
along the channel bottom. A large
Rubmurlne will only weigh about
COO pounds on tho wheels when
nubmemi'd In this manner. In con
structing an under Ice submarine the
perlmiiie and much of the above
dock rontsruotlon would be dona
away with and In place of It would
be a deck coming to a ridge similar
to a roof which would cut through
thin tee whon coming to the surface.
Ocean Ice 1s ninahy and t have seen
n whale come up through a thick
ness of six or seven inches of Ice."
GEN. BUNQUET KILLED
M oxl o City, Apr. 17. General
Aurellla-.'.o Illanqnct, who was re
cently reported to have landed In
the Vera Crux region to. start a revo
lution against President Carrania,
was killed In a fight near the village
of Chavaxola, according to proas re
ports. He was 71 years of age and
was war minister under President
Ifucrta.
205 IH'.N U-HOATS AUK BUNK
New York, Apr. 17 'Rear-Admiral
Sims, who commanded the, American
fleet during Its .war-time activities
In European waters, said today that
he bolleved there were "205 German
submarines at tbe bottom of the
DIE IN RAILWAY WRECK
Paris, Apr. 17. Fourteen Amer
ican and six French soldiers were
killed in a railroad collision. Twen
ty-five Americana and 22 French
men were Injured.
OVER TOP BY MONDAY
Portland, Ore., Apr. 17. Reports
from county chairmen indicate that
two-thirds of the Oregon counties
will be over the top In the Victory
loan drive by 9 o'clock Monday,
whon the campaign opens., Twenty
four counties gave this report. They
are Benton, Clackamas, Columbia,
Coos, Crook, Deschutes, Douglas,
Gilliam, Grant, Hood River, Jackson,
Jefferson, Josephine, Lake, Lane,
Malheur, Marian, uMorrow, Sherman,
Tillamook, Union, Washington, Was
co and Wheelejr, ,
tAvra pahs, jofiErmwa couimr.
AND TAKE CITY
WIN WAItM PUCK IX HEARTS
OK THOME LOOKING FOR THE
IIHIGHT 8llK OK LIKE
Mandy lco Muck in the Mud, Itut Is
Not MImmmI Anildxt Hilarity.
Many Holier Faces Cracked (
The Modford Elks visltod our city.
Not only that, but eight automobile
loadwof them arrived here last even
ing and gave a minstrel show at the
opera bouse that will never be tor
gotten. The advertisement, "Watch
for the Big Parade there won't be
any," only served to whet the peo
ple's appetite for the slde-epllttlng
Jokes that were to follow when the
curtain was raised shortly after
8:30. Tbe Elks alwaya make good
They- advertised this as a "regular
show," and It waa.
The Med ford orchestra waa In fine
trim and 'jazzed tbe Jazziest music
that was ever Jazzed to an audience.
The show opened with a song by the
entire company, entitled "Loading
Up the Mandy Lee." Just where
.Mandy waa no one knew. Possibly
she fell off one of tbe autoa while
en route to this city and Is still
floundering about In the mud. But
It mattered not he waa not missed
for the Jokes, gags and songs came
to fast that the old girl would have
been overlooked had she been pres
ent.
Qulesenberry and Jerome, and Col-
Una and Vawter, aa end men, mere
all that end men are supposed to be
and kept the audience bubbling with
laughter. They even made faces
crack that were supposed to be of
concrete.
The solo by Vernon H. Vawter,
Please Don't Take 'My Harem
Away," waa enthusiastically receiv
ed, after which KImo Pumilo, Ha
waiian soloist, favored the listeners
with some pleasing string mueic.
Then followed the ballad by Geo. E.
Maddox, "The Rose of No Man's
l4ind," and popular song hits by
Fletcher Fish. The end song.
(Continued on page t.)
MAY 1 5 TB SIGN TERMS
Paris, Apr. 17. Germany may be
forced to accept or reject the peace
terms toy May. 15, reports eays. No
reply is expected before May 6.
Norway and Switzerland will act
as agents of the allies In feeding
Russia. Representatives of France
made reservations on tha subject to
day. The plan. Is opposed by those
Russians who are opposed to the
bolsheviki. - ' ,
The conference Is considering the
queetldh of the United States be
coming mandatory for Armenia, Cl-
ollia and Albania and taking over
control of Constantinople.
The communists still control Mu
nich, but Bavarian troops are ad
vancing on the capital.
DOLSHKVIKI KILLING
, OP MALE POPULATION
Omsk, Apr. 17. Indisputable evi
dence of the massacre by the bol
sheviki of more .than 2,000 olvillans
In and near the town of Osa has
been obtained by Messrs. Slmmonds
and Emerson and Dr. Rudolph Xeu
sler of the American Red Cross,
who have Just returned from .Perm,
Osa and other occupied Russian ter-rltory.---'
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orboow. Thursday, april
I I I Mai W I
E
LONGHHOHKMK.V TRY TO BTIK I P
TitOl BLK AM) lUtl.VG CHAHUKtf
AGAINST EMPLOYERS
Order Will He Maintained No Mai
tor What Haien" I. W. W.
Are Not Feared
Seattle, Wash., Apr. 17. Labor
leaders do not believe that a general
strike will result from tbe meeting
of tie central labor council, called
Sunday to consider a general walk
out on behalf of union 1 longshore
men, who claim that their employers
are trying to establish an open shop.
Redding, Cal., Apr. 17. Mayor
Ole Hanson eald he had no fear of
a general strike at Seattle. He said:
I will be back on the Job Saturday.
The rank and tile of SeaUle labor
will not stand for much more fool
lahnees. Order will be maintained
no matter what happens. The In
fluence of the I. W. "W. on the rank
and file amounts to little."
Tacoma, Wash., Apr. 17.: The
central labor council refused to ap
point a representative on the Victory
loan committee, or to help push the
bonds." Conservatives say the radi
cala k are attempting -to boycott .tbe
loan.
GERMAN AGENT MS
TO
Boston, Mass., Apr. 17. A Ger
man agent named Fisher, allowed on
the transport Patricia to look out
tor German property, attempted to
set the vessel if Ire aa It neared Bos
ton with 2,000 American soldiers
aboard. He bad been focked In a
stateroom due to his actions, but
manipulated the electric wires and
started a blaze.
KLU KILL 400,000
IX GERMAN EMPIRE
Cologne, Apr. 17. (According to
estimates made in an article publish
ed In the German iMedtcal Journal of
recent date 400,000 deaths were
caused by Spanish Influenza In Ger
many In the last 18 months.
SEVERAL KILLED IN
E
Milan, Italy, Apr. 17. Four peo
ple were killed and several wounded
during the disorders between the so
cialists and anti-socialist groups
here. Workmen at Milan, Bologna,
Turin and Genoa have begun a 24-
hour strike.
HELIGOLAND WILL HE
' WHOLLY DESTROYED
London, Apr. 17. The council of
four, says Renter's Parts correspon
dent, has decided that Heligoland
shall .be dismantled and, so far an
possible, destroyod.
4 TURKS READY FOR 4
4 A BIG MASSACRE 4
4 :- " 4
4 London, Apr. 27. The sltua- 4
4 tlon ln 'Turkey Is causing an- 4
4 Jdety. ' Internal disorder Is rife 4
4 and It 4s feared that there will 4
4 be outbreaks shortly and mas- 4
4 saores of Armenians on a !age 4
4 scale. ... , . , ; 4
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LABOR
H
HANSON OH JOB SATURDAY
it. jimo.
Nee Southern Oregon Trade Going
South and Is Getting I!uy to
Bring It Hack Home
Portland, Ore., Apr. 'i. The
Ugh way commission has decided to
cooperate with Lake and Klamath
counties to bring them back commer
cially into Oregon, and will urge ad
ditional government coo Deration.
Four hundred miles are Involved;
48 miles In Lake. 145 In Klamath.
and 105 miles connecting Lakeview
and Klamath Falls. Klamath im
provement are to cost 8861.980.
The county, Indian department, state
and federal government ere to put
p the money.
4 DEMOCRATS AFTER- -f
BURLESON'S SCALP 4
4
Boston. Apr. 17. Due to the
4 impending telephone strike. -4
4 Francis Flnneran, president of 4
4 tbe democratic club of Massa- 4
4 chusetu, and 11 members of 4
4 the legislature have cabled to 4
4 Paria requesting Postmaster 4
4 General Burleson's . removal. 4
4 They said "Burleson is wreck- 4
4 Ing party remove him set- 4
4 tie strike."
CROSS FOR BRAVERY
Frank Sanders Jr., colored, arriv
ed here last night to Join his wife
and two children, who have been
residents of this place for some
months. They have been living with
Mts. Sanders' mother, Mroi Samuel
Gatewood. Sanders, who was draft
ed from Riverside, Cal., was a mem
ber of the 365th Infantry, colored,
92nd division, known sa thn R nffnln
division, land trained at Camp Grant,
111. He was In the service 18 months
and spent eight months In France,
participating In several battles with
out receiving a scratch. He was In
the St. Dir sector at Voagea from
August 23 to September 20. in tan
Meuse-iArgonne forest September 26
to 30, and at Morbache October 9
to November 11.
Sanders was awarded the distin
guished service cross by the French
government for caring for wounded
under fire. The 'badge was stolen
from him while In San Francisco on
his way home. He also has a marks
man badge.
Private Sanders waa trained aa a
scout and acted In that capacity dur
ing his foreign service and he saw
much active service. He Is' wear
ing a silver ring with the iron cross
In enamel, which he took from . a
German, who was "badly shot up."
BRITISH FLIER TO
CROSS THE ATLANTIC
Esat Church, Eng., Apr. 17. Ma
jor J. C. P. Wood, a British aviator,
has announced his intention to make
a flight across the Atlantic from Ire
land tomorrow. He will fly to Lim
erick today.
"SHOOTING DEPUTY"
TO CATCH SMUGGLERS
Rosburg, Ore., Apr. 17. Appoint
ment by Governor Olcott of Deputy
Sheriff Frank Hopkins of Canyon
vllle, as special agent to run down
smugglers of liquor, was announced
here today. , Hopkins has been very
active in this work during the past
year. Thousands of dollars In fines
having been turned into the county
treasury due to his efforts. He has
been dubbed "the shooting deputy."
as the result of several encounters
with liquor Importers, In which gi n
play figured.
U. S. WEALTH
COOKINGHAM SAYS EXPENSE
WILL NOT BE OVER 6 OF
NATION'S ASSETS
HUNS' DEBT RUNS 50 PERCENT
Death Louse During War Aggregate
v,iov,ooo .Men Germany's Col.
lapse Due to Fighting Yanks
Portland, Apr. 17. In view of
what other nation have done, Am
erica's partriotlsm has .been put to
no test according to Edward Cook
Ingham, executive chairman of the
Oregon Victory loan. He say:
"During the four years of the war,
the gross indebtedness of the civi
lized nations of the world grew
from 127,000,000,000 to more than
1200,000,000,000. The Indebtedness
of Great Britain grew from 4 per
cent to 44 per cent or that country's
entire national wealth. The indebt
edness of France grew to about 45
per cent of her national wealth and
Russia's national debt reached about
the same proportions. The indebt
edness of Germany was more than
50 per cent of her wealth at the end
of the war, and that of Austria-Hungary
had become about 0 per cent
In comparison with the . enormous'
debts of her allies, that of the Unit
ed States at the end of the war'
seem vers Insignificant, Inasmuch
as it amounted to less than 8 per
cent of her national wealth, and as
an offset we hold nearly $10,000,
000,000 of obligations of foreign
governments, so that the net drain
upon the people of this nation will ,
not be over 6 per cent of the sum
total of the assets of tbe nation.
"The available statistics received
up to the present time show that
the total death losses during the
war aggregated about 7,350,000
men. Of our allies, - France' lost
1,385,000 men, England 706,000 ,
men, and Italy 460,000 men; Rus
sia lost about 1,700,000 men. About
50,000 U. S. troops were killed In
battle. The death 'losses of Germany, '
Austria-Hungary, and their allies.
aggregate 2,750,000 men, .
"None of the allied commanders,
American, French, English or Hal-.
Ian, believed that a military victory
was possible in 1918. Hence, at the
time the armistice was signed mili
tary plans In the United States were
progressing on a prodigious scale.
These plana contemplated that by
July 1, 1919, there would be 4,000,-
000 American soldiers In France. To
transport and maintain this vast
army, 16,000,000 tons of shipping
would have been required, and the
plans of the government included
the construction of sufficient ships
to furnish the required tonnage. Had
the war continued until the middle
of the summer of 1919, this nation
would probably have suffered a loss
of 600,000 American Boldiers, with
many hundreds of thousands of dis
abled and wounded. The outlay re
quired to train, equip, transport and
teed this vast army iwould have been
not less than 82,000,000,000 per
month. It is quite obvious, there
fore, that the sudden collapse of the
German military power resulted In
a saving to the American nation, of
not less than $15,000,000,000, : to
$20,000,000,000. Moreover, every
red-blooded American citizen , must
not fait to remember that Germany's
collapse waa directly due to the mag
nificent fighting qualities of the
hitherto untrained American army. .
. "During the brief time that the
American army participated In the
active hostilities of the war,. 8,918
distinguished service crosses were
awarded tor gallantry In action to
American officers and soldiers." V
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