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WT-4' 1AGE TWO THR SPHINQP1ELD NEWS MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1017 The Springfield News J. C. DIMM, WALTER R. DIMM Editors and Publishers Published Every Monday Thursday and RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION Osa Year .... $1.60 Six Monttaa .... .75 Three months .60 Advertising rates turntshod on appli cation. OUR CORRESPONDENTS CAMP CREEK Ruby Crabtro THURSTON, Mrs. Walter Edmlaton DONNA Charles Heck COBURQ Elsie Anderson CEDAR FLAT Mrs. Anne Morse WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mrs. Clara Chllds Member of the, Willamette Valley Editorial Association. - MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1917 THE FOOD SITUATION The Los Angeles Times has the following very senslblle edi torial on the food situation that should be read and absorbed by the people generally. It says: "People need not worry about the high price of potatoes,, for spuds have reached probably their extreme altitude. The lat est advance was caused by knowledge of the fact that the government would want a largo supply, of potatoes for the use of the army and nay. So It will, but during the last month potatoes have been planted, in back yards, and in front yards, and in parks, and In cities, and in. fields or farms, to an extent double or treble any heretofore known, and long before the new army shall be encamped or the new ships launched, on ample Bupply of potatoes will be ready for Uncle Sam's purchasing a gents at half their present prices "So with canned goods. Anti cipation of large demands for .canned fish, canned vegetables, canned fruit and canned milk for the use of the army and navy and for exportation to Europe. has caused an unprecedented demand for these articles even at advanced prices; but this de mand, as well as that for flour antcereals and other nonperish able foods, is largely caused by panicky cunsumers who have means laying in large and un necessary supplies. It is un fair to accuse middlemen alone of an advance in prices. The merchants of Los Angeles, for instance are almost a unit in de nouncing an advance, and many 'of them have gradually sold their stocks, .in hand to their regular customers at former pri ces, and asked higher prices on ly for recently puchased stocks. "It may be well for the gov ernment to establish a maxi mum price for flour, meal, po tatoes, salted meats, sugar and canned goods, and make it a misdemeanor punishable by fine and imprisonment to exact from purchasers who are consumers more than the maximum price. Consumers might be limited by law in their purchases to a month's or a fortnight's supply and the government might be authorized to seize excess sup plies Of Stored food and sell!An experienced button hole worker, them in limited quantities at fix 'prices reasonable, 5th and Main. ed prices, giving the proceeds of sale to the owner less his fine. "Certainly one speculating in food products by locking them up in storage warehouses, witlt the intent to extort exhorbitant prices for them when food stor age becomes acute, is apublic enemy and should be treated as such. "When the new crop of po tatoes is dug and the now fields of wheat are harvested some months hence, maybe some of the smart aleckti whose cellars and bins and sheds are crowded with spuds and flour will wish they hadn't attempted to gain profit from the misfortunes of their fellow creatures." The Kn!ier' Prayer Mlno Gott will you ho mlno pardnor? You don't know who I amT I am tho Ooriuan KaUor, ' ( Dor Kmpcror, voll I am. You know I whipped dctn Uolgl.inB, Und mitt bullets filled Russia full; Und I vill whip Franco and Italy and Dlow up Johnny Dull. I Now all dem other nations I don't Rive a dnm; If you Just be mlno pardnor And whip dot Uncle Sam. You know I Rot dem submarines. All Europe knows dot well; Dut dot man Edison Rot n patent now J Vol blows dem nil to hell. I sov uoti it you win uo uis, j Den you I vill always love; Und I vill bo emperor of dor earth, Und you bo de emperor above. I Rut Gott If you refuse dls. Tomorrow night at 'leven, I'll call my geppelins out, Und declar war on heaven. I vouldent ask dls from you, Dut It can be plainly seen. Dot when Edison pushes dot button, I sot no submarines. Exchange. COMMITTEE ON RED CROSS EXPLAINS WORK IN BULLETIN (Continued from page one) week, as proclaimed by the president, begins. June 18. Let every patriot!; citizen speak of the campaign to ev ery other person ho or she meets. In this world war some must glv. their lives, others their money. No patriot at home could bear to think that a patriot bled to death on the batUe field because he or she failed to contribute to the Red Cross. You have no right to say you are patriotic unless you give your utmost In ser vice no matter what it may involve In personal sacrifice. A membership in tho Red Cros coats one dollar and every man, wo man and child should become a mem ber. The $600,000 to be raised by Oregon must be raised independently of any membership fee money. Classified Ads For Sale, Rent, Wanted, Etc. BURBANK seed potatoes for sale at $1.50 per hunderd. Phone 45-F11 JOHN PRESHERN, Springfield, R 2 FIR BALSAM WANTED. We pay current market prices for Fir Balsan in clean barrels. State quantity, price and shipping point in first letter. ORWOOD PAINT COMPANi' Portland, Oregon. WANTeIdPg ATloveiTlG 1 general work and to help In the dining room, at Cllf's Cafe. FOR SALE. Horae 5 years old, in fine shape, gentle to work single or double, good saddler, will stand anywhere. Has been on the Spring field laundry wagon for over a year. J. W. BAKER. Springfield. Box 191. WANTED A girl who has had ex perlence, to do general housework in small family. Address M, Care of News office, Springfield, Oregon. MANTliOODPSITmN had by any ambitious young man or woman In the field of railway or commercial telegraphy. We want a number of young men and women to prepare for the telegraph serv ice to fill vacancies caused by un usual drafting of young men for Signal Corps. Prepare to help your country. Write todav for full nar- ticuiars. THE RAILWAY TELEGRAPH INS TITUTE. PORTLAND, OREG. GRANDMA LUTHER TEN WEEK MUSIC COURSE for $7.50. Piano, Elementary Harmony History. One private and one class lesson each week, June 10 t3 August 20. MARY ASHURST, RohM Hall, Eugene. FOUND: Ladles white waist and a : towel, clean and unlroned. Owner may have same by calling at the ( News office and paying for this ad. FOUND: A purse containing prom ium coupons. Owner may hare saint by calling at tho News office and paying for this ad. FARM LOANS At the lowest rate and on the easiest terms to be had. J. O. Holbrook, Springfield. FOR BALE OH TRADE Small fruit ragch. wltola aight of Creswell. Will cottftfcr trade on Springfield reel deac . JNMrty. Address, O 31, Sprlagflfca1 News. BRITON DEFEATS THREE GERMANS Flior Describes Thrilling Batils Above the Lines. DIVES 3,000 FEET TO FOE Etcapee Flra of Machine Gun. Rifle nd Fleldplecet In Return Flight From Enemy Potltlone Aviator Continue to Drop Many Bomb All Over the Enemy' Line. Here is tbe record of a slnislo lllttlit of out British ulrmau made wltlitu a few days. Only the names and other small details ulilcu might conceivably be useful to the enemy nre left out: otherwise the record Is precisely ns the aviator wrote It "When our machines were attucklnc Camlirnl I attacked a hostile aviator at a height of nbout 7.000 feet. I saw that 1 had hit his engine as we closed and half looped to one aide of htm. Then he dived, with a long trail of blue smoke. I dived after him to about 4.000 feet and tired ttfty rounds Into hi in, when he went down absolutely out of control. I watched him spin ning down u tlioueatid feet, bis trail of smoke Increasing. Attacked by Three, "I was immedlutely attacked by three enemy muctilues.. which drove me down to a height of on'y 500 feet. We were tiring ou one another whenever possi ble. When at 'i.st I got Into a good position 1 attacked one of them from above, having another on my" right. I closed ou (he latter, turulug in ou him so cloe that I could actually get a sight ou lb? p(lqtM head. I aw one of my bullets strike his head, and the ma chine tbeu slmp:y heeled over and fell to tbe ground. Tbe otber two ma chines cleared off. "Having lost sight of tbe other ma chines, 1 decided to dy borne very low. about 200 feet. A troop of German cavalry going east along a small road halted and tired at tn. and also several machine guns opened tire on me. After going west for about five min utes I was again attacked by an enemy alngle seater. As we approached I rocked my machine until he was with- In tlfty yards. Tbeu 1 side looped over him and tired a short burst at him. Ho seemed to clear off and then attacked me again. These operations were re peated several times with slight varia tions In tho way t looped over htm un til within about live minutes of the time of crossing the line (flying against a strong wind), when be was about 150 yards behind. I looped over him. Hit Pilot In Back. "Coming out of the loop. I fired a good long burnt and saw where I bit tbe pilot in the back Just over the edgo of the cockpit. He Immediately dived I straight to the ground. "I then went over German trenches HALL'S SHOE STORE White Shoes Have you bought yours yet. Mine are cheaper than Eugene's at reduced prices. Come and see. No trouble to fit on shoes. White dressing, white enamel, and kid cream for sale. Men's dress shoes in tan, chocolate and black. Everything new and up to date. At reasonable prices Men's work shoe's from $2.50 to $5.00. Repairing a Specialty THE YELLOW FRONT Betweon Fourth and Fifth H. FRIENDLY 8 GO EUGENE, OREGON. The Leading Store . June Clearance WHITE SALES AND LINEN SALES Now in Progress BUY NOW FOR YOUR FUTURE NEEDS MEN come in and see our wonderful suits at BOY!S SUITS NEW SERVICE: We are authorized under tho Federal Reserve Law to act as an Executor, Administrator, Guardian or Trustee. This is a new service our officers will bo glad to discuss with you. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, EUGENE, 0RE60N. tilled with soldier. I wmn fired on by machine guum r I lies and small Held guns. There was n lot of artillery flrlup going on, mid many of our shells were bursting about tho Herman trenches somewhere In the vicinity of tho Cam brut road. I saw tunny small compa nies of In fan try nut! cavalry going cast along the smalt roads, but noted no couvoyM or movements of artillery, "I lutidcd at the tlrst aerodrome I saw, for my machine was badly shot nbout." During tho buttle, hciddcf tho dally Job of observation of the enemy's guns and positions, airmen continually tlj fur into the enemy's country. In tin last few dii.vt alone they have dropped twenty-seven tons of explosives on en pmy stations, domts and stores mid po kit Ions of all kinds. They liuvo gone down close to earth and sprayed the German trenches and roads with ma chine guns. VALUE OF THE PORPOISE. Oil From It Jaw Keep Clock and Watch Running Smoothly. In IIiIm hastening ago of ours, whcu even seconds count In business life. It may sound iHirudoalcal to say that we owe our punctuality and time saving tii the playful HriolM. And yet such. Indeed, b I ho fact, for watches, clocks ami the still mort'dlgutllcd chronometer would not run month In und mouth out with regularity hut for tho lubricant obtained from Its Jaws. This oil has the unique procrty of being able to retain Its fluidity summer and winter, am! there Is an authentic record of tbe lubricant doing Its work ut a tempera ture of quite 100 degrees below Un freezing imllit. A vurlety of other oils have been tried for the same service, but nil of them have proved far less reliable.' In a wutcn or chronometer the oil mum stay where put It must not "creep" 1 over tbe mecbunlsm and thus steal away from Its proper post of duty. Therefore, It ought not to mu away In thu. presence of ctaivldcrnlilo beat. Nei ther ehould.tlic oil oxidize, evaporate or grow rancid. These exacting re quirements are met In their entirety only by porpoise Jaw oil, and It Is uo wonder that the stuff when refined sells wholcMte In the neighborhood of ?'.'(5 a gallon. There are mauy otber meclmn. Isms that are beat cared for by ung !orpoUc Jaw oil, such, for Instance, as talking machines, delicate recording ap paratus, etc. Scientific American. Record Fishing. A correstondent asks for the record tuna taken on light tackle In Santa Catnllnn Island waters. He request further enlightenment on what light tackle means. Light tncklc of the Tuna club con sists of a wood rod, butt and tip, not shorter than six feet over all. Uutt to be not over fourteen Inches In length, tip not less than live feet In length and not to weigh more than six ounces. Line not to exceed stuudnrd nine thread. Ou this tackle R. Rochester, Jr., of Los Angeles. In the waters of San Cle monte on Aug. '-'.H. Illl.'l. fought a tcv-enty-seven und three-fourths pound tunn for seven hours before Htilxlutug the IIkIi. New York Sun. $17.50 ALL REDUCED 1 Don't Let Your Allies Outdo You in Patriotism In tho third y.onr of tho war, Franco tng goring undor torrlblo burdons, hna subocrlbod to n now lonn four billions of dollnro twlco our first instnlmont. Shall wo lot this gal lant nation, who is fighting our bnttlos, shnmo us by nor sncrificos? Every rank and every occupation in Franco Iwih eagerly pressed forward to aid tho gov ernment with its HiivlngH. An Atuerclan In France writes, "I have seen an aged street cleaner rest his broom against the counter of tho bank as he clipped coupons from small government bonds bought with tho savings of his toll. Alongside hliu were tired little seamstresses, women of wealth, hucksters nil doing what they could, by saving, to nld their beloved country." Subscribe today for a Liberty Loan Bond of $50 at least! BANK - - n Delivered Rider Agents Wanted Trfwhre ta rid r'u trrr anl. your Itltnd, td neighbor! In "tlANQilt" blcydrt. a i ii - aa .. 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