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AMERICANS
vera cituz, Oct. in. Kici
preparations on the part of a innll
detnchmojit of ineti under General
AffliilniOfor nn atlaek litft uiclit on
thcTAincncun otilpoMs around Vera
CnCTmVc resulted in tin' strcnjiUi
cnliu? of the American 1ino.
Some 'JOO Meicnn nrc in a wU
lion about linlf n mile from the Amor
ioan mittnts and they lavo two
mounted guns trained on tlie Ameri
can Holllicr. Their warlike activity
is attributed in Vera t'rur. to over
indulgence in liquor obtained at n
house just lieyoml the American
lines itut their bonMs that llie.v were
nbout to itiiiURUinlonii attack that
ultimately woahl drive the Americans
out of this port, are taken more or
les seriously on account of the per
sistency of the reports that Acuilur
will not he nhlc to restrain himself
much longer, and that the impatience
of lyi men to enter Ycm Cruz is ren
derin'sr'liis control over them douhtful.
Apiillnr's force is estimated at be
tween -1000 and (5000 men. with sev
eral pieces of artillery. It i- report
ed in Vera Cm that ARiulnr h
mnde a wneer that he will take hrenk
i'net in this city next Siindnv.
RECENT FIGHTING
FAVORS ALLIES
LONDON. Oct. 1G, 7:30 a. m.
"The severe flRhtlnR of tho last (ew
days hag been in tho northwest of
Kranco mainly," says the correspond
ent of the Express, "and has re
sulted strongly In favor of tho allies.
Unless the Germans lirlng heavy re
inforcements, there Is llttlo danger
of their reaching n channel port.
''Albert and Arras are In tho hands
of the French, but aro still being
bombarded. One French ami) corps
has captured 3G field guns. Tho
Germans are continually receiving re
inforcements of guns and men. but
tho allies aro also strengthening their
lines.
"Between Roye and I.asslgny the
battlo is still undecided. Many of
tho towns have been reduced to ruins
and nono of tho civil population re
mains. "Tho splendid scrvlco on the
French railways has been a heavy
asset for tho allies, enabling them to
move troops rapidly and smoothly
whenever needed."
40,000 PRISONERS
TAKEN
ANTWERP
ASSERTS GERMANS
WASHINGTON, Oct. ifi.- The
German embassy received today the
following official wireless report
from Iterlln:
"Official headquarters report that
near Antwerp between -t 0,000 pris
oners were taken; that among the
war booty aro BOO cannon, 4000 tons
of grain and plenty of wool, metal
and rattle. Tho harbor works are
undamaged.
"The French attacks near Albert
have been repulsed.
"The Uiisslon ndvance in Knst
Prussia has failed. Tho Russian at-,
tack with eight army corps from
Warsaw and lvangorod have been re-
puUed."
The dispatch rollews:
"The Germans have advanced
from Audcnnrdc toward Courtral.
The .enemy occupies a lino of defense
from Meroln, Armenticrs to OIen
chy. "To the west of La Hasscc he is
in contact with our troops between
that locality and Arras. A violent
combat took place northwest of
Lens to Vermelles in our favor. We
have taken llannescnmps, southwest
of Arras."
IN
CONFIDENT
OF HIS ELECTION
V. S. VHen, independent candidate
for governor. nddrcsM-d a miiiiII M'.ed
crowd mi Hnyninrket tenure Thurs
day eve and save the cduetic prom
ise that if elected he would clip the
taxes until they would not bother, lie
also promised to see that taxes were
paid on mortj-uuc-, n form of prop
erty nliu now without the pale of
PEASANT WOMEN
BLOCKIKAISER'S ARMY
LONDON, Oct. 10, 2-Tij p. m. A
dispatch to Neuter's Telegram com
pany from 1'etrograd says:
"To the local peasantry, 111110117
them many girls, attributed in
part of the failure of the German at
tempts to cross tho Vistula during
the recent fighting. The girls milea
the Ilussiuii soldiers by digging
trenches. M$
"Ou tho initiative of nn English
club here, n movement is on foot to
raise n detachment of recruits for
the British army. .Many Lancashire
men employed in col (on mills have
volunteered."
POINCARE TO SPEAK
TO GLASGOW STUDENTS
QORDEAUX, Oct. 10, 1:03 p. m.
President I'oiiicnni has accepted an
invitation of the students of Glasgow
university li bq their next lord ice
tor. This is tio fjrt time this honor
has, been conferred on a foreign
statesman. k0l&
'jliv 1'aris Mntciiiint says that
HussiaiiK have reputed Get man at
tacks (in Warsaw and lvangorod, in
usiau l'oliiinl, and that a but tic x
being J'ougjil miiiIIi of 'ivcm.l.
rlE VIET PLANTS
H LIBRARY SATURDAY
The Mill ford Rime Rpcicly uiiiiiitin
res that Ilium will be 11 free di-liihii-(Ion
of violet plant at the public
Wintry iiwxt Kaluiilay,
Wh is purl of it nimpiiiun for civic
lii'HiiliflcHlli'ii launched by Hie club,
yvlMj N ImwiU'iiliig Im nHivill"s u
w)r mI) )lni'ti pf llil liciuil if jni
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ITALIAN BADLY INJURED
BY DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
An Italian whoso name is not
known had an almost miraculous
escape from death yesterday after
noon when ho was blown up In a
dynamlto explosion while attempting
to tamp a hole. The accident oc
curred on tho Siskljuii division of tho
Pacific Highway where the man is
employed on tho powder gang. Ills
faco was badly mutilated and tho
right side of his skull fractured. Ac
cording to tho physician In attendance
It Is probable that ho will loso tho
sight of his right eye. Shortly after
the accident tho injured man was
brought to this city. Despite the deep
gashes in his head and faco his chan
ces for recovery arc good. Dr. Por
ter is in attendance.
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MORS
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ACCUSED
OF
CONSPIRACY IN
DON
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EAMERS
V. S. fit en
taxation through artful dodging by
mortgage holder. Mr. ."i'eu holds
that he will receive the labor vote,
the prohibition vote and the single
tax vote, and that tins u-miiv-s him
of election in a three-cornered race.
He is highly confident of 'victory in
Nov ember. Mr. "leu is well known
in this section, lie is father of the
initiative and referendum and num
erous other mea-urcs.
EDEN PRECINCT
A. X. Pace and daugnter of Xorth
Talent, were In Talent Monday af
ternoon. Mrs. G. A. Morso was In Talent
trading Monday nfternoon.
L. A. Mount and wife of Duns
mulr, Cal are over In the valley
visiting Mrs. Mount's father, '..
Webster, and other relatives.
Mr. and .Mrs. C. Carey were guests
at tho pleasant homo of Mr. and
Mrs. W. K. Anderson Sundn;.
John Graffcs loft i-or Klamath
county last Wednesday to attend to
business.
Mrs. Wm. Kern of J'ern valley,
went to Ashland Monday of this
week to undergo an operation at tho
bands of Dr. Swodcnburg.
Mrs. Illnebart, Mrs. Geargo Mc
Claln and Mrs, Maclo Wright wore
visiting relatives In Xorth Talent
Sunday.
Mrs. G. A. Hover lias been up
from California on a visit and will
return in a few days.
Fred Hupp, ono of Talent's most
prosperous fanners, Is having a flno
bungalow built upon Ills most excel
lent farm and garden placo Just
south of town. Tho bungalow is to
bo modern In every sense of tho
word. Tho stone work Is ono of the
most beautiful pieces of tho kind, to
bo found In any dwelling In the val
ley. Tho ladles of tho Christian Aid of
Phoenix gave a surprise birthday par
ty to Mrs. George Hover last Tues
day. All had a pleasant time.
Tho paving Is moving along tow
ard Phoenix from tho south.
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r.laclf SUk Slovo Pnllih
Adltttiettt. IttlAcsnnt
Ari out! cut Xm lUMi la llx I
lut urop; IIquUI fcu! pat I
on aJ-iliy: fctwolutcl Ml
wiutvj 114 ifu,t or dirt. Yirii
Si zvur njuty-f wurw,
Black Sillr
Stove Polish
It hot iMvIr in-iit frmnnti I, bet It irlrct trilll.
lOt.UUyllMl I' trM' jtltfnt.tkrtMMlH'llllSJI
9UHir UHII. J.J X rMIK MifVtf I'OUflll 044HI IKft
rili uf li i.i tjur ilmetr long brilinwy
jwlidi iwtiMM)uuirM. VrviidmUmoiwy,
lloo'l loriirl omii mj
PHinADELPIIIA'j Oct. lC.STpro
than an inch of rain foil In Pennsyl
vania In tho last 24 hours, breaking
a drought which had continued, C3
days. Farming; wag seriously af
fected by. tho dry. spcllj and coal min
ing was carried on under difficul
ties becauso ot tho lock of water to
operate machinery Railroads In tho
Interior of the statd wcro also hand
lcappcdr in 6omo places water hav
ing had to bo carried many miles for
locomotives. ,.,,. ,j'RmW
GERMAN SPY ARRESTED
AMONG BELGIAN REFUGEES
DOVKK. via London, Oct. 1(1, 4:'ir
n. m. A (icrman spy in 11 Helginn
uniform and with a Hed Cross liadgo
in his jwses-ion was arrented last
night among the Helginn refugees.
He was taken to Dover rustle and was
followed all the way by a hostile
crowd.
lad Serlois Ling
TroiWe-Now Well
Sufrtrtrs from Lane Trouble iro often
misled la tfap Ullef tbat nottiluz will
tat it tbrm. l(rt. freib atr. wbiilvtouia
food anil r'KUlarllr In tiablts do mucli
In aldlnjc to reitor brallb, but aoniv
tblns eluu l nn-dfO. Maor pwplf vvlio
liarp takvn Kcktnan'i AltvratlTe bavii III'
tinrd Ibut It wu IIili luvdliloe wblili ro
stored tbctn to beallh. II-ail I hi.
UVidoli III.
"Ornllcmen: Throuzh your Initruuiwt
tillty I limo I to ied from n i.rt
mature eratv. On nccciiJier II 1UK. I
was taken with Tyiiliold rm-uuiiKiln.
wotch dureloi-d Into l.unj; Truubl-, la
Kebruarr, lLOT. I unit tn Kurt Worth,
Texaa, aud talrr to Canon City, Colorado.
After ttcive tbcro tuo rn-k luy brl
clan Informed nit- that uir cane wm liope
leu. Tbrt-- werka later I rrturuvd home,
welKbliiK J (XI pound!, tba doctor bavlug
irltcu tap 110 Qiwuninrc of rrarhlng lliera
allrc. Uu July II. 1105. I Uynn taklus
Kckuau'a Mroudrrful rrinnlr fur l-unic
Troiilile. Today I welsb IV) pound". I
am atout aud welt and can do 11 11 kind
of work about lay craln elerator
(AnidaTlt) AltTIIUH WIMIII.
(AbOTu abbrcrlatrd; moru on ri'iuet.)
Kckmao' Alterative ban been proven by
many year' tent to In- uioxt tf ilini lou
for utMrrv Throat and l.unc Afferllon.
llroricbltl. Ilrouchlj) Aalhlna, Htulilmrn
Coldx aud In uplmlldliiK tbn ayatem.
Contain no nart-otlca, poIhouh or liablt
furmlnc drum. Ask for booklet telllux
of rerorerlea, and write to P.ikniaii
laboratory, I'hlladelplila, l'a for etl
drocu. Kor ml by all lead In if drucklat
Price $1 and $2 a bottle.
want l"v Juli, la ur I',
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imi 'yuoraoticrwuirtriuw
yvtirwwiy,
nlt Silk Stor. PolU.
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CAMERA SHOP
208 East Main Street
Med ford
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Negatives Made any time or
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E, D, WEflTON, Prop,
NKW YOHK, (Id. III. A -nit
ngiiinst Chin h's ..Mor-c and the
lliuNon Nnvimilioii coiiimny, charg
ing conihacy, was lilcd in the fed
eral court today by the Manhattan
Ktnigution company. The action i
brouaht under the Sliciuian iiiiti-trii"t
law. and the defendant' methods in
operating bonis on the llud-on river
arc alleged to have been pursued for
the purpoe of nccniiipli-hing the
plaintifl'i ruin. Tlaniaacs of -frl.OiiO,.
000 are asked.
.Mr. Morse is president of the Hud
sou Navigation compauv mid one of
its principal sleaiitcrs bear his-uainc
The company imiiuliiiiix n passenger
and freight service heluceii this city,
Albany mid Troy. Tiic Manhattan
N'nvignttoti company operates two
steamers betvxeeu this city and Al
bany. In its petition the .Manhattan com
pany charges the dclcndatit wilh
having pursued tor four year meth
ods calculated to biiug 11I1011I the
plaintiff financial ruin. The .M1111
liatlau company i-M-its that it has
been damaged to the extent of .:i()0,
000. liiaMiiiich as the salt U brought
under the Sherman law, the amount
of damages sought is three times the
amount alleged to huc been sus.
taincd.
Ho H Toilny
llcttotvn to nmokti Cov, Johnson
cigars, the heat, ninl thereby patron
tzo homo Iniluntry. tf
NKW IIAVI-JX. Oinii., Oct HI.
ltalu which began falling In Con
necticut last night will materially
check If It docH nnt cxtlnguMi the
many fires In tho woodlands of the
Btate, Home of which were growing
to mirloiis proportions, It will tiring
tho much needed "damp" to keep the
tnhni'co crop at Hit liost condition, and
breaks a drought ot about nlx
weeks.-
110STON, Oct. I. rHmoke Hhroud
ed lloslon invoke today the welcoliin
Might ur a light rain, which aroused
hopes that the toug drought would
bo broken and that tho numerous
forest and peat bog fires In tho state
would bo quenched. In the laxt
Seven weeks a quarter of an Inch of
nil 11 has fallen here. I.ate crop In
many pnrts of the state were Mr
IoiibI) daniapcd aud rcoorvolrs, wells
aud springs have been depleted.
NOTICI.
Notice lit hereby given that the un
dersigned will apply to the city coun
cil nt Its meeting to be held October
1!0, 1!H, for a license to sell malt,
spirituous nnd vinous liquor In
quantities lets than n gallon at Its
plaro of luminous 011 lot 11, block SO,
city ot Medford for n period of nix
months.
Dated Octnbor 10, 10H.
aiasiiY & ki:nni:dy,
22 North Front St.
Oh those Chilly Momitt
' You can dress in
comfort by using a
PERFfCTION
OILiHCTER
Take it to tlie bath
room, breakfast
room, livinjr-room.
It makes the whole
house comfortable.
For best results use
Pearl Oil.
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Dealers everywhere
Wlif Ur tociUl, "IVarmlA
In CIJ C.rn.r: "
Standard Oil Company
itAuruiiniAi
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11 y tJ l r Portland
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A CHECK ACCOUNT
Pay your bills by check It's lea trouble and navea
time,
A cancelled check Is the best receipt.
Wo would bo pIcAHcd to bavu you open a check ac
count with us.
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A, S, AMES, 236 S. Central Ave,
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pOHtUl,
lluiinliiifM, IciiiiiIiik In imixiiiNlvit unit Uw lliivn ynr iipI'Ikm liuulcd In
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Tho (tin lhl uinti twrnr iy ncslnit nil cuuirrt.
Tick out tiiim frlrnd you Kmiiw who turn iinn.
Atlt Aim ftbutll It. Lot lilm llmw yitil llm iinllil
llrsrch, Uotlotn lljrctlnn ihrlli, ininki suit
utrtiorfou'ri Kwnjr from your focr) llirrn affly
Uavlc, (Impla liiko.dowM, tba llniiiiurtlrk
feature.
Thn fHn u r lilr In liuy II no'ln Ilia Hamlnit-
taillMC? Ammimr In lll. MM.nniili.il a V. it'll Ln.u lill. It
I' Id. HJ Hall M.k f K,mHtnUMC Ilia Man (
SimrtMMtat Ilili4uai4it,
Ta kxp yaur aun tl.antil ami ludrlcal-il right,
I Ram Oil. ilia nta ajr tulont, tuit iw
' aanUllta a nl gun lulxUaaU
Rrmlnf Ion Armi-Unloo MatAlllq Cnrtrlil.- Co,
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MEDFORD
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school or modkkn mktiiods
.11 N, (riM M'JIoiJ, (Hrfoa
HUSINESS, SHORTIIANI) ANI) ENGLISH COUUSKS
DAY ANI) NIGHT SCHOOL
DID YOU KNOW
That we had some or Hie best cipilpmciil Tor vapor
l.ntlw on the roust. VIV (ID TO .MINI'ltAL
SIMtlNOS AXh SANITAIMIT.MS ulien . an Ki)t an
nnil and in most eae bi'Mer nerice uilh belter
cipilpiner.t 1 iu lit here in .Mcdfiild.
Wc Iiiim' iiiiiilc iirraiiKcineiiK to pit" iiiinciul vnpnr
biilhx, iisin the cclcliiatcil I.iiiik'" .Mineral Wonder.
'Cellphone nr call for price mid uppiiiiiliiieiit".
DR. R. J. LOCK WOOD, Chiropractor
Jllll-ll (iuni.'lt.r.iicy Mlilu'. l'h. nit-.m:i
COL. C. E. S. WOOD
Ort'jjon's Ftircntost Ornlor
Will Speak in Hilialf of the Guiiiliilacy of
WILLIAM HANLEY
FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE
At the PAGE THEATRE
Friday Evening. October 16, at 8 o'clock
Thorn will bo inimical number, by Mm. I. M. AndreWH, Mr. Will
terri and llovvetl'H nrchentra.
POULTRY WANTED
Wc Arc Headquarters for Poultry In Medford
Will always pay you the highest
market cash prices. Can use all kinds.
We solicit your trade.
MEDFORD POULTRY & EGG 0.
TELEPHONE 583 1 29 FIR STREET
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