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VILLA'S TAKING
DIFFICULT TASK
FOR U. S. ARMY
J:hn Reed, Famous War Corrcjpond
ent Wf'o Ate With Villa, Rode With
Villa, Fouflht With Villa, Declares
Him Great Military Gcnfus, Know
ing Country Well.
DV IIOIJBIIT MOUNTSlKIt
XEWYOIIK, .March 22..Vo ordi
nary punltlvo expeditionary rorco can
over rind Kranclsca Villa unless ho
Is betrayed. So declares John Heed,
who knows Villa better than any
oll'iir American alive. Heed spent
rho months with tho Mexican rovolu-.
tlonary leader, eating with him In
his home, riding with him on hl
trait, going with htm In tho unddlo
on his cAinpalRits nnd attending his
councils of warl
'American army officers," contin
ued Hood, famous wrltor and war cor
respondent, "have said aKaln and
tiKa.'n that Villa la a born military
leartor nnd that's Just what ho Is.
lie ;nowa northern Mexico thorough
ly and will lead our HoldlerH, no mat
ter Iiow many wo send, a chaso be
fore ho Is taken dead or allvo.
"If ho Is accompanied by men who
postess the, bravery! of those. I saw
storm Gomdx palaco, they will not bo
afraid to attack oven an overwhelm
ing fprco Rhotild Villa think It boat
for them lo do no.
"When tho purslt Is on, Villa's men
will uud6ubtodly scatter nnd later
tomo together again In tho mountains
and liarrasfl the Invading troops. It
Is doubtful jf Villa will risk any kind
of open battlo against woll armed
American troops. J should not bo
surprised If ho were betrayed by some
of Mh officers. It Is unlikely that
any of IiIb peon comrades will botray
him.
"Villa onto iold mo most or tho
educated men ho bail known had
betrayed him, so he did not trust ed
ucated jnon. Ho was born a peon,
nnd for 22 years was a bandit bo
lovid by tho peons.
"lo was tho Mexican Hoblu Hood,
tnk'ig cattlo from tho rich to food
tho poor and raiding haclendns to
put an end to tho unjust conditions
Iftov.illliiK on thorn.
"Hut villa Is not n romantic, no
ble fihrlst-lllui flguro. Ho Is n
rough frontiersman Who does not
spare his enemies.
"Villa Is tho host rider, ghot and
dancsr in northern Mexico. Ho Is
ospi dally fond of gambling nnd
dnnrc.i nnd loves to go Into tho ring
at a bull fight and try his luck.
"Ho would walk up to tho Infur
iated anlmaJ and with his double capo
slap him Insolently across tho face
and for half an hour would follow
tho groatost sport I ovor saw.
"Sometimes the sawed orr horns of
tho bull would catch Villa In tho soat
or tho trousers and prnpol him vio
lently across tho ring.
"1 do not think Ills personal ambi
tion Is very groat and tho mannor
In which ho accepted a medal for
personal bravery throws light on this
phain or his character.
"Tho ceremony took plnco in tho
audience or tho governor's palaco In
Chihuahua with officers In smnrt
uniforms faced with black velvotahd
gold, officials in full droit and on
tho glided throne chair and under a
canopy of crimson velvet, Villa in
an old plain khaki uniform with sev
eral buttons loopo and his faco un
alinvcn. "The orator spoke In the high
flung extravagant porloris nocuwary
to Mexican oratory, describing Villa's
perronal bravery and calling him
"Tho Krlond of tho 1'oor," "The Invincible-
Oonoral," "Tho Insplror of
Co urn go and Patriotism" nnd "Tho
I!op at the Indian Itopubllc."
"Through It all Villa slouched on
tho throne, his mouth Imaging qpon.
l'luatly Col. Serven steppod forward
with the modal. Villa put out both
hands ongorly. llko a child for u new
toy. He could hardly wait to upoiH
tb j box and sen what was Inside.
, "Villa looked at tho mwdal. wretch
ed his head and I lion tho groat crowd,
rovorontly awaiting his word, hoard
thwo from his lip:
' 'This Is a holt of a littlo thing
to glvu a man for all that heroism
you aro talking about.'
"Villa lias two wive, or. at least,
he had when I was with him. one a
prtlont, simple woman who was with
h'ni during all his yours or outlawry
a;id the other at cat-like Blonder girl.
"Once I askod hlin If women
would vote In tho republic ho plan
ted to MtublUh. 'Why. I don't think
; he said startled 'What do you
moan Vale? Do you wean eloct a
tavornmont and make laws?'
"I said I did and that women were
already doing It iu the Unltd States.
WeJI, tker are delHg It there.
1 doii'b.pa wfcjr they siwuWa't de
H kere. IHU wan aunt oewWer
hereine: in war HOSPITALS. ONC social
BUTTERFLY IN BUDAPEST DRAWING ROOMS
.MMaillllKI ? f M
-.
MARIE ELEr;
Mario Ktok, onco tho idol of ex-has won many commendations from
cluslvo society In UudnpcHt, Is tho Idolmllltary leaders. She was amongHho
of all Hungury. Her mcrotsm til
tiursing tho wounded In war hoBpltalstho Hed Cross,
A Trip to the Modoc Lava Beds
As I have made numerous trip in
the Modoc lava beds nnd have spent
several weeks exploring the eaves,
of wliieh there nro too ninny of tlieni
for me to mime, ami ulso the blub
bers, blowout holm mill uraters, 1 am
nuked u good ninny (picslions cun-j
ceruiuK thin country, nnd will now
relate my first experience, in com
pany witli (Jeorgo W. Conrlright, dep
uty gniiio wnrden, George Kiege,
I'nileil Slates forest ranger, nnd Ab
bott M. (Irceu, eouitty stiivejor of
Modoc county, California.
We left Happy Camp ranger Ma
lion bright nml early September ft.
Our first day's drive wns to I fry
hake. Mr. (liven mid myself took
the camp wngnu, while Mr. Court
right nnd ICtcKge went on horscbnulc
liud Mr. ICrCHgc luid (he good luck to
get u fine four-point buck en route,
which furnished us with crimp meat
during the trip. On the morning of
the Utli we broke cnuip blight nnd
curly nml iiuide it lo the Mind butted
by noon, on the east hide of the litvn
had, where we look u short noon, left
the wagon, packed the camp oultit
on llio lioreh nnd 'Mm ted ncrus the
rocks (nml it is some rock) tn tli'u
Cnptnin Jack's stronghold, scene of
the Modoc wnr, this dititiincc being
tiboul twcho milcH. Wo uiude the
rip I iv sundown, which gave us am
ple time to arrange our ouinp mid
-,mt our horse out (In the hunch
i,'niH to gni7.c.
The morning of (lie 7th found iih
nil up early, llrenkfast over, liorsiK
taken to water and' put hack to
grare, we were then ready mid eager
to explore the old battle ground with
itH many cave, runwujs nnd nnt
'urnl forth, wlierc Cnptnin Jack with
'liih hiuull hunch of rciU held at hay
for hiMoinl mouths about l.'iUU Cnilcd
"Slates soldier, rotinp; tlie Iivch of
limny, incluiling lleueral ( auby mid
bin xtaff, who wonnuahsnered at the
commencing of the war.
We put iu the day looking over the
old battle ground and xihilcd hctcrul
of (lie blubber. Thev are jimt a
shoit dihtnuco from the battle
ground. They are u sight woith sco
'.ng within tlicnihclvcH. They nro
from six to ten feet in diameter and
nbout the untie iu height, the walls
being about font' inrlion lliiok, the
outHide of black rough luvu, while on
the inside the wnlU are of a light
porous formation, and just in the top
of all of them you will find a small
hole about four indies iicrosi.. The
only wav to cuter them i through
long pipe, formed of the Mime kind
of rock. Some of these pipe are
fully l.'iU feet long and about two and
oiie-liulf feet iu diameter un the in
side. Hv sun-up on the mo mine: of the
8th found breakfast over and alieadv
for miulher good wiilk, though ii lit
tle sore from the wulk oer the rough
rock the'day hufnm. Wo started out
for the two-story ice eatc, wheiu
haiidieds' of Ions of ice cover the
wall and floor the er round, and en
route we Uitcd the natural hridge,
the llig Crack, Hear Peel cave, Skull
cave and several other smaller caves,
anything for its right or wrong. They
aro roll or pity nnd softnoui. Why,
a woman would not give' an ordor
to oxeoute a traitor.'
When Huod said women could be
more cruel than men, Villa put his
statement to a tost by asking young
Mrs. Villa what should be done with
three men who had tried to destroy
a bridge or military value to tits
army.
Airs. Villa said: "Shoot them."
Villa chuckled dollghtedly and for
days afterward woHt around asking
the eoaks and the ohameremalda
whom tkey would like t fcve fer
prOtddflHt of MftXtM.
if .
JRM
j Lr r
first women of Uudapcst to enlist In
as one can find caves every few
bundled ynnla. This dny we covered
n distance of ubuiit fifteen miles. Hut
I) o'clock found us back iu cnuip and
supper over, which consisted of black
rol'fee,sfr.VHi pan bread with butter,
fried venison, Van Cainp'H pork nnd
beans mid canned peaches, nnd 1 can
tell you, we did it justice.
The morningof the Dili we started
buck for our cnuip wngon at the mind
bultcs, hill took time lo visit the 1'crn
cuvc nml the Mammoth cuve, the
walls of the Kuril cuvc being covered
with hieroglyphics, which makes it
very interesting; Hut the Miimmoth
euvo is the grandest of nil. Going
in this cuvc one would think they
were goin in u badger hole, but lif
ter passing thrpngli the small open
ing; it soon opens up in n large run
way, nboul thirty fvet wide and ten
feet high. This runs for nbout flOO
feet, when it opens up into the main
big galleries, 'ihese are nboul fifty
feet wide nnd fifteen feet high, tho
floor being sand, while the walls mid
ceiling is u natural arch of melted
lava, the ceiling being cracked ui
irregular shapes and sizes nnd the
crooks covered with water fossil,
eiiiiscd by the water standing on the
rock, nnd on the ends of each branch
of the fossil hangs n bend of water,
and the smm on the i.tiillactites,
which cover I lie ruck between Hie
cracks, and the heuutifiil effect of
these beads of wnter is une.pro.
able, as they glare like millions of
diamonds when the galleries are well
lit up. Here In this unve one eau
walk underground until his licait is
content, iisuo man has ever been to
the end of homo of the runways, an
there me mnny different branehoH
after jou get hack Hie first ipiaiter
of a mile.
Hut it in useless for anyone to nt
tempt to see the sights of the Modoc
Invn beds unless they have someone
along who knows the points of in
terest. And I think it would be a
gieat thing if this country could he
put on tho some auto route with
Crater lake, as it is only about 100
miles from Cniter lake, mid it would
double the attractions un this route,
as you will agree it jou over visit
the lava bads.
MAXI.V II. CONI-KV.
F.
1ST
I'AHIS, March 22.- The parachute
with which nil oUorvers In French
captlvo balloons havo now boon pro
vldod, was given a genuine tost io
eeutly near Clermont In the Argon
no region. German shells had out
tho ropes holding ono or the largoet
of these balloons. It Immediately
roue to a height of 11,000 reel and
drifted toward tho Gorman linos. Tho
watcbors bolow saw tho obscrvor got
out of the basket and launch himself
Into spaco. After a sharp drop, the
paraehuto oponod and tho observer
roached the ground In perfect con
dition about 300 yards from tho
Kronen 'line. Tho first sharp drop
of about ISO foot, ho later oxplalnod,
was distinctly dlsagreoablo. but after
the paraehuto snroad the doseent was
pleasant and so gentle that ho had
time to take observation! of tho Ger
man linos.
UK.MOVAI. XOTICH
The MeCurdy Insurance Agency
wish to announce that they have re
moY$d tkeir office from the Sparta
Vnlllfi)t is the' Medfqrd National
KINS bHlMlHM. Ithnna 1-J-. S
POULTRY
FLMS
10 BE
IN CITY S
A thrco-rcol HlmUatlon of tho j
iiiothods of conducting the poultry do-'
partment of tho Oregon Agricultural ,
college nt'Corvallls Is being used as
an educational demonstration of tho
poultry business In many or tho
chlckon districts of the state. When
11. C. Seymour was In this city tho
othor day, representing the oxtonslon
department of tho college, Claudo C.
Cato, county agriculturist, nnd Hoy
H. Peebles, secretary or tho South
ern Oregon Poultry association, ar
ranged with htm for tho use of tho
film In this city- In tho near future.
Ono of tho local moving plcturo
theaters will show tho film. It will
bo Interesting nnd Instructive to hun
dreds of peoplo, bid and young, who
nro now concerning thomselvos with
tho details ot tho poultry business as
never bororo In thin county. Thoro
Is littlo doubly that thoy will como
from distant po'lntn to study this film,
Along with tho buslnoss foatures
of It, showing tho various mothoda
of handling tho chickens, Including
speclnl features, such as trap-nost-Ing,
classifying and so forth, it will
contain a fenturo of comedy to laugh
about. This flint Is supplied to stato
absoclatloiis freo or cost. Tho dato
at which It will be shown hero has not
yet been fixed, but will bo ntinouncod
In it few days.
Junior Department I-Vnttcd
"While Stnto Agent Seymour was In
tho city, Superintendent Illllls ot tho
Mcdford public schools, Supervisor
Until H. Potorsou or rurnl district
iiumbor two, nnd Secretary Hoy II.
Peebles or the poultry association
mot ut tho Medford hotel nnd per
fected tho plans for n junior depart
ment of tho Southern Orogon Poul
try association, discussed tho corn
club schomo among the school pupils
and favored a corn show to bo hold
In conjunction with tho stnto show
In this city toext fall.
Tho poultry featuro of tho Junior
department or tho association was
accorded special attention. Superin
tendent Illllls will supply tho piem
bers or this department who, being
known to bo trustworthy nnd Indus
trlous, will iino ono setting or hlgh-
chiHs eggs each1: Secretary Pooblca
will securo tho eggs from tho severnl
breeders of thoroughbred chlokcnn
for them to tlovclop, nnd tho students
will do tho rest.
.Mr, Illllls has announced that
ho has 83 students who nro anxious
to handle n setting or eggfl each and
Secretary Peoblos has secured prom
ise or 15 settings from tiro host
chickens In the county.
The (.'ovenilng Conditions
Knoh member of tno Junior depart
ment ngrcos to Incubate the ogga un
der a reliable biddy and glvo to tho
person who supplied tho eggs two
healthy chickens aH a compensation
for tho usa of tho netting. In addi
tion to that, ho agrees to outer ro
Htilts of tho hatch In tho next poul
try show among tho exhibits of tho
Junior department. Ho ngrcos also
to mnko occasional ruports of his pro
gross, troubles, ir nny, nnd costs, to
tho oxtonslon dopnrtmout of tho O.
A. C, receiving thereon suoh Instruo
Hon as that department may deem
nocesssary, thus making tho oxper
lonco commondably educational Iu
ovory roapect.
illy way of uncouraglng this Junior
work In a most Important Industry,
C. i:. OntoH, always In tho forefront
of Industrial progressives, nffors fS
cash lo tho student showing tho host
Individual chicken from thoe Junior
department hatchoH, whllo W. T.
Crlovo rcachoe tho polo n close sec
ond with un offer of 5 cash for tho
best trio produced In tho Junior de
partment. Tho Medford Cigar store,
alwajs having a keon eyo for devel
opment of business in a substantial
way, offors an annual (mbscHpllon, to
tho Country Gontloman, tho hlghost
class country publication In the conn
try. Most Commendable I'cutimi
Mossrs. Illllls, Seymour uud Peter
son rogard this as a most common
dnblo plan for the development of In-
Many Recoveries
From Lung Trouble
KrkiiiHim Ailurntlve lioa im(irnl
to IicjIUi many uutturrra fimu luiiK
troulile. KkiiU wlmt It did in tint
cake.
Wllnilntilun, Itrl,
xf.'rullriurui lu Jnnuiir, IIMiS, I
tin lal.ru nllli lirluoi rliuutx if tbr
luuua, ljr iilixilrlaii, a IradluR irm
lllluurr, nold Hint II ttaa I mm
Iruulilr. I kuI rrr umlt. (.
rliplucull, r l.liiilurull' llriiarl
mrat Mure. Wilmington, llrl.
rrrammrnilril Uckumu'ii Altrrntl(
Hint had duue Krrat aou.l. 1 lipeaa
tnklBK It at uurr. I cuiiIIiiiimI fiillh
fullr. ualnK uu otbrr rriiicdx, nutl
Uuatlr nolt.nl tlir lHrliiK uf tlir
lutiK. uun Iihp nu truulile llb
uiy Iiiuk. 1 flruily drllvti' KcUuiua'a
.Vltrratltc aatrd my lltr." l.Vulire
tlntrd.l IVIddntlt) .lS. Stl IllliS.
Kckman'a Alteratlvt it most ettlcn
clou In lironililnl rutarrli and ae
vera 111 rem t and lung- arrectlorm am
up.bulldlHK tlir ajriittiiii PonUlns tn.
harmful or liaUt-furmintc druu
Accept no aubatltuui. Miualt li
I): resulitr sli. II Hold by land
Ing dmuk'Ut. Vtite far Uooklet ol
rtMffrf.
ItvkiuHa Lalioratorr, Philadelphia
I
01
lewl union t to onii ifoii or the
'Oiinlv in Hip poultrv Iuhism nnd
declare Hint It will hasten Hie pro
gress toward the half-million dollar
goal proposed by I lw petpln of .Irtfli
son county as Hip figure tn tw rmieli
ed in the value of poultry shipments
from Itoguo river vnllny. They ait
notinee that they will extend every
possible nsslslanco to the poultry as
sociation In this matter.
In tho matter of encouragement In
tho formation mid maintenance of
com clubs and tho addition of n com
show to tho next poultry show her,
they will do all they can to mnko that
1sWMEsssIiVHatfiBsSBisCX1Sfnr7aeTl'SiVVVU3biBsssHltfiStti
The OWL'S solid value
For the OWL, as for our other famous brands,
wo havo always had but one policy.
Years ago, tho OWL had to satisfy us before we
offered it to smokers on the Coast We had to be com
pletely sold on its mellowness, fragrance, free drawing
and even-burning properties before we were willing to
put our organization and reputation behind it.
We havo tried to keep faith with tho nickel
smokers on the Coast by making sure that this nickel
cigar, sold with our name behind it, has been and will
continue to be solid value.
The OWL'S fresh condition
Have you noticed that when you get an OWL it
is usually in a nice, fresh condition?
This is due to a close study of demand and dis
tribution, and to factory production; also to friendly
cooperation between the retail trado and ourselves to
prevent overstocking.
Wo consider this an important feature of our
service to smokers.
Easily Obtainable
In building up a business on the OWL Cigar wo
have felt that we could not ask a smoker's loyalty to
the brand unless we made sure that ho could get the
OWL conveniently.
Tho OWL is sold practically overywhoro on the
Pacific Coast. For this wo thank the retail trade
who havo mot us half way in our efforts to achieve a
thorough distribution of this cigar.
M. A. GUNST & CO.
INCORPORATED
We Have Just Received
Two NewStyles in Lace Boots
For Growing Girls, in PattMit and (inn Motul calf,
whito fiber soles with white rubber heels, inatio ovor
a vory good-fitting last.
Sizes 2y to 7
PRICE $3.50 A PAIR
4aT
ATT1IK .G?JfcffL 21 NORTH
"Good Shoes"
"GOOD SHOES" BUILT OUR BUSINESS"
n npe Til" stu'p liow ill bfl
hll In liPM'ttiiH-r. juf me nghf lims
fof hnrvMf of rlpp rorn for lhn
Iiow The county fair oerur too
early In tho season tor Hi ithlbIllon
Af new corn In matern condition. It
will therefore, ftnil an nnproprlnto
plnoe with tho poultry show, for tho
prmtadtton of writ as ehtckon feed
la one af tho dstnlts or the Industry.
The proposition to glvo two heal
thy chickens for n sotting of high
olriM eggs Is n good ono for tho breed
er Hence, Seeretnry Peoblos re
quests thoso who may havo a setting
oach of thoroughbrod eggs lo get In
04Mf
IN any talk about OWL, tho Million Dollar Cigar,'
we believe that we can fairly claim a little place
for ourselves. The OWL is our child, so to speak.
We have fathered it here on the Coast for 20 years or
more. And we aro proud of it.
The Million
Dollar Cigar
to (timmnr rtlWil with Jilirt At nflto
aimU ii.a nnn sunt moro imlI
tioiirt fttinfonf ho already applied
rof ;nnmhcfs(ili ft tho Junior doparl
ment than can at thin tlmo bo stiu
plied with cgfin. Wrlto Iho PtrUtf
nbout A setting or two to hMp tlio
studn along with their ehtss ut
poultry production.
What n Viicfltlori
iDear Hong How can I learn to
understand tho war maps 7
OKMR,
(Don't nik us; wrlto to Sara
Lloyd.)
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