Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, November 17, 1916, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Textr V'XQF, PTX ftiF.nFORT) MATTi TRTBTTNE, MEDFORD, OIG'.dON. FRIDAY. OVKMPKI 17. MEXICAN TEST PROVES MILITIA COSTLY FAILUR E Twenty Per Cent of Officers Try to Resign Less Than Half Accepted Ranks at Only 40 Per Cent War Strength Facts to be Bared In Report to Congress. Hv OII.SOX UAIIDNKIt. WASHINGTON, I). C, N..v. 17. A flood of roi?iiinions .sent by militia ol'fii'Pis is pouriiiK i" tin.1 war de partment and 355 resignations ot' militia offii'prs huvn been iincepti'il by 'rt'Kiilcnt Wilson in the three-month period from July 2(1 to October TIiiH in prolmlily less than half of tlio numher of residua I ions that have been tendered. Data ns to the laller have mil vet. been eonipiled by the uar ilepailnienl but officials estimate that I'nllv 7110 militia officers have souhi Id i;cl out of tho service sinoe the president or dered the mditia to the border last Kpriiiif. On May A.llic president ordered the Texas, Arizona and New Mexico na tional Riiurd to mobilize. This order wns followed on June 1H by n general order to nil the states to nmliilip des ignated portions of their militia. The total number of militia ordered out was approximately 1(10,11(111 men. The fitola of commissioned ol'1'iccrs for this number of militia is approxi mately -1000. Thus, nearly 0 per cent of nil com missioned officers ordered to (he border have succeeded in separating themselves from the service. Of the 355 officers whose resigna tions were accepted in (he lliree monlli period in question, 'JII7 wi re lieutenants, 81 eaplains, 'J I majors and 10 chuplains. And it is estimated by army offi cers that fully '2(1 per cent, have conijlit to lvnipn. The exact figures will upfienr tu n report to congress in December. ' The infantry arm of tho service naturally lost the most officers. No less than 2:10 of its eomnussioned of ficers have resigned. The smaller contingents of eavnlry, field artillery and engineer troops have hud propor tionate lasses. In the cavalry, 17 commissioned officers resigned; in the field nrlillery, dl left the set vice, mid tho engineers lost three officers. In addition, ti-4 commissioned officers bcloiifriiur to nuxiliary nrms of the service including medical corps, cpinrtennuster eorps and signal corps have rpiit. New York state, which sent tin largest contingent of troops, Las like, wise sent in the largest number of resignations; tiO commissioned offi cers of the New York militia have quit in three months. Alabuma has lost 25 militia officers by resigna tion; the Illinois rcginicnls bnve lost 23 of their officers; Pennsylvania guard regiments an- minus 20 heroes; Kentucky contributed 111 In the list of resignations; Iowa had 10; fienrgiu bad 14; California, Connecticut and Michigan have had 12 resignations each; the oilier stales follow with proportionate losses. There has been no diminution in tile number of resignations received daily, and the nnny officers suv Hint the end apparently is a long way off. Added to this ileiniiralialiiin among the officers is the equally ser ious difficulty of getting men to till up the ranks. The units at the front arc only about 40 per cciil of war strength, and all efforts lo get the remaining 00 per cent to fill nn the units have been I'rnillc-.. Tlic-r facts lead the war department official, ti believe that the niilitm ha, fallen down terribly in the fir-d Id to which it has been subjected. They realize that eonure-s will . called on early in December to con sider this matter, and llie-c will lie among the fuels reported on the mob-ili.tition. ITER DISTRICT Tho lu-ftruii; luld Wnliifsiln y and Thursiiny bt't'oro tlm county court tu (lctrnnini' whether it s)Mcial election nlm)) be called to vote on the forma tion of an irrigation district has been continued to November UO. j About 'Jli.UUO acres tire included in; the urea to como under the proposed distrii't. Koine 110(10 nercs. unsmt- nblc for irrigation pm-prises, will lie cut from this figure, however, e;iv intf the total to be irrigated liO.INHi acres. K. M. Hrown, mining?!' of tlx Kopuc Kiver Cnnitl eompany, thi-u morning refuted some of the claims mndti Wcdnesd.'iy before the court by A. K. Heamcs, who nppcaied in behalf of K. It. Ilanlcy. Mr. Heaines. said Mr. liroun, stated that the company dam at Kih take is eou slrueled of dirt, is iiu'.i;ib.' (f hold iny over seventeen feet of water and that last summer u larc section of the dam fell. The dam, stated Mr. BrounT is con structed of broken rock faced with four feet of clay to prevent leakage and is sixty feet deep at the base. Xo portion of it has ever fallen in and twice tlnrintr Hit1 sum mer the pates were closed and the water eve! raised to nineteen feet. The company, be continued, will he aide to furnish any amount of u at ri des! red. Commenting on the statement of Mr. Kennies, who said that Air. Mau ley desires his alfalfa laud exempted on the ground that alfalfa dut nol need irrigation, Mr. Itrowu said: 'Irrigation nml alfalfa no hand in hand, as every successful alfalfa raiser knows. The first crop mav be raised without irrigation, but if max imum yields are desired in successive cutting, water must be applied." when arrangements will be completed for tin- .erection of a box factory in this city to opcrute in conjunction with the Miwrnill. T TO ADO STEAMERS BAPTISTS WITH LIBEL - SI'OKANK, Wanli., 'Nov. 17. C. K. Stone, passenger and truffle manager the Great Northern railroad, an nounced here todav that four larne oeean-KoliiK vessels, rciiresentin I try In time of war or nntional I'ciil i will Imi Kiven an opportunity by the inuvy depurtinont, It was iinnonnciHl i lure today, to ilomousirute the value of the nervire the) cn.i render. At six p. in., November '-." the naval communication service from ;the navy radio station at Oont Island, San Francisco, will broadcast a test : message addressed ''amateurs." The 'wave length will be 2-100 meters and : damned oscillations will bn used. Kvery amateur In the San Francisco SAX ANTONIO, Nov. IT "Hap- ;c0!" or nI"oxlmately $.'t.O0U.OO0. will !lUslr,'ot wUk.h (.0vers thc llbove namcil tints, wbo lire dlsturtlUK the state- ' bn added to the freight ; nd passenger onprat- the Orient APPLEGATE MILL Work wns started today upon tliu erection ol. the mill ot the Applcpitc dumber company on a ten-nvre trad of land lyinjr alone; the right of way of the Soul hern Oregon Traction nmiwiny, to the west of (he present mill of the Trail Lumber company. The work brine; started today is pre paratory to the ptmt'inc; of concrete for the mill footings. Work will be heg-un as soon as possible on the erection of thc two-story building in which it is hoped lo have thc machin ery installed and in running order by February 1. The main building will be .iL'xlOO feet, with additional build ings for the engine and boilers. S. S. Itullis and f. ,1. Simon nre today tramping over the ,'lliO acres of timber lying up Jackson creek to the west of Jacksonville inspecting the timber and determining the course to be followed in logging operations. I'he Southern Oregon Traction com pany tracks have been extended from aeksonville lo tup this belt of lim ber. Kcpresenliitives of the Kivniina Box Factory company of Klamath Falls will arrive in the eilv Tuesday. DEUTSCHLAND SLIPS TO SEA, BOUND FOR BREMEN NEW I.ONIHlN, C'onn., Nov. 17. -The Deutsrliland. tho Ocrmnn sub marine which arrived here on Novem ber 1, dipped out of the harbor at an early hour today, bound for llrenien. She left her pocket at the slate pier at 1:30 o'clock und was lowed down tho harbor by two tugs. Captain F. Ilium h and other offic ial of thc Kustern Forwarding com pany were on one of the tugs. A launch filled with nn viii'ernion fol lowed the tiuhnierslble down the Tbumea river to the nioutu of the harbor. ; Two tufts owned by the T A. Scott WrecklnR company . iimed up the harbor to tho pier nt 1 a. m. The Scott company ts n uh-agent of the Kastorn Forwarding company and onO of its tllgd met the Deiilschland when ulto arrived here. WOMAN GIVEN JWOJAYS To Make Up Her Mind for Surgical Operation. She Re fused; Cured by LydiaE. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Philadelphia, IV "One jvar npi I wu.h vtM'y sick und L suHVrod with pnins in my n-k- mul l;uK until I nearly uvtit cray. I wont to dillVrcnttloi'tor' nnd tin y nil said I hud ffiniiU' trouble and would not pot any rolirf until I would be opernU'd m. 1 hnd sutTontl for four years before thi.i time, but t kept jftt tini' worse tins more medicine I totik. Kvery month iinci I was a younj? pirl 1 had autfered with cramps in my sides at periods and waa never repulur. I saw your advertise ment in tho newspaper nnd the picture of a woman who hnd been saved from an oHrntion anil this picture was im press on my mind. The doctor had given me only two mor days to make up my mind su 1 sent my husband to the druR stor at once for a bottle of I.ydia K Pinkham'n Vegetable i'omHund,ai:d believe nie, I only took four doses be fore I felt a chance and when I had fin ished the thin) buttle I was cured and never felt better. I criml you the priv-, ileire to publish my letter and am only too fclad to let other women know of my 1 cure." Mrs. Tines MaloNliiAL, Wolli llartville SUeet, 1'hita.. i'a. I ;ivvl.(i nn tlia Pnnlri,. n.miiii mem oi my posmun reKuruiii; itMiKB between Seattle and kind or eliuren work neeeptutjin ln:tt)th(n n Rhort (me 1-or.ler ciunps had better imt their; Mr. Stono Ih Oceoinpan lnK a parte property In tho mime of their wivea" , oi 2K NorW(lK,nn KtoamHhip mn nnd was a comment made today by (ien-1 f (lUalrt,H to s,.nttl(. an,i thev eral TunHtou on tho action of the!(ako (1 Kt).aln(ir t0 Yokohama, where napiiHt general nuBoeiauon or r-'th Norwegians Kinlu at .Norton;, va. yesterday in states, has ben supplied, or will be on application to the naval radio au thorities in Sau Francisco, with forms and envelopes and has been requested to copy tho test message, exactly ns received, and forward it to Sun Krau-cIm'o. UiSai! tec adoiitlni; a revolution protesting against the Keneral's allcRed attitude. Hit Intimated that he might brine libel suitH against his critics. Tho controversy Htarted by Gen eral I "ii n si on tellliiR Iir. J. I). Gauib rell, representing the Texns Unptist statn board that he did not want men in the nnny lo he considered as "lost souls.'' will purchase the steamship Thorfrled. Tour ships have been ordered by the new companv. which will he known as the Nor- i weRian-Anierican line. Tho new ships v.'ill bo built by Japanese Jn Yoko-: hnma. T. II. .Madden left Thursday even ing for Hcattle on a business visit. CALL TO OREGON WIRELESS OPERATORS SAN' I'K.V.NCISf'O, Nov. 1 ;. Own- j ers of amateur wireless plants in f'al-' Ifornla, Oregon, Nevada, I'tali and ' Colorado who wish to aid their conn-' MARLEY IV, IN. DEVON 2V4 IN. ARROW COLLARS 15 cts. oaoh, 6 for SO ct, CLURTT, PEtBODY h CO., INC. MAKERS Are you getting the benefit of our Market? YES or NO 5 If YES, it will continue to be yes. If NO, one purchase will change the no to yes. , INDEPENDENT MARKET 6 South Central Phone 27 ? ? ? t Gr ftr at RIBBON AVitlo All-Silk Uibl.oii tVip Hail' I'ows, worth 15c, special at, per yard 10 HOSIERY Vi'onicn's and Chil dren's Fast Black Hose, real 20c values, special, per pair 15$ f ? ? $ t T ? T ? f T t t this is without doubt the best fitting and j wearing skirt made, comes in regular and V extra sizes,, priced from $5.48 up to S15. I Saturday Suit Special this season's stvles, made of the best tiia- . st 1 Jmonm 221 TkeWoEnan's Store 14-22 NORTH CENTRAL . MEDFORD, OREGON HANDKERCHIEFS "Women's All - Linen Handkerchiefs, also a big line of fancy ones, special, each 5$ GLOVES W o men's V o o 1 e n Gloves for cold weather, all colors, very special, pair ....35 New Skirts 'Korrect" styles in all the new materials, i mmm- I TfcSiflPKL-; j n New Waists T t f t t J t t t ? T X T u t ? t ? ? t ? ? V. V "Wirthnior" Waists, new fall styles, the 1.....4- ,'..4 .'.. 4-1. A 1.1 I',.. J.l. rffTk ik-.-m 11.111 in i in uiinu nil lilt iriee, on sale at, each...; ! 1 All of our and $35 Winter Suits, all V terials, well tailored, nicelv lined; in or- i der to i V on sale at.. t NEW SILKS FOR EVENING WEAR We are showing a complete line of Ieautiful New Silks in changeable taffetas. Georgette crepes, chif fons, poplins and Sundown silks, in the new evening shades, priced from $1.00 up to $2.5 a yard NEW TRIMMINGS 200 Deautiful New Crepe do Chine Waists t in white, flesh, maize, navy and black, on sale Satui'dav, each $4.98 1 can up what we have left HI F oj I Saturday Sale of Underwear Cloth of Gold and Silver. Silver and Gold Lace, Orn aments, Swansdown and Mara bow. suitable for trim ming evening dresses. t I f V Saturday Coat Special 2.) Brand New Wiutiu Coats, made of all- wool velours and fancy mixtures, some trimmed with fur; these 'coats are worth up to .f2.).00; as we are desirous of clean- 1 ing up our stock, we will sell CJ 1 Q tlieni Saturday at. each tj) 1 O V Women's ! .1 I. T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ind Chil- eeced Lined 29c j 'ests and Pauls, Y u-ood iiualit v, sale t l'lice. V ea.-li... t I' leered I moil Milts. fJ all sizes and styles. worth :! 1.25, verv Wiiinen's Kxtra fine sjiecial at. i suit. 98c Women's Heavy Fleeced Lined I'nion Suits, all sizes, a good 75c !raile, sale price at 69c lr. Denton's Sleep ing Garments for children, all sizes, on sale from 65c a gar-1 incut up. Hoys' and Girls' Shirts and Pants, odd lots, values up to 75c. to close out. each, at 25c Children's Outing Flannel Night Gowns, all sizes, in fanev stripes, verv r::':1:.:::':!: 69c Saturday Sale of Linens (iO-ineh Table Dam ask, new patterns, mercerized, worth todav 50c. special for tins sale, per van! 35c Curtain Scrim. :( inches wide, colored border. 25c values, verv special. r;;:'; 19c Japanese Lunch Sets, 5-1x51 cloth with half dozen nap kins to match, verv special, set $1.25 Japanese Drawn Work Scarfs and Squares, beautiful patterns, values up i;;-:::!:: 69c ? ? T I IW-inch White Cam- y brie, good 121ic ' j RTade, this is a verv V (;,. ,..,i;i : .1 in. 1 1 1 1 1 , .leciai, j per yard. " Iflp X m V V J at ? I Jlllck lowels: tiood 1 quality and size, J woi-th'at todav 's V prices 12i,'.c. sale t:::: ioc I Saturday Corset Sale V . V Women's 'outil urade, I l';,ir A. fine Corsets pecial. a ;rad( 59c Women's Fancy P.iais- xeres. triinnied with lace. 59c J all sizes, very J special, each.. t I A Women's ( 'orsets, ?1.50gradi cial, pair... New flesh sjie- Model color. 98c Front I.ace Corsets, new model, clieap at .2.00, ier spe.-i iiir.. $1.25 I TRADE AT MANN'S i Saturday Sale of Notions ( 'olg.-ite's 'Ptilctnn Powder. 25c cans, special at. can ...15C Ihind IJjigs. all leather, cheap at 1.50, verv spe eh,., each. Colgate's Tooth Paste. 25c tubes, special at ; 20c Colgate's Week Imd Packages, a erv special. 25c i Children's Hose SuppoHors, all sizes. pair IVVj f P.u. illa Crochet ? Cotton, all eoloi-s and sizes, special, V 10c ; BEST STOCK IN MEDFORD X A.