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ftiF.nFORT) MATTi TRTBTTNE, MEDFORD, OIG'.dON. FRIDAY. OVKMPKI 17.
MEXICAN TEST
PROVES MILITIA
COSTLY FAILUR
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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.
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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
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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$
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this is without doubt the best fitting and
j wearing skirt made, comes in regular and
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extra sizes,, priced from $5.48 up to S15.
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Saturday Suit Special
this season's stvles, made of the best tiia-
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TkeWoEnan's Store
14-22 NORTH CENTRAL
. MEDFORD, OREGON
HANDKERCHIEFS
"Women's All - Linen
Handkerchiefs, also a
big line of fancy ones,
special, each 5$
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,
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New Waists
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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...; !
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All of our and $35 Winter Suits, all
V terials, well tailored, nicelv lined; in or-
i der to i
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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brie, good 121ic ' j
RTade, this is a verv V
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per yard. " Iflp X
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quality and size, J
woi-th'at todav 's V
prices 12i,'.c. sale
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I Saturday Corset Sale
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V Women's
'outil
urade,
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fine
Corsets
pecial. a
;rad(
59c
Women's Fancy P.iais-
xeres. triinnied with lace.
59c
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J special, each..
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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
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$1.25
I TRADE AT MANN'S
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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
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Children's Hose
SuppoHors,
all sizes.
pair IVVj
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P.u. illa Crochet ?
Cotton, all eoloi-s
and sizes, special, V
10c
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BEST STOCK IN MEDFORD X
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