MEDFOTCT) MATT, TTCTRTTXK ArF.DFOTiT). 'OTIEiTON. TFESDAY. DECEMRER 19. 191C
'PA OP! KTX"
CLEVER STROKE
! OF
(Continued From rage One.)
between J;ipi.n iinl Kti-i;i. il J;ip;in
KhinM rcl'u-c to Kitrn-ri'lcr t!mt'
mu-i !in-i;i wnulfl Im obliged tu msjj
port lr.
iHhai ntiniH at.
4. Xuthiiitr w said about ili-nrnm-nifiit
nr militari-m. Tin? 1iiih Unit
Ii.'ik Imoycd (Icomcnilic people in
France nnd (ircul J 'tit it in hits bom
the Imp that the war would in soin
way put an cud t tlx; armed banditti
Ktyln of (.'iivciiitncii). Tltest; term
wouldn't do that. They would mean
tiut liinu' but a tniee with every mi
tion (imiiiiK itself to the teeth and in
eessantly expecting attack.
f. Germany would be left Hie die
tutor of the Italians with supreme m-
iluenee in ihe near ea-4 and a broad
highway to the riches of the rest of
it. With her eolonies bark she would
become in ten years the coinmcninl
empress of the world, about which
$ime nil other nation then surviving
would be driven into a new alliance
uainst her.
(!. Worst of all, nothing is done
tibout the deep underlying eeonoinic
(tausi of the war. (ierainiiy's- ambi
tion to have a port on the Atlantic,
for instance, is neither won nor put
nut of the question. That means it
will be up au'uin, bristling with puns.
The allies will say with reason that a
pence made in this way would be a
greater ealamilv to the world than
the war itself. It would have unlim
ited chances of catastrophe. Chi tin
Htrenth ol the inurnl verdict about
Herbal, Germany could, if she chose,
nntiux Holland and K''' the mouths of
the Khine and the Atlantic port she
wants ho much. Hhe could annex
Switzerland and tfet tlc world's
(rrcatest water powers. With these
nlone she could override all commer
cial competition around Ihe globe ind
be borne up to inconceivable, wealth
nnd fiowcr.
KhImt'h blaster Mind.
Still, it was n master 'wind that
made this move at this time. Wo bitve
got to hand it to the kaiser. Tins was
hig devising and nohudy'd else, lie
bus rdiown al other times a knowledge
of the mental operations of other na
tions that seemed uncanny, but this
bents then) all.
' .Think of bis knowing that a vnst
population in America, never under
Ktuinling what the war was about,
would he ready to cheer peace on any
tern and failing to got it, wight push
ovctf uu embargo net that would par
alyze Client ilritnin.
. It wiiH America be wa.-i playing for,
and we have now to see how intieli he
gets of it.
The. allies will have to rel'iwe the
term and the war will go on, with
every speech in the reichsttig begin
ning with: ''e ol fcivd to make
pence, but our enemies were wickedly
determined to prolong the horrors of
war."
Instead of peace, yon will probably
see more determined fighting, greater
activity, , greater ( expenditures,
greater tnxes.
There is now nothing on which the
fight can be called off. Nothing has
been decided so far except the Ire
incurious advantages of a nation that
I'urefully presses forward and the
liaudtcno of a nation that trusts to
pence and popguns.
In the very nature of things, the
unparalleled sacrifices of so many
peoples eannol be turned off that
way. In this world of ours war in't
like n .scenic waterfall in a playhouse
that you can turn on ami turn off as
you like. When you turn it on some
thing has to he M'llled before you can
turn it oft.
II
OFFER OF PEACE
(Continued From Page One).
on land and sea," hud been liquidated
by a "few pious phrases about hu
manity." Premier IJoyd fieoru'e nunoiiueed it
bad been decided to give recognition
to the agent.- of Former Premier Ycn
izclos of ( ireeee.
The speech of Chancellor Von
itelhmnnn-nollwctf before the Ger
man ri'ichtag was characterized by
Mi, l.ioyd George n constituting in
substance a denial of the only terms
upon which peace was posihlc.
To Consult Colonies.
Premier lJoyd George said the time
had come when ihe dominions should
he consulted more ; vmally as to war.
An ii- nciiiil conference would be
suinmo--",! ut en ei-lv date to discuss
vital o " tiojr-:. The ir emier said it
was pron -I'd lo eiiioint a director
of national erviee :u t-iat all indus
tries and -ef icos won id he sched
uled as essudinl or mm'-'-. enliut to
(lie war.
The premier sa'd he wa? ronvineed
Ihu Irish rpiestio i w.i.s mi under
standing and thai he hoped Hit-; mis
understamling would lie removed.
Settlement of tin Irish question,
the premier added, would be a great
war measure.
ItuJimiihin Itiunder.
Dealing with the war situation, the
premier said he bail to paint a stern
hut not gloomy picture. The Iiu
mnnian blunder was an unfortunate
one, but at the worst it only pro
longed the war and could not affect
it. It might bnve a salutatory effect,
lie continued, in calling the attention
of the allies to obvious defects of or
ganization. To prevent the Kumun
ian situation from becoming worse,
they had taken rtrong net ion. In
Greece they were taking no risks.
They had decided to recognize the
agents of Conner Premier Venizelos.
Speaking of the western front, .Air.
Lloyd Georce referred to the growth
of the Hiitish armies there, and con
tinued :
"J am convinced ultimate vie 1 013
is sure if the nation shows the Name
spirit of endurance and readiness to
learn as the luud-utaiued armies at
the front."
JHuncLstlc, Problems.
Turning to the more purely polit-,
ical of the domestic problems before)
he new ministry, Mr. Lloyd George'
aid;
4'Ve are anxious to avoid all eon-
trovcrsiul questions. The functions;
of the premier and leader of tlm
house of commons have been separat-1
Od because it was shown the double 1
tusk-; were too much for one man.
The makeup of the new cabinet is
best adapted for the purpose of war. I
Tu war vou want prompt decision, and
the allies have suffered disaster af
ter disaster from tardiness in decis
ion.'
The premier analyzed the German
hanccllur's speech and then de
clared emphatically:
"Without reparation peace is hn
ssjble. Moreover, what guarantee
is there subterfuges will not. be used
in an effort to overthrow anv treat
ies of peace wlo-reiiito we uiight now
eutel t
l'uroMft of War.
"We must keep a steadfast eye on
the ptirpo-e for which we entered the
wur. We entered it to defend Eur
ope from aggressions of the Prus
sian military caste. We must insist
that there be the most complete guar
antees iigaiut this caste ever dis
turbing UKaia the peace of Europe.
"Prussia has been a bad neighbor.
Now that the war has really been
! undertaken, it would be folly not to
ee to it that this swashbuckling
through the streets of Europe and
thi di-turbance of peaceful citizens
was dealt with here nnd now Us the
rnoM seriou-. offense again.-t the law
of nations."
"We will wait until we heur what
term and guarantees there aie. other
than those, better than those, surer
than those which Germany .so lightly
broke. Meanwhile we shall put trust
in our unbroken army rather than in
broken faith."
It was ten mtiules past 4 o'clock
when the premier rose before the
bouse of commons.
"I appea r before the house," he
begun, "with the greatest responsibil
ity which has fallen on any man as
chief adviser of the crown in the
midst of the most gigantic war ever
waged, on which depends the destiny
of luilions and humauitv. The re-
j sponsibilities of the government are
j accentuated by the declaration of the
'German chancellor and the note com
jmuuicateil through the I'niled States.
Our answer wilj be yiven in full ac
cord with our allies."
'Ibis statement of the premier was
greeted with cheers.
German Noto a Paraphrase,
"The Gentian note was a mere
paraphrase of the chancellor's
sjieech. Each of the allies has sep
arately iiiid independently considered
the matter and arrived at the siune
conclusion. 1 am glad the first ans
wer has been given by France and
Kiissia. They had umpiestionably
the first right to speak, for the enemy
is still on their soil and their sacri
fices have been great. I simply stand
here to give clear nnd definite sup
port to the statements they have
made.
"Anyone who wantonly prolongs
this conflict has a crime on his soul
which oceans of tears could not
cleanse," the premier declared, "but
anyone who abandons the struggle
without attaining the object would be
even more guilty. Are we likely to
attain our object by accepting the
German proposals? To accept the
proposals would be to put our heads
into a noose. Historic example
causes us to regard the proposal with
disquiet."
AsquUh Offers Services.
Iteferring to the mobilization of
labor, the premier said no man would
be taken into the army if he, were
capable of rendering more useful ser
vices outside it.
Arthur Neville Chamberlain, be
announced, had been appointed di
rector general of national service.
Alter the premier's speech, which
lasted one hour and fifty-five min
utes, Former Premier Asipiitli, rising
to reply, said his one desire was to
place at the disposal of the govern
ment whatever experience he pos
sessed. Mr. Asipiith said it must be a
peace which achieved the purpose for
which the war was entered on, such
a peace as would he accepted gladly
and that "auything short of it we are
bound to repudiate."
MILITIA NEEDS TRAINING
(-Continued From Page One.)
General Scott said, 'it has always
I failed us. It is undemocratic, nnrc
I liable, ireflicient an expensive."
' Askcl it' dotiltln th iuv of nrivfittts
would improve the present system.)
General Scott said: f
"If you increase the pay of the'
army to a point where it would pro-!
duce a force of the size we must
; huve, you wiil bankrupt the nation."!
Baker on Compulsion j
Secretary Paker told the house
j military committee today that he had
j not yet made up hi-, mind whether!
! universal compulsory military serv-;
: ice or a system of selc tive const-rip-j
I tion was the best method of pre para-1
j tion for national def n-e. lie dis- :
! cashed dill iriilties met with in mob-i
j ilizalion of the National Guard and
various questions connected with the!
I bonier service. j
'i.o you favor compulsory military j
service?" asked Hepic-entative Mc
Kellar of Tennessee.
''Vou will understand me in not '
answering yes or no to that ques
tion." rcolicd Secretary Baker.
"Tin; obligation to serve the coun
try is a universal one. The question
of how io bring about the anticipat
ory preparation for national defense
is a question of policy, rather than
theory. Whether universal military
service, or a selective conscript ion is
the correct answer, I do not know.
The theory of a common interest in
a common country is satisfied by n
method id' selecting soldiers that is
not voluntary in character."
Mr. and Mrs. William Von der Hel
len or Eagle Point were shopping in
Med ford Tuesday.
Bert Nicholson of Griftin Creek
waa a business visitor lu the city
Tuesday. (shopping in
J. M. Lewis of Jacksonville trans-5 noon.
acted business in Mediord Tuesday'
afternoon. I
.... 1
C. R- Heckman or central I'oini - -
was a Medford visitor Tuesday. Absolutely ReiTlOVeS
Bell-ans
Mary Hanley of Central Point was ; TnJfyaoinn Dno nankaCTfl
th rltv Tuesday after- "-r . o-
' proves it 25c at all druggists.
With MndforJ trade Is Mulford made
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
FOR SAI.K Furniture, and Bunga
low for rent. 13 Hose avo.
KOR KENT Five-room modern
liouae, iiartly furnished or uiflur
ntahed. Clone in. liennett Invest
ment Co.
FOlt SALE Dull calf a wek old.
Phone 77T-U 233
FOUND Pair of glasses on South
Central. Owner may have same
by proving property and paying
for ad.
CHRISTMAS
Mince Pie
1 I WUK WW
ifr Grocers
Trr
Recipci oo
the Pack. s.
Fruit C ikt,
Pod jinf ud
Cookks
12c to 15c
per package
None Sua
MINCEMEAT
Twice as good at half the
coat of bulk minco meat '.
MERRELL-SOULE COMPANY, Sincax, M.T.
A nuniliir of studviilH of the Uni
versity of California will return to
Medford tonight to sjund the holiday.
HAT GIFT
SO USEFUL
or mi mm h npi-iv. luted in
a mir ut
Perfect-Fitting
EYE-GLASSES
A noitli uhilo iivont fur
1IIK OI.lt 1 OI.KS
-
(iivlliK . hnpplni's f.ir the
GOOD CANDY
is the Universal
and Popular
CHRISTMAS GIFT
Either as a separate present
or as an accompaniment
to any other present
This year let it come from
WHAT BUICK
VALVE-IN-HEAD MEANS
A great many present and prospective users
of motor ears have the Idea that all motors are
substantially alike, and that they differ only in
detail. There is a fundamental difference be
tween the Buick and other cars apd that differ
ence is due to the Duick Valve-In-Head motor.
The Buick Valve-in-Head motor differs from
the other types of motors in both appearance and
action. It is different In appearance because the
valves through which gas enters and leaves the
cylinders are in the tops, or heads of the cylin
ders, whereas In other types of motors these
valves are placed in pockets it the side of the
cylinder.
Because of this different method of placing
the valves In the Buick cylinder, the Buick motor,
in action, has two great fundamental advantages
over all other types of motors. This method of
locating the valves makes the Buick motor abso
lutely different from and superior to any other
type of motor. And when we say "superior" wo
assert a fact that can be demonstrated Just as
easily and precisely as a sum in arithmetic.
It is Important that you gut this clear in your
head before you attempt to. understand the mean
ing of "Valve-in-IIead."
TWO AI)V.XTAf;i:S.
First, the Buick Valve-in-llead motor con
serves and uses a larger percentage of the power
contained in gasoline than any other motor. '
Second, because of its Valve-ln-llead con
struction, the dead gases resulting from each ex
plosion in the Buick cylinders are more com
pletely expelled than in any other type of motor,
thus preventing the next Incoming charge of
fresh gasoline from being weakened through mix
ture with remaining portions of these dead gases,
consequently increasing the power of each explo
sion. The first of these advantages, while stated
In fewer words. Is by far the moro Important, as
you shall see. Now we come directly to the real
meaning of the term "Valve-in-Head:
The buyer should understand that an auto
mobile motor Is by far the most important part
of a motor car, and that tho whole question of
the car's "worth depends upon its motor. Next
in Importance the buyer should understand that
all automobile engines aro heat engines.' Re
gardless of their form of construction or their
number, of cylinders, all automobllo motors are
licjit engines. By that it is meant that hent Is
the force which furnishes tho power of the
motors. To teach an understanding of automo
bile motors it Is first necessary to get this fact
firmly fixed In mind.
Gasolino Is the fuel which supplies the hnat.
In other words, gasoline Is the "raw material"
for making Int, just as cotton Is the raw mater
ial for making cloth.
THU EXPLOSION".
When the gasoline Is taken into the carbu
retor it is vaporized and mixed with air. That
is, it is transformed into gas. This gas is then
taken into the cylinders by means of an electric
spark, it Is burned, or, as we generally say, it is
"exploded." Gasoline vapor burns so quickly
that we speak of the transformation as an "ex
plosion." If you could burn a stick or stove
wood or a lump of coal as quickly as you can a
quantity of gasoline, they, too, would "explode."
This burning, or "exploding," of the gasoline,
creates a very high degree of heat. Heat, as every
body knows, expands and It is tills expansion of
lioat againM the piston which cnascs the automobile-
to move.
A fresh charge of gasolino Is taken into tho
cylinder each alternate downward stroke of the
piston, or, as we say, tho "power" stroke. At
tho end of tho power stroke the hit derived
from this charge of gasoline is gone. It was
used up in the effort necessary to drive tho pis
ton downward. Then comes the exhaust stroke,
and then another power stroke. This process goes
on contlually in each cylinder while the automo
bile is running.
1IF.AT MAKKS IT CO.
The hent, you see, pushes the piston down
ward, and this movement of the piston is trans
ferred to the crankshaft, and thence to the rear
nxle, and from there to tho rear wheels. So you
see It is hent that causes the automobile to move.
Hent is the power that drives an automobile.
So far, we have been talking about all auto
mobllo motors. Now you shall see wherein the
llulck Valve-ln-IIead motor differs from the
other types.. We could never hope to make you
understand just what this difference is unless we
first pointed out to you that the propelling force
of all automobile motors, including the Buick, Is
hoat.
As a matter of plain common sense it can be
understood that It is to the utmost Interest of
the automobile owner to possess a car which uses
tho very highest possible percentage of the licflt
derived from gasoline to puh the piston. All of
the heat which goes elsewhere than against the
piston Is waste. The Buick motor conserves, and
uses, n higher percentage, of this hent than any
other motor, as you shall see.
When gasoline is exploded in tho cylinder of
an automobile motor there are just two places It
can go just two avenues of escape for it.
First, it. ran find an outlet by pushing the
piston downward.
Second, It enn cscnpc through tho cylinder
wiiIIn Into the wntcr that Is nsert to keep tlto
cylinders from gvt ling too hot.
Now it stands to reason that the automobile
owner wants the largest possible amount of that
heat to go KKnlnst the piston. That Is what he
buys gasoline for to move his car. It Is neces
sary, however, to have water surrounding the
cylinders, for otherwise they would get so hot
that they would melt.
And right at this point is where Buick su
periority begins. In the Buick more of the hent
goes against the piston, and less into the water,
than in any other motor. This is because of the
Buick valve arrangement.
SAVIXCJ OF WATF.Il J.UIvF.TING.
In the Buick motor tho valves are In the
tops, or heads, of tho cylinders; hence the namo
"Valve-in-Head." This means that the valves are
In a sot that 1b already water-jacketed, so that
no additloiuil water-jacketed space Is necessary
to accommodate them.
In the "I." head and "T" head motors, on the
other hand, the valves are placed In little com
partments alongside the upper parts of the
cylinders like an alcove to a room and theso
little compartments must bo water-cooled, ex
actly the same as the cylinder proper. That
means a larged water-jacketed area for eacli
cylinder, and therefore nn lm-resl opportunity
for heat to escape.
The cylinder walls are hollow, and through
this hollow portion a current of water passes con
tinually, to take up the heat which would other
wise melt the Iron of the cylinders. And in all
motors except the llulck Valve-in-Head there are
these little compartments, or "valve pockets," as
they are called, also with hollow walls with
water flowing through them. They aro simply
an addition to the cylinder.
LESS WASTE OF HKAT MOItK POWER
Thus, you sec, there is less opportunity for
heat to escape into water In the Buick Valve-ln-IIead
motor. That means more heat against tho
piston, which means, in turn, more power for the
rear wheels.
Vou often have heard that tho Buick is the
most powerful motor. Well, that valve arrange
ment is the reason for that greater power. The
Buick motor will develop from fifteen to 'twenty
per cent more power than similar sized motors
of the other types, and the reason for that
greater power is simply tho fact that in tho Buick
motor there In fifteen or twenty per cent less
waste of lient.
To waste lieat by allowing It to escape into i
the water surrounding unnecessary valve pock
ets is exactly the same as buying flvo gallons of
gasoline and then pouring one gallon of It into
the gutter. You might just as well throw it
away in the beginning as to use it to create heat
to be absorbed by the water that surrounds tho
valve pockets in these other types of motor.
DEAD GASES COMPLETELY' EXPELLED
Due to the fact that the exhaust valve In the
Buick Valve-in-Head motor Is directly in the top
of the cylinder the dead gases which result from
each explosion are more completely expelled, thus
leaving the cylinder clean for the Introduc
tion of the next chargo of fresh gasoline. In
other types of motors the dead gases cannot get
out so easily, Tor the reason that they have to
make a roundabout journey in order to get
through the exhaust valve.
If you had two pumps ut work forcing water
through two sets of pipes, one set being straight
pipes and the other set curved and crooked, you
would find that tho pump attached to the
straight pipes, using the same amount of power,
could pump a great deal more water than the ono
attached to the crooked pipes.
This would be due to the fact that water go
ing through the crooked pipes would meet wth
more frictional resistance along the side walls of
the pipes. At each turn and twist of the pipes
the water would be held back.
And this is exactly what happens in "L" and
"T" head motors. Tho dead gas is first forced
against the head of the cylinder, and since there
is no opening there, It Is next forced Into the
valve pocket. And after being forced through
the valve pocket it finally finds the exhaust
valve at the bottom of the pocket.
In this long, winding passage It can readily
bo understood how a part of the dead gas is
retarded nnd held back by the frictional resis
tance encountered, and is thus kept In the
cylinder to be mixed with the next Incoming
charge of fresh gasoline, which It dilutes nnd
weakens.
This is why "h" nnd "T" head motors soon
get "dead" and loggy. This Is why these motors
soon lose the snap and liveliness that is so char
acteristic of the Buick Valve-In-Head motor.
When the "L" and "T" head motors are new and
clean they aro lively enough, but they soon be
come "dead" and "heavy", whereas the Buicn
Valve-In-Head motor Is just as peppery alter
thousands of miles of use as when new. In C.io
Buick Valve-in-Head motor the dead gases take'
a straight shoot for the opening. No corner to
turn. Xo projections to stop them. No pockets
to retard their flight. They make a straight,
headlong dive through the exhaust valve.
Theso llulck facts are unanswerable. They
can't be debated.
Make sure you understand this Buick Valve-in-Head
principle, it is the greatest and most
important principle in the whole field of motor
car operation.
yours Ut come.
Heo
Dr. Rickert
j UK KXOW.S now
Over tlio iUtf Co. .Midfunl
POWER AUTO CO.
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