Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 14, 1917, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextFAOTC RTX MTCDFOTCD MATTi TRTRITNE, MEDFOTITV OKKfiOX WEDNESDAY. FEETJUARV 11, 1017 OW SOON CAN NAVY BE READY FOR SEA BATTLE? Only Ten First-Line First-Class Bat tleships in Commission Reserve Fleet of Twenty Battleships Coul.l Be Put to Sea in Forty-eiylit Hours. But Sadly Lacking in Men. liy V. M. KKIiliV. NKW YOUR", Feb. 1 I. I l.v Unit; will it take tin; I'liilcd Stnlcs uiivy to get ready if the I'uiU-il Slides i'Is into wart How nntcU of a nuvy is tlicro thul can uctiiiilly Inlio the liiuli wns and maintain itself there continuously, it' wnr comes? These are the iiieMions flying uliout the nation (olny. J lore are the colli fads: 'Ten Fii'Kt-LInc Ships. The navy Jins in coniiniKsion today just ten first-line (ltoailiiiitiylit battle ships of the latent di'Mgii. To fill out tho "first line" of defense, I he fleet contains at present four of the best of the pre-dreaduiiHKht ships. As a "screen"' for I his Jittlo fleet, there are in commission I I cruisers of nil types and .'18 deslroyers fully manned, w hile H more desl rovers are in commission, opcriilinc; with reduced complements of men. For coast defense purposes iii I'luiliug Ihose in tin- Philippines, Ha waii and the canal zone there are 10 suhmnrines in commission. This, with certain necessary aux iliary vessels, comprise the active fleet today. KliiiiiiuitiiiK certain of the cruisers, destroyers and older solium rincs, il is the fleet in thi- Allaiilie which is availalilc instantly. Oilier Availalilc Ships. These vessels have practically full crews, are in real, active service and eouhl sail at once on wireless orders lo any point. What else is nvaihihlef Korly-ciuht oilier fighting vessels are "in commission in reserve" with one-half crews, and all cipiipmenl on board except full stores. These include two I'irst-liiii' dread naughts, 18 pri'-dreadniiuglils. .17 cruisers of all types and II destroy ers. So far as sailing is concerned, these vessels could actually put to sea within -IS hours. Itut ami it is a big "bill" indeed lliey would go to sea sudly lucking trained men to operate Ihe niiu-hiiiery and Ihe guns. ' More Men Xeei'e-I. If war is declared, the president will iniiuediately aulhorize increase ft i 71.700 to 87,0110 men, as pro vided in the last naval appropriation bill. In addition, there would be avail able, t : 1 ( i officers and 7700 men in tho niival iti Hit tit -pnrlially trained men who could go on shipboard at once with sonic knowledge of their duties. It is estimated by Secretary of Ihe Xnvy Daniels thai lliere are now in Ibis country 'J0.000 officers ami men who have been Irained in the navy and have gone inlo civil lile. A slurl ha-, been made on llie or gnnmilion of a iv-enc, and it is rsli maleil ."illOO Iruim-d men of lins elu-.-. could be sei-uml at tuu-e. In addition In Ihe ve-M-U "in emu mission" and "in h-mtvi-'1 there arc other vessel-., of Nimilli-r mililuiv luluo, "in ordmury"; Oiis i-. to say, with : lo IP per cent ,,r a lull crew, and all eiplipntellt eveept I'll1! sup plies. ' Oil! l-ilic Ship-. Ships "in ordinary" tnl.e otomt Iwo weeks lo niake vinhIv for sea. ami as much longer as i neeessurv lo rai--r their crews lo full strength. The navy now has one erui--er, two destroyers, three submarine un,l I'J torpedo bom-, in ordinary. ill addition, lliere are three very obi second line ballle-hip-, lour cruisers, one stibnia ritie ami sum- auiliai ie--"out ol' coinnii-.-ion." Thee M--sel-woiild rcipiire liiontlw to make reud" for sea, and are of sn -mull mililury value us to he pruclii-allv oil tin- navy list. Within a month, tlu-ivfotv, ihe live fleet would contain, cnuntine ships in rumihissinii, in re--ere mid in ordinary, al Ihe present lime: Thirty. eighl hid I li-slii i. of Ihe lii-l mid sec ond line, i-rni--er-- of all elae-. 00 destroyer-., It -.iilmunine ami i:i tor pedo lloal--, eountimr only lllr lf-al fighting Ve--cls of ihe Heel. Nov lliitileshliis, . five big new balllebip-- are in var ious stages of eolnplel i.ih ; eight de stroyers lire on Ihe ways or heir;: tit toil out, and -H ubmurine- are in the course of eoii-tnieli'.h. These lire only Ihe -I:ip a:itlioiicd prior to Augusl -0. I'Mii, ,ul do not include (lit- ships o ih. "iliree year DEFENSE LEAGUE SKATTLK. Vvb, 1 ArliH-s nf iiii'itrjMinitinii of llie I'm-Hic Cnust rU'fi'iisu U'liyi'nt wwe filed nt ( llyiitpin, Tui'sdtty, J'Y'hriui ry with K. .Sweeney, Hurry Y. ('nri'nll, V. Tliom- eii, 11. (.'. Henry of Si'iililc; Ches vv TIhh-ihs -IiiIiii N. linker, John l' Lynn, (if Tncoirin ; I). I), Merrill of Kv- erelt ; J. M. LmiL'sdmT of Yiuinmvi'i; Tlieo. H. Wiln.x. II. L. Pit .nek, V. M. Udil, .John l Cnnoil. .). (.. Ains woith. S. Itui-un, M. ('. fijekinson, A, L. Mills, of I'oi'lIuikI; lU'uriw Piitnnm. nf Medt'oid: .1. 11. Albert of Salem, (ii'iml i. .Miller and (ieoire S. Daniels uf Onklam.1, l-Mward Harris and John M. I'riry of Sloeklon.-iis ineur lioralnrs. .Military r..it".'ii,v. Tho primury olijeet of the league is In sec lire tlio eonbtnu'tiun of a mili tary highway from the Canadian tu tho Mcxienn horder, and conjresM will he immediately linked to mako mi up lirnprialinn for this purpose. As u hoHinninp; nf llie work, the legisla tures of the three coast states have been nsked to memorialize eonress, and already the legislature of the state of Oregon has passed a mem orial. An'identieal one is now in the Washington and California legisla ture. This matter has been ablated for some time, hut no enneerted effort has been made to wecure favorable aetion until the present time. As a men iiH of assembling troops alonp- the Const in order lo protect any locality that may be endangered, the military highway has been considered U'" most feasible and practicable, matter of protection that can be afforded the coast at Ihe present time. By means of this road the .troops from any fjiven locality or aimy post can hi' concentrated at any place on the const within a very few hours ami, with the great number of automobiles available at any time, the entire mili tary strength of tho Pacilie coast could be concentrated; for the defence nf any particular locality, quicker than by any other means. To Moblli.ei Auto. .Those who have studied the situa tion fed that the solution of our present defenseless condition rests in a properly coast rueled highway with necessary connections between inter ior points and nil strategic places on! the roast. By means of this highway not only troops, but guns of every calibre and munitions of war could be rushed to Ihe defenses of the coast with only a very short notice, (hie nf the enthusiastic supporters of this move has pointed nut that there are more than a ri'iartcr of a million au tomobiles nnd auto I nicks in our three coast states, and they would he able to transport an army with its! equipment from anv point ia thee three states to either the Canadian or (lie Mexican border within seventy hours, in event nf threatened invasion from either of the most distant points alonp; the coast. The work of ineorpomtinw the leapae and seourini: favorable action by the legislatures of the three -taii has been done by II. W. Kmersoa of Seattle, brother of Wcprcsenlat i e I tenrv 1. KmeiMm of Hiio. program" then authorized and for most of which contracts have been let. Under prc-sure, with the ynrd-J woiking tuentv-lour hours a day, it i-. probable that nearly all these ve--m'Is now under construction could he put into commission before the cud of ihe year l!'17. with the exception of two or three battleships. That similar speed would be made on the newly authorized ships goes without saving, and the most elteelive means' employed would be the immedi ate taking over of all private dork yards and their hm for naval con st rue! ion work. BREAKS A COLD IN FEW HOURS-TRY II! I liM lns- (f l'llH'' ( nlil CNmiihiiiii I HellevM .Ml tiripiH' .MiM'iy. lion'l stay Muftoil'iip! Quit lilowins nnil Miuffllns: A iloso nt "riipo's t'ulil I'ompouna" (iiKeii iiyery two houis until throe iloo arc tnkon will cud utipii" mls i'1'V ami hreak up u sovorr ooltl cither In the head, ihesi. body or limbs. It promptly upon cloRRcd-up nos tills mill nil' naspaKOK'. stops nasty diHi-hni'KO or noM' rn lining : relieves, sick headac he, dullness:, fevei isbness, j sore throat, snee.ini;. soreness lino silliness. "Pllies Cold Compound" Is llie quickest, unrest relief Known and costs only I'a cenis at drun stores, it aits without assistance, tasles nice, ami causes no inconvenience. Inui't accepl a MibHtiuto. j TO BE EMPLOYED ! AT HAPPY CA1V1PI The report that extensive develop ment are to take place this gummer at Happy Camp Ih further confirmed by un account given to Welborn ltee sou of Talent last Hutunlay, by a young doctor of NcvjhIu, who Is In charge, "of 4 0 doctors, who handle medical work for the Cuggenheini In terests on a contract basis. According to the story of this doe tor HJaiJ men will be placed at work at Happy Camp this summer in the development of the Thompson hold rngB. Thompson is a millionaire mine promoter and manufacturer, being heavily Interested in the Hen dee, .Manufacturing Co., who turn out Indian motorcycles, To provide an outlet for the Happy Camp ore production, tho doctor atnled, ohms arc under way for tho pushing of a railroad from Crescent City to Happy Camp, construction to he done by Twohy llros. This con Htruetion will Ktart during the early summer. The railroad line, would he approxi mately fifty miles in length. Komi or reports of railroad construction from Crescent City to Happy Camp have given the route as via Cook and Green Paws, .Mr. Beeson, who is thor oughly familiar with tlio ground, hav ing made reconnaisance of the coun try for the government during l!il.", stated that a more favorable route would be round by skirting Squaw I. ako and Klliult Creek at some dis tance, gaining by the nditioual mile ago sufficient elevation to carry the road at easy grade through Wards Creek at an elevation of 5,160 feet rather than crossing the Applogate, traversing rough country and going through the Cook and Green Pass. lly this route the railroad will pass within three or four miles of the Uluo I. edge, and perhaps closer. Also the line would pass directly Ciunlbar Springs. Py the construction of this lino it will be possible to haul ore by rail to Crescent City and ship by boat from there to Tiiconia for smelting, providing a much lower tonuago IS DECLARED OFF NKW YOKK, I-Vb. I I. The base ball players' strike, insofar as it would a Heel ihe National league, was virtually called off tins afternoon us a result of efforts by John MeGraw, manager of the New York Nationals, acting as unofficial mediator between the club owners and the I'aeball Havers' fraternity. OSCR!' LUMBAGO? Tvy Mustorok'. Sec Mow Quickly It Relieves Ynii just rnli Mu!.tcrolo in lriskly, ami usually tin- pain is nunc a cji'lici"us, simtliaij; o!nlitt cumfs to take its (il.icr. Nlivlrrcilc is a clean, wliiu- niuliiunl, made with ml nf niuslanl. I' c it instead uf uuM.uil I'la.U'r. Will nut lilii-r. Many ili'ili'ts ami iiui'm-s um1 Mustor dU' anil ti-L'rtiinn-Uil it to thrii iK.li-.-ut. '1 lu'V will slaJly toll you w'aat rvik-f it ijivo1; h-om no tiuvat, lironcliitis. cinuii, Mill nrck. a.tlnna, n.-uralKia, coui.liiin. plcmisy. rl'.cuiaatisui. hi!iiliai;ii, pains ami aclios ul liic hack i j nuts, spiaitis, sore iuu-.cks. hraiMS. cllillilaiiH. Irnsud fci't, culils oi Ihe cluvt (it niton movents iMioum Mii.! i. AKvaos dvi c-'VaMe. mil -o hiruc inunc- to dues net 3100,000 l fV If Pi If; siJ .mllli! Capital I 111 tNatinnolBa MEDFORD 1 cMjiiiiiiii UNITED STATES MOT TO REAFFIRM PRUSSIAN TREATY WASHINGTON', Feb. 14. While itht t'niled States considers that Ger : many has given grounds on which it j might properly and justly denounce J tho Prussian-American treaties of j 17!M) and ISL'S, it was declared al the stale department today that tho gov ernment will continue to live up to : the spirit of tlio old conventions. I It was Indicated that there would I ho no reaffirmations or extensions as a:ded by Germany, but that the Unit ed States prefers to leave the old con ventions as they stand. Tho United States considers that Germany's failure to accept the sen man's bill amendment to sipinre the ; law with tho treaty and the illegal ; interferences with commerce between 1 tills country and Germany's enemies by submarine warfare in defiance of j the treaty, leave this government free to take whatever action il deems best, j The seaman's bill provided that nu ll ess foreign governments accepted its provisions as an amendment to com mercial treaties, such as those in question, tho treaties should be abro gated. .Moreover, the treaty provides that even In case of war, the nation remaining neutral shall have entire freedom of commerce even with the ports of the enemy. This provision has been violated by German subma rine Warfare. WOMEN OF MIDDLE AGI Mrs. Quirin's Experience Ought to Help You Over the Critical Period. Lowell, MneB. "For the last three years I have been troubled with the unange or late ana Ihe bau leelings common at that time. I was in a iv i " nurvuua conoi- l A I tion,withhBudache3 IttlUi I'illll JjUUU deal of the time so I tvas unfit to do my work. A Ariend 1' 4 Vtf K2f$&L asked me to try f k tefifB Pinkham'a ti f jvih1 V c ere table Com- tpound. which I did. and it has helped me in every way. I am not nearly sq nervous, no headache or pain. I must say that Lydta E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is tho best remedy any sick woman can take. " Mrs. Margaret Quinn, Kear 259 Vorthcn St., Lowell. Mass. Other warning symptoms aro a senso of suffocation, hot flashes, headaches, backaches, dread of impending evil, timidity, sounds in the ears, palpitation of tho heart, sparks before the eye, irreilarities, constipation, variable appetite, weakness, inquietude, and dizziness. If you need pneci.il advice, write to the Lydia E, Plnkhnm Medicine Co, (eonuV.antiuH, Lynn,. Mass, WESTON'S Camera Shop 208 Ejist Main Street, iMcdford The Onlv- Exclusive Conmioiviiil l'liotorapher in Southern Oregon. Ne;a(ives Made any time or jiliicu liy appointment. "Phone 147-J. We'll do the rest. E. D. WESTON. Prop. hum 1 1 1 1 1 (Mill IKT1 I i ; Gctlthe Right Start Yol'Nll iienple and yniin- I inns lind llie mii-t liei'initi' -t :i il to success in 11 eomiee li.ui witli llie Kir-t Nalinmil Hank. It is that it hits oulm-own its vi ser o tier is il so small that it )nise - s the illiiHly. oimjt inn ii or yotmi; woman il" you ifiili that you cannot find an c jMiiciiitNl liiMiie Hrson ho Im not limine iu-M)i(:ited w 1th mmiv.' liHu Iiiiik? It K not too curl fur you to W'Kin. nk I OREGON Starring the Great White Event All This Week An Unusual Display and Sale of New Summer Styles in White Merchandise "Star" Values in Every Line "We were pleased with tho enthusiastic comments of those w ho attended the groat "White Event on its first day. It showed in an unmsitakable manner that our endeavors to give you an out-oi'-the.-ordinary "White Event are appreciated. The scenes will be shifted tomorrow, new values making their appearance. "We particularly wish to impress upon you the fact that whatever you buy here dur ing this event is right in quality, right in style and unusually low in price. Here Is Tomorrow's List of Star Values Star Values IX Corset Dept. Just received a shipment of New Braisseres, nicely trimmed with lace, a Q reall value, this saloVtJL "Women's New Model Cor sets, made of good coutil, all sizes, cheap at $1. A this sale, pair UeL Children's Knit "Waists, all sizes, verv special, -I C each Idt Star Values IN Neckwear "Women's fine New Neck wear, consisting of large collars made of organdie and batiste, very 9f special, each .' Star Values in Waists Another shipment of the celebrated " Wirthmor"' "Waists, in new spring styles; you w ill be surprised at the won derful bargains offered exclus ively in Mcdford for, each Pl.UU Just a few of those sample Silk Waists in crepe do chene and taffeta, up to $7.00 values, for this sale onlv, Star Values in EmbroiaYs 2000 ydjS. fine Sw iss and ( 'ambric Edges, good widths, values up to 10c. this r sale, vard wt 2000 yds. wide Embroidery Flouncing in Swiss and cambric, up to 50c 9C values, for this sale onlv. vard fciwL Baby Flouncings in fine dainty pat terns, hemstitched and ruffled, made of fine Swiss, $1.00 quality, vard MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. MAIL OR EXPRESS PREPAID s.; Xr---,"::'Z''' Star Values IN White Goods :()-in. fine Bleached Mus lin, cheap at 2Uc, Qp this sale, yard :i(i-iu. Fine Vllite Cam bric, cheap at 15c, this sale, vd 121c h'ine Longcloth, cheap at I21jc a yard, special for Ihis'sale,' 10 yards Q 15-inch Lingerie Batiste, well worth 50c, for 9C this sale, yard t Pleisse Crepe, for under wear, rail 25c value, f 0 Ibis sale, yard lOt Star Values IX White Hosiery 25 doz. Women's fine "White Lisle Hose, all sizes, a splendid ;5c grade, OQf this sale, pair UvKi 42 and worth lbc, White Jap !ri.-m value, special, 79 c Skirts. $1.75 a vard 11-22 XOUI MKBIOW II CKXTPAL . OW K( ;ox Star Values IX Towels 35 doz. Fine Cotton Tow els, good size, special, Hp each 25 doz. Large Hize Turkish Towels, worth liOc, 91 this sale "liell in Hand" Linen (.'rash, a good ISc -1 C value, sale price, yd...-''' Linen Finish Huck Tow els, Avorth today 30c, Oj p very special, each ul Extra Large Bath Towel, 27x54 inches, $1.00 Q, value, sale price, cachvwL Star Values IN White Gloves, A new shipment of White Chamoisetto Gloves, all sizes, washable, a good quality, -this sale, gjj Star Values in Sheets Pillowslips and Spreads 72x90 Bleached Sheets, worth to- MOp day 75c, this sale, each T.0 -J5-inch Pillow Slips, 12ic this sale, each SlxCO Blenched Sheets, hemstitched, good quality, worth $1.25, very OQa special, each '. Oil 25 Full Size White Honeycomb Bed Spreads, well worth $2.00, for (M ffA this sale only ..l.Ot Star Values in Silks Silk, .'57 inches wide, sale nrioe... V While Jap Silk, !!7 inches wide, & QC $1.75 value, special StarValues in Wool Goods 5(i inch All Wool Coating. $2.75 tf C ni valin's, special, yd yUtUU ob'-ineh Bedford Cord for coats and values, special, $1.50 SEND US YOUR NAME FOR OUR MAIL ORDER LIST.