irRTFOT?.Tf ITJVn TTiTRTTKT!, ffiDFOTCTi, ' CRT! CON. FRIDAY. FK1 JRCARY 21. 1917.
SHELL MAKERS
IREMERGEl
Nl PREPARED
FOR EMERGENCY
Commercial Plants Ready to Turn
Out 2,600,000 Shells a Month for
Uncle Sam's Use, if Desired Only
one-Fit til of Total Munitions Coun
try Can Produce.
particular tint t their slii-lls Imvo
mirror polish.
Now nfti'r two yenrn of cxpcrlon e
tliij slii'll maiiiil a-l itrui-K tiro uhle .o
turn out u proilnrt Unit will tui'iisn i
tip to tin' uioi.t rlulil reiiulrt'iiii'iiU.
Of coiiiBC. In 'UFo ot war, till! miilr.
rplliuicp of tin' unuy uml uiiv.v v. Hi
! be upon the ursemds mill the fuii.-
ptinli'H whlili urn Hist of till in'ir.l
tion plantti. sucli as llrthlulium, Mill
vale, C'nicllilo Sti'i'l "nil utlurs. Those,
plants can nniniinittnro everylliliiK
from lli-lmh nhi'llH to the smallest
shrapni-l, at the rate or millions u
niontli.
Hut none tho less tlio 2,r.00,00n a
month which the commercial compan
ies can turn out will he n Krcat .fac
tor in tliu Huccess of Ihe I'iiHoi! Slates
if she should he drawn Into .v.u-.
GENERAL STAFF
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The main rauso of the trouble, how-
.f. JlANI.Y.
Feb. 2;). Tliej
'reatlr whenever
i'.ie on'.er, and!
1IY BASIL
WASlllXtlTON",
shell makers aro
Uncle Sam rIu-b
counting only the ityuiiuercial com-1
Dallies which have entered Hie husl-l
Hess In the last two years, tin V stand
equipped today to deliver In round
numbers 1,000,0'JU lurne .'0;. -I'.k and
I, DOil, 000 small shells u month, 111:111
the day they get the orders until the
end of time.
Tho facilities of these commercial
plants provide for 'what in estimated
by good authority to be only oue
l'll'th tho total amount of munitions
tho country can produce. Countiii!;
the regular munition concerns, which
aro filling contracts for the allies
now, hut would be avuilnblo Tor Undo
Sam in a short time, the plants of tho
nation can produce nearly half a mil
lion shells a day,
I'liiiits Are Prepared,
This enormous amount from Ihe
coiiunorelal plants can be supplied
without interfering at all .seriously
with tho munition supplies of the
allies.
Uy tho end of March every Impor
tant contract of the allies will bo out
of tho way, and Iho plants will ho
able to concentrate on the orders for
tho United States army nnd navy.
Several concerns already have
cleaned up nlltliolr foreign contracts
and nro holding their plunts subject
to government orders.
Tho AVoMtlnghouso Airbrake com
pany, for example, has completed an
order for l,2."i0,00ll llrltlr.li H.L'il-lnrh'
shells nnd still retains the all-iiupor-tant
equipment, which alone makes
largo scalo production possible. Their
capacity is calculated at 10,000 of
these, shells 11 day, or UT.0, 1)1)0 a
mouth.
iWllhout reference to the regular
munition companies, such as llethlc
hem Stool, thero are several equip
ment companies, which within tho
month could begin (he manufncluro
of large shells, up to !i-lnch, for tho
United Slates, without seriously In
terfering with their present, contracts
for the allied nations. These Include
American Locomotive, American
llrakeshoe & Foundry, Ingersoll-
liand and a number of smaller com
panics. Their combined capacity Is
at tho very least 3,000,000 shells u
month.
Ileneflt of KYpi'ricnec,
The United Stales stands to reap
the benefit of Ihe two yours cxper
ienco which these companies have
gained from their foreign contracts.
It Is well known that thn early
attempts to' supply foreign require
ments and pass foreign tests by com
panies that had not previously man
ufactured shells were almost com
jilclo failures.
It was only after months of exper
iment and failure, and In many cases
the. practical ro-cquipmcnl of the
plants, that, the American foundries
and machine shine that went Into
the "shell game" without previous
experience were ;iHi to g.'t any of
their product past the lusp, -i-toi .
Tills w as pin tl. uMi h true in the
ease of the 1 1 "sisi si shells, whhli
not only oli'rr spei-l il dinn uliles on
account of their p. ruiinr fuse. Inn
also because they must he gleu a
very high polish.
The reason for this hi h polish is
Interest inn. If you ever handled an
iron pump handle with jour bare
hands on u zero iioiniu:,. yon will
understand the reason without fur
ther explanation.
Ki'usnn for I'ollsli.
Hut for those who have never had
that privilege, j should he staled
thai In the hitler rol l 01 the Kussiun
front, rough nn l.il Mul'aees will stick
like glue lo anylhliig they touch---hands,
niliiens. or elothiio;.
.Smooth poll. 1. id iretit), on Ihe
other liauii. may he handled with im
punity, even with the hare hands.
That Is why the Itus-danr. !Ue so
CLAIM SUBMARINE RHF.MAN
!S LOST AT SEA
COl'ICNIIACKX, Feb. 2:i. While
Scandinavian newspapers are print
ing u report Unit the Herman mer
chant submarine llreincu has not
been lost, hut Is being used as a sup
ply ship In llei'iunny's blockade, In
formation which has hem lit posses
sion of Iho Associated I'ress in I!cr
l!n for months Is that the submarine
actually went down on her first voy
ngo to the United States.
Tho submarine) was not captured
by a Hritlsh patrol boat, as was rum
ored in tho United States but went
down in the great storms which wore
prevailing in the North Atlantic, ac
cording to this Information.
Tho date and circumstances of the
departure of tho submarine for the
United States were well known In
Derlin at the time anil there was 111
concealed anxiety on the part of the
owners of tho underwater merchant
man for news of her arrival as the
craft became increasingly overdue at
New London, Conn. Wlion a publish
ed report of the arrival of the llreie
on in Long Island sound proved with
out foundation, Director Phllipplkon
of tho company owning tho Uronieu.
told the Associated Press that he re
garded her as lost and sal.l the craft
probably foundered In the prernillng
gales.
It Is highly poasililo, howovor, that
enrgo submarines may be cooperating
in the submarino blockade and that
tho Dcutschland and Blx sister ships
which were Doing built aro being
adapted to this work.
! WASHINGTON-, Feb. 2.1. The war
: depart incut niiule public today a sy
i iiojiis of the ttnuy general stniT uni
j vei-sal service and Iniininff plan,
j which also was sent to congress. Tile
I Trillin c-seiitinls of the plan are:
( hie year of military training for nil
t bov, in their nineteenth Year, except
those e.venijded because physically or
inoiititlly uiil't, or those who are the
sole support of destitute dependents.
Training lo consist o 11 months
during the first year and Iwo weeks
(lining tin' second und third years of
; a reservist s liability,
j War service to be required of all
! who have been I ruined In the first and
i second reserve, duty to extend ov er
j a period of four years and one month
jnfter training; and second resene duly
I for seven years. Al the ciiiclusion of
! service in 1'ie organized resene the
'men would remain liable for duty
! until rliry reach Hie nge ol l.'i.
In ea-e ol war the reserves would
he called out in their order, but fur
ther exemptions of a temporary char
acter would he grant. d to lliose win
hal e become the sole support of desti
tute dependents nr'ter training' had
been completed nnd those whose po
sition in civil branches of federal or
slate goveruinenls are indispcn-.iblc
lo Ihe eondtiel of wnr.
LONG WAY H0ME FR0M
EUROPE IS SAFEST WAY
! CUPID WRECKS RURAL
! SCHOOLS IN WEST C'Vtr' Wilfi tUM''UIH DJ" tne speakers at
. . i tonight's meeting to be marriage. The
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 23. Lead-1 educators said they were not "urging
! lug school executives uml teachers of chuuge against matins, but what
fr,,,.,.i K,.i,,.nie .,t.i -,,,,1 wctor,i ' they wished to Impress upon the
' I stales, who ocean a conference here 1 rural teachers was to make their pro-
It -is quUt, ; today were almost unanimous In de-I '"''n1 wrlt the first consldera-
plorlng the fuel that trained teachers 1
cannot ha keDt in rural schools in! School officials nnd teachers from
Rochester and Orleans may escape nmny lnstant.t.s iongt.r tnan a yeai. or fourteen central, southern and wes
Uoriuau submarines on their way j two. Higher salaries in other occu-teru states aro attending the coul'er-
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j LONDON. Feb.
possible that the American steamers
through tho barred zone from New
York for bordeaux, says the Uerlln
Lokal Anzelger, as quoted in all Ex
change Telegraph company Amster
dam dispatch, but' America should not
rely upon their doing so.
In Merlin political circles the Kx
cliange's correspondent adds, it is be
lieved tho submarine commanders
havo been definitely instructed not
to sink these American ships.
ANTI-JAP LEGISLATION
MENACES NATION'S PEACE
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 23. A large
sign In a tourist office here reads:
"Safest uiutu to America via the.
Trans-Siberian railroad, tickets for
sale here.'1
Tho sign Is attracting Ihe attention
of a large number of. Americans in
Copenhagen, who have been waiting
for several weeks for an opportunity
to return to the United Slates.
A trip from Denmark to New York
by way of tho Trans-Siberian railroad
would cover more than lu.boo miles.
Tho journey would be from Copen
hagen to Petrogrud, thence across
Russia and Siberia to Vladivostok
thence by way of Japan across the
Pacific and thence ncross the Amer
ican continent to New York.
yi Medieme
for Women
For Forty Years Lydia E. Pinkliam's
Vegetable Compound has Relieved
the Sufferings of Women.
It hardly seems possible that tliere is a woman in this
country who continues to suffer without giving Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a trial after all the evi
dence that is continually being published, proving beyond
contradiction that this grand old medicine has relieved
more suffering among women than any other medicine in
the world.
Mm. Kioso Cured After Seven Month's Tllnoss.
.Aurora, HI. -"Fur seven Inne; months I sulYeri'it
from n female trouble, with severe luins in my tun ic
unit .siilcs unlit I bi'eiiiuo so weak I eouhl luu'illy
walk from ilinir to eliuir, nnd pit. so nervous I
would jump til. tho slightest noise. I was entirely
unlit lo do my house) work, I was giving up hope ot
ever heinir well, when mv sister asked mo to try
l.vilia. K. 1'inkluim's Yoe-etahlis t'ompotrul. I tonic
stK hollies and today I uni a healthy woman nhle to
do my own housework. I wish every sutietui;
woman would try l.vdia. K. rinklmtn's Yie;etnblc)
Comtiounil, und lind out for herself how good
llliiliJJJ.
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it ts." Jlus. Kaiu. A. Kit'.so, ,VJC North Ave.. Aurora. 111.
Could Himlly Ciot Off Her lSed.
Cincinnati, Ohio. "I want yon to know the good Lydia K. Tink
Iv.tm's Veu'etahli' Cinumnd lias done for Jiie. I was in sivh bud
health from female troubles that. 1 could luudly get. oil' niy Ivd. I
hull been tloilorini; for 11 lone; lime and my mother saidI want you
to try I.ydiii li. I'iukhain's Yesotable. Compound.' So I did, and it
lias certainly made me a well woman. 1 am able to do my house work
and am so happy as 1 never exacted to no around tho way I do aura in,
and 1 want others to know what t.ydiii K. tlnkhatn's YoseUbki
'oniiKiund has done for 1110." Mrs. Josik Cop.neh, ltitiS Harrison Ave.,
Fait mount, ( ineiniuui, Ohio.
If you want spi'elnl tul ier write, t: T.yiliu V,. l'inl.liatn ieili .
cine Co. (I'mitiiiciH lull Lynn, Mums. Your letter M ill lie iciiim!v
rciul nnd nttswereil liy u wouuni ttiul held in strict coiilttti'iicc.
GetaCaa
to-day mmii
From Vour gap
Hardware
or Grocery l;calcr
The Woman of Fashion
keeps paee wil It her personal ndoniuient
us well as dress. How often a new pen
dant. 11 novel ring or earrings seem to
t'airlv "set off" our cos! nine.
For lii
t n.il a re new ,
(jualiiy I'irst
Vil(ns Alwiiy- MVU'omo
iXEW VOHK, Kcb. 23. Dr. Toyo
kichi YicmiKu, one of tho most widely
known Japaneso in tho I'niled States
on relations between Japan and this
country at a dtnnt;r of the World's
Court league tonkin, asserted that
the people ol' .Japan may j;et beyond
tlie restraint ol' their government,
should further anti-Japanese legisla
tion he enacted here.
"It Is reported," he mild, "that one
of tho fHatea of the union is coiitem
platinK enacting tho same kind of
law, which once strained the Japanese-American
relit t ions.
pations were given as one reason, 'ence.
Bs , J PB
Capital
$100,000
Building a Communiy
Ciinneeteil with the (levelnpnient. ol' Hie
Meilfnril community, anil with the tulvance
ment of its conunerce is The Kirst Xatinnul
think. It provides every facility for the
safe KKEPIXU of funds unit is ever ready
to extend its aid to pnlrons in MAKING
money.
Your t'heekins r Savings ncomnt
here will nfrolil system anil mven
ience for you anil a benefit to this
community.
stMaiionaiBank i!
MEDFORD OREGON J j
MAR.USY IK IN. DEVON 2'4 IN.
ARROW
COLLARS
15 cts. each, 3 tor OO cto.
CtUCTt. PPA30DY A CO., INC. MAKERS
Sure! High Heels
Cause Corns But
Who Cares Now
Becr.nse stylo decree that woman
orowil nnd buckle up their tender toes
In high heel footwear they suiter from
corns, then thoy cut Bad trim at these
painful pests which merely makes the
corn prow hard. This suicidal haflt
nay cause lockjaw end women are
warned to stop it.
A few drops of a drur; called freez
one applied directly upon a soro corn
gives quick relief and soon tL entire
corn, root nnd all. lifts out without
ialn. Ask the drug storo man for a f
quarter of an ounce of freezoue, T.'hich
costs very little Dut is sumcienc 10 ra- .
move every hard or soft corn or callus
from one's feet.
Tins druy is an ether compound and
dries in a moment and simply shrivels
up the corn without inllnmiiij( or even
irritlltintr tho surrouiiiline. tissue or
skin, flip this out and pin on your
wife's dresser. v
l'or Correct Time Phono 10.
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CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR
Consisting 'of Muslin Drawers,
ITndervaists.aiul Skirts, sizes two
years np to twelve, values up OA
to ;")()(', sale liriee
m run n
"l'i"W TT A V fTi
! ne Woman's otore
14-22 NOliTJl CENTRAL
IKDFOK'l), OiniCON
MAIL OR EXPRESS PREPAID
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Agents for Standard Patterns
Mai'eli Pattern.?, now on sale. Call
and get your Mareli Designer jt 's
liere.
Ktrrmtv iha .Clr&it Whitp fT.vpnt
BinaiHHm im uibbm rn n ui wi ti mr n . at m wm wm wit oci m iik wn a mi m . mt m tm
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The Greatest White Show in Town Closes
Tomorrow, Feb. 24. You Ought Not MissIt
The Creat 'White Event liolds the stage at our store for only one more day. We have not relaxed our
efforts, and yon will find that the final day of this Event will be just as interesting and just as profitable to you
s the firsldays were.
Look for the stars in the store! Every star means a real value in s,ome line of white merchandise; and as f
nil sorts of white Wear ;nid fabrics arc included in this Kvenr vmi cm lie cei'tnin of i.-etliiuv wl-oif vnn nen1 nt t
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White Event.
No malter if you have been here before don't miss the last dav of this Brilliant
Dove Undermuslins
Night Gowns, Combinations, Corset
Covers, Envelope Chemises and Un
derskirts. Dainty, refined and just
what is what in smart trimmed ef-'
f'eets, values up to $1.25 for
this sale onlv
79c
A Avondei'fvil array of Dove Under
garments, csquisitely trimmed in fish
eye laces, val laees, and Swiss embroi
deries, every arnihole reinforced, val
ues up to $2.25, special for
1 his sale onlv
$1.S9
Dove Undermuslins
This is the most important sale of
undermuslins we have held in many
months. Xew Gowns, Underskirts,
Chemises, and Combinations in dain
ty styles and trimmings, val
ues up to $1.50, this sale, eaeh.
98c
l vox; it
JUnderrriuslins
See the Display. of "Dove" Underwear in the Big Center Window
First Showing
of
New Spring
Coats and Suits
I ii all the in w styles and
'olors, i easonably priced
from $10 to $50
BUY NOW
Also,
New Arrivals
in the
Welwortli Blouse
Go On Sale
Tomorrow
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Undergarments in regular and extra
sizes.
plete, including
soft lace etfging and delicate embroi
dery, also the newest tailored effects,
values ii) to $2.50, for this
sale only, each
$1.79
Rccoiinizetl
Everywhere as tlie
Finest Blouse
That Can Be Ma.lc
To Sell at $2.00.
rA'uso
SATURDAY SALE OF
TOILET ARTICLES.
De Luxe Shampoo Jelly,
special 25
Domestic Hav Iviim sne-''.
rial. er bottle 39&
A.
le Quinine Hair V
Tonic, special tier hot- V
Eau d
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Lilac ( ream foi' the coin-
l'lexion '.I7i C X
Merecri.ed Table Damask,
good patterns to choose
horn, regular o5c values,
very secial for OQp
this sale, each
Plisse Crepe Best Cloth
made for making gowns
and underwear, regular
25c values, for this -J Q
sale only, a yd xOv
Dress Dimities in stripes
and checks, regular Cn
2dc values, now, yd 1 Jv
NEW "WITHMOR" WAISTS $1.00.
THE NEW SILKS ARE HERE
Fresh and Crisp from the Mills
'Kaysers" Italian Jersey
Silk for dresses and coats,
knit not woven, in al! the
new sport shades (Jn o
very special, yd vUiO
12-inch Wash Satin for un
derwear in ivory and flesh.
worth today,
$2.-"U. price, yd.
lil-inch imported Print
ed Pongee in "Khaki
pool Patterns. Comes in
stripes and figures, verv
special, at a
vard
Silk Poplins in fancy
stripes and figures.
inches wide,
spec, yd
$1.39
$1.39
$1.98
-Mentholated cold cream.
s)iecial 25i
f.ingere Bat iste, 40 inches y
wide, a Q-ood material for
making underwear, regu- j
lar :5c grade, verv 0C 1
special, vd 40t
oii-inch Gaberdine, good J
cloth, worth H5e, f)Qn V
verv special, vd "f
:'.2-inch Basket cloth, the J
new material for making i
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" one sKirts. verv qra .
Oeic y
special, a vd