STEDTOUTi IRTL TRrRTTNTR TMT!TVFO'RTJ, CmW.OV. TTTTTiSDAY. APHTL 2fi. 1017 1 Ml A! l'UC Ol Norl Tl Mall em One One P We. B' ir tl v I (Continued from Page One.) whirl. vs set mlril'l yt-stcrdiiy land ed within the liritisii lines Terrific Slaughter. Stories of the (ierniiin eonntei' at tacks tiiere havo been eight sepa rate, attempts to capture (iavrclle since Monday evening tell of almost ineredihie tactics employed by the ficnuuris in sending forward troops in mns formation, giving the 'British artillery the greatest opportunity for open target shoolin it has had in the last, two years. Several thousand jiray-clad (icimans were advancing in one of these allaeks ate Tuesday when the British eurlaiii of fire shut down in front of them. Still other British puns fired straight through the curtain on the advancing men. Not (i man passed beyond that eur tain and when ils obscuring smoke lifted lliere win not a moving (lemian in sight. Nothing was to be seen hut ploughed ground littered with sprawling dead. One British regiment has a par ticular grievance against the (Jer inans. The night before the attack n stray (terman shell landed direct on the regimental rum cart, destroy ing (tH gallons. Some of the men who had been sleeping and fighting in the open for three days were de prived of their drams whieh usually are distributed juM before dawn these bitter cold mornings. There, were several ammunition dumps nearby which might have been hit by the shell hut us lin k would have it the rum earl was the mark. Knormous Sacrifice, ITiKNOU UKADQTAItTKItS IN FltANCK, Wednesday evening, April The Hermans today unsuccess fully hurled masses of men against llurtehise Farm, westward of (Vn onuo. The only result of several strong Ciennan attempts to recover the territory won from them in the last week's severe fighting was an enormous sacrifice of some of their best troops. I hiring these attacks the corres pondent watched the French artillery liurling wide salvos of shells which dropped with methodical precision on the (ierman lines further eastward in the vicinilv of Ville-Aux-Bois. Hundred Factories Rush Construc tion cf Big "Mosquito Fleet," Cal culated to End "Mad Don" Sub marine Warfare. BY R M. K Eli BY. HAYONXE, X. J., April 26. Uncle Sam is going about the work of pro ducing fleets of submarine chasers, eventually running into the thousands in numbers, like u toymaker turning out "tin soldiers" from n mold. Hun dreds of shipbuilding plants have contracts. To see how these chasers nre built I have just been permitted to go thru the plant of the Electric Launch com pany ff Bnyonuc, which built 55(1 chasers for the British government in f)50 days, and has procured con tracts for the new 110-foot model "sen wasps," designed by the navy de partment. KlJtndanlimtlon the Secret, Special guards surround the plant and no one without official pass is permitted to enter. "Standardization" is the secret of the rapid construction of these rninn ture destroyers. Every part, down to the most minute screw and boll is standardized. The "jitneys of the sea" are heing turned out like chickens from an in cubator. I saw piled ready for the workmen, doens of engine parts; hundreds of pieces of seasoned wood cut by the mills to fit the specifica tions, barrels of copper rivets, bun dles of the small masts, hundreds of coils of steel wire, and countless sep arate parts. In the steam shop, the seasoned wood is steamed for warping into the shape which the ribs of the vessels must take. The floor was covered with shaped blocks of wood, nailed to the flot r. around which the ribs are bent as ihey come from the steam chests. Cluisors ltO-Fool Typo. Other forms are built to hold con crete until it hardens, and around thes other pieces of wood are bent until they take the form necessary for the builders. These chasers are of the 110-foot class, designed to develop 1500 horse power with their triple engines, from which it is hoped to get a speed of 20 knots, or 2t miles an hour. This award was in addition to awards previously made, and in ad dition also to a large number of craft between 00 and 1 00 feet in length purchased by the deportment and now in commission. The food preparedness lectures given by the O. A. ('. extension ser vice directors at the hiuh school and Washing I on and Bineolu schools Thursday forenoon, and at the arm ory this afternoon were well attend ed by M'edlWd housewives and oth ers interested. Prof. Y. S. Brown and 0. ( jmh gave the chief lectures, and instruc tive talks and practical demonstra tions were given by Miss Helen Cow gill and Miss Johnson. The subjects discussed covered home canning, food preparation, vegetable growiim and poultry raising. At tile high school Wednesday ev ening Miss Cowgill and Prof. Brown had chai'ire of the program. The O. A. l exhibit ears which were vi-ited by many people Thurs day will he taken to (iranK Pass this evening. A very largo attendance in expected at the reception for the Sevonth com pany Friday evening nt the Natntori iim to be given under the auspices of the OrtMitor Medford club. Plana for mi exceptionally enjoyable, time nre iuo being made by the committee In charge. Donations for the BUppep to be giv en to the. Seventh company and the honor gucHtR are to be taken to the natntorlum Friday afternoon between the hours of 1! and ti o'clock. The whole public ia cordially in vited to attend and enjoy the musical program and dance beginning at S o'clock In the large hull or the uata-torium. Barring the Mail Order Houses (Prom the keystone Weekly ) Aunt her large miMc tnag house, one of whose pulihnitio.is is cinltiei with a eli -I'll la I ton of more i hun a million coph'K, a a ao ii m il some week a ago that, tienlnninu with lis April Issue, all mail oi ler tidwrii Jug would be cxrluded tinin Us cnl ninns. The publication referred to i. tlx Itellncator, wiii h has i onie out flat-fooled la favor of th.' "Huy. at home nun e men t," and w hieh pro claims tin purpose to conduct a cam paign In the interest id the retailer for the following very excellent rea sons: .Mall-order houses have groun rich at the expense of the local merchant. Kvery dollar that goes to n mail order house In-Mead of purchasing from n local dealer leaven town never to return. Often customer! of a local store have transferred a large part of their trade to a mall-order concern long be fore the merchant learned anything about II. The smaller the town fhe greater tho weight of the mail-order house on the necks of the local merchants. The Interest of the local n-taller is (lianietrlca'ly opposed to thnt of the mail-order house. In many entire states mail-order bonnes are no Strongly entrenched that they get hardly a contest from the local stores. Itetail stores nre a necessity to ev ry town and hamlet. Spending mon v at home is a necessity to the pros-t-iity of every town and hamlet. Sending money oway from homo for articles that could he purchased Is n direct blow to the local retailer, to to the local newspaper, to the local hank to the entire town. Needless to say, this radical action by publishers will mean the loss of the very suhMantlul Income from these advertisements, nut every mer chant, every combination of mer chants, every association of local business men and all public-spirited dtieiis in any community should, in their own interest, support these pub lications In order that they may be compensated lu some measure at least for this voluntary sacrifice to honesty anil the protection of retail interests. It Is unite unlikely - certain In fact -that no mtion will tie taken at this special session of congress on the me; sure to tax the mail-order houses or on any other business measure, but all retail Interest shotttd make known their views on the subject and their determination to force some such legislation for their protection, so that when reintroduced t the next session t he measure will be given prompt uud serious consideration. T U-BOAT CHASERS AS FAST AS UN SOLDIERS" FROM A MOLD l'urt, of I'ncli' Sum's fli'W. if kiiI nuirliHi Iiiisci- iH'intt tiil'iicd out in tlio rii( of oho a tiny nt the lliiyoiino plant of the Klro roinpiiny. During (he past week the Rogue Illvcr Fruit & Producers association has had interesting visits with Mr. E. O. McCormick, vice president of the Southern Pacific company, and Mr. George M. Pope, of Dennis, Klm ball & Pope who handle the associa tions auction and export business. Mr. McCormick states very positive ly thnt the refrigerator car service the coming season will ho hotter than in 1 9 1 C and ho does not look for any serious car shortage. Mr. Pope looks for good prices for the season's crop. Tho prosperity of tills country has never been greater. IMkIi prices nre already beiiiK paid everywhei;- for oil kinds of fruit for canning and iry Ing purposes and in general for all other commodities. Tho export out look Is for certainly as good condi tions as last year and in case of ter mination of tho war, the condition should lie undoubtedly better. Tho entry of the United Status into tho war Willi tho tremendous financial support already assured should great ly stimulate trade between tho two countries and make very probable tl.o lemoval of the present embargo on the shipments of fresh fruits. The ocean lanes or traffic should be ni lied better guarded, both to K'u ropo and to South America, and a eonsldcr'bly larger business with Hrazil and tho Argentine should re sult. This Is all very gratifying news. for while it Is ridiculous lo attempt to estimate the crop of this district nt tills time, there is undoubtedly a possibility that the lioguo river val ley wil lharvest in 1917 the largest crop of apples and pears In its bib lory. A brief statement of what tho as sociation has done during the past season, is now doing, and expects to do with the 1917 crop, is interesting In tills connection. Tho association sold and accounted to the growers luforo Christmas 1916 for every box of Partlett, Howell, Anfou, Bosc and Coi.iice pears, and of Sjitzenberg nao Jonathan apples. The total pear r.VM'upe was $1.74 per box on theec vanclies; the total ni'lie average wr.s J1.00, which inci.vird all tho poor prices obtained for the Jona 'ii.v. apples. The grand p.verago for all these pears and applss sold i:ud tiC'.n:inted for before ("iriMnias, wms $1 0 0 1 er box. All thee prices w re f. o. b. Medford, all selling charges out. Incidentally the .prices on Spltzenberg apples ranged from 14c to 20c a box higher than tho adver tised prices of the Fruit Growers' ex change of Hood Itlvcf. The total sum. thus accounted for before Christinas J91G, was over $1:17,000. rtcfore February first, 1917, every box of Hen Davis apples were sold and accounted .'or 1 1 the growers. Tho net proceed:; on this vurkty, or a tqtal of over $.17e(. This loft, after Fobrunry first, noth ing l'iiaccountcd for except Wii.ler Nells pears and Newtown apples. Tho last car of Winter Nolis pears has now been sold and the pool prices nre being made up. Tho asso ciation has advanced to the. growers of the Winter .Veils pool up to date, nproximntely $9000. All the cars of N'ewtown apples have now been sold and the pro ceeds on all the cars with the excep tion of four recently sold in Fugl.ind, bavo been received. The actual ac count sales and money on these curs are expected prior to May first which v. ill enable the association to close ils season's business previous to its an nual meeting, May Sth. The assjei i- jtion has advanced to Newtown grow lers to date approximately $30,000. Advices as to the prices at which the last four cars of Newtowns were sold, aro that they ranged worn 1G shil lings to twenty-one shillings per box delivered. This should mean an av erage f. o. h. Medford price of $2.00 or better. Approximately 50 per cent of the total 1910 tonnage was sold at private sale to the associa tion's own carlot customers or thru ils own private brokers. On all such sales the selling charge to the growers was a flat 10c per box. On all domestic consignment sales the charge was 7 per cent of tho deliver ed price. These selling charges will be maintained again on the 1917 business. As to orchard supplies: The asso ciation has handled considerably over 50 per cent of the total orchard sup plies used In the Hogue River val ley this season. Its prices, In all cases, have met and will meet, all reasonable competition. It succeed ed in obtaining a price on smudge oil for the season which was substantial ly less than the best prices obtainable elsewhere. Its first carload of Gras- selli Arsenate of Lead Paste has been delivered and is ready for de livery to the growers. It has two other carloads in transit, the last of which Includes a small consignment of dry lead. As to the association's plans and expectations as to the handling of tho 1917 crop, it will charge a fix ed price for packing pears, half-pears and apples which will cover all labor and all materials including carload Ing. These prices will meet any reas- onabo competition. All pears will be hauled at night and every pear haul ed one night will be packed and down stairs in the pro-cooling rooms or in a refrigerator car by 7 o'clock the following evening. All fruit will be pooled unless the grower expressly notifies tho association that he de sires his fruit sold for his separate account. All packing charges will bo advanced by the association, in eluding all labor and material and carloading, and deducted from the Take It Alon 8 NJhs. Travi'lei's wln find it licttor for their licalih to nlistain from I'oflVc, niul there are mnny) earry a tin of Instant PCotum ami iu'eiiare their own lteveratro at tahle. Put a level teaspoonl'iil of INSTANT P0STUM in a eiiv . iiioiv or less to suit imli iilual taste dissolve with hot water and add siitjar and cream. Those who desire a delirious, sal is I'viii.ir drink that is free from the harm ful el'I'ei-ls of coffee should Use Postlllll-- ti There's a Reason" proceeds of the fruit. Additional reasonable advances will be made to any grower upon proper terms. The association will follow, on a much larger scale than ever before, Its established practice of selling ev erything possible f. o. b. Medford. pinna Imve already been made for for this service, and with cm-lot cus tomers and private brokers all over the United Stntes, Canada and Eu roep who handled the Triangle brand for venrs and know their value, there is no doubt of Its continued and in creased success in this line. All fruit not sold f. o. b. will again be consigned to Messrs. Dennis, Kimball & Pope both for domestic and ex oort sales. The record of this firm In this district is too well and fa vorably known to require any argu ment to establish its efficiency. It is a fact of some possible significance however, that Mr. Dennis has, with in the past few weeks, been appointed government controller for the whole of Great Britain, of all fresh fruits and vegetables. This appointment ia the highest tribute the British gov ernment could give to his ability and standing as an expert on fresh fruits and vegetables. Beware of Ointments lor Catarrh That Contain Mercury si mercury will mlrely uVtMroy tho BPme or smell and coniileli'ly di-rniiiiv tlit? wbut' HymiMa when t-iuerlug It tlirouiili the uitK-ou ur!iicv. Xtib trtlrK-H sbi-ulil never be uel exceiit on ureik-rlp-Hon from n-initulile lbyk-Uug. a tbe unmade they will do Ik leu fold to tbe Knod you cuu iua. Blhly derive (rnul tbeui. Uull'H Catiirrh Cure rounilfHettirod by V. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, ()' contiiliiii ito mereury, and la taken internally, aelltig directly uiion the blood and nntcnui, HUrl faces of tho syateui. In buying llall'a Catarrh Cure be sure you Ket the genuine. It la taken Internally and resile In Toledo. Ohio, by F. J, Cheney & Co. Testimonial free. Sold by PrufcgUts. Price, 75c. per bottle. Take Hall's Family Fills tor constWutloa. $5 Millinery Sale All trimmed hats J valued up to $10 will be put on special Sale Friday and Saturday April 27 and 28. Choice while they last $5 MISS LOUNSBURY at M. M. Dept. Store This Bu Before it . Kills Your Profit? r, if It's AoKis. and is destrovincr Annt nrndia vnr. where. Already regarded by many growers the most aesirucuve nnm lnnen. ir weabvna fh . Hopper and other soft-bodied, nap.sucking insects with Kills Manufactured by Tho Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., In. corporatea, l-ouisville, is.y. Can be used with Lime-Sul-phur, Arsenate of Lead, Bordeaux and other sprays at recommended. May be used separately, if desired. una at aimosiany ume. iviixes perfectly with water. Costs about one cent per gallon diluted for the trees. Hecommcndcd by Agricultural Collerei and Experiment '. ouwanieca oy us ana its manufacturer!. Free Spray Chart and Booklets .owing wr.cn ana now ro pray, and how to pro ten, ii ceo, vines ana vcgciauies irom iniect petu. aiKDKOUD (Jnriiott-Corry Ilnrriwuru Co., Troducei-fl Fruit Co., Rogue River Co-Ojietiulvo Km it i rowers Assn., Roguo River Fruit and Produce .Vssociutimi. ASH LAM) Ashland Fruit and Produce Association. THE UNIVERSAL CAR Every factor of a pood investment is inet in the Ford car for business util itylow first cost, small upkeep, minimum depreciation. With these merits, is all the motor ear perform ance you can buy at any price In city or country Ford service is close at hand the service that keeps more than 1.7."0.000 Ford cars in dailv use. Tourinjr Car (iO. K'unahout $343, Coupelct $3(13; Town Car $393, Sedan $1:13 all f. o. 1). Detroit. Kcniember, Ford owners drive their ears all the year around. Fasv terms. C. E. GATES