rRTIFORT) MATH TRTRTTNTE "NfRDFORD, OT?EfiONT. SATURDAY, .TrXR D, 1917
JACKSON COUNTY
TO RAISE$15,000
FOR RED CROSS
Vigorous Campaign to be Waged to
Solicit Fund Requested by Presi
dent for Relief Work Everyone
Asked to Contribute to Great Fund
to Help Humanity.
If till! IMM.pIC' Of MiMlfuIll, Aslllllllll
am the rest of tin? roiuity could only
realize the gravity of the war silnu
tion, that the t.'ovi'niiiii'iit is in'nriiiK
for a long; war, ami that witli.n a
hliort time l.'niti'il States troops will
la! i'lrlil ifitr ami lirinir killed and
wouniled just as Hie Itritish anil
French are foilay, Jaekson county's
allotment of $:,III0 to he riiiseil to
ivnrils the $1110,000,(11111 (e,l Cross
war fund of the 1,'nitcd Slates will he
suhscriheil iitielily. This fund is ask
ed for hy President Wilson.
A vigorous cauitain will he start
ed in iMcilfonl, Ashland anil all parts
of the eoiinly next week, heginninu:
Mumliiy 11 i: lit , to raise the $10,000
nlloted to Mcdfoid iiud the county
north of l'hoeui.v, and the $.i,000 iil
lolted for Ashland and the rest of the
county.
Kvery iiiati ntid woman in the coun
ty will he asked to coiitrihiite. In fact
every man and woman in the United
Slates will he uracil to coiitrihiite to
this Ki'ciit '"'"I l"r Immunity.
Kvcryono to (Jive.
I'Imis for the Jackson county cam
paign were set on foot immediately
followiiij,' the return of Lincoln Mc
Corniack from the gnml lied (,'ross
conference held ill 1 ' i it 1 n i ul this week,
which lie attended as delegate from
the Sleilforil chapter of the Hod
Cross.
Sir. M'cCormiick IiioukIiI. hack with
li i in startling inl'orimilioii as to the
gravity of the war siluution and of
the Knvoriuiicnt'H apprehension piiued
from lliii pleas of the national
Hed Cross representatives who had
eoine dil t from Wiisliiiiirliin, where
they had hecn in eonl'i i'eni'e with the
admiiiisti'iilion iiud armv leailerx, to
the conference, lie also set forth the
purpose of Hie Hed Cross, and the
need for raising the huge fund of
$100,(1110,0110.
"This (ii-enl special Ked Cross war
! 1 differs Kivnlly from Ihe ordi
nary Hed Cross fund which is con
stanlly on hand and made up from
siihscriplions I'rnin lied Cross mem
hers ami is sufficient only for ordi
nary relief work ill times of peace,"
said Mr. McConmick lodav.
I'm- .Meilleal Itellef.
"The lied Cross war fund to he
raised is for Hie medical and surgical
relief of the alined forces of the
I'niled Slates anywhere, whcihcr in
Ihe field or al home. Il will provide
money lor Ihe huilding of and eiiiip
pinjr of many hospitals, furni-hinn
nmhuhinces ,y Ihe hundreds, nurses,
physicians and eveiylhini; eennertcd
with Ihe mediial and surgical needs
of Ihe armies in the field.
"Why along Ihis line Canada alone
ill this war has so far spent tl.'iO,.
1100,(10(1. So $100,0(10,000 for this
country i not M-, a prunX sum in
conip:iri-in.
"Many pcr-ons are not onlv con
fused as lo the purpose of the Iteil
Cross, hul as lo why Hie yen crnmcnl
relies on the people's oliialarv cmi
triliulious lor il- ,:ippori. There are
three reuxtiis.
'J'llU'O ClNlsotls I'iliHl.
"Kirsl : The Ur.l ( r, i- neutral
organization. The pohev of die Knv-'
crniueiit has alnays hien lo h ue sur
gical ami medical rc'iri in Hie hand
of a neutral organiainin. Ahho this
relief is primarily lor Hie hcuclit of
the American force nevertheless we
must see l,i i that Ihe prisoners ami
Wounded of enemy troops arc as hu
manely treated as ourovwi. This has
hecn Ihe linn of the Ked Cmss ever
since it whs skirled hv Florence
'ightiuealc.
"Second: This fun, I in time of war
is lo he handled hv Ihe hrainicst anil
most experienced husiness men of the
country, hcadid hv llciirv I'. K.ivnl
Ron, Ihe niosl neii,. uiau of ,!.
.Morgan - Co. The ihcoiy of the gov
eminent is thai hy having the fund
niliniuistercl In hiisincss men of this
ehnrai'lcr, results will he ohtiiincd
ipiicker ii ml willi much less red tape.
"The national comuiitlcc of the Itod
Cross which will have this fund in
charge is cnllcl the lied ( loss war
council and with the stroke of a pen
can accomplish n,., would lake days
of work and nuuiherlcss reports com
ing from a dozen different loireau
heads. F.fticinicy is the uiu", of Ihe
government.
People Co-operating,
"Third: The covei ninent feels that
if the penplo theaiselies voluntarily
provide and maintain Ihe medical arm
of the service they will feel in a way
as if Ihey were actively participating
in the war tho they remain at home.
Stihsc riptions are to he asked for
from every man and woman in the
country, and it is helieved that the
suhscrihers will feel in a way as if
they are doing what they can to as
sist and therefore will support and
uphold the government in the conduct
of the war.
"At the I'ortland conference the
national lied Cross leaders in at
tendance, who had just come from
Washington, said that the people of
the west have no idea of the serious
ness mid gravity of the war situation
The administration officials at Wash
ington wanted it impressed on the
minds of all at the I'ortland confer
ence that the government is prepar
ing for a long war, and wanted ti
thoroly understood that liussia as a
belligerent could no longer he relied
upon. They ulso wanted it impressed
upon the minds of the conference that
within a very short time the troops of
Ihe t'niled Stales will he fighting and
being killed ami wounded as are the
French, liritish and oilier troops of
our allies.
"The government relies upon the
patriotism and huninnitv of the people
of the country t sec Hint the soldiers
and sailors who are fighting at the
trout are properly taken care of."
Cut Out Social Affairs.
Until the Hed Cross Week, June
18-25, in pust and the $400,000 nKked
of Oregon, outside Multnomah county,
for Hie $100,000,000 emergency tied
Cross fund, has hecn secured. It 1h
asked that largo soclul affairs be dis
continued In order that all energy
may bo given tho big, patriotic task
asslgnod to this stato.
At tho same time It Is suggested
that such methods of raising money
for the lied Cross as teas and socials
bo discountenanced. The situation is
too grave, tho need too pressing and
Oregons' responsibility too great to
go about tho work In a small way.
bach com in unity will bo systematical
ly districted by Its committee and
loyal citizens are asked to have their
contributions ready to give direct
without loss of time or extra cost. It
Is desired that every cent shall bo
utilized directly for Red Cross service.
Stato Wide Campaign.
Ill the organization of tho general
stato campaign, special representa
tives of the state committee will con
fer personally with practically every
community In Oregon. Stato Chair
man Corhett Is visiting the cities be
tween linker and Portland. State
Field Manager U U. Nichols will meet
with the committees In .Murslifleld,
North Ilend, Ilandon, Coqtillle and
Powers in Coos and Curry counties.
(loorge Kelly will go lo Eugene, Cot
tago (Irovo. Junction City, Wendllng
and Marcola. Robert E. Smith will
onfer with Hed Cross campaign or
ganizations nt Medford, Ashland,
Jacksonville, Grants Pass, Itosebiirg.
1 mi" and Oakland. Harclay Atchison
will go to Astoria.
Arrangements hnvo been made for
reports from all Oregon communities
which will bo summarized and sent
out as bulletins of progress. The
slate at largo Is asked for $100,0110:
tho city of Portland for $.'00,000.
There will lio keen competition be
tween slate and Portland committees
to bo first In reporting success.
Ited Cross Week.
There are those wtio want to know
why the Ited Cross is so Important to
the nation In its war emergency thai
President Wilson Issued a proclama
tion appealing for $ 1 00, ,100,000 fund
iml selling nsldo Ited Cross Week In
which to rulso it.
At the front line trenches, stretcher
bearers wearing the Insignia of the
lied Cross will bo found currying the
wounded to the rear. Ited Cross am
bulances are carrying the wounded to
Hed Cross base hospitals where Hed
Cross physicians anil nurses faithfully
nurse the wouniled soldiers back to
health In order that they may return
to the world war for liberty, or be
able to come back to those who wait
for them at home.
The bandages used In Hed Cross
hospitals are made by devoted wom
en, working for the Ited Cross In
inany communities.
Work of Heil Cross.
The vocational training given sol
diers Incapacitated for former em
ployment will be organized by Un
ited Cross. The mother who lias giv
en up her boy, her support, to the
service of bis country, will find her
necessities cared by by tile Hed Cross
and be can inarch nway with no anx
thoiiitht as to tier welfare.
The training of Hed Cross nurses
Is antler Hed Cross direction. Thus
all along the Hue the Cnlversal Ser
vice of Mercy helps to lessen the hor
rors and rigors of wur and to
strengthen the nation. The Cnlted
States cannot do lis part without Un
ited Cross and the Hed Cross Is de
pendent on the contributions of those
who want to help win the war but
cannot nerve tit the front.
DIED
lied at the residence of hi nephew,
.lames Leslie, on West Main sired,
Medl'ord, Oregon, Saturday, .June 0,
at 11: 1- a. in., .lames I. Krcdetihuic
of Sams valley. Aue ,Ml veats, ,
months and 1 day,
FuiuTtil notice later.
GREATEST PROFITS
WASHINGTON, June 9. Nearly
complete returns from all railroads
for the four months ending with April
made public today by the interstate
commerce commission show continu
ing improvement In net earnings In
every section, notwithstanding great
ly Increased operating expenses.
The east still continues the dark
spot on the railroad map, but shows a
marked Improvement in April over
March. Southern roads showed net
revenue for April, 1917, of four dol
lars a mile less than April, 1916,
whflo western roads, grouped as a
whole, made nioro money than ever
before, exceeding $31 per mile net
revenues of the banner period a year
ago.
Operating revenues reached new
high figures, $1,192,91 1,654 for the
four months, an increase of nearly
$100,000,000.
Expenses approximately rose $125,-
000,000 to $S72,000,000. For April
revenues showed an increase of $37,
000,000 and expenses increased virtu
ally tho same amount, leaving not rev
enues approximately $100,000,000
more this April than last. The dis
crepancy In per niilo figures Is due to
tho operating of less mileage last
year.
Western roads showed Increased re
ceipts of $56,000,000 and increased
expenses of $ 16,000,000 during the
period. For April the Increase in rev
enues was $18,000,000; in expenses,
$14,500,000.
FOR RIVERS BILL
WASHINGTON, June 9. Tho an
nual rivers and harbors appropriation
bill, carrying $2 7,000,000, was taken
up in the house today with indications
that Us way to enactment would be
much harder than us mil because of
tho war emergency. Besides the
group of representatives and senators
who always oppose such measures as
"pork barrel legislation," there arc
many who believo that most of the
new Improvement items In tho bill
can as well be postponed until peace.
Chairman Small of tho livers and har
bors committee, In bringing tho hill
declared tho new projects were of
pressing national Importance.
ltepubllcnn Ioador .Mann and Rep
resentative Frear attacked tho meas
ure and many members on both sides
of tho chamber assailed Chairman
Small with a bombardment of ques
tions that seemed to Indicate wide
spread opposition.
DISPUTE SETTLED
WASHINGTON. Juno 0. An
agreement on the Canadian fisheries
dispute has been practically reached
whereby American fishermen landing
their catch in an Alaskan porL can
transport them by steamer to Prince
Ititpcrt and then ship them in bond
without n nd un discrimination against
the I'nlted States.
t'onllfctlng national Interests In
the North Pacific fisheries have led to
a very serious situation resulting In
reprisals and bitter feeling along the
coast. The American fishermen con
tended that the Canadians have at
tracted them to Canadian bases and
then placed such difficulties In their
way as lo rentier their continued oper
ation Impossible.
The settlement affects the Atlantic
fisheries only in that it removes the
possibility that Canada would with
draw privileges now given to Ameri
cans there In retaliation for tho Pa
cific trouble.
BRITISH FIGHTING FOR LENS.
(Continued from l age One.)
11 nl il) advanced. Thev lit tcir.lrd
-eeral time- lo organize heavy coun
ter attacks in ihe direction of H'n.iit'
ton, but the Uriti-h a1"1 npM-t their
plans.
Viviuh Kcel Charges.
1WKIS, June i. Ieini;ins made
four funtle-s attacks on Kieneii io
Mliniis nielli Ihe Chcmiii-Pc-lhime
in-d night, the war office announced
today. The attacks weie de!ier'd in
Ojiiit k Micecs-ioii norllien-d of t'tiny.
llKiiUW dune 0.- The Hritish were
unable lo obtain anv advantage in
the fresh huMinc. lnt evening on the
hanks of the Ypres-Comines canal
an, I the l)onve lowlands in Uelgimu,
the war department announced today.
PRETTY COLLEGE GIRL AND MEN
.
r sV- "-l '!' ( ri
Eleanor Wilson (top), pretty Bar
nard college girl, and two Columbia
college students, Owen Cattell (left)
and Charles h. Philips, have been ar
rosted In New York charged with Is
suing a circular headed, "Will You
Ro Drafted?" calling for refusal to
register for select service.
Conspiracy against the United
J'KTKOOWAD, June !. The coun
cil of soldiers and workmen lias made
puhlie the ('net t li ait the German com
mander in chief on the eastern front
nt a wireless message invitin:; the
Unssian armies to n separate armis
tice and proposing5 that they enter
into secret pour purlers with the (icr
man lenders. The council denounces
the nroposnls.
TWO HUNDRED PERISH IN MINE.
(Continued from Page One.)
thrilling talc of sustaining' their lives
by cutting the air hose and sucking
air hy turns until the rescue party
arrived. They wero on Ihe TOO level
at the outbreak of the fire.
According to miners who escaped
from the shaft, the fire started from
the flames of a carbide lamp. The
men were ordered to report to the
timekeeper ns they emerged from the
mine; 11 1 men had so reported soon
ofter the rescue work started, out of
the -11. "i who went down in the night
shift.
Is Tnumvay Aline,
The men who were working "Hfl feet
below reported that -IS hud perished
on t hut level, they alone being saved.
All ambulances in Hutle and all
physieians in the city were summoned
to the scene of the nccident to co
operate with rescue parties composed
of miners. Kverv safety first ex
pert in the district has also been
unimoncd and it is estimated that
within a few hours 'J'JO safety men.
trained to mine rescue work, will
nt the Speculator and (ininile
Mountain shafts.
The Speculator is a tramway mine
aml'miis thru Granite mountain. Men
piipped with safety firt helmets.
to withstand Ihe et tects ot smoke
and fumes, entered the Speculator
shaft first, but were compelled to
retire soon after.
I WAS somewhat peeved
IAST NIGHT. Georgo got
STNTIMtNTAL about my hair
AND I told him that having t
NICE HAIR was a duty
BUT THAT having something
UNDER THE hair was in a
MEASURE A privilege
AND I Mt myself
IN THE privileged class.
I BEUEVE that men don't v
THINK Or anything but a woman's
IOOKS, BUT I thought
GEORGE WAS different
Yours for beautiful hair,
twt.Ma.tMvl It ftumuM uut 1MUHWWPWI
HELD BY U. S. FOR TREASON
States may be the technical charge, a
serious one.
Miss Parker has been Identified
with Washington Square radical
movements and was one of the daring
girls who Issued Challenge, a radical
Barnard magazine that stirred a hor
net's nest in that institution.
Cattull's father Is a professor at
i.umhln. Phillips was a member of
tho Ford peace ship party.
EUSTIS IN FLEET
WASHINGTON, June 0. Harry I.
Uoussean, civil engineer and member
of the navy department commission
on additional navy yards, has been
appointed assistant g-eneral manager
of the Kmergeucy Fleet corporation,
succeeding1 F. A. Kustis, who was dis
missed yesterday by Major General
Goethals, as n result of the contro
versy over the wooden shipbuilding
, program. Samuel A. Fuller ot New
York has hecn appointed assistant to
the general manager succeeding Hous
seau. With Moil ford trade ts Medford made
Ejr'iii,i'.,imLfooii!
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fortable feeling of having done
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CENSOR SEEKS 10
KEEP THE PUBLIC
ILL INFORMED
BALTIMORE, June 9. Ceorge
Creel, chairman of the government
press bureau, in an address to the
Baltimore Press club today, declared
his sympathies were enlisted in be
half of the press. The reason he ac
cepted the position, he continued, was
because he wished to be in a good po
sition to guard the liberty of the
press. t
Had the censorship law, as first
presented to congress, .passed, It could
not have been enforced for the simple
reasqn that it would have resulted in
every newspaper publisher or editor
In the United States being put in jail,
Creel declared1. As soon as President
Wilson had an opportunity to review
it, he altered It so that it included
mation which would be of service to
only those features relating to Infor
the enemy.
"What we want to do," said Mr.
Creel, "Is to get rid of all Ideas of se
crecy and keep tho people Informed
as to what Is actually happen. The
object of the federal publicity bureau
is to make information available to
all the country. Our aim is to lay
bare the facts as they exist from day
to day. There will never be a ques
tion asked in Washington that a true
answer will not be instantly forth
coming. . "The pleasantness or unpleasant
ness of the facts will have no bearing
ilpon any portion of them being with
held. The American Is not a coward
and the results of our policy will show
- - yg r.;-- 1 '
'
CONFIDENCE
in tho Federal Reserve Banking System played
an important part in tho recovery of business
from the adverse conditions following the out
break of the European war, thirty months ago, and
is still helping to keep business on an even keel.
This system with its immense resources is a
bulwark of strength to the banks which are mem
bers of it, and will assist them in any financial
requirements which they may be called upon
to meet.
By depositing your money with us you re
ceive the protection and the new facilities which
our membership in the system enables us to
offer you.
CfEDERAI. reservhJ
LUNCHEON 35c
Given by St. Mark's Guild
Wednesday, June 13
11:30 TO 1:00
MEAT LOAF CREAMED NEW POTATOE8
RADISHES ONIONS
STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE WITH CREAM
COFFEE
Ashland and Medford
Choral Societies
including 150 Singers
and Musicians
in a joint
CONCERT PROGRAM
at the
Page Theatre --- June 15
Prices 35c, 50c and 75c
WELCOME GIVEN
LOXOON', June 9. Detailed stories
of the landing of General Pershing :
and his party at Liverpool anil the. f
arrival in London fill a large part at
the leading news columns in the morn- j
ing papers. Arrangements for the '
stay of the Ameriean.s in England,
plans for .the future, biographies and :
portraits of the American general anil j
pictures of his reception in Liverpool '
crowd the news from the front into
second place.
The editorials, while welcoming Gen
eral Pershing personally, dwell par
tieulnrly upon tho significance of the
arrival of the American advance
guard ns a symbol of "perhaps to
greatest of all great events in -the
midst of which we are living so vis-
ibly great that none can pretend to '
foresee what the full harvest will be ,
for the English speaking world nnd!
the sucred doctrines it accepts."
' Emphasis was also laid on the eer-.
tainty of ultimate victory which Am
erican eo-nperution is believed to in
sure. A typical expression of this"
confidence reads: ''
"Ours is the burden of today, but
the burden is made light by the knowl
edge that the co-operation of the
United States insures the glory of to
morrow." ';
that he will bear up and fight harder
under defeat than he will at any other
time. The American thrives on pub
licity and he will die on secrecy."
First
National Bank