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MEDFOTxT) MATL- TRTBTWE, MEDFORT), PRECIPE, FRIDAY, .TUNE 1917 PAGE THREE PUT OUT EYES GERMAN ARMY AND One Certain Chance of Securing Early Victory Is Construction of Immense Fleet of Airships Which Would Destroy Effectiveness of German Army. BY BASIL MAXLY. (Staff Special.) WASHINGTON, June 22 "There is one chance, and just ono change of winning the war quickly, nnd that is to blind Hho eyes of the Germnn army," ono of the highest and best wformed Ajnciican officials told me redny. "Blind the eyes of tho 'Gorman army?" I queried, "What do you mean 1 " "I mean just what I said," lie re plied, "hut it is not half as gruo some as it sounds," Aeroplane Its Eyes. "The eyes of the German army are its aeroplanes, without which Ilin deuhurg's troops would bo as inef fective as a blind elephant in a jun gle. "In modem war practically all ob servation is done by aeroplane scouts. who see a modern battlefield. The present-day general seldom sees a battlefield stretched out before him, but plans his attacks with the aid of minutely accurate maps drawn from. photographs nnd reports which tlie aeroplane scouts bring back form their perilous flights over the ene my's lines. When the battle begins the artillerymen never see what they arc firing at, but aim their guns as they are directed by aerial obtcrv rs and range finders. '.'Without its aeroplanes an army would stand no more chance than a blind man dueling with n crack shot. 'What Air Fleets Could Do. "If Germany's aeroplanes were do stroyed, there is almost no limit to the destruction and demoralization that ine air ueeis or tlie allied armies could create. In the first plaeo the electivencss of tho German artillery would be totally destroyed each shot would be fired blindly with no know! edge of whether it scored a hit or landed a mile from a vital spot. The allied artillery fire, on the contrary would be deadly beyond all previous conceptions nnd millions of rounds of ammunition which are now wasted thru inaccurate rango finding, would be saved. "And these are only part of the possibilities. Back of the enemy's lines his railroad tracks nnd stor. age terminals could be wrecked by dropping high explosives and the aimy thus cut off from its food supplies ::nd ammunition reserves would soon lie its stamina and morale. t"'The Gorman fields of dry nicn ing grain could be burned by drop- pt7? tirp-tmmbs, munitions plant r:' hp enormously damaged, nnd n't. but by no menns least, the Mib- arinc campaign could he wiped out root nnd branch by destroying the docks on which the U-boats must be built. Demoralize His Armies. "Tn one month without aeroplanes the girnt German army would be reduced to a desperate, demoralized mob. "this js not fiettion, but sober, Ticiontifie, nulitnry fact, which every German general knows ns well as 1 do." "How nliout the nnti-nircrnft gunsf ' I asked. "Wouldn't they pro tect the German army even if their aeroplanes were destroyed?" "Don t worry about the anti air craft guns," came tho answer. "Anv military expert in the world will tell on that shooting aeroplanes with nnti-nircrnft guns is like killing flies "-ith nn air rifle you micht hit one by .''fri'Vr.t m a long wmn-nr d Not Knough Filers Now. "Hero are the big facts that the American people ought to know. To day the French and British arc su premo in the nir. They have more machines, faster machines, and bet t.r aviators than the Germans. They have the upper hand beyond dis puto. But they haven't enough ma chines io destroy the thousands of Germnns aeroplanes or drivo them from the bnttlo lines. "It is up to ns nnd clearly within our power within n reasonable tim to send to tho western front enough machines and enough skilled fliers to finish the job." "How many aeroplanes will it take, and what is our producing capacity f I asked. "lliose are both military secrets for the present, at least," was the reply, "but suppose we say several thousands that are actually being turned out in the Vnitcd States today. But just consider this one fact Inst year we produced in the United States a million nu a half automo biles, each of which represented al most as much work as an aeroplane. Replace. Autos. "If .we counotuu a bhort time or ganize ta produce one-twentieth that many aeroplanes, Amcricnn product ive genius is unworthy of the great reputation which its achievements have founded. Suppose we should have to abandon pleasure ear build ing to do this, wouldn't it be a sacri fice worth making?" "But can we Americans produce aeroplanes that will be useful against the Germnns?" I inquired. "Haven't I read that the American machines are good only for training aviators, not for fighting?'' "Thut isn't literally true, beyond the fact that American aeroplane fac tories have specialized on the slower machines nnd could not today nro- sduce a single first-elnss scouting macuine. imu even ii n were exact truth today, it need not be six months from now. Our motto in this war must be America can.' Isn't it sheer stupid- ty to say that the nation which out classes the world in fine machine tool building, in automobile manu facture, in every kind of mechanical work, cannot quickly learn the aero plane building game?" t Easy to Got Design. "The French and English have worked out tho designs, nnd wo have only to adapt them to our .factory methods. That can bo done quirkjj', if we mean business. "This is not a matter of specula tion, like the problem of destroying the U-bonts, but a question of dol lars nnd cents nnd organization. If we are ready to spend the money nnd organize our industries on a big enough scale, we can put enough aeroplanes nnd aviators on the west ern front, in addition to the thousands of existing French and British ma chines, to destroy every German aero plane or chase it from the air. "Suppose itlakos.li year or 18 months nnd costs a billion dollars, isn't it worth while? - "It means a decisive overwhelming victory instead of at best in incon clusive slow, crushing of the Gorman lines by sheer, weight of men and metal. Will Snyo Many I.Ives. "It means the saving of hundreds of thousands of lives of bravo Ameri can, British nnd French soldiers With Medford trace Is Medford made IT STARTS Roasts roasts Bakes Broils 11 AMERICANS TAKE ASSOCIATED OVER SIX GREAT English Medical Staff at Front Re lieved by American Doctors and Nurses Stars and Stripes Fly Alongside Union Jack Units All Organized by American Red Cross. (By Associated Press.) BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IX FRANCE, June 82. American doc-' tors, nurses nnd enlisted men, within the last fortnight have taken over six of the British great general hospitals, relieving the Bnglish staff for duty near their front. American surgeons also rendered valuable assistance in tlie forward casualty clearing stations during theliattlo of Messlnes. The Stars and Stripes fly with the British Union Jack from each hospital flagstaff, the two ensigns fluttering side byido in the cool breezes that sweep in from the sea. ., Hospital Sites. Tho British selected their hospital sites with the greatest care and have developed thorn with a completeness that has come from nearly three years field experience. Some of the general hospitals are made up of tented wards accommodating forty to sixty beds each. Others are constructed of a se ries of huts. The operating theatres are splendidly built and seem to lack nothing In the way of surgical equip ment. Originally planned for 1040 beds, each, the general hospitals have been practically all enlarged to 1400 beds and during a crisis can accommodate 2000 patients. The units which have takon over the various hospitals were organized by the American Rod Cross as "United States base hospitals" and with the declaration of war these staffs were turned over to the regular army for service as required. lii"ectors for Each. Each unit has brought along an or ganizing director who was a surgeon in civil practice but now takes com mand as a major in the United States reserve. Tho commanding officer In each unit is a regular American army surgeon while the subordinate mem-1 Ho FIELDHOSPITALS coal crashes! NEW PERFECTION OIL GQDK. STOVE The orange discs which you will see displayed next week in the windows of the dealers listed below bring a welcome message a message telling of relief from the drudgery and discom fort of summer cooking. For the New Perfection cooks better than any wood or coal range, and it does not heat up the kitchen. Cooler cooking in summer more economical cooking all the year 'round. Watch for the orange discs next week. Ask any of these dealers to tell you about the New Perfection Oil Cook-Stove and how the long blue chimneys prevent all smoke and smelL mm COOK WITH PEARL OIL NKW YORK, Juno 22 The United Stales circuit court of npcnls has granted the full prayer of the As sociated Press in its case against tho International News Servieo and directed the district court to isite nn injunction in accordance therewith. In reviewing the facts of the case the court says: "The writ in question, reduced to its lowest terms, restrains defendant from (1) procuring any agent or em ploye of pluintitl or any ot its mem bers to give, or to permit defendant to take for a consideration or other wise J.nv news received from, or gathered for, pluintiff, and from us ing or selling 'any news so obtained,' The injunction as granted also en.ioius defendant (2) from procuring any newspaper represented by a member of plaintiff from violating nny agree ment established by the charter or by-laws of plaintiff. Defendant al leged ns error issuance of writ as out lined. "Plaintiff's motion for relief asked for what the court below grunted, and further that defendant bo enjoined from 'copying, transmitting, selling, using or cuusing to be copied, etc, any of the news furnished by pluintiff from bulletins or newspapers pub lished by a member of pluintiff; nnd nlso from 'competing with pluintiff or its members by tho unfair methods set forth in the bill. Injunction in substantially this form having been refused, plaintiff's nppcal assigns such a refusal for error. hers of the staffs are made up of reg ular army surgeonB and doctors com missioned from civil lite. The nurses are all graduates of well known train ing schools and will probably be sup plemented soon by voluntary aid de tachments of young women workers such as are now attached to the vari ous British staffs. The non-commls-sloned" ordorllcs , and privates were practically all taken from civil life, but in keeping with the doctors and nurses, have settled into their now work with marked efficiency and en thusiasm. With Medford trade la Medford made. wood (bitventeiri: No smoke Smell For Bait by Medford Furniture & Hdw. Co, Garnett-Corey Hardware Co. Crater Lake Hardware Co. AT NEW YORK, June 22. The Italian mission, headed by tho Prince of Udino, cousin of King Victor Em manuel, was given a royal welcome on Its arrivel here last night. It was the prince's first public appearance since his sudden illness ot June 4, which prevented him from accom panying the mission on Its tour of the south and middle west. Slore than half of New York's Ital ian population of 800,000 turned out to greot the representatives of tho Italian government, and there were many Americans, too. In the throng. From tho moment the unassuming, almost diffident figure in the plain uniform of an Italian naval captain was recognized as the prince, the throngs cheered with an enthusiasm not surpassed by that extended to tho other missions. At Washington Square tho prince placed a wreath at tho foot of Gari baldi's statuo, while Italian public school children sang tho national an thems of Italy and America. Ijiist night tho prince and the mis sion were the guests of Mayor Mlt chol's reception committee at a pri vato dinner which was attended by Governor Whitman. NEW PATROL BOATS PROVE SATISFACTORY WASHINGTON, Juno 22 Prelim inary reports from the New York navy yard on trials of the first of the 110-foot submarine chasers show sat isfactory result In every respect. The hull was completed in a few weeks time and the boat already has weath ered her first test run without devel- polng any defect. , Tho new patrol boat is equipped with triple scrowe driven by three gasoline engines,' Tho majority of the thirty or more private firms building vossols of this type do not expoct to delivor their first boats before October 1. Econoinical. GAS ETERNAL TRIANGLE WAUKESHA, Wis., June 22. Miss Grace Lusk, high school teacher who yesterday shot and killed Mrs. Rob- orts, wife of Dr. David Roberts, for mer state veterinarian and then tried to kill herself by sending two bullets Into her body,, probably will recover, physicians said today. To Chief of Police McKay, Miss Lusk said: "I am sorry for Mrs. Roberts. I hope my wounds are fatal, I never thought I could do It. I loved Dr. Roberts and want him now and al ways." A letter evidently written by Miss Lusk to Mrs. Roberts was made pub lic. It read in part: "You must havo known for a long time that your husband's affections had passed from you; that be cared tor some one else. That is sufficient annullment of any marriage vow that ever was given. 'Thats' the way you respectable folk good, moral women do things in order to keep your reputation and live Uvea of ease. 'In the eternal triangle our Bonis require for their solution the ollmina FOR BURNS, CUTS and WOUNDS g utnnii tucaiypius uimmoni at all drug stores Tubes 28o Jars boo b i-AT What Have You Sacrificed? There's no nobler charity, no higher religious duty, than to give to save the lives of your fel low men. It may mean a sacrifice of some selfish pleas ure, but the struggle for human liberty calls for sacrifice from our citizens sacrifices, but not deprivations sacrifices that strengthen our worth as patriots and Americans. "When you give to tlie Red Cross you are serv ing your' country. The American Ked Cross needs money. Give today little or much, but do it now. Send something today to any local RED CROSS Chapter. Subscribe Before Monday Noon at First National Bank ORDER YOUR VEGETABLES andFRUITS EARLY FOR SATURDAY Mostly All Home-Grown Tomatoes Peas String Beana Beets Asparagus Cucumbers Head Lettuce Onions New Potatoes Turnips Carrots Strawberries Blackberries Peaches Gooseberries Cherries Oranges Bananas Lemons Personal Attention Prompt Service MARSH & BENNETT PHONE 252 tor of one character. The two who should remain are the two whose af fection is mutual." LEMONS BRING OUT THE HIDDEN BEAUTY Mike this lotion for very; little colt and jutt for yourself. What woman or girl hasn't heard ot lemon Juice to remove complexion blemishes; to bleach the skin and tp bring out the roses, the freshness and tho hidden beauty? But lemon Juice alone 1b acid, therefore Irritating, and should be mixed with orchard white this way. Strain through a tine cloth the Juice ot two fresh lemons Into a bottle containing about three ounces of orchard white, then shake well and you have a whole quartor pint of skin and complexion lotion at about the cost one usually pays for a small Jar of ordinary cold cream. Be Bure to strain the lemon Juice so no pulp gets Into the bottle, then this lotion will remain pure and fresh for months. When applied dally to the face, neck. arms and hands it should help to bleach, clear, smoothen and beautify the skin. Any druggist will supply three ounces of orchard white at very little cost and the grocer has the lemons. jfklmqstMa CALL! tens of thousands. That sounds co lossal in comparison with the few
