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EM-TEES
THE ANSWKIl TO THE CALL.
When tho boys, tho dear young boys,
The best products of our fair land
Hove donned their khaki uniform
And firmly take their stand
To go and fight for the Nation's lion
i ; or at a word from Uncle Sam
To go forward Into battle; ready ever
to dare and do,
And to stand nobly by their colors,
the red, the white and blue.
They are coming by the hundreds
from the east and from the
west,
Tho young men of this fair nation all
tho noblest and the best.
Some are leaving home and mothers
for the first time in their lives
Others leaving friends and sweet
hearts, many puro young trusting
wives;
All muitt heed the call to duty no mat
ter what their lot.
Each one ready to assemble, always
ready on the dot.
How the noble, manly follows, gladly
1 then their lessons learn
Tho they are vory heavy hearted as
from home and friends they
turn.
To go forward into battle to face the
, dreaded foe.
Who is a mennce to our nation, caus-
ing misery and woe.
Jn this land of civilization, you would
s ' ' . think it is not true.
When you read the crimes atrocious,
; I that the human devils do.
And they are ever growing bolder
I with each setting of the sun.
And the timo has come to stop thorn,
and the work Is wtll begun;
Onward, forward, ever, never falter,
novor fall,
Ood will give a glorious victory, when
BUch foes you do assail
Let ub then he up and doing, each ono
ovor what they can,
Let tho burden of tills warfare rest
not, nil alone with man..
There is need for great endeavor, so
be not nt a loss,
You can do your bit so easy by help
ing to support the Ued Cross.
There I tell you sister, brother, tbore
the gold will leave the dross.
Yon will find tho best ondoavor, al
ways given by tho Hod Cross
They are always, over, ready tholr
aid to lend,
Tho poor sick and wounded soldier
ne'er can find a bettor friend
So, dear friends, JtiBt please romcin
her all Is gain and not a loss
' When you give a few odd dollars to
the aid of the Ued Cross.
Hy Airs, Nannie Ciarlcn, 21 Ten-
noasoo Street, Medford, Oregon
THE DRAFT LAW
AS IT WILL BE USED
WAS11INC.TON. June 27. Rigid
adherence! to tho policy laid down In
the national army selective draft law
of placing tho question of exemption!
In the hands of local boards, Is ex
pected to characterize the exemption
regulations to be made public by the
war department In a fow days. It Is
understood that tho regulations will
map out only tho general procedure
of the boards, tho persounel of which
already has been announced. It Is
regarded as certain that no specific
class exemptions will bo provided for
nnd that each man will be appraised
on his Indlvldunl occupation nnd phv.
sical capacity when his name Is called
and he Is summoned before the local
boards. As a matter of course no
man with serlouB physical defects will
be called upon for military service.
Crippled or defective persons amongst
thoso who were registered were not
cd at the t lino and, it Is posslhlo, al
ready huve been dropped from the
rolls.
The judgment or the civilian doc
tors who are attached to local exemp
tlon boards as to the alllty of any In
dividual to benr the hardships of n
olnter'g llfo will be a determining
tacior.
wrte4 men will not be exempted
cum, ln M(.h C1,e (h oi,ject of
. W1I be o determine wheth
r th .
fwaenoy or wire, children or
GOETHALS
"VNTE of tho main hopes of the
is based upon the supposition that the United btates
will build tonnage faster .than the submarines destroy it
pending a solution of the submarine problem.
To accomplish this, the Emergency Fleet Corporation
was created and an initial ajipropriation of $600,000,000
provided for the building of a merchant fleet. General
Goethals, of Panama canal fame, was made general man
ager of the corporation.
Up to thet middle of June the undersea boats had taken
a toll of an average of 750,000 tons a month of allied ship
ping since the inauguration of unrestricted TJ-boat warfare.-
Jn order to hold the shipping where it is, it will be
necessary to turn out an "amount of tonnage equal to that
sunk and in order to supply the allied needs, an excess
should be built over that destroyed.
That the United States is not doing this is apparent
to all. In short, in shipbuilding the United States is scor
ing the first serious failure of the war, despite huge appro
priations and all the shipyards available. Up to the mid
dle of June the shipping board had executed seventeen
contracts for a total of 148 ships and hulls with a total
tonnage of 500,000. These include 28 steel ships, 32 com
posite ships, 40 wooden ships, 48 wooden hulls none of
them available lief ore next spring. With nearly 4,000,000
tons destroyed, only half a million replacement has been
arranged for, and that not for a year.
The seriousness of the situation was thus summed up
by Lloyd George:
"There are three things neded to Insure victory; the first is ships; the
second is ships; tho third is more ships."
This shows Britain's need. Italy needs 250,000 tons
of ships a month and is getting but 50,000 tons. French
and Italian navies are suffering from lack of coal, due
to shortage in ships. Russia is unable to secure war ma
terial awaiting shipment for lack of vessels. France is
suffering a coal famine, due to ship shortage. . .
What is the reason for the United States' failure to
provide ships speedily? Apparently a row in the shipping
board over steel and wood ships General Goethals f avoid
ing one style and other members another, and none of
them apparently realizing the emergency of the situation.
Goethals may not be to blame Denman may not bo at
fault, but the fact nevertheless remains that the United
States is not fulfilling the promises made allies, is not
delivering the goods in the shape of needed ships and is
facing defeat, and the shipping board is at fault because it
is not getting action and it should be replaced by one that
will.
If the allies are to win the war, the United States must
provide ships and provide them speedily not years
hence, but immediately. Goethals should go if he cannot
make good.
WAR EFFECTIVELY
ANNAPOLIS, June 2S. America
Is demonstrating to the world that a
democracy of a hundred million per
sons can wugo war effectively and
with unity of spirit, Secretary Daniels
declared today in a commencement
address to nearly 200 members of the
Naval Academy third year class,
whoso graduation was advanced by a
year to provide officers for fighting
ships.
"Thoso who prophesied that Amer
ica would not go wholo-hoartcdly into
this war have been discredited," said
the socretary. "The only divided
councils havo been as to the best
method to bo employed nnd wheu the
president and congress hnvo spoken
their decision has been accepted.
"Wo are going to war without pas
sion, without hatred, without lust for
land, without a trace of vengeance.
We do not hato tho peoplo wo are to
fight. We halo only the autocracy
which harnesses them to the Jugger
naut. Our victory will not only make
the world safe for democracy, will not
only strengthen self-government nnd
end tho fiction of divine right, but It
will also bring to tho Herman people
a new breath of liberty nnd hope for
tho day when they will govern them
solves and bo no longer the pawns of
militarism."
other relatives upon any man Is so
complete as to warrant Ills rejoctlou
as a soldier.
Probably the boards will be fur
nished with suggestions ns to occu
pational exemption. The government
i nn outline generally the professions
or trades which must bo maintained
at full strength behind tho fighting
lines. Tho Importance of nn Individ
itai in tlint profession or trade, how
ever, can ho determined only by the
local board.
No Inkling 1ms been given as to the
part to ho assigned to those who are
to bo grunted partial exemption be-
causo of religious belief. They are to
ho freed of the necessity of tiring
upon enemy soldiers and, therefore
i rout regular military service, but the
act contemplates that they con servo
In some non-iomlmtnnt capacity be
hind the Hues and holds them liable
for service, ln such cases the question
or priysicBl qualifications Is wholly
iiiiiTi'iu aim mere aro many fine
points that will have to- be decided In
that connectliin as the facts present
themselves, ,
"MTIDFCRH' lrATT; TRTBTTXTC,
SHOULD GO
allies for victory in the war
AS
WASHINGTON:, Juno 28. Presi
dent Wilson has written the follow
ing letter to Sunday schools :
To llio officers, teachers nnil
scholars oC the Sunday schools of
the United States ot' America:
'The present insistent call of onr
beloved country must be hen ill nnd
answered by every citjucu of the
United Stales in proportion to his or
her ability to muintnin tho national
power and honor. Many citizens will
render tho nid by force of arms on
tho battle field, while others will
make tho nation thrill by their patri
otic, Kiftn. It is, therefore, highly
fitting that the Sunday schools of the
nation should observo a BeciiU pat
riotic day, nnd on this occasion
should mnke a special eonlribulion
to the American lied Cross for the
alleviation of sul'fcrintr entailed in
the wnr. II is my earnest hope that
vour treneinsil y mny be unstinted in
this, the hour of the tuition's need,
and that this special lny may menu
much to you in the undertaking- of the
cause for which our beloved land now
contends.
"wonnuow wilsonv'
TW0HY BROTHERS
COMPANY IN MERGER
SEATTLE, June 2S. iterger was
announced today of the Seattlo Car
mid Foundry company of which Win.
Plggott Is president, and tho Twohy
Brothers company of Portland. The
combined plnnts represent an Invest
ment of $1,000,000. The new cor
poration will bo known as the Pacific
Oar and Foundry company, will have
headquarters in Seattle.
WKSTOX C.YMK11A S1I01
HAS RKKX KM.AItflKI)
John H. Palmer, who recently pur
chased the Weston Camera shop, has
enlarged his quarters to enable him to
handle his Increasing business and Is
now prepared to do first class portrait
us well ns all other kinds of work In
his lino. The shop had not been do
ing portrait work for sometime. They
make a specialty of kodak developing
and printing and carry kodak sup
piles.
rot
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AND UULDS
Dsnnls Eucalyptus Orntmint
AT ALL DftUa TORt
Tuass iso June Roe
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Mrs. W. J. Schenck of Modford is
ln receipt of the following entertain
ing letter from W. Egbert Schenck,
who is at present at Toklo, Japan,
reflecting effects of the war upon va
rious parts of the earth, particularly
In far away Asia Minor:
"Today tho rug on my office floor
has been a veritable Aladdin's carpet.
I have had three visitors and in
thought they have taken me to places
so widely divergent that I am led to
tell you of them.
"This morning Mr. Williams came
in. His card indicated that he was
from Broadway, as did his American
clothes, his shirt with broad stripes
and his smiling, clean-shaven face.
He was a pleasant man and wo spoke
of submarine chasers, for he is inter
ested in selling patents for same to
the Japanese government. Talking
with him one can hear the road of
the sub-ways, see the crowded narrow
streets, of lower New York, can feel
the throb of business as tho he were
In a great shop. And ln mind again
I saw the many, many lights that pick
out strange outlines high into the sky
of the battery about G o"clock. What
does he typify? Work, perhaps; or
industry and spectacular, self-satisfied
accomplishment. ,
Russians Are LUto Children.
"This afternoon I came Into my of
fice and found Mr. Chambers there.
I knew that he was coming, so I knew
also that be was from Petrograd. Tils
hair is Bhort cut and reddish and he
has a florid pointed face, excellent
manners and a suave voice. He had
been selling machinery to the Rus
sians. But we talked of the revolu
tion. As do all, he held It to be a
most extraordinary thing. The Rus
sians, he says, are as children. Now
intent on this, now absorbed in that,
with the other forgotten. This min
ute they set palace of Justice afire,
and a little while later they call out
the fire department and help them to
extinguish the flames. Yesterday
they would assassinate their rulers,
today they seize them all without par
ticular violence and pass a resolution
abolishing capital punishment. In
Petrograd -conditions were really
hard. It was impossible to get many
things to eat. And in the revolution
a number of people were killed. But
he said if the shooting of the soldiers
was an example of what they did at
the front, there was no place safer
than a German trench.' Also he said
the other side during the revolution
had enough sense to be killed when.
snot at. mat is they went thru all
the actions. One man was shot in his
cohrtyard and Chambers says he
would have sworn that he could see
blood running from him and staining
the snow. But later he got up and
walked off. And so we have what?
creation, with its uncertainties, its
mysteries and its splendor.
Native Irenclier Comes.
"Towards evening the hoy brought
me a Dit ot paper on which was
scrawled Rev Fi-Isdy. He came in.
Ills trousers were of some thick ma
terial, light in color, his coat was of a
different cloth, .u-vost was blue and
of a clerical cut. In the man one for
got his clothes. He was very tall.
quite spare and very erect. Ills face
was tanned and he wore a pointed
beard and a mustache. Ills cheeks
were gaunt, his eyes direct nnd his
smile charming. He spoke English
of nn entertaining kind, with a soft
and pleasing volco. 'The wind that
blows today Is much," he greeted me
with. I assented and waited, for
Reverends seldom call on me at the
office except for monoy. Well, 1 can't
toll you exactly what he said and if 1
tried, what 1 would write would not
give you the Impression that he gave.
So without detail 1 will try and give
you tho Impression he gave uie.
A Tnle of Horror.
"We are ln a pleasant country. Be
hind us tho mountains lower towards
the sky and in front of us stretches a
lako. It is Lake Van, for we are In
v The In-
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JOHN A. PERL
UNDERTAKE!
I. vly Assistant.
8H SOl'Ttl BARTLKTT.
Phone M. 47 and 4TJ-SL
Austomoblle Hears Service.
Ambulance Servlco, Coroner.
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what was once Chaldea, and what is
now Asia Minor over towards the Per
sian border. Following one oi me
streams that flows Into the lake we
wind our way up towards the forests
that darken the mountain sides. Here
several thousand feet above the sea
we find a humble village with a score
or so of flat-topped houses. It is
June. 1915. For months the villagers
have been disturbed for rumor has
told them that the Turks would fight
and that a holy war would be pro
claimed. So, two and three at a time
they have bought cartridges and hid
den them away. This Is a Christian
village, of the Nestorlan sect and they
have much to fear from a holy war.
At last it comes. But the villagers
hear that the Turks are commanded
by German officers and knowing that
Germany is a "Christian country" and
that they ore peaceful citizens, they
feel that they may lay aside their
fears. But the German officers, in
stead of mitigating the horrors of
war, increase them a thousand fold.
I am literal here. He said that where
the Turks would have stopped, the
Germans would not let them, but led
them on. Fire, rapine, murder and
all the awful things op war visited
them. They fought as best they could
but their ammunition was soon ex
hausted and the remainder sought
refuge in the high mountains. His
wife was Bhot before his eyes, he saw
bis brothers' family burned. And of
Charter No. 8236. '
Report of Condition of ........ .
Medford National Bank
At Medford, In the State of Oregon, at the close of busines on June 20, 1917.
'' ' ' Resources. -
1. a Loans and discounts .........$346,09..84
f Forelgn.Bills of Exchange or Drafts old with
endorsement or tniB, noi snown u
Item d above (see Item 55) i
2.' Overdrafts, unsecured
5. U 8 bonds (other than Liberty Bonds of 1017) :
aU. S. bonds deposited to secure circulation
(par value) $100,000.00
IV s, bonds and certificates of Indebtedness
"owned and unpledged - z"'0?0, 0,
g Premium on U. S. bonds I,5o0.00
it a imnda inthnr than l.lhertv Bonds and certi
ficates' of indebtedness
6. Payment on account subscription lor iLlDerty joan uonos-.-j
7. Bonds, securities, etc.: '
b Bonds other than U. S. bonds pledged to se-,
cure postal savings deposits 5,000.00
c Bonds and securities pledged as collateral i
for State, or other deposits (postal exclud
ed) or bills payable . 15,000.00
e Securities other than U. S. bonds (not in-
i..inc atnnra nwno itnnlprlffpd .... 29. 51(5.30
Total bonds, securities, etc
o .Qtnnir nf Vnrlerftl Reserve Bank
.tl
10. Value of banking house 4.1.K0O.O0
11. Furniture and fixtures B.UOU.UO
m Benl estate owned other than banking house 41,068.00
13. a Net amount due from approved reserve
agents InlNew York, Chicago and St. Louls$22,435.27
h Net. amount due from approved reserve
agents In other reserve cities
15. Exchanges for clearing house
1 7. a Outside checks and other cash
b Fractional currency, nickels and
18. ;N'otes of other national banks J, 155. oo
i). Notes of Federal Reserve Banks : 700.00
21. Lawful reserve in vault and net amount due from Federal
Reserve Bank j 48,929.26
22. Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S.
Treasurer 5,000.00
Liabilities.
24. Capital stock paid ln $100,000.00
5. Surplus fund
26. a Undivided profits $ 14,469.45
b Less current expenses, interest, and taxes
paid 13,400.82
29. Circulating notes outstanding
32. Net amount due to bank and bankers (other than includ
ed In 30 and 31) -
Demand deposits subject to Reserve:
34. Individual deposits subject to check
35. Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days (other
than for money borrowed)
36. Certtried checks '.
37. Cashier's checks outstanding
Total demand deposits subject to Reserve, litems 34,
35, 36, 37, 38, 39, and 40 $313,234.88
Tlmo dep"""'' subject to Reserve (payable after 30 days
or more notice) :
41. Certificates of deposit (other than for money borrowed)..
43. Other time deposits
45. Postal savings deposits
Total $759,399.43
STATE OF OREGON", County of Jackson, ss.
I, John S. Orth, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
! JOHN S. ORTH, Cashier.
CORRECT Attest: W. H. Gore, F. E. Merrick, J. A. Perry, directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2Sth day of June, 1917.
G. M. ROBERTS, Notary Public.
My commission expires September 25, 1920.
No. 45.
Report of the Condition of
Farmers and Fruitgrowers Bank
At Medford, ln tbe State of Oregon, at the close ot business June 20, 1917.
Resources.
Loans and discounts , - : $18M65.23
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured iNONB
Bonds and warrants :..i - 8.619.40
Stocks, securities, judgments, etc 7.518.79
Furniture and fixtures fi.000.00
Other real estate owned 3,150.00
Hue from approved reserve banks 85,326.17
Checks nnd other cash Items 1,142.60
Exchanges for clearing house 2,048.17
Cash on hand ..... 11,145.26
Total $303,415.62
Liabilities.
Capital stock paid in $ 60,000.00
I'nillvlded profits, less expenses and taxes paid 3.447.01
Individual deposits subject to check 201. 623. 22
lH'mand certificates of deposit 15,107.49
Cashier checks outstanding -49.09
Certified checks 2.40
Tlmo and savings deposits 35.1S6.41
Notes nnd bills redlscounted NO.NK
Bills payable for money borrowed NONK
Total $305,415.62
STATE OF OREGON. County of Jackson, s.
I R. F. Antle, cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swaar that
the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and beilef.
R. F. ANTLE, Cashier.
CORRECT Attest: L. Nledcrmeyer, J. B. Andrews, Delroy Getchell, dl-
reeors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2Sth dsv nf June, 1917
HEN TUOWBKIOUK, Notary Public.
My commission expires December 14, 1920.
his nearest relatives, 34 were slain.
In the mountains they lived like
beasts, not daring for days at a time
to light a firs and living on raw flesh
without even salt. At times by day
thev rolled stones upon their enemies
and by night they slipped down and
stole whatever they could. Our Rev.
commanded several thousand men
and the letter he has from nis uisnop
says that he was as brave as a Hon
and the savior of his people, "never
was there such an athlete."' Finally
they fought their way to 'Persia ana
the Russians. And now Fi-Isdy is de
spatched to the far away lands to
seek charity for the orphans.
Germany's Awful Shame.
"As we hear his tale and glance at
the few black lines upon the map,
what from all this seemingly impossi
ble unreality is real? The unutterable
shame of Germany is there. Suffer
ing that I cannot begin to understand
is there. But I look at his book and
see that today he has collected $4.,0,
which seems so pitifully inadequate.
and I think of how strange he must
find this land and we strangers ln it.
I look at him again and he smiles.
And that is the wonder of it all to me
that he can smile, that he can go
on with the fight, that he can hope,
and work, and plan and pray. Great
indeed is the courage ot Man. Per
haps be would call it the glory of
God."
$346,695.84
1,025.39
' 12'?.'S2
5,000.00
49,515.30
(50 per cent of subscrip-
8.750.00
57,135.14 79,570.41
4.194.80
items $298.08
cents 147.35 445.43
25,000.00
1,068.63
98,500.00
4S3.06
289,078.67
22,168.80
1,937.25
50.16
$120,274.11
96,438.95
4,399.80
MOTHERS
Be Careful
Don't you know milk
is the one thing you
should know to be
pure and wholesome
for the babies at all
times and especially
during hot weather?
And the only way
you can be sure is to
get Pasteurized milk,
absolutely pure and
free from all germst
We are now pre
pared to furnish you
Pasteurized milk and
cream, delivered dai
ly, and guarantee it
to keep sweet from
46 to 48 hours.
Ask your doctor.
Get the state's score
on your milkman's
product not his
barns, but the milk
he is delivering you.
Our score is 94
The Dairy
Phone 48 233 E. Main
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AUTO TIRES
1 mako a specialty of auto tires,
both new and repairing. Also all
kinds ot blacksmlthlng and horse
shoeing. At tho old stand, South
Riverside.
Tom Merrimari
Get This Quick
1916 FORD
Touring Car
In Fine Condition.
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WESTON'S
Camera Shop
208 East Main Street,
Medford
The Only Exclusive
Commercial Photographer
in Southern Oregon,
Negatives Made any time or
place by appointment.
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Well do the rest.
J. B. PALMER.