Medford Mail Tribune AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED EVHUY AFTERNOON EXCEPT eUNHAT THjfl M13DFOIID PRINTING Co. Office Mnll Tribune Building, 25-J7-28 North Fir street; telephone 75. The Demooratlo Tlm"H, The Medford Mall, The Medtora Tribune, The South ern Oregonlan, The Ashland Tribune. GEORGE PUTNAM. Editor. UB80BTFTIOB RATEll One year, by mall...,............................! 5.00 One tnonth, by mall - .60 Per month, delivered by carrier In , Medford, Ashland, Phoenix. Tal ent, Jacksonville and Central Point - ..80 Saturday only, by mall, per year.. 1.00 Weekly, per year - . ...... 1.60 Official paper of the City of Medford. Official paper of Jaokson County. Entered as second-clans matter - mt M'dforU, Oregon, under the act of March 8, 18711. . Bworn Circulation for 1016 2,491. Full leased wire Associated Press die patches. EM-TEES OLD GLORY There's a voico on the night; there's a rap at the door, Ant a hurry of hoofs n ml a light on the shore. 'Tis the enll of our country I There js danger nt hand. Hut nothing to feor, for wo die or wo stand liy Old Glory. If. Thcro's a fracas nfoot for the ill . mannered cuss That laughs nt tlio hole in our old blunderhnss, And nsks us to "please take our ships from the sou," Or they will go down with thn crew, because ho , . Doesn't fancy Old Glory. " . nr. It has never paid trilwto to coun tries or kings This old cloth on its stick, with. its tassel and strings, And no villain can dure us to cross over tho bur Without showing its who our super 'iors are, And Old Clory. IV. Tho tyrant may seek to pollute our .-'. dominii, . To bind us submissive by fottor and . " chain, But there's one thing tho spoiler ' - shall never disgrace .And, still livo on' tho enrth. with a smile on his face' ' ' ' - ; -. That's Old Glory.' ' l-, '- J. Whon Pnhl in the twilight' roned over tho green, Men bung up the boo nnd took down tho cnrhino.' ' ' . 1 They didn't chro who, and they , ' never asked why k They wished to bo free or they . wanted to die . With Old Glory. vr. And, facing tho caningo of death's , bitter gule, They wrote history, my boy a Jong, . nlootly tale. To tho cauldron of hell they delib erately threw The, oppressor, his flock, and his slave-driven crew, ' For Old Glory. , vir. . Is it strange that we wake in tin watches of night, Will a start, and listen and look for the light? For his shadow still rules; bis call echoes yet In the hearts of bis kinsmen. They will never forget Him and Glory. VIII. Tho graves on tho moor whore our forefathers sleep, With their ample reward, wo shall treasure nnd keep, And the trophy that valor so freely rim o'er Wo will guard with nur lives on the sea and tho shoro In the name of Old Glory, MAYM'K CLANK. FATHER OF SIX SONS ' WAKIIISOTOX, July 2:.. In a letter to J. II. McShune of ItUKi Chi cago street, Omnlin, Neb., expressing admiration for the ai'lion of Me Khune's siv sons in enlisting, l'resi dent Wilson wrole: ''May I not turn nwti.v from the duties of the day for a moment to express my admiration for the ac tion of your six sons in enlisting in Hie service of the Country f They nre making, ami through them you are making, n Very noble contribution Ho the fine story of patriotism and loyalty which has always run thru tho pages of American history,'' WEIGHED AND PRESIDENT: WILflQN 'S actiwin ending tfiedisgraee ful deadlock in the shipping board by accepting the resignations of Chairman penman and General Manager uoethals, and the prompt appointment of their successors will be approved by. all. ., j , The fact that the nation is at war and that its very ex istence is threatened, as well as that of democracy, and that government compilations fihovr that four: ships are peine destroyed by submarines tor, every one launehecL docs not seem to have dawned mission, who stubbornly placed their own , pet. hobbies ahead of the emergency of the hour. .f ... , Lloyd George said that were needed by the allies tirst, snips; second, more snips; thh'd, s,tUl.niore ships. Yet agree upon, the kind of ships to be built- and whne they argued the golden moments of action were . lost , ? The United States, has fallen down upon its allotted task of supplying ships and the ; responsibility ..rests upon Abe shipping board. , . ..,, ,1 , ; , ; Goethals, with the bullheadednesH and stubborness of the bureaucrat, insisted upon building steel ships, while Dcnman and his supporters were, equally stubborn in hold ing out for .wopde'u jdups. Both, .were undoubtedly honest in their cpnyictions-rrGoethals tiiat c.oneentrataion in steel ship construction would .be more effective. Denman in bis enthusiasm for wooden skips as the solution of the prpb. lem. While Goethals did Jet contracts for some. wooden The steel trust used its mighty influence for the steel ships ships upon a great scale unless wooden ships were hujlt upon as great or greater scale. , " , t The deadlock has been taken advantage ' of by the avaricious trusts, which place profits above patriotism. The steel trust used its mighty influence for the steel trust and the lumber trust marshalled its forces for : wooden ships, with the result that progress .halted., ... , , . . . Jn wartime, efficiency is the sole standard, Those who are tried and found wanting must ,. go. The shipping board has been weighed in the balance and found wanting. I. W. W. 'ISM IN RUSSIA. RUSSIA is affording an excellent example of the ire suit of I. W. W.'istn, for the Russian agitators, Maxi malists, and radical socialists profess tho same creed of war against society practiced by the I. W. W. the com plete destruction of the existing order as preparatory to, a dream millennium in which everyone 'live on the fat of the land without toil. . No means are too lowly to accomplish the ends sought and strikes, sabotage, arson and dynamite are sanctioned as means to an end. Those who have must yield to those whp have not. Without honor, without shame, without pa triotism, without loyalty, I. W. W. soldiers retreat when ordered to advance, betray their flag, and under the shot of tho advancing enemy, take referendums whether ; to fight or flee and invariably flee. !A's the American I. W. W. seeks to destroy industries, wreck plants, devastate grain fields and forests, dynamite mines and assassinate employers and officials, so has the Russian I.. W. W. sought to destroy his native land and deliver it into the hands of the enemy too shortsighted to realize that they are exchanging democracy for autoc racy, liberty for slavery. , The I. V. W. philosophy is in defiance of the lessons of history. Its program is destructive of the freedom al ready attained and creative only of chaos. Instead of a. dream heaven they are building an actual hell of anarchy. War Prophecy In a publication called Omens of the Crotit War, the following remarkablo allegory, written by Drothor Johannos 300 years ago, appears. In decipher ing tho allegory It must be rememhor etl that. Franco Is represented by a cock, England by a leopard, Russia by a white onglo, Germany by a black cngle, and Austria by the other eagle, while tho lamb stands for Justice, mercy and truth. "Toward the year 2000 the Anti christ will manifest himself. Ills ar my will surpass In numbors all Unit can bo Imagined. "There will bo Christians among the legions and there will ho Moham medans and savage soldiers among tho defenders of the lamb. "For tho first time tho lamb will bo all red. There wilt not be a slnglo spot In tho Christian world that will not he red, ami red will he tho hoa vons, tho earth, tho waters, and even tho air, fur blood will flow In tho do mains of tho four elements at once. "The black onglo will throw himself on the cock, who will loso ninny feath ers, but wilt Btrlko back heroically with his spurs, lie soon would bo crushed were It not for the help of tho leopard nail his claws. "Tho black agio will eomo from tho country of Luther, will surprise the cock from another side, and will Invade the country of the cock up to the middle or It. "The white eagle, coming from the north, will surprise tho black eagle and tho 'other eagle,' and will Invade the country of the Antichrist from one end to another. , "Tho black eagle will rco himself forced to liberate the cock In order to Bell-ans Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it. 25c at all druggists. FOUND WANTING , . . .', . , i ,; ., , upon members of the com to win the war .three things the shipping board epuld not 300 Years Old fight the white eagle, and the cock will pursue the black eagle Into the country of the Antichrist to help tho white eagle. The battles fought up to then will bo as nothing compared to those which will take place In the country ot Luther, for the seven angels will togothex pour In tho tiro of their cens ers on the Impious earth, which signi fies that the lamb will order the ex tormlnatlon ot the race of Antichrist. "When the beast sees that ho is lost he will become furious, nnd for many months the beak of the white eagle, the claws of tho leopard and the spurs of tho cock will furiously strike at him. "They will cross Tlvers over the bodies of tho slain, and these. In places, will chaago the course of the wators. They will bury only the men of noble families, the leading com mandants and the princes, because to the carnage mndo by the armies will bo joined the wholesalo death ot those who will die of hunger or tho pest, "Tho Antichrist will ask mnny times for pence, but the seven angels who walk In front of the three ant mnls defending the lamb have de clared that victory will only be grant ed on the conditlu;i thnt the Anti christ bo crushed like straw on the barn floor. . , "Tho exocutors of the Justice of tho lamb cannot atop fighting as long as tho Antichrist possesses soldiers to fight against them. "That which makes tho decree of the lamb so Implacable is thnt the Antichrist has pretended to bo a fol lower of Christ and to act In Ills name and If bo does not perish, tho fruit of the Kedeemer would be lost and tho JOHN A. PERL UXDERTAKU ldy Assistant, M SOUTH UAHTLKTT. Phone M. 47 and 47-J-a. Austomoblle Hearse Service. Anibulaoot Bar vie. Coroner, iMENT OF ' BRAVELY AT FRONT PECTOGRATj, SiiliS 23.4-TUeW- aian women's' bnttulioh raised bV the twice wounded girl officer, Vera Butehkareff, was in action on the front at Krevo yesterday for the first time. They "are reixnted to have been successful, although the battalion suffered some losses, the ejitent of which is not yot krtown. The Novoe Vremya correspondent nt tho front reports that the women be haved in nn exemplary way, gaining tho respect 'of the men soldiers. '"' ''; ; ' The' "command of death" Is the official title -of 'the battalion raised by Madnmoisclle Butehkareff. It recently left for the front after a review by M..Kerensky. Most of the recruits are from the higher educa tional academies " or ' secondary schools, with a tew peasants, factory girls and' servants. Some married women were accepted, 'but none who had children. " Most of them nre be tween 18 and 25 yenrs old, of good physique.' ' They wear their' hair short und have their heads entirely shaved. Tho girls carry the cavalry carbine, which is five pounds lighter than the regular army rifle. (They were drilled under the instruction of male sergeants tf the Kolynsky reg iment. ' ' 1IZED, SEATTLE SEATTLE, Jnly 25 The Various Nntional Guard units in the state of Washington were mobilized this morning.' The troops assembled in Seattle are headquarters, sanitary corps nnd four companies of const artillery, under command of Colonel C. B. Blethen; 4hree compunies and headquarters of signal coi'ps and Washington field hospital unit and snuitury troops connected therewith. Coast artillery and cavalry units throughout the state were called out. ' With tho mobilization this morn ing, the state of Washington is without, a national guard organiza tion. The Washington stato guard, in process of formation, ultimately will replace -the national guard for slate defense. : " : ''.,.'.. The units of the national guard, now. in federal service, will be held at their homo stations for ten, days, possibly two weeks. ' doors of hades would prevail against the Savior. "The fight which will take place whero the Antichrist forges his arms will not ho in any way a human fight. (ThlB may have reference to Essen, inhere the Krupp works are, and many authorities believe that the decisive battle may take place tn Westphalia.) "The three animals defending the amb will exterminate the last army of the Antichrist, but will be forced to erect on the battlefield a pyre as large as a city, for tho bodies of the dead will change the aspect of the country side, as there will be mounds of the slain. "The Antichrist will lose his crown and will die In solitude and madness. His empire will he divided into twenty-two states, but none of them will any longer possess fortresses, armies or vessels. ' (Curiously enough, this number co incides with the number ot German states.) "The white eagle, by order of St. Michael, will drive the crescent from Europe, and will install himself at Constantinople. Then will begin an era of penoe aud prosperity for the earth and there will be no more wars, each nation being govorned nccordlng to Its desires and living according to the rules of Justice. "There will no longer be Lutherans or Schismatics. The lamb will reign nnd tho supreme happiness of human ity will begin. Happy will be those who, escaping the perils of that peri od, will be ablo to enjoy the fruit of the reign of the spirit, and ' of the purging of humanity, which can only come after the defeat ot the Antl chrlst." tr FOB CATARRH and KAY FEVER i -M uennw tucaiyptiM uinimim AT ALL DRUQ STORCS Tuatk tso juts eoo CLEARANCE SALE on all WHITE CANVAS and BUCK SHOES and PUMPS - at SCHMIDT'S "Good Shoes" AMT IS INDUSTRIAL AUXILIARY ' ' ' Roe how tlie ants car for their qu both ttllc waiting to carry her eggs The nnt is tho industrial force be hind the lines of the insect1 army thnt invades the home, tho most irritat ing of the housewife's pcftts. , Making war only in summer, it will destroy more food than all other in sects fcave flies. V '' '. ' '" To keep food from lints,' place it, in or upon vessels set' in shallow pans of water covered with a film of oil. f . . Five cents' worth of tartar emetic, mixed with fuolr or five tinies: its volume of syrup, and placed in shal low dishes along the ants' lines of HENEY TO PROBE AMERICAN KILLED v 1 FOOD SITUATION ABOARD WARSHIP WASHINGTON, July 25. Francis BUENOS AIRES, J, July ' 25. Clay J. Heney of San Francisco arrived Tenny Lyles, a. gunner's mate, is in Washington today to take charge dead as the result of on explosion of of the federal trade commission's powder on board one of the ships of food investigation. The investignt- the visiting American squadron. The ors have been nt Work in the Chicago accident occurred while the vessel packing houses. ' was firing a salute. "The Five t-. Tires" ; , -s VP MM J iod ill, 1 DIAMOND Restaurant and Rooms Opened Today Ml E. Sixth Street Medford, Ore. ARMY BEHIND INSECT FROKT oon ! She's on the left, with nurses on to the nursery. communications, will rid the house of tho pest. Never put tartar emetic within reach of children or pets. Other sufo remedies for overbusy mothers : ' ' Syrup made of boiling borax nnd sugar in water. Plug boles where ants enter house with korosen-soaked cotton. Set table logs in pans of water, covered with oil film. Destroy ant colonies in tho yard, so the recruiting agent cnii not get new troops, with poisons supplied by druggists and used according to di rections. ' '- ..' V x - r - - s. H .' cjr mil less than Your Ur Actually cot yea .) per mile today d a few yeA Ago, : providod yo buy the right kind of tirei. In tho first place, don't buy a nondeicript tire that long dealer has a selfish price motive in seUiog .to you. Buy a tire with a name bjfiind, it tire,, tho quality of which must be so good that the reputation of a great Company is protected. , -. United State! T!rel, with tho name of the largest rubber manufacturer in the world behind them, ere safe tires to buy. United States Tires are constructed under an exclusive time tried vulcanizing process that is patented. ' ' They are honestly built with tho best materials that the markets of the world afford. Unifd States Tires h Are GobdHres A Tire for Every Need of Price and 'Royal Cord' ; , 'Nobby' ' . ?Chairf , 't.co' VntlBd Stales TUBES and TIRE ACCFSSO' AA.S' Utile All the Sterling Worth nnd Wear that Make United State Tlrvu Supremo The Portland Hotel i v PORTLAND, OREGON . ...v ' . The Rose City's, world-famed, hotel, occupying an entiro block. , 'All outside rooms. Superior dining and grill service. An atmosphere of refinement, with a service of courtesy. European Plan, $1.50 and Up RICHARD W. CHILDS, Manager TWO-THIRDS OFMSllD SALEM, Or, July '25. Oregon's 1917 grnin crop will average about two-thirds of lust year's yield, ac cording to reports made to State La bor Commissioner O. V. II off by secretaries of granges and farmers' unions throughout the state. . In striking the average, Mr. lloff took the increased acreages into -corn-fid- . oration. Throughout Oregon, Sir. Hoff snul today, crop conditions range from to tal failures in the ease of lulo sown spring grain in some localities, to a half crop of springgraiu and two thirds of a crop of fall sown grain. To give farmers free assistance in obtaining harvest helCMr. lloff is making a survey of the stato crop and labor situation to ascertain the needs of tho fanners. lie is work ing with the public employment bu reau, the United States employment offices and the Oregon Agricultural college. '. ; 1 "There will be help enough . to harvest the grain crops, according to , indications," Mr. lloff said. "Short ages possibly may occur in some .rf the' central and northeastern coun ties. ''' , ' "Wages are 20 to 30 - per cent higher on the nverago than last year. No labor trouble of any magnitude has developed in Oregon." ,: ' PERSHING VISITS T PARIS, July 2fi. General Persh ing, accompanied by General Jof fro, yesterday visited the French front and reviewed incidentally one of the most' famous battalions of French chasseurs which figured in the 14th of July review in Paris. General Pershing expressed high admiration of the dash and smartness of the men. ' ' ' ' ' :.-HbV,i('ti:.v. I! I, t TO ? .v S- " '" ft ' Vtv. wdi ever , tLan tliay '.-. m Use 'Plain'