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MEDFOTtD If ATT j TRIBUNE, MTCDFORD, OHEflONT, FRIDAY, ' AUGUST 3, 1917
GERMANS HID
N SHELL HOLES
SNIPE IN WAR
In Drive British Sweep Over Large
Numbers of Enemy,') Who Begin
Firinn From Rear on Advancing
Forces Bayonets anil (Grenades
Used to Clear Field.
IT
BRITAIN TAUGHT
AMERICAN
TO SAVE BABIES
liUITISII FRONT IN ITIANCK MS'O
IIHUUUM, Aug. 2. (Ooluyod) Tho
UrltlBh nnd Krcncli nnd tho Clennnns
aliko along tho front of tho battle In
Plunders still held their positions late
today in tho bogland produced by tho
torrontlul ralimtonn which has been
deluging tho battle line from TuoBday
evening until 'today, when It showed
signs of moderating. Beyond artll
lary operations, which are continuing
with grant Intensity, thero Is Uttlo ac
tivity with the oxcoptlon of ono or two
points, and tho French and llrltluh
wore resting in consolidated and
strongly organized positions com
captured from the Germans in tho
first few hours' onslaught.
St. .hi lien today contlnuod to he a
Hlorin contnr, tho artlllory of both
aides pounding steadily at their op
ponents' positions about this place.
Tho British woro again 111 possession
of the ,'1011-yard front just north of
Krezonherg, which the Germans
wrestod from them in a counter- at
tack late yosterday. In a sharp drive
lust night after heavy artillery prep
aration tho British forced the Gcr
inniiB from this strong position and
liavo held it since. This was the only
counter-attack of any consequence de
livered by tho Germans since lato
Wednesday.
Hid III Shell Holes.
Detailed reports of Tuesday's battle
show Hint tho front botweon IIollo
ljcko nnd Lnllassocvlllo was the scene
of some of the heaviest fighting of
tho day, the Australians and English
charging along this lino swept over
lurgo numbers of Germans lying In
shell holes who were overlooked in
tho semi-darkness. Immediately aftor
the British troops had gone beyond
these holes the Germans began snip
ing ut tho roar of tho advancing forc
es. These snlpors wero eventually
dealt with and tho shell holes cleared.
Tho morale, of the German troops in
this section is said to have bocn good
and t hey made stirr fight for tho po
sitions which they finally had to re
linquish. In tho ruined village of llollelcko
the British wero favored with largo
numbers of concreto dugouts which
had no surraco cntrancoB, but which
wero approached by tunnels. Tho at
tacking troops forcod their way Into
those strongholds, which contained
lurgo numbers or men. nnd blew them
to piece with bombs.
Ibtyonot t'wil l-'HTly,
This underground tunnel Is still
filled with German bodies, .hint north
of llnllebeke two strongly held Ger
man positions woro occupied without
n stop. On tho ground overlooking
WytKchneto tho British encountered
shell holes, camouflaged with wlro
netting, anil hedges which had been
Interlaced with barbed wlro. Fierce
lighting occurred hero and tho Aus
tralians, who wero conducting tho of
fensive, carried tho positions with
bayonets and killed Inrgo numbers of
the enemy.
One notable Incident of the day's
flglillng occurred on the IVarnnton
(iiiuirl farm read nt a windmill on a
slight rletatlun. This pluee previous-
had been bitterly eon tested be-
l.v
en use it overlooks Ihe surrounding
country which Is very flat. Tho Ails
tnilliins took tho place In Ihe early
morning, but the Germans regained It
Ihe same night. At midnight the Alls.
Iriilluns charged Ihe position with
bayonets and ejected the Germans
after sanguinary fighting. I.aliassee
vllln was also Ihe scene of severe
Grilling and here, us nt llollebeko.
were found concrete dugouts which
nrr now filled with their dead defend
ers, who were bombed.
Bernard Shaw Writes . of Judge
.Neil's Efforts for Mothers' Pen
sions Regarded as Impertinence
at First, He Is Gaining Ground by
Showing Humanity to Be Fools..!
By GHOIIGB BERNARD SHAW.
(Copyright by Nows Enterprise Ass'n)
LONDON, Aug. 3. By a happy co
Incidence the moment at which the
United States threw thcmsolvos Into
the European struggle to destroy life
was that In which thoy throw them
selves also into tho European struggle
to save It.
President Wdson was tho protag
onist of tho first operation and Judge
Henry Nell of Chicago of the other.
But the conditions of the conflict
dlffof. Tho killing was regarded In
England as glorious, and was being
conducted with prodigious energy;
the saving was regarded as imperti
nent, and was being very vigorously
and oven Indignantly obstructed.
Evon the argument that England
could have, had a million moro sol
diers If sho had hcon willing to spend
evon a pound a head on keeping them
alivo until they wore one year old had
little effect, possibly because, as thoy
would have beon killod anyhow, it did
not seem to matter much. Besides,
there are such a lot of other things to
worry about.
Ctarnutny's Example.
Judge Nell had the great advantage
of having no other business in Eng
land thnn to save the babies. Also he
seomod to know by Instinct what the
Germans had demonstrated at enor
mous expense In Berlin by the Institu
tion of the Empress Augusta Home,
where chlldron are given all the costly
advantages that can bo conferred on
them, by an Institution which Is ex
hibited to all Europe as a model of its
kind and a wonder of the vary latest
scientific hygiene and baby culture,
with the remarkable result that a
child brought up on the mud floor of
a Connaught cabin can have had Us
life Insured at a much lowor rate than
a Kalserln Augusta child if anybody
should happen to think of Insuring It
at all. Judge Noll, a man of powerful
originality, conceived tho startling no
tion that as a child must, after all, he
looked after by somobody until a
trustworthy combined incubator,
stomach pump and vacuum cleaner is
Invented, and thnt that somebody may
as well bo the child's mother. He
proposed, in short, to tear tho chil
dren from tho aching arms of tho offi
cial guardians of tho poor and the
bcadlo (poorhousc superintendent)
and fling them naked on tho maternal
breast. I'nnnturnl as It seemed, tho
notion had its good points. It was
much cheaper; and the children did
not die of it as Ihey did In the con
stricting caresses of the official cus
todians. Within reason, even a bad
mother is better than a good bendlo.
KIHrltiint Successful.
Judge Neil had another fresh Idea,
lie did not dispute (be rule (hat "the
poor In a loom Is bad." When the
poor mother was trotted oiit and ex
hibited as necessarily a bnd mother,
he pointed out with the simplicity of
Columbus that the way to get over
her poverty, and consequently her
badness, was to give her some money.
When Iho experiment was only half
a success In America, he said "Give
her twice as much money," which be
ing dono, the experiment became
wholly successful.
Thero was no mystery about the
mutter; you take a vfomaii whoso
child is a crushing burden to her, nnd
you make It a source of revenue. You
get lid of the very objectionable sort
of child stealer cull an iipllftor, and
make tho child tho upllftcr and Iho
mother the uplifted, a process which,
us the mother carries the child, rurti.
In the child being uplifted, too.
Motlmrs' pension Is a popular title;
but It Is not an exact one. As tho
pension Is not given to a mother who
has lost hor children, it Is clearly a
child's pension for which the mother
Is made trustee; and it is well to in
sist on this so as to be prepared for
the caso of the trustee proving un
trustworthy. Yomur Age Tensions.
When Judge Nell came to England
he found, among the other eccentric
arrangements of this most unreason
able country, t hat we hud actually In
stituted old ago pensions without ever
thinking of tho far more pressing
need for young age pensions; and ho
sot himself to persuade us that wo
had begun at the wrong end.
A still crazier dlscovory was that a
woman with Illegitimate children
could by a familiar everyday procesB
of Engllsli law qhtaln a pension of
fivo shillings a weok for each child
provided she selected the father from
the wall to do class which can afford
such, luxuries.
No doubt this arrangement tends
to abolish class hatred by encourag
ing affectionate relations between tho
proletariat nd tho bourgeoisie; but
Judgo Neil could not bo mado to un
derstand why a respectable married
woman, struggling to bring up six
children, should have a starvation pit
tance doled out to her with every cir
cumstance of bitter humiliating and
continuous Insult, whilst a loss scru
pulous ono should have twice as much
without any worse ordeal than facing
Just once a smllo from a magistrate
and his staff.
Tho judgo makes helps of hin
drances of these anomalies. They
enable him to show us what fools we
are In a good humored manner. He
Is gaining ground hero as he did In
his own country. The right idea only
needed tho right man to drive it; and
Judge .Veil seems to lie the right man.
00G TAX LICENSE LAW
HOSKHLliO, Or., Au;r. 3. Cir
cuit Judge Hamilton has rendered a
decision in which lio held that tho
so'-cnlleil' stnto dog ' license law,
which '.was adopted nt the Inst ses
sion of the legislature, is unconsti
tutional. ' Itesidcs incumbering the
owners of dogs with double taxation,
the law provides no compensation for
constables who nro compelled to
seize nnd destroy ilojrs for Ihe non
payment of licenses, Judge Hamilton
held. Jlistriet Attorney Keitner said
he probably would appeal the action
to the supreme court.
The case was brought by Roy liel
Iown, a Rosoburg" merchant, to re
plevin his nj, which was seized by
the constable when the owner re
fused to pay the license. District
Attorney Neuner filed n demurrer to
the complaint and Judge Hamilton
heard the arguments a week ago. The
law is not popular here nnd several
constables have resigned rather than
collect the required licenses.
ANNOYING
SYMPTOMS
How Meat Flashes, Dizzy
Spells and other Bad Feel
ings at Change of Life
may be Relieved.
Richmond, Va. "After taking
seven bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham'l
Vegetable Com
pound I feel like a
new woman. I al
ways had a headache
during the Change
of Life and was also
troubled with other
bad feelings com
mon at that time
dtezy spells, nervous
feelings and heat
flashes. Now I am
in hotter health
than I over was and recommend your
remedies to ell my friends. " M rs. Lkna
WYNN, 2fU2 E. 0 Street, Richmond, Vs,
Whllo Ch-.ngo of Lifo Is a most crit
ical period of a woman's existenco, tho
annoying symptoms which accompany
it may be controlled, nnd normal health
restored by the timely use 01 i.yaia Cj.
l'lnkham'a Vegotablo Compound.
Such warning symptoms are a sense
of suffocation, hot flashes, headaches,
backaches, dread of Impending evil,
timidity, sounds in tho ears, palpitation
of the heart, sparks before the eyes,
Irregularities, constipation, variable ap
petite, weakness nnd dizziness.
P
I-ONDONi, Aug. 3. The Times cor
respondent at Russian hcudquurters
on tho southwest front, under date
of July 31, confirms reports of im
provement in morale in the Russian
army as a consequence of measures
against desertions and panics. Disaf
fected Russian regiments have re
turned to tho front. Emperor Wil
liam and Field Marshal Von MacKon
zan, according to the same dispatch,
made a triumphal entry into Torno
pol. The weight of the German of
fensive, the dispatch -adds, appoars to
be directed toward Kamcnotz Podol
sky, en route to Odessa.
SWISS SEQUESTRATE
ENTIRE CEREAL CROP
RKKNK, Aiifr. .1. The Swiss gov
ernment has issued an order se
questrating the entire cereal crops
with Ihe exception of the quantities
required for the personal consump
tion of the producers and for seed
purposes.
LONDON', Aug. '.). A C'opcnlingen
dispatch to Reuters Limited con
tains the following message tele
graphed by Knlperor William to
Field Marshal Von .Ilindcnbtirg:
"It is a need of my heart, my clear
field marshal, nt the conclusion of
tho third year of this mightiest of all
wars in which you incessantly and
with brilliant strategy and art have
defied the enemy's superior forces
and cleared the way for our armies
to victory, to express anew to you
my inexhaustible thanks. I grant
you the cross and stnr of the high
command of any royal orders of the
house of Ilohenzollern. Tho budges
will be posted immediately."
NEW YORK EXCHANGE
TO BE CLOSED SATURDAY
NEW YORK, Aug. 3. The hoard
of managers of the Coffee mid Su
gnr exchunge voted today to close
the exchange tomorrow. Similar
action has already been taken by the
other exchanges here.
BERKELEY LAUNDRY MAN
KILLED IN TONG WAR
HKRKKLEY, Cul., Aug. 3. ce
Luw. a Iniindrviniin nbout 50 years
old, was killed this morning by two
Chinese who entered his place and
fired a number of shots. Tho mur
dered man was a member of fi' San
Francisco long. The police are cer
tain that tho killing means tho begin
ning of n long war.
CAPITAL
$100,000.
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Bank by virtue of our membership
therein is the Federal Reserve System
with resources of One Billion Dollars.
Thus the strength of this institution be
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broader; its services even more ' adapt
able to the needs of Farmer, Manufac
turer, Merchant and Householder.
Such a connection will suit your
every bunking purpose.
VM. 0 .TAIT, President.
1
st National Bank
MEDFORD OREGON
MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
WASH GOODS
2000 yards Fancy Batiste, fast col
ors, new patterns; worth at today's
price, 25c; sale price, 1 T
a yard........ J.
AUGUST CLEAN-UP SALES
'Now is the time to buy merchandise, as the advances in. prices for next Spring
are staggering. All staple goods will be nearly double what we are asking today.
So buy now, and save money. . . Sale opens Saturday morning at 8 o'clock.
o TO ENTER IHE ARMY
KHIOSNO, Cal.. Aug. 3.-W. S. Oe-l
mond, a rnrncuicr of lluiupiittou
I.ako, Fresno county, In almve the e-!
lectlve draft ago limit, but he wiinlril
to Join Iho army. He told hl wife
8ho objected, lie offered to match,
pennies with her. She nxreeii. Iloj
nuggnaled heads, may at home; lulln, !
go to the front. Tltev matehcil nnd!
talis won. Today Desmond enlisted
in tho field artillery here. ''
"Mr wife'- good snort," lie it4 '
the recruiting officer. I
DIAMONDS
' I'INANCH'.ltS, IIANKK.IW AMI SIIHK.WI) IllSIVKSS MKX LOOK
ITON Til KM AS A Vl'.ltY liKMKAIU.K IWKSTMKNT.
Think of the prl le of possession, the sorlnl and the
business prestige which tho wearing of a Diamond
gives you.
Our splendid Diimnnd business is due lo the fact that
our patrons feel safe when buying Diiininnds from us.
Kings $IIM to fN.Hi.
I'alr prlivs Xo fancy profits.
MARTIN J. REDDY
giAl.lTV HIWT
tliono One-O.
Visitors Always Welcome.
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WE PREPAY MAIL OR EXPRESS
Mantis
14-22 NORTH CENTRAL
MEDFORD, OREGON
FANCY VOILES..
36 inches wide, in beautiful new
stripes and figures; fast colors;
cheap at 3oc; this sale, 1 P
a yard
PARASOLS
HALF PRICE
$1 Parasols now 50c
$2 Parasols now $1.00
$3 Parasols now $1.50
$4 Parasols now $2.00
$5 Parasols now $2.50
$6 Parasols now $3.00
See Display in Window.
Summer Dresses
at Reduced Prices
7.00 Dresses now $-1.98
4.00 Dresses now $2.98
3.00 Dresses now $1.98
Middies
Women's and Children's
new si vie Mid- ff'l )C
dies, elich $LUO
Summer Underwear at Old Prices
.......
Wirthmor Day
When the New Mid-Summer styles
in these Worthy $1 Waists go on Sale
j "MOR
In these days when sales are rampant let us em
phasize the fact that these waists are new just
fresh from the designer's studio. They were de
signed especially for us and the Wirthmor stores
in other cities for the progressive merchants
who are determined to give their patrons at all
times the newest in style and the utmost in vaJue.
The Standard Dollar Waist of America
And True to Their Name Worth More.
Sold Here Onlv See Display in Window.
WAISTS
An odd lot of linen
and flannel Waists
and Middies, sold
at regular prices up &
to $4, to close out
this sale, only
HATS
Boys' Straw Hats,
sold at 69c, to
clean up, Or
each
Women's good
minlity Vests,
cheap today at
2"c; very spe
cial, each.
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AVonicn's new
I'nioii Suits,
fine (iiality,
will soon lie
worth 1 ; now;
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Kayscr's fancy
Summer Vests,
new s t y 1 e s,
worth Toe; now
each,
48
Women's Outing
Hats, sold up to
$2.50, to close CAp
out, each . . vvi
Big Bargains in Good Hosiery
Women's and
Children's fast
Mack Hose, all
sizes, very spe
cial, .pair, I
115c1..'
Women's fine
Lisle Hose in
all colors and
Mack: "special,
a pair.
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Women's fan
cy Silk Hose,
in a great line
of colors; now,
a pair.
$1.19
Saturday is Corset Day
Women's Corsets, good
heavy quality, worth at
today s prices ftQ
JOl
Discontinued lines of
Women's Corsets, sold
up to 2.50; to
close our, pair
$1.4$
Big Bargains in Wash Skirts
(iimiiI quality Talcum
Powder, and good Tooth
Paste, on sale
Saturda v, each.'...
9c
TOWELS
!ood size Path Towels,
worth 1 .; this
sale, each
12Jc
Palm Peach Skirts ami
Corduroy Skirts; up to
8.00 values,
now, each
BEDSPREADS
Full size Crochet Pcd-
Wonien's Picnic and ( iah
crdine Skirts, up to 4.(X)
values, now,
each
$2.98
spreads, 2.2")
values, now, each
$1.69
BABY BONNETS
New styles, up to 75c
values, this sale,
each
.29c
MANN'S--Thc Best Goods for the Price, No Matter What the Pricc-MANN'S
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