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FUEL SHORTAGE
HURTS GERMAN
WAR INDUSTRIES
Munition Plants Only Operate Part
of Jime Because of Shortage of
Coal, Electric Current and Mater
ialsWorkmen Demand Pay for
Time Lost.
WASHINGTON, A ur. C The
kaiser's troops are threatened with
Hhoflngo of niiiniiiuiis uml wnr sup
plies. Genminy's war itxlitstrifw are
Hlmviiitf flown on account of lack of
coat, electric; current und materials.
For weeks her munition plantH have
been running only part time, prodne
iu only 11 part of the tfiins, shells
und other weapons on whieh modern
military suceesH depends.
This ih eoiisideretl in Washington
to he, the real iinil.-rlvinir cause of
(leriunny's peaeo moves and the
iVanlit et t'oils of the kaiser to ohtuiu
decisive, results on the Uttssinn front.
This jrreat news eonies thru a eopy
of (hu Krankl'urler Zeitnn, which
has iust reached Washington, an ol
seurtJ paragraph of which tells the
whole truth about Oermauy's crit
ical condition. How it cseap'ed the
ont'lo ey of the censor is a mystery.
"In view of the fact that the work
in? of short time is becoming more
common in the war industry, on nu
eount of shortage of coal, cloetrit
current and materials, we demand
that the workmen shall everywhere
he paid for the time lost.
lny for Lost. Time.
"The intolerable prices of food and
nil other necessities eomoel the work
men to insist upon this demand, as a
further deterioration in their living
conditions is unbearable."
Analysis of this resolution shows
its importance. This is not u local
union protesting about conditions
that aright arise from a transporta
tion tieup, but the strongest of nil
the (lenimii unions with pre-war
membership of 1 ,11)0,00:1, represented
in every industrial city, protesting
about the loss of lime In war indus
tries generally, demanding that work
men "everywhere" he paid fjr this
time.
The loss of productive time is not
duo to a deficiency of some one ma
terial for which a substitute might be
found by (lerniau science, hut to n
shortage of the essentials of industry
'without which not a wheel can turn
"eial, electric eurrent and mater- j
ials."
AffortM War Industry.
This shortage is affecting not the
woodworking industry or some other
line of manufacture with which (ler
lnmiy eould dispense, bat the "war
indiisl ry," without which llinden
hurij's millions would he little better
than so mauv tin soldiers.
This lns of lime, "becoming ever
more common," is not simply u mat
ter of n dav or Itvn once in u while,
but is so prevalent that this great
union, ultra-loyal from the beginning
of the war, is at last driven to voice
its demands to he paid for this short
nge in their pay envelopes.
There can be little doubt the short
age of conl hits been caused in part
lit least bv the furious allied attack,
on l.en-, the great Knneh coal cen
ter, bill there is reason to believe, as
indicated by previous dispatches, that
even the (icrnmn mint' are not pro
ducing up to rn-ur.t v mi account of
hick of able -bodied men,
hue lo Coal Shortage,
The shortage of electric current
arisen frnrii the ciml shortage, hut
it me.ins more Ihau a mere lack of
eurrent to operate machines. Short
nge of electric current menaces ticr
inany's supply of nil rales, the essen
tial ba-cs ol powder and every form
of explosive, (ierntaiiv has no ni
t rut ft deposits and is forced to rely
upon the fixation of atmospheric ni
trogen by electric current.
The vital meaning of this obscure
paragraph in a Herman newspaper is
that the Herman war machine is
breaking down and no amount of
freu.icd drives by the kai-er or
crown prince on Nus.-ia or the wes
tern front can corn eal that fact.
Confirmation of the above eon
taint'd in two recent dispatches, one
j'rom Switzerland slating Henna ny
linn refused It let Swilriiitntl have
more ml unless a hug loan is
granted, n lit! th" other from Berlin
nnnouncing restaurants, hotels and
other publie places have 1 a order
ed tt rediiee lighting to oue-fitih the
illumination permitted up in herein
licr, JH Hi, n itecount of eoal shoit
nge. This niennH they will he iM-rmit-Icd
I,, furnish light only two boms
n ilay, which barely rovers the most
restricted meal ti.iu-.
J. J. DondmondH i n visitor In the
city loduy from WuHilas, Orogou.
Beauty Bubbles Bloyn by Dainty Dame Fashion
l
"Bubble, bubble, toll and trouble,"
croons the old witch,
Thnt young witch, Dume Fashion,
must bubble with merriment as she
quotes the line and continues to blow
WITH SHIPS IF
U. S. PAYS PRICE
War Mission to Offer Needed Help in
Overcoming U-Boats and Stabiliz
ing Russian War Front, Given Free
' Hand In China and Immigration
Problems Are Settled.
WASHINGTON", D. C, Aim. (i.
Wlien the Japanese wnr mission ar
rives in' tills country, Hie best nnil
wiliest Nipponese diplomatic bruins
will lie pilled iijniiii.st I'nclo Sum in
line of lh greatest luirfrniiiin.!,'
mutches in history. Ijion Hie out
come will largely depend not only the
fill 11 in ol' hilherto troubled relations
between the United Stales and Jnpmi,
but the stuliiliziiig of the Russian war
front, tlit (renter i!ii'ticiintion of
Italy in the war, the circumvention of
the (ieinian U-boat campaign nnil,
possibly, the very decision of the war
itself.
Japanese Terms.
The Japanese will have two giviit
trump cards to play. They have n
nii'iclinnt marine of nearly ,."ill0,0ll(l
tons and a lniijinifiiently trniiKd
aim v of more thiin 2,(111(1,(111(1 men.
The ,ln (is have made money out of
the war, sit much so they are now a
creditor instead of it debtor nation.
They lire willine; to continue making
money by selling ammunition and ar
tiller - to Russia.
nut i no v want something more
than money for Iheir shiis mid their
troops. They would like to have a
settlement with this country over the
land and immigration questions in (he
Pacific const states. And even more
important from llieir viewpoint, they
would like In have Uncle Sam agree
lo their having it free htiiul with
Cliinii. I
Wool China t'liksnl. !
The American policy In Chimi ms
been ihe open door, if Japan is
given her way, the door will not only
he closed, it will be shut with rc
vci'heniling' bang.
Kvery impulse of Ihe American
-tnte-men will be io insist upon the
open door. Hut .just about that lime
Kuropean statesmen, representing
our nllies, will point out nlmt Japan
can do lor the cause. She can send
-ecnil hundred thousand men into
Iiii-mii by the Siberian line, and these
trained and perfectly equipped
troops would help stiffen the lfus.
sinn troop facing (he Germans nnil
Aiislriaiis.
Jlul even more vital are Japan's
ships. 1 1 nl v has over l.iKHl.mm men,
but not enough iiuimuniticu, because
she lacks steel and coal. She lias
troops t.i spare if she can get thc-c
commodities. Japaue-e ships could
carry American sleel and coal to It
aly and food to (ho nllies.
To I'ii jr the I'lice.
To pour Japan's Tremendous mer
chant marine thru Ihe I'muiir-a canal,
load it at American ports and send
it across the ocean convoyed by
Aniei tean. Japanese and allied de
stroyers would be in a large measure
to defeat German l'-boai plans uutd
Ihe American shipping hoard could
construct its tremendous number of
ships.
The only onc-tinn at i--uo is
whether Uncle Sam will pay the price
in money, in iiuinigralion laws und in
a closed China.
AN
READY
her great frittering baubles to height
en beauty's charms.
Take coiffures, for example. Noth
ing buo toil and trouble this fall for
the girl who would be smartly coif fed.
Fashion has thrown a score of style
ARMY OF EXPERTS
KEEP SAMMIES
WELL EQUIPPED
Brains and Business as Necessary as
Bullets and Bayonets at Front
Transportation and Supply Diffi
culties to Be Overcome Many
Difficult Problems to Be Solved.
By C. C. LYON'.
WITH THE AMICUICAN TltOOI'S
IN FRANCE, Aug. 6.. Bullets, bayo
nets, bruins and business!.
Just now, when thousands of Amer
ican boys arc training within sound of
German guns ami a lull Hon aro get
ting ready to cross the Atlantic,
brains and business, organization and
efficiency, are demanded as much as
guns and ammunitions.
.Must Ijit to I'bght.
The American soldier can't fight
iinloss he eats; he can't march unless
he has shoes; ho can't be rushed from
one part of Franco to nnothcr unless
thoro are adequate railroad facilities;
ho can't "stand the gaff" of the
trenches unless ho Is In sound physi
cal condition. ,
"We need in France, an army of
trained business experts as well as
fighters," said a high American offi
cer. "Our fighters won't count for much
unless there is behind them an organ
ization aide lo supply them with ev
erything they need, when they need
it."
Surrounding (leneral Pershing hero
uro a number of keen, tireless men,
vorklng early and late, week days and
Sundays.
TIiobo men hnvo tackled tho prob-J
lems or how to bring into Franco ev
ery day. one pound of meat for every
American soldier landed; a propor
tionate amount of other foodstuffs;
clothing, arras and ammunitions; con
struction of salvage stations, lee
plants, gasoline storage stations; Im
portation of Iron and steel; and heat
ing equipment for trench dugouts,
Need Many lHi'ts.
"We need hundreds of more ex
perts," said a chief. "Wo consider
It the patriotic duty of technically
(rained Americans to offer their sei v-l
Ices In their particular line."
The American "Sammy" is to be the
best fed soldier In the world. Ho is
to have one pound of meat a day, con
siderably above tho allowance of oth
er armies.
Practically every ounce of food for
tho American nrtny must lie brought
from America.
Think of tho transportation diffi
culties to bo overcome! America must
not only help feed her Kuropean allies
but sho must find enough ships lo
keep her ow n army supplied.
Oil and gasoline also nniH come
from America. A thousand tons of
Ice must be manufactured every day
to preserve the food of a million fight
ers.
llcnting tlio Dugouts.
Heating the American dugouts next
winter must he accomplished regard
ess of cost or difficulties In transport
ing apparatus from America.
For tho hundreds und thousands of
autos and trucks tho Americans will
use there must be hundreds of skilled
mechanics.
For every division of troops It Is
figured 47U0 tons of medlcnt sup-
ideas into the air and most of them
have burst. There remains no set
ways of dressing the hair. Only a few
ideate persist to float into popularity.
Coiffures cover the ears.
One side or the other of the front
plies and equipment will be needed.
The problems of business, organiza
tion and efficiency would not be so
difficult for the Americans were they
fighting on their own soil where the
only transportation difficulties would
relate to the railroads.
But Arnorlcan push and energy will
surmount all difficulties. I've watch
d the "business end'' of the American
army at work and I predict It will not
be many months until the American
"hack of the lines" organization will
be just ns efficient as that of the Eng
lish and tho Fronch. who havo had
three years start of us In experience
and operations. ,
10 EXPERT BOARD
WASHINGTON, Aug. fi. Thnmns
D. Jones,, Chicago business mull und
capitalist, whose' nomination to the
federal reserve board was rejected
by the senate, after-- n memorable
fight, was today appointed a member
of the exports administrative board,
succeeding Kdwnrd N. Hurley, who
became chairman ot the shipping
board. " '
Tho exports administrative board
Is the right band of the exports coun
cil, thru which supplies are being kept
from being sent to Germany by way
of neutrals.
Tho appointment of Mr. Jones to
the present position requires no ap
proval by the fenate, which rejected
li is nomination to the federal resort-i
board In 191.1 on the ground of a
closo connection with "big business."
Among tho tourists visiting in the
city today is C. W. Roberts of Mlra-
vlsla, California.
t
95 of
t I your foods
i I are cooked yJf
hair waves low over one eye or the
other, if the face is long; or right in
the middle of the forehead, if the face
Is round.
Sophisticated coifs are carelessly
piled, curled, twisted, coiled and puff
'EASIER TO FLY
War Eagles Turned Out in Four
Hours at American Training Sta
tions Thru Remarkable Curtiss
Training Machine, With Dual Con
trolLearning Simplified.
By BASIL M. MANLY.
MIXN'EOLA, X. Y., Aug. 6 It's
easier to learn to fly a warplane than
to learn to run an autbmobilc!
That's what I learned at Mlneola,
the eagle's aerie the nesting place of
the great American gird, king of the
skies.
For Uncle Sam's great Mineola avi
ation field is the school where the
eagle'B young are taught to swoop
ver the fields of France, carrying ter
ror to German vultures.
Kasy to Learn to My.
Easier to learn to fly than to learn
to run an auto! How long did it take
you. or your neighbor, to gain the
confidence of his machine? Well, at
Mineola mere boys become expert pi
lots, ready for the finishing touches of
instruction in war combat In four
hours.
Most autolsts stay out of the down
town traffic congestion for four
weeks, to say nothing of four days.
And as for auto mastery in four hours
unheard of!
"That hoy Is one of our best gradu
ate airmen."
THAN 10 DRIVE
AN AUTOMOBILE
'pf 20
V IOC
ed! That is where the toil and trou
ble come In. How to achieve that
careless look and still bo well groom
ed takes time, study and much experi
ment. Just whero to adjust one's curls and
I followed the gesture of my off I-cer-gtndo
to tt figure In khakl.
Then like a jolt in the ribs camo
from tho officer;
"He learned In four hours. He Is
ready for France.",
I had turned my gave back to the
sky. Things had seemed interesting
there. Half a dozen huge planes were
circling, passing and repassing. I had
been thinking a collision was about
duo.
But. "Became a star pilot in four
hours!" I studied tho boy yes, bay,
apparently about 20, slim, cool, no
swagger, just plain American boy.
Learn lu Two Hours Time.
I had made a mistake craning my
neck upward. After that I kept my
eyes closer to the ground.
And the most important thing I
learned at Mineola was that the men,
the soul of the eagles, were more
worth watching than the air, the ele
ment they conquered, or the planes,
their wings.
"Just tell mo," I sold to tho officer
piloting mo past hangars, tents and
barracks, "how they do It."
Ho matched my surprise. ""hy,
with a shrug, "They learn to fly alone
in two hours. If they can't fly alone
in ten hours, they leave, so they won't
waste our time. After 20 hours of ac
tual flying they are ready to become
officers or castaoffs. They must
havo passed all the test stunts cross
country flights, triangular flights, ac
curate landings on fixed marks, and
13 on.
- "Then, as officers, after a littlo
time at an advance school, here or In
France, learning to handle fast ma
chines, aerial gunnery and bomb-
throwing, they aro ready for their
first air battle.' i
Ileinnrknblo Mneltlnc.
Tho remarkable Curtiss JX ma
chine, greatest training airplane in
the world, adopted by the British, is
responsible, It Is a dual-control ma
YOU know that 95 of
your foods are cooked.
They are cooked to add flavor;
to "seal in" flavor; whether they're
broiled, roasted or toasted.
For the same reason we toast '
the Burlcy tobacco for the Lucky
Strike cigarette. The delicious
Burley flavor is sealed in because:,
the tobacco
It's Toasted
n Ouoran'.eed by
tt, y... ..
vans sni-nCtVn (a
colls depends altogether on the shape
of one's head. 1
"Select your coiffure as you do your
hat," says the dainty dame who domi
nates the boudoir, "is it becoming?
That is enough."
chine Just as it an uutomoblle had
two steering wheels, two gear shift
lcvei-s, two fuel controls, so the in
structor could at any time check or
correct the learner without Interfer
ing with him.
There are two seats, one directly
behind the other. In front of each is
a complete set of controls. Interlock
ed. The pupil climbs into the front
seat. He keeps his bands and feet on
tho controls to learn "tho feel of It."
The instructors in the rear, manipu
lates them.
An auto steering wheel, turning '
from loft to right for sidewlse direc
tion, and swinging backward and foray
ward for up-and-down direction, a
steering bar on the floor operated
with the feet like the steering bar of
your old sled, and the engine throttle
these are the controls.
The second time up for his 30-mln-ute
lesson the pupil does the flying,
and if he makes a false move the in
structor's hand checks him. The
fourth or fifth time up the instructor
doeen'-t expect to do much checking.
He's there for safety only.
And "Safety First" Is tho motto all
over the aorie. One broken strand of
wire, out of a woven cord of 20
strands, means repairs. Every ma
chine is thoroly overhauled before
every flight.
Xotice of Dissolution of Partnership.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned M. W. Wagner and N. M.
Walker heretofore doing business at
No. 314 East Main street in the City
of Medford, Oregon, under the name
of Star Meat Market, have this 1st
day of August, 1917, voluntarily dis
solved partnership. The undersigned,
M. W. Wagner, retiring and all bills
duo the firm are due and payable to
X. M. Walker who assumes all liabil
ities and will conduct the business at
the samo place.
M. W. WAGNER,
N. M. WALKER. 117
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