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Narrative Describes Movements of
Company Seven Since Leaving
' Medford Details of Camp Life
Set Forth Loss of Members Re
grettedStill Room for Recruits.
Special Correspondence.)
Ft. rulmuiiia, Wash., Aujy. 11.
It w S:itnnlay nftrrnunn, follow
inir t lie usual weck-cnil morning in -
pK-tiun, whirh the army n-fjulations j Pn,.h individual fiwer tip. and then
that i' mtv IVIIdU' lit'ls hiinsclf in
this business, including cookinp his
own meals. If not, he has starved to
death before thi.
Moving Across HJver.
The few Hnvs at Fort Ktevenfi
misled o'licHv. niot of the tune be
inc oeeuitted in the pepnration of
the rei-ords nefesarv in tle transi
tion from stnte to finlenil status,
whh-h transition includes even ' the
mjilii'uf of n will bv every wnn entt-r-ine
the federal serviee. (hies life
historv is iretv ii)"eh a matter of
record hv tlie time the inuserin(r of
ficer jMk thru with you. The pacea
are open to nil who mnv read. Ev
ery niinnte phvicnl defect or mark
is recorded with scrupulous care.
Forgotten or unknown Bears and
marks on vour bodv are brought to
litiht in such numbers and entered on
your record that vou betmitr to think
von are already a battle-scarred vet
eran of a seven years' war. Your
finfer prints are taken on speciallv
designed cards, showing the print of
suv must be held in all eases and un
tier any circumstances. At this Sat
urday niorniiiif inspection nothing
more serious in the way of a penalty
was iinHised by the captain than!
four or five members being required
to scrub their soiled canvas Irgvins,
which would indicale that all the rest
of us eamu up to specifications. At
least one member of the company
fared worse than that last week,
when he appeared in the ranks at in
spection with a rusty gun, all but
ruined. He has thirty days confine
ment to camp in which to ascertain
the latest and mot approved method
of combatting rust on Tncle Sammy's
;iO-:(0's. Sequel, KM) bright, shiny
guns.this inspection.
ltcgiiw at IlcglnnfiiK.
Hut us this is the first of a prom
ised series of communications for
the .Mail Tribune, the story should
begin at the beginning as all proper
ly composed stories begin. And the
beginning," .ns far as the Seventh
company is concerned, began with
that wonderful, tearful, heart-throbbing
and ever to he remembered
parting on that 'beautifully serene
Sunday morning, now seemingly
ages ago. The sadness of that part
ing of family ties, of sweetheart from
sweetheart, brothers from sisters,:
sons from heartbroken mothers and,
fathers, left a sadness that clung to
and followed the military train for!
many, many miles. Kven yet Until
wonderful outpouring of Med ford's
populace, with its touching, spon
taneity of feeling for her "boys," is
the subject of comment in ninny a
soldiers1 tent here on the Columbia
in (he twilight In mi's when the seri
ous business of war terminates for
the day for all but the sentries, who
walk their bents the long night thru,
and the thoughts again go hack to
home ties and loves ones far away.
If destiny has ordained that some of
her boys may not return, Medford
by her more than generous outpour
ing on that morning, has made the
last long parting, if it comes, on far
away shores, much easier to bear.
The "boys" will know that they an
not forgotten, for such people do licit
forget.
I toys l'Ytl Sad.
Hul the train sped hurriedly on af
ter departing, not wil list and ing the
yen ruing-, nhonnl and behind, pulling
together with almost irresistible
strength. ho knows how many
voung heartstrings were broken that
morning in the effort to hold back
the departing oucsf The scene in
Meclloid was only tvpieat of that
which was being enacted that same
morning in thousands of peaeetul
communities. Three hundred thou
saud hen rt-t rings of the nation':
brae-t buys were being broken thai
falelul day. Hut heartstrings have
no place iu the grim husmc-s of war.
Ittit c who licbeve in the absolute
and iuiiil adjustment of all things, in
the "eve tor an ee, nnd looth lor n
1 1 mill'' srheme ol adjustment, know
t tin t these heart -Inimi have not been
broken in vain, Hint eciv lieart throl:
must be recompensed iu the diiv ot
reckoning and that the price to he
paid by those who have brought this
devasl utiou und sorrow on the
worlds people will be very, wry
grciil and we will be very exacting in
the terms of settlement.
Aiile at 1otlnatlon. J
Kvciits hatt mowd more than rap-!
idly Mine our arri a I. The paHTs
have already told of the fine cainpt
site and surroundings at Ft. Stevens,
at which place we arrived early in
t he mot rung of the ltd low ing day.
a fler h-u ving home. Hut few com-,
panics hud the foresight to prepare
meals in advance for use in the train.1
nn did the Sewuth company, o lif
ter n fine breakfast, including lint,
coffee prepared on a gasoline Mow.
in the bagnae ear. and crates and
erales of fruit so generously donated
by the home f'dks wlneh we found
on board, we were reudv to get right
down to the business ot making camp
the minute the ti.iui Mapped. Many
companies had no ItieakluM until
afternoon, and one enptuin new at
(lie btisine-s i-ut mmi,iI hours run-,
ning about the rvn utiou linking
for the depaitiueiit tli.it uj to fum-'
jsh hi com -any ltiv;t k t .t-t. lie lia.-.
to doubt UbvirlaiiicJ by tins tune
for good measure thev take the fin
ger prints of both hands nil nt once.
20 Doctors Examine.
Xo less than twenty doctors or at
tendants take a turn nt you, re
minding you of running the gauntlet
of the savage red man, ns told in
Cooper's tales. And yon stand just
about the same chance of getting
thru. There is little joke in that re
mark about running the gauntlet, for
the final whack nt you is making
you run a race with yourself in n
two-foot circle ou the floor until you
are ready to give up the whole busi
ness from sheer exhaustion. Then
they clump devices on you that record
the blood pressure, heart weakness,
gizzard action and n few other things
that seem entirely irrelevant to the
business of shooting Germans. It is
small wonder that such valuable men
to the company ns army Sergeants
Powell, Fainter nnd Cowgill fell by
the wayside, nnd all but got Gates,
the first cook, nnd n few more who
were dragged nshore nil but gone.
The gloom that settled over the com
pany nt the loss of such men wns
thicker than this Colunibiu river fog
at taps. The cook was saved only
by the captain agreeing to fit him
out with n set of false teeth at n
cost of $110. He is worth ten tiirtes
$00 to the company nnd its health
and welfare. Those who were fin
ally rejected nre ns follows: Ser
geants Cowgill, Fainter nnd Powell;
Second Cook Cnrpcnter nnd Pri
vates Childreth, Jackson, Stuart,
Amy, MeClaiu, Fly nil and Miller. Not
one of them hut cried like babies at
being compelled to leave their com
rades nnd those that imsscd felt al
most ns downcast over their loss.
msh Is Regretted.
The loss of Sergeant Powell was
a particularly heavy blow to the
company. He lias been of inestim
able value and probably never will
be entirely replaced. If any money
consideration could have saved him
it would have been gladly given. The
loss by physical examination, to
gether with the six men transferred
to the Kleventh company of Marsh-
field, before we left home, leaves the
eonnmny just six men short of the
required strength of 100. There is,
therefore, room for six more Medford
men in the company.
title the Seventh company was
losing eleven men, all other compan
ies but one have lost ou an average
of over twenty. Ashland lost 'Jl,
Tillamook and Albany 10. Tin-
Seventh company was pronounced
the best physically, including both
ottieers and men, of any company
here which has been examined up to
this time.
New K4tilMnent,
After physical examination and
the personnel of the company estab
lished, equipment was issued to make
up the shortage, which previously ex
isted. The Seventh company turned
iu the old style haversacks, belts,
scabbards, mess kits, etc.. ami re
ceived the latest and niftiest equip
ment. If the home folks could only
see as now. They would not recog
nize us tn the new togs. I he new
pack is curried high up on the
shoulders, instead of hanging down
behind, giving you a wallop at ev
ery step. It took one whole evening
of secial instructions to teach lis
how to arrange the blankets, poncho,
shelter tent und ersonal effects in
the pack, but it was worth the trou
ble. Every one likes them much bet
ter than the old pack.
Only n few companies received the
new equipment, the others being
eqiiiped with our enstoff "gar
ments." We felt sorry for them ns
they marched bv and were handed
our obselcte things, and not a few
admonitions were given the new re
cipients to treat it gently, as it was
somewhat decrepid und required nt
tention befitting its age, und that we
would always hold it in fond re
membrance. Hut this first installment length
ens, nnd there is much more to tell.
Kindly sav to those who have sent
us books, fruit and dainties that it is
greatly . appreciated. Yesterday n
large shi)Hiient of apricots arrived,
ulso several eases of home canned
fruit and jellies, nil of which makes
a pleasant diversion from dried ap
ples and prunes. We sincerely thank
the donors iu corresKnding measure.
BY AID OF GUN
There wns more excitement up in
the Si.skiyous lute lust uifilit when
an unknown booHejigcr who is Mill nt
lnrj;e, after his arrest pointed u
rifle at Justice of the Pence Winter
nt Ashland, miide (lie hitter get out
of the cur and then jumped into the
cur nnd made his eseape, together
with a Woman who wns airesled with
him.
According ?o the story which
reached Medford today, Seciiil Li
iior Investicatiiif; Officer Porter
and Justice Wiiner, Sheriff Jennings
nnd deputies nnd Special li(iior Of
ficer Carpenter' were scattered over
the top of the mountain Inst nnilit
looking for hootlepirers.
Winier and Poller were doing duty
together nt quite a distance from the
rest of the party when a enr enme
nlontf in which were two men and a
woman. They halted the car and de
manded to know if there was liquor
in it. . The reply wns that they had.
und six quarts of whisky were hand
ed over.
The three were placed under ar
rest and one of the men was ordered
out of the enr nnd placed with Of
ficer Porter in Ihe latieiV ear. .Jus
tice Winier nnd his prisoners started
ahead for Ashland and Porter nnd
his prisoner were to follow.
They had only pone a short dis
tance when the man with Winier
stopped the enr and, remarking that
lip had to fix a liu'ht, started to the
rear of the car. A second later he
held a rifle which had been handed
to him by the womun who snt in the
rear seat, at the head of Winier and
demanded that the latter grct out.
Winier left the car ns ordered nnd
walked a short distance nway. also
in compliance with orders, and the
hootleiiiicr then started the cur nnd
speeded away.
Sheriff jVmiinns and deputies nnd
the iHiliee officers of all the valley
towns searched all niyht iwid today
for the bootlcc-cr, but without suc
cess. Officer Porter's prisoner was
brought to Ashland, where todav he
was fined and costs for import
ing liquor into the state. He was a
stranger and refused to give the
names of his companions.
Colonel ('.corse p. Minis Is In at
tendance this afternoon at the picnic
tn Ashland of former residents ot the
southern states, who reside In Jack
son county. Lest he niixht he mis
taken for an Oreconlan, Ohloan, Kan
snn. or other common mortal, the
colonel wore his blK Texas sombrero
to Ashland, lie delivered an address
to the gathering.
Banking
by
Mail
In smaller eoninuiui
1ies, there is often
nuirli gossip about the
finances of this or
that man. This ran
he readilv avoided hv
the modern convent
enee of Kankint: hy Mail. The system is sim
plicity itself. Von have only to send ns
cash in registered letter, ostal money or
der, express money order, or check on local
hank. We will make the proper entry in
your hook and return it to yon hv mail.
Write to ns and we will explain further.
The Jackson County Bank
Kstahlished 1SSS.
GERARD S EXPOSE
BiDTICIl
FOR THE KAISER
German Press Censures Emperor's
Irresponsible Conduct of Foreign
Affairs Censor Also Comes In
for Grilling for Suppressing Dis
closuresReply Denounced Weak
COPENHAGEN, Auk. 15. Publi
cation ot Emperor William's tele
gram to President. Wilson in the
memoirs of former Ambassador-Ger
ard, and the dame and belated at
tempt at explanation made by the
semi-official Norde Deutsche Allge
maine Zeitung, calls forth criticism
in the German press of what Is term
ed the German tmperor's irrosponsi
Jle conduct of the foreign affair) of
the empire. The various Berlin news
papers comment upon the system
which permits a njverelgn to pass
i!on such a questb.n from a neutial
nowcr and to draft an Important state
document without confutation with
u reppdntible minisli-, cr even wi-lieu-
the necessary recirds having been
ri.ide. The incerti ndc of the seui.
ot.'icial ogan which ran nly say that
"possibly" the emperor may have
drafted some such memorandum oc
casions general discontent.
Criticizes Censor.
The German press also sharply crit
icizes the action of the censor who
prevented the publication of any ref
erence to the Gerard disclosures for
nearly a week as the entente and neu
tral newspapers had printed full par
ticulars and these papers -circulate in
Germany.
The Berlin newspapers Intimate
that the question of ministerial re
sponsibility or non-responsibility for
Emperor William's autographed doc
ument will be raised In the reich3tag.
the situation resembling that which
arose from the famous interview with
the emperor printed in the London
Daily Telegraph several years ago.
which likewise appeared without the
chancellor, foreign secretary or other
responsible afflclal having any defi
nite idea of its contents.
Iteply Termed Weak.
The Hamburger Fremdenblatt crit
icizes the delay in appearance of the
ceml-offlcial statement which the
newspaper says was neither adroit
nor forceful, betrays the embarrass
ment of the writer and adopts a tone
of discouraged defiance.
The Fremdenblatt Is Inclined to
question the veracity of the assertion
made by the Norde Deucsche Allege
malno Zeitung, that the document
was not a telegram, saying that if
Gerard really characterized mere
notes jotted down to assist his mem
ory as a formal telegram from the
emperor it would be incorrect, but
adding that the semi-official newspa
per does not question that the Ideas
were the emperor's.
Ithunes BcLlinuiiui-HoUwcg.
The Fremdenblatt concludes that
the explanation of the .Norde Deutsch
Allegemaine Zeitung is not calculated
to raise German prestige and admon
ishes Foreign Secretary von Kuehl-
mann when next he is confronted by
revelations by the other side to deny
them boldly and stoutly.
Count von Reventlow, writing in
the Tages Zeitung, shifts the blame
for the emperor's irresponsible action
from bis majesty to Dr. von Beth-
mann-Hollweg, the former imperial
chancellor, who, the writer says,
should have been present. The count
attacks the ex-chancellor for "falling
to warn the emperor about the insidi
ous personality of the American am
bassador."
NEW DRIVE SUCCESSFUL
(Continued trom Page On.)
the Dixmude road. London also an
notinces gains by entente troops
northwest of Blxschoote, in the sec
tor north of Ypres
Active operations continue on the
Aisne front. The French positions
between Hurtebise and Craonne were
bombarded heavily during the night,
but the Germans did not renew the
Infantry actions which have cost
them such heavy losses in the last
fnw weeks in their vain efforts to
expel the French from commanding
positions.
British Official lU-port.
LONDON, Aug. 15 Field Marshal
woi' :-irces attacked the German
positions along a wide front early this
morning from Lens to tlie normeuai
of Loos. The official statement says
the British arc making progress satis
factorily. General Haig reports that
the British troops have carried the
German first line at all points of the
front attack.
The statement adds:
"We attacked 'early this morning
on a wide front rrom me noruiwem
outskirts or Lens to the Bois Hugo,
northeast of Loos. Our troops hav
carried the German first lines of d.
fense at all points' and arc making
satisfactory progress.
. v French Official Aeport,
I PARIS. Aug. 15. The French at.
I ta'cked In Belgium lust night and
made a considerable advance In the
! region of the Dixmude road, the war
! office announced today.
! The Germans directed a heavy ar.
! tillery fire against the French first
lines on the Aisne front between Hur
tebise and Craonno.
On the Verdun front the French
repulsed German attacks.
CAPITAL
$100,000.
As a Reminder
IF it is somethinp; In the banking line
the First National Bank HAS IT.
Checking, Savings and Time Deposits De
partments; Bank Drafts or Money Or
ders, Travelers' Cheques, Safe Deposit
Vaults and every other helpful conveni
It- is just as easy to conduct your
linnkiii!; here by MAIL as in person.
Call or write us for information.
Wm. G. Tail, President .
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A Peep at the New Fall Apparel
for Women and Misses
REVEALS MODES THAT ARE MOST ATTRACTIVE
The styles evolved for this season are sure to appeal to your good taste and every
model in our noteworthy collection owes its presence to its distinctive styling and
unusual value.
"We nr now well fitted to servo you with garments that are of unmistakable
beautv and elegance clothes that will reign in popularity this autumn and winter.
"With new shipments arriving daily in each department that we purchased by our fit''
buyer, who is now in the east, for cash, we can not only supply your wants, but ,.
will save you money.
Ivomember that our large cash buying power will help you more this year than ever
before, and all these new goods that are coming in now were future orders, were
bought at much lower prices than the present market, and will be sold while they
last on that basis. So don't wait till they are sold and pay the advance prices of
today's market.
New Fall Dress Goods
Our new line of Silks and Wool Dress Clouds and Wash Fabrics for fall are here
and represent all the new patterns and fancy checks stud weaves for fall and win
ter wear. All wood and cotton goods have advanced by jumps and bounds for the
past three weeks aud are going higher.
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Fall Underwear
- Our new line of Underwear for fall and winter is now here, in both cotton and
wool I'nion Suits and Two-Piece (iarments. The underwear for this winter, of
course, will be higher than last year, but not as high as if vou wait till our stock
is sold and we have to lm on the market and hm- tin. fill.
-in stock.
New Fall Shoes
Our line of Ladies' Dress Hoots in fan. v
lioys' Shoes for fall havi
speak for themselves.
'th and kid tops and our Men's
uiicu, ana tney are strictly up-to-date. The
and
prices
Men's Suits
The men will be delighted with our new apparel for fall.
We specialize on the line at $15 to $20.
See the chic New Suits
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