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SrEDFORD WAIT) TRTETJNE, ' JfEDFORD, OKEfiOX, TTTFRftDAY. ATTfiTTST 1(1 1017 raoFi fotttc Medford Mail Tribune AS INDEPENDRNT NEWSPAPER pUaiilSIIKIJ EVEHT AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY BT TUB MEDFORD PRINTING CO. Office MaU Tribune Building, J6-17-2J North Fir itreet; telephone 75. The Democratic Tlme, The Mftdford Mall, The Hedforfl Tribune, The South ern Oreffonlan, The Adhland Tribune. OEOROK PUTNAM. Editor. KT7B SCRIPT XOH BAT III I On year, by mall....w 16.00 One month, by mall .10 Per month, delivered by carrier In Mod ford, Ashland, Phoenix, Tal ent, Jacksonville ana Central Point - .50 Saturday only, by mall, per year t.00 Weekly, per year............ w 1.S0 Official paper of the City of Med ford. Official paper of Jackson County, Entered tin second-clang matter at fctdford, Oregon, under the act of March I. 1670, Sworn Circulation for 1918 S.m. Full leased wire Associated Press dispatches. L Pi AT WAR PREPARATIONS A crowd of southerners, old, young find medium, gathered in Ashlund park Wednesday and staged a Dixie demonstration that made passersby nit up and take notice. The gather ing abounded with "Colonels" (ex-, reul-, and near-colonels), "Yes suhs' and otber reminiscences of the south land, and the vociferous rebel ycllB were Btirpnssed only by the glowing tributoB to the American Union. It was the most patriotic congregation of rebels ever gathered into 'one spot and It took rather a big spot to hold the large number of persons who came from all parts of the Rogue nivor valley to revive the civil wur and pay honor to tbo lost causa and to all the traditions of the south, ante-bellum and post-bellum. It was the occasion of the second annual picnic of the Dixie association of the Rogue River valley and more than fifty sons and daughters, grand sons and granddaughters of the south Journeyed from the tour corners of the vullcy to the scene of the celebra tion. Notable were the expressions of warmest loyalty to the adopted westorn homo of those present, and the expressions of patriotism for the U. S. A. far oxcecded those of loyalty to the smith and west combined. A bountiful basket dinner was spread under the trees, generously Buppllod with friend chicken, south ern style, watermelon, and other sub stantial reminiscences of the south. The liifdYnial program, consisting of southern songs and short speeches, was presided ovor by John II. Dill. presldont of the association, Tho main address of the day was dollv erod by Colonel Minis of Medford, and was followed by short talks. In which darkey Htorlen largely predominated. by Kdward H. Richards of Grants Rawlvs Moore of Medford, and others. Pass, Thomas Hudson of Ashland. Tho following officors wero chosen for tho ensuing year, Georgo P. .Minis, Medford, president; Thomas Hudson. Ashland, vice-president; Mrs. F. F. Whittle, Ashland, secretary-treasurer; C. h. t'pshnw, Med ford, Ed. H. Richards, Grants Pass, and Mrs. Mary lllack, Ashland, board of control. Tho ilato and place of the next Jollification was sot as August 15, 1918, noon, nt Ashland park, and II. C, Gnrnett, Mrs. Rnwles Moore, Aledrord. and Mrs. John II. Dill, Ash land, woro selected as program com mittee to prepare the fund for the 1 9 1 S gathering. All persons hailing from south of the Mason-Dixon's Hue and now iv lii K In the Itogne River valley nre ell glblo for membership In the assorla Horn Kvory eligible who failed to nt tend yesterday utilised tho time of their life and are urged by the off1. ccrs to send their names and address es at once to the prosldent or secre tary so they mey bo entered upon t!i rolls for the next demonstration. THREATEN A SI RIKE PORTLAND, Aug. 1(1. Tint form men employed by tho Portland lint I way, Light & l'owor company, which operates all the street cars In Port land, besides several Intcrurtian lines today presented a new scale of wages nnd hours lo the management, railing for considerable Increase of psy nnd the adoption of a basic eight-hour worklin day. The present scale of pay Is from 29c to 34c an hour, depending upon length of service. The proposed scale provides a minimum of 3,'ic ranging to toe for four-year men and those older In tho service. In tho absence of Franklin T. Griffith, president of the company, who was out of the city no answer was given to the committee presenting the scale. 'TMlERE are now in the United States naval and mili-- tary establishment over 8.00,000 men. In the regular army there are upwards of 300,000, of which 184,000 have been enlisted since April 3. In the national guard there are over 350,000. In the marine corps Ihere are over 30,000. In the navy there are 1-10,000 en listed men, in naval reserves 25,000, in the naval militia 10,000. Volunteers are still being enrolled. - In September these forces will be increased by 080,000 in the new national army, drawn by selective draft, officers for which have already been trained. As soon as these units are organized and trained and on their way to France, another half million will be called to the colors, and at regular intervals from then onwards the army will be increased, half a million at a time, until suf ficient force is in the field to mtlkcdemocracy triumphant. Preparations for war are going forward upon a busi nesslike basis. The greatest merchant fleet ever built is under forced construction. The greatest air ; fleet ever assembled is being built to give America mastery of the air. Thousands of youth are undergoing training as mili tary aviators. Munition and steel plants have been taken over for operation by the government.'. : . The food resources of the couritry are being mobilized under the direction of Herbert GY Hoover as food admin istrator, who seeks to stabilize prices, eliminate specula tion, extortion and wastes to guard exports so as to retain sufficient to feed our own people and eur allies. .-.-. The cost of there preparations,' of - arming, feeding, equipping and transporting our army and navy, of financ ing the war and our allies, will total a tremendous sum and to supply it. is the part of those who remain at home. We must steel ourselves to great sacrifices, to stand the shock and sorrow of bitter war, to encourage the men in the trenches and nerve ourselves to carry the program thru to victory. As Pershing said: ' , "The righteousness of our cause cannot decide this titanic conflict. It is the fibre, the stuff, the grit, the nerve of the civilian peoples which will decide it. Be sure of this. The side which lasts the longest,1 the side which endures is the side which Will give its character to the future of civilization. The quality of national fibre will decide this war and decide the future of the world." ,; The war will not he won by the men at the front any more than by those at home.' If : we preserve our cour age and our faith, if we steadfastly supply the food and the money and the munitions, if Ave do not whimper and whine and falter, the soldiers at the front will know that the nation backs them up and can fight the better for it. And we must, it democracy is to triumph, if we are to continue in the future to enjoy the blessings of liberty and independence and peace, to avert for America the fate of Belgium. Fortunate indeed are we that we do not have to furnish the battlefields as France and Belgium and Serbia and Russia have had to do that wc only have to furnish the men. If we meet defeat, with our allies, or if we listen to the tempting offers of premature peace that leaves autocracy triumphant, within the next generation we shall iurnish both the battlehekls and the. men. Hearty support at home enables a vigorous prosecu tion of the war abroad and gives the world the finest pos soble example of the indomitable American spirit of cour age, pluck and stamina. Surely we will rise to the occas ion as Belgium and France and Britain have already risen. FOUND IN ALASKA WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. Discov ery of platinum in Alaska by Dr. Herschel C. Parker of New York and others, has aroused government agen cies to tho greatest activity in tho hope of finding sufficient quantities of precious metal to meet the war needs of the allies. Four government experts have boon nsslgned to study tho Alaskan situation and report In favor of the discoveries may ropleiiTsti tho plati num supply cut off recently by the virtual cessatlou of activities In the t'ral mountains mines, the Borneo of the world's greatest supply. Intenslvo operations would follow a favorable report, for the true condi tion, It Is declared, enn not bo deter mined beforo next year, by which time tho present short supply will be very ncnrl yexhaustcd. F, TIELSIN'GFORS, Finland, Aug. 16 Disorders occasioned by the scarcl ty of food, have led to a cabinet crisis. The senators have requested the gov. crnor-gencral to transmit their reslg. nations to the provisional govern ment. The governor-general has asked M. Tokol, vice-president of the department of economics and former president of the diet, to form a social 1st cabinet. lie has accepted. A gen eral strike has been declared. FS A WIDE FRONT (Continued Irom Page On.) ing tlrcir new territory nenr Lens and defemlinir it against German efforts to retrieve their losses, they struck another blow about thirty miles far ther north, on a wide front east nnd north of Ypres. The official report from London gives few details of the battle, but says progress is being made. ,. . All Objectives Gained. The French, with the assistance of British troops on their right, attack ed the German positions on. both sides of the road' between the towns of Stccnstraete nnd Dixmude, eight miles apart. . , Puris reports that all objectives were gained and that a crossing of the Stecnbcke river was forced. The French nnd British nre making fur ther progress on the right bunk of the river. , Marked success wns wn by the French on the Aisne front. A strong ly held system of trenches on a front 6f one kilometer south of Ailles was stormed nnd German counter-ut-tucks were beaten off. The French also mude progress in the vicinity of lltirtebise uionuipcnt. German Statement. ; UKRLIN, Aug. 10, via London British troops yesterday unsuccess fully attempted to take the village of Vendin le Vieil, two nnd n linlf miles cast of Loos, on the Lens front, the German general staff reported today. The British gains, it was added, were small. The German statement snys thnt in Plunders n second great battle lias hurst forth, the British infantry nt tncking the German positions on an eleven-mile front. The German general staff reports thnt the cathedral ht St. Quentin was set on fire by French shells nnd thnt it has been ublnzo since yesterday evening. Losses Frightful. CANADIAN ARMY IIEADQUAR- TKUS IN FRANCE, Aug. 10. The taking of Hill 70 yesterday stirred t lie Germans as nothing else has dime on this front this year. Crown Prince Hupprecht's frantic nnd des perate efforts to capture the hill havo so fur been unavailing. The Germans could not get close enough for fighting with bayonets. The Prussian guards were subjected to a terrible concentrated fire from our artillery nnd machine guns. Their losses were frightful. FEARED GERMAN INTRIGUE N CHINA WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. China's official explanation of the declaration of a state of war with Germany and Austria-Hungary, in the form of a statement by the foroign office, was receive dtoday at the Chinese lega tion here. It said: "In view of the many kinds of German Intrigue seeking to create disorder In China, the Chinese gov. eminent found It Impossible to wait for the convocation or parliament be fore declaring the existence of the state of war with .Ocrmany, especially since the rupture of diplomatic rela tions with the Imperial German gov ernment had been previously approv. ed by parliament almost unanim ously. . AMERICAN APPLES NKW YORK. Aug. 16. An rtfort to Increase the popularity of the American apple Is soon to be made In nil educational campaign by the mem bers ot the International Apple Ship pers' association, which has represen tatives In all parts of the I'nlted States and Cnnada. according to an nouncement made here today. Plans for the campaign, which were worked out at tho twenty-third annual con vention ot tho association, which met hero yesterday, Include the co-operation of tho apple men with Herbert Hoover, government food administra tor. information placed hctore the con vention wus to the effect that there wus no prospect that Knglund would lift Its embargo upon Hie Importation of appl'S, which closed the American growers' best foreign market. MM M W I Off Nicely M Nothing quite like a strengthening, sustaining dish of I Grape-Nuts ) (JV i . . . FOOD Nto begin the day right. Jr 1 lll.IIHHLWIil.il tll.l Willi I , i .!, , ;MM For the -Jackets. Our toys in the Navy, efijoy their Bevo: 'The Navy De partment has put its official seal of endorsement on this triumph. in soft, drinks, by allowing it to be sold and served on all Naval Vessels. , ... ,, .. Ashore1 or afloat, you will find Bevo a. palate-pleasing, refreshing and nutritious beverage. Just the thing to take along for sail or cruise auto trip or f amp and for the ice-box at home. Bevo the i allryear-'rouncHsoFt drink Bevo is sold in bottles only; and is bottled exclusively by : ANHEUSER-BUSCH ST. LOUIS BLUMAUER & HOCri Wholesale Dealers MEDFORD, ORE. 14B OUR SERVICE And ' What It :Means to You ' YOU WANT YOUR BOYS TO BE INTERESTED IN GOOD FARM MA CHINERY You Want Your Boys, as Future Farmers, to Farm Right, and You Know That the Right Use of Good Implements Is the Basis of Proper Farming One of the features of our service to you is our keeping in stock for your inspection farm machinery that is famous for high quality. We make it possible for you to study imple ments at first hand to keep in touch with the improvements' that feature the perfection of better implements. And we are glad to give this service, whether you buy or not Now, we want your boys to take full advantage of this service. They will use farin machinery far more exr tensively than you have ever used it. Hand labor in their future will be mainly something to read about in . stories of farming in former da vs. They will be good farmers of toirior rfiw, just as most of you are good farmers of today, provided they are masters of machinery. Your boys, as 'future farmers, ' ought to know farm mechanics. They will have the required mechanical bent either naturally or from study of machinery. They can find a mighty : good place to study machinery right here in our store. And they will be mighty welcome when they come. Our stock will be at their ' service. We will help them personally all Tve can. We want our service to help tho farmer of the future as well as the farmer of today. HUBBARD BROS. : For . . Your Picnic Lunches . ' . i use Puritan Maid Butter Make your "lunch' the finest you ever ate by using the purest nnd best butter on the market. PURITAN MAID BUTTER ASK YOUR GROCER Wiregrip Tires have been tried out and proven the best on the market. i , See them at Riverside Garage WITH MEDFORD TRADE IS MEDFOFD MADE JOHN A. PERL UXDERTAXia An-lstant. 8 SOlTH KAKTLRTT. rUone M. 4T uid 47J.a Auitomoblle Herw Service. AmbuUsc Barvlc. Coroner 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. Phone 147-Jf. We'll do the rest. J. B. PALMER. .
