Medford mail tribune., September 06, 1917, Page 6, Image 6

RUSH MILLION
MEN 10 FRANCE
AND WIN WA
Mens, Guns, Airplanes and Food
America's Chief Contribution to
War Airplanes Needed Now to
Wrest Command of Air Quicker
They Are Sent, Sooner War Ends.
By C. C. Lyon.
(Passed as Censored. Frederick
Palmer, Major, Asst. Press Officer.)
AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCE, Sept, 6. Controle Ameri-
caln. America's chief contribution
to the allied cause must be men, guns,
airplanes and food.
The more quickly all are set down
In France, the Booner the war will end
In an allied victory.
jo land tnem In France means
Rhlps,' manufacturing, business or
ganization and capital.
At this time I wish particularly to
tell of the urgent need for men, guns
and airplanes.
Until I got up to the front and saw
war as It actually is, I hold the popu
lar notion that guns meaning artil
lery. waB tho blKKost single factor
for succeHS. It Is not true. Infantry
cornea first of nil. In the final analy
sis It's the fellow with a gun on his
shoulder who wins or loes the war.
Million Mou Needed.
In all the big engagements that
have taken plnce on tho eastern front
the artillery has done a work of far
reaching importance in Bhclllng the
(icrman positions, paving the way for
tho Infantry to rush forward and take
advanced ground.
Hut nil the artillery assistance
would have gone for nothing if tho
infantry hnd not been ablo to hold
what they hnd captured.
It Is, theroforo, tho firm belief or
thoBO host poHlod on conditions on tho
western front, that tho biggest thing
America can do to help crush out
Pruslsan militarism 1b to get a mil
lion me.n over hero In tho shortest
posslhlo tlmo, and to havo nnother
million In rosorvo bnck homo to send
over If they are nodod,
Tho two things (icrmany doosn't
want' America to thrown Into tho war
are. men and guns.
Men mid fjiinn.
This Is bocauso (icrmnny has
reached tho llmith of hor man power,
fiho ran't Bland any mnro killings.
Unquestionably, tho sentiment of tho
rank and file In Germany favors get
ting out of tho war with tho least
posslhlo amount of additional blood
shed. I ! "
A big American army, backed up
with plenty of artillery, will do more
than anything eho, in the judgment
of war experts, In bringing Germany
to n realization that tho strugglo Is
hopi'lcss Tor her.
'.Now, nB to airplanes.
Ilnpoi'ts reaching Franco that con
gress hail appropriated somo Jilotl,
onn.oiio for aircraft and Hint al least
22.0(10 plnnoH would he scut over here
has thrilled all the allies, anil every
body' has accepted It as a factor that
will have an Important bearing ou
the tcrmlunlloM of tho war.
Ai-e NimUnI at Once.
Hut Ihiiso American airplanes are
needed now!
The long suspension of hostllles on
the KiiuhIiiii front, due to Internation
al disturbances, enabled Cerniuny to
release large nutuliers of her eastern
front airplanes nail to rush them to
the wi-slem fiont.
1 he result of this shlfl has wonder
fully Improved the (icniinii air serv
ice in trance, aiTonling to experts
who have been studying this branch
of the war giune.
These experts will tell you that con
trol of tho air on the western front Is
now practically a standoff between
Hormany and tho allies.
Hcfme I left America, the public
had conio In believe that the allies
had virtually "blinded" tho Germans
In Franco through a superiority In
aircraft.
That was probably true at dial
time, but the Russian lull changed
the situation, mid now there Is a vital
need for American airplanes to turn
onco mure tho balance stibstnutlall
In favor of the allies.
Itlfiiil Goi-uinn Armies,
Air experls tell me that to give
nbsoluto control of the air to the al
lies and thus "blind" the German ar
mies will require a proportion of five
allied ninchiiies to one of Germany.
This ratio. It Is figured out, would
practically make It Impossible for any
ioriiian machine to cross the allied
lines or to mount to a surflclenl
height behind the German Hues to
onnblo the observer In a machine to
do any good.
That Germany Is well equipped
will) airplanes nt present Is quite evi
dent. Kvcry few days reports reach
the American cninn of air buttles be
tween ItrlllHli and Germans, and be
tween Freuch and Germans. In most
cases the number of German ma
chines engaged compares favorably
wlth the opposition.
Supremacy for Air,
And it must not be forgotten that
in the air Germany is trying to cope
with both the French and the British
who have gone In strong for air ser
vice. While Germany understands that
It would be a terrible blow to her ar
mies, were she driven from the air,
she has a still greater fear of Amer
ica Bending thousands anils thousands
of fast aircraft into France.
That la that the American ma
chines might make It possible for the
allies to open up '.'lanes" of air travel
into the heart of Germany.
GermatiB can already picture Ber
lin and other Important centers be
lng bombed by America navlators
and their own aviators powerless to
Interfere.
America Must Hurry.
If America will hurry the airplanes
we are hearing so much about over
here In France, we who are at the
front can easily Imagine most of the
German population "digging them
selves In" or hiding In their cellars
from American bombs.
Civilian Germany hasn't seen the
horrors of war on German soli, as the
French and flolgians have seen it on
their soil, so the coming of thousands
of airplanes would jar the Germans
Into a state of mind where they would
quickly demand pence.
Men, guns and airplanes!
They're the triumvirate rrom Amer
ica than can hurry peace!
BY NEXT SUMMER
ISY HASH, M. MANLY.
WASHINGTON', Kelp. U. Mure
Mian 2,11011,11110 soldiers will be march
ing under the Slurs nud Stripes be
fore next summer either in France
or in American truinin; eiimps.
This statement is made on author
ity of Quartermaster General Iienrv
(1. Shnrpe, already preparing to sup
ply food, clolliinir unci other neces
sities for the 8(1,158 officers and
'J,li;i:i,:tl."i men the war department
plans to huve on the rolls before June,
Ull H.
This inen.is two drafts of about
(187,0(10 en. h during the next ten
months. Today Hie lolal strength
of the American hind forces is onlv
710,00(1.
Assuming it will he necessary to
exiimiuo lit least 2,111111,111111 men to fill
each contingent of (187,000 recruits,
il is certain I he first 4,0(10,000 men
now standing on I'nelo Sam's select
ive service register will have to un
dergo examination within the next
yea r.
As 10,1100,000 registered, this will
si ill leave some (1,0110,(100 for future
drafts. So fur, therefore, ns I'nelc
Sum's present plans aro concerned,
all lalk of the necessity or pos-iihil-
ily of dialling III mid 'Jll-.venr-oltl
hoys is pure bunk.
Aside from n few armchair war
nors oi llicvnriiiiis military .service
societies, who, entirely oblivions In
Ihc nation's industrial need for men,
would like to see every American
carrying n gun, this talk about dni fl
ing HI - i-ii r-1 .lil buys comes chiefly
limn pro-Henniin prnpugumliMs, in
an attempt to line up the mothers
of the l!l-year-olds againM the war
alul selective service.
'flic dale for the second draft has
nut been fixed, us it depends entire
ly upon the speed with which the re
cruits of Hie first draft run he
I nunc, I uml the rapidity with which
the regular, and (he rational guard
nic sent !, France. If troops are
sent (o Franco as rapidly as now
seems probable, leaving Iheir camps
mid barracks vacant, it will not lie
necessary In wail until (he recruits
of the first droll arc out of the
cantonments before the second i
culled. In that case, it is possible
itxaniinntioiis uf he second llrtill
will begin early in ItllS.
It is significant of ihe increasing
carneslness with which the mlininis
Iriition is niakniL' its war pl.-tus (hut
while in April the war department
cv l-il to luitc onlv IVISJ olliecrs
mid l.lir.'.thiH men under unn before
lime, HIS. during Ihc last month
Ihe plan, have been nlnui-l double, I
lo provide l',.r in, no lliini J.IMiti.oiio.
THREE HOSPITALS
1,(INIMI, Sepl. ll.-'-On the night
of September I .'i, (leniinn aircraft
dr,.pM'd bim.hs on three hu-pituls,"
says tndnv's official ,',niiiiuiiii-atiiiti.
"I. oeal fighting ii'.'l patrol en
counters occurred during the night
vnilheilM nf Nt. .Inlicn mid cnt nt'
1'lcillbllix,"
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Prices at Mines to Be Elastic and
Subject,, to Revision Efforts to
Oppose Uncle Sam's Orders by
Appeal to Courts of Closing Down
ieriy to Result In Commandeer.
UASHINGTOS, V. C: Septl 6. In
the work of fixing coal prices, Con
troller Harry Garfield has decided as
follows:
That prices at tho mine Bhall be
elastic, subject to revision if it be
comes necessary to revise them up
ward In order to give more wages to
miners and to avoid strikes.
That he will appoint a committee
to be made up In equal numbers of
representatives of coal operators, or
ganized coal miners and coal-carrying
railroads; this committee merely to
advise him and to have no vote; he
to decide all questions after consulta
tion with this committee. Frank Pea-
body probably will represent the op
erators, John P. White the organized
miners, and R. S. Lovett tho rail
roads.
That any effort to oppose tho or
ders of tho government, acting thru
the coal controller, by appeal to the
courts or by refusal to do business,
will bo followed by actual comman
decring of tho mines.
Controller's Program,
Tho above is the coal controller's
program so far as it has boon worked
out.
Bofore comamndecring Is- resorted
to, Garfield may try out a plan of
licensing coal producers. This would
give tho government an easy way to
compel obedience to orders. If every
operator knew that he would havo to
sell at a fixed prfco, and In quantities
reasonably required, or lose his
license, ho would likely obey. Thorc
has been talk of resort to tho courts,
but it Is not likely that this method
will be popular. Price fixing at the
mines, In tho caso of most mines, fur
nishes not merely a normal but
handsome profit on all operation.
Whoro mining Is more expensive ow
ing to hardness of rock or added cost
the government Is prepared to allow
an Incronse In price. Likewise, if the
authorities are convinced higher
wagos must be paid the men In order
to meet tho higher cost of living, or
avert strikes, it 1b agreed tho cost of
this incronse shall be added to the
cost of coal at the mine.
Three Problems.
Tho coal problem as confronted by
Controller Garfield has resolved It
self Into three problems;
First, getting labor and keeping It
satisfied.
Second, getting sufficient coal cars
delivered at the mine.
Third, eliminating tho speculative
middleman nnd Inducing tho mine op
erator lo furnish retailors with suffi
cient coal at reasouablo prices.
A report from Boston shows there
may be a fourth problcmlo keep the
retailer from adding too largo n mar
gin. Anthraclta In New F.ngland has
been Increased In cost ' from $2 to
$2.."u a ton by the retailer. Fvon al
lowing for cost of cartage, storage
and (ho overhead charges of office
maintenance, this is considered by the
government too large a margin.
SLAV NAVY ENDANGERED.
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kull tit'ii-t inn, ctittintr off tin luM;in
relrrnt to the sniitlieat.
The rivilian head nf the war mini-try,
Mori- SavankutT, ha issued a
statement -iayinir that the sucre--it
t'lhe men-nre which will ho taken
tn ehrek the advanee. "defend uhn
ttf it tii the heliavinr nt' our troop-.,"
(mllitntiy and Cowardice.
le-ite reports of the dUirraee.fuI
.' lost Times Today
-, ,M.llta K.KITb; KNOW
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TIIF. HAWK"
I.ONK.SOMK I.I hF.
In -"TIN
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Ttinuimitt
Norma Talmadge
OWNERSOPPOS
go
flight of certain elements of Rus
sian defenders of the Higii positions,
military commentutors pruise the
heroism of eertuin regiments, among
which were some composed of Letts,
who fought bravely to stem the tide
of retreat. The chief of the general
stuff, General Komanofsky, express
es the opinion that the evacuation
constitutes no imminent danger to
I'ctrograd, because the near ap
proach of the rainy season will pre
vent the enemy from advancing far
in the direction of the capital.
Special committees from the regi
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Every Dog Has His Day
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YES, EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY, BUT BELIEVE ME THE DAY IS FAST
PASSING AWAY WHEN A MAN WILL WALK RIGHT UP TO THE RACK AND
PAY FIFTEEN;' EIGHTEEN OR TWENTY-TWO DOLLARS FOR A SUIT WHEN
THEY CAN BUY THE SAME THING FOR NINE OR TWELVE BONES.
WE HAVE A BIG LINE OF MEN'S SUITS, ODD PANTS, DRESS SHOES,
WORK SHOES, RAINCOATS, FLANNEL SHIRTS, BLANKETS, TRUNKS, SUIT
CASES, ETC., ETC.
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$18 and $'.'.0 Suits, including the finest s'reges
- a'nd wo'rsifds-J-very special..,13.50 mid $112.50
Five dollar .'ill-wo..l Ln 1 1 ts. . ... r. r.. . . . . . . . .:. . . ...... J?3 . 75
Men's Dress Shoes $1.98
Hoys' Shoes $1.G9
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in the West. .
ments of tip.1 I'ctrograd garrison have
been appointed to work out a plan
for the defense of the capital.
Not a Man Lost.
f'OPKNIIAOKN, Sept'. 0. The
Berlin Tagcbhitt's correspondent on
the Kign front, describing the pas
sage of the Ilvina river, says that this
was accomplished without the loss of
a man, thanks to the effect of the
German artillery nnd mine throwers.
The Germans had nsscmbled a great
er number of mine throwers thiin ever
before anil brought them into action
SAVE
The Big Sale Goes Crashing On; at
DANIELS
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Think Reason
This winter will sec prices
in Men's Wearing Apparel
go higher and higher in ev
ery single store in America.
Why not supply your future
" ' . ; wants at. this .great sale? 1 .
Hundreds of wise men are . ' '' '
buying now and putting big
savings away for winter gro
ceries. 1 ' "'' '
What Are You Doing?
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The best advice we can give you is buy the clothing and shoes that you are go
ing to need for the next two or three years, as everything is going sky-high.
WILSON'S
after the regular artillery hud lioin-
biirdod the first nnd second lines
for several hours.
The effect of the mine bombard
ment was literally overwhelming.
Houses were reduced to fine dust nnd
the demoralized Hussinn survivors
fled. Bridges were thrown uerosg the
Dvinn, nt this point four hundred
yards wide, by which storming par
ties crossed und nssatilted the first
line heights.
T300 lYIsonere Taken,
REKI.1X, Sept. 0. More than 7500
DUDS
you nothing to
Glen's (farters
liovs,' Suspenders
Hoys' raji :
Men's SuillllH
Hats.
MeiL's Blael
Sox.
P.ig T.ib Overalls....
Khaki rants
prisoners have so fur been taken by
Ihe Germans in the Kign offensive,
army headquarters announced 0.
day. Guns to the number of ISO have
been captured.
The Russians arc still hastily tj.
treating and have evacuated their
positions along the Dvinn as fur as
the southeast as Fritchstudt.
C. J. Schilling, traveling represent
ative of the Remington Arms com
pany, who, has been in Medford two
days on business, went north Thurs-
J W mornjng.
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