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Newspaper Page Text,..PGT5 FOUR MEDFORD , MAITJ , TRTBUNK. .MEDFORD, OREGON,. WEDNESDAY,. -SEPTEMBER; If), 1917 Medfokd,Mail.,T PUBLI8MKIJ -KVttRT AKTKHNOON BXCKPT HUN RAT Hi Tlijfi . V1 ' MHDIX)RD PM1NT4NO CO. Offioe Mat) Tribune Bulldlnc, SS-37-19 North Fir siret; telephone 75. The Democratic Times, Th Medford Mali. The Medford Tribune. The Houin rn Oregon lan. The Ashland Tribune. OEOHQE PUTNAM. Editor. UBHCRIPTIOB BAXSl One Yar. bv mall : One month, by mall .(0 Per month, dollvred by carrier In Medford. Ashland, Phoenix. Tal- , ent, Jacksonville and Central Point , . .80 Saturday only, by mall, per yer 1.00 Weekly, per year... . , 1.60 Offlclnt paper of the City ct MtMford. Oftclal paper of Jackso County. Entered m aitrond-olasa matter at lidford, Oregon, under the act of March a, ibiv --- Bworn Circulation for I9lto-i,f II.' MKMUE& OK TUB ASSOCIATED VKKSS - TllH Leased Wfrn Service. The Anno. Cinted Prom la exclusively otitftled to the una fur republication nf()Mjl nnw In this paiiri4, nnd hIbo tlin lociil' imwti. published herein. All rlchtH of ri'inib- ltcntion of (tpecial dispatches ht-Tii'lrt aro iso rrBorvwi. , ' 1 ' -.-.til WOMEN CAN GET To the Editor:. Mrs. Pcndlotnn of Talilo Rock asks In the M6rnlng Sun why the- Itainen outsldo of Medford werc3Ji6t;ljron a clmnoe to register. I anfvoijrysorry thero should be a mlsundjlilidljig nnd for foar thoro aro others asking tho same question, I wish to explain Every postof flco in tho slato should have received registration cards to supply all persons receiving wall from that postoffice. A house-to house canvass was made In Medford before Saturday. Sept. 15th, the day sot apart by Governor Wlthycombe for registration. We decided to lot tho rural routes ot the.sdtyyd post office wait until this week as wo wished to have the houso-to-houso canvass there as thoro at In) Modford nnd today wo have eight autos doing this work, Ilowovor, we will not can vass Tablo Itock, or any'Athor dis trict which Is not suppltod'wrln'thclr mall from tho Medford postoffice, our field being limited to UiLb,' territory only. -..... If Tablo Itock or any other post- Offlco has not received 1hPf, cards, Mrs. Chas. II. Snstnor ot'llobd'RIvor, our Blnto chairman, will gladly sup ply thorn upon request. No doubt tho slato. offuicrs- are overburdened In this work and have not been able to reach nil districts In so short a tlmo. As ycjt' go defi nite time hns been fixed for tho clos ing of tho registration, and I dare say tho slato oflcors will cover all territory thoroly betoro closing. MItS. E. N. WAKNUIl. Chm. Medford Nail. Defense Lea k no Modford, Sept. 18. SPECIAL NOTICE ISSUfe & ' TO RURAL WOMEN 'For the benefit of women living on the rural routes of Medford -who haven't been reached by the. .commit tees sent out to distribute ra.rt(p and explain the national appeal, ffogistra tion cards and Information will lie given out at tho Library bnnth at th fair during the week and at tho rub lie Library at any tlmo. tltecatise of the short notice given Medford and a delay In receiving the necessary cards tho canvas of the Tural districts of Medford has not been as complcto as the committer had hoped. it begs that all those on routes l,-2, 8, and 4. who have not been reached up to date will help by going to one of these two places and there register their willingness to be of uso to their country In time of need no matter how small the service. (Signed I I.OriSK lUltKE. Secretary Medford branch of the Council of National Icfense. MEDFORD WOMEN SERVE MEALS AT NAT The county fair officers have given to the Soldiers' Auxiliary a conces sion for serving ref: -cslituijit II the Xatntorium during the fair. A "com mittee, with Mrs. MiKcnis It h.ilr niah, has been appointed, to' take rhltrKO of the work. Sandwiches, coffee. Ice cream and other refresh ments will bo served during the aft ernoons and ovenlngs, beginning this evening with the dance, and continu ing thru tho wctk. The booth' will be located In the balcony on Ui sec ond floor and lll be handsomely decorated with bunting in tho nation al colors. The net proceed will be devoted to the purposes of the or ganisation. Including the mess fund of tho Seventh company. The com mittee will also scno lunches in a booth on the ground floor, at the loft aide ot the main entrance, from II "o'clock to f, every aft.'t,noyn. 'THE , SCOURGE OF GOD' A V account of their campaign of f rightfulness, their bar barity and atrocities, the Germans liave won the nickname, of "Huns" from the allied soldiers at the front, because it was necessary to turn back the pages of history fifteen hundred years to the days of Attilla and the Hun invasion to find similar instances of savagery. In 372 the Huns, an Oriental horde of barbarians, in vaded Europe from their settlements in the steppes lying north of the Caspian. They first conquered the various nations along the Volga and Don, then the kingdom of the Ostrogoths, north of the Danube, and were in frequent con flict with the If oinans. Under Attilla, in the middle of the fifth century Constantinople was attacked and a large ransom exacted from the eastern Roman empire. The fierce tribesmen conquered Greece, : pushed eastward across the Rhine and the Seine, where progress was halted near Chalons bv a defeat at the linnd nf flm Franks in one of the bloodiest battles of history, 10G.000 U..-.HI ijuiui: uuvcriiig nit; lieiu or name. Attilla then over ran Italy, and the fleeing inhabitants took refuge in the small islands ot the shallows of the Adriatic, founding Venice. Pope Leo I induced the invader to grant peace at the gates of Rome. Upon the death of Attilla, the huge umpire nc naa amassed tell to pieces, when his son was slain in the rout of the Huns in Pannonia. li!11t . 1 -ti .... nuna s unoounaed ambition made him the terror of an nations, and lie became, as he called himself,- "The mm rge of God," chosen to chastise the human race. Under his Teutonic name of Etzel he plays a great part in Teutonic legend, but his historic lineaments are greatly obscured. He was short of stature, swarthy and broad chested, with a large head, snub nose and deep-set eyes Attilla personifies the triumph of the sword. The name of Huns was applied to the Germans as a term of derision and reproach, but it is evident that the Huns arc the real models which guide the kaiser in his career of conquest, and that he hopes to live in history as a second Attilla. He will realize'his ambition. That Attilla is thc-kaiscr's hero is shown by the address he made German troops seventeen years ago, when they were departing from Bremerhaven to suppress the Box era rebelhoii in China. Among other remarks, the kaiser said: . . "If you meet the enemy, you will defeat him, give no quarter, make no prisoners; let whoever falls in vour hands be doomed. Just as a thousand years ago the Iluns under their King Etzel (Attilla), made for themselves a name which to.this day is a mighty one in tradition, so may your appearance make the name German bo feared for a thousand year,s in China, so never again will a Chinaman dare to look askance at any German." If the "allies" be substituted for the name "China man the same spepch might have been made for the pres ent war. The. same sentiment of savagery and blood lust governs the kaiser and the German army, the same ruth Jessness and utter disregard of humanity, in their war upon civilization, as governed Attilla and his barbarian hordes in their sacking of Europe. : ': "lli inithlessness, ihe kaiser has surpassed even the rec ord of the Huns, and, like Attilla, has become indeed the scourge of God," or of the devil, upon suffering human ity, and for a thousand years to conic will be, execrated and hated tin-limit the world by generations still unborn He 7 , h.k(; Atti!Ia' in Kmi fn,(l storv, t" sviionvm ot all that is brutal and barbarian a name of infamy He has tainted the German people with the mark of the beast and years of expiation, penance and punishment will not eradicate the stain. The Children nY TIIKODOHE ROOSEVELT. Wo Americans aro tho children or tho crucible. It has been our boast that out of tho crucible, tho molting pot of liro in this froo land, all the men and wonion of nil tho nations who como hither emerge as Ameri cans and as nothing else; Americans who proudly challenge as a right, not as a favor, that they ' belong" Just exactly as much an any other Amer cans, and that they stand on a full and complete equality with them; Americans, therefore, who must, oven more strongly, insist that they have renounced completely and without re serve, all allegiance to tho lands from which they or their forefathers camo, and that it is a binding duty on every cltlien of this country in every Im portant crisis, to act solidly with all his fellow Americans, having re gard only to the honor and Interest of America and treating every other nation purely on Its conduct In that crisis, without reference to his ances tral predictions or antipathies. If he does not so net, he is false to the teachings and tho lives ot Washing ton and Lincoln, he Is not entitled to any part or lot In our country, nnd he should 1-e sent out of it. If he does not act purely as an American, he shows that In hit case the crucible has failed to do Its work. The cru cll lo must melt all ho aro tast In It: It must turn them out In one American mould; and this must be the mould shaped a hundred and forty ear an by the men who, under Washington, founded this as a free nation, separate from all others. Even at that time, true Amer- Irani were fo many different race strains, Paul Herere and Charles Car- roll. Marlon and Herkimer, Sullivan, Ahiiyler. and Muhlenberg, stood on an equality of service and achieved respect with I.lghthorse Harry Lee and Israel Putnam. Hut the majority of tho leaders and of their folioners were of English blood. They did not, because of this, hesitate to resist and antagonlte lireat ilrltain hn C.ftsat of the Crucible Hrilaln wronged this nation; they stood for liberty and for the eternal rule of right and Justice end they stood as Americans and as. nothing else. All Americans of other raro origin must act towards the countries from which their ancestors severally sprang ns Washington and his associ ates In their day acted. Otherwise they aro traitors to America. This applies especially today to all Ameri cans of Herman blood who directly or Indirectly In an manner support ller mnny as against the United States and tho allies of tho I'nlted States; it applies no less specifically to nil American citizens of Irish blood who nre led Into following the snnie course not by their lovo of tiermany, but by their hatred of England. One motive Is as Inexcusable as the other; and In each caso the action is trea sonable to the I'nlted States. The professional pacifists have, during tho last three years, proved themselves tho evil enemies of their country. They now advocate an In conclusive peace. In so doing the have shown themselves to be the spiritual heirs of tho Tories who In the name of peace opposed Washing ton, and of the Copperheads, who in the name of peace opposed Lincoln. We regard these men and women as traitors to the republic; we regard them as traitors to the great cause of Justice and humanity. This war is a war for the vital Interests of America. When we fight for Ameri ca abroad, c save our children from nmerua ai noine ueslrte tneir own ruined hearthstones. We believe that the largo majorltv of Americans are proudly ready to fisht Bell-ans Absolutely Removes Indiorestion. Onepackace proves it 25c at all druggists. to tho last for the overhrow q( the brutal. pcrmait loilitafufti ' twnliflifl threaten Aipprlca tjojhpss than vjo'rii omor civinzca nation, we Deneve that It would be an act of baseness, cowardice and a betrayal ot this country and of mankind to accept any peace except the peace of overwhelm ing victory, a peace based on the com plete overthrow of the Prussianized Germany of the Hohenzollerifs. We hold that the true test ot loyal Americanism today is effective service against Germany. We should exert as speedily as poslble every particle of our vast lazy strength to win the tri umph over Germany. Therefore we should demand that the government act at once with unrelenting severity against the traitors here at home, whether their treasonable activity take the form of editing and publish ing newspapers, of uttering speeches, or of Intrigue and conspiracy. We must have but one flag. We must also have but one language. That must bo the language of the Dec laration of Independence, of Wash ing's Farewell Address, of Lincoln's Gettysburg Speech and Second Inaug ural. We cannot tolerate any attempt to oppose or supplant the language and culture that has come down to us from the builders of this republic with the language and culture of any European country. 'The greatness of this nation depends on the swift as similation of the aliens she welcomes to her shores. Any force which at tempts to retard that assimilation process is a force hostile to tho high est interests of our country. It is a force, which, If allowed to develop will, for the benefit of this group or that, undermine our national In stitutions and pervert our national ideals. Whatever may have been our judgment In normal times we are convinced that today our most dan gorous foe Is the foreign languago press and every similar agency such as tho German-American Alliance, which holds the alien to his former associations and thru them to his for mer allegiance. We call upon all loyal and unadulterated Americans to man the trenches against this ene my within our gates. L LEAVE TO TRAIN WASHINGTON, Sept. lfl. Three hundred thousand men of the na tional army today tiro on their way to sixteen cantonments to undergo nr. intensive training, jpcriod, prepara tory for service overseas. Today's increment represents approximately 4.) per cent of tho lolal quota under tho first call from nearly 5000 cx emptioti boards. The transition from civilian to military life wns. effected with n minimum of delay.. Tho new incre ment will join the first, quota of 45,000 men culled to Die colors on Sept ember 5. ASTORIA, Or., Sept. m.-Vnitecl Slates iiil'iiulrymen ,todiiy were pa troltinji the streets sitrrounclinir As toria's throe shipyards and the big ilumumnd Lumber company's mi here. The troops arrived early today from Portland, having been sent by (lovenior Withycomho to prevent In dustrial Workers of the World nnd other agitators from picketing tin plants nnd threatening employes working on government orders. No disorders were reported. The Ilnmnlouil mill continued to 0crulc lodny, although crippled by a walkout yesterday of approximately 150 men, who struck ill sympathy with Seattle strikers niruinst ten-hour lumber. I'llII.AHKI.rillA. Sept. 10.-A riot today in the filth ward of this city, where to fui-timis of the re publican party are bitterly fighting lor control, resulted in the killing of a Hiliermiin nnd the wounding of several oilier political workers, tieo Kj pl"y, a jtnliceninn, was shot dead and .lames A. Carey, a city official and a lender of one of tlio factions, was wounded. Primary clci 'lion are being held thniout lVnn-ylvaiiui today for local of f'li'f'-t. JOHN A. PERL Uhly Assistant. M BOIT1I B VUTLETT. rtione M. 4 ana 4-.-J-1. Anitomoblle Hearse Service, ambulance Be net. ' - Crir. SsTRU AIRSHIP FLEE! The Eagle Is Stretching His Wings , Authorities Saying , Little, But Sawing Wood Rapid Progress in All Four Fields of Endeavor- Flying Fields Ready for Flights. BY BASIL, M. MAXLY. WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. -How is Unclp Sam's aviation program pro gressing? Are the signal corps and the air craft production board co-operating to push the ?C-1 0,000,000 airplane program at top speed so America will do her full share next summer in binding the kaiser's troops? The signal corps and tho aircraft board are too busy to tell what they are doing. They are saying littlo but sawing wod. Tho old Southern Railway building, In which all the aviation work Is centered, gives a stronger Impression of real efficiency than almost any other in Washington. Four Lines of Progress. Progress is along four main lines: Construction of flying fields; train ing of aviators; manufacture of train ing planes; and development of fight ing planes. Completion of flying fields has been delayed by the diversion of men and materials to rush tho army can tonments; but with tho release of can tonment labor the fields will be com pleted almost as soon as originally designed. Twenty-one aro now fin ished or under construction. Aviators' training is proceeding with speed. The "ground schools," for recruits' preliminary and tech nical work, are located at eight of the great universities and technical schools. Nearly 1000 graduates leave for the flying fields every mouth. Thousands Training. In addition hundreds aro constant ly being trained In private aviation schools by the airnjane companies. These numbers will be greatly In creased before the end of the year. It is safe to say ot least 10,000 Ameri can pilots will be ready to receive their final Instruction In France by next summer. -' All the manufacturing flcllitics readily available for airplane build ing are now concentrated on training planes, essential in producing" fight ing plane pilots, but the deliveries are still considerably behind the de mand. Within 30 days, however, the output of training planes will be more than doubled, and from that time there should bo no delay In obtain ing them. Producing Fighting Machine. The most spectacular part of the A SAFE TEST For those who aro in need of : remedy for kidney troubles and hack acho, it is a good plan to try Doan's Kidney Pills. They aro strongly rec ommended by .lacksonvillo people. John Kremer, farmer, Jacksonville. Ore., says: "I suffered from kidney trouble for years and although I used ono remedy alter another, I got no relief. At last a friend who had used Doan's Kidney Pills advised mo to try them. When I had used three boxes the whole trouble had left me. Since then whenever I have felt any symptoms of kidney disorder, I have taken a box of Doan's and they havo relieved me." NOW CTREn. More thai three years had passed when Mr. Kremer said: "I am glad to again recommend Doan's Kidney Pills. I kept on using Doan's after I gave my other statement and they rid me of all kidney trouble and 1 am glad to say It has never returned For two years now I have been per fectly well." Price 60c at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills tho same that Mr. Kremer has twice publicly rec ommended. Koster-Mllburn Co., Props.. Buff do, X. Y. Dine I this Sunday. 1 f Saniay Dinner, fl I rVifA Afmtc The Portland J A avlatlqn., program is (ho production of tli (lghting 'machines. 'Jfere' won derful progress has been niau, J A,n engine. equal ia the best Europe has evolved during three years of war ex perimentation has : been produced, and tested In actual flight. Actual manufacture of these IT. S. standard motors has not yet begun, but the best engine plants la the country, including the makers of the country's most famous automobile en gines, are now equipping their shops with tho tools and fixtures necessary for producing thousands of these en gines during the first half of,191S. The production of these engines is an enormus job, as the work on each is equivalent to the work of a first class mechanic for a'year. ' Airplane designers, assisted by the best British, French and Italian ex perts, are now producing designs for a Btandard American battleplane, em bodying all the best foreign features. As the basis for experiments, tlio United States has imported foreigr fighting machines, Including Germat planes brought down and recon structcd. Benefit of Expert Advice. Several of the most famous French and British battle pilots, including Xavarre, Boyrlven and Tabetau of the French army, are giving the Unit ed States the benefit of their wide experience. t Extraordinary steps are being Don't ask for Crackers sag Cluis. Ij. Sclilcffclin J. G. Hibbard Jones Cash Grocery Fonts Grocery Company What About Your Habits?. You know how easily your habits are formed, and you know what a large part they play in your life. ' The habit of saving money is a good habit, which is just as easily formed as a good one. Once you have dropped into the habit of putting a part of your salary into the bank, it becomes almost second nature to you. The result is a happy ono, for in time you will have accumulated a surprisingly large sum of money, and it will be earning interest all the time. ' It is just as easy as it sounds, and today is a good time to begin. Jackson County Bank THE IP-TO-U.ITE AITOIST. carries with him an equipment ot tools and appliances that enable him to make all but tho most serious re pairs. Many of tho wise car owners get their supplies of this, and nil other kinds here. They have learned that they ran always be sure of ob taining what they want, when they want it at a price admittedly reas onable. C. E. Gates Auto Co. MRS. J. E. GRIBBLE School for Small Children Kindergarten and Primary 'Auto Service. Phone Tlfi-L taken to kw tha designs from 'fall. Ing Into the hai)ds, of Geripah agejiifi and little Information regardlng ey'ea the progress of the work HskvaMable'; but it has been so highly satisfactory as to Insure a standard American battleplane equal to any... . Work is also being' pushed on high ly Important auxiliary devices. There Is, for example, a new aerial torpedo which greatly surpasses In accuracy and destructive power the German bombs which have wrought such hav oc in England. COSSACK REVOLT! PETliOGRAD, Sept. 10.---It is ex pected that the Cossack incident shortly will be cleared in n sutisfac. tory manner, says tho Russian offi cial news agency. Cossack officers havo submitted to the provisional government a petition requesting that the order for the arrest of General Kulcdines, the Cossnck leader, bo countermanded, alleging the affair is entirely Hie work of political agents. A delegation of loyalists from Mos cow has now gone to the Cossack headquarters to investigate . on the spot. Whether you buy SNOW FLAKES in bulk or in package, you aro sure of a dainty, criBp, cracker that will add zest to a meal or light luncheon. PACIFIC COAST BISCI IT CO. Portland, Orogon. WE SELL 'EM , C. P. Krilis Marsh & Dennett Wnnior, Wort man & Gore John Ilrownlce ' J.' E. Olmstead Hours 0:00 to 12:00 s HIS) Kenwood Ave. Addi