MEDTOKD MATL TRTRTTyT!, MEPFOTtD. OTUXiAX. TTTl'RSnAY. MAY fl. 101S
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AMERICAN SEAPLANE TRAIN
ING CAMP, Central Italy, April 20.
(Correspondence of the AsocinteJ
Press.) Americans in training here
to become submarine hunters and
const protectors combine hard work
and serious study, varied by occa
sional trips to a nearby town or, less
frequently, to Home.
This is the first school in Italy
for Uncle Sum's aerial suitors. They
nttend lectures, learn French and
Italian, pro through nil the lessons up
to "solo" flying, when they are al
lowed to fly nlone, thence on throuirh
ccrel'ul training to the time when they
are recommended as fit for officers.
Next their names travel over the At
lantic to the war department, nnd
finally they become officers, anil have
their names enrolled anions the fight
ers for the United States.
"I know of no greater glory than
that of being an aviator," said the
American ambassador, Thomas Nol
scn Page, to some of them at a lunch
given in their honor
Their camp is located near the
banks of one of the volcanic lakes
in the mountains north of Home. The
winter nnd spring have been mild and
the student aviators have been flying
almost every day since they came, un
der the instruction of Italian instruc
tor pilots. They utilize the lake for
bathing.
On their Saturday afternoon nnd
Sunday holidays they ride over to n
cathedral town and. set on a big rock
nnd they go to church, see the sights,
pcnd a little money on restaurant
food, possibly put up over nighi at
one of the many little hotels that arc
linguishing here since the war cut off
tourist traffic, and they ride back
again Monday morning for the new
week's training.
Those fortunate enough, to have
toothache or teeth in the need of re
pair may go to liotne for that pur
pose. Uncle Sam not having yet pro
vided a dentist exclusively for this
camp as he has at the bigger camp for
aviators in the south of Italy. As
teeth connect with the nerves which
arc supposed to regulate the sense of
cquilihrum, it wil be understood just
bow important commanding officers
consider such troubles. Without a
proper sense of eiinilihrnm a man
can't fly without running the risk of
breaking his neck or a Valuable ma
chine. Sometimes money becomes a draw
back to the Home excursion, in view
of the irregularities of pay days. One
sharp youth from Missouri overcame
this handicap by borrowing French,
English or American money from his
comrades. In Home he exchanged
this for Italian paper money at the
rate of eight and one-half lire to the
dollar, spent what was necessary to
see the sights and returned to the
camp with more money than he had
Then be started. He repaid his
debts at the rate of five lire to the
dollar.
1
"The Kaiser, Ileast of IJerlin,'
which was screened at the Pane thea
ter last night to a capac'ty house was
received with greater enthusiasm
than "The Ilirth of n Nation." The
cheering could be heard for blocks.
We have got to wake up and it is
left to the motion picture to blae the
way and such pictures as "The Kai
ser" will do it. We must realize that
the best men of our country are go
ing over on the other side. That fler
many is 1110 per cent more efficient
than she was n year ngo.
This picture wil encourage millions
in this country to become better
Americans. Propaganda is needed
here some of our people don't even
know we are at war.
Propaganda of this kind is neces
sary to galvanize Americanism. Ev
eryone, old nnd young should see this
picture before it leaves Medford.
The orchestra of eight pieces under
the leadership of Mr. Henry llarcke.
the. new organist at the Page theater,
was pronounced as the greatest ag
gregation ever assembled in Medford.
Knch scene was correctlv intcrpretcl
nnd added greatly to the entertain
ment of the evening'
DECORATE GRAVES OF
FALLEN IN BATTLE
PARIS, Si.vy 0. Commemorating
Americans who have fallen in battle.
"f.a Cocnn'e Iu Souvenir," n patri
otic society, plan-, to decorate the
graves of nil Americans buried in
France. A decorated marker known
as the "war cross of the dead" will be
plueed over each grave.
PRICES FOR FUEL
WASHINGTON, Mqy 9. Just ex
actly what Is the Idea of coal mine
operators and dealers who are so
constantly "viewing with alarm"
their production of coal and warning
the public in hushed tones that there
is dire danger of a worse coal famine
next winter than in the one just past?
The answer is probably:
They want all the cars they can get
from the railroads, regardless of
what happens to governmental needs
and to other Indi? .ries.
They also want to excite the public
so that the price of coal will be
forced up by fresh readjustment 'be
yond -the maximum already fixed by
the fuel administration.
In their various publicity endeav
ors some of the coal people blame all
their troubles upon their not getting
enough cars to transport coal. They
say the mines should be working at
top speed now so as to produce stocks
for next winter's needs. Well, fig
ures bear them out so far as car
shortage is concerned. That is, if
they want top production of coal.
they lack about 30 per cent the cars
they should have.
'But there is another side of tile
picture they are not playing up much.
It is the matter of actual coal pro
duction. Figures for January and
February of this year show a de
crease as was to be expected when
unusual blizzard conditions scaled
up tight. Hut March, 1918 was a
record month.
It not only exceeded both March
1917 and March, 1916, but it was
exceeded In total tonnage In those
years only by October and November,
1917. Total number of car loads re
ported for 104 roads carrying bi
tuminous coal was S23.C8G for this
March, compared with 79 1,381 in
March, 1917. And the total for the
first quarter of this year despite
Its two bad months exceeds 191 7 'S
quarter' by 7000 cars of coal.
i To cope with the car problem in the
district east of the Mississippi and
north of the Ohio the railroad admin
istrntlon has a car pooling office in
Pltjsburg. Tbe manager of this knows
oxactly how many cars are allowed
him. He gets a daily report showing
orders on each railroad line for the
following day and distributes his cars
pro rata. That is the best he can do
under the circumstances. Of course
the Ideal condition would be to give
each mine 100 per cent car supply so
that the mines could work the unfre
quently attained 100 per cent capac
ity, but even with things as they are
the mines are turning out more coal
than last year.
PETROOR AD, April 10. (Corres
pondence of the Associated Press.)
The famous patriarchal treasure-
house in the Kremlin at Moscow has
been looted.
The treasure-house is the rcposl
tory of many sacred treasures, In
cluding the reputed shroud of Christ,
a robe alleged to have been worn by
the Virgin Mary, one of the nails
from the cross, and a painting said
to have been done by St. Luke. Its
jewels and precious stones were said
to be worth nearly ten million dol
lars.
WASHINGTON, May 0. Senator
Hitcheoelv of Nebraska was made
chairman today of tbe senate foreign
n lotions committee. Mr. Ilitchcocli
who was senior democratic member
of the coinmiltee, succeeds the bit
Senator Stone in n rearrangement of
democratic committee assignment
caused bv recent deaths of several
seators.
Aftev Three Years.
Many men and women are sick and
I'on't know It. Some never discover
they have kidney trouble until they
apply for life Insurance. The kid
neyn are marking all the time, filter
ing poisonous waste out of the blood
stream, and when they become weak
ened or deranged, headache, back
ache, pains In sides and groins, to-
called rheumatism, languldness, swol
len Joints and other symptoms devel
op. W. D. Moss, Ogdcn, Ark., . rites:
"Foley Kldne) Pills rel'evej me of
severe kidney troubles of three years'
standing."
Sold vcrywhero. Adv.
GOOD SALE FOR
Cattle receipts today "," he id, for
the week ,)2.'i. (luod to well fin
ished cattle arc finding ready sale
at the top of lb? market, but the off
grades, particularly the butcher
rodes of eows and heifers declined
harplv yesterday and have not re
covered, prices ruling from "ill cents
to $1.00 per hundred pounds under
the ruling prices at the close of busi
ness last week. Ouotations are:
Prime steers, l.").2.")( l.").."i0; good to
choice steers, 1fH.00( lo.OO; medium
to good steers ifl2.00( 1:1.011; fail-
to medium steers 1 ).."() ; com
mon to fair steers, .S.00(ir!).O0 ;
choice cows rnd heifers, $1X00(0
1-1.00; medium to good cows and
heifers, iK.II0(o 10.0(1; fair to mi ilium
cows and heifers, .."i.,iU(v7.5U: fan
ners ..'l.."iO(i .V.'X); bulls, ,f(i..")0(iri Mil;
calves, .f8..")0(n.'l.00; stockers and
fiedcrs,- .$8.00(11 10.00. Stocker nnd
feeder trade has been nctive in the
past few duvs.. some choie grades
being sold as high ns 10 cents. Quo
tations are 8(iM0e for stocker and
feeders.
Hog receipts for todav .'100, for
the week l(i;0. The hog market op
ened in a rather weak condition yes
terday and lyis not recovered up to
this time, today's prices ruling i(l(f
27m lower. Quotations are: Prime
mixed, $17.40((iH7.(ir; medium mixed,
17.00((rl7.2,i; rough heavies, $10.00
(ri0.2.-); pigs, $14.:i0( l.Vil); bulk.
1 7.256? 17.40.
Sheep receipts today 2"i0, for the
week 87.V Sheep prices are ruling
very steady at the following limita
tions: East of the mountain liu'ubs,
17.r0(18.:0; valley lambs, $17.m(i'
18.00; yearlings. l.').00(f l.')."i0:
wethers, $i:i.00(?l.l..')0; ewes, $12.00
(ii-12.."in.
"liaise n hog, raise a sheep, rajse a
garden."
HERILINOOlSOLVE
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PEK1N0, Friday, May 3. (By the
Associated Press.) A loan of twenty
million yen, secured by Chinese, tele
graph revenues, has been closed with
Japanese banktrs and the first in
stallments nre arriving. An addition!!
loan of twenty milion dollars, secured
by the Tsiimii-Shuntch railway, is
reported to have been concluded.
The newspapers are full of sensa
tional gossip concerning the '.'hiiicse-
Japanesc negotiations, which tire de
clared openly to be the means of Jap
anese domination in everv sphere
nnd the setting out of China for mili
tury and financial assistance.
PRUSSIAN GHAMBERI245 U. S. ENGINES
AMSTKKDAM, May ".Count Von
lU-rtlinjr, the German imperial rlinn
eellnr and Prussian premier, has de
cided to dissolve the l'russian elmm
hcr if the "third reading of the l'rnn
rhise reform bill is re.jeeted, the -Cologne
Gazette asserts.
PARIS, May fl.-On railway linos
in I'Yanee 21.") Iiiriio type American lo
comotives are now in operation. They
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Likewise "il l American freight cars i dintely.
of 111) tons capaeitv each have heen '
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tefcy chick. Tjr i
xa-g Heavy Winter Layers
VvIS Ch'rlfrom S. C. wli'ta eritOf a tlraln w have ' if
Ch'rfrom S. C. wli'ta lcj!iora Uraln wo luve
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Dahlias, Snapdragons
Sweet Peas
and other flowers will bring added cheer and sun
shine into your home. They help to brichten up
the house these war-days. If your garden is but a
window box what of it? You can get Morse's
seeds to flower there. ,
In a world's competition Morse's flowers were
judged the best. Old-time favorites or new
novelties get them from your '
dealer or direct from us. . V
Our 1918 Garden Guide tells all
about Morse's flowers when to
plant them and how to prepare
your ground. Write for your copy
today. It n tree.
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729 Front Street Sun FrnncUco
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would IIUo lo fiiiow you Um; wIioIb lino.
WEST SIDE PHARMACY
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iftidford, Orogoii
A Demonstration
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It will be demonstrated th; New De
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