Medford mail tribune., May 16, 1918, Page 8, Image 8

PAGE EIGHT
MEDFOTCD MATL TUTRUXE. MEDFORD,
OR KG ON.
THURSDAY. MAY 1(5, 1918
AMERICAN STYLE FRENCH HONOR
I IN
VOGUE ON Hi
II
Open Warfare Forces Abandonment
of Trench Tactics as Result of Ger
man Advance Rifle Shooting
Coming Into Use -Americans Ex
cell in New System.
WITH THE AMERICAN TROOPS
FACING THE GERMANS IN NORTH- j
KRN FRA-XCE (Controle Americain),'
Jilay 16. The American style or
fighting Iihn come back again ovt;r
here. The great German offensive
has forced utl slues to return to open
warfare, where the man with a rifle
ou his shoulder becomes a real fac
tor again and where the cavalry must
attain be reckoned with.
The American troops, as they
awaited the word to go Into action,
alongside their French and Hrltlsh
allies, put In their time praetlcinK
field maneuvers that haven't been
seen In these parts since the war he
' gun and all armies dug themselves
into trenches.
Little llnguc Carried.
Wluereas many a Germon division
fought during the first days of the
battle with every man loaded down
with his entire pack on his back, the
Americans literally stripped to the
waist for the fray.
Hundreds of tons of personal bag
gagfl were left behind. One blanket,
a raincoat, a canteen of water, emer
gency rations, gun and ammunition
that Is practically all the Ameri
can soldier carried with him, except
for a small trench tool, to be used
In cRse of necessity.
"Use your rifles and take careful
aim," 1 heard a colonel instructing
his men. "Forget about the hand
grenade in this open warfare, bccaiine
ono good rifle and a belt of ammuni
tion la worth mora than all the gre
nades you can cirry.
"Don't be like the Germans I heard
about the other day who began
throwing their rifles at the French
when their grenades cave out."
Rifle shooting had become a lost
art In the European war zones up
to the time of the German offensive.
But now, behind the allies' lines,
rifle practice goes on every hour of
the day, and the chances are the
Germans are doing the Mime.
Every big offensive develops some
new tacilce. In this battle the Ger
mans have shown to what extent. the
machine gun and the light trench
mortar can bo used.
The Germans were able to plow
their way for big advances at the
start largely thru the use of thou
sands and thousands of both of these.
The German mortar Is so light It
It can lie pulled by men. The Ger
mans were not able to mnke their
artillery keep pace with their ad
vance, but relied almost entirely on
their machine guns and mortars.
Another trick the Germans used to
good advantage was in timing the
arrival of fresh divisions.
Their reserves all hiLed toward
the fnuit at night and were h sepa
rated that new ones reached the
scoho at daybreak each day.
During the daylight hours they
stayed under cover and rested.
Tho American troops sent to help
the French and Mrlti.-Oi were so nld
to get out of their uncomfortable
trenches that they welcomed with
shouts the.chanee to meet the Ger
mans out In the open.
Hate Trench Waifnio.
Trench warfare doesn't tit in with
tho American temperament.
"When the enemy shells you. yo.i
have the helpless feeling that there
Is nothing to do but Hand in the
trenches and take it." on l-oy told
me. "What I like 1 a chan.e to
strike back myself ami nut have the
Job to our artillery."
On the way up to (he Hriti.-Ot and
French fronts, the Americans were
so gay and f i-slhe that one would
have ihouKht they were on their way
baek to a rest camp, instead of beln
hca.'.cd ;.u a hlnodv Inttlet'ieM.
Protty French ulrl threw kisse
to them in every city and vlllai;- GiC
passed thru and many Is die Ameri
can who bus tucked in his belt the
address of some French lassie.
And In the French home they
were billeted, waiting tor tin- com
mand to go forward. French pens-am
folk brought them fresh ccr and
milk and vegetables tor their mes,
and many of the bo slept in I'-.il
beds for the first time in month--
The American troops were fortun
ate in having for officers a number of
men who had served with distinction
In the Hritlsh army up to the time
tho I'nltetl States entered the
In addition, other officers were
known as experts in open warTare
maneuvers.
THREE OARING
YANKEE
Pershing in Communique Tells Details
of Trench Raid by American Snip
ersAviation Officers Cited in
French Orders Two Aviators Kill
ed in Flight.
WASHINGTON. May Hi. The war
department Udy made public an of
ficial eomiminniue from (Jenenil Per
diinir in two -H'Wion, the first repeat -iiiLT
a communique thitt came in press
dispatches thU morning", and the sec
ond giving additional information of
the activities of the American troops.
Tiie second section said :
"In Lorraine May V- the three
jii)cr, Mujuts of intelliguuee service
went out in camouflage siiipim' suits
to iind German snipers and encoun
tered IS of the enemy Jit a strong
point near dugout. They shot four,
of whom one npciired, to lie an offi
cer, secured valuable papers and re
tired under heavy lire. One failed
to reach our lines anil the major com-
Appreciative Women
How often is the question asked,
"Are the testimonial letters published
In the advertisement of hydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound gen
uine and true?" In answer to that
question we -want to answer most em
phatically yes; and it is gladness
for health restored by the use of
I.ydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound after weeks, months and some
times years of suffering that has
prompted these women to write such
letters In order that other women
who suffer aff they once did may prof
it by the experience. Adv.
TODAY ONLY
WM. DESMOND
in
"CAPTAIN OF
HIS SOUV
A 100 Percent Picture
Friday
LEST
Saturday
FORGET
WE
STAKKIXC K1TA JOI.IVKT
SIMCl'IAI. ADDKl) ATTIi ACTION
ADAMSON TRIO
(iood Mil- It Dancing Singing
No Advance in Price
innndiiij: the seetor, sent three of
ficers mid four men to find him'
J'nlrol Alinck I aw my.
''This patrol itUo itenet rated the
enemy's tine mid reached tho strum;
point attacked by the first patrol.
Here the enemy was nut reinforced
and our patrol was driven hack by n
A it rifle and grenade tire. On reaeli
ing our lines one man of this patrol
was found missing. Two officers
ucre sent out to find him, and brought
back the body for identification pur
poses. The missing man from the
second patrol has not been found, lint
the third intelligence scout of the first
party has returned.
"On May V2t three officers of our
aviation forces were cited in orders
by the commanding general of a
French army corps and decorated
with the Croix De Guerre: Major
li'alph Itoyce of Hancock, Mich.; for
making first American reconnaisanee
over enemy's lines and for nlwavs
-.ctting fine example to his squad
ron; First Lieutenant Herbert II. Gur
fide of New York, pilot, ami Second
Lieutenant Paul De Meyers of Miil
wnukee, observer, for an infantry
laisison mission on April 12th. Flying
at :(00 meters thev finished their mis .
sion in spite of intense fire from
enemy machines and nnti-aircra ft
guns.
"North of Toul on the afternoon of
May 14, Lieutenant Kngel and Lieu
tenant Kmerson were killed bv u full
within our lines, while un observation
duty. The accident took place within
a cloud and the particular are not
known. North of Toul our aviators
today brought doAvn three Of nun u
two-seated machines, ojie of our avia
tors bringing down two and another
bringing down one."
49 Mill
The county exemption board last
night received word that Jack
son county's quota in the new
draft call i.-sued yesterday bv the war
department for 51, tinll more men for
the national army, will be 111 men.
Oregon's quota under this call is for
1 ,.0U men.
The exemption board was busy to
day in selecting the 49 men, nil of
whom wjl be taken from class 1. It
was announced at t tie board head
quarters that this task would proba
bly be aconiplished some time Friday.
The Oregon men selected under this
lira ft call will nil be sent to Fort Mc
Dowell, near Sun Francisco. The
hoard announces that the Jackson
county quota will entnfin for Fort
McDowell during the five day period
beginning Mav 20.
disked out' r or
Boiling and hard rubbing give Fabrics that
"washed out" look. They destroy the nup
that marks a garment as new.
The surest way to keep fabrics fresh and dainty is
to wash with Fels-Naptha soap. It cleans without
boiling; without hard rubbing.
Try Fels-Naptha next' washday,
important than ever these days.
Its savings are more
' Your own grocer
ham FeU-Napiha
FtU-Naptha keep!
whitm clothe whitt
y
y
f
f
f
f
f
y
?
?
t
?
?
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
2
X
Responsibility
A hott und stie.nL; chain
m lK (1m ptdlch s and liik
the operaticu of t!ie FliM
NmI!( n:tl li.-nik with (In tn
rs jintl initiltrieN of pe tple.
aiii tm-iiiescs in Melftml
and Jat kMiit county.
lt(N etn
riiiiinriiil
ep4'itinu
Viltll o.
hiM of that
slreilUth by
an a t-oitn
Wm. G. Tait .
Oris Crawford .
. President
. Cashier
NATIONAL
UV MF.DFORD. ORTj y
inBj
MAY CO, Inc.
MERCHANDISE OF MERIT ONLY
THREE BIG SALE DAYS FRIDAY, SATURDAY and
MONDAY
That there
recognition
THIS sale represents the fruits of individual and collective effort,
was an overwhelming response to last weeks sale is the surest
that this store is acknowledged a factor for public benefit.
Camouflage bluff, self praise are forces not tolerated by this establishment. We abhor the practice
of the sham so prevalent nowadays when real effort and brains must supplant the easy business
methods of normal times.JThe remarkable savings offered to our patrons in this sale represent
the real triumph of effort. - . ,
Buy This Merchandise and Save
SM'ciiil value-! in Dress Ginghams; all the
new plaids, elieeks anil strip's. Sold ev
erywhere at ;!")e. On sale 25e
LADIES SLEEVELESS VESTS
qieeial lot of Small sizes on sale.
A
vests a)
ntGOr.
25 ,")l)e vests at 35C, 7-V
Hnvnow.
i.)c
vests
DE BAVOISE BRASSIERES
Stvl. . All sizes this sale 50c
St vie
All si.e this sale
..50r
TWO PIECE WASH SUITS
!,- Suits at $;j.50
::..-( Suits at $2.50
;. 0 Duck Suits $3.00
COLORED WASH SKIRTS
..")D Skiits $1.75
::.-. Skirts $3.98
l..-0 Skirts $3.29
-.(Ht Skirts $3.49
WOOL SUITS
1 Special lot Wool Suits from $27.r0 to
t:!9.50 plaeed on sale at $25.00
1 special lot Wool Coats front $16.50 to
'$21.00 placed on sale at'..' $15.00
MERCHANDISE FOR LESS
Waists What !)8c will buy in our Waist
Department. Dozens of pretty waists in
many different styles. All sizes 98
Two Special Lots Crepe Kimonas
$:.")() Kimonas at $2.75
$2.50 Kimonas at $1-9S
SILK AND WOOL DRESSES
Merchanndise Values
$7.50 Dresses , $4.50
$15.00 Dresses $11.98
$1(5.50 Dresses $12.25
$1S.50 Dresses ".............$12.50
$22.50 Dresses $17.50
$27.50 Dresses $19.75
, White Wash Goods
45 ad 50e White Goods 39
!!5c Wliitt- Goods :. 25c
Hosiery Department
1 Lot Children's pink and blue Hose, to
close at 1E
1 Lot Misses and Children's Hose, white,
to close :...'....! .25
1 Lot Women's :55e black silk Jxiot
Hose at 2Vc
Women's :;;; black and white Mercerized
I lose at : 35
Women's (0c black silk boot Hose at 49C
Women's Clc white silk boot Hose at 59
Style 01, Women's 2!)c Iron Clad Hose,
black and white, at : 25c
ROYAL WORCESTER COR
SETS Style :!2:!. $1.00 Corsets at S9?
St v (lie 525. $1.50 Corsets at
$1.39.
St vie 5)7. $1.50 Corsets :t
$1.39.
Stvle 5li. s2.0O Coi-sets at
$1.19.
BON TON CORSETS
s:!.50 ( 'ni-sets
s-,.110 Cm-sets
$2.49
$3.49
NEMO CORSETS
stvle 552. $5.00 Corsets S3.G9
Si vie 512. $5.(HI Cms.-ts $3.79
m' PARASOLS FOR LESS
$4.00 Paraso.s L.$2.75
$2.!)5 Parasols :.$1.9S
$1.!)5 Parasols $1.50
LADIES' WHITE WAISTS
A piod assortment White
Waists, all good patterns, well
worth $2.50. On sale at $1 .50
COLORED WASH GOODS
in
50c
15.
:?.
-o.
Voile .
Voile .
Voile .
Voile
Strive
(ialatea at
59c
39c
29c
25c
29c
Hair Nets, two for 5t
Darning Cotton, two for 5d
Palm Olive Soap 10c
:4 inch, $1.25 imported Pongee
Silk at 9S
7 -ounce liottle Hoiiicks Malted
Milk '. 49
1 Lot 15e Ladies' Handker
chiefs at 10c
I Lot Coat and Waist Hanger.
each 5
1 Lot 10 and 12t. Embroid
eries at 7c
AGENTS FOR
Pictorial Ucview Patterns.
Home Journal Patterns.
Wooltex Coats and Suits.
Sheuerman Skirts.
Patty Wales Dresses.
Kayser Silk Underwear.
Gossard Corsets.
De Mevoise Brassieres.
Wayne Kr.it Hosiery.
Hon Ton 'orscts.
Iron Clad Hosiery.
Roval Worcester Corsets
(Yllinghourtie Mills Knihv
Thread.
Jamestown Worsted Dress
Goods.
Nemo Coi-sets.
( 'enteineri Kid Gloves.
THE MAY COMPANY, Inc., a. w. hubbs. Mgr.
t
I
f
t
t
I
t
y
x
?
f
t
I
?
t
t
T
?
t
t
t
f
t
y
f
y
z
y
y
y
f
y
JL
z
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
JL
y
Z '
y
y
y
z
y
f
y
y
y
y