MFJFOT?T MATT, TTNBFXK "NfEDFOIvD. OmXiOX. MOXPAY. .TUNE H.
'PAGE THREE "
FLETCHER PENCE
BY WAR WEDDING
"MARY'S ANKLE" TO BE PRESENTED
AT THE PAGE THEATRE TUESDAY JUNE 4
Attorney S. fS. Pence was agree
ably surprised Saturday evening
when the 6 p. m. train arrived to see
a young uniformed man waving his
, hand toward him. When the train
stopped who should detrain but his
son, Fletcher II. Pence, on his way to
camp. He handed his father a news
paper, clipping saying he might give
it tq' the papers. The clipping was
put in a pocket and not scanned until
Fletcher had entrained,-and it con
tained the following from the Exam
iner: ."Sergeant Fletcher "ll. Pence, sta
tioned at Camp Lewis, now on fur
lough, and Miss Musn Evjms, Uni
versity of California "co-ed," were
married yesterday in the study of
the First Congregational church by
he "Rev. Francis J. Van Horn. The
wedding was a surprise to friends of
the couple.
Sergeant Pence, whose home is in
Oakland, is a former Lniversity 01
California student. A college ro
mance .ripened as the time drew near
for him to join the colors and just
before his departure for Camp Lc'w
last August the engagement was an
nounced. At that time it was pro
posed to await the ending of the war.
but these plans were changed recent
"Immediately following the cere
tr.onv the connlc left for d short
honeymoon in the Santa Cruz nioiin
tains. From there they will go to
Yosemitc Valley, from where the
groom will return to his regiment at
the training camp. ,
Mr. Pence did not congratulate
but father and son purled, perhaps.
to meet or not to see each other again
as Fletcher will soon be on his way
to the front. Mrs. Pence is from one
of the leading Oakland,. Cat., fa mi
lies and a young woman of exception
nl attainments and of eminent social
Blnnding both in her collegiate, reli
gious nd family relations. ,
RUSSIA PROTESTS USE
'if '
i kill 4': . mM H
PACT LIMITED 10
E
PKKINO, Thursday, May .10.
(lly the ' Associated Press.) The
Jupaneso foreign ottiee announces
that the recently signed convention
between China and Japan is limited
to joint -.military operations in dc
Tense against lle German menace in
Siberia. ' Notes exchanged between
the two countries on March 25, when
made public, today by the toreign of
lico. The first, from China to Japan
says:
'The menus and condition of the
co-operation of the iiriny'and navy
of China and Japan arc compatible
with common military defense against
an enemy, lor the realization ol
wjiich plans may be decided upon by
Ijml iitrreenient of both countries.
They will he arranged by the military
and naval authorities of both coun
tries, who from lime to time will con
sult with ouch other freely and care
fully upon all questions, of mutual
interest mid upon approval of the
governments, lhey will be carried
into action according te the demand
of the circumstances."
(In the same date Viscount Mon
tono, the Japanese foreign minister,
replied :
"I propose on behalf of niy gov
ernment that the period ill which the
notes will remain in force bo deter
mined by competent military and na
val authorities of the two powers. At
the same time the imperial govern
ment is happy to declare that Japan
ese troops within Chinese territory
for the purpose of such defensive
movements will be withdrawn com
pletely upon the termination of the
war."
The third note was merely the
formal acknowledgement by th Chi
nese government of Viscount Mouto
no's reply.
ud mill wus being tukun to Mew York.
Local navy officials denied any def
inite knowledge of the matter. ,
TO HEAD-OFF SOBS
CHATHAM, Mass., .lima a. A re
port Is current on the Capo that a
ship has been torpedoed off Nan
tucket thou Is. No official confirma
tion ot the report Is obtainable.
PROVIDENCE. R. I., Juno 3.
' Xarragansett Day was cloned to out
going vessels this morning by order
of the commandant ot the naval sta
tion at Newport.
DOSTON, Juno 3. It was stated at
tlio office of the commandant of the
first naval district today that there
was no truth in the report that a ves
sel had -been sunk by submarines off
Nantuckot shoals. The office Investi
gated the report that a transport had
been torpedoed. The port of Itoston
had not boon closed at 11:30 a. m.
Tho port of Itoston was closed nt
j upon today. Nurrugiinsett Hay had
I.OX110X. June 3. The president j been closed earlier and every procnii
of the llolsbeviki commissioners in! Hon against tho appoarunce of C.or
Ihc Hon Cossack territory, has been i man U-boatB on the New KiiKland
Laiccil bv anti-soviet Cossacks, ne-1 coast was taken.
cording to a Neuter dispatch from
To the Public.
I Slave resumed the practlccof law
In .Moil ford and may be found at my
old location in the Medfnrd National
Bank building. Any business intrust
ed to me will receive caret",' and con
scientious consideration. .
Respectfully, WM. M. COLVIC1.
Juno 1st, 1918. , 64
Stockholders Notice.
Notice Is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of tho stockholders of
the Home Telephone and Telegraph
Company of Southern Oregon will
be held at the office of the company,
21 S West Sixth street, Medford, Ore
gon, nt 3 o'clock p. m. June 4. 1918.
02 W. II. CORE. President. .
New York Western Union Tole
graph company declined to submit to
the Jurisdiction of the national war
Among the many roports rocolved ( labor board which sought to adjust
Moscow. le was chief organizer of! hero today was one that a (icrman difficulties between company and ita
the Cossack movement against tier- submarine nftor sinking four vessels union employes. Union officials do
cral Knlodinos. loft tho New Jersey const was captur-iclare strike will be ordered.
There is a wealth o( original and
surprising tun in "Mary's Ankle," the
ingenious taree comedy by May 'ful
ly, which A. II. W Is will present at
the Page theater on Tuesday,
4th, with the original New York east
and production. "Mary's Ankle" was
the first of the seasons metropolitan
successes, and delighted large au
diences for three months at the llo.jou
and Thirty-ninth street theaters, New
York. The plot of the piece deals
with the farcical adventures of three
dfcserately poor young men who pre
tend that one of them has been mar
ried and send mil fake wedding invi
tations in order to get the miteli need
ed wedding presents. The complica
tions result from the unexpected ap
nea lance of a voung lady who is iden-
Janci tilied with the name and address on
the wedding announcements. Miss
Tulivs farce abounds in unusually
c.inusing comedy situations, and crisp
c omedy lines, and is splendidly acted
by the original New York company,
including Amy l.eah Dennis, llert
Leigh; May Wallace, James Hester,
Kdward Puller, Louise Sunford, Don
ald MacLeod, (lerlrude Mann, Donald
Meltride and others.
v:
OF ARMY IN FRANCE
MOSCOW, Wednesday, May 20.
(By the Associated Press.) Foreign
Minister Tchitcherin has protested to
France against the further retention
or Russian troops on the French
front. .
A division or more of Russinn
troops hove been in France since
1916. Tho Russians, however,
never took an active part in the
fighting and have not been mentioned
in oficinl reports recently.
IINDOX;, June 3. The movement
nithin Russia in favor of the cause
of the allies is increasing and has
been strengthened by President Wil
son's recent declaration of sympathy
for Russia, suys a Petrograd dis
patch to the Daily F.xpress. The
Russian democracy also is enthus
iastic over recent steps taken by the
Dritish government to show its friend
ship. ' -
DOZEN FISHING SHIPS
LONDON, June 3. Twelve of n
fleet of 30 fishing vessels were sunk
by a German submarine, snys a Pel
fast dispatch to the Daily Telegraph.
The submarine ordered the fishermen
to lake to the bouts nnd row ashore.
It then snnk the vessels by shelling
them. The fishermen lost nil. their
gear, but Jhere were no casualties.
I EVASH
OF TAXES REPORTED
WASHINGTON, June 3. Crimin
nl fraud and evasion in tax returns
of a number of corporations and big
business concerns has been retortcd
by revenue agents nnd grand jury in
vestigations are now under way or
about to start in New England and
several western communities.
PORTLAND, Ore., June 3 Ore
gon Is called upon for army volun
teers 309 of them from grammar
school graduates who have had some
experience along mechanical linos
and some apttude for mechanical
work.
These. 309 men are wanted for
special army mechanical work, fol
lowing a course of training that will
be given them nt government ex
pense. Draft registrants who are qualified
for this service and wish to volunteer
should preifcnt themselves Immedi
ately to their local boards for induc
tion, according to instructions re
ceived from tho war department by
Adjutant General John M. Williams.
After Juno 7, no volunteers will be
accepted.
"The men selected for thts service
will receive & course or training at
government expense, fitting them to
servo in army positions," says the
war department order, "requiring
knowledge of, auto mechanics, gen
eral mechanics, blacksmithlng, sheet
metal working, plumbing, carpentry
and radio operatoring Incident to
many kinds of military service, both
at the front and behind tho linos.
'"The men taking this course will
recelvo thoro instructions which will
ho of great personal value In working
their way ahead, both In tho army
and In civil life.
"This Is an exceptional opportunity
for oncrgetic, ambitious men. Quail
fled registrants should present them
selves to their local boards for volun
tary Induction. When voluntoors pro
vent themselves, local boards will In
duct quullflcd men until their allot
ment has been filled.
"Tho voluntary period will con
tinue until June 7. After June 7, no
more volunteers will be accepted."
Washington Vice Admiral Sims
announced that four officers, 20 men
re believed missing from torpedoed
transport President Lincoln.
OBSERVE ECLIPSE
AT BAKER CITY
PAKF.lt, Ore., June 3. Persons in
the northwest interested in the total
eclipse of the sun June U, nnd not
familiar with the path of the eclipse
can easily determine the path in
which darkness will prevail, lly
drawing n line with a ruler from a
point slightly south of Poeatelhi,
Idaho, through South I lend, Wash.
and then figuring from the scale of
miles a point !I0 miles on either side
of the center line and drawing linc.
parallel tothe center, the (iO-inile
path of totality will be shown ap-
proximntclv, although there is a
slight curve in the path Hint the
straight lines will not show.
However, by the means notcil, per
sons will be able to ascertain the
path of totality, and the distance thev
will have to travel to sec the total
eclipse, and also the town nearest
their home which is. inside the path.
At the eeiitcr of the path, IIk lime
id' totality will he one minute nnd
fil'ly-lwo se.oinls, varying to a few
seconds on the outer edges.
The preparations of the I'niled
States 'ovcrmiieiit partv, which c
tahili-i1 a station here for the studv
of the great natural phenomenon,
have been completed. The mam
moth titl-foot eniiieni, after many
delieale lot jllt meats, has been fo
eii-.-ed and is ready lor me. Tin
tube is hnill solidly, stiilionary n few
feet above the ground and Hie direct
light of the sun is kept, s.piarely fo
cu-M'd on the lens by menus of mir
rors, set on delieately adjusted in-
striicuu-iit, which move in exact s;
chroiitsm una the tunc. J lie spec
troscopes and other instruments hav
all been set tii'inly on concrete
bases. ,
Washington. American Red Cross
second fund now totals $lfil,43'.i,2!U
and may reach $170,000,000 rom
47,000,000 Americans.
Hardly a Drugstore in the Land ,
' That Does Not Sell This Remedy
On the Market Half a Century.
When you are in perfect health,
and are enjoying a stronir and vigor
ous vitality, it is then that your blood
is free from all impurities, t
You fhould be very careful and
ftive heed to the slightest indication
of Impure blood. A slutglsh circula
tion is often indicated by an impaired
appetite, a feeling of lassitude and n
general weakening of the system. It
is then that you should promptly take
a few bottles of S. S. S., the great
blood purifier and strengthened It
will cleanse the blood thoroughly an I
build up and strengthen the whoio
system. S. K. S. is sold by all drug
gists. Valuable information about tho
blood supply can be had free by writ
ing to the .Swift Specific Co,2J
Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ca.
0.
a
ReMost Beautiful (Jar intmerica
--SIB-
Your Car and Your Cause
Every business man in this broad land is today working for Uncle Sam.
There are no longer any personal enterprises. No matter what your
line of work may be, you are devoting your time, your energies, and a
large share of your profits to the winning of a great war.
In dedicating ourseives to so huge a task, we must call upon every resource
that is available. At home as on the firing line our vital problem of
transportation can be very largely solved by the motor car and motor
truck. With vast supplies moving to the seaboard, it becomes a
patriotic duty to travel by the road and thus release railway equipment
for the government.
The hustling executive must have the right of way he must swing down
the line nn high gear he must realise that the time saving automobile
is essential to his success and the cause which he champions.
AnJ now just a word about our product.
The Paige is merely one of America's high grade motor cars, but we are
proud of the part that it is playing in this national crisis.
In the field of mechanical products, the Paige nameplate stands as an unques
tioned guarantee of honest manufacturing and fair dealing.
We ask you to buy that nameplate rather than four wheels and a
painted body. We ask you to buy a refutation that has endured
through many fitful periods in the motor car industry a reputation
that will endure so long as Paige cars arc made for and sold to the
American people.
PAIGE- DETROIT MUTOR CAR COMl'ANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN
VALLEY GARAGE
Medford, Oregon
il
OH
i
1
i r i ty .
"Hr rf?.-i SSfet p?Ws ..'?5sr7