MEDFORD MATL TRTBTTNHR. MFDFORD. ORF.fJOV, TUESDAY; RFPTFMT.FTJ 10. 1918
PACiF vTTTREF
ZE LACKING
ARMS.MUNITIONS
WIN BYSTRATEGY
Russian Reds and Hun Prisoners Am
bushed and Slaughtered by Czecho
slovaks at Nikolsk Railway Gully
Turned Into Shambles Allies Clos
ing the Fan of Soviets.
MUSTARD GAS IS NOT MADE FROM .MUSTARDM BORN
L
Expert Tells How Horrible Hun In
vention I; Made Radium Best An
tidote for Poisonous Gases of all
Kinds Mustard Gas Contains No
MUstard, Smells Like Garlic.
(By Burton Kuiscly.)
NIKOLSK, Siberia, Aiijt. -3. This
is the best place to stand to wnU'li
the allies try to close the fan of so
vintisni. Tlio little remuiiiinc, Bolshevik con
trol in Siberia spreads over the coun
try in the shape of an open fan, with
the east tip on the I'ssiiri, the center
of the base at Manchuria station, the
west tip at Lake Baikal the base
lying along; the Trans-Siberian and
the curved border pointing north.
Thioo Ilnttlefronts
There are three battlefronts nt
each tip and at the center of the base.
Allied strategy is to close this fan,
and shut the Bolsbeviki up inside of
it ns it closes, driving them from Ilnb
nrovsk in tlie east and Chita in the
west their greatest strongholds
into a center of nothingness.
And most of the troops and sup
plies in this maneuver o through
Nikolsk. It is a busy nlnee."-
The last time I passed through Nik
olsk before the Bolsbeviki were over
thrown at Vladivostk there were no
warlike sijins. The soviet governed
the city, but there were no guards at
the station and few soldiers in sisjbt.
Czechs Start Westward
But in Nikolsk, s in Vladivostk,
the Soviets still hnd smooth sailing.
Then came the blow-up. The minute
the Czechs bad taken Vladivostok
they sturtcd westward toward their
comrades in the interior.
The Bolsbeviki troops from Orode
kovo, and some from no toward Hab
arovsk, hurried to reinforce the Nik
olsk garrison. But the Czechs moved
too fast for them. Within a week af
ter taking Vladivostok they captured
Alkolsk.
The real story of that battle pro!)
ably has never reached the world.
There was no corps of war corres
pondents. Cable communication with
Vladivostok is about as uood as none, i
The fight was bloody, l'erhaps 200
Czechs and 1000 Bolsbeviki-prisoner
troops were killed or wounded.
Czeclis Win by Strategy
The Czechs lacked both guns nnd
ammunition. They won by strategy.
They advanced, secreted what ma
chine pans they had on hillsides over
n gully along the railroad track in
their rear, nnd then pretended to re
treat down the track. When the pur
suing Bolsbeviki .jammed the gully the
hidden Czechs cut loose, like a whirl
wind of death.
Bolshevik bodies lay on tho-e hills
almost n week. AVomen from Nikolsk
nnd nearby towns, arrived dailv hi
hunt their dead husbands, broilers,
son.
The capture of Nikolsk seemed t i
spell the Bolsheviki's early end. Th..
city is an important railway junction.
The direct Trans-Siberian nn.
through Chinese land Manehutu.
Here branches north the Amur lin ,
circling Manchuria, rejoining ia?
Trans-Siberian west of Manchuria, so
Ktissia in war would have a throujh
line on her own soil.
i On Mnm'liurlan Front
But Bolshevik resistance in this
sector stiffened. Through Nikolsk
troops, guns and equipment now i
north to the I s.-un front. At Nil.nl k
supplies, Red Cross outfits and bos
pitnl facilities pile constantly up. To
Nikolsk are constantly returmnj;
wounded Czech-allies from I'ssuri.
At the other Mmii'hiiriun front, ill,
cenier 01 uie iun, iiiipnnese-1 hinef
reinforcements to Scmcnoff's troop
lire causing the Bolsbeviki to disperse:.
Only 3000 are said to be left. .
At the west tip of the fan Lai
Baikal the Czechs from the interior
ndvnncp steadily toward Vladivostok,
though thev need help.
But nt the east tip of the fan, L'
sun, the Czechs, though expecting to
take llnharnvsk in n couple of weeks
nave already been eight weeks at it
vainly, and scveraj times have had to
reireai.
- lUxults of Intervention
Now that crisis is past. Within
the Inst two weeks trainloads of Jup-
r.nese have gone north from Nikolsk.
General Olani no whas n force henvv
enough to start the drive toward the
inevitable end. At Chita or Ilaharo
vsk, or somewhere between, the Bol
sheviki will make their last stand.
Four unfavorable results from in
tervention were thought possible.
1. Russian consolidation behind
the attacked Soviets.
2. More complete submission of
the Soviets to German influence.
3. Suspicion in Russia and China
of Japan's motives. ,
(By Clark Williams Wil 'on, American
gas expert.)
The German "mustard gas," to
which our boys arc being subjected
on the western front, is not made infro
muslard and has no collection with
mustard. It was so unmed by the
British soldiers because it soaks
through their clothing nnd burns the
skin worse than a mustard plaster.
It has an odor more suggestive of
garlic than mustard. Thousands of
tons of it are now being loosed at the
allied armies by the Huns.
Mustard gas is developed by vapor
izing ilielorelhyl sulphide, which vola
tizes slowly and the fumes of which
become trr'ti'v n'.tacbed to ob
jects of the landscape. Chloride of
lime is most effective in neutralizing
its virulence.
l'hosgene gas, another populal
weapon of the Huns, which is deadly
nnd rapid, is formed by the action of
light on u mixture of carbonic ncid
and chlorine. Like carbonic gas it is
suffocating, but has more odor.
Fluorine gas, a combination of io
dine, sulphur and phosphorous, is a
fatal gas which might be used bv the
allies in fighting German gas warfare.
It has been litiil'icd under pressure
and might be used in this form by
shell makers for charging explosive
shells. Its vapor is more pungent than
chlorine or any of the iritating gases.
Of all substances it is most destruc
tive of animal matter. Applied to the
skin, idealises excruciating pain.
My experiments in chemistry and
medicine have proved that a perfect
antidote for the caustic effect of
acid gas bums is radium when used
ill the form of a bromide of radium,
but considerably ateenuated. A very
few small doses, taken internally,
have always been wonderfully effec
tive in providing relief.
The awful gas gangrene infection,
which often develops in neglected
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Pm i
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enemy retiring with one wounded
man. Colored troops have occupied
one Vosges village in which trench
eivililiahs were held prisoner. The
Frenchmen on co'uiing through to the
American lines declared that the
Germans were considerably excited
at finding themselves opposed by ne
eroes. of whom thev are said to he
afraid because of reort that the
American colored troops cut off the
cars of their prisoners.
The negro soldiers in this sector re
cently had an example of German
treachery when a German patrol at
tacked after shouting "Kamernd."
They are now thoroughly determined
to have their revenue.
wounds of our soldiers, inmht be con
quered by the use of preparations
of Lachesis, the lctal venom of the
lance-headed serpent of South Amer
ica. That poison has cyanide of soda
for ils active principle.
Hell could not concoct more fiend
ish pnishmetit than that which the
detestable Huns have dealt out bv the
use of these acrid gases in modern
warfare. Chronic pacifists and pro-
Germans should be forced to scrutin
ize some of flic heart-breaking and
hideous exhibits of gassed and dis
abled entente allied soldiers returned
from the buttle fronts. Then they
might realize whul America is fight
ing for and fighting to prevent
4. Friction between Siberian fac
tions trying to grab the Bolsheviki's
reins.
All have hapoened.
The soviet troops temporarily have
gained, or coerced, recruits from some
liiissians previously indifferent, or
inactive. Proof of intervention s hon
est aims to help Russia will remedy
this.
Soviet Hun Allies
The soviet troops are now openly
hand in hand with armed German
prisoners. But so were they then,
though coinoullagiiig it. .
Japan's demand to control the Chi-
nest Kastern railway lrom t hang-
Chun, the only part she did not al
ready control, while the Japanese
Chinese troops flowed through Muk
den into Harbin caused feeling in
Russia and Peking. But the demon-
tration of allied unity, through joint
war councils, will cut! all sueli misuii-
derstandinus.
The liberal autonomous Siberian
government ami the reactionary llor-
vii th group have been at odds. Ilo
varth, who was forced to recede after
proclaiming himself provisional ruler
of Siberia to beat the liberals to the
Soviet's seat, is again bobbing lip.
But the military, financial and econ
omic aid fro mwithout which interven
tion is just beginning to disburse will
automatically unite Siberia under
whutever leadership the' allies deem
most efficient tohnndlc that aid.
World's llicliest Jjilld
Soon Siberia, richest land in the
world, with immense iron, coal, gold
and other valuable mineral deposits,
with limitless fertile farm land, with
broad rivers teeming with fish, and
witli forcsls so virgin and huge Unit
one may ride three days on n fast
train through one of them without
getting beyond, its holders, will be
definitely saved from German in
trigue. And, as Siberia more and more
realizes it to be to her interest, she
will move toward European Russia
with an allied army which, if the So
viets have not already been wiped
out in I'etrograd and Moscow, will
wipe them out.
Russia may not win the war for the
allies. But the day when it seemed
she might help Germany win it has
passed.
Coughed Fifteen Years
Coughs that hang on and (trow
worse in the night and weaken the
sufferer are relieved by Foley's
Honey and Tar oftencr than by any
other remedy. II. F. Hall, Mabo, Va.,
writes: "For 15 years I was afflicted
with a troublesome oronMilal cough
and Irritation of the throat. Foley's
Honey and Tar relieved me; after
taking one bottle the cough ceased
and has not returned." No msdlcine
stands higher as a family remedy for
colds for children and - grown-ups.
For sale by the Medford Pharmacy.
Adv.
FISH FAMINE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. - Ameri
ca's foreign bom population- immi
grants within tlje last generation, and
Germans particularly poured out
their savings for liberty bonds of the
third loan more uenoroiisly, in con
sideration of their limited l'iuam'iul
ability, than native citzeus.
This in indicated by a treasury rc
port estimating subscriptions of citi
zens ot .iK toreigu nationaiitu's at
7!l,t:i7.(!00 or nearly IS per cent of
the 3' 1,170,0110,01111 total of the thil'd
loan.
flic lolul iinuiht'i of bond buyers
was estimated at 7.001,000, or 11 per
cent of the 17.000,0111) on the roll of
subscribers, and the average sub
si ription among the foreign speaking
imputation, was calculated at .flO.'i.
Germans made the bigyest record of
all nationalities.
Subscriptions aelnallv reported and
tabulated bv nationalities amounted
to $107,700,000, but it was estimated
this sum represented only about !)."
per cent of the total, much of which
was included in the big stream of gen
eral subscriptions without designa
tion of the subscriber's nationality.
By nationalities, subscript ions in
cluded the followim::
German. S7,'J0.1.000: Italian. $.V2,
217.000; Polish, $:i7..'.S:i.0n0; Bohe
mian, .T:il,7.")0.000; Jewish. $10.7:17,
.ViO; Hungarian, ifSJ Ili.OOO ; Greek,
.fli,t:i8.IMMI; Swedish, $0,011,000;
Norwegian, $"i.0H7.OO0: Lithuanian,
tl.XU.OOO; Jllgo-Sluv. $1,'JOO,000;
Russians, $-J,"10!l,000; Danish,
$'r.:i.-i:t,000; French, $-',1 07,000; Por
tugese, $1.711.000: Slovenian, $1,
"';0.000: Syrian. $010,000; Belgian.
$K7.",000; Armenian, $:ili:i,000; F.ng-
lisb, $:i:i7,000; Chinese. .f-'K.'i.OOO :
Rumania, $27'J.OOO; Albanian. $2:1(1,-
000; Swiss, $2,'0,000; Finnish.
$ I'M ,000: Croatinnl $1.":),000; Ser-
nian, 14-!,00''; ';' rrnian, $T20,000:
Assyrian, $00,000; 1 lollalldisll, $80,
000; Scundim'.'-;..,,, -". Lettish.
$10,000: Japimcsn, ioonoo. Ruihcn
ian. $i:t 000; J ""l: Bulga
rian, $'2,000.
LIKELY AS RESULT
By Gilsnn GimlntT.)
WASHINGTON', So-. ' The uir
craft program lias cut'down tin1 sup
ply of fili in t lie Tiiitcd States bv
three million pounds. Sijuml slranc?
I(s n Tact! It happens this way:
Salt water Lih havn very little
sense. Krcsh water i'ish are smart.
A salt water fish will viill into a net
made of cotton string and net his
ia landed; not so a fresh water
fish. It takes a linen nt to eati-h
him.
Hat the government has rnnimand
eerod the supply of linen fin aireraft
purposes, so there is a hick of linen
for freMi water nets. Thai's whats
the matter with tiie fresh fish situa-
timi.
Altogether the f:.-.U prupusltion is
a )ne- ;. Je loot, eommis.-ion lias (Im
ped into it. A special commissioner
from this city is now on his way to
Canada to interview the premier in
the hope that he will ask t'nnada to
eat less fish, Sixty per cent of our
fish food conies from Canada.
The Atlantic ocean is fall of blue
fish, but there is some kind of a .jniev
vegetable skum-like food all over the
surface am the blue ti-li are fed ap
on this, so they have no appetite for
bait. The only answer to this is a
tremendous storm which will hreat.
up the skiim food and make the fish
ImnuTV.
IN NEUTRAL LANDS BOCHE SCARED OF
EEELS ALLIED GAINS
NON-COM SCHOOLS
BUILT AT CAMP
LONDON, Sept. 10. Tbo "money
barometer" is perhaps the most con
servative, of all indexes ub to how the
war situation is -dinning. It's one ot
tho'last BiRiis to fthow, but when It
does show, yon can generally bank
on it.
And the movement of the "money
barometer" has bqun.
Neutral countries now havo bej;un
to appreciate tbo possibilities of the.
military situation their exchange?;
are respondiiiK to tho Buceesses ol
tho allied armies, and the indisput
able piling up of the odds against the
One r.r i..u inquest banking author
ities in Britain recently explained
why Koch's brilliant blow on tho
Marno had uu noticeable immeill.it
effect on the fcraigii exchange mar
ket. K.vchange buyer and sellers, he
said, did not feel that a nlnglo re
verse would havo uny effect on cx-
hango in the. ,mniedinto future.
I'Mtiet milieus in foreign exchange
were comparatively slight, experience
had shown, when the allied armies
had mi Mured reverses.
Hut now that the allies have be
gun to strike blows, whidi. the neu
trals reeopnize, will bring the end of
the war definitely in slghl, Ihe deli
cto wheels of tho foreign exchange
machinery have begun to tarn, and a
marked improvement , from the allied
standpoint, has taken place.
More tlma that, bankers expect
the Improvement to continue.
WITH TIIK AMKICAN A II MY IN
I'UANCK, Monday, Sept. !-.-( Bv the
Associated Press, ) The enemy
heavily shelled towns in the Woe v re
sector behind our lines this inornint:.
One of his patrols attacked the
American outposts, buL was easily
driven off.
There was considerable patrol ac
tivity in the Vosges district last
niuht. One encounter took place, the
! Lemon Juice
For Freckles
(Jills I Make, Itcniity
homo for n few cents.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.--To pre
vent loss of time in the instruction of
recruits for overseas duty, buildings
are to he provided in the training
camps for the instruction of non
commissioned ofticers dn rin i: in
clement weather whuii they cannot be
o tithe field. They vv ill later pa
what they have learned on to the pri
GERMANS HAVE NEW
ANTI-TANK RIFLE
ENGLISH OBJECT TO
HUNS GETTING JAM
LONDON. Sept. I0.-1C Knvbuid has
ativ f.ivorite food, it's jam. That
why people evM-ywhetc are ohje -tim:
hc-nu-e Ci-nn.in pri-imers are allow
ed one oiiie-e of jam daily, while one
pound a ui( l, for eaeh family is all
Knirli.-h -whin-Is can oblnin.
I'AIJIS, Sept. lo. Iii the recent ,f.
fensives in which the tanks have
played so .splendid a part, the Ger
mans have been using a new type
of anti-tank ritle to nip avail. It con
tains a cartridge about tour inches
Ioiil' which has a poiuied bullet. The
weapon weighs j,ho-it -'t(! pounds and
is more than five feet loir., sights up
to "oil vanU and f-res Mti-le f-'ioU.
With Medford traoe la Medford made.
Rich granules
of sweet, nui
like flavor
GrapfrHuts
Delicious
Economical
Jul Inn nt
Try it!
S (pie ozo tho juleo of two lomons
into a bottlo containing three ounces
of orchard white, shako well, and
yon have a quarter pint of tho best
freckle, and tan lotion, and complex
Ion beaatlfior, at very, very small
cost.
Your grocer has tho lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter will
supply three- ounces of orchard white
for a few cents. Massago tills sweet
ly fragrant lotion into tho face, neck,
arms and hands each day and see
how freckles and ble.mlHhc-B disappear
and how clear. Roft and white tho
skin becomes. Yes! It Is harmless.
Adv
Gents' Service
and Outing
WATCHES
You can still get Real Gravely
Chewing Plug for 10c a pouch.
It gives you more solid tobacco
comfort than ordinary plug.
Tastes better lasts longer.
Peyton Brand
Real Gravely
Chewing Plug
10c a pouch and worth it
Gravclylaats go maeh longer it cocte
no more to chqwthan ordinary ptuu
3
P. 13. Gravely Tobacco Company
Danvi!lo, Virginia
Wo are showing tho latest nnd
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