Medford mail tribune., September 18, 1918, Page 6, Image 6

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MKDPORI) AT AT i TRTF.UNTC. MTCDFOTtD, OKWIOX. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
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PETIiOIT, Sept. 18. That till
a war of Machinery has become a
commonplace, but how completely
this Is tlio fact can best bo realized liy
a look at tlio motive power of dur
new field artillery.
InsplrinK pictures of artillery divAi
lng Into action, With the rlctera laiih
lng their homes Into a gullop, are out
of dato.
No horses will lie attached to the
greater Siart of our new field artll
i lery. Instead, there will bo tractors,
, otiulpped with Liberty truck engine:
; and protected by armor plate, enp
; able of dragging the heavier nlucei:
! over tho roughest roads, or no roads
at all, where the going would bs im
J possible for horses.
At the Maxwell Motor Co.Ti plant
here, I have spent tho day watching
tho production of the five-ton tractor
, and seeing It perform. Tlio Mase
; well plant Is also making tho trims-
missions for tho ten-ton tractors,
' -which are being built by the Holt
' Tractor Co. at I'eorla, and the Chatfil-
lcd Co. at Cleveland.
The Production Itecord
It was tho middle of last i.Vovombor
? when tho ordnanco department began
: the work of designing tho five-ton
tractor. The Maxwell plant had the
first experimental model running 31
: days after the patterns for tho parts
' were started. This model was sub
Joined to all kinds of tests; it was re
quired to do ahnut everything except
run upside down every weak spot
was checked up and correction!;
. made.
Finally came tho order to "go
.' ahcud" with production, the model
'' having been worked out completely.
; ' In the last week of Juno tlio first
. tractor was accepted by the govern
, ment. Since then, the Maxwell plant
has been warming up to tho job an
1 fast as tlio necoBsary machinery could
: bo assembled, and tho raw material
: Becured. Twenty-five hundred men
i aro at work producing the motorr.
and parts and assembling tlio ma-
chines. This force Is being Increased
: as fast as machinery comes In. At
: full production, between fiilOl) and
0000 men will bo engaged.
The lloo Co., at Uumlng, S!ch..
the only other company building
five-ton tractors, has completed the
first of Its machines and will begin
' quantity production ut once.
Every unit going Into tho produc
, (Ion of the tractor Is Inspected and
adopted before assembly begins, so
I that the final tost Is nicroly a check
up on provious Inspections.
Pops Incredible .Stunts
This tractor Is required to go up a
100 per cent grnclo that Is to sny, a
hill running at an angle of III degree.i
L As a matter of fact, It will go up a
;, CO-degreo hill easily. The earburo
' torB In the motor are designed so as
to run when tho machine is nt an In
: cllnntlon of 70 degrees; the oil sys
i torn Is such that tipping tho tractor
on end does not affect the proper
J food. Ono of these tractors has been
f; tipped' on end to nearly HO degreos
without falling ovor. Tho center of
gravity Is so low that the machine
ran do almost lncredlblo things in the
way of climbing stoep places.
Doslde8 hauling batteries of gtim
and caissons, these tractors aro also
Intended for hauling other material
In ftn emergency, tfovcrul nl.ivi or
special trailers are being built- a
three-ton, five-ton and ten-ton on
which will be mounted kuus 0ut of
. commission to be hauled hnck to the
huso repair shops.
It takes ono man to opcrntn a
tractor, Instead of three, four or flv
artillery drivers for six, elsht or ten
horses. When the allied spring drive
fdnrts next year, Auict'lran-hutit trac
tors In quantity should lie on the
front to 'bring the supporting field
guns up to tho advancing line ami
they won't nsk for roads to hiinr,
them over.
Dr. John F. I.ovard, hcu! of the
department of roo!ii:; In the I'ttivrr
flity of Oregon, Is ill Mrttfonl toda
In tho course of a tour of southern
Oregon. While In the city, ir. Ito
. vnrd will bo at the lloti'i Mcdfmd
whero he will meet any who wi.ih In
: formation regarJIng the new mlMtaii
! (courses at the ii'ilvor.-Ity, (lie stu
j lents army training corps, the cki:
; offices training cuiiip. the uursef
I training, pretnedle work, new com--lueree
eouri'es lor win';i, and nn
other lino of niiivi'i'.stty n'llwty.
Dr. Bound will visit ilritntu PMU.
nnd Ashlnnd in the courne of hi trl;
llo wau In l!u:elii!i'g Tuesday night
lie will npend Saturday In Aidil.nuS
uhi! Sur.day aficiuoou In (limits 1r:i
WHAT TO PAY
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consumer
Lower flnriH hinder "Consumer
pay.s" ure maximum nriecs thitt
should ho churned ljy "ettsli and car
ry" stores, nnd the liiilirr iipires
maxiimitna that nhuuid not be exeeed
ed by KtoreH ivinj; credit, delivery,
and Himiliir Kervjces:
Wlieat flour, ill 4(1 1':. u-lc, retailer
pays tfli.li"; cortMimei pays $2.87 to
Whi-nt flour, Portland, ot.( make,
in J'J Ih. wuek, retailer naya
eonsuiner jmys $'A.V2 to .fX'JIt.
Wlieat flour, less tlum mill puck
n ties, per lb., retailer pays ft ; 'u11"
jjuiiier pays, (i'e.
Ifye Hour, in 10 lb. sack, retailer
pays 7'2v; eonsuiner pays 7.re to HOe
Corn Hour, ptr lb., rutitiler pay:
7:Kie; fotisiuncr pays UVe to
Local corn meal, yellow, in 10 lb.
mifU, rehiiler pays .r).r)e; eoiiMiitaer
pay U.")c to 70e.
Kaslern corn meal, in 10 lb. sack,
retailer pays (Kir-; eonsuiner pays 70c
to Site.
Corn j;rits nnd limniny, in 10 lb.
wick, retailer pays 72
pays H(ie to D0e.
liolled oats, in 9 lb. ba?, retailer
pavs 711c; cunsutner pays !lc to
fl.00.
Local barley flour, per bbl., retail
er pays $!L"U; cojisumer pays 7c to
Imported barley flour, per bbl., re
tailer pays $1X20; consumer pays He
to S'.ie ib.
liice fiour, per lb., retailer pa
lO1,!;'1; e(nsumer pays Vlv to L'.e.
Kilible corn standi, onlinary e.rade.
per lb., retailer pays 10c; consumer
mys VIV-'V to LJ'jc '
Itiee, ordinary grade, .'ier lb., re
tailer pays 12c; eonsuiner pays Lk
to 17e.
(Iriinulated suar, per lb, retailor
nvs 8II-.ie; eonsuiner pays 10e 11.
lieiins, white dried, per Jb retailer
ays 1 0 ij ; consumei pays Lie to
i :c;.i o.
Hcaiis, dried, retl, per lb., retailer
pays Or; consumer pays lt'j to Vie.
Lvapnrated miik,. mrgc size, wr
can, retailer pi'ys H'e; eonsuiner
pavs Ki'Stc to 17:'C.
Lard sabstituies (ciimpmiud) ord
inary jurade., in tins, per lb., retailer
pays 2.r)H; eonsuiner pays KOo to
Ce.
Canned eoin, standard No. 2, ord
inary (.rrude, per ran, retailer pays
liVi.e; eonsiiiner pavs 20'c to 22eJ
Canired tomatoes, standard No. 2.
ordinary grade, retailer )ays K(e;
eonsumrr pays, 17'ie to IH'e.
( aimed peas, standard No. 2, ord
inary vf!iade, ftcr can, retailer pays.
;ic; eonsuiner pays 1 y to IS'i"'.
Canned pork and beans, standard
No. 2, ordinary grade, per run, re
tailer pays ID'iP; consumer pays 2.rie
to ;t0e.
Prunes, local, per lb, retailer pays
u", eonsuiner pays fl'oe to 10'oc:
Uried peiiebcs, California, per lb.,
tailor pas Lte; eitnsumer pays
l)ried peaches, local, per lb., retail
paytt 8e; eoniuiner pays 10c to
lie.
Ijvaponited aprieols, California,
per lb., retailer pays 22r; eonsuiner
navs 30e tii :12c.
Corn syrup, ordinary grade, in 2'A
Mi enn, retailer pays IT'oe; eonsuiner
navs 22 n to 2:t' .c.
Com syrup, ordinary p-ade, in 2
b. eah, fetuili-r Jiay LI'o; eonsuin
r pays Ui1 to ir'.e.
Corn syrup, unite, in 10 lb. pnils,
reuilcr pays 82' -jc; consumer pay-
M.u;t to $1.10.
Coin sMiip, dark, in o lb. pails, re
tailer pays -iOc; eonsuiner pays on
to .-iM'tc.
Putter, per roll, retailer pays $1,10;
eniistimer pays $1.20 to $1.22.
Kutr-, per doen, retailer pas ."i0.
In o.'ie ; eorwuitier pny-i ."iT'e.
Pi'tattuw, per lb., retailer p:iys :i
to M'..e; consumer pays 5e.
Cbeese, per lb., retailer pays :i2e;
ousitmer pay?! pie to -l.'te.
li'ott overcharges to Jnekon
otinty price inlenretin board.
Wh u.it use It.enl tlour and h.!p
local faiN-cr, local Mnlu-hy, and
ae hauling tin1 imported article over
'he already congested rai'roiiu?
Optimism is nil ribl, but d.m'l hv
i siiper-ti.liiu;s ;iinl et the idea tint
rigid loud ciui rvaiioa i not as iii-c-;:iry
a; ever.
Sue.ar ' till dii'it in the count
Kaithlid lib-ervaiev of the 2 po'-nd-rr
viml!) r-r ptc.-u rule abo
'at'dv in i.try.
lack son Count y Price Interprelin::
Mntrd,
' LONDON, RoiH. 13. Tho capture
of an enemy vessel, or a neutral ves
sel laden with contraband material,
now has a new significance In the
Hi It ten navy, from tjio admiral to the
youngest cabin boy.
Tho question of tho (ilfiunrltton ot
prizo money which is the proceeds
from the sale of captured enemy pro
perty and neutral contraband has
long been a 'hone of contention among
British sailors. In previous wars',
thin prize nionty went only to those
actually making the capture, being
divided among tho crew or the victor
ious ah! p.
TI1I3, resulted in tho accumulation
of enoimouH fortune!! on the part of
some crews, In many cane1) far from
tho actual battle front, whllo lho::e
actually Leuring tho brunt or the
fighting vero glad to get ofr with
their lives.
A recent enactment in tho house
of commons has changed all this.
Under tho now law everyone in tho
navy will share the prize money, pro
viding he has put In a minimum of
one month's Eea service In -tho navy
or its auxiliaries.
Those who have been in the service
for more than 30 months, should the
war last no longer than five years,
will be entitled to a full share com
mensurate with their ranks. Lesser
periods will entitle the men to smal
ler proportionate shades.
Tlio HrltiKh admiralty has stated
that tho proportionate sums to be
given tho higher ofiirern and the men
havo been determined to Insure satis
faction to all.
The now enactment will not affect
tho rulings as to prize bounty. This
prlzo Is awarded to crews of victor
ious battleships eing at the rate or
a head for tho?e on board a cap
tured or destroyed enemy ship, and Is
shared only among tho menvbers of
the crew.
U. S.
REACHES SIBERIA
1.0NDOV, Sept. IS. WMh the re
vival of tlio Russian fronts,-both west
and cast, thrro haic come new calls
upon tlio American Hed Crose. Al
most slniultanuoualy with the an
nouncement 'of the arrival of Amer
ican troojw at Vladivostok, cable mon
sugc:; reached Red Cross headquar
ter:) In London of the arrival at the
ttime port of an American Re"! Cross
mission which sailed from Toklo. The
mission brought with It 75,000
pounds of hospital supplies, provis
ions and other things urgently need
ed at the front.
Part of the American Red Cros3
rsis-UGii went, immediately to the
front lo work, among the Czecho-Slo-vaks
and other allied troops. The re
mainder of tho mission IS at Vladi
vostok, In charfio of a largo hospital.
A largo number of wounded Czecho
slovaks who have heretofore beeri
cared for In tho sick-hay of an Amer
ican man-of-war at Vladivostok were
transferred to the hospital. ,:
The urgent needs of the situation
at Vladivostok woro brought to the
attention of the American Red Cross
by the secretary of the navy In Wash
ington,, who reported that an Amer
ican warship was caring for 85
wounded Czecho-Slovaks and that fa
cilities were wholly inadequate.
At the same time a wide program
of relief work among Russian refu
gees has been started at Harbin,
wliero the American Ucd Cross repre
sentative reports that supplies are
needed for 30,000 refugees.
NSPORT
PROBLEM REFERRED
WASHINGTON Scul: lit. The j
council of national defens" authorize
tho following statuuieui: i
Recognizing that the vital need fori
li;vvons!iig trjjiispojfrntlon facilities of
tho country during the way may be
realized only thru the most effoctiio I
utilization possible of the highways, j
tho United Sintfs employment senlee
has instructed its re-prcscntntivos to
ruler all hibor problems nrlflng in
this connocllon .to tho hlxhwnyu
transport committee, council of nat
ional defense, to which committee all ;
hlghwnys transport ptobleun-aro he-'
lng delegated.
Tho task thus delegated Involves
tho adjustment of labor employed in.
any phase of tranr-iiort activity, t-lth- '
er power or horse drawn. '
T.OXDOX, Sept. 18. Thai (lie ul
timate aim of the Germans is to rees
tablish some kind of n monarchy in
Russia, is the view of l.ord Robert
t 'ecil, assistant l'nrcin secretary.
Germany's present' vim, Lord Rob
ert said, is, first, to; get all the food
mill supplies she can out of Russia,
mid second, to keep the country in
as much disorder anil disorganization
as possible in order lo prevent her
from recovcrimr and beeominir a pos
sible utcuaee to (iermanv's ultimate
aims.
And it is to nlt:;i the immediate
aims tiiat the Germans are.workinir
hi. Mil in hand with Hie llolsbeviki.
J.ord Robert also said it was been
reported .that the Germans have. sent
troops into Siberia, on ihc pretext of
looking after German nnd Austrian
prisoners, lint In fact to help the llol
sbeviki anil German prisoners to op
erate gainst the Czeclio-.SIovak army.
Some of the London officials ex
press the opinion that recomiition of
the t'zeebo-Slovak army as conduct
ing a rctiular uurfare means (lint un
der international law any of them
caplnred by Auslrinns cannot bo exo
euled as "rebels."
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SOMEfrllEHK IN KliAN'C'E
(Correspondence of. the Associated
Tress.) Accurate mnchinc jrun fire
:i the chief retpiireuient of the suc
cessful coibbat aviator, allied aviation
experts aijree. Fortunately for the
allies tlial js,oiio department in which
their aviators excel.
It is intcrestini; to note the progress
made in the weapons used by tjie
aviators. At the opening of histili
lies airplanes were used mainly for
observation work. Their pilots werii
armed generaly with carbines, and
sometimes only with nil automatic re
volver. Then enme the fighting air
plane and the sinjric am! tlouble ma
chine gun.
Hut these newer and more deadly
weapons are' useless unless ""properly
aimed, ami this is no small task as
the pilot must aim not his un, hut
his whole machine. He must use his
airplane as a gun mount. It is easy
to conjure som cof the pilot's diffi
culties when the gun mount is mati
ociivering and traveling twice as fast
as any express train, while its target
is in similar action.
Nor is that all the difference be
tween aerial nnd ground gunnery. Ou
the ground, ammunition is practically
unlimited. In an airplane, every
ounce of weight counts, and unimn
nition is therefore strictly limited.
The greater, conseiiienlly, is the need
for accuracy ih shooting.
It is important that no ammunition
shall be carried which is not abso;
lately reliable ami all is selected and
tested. Gifns are rigorously inspect
ed, for a jam at a critical moment
might prove fatal. In training, on the
other hand, ammunition is carefully
selected for iU badness; the object
being, by means of frequent gun
jams, to make the clearing of a stop
rta'C automatically simple to the pi
lot. The successful air pilot must be n
good pilot; but even Ihe most bril
liant trick flyer, the "stunter"' who
can throw his machine about in the
air and make it a supremely difficult
target for his adversary, is nevcr
Ibei.'ss incompletely eipiipped ns a
fighter miles she can combine bril
liant flyliiir with brilliant gunnery.
Koch's rule that "offense is the best
defense" npllies even more in the nir
than on land, and it is by following
that rule that the allied fighters have
won their ascendency over the Germans.
MARLEY U$ IN. DEVON ZK IH.
ARROW
COLLARS
P'.-wonv eo inc.- MArn-
Jackson
County School Fair
Begins Tomorrow at Medfora .
and lasts over Friday in the garage building second block on South Fir street
Consisting JndustrgaS fcfefa
of Hogs, Sheep, Chickens,
Rabbits, Corn, Potatoes,
Vegtables Sewing, ke -
S0H0OLEXH1PIT3 of Dritwintr, Writing. f.nnisc, Ilisfur;; and all biv.r.tdtos.
JUDGING CONTESTS of St.tok, Corn. Vt-cluWcP,
7fc-iM- Hot water q
'iZli -iSureK'.licf Q
RELL-ANSil
a .ra?pfsw.iir7ra-
!q Jfr&-i$$P. ATHLETIC CONTESTS Consisting of F. t.t Ka. iu-
Ifc :0iUl'&."M V.h'ych' Km and XovpHr Coiitosis of various
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CAKDuNC! LEMONSTKATIO.LSS by -i: 1 toanw finm dirferent parts of tho county.
Admission 3 5c Ali School Children Free
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is, tma ' j
We have complied witli
the Governments request
to be satisfied with ai
reasonable profit and to
keep the Quality up to
standard. ;
feffiP Same
T t-'O
m Same
QiiEMy - Size Box
The Ssme Price Ten Cents
Our increased volume of sales,
foresight in buying and rigid
economy. inmanuf acture, .enable
you. to buy
SfilNoiA At The Same Prise
As Always -Teii Cants
BO Oood SEnes to the Bos
Good for Leather
JakesSlices wear longer
and look better
Black - Tan - White - Red- Brown
MEN WANTED ; ;
For Logging, Saw Kill and Box Factcry Vork ;
Klght hour day Rood working iniulilions - hCEltlifiil cllmnto
bot of wages. Write or call upon :
KLAMATH LUiViSERMEiTS & LOGGERS' ASSN.
32.:a ;;-cTt, Iuiiinai rails, .Oregon '
Painting, Paper Hanging, ;
Decorating and Tinting ;
Now Is tho time to havo your house rented to protect the samo .
for the winter. Wo g:ii:ra:i!.co. evoty Uxch ot our work to he first
class; tho malarial wo tiso l tho very heat.
I'rlcrs Aro Moderate.
R. J. Miiier Decorating Co.
HAIF-
' TOST OXIMIALK AS MUCH
Anrt wear twice -its long as tba average Fabric Tiro. Guaranteed
3,500 miles.
; ''' ruxcTi nn proof
Our Rorvlce Station Is now equipped wltb the latnat mechanical Tire
Changer, I'p-to-Date Vnlcnnlzlug Equipment, Curtis Air Free
From Oil.
Try our Tire Servlre It's Different.
F7W. Roberts 1 32 S. Riverside
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Summom all the force and rcources of the Republic to
the defense of Freedom
THE OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
which the United States authorities have ranked ai one of the
fifteen distinguished institutions of the country for excellence in
military training, his responded to the call. The College it
distinguished noi or.ly for its military instruction, but
Distinguished also for
Its stronp indiu trial courses fnr men and for women:
In Arti. illutf. Cor-Tierce. Fnjti'KCrhifr. Fomirjr
Ho'.ir Kioncmics MiDic. lltmcjr, tad
Vixa-.tocial LJutttmn. '
Its wholesome, purposeful student life.
Its democratic college spirit.
Its successful firaduatcs.
Students enrolled hst year, J45.t; . stars on its service flags, 1258,
over iwiij ) rcprcicniiug oir.cers.
College opena September 23, 1918
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