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VAIN EFFORTS 10 rRENGTHEN SYSTEM OF HUN OFFENSES AfF.DFOIxD, OTCEfiOX. MOXDAV. OCTOP.ET? 21. 1018 PAGE THREE E I. ON' DON, P(l l'lC'H-.)- lev, ruiujhiv iiene in tile Oct. 21. (llv Associ.it A licit iif tilt' lihine val 'J.MI miles lone, fivm Co- north to tin? drum! Ducv WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE, Oct. 2 1. Uesnerato ef forts were made by the Germans to strengthen the Hinuenbun; line when they wero driven back to It by .Mar- i f linden in the south, a reiiou crowd cd with war industries an. I intersect cd bv a railway svstnn "I vital stra Lretc inuairtancc In the German nraiv in France, is now a definite i:irt of the war zone. This is one of the most strikiuir and significant develop ments of the allied catiiuaiun, an! how hiir are its possibilities mav he vamjeri bv the vast daiuaue. both nhvsical and moral, aircudv inflict- p.l iii.iii I'm mi,..,,,,- It it ll, ,, ,.i ;vn. Inient of the Koval Air force. Ouu- that rcjion in the last three months the airmen. onemt'tiir d:iv and niitlit. have mode 2-10 raids, druppinir 207 'tons of Immhs upon cnemv rail way cent. .is. u:iiuiiitin works, poison ua.s ffa'-tories, electrical anil cniri neeriiiL' I'lanls. blast furnaces, acr droaies, i ml other important military objectives. . The effect of these raids have been of incalculable benefit to the allies. One of the first was the compulsory withdrawal bv the Germans of a lame number of thejr airplanes from the fighting front for the defense of the lihine. Hut a greater train has been the profound arid widespread depression caused to the Oernuin people, the "home front," to use the phrase of Ludendorff. Captured letters from places as widely separated as M:inn heim and Coloene testify to the ter ror and panic inspired bv the raids among the civil population. Well to do families, in increasing umnbers. are seeliin" the temporary security of more distant inland towns. There are indications that the flight of the wealthy is causing intense resentment mixing the working population who. being for the most part engaged in war industries, are exposed to almost nivhtlv danger from the raiders. Put (he terror of the German popu lation is not confined to the territory actually added to the war zone. It exists throughout the country, partic ularly in far distant Berlin, where preparations already have been made to defend the city against raids. glial Foeh's great offensive this sum mer. More than nine miles in deplh at various points. It had already been called the "greatest fortress the world has ever known." Despite this, Information has reached the American intelligence officers from v&riouB sources that tho Germans be Siyh to work upon it with renewed vigor soon after the Franco-American counter-offensive of July 18 which drove them back over the Marne, east of Chateau-Thierry and north west across the Vosle. One section of the Hindenhurg line examined by British experts had a belt of wire eight yards deep, tho wire being tho size of a lead pencil and with barbs of an Inch. About ono hundred yards to the rear was the first Gorman trench and behind the trench 100 yards apart wore ferro concrete positions built to hold from two to five machine guns. Behind these "pillboxes" were other machine 1 sun emplacements. I " Behind the first line were belts of i wire arranged in a criss-cross geo metrical pattern, and then, after an Interval varying fvom several hun dred yards to half a mile, was the second trench. With the object of preventing tanks from crossing it, the second trench was dug wide ; enough to act as a trap when the big (crawlers came along. To the rear of the second trench line was another licit of wiro and after that the main or support line. Tho part of the line examined by the I British officers had been dug by j Russian prisoners and had running '-beneath it a continuous tunnel at a , depth of about forty feet. Along this main or support lino staircases led up from ,tho tunnel every fifty yards. The tunnel had rooms opening out of It and was lighted by electricity. Above wero a number of machine gun posts and trench mortar em placements which are connected by hoists so that ammunition may be sent up quickly from below. BASEL, Sunday, Oct. 20. Tur (key's new ministry has been compter led. Tho members of tho cabinet tol- jlow: Grand vlezler, Tewfek Pasha; mln later of foreign affairs, Refast Pasha; minister of Justice, Hayrl Etfendl minister of public Instructions, Said Bey; minister of public works, Zela Pasha; minister of Bupply, Djelal tlfukthar Bey; president of the coun cil of state, Raehid Aki Pasha jShelkh Ul-lslam, Houlousi.l Effendl BONDS LIBERALLY DESTROYED BY FI SPOKANE, Wash., Oct 21. One hundred and forty-one national army iraen, most of them from California, were driven from their barracks here lints morninw by fire which destroyed Ihe barracks, causing a loss of ap proximately $ 1 5,000. Twenty-one men suffering from colds and influ enza were taken to 'he hospital ut Fort George Wright. Others were housed In the state armory. The cause of the fire was not as certained. The soldiers were lean. Ins automobile care. HELPFUL WORDS Prom a Mdfnrri Citizen. Tb your back lame and painful? Does H acho especially after exer tion? Is there a soreness In the kidney Teglon? These symptoms suggest weak kid neys. If so there is danger In delay. Weak kidneys got fast weaker. Give your troublo prompt atten tion. . Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak Sidneys. Your neighbors use and recom mend. , Head this Mcdford testimony. J. H. Atwell, painter and paper hanger, U'D West Kleventh Htret. rays: "Doan's kidney Pills are ait they are claimed to bo nnd I am al ways glad to rc.ommenii anything 1 believe will be of benont to others.! I have tnken Dnan's Kidney Pills on different occasions when I have had any trouble with my back or kidneys and they have always done the work. A few doses now nnd then keep my kidneys in jraod working order." Price ' firtc, ut ait de.ikrF. Don't simply hm1( for a kidney remedy Cot Doan's 'Kidney Pills tho same that Mr. Atwell had. r'oster-A.Iiburn to., Mtfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. Adv. To the Editor: Plcupe allow me to ask that you publish thru the col umns of your paper the fact that fifty employes of the maintenance of way department, trackmen only, in the KoRue ltivnr valley subscribed $4"50 to the Fourth Liberty loan. I think you will agree with me that this is a fine showing, and speaks very highly for the patriotism and thrift of our men. I wish to say that many of our men have made the sec ond subscription, most all of them are subscribers to the first, second and third loans. Want to also make special mention of the following names of men who are laborers on sections. Mr. J. H, K. (Cramer, Mer lin, Ore., $300 subscription; L. C. Drake, Central Point, $400 subscrip tion;' John Mefjsino, Medford, $2f0 subscription. It niUFt be understood that our men are 100 per cent Americans, and aro ready to fU;ht, donate or give to any authorized war work, and always willing to loan their monev to Uncle Sam. J. O. JOHNSON", Jr., Koadmuster. Giendale, Ore., Oct. 19. J. K. Homeric mid wife of Centra! Point. C. h. rpden. wife nnd diumh ter, H. If. WhiU'd, Mrs. Mnriorie Whiletl, Miss Alma Kiws nnd Miss Eleanor Norton of Ashland, ilie two Inst named me two of the A-lvaml U'lirlier. Mr. nnd Mrs. J. C.'Munii mid Mr. nnd Mrs." K. I.. Heath of Medford. Mr. Mann is the manntrer of the Mann DiMtnrtiiu-nt store in Med lord and Mr. Heath is iiropriclnr of one of the drutr -stores of that citv. Mr. 1-nd Mrs. F. W. Ilerrcn and Mr. and Mrs. K. (!. KilL'ore, Mr. nnd Mrs. A. ('. Xiniii'jer, Oorothv Xiniimer, C'urnn Xiniiruer, Mrs. William llulen and Killie Union, all of Ashlmul ; Her man Weaver ami wife of Lake ereck. T. .1. Wiiliairson and wife and dauiih-; ler of Central Point -nnd (Irorire A. Hanson and hi hroHur. W. M. Han son, who were inuvin? onto the Me Nnrrv t mm near Pvownsboro. I do not know whether I have nil of the name-; o fthe visitors here on Sunduv for dinner as nt one time there wa n eompanv earlie in at. one door nnd another eomnunv nt the same time at another i!nor and mixed with those who were already lure, so if there is mivone omitted thev will pb'nse cx enw mv oversight. John Aslmole nnd wife, who have been lure assisting in the Katile Point h-.rdware store for a few duvs retained In their home in Medford Sundav, as Iheir son !fo had return ed home Sttlurdnv eveiiirnr. Thev. Ihe hunt'iitr iart v eoiisi-itimr of Jake Jonas, X. S. Nhisser and Itov Ash nole, were out three or four days and bauired live deer, brim; in u: in three of them and eatinir two. Miss Harel Brown, who has been mi to Poiilmid i'r the past few weeks has returned nnd resumed her idnep in the telephone nnd nostoffiee. Mrs. W. S. Melntosh of Trail eame in on the Hitruisli motor Monday morninir mid took the K. P.-Persist stmre lor her home. Mrs. I.eroy Cassev. formerly of Klnmatli eountv. hut now of Butte Kalis, her father and mother. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph (Jepnert. Mr. San Still man and John Foster, all jif ltutte Falls, exeent Mr. Sanders, were here for dinner Mondav. Gtis Xiehols and wife and Mrs. Ra phael Gardner were doing business in our town Monday. W. II. Penniston of Ashland spent Monday niuht at the Snnnvside and so did Mrs. K, K. Putnuui and Mrs. CIeorLre Leidmen and the two ladies remained until Wednesday morning. Mr. Putnam nnd Georirc Leidaien were ulreadv here, thev nnd Manuel Leidmen have the contract for paek nir the apples on tho Lawson ur ehard, hut owing to the rain went to ilheir homes in Medford until the weather settles. Ilenrv Mever of Lake creek. John Foster of Unite Falls mid Clifford llensiui were nniong the guests nl Ihe Simnvside Tuesday. Since niv !asi report W. P. Ilalev. Kagle Point, has renewed his sub scription to the Weekly Mail Tribune. FAILED IN ESCAPE OEXKVA, Sunday, Oct. 20. Lieu tenant Hum nn, the Aniericnn aviator who with n companion Innded in the Jura Alps a month oro nnd was In terned, made n bold liut futile at tempt to escape from the internment camp at Andcrmatt on Wednesday nlcht. He made a rope with bed clothes and slid down the wall around the barracks, but when he was some distance from the ground the ropi? broke and Meut. Duncan was badly injured. Ho continued his attempt to escape, however, nnd walked In tho direction of doepch- enen. His escape was discovered al most Immediately and the alarm was sent out. There Is a lone tunnel be tween Andonnatt and Goenchcnen and when tho aviator emerged from It lie was arrested, lie- was taken back to Andcrmatt and the guard at the cjmp wa Increased. EAGLE POiNT EAGLETS H A. C. rfowlttt 1 !:l .f .Ml- b.w-l urtiui.' I.ri: wn nnntlier one it Oi-t.ilicr il:,v-. Vi-ini and hii'.-ii'lit uml when 1 re- 'iirm-. J r.m Suwlav m-IhuiI IiuiiiiI lllill Ihe '.ie-tt liuil nlreaiiv mi ih-ciI In iii riM' 1 1 r dinner. Tin lui t I'M I I limp on niv li-t of vii.il tir.i is Mr. mill Mr H. I,. I'.iir.lii' uml .Mr. uml Mrs. (J. S. lSulU-r ol Aliluud, Amos Ayres, tho man who has been acting as agent nt the depot here, has been called off and the depot Is left without an agent, and he has moved to Medford. The depot looks like a forsaken habitation sure enough for when we made our dally trip to gather Items of Interest for the readers of the Mall Tribune we generally met Mr. Ayres or his charming wife and little baby boy to help mako life cheerful, but now everything is changed and It Is sim ply the dry routine of business and our conductor, Charley Hucon is so busy that he only has time to give a parsing "Hello" and Is off looking after the freight, collecting bills, weighing out the freight that is to ga out, etc., and the passengers that travel on the cars look ns tho thoy had lost their last friend. Hut wc can't consistently censure the rail road company, for they have been running at a loss almost all the time since they started, and tho jitney business and the fact that it seems that a majority of the farmers and many of the citizens of tho towns of Kaglo Point, Hrownsboro nnd Trail own autos themselves and when they want to go to Medford jump Into their car and go and if a nolghbor happens to want to go they cheer fully take them along. And another tiling that has helped to put the rail way company out of business is tho auto trucks, as they aro used to haul the wheat and other grain to the mill and to hKiil tho produce to the mar ket and tho on liardhus uso them to haul their boxes to tho orchards and take a load of fruit hack, and the farmers use them to haul their spuds and corn to market' so that tho rail road company does not have near the amount of business to do that they might if husineiis was carried on in the old fashioned style. It Is pre dicted that as soon as tho logging Industry stops that tho railroad cars will run only enough to hold their franchise. Hut looking nt the fitili Ject from tho different viewpoints there seems to bo nobody to blame, but simply a change in business methods. Our mayor, John Nirhols, Issued a proclamation Wedneid.iy ordering the school to close, and all public meetings to be stoppid such an church, Sunday schools and dances, do Is acting under orders from the health officer of the stale. The or der Is to try to prevent the spread of tho Spanish Influenza. I am glad to ba able to announce I liut there havo not been any cases of the dls In this rertloii of tho country as " t so far ns I ran learn. Among the business callers Thurs day was F. C. Kdinbury, W. I-:, liam mcl. linv. Mr. Dollarblde. who was on his way up to F.Ik creek to hold tha regular quarterly ronferenro of tho Krie Methodist church at that place, lie came out on tho 8. II. Ilarnlsh mall tar and was working lilu way on up tho river. Mr. llam- lii e I took him as far as his pla. o and ho started to walked the rest of the way there was no stage that day- so he bad to do the next best; quite a waik, thru sticky for a man of his age. Pete Stowell, Harry Von dor Hel leu, Mrs. "Dick" Diamen, Peto Betz and Mrs. Mary Stowell were also among the business callers Thurs day. Our postmaster and principal own er In the telephone company here started Thursduy for Fort Pike, Ark. to enter the government service. His wlfo is lert In charge of the postofflec and Miss Hazel Drown Is the elite clcik. and A. C. Mlddlcsteadt hat charge of the telephone work at lineman. Mr. Clements will bo great ly missed as he has been one of ou. most prominent citizens and a thnro going business man as well as a prominent character in social life. 1 don't think that there is nn danger of us being short of wool this winter for I see that Goo. Ihowi and Sons have laid in an auundan supply; enough for themselves and r good part of the town. Mrs. David Clngeade made a busl ness trip to Medford Thursday. Mrs. X. E. Watklns and he daughter, MIS3 Anna, went to Med ford the first of the week and re mained until Thursday. Thomas Carlton was a buslnesi caller Thursday and while hore gave mo his subscription for tho DallJ Mall Tribune, and the same day L. L. Bowman renewed hi3 subscription to the Daily Mail Tribune and David Clncade renewed his subscription to the Weekly Mall Tribune. O. O. Olendropt and J. J. Buchter. two men in the employ of tho Cali fornia and Oregon Power company and O. l Klme. a grocery salesman from Medford, were here for dinner Friday, Thomas Karlow nnd a part of his family accompanied by Mrs. Thomas F. Nichols were business callers Fri day. Mr., and Mrs. Martin wero guests of Mrs. Martin's nucle, W. Ci. Knigh ton Friday. V. G. Knighton, who has been confined to his room for several veeks, was on tho streets Friday for he first time. Ho went out in hlr 'ar to one of the stores to be weigh d. His many friends wero rejoiciup .0 sco him looking so well, nitho foi veeks there wus but faint hopo foi lis recovery. Jerry Lewis, who came In Frlda n a four days furlow from Cumr Vbcrdeen, Wash., to v. sit his parents Ir. and Mrs. Frank Lewis, ixpectlm o start back today. Saturday in try ug to Jump onto Rudolph Peck'smitt ruck loaded with spuds he slippe. md fell under tho hind whucl or th. ruck it running over his ankle. II. us brought to town from the nic! rusher, j.tst abovo town, and be wa list being put into h!s brother's jit ey ns I came along. It was no .nown how badly he was hurt. The ook him on to Meuford for treat lent. Ills many friends wero glut 3 Eeo him, but sorry to havo hill aeoi with such nn accident. I notico several hundred roils oi tflre fencing at the deput for Hresson Iros. of CMmux. Friday Hoy Stanley, ono of our eading stockmen, was In town and vhilo here gave me his subscription or tho Daily Mail Tribune; and Mrs 'harles Pointer gave mo her sub scription for her husband in Camas Wash., for the Weekly Mall Tribune. Shu expects to start up there In a short time herself and mother, Mra. Jennie Curtis. Satnrduy morning Chris Bergman and wife were transacting business nt the F.aglo Point Stato bank; and whilo there renewed his subscription to tho Weekly Mall Tribune with me. Mrs. M. 1). Kokoles of Lake croek, was also transacting business with the hank. litis nnd Frank Dltsworth of Pros oect, wero early callers for breakfast Saturday morning. They brought out two loads of hogs ror (loo. Brown :ind Sons In the night, which was the reason for their being so early. John Simon has taken a room at 'he Sunnyside. I notice that Mrs. Chauncy Florey, wife of our county recorder was on he street Saturday morning. She Is Hsiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 'rank Lewis and Chimney's parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. A. .1. Florey. Mrs. 1', K. Untlcr iirriviM from New Ii-xii'o one dnv lust week and will 'lend the winter w ith her father, ('. ' llolf. Dr. Ilutler is with the iic.ticnl corps doinir tint v over sen. Mrs. Miles Ciuitrcll nrrivcil luuiio Tom I'nrtl.'ii.l. where nho .hus been rceciviim nieiliciil intention. She wus iceoi-.iiiunictl hv lu'r brother, John Devlin. lfulph Jciininits. forinerlv sheriff f Jackson ccuntv, left for t'anui ike. Ark.. ' Weilncsilav evening, vhcre lie will enter a triiininir auiii. On iii-eo'int of the Sn inisli influen za epidemic. Cliuutuuaua wus not held here this week as previously plan ned. Mrs. ITnrrv Lnv returned from llnrnbrook. Calif., where she spent a few days. . James Frances and Albert Pitz have returned from Corvnllis, being unable to enter the students' training class. - - .' Miss Oretehen Puhl nrrived home from Bremerton Inst Friday on a short fiirloii'-'h. . . , ' : .Mrs. Howell Iline has ' returned from Dunsniuir. where sho was the uest of Mrs. John Dunnineton. A petition was circulated this week to place the name of YV. O. Ourrett on the ballot as independent enndidute for sheriff. Mr. Garrett has been deputy sheriff for the post two venrs and is well nualified to fill the office. Mrs. Hattie Neither spent Thursday with Jacksonville friends prior to her departure for Portland, where she will spend the winter with her daugh ter. Hov Smith nnd family hnve return ed from Kvitns creek, where the former was deer huntine. Miss Alice lleuuoft ' visited with friends livimr hero nnd on Appletrnto lust week. Miss Hearcroft leaves for l.os Annelos soon, where she will study art. Mr. und Mrs. Butler of Ashland, spent u few hours in town ThursduY iil'tcrnoon, Thn countv mime was in town Wednesday luokilur into several sus pected ruses of influenza, but did not find nn v. Mrs. Ml A. Fiunev of Copper U spending n few duvs in town. tt. I. Mines lias purchased a new five ton Federal truck and is hauling ore from the HIup Lodtre. 13 gain Increased Output Assures Ample "BULL" DURHAM Tobacco for Soldiers and Sailors and Limited Quantity for Civilians at Home With .the little muslin sack of "BULL" DURHAM in the pockets of every one of our fighting men on land and sea With good old "Bull" in the regular Army "rations" And with the future demands of the War Department cundantly cared for, "BULL" DURHAM Tobacco is offered again to the men at home who "roll their own". j All of which has been accomplished since April, when the' Government asked for our entire output of "BULL" DURHAM for war use, which was freely and gladly given. It has been ac- comphshed by greatly increasing our manufacturing facilities and' through the personal enthusiasm and individual efforts of every one of our thousands of employees. .. i So that now a limited amount of "Bull" is available for civilians at home-those men who have "rolled their own" in the past and who have, in the last few months, so cheerfully relinquished their supply in order that our fighting boys" might be fully provided for. Once more, therefore. Vdll will ma lrnn, ....'It. . k , v- miuw, wim your own nanus, a cigarette for yourself a cigarette machines can't imitate .A roll the in the world "BULL" DURHAM wildest, the most fragrant, the most economical cigarette if. WnrlH "ROT T " nrtDu ., b NEW YORK The"Makings" of a Nation lr?yA id't til 2Z
