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PERSHING PINS YANK MEDAL ON MARSHAL FOCH ftlEDFCmT) MATTi TKTBTTNT1, MKDFOT?T. OTCEfiOX, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1918 PXGE THREE jlmpressive Ceremony Marks Decora tion of Allied Coninvamler-in-Ciiisf With American Distmauished Serv ice Maila! Foch Says Name Meuse May Be Inscribed Upon 0!d Glory. SENILIS, Nov. 13. General John fj. Pershing, commander-ln-elilef of Ithe American forcea In Prance, today conferred upon Marshal Foch, the fcommandcr-ln-chief of the allied ar fmies, the Amorlcan Distinguished Service medal. The presentation 'rwas made In the name of President jrwilson at the villa where Marshal jPoch has his headquarters and was Van Impressive ceremony. A guard of honor was drawn up at headquarters and trumpeters blew a fanfare as Marshal Foch, with Gen eral Pershing on his right, took po sitions a few paces in front of the guard. General Pershing, addressing Ithe generalissimo said: Pershins's Address The congress of the United States :has created this medal to be con ferred upon those who have rendered Idistlngulshod service to our country. President Wilson has directed mo to present to you the first of these med- ials, in the name of the United States ovornment and the American army its an expression of their admiration and their confidence. It is a token of the gratitude of the American peo- le for your achievements and for he great services you have rendered o our army. I am very happy to piave been given the honor of pre senting this medal to you." I General Pershing then pinned the anedal on Marshal Foch's breast and ahe two stood with their hands clasp Jed as the trumpet sounded once (nore. Marshal Foch's Reply In accepting the decoration, Mar shal Foch said: I "I will wear this medal with plea sure and prldo. In days of triumph bs well as in dark and critical hours, J will never forget the tragical day" llast March when General Pershing !jut at my disposal without restric tion all the resources of the Amer ican army. The success won in the jhard fighting by the American army fls the consequence of the excellent Conception of command and organi sation of the American general staff jind the irreducible will to win- of the (American troops. " The name 'Meuse' $nay he inscribed proudly upon the 'American flag." i "Today we have gained the great est hattle in history and saved the jnost sacred cause the liberty of the rorld. "An important part is due to the action undertaken and well carried jthru by the American army upon the iiwo banks of the Meuse. For the last two months the American army has ought in a most difficult region a fierce and ceaseless battle. The com plete success of this struggle is due o the fine qualities displayed by all. Others Decorated Alto Messages of congratulation and gratitude from President Wilson and he American people were presented o Marshal Foch, Marshal Joffre and General Petaln yesterday by General Pershing, who also has decorated the three French military leaders with the American Distinguished Service fnedal. General Pershing today went to British main headquarters where he fvill present the Distinguished Ser vice medal to Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hals. ALL, WARSHIPS UNDERWAY TO BE COMPLETED SAYS DAN It Lb WASHINGTON'. Nov. 14. All war ships now under construction or con tacted tor will be completed, hecro- fctrv Daniels said tntlnv after the trecklv meetinir of the wnr cabinet, fie also announced Hint the mivv jards at Mare Island. Cnl., I'hiliidel bhin, Norfolk and New 'ork, which nave enoueh work on hand now to keep than busy two years, will be enlarged. Influenza T.n Grippe The present Influenza Is now known b be our old familiar la grippe. Foley's Honey and Tar is just what livery sufferer from influenza or la rlppe heeds now. It covers the rough Inflamed throat with a sooth ing healing coating, clears away the mucus, stops the tickling and cough- !ng, eases - the tightness and heavy reathlng. Day and night, keep Fo ley's Honey and Tar handy. It glvos ase, warmth and comfort from the ery first dose. Buy it now. For sale iy Medford Pharmacy. L DRAFT BOARDS 10 CLASSIFY UN OF 18AND19 AT ONCE PORTLAND, Nov. H. Acting un der orders of the secretary of war, Provost Marshal General Crowder has Instructed Captain John E. Culll son, head of the selective service sys tem in Oregon, to notify all local and district boards immediately to dis continue all work connected with the classification of men who, on Septem ber 12, 191S, had attained their thirty-seventh birthday. instructions will also be given to the boards to complete as expedi tiously as posslblo-the classification of all registrants who, on September 12, had attained their nineteenth hut not their thirty-seventh birthday. Registrants who, on September 12, had attained their eighteenth birth day and had not attained their nine teenth birthday, will be classified as early as possible, according to orders issued by the secretary cl war. Gen eral Crowder stated that further or ders would bo issued regarding the classification of registrants In this group. Instructions were also received from Washington regarding records of all kinds pertaining to the en forcement of the selective service laws and belonging to the local and district hoards and state headquar ters. General Crowder called atten tion ro the criminal provisions of the statute, which provides a fine or $2000, imprisonment of three years and disqualification from holding any office under the government, for mutilation, destruction or making away with any records. Confidential matters are to be placed in a separate file and not to be revealed to anyone without an order from the secretary of war. Supplementing the order cancel ling all general and voluntary special csils, a telegram was received today cancelling ail individual inductions. The provo3t marshal general ex tended to the members of the selec tive service system his personal con gratulations upon their truly great achievements of the past year and a half. SEVEN BRiGADiERS ' CUT 10 COLONELS WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. Honor able discharge from the grado of general officer of seven brigadier gonerals, now on duty with the American expeditionary forces, was announced today by fcho war depart ment. Brigadier-General Frederick S. Folse, Charles I. Martin, Nathan McClure, Robert H. Noble, Gordon G. Holler, James H. Shlpton, and Geo. W. Gatchell are returned to their former rank of ' colonel. General Gatchell is under orders to return to the United .States. E AI PLAN TO CHART LAREDO, Tex., Nov. 14. The Pan-American Labor conference was organized here today, the first defin ite step toward the establishment of industrial solidarity thruout the wes tern hemisphere. Preliminary meetings held yester day pointed out to the delegates who represent the United States, Mexico and some of the Central and South American countries,- the vital part that labor is to play in the re-establishment of prosperity following the close of the war. Secretary of Labor Wm. B. Wilson, who greeted the visitors in the name of the president of the United States and urged the Importance of the la bor organizations, left lust night for Washington. Samuel Gompers, presi dent of the American Federation of Labor; Frank Morrison, secretary of the organization, and executive coun cil of that organization are taking leading parts todny in the work of the conference. Committees will be named and work outlined preparatory to a Pan American congress which will meet In the near future. Before then an effort will have been made to union ize the million or more Mexican la borers in the United States, and lead ers in other countries will be urged to develop the organization of unions In their lands, the chief Inducement being a plan for reciprocal recogni tion in all the nations of the Amer icas. Zach Lamar Cobb, of El Pnso, a special representative of the stale tie-, partment, who has been here several days and has spoken in the interests of the organization, left today for Mexico Ci,ty. WASHINGTON, Nv. 11. dm striiclion of two vessels for (lie const niul siooiletii' Mirvrv fur use in sound, iiitr hitherto iinflinrtcil waters in Al aska and on the South. Tncific const will be bomui nt time bv the ship pins board. Secretary lioillicld tin iiouiicetl totlav that Ihe vessels will be built on (he Great Lakes, will be of steel ami will cost ifllHUHIO each. l.nck of prowr iiil'nnmitiim for mariners roirimlins.' Alaskan waters, Secretai;v lletlfield saiil, has resulted in muiiv wrecks it ml ureal loss of life ami property tUiiiiu; the last few veins. R. E. Wilson ana J. R. Thornburg left for Chico, Cal.p this morning. They expect to spend the winter looking over that part of the country and may decide to locate there. ITALIAN AUTHORITIES RUN AUSTRIAN RAILWAYS HOMK, Nov. 14. 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The army committee o the chamber of deputies adopted the addition that was disjoined yesterday from the resolution of homage to the French armies, Marshal Foch and Premier Clemcnceau, in the following form of introduction later in the chamber: "President Wilson and the Amer ican nation and the allied nations and the chiefs of state at their heads have deserved well of humanity." t DRINK HOT TEA 1 A CO10 Get n small package of Ilamburp Breast Tea at any pharmncy. Take a tnblcspoonful of the tea, put a cup of boiling water upon it, pour through a Bieve and drink a teacup full at any time duritfg the day or before retiring1. It is the most effective way to break a cold and cufe grip, as it opens the pores of the skin, relieving congestion. Also loosens the bowels, thus driving a cold from the system. Try it the next time you suffer from a coid or the grip. It is inexjicnsdvc and entirely vegetable, therefore safe and harmless. E LUMBAGO RIGHT OUT Bub Fain and Stiffness away with a small bottle of old honest St. Jacobs Liniment "When your back is sore and lame or lumbac-o, sciatica or rheumatism has vou stiffened up, don't suffor! Get a 30 cent bottle of old, honest 'St. Jacobs Liniment" at any drug store, pour a little in your hand and rub It right into the pain or ache, and by the time you count fifty, the soreness and lameness is gone. . l)on't stay crippled! This soothing. penetrating oil needs to be used only once. It takes the ache and pain right out of your back and jnds the misery. It Is magical, yet absolutely harmlesa and doesn't burn the skin. Nothing else stops lumbago, sciatica and lame back misery so prgiutly j WHAT matters now? Peace is assured. Victory has come. Those Boys who fought, those Boys who worked, those Women who gave their time and their lives to the Cause to THEM we owe this Victory Democracy Peace on Earth. .. . Shall we in the excitement of the moment and in our unbounded en thusiasm, forget and desert those men and those women? A Billion No's Until they have reached their own firesides safe in body and sound in morals we shall back them up with our ALL. Policing these captured borders, reconstruction days, rehabilitation of the devastated districts, the long, long time of transporting home all call for the unstinted co-operation we can lend OVER HERE to them OVER THERE. The United War Work Campaign is on and only lasts TWO MORE DAYS, and through the "Y." the Knights of Columbus, the Jewish Welfare Board, the Y. W. C. A., the American Library Association, the Salvation Army and the War Camp Community Service the call for funds is made. This is the time of times to PROVE our Gratitude. Give Voluntarily Give Liberally United War Work Campaign In OUR Gratitude we'clicerfully contribute this space to a Most Worthy Cause THE FARMERS AND FRUITGROWERS RANK !!!!!!
