Medford mail tribune., November 27, 1918, Page 8, Image 8

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MEDFOTJT) MATL TRTBTTNE. MEDFOKD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER
ISIS
CHICAGO. Nov. 27. When vuii
Tend of how tho muriile of the Aim
triiin soldiers wus broken bv the liiim
tueriut; of the ituns of what in eenerul
I? erudited im bcinx the bent nrtilierv
ill the world, of the tents performed
liT airmen who were the first to fire
bnllolH throiiL'h the propellers of then
muehinex, of men who sank dreml
nmiL'ht with torpedoes lired from
frail motor boats von have not finish
ed by nnv mcuns with the story.
r'or nnv narrative of the, exploits
of the Italians woald be ineomplete
without a description of the Arditi
the terrible seouri:e of the trenches
who fuiiL'ht. stripped to the waist and
whose onlv weapons were datruers.
Thrillini necounts of the exploits
of the Arditi have been brouuht to
Chicago bv Captain Charles K. Mcr
riani, who has itist returned from un
eiuht months' soiurn in Italy as riuiir
iniin of the committee on public in
formation. . "These terrible fkhtim; men actu
ally hud the whole Austrian army
KhudderiliL'." declared Captain Met
riam. "I saw 2."i of them de-oralcd
bv the kinir of Italy. One of these
men actually broke llumieli the Aus
trian lines and finhtiii'.' with incredible
furv nuainst a dozen men armed with
rifles und revolvers succeeded in kill
ine an Austrian Keii ral with his das.'
t'or. Althoueh the Anliti set no ureal
store on his life he succeeded in tiuht
init himself free and returned to his
own command. The Arditi erf" like
the 'Mine Devi's' of Kn.nce. Hut thev
stand alone as exponents of d:iec.cr
fitrlitintr in trenchcs.'Tbere are :)0.(l(HI
of them in Italy. Thev are the real
shock troops of the Italians. Before
every creut charge thev preeecd the
main body nf troops and actually
plunged into tho trenches wieldinc
dilttirers.
"General Diaz introduced me to n
number of the Arditi and thev show
ed us how thev fouuht and uavc in
structions to the Americans who were
fuihlini: with the Italians. The Arditi
expressed treat ndminriition of the
Americans who soon became expert
ut usinir the dimc'cr.
"Your Americans are natural fiulit
ors you learn very fast.' said one (if
tho Arditi instructors."
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ear;
Knillers altciilion !
l'lease cull al Itcd Cross knitliinr
rooms for special iusl ruction in re
tard to needles anil work iriven out.
Hours 10 to 12 a. lu. and 1 to I p. in.
A benefit for the lied Cross should
interost everyone and a record hreuk
inrr crowd should be at Klks' hall (to
morrow) Thnnksuivinir niulit.
CONSERVATIVES OUTVOTE REDS
(Continued from page one.)
work on the same basis find in the
tutmo form as hitherto to maintain
Germany's economic affairs, seeure
for the couutrv supplies of provisions
nnd raw materials and obtain credit
abroad for the German republic.1'
. Among th various speakers was
Kurt Kisncr. socialist leader of the
revolution in Munich, who warned the
conference against anv nltcaipt to es
tablish a pure socialist stale while
disorder was roiuntnir. He said the
department of forcieu affairs must
hnvo a staff of men of unuucnch
nble condui'l and that n president
mast be elected so that Germany, as
a whole, michl he aide to ncnotiulr
with the entente powers.
Xo Time for I'ivUioii
1'hilipp Schciilcinann, who resigned
as minister of tinancc rcccntlv. insist -ed
that it was impus-dilc to create a
socialist state at a time of disorder
like the present, lie opposed a cla
parliament such as hc soldiers' aid
workmen's i-ouii-il must be lor a lone
time. Dr. Mueller said that if Hie
Present lawless situation continued,
the German state would break tuian
c in 11 v.
Heir Sehaeffer. minister of fi
nnnce. outlined an extensive financial
proirram iiicliidimr sharp measures
airaint taxation, frauds and execs-
Jwiiuiei ivpti ivilliwjf j.nuir
LAST ; TIME TONIGHT
Barbara...
Castleton
"Just Sylvia"
Fox Two-Reel Comedy.
Special Musical Program
Pago Theater Orchestra,
Edward Charlea Root,
Director.
FOOD IS URGENT
Mm. K. X. Warner returned home
this mornlnc from , Portland where
she attended a convention ot the
county chairmen of the National Lo
feime League of the state. Tho ob
ject of tho convention wus to meet
WYA. Milno, chief sneaker for the
food administration, who khvo an ad
drenH on tho food Bltuution, and the
neloBBlty to still save food bo that
tho millions of people In Europe will
not starve and to urge tho league
tliriiout the stute to cooperato with
the food administration In gctllnf,
general Information over tho sluto.
Ho mild that now the war Is over,
that many will forget that wo still
have to furnish food for tho war
country In Europe and may be In
clined to wasto rood that would help
ovor there. That it Is not tho Inten
tion to deny the people of this coun
try the food that they neod, but to
conserve It. lie said that Mr. Hoo
ver was In Kuropo now to make an
inventory of the food needed, and
would soon In form us what Is need
ed. After tho convention, Mr.i.
Charles t'astner, stato chairman or
the leueue, gave them a talk on ehMt
welfuro work.
KLAMATH RATE CASE
ATTRACTIONS AT PAGE
Commeiwint: TIuu'mIiiv ufternoon
Ht 2 o'f'lmk wil be uivcn the first
shown:; of the "Teat melo-drama
"The Still Alarm."
The prodiiCiion was made in one
of the largest studios in the middle
west, and enucted bv a cast of inoHt
capable players, includintr Thomas
SanUchi, Fritzi Urunette, Heebie Kv
ton and others of eaunl note. The
filminir of the great fire scenes alone
eost many times more than the av
erage screen ylav. for it was nec
essary to seeure tiie required effects
to burn an eiirht-storv chemical fac
tory, as well as a larire mansion,
which in the nluv represcnts the home
of the heroine of the storv. In the
mukinsr of these ticenea hcrcn fire
companies were used to fiirht tiu;
flames and the picture shows the
men renting at (be fire stations at
the time "tho still nlnrm" is received
bv the sweetheart of the heroine: the
entire depart meut rnshinir madly
down the street, and the fiirhtimr of
the tlames Umether with many hair
breadth escapes from fallinu' stair
ways and crumblimr walls. .
Other film features and special
musical program makes this a most
attractive Thnnk:iivintr entertainment.
SAI.EM. Oro., Sov. 27. Sorrotary
(Jeorgo T;. MrOinty. of tho IntcrMaie
commerce commission, today inform
ed the public service commission that
hcarlngH act for December 11 at
Portland, relative to rates over the
Southern Pacific lines to northern
California have been cancolled. The
lower rates were allowed from San
KranclBro to northern California
points, and !ho Portland Traffic and
Transportation asportation, tho Mod
ford Commercial club and Klamath
FallH Commercial club took action
ngaluat the company to obtain a Rlin
llar readjustment of tlio rates from
Portland.
A hearing was eoniluctcd about a
year ano. but the outcome watt un
satisfactory to tho plaintiffs, who pe
titioned for a rehearing, which has
now been cancelled.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 27. Recon
struction plaiiri, in the opinion of
Secretary of Agriculture Houston,
should include resumption of high
way construction under the federal
aid road act, creation of a system of
oersonnl credit unionH for farmers,
systematic supervision of land settle
ment .provisions for safetruardinjr the
rights of tenants and encourauement
of farm ownership, continuation or
ifovernment supervision of stock
yards and related industries, and ex
tension of the benefits of modern
medicine and sanitation to rural dis
tricts. 1
These views of the secretary, "ex
pressed in confidence to agricultural
editors of the country at a meeting
here several davs aeo. were author
ized for publication forfav. Under the
federal rond net. said the fieorctarr.
federal Mid state funds, appropriated
for road bujldiru; and not expended.
owin: to the stnppauc of construction
bv ll'.e war, will amount this vcar to
ai out Jiw.yflon'.noo.
Particularly vital, Mr. Houston
held, is that tho process of acouirinff
ownership of farm1- be encouraged
and hastened.
The restoration and maintenance of
conditions which will justify confi
dence in tho livestock markets and
the meat packing industry, the sec
retary termed the ureatest single need
in the present meat situation in the
L'nited States. He urged legislation
be enacted nt the earliest possible
moment.
V, L. T"p.-on. who is atta' hed to the
O. A. C war work emergency staff
for food production and whose busi
ness is the fosterinc of poultry pro
duction, has been in Med ford looking
over the situation here for the past
few dnvs. IU' reports poultry raisers
throughout the state to be making big
money in spite of the high cost of
poultry upkeep. This is due to the
decrease since last vcar of the num
ber of poultry producers, a XW per
cent decrease in Oreuon those go
ing out of business failing through
inexperience and inability to combat
unusual circumstances arising during
last season. Mr. Vpson and wife
leave lor CIrants Pass today where
thev have n larre poult rv ranch.
NEW YORK POLICE
T
NEW YOHK.. Nov. '27. Threat of
the use of machine guns bv the police
on soldiers and sailors resisting the
efforts of the police to prevent law
less attacks was contained in a let-,
ter sent bv Police Commissioner Kn
right to Mavor Ilvlan todav and for
warded bv the mavor to the federal
authorities in letters of protest
against disorderly conduct by men
in the service at two recent meetings
of socialists here.
Vbur Children's
Table Drink
Regardless of your own choice in
a table beverage you will apjree
children should drink nei-ther
-tea nor coffee.
ANT POSTUM
answers -bhe requiremen"ts of
a hot drink for children, most
admirably.
Its coffee-like f lavo rat-tracts and its
purity and wholesomeness make it
a safe drink for younor old.
"There's a Reason "
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Postponed Until Friday, November 29
At PAGE Theater
LEOPOLD G0D0WSKY
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Piano Virtuoso
Assisted by Margurite Hughes, Violinist 1
Goilowsky Stands the Highest in His Line of Any
Artist Ever Visiting Medford '
ruly Thankful
The war is over right lias triumphed over might, and
oni'o more the world will have peace and happiness. Let
us all give of our ahundance to spread the message of
Thanksgiving and good cheer throughout the land as a
fitting token of the deep gratitude we all feel for return
of peace.
Prosperity and happiness are iu store for this'nafion
and let each one of us do our part iu the great reconstruc
tion period that is to follow
VK AUK TIlAXKl-TL that we will move to our new
quarters, first door east of the First National Bank, on
or about December 1. and will have an up-to-date stock of
Clothing and dents' Furnishings.
Model Clothing Co.
Prices:
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$1.50, $1.10 75c, 50c ;
Management 0f Geo. Andrews " si
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