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AIDED BY EFFORT
YJ.C.A.
.' PARIS, Dec. IS. The condition
of American war prisoner In Ger
man prison camps was to some extent
ameliorated by the work ot Conrad
Hoffman, an American Y. M. C. A.
' worker who was permitted to remain
In Berlin after most other Americana
either had left or had been interned.
. Hoffman convinced the German
government that the more he was al
lowed to do for the American prison
ers in Germany the better would fare
German prisoners in American hands,
He was allowed to emrloy nentrals
as his assistants on his promise that
members ot his organisation would
not act aa spies or propagandists, but
solely to improve the physical and
mental welfare of the prisoners.
Largely thru Hoffman's efforts, it
Is now stated, prisoners' help com
mittees were organised in all prison
camps in -Germany containing Amer
icans and their needs were communi
cated to Mr. Hoffman who forwarded
them to A. C. Harte. international V.
M. C. A. secrotary in Berna, Swltser
land. - ' '
,1 Both the Red Cross and the Y. M.
Cv A. ' cooperated In supplying " the
prisoners with food, clothing, money
and other necessaries, operating thru
that channel. Many letters have been
received at Y. M. C. A. headquarters
In Paris from the American prisoners
ot war In Germany testifying to the
receipt of this aid.
'WASHFXXJTC. Dec 13.; Perma
nent government ownership ot tele
phones and telegraph lines as an aux
iliary ot the postofflce department
was proposed in a joint resolution to
day by Chairman Moon ot the house
postofflce committee, who said , he
had been informed by Postmaster
General Burleson that President Wil
son favored the measure.
FORMER PORTLAND BASEBALL
- STAR VICTIM OF "FLU"
'.' SAN JOSE. Calif.. Dec.-13. Prank
Arollancs. 34 years old. for two sea
sons a pitcher for the Boston Amer
ican Lcnmie team. . and former star
slab performer in the Pacific Coast
League; died of influenza here today.
Arellnnes at one time played , -with
Portland.
NEARLY A BILLION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 The uro
gram for tale of war savings stumps
in 1919. announced 1 today bv the
treasury, is almost identical with that
followed this year. In January jthe
stamps worth $5 face valuo will be
sold for $4.12 and will increase one
cent a month until next December.
They will mature January 1, 1924.
. Thrift stomps costing 25 cents
each, will be sold throughout the year.
They will be identical in desien and
size with the present thrift stamps,
but will be blue instead of ercen. The
war savines stamps, also blue, are
considerably smaller than the present
Issue.' .
. ' New cards on which ; war sarimrs
Mumps are to ba attached will be is
sued and. 1919 stamps should not be
attached to old cards. Jf a war sav
ings Certificate has beea only partial
ly filled with this year's war savings
stamps it will be entirely valid and
ma v be redeemed eventually at the
maturity Value of the stumps it
bears,;.." !.,'.;;':-.
. Judications are that the salo of
war savines stamps this year will be
about a billion dollars, as $930,090.
000 in sales have been reported to
date.'
NEW CABLE HEAD
KKW YORK. Dec. 13. Newcomb
Carlton, president of the Western
Union Teleernph and Cable company,
has been placed in cbarere of all ma
rine cable systems of the United
States bv Postmaster General Burle
son, it was announced at Mr. Carl
ton's offices here today. He has ac
cepted the appointment, which was
declined bv Gcorce G. Ward, vice
president of . the Commercial Cable
company. " - (
- Mr. Burleson's order appointing Mr.
Carlton directs the exclusion of Clar
ence H. Mackay. president' of the
Commercial Cable company, of Mr.
Word and Win.' M. Cook "from any
connection with the supervision, pos
session,' control or operation of any
and' all marine cable systems or any
part thereof" whose possession, and
operation was token over bv proclu
mation of -President Wilson Novem
ber 2. " ' ' .-
PLAY AND SING
LOXDONV Novy 13. (Correspon
dence ot Associated Press.) A Gor
man band at a prison hospital near
London played the tnr Spangled
Banner and several hundred wound
ed German soldiers sang it as it they
enjoyed it In celebration ot the sign
ing ot the armistice. ' The muslo was
in honor ot a parado ot American
wounded quartered in a hospital near
the prison hospital.
It the sentiment of those prisoners
may be taken as a criterion the. Ger
man people will harbor no old scores
against Americans tor helping to de
liver the final blow ot the war. They
entered hoarttly Into the armistice
celebration and were glad the war
had ended. . - a v v
' Soon after news ot the signing ot
the armistice was received at the big
American hospital at Darttord it was
sent over to the Germans, . whose
prison hospital Joins the American
establishment. . .--.
On the following day every Amer
ican able to walk was mustered into
a parade the routs ot which took
them thru the prison grounds. As
the .vanguard entered the German
band Germans always manage to
scrape up a band whe.-evor a large
number ot them are ((uartered-be-gan
playing the anthem ot the U. S.
A. and the Germans sang it as the
happy Americans passed. They wore
happy too and showed no animosity
toward the Amoricans.
P
BE
AS
POST
POLICE JOIN STRIKE;
CITY IS TERRORIZED
.-. MONTREAL, . Dec. 13. Montreal
was quiet today after a night of dis
order growing out of the strike of
1600 city employes for higher pay.
-iU'lth all policemen and "firemen
Joining the strikers, the - city , was
helpless for a time last night from
the depredations' of gangs of hood
lums, who looted stores, invaded the
ters, robbed citizens and - assaulted
volunteer firemen and private detec
tives. . , . .:. '. .' '
Bonar Law Expects to Retire. " '
GLASGOW. Thursday. Deo. 12.
Andrew Bonar Law announced here
today that it was unlikely he would
be chancellor of the excheauer to tuke
the next budget before pnrlinment.
CAMP LEWIS. Tncoraa. Wash..
Dcol 13. "Cnuip Ltvis mav become
the permanent home of the 13th di
vision. Although unu'tionl'v nil tlio
officers and meu now with, the di
vision will ba discharged in the near
future, it is probable that us a di
visional post with 28.0OO soldiers and
auxiliary troops the cniiiu will ot least
retains its present size and possibly bo
increased. The place of men and
officers to be discharged will be taken
bv men and officers who wish to re
main in service."
This statement was miulo here to
day bv a high officer who was asked
for his opinion concerning- the camp's
future. Because formal announce
ment of the what he foreensts has not
been mnilo bv the war ileimrtiucnt, lie
nuked Hint his nume bo withheld.
Tli in officer culled attention to the
fact that the nvnple of 1'iereo vomit v
who bonded tbeiusulves to ilonntn the
ennui site to the government had been
promised tha t'linm would bo it divis
ional post whim nvni'o came and no
different orders concerning (ho camp
and its moil havo been received re
cently trom the war dopartiuunt.
Malinger llnrrv P. Percy, of the
Rialto theaU'r, celebrated his thirtieth
birthday imiiivcrsnrv on Thursday
with a dinner de luxe at which invited
friends joined him and Mrs. Percy at
their home. 211 Laurel street. Smith.
This event preceded bv ana dav the
return of his partner. Corporal Arthur
J. Moran, who litis been in the na
tional armv since Inst J ill v. huving
been mustered out two wveks ago
from the otficers' trainiiiir oninii nt
Camp Lee, Petersburg, Virginia, lie
nrrivil in Med lord Fruliiv, In re
Hume lu pliieu In lliu liilillo llu'iiter
in this citv. '
On liin return homo, Mr. Moran
stopped over nt New York t'itv for
a week, during which time lie confer
red with lending film uuiuliutes nnil
bonked a number of big t'entiiru pin-
turns Hiioti to bu released,
Air. Percy was appointed some
weeks n go ns a member of the nil',
lloiiiil motion picture advisovv board,
being one of only seven members from
the Pneit'iv coast status. The board
consists of only 22 nimnbers for the
United states and is composed of the
foremost motion picture malingers in
their respective fields, '-
Now that Mr. Moran has returned
to participate in the promotion of
urn n v proposed innovations and ad
vancements in their effort further to
popularize their nlrendv popular nluv
house, Messrs. Moran & Percy will at
once begin thu annlieation of their
improvement urogram, opening iigain
when the liit'liicnr.a bait shall have
been raised.
Mrs. M. J. Moran, Arthur's mother.
of Ornnd Forks, North Dakota, ac
companied Mr. Moran to this citv,
where sho has inined her husband and
will remain for the winter.
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MAKLBY IH iN. DEVON IH IN.
ARROW
COLLARS
eiuzTT, MAnoi ro, inc. mkcr4
Aged
'.-iWomeiv
Are Here Told the Best Remedy
for Their Troubles.
, Freemont, O. "I was -passing through the critical
period of Ufa, being forty-siz years ot ago and had all
the symptoms incident to that change heat flushes,
nervousness, and was in a general run down condition,
so it was hard for me to do my work. Lvdla E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound was recommended to me as
the best remedy for my troubles, which it surely proved
to be. I feel better and stronger in every way since
taking it, and the annoying symptoms nave disap-
Scared." Mrs. M. Ooopcx, 86 Napoleon St, Fremont,
bio.
North Haven, Conn. "Lrdla E. Pinkham'a Vegeta
ble Compound restored my health after everything else
had failed when passing through change of life. Then
is nothing like it to overcome the trying symptoms,"
Mrs, fXoBxacs Isclla,Box 107, North Haven, Conn,
v Hk Such C&sb
IYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND
r-
WORKERS In Oregon's
Industries should find
cspeclnl pleasure and satis
faction In favoring Oregon
products In their buying
for by so doing they are
helping to support other
Oregon workers on other
Oregon payrolls In true
brotherly fnshlon.
USC HOME PRODUCTS.
ItOMS iNOUim LlAODI of OSCOON
MEDFORD IRON WORKS
FOUNDRY AND REPAIR SHOP
Alvo nu'ent for I'nlrbnnks and Morsa
Kimines.
: 17 South Riverside. ' -
Ideal
for Christmas
$2.50 to $12.00
N'on-lcnknliln and self-filler In one.
Htorling and wold muuntlintn, ' H
clinnKenblo after Xnuw nt any Water,
mnn denier until owner bos a perfect
"fit.":.. ,. ..!.
Medford Book Store
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STAMP OUT THE INFLUENZA
Unless there be the proper co-operation on the part of us all, we may again be faced with an outbreak of serious proportions.
In order that you may know and discharge what is your duty not only to yourself, but to your neighbor and the community, you should
Study Well and Faithfully Apply
the Following Rules
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by the full observance of which on the part of all the danger of a new influenza epidemic may be averted
and. the necessity of en forcing" more stringent regulations avoided
soon as
Keep your bowels open.
Take a bath often. ; j
Get lots of fresh air.
Eat plain, nourishing food. Avoid alcoholic stimulants.
Keep your feet warm and dry. Remove wet clothes as
e.
Avoid chilling of the body or living in rooms of a
temperature below 65 degrees or above 72 degrees. ' i
Gargle frequently with a mild antisceptic solution.
Avoid persons suffering from colds, sere throat and
coughs. : ;
.Cover your nose with your handkerchief when you
sneeze, your mouth when you cough. Change handkerchiefs
frequently. Promptly disinfect soiled handkerchiefs by
boiling or washing with soap andwater. V ;
If sick, no matter how slightly, see a physician. v
Report promptly all new cases to City Health Officer.
ine city ordinance provides tor tne wearing ot a
mask by everybody, as this has been demonstrated
to be the real preventive, and you can eo about your
business safely. The ordinance also provides for
strict quarantine for all persons afflicted.
Signed:
City Health Board
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