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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-13

ZONE. Dec 1S.-American guests
oi the Italian general STAFF, who have
cen on a visit 20 the battle front.
we're under fire. but escaped injury,
aid n dispatch from Verona. the
Itllian headquarters today.
among the Americans who have
Iaen on the Italian front were Mai.
1tl.phy. of the American Red Cross.
ssh, was a personal guest of King
Emmanuel: Prof. Thomas. former
leegsber OF the educational staff at
Princeton university, and Congress
iuan George Tinkham, of Boston.
T,Uowing their terrific lombard
llrut or the Italian positions the
Austro- G. erman forces lying between
the Piave and Brenta valleys re-
.ewed their attack. but were hung
iacl, with heavy loss of life.
The weather has turned bad again
lu. despite snow and low lying
,ouldbanBs the italian aviators con-
rinue 10 harass the Invaders and 90
ian bombs upon transport columns.
Heavy csnuonading continues all
s,orr the Piave. with the Germans
md Austrians throwing shells across
.ha stream frem the eastern bank
a-inst the Italian lines on the west
c.u bank.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-13

The general has just finished tell
ing the committee that there were
only about 350 machine guns in the
whole army and that not a single
new one was delivered TO the war
department for more than two
months after the declaration of
war. He gave the committee a brief
explanation Of this condition.
Your explanation doesn't salts
fy me" said Sen. Cham berlain.
chairman of the committee. bluntly.
1T doesn't satisfy me. either" the
general replied.
We'll, who is responsible ." de-
manded Sen. Cham berlain.
The secretary Of war" burted
out the general. He has TO be.
Rifle Production Cut.
Just before the United States en-
tered the war last April, small arms
manufacturers in the country were
making 10000 rifles daily for the
allies.
Today. nine months after the dec
/ laration of war. with hundreds OF
| thousands of American soldiers still
unarmed, the average daily pro-
duction of rifles is only 5000
This was only one Of a series OF
disclosures so startling in their rev
| Citations Of wasted time, effort and
money as TO astOnish the commit
tee MembtS-s declared themselves
amazed by the accounts Of seem
! ing neglect and action 10 force a
| general shakeup among those re-
sponsible for conditions was clearly
foreshadowed by questions asked.
Says it's Not Important
Reverting back TO his earlier tes-
timony regarding rifle shortage Gen.
Crozier insisted that the rifle short
age was not important
1t amounts 10 almost nothing
he said NO American soldier will
be delayed five minutes i'm getting
into action because of lack of a
modern rifle, he continued
Aren't there hundreds Of thou
sands of our men in the training
camps without rifles % asked Sen.
Hitchcock.
NO sir. there may be thousands
but not hundreds OF thousands. %
answered the general
Gen. Crozier said that a rifle TO
each man was not absolutely neces-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-13
TURKEY REPORTED
F AVOR|NG PEACE
Grooming Under Invasion and
War Burden, May In
augurate Moves.
international News Service

international News Service:
BERNE. Dec. Is. - Groanins
under invasion and her war burden
Turkey, is about ready 20 make a
separate peace, according to an
article in the Swiss press today. IT
is reported that MOuktar Bey. q
delegate sent 20 this city ~ corsEl'
relative 10 the exchange of war pris-
oners. has asked the Turkish gov
eminent ror authority TO open
peace negotiations
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-13
International News Service

International News Service
WASHINGTON. Dec. IL. - Swiss
reports that Turkey might negotiate
a separate peace" with the entente,
reaching here today, where charac-
terized as interesting" by admins
tration officials but they furnished
no basis for general comment So
far as Shis government is concerned
there is no disposition anywhere TO
discuss peace in any form. Both
Turkey and Bulgaria may initiate
negotiations officials say. but until
they do there is no disposition TO
consider such action as probable.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-13
DISORDER AGAIN
IN RUSS CAP TAL
NevSky Prospect Swept by
Machine Guns Placed
on Roofs.
IrTr-nltl0naI Ncvs Service

international News Service
COPE%HAG Dec 11.-Uisor-
der has again broken orr in Pctro-
grad AS q result OF the counter ,ev0-
luton started by the Cossacks under
Gen. Kaledines and EornIlof
information was received here TO-
day that firms took place iu To-
streets and that nalsheviIi forces
had placed machine guns on The
roofs ~ buildings aIonS the Ncrskr
Prospect 10 sweep the thorouEhfare
the most prominent fr Tho Russian
capital
CONTRADICTORY reports have been
received as 20 the outcome OF nghf-
ing III the MohueT di-t-ie, The u-
dIcatIons. however. are that the boil
shevN forces were defeated Eu-
sign Kryienlso and 1oisheriki conn
mander-in-chief continues 10 With
draw soldiers on Che front which
may have given rise to the report
that the Russians have begun to de-
mobilize.
Germany and Austria are reported
90 have put their peace terms in
the hands of the Russian commits
sioners who are believed to De now
considering them These terms are
said 20 contain a promise from the
German government 20 support tho
bolsheviii government at PctroErad
from domestic enemies
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-13

a cableEram 20 the International
News Service last week stated THAI
certain units ~ the Russian army
on the eastern front were heing dis
handed following the conclusion q
the temporary armistice.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-13
NEW ASSAULT
1T CAMBRIA IS
LOCAL ATTACK
Has No Connection With Mass
inc of German Reinforce
mentS on West Front,
is General Opinion.

international news service
LONDON, Dec. 13.-The lull on
the Cam brai front, in France, has
been broken by a German attack on
the northern side Of Cambria salient.
but dispatches from that front today
said that the gain achieved was out
OF all proportion TO the number Of
losses sustained by the attackers.
Field Marshal Haig i'm his report
from western headquarters described
though it was made by the Germans
with large numbers OF men.
The British line was struck in the
sector OF BullecOurt. about 10 miles
west or Cambria and in the district
Of Queant. the western terminus Of
the Drocourt- Queant switch, the
chief support Of the northern end
Of the Hindenburg line
Keen Aerial Activity.
Military experts do not attribute
any connection between the attack
and the fact that Germany has been
massing reinforcements on the west
ern front. for the Cambria attack
was evidently undertaken TO
straiehten that section Of the Ger
m5c line and was neither a diver
sion nor an attempt 10 break
through.
Clearing weather has resulted in
keen aerial activity and there have
been numerous combats between
German and allied aviators all along
The line.
A. least four German aeroplanes
were shot down while the British
admit the loss Of three machines.
The demand Of the Times for an
iuvestigauou of the British retire
inent a. Cambria has been followed
or an article in the Manchester
Guardian severely critiCising Gen. Sir
J-liau Byng. the British command
sr on that front.
Must Follow up Victory
The Manchester Guardian is the
most influential British newspaper
outside OF London. tt says I'm part;
TO what are we 10 attribute this
last defeat-for, defeat it was
vhicl wiped out most of our gains
DO the latest victory and robs us of
aU the military prestige acquired by
80. The true answer is that we must
blame ourselves and for the next few
Iaouths we must bear a heavy bur
den on our shoulders and look for
-auus az home. We are without
means of following up "a victory ra-
uiGy and we must consider what
German generals have said about ms.
..meIy. that when the warfare
-aacHed the open our leaders would
Dee so used 20 trench warfare that
-na, would be at a loss 70 know how
r, meet changed conditions"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-13

CONTINUED on PAGE FOUR)
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-09
Keeping Up the Tone.

"The neat ard even elegant appear
ance of the American soldier isn't
maintained" said the secretary of war
without hard work. Yes, the work
is hard but doesn't the result more
than justify It?
"On train the other day a private
sat with his tunic unbuttoned, for the
temperature was high. A sergeant
strobe up to him and said
"'Button up that tunlc! Did you
never hear of bylaw 217. subsection
d? I'm Sergeant Jabez Winterbot-
TONI
"a gentleman in the seat behind tap
ped the sergeant sternly on the shoul.
der
allow dare you issue orders he
said, with a pipe IN Your mouth? Go
home and read paragraph ia, section
VI, part o. am Major Eustaee Car.
roll
Here a gentleman with drooping
white mustache interposed from the
other side Of The aisle
off Major Carroll, he said coldly,
will consult bylaw 81 of section X he
will learn that to reprimand a sergeant
in the presence of a private is an Of
fense not lightly to be overlooked -
Washington Star.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-09
Turner Had His Way.

The late ]. NJ. W. Turner, one OF
England's most famous artists, served
for some time on the hanging commit
tee Of the Royal academy and one day
when he strobe into the picture rooms
he was struck by picture sent in by
an unknown provincial artist of the
name of Bird. Turner took it into his
hands and examined It this way and
that. "A fine work." he exclaimed. at
must be hung up and exhibited"
Impossible" responded the other
members Of the committee. "The walls
are full, and the arrangements cannot
be disturbed"
"A fine work. repeated Turner, ut
must be hung up and exhibited" And,
finding his colleagues to be as obsd-
nate as himself, lie hitched down one
of his own pictures and hung up Birds
in its place.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-09
How Watches Vary.

theoretically, says a jeweler, the
best watches of today are perfect, but
actually they both gain and lose time
every day. Even If the good watch
does not vary one second at the end
Of the twenty-four hours, the expert
insists, 1t has both gained and lost ii
that time. If it is wound in the morn
ing it runs fast and toward the next
morning runs slow, thus equalizing the
time lie says the best watches should
be wound twice a day and then at only
two-thirds of the capacity of the main
spring, thus preventing either binding
or extremes of strong or weakened
spring. The balance wheel was ey-
pected to equalize differences of main.
spring tension, but really this is not
the case in what is called perfection.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-09
TICKET SPECULAToRS.
Their Trade Was Really Started by
Dumas and His Barber.

Dumas and His Barber.
The practice of specializing in theater
tickets strange as 1t may appear, was
started by the elder Dumas He pat
ronized Paris barber namer Porcher,
and one day this worthy while shaving
the novelist asked him why he did not
sell the tickets given him by the man
ayers of the theaters where his plays
were produced.
ITO whom could | sell themT' asked
the author Of the ''Three Musketeers."
"Why, to me. II you like" replied Por-
cher. "And what would you do with
them" asked Dumas. THAT'S my
business" replied the barber, continu-
ing to lather the bronzed face Of the
famous story teller.
But give you tickets whenever you
ask for them" said Dumas. "Ah, one
or two are not sufficient for my pur-
pose" responded Porcher. 81 must
have all your tickets and every day
too" "And you will pay for them"
said the dramatist. Cash." was the
simple yet practical reply.
Dumas at that moment was very
badly In need of money, so he at once
concluded the bargain. Porcher, who
shortly after this gave up shaving and
cutting hair, made similar bargains
with other authors and quickly be-
came rich.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-09
Mill and Warehouse
Owners Attention

1t is up to you. Our boys are in
France. More are preparing to make
the great sacrifice. What are you
doing today?
General Jackson said to his men
at New Orleans: Trust in God and
keep your powder dry" This war
is not going to be won by grains Of
powder, but grains Of wheat. This
is not a war of surprise, but a war
of supplies. The millions of bushels
Of grain grown this year In Oregon
is still thousands of miles from
France. 1t has to be shipped before
the enemy is whipped. We trust as
did Jackson, but we must protect our
supplies.
Have you a competent watchman?
Try him. If he is not the right man
get another. Have you a fire fight
ing apparatus on the place? Mo-
ments count. A spark may mean a
blaze; a blaze a conflagration. Roll
out the old barrels; fill them full
of water. Place a ten-cent package
Of baking soda in every seven and
one-half gallons of water and you
have as good a carbonic acid gas fire
extinguisher as can be desired.
Train every mar on your place
Just what to do If fire should hap
pen. Drill them from time to time
to see that they are doing it. Keep
a supply Of sacks handy beside the
barrels. These soaked with this
liquid are a great aid.
Put all rubbish in meal cans. Al
low nothing to gather on the floors,
in the corners or under the buildings
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-09
INVISIBLE LIGHT.
Only When II Strikes the Retina OF The
Ego Can Il Be Seen.

What .is the simplest demonstration
Of the fact that light is invisible?
The blackness Of a midnight sky
demonstrates this fact most readily.
We may see the planets brilliantly illu-
minated by the suns rays, but the sur
rounding space is dark, although we
know that light must be passing there.
The passage Of a beam Of light
through darkened room is only visi-
BILE on the dust in the air, and the cone
of light seen when the sun shines
through a small hole in a shutter is
not visible, but only light reflected
from the notes in the beam. This
can be easily and simply demonstrated
by placing in the beam a glass vessel
from which the dust has been careful
ly removed. The beam then may be
seen before and behind the vessel, but
is invisible within. A Bunsen burner
Or redhot poker held so as to destroy
the notes will also render the beam
invisible at that spot.
Light is only visible when 1t strikes
On the retina Of the eye, and 1t can
only do so when it reaches it in di-
rect line or is turned by reflection or
refraction into a direct line. Just as
the bullets from a gun do man no
harm unless aimed or turned in their
course toward his body, so light is
without effect unless it is aimed or
turned toward the retina.-Pearson's
Weekly.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-09
Her Great Comfort.

Donald and Charlie, two boys Of
eleven, went for hike the other day.
and when the noon luncheon hour ar
rived failed' to appear after an alb
sence of two hours, causing Donald's
mother to become worried, fearing an
accident had happened to the boy.
who is always prompt at meal times,
even if not on other occasions. But the
father ate his luncheon calmly, being
wise to the ways and wanderings o.
boys of eleven, and unwOrriedly start
ed for his Office at o'clock, when the
wife remarked to him, her brOws fur.
rowed with care, What shall / do If
Donald doesn't Gomez
"I'll tell you what you do" said her
consoler. "Now, if that boy doesn't
get back in an hour from now you cab
me up at the Office. and I'll tell you
not to worry."-Indianapolis News.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-09
Biz Turkey Ranches.

Exclusive turkey ranches are found
in the unsettled foOthill regions of Cali
forlia and in parts Of Arizona and 9th
er western states where 1000 or more
turkeys are raised each season. The
establishments are located where the
range Is unlimited and the natural food
Of the turkey, such as grasshoppers
and other insects, green vegetables and
the seeds Of various weeds and grasses.
is abundant. Advantage also is taken
on these ranches Of the turkeys relish
for acOrns, and where these are plen-
tiful but little grain need be used for
fattening In the fall. The large flocks
of turkeys are managed much like
herds of sheep being taken out to the
range early in the morning and brought
home to roost at night. They are
herded during the day by men either
on foot or on horseback and by dogs
especially trained for the work.-In-
dianapolis News.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-09
Bootleggers Were
ShipWrecked;; Drunk

The Port Oxford Tribune says:
Last Thursday night the little gas
sloop Santa Clara, a boat about 80
feet in length, came ashore during
a thick fog on the beach near Hub
bards creek. Two men manned the
craft and they we're enroute from
Crescent City to Marshfield. Too
much booze and fog caused the men
to lose their course and when they
came ashore on the beach they did
not know where they were. Had
they not been very fortunate in
striking sheltered and sandy beach
a tragedy instead Of an accident
would have resulted.
Thursday and Friday the ship
wrecked men attracted so much at
tention by their actions that local
officers became suspicious and raid
ed the wreck with the result that
they found one bottle Of whisky in
the boat and II more cached on the
bluff.
The men were Immediately arrestr
ed and in a hearing before Justice
Wright Saturday morning it develop
ed that they were from Coos Bay and
were returning from Crescent City
loaded with booze. One was Charley
Baker, a South slough half-breed,
and the other man refused to give his
name other than to say that he went
under the cognomen of Battling Mel
son. They pleaded guilty to having
whisky in their possession and were
fine 500 each and costs.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-09
Ohe
Peoples Forum
To University of Oregon Alumni

To University of Oregon Alumni
American colleges are making a
special campaign this summer urg-
ing young men and women to con-
tinue their education, as a patriotic
duty. President Wilson, Secretary
of War Baker, the Council of National
Defense, and others have strongly
urged the colleges to continue their
sessions and to prepare their stu
dents for trained service in the ma
tional emergency. General Wood, for
instance, writes, "The war promises
to be long. Urge young men to finish
their education" The United States
bureau Of education, through Com
missioner Claxton, has just sent out
an appeal to colleges to hold students
not actually called, or recommended
for sepcial service and even to urge
exemption boards to exempt students
in preparation for technical and scien-
tific service, for "it is of the most
Importance that the supply of men
who have had advanced technical
training should not be cut off more
than is necessary. He also said in
a recent statement: "This appeal is
not made from a selfish desire to
continue undistrubed the work of ed
ucational institutions, but on the pa
triotic basis that the war may con-
tinue for several years and the counr
try will need all of the trained men
and women 1t ca nget. War fever
must not be allowed to obscure the
future, and the colleges must be
helped to prepare for the problems
which peace will bring" Governor
Withycombe and Supt. Churchill have
recently written every COLLECT under
graduate and high school graduate Of
the present year, urging them to con-
tinue their education.
May we ask your assistance and
cooperation as alumni of the uni
versity in reaching the young men
and women of Oregon? Please send
names and addresses to which we
may write and send the calalog and
the new university booklet, "Train
the Brain for Peace or War" and
"The Woman and the University"
These are now being mailed to all
high school graduates of the 1917
class. AS men and women of the
community in which you live you
can render a genuine patriotic serv-
ice as we'll as help in a decision of
great Importance in their own lives,
by talking personally with the boys
and girls of your acquaintance and
making them feel that it is not un-
patriotic to go on with their college
work this year.
Special Points to Use-The govern
ment through its highest officers, in
Guiding the president of the United
States himself, has laid special stress
upon the necessity of continuing to
train young men for expert service
during the war. Under the system
of selective conscription adopted by
the government and now in opera
tion there is no obligation resting on |
any young man under 21, or any man
over that age, unless drafted, to dis
continue his education and go into
government service. Under the draft
the government will itself select for
service the men it wishes to take. In
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-09
But She Liked ltl

Very strong peppermints are grand
fathers favorite confection. One day.
says the Christian Herald. he gave one
to four-year-old Marjorie and waited
slyly to see what she would do when
she should discover the pungent flavor
of the candy. A few minutes later he
saw her take the partly eaten pepper
mint from her mouth and place 1t on
a table beside an open window.
whats the matter?" he asked,
"Don't you like the candyT
"Oh, yes" replied Marjorie, Il like
it, but l thought I'd let 1t cool for
little while" Youths Companion.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-09
Eye Strain and It's Dancers.

Never allow children to read or dc
any form of fine work unless there is
bright, steady light, says medical
Journal Working by freight or in
the dusk causes such a strain on young
eyes that they never quite recover, and
weak or defective vision is the result.
Notice whether a child holds books
and work very close to the eyes, and
if so consult an oculist, so that the
child may be fitted with suitable spec
tacles.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-09

Be responsible yourself for the clean
liness of the building. This is your
bit.
Never keep man on the place who
persists in smoking near the mill or
warehouse. Never allow a stranger
inside the building.
If you have not thought of these
things before, your duty as a citizen
calls them to your attention now.
This is no time for waiting. Your
grain may be insured, but you can
not eat the money; neither can the
boys in France. An army must be
fed before it can go ahead. This is
your bit.
You who can not travel with the
army help the army to travel. It is
up to you.
HARVEY WELLS,
State Fire Marshal.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-09
INTERURRAN AuToCAR co.

Leave Ashland for Medford, Talent
and Phoenix daily except Sunday
at 800 a. m. and 100, 400 and
5;15 p. m. Also on Saturday night
at $50, Sundays leave at zoe
and 1890 a. m, 100, 4:30, $3.50
and 1890 p. m. f.t, 10
Leave Medford for Ashland daily ex-
cept Sunday at 500 a. m. and 100.
400 and 5:15 p m. Also on Sat
urday night at 1915. On Sundays
at 500 and 1880 a. NJ, 100,
200, $3.50 and $3.50 p. m.
Fare between Medford and Ash.
land, 20 cents. Round trip, 35 cents