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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22
diagram showing total production to
date will appear with the bulletins
sent out the 18th Of each month.
Board Appraises
Irrigation Land

Mayor Lamkin and party consist
ing of w. ]. Hartzell, R. E. Robin
son, D. NJ. Lowe and j. B. Coleman,
appointed by the state as board of
appraisers to appraise the 5000 acres
of land lying under the Talent irri-
cation project, spent Thursday and
Friday looking over the project and
making estimates. According to the
findings of the board, it was shown
that the assessor had assessed the
property at about 63 per cent of its
value, while his own estimate was 60
per cent. This is considered very
close estimate and the board COM
mends the assessor on his excellent
work.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22
Liberty Loan Facts.

Denominations-$5O, 800, $500,
$1,000, $4,000, $4,000.
Interest-Payable May Is and No
vember Is, each year, at per cent
per annum.
Terms Of Payment-Two per cent
down with application (Which must
be before October 27); IS per cent
on November Is, 1917; 40 per cent
on December Is, 1917; 40 per cent
on January Is, 1918; or payments
may be made all down.
Delivery-Promptly with last pay
ment.
A Loan-You lend your money at
interest; you do not give it.
Easy Payments-The government
payments are easy; if they are not
easy enough, any banker will NIKE
them easier.
Superlative Safety-The promise
to pay back your money is signed by
10, 100000 people, including all our
multi-millionaires. The bond is a
mortgage on America.
Saf1 -keeping-Absolutely safe In
any honest bankers vault. Safer
anywhere than currency.
Tax Free-Up to any amount from
all state and local taxation and up to-
$4,000 from any national taxation.
Market value-Can be sold at par
at any time, and after the war is GER
tain to go up in value, $1,000 bonds
probably going to s1O5 or $1O6 in
value.
The government is you and I. It
needs the $50 and s100 Of the aver
age man.
If the government ever issues
bonds drawing more interest, then
these bonds can be exchanged for
them.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22
Coal Miners in US.
Doing Their Bit

So much is being said about the
shortage of bituminous coal, and the
general public realizes so little the
important gains in output made by
the operators under trying conditions
last summer, over all previous rec
ords, that the statement just issued
by the United States Geological Sur
yey. Department of the Interior, on
production in 1917 compared with
1916 is particularly timely. In COM
menting on this report, prepared by
the statisticians Of the Geological
Survey, Director George Otis Smith
points out that the shortage is not
due to the failure of the soft-coal
mines to produce more coal than in
the past, for the country on Septem-
ber ! was about month ahead of
last year in output and is expected
to finish the year with an increase of
10 per cent over 1916, the banner
year, and of 25 per cent over 1915.
The tremendous increase in manu-
featuring and transportation activity
this year has created demand for
soft coal in excess of any in the past,
an increase in demand that is diff
cult to measure in terms of tons but
that is certainly more than the 10 per
cent by which production has in
creased. To meet this demand the
mines have been producing soft coal
at a rate never before equaled. In
the second week of July 1917, the
average daily production was more
than 100000 tons, the highest point
yet attained; in the middle Of August
the lowest rate for the summer,
1,63S,00 tons, was recorded; and in
the last week of September the daily
rate was 1923, 900 tons. In the first
eight months of 1917 the output of
soft coal was 363,500,OOO tons, or
37,OOO,O0O tons more than in the first
eight months of 1916. In the same
period shipments of anthracite in
creased 16 per cent over those of
1915.
In the bulletin Just issued by the
Geological Survey the figures of com.
parative shipments regularly collect
ed and shown in part in the monthly
and weekly reports are converted into
tons of total production, in order to
satisfy the demand for information
on the part Of those not familiar with
the coal industry. The diagram of !
average daily production will here
after be reproduced in the weekly re-
ports issued each Saturday, and the
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22
S. P. Pensioner
Buys Liberty Bonds

Emil Frick, the oldest living pen
sioner on the Southern Pacific's hon.
or roll, has invested his savings in
Liberty bonds. Frick is 76 years of
age, and entered the railroad service
on November 21, 1864, several years
before the golden spike linked Cali
fornia and the rest of the country
with the first transcontinental rail-
road.
Emil Frick is a Frenchman by
birth. my heart yearns to be over
there" he says simply. "I would give
my life willingly for France if it
would avail, but l figure that Amer
lea can do more than I for France,
and so lend to America my savings" :"
The veteran was for years an en-
gineer on the old Seventh street
steam railroad in Oakland. Now he
makes his home in the city whose
people he hauled daily for quarter
Of century.
There are twelve members of the
Southern Pacific's Veterans Club
who subscribed with Frick for the
first Liberty loan, and five or six
others have applied for bonds of the
second loan.
The Southern Pacific is assisting
its pensioners to subscribe to the
bonds in the same manner as its 45,-
600 regular employees.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22
Timber to Be Sold
On 0. & c. Lands

An order has been received by the
land office of the Oregon & Califor-
mia land grant from the government
announcing the sale of timber on
certain portions of the grant Decem-
Der O. The lands from which the
timber is to be sold are in Coos coun-
ty. The timber on the lands which
are to be sold, in accordance with the
order, is principally fir and cedar. II
is stipulated that not less than 81
per thousand feet shall be received
for the fir and not less than So per
thousand feet for the cedar. Com
petitive bids will be invited and these
will be opened at the local land office
in Eugene December 8.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

The completion of the $4,000, 900
hydro-electric works of the Califor-
nia-oregon Power Company at Copco,
CAL, may electrify the Southern Pa
cific line over the Siskiyous.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22
This Space For Sale

Two inches single column here, en-
tirely surrounded by reading matter,
for sale on yearly contract at $500
the month.
Only one ad of this kind taken on
each page-the front page excepted.
Change of copy each issue If supplied
day before publication.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22
What the War Has Done to Busines.

"f'"O OIfo "H f"o DVHo 10 IuSInoSS'
Albert w Atwood, the financial
writer, says in the November Wom-
ans Home Companion:
"a few industries will suffer by
the war. Liquor is one of them, but
not much sympathy will be wasted on
those who happen to own securities
Of distilleries or breweries Perhaps
a few lines Of business that cater
wholly to luxuries will gradually be
obliged to retrench. But only small
proportion of the investments of the
country are based on luxuries. The
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

The colleges are all short in num-
bers this year, owing to the large
number of students who have gone
across to educate the Germans.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

The cost of grain has increa1sd
260 per cent over the average price
for twenty years. Freight rates have
advanced 3k per cent. while supplies
and wages on railroads have adj
vanced greatly.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

A Glove factory recently started at
Albany.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

Crane-Contract has been award
ed for the erection Of a $4,000 store
building here.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

FOR RENT-Rooms and housekeep-
ing apartments, also well-fur-
nished and well-located house.
Rent cheap to permanent tenant.
Phone AIR. AIT
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

FOR SALE-Good as new used Chev-
rolet. Weldon Zundel, Medford, at
the Alec. 44-tff
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

FOR SALE-One milch COW. In
quire VIM. Hosley, 156 Mechanic
street. 44-2t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

FOR SALE-Banana apples, 1c per
pound. Bring your boxes. G. s..
Butler, Al Granite street. 44-2t*
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22
Classified Advertisements
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR RENT-Six-room house with
sleeping porch, party furnished.
Close in, ia Oak street. Also
five-room bungalow, close in, 1873
North Pioneer. Inquire at 105
North Pioneer. Both new houses.
44-1mo.*
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

LOST-At or near the depot, Friday
morning, gold, open-faced Elgin
watch with long leather neck
chain. Finder will get liberal re-
ward for its return to A. Weldon,
657 C street. 44-2t*
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

FOR RENT-Bungalow; five rooms;
adults only. lat Nutley street.
ATT
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

FOR RENT-Furnished seven-room
house, 60 Granite street, $3.50
per month. Splendid location. In
quire SO Granite street. 44-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

First Come, First Served
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

FOR RENT-The use of furnished
house. with bath, lights and water,
so cents a day. Inquire 455 B
street or phone 281-L. Aft
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

While we have priced these
items for show attractions for
the early part of this week, there
is any amount ofbig bargains all
over this store, any of which are
way below their market value.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-22

But don't imagine this sale is
going to last indefinitely. We
are closing out this entire stock
and just as soon as this task is
accomplished our sale will stop
automatically. So buy all you
can before it is too late.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-11-23
kaiser's Troops Nervous.
U. S. TO AID IN SLAYER HUNT
McAdoo Wants Murderer Of Virginia
Trio Apprehended.

St. Paul, Nov. 2O.-Characterizing
the recent ak murder at Virginia, in
which three victims were believed
slain for buying Liberty bonds, as a
peculiarly infamous and wanton
crime, Secretary of the Treasury VIII.
lam G. McAdoo in a personal telegram
to Governor Burnquist. urges every
possible effort to apprehend the muir.
derers and pledges unrestricted CO.
operation of the United States Treas
ury department to that end.
Secretary McAdoo's telegram to the
governor read:
II earnestly hope that every posi-.
BILE effort will be made to apprehend
the people who murdered Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Alar and Peter Trepich,
whom the morning papers report as
having been killed because they pur.
chased Liberty bonds.
ut is a peculiarly Infamous and
wanton crime, and desire to assure
you Of the fullest possible cooperation
of this department in every measure
you may take"
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-11-23
is DIE ON ROCHESTER
Late Reports Show Great In
crease in Death List.
Early Reports Indicated Only Two
Were Killed When U. S. Ship
Was Torpedoed.

Washington, Nov. 20.-In the she'll.
ing and torpedoing of the American
steamship Rochester sixteen American
lives were lost, according to- late ad-
vices from Vice Admiral Sims. Ear.
lier reports had indicated the loss OF
only two lives.
The latest dispatch reports the
death of a member of an armed guard
and three of the crew through expos
ure in small boat at sea. Another
of the three boats which put off from
the Rochester is missing with its IL
occupant, five of whom were mem
bers of the armed guard. One men,
Der of the Rochester's crew was lost
overheard.
Admiral Sims dispatch said that
Seaman Gregg, one of the victims, had
been buried in Ireland. His body with
those Of three of the crew were in the
open boat when it was picked up.
Seaman Stagish and Hoff of the arm
ed guard and the chief and third
officers of the Rochester, were in the
boat and were landed safely.
The Rochester ran into NEST" Of
three German submarines on Novem-
Der and was sunk by torpedo and
shell fire.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-11-23
SHOW THEMSELVES WORTHY
Secretary Baker Pays Tribute to
SamnoieS,

Washington, Nov. 20-Hardening Of
the Italian defense and the precision
with which British AMI French re-en-
forcements are being delivered in the
Italian war theater lead Secretary
Bake. in his weekly war review last
night t. contemplate the future in
that field with confidence.
Further Allied offensives on the
western front, after the lull of the
past week, Mr.. Baker saws, are indi-
Gated by increased artillery fire and
the nervousness exhibited by the Ger
mans. The only reference to the Sec
Tor of this front, whexe American
troops occupy the first line trenches,
is that the men have shown them
selves Worthy of the best traditions of
the American army.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-11-23
Launch Offensive On Asiago Pla'
teau-Enemy Losses
Staggering.
RETREAT IN FLANDERS
Forced Enemy Retirement On DIX
nude Line in Belgium Officially
Reported-Mountain In Italy
Are Stormed.

Rome, Nov. 20.-The war office an
nounces that the Italian forces have
begun an offensive on the Asiago
elements of trenches.
Further attempts of the Austro'
German troops to cross the Piave
have been stopped.
On the front west of the Piave,
south of Quero, great numbers III
Austro- German troops are attacking
the Monte Monfenera and Monte Tom
ba fines.
Huns Losses Staggering.
Battlefront descriptions thrilled
Rome with heroic narratives of the
Italian defense. In the mountains the
fighting is over slippery, snow COW
cred rocks and crags or centering
about the peaks of the Alps. Along
the river Piave the stream itself hos
been dyed in blood of the fighting
men. The cnemy's losses have been
staggering.
Retreat In Belgium.
Washington, Nov. 20.-A German
retirement on the Dixmude front has
been reported officially to the Belgian
legation.
1.-THE enemy is abandoning fortified
farms on the User left bank, blowing
up elaborate and intricate concrete
redoubts," said an official statement.
Belgian attachments occupied the
positions, caused severe losses to the
enemy and captured scores of pris-
oners"
Take Posts by Storm.
Berlin, Nov. 20.-Quero and Monte
Correlle, on the northern Italian
front, have been taken by storm and
the Italians have been driven from
Monte Tomba, the war Office an
ncunces.
The announcement follows: North.
east of Asiago the enemy repeated his
fruitless and costly attacks to gain
the lost heights. Between the Bren-
ia and the Pave the last few days
have brought the Teutonic allies fur
Their successes in difficult mountain
fighting"
kaiser's Troops Nervous.
* London, Nov. 2O.-Positions east
and northeast of Ypres on the Pass
chendasle ridge have been under
heavy bombardment by the Germans
for several days. apparent evidence
that the Germans are nervous and
hope to check a new British thrust.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-11-23
Five Are Held For Ak Murders.

Virginia, Mimi, Nov. 1s.-Four men
and one woman have been arrested
here as suspects in the triple murders
of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Alar and a
boarder, Peter Trepitch, all Austrians.
Those under arrest are Matt IvonkO-
vich, Mike Cronkovich and Mary
Frankovich. All are relatives Of the
Alars. st. Louis county deputy sher-
IFS from Duluth investigating the case
believe the purchase of Liberty bonds
aud Red Cross subscriptions by the
Alars prompted the killing.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-11-23
BRITISH CAPTURE JAFFA
0ttomans Continue Their Flight
Before English.
w.. .t,s Hold Austro-German Armies
in Check Along 7iave
River.

London, Nov. 20.-Jaffa, the impor-
tant city on the Mediterranean coast,
has been taken possession Of by the
British army in Palestine, the Turks
who apparently are continuing their
withdrawal northward, Offering no
opposition. The text Of the official
statement making this announcement
reads:
"Jaffa was occupied by Australian
and New Zealand mounted troops
without opposition. The enemy ap-
pears to be continuing to the iiorth."
All along the Piave river the Ital-
ians are holding the German and Aus
tro.Hungarian armies in check. No
where have the invaders been able
to cross the stream, and at several
places where they previously had
gained access to the western bank
they have been brilliantly counter at
tackled and forced to withdraw to the
rivers edge.
On the Zenson loop sector in the
south the enemy has endeavored to ex-
tricate himself from his serious posi-
ton, but the Italians, putting down an
attack with heavy losses, closed in
upon the invaders and made more pre-
carious their situation. The Italians
in the fighting along the western bank
of the waterway have captured con-
siderably more than 1000 prisoners
and also have taken q machine guns
In the Fagare zone the enemy has
been completely vanquished and
forced to give llp his positiOn.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-11-23
GERMAN SHIPS DESTROYED
English Pursue Enemy Within Thirty
Miles Of Helgoland.

One of the German light cruisers
cruisers, which fled through Helgoland
blight before British warships of SINH
lar type, were pursued 10 within 30
miles of Helgoland, where they came
Under the protection of the German
lattle fleet and mine fields.
One Of the German light cruiser
was observed to be in flames and the
machinery of another seemed to be
damaged. One German minesweeper
was sunk
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-11-23
Deed Of DARING hy FLYER.

Washington, New. 20.-The dis
patches tell Of the bestowal Of the
highly priced Italian gold medal on
officers for deeds of heroism. Eieut.
Castruccio. the dispatches say, was
on board an airhip disabled by the
enemy's guns and about to fall in
enemy territory. Castruccio climbed
over the gas bag and, creeping along
in the direction of the prov, with his
weight caused the airship to regain It's
balance. In great personal danger he
remained there over an bour. allowing
the airship to land within his lineA =
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-11-23
DESTROY SALTPETRE PLANT
Firebugs at Work in Brooklyn War
Contract Factory.

New York, Nov. 19.-Incendiaries
with German sympathies brought
about the destruction of the saltpeter
and nitre plant of the Bradley
Knowles Manufacturing company in
Brooklyn, officials announce. The loss
was over 100000. The saltpeter was
for use by the United States govern
ment in gunpowder manufacture. The
nitre was for preserving canned fruit
for the Allies.
Twelve explosions that shook the
neighborhood for many blocks &C.
Cured when the fire reached watts
containing high inflammable liquids.
The plant was torn asunder
Firemen said the fire was started in
several places. Other buildings along
the water front were threatened.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-11-23
STEEL DEAL WITH JAPAN OFF
Toxic Breaks of Negotiations For
Material

Toxic, Nov. 20.-In a lengthy state
ment the department of communica.
lions announced that the negotiations
with the United States, by which ia
pan was seeking to have the American
embargo on steel raised to a certain
extent in Japan's favor, have been
broken off. To Japan's regret, be-
cause of the differing circumstances
in which the two countries are placed.
Americas demand for Japanese ship.
ping in return FOR the concession
would virtually destroy Japan's Euro
pean trade, the statement declares.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-11-23
New Draft Registrations Allow
Draft for Work as Well
as Fight.
BY WILSON
Full Strength Of Country to Be Called
and Only Extreme Disability
Will Debar Men From
Service.

Washington, Nov. 19-Making prac-
tically every one of the more than
100000 men registered subject to
war duty, il not at the front then be-
hind the lines, drastic new regulations
for the draft have been approved by
the president and made public by Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder.
Affecting more than 100000 homes,
the regulations mobilize the war
strength of the country to point
where only word is necessary to
take man from his desk or plow or
work bench and put him in a trench
or armored motor car or munitions
factory or shipbuilding plant.
Here are some of the radical new
provisions which give teeth to the re
vised rules.
authority to revoke any exemption or
disregard at any time the deferred
classification and order of call of
any registered man, if that mans spec
ial trade or qualification make him
necessary for special service. Thus.
if the army finds itself facing sudden
need for $4,000 chauffers, Secretary
Baker is authorized to- direct local
boards to get the number of chauffers.
no matter where they stand in order
of call.
Voluntary enlistment in the regu-
lar army of men between q AID 81
years of age will be completely
stopped Oil December Is.
Discharged Men Recalled.
Men previously discharged for
slight deformities, such as flat feet,
will be recalled. They will not be sent
to the front but will be put on gov
eminent work either at army depots
or where they are most needed.
Men employed in the building and
fitting of ships for the navy and
Emergency Fleet corporation are not
subject to call as long as they re-
main in those employlnents.
Registered men for the first time
list in the navy or marine corps. Per-
mission to do so will be granted, how
ever, only in case the number Of the
man is so far down on the order list
that he is not subject to call in the
second draft.
New Physical Examination.
An entirely new system of physical
examination is ordered whereby
man is examined not only by the ply
sicians of the local board, but by
an expert board of seven specialists
before being finally accepted or dis
charged from military duty.
The provost general marshal's Of
fice has been given the assistance of
the entire postal machinery of the
country in tracing down men who
have moved from their original juris-
dictions, leaving no addresses behind.
General Crowder said that it could
not be made too plain that the regula-
tons affect every one of the register
ed men not at present in the uniform
Of the United States.
The rules will become effective in
part on November 20. They are to
go into effect as a whole on date to
be set by the provost marshal gen.
eral, which probabl will be December
10
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-11-23
Espionage Law Attacked in Court.

Washington, Nov. Futile MilWau-
kee Social Democratic Publishing Co.
attacks the constitutionality of the
espionage law in an additional plea
filed in district supreme court. The
company, which publishes the Mil
wau!.ee Leader, contends the law
abridn IS freedom OF speech ana liber-
t. O. he press. Postmaster General
\. 8 Burlesol's >.o-lent!on hat No
.our: can control or reverse his r2va-
cation Of tie Leaders seconi class
mail privilege. is disputed. Thu Lead
ss's kual:S..S7s ie:y tie l.acsus matte.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-11-23
swcde Arrested as Spy Suspect.

New Orleans, Nov. 20.-Johanr
Svelson, 26, was arrested here near
the United Statets naval station or
suspicion Of being spy in the employ
Of the German government. Maps Of
New Orleans, Illinois. Mississippi and
various railroads were found on him
and also $2,9S7 in cash. Svelson is
English.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-11-23
Villa Moves on Juarez.

Ell Paso. Texas. Nov. 19.-Soldiers
Of the United States border patrol
have reported sighting numerous
bands of armed Mexicans moving
toward Juarez, both from the east and
the west. These are believed to be
Villa followers moving up for a gen.
eral attack on the town.