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Arizona republican., 1917-09-06

on camp, and Schierstaedt was very kindly sent by the French back to Germany, where he recovered his reason sufficiently to be able to come and thank me for the efforts made on his behalf.
 1 made everS endeavor so far as it lay in my power to oblige the Ger mans. We helped them in the ex- change of prisoners and the care of German property in enemy countries
 There were rumors in Berlin that Germans ta4len as prisoners in Ger man African colonies were forced to work in the sun, watched and beaten by colored guards. This was taken up by one of the Grand Dukes of Meek lenburg, who had been governor of Togoland and who also took great interest in sending clothes, etc. to these prisoners. Germany demanded that the prisoners in Africa be sent to more temperate climate.
 Royalty Busted with Prisoners
 Affairs
 Another royalty who was busted with the prisoners affairs was Prince Max of Baden. He is heir to the throne of Baden, although not a son of the reigning Duke. He is very popular. and, for my part, I admired him greatly He travels with Elmer sons essays in his pocket, and keeps up with the thought and progress of all countries. Baden will be indeed happy in having such a ruler
 Prince Max was a man so reason able, so human, that 1 understand that Von Jagow was in favor of putting him at the head of n central depart = ment for prisoners of war. I agreed with Von Jagow that in such case all would go smoothly and humanely. Naturally Von Jagow could only mildly hint at the desirability of this , appointment. A prince, heir to on. of the thrones of Germany, with the rank of general in the army. he seemed ideally fitted for such a posi- tion. but unfortunately, the opposition of the army, and particularly of the 1 representative corps commanders, was 1 so great that Von Jagow told me the plan was impossible of realization l am sure if Prince Max had been al the head of such a department Ger many would not now be suffering from the odium of mistreating its prisoners, and that the 2,00O. 900 pris oners of war in Germany would not return to their homes imbued with an undying hate
 Prince Max was very helpful in the organization of the American mission to Russia for German prisoners which l had organized and which I shall de scribe in another chapter
 All complaints made by the imperia government with reference to the treatment of German prisoners, etc. in enemy countries were first giver to me and by our embassy transmit ted to the American ambassad dors having charge of German interests ir enemy countries. All this with the correspondence ensuing made a great amount of clerical work
 l think that every day I received one or more Germans who were anx. ious about prisoner friends, making inquiries and wishing to consult mt on business matters in the United States, etc. All of these people showed gratitude for what we were able [, do for them, but their gratitude wa! only drop in the ocean of officially inspired hatred of America
 With the declaration of war the
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ultimate power in Germany was transferred from the civil to the mill tary authorities.
 At o'clock on the afternoon of Friday and immediately after the dec laration of a state of war, the guard of the Guard Grenadier Regiment Kaiser Alexander, under the command of a lieutenant with four drummers, took it's place before the monument of Frederick the Great in the middle of the Unter den Linden. The drum mers sounded a ruffle on their drums, | and the lieutenant read an order be- 1 ginning with the words, By all high est order, a state of war is pro- claimed in Berlin and in the province of Brandenourg.
 This order was signed by General von Gessel as over-commander of the Mark of Brandenburg, and stated that the complete power was transferred to him. that the civil officials might re- main in office, but must obey the orders and regulations of the over commander; that house searchings and arrests by officials thereto em- powered could take place at any time; that strangers who could not show good reason for remaining in Berlin had twenty four hours in which to leave; that the sale of weapons powder and explosives to civil per- sons was forbidden, and that civil persons were. forbidden to carry | weapons without permission of the proper authorities
 Transfer of Power to the Military The same transfer of authority took place in each army corps, Bezirk, or province or district in Germany md in ooh .J. province the commanding general took over the ultimate power. In Berlin , it was necessary to create new officer the over commander of the Mark, because two army corps, the ! Third and the army corps of the l guards, had their headquarters in Berlin.
 | These army corps commanders were not at all baslful about the use of the power thus transferred to them. Some of them even prescribed the | length of the dresses to be worn by I the women, and many women having | followed the German sport custom of wearing knickerbockers in the winter 1 sport resorts of Garmisch Parten- kirchen, the Generalkommando or headquarters for Bavaria, issued in January. 1917, the following order: 1 The appearance of many women in Garmisch Partenkirchen has
 excited lively anger and indigna-
 tion in the population there. This
 bitterness is directed particularly
 against certain women, not seldom
 Of ripe age, who do not engage in sports, but nevertheless show themselves in public continually clad in knickerbockers It has
 happened that women so dressed
 have visited churches during the
 service. Such behavior is cruelty
 to the earnest minds of the noun
 tain population, and in conse-
 quence there are often many dis agreeable occurrences in the
 streets. Officials, priests and pri-
 vate citizens have turned to the Generalkommando with the re-
 quest for help and the General
 kommando has, therefore em-
 powered the district officials in
 Garmisch Partenkirchen to take
 energetic measures against this
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DIRECTORY AUTOMOBILES, AUTO SUPPLIES, REPAIRS

It cost motor vehicle the United States in 1916 average of $36 per for registration and license fees according figures compiled by the office of public roads, United States department of agriculture New Hampshire cured in 1916 gross of $967 and Vermont $l92 for every motor while Minnesota where the registration fee is for three period received only about 50 cents annually for each In South Carolina and Texas annual regsra tiOn fees required.
 No wedeveoped and definite basis exists for determining the fees to which different shall be subject In states the fee is based the net weight of the vehicles in others the carrying capacity the horsepower comba on of these factors is used Requirements for registration licensing of chauffes, Owner-operatOrs and dealers widely
 The of fees collected per whether pleasure commercial is yet far from uniform and is still further complicated by the widely varying requirements for the regis ration licensing of chauffeurs owneropeatOr dealers Thus if the total registration and license fees be used basis of and the total number of motor trucks and commercial vehicles basis for motor it is found
 that for the entire United States the average fee per motor $36 On the basis the state of Vermont secured in 1916 gross of $1902 for every motor while Min nesoa received only about 50 cents annually for each the registration for three period Furthermore in Texas and South Carolina annual registration fees collected the only requirement being county fee of 50 cents and $l spectivey.
 In taxed personal property in addition the registration fees In Idaho Iowa, Michigan New York Oklahoma Pennsy and Vermont the regstra tion fees are in lieu of all other taxes.
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XXIII

The interests of Germany in France, England and Russia were placed with our American ambassadors in these countries. This, of course, entailed much work upon our embassy be- cause We were the medium of com munication between the German gov ernment and these ambassadors. 1 found it necessary to establish special department to look after these matters. At it's head was Barclay Rives, who had been for many years in our diplomatic service and who joined my embassy at the beginning of the war First secretary of our embassy in Vienna for ten or twelve years, he spoke German perfectly and was acquainted with many Germans and Austrians. Inquiries about Ger mans who were prisoners, negotia- tions relative to the treatment of
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misconduct: if necessary, with the

misconduct; if necessary, with the
 aid of the police.
 spent two days at Garmisch Par tenkirchen in February, 1916. Some Of the German girls looked very well in their "knickers,' but l agree with the Generalkommando that the ap- pe2rance of some of the older women was cruelty ont only to the earnest mountain popuhtion," but to any ob- server
 These corps commanders are 3D. parently responsible direct to the em- hero" Therefore mrch of the diff
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cultv that I had concerning the treat ment of prisoners was due to this system, as each corps commander considered himself supreme in his own district, not only over the civil and military population, but over the pris- on camps within his Jurisdiction.
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(Continued Tomorrow)

Do not wait till tOmorrow-phone that WANT AID. to The Republican office now and get your wish fulfilled.
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CHANGING PROCESS
 CIVIL AUTHORITY
 TO MILITARY RULE
Knickerbockers for Women Was One Thing With Which the Berlin Military Government Had to Deal Early

Mr. Gerard's story, for which The Arizona Republican has acquired the exclusive rights of publication in this field, began August 5. Its publication will continue ir daily instaIments. 1t will not be pub lished in book form until MT. Ger ards testimony of his experiences in Germany during the crucial period of the worlds history shall have appeared completely in the columns of this newspaper.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-06
By JAMES ". GERARD

By JAMES w. GERARD American Ambassador to the Ger man Imperial Court, July 28, 1913, to February 4, 1917
 Copyright. lsl7 by the Public Ledger Company Copyrieh Canada. 1917. by the Pubec Ledger Company. Intern ational copyright by the Public Ledger Company. All rights reserved. Any In frngment ~ i'll be prosecuted.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-06

Arc you one of the hundreds who have tried many different tonics and now say."Dandruff can't be stopped?
 If SO. remember. Pompeian HAIR Massage is not only tonic, is IS treat ment This treatment is carefully described in a leafler The Hair and Its Care" enclosed in every package.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
The Oregon
Agricultural College

Where trained specialists with modern lab.
oratores and adequate equipment give in.
struction leading to collegiate degrees in the
following schools:
AGRICULTURE, with rs departments;
COMMERCE, with 4 departments;
ENGINEERING, with departments, In
eluding Civil. Electrical, Highway, Industrial
Arts, Irrigation, and Mechanical Engineering;
FORESTRY, including Logging Engineer.
ing;
HOME ECONOMICS, with 4 major depart.
menis, including training in the Practice
House,
MINING. with three departments, includ-
ing Chemical Engineering;
PHARMACY.
THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC offers instrue-
tion in the principal departments Of vocal
and instrumental music
THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT, enrolled
1885 cadets in 1857, and won recommen-
dation for o. A. O. from the Western Depart.
ment Of the U. s. War Department as one Of
the fifteen distinguished institutions" Of
higher learning. All cadets will be furnished
complete uniforms by the U. s. Government
and the junior and senior cadets, enrolled in
the r. o. 7. c.. will be given commutation for
subsistence, as well as all transportation and
subsistence at the six weeks Summer camp.
REGISTRATION BEGINS OCTOBER q.
1917. Information on request. Address.
Registrar, oregon Agricultural COLLEGE.
Corvallis Oregon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
Household Hints.

When making starch add a few
shavings from candle. It will give
such nice gloss to the material
when it is ironed.
When knitting stockings 1t Is 6
good idea to pour boiling water over
the yarn before using it, and the
stockings will not shrink afterward
When brushing stair carpets have
basin of warm water handy and
dip the brush into 1t occasionally
This prevents the dust from rising
and makes the colors look bright and
clear.
Eucalyptus oil will remove grease
stains from any kind of material
without injuring it. Apply the oil
with a clean piece of flannel and rub
the material gently until the stains
disappear.
To test butter, take small piece
in a spoon and hold 1t over a gas
flame. If good and pure 1t will boil
quietly, and there will be many lit
tie bubbles while 1t Is doing so. II
adulterated there will be much splut-
tering.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
Caroline Herschel,

Among distinguished women who have
helped to shed light upon abstruse sub
tects was Caroline Lucretia Herschel,
the noted astronomer. She was the
daughter of a musician of Hanover.
Her early education was designed to
lead to musical career. She accom-
panied her brother, William = after
ward the illustrious Sir William Her.
schel-to England. Brother and sister
soon turned their attention to astrono-
my, and in 17GS Caroline published
Catalogue Of Stars" Until Sir Will
liam died in 1922 she was content for
the most part to be known only as his
assistant, but later she engaged In
many original and independent investl-
cations. She devoted special attention
to the discovery of comets, and claim
ed priority in the discovery of at least
five.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16

will begin their flights shortly after
their arrival.
Miss Ella Witte, Eva Anderson
Melvin Anderson, Martin Witte and
Fred Witte left early Thursday
morning for Crater Lake. On the
return trip they will stop at Klamath
Falls and leave the little Anderson
children with their parents, who re-
side there.
Mr.. and Mrs Ensley, for many
years esteemed and respected resi-
dents of Central Point, left Wednes-
day evening for North Bend, at
which place they expect to reside
permanently. Their departure was
much regretted by their many friends
here.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
KEEPING TREES IN HEAL TIL.
Roots and Crowns Must Be Made to
Balance Properly.


Well nourished, healthy trees are less
liable to the attacks of insects than
those that for lack Of sufficient plant
food are making a slow and uncertain
growth. To keep trees well fertilized
and in vigorous condition is the best
possible insurance against insect dep
relations and all forms Of disease.
A soil which supplies abundant nu-
triment and moisture Is the prime req
uisite for successful tree culture. In
the forest natural conditions are IA
vorable in this respect, but in the open
field or town they are frequently quite
the reverse. The roots are robbed Of
the required moisture and air by heavy
sod or pavements. To grow trees un-
der such conditions requires scientific
care in the way of fertilizing and prun-
ing to maintain proper balance be-
tween the roots and the crown or top.
II the nourishment received by the
roots is scanty the judicious thinning
out Of the branches of a tree has much
the same effect as soil improvement,
A heavy top cannot be adequately
nourished by stinted root growth,
and if not pruned the effect is quickly
indicated by dying branches here and
there, natures way of maintaining
the right balance between root and
crown. 1t is better for the tree to fore
stall nature in this respect by timely
and careful pruning. Dead branches
are not only unsightly, but the scars
thus left are slow to heal and invite
disease and decay.-Tree Talk.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
Big Prune Losses
Can Be Reduced

o. A. c., Corvallis, Aug. H.
Prune growers stand to lose a good
deal of money when they allow them
selves to be hurried into a too early
picking. This wasteful business has
been fostered by certain packers who
offer a premium for early delivery,
1t is also caused by the fear of early
Lrains. The premiums offered for
early delivery are not enough many
times to offset the loss from early
picking, and the weather records
show that 1t is just as likely to rain
early in September as late
"Often if harvesting is delayed the
early rains will have ceased and good
weather set in" says the new bulle-
tin, "The Evaporation of Prunes," :"
issued by the o. A. G. experiment
station. "In 1914 the majority Of
growers were we'll under way with
their harvesting by September 6, but
we did not start picking until the
18th. Picking was not completed
until the goth, when 1t was found
that had we waited longer we would
have gained more.
"By harvesting the fruit from
few trees after they had shed their
fruit naturally, a grower found by
comparing the returns with those
from fruit vigorously shaken from
the trees that he had lost per cent
of his dried fruit by shaking it down.
The immature prunes dried away
more than the mature, making an
other 6 per cent loss in the total
crop. The total loss was IL per cent,
about SIS per ton"
An additional cost is the shaking
of the trees, which amounts to 81 to
So per ton. BY watching the fruit
carefully the right time for harvest
ing it can be determined.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
Gold Hill Notes
(By A. e. Kellogg.l


Merle B. Kellogg, stationed at tn
U. S. aviation training grounds a
San Diego, in writing recently to hi
father at Gold Hill anxiously in
quired of the welfare of all the fam
lily and especially his old chum bull
dog Duke" at Medford and amonl
the training ground matters men
tions: 81 am getting along fine
weigh 1873 pounds and am sure ac
quiring a lot of experience. Wher
l get out of the army, what / won't
know about the aviation game will
not be worth knowing. l am work
ing in the training department. The
aeroplane which / am working on Is
a 125-horsepower machine, but the
work is so interesting the time passes
fast. My name was sent up to the
secretary last Saturday to be trans
fered to the motor department.
am glad l am passing to the motor
room, for / have learned all there is
to learn in the training department.
Believe me, Dad, they will sure treat
you right If you get in and work and
do the right thing. They will pro-
mote you as fast as they can If your
work is satisfactory. l do not know
how long will be here, for they are
sending students right along to other
aviation schools throughout the
United States. They keep us here
long enough to be we'll versed in cerr
tain lines and then they send us
somewhere. Students have to be in
service here six months before they
are given chance to fly, and / am
sure going to put my name In for a
ride, for it is sure great sport. We
have twenty-five hours to learn to
fly; go up thirty minutes each day.
After we have gone up several times
the instructor permits us to take the
wheel alone, and after we make good
we get so per cent raise in pay. Af-
ter that we are permitted to go up
once or twice a week just to keep in
trim. There is not much danger in
flying, there having been but few
accidents since I have been here.
Once in a while fellow loses his
head and lets his machine get away.
No one has yet been seriously hurt,
but few machines have been
up. The thing / miss most
here is the good cool drinking water
We had in the Rogue River valley.
It is pure here, but always warm.
Yes, I get the Gold Hill News and
he Medford papers"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
WILLOW SPRINGS ITEMS.

Mrs. Earl Heft left Saturday
morning for Sweethome, Ore, to
visit with home folks for a few
weeks.
Mr Cobb Law was unfortunate in
losing a valuable horse last week.
Miss Bessie Nichols and Mr.. Otto
Nichols of Cottage Grove, Ore, are
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Mich
OILS. Mr.. Nichols is an uncle to Miss
Bessie and Otto.
Mr.. and Mrs H. H. Clark were en-
tertained with dinner Tuesday
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Elden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Straube mo-
tored down to the valley Sunday
evening to visit with Bert Hover and
family.
Mr. Sam Damewood Of Glendale,
Ore. and an old friend of Mrs. ]. w.
Hicks and Mr.. and Mrs. Young ar
rived Friday morning and will re-
main here for several days.
In honor of Mrs. L. Foss, a few
friends gathered on the porch of
Mrs. r. W. Elden's home on Satur-
day afternoon and spent several
hours together. Mrs Foss and chill
dren Of Lewiston, Idaho, are visiting
with Mrs. Foss' parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. W. Stone.
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Richardson
of Ross Lane spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tompkins
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Birkholz.
Mrs. Cobb Law and children drove
over to Agate on Sunday to visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sears. formerly of
Gold Hill, has moved onto the Lar
son ranch. Mr.. Larson has gone to
Tacoma, Wash, where Mrs. Larson
and children will join him later.
Mr.. Tom Clark has left Willow
Springs and accepted a position in
a Eugene mill, his former home. Mr.
Clark spent the last six months with
his sister, Mrs. Fred Straube.
Mr.. and Mrs/Frank Palmer we're
Central Point visitors on Monday
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
THE PLAY OF "HAMLET."
Does II Always Make the Dane and the
Gravedigger Enemies?

1fdNCdNSSot 6NOUhOSi
In his Notes on Shakespeare
Workmanship" Sir Arthur Quiller-
Couch says that Hamlet" was written
'not for an audience of Goethes and
COeridges, but for an audience Of ordi-
nary men and women" and, speaking
of its popularity, he says that to this
day travelling company of [British?l
actors, thrown on their beam ends for
lack Of money, having acted this or
that to empty houses, always as last
resort advertise Hamlet"
When an actor takes benefit, Ham
let is the piece most commonly
chosen. But why does the
gentleman who enacts the first grave.
digger also choose Hamlet" for his
benefit night?
| was once assisting at a dress re-
hearSal of Hamlet when the first
gravedigger came off the stage in
passion. In the greenroom it exploded.
"Why," he wished to know, should |
be treated like dog by this conceited
foOl?"-meaning our Hamlet. of course
ellis temper gets viler at every re-
hearsaL Surely, after airing his vanity
through four acts, he might be quiet
while have my little sayw
"Bless you, sir" answered an old
dresser, ''it's always like that. In these
forty years I've helped dress, dare
say, all that number of Hamlets, and
Hamlet and the First Gravedigger al
ways fall out It's a regular thing.
I've known 'em to come to blows.
Hamlet and first gravediggerl When
you've said that you've said oil and
vinegar"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-16
BeHevieW Notes

! Mr.. Bert Davis, who has been III
for some time at the Granite City
hospital, is now at home, we are glad
to say.
I Mrs. G. A. Brown, Miss Gala
Dosier and Miss Leota Kellar were
callers at Mrs. Peter Murray's one
day last week.
A party composed of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Homes, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Tuck
er and Mrs. Homes sister, Miss lila
Myers of Ashland, left Wednesday
for Crater lake in the Homes car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Davis and Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Jenson and family
motored to Rogue river Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Price of Medford,
accompanied by their son and wife
of Gold Hill, were visitors at the
Peter Murray home Wednesday Of
last week.
Mrs. John Beagle and daughter
Delphia, who have been visiting in
Glendale, Ore, have returned home.
The G. A. Brown family motored
to Crater lake last week and were
gone for several days.
Mrs. H. o. Moulton and daughter
Irene of Pueblo, Col, who have been
touring the Pacific coast states, have
been visiting at the home of their
aunt, Mrs. F. c. Homes, Sr,, the past
few days.
Miss Bess York left Tuesday morn
ing for klamath Falls for a stay of
some length, so we are told.