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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-19

Paris from the fear of capture. But
on the banks of the Aisne river the
armies were struggling fiercely, while
conveys of wounded kept floating to
Paris in a gigantic stream. Every
doctor, nurse and Red Cross attendant
was overtaxed with work and every
hospital bed was in demand.
After the battle of the Aisne the
fighting spread off to the north, leav-
ing Paris practically impossible as a
Red Cross base. The hospitals were
full and could not follow the armies.
The need for relief supplies and hui
man service became greater. These
came pouring into France from Eng
land and Boulogne became hospital
city. Hospitals grew up and muddy
stretchers were supplanted by neat
rows of white beds. Converted build
ings were filled by the Red Cross with
all necessary hospital supplies, and a
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-19

set up along the railroads that car
ried the soldiers to battle. Only re-
freshmens were necessary on the way
to the front, but on the return trip
the giving of food was supplemented
by performance of operations that
permitted no delay, the rebandaging
of wounds and the removal to hos
pitfalls of soldiers i'll and dying.
Only the systemized organization
of the German Red Cross enabled its
work to get under way at once eff
GENTLY.
Red Cross nurses in Germany are
divided into three classes. These
are:
LIST. Red Cross Sisters, who have
been doing professional nursing for
period of years.
End. Voluntary Auxiliary Sisters,
who take one-half years training,
pass an examination and are called
out from time to time to take other
training courses and serve in military
hospitals.
3rd. Volunteer helpers, who receive
at least six weeks training, take an
examination and are employed only
in home military hospitals under di-
rection of more highly trained women.
Then there is another division of
male attendants and stretcher bear
ers, all trained men and who, at the
beginning of the war, numbered about
$4,000. Each man is uniformed and
wears a Red Cross symbol on his
arm. Four stretcher bearers are as
on the battlefield. Sixteen of these
men take their places behind bat
talon when the fighting begins and
make ready the "bandaging camp"
Then they go to the front with
stretchers and knapsacks so they can
render aid as soon as it is needed.
During the battle, and at its close
with the help of troop members, they
search for the wounded and carry
them to the camp. Here are surgeons
and assistants who give first aid and
make the wounded ready for trans
portation. At the bandage camp, OPP
erations are seldom practical.
What is known as a sanitation COM
pany stays near the bandaging camp
whenever big battles are on. Each
company has its commander, nurses,
200 stretcher bearers, 40 horses, 10
wagons, tents, straw mattresses,
blanket, cooking utensils and other
supplies. Each army corps has three
such companies, which together with
the field hospitals, form a sanitation
battalion.
Another big factor in Germany's
war relief system is the Red Cross
hospital train. These trains carry
ambulances, physicians, military Off
GERS, cooks, nurses, sleeping coaches,
operating and bandaging cars.
Sick and wounded and all their at
PENDANTS are given their meals aboard
the train. When its stops at the
stations set up by the Red Cross along
the railroad line, women bring the
passengers refreshments and supplies
Of all kinds.
Today it is estimated 500 nurses are
on the battlefield or in field, war and
base hospitals. Almost as many more
are at home nursing not only the sick
and wounded soldiers, but also giving
aid to the civilian population who
need their services.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-19
critical situation was saved for the

critical situation was saved for the
allies.
So did the Red Cross carry out i'm
portant relief work in Gallipoli, where
wounded men, under a scorching sun,
were without regular supplies. The
Red Cross got trawlers to carry the
wounded from the shore to hospital
ships.
With cooperation OF Red Cross So
cieties of neutral nations, the British
Red Cross sent stores of supplies and
money into Serbia. 1t also dispatched
special unit to Salonika in Sir
Thomas Lipton's yacht, loaned the Red
Cross for the expedition.
The whole empire of Great Britain
is taking part in Red Cross work.
Supplies ranging from safetypins to
jelly are sent from South America,
New Zealand, Egypt, India, Ceylon,
Trinidad and the West Indies. Canada
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-19
WONDERF III WORK
OF THE RED CROSS
IN GREAT BRITAIN

The Red Cross Society of England
has proved itself a wonderful hand
maiden of the British war office. In
charge Of hundreds of government
owned and private hospitals, the Brit
ish Red Cross is bearing great bur-
den of the war.
Its members, patrons and workers
are giving freely of their money, time
and even life-sometimes ali three.
Schools, clubs and country homes by
the hundreds are filled with brave
men of England and Belgium. cared
for by Red Cross doctors. nurses and
attendants. All of the institutions
have been privately financed under
Red Cross supervision.
But only since the Great war began
has the Red Cross in England been
truly understood and appreciated. Be
fore the war the national organization
had it's headquarters in small offices
in Victoria street, London, and only
to comparatively few persons was its
address known.
But suddenly when the blow of war
fell, the little offices were discovered
anew and offers of help came pouring
in from persons throughout the land
who foresaw something of the suffer
ing that must be allayed in the wake
of battles to come. Then Queen Alex
andra, president of the Red Cross So
ciety, issued her appeal on its behalf,
and 100000 was raised in subscrip-
tions in one month.
Within month English Red Cross
sent out its first party of doctors and
nurses to Belgium. Already the Ger
man army was marching through and
crushing this little country. Once in
France the Red Cross pioneers saw
the immediate need was for quick
transport of the wounded from the
battlefield to the railroad. The soil
had been intensely cultivated and was
laden heavily with bacteria. Blood
poison often resulted in wounds caus-
ed by bursting shells. 1t was evil
dent that a soldiers chances for re-
covery would be enhanced if lie could
be rapidly taken to a surgeon.
Then went out the call that develop
ed one of the greatest blessings Of
British Red Cross work-the call for
motor ambulances. In September the
war office gave few determined
members of the Royal Automobile
Club it's consent to the landing of
motor cars in France and in another
day or two a fleet of 20 ambulances
were in the north of France carrying
the wounded to Boulogne.
In five more weeks 512 ambulances
of an improved type were provided by
checks for $4,000 or more each, which
poured into the Victoria street Red
Cross headquarters.
Then the battle of the Marine freed
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-19

Red Cross has in no wise been at
fected.
As German efficiency is stamped
upon her militarisnl, to an equal ex
tent has it lent itself to the country
organized care of sick and wounded
soldiers and their dependent families
at home. Germany's Red Cross IS
not only an agency whose duties per,
tain to preservation and return OF
health. but also to the education OF
children, finding work for the unem'
ployed, the building of orphans homes
and many other activities of welfare
work.
Before the great war began Ger
many had all public buildings, doctors
and Red Cross nurses assigned foi
war aid. As soon as hostilities opened
the government announced that con-
tributions of money and supplies for
the sick and wounded, should be turn
ed over to the Red Cross organiza-
ton.
Depositories were opened and re-
freshment and first aid stations were
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-19
EFFICIENCY OF
THE RED Gross
IN GERMANY

United States has learned of her
enemy some of the elements which
enable the Red Cross to operate eff
GENTLY in modern warfare. Despite
Germany's failure to respect the Red
Cross emblem of neutrals and enemies
especially that of American relief
units, despite the face that her troops
have fired on Red Cross ambulances
and sunk Red Cross hospital ships,
rendering of a service by the German
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-19

and Australia also have Red Cross So
cieties which supplement the servici
of England's relief organization.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-19
Electric Wiring Does Not Litter
Up Your House

The modern way of wiring
your home, no matter how long
it may have been built. doesn't
damage walls or floors or inter-
fere in any way with household
routine. The work is done
quickly, neatly. perfectly. The
job completed. you will never
know the wiring was not done
when the dwelling was erected.
1t will be to your distinct adj
vantage to have your home
wired right now.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

bile licenses will be expended in the
building of good roads.
The automobile owner will, have tc
pay the increased license any way
regardless Of the fate Of the $4,000.
900 road bond bill.
A vote for the road bond bill by
the automobile owner is a vote for
the expenditure Of the automobile IL
cense money, which has to be paid
anyway, in building a system of state
wide permanent highways as outlined
in the road bond bill.
In voting for the road bond bill,
the automobile owner will simply
pave the way for the expenditure Of
license money that he will be re-
quired to pay, in building serviceable
hard-surfaced roads in all sections of
the state.
Every automobile owner is directly
and personally interested in the road
bond bill. In voting for that meas
ure he will merely be asking that the
money he will be required to pay any
way be spent in building roads. The
automobile owner has everything to
gain and nothing to lose by voting
for the road bonds.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10
NIEDFORD
InCaesed License
Law Now in Effect

Many automobile owners are of the
opinion that the law increasing the
license on motor vehicles is included
and made part of inc $4,000, 900
road bond bill. In this they are
wrong.
The automobile license was doubl.
ed in the motor vehicle law. which
was enacted by the~last legislature.
IT is now law. The increased auto.
mobile license will be in effect and
will be collected regardless of
whether or not the road bond bin is
approved by the voters at the 1une
election.
Furthermore the motor vehicle law
contains a provision that the money
raised from automobile licenses shal,
be available for road construction
under the plan outlined in the So
100000 road bond bill If the bond
bill carries.
In other words, If the road bon;
bill is defeated, the automobile IL
cense money may be used Tor other
purposes. If the road boyl are ap,
proved, the automobile owLer has
the positive assurance that tie money
derived from the increased automo-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

According to Parole Officer Keller,
of the Oregon state penitentiary, the
total earnings of paroled prisoners
since July, 1915, has been $19S,-
1881. The average earnings Of the
266 men out on parole from the peni-
tentiary during the month of March
was $42,4S, and the total of all was
S11 1874. Out of the 392 men out
on parole one violated the parole by
committing crime, and four violat-
ed the parole by failing to report.
From May 26, 1911, to March l.,
1915, the percentage of parole vio-
lations was .3611 per cent, while
from March 1, 1916, to March /, 1917
the percentage has dropped to .2S9O
per cent.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10
Died..

Gustav Nygren, 81 years old, Of
BrOwnsboro, died at a local hospital
Sunday morning, May 6, from an op-
Grafton for gallstones. He was a ma
tive OF Sweden and had resided in
Jackson county since 1906. He IS
survived by a wife and five children.
Eric c., Frank G, Carl W., and Alice
and Anna. Mr.. Nygren was a men,
ber of Canton No. 9 of the Woodmen
of the World. of Medford. Funeral
services in charge of the w. o. w.
were held Tuesday Afternoon at 230
at the grave in the Brownsboro ceme-
terry.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10
Friday Community
Day at Central Point

Friday afternoon, May II, has been
set aside as community day for the
citizens of Central Point and the ad.
joining districts. Every man, wom-
an and child in the community is
requested to bring a basket and come
to the school grounds at noon and
take part in an old-fashioned picnic
dinner.
Groups of persons may plan to pic
mic together or each bring their in
dividual lunches. Golden West cof-
fee will be served free. Bring your
own sugar and cream. The school
fair in which every pupil has an ex-
hibit will begin Immediately after
dinner Prizes to be awarded in all
grades. Come and see what your
boys and girls can do A school track
and field meet will be held at $3.50.
Come and picnic with your friends
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

Salem Journal-The permanent
partial claim of A. Brizities, of Port
land, who suffered the loss of Is
per cent OF the function of a leg by
an injury on August 29,, 1914, while
employed by Porter Brothers Grant
Smith, has been adjusted by the in.
dustrial accident commission. His
age was As years and his expectancy
eight years. This would expire in
August, 1922. The commission set
aside for him the total sum of $4,000
which lis deducted the amount al
ready paid him or the sum of ST.
$3.50, which leaves him $S62 so.
This will be paid in monthly Install
ments of $25.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

s. A Hawks suffered a peculiar
accident in which one Of his fingers
was almots torn from his hand Tues
day evening. He was driving light
rig and leading a COW. At the foot
of WAner hill some boys on coaster
wagon ran into the COW, causing it to
jerk back and twisting the finger al
most off with the rope.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

The new bridge built by the coun-
ty over Evans creek, about one mile
south of Winner was completed this
week and on Wednesday was thrown
open to traffic. The new structure
IS long needed improvement and is
of great benefit to the public. The
approximate cost Of the bridge is
about $500. It has two spans of 40
feet, one of GA feet and one of 20
feet.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

The catches of salmon made by
gillnetters of Astoria on the opening
day of the season, while not excep-
tionally large, were most satisfactory.
A few deliveries of as high as 500
pounds were made, and the average
was about 200 pounds to the boat.
This at the ruling high price of 10
cents per pound netted the men good
returns for the days work.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

Roseburg Notwithstanding to this
city after trip of several weeks
in duration, Deputy Game Warden
Orin Thompson reports that the deer
in Douglas county are much more
plentiful this year than they have
been for many seasons. He has
Travelled all through the southern and
southeastern parts of the county, 60
ing far back into the mountains
where he found three and four feet
of snow at many Of the favorite hunt
ing places, but in all localities he
found evidences that deer were ex-
tremely plentiful while those coming
within his rtnge Of vision were SEEM
ingly in the best OF condition.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

| Roseburg News-Giving the name
of w. L. Saunders, a transient, was
arrested in this city yesterday when
he attempted to pass through in an
automobile containing two cases of
Rainier beer, seven bottles of whis-
ky, quart jugful of rye, two bottles
OF gin and one bottle of Manhattan
cocktail The fact that he was carry
ing high class goods was all that
saved him from heavy fine and he
was allowed to depart after a fine
of SIS had been imposed and the
wet goods confiscated.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

Soldiers Of the Third Oregon Infan-
try who are on duty in the state on
June 4, may vote on measures affect
ing the state, according to an opinion
rendered by Attorney General Brown.
Governor Withycombe has advised
Colonel May, commanding officer of
the regiment, of this opinion.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

Jacksonville Post-A large donkey
engine for use in the logging camp of
the Applegate Lumber company, was
brought from Butte Falls this wekk.
It arrived here Friday evening and
is being moved to the timber at the
head of Jackson creek where opera
tions will begin in few days.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

Roseburg News-News was receiv-
ed here this morning to the effect
that the government will soon re-
sumo the work of classifying the Ore
gon & California grant lands prepara-
tory to throwing them open to entry.
A part of the lands were classified
last summer but the work was sus-
pended late in the fall because of
disagreeable weather In the event
cruisers are available the task of
classifying the lands will probable be
completed by August 1. Several
thousand acres of the lands are locat-
ed in Douglas county. Local land Of
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

Samples of rock from a nitrate
field said to cover $500 acres in Lake
and Harney counties, have been TAX
en- to Bend by es'dents of Burns, who
have located claims on the tract.
They state their intention of organiz-
ing company for the exploitation of
the deposit.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

There is a sad prune story coming
from Roseburg. It seems that last
fall when so many of the prune grow
ers were feeling mighty fine over the
big crop, newspaper man came and
interviewed them. OF course. the
value of their orchards went up con-
siderably and the owners did not
hesitate to tell of what they were
worth. But 1t just so happened that
a cruel assessor clipped the prosper
ity story and when assessing instead
of accepting the usual hard times
story, just took his figures from the
prosperity story. Moral: Tell the
newspaper men the exact truth only
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

Applications for school loans are
now being received at Salem by G.
G Brown, clerk of the land board.
The board expects shortly to take
up about 100000, which is the
amount of the school land funds on
hand.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

John Sidney Montgomery, Oregon
pioneer of 1853, died at the home of
his son, AL Montgomery, at Spring
field Sunday, after illness of six
weeks. He was so years of age and
a native of Schuyler county, Mo. On
coming to Oregon, after crossing the
plains with an OK team, he settled
in Cottage Grove, where he made his
home until recent years.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

Benton county will have no Official
county fair this year for the reason
that the fair grounds will be plowed
up and planted to food products in
an effort to help the shortage.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

The county court Of Douglas coun-
ty has approved the petitions signed
by about 1850 resident asking that
the voting of bonds in the sum of
$350,000 for building roads be sub
mitted to the voters at the June cleo
tion.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

Harr'sburg-Z. T. Scott, pioneer
of this city, known as Dad" Scott,
was run over and killed by north
bound Southern Pacific passenger
train here Monday morning He was
deaf and evidently did not hear the
train. A widow and daughter sur
yiye.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

Eugene reports but one arrest for
intoxication during the three months
the dry law has been in force. Dur
ing the same period, when the neigh
boring town of Springfield was wet
and the road good there were SO such
arrests.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

Rev. B. G. Tabor and wife re-
turned Sunday evening from weeks
visit at Frank Finley's near Grants
Pass. Mr.. Finley was up and made
them a visit and tok them home with
hi min his auto, and after an enjoy
able visit with them brought them
home and stayed until Monday morn
ing.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10
Here and There Among Our Neighbors

The Eddyville pool of 1917 mohair
was offered for sale Tuesday, and
the only bid was for &C 1-2 cents.
This was refused, the lot being held
for 70 cents.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

Klamath Falls Eerald-Klamath
county can have beet sugar factory
next year, and the Utah Sugar Beet
company is preparing to put It down
in writing, II the farmers of the coun-
ty this year demonstrate that sugar
beets may be grown profitably here
and will guarantee 5000 acres of land
for the industry next year, is the
word brought here last night by Alex
NibIey, resident manager of this COM
pany, now operating a plant at Grants
Pass.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

Medford Mail-Joseph Sorrell, who
is developing his copper claims at Ia
Nlma, near Waldo, and who has been
visiting his daughter, Mrs NJ. Allen,
in this city, left Thursday for the
mining property IIc says there is
considerable mining activity in the
Takilma and Waldo districts, and that
Twohy Bros. have 25 teams haul
ing ore from their Queen Bronze
mine to the nearest railroad point,
from where it is shipped to the
smelters.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

flee officials are of the opinion that
the tracts will be thrown open to en-
try some time during the next six
months.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

and neighbors and make this the best
community event of the year.-Cen-
tral Point Herald.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-10

Phone Job orders to the Tidings.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-11
CAN ANYBODY DEFINE an
OYSTER FOR. THE RENEFIT
OF RAILROAD COMMISSION

ATLANTA, Ca, March lois an
oyster a fish? If it is not fish, what
is it? Certainly it is not an animal.
Can anybody define an oyster for the
benefit of the Railroad Commission of
Georgia?
The puzzllng and perplexing ques-
ton arises because a concern which
deals in fish and oysters has sought to
collect a penalty from the Southern
Express company because a shipment
of oysters soiled in transit.
The fish and oyster dealer claims
that a rule of the Railroad Commits
sion requires the express company to
give notice of the arrival of fish, and
hence it is responsible for the spoiled
oysters; while the express company
claims that an oyster is not fish, and
therefore 1t is not responsible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-11
ATLANTA DOCTOR CLAIMS
THAT TO BE ABLE TO BEAR
PAIN is SIGN SUPERIORITY

ATLANTA, Ca. March 10.-The next
time you hit your shins or stump your
toe or sit down on a red hot stove, en-
Joy your pain and thank your stars
that you're not a fish. Revel in your
suffering and be glad when, as Uncle
Remus used to say, you has "a misery
in your back"
An Atlanta doctor contends that
ability to feel rain is an evidence OF
the superiority of the human mind, as
well as the human anatomy, over the
mind and physiological structure of
the fish.
When a fish gets hooked in the gills
it doesn't hurt him at all, and the
reason he acts uppity is because he
wants to eat the bait; whereas a man
would lose his appetite for apple pie
with q hook through his gills, and
that's what makes him superior.