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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-30

but fully half were meat shops OF
shops with rabbits or fish. The meat
shops invariably have an attractive
display, not only of meat, but OF
cheese (goat milk cheese), sardines'
weenies and sausages of more kinds
than | ever imagined existed. The
fish markets were interesting, sever
al different kinds of fish displays,
none of which were familiar to me
Except eels). don't mean I'm fam
iliar with cells, but.
We couldn't ask anything about
them, although the salespeople were
willing enough to explain and 1ab-
bered away at length. The rabbits
were dressed and we were in doubt
as to exactly what they were, so fin
ally Lawson waved his hands beside
his head, like rabbit ears and jump
ed up and down, and the people all
laughed and said, "Wee, monsuier,
wee, wee, wee! The French are like
the Hebrews, just as good as deaf
and dumb, If you tie their hands.
There is hardly any theatres in
this place-think I've only seen two.
Perhaps if Mary Pickford or Charlie
Chaplin would come over here, busi-
ness would pick up. There was a cir
Gus in town, when we first arrived,
a one-horse affair that wouldn't
even interest the kids in America.
Must close and get my bunk ready
before lights go out Love,
HAROLD.
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in very high esteem; the Australians
were first to tell us Of this.
We have something to look for
ward to today-pay day and mail,
we have not been paid yet or had any
mail!
was on fatigue yesterday and we
hauled up several carloads of food
from the depot | don't think there
is any danger of Uncle Sans army
starving, in France any way. We
get very little news of the fighting
here. At present it looks as if the
Germans had been victorious in the
last battle, but there is no excite
ment noticeable among the people,
no lack in the confidence of the al
lied armies to hold, and eventually
win and a general feeling of early
victory is prevalent everywhere. we
get our news from the European
,(Paris) editions of the big American
dailies.
Lawson, Treve Lumsden, Hillah
Shriner from Medford, and | we're in
the local branch of the Barque de
France this afternoon, it does not
compare with a modern American
bank. They have girl there who
speaks English and they make a spe-
cialty of changing American money.
The French have paper bills as small
as so centimes (about 9c). Both the
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o SOLDIERS LETTERS y
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April 10, 1918.
Dear Mamma and Papa: Some
where in France" sunny France, al
though 1t was showing wheh we got
I'D this morning. The snow did not
last long, however, and did not in
terfere with our regular morning
hike. We are at the same place that
I wrote my last letter, and this Is
the longest stay we have made in any
one place.
have been out on pass several
times, in the city, quite a number
of these people speak English, espe-
cially the children who in many
cases have learned it from the sold
iers. There is number of points
of interest around here, to tourists,
and We havo seen osme of them on
our hikes.
There is a number of nice stores,
especially the meat shops, they al
ways have a nice window display Of
meats, cheese, sausages, etc. Candy
is a scarce article, but there seems
to be plenty of other foods, although
the French people are on rations, of
course. We have had quite little
of their Victory. bread" and it does
not differ greatly from the English
war bread and tastes something like
rye bread. Bread is never wrapped
here, the, people cary it under their
arm or dumped in wagons like cord
wood. Wood is an expensive article
here, and is conserved to the limit,
even small switches and twigs are
used for fuel. Meals, in restaurants
and hotels, cost 2 Y francs, or lit
tie more (45 to 60c,, and it takes
about 2 hours to get meal.
There are ice ceram cones stands
galore, the cones are in the shape
of a rowboat and hold about two
thimbleful. The ice cream is like
frozen snow, without too much flaw
oring; they cost lie each.
Later, Dawson and | have been
out on a pass to get typewriter
fixed. We. bought some cookies, call
ed American cookies, that | don't
think ever saw America, and they
tasted like they were favored with
soap!
There are a good many French
soldiers here, and occasionally we see
Russian or Belgian soldiers. The
French are not very friendly toward
the Russians, and | was surprised
to find that the Belgians are not held
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Screen Doors
Ashland Lumber Co.
Phone 20

English and French currency is cheap
of construction and reminds me of
fake bill we had at school in book
keeping. | spend the first anniver-
sary of my advent into the army in
a French train-all day. After a
night in one of these compartments
with seven others, a fellow feels like
a sardine looks!
Europe is about 20 Cor 2OO) years
behind the times, the street cars
look like the old cars that used to
operate between Medford and Jack
sonville-nttle short cars with the
wheels in the middle, and rock like
a hobby horse.
We see American products every
where. Gillette and Star razors,
Universal food choppers, Carnation
and many other brands of condensed
milk, American shoes, Harrison Fish
er's postals, and stacks Of other
things. We were in a hardware
store this afternoon. They sell nails,
even SIS and los in pill" boxes, in
lots of about &c worth. | don't know
what they would do if they got an
order for a keg, as doubt if there is
that many in town.
There isn't any use to go to bar
ber shop (choiffer) for shave as
they make you wash your own face
after they have run the razor over
your face!
Well, must stop and work a lit
tie on my gun before inspection in
the morning. | have had ravenous
appetite since we came here and have
been eating like logger. Am wear
ing a pair Of loggers shoes with hob
mails in them, size Is, weight so
pounds! No wonder | have an ap-
petite! Good night,
HAROLD.
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base hospital. The first battalion
won 6 to 7. There was perhaps 100
French people out there, and they
had more fun listening to the crowd
holler kill the umpire" than they
did in watching the game. We march
ed in formation through the city with
the band at the head Of the column
and had crowd of spectators watch
ing us all along the line of march.
Our censorship is very close, so it
CONTINUED on page ~
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-30
France, April 26, 1918.

Dear Mamma and Papa: Spring
seems to have come at last. For to-
days weather would be hard to beat.
even in Oregon. We were out for a
hike this morning, and the country
was surely beautiful, while we took
a long hike it was enjoyable and
when we got back Glenn's letter,
written March II, was waiting for
me. So you see it had been long
time on the road. We were glad
to get that letter for it was the first
direct news we had had from Fort
Stevens since we left. Later we were
out to ball game, first battalion VS..
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-30
Somewhere in France.

April ~, 1919
Dear Mamma and Papa: The boys
are all wonderfully cheerful today,
for yesterday, Sunday, We got our
first mail. Your letter No. 7, inclos-
ing the postals of the troop train,
letter from Grandpa and Grandma,
and believe me, | was glad to get
them. The cookies haven't arrived
yet, however, expect they will soon.
We should get mail at regular inter-
walls now, incoming mail is not cen
sored. passed the postals around
for the Ashland and Medford boys to
see.
The L. s. government has Dodge
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-30

Relieves-Gas in the Stomach, Sour
Stomach (heatrtburn), Belching,
Swelling and Full-Feeling, so fire.
quently complained of after meals, In
TWO MINUTES. Trial package 15c
at your druggist or mailed to any ad-
dress upon receipt Of price by The
Bellingham Chemical Co.. Belling-
ham, Wash.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-30

Germany having fixed the amount
of the allies indemnity at one hun
dred billion marks, Foch and his
armies are proceeding to inflict as
many of the marks" as possible.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-30
"(ists-IY' Drops
Then 10 the Dance !!
Goodnight to Corn Pains COrns
Peel Off With "Gets-It."

"say, girls. you can laugh at
tight shoes, or damp. corn-pulling
weather, big bumpy corns, calluses
tween the toes, hard and soft corns,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-30

IL you will just touch the corn or
calius with a few drops OF 'Gets-It.'
What a blessed relief it gives to
corn pains! You wont limp any
more; you can enjoy the dance
every minute. Then to see how
that corn or callus will come right
off complete, like banana peel and
without the least pain. is just won
derful. 'Gets-It' is the biggest seller
among corn removers in the world
today. simply because 1t is so won
derfully simple and always works.
Be sure you get 'Gets-It.'
"Gets-It," the guaranteed, money
back corn remover, the only sure way.
costs but triAe at any drug store.
Mfd by E. Lawrence & Co., ,Chicago.IL
Sold in Ashland and recommended
IS the worlds best corn remedy By
IcNair Bros.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10
KEEP HUNS RUNNING!
DON'T LET 'EM STOP, U. S. FIGHT.
ERS DEMAND.
Sailors and Soldiers "OVer There
Scoff at the Kaiser's Peace
Proposals.

Paris, Oct S.-Americas fighting
men here do not welcome peace. They
scoff at the German proposals. The
correspondent visited the enlisted
mems quarters at the Hotel Pavilion
and sought the views of sailors from
the torpedoed Mount Vernon and Of
soldiers invalided at the front. All
agreed that Fritz" is yellow; he is
squealing at his first turn of bad luck.
An electrician from the Mount Yer
non epitomized the feeling of his fell
lows:
I'VE got 'em running Therell be no
time to quit until the last U-boat is
sunk and the Lusitania victims are
avenged. The 'gobs' sure have got
Fritz's number. This is 'helluva' time
tc cry Mercy The United States
navy has just begun"
a corporal of famous American
unit that suffered heavily in the fight
ing at Fismes and who is recovering
shell shock, said:
Il didn't know what dirty fighters
they are until we tackled them at
close quarters. | saw my comrades
shot after the Germans had yelled
bamerad = l saw my bunllies blown
to pieces while they were removing
the dead. The dead were loaded with
bombs.
The doughboys won't be satisfied
to quit until they're in Berlin. Take it
from me, we're in for the finish -
An American private, who lost an
eye at the front and who ardently
hopes to return to the fighting line,
had this to say:
Tell the home folks not to fall for
this German fake. There'll be no peace
with the baby killers, if we can help
it, until white man can shake hands
with them. 1t can't be done now"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10
WOULD TRY CRIMINALS
LONDON NEWSPAPER DEMANDS
SURRENDER OF KAISER.
Trial for German Warmakers Is Reply
of the Daily Mail to
Peace Plea.

London, Oct. S.-"If the German
people wish to know what guarantees
President Wilson and the allies re-
quire, they may be embodied in two
words, Unconditional Surrender The
Germans must leave Che territories
they have occupied, restore the prop
erty they have stolen, pay for all the
damage they have done and surrender
for trial by the allies the great Grim
inals of the war"
This is the comment of the London
Daily Mail on Germanys peace pro-
poSal.
The Mail says there are about 500
of these great criminals beginning
with the emperor. 1t also declares
that Germany will in no circumstances
be given back her colonies.
Distrust of Germanys intentions
and skepticism as to the result of the
peace overtures of the central powers
are reflected also in comments made
on the peace proposals by the other
newspapers here.
This method or approaching peace
is the method of a people trying to
strike q bargain, and the peace that
is coming is not going to be a bar
gain peace says the Telegraph.
Admitting that the latest German
peace move is the most important of
any thus far made, and confident that
the allies viii give the closest atten-
tion to 1t, the Chronicle says they will
find IL insufficient.
Perhaps the most welcome feature
of Germany's hastily arranged move
IS that it can only be a measure of
her military necessity" says the
Times.
After reviewing the chancellor'S
speech the Times declares it to be
Ambiguous and disingenuous stuff,
and asks;
"Will Germany ever realize there IS
only one way for her-namely, by
deeds and not words? 1t Is far TOO
late to talk of a basis for peace nego-
tiations."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10
PAYS TRIBUTE TO U. S. NAVY
Creating Huge Trained Body of Sea-
men Out of Landsmen Is Won
derfuI. Says Geddes.

Washington, oct. S.-Sir Eric
Geddes, first lord Of the British adj
miralty. paid this tribute to the Amer
lean navy:
For the last IS months we on our
side have had the opportunity of see
ing your navy at work and | am vote
ing the opinion not only of the royal
navy and the British nation, but Of
the whole of the allies when | say
that your sailors no less than your
gallant troops. have won our deepest
admiration.
Stewardship technical skill endur-
ance, ingenuity and good-fellOwship-
all of these we know we could eN-
pect from theUnitcd States navy, and
II is these very qualities In degree
far exceeding our anticipation which
have endeared your officers and men
to us all and have brought about that
complete unity of spid and purpose
between the two great navles to which
the present visit of the board of the
admiralty bears testimony.
"The dauntless determination which
the United States has displayed in
creating n huge trained body of sea
men out of landsmen is one Of the
most striking accomplishments Of the
war. Had it not been effectively done
one would have thought IL impossible,
and words fail me to express our ad-
miration Of this feat undertaken and
accomplished by your navy depart
ment of which Mr.. Secretary Daniels
is the civil chief
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

New York - Judges of the United
States circuit court, acting as arbitra-
tors in the CONTROVERSY between the
news print paper manufacturers and
! the federal trade commission over the
price of news print paper handed
down a decision awarding price OF
$3.50 per 100 pounds for rolled news
in carload lots f. o. b. mills.
Santa Rosa, Cal-Charged with en-
bezzling funds of the Santa Rosa Ma
tional bank aggregating $728,208,
| Frnk A. Brush, cashier, and William
c. Grant and d. X. Loughey, assistant
cashiers, were arrested here.
shington-Through the appoint
ment of a committee to investigate
The present situation as to dairy prod
acts, the food administration announc-
ed that first steps had been taken to
stabilize the butter market.
Washington - Liberty motors now
have reached quantity production and
American built airplanes are being
shipped in train load lots daily from
I the ldtlOIltS lOI StlNlCb ONtlStdH.
Washington - Railroad administra-
lion disbursements to eighty-five indi-
vidual roads in September amounted
10 $52,993,000, making the total ad-
vances since April l, 1924, $3.50
! Amsterdam-Be advices receiv-
ed here say that the Prussian upper
house has rejected the motion to in
roduce suffrage based on yocations
and passed an equal direct suffrage
measure in accordance with the gov
eminent bill, with the addition of an
extra vote for persons over so years
IF age.
Paris ~ Gen. Pershing on behalf of
he First army, has congratulated
Maj Gen James G. Hartford, com
nander of the American supply sery-
ce, for the manner in which necessary
supplies have been transported to the
'front.' in recent operations.
Washington Further inquiry into
he purchase of The Washington
Times by Arthur Brisbane with money
furnished by brewers was postponed
oy The senate judiciary committee af-
er putting into the record papers
submitted by Alien Property Custodian
Palmer and Mr. Brisbane.
Chicago Bruno Steindel known az
,ne of the worlds greatest cellists,
aas resigned from the Chicago Sym>
)hony orchestra it was announced
lere Charges of making disloyal.
statements were made against Stein.
lei recently and were investigated by
government operatives.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10
ALLIED SOLDIERS
DRIVE FOE ACROSS
THE SU|PPE RIVER
U. S. and French Troops in Ten
Mile Attack.
HUNS DESTROY THEIR STORES
Foes in Champagne Flee as Defeat
Comes-St. Masmes Is Captured
as Bad Weather Slows Up
Military Operations.

Paris, Oct. S.-French and Amer
can troops, across the Sulppe river
on a ten-mile front, are advancing
northward toward La Melville and
Semide.
La Melville is 10 miles northeast
of Reims. Semide is ten miles east
of La Melville.
Despite their desperate resistance,
the Germans are reported to be with
drawing their material and destroy
ing that which is too bulky to move
quickly
French Take ST. Masmes.
The French troops have captured
the town of st. Masmes, northeast Of
Reims, and penetrated the town of
IIauyine, farther east and north Of
the Arnes river.
French troops have crossed the
Suippe river eastward of Granville
and have reached the outskirts Of
Bazancourt and BOul-sur-SuISpe after
severe fighting.
At Clement-a-Arnes heavy losses
have been inflicted upon the Germans,
who retired in disorder.
Yanks Clear Town of Foe.
With the American Army North
west of Verdun, Oct. S.-The Ameri-
cans achieved another important sue
cess by forcing the Germans out OF
Chatel Chehery. northwest of Apre-
mont.
Pushing forward, they overcame the
stubborn resistance of the enemy and
settled themselves on the commanding
| heights west Of the River Aire.
Outfought by the French and Amer
leans the Germans are retreating on
a wide front in the Champagne sec
forest. The enemy has been caught
between General Berthelot's army, on
the west, and General Gouraud's
forces, on the east, and is retiring
| northward toward the Retuurne river.
No Halt Till Aisne Is Reached.
II may be possible for him 20 stand
back Of that stream, but it seems i'm
| probable that there will be much of a
halt in the retreat until the Germans
reach the AiSne. General Berthelot's
advance in the Reims region has
gravely menaced the enemy forces
south OF the Retourne and. although
the retrograde movement is being Gov
cred by rear guards, well supplied
with machine guns, it appears to be
going on rapidly.
American forces have been battling
brilliantly with Gourauds army and
have aided materially In expelling the
enemy from the Champagne sector.
Farther east, the Americans, fighting
between the Argonne forest and the
Meuse river, are slowly clearing the
Germans from the area before Kreim-
hide line and gathering their forces
for an assault on that powerful posi-
| ton.
The sky is overcast and drizzIng
rains prevent aerial observation. The
unfavorable weather is slowing up OPP
| erutlons.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10
TREBLE YANK BALLOON CORPS
Step Decided On TO Meet Increasing
Demands From Forces in France
for Crews.

Washington oct. S-1'hc balloon
corps OF the American army ls To be
trebled In size Immediately to meet
increasing demands from the forces
Il France for balloon crews The war
department announced that the air
service had been authorized to lnduct
men Of draft age and transfer officers
frcir other branches 50 as 10 add t.
2cn ulcers and 5000 men to the pres
en- corps ~ about 1000
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10
KAISER QUITS AS LABOR HEAD
Hun Emperor Issues Decree Putting
Workers Affairs Under Spe-
cial Department.

Amsterdam. oct S.-The next issue
Of the Imperial Law Gazette, Berlin,
will contain decree dated October
4 by the kaiser, addressed to the i'm
rcrlal chancellor, as follows:
"On your proposal decree that the
social md political affairs of the en-
pire, which heretofore have pertained
10 the imperial economic ministry,
shall henceforth be dealt with by a
specila central authority, under the
name Of the imperial labor minister,
Under direct control of the imperial
chancellor
"You will have to provide for the
ALLEGATION Of work for the officials
requisite In virtue Of this decree"
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wo-Year-0Id Tot Can Read.
Count and Tell Time of Day

a Tiny two.yoar.old buhy girl IN Cal
liornin holds The worlds record IN
mental development. The infant prod.
Ivy Is Martha Springer twenty.aix
months old. daughter Of Mr. ana Mrs.
John = Springer Of Mountain View.
The child can read like IN elght-yenr-
old, according to correspondent. The
iniher SAYS The child has i normal
mind, which simply has been deyel-
opcd by persistent training. At re-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10
PhlIIlns Brooks on Life.

our life is like the life of tree,
which is always full Of immediate mp.
parent failure, which Is always drop.
ping back after each rich summer TO
the same baroness that 1t had last win
ter, which keeps no leaves or fruit.
and stands again aud again stripped
Of every sign of life that II hus put
forth. and yet which still has gathered.
as we see when we watch It with n
larger eye. all those apparent failures
into the success of one long, contnu.
rus growth: has not lost tile strength
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ri o - q - - 2 -
!, M A X X ETS
Milwaukee,. OCT. Z. 1918

Milwaukee, Oct. Z, 1918.
Butter Creamery, tubs, 5Sc;
prints, 49@52c; firsts, 54@56c; sec
onds, 49Q52c.
Cheese-Twins, gle; daisies, 31Ac;
longhons, 32c; brick. fancy, 500
331ac.
Eggs - Firsts, 45046c; current
receipts, fresh as to quality, 4O049c;
checks, 23Q30c; dirties, 32Q35c.
Live Poultry Springers, general
run, 23c; hens, 2OQ26c; roosters, zoe.
Peas - Green, CARROTS. per 100 lbs.
$50; Scotch, 900; white, SIS; mar
rowfats, 900.
Corn-No. 3 yellow, 1.4S@15O.
Oats - Standard, 74075c; No.
white. 73@74c; No. A white, 72073c.
Rye-No. 2, 1.62Q163; No. 8. 1863
Q164.
Barley - Big-berried, 1O301O4;
good to choice, $100@102; low
grades, 93@99c.
Hay-Choice, timothy, 32.500S9.0O;
No. / timothy. 31.00@31.50; No 2
timothy, 300OQ3O.5O; rye straw, 900
$3.50.
Hogs-Prime, heavy butchers, 1890
@20.00; fair to prime light, 18.50@
1885. pigs, 17.00@1S0O.
Cattle - Steers, S.00@1750; cows
500@1200; heifers, 6.00@13.SO;
calves, 17.0001S.0O.
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cent meeting Of college professors and
experts In pedagogy and psychology
the child fer 30 minutes read, count
I'd ami told the time by clock and talk
cd with the men who were observ-
ing her Her baby brain did not sag,
and she appeared 10 enjoy the long in
tcr,iew All were unanimous In de-
clarine that the babys case indicates
That gcnigses are made. not born.
The child ronds and speaks with a
vocabulary of about 1000 words. she
Is large for her age and cuts and
sleeps well.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10
M'AD00 SELLS LIBERTY BONDS
Secretary Of the Treasury Gets Rid
Of 100000 Worth In
Single Day,

Washington, oct. lit isn't often
that wholesaler goes back 10 retailing
ana makes good at It, but W. q. Nc
Adoo. for some time the worlds great
est johber In government securities,
turned UP his coat collar and trudgcd
through The rain ringing doorbcls, 10
sell the lighting fourth" Liberty
bonds
And he sold them. After three hours
Of solicitation he showed total Of
81 100000, his smallest sale was 500
TO colorcd cook and his largest was
81 UOnOO0 to Bernard Baruch chair
man of the war Industries board
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GA ARE MISSING IN BLAST
Three Hundred and Twenty-Five
Buildings at Morgan Destroyed
by Explosions.

Perth Amboy N. j., Oct. S.-Sixty-
four men are missing and 325 of the
700 buildings Of the T. A. Gillespie
Loading company plant at Morgan
N. j., were destroyed in the fire and
explosions which swept the big shell
factory on Friday and Saturday, ac-
cording to an official statement made
by Thomas A. Gillespie, president Of
the corporation.