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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
FAIL TO GERMANlzE HOLLAND
Dutch Character Has Successfully Re-
sisted All Efforts Made by lts
Powerful Ne,ghbor.

That Germany covetS Holland Is no
diplomatic or other secret. Everybody
knows it. Considering the Dutch char
acter and pride in national independ'
ence which they have manifested ever
since the Dutch language assumed final
shape as evidence Of distinct national
ity, it has seemed best to the HOhen'
zollerns to proceed by peaceful means,
among which none is more patent than
intermarriage among influential fam
lilies. And especially there is desired
marriages of German princes and
princesses into the House of Orange,
which for some centuries, either as
Stockholders or kings, has been the gov
erning head of the Dutch state.
There has been great success in Sc.
curing German marriages. The mother
of Queen Wllhelmina was a German
princess and her husband Is German
prince.
But, while there has been success In
securing German husbands or wives
for the House of Orange, the assimila'
ton has been from. German into Dutch
and not from Dutch into German. We
recall no German prince or princess
who has married into the House of
Orange who has not turned out to be
as loyal Dutchman or Dutchwoman
MS the most ardent Ilollander could de-
sire, observes the San Francisco Chr0n-
icle.
The fact is that the sturdy Dutch
character persists from generation to
generation and forms one of the most
distinctive types of the human species.
This is not because the German rulers
have not constantly tried to mold 1t
over, but because they have failed to
do so.
And the modern Germans are
impatient that they have dallied SO
long with peaceful means and are for
taking by force what they cannot get
otherwise.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
The Candy Manufacturers of Oregon

ether actions have reduced them un-
I'll they are only four to ten feet in
height, and from fifty to one hundred
and fifty feet in diameter Near
some of the mounds there are to be
seen depressions of trenches from
which earth was removed in building
the mounds. One of these depres-
sions is so deep that water has stood
in it nearly all the year. On the
southern edge of the mound, Shele-
tons of human beings have been eX-
Lumed-some in PROSTATE posture
others lying on the side. Togethe"
with tho skeletons were mortars,
some of which wsre Of Brazilian
type, also bone and shell arrowheads.
axes, clubs ceremonial stones and
other implements of conjectural use;
and of more than ordinary impor-
tanoe, carved stone OF peculiar de-
sign has been unearthed, giving
evidence tt - the mound builders
Observed Phallic worship, feature
somewhat peculiar to the most
ancient peoples. The presence OF
reddish burnt earth and charcoal
near some of the skeletons indicates
that the dead were buried with re-
!ieious rites. Who the people were
that placed their dead in these
mounds is not known. But it is be-
lieved that the mounds>are very an
cient and that they were built by 4
race who inhabited this country be-
fore the Indians lived here and
whose system of worship in some
respects resembles that Of the most
ancient peoples known to history -
albany Democrat.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
OUR GREAT TASK
By Herbert Hoover.

II you could stand in the middle OF
Europe today and survey the land to
its borders, you would discover its
whole population of 4OO,OOO,OOO human
beings short of food. Millions of peo-
pie in Poland, Finland, Serbia, Ar
menia and Russia are dying of starva-
ton and other millions are suffering
from too little food. Our Allies and
the neutrals are living Gu the barest
margins that will support life and
strength.
This, the most appalling and dread
sul thing that has come to humanity
since the dawn Of civilization, is to
me the outstanding creation of Ger
man militarism. The Germans them
selves are not the worst sufferers.
They are extorting at the cannon's
mouth the harvests and cattle OF the
people they have overrun, leaving
them in desolation. II the war were
to cease tomorrow, the toll of actual
dead from starvation within the Ger
man lines would double or treble the
5000, 900 or 100000 of men who have
been actually Killed by Germany and
her allies in arms. The 10,OOO,00O peo-
pie In occupied Belgium and Northern
France would have died of starvation
had 1t not been for lis and the Allies.
We must build our food resources
to stand ready for my demands upon
us by the Allies. 1t Is of no purpose
to us to send millions Of our best to
France II we fail to maintain the
strength of their men, women and
children on our lines of communica.
tion. This United States is the last
reservoir of men, the last reservoir OF
ships, the last reservoir of munitions
and the last reservoir of food upo0
which the Allied world must depend
II Germany is to be defeated ard II
we are to be free Len.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
COOS COUNTY WANTS
NURSE ESTABLISHED

Mrs. Saddle Ogr-Dunbar, executive
secretary of the Oregon associa
ton of the prevention of tuberculosis
has returned from Coos Bay, where
she, in company with Miss Jane c
Allen, special tuberculosis nurse
went to speak and inaugurate the
work of health survey of Coos
county with view to the county
employing permanently public
tealth nurse to DO preventive and
educational work with special refer
ence to tubuclogis.
Jackson county already has q coun-
" health nurse and as Coos county
exhibited such great interest in tu.
burculosis work during the sale OF
Ped Cross seals, having sold $454
worth, it was deemed wise to make
a surrey at this time. Mrs. Dunbar
and Miss Allen addressed 80 Goes
Bay women at the Marshfield library
Thursday. Questions followed rapid
ly and before the meeting close
Miss Allen had several cases in pub.
lie health nursing reported for hel
attention and investigation.
On Friday she addressed the sur
gical dressings committee and so well
was she received that she will con-
tinuo to speak to these classes fo;
two weeks. The physicians and the
county commissioners Offered their
support to the work.
The survey VIII determine whether
or not county nurse is Necessary as
health measure. While Miss Allen
will specialize in tuberculosis cases
she will secure data on all contag,oU"
diseases. She will give advice ar,
will do educational work in families
where it is needed. After q two
months service, in case the county
should desire the permanent services
Of public health nurse for three
months. one will be supplied free oi
charge, who will later be installed
permanently at cost to the county
of about $500 a year.--Portlant
Oregonian.
Miss, Allen is the nurse who dc
such efficient work in the schools Of
Jackson county last winter.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
RUSSIA HAS CORNER ON
WORLD PLATINUM SUPPLY

The needs Of platinum in war in
dustries and in the sciences are e&-
planned by DR.. Charles l.. Parsons,
chief chemist, bureau of mines, de-
partment of the interior, in an argu-
ment for discontinuance of the use
of platinum in jewelry.
"The war can not be won without
platinum" says DR.. Parsons, "and
IL our country is to excel Germany in
the development of chemical science
and industry. With the aid of plat
inum from one ordinary wedding
ring about 100 pounds of nitric acid
can be made every "a hours. This
100 pounds of nitric acid converted
into high explosives will send num-
bog Of 3-inch shells against the Ger
mans and help to bring the boys
lack home.
Platinum rings, pins, cigar
cite cases, and mesh bags are not fac
tors in winning this war-eXplosives
are. / wonder if the purchasers and
'yearers of platinum jewelry know
that explosives can not be manufac-
tured without the use of sulphuric
and nitric acids; that the manufac-
ture of thes acids requires the use
of supplies of platinum; that air
planes must have platinum for i'm
bortant instruments they need; that
latinum is absolutely necessary in
the manufacture of special pyrom-
eters; that promoters are necessary
in all steel treatments; and that no
gun can be made without the use Of
pyrometers.
There is a shortage in the supply
Of platinum. Russia has a corner
on the worlds supply, and Germany
is in Russia. Our domestic produc-
ton of platinum is negligible, whilo
our military requirements are in
{! easing at a rapid rate"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
BURIAL MOrNDS ARE
NUMEROUSS IN OREGON


The earliest explorers CT Oregon
found many small elevations whici
they termed prehistoric burial
grounds. The mounds were usually
near streams and some were covered
with trees of great age; and, strange
ac it may seem. the Oldest Indians,
as early as 1S47. had no knowledge
of the origin of the mounds nor
were made in Linn county. however,
Encw any of their people who could
have been buried in them. Researshes
rs early as 1888. by Or. J. Il. Hill,
]. G. Crawford, G W. Wright, Rev.
2. A. Moses and others. which led to
discoveries relative to the number
O! the mounds, their location, shape
and probable purpose and origin.
Hecause of so many mounds having
been worn away in the course of a
long period, it is impossible to know
with precision how many there were
Rrt there are 80 or more along the
Calapooia river between Brownsville
and Albany. The mounds we're prob
ably of considerable height when
first erected. But through the cen
turtles and possible millennium'
since they were cast up, storms and
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

In normal times the candy industry uses only per
cent of the sugar used per capita in this country Right
now this 9mount has been cut squarely in two
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

German prisoners interned 1T Hot
Springs, n. c., have amused them
selves by constructing out Of odds
and ends OF wood and metal a typi-
cal German village of little pleasure
Houses, with tiny baths and gardens
which they use during the daytime.
Now the government has ordered the
removal of the internment camp to
Fort Oglethrope, and the prisoners
must leave behind their laboriously
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL
CELEBRATE SEPTEMBER g

A call to the American people to
celebate September 6 as Lafayette
day and as the anniversary of the
battle of the Marne was issued in
New York Monday by the Lafay
national day natlonal. committee.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

Who would have thought we
could go abroad this year and find
the Fourth OF July there? When
London and Paris both celebrate our
national holiday, long step is taken
forward toward the brotherhood of
nations.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

Was it not wasted effort for
hmerica to spend time inyenting the
submarine and then to spend more
time inyenting submarine Destroy
ers?
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

made little village. If their klnsmen
iii Germany had built villages in
stead of destroying them, it would
have been better for the world and
infinitely safer for democracy.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

The income tax this year yielded
nearly three billion dollars. Uncle
Sam is certainly some magician. He
Fncws perfectly well how to trans
form a full posketbook to an empty
nnn
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

The other day King George OF Eng
land ate buckwheat cakes and maple
syrup for the first time at Y M. C.
A hut, and pronounced them a
breakfast fit for a king.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

The men who fights weeds and
potato bugs is standing back of the
man who fights the Boches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
COAST OPERATIONS
 MOST THRILLING
British Admiralty Issues Descriptive Report of Op-
 erations at Zeebrugge

London, Friday. October 1S.-The op- erations on the Belgian coast are de- scribed in thrilling narrative issued by the admiralty. There had come a rumor from up the coast that the Ger mans had removed the heavy batteries with which the coast. was armed but in the afternoon when a reconnaissance was made to the head of West Deep mile after mile of big guns awoke and blazed at the slowly crawling screen of smoke in which the ships had massed themselves.
 Shells of all calibres, from to II inches, roared out from the coast and plunged into or burst upon the sea and spat leaping fountains of water. Only one burst was near enough a ship to drop fragments aboard her. and be- tween the shouts the smoke making motor launches, each dragging a swell ing tail of vapor behind it. moved un- hurrinde, men leaning from the rails with landing nets. scooping up fish killed by the explosions
 In the evening it was the turn of the coastal motor boats, the smallest of all. Their function was to pay visit to Ieebrugge, where the old cross -chan- nes boat Brussels was reported lying and sink her where she lay. The boats, working up speed, swung around in a curve that had the point of the mole with the lighthouse and searchlight for it's center and drove in towards the beach at Heyst, just east of Zeebrugge. At TOO yards the bulk of the Brussels
 was visible. clear enough against the mole in the moonlight, with it's two fun nels standing against a big storeshed. The airplanes had ceased flare drop ping and were bombarding. and to this the first torpedoes were fired The second torpedoes were then let go at 400 yards and the boats bear ing away seaward heard and saw the bursts of three of them.
 Independent observation by an off cer in the leading boat and by a tor | pedo specialist in the last boat agree that one torpedo hit the target close to the stern. No boat was hit and there were no casualties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
ALLIES IN RACE
 ID KNOCK PROP
 FROM UNDER HUN
Ludendorff Is in Serious Predicament Because of Three Thrusts Aimed
 at Him
By the Associated Pres.

Paris. October 19.-The Germans are still on the run. %he victories of this week have obliged them to make a conversion of the front on which they are engaged, and that is q tickiish operation under the tremendous pres sure to which they are being sub jected
 General Ludendorff is swinging back his whole right, using as pivot the plateau through which runs the canal from the oise to the Sambrs with the forests of DeMormal and Dn. Nouvion as supports to his rear. He has constructed all his available forces there in concentration and notwlth- standing the stout blows delivered py General Rawlinson and Debeny. tlie pivot still holds.
 The situation may thus be summed up as a race between the allies seez ing to knock out this prop. and the Germans trying to get back on the line of Escaut, Ghent and Nalenciennes without too much damage. They will attempt to make q stand on this line. in all probability. as it is the short est line available. but the odds seem to be against the enemy
 King Alberts armies are pressing Ludendorff hard He may be driven further and faster than his plans pro- vide for and in addition to that he has the task of finding trops to cover another weak spot. namely, the Stenay gap, the back door to the Rheineland, through Luxemberg. which is being tirelessly assailed by General Gouraud and the American armies Notwith- standing all his efforts. the German commander has not been able to pre- vent this slow but sure Franco Amer ican advance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

Lieut. Armstrong Cory. son of MT. and Mrs. Chappell Cory, has been in Red Cross hospital in southern France re- covering from his mustard gas burns. He writes cheerfu1ly of the life he is leading. as follows:
 Regina Hotel, Biarritz, France, Sep tember 16, 1s1S.-My Darling Mother: Strange that l should be writing from place so near the edge of France. This is a summer resort near the Spanish bor der and 1 can look out of the window over the first ridges of the Pyrenees. That is real treat after so many weeks among mere hills and hollows. dugouts and trenches. Did you get my cable? No, you need not be troubled about me. In body and constitution I am as healthy and free from ailment as eevr. Only one slight headache since the gas at tack and that, I am sure, was due to a close, hot day on the train. It van ished overnight.
 Ut was mustard gas that got me. 1 don't know just when or how 1t got to my eyes; can't see how it got through the mask. The shelling and bonbarding though, was prolonged and heavy, and a few hours after it was all over my eyes
 began to burn and then they closed tight. For three days I saw by imagina- ton oniy-was binder than a bat.
 After that 1t has been a slow process of regaining normal strength of eyes. Then mustard burns started on the body here and there, but a bit of alkali checked them all O. k It has been 8 little over a month since the attack. I've been able to read good print for several days, but that is not near so hard as
 writing letter. This Is the first have written-tried several times. but couldn't
 make it. and figured the cable would be better. There were a number of of-
 ficers among the crew gas-burned in that memorable attack, and we have since bad great time together Eight of us have been together all the time, always in the same room. We called ! ourselves the gas house gang, and be- came well known-almost notorious, per- haps I was never thrown with mer- rier, better humored crowd in my life. When our eyes began to get easy so we could stand the dull light of evening. we
 would sleep all morning and part of the afternoon and begin operations about !! dusk. So the nurses-we called them all
 the girls, because they liked that bet
 ter--called Us bats and we had great and happy time.
 This is Red Cross convalescent hos pital, large, beautifully situated hotel near the beach. Barritz is considered
 the most popular. high-toned resort in France. There are lots of real fine peo- pie here now-ano plenty of the other sort, too. One may live as wild and fast life here as he likes, but must run great risks if he chooses the wild path.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

The friends Of Lieut. Evans Dunn will be interested in reading letter from him to his father. E. J. Dunn. iLeuten- ant Dunn was among the first reserve officers to go to France in August, 1917. He was put with the Sixth field artil- lery, which was part of the regular United States army, and is now a part of the First division, and they are caled the Veterans of the War" They have been in active service at the front the entire year-were in the big battles around Cantigny and Montdidier, at Sofssons and Rheims in July, and more recently in the St. Mihiel salient.
 Lieutenant Dunn writes as follows:
 France, September 1S 191S.-Dear Fa- ther; I am well. safe and under the circumstances happy. Another big bat tie has been fought and soTfar the Ter suits are far more and far better than could have been expected. Of course. the end may not have come vet, and the boche may try to come back at any time, but so far it has been a real and true rout. It was almost impossible to keep up with the advance-he fled so fast. After the first morning the battery did not fire a shot. Theer was no need or it; he certainly tried to get out of our way but many of them could not.
 We had been getting ready, and few days before the 12th we moved the guns into our new position. At l a. m. the 12th the whole world seemed to come to life, and everything began to fire. The heavies were throwing their big ones over, while we fired gas and cut barbed wire At the harrage began and the infantry went over.
 After the four hours of bombardmen9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
Lieut.. Euans Dunn Tells
 Of the Fight at St. Mihiel

the boche was well up in the air, and not much resistance was met. It was nearly when the barrage began to go forward in 50-meter jumps, and for five kilometers it continued, Jumping 50 me- ters every two minutes. and two shots per gun per minute, About I went for ward with the major to locate our for ward position, for the guns had to move up. But before we could locate it the boche was way away, and we had to locate one further forward. We did but never fired from it, for it was useless to waste more ammunition! The next morning we moved again; still going for
 ward.
 Our division was the right side of the
 pncer and we turned in on our left and cut into the salient. 1t was a beau tifully executed movement, and the great high hills on our left were ful lof the enemy; but he had to pull back or be shut off for we intended to move. and we were going to move. The old boche left right much behind. We fed our
 horses a day or two and are still feed ing them German hay.
 There were rabbits a-plenty. and we had them for a meal or two-not to speak
 of young pig that was certainly good l now ride a German officers saddle, and have a beautiful bridle There is some chance of my having to turn them ! in. but not if I can help myself The air support was stronger than usual, and 1 few German planes worried us Am now resting near camp which for four years | has been used behind enemy lines-they are as untidy as anything, and surely | lived dirty. Don't know what our next move will be- Take care of yourself ! Love to all Devotedly, EVANS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
"Ready; What Next:?'
By MRS. G. H. MATHIS

Springs was requested by the mayor
 to close up and give the day to war
 work. yellow paint to be applied to
 whoever failed to respond. Those men
 mean business in that county, and
 they are ready to shout. Ready! What
 next?'
 Dale county has MT Cad Jones of
 Ozark, an oil mill man, for its cahir-
 man, His business seems to make him
 a bright and shining light in that
 county. He is wide-awake and deter.
 mined to make dear old Dale come to
 the front in honor of it's gallant sol
 diers who have paid the supreme price.
 Everybody wants to help who has a vision of the great world war. Henry county has made probably the greatest war record on the fields of France of any county in the state Her brave country boys have won the
 plaudits of the whole world in a large group, and we all say blessed boys of dear old Henry county.
 MT. P. A. Mcdaniel has been the county chairman, but has been forced to resign on account of duty super intendent of education. Dr. John Stark of Abbevilles, will likely suc- ceed him. Henry county has been coy- cred with glory by her brave soldiers, and more will follow.
 os Pruet. a banker of Clayton. a most vigorous county chairman. MT. Pruet has great organizing ability, and ha has that county fully aroused. Every man in it who has been appointed to do war work has responded promptly and will attend any meeting of which he is notified There are no slackere l in that border county of Barbour, and well they may not be. for Barbour is going to see to 1t that those who claim l that county as home don't carry yell l low streaks in their makeup. It is grand and lovely to see the pa triotism of the people. and the spri. of brotherly love that goes with it. Long live our own blessed Alabams Our sons are the bravest of the brave and our people as sincere and good as 1 any on earth, and that is glory enough | for me.
 l Dothan, October 18, 1918
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
CARDINAL GIBBONS CELEBRATES GOLDEN
 EPISCOPAL JUBILEE

Baltimore. October 19.-Cardinal Gib- bons was the recipient today of tes- timonials and congratulations from Great Britain, France and Italy on his epis- copal golden jubilee, which occurs to- morrow and the observance of which be- gan today. The French commission arr rived this evening with the good wishes and congratulations of the French gov ernment and the French episcopacy.
 A delegation of prominent Catholic women of Baltimore this afternoon pre- sented the aged prelate with a magnifi- cent set of vestments Cardinal Bourne and the bishop of Northampton. Eng land, were present.
 Monsignor Nicola, secretary of the apostolic delegation in Washington, pre- sented the cardinal metal cruciffx on which were delicately carved figures of Christ and the Virgin Mary
 An autograph letter from the nope ac- companied the gift