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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-21
SOLDIER IN FRANCE
SENDS LETTER HOME

The following letter recently pub
lished in the Rogue River Courier
of Grants Pass was received by Mrs
]. A. Harvey from her son, Corporal
frank Harvey, Company D, 162nd
Infantry, now stationed in France
which shows the fine stuff our Ore
gon boys are made Of, in accepting
the inevitable in the game they are
engaged in playing at present:
Dear Mother and All: Your letter
just received (January 15), the first
mail we have received since we left
the states. The package you speak
OF has not yet come, but it always
takes packages longer than letters.
Whenever you send anything, put 1t
in small wooden box, as packages
get some pretty rough handling, but
there is really no need of sending
anything over here as we can get
most everything We want.
That stuff you heard about us fell
lows being so badly abused is all
bunk" There is nothing to 1t at
all. OF course will admit that the
place we were in before we left the
states was awfully cold, but that
could not be helped. l was pretty
sick there myself, but I am not blam-
ing anyone for it, and as to what we
have to eat, it is all right. OF course
we don't have ice cream or straw
berry shortcake every meal, but
what we do have is plentiful and
good enough for anyone have
Jared lots worse in the summer
camps than have on this trip. The
whole trouble is this: some fellows
can never learn that war is not
parlor game and that one must ex-
Vect hardships, so at any time you
happen to hear any more of that kind
of bunk" just put 1t down as the
homesick wailing of a mammals
boy"
It is going to be fine over here this
summer, but it is muddy at this time
of the year.
I will try to write every week, but
If l do not write that often, do not
worry, because / am in no danger at
all. l can't tell you why, but never
theless it is a fact.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-21

Phone Job orders to the TIdIngs.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-21
NEURALCIC PAINS
Give Way to Soothing Hamlln's
Wizard OIL

Hamlin's Wizard Oil is a safe and
effective treatment for headache and
neuralgia. Rubbed in where the pain
is, it acts as a tonic to the tortured
nerves and almost invariably brings
quick relief.
Its healing, antiseptic qualities can
always be relied upon to prevent in
fection, or other serious results, from
sprains, bruises, cuts, burns, bites
and stings. Just as good, too, for
sore feet, stiff neck, frost bites, cold
sores and canker sores.
Get it from druggists for 30 cents.
If not satisfied return the bottle and
get your money back
Ever constipated or have sick
headache? Just try Wizard Liver
Whips, pleasant little pink pills, 80
cents. Guaranteed
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-21

L. A. Carmichael, who thought he
was located in Marshfield for the re-
mainder of the winter, received an
urgent letter from the government,
requesting him to hurry to Medford
and assist in checking up the govern
ment cruise Of the timber lands in
Jackson county: Mr.. Carmichael left
Monday morning, accompanied by
Mrs. Carmichael, who will spend a
few days in Medford and then re-
turn to Coos county and reside with
her mother at Dandon. The work at
Medford viii require Mr.. Carmi-
chaels services for about 80 days
Marshfield Evening Record.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-21

hanged than to have her husband
taken away from her. The husband
iss held awaiting a hearing on the
charge of being Stacker, and it is
probable the wife will be held as an
accomplice in the plot.-oregon City
Enterprise.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-21

tell you the Germans took it off so
that 4 never would lift my right
hand against them.
II want to add my word against
anything and eevrything that will
impede victory for the army of the
United States" was the first express
sion that brought the cheers Of his
audience.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-21

Mrs. Jesse NJ. Jones, living near
Oregon City, recently cut the index
finger off the right hand of her hus-
band that he might evade the draft.
When explaining the incident before
Deputy District Attorney Burke, she
said she did it SO her husband would
not be called away to war, and de-
clared that she would rather be
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-21

II our young men could be as free
from disabilities now as they are
when qualifying for the college and
school ball teams, there wouldn't be
so many exemption claims.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-21

II. A. Thomas, the Myrtle Creek
youth who was arrested short time
ago charged with the attempted
burglary of his step-father's store
and who has since languished in the
county jail was this morning taken
before DR.. Q. B. Stewart, physician
Of the local exemption board, and
subjected to an examination as to his
fitness for military duty 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Thomas passed the
test with flying colors, and in all
probability he will be given chance
to fight for his country, instead of
serving term in the states prison.
-Roseburg News.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-21

Any Stacker who really wants to
escape the war could no doubt do Sc
by jumping in front of a railroad
train and having a leg or two cut
off.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17

Lack Of practice is the real red
son why some men can't stand
prosperity.
Our notion of an ideal husband
is the one who can 90 ahead pay
ing his wife her weekly allow
ance without ever regarding it as
voluntary alimony.
The French have developed a
machine that can travel with rea-
sonable safety and make a sus'
tanned flight of many hours at the
rate Of ninety-odd miles an hour.
The people of Germany have
about lost hope that Crown Prince
Willie will throw away his powder
puff and put on a gas mask.
Whether or not Nicholas Rom
anof had a genuine funeral ap-
pears to make very little prac-
teal difference in current events.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17

ident's opposition, and my re
nomination will not be,in any way
a condemnation Of President Will
son s administration | hope my
friends will speed up tie fight
We are going to win this fight
but we do not want to take any
thing for granted or relax our
vigilance until the last vote is
counted.
81 hope this unwarranted in
reference with Mississippi poll
ties will not cause my friends to
show any resentment by saying or
doing anything that will be in the
least improper or imprudent. But
| repeat, | hope they will perform
their duty and express a brave, in
corruptible free mans will when
hey go to the polls on the twent-
ieth of August. -
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
OUR WAR INTENTIONS.

,, eve intend what our fore
fathers, the founders of this Re-
public, intended. We in Ameri-
ca believe our participation in
this war to be the fruitage of
what they planted. Our case
differs from theirs only in this,
that it is our inestimable priv
ileges to concert with men out Of
every nation what shall make
not only the liberties of America
secure, but the liberties of ev-
cry other people as well.
"There can be but one issue.
The settlement must be final.
There can be no compromise. No
halfway decision would Ibe toll
cradle. No half decision is con-
ceivable.
"The blinded rulers of Prussia
have reused forces they knew Ill
tie of. forces which cam never be
crushed to earth again; for they
have in their heart an inspiration
and purpose which are deathless
and Of the very stuff Of triumph
-Farmersville Gazette.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
CALOMEL sAuvATES
AND MAKES YOU SICK
Acts like dynamite on q sluggish
liver and you lose a
days work.

There's no reason why person should
take sickening, salivating calomel when
q few cents buys large bottle of Dod-
sons Liver Tone-a perfect substitute
for calomel.
It is a pleasant, vegetable liquid which
will start your liver just as surely as
calomel, but it doesn't make you sick
and can not salivate.
Children and grown folks can take
Dodson's Liver. Tone, because it is per-
fectly harmless.
Calomel is dangerous drug. It is
mercury and attacks your bones. Take
q dose of nasty calomel today and you
will feel weak, sick and nauseated to-
morrow. Don't lose a days work. Take
q spoonful of Dodson's Liver Tone in
stead and you will wake up feeling great.
No more biliousness, constipation, slug
gishness, headache, coated tongue or sour
stomach. Your druggist says if you
don't find Dodson's Liver Tone acts bet
ter than horrible calomel your money is
waiting for you.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
Summer COMPLAINT.

During the hot weather of the
summer months some member OF
almost every family is likely to
be troubled with an unnatural
looseness Of the bowels, and it is
Of the greatest Importance that
this be treated promptly. which
can only be done when the medi-
cine is kept at hand. Mrs. F. F.
Scott, Cottsville. N. T., states, II
first used Chamberlain 8 Collie and
Diaffhoea Remedy rs much as
five years ago. At that time ]
had q severe attack Of summer
complaint and was suffering in
tense pain. One dose relieved
me. Other members Of my family
have since used it with like re-
results.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
.W. s.. 81

Here's hoping the s'human II
Germans will clean house after
the war and for their own good
as well as that of the world. ex
terminate all traces of the "Hun'
element that has betrayed them
even mc<e foullv and completely
than it has the Be!gians. It will
take many a decade. generations
even, to enable the world to diff
ferentiate between Germans. The
even. to enable the world to diff
whole wide world will sbe from
Missouri. Gazette.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
NEW IBERIA WOMAN THINKS
SHE CANT TALK ENOUGH.

II had gall stones for IA years
and suffered severely from gas,
collie and indigestion. Doctors
wanted me to 60 to the hospital,
but / took Mayr's Wonderful
Remedy instead, and am now feel
ing fine and better than I ever did.
I can't talk enough about this
remedy" It is a simple. harmless
preparation that removes the
catarrhal mucus from the intes-
final tract and allays the infam-
nation which causes practically
all stomach. liver and intestinal
ailments, including appendicitis.
One dose will convince or money
refunded. Estorge Drug Co.
(Advsrtisement.)
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
NJ. 81.

Every old Confederate Veteran
in the State of Louisiana should
be careful to go to the polls on
the 10th Of September and cast
his vote for Luther E. Hall for
United States Senator. He, dur
ing his administration. did more
for the Confederate Veteran pen
sion than all the Governors put
together before did. The PEN
sioning Of these old soldiers of
the South was first provided for
by the Constitution of 1898. The
amount Of the pension depended
on the viii of the appropriation
committee Of the House of Repre-
sentatives. 1t varied some years,
it was less than during others,
and it never reached the amount
to which the, old Veterans were
entitled. During Governor Halls
administration an amendment TO
the Constitution which provided
one mill of the yearly revenues of
this State should constitute the
Confederate pension fund. This
amendment was adopted by the
people. Before that time each
old Veteran received monthly the
pitiful sum of our and two-thirds
dollars. Now he receives nine
and one-third dollars monthly.
And the fund will increase as the
assessment on property increases.
Remember, Veterans of 1861
F5 to voie for the man who was
your; friend then and is your
friend how,- st. Mary Banner.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17

J. w. Baker Of Lake Charles
and T. w. Holloman of Alex
andria are among the members Of
the Louisiana bar who have been
accepted for service with the Y.
N. C. A. overseas army. Judge
w. G. Baker of Franklin, who re-
signed q district judgeship to en-
ter 7. war work. is on duty in an
army camp at New Orleans, await
ing call.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17

The Extension Division Of the
Louisiana State University, co.
operating with the Bureau Of Mar.
kets, is encouraging with the Blu.
reau Of Markets. is encouraging
sweet potato growers throughout
the state to store their product.
This work is under the supervision
of g. Il. Tiebout, Of the Extension
Division, assisted by ID. w. Gar
dere and Richard Uesom from the
Bureau Of Markets.
The object of this work is
primarily to aid the farmer in saw
ing his sweet potato crop and
also as a food conservation meas
nre.
At present there are 5000, 600
bushels of sweet potatoes pro-
duced in Louisiana with storage
houses sufficient to adequately
preserve approximately only $780,
600 bushels. Unless sweet pota-
toes are stored properly it is a
difficult task to keep them in good
condition.
Plans. specifications and pers-
onal help can be secured by those
who expect to- store sweet pota-
toes by writing to the Extension
Division, Louisiana State Univers-
ity. Baton Rouge.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17

Compound to all
women who sufeI
from any functional
disturbances, - Il
has done me more
good than all the
doctors medicine.
Since taking Il ]
have . hne healthy
bshy girl and have
gainedin health and
strength. Ny hus-
band and / both
praise your med
icin4 10 ali anHe rina
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17

1t is by no means an easy mat
ter to cure this disease, but it can
be done in most instances by TAX
ing Chamberlan's Tablets and
complying with the plain printed
directions that accompany each
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
AN AMERICAN GUN THAT
STOPS GERMAN TANKS.

One of the reasons why the Ger
mans, altho they have built tanks
are not employing them effective
ly in their drives, is doubtless tina
we now have light, mobile guI
that will pierce their ,armor-som'
thing that the Huns themselve'
do not posses. This gun-the new
"37 killimeter lis an Amerl
can invention, and bids fair to ell
inmate the German tank, as the
American "depth bomb" is fast
putting the German submarine
out of commission. So sure are
the military experts of this wea'
pom that they are working over.
time in France to turn them out
in quantity, and American factor
les are now beginning to make
them. The gun weighs only about
175 pounds, and yet will fire arm
or piercing shells at continuous
rate of one per second. Obvious
ly it will not only stop tanks but
will do number of other interest
ing things. Says a writer in the
magazine section Of the New York
Sun:
"The war this year has brought
two lessons home to military men.
In the first place. it has been
established that no line Of FORTH
cations can withstand massed
troops backed with mobile artil-
lery. In the second place, it has
taught the the line of advance IS
limited only by the mobility OF the
cannon.
at should be explained that in
defensive work against the enemy
every effort is made so to arm the
men of the first two or three lines
that they can conceal under
ground all weapons. yet will bel
able to bring them quickly into
play in q few minuets elapsing
between the time when the heavy
barrage fire of the enemy passes
beyond them and the when the
enemy comes plunging through
the wires q few scant yards from
the trenches. The fact that the
81 can be quickly taken from
tripod mounting and both mount
and barrel hidden i'm a dugout is.
fact that four men can bring it
from the dugout and get it in pos
ition in the trenches in less then
two minuets is Of greater impor-
sit can be readily imagined
what would happen to a German
tank If one-pound armor pierre
ing shell met it about 100 yards
from its point of attack. Prehaps
a better idea of the strength of the
blow can be obtained from the
statement that the shell has al
unusually low trajectory. In other
words. that it travels near to the
ground, and that fhen it leaves the
muzzle of the gun it is going at the
rate of 1872 feet q second. This
muzzle velocity is not great, as
compared with other weapons,
but it premits of low trajectory.
When in action the gum is man
ned by four men. Two Of rAe
men act as observers, or range cor
rectors, for in most cases the gun
can be aimed, altho this slows
down the action and premits the
firing Of only Is shots . minute.
If the men fire on dead-reckon-
ing however the gun will handle
the shell at rate Of one every
second.
I'm appearance the gun is not
unusal. It has extra long trail
piece on ito mount, but this makes
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17

! only ABOUT 81 lncheS over all.
Prehaps its most noticeable fea
ture is the megaphone-like con
trivance on the mnzzle. This is
! flash hider, and is used in night
firing.
1.-The flash-hider is now being
used generally on machine guns
and on doubt will he used gen
orally by snipers in the future.
The flash Of a gun is clearly dis
cernible at night. and the flash
hider will do much in preventing
the enemy machine-gun experts
on the flanks from spotting the
location of the gun and putting it's
crew out Of action.
"The model from which the 81
has been evolved first won fame
when the Germans developed a
defensive line made up in the form
Of a checkerlboard, in which the
various squares were concrete pill
boxes. Then the 81 was brought
into play and time after time ii
was found that a high explosive
one-pound shell could be sent
through the loop-holes at ranges
of about 100 yards, putting
both gum and crew out of action.
HThe Americans will depend
upon the 81 to a great extent in
mastering the German tank. The
German tank is not the strong en-
CINE that the British employ. The
Germans are beginning to feel the
scarcity of minerals and raw ma
terials by which iron is hardened
to steel. Their tanks have thin
armor plate, sufficient only 10
Withstand machine-gun fire; in
fact, the casing on the rear of the
tank is l "a inchesthick.
"But what tire 81 may not &C.
somplish the Yankees will bring
about by the use of bombs. For
It has been found that, like tur-
tie, q tank can be readily put out
IF action for all time if it can be |
turned on its side or on its back.
Remembering this. it is well also
20 point out that in most pictures
# captured tanks. on the battle
ield it is to 'be noted that the
;anks are on their Sides
"The Yankees and the British
nit upon the scheme Of throwing
contact bombs in their path, and
+ an attack was expected. Of plac-
ng heavy bombs connected with
underground wires along courses
which, because Of shell-holes. it
vas to be assumed a tank would
'ollow. The explosion of fairly
trong bomb will lift the tank and
frequently cause it to fall ON its
ide. The Literary Digest.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
WILL WIN RACE DESPITE
WILSON, SAYS VARDA-
MAN,

| jackson, Miss, Aug. l1.-Sen
ator James K. Vardaman spen
the day with his jackson friends
leaving on the afternoon train TO
Corinth, where he is billed t,
speak tomorrow. When shown
President Wilson s letter to NJ. S
Mcneil of Halzehurst, he said:
Il am not surprised at tn.
Presidents opposition to me. Still
it is regrettable that Presiden,
Wilson views with petulent intol
erance independence of though
or action on the part of a senator
or representative. When / op
posed so vigorously the nomina
ton by the President or the negro
registrar of the treasury and the
negro judge of the District of Co.
lumbia, and tan refused to violate
the platform Of the party to sup.
port the repeal of the free tolls,
l incurred his everlasting displeas.
ure.
II think President Wilson is
the first Democratic President in
recent years who has undertaken
to make the test of ones Democ-
racy servile support of all these
measures which he happened to
favor. 1t will be recalled that
senator's and representatives have
been condemned by the President
for not being able to change their
views upon certain measures with
the case and facility with whicr
the President himself changed.
For the good of the republic,
thank God, the senator from Miss
issippi is to be nominated by the
unafraid white Democratic voters
Of Mississippi and not by the die
cation of a citizen Of New Jersey.
Il decline to accept the Presi-
dents statement as true, that a
vote for my reelection will be tax
en- as vote Of condemnation of
this administration, because / have
supported the administration nine
~ nine times where / have op-
posed it once. In fact, l have OPP
posed the President. in but very
few instances, and in those cases
where / opposed him it was where
the President proposed to violate
the party platform and traditions
of the Democratic Party. It isl
not altogether fair, not by any
means, modest. for one to AFRO
gate to himself inrerency or in
as President Wilson
does when we realize that the rec
ord shows that the President has
changed his mind on public meas
ures with a rapidity and ease that
no other President has done, OF
which I have any knowledge.
My record as senator from
Mississippi has been made with
circumspection and with an eye
single to the interests of the peo-
pie Of Mississippi and America. =
made that record to please and to |
serve the people and not toI
placate or f1atter any polictiian or
office holder. / am going to be
renominated in spite Of the Pres
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17

The Texas Wonder for kidney
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ment and often cures. Send for
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Hall, 1926 Olive Street, st. Louis,
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