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VOL. XXXIX
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1914
NUMBER 23
x4.SHLANB
German View Of
Present War
Many German-Americans resent
the charge that Germany is the
aggressor in the present war, and the
Westlich Post, a leading German
American paper published at St.
Louis, in discussing the matter edi
torially says:
"What has been expected, and at
the same time doubted by every one
for a week, has finally come to pass
the Europen war is now a reality.
"In deplorable misconstruction of
facts and circumstances, the Ameri
can press has on many occasions des
ignated the German empire, and es
pecially the German emperor, as the
disturbing element in European poli
tics. Since Germany, under the reign
of its third emperor, made such phe
nomenal strides in the race for com
mercial and industrial as well as in
tellectual supremacy,' it has become
the object of the jealousy and envy
of the rest of the world.
"Whenever Germany scored anoth
er success in any field of human en
deavor this only served to still fur
ther increase the blind hatred.
Whenever Europe faced a bloody war
the cry outside the German empire
was always that Germany was re
sponsible for Inciting the unrest,
whereas the fact was always the con
trary. "Never has a ruler exerted himself
for the cause of peace as did William
II, supreme commander of the might
iest army the world has known. But
his endeavors were not recognized.
The intrigues against Germany be
came more pronounced as the empire
threatened England's commercial su
premacy. '
"To annihilate this competition
England did not hesitate in the
choice of its means. English news
agencies made it their business to
saddle upon Germany the responsi
bility for every disturbance that
arose in the eastern or western hem
isphere. "As the news service of the Ameri
can Press is almost exclusively dis
tributed from London, there has, un
fortunately, been created a deep-rooted
prejudice against the German na
tion in -the United States.
"We German-Americans, loyal citi
zens of the land of out choice, but
unwilling to forget the land of our
birth, have noted with sincere regret
that this erroneous conception is ap
parent again during the present cri
sis. "The indisputable fact remains
that this unfortunate war, by which
all Europe will be made to suffer,
has been forced upon Germany.
Without any apparent cause Russia
has been gathering Its enormous war
hordes on the German border for the
last six months.
"The cry for revenge of the chau
vinists in France became more in
sistent, but still Germany used its
utmost endeavors to provent the
threatened conflagration. Not until
it became apparent from the east and
the west the arms of the octopus
were stretched to throttle the em
pire, did the government take the ut
most step.
"It is not a war of the kaiser's
making; it is a war waged by the
German nation for existence and the
upholding of the national honor.
The German people fight for what
they prize highest In the world
their freedom and honor. The Ger
man nation is not waging a war of
conquest; its purpose is to advance
the growth of culture.
"We Americans of German extrac
tion, during these solemn hours, de
sire only that these facts should be
fully understood by our fellow Amer
icans. But they can only be possible
if the American press will judge im
partially and will not accept the con
clusion that Germany has brought
about the war."
Many Camp , ,.;
This Summer
This summer more Ashland people
, have gone to the coast or the moun
tains for vacations than have ever
gone before, according to the street
J talk of old-timers. With the intro
duction of autos people are begin
ning to realize what a 'great rest It
is to get out in the woods or along
the ocean and rub up against nature
for a while. This summer three
times as many people have visited
Crater Lake than have ever visited it
before up to this date., . Crescent City
and the coast towns are, also drawing
their share of campers .and outing
parties. . ,.,v.i ..
English Sink
Submarine
Edinburgh, Aug. 13. The Scots
man yesterday printed the story of
an eye witness of the naval battle
between British cruisers and German
submarines, in which the submarine
U-15 was lost.
"The cruiser squadron on Sunday,"
the story runs, "suddenly became
aware of the approach of the sub
marine flotilla. The enemy was sub
merged, only the periscopes showing
above the surface of the water. The
attitude of the British in the face of
this attack was cool and the enemy
was utterly misled when suddenly
the cruiser Birmingham, steaming at
full speed, fired the first shot. This
shot was carefully aimed, not at the
submerged body of a submarine, but
at the thin line of the periscope.
"The gunnery was superbly accu
rate and shattered the periscope.
Thereupon the submarine, now a
blinded thing, rushed along under
water in immediate danger of self-destruction
by colliding with cruisers
above.
"The sightless submarine was then
forced to come to the surface, where
upon the Birmingham's gunner fired
the second shot of the fight. This
shot struck at the base of the con
ning tower, ripping the whole of the
upper structure clean and the U-15
Bank like a stone.
"The remainder of the submarine
flotilla fled."
Ashland Lads
Under Arrest
The first open move toward clean
ing out the gang of young toughs
who have been stealing and engaging
in other deviltry around Ashland fbe
past few months was taken Monday
and Tuesday when three lads were
arrested and sent to Jacksonville.
The lads taken were Charles Culver
son, Arthur Robison and Fred Miller.
Culverson was held for stealing a
forty-dollar saddle from Mr. Mur
phy's horse on the night of the 7 th
of May. Mr. Murphy was in attend
ance at the springs meeting at the
Chautauqua tabernacle when the sad
dle wa3 stolen. The property was
recovered some weeks ago, but no ac
tion was taken as Chief Porter want
ed to secure evidence against other
members of the gang before making
arrests.
He states that the three arrests
made were but a beginning and that
there are a number of others still at
large who are going to be severely
dealt with.
The three boys sent to Jackson
ville were taken before Judge Tou
Velle Tuesday and Calvert was sent
to Portland to be placed in the charge
of a boys' and girls' aid society there,
while Miller and Robison were pa
roled and returned to Ashland on
their good behavior. Young Miller
and a lad named Stineman are
charged with having killed a sheep
on Wagner creek where they were
cutting wood, and young Robison Is
charged with having stolen a revolver
from Dave Good's warehouse.
Sheppard Hurt
In Helman's
Arthur Sheppard, lineman, was in
jured slightly at the Helman baths
Wednesday afternoon. Sheppard was
at the top of the chutes, ready to
slide down, when he slipped and got
started down the slide BidewayB,
throwing him off upon reaching the
hump. He struck the brace, which
supports the bottom of the chute, on
his back. A doctor was Immediately
called by Mr. Helman, and upon ex
amination no bones were found to be
broken and the backbone was unin
jured. The accident was caused through
no fault of the chutes, whatever, as
they are arranged to be perfectly
safe if one is careful. Accidents will
happen, no matter how many precau
tions are taken for safety. Mr. Shep
pard will be able to be out in a day
or two.
Huh lii-otlier in War Zone.
A. C. Briggs, manager of the Ash
land Fruit and Produce Association,
Is watching the war news about as
closely as anyone in Ashland. His
brother, Rev. F. F. Briggs, with his
wife and three children, are traveling
in Europe and when last heard from,
July 16, were In Switzerland headed
for Germany, being due there about
August 1.
War News Very Scarce
And Service Unsatisfactory
New York, Aug. 13. Melville E.
Stone, general manager of the Asso
ciated Press, has made the following
statement:
Advices to the Associated Press
from London state that an increas
ingly rigid consorship is teing im
posed on all matter from Brussels.
This increases the delay on such dis
patches as are allowed to tome
through.
The French Cable Company, which,
except those with terminals in the
British islands, is the only direct line
to Europe now in operation, has giv
en notice that the congestion on its
lines is such that all messages are
subject to a minimum delay of 48
hours.
In an effort to avoid this delay
direct dispatches of the Associated
Press from Paris are being routed
through London, but the delay Is also
very great. Dispatches which left
Paris early yesterday are being re
ceived with a delay of from 15 to 17
or more hours, and other Paris dis
patches have suffered even greater
delay in transmission.
There is absolutely no direct com
munication with Germany or Aus
tria by any routing. A few censored
dispatches are coming through via
London and these are recensored for
transmission out of England. The
Associated Press has been making
every effort to communicate with
Germany through the wireless com
panies operated from New York. On
Sunday a message was sent to the
Berlin bureau of the Associated
Press, and the wireless company noti
fied us that it had been received in
Germany, but since then only frag
mentary signals have been exchanged
over that system.
Inability to secure wireless com
munication with Germany since the
cutting of the direct German cable
at the outbreak of the war, and the
Increasing rigor of London censor
ship, still further obscures what has
actually transpired within the mili
tary zone.
Game Protection
Is Being Urged
R. E. Cianton, superintendent of
the fish hatcheries of Oregon, and
Commissioner Evans were in the city
the first part of the week on busi
ness. While here they talked to a
number of the prominent sportsmen
of the city, including Harry Hosier.
They stated that it would be much
to the interests of the sportsmen of
Ashland and vicinity to organize and
protect the game to be found in this
locality.
They are urgent for better game
protection. Animals of the forest are
becoming scarcer every year. Some
thing must be done, they say, to pre
vent the tremendous onslaught or
hunters on the numbers of game and
wild birds.
Kevisit Old Scenes.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Root left Tues
day evening for Astoria to visit for
a time. Mr. Root was chief engineer
of the Astoria railroad for several
years prior to 1907 and they have
a large number of friends there
whom Mrs. Root will visit while he
attends to business matters. They
also expect to enjoy the ocean breezes
hugely.
Polytechnic Opens
September 1st
An erroneous rumor has gotten
Into circulation that the Polytechnic
Business College had closed perma
nently. Such Is not the case. It has
simply closed during the month of
August for the reason that few de
sired summer work and also because
good work Is almost. Impossible In
the heat of summer.
There has been at no time any In
tention of closing the school here and
the school is putting out a large
amount of advertising matter for the
coming year.
The school will open Tuesday, Sep
tember 1, for what Is confidently ex
pected will be the most successful
year of Its career,
Ansco film, the first film made.
All Kodak companies pay Ansco com
pany a royalty to make films. Hence
the Ansco film Is the best film made.
R. J. Smith, Elk Temple.
The above from the Associated
Press summarizes the war situation.
Absolutely nothing of importance and
reliability is being received in the
way of war news. Later reports con
firm rumors that Liege has fallen
into the hands of the Germans but
several at least of the forts are still
in the hands of the Belgians and
their allies.
Late reports are that Germany,
through the mediation of Holland,
has again asked permission to pas3
peaceably through Belgium and it
has been refused.
There has been no confirmation of
the report that a British vessel had
been destroyed off the Pacific coast,
and the statement that the wreskage
found was caused by the stripping
the Rainbow for action is becoming
more and more accepted.
The Chicago packers deny that
they are boosting prices because of
the war, Armour & Co. announcing
that they were only able to fill one
third of an order from a foreign
source because they were unable to
Secure the livestock. There is no
doubt that many stock raisers will
hold their shipments in the hope of
higher prices, and equally without
doubt the blame will be laid on the
packing trust.
Hauling Fruit
Overland Now
Several parties in Ashland are
finding employment in hauling fruit
to northern California and the Klam
ath country and selling it. Wayne
Goff left Wednesday morning for Mt.
Hebron and Doris, Cal., with a load
and Fruitz Rouse left Tuesday for
Ft. Klamath with a load of fruit.
H. V. Richardson was in Medford
uesday on business of legal nature.
Drive Survey
Is Delayed
The survey ordered by the council
of the drive along the old mining
ditch on Nob Hill has not yet been
made, on account of the inability to
act.just now of different members of
the committee appointed; some of
whom have been away or occupied
with other pressing matters. City
Engineer Walker has walked over
the course, however, and is ready to
make a survey at any time the com
mittee gets together. No road work
can be done until fall nr winter en
1 th , i.. ,
u i v i a qui ,ci in UUL u fnaimi
as yet. The committee, however,
liopes to get this preliminary move
for the drive off their hands as soon
as possible.
Get Better
i Mail Service
Hereafter Ashland will have better
mall Borvlce between this city and
Portland than in the past. Taking
effect yesterday, mail tars have been
placed on trains 13 and 14 and local
as well as through mail will be car
rlt'd thereon. This will bring much
more mail into Ashland at noon.
Heretofore train No. 13, arriving at
11:35, has only carried a closed
pouch from Portland, but hereafter
it will carry local mall as well. Train
No. 14, which has not heretofore
carried mall, will receive a car at
Ashland and take mall for the north,
but will' bring no mall from the
south.
May Revive
Irrigation Plans
The dry weather this summer In
causing many a farmer who last year
looked askance upon the plann for
Irrigation projects to wish that he
had not so summarily turned down
th promoters. There is little doubt
that many land owners would sign
up today who would not a year ago.
If the European war does not render
It Impossible to finance the work
there is little doubt that there will
be marked advancement in immigra
tion in the valley the next year or so.
Effect of War
On Ashland Resort
San Francisco, Aug. 10, 1914.
Dear Sir: It has occurred to us
that on account of the character and
extent of the European war now in
progress the great mineral water re
sorts of those countries will not be
generally available to the public for
several years to come. It would
therefore seem that this is a great
opportunity for the Ashland project
and should be taken advantage of in
the forthcoming railway advertising
campaign.
Your mineral springs are the equal
or superior of those in Europe, and
If the best type of travel could be
directed to them at this time it might
advance the immediate success of the
project far beyond your original ex
pectations. We are making this suggestion for
what it is worth.
Yours very truly,
SMITH, EMERY & CO.
Forest Fire On
Wagner Creek
What threatened for a time to
prove a disastrous forest fire broke
out on Wagner creek Tuesday after
noon. The fire started in a canyon
on Kerby brothers' ranch which they.
think must have been caused by a
carelessly dropped match or cigar
ette, left by some hunter, as no one
had been working in that part of the
forest. It was discovered by the
parties living on the ranch and they
dispatched a little girl to a neigh
bor's to phone Mrs. Henry Kerby.
She at once dispatched Archie Strick
land on his motorcycle to notify
Messrs. Kerby, who were on their
way from the ranch with wood. They
gathered a force and returned and
succeeded in getting the fire under
control. About that time the forest
rangers, who had been notified, ar
rived with a force of 20 men and
took charge of the situation. Messrs.
Kerby will lose some timber, several
acres of hardwood having been burnt
over, but feel lucky that the fire was
seen in time to prevent it reaching
a large amount of corded wood near
by. Frank Smith had some timber
land burned over and it was thought
for a tinip that fifty cords of wood
owned by him would bo burned, but
by strenuous work it was saved.
Gravenstein Apple.
W. D. Hodgson has for sale cheap
a few boxes of clean, undersized
Gravensteln apples. Phone 427-J.
23-2t
Parcel Post Is
Well Patronized
The parcel post Is growing In fa
vor, according to reports from the
local postofflce. Much fruit Is being
received for transportation In the
first two zones and pnekages weigh
ing 20 pounds are being sent to east
ern friendB. The mall clerks report
receiving two tons of sugar, 80 50
pound sacks one day at Marysvllle
for transportation by parcel post.
They have several times had sacks of
coal to transport alos. At this rate
the mail clerks and carriers will be
eligible for membership In the steve
dored' union.
Installing Motors
For Roadwork
The California-Oregon Power Com
pany has a crew of men at work this
week Installing two large power
equipments for work on the Pacific
Highway between Ashland and Tal
ent. There Is one 60-horse equip
ment being put In for the Clark-Hen-ery
Company to run their mixer,
while 115-horsepower Is being put In
for the Medford Construction Com
pany, which is opening gravel beds
on Bear creek.
McGeo In Photographed.
A group of Oregon business men
and women who are In Portland thlg
week at the buyers' gathering woro
photographed In Tuesday's Oregon-
Inn. J. H. McGee of this city was
among the half dozen so honored.
Rolls doveloped for 15c, printed
on Cyko, the prize-winning paper,
conceded by all photographers to be
the best paper made. R. J. Smith,
Elk Temple.
Cheese Factory
In The Applegate
Articles of incorporation for the
Murphy cheese factory have been
completed for filing and the new in
stitution at the village on the Apple-
gate will be rushed through to com
pletion at the earliest possible date.
says the Grants Pass Courier. The
company is being incorporated with
a capital stock of $2,000. which is
being subscribed by the farmers ou
the basis of the number of cowa
which they will milk for the factory.
The incorporators are George Bar
den, A. H. Carson, R. W. Hyde, C. T.
Sweeney and J. B. Lindsay, all of the
Murphy district.
Work upon the factory building
will be commenced at once, and it in
hoped to have it completed by the
time of the holding of the grange fair
next month. The product of enough
cows has already been pledged to
guarantee the manufacturing of a:
least 350 pounds of cheese daily, and
the plant will be made sufficiently
large to meet the natural increase
which Is expected to come as the in
dustry grows.
Experts were recently at Murphy
from the Oregon Agricultural College
and their Investigation of conditions
there resulted In their making a
most favorable report. They said
that there was no reason why the
factory should not meet with as great
a success as the Tillamook factories,
conditions being just as favorable
here.
Ashland Mineral
Water Prescribed
Mrs. W. I. Gilbert and little daugh
ter, from Los Angeles, arrived at the
Oregon Hotel Monday for a stay In
the city, to try the benefiting effects
of the Ashland mineral waters. Mrs.
Gilbert will take the uncarbonated
soda water as a cure for malaria.
Her doctors in Los AngeieB recom
mended the Ashland springs as sur
passing all others in their ability to
help her case.-he has tried many
different waters 'ffoi Various famous
springs, and comes 1r Ashland with
the hope of receiving much benefit.
Idaho Man
Visits Parents
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Plnkerton and
daughter Saisy of Harrison, Idaho,
are here making a ten days' visit
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. W.
Plnkerton, 743 East Main street. Mr.
Plnkerton Is In the lumber business
In Idaho and is enjoying a well
earned vacation. This is the first
time Mrs. Pinkerton has seen her son
in ten years and they are enjoying
the visit immensely. Air. Plukerton'a
duties as mayor of Harrison will com
pel his return to that place the first
of the week.
To Dance Or
Not to Dance
Roseburg church and official cir
cles are all torn up over the action
of the marshal in turning out th
lights and dispersing a party of Epis
copalians who were dancing In the
parlBh house. It eeems that tha
council passed an ordinance prohibit
ing public dances and the marshal
thought It applied to all alike and
acted accordingly. The rector filed
charges against the marshal and they
are to be threshed out out at the next
meeting of the city council.
Pear Picking
Has Commenced
The picking of Barttett pears has
commenced throughout the valley.
The crop, where not taken by the
frosts last Bprlng, Is good, but the
market outlook, because of the un
certainties of the war situation, is not
what It should be and some of the
larger growers will put their crops
In cold storage In the hope of a better
market.
Buys Needle. Shop.
Mrs. Liillth Hall ' has purcahsed
Mrs. Lane's Needle Shop and moved
It Into the storeroom vacated by Ab
bott & McDaniel on Main street, She
will occupy the rear rooms for a residence.