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ASHLAND. OREGON , THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1917
VOL. XLII
NUMBER 55
'tDlDINGS
Home Guard Banquet
In Armory Monday
Mayor Lamkln, the city council,
Prof. Irving E. Vinlng, H. A. Canady,
president, fimt lieutenant and first
sergeant of the Medford National
Rifle Association were guests of-the
Home Guard at their "get-together"
meeting Monday evening. A profit
able as well as enjoyable time was
participated in.
After a repast of oyster soup,
pumpkin pie and coffee was done
Justice to. Capt. O, E. Deibert, acting
as toastmaster, introduced Professor
Vining, who responded.with an elo
quent and thought-producing address
upon the vital subject, "True Patriot
ism a Necessary Asset in Winning the
"War." The central thought was the
nreat need of Individual co-operation
with the government, even at extreme
personal sacrifice in the production
oi.taunltions"to back up the boys In
the trenches. He vividly pictured
German Intrigue in this country and
the great service the Home Guard
can render the government in mould
ing public sentiment.
After Captain Deibert "captured
all that he couldn't kill.'Vhe intro
duced Hon. H. A. Canady, who told
of the workings of the National Rifle
Association and ended with a stirring
patriotic appeal for all to stand solid
ly behind the government in the war.
He emphasized that the command
"Over the top" was for the man in
business or on the farm as much as
the man In the trench.
The "feed" was preceded by an
hour of basket and Indoor baseball,
after which four squads lined up for
drill. A good showing was made,
taking Into consideration the newness
of the organization and the irregular
ity of the members in attendance.
Every man went home a better man
ria stronger patriot, and with the
nnBerstanding that he must not only
do his bit," but the utmost to pre
serve the principles for which our
flag stands.
Grazing Fees Not .
Changed This Year
That the proposed Increase In graz
ing fees on the national forests will
not take effect the coming season is
the information furnished by District
Forester George H. Cecil of Portland,
who Is in receipt of a letter from the
forester's office on the subject.
The plan to Issue five or ten-year
permits which would not be subject
to reduction during the period for
which they are Issued except for dam
age to the range or violation of their
terms,-will also be held In abeyance.
With the exception of a possible
Blight adjustment on the Siskiyou for
est in order to make the fees uniform
on this forest and the Crater forest,
the grazing fees to be charged on the
" national forests of District 6 during
the season of 1918 will be the same
as the fees charged for the season of
1917.
Writh eighty million dollars sub
scribed to the new Liberty loan by
the soldier boys, it. would seem that
the Sammies are willing to back their
fighting with their dollars.
The Tidings Is on sale at Poley's
-Thanksgiving
Ihursday
CLOSED
Remember our Bie
i Jewelry Sale begins
! Saturday morning at
' 10 o'clock sharp.
I -
Open every evening
until Christmas af
ter December 1st.
0. H. Johnson
! , Jeweler
High School Girls
Give Up Trinkets
An unusual spirit of self-sacrifice
and patriotism has been evidenced by
a group of high school girls of Klam
ath Falls who constitute what is
known in the high school as the Eula
lona Tribe. This organization had
arranged to purchase emblems for
the society and had raised a fund of
$20 for the purpose. Stirred by the
appeal of the Y. M. C. A. workers for
the boys in the trenches, the girls de
cided to turn over the fund to the
Y. M. C. A.
Dr. Foster's Great
Lecture Is Free
"With Our Allies On the Western
Front" Is Dr. Foster's own title for
the talk he Is to give in Ashland at
the Elks' Temple this coming Friday
evening. Despite his duties as presi
dent of Reed College, Dr. Foster has
found time to deliver fifty free lec
tures along these lines since his re
turn from Europe a month ago.
In a late letter, written by Dr. Fos
ter to Mr. Whlted, the chairman of
our local Red Cross, he says: "My
desire is that the meeting should be
open to the public, that there should
be no admission charge or collection
taken, and that I may reach as many
of the thinking people of Ashland as
possible." On the basis of his recent
tour of Inspection along the battle
fronts, Dr. Foster founds his belief
that: "The way to save the money
and men of all nations now at war is
to bring the total available resources
of the United States to bear against
the enemy of mankind (Germany) as
speedily as possible."
. The opinion and the first-hand evi
dence of an eye-witness of such rec
ognized ability, who has had such
exceptional opportunities for Investi
gation, Is certainly worth hearing and
heeding.
Effort to Retain . -Factory
In Valley
Southern Oregon is awakening to
the fact that they are in danger of
losing one of the Important Industries
of the Rogue River valley the sugar
beet factory at Grants Pass. Accord
ing to reports, only about one-half
the necessary supply of beets was se
cured this season, and the managers
of the Grants Pass sugar factory are
said to be discouraged and are seri
ously' considering the advisability of
removing the plant to another loca
tion. A party representing the Portland
Chamber of Commerce and' the Med
ford Commercial Club visited the
Grants 'Pass sugar factory Tuesday
with a view to assist the Grants Pass
Chamber of Commerce in making a
fight to have the sugar plant retained
in the valley. After several letters
to the company had brought the reply
that the directorate had instructed
the management to move the factory,
word was sent to the Portland Cham
ber of Commerce to bestir themselves
in the Interests of the Rogue River
valley.
In reply to a letter from the latter I
organization the directorate said that I
this factory would absolutely be
moved to Washington, but that if
Oregon was Interested In the sugar
beet industry it might help the Med
ford district make good on the pro
posal which had been made there
some time ago by the Utah-Idaho
company. This may mean another
factory farther down the valley,
should the people support It suffi
ciently to make the project worth
while..
Will Utilize Hogs
For Clearing Land
Welborn Beeson, the well-known
stock and sheep man who resides
near Talent, is purchasing stock hogs
for shipment to the San Joaquin val
ley, where they will be' used to clean
up the rice pastures leased by the
Western Sheep Company. Mr. Bee
son also bought forty head of sheep
from the Charles Henry estate last
week. 1
Clp. Castro, late dictator of Vene
of ve
zuela, complains that no country
wants him. He might try residence
with another ex-dUator now tem
porarily domiciled In Siberia.
British Troops Drive Deeper In
Hun Lines In Cambrai Area
The British have made another ad
vance in the Cambrai area, and, ac
cording to the latest reports, have
worked their, way forward through
the northwestern part of Fontaine
Notre Dame, .which they captured at
the beginning of the attack last
week, but subsequently lost. They
are now said to have advanced almost
to the main street which runs east
and west through the center of the
village.
The British troops continue to
bore their way forward through the
Hindenburg support line west of
Moeuvres. There was vigorous fight
ing at close quarters In this region,
and as a result the British Monday
were in possession of a further sec
tion of support trenches 2,000 yards
long running east and west Just south
of Pronvllle and Inchy-en-Artols.
The British advance in the last few
days had made this section of the
line virtually untenable, and the Ger
mans were forced to withdraw when
pressed by a new attack? t
-" righting was renewed Monday be
tween Hourion wood and Cambrai
about' Fontaine Notre Dame, where
the Germans were still installed and
continued to work machine guns from
roofs and windows. West of here, at
Bourion wood and Bonrlon village,
the situation remained much as It
was Monday night after the Germans
forced the British out of most of the
village in a fierce counter attack
which involved still more furious
hand-to-hand fighting through the
streets.
German artillery, however, has
been active in the Ypres and Verdun
regions. In Flanders, the British po
sition at Passchendaele, the northern
part of the Passchendaele-Gheluvelt
ridge, is being bombarded heavily by
the enemy, but Crown Prince Rup
precht of Bavaria has not attempted
infantry attacks.
British cavalry is now three and
one-balf miles west of Jerusalem and
is closing in on the Turkish defenses
from the iBOUthwest. The Turks are
offering some resistance , and are
holding the Jerusalem-Shecham road
CHRISTMAS EDITION. ' S
On Monday, December 17, one
week before Christmas, the Tid
ings will Issue a special Christ
mas edition comprising twenty
four pages (the largest edition
in point of pages and circulation
ever Issued by an Ashland news
paper), with a cover of three
colors of marvelous beauty.
Three thousand copies will go
into the 'homes of Ashland,
Jackson and Siskiyou counties.
All of the display advertising
space available has been sold,
hut a limited number of reader
advertisements will be accepted
at 10 cents the line."
All copy for advertisements
must be in the office by Decem
ber 2 and copy for all reading
notices by December 10. This is
necessary because the capacity
of the Tidings plant will be
strained in producing such a
large edition, and unless the
copy for advertisements comes
in early such an edition would
be Impossible.
All merchants who have con
tracted, for display space will
help us greatly by having their
copy in the .Tidings office , by
Tuesday, December 2.
Timber Holdings
To Be Protected
An effort is 'being inaugurated by
the Jackson Fire Patrol Association
to clear out and burn the dead logs
and brush close to timber areas In
order to eliminate danger from forest
fires destroying timber during the
dry seasons. According to reports,
the Rogue River Timber Company has
had a large crew at work for the past
ten days burning out dead snags, logs
and trees, dense brush and slashings
close to big timber areas, In Its 50,000
acres of timber holdings in Jackson
county.
An attractive picture, any time and
every time, with the light that makes
the movies. Studio Ashland.
to the north in strength. North of
Jaffa, British patrols have been driv
en back to the southern side of the
Nahr-el-AuJel.
The French communication Issued
Tuesday follows:
"Active artillery fighting Js under
way north nf the Alsne, between Fl
laln and Plnon, v
"In Champagne one of our detach
ments Monday night penetrated Ger
man trenchos north of Prunay. After
having explored the positions, de
stroyed shelters and captured matml
als, our mon returned to their 0"vn
lines without losses. Tuesdav morn-i
Ing we made a successful raid west
of Tahure.
"On the right bank of the Meuse
(Verdun front) we carried out with
success Monday night nn operation
In detail north of Hill 244. On the
lefl; bank of the river a patrol action
near Bethincourt enabled us to take
prisoners, Including an officer.
"In Lorraine, northeast of Nomny,
we mttde a raid and . brought bao'
prisoners."
Possibly In a supreme endeavor to
break the Italian line before the Brit
ish and French reinforcements enter
the fray, the Austro-Germans, com
prising an entire division, have at
tacked the Italians In the !enta vai-
ley; on the northern sector of the
Italian front.
The offensive was stopped by the
Italian, artillery and Infantry, the en
emy suffering heavy losses. Four
additional attacks between the
Brenta and Plave rivers also were
put down with severe casualties and
everywhere the Italians held their
original line.
. Inside Russia (he unsettled condi
tion of affairs seems to be growing
more serious. All communication
has been severed between north and
south' Russia, even the foreign em
bassies In Petrograd being unable to
get In touch with Odessa and other
points to the south. Unofficial ad-
vlcerarjr to the effect that the Rus
sian northern army Is in dire straits
for food, having had no bread for
several days.
High Price Paid
For Blooded Stock
Benton Bowers of Ashland was In
Portland last week attending the live
stock exposition held there. He paid
the highest price for a Hereford
male, which was $1,000 for Tarklo
Lad, aged 21 months, offered by
Henry Thiessen of Sweetwater, Idaho.
Another purchase of blooded stock
was made by J. Frank Adams of
Klamath Falls, who purchased Chic
Beau, a 21 -months-old Hereford male
from the O. A. C. herd for $700. Sev
eral other prominent stockmen of
Jackson county attended the stock
show.
Effort Blocked to
Flash Oregon Caves
The efforts of the Grants
Chamber of Commerce to secure an
order from the postmaster general to
have the cancelling die used at the
Grants Pass postoffice mention the
Oregon Caves, has' received a setback
In the order of the postmaster gen
eral which says that postmarking dies
must not be used for advertising pur
poses, except upon special permlsslon
from the postoffice department. The
Grants Pass people are takingi the
matter up with Congressman Hawley
In the hope that the caves are a na
tional monument, which might be suf
ficient to get around this order, but
the fact that, the federal government
has made no appropriation for the
caves may stand in the way.
Tomorrow's Game
Last of Season
Football fans are anticipating one
of the fastest games of the season to
morrow when Medford comes to Ash
land to tackle Ashland at the local
grounds. The Medford boys have
been putting In some hard licks at
training and are imbued with the
determination to win this time. This
will probably be the last game of the
season, it is expected there win be
a large orowd In attendance. '
Fireman Injured
x Monday Morning
A. J. Brewer, a Southern Pacific
fireman, was severely injured at Sis
kiyou Monday morning when he fell
from the running board of an engine,
striking his head on a rock. While
changing the Indlcator of the engine,
he lost his footing, which caused the
accident. He was Immediately put on
board a light engine and brought to
Ashland. Here he received treatment
at a local hospital until No. 15 ar
rived last night, when he was sent to
San Francisco.
Gov. Withycombe
Will Give Hag
In order to Increase the attend
ance of larger delegations from cities
a long distance from the Eugene
Older Boys' Conference, beginning
November 30, Governor Withycombe
is offering an American flag to the
city whose delegates travel the great
est aggregate mileage to attend the
Eugene conference. In order to com
pete, the city must be at least 125
miles or, more from Eugene by rail.
The aggregate mileage to be figured
by multiplying one-way mileage by
the total number of delegates who
come for and register for the confer
ence. Extreme southern Oregon
cities, northern Oregon and central
Oregon will all be anxious to take
this flag back with them.
Superintendent J. S. Wright of
Dufur writes: "Can I bring twelve
boys?" Astoria has a large delega
tion already lined up. Ashland,
Grants Pass, Roseburg and southern
Oregon cities are coming In strong.
The following boys are planning to go
from . Ashland: Earl Brown, Fred
Cochran, Clyde Gunter, John Hodg
son, Dwlght Gregg, Marlon Klncald,
George Caldwell, Alward Leavltt,
Zadok Thayer and Theo. Russell.
Will Enlarge Gold
Hill Water System
The Grants Pass-Gold Hill Irrigat
ing project, taking water from the
south side of Rogue river above Gold
Hill, will probably be enlarged ac
cording to plans of the city of Gold
Hill, rtays the Medford Sun. Since
the board of directors of the two
combined districts seek to adopt the
dam plan at the Intake of the canal,
and the final survey by the engineers
In charge covers the McCluro dam-
site and ditch owned by the city of
Gold Hill, which controls wnter to
develop 500 horsepower, the city will
take steps to develop their holdings
In conjunction with the Irrigation
people. The city voted $25,000 bonds
several years ago to equip this water
right and rebuild the present water
system owned by the city.
The district below Gold TTI11, on
the north side of the river, have peti
tioned to be taken Into the Gold Hill
Irrigation district by having the wa
ter siphoned across the river from the
cnnal. This will give the Sleepy Hol
low and the Del Rio orchards a grav
ity system, displacing the present
Pasj4"Uly system of pumping from the
river.
Two Oregon Boys
Fall In Battle
Washington, Nov. 27. Two Amer
ican soldiers were killed and five
were severely wounded In an artillery
combat with the Germans on Novem
ber 20, General Pershing reported to
day. - Those killed were:
Private Harry L. Miller, field ar
tillery, address Mrs. L. Copeland,
1602 Center street, Baker1, Ore. J
Private Charles Rissmlller, field
artillery; mother, Mrs. Clara Riss
mlller, Reading, Pa.
Severely wounded:
Sergeant Julian M. Peck, field ar
tillery, emergency address Z. B. Peck,
Hartwell, Ga.
Sergeant Andrew Engstrora, field j
artillery; Mrs. O. Engstrom, wife,
Fort Sill, Okla.
Private Henry C. Watklns, field ar
tillery; Fannie B. Watklns, mother,
North Bend, Ore.
Private Oscar F. JoneS, field artil
lery; Mrs. Maria Jones, mother, Lu
cas, Ohio. '
Private Lewltt, field artillery; Roy
Woodslde, friend, Mount Holly, N. J.
Church Property
Changes Hands
The concrete church building all
the corner of East Main and Fifth
streets, known as the First Brethren
church, has been purchased from tha
owner, Mrs. Lou Reader, by Elder
J. G. Gilstrap and wife of Montague,
Cal. Elder Gilstrap Is a minister of
the Church of God, Seventh Day,
which has its national headquarters
and publishing house at Stanbury,
Mo., and the purchase of this prop
erty is intended for the general con
ference of that church. This people!
recently organized a congregation!
here, which Is the only one In Call-
fornla and Oregon, and the purchase)
of this property marks the first
church building owned by that da
nomination In the west.
This change does not make any dlf-
ference In the place or time of meet
ings of the Brethren people. Tha
building will be used for both congre
gations. The Church of God will hold
regular preaching services the last
Sabbath (Saturday) of each month at
11 and 2 o'clock. Sabbath school at
10 each Sabbath (Saturday). Thai
Brethren congregation will meet at
10 and 11 o'clock each Sunday and
all are welcome to the meetings of
both these congregations.
So. Oregon Men
Win Commissions
In the list of soldiers who have)
been training In the officers' camp at
San Francisco who have won commis
sions were a number from southern
Oregon. Among these were F. B.
Hamlin of Roseburg, who went to
the Philippines as first lieutenant of
Company B of Ashland and Roseburg,
gets a rating as captain of infantry;.
J. H, Carriahan of Klamath Falls,
first lieutenant Infantry; R. H. Mc
Curdy of Medford gets second lieu
tenant Infantry rating. In captains
of artillery W. U Hemphill of Grants
Pass won second lieutenant field ar
pass, won second lieutenant field ar
tiljery. . In the non-flying section,
signal corps, Arthur M. Geary, for
merly of JackBon county, won second
lieutenant.
Klamath Indians
May Be Citizens
Julian H. Fleming, Inspector of tha
Interior department, and John R.
Wise, supervisor of the Indian serv
ice, both of Washington, D. C... and
J. M. Johnson, superintendent of thof
Klamath Indian reservation, form a
commission to pass on the competency
of the Indians, and It Is expected that
when the commission finishes Itsj
work next week between 40 and 50
! Indians will be vested with the, rights
of citizenship. Previous to this tlma
ubout 75 Indians on the Klamath res
ervatlon have been adjudged compe
tent, and all of less than half Indian
blood have received patents to their
property. Tho tribal lands and prop
erty are held In trust until a final
settlement Is made and are not In
cluded In these arrangements.
Phone job orders to the Tidings.
Ashland Mills
Price List
i
49 lb. sack Ashland Butte
Flnnr . . . 2.8f
49 lb. sack Crown Patent Flour 8.00
Crown Patent Flour, per bbl.. 11.60
49 lb. sack Cupid Best (hard
wheat) 8.00
29 lb. sack Whole Wheat Flour 1.75
9 lb. sack Graham Flour JtO
9 lb. sack New Cornmeal .8
81b.' sack Germea. .. .'. -OO
) lh. sack Cream of Oats
Gluten Flour, per lb .09
Table Bran (eaual to Ralston
whole wheat), per pound. .. .041
70 lb. sack Egg Mash S.O
60 lb. sack Mill Feed 1.80)
60 lb. sack Bran 1
Rolled Barley, per sack 1.7
Rolled Barley, per ton 82.00
Feed Wheat, per 100 8M
Shelled Corn, per 100. 4.00)
Scratch Feed, per 100 4.410)
Seed Barley for sale.
Compare these prices with others',
then come here and save money.
Farmers, bring your own wheat
here and have It ground, thereby relw
ting your flour at wholesale cost.
MORTON & DENTON, Prop. .
Cash on Dellery ; "5