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VOL. XLII ASHLAND. OREGON MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1917 ' NUMBER 58
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Do Your Christmas Shopping Early
' Ten More Shopping Days Before Xmas .
Ashland's Made by Ashland's Trade." Our merchants are giving exceptional
values this year and their Christmas stocks are complete. What excuse
could anybody have for sending away this year.
This Week is Shoppers Week in Ashland. Special Values at all the Stores
Central Powers Developing Their
Maximum Effort on Italian Front
Military interest centers at present
on the Italian front, whore the cen
tral powers are declared In Rome dis
patches to be developing their maxi
mum effort of the war.
The terrific struggle still finds its
focal point on the Asiago plateau,
where Field Marshal Conrad von
Hoetzendorf.'s army, reinforced to
great strength, is trying to force the
passes which lead to the Italian
plains. His troops so far in the fight
ing have captured some 16.000 Ital
ians, according to the German re
ports, and have succeedid in pushing
some distance into the Italian de
fensive positions. -
The bravery of the Italian troops
who have sacrificed themselves in
Targe numbers in blocking the enemy
fed Vance has kept the holding line in
tact, however, as it receded. Even
the heaviest enemy masses thrown
against the defense, seemingly re
gardless of losses, have not sufficled
to effect a break in the chain of
strong positions in which the Italians
are now continuing their stand.
,. There hag been little fighting in
Vne last 24 hours in the other war
theatres. The Cambrai area, in
which the line has shifted rapidly as
the British and German armies
swung back and forth over it in the
last few weeks, is witnessing a let
tip In the Intensity of the activities.
i Army and Navy News f
I:
Mn. and Mrs. Fred Pelouze of Med
ford have received word that their
son Robert Pelouze, who has been
serving with the Stanford ambulance
F'-ction on the western front for sev-
yal months, has arrived In this coun
try Mid will enter active service as
an aviator. By a recent regulation
the ambulance workers were com
pelled to enlist for the duration of
the war.
Paul McDonald, Medford boy who
has been located In Merrill, has en
listed in the' commissary department
f the United States army and will
soon be in the service.
Shannon E. Oliver of Phoenix and
Clarence Leonard Heitmiller of Med
ford enlisted under Recruiting Ser
geant Weston in Medford Thursday.
The former enlisted with the forestry
division of the engineers, and the lat
ter joined the aviation branch.
Virgil Hawley, brother of Dr. Maud
Hawley of this city and well known
n Ashland, is at present with the
OtlitWueers at the American Uni
versity at Washington, D. C, and ex
pects soon to leave for France, Vir
gil enlisted the day he was 21 years
old, at Klamath Falls.
W Bernard Roberts, a postal car
rier of Medford, has. goneto Port
land, where he will take his final ex
amination for admittance Into the avi
ation service of the army.
Fred E. Lewis and M. Broad of
Jacksonville and Edwin H. Taylor of
Ruch are .among the recent recruits
who have gone to Portland to take
their final physical examination for
For Sale or Exchange
ALL LINES OF REAL ESTATE
For Sale One-acre lot with flve
' room house, about -four blocks
from High School building; sightly
location; going at the bargain price
of $550.
Houses and lots in R. R. Addition, as
well as in. other good locations,
cheap, with small payment down,
' balance on installments of $10 or
more a month.
i Call on or phone
Beaver Realty Co.
j 211 Bast Main Street.
probably preparatory to thab reak
Ing out of new engagements.
The French front continues virtul
ally stagnant.
In theeast, the front from the
Baltic to the Black sea. is quiescent
under1 the influence of the armistice
negotiations. These have been sus
pended seven days', according to ad
vices from Petrograd, so that the
allies may have opportunity to ex
press their attitude toward the par
leying, Within Russia, where the Bolshe
vik! are still in control of the reins
of government, there are rumors of
Internal developments of potential
importance. One such Is to the ef
fect that former Emperor Nicholas
has succeeded in effecting his escape.
Little has developed as to what ac
tion the moderate forces of the na
tion may be contemplating in com
batting the Bolshevik! measures, one
of which is reported to be the im
pending repudiation of all of Russia's
foreign loans.
The American inavy has suffered
the loss of the new type destroyer
Jacob Jone, torpedoed and sunk
while on patrol duty In the war zone
on the night of December 6. with
only three of her offlcejs and crew
known to have been saved out of a
total of approximately 100 on board.
Ecuador has joined the group of
South American nations which have
broken relations with Germany.
! admittance into the aviation and en
j gineering service of the army,
j Leon Lawton of Medford left Wed
i nesday for Portland to enlist In the
; aviation service.
! Geary Garrett and Roy McKeeker,
two well-known Medford boys, have
I gone to San Francisco to take the
; physical examination for enlistment
j in the quartermaster's department of
i the army.
Bertrand B. Pratt and Phllandor
G. McKeown of Gold Hill and Alex
ander L. Bohl of Medford recently
enlisted In the marine corps and left
Friday night for Portland. In a few
days they expect to go to the Mare
Island training camp.
Darrell Minklerj who has been at
tending the navy electrical school at
Mare Ishland, is in the hospital at
that place with the mumps.
Ward Hammond is at Long Island
He expects to embark before long for
"somewhere in France"
, E. W. Wall, Michael Broad and
Fred Lewis of the Blue Ledge, who
enlisted with the engineers' corps of
the t S army, left Friday night for
Portland.
Herbert Maxey, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Maxey of this city, passed
through Ashland several days ago
en route for Fort Ward, near Seat
tle. Herbert has just received a
chief engineer's rating from spec
ialist school of electrical engineering
at Fort Winfield Scott.
Herbert Poor is "somewhere in
France." Herbert was with the first
contingent of drafted men who went
to American Lake from California.
He wa soon promoted to sergeant
and then, to the engineering corps,
and is now with the 26th New' York.
He said the boys were well provided
with warm clothing and good sweat
ers on leaving the United States.
Geoffrey Taverner, Leslie Phillips,
Lynn Slack and "Forest Wolcott ar
rived Ratnrdav on a ten days' fur-H
lough from Fort Stevens.
Our sales have been very good
since our opening day, but our differ
ent lines are yet quite complete.
Come In before they are completely
broken and make your selections for
Xmas. It costs no more now than
laten. It will mean a great saving.
Johnson's Jewelry store. It
Jackson Co. Men
May Be Called
In reply to an inquiry from Sheriff
Ralph G. Jennings, chairman of the
Jackson ' eoiinty registration board,
Lieut. Col. John M. Williams states
that it is not possible to give the
number of men Jackson county will
be called upon to furnish In the next
draft, for the reason that the federal
government has not yet Issued Its
second call for men. Under the first
draft the gross quota for the county
was 162. The enlistments in the
National Guard 'and army up to and
including June 30 were 283, which
gave an excess of 121. This excess,
under the law, was apportioned
among other counties not having ex
cesses in proportion to their popula
tion. No further credit will be given
on account of this excess, but the
county will receive credit on Its gross
quota for men who enlist or have
been enlisted voluntarily in the Na
tional Guard and army since June
30. No credit is given on net quotas
at any time. From this Information
It will be seen that Jackson county
will have to be represented In the
second draft.
Runavay Caught
Here Saturday
About 9 o'clock Saturday evening
Patrolman Michael received a tele
phone message from Chief Hitson of
Medford to look out for a lost boy,
and if found to put him In jail for the
night. The lad, who is about 13
years of nee, was apprehended at the
theatre. He had followed the "Old
Kentucky" show troupe to Ashland
and had earned his way into the show
by carrying a banner in the parade.
He seemed frightened when the big
policeman nabbed him and wanted to
co' home. Patrolman Michael sent
him to Medford on a jitney.
Mass Meeting at -
City Hall Friday
There will be a citizens' mass meet
ing at the city hall Friday evening
at 8 o'clock, December 14. for the
purpose of discussing the- refunding
bond issue. Our plan Is to refund all
general city bonds that are paid by
direct taxation bearing 6 per cent,
and all other general city obligations
bearing G and 8 per cent, and make
the issue fall due just after" the elec
tric light and water bonds are paid.
The intention is to pay this issue so
far as possible from the revenue of
the water and electric departments.
The new issue proposed is to hear In
terest not to exceed 5 per cent and
is to be sold on a competitive bid on
the Interest rate. The proposed Issue
will amount to approximately $!,
500. Ladies are especially Invited to
be present at this meeting,
' MAYOR C. B. LAMKIN.
Samuel Penniston is in receipt of
t letter from Rev. Samuel M. Dor
rance of Central Falls, R. I a former
rector of Trinity Episcopal church
of Ashland, in which the latter states
that he is leaving his parish, The
Episcopal church Is sending a clergy
man of that denomination Into every
army camp In the country to serve
as voluntary chaplain. Bishop John
son of Missouri has asked Rev, Dor
rance to become such a chaplain at
an army post by the name of Jeffer
son Barracks? a few miles south of
St, Louis. This is an old army pdst
and is used at present as a receiving
station for new recruits.- Mr. Dor
rance expects to take, up hlsnew
work the first Sunday in January.
Food and fighting will win the war.
Engineer's Death
Result cf Wreck
Engineer E. W. Harrington, who
was fatally injured in the wreck at
7 o'clock Thursday morning when
the engine he was driving on train
No. 15 left the track near Weed, died
from the effects of his injuries at
1:15 Thursday afternoon. Mr. Har
rington was terribly scalded and was
also hit on the head1, and was prob
ably hurt internally. When found
his watch had stopped at forty sec
onds after 7 o'clock. He was rushed
to the Weed hospital, but he never
regained consciousness and death re
sulted six hours later.
The body was brought to Ashland
on No. 16 Friday evening and fun
eral services were held from the
Christian church at 1 ; 30 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon, and were In charge
of the railroad firemen. Interment
was made In Mountain A'lew ceme
tery) The deceased Is survived by
his wife, and one child, his mother,
two brothers and one sister.
"Mormon Maid"
At Vining Thursday
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' "A Mormon Maid," the photoplay
special, which will open at the Vining
Thursday, Is a stirring melodrama
that convinces and holds the atten
tion all the way through. The main
interest is created by the theme, Mor-
monism, something new in the realm
of the silent drama.
The cast includes Mae Murray. Ho
bart Bosworth and Frank Borzagn.
Miss Murray is presented as the
daughter of the settlers who is res
cued by Mormons when attacked by
Indians. Hobort Bosworth, as her
father, is brought before the Mormon
council and told he must take anoth
er wife, the penalty for his refusal
to consent being the forced" marriage
of the daughter to a Mormon elder.
Although' in love with Tom Rlgdon,
played by Frank Borzage, Miss Mur
ray agrees to become a Mormon's
wife in order to save her father.
There are captures of the princi
pals by the Mormon guards dressed
in Ku Klux Klan garb, best remem
bered by the film fans from Its pres
ence in "The Birth of a Xatlon" and
hairbreadth escapes and thrilling
rides In rapid succession.
Tried to Secure
Butler's Release
An effort Is being made by Attor
ney O. C. Boggs through the circuit
court to either secure the liberty of
William A. Butler, charged with kill
ing Donald Stewart October 29, or
his release from jail on ball. The
request of the defense is based upon
the claim that the verdict of the cor
oner's Jury was not filed with Justice
Taylor, the evidence at the inquest
had not been reduced to writing, and
therefore the defendant had no
knowledge of why his liberty is de
nied- It is also claimed that the evi
dence presented to the coroner's Jury
or In Justice court was not sufficient
to deprive any man of his liberty,
and that by order of no court of com
petent Jurisdiction is Butler being
held at the present time.
Prosecuting Attorney Roberts will
fight both Butler's release and his
freedom on hall, on the ground that
the man Is guilty of murder and In
such a case no ball Is allowed by law
Instead of "The Barker" at the
Vining Wednesday, "Richard the
Brazen" will be the attraction, star
ring Alice Joyce andV Harry Morey.
One of the greatest automobile acci
dents ever staged will be a feature
of this play.
'Hour of Day' Clubs Formed to
Institute Drive for Honor Guards
Beginning today, a big drive will
be started by the Honor Guard girls
of Ashland under the direction of
Dn. Maud Hawley. The purpose of
the drive Is to enlist the services' of
every woman and girl into some kind
of work to help win the wan.. Every
girl from the age of 10 to 14 years
is going to be asked to sign up to be
some a member of the Junior auxil
iary to the Honor Guards, and those
of the age of 14 to 35 are going to
be asked to join the Honor Guards.
An Ingenious plan has been worked
out whereby all can do something.
The principal work that will be as
signed to the little girls will be that
of making, gun wipers. Thousands
and thousands of gun wipers are
needed, and, as one soldier said, "It
takes rags to keep a gun fit." Then
there will be the "Hour of Day"
clubs, for those who can give an hour
of the day to devote to some kind of
active work, and In which they will
have the privilege of assigning their
own task. There will be the "Hour
of day" for knitting, the "Hour of
Day" for machine sewing, the "Hour
of Day" for Belgian relief work and
the "Hour of Day" for ripping and
pressing old clothes. Those who can
not afford to give an hour of day can
still give as much of their time as
PpArii-in0 Dorfi;
IxCwUlvlllg I City
to Visit Ashland
On Tuesday, December 11, Assist
ant Surgeon J. S. Saurmnn, I'. S. N.,
in charge of a traveling recruiting
party, will visit Ashland for the pur
pose of giving free Information to nil
those who apply, on questions rela
tive to the new draft act taking ef
fect December Ifi of this year, and
to the new insurance laws which take
up In full the amount of money paid
to families and dependents of men
who lose their lives in the service or
who become totally disabled from
work therein.
Full information will also lie giv
en on the new allotment laws which
take up the amount of money which
Is paid to the wife and children or
any dependents of the man in ques
tion. The different positions open
In the navy, the advantages, etc., will
be fully taken up and discussed with
any men who desire this Information.
During the period of their stay the
party will be opon to questions at all
hours of the day or night, and will
be only too pleased to have men visit
them."
Free examinations will be given to
any man who desires to know wheth
er he Is physically fit for the service,
whether it be the navy, the army,
marine corps or the draft. Such ex
amination positively will put no obli
gation upon the man who takes it.
Confer With Court
To Reduce Budget
A delegation composed of business
men and city "dads" journeyed to
Jacksonville Thursday to confer with
the county court In the matter of re
ducing the county budget 2 mills.
Those who went were Mayor Lamkln,
F. J. Shlnn, W. N. Caldwell, a W.
Root, V. O. N. Smith, E. V. Carter,
Sylvester Patterson, Otto Winter, C.
II,. Vaupel and Amos Nlnlnger. The
matter was discussed and taken un
der advisement.
The ladies of the Christian church
will give their annual bazaar and
food sale at the Elks Temple next
Saturday, December 15. Christmas
goods on sale. 28-2t
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n
can be spared. Those who do not
care to give any definite time can.
sign up for, at least some to make
gun wipers.
Iu addition to this for the girls
who can give some of their tlmo away
from home, there will be the Mon
day night club and the semi-weekly
club which will be held at the Red
Cross rooms. Gauze work under the
leadership of Mrs. Hal McNair and
Mrs. A. D. Graham will be the duties
of this branch. All of the active
work will be through the Red Cross.
Miss Luclle Danforth, the state presi
dent, who recently visited the Honor
Guards in this city, spoke very high
ly in relation to the work that the
girls have already voluntarily done ia
connection with the Red Cross
Those who hye been selected cap
tains on the teams who will partici
pate In the drive are Miss Ruth York
for the Senior high school, Miss Ber
nlce Myer for the Hawthorne, Miss
Gladys Carnahan for the Junior high,
and Mrs. D. D. Norris for the busi
ness women. Miss Josephine Saun
ders has been selected spokesman.
The women and girls over the na
tion are beginning to realize that or
ganized effort is vitally important
and It must lie ke-pt up continuously.
It is not a duty, but a privilege to
engage In this work.
Firemen on Wrecked
Train Not Killed
The report that Firemen Clark and
Ware, who were on tho engines that
were w recked near Weed Last Thurs-
I day, had died from the effects of
their Injuries wns not true. The for
i mor received a badly sprained wrist .
and had two ribs broken, while Ware
was unhurt. Engineer Taylor of the
second engine was hit on the back of
the head as his engine left the track
and ho was rendered senseless for a
time, but recovered sufficiently to
climb out of the engine cali . The
trespasser, who was badly hurt, died
while being taken to the Weed hos
pital. No passengers on the train
were hurt.
Small Blaze at
- Overland Garage
A small blaze occurred at the Over
land gurage Saturday morning about
11 o'clock and damaged about $50
worth of automobile covers. The
fire started by a spark from a flue,
landing In the covers In the corner
of the salesroom. It was extinguished
before the fire department arrived.
Word was received this morning of
the death of an Ashland lady, Mrs.
Claud R Nlcolls, nee Roberta Leon
ard, of Phoenix, Ariz. She was a
bride of two months. Her death was
due to pneumonia.
We have a number of 12-slze Elgin
and Walthnm movements, 17 Jew
eled, in heavy solid gold cases, 14k.
sold originally at from $43 to $59.
now $29.50 to $32, 50 each. These
prices are actually below what 4her
cost. Johnson the Jeweler, It
Patch that Old Stove
with a new one.
We Take Your Old Stove
In exchange on new
HEATERS AXD RANGES I
Provost Brothers