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Oregon HUtorlcal Soclelv
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"Ashland Grows While Uthia Flows"
City of Sunshine and Flowers
DINGS
Ashland, Oregon, Lithla Springs
"Oregon's Famous Spa'
VOL. XLII
ASHLAND. OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY 3; 1918
NUMBER 65
Allies to Curtail Shipping to U. S.
Can Rush Troops to Battle Front
Entire unity henceforth la to be
the watchword of the United States
and her allies in the prosecution of
the war.
American troops are to be rushed
to the fiKling fronts in large num
bers as (piickly as possible, and there
is to be perfect coordination In naval,
military, financial, food, war Indus
tries and diplomatic matters.
The agreement between the' allies
for unified action was reached at
the recent inier-amea coniereuce in i
Faris, which was attended by an
American mission, headed by Colonel
House, and arrangements already
have lieen made for the United States
to carry out its part of the compact.
In order that American troops may
be dispatched In a constant Ktream to
Europe, the allied nations are so to
arrange their merchant shipping that
the necessary, transports will be
available for the huge task.
Apparently proof that the Germans
are preparing for a big offensive is
the almost continuous bombardment
of various sectors along the British
and French fronts. Aside from these
bombardments there has been little
activity, except by small raiding par
ties. A heavy snow is falling and
another coliwave has set In on the
French front from St. Quentln to the
Vosges mountains.
Snow and cold weather also are
aiding the Italians' chances and they
No More Drafts
Before Feb. IS
Portland, Ore., Jan. 2. Except to
fill vacancies In calls already made,
no more men will be drafted from
Oregon or other states before Febru
ary 15. As all questionnaires will
be completed before that date, this
will give men taken hereafter, except
such few as may be needed, prior to
February 15 to fill vacancies, the ad
vantage of the new classification, sys
tem. Very few men would have been
taken from Oregon In any event prior
to the next draft, whicli it is now an
nounced will be not earlier than Feb-
10- ' "l l"";have the proper quarters and medi-
Btates that have already filled the.r , , attention The me are volun.
quotas in the first draft barring aj loggiug experi
lew vacancies causeu uy l ejtxwuus ai
the training camps. j
Future draft quotas are to be filled i
first from Class 1, comprising men
without dependents. They will be ;
drafted from deferred classifications
rnilv ihun Clnsa 1 in exhausted, thus
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making it necessary to go to the next ,
class for enough men to fill up the !
Uota. I
An exception to this will be made J
In the case of exnerts and men highly ;
skilled in agriculture or industries.
It is announced that the government
Boon will call for a large number of j
men of this special class. They will !
be taken as needed for such special
work from whatever classification .
they may have been granted.
A limited number of officers not
now iu active service, and retired of
ficers of the Oregon National Guard,
who axe physically fit and between
the ages of 23 and 47, are eligible
for enlistment as privates first class
for attendance at the next officers'
training camps, which begin January
15. OfflciM word to this effect has
Just been received by John M. Wil-j
liams, acting adjutant general, from
the chief of the Bureau of Militia Af-1
fairs at Washington, with 'the request '
that it be elven Dublicitv. I
Applications for the campg by such
officers must be approved by the bu
reau. Those qualifying at the camps,
which will be held in southern Cali
fornia and the southern states, will
receive commissions.
City Electrician
Resigns Position
A. L. Strickland, for the past three
years city electrician of Ashland,
turned in his resignation Tuesday
night, to accept a position with the
Bell Telephone Company after the
council definitely refused his de
mands for an increase of salary. Mr.
Strickland has been employed for the
past seven years by the city In the
capacity of electrician and has been
a (Capable employe. He Is winding
up his affairs to leave town, and will
make a business trip to Portland to
morrow evening. O. S. Fasterling is
supplying the vacancy created In the
tlectrlc light office.
are further strengthening their lines.
Aside from reciprocal artillery duels,
little fighting: of moment Is in prog
ress. . In an endeavor to offset their
loss of ground resulting from having
been driven back across the lower
Plave, the enemy has tried to effect
a landing on the west bank of the
stream a short distance from the
mouth of the Piave.' Mis boats, how
ever, were caught under the fire of
the Italian guns and the project had
to be given up. ,
Austro-German airmen continue to
bomb towns on the Venetian plains!
iTreviso and Bassano again have been
attacked1, and bombs also were
dropped on Mestre. Little damage
was done by the bombs. Three of
the enemy aircraft were shot down
In aerial battles or by anti-arlcraft
guns.
Reports from Russia indicate that
the negotiations for peace between
the Bolshevik! and Russians have
reached a virtual impasse owing to
the unreasonable demands of the
Teutons. Particularly distasteful to
the Russians is the attitude of the
central powers with regard to the
holding of Poland, Lithuania and
Courland, and their determination to
retain garrisons at Riga, Li ban and
other Baltic ports.
Twenty-one British merchant ships
were sunk by mines or submarines
last week as compared with twelve
the previous week. -
Soldiers Start
Work In Woods
The first contingent of soldier-loggers
to be employed by the men in
control of the ship-building program
and the manufacture of aeroplanes
in Oregon have started work for the
Sniith-Powers Logging Company at
their camps about Powers, in Coos
county. This contingent consists of
68 men under command of Captain
G. It Gransler and Lieutenants L. J.
Ullman and Henry West. Besides
these officers, three men from the
medical corps, Sergeant P. F. Leary
and Privates Hamilton and Ilerrill,
are with the soldiers to see that they
cnce in some section of the United
States. A few are Oregon boys, but
the majority come from Wisconsin
and Minnesota. They are all volun
teers, and took advantage of the op
i portunity to obtain civilian work on
account of being more profitable.
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The Smith-Powers company Is en-
gaged in delivery of timber which
goes into both the ship-building and
the manufacture of aeroplanes. The
logs are cut 56 miles from Marsh
field and hauled to Coos Bay by regu-
lar logging trains. Fir and white
cedar are the varieties on which the
company was able to requisition the
help.
Every logger-soldier signed up for
some particular class of work In the
camps, as rigging men, fallers, etc.
The middle western men are not fa
miliar with the coast method of log
gins, but seem to grasp the situation
in a manner which shows they will
ouicklv absorb what Information thev
,ack The mRn (Je ther own
jcivnian cIoth M tQ
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SWand PC0Dl6
Witnessed Game
Mrs. C. W. Chattin and children,
Wilma and Webster, who have been
spending the Christmas holidays with
relatives in Los Angeles, returned
home Tuesday evening. While in
Los Angeles the Ashland people had
the good fortune to witness the foot
hall game played at Pasadena New
Year's day between the Mare Island
marine team and the 91st infantry
team of Camp Lewis, the latter of
which went down to defeat in a score
of 19 to 7. J. G. Ambrose, a brother
of Mrs. Chattin', was one of the star
players of the marines and did bril
liant work on the gridiron in this
game.
With a real community publicity
spirit The Citizens Bank is giving out
beautiful 1918 calendars with a
splendid picture of Crater lake. The
pictures were made in. Ashland by
Artist Stevenson and beautifully
mounted on a brown background.
Committee Grateful
For Stamp Sales
The Red Cross stamp committee
wish especially to thank the banhs,
Honor Guard girls, Ted Brett and
business houses for the assistance
rendered In the sale. The banks re
turned $3.16 worth of stamps, whicli
were sold to put In the knitting ma
chine fund. Many more could have
been sold, but owing to the uncer
tainty of getting them no more orders
were sent to headquarters.
Ashland Boy Held Up and Shot
By Bold Robber Tuesday Night
Who held up and robbed Winifred
Phillips is the subject of discussion
about town since the occurrence
Tuesday night.
About 9:20, according to Chief of
Police Hatcher, Winifred Phillips
came into the police office with his
hand bleeding and wrapped in a
handkerchief and claimed that he
had been held up ai)i) robbed of
$37.50 in the park above the kitchen
ette, and while in a tussel with his
assailant had been shot in the hand,
the bullet taking effect in the index
finger of his left hand.
Phillips stated to the police that
he was coming to town down through
the park from his home on Granite
street,, and before he realized It
someone thrust a six-shooter In the
region of his stomach, demanding
bini to hold up bis hands, which he
did, while the fellow went through
his pockets and secured bis purse,
containing $37.50. The fellow then
said, ' Now you beat it and keep your
mouth shut." On the spur of the
moment Phillips said he struck at
the robber, when the man fired but
Engineer Hopes
To Go to Front
Judge C. B. Watson was In Monta
gue last Thursday, where he attend
ed a farewell sendoff which the
Knights of Pythias gave In honor of
his son, C. W. Watson, who left the
next day for Petersburg, Va., to join
the United States Reserve En-
gineers. A banquet was a feature
of the evening, with Judge G. H.
Chambers acting as toastmaster.
Judge Watson was one of the speak-
ers, and gave an optimistic view or tsisnop u. r. Anderson or Chicago,
the war situation, which, he believed, ' assisted by Very Rev. W. S. Pond,
would not last through next summer. ;depn of the cathedral, where Bishop
C. W. Watson Is a member of the! Sumner was ordained and where he
firm of Watson & Shadier of Monta-
gue, civil engineers. He took the ex
amination for a commission in the
Engineering Corps and received a
first lieutenancy. The government
reserved the right to revoke the com
mission in case they saw fit not to
send him to France, but Mr. Watson
Is hopeful that he may be sent to the
front in the near future.
Oregon Leads In
Red Cross Drive
"Oregon first" is ngain the record
that has reached the nation, when
the final returns have been tabulated
in the American Red Cross drive.
An excess of 240,000 members, repre
senting over 30 per cent of the popu
lation of the state, have been en
rolled. The lead taken by Oregon
over all states in the Union was con
firmed by C. C. Chapman, chairman
of the Red Cross, from Harvey Llnd
!ey, head of the northwest division,
who stated that Oregon had attained
the highest per cent membership,
based on population, of any state of
the Union, as far as figures received
up to this time are available..
With 15,000,000 members enrolled
throughout the nation, the average
for each state is 15 per cent of Its
population. Oregon has enrolled
over 30 per cent of her population,
thus making a record twice as good
as the average of the other states.
Morrow county leads the state with
175 per cent of Its quota, based on
30 per cent of its population, or 2,625
members of a quota of 1,500 mem
bers, or 53 per cent of its population
of 5,000. Morrow county's challenge
to all other counties of the United
States to equal this record Is as yet
unanswered from national headquar
ters. G. A. Stannard returned Wednes-;
day to his ratjeh in the Dead Indian
district.
Last Remittance of
Red Cross Drive
E. V. Carter received yesterday a
check from Portland covering the 25
per cent of the last remittance of
the collections for the. Red Cross drive
of last sinlng. The collections to
date are S97..53 per cent of the f 10,
828 subscribed. Accompanying the
check W"ie congratulations" on the
excellent record made by Phoenix,
Talent, ard Ashland district in mak
ing these collections.
missed him. He said he then grabbed
at the gurt, and as he did so it dis
charged again, hitting him in the fin
ger; Chief Hatcher went with Phillips
at once to the scene in pursuit of a
clue, lut it was so dark nothing could
be seen. Thero was no one in the
park. He then took Mr. Phillips to
the hosplt.il, where his wound was
dressed. The next day in making a
thorough inspection of the place the
chief said he discovered tracks lead
ing from over the scenic drive down
to' the spot and back. .Nothing fur
ther so far has been brought to light.
Winifred Phillips enlisted in the
Coast Artillery, with 1st company,
last spring, but was rejected on ac
count of defective eyesight. He
returned recently from Spokane,
where he has been working all sum
mer. About two years ago while he
was driving the milk wagon for E. N.
Norton someone fired a shot at him
from ambush, the bullet going
through the back end of the wagon.
The police Investigated the case but
no one was incriminated.
Bishop of Oregon
Wedded In Chicago
Many people in Ashland and vicin
ity have been interested in the mar
riage of Walter T. Sumner, bishop
of Oregon, who is well known in this
city, where he has visited many
times, and Miss Myrtle Mitchell of
Negaunee, Mich., which took place
New Year's day at the cathedral of
Saints Peter and Paul, of which
Bishop. Sumner was at one time dean.
The ceremony was performed by
later was consecrated bishop. The
bride was attended by Mrs. Raymond
Seward Anderson as matron of
honor, who was herself a bride of a
month ago. Lieutenant J. Allen
Haines, U. S. A., served as best man,
and Samuel Mitchell, Jr., the bride's
brother, gave her away. Relatives
and friends of the bride. and groom
were in attendance at the wedding.
Billiard Parlor Has
Changed Ownership
J. M. Alnntt has purchased tho In
terest of A. H. Pracht In the popular
billiard parlor and cigar factory lo
cated in the Elks block. The trans
fer was made Monday. Mr. Pracht
has not yet decided what he will do.
Mr. Alnutt has ordered new balls and
new cloths for the billiard tables and
will add many Improvements. This
resort has established itself as one
of the most pleasant places in the
valley, to spend an hour among gen
tlemen. It Is conducted on a high-
toned plan and the best men of tho
city are its patrons.
Conferred Degree
On Frtlir f,A!ldida,M!trician' the co,incl1 agreeing that he j operation was performed on his frac
VU I UUi VaMUlUabtJ j m( ,)pen a valuable and efficient em-j tared skull In the hopes of saving his
Pilot Rock Encampment I. O. O.
F, celebrated with a goose feed Tues
day evening when the Royal Purple
degree wag conferred upon the fol
lowing candidates: Ed Flackus, John
B. Wimer, Davis Smythe and George
Bristow,. Grand Master G. W. Tref-
ren of the I. O. O. F. was In attend
ance.
Mrs. M. S. Desavedo and daughter
Rose of Ager, Cai., who have been In
Ashland for several days, the latter
having her eyes treated by a special-
1st', Returned to their home Wednesday.
Chapel Car 'Good
To Hold Evangelistic Services
The chapel car "Good Will," which
was scheduled to visit Ashland dur
ing the next few weeks,, arrived Sat
urday and Is stationed on the siding
off Water street, where It will lie
open to the public during its stay in
the city. Ia charge of the car are
Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Driver, who will
hold a series of evangelistic services
in the Baptist church in connection
with popular meetings in the car.
The "Good Will" is one of seven
chapel cars equipped by the American
Baptist Publication Society of Phila
delphia and commissioned for the
Pacific coast states. This car has
been In Oregon three years under the
management of Dr. Driver, and visits
churchless sections or towns where
the Baptist donlmination Is weak and
unable to employ the services of the
better class of evangelists. The
chapel section of the car has a seat
ing capacity of 100 persons and is
furnished with an Estey organ and
first-class Vlctrola with many suit
able records. A circulating library
of 300 volumes Is also a feature. The
rear of the car Is utilized for domes
tic purposes. Here Dr. and Airs.
Driven make their home, eating and
sleeping while on the road or when
stationed at any point. A complete
household outfit is aboard, with
kitchen, dining room and sloeping
apartments. The car Is provided with
its own heating and lighting equip,
ment and is as cozy and homelike as
any one would wish.
Dr. and Mrs. Driver are particular
Officers Moved to
Eastern Forts
That the Oregon Coast Artillery,
now stationed at the mouth of the
Columbia river, will be transferred
to tho Atlantic coast in the spring, is
the belief of Captain R. R. Knox, now
commanding the 5th company of Al
bany, says the Eugene Register.
According to Captain Knox, can-'
tonments are being built at all three
of the forts and members of the new
national army are being sent there
for training. Two hundred and fifty
have already reached Fort Stevens,
and Captain Knox states that he has
been Informed that 250 or 300 will
be sent to Fort Canby. These men
will be commanded by commissioned
officers designated by the war de
partment, and by non-commissioned
officers selected from the companies
now there.
Tho old companies will then be
transferred to some point east and
probably to France later.
Colonel C. C. Hammond, Lleutcn-!
ant-Colonel Lawson and the three and Mrs. Myers. Mr. Fiero lurried
majors will leave for Fortress Mon- his car sharply to the left to avoid
roe, Virginia, the largest siege artii- hitting them, and his car was struck
lery camp in the country, where they by tho one coming behind. The im
wlll be given a seven weeks' course pact threw Mr. Buckmaster through
in practical siege artillery. It is the tho windshield of his car and he re
bolief that when these officers have celved painful but not serious in
completed their schooling they will j Juries. Ho Insisted on attending to
bo joined by their regiment and sent I Mr, Myers, howevor, and allowed his
across.
At the forts at the mouth of th
iw.imiila the men are being drilled
In a new style of gunnery to th,.,
In the coast artillery the range Is
found by observers in stations at each
side of the guns, the rango being
found by angles. In the new stylo
of warfare the range Is located by
aeroplane observers and wirelessed
down to the gunners. This Is the
style of drill now being given.
City Council Held
Adjourned Meeting
, The city council met Tuesday night
but no business was transacted fur
ther than the accepting of A. L.
Strickland's resignation as city elec
ploye for the city. Tho meeting then
adjourned to Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs, J. T. Bishop and
children arrived in Ashland .Monday
evening from Pomona, Cal., to spend
the winter with a view to locating.
They were here some time ago, and
Mr. Bishop states that they were at
tracted by Ashland's good water.
Mr, and Mrs.- George Churchman
and two children, who have been vis
iting at the homo of Mrs. Church
man's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Walrad, left yesterday morning for
their home in Tacoma, Wash.
Will' Here
ly qualified to fill the position in
which they are placed. The doctor
is a forceful and Inspiring speaker
and presents the message he brings
with an earnestness that impresses
his hearers wherever he is. Music is
one of the specialties the evangelists
present. Mrs. Driver Is a fine player
and singer and Dr. Driver also sings,
and this feature is one of the most
attractive they havo to offer. They
expect to remain in Ashland several
weeks, holding serviees nightly iu
the Baptist church. Saturday after
noon a meeting will be held iu the
car for boys and gills, commencing
at 2:30 o'clock, and Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock a popular meeting
will be held for everyone.
From hero tho chapel car will start
on a voyage northward, and will go
slowly, stopping at all the points
along the way through the Rogue
River valley. About six months will
be consumed between here and Rose
burg. Dr. Driver Is particularly
pleased with the accommodations af
forded them by tlo railroads in thU
state. Transportation for the car, ,
yarding and moving are furnished
free, and an effort Is always nudo to
have the car in a suitable, convenient
location. In tho case iu Ashland the
situation is particularly desirable, as
it Is eusily accessible to all parts of
the city. The publle is gracluusly re
ceived by Dr. and Mrs. Driver at tho
chapel car and their visit In Ashland
will undoubtedly bo productive of
much good.
Man and Woman
Struck by Auto
i ,
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Myers of Cen
tral Point were struck by nn auto
mobile Tuesday evening, at about 6
o'clock, on the PacUiC Highway with
in 150 yards of the main street in
Central Point. Mr. Myers sustained
a fractured Bkull and Mrs. Myers Is
suffering from shock. Both were
taken to the Sacred Heart hospital in
Medford, where they, were treated.
The car that struck them was driven
by A. Conro Flero.
According to tho investigation 1
which followed tho accident, Mr.
Fiero was driving on the paved high-
way In Central Point when Mr. and
Mrs. Myers stepped on the highway
about fifteen feet in front of Mr.
Fiero's car. It was evident that they
did not see the lutter, or were possi
bly blinded by tho lights of another
car driven by a man named Buckmas-
ter, from Medford. Mr. Flero was
driving slowly and stopped his car.
but not In time to a?oid hitting Mr.
mm trtmtmnnt In wiiit until tlin nther
was cared for. Mr. Myers was taken
to Fuber's store in Central Point. '
where first aid was administered.
Mrs. Myers was found nearly a half
hour later lying unconscious In a pool
of water by tho sido of the road.
The accident Is thought to have
been practically unavoidable. A path
crosses the highway at the point
where the unfortunate man and worn-.
an were run down, and it Is thought
Mr. and Mrs. Myers turned Into the
highway from this path just as Mr.
Fiero's car appeared. The sudden
appearance of two people who had
stepped out of the darkness on the .
sido of the road gave Mr. Fb ro no
time In which to avoid the collision.
Mr. Myers died Wednesday even
ing from the effects of the accident
without regaining consciousness. An
life, but later symptoms appeared In--dlcating
a fracture at the base of tho
brain, and death occurred at 7:30 In
tho evening, Mrs. Myers Is .still In
a serious condition, suffering from
shock and exposure, but has every
chance of recovery.
Mrs. J. T. Mickey and two daugh
ters arrived from Dunsmuir last even
ing and will visit at the home of Mrs.
John Ruger for several days.
Mrs. Charles Barttett of Klamath
county is spending several days In
Ashland, a guest of her sou, Jean
Bartlett.