Oregon Historical Sociti
.. Auditorium
Tide
"Ashland Grows While Litta Flows"
City of Sunshine and Flowers
Ashland, Oregon, Lithia Springs
"Oregon's Famous Spa"
VOL. XLII
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1918
NUMBER 89
ASHLAND
Third Liberty Loan
Plans Well on Way
Ashland district is being well or
ganized for the third Liberty Loan
and the oeveral committees have met
frequently to catch up all the loose
ends of the campaign when It will be
floated April 6. At a meeting Tues
day night the several committees were
arranged and consists of- a rating
committee, a ' speakers' committee,
publicity committee' and executive
committee.
That rating committee consists of
the following: George W. Owen,' A.
C. Briggs, C. W. Winne, H. H. El
hart, A. C. Xininger, G. F. Billings,
V. O. N. Smith, J. W. McCoy, G. G.
Eubanks.
The speakers' committee, consist
ing of W. Lt Melliuger, M. C. Reed
and P. D. Wagner, has made applica
tion for dates for several of the stars
'who will be on the coast. The Chau
tauqua auditorium and the end of
railroad division allowing for speech
es during train times have been set
forth to the state committee as
special advantages for meetings at
Ashland.
The publicity committee, which is
composed of L. P. Ferguson, H. H.
Elhart and E. J. Kaiser, have their
plaits well under way.
The executive committee having
charge of the Ashland district con
sists of E. V. Carter, chairman; Rev.
Charles A. Edwards, secretary and
treasurer, and C. B. Lamkln, F. D.
Wagner and V. O. N. Smith.
At the meeting Tuesday evening
Frank J. Shinn was appointed man
ager of the drive committees and
F. E. Watson secretary of the drive
committees. The Ashland high school
will supply several students for the
clerical work. The building at the
corner of East Main and Oak streets
has been donated for the headquar
ters work by George W. Owen and Is
being prepared for readiness.
The cards containing the list of
taxpayers and their assessments was
received Tuesday afternoon from the
county chairman, the same having
been, prepared by the county offi
cials from the records. The three
Ashland banks have also completed
their lists of purchasers of previous
Liberty bonds. This represents the
first important items to be consid
ered, and the committee will be able
Vj begin Its work of Investigation Im
mediately. Dads Gaining on
Sons in Contest
In the contest in Sunday school at
tendance which was started at the
Fathers' and Sons' banquet it has de
Teloped, much to the surprise of those
Interested, that the fathers are In the
lead. The sons undoubtedly thought
they had an easy walk-away with
"Dad," but "Dad" is showing his stay
ing qualities and the boys will have
to "ginger up" if they win out. The
fathers have shown a marked Increase
In attendance, while the boys have
shown a slight decrease. It is won
dered if the young blood of the Ash
land Sunday schools Is going . to let
the fathers carry off the honors of
this Important contest.
Utilities Engineer
Inspecting Records
Fred A. Rasch, utilities engineer
for the Public Service Commission, is
in Ashland to value the distribution
system of the Oregon Gas & Electric
Company. Ho has inspected the
books and records of the company,
and has also gone over the city to
determine the costs of the mains and
services. The gas company has made
application to lower the discount
from 25 to 10 cents because of the
enormous Increase in the price of oil,
and claim they have not made ex
penses nor even paid taxes for three
years. The Public Service Commis
' slon will meet in Medford April 2,
' and the Ashland city council will be
' present at the hearing. The commis
sioners are Frank J. , Miller, H. H.
Corey and Fred G. Butchel, and they
will determine the merits of the gas
company's application. ,
The Ashland Choral Society, com
posed of 25 voices under direction of
"George Andrews of Medford, will
give an unusually fine musical treat
to Ashland next Tuesday night at the
Vining. ' '
Old papers for sale at Tidings of-'tfice.
Better Spelling
Result of Contest
The third county spelling contest
shows that 312 made perfect grades,
here were 153 perfect grades made In
the first or "December contest, and
260 in the second or January contest.
About SO have been perfect in all
three contests so far, and if they are
successful in getting a perfect mark
in the last or May 7th contest will be
given a beautiful diploma.
Thirty-two made perfect grades In
Ashland Junior high," as follows:
Caroline Tllton, Marie Prescott, Mar
guerite Casebeer, Willie Bibbey, Law
rence Powell, Florence Wilson, Vern
ella Neville, George Barron, John H.
Elmore, Odessa Foltz Ruth Garlerre,
George Johnson, Charles Swanson,
Donald Wolcott, Rosle Hake, Lois
Kent, Ellis Lininger, Vernon McSee,
Dorothy Paddock, Catherine Pitten
ger, Doyle Sullivan, Virginia Sum
mers, Thelma Taylor, Lawrence Wag
ner, Romona Wise, Vivian Regan,
Charles Clary, Gilbert McGilvary,
Mary Maley, Madge Mitchell, Marie
Mitchell and Kathryn Phlpps. .
Noted Lecturer
To Speak Friday
The Soldiers' Auxiliary of the army
and navy will meet in Memorial hall
Friday evening, March 29, at which
Prof. George Rebec of the University
of Oregon will be present and give
ah address. This address will be
along patriotic lines and will be one
of the strongest ever presented in
Ashland. The public Is generally in
vited and should not let an opportun
ity like this escape them to hear his
lecture. A reception committee com
posed of Superintendent and Mrs. G.
A. Briscoe, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Ack
lln and Mrs. A. Schuerman has been
appointed, and the refreshment com
mittee will consist of Mrs. H. T.
Eaughman, Mrs. N. Erickson and Mrs.
B. B. Stevens.
New Management
At the Sanitarium
1 Mr L. G. Glieve, a registered
nurse w"ho has received her training
from one of the large hospitals of
Chicago, has succeeded Miss Freda
Nelson as superintendent of the Sani
tarium, the change to go into effect
next Sunday. Mrs. Glieve has been
authorized by the government to give
the Red Cross lectures on home care
of the sick, and a class is being or
ganized to receive instruction. Miss
Nelson, the retiring superintendent,
will leave for Los Angeles shortly for
a visit before making any definite
plans for the future.
Reese Bros. Big
Hit Coming Friday
The Reese Brothers, players, who
will appear at the Vlning Theatre Fri
day, March 29, are notably superior
to any talent of that character ever
appearing in Ashland. Arthur Reese,
an amusing conversationalist, la one
of the most characteristic numbers of
the company, while Florence Blue,
Major Bailey and Jessie Reese are
blessed with beautiful voices and
their efforts are those of players who
are sincerely desirous of pleasing
their audiences. Jopie Murray is a
dancer extraordinary. His antjes are
mirth provoking, while at the same
time he is capable of some amazing
foot work. The tango dancers are
Immense. Tom Davis and Ollle Reese
are clever end men. The Reese Broth
ers are gun jugglers with no superi
ors. '
'Pay Me' Coming
To Vining Theatre
Claire DuBrey is cast as NIta in the
five-part Jewel feature "Pay Me"
which comes to the Vining Theatre on
Saturday and Sunday. ' Miss DuBrey
is a Spanish woman who joined Jewel
Productions, Inc., two years ago and
has been seen to advantage In many
of Director De Grassa's best known
features. Evelyn Selba is Hendrlks,
mother of Marta (played by Dorothy
Phillips. Miss Selbie recently won
an automobile race from Universal
City, Cal., to Los Angeles, when she
was awarded a silver cup by the Uirl
versalltes playing in Universal City.
Phone job orders to the Tidings.
Allied Soldiers Hold Line From
Retreating
London, March 27. The British
forces north and south of the river
Somme have carried out counter
attacks during the day, resulting in
the regaining of ground and the driv
ing back of the Germans at various
points. The report from Field Mar
shal Halg tonight declares that in
the operations heavy casualties have
been Inflicted on the enemy.
The text of the statement reads:
"The battle was renewed this morn
ing with great violence south and
north of the Sommei Intense fight
ing has taken place during the day
from south of Rosleres to north of
Abalinville (Ablalnzevelle .
"In an unsuccessful attempt by the
enemy last night to drive In our line
south of the Somme, was followed
this morning by a series of heavy at
tacks near Rosleres and to the south
of that place. At Rosleres all the
enemy's assaults have been beaten off
by our troops, who Inflicted heavy
casualties on the enemy.
"Farther north our line was main
tained In spite of great pressure from
large German forces. Later in the
day a fresh German attack developed
In this area, with the result that our
line was taken back a short distance
to the west. Later reports show that
our counter-attacks have again com
pletely restored the situation. .
"During the day the enemy made a
number of heavy attacks against our
position between the Somme and
Ancre and north and south of Albert.
"Part of our position south of Al
bert was regained by us by a counter
attack and a further heavy attack
delivered by the enemy during the
afternoon was repulsed.
"Attempts made by the enemy In
the course of the day to debouch
westward from the town of Albert
have been driven back, in each in
stance with the heaviest casualties."
With the American Army in France,
March 27. What promised to be a
German attack on the American lines
northwest of Toul this morning was
broken up by American artillery fire.
The enemy have heavily bombarded
certain positions of the American
lines and then had sent a sweeping
barrage across No Man's Land. En
emy trench mortars, firing from the
west of Richecourt, started a box
barrage and from enemy machine
guns came a rain of bullets. The
American Infantry, emerged, from
their underground covers at the prop
er moment and advanced to meet the
Adventists Start
For Conference
A special train of six coaches
passed through Ashland Wednesday
morning carrying the West Canadian
and North Pacific delegation of the
Seventh Day Adventists to the
world's conference which convenes
in San Francisco for the first session
Friday evening, and continues until
April 14. About 200 delegates and
visitors were aboard the special
train, and during its stop here the
company took advantage of the occa
sion to rest by strolling about the
platform, drinking lithia water and
chatting with a number of friends of
that denomination who were at the
station.
; The world's conference meeting Is
a big event in church circles, and has
not occurred on the Pacific coast
since in 1903. It is only held every
four or five years, and delegates and
speakers from all over the world will
be in attendance. The leading fea
tures of the conference will be for
eign missionary work, for which they
hope to raise the sura of $7,000,000
during 1918. A. G. Daniels, presl
dent of the world's committee, will
endeavor to secure recruits for the
foreign mission fields.
While In Ashland Prof. W. I.
Morey, who will have charge of the
music and will lead a choir of 300
voices at the conference, led a men's
choir which sang delightfully. Later
the company lined up against the
train and were photographed by a
camera man accompanying the party.
The Ashland Choral Society will
give a musical In the Vining Theatre
next Tuesday evening which willbe
one of the leading events In musical
circles of this season.
Mts. H. T. Baughman of Falrvlew
street was called to Woodburn Tues
day to the bedside of her mother,
who is quite seriously 111.
Along Entire Front
expected assault. Meanwhile, the
American artillery had started a
counter barrage against the German
side of No Man's Land and apparently
this was effective, for although the
Americans waited, no Germans ap
peared. What happened on the other
side, of the line Is not known.
Enemy artillery fire has been
heavy and some shots, were well
placed. The American gunners gave
the enemy batteries a severe drench
ing with gas shells.
Men belonging to a dismounted
French cavalry corps, acting as infan
try, fought a rear guard action day
after day against Immense odds. The
troopers declare that the enemy came
forward in such - deep waves that it
was only necessary to fire point blank
to hit with certainty. These cavalry
men fired into the enemy so rapidly
that the Germans fell In swaths, yet
still others came on, until the French
defenders were compelled to cease
fire, because both rifles and machine
guns were red hot.
The advance of the Germans was
similar in character1 everywhere,
wave succeeding wave In a close suc
cession, only to be shot down. It was
something like a relay race when
the first German' division was ex
hausted, another Immediately took
its place. In some cases a single
division of the allies, while retiring,
was attacked successively by six
German divisions.
The allies stood the test courage
ously, but such a continued series of
shocks from fresh troops was bound
to tell on tired men, and eventually
the allies were forced to give way.
But they did so still fighting.
It is known that one Bavarian di
vision lost 50 per cent of its strength.
It was clearly apparent that the
German high command rely on this
method of sacrifice to break through.
The French staff derives considerable
satisfaction from the fact that many
Cer:?mn divisions were thus put out
of battle, at least for the period re
quired for their reconstltution', and
in this way a great part of the Ger
man reserve was used up, while the
allies merely called upon their imme
diate reserves.
Further powerful attacks are ex
pected, but It Is difficult to foresee
at the moment, where these will take
place. ' It may be said, however, tha
the situation is fully in hand, and the
heaviest kind of fighting may be
looked for.
Drive Progressing
For Thrift Stamps
The thrift and war savings stamp
campaign started out Tuesday morn
ing under most auspicious condi
tions, and has been in full swing
during the past three days. The cltiJ
zens of Ashland are responding well
to the solicitations of the teams, and
the organized work is bringing in
good results. The lieutenants as
sembled In the city hall Monday
night, where details were arranged
and the campaign laid out by County
Chairman Dr. Henry Hart of Med
ford, so that the teams will be pre
pared to meet the requirements de
volving upon them. The material
v,as on hand and thq committees
went out well supplied with instruc
tions and cards for their would-be
purchasers. Ten teams from the
high school added greatly to the en
thusiasm of the meeting Monday
night, where the young blood set an
example to the older ones In the en
ergy with which they started out on
this campaign. The city is being
well canvassed and indications point
toward a material advancement In
the sale of thrift and war savings
stamps.
Home Guard Has Big
Increase at Drill
Upwards of forty men were present
at the drill of the Home Guard Tues
day night. The additional number
was composed principally of men over
draft age and Indicated a rising In
terest in this movemenf, as no partic
ular effort at soliciting members has
been made yet. P. Li Spencer, princi
pal of the Talent schools and a for
mer member of the 1st company of
the Oregon Coast Artillery, came up
with a large company of men from
that section, who took part In the
drill and will be enrolled as members.
City to Give Ton
Of Used Garments
In accordance with the call issued
by the Northwest Division of the
American Red Cross, Ashland has
been assigned to collect one ton of
used garments for the Belgian relief,
and a committee has been appointed
to solicit contribution undjer this
order, to begin at once. The chair
men in charge of this drive are Mr.
and Mrs. 0. Winter and Mrs. H. L.
Whlted, who will receive all dona
tion for this work at any time. M.
C. Reed has donated the use of the
vacant room formerly occupied by
the Warner hardware store next door
to the Swenson and MeRea furniture
store, in which to collect the gar
ments as they are turned in, and the
committee in charge will be at the
room all afternoon Saturday to re
ceive the donations.
The call Is for used garments, and
these may be worn and even faded,
but must be whole and strictly clean,
and supplied with necessary buttons
or fasteners. The call Is for men's
wear!, women's wear, boys', girls' and
Infants' clothing and miscellaneous
garments. Ashland is supposed to
donate a ton of these garments, and
this will be a good opportunity to
dispose of the cast-off wearing ap
parel usually filling closets and over
hauled during house-cleaning season.
Mrs. J. Barrett and Mrs. Elmer
Klncaid will have charge of the cam
paign at Nell Creek, and Talent, Val
ley View and Belleview districts will
be organized soon.
Ministers to Meet
In Ashland Monday
The Rogue River Valley Minis
terial Association will meet Monday,
April 1, In the First Presbyterian
church of Ashland. Two papers will
be given, one by Ren M. T. Wire of
Grants Pass on the subject, "The
Pulpit's Greatest Message," and the
other by Rev. M. T. Boozer of Grants
Pass on "Shall We Hooverlze in tin
Church?" A luncheon will be served
at noon, to which the wives of the
clergymen are Invited.
Family Gives Four
To Country's Call
Mrs. Elizabeth Yockel recently re
ceived word that her nephew, Joe
Byrne, son of ex-Governor Frank iN.
Byrne of South Dakota, had enlisted
In the army. This is the fourth son
of a family of five boys of ex-Governor
and Mrs. Byrne who are serv
ing their country in some capacity.
The oldest, Carroll B. Byrne, is com
mander of the submarine chaser Ken
neth L. MacNoal. The second son,
Francis, has enlisted and is waiting
for a call. Malcolm, the third son,
1 adjutant to an officer at Camp
Cod In New Mexico, and Joe, the
fourth, 17 years of age, is stationed
at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Only one
more boy is loft at home, a lad of 11
years, and only his extreme youin is
keeping him in the family circle. Tho
Byrne family are well known In Ash
land, where thoy have visited Mrs.
Byrne's brother and. sister, A. M.
Beaver and Mrs. Yockey.
Turn Clocks Ahead
For Sunday Morning
Don't forget to turn your clockB
ahead bne hour when you go to bed
Saturday night, unless you want to
sleep very much overtime Sunday
morning, as the daylight-saving law
goes Into effect at 2 a. m. March 31.
While the new law may be a trifle
confusing at first, the American peo
ple will soon readjust themselves to
the new time and will practically
know no difference. It will be a
boon to employes In shops and of
fices, as longer time will be given
for recreation and other pursuits
during the long) summer evenings
the new law will afford.
Mrs. R. B. Stewart of Belllngham,
Wash.. Is at the Austin. She has
been sojourning in California for
some months on account of her
health, but falling to receive bene
fits from that climate, she has come
to Ashland to try out the beneficent
effects of, our mineral waters. '
The apron sale of Saturday, March
30, will be changed from the Beebe
& Kinney store rooms to the Ash
land Trading Company store. 89-1 1
'Taps' Sounded for
First Soldier Dead
The body of Arthur J. Decker,
Ashland's first soldier dead, was
brought to this city Tuesday evening
by Private Arvel Settle, who accom
panied the remains from Fort Stev
ens as an escort. As a token of .re
spect to the young man who had giv
en his life for his country a public
funeral was conducted from the arm
ory Wednesday afternoon under di
rection of the Ashland Home Guard
and other military auxiliaries. By
a proclamation from the mayor the
schools and all the business places
closed at 2 o'clock in order that the
highest tribute of respect could be
paid to the memory of the soldier
v.'ho had answered the last roll call.
At 2 o'clock the Grand Army,
Women's Relief Corps, Soldiers' Aux
iliary, Homo Guard, Honor Guard
and a large concourse of the citizens
of Ashland filled the armory to over
flowing, where the casket, burled In
floral offerings from sympathizing
friends, was placed under draped
flags. A handsome pillow represent
ing the Amerioan flag was one of the
most beautiful floral tributes. May
or C. B. Lamkln had charge of the
sorvices, and told how this brave
young man had enlisted to the call
of his country's needs when the 1st
company was first, organized, and
how later when the call came for
volunteers to go out recently on the
mission on which thirty Ashland
boys departed, Arthur Decker was
one of the entire company to again
enlist. The fact that he never saw
service on a battlefield made him
none the les3 a hero and every inch.
an American soldier. A quartet com
posed of Henry Endnrs, J. H. McGee,
D. r). Norrls and J. W. McCoy, with
Mrs. Henry Enders as accompanist.
rendered. two beautiful hymns. John
O. RIgg, one of the 1st company's
boys, paid a fine tribute to the young
soldier, and Rev. H. A. Carnahan,
delivered a fitting address and made
the closing prayer.
The casket was then homo .out to
the flag-draped hearse, which curried
It to Mountain View cemetery, whero
taps were blown over; the open grave
where all that Is mortal of Ashland's
first soldier dead sleeps well.i
Roundup and Hyiu
Hehe is Assured
At a meeting of the Ashland Busi
ness Men's Association held at the
city hall last night It was unanimous
ly doclded to back the Roundup com
mittee in staging a great patriotic
Fourth of July celebration and round
up this year. Tho government urges
not only that business should be kept
normal during the war, but especially
Insists on the usual Fourth of July
celebrations throughout the country.
In keeping with this sentiment the
Roundup committee will proceed at
once with arrangements for a celebra
tion bigger and better than ever be
fore. Well Known Woman
Died at Hospital
Mrs. Anna Belle Stremmlng died
Tuesday morning at 6:20 o'clock at
a local hospital where she had been
taken a few days previously for treat
ment. The deceased had been In
poor health for the past three years,
and about Thanksgiving had under
gone an operation, In the hopes of
receiving benefit. Recently an ab
scess on the brain developed, which
was the Immediate cause of her
death. The body was taken to Sac
ramento Tuesday evening, where
burial was made by the side of her
husband, H. H. Stremmlng, who died
fifteen years ago. W. E. Jeters, a
brother of the deceased, accompa
nied the remains to their last resting
place.
Jeremiah Conwell died at his home
at 220 Nutley street this morning as
the result of a stroke which he sus
tained Tuesday morning. Previous
to this Mr. Conwell had been In hia
usual good health. Funeral arrange
ments have not been made on ac
count of waiting to hear from rela
tives from a distance. The deceased
1.1 survived by his wife and five chil
dren as follows: Glena B. Conwell.
Mrs. M. M. Brewer. Mrs. Glenn Gui
ley, Mrs. Alfred Beck and OHn Con
well. '
Phone job orders to the Tidings.