Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, April 11, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextrtoB Historical gottf Mlor1t , THIRD LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE IS ON. LET EVERY CITIZEN DO HIS.BIT ' : .j . . '.'. i "Ashland Grows While Uthla Flows' City of Sunshine and flowers Ashland. Oregon, Uthla Springs i. "Oregon's Famous Spa" X VOL. XLII ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1918 NUMBER 93 U. S. BOYS NOW ON BATTLE FRONT A . LsJtlJLAlxlJ Nearly $20,000 Subscribed Over Required Quota and Still Going One hundred and twenty-two thou sand, eight hundred dollars solicited, and more coming, was the report giv en out at the headquarters of the .Third Liberty Loan campaign last evening, the end of the second day's drive. As Ashland's quota Is $103, 280, a surplus of $19,600 over-sub-sorlbed in two days is a record to cause much jubilation among the workers, and the citizens of the city as well. While Ashland has gone over the top with considerable more, soliciting will continue until the en tire city has been canvassed, which will consume at least the balance of the week. When results are finally tabulated we will once again have reason to be proud of our residents who have never failed yet in respond ing to the call for aid from her coun try. Not only has Ashland gone over the top in her subscriptions to the Third Liberty Loan, but seven out of the nine cities in the county have subscribed away ahead of their allot ment. Jacksonville heads the van by over-subscribing her allotment before the drive was actually started, and has now the enviable record of hav ing practically three times her quota. The quota of the county seat was placed at 6,500, while already $19,- State Officials Call On Local Doctors Ashland was visited yesterday by three distinguished state officers who are touring the state in the interests of advancing the health of the army personnel. They were Col. Magru der, State Health Officer Holt and David Robinson, law enforcement representative of the war department commission on training camp activi ties. In the forenoon a message was wired to Mayor C. B. Lamkin appris- ing him of the coming of these men, and he immediately notified physl cians of the city to meet the guests in order that the latter might enlist their Interests in the object of the visit. A meeting was held in the par lors of the Hotel Austin, where the speakers explained the object of their visit, which Is to furnish information concerning the providing of more effi cient soldiers for the army. They want ordinances passed in all the cities working along lines of Improv ing the health of the boys at home so that there will be less falling off of men in the training camps. All three visitors made splendid address es, and received the hearty support of the local physicians, who were Drs. F. G. Swedenburg, G. W. Gregg, E. A. Woods, J. V. Webster, G. O. Jarvis, Bertha E. Sawyer, Maud I. llawley, D. M. Brower and B. E. Smith. A luncheon was served at the Ashland Hotel to the company, after which the mayor took the honor .guests In his car around the scenic drive, through the parks and ''the Chautauqua building and other inter esting parts of the city, which were highly praised by the visitors. Thrift Contest At Talent School A thrift contest has been in prog ress in the Talent public schools giv en by the Talent State Bank, which furnished prizes consisting of $2 In thrift stamps for the first, and $1 in etamps for the second prizes. The schools were divided from the first to the sixth grade, and from the sixth to the twelfth grade. The following were awarded prizes:- .Lower grades, Way Clark, sixth grade, first prize; Forrest Smith, sixth grade, second prize. Junior high, Lucile Holdridge, tenth grade, first prize; Lucy Oat- man, tenth grade, second prize. ' Roy Powers has purchased the H. C. Nichols house on Beach street, which be intends to occupy as a home. The deal was made this week through the Beaver Realty Company. " W. L. Parrish left last week with liis family for San Jose, Cal., where they expect to -make their future borne. 1 250 have been subscribed. Rogue I River has also gone far over the top, having subscribed $12,200, against $4,100 of her quota. Talent has sub scribed $10,500, with a quota of $6, 500; Gold Hill $9,000, with a quota of $4,400; Butte Falls $5,200, with a quota of $4,100, and Eagle Point $7,500, with a quota of $7,200. Med ford and Central Point are the only sections in the county that have not reached their quota up to the pres ent. According to last night's re ports, Medford had subscribed $110, 000 of her $233,000, and Central Point $10,500 of $19,000. During the afternoon yesterday when reports came in that Ashland had reached $110,000, reports came in from Modford that this sum was exactly duplicated by that city at the same time. Ashland, however, con tlnued to work throughout the bal ance of the afternoon, and when the teams reported at headquarters at n late hour, Chairman E. V. Carter stated that the sum of $122,800 was rather under than over the amount. The committee in charge of check ing up the returns of the teams have been so busy that lists of subscribers can not be obtained yet, but later the honor roll of Liberty Loan subscrib ers will be made public. Soldiers Make Pro- German Salute Flag According to the Medford papers a group of soldiers on train 16 Tues day evening made life interesting for Ed Fiedler, an alleged German pas senger who was en route to Teton City, Idaho. I,t is Bald that Fiedler made a remark to the passengers on the train that "The kaiser is good enough for mo," and this disloyal ut terance was repeated to the soldiers who took the occasion to make Fied- er klB8 the American flag and a Red Cross button every once lii a .while along the road. At Medford, it is stated, the soldiers made Fiedler pay over $2 for a membership in the Red Cross and $5 as the first payment on a Liberty bond. The soldiers gave Fiedler recolpts for the money and calling Night Policeman Timothy, turned over the money to him, who in turn gave it to Mayor Gates. The soldiers threatened to keep this per formance up with the man until Portland was reached, when he would be turned over to authorities for Investigation. Time to Spray For Apple Scab A large percentage of the Newtown ppples in the floor of the valley are In the proper stage for the applica tion of the pink spray. This Is the most important scab spray and orch ardists should make every effort to apply lime-sulphur 1 to 25 before the blossoms open. The petals should be developed so that they show a good pink color and the fruit buds well separated in the clusters so that the spray can come in contact with all parts of the .buds and stems. There may be some localities not so far advanced, and orchardists should watch the development of the buds and apply the spray when the buds are in the stage stated above. It will be all right to apply, the spray even if a few of the" buds are out In blossom. This spray should be ap plied to all Newtown orchards and other apple varieties that are subject to scab. Winter Nellls pears are now in an ideal stage for this scab spray. Lime-sulphur 1 to 35 should be used on pears. Spray thoroughly so as to cover all parts of the tree. Dated April 9, 1918. C. C. CATE, County Pathologist. . D. L. Glenn has purchased the old kindergarten building in the city park which was recently advertised for sale by the park commission, and will re move it to utilize the material. Eugene Bids for $30,000 addition to court house opened April 8. Fighting Forces of America Placed Beside British Troops-Yankees Make 4-Day March and Spell Doom for Hun Autocracy With the British Army In France, April 10. The first of the American fighting troops have arrived on the British front and have been greeted with Intense enthusiasm. The over seas pioneers were a battalion of In fantry which came swinging along the road Into & certain sector after an all-night march that began on the an niversary of America's declaration of war. The dusty uniforms and un shaven faces of the Americans show ed that they had been long on the road. Washington, April 10. With the news that the American troops now are In the battle zone, the blunt state ment of David Lloyd George, the Brit ish premier, to parliament, as to the situation in Picardy, came home to America today with added force. Army officers expressed satisfac tion that reinforcements ordered into the fight by President Wilson had begun to arrive, for the British pre mier had left no room for doubt that the need of them is urgent. Behind the advance guard other American forces are moving rapidly to the front. Figures may not be dis closed, but it is known definitely that the rate of departure of Amerlcin troops for France is now three times that of only a short time ago. The increased troop movement makes interest in the submarine situ ation acute. There were indications two weeks ago that the Germans had coupled with the assault in Picardy an effort to increase their inroads upon allied shipping. Officials her believed that with the situation on the battle front as Lloyd George had pictured It, German submarine efforts would be concentrated against troop Registration Time Closes Next Week The primary election for this year will occur May 17, and registration will close 30 days prior. It is not necessary to rc-register for this elec tion unless persons have changed their politics or place of residence. Registration will be made in the fol lowing places for the various voting precincts of the' city :i Northwest Ash land, Ashland West Central, Mrs. usie L. Allen's office; North Ash land, Ashland Cak, East Ashland, Ashland East Central, Billings' of fice; Ashland Boulevard, Ashland East Main, Southeast Ashland, C. L. Loomis' store. Voters of the Belle view and Earron districts will also register at Billings' office. 'A resi dence in the state of six months Is necessary to enable a person to vote. Poultry Meeting Saturday Night People of Ashland and vicinity should avail themselves of the oppor tunity of hearing U. L. Upson, na tional extension poultryman, who will address a meeting at the city hall next Saturday evening on poultry raising. Mr. Upson Is a man of wide experience in poultry and his mission In this section of the state is to give nstructions on how to feed chickens to make egg production pay. Miss Anne McCormick, home demonstra tion agent, will also address the meet ing, which will convene at 8 o'clock. French Hold Firm Against Germans Reports from the battle front to day indicate a terrific struggle main ly along the French sectors, with tho allies holding the line firmly. No word comes from the activities of the American soldiers on the fir ing line except that they are moving up in great numbers to reinforce the allied lines. Phone Job orders to the Tidings. ships to prevent American reinforce ments from reaching the battle front in sufficient numbers to Influence th") outcome this spring and summer. While there has been' no Informa tion to indicate any increased men ace to the transports, the very decid ed falling off in the sinkings of Brit ish ships last week and the present week was Interpreted In sqme quar ters to mean the diverting of the U-boats to the transport lanes. American troops are now reinforc ing the British line In France, along the greater portion of which the Ger mans are keeping up their strong at tacks with hordes of men and great concentrations of heavy artillery in assaults that now apparently have as their objectives in the penetrating of the battle front In northern France and Belgium. From the south of Ypres In Bel glum to the region of La Bassee, In France, the new offensive of the Ger mans being carried out with great desperation. The British, in recapturing Glven chy, made nearly a thousand prison ers. The latest German official state ment asserts that between Armen tieres and Entaires the Germans have crossed the Lys river and that north of Armentieres the British lines on both sides of Waasteenten-Warncton have been penetrated. Six thousand British prisoners and 100 guns are claimed to have been taken by the Ctr iitiis In the fighting between Ar mentieres and La Bassee canal. The famous Vimy ridge, won year ago by the Canadians, is receiv ing a prodigious visitation of shell from German batteries. t City Service Flag Will Be Presented The city service flag which has been under the course of construe tion by Miss Irene Ringhelm of the Senior high school and tho members of the Honor Guard made Its first public appearmce in the big Liberty Loan parade Monday afternoon, al though It was not entirely completed It is the intention of the Honor Guard to make a formal presentation of the flag to the city Friday night at the Vining Theatre, when a patri otic play will be given under the auspices of the Honor Guard, who will present music and other fea tures. The flag contained 191 stars, in honor of every man who has at Eomo time been a resident of Ash land, and who is serving in the army or navy. Restaurant Changed Hands This Week This week Mrs. B. F. Montgomery and Miss Mary Sutherland purchased the restaurant on East Main street owned by J. M. Easterllng, and will give It their personal supervision hereafter. Both ladies are well known In Ashland and vicinity as ef ficient culinary dispensers, and the new management bids fair to be a popular Institution in this city. They took possession Monday. It Is not known what business Mr. Easterllng will embark In. Home Nursing Class Commences April 16 The class in home care of the sick begins Tuesday evening, April 16, at 7:30 o'clock In the Red Cross room, so thoBe desiring to Join must be about it. Register at Red Cross headquarters this week, or with Mrs. Frank Dickey. If any want to come in "at the eleventh hour," Mrs. Dickey will bo at headquarters from 7 o'clock on to receive names on the opening night. Liberty Day Observed In Ashland With Parade and Mass Meeting With the blowing of whistles and ringing of Bolls Liberty Day was ushered In1 Monday morning at 7 o'clock, and the day was made mo mentous by the monster parade and mass meeting which took place in the afternoon and opened the campaign of the Third Liberty Loan. Arrangements for the leading fea tures of the observance were com pleted and the parade got under way shortly after 3 o'clock, when the schools and business places all over the city closed so that all could par ticipate. And that they did so was evidenced by the hosts who were in the parade, or who lined the streets as Interested spectators. A light rain began to fall shortly before the parade started, hut Oregon people are not daunted by such a slight discomfort as rain when patri otic fires burn brightly, and no one was disheartened or declined to take part In the demonstration on account of It. The only difference It made was that the line of march was cur tailed somewhat in order to get tho school children in from the wet streets as soon as possible. Headed by "Uncle Sara" carrying a huge United States flag, tile parade started from the Hawthorne school house .and marched down to the Railroad Asks To Make Passing Track An application has been made by the Oregon & California Railroad Company and Its lessee, the Southern Pacific Company, requesting permis sion to construct a passing track par allel to their present track at grade over and across North Mountain av enue. The commission has made nn Informal Investigation as provided by statute, and viewed tho site of the proposed crossing and is now fully advised in the premises. From the investigation made it ap pears that it is not practicable to con struct the pnsslng track over the highway only by a gradel A compar atively open end unobstructed view may be had of the crossing from all directions, and as Mountain avenue Is a relatively unimportant highway, the traffic is light. This crossing Is now protected by standard crossing signs, as well as advance warning signs, and It Is not considered that the hazard surrounding the'operatlon of this crossing will be greatly in creased by the construction of the additional track. Teachers Must Take Oath of Allegiance a J. A. J. Churchill, stnte superin tendent of schools, has announcod a ruling that all school teachers in signing contracts in Oregon must sub scribe to an oath of allegiance to the United States. The oath will be slml- ar to that taken by all govornmont officials. Several unpatriotic teach ers in the state recently caused diffi culties In tho communities In which they are teaching. S. 0. Presbytery Meets Next Week The spring session of the Southern Oregon Presbytery will be held in Ashland next week, beginning Tues day evening and continuing all day Wednesday. The Pesbyterial, the womans auxiliary or rresuyiery, will also convene at the same time, commencing Wednesday, with the popular meeting Wednesday evening. All sessions will be held In the Pres byterian church and prominent peakers will be present and address both bodies. Ml'ss Annabelle Van Netta has been elected to teach the school at Chim ney Rock, near Climax, and will be gin her duties Monday, April 22. Miss Van Natta Is the first membe of th'e teachers' training class in the high school to obtain a school this season. Plaza, where it was met by the band. Following were tho executive commit) tees and speakers, U. A. R., Spanish American soldiers, W. R. C, parents and next of kin, Red Cross, Honor Guard, Home Guard, Boy Scouts, public Bchools and a host of gorgeous ly decorated automobiles. At the completion of the parade th assemblage gathered at the huge Chautauqua building, where the ad dresses of the day were held. After a prelude by the band and an invoca tion by Rev. C. A. Kd wards, a mala quartet composed of J. W. McCoy, D. D. Norris, J. II, McGue and Henry Enders, Jr., Bang a stirring patriotic number, "We'll Novor Let the Old Flag Fall." E. V. Carter presided and explained the object of the meet ing and introduced the first speaker, Lieut. Leslie Tooze of Camp Lewis. This speaker created a favorable im pression not only from the fact that he was a native born Oregonlan, but that he wa3 giving his best to the service of his country, and had re turned to his native state to help pro mote its former record of "Oregon first' 'in the coming drive before he left for France. Some of tho citizens have the great privilege of entering the service of (Continued on pnge 8.) : Second Draft List " Of Jackson County. The following drafted men have been called to the colors as Jackson county'B quota for the socond draft for tho national army. One of the men, Earl John Kraley of Ashland has already enlinted. Another, Clif ford Davis, is In tho slacker list and. not located. The list Is as follows: No. 2S, Lester August Worden; 32,. Homer Pellet, Medford; 37, Fred E. Lewis, Jacksonville; 39, Lester L. Davis, Eagle Point; 44, Pearl John Strahan; 51, Gruce Otto' Force, Cen tral Point; 55, Cleon Henry Franks, Medford: 56. Earl John Fraley, Ash- 'ladn (enlisted); 59, Orvllle H. Gains; 60, Robert Mlddleton; 61, Albert Ed ward Jackson; 62, Homer Douglas rrickett; 67, Clifford Davis (slacker 1'st); 69, George William Williams: 73, .Norvln Robert Walters; 77, Sher wood Hamilton; 79, Edward Edniond Brown; 80, Dave Griffiths, pressman. Mail Tribune; 80-A, W. Ray Davis, Griffin Creek; 81, Forrest Gale Wil liams, Modford; 88, Clarence A. Kei zur, Modford; 91, Lee O. Walker, Cold Hill. Of the men In this call two are from Ashland, and are George W. Williams, clork In Whlted's Jew elry store, and Orvllle H. Gains oC the city electrical department. Officers Lecture To Talent People r Lieutenants Tooiso and McQuarrle. the speakers at the liberty campaign meeting here Monday, addressed a Talent audience Tuesday night In the school house. A large assemblage was there to hear thom. Lieut. Mc Quarrie delighted the audience by singing several typical English Tom my war songs, including the one the French and Engllshi soldiers sans when the first , Yankees arrived in France. Convict Escaped From Train Monday C. D. Howard, a trusty from the penitentiary who was being taken back to that institution from Gold Hill with another trusty, James Wal ton, by Warden O. A. Murphy because they protestod at the rules of the prison camp quarry proventing thera from going to town In the evening, escaped from the train near Eugene early Monday morning. Howard waa sent up for forgery. He has a wife in Eugene. Lee Peachey, son of A. H. Peacher of Lincoln street, was quite III wltti pneumonia last week.