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VOL. XLII
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1918
NUMBER 93
U. S. BOYS NOW ON BATTLE FRONT
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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
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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.