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"Ashland Grows While llthla Flows" City of Sunshine and Flowers Ashland, Oregon, Llthla Springs "Oregon's Famous Spa" VOL. XLII ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1918 NUMBER 97 Ashland Asked to Buy More War Stamps A meeting was held In the city hall Tuesday evening in the inter ests of making Ashland do its bit in the part of war savings and thrift stump buying, which, according to the local postmaster, has not been up to the quota expected of this sec tion. C. N..Wonacott, associate director of the war savings and thrift cam paign, completed an organization to be carried on during the rest of the year. Following is the complete or ganization perfected at the Tuesday night meeting: Chairman C. W. Banta, F. J Ehlnn secretary, with headquarters at Commercial club. Educational Interests George A. BrUcoe. Commercial Interests C. B. Lam kin. Religious and Women's Clubs Rev. H. A. Carnahan. Fraternal Societies Rev. P. K. Hammond. Publicity and Advertising Nellie Dickey, Nellie B. Briggs and Mrs. B Hlllery. Postmaster E. J. Kaiser. It was disclosed at this meeting that the sales In Ashland and in the entire county were below their quota luring the' past four months and the posttifice department ai Wash ington la asking tne people of this section to npeed up on their war stamp purchases. The sales through the Ashland rostoffice during December was $387.28 January $1610.47, Febru ary $2283.63, March $5381.72. The sales for April up to last night were $4600.00. The quota is based upon $16.50 for every man, woman and child during the year 1918. Count ing Ashland's population at 5000 the ouota would be $82,500. Bucking Tryout Given Sunday A large delegation of spectators witnessed the trying out bucking con test at the roundup grounds Sunday afternoon. A number of local rid ers were present with horses that promise to be good buckers in their Initial tryout. Among the prominent horsemen present were Ray Dennis, Sain Ken nedy, Ray Murphy, Roy Murphy and Dud Dollarhlde, whose horses gave a good exhibition and will probably be entered in the main contest at the coming roundup. After the bucking exhibit Mowe then gave a bareback mule riding exhibit which elicited cheers form the 'spectators. The prospects for good entries at the coming roundup are excellent and the event promises to be the best ever presented in this city. Noted Oregon Rider Killed in France According to reports received at Pendleton recently, Dell Blancett, a member of the Canadian cavalry, was killed in action on the western front In France March 30. He had been with the Canadian mounted service only a few weeks before his death. Blancett was well known in Ash land where he was at the head of th? Rogue River Roundup last summer Since the earliest days of the Pen dleton Roundup he has made Pen dleton his headquarters. He was one of the first to enlist, and was one of the organizers of the Pendleton company of cowboy cavalry. He wai later rejected for physical disability, but went Immediately to Canada and enlisted In the mounted service where he was accepted. His wife, Bertha Blancett, is champion cowgirl of the world, and makes her home at Pen dleton. Happy Camp Man Lost Life in Mine Truman Crumpton of Happy Camp, an employe of the Gray Eagle Cop per company; was Instantly killed Thursday afternoon. The unfortun ate man lost his footing and fell 70 Jeet down a shaft while working in the mine. The coroner's Jury found that he met death accidentally and it hat the copper company was In no ,vay to blame. Another Bad Wreck On S. P. Tuesday Another bad freight wreck tied up traffic on the Southern Pacific Tues day, delaying passenger trains prac tically throughout the day. This oc curred near Pollard, about 23 miles north of Grants Pass, when thre? locomotives and two'freight cars left the track and were piled up a broken heap of steel on the track. Three engineers and threa firemen went through the wreck with their lives, enly receiving injuries from whlcn they expect to recover. Engineer W. E. EvertonJ sustained a dislocated hip, was badly cut, and bruised about the head and had the ends of, two fingers cut off. Fireman Parker, on the same engine, was bruised about the legs and arms but it is thought he will be able to resume his run in a few days. The occupants of the cabs of the oilier two engines were badly shaken up and knocked about by the crash, but were not se verely Injured. The cause of the wreck was a broken flange on the left front wheel of a gondola loaded with ore just ahead of the three engines In the middle of the train. Passenger trains from the south were held up In Ashland for several hours, No. 14, due here at 7:05, remaining until 3:15 in the afternoon, while No. 12, due at 8:47, got away at 3:45. The fouth-bound trains did not get in un til late In the evening. Engineer W. E. Everton Is a cousin of Engineer Walter Everton of this city. Pneumonia Cases Prevalent in City A number of Ashland people are seriously 111 with pneumonia and n severe form of grip- which has as sumed the form of an epidemic. Among these are Mrs. Frank Grisez, who has been lying critically ill at her home with pneumonia during the past week. George E. Cyester, a well known Southern Pacific em ploye, is suffering with an attack of pneumonia at his home on Gran ite street. David Whittle, a mem ber of the senjior class of the high echoool, is laid up with an attack of grippe that borders on pneumonia. Orra Angle, who has been seriously ill with pneumonia at his home on Oak street, Is improving at last re ports. Former Pioneer of Jackson Co. Dead B. W. Dean of Port Orford, Curry county, died at his home quite sud denly Sunday, April 1, from the re sult of a paralytic seizure. Accord ing to reports, he had gone to the beach to dig clams and was found lying there unconscious. Mr. Dean was a former resident of Jackson county, where he served as sheriff pome years ago. He is survived by his wife and three childrenNathaniel S. iean of Port Orford; Anna M. Dean, of Sacramento, and Mrs. Alfred Haft, of Sixes. Since residing In Curry county Mr. Dean had served as dep uty sheriff, and for many year's was state deputy fire warden for Curry county. Medford Considered For Aviation Camp Medford Is leaving no stone un turned to secure an aviation training camp at that city, and during the past week Emil Mohr, proprietor of the Hotel Medford, who has been iu communication with Senator Chamberlain in regard to the matter, received a letter from the senator in which the latter enclosed a communi cation from Adjutant General H. T. McCain relative to the matter In which he states that at the present time it has not been determined to establish further aviation fields. Arrangements have been made, he claims, for the Inspection by a board of officers now on the Pacific coast of sites for permanent air defenses of both Medford and Hermlston as possible sites for further aviation ac tivities. Should It be decided to ex tend the activi'ties of the aviation section and build additional training camps in the far west, the adjutant general states, these locations will be given careful consideration. French Town Now in Hands of Boche After Repeated Drive London, April 24. Heralded by heavy artillery preparation over jt wide extent of front t lie enemy lias made a new bid for Amiens, but, ac cording to latest reports, with only tllght success, namely, the capture of the village of Vlllers-Bietonneux, after all-day fighting. Attacks in the other sectors havo leen repulsed. Paris, April 24. The battle on the whole front south of the Somnie and on the Arve raged all day and still -continues, according to the of iiclal announcement tonight. , The Geimuns gained a footing in the. woods to the northward of Han- gard-en-Santerre and also in the eastern outskirts of the village, which the French are desperately de - fending. Several enemy assaults were shat tered near Hailles and Senecat wood and Hill S2. The statement says: "An intense bombardment of the Franco-American positions south of the Somme and on the Avre was fol lowed by a German attack carried out all along this front by considerable forces at 5 o'clock In the morning The efforts of the enemy were direct ed against Hangard-en-Santerre, the region of Hailles and Senecat wood. South of the Avre, the batua, which lasted all day, continues at the pre ent hour. It was particularly stub born In the region of Hangard. After a series of furious -assaults, the en emy succeeded In gaining a footing in the wood north of Hangard, as well as in the eastern outskirts of the village, which our troops are desper ately defending. The fighting was less violent In the neighborhood of Hailles. Several enemy assaults directed against the ridge east of the village were broken down by our fire and counter-attacks. Railroad Employes Further Contribute The following additional subscrip tions to the Third Liberty loan, has been made by the Southern Pacific employees since the last report: $200 Subscriptions J. H. Spearman. 100 Subscriptions Andrew Flnneran, A. C. Decker, C. R. Jones, Chas. L. Wilson. $.50 Subscriptions W. C. Ealdwin, F. S. Foltz, M. A. Dean, W. C. Bevlngton, Earl Smith. G. H. Bromser, H. H. Vos, Carl R Harris. Prominent Speaker To be Here Sunday Rev. E. W. Halpenny of Toronto, Canada, the latest addition to the staff of the International Sunday School association, will speak In the Baptist fljurch on Sunday n'ternoon, April 28, at 2:30. Tuis will be a rare opportunity to hear one of the world's great workers and all Inter ested in church and Sunday school work should be present. It Is very considerate on the part of those in authority to give Ashland the oppor tunity to hear Mr. Halpenny's Btir ring message, and It is hoped a "full house" will greet him. State Is Now 30 Per Cent. Over Top Exclusive of results In Multnomah county and Portland, the latest com pilation of subscriptions to the third Liberty loan in Oregon shows a total of $11,379,950. Casting up of the results of tho drive In Portland since last week has not been completed, but the total for Portland is estimat ed at over $12,500,000, making the state's total close to $24,000,000. Every city and town reached or went over the minimum required quota of subscriptions to the war bonds, Following are the results of sub scriptions by percentages of Ashland and nearby towns compar'ed with their quotas: Ashland, 145.4; Medford.f 100.0; Central Point, 100.00; Rogue River, 429.1; Jacksonville, 296.1; Talent, 192.3; Butte Falls, 129.2; Eagle Point, 104.1; Gold Hill, 204; and Klamath county, 156.4; Grants Pass, 152.2; Roseburg, 113.3. "Further to the south the Germans were siniiliarly checked in their at tempts against Senecat wood and Hill 82, which remained in our hands. "On the right bank of tht Meuso, the artillery was quite active. "Eastern theatre, April 23. Very spirited fighting activity lias contin ued in the various sectors. The day was marked by a series of new suc cesses for our troops. West of Doiran ! Brill! !i detachments penetrated tho ! Bulgarian trenches on an extended 'front; they destroyed shelters and inflicted very serious losses on the enemy. In the region west of tho ! lakes a mobile reconnoitering party I operating on Davoli, gained ground 'and occupied the villages of Sals and Slreka. taking prisoners. On both g(de8 of R(jrna bend an(, on th(j ;laD front W(J repu,Hed enemy ftt. tacks, notably "a new attempt by the Bulgarians to retake the work which the Serbians captured On April 21." The reference In the French offic ial statement definitely locates the American troops which were moved from the southern sectors of the bat tle line to parts of the front, which were hard pressed during the great German drive through Picardy. It has been known that they were somewhere In the battle area since April 6, when Stephen Pichon, for eign minister of France, speaking at Paris, spoke of the American "fight ing In Picardy and sacrificing their lives to drive the enemy from our land." On April 10 dispatches from both the French and British headquarters reported the arrival of American trpops. This was prior to the time when the French extended their lines far to the north of Mondidier. The French official statement may Indi cate that the Americans did not move to the north when the British forces were replaced by the French, but held the positions to which they were originally assigned. Siskiyou Woman Died This Week Mrs. Kate Dixon, an aunt of Geo II. Ketchum of Ashland, died at her home In Siskiyou county, Sunday aged 60 years, and was buried Tues day at Yreka, She Is survived by daughter, Mrs. Andrew Rowe of Ed gewood, two sisters, Mrs. E. A. Ket chum of San Francisco, and Mes. An 'na Eagles of Dunsmulr, one brother John Lutz of Redding,-two nephews and two nieces, Geo. H. ketchum of Ashland, Harry .Eagles of Brooklyn N. Y., Mrs. W. Rambo of Martinez Ruby Eagles of Dunsmuir. and tw grandchildren, Carl and Alta Row of Edge wood. George II. Ketchum was at Yreka Tuesday attending the funeral and returned home Wednesday morning. Troops to Stop in Ashland For Meals Advance notice has come to this city of the movement of troops pass ing through here the latter part of the month, and who will stop here for meals at various hours of the day. These troops, who will num ber upwards of 1000 and will take several days in going to their destin ation, will be fed by the Civic Im provement club and the Depot hotel. Since early In the year the Civic Improvement club has made arrange Iments whereby its members will feed the next contingent of troops going to the cantonments, and plans for the execution of this enormous under taking have been completed. The dining room of the Elks Temple has been secured for this purpose and committees appointed to be ready at the call, as only a short notice of the arrival of the trains will be given out beforehand. The members of the drafted men coming In will be divided between the Depot hotel and tire Civic club, and all soldiers will be taken care of dur ing their stop In Ashland. Break fast, luncheon and dinner will be served jm the various days the trains are passing through, although all three metres will not be served the same day. Mrs. H. S. Mullt has gone to Port land where she was called by the serious Illness of her son, L. L. Mulit, vlce-presMnt of the Northwestern National ank. . . 1 National Guard to Be Organized Here The Ashland Home Guards have been officially notified that they will be mustered Into the Oregon National Guard by the state as soon as they are recruited up to 6j members or more. Arrangements to this effect were received this week, and at their last drill meeting Tuesday night tho local Home Guard made arrange ments whereby a big effort will be inaugurated to Increase the member ship to tills amount so that at tUo scheduled tlmo the guard may bo mustered Into the state organization. A drive will be given starting Thursday, and will continue until the next meeting night, Tuesday, In an effort to recruit the Home Guard to the requisite number of members. A recruiting officer will be station ed at the Commercial, club rooms Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Mon day nights to Induce local members to join the organization. The age limit for the National Guard will be 18 to 40 years, down to 16 years with their parent's consent. . Tuesday, May 2, is the date set for the Home Guard to be mustered into the state organization, and the local guards will be busy meanwhile en deavoring to recruit as many as pos sible. The company will be fully equipped with guns when It Is or ganized, and an effort will be made whereby the county will possibly fur nish uniforms. Aged Ashland Lady Pneumonia Victim Mrs. Maria Plumelth died at her home on Sixth street at 12:10 mid night, Wednesday, aged 76 years. Death was due to broncho-pneumonia of which she had been a sufferer for only a short time. Funeral services will take place this afternoon from the Nazarene church at 2 o'clock, and Interment will be made In Mountain View ceme tery. She is survived by oue (laugh ter, Mrs. J. Mabel Dilhan of San Francisco. Canteen Station Apples Exhausted When the train of soldiers going to Texas passed through tills city yesterday afternoon the attendants at the canteen station exhausted tho supply of apples that had been do nated to give the passing soldiers. Tills is one of the stations where the boys in khaki expect to receive this attention, and they always feel dis appointed If the applos are not forth coming. While It Is getting late In the season, yet many people have apples left which In many cases gJ to waste, and It would be greatly ap preciated by the canteen contingent If apples will be given to the boys now, as troop trains are moving through here fequently. Camp Life Improves - i mm Late Kecruitea men A troop train of 200 soldiers from American Lake passed through this city yesterday afternoon on their way to Texas. They stopped here forty minutes and were met at the canteen station by the committee in charge, who treated the visiting soldier with apples and presented them with pic ture postcards of the city. These men were on their way to Texas, and some of them were members of the contingent passing through here two weeks ago. One young man asked Mrs. W. L. Maxey of the canteen sta tion if she remembered him, and on icing told she did not, he said he was of the bunch of "rough necks" that passed through here a short time ago. He had only been at Camp ewls a week, but in that time had developed into a soldier of whom Uncle Sam may be Justly proud. Mrs. AIlco R. Nugent of Umatilla, In eastern Oregon, is in Ashland to day In the interests of Mr. Stanfleld' candidacy for U. S. senator. Some erroneous stories seem to have been startod to his attitude on prohibition and Mrs. Nugent, always a strong prohibitionist, Is here for the pur pose of ( Orroctlng insofar as may be the ern, sous, impressions that have ecome more or less current. , She says, as between McNary and stan flold. the record of Stanfleld on pro hibition Is far ahead that of Mc-Nary. North Pacific to Furdish Foresters District Forester Ceo. II. Cecil, of Portland, has complied a directory giving the mail addresses of forest service men from this district who arn in the army and navy and sent a copy to all forest officers in the district, Willi the suggestion that they writ-j letters to their friends at the front. This directory shows than one hun dred and seven members of tho for est service In tho north Pacific dis trict havo answered their country's call and joined some branch of mili tary service s'.nco America entered the world war. Seventeen other lormer memiiers or tlio forest serv ice have entered the army' and navy from private employ. Two have al ready sealed their loyalty with their lives. According to this directory, twen ty one men went from the district forester's office, eleven from the Olympic national forest, ten each from the Oregon and Snoqualmle for ests, eight each from the Washing ton and Wenatchee forests, six from the Colvllle, five each from the Rain ier and Whitman, four each from the Chelan, Columbia and Ochoco, three each from the Cascade, Slus law and Umatilla, two each from the Crater, Mlnam, Santlam, Umpqua and Okanogan, and one each from tho Malheur, Siskiyou, Wallowa, and Wenaha. The positions formerly occupied by these men In the forest service range from district forester to messenger. A large proportion of them were for est rangers and forest guards. Pro fessionally trained foresters and men from nearly every line of forest serv ice work are Included In the roster It is said that field men of the forest service are especially adapted to the life of a soldier because of their be ing accustomed to rugged outdoor, life. The forest regiments the 10th and 20th engineers, have 50 of the men from this district; 20 more are in the signal corps. Nearly all branches of the military service have attracted the men who left the forest service to do their part In making the world a fit place to live In. Stanley R. Augspurgcr and Roy Muncaster, both members of the 20tli engineers (forest), were lost when the Tuscanla went down and are bur ied on the coast of Scotland. Mr. Augspurger(was a field assistant on the Columbia national forest, work ing at the Wind river nursery Just before enlisting. His home was in Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Muncaster was a district ranger on the Olympic na tional forest previous to his enlist ment. He came to the coast from Denver, Colo. Cyril Maude Comes To Page Tuesday Cyril Maude, who appears at the Page, April 30 In "Grumpy" Is thus spoken of in the San Francisco Ex aminer: "Cyril Muude came back: to the Columbia last night with his, famous title role characterization of the irascible but lovable old English barrister, Mr. Andrew Bulllvant, In 'Grumpy.' "Last night was the opening salva In 'Grumpy's' American campaign: for we are at liberty to use military language since 'Grumpy' came to the footlights at the end of the third act and made a pretty little speech and assured us he Is our Anglo-Saxon ally and meanB to do his bit to help win the war over there. "Maude Is unusually well support ed by his aides, of whom Miss Dor othy Cummins Is charmingly 'rip ping,' to borrow Ernest's line, and Betty Murray Is unusually nice to look at. In tho men's roles, Jarvls Is exceedingly good. Miss Calliet Vogoli, stenographer for the public schools, has been suf fering from an attack of grippe and has been Incapacitated for several days during the week. Mrs. Nellie Connor and daughter iTainn uu nm now living In San Francisco, came home last evening on a brief business trip, and will go beck again today. Miss Helen Is tak ing a course In telegraphy In the S. P. school for telegraphers. Mrs. A. C. NIninger and children, Mrs. William Hulen and son Billy, Mrs. Hattle Camps and son, Max, returned Sunday from an automobile trip In California which extended a9 far as Weed.