"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.