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O'u Hiworici Soct Au'.trorfii, " -.. '-OiV ' - 'TV: - I -Ashland Grows While Uthla fkm$" Otf of Sunshine and Flowers Ashland. Oregbif. Uthla Springs;; J ; , ' ."Oregon! Famous Spa" S V0L-XL" ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1918 . . NUMBER 99 Germans Remain Inactive While Allies Conduct Fight On Front Having been defeated with enor roous losses in every phase of the fighting around Ypres, the Germans have attempted no further ou flaughts. Inaction prevailed Wed nesday before the positions held by the French and British troops. Since Monday what activity there has been was carried out by the British and French, both of whom have material ly bettered their positions, the French near Locre and the British at Mete ren. On both sectors ground was captured and prisoners taken. Meanwhile British and French ar tillerists are sending a veritable rain of shells on Mont Kemmel. Thus far the allied guns have held back all at tempts by the enemy to reinforce his men on the hill and if the good work is kept up the hill top Is likely fcoon to prove to be a death trap for its captors. Nothing as yet has been vouch safed regarding the inter-allied war council, which is holding war ses sion at Versailles, which are expected to bring forth decisions of great moment. Great faith In the ability of Gen eral Foch and the allied commanders again has been expressed by M. Cle menceau, French premier, returning from a visit to the front. The fighting on the other fronts, except in Palestine and Mesopotamia, continues of a minor character. In the latter theatres, however, the Brit inn have returned to the attack and dispersed enemy patrols." gained successes over the Turks. Progress has . been made north of Bagdad, along the Tigris river, and In Palestine several positions have been captured and prisoners taken. London, May 1. "The enemy's ar tillery has' been active today against the back areas In the neighborhood of Bethune and has heavily shelled French positions on the Locre sec tor," says Field Marshal Halg's com raunlcation, Issued tonight. "On the remainder of the front there is nothing to report beyond the usual artillery activity and local en counters on both sides." The number of German prisoners captured by the British armies in France during March was 1061, in cluding 69 officers. In April a fur ther 5241 prisoners, Including 136 officers were captured. These figures are inclusive of the prisoners taken by the French. State Militia Virtually Assured At Mass Meeting Monday Night ' Paris, May 1. The war office an nouncement tonight says: "There is nothing to report during the day except lively bombardments In the region north of Mondidier. "On April 30, Sub-Lieutenant Guerin brought down bis 20th enemy machine. "Eastern theatre, April 30. Thero was reciprocal artillery activity In various sectors. On the Serbian front in the neighborhood of Vetrenk sev eral Bulgarian attacks were repulsed. At the Cerna bend our detachments County Sends Out First Drafted Men A number of Jackson county contingent of drafted men departed Irom Medford Tuesday afternoon 10 the various camps where they will be stationed for training to become Uncle Sam's soldiers. In accordance with a proclama tion issued by Mayor Gates, an im mense crowd gathered at the sta tion in Medford to speed the boys' on their way. The Jackson county boys left for Camp Lewis on tha troop train going through at about. 3:30, after having taken luncheon in Ashland, and were as follows: Homer Pellett, Fred Elden Lewis, L. L. Davis, Orville H. Gaines, Robert Middleton. Bruce Otto Force, Albert E. Jackson, George W. Williams, E E. Brown, W. Ray Davis, Dave Grif fiths, Clarence A. Keizur, Lee O walker, Silas B. Morgan, Charles Francis Rosecranz. The following drafted men left Medford Wednesday morning for Fort McDowell, Cal., where they will be trained for the cavalry and artillery Leland C. DeCarlow, Fred Lester Luy, Hiram James Arnold, Lester Harvey Wertz and George Lewis. market Report in Union Stockyard During the past week cattle re ceipts at the Portland Union stock yards are not at all adequate to the demand. Anything that look's like a cow Is getting past at almost ridic ulous prices In some cases. Cows that sold at 8 cents are selling bet ter than 10 cents at present. Hog receipts are not keejping ufc) with the demand In any better way than the cattle receipts. The quality of hogs coming In Is very good and the tone of the market Is firm. There is no great deal of demand for prime spring lambs, although some are bringing as high as $20. Heavy lambs are selling as high as $18 with the supply very light. Other sheep are steady. Troops Appreciated , Gilt of Flowers One of the days the troops were passing through this city, Mrs. O. Winter sent a large basket of flowers to the canteen station, thinking per haps the soldiers might enjoy them as a bright little memento of their stay in this city. These were called for with avidity by the soldiers and the supply was very soon exhausted. The boys were delighted with the thoughtful attention and all were an xious to receive a portion of Ashland flowers to help cheer them on their way. Flowers are one of the things Ashland Is never lacking, and when troop trains go through here no finer tribute can be paid the passing sold iers than to give them flowers with a hearty Godspeed to accompany them on their journey. Ashland Is practically certain to be come one of the cities in the stats to have a .National Guard organiza tion. Through the untiring efforts of First Lieutenant P. L. Spencer and Second Lieutenant D. D. Edwards of the Home Guard this movement was virtually assured at the mass meet ing held in the armory last Monday night, when the call for volunteers to join the organization brought near ly enough men of the required age to their feet to effect the organization at once. Recruiting has been active ly pushed all week following this meeting, and it is expected when Ad jutant General Williams comes to this section to muster in the guard a full quota will be awaiting him. A gratifying number of represen tative citizens answered the call to the meelng Monday night, noticeably among whom wer men of military, age whose presence donoted the Interest shown In the meeting. The band gave open air concerts en the Plaza and In front of the armory, whlca did much to rouse the patriotic zeal of the citizens, and when Second Lieutenant Edwards of the Home Guards opened the meeting, the sen timent was plainly expressed that a National Gurad for this city would be forthcoming. Interesting patriotic addresses were made by Mayor C. B. Lamkln, W. E. Xewcomb, G. A. Briscoe of the public schools, and Rev. C. A. Ed wards. Several of these speakers have boys already In the service, and spoke from a full heart of the neces sity of bringing forth every effort for a speedy termination of this "ter rible conflict in a victory for the al lied troops. The trend of the ad dresses was an appeal to the people at home to stand back of the boys J at the front, and support them in every manner available. "During the first stages of the war I was a pacifist," was the hones: confession of Lieut. Edwards, who was introduced by Mayor Lamkln, and who explained the object of tho meeting. "I thought peace should be made at any price, until the United States entered Into the conflict, then I was first and foremost an Ameri can. Some pacifists claim they have u constitutional right to go into war or stay out," he further remarked. "I would like to ask, who gave them this constitutional right? It was soldiers with muskets." He then ex plained the object of the organiza tion of the state militia which, he said, must not be confused with the federal army, and cannot be sent out of the state. After an inspiring ap peal he called for volunteers and n large body of men present rose to their feet. They were cheered to the acho. Recruiting has been kept up active ly each night during the week, and It la expected that by tonight or tomor row night a sufflcent number will be ready W be mustered into the state service.' J. E. Thornton, who served the United States during the Spanish American war, as an officer, will take the captaincy of the new company, and thd other officers will be sup plied from the ranks of the present Home Guard. This morning a delegation consist ing of Mayor C. B. Lamkln, Capt. J. 13. Thornton, F. J. Shlnn. W. H. McNalr, Lieut. D. D. Edwards and L. A. Roberts went to Jacksonville where they met a delegation from Medford to petition the court In re gard to supplying uniforms for the companies in Ashland and Medford. They were successful in their mission and the county will supply one hun dred uniform for each, campanyi. Recruiting is being pushed along and it Is thought that by next week enough members will be signed up One More Big Drive To Face During this Coming Year so that the company may be sworn in by Adjutant General Williams some time next week. The regular meeting of the Home Guard will be held next Tuesday night at which the full membership is requested to be preser. , III Health Causes Man To Shoot Self Write American on Soldiers Letters 'The postal authorities at Washing ton have Issued the statement that i mail addressed to members of the American expeditionary forces in France should have the word "Amer ican" written or spelled in full so that in the address the designation will be read "American E. F." The new order Is deemed necessary in order to distinguish American mall from that addressed to the ex peditionary forces of other countries. East Side Market Has Changed Hands J. E. Barrett, has transferred his Kingsbury springs ranch to A. H. Brown for the East Side market. The latter intends to devote his en tire time to cattle and ranch inter ests, while Mr. Barrett will take per sonal charge of the outside work of the market, such as buying and kill ing stock. The retail department will be In charge of B. F. Storm, a capable meat cutter. The transfer Jook effect yesterday. Commercial Club To Elect Officers ,An Important meeting of the Com mercial club will be held in the city hall next Monday evening at which all members are urged to be present. The semi-annual election of officers will take place. An excellent pro gram of talented speakers has been arranged, the band will furnish music and refreshments will be served. Fred W. Weeks For County Corone Fred W. Weeks, of the Weeks & McGowan Fruniture company of Med ford, was in Ashland Thursday af ternoon In the, Interest of his candi dacy for county coroner. Mr. Weeks has been a long resident of Jackson county and Is widely and favorably known. Formerly he was engaged in the manufacture of furniture at Phoenl.:, and for years has been in the funlture and undertaking busi ness In Medford. Despondent over 111 health of sev eral years' duration Paul F. Billtz. 40 years old of Medford, committed suicide Tuesday afternoon by shoot ing himself through the head. The tragedy occurred at 3:30 o'clock in the apartments occupied by Mr. and i Mrs. Billtz over the Mail Tribune building, and death was Instantane ous. ' The suicide was apparently plan ned, as Mr. Bllitz requested his wife to go out and witness the departure of the drafted men at the S. P. sta tion. She had barely left the room when a shot rang out, and hurrying back to her husband she found him on the bed. breathing his last with a bullet through the temple. Mr. Bllitz was ' Injured in a railroad wreck at Elslnore, Cal., four years ago, and had been an Intense suf ferer ever since. Several months ago Mr. and Mrs. Billtz came to Medford, hoping the change of climate would be beneficial, but the unfortunate invalid grew worse, and suffered In tense pain, and it is supposed that he became discouraged and decided to end it all. t The remains were shipped yester day to Los Angeles, the former home of the deceased, for burial. Mr. Bil ltz was a brother-in-law of Mrs. O T. Bergner. Ashland Women Glad To Serve Soldiers Infant's Death Was Purely Accidental The Camera Exchange for Film. A thorough investigation of the circumstances surrounding the death of the 12 -months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Cavln who met a tragic death under the wheels of a fast train at Talent last Friday, re sulted in the entire exoneration of the train crew, and no inquest was held.,' Funeral services were held Tuesday from Perl's chapel in Med ford, and burial was made In the I. O.O.F. cemetery. Mr. Cavln is a logging engineer employed at the Applegate Lumber company's logging camp near Jack sonville, and on Saturday he rented a house at Jacksonville where he will move his family because of the dan gerous proximity of their present home to the railroad. When the members of the Civic Improvement club arranged to feed the troops of drafted men thut pass ed through this city four days be ginning Saturday, it appeared a fear ful undertaking. However, the wo men attacked the project with the same vim and courage with which their boys will go over the top when they meet the enemy In France, and what was regarded with dread be came an occasion of great enjoyment to those who participated In serving the meals. The boys were good-hearted, live ly American youths and the mothers of Ashland could see in the greater part of them her boy who had gone out to face danger and perhaps be cared for by strangers, so these brave Ashland women took the Cali fornia lads to their hearts with a right good will and mothered them In the same manner they hope other women -will render service to their boys. And that the boys appreciated the service was demonstrated in the hearty manner In which they cheer ed Ashland and the people who tried to make their stop here pleasant. Tuesday, when the last contingent took luncheon here, as a pleasant di version Mrs. Perry Ashcraft and Mrs. Julia Hockett, accompanied by Mrs Parsons, sang to the boys while they ate. This was enthusiastically re ceived, especially when Mrs. Hockett sang "Where Do We Go from Here," when the entire company joined in with good will. With hearty thanks and handclasps the boys departed, all looking for ward to a speedy chance to "get" the kaiser. During the past year we have had many "drives" of one kind and an other and the end is not yet in sight. There is no use trying toi bury our heads in the sand and say that we are through giving; better far to say that we are glad that we could give as much as we have and hope that we can do still better during the com ing year. Ashland has generously responded to many calls for help and much cre dit is due the community for the 100 per cent payment of Its obliga tions in these various charitable lines. There Is another matter, however, which is of Immense Importance to this city, which It seems to us should be met without further delay the matter of financing the normal school campaign. We have taken care of the other fellow's needs and we have not asked for our own Interests the time has come when we must give to the normal school committee an adequate fund for the purpose of winning this Issue In November. We have advantages this year which we have worked long to ob tain; the co-operation of several communities In eastern Oregon on account of the unnamed location of the school in that section of the state will probably mean In itself several thousand votes; the inadequ acy of the one normal school at Mon mouth is becoming more apparent to the people of the state at large oa account of the Increasing demand for trained teachers and the disappoint ment of local school boards in find ing what they want. Many of our local people have said of their own accord that the more they' study the situation, the mora they believe that our prospects are more favorable than ever before. This measure, it is true, will be voted upon In November whether we do a lick of work, but there is no satisfaction in that; with a fair cam paign fund we have a reasonable Bhow of passing the amendment; without a campaign, our chaaces are very much reduced. We must rally to this call for funds as a matter of patriotism to our own town yes, It If very largely a business proposition but no one need to say that it is al together a selfish matter for If we want a larger motive it is only neces sary to remember that In helping the state to get straight on this nor mal school proposition, we are do ing a service to the children of every community in the whole state, a serv ice which is not simply for the day but for years to come. For our; children's sake we must make It go. Great Picture To Be Shown Next Week The will back of Germany's war and the ruthlessness of German war methods will be brought home to citizens of Ashland as never before, when "The Kaiser, Beast of Berlin," Is shown at the Vlnlng theatre, In this city Monday and Tuesday, May 6 and 7. This production comes to this city almost first among the cities west of the Rocky mountains, thanks to the promptness and enterprise of Manager Bergner in booking It to his theatre almost as soon as it reached the Portland exchange. In this seven-reel super-production with Rupert Julian playing in the role of the kaiser, audiences will see the private life and character of tlu initocrnt, with all his mad vanities and ambitions and cruel selfishness, laid mercilessly bare. They will see In a terrific review, the massacre and sack of Louvaln and they will see German ruthless ness at work in Belgium, even as it hopes some day to be at work In America. They will see the decoration of the kaiser placed on Captain von Nelgle, commander of the U-boat that sunk the Lusltanla, and will see how the captain went mad with remorse over the crime he was ordered to commit by Europe's "man with a withered soul." They will see him fall, and will Bee the prediction of the end of tho war and tho end of the kaiser, and his Imprisonment in Louvain, the first city to fall victim to German aggression. In connection with the present big drive In France, and the Liberty loan work, the picture assumes a new in terest, and gives one an especially vivid glimpse of the actual forces against which America is arrayed in this war for freedom from the curse of autocratic ambition. Heroic Treatment Given Sick Cow Isaac Bailey tried in vain the oth er day to relieve a clover-bloated cow by using various remedies sug gested by neighbors. Finally he hit upon the simple expedient of pnn cturlng the paunch of the suffering animal. Instant relief resulted, but the released gas smelled bad enough to sicken a hundred huns. Bailey says he would like to perform a simi lar operation on the cruel kaiser. Error Made in Call Of Young Dentist Subscriptions Are Still Coming In Following is the additional list of Liberty loan subscriptions made at the banks in Ashland during the past week from April 23 to April 30, in clusive: $3000 Subscription W. C. and Verna Saunders. , ! $1000 Subscription ' !. Jud V. Miller. ; l00 Subscription Emma A. Adams. ' V $.100 Subscription Clara Taylor. " $.100 Subscriptions Paul Held. Wm. II. McXnlr. 1200 SuhMflriptioiiM Nell Purves. Jack True. $100 Subscriptions Wra. G. Rush, Goo. A. Anderson James Glencross, W. T. Cochran, $.10 Subscriptions Ed F. Wolter, S. R. Jeter, Muriel II. Gibson, R. U. Chambers, C. I,. Mil ler, Martha Plerson, Oscar A. Cooper, James Whytock, W. Herndon, 0. II. . Johnson, L. L. Roberts, Minnie D. Shaw, Francis W. Shaw, David O. Howard,' John E. Patterson, John F. Rocho, Katherine Hoberlle, Bertha E. Whited, Lloyd Porter Crowson, Ber tha L. Smith, S. J. Evans, C. A. Shutts, Frank L. Colvlg, Mr. an'i Mrs. W. B. Norrls, A. J. Bush, Josepb Zelgler. Relief Plans To Be Settled at Meeting Dr. R. L. Burdlc, who recently married Miss Olive Thome In Cali fornia, prior to leaving for the army, discovered on returning home from San Francisco that an error had been made by the county board, and that he was not Included In the list of men ordered to report Immediately to Camp Lewis. , Dr. Burdk Is in class 1-B of the draft, and by mistake a call was made to him for class 1-A. On reporting at Jacksonville he learned that he would not lie called at present, and could not even enlist at this time. He will reopen his dental office here and await a further call. Mrs. Burdlc, who Is teaching school at An tloch, Cal., will conclude the present term, after whlcH the young people will reside In Ashland. Nat Goodwin doesn't seem to be able to impress his wives with tho seriousness of the matrimonial tie. At the meeting held In the cltyy hall last evening to discuss the proj ect of establishing an Ashland Patri otic fund, a good sized assemblage of representative citizens was pres ent, and seemed to take an Interest In the plan. Mayor C. B. Lamkln acted as chair man of the meeMng and F. E. Wat son Berved as secretary. E. V. Cart er presented the plan as outlined la Monday's Issue of the Tidings. All present seemed to fall In with the project, as there was no dissenting voice against It, and the subject was thoroughly discussed and all ques tions asked in regard to the plan were mnde clear. It was unanimously agreed to place! the details of the project in the hands of a committee consisting of E. W Carter, G. A. Briscoe and F. D. Wag ner, who will work out tho plans and formulate all necessary arrangements to be presented at a ptiMic mass meeting to be held In the Chautau qua building next Sunday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, when the completed plans will be presented to the publlo to be voted upon. Tills meeting will be a general one, and the citizens of Ashland are urg ed to be present to make the fjnal decision on this plan which will un doubtedly mean much to the city la the way of settling the means of meeting all war relief funds. Miss Edna Dougherty Is clerking Id Whlted's jewelry store for a shor time. j