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Historic, 8oeI,ty Auditorium T ........ ... . . . "Ashtond Grows While UthlaFkms" i-CIty of Sunshine and Flowers -; Ashland, Oregon,' Ulhla Springs';: ' "Oregon's Famous Spa" VOL. XLIII ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1918 NUMBER 3 Patriotic Meeting To Be Held Sunday Ashland will havo two men of na tional fame speak at a mass meeting Sunday in the Interests of' the na tional committee on the moral alms of the war. These speakers will bo Dr. George W. Nasymth of Washing ton, D. C, and Dr. Sidney L. Gullck of New York city, both of whom -will address a mass meeting In the Chautauqua building at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Dr. Nasmyth who will speak oa "The Problem of World Reconstruc tion," Is associated with the federal ltr ill I i Cs!Tm J 11 I -$sr I DR. GEORGE XASMVTH fuel administration as secretary to Dr. Garfield, fuel administrator . He is also ?eretary of the world cour: league and secretary of the associa tion of2 cosmopolitan clubs of the world. He organized the two larg est International student conferences ever held, and for many years hay , been connected with international movements. Dr. N'asraythtudied In several' Eu ropean universities, including four in German. He has traveled exten sively in all the warring countries. He is the author of a number of books, one of his latest being, "So cial Progress and the Darwinian Theory." He is a prora'nent lecturer end public speaker. Dr. Gulick Is the well known mis sionary from Japan, and will give an address of "The Moral Alms of the War" ' For 25 year he was teacher in the leading universities of Japan, in cluding the Imperial university of Tokio. For the past three years Dr. Gulick has been in the United States helping to bring about a better feel ing between the United States and Japan. He is secretary of the commission on relations with Japan of the fed eral council of churches; also of the federal council's commission on in ternational justice and goodwill; also DR. SIDNEY L. GULICK ( of the world alliance for Internation al friendship through the churche3, He Is the author of scores of books both in Japanese and English, his latest Just' issued being, "American Democracy and Asiatic Citizenship." 4Ie hag spoken before hundreds qf V f 1 $ ! 4 I 1 Eat No Wheat Until Harvest Is Slogan Commencing Monday, Oregon went on a wheatless diet that will last until next Saturday. During that period all retail dealers will abstain from selling wheat flour, in order to conserve all wheat products for the forces overseas. This follows the Initial movement for placing Oregon upon a voluntary "wheatless until harvest" basis, thus relying on the urgent call of Uncle Sam In his great task of feeding our army at the front and the armies and civilian peoples of th3 allies, which was taken at Portland, when county food admin istrators, assembled from 28 out of 36 counties, unanimously adopted the following resolution; Whereas, the wheat situation of the nation and the allies has be come exceedingly acute so acute that only by the most drastic cur tailments In consumption can Ameri ca meet the grave' duty and military necessity which confronts her; there fore, be It Resolved, that it Is the unanimous conviction of the county food admin istrators of the state of Oregon and others attending the food adminis tration conference held In Portland May 22-23, 1918, that Oregon be placed at once as nearly as may be upon a voluntary wheatless basis, this to continue until August, 1918. And be It further Resolved, that each county admin istrator shall immediately take steps to bring his county to such wheatless standard; that this resolution shall not contemplate curtailing consump tion of wheat products by heavy man ual laborers, or others necessarily dependent upon bakers' bread to a point which will impair their effici ency; that bakers should limit their consumption of wheat flour 'to 70forcements from the south, there has per cent of that of the corresponding reriod of 1917; that dealers should sell with each pound of wheat flour three founds of substitutes, an1 should not purchase nor sell to ex ceed 25 per cent of their last year's purchases of wheat flour without spe cial permit; that dealers and com munities further be requested . to eliminate wheat flour sale entirely, and in any case to use their best ef forts to confine such sales to a max imum of one-half pound of wheat flour per week per person; that steps 'be taken at once to Induce all deal ers, homes and hotels to turn back all supplies of flour on hand beyond the ultra minimum required within the spirit of this resolution,' except jthat where flour on hand is so re motely located that its return would be impractical, permission be given to retain the same. The only persons exempted from the no-wheat ban are bakers, hospi tals and logging camps. The reason for lifting the ban in these instances is because bakers, under the federal license, are allowed but 80 per cent of the amount they used at the same time last year, and since they can use only this limited quantity, it makes no difference when it is purchased. Hospitals and logging camps, on ac count of their nature, cannot be de prived of the wheat flour. Program Completed For Chautauqua The program for the 26th annual Chautauqua beginning June 19, and lasting 10 days, has been completed with the arrangements of the morn ing classes and lectures. The Ellison-White part of the pro gram was chosen some time ago, and will consist of some of the most brll-' llant talent and pleasing attractions on the lecture platform. A lecture on some phase of so ciology and economics will be given every morning at 9:30. Dr. Stans fleld of Portland will have a daily Bible class at 10:45, during the en tire period of Chautauqua. Every 4ay from 9 to 11 and such other hours as may be arranged, a special director of play and athletics will care for the children and youth. It may also be possible to arrange a period for the grownups to play. Complete programs will be ready for distribution about June 10, and sea son tickets may be procured of Sec retary Shlnn at the Commercial club. audiences in the United States, al ways with great acceptability. In connection with the speaking, Mrs. Julia Hockett, one 6f the lead ing singers of the city, will sing Kip ling's "Recessional," and other songs. No admission to these addresses will be charged and no collection taken. Everybody Is cordially Invited." . French Hold Route To Paris Huns Claim 25,000 Prisoners Iu their violent attacks on the 30 mile battle front, running from Sols sons eastward to tho region north west of Rheims, the German armies continue to force back the French and British on nearly every sector. The fortified town of Poissons, the extreme left flank of the allied bat tle line, has been occupied by the Germans, although tho Trench are still holding to Its western environs, through which emerge the railway lines leading to Paris and Cam peign. According to the German official communication, 25,000 prisoners, among them a Fsench and a British general, have been taken along the front, and Ecveral villages taken. On the sector directly southwest of Soissons the Germans now are fighting approximately 12 miles from where they started their drive Mon day from Vauxaillon, while farther east, near Loupeigne, and in the cen ter, in the vicinity of Sovigny, wedges have been driven In to a depth of about 15 miles. The Germans continually are throwing fresh divisions into the bat tle, but the British , and French troops are keeping up their tactics of giving ground only when it Is Im possible longer to hold positions un der the tremendous German pres sure. f Heavy casualties are being suf fered by the armies of the German crown prince, while the losses of men to the allies are described as rela tively light, Although unofficial reports have mentioned the rushing up of rein as yet been no official statement that General Foch is sending In his re serves. Of almost as great Interest as the Alsne battle is the situation around the town of Cantigny, where the Americans made a notable gain in tljeir first ."solo!" attack against the 'enemy Tuesday. Numerous counter attacks have been launched against the Americans holding Cantigny, but they have met only with failure and the loss of many men killad or wounded. Unstinted praise has been shower ed upon the Americans by military officers for their dash and daring. Still another defeat has been in Amy Leah Dennis At Page Theatre Different roles make different de mands upon actors and every new part is very apt to add not only to their worries in Hfe, but to their ed ucation as well. For Instance, if an actress is cast for the character of stenographer in a play, the conscien tious artist will make herself pro ficient as a typist before the dress re hearsal. . Sometimes the demands are unique. In the case of Miss Amy Leah Dennis, now playing the lead ing role in "Marys, Ankle, the clever New York hit which A. H. Woods will present at the Page thea tre, Medford, on Tuesday, June 4, considerable expense has been added to the young lady's incidental ac count due to the "exigencies of the part." One of the greatest demands made on Miss Dennis' ability Is the perilous one of standing on one foot, like a stork for a considerable per iod of time. But that foot doesn't worry her. It is the other one the one attached to the sprained ankle. It Is necessary for this foot and ankle to be exposed for an entire act, and as Miss Dennis Is an artist, not only to her finger tips but, In this play, to her toetlps, she had add ed an expert chiropodist to her re tinue of servants whose duty it Is to come to the theatre before each per formance and make-up that foot as carefuly as the player does her pretty face. Special Service At Presbyterian Church In accordance with the proclama tion of our president and congress, the members of the Presbyterian church and all the people of AshlanJ Are invited to' come at 8:00 o'clock Thursday evening to engage in pray er of confession and humiliation for our sins, -and to Implore the bless ing of Almighty God on our allied cause. II. A. CARNAHAN, D5p. Pas- flicted upon the enemy by Americans this time far to the east, In the Toul sector. Here the Germans let loose largo quantities of gas near Broraenil and delivered an attack, which the Americans shot to pieces with machine guns. Later another sector, under a heavy barrage fire, 14 Germans managed to Invade an American trench. None of them re turned. In Flanders and Picardy the Ger mans are heavily bombarding French and British positions on various sec tors and raiding operations aro being carried out by both sides. No bis battle has begun. London, Vay 29. The Dally Mail today publishes from Its Tokio cor respondent an interview with the Japanese foreign minister, Baron Shimpei Goto, which Is remarkablo for its discussion by question and an swer of Japan's good faith toward the allies and of the pro-Germanism attributed to Baron Goto in some quarters. The Interview In mainly concerned with the prospects of Jap anese Intervention in Siberia. Baron Goto said the allies had made no formal proposal to Japan for such intervention, but that any suggestions by the allies would re ceive sympathlc consideration.- Asked what compensation Japan would demand for intervention, Bar on Goto replied that this would de pend on varying circumstances size of the army, the extent of the thea tres of operations, and the like. "But at the present moment," the foreign minister said, "we are not thinking of compensation, but only of everything for the allied cause, which we have faithfully made our own." Concerning the relations of Japan with' the United States, the baron said that since the steel difficulty had been settled, Japan no longer had any cause for complaint. Questioned concerning the Japan ese pbl ticians. who, the correspond ent ie.k ' appeared to regret that Japan las not allied with Germany, the baron said: "I. do not say there are not such men among us, but temporary politi cal partisanship should not be mis taken for solid convictions. The Brit ish people may rest assured that, so long as the 'Japanese empire exists the Japanese people are their good friends." Ashland Clergyman Makes Lecture Tour Rev. W. L. MelUnger, pastor of the Christian church, left Sunday night to commence his Chautauqua engage ments which will occupy his atten tion throughout the summer. He will stop on his trip at Nebraska to visit Mrs. Melllnger's mother for one day, and later spend a day with his sis ter in Iowa, after which he will open his engagements with the Mutual Chautauqua bureau of Chicago at Ar eola, Illinois, on June 5. Mr. MelUnger has 105 days In his Itinerary, with two lectures each day. In the afternoon Mr. MelUnger will speak on "Misunderstood Mexico," and In the evening his address will be "The Background of the War." He expects to return October 1, and again take up his pastorate In the Christian church. The pulpit in this church will be occupied by tran sients only during the summer, the congregation being anxious to hold the appointment vacant for Mr. Mel linger on his return in the fall. Mrs. MelUnger and family will remain in Ashland during Mr. Melllnger's ab sence. Epworth League Elected Officers At the business meeting of the con vention of Klamath District Epworth League in session at Grants Pass Friday, Saturday and Sunday th following officers for the coming year were elected Saturday: . '.' President, s Joseph Bwtemnn, Med ford; first vice-president, M'nnie Kin. caid, Ashland; second vice-president. Kathleen LeRaut, Wilbur; third vice president, Dora Herman, Grants Pass; fourth" vice-president, Lyle Per- rlne, Rosebtfrg; secretary, May Llnd ley, Medford treasurer. Ernest Jef frey, Talent, and Junior League sup erintendent, Miss Tooker, Ashland. Phone Job orders to the Tidings. Ashland Young Man Makes Good Progress Delbert llalfhlll, son of Mr. and Airs. J. P. llalfhlll of Alta avenue, passed through this city Monday on his way to the Bremerton navy yard at Bremerton. He has been stationed at San Diego the past year, part of the time on the U. S. S. Rainier. Sev eral months ago ho was transferred from tho Rainier to the U. S. S. Ore gon, also being promoted frW third to second class radio operator. While on the Oregon he made several trips to the South Seas and other South Pacific ports. A month ago he was ratod first class radio operator and receives a corresponding Increase in pay. Mr. Hafhill expects to be stationed at Seattle for a short time, and will then go to tho Atlantic coaBt whore he will be attached to tho merchant marine traveling between American ports and France. He had the choice of staying on tho Oregon or going overseas, but preferred to go where there was more excltemenj than pa trolling the Pacific. He is looking fine and says, "the navy for him." War Savings Stamps Sales Falling Off The board on war savings stamp? report that Ashland Is falling down on her sales of "baby bonds." Dur ing the last month she has not near ly come up to the former amounts purchased, although the city's quota has never been reached. For a popu lation of 5000 Ashland Is assessed $20 In war savings stamps for every man, woman and child In the city. This will amount to ahout $8000 monthly. Since December the amount of thrift and war savings stamps pur chased monthly, have been as fol lows: December, $387.2S; January, $1, 610.47; February, $2283.03; March, $5381.72; April, $5638.65, and May, up to date, $3000. While Liberty bonds were . much over-subscribed, Ashland has fallen down on the war savings Btamps which gives the city c black mark. County Registrars Have Been Named The war department has Issued the Information that all men, regardless of nationality or color, and except ing only those already in the mili tary or naval service of the United States, who became 21 years of age between the 6th day of June, 1917 and the 5th day of June, 1918, both dates inclusive, must present them selves before a registrar and register for military service, on June 5, 1918. Sheriff Ralph G. Jennings, chair man of the Jackson county draft board, has announced that there will he nine registrars and registering places in Jackson county as follows: Local board, courthouse, Jackson ville; T. V. Miles, Jackson Count Bank building, Medford; Fred W. Mears, Garnett-Corey building, Med ford; Miss Nellie Dickey, Plaza, Ash land; A. E. Kellogg, office, Gold Hill; W. C. Clemens, postofflce, Eagle Folnt; George W. Barker, Pine Belt Bank building, Butte Falls; E. E. Ash, Ash hall, Trail; Miss Gladys Rose, residence, Applegate. Children Busy In , W.S.S. Activity Many people do not realize what the purchase of even one thrift stamp means to some children. The fol lowing, taken from the Grants Pass Courier, tell of the work and self denial practiced among the children of our sister county to secure the little green stamps that represent their patriotism: ' ' "One little boy whose mother Is a widow has earned money to pur chase ten thrift stamps by carrying wood for a hotel. He Is a small un dersized child, weighing only thirty pounds, but strictly on the Job when It comes to beating the kaiser. One little girl held goats while her broth er, Bheared them. She confided to me that she thought the thrift stamps were .well earned, for some of the goats are as good kickers as the kal- sor himself. 'But,' she hastily added, there's no German about them.' Three, children are trying to pick wild strawberries and sell them, oth ers are selling papers and Junk." Young Man Victii" of Tubercu Laretus N. Firestone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Fircstono, died last Tuesday in tills city where he had come several weeks ago from hU home in Imperial county, Cal., In tho hope of bettering his hcatlh. Tho de ceased was 1 9 years of age and was a victim of tuberculosis. For the past few weeks he had failed rapid! and his parents and brotlrcr. Mayo, arrived here Sunday from 'Imeprlal valley. Another hrothcr, Jimmio, a soldier from Camp Lewis, also arriv ed the same day. Funeral services were held from the Dunkard church, near Talent yesterday afternoon where burial was made. Campaign Manager of Normal Active A meeting of tho contributors to the normal school fund was held Tuesday evening In the city hall nd the following executive committee was elected to represent them In all matters pertaining to the campaign: Prof. G. A. Briscoe, F. C. Homes, F. J. Shlnn, Mrs. Frank Dickey. Mrs. D. Perozzl, H. L. Whitcd and Homer Billings. The same evening this committed met and organized with Prof. G. A. Briscoe as chairman, Fred Homes vice-chairman, and F. J. Shlnn secre tary. The committee is taking hold of tiio proposition with Interest . and will do Its best to carry the meas ure at the November election. Mucli work will devolve upon the commit tee during the coining months and tho co-oporation of all our citizens Is desired. Suggestions will bo appreciated by the members of the fommittee, also tho names cf your friends in other parts of the Etate. It is not too early to be making a note of these anJ enlisting their support. Officers Elected For State Militat At tho last drill meeting of thar local unit of the state militia helt at the armory Monday night, II. Wj Frame of Talent was chosen captain: to succeed J. Edw, Thornton, who has been appointed major of the new ly formed battalion of southern Ore gon. Ashland's unit will be known as Company E, and other officers aro P. L. Spencer, first lieutenant, and D. D. Edwards, Bccond lieutenant. ' Captain Frame has had many years of military experience and his ability along these lines will be of Inestimable benefit to the local com pany. It Is expected that the com plete organization will be made shortly, and the company will re ceive their uniforms and equipment. Box Factory Starts Operations In City George F. Damon has erected an. addition to his carpenter shop and' planing mill on B street, and has es tablished a box factory In the first story of the building. He has al ready begun tho manufacture . of boxes, and has several extensive or-'t ders ahead. It is his Intention to In crease the capacity of his factory' with the growth of business and ha liopes to make this Industry an lm-. portant one in Ashland.. Mr. Damon, will continue his carpentering depart ment In the basement of his build ing. Housewives Make Wheatless Breads. The housewives' of the city have: been much Interested In the demon- stratlon for making wheatless bread given by Miss Anne McCormlck in her home economics classes. During the past week Miss McCormick has given three demonstrations at the homes of Mrs. Mary V. Wilshlre, Mra. R. Wick and Mrs. O.-Winter at which large numbers have been pres ent to take Instructions. The whoatless reglmo that is In effect at 'present Is calling forth all the efforts-of the patriotic women of Ashland to meet the exigencies or the case and are endeavoring to mak as palatable as possible the substi tutes required In the place of wheat.