Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, June 03, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texti j.lt- -( LJL-rt vh-,-i .r V- Orijon Historical Saty Autfltorlun , ASHLAND ROGUE RIVER ROUND-UP AND PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION JULY "Ashland Crows mile Utfila Flows" i' City f Sunshlnis and Flowers Ashland. Oregon, Uthto Springs - -' "Oregon's Famous Spa" VOL. XLIII ASJHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1918 NUMBER 4 H ODlBMGS Round-Up and Patriotic Event Is Becoming Well Advertised Amos Nininger and Leo Ferguson epent Thursday touring Jackson and Josephine counties, posting advertis ing literature In the highways and byways, and boosting the Roundup and Patriotic celebration. They report everybody Interested and more real enthusiasm abroad than at home. ' Messrs. NInlnger and Ferguson came In contact with a great many people and all were glad to know the big show was to be repeated this year and Ashland can expect a large attendance from the Grants Pass sec tion, as people there regard the Roundup here as the main annual event of southern Oregon. , Memorial Day Was Fittingly Observed Memorial day was fittingly observ ed Thursday not only in the outward exercises, but in the hearts of Ash land people who more this year than perhaps evep before remembered the hero dead In connection with the .thoughts for the living who are now serving' on the battlefields and la the army camps, , While soldiers of tho past wars iere honored In. the memory of the people, the day was certainly one of memory to these of Ashland, who recalled the same observances a year ago when the members of the 1st company, O. A. C, now so widely scattered, participated in a body In the celebration here. k The graves of at least two of this company were among those decorat ed with flowers in Ashland's ceme teries. Some are far across the ocean getting ready to strike a blow for their country's needs while many oth ers are awaiting a summons to join the armies overseas. " The little handful of the Grand Army of the Republic, who have so faithfully honored the memory of their dead comrades all the years Btretclvfftg between the War of the Rebellion and the present, had charge of the local exercises, and although that company is growing less, each year, their fidelity to the heroes of the past wars never waver. At 10 o'clock the line of march formed on the Plaza, and, led by the Ashland band, consisted of the state militia, Grand Army, Women's Re lief Corps and boy scouts of America. The procession marched to the Ash land cemetery where ritualistic cere monies were read by the patriotic orders, and the graves of the soldiers were decorated with flowers. A large concourse of local citizens was pres ent at these ceremonies and assisted in the observance by bringing quan tities of flowers with which to honor the dead. After decorating the graves the as semblage adjourned to the armory, where the reading of the general or 'ders was given by Adjutant W. A. Patrick, and an inspiring address was made by Rev. C. A. Edwards of the Methodist church. Music was fur-. Dished by a quartette, and a solo by Mrs. Hockett, while Rev. Ferris of the Baptist church made the invo cation. All stores and business houses were closed for the day, and a Sab bath quiet reigned throughout the af ternoon, making the occasion a more truly memorial event than on former occasions. r.Iedford Boy Hurt Seriously By Taxi Cecil Heard, the 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Heard, of near Medford, was struck by a taxi on the Pacific highway, two miles this side of Medford last Thursday morning end rendered unconscious. He was rushed to the Medford Sanitarium, where It was found that he had re ceived injuries at the base of tho brain, which may prove serious. The Heard boy was riding his bi cycle to Medford, and behind him coming the same way was the Ash land jitney driven by Bud Lawrence. For some reason not explained, the boy suddenly swerved his wheel dljj tectly In front of the jitney, and al, though Lawrence turned bo sharpl; it threw his apssengers from th&j seats, he was unable to avoid a c llson, which threw the lad oVeftj-jd handlebars, head first agalnf' concrete pavement, x jjTlGr i 1. Everything Is developing nicely for the big show. The next few days the management hopes to' sign up some of the very' best known per formers In the game, that will make nice attractions. Some special ex hibition stunts are to be arranged to entertain the big crowd. Special attention is being given to the local performers of which It is hoped there will be quite a number. The management of the show are go ing to favor the local boys, and the boys from Klamath county and nor thern California, and the cash prizes for them, are the largest ever offer ed by any show ever held In th9 west. Annual Recital Was Tine Musical Event v The sixth annual recital occurred at the Congregational church Friday evening la which Elizabeth Will Goodman presented her plona pupils. The program began with a four hand number by Joe Relnhart and Mrs. Goodman and was well given. Cella Relnhart then gave a solo from memory. Tho four-hand numbers by Ellaleen Stennett, Helen Merrill, Alice Doran and Clara Will, were perfectly rendered. Schumann's "Traumerei" by Clara Will and Guylda Selby reflected credit on the youthful performers. "March Militalre" by Albert and Ray mond Cotter was true in military spirit and creditably given. "On tho River" by Mildred Gyger and "Wit ch's Greeting" by Wilma Gyger, were perfect in memorizing and tempo. "Rock-a-bye" by Francis Philpott just 6 ycar3 old), took the audience by storm. "Happy Hours" by Floy Walters showed thorough memoriza tion arid nimble finger work. "That's What I Call a Boy" sang by Ermlna Selby accompanied by Guglda Selby was delightful, and "The Buzzing Bumblebee", sung by Francis Philpott, accompanied, by Evon Philpott, was also very enjoy able. A form of ensemblance playing by Ellaleen Stennett, Helen Merrill and Clara Will was well rendered in ex pression, style and tempo. One of the features of the program was a composition by Mr. L. E. Sten nett for violin, piano and viollncello, and rendered by himself, Ellaleen and Edna, and brought before the audience local talent, the number be ing heartily encored. Venetta Burns and Etha Abbott in "The Palm3," Mabel Trott and Mrs. Goodman In "Silver Stars" rendered well those ever beautiful composi tions. "The Shepherd Boy", by Mabel Trott and "Wayside Chapel" by Ven etta Burns, both exhibited the beau tiful singing qualities of our modern piano which such musicians as Schu bert, Mozart and Gluck were denied. "Twittering Birds," by Clara Will and "Woodland Echoes", in which Loletla Plerson gave to the audience solos which required good technique and dexterity of fingers. The solo "William Tell" by Lo letia Pelrson (12 years old), con sisted of eleven pages and was mem orized and skillfully performed, be speaking a future pianist. The ever popular overture "Poet and Peasant", suppe, by Lyle Sams, and Mrs. Goodwin was no doubt the moBt delightful number. "II Trov?tore," by Lyle Sams and ftlrs. Goodwin was rendered true in technique, expression and interpre tation, making one feel glad there had lived a Verdi, and concluding a musical evening. Grim Reaper Calls Well Known Woman Mrs. Ruth Maxedon, wife of J. R. Maxedon of 977 B street, died at 11:55 Friday night at a local hospital where she had undergone a serious operation several weeks ago. Mrs. Maxedon was 48 years of age and was well known and highly re spected by a large circle of friends. J Funeral services will be held from ru .... '.clock unuermKiug panurs touay, fday, conducted' by Rev. W. N. laVV the Baptfst church, and ln- tatlvVlll be Aade In Mountain naturetery. Besides her husband, Hl.if survived by a son. Under thJerT,ng Jn the army Swiss people,1 fifth of a por per month. Spy Suspect Caugbt Going To Portland A German giving his name as Jul ius Pankaw was arrested at the S. P. depot in Ro3eburg by Sheriff George Quine last week on arrival of the northbound train and was later plac ed In charge of. a detective aboard the train and sent on through to Portland, where he was turned over to the United States marshal there. The man arrested Is about 40 years of age, and his suspicious ac tions attracted the attention of a de tective on the train. Shortly after leaving Dole station the fellow sur- reptiously threw a handful of torn lilts of paper out of the car window, and when accused of endeavoring to dispose of Incriminating evidence de nied the truth of the statement. As he appeared to be pro-German in his tendencies, as well as of Ger man origin, his action looked suspi cious, and a wire was sent to Sheriff Quine who met the train and placed the fellowunder arrest. Going down the line the sheriff hunted along the tracks until he found the torn bits of paper, and gathered them all up. When examined they appeared to be parts of two letters, one of which was typewritten and refer ences was frequently made to mili tary affairs, "service in the army," "lieutenant" and other words and sentences of a nature that shows the letters were discussing those matters. Pankaw was reticent concerning his movements, but It was learned by the-sheriff that the fellow has visited Germany since the war broke out in 1914, but has probably been In the United States all of the time since this country entered the struggle. The pieces of letters were mailed to the United States marshal at Port land, and after they have been ar ranged into a readable page the iden tity of the alleged spy may be as certained. Sheriff Quine later received word that more papers containing plans drawn by the German spy had been found near Round Prairie near where the others were picked up. He said that the papers found this time con tain plans of factories for the mak ing of harness and saddles to be used In the army. When searched by the officers at Portland the spy is report ed to have had $40,000 on his per son. Chautauqua Offers Ideal Attractions The 26th annual meeting of the Southern Oregon: Chautauqua will open July 19, instead of June 19, as stated in the Tidings of Thursday. One of the best and most attractive programs ever presented here has been selected, and the managemnt Is looking forward to a large attend ance this season. This session of Chautauqua come? at the most convenient time of tho summer, as it is "between seasons" for the housewife. She will have finished her early canning duties and the later fruits and vegetables have not arrived. The same can be said to apply to farmers, so a pleasant and profitable outing may be arrang ed to take place at this time. ' Ashland will afford a most desir able place to spend a summer vaca tion, and the entertainment provided at the Chautauqua sessions will be one of the bright spots in the annals of the year's routine. New Batteries Have Many Ashland Boys Word has been received in this city that the new regiment, the 69th, which Is being made up at Fort Stev ens and is expected to leave shortly for France, will contain many Ash land boys. So far as can be learned, the local boy3' who will be In Batteries D and F, are Sergeant Glenn Simpson, Elec trical Sergeant Beecher Danford. R. R. Fraley, Fd Wolcott, George Evans, O. S. Silver, R. W. Harrell, F. S. Pen nlston, D. N. Scott, C. W. Kirk, D. W. Davis, W. H. Sams, F. L. Rush, J. Jones, Frank B. and S. Dwlght Tinker. It Is not known when this regiment will leave the fort, but par ents and families in hls city with members In it are anxious to ascer tain if It will go through here on its way to embarkation. , - Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hendrlck of Hendrick's springs, visited friends in town one day last week.- ' Vill Conserve On Wheat In Ashland W. A. Folger, county chairman of the food administration, was in the city the latter part of the week In connection with the efforts being made to put Jackson county on a wheatlesB basis until the next har vest. After visiting the merchants and Business Men's association the following resolution was adopted by the latter, to go into effect Immed iately: "Resolved, That the Ashland Busl nesss Men's association do hereby pledge themselves to Influence their patrons as far as possible to co-operate with the food administration to adopt a wheatlcss diet until after the fall harvest, I.e., not to use more than one-half pound of wheat per person per week, and to restrict sales to conform to this schedule. They also pledge themselves not to sell other wheat bread than war bread, of the formula 40 per cent substitutes and 60 per cent wheat flour. Stores and bakeries are allowed to handle Roman meal, oat meat, rye and gra ham bread as before." The food administration has been notified that while our normal con sumption of wheat Is forty-two mil lion bushels a month, there are only twenty-six million bushels left for our use until the ne::t harvest. Draft Call 182 To Report For Duty Official announcement was made Friday that 280,000 men will be call ed to the colors during June. They will be ordered to report June 24, but It has not yet been determined to what camps they can be assigned, so the list of apportionments Is for the present being withheld. Out of 543S class 1 men remain ing uncalled in Oregon out of the current quota for selective service in the national army, about 1700 will be called Into service during the month of June, under the order is sued by Provost General Crowder, calllnr for 280,000 men. Under a call for 150,000 Oregon furnished 923. Under the new order the number will approximate 1700. From Governor Wlthycombe, to whom It was sent direct by Provost Marshal Ccneral Crowder, Captain J. E. Culllson, U. S. R., in charge of the operation of the draft law In Ore gon, has received the army's es mate of men remaining to be sum moned from the state under the sec ond draft which, atlhough summoned In units of a smaller size, calls in all some 800,000 men. The quota remaining to be obtain ed by taking the number of class 1 men accepted for service, but not yet summoned in the state, which was 9373 on May 1," and thereto the number Inducted on calls, which is 1644, and the number of voluntary Inductions, which is 632. This gives 11,649 class 1 men as a basis for the quota. To arrive at the current quota 80 per cent of this number is taken and Oregon is credited thereupon by subtraction therefrom with 3861 men furnished upon Induction calls, In cluding that for men for Fort Mc Dowell which left last week, and those furnlstfed in response to the "nation's want column" call for spe cially qualified men. , This leave the total of 5458 men subject to the draft now In progress. Jackson county will be called to furnish 182 of her class 1 men. This will be the largest amount called at any one time, as Jackson county has furnished so many volunteers that she has been exempted from several drafts and only small numbers were taken at the previous ones. The quo tas of the nearby counties are: Doug las 156, Josephine 81, Klamath 92. Freeman A. Brown Answered Last Call Freeman A. Brown, a well known resident of this city, died at his home at 65 Granite street last Thursday evening at 7 o'clock after an lllnesa extending over several weeks. Death was due to heart trouble. Mr. Brown was a native of Iowa, but had been a resident of Ashland for many years. He was 72 years old. Funeral services were conducted from tin Stock Undertaking parlors Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, after which the body was shipped to Storm Lake, Iowa, his farmer home, for Inter ment. Mn Brown Is survived by bis wife, one son and one daughter. Germans Cease Attack on Maine And Try to Open Way to Paris With their left wing touching tho Marne and their right linking up with the battle front at Xoyon, the Germans, in their new offensive, are hammering the allied line apparent ly with the hope of crushing In the Solssons salient, and opening up thu way to Paris, by way of the Marn3 and the Oise. They are reported to be using near ly three-quarters of a million men in this effort. '''Although tho enemy occupies the northern bank of the Marne for a stretch of 12 miles east of the Cha teau Thierry, he seems to have mado no serious attempt to force a cross ing, the only efforts In this direction that have been reported having been by small forces. These were repuls ed by the French. The main trend of the enemy ef fort is westward and with tflls pur pose seemingly fully developed, Gen. Foch Is disposing his forces to resist It. Already the French seem to be In considerable strength in the patch of the. German crown prince's drive west of the Solssons road to Cha teau Thierry. , The Germans at last reports had succeeded In penetrating from 2 t) nearly 4 miles at points west of this road. They were stopped for the time being, at least, at Chaudun, three miles from the road, which the French first lost and then re-took in desperate fighting, and likewise be fore Chouy and Neuilly St? Front, to the south. Just below Solssons, the crown prince's troops were forced back on the Crise river, which runs on a north and south line through that town. In the engagements on this front, several hundred prisoners were tak en by the French and In the Solssons fighting especially the Germans suf fered heavy punishment. Near the Marne in the vicinity of Chauteau Thierry, an Important rail Three In Family Left For Service! The Edwards twins of Phoenix, to gether with their brother, Joy Vance Edwards, of Dunsrauir, sons of Mrs. T. E. Davis' of Ashland, left Sunday to join the army. The latter son started for Camp Meade, Md., hav ing volunteered under the special call for railroad men. James T., one of the twins, left with the Jackson county drafted men for Fort McDowell, Cal.; John H., hie twin brother, was also selected in tills draft contingent, but obtain ed permission from the exemption board to relinquish his draft number so that he could go to Fort McDowell v.lih James and enlist In the same command. Revested Lands Are Now Open To Filing There seems to be an Impression that the revested Oregon & Califor nia railroad lands which have been opened to entry are not now open to filings, until June 10. These lands not filed on during the period ending May 25, 1918, ara still open to filing. The units men tioned In (he list of the lands must still be conformed to until June 10, 1918, and on and after that date they may be disregarded, and tho land entered regardless of units, If contiguous. The U. S. commissioner at Med ford Aiid Grants Pass will be furn ished with the numbers of the units on which entries have been allowed, for the Information of the public, and this office will furnish informa tion as to specific tracts of land, up on request. W. H. CANON, Register Woman Broke Wrist While Cranking Car Mrs. J. V. Wright of Lincoln street had the misfortune to break her wrist last wjsek while cranking their car. Mrs. Wright was imraedttcly taken to a local hospital where the Injured member was set. Her friends will be glad to know that only one bona'of the wrist was broken and a speedy recovery Is hoped for. way point on the river, the situation Is somewhat obscure, but the Frencn apparently have a protecting line flung northwest from the Marne at Charteves, 3 miles northeast of Chauteau Thierry, and linking up with their north and south line above are strongly threatening, are strongl threatening. Rhelms is still in allied hands and , In general, there Is little apparen. effort on the part of the Germans to enlarge their salient In this direction, except at its narrow edge, which they are making some headway In broad ening along the Marne. ' The line between Rhelms and the Marne takes the general course of the Dormans-Rheims road. London, June 1,--Field Marshal Halg's report tonight says: "In the course of the fighting In the nelghborhool of Aveluy wood re ported this morning, our troops ad vanced their line by successful local attacks and captured over 30 pris oners. "On the remainder of the British front there Is nothing to report be yond the usual artillery activity on both sides. "The number of German prisoners captured by us during the month of May Is 1585, Including fifteen offi cers." Reports from the eastern front are: A counter-attack by the Bul garians against our new positions at. Srka-dl Legen was repulsed by our barrage fire. The total number of troops taken during our successful attack on the enemy positions now hns reached 1712. Serbian detach ments which penetrated the enemy's trenches now have cleared them out. Berlin, June 1. The official re port this evening says: "On the front from Noyon to Sha teau Thierry we gained ground fight ing all the way." INaval Recruiting Office In Ashland The 13th naval district, througli. the western recruiting inspector, has opened a U. S. navy recruiting office) in Ashland, with headquarters in the Owens building on the corner of Main and Oak streets. II. A. Burger, yeo man, will be in charge of recruiting lu this district, assisted by Chief Yeo man S. Durkheimer. The navy has thrown open nearly every branch which is expected to last , for a short time only. Among tho ; most attractive branches for men of experience are electricians, median-. Ics, blacksmiths, coppersmiths, car penters, seamen, firemen, radio oper ators, and the hospital corps, the lat ter four requiring no previous ex perience. All enlistments are for the dura-, tlon of the war, and the chance of advancement for young men of am bition at this particular time Is un limited. ' This station will be retained in the city permanently, and all applicants accepted will receive free transporta tion from this station. Registered men may enlist provid ing they obtain a release from their' local board. The officers In charge from time to time will visit Medford, Klamath Falls and surrounding towns tor the purpose of obtaining young men who desire to enlist and cannot come to Ashland. The navy Is open to men between the ages of 18 to 35 years. This will probably be the last big drive for applicants for the navy for some time, so do not miss this opportunity to learn a trade and hon- orably serve your country. Yeoman Burger opened the recruit ing office this morning and will be ready to transact business along his line. He will be joined this evening; by Chief Yoeman S. Durkheimer, who will remain here for several days. V. 8. DKl'AHTME.VT OF. WEATHKR BUREAU Forecast for the period June 3 to to June 8, 1918, inclusive. Paciflo coast states: Showers on the Ore gon and Washington coast first of the week; elsewhere fair with unim portant temperature changes. Miss Erma Rice of Portland Is a guest of her aunt, Mrs. E. J. Van Sant, of Oak street. k )