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Newspaper Page TextHistorical p, , .-:it .,1 ASHLAND ROQUE RIVER ROUND-UP OTIC CELEBRATION JULY4-5-6 "Ashland Grows While Uthla flows" :?;'Cltif of Sunshine and Flowers Ashland, Oregon, LO Springs . Oregon's Famous SpC ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1918 VOL. XLIII NUMBER 7 .ANP'PATRI Joan of Arc The . Spirit of Libery i The Maid of Orleans, one of the most striking figures that ever cross ed the stage of hlBtory, born of poor, but devout parents, on the borders of Loralne and Champagne. In quiet country life she grew up handsome In form, womanly in na ture, and extremely modest Industri ous and devoted. While a slip of a girl she mourned with passionate lears and prayers over the sorrow of France, while be ing invaded by an autocratic enemy. While still in her eany 'teens, af ter frequent strong appeals to be al lowed to help lead the soldiers of France she was outfitted, In male dress of white armor, mounted on a black charger, bearing a banner of her own design, white, embroidered with lilies encircling shield of lib erty on one side, on the other side a picture of God enthroned in the clouds, and in her right hand she weilded a sword, leading on CO00 men, whose faint heart were stimulat ed by her ardor, sincerity and dash. Under the spell of her pure pres ence the half-hearted were enthused and under her banner followed for word to victory. This Maid of Orleans In spirit is now leading the soldiers fighting for our liberty, and liberty and democ racy for the world. This Is to be represented In the parade July 4th. Candidates so far nominated aro Mrs. Walter Hast, Miss Isabelle Barron, Miss Minora Cornelius. uauot noxes are to be found at drug stroes and confectionary stores, Loomfs & Nelson's and Rienhart's res taurant. 13 Year Old Boy Lost In Klamath Co. Verner Carson, the 13-year-o!(J son Of Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Carson of this city had the uncomfortable experi ence of being lost In the wilds of Klamath county last Monday night, where he was compelled to spei.d thf sight alone. Monday morning, Verner, In com rany with F. D. Swingle, his son Art rn and Lee Weisenburger, started to spend the summer with an uncle at Fort Rock. The party made a camp along the route at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and from that" point Verner started out on an exploring expedition. In some manner he lost his bearings and when night over took him he could not locate him eelf nor find his fellow campers. According to the young lad, hs was not at all frightened at the thought of having to spend the night alone in an Isolated country, but hav ing some matches in his possession he built a fire to keep warm and went comfortably to sleep until day light. Meanwhile a search was instituted by Mr. Swingle, who reported the loss of the boy at Fort Klamath. Word was also sent to O. F. Carson, the toy's father, and he left at an early tour to assist in the search. At Bocky Point Mr. Carson telephoned to the Fort and was relieved to learn that his son had been found. The boy continued his Journey apparent ly undisturbed by his adventure. Choral Society To Open Chautauqua ' The opening number of the, pro pram will be on Thursday evening July 18th at 8 p. m. It will be a music evening by the united choral societies of Ashland and Medford. A3 this Is a purely Rogue River valley program the people of this vicinity hould show its patriotism and pride in the organization by turning out in large numbers. A great variety of music will be rresented. Solo work both vocal and Instrumental, duets and ensemble work will be given by local experts. The societies are hard at work under the leadership of George Andrews of Medford. Music lovers may espect real treat at the first number of the 1918 program. Single admission will be at the popular price of 35c, plus the war tax. Dr. Joshua Stansfleld will preach the sermon' at the Sunday morning fervlce during the Chatauqua. Dr. Stansfield will be remembered for his echolarly address on "Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde" in the winter at the Meth odist church in this city. Trade Acceptance Adopted In Ashland At the meeting of the Business Men's association of Ashland Tues day night the adoption of the trade acceptance plan of carrylngaccounts was unanimously approved, A com mittee from the association was au thorized to act with a similar com mittee from the Medford association tc work out the details of the plan as outlined, and prepare the same for adoption at a Joint meeting of the e ssoclations to be held the latter part of the month. A number of Medford business men were present at the meeting Tuesday right and evinced much Interest in the plan, which' has already been ap proved by a number of the leading business men Independently of any action by their association. It is Probable now that they will defer action until the measure is brought into general use, which Is expected very soon. Trade acceptance Is simply an agreement to pay astore bill within 30 days after it is created. In send ing out monthly statements the mer chant encloses a trade acceptance blank for the customer's signature, to be used in the event the customer does not pay by the 10th when all bills .are due. These acceptances are turned over to the banks for collection and are bandied by them as ordinary bank collections are handled, the small fee involved being paid by the merchant depositing the acceptance. Ey using the acceptances the mer chant Is relieved of the burden of open accounts without restricting the privileges of the customer. The use of trade acceptances does not reflect in any way on the Integrity of a cus tomer. Instead, It Is a direct bene fit, as It enable the merchant to not only buy to better advantage and Meet his bills promptly, but it keeps Ms prices at a minimum and makes pleasanter business relations all round.. The Joint meeting of the Ashland and Medford associations will take the form of a picnic in Llthia park at which every merchant in the coun ty with their families, will be in vited. The date suggested for this picnic' is June 26, but that will be left for the Joint committee to de termine before announcing definite ly. Help Win The War By Having No Waste Mrs. Marsh Wagner and Miss Gert rude Engle lectured for the Civic club Tuesday afternoon on the sub ject of "Salvage". The addresses were listened to with much Interest and were warmly received. The salvage of waste was discuss ed with real American spirit and the sense of mutual responsibility was penetrated to every part of the hall. The Civic club was asked to work up the salvage movement and the "do or die" spirit, that makes that club always say, "Yes, we can do "t." made it accept the proposition. A corps of capable and enegetic women was appointed by President Lamkln 'with instructions to "get busy." The committee is awake to the magnitude of the task to which they have been set, but the Civic ladles are not lukewarm patriots and when they go into a Job they do it with every ounce of energy they can mo bilize. A large "part of the success, or failure, of the venture will depend on the nature of the assistance given to this patriotic movement, but when we think what lessons of thrift will be learned by this saving of waste, the thought Is enough to make every grownup in Ashland an enthusiastic booster In the salvage movement. "Sail in!" Goddess of Liberty Feature of Parade The goddess we love, the goddess wa Iibva In ii witnl'a ai.a a. nil ,twm. WD UBTQ IU UUI IUIUU 0 tJC O.I ai IIUICOI In ln...t.. I . t. . . 1. . . 1 1 . 1 I of courage and patriotism. She will be represented in the 4th of July parade. Nominations thus far made are Miss Jenkins and Austle Barron Brown. Old papers for sale at the Tidings office. French Retake Elontcourt and Seize Many Further gains have been made by tho French troops In the fighting in the region between Montdldler and Noyorf, where, in addition to the cap ture of territory between Belloy and St. Maur, the center of the line, 400 additional Germans have been made prisoners and some guns and machine guns have been taken. Numerous German counter attacks have been repulsed, but the enemy succeeded at one point in crossing the Matz river. On the' eastern side of the Oiso river, the French have carried out a strategic retirement along the line of Belloy, Tracy-l-Val and Kampecel, unobserved by the enemy. Further south, north of the Marno, In the region of Chateau Thierry, the French have recaptured the village of Brussiares. In violent fighting between the Alsne and the forest of Vlllers Cot terets, the enemy made slight gains against the French. The French forces operating on the east bank of the Olse river south of Noyon have evacuated the Carlpont wood and the German are closely pressing the southward, according to the German official communication of Wednesday. The communication also asserts that the territory on the op posite side of the river, near where the Matz enters the stream, has been cleared of the allied troops. Nowhere else along the battle front running from Montdldler to the re gion around N'oyon, is any claim mado to further advances by the Germans. On the contrary, the lat est communication shows that the enemy everywhere has been busily engaged in attmepts to hold back the French and other allied troops among them some Americans. Drafted Men Named For Special Service Seven men were named yesterday by the county draft board for spe cial and limited service as farm la borers. The seven selected are as follows: 82, J. C. Smith; 183, A. R. Park er; 199, Charles M. Hall; 221, Wes ley Coffeen; 35 S, Robert Miller; 376, Edward Keith; 631, Eckell House holder. These men will entrain June 30 for Vancouver barracks, Vancouver, Wash. The fact that the numbers arc so widely separated is explained by the fact that these men are not physically qualified for active mili tary service, and were therefore se lected for this special Industrial serv ice. There were two other calls filled yesterday, but these men volunteered and although on the draft list were not drafted. L. A. Fryer, Levi A. Stagg and Floyd Seaman enlUted as auto drivers. They will leave this next Sunday for Vancouver barracks. The second call was for a clerk for special army service, Walter P. Dun lap, the popular hotel clerk at the Hotel Medford, being selected among the volunteers. Seven of the 12 young men who will be sent by the draft board to Portland next Friday or Saturday to take a course of special training along mechanical lines were volun tary enlistments, although registered men. They are Cecil C. Clemens, Chester Smith, Curtis Darby, Fred H. Smith, Robert Baker, W. C. Edmonds and John Trusty. The other five to make up the county's quota of 12 for this course were drafted. All young men for this training must have at least a grammar school edu cation and certain special qualifica tions. New Typewriters Furnished Schools The president of the local school board was agreeably surprised at re ceiving a letter from the Unedrwood typewriter people at Portland which said: "Ship in your old typewriters. We are in a position to replace them with new machines for the school year 1918-19." In February, 1917, the typewriter company agreed to take up the old machines in exchange for new ones. Soon thereafter war was declared and the. United States government made such demands upon typewriter fac tories that all lines of the trade have had to wait their turn. Captive and Guns No mention is made In the com munication of the allies having ad vanced their front east of Mery and the Genlls wood, or of the repulse of violent German attacks along the Aronde river and at the Loges farm and Autheutl. Neither Is there any mention of the fact that the enemy, nothwithstandlng his numerous at tempts, has been unable to debouch south of the Matz river. The communication asserts that all the counter attacks of the allied forces have been repulsed and that they suffered heavy casualties. It de clared the number of prisoners taken by General Von Hutier's army has now risen to more than 13,000. It has been admitted that the po sition of the defending line on the west bank of the Olse river was a delicate one, owing to the capture by the Germans of the outflanking hills to the west, and a successful drive through the Carlepont wood on the opposite side of the stream seeming ly would have necessitated a strate gic retreat if the troops were not to be entirely cut off. To the north of Montdldler the Germans several times have tried to drive out the Americans from the village of Cantlgny, but each time they have been repulsed. Northwest of Chateau Thierry the Germans have thrown fire divisions rgalnst the Americans and French but without avail. Attempts by the enemy to recapture the village of Bouresclies went for naught. South of the Alsne river there hns been fierce fighting down to the re gion of Vlllers Cotterete, where tho Germans are attempting to break through and bring their lino west of SoiHsons toward Compelgne. In the other war theatres there have len no noteworthy activities. NOTICE Subscribers to the Ashland Patriotic fund are reminded that the June payment should be made at the City Recorder's office June 15 to June 20. We urge all to pay during those dates without fall. There will be a great deal of detailed work Involved in the collection, ac counting for, and disbursement of this1 money. We are willingly devoting our time to this. You will lighten the labor for us by being prompt and regular In the payment of your monthly In stallments. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. $$$$$$$$3$)$ School For Station Agents And Clerks A school of Instruction for Btatlon agents and ticket clerks of the Sou thern Pacific railroad was held at Grants Pass Friday night, and was attended by the following: Agent N. Montgomery and Oper ator E. E. Russell of Medford; Agent George N. Kramer, Operator L. C. Leach and Ticket Agent W. N. Wright of Ashland; Agent R. A. Jones and Operator F. N. Kerby of Gold Hill; Agent E. J. Boles of Central Point; Agent J. M. Isham and Ticket Agent W. E. McBrlde of Grants Pass. J. A. Ormandy, chief clerk of the passenger department, conducted the school. The following are the high points touched on: The elimination of second class rates: the elimina tion of the certificate rate plan; no week-end round trip rates; no spe cial excursion rates. Hereafter tho war tax will add sixteen and two thirds per cent of the one way fare besides the Pullman fare to those who patronize the standard Pullman, and eight and one-third per cent ad ditional to those who ride in the tour ist sleeper. Receive Credentials From Typewriter Co. Bernlce Myer and Grace Bess have just received as awards the Interna tional credentials Issued by the Un derwood Typewriter comany. To earn.. the credential one must write new material for ten minutes at the rate of 60 or more net words per minute at least 98 per cent perfect. MIsb Myer made an average of 64 net words and Miss Bess 62. Hew Principals For Two City Schools At the last regular meeting of the school board, Prof. J. Q. Swan was elected principal of the senior high school and Miss Gretchen Kreamer of the Hawthorne school. Mr. Swan is a graduate of Mc MInnvllle college and has enjoyed a successful school experience. When the Klamath county high school was organized, Mr. Swan was chosen to establish tho school. Here he had a very successful experience. While In this position he was elected coun ty school superintendent. For this period he gave his energies to Im proving the conditions of the rural schools. It is said that Klamath county Is well to the front In the character of both its high school and rural schools, and the peopl there are glad to give a large part of the credit for the high standard to the efforts of Mr. Swan. At this time, when capable school men are so hard to find, the school board are to be congratulated on securing the serv ices of Mr. Swan. Miss Kreamer Is not wholly new to Ashland. For two years she has taught In the Junior high school of this city. Before coming to Ashland Miss Kreamer was a teacher in the Astoria schools. She wns educated in the public schools of Independence, Oregon, and the state normal at Mon mouth. At the same meeting of tho school board tho following teachers were chosen: Nellie Beaver, third grade; Lenore Dale Coshow, Junior high, and Mnr- tena Neal household economics, sen ior high school. Miss Peaver grad uates at Willamette university this week and immediately goes to Mon mouth to make special preparation for her work the coming wjnter. Miss Coshow Is a graduate from tho Oregon state normal, making lit erature her special work. Miss .Neal is a graduate of the O. A. C, majoring in household econ omics. The college officials rank her as one of the "best girls of her class; She has given much time to Insti tutional management and war activ ities. For these reason Miss Neal should lie of grent value to the local schools and people of Ashland at this time. Lost Arm As Result Of Gun Discharge In a letter from Mrs. R. P. Corn elius to her daughter, Miss Minora, Wednesday the former stated that Mr. Corneluis, who was accidentally shot at Klamath Falls Saturday right, was cheerful and getting along as well as could be expected at that time. Mr. Cornelius' right arm was amputated above the elbow, and the shock, together with the loss of blood, had left him In a serious condition. At the time of the shooting Mr. Cornelius was sleeping In his room. A man In an adjoining room was en gaged in cleaning his gun, a high powered rifle. He had loaded the gun and wns fixing the sights, when It was ac cidentally discharged, the ball pass ing through the partition and strik ing Mr. Cornelius In the right arm, between the shoulder and elbow. A portion of the shell struck him In the clde, Inflicting a slight wound. School Election For Two Directors At the school election next Mon day, June 17, Dr. G. W. Gregg anj G. C. McAllister will be candidates for the office of school directors. The terms of office of Dr. Gregg and Mr. Carson expire at this time, and Mr. -Carson, who has been a very efficient member of the board, finds it impossible for him to continue on the board on account of other duties. At the solicitation of a number of taxpayers, Mr. McAllister has con sented to stand for election and the district will be very fortunate In se curing men like Dr. Gregg and Mr. McAllister for the coming terms. ' Mrs. J. II. Turner, worthy matron of the local chapter of the Eastern Star, is In Portland this week at tending the Grand Chapter In ses sion there. E. V. Jones, formerly of the Jones garage, hag gone to Klamath Falls for a short sojourn. Former Medford Boy in Atlantic Port Earl H. Hover, son of G. A. Hover, formerly of Medford, in a letter to his parents in Ontario, Cal., writes from an Atlantic port that he ex pects to leave soon for overseas serv ice. The letter was written May 23 and he Is probably on his way over now. He says the departure from San Pedro, Cal., was made quietly, two troop trains carrying the men across the United States to the eastern sea port where the men embark for France. "The spirit of the east Is simply wonderful," he writes. "It is notlc alily different from that of the west. Everyone, children and grownups, young and old, turned out to cheer the troop trains. I never heard of or saw such a demonstration as that1 at Buffalo when our train of 19 coaches went through. This town simply went wild to greet us. "We arrived at our camp a few miles from the port of embarkation at noon. Tonight we do not get any sleep as we will be Issued the rest of our clothing and must be ready to move if necessary at eight o'clock In the morning. "The day we arrived, seven or eight other troop trains were expected. "Troops are leaving here day and night for the other side. "At the barracks here the walls are full of names. The fellows write their names and the date they arriv ed, then the date they leave and the two dates are never more than a few days apart, so we expect to leave at any moment. "We are surely being very well taken care of by Undo Sam and then Is nothing to worry about." Earl attended the Ashland hlgli school for three years and his many whereabouts. Elks To Obseive Flag Day Friday Flag day, June 14, will be obsorved by the Elks In their temple Friday evening with particularly Impressive exercises. As this order has a large number of members in the country service, special Interest is attached to this national observance. Ashland lodge has a service flng with 39 stars- attached In honor of the following members: Donald Stevens, Edgar F. Wolcott,. Wilfred C. Cnrr, John E. Enders,. Andrew J. McGee, Howard J. Barrett Mllo K. Temple, O. A. Dunbar, A. S. Burrlll, Clnude A. Saunders, Andrew J. McCnllen, J. Roy Jones, Clyde M. Turner, M. H. Grovcr, Jr., D. J. Cas tloman, Edward M. Dickey, Arthur Brlttan, W. B. Praeht, O. II. Sneed, C. W. Watson, A. W. Boslough, W. B. Tebbe, Frank McMcken, W. F. Jones, W. H. Parker, Carl II. Loveland, R. A. Hughes, Edw. C. Fawcett, V. G Barnthouse, Earl D. Beeson (deceas ed,, J. W. Bowers, Claude II. Nor man, Ernest Dozler, Jullnn P. John son, Z. F. Moody, Milton A. Biegel', Paul V. Fltzmaurlce, Slade Songer, B. H. Grubb. The following program will be ren dered, beginning at 8 o'clock: Music, "American March," orches tra. ' Introductory exercises exalted ruI- er and officers' prayer, Chaplain P K. Hammond. Solo, "We'll Never Let Our Old Flag Fall," J. S. MacMurray. Flag record, J. K. Choate, Jr., P. E. R. Solo, "Joan of Arc," Mrs. J. Henry Provost. Altar service, esquire and officers. Violin, "Espanola," F. H. Appel hoff. Elks, tribute to the Flag, O. Win ter. Music, "Memories of the South," orchestra. Solo, "Serenado to the Service Flag," Mrs. Julia Hockett. Patriotic address, Rev. Charles A. Music, "Memories of the Jforth," orchestra. Song, "America." Audience re quested to join. Flag day committee, W. E. New- combe, O. Winter, G. II. Hedberg. Rev. H. J. Van Fossen, district superintendent of the Klamath dis trict of the Methodist church, left Monday evening for Columbus, Ohio, He expects to stop at Salem on hia way to attend a trustee meeting oC the Willamette university.