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About Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919 | View Entire Issue (June 17, 1918)
Monday, Jun 17, 1918. ASHLAND Tnnro PAGE THRESH Dress Shoes For Tots We have Just received a new ship ment of beautiful soft-sole BABIES' SHOES Foot-form stapes, Colored Tops and All White. Prices: Colored Tops, 50c, All White Kid 73c j$$Sjj3j$33 SOLDIERS' LETTERS Following is another interesting letter from Fred Schuerman to his mother, Mrs. A. Shuerman. Fred la "seeing life" with the American ex peditlonary forces in France, and i3 laying up a Btore of absorbingly In teresting reminiscences to relate when he returns: A.E.F., May 17, 1918 My Dear Mother: Will drop you a few ravings while I am at the "Y". The evenings are long now with the extra hour of daylight. Dub'k falls about 9 p. m. here and from 4 p. m. on la the best part of the day. I like this camp better since the rain stopped and "Sunny France" Is a good name. Today was very warm like August at Home. I don't see how things stay so green, you can't see the ground. The company is under way now Took a short march this morning through the country and I never caw anything prettier, something like Wisconsin in the spring. The Oregonlan'8 still cling to the Idea that that state has better Bcenery, It has for mountains and forests, l.ut here the vegetation Is very abun dant but all cultivated. High, overgrown walls surround every house and yard In the rural districts. Some of the walls are dec cated with broken beer and wine bottles set Into the mortar, but I can't see why any one would want to climb over them. Here and there Is a cafe surrounded by a grove. sheltering tables stopping places for thirsty travelers, but we didn't march into any of them. American soldiers may buy wines, r.o champagne or cognac, between the hours of 6:30 and 9:30 p. m. The French troops are under the tame restrictions we were at home bone dry. Even if they are a wine drinking people there Is an excuse for it, as the water is very poor. Our drink ing water must be treated with a sub stance that leaves a "carbolicy" taste :n your month. The country Is so old and the ground has been fertiliz ed so long that water will not filter cut pure. The French women seem to be O.oing most of the work, every even ing you see a squad with wheel bar rows, overrunning the camp for laundry. They come and get it and return it. You can have work done ery reasonably, but we have a duce of a time making them savvy, al though there are one or two In our outfit who can speak the lingo. Soon they will issue passes which will enable us to visit the city, but jou can be gone only five hours and not later than 9 o'clock. I understand we are to be back with our regiment soon, then we will be a happy bunch. I don't like this lost sheep business. Is the whole family well and hap py? I never felt better myself and hope you can say the same, though I certainly would like to walk in on Come in and Examine the TIRE With a thous and claws. All sizes SOLD BY TH8 Overland Millner Co. you and stick my feet under the table once more. - It has been some time since I ate with a private family and ten months since I slept in pajamas, but I have learned to wash my own clothing and make my own bed, so what's the difference? Some time when I get back, we will all come over here and look this country over. Will close now, with love to every body. FRED, HILT, CAL., ITEMS $?$&$5S$SJS?'?J' H. H. Dingham of Los Angeles, audi tor of the Fruit Growers Supply Co. was here last week. Mrs. Ceorge Handy, of Sacramen to, arrived last week for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Bert Miller. The joung son of Mr. and Mrs. Miller vho has spent the last year with his grandparents, came with her. A. W. Wilson, brakeman on train No. 1, had a serious accident Monday morning. He foil from his engine, his left hand caught under the wheel anc four fingers were cut off. W. E. Cook, former baggage mast er at the S. P. station, had to report at Portland last week where he will enter the army. H. G. Woods will take hl3 place. Mrs. A. E. Stonehouse' came In Sat urday and remained over for Red Cross. Mr". Stonehouse Is removing his engineering camp this week. M. H. Grover returned from the south last week. Miss Irene Jasmann left last Sun day for McCloud where she will be a guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Clark Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Baumgartner went to Medford Monday to consult with a specialist for an ear trouble, with which their baby son has suf fered for several days. Mr. and Mrs. John Hibbert and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Furlong report a most enjoyable stay at Klamath hot springs last Sunday. They motored over Saturday evening In time for a few hours fishing In the evening and remained until Sunday evening. Dr. and Mrs. G. J. Hall motored to Hornbrook Wednesday evening. Miss Ella Scholes of Seattle was a guest at the hotel last week. Mr. and Mrs. 0. Pierson celebrated the eleventh anniversary of their wedding Wednesday evening. Mrs. A E. Stonehouse was their guest at din ner. Miss Susie Kauns was In Ashland last week. The friends of Mrs. Wllmer Hilt regret to learn that she, is suffering severely from rheumatism at Ashland where she went a few weeks ago to take the sulphur baths. Mrs. Fred Webber of Yreka spent the week-end with Dr. and Mrs. G. J Kali. LOOK OUT FOR ENEMY OF SQUASH PLANT Almost every gardener has had more or less experience with the squash bug. This Is a large insect (bout three-quarters of an inch in length and about three-eighths of an inch across. These insects feed upon the young squash and young pump kin plants and injure the vines to such an e:tet that they fall to pro- dice any squash or pumpkins. There is no spray remedy for these Insects due 'to the fact that they have harl wing covers and cannot be killed with any of the ordinary contact sprays. Neither can they be poisoned like many other insects because they have what is known as sucking mouth parts and can insert these mouth rarts Into the tissue of the leaf and stem and obtain their nourishment from the Inside of -the plant tissue. They can Insert these mouth parts through a coating of arsenate of lead and not be poisoned. At this time the old insects are feeding upon the young plants and eggs are being laid upon the under side of the stem of the leaves. These ;ggs can be readily observed because they are rather large and of a yellow ish color, usually a dozen or more laid along lengthwise of the stem. If gardeners will examine the plant3 at this time they can easy destroy these old insects and by looking care fully on the underside of the stems car. find and crush all of the eggs. If this la done at this time the plants may be saved but It Is almost a hopeless task when these eggs be gin to hatch In great numbers in a few days from now. Ordinarily these Insects can be controlled if a little attention Is given to the plants at this time. C. C. CATE. County Agent. Dated June 12, 1918. SPECIALIZED CLERKS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED Washington, D. C, June 17. Ex pert clerical work has a more im portant place in the government's war organization than most people realize. We all know that the war can not be won in the trenches alone; biggest Job ever undertaken by any nation; but the full extent to which the specialized clerk is needed Is per haps not generally understood. And It is in this class of work that wo men have the best opportunity to be of real service to the government at this time. In the national capital alone the civilian force Increased from 30,000 to nearly 80,000 during the first year of our participation in the war, Nine tenths of the new employes are clerks of one kind or1 another and fully' three-fourths of them are women. Eighteen thousand stenographers and typists are at work constantly in the government offices at Washington on the tons of correspondence and rec ords made necessary by war prepara tions on a scale such as the world has never before known. General clerks, that Is, those with out a specialty, are not difficult to obtain even under present conditions, but the U S. civil service commis sion, charged with the duty of re cruiting the civil service to meet the war needs, is experiencing difficulty n obtaining a sufficient number of implications for many clerical posi tions which require special training or experience. There Is an urgent call for appli cants for the positions of stenograph er, typewriter, bookkeeper-typewriter, clerk-bookkeeper, cost account ing and statistical clerk, statistician, clerk qualified In accounting, clerk qualified In business administration, index and catalog clerk, schedule clerk, passenger rate clerk, blue print file clerk, and assistant to bus! ness manager. All of these positions are open to both men and women. Representatives of the civil service commission at the post offices in all cities are prepared to furnish defl nlte information and application blanks. GERMAN'S AFRAID OF AMERICAN' SOLDIERS C. C. Lyon, war correspondent rep resenting the Newspaper Enterprise Association,- arrived in .New Work iast week from the front In France. He went to France a year ago with the first contingent of American troops and has spent all his time at the front. 'The only thing that counts in this war are bayonets and no matter how many millions America has In training on this side of the water, they are going to count for very lit tles until they get to France and be- gin shooting," said Lyon. "America must win this war for the allies. Both French and Englisii newspapers declare that the Ameri cans must be in France In crushing numbers before the Germans can be defeated and a peace made on allied terms. "When Americans are In France in crushing numbers the allies must make up their minds to heavy losses before the German military machine can be put out of business. We must upe on German the same steam roller methods she has been trying out on us on the western front since March 21." Lyon said the fighting spirit of the American troops was wonderful. Me told a story of eight German sold iers who had deserted, but Instead of surrendering to the Americans who were opposite them, gave up to the French, who were on the Americans' right. "Why didn't you surrender to the Americans?" the French colonel ask ed of them. 'What, to those wild men?" said the Germans. "Not much. There's no telling what those bloodthirsty Indians would have done to us." TOUCHIN'O SENTIMENT IS EXPRESSED IN' VERSE Mrs. Myra Cadwell of 129 Bush street recently received the following poem composed by a friend of hers, who had become Inspired to write it by hearing Harry Lauder speak in a touching manner of his only son, kill ed in the war In France: Glide Nicht, Laddie! My bonnle, bonnle laddie! I'm greetin' sair tonlcht, ly een are dim wi' weepln' 'till I've almalst lost my slcht, For you're lyln' far awa'frae me, be neath a cross o' white My bonnle, bonnle laddlel You were your father'B pride, and mlther'8, too, my bonnle lad; Your coniln' aye could cheer us, though the day were gray and sad; But the music o' your footsteps ne'er again will mak' us glad My bonnle.bonnle laddie! Gude nicht, gude nlcht, my laddie! Oor hearts are sick and sair, May God forgle us all oor sins, and tak' oor spirits whaur In life and love eternal we shall ne'er be parted malr My bonnle, bonnle laddie! WE Are Keeping Up Quality Do You Appreciate This? MITCMELL'S-The "CLASS ONE WEEK" TO BE HELD THIS MONTH A class 1 week is to be held some lime tills month by every local draft l:oard in Oregon, under instructions received from the war department, and communicated to local boards by Captain John E. 'Cullison, officer in charge of the draft, In the office of the adjutant general. The purpose of class 1 week is to correct any errors In classification that may have been made previously. In correcting these errors, many reg istrants previously placed in lower classification will be transferred to class 1. At the same time the reclassifica tion will work both ways. Where the evidence Justifies, local boards will reopen cases of men wrongfully placed in class 1 and place them in lower classifications, as the circum stances warrant. For the benefit of all, these defin itions are given: Class II-A: Married man with children or father or moth erless children where wife and child ren are not mainly dependent on him for support; II-B: Married man with out children whose wife is capable of supporting herself; III-A: Man with dependent children (not his own) but toward whom he stands In relation of parent; III-B: Man with dependent, aged or Infirm parents: 1II-C: Man with dependent helpless brothers or sisters; IV-A: Man whose Light Weight Underwear-A first line of defense these hot days $1,25 and up Genuine Toyo Panamas . $3.00-$3.50 Shirts that stand the rub in the tub White Flannel Trousers Sport Shirts 75c to $2.00 Soft Collars and Washable Ties Ked's for Tired Feet $1.25, $2.00, $3.00 wife or children are mainly depend ent on his labor for support. New standards of physical examin ation are being Issued by the provost marshal general. These will, It Is believed, not merely add to the num ber of men eligible for military serv ice but will largely increase the roster of those held for limited or special service. LEMONADE STANDS ARE TAIHK) ON' THE FOURTH If you wish to be patriotic on the Fourth of July this year, don't drink lemonade or other sweetened drinks or eat candy. This new way of cele brating the national holiday Is sug gested by the food administration, which Is making an urgent appeal Just 'now for the saving of sugar in all possible ways to make up for the sugar losses resulting from submar ine sinkings and to help build up the l'ecessary reservs for domestic and factory canning. In order to save the sugar that would otherwise be consumed at pic nics and other celebrations on July 4th through the medium of lemon ade, orangeade, etc., the food admin istration has decided to refuse all rermlts for sugar to be used for such purposes on that day. "Hundreds of men and boys are applying for sugar permits," said As sistant Federal Food Administrator W. K. Newell, in making the an EASY PICK When the traffic policeman signals"Go!"you want a quick, clean start. You want your en gine to respond with instant and well-developed power. It is then that Red Crown gaso line, with its full series of medium boiling points, proves its merit. Red Crown, the Gasoline of Quality, is a straight-distilled, all-refinery fuel, having the full and unbroken chain of boiling points necessary for steady, dependable power: Low foiling points for easy starting, medium boil ing points for quick and smooth acceleration, and high boiling points for power and mile age. Be sure it's Red Crown before you fill. Look for the Red Crown sign. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (CALIFORNIA) Men's Store nouncement, "and If sugar permit3 wero given to all these, the sugar consumed In lemonade and all other sweetened drinks would, in the ag gregate, be very substantial." A new way for everyone to be pa triotic this Fourth of July will be t refrain from drinking lemonades, eat ing candles or otherwise consuming: the sugar so badly needed for export to our armies and our allies over seas. I GET THE BEARD BUT LEAVB THE ROOTS I'm not after the "pound of flesh"- I leave the roots to cnntimiA thai growth. "You are next." ! Buckhorn Barber Shop Clyde Costolo IN'TERURBAN AUTOCAR CO. Leave Ashland for Medford, Talent ana rnoenix dally except Sunday at 9:00 a. m. and 1:00, 4:00 and 6 : 15 p. m Also on Saturday night at 6:30. Sundays leave at :09 a. m.. 12:30. 4:30 nnrt ft-an n m. Leave Medford for Ashland daily ex cept aunaay at s:uu a. m. and 1:00, t:uu ana o:it p. m. Also on Sat urday night at 10:15. On Sunday 10:30 a. m., 1:30, 5:30 and 9:19 P. m. Fare between Medford and Ashland; 80 cents. Round trip BO oenta. If RYPTOTTj S GLASSES IV WIIITED, Optician . 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