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fTno Historical 8titi, Auditorium Jen ! Tidings "Ashland Grows While Utfila Floys" DT" TVT Yh City of Sunshine and Flowers - yfr jfl 1 4 I J Ashland, Oregon, Lilhla Springs "Oregon's Famous Spa" ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 8, 1918 VOL. XLIII NUMBER 14 Fourth of July Celebration Was One of Huge Jollification The managers of the Fourth of .Tuly celebration were able Thursday night to retire with the happy con tcicusness that the events In which they had devoted bo much time and expense will go down In the history of the city as one of the host ever rresented to an Ashland public -Nature herself combined with the com mittee of festivities and presented a clear, cool morning with invigorat ing air. that formed a delightful com bination In which to celebrate that greatest of all American institutions the nution's birthday anniversary. Dright and early the crowds bei.in to collect on the streets which were r-orgeously decorated for the occacion iind by the time set for the parade the streets were thronged with pleasure-loving and good-natured visitors and citizens who has turned out in icake thl3 occasion a notable one. At the hour scheduled the papule formed on Helman street and moved over to North Main and continued on Ihe line of march according to proar-r-.ngement. Headed by Grand Mar ihal Major J. Edw. Thornton ar.d the Ashland band, Joan of Arc rep resented by Miss Harriet Trask In a suit of chain mail, led the pageant of four divisions. The first was com posed of the celebrities of American history. The second division consist ed of floats representing the allied rations, the third floral and Indus trial floats, while the last was com posed of the roudup contingent. A committee of judges was appoint ed to award prizes for the best floats ind their decision resulted as fol lows: Patriotic flcats: First prize, Red ( -ess; second prize, Ashland Elks. I'loral floats: First prize, Chau tauqua, Mrs. 0. Winter; second prize, Scotland. Fred Eagle. Pony cart: Mrs. Booth. Lady mount: First prize, (cow girl), dressed in white; second prize, (cowgirl) dressed in tan. Favorable mention. Should be awarded ribbon for excellence: Wild West Division i Going 'Over There' The Tidings was in receipt of a letter from Captain A. J. McCallei', r. former well known Ashland young ?.an who is in the I'nited States serv ice, dated June 27, "Somewhere in diana on the New York Central,'' n.ying that he is en his way over there with tho fllst (Wild West) di vision. This is the first real large contingent of western troops to be moved across the continent. Captain i'cCallen stated that quite a number ct Ashland boys are with that di vision, including First Leiutenant Frank M. Moore, First Lieutenant Wr.rd M. Aekley, a nephew of W. F. :.oomis; Sergeant W. E. Jeter, Cor poral Horace P. Reno, Earl Tate, i'omer Pellett, Sergeant Ruth, form erly a train dispatcher, and one of Charley Henry's boys from the Dead Indian country. The division has been greeted with cheers across the continent, tho cap tain said. He especially mentioned the reception received at Milwaukee, where it seemed as if the whole cltv t'irr.ed out to greet them at 11 o'clock c' night. It reminded the captain r: a New Years' celebration in San Francisco. The captain ended his communica tion by extending his greetings and very best wishes to all his old friends !i: Ashland. Laborer Killed By Train At Roseburg A man not yet Identified was kill ed by a Southern Pacific train Wed rerday night between Green Station i;id Shady Point, about three miles i.inth of F.oseburg. There was noth '.T.e on the body by which he might p Identified, his head and face were so badly mangled that It was i npossible even to guess his age. The dead man is believed to be one v,ho was seen loitering around Green ftation lato Wednesday evening, ap parently under the influence of iiquor. lie was warned to keep off ihe track two or three times, and later Is supposed to have started i.foot along the railway for Roseburg, when he was overtaken by a train. The man was dressed as a laborer. Phone Job orden to the Tidings. Eelglum: Mrs. Doslough. Panama: Mrs. Kramer.' France: Mrs. Provost. Maple Leaf Forever: Mrs. Hodg son. Life Saver: Mrs. Dennis. United States: Mrs. I.amkin. Ireland: Mrs. Vaupel. Cuba: Mrs. Dr. Woods. Lafayette: Mr. Vining. Immediately after the disbanding ol the parade the assemblage repaired to the Chautauqua building where a patriotic program was presented. This was presided over by E. V. Car ter, who introduced the principal speaker of the day, lion. Clarece L. Leames, who delivered an inspiring address whose keynote was patrio tism. .Mrs. Julia Hockett led the audience In singing the Star Spangled Canner and America, while Kev. C. A. Edwards pronounced the invoca tion. Throughout therest of the after noon, the hosts entertained them telvcs with the various forms of amusement provided. The Kogue River Roundup called forth a large contingent, while those whose tastes ran in more quiet directions, remain ed in the park listening to the band concerts, and patronizing the vari ous amusement concessions scattered throughout the grounds. Hosts of picnic parties were scattered among fie trees in the park, ar.d the day was one of mating and greeting of cld-time friends. The evening sports consisted of dancing in the Armory, the Natator lum and the Bungalow, listening to the band concerts in the park, while late in the evening a huge assem blage gathered in the children's pi ly ground to witness the most beautiful display of fireworks ever presented In Ashland. Altogether the celebration was one c,f huge enjoyment, and while war conditions prevented many from par t'eipating with their usual lavishners. the crowd attending the festivities was as large as the city cculd com fortably accommodate. Chautauqua Building Advertised Abroad Yrs.'W. E. Moore recently receiv eJ a letter from her brother, .Me chanic Earl R. Ross, who Is serving with Dattery L 14 S Field Artillery 'n France, containing a picture of Ashland's Chautauqua '.nilldlng and the following account, which he had s.een in a Popular Mechanics while In France: "On account of its unusual appear ance and certain exceptional features in its contruction, special interest at taches to the new Chautauqua audi torium at Ashland, Oregon, which liar a seating capacity of 4000. The audi ence room is circular in shape, and 100 feet In diameter. A circular concrete wall, 12 feet high, supports the dome, which is a portion of a sphere having a radius of 90 feet. The natural slope of the sice has bee.i i.filized in the arrangement of seals The stage is scmicicular In form, with a proscenium arch 60 feet wide and having a roof of the same type js that of the audience room to w hich it Is joined. "The frame work of the super structure is composed of trusses that converge at the top of the dome and are made of very light lumber, 4 by 1 Inch sheathing being used for this purpose. A temporary central tower was built to hold these in place until all were erected. The roof Is entire ly self-supporting, leaving the area beneath without any pillars to ob struct the view. The frame work of ribs is covered with 3-4 by 1 1-S inch strips, and this is overlaid with three ply asbestos, forming a white dome, striking In appearance." , The fact that this article appeared "n Popular Mechanics where It was read by several thousand of people In' the United tSate3 is a matter of interest to Ashland residents, but hearing of Its circulation In France demonstrates more forcibly than ever the advantages of advertising. i Card of Thanks We desire to thank our friends and neighbors for the many kindnesses rendered us during the sickness and death of our beloved wife and moth er Especially do we thank all who sent flowers. .1. It. CASEY, IIELENE CASEY, HARRY D. C'ASEY, Mrs. CARRIE E. II ARGAD1NE. Confetti Battle Afforded Much Fun As if to make the most of the last N m a of the big celebration last week a large crowd of merry-makers ih-onged the streets Saturday night end took part In the confetti battle t lint was waged until a late hour. This was one of the greatest fun-makers of the whole celebration, and everyone received the showers of con- ! Mti good-naturedly, and strove to re ! taiiate whenever the chance occurred. ; The carnival concessions were well j patronized during the evening, while I the various dance hall3 in the city j ".ere thronged until the stroke of 12, Ivh'ch ended the three days' fesiivi- j tk's' Saturday was rather quiet through : out the day. With the exception of j the Roundup, no set program of ! rruis;ements wu3 planned by the man i j-.gement. During the afternoon many j nut-of-town guests arrived, to be ready for the fun of the evening. Ashland's Great Patriotic Demonstration and Round-Up Ashland's big three days of Joy, $3500, or about $:5 per share which patriotism, pyrotechnic and bronco-j will need lie assessed against the 1 iu tins has come and gone and, all ' riockhold'vs, the show was so well thiis considered, was the biggest !; toped and the crowds were so well success in the history of the city. Of j pleased thc.l larger crowds may be course, there are those who always pleasuring successes by the dollars that immediately roll into their purse without effort, will complain that It aid not make money, but It did bol l the day. it did bring at least $75,000 o money to town. It did dem onstrate again that Ashland not only .: ti -on ? '.er,i place in the state of Ore - for a celebration of the kind, biu to hundreds of stranscra visiting the city foi the first time, the im - pressions that make for town build - ing were a distinct gain. The fact that, notwithstanding the war conditions a crowd more than half as largo as the two years previ- ous attended this year, when nun- ! elreds of cities with less courage and ... .... , enterprise aie abandoning efforts j previously put forth because of war ! depletions and war depressions, should leave a unanimous feeling of encouragement and success. ! The Roundup proved to be what it ! war, adve- tised to be, the biggest and Jest yet staged in Ashland. Every - j I ody was satisfied wiili the show. I ' Tho Ashland Amusement association is to be congratulated and commend-1 ; ed for the splendid effort and. al-1 though it did not prove a financial 1 success, the deficit aggregating about1 Big Season Started At Crater Lake Park Alex Sparrow, superintendent of I Crater Lake national park, reports that the travel In that resort is un- i.sunlly heavy for this time of year, i Where two or three cars entered the ' park last Fourth, this year there v ere (19 aut03 and 2S0 people at the lake Thursday. They have been troubled with iwc rathci bad forest fires, one on T lie Medford side and one on - li Is side of the mountain, but they were finally gotten under control be fore any scrjous damage was done. At the time one of the fires was discoverer! there was not a sufficient r.nmber of park employes to handle the work, and it was necessary to press a number of tourists into tin rervlce. Mr. Sparrow says that they entered Into the work with a spirit and proved very able fire fighters. Normal School Tag Day Held Thursday Tags bearing the legend, "I'm not n slacker, I'm a normal school back er," were much in cv'idence on the street throughout the Fourth of July celebration last Thursday. A com mittee of energetic women have been 1 costing the normal campaign, and look this unique way of augmenting the fund for campaigning the normal. A neat little sum was raised In this manner, most of the roundup and Fourth of July visitors being glad to donate the trifling sum of ten ter.ts for this worthy project. The various dltsricts In the county were designated by different colored tags and these districts were well patronized by the residents, although no penalty was attached to the wearer of several different colored tags. Wins Prize For Expert Shooting Orzo Withrow, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. I! Withrow of Taler.t Is fast gaining promotion In the naval service. "Dunk,'' as he is better known among his friends, en listed In the navy near'y a year be fore war was declared and was sta tioned firt at Mare Island. II? was li.ter sent to Lremerton. where he re mained until some time thU sum mer, when ho went to tiie eastern coast, and is now amoig the armed crew as gun pointer on n receilng ship at .Xi.riolk, Ya. R've'itiy lie re ceived a luizo of $10 for cxpe.t shooting. This young bluejacket has had some thrilling experiences already during his service He was among the uit-r. aboard t li - ill-fated Milwaukee winch was sunk uff Eureka a year it 3 last winter, and stood in line te'i hours 1 board th- sinking ship walt'is to be rescued. . expected cr the future. The Roundup has never made mon- ry and should never be a money-making enterprise for the stockholders The sharer, arc held, or should b held, l.y busines1; men who gain in d'rccily ficm the crowds attracted here on these days, and It should be ! c xpectcd that assessments for a d fl - j rlt would be forthcoming after th; ; shof. If it makes n:on'v one yea", 'tho surplus should be expended 'n 1 creating a greater attraction for til next year. j All :i all, the affai" was a great ruccess. The patriotic parade was the birgest and p-cttlest yet staged. Tiie fireworks display was incomparable. i ., i , , Tiio Y?a-nrin iivesntifert in tim mirk i Frhhy'r.iLht was a magnificent and ' l'arltles3 presentation. Tho confetti' I carnival Saturday night wa3 a howl- i In;- evening of good will and joy w 1 A and'n reputation as an entertain - er has advanced many steps. The j crowd was pleased with Ashland and the way she dos things and that means ever-growing popularity and development. Ashland is incomparable as a pleasure resort and thousands of strangers have been made aware of it during the three days' celebration. - j: Service Commission Issues Final Report i The result of the hearing of the Creton Caa & Electric company be for the public service commission. which was held in Medford Grant: Pass and Roseburg April 2. II and 4 has recently been Issued. After a full consideration of the conditions tho commission claims It found the existing rates of tho Ore gon Gas & Electric company unrea sonable and unjustly discriminator;', and that under the conditions, t he commission declared, the following! rates as reasonable and not unjust-j ly discriminatory to be imposed for j the service offered: j First 5000 cubic feet used month, $2.10 per M. .Next 7500 cubic reot used month, 51.70 pc" M. Next 32,500 cubic feet us-d nionlh, $1.40 per M The above prices are subject to a discount of 10 cents per thousund cubic feet If paid on or before the 20lh of tho month following til" month In which the gas was used. A minimum charge of $1 a month will be asked. Wagner Springs 50 Per Cent Over Top The Wagner Springs district over t.uiiF.crlbed their quod in the, recent wer savings stamp campaign 5 I per rent. This district was asked to raise a quota of $1000 In round numbers, and when results were cast up, It war found that they had $1(1'0 In round numbers subscribed. Every person in this district ap rreached has subscribed llirerally to oil war solicitations and charities, and up to this last one tin district has gone over the top. . Australians and Americans Advance on Front 2000 Yards The Australian troops have advanc-j The Australians and Yankees today ed their lino northeast of Villers- j were holding their newly won posses ".retonncux on a front of 2000 yards, tious strongly after having repulsed according to Field Mashal Haig's re- r. series of threo counter attacks dur port from Rritlsh headquarters In ing the night one on each fiank and France. (:i third in the enter. Except on the Italian front, the All these enemy assaults wero closing days of the week witnessed thrown back easily and sl ill nioro little fighting of an Intensive nature prisoners were added to tlio largo anywhere. For the moment the ul-1 number taken yesterday while many lied plan of local thrusts In the Fran-j of the hostile infantry perished In co-Helglan area, calculated to upset (V attempt:-! to regain that which such dispositions for a new uttaek as ; they had lost. the Germans might be making on si;y cf the numerous fronts Involved,' showed no developments. I There are nothing but compliments : for the .'moricans upon the occasiuu i was very lung. Not only did the at cf their ur.:l appearance in an iitUert j lacking forces work havoc in the en side by side with Hritish troops. Tojemy ranks, but the suppoit'ng ar the Australians, who formed the ma-' tlllery maintained a most destructive jor portion of the force which car-1 lire over the German territory. ried out the brilliant Fourth of Jr.lyj attack on tiio Amicus front north-1 The Italians have succeeded in east of Vlllers-Iiretonneaux, Is con-' clearing the Austrians out of a very ceded the large part of the glory. The , considerable pu"t of the terrain the hitherto untried American troops are coming In for tho highest praise for the part they took In the figliti.'.g through i'amel. Fetalis of the Americans' behavior Indicate that in fighting spirit and effectiveness in pushing back the en emy they were not excelled even by the traditionally gallant, seasoned derails In whose company they re- Ueived their baptism of fire. Their losses are reported to have been ex tremely light. German troops attempted to raid (he American sector In Lorraine, at Xivra". Th-1 war off!:" announced ! today that the enemy was completely . :i pulsed in this effort. ' wa 1 raiding attempts, at point.: on : In the I i rench front. ' Along the whole British front to tiay the main topic of conversation ! was the remarkable success achieved 'in Thursday's attacks south of the : J-Vmme by the combined Australian ' uid American troops, assisted by a 't'le-t of l'i ilisii-mannod tanks. i;e:i t lie i.enuun prisoners vve.e. . admitting ruefully that the drive had 10(1,1 conducted with cleverness and Invincible courage. To (his praise 1 was added a l-dogiani from Field : ..'arshal halg to the forces, involved. including the American detachment, j exprcssln Ills warm congratulations (li the victory which attended th" op"rations and on the skill and gal- j lanlry with w hich It was executed. Naturally (ho main i:it""est of the day was in the American soldiers . pulsed. who had made their initial appear-) The baltle at the mouth of the Pl .Tice in tiie battle line and who fought ; ave river, on the Italian front, con- , ro fiercely that they have established ! an enviable reputation and drawn ' the prediction that they would be sec- : end to none among hardy warriors, Drafted Men Were Pleased With City Luncheon was served Monday noon ly the Civic club to a large body of (Pafted men coming from California to Camp Lewis where they will ho installed among Uncle Sam's I Inn fie-hters. The men arrived shortly after 1:30 and about filled the din In? room in the Elks temple. An ef ficient corps of waiters had every thing In readiness for the troop.i, who were seated and served with as much order and lack of confusion as I If tho occupation of table waiting j cas an everyday occurrence. The tu i Ides wero beautifully decorated with lerl'iige bouquets of roses, und at each j plate was a rose, per "This Is tho bcBt meal wo havo re ceived so far," was a universal ex- j presslon of the boys as they left the i rooms. They seemed especially grate - fill for tho attentions and courtesies I bestowed upon them, and many re- marked that when they return from! 'licking tho kaiser," they are going ! to stop In Ashland. One Japanese boy among the draft- j ed men slipped a sum of money into I Pm- l tc Hammond's hnnd as the.lulu "i"ruay morning to leave tor hoys passed out, saying that he want ed to give that to the Red Cross. Another Insisted upon paying for his luncheon, and when told that the government made good their expenses he left some money "for the good of tho cause," as ho remarked. During the course of the luncheon Mrs. Julia Hockett sang several war songs which met with hearty appre ciation by tho hoys. An equally large number of drafted men were fed at the Depot hotel also Monday. Phone Job orden to th Tldlnsa- Additional reports confirm iprevl mis cms that the enemy casualties Thursday wen. exceedingly heavy and that the German list of killed eiumy had been clinging to near tUo mouth of the Piave, between the new and old brds of the river. In hard fighting tho Austrian rc r'slance was broken In the area closo hi the Adriatic, General Diaz, troops driving the invaders across the new bed from tirlsolera to the sea, approx imately five miles. Four hundred were taken prisoner. In tho northern part of tills low lying sector northeast of Capo Sile, vlicro the Auslria.is are still west oC the new stream, they rallKl their forces and counter attacked General Mar.' troops stood their eround an I ivpuised tiie enemy "After five day! of uninterrupted Mruggie," says th- Inle official com niiir.lealicn, "tiie rmmy was com pletely driven on to the left bank of the new I'iavi Saturday after noon." The Austro-llungarian resistanco was shattered in the area wh"re the River I'lave enters tin- Adriatic. Tho Malians yesterday pushed forward t'lid reached tho right bank of the new I'lave from Grisolera to the south of the river and took 400 prls- I oners. After desperato fighting yesterday be Italians repulsed a counter offen sive of the Austro-lltingarians In the direction of Chlesanuova, on the northern Italian front. Further violent assaults by the Austro-lliingiiiians on tiie Italian po bit ions at Porte ll! Stilton were re- . tinned Friday, the Austrian war of- ) lice announced. Austrian advanco troops were pressed back to their main body by the Italians.- Drafted Men Given Farewell Reception The leading event of Friday's cele bration was tho farewell reception given to the county's drafted men who were called to report to Camp Lewis Saturday morning. A lurgo company was present at a meeting In tho Chautauqua building where 43 joung men were hidden God-speed cn the eve of their embarking on their great advent -ire. Mayor C. I). I .a in kin presided and stirring patrio tic music by the Grants Puss band opened the meeting, and several beautiful vocal selections wero ren dered by Mrs. Henry Provost. Patriotic addresses wero given by Porter J. Neff, a prominent uttorney ot Medford, and Prof. Irving E. Vin ing of Ashland, both of whom gave a ; personal message to the boys who ' aro answering their country's call, in words that will follow them through all their army career. A luncheon to the soldiers-to-be followed this meeting. Tills was given by the Soldiers' and Sailors' u x ili jiry In the park, after which ,he '0,1"S niuI1 le ' muster In Med- i i ti t i i.. , . - Fort McDowell, Cal. Union Services Held In August The Ashland Ministerial associa tion held its regular meeting Monday i.fter noon, and voted while in session to hold union services in the Chau tauqua huilding every Sunday even ing, following the Chautauqua ses sion July 28, and continuing through August. The clergymen from the various churches will preach at these cervices.