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- Asa-'- "Ashland Grows While Uthla flows" , City o! Sunshine and flowers Ashland, Oregon, LIthIa Springs "Oregon's famous Spa" VOL. XLIII ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1918 NUMBER 18 f I I I iXLi IrH Southern Oregon Presents With the concert given by the Medford-Ashland choral societies, the 2Gth annual meeting of the Southern Oregon Chautauqua opened Thursday night. From the middle Of the week the process of tent erec tion started in (he park and outsiders came In to make arrangements for boarding and , rooming during th-3 cipht days the Chautauqua will be in progress. Fewer people are tent ins than usual this summer, presum ably because the great majority of people utilize their cars In goin? hack and forth daily. At the open ing session the assemblage was prac tically as large as that of former years, and the succeeding sessions have been well attended by enthu siastic audiences. The concert Thursday night dem onstrated that this section does not have to apply to outside talent for musical attractions, as the program rendered by the Medford-Ashland choral societies was one that afford ed all music lovers an exceptional treat that will hng be remembered. TV.der the direction of Mr. Ceorge Andrews, who Is one of the finest musicians In the state, an entertain ment of. rare merit was produced. The performers were magnificently trained and the choruses were evenly balanced and beautifully rendered. Several charming solos by some of Ashland's and Medford's sweetest singers figured conspicuously on the program, while on? duet and one trio were among the most pleasing feat ures of the evening's entertainment. The only Instrumental selection war a violin solo by Mr. W. Carlton Janes of Medford, who generously lesponded to tli 3 enthusiastic ap plause with a pleasing encore. The evening's entertainment was one to please the most fastidious audience, i and the fact that such proficiency is within reach of tin residents of Ash land and Medford helped make it all the more attractive. Friday morning saw the Chautau qua in full swing. The morning lec tures and classes were organized and y ere well attended by many Ashland residents who are taking a week off Farewell Reception Given Drafted Men An enthusiastic reception was ac corded the drafted men of Jackson county in Medford last Friday night ;'s a farewell sendoff to the boys who left today for Camp Lewis, and a welcome to the class of 1 9 1 S. About 150 men were at the ban putt and did full justice to the re cast provided by the good womeu ol Medford. After the supper a mus ical program was presented by Mr. Root's band, which was followed by K.veral thrilling patriotic addresses lelivered by Mayor C. E. Cates, who presided at the meeting and welcom ed the draft boys with characteristic vigor, Major Hibbard of the United flates army, and John K. Kollock, ciecutive secretary of the state coun nl of defense. , I After the public meeting the draft ed men were addressed by Major Hib bard and Captain Russell. Junior Supervisor Entertains Children Miss Anne E. Batterton, the junior supervisor of Chautauqua, arrived i-riday night and organized the young people of Ashland Saturday i:; the work for the coming; week. Miss Batterson Is famed for her efficient management of children and is surrounded constantly by groups i'f little tots, and many larger one3, too, to whom she tells the most de lightful fairy tales and folk lore, p.s well as teach them the jolllest kinds cf games. One of the features which Miss Batterton will present Thurs day evening, the last night of Chau tauqua, will bo a Mother Goose festi val, In which all the old childhood ftvorites will be present. Men of June Draft Arrive in France Several thousand soldiers from Camp Kearney have arrived in France, It has been officially an nounced at Camp Kearney, San Dl rgo. The exact number and date of departure were not disclosed. ' Chautauqua Excellent Program from their manifold duties to take advantage of these opportunities placed at their command, as well ab by the large number of out-of town guests. Friday afternoon's program con sisted of the musical prelude con ducted by local talent, Mrs. H. T. Elmors and Mrs. Julia llockett, vo calists, and Miss Berna Halght, the blind pianist. Dr. Joshua Stansfleld gave a lecture, "Dr. Jckyl and Mr, Hyde." In commencing his discourse Dr. Stansfleld gave a brief sket'h of what he termed as the greatest short story by the greatest American buthor, Robert Louis Stevenson, and (old of the strange dual life led by the man who was both the hero and villain of the tale. The theme of the lecture protrayed the pernicious evils attributed to the t'.iuj habit vhich was the beginning nf the fall uf the eminent psysician around whose life the story was woven. This lecture was one of the strong feat ures of Chautauqua and was listened to with keen interest by the audience The old soldiers fiddled themselves into the hearts cf their auifienc: at the evening's entertainment Krl day, when they appeared In the blue and the gray uniforms of the Civil war days. The members who nrpesr ed on the program were Colonel J. A. Pattee, aged 75; Captain Miller, 77; D.um Major Pierce, 74, and Major Ilammersley, SO years old two sons of the north and two cf the south. Added to this quartette was J. A. Pattee, Jr., a soldier in the khaki uniform of the present war, who pre sided at the piano and sang several stirring modern patriotic songs. These old boys were fiddlers of the old school, and th3 tunes they played st feet beating time, and stirred up memories of by-gone days when the gray-heads in the audience canced to the strains that were brought out again from the far-off lircams of youth. Not only could these old soldiers play the fiddle, but they could sing and tell stories and jokes, particularly war stories of the soldier days of yore. (Continued on page eight) Gsimans Cry That Victory Is Unfair With the British army in France July 20 The Scottish troops who occupied Meteren, two miles west of Baileul, are accused by their discom fited Prussian prisoners of having taken the village by a confidence trick. One officer declared frankly that he regarded the victory of the Scots as "unfair," because it was rchieved in broad daylight. The Scottish battalions attacked at S o'clock, when the weary garrison of the ruins of Meteren had settled down In their shell holes at the edge cf the village to endure another day of bombardment, intermingled with gas. When the British batteries sud denly laid a terrific barrage on their linked machine gun posts, enclosing tho village on the north and west, the Germans thought it was an ordin al y harassing fire, Intended to kill without the support of the Infantrj'. They put on their gas helmets again. Then smoke clouds drifted across the enemy from the British trenches. Fuddenly glancing up, the Germans found strangers In kilts looking down on them from the Hps of their cra ters and realized the fancied routine bombardment covered a serious at tack which had cut thera oft before they knew that No Man's Land had been crossed. Board Of Enquiry Exonerates Crew At the hearing of the board of In quiry' covering the derailment of a train at Zuleka on July 14, the. board found that usual and required inspection was given this train prior to departure from Ashland, and again at Siskiyou, there being no unusual conditions between Siskiyou end point of derailment, which re lieves employes of any individual re sponsibility. S. DEPARTMENT OF WKATHEK HIKEAF . Forecast for the period July 22 to July 27, 1918, Inclusive. Pacifte coast states, and northern Rocky mountain and plateau regions: Fair with nearly normal temperatures. Business Men's Picnic Success The business men's picnic held last Thursday afternoon In the park was very well attended by merchants of the county and was certainly en ;oyed to the fullest extent by every one present. The weather conditions were ideal, the sun shining but not hot, while a breeze blew up the can yon. The Medford boys' band arrived nearly on schedule time, giving a snort concert from the speaker's stand. Tho assembled merchants were addressed by Will Gates of Med ford, and J. W. McCoy of Ashland. Both men spoke on the subject of trade acceptances, urging their adop tion by the merchants for the pur pose .of putting credit conditions in the county and over the country on o better foundation. The trade ac ceptance does this by enabling the merchant to realize cash on his credit sales at the end of JO days, whereas under the old system of open book recounts, many accounts run from one to six months or more, making the borrowing of cash to carry on business necessary, which adds to the cost of doing business and the Increased cost of merchandise to tin consumer. It was declared that the trade acceptance would encourage thrift, and its use is encouraged and favored by the government. The first event under sports was a 0-yard dash, won by lladlen, first, tennis shoes, The Boot shop; Asher Neff second, cuff links, Ashland Trading Co. Three-logged race won by Edwards and Swanson, first, 5-lb box candy, The Sugar Cowl; second, Hadlen and Asher Neff, tie, Perrine's, and bicycle buzzer, Eastern "Supply Co. Cirls' race; Dorothy Newman, first, service flag, EnJers & Son; f.econd, Marion Newman, box candy, Rose Bros. Girls' 50-yard dash: First, Mildred Barber, vase, Nims & Saunders; sec ond, Ruth Newman, vase, H. P. ilclmes. - Fat man's race: First, Patton, belt, Vauuel's; second, I'lilch, razor, Simpson. ' 100 yards: First, Mlnuth, razor, Provost Bros.; second Veale, hoe, Pell. Many ladles competed in the nail- driving contest and it aroused much Interest. Six nails were driven, Mrs. .Igler, first, 40 Eeconds. Prize, tele phone list, Johnson. Mrs. S. S. Smitli tecond CO seconds. Bottle perfume, McNair Eros. Laides' esg race: First, Miss Jil- son, boudoir cap, McGee's; second, Mrs. Gamett, mince meat, White House Grocery. Tennis doubles: First, Elmore and Minuth, Colgate's set, Ferguson; second, Bush and Lyddiard, floral cream, Foley's, The ball game was won by Med ford, 16-12. Ashland put up a game fight but was beaten fairly. The game was played on the lawn, using an Indoor ball on account of the email space that could be used for the game. Everyone enjoyed this went and there was much bantering when someone fumbled, and cheer In; when a good hit was made. Mayor Gates of Medford made a good um pire. At 6 o'clock lunches were spread cmt on tables and lawn. Clarence Lane dispensed the hot coffee. Every one enjoyed the day and the basket lunch put everyone in good spirits. The band concert In the evening did nut materialize, because two of the leading instruments failed to appear. Kansas Reunion To Be Held In Ashland The officers of the Kansas asso ciation of Jackson county have a splendid program arranged for the meeting at Ashland Tuesday, July 2". and ask all those who formerly lived In tho Sunflower state to at-, tend and bring well filled baskets for the big community dinner to be spread In the park at noon. The com miftee will furnish coffee, but asks that you take cups. The .program will be held In the Auditorium beginning at 10:30 a. m , and will consist of music, talks and recitations. Some extra fine musl 8l numbers will be presented that will certainly be worth hearing. One of the big attractions of the Chautauqua will be on the afternoon of tho same day, Thavlus' exposi tion band, and this is one of the ses sions you will want to attend. , Prepare now to be present and have a good, old-fashioned Jayhawk er reunion and picnic. Draftees Left For Camp Lewis Today The local board has announced that with the call now arranged, the registration class of 1917 In Jackson county will be exhausted Monday,, to day, when 72 men will be detailed to cantonments. The 72 men called reported this morning at 6:45 at the Southern Pacific" depot at Medford for Induction. The 72 men called by name from the roll will be sent to Camp Lewis to fill call No. 8CD and to complete the call -No. 6C3. Eighteen men of the 110 of the 1917 clans have not responded to the call, and tho remaining IS men have been transferred to other counties. Five more men were called today, and will lie sent to Fort McDowell, Cal., to complete call No. 775. These five will take the place of five men ejected at this fort from the call of July 0. Twelve mere men will be cailed under order No. 972, August 5, for assignment to Camp Fremont, Cal. These culls about exhaust the class 1 men of the county. The local board stated a list of drafted men will be Issued today for publication the earliest date an ac curate compilation of names could be released. They made It. plain the practical Impossibility of Issuing a llsi w.hi'ii they themselves did not have the responses of drafted men to their calls. Sacrificed Car To Buy Savings Stamps There are many little tales coming to light occasionally of personal sac i if ices made by American citizens, who, when they male them, do not e::pect the applause of their fellows, and never even intend thm to be aired in the public. They are fre quently as worthy of honorable men tion, however, as the deeds of valor ascribed to the heroes on tin battle field. One such story has been told by a citizen of Ashland, who was not content to give his only Bon to the services of his country, but who re cently sold his automobile In ordo: to buy war savings stamps. A few days ago this citizen called at a lo cal hardware store and purchased a cuiantlty of pipe, which he proceeded to carry to his home. The merchant offered to deliver- It for him, but the patriotic in a it said he would carry tho pipe, and the car could be utiliz ed for purposes more needed by the country. This possibly Is only one incident of many of the sacrifices and patrio tism of tho true American citizen:), wiio, though they are far from tha battle scenes, arc just as loyal and sincere In their desire to help their country In her struggle with the at rocious Ilun. Aged Yieka Miner Committed Sucide .liimo8 Atkinson, an aged miner weil known In and about Yreka, com mitted suicide last Friday mocnlng about 9 o'clock. In the rear of the Poole building, by slabbing himself in the throat with a small knife. , Atkinson was In full possession of hie faculties and had made deliberate preparations for his entry Into tho treat unknown, lie had secured a bucket over which he leaned so that the blood would not be smeared about and leave stains, and when found he told those who gathered around him that ho was not crazy; that he knew precisely what he was doing; that he was tired of life and wished to end it. lie was taken to the county hospi tal and attended by Dr. Shaw, but died about two hours after the in fliction of the wounds. Men Five Feet Tall Accepted By Draft Changes In weight and height re qu'rements for drafted men were re ceived by the local board Saturday In a telegram from Salem. The height has been reduced from CI! Inches to 60 Inches and the weight from 116 to 110 pounds. There are the old figures which were changed several months ago. No men In the 1917 draft will be affected by the change, but three men in the 1918 clsss who were disqualified will now I e reinstated. Huns Retreat Across Mame ; Loss 20,000 Huns and 400 Guns Out of the new filtering through the clouds of battle hanging over tho ensanguined field between the Marne and Soissons there have come two i.ipnlficant reports during the past day. The allies are thundering at the gates of Soissons and the Ger mans are retreating across the Marne retween FosKoy and Oeuilly. Germans, reserves, rushed up to the western side of the Soissons-Cha-teau Thlerry-Ithelnis salient, have slowed down the progress made by the French and Americans, but ap parently have been unable to do mora than chock It hero and there along the front. The advance made by tho lilies In the first hours of the great counter stroke has not been main tained, but it is evident that hardly anywhere has the allied thrust been stopped. Reports from the front of battle indicate that the French and Ameri cans have readied the edge of the plateau In the southwest of Solssom and only a scant mile and a half ironi (he center of the city. South ward, along the line, the allies have almost reached the SoIssons-Chntea;i Thierry road, a thoroughfare of treat strategic Importance, while fur ther down the Marne they are stend- ily forging ahead, In spite of deter mined resistance. Tho reports of a German rctreal. across the Marne conies as confirma tion of the success of the allied drive lar to the north. German forces soiilti of tho stream must be ex tricated quickly If the German army Is to escape from the encircling move-j niont carried out by the French and Americans. French official reports state that the Germans are being driven baci! south of the Marne, but it is prob able that the German retirement i3 Thaviu Band To Appear Tomorrow Tomorrow, Tueaday, Is music day at Chautauqua,, when the Thaviu band will uppenr. This great organ ization of musicians Is known all oer ihn Pacific coast as the musical ag gregation that opened anil closed the fan Francisco exposition.' They will (,lve two full concerts, one In the af ternoon end on In tl evening, with an entire change of. program. In the evening grit ml opera artists will give operatic selections In connection witli the band program. Tins promises t- lie on.) of the greatest events of iho Chautauqua program and the people of this community will bp for tunato tu have the opportunity of bearing a wonderful muslca; treat. Secretary McAdoo Passed Through City William G. McAdoo, secretary of tho treasury and director-general of t ho railroads passed through Ashland Tiiursduy en route to Portland from San Francisco. A special train which boro the secretary and His party was labeled "1'nited States Railroad Ad ministration," and made the usual stay In this city, and while here Sec retary McAdoo strolled aliout l lie platform, shaking hands with the railroad men and was extremely af fable. "We are In the fight to stay, and will never cease until we get the kaiser," was tho message Secretary McAdoo left with the railroad men in Ashland. Reed Superintends Chautauqua Session M. C. Reed, president of the Sou thern Oregon Chautauqua, who has ! ecu traveling during the summer as one of the superintendents of the El lison-White company, arrived In Ash land Friday night and took charge of the present session. Mr. Reeii will remain here during the rest Of the week and will superintend the re mainder of the program. lie has been constantly on the road slnco leaving hero last spring, and has covered a vast territory from Louisiana to Oregon, and has de livered lectures almost continuously for three or four months. As detailed reports of the battles come In, how the high courage of our boys at the front thrills the "atlon- - . . f y a hurried retreat ordered by the German high command. From tho Marne toward Rheim.i the French and Italians have ad vanced their lines. Three days ago they were being forced back by tho Germans and their present forward movement may indicate that the f03 is also retiring from this field aa. rapidly as possible. The fire of battle is spreading slowly down the line towards Cha teau Thierry. There have been re ports that the Germans In this re gion have been removing their heavy guns preparatory to retiring should the allied drive toward Soissons go on. Military experts say that if the al lied ' wedgo south of Soissons goes lunch farther it will force a German letlrement at least as far as tho Yesle river. Statements made by General March, Ame-ican chief of staff, be fore the members of the senate mili tary committee Indicate that there are upwards of 270,000 Americans engaged In the fighting south of Soissons. Tlie'e are six divisions of Ameri cans tho First, Second, Third and Fourth regulars, and the 2tith (Now England) and tho 2Sth ( Pcnnsyl vaiila national guarJ). General March told the newspaper men that tho maximum penetration along tho lino was ten miles, while tho nvcrnga depth of the ndvanco was even miles. Italian troops In the Adamello re Kimi, to tho north of Luke Gai'dr., on the AiiKtro-ltali.'iu front, have broken out in a local action anl taken two strong points in the moun tain region. Thin gain was made Just Bouth of where the Italians at tacked lute In May and broke the Austrian line. Woman Injured When. Car Turned Turtle i - a car driven by Clarence Jeffrey of Taleht and which contained Mr. ulid Mrs. Chnrles Jeffrey and Mis'? Myrtle Jeffrey beside tho driver went over the bank on North Main street last evening where it turned turtle on tho railroad truck. Mrs. Jeffrey sustained a broken arm, a two-Inch: cut on tho right cheek, and her right side, -a-.is badly bruised. Miss Jeffrey was also bruised badly nil over her body and Is suffering severely fron shock. The nccldont occurred albout 7' o'clock when the Jeffrey family were-' returning home from tho afternooi f csslon of Chautauqua. At the point . where a high bluff leads down to the railroad track, a car came up behind and passed the Jeffrey car. It Is thought the rear wheel of the passing car struck the front wheel of the Jeffrey car, sending it out over the bluff. The car landed bot tom side up In tho ditch by (he sldtf of the track. Reside the fracture Mrs. Jeffrey's arm was dislocated, 'and the ligiments In her side were torn. Mr. Jeffrey, who is an ln illd, vns unhurt, as was also Clar ence, who was at tho whoel. . t : Horse's Kick Prover Fatal ToAgedKfan William Thomas Rnaglo of Relle vlow died Friday morning at an ear ly hour from the Injuries he sus tained a week ago by being kicked l.y a fractious horse while engaged In his duties as patrolman on the iiiountalns. The deceased was 77 years of age. Funeral services wero held from tha late home Saturday afternoon at 2 3'clock and Interment was made In Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Dea I'lo was a widower and Is survived by three sons mid one daughter. Class 1 Men Told To Start To Train Provost Marshal General Crowder hns Issued an appeal to all men of class 1 calling upon them to begin now their preparation as soldiers and not to wait until they actually have been called Into camp. "Regard yourselves as a selected fiaternlty of active patriots," say General Crowder. "Encourage those who are weak. Inspire the indiffer ent. Inform the Ignorant. Search out the slackers."