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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.
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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."