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,. City of Sunshine and Flowers
Ashland. Oregon, Utfila Springs .
: r ' ; ; : - "Oregon's Famous Spa"
VOL. XLIII
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, JtTLY 25, 1918
NUMBER 19
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Two-Mile Advance By Allies
Along Line South of Soissons
With the Army on the Alsne an
Marne Front, July 24. Extremely
hard fighting has been going on
along the lino south of Soissons,
where tha Germans are concentrat
ing in full strength in order to pre
vent the further Imperiling of their
lines, over which supplies must
reach them. Rut the allies have
made gains.
The main railroad Is now useless
bo far as the Germans are concern
ed, while the heavy guns of the al
lies are reaching many of the wagon
Toads which the enemy has fought
to hard to retain.
The Germans can olitain limited
supplies, lint it Is believed that these
will not be sufficient to warrant
reeplng the big array in the salient.
Faris, July 24. Highly satisfac
tory gains by the Trench and Ameri- i 1 reloup, the
oan forces on the Aisne-Marne front
are reported In the official statement
cf the war office tonight. In the cen
ter of the line an advance of nearly
(wo miles was made. Desperate en
gagements were fought in the direc
tion of Epleds and Trugny-Epieds.
vji'ch villages the Americans again
recaptured from the Germans. To
lhe north of Epleds the Franco
American line is now beyond Cour
poil. Violent German counter attacks
find rear guard actions In greot
itrength still fail to serve as bar
riers to the advance ci the ; Sois-sons-Rheims
salient.
They have aided in slowing down
numbers of the German forces and
tave part of the great number of
puns and quantities of war mate
rials. The advantage of the fighting has
rested with the allied troops, who
have pushed on northward past the
Milage of Epieds and ousted the
Huns from the greater, part of the
Chatelet forest. In this region tin?
allies now hold the villages or Epied.i
and Trugny-Epieds, which were cap
tured by the Germans and were re
captured Wednesday in a counter at
tack by the Americans. Pressing on
noryiward, the allies have driven
their front beyond Courpoil, which
lies about six miles and a half north
cast of Chateau Thierry.
Along the Marne at several points.
notably in the region of Charteves
and Joulgonne, and further east at
allies have put the
rorthcrn bank of the Maine further
behind them In advances and cap
tured a large number of cannon and
machine guns and considerable wa
inaterials. In the region between the Marn
.'.nd Rhelms where the German
;rown prince has brought forward
I.irse numbers of picked reinforce
ments, his warriors a-e meeting with
hard usage. Following up the ad
vances of the French and Italians of
Tuesday, the British immediately to
the southwest of Rhelms apparently
have 'begun a movement which pos
sibly portends good results.
Here the British have overcome a
strong counter attack, and following
Klamath Falls Boy
Obtains Souvenirs
According to the Klamath Falls
Herald, Mrs. Nate Otterbcln Is the
proud possessor of a unique souvenir
in the shape of a pair of vases made
from shells of the famous French
"7o" guns now being used with sucii
deadly execution against the Boche
forces in France.
Some time ago a letter from her
ion, I.ouls Hoaglund, with the avia
tion forces now in France, notified
i;pr that the souvenirs were on the
way, and further said that the shells
were used In the greatest battle of
the war up to that time. He also
informed her that he had received
his service stripe for six months for
eign service, and expressed the hope
that before he was entitled to an
other one the argument would be
fettled and he would be ou the way
1 nek home.
I ouis Hoaglund Is a grandson of
Mrs. A. I,. Harvey of this city.
Sudden Death Of
Well Known Woman
lire, Alva R. Wilkins of Dunn
muir died at th9 homo of her broth
er, A. II. Pracht, on Vista street last
Sunday morning, at the age of 40
years. She had been In poor health
for a long time and had come to
Ashland several weeks ago to be
with her mother and brother, and
though her condition was serious,
her death came unexpectedly at the
end.
Funeral services were held Tue&-
day afternoon from the home of her
mother, .Mrs. Max Pracht, Mrs. Per
nie Johnson officiating. Mrs. Henry
lenders presided at the piano and
Mrc. D. I). Xorris sang two solos. In
terment was made in Mountain View
cemetery. Mrs. Wilkins is survived
y hor husband, two daughters, her
mother, Mrs. Max I'racht, two bro
thers, William B. Pracht, in the ('.
S. naval service at Bremerton, and
A If. Pracht of AshbSnd.
Huns See 10,000,000 YanKs
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the fast pace, but on the three sides! it. a violent bombardment and struck
of the new U-shaped battle front, the German line at Vrigny for a
Important gains have been made. toodly gain. This movement, if it
Driving slowly, but surely, south is pressed to further advantage, will
if Soissons, the American and the kcrionsly menace the Rhclms-Fis-Frcnch
troops have rushed their mes railway, a scant three miles to
fronts further eastward toward that the north and also will tend mate
' i art of the Solssons-Chateaii Thierry rlally to lessen the width of the
railway line that is still in the hands; mouth of the pocket through which
of the enemy, and further south, j the Germans are endeavoring to r
r.long both sides of the Ourcq river,! treat from the Solssons-Rhelms sal
and the road leading to Fere-en-j lent.
Tardenols, Germany's great store-1 Gauged by the war maps, the new
l ouse for the supply of her troops inroads of the allied troops into the
in the south, important penetrations German-held territory necessarily
into enemy-held territory have been! added further to the extreme gravity
i:,ade until the maximum point : rf the situations of the Germans in
where the allies are fighting, near tide the huge pocket and with the
Colncy, is about 10 miles from long range guns on both sides of the
their point of departure last Thurs-J I heavily shelling them far behind
(;a-r- I 'he actual fighting front, with air-
In the Marne region north of men bombing them assiduously, and
Chateau Thierry the Americans and with th iiifantry attacking them on
French have met with the-fiercest all side with rifle and light gun
kind of resistance, for the Germans fire, their situation seemingly is a
a-e striving hard to extricate largo hazardous one.
WITH the American Army on the Aisne-Marne Front,
Sunday, July 21. A German captured by the Ameri
cans today formerly was a baker in New York. He was
asked what the German soldiers thought about the Americans.
"Since Thursday," he said, "the Germans had concluded that
the announcement that a million Americans were in France was
false and rumors among the Germans on this front are that !
there are ten million Americans in France." I
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Water Of Link River
Rolled Back By Wind
Probably Lot 3lncc the day.! whan
the waters of the river Jordan rolled
lack at the command of Moses for
lhe children of Isra ?1 to cross dry
shod has r. more wonderful phenoiii-
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Mrs. Kleinhammer
Died At Phoenix
Mrs. Frances Ann Kleinhammer,
a former well known resident of
Ashland, died at the home of hor
(laughter, Mrs. Catherine Van Dyke,
Interest Still Maintained In
Present Session of Chautauqua
Interest has continued unabated rrgatlon ever presented In Ashland
hi the Chautauqua as It progresses i is putlng It mildly. At the evening
this week, and each day brings new concert a trio of grand opera singers
attractions which meet with the j of unusual brl'lance appeared as
bearty applause of the attendants. vocalists and added greatly to the
Monday afternoon after a pleasing cl.arm of the entertainment.
prelude by the Zodeler Symphonic
Quintet, Charles Crawford Gorst, j
Aniericas well known naturalist,
Wednesday evening Edna Lowe,
the noted health lecturer, gave an ad
dress on "Danger Signals on the
rave an illustrated lecture on birds , Road to Health." Miss Lowe has
mid their songs. .Mr. Gorst knows appeared before Ashland audiences
.ind loves birds, and his study has previously to this, and is one of the
brought him in iutimate relations
Kith their lives and habits. More
than this ho so perfectly Imitates
their routs that those who love the
little feathered denizens of the wlld
vood could readily picture the tiny
:ongstcrs by the whistles he pro
duced. More old-time frcieds from
lar off sections cf the country were
in ought before tlu minds of the au
e.Ierce Monday afternoon by the re
production of their song by Mr.
Gorst.
finest In placj upon the Chautauqua
platform. Her lecture was listened
to with interest by many who de
rived much valuable Information
from her talk.
One of the best musical companies
Chautauqua has produced this ses
sion was presented yesterday In the
Treble Clef club, under the leader
till p of Jessie Kan Taylor. Tills was
a quartet of young ladies whose
beautiful Hinging, charming dances
' and costumo readings have won tv.
a mile northeast of Phoenix, Tues
day afternoon at 2:20 o'clock, of-na of this kind occurred than the
dropsy. Death came at the age ofidrjlng of the rapids in Link river
TO years. She was a widow of Clause at the west end of Klamath Falls,
kleinhammer, who died In 1909. She! ' the winds sweeping up the canyon
1 nd been a resident of Jackson conn- j f-'om the south,
ty since she became fifteen years ofj These rapids, which have a fall 'of
age. and all her children were bom f et in two nill"s and which fur
in tills county, all of whom are alive, j i 'sh enough power under ordinary
'1'hey are: Fred Kleinhammer of i eruditions to trim every wheel In the
Mcdford, .Mrs. Catherine Van Dyke county, were blown back one day
of Phoenix, Arthur Kleinhammer of i tms week in a few hours, leaving
At tiie evening program the Zedo- unique place in pjatform entertaln
Icr Sjnipiionic Quintet presented n r.ient. The Impersonations of Miss
t'asslcal program of brilliant inter- Taylor wero particularly cnjoyahlo
pretion. The speaker of the evening i,nd called fori!) tin heartiest ap
was ,'ames A. Burns, president of'pir.uso at both program1.
Oneida Institute of Kentucky, whose J The Bed Cirss department or any
lecture was on Hie "Remaking cf oihr body of women has nothing
the Mountaineer." Mr Hums was on Ned Woodman when It cotne3 to
lj'-n In the Cumbe.iand mountains i en nctlvu to'ign.i accompanying
from where lib: rather left tr escape busy fingor.i. This entertainer while
lhe terron cf the feuu3 in that re-! drawing ntt. active and amusing sket
glon. To this section the boy rn-j tln'a kept up a rapid-fire of hum
turned at an early ag and took upjorous and pnet'c line of talk that,
liie f:imlly quarehi wilii his 1-li.tlves iimtised au'l ih-iil d his uudkuice,
against other.' of the neighborhood ' and kept them spell-hound with his
The Instinct inherited from his falli-; flashes of oratory and wit.
er, however, led him to desire bet-i Lincoln Wirt's lecture was one of
in- thing:) cf life, so he later went ; the big features of the Chautauqua
to school where ho received a few j at the session last night, and was
months' training, when ho letumed , one that all patriotic Americans may
In his mountain home and endeav- j consider themselves fortunate to
(red to Hid the Inhabitants to a have heard. Mr. Wirt has been at
I eter way of living The story of his the battle line Hire-? times, and has-
farly s!nte;gles to insllt'ite a school
i'l the wilderness tinder almost In
surmountable difficulties was graph-
viewed the war close up. Ho pre
faced his address by saying that he
war. ashamed of IiIr last appenranc.5
Kansas Society Met
In Annual Reunion
Kansas was th? popular state In
Ashland Tuesday when the annual
reunion and picnic of all the former
residents of that Uate now living
In the Rogue River valley wa3 held
in the park. This was a highly en
joyable affair and many former1 Jay
bawkers were present extending
greetings to old-time frlerd3 and ac
rjiiaintances and forming new tics
vith those recently admitted to the
charmed circle. t
During the morning V. O. X.
Kmith, cashier of the Citizens bank
and president of th 2 Kansas society,
lecelved the following telegram from
Governor Arthur Cnpper of Kansas:
"V. O. N. Smith, pre3!dent, Ash
land. Ore.: Speaklrg for the people
of 'the old home stota,' I send warm
est greetings and most cordial good
witiies to the Kansas society of
fouthern Oregon. We ara glad that
on this day yonr thoughts turn back
t-o your former state. May sucess
r.nd happiness continue to be yours.
"ARTHUR CAPPKR, Governor."!
Mr. Smith presided at the meeting!
held in the Chautauqua auditorium!
in the morning and made an address
.if welcome. He also spoke of the
part Kansas people have taken In
rational affairs and especially In' the
Civil war and said her noble son4
are marching side by side today In
this country and on foreign soil be
side other states to forever wlpe'6ut
autocracy and militarism and to 'es
tablish freedom for all.
Mrs. George Andrews of Medford
pleased her sunflower friends' with
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Rich Vein Struck
At Gold Hill Mine
J. G. Davis and associates, of Sac
ramento, Cnl , lessees of the Sylvan
lie group of gold quartz mines north
ct Gold Hill, have made a second
strike of rich ore on the property.
The new find is a sulphide ore, slml
ar to the rich Galena base ore of
Colorado. The vein Is In a drift on
a 600-foot level, over 20 fet wide,
and runs from $1S to $30 per ton l:i
gold values.
The fii'3t strike, made several
months ago, netted the lessees many
thousands of dollars.
Machinery for a large standmlll Is
being installed on the property, and
will be in operation soon. '
Jacksonville, William Kleinhammer
'.I Oakland, Cal., Mrs, F. L. Hammer
of Modesto, Cal., and Miss Frances
Kleinhammer of Marshfield, Ore.
Mrs. Kleinhammer was a member
cf the Pioneer society and the Pres
byterian church.
Funeral services will be held atj
the home of her daughter, Mrs.-Van!
Dyke near Phoenix, Friday morning
at 10 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. j
K. Baillie, pastor of the Presbyterian
church of Phoenix, and interment j
will be made In the Ashland ceme-!
tory.
Bakery Closed For
Violating Food Law
Den Zernstein, proprietor of the
Bon Ton bakery, who was penalized
for violating the United States food
ugulaticns, was summoned before
Food Administrator W. B. Ayres In
Portland last week and admitted Ins
Cullt. t srnsteiii was charged with
fa'ling to make his weekly reports,
tailing to weigh the substitutes used
;n his bakery, and In failing to use
the repulred amount of suhctltutes In
bread and pastry. .
The licence of the bakery was sus
pended by Mr. Ayers and the doors
of the bakery closed forone week.
The bakery is again in operation.
Phone job orders to th Tidings.
Drafted Boys Stop
In ThisThis Week
The Civic club and the Depot hotel
are again feeding large contingents
of drafted men who are coming from
the south to encamp at Camp Lewis.
The first lot came In Tuesday for
Knch, and more will lie In every
day at various meals, finishing Sat
urday. The men apparently enjoy
thr service extended to them by the
Ashland people and are a pleasant
lot of boys.
the bed of the river so dry that It
could be crossed on foot at almost
any point.
Large numbers gathered to witne.-u
what appeared to lie a miracle, an I
to catch the trout left in the little
lools and holes in the rocks.
The power plant on the liver was,
of course, put entirely out of com
mission, and the other plants on the
Klamath river below may be affected
'i the current has already been cut
off for several hours. The river is
lower than at any time in recent
vears Klamath Falls Herald.
G. A. R. Members
Get Out Rate Only
(Copied from general orders for
benefit of old soldiers.)
"The one cent rate does not apply
to old soldier who arc not members
ol the Grand Army of the Republic.
Th? old soldier who has not enough
Interest In his service to become a
I member of the Grand Army, is not
cititled to th's rate. If he wishes
this concession he should Join the
Grand Army."
ically related, and the success Hint I In Ashland when a year ago last
has resulted from thin linrculead task j fall he was hero preaching peace "to
:s, wiiii!i inn:iuio, wnicn lomiy isii-eat tne hand. lint ho has a very
one of the monuments of the un
flagging labors of tliis man for the
people ha loves,
That Ashland anil the pnrjliv
Rogue iiiver valley are great lovers
of music was thoroughly demonstra
ted by the excellent audiences that
creeled the appearance of Thaviu's
Kxopsliion band both afternoon and
evening Tuesday. This band gave
two splendid concerts, ono In the af
ternoon and one In the evening, and
that It was of the finest musical ag-
Death Of Former
County Resident
Word was received In Ashland this
week of the death of M. (!. Lawrence
cccurrlng May 3 at Sierra Madre,
Cal., and was due to paralysis. Mr.
1 awrence was the owner of Huck
bo:n Lodge, the beautiful estate In
lhe. Slskiyous near Ashland, and was
different viewpoint of conditions
i.ow, and pacifists have no place in
hi1: sympathies.
Mr. Wirt went to the front under
the auspices of the American Red
Cross, and his tale of their accom
plishment? la sufficient to thrill and
Inspire everyone They are reliev
ing the poor and needy, bringing
help and comfort to the sorrowful,,
healing to the injured nnd health
and strength to the diseased. The
(Continued on Page Eight.)
Had Narrow Escape
From German Drive
Mrs. Donald Clark recently re
ceived a thrilling letter from Miss
Dcrothy Connor describing her ex
periences In tho recent Gorman drive
which smashed through Hralne,
France, whore Miss Connor had
charge of a cantocn. limine Is on
veil known In this community. Ilej the Vesle river between Soissons and
f iifered a paralytic seizure about I Rhelms, toward which the allied
th-ee years ago, when he went away lorccs are now making rapid prog
Irom here in the hope of obtaining rees.
relief.
Mr. Lawrence had many friends
Miss Connor, daughter of Mrs.
Charles Connor, formerly of Jackson-
In Ashland and vicinity and his i vllle, was on the Lusitunla when tli9
beautiful country home was a popti-l boat was sunk, and had a narrow 63
ir resort to many who were for- tape from death. Nothing daunted,
Innate enough to enjoy .Mr. Law
rence's acquaintance.
Union Service In
Chautauqua Building
Union church services ill be held
in the Chautauqua building next
Punday .evening, as well as. all suc
cessive Sunday evenings during the
month of August. Services will l.e
c.Id at 8 o'clock and all churchee of
the city and their pastors are cor
dially invited to participate. Make
these services happy and successful
REV. W. N. TERRIS,
Sec'y. Ministerial Ass'n.
Seibs Are Inoculated
With White Plague
The recent report of the Siberian
government that prisoners captured
bv the Austrlans and Germans are
Icing Inoculated with the virus of
tuberculosis and other diseases Is
) clng dally verified by escaped Ser
bian prisoners.
Industrial Club
Started In Talent
d 1c
for
rddltion for Just a little more than
a song. IJllllngs Agency.
. she soon returned to take up relief
j work near the fighting line, and had
i been at Dralne many months when
j the Germans broke through the Che
, min des Damns and drove south.
Miss Connor describes the fright
ful bombardment and seeing the Ger
man planes coming over the north-
.. , , , , ., '!'i horizon. A French sold er po nt-
The formal organization of the. , , . , , . . 1
, , . , , . , , , , , , . ed to them and sa d, They are only
Talent Industrial club was effected at . . ' '
a iew nines aneau or tne Herman ad
vance guards." After tending sev
eral wounded r.old.rs, Miss Connor
hastily got together a few personal
belongings and climbed into a Ford
car bound for Paris the last car to
leave before the invading forces ar
rived She lost seve-al valuable ar
ticles, and the canteen, of course,
with all its supplies and furnishings,
fell into the hands of the Germans.
Miss Connor is now In Paris and
wrote that as soon an the allies swept
l ack tho hated Huns she would re
turn to Tiraine and continue her re-
,lief work. Mcdford Sue.
a meeting In that town Thursday i
liehtof last week. Miss Luclle Hold
iiilge, who Is an experienced cbjii
worker ane' 1 1 ize winner, was elect
ed president. Miss Krr.m Robisoi',
vice-president, nnd Miss Veletta Iiur
uett secretary.
Very definite Inforiuctlon as to
Just how the several members are
setting riong with their work was
6 iuined at this mecl'.r.g. and cx
cel'orl results are prr,r.ilFed from
'.he c.anizatlon.
Phone Job orders to th Tidings.