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Oregon Historical Sociu Auditorium i; ; Jj Ashland Grows While Uthla Flows" " '' City of Sunshine and Flowers . IDINGS Ashland, Oregon, LIthIa Springs "Oregoo's Famous Spa" VOL. XLIII ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1918 NUMBER 20 ASHLANDi''1 1 Oregon Gets Ready For Fourth Loan Oregon's citizens will be expected to subscribe voluntarily for this slate's quota of tho fourth Liberty loan. Eollcltatipn will be resorted to only as an expedient to bring In tho slackers. TUIs was Uje con c lnslon of the county chairman for the next big drive at a conference v blch was hold In Portland Thurs day. Nearly every county In Oregon was irprescntod. In opening the conference, Edward Cooklnghani, state chairman, an nounced that Oregon had won na-ilon-wide praise for having gone far ever tho top with Liberty loan sub rcriptlons In previous campaigns and ps praiseworthy achievements would be expected r.gnln. Ho had no Infor r.iatlon forecast of Oregon's quota of the fourth huge war loan, but calculated that since tho govern ment's call will be for 0,000,000,000 doublt tho requirements of last May, this state's corrected quota of $10,971,000 for the third loan which was oversubscribed 1C7 per cent to $28,300,800. Robert E. Smith, executive man Pger of the past and coming cam paigns, outlined the plans or organi zation for every county In the state this month, to be followed Scptem her 15 by the distribution of rating cards whereby each person and in ilitutlon will be informed of the ex peeled volunteer subscription to be made In each case. Kvcry means of effective publicity will be employed during the week I'pginnlng September 21, and Sun day, September 22, will be patrioti cally observed. Following the opening of the Mib- scrlptlon campaign, S-ptember 2S, and running three weeks, the reserve forces of every community In the rtate will be marshaled to round up tvfcry one who does not subscribe. Intemrban Upset On Medford Street Had It not been for the quick ac tion by C. T. Henselman, driver of the Ashland Interurbau car, a num ber of persons might have suffered tcrlous Injuries and two cars would have proliably heen badly wrechea on the streets of Medford Thursday forenoon. According to the report from Med ford, the Interurban car, which had the right-of-way, was going west on Main street, when frora south Cen tra! avenue a car containing Rev. V. R. Moreno Oeser and family and driven by hll daughter, crossed the street to north Central. Henselman hnd to make up his mind In a second to turn aside sharply or else crash :nto the car In front In which vera teveral children. He swerved his car so sharply Into iiorth Central that It was thrown over on Its side by the Jackson County hank building. The three passengers In the Interurban scrani ided out from the overturned car as quickly as possible, and only one of them, Miss Foley of Ashland, was found to have been hurt. She had r.'ffered a cut on the check which hied profusely. The Interurban car suffered con siderable minor damage but was abli to leave the scene without aid. Much praise was heard from witnesses of the accident for the conduct of Mr. Henselman, who has the reputation t f being a very careful driver, whlcty rlone avoided a serious accident. Hosts Of Soldiers . Exercise On Streets For, several days during the past reek the streets of Ashland have re funded to the tramp of marching leet, .and long columns of khaki clad soldiers have passed along the main thoroughfares. These were from the troop trains of men com ing from Camp Lewis to other can tonments, and during the stop in Ashland every day several hundreds of men have been taken off the train and marched In columns' over the streets for exercise. While the ma jority of these men.haye had little training in Camp Lewis, they made a nice impression with their soldier ly bearing and pleasant manners while in Ashland. i The canteen station has served so far as possible these men during their stay here, and have given Ice trenm, fruit, flowers and magazines to several thousand soldiers during the past four or five days. Yard Policeman Was "Stung" By Canteen The "tattered ensign" that graces the exhibit building by the Southern Pacific railroad station which Is be ing used at present as a canteen ga llon has been a source of offense to Yard Policeman A. L. Irwin, who compared it most unfavorably with tlie handsome new flags that have been unfurled recently ojer the vari ous buildings In the railroad yards. A few days ago, therefore, he sought tho commandant of the can teen station and offered her a dol lar as a nucleus for a fund to pur chase a new flag. Thanking Mr. Irwin for his kind offer, the commander took the do'. lar, after which she Informed hi in that the canteen had a new $12 flag v.liich they will unfurl as soon as tlicy get permission from the rail road company to put up a pole on he building. She had no Intention .f retaining Mr. Irwin's gift, and only accepted It as a Joke, but the patriotic policeman was no Indian Mvcr, and would not accept the re turn of hlB contribution, but Insist ed that it bo used to help defray the expenses of the new polo when it v as procured. Men Near Majority MustRegisterAug.24 Kvery youn? man in the I'nitcd States who has passed his 21st birth day since registration day for 21-year-old men last June .1, must reg ister for tho draft on Saturday, Au gust 24. 1 . T.y proclamation of President Wil ton, just Issued, this call Includes citizens as well as non-citizens. The only mgn of the age specified who will not have to register are those already In the military or naval ser vice. This call should not be confused with the big registration day, to be held some time In September, for registration of all men between the ages of IS and 45 years. This registration day juBt ordered is exclusively for men who were not yet 21 years old last June 5, but who have become 21 years old on or be fore August 24. Every man of then; must register. As before, registration will be in charge of local draft boards. The irglstration places will be open from 7 o'clock In the morning to 9 o'clock nt night. ,Xo excuse will be accepted for failure to register. The time re maining before registration day is fc very short that every man who comes within the call should arrange his affairs now so he can go to the registration place on August -24 and register. Failure to register Is punishable by Imprisonment up to one year, and followed by induction into the ser v'ce. Even sickness will be no excuse for failure to register. Any 21-year-old 'man who Is ill should send some competent person Immediately to his local draft board, which will explain v. hat to do. Men who will unavoidably be away from their home precincts on regis tration day, should proceed at once to the local draft board nearest the llace where they may happen to bo, and ask for instructions for regis tering by mall. Prompt action is of the utmost Improtance, for all mail registrations must be received by the proper local draft board by Au f,ust 24. The purpose In reQlu'rlng at' this time the registration of men who have become 21 years old since last June 5, is to keep class 1 filled un t lit congress can pass the. new law raising and lowering the draft ages. Let every man subject to the, com ing registration make note of and re member these Important facts: Registration day is .Saturday, Au Eust 24. Time for. registration, 7 a. m. to 9 p. m. Place for registration, with local draft board. ("aid of Thanks j Wre wish to thank the many friends and neighbors for their, kind assistance during the illness and death of our beloved wife and 'moth er, and' for the many beautiful floral offerings. W M. ABBOTT, AND FAMILY. ' ' Mr. Hoover's trip to Paris Is probably for the purpose of securing the latest fall modes In food conservation. French Gain On 2-Mile Front And 1000 Prisoners Are Taken Marshal Foch has at last definitely connected up the battles of the Alsne 'iid the Somme. Announcement Is niade that, by a local attack, the plateau north of Autreches, about 10 miles northwest of Solssons, has been carried by the French and that their success gives them a position dominating (he region extending northward toward tho Olse river. Tho attack, while local In char acter, must havo had plenty of power '.n'carry as far ahead as Is Indicated in tho dispatches. If tho whole pla-tc-ju north of Autreches has been taken from the Germans, the French nave advanced upwards of a mile In that region. When the Germans halted their i eti eat from the Mame salient and made a stand upon the Aisno, It was attunied a blow northwest of Sols-:-ons would be struck, as a . success ould outflank the Germans and compel their retreat to their old Mnc3 north of the Chem'in des Dames. Then tle Plcardy offensive began and the eyes of the world were fixed on the allied progress east of tho Avrc and Ancre. This drive haB recently been al most at a standstill. Only local ac tions have been fought for the past four days along, the line established by the Germans on tho Somme. Some of the progress, especially along the routhern sector of the line has been important, though hardly noticeable cn a map, but tho Germans are des perately defending every Inch of the high ground southwest of Noyon and south pf I.assigny, as well as thi drea around Roye. The allied prcs i ure Is continuous and may even tually break down enemy reslstence. The are no Indications that Mar shal Foch will continue his pressure r-orthwest of Solssons, but his first success there may be explloted. It would not bo surprising to see the righting spread between the Alsne pud the Olr.e, for an allied victory in that region would break the hinges of both the Alsne and the Somme lines and compel a German retire ment oq both sides of the new bat tin area. Sardines Thick On South Oregon Coast According to reports, the run of tardlnes along the southern Oregon coast Is remarkably large this year. Travelers down the coast from Cur ry county say that the schools of tardlnes are so large that In fair weather the ocean Is black Is great bpots. Sardines are also coming In at Rogue river, hut the salmon can nerj there cannot handle them, as It requires special machinery which would he expensive to Install. It Is claimed that there are hun dreds of thousands to tons of these fish along the coast, and that when the tide recedes thousands are left stranded In small pools and on sand 1 ars. Ashland Girl Gets College Position Miss Josephine Saunders, daugh ter of Mr and Mrs. Stuart Sounders, of this city, who has been engaged for the past six months in recon struction work In the government hospital connected with Reed col lege In Portland, has received an appointment as director of the physi cal . education department of the Washington state college at Belllng hsm, Wash. This position Is a merited promo tion to Miss Saunders and . brings with it additional remuneration. Sha will go to Bellingham to take up her new duties September 10. Heart Disease Kills Lineman High In Air 1 Harry C. Vincent, aged 32, died nt Klamath Falls of heart troublo cn top of a pole while doing line work for the Copco Power company. It was thought at first that he had been electrocuted but the autopsy showed heart failure. His wife died about six months ago, and he leaves a 4-year-oldr boy. Hif wife, sister and father died with in the last six months, making four deaths in the family, this year. From So!csons toRhclms the al lies have been doing littlo since tho Americans regained their positions at Flsmotte. In the Danders sector, there havo Iipcii no engagements of a significant character. The fighting In Russia has begun to assume proportion which will at tract considerable attention. The front Is not continuous, but It may bp said to bo In tli form of a cres cent, extending from Ilnt'ime, on the Cncplan sen, northward along the webtern foothills of the I'rals and east of the Volga river ind then swinging more to the northwest un til It ruches Onega bay, an arm of the Arctic ocean. Announcement Is made from To klo that the movement of Japanese troops to the Manchurlan front has been ordered. The Americans In Lorraine have enlivened an ordinarily quiescent sector by taking the village of Fra pellc, five miles eant of Ft. Ule. Tho action, which started wlih a raid In tj early hourB Saturday morning, developed Into an organized nttacK tinder the daBh of the American troops Immediately after they left their trenches. The German losses evidently wye heavy In killed and woundid and the 'prisoners als3 were taken ly tho Americans. This sector U.ns been regarded as a Quiet one and Saturday's action began merely as a raid Into the en emy's portion. The raid was pre ceded by a straight bombardment for n few minutes, followed by a box barrage that penned the Germans off from esrape. . Wtytn the Americans went over the top to attack at 4:30 o'clock they succeeded In sweeping all enemy re sistance aside. The Germans re plied heavily to the American artil lery fire and they also shelled the entire neighborhood throughout tho day. ,TS enemy flro, which Included a t arrage, was Ineffective. The Am?rf cans have occupied the former Ger man trenches and consolidated i;alnst counter attacks. Klamath Ranchers Cutting Wild Hay To offset the hay shortago which threatens the stockmen of the Klam ath district this commlng winter, ranchers operating along the shores of the big upper Klamath lake are putting up thousands of tons of wild hay, which has never heretofore been cut, which consists of a variety of wild grass. It Is not as nutritious iis some of the cultivated products, but It will be eaten with a relish be fore spring and will he a big aid In the opinion of stockmen, In get ting their herds safely through the winter. James Straw and brother and Jno. Tuten are among those who are tow putting up large quantities of this hay. Vases 'Of Shells From Battlefields At the servlco In the Methodist church yesterday morning two hond- Eome vases made their appearance, v'hlch caused much admiration. These were of beaten brass decor- cted with fleur do lys, and made from shells fired from the big guns on the battlo fields of France. They wero sent by George Anderson, a well known Ashland boy who is serv ing the country In France, to his father, Rev. Andorson. Mr. Ander son took them to the church Sun day morning filled with flowers where their lmeauty as well as their history created much comment. Woman Operator On Power House It Is thought that tho California- Oregon Power company has the first woman power house operator In tin west, In charge of a regular shift at the ' power house In Klamath Falls. Her husband who was opera tor In Rogue River, Is no In tho hrmy, and It Is the policy of the com pany to do all possible for the fam ilies of fliose In the service, so she was given the post. Phone Job orders to tbt Tidings. Honor Paid Dead . Soldier By French It will he a source of much con solation to parents who have sons in service In Frunce to know that whatever occurs to the boys so far away from home, that there are kind people dwelling In that faro'ff country who are looking after thulr Interests and perform all the kindly '.'dtf that aro denied the family at homo. As a demonstration of this, Mrs. A. C. Spencer received last week a lingo collection of cards), loiters and ribbons that had been tied to bou qjts and floral pieces that luid K raced the bier of her son Guy, wha lino died In Franco this summer. TheHC were collected and sent to his mother by Lieut. Donald Siwn rcr, a brother of the deceased Bold- hr. One of the cards accompanied a floral piece presented by tho ol I 1st company, of whom Guy had beci a former member, but the majority were from Individuals, and many of tho cards and letters wero written in French, Indicating that the peo ple of our sister nation are paying; the tribute of levo and respect to tliu American boys which Is denied their own family. Y.M.C.A. Workers Have Noble Calling One of the most essential features of the troop trains that have been l-aislng through here during the past v,c(k Is the Y. M. C. A. worker that i.lways accompanies tho troops when they aro moved from one canton ment to another. .No train goes out v. itliout one of theso devoted work ers being on board, and no one liar, the respect and consideration of the men as do these men who-aro glvln? their lives for this branch of service, The Y. M. C. A. workers In the l.resent war are not under govern ment Bervlce, although they have to conform to many government regu latlons. They wear the uniform and to a certain extent have official an thorlty. By their calling they are i'ble to get closer to the men, an J thus are able to stand between them and the officers whoso obligations forbid close Intercourse with their subordinates. A particular fine specimen of this ruble calling accompanied a train of iho uniformed men that went through Ashland last Thursday. This man had been with tho boys since their first appearance, when as 'rookies," they started for Camp Lewis to becomo a factor In the r.rmy machine, lie was taking theso leys to another camp, and will re turn to Camp Lewis with the next draft contingent. "The time a boy needs the ntten lion of tho Y. M. C. A. man and tlu kind words of encouragement from tho good pcoplo along tho way, Is v.hen he Is leaving homo for the first time," this )an remnrked to some bystanders at the station whllo the train stonned here. "Llfo does i.ot not seem so hard after they hare served In the ranks awhile, but when a boy first leaves home ho Is home sick, more or less terrified by tho cuMook confronting him and worried ever the future. If the good womeji of tho towns through which the troop trains pass could realize what It means to these boys to meet them with a cherry word they would not be grudging of them." When asked if It bored the boys to have strangers speak to thorn tho Y. M. C A. worker responded; "Bless you, no. That is what they crave. Boys don't know how to ex press themselves, but they all want the good wishes of everyone, friends r.nd strangers allko. They are em barking on a great adventure, the outcome of which Is dark to them, and they like to feel tho pressure of a friendly hand and recclvo words of encouragement to help them along the way. We Y. M. C. A. men know, for we get nearer to the boys tha'i any one else and understand them bettor than they do themselves. "1 wouldn't give up my experience with the boys for any other position ihat might be offered," the man re marked In conclusion. "Tho boys are a great study, and the most In teresting one a person can peruse." V. S. DKPAIITMKXT WKATHF.K lU'ltKAl'. Forecast for the period August 111 to August 24, 1918, Inclusive. Pa c'flc coast states: Fair except local rains In western Washington and Oregon the first of tho wek. County Quota May Be Lower In Bond Drive Mayor C. B. Gates, of MedforJ, v ho has been In Portland where ho I. Mended the meeting of the stato central committeemen of tho Oregon Liberty loan organization, returned home Friday. Mayor Gates stated that various matters pertaining ti the campaign were' discussed, but no Inkling was obtained at the meeting of what the quota of Oregon will bo. "ho general Impression prevailed tnat It will probably be far in oxcris.4 of tho amount of tho last LMsrty loan. According to a statement madu to tiio Mail Tribune u (evolution wan passed by tho committeemen which may result In such good to Jack.on county In tho way of decreased (iio 'a. In co-operation with committee men, from other sections ho worked out Its passage to such effect thai; It rent through unanimously, even tho Portland committeemen voting for It. Tho resolution called upon tho 't.leral Reservo bank. at San Fran cisco, which will havo chargo of fix ing tho quota for Oregon and each of Its counties, to gl,ve the southern Oregon valleys where crops are poor and those sections of eastern Oregon v. here tho crops woro a failure be cause of tho drought especial cou r:deration when making up the quo las, because th"y receive no finan cial benefit whatever from war mun itions and supplies and should bo f.ifcn credit for having gono over the top, against grent odds In tin l-.-evlous Liberty loan campaigns. Tho resolution was especially de signed to aid Jackson, Harney and Lake counties. It Is understood that In tho com ing Liberty loan campaign tho quotas v.-Ill bo assigned to counties as a whob.', Instead of Iming divided ui I etween Individual sections of each county. Registration Rules Sent Dialt Board Captain J. B. Ciilllson, acting for Adjutant General J. M. Williams, '.as Issued Instructions to all tho draft boards of the stato regarding 11k- new registration early In Septem ber, which will follow tho passage of tho act, now pending, to extend the draft ages. , Rules governing special cases pt registration are of special Interest, for they will also be !n force In thrt registration on August 24 of young men attaining the age of 21 slnco Juno 5. Tho special rules summar ized are: 1. Kvery one must he registered on the day set under the penalty of one year's Imprisonment followed by induction Into tho army. 2. The Blck will bo registered by persons deputized to make their, rcg 'strntlon. 3. Felons will be registered by warden of the penitentiary. 4, Persons awaiting trial and mis demeanors will be treated as absen tees, except that their registration cards will be obtained and filled out iv the Jailors. r. Indians will bo reglstorod un der tho supervision o( the commis sioner of Indian affairs. (i. Persons residing In Glacier,.. Yellowstone and Mount Rainier na tional parks will be registered undo." tho direction of tho director of na tional park service. Ashland Pastor To Enter Y.M.C. A. Work Rev. H. A. Carnnhan, pastor of tho Presbyterian church for the past five years, who resigned July 1st, l.ns been appointed division secre tary of the National Y. M. C. A. un der government auspices for the Marohfleld and Coos Bay districts. These districts comprise several rpruce camps containing from 75 to 100 enlisted men each. Associated with him In this work will be Earl Rasor, of Aberdeen, Wash.', a former resident of Ashland, who fill have charge of tho musical accessories, and Prof; H. II. Lewis, of Seattle, who will Conduct the edu- " callonal department. Rev. Carnahan will leave, for his headquarters at Powers, Ore.,' Sep tember 1, while Mrs. Carnahan and family will live at Eugene. Dr. Carnahan and family have nade many friends during their resi dence hore and the best wishes of the community goes with him In his new enterprise.