Ortion Historical fl08u, Auditorium "Ashland Grows While Uthla Flow $" City of Sunshine and Flowers Ashland, Oregon, Uthla Springs "Oregon's famous Spa" VOL. XLIII ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1918 NUMBER 28 Salvation Army . Drive Next Month Everett S. Hammond, who occu pies the chair of historical theology of the Kemble College of Theology at Salem, was In Ashland Friday In the Interests of the Salvation army campaign which will he inaugurated some time in the near future. Jack hon county's quota for this fund will i:o $1100; Douglas county, $1100; Josephine county, $440; and Klam ath county, $GG0. The object of this fund Is to In stall and carry on the various war reliefs of the Salvation army, both at homo and abroad, where Salva tion army huts are established and maintained at the various canton ments. In each war hut is a restau i"nt or cantoen, whero cooking la done by the women of the Salva tion army of America, and delivered to the soldiers In the trenches, A c'.ul; room 13 . also In connection, where the boys may find good cheer, may welcome friends and enjoy music and reading. A "Folks from Home" department U another Important feature of the Salvation army hut, where mothers, -.Ives and staters of the soldiers are entertained, and in each war hut short, bright religious meotlnss are held. The attendance to these med ia? is voluntary and all creeds and nationalities are made welcome. Invalided Soldiet Will Speak Tonight Frank Sutherland, one of the speak ers at the Nazarene camp meeting In fefFlon at the park, is a returned soldier from the war front, and will relate his experiences In going over the top this (Monday) evening. Mr. Sutherland enlisted with the "Canadian Bantams," the 143rd regi ment, July 1, 1916, and went over teas in February, 1917. In fighting around Lens last summer ho was wounded, and lay In a hospital at tho coast of France which was next door to the first American hospital that was bombed. He was Invalided home last February, and was given an honorable discharge. Tho experience of this soldier will be Interesting and Impressive, and ho will give his audience a clear Insight of the army life abroad at tho camp meeting tent this evening. " 4- i -t -it -t 'd'i" $e- $ -t b i l $ $ - Notice to Subscribers Three Have Reached 21 Since June 5th i The war Industries board has issued an order that no paper t shall be Vent to subscribers unless ' actually paid for. The board made this order so that the manufacture? of print paper may be con- i horved and tho power and material thus saved be turned to account in tho manufacture of war necessities. It Ih estimated by this means i to save about 13 per cent of the print paper now used. The Tidings will conform to t his order beginning September 1, v and all subscriptions not actually paid for at that time will be ,:l v discontinued. a .Notices will bo mailed this wecl. to nil subscribers not paid in r advance so that your remittance can be In our hands before Septera- ber 1, and you will not mlBS an ksue of the Tidings. e - T!IK ASHLAND TIDINGS. s . 'i ': K v i -it $ ! i & Q f 4 s ' 4 i ? .& .. British Gain Near Bapaume And Fall of City Is Imminent Forger Arrested At Roseburg Last Week Full Crews Work At Copper Mines C. M. Hall was arrested at Rose burg Wednesday evening on a chargo of obtaining money under false pre tenses on a warrant Issued from Josephine county. Sheriff Lewis of Josephine county made the arrest. The charge on which Hall was ar rested was for cashing a $23 check at the Josephine county bank, the check being drawn on the United Mates National bank at Portland. He Is also alleged to have cashed a rartles who have recently visited ' northless check for $20 at the Tcm- tho mines in the Takilma district re-j pie meat market In Crants Pass, be port that mines in that locality are bides spreading many other spurious r.mnlng full time with all the work-j c.hecks In various parts of the stat9. men they can accommodate, says the Wednesday Sheriff Lewis received Grants Pass Courier. nerd that Hall was at Medford, and Some high grade copper Is now; later tho man, in company with n leing taken from the Cowboy and 'woman, passed through Grants Pass the Queen of Bronze mines at Takil- In an automobile on his way north, raa. This ore Is being hauled by auto I The sheriff at once notified the offl trucks and teams to the terminus' cers north of Grants Pass, which re- t the C. & O. C. railroad at Waters trcek for shipment. The ore is re ported to be getting richer in copper (.nd tho owners are optimistic ove. the mines' future output. Considerable prospecting is still being done for chrome deposits In the Takilma district. suited In tho arrest of the much v.anted man at Roseburg Wednesday si'rnlng. Eastern Editor Visits Ashland Ashland Boy Meets With GfirmaP U-ROat I A"',,lan1 Gsts vcr Saturday night. H. n. Hale, editor of the Gazette, Fast Hartford, Conn., and wife were ir.? uie national u. a. n. encamps cent In Portland and were on their vay home by way of California. They Orville Hall, son of Lee Hall ot the Ford garage, who is chief mechan- ia on board a submarine chaser offiEre making the trip by daylight, and the Atlantic coast, has had the ex-i stopping over nights along the way mine exnerience nr meet ne n nun J-boat and helping to fire a shot that is supposed to have sunk the raider. In a letter to his father headed "Somewhere at Sea, August 16," Or ' vllle enclosed a clipping from a Phil adelphia paper giving the account of Mie sinking of the Dorothy Barrett, an American schooner, near Cape May, N. J., which he states he saw go down. When the Dorothy Barrett was struck by the German shell and sunk, seaplanes and submarine chasers sent to the scene dropped depth bombs on the spot whore the submarine was be-1 lieved to have submerged. One of tho planes flying low drop ped a depth charge where bubbles, presumably from tho wake of the submarine, were observed. The chas ers then closed in and let go several bombs. There was no evidence of wreckage, but the submarine did not leappear. The submarine chaser on which Orville Hall was stationed was the cecond to arrive at the scene of the accident to drop dept hbombs. During their stay in Ashland Mr. and Mrs. Hale visited the park and other roints of Interest about the city, and vere wonderfully Impressed with the beauty of this western country. Mr. Hale Is a member of the Con necticut Editorial assiciation and I member of the Massachusetts pres3. Soldiers Pleased With Life At Front Grass Fire Does Damage To Sheds An alarm of fire called the de partment out on B street Thursday afternoon where a grass fire was burning fiercely, and threatened to communicate with the haystack and f.heds belonging to J. R. Maxedon on the corner of B street and Mountain avenue. The fire was put out with comparatively little damage done, aside from the sheds being badly scorched. Notice of Odd Fellows ' Business of importance at the next regular meeting, Thursday, August C9, 1918, and members of Ashland lodge No 45 are urgently requested to be present. Visitors Invited. Re freshments. L. A. ROBERTS, Recording Secretary. The following extract from a let ter Just received from Lieut. Leo S. Black, a grandson of Prof. H. G. Gil more of this city, tells a story full of interest and encouragement to our toys at the seat of war: "The experience I have gained In the short time we've been in France is absolutely worth1 Its weight in gold. Have seen a good deal more of the country than I would have, had I not come over In an advanced detachment, and had been with the regiment. Saw England, and have spent about five days on the train traveling through France. Not a pleasure trip, but it might as well have been for all the Joy we got out of it. "Two days age we were at an artil lery camp In the middle of our studies. I was up to my ears in grease every day learning to take the 75's to pieces. Today we are with our regiment in another part of France, a beautiful district. I am billeted with a fine family, and If I don't learn to speak the language in a mouth it will be my fault entirely.! "I have Just been down In the lit tle village where we have our head quarters, and to hear our regimont band playing In the square with of ficers, men and the townspeople all gathered around. "Everyone Is excited here over the recent successes on the Soissons Rheims sector, and an American Is like a tin idol wherever he goes." London, Aug. 25. "New Zealand ors, striking In a direction of Ba 1 aunie, have captured Cojeul with irresistible dash," says an offficlal statement irsucd by tho war office shortly after midnight. "Elsewhero tin-re were successful local actions," tbe statement adds. The only Cojeul appearing on tho Maps Is the Cojeul river, nine miles i orth of Bapuame, but is possible Mi.it there Is a small village of that tin no near Bnpaumo. Field Marshal Halg's fighting arm ics achieved further victories Satur i"ay. They delivered blow after blow to the stasserlng enemy, who, In ron.e placcn, such as the Thlepval ralient, wai reported to be in a stati of great confusion. Thlepval itself, a mighty posttlon rtop a high hill, from which the Surrounding country for miles Is un der observation, has been occupied f.nd the Rrltlsh line has been iinii;;litened between Grandcourt and La Bolsselle. Miraumont. that Boche position which has hold for days In tho center of the battle front, is gradually being surrounded. The town Is choked v. 1th German dead and many' Ilvlni Germans may bo captured there shortly. In the advance on Bapaume, the village of Avesnes-les-Bapaume, Just at the edge of the larger town, has been reached. It seema certain that Ttapaume will fall, but more heavy fighting is expected. British troops have advanced to a point north of Moiy and have also entered Croisll lec. which Is some miles east of the Arraa-Bapaume road, and probably marks the peak of tho advance east ward In the northern battle zone. There has also been fighting north of the River Scarpe and the British have penetrated the old German front line for more than 500 yards. The British attacked Glvcnchy and recovered the old front line from which they retired during an attack iast evening. i While Field Marshal Halg's men pressed forward with mighty strides cn the main battle front Saturday, ihey had to fight for every yard of ground. Considerable numbers of 'jiiiib and prisoners have been captur cd ail along the line and the British lave again Inflicted tho heaviest pos Mble casualties on tho enemy. Tho t round over which the battle has been fought was invariably littered with dead Huns. Fighting a battle which In Its In tensity rivals any combat of the war, aiong the western front, the British forces from the Cojeul liver, near Arras, to a point far south of the Somme, are apparently slowly galn ine; ground at some points. ,The storm center of the battle during the past day has seemed to bo In the neighborhood of Bapaume. Early dispatches on Saturday told of British troops within a couple of miles of tiie town, but later reports showed that tho Germans had rushed new forces Into the struggle. It seems tiiat tho enemy hag slow ed up the British, If they have not Ktopped them north and west of Ba paume. The Importance of the town ft oru a tactical standpoint makes it '.he point of attack In tho area. ranner souili or Gremans are ptll! dinging to Miraumont, on tho Ancre, in spite of the fact that the British on both flanks of tho placo have sw.pt far to the eastward. Just l-clow Miraumont tlfo situation is somewhat obscure, but It would seem probable that the Germans have thrown enough men into the battle to retard the British. Neurer the Sommo, however, tho Germans have not been so success ful. It is reported that Bray has br.oii captured by tho British, who aro Eaid to lie to tho cart of that town. Dray is Important becauso it iHi'.nds ou high ground and dominates a large amount of territory on each side of the Somme. There are few details of the prog ress of the fighting south of the Sorome. The capture of cannon is rrpifcd from this region, but there lias been no news of further progresi I here by the British. Along the Cliaulnes-Hoye sector there Is comparative quiet. This sec tor has not been mentioned In re cent advices. Although tho French arc known to lie close to Noyon, that c't" Is still held by the Germans. Th fiench hold ground along the south- ore bank of the Oiso, and have been eported to be across It at two points, but they appear to have ceased their attacks for the moment, seeming to be waiting for the outcome of the fighting In Picardy and Artols. The left bank of the Ailctte is also held by the French. There have been icports that they have crossed this stream, hut these have not been of ficially confirmed. South of the Al'etto, the French appear to be def initely held up on the hills north of Solssons. Their position there, how ever, would seem to render the Gor man position near Solssons unten able. Local fighting of some severity has taken place along the Veslo river whero Americans ( are holding the line. Trench raids by the French In the Lorraine sector aro reported from the French war office. This activity !n what has been for some tlmo a quiet sector, may be the prelude to an attack against tho Germans there. The diplomatic situation between Spain and Germany seems to bo quite n-.'llcate as the result of the decision on the part of the formor to tak (ver on a ton-for-ton basis Germa ships to replace Spanish ships lost through attacks by submarines. It Is reported that Berlin has sent a pro tent to Madrid, but has not agreed to I'mlt submarine warfare or guaran tee Spain against further losses. Only three boys have gained their niojorlty since June 5, and registered at Attorney Nelllo Dickey's office itiuriay. ur tneso two were Ashland boys and were Harley Ray Brower and Marlon Milton Mow. The third was William Bacome of Port riiiu. . no liaci neen located somc- v-heie in California and had started for his homo to reglHter, but some ta!n, on the way was belated, and by the tlmo he readied Ashland ho snw he could not reach Portland In time, so lie stopped off here to reg Istcr. isliland s youthful population Is about exhausted. Thoso already service and those registered and awaiting a call by the selective draft have taken nearly every young man In the present war ago, and until tho draft extension bill passes, very I'.-w can bo called from this city. New Registrants Rushed Into Army America's second class of 21 years old men enrolled Saturday under the selective service act with the pros pect of an eurly call to tho colors. It Is estimated 1 50,000 wore added to tho muster roll. Probably two- thirds of these will go Into class 1. The registration was the last for a 1 year old class, as the man power bill eliminates this distinction by changing the draft ages, All youths becoming 21 Bince Juno 5 last were' (subject to registration. 1'ailiira to enroll means the forf-dt-VTO of possible deferred cluHslfic.i t on. Tho only exception Is that of Jews or others who, because of rolis 1'nis scruples, opposed enrollment on Saturday, may register today. How soon the new registrants will be called Into service varies with localities according to the numerical strength of class 1-A. In any plae.e3 it was expected that they would be t'tidcr arms by tho middle of Septeni ber. No More Voluntary Enlisting In War 'Ihe plans outlined at the eonfer cnc of western un!vc:slHo ,-eiru-sentatlves and mllitnry officials In San Francisco for tho training of university and collogo draft select for offlcershlps, have been approved '.y tho chief of (staff, Major W. It. Orton of tho general staff told tho conference there Saturday. Tho plans called for a uniform course for all Institutions so far as possible, to provide for six hours of military training and four hours of ai-adcmle Instruction each day. .Ma jor Orton said that under tho plans app'oxlmiituly 100,0110 college men throughout the country will be In training for offieersbips tills year. .Major Orton said ho hail been ad- Used by Brigadier Goueral Pot or C. Harris, acting adjutant general of the I'nlted States, thnt voluntary en listments In nil departments of tho r.rniy would be suspended for the period of the war, and that no mori civilians would bo allowed to enter officers' training camps. It was announced by ono ot tho officers who spoko at tho morning fsblons, that the corps would lm irmod with the rifles manufactured iv the government and Intended for uio by tho Russian army, but never shipped. Man Power Bill Has Passed The House The new man power bill extend ing the selective draft to all men between the agea of IS and 45 years was passed by the houso Saturday as originally drafted by the war depart ment. On the first roll cull only two nega tive votes were cast by Representa tive London of New York, the social ist, and Representative Gordon of Ohio, Democrat. The final vote was 2I!( to 2. The bill now goes to the senate, and leader) predict Its passage early this week. Mrs. Lester Dean Buried In Ashland Mrs. LestT -Dean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Littleton, and v.ifo of Lester Dean, departed this life at the homo of her brother, Jas. Littleton, In Mctiond, California. August 20, 1 91 S. aged .12 years. She; leaves a family consii-.tln?; of hus band and si:: children to mourn Iter temlse. Mrs. Dean believed In Chris tianity and made personal and pub lic profession of the same. Funeral services were held from tho Dodge undertaking parlors and interment made In the City cemetery, Thurs day afternoon. Rev. W. .Norton Fer ris, of tho Baptist church, officiat ing. Mrs. Dean was a niece ot Mrs. Martha Morgan, Mrs. Ellen Glddlngs, Mrs. Sarah Kentnor, W. B. Million and C. C. Million of Ashland. Mrs. Wardner Army Nurse In Civil War- Mrs. Risley Again Heads War Nurses Everybody To Sing Star Spangled Banner On Tuesday night, August 27, peo ple all over Oregon are asked to hold community sings as a part of the m- Lon-wlde patriotic demonstration. The Star Spangleld Banner is to be Hung at 9 o'clock eastern time, which will be 6 o'clock here. The singing will be led from Phil- t'delphla, whero the Liberty bell will dp tapped once for each state In tho Union. The plans are outlined in a telegram received from the council ot defense by' Governor Wlthycombe ureing that Oregon Join the move. The governor heartily indorses the plan, and ask3 that all parts of tho ttate share in the demonstration, Ashland Banks Head Rogue River List The federal reserve bank of San Francisco hao published a list of the banks that have responded to the re quest of the government for sub scriptions to the U. S. treasury cer tificates. Oregon, as always, makes an excellent record. Resourcos con flidered, southern Oregon has done well. Ashland banks head the list for the Rogue River valley with to tal subscriptions amounting to $133,- 000. Other towns have a showing as follows: Medford, $103,000; Grants Tass, $S5,000; Central Point, $6000; Gold Hill, $5000; Eagle Point, $3000; Tal ent, $4000; total, $289,000. Mrs. Alico Carey Risley was re elected for her fourth term as pres ident of tho civil war nurses at thulr Meeting In Portland last week. Oth er officers elected wore: Sonlor vlce I resident, Mrs. Ellzatbeh H. Mills of Orange county, California, junior vlco president, Mrs. Surah B. McGraw of Washington; treasurer, Mrs. Sulome Stewart of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Stewart served as national see- In an account of tho gntlierlng of Civil war nurses at the national G. A. R. convention hold In Portland during tho pnst week, the Telegram has the following to say of Mrs. El la R. Wardner, 'of HoIIIstor, Cal., who has been a guest of Mrs. Cad well and Mrs. Julia Hockett, In this city recently: A new member was received Into the association In tho person of Mrs. Ella R. Wardner, of Holllster, Cat., u oweet-fneed, whlto-hnlred woman who nursed hundreds of sick sold ieis for many months on the hospi tal ship, the City of Memphis, whlc'.i plied up and down tho Mississippi river carrying the soldiers of tho army or tho Tennesseo. Mrs. Ward ncr's husband was a surgeon on the -ftaff of General Grant, with the rank rf colonel. Only when her husband was btrlcken with the dread fever that was killing the soldiers by the hun dreds did Mrs. Wardner give up her C'lltloS. Ho had two Of Mm tnri-IM ieiary miring cue past year. i no j hpiisms nn(i was expected to die if new secretary will he appointed for he passed through another, but ow the coming year by Mrs. Risley. The Ing.to her careful nursing ha- was chaplain Is Mrs. E. D. Ilubbs, of Leu- saved and lived to close up mnny anon, Oregon; conductor, Mrs. Alice military hospitals at the rlnsa of im Bailey, of Sacramento, California; and guard, Mrs. Jennie Beamer of Portland. Thus, the honor of two national offlcos in the Civil War Nurses' association was accorded to Oregon women. To tho president and congress of the Unltod States went a telegram Mgned by Mrs. Risley, as president, and Emily Alder, also George D. Loud, judge advocate of the assocla tlon. The message read: "Tho National Association of Army Nurses of the Civil War, in ses sion at Portland, Oregon, urgontly im plore the Immediate Increase to $25 per month the pension of thoso r.urses, less than 150 now surviving and who are struggling heroically to keep soul and body together on the $12 monthly pension granted them some years ago and who are the only living participants In the war for the nion whose pensions have never been increased." war. Camp Kearny To Be Artillery Station Camp Kearney, Cal., Is to be util-' Ized as an artillery instruction sta Hon, the war department announced Friday. Two brigades ot artillery will be sent there for Instruction, ono brigade belonging to a division which it is planned will be organized at Kearney later and one brigade to be formed from recruited oavalry regiments. V. S. MCIMHTMKXT WE.ITHKR BUREAU Forecast for the period August 25 io August 31, 1918, Inclusive. Pa cific coast states: Fair with season ably temperatures.