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.
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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.