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Newspaper Page Texttrim Klitortekt iittr AliilorluM Ashland Tidings "Ashland Grows While Uthla flows" City of Sunshine and flowers Ashland. Oregon, Uthla Springs "Oregon's famous Spa" VOL. XLIII ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1918 NUMBER 31 County Teachers Shift Positions Aliout one-!ialf of the schools In Jackson county began work tho first Monday In September. Some of the rural schools having but eight months of school and a few of the larger schools will not open until later. Monduy being Labor Day, was devo ted to enrollment, organization of classes, and making assignments. A noticeable feature this year is the shifting of positions by teachers; duo In many cases to unusual condi tions caused by the war. Mors than 8 5 per cent of the schools In tho county are having a change In teach ers. Superintendent George A. Bris coe, of Ashland, and Principal G. W. Godward, of Jacksonville are tho only beads of tho larger schools In the val ley occupying the same positions they hold last year. The heads of the town schools are as follows: Ashland, George A. Briscoe; Butt" Tails, Lincoln Savage; Central Poin, 0. F. Waltman; Eagle Point, K. .'. Leardorfr; Gold Hill, .1. M. Powers; ikdford, William Davenport; Phoe nix. (!. W. Milam; Rogue River, X. L. Narregan; Talent. II. C. Ranch man. Government positions, such as tin leal work, also Red Cross and rinsing, have attracted many and n .-hortage of teachers has been the result. A few districts have not yet been able to secure teachers and havn kept Supeilnteiideiit Ager busy dur ing the past two weeks securing ap plicants from other states. Selectives Leave For Camp Lewis Fourteen men from Jackson coun ty entrained at Medford yesterday for Camp Lewis where they went In response to tho call of the selective c'raft. They wero Wm. 13. Johnson, P-oy Murphy, John R. Bilderback, ?nd Troy A. Phlpps, of Ashland; Everett Y. Carkin, Geo. W. Chllds, James M. Guches, McKlnley S. Gen try and Carl D. Fernlund, of Med ford; Louis W. Conroy and Fran L. Orr, of Rogue River; Bryan A. Bcwman, of Phoenix; Ben E. Thurs ton, of Applegate; Fred B. Smith, of Sams Valley. Two other men regis tered In this county are released for entralnment elsewhere Clifford Lankerd at Miami. Okla., and Archie L. Qulsenberry at Portland. Battery E Safely Landed In England Mrs. H. P. Holmes received a tele tram Tuesday morning from her son Will, of Battery E, 69th regiment, t-tatlng that ho had Just arrived in England. This Is the first news the Holmes family hnd of tho young man's leav ing the eastern coast, and affords them great relief to know he has croEscti the Atlantic without ml3 hnp. It Is supposed tWe rest of the 69th !n which are a number other Ash lands boys are also safe ashore. Circus Fed Animals At Local Yards Four trains loaded with Barnum & Bailey's circus equipment passed through Ashland Tuesday evening in their way to Sacramento from Fortland where they showed Labor day. On arriving here the animals were fed and afforded much diver sion to the youngsters of all ages, who had been keeping a sharp look out for the arrival of the train. Defective Brake Causes Accident The board of Inquiry on the find ings of the derailment of the freight train near Mistletoe, August 25, re port that the accident was due to defective brakes on one of the cars located about four or five cars ahead of the caboose. The board also rec ommended that the inspection of hand brakes be made on all cars In trains heforo their departure as well be thedr arrival at terminals to pro vide agalnnt the possibility ot defects developing while cars remain in the yard. Instructions will be issued Immediately to put such practice In effect. Supt. Reed Starts Winter Lecture Tour M. C. Reed, superintendent of the Southern Oregon Chautauqua asso ciation who has been traveling with the Elllson-Whlte bureau during the past summer as superintendent and lecturer, left Wednesday evening fo; Salt Lake City, Utah, to attend th- superintendent's convention In ses sion there. After the close of the convention Mr. Reod will again as sume his work on the lecture course as superintendent and lecturer fur the winter coarso of Chautauqua, He will travel through a number ot the western states cn his course, and expects to bo away from home until tho holidays. Returned Soldier j Speaks at Vining i I Ashland audiences were much Im- ! pressed with the address that Lieut. J. Gallagher (rave at the Vinljig thea tre last evening. Lieut. Gallagher !i a returned Canadian officer, who j enlisted early' In the war as a private. lie spent the first long, wet winter i.i Danders as a "sapper," and after the third battle of Ypres was pro moted to a lieutenant's rank tor f.lhmtry After lining burled later as a re sult of a bursting shell, he spent three months more In a hospital in France, after which he took passage fur England on the hospital ship "LanFranc," which was sunk by a German submarine. Lieut. Gallagher will speak agt.'ia At the Vining theatre tonight. Brush Fire Taken To Be Volcano Preston peak, a high mountain 4$ miles west ot Yreka in the Siski you national forest, which for a time ihe fore part of the week was gener ally credited with being an active 'oleano, lapsed Into obscurity again when a one-man expedition to the Immediate vicinity of the peak prov ed earlier reports unfounded. Lewis Carrigan, deputy forest sup ervisor, to whom the news of the supposed eruption was sent by forest rangers In two lookout stations, said that one of the lookouts he had detailed to make a close In spection of the peak had returned and reported no signs of volcanic or other unusual activity. He reported, however, a large brush fire burning on top of a high mountain some dis tance away and across the Oregon line. This fire, the lookout said, was sending up dense volumes of Mack (.moke. From the two lookout sta tions In the national forest, said Deputy Carrigan, his observers re ported to him In perfectly good faith what they believed was an eruption o' Preston peak. Gracious Response From Col. Roosevelt Prof. H. G. Gllmore sent a letter of sympathy to Col. Roosevelt touch ing the recent death of his youngest .-on, Quentin, in one ot his aerial flights In pursuit of the enemy, and incidentally remarked that he, him self, had a grandson who had started out to do his "bit" over there, in company with a field artillery regi ment of which he Is one of the lieu tenants. Col. Roosevelt has respond ed In the following gracious terms: "Office of the Kansas City Star. 1347 Madison avenue, New York, August 23, 1918. "My Dear Mr. Gllmore: "That's a very nloe fetter of yours. I thank you for It, and I sincerely trust your young kinsfolk will be re turned safely to you. "Faithfully yours, "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." Accompanying Prof. Gllmore's let ter was original music from his pen i to the comforting words: "Father, Grant Thy Wearied One Rest for Evermore." It Is not a little singu lar that the Right Rev. Charles Brent, late Episcopal bishop of the Philippines, who conducted the mem orial service over the remains of young Quentin, should, years ago, have bfeen a piano pupil of Prof. Gil more when he was music master of Trinity college School and organist und choirmaster of St. John church, Port Hope, Canada. , , Boche Begin Retreat From Vesle And British Cross Canal Du Nord London, Sept. 4. 4:30 'p. m. The Gormans are contemplating a enernl retirement from tho Vesle region where they have been fac I:i3 the Americans and French alon3 the river, according to indications re jorted from tho battle front today. Tlx recent Franco-American suc cesses In the south apparently have prompted such a move. Largo convoys, the advices state, vero seen moving toward the rear In tills area today, and bridges are be ing destroyed. London, Sept. 4. 7 p. ra. Tho trench and American forces today dossed the River Vesle at two places. They pushed over the stream it Razochos. and north of Flumes. I'lrts are burning in tlio region i:orth of the Veslo and there are ct! er Indications that tho Germans tre withdrawing from tho river. Tli3 Germans are in retreat on tin French front east of Canal Du X.iul. French cavalry wan in pursuit Ourlng the night and this morning pr wed 'within two miles of Culscard on the Xoyon road. Pails newspapers today print the following semi-official statement "Tho hour seems close at hand when the superb efforts of the allies will bpgln to bear fruit," ono of 'our (Treat chiefs said yesterday. "We arc on the last lap and close to the winning post." Pa:is. Sept. 4 General Mangln's crmy has been busily engaged in the lust three days overcoming bitter re sistance In the southern area of the battlcfront. Ills forces have marked time In some Instances and at points retreated slightly, but they now have succeeded In getting the better of tho enemy's defense and have resum ed their slow but sure advance. Their forward push Is threatening the fall of the Important town of Coucy-Le-Chatcau and Its fall Is hourly ex pected here. The fall of the forest of St. Go bain, which the advance Is threaten ing, would entail a retreat of General Trash Fire Ignited Shed On 4th Street A fire started in a woodshed back if the" Davies barber shop on Fourth street Tuesday afternoon, which call ed out the department and promised -to he a good-sized conflagration be 'ore It was extinguished. Compara tively little damage resulted, how ever, except to the wood In the shod, which was badly charred. The fire r.t.irted from burning papers in the back yard Igniting the grass, and eommunlcatlng to the shed. Interest Continues In Camp Meeting The camp meeting conducted un der the auspices ot the local Nazar ene church Is still in progress and will continue throughout the rest of the week. Sunday evening will me the close of this successful meet ing. R'ev. J. T. Little, the preacher, ad Rev. Arthur Ingler, the singer, have drawn good audiences at each service, and the Interest still con tinues In the meetings. Company E, State Militia Has Received New Uniforms The members of Company E, Ash' lind state militia have at last re ceived their uniforms, and at the regular drill last Monday evening, appeared In the natty kahki suits that gave them a regular military tone and helped much in the appear ance and standing of the company. Ihese uniforms have come after a long and patient waiting on the part of the officers and men, and will be an Incentive to the Ashland company In their efforts to promote and keep up the Interest In the organization. Early last spring the state officials Induced the home guard to merge In to the state "militia, and promised them a full equipment, consisting of complete uniforms and guns. While the former have at last arrived, there teems to be no prospect for the lat ter to be secured, as the government Is unable to supply the members of the state militia until the federal Von Rodin's armies to Loan. A rup ture of the lllndcnliurg line In the (.outh would thus be effected and as the, lino already has been smashed i the north by British troops, a withdrawal of tho wholo German front from tho North Sea to Rhelnis would then be forced. Betwo'it Ypres and Rhelms, wift General Mangln menacing the St. Co hain fore;t and the Chemln des Daes, witli Generals Humbert and Pobenny advancing on St. Quentin and the Franco-Americans on tho Vesle, with General Hawllnson be fore Peronne, General l!yng before Lens and General Lumer before Ar mcntleres. the enemy feclo the soli cf Froiice clipping from under his feet. Commentators point out that in the present offensive continuity has been -maintain d laming IS days without ;i break and that not since the he"li;i.ir; of the war has kiipIi nn cxti Tj.icii MM les of hammer blows 'eon direct -d, throwing tho adver sary Into complete dismay. Thu eu- omv apparently Is unable to reorgan ize his forces to make a stand cap able of nrrr?tl:i:: th. onward march rl the allies. French troops yccterday and lust nljht continued to push hack the Germans to the east of th Canal Pu Nord and between the Ailette hi d tho Aisne, says today's war of fice announcement. In their advance the French took tho ChapUro wood, northeast of Che vllly and approached the town cf Crteolles, tlirej miles nortli of Xoyon. Nortli of the Ailetto the Fici-cl; reached the outskirts of Coucy-Le-Chateau and Juvencourt and south cf the river they drove farther eafl from Leullly and attained the sulv- JiTbs of Chamecy and Brayo On the Aisne the town of Bucy-I.e-I.png was penetrated. Prisoners to the number of 1500 were taken. Along tho Vesle, parties of French troops crossed the river at several points. Talent Young Men Have Entered Navy Harry Gleim and Everett Halley, two well known young men of tho Talent district, left Ashland Mon t'ay night for the Bremerton navy yards where they will enter the gov ernment naval service. Both youin? men enlisted at the Ashland naval recruiting station about six weeks ago, and pacs'ed the physlcial exam ination In Portland. They were sent homo from there to await a call, which came this week. Soldiers Reunion At Grants Pass The Old Soldiers' and Sailors' Re union association will commence on the ninth day of September at Grants Pass and hold until tho 14th. All members are requested to bring their tents If they have any, also plenty of provisions. Confederate vetorans cordially invited to attend. By or- dei of J. E. PETERSON, Colonel Commanding. D. R. ANDRUS, Adjutant. needs are filled. To assist In filling this want, the militia requests that all Ashland citizens possessing guns to loan then until the government enn fill the order. This will be a great help to the militia as guns are an absolute necessity for many of their drills. The organization of Company E, blxtli separate battalion, of Oregon slate militia In Ashland has been completed, with its quota of officers. Owing to absences since the organi sation some changes and vacancies will necessarily be made among tho non-commissioned' officers. The muster roll of the company has fall en off badly during the past sum mer, as many who enrolled at the time 'of organizing have enlisted In the United States service and are al ready wearing the uniform of the federal government.' The roster at (Continued on page eight). Brownsboro Woman Secures Homestead One of, if not tho oldest, woman In complete a homestoad in Southern Osegoii was Mary J. Hurd, of brownsboro, Oregon, who Juiit fin ished her final homestead proof be fore the county clerk at Jacksonville. Mrs. Hard 13 79 years old and has IP. cd the required tlmo on her homo tt(v.l near Urof nsboro, Ue lived mt iof tho tlmo plone and not thinking about her isolutcd surround l"gs. Even at her age Mrs, Hard Ih alert to business matters and has her placo producing grain and sudan grans, there being about 20 acres of the IliO nrres in cultivation at this tlmo. Domestic Troubles Straightened Out Sunday nli;ht a man by the name of Thomas lliimilton, with his wif: and four children arrived from Yreka In an automobile headed for the north. iTaniilton bad been lin I II. in'; fie, ly while in tho Siskiyou county seat, and on arriving In Ash land the wife refused to accompany him further, thereupon Hamilton de parted with the car and two children leaving Mrs. Hamilton with two chil dren he-e. Chief of Police Hatcher discovered the abandoned woman and children and Immediately telephoned almr; t lie lino north, for the police to stop liie man, and the latter was discov ered near Grants Pass. Here ho ivaf, headed off, and after some ar gument finally agreed to return to Ashland after the rest of his family. Districts Provided For Registration Registration for the army will be made In three districts In Ashland, Sentember 12. Men living north and east of Main ttreet will register at Billings' office v Ith G. F. or G. IT. Hillings; those living south of Main and east of Ashland creek will register In the Citizens Bank building with L. A. Roberts or C. B. Lamkln, and those living west of Main and Ashland ercck will reglstor In the Mills-Mc-Cnll building on the Plaza, with W. I. Moore or Nellie Dickey, In the Barron district J. R. Wal ker will conduct the registration at his store on Nell creek. Chester Applegate Is registrar In the Dead kdlnn district and C. W. DeCarlow In the Plnrhurst district. At Talent tho registration will id e place at the State hank, R. B. Adanuon and Louis Brown being the registrars. Registration In all districts opens at 7 a. m. and closes at 9 p. m Every man In tho United States, citi zen or alien, between the ages of 18 and 20, and 31 and 45, inclusive, inust register on September 12. The only .exceptions are men already In tne military and naval Bervlce. Town Of Riddle Visited By Fire Fire which was discovered aliou. 2 o'clock Friday morning wiped out almost a block of buildings In Riddle p.nd caused damage to the amount of $12,000 to 115,000. Tho fire origin ated In the Davidson grocery store and confectionery, formerly, owned by Kenneth Qulne, son of Shorli'f George K. Qulno. How It was rtarted has not been determined, but It evidently originated somewhere near the middle of the building. Mr. Davidson's loos Is not less than $2, 500, with no Insurance, so far as loarned. The two 'story build ing owned by Ed. Stuller was des troyed, w(lth a loss approximately $",000. , , This was partly covered by Insurance. This building was ur.cd for an assembly and dance hall and moving picture Bhows. It was unoccupied at the time. Kenneth Qulne lost about $300 wofth of per sonal property stored there. O. A. Houser's blacksmith shop was des troyed', his loss bohiK alkout $50. The building occupied by the shop wa? owned by R. A. Knlpp, of Tlllor, hlr. loss about equalling that of Mr. Houser. A building owned by Mr. Yokum was burned with $500 loss. The Davidson store was In a build ing owned by W. L. Langlols, whose loss will p"obnbly reach $1500. The amount of Insurance carried by these parties Is not yet reported. Providing Homes For Returned Soldiers Secretary Franklin. K. Land re cently presented to tho president and to congress a comprehensive plan for a preliminary study ot tho unused lards of tho country, with partlcu 'ar reference to the Irrigation ot iioino 15,000.1)00 acres ot arid land, tho dralnago of between 70,000,000 and 80,000,000 am3 of swamp land and tho clearing of approximately 200,000,000 acres of cut-over or log ged off land, .with tho purpose In view of reclaiming these land.-i through governmental agency and PiTvldlng homes for returned boI iMers. Tills is a nutlon-wido plan for lau.l conservation for the use ot tho de mobilized American armies when they have completed their Job on another continent. After the care of the disabled sol diers conies tln consideration of tho ot';er worldly Interests of all the men who return l seek their placet in tit" oi r;riiizatio'i of peae. Tho plan of Secretary l.aiu calls atten tion to (hi! uninial Impulse, whlc'l has hhown Itself after all wars in the r-lurnlng soldier Hi-! Inipulsn to go back to Hi land, and he pro ."rrs that to prepare for this prefer ence a careful and thorough survey be made of the land for the exten sive reclamation of lands, so th' toblb-r and sailor who looks about li'in when he comes homo will find lili government ready to offer him op'ortiinlty and n'd In the offerln;; ol a farm, or ranch cr plantation and l.eip establish him on it to begin life nntw. Ashland Teachers Leave For Alaska Miss Agnes Danford, who liaa been spoudlng the summer at he 1 (inio in Ashland, will leave Tuesday. ')f next week for Unalaska, Alaska, where tho will take up her work as teacher In the Aleut Indian school, on the Aleutian islands In tho Bohr In? sea. Mlsi Danford has been a teacher In Alaska for tho past five years. Miss Rita Gard, a graduate of tho Ashland high school of tho 191S class will accompany Miss Danford to Un ulaska, and will also teach In tho fovernment school. Sho will leave Friday for S.-attlo to visit her broth ers, Charles and Glea, before going on to Alaska. Former City Pastor Made Army Chaplain Friends of Rev. II. T. Chlsholm, u former pastor of the Ashland Pres byterian church, have recently learn ed that he expects to soon go over seas as an army chaplain. Since leaving Ashland several years ago Mr. Chlsholm has been located at Alhambra, Cal. Whllo awaiting his assignment Mr. Chls holm Is familiarizing himself with the French language which will be useful to him In his work among Uncle Sam's allies on the battle fields. Medford To Vote On Irrigation Project A $1,500 000 bond Issue to ho voted ion September 2S, ts recom mended by the directors of the Med ford Irrigation district. Big Butte creek has been decided as the sourco of ttiipply after eleven months' study p! the entire water situation of tho Rogue River valley. This will ir rigate 20,000 acres In that section, of the valley. Former Ashlander Has High Position . ... - M. J. Duryea, executive secretary, of Iha Mollne, HI., commercial clu!), was recently appointed community supervisor In the Industrial section ol the ordnance department, witii headquarters at Detroit, Mich. When his orders were received Mr". Duryea was designated a special Investigator nt large In the production of the or dnance department. Mr. Duryea la well known in Ashland where he wa farmer director of publicity before lcnvlng for Mollne two years ago. Phone Job orders to tho Tidings.