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"Ashland Grtws While Uthla flows"
City of Sunshine and Flowers
Ashland, Oregon, LIthIa Springs
"Oregon's Famous Spa"
VOL. XLIII
ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1G, 1918
NUMBER 34
Billie Burke At
The Vining Theatre
Dlllle Burke's appearance at the
Vlnlng Wednesday and Thursday In
the much-heralded "h'vo's Daughter"
will prove quite as entertaining ai
was expected. The direction of
James Klrkwood, the clever cast, In
cluding Thomas Melgan, William
I'.Iley Hatch and others, made this
sure In Itself, but the always delec
table acting of the star herself
clinches tho matter.
As Irene Simpson-Bates, chafing
at tho restraint Imposed on her by
Iter wealthy and disagreeable father,
the breaks all IkmicIh at li Is death.
Having expected at least a quarter of
a million she Is rather disappointed
;o learn that a mere fifteen thous
and Is to fall to her lot, but detcr
n'nes to make tho very best of her
heritage.
renting an expensive apartment
and buying innumerable expensive
gov ns leads hor naturally along the
ro?d to expensive acquaintances, not
the least expensive of whom Is V'c
torla Vanning, who borrows money
t xrcnslvely, as a habit. Another new
fr'ctid Is Courtnay Urquhart, with
whom, after a brief courtship, she
cmi!;"nta to run away, scarcely real
izing what she does, and daz?d by un
accustomed champagne.
Her father's lawyer, youm John
Norton, who has long been a devot
ed suiter, learns of tills, and follows
the eloping couple In a special train,
reaching their destination ahead of
hem. How he, with the help of
tho shallow but kind-hearted Vic
toria Vanning, manages to rescue
Irene Just in time, makes a thrilling
!ory.
New Flag Hoisted
On Canteen Station
The canteen station has added a
lopcorn and peanut wagon to Its
equ'-pment for the comfort of the
8( iciers passing through here. it Is
the expectation of the nunnement
to serve ''Ot dogs also wl en tho
T.-eather gets cooler. ThU will lie a
ropular adjunct to the refreshments
lurnlthed tn loys on tho trains.
The handsime flag obuiied by
ihe canteen station some time ago
has been hoisted above the exhibit,
bui'ding near the S. P station. Dl
lectly under t'i national (mliem is
the canteen station flag.
Man Reported Killed
Found To Be Alive
A murder was reported to have
occurred on Huckleberry mountain
in the Crater Lake district last Wed
nesday which created considerable
excitement for the time being. On
Investigation It proved to be only an
attempt at murder due to a row
among Klamath Indians.
According to the report, two In
dians were sitting by their camp fire
lact Tuesday night when a shot was
Tired from the forest at them. One
of the Indians ran away and kept
going until he reached Prospect Wed
nesday forenoon where he claimed
hie partner had been murdered.
The deupty sheriffs went out from
Jacksonville to Investigate the affray
and on reaching the Huckleberry
mountain section they found the sup
posed murdered Indian In hiding.
New Pastor Called
For Local Church
At a congregational meetlnp, held
after the morning services at the
Presbyterian church yesterday a call
was extended to Rev. C. F. KoMiler
of Orenoco, Oregon, to fill the pul
pit as stated supply for one year.
Mr. Koehler preached In this church
week ago and made a very favora
ble impression with the ongrega-
tion. It Is expected he will assume
the charge October 1.
Talent Registered 91
Men Last Thursday
Ninety-one men ugisiered at Tal
ent last Thursday. Of this number
only four or five were under 21
years. Talent has given a larger
percentage. of her young men to the
war than any other section of sou
thern Oregon.
The most of these enlisted In the
service, and comparatively few are
left to he called in the draft.
Unusual Attraction
For Page Theatre
There Is promise of something un
usual in theatrical entertainments In
"Parlor, Bedroom and Bath," the
famous New York farce lilt which A.
II. Woods will present as tho Page
theatre, Medford, tonight, direct
from a year's run In Chicago and
New York, whore It proved the most
popular comedy of the season. Even
Wth !.Mr. .Woods' famous Instinct
.'or picking farces, the .New York
press and public agreed that the
noted manager had outdone himself
in selecting "Parlor, Bedroom and
Path." It would be an Injustice both
to the play and Its patrons to divulge
the plot In advance.
It Is said to bo amazingly original
and concerns tho unexpected "do
ing" of an estimable married young
r.ian who finally decides to live up to
his wife's opinion of him as a Don
."nan and gets more than either he
or she bargained for.
The brilliant cast Includes F.da
Ann Luke, Homer Barton, Marguer
ite Rlsser, Xoctte Aimcs, Frank F.
?.!oore, Ryder K?ane, Eleanor Mar
tin, Gertrude Webster, Jack Over
man, Violet Barney, Georgo Will
iams,, John Fernlock and others.
County Has 2250
New Registrants
Jackson county has added 2 2 T y
tr the nian. power of the country by
he registration iott Thursday, whoa
ll.A ....... I. A ....... 10 .1 J-
.i:c Uieil uclBUtU 10 UUU 10, liitlU-
sive, registered on that day. Of
these C37 were from Medford and
457 from Ashland.
The board wiil at once begin the
work of making copies of every card,
vLlch will be forwarded to the adju
tant general's office. This will take
at least a week. Then the cards w ill
be numbered and questionnaires will
1)0 mailed to registrants. The firs'.
Questionnaires will be sent to those
men between the ages of 19 and 22,
r.nrl t tn R n nA ... !, n ..Ml
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! be first called Into service.
Livestock Men Met
To Discuss Bill
A number of farmers and llve
stockmen of Jackson county met at
the public library in Medford Sat
urday afternoon to discuss a bill
that has been Introduced In congress
placing about 100,000 acres of for
mer railroad lands In the forest re
serve and withdrawing these lands
from public entry and placing them
under control of the forest service
D. M. Lowe of Ashland, president
of the Jackcon County Livestock as
sociation, presided at this meeting,
vtth County Agent C. C. Cate as
f-ccretary. After carefully discus
sing the situation a resolution was
passed, recommending that certain
sections In the county be withdrawn
lrom public entry and incorporated
In the forest reserve.
Eastern Climate
Daunts Westerner
The western hoys who have been
transferred to the military camps In
the east are meeting with many
strange experiences brought about
by the altogether different condition!)
of locality. The extremely hot wea
ther of the eastern summers is hard
to endure, while the excessive hum
li'ity Is another -unpleasant feature
An Ashland boy stationed in an
Atlantic coast camp wrote to his
parents of one of the unpleasant ex
periences that had some to him re
cently. He stated that they were
out on rifle range In a flat country,
where all the water they used had
to he brought two miles. This wai
hoarded carefully for drinking and
cooking purposes, and very little
was wasted on making their toilets.
One day, however, a torrential
:an fell, and In a twinkling every
man in camp shed his linen and took
a much needed bath In the warm
summer rain. That was very lovely
for the time being, but the rain
continued. In the night the Ashland
boy was awakened by his bed be
coming wet underneath, and the men
hid to turn put In two feet of water
and dig a trench two miles long to
drain the water out of the camp.
The young man stated, that while
vritlng this letter, he was sitting on
a hillside wrapped In a blanket while
his clothing was drying on a limb
In the sunshine.
Allies Give Germans No Rest
And Launch Offensive At Laon
Marshal Foch, In pursuing his pol
icy of giving tho Germans never a
ulnute'B rest, followed up the Incis
ive stroke the Americans which
wiped out tho St. Mlhlel salient in
two days' tlmo by launching an of
fensive Saturday morning on the
French front along the bend In the
Imp around Laon.
Tho blow took Immediate effect
m the German lines, pus'i'ng them
back from one to two miles at pi:;ts
Li this Important sector, whm It Is
well nigh vital for tin Germans to
held fast if they hope to retail con
trol of any considerable pv: ot
northern France during tho coming
winter. , ,
Meanwhile tho process of denning
up the St. Mlhlel salient was V.Ar.v
I'ono by General Pershing t trour.fi
who go far are reported to have ef
fcitcd the capture of more than iiO,-
000 Germans as the result of the
dean-up drive of the American first
m my.
There were Indications In the re
ports from the front that tho Ameri
can success might have done .some
what more than straighten out the
line above tho former St. Miliel
bend, for the Germans were said to
bp retiring near Chatlllon along the
front five or six miles to tho north
west of the former westerly lip of
1 lie salient They were probably
forced to this In the readjustment of
their line to meet altered conditions.
With the lessening of the tension
on the St.Mihiel front, interest la
centered at present In the French
issault on the Allette-Alsne front.
General Petain's troops here were
gaining ground where every yard was
cMremoly valuable, as the German
positions along the Aisne and the
etde to the cast have been under an
increasing threat for some time by
the Frecch advance on their left
flank. The advance will not have
to be pressed much further before a
German retreat on a wide front In
this sector will be compelled.
Before driving sharply on this pres
ent move, General Foch probably In
tends to make untenable even the
Chimin Des Dames, the former Ger
men holding ground north of the
G. A. R. Reunion
At Grants Pass
The 26th annual reunion of th
association of old soldiers and sail
ore of southern Oregon which was
in session In Grants Pass last week
iosed Friday.
No startling features marked the
ciote of the reunion, but tho time ha3
been spent In quiet and rest and min
fling together to talk over old times
Splendid weather favored the meet
ing.
The total registration was OS, with
4 3 W. R. C. women present. No oM
sailors were In attendance and It was
tho lightest registration since the or
ganization of the association.
Roseburg was chosen as the place
for the next annual encampment, and
the following officers were elected
Colonel, L. M. Webb, of Roseburg;
liieutenant-colonel, James Holman
of Grants Pass; major, V. S. Grout,
of Grants Pass; quartermaster, J. C.
Fullerton, of Roseburg.
Military Drills
Feature 01 S.A.T.C.
The members of Ashland unit of
the Student Army Training Corps
held their first military drill since
its organization last Friday night,
under the Instruction of Captain II.
W. Frame. This was considered so
beneficial and satisfactory by a num-
ter of tho S. A. T. C that they are
contemplating Joining the state mil
itla, and will enroll In that organlza
Hon Instead of taking up the offl
cers' training, as the state organlza'
Hon will not require as much time
for the technical work.
Regular drills will be given In
connection with the state militia ev'
cy Monday and Friday nights, and
recruits are solicited. A large num
ber of the men who formerly Joined
the state militia at its Inception have
moved away or are already enlisted
In the service, and the new regula
tion will take many more. The drills
and military Instruction will be of
Inestimable value to those who aro
expecting a call to service, and this
opportunity should be seized upon at
nrce by all who have the chance.
Phone Job orders to th Tidings.
Aisno. He has made marked progress
already In this by taking Mont Des
Singes, south of tho Ailette. It !s
but a short distance thence to Alnzy
rinon line, the capturo of which by
Fetaln last fall compelled the Ger
man crown prince to fall back from
the Chemin Des Dames to the Alletto
line to tli o north.
The French progress here likewlso
represents a renewal of tho drlvo at
the St. Gobaln massif, and therefore
it tho citadel of Laon, which that
bastion defends. Moving directly
Into the massif farther north, above
the Ailette, tho French are reported
to be pogressing satisfactorily.
Along the Alnse the advance lias ta
ken tho French some distance to
v.ard the east, and they were early
reported to have readied Vailly, on
the north bank of the Aisne, push
ing the Gei mans hack Into the river
as they advanced.
Tho British front has held intact
against a sicries af German assaults
In what appears to bo a fit ot des
peration over tho Inroads made In
the defense of Cambral by Field
Marshal Hi'.ig's forces in this re
cent progress. The British heat off
toveral attacks at Mavincoiirt and
Go'izenueourt, holding their valuaido
positions on t lie ground In this sec
tion. With the American Army In Lorraine
Sept. H Last night and early to
day Pershing's men continued to ad
vance and finished cleaning up the
fct. Mlglel Kilient. They cleaned tli3
forest of lurking Germans. Prison
ers made conflicting statements re
flecting German preparedness for an;
attack In this sector. Some say ltj
was expected. Others declare they
have advance Information of thehour
nnd place of attack. Still others ex
ported it would take place on the
I'lSht of the attack. The post's com
mand was being moved when the at
tack began, and therefore wai un
awares In the barrage.. This ap
parently explains the light counter
artillery fire Thursday morning.
A German prisoner officer Is
quoted as saying:
"T'le Hindenburg line in its pres
rot state Is untenable."
14,000,000 Register
For Military Duty
Thursday's registration o men lie
twten IS and 43 for military serv
ice was eight per cent above the
advance estimate, and may have ad
ded closo to 14,000,000 men to the
men power rolls, according to re
ports that commenced coming to Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder from
state draft executives. The first
i:roup of states to present partial
or complete totals all showed well
over expectations.
The first reports of Thursday's
registration came from Rhode Is
land, Vermont, Wisconsin, Minneso
ta, Oregon and the District of Col
umhia.
Registration of August 13 of men
who had reached 21 since Juno 1
lait, added 157, 9S3 men to the na
tlon's man power enrollment, the
provost marshal general announced
This was just 4S less than the ad
vimce estimate of 158,011.
Local Boys May Be
In St. Mihiel Fight
According to recent letters from
the hoys at the front It seems as
sured that the 65th regiment Is In
action with the American drive
around St. Mlhlel. The Medford Mall-
'tribune of Saturday claims that let
ters from the Medford boys with this
regiment contain the tidings that
they were altout to leave for this
sector at the front, and the same
company contains several Ashland
boys.
When the 65th artillery left tho
French village where It had been bil
leted for three months, for the fight
ing front the French villagers gave
mem a big farewoll demonstration
and the municipality Issued a former
farewell message of cordial good
wishes. All this was told In a letter
rocelved from Franco recently from
an Oregon soldier who Is a member
of the 65th, In the concluding para
graph of this letter this soldier
writes: "We've sure been treated
fine by the people hore. The old
people have treated us like we were
a part of the family, always watching
over us when we came In hot and
tired and sick."
Record Claimed
For Oregon Banks
Every bank in the state of Oregon
subscribed to tho United States treas
ui y certificates of indebtedness of
the series of September 3. Reserve
hank officials, who made this an
nouncement In San Francisco Wed
nesday night said that Oregon claim
ed this Is a record achievement.
With a quota of $35,300,000, tho
Twelfth Federal Reserve bank dis
trict subscribed $49,500,000 to the
Fnited States treasury certificates of
the series of September 3.
This subscription makes up tho re
maining deficiency of $13,850,000,
duo to undersubscrlptlon of the 13
tucs of June 25 and July 9, leaylng
au excess of $350,000.
Tho allotments assigned to the Pa
cific northwest and their subscrip
tions follow: Idaho $1,32S,00, $2,
157,000; Oregon, $3,105,000, $5,
010,000; Washington, $1,935,000,
$, 109,500.
Simultaneously with tho dosing of
the subscription books, announce
ment was received from Washington
of a new redes to bo dated Septem
ber 17 and to mature January 10,
1919. Books on tills ls3uo will closo
September 21.
Klamath Farmers
Plan Irrigation
Land owners of upper Langell val
ley In Klamath county may have ir
rigation, If plans formulated at a re
cent meeting of farmers at Lorella
materialize.
About 20,000 acres are included
In tho proposed district, according
o A. E. Elder, who Is attending
to tho legal affairs of tho organiza
tion. I
It embraces the old government
project down as far as the Big
Springs unit. Water is to be ob
tained from Cedar lake. The gov
ernment has fixed a tentative charge
of $10 per acre for the water, the
landowners to construct the system.
The cost is estimated at $30 to $33
per acre.
Medford Girl Will
Become Army Nurse
Miss Mario Gates, daughter of
Mayor C. E. Gates of Medfcrd. has
been notified from the war depart
went of Washington tiiat her appll
cation Into tho arm school for
nurses has been accepted. Her ar
plication was sent In about three
weeks ago In response to the govern
iucnt'8 urgent call for nurses.
Miss Gates has been assigned to
the nurses' training school ut Canui
Lewis, and Is to report thero between
September 15 nnd October 1. Her
Inrtructlons Include the providing of
herself with five unllorms and lunv
they should bo mado, two pair of
low-heeled boots, aprons, etc., iiud
h watch with a ssoi'.'i hand. The
wearing of jewelry of any kind is
prohibited, according to Instructions
Roseburg Flyer
Home For Visit
p
Roseburg Lieut. Loo DeVaney, of
the aviation corps, at Kelly Field,
Texas, Is home on a leave of absence.
ieut. DeVaney Is a Roseburg boy,
nut' one of the leading aviators In
the service. Ho Is In charge of the
department instructing In cross
country flights. He has been in the
nervlco almost two years, and has
rdvanced very rapidly.
in relating his experiences, he
fays that a person does not realize
how faut they really are traveling
when they got up several thousand
tect until they look back and sec
the last town they passed or some
prominent landmark.
Thero Is comparatively no moro
hesitation at stepping Into a ship
than there Is getting into un auto
mobile aftor one has once attained
confidence In handling a plane. De
Vaney has been using a Curtiss ship,
which travels at about 75 to 7S miles
and hour, The most hazardous part
of the work, he says, is In making a
pood landing or In coming In after
dark. He frequently is called to go
out and pick up some new operator
who ha3 had an accident, and these
aro found In all kinds of places.
Lieut. DeVaney formerly lived In
Ahland, where he was mechanic at
the Overland garage.
Thone Job orders to the Tidings.
Many Help Canteen
Workers By Gifts
Tho canteen Htation management
have just cause to lie thankful to tho
many people of Ashland for the In
terest and help they have recently
rcstowed this organization la their,
efforts to establish comfort and re
freshment for tho boys In service a3
they stop on their way to tho various
camps In tills section. They havo
erected a handsome flag over tho
canteen Elation, for which they ex
tends thanks to A. O. Livingston for
bringing down the polo, and C. W.
Wlnne and Carl Nlms for putting It
in place. ,
Swensen & Mcltao, tho furnltura
dealers, have given tho canteen a,
br.by carriage, the wheels and framo
of which aro being converted Into 1
roffec-wason for uso of tho workers.
Til's Is being made by Messrs. Wlnno
ai'd Mms, and will bo a work of art
when completed.
Other splendid donations to this
worthy cause Is made by A. C. Liv
ingston, who has promised a roll ot
butter every week for the uso of tho
popcorn va;;on. .1. P. Wolf of tho Da
pot hotel and Mr. Court of tho res
taurant nearby have been most help
ful in furnishing hot water to tho
canteen workers, for which their
prnh-ful thanks aro extended. Mes
dames ( V. Mms, O. Winter, Fred
I'ngie, T. H. Simpson, Frank Dicky
and Walter Krcrtou gavo each two
quarts of Jam for the troop trains
that passed through Ashland last
veck while Mrs. J. P. Dodge. Mrs.
J. J. Murphy and Mrs. G. S. Butler
f-ent fruit. All theso donations aro
highly app-ociated by tho canteen
workers.
An Ashland Girl
Called to France
Miss Josephine Saunders, who haj
l etn spending a brief furloug'i with,
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stu?rt
Saunders, here from Reed College,
Portland, where slio had leen en
tiaced In teaching reconstruction
work In the hospital department ot
t he college, received a call to go to
France to engago In reconstruction
work in the baso hospitals there.
Miss Saunders left last night to re
lcrt to Portland, after which she will
Jonvo Immediately for New York.
Further arrangements for her pas
sage overseas will lie mado on her,
.irrlval In New York.
Parched Country
Benefitted By Rain
Starting Friday night this section
wns visited by one of the finest ralna
iver witnessed in southern Oregon,
nnd coming when tho water ques
tion was becoming serious It was a
most welcome visitant. Tho rain
started here about 9:00 o'clock Fri
day night and continued nearly all
lay Saturday. The total rainfall
during that tlmo was 2.41 Inches.
Friday night and Saturday the rain
fall was 2.3S, tho greatest In twenty
faur hours that has fallen iu the
1-ast thlrty-fivo years.
The rainfall has been of inesti
mable benefit to the country in
Eeneral. Already tho lawns and gar
dens havo assumed a , sprlng-llko
greenness, and the grain Holds aro
in a fine shape to begin fall cultiva
tion. The water supply has been
rreatly Increased, and all danger of
water shortage has been practically
eliminated.
Registered Sheep
Purchased At Fair
Fred Horrln roturnod last Thurs
day from tho California stato fair.
at Sacramento where ho pur
chased 21 fine registered ewe3
and one of the finest Mareno bucks
in the country. He paid $250 for
Mm. He has leased the Smith barn
on Mill street and will house tut
now flock there.
Demand Great For
Furnished Houses
There Is i great demand at pro lent
frr furnished housese In Ashland.
Four or five hou.i;e have been sol
ic led for during tlio paot few days,
ami calls are beiu made right alone
Any one having furnished ho.isea or
rrt ms to rent '.iou!d advertise them
a' one? In the Tld;ngi.