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Orfon Historical Bocl.ty Auditorium Ashland "Ashland Grows While Lilhla flows" City of Sunshine and flowers IDINGS Ashland, Oregon, Uthla Springs "Oregon's famous Spa" VOL. XLIII ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1918 NUMBER 3G Received Tidings 01 Son's Death K. T. Mnrrill received a message last week containing tho sad news that his son, K. n. Merrill, of Den ver, Colo., had died on Thursday. September 19. The deceased had been 111 with tuberculosis for some time, and IiIb death was not unex pected. Tho body will he shipped to Albany, Ore., for luirlal, nnd will ar rive Wednesday or Thursday, nnd It is Mr. Merrill's Intention to go there, to attend tlio funeral. Besides his father, Mr. Merrill is survived by hi j wire and two children. Generous Gift From Klamath County Han W. W. Fordney, a former weil Vnown resident of An'. land who now ri sides in Klamath county, recently tin; rtque..,t rent out by the l-'ut-vage iJepot for a sloe to h.-at the room during the cmu'ii;; wint'T, and iiiimcdmtely hand'd II. ('. Guloy, who Is In Kiateath Falls, to pre sent to the (! j,wt managers to buy a fctove. Mr. Iurdiiey stat'd that if the depot has alr"ady I e n pro.lded with a stove the money be contriimt td to lie u:;ed in any way the manag ers may see fit. This generous con tribution has won the gratitude mi l heartfelt appreciation of the manag ers of the Salvage Depot, who v.ill i;ee that the money Is used to the'besl interests of the Red Cross work. Brought Home News Of 65th Artillery Major William 0. Williams, for merly adjutant of the Oregon Coast Artillery, arrived in Eugene last week from France, while on his way to Camp Cody, New Mexico, where ho will act as assistant divisional adju tant. He brought to this state direct news of the G5tli artillery, that reg- ment in which so many Ashland and Jackson county boys are taking part in the war, and around which the In terest of the people of this state hinges. Major Williams stated that both men and officers in the 65th had at the time lie left France completed their course of instruction in tractor and artillery Bchools, and made ex ceptionally good records in artillery practice and were ready for Bervlce at the front. The tractors, he ex plained, are used in hauling the heavy artillery, and the schools give instruction in their use in connectlo-i with the handling of the big guns. Oregon people generally would he interested to know that the 65th, which had been pretty badly divided up at the time It sailed for France, Is getting together again, he said. Just before he left for America, more than 200 men who did not sail for France with the regiment and who had been In replacement regiments, were sent hack to the 65th. The Oregon boys like France and are getting along splendidly with the French people, Major Williams stat ed. "Nearly all of them are jabbering French," he stated. "They have mado great friends with the French chil dren. The men of France do not play much with these little folks, and when the Americans come and make a fuss over them, they are wild with delight. When we left the last place In which we were billeted, the people of the town were In tears. "The coming of the Americans has brought about a wonderful change in the spirit of the French people. When we first arrived In France, there was a feeling among the com mon people that peace on almost any terms would be acceptable. It Is dif ferent now and they are resolved to attain peace by victory. The French are not downcast like you might im agine after four years of war. Al though you see few women on the street who are not wearing black, the spirit of the French everywhere is good." The success of the Americans at Chateau Thierry had a tremendous effect in arousing the enthusiasm of the people of France, he stated. Major Williams stated that people over here should not forgot the writ ing of letters to the boys at the front. Nothing, is more appreciated than pictures from home, showing rela tives and friends had not forgotten the boys away from home. News paper clippings are always read with interest by the boys "over there." i Phone Job orders to The Tidings. German War Booty Exhibited In City Ashland was treated to tho finest exhibit of German war booty that has ever been brought to the Pacific coast when tho special train carrying these trophies stopped at the local station for an hour and a half this morning In order to let the people of Ashland see and rcallz:; what manner of Implements of destruction their hoys arc wresting from the Hun ar my. The special a.r!v:d at the local nta- Hon on about schedule time, and was! announcement can be mado promptly met by the Ashland baud and ajat the formal opening of the cam vac, t assemblage of people despite palgn Saturday, September 28, th;.t tho early hour. The guns and in"-, Arhland's quota has been pledged. chines were on exhibition on the flat cars, while the box car was opened to allow the spectators to view the war trophies Inside ! The train consisted of two flatcar', one .'0-foot automoMle box car and one sleep r. In th" box car wore lo cated the lahter trophies, such m lielmet:i, f:te,-l brcrist plates, rifles, Klde arms, gas masks, unifo-ms. hand, and Liberty Loan Headquarters, cor-! to subscribe to the very limit of your era gave up all their games nnd large grenades, machine gun and ride cart-1 ner of Last Main and Oak streets, ! capacity. .j numbers of books, ridges, cartridge bovs, shell.-: and ;n-ar.:l ct Fourth street fire station. Every P' won that dees :: duty j While making tho drive every numerable amount of small stuff of. Fubicrlptlons of the railroad em- promptly will lelieve the v.oik of j child started as a private, and for ev this kind. doves for ccnvcli'eneo will be r.-gi'i-j others and by this method the num-Mry titilrlcs collected they were giv- On the two flat rr.rs arc loaded the! tere.l by T. K. Mast-rs, II. II. ClllotH ber of people to be rounded up by ! en credit and a promotion according heavy cannon and machine g'i:is. TV and .1. II. Angwln at their respective : tho rating committee alter S-I.itcnby. ' to the value of tho nrtlclo to tho sol- most interesting pun Is a famous French " MM. This I i!.- g-in' which has done such wonderful work In the present war, and Is n'out tliei only piece in the whole train that Is not captured German booty. Among other Interesting exhibits was a very largo German field gun cap tured by the Americans. The steel protecting plates on this gun are perforate by American bullets until It loeiko like a sieve, and the gun shows that a bombshell finally put it out of commission. The-e were also on th?;-e flat cars German machine guns and ammunition wagons, Ger man 170 M.M. howitzers and German whiz-bang projectile, German ma chine guns, sbgc guns, trench how itzers and grenado throwers. Roseburg Boy Given A 30 Days Sentence A brief statement In the Oregonian last Wednesday carries the Informa tion that Dee Hedgepeth of Rosehurg, who recently refused to accept mili tary training, had been sentenced by Federal Judge Dean to serve 30 dayj In the Multnomah county jail and then he inducted into the army. It will be remembered that tho young man positively refused to respond to the call of the county draft board, and was placed under arrest by Sher iff Quine. Efforts of the officers to Induce the young man to change his mind were unavailing, and he was turned over to the federal officers and taken to Portland. His hearing was hed Wednesday, according to the Oregonian. Just where the lad will be sent for military training is problematical. That he was not alone in his determination to escape mili tary training Is evidenced by the fact that two other youngsters appeared on the same day for a hearing before Judge Bean. James Mitchell, who failed to reg ister in the draft, was sentenced to 10 days in jail and to he inducted at the expiration of his sentence. Michael Young, charged with vio lation of the selective service law, was sentenced to 30 dayB In the Mult nomah county jail, and to he induct ed. Man Arrested For Pro-German Speech A man giving the name of Charles Klein was arrested Friday afternoon on the complaint of S. F. Martin for alleged pro-German talk. According to his story Klein Is a sheep herder from California, and Is Swiss-German nationality. He claims to be a natu ralized citizen of the United States. He was held here until Sheriff Jen nings can communicate with the United States attorney. Troy Woodward has sold his Jiousu on Grant street to Mr. Sharp, of Mo desto, Cal who has taken possession of his new purchase. Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Stock holders of the Granite City Hospital company will be held at the office of E. D. Briggs in the City of Ash land, Oregon, at 2 o'clock p. m. on the First day of October, 1918. By order of the board of Directors THOS. H. SIMPSON, 34-2t mon. Secretary Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign Starts In Ashland District The Fourth Liberty Loan execu tive committee of Ashland district has arranged a campaign for the rais ing of Its quota to tho Fourth Liberty Loan through the voluntary sub scription registration method and all I la citizens nrn urgently requested to meet their obligations In this cause Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs day and Friday, Sept. 2.1, 21, 2:, 2f and 27 respectively, In order that Tills is our part of tho state of Or egon's plan to continue to be first in t lie nation, and in this campaign liav tho entire qflota pledgi'd on the morning of the opening day. Subscription registration bootliB v. ill be open on tho above-named day.? at the following places: All three bunking hous"S, postoffice lobby, , offices. All citizens are requested to so to: i these booths ns early In the week nsj Boys In Service Think Well Of City "Ashland Is very much on the map so far as toldi?rs aro concerned," re marked a Y. M. C. A. worker pass lug through here recently, to one of the canteen workers at the S. P. sta tion. Wherever I go I hear more complimentary things said of Ashland than any other city along the line The fine fruit, good water, salubrious climate, and pleasant, friendly peo ple appeal to all the boys in the ser vice, who consider this spot a verita ble garden of Eden. The brief stop the boys make In Ashland will never be forgotten, and the kindly services given them by the good people here will remain long in their memories." Great Blow Pending to Fall On Arch of Hindenburg Line Allied troops are progressing sat isfactorily In breaking down the de fenses of St. Quentln. On the north the British are fighting Jn the Hin denburg positions and pressing to ward the canal between St. Quentln nnd Cambral, while on the south the French are moving forward steadily. For a stretch of more than ten miles north of St. Quentln the British now hold the dominating hills and the present local action In the region west of Catalet probably is for the purpose of further Improving the sit uation In anticipation of a great as- snnlf nnnn the Hlndenhurc lino. Tho mnln on.mv rtpfPnHP In tllft rPIon between Cambral and St. Quentln, both of which are threatened by the present British operations, are based on the canal, highway and railroad running north and south, an average of about two miles from Field Mar shal Haig's front line. Toward Lecatalet the British are progressing eastward on a front of three miles, and are within four miles of the town, one of the Important German bases on this front. With the Australians already in the Hin denburg positions, other British for-i ces are rapldly. over-running them north of Harglcourt. West of St. Quentln the French are within two miles of the outskirts, while on the south they are forcing the Germans to give up important villages and other positions. St. Quentln, as ' a result of tho week's operations, is in a more seri ous position from the enemy view point than probably at any time since the beginning of the war. A further push eastward by the British from their newly won height posi tions in the northwest will virtually place the allies on three sides of the town, St. Quentln Is an important outpost of Laon, perhaps the most important enemy base in northern France. The French on the south are ten miles from Laon and are ham mering it with their big guns. Southest of Metz where the French and Americans recently cleared the St. Mlhlel salient, the Germans have started further fires. Soldiers and wagon trains have been seen mov-' posslblo and make their pledges, and receive the "I Am Fledged" tag and Fourth Liberty Loan button nnd con tinue wearing tho same until tho fi nal announcement of the raising of Ashland's quota has been proclaim ed. Tho Ashland executive committee knows the people of this district are one hundred per cent loyal and pa triotic enough to put across our quo ta without sending one bunch of pa triotic citizens, chasing over tho dis trict to round up oilier equally pat rl- otic citizens to do their whole duty i In tho campaign the young recruits and thoic.roie have adopted the vol-! gathered I!."." books, 100 games of oluntary Liberty Loan bond sub-l various kinds, about 100 records, scrlptlon registration plan in prefer-j many of which were red seals, many ence to tu drive plan. j diff-rent musical Instruments ball It Is therefore necessary for every ,i;S', Minis racquets and many oilier citizen to lin ear promptly nnd reg- j articles to afford amusement nnd di lster his or her nam and the amount j version to tho soldiers In camp. Sev applicd for A largo sum must be ' eral people donated their grnpha- I raised, n:id lercforo you are urge ! September llsth, will bo red 1 to tho minimum. 'M. - ASHLAND KXECfTlVI Ashland Marin 18 Wounded In Battle " wwv M. Morgan, of received official Mr. and Mrs. J. Mountain avenue, notice Friday night that their son, Hay Morgan, was seriously Injured on a battlefield In France. Kay Is with the marines, and was with that ' department during the terrific battle at Chateau Thierry on July 5, when he received his injuries. The notieo did not state how badly the young man Is wounded, nor of what his in juries consist. Forecast for the period September 23 to September 28, 1918, Inclusive. Pacific Coast states Fair; nearly normal temperatures. Ing northward and It is believed the Germans are preparing for a possi ble allied attack or a retirement on their own Initiative. Elsewhere on the western front there lins been no change In the situation. The allied stroke in central Mace donia which opened with the expul sion of the Bulgarians from the im portant Sokol positions, is developing successfully on a wide front. Fur thex progress by the Serbs toward the Vardar river and the Uskub-So-lonlkl railroad paralleling It proba bly will bring about a readjustment of the Austro-Gorman and Bulgarian ! Positions throughout tills Whole tlie atre. Additional Bulgarian prisoners have been taken by the Serbs', wha also have liberated ten more towns. The British and Greeks continue their pressing in the Dolran region but evidently their activity is mainly for the purpose of keeping the enemy occupied so that he cannot send aid to the front further west. It Is reported from Ukrainian j sources that the crown prince of Ku j mania has fled from Jassy to Odessa. ! The reason for his flight is not dis closed. Recent German reports have been to the effect that an anti-German outbreak was In progress or was Imminent in Rumania, with Queen Marie as one of the principals be hind tho movement. Both German and American lines south of Metz have now been well stabilized. Occasional clashes have occurred between outposts, hut for the present neither side Is making any serious effort to alter Its posi tion. The German artillery has contin ued its harassing fire hut the Amer ican guns have far outreachod the enemy's front lines, a shell falling occasionally in the ylc(nlty of Metz and serving to emphasize to the Ger mans the advances the allies have made. There. has been no bombardment of the city of Metz, and a bombard ment of that place Is not expected during the present operations. The fire against the forts around Metz will be continued at varying Inter vals. " Recreational Army Receive Promotions Tho young recruits of Ashland liavo gone over tho top in tho recrea tional campaign they have been wag ing recently to collect articles of amusement for the soldiers' camps, and liavo retired with well-earned promotions on the part of some of the enthusiastic workers. Last week the articles solicited were all boxed and shipped to the Portland Y. M. C. A , which is the distributing center of the Northwest, nnd from there, they will lie gent to various camps where these articles nro most re quired. phonos and all the records whllo olh- (i er. At the close the h Idlest offl- clal was Van Childs, who retired j with so many points ubovo the hlgli- i est office in tho army that his de- j gree is out of the reach of any other mortal. The next highest officer U !;,os"""lm! "f"? I lieutenant-colonel. retires as a j Other officers are John Henry F.l- : more, Margaret Campbell, second ; Hfntenants; Kdlth Dodge, Clara ! Wills, Helen Merrill, Leona Alstrom. ! lioldon Boyd, Julian Ilarett, Harold i Porter, sergeants; Mary Klmore, Vlr- ! trill In Urn., I),.. ....II '"" ' "l'. """' ai ,.,. .. o..i. ,.n.. j '" Flossie Good, Odessa Foil., Mario Preseott, Harold Kitto. Cathern Hanson, first-class privates. Statement Against Inspector Is False Attorney Nellie Plckey last week received a letter from Mr. nnd Mrs. F. P. Schneider, Tacoma. Wash., stating that news of the rumor thut has been in circulation around this section in regnrd to Mr. Schneider being a pro German has reached them, and they wish to make emphatic denial of tlie charge. Since going to Tacoma Mr. Schnei der has been appointed meat Inspec tor by the government for tho Cars tens Packing company of Tacoma, and has been filling that position since July 25. Any one doubhlng this statement, Mr. Schneider says, may write to the following addresses for Information: C. C. Craven, doctor In charge as government officer nt Carstens Packing Co., Tacoma, Wash.; W. B. Bleoker, 229 Federal building, Tacoma; Naval Intelligence Officer, U. S. Bureau of Animal In dustry, Washington, D. C. Mr. Schneider also states that tho report that he has been arrested for Dolsoiilns meat nnd had been sentenced to the penitentiary for 20 I years and fined $10,000, Is absolute ly false. Mrs. Schneider Is nt present employed in the sush factory of Wheeler, Osgood & Co., and Loth aro enjoying their work. It is not known how such a report gained promt nence. Noted Speakers To Be Here Thursday Thursday will be an Important day in tho Fourth Liberty Loan cam paign that has started today nnd will he pushed with vigor all week. In tho afternoon the "Yellow Demon" automobile will arrlvo In this city at 4:30 o'clock on its whirlwind tour through the state, and the Inmates will stop here long enough to leave a message for the people to carry with them through the present cam paign. Tills car will be met by a huge au tomobile demonstration which will gQ to the Kingsbury Springs at 4 o'clock to meet the "Yellow Demon" on Its arrival from Klamuth Falls. This cortege will escort the visitor In to the city and parade the principal streets, after which, If the weather h favorable, the speakers accompany ing the "Yellow Demon" will address the oltlzens of Ashland from the Plaza directly in front of the park entrance. In tho evening at 7:30 a rousing Hunters Successful In Bagging A Deer A party of hunters, composed of Carl, Guy nnd Clyde Lewis went out Tuesday deer hunting around tho vi cinity of Mount Ashland, and to turned Thursday night with a flno buck. Tho animal was shot by Carl Lewis, who stated that ho saw tw deer together at nn early hour In tho morning. Ho shot at ono and miss ed It, when the oilier sprang to its feet, and a well-aimed shot brought It down. The sur-css of these hunt ers has aroused the enthusiasm of many other would-be Nlmrods. Questionnaires Sent To Co. Registrants Following is tlie list of names of persons whose registration cards aro In possession of tlie Jackson count draft board: No. 2295, Itobert Adamson, Mod ford. No. 229H, William (!. Shearhurn, Med ford. ,.'o. 2237. Albert Horde, Apple-gat'-. No. 229S, Georg" I ion Jam I it Ilolley, Ashland. No. 2299. Cariyle Cunbuo Trlp lett, Medford. No. 2.':ih), Charles Arthur Brown, Ashland. Whiskey Runners Come To Grief Harney IViiman, Morris Minsky nnd George It. Guide, thrco men claiming to be from Portland, wero urrested here Thursday forenoon on tho charge of importing liquor Into the Btalo of Oregon nnd of unlawful ly having liquor In their possession. Tlie arrest was made by Chief of Po lice Hatcher, nnd tho men were held by Sheriff Jennings In the county jail until today, when tholr flno and sentence will be given by the judge. One hundred and forty-five bottles I of whiskey nnd 2tf pint bottles of beer wore taken from tho car In which tho men had attempted to car ry tho contraband liquor through tho state. By taking an abandoned road over the mountains into Orogon tho men came to grief on the Sisklyous by ditching their Studobaker car, break ing one of the front wheels. They car ried their liquor, which was In gun ny sucks to the side of the rond anl hid It behind some willows over tho fence, after which they went to tho little store on the mountains and call ed up the Park garage here for a car to bring them to Ashland. E. M. Boothby, of the Pork garage, sent a enr for the men nnd brought them Into the city, and also dispatched a crew of workmen to mend the broken car. One of tho mon was quite badly cut on the face as a result of tha accident, and he was taken to a local hospital for repulrs. In tho meantlmo, J. J.' Walker, tunnel guard on the Sisklyous, went pust the broken enr on the mountain, and saw the badly concealed bags by the rondsldo. After Investigating tho contents he telephoned In to Chief Hatcher, apprising him of his find. Chief Hatcher Instructed Walker to remain on guard until he and Wil liam Myer reached tho scene of tho accident, when tho loot was gathered up and brought Into the police sta tion here. The contents of the car consisted of flvo sacks, each containing eight een bottles of Guckenhelmer whis key, one suck of 26 pint bottles of Rainier pnlo beer nnd 55 bottles of whiskey In wrappers. Tho men pleadod guilty to the charge and will receive their sentence some time to duy. James Bowers, who has beon sta tioned at Camp Lewis for the past summer, arrived home Saturday to spend a short furlough. mass meeting will be held to boom tho closing day of the volunteer reg istration of the Fourth Liberty Loan. For this event a fine musical event has been prepared, and addresses will he given by Major Jack Hamilton, a recently returned soldier from tho battlefields of Europe, where he serv ed for four years In the three allied armies French, English and Amer ican, and Louis J. Simpson, of Shore Acres. These men will give stirring and vivid messages to the' people here in the interests of the Fourth Liberty Loan. The place of moetlnff will be announced later. .