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Auditorium
Ashland
Tidings
"Ashland Grows While lithla Flows"
City of Sunshine and Flowers
Ashland. Oregon, Lithla Springs
"Oregon's Famous Spa"
VOL. XLIII
ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1918
NUMBER 38
Voluntary Subscriptions to 4th
Liberty Loan Reach $120,450
The five days voluntary fourth Lib
erty loan subscription registration
for the city of Ashland ending at 9
o'clock Friday evening resulted In ob
taining pledges and cash aggregating
1115,000 Just an even two-thirds of
the total quota of $181,000 for the
Ashland district. On Saturday even
ing the registration went to a total
of $120,450, the number of subscrib
ers being 750.
The executive committee and the
workers went Into session at the city
hall Saturday evening to canvass the
situation and prepare measures to
ward completing the work.
Considering that this amount was
obtained absolutely without the ap
pointment of a soliciting committeo
and without supplying anybody with
a rating of any kind and entirely
free from any form of coerslon, the
result was highly gratifying to all
the workers who undertook the re
sponsibility of organizing the dis
trict. It was so encouraging that
the committee seriously considered
the proposition of completing the en
tire quota by volunteer subscriptions
without making any canvass at all for
the remaining portion of the quota.
This was not absolutely decided
upon for the reason that the state of
Oregon was organized for the purpose
of going over the top Saturday at
noon. It failed to do so, however,
and the executive committee decided
to allow two more days for volunteer
subscription registration at booths at
the three hanking houses In order
Clothing Drive For
Belgians To Start
Another drive for old clothing In
behalf of the destitute refugees of
Belgium and northern France Is now
on, beginning October 1, and lasting
for a week. Mrs. Otto Winter" has
consented to again act as chairman
of the Belgian relief committee, as
she so successfully did In the cam
paign for the same cause last April.
Headquarters for this collecting
agency will be established in the Elks
building, next door to the Red Cross
room.
Bring your contributions in the
way of half-used garments there.
Four tons are required from Jack
son county, so we must do our share.
These garments, while they should
be strong and warm, need not be re
paired, for there are 100,000 women
in the occupied regions over there,
who will be glad to earn a mere pit
tance by working over and mending
this old clothing. Men, women, girls
and boys all need clothes to keep
them warm this winter. What will
you give?
The following articles are re
quested: Men's wear Shirts (preferably
light colored flannel), undershirts,
underdrawers, trousers, coats, over
alls, suits, shoes, overcoats, jerseys,
sweaters, socks.
Women's wear Skirts, drawers,
' corset slips, petticoats, blouses,
skirts, coats, two-piece suits, shoes,
cloth hats, knitted caps, stockings.
Girls' wear Dresses, skirts, coats,
nightgowns, drawers, stockings, un
derwear, petticoats, suits, blouses,
waists, shoes.
Boys' wear Shirts, union suits,
underwaists, trousers, coats, shoes,
overcoats, sweaters, socks, stockings,
jerseys.
More Spruce Will -Be
Cut At Coos Bay
Six hundred thousand feet of
spruce Is to be the dally cut of gov
ernment troops now. working In the
Boutlln tract at Coos Bay. Half the
logs will be taken to Coquille River
and will be cut by the Sitka Spruce
company and Johnson mill. The other
half will be cut by the Coos Bay Lum
ber company.
This will necessitate a double shift
for the Coos Bay and Johnson mills.
The Sitka Spruce company has work
ed two shifts for three months. The
railroad to the tract will be complet
ed October 1, and cutting of spruce
will then begin.
1 E. Davidson Is a newcomer to (his
crty, who has bean attracted here by
the Ideal health conditions of this vi
cinity, and with his fsmlly Is occupy
ing a residence of Nob Hill.
to see what the day would bring
forth.
The purpose was to give the vol
untary plan the fullest measure of
service before resorting to soliciting,
and at the same time not become too
tardy and thus prevent the state of
Oregon from waiting on the Ashland
district to come through.
In order to meet both conditions,
the ministers were requested to state
the 'situation to their congregations
Sunday. A statement was requested
to be presented to tho audiences at
th o Vlnlng theatre as well as In tho
city press. The executive committee
Is therefore urging all of Ashland's
citizens to come forth for two days
more Monday and Tuesday, Septem
ber 30 and October 1 and bring this
responsibility to a prompt conclur
slon.
The executive committee Is pro
ceeding with the work of checking
up the subscribers to tho fourth Lib
erty loan with their record In the
several past loans as well as direct
contributions and pledges to tho vari
ous war activities In order that when
soliciting is resorted to the commit
tees to whom these names are sub
mitted will be provided with correct
data In order that Intelligent solici
tation may he made.
The very large part of tho quota
raised without any solicitation makes
It possible to finish the campaign
quickly by solicitation when that
method is Instituted as a vast amount
of work will have been eliminated
by the liberal and prompt response of
the people.
Teachers Wanted For
Rehabilitation Work
Indications are contained In a let
ter recently received by Superintend
ent Churchill that class 1 men and
limited service men who are quali
fied To'teach may be draftod Into the
army and used to rehabilitate the
men returning from the trenches,
rather than being sent to the actual
firing line.
The letter is from Major M. C. Mon
ahan, writing tor the acting surgeon
general, and he asks for a list of all
teachers In class 1 either for full ar
my service or limitel service. Super
intendent Churchill Is writing to all
county superintendents asking the
teachers to volunteer to secure such
names from the registration cards
and send them to him.
In his letter Major Monahan says:
"The new draft law Is undoubtedly
going to take a number of educational
men who ought to be In our educa
tional work for the rehabilitation of
disabled soldiers rather than In any
other type 'of military service.
"We need men qualified to teach
Illiterates to read and write and for
eigners to speak, read and write Eng
lish. We also need instructors In
technical subjects and trade subjects
of all kinds, Including stenography,
typewriting, accounting and agricul
ture, and men, not necessarily with
teaching experience, who are able to
teach shoemaklng, tailoring, sign
painting and a few other similar
trades."
Chrome Hauled By
Mules From Mines
With 60 pack mules hauling chrome
from the mine of E. A. Bradford in
the Salmon mountain country south
or Powers, there soon will be In East
ern refineries great quantities of the
mineral.
Mr. Bradford came to that Bectlon
from San Francisco a month ago. Ho
purchased chrome claims from J. R.
Smith, Ed W. Bryan and TIsh broth
ers. He has Installed machinery,
equipped a camp, and now has chrome
on the way to the railroad by way of
pack mules a distance of 20 miles.
From the claims purchased from TIsh
brothers is taken the richest chrome
of this country, said to be testing
66 per cent. Mr. Bryant, who retain
ed a large part of his holdings, will
soon start active development work.
He has a deal on now with Eastern
mining men for sale of some of his
holdings.
Forecast for the period September
30 to October 5, 1918. Inclusive. Pa
cific coast states: Occasional rains,
except generally fair second half In
southern portion; nearly normal temperature.
Medford Bond Issue
Carried Saturday
The election held in Medford Sat
urday to decide whether or not bonds
should be Issued for an Irrigation
project resulted in a good majority
In favor of the issue.
A Btlff opposition was put up by
many, but the majority was large
enough to carry the project through
satisfactorily. Tho vote by precincts
was as follows:
Precinct is'o. 1, East Medford, 47
In favor of the bonds and 34 against;
precinct No. 2, South Medford, 47
in favor of, 43 opposed; precinct No.'
3, West Medford, 47 aye, 43 no. To
tal number of votes cast, 261. Total
In favor of bonding, 141, total, op
posed to same, 120; majority In fa
vor of, 21.
Bond Sales Urged
At Mass Meeting
As an Impetus to the voluntary
sales of the Fourtli Liberty Loan
bonds a mass meeting was held in tho
Vlnlng theatre Thursday night after
the first show. The meeting was free
to the public, and practically every
seat In the building was filled. Mayor
C. B. Lamkln presided over the meet
ing, and made a few Introductory re
marks explaining the call of the peo
ple together, and introduced the
speakers. Preliminary to the address
es was a patriotic solo by Mrs
Julia Hockett.
Major Jack Hamilton, the leading
speaker, pleased his audience with his
matter of fact address In which,
with no frills and flights of oratory
he set forth a practical statement of
the necessity of standing by the men
at the front during tho fearful con
fllct being waged In Europe.
While this country is thrilled with
enthusiasm over the wonderful vic
tories gained by the allies over tho
Hun troops, too much optimism Is a
bad thing, the major warned. Ac
cording to his estimato the war will
continue for two or three years at th?
very least, and If Russia does not be
have herself properly, It may last for
10 or 15 years. This wilt demand
greater sacrifices on the part of those
left at home, who must give of the
country's wealth to sustain the fight
Ing troops abroad.
Personal experiences were graph
ically described by the speaker, who
had served three years In the various
armies of the allies and had met the
foe In many hand-to-hand combats.
These were often amusing, but more
frequently1 touching, and helped to
rouse patriotic fervor in the hearts
of his listeners.
Volunteer Medical
Corps Is Organized
The central governing board of the
volunteer medical service corps of the
National Council of Defense announ
ces that the Oregon state executive
committee of the volunteer medical
service corps Is comprised of the fol
lowing doctors:.
A. J. Giesey, M. D., chairman, Port
land; H. C. Jeferds, M. D, secretary,
Portland; E. S. Joseph, M. D., Port
land;; Wm. Kuykendall, M. D., Eu
gene; J. A. Fulton, M. D , Astoria.
The purpose of this committee Is
to co-operate with the central govern
ing board In prosecuting all activities
pertaining to the mobilizing and en
rollment of members of the volunteer
medical corps throughout the state.
The central governing board of the
volunteer medical service corps also
authorizes the appointment of one
county representative In each county
In every state of the Union. The
county representative for Jackson
county Is E. B. Pickel, M.D., Medford.
Christmas Packages
To Be Standardized
Standardization has been applied
to packages containing Christmas
presents for American soldiers in
France, the war department has an
nounced. No limit is fixed on the diversity of
holiday gifts, but the packages must
measure nine and four Inches, and
the weight limit will be three pounds.
These containers may be obtained at
any Red Cross chapter. Each soldier
Is limited to one gift. They must be
mailed not later than November 15.
Overland Restaurant
Lunches Soldiers
William Courts, of the Overland
restaurant, showed his 100 per cent
American patriotism w hen he treated
ono of tho troop trains with sand
witches, coffee and cigars during Its
stop here Saturday.
As the men, 500 In number, reach
ed this station, weary with their long
Journey and hungry for a change
from the regulation army rations,
Mr. Courts and It's force got busy.
Five hundred buns wero commnn
decred from the Fourth street bakery
and appetizing ham sandwiches were
made, which were handed out to the
boys, together with coffee, cream and
sugar. After supplying the luncheon
to the grateful boys, Mr. Courts also
presented tlirm with ten boxes of
cigars.
Rev. Edwards Will
Fill H. E. Pulpit
The morning Besslon of the Ore
gon Conference of Methodist minist
ers and laymen Saturday was d -voted
to announcement of appointments for
the ensuing year. The ass'gnments
were announced by Bishop W. O.
Shepard, who then appointed Rev.
R. N. Avlson, pastor of the First
Church of Salem, to assume charge
of the business of the conference, the
bishop being called home on account
of the death of his son.
Tho appointments of the Klamath
district are as follows:
Klamath district, H. J. Van Fos
sen, superintendent Ashland, C. A.
Edwards; Bonanza, to be supplied:
Canyo'nvllle, C. C. Coop; Central
Point, L. F. Belknap; Gold Hill, L
F. Belknap (supply); Grants Pass.
M. T. Wire; Klamath Indian Mission,
to be supplied; Klamath Falls, Simp
son Hamrlck; Lakevicw, to lie sup
plied; Medford, C. It. Carlos; Oak
land, C. G. Morris; Paisley, to be sup
plied, IV. C. Chllds; Roseburg. J. C
8pen:r;'Roseburg circuit, to be bhp
plied; Sutherlln. R. A. Hutchinson;
Talent, to be supplied; Wilbur, Mr
McClintoclffsupply); Wlldervllle, H.
W. Rummell; Yalnax (Beatty) A. S,
Hotchkln (supply): Yoncaila, R. A
Hutotiinson (supply).
As will be seen. Rev. Edwards
ccrr.ea again to fill t!ie pulpit in the
church of this city. While this nas
expected, a delegation of laymen
from the church attended conference
In order to present the claims of the
church to secure this popular clergy
man to again preside over the con
gregation. The Methodist church is to
be congratulated on again securing
the services of this pastor.
Many Registrants
Attended Meeting
A large number of Ashland men
attended the registrants' meeting In
Medford last Saturday night, which
was presided over by Rev. Myron
Boozer, of the Presbyterian church
Ex-Mayor H. R. Albee of Portland
made a stirring address, laying par
tlcular stress on the necessity of get
ting the right idea the proper slant,
as It were, to the business before the
Individual members of. his audience.
Captain Richard Russell, of the
medical department of Camp Lewis
spoke on hygiene and personal care,
morality and cleanliness. Captain J
Frederick Thome, of the American
Red Cross spoke of the government's
watchful care- of the soldiers, their
legal and financial rights and the
protection In every way of their best
interests.
Other speakers followed and there
was great interest and enthusiasm
manifested throughout.
Old Time Resident
Buried In Ashland
The body of Mrs. Anna Fordyce,
who died near Fort Klamath last
Wednesday, was brought to Ashland
and funeral services were held from
Dodge's undertaking chapel Friday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. G. 3.
Brett of the Congregational church.
Tho deceased was a member of a well
known family formerly residing here,
but for the past 18 years she had
lived with her son, Asa Fordyce, in
the Fort Klamath country. Inter
ment was mads In the Hargadlne
cemetery..
Germans Face Great Offensive
From the North Sea to Verdun
Over a front of more than 230
miles from tho North Sea to Verdun,
tho allies aro smashing into the Ger
man defenses, on four wide and Im
portant sectors. The enemy Is faced
with tho greatest allied offensive ef
fort slnco the beginning of the war.
On all the sectors, the British,
French, American and Belgian troops
are progressing successfully. Serious
Inroads nre being mado Into the Ger
man defensive system north of Ypres,
around Cambral, north of the Alsne
and on the Champagne-Verdun sec
tor. Additional prisoners havo been
added to the total of 27,000 for the
last three days and several hundred
more guns have been taken.
Vital successes arc being gained
by the British In their new drlvo for
Cambral, In which American troops
aro aiding In the rcgiou west of Le
Cntelet. Tl'.o capture of Cambral by
the British would appear to bo near.
From the gest tho British aro within
one and three-quarters miles of Cam
bral at two points, and all naturul
obstacles havo been overcome. The
same is truo on the north where tho
British are pushing forward rapidly.
Southwest of Cambral, Field Mar
shal Halg's men arc fighting for the
crossings of the Scheldt canal.
Douni, the German base northeast
of Arras and one of the outlying de
fenses of the great fortress of Lille,
also Is threatened by tho Cambral
operation. The British have crossed
the high road between Doual and
Cambral and tho railroad connecting
them is useless to the Germans.
Southwest of Doual the British are
reported to have taken Arleux.
Belgian froops entered the great
offensive movement Saturday by be
ginning an operation In conjunction
with the British in the Dlxmudc
Ypres area. The allies are reported
to have pushed forward rapidly and
Lieut. Phillips
Flying At Front
Mrs. Lena A. Phillips last week
received a letter from her son, Lieu
tenant Walter A. Phillips, In France,
stating that the latter has been defi
nitely assigned to the first aero
squadron, and has left the school,
where he had been taking instruc
tlons, for the front. He Is now only
20 kilometers from the front line
trenches, and Is engaged In taking ob
servations over the German lines,
Lieutenant Phillips said that tin
three ships In the fleet in which hr
went to the front smashed their land
Ing genr on landing. The one lr
which Dell Jones, a well known Ash
land boy, was flying, landed on Its
nose, but no one was hurt. The fly
ers were then given new planes, Am
erlcan made with Liberty motors
that make 120 miles an hour, and
Lieutenant Phillips .stated that he
wished he could take his mother for a
ride, so she could see how com fort a
ble the planes really are. He claims
he Is more nervous riding In an auto
mobile than In an airplane.
The only excitement the lieutenant
had to relate recently was of attend
Ing a dance given by the members of
another squadron, at which were resil
American women.
Will Check Spread
Of Influenza In Co.
An effort Is being made to stamp
out the growing epidemic of Spanish
Influenza that Is becoming so preva
lent In the Eastern military camps,
and Is reported to be sweeping west
ward,. In order to cope with the
spread of this disease the surgeon
general has telegraphed to the county
board of health to report all cases of
Influenza coming under their notice,
and Dr. T.J. Malmgren, county health
officer, has issued the following no
tice to that effect:
"Reports of Cases of Spanish In
fluenza Required.
"The Burgeon general requires the
state board to wire reports of all cases
of Influenza. The state board re
quests those reports from tho coun
ty physicians. I, therefore, hereby
urge all physicians of Jackson county
to report to me at once any case of
Influenza In order that steps may bo
taken to prevent an epidemic.
"T. J. MALMGREN,
"County Health Officer."
Phone Job orders to the Tidings.
were reported fighting their way;
through to Ilouthodst forest, which
has been looked upon as tho key
stone of tho enemy defensive system
between Ypres and the sea.
General Mangln resumed his slow
progress toward the Chemln Des
Dames, the southern defense line of
the great and Important Massif of
Laon. Ground has been falned south
of the high point of Kalmalson ami
the bitterly contested villages of Jouy
and Alzy, have fallen to tho French
On tho western flank of the Champagne-Verdun
offensive, tho Frencli
are pushing over the heights behind
the Hindenhurg line. From tho Ar
gonno east of tho Meuse, tho Ameri
cans are forcing their way into tho
Krclnhlld positions. Somo ground
lias been gained near the Argonnn
forest, but tho American progress
Saturday was slowed down somo
from tho first two days.
With .a 2.10 mile lino aflame over
almost its entire length Marshal
Focli, has the German command la
a tight place. On each of the four
sectors tho nlll's threaten Important
liases and valuable communication
lines.
In Macedonia the allies are press
ing the defeated Germans and Bul
garians into Bulgaria, on the east
and on the west and townrd Uskub
on the north.
The Serbians, who are at tho apes
of the salient, are moving toward
I'skub, having taken Voles and Its
garrison. They are also approaching
the Bulgarian border from east of tho
Vardur. In the Dolran region, tho
allies are working their way over the)
mountains townrd the Important lino
of the Struma river.
It Is reported that tho Austrian
forces In Albania are being with
drawn. If true, this is the logical
result of the allied drive In Macedonia.
Names Of Slackers
Are To Be Reported
Edward Cooklngham, state execu
tive chairman of the Fourth Liberty;
Loan for Oregon, has Issued tho fol
lowing Instructions to the Liberty;
Loan committees throughout the state
of Oregon:
"All Liberty Loan officials In Ore
gon have been given orders to report
to the chairman of the state exocutlvo
committee the names of any cltlzons
who, financially able to do so, havo
declined to subscribe for Liberty
Bonds, or have subscribed grossly In
adequate sums.
"Every citizen living In a dem
ocracy like ours Is charged with tho
solemn duty and responsibility o
bearing his fair and Just share ot the
burdens of the war In which the na
tion Is now righteously engaged. For
any citizen to decline to do his duty,
or to manifest Indifference to the
call, Is practically equivalent to. a
treasonable act.
"It has been made the duty of the
state executive committee to furnish,
the State Council of Defense tha
names of those who may justly be
termed slackers, and such action wilt
be taken by that body as seems best
for the Interest of the country. Tho
state committee has addressed letters
to numbers of persons In regard to
whom complaints have boon made.
"Kindly ho governed in accordance
with these Instructions and take up
with the Stato Council ot Defense the
cases of any persons who may come
within the purview of this ruling.
"Yours for tho Fourth Libert
Loan,
"EDWARD COOKINGHAM,
"Executive State Chairman.
Sheriff Jennings
Will Enter Service
Sheriff Ralph Jennings, whe ap
plied for entrance to the Infantry of
ficers' training school on August 6,
has just received his orders to report
for duty and Is preparing to enter;
military service.
The orders came from Camp Pike,
which is located near Little Rock.
Ark., and iustruct him to report at
that camp not later than October 12.
Mr. Jennings states that he will prob
ably depart on October 6 or 7.
The question as to when he will re
sign his office of sheriff is still un
decided, he said, but he will hold a
conference on the matter with the
county officials within a few days.
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