Gold Hill news., August 22, 1914, Image 1

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GOLD HILL, JA C K SO N COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1914
NO. £8
Japan Sends Ultimatum; Will Attack Liao Chow
Demands German
Ships Leave Orient
GENERAL FRENCH
KING ALBERT
Forest Fires Spread
Ash and Desolation
Wonuu-k T errib ly Inju red .
Assures I). S. of
Friendly Attitude
was declared only 1000 «Reaped alive
and unhurt.
Mike Womack, th e well known
m ining prom oter, and form erly of
th is city, Is In the Sacred H eart hos­
pital at Medford, slowly recovering
from the terrib le effects of a dyna­
m ite accident. He will lose the com­
plete vision of one eye. and la sai l
to be disfigured and otherw ise In­
jured. Womack had secured work
upon th e C rater Lake road, and
through th e carelessness of a fore­
man was directly over an exploding
blast. This occurred a fo rtn ig h t ago,
and th e rep o rt of hla in ju ry was at
first discredited, as all knew Mike's
penchant for peculiar practical jokes.
F riends In th is city a re deeply
shocked, and tru s t th a t his recovery
will be rapid.
Japanese Cruiser to Follow Lslpslg.
Han Diego, Col.— Under orders to
follow the German cruiaar Letpslg,
Germans Take Brussels; Ag­ the Japuneae cruiser Idxumo left the
hnrbor here with dacha cleared for
gressive Trench Movement action. Captain Morlyatna, comman­
der of the Japuneae warahlp, made no
Stalled Irom Sarrebrough
aecret of hla ordera.
Now Checked, but
Rain Badly Needed
Tlames Purged District of In­
sect Pests; Little Damage
to Timber or Property
Mute and blackened testim ony to
th e severity of the forest fires in tno
Gold Hill d istric t th is year will re­
I’arla.—Official dispatches announce
main for several seasons to come—
that the French offenalve movement
until th e kindly offices of N ature
A t M uelh aussn, in A ls a c e ,
began In great force along the line
reclothe the hills with m adrone and
th e G e rm a n troops w e re w o rst- from Sarrebroug. on the Franco-Ger
m anzanita. B ut little, if any, dam ­
a d in bloody c o n flic t by the man frontier to Lunevllle, In the de
age was done to the larg er tim ber,
purtment of Muerthe-et-Moaelle.
F re n c h .
and no property loss Is reported.
"Illninont, 17 mllea eaat of Lune­
T here is every reason to an ticipate a
vllle. Clrcy, still further eaat. and
sh ortage of Insect pests next season,
C o n firm a tio n w a s received Avrlcourt, occupied by a Bavarian
General French, eommander-ln-ehlef I
as the chapparal thickets were purged
Gardener
Smith
Produces
T h u rs d a y o f th e re p o rt th a t army corpa. were stormed by our of tha Brltiah troops now aiding the
by fire, and these afford th e Ideal
King Albert, of Belgium, who Is In
E m p e ro r W illia m h a d o rd ered troope," the announcement continue. French and Belgians.
Tine Snow White Cabbage h ab itat of th e fuxxy caterp illar and
personal command *
resistance to th e Japenese e f ­ "The Germane are In full retreat, hav­
are k in d erg arten s for th e young of
ing left many dead, wounded and pris­
Enoch M. Sm ith, th e B urbank of many a baneful bug.
f o r t to seise K ia o C h ow .
oners. The French continue to ad­
southern Oregon, has routed th e
On Kanes creek th e fire raged for
vance to upper Voagee, the Germane
doabts of the skeptical and perfected a fortnight, burning over hundreds
The C hinese g o ve rn m en t has giving way before them. In upper
News Brevities of the Week Trom Rogue River Valley Cities the snow w hite cabbage. By a process Of acres, Sim ilarly on Sardine creek.
a sh ed th e U n ite d S ta te s to un­ Alaace we have retaken Thann. Pris­
of selective cu ltu re the Gold Hill gar- n ear the Moore mill, where some tim -
d e rta k e tru steesh ip o f K ia o oners affirm that General von Delm-
dener has been w orking along this ber was destroyed. Heavy fires also
HAMH V A L L E Y .
The
circus
Is
coming
to
Medford
ling, commanding the Fifteenth army
line for several years, and last year raged on Galls and Foots creeks, and
C h o w , sh o u ld G e rm a n y v o lu n ­
—
A
ugust
28th.
Barnum
&
Bailey,
corp« at Thann. waa wounded.
Tom Kelly and fam ily have re ­ announced definitely th a t in 1914 he th e city of Gold Hill was literallly
t a r ily cede the t e r r ito r y b ack
very properly billed as "th e G reatest
would produce a perfectly formed ringed about with flam e and encom-
moved to Medford.
to C h in a.
Allans Hera Free of Foreign Yokes. Show on E a rth ."
Mr. and Mrs. Burford have a new- cabbage, snow w hite to th e ou ter papged in a bine and d riftin g haxe of
Two 16-year-old Medford misses
Washington.—In response to many
leaves. T hat he has m ade good his smoke. All of these fires are under
baby girl.
Toklo.—Japan sent an ultimatum tc j Inquiries from foreign born residents left home w ithout leave Tuesday
claim is attested by cabbages whicn control but still burning, and the
J.
1.
F
redenburg
and
family
are
en­
Germany Saturday night at 8 o'clock of the United States In all parts of m orning— Intending to Join a wild joying a new m otor car.
Mr. Smith exhibited In Gold Hill th is varle8 Of the w eather can alone fan
dem anding the withdrawal of German the country. Secretary Bryan announc­ west show. Telephone messages pro­
week. They are firm weighty heads, them to fu rth e r disaster or send the
Mrs.
Mary
Leslie
has
retu
rn
ed
to
warships from the orient and the eva ed that “the United States is not a ceeded them to G rants Pass and they Medford for an Indefinite stay.
solid clear through, and with all th 3 l weicome rain th a t will quep.-h th e «
party
to
any
trcutles
under
which
per­
were
taken
from
the
train.
«uutlon of Klau-chau and giving Ger
gome opinion Is found th a t the
Mrs. W alter Scott and d au g h ter en­ dazzling purity of complexion prom-
When Joe Knowles em erges from
many until Sunday, August 23. to com sons of foreign origin residing In this
joyed C hautauqua at Ashland this lsed by th e ir producer. W hile dis- fires were of ineendlarv origin, and
country
may
be
compelled
to
return
ply with the demand. Otherwise, the
Hie tall uncut and stalks into G rants year.
tinetly a new d ep artu re in th e veget- in the instance of th e Galls creek
ultimatum state«, Japan will take ac to th e ir country of origin for military Pass he will be welcomed with the
Mrs. R ichard Fredenburg Is en ter­ able world, this last triu m p h ls but blaze th is Is borne out by evidence
service,
nor
|s
there
any
way
In
which
tlon.
moving picture cam era. Citizens
taining a young woman friend fro in one of th e many successes th a t gar- although th e guilty bugs arc un­
The general expectation here 1« that persons may be forced Into foreign will m ake a gala day of the occasion,
de’»” ' Sm ith has created In a lifetim e known. L ittle credence is given ’o
Ashland.
th e ultimatum will be followed by war armies against their wills ns long as and plan a Joint celebration of Jo e’s
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Scroggs have as of love and u nderstanding lavished t he Medford report, recently ap i^a r-
they
remain
In
the
United
States,"
Inspired utterances express regret
retu rn and the com pletltlon of the
ing in the MaiI T rlbune, th a t Gold
th e ir guest th eir dau g h ter, Mrs. Clem upon his garden patch.
at the Inability to maintain neutrality
London.—A Benter dispatch from first unit of th e Crescent City ra il­ Abbott, of California.
W ithout irrig atio n , and in a season H11I fires o riginate In the fanaticism
but spy that Great Britain, the ally ol Brussels says: “The seat of govern­ road.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Rowe and Miss th at will long be spoken of as the of oldtim ers who believe th a t the
Japan, 1« compelled to defend hersell ment has been moved to Antwerp.
The rabies scare a t Medford led to Rita Eddington are spending th e su m ­ . "dry year." Mr. Smith has, by super- wood range and prospecting ground
agulnst the aggression« of Germany, Measures have been taken for the de­ the execution of 23 dogs Tuesday
lor m ethods of cultivation and fertlll- shouid be cleared by this agency as
Moreover, It Is pointed out that Ger fense of Brussels because of tho ap­ m orning by the official dog catcner. mer at F o rt K lam ath.
w lth the
The Day family, who are*living on zation. grown a lu x u rian t garden. )n the days of th e Indians
many Is making preparations day and
The canines were ow nerless or u n ­
proach of German cavulry."
the produce from which is not only ' WOods tin d er dry and many persons in
the
old
Moore
place,
have
reutneu
night at Klau Chau, where It Is storing
The Belgian ministers of war, fi­ muzzled, and were bustled Into the from an onting a t C rater Lake.
larger but finer In every way than th e bins, the possibility of fire
provisions, wlills Its warships are
nance and foreign affairs and tha happy hunting ground by the modern
th
at grown elsew here w ith irrig atio n through accident and carelessness Is
Miss
Louise
Van
H
ovenourg
is
scouring the sens of eastern Asia to French and Russian m inisters to Bel­ and less messy method of electrocu­
i keeping house for h er b ro th er for the and rainfall. The News adm its hav- su ff,cient ,o account for every in-
the great detriment of commerce, and
gium have left Brusaels for Antwerp. tion.
sum m er, in th e cottage on the Mann­ | ing received generous co n tributions stance.
that Its converted cruisers are adzing
Game and fire wardens on Tuesday
Feinting with their right at Illest
from th is source, but wishes to say
Local f,re flghter8 had severa, aI1.
ing orchard.
English m erchant vessels. Such ac­
and diverting to some extent the a t­ took up th e task of notifying h u n ters
th a t Its Judgm ent is In no way tine- j nlght
before the f)ames jn
tion». It Is argued, are directly ealeu
H arry Cox, who retu rn ed several
tention of the Belgian field army cen­ and cam pers of th e tem porary clos­
tu
red
with
a
desire
to
exaggerate
In
th e Im m ediately vicinity of the c i v
Inteil to disturb the peace of eastern
tered on Louvain, the German were ing of th e deer season, due to the weeks ago from th e Open Air sani­ repaym ent.
were subdued, the fire creeping along
Asia nnd accordingly, nfter .full and ,
reported as marching directly on Brus­ prevalence of forest fires. Many will tarium , at Salem, is confined to his
G ardener Sm ith, of Gold H ill, ls a th e High Line trail a t one tim e to
frnnk communlcatlHU with Great llrlt
bed
friends
will
reg
ret
to
learn.
sels by way of Huy nnd Jodoignc. Thia en ter C alifornia to continue th e ir v a­
w onderw orker who has schemed
aln, Japan has fsaiul herself compel
Miss Jessam ine Bushnell is tn e things o ut for him self, solved th e th e very o u tsk irts of town. On th e
raiding force is believed to consist cations, and an o th er opening rush Is
riv er road to Sams Valley th e flames
led to send an uttlrastum to Germany.
mainly of cavalry and artillery, In­ anticipated when the rains lift the guest of her sister in Eugene. L ater puzzles of n atu re w ithout th e assis- , wept down th e hlllgld<5 ,o tbe r , ver
cluding the much-feared motor quick- ban.
she contem plates going on e a st for an tance of book learning or th e tutor- Jumped th e stream and burned up
Washington.—The Japanese am bas­ firers.
indefinite stay, as her health is very age of experts. He cannot read, and th e m ountain on the opposlte side
sador, Baron Chlnda, delivered to Sec I Trenches are being thrown up fev­
much Impaired.
¡the trea su re tro v e of experim enters 3tage drlver Morelt>ck had d lffk u Ity
retnry Bryan the w ritten announce­ erishly In the environs of the city, hunting Season Closed Until
Mrs.’ Jack Switzer, of Susanville ; has been always closed to him. B ut !,n getting through one afternooa
ment of Japan that an ultimatum had while exhortations In large, black type
Tires Subside; Counterclaim Cal., daughter of Mrs. M. E. W arrell, the fru its of the garden are his folks. I last week a8 both 8,des o( th e road
been nddresseil to Germany request­ are being placarded right nnd left,
ing the latter's withdrawal from her culling on thq Inhabitants for their
that Hunters are Blameless is th e guest of her m other on the and he knows them as Intim ately as were ablaze with burning brush.
home place. Mrs. W arrell has re- Burbank. Hence he w orks wonders ,
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field of activity In Chins.
own sakes sot to engago in any hos­
th a t, to plain prosaic garden tillers
At the same time she communicated tile acts Jn the event of German oc­
The sus|iension of th e open season c ntly erected a new bungalow.
the assurances of Japan to the United cupation.
The Fitzgeralds are m arketing are real miracles. The secret is one
and revoking of licenses will have lit­
POPE PIUS X.
S tates that the utmost endeavor would
peaches
th is week. The heavy frosts ■ commonly lost to th e world, it is
tle
or
no
effect
upon
th
e
prevalence
On the line of ImtUe in Belgium,
i
sym
pathy
and
understanding.
be exercised to safeguard the Interests Germany and France, despite the re­ of forest fires, say Gold Bill sp o rts­ cut the peach crop of th e valley very
Who may say, th at, having eyes,
a t this country and all others not Im­ pented repulses which they have suf­ men and doubtless others elsew here. short this season and few growers
mediately concerned In the present fered, (he German hattalioiiB continue The protest conies too late, ns Gover­ have peaches for sale. The principal the potato does not weep when ignor­
an t cu ltu re checks its expansion to­
operations.
to move forward for a decisive en nor W est prohibited fu rth e r hunting orchards with a m arketable supply
The am bassador presented a com­ counter. The invaders are sweeping during the 191-1 season, unless rains are those of the Fitzgerald brothers. ward perfection? H aving ears, may
not th e corn be chagrined a t th e fool
munication which contained a strong along the valley of the Meuse, south Intervene to down th e fires. It h C urtis Miller and Mrs. W arrell.
statem ent concerning Japan's pur­ of Namur and have reached Dlnant, tru e locally, however, th at the dis­
The new E pw orth League recently philosophy of th e tru st-to -lu ck far­
poses of maintaining the territorial where part of a strong French force, tricts most favored by' sportsm en organized In th e valley ey tne Rev. m er? W hat "sag e” may say?
. -, < - -
Integrity of the Chinese republic by which Is established diehlnd that town, have been singularly free from fires, Coslet, Is growing in num bers and
restoring to her the territory of Klnu took the offensive and defeated them. while the lower lands along the val- active Interest. Lee Hedgpath n>
Awaits Regular Mexican Election.
Chau, originally taken from China by
W ashington.—President Wilson, it
| leys have been scoured by flame.
! president, and Miss M artha Wols-
Germany ns nn act of reprisal for the
Italy Defies Austria,
An Instance In point Is the Willow iborn secretary. Rev. Coslet preached wns learned authoritatively, has de­
killing of German missionaries.
Rome.—There was much public ex Springs district, where W arden Riley J at the Pantyey school house last Sun­ cided not to recognize the constitu­
The United Slates, It became known cltement over the news that the gov- Hanim ersly kept watch and w are ovei.
day afternoon, aud Miss W olstiorn tionalist government of Mexico until
after Baron Chlnda's call on Mr. Bry ernment had defied Austria, refusing th e largest single assembly of sports­
a regular election is held.
sang "J u st For Today," very accept­
an, does not Intend to be drawn in to permit tho passage of Austrian men ever convened In th e greenwood
ably.
any way Into the controversy, regard­ troops through Italian territory on of southern Oregon. Over 60 h u n t­
T H E M ARKETS
Meetings of the Good Government
ing It ns a m atter purely between Ger their way to Alsace.
ers assem bled at this cam ping placo club have been suspended during the
Portland.
many nnd Japan. The American gov
this season. F ifty deer w ere tagge extrem ely hot w eather. The next
W heat—Club, 85c; bluestem, 88c;
ernm ent considers satisfactory the French Sink Two Austrian Warships.
at that ram p, and fully as many more meeting will be held In G ardner's ban red Russian, 83c.
Loudon.—A dispatch from Nish, Her
promise of Japan of “eventual restora­
would unquestionably have been take the first Saturday evening In Sep-
Hay—Timothy, $16; alfalfa »12.
*'*
tion to China" of the territory of vln, says: “ A naval battle between
B utter—Creamery, 32c.
French nnd Austrian warships began had th e season continued. Every eniber. The m em bers are very much
Klau-Chnu.
Eggs—Ranch, 23c.
off Butina, Austria, In the Adriatic, at day since th e opening scores of h u n t­ interested In securing th e election of
9 o'clock Sunday. The French sqund- ers have ranged the Evans creek responsible men to office this rail, and
Seattle.
Invading Uhlans Suffer Great Loss.
country In th a t vicinity. Yet, It u will work actively to bring about a
Antwerp. Stories were published ron, coming from the southwest, a t­
W heat—Bluestem, 92c; club, 86c;
pointed out, th e district has been and- change In some of the county offices. red Russian. 83c.
W e ll loved P o n t if f o f R o m an
hero of the frightful losses the Ger­ tacked the AustMan warships. Two
Is free from fire. The same Is equal­ Good roads, neglected an a dlseasn.
Austrian
Ironclads
were
sunk,
one
was
man Uhlans, the kaiser’s finest cav-
Hay—Timothy, »17 per ton; alfalfa, C a th o lic church, w ho d ie d a t
R om e T h u rsd ay m orn in g .
nlry, have sustained since they Invad­ set on fire and a fourth fled north­ ly tru e of o th e r sections, farth er orchards th a t menace o th er orchards, »14 per ton.
G r ie f a t E u ro p e ’s w a r h a s t­
Butter—Creamery, 31a.
ed Belgium. Of ROOO of them who ward toward Cattaro. The fight last­ back, w here many h u n ters have Improved schools and sanitation win
camped during th e past fortnight.
also occupy th e atten tio n of th e clun.
ened his d ea th .
took part In the battle of Haelen It ed more than an hour."
Eggs—30c.
T he G erm ans Aae« c a p tu re d
Brussels, c a p it a l o f B elg iu m .
French Offenalve Movement Started
Along the U n t From Sarrebroug.
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