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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
Five Bitten
By Mad Dogs

The Griffin creek district has been
seriously affected this season with
mad dogs running at large, says the
Medford Sun, In all five people have
been bitten and all have gone to Port
land to seek medical treatment. A
few days ago j. A. Rose and son
Adrian we're bitten and one day later
Mrs. Rose. They were bitten by an
old pet dog that has served them for
the past four years when duck hunt
ing season and other occasions were
at hand.
Three weeks ago the very valuable
bird dog belonging to John Darby was
bitten by the Rose dog, and while
treating their dog both Mr.. and Mrs.
Darby were bitten. In each of the
cases the bite consisted of a little
nip, just hard enough to draw blood.
The state bacteriologist, to whom one
of the old dogs pups was sent, pro-
nounced that the dogs had rabies and
advised that those people bitten seek
treatment as soon as possible.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
SerVianS Pour
Into Austria

Athens, Aug. 10.-Servian troops
were pouring across the Drina into
the Austrian provinces of Bosnia Sta
urday, according to Nish messages
received by way of Salonika. The
Bosnian Servians were said to be ris-
ing to support them.
Bulgarians were understood to be
gathering along the southeast Servian
frontier. In answer to this move
Greece was fastening its mobiliza-
tinn, in readiness to invade Bulgaria,
IL necessary, from the souht. Stimuli
taneously, it was expected Roumania
would attack It from the north.
No news had been received Satur-
day from Belgrade, which the Aus
trians have been bombarding for
days from their side of the river Save,
but 1t was believed the AustriaL force
was being withdrawn, as all accounts
indicated 1t was pushing its entire
available military force toward the
Russian frontier.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
800 Acres Mining
Land is Sold

The Gold Ridge Consolidated Mines
Company of Seattle has purchased
the George Anderson mining proper
ty, consisting of 300 acres, from the
mouth of Josephine creek to Deer
creek, and will start at once to de-
velop it with modern methods and
machinery.
According to J. S. Wendell of Sc
attic, the mining engineer in charge
of this property, it will be made the
best gold producer on the Pacific
coast in three years time. He de-
clares the values have scarcely been
touched.
An electrical plant will be estab-
lished, while the heavy rockwork will
be done by machinery, the water be-
ing used only to separate the gold
from the soil.
Mr.. Winchell was reported in Tues
day mornings Sun as being very en-
thusiastic about the mining possibili.
ties in southern Oregon, and he is.
He has no connection with the Gillis
property, however, and the implica-
tion that he recommended that prop
erty was false.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
War Breaks out
In Medf0rd

Arguments regarding the respec-
tive fighting abilities of the German
and English armies led to an open
fistic encounter Saturday between the
families of Carl Jesche jeweler, and
Samuel Bateman, an English sup
porter, at Medford, says the Sun,
which terminated in the police court,
where Mr.. Jesche exhibited a badly
blackened eye and declared Samuel
Bateman and his son Joseph had as
saulted him with intent to kill.
Mr.. Jesche was very much excited
and declared the kaiser and his faith
erland had been insulted repeatedly
by his English neighbor until in JUS
tice to himself and his country he
felt impelled to hit Mr.. Bateman over
the head. He was getting the best
of the melee when young Bateman
hurried to the rescue and kicked the
subject of the kaiser in the eye.
Police Judge Gay took the matter
under advisement and will announce
his decision Monday.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
Grasshoppers in
John Day Valley

Prairie City, Aug. 10.-The John
Day Valley is experiencing grass
hopper storm. They start mostly in
the foothills of the mountains and
descend, taking all of the vegetation
clean as they advance. Before they
had wings they began to clean up
the crop on the Kellin ranch. They
ate all the growing things and finally
became so thick that doors and win
dows not screened had to be closed
to keep the pests from dwellings.
They destroyed the grain crop on
the Tucker place, and are now on the
J. d. Gutridge property, which is the
largest tillable ranch in the county.
They are even now thick in Prairie
City and are running gardens here.
Another grasshopper army has start
ed near the Blue Mountain springs.
They have advanced as, far as the
Parks ranch, about four miles from
Prairie City, and have cleaned nearly
everything on that side of the valley.
The county is black with them and
people are almost distracted by the
destructive pests. ....aoi
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
Americans to
Aid Wounded

Paris, Aug. 10.-The American
ambulance corps in Paris has taken
large building In Neuilly, which is
to be transformed into a hospital to
accommodate the wounded. Twelve
doctors, including DR.. Joseph A.
Blake of New York and twenty-four
nurses, have volunteered for service.
and $4,000 has been subscribed. The
womens auxiliary of the American
ambulance corps is rapidly growing
in numbers. Nearly $4,000 has been
subscribed to it. The organizers OF
the French Red Cross have received
offers of hundreds of private houses
to be used as hospitals, and the COM
mittee of the, Comedie Francaise has
applied to the minister Of public in
structon for permission to use the
theatre as hospital as in 1870.
A movement was started Saturday
to ask the Paris city council to
change the name of one of the boul-
evards TO Boulevard des Belges, in
honor of the defenders of Liege.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
RumOrs Conflicting AS To
Fate Of City Of Liege, Belgium

Up to the time of going to press
there has been little developed of
interest in the way of war news since
Saturday. On Saturday night it was
reported from Berlin that Liege had
been captured and dispatches from
Brussels admitted that communica-
tion between that city and Liege had
been cut by the Germans, but denied
the capture of the city and forts.
Reports come from Rome that
cholera has broken out among the
Austrian and Servian troops in that
part of Europe.
Italy at last reports was firm in her
neutrality stand and Austria and
Germany were threatening to declare
war against her.
Six thousand American tourists left
Europe Saturday for home, according
to advices received from London.
The Bank of England Saturday re.
duced the discount rate from 6 pei
cent to per cent, showing an in.
crease Of financial confidence in Lon.
don.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
Chase Robbed
At Eugene

A. R. Chase, school supervisor for
the south part of Jackson county,
and who is well known in Ashland,
fell among thieves at Eugene, accord
ing to the following from the Rose
burg Review:
Claiming that they had been
robbed of their trousers and about
$40 while sojourning in Eugene,
School Supervisors A. r. Chase and
A. F. Alder of Medford arrived here
last evening and appealed to County
School Superintendent o. c. Brown
for financial assistance.
While sleeping in a Eugene hotel
a few nights ago an unknown man
entered their apartments and appro-
priated their trousers. In the pockets
of the garments was about $40, which
was taken by the thief. The trous-
ers owned by Chase could not be
found, and he was obliged to borrow
pair of overalls, which he wore
upon his arrival here last night. The
young men left Medford some time
ago and upon completing their sum-
mer course at the Monmouth Normal
went to Eugene to spend a few days.
1t was while there that they were
robbed. When they arrived here
Friday evening they were penniless
Mr.. Brown entertained the boy:
last evening and gave them sufficient
funds to reach their homes at Med.
ford. They are travelling on theiI
motorcycles and left for the southern
Oregon city this morning."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
John Barrymore
At The Vining

John Barrymore, the distinguished
dramatic favorite, is to appear in the
moving picture version of the cele-
brated comedy romance, IAN Ameri-
can Citizen" produced by the Fam
Gus Players Film Company at the
Vining.
John Barrymore invests the charac-
ter of Beresford Cruger, the young
American, with a lovable naturalness
and with a degree of reality and
identity difficult to resist The play
is very tender and very human. "An
American Citizen" is not only true to
his flag but also to himself and his
public.
The production is made up of four
rollicking reels, with humorous situa-
tions throughout. 1t is one of the
lengthy film productions with sus-
tanned comedy interest. Mr.. Barry
more is irresistible and the play is
wholly fascinating.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
New School
Year Approaches

Just another month and the big
bells in several school ohuse towers
will awaken from their long sleep
and send out bronzen warning from
their dusty throats to remind the
youngsters that they must start an
other nine months climb to reach the
step above, or to end THAR public
school career. The bells will sound
unwelcome to the tots" in the
grades, who will mount the big stone
steps unwillingly, but not SO to the
students of the A. H. s., who will
approach the Lone Pine school"
with the feeling that the greatest
year in the history of the institution
is before them. The courses that
have been added to the school will
swell the student body and make the
schools chances in debate and ath-
letics better than they have been for
some time.
These new commercial courses will
make the high school a much more
valuable institution to the public, as
they will give the students a chance
to get good business education with
the expense of the business college
taken away and also give them an
opportunity to enjoy the social ad-
vantages the high school system has
to offer.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
Funeral Services of Mrs. Wilson
Are Held This Afternoon

The funeral service of Mrs. Wood
row Wilson, who died at o'clock
Thursday afternoon, are being held
at the White House this afternoon
They are very private, only the mem
bers of the cabinet, committees from
the two houses of congress and few
very intimate friends being present
besides the family. "a Saturday dis
patch from Washington says:
Washington, Aug. S.-The nation,
represented by committees from the
senate and house, will pay its final
tribute to Mrs. Wilson, wife of the
president, at private services in the
east room of the White House Mon
day afternoon.
Immediately afterward a special
train conveying Mrs. Wilson's body,
the presidents family, several men,
bers of the cabinet and few friends
and relatives will leave for Rome,
Ca, where interment will take place
in Myrtle Hill cemetery Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Expressions of sympathy for the
presidents family continued to come
to the White House today in increas-
ing numbers. Thousands of tele-
grams and letters had already ar
rived.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
Austria Won't
Fight England

Rome, Aug. 1O.-Austrian naval
officers have refused to help Germany
against British fighting ships, accord
ing to Italian officials here, on the
ground that Austria-Hungary and
Great Britain are not at war.
1t is fact that up to Saturday
there had been no exchange of dec
larations of hostilities between the
London and Vienna governments.
Inasmuch as Great Britain and Ger
many have declared war on one an
other, and Austria is Germany's ally,
it was taken for granted that EN-
peror Francis Joseph would consider
state of war existed between Aus
tria and Great Britain.
It was thought here that if it
prove true Austria had refused aid
to German ships, the incident surely
would strain Austro-German rela-
tions.
The Italian account was given in
connection with reports concerning
the German cruisers Goeben and
Breslau, which took refuge at Mes
sina from superior British and
French naval force, but were COM
PEELED to sail because Italy, having
declared its neutrality, would not per-
NIT them to remain unless they dis
armed and stayed until the war was
over.
Though it was considered suicidal,
both vessels sailed Friday, hoping to
elude the enemy, which was on the
watch for them, and reach an Aus
trian port.
Steaming into the Adriatic, the
Italian version was that they picked
up the Austrian fleet by wireless and
begged assistance, which was refused
them.
A combined British and French
fleet is between the two cruisers and
the Austrian naval base at Trieste.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
Milwaukee Orders
2l2 Saloons Closed

Milwaukee, Wis.-Following ac-
tion by the city council, the chief of
police has notified 212 saloons that
they must close in accordance with
the Baer law, an Anti-Saloon League
statute, which provides that there
only shall be one saloon for each $50
of population, while existing saloons
shall be allowed to continue.
The council decided that saloons
which took the place of establish
ments closed after the passage of the
Baker law could not be licensed The
law, it is said, destroys the value of
$2,000,000 worth of property.
The real story back of the enforce
ment of the Baker law in this section
is said to involve fight of brewer
les one brewery supporting the Ba-
ker law because the saloons in ques-
tion belonged to rival companies.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
Ford Cannot
Climb a Tree

c. w. Root says he has demonstrat-
ed beyond a doubt that whatever else
a Ford can do, it cannot climb tree.
and that he speaks from personal ex-
perience. Thursday evening he start
ed home from town, and, wanting to
lead his bicycle alongside, stood Oh
the running board and tried to assist
Mrs. Root, who had never driven the
car, to drive it up North Main street.
when it suddenly swerved and struck
tree head on. Mr.. Root says he has
bought new radiator and wind
shield and had the front axle straight
ened, but that it doesn't run Just
right and he may have to have his
engine overhauled. He had intended
starting the next morning for Rose
burg and Marshfield with the other
Shriners, but was compelled to give
up the trip.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
Staples Backs
Off High Grade

The Ashland Shriners who left
Ashland Friday for Roseburg arrived
in that city safely but not without
their share of troubles, Ed Staples
especially featuring in an auto acct
dent, which turned out very luckily
both for the car and its occupants
Der Swedenburg, Senator Coke, Mr..
Folger of Medford and Mr.. Staples.
The incident occurred while as
cending Roberts hill, about eight
miles this side of Roseburg. Staples
had stopped his car. When he start
ed up again he released the brakes,
not noticing that he had allowed the
steam pressure to die down. and Of
course with no pressure'to -propel the
car ahead it Immediately started to
90 backward. There was little space
behind him and before he could clap
the brakes on again the car was start
ed over the bank. All the other oc-
cupants of the car jumped out before
the car was under way, but Ed rode
the Stanley to the bottom of the fifty
foot incline.' The underbrush helped
to check the descent of the car, and
consequently the damage done when
ii hit the bottom was comparatively
slight.
The big 14-passenger Stanley, driv-
en- by Brown, which had gone on
ahead, returned from Roseburg that
evening and with the aid of block and
tackle the car was hauled out of the
gulch. 1t ran into Roseburg with is
own power. However, the rear axle
and housing were bent slightly and
necessitated being taken apart and
Strengthened at the garage in Rose
burg. The car was put in shape to
make the run on to Marshfield. The
rescue party of Ashlanders which
went out after the car did not return
till about o'clock in the morning.
There were no other accidents that
happened to other Ashlanders except
the usual joyful blowouts and pune
lures. The crowd arrived in Rose
burg at about six in the evening, all
tired but jolly crew.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
HinduS Are
Going Home

There were a number of Hindus on
the southbound train Sunday night
en- route for San Francisco It is
currently reported that Hindus in
large number are returning home to
take part in a proposed uprising
against Great Britain. The Hindus
have been much incensed over the
refusal of the Canadian authorities to
admit Hindu laborers. holding that
they are British subjects and as such
entitled to enter and enjoy any part
of the British realm. Since England
declared war against Germany the
Hindus see chance to attempt to
wrest India from British rule, which
is irksome to many.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10

London, Aug. 10.-A dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph from Lisbon
says that at a special meeting of par
lament the declaration was made
that Portugal would place herself un-
conditionally on the side of England,
according to the terms of her ancient
treaty. The declaration was received
with enthusiastic cheering for France
and England.
Premier Machado, in announcing
the attitude of the government, said:
According to our alliance, we
have duties which we in no way fail
to realize"
Portuguese warships have been
ordered to prepare for cruise
around the coast and foreign ship
ping in Portuguese ports has been
notified to remove its wireless install
lation.
1t is reported that the war office
has ordered the mobilization OF three
military divisions.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
Hughes Back
From Canada

Il. p. Hughes has just returned
from trip to Vancouver b. C. He
says that the British provinces are
much stirred up over the European
war and that there is little friend
ship for the Germans at Vancouver.
He fastened his return for fear of
complications which would compel
the securing of a passport, leaving
there the day England declared war
against Germany.
Canada is at present excluding all
laborers from outside the dominion,
the officials holding that the local
laborers were sufficient for all de-
mands. Mr.. Hughes says that he had
no trouble in convincing the immigra-
ton officials that no never did a
days work in his life and so they let
him enter Canada.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
Norway and Sweden Allies.

Christiania, Aug. 8, via London
The maintenance of Scandinavian
neutrality in the face of European
war promises to effect a permanent
Sweden-Norwegian alliance. An Off
cial statement has been issued set
ting forth that the two governments
have mutually agreed to go to ex-
tremes in order to maintain their
neutrality and have exchanged for
NAL assurances with a view to max
ing it impossible for the state of war
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10

existing in Europe to cause these
kingdoms to take hostile measures
against each other
AS an outcome of this agreement
the Swedish and Norwegian general
staffs are working on a plan for the
joint defense of the peninsula, which
it is expected will eventuate in a per-
manent alliance. The liberals have
abandoned their opposition to the
governments plan for defense.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
Many Sheep
Are Poisoned

f. Rey, mutton buyer of Reno.
New, lost approximately 400 head OF
sheep recently by poisoning at the
j. p. Duke ranch, several miles south
of Lakeview. Mr.. Rey had purchased
the sheep from local sheepmen and
was driving them south along the
coe county road. Mr.. Rey turned the
stock into a pasture in which lupine
grows profusely. Being hungry, the
sheep ate considerable of the pods
and seeds of this plant, which ulti-
mately resulted in the death of the
400 head mentioned
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
War Sends
Sugar Kiting

The effects of the European war
are being felt in Ashland in the raise
in the price of sugar, which jumped
over 81 per hundred in one day.
There are reports current that the
sugar trust contemplated practically
doubling the price because of the al
legged effect of the war, but found
that the Frisco merchants had fore
stalled their move by a protest to
the interstate commerce commission,
and so contented themselves with a
comparatively small raise.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
Melon Dealers
Are Indicted

Twenty-eight cantaloupe growers
were indicted in Chicago few days
ago charged with violating the Sher-
man law by regulating the production
and price of cantaloupes. 1t begins
to be so gentlemen engaged in any
line OF business can't safely agree to
limit production to raise price.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
Nothing Like Obeying Orders.

On an Indian railway the station
master had been sternly instructed to
do nothing out of the ordinary, on
pain of penalties, without instruc-
tions from his superintendent. This
is why he sent this telegram:
Superintendent office, Calcutta:
Tiger on platform eating conductor.
Wire instructions. National Month
ly.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
Portugal Joins
Germany's Foes

Lisbon, Portugal, via London, Aug.
0.-Portugal's decision to support
Great Britain in the general Eu-
ropean war was announced Friday
after Germany had demanded infor-
nations of her intentions.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10
German Helmets
On Their BayonetS

Rotterdam, Aug. 10,-The Ninth
Belgian regiment returned Saturday
from Liege, and paraded through
Antwerp with each soldier carrying
n German helmet on his bayonet.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10

The king of Sweden was one of
those who sent his sympathy today.
The heads of most of the nations of
Europe have paused in their battle
plans to forward cablegrams.
The president planned to see no
body today unless pressing official
business needs his attention.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10

Percy Grisez stepped on a piece of
broken insulator last week, while in
swimming, and is suffering from a
bad cut in his foot.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10

Ice cold milk delivered in time
for breakfast and supper. The Tele-
phono Dairy, Sander & Sander. 19-4t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10

For rich cream for your coffee
order of Sander & Sander, Telephone
Dairy. 19-4t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10

y. B. Goodrich OF Medford spent
part of last week In our city.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10

Paul Williams is home from an ey-
tended stay in Detroit.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10

Oregon spends $4,000 annual
ly on common schools. Unframed
teachers mean inefficient, wasteful
spending of these taxpayers millions.
Vote for Southern Oregon State Nor
NAL School.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-10

May we not be proud of OTegOnP
Oregon Is the only state in the Union
that ever reduced the number of it's
normal schools.