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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
War News Very Scarce
And Service Unsatisfactory

New York, Aug. 13.-Melville E.
Stone, general manager of the Asso-
ciated Press, has made the following
statement:
Advices to the Associated Press
from London state that an increas-
ingly rigid censorship is being i'm
posed on all matter from Brussels.
This increases the delay on such dis
patches as are allowed to come
through.
The French Cable Company, which,
except those with terminals in the
British islands, is the only direct line
to Europe now in operation, has g,v-
en- notice that the congestion on its
lines is such that all messages are
subject to minimum delay of As
hours.
In an effort to avoid this delay
direct dispatches of the Associated
Press from Paris are being routed
through London, but the delay is also
very great. Dispatches which left
Paris early yesterday are being re-
ceived with delay of from 10 to II
or more hours, and other Paris dis
patches have suffered even greater
delay in transmission.
There is absolutely no direct COM
munication with Germany or Aus
tria by any routing. A few censored
dispatches are coming through via
London and these are recensored for
transmission out of England. The
Associated Press has been making
every effort to communicate with
Germany through the wireless COM
panies operated from New York. On
Sunday message was sent to the
Berlin bureau of the Associated
Press, and the wireless company noti-
fled us that it had been received in
Germany, but since then only frag-
mentary signals have been exchanged
over that system.
Inability to secure wireless COM
munication with Germany since the
cutting of the direct German cable
at the outbreak of the war, and the
increasing rigor of London censor
ship, still further obscures what has
actually transpired within the mill
tary zone.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
Get Better
& Mail Service

Hereafter Ashland will have better
mail service between this city and
Portland than in the past. Taking
effect yesterday, mail cars have been
placed on trains 13 and II and local
as we'll as through mail will be car
ried thereon. This will bring much
more mail into Ashland at noon.
Heretofore train No. 13, arriving at
ll:35, has only carried a closed
pouch from Portland, but hereafter
1t will carry local mail as well. Train
No. IA, which has not heretofore
carried mail, will receive a car at
Ashland and take mail for the north,
but will bring no mail from the
south.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
Effect Of War
On Ashland Resort
San Francisco. Ang. 10. 1911.

Dear Sir: 1t has occurred to us
that on account of the character and
extent of the European war now in
progress the great mineral water re-
sorts of those countries will not be
generally available to the public for
several years to come. 1t would
therefore seem that this is a great
opportunity for the Ashland project
and should be taken advantage of in
the Forthcoming railway advertising
campaign.
Your mineral springs are the equal
or superior of those in Europe. and
If the best type of travel could be
directed to them at this time it might
advance the immediate success of the
project far beyond your original ex-
pectations.
We are making this suggestion for
what it is worth.
Yours very truly,
SMITH, EMERY & co.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
English Sink
Submarine

Edinburgh, Aug. 13.-The Scots
man yesterday printed the story of
an eye witness of the naval battle
between British cruisers and German
submarines, in which the submarine
U-15 was lost.
'The cruiser squadron on Sunday"
the story runs, suddenly became
aware of the approach of the sub
marine fIotilla. The enemy was sub
merged, only the periscopes showing
above the surface of the water. The
attitude of the British in the face OF
this attack was cool and the enemy
was utterly misled when suddenly
the cruiser Birmingham, steaming al
full speed, fired the first shot. This
shot was carefully aimed, not at the
submerged body of submarine, but
at the thin line of the periscope.
'The gunnery was superbly accu.
rate and shattered the periscope
Thereupon the submarine, now a
blinded thing, rushed along under
water in immediate danger of self-de.
struction by colliding with cruisers
above.
''The sightless submarine was theI
forced to come to the surface, where
upon the Birmingham's gunner fired
the second shot of the fight. This
shot struck at the base of the con
ming tower, ripping the whole of the
upper structure clean and the U-1S
sank like a stone.
"The remainder of the submarine
flotilla fled"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
Many Camp
This Summer

This summer more Ashland people
have gone to the coast or the noun
tains for vacations than have ever
gone before, according to the street
talk of old-timers. With the intro
duction of autos people are begin
ming to realize what great rest it
is to get out in the woods or along
the ocean and rub up against nature
for a while. This summer three
times as many people have visited
Crater Lake than have ever visited it
before up to this date. Crescent City
and the coast towns are, also drawing
their share Of campers and outing
parties. ,,aa>h ,.s
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
Forest Fire On
Wagner Greek

What threatened for a time to
prove a disastrous forest fire broke
out on Wagner creek Tuesday after
noon. The fire started in a canyon
on Kerby brothers ranch which they
think must have been caused by a
carelessly dropped match or cigar
cite, left by some hunter, as no one
had been working in that part of the
forest. 1t was discovered by the
parties living on the ranch and they
dispatched a little girl to a neigh
boris to phone Mrs. Henry Kerby.
She at once dispatched Archie Strick-
land on his motorcycle to notify
Messrs. Kerby, who were on their
way from the ranch with wood. They
gathered a force and returned and
succeeded in getting the fire under
control. About that time the forest
rangers, who had been notified, ar
rived with force of 20 men and
took charge of the situation. Messrs
Kerby will lose some timber, several
acres of-hardwood having been burnt
over, but feel lucky that the fire was
seen in time to prevent it reaching
large amount of corded wood near
by Frank Smith had some timber
land burned over and it was thought
for time that fifty cords of wood
owned by him would be burned, but
by strenuous work it was saved.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
Pear Picking
Has Commenced

The picking of Bartlett pears has
commenced throughout the valley.
The crop, where not taken by the
frosts last spring, Is good, but the
market outlook, because of the un-
certainties Of the war situation, is not
what It should be and some of the
larger growers win put their crops
in cold storage in the hope of better
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
Parcel Post Is
Well PatrOniZed

The parcel post is growing in fa-
vor, according to reports from the
local postoffice. Much fruit is being
received for transportation in the
first two zones and packages weigh
ing 20 pounds are being sent to east
ern friends. The mail clerks report
receiving two tons of sugar, 80 So
pound sacks one day at Marysville
for transportation by parcel post
They have several times had sacks of
coal to transport alos. At this rate
the mail clerks and carriers will be
eligible for membership in the steve
dores' union.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
Ashland Mineral
Water Prescribed

Mrs. w. I. Gilbert and little daugh-
ter, from Los Angeles, arrived at the
Oregon Hotel Monday for a stay in
the city, to try the benefiting effects
of the Ashland mineral waters. Mrs.
Gilbert will take the uncarbonated
soda water as cure for malaria.
Her doctors in Los Angeles recon-
mended the Ashland springs as sur
passing all others in their ability to
help her case. She has tried many
different watersefrom various famous
springs, and comes To Ashland with
the hope of receiving much benefit.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
Cheese Factory
In The Applegate

Articles of Incorporation for the
Murphy cheese factory have been
completed for filing and the new in
stitution at the village on the Apple
gate will be rushed through to COM
pletion at the earliest possible date,
says the Grants Pass Courier The
company is being incorporated with
capital stock of $4,000, which is
being subscribed by the farmers on
the basis of the number of cows
which they will milk for the factory.
The incorporators are George Bar
den, A. H. Carson, R. W. Hyde, c. T.
Sweeney and ]. B. Lindsay, all of the
Murphy district.
Work upon the factory building
will be commenced at once, and it is
hoped to have it completed by the
time of the holding of the grange fair
next month. The product of enough
COWS has already been pledged to
guarantee the manufacturing of az
least $50 pounds of cheese daily, and
the plant will be made sufficiently
large to meet the natural increase
which is expected to come as the in
dustry grows.
Experts were recently at Murphy
from the Oregon Agricultural College
and their investigation of conditions
there resulted in their making a
most favorable report. They said
that there was no reason why the
factory should not meet with as great
a success as the Tillamook factories,
conditions being Just as favorable
here.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
To Dance Or
Not to Dance

Roseburg church and official cir
cles are all torn up over the action
of the marshal in turning out tho
lights and dispensing a party of Epis-
copalians who were dancing in the
parish house. II seems that the
council passed an ordinance prohibit
ing public dances and the marshal
thought II applied to all alike and
acted accordingly. The rector filed
charges against the marshal and they
are to be threshed out out at the next
meeting of the city council.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
May Revive
Ir1igatiOn Plans

The dry weather this summer is
causing many a farmer who last year
looked askance upon the plans for
irrigation projects to wish that he
had not so summarily turned down
the promoters There is little doubt
that many land owners would sign
up today who would not a year ago.
If the European war does not render
1t impossible to finance the work
there is little doubt that there will
be marked advancement in immigra-
tion in the valley the next year or So
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
Idaho Man
Visits Parents

Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Pinkerton and
daughter Saisy of Harrison, Idaho,
are here making a ten days visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
Pinkerton, 743 East Main street. Mr..
Pinkerton is in the lumber business
in Idaho and is enjoying a we'll
earned vacation. This is the first
time Mrs. Pinkerton has seen her son
in ten years and they are enjoying
the visit immensely. Mr.. Pinkerton's
duties as mayor of Harrison will COM
pei his return to that place the first
of the week.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13

The Chicago packers deny that
they are boosting prices because OF
the war, Armour & Co. announcing
that they were only able to fill one
third of an order from a foreign
source because they were unable to
secure the livestock. There is nc
doubt that many stock raisers will
hold their shipments in the hope OF
higher prices, and equally without
doubt the blame will be laid on the
packing trust.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
Installing Motors
For ROadW0rk

The California Oregon Power Com.
pany has crew of men at work this
week installing two large power
equipments for work on the Pacific
Highway between Ashland and Tai
ent. There is one 5O-horse equip
ment being put In for the Clark Hen
cry Company to run their mixer,
while 115-horsepower is being put in
for the Medford Construction Com
pany which is opening gravel beds
on Bear creek.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
Revisit Old Scenes.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Root left Tues
day evening for Astoria to visit for
time Mr.. Root was chief engineer
of the Astoria railroad for several
years prior to 1907 and they have
a large number of friends there
whom Mrs. Root will visit while he
attends to business matters. They
also expect to enjoy the ocean breezes
hugely.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
Has Brother in War Zone.

A. c. Briggs, manager of the Ash.
land Fruit and Produce Association
is watching the war news about as
closely as anyone in Ashland. His
brother, Rev. F. F. Briggs, with his
wife and three children, are travelling
in Europe and when last heard from,
July 10, we're in Switzerland headed
for Germany, being due there about
August 1.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13

The above from the Associated
Press summarizes the war situation.
Absolutely nothing of Importance and
reliability is being received in the
way of war news. Later reports con-
firm rumors that Liege has fallen
into the hands of the Germans but
several at least of the forts are still
in the hands of the Belgians and
their allies.
Late reports are that Germany
through the mediation of Holland
has again asked permission to pass
peaceably through Belgium and il
has been refused.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
Hauling Fruit
Overland Now

Several parties in Ashland are
finding employment in hauling fruit
to northern California and the Klam-
ath country and selling it. Wayne
Golf left Wednesday morning for Mt.
Hebron and Doris, Cal, with load
and Fruitz Rouse left Tuesday for
Ft. klamath with load OF fruit.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
Buys Needle Shop.

Mrs. Liilith Hall has purchased
Mrs. Lanes Needle Shop and moved
It into the storeroom vacated by ABB
bott & Mcdaniel on Main street, She
will occupy the rear rooms for a resi-
dence.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
McGee Is photographed.

A group OF Oregon business men
and women who are in Portland this
week at the buyers gathering were
photographed In Tuesdays Oregon
ian. j. II. McGee of this city was
among the half dozen 80 honored.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13

-Ansco film, the first film made.
All Kodak companies pay Ansco com
pany a royalty to make films. Hence
tho Ansco film is the best film made.
r. J.. Smith, Elk Temple.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13

Rolls developed for 15c, printed
on Cyko, the prize-winning paper,
conceded by all photographers to be
the best paper NADER. j. Smith,
Elk Temple.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13

There has been no confirmation of
the report that British vessel had
been destroyed off the Pacific coast,
and the statement that the wreskage
found was caused by the stripping
the Rainbow for action is becoming
more and more accepted.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
Gravenstein Apples.

w. d. Hodgson has for sale cheap
few boxes of clean, understood
Gravenstein apples. Phone 427-J.
23-2t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13

H. V. Richardson was in Medford
Tuesday on business of legal nature.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13

Oregon spends $5,26s, 900 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, 1914-08-13

May we not be proud of Oregon?
Oregon Is the only state in the Union
that ever reduced the number of its
normal schools.
The chronicle=news., 1914-04-15

~ III. n,.,si -siha.iA.ii. h,--sise
In the htssnsg al the i.ssi ..mns-s.
.isi osssnisAiiaa. .ia- of sh. i-sa.
Ing si,is-n. and bs.is~.s n-s at
rstsiaAa vss- last nisht elected Ia
supp<p~ ih. beard al aisr.sars at the
cAassb@s of csasns-sv.. rh- annual
~setiss ~as s',-na-.i Ly ito msm-
LrsN i,y haiinss of sas. tsssr sssss-
s.esSAtp nara ~~fu elected ~ho viil
carr o. -. ~ost al The CHAMBER
a co0sssr~ aaa hsusa~s It's field
81 sssisisy. An ~ 'se 4;ssss.ss
have ssss scilasss ssa ho~sssss 81
this city ssa nes nf lars. bss,s~ss
o. ftssssiai affiiiaiinss- rh- hoard
os atr~~sors vili meet ssd ~iers .
ss~sia~ns. vice r'-ss.i~ns. ssssrsass
The chronicle=news., 1914-04-15
CITIZEN ARM J
TO MAINTAIN
PEACE IN THE
DISTRICT

Whcr the last olive drab trooper
Of the Colorado national guard has
lurssca his hack on Trinidad. the
strike districts Of Las Amman and
Hicrtauo counties will stiIi be po-
iicc,i and patrpiied by q Law and or
der frtrc. In the close cnish''orhousi
ut iss citizens Of this community
have been mustered into n cavalry
troops To he known as troop A. Colo
RADIO national guard. This force Of
citizen soidicry will bc kept here to
assi., the sivii authorities In maia-
tanning ',eacc and order and sup
prcssinx ia~lcsencss. Another conn
pany Is being recruited al Waiscn-
burg and In the next few days the
mcmbersn,D II these companies will
have reached a higher mark.
The members were enrolled al tho
armory last niRht. The members
are strong. robust mn who will bc
In uniform and equipped TO render
Immediate service TO meet any emcr-
scncy. The last Of the infantry will
entraiu from Trinidad tomorrow.
The mounted men will he given
thorough training by Captain Car
son. who served with the Brttisl,
army In the Bocr war and an author
ity on military matters. Cotnpay VI
of the Second infantry. under Cap
tain Lindeleft. will remain stationed
at Ludlow. Other OF. the officers who
have been prominent in the military
operations Of the coal strike Will re-
main here. The citizens are determ-
ined there shall be no lawlessness
and outlawry after the militia Eocs
such as marked the days OF October
The chronicle=news., 1914-04-15
SJRAus N FAVOR
REPEAL Of PANAMA
Tolls EXEMPTION

Wssaias,oa. April 1.-THE repeal
Of ihs Panama canal tolls exemption
was supported today bj O>car =
sssaus. . former .eerrsary of COM
mes.. and labor. before the senate
|rommiilr-.
Another wiinCss who supposts the
view Of PTcsidcas Wilson that toll
exemption for the American coast
~isc vessels should ~ repealed ws.
Professor Epoty x. Johaspn of the
tnivcrpiIy Of Pcnaayts ania. = former
member Of the isshmiaa canal com.
miitec and empicycd by former Ps~s,.
icnt TAFT to frame q toll schedule for
vessel. passing through tho canal.
While The hearing was in progress
the senate. at the insiisstiop Of Sen
a,or Brandcscc. Republican member
Of the canal commiitce. wao fsvors
the repeal ot the tolls exemption.
adopted . resolution calling upon the
senccrtary or state. " not ,ncompai.
iblc with the public interest. to sub.
mi, all correspondence connected
with the negotiation Of the Clayton
Buiwcr treaty with Great britain.
the subsequent Hsy-raunccfo,c irca-
~ and the treaty with Panama
known a. the Hay -tIunau-Varilla
treaty. The last named was included
in the resolution upon the suggestion
Of senator John sharp Williams.
The chronicle=news., 1914-04-15
co,
IMPROVING #
COST Of SIXTY
THOUSAND
Aerial Systea ts be Re.
placed ~ Ua1eryrsud
Gbles--Uasigkily
Peles b ke
Takea Auay
The Moss,sis state. Telephone q

Tho Mossssis state. Telephone q
telegraph ConessS have started io.
,res-@~nss IN Tsis,1sa that ~iii
take s,s months I0e to sompiess
saa viii sm, spcsosissas-i, Sso.oco.
The f,s>s ~osk viii b. ,o take all
af the aerial wires OF Nsis street
aad Colorado As~suc SD pisse Shsa'
uaaes sruuaas This viii semoss ali
the POLES oa these lvo ssss~t.s tn.
Msia stree, lis. vii se-e~sriiy
make . great a-ai ot voek because of
tho pasenest that uiii have tn be
torn up asd replaced.
In sddiiioa to the underground
cables To b. Installed % Masa street
sad Colorado avcauc. practically all
or the aerial lsses aow In ihc city
~iii Le aosc away with aud IL place
Of tkc wires there ~ill b. cables
placed IN III. alleys. This viii re-
move ali os the poics aad wirvs from
the scs,deac~ sirecs. The cables viii
remove the aece~sisy for eross arms
on the poles even In the alleys aud
will add much to the general ailrac-
iivcnc-. of the city. In one or t~o
tnstaaces II will be necessary To
leave the aerial ~irvs In place on the
main streets. hut only where the toll
lines enter the city and there only
where tho aiicya arc irregular.
The work will start at ONCE aud
AZ scordinx 10 an official Of the com-
pany will take frpm four to sis
months to complete. FROM so TO 100
extra mea will bc brought to Trini-
dad to do this work.
The city council; recently passed
an ordinance to compel the Western
Union Telegraph Company and the
Postal Telegraph Company to remove
their pole. and lines from Main and
Commercial street. AZ soon a. this
1. done and the new lighting system
ia installed Main asd Commercial
street will be poIeIC~s. The stand
ards for the new street lights Will
serve a. supports for the trolley
lines. thereby removing any necessity
for poles at all.
The two telegraph companies have
made no announcement regarding
how soon they would start the work
OF removing their lines on Main and
Commercial streets but II Is antici-
patcd that the work will all be I'M
ished by the first of July 40 when
the new street lights are turned on
there will be no telegraph and teie-
phone poles TO oyershadow them.
The chronicle=news., 1914-04-15

The Accomplishments Of the Trim
idad Chamber Of Commerce during
the fiscal year ending April were
Get forth In a mos, interesting way
70. the Information Of members In
the annual report Of Secretary Vie
tor A. Friar read to the meeting last
uish,. This report reviewed the
work Of the year. giving all credit to
the president and board Of directors
for the splendid results Of the year :
work. Mr.. Friar In his report called
attention to the splendid work done
In behalf OF good roads and urged a
full and active cooperation OF all
n,emter. with the incoming board OF
directors to make the convention OF
the Cclcrado-to-thc-Gulf Highway
association a success next June point
ing the benefits OF the automobile
The chronicle=news., 1914-04-15
BIG ], s. BhTT[ESH|PS READY TO
LEAVE FOR TlmP|C0-- -RUm0RS Of
IMPENDING war ST|RS ENTIRE COUNTRY
FARMER HELD FOR
MURDER OF Two

Taruniessj. y, ~. April i,.-T. y.
Hunt. y farmer ut p-sr this city. sAs
arrested by the sheriff and 1. b~ins
held In tho eounty jail ss = material
eith-ss in tho murder at John
s~-as~ sud wiiiiam Ion~.. psSunis.
cut fAsm-rs. near Tu.umeart Wi
day aixhi, Hunt. while he has aos
s-es fosnAliy charged With mssirs.
~ss arrested ss the saax-ssSoa ~
Judge i.i-s and the ofii.ess believe
thar he either had to do Nth the
.;sabi~ kiiilns. OF that 30 kso~s ~ha
did Il. xs-as-'s ~if- siss i. h-ia -
. hnslsfiai ~ilaess before tho Gfssd
jury which i. as- IN s~ssioa hss-.
The lh~osy af i-ns.ihi~ suicide By
suessp sft-F kiiItsx Jan~s. advsae~sa
ys.s-t .sy. has be-a ~nsis-is aispeii~d
by the sosusss'. tnJs-ss. tiosh mea
~-sr shos fs.n, b-htad. at nrSsiy So
T~. Luiis,s iDek effect in lone.
s-..i,. oau .asssias bis back snd the
other eas-risx IN the hssk ot tho
head. pA.sias aa~s saa i-asiax ssay
the chin. Ssrssr sss Killed by .
bale, which catered ot-s the left
car. the hall ,shisx os, the hssh of
III. aesk.
Rassr ssd horss.lesd ASssssss IN
uhssa Hasi hsa se~e isvolssd hna
<sss~sl shsvaoD.Gt slselDse' ass,sss
xs~ssv and uaat. itnsh bad sold
their fasas nrss here sad had In;
ssad~d TO nose to TesAA rhet h,d
jsss ;~tnss~d from Texas asd a-s-
up ih.ir h.ein-se affsifs The
m-a ~-sv 90 their vsy aamp 5. tho
s~-ssr piss- from Tasum.asi ~hAs
Killed