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Evening star., 1917-12-01
THE w EEK
Epitome of Events EnAlng De-
cemher !, 1917.
WAR.

WAR.
Ships and aircraft in great quantities
necessary to win the war were urged by
the group OF national legislators returned
from England and France and the west
battle front Senator Stone urged dec
laration OF war on all allies of Germany,
Former President Roosevelt spoke at
Toronto in aid of the Canadian victory
loan Two Americans were killed and FIVE
wounded in fight with Germans on the
west front. An American destroyer dis
abled u U-boat. rescued its crew when
it came to the surface, and tried to cap
tude the vessel. which sank when the
Germans opened the sea cocks. The Amer
lean steamer Actaeon was torpedoed by a
U-boat off Spain: thirty-seven were re-
ported missing.
Representatives of the allies and the
United States assembled in Paris for the
interalled conference for the centraliza- =
ton OF war measures. The three Scam
danavian kings met at Christiania to con-
slider the food situation and conditions af-
fecting their neutrality. Held in check
by the Italians on the Piave.
the Teutonic offensive lapsed, after great
losses had been sustained by them: French
rived to the Italian defensive. British
troops under Gen. Byng made a great vic
torious drive toward Cambria, threatening
that great center, but the Germans in
vicious counter attacks regained some lost
ground
Evening star., 1917-12-01
NATIONAL.

under peril of being taken over by the
government.
Selection of SUCCESSOR to the late
Senator Hustins moved Gov. Phillips
to propose designation for the unex-
pired term by himself to avoid friction
over the war situation and expense,
with Senator La Toilette urging a spe-
cfal election as the right Of the peo-
pie. Prof L. r. Whipple was dismiss
ed from the faculty of Virginia Uni
versity for utterances regarded as dis
loyal The defense closed in the trial
Of Mrs. Blanca de Sauiles. charged with
the murder Of her husband; Mrs de
Saulles testified in her own be-
half. CASTOR b. Means was on trial
charged with the murder Of Mrs N. A.
King. Thieves blew open the post Of
fice safe at Clarendon. Va, getting $50
in stamps and money. Secretary viii
son of the Department Of Labor, and
Representative J. r. Mann. republican
floor leader. were both reported ill,
but improving. Among those who died
during the week were: Rear Admiral
W. c. Cow1es. retired; franklin Mat
lumbia University. and William e.
Chandler. former Cnited States sena-
tor and father" Of the new" Navy.
FOREIGN.
Canada was in the throes Of an cleo
tion campaign. with Laurier supporters
making q strong fight against universal
Duchess Tatiana. daughter Of the de-
posed Car OF Russia. escaped. Fire
destroyed the Hotel Dian Hospital at
81. Hyactnthe, Quebec, Canada: the only
The Medinacen palace. in Spain. was de-
stroyed by fire; notable art works were
saved. Among those who died during
the week was DR.. A. J. Magnin. chief
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
The President attended THANKSGIVING
day services at Metropolitan Memorial
III. E. Church; the annual Pan-American
mass was held in st. Patrick's Church
the Thanksgiving dinner was served in
the White House. Men in the military
service were welcome dinner guests at the
homes of Washington. President Wilson
and Secretary Of War Baker attended
graduation exercises at the officers camp
at Fort Myer and awarded commissions;
announcement was made Of q number OF
local men from civil life given Commits
sions as second Heutenants.
moned before Food Administrators viii
son. charged with permitting a cargo
OF potatoes to rot; big shipments Of
coal and sugar were received In WASH
inston; ing relieving shortage. Agitation
bia was considered by the executive
committee on national represen tion
for the District of Columbia and cam
pafgn plans arranged. The Capital
Traction Company extended its car
service. adopting new routes and
schedules and putting on more cars.
An envelope containing 1859 in cash
and several checks was stolen from the
railroad. Agents of the Department of
Justice at the District line arrested
sixty-one persons and seized a great
quantity of liquor being brought into
McNalIy was killed by taTicab
Among those who died during the week
were:- Rev. ]. D. Whitney. 8. J., former
president of Georgetown University:
James Wood. civil war veteran and
empioye of the government printing
ofhce, and DR.. A. de Y. Green Of the
Medical Reserve Corps
Evening star., 1917-12-01
RUSSIAN SITUATION.

The United States sent no reply to
the holsheviki proposals for peace on
all battle fronts. the allies and the
United States agreed to act in concert,
warning the bolsheviki leaders in con-
troll of the consequences of a separate
peace with Germany. Representatives
OF the bolsheviki began parleys within
the German lines. a new uprising in
Petrograd was reported: other reports
declared Kaledines, head of the Cos
sacks. as master of the Russian situ-
alton.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-31
Uncle Sam Asked
To Finish Road

The Commercial Club of Klamath
Falls is busying itself in behalf Of
the early completion of the Strahorn
railroad to Bend and other points,
now that the government has as
sumed control. In answer to a re-
cent message sent by the club to Mr..
Strahorn in Spokane, asking what
assistance the organization might
take to further such move, Mr..
Strahorn replied that he had had the
matter under advisement for several
days in anticipation of the presidents
action, and is hopeful that something
may be accomplished along that line
soon. No headway can be made un-
til after many larger questions in
volved are disposed of, but there is
no doubt but that favorable action
will he taken upon this project.
The building of these lines into the
undeyeloped areas of the state will
prove a heavy factor in Increasing
the country's food supply in this time
of stringent need.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-31
Fair and Warmer
Coming January 3

Good wit wears we'll, and Avery
Hopwood crowded about as much wit
into Fair and Warmer as any farce
could well hold. Its return to the
Metropolitan last night after a years
absence was welcomed by good
audience. and many who had the
thousand laughs that flesh is heir to
at its previous visit laughed again as
heartily over the. good foolery.
The farce is built around the diff
culties of making your wife love you
While good. Billy Bartlett takes the
advice of his sophisticated friend and.
tries the other way when he feels his
wife slipping Things happen to
place his advisers wife in the situa-
ton of an accomplice before and after
the fact. and there are many scenes
of domestic infelicity that al
ways have a farcical denoument
only to plunge into others equally
embarrassing SO the thing goes for
three of the most laughahle acts OF
any modern farce. The dialogue has
a wit that keeps fresh with its own
wire edge of truth in ludicrous set
tings.- Seattle Post-lntelligencer.
1t will be the attraction at the Vim
ing Thursday, January 3.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-31
Will Hold Annual
New Years Dinner

The members of the Methodist
church will observe New Years day
with their time-honored custom of
holding dinner, which includes all
the members and their families of
the church. The Moose hall has been
secured for the repast, and an adjoin-
ing hall will he open for the children
to spend the day in various sports.
A regular Methodist dinner, which
as a matter of course will include
chicken as the principal course, will
be served at noon, and will be fol-
lowed by an interesting program in
the afternoon For the past twenty
four years this New Years dinner has
been a feature in the Methodist
church in Ashland, and the partici-
pants are looking forward to an un-
usually pleasant occasion tomorrow.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-31
Recorders Court
Report Heard

At the regular adjourned session
OF the city council held at the citj
hall Friday evening the annual re-
port of the recorders court, which
was read, showed the following: To-
tai number Of cases handled durius
the year, 130; cases dismissed and
action suspended, 16; fines. imposed
on ia cases, S1,0OSj0; fines remit
ted, suspended and commuted,
$39S.5O fines ordered paid, S6l,;
cost collected recorders court
$33.30; total fines and costs ordered
paid, $64S.3O; costs in recorder
court paid out, $3S; net fines and
costs, $61S 80. Fines served in jail,
$14; worked out on street, So; in
course of collection, $3.50; appealed
to circuit court, $1OO. Net fines and
costs collected in cash to date,
$4S3.SO.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-31
Thrift Campaign
Starts In Schools

G. w. Ager, superintendent of the
public schools of Jackson county, has
recently been appointed on the Jack
son County War Savings Committee
to represent the schools of this
county, and to work through them
during the War Savings Campaign.
The main duty of this committee will
be to assist in selling Thrift Stamps
and War Savings Certificates, and TO
work in connection with the thrift
campaign inaugurated in Jackson
county.
The thrift campaign in the county
includes activity along the following
lines: First, systematic study Of
thrift in all its phases. Second, learn
ing of thrift maxims and reciting
stories of thrift; debates and essays,
magazine and newspaper articles in
which all will participate. Third, in
dustry both in and out of school.
This will include various phases Of
club work, and all manner of other
( legitimate and necessary occupations
of time Fourth. application of thrift
in home life and in the studies of
arithmetic, history, language, geog-
raphy, reading and other subjects.
Fifth, application of thrift in savings
accounts. in which children will he
asked to keep records of their earn
ings, savings and expenditures. All
these activities are to he reported at
stated intervals upon convenient
blanks.
Teachers are urged to explain the
thrift campaign to their students.
The idea must not be entertained
that they must sacrifice all, and must
practice self-denial of everything
Children should he encouraged tc
form the habit of saving little every
week, and deposit their savings in q
local bank, and when they have saved
the price of stamp, invest.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-31
Spirit Was Willing
But Flesh Was Weak

When Jack Palmer, Klamath In
dian. pleaded guilty to importing
liquor onto the Klamath reservation
last September he asked Federal
Judge Bean to defer sentence until
November to enable him to harvest
his hay crop. The request was al
lowed, says the Portland Telegram.
On November "a, the day set for
Jacks sentence in Portland, he
failed to show up A telegram was
sent him Thereupon the Indian bor-
rowed S25 and set out for Portland.
But at Doris Cal, he got thirsty
When he recovered from a general
illumination caused by too much spir-
its he found himself back at Klamath
Falls.
He notified the authorities at Port
land of his predicament. United
States Marshal Alexander thereupon
looked at the map. Besides Doris,
the marshal noted that Jack would
have to pass through two additional
Gases, which are Weed and Horn
brook.
So he sent a deputy to klamath
Falls to act as chaperon for Jack.
The latter was very appreciatiye Of
AleXander's tender regard and so as
sured him after Judge-Bean had sen
fenced Jack to four months impris-
onment and a fine of 5000.
Fairly expensive price for a
pint" commented Palmer in pure
English learned when he followed
the occupation of preacher.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-31
Potato Show Held
At Farmers Week

At the Farmers Week held at the
Oregon Agricultural College, Corval-
lis. December g. to January 0, a po-
tato show will be feature. Those
who have exhibits should send them
promptly to the extension service OF
the college, where they will be put
on display. No fee will be charged
for entering the exhibit, and over Sl5
worth of prizes will be distributed
The exhibits will be classed as fol-
lows:
Glass Best sack GOO poundsl
of Oregon certified seed potatoes.
First, $40 merchandise certificates,
Portland Seed Company.
Glass Best display of potatoes,
five or more varieties. First, $40
merchandise certificates. Portland
Seed Company; second, two bags
Beaver Brand" fertilizer, Union
Meat Company. Note: Plate exhibit,
five specimens to the plate.
Glass 3-Best peck of potatoes
Burbank type), Burbank, Pride OF
Multnomah, American Wonder, etc
white or netted). First, Imperial
potato cutter, Mitchell, Lewis & Sta
YER Company, Portland; second, two
bags Beaver Brand" fertilizer,
Union Meat Company.
Glass BEST peck of potatoes
(Rural and Green Mountain type
Rurals. White Rose (Cal), Carmen
Gold Coin, ETC. (white). First Eurek;
potato cutter, John Deere Plow Com
pany, Portland; second, two bags
Beaver Brand fertilizer, UnioI
Meat Company.
Glass Best peck early potatoes
any variety (white). First, Aspin
wall potato cutter, Oliver Chilled
Plow Company, Portland; second
two bags Beaver Brand" fertilizer
= Union Meat Company.
Glass 6-Best peck colored pota
toes, any variety. First, $40 mer
chandise certificates, Portland See
Company; second, two bags "Beave
; Brand" fertilizer, Union Meat Com
=, pany.
Glass 7-Sweepstakes. Best pee
of potatoes, any variety, open to firs
prize pecks in the above classes
One Cantonian potato and truck cuI
: tivator, Parlin-Orendorff Plow Cou
{ pany, Portland.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-31
Nurse Committed
To Insane Asylum

3 Miss Neva De Carlow, a trained
nurse who has been employed in Med
ford and Ashland for the past two
years, was adiudged insane Saturday
before Justice Dox of Jacksonville
and sent to the state insane asylum
at Salem for treatment. According
TO the Medford Sun, Miss De Carlow
has been acting strangely of late, and
although apparently perfectly ration
ally in many ways, showed signs OF
certain delusions which convinced
her friends she was mentally unbal-
anced. Her father, who resides at
Shake, Ore, arrived in Medford ten
days ago, and was not able to locate
his daughter until last Thursday,
when she was found at the residence
of Anna Beall, on the Central Point
road, where she has secured employ
ment. Miss De Carlow seemed TO
have no Objection 10 tne examination
though she stoutly maintained that
she was perfectly sane and rational
in every way. After evidence was
given, however. by DR.. r. j. Conroy
and others at the hearing it was de-
cided that it would be wise to have
Miss De Carlow in some institution
where she could be under observation
and receive expert care and atten'
ton
Miss De Carlow is an unusually at
tractive and pleasing young lady ant
has many friends in Medford and vi
cinity.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-31
Martin Land Deal
Has Been ReSCinded

About four months ago the city OF
Ashland entered a contract with the
Martin brothers for the purchase OF
one-half section of land on the Ash
land watershed. City Attorney Moore
appeared at the meeting of the coun-
Gil Friday night and stated that after
investigating the title to the same,
he found it to he defective. After
some discussion the council decided
that, owing to the length of time that
had elapsed waiting for Martin broth
ers to secure perfect title, they did
not feel justified in going ahead with
the deal. They therefore concluded
to rescind the action and the city re-
corder was instructed to take the
matter up with the city attorney and
notify Martin brothers to deliver the
papers back to the city.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-31
Fighting Reduced to Minimum
Bv Severe Weather and Snow

Cold weather and snow in the Eu-
ropean fighting zone have reduced
activities to a minimum in
most sectors. Only in northern Italy
has there been any movement OF i'm
portance in the last As hours. Even
there an infantry operation is re-
ported from only one point on the
hattie line. The Italians took the
initiative delivering blow at the
Austro- German line near Monte
Tomba, on the mountain front just
to the west of Piave. The German
war office reports this engagement,
declaring that the Italian attack was
broken up by the defensive fire.
The principal aerial activity also
is reported from the Italian front.
Austrian sirmen, recently beaten off
from Treviso with the loss of II air.
planes, carried out a bombing raid
Friday night in which the city OF
Padua. rich in art treasures, was at
tackled. None of the city's noted
monuments was harmed, but eight
bombs dropped in the most densely
populated part of the town killed 13
persons and injured 60 others.
Bombs dropped on Treviso and two
other towns closer to the fighting
lines than Padua, which is some 80
miles from the front, caused no dam
age or casualties.
In naval warfare, torpedoes OF
mines scored against British torpedo
boat destroyers operating off this
Dutch coast. Three of these Graf
were sunk on the night of December
% during foggy weather, with th'
loss of 1873 officers and men.
The displacing of Admiral Sir Johr
R. Jellicoe as first sea lord is partly
attributed in England to the loss Of
these destroyers with many of theil
personnel.
King Ferdinand of Roumania ha'
abdicated the throne in favor Of
Crown Prince Charles, according tC
an unconfirmed rumor in Petrograd
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-31
State Teachers Met
In Convention

About 1900 school teachers
throughout the state were represent
cd by the 200 Or more delegates an1
visitors at the Oregon State Teachers
Association which convened in Port
land Thursday, and which was pre-
sided over by Prof. G.. A. Briscoe, su-
perintendent of the Ashland city
schools The committee on nomina-
tions reported at the first afternoon
session as follows: For president,
H. d. Sheldon, Eugene; vice-presi-
dent, f. A; Tiedgen, Marshfield; sec.
fetary, E. b. Ressler, Corvallis; ex-
ecutiye committee, j. w. Todd,
Salem, and +. II. Whitney, Portland.
Friday morning the first general
assembly was held, with an attend
ance of more than 1900. The lead
ing speakers Of the sessions were
Frank M. Leavitt,. professor of indus
trial education of the University OF
Chicago; E. G. Crawford vice-presi-
dent of United States National Bank;
Richard Burton, head of the depart
ment of English, University of Min
nesota, and b. w. Johnson, federal
agent for industrial education.
The Portland Morning Telegram
of Friday contained an excellent por-
trait of Prof. Briscoe, who ranks
among the representative educators
of the state.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-31
Red Cross Drive
Ends This Evening

The Red Cross drive which has
been in progress in the city since De-
oember II will close tonight. While
Ashland falls short of the 5000 mem
bership quota assigned for her. the
membership has increased sufficient
ly to bring the number up to fair
representation of the city's popula-
ton. The fact of the drive coming
on just at Christmas time, when
everyone is busy with entertaining
visiting members Of the household.
and other festive events has in a
measure overshadowed this impor-
tant event, which otherwise would
have all others.
Final results will not be in until
late this evening and will not he
ready for final announcement until
the committees submit their reports
A material increase has been made,
however. since the last report.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-31
Annual Reports
Read at Council

The city council held its regular
adjourned meeting Friday evening
at the city hall. Most of the even
ing's session was taken up with rou-
tine business needing the council s
The annual dump ground report
for 1917 showed ,2S loads of rubbish
with permits, ~ loads without per
mits, and "a loads of cleanup Total
loads for the year, 145.
The annual report of the city sen
ton showed for the year 1917 to date;
Buried in Mountain View cemetery
SO; in Ashland cemetery, %; in Har-
gadine, G; total burials, S4, l9 OF
which were non-residents.
The recorders office report show
ed that the interest saved the city or
bonds during the past
year amounted to $2,6G292.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-31
Roses Blooming
Christmas Day

Roses in blossom in the gardens OF
Ashland on Christmas day is an uh-
usual occurrence, but such was the
case this year. On many dinner Ia
bles Christmas bouquets of beautiful
roses were placed, which had been
gathered from the gardens and BUSH
es of the owners. and were very fair
of the flower that is
helping to make Ashland famous. III
the flower beds in the parks STOCKS
and snapdragons may be seen blos-
soming as brightly as in August al
though not in such a profusion as III
the latter named month. Should the
present mild weather continue 1t may
be said that flowers bloom the year
round in Ashland, as 1t is the usual
condition for wild flowers and some
fruit trees to blossom in February
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-31

This follows previous reports of a
revolutionary plot against Ferdinand
and other indications of political
crisis in the kingdom, as described in
dispatches received at the Bolshe
Wiki headquarters in Petrograd last
Monday.
Petrograd special dispatches do
not indicate clearly what the recep-
tion has been in Russia of the CEN
tral powers reply 70 the Russian
peace proposals. One view taken is
that northern Russia is disposed to
accept peace on almost any terms,
while the attitude of the remainder
of the nation is uncertain.
Another correspondent considers
the Bolsheviki disheartened at the
German declination to accept the
principle that nationalities hitherto
without political independence be al
lowed to decide their own future,
this refusal being considered a stum-
bling-block for further negotiations.
Meanwhile, Germans who have ar
rived in Petrograd are being permit
ted TO spread their propaganda and
German newspapers are circulating
freely. Postal service with entente
countries, on the other hand, is lack
ing, and allied residents in Petrograd,
as well as the Russians as a whole,
remain in complete ignorance OF
what has gone on in allied countries
for the past six weeks.
II addition to the aerial activity
reported from the Italian front, Brit
ish airmen have been active in France
over some of the territory occupied
by the Germans. The British head
quarters report Saturday said that
13 hostile planes had been accounted
for. II of which were shot down and
the two others driven down out OF
control.
The British lost three machines in
these aerial combats, and of the Ger
main airplanes destroyed the British
land guns brought four.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-31
Christian Church
Gets Service Flag

, The Christian Endeavor Society Of
the Christian church presented a
service flag to the church last Sunday
evening in honor of the young men
who were in attendance there and
who had answered the call to the col
ors. Fourteen stars were on the flag
and represented the following young
men who are enlisted in the several
departments of the navy; Charles
Brady, Charles Porter, Earle Mix,
Vernon Milan, LaVerne Buck, Oliver
Morton, Floyd Crosslin. Arthur Long,
Aubrey Redifer, Robert Willets Vir-
gil Hawley, Delbert Evans, Hubert
Bentley and Ben Smith.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-31
Blood Poisoning
Caused by Bite

Miss Neva Lounsbury, milliner
of Medford, has been suffering dur
ing the past week with serious case
of blood poisoning in her right hand,
caused by a bite of pet cat. The
infection from the bite, which was
received while playing with the ca,
very soon spread through Miss Louns-
burys body. She became very i'll
with chills, fever and other blood
poisoning symptoms, and her condi-
tion became so serious she was re-
moved to the Medford Sanitarium for
treatment.