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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03
National Guard
Arrive In France

. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Thursday, Nov. 29.-Na-
tional guardsmen from every state in
the Union have arrived in France, IT
is today permitted to be announced.
They are among the troops training
or lately arrived.
While it is not permitted to dis
close the identity of units, it may be
said that all those which sailed from
the United States have arrived safely
and that some already are in training
within sound of the guns on the bat
tie fronts.
They are showing spirit in keep
ing with the purpose of all concerned
to make the American expeditionary
force a homogeneous American army
in which each division. whether regu-
lar, national guard or national army,
cannot be distinguished in efficiency
from the others. The former state
troops are billeted over a wide area
and are pronounced excellent SOL
diers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03
CitV Council Held
Adjourned Meeting

The city council met at an ad-
journed meeting Saturday night and
transacted business needing the coun-
ellis attention. The matter of in
stalling mineral water in Hotel Aus
tin was brought up, and after some
discussion was referred to the ordi-
nance committee to confer with the
city attorney, the mayor to appoint a
committee to act In conjunction with
the council, and the same to report
at the next meeting. The mayor ap-
pointed V. o. N. Smith and Frank
Jordan to act with the ordinance COM
mittee, council and city attorney in
the matter.
A remonstrance from the residents
of Fifth street in regard to taking up
the sidewalk at this time, and asking
to be allowed to repair the same, was
read and accepted and placed on file.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03
Heavy'Rains Bring
Relief to Farmers

The finest rain of the season start
ed late Thursday night and continued
with more or less violence during the
entire day Friday Statistics claim
that in two hours Friday more rain
fell than during the entire summer
Saturday morning with clearing
weather the mountains surrounding
Ashland were discovered thickly COW
cred with snow, which will help add
to the precipitation The streams in
the valley have already swollen to
considerable proportions and country
roads are assuming their winter
quagmire condition.
With the exception of 1912, when
the total rainfall for November was
3.9S inches, the present storm beats
the months total precipitation dur
ing the past six years. The rainfalls
during November for the past, seven
years is as follows: 1910, 9.S3;
1911. 1857; 1912, 3.3S; 1918, 2.S2;
1914, 1902; 1915, 2.96; 1916, 1.99.
Local weather prophets declare the
present rains are a good sign for rec
ord-breaking crops next year.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03
Wounded Soldier Is
Lane County Boy

Harry c. Watkins, whose name ap-
pears in a recent list of wounded
American soldiers on the French
front, is a former Lane county boy,
and is a former member of the 5th
company of the Oregon Coast Artil-
lery at Cottage Grove, He was born
at Harrisburg and is % years of age.
His mother, Mrs. Fannie B. Watkins,
resides at North Bend. The young
man only last April enlisted in the
regular army and Joined the Field
Artillery, with which he was serving
when a Boche shell burst among the
gun crew.
81 hope he will be all right" was
the comment made by Mrs. Watkins
when told that her son had been
wounded. She is an elderly woman
and the news was a severe shock for
her to bear.
The mother had just received a
letter from young Watkins dated No
vember 3, when she received news OF
his being wounded. Watkins is an
only son.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03
Dr.. Foster Delivers Address On
with Allies On Western Front

shing and the heads Of the Red Cross
and Y. M. C. A., where it was empha-
sized the Importance of establishing
a recreation field for the boys at the
front. This was considered necessary
from the fact that the worst afflic-
ton Detailing the boys at present is
homesickness. He incidentally re-
pudiated the newspaper reports that
the boys at the front are abundantly
clothed for the onslaughts of the win
ter weather. He graphically de-
scribed the condition of men in the
trenches, standing all day in icy wa
ter, and when finally they were re-
leased were so benumbed with cold
that they could not walk. "Then for
people 5000 miles away to give out
reports that the men do not require
heavy wool socks!" was DR.. Fosters
comment
It was not DR.. Fosters intention to
harrow the feelings of his audience
with tales of the horrors of the war
and atrocities committed by the Ger
mans upon the devastated country,
but in a few sentences he brought
vividly to the mental vision of his
audience the scenes of devastation
left in France by the trail of the in
vading Hun. He also cited some ex-
amples of the atrocities committed
by the German armies on the defense
less women and children of France
and Belgium, which convinced his
hearers that the stories otherwise
published were not simply "newspa-
per talk"
DR.. Fosters address made a pro-
found impression upon his audience
and fired them with renewed patriot
ism and interest in the cause for de-
mocracy. The meeting closed with
a pleasing vocal solo rendered by
Karl Minis, and the national hymn by
the audience.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03
On Educational
Tour Over Road

A party of Southern Pacific Off
cials on an educational tour stopped
over between trains at Ashland We'd
nesday and were shown around the
city by Station Agent G. N. Kramer
The officials are seeking information
regarding the west which will enable
them to explain the conditions first
hand to the people in the east. Those
in the party were: S. c. Rablin of
Boston, Mass, D. S. Walter of Phila-
delphia, Pa, T. r. Street of Balti-
more Nd, all assistant ticket agents,
and W. A. White of st. Louis, Mo-,
and J. j. Angel of Birmingham, Ala
travelling freight and passenger
agents. C. w. Wensell, travelling
passenger and freight agent of Sacra-
mento, CAL, accompanied them to
Ashland.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03
Mary Pickford at
Vining This Week

Mary Pickford goes back to short
dresses and juvenile ways in "Re-
becca of Sunnybrook Farm" an
adaptation of the book of Kate Doug
las Wiggin and Charlotte Thompson.
1t offers her as many chances as
specially prepared vehicle might, and
she proceeds to display her talents
in them to such winning effect that
one is tempted to describe the results
as her best picture. Miss Pickford
gloriously succeeds in gaining faith
full representation of an honest-to-
goodness, true-to-life girl, not yet a
lady but '"the makings of one," as
Rebecca remarks in subtitle.
It is safe to sag that "Rebecca OF
Sunnybrook Farm" meets with all ex-
pectations.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03
British Hit Back at Germans;
Italians Hold AuStrO-G Germans

No admission Of any retrograde
movement by the British elsewhere
on the front has come from the Lon
don war office, although Berlin
claims to have thrown the British
back upon Graincourt and Cantaing,
along the north end of the salient.
The Germans gained initial sue
cesses in this sector, but apparently
were driven back by the British
counter thrusts before they could
establish themselves. The German
losses in the counter-attacks are re-
ported heavy, and Byng also suf-
fered severely.
On the Italian front there have
been no further efforts by the Aus
tro-Germans to break into the Italian
line. The attempt, If one is to be
made, is apparently awaiting the ar
rival of heavy guns, which are report
ed on their way. General Diaz'
armies appear also to have been
largely reinforced, both as regards
men and artillery. In one sector
they seem to have taken the aggres-
sive, probably in an attempt to rec-
tify their front slightly, according to
Berlin, which reports an advance,
declared to have been futiles on
Monte Petrica, in the hills between
the Brenta and the Piave rivers.
Important developments in the
Russian German situation as regards
the armistice which are expected
soon between the Bolsheyiki and the
German authorities were lacking ON
Saturday.
The armistice parley is set for
Sunday, the indications being that it
will take place at German headquar-
ters at Brest-Litovsh.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03
Congress to Raise
5 Billions More

Washington, Nov. 30.-Congress
will have to authorize early in the
session convening next Monday
means of collecting from the Ameri-
can people between now and July l
about SIS, 900, 100000, in addition to
the $3,666,OO0,0O0 from Liberty
bonds already authorized but yet to
be issued, the billion dollars or less
expected from war savings and about
three billion dollars from war taxes.
Most congressional leaders believe
the 5000, 100000 balance must be
provided mainly by issuance of bonds,
and Secretary McAdoo has told mem
bers of congress that he favors this
method. II this plan is adopted, the
country probably will be called on
to absorb two more big Liberty bono
issues tstween February l and Jul!
l., aggregating more than $500,
900, 900.
The government will need a large
sum of money between now and De
cember Is, when another liberty loar
payment is due, to redeem $7OO.OOO,'
900 worth of certificates, $S00,0OO,'
600 due December and 100000
600 December II, in addition to pay
ing huge daily war expenses and
making loans to the allies at the rate
of $4,000, 900 day. The treasury
net balance today was $1,S54,22S,'
900.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03
0. E. Diebert Accepts
Position In DunSmuir

o. E. Deibert, who has held posi-
tion as operator at the electric light
plant for nearly five years and has
worked in the electrical department
of this city for over seven years, has
resigned This position and left Satur-
day for Dunsmuir, where he goes to
take a position as electrical inspector
for the Southern Pacific.
Mr.. Deibert is captain of the home
guards of this city and has received
high praise by all members of the
company who are sorry to see him
leave However, there is some hope
vet of retaining him as captain and
letting First Lieutenant Roy Ander-
son drill ths company. Mrs, Deibert
will probably not leave for Dunsmuir
for month.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03
Oregon Gas Co.
Asks for Increase

At the meeting of the city council
Saturday night communication
from the public service commission
was read from the Oregon Gas Com
pany asking for an increase in rates
in Ashland. The matter was referred
to the ordinance committee and the
city attorney.
Also a communication from the
Southern Pacific Company asking
permission to erect platform for
loading and unloading automobiles
on the corner of Pioneer avenue and
A street at the end of the spur track
to Swift & Co S plant, was read. The
matter was referred to the street
committee to report at the next meet-
ing.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03
Telephone Poles
Are to Be Removed

At a regular adjourned meeting OF
the city council Saturday night a Pc
tition signed by Sc business men was
read asking that honorable body to
have or cause to have all the tele-
phone and telegraph poles removed
from the north side Of Main street
from Helman street to the Plaza, and
from the north side of East Main
street from the Plaza to Fourth
street, and from the north side of the
Boulevard from its intersection with
East Main street to the city limits,
and have or cause to have said poles
set in the alleys and further refuse
to grant to any franchise or to any
person or corporation giving them the
right to erect or maintain any pole
lines on any Of the above streets,
The petition was accepted and placed
on file.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03

General Byng's troops in the Cam
brai salient in northern France were
on the aggressive again Saturday, at
tacking the Germans who, in deter
mined rush the day previous along
virtually the entire 1S-mile front,
had thrown back the British from a
few advanced positions they had cap
tured in their recent drive.
Prompt counter-attacks by Byng's
troops, while the Germans were still
trying to push forward on Friday,
checked the Teuton advance before
1t had gained too great an impetus.
For a time the situation looked seri-
Gus for the British, as the German
encircling movement toward the
south end of the salient, pivoting on
the west bank of the Scheldt, north
of Banteux, swung its left flank
through Gonnelieu and to Gouzea.
court, nearly two miles back to the
original British line, where its cen
ter reached La Vaquerie.
There was a hurried exodus Of the
British from the sector where envel
opment was threatened, and appar'
emily all but a few of the more ad
vanced posts got away.
Berlin reported the taking of 1900
British prisoners with several fielt
guns, and dispatches from British
headquarters report the British blew
up a number of their guns which
were in danger Of being lost to thu
Huns. The counter-attack retrieved
much of the lost ground, including
the towns of Gouzeacourt and LII
Vaquerie, where the penetration hat
been deepest, and on Saturda!
Byngs forces pushed the fighting il
an effort for the further recovery o
the lost ground.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03
Irrigation Project
Is Most Promising

F. C. billiard, engineer of the Tai
ent irrigation district, and Attorney
C. M. Thomas of Medford have re-
turned from Salem, where they had
gone to report on the progress on
the Talent system to members Of the
state irrigation board The directors
of the district will act upon the inclu-
sion of Fern valley in the project on
Tuesday, December 4. According to
the state authorities, the Talent dis
trict is one of the most promising in
the state.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03
Rumor Rife for
0. e. A. Removal

There is again rumor in circula-
ton that the Oregon Coast Artillery
located at Fort Stevens will be trans
ferred to some other point some time
in the near future. The Oregon Coast
Artillery is recognized by authorities
as being among the best trained
troops in this branch of the service,
and it is very probable that when ma
tional guard units of the Coast Artil-
lery division are moved the Oregon
BOYS will be among the first to go.
1t is thought that news indicative OF
such a move will be received within
the next two months.
1t is possible that a large number
of companies may be transferred to
heavy field artillery, owing to their
previous training on the large coast
defense guns. There is great need in
France for companies Of heavy field
artillery, and other troops that have
not received as much training as the
Oregon boys will undoubtedly be
placed in charge of the Columbia
forts if the move is made. Not only
have the Coast Artillery boys been
trained on the big guns, but they
have also been given infantry work
and bayonet drill. Nearly every boy
in training at Fort Stevens is anxious
to be moved nearer the fighting
front.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03
CHRISTMAS EDITION.

o On Monday, December IT, one g
o week before Christmas, the It'd 9
@ ings will issue special Christ 9
9 was edition comprising twenty 9
9 9Cur pages (the largest edition 9
9 in point of pages and circulation 9
o ever issued by an Ashland news g
3 paper), with cover of three 9
o colors of marvellous beauty. 9
o Three thousand copies will go 9
g into the homes of Ashland, 3
o Jackson and Siskiyou counties. 9
@ All of the display advertising 9
o space available has been sold, 9
q but limited number of reader z
q advertisements will be accepted 9
o at 10 cents the line. 9
q All copy for advertisements Z
o must be in the office by Decem- z
q ber 2 and copy for all reading z
q notices by December 10. This is Z
. necessary because the capacity Z
o of the Tidings plant will be .
9 strained in producing such a z
q large edition. and unless the Z
. copy for advertisements comes z
q in early such an edition would Z
Q be impossible. .sa - ~ .
o All merchants who have con- Z
. tracted for display space will Z
. help us greatly by having their =
. copy in the Tidings office by 4
Q Tuesday. December 2. :
. =
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03

Possibly never before has the war
been brought home to the people of
Ashland so closely as last Friday
evening, when a large audience lis
tened to the address of DR.. William
T. Foster, president of Reed College,
who spoke on the subject, with Our
Allies on the Western Front" in the
Elks' Temple. All that had been
read and described in magazines and
newspapers had not the convincing
power that the words of man who
had lately come from the battle
scenes, and could tell in an inspiring
manner the details of the worlds war
that is being waged in Europe.
The seating capacity of the Elks'
Temple was taxed to its utmost when
I,.of. G.. A. Briscoe, superintendent
OF the public schools, introduced the
speaker, DR.. Foster, who was COM
missioned by the American Red Cross
to visit all the allied fronts. He has
just returned from three months
sojourn in Europe, and the horrors
of the conflict have made an impress
sion upon his mind that time car
never erase.
While in France DR.. Foster was
with the American troops, and tol6
of the enthusiasm with which the
Americans were received by the in
habitants of that war-ridden coun
try. "The United States troops arr
the best equipped men in France
DR.. Foster stated. "They are als'
the best fed. The only time ! tastet
white bread while in Europe was a
mess with the American troops. The.
are not the best disciplined soldier
in France yet, however but they ar
putting in mighty good licks in tina
direction, and are going to be-"
While in France DR.. Foster attend
eIa conference witt General Per
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03

Washington, Nov. 30.-Announce-
ment of the arrival in France OF the
first national guard units gives the
first official notice that an extensive
troop movement has been accom-
plished despite hostile submarines,
shortage of troops and supply ships
and other obstacles, but without the
loss of a man. Thousands of men
have been moved to the seaboard
from all parts of the country, loaded
on transports and safely landed in
France without any general knowl-
edge of the facts having been dis
closed to the country at large.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03
Unsanitary Street
To Get New Sewer

At the city council meeting Satur-
day night a report was read from the
board of health that the conditions
on Garfield street were unsanitary.
The report was accepted and placed
on file and the recorder instructed to
give the required notice of intention
to construct sewer from Iowa street
to east main on Garfield, setting De-
cember 10, 1917, at 1880 p. m. for
the time of hearing the same. :
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03
Public Discussion
OF City Budget

The annual city budget for 1918
will be discussed at the public meet
ing of the council at 7:30 next Tues
day evening. All those who are in
terested in city affairs should attend
and participate in the discussion.
The estimated budget has been cut
to the minimum, being a reduction
over last years levy of fraction
over 8 mills.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03

These musicians that won't play
the "Star-Spangled Banner" persist
in remaining in country where they
get star-splangled banner wages and
star-spangled banner schools, and
freedom.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03

Some people won't sign the food
pledge card because they think they
have displayed their patriotism suffi-
ciently by showing the American
flag.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03

Comfortable barns keep dairy COWS
warm far more cheaply than high
priced feed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03

Every time the German crown
prince loses a battle the kaiser takes
a fresh grip on his divine right"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03

Cottontails can serve the nation
better in rabbit pie than by gnawing
fruit trees.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03
Ashland Mills
Price List
40 lb. sack Ashland Butte

40 lb. sack Ashland Butte
FlOur .'..''''p SOU
40 lb. sack Crown Patent Flour S.0O
Crown Patent Flour, per bbl.. 11.6O
40 ID. sack Cupid Best (hard
wheat) ............. S.OV
20 In sack Whole Wheat Flour Ito
8 lb. sack Graham Flour. -. 90
9 lb. sack New Cornmeal. -. 90
lb. sack Germea. ......... 90
9 lb. sack Cream Of Oats. -. 90
Gluten Flour, per lb. ....... 20
Table Bran (equal to Ralston
whole wheat, per pound. 90
70 lb. sack Egg Mash. ....... ~
60 lb. sack Mill Feed. ...... 1.SU
Rolled Barley, per sack. 49,. 1.71
Rolled Barley, per ton. ...... oss.vv
Feed Wheat, per 100. ....... Sov
Shelled Corn, per 100. $500. 40
Scratch Feed. per 100... 4'A~
Seed Barley for sale.
Compare these prices with otherss
then come here and save money.
Farmers bring your own wheos
here and have 1t ground, thereby sesf
ting your flour at wholesale ccss- :
tfi
MORTON 8 DENTON, Props !
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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-03

A Carnegie library is planned for
Roseburg.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-20

The story of Germans peddng court plaster containing
tetanus germs is of such hOrrifying nature to be
unbelievable This story first printed in an Okla
homa paper more than month ago. Some Salem reader
of the Capital Journal sent copy of Illinois paper
which reprinted the story We refused at that time
publish as it seemed so utterly improbable that
forced to believe there mistake about it. The
dispatches yesterday however force give credence
to it They tell of in Kansas who having wound
his leg applied some of this sticking plaster purchased
from German peddler which infected with tetanus
germs and who within short time died from it. One
realizing that any human being could be low enough to-
do such thing to spread horrible disease among
the easily understand the char
acter of the persons who sink ships without warning and
drown women and children and these of nation with
which they friendly terms Despite the evidence
one still hesitates to believe that anything in the SEM
bance of human being could be guilty of so cowardy
and so despicabe deed
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-20
A SERIOUS SITUATION

The situation in Washington is such as to cause the
merchant ships is growing daily nsstent Goethas
and Denman quarrel to which shall boss the job and
the president negeets fire both of them While prices
soar and gamblers at Chicago ugge with the prices of
the peoples breadstuffs asnine lot Of senators day
after day dawde and dispute and do nothing toward
perfeetng the food control bill is enough cause the
people to rise up send delegation Washington and
throw the whole gang bodily into the Potomac 1t has
been suggested the constitution be changed so as to do
away with the senate and actions of that body
shows the suggestion wise one 1t is not only use
less body but really dangerous to the country The
people fast coming to this conclusion and but little
more damphooshness such the senate has been guilty
of ever since entered into the will see steps taken
to accomplish this. The W. w gang is not one half so
awless, nor one hundredth part dangerous to the
country.