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Evening star., 1918-02-03
Corner Stone of German Edifice.

We are fighting against the German
conception OF world empire, which Ger
many has sought to achieve by force and
violence. We must fight until all the con-
luered races are freed-Belgian. French
Polish, Serb. Italian, Rumanian. But the
corner stone of the whole German edifice
is the German domination of Austrian
policy. and If the cornerstone crumbles
the edifice is doomed. And We shall not
eSaggerate the present condition if we as
sert that this stone is crumbling. We
may expect 100 much and expect it too
soon. but in the larger view it is safe to
expect very much.
To me the Austrian events seem the
most hopeful signs for the allied cause
which have been discoverable since the
Russian collapse. The loss of Austria
would be far more terrible for Ger
many than the collapse of Russia was
for the allies since there is no United
States to replace Austria on the Ger
man side. And Austria will. it seems
inevitable be lost as an active partici-
pant in the war if Germany continues
the struggle for selfish ends for many
months more Austria viii not join
the allies; she will not close her
frontiers to Germany; she will supply
her with what she can of guns and
munitions, but she will not follow her
leadership, nor obey her commands in
lefiu& civ
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S|MONDS' WAR REVIEW

Continued from Third Page)
you have national interest and domestic
desire moving along similar lines neither
sentimental nor moral obligations can
long restrain the statesmen of a nation
from taking the obvious course.
Evening star., 1918-02-03

The War Department in the Rosen-
thai case, by ordering Rosenthal back
to Camp Pike and
The Rcsentha1 specifying that he be
not discharged ex-
Sdse. cept upon direct or
der from the adjutant general. took a
positive stand in opposition to inter-
ference with the fair administration of
the selective draft act. This case pre-
sented fair example of a practice far
more common than it should be. of one
means of breaking up Army discipline
from outside or civilian
sources. In fact, the provost marshal
described it as one where determined
Evening star., 1918-02-03

The Remount Division is charged with
purchasing all animals for Army use.
Evening star., 1918-02-03

The reversal of the decision of the
controller of the Treasury, which
grants to the 45.217
Training Camp men who passed
Graduates. inr csm mns - ,or ~.
ficers' pay for the period between the
Evening star., 1918-02-03

ficers' pay for the
Evening star., 1918-02-03

Reorganization of the Army ordnance
department along lines laid out by Gen.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
State Commission VI
Inspect Highways

S. Benson of Portland, A. Booth
OF Eugene, members of the state
Highway commission, Herbert Num-
engineer for the commission, and j
E. McCloud, district engineer, arriv-
ed in this section the first of the
week and have been inspecting the
new grade and underground crossing
on the Ashland hill. This work had
leen completed some time ago, an |
et the inspection this week the COM
r,ission pronounced it ready for hard
slTfacing. On August bids will be
opened for this work, notice of which
has been published.
while it will take all the $780,
900 bonds the government has au-
thorized us to sell on the $4,000, 600
issue recently voted upon TO COM
plete the work already contracted
tor,' said Mr.. Benson, I'VE have
asked for another issue of about
100000, part of which will be used
to hard surface the Ashland hill. We
had planned to do lot of other work
in Jackson county this year, but have
not been permitted to sell the bonds
and haven't any other funds to do
the work, ] am strong believer in
the Pacific highway and will do all
can to push the work to completion
as we secure the funds"
Mr.. Booth, who looks after the
highways in this part of the state,
said that the commission had petit
toned the government for $4,000 to
macadami2e the Siskiyou mountain
grade from where the work stopped
near the summit to the base of the
mountain this side about seven miles
is well as for the money to hard
surface Ashland hill and to take care
Of the work between Grants Pass and
the Jackson county line. If they are
not allowed to issue the new bonds,
Mr. Booth declared they would find
other ways to provide fo- the Ashland
!iill paving.
The highway commissioners also
stated while here that they had pro-
vided funds to make a survey of the
road from Jackson county to Klan
ath Falls. They inspected this road
Monday in order to allow Engineer
Num- to proceed with the survey.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
DO NOT APPEAL TO VISITOR
Writer Frankly Expresses Feeling Of
Disappointment at Sight Of Build.
ings Within kremIln Walls. u

To me none Of the ten churches with.
in the Kremlin walls is impressive.
Ivan Velikl towers the highest, but It
Is far from imposing. writes Maynard
Owen Williams In the Christian Her
aid. From one side 1t resembles q tow
er rather than a church, yet 1t has no
such quiet dignity as one finds in the
Kutah Mlnar, near Delhi, or the tow
ering dome Of st. Sophia with Its
flanking needle mlnarets. The other
cathedrals are dropped around with
careless abandon and nice disregard
for the cost of gold leaf, but none Of
them dominates vista or gathers
about itself the other masses in pleas
ing array. The Kremlin is q mighty
whole, composed Of many unimposing
parts. It's long red walls and splendid
gates produce an effect Of simple
strength which cannot be found within
their portals.
The interiors are as disappointing
as are the groups Of domes which dis
tlnguish the exteriors. None is large,
none is truly intimate. The effect is Of
surplus gilt and multiplicity of saints
which remind one of the gopurams Of
India. Spindle-shanked saints, whose
emaclated figures seem too weak to
support their gilt haloes, alternate
with knights in armor.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
INTEREST STILL CONTAINED
IN CHAUTAUQUA SESSION
CONTINUED from page ID

good this order has accomplished
can never be told by human lips
but the tale of their activities will
90 down in history as one Of the
/ great feats of the world war.
The speaker has returned from
The battle front with no illusions
about the Huns. The so-called "eN-
aggerated" reports of their atroci-
ties we're carefully traced down, and
we're found to be actual truths, not
eyaggerations. In relating some of
the scenes of the horrors that fol-
lowed in the trail of the Germans
through Belgium and France Mr.,
Writ did not take reports, but gave
actual statements of actual facts he
saw with his own eyes.
He thrilled his audience with the
stories of what the Americans are
doing in the battle lines, and their
positions with the allied nations. He
related how the boys went over the
top with a whoop and a yell, and
how their perpetual cheerfulness is
doing more to keep up the morale
Of the allies who are weary of the
perpetual warfare and all joyousness
has long departed from their hearts.
HIS lecture from start to finish was
one that gripped the hearts of all
rcG-blooded Americans with a sense
of pride in their part in this world
war.
Today's program, which finishes
the Chautauqua, is a large one, full
Of splendid things. Among these
will be the part our local kiddies
will take in the Mother Goose Festi
val at the evening performance. This
viii be presented by the junior sup
cYyisor, Miss Anne r. Batterton, and
large company of Ashland child
rem, and will be one of the most
charming little entertainments ever
presented before an Ashland audi
ence Following this will be a con-
cert by the Royal Hawaiian quintet
and an illustrated lecture on Ram
Hing Through Paradise" by Mildred
leo Clemens. This program COM
Mences at s o'clock instead Of the
usual hour of $40. This afternoon
the IIawaiians will give a prelude
and H. N. Adams an inspiratlonal
i>cturcs, Grapes of Gold.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
Honey OF the Bible.

It Is interesting to note that the
wild honey named in the Bible may
not have been altogether the stores
packed away by the bee in the hol-
lows Of trees and between the rocks.
There is a clear, sweet liquid called
honey dew found frequently on leaves
and comes from the aphids, the tiny
"cows" cared for and 'milked' by the
ants for their saccharine substance.
There was so much of it on the leaves
of the trees in oriental cimes that it
dripped down in considerable quanti-
ties to the ground. This must have
been the kind named in the book Of
Samuel where II says: Sand all they
of the land came to wood and there
was honey upon the ground. And
when the people were come into the
wood behold the honey dropped"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
County Draft Men
Left For Service

With the slogan, We're rarin' to
go," 73 young men of Jackson coun-
ty, forming the largest draft contin-
sent that has left this county in a
body for military service, started
from Medford Monday morning on
Train No. IA for Camp Lewis.
They will take their preliminary
training and be uniformed, after
which they will be destined to wha,-
ever service Uncle Sam sees fit to
place them.
Accompanying these men were
Line men chosen to fill the vacancies
in call &C caused by the rejection of
that number of the Jackson county
contingent sent to Camp Lewis two
weeks or more ago. Six men also
were sent to Fort Mcdowell, Cal
Monday to take the place of those re-
jected in call No. 775.
The following reglstrants have
been transferred to other boards for
entrainment:
Carol +. Carpenter to Portland.
Ore; Vernon Colby, to Marshfield,
Ore; Herbert II. Mathews, to Eu-
gene, Ore; Floyd E. Miller, to San
Francisco, Cal; Miguel Payatos, to
San Francisco, Cal. Thomas Il. Rol-
fe, to Portland, Ore; Rudolph Han
son, to Noti, CAL; Clark E. Morey, to
Seattle, Wash; John A. Karmarck.
to Bakersfield, CAL; Chas o. Sundt,
20 Seattle, Wash; James Vilsen. to
Seattle, Wash; Clayton 6. Thomp-
son, to Coquille, Ore; Orlin j. Belle.
to Seattle, Wash; Giles 4. Gitzan. to
Seattle, Wash; Henry c. Landram.
to Indianapolis, Ind; William Burk-
dhrt, to Globe. Ariz.; Van Chandler
Cleveland, to Bend, Ore; William
Harvey Rich, to Portland, Ore.
The following registralts have
leen transferred from other local
boards to this board for entrainmelt:
Willis Loren Turpin, from Yreka.
Cal; Walter C. Hawk, from San
Francisco, Cal; Ivan Francis May
field, from Alturas, Cal; Bryant
hamilton, from klamath Falls, Ore
Thomas Marion Trusty. from Monte
sano, Wash.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
PRIMITIVE WAYS IN ARABIA
Mode Of Life Differs Little From
What II Was In the Time of
Abraham.

1t appears that in certain parts Of
the Arabian desert life Is as primitive
as in Abraham's time. Sheep are
still slain to seal vow. The salt or
bread covenant is observed and when
a man dies his tent is torn down and
destroyed.
Old names like Joseph, Moses, Alex
ander, etc, are still in common use
among Arabs, although pronounced
"Yusuf," "AIusa" and "Skandar." To
divorce his wife man may repeat the
formula "Ent telek" three times; usu-
ally uttering it once makes the woman
behave and the repetition Is not nee
essary. The evil eye superstition is
common, and the first injunction CIV
en- a foreigner by experienced Arabian
travellers is that he must not point at
animals or persons in Arab settle
mcnts.
Arabs say that a man possessed Of
this malign power can look at bird
flying in the air and it will drop dead;
that if he chooses to cast his wicked
spell on a camel it may 20 lame, or a
child may be struck blind. None Of
the lower class can read or write, but
the Arab is noted for his ready wit
and his habit Of speaking in allegory.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
History of the Sword,

The sword came from ancient Egypt
and was used through Palestine, Syria
and Asia Minor, India pnd throughout
the western world. 1t was in Egypt
that the three shapes of the sword
blade originated, these being the
straight, the curved and the half
curved. The Roman sword was larger
than that of the Greeks and in the
days of the empire many of the sheaths
were so covered with precious stones
MS TO be verltable art treasures. Among
the Moslems the highest title given 10
warrior Of renown is "the sword of
Allah" The Chinese made swords OF
iron as early as 1870 B. c.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
$4,000 GRANTED FOR GOLD
HILL LIME PLANT

The state emergency board, having
granted $4,000 to the Oregon state
lime board, the state plant at Gold
!IJl should be in operation by August
|, If there is no hitch in obtaining
tn. necessary equipment promptly,
according to Dean A. B, Cordley,
chairman of the board
While this is not sufficient money
to fully equip the plant, 1t can be put
in operation, and money obtained
through the sale Of the finished prod
uct of the plant. The demand for
lime is particularly urgent at this
time because of war conditions.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
ENLISTED MEN MAY ...,.....
STUDY IN COLLEGE,

5l Plans for the war department tc
maintain the students training corps
whereby boys between IS and q
years old are offered an opportunity
10 inl!st in the army and at the same
time take college training, have beer
announced in detail in statement by
Secretary of War Baker through the
office Of state school superintendents
and has been made public in Salem
ly State Superintendent Churchill
The plan includes the 60-day train
ing course at Plattsburg, N. Y, Fort
Sheridan, Ill or the Preside at San
Francisco, Cal, and after that the
regular college courses in any chosen
institution unless called for active
duty by the government.
The object is to discourage prema.
ture enlistment for active duty and
to keep young men in college so that
their powers of leadership may be
developed. Governor Withycombe
and State Superintendent Churchill
have signed a letter to the students
Of Oregon and John X. Kollock, ex-
ecutive secretary of the state council!
of defense, has sent a letter to stu
dents and their parents calling at
tention to the Importance of students
training corps.
Secretary Baker in announcing the
plan, says in part:
This is a war in which soldiers
are not only marksmen, but also en-
glneers, chemists, physicists, doctors,
biologists and specialists in many
other lines. Scientific training is in
Gispensable. Engineering skill is
needed by the officers who direct
every important military operation
and who control our lines of trans
port and COMMUNICATION. In the same
way chemical and physical knowl-
edge are in constant demand at the
front as well as behind the lines.
while the task of saving the lives and
restoring the health of hundreds of
thousands of wounded calls for the
service Of regiments of military phy-
s.Cians. The scientific training which
prepares man to fulfill ore Of these
highly specialized duties and the
more liberal training which helps
develop the qualities of leadership
aeeded by the officer or administra-
tor are essential clements of military
efficiency.
Fer the purpose of developing
men who shall have this combination
cf military and intellectual training
& new corps has been created in the
army to be called the students army
training corps Voluntary inlistme9t
in this corps is open to all a6ie-bodied
students in the institutions of col
legiate grade who are not under IS
years OF age. Students under IS can
not be legally enlisted, but they NAV
enroll and thus receive military train
ing until they reach the age when
they can legally enlist"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
KANSAS SOCIETY MET
IN ANNUAL REUNION

Continued from page u
a beautiful solo, accompanied by
Mrs. II. G. Enders, Jr,, Of Ashland.
Dr. Stansfield and NJ c. Reed
made short talks, both complimentei
Kansas and her splendid citizens for
their wonderful achievements along
all lines and especially pioneering in
legislation, for their wac record and
!or the marvellous development Of
.hc state.
Mrs. D. D Norris of Ashland sang
a solo in her pleasing way, which
closed the program.
pr W. z. Buchanan was elected
president and NJ. c. Edgington was
reelected secretary and treasurer.
A regular old-fashioned Jayhawk-
cr basket dinner was seved in the
park and the tables were laden with
generous spread of good things.
,he former Kansas ladies Of Ash
land served coffee and took charge
e. the tables. The shower during
the dinner did not seem to dampen
The ardor OF those present and with
Bert h. Greer as toastmaster remin-
scenc2s were given OF pioneer days
end stories of the sunflower state
we're told by Mrs. p. l.. Ashcraft,
DR. Buchanan, V. o. ~ Smith, Mrs.
Sam Leonard, L. II. Hurd, S. ..
Smith, G. W. White of Klamath
i'alls and DR.. j. c. Rollins Gan
alien) and Mr.. Greer.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

While the soldiers of one of the
troop trains recently passing through
Ashland was taking exercises or the
streets, the captain remarked to a
hystander that he considered Ashland
one Of the loveliest residence places
he had ever seen. The good wat ar
particularly appealed to the officer.
and the merits Of the mineral springs
'rere source of much admiration.
81 have often remarked IN passing
through here" the captain said,
That | thought Ashland would he
an ideal place to make q home. The
shady trees and well kept lawns ana
homes, the cold, sparkling. pure
mountain water are attractions that
one seldom finds together in one
community" For a man on his way
10 battle fields Ashland would cer-
tainly present an attractive appear
ance.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
"SWat the Rati"

Since the introduction of the house
rat in the United States they have
become extremely abundant andwidely
distributed throughout the country,
where they destroy annually many
millions of dollars worth Of food
products and crops. These losses
occur alike in cities, villages and
farmsteads. Their inroads upon food
products occur in freight departments
of railroads and steamboat lines, stor-
age places of grain and food dealers,
commission houses, wholesale drug
houses, candy shops, bakeries, flour
mills, cold-storage houses, city and
country dwellings, granaries, fields
and poultry yards. The loss of food
and other products in the United
States from this source amounts to
not less than $2O0,0O0,O0O annually,
which amount does not include indi-
rect losses occasiOned by human dis
ease disseminated by rats and the
necessary expenditures In combating
them.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
What They Think OF Ashland

The Ashland Tidings: ! herewith
erclose money order to pay subscrip-
ton. have been greatly interested
in your paper and have learned nue.
about conditions and appearance in
and about your beautiful city.
visited Ashland about two Years age
and hope that before long will
again have the pleasure to spend +;
little time in the wonderful heaut!
spot OF southern Oregon.
Very truly yours,
; II. f. HEiNE.
! indianapolis, Ind. July /.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

James \. Burns, president of On
elda Institute, Kentucky, who was
one of the Chautauqua lecturers this
week, prefaced his address Monday
night by saying that one of the great
est surprises to him ard best was
the extreme beauty of Ashland and
its park, which are the most bcaut,-
ful and best appointed he had ever
feen. Mr.. Burns said lie was for
tuLate to have been able to attend
a picnic with the Junior Ch9utauqua
in the park that afternoon, which ell
abled him to see the park IL It's en-
tire splendor. 81 have trayclel from
Portland, Maine, to Portlc I'd, Ore.
gon," Mr. Rurns said fucthc", and
never have | seen so charm.rg Z city
as Ashland Other ChaItaulua en-
tcrtainers expressed themselves al
ter the same manner. One of the
members Of Thaviu's band told Presi-
dent Reed that he wished him to se-
cure home for him in Ashland, ha
considered this the ideal spot of the
world.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
New WheatleSS Loaf
Recipe Discovered

A recipe for a wheatless loas Of
Tread is soon to be made public by
the office CT Home Economics of the
Department of Agriculture. 1t is
the discovery of the experimental
Kitchen conducted jointly by the De.
partment of Agriculture and the
Food Administration. Directions are
10 be given for the making of three
rev wheat substitute breads-.hp
half wheat loaf, the one-fourth wheat
loaf, and the wheatless loaf. The re-
clpe is expected to save thousands Of
rounds of wheat flour.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
Had Good Reason.

Mother-Why, Bobby, you don't gen.
orally keep on crying like this after
your father has given you a spanking.
Bobby-I-I know it, ma; but he
says I've got to sit down and think 1t
over, and-and before I've always
stood up and forgot it.-Boston Tran'
script.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25
Gambling With Destiny

Spending your income as you make it.
q simply gambling with destiny
ond with all the odds against you.
You stand all TO lose and none to gain
SYSTEMATIC SAVING
nven though small, if constant, elm
mates the element of chance and
establishes your future on a basis of
certaintr
This bank desires to cooperate
With you in building on that basis.
We have unusual facilities for pro-
noting the interest of our customers.
STATE BANK OF ASHLANp
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

o. c. Bortzmeyer, secretary of the
muicipal civil service board of Port
land, who was in Ashland last week
interesting men from this section to
Join the police and fire department
OF Portland, was much impressed
with the mineral waters in the park.
Mr.. Bortzmeyer was prominent
banker of Portland previous to his
assuming his present position which
he has taken up on account of war
conditions. He was in ashland two
years ago when he was at the head
Of the Burton presidential campaign,
and said he had made his first ac.
qIaintance with the mineral waters
ut that time. Almost his first in
quiry when he came here last week
was to find the way to the soda
springs the water of which particu-
larly pleasing his taste
While in this city NJ. 3ortzmeyer
stated that he was able to purchase
bottled Ashland lthia water in Port
land, and that it was kent in his
home constantly, as his mother-ia-
law, who makes her home With them,
considered her health much benefit
ted by its use.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

In these days of high prices, who
does not feel a sense OF incongruity
between the big dollars he goes out
with and the small parcels he brings
home?
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

Was It not Nasted ctfo-r for
hmerica to spend time inyclting the
submarine and then to cpenI moe
timo inyenting suhmar,9 dastroF5
o..
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-25

Miss Ruby McClelland will go to
Seattle in short time where she will
make an extended visit.