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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-11
Prizes for Essays
Offered by Bank

In order to stimulate the interest
IL the thrift movement. the First
National Bank of Ashland has pur-
chased, at its own expense, the ma
tional thrift charts-sixteen in num-
ber-which arc on display at the
bank building. The pupils of the
schools will visit the banking house,
study the pictures and will return to
the school rooms, where the Ian
guage work of the schools will be
based upon the thrift idea. The
fourth, fifth and sixth grades of the
Hawthorne school will be in compe-
titjon with the fourth, fifth and
sixth of the Junior high school in
composition work.
A first prize of So and a second
prize of 81 will be awarded fourth
grade child writing the best compost
tion or thesis on the thrift move
mcnt. The same will be true of the
fifth and sixth grades. After the
compositions are Written the teacher
will select the five best compositions
from each grade. Those selected
will, in turn, be submitted to a COM
mittee consisting of three we'll
known citizens who will decide as to
the best production. The school win
ming the most points in this contest
VIII be awarded a S. war savings
certificate. The prizes are to be paid
in thrift stamps or war savings GER
tificates.
In addition to the prizes offered
in grades four, five and six, there
will be first prize of 81 and a Sec
ond prize of 81 for the best thesis
in each of the grades from seven to
twelve inclusive. These are also to
he paid in thrift stamps.
The thesis in years four, five and
six is not to exceed 500 words; in
years seven. eight and nine not te
exceed $50 words, and in years ten
eleven and twelve not to exceed 1 200
words.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-11
Y. w. c. A. Drive
Extended One Week

Up to date there have been turned
in $2SS.25 for the Y. w. c. A. drive
that has been in progress during the
past fortnight, with the country dis
tricts yet to be heard from. The
time has been extended until the
middle of the month. This is the
first money asked for for the girls in
the government service. 1t is esti-
mated that there will be 100000
of them in service by the end of this
year. These girls do not go out in
companies with officers and all kinds
of assistance to help them over tho
rough places, but go in most in
stances alone without friends
or even acquaintance. The club
women of the country are face to
face with many conditions that must
he met with If the future morals and
social standards are what all wish.
The Y. w. c. A. is we'll organized
and have 100000 trained workers
to put in the field, and the money
asked for is to meet current ex-
perses.
If there is any one who has not
contributed to this fund and should
wish to do so, leave 1t at the State
Bank or hand to any one who solicit
ed your district. Ashland responded
generously for our boys and it is
hoped it will not be lax in protecting
cur girls.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-11
Honor Guard Will
Open Service Room

The Ashland Honor Guard has
plans on foot 10 open room some
where in Ashland to serve as a serv-
ice room for the use and convenience
OF the general public, where all in
formation concerning the war and
the interests of those connected with
1t from this immediate section will
be posted. The use Of several rooms
has been offered, and soon as plans
arc formulated one will be accepted
where daily bulletins of the war will
be posted, to be copied in a ledger
and preserved. Also racks will be
posted on the walls where all letters
from soldiers in camps or at the
front will be placed, to be taken cut
and read by the public, and returned.
On its completion the Ashland
service flag will hold n place of
honor in this room. This is being
constructed by Miss Irene Ringheim
of the high school, assisted by Miss
Ruth York, and spaces will be left
in the flag to place more stars as
Ashland boys are called to war.
Other features of this room will be
an assortment of bags hung on the
walls TO receive donations for the
use of soldiers, such as kid gloves,
gun wipes and the smaller articles
they require. A bag in which to
drop cancelled stamps will also be
a feature, and china pig, with a
plea to help feed it, will occupy a
prominent space, in order to collect
such loose change for incidental ex-
penses as may present themselves.
I When the room is in working or
der any one who can give a day out
of their other duties to take charge
of it is asked to donate that time,
SO the care of 1t will not become
heavy on few. The Honor Guard
expects to work out many other help
full features for the convenience of
those who will be anxious to hear
daily from the boys at the front.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-11

! apparent anxiety manifested by rep
resentatives of the Ukrainian rada
at Brest-Litovsk to sign a peace of
some sort with Germany and her
allies and also by the uncertainty as
to the reality of the peace which has
been achieved on paper.
Doubt exists as to the extent OF
the control exercised by the rada
over the territory comprising the So
called Ukrainian republic which it
purports to represent. That control
is disputed by the Bolsheviki, who
broke with the rada representatives
at Brest-Litovsk and appointed
ukrainians, whom they objected to
as "bourgeoise" secretly negotiating
with the central powers. Bolshevik
end Ukrainian troops are engaging
each other for the mastery of the
territory, which includes some of the
lest grain-growing provinces of Rus
sia, and each is claiming success in
the operations.
Germany and Austria are tacitly
admitted to have seized upon the
opportunity to sign a peace with the
ukrainians in the hope that they
could work their way commercially
into the grain-growing territory and
thus secure supplies of food for their
hungry populations. Their own peo-
pie seem to have built great hopes |
on the effectiveness of this peace
with the Ukrainians, but apparently
their leaders are none too certain of
the relief IL will give-for one thing
because of the uncertainty as to the
security of the rada's power in the
Thus they are reported
trying to incite Roumania to join
forces with the Ukrainians In an
attempt to defeat the Bolsheviki and
% be holding out to the Roumani-
ms the possibility OF their taking
of Russian territory in Bes-
arabia as reward, labelling the
as compensation for the
oss of Dobrudja to the Bulgarians.
The Ukrainians, 1t has been report {
d, were to get part of Russian Po- j
and for signing a peace. -}I" D
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-11
Three German Aliens
Register This Week

Three alien Germans have regis
tered with Chief of Police Hatcher
during the past week OF these Two
come from Ashland and are Adolph
Bromser and Oscar Robert Kluth,
and one from Talent, Fred r. Keil.
Mr.. Bromser registered as an occu-
pational cook, aged "a, with a resi-
derce at S32 A street. He has one
trother in the German army. Mr..
Kluth is a car repairer, aged 81, and
resides at 424 North Main street. He
claims to have six brothers in the
German army. Keil is a rancher
near Talent and gives his age as as.
He came to America in 1902 and has
taken no steps as yet to become nat
uralized. The registration data OF
these men is accompanied by photo-
graphs and finger prints.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-11
Plans Made for
Banquet: Tuesday

Arrangements are completed for
the Lincoln Club banquet to be held
in Medford tomorrow evening.
Prominent speakers from about the
state will be present aud give ad-
dresses, Dick Posey Of Ashland will
have another of his original poems
and there will be several good musi-
cal numbers. A large attendance of
ladies and a number of visitors from
out the country will be at the affair.
Ashland expects to have about forty
representatives, while Jacksonville,
Talent, Phoenix, Eagle Point, Butte
Falls, Central Point, Gold Hill and
Rogue River will be well represent
ed and there will be number from
the country.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-11
American Soldiers Captured
By Germans Northwest Of Toul

While it was only routine item
in the German official statement OF
Saturday, few words in which the
headquarters staff announced a
minor operation in Lorraine held
American interest to a far greater
degree than the other war news OF
the day. They carried the news of
raid upon the American lines and
the capture of American soldiers by
a German reconnoitering party.
Northwest of Toul," said the re-
cent statement authorized by the
American censor as to the location
of the sector now being held by men
of the United States army. And it
was near town northwest of Toul
that the Germans announced having
taken some American prisoners.
The town is Xivray and it is situated
about ten miles east of st. Mihiel,
indicating that the Americans are
holding line along the southerly
edge of the famous st. Mihiel sal-
ent, in French Lorraine southeast of
Verdun.
This raid by the Germans was but
one of several concentrated by the
various belligerents on the western
front, the most important of which
aOtE also was carried out in Lor-
raine but by the French, in the Vi
cinity of Dioncourt. The French
penetrated a German position here,
cleared out the trenches and brought
back 80 prisoners and a machine
gun.
While these military activities
we're in progress in the west the cen
trail powers we're busying themselves
with their manifold peace negotia-
lions with various groups of more
D. less Importance on the eastern
front, and announced that they had
,ome TO peace agreement with the
Ukraine, signed at o'clock Satur-
lay morning. |
This announcement, marking the
irst peace concluded by any of the
may turn out to be one
# epochal Importance. 1t had been
argely discounted, however, by the
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-11
Making Southern
Oregon Tour

r. N. Stanfield, republican candi-
cate for United States senator, has
formally opened his campaign with a
tour through western and southern
Oregon. 1t is the intention of Mr.
Sanfield before the date of the pri-
mary election to visit every section
of the state. He will carry his can
didacy direct to the people, tell them
where he stands on state and nation
al issues and respectfully solicit their
support. He will visit Ashland about
tile 18th Of this month.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-11

When the grand jury convenes on
Monday, February IS, so far as Is
known only two important cases will
be before the jurymen for considera
tlon. The most important is that OF
William Butler, charged with the
murder of Joseph Mcdonald Stew
art. The other case is that agains:
Chester Mcintosh, charged with as
sault with deadly weapon, who
stabbed Antonio Bonderson during
an alteration between them at Ash
land last week.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-11

The Boot Shop started a big re-
moval sale Saturday morning to con-
tinue for fourteen days. after which
the store will be moved to the
room recently fitted up in the new
Archibald block. Some unusually
fine bargains are offered at this sale
and many people of Ashland and vi
cinity are taking advantage of it.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-11

The Ashland Business Mems Asso-
citation will have regular meeting in
city hall, upstairs, at 1880 Tuesday
night, February IL. Spring cam
paign to be worked out in detail.
H. H. ELHART, Sec.
Ashland Business Mems Assn.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-11

Forecast for the week beginning
February 10. Pacific coast states:
Rain Monday or Tuesday north of
central California, and again Thurs
day Or Friday; fair southern Cali
fornia; unimportant temperature
changes
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-11

Fifteen members of the Red Cross
passed through Ashland Sunday
evening for Bremerton, where they
had been transferred from Mare
Island.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-11

Myron Powell Of Medford, who is
enlisted in the navy, passed through
Ashland Sunday evening on his way
to Bend, where he will spend a
short furlough.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-11

Mrs. Gilmore of Hornbrook was
in Ashland Monday, where she came
to take treatment at a local hospital.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-11

Mrs. Benton Bowers was a bust
ress visitor in Medford Saturday.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-11

L. o. Van Wegen came in from
klamath Falls last night on No. 16.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-11
BAPTIST CHURCH
ANNUAL SESSION
More Than 200 Partake of Supper Be
fore Business Meeting-Budget of
$500 Is Adopted.

The annual supper and business
meeting of the First Baptist church
was held last evening and was one of
the most largely attended and enthusi-
astic gatherings in the history of the
organization. More than 200 members
of the church and congregation were
present and the spirit of fellowship
was very marked. Supper was served
in the social rooms at $50 and was fol
lowed by the business session, at
which time rerorts We're presented by
officers, committees, and auxiliary or
carnations. Every department OF the
church activity is in very healthy con
dition and the earnest purpose which
rervaded the meeting augurs well for
the coming year.
In spite of unusual loss by death
and removal from town the church
membership. which is now $50. of
which 504 are resident. shows a slight
increase. All financial obligations
have been met, including heavy de
mands incident to the war activities
md increased EXPENSES in general
About $12 900 has been raised for all
purposes of which more than 1000
Il 600 secured during the recent drive
of the lavmen s campaign toward the
81 100000 fund being raised by the
Northern BAPTIST churches This is
the best showing financially the church
has ever made
Rerort was made by the every-mem-
her canvass committee which war
ranted the adoption of a budget of
$500 for the coming year. The fol
lowing officers were then elected by
ballot:
Deacons for three years, Luther W
Hawley, Henry Bond. George w.
Brooks deacon for two years TO fill
vacancy caused by tac death of J. Ed
ward Hall, Bert c. Baldwin; trustees
for three years, DIR. Ward X. Moves
Sidney w Edgett; clerk. Fred S.
Knight; treasurer, Alison l.. Harris
collector Emery J. Eddy; auditor, Hol,
land j. Wilson; members of prudential
committee. Mrs. Lucy A. Cox, Mrs. 4
] W. j. Wilkins.
| BY a unanimous vote the clerk was
authorized to send messages of greet
| ing To the former pastor. Rev. George
| +. Tomkinson of Philadelphia. and tC
Asa S. Field of Minneapolis, MINI.
and to all the boys in the service oi
their country whose names are on the
honor roll of the church. The pastor
Rev. Clark T. Brownell, expressed his
appreciation of the reception accorded
him and the loyal support already re
ceived.
The meeting was closed with praye
and the singing of America.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-11
ALL OUT TONIGHT
FOR PUBLIC SING
Some Rules Prescribed for Event to
Take Place in Front of Auditorium
Watch the Director.

The weather man seems to favor the
idea of community sing tonight, and
Judging by the interest around the first
get-together will be great success 1t
should be understood that community
sing includes everybody, adults as well as
school children. The idea isn't to develop
IA chorus of the best trained voices in the
state-it is to get everyone in town into
the habit of singing together and enjoy
ing the sensation.
One man was was visiting Brattleboro
last week thought the community sing a
splendid idea Ht had Just been at Fort
Socum and had heard the soldiers there
get into the spirit of the thing and sing.
The effect of 1900 men singing There's a
Long Long Trail he describes as won
derfully inspiring.
For the benefit of those who have
never had the fun of Joining in com
munity singing may be well to give a
few rules
First Of all, sing II you have had an
idea that you didn't have any voice, get
over it Not many of our soldiers could
make living in grand opera, but they
have mighty good times using what
voices they do possess
Don't listen to your neighbor. He may
be shy and sensitive about that tenor Of
his, and if ne catches YOU in the act Of
listening to him, you re likely to spoil his
party Besides, if everyone remembers
not to listen, you won't have to be afraid
to let out your voice to the full.
The director isn't particularly fond of
the limelght, but you'll Just have to watch
him all the time. He's got a pretty big
job on his hands, and it will help if ev-
eryone viii follow his signals
The sooists who have consented to sing
the verses of the songs SO that the rest
may get familiar with them should be
listened to quietly Singing in the open
air, against the usual noises of the street
is hard enough, without additional dis
turbance from takers in the crowd.
After each chorus has been sung it is
wcll to applaud You are OF the shrink
ing violet kind yourself, and wouldn't ap.
plaud yourself for worlds, but Just clap
pretty hard for the other fellow who sang
with YOU. 1t adds enthusiasm, and en-
| thusiasm will cloak multitude Of voices
IN beauty and inspiration and make a
| grand success Of the first community
sing, which begins in front Of the Audi
| torium at : O'Clock
| Automobiles should park to the north
or south Of the town hall. and not il
| front of it.
Following is another one of the eho
ruses which Will be included:
Joan Of Are, Joan OF Are.
Do your eyes. from the skies, see the foe.
| Don't YOU see the dropping Fleur-de-lis
| Can't you hear the tears Of Normandy?
Joan of Arc, Joan Of Arc
Let your spirit guide us through;
Come lead your France to victory.
Joan of Arc, they are calling you.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-11
TAKEN TO
CAMP BY SHERIFF
Failed to Show Up Here at Time of
Draft-Placed in Lookup for Safe
Keeping Last Night.

Walter Labane, one OF the II Wind
ham county men drafted for the special
increment of 10000 men but who failed
to appear when the Others went to Camp
Devens April ,, showed up yesterday
afternoon and was taken today by Sheriff
r. /. Wellman to Camp Devens.
He alighted from one of the afternoon
trains at the railroad station and was
In an intoxicated condition. Station Po-
llceman ID. +. Doyle talked with him and
was told that he had a ticket for Brat
tleboro Mr.. Doyle informed Labane
that this was Bratteboro, and when Mr..
Doyle learned Labane's name he remem-
bered having seen III The Reformer that
Labane was wanted for failure to re-
spond to the draft. Labane made several
unsuccessful attempts TO get away and
20 to Holyoke, where he said he had rela-
tiycs.
Mr.. DOYLE turned Labane over to Dav
Policeman Tyler, who put him in the
lookup for safe keeping over night. Miss
Lettle 4. Burnham of the local board
office got in touch with the adiutant gen
erals office in Montpelier and was told
to have an officer take Labane to Camp
Devens, if he could not be trusted to &C
alone. Labane claimed he did not receive
his notification to appear here until Mon
day. He registered in Stratton, but ht
has been in Lewiston, Me
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-11
SHOT HIS HEAD OFF.
Edward P. Clifford, "a, Committed Sui
eide at East Bethel.

EAST BETHEL, April 1l.-Edwin p.
Clifford, 81, who had made his home with
his nephew, CLAYTON c. Wight, in this
village, for several years, committed sui
eide yesterday morning by shooting.
The man ended his life soon after mid
night Seating himself in a chair, he
placed the muzzle of a shot gun in his
mouth, and evidently pushed the trigger
with his foot. The TOP of his head was
blown off.
Health Officer O. Y. Greene of Bethel
was notified and an undertaken from
the same village was called. The health
officer, after satisfying himself that it
was case of suicide, gave permission to
proceed with arrangements for the bur
ial.
Relatives are unable to account for
his act. Tuesday he seemed to be nor
NAL and appeared to be enjoying his
usual health. Mr.. Clifford was closely
related to a large Clifford family scat
tered through different sections of the
town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-11

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY in
France, Wednesday, by The Associated
press.--Thc Germans attempted an at
tack against the American position
northwest of Toul just before sunrise
this morning and were completely re
pulsed. Two German prisoners said the
enemy planned the attack with a force
of $40 men, but that il was stopped in
its full strength by the effective fire
of the American artillery. The Amcri-
cans lost no prisoners. One of the Ger
man prisoners died later of wounds.
Brilliant work bv American gunucrs
dispersed the German infantry before
they reached the wire eutanglemcnts
and those Of the enemy who got into the
wire were accounted for with machine
gun and rifle FIRE.
The German attack came after a vio-
lent artillery bombardmcnt of three
days \ large number of the enemy are
believed to have been killed OF wounded
during the attack, which continued foI
nearly two hours. Several bodies were
seen hanging across the barbcd wire,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-11
LITTLE BUSINESS
IN COUNTY COURT
No Hearing This Forenoon, Leroy Di-
vorce Case Being Postponed to To-
morrow Forenoon

There was no business in county
court at Newfane this forenoon The
divorce ease of Joseph Leroy OF Brat
tleboro against Mrs. Emily Leroy was
set for trial but on account of the alb
sencc of Attorney r. c. Bacon, counsel
for Mrs. Leroy, the hearing was con
tinued to tomorrow afternoon.
At the close of the divorce hearing
yesterday in the ease of Mrs. June
Nash Proutv against Everett d. Poruty
another divorce ease was tried, that of
Thomas Welcome of Guilford against
Mrs. Lizzie Baker Welcome, in which
intolerable severity was charged At
torney T. f. Barber appeared for the
petitioner and the ease was uncontest-
ed. No other eases were heard yester
day afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-11
LOG DRIVE STARTED.
Over 100000 Feet Already in the Boom
at Sharon.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, April H..
The annual log drive of the Interna-
tional Paper company now in the White
river is being gathered in boom at
Sharon and already 100000 feet are
there. The rest Of the drive, 100000
feet in all, is scattered through the
White river from Sharon to its source.
In about week the drive will be
loosed from the Sharon boom into the
Connecticut river and fioated to the Fall
mountain mill of the International Paper
company at Bellows Falls and there
beached to be converted into paper. The
drive this year is larger than usual by
three or four million feet
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-11
BOARD OF TRADE
NOMINATIONS FILED
List Proposed for Coming Year Posted
in Rooms by Nominating Committee
Annual Meeting Next Thursday.

The following list of nominations for
officers Of the Brattleboro board of
trade for the ensuing year has been
posted in the board of trade rooms by
the nominating committee and will be
voted at the annual meeting Thursday
evening, April is:
Clerk. G. 5. Hopkins; treasurer, c.
A. Boyden; auditor, J. G. Dewitt; di-
rectors, w. l.. Hunt, c. L. Sticknev
Q. + Benson, Il. G. Clark, L. +. Hol
den, Z. II. Crane, Glenham Jones, C. S
Hopkins, A. f. Roberts. ]. y Harvey
". Z. Haskell, f. j. Fenton, f. II
Chapman and Y. H. Winchester.