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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06
Ashland Patriotic Fund Will
Be An Established Measure

and that the weeks drive to raise
the amount will commence May 20
This, of course, means organization
Of committees, appointment of solicit
tors and all the detailed work we
have already gone through many
times. Ashland will, of course, come
through" as 1t always has in the past
hut if we can carry out this plan
successfully it will, for the ensuing
12 months at least, relieve us of a
large part of the work now duplicat-
ed in each separate campaign.
In submitting the following re-
port we have only attempted to out
line the organization as in our opin-
ion the various deails of administra-
ton can be provided by the executive
committee.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06
Veterans Reunion
Held in September

A meeting Of the officers of the
Soldiers and Sailors Reunion asso-
citation of southern Oregon was held
in Medford Thursday and prelimin-
ary arrangements for the encamp-
ment to be held in Grants Pass Sep
tember to IA.
The association comprises veteran
organizations of Lake, Klamath, Cur
ry, Douglas, Jackson and Josephine
counties. j. e. Peterson, of Grants
Pass, is commander of the associa-
tion, and James Holman, also of that
city, was elected quartermaster.
Interest is also directed in the
state encampment which will be held
in Albany May 13 to Is. Past Com
mander Cyrus H. Walker, who is an
aide-de-camp to the national COM
mander, states that great plans have
been made for the reception of the G,
A. R. and w. R. c. members and
that at least 1900 veterans and their
ladies are expected to visit Albany
during the three days. The city
council, county court and business
men of Albany have contributed to
a large entertainment fund and a big
time will be given the visiting COM
rades.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06
Colored Fugitive
Caught at Phoenix

Sam Sherman, a much wanted ne
gro of Siskiyou county, was arrested
at Phoenix Thursday by Chief of Pol
ice Hatcher after an exciting chase
in which the foxy colored man at
tempted to elude pursuit. Sam was
wanted in Hornbrook for the alleged
sandbagging of a lumber man in \
Hornbrook saloon, and making off
with $50.
Together with a white accomplice
the negro was detected getting off
a freight in the Ashland yards at an
early hour Thursday morning. Chief
Hatcher was summoned, and arrived
on the scene in time to see the negro
depart on the blinds of passenger
train No IA going north. The chief
telephoned to Medford where the
train was met by the police, who
learned that the man had been thrown
off at Talent. Chief Hatcher was
Immediately apprised and in COM
pany with Fire Chief Robson start
ed in pursuit. On arriving at Tai
ent the officers learned that Sher-
man had started for Phoenix.
The pursuit was resumed and the
officers arrived at Phoenix in their
car at the same time the negro
reached that point on foot. A cap
ture was made and the fugitive was
brought to Ashland from where the
officers of Siskiyou county were noti-
fled. The sheriff of the latter coun-
ty soon appeared and took the col
ored man back to Yreka. On being
elected from the freight in Ashland
the two fugitives had separated, and
nothing further was seen of the white
man accompanying Sherman.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06
Robbers Bind Men
And Take Gold Bars

Robert Boswell and his son, Rob-
ert Boswell, Jr., two miners of Jose
phine county, brought word to the
settlement of Holland that they had
been bound and gagged by two mask
ed robbers at their mine Thursday
night, and robbed of $4,000 in gold
bullion. According to their story,
they had just finished melting down
their paintings of the past week whel
the robbers appeared. Father ant
son were tied to trees by the rob
bers, who then took three gold bars
weighing about $4,000 each, and lef
on horseback.
After several hours, the younger
Boswell managed to free himself
He then cut his fathers bonds, and
the two started on foot through the
night for Holland to report their loss
A sheriff's posse has been beating
the woods about the mine, but re-
port that thus far no clue of the rob-
bers has been found.
The Boswells have offered $500
for the apprehension of the robbers,
and $1,000 for the return of the bull
hon. The Boswell mine is said to
be one of the richest in southern
Oregon, and the two owners operate
it alone.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06
Interesting Talk
To Business Men

Last Thursday evening while Wal
ter Givens, a prominent merchant of
Estaca, Ore, was in Ashland during
his tour of southern Oregon in the
interests of the Robert N. Stanfleld
campaign for United States senator,
the members of the Business Mems
association called a meeting and ask
ed Mr. Givens to address them on
"Trade Acceptances and Their Use
in Retail Credits, as Well as Whole
sale Amounts" The meeting was
held in the city hall, and fair sized
audience greeted the speaker, who
is a live wire, and gave an intensely
interesting talk that merited a much
better attendance than was accorded
him.
Mr. Givens claims to be the pion-
eer OF the use of trade acceptances
in retail business, and was thorough
ly conversant on the subject.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06
Unconscious Men
Taken Off Train

A man was taken from train No.
l6 Friday night in an apparently un-
conscious condition and turned over
to Chief of Police Hatcher, who lodg-
ed him in local hospital. The man
had papers about him indicating that
his name was Pete Pericich, and Is
thought to be an Austrian. He had
purchased a ticket at San Francisco
for Hoquiam, Wash, and acrried a
letter purporting to be from broth
er from the latter place.
He had been in a semi-unconscious
condition all day, the train officials
stated, and was put off here to re-
ceive attention from a physician. His
condition indicates that he is an epil-
optic. Chief Hatcher has notified the
brother in Hoquiam Of the mans con-
dition.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06
Ashland Has Gained
S96,4OO Over Quota

Ashland closed the week Saturday
with the satisfaction of knowing that
she had nearly reached the $780,
600 mark in the Third Liberty loan
subscriptions. While this was the
goal the executive committee has been
trying to attain no especial effort
has been made to canvas for this
amount, 1t being left to the citizens
to make their. subscriptions to the
banks as they see fit. In this man
mer the subscriptions have been in
creased gradually until at the close
of business Saturday night the banks,
together with the amounts subscrib-
ed ny the railroad employees total
$199.400.
Following are the subscribers and
amounts since the last report, May q:
$500 Subscription
Mrs. T. w. Acklin.
pow ouuSCriptiOhS
Lou N. Case, Frank Cox, Mrs. Ber-
tha w. Nickerson, Clifford H. Nicker-
son.
$3.50 Subscriptions
f. w. Herrin, Sarah f. Ganiard.
500 Subscriptions
w. ]. Albert, Albert A. and Maude
Marske, VIM. G. Rush, Mrs. Ira Reed
er, Adeline C. Morris, Mrs. Elizabeth
Semple, Rose Patterson, Grace H.
Chamberlain, Elizabeth d. Palmer.
Edith B. McCracken.
$50 Subscriptions
John B. Harrell Jr,, Mrs. j. b.
Earrell, Martin j. Love, Otto q.
Rohrke, treasurer Acorn Circle No.
54, N. of w., William Peterson, w.
w. Young, r. M. Andrews, George
w. Grow, j. B. Icenhower, Albert l..
Peachey, Westley p. Bellus, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Bartges, A. c. Gum, E.
Eugene Caldwell, Cornelia Kirkpat-
rick, Webster Wertz.
The Southern Pacific employees
subscriptions in addition to those
made through the banks are 169 sub
scribers with $4,000 subscribed,
making grand total Of 947 subscribe
ers with subscriptions amounting to
$199,4OO.
Following are the number of sub
scribers and the amounts made at
the banks and various corporations
First National bank, 37S subscrib-
ers, $101, $50 subscribed; Citizens
bank, 1876 subscribers, $5S,55O; State
bank, 73 subscribers, S1S,SOO sub
soribers; s. p. railroad, allotted
$4,000; California-Oreg Power Co,
allotted $4,000.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06
WOmen'S Land Army
Will Be Organized

Medford is planning the organza-
tion of branch of the Women's Land
Army of America during the COM
ing spring and summer, the purpose
of which is to help meet the labor
situation in caring for the fruit crops
of the valley.
All women and girls willing to
work will be enrolled. The organiza-
ton places no restrictions on those
enrolled, but is simply for the pur-
pose of service. 1t proposes also to
arrange uniform wage and hours
of work and transportation facilities
for the workers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06
Monthly Report Of
Co. Thrift Contest

Following is the monthly report
of the Jackson county thrift con-
test cooperating with the federal
government in thrift stamp, Liberty
bonds, Junior Red Cross, war savings
societies and other campaigns:
Money Earned or Received -.
Amount of money earned by work,
$541.S0; amount of money earned
from investment, $1S1.0S; allow
ance from parents or guardians,
$36S.4S; all other money received,
including gifts, etc, $926.31. Total
receipts, $1,417.67.
Money Paid Out Each Month
Amount paid for necessities $667.6O;
amount paid for amusement, as
shows, games, etc., s67O7; amount
paid for luXuries as candy, drinks,
etc., $6SSO; for gifts, church, Red
Cross, Y,M.C.A. and other charity
s7T27. Total paid out other than
necessities saving, SSS0.64.
Money Saved-Paid for thrift
stamps, s41S.23; for war savings
certificates, S1,419.4S; government
bonds, Liberty bonds, etc., $4,000;
other bonds or securities as notes,
ETC.. $50; deposited in banks and
savings accounts, $2S9.S1; paid for
life insurance, $1S.52; money loaned
to others, s74.2S; cash on hand
checking bank account included, ST.
419.24, Total amount of all savings,
$3,929.56,
Glass, Club or Home Work In
Thrift-Hours devoted TO club work
out of school, 1874; hours devoted to
club work in school, SIT; lessons in
club work completed to date, 105;
hours devoted to other hom~ work,
21, ,2S0; articles completed IN Junior
Red Cross work during the month
189; Red Cross or other patriotic
compositions written, 169; times dur
ing month appearing on thrift pro-
grams, 96; thrift maXims committed
during the month, 2,19S; number OF
pupils taking boys and girls clul
work, 335.
The above is an incomplete report
for the county as not all schools
have reported at the time Of maxim;
out this report. Number of student
represented in above report, 22S5.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06
Lively Fighting Reported on
Italian Front Quiet in Flanders

dashed against the rock ribbed de-
fense of the British and French early
last week, and the Ypres line stood
firm under the attack.
General Won Arnlm evidently has
been forced into this inactivity by the
severity Of his losses and the time
necessary to marshal new forces for
fresh blow.
Concededly, however, the Germans
have fresh troops for a thrust Of
even greater power, If they think it
advisable to employ them here and
there have been indications for the
last day or two that they were pre-
pairing to do so.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06

Especial attention is called to the
members of the Commercial club to
be present at the meeting in the city
hall tonight. The semi-annual cleo
ton of officers will take place. An
excellent program of speaking and
music will be given and refreshments
will be served.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06

The has been strengthening Of
the allied defense at important
points along both the northern and
southern sides Of the Lys salient. The
French have thus operated success
fully in the Locre region, which is
one of the main objective points OF
the Germans as an approach to Mont
Rouge, and the British, on Friday
night, strengthened their lines in the
vicinity of Hinges, northwest of Beth
une.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06

Those wishing to complete the pay
ments on their subscriptions to the
Third Liberty loan in time to get the
full interest must do so by May 8,
which is the date of the bonds.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06

The Ashland physicians will be az
the armory tomorrow night to make
the necessary examinations for en-
listments in the state militia COM
pany. All joining this company
should be present at this meeting.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06

AutrlA-Hungary supplies some of
the most important items of the cur
rent news. With a critical economic
and political situation officially con-
ceded to be developing at home, her
armies at the front are apparently
about to be launched in new at
tack on Italy.
The crisis in Vienna is marked by
the dismissal of the Austrian parlia-
ment by the emperor's order and the
declaration that forcible measures
would be taken to make resump-
tion of its sessions impossible.
A statement issued makes it clear
that the government was embarrass-
ed by the divisions in the legislative
body over the CARVE food situation
and the various racial grievances in
the Austrian body-politic and desired
free hand in the next few months.
Meanwhile Vienna dispatches have
reported Emperor Charles leaving
for the front, and have announced
greatly increased activity along the
Austro-Italian lines, where a renew
al of the Teutonic offensive has long
been threatened. The Rome official
statement does not give a like pic
ture of the front line activities, but
records intensive aerial operations
with the entente airmen, bringing
down IA enemy machines.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06
Ashland Patriotic Fund

Article |. All money contributed
to this fund shall be used for the fol-
lowing purposes;
/. To provide Ashland's quota for
the National Red Cross and to main
tain the Ashland Red Cross branch.
Q. To assist in caring for any Of
the relatives or dependents of any
Ashland soldier who may need our
help while he is away fighting our
battles and such direct aid to him as
my urgent situation might demand.
3. To contribute to the mainte-
mace of the Y. NJ. c. A., and to the
support of such war charities as, in
the judgment of the executive COM
mittee, are worthy of help from this
community.
4. The entire fund collected shall
be expended only as provided in Ar
ticles l, 2 and 3. Such incidental
expenses as are necessarily incurred
in the collection and administration
of this fund shall be met by private
subscriptions.
Article II. This fund shall be ad-
ministered and disbursed by an execu-
tive committee of seven members COM
posed as follows: One member des-
ignated by the governing board of
the Ashland Red Cross branch; one
member by the mayor and council of
the City of Ashland; one member
by the board OF trustees of the Ash
land Commercial club; one member
by the governing board of the Ash
land Civic Improvement club; one
member by the Ashland school board;
one member by the Ashland Business
Mems association; and one member
by the Ashland Ministerial associa-
tion.
/. The executive committee shall
in organization elect such officers
as necessary for the transaction of
its affairs.
2. Regular monthly meetings
shall be held and special meetings
upon the call of the chairman or
three members of the committee.
8. Meetings and records to be open
to all subscribers of the fund.
4. Permanent records of receipts
and disbursements shall be kept and
monthly statements furnished to the
press.
5. The executive committee shall
provide suitable records, establish
time and places of monthly payment
of all subscriptions and provide for
the complete administration of this
fund.
6. Should any of the above nomin-
ating board designate their represen-
tatives to act on the executive COM
mittee, then and in that event, the
executive committee shall be author
lied to make appointment to fill such
vacancy.
Respectfully submitted.
E.. v. CARTER,
GEO. A. BRISCOE,
II n WAGNER
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF
WEATHER BUREAU

Forecast for the period May to
May II, inclusive, Pacific coast
states: Fair with nearly stationary
temperature.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06

In Palestine, the British have met
and defeated the Turks in engage
ments in the vicinity of the river
Jordon. Attacks by the Ottoman
troops on two successive days have
beaten off with heavy losses to the
enemy and in the fighting the British
took more than 800 prisoners.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06

The man who plays as he goes is
always asked to make return visits
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06

If liberty is worth dying for, 1t Is
also worth chipping in for.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06

The chairman instructed the vari-
Gus organizations represented on the
executive committee to appoint their
members by Wednesday morning in
order to have the committee in readi-
ness for the coming Red Cross drive.
Further details of the project will be
developed by the executive commit
tee, and it is expected to be in fine
running order in a few days.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06

The German offensive in Flanders
has been held up now for virtually
five days since the enemy waves last
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-03-01
PRESIDENT FIXES
1918 WHEAT PRICES
VARYING PRICES IN DIFFERENT
SECTIONS OF COUNTRY ARE
ESTABLISHED BY SCHEDULE
FAIR PRICES TO PRODUCERS

Observation-Disclosures Wilson has
raised the government guaranteed
price for the 1918 wheat crop as high
as 1928 bushel in one primary mar
ket and IN varying sums in all other
primary markets except four
Acting under authority of the food
law, the President thus met the agi-
tation in congress for higher prices
and took steps to stimulate produ :
ton and prevent holding back the
crop while the agitation was going on.
The prices fixed, the President de-
clared, would assure the producer a
reasonable profit. On the basis of
No. Northern spring wheat and its
equivalents, the President fixed the
prices as follows:
Chicago, 1920; Kansas City, $215;
st. Louis, $21S; Minneapolis, $2.17:
New York, $2.2S; Charleston, S. c.,
1927; Savannah, 1927; Seattle, $205;
San Francisco, $40; Los Angeles,
$40; Galveston, 1870; New Orleans,
1920; Fort Worth Tex, 5000; Okla
homa City, $205.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-03-01
TAKE INTEREST IN UTILITIES
President Asks Local Authorities to Do
Duty in Assisting Public Utilities
to Give Service.

Washington. With the approval of
President Wilson, the federal railroad
administration is about to interest it.
self in street railway, light, heat and
power companies throughout the coun-
try whese financial stability may be
threatened by mounting costs of oper-
alton. When it appears necessary, in
creases in fares or rates may be sug-
gested.
Correspondence between Secretary
McAdoo, as director general of rail-
roads, and the president, discloses that
committee representing public utility
interests recently presented memoran-
da to the secretary setting forth a
most serious situation and asking that
1t be brought to the attention OF the
president. Mr. McAdoo and the pres
ident agreed that public utilities are a
necessary part of the nations equip
ment for war.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-03-01
AMERICAN TROOPS
HOLD new SECTOR
WARMLY WELCOMED WHEN THEY
TAKE OVER THE POSITIONS
ONCE HELD BY GERMANS.
AT CHEMIN DES DANES FRONT

With the American Army IN France
Sammies are on the watch in a first
line sector of the Road of the Ladies
front.
1t is certain that Fritz knows
about the presence of Americans on
this famous front, Sc that the folks
back home, too, may know.
Solemn a1d inspiring scenes at.
tended the moving of the Sammies
into the Chem des Danes sector.
Chaplains spoke the benediction be.
fore statue of Joan dare, and a
French general, one of the heroes OF
the Marine, who now comm lnds the
Chemin des Danes front, kissed the
Stars and Stripes as the Sammies de-
trained in a town torn by shells be.
fore the Germans were forced back
and destroyed before the enemy left it.
The generals address to the troops
was one to quicken the heartbeat Of
every American.
The pitchy blackness of the night re-
quilO Tic ALucIlCduS W pIOCt6u III
single file through roughly connected
shell holes serving as communication
trenches" each man holding on to
the bayonet of the man ahead of him.
The reserve troops found safety and
tranquility deep under ground in the
celebrated quarries where the Ger
mans organized the defense of the
Aisne line after their retreat from the
Marine, and which are said to have
been prepared before the war by their
German owners to accommodate large
bodies of troops for just such an emer-
gency,
Entire companies, and even battal-
ions, are billeted here in the bowels
of the earth, safe from the biggest
shells, and provided with all home
comforts, such as electric lights, fans
and hot water system.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-03-01
BRITISH CAPTURE JERICHO
Australian Troops Capture Historic
Town in Palestine and Estab-
lish Headquarters.

London. The British have captured
Jericho, in Palestine, the war office
reports.
The city was entered by Australian
troops. Little opposition was encoun-
tered. Later the Australians estab.
lished themselves on the line of the
Jordan and the Wadi Auja.
Since the capture of Jerusalm the
British have been pushing ahead stead
lily, striking out to the north and east
Aside from its historical importance,
In connection with the British plan
to free the holy land from the Turks,
the capture of Jericho is of little sig
nificance, 1t consists mere of squat
novels and few shops, with abo at
800 inhabitants. Its chief strategic
value lies in the fact that it gives
the British domination of the valley
of Jordan and also control Of a net
work of highways radiating from the
town.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-03-01
SAVE RUSSIA FROM TEUTONS
Bolsheviki Revolutionists Mobilize to
Resist Invasion of Germans
In Russia

New York.-Determination to save
the Russian revolution from the re.
dictionary control of the German mill
tarists has become the dominant
policy of the Bolsheviki.
BY calling for a revolutionary mo-
bilization, the Bolshevik leaders have
shown the true spirit of the Fren ii
revolution and have demonstrated
their own strength of character whel
driven to make momentous decisions
Hereafter it will be impossible for the
Germans to play at having conquered
Russia. Whatever may be Russia's
difficulties and however the Slavs
may appear to have been overwhelm-
ed, this weeks developments show
that the spirit Of democracy has
thrilled the country too many months
for Won Hindenburg to gain control
of the country.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-03-01
w. N. u, MEMPHIS, NO. s.-1s1s.
PIaYmates.

Among my friends there Is an "only
child" who Is the wife of prominent
man. One day, making an unexpected
call, visitor found her in tears be-
cause she was expected to entertain
some important friends of her husband
that evening. II don't know how I'm
going to 90 through with It," she sob
bed. you've no idea how afraid of
meeting strangers am. They terrify
me and leave me breathless and tongue
tied and wanting to run away and
hide. How can my husband succeed
with such wife?' she asked passion
ately. ooh, my mother is to blame
for this: she never would allow me to
have playmates or to make friends,
and now | don't know how r'--Ex-
change.