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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-02-23

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Mr.. James r. Meyers, 1884 Wabash
avenue, is able to be out again after q
few weeks illness.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-02-23
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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-02-23
CHIPS.

Prof. jas. Allyn .Mundy is confines
to his room with pneumonia
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-02-23

Saul Shields and Eugene Bowman left
Wednesday for Waterloo and Sioux
City, Iowa. They expect to return next
Monday. .E 49,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
Douglas County May
Get New Industry

Plans are being advanced to start
a new war industry in Douglas coun-
ty which promises to be of great
commercial value to that section.
'fhis is the manufacturing of ship
knees from the stumps Of fir timber.
Many farmers in that locality are
already beginning to dig out their
old stumps to manufacture ship
knees from the roots.
Ship knees are an absolute neces-
sity for every wooden vessel that is
built. and the fir stumps make the
rest knees for this purpose. as they
must be hard and tough. The knees
can he taken only from the stumps.
as a good ship knee must be of a
certain angle of very strong material
from the roots. Hundreds of these
Knees are used in every vessel. built
In the larger shipyards. They are
Used under the decks, In the hulls,
and many other parts of the ship.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
Residence Damaged
BY Fire Yesterday

The residence of g. w. Chattin on
Hargadine street was badly damaged
by fire Wednesday afternoon and but
for the timely arrival of the fire de-
partment would have been entirely
burned As It was, the roof was
practically consumed and the interi-
or almost ruined with smoke and wa
ter.
The fire was discovered about four
O'Clock in the afternoon by Mrs.
Chattin, whose first intimation of
Aer house burning was to find the en-
tire roof of the building ablaze.
The department hurried to the
s.ene, aad while a volume OF water
was poured on the building an army
% men hastily removed the greater
part of the furniture.
1t is not known how the fire start
Sd. whether from the chimney or by
defect in the wiring. The house was
insured.
Air Chattin is in San Francisco at
the present where he has been an in
mate Of hospital for several weeks,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
Chairman Issued
W.S.S. Summary

County Chairman Henry Hart has
issued summary of the war savings
pledges made by all the school dis
tricts Of Jackson county which dis
closes that Ashland district, with a
quota of S53,656 had subscribed
Se4,90S, being $11,252 over the 121
per cent. Valley View, with quota
of 1882 subscribed $1,000, or 139 per
cent Bclleyiew, with a quota of SO =
zee subscribed $4,000, or los per
cent. Pinenurst, with a quota Of
&2O4, subscribed $215, or 1O5 per
cent. Colostin, with a quota of $30G,
subscribed $685., or 1873 per cent.
Soda Springs, with a quota of 81, ,054
subscribed Sl,670, or 116 per cent.
Siskiyou, with 4 quota of S1,19S, sub
acribed $lG60, or 139 per cent.
Chairman lIart's report dscloses
the following school districts in this
soCtion as being under their quota
Lithia Springs, with a quota of ST.
476, subscribed $40, or 80 per cent.
Neil Creek, with a quota of S3,O2S,
subscribed 1920, or 40 per cent.
Jackson county's quota of $685.
G66, was ovcgsubscr.bed SGO,194, or
122 per cent.
Fifty-thrce districts oversubscrib-
Cd S69,5O9.
Thirty-onc districts undersubscrih-
ed $13 39S.
Four districts, namely, Sterling,
No. S3, Come No. "a, Little Apple
gate No. 81 and Bybee Springs No
I01, did not respond.
Total pledge cards, 6,33S.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
Sugar Ration Cut
To Save For Canning

All grocerG and eating places in
Jackson county have received notice
from the food administrator that the
sugar ration will lie cut from three
to two pounds pc" person per month
or two pounds for each so meals
served. 1t is hoped by so doing, and
also affecting saving in non-essentiaI
lines, to provide sugar enough to en-
able each family a sufficient quanti-
~ to can fruit and vegetables to
provide enough for the coming year.
Grocers will please notify me
Wien in need Of certificates for Au-
gust allotment. Families are only
allowed 25 pounds of sugar for the
seasons canning unless they get 4
special permit.
the administration is very anXi-
Gus TO avoid putting the county on a
ration basis per month and 1t is
hCped that everyone will voluntarily
cooperate with the administration
to avoid doing this by not using
more than their two pounds per per-
son per month and supplementing
with Karo, maple syrup and honey.
w. A. FOLGER,
County Food Administrators
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
Seriously Injured
BV Fall From Truck

James Mcdonald of Medford sus-
tained injuries Sunday which may
prove fatal when he fell off an auto
truck over a steep embankment on
tho Yreka-Little Shasta highway. His
INJURIES consist of fractured skull
and two fractures of the jaw, a brok-
en arm and bad bodily bruises. He
wac operated upon at the Shaw hos
nital at Yreka Monday, but little
hopes for his recovery are held out,
Mcdonald. who owns a small Or
chard near Medford where he has re-
sided for tho past 1j years, was fore
man of the state highway work on
the canyon road between Yreka and
the mouth of Shasta river. AT the
Tine of the, accident, he was stepping
from the seat to the side of the
truck, his foot slipped and he fell,
rolling down a steep slope.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
Woman Detained For
Alleged Kidnapping

In response to telegram from
Sheriff Hurlburt of Multnomah
county to arrest Mrs. Helen Spranger
wanted in Portland for the alleged
kidnapping Of Adrian May Butts, a
7-year-old girl, Chief Of Police Hatch
er stopped the woman here who was
on train No. SO en- route to San Fran
cisco Tuesday evening.
According to the womans story,
the child in her custody was her son )
daughter The child's father and
mother were separated end the lat-
ter had married again. Mrs. Sprang-
er had transportation to take the
child to its father at Honolulu but
according to the laws of the state she
could not remove the little girl with
ou; the mothers consent, which she
had failed to obtain.
Chief Hatcher detained Mrs. Sprar-
ger and the little girl here until lie
communicated with the authorities
in Portland who sent a matron from
the juvenile court to Ashland last
night to accompany the woman and
child back to Portland.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
Runaways Discovered
Working In Ashland

Chief of Police Hatcher received a
telegram several weeks ago from the
sheriff Of NIultnomah county stating
that three girls, Ella Parsons, Doro-
thy Mead and Frances Cox, had es-
oaped from the Louis Home in Port
LAND About July Ella Parsons, age
81, and Dorothy Mead, age 22, drift
ed into Ashland and obtained employ
Elent at the Hotel Austin. Here they
were discovered by Chief Hatcher
who notified Sheriff Hurlburt of
Multnom2h county, and yesterday w.
. McClarin, state agent of the Louis
IIome, arrived in Ashland and took
the girls back with him to Portland.
It was learned later that Frances Cox
had gone OF to San Francisco, while
the other two stopped in this city.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01

The allied line runs south from
scissors to Grand Rozoy and then II
hegins to turn east. 1t passes Just to
the north Of Fere-En-T -Tardenois and
continues to the apex of the new
wedge at Nesles, where It turns sharr
south toward Roncheres.
Al around the salient there has
been continuous battle for two days
with the Germans launching constant
counter attacks. They have failed
and the allies have gained important
ground at vital points.
Immediately south OF SCISSORS and
west of Rheims the German lines are
strongly held, but enemy efforts t.
improve his position in the latter re-
glon have been broken down.
There now seems 10 be little douot
that the Germans will retreat to the
Vesle river, any possibility of making
stand north of the Ourcq seemingly
being lost.
In their advance the Americans
drove wedge into the enemy line
and the allies are now in 4 position
TO drive the Germans back by flank
movements both east and west of the
head of the apex which lies near Nes-
les. From the Nesles region south
ward through Ciergea and Roncheras
the German line is about four miles
long and affords the allies an oppor-
tunity to drive the Germans from the
region southwest of Ville-En-T -Tarde-
nois without q frontal attack against
the hills 70 the south.
Berlin says tho fighting front was
quiet Tue3day and that all allied eff
forts Monday were repulsed.
Some OF Celmany's divisions, the
Fourth Trussian Guard and a Bavar.
len division, we're opponents of tht
American boys from the Middle West
and Eastern States. The American!
had outfoUgnt them Monday in tht
LATHE for Sorgy and defeated them IL
9 battle again on Tuesday.
No prisoners were taken, so des
perate was the combat. Machine
gun and artillery fire forms the mair
| Iart y. the enemy defense.
Gerpan chell fire from Neslcs for
est, however, has had little effec
against the Americans.
In Flanders the allied position ha'
been improved further through thu
capture OF Merris by Australian
troops.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
Red Cross Salvage
Depot Opens Doors

\ committee meeting was held in
the Red Cross salvage depot in the
Camps building Tuesday afternoon
at which the final arrangements
were completed for the launching of
this enterprise among the business
Eouses of Ashland. The following Of
fice:s were elected to have charge
Of the business interests of the de-
pot: Chairman, Mrs. c. B. Lam
Ain; secretary, Mrs. P B. Whitney:
treasurer. Miss Lillian Patterson; I;
publicity secretary, Miss Mary Niver.
The salvage depot will he open
every day except Sundays and Mon
days at the hours of from $3.50 70 II
IL. M, and 1880 to 4;30 p. m.
anyone having any articles of the
slightest value may bring them here
aud they are sure to find purchaser
who will have use for them. EVERY
household has many articles of lit
tie value that will be turned to use
by some one and these will all find
a place in the stock of the salvage
Lureau, Goods will be on sale from
now on, and purchasers will receive
courteous attention at ali times.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
Small Scratch May
Be Fatal To Doctor

DR.. Z. Ii. Porter, for years one of
of the best known physicians Of Med
fcrd and proprietor and manager OF
the Medford sanitarium, is in criti-
cal condition az the sanitarium in
that city, as the result of infection.
1t was thought tho fore part Of the
week that he would not live, but ai-
ter a consultation by his attending
physicians, DIS. Sweeney of Medford
and Jarvis of Ashland it was decided.
that he had fighting chance.
Dr.. Porter had been in i'll health
for several months past, and only
recently returned from a three
weeks motoring and camping yaca-
tion trip in California, apparently re-
stored to bodily vigor and strength.
Last TUESDAY, while doing some
pruning work at his ranch, he scrat-
ched his right hand. which became
infected. That night he was seizeI
with fever and chills and tool; to his
bed at the sanitarium whore he "e-
mained until Sunday evening when
lie arose and went out to his ranch
foi 4 short visit He a,ose the next
mc.a!ng feeling gcc4 arl pu:: = g
tlld days work caring &c" r1t.o:.t.
and transacting business.
Monday night, howere", Dr.. Por-
ter became quite II, and Er. Swcen-
ey was sv-lmon-d, as Dr.. Bar5ec,
lis personal phyc,c!an was at Crater
Lake. D.. Swedenbu.g Of Ashland.
was also summoned. as were practi-
caliy all the physicians of Medfori.
il seems that the blood poisoning
from the infected hand had spread
throught his system and had affected
the muscle Of tho heart.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
Reese Creek Holds
Group Meeting

The second annual group gather
ing for the Sunday school district,
north of Eagle Point, was held at
Reese creek school house, on July
rs. Seats and tables were arranged
under the wide-spread.ng oak trees,
where a splendid all-day service was
he'd.
About one hour was spent in the
morning in the study Of the Sunday
school lesson, after which a lively
discussion was had on Sunday school
needs and problems.
The picnic dinner was enjoyed by
all Some gathered Their families
nnder an old oak tree, while many
spread their dinners on a large flat
toy hay rack. Hot coffee was served.
A number of the people did not
arrive until time for the afternoon
service, as they had attended services
in their own districts. The opening
part of the service consisted of songs
and recitatons from the children
and older ones. Mrs. Drittson of
Reese Creek sang two very fine
songs. Dr. j. c. Rollins of Medfori
gave an excellent address on the sub
jest, THE Master is Come and Call
eth for Thee"
These meetings bind the rural and
city folk together with a tie of love
and friendship which means for bet
ter business and social relations.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
Huns Fail TO Hold Line And
Prepare For Retirement North

With the american Army on the
.Msnc-Marnc Front, July 81 (noon)
Efforts made by the Germans to
Pdvancc their lines against the Amer
icans on this front last night and this
forenoon were fruitless. The Ameri-
cans, for their part, were content to
loid their positions along their slight
ly advanced line foc the time. The
German line, however, i3 reported
gradually giving way both to the
right and left.
There was hard fighting through
out the night, but no concentrated
attack in force by either side.
During the night the Americans
mad a prctense of retiring from a
part Of the town of Se.inges. The
Germans advanced into the town on
observing the supposed evacuation.
Two companies of Americans then
closed in and envelcped the Germans
and killed or captured every man in
the town.
Both high explosives and sas shell
vas sprayed by the Germans over a
wide area.
I'll, al. forces on beth sides were
busy this morning. One of the Amer
can Observers was attacked by eight
enemy machines but escaped and e
iHrncd to his base.
American troops maintain their po-
siti,l Il The region of Seringes-Et-
.>ctles, which they carried after v!o-
cnt fighting, according to an official
statement from the war office today.
T,.o Cc:mcIs made four attacks
against tie new French positions to
;hc east Of Culchy-Le-C Chateau. They
wc-e repulsad and tie French line
was held intact.
The Trench and the Germans car
lied out raids II 2 number of othe.
rnints on sectors east and west of the
Narne salient, but there was no
change in the general situation at
these points.
IL spite OF The tremendous efforts
put forth by the Germans to check
the pressure of the Allies north of
The Ourcq, today finds the German
positions there in grave danger. The
french, British and American troops
fighting Their way forward east of
Fere- -En-Ta-dencis seem to be in a
position TO compel q hurried retreat
from Ronche.es and st. Gemme at
tho extreme bottom of the salient be-
tween scissors and Rheims.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
Ashland Boy Wins
Prize For Firing

Adrian Wolf, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. 7. Wolf, of the Depot Hotel, who Is
in the United States Navy, has been
making rapid advancement since en-
tering the service. He is now sta
;oned at Camp Sims, L. S. Navy
Yard, Philadelphia, Pa, and in re-
cent letter to his parents he states
that he has qualified and made a ma
Wy e" The E. stands for excel
lence in firing.
Our crew fired eight shots and
made eight hits in "a seconds" he
wrote. The worlds record is oaly
about two seconds faster We got
a prize of $50 apiece for eight men,
or s16O, and it qualified me first
class gun pointer. wear q wheel and
star, with S4 a month increase in
pay.
We arc now stationed here in
Philadelphia and may he for month
hut | think | am through with the
fleet. Anyway, / hope so. We get
70 90 TO town every night, and sleep
now on cots, no more hammocks. 1t
is some life here.
II was on passenger boat coming
from Norfolk and we stopped at Fort
Monroe. Just as We pulled away
saw Bob Wagner but did not get to
cal, his attention"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
Ban Upon Wheat
Is Lifted BY Hoover

Release Of hotels, clubs, restau-
rants and dining cars throughout the
country on August ] from the vol
untary PLEDGE to use no wheat until
the present harvest, was announced
Sunday in a cablesram received from
Food Administrator Hoover. now in
England. Public eating houses, the
food administrator said will con-
tinue to serve victory bread. Mr..
Hoover congratulated the eating
places upon their patriotic service
ana voiced confidence that the spirit
shown will enable the American peo-
pie to hu.ld up a great food re-
serve against the eXigencies of the
future.
Though exact figures have not
'een compiled, it was estimated Ivy
the food administrator that. through
the voluntary pledge made by hotels,
restaurants, clubs and dining cars,
there has been effected between Oc-
toher /, 1917, and August l, 1918,
saving OF between 175, 100000 anil
?00000,000 pounds of wheat and its
products, 150,000,000 pounds of
meat, and 5O,OOO,OOO pounds of
sugar. The action of the proprie-
tors of public eating places, it was
said, also has been of great educa-
tional value in carrying to the homes,
of the nation the necessity of food
saving.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
Young Girl Steps
On Big Rattlesnake

G. Z. Cole, farmer who lives on
Red mountain, about, IA miles south
OF the city, was in town recently
and told of a thrilling experience
With a big ratlesnake a short time
age. Mr.. Cole and his daughter
were engaged in shocking oats, the
young lady using a pitchford N
handling the bundles, when she
stepped squarely on the snake,
which had quietly remained hidden
in the stubble. Rattlesnakes are
quite numerous in the vicinity of the
Cole farm, and the young woman
ntuitively knew that she had trod
Oh a snake when she felt him squilsn
beneath her foot, and jumped so
quickly that she escaped the vicious
st.,ke of the rattler. Mr. Cole Just
hHppened to glance that way in time
to see the whole transaction, or per-
haps the startled exclamation of the
gil drew his attention As he
glanced up he saw the spiral Ike
shape of the snake as he lunged at
his intended victim. Springing for
ward Cole grabbed the pitch fork
from the girls hands and struck
the snage so violently as to break
the hickory handle. The rattler
proved to be an old fellow and meas
ured three feet and four inches in
length. A few days previously big
rattler was discovered near the Cole
home, lying stretched out in a path,
and was killed d-Roseburg News.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
3 Seattle Girls
HeadedFOr South

Three women mixers passed
through Lshland Tuesday carrying
large sacks on their backs. They
gave their names as Misses Peggy
Wolfe. Mae Daily and r. e. Hollo-
way, and claimed to have started
from Seattle three weeks ago and
we're en- route for Los Angeles. The
young women possess a wholesome
appearance born Of their outdoor
experience, and say they are work.
ing in berry fields, orchards and
other outside work in preference to.
more sedentary pursuits. n
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
Workmen Ready To
Start Improvements

Fourteen 'laboring men who were
h'red at Portland to work on the
government improvement contracts
at Crater Lake, arrived in Medford
yesterday morning. 1t required two
auto stage cars and a motor truck
10 haul the men and their luggage
and other equipment to the lake.
More laborers are coming from Port
land daily to work at Crater Lake
park, it was announced by Court
Hall yesterday morning, as the con-
tractors have found it impossible to
hire local labor for work there.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
Officers Training
Course In MedfOrd

Alan Brackinreed is busy arrang-
ing for a military course in Med
lord under the auspices of the Uni
versty of Oregon. says the Medford
Sun. This will he in the nature of
an officers training on the extern
sion plan so that citizens of Medford
may instruct themselves in military
drill and science without leaving
home.
The ideashas proved to be very
popular one, and large enrolment
las already been secured. f. New
@rt, former leader of the home
Mards, will probably have charge Of
military drill, while the university
Will arrange the courses of study
Meetings will probably be held two
a. three times a week.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
Aged Resident Died
Tuesday Morning

James \. Mcdonald, an aged resi-
dent of Ashland, died at his home
on B street Tuesday morning at 8
o'clock. The deceased was 81 years
of age and his death was due to- com
plications incident to old age. MI.
Mcdonald was born in Kentucky anil
mad lived in this city for the past
four years. The body was taken to
Myrtle Creek "Wednesday morning
where interment was made A vie
and s..e.al children survive.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
Ashland Merchant In
Two Wrecks Sunday

c. j. Periine, merchant OF this
city, had the misfortune to partially
wreck two cars in Medford Sunday
afternoon. The first was damaged
by running into it in backing up to
curb, while the other was badly
wrecked as It emerged suddenly out
Of an alley into the street on which
Perrine was driving EIc went back
Monday morning and deposited a
check to cover all damages.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
DIXIE PICNIC.

The Dixie Club is making prepar-
%tions to hold their annual picnic and
reunion in the park Thursday. Aug.
20. This society includes all people
living In the valley who came origin+
ally from Jne Southern states.