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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
Y. w. c. A. Drive
Started Today

The war work of the Y. w. c. A.
drive is organized and commenced
this morning. The work was ex-
planned Sunday in the sermons from
the various pulpits, and the women's S
clubs are all giving valuable assist
ance. 1t is hoped that the money
will soon be raised, as Ashland's pro-
portion is only $500. This will not
necessitate large contribution from
ary one person, if all respond to the
call.
Mrs. Z. c. Gard is chairman of the
drive and has appointed the follow
ing captains, who will visit every one
some time during the week. Mrs.
w. l.. Mellinger, Mrs. c. H. Gillette,
Mrs. H. H. Millican, Miss Josephine
Saunders; Mrs. A. w. Boslough, Mrs.
F. H. Walker, Mrs George E. Car
penter, Mrs. Jud z. Miller of Ash
land; Mrs. A. S. Furry of Phoenix;
Mrs. Crawford of Talent; Mrs. F. E.
Homes of Belleview; Miss Crosslin of
Neil Creek.
The necessity of hostess houses at
the encampments and the protection
of young girls at all the industrial
centers is as necessary as any other
part of war work The misunder-
standing of the proposition delayed
the drive one week.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
Church Laymen
Met In This CitV

A good-sized assemblage gathered
at the Methodist church yesterday af-
ternoon at the Laymen's Evangelistic
Missionary Movement meeting which
was called for 2:30 o'clock. A num-
ber. of churchmen from Medford and
Central Point were here, and various
plans for increasing interest in this
movement were discussed. Members
we're solicited at the meeting, and a
number joined the movement. This
organization was started in Medford
several weeks ago among the mem
bers of the various churches there,
and a widespread invitation was
given to all the men in the Rogue
River valley to enlist in the move
ment. II bears to the churches
corresponding relationship that a
commercial club bears to the business
of community, and its purpose is to
enlist the services of men who will
take a deeper interest and more ac-
tive part in the practical as well as
the spiritual work of the church.
At this meeting plans were also
discussed for the convention which
will be held in Medford three days in
March.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
Students Invest
In Thrift Stamps

Several weeks ago the principals
ot the Junior High and Hawthorne
schools issued an appeal to the stu
dents to buy thrift stamps in order
to do their bit towards helping win
the war. The question of patriotism
and sacrifice was enlarged upon. In
stead of investing every penny and
nickel that falls into childish hands
in something of no great benefit or
pleasure to the owner, the important
matter of saving until a quarter has
heen accumulated and invest that in
a thrift stamp was enlarged upon by
the teachers in the various grades.
The children responded to the appeal
with promptness and enthusiasm
which augur we'll for the future citi-
2ens of the United States.
All sorts of methods were resorted
to to collect money and save it to in
vest in thrift stamps. Even the little
tots in the primary grades heroically
passed the tempting displays in the
candy shops and clung to their pen
MES until 25 cents had been saved
and was passed over to the safe-keep-
ing of teachers hands. Others earned
the coveted "two-bit" pieces by stren-
uous labors of their hands or mind,
ard were well awarded for their sac
rifices when presented with the little
green stamp which proclaimed each
one real holder of ''baby bond"
Friday afternoon Miss Gertrude
Engle, principal of the Junior High
school, invested the accumulation of
the various rooms in that building
and presented the children with their
cards and stamps to the amounts
each had given in. AS one of the
Four-Minute speakers recently re-
marked in an appeal to the children,
Every time you lick stamp you
help lick the kaiser" and the gusto
With which the stamps were fastened
on the certificates proclaimed the sat
isfaction of Young America in doing
mis- best licks' for his country.
The amounts invested by the pu-
pills of this school reach the sum of
Si,531.3S. OF this $4,000 was invest
ed in Liberty bonds and $531.3S in
thrift stamps. The latter was prin-
cipally the accumulation of Dimes.
nickels and pennies of the children,
who took this means of helping the
government in the stupendous task
before it.
The students of the Hawthorne
school has invested the following:
Liberty bonds, $1,000; War Savings
Stamps, sos; Thrift Stamps, s154,50.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
Al-Day Meeting
At Talent Church

The Christian church at Talent
held an all-day meeting Sunday which
was well attended by the followers Of
that faith there. Among the clergy
men present who addressed the vari-
Gus sessions of the meeting were Rev
F. B. Huffman, pastor of the Chris
tian church of Medford, and Rev G.
G. o. Humbert of Eugene, Rev. w. l..
Christian church, has had the church
at Talent under his charge and
breaches there every Sunday evening
before filling his home pulpit. A din
ner at noon was one of the features
OF yesterdays meeting.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
Proud to Belong To
Officers Command

A company of soldiers belonging to
the medical corps from Fort Lawton,
Seattle, Wash, were on train No. SO
Friday evening, en- route to Camp
Fremont, Palo Alto, Cal. The con-
tingent numbered 25 pharmacists
and nurses, and was one of the finest
lot of young men that has passed
through Ashland. Their splendid
physical condition and good training
were due to their officer, Captain
Truax, former mayor of Grants Pass,
the men declared in conversation at
the station. Captain TruaX is one
of the grandest officers a man could
serve under" one remarked, "and we
are proud to belong to his command.
We gave him a hearty three cheers
when we left him." These boys ex-
pect to take several weeks training
in the southern camp, after which
they will be sent to France.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
Farmers Convene
At Neil Greek

A get-together meeting of the farm
ers and stock-raisers of Neil Creek
and Belleview districts was held last
Friday evening at the Neil Creek
school house, which was largely at
tended by the people of that commun-
ity, who have become impressed with
the idea of the necessity of farmers
working in unity for the good of their
community. a large company assem-
bled at this initial meeting, at which
F. c. Homes was the presiding Of
ficer. County Pathologist C. C. Cate
was present and addressed the assem-
blage, and A. c. Joy, one OF the repre-
sentative farmers of the Belleview
district, also gave an address. Other
meetings will be held from time to
time, the next one to be held in the
Belleview school house in the near
future. ..tA .t.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
Local People Care
For French Babies

Twenty-siX French children have
been adopted by people in the Rogue
River valley in the past few weeks
Ten of these were pledges made for
two years and sixteen were one-year
pledges. Several of those who became
gcd-fathers to little French children
we're American children. Many sacri-
fices have been made by children in
order to send contributions to help
the more unfortunate brothers and
sisters in France.
During the past year many thou
sands of fatherless children have
been provided with the necessities Of
life by Americans. These have been
amply repaid by the letters which
come once quarter from France
bearing thanks and messages of love
and good cheer. Marshal Joffre, who
has unfailingly refused to accept any
office, has made single exception OF
the "Fatherless Children of France"
and is the president of the league.
The society of the "Fatheriess
Children of France" is to provide for
the little children who have been de-
prived of the support of their fathers
who have lost their lives in the
trenches, and whose mothers have
been drafted into service in some
form. Ten cents day will bring to
some war-despoiled child these neces-
stiles of life which will insure him or
her the chance to grow into a strong
and healthy citizen of the French re-
public.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
Resolution Adopted
At Annual Council

The following resolution, presented
by U. l.. Upson, Jr., delegate from
Grants Pass, was unanimously adopt
cd by the annual conference of agri-
cultural councils and county agents
held recently at Oregon Agricultural
College, Corvallis:
Whereas, the farmers of the state
of Oregon are pledged to heartily CO.
operate with all departments of the
government in carrying out its pro-
gram and recommendations in so far
ae they relate to the conduct of the
war, and
Whereas, it is realized that every
dollar needlessly expended is dollar
withheld from the use of the govern
ment for war purposes, and
Whereas, over one million dollars
are expended annually in fighting
forest fires in the coast states, a
large proportion of which fires are
the result of incendiarism:
Now, therefore, be 1t resolved that
we, the agricultural councils of the
state of Oregon, in convention assem-
bled at the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, Corvallis, this 4th day of Janu-
airy, 1918, do most earnestly urge
upon all loyal citizens of the state
the subordination and renunciation Of
any opinions held by such citizens,
relative to proper methods of fire
protection which are in conflict with
the policies now promulgated by the
government in the protection and
conservation of its forest resources;
and
Be II further resolved, that we
urge upon all county agents and
members of agricultural councils to
extend all the influence they may
possess to foster the action hereby
taken.
Commenting on this resolution,
District Forester George H. Cecil
says there is already fine spirit Of
cooperation for protection from for
est fires on the part Of the state for
ester's office and the forest service.
The carrying out of this resolution
should bring about closer co-opera-
tion by individual farmers living in
OF near the forests in fire prevention
work, and is an advance step toward
complete protection of oregon's tim
,berland from fire.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28

The American people will go on
war-bread diet today as a part OF
war-rationing system prescribed Sat
urday night by President Wilson and
the food administration. Victory
bread" the food administration calls
it.
The reduced rations are asked for
the purpose of creating a larger ex-
port surplus of food for the allies.
Curtailment of consumption will be
accomplished largely by voluntary
effort, but force will be employed
wherever permitted under the food
control act.
The rationing system, as presented
by the president in proclamation
and by Food Administrator Hoover
in list of regulations, forms the food
administration 1918 food conserva-
ton program, of which the chief fea-
lures are:
A bakers bread of mixed flours,
beginning Monday, with 5 per cent
substitution of other cereals for
wheat until a 20 per cent substitu-
ton is reached, February "a.
Sale by retailers to householders
of an equal amount of substitute
flours for every pound of wheat flour
purchased at the time the wheat flour
is bought.
Sale by millers to wholesalers and
wholesalers to retailers of only 70
per cent of the amount of wheat flour
sold last year.
Two wheatless days week-Mon-
day and Wednesday, one wheat
less meal day.
One meatless day a week-Tues-
day-and one meatless meal day.
Two porkless days a week-Tues-
day and Saturday.
Manufacturers of macaroni, spa
ghetti, noodles, crackers and break
fast foods, pie, cake and pastry will
be permitted to buy only 70 per cent
of their last years purchases, and are
asked to perform patriotic service
by using substitute flours.
Flour will be sold through the reg
ular channels and in such a manner
that each community will receive Its
equivalent share.
The food administration will pur.
chase for the army and for the allies
as announced recently, 80 per cent
of the flour output, and out of this
store will fill emergency require.
ments if stocks run low in any part
of the country.
Wheat millers are required to pro.
duce one barrel of flour of 1876
pounds from 264 pounds of wheat
which represents "A per cent flour
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
Lawyer to Lecture
In Baptist Church

At the First Baptist church on
Tuesday Frederick w. Peabody, a
lawyer Of twenty years practice in
Boston, will give his famous lecture,
The Case Against Christian Sci
ence' Mr.. Peabody conducted two
important law suits against Mrs.
Eddy, one of them as attorney for
her son and her adopted son, and
says that his lecture contains nothing
but the sworn testimony of witnesses
examined by him and Mrs. Eddy's ac-
knowledged utterances and her court
records.
The lecture has recently been CIV
en- twenty-nine times In California
and very large crowds have attended
its delivery.
There Is no charge for admission
TO Tuesdays lecture, but voluntary
will be taken.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
Nation On Ration Basis Today;
President Issues War Measure

No patent or special flours may be
manufactured, although whole wheat
flour may be made as usual.
Hotels and restaurants will be
classed as bakeries and will be re-
quired to serve the new victory bread
State food administrators will be
permitted to designate the wheatless
meal in each state. Where this is
not done, the food administration
requests that the evening meal be OBJ
served as wheatless.
The presidents proclamation, be-
sides calling on the public for fur
ther reduction in consumption, makes
renewed appeal to the housewife to
stop the waste of food. 1t asks gem
eral Observance of the food admins
tration's regulations and calls on the
people in addition to hold down their
consumption of sugar.
There is no forcible limitation of
purchases by householders, and in
this connection the food administra-
tion says:
"The effectiveness of these rules
is dependent solely upon the good
will and the willingness of the Amer
ican people to sacrifice. In the last
analysis the success or failure of any
such plan as outlined rests with the
people, We have but one police force
the American woman-and we de-
pend upon her to see that these rules
are observed"
OF the nearly 20,OO0,0O0 house
holders in the United States, about
100000 have signed the food ad-
ministration's pledge to follow its
food conservation directions, and
food administration officials believe
that the regulations will be generally
observed.
Mr.. Hoover estimates that observ-
aIce Of the regulations will save
about 100000 bushels of wheat a
month for shipment abroad. This
will enable the allies to subsist, al
though their rations will be short.
All Of the allies, and the central
powers as we'll, are on war-bread diet
row. Most of the allies are mixing
about 40 per cent of cornmeal and
other substitutes with wheat flour in
all bead baked, and all of Europe is
milling a large amount of the whole
wheat grain.
Both France and England have re-
Gently cut down the bread ration by
almost half.
IF the voluntary rationing system
fails in this country, it them Mr..
Hoover said, lis up to congress. We
have no powers under the law to
compel people to eat less"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
Neglect to Report
Is Serious Matter

Portland, Ore, Jan. 2S.-Neglect
by any draft registrant who has been
granted deferred classification to re-
port to his local board within five
days any fact that might change or
affect his classification will be very
serious matter, indeed, for that draft
registrant.
The penalty for such forgetfulness
Is up to one year in Jail. Government
appeal agents and the police have
been instructed to watch very closely
the status of all registrants in de-
ferred classes.
AS an example, suppose draft reg
istrant, who otherwise would be in
Glass /, to have been granted de-
ferred classification by reason of his
employment in shipyard.
His deferred classification holds
good only for the time he is actually
so employed.
If he quits work in that shipyard
for any reason whatsoever, he must
report the fact, within five days of
his quitting, to the local board.
If he doesn't report it, the change
in his status is certain to become
known sooner or later. He will be
arrested, prosecuted and probably
sent to jail.
Making false report is punishable
as severely as neglecting to make any
report.
The rule cited does not apply only
to men employed in shipyards. 1t
applies equally to any draft regis
trant in "a deferred classification
whose status has been changed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
Bootlegging Raid
Caught Offenders

Rankin Estes, Carl Reed and J.. D.
Buckley were arrested Thursday
night on the charge of bootlegging.
Estes and Reed are old transgressors
and each has a suspended jail SEN
tence hanging over him.. Friday
County Prosecutor Roberts caused
charge of illegally selling liquor to
be placed against Estes, and two
charges against Reed-that of pos
sessing liquor and of receiving it, and
charge of vagrancy against Buck
ley. When arraigned before Police
Judge Taylor of Medford each of the
prisoners pleaded not guilty.
The authorities had been keeping
a watch on Reeds house in Medford
for some time in hopes of catching
him and Estes in the act of illegally
trafficking in booze. The night ON
which the arrest was made the Of
ficers were in hiding near the Reed
house when Estes was seen to ap-
proach it. Estes and Reed were seen
to confer on the porch, and 1t is
claimed that Estes was seen to hand
over quart bottle of whiskey to
Reed. At this juncture the officers
closed in quickly. and secured the
men.
Last August Estes was captured on
his way home from Hornbrook with
a large quantity of liquor in his auto.
He was found guilty and fined $500
and sentenced to six months in jail.
After he had served two months the
remainder of his sentence was sus-
pended. Reed is also an old offender.
Last March he was arrested for boot
Logging and was entenced to ninety
days in Jail. His sentence was sus-
pended after he had served two
Both men had been suspect
ed of being guilty of bootlegging
again for some time.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
Grants Pass Men
Joined KnitterS

Grants Pass men are not allowing
the women to do all the Red Cross
knitting. Several men have already
turned in some very creditable work.
Among these are two sweaters knit
by Alan Wise, farmer, the last one
being started and finished entirely
without help. Other knitters are
Philip Helmer, a merchant, who has
made one sweater; T. NJ. Renshaw,
two pairs of socks, and H. c. Lawton,
rural mail carrier, who is now work
ing on socks.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
Men Wanted In
The u. S. Guards

According to Sergeant Weston of
the army recruiting office stationed
at Medford, men are accepted for the
United States guard service between
ages of 81 and 40. The war depart
ment wants to enlist 1,4OO men in
this branch of service for duty in the
Oregon district, So far as is possible
the men enlisting in the guards are
given duty near their homes and can
not be sent out of the country.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
Class | RegistrantS
Called Before Board

A call was issued Friday by the
county registration board for all reg
istrants in Glass to appear this week
for physical examination. The board
wishes It understood that this is not
a draft call and has nothing to do
with the draft call. The government
merely wishes to know how many
able4bodied men are in Glass | in the
district. The board will hold the ex-
aminations at the federal building in
Medford. There are approximately
500 registrants in Glass l in Jackson
county.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
Clamors for Peace
Made In Germany

Peace advocates are again insistent
in the central empires, hard upon the
German chancellor's new declaration
OF Germany's warlike purposes. A
report is current that the Bolsheviki
have decided to continue the Brest-
Litovsk peace negotiations, and an
other, quite unverified, that Austria
is prepared to make separate peace
with Russia.
In Germany, Philip Scheidmann,
TIE socialist leader, in his remarks
following Chancellor Won Hertling's
speech, pleaded for peace before
spring.
Regarding Russia, Scheidemann is
sued warning that the military lead
ers of the imperial government would
be deposed If they did not bring about
peace with her.
He insisted that there was ground
for a general peace on the basis of
the program laid down by President
Wilson, on II points of which an
agreement was easily possible. He
was as uncompromising as Chancel-
lor Won Hertling, however, as regards
Alsace-Lorraine, declaring this terri
tory must remain German.
Scheidemann's words comprise per-
haps the most radical utterance that
has yet come from the majority of
moderate socialists in the reichstag.
Foreign press comments on the
speech of Chancellor Won Hertling,
however, points out that there is yet
no sign of acknowledgment on the
part of the German government of
any responsibility to parliament and
that to all appearances the military
party is still in full control.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
U. S. Department
Of Weather Bureau

Forecast for the week beginning
January q, 1918. Pacific coast
states; Fair over southern and fire.
quent rains over northern districts;
somewhat warmer in the interior af-
ter Monday.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28

Charles Lamkin, son of Mayor c. B.
and Mrs. Lamkin, is spending four
days furlough in Ashland. He ex-
poets to leave shortly with his battery
for France.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28

Mrs. Ada Sheffield of Spokane.
Wash, former resident Of Ashland,
visited a few days with old friends
here, en- route for San Diego, where
she is to spend a season with friends.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28

In the military situation there
have been no developments Of note.
Artillery duels at isolated points, oc-
casionally raids and plentiful air.
plane reconnoitering are reported.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28

The Bolsheviki report an organiza-
ton of Cossacks from the front into
a congress which has declared war on
General Kaledines, driven him and
his staff from their headquarters,
and announces its purpose of hunting
him down.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28

Frank Jordan went to Klamath
Falls this morning on a business trip
He expects to be gone several days.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28

The Dalles-Ranch on Fifteen Mile
creek sold for s2S,64O.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28

Milton-BOx factory here nearing
completion.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28

North Bend may buy an electric
pump.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-08
LOCAL ELKS WILL OBSERVE
FIFT1ETH BIRTHDAY WITH
CELEBRATION AND LUNCHEON

The Fiftieth Anniversary of the or
ganization of the first Elks Lodge
will be February l6.
All Elks Lodges have been request
ed by the Grand Exalfrd ruler to
properly observe the day and the
Local Lodge is preparing for a pa
triotic celebration.
The 10th being on a Saturday the
Local Lodge has decided to hold its
meeting on the evening of the 18th,
which will be more convenient for a
large attendance, at which time a
large class of applicants recently
elected to membership will be initiat-
ed The luncheon will be served
during an intermission in the initia-
tory program and will be followed
by a number of after dinner address
ses which it is understood will be
largely along the line of patriotism.
A large attendance is desired and
the out of town members have been
given ample notice to prepare to
take part in and enjoy the event.
The Etks of other cities in the
state will also observe the day with
variety of programs, each best suit
ed to local situations.