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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-10
PEOPLES UNION TO BE
ORGANIZED

A Baptist Young Peoples Union will
be organized at the First Baptist
Church on next Sunday evening. For
several years the B. Y. P. U. at this
church was one of the strongest in the
state but since the church has had no
pastor for several months, the organi-
cation died down and it is expected
to revive it on next Sunday. All of
the young people of the church are
urged to attend the re-organizatioA
which will be held at $50 o'clock.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-10
COUNTY AGENT AT THE STATE
FAIR

County Agent e. f. Boyd is at Lou
isville attending the Kentucky State
Fair as the official representative OF
Mason county. Mr.. Boyd will be in
charge of quite number of entries
from this county. 1t is said that
there will have to be some mighty
fine tobacco at the state fair this
year to take the premium from the
Mason county weed displayed there.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-10
MANUFACTURE OF FORD CARS
ENDS

Detroit, September REPRODUCTION
of motor cars by the Ford Motor COM
pany has been suspended entirely, It
was officially announced at the plant
here today. The move will enable the
company to devote its entire facilities
to Government work the announce
ment said.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-10

LADIES' AID SOCIETY

The Ladies' Aid Society of the Third
Street NJ. e. Church will meet Thurs
day afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at the
church. The members will please note
that the regular meetings are changed
from Wednesdays to Thursdays A
full attendance is desired.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-10
RED CROSS WORK WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY

The Maysville and Mason County
Red Cross workers are requested to
meet at Red Cross headquarters for
work Wednesday and Thursday. The
headquarters will be open all day and
all are urged to come as work of i'm
portance is to be done.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-10
PRISON WORKER TALKS TO
SCHOOL CHILDREN

Mother" Lehman, who for years
has been a worker in the prisons and
penal institutions of the country. is
spending few days in Maysville and
has spoken at most of the city schools.
Her talks greatly interest the students
and will probably be worth much to
them.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-10
CHAIRMEN TO PLAN FOR STYLE
SHOW

A meeting of the chairmen Of the
various divisions of local business
men will be sheld at the Chamber of
Commerce Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock when plans for the big style
show to be held the week of Septem-
Der 90 will be discussed.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-10
SELLS NICE FARM

Sherman Arm, local real estate deal
err, has sold the Thomas r. Welsh,
farm of SO acres located between
Washington and Murphysville to Mr..
Harry Lowe. Consideration private,
possession October 18th.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-10
CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF
FpWOpTu

At recent business meeting of the
Epworth League of the Third Street
M. E. Church, Mr. Charles Snapp was
chosen president of the organization
for the ensuing year.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-10

Howell NJ. Richardson left Tuesday
for Delaware, Ohio, where he will re-
sumo his studies at Ohio Wesleyan
University. He will become a member
of the Students Army Training Corps
at this University.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-10
C. OF C. DIRECTORS MEET

Thara will be very important
meeting Of the Board of Directors of
the Chamber of Commerce held Tues
day evening when plans for the big
membership campaign will be dis
cussed.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-10

Mr.. II. M. Clark, Secretary and
Treasurer of the e. L. Manchester
Produce Company. is in Pittsburg on
business.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-10
DRESEL CASE is SETTLED

The case against Walter Dresel,
who was charged with bastardy, has
been discontinued in the Mason Cir
cult Court, a settlement having been
reached by the parties out of court.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-10
FOR RENT

Building formerly occupied by the
Chenoweth Drug Co., Second and SUIT
ton streets Apply to Mrs. ]. C. Rog-
ers. 5-1mo
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-10

Mr., Roy Clendennin, of Paris. pro-
minent Insurance man, is in Maysville
ON business.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-10

Try a pound Of T.-G. Butter.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-08
Soldiers Library
Wants More Books

The public library reports that the
people of Ashland contributed 40S
books during the past week for the
use of our soldiers and sailors, and
that more books are still coming in.
It is hoped that week after week
they will continue to come in stead
lily, for our men will need books as
long as the war lasts, and the supply
must be constantly replenished All
stations which have been opened for
the receipt Of books will be continued
indefinitely, and the public is urged
to form the habit of turning in their
new books as soon as they have read
them. In this way constant stream
OF fresh books into the camps will be
assured, and most effective barrage
established against the blue devils of
loneliness and depression.
The American Library Association
has built up an organization capable
Of handling thousands and thousands.
That the books will be forthcoming
can not be doubted.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-08
Schools to Enter
4-Minute Contest

A Junior Four-Minute Men War
Savings Contest is being inaugurated
in the public schools throughout the
county, and will be a feature in the
Ashland schools. The plan as out
lined and presented to the teachers is
to arrange a speaking contest at
which a few Of the best speakers of
the schools will compete for first hon
ors with one or three disinterested
persons to decide the issue. These
meetings will be public and the pa
irons OF the schools will be invited to
attend. Every school in Jackson
county, regardless of the size of
school or age Of pupils, is expected to
enter this contest, as this is consid-
cred an effective way of driving home
some of the great principles of thrift
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-08
Interest Continues
In Dairy Meeting

Owing to a delay, Prof. Il. p Fits
of the Oregon Agricultural College.
who addressed the second dairy meet
ing in Ashland, arranged by the ex-
tension service of the college, no
morning session was held. A good
sized assemblage of agriculturists and
dairymen had gathered during the
forenoon and spent the time in dis
cussing informally the topics Of the
day and comparing notes on the vari-
GUS matters interesting and impor-
tant to farmers. The speaker was
present, however, for the opening OF
tho afternoon session and gave the
two addresses which were scheduled
for the days program.
Prof. Fits first talk was about the
cowrtesting association and work, in
which he described its methods and
the manner Of conducting the work.
He enlarged upon the necessity Of
wedding drones from the herd, and
in this manner stop big leak in the
profits which frequently exists. He
also showed the results obtained from
good breeding, and the care dairymen
should take in seeing that their cat
tie have good blood in their veins.
Silos and silage was the topic of
the other addresses given by Prof
Fits, in which he described the diff
ferent types of silos and the material
used for their construction. He also
enlarged upon the silage for different
classes of livestock, and the place OF
silage in the dairy rations.
A third meeting will take place
May 2 in Ashland, when the topic,
Hay Curing Under Western Oregon
will be discussed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-08

Field Marshal Haigs report from
France.
AT least ten German divisions are
known to have been engaged in the
enemys unsuccessful attacks Friday
north Of the Somme, and the fight
ing was very severe on the many po-
sitions of this front as far north as
BucQuoy.
Heavy fighting has taken place in
the Disc and Somme regions, but all
the powerful German attacks Satur-
day were repelled by the French
troops, except on the left bank of the
Disc, where the French were forced
to withdraw to positions previously
prepared, according to the war office
announcement Saturday night.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-08
Haig's Report.
Making Amusement
Books for Soldiers

The Junior Red Cross members are
making amusement books in the pub
lie schools for the benefit of the SOL
diers. These books will contain clip
pings of funny stories, jokes car
toons and anything that will be of
interest and amusement to the SOL
der when he has period of relaxa-
tion from his duties. A host of these
stories and pictures are wanted by
the Junior Red Cross workers and
the public in general is asked to assist
in gathering the material for these
amusement books. Government rules
demand that the cartoons must not
be larger than 4 by inches, and
should simply be torn from the paper
or magazine when given to the chill
dren, as 1t is along the line of their
work to cut the pictures out and
make up the books under the direc-
tion of the art teacher. So hereafter
when you come across an amusing
story, joke, conundrum or funny pic
ture, don't keep 1t to yourself and
forget about it, but remember the
pleasure that 1t may bring to the boys
far away from home, and send 4 to
the schools to be handed along the
line of well-doing that is embodied in
the making of the amusement books.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-08
Second Jr. Rainbow
Regiment Completed

March 26, marked the closing date
for membership in the Second Junior
Rainbow regiment Jackson county
will have the names of twenty boys
and girls inscribed in Z Ser being
published by Superintendent ]. A.
Churchill. While many went far be-
yond the requirement, tho list given
below contains the names of the
twenty who sold at least $50 worth
of thrift stamps. From II noenix
school, Roland Carless, Leta Stevens,
Ruth Martin, Chester Hendrickson
and Herrick Wheele" I'M the
Washington school in Medford, Lii
Ian Robinson, Warren Bamlin, Mil
dred Stewart, Bruce Putnam and
Margaret Van Scoyoc; from the Lin
coin school in Medford there were
two, Neil and Wilbur Newman; Agate
has one, Fac Beebe; Rogue River,
lAlva Laws, Airline Earhart and Dom
aid Magerle; Central Point has three,
Mervyn Gleason, Charles Cowley and
Minnie Stewart.
Eight names have already been
sent in for membership in the 3rd
regiment in the process of organiza-
tion.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-08
Ashland Is Asked to Subscribe
$lO3,OOO to Third Liberty Loan

but in making subscription to this
bond issue subscribers are, in helping
the government, helping themselves,
as the Investment is an excellent one.
These bonds are marketable at any
time, and in the event of the holder
being pressed for funds, they can be
sold readily or used as security in OBJ
tanning temporary loans.
Our government insists that the
time has come when it will not be
satisfied with $50 subscription from
one who is able to subscribe to
larger amount. The majority of the
people have subscribed literally and
in proportion to their means in the
past, but, unfortunately, there are
many who have been content to sub
scribe the smallest possible amount
that they could "get through with,
and the government now and for the
first time declares that people MUST
SUBSCRIBE IN PROPORTION TO
THEIR MEANS or be regarded as
slackers.
When solicitors call on you, be
ready with your subscription and
your initial payment. If by any
chance the solicitors fail to see you,
go to one of the banks and make your
subscription. We have been lavish
with the lives of our boys, let us be
as liberal at least, with our dollars.
LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-08
Church Officers
Elected for Year

At the annual congregational meet
ing of the Presbyterian church held
last Wednesday evening church
finances were pronounced to be in a
gratifying condition, with a small in
debtedness which is already provided
for. At the election of officers J. r.
Robertson and ]. B. Icenhower were
chosen for elders, and w. NJ. Policy
and DR.. F. H. Johnson will serve on
the board of trustees. with F. j.
Shinn as treasurer and C. II. Gillette
clerk. Miss Allie Shinn was elected
treasurer of benevolences. The mem
bership of the church numbers 252,
81 additions of which have been
made during the past year.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-08
Home Guards Maybe
State Organization

If the plan succeeds already under
advisement in the Ashland Home
Guard the company may be merged
into the state militia, although no
special effort has been made by the
officers to enlist men into this COM
pany. According to notice given out
recently Governor Withycombe has
requisltioned 1000 Krag rifles from
the ordnance department for equip
ping the Home Guard throughout the
state, and it is considered that there
is good prospect that they may be
procured within a short time.
Should the Home Guard be mus
tered into the state militia service
will be required of two years, but it
is understood that all such militia
companies, composed of Home Guard,
that may be taken into the service of
the state will be mustered out at the
end OF the present war. In this re-
spect the Home Guard will be under
no more obligation than he would be
in the local company, and he could
be of much greater service, If needed,
ii he were properly provided with the
training and proper requirements of
a soldier
First Lieutenant A. Bert Freeman,
who has enlisted in the naval serv-
ice, has been succeeded in that posi-
ton in the local Home Guard com
pany by P. l.. Spencer of Talent, a
former member of the old LIST COM
papy here. Lieutenant Spencer is ac
lively interested in this branch of
military service, and is effecting
strong organization among the men
in his district, who come up every
Tuesday night to drill at the armory,
and who will no doubt enlist into the
militia il the Home Guard is mus
tered into the service. The movement
is gaining in popularity ell over the
state and bids fair to be strong mil
itary organization.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-08
Sudden Death of
Well Known Teacher

Prof. w. T. Van Scoy, one of the
best known educators in the Rogue
River valley, died Thursday night at
Rogue River, where he had been
teaching during the past winter. He
had been i'll for only few days and
death was due to heart affection.
No man was better known or more
dearly loved than Prof Van Scoy,
who has been so widely associated
with educational circles in southern
Oregon. He came to Ashland in 1895
and for four years was the head of
the normal school, which he conduct
ed without state aid After the state
took over that institution he re-
mained as one of the chief instruct
ors for ten years. After the closing
of the Ashland normal school he
taught in the public schools of this
city, as we'll as MedfoTd, Jacksonville
and other points in the county. 1t
can be said of him that he literally
died in the harness, as he was absent
from his place in the school room
only few days previous to his death.
Prof. Van Scoy was a clergyman as
well as a teacher, and his influence
for good over the young people of
southern Oregon has never been
equalled. He is said to have kept in
touch with practically all of the stu
dents who attended the normal dur
ing the IA years of his reign there,
and many of them made long jour
neys in order to have their beloved
teacher marry them.
The body was brought to Ashland,
where funeral services were held
Sunday from the Methodist church
An address by the pastor, Rev. c. A.
Edwards, expressed the sentiments
of the large concourse present when
he said that Prof Van Scoy was the
man who had the greatest influence
for good in the county and was one
OF the best beloved Burial was made
in the Odd Fellows cemetery in Med
ford, conducted by the members of
that order. The following were the
pallbearers: Prof. G. A. Briscoe,
Rev. w. L. NIellinger, Fred Homes,
A. c. Joy, w. A. Patrick and j. w.
Bruner, A large number of Ashland
people accompanied the body to its
last resting place.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-08
Klamath Falls Road
Is Making Progress

Rails on the new klamath Falls
municipal line under construction
from that city to Dairy are being laid
at the rate of a quarter mile a day,
and have reached point at Pine
Grove seven miles east of klamath
Falls. The grading is practically
completed at Olene, and the roadbed
Is ready for the rails at most points
to the Dairy terminals. Inability to
procure steel under the present war
conditions will prevent the contem-
plated extension Of the line from
Dairy to the Sprague river, but 1t is
the intention to go ahead with the
roadbed and other preliminaries and
be ready for the rails as soon as they
can be secured
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-08
Field and Track
Meets Discontinued

Representatives from all the small
er towns of the valley constituting
the Southern Oregon Athletic Asso-
citation, at q called meeting Thursday
evening, awarded a trophy to the
boys basketball team from the Jack
sonville high school for having won
the championship of all schools of
their class in Jackson county for the
Past season. The girls basketball
team from Central Point having won
the championship among the girls
teams, was also awarded trophy.
Owing to urgent and frequent calls
due to labor shortage for assistance
from our older boys and girls, espec-
tally in the high schools, and to the
fact that so many other patriotic ac-
tivities are now demanding the at
tention of the students, it was
thought best to postpone the annual
field and track meet which has been
held during the past few years with
much success at Talent, and at which
hundreds of children have taken part.
1t was further decided to accelerate
school work in all essentials so far as
possible, so that, should urgent de
nands come, our schools might be
better prepared to meet any emer-
gcncy.
It is not the intention of the school
men to do away with those exercises
which aid in the physical develop
ment of the child, but to substitute
military training, war garden activi-
ties and other lines of useful occupa-
tion or employment which, under the
excitement of the times, will prove
quite as valuable to the child and of
considerable aid to our nation in the
present crisis.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-08

Our government is asking the peo-
pie of the United States to subscribe
not less than $4,000, 600, 900 to the
Third Liberty Loan. These bonds
will draw interest at the rate of "A
per cent per annum, interest payable
semi-annually. Jackson county is
asked to subscribe not less than
$3SS,O00, and Ashland and vicinity
will be called upon to subscribe not
less than $1O3,2OO.
This community has made an ex-
cellent record in subscribing to both
former bond issues and has, as well,
gone over the top" in its subscrip-
tions to Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., Y. w
G. A., Armenian relief etc. Solicitors
will appeal to all to subscribe liber-
ally and cheerfully to this new call
OF our government.
Every man and woman in this city
should respond with subscription
proportionate to his or her means
and there should not be single re-
fusal to subscribe to at least one $50
bond. The initial payment asked will
be per cent of the subscription
made ($2.50 cash for each $50 bond) J..
Subscribers to Red Cross, Y. NJ. C.
A., ETC., have GIVEN their money
cheerfully, the only return for it be-
ing the consciousness that they are
doing their bit" in worthy causes,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-08
Forest Supervisor
May Leave District

According to unofficial reports,
Martin Erickson, federal forest SUI
pervisor in this district, has resigned
his position and will enter the lumber
business at Vancouver, B. C. Mr..
Erickson is at present in Madison,
Wis, to which city he went two weeks
ago, but is expected homo soon and
will then leave at once with his fam
lily for Vancouver. The announce
ment of his successor is looked for
daily.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-08
Jackson County to
Draft Twenty Men

The county board received in true
tions for the draft of 20 men as the
next quota from Jackson county,
from Acting Adjutant General Will
liams of Portland Saturday. The 30
men to be selected are all in Glass / !,
and their numbers range from 2S to
so, and are in the current draft.
The men will be given notice of their
appearance before the board in a
five-day period commencing April 26.
The men are to be sent to Camp
Lewis, American Lake, Washington.
This information was given out Sat
urday evening by G. A. Gardner,
president Of the local board.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-08
Huns Try to Beat Down Allies
By Sheer Force but Gain Little

The Germans are continuing their
plunging tactics in the Amiens bat
tie area, with their operation rapidly
developing into a greatly magnified
Verdun.
The similarity with the classic ex-
ample of a German attempt to beat
down an enemy by sheer force is
daily growing, This development OBJ
| trudes itself because of the narrow
ing area involved in the attack and
the practice of hurting great masses
of troops at the defenders of a mar
row front, regardless of sacrifices
Attack Allied Center.
Saturday the main attack was de-
livered on the allied center, after the
blow alunched south of the Somme
on Thursday and that driven into the
north of the river on Friday had
spent themselves.
Saturdays big plunge appears to
have had its starting point just to
the south of the Somme Apparently
aiming at the Albert railway,
in the vicinity Of Corbie, about ten
miles east of Amiens, the enemy
threw heavy masses of troops toward
the opposing line from Vaire wood,
east of Corbie.
The battle seemed likely to develop
into one of importance, as affecting
the tenure of what remained to the
entente allies in the angle formed
here by the Somme and the Ancre.
Weather Improves.
The weather on the battle front
was reported improving Saturday.
but the aviators were still hanot
capped by low visibility.
Premier Clemenceau has adedd to
French confidence in the outcome of
the great battle by an explanation of
the situation to the parliamentary
military committee, in which he told
them the situation might safely be
left in the hands of Frances admir-
able army. His statement supple
ments General Fochs "all is going
WELL in his remarks on the state of
affairs in the battle area.
Haig's Report.
"Today's infantry action on the
battle front has been confined to To-
cal fighting in the neighborhood of
the Aveluye wood north of Albert,
without change in the situation, and
engagements between small bodies
of troops at different points" says
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-08

Mrs. w. II. Frulan, who attended
the funeral of a relative in Oakland
recently, has returned home. She
spent some time visiting friends in
San Francisco, Oakland and Duns-
muir while she was in the south.