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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1918)
w;Hf OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF KLAMATH COUNTY Ttilriwiilli Vwr, No, JI.IIHH ALLIES NOW MOVING TOWARD NOYON I JUNCTION IS NOW OBJECTIVE OF ARMIES IN SOUTH Progress Toward Enemy's Supply Cen ter Slower, but Steady EHEMT HE DESPEHATEEFFORT Read Toward Chaulnes Bitterly Defended British Re port Gains in Flanders Section Last Night German Raids Along the Vesle River Last Night Repulsed by t Yankees Steady Progress Toward Noyen ""PARIS, Aug. "M. General Humbert's army on the southern end of the Picardy front is reported steadily pro- S easing toward Noyon, the railway supply center serving is district. The German desperate defense of the road between Noyon and Chaulnes has caused some delay in storming the Noyon position, but this is now believed im pending. General Rawlin's army, north of the French positions, fa meeting the most desperate resistance of the whole front. Along the Vesle River, where the American troops are stationed, the Germans made vain raids last night. LONDON, Aug. 14. The British troops gained fur ther ground in the apex of the Lys salient in Flanders last night, according to official reports received today. WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 14. The infantry of the Twenty-second division has been engaged north of the Somme, and particularly in a repulse of a counter attack atChihilly, General March told the correspondents today. General March reviewed the situation in the Picardy salient, where the lines have now reached the general posi tion of the front of 1916, before Hindenburg's retirement. The Picardy salient has been trimmed' away on lines of flfty-three miles for a depth of fifteen miles, General March said. The Aisne-Marne line remains stationary. WASHINGTON ,D. C, Aug. 14. The army casualties iued today are as follews: Killed, 69; died from other causes, 11. The casualty list includes Private William A. Dodge of Mollalla, Ore.,'who was wounded. ROME, Aug. 14. The Italians have now occupied Monte Mantello, Puhta di Matto and the spur southeast of Cima Zigalon, north of Adamelle, according to an official statement. INDICTMENT UNDER THf SABOTAGE ACT SEATTLE, Au. 14 The first In dictment under the sabotage sot In tol dlntrlct was returned today Mtln.it Ue Hendrlcki and Arthur Uison, lawyer. Hendrlcki U jtarced with cutting large ihlp tlm wi too ihort (or uie, and Lanon wtl driving nails In airplane stock , o ruin iawi. VB8HKL ASHORE ON COAST OP ALASKA. PACIFIC PORT, Aug. 14. The (learner Daro li aihora oa the Alaska count today. Tho pnssengers and mall hove bcon taken off. The ciiptain hopeB to float tho vos.sol at high tide tomorrow. -S KIRK FIGHTERS. MEET DEATH NEAR ROHEBURtt ' ROBBBURO, Aug, 14. Two men fighting a forest fire to the westfork district, In the mountain! est ol here, met death Bsturday, according to now brought here.' They were Molvln Murphy, kM lnst,wtly, and Robert Benhara, wno was wjureu and dlod later, as the result of the falling of a tree which struck them both, l?i? iunmui KLAMATH FALLS, "AAsMs)sSksssAAssfVVsMWlsVV U- II. VESSEL SENT TO ROTTOM LAST NIGHT IIY HUNK WITHIN RIGHT OF HTATUK OK LIBERTY MOHT OK CREW SAVED NEW YORK, Aug. 14. A Ocrmsn submarine approaching at the vory gates of New York harbor latt night sent the tanker Frederick B. Kellogg to tho bottom. Thirty-five of tha crew were brought Ifore. It U re ported that there are several others milling. L RETIRED AFTER 1IC CONFLICT (Uy Asmxtatrd Vm) LONDON, Aug. 14. Three Ocr msn generals recently commanding near Montdldler have boon cashiered for neglect of duty, according to nel R'nn reportH received In Amsterdam ami transmitted by tho Exchange' Tolegraph company. , A large number of soldiers wcro rourtmartlsled at St. Qucntln. Satur day for; high treison. Tho Ucrmam In Belgium are show ing signs of great uncasinesx and tho Gorman emporor Is reported to have moved to Brussels. THE HAGUE. Aug. 14. "Events between tho Bommo and tho Avro constitute the first Gorman defeat of the war," says the Deutsche Zlo tung of Berlin. , Uerman newspapers are aakltfg pointed questions concerning (be re verie In tho west. A Berlin dispatch to the Posj of Munich complains of the sttomptc of certain (lormsn official circles to con ical tho truth from tho people. It nays this has dono Incalculable barm and Is largely responsible for tho public bitterness. The dispatch adds: The snme day that General Lu dendorff confessed our strategts plans had failed, Prlnco Honry of Prussia In a speech at Hamburg, said the Turkish ,attache bad Just told him ho considered the Imttlo on the Marne a German victory. So the fJerman public may choose 'between Ludendorff and the Turkish attache. "It Is ridiculous to suppose that the Importance of the events can be concealed ultimately from tho peo ple." The Deutsches Zletung attributes the defeat to the weak morale of the troops of Crown Prlnco Ruppreeht of Bavaria, due to the last rechstag speech of former Foreign Secretary van Kuehlmann. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 14. The Frankfurter Zletung. commenting on the Allied offensive, says: "It la certain that Field Marshal Halg has employed only restricted numbers of his attacking divisions." . - r- BISHOP PADDOCK IN FRANCE The many Klamath friends of Bish op Paddock will be glad to know that he has safely reached France, where he expect to spend several months In philanthropic work News of his safe arrival has lust been received by Mrs. Bd Martin of tola city. t mis TANKER m H N ra OREGON, WEDNESDAY, i LARGE GROCERr HANDS IN CITY PROMINENT RfTAIL ESTABLISH- MENT OP VAN RIPER IlItOTH- if ERM BOUGHT UY IIOIIERTS WHITMORK The sale of lk' largo grocery store of the Van Riser Brothers at the corner of Sixth and Main streets to tho firm or Roberts A Whltmoro late yesterday came a a surprise to the local public. Thru the nrrangemtnts computed, the latter firm will tike over the entire 'stock of tho Van Ri per on September" first and will op erate the two establishment! under one management. An effort will be mado by tho expanding firm to' servo the patrons which have hereto, foro been customers of tho retiring partners. The firm of Van Riper Brothers has, been one of the established gro ceries of tho city for many years. Both members have been noted for their substantial co-operation In all matters pertaining to the upbuilding of this community and their depart ure from tho local field will beju repted with keen regret by a boat or business associates and the general public with whom they have estab lished an enviable reputation for In tegrlty It Is reported that Mr. G. O. Van Riper, lioiltfi has been Im paired by the Indoor work and that thli Is one of tho chief reasons for tho change. The trado of Roberts 4 Wbltmore baa been growing so rapidly during the past four years that It has be come necessary to take somo move In order to satisfactorily serve their customers, and they bellove that In taking over tho business of Van RT pcrs that they ran accomplish this purpose. Tho consideration of the deal was not mado public. With a vlow of accepting the chair manship of Klamath county fotf tho coming Fourth Liberty Loan cam paign In October. Arthur Wilson lety for Portland to attend a conference this morning. Mr. Wilson had not decided whe ther he was In position to accept tho bid: responsibility at the time of his departure, as the wlro apprising h'.m of hi appointment and summoning him to the conference was received late-last night. KLAMATH LIEUTENANT REPORTED PROMOTED i A report to tho effect that Lieu tenant J, C. Carnaban, who was among the successful law practloners In this city previous to the outbreak of the war, has just been promoted to the rauk of captain, has reached this city thru letters from his friends. The name of tho, company was not given, When last heard! from here Lieutenant Carnahan wag stationed at the, Presidio at S,sn Francisco. FRENCH TRANSPORT SUBBED PARIS, Aug. 14. The French transport Jemnab, a vessel of 3,716 tons, has been torpedoed. In th Med I itcrranoun. HOUSE CHANGES FOURTH MRERTV LOINC IRIAN BMIED Herald AUGUST 14,' 1918 GROUP OK SIX LEAVE TODAY. LAHT OK CLASS I WILL LEAVE IjATTEKPAHT OK MONTH WITH HOME RECLAHHIKICATION , Arnold Melby, Horace Earl Ha maker, Don f. Redfield, Charles McPherson, Psul R. Dodge and George Ogle left this morning In re sponse to a call of the selective draft board to take special training In the Benson Polytechnlcal school at Port land. The next draft call Is announced by the local exemption board for August 27, when the following men who havo already been notified, will entrain for Camp Lewis at American take: Roy C. Holmes, Charlea E. DoLong, William T. Banta, John H. Moelk, Fred L. Mahn, Carl S. Orch ard, Clarence A. Parker. Clarence E. Motschenbacher, Reuben A. Ray, James K. Cooper, Aaron Kinney, Harry A. Lytle. Cullle Bailey, Alfred B Cartel, Alonel Robertson.1 Albert L. Buck, Wslter M. Barber, Tillman King and Edward Duffey. These men have been called to ap pear hero August 26th 'and will be entrained the next 'day. This call completely exhausts the original class one of the local board and takes a few men hlch were classified from class 1. It' does not. however, include any of the regis trants of June 6th. CITY LOOKS C000 AFTER . STATE TH Klamath county looks good after a six weeks auto tour of Oregon and Washington, according to W. C. Townscnd, who returned last night with his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Hall from their extended vaca tion. They went ns far as Walla Walla and Nor(h Yakima, returning by way of tho Willamette valley and Rogue River valley route. Mr. Townaend reports that thedry land grain crops here will 'average with any of those In' the district vis ited. - North Yakima crops are splen did on account of tho Irrigation tnere he said. Wheat In the Willamette valley appears to be good, but the oats are hardly Worth cutting. Kla math Falls Is as busy a point as was visited on the trip. WILSON' SORK AT SOUTHERN SENATOR JACKSON, Miss., Aug. 14. Prosl ,ini Wilson thru a letter to Myron McNeil, an attorney of Mississippi, has declared that If the voters of Mis clsslppl return James A. Vardaman to the United States senate, .he would regard "their action as a condemna tion of my administration, as Sena tor Vardaman baa been complcuous among the democrats In tho senate for opposition to the admlnlstra tlon." AGED SENATOR VERY ILL ' - Franklin. N. H., Aug. 14. Sena tor Jacob H. Galllnger Is gravely 111 here today. He Is now 81 years old. FIB IN N I CALLED OUT M youths must CONT NUEO REGISTER ON muni AUGUST 24TH ADVANCE BY i YOUNU MEN WHO HAVE REACH El) MAJORITY .SINCE JUNE 5 . MUST REGISTER UNDER NEW DRAFT ORDER MADE TODAY WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 14. The registration on Saturday, Aug ust 24th of all youths whot have reached the age of 21 since the sec ond registration on June 5tb, was ordered today by Provost Marshal Crowdcr under a proclamation of the President. The purpose Is to supply men for the draft calls In September. About 450,000 men will register. JU. MJijjn i nir L i ; A WIFE OK DEPUTY SHERIFF HAS NOSE AND CHEEK BONE BROK EN IN AUTD ACCIDENT NEAR SPRINGFIELD IN HOSPITAL That Mrs. T. E. Griffith, wife of the deputy sheriff, suffered a broken nose and cheek bone aa a result of an suto amashup with her husband near Springfield Monday Is the news re ceived here. The Griffiths left several days ago with fbelr two children for an auto trip to some of the Coast points. The accident Is reported to have occurred when something went wrong with the gear at the rear of the car on a grade, which caused It to run Into a bank. Mrs. Griffith Is believed to be tho only one Injured. She has been removed to the hospital there. IT Miss Nellie Mloore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Mooro of the Keno road, waa married at her home shortly after noon today to Frank Kline, the ceremony was performed by Justice E. W. Qowen. Mr. Kline Is a young man who hai recontly come to thla community from Iowa. It Is believed that the young couple will make "their home In this vicinity. , HAMUEL GOMPERH OPPOSES WORK OR KIGHT PROVISION WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 14. Organised labor'g emphatic opposi tion to any work or fight provision In tho man power1 bill expressed by Samuel Gompers, has been received today by members of the senate mili tary committee. SLAYER OF HUN OFFICIAL EXECUTED AMSTERDAM, Aug. 14. Boris Dansklo, the assassin of Field Mar' shal Herman von Elchhorn, was exe cuted on Saturday, according to ad vices from Kiev. The sentence was pronounced by a German military court and was carried out Immediate, ly after Ita confirmation by compe tent Judicial tribunal. COTMN MING N N OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF KLAMATH FALLS Price fire Gasrte. THE FRENCH INDICATED GERMANS FORCED TO PLHMONT SOUTHEAST OF LASMGNT ' BRITISH MEETING BBbYHBATB RESISTANCE ON NORTH GERMANS BOMBARDING AND AMERICANS W1TH ,M AND KxrurnvmAuniB VBBLE LABMONT TAKBsT drsMiimitw) DATKLBM DISPATCH Th,.Oef mans re,owjlrWat.' fcirt of Lasslgay, to which tkey retire following the new sdvasee fey tks) French. i While no definite retwrtaetf the resumption of the drive against Um narmin nfttltfOAH oa th w en.i of the Picardy frost bmwfImm rade. dispatches from Parte tedteeto fresh progress there by Humbert's army. It Is said that .the French an steadily advancing en Noyon. Far ther north the British army; aster General Rawllatoa Is eieenterktg th-j most gesperate resistance ateag the whole front. The Germans an hoi Jlnsf the 'Chaulnes hslghta and teemed determined to hold their e sltlons. , Along tie Vesle river tne.Qermaaa hsvo not repeated, their attack hat are bombarding the French and Am erican Usee wlttgas and kick en- plosives. , 0- Tho Pal) Mall Oasette InHenUa that the town of Lasslgny la In the hands of the French. F WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 14. A Stockholm report to the state ds-' nartment today says that Germany has addressed a note to Finland re quiring tho Finnish array to march against tho Entento forces on tne Murman coast within two weeks. CERIUNS HI INHISH MM NTi CONFLICT PREMIER MUST , 4 EXPLAIN THREAT 4 LONDON, Aug, 14. It la re- 4 ported from Moscow via Berlin, 0' e) that diplomatic representatives 4 e of the .Entente have aaded a collective note to -.War 'Mlalater 4 Trotsky; demanding Myjata. 4, 4 tlon within Urf MMJPf' : 4 tr,Lenlne's thr:tka4txpii.. ', . would declare war.aaw 4 glo-French Imperialism ..fJ ffV-l