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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURADAY, AUGUST 1, 1914
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DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS ENDED
U. S. Is
Mobilization of the French
Armies Ordered for Sunday
TELEPHONE AND CABLE COMNUNICA-
TIONS BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENG
LAND ARE SUDDENLY INTERRUPTED
KKKXCII FOREIGN OFFICE
fumem Tin: explanation
DEMANDED BY GERMANY
llrlUeii Cablaet Perfect War PUae
After t.oag Coafcceare. Aaba
muIot Hcrrkk Asked to Act la Oer
maay'e tlrhalf la fari irMuui
AmliAMaitor Umn Ht. Prtrr.
bunc
fnlted 'rr Bcrvki
1'AltlH, Am. 1-Ai aooa tocUjt
hm toaurd aa order for taw gaaaral
NtobUlutkHa of ifcVarambM of Vraacw
for HtUMtaf.
tnlltd Prata Sartlca
FLASH T. PETERSHVRfi, Aug.
I-Thc rormal drclaralloa of war
froat Gcraaaajr wUl kw asajTafaal (
U.e forelfa oaVw toaJgtil kjf tf Oer
inaa A
L'nltad Praaa Banrle
..WA8H1XOTOX, D. C, Af. 1
The resort tkat ta Orraaaa Aasba
muJot bad toft Ik. Parakwg waa
givea oat froaa tbw Waltc Hoaae o
dajr. Aawrka Aaabaaaador Mfroa T.
llrrrkk today cabled tkw ataaa aaada
for taa Aaaarkaa amhaaaador to taka
charge of Oenaaa'a afaira ta Um
Freacb caaiul. Tbcao wlaaa f utm
belac coaalaarad. It wag alao atatad
In tkw caMa tfaat tlia
porta war aot farorakU."
United Praaa Harrier-
PARI8, Aug. 1.-11 waa aeml-of-ficlally
atated hero tbla morning that
tbo Gorman nmbaaeador at 81.
i'eteraburg had received his pa
porta, and waa en route to Berlin.
The foreign office refuted to make
any comment on tbe report.
. At noon a New dlipatcb from Bar
Jin, via London, aald that, German
relation wltb Ruasla bad bee ear
ered. Tbe csar was fires uavtll soon
to awr Germany' ultimatum, but
at that time so reply bad bees made.
Doth countries are making arrange
menta to bar their affairs bandied
by g seutral power. It la expected
that the United sHatee will be aaked
to act for both coiintrJM.
It is understood tfcat lb French
nmbaasaders bar baaa Itfgrgtat by
nuaela tbat tbe terms of the treaty
betweea the two eoHstrtet aakee It
obligatory os tht psrt f Wnue t
Asked to Officiate
pupport UumI in rate of war.
4 ltQrn nvw W V!, KI
mobilisation reached tbe public the :
crowd, went wild. The foreign of.,
Be wa grounded br a wildly '
cheering mob. Ia
Undoubtedly the German ambaa-,1
tador will atk for hit passport to-
night. Arnbaitador Herrtck baa beea J
at
tked to act In tbe behalf of Oar -
..r.v rfurlnir hfMfttlltaa
many
during botlllte(
United Pr Service
I.ONDON. Aug. I.
mil-y hero today
Tito French
cunnrmrd Hurt
report thai yterday iho German',
a m lm l. ikitn t h m at (4 14 Hial I tin
' iHMwiianM witiwiiiri n"
French foreign officio atpUIn the ln-
trnllom of Trfinro. Ho atated that
ho would call at noon today for th
rapljr.
It wm tatd thla aftarnoon thai
tho reply of tbo French foreign of
Ceo waa that "franc touit conautt
her own latertata at tbla tlmo." No
further Information waa furnUhed
the German amhaaaador.
Telephone coaiauntcatlona be
twaen France and Cagtaad ware aud
dealy cut off at 1:65 tbla aftarnoon.
Tha cauie la not explained, and It la
cautlng much approbation. The
channel cable were at their butleat
time, when they auddenly want dead
at Land End, aa If the cable bad
bean tovered. II la poaalbla that
Franco baa ordered the military op
erator to cut out tbe awltchboard.
The brlllah cabinet baa perfected
Ita war plana after a lengthy con
ference. It la admitted tbtt lb altu
atloa la extremely aerloua. The war
fleet la being raoblllied In the North
Under aecretarlea and attache of
the French, German and Ruaalan em
banlea bava left London, to Jala
their regiments.
A member of the French embaaay
made tbe following alatement to the
United Preia:
"Everything depend on England.
If England will Inform Germany tbat
her navy la prepared to strike, there
will be no war, Otherwise, the sttua
tlos is hopeless."
United Prsss fervlce
PARIS, Aug. 1. Tbe Oermaas
have cut tbo wire on 4he frostier,
French and Germans are arattlag
the signal.
Uslled Vtt iervloe
BERLIN, Aug. 1. -The govern
mest has ordered all German ship
ping to go 'to the seareet seutral
port.
It ig seml-fsleUlly stated that(tbg
I emperor hu Interrogated the French
rorelcn office at to It Intention to
cm of war between lluetls and Qttr
iroany, and It U alo admitted that
.tho waer of Kruc'a roply not
'favorable.
United I'rtM turtle
NISIl. Aug. I. -Ths war oRe ad
mit that the Kervlaa are retreatlag
aloug the southern bank of the Rim
Drlua, knit that the Auttrlaaa arc
advancing. It It evidently Servla's
pUu to draw tl Austrian tsto their
territory
lr Service
HOME, " l-Oermeny I. brlag.
Pfure to bear on Hair to auk
ement at to her altitude. It
generally underttood that Italy
utwUlf powtlble,
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' LONDON, AUg. I,-
An unroadrm
d rori I afloat that lb German
inbaador, Voaachoen, hs toft
ParU for llerlln.
LONDON. Aug. I. It U reported
'that (lormany hat declared war.
I'Altltf, Aug. I. Tho llrltlth am
battador called on Kty and form
ally Inform! Vivian! that England
I prepared to atand fay treaties and
to co-operate with Franca la con
nection with present erUea, During
the cabinet conference, Ttvlasl ex-
plained the altuation, Tbe RritUb
ambassador aald tbat England en
dorsee Franco' poaltloa and would
support her.
BENSON DENIES
NON-SUIT MOTION
i
JUIK1K ORDER TRIAL TO PRO
CEKO AND EXAMINATION OP
WITXEMS8 OF TaTC DEFENSE
COMMENCED
Tho motlou for a non-suit made
yesterday by the attorneys for the de
fendant In tbe trial of Mra. Pearson
v. Dig llaaln Lumber company waa
denied by Circuit Judge Denaon and
ha ordered tbe trial to proceed.
The motion for non-iult was based
on fourteen counts, among which
were that at the time of Pearson's
death he waa sot in the employ of
the lumber company but waa work
Ing for Cbarlea Thomas, a eostrae
lor for Ibt company. Also tbat Pear
son had Imperiled hie life with tht
knowledge that he was doing so asd
gone Into s place where ht bad far
bidden another to ft.
The evidence for tbt plaintiff wag
completed yeeterday asd this mors
ing, the wastages for tht defease
were placed os tht etaai. Tbt team
Isstlos tf 'wltaeesee StsUssed
throughout tht day.
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YOUNG MAN HAS
NARROW ESCAPE!
lh DELim'D WITH IOT OIL ftWM
MCPMTttU MOD HUT frttEAM
DOCS NOT TOUCH XWX
i-ottrtoxa
What might haVebten s serttua
accident for tha tsseest bystaader"
occurred eierdy when Garrett's
new spreader waa being operated. A
large number of people were attrac
ted to tbt spot by tat operatic of
ibt machine when a large, boat which
carries the hot oil from the task.
burtt. throwing aldlng oil Is ear
oral dtractloa.
One young waa who wa witaeeeiag
the work wa .truck amidships by tha
stream of oil, but tuchttf tacaptd wltb
a ruined suit. If tbth4 atrvtek
him in the fc. the reaulta would
have been aerlou.
The work on Klgbth street being
don by the Garrett Construction
tompany I naartng completion and
the grade on Third ilreet, which I
blog prepared for macadamising by
tho same company, U practically ee
tabtlshad. The phalt ralitur and oil was
flrtt put on eighth trt yatterday.
A now tpreadlng machine ha bHn
cm ml by Garrotl n4 It wa uted In
tlm prtKvM, It will take NiVvral day
in rinlth up th work on thlt tui.
On Third tret Hit. heavy bUtttng
ha practically beta completed. Tbt
curbing baa hon put In from Main to
High tret and the rock which will
ha put on for the be I expected to
arrive any day,
CHAMBER FAVORS
BETTER ROAOS
ALMKHTt AND MTKaXE MPKAK
AT MEETING ON MKTBODs) OF
IMPROVBMKNT FOR bWOWINO
KCENIO WONDERS
At a meeting held laat sight st tbt
White Pel lean by tha chamber of
commerce at which" J, II, Alberta of
elem, a member of th executive
committer tf the TrllUtt Oood
Roads Aasoetallon, asd Will 0.
Steele, auperlstendent of Crater Lake
National Park, waro gueeta, tbt fol
lowing reeolutlon wsrt adopted!
"The Klamath Ohamber of Com
merce urge you to Include In the
elate highway trunk may road from
Medfnrd cat I to the national forest
reserve, also a road from Klamath
Fall north to the national forest re
serve. Both of the named thorough
faros to cosnsct with government
roada to Crater Lake."
Talka ware made by a number
preaent, tbt most Important by Mr,
Alberts and Superintendent Iteelt,
who talked of plans of Improvement
for tht shtwlsg of Klamath'a beaut
ies ssd wosders to tht tutelde world,
Tha chamber of commeree decided
to give tht county court every Is
dueemest possible Is tht building tf
better rtsda ssd to favor tht bead
Isg tf tbt ttatt for ttate highways,
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EXPLAINS CAUSE
OF DYING CATTLE
NEAR THE FORT
McCALL GIVE aRCTM0TAXCKS
OF POtJONINO
Owner tfad ) Wanted Away
Froat I'larts Mat Cattle Twraed la
FteM Tbruagh MUaadrlaadln
Polaaet Mad Hera Spread ia VaM
Qamststtea to Ckotk Mardt of il
OrnMnopaer.
Following tbe poltoalag and death
ot twelve bead of cattle from eating
pari grn on the old Culberteon
Plat In Wood River Valley, the
poUoa placed tbr In as effort to
check tbe grauhopper In the fight
now being made against them by
County Agriculturist McCall. and tht
tvdnl Intent to place tbe blame on
hi shoulder, McCall Uue tt
moot explaining tha situation.
The hopper have done much dam
age and ruined aoveral crop In that
Kllon. County Agriculturist McCall
w called to help check the on
ilaught.
Mr. McCall Male that the rattle
wnre evidently turned Into tbn field
on account of a mUunderttandtng or
from Uck of caution by lh owner to
regard tho warning Ittued to the
farmer until after a rain had min
imised the danger of poisoning.
According to McCall, the cattlo be
longed to K. Looaloy and Jack Pwlton
Inttnad of Jam Pelloa, aa reported,
The signed statement and explana
tion follows;
"llpcaute of the death of cattle be
longing to Pelton and Looatoy at Fort
Klamath from poison placsd for
granhoppera many might be afraid
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SWAN LAKE FIRE
UNDER CONTROL
FlItE WARDEN CHITWOOD AND
FIFTEEN MEN FIGHTING FIRS
NEAR ALOOMA-OtTLL PEOPLE
HELP IN BATTLE
A larges forest Ore hss bees burn
Ing tho last few days In Rwan Lake
Valley and yeaterday the amoke bo
came so conspicuous Is tht direction
of the Algoma mill tbat masy thought
tht mill waa being consumed.
The Art, however, la watt tt tht
Applegatt ranch, asd Pirt Wardts
0. 0, Chltwood has a forts of flfttts
es os tht spot with tht Ira prat
tlcally under control.
Tht prlgls of tho Irt la sot knows,
but It la thought to havt atarttd frtm
tht burslsg of alaaklngt at tht Al
goma mill, A largo forts of mas was
also sest out by tha mill ptoplt tt
fight tht ire, aa It to elott U their
timber asd slat night thraataa tht
III Itself.
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MEETING OF BANKERS IS CALLED BY
SECRETARY M'ADOO TO DEVISE WAYS
TO PROTECT AMERICAN INTERESTS
Oreetry Setle Oat
L C. areeley, of the Orteley
Plumbing company, baa told hla Is
teretta In the company to bis partner,
C. R. McClellas. who will conduct
tbe butlnee. Mr. Greeley expocta
to leave the city soon.
Local Girl Married
Wank Vincent of Merrill and Mtaa
IWriha Blater of thl city were united
in tntrrUg at high boob today by
Rev. J, 8. StuhbUSeld at the Pres
byterian maste. Mr. Vlstest la s
member of tbe tonaortal tradt st
Merrill asd Ml Slater ta s local
girl.
MELONS SMASH
LOCrU PRICES
L'.VHKARD-OF PRICES IN MIX
OXH CWMKI) BY ARRIVAL OF
ItUMXtKIM OF REALTIES IN
KUtMATII FAUJi
"Jut' look at dat mlllus
goln' by, chile. Oaf do seventh
load what'a gone by hero dla morula!
I knows It."
Buch was the comment heard oa
Main ttreet yesterday from as tret
while black face aa load aftsr load
of big, Juicy, ripe, green boys which
formed tho biggest ahlomoat of mel
on thai haa been received In thla
city thla season, or for many seasons,
passed up Mala etreet.
Aa a reault, the watermelon
market I close to the margin asd
the "alley nigger" aa well aa tbe
more aristocratic can revel In tbe
luacloua fruit,
Fifteen cent la an unheard-of
price for melon ia Klamath Falls,
but such la tbe cue. Tbt weary
ploddor on hla way home from hla
dally toll aa well aa tbe owner of a
machine, atopped, hesitated, aad the
went In to purchaat aa the masy
signs suddenly put os display by
local dealers have Attracted their
attention to the low price of tht ani
ons. Twonty-nve cents puehaaed the
largest and choicest, but 1st melosa
with only their also agalast them
wero bought for fifteen.
The melons this year art of ta
ceptloaal quality and else, and from
the ahlpmenta received by tbt whole
salers, the quantity ssems plentiful.
The Ashland Fruit Store received
au entlrt carload of tht Juicy
beauties Friday sight, whisk leaked
use a train load when displayed is
tht sew wholesale roost, asd about
as masy mora were received hv other
shippers.
Catholics!
ALBANY. N. Y.. Aug. 1 Several
thoueaa Catktllst, rtprttentlag tht
Albasy dloceee, will leave hart asd
aearby polnta tomorrow os a pilgrim
ago to the ahrlse tf tt Asst da Baas
pre, Quebec, a sumbtr at etorgy
as will direct tha piletasagt.
CONORESe) LIKELY TO CONTDTVB
IN sWSdJON INDEFlNITEXlf
RECACSE OF WAR
Stock tUrfcaag of Nrw Vork
Door Cleaed. Rat Fssasrlits Are
la Cosrftreajct Caaxnalag awtauv
UoaMacb Atudtty Fast Csaaeia
Lag Treaeara tkaap Xaev oat ibt
Ocaaa With Xeariy SIS,Mg,g
NEW VOR1L, Aaaj. J--X Weed
baa be netadsed fraas taw Mtrtk
Oenaaa Lloyd tiesmiblp Kress Prsa-
rtva at Plymaatb em Mtday, bat as
Vlrela caaaetib-aa vrkbi tbt attaawar
mat be made.
Tbe KxJHjtiasafai baa la.TM,.
OOO la gold aad fS.gsjSga la stiver
pm Ueurd.
United Preaa Service
WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 1.
Hecrclary McAdoo today called a
meeting for Monday In this city of
the banker of the clearing house, as
sociation of New York, Chicago
and Ht. Louis, to dtseuaa methods
for protecting the financial Interest
of thl country.
It I predicted tbat congress will
continue In Indefinite awmloa Is ante
of war, la order to be better pre
pared to protect American Inter'..
tinned Preaa Service
NKW YORK, Aug. 1 While tbe
stock vxcbasge did sot opes this
morslng, there were numerous ess
ferencte amoag tbt Baaaclera of Wall
street. Tho export of gold will bo
stopped, and all atsps poaalbla takes
to protect Americas tnteeeeu.
United Preaa Service
LONDON, Aug. 1. Famiae tkreat
ena Europe, asd tke prlcta of food
tuff are going up rapidly, Bag
land haa probably s month's supply.
Prlcea have trebled, asd commerce
Is seriously hampered. Htltaad.
Swedes asd Norway, while aot af
fected by the war. will bo aarloaaly
affected by tbe famiae.
Woeaaa Leads PeUUtsl CoavesKtea
United Preaa Service
DENVER, Aug. I. A new chair
man of the democratic state central
committee probably will bo elected
at tho called meeting of tbat body
which opened teutons at a local hotel
today.
Mrs. Gertrude Leo, tbe ffrat woman
auto chairman of a big polltleai party
Is tbo United Butts, succeeded tem
porarily to that poaltloa from tha vioe
chatrmaathip last spring, whes chair
mas Geo. T. Bradley rtalgsed.
With s sew campalga comlag as, a
aaw chfatrmas must be elected. Masy
predict tbat Mra, Lee will be cheats
to succeed herself.
"Matale" Wtrka
Versos Motacheabaekar to warkhMI
temporarily Is tha aaataaor'a teste
hetp4sg with the heavy work,,