PAGB t)CR
Soldiers Will Charge Into Shot
and Shell-But Afraid of Mouse
One Man Set Knapsack on Rodent's Tail and Feared to
Pick Up the Equipment. Beetles on Sleeves
Another Cause for Nervousness
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMS
(United Press Staff Correspopndent)
PARIS, ON RIVIERA EXPRESS,
May 15. (By mall to New York)
Private Leopold Buzancy, In the seat
opposite was grum
bling. His grouch
had nothing to do
with tho wound In
hla foot which had
; just reopened, and
M was giving him
serious pain, (or
because of that
fact he was to have
a two weeKs lur-
lough away from
thA tiAnft1ioo Ynf
PKtl 5t mttti wm t he
feared the German bullets; for dating
from yesterday he had lived within
thirty meters of the enemy, swapping
shots daily for the past two months.
He was kicking because toad frogs
and mice kept him from enjoying life
at the front.
Psychologists will Miave a lot to
think about after this war is over,
and one of the least of their prob
lems will be to find out why a- soldier
will bounce out of his trench at the
Drst word of command and charge
bayonets like a demon, only to yell
like a Commanche Indian a little
later when a beetle crawls up his
sleeve.
'What is the worst thing you have
.to put up with living in trenches?"
he had been asked out of curiosity.
"Toads," Buzancy replied, in comic
Town Topics
Loss Distance Stuff.
A recent inquiry for information
regarding Klamath comes from R. J.
Marshal, at Buenos Aires. It is need
1m to say that a supply of convinc
ing literature was dispatched post
haste to Argentine by the ever busy
Secretary Fred Fleet or the Chamber
of Commerce.
EvaageUsta Successful.
Elder Harlan has received the fol
lowing telegram from Rev. J. F. Stln
son, minister of the Christian church,
Brazil, Ind., where -the Mlnges Evan
gelistic company Is in the midst of a
great meeting. "Fine audiences to-
Houston's
Metropolitan Amusements
HOUSTON'S
OPERA HOUSE
STAR THEATER
BIO COMEDY BILL
"Mr. Biagle's Melodrama,"
Vltagraph Comedy in Three Parts
'fiat,"
Vltagraph Comedy
"The Opea Drawbridge,"
"Hazards of Helen" Series
Added Attraction
PEERLESS ORCHESTRA
In Concert Program
Matinees Every Katurduy and Sunday
at 2:80
TEMPLE THEATER
"The Conspiracy ut the Chateau,"
Two Reel Essanay Drama
"Girl and the Matinee Idol,"
"Tuning of Rita,"
Vltagraph Comedy
Admission Always 10c,
MATINEE DAILY AT 8 1 SO
ALL LICENSED PICTURES
MERRILL OPERA HOUSE
MMTlU.Ora.
MOTION' PICTURES TUESDAY
AND A1TRDAYB
HE? -
MfrsB
opera Frenchman-English, "the sacre erybody In our treuch lire, and we
toads!" hoar the 'snip, snip, snip' no more.
' "If you remember, 1 told you about ' Wo pay no more attention for a
the mouse that nearly bit mo the day 'while then Follx grab mo by the arm.
wo took the German trenches, and I The toad has come back! This time,
got the bullet In the foot. I put my 'though, he sit on the German's chest,
knapsack on his tall by accident, and But he stare JuM the same and never
ho almost bit me eery time 1 come, move. 11 and by another toad came,
near him to turn him loose. Sale and another and a dozou. and they
petlto bete! sit ground tho cadavro and on It until
"Well, when I wont back to tho .U "ear covered,
trenches after my foot was well, the' "When night came 1 almost got
'field mtco had nearly all gone. Bleu, scared to death, for suddenly 1 see a
morel! and I began to think 1 live in i toad sitting on the lodgo by mo In
peace and have nothing to worry mo the trench. After tho toads got
whire we fight tho German. Uut it through vUltlua the German thoy
was not so. The toad he come one come ami visit me. I couldn't stnnd
day and sit on the "cadavro of tho 'that, and 1 smash htm and lllng him
boche which Is right In front of my out with my bayonet. Oh, how I hate
nlace In the trench." . tho llttlo beasts!
"On the body of a German sol
dier!" "Right on his face. And once in
a while he come to see mo; the toad
frog; not the German."
"Walt a minute. Tell me about jfor( , come bac),t so wo W0l,.t hau,
the German. How did he get there. tho ton,,s 0 Uu ca,invro always In
and what did you leave him there frjfront of us ,u lg sensitive. tine
after ho came?" Icaptaln. He will do anything before
"One night so black ou could bee ; he eo his men suffer,
nothing, not even jour hand before.' "Charging trenches Is our trade
your face, while the drlzzlo kept com
ing down, Felix, who sharo tho niche
In the trench with me, hear a noise.
'Snip, snip, snip!' It say. We know
what it mean. We have heard that
'snip, snip, snip,' before. It Is a
boche come to cut the baTbed wire
entanglements in front of our
trenches. Felix, he Ore. I fire. Ev-i
tt
BWST
"' '"
The following little table, which
is now going the rounds of the press
shows the effect of oue fly escaping
tho swatter. The time to swat the
pesky little disease spreador Is NOW.
May 1 1 fly lays 120 eggs.
May 10 60 tiles lay 7,200 eggs.
. May 20 3,000 tiles lay 432,000
eggs.
May 30 21C.000 flies lay 23,920,
000 eggs.
June 10 12,960.000 Hies lay 1,
555,200,000 eggs.
June 20 777,600,000 flies lay 93,
312,000,000 eggs.
day, 600 In Bible school, quartet add
ing much to strength of company,
hold meetings in factories, shops and
pool halls, had street meeting Satur
day night and reaehed great crowd
with gospel, 89 confessions today;
slxtoen months ago Mlnges Evangel
istic company closed meeting with me
in Harrisburg, Pa., with 600 addi
tions." This same company will hold
a big revival meeting here the latter
part of July.
Business Men to Meet.
An important meeting of tho Klam
ath Falls Business Men's Association
THE REGAL, $50.00
Ono of (lie classiest values on lite iiuuket is tlio Regal Grafonolu.
Not only Is it an onuimeut to uny home, hut the tone In so good Unit
this model was the rliolco of ono of our Icudlng music teachers.
Don't fail to hear this Grafonolu.
Shepherd Piano Depot
Next -Door to Postorllce , Open Afternoons and Evenings
THE EVENING
"I think I go crazy for threo or
four dnjs because of those toads.
Then my wound opon and 1 can't do
my work, so they give me this fur
lough. .My captain toll me when I
(leave ho take tho German trench be-
It's what we are for But wo are not
supposed to sharo our beds, so to
speak, with toads who consort the
rest of the time with endavrcs,
Quol?"
Tho express crawled Into Dijon,
and the soldier, shaggy as a bear-cat.
(limped out and disappeared In the
gloom of tho station.
' r
June 30 46,656,000,000 flies lay
5,5DS,720,000,UUO eggs.
July 9 2,799,360,000,000 tiled lay
335,923,200.000.000. eggs.
July 19 167,961,600,000,000 flies
lay 20,155,392.000,000,000 eggs.
July 29 10,077.696,000,000,000
flies lay 1,209,323,520,000,000,000
eggs'.
August S 604, 661,760,000, 000,
000 flies lay 72,559,-l41,200,000,000,-000
eggs.
August 18 72,559,411,200,000,
000,000 flies are about all a commun
ity can stand.
will he held this evening In tho coun
cil room at tho city hall.
'vd&.&sA
karo'dF tVit ifKii-v
iMMmMiYhoy
I ".Murder Will Out,"
i One act farce comedy with local
talent.
I "Checkers,"
j From Henry Blossom's Book, In
I FIvo parts,
I Admission 10c
HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
BONANZA NEWS
BRIGHTLY TOLD
MAXTAI. THAINIMI WORK TO III!
1 SHOWN liOHKI.liA SCHOOL
closes wki.1. hkixo hhim
I KIT OTHER xi:ws items
(lleiulil Speilnl u'ilti)
BONANZA, Mn Jf Rev Hutch
tnsou and wife fiom .Men III drove to
Bonanza Sunday. Hew Hutchinson
preached at the owning service lie
also gave a talk to tho pupils of the
high school Mondnv miunltiK
Them will be an exhibit of tho
work done during the year by the
bos In the manual tialnlng depart
ment on Weduesday. Thursday uud
Friday of this week. The public Is
cordially Invited to attend this ex
hibit. .Mrs. lleltman and daughter Har
riet, who have been visiting relatives
and friends In Bonanza some time,
went to the Falls Sunday. They loft
Tuesday for their home In Wlnno
inucca, Nov
lion J. Read lias gone to l'asuduua
to visit his father, who Is III
Rev. Van Fossen will be In Bonan
za June 5th and Oth, and will preach
the Sunday morning sermon while
here.
Mrs. Ynhr Is stol Improving af
ter her serious Illness.
John Bradley is on the sick list,
hut Is Improving.
The Ltlo hoys have moved their
drill to R. R. Murk's homestead,
where they are now drilling a well.
Mr. Whitman passed through Bo
nanza In his auto Sunday on his wny
to I.angell Valley.
Mrs. Ben Read had tho following
guests for dinner Sunday. Mrs. Holt
mm and daughter Harriet, Mr and
Mrs Robert Gosh and family, Mr.
and Mrs Harry Nichols and family.
The school at Lorella closed Inst
Tuesday. Miss Smith, the teacher,
went to her homo In Hcpner, Oro
PROMPT SCHOLARS
RECEIVE PRIZES
tilltl, AM) ROY WHO WERE
XEITHKR ARSEXT OR TARDY
AT Till: PIXE GROVE SCHOOL,
REWARDED OTHER NEWS
(Heruld Special Service)
PINK CROVi:, May 20. In a con
test given at the Pine Orovo school
this year, Kuty dray and Oroa Reeder
received the prizes for best attend
ance. Neither was ahsont or lardy
during tho ulno months' term just
endod.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Yadcn and
family are moving out to their ranch
In Poo Valley.
II. Wampler, who was a schoolmate
of Chas. Mack and W. T. Elliott, vis
ited these gentlemen In Pine Orove
last week.
Mr. Friier passed through Pine
drove last week with his threshing
outfit, en lotite to Poo Valley.
Chas, Matk Is In the county seat
tins week.
The Civic Club will meet with Mrs.
I). HiwkliiH Thursday, June 3,
HARDWARi:
CONVENTION
AT SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, May 25. Hun
ilieds of delegates from all parts of
tho I'nlttii states aro In attendance
(here today at tho sixth annual con
vention of the American National
linn, Steel and Heavy Hardware As
sociation, which meeta at the St.
Francis Hotel. This is ono of the
inafly conventions scheduled In con
nection with the Panama-Pacific Ex
position. A special train carrying dfilegnlos
form eastern Much urrlved horo last
night. Tho visitors will Immediate
ly go tho Exposition grounds, whore
they wcro Invited to Inspect the ex
hibits of Iron, steel and hardware
products.
Hee Chllcote for desirable city
property and Reed farm lands. 685
Mala.
ITIIL CO. OPERATORS
MAY ALSO HH TRIED
OX MURDER CIIAIMJi:
I'ulted Pi ess Service
WASHINGTON, D "., M''
an.- -It Is repotted that nil at-
i.iiiint limv ho mnilo to try John
l Rockefeller .lr J. V. Woll-
bo.u and L. M. Bowers of (ho
Colorado Fuel and Iron eompn-
nv directorate on charge of he-
lug responsible for the Ludlow
iniisnero.
This proceeding would he
along tho same theory us that
i emitting In the conviction of
John Lnwson. a striker, of mill-
der, and tils sentence to life tin-
piitnntncnt
BAND ORGANIZE
FOR THE
oitichhs elected. m ah
ramsements staiu'eh for a
iiexei-'it daxoe kiiteex
Mi:. TCHV OUT
Fifteen men turned out for band
practice lust night, and (hey brought
word that there will bo at least live
more on hand at 2 .10 Hiind.iy after
noon, when tho second rehearsal Is
held at the Pnvllllon All musicians
are iiiKimI to attend thti tiuictlug.
coming prepared to play.
Organization was effected last
night b the Helci Hon of the follow,
lug elllrers:
President. II. A .Mitchell, secre
tary tto.isurer, Allen Sloan; manager,
John Hubbard, directors (besides the
foregoing) Ed Bodge and Oscar
Brenneman.
Mitchell was also chosen temporary
lender pending tho arrival of u sal
aried director.
Tho Imndnmen all believe Klamath
Falls will have a hand to ho proud
of There are several soloists of note
here, and there will ho other musi
cians brought In to play A telegram
was sent to "Jimmy" Nuwiihnm at
Omaha, asking him to romo out anil
ngaln play tho cornet solcw with
Ralph Rewey These two rornctlMs
nro hard to heat.
ArrnugeiiicutH were made last
night for a danco at the Pnvllllon In
tho near future, the proceeds to ho
divided between the hand and the
haschr.ll team .Manager Hank Free
donated the Pnvllllon for tho affair,
and the tickets will soon he on Halo
Texas State Postmaster 0h-ii
I'ulted Press Servlcn
WACO, Texas, May 2G.--Tlw .in
mini convention of stnto postmasters
met here todny. Oreetlngs from
Postmaster Genera! Burleson, him
self a Texan, were expected
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OUR GUARANTEE IS
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Klamath Falls
Creamery
Heventli and Klamath
SiMR
Fishing on the
Reservation
(Goiitluucd from park I)
Ncludod, not it llHh would be turned
loose In the Htmiints of Ihu reNorva
tlun lor thu purpose of lesioeldng
i time.
1 wish to sal In defense, of niHulf
and Mih. Ktiiuk Hllvlus, an Indian
widow woman located on Williamson
River, and who conducts u IIhIiIiik re
sort, and has for tho past twenty
.venitt, and being tho iuouiih of hor
famll)'M support, this would seem iiii
InJiiHtlie. We aio both tax pnyeiN on
our piopeitles. She hits a deed for
her laud, I am Informed, and no have
I Wo both mo Ihu means of Inter
esting many tourlslH Into this eouu
tiy who pin chase their license to
hunt and IIhIi This money goes lo
tho statu for tho purpose of keeping
our streams 'i oslocked, ete. What Is
to tho Inlureil of Ihu county In this
respect Is our Intel est
Tho at Is of the council In uuostlnn
Is not it nettled fact It has not kept
an) one from eiiJolug the privileges
In uiiestlon. nor will It, no matter
what the Indian Council might do
finally Their aclH are Hiihjecl to ap
proval by the Sccroluiy of the Inter
ior anil fiminilsslouor of Indian Af
fairs
Another meeting of thu council Is
called for the 27th of Hits month for
their Html action In the matter. If
they go on record ngaln as being op
posed to llstilng prlv lieges, It will he
settled Dually when tho Indian de
partment approve of Hiime, nml or
ders are IxNiied to the public to that
effect
Personally, I do not lielleve It will
ho effective However, this Is my
opinion Whatever the results may
he It will not effect tho rights of
nijsoif or of Mrs tfllvlos In conclu
sion, I auk forbearance of retaliatory
talk by tho white until such time as
they know they havo a right taken
from them R. C Spink, owner of
SplnkS Fishing Ileum t tin Spring
Creel:
Moving Pictures
The Star theater offers a big coin
ed) program to patrons tonight The
feature of the hill Is the threo part ,
Vltagraph comedy, 'Mr RliigloV
Melodrama," the cast Including all of
the best fun makers of thu VltuKritph
company, and patrons lire assured of
toeing something really worth while
In tho comedy line.
"Kats," a one part Vltngraph com
edy .will also he presented on today's
hill.
"The Open Drawbridge," ono of the
"Hazards of Helen" series, will be
shown In addition to the comedy
niiiuherH
Tho Peerless Orchestra Is still an
other feature that will, ho milled to
tonight's program. A linn concert
program has been selected.
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Wo feel that o nro JiiNlllleil In
ii'toiiitiieiiilliig it, us those who
use It express themselves as being
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InIIciI, We wunt to show Jim Hie .Mnn
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splendidly built range, It, Is ecjulp
peil with uiuny NH'chil feature
which endenr It to tho econoiiilcal
nml elllcient house wife.
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TUKHDAV, .MAY an, ium
TO GIVE CONCERT
AT STAR TONIGHT
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PLAV MAW HIXKtnio.NH as
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The following pn.Kinm III barm,
ilcied tonight at i he Hur ,IMer
the Peel less oidieHtia
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Intel iih'Uii
"l.n Rose" ....
"Chacon., uriBd
"Hiilut d'Aiiioiu" t j..
Holo for Tnunimii,,
"livening Star" fiom Tiiimliinnor
WftKbvr
Mr. I.chII,, Hiultli
Kxcerptii from
"Oh' Oh' Helplilmr ,.4r),
Man It
"The March of Mum lien' Viml'rati
Not III Willi PiUiiiici
Deputy I' S Mm im lliiriiimi (i
this luoi nlng for I'mtUiiil m, ,
Federal pilxnnir from l.aku county
FLAGS
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now for Hie Meiiioilnl or llh
of July uu uiles uud evrrrlMi,
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U Hie miiiio liit'W-i) imiieroMhe
own. The MoimimIi IHiple lr'1
nml Hoi IIIiihI rii.h.tv iis.iue Hi'"
even eniMriilnie. lH""'" "'",
In .nil not liiiriieil I ' pliue""1'
unileiilone In iinolhei a " " "r"
illnnry Hinge or UMik Move. Itak'
lug done "JiM I" """ H"1'
llllle eir.nl at IK'le iohI wllli
Hie awiiriili.e lh H '' "'""",
just as oii vvMi II. Afm
pen.lnhle range Is a ienl .li'aM"
-a , iforl u I'llde.
lunge li the
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