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KLAMATH COUNTY'S
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY. AUGUST 24, 1915
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Tint VMr-No. 8,717
GERMANY-U. S. RELATIONS BRIGHTER
Russian-German Officials Take Opposite Stands; More War
Montanan Purchases Huge Klamath Ranch Through Local Man
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RUSSIANS AND SUB'ATTACKED
fiFRMANS
HOLD
OPPOSITE VIEWS
ARABIC
UNSEEN
Is Mentioned
in German Plot
RUSIA TO TAKE OFFENSIVE 600N,
IT 18 SAID
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Von Hollwcg Say Struggle It Not
Ovr, But Will When "Whan
What Dot. Not land Will Brsak."
High Ruulan Official Admlte Mora
Vlctarlta by Germans In Futura, But
fttrograd Not in Danger.
I HID BEHIND SUNKEN STEAMER
DUNSLEY AND LAUNCHED THE
TORPCOO FROM HIDINO PLACE,
I'nltid ITau Service
I'ETnOUItAI), Auk. 21. A high war
offlcltl today admitted Hint tlio Mer
man will noon Inko Vllnii and Vlcl
itok. nprrltiR (he Pctrogrnd-Poland
railway, In n Km eminent approval In
terview, Ho miI.I in part: "Wo will rlnln
two trunk linen and various brunch
lines. I (to not believe Petrograd will
be endangered. I rIvo full credit to
the auperlor AuHtro-aerrunn strategy,
but the Idea of our armies being crush
& l ridiculous. The day la near
when wo will tnko tlio offenalve."
IC STATEMENT
I.IVKItl'OOI., Auk 21. According
lit Mirvhor of the slimmer Hundley,
I lie steamer torpedoed by a Gorman
HUbmnrlno Just bofoie tlio Whlto Star
llnei Arnblo win sunk, tlio underwater
ernfl hid bohlnd tlio Dunsloy's sunken
bulk to lie In wall for tlio larger ves
sel. Tho sun Ivors declare thoy hnd
been ordered off their ship and wcro
In lifeboats when tlio submarine con
cealed herxelf from the approaching'
Amble. '
It 1st stated that when I ho liner nine
clone enough to miiko nn atlnck .possi
ble the hUbmnilno submerged, wont1
tnoumt iho Dunxloy'M atom, and from'
thorn launched Iho fatal torpedo. Sup
vlvor say t li t the Gorman bout
which came up alongside the Dunsloy
bore no number.
No previous ilellnlte statement nx to
the fate of the Dunsloy had como from
London. It was nunnunced that she
hnd boon torpedoed, but It hnd not
boon known whether hup tuicceeded In
H-nrhlng pmt with her pnssenRcrs.
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BKItUN, Auk. 2t. Chancellor von
llollweif, in addressing n rrowd In
front of hl residence after tho relch
l panned $2,000,000,000 loan, said:
"Tho atrURRlo Ih not yet ended, but
N U la dod's will It may arrive when
what does not bend will break."
The SIuhhIhcIi Zoltung atatOH that
the ItUMlnnn nro facing bankruptcy.
I'nllad I'reia Hervlce
LONDON, Aug. 24. Tho Chronicle,
I" n Amsterdam dispatch, says that a
nw "peace acherne" la developing In
"rlln, and will be dlacloaed In a fort
"lht, if their pinna dn not mlacarry.
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PAIII8, Aur. 21 a a announced
wre that the German Infantry haa at
"ked tho French Voaava helghta for
i!fcPMt lwo d,iy,, nnd lMt nv"y
with no Raln made. Heavy artillery
"rea nro cnntlnulnj near Arraa.
olt Strlkea Man'a Head
nfr'nk Howard, employed by the tel
'Pnone company, waa atruck on the
ep of tho head thla mornlns by a bolt
"opped by a workman above him on
n. . Wh,,e not oualy Injured,
irttk I? arr,vod at tne dootor'a JBoe
wiut Wood atreamlng down the aide
face. The akin on the top of hla
"W cut opea. .
GOLD MINES TO
BE OPERATED
1
WORD RECEIVED BY LOCAL MAN
INTERESTED IN MJNE8 NEAR
CRATER SHOWS SYNDICATE
HAS OPTION AND WORK STARTS
Captain Frani von Papen
Captain Fran. on Papon, military
nttncho of tho Gorman embassy In
.WiiHhliiKtoii, has boon prominently
mentioned In connection with tho story
or tho Gonnnu plot now being pub
lished. A New York paper has present
ed what It cnllH n report mndc by him
,lo his superiors on tho question of
i buying tho products of factories which
manufacture chloilno Ran, such ns is
' .. ,.. ,,. Ia..k.n. !. ,t.A lMin.i1.Aa
lleil Uy IHO lrillllll lit uv HUllviivo
about Ypres. In fact hla nnmo runs alt
thrniiRh the romarkablo story about
tho operations of Dr. Helnrlch F. Al
bert to help tho German cause in the
United States. It is broadly hinted In
Washington that nn Investigation,
which may result in a request on the
Gorman government for the recall of
sovornl of those In the embassy, may
bo made.
Wind storm Data Little Damage
. 1. .l!,.lnll H,onu 8mbV " Monday
, jj valley. Whlla in aet place
were uprooted and bulldlngn
JJa, no aerlwia daaaaa la -"WJ4
Moat of Ue hay la, aad the
t- aaunn au,ikiH i .... .,.
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H Is stated in u letter received by
Cnptnln O. C. Applcgate from Central
I'olnt, Jackson county, that the Buz
yard group of mines on the Umpqua
divide, about twenty-four miles west
of Crater take, havo Just been bond-j
cd to h wealthy syndicate for 150,000.
A new 1.C00 foot tunnel will be driven j
COO feel below tho present workings,
which It Ih expected will penetrate the
gold benrltiK rock nnd Ralenn at that
depth, thus greatly enhancing tho
nlno of tho mine.
Hon. W. C. I,oover, J. W. Merritt of
Central Point, Captain O. C. Applegate
of Klamath Falls, John I Orubb of
Aahlnnd, and other well known men
own nnd are developing this mine,
which Is one of tho most extensive ore
bodies in a well known mineral belt.
The proposed tunnel la expected to
cost $ 8.000, and will probably bo exca
vated without delay by tho syndicate
holding tho option,
Will Go to tan Franclaoo
1 Mr. and Mrs. B. B, Magee of tola elty
leave aoon for a visit at the 01008111011
at las Francisco. Mr. Mageo to Inter
Mttd In the Underwood drag atere.
MANY VISITING
AT CRATER LAKE
THE TOTAL ATTENDANCE FOR
THIS YEAR IB FIFTY FIR CENT
LARGER THAT THAT OF LAST
YEAR 7.2S8 PEOPLE
There woio moro poople and more
nutos registered at Crater Lake Wed
nesday, August 18th. than for any one
day In tho hlatory of the lake, there
being 484 people and 108 nutos. This
dnns not Includo several autoa and a
number of people who rnme through I
tho Pinnaela etUiae,
Tho total attendance ao rar wis year
has boon 60 per cont larger than laat
year, and the number of autoa haa la-
creased neatly 70 per cent, n will be
seen by the follewing:
Total attendance to August 19, 1915,
waa 7,285; same date 1914, 4,818; autoa
to August 19, 1916,1498; aame date tost
year, 898. The total attendance for
1914 waa 7,549, and the total number
of autos 1,441.
BIG REALTY DEAL
IS CLOSEO HERE
,
CASH DEAL AMOUNTING TO $31,-'
000 ON SPRAQUE RIVER RANCH
CONSUMMATED SUNDAY GOES
TO L. A. BRITTON
The well known "Dill Smith" ranch,
located on the north nnd south forks
of Sprngue River, consisting of 720
ncres, has been purchased by I.. A.
Drltton, u well known rancher of
Uoscman, Montau, for the cash sunt
of $31,000. Mr, Brltton Is already on
tho place, nnd-exaleefft to spend $1,000
In Improvements Immediately.
The deal was made directly through
the efforts of Cnptnln J. W. Siemens,
piesldent of tho Klamath Commercial
Club. About nine years ago Captain
Siemens mot Mr. Brltton whllo on his '
way to Portlnnd, and they became
trnllng frinds. Captain Siemens talk
ed Klamath to Mr. Brltton, and ever
since then has been In communication
with him In regard to this country,
they becoming warm friends.
Tho captain neer failed to mention
Klamath In eery connection he could
with Mr. Brltton, and boosted this
county In such a manner that when
Mi. Brltton decided last year to sell
out his holdings tn Montana he favor
ably considered Klamath. He made
his first trip hero last spring, though '
one of his sons, Earl, was employed In
this city sovernl years ago. Another
of hla sons bad visited here, and had
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GERMANY-U. S.
SITUATION IS
CLEARED SOME
BERNSTORFF ASKS GOVERNMENT
' TO WAIT
SUtea He Will Announce Rapert ef
Circumatancea Around Arable M
Soon at It Arrives Situation Bright
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port, But Admit It Would Help
United Preaa Service. ' -
WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. j 24. ;
'
. (3 p. m.) Germany practically
disavows submarining the Arabic
in statement over Bernstorffa
name. Forecasts peaceful settle-
! ment, and urges America to hold
on on judgment. Declared that If
' Americans perished on the Arabic
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NEW' YORK. Aug. 24. Count Bern-
'stortf is here, and practically haa ad
are now being trained to use it mltted that he had asked the state de-
It is under-
Tim Hermans liavo recently built men
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tills remarkable trlulane. which they The Geimans hope, with such an aero- imrtmnnt not to net vet.
reported favorably. Since his trip here declaio is capable of carrying twenty 'plane to put a forco in the air which Btood ho leax announce tj,e repoit
last spring, Mr. Brltton bos been flgur- men just as easily as me uriusu in- win touib in sumuer arouuag um . Berii .. .no,, u jo received
ing on buying, nnd had several places plnno or the French monoplane will chines of the allies. Twenty armed lTom
In mind. carry two. This enormous machine ' men ould have tho advantage over a
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Smith place, and It was but a short -n tlie wnr"
tlmo until tho deal was completed. Mr. '
Brltton has n family of twelve chil
dren, seven bojs and five girls. Six
of his sons will take active charge of
tho ranch, while several of his daugh
ter,) will also lnest their savings in,
the place. One of the daughters has
been a teacher, receiving $1,200 per
year, and several of the others havoi
held responsible positions. Three of
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but it Is understood thnC machine, gun with him.
CAMP GROUND
READY TOMORROW
(Staff Correspondent. United Press)
- WASHINGTON. D. C. Aug. 24. The'
mittee from the Commercial Club, German-American situation saddenly
composed of W. A. Delzell and Judge brightened when Bernstorff asked the
Geo. T. Baldwin, went over the sites 'united States not to act regardiag the
suggested, finally settling on the site Arable until an official report haa boas
on Pine street. Owing to the courtesy leeclved from Berlin. He atated that
of c. B. Crlsler, sanitary conditions Berlin had advised him that tka ad
ha o been easily provided, and at a mlralty had not been able to epauaaal
sllght expense Klamath will have a cate with the aubmarlnea yet'
place that will provide for about fifteen' The state department did aot daft-
them are now at Pelican Bay, spend- EVERYTHING WILL BE COMPLETE1 machines. Water will be placed on the mtely announce the receipt of a ra
in if A few wpaVr. i
Mr. Brltton will stock the ranch with J
fifty dairy cows and 1,000 sheep, which
will bring him in Immediate revenue.)
The Smith ranch Is Ideally located,
with both forks of the Sprague i er '
coursing through its boundaries, and is
considered an excellent site for dairy
ing put poses. Captain Siemens stntes
that whllo they were at the place Sun
day they ran across a garden that hnd
been badly neglected, but found Home
bushes loaded with big red currants,
FOR MUNICIPAL CAMP PARK BY
a
TOMORROW NIGHT, SAYS W. L.
LEE, PROMOTER
lot, and Klamath's municipal park will
be a reality, and will handle the travel
for the balance of thts season, at least.
Mr. Leo stated last night to the
council that considerable revenue will
undoubtedly result, and while the gar-
, .. .. , , , , ..tim. iKo man will get his anyway, for oil
l)uoo the activities orgey of "BlllM,, ftro neceMttI yety'lf thege
,.ee. w Ith he cooperation of the Com- bo
."iieloSlU-J - iter purchases. It
P"i lu,u-' "" ,7. u . "7. --" Zl -norns the advertising of Klamath far
una coumr, ... ..- " .and wlde, 8tnted Lee,
machines tomorrow night. After go-.
Councilman Struble spoke highly of
Iho
perfectly free from worms, that were i,.. er threo proposed sites today,
location. In the rear of Under- mo proposed action, as aid oiner coun-
were also round in aaunasneo on wood's druc store, facing on Pine ;cumen, ana me necessity or auca con-
bushes In the gardes. street, has been selected,' according fvenlences for the traveling public for
Mr. Smith Is expected to retire from to Lee. Isuen a Place, with as many attractive
quest for the particulars from oar-,
many, but added that such aattaa
would be "extremely reaaaurtag" as to
Germany's attitude. The ree,ast to la
terpreted to mean that Gerauay will
either "deny the attack or axplaw'tt tm"
such a way as to leave the way a
for discussion.
The administration will
break if possible, without
the nation's dignity and rights.
avoid a
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is no disposition to ha captious with L
the .kaiser. Ambassador Pag .haa'':! fM
camea tor a summary or w ariwi ,
evldeace. ,
active ranching, though he haa a large
ranch In ArUona that wilt occupy part
of his attention.
Carter Qoss Hunting
O. L. Carter left today for the wilds
north of this city ta spaad aoata Ubm
hunting, Ha waa takaa up by Ralph,
bis son, by Btaohlaa, aad will raatala ta
tha wlkto alaaa.
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Lee appeared before tho city council ( places as
last night tor the socond time, and brought up.
forcibly presented tho importance of
the city taking a hand In the choosing
of the park and Rotting action. on the
work, with the result that a motion
waa made empowering the mayor to
Investigate and report at the next
meetlag oa the sites,
This morning "BUI" Lea and a com-
Klamath county waa
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tcltv this morning, aad ihad haaa.-ra--'..S''
ported aa Insane, or aaar aaatt.Jatojir'S
tii
, Under tho Knife
Hymuu Weschler, who Is employed
as a clerk In the store of K. Sugaraan,
today weat to Blaakbara hospital ta
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