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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1915
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Only Definite Peace Proposals
Will Be Considered by Germans
ENGLAND BOWSTO
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DEMANDS
A Second Helen Keller
rMCHMT.MJ UNANIMOUS IX AI.
rnovixo STAND OF
NATION
Heck No Territorial Co.
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.erst, Hut la PrcfMrrd to Fight (
rerevrr If Pear TVrtna Compatible
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With Teuton Safety, INaalty ami
ku Are Not mmc, uermaa
CkMcWIor Trlla the Lewanaker.
Mtaagled so hopele
Ml public' confusion,
United I'ress Service
BERLIN. Doc. fl. Germany' enemies
Miit make Mimo positive statements,!
md refrain entirely from ny dilatory-?
ttcttct before Germany will consider,
Mrieusly any peace movomenta, ac
cerslag to Chancellor von Retbmann
llollwrc, who addressed the rolchstag
til norotug. Tito question of ioace
KospecU wan the main subject dls-l-
tossed In tbo speech.
' "Aa lone aa Iho guilt or Ignorance
I 11m statesmen of our enemies arc
aly with tho fen-
It would be
Utter folly for Germany to make or
Mulder any iropoaala, which would
aot shorten, bui would lenitben the
titration of tho war,'' aaid he.
"The maika mutt Drat be tora from
the face of those diplomat, and they
uit bo ready to act squarely and
with certainty. If our enemlea make
propoMla that aTe compatible with
Germany's dignity and aafety, we will
always bo ready to aerlouily dlacuaa
then. Germany disclaims rcsponsl
blllty for continuation of the dire mis
ery that Is now Oiling Kuropo and the
vholo world. None can truthfully any
that we ere continuing tho war bo
causo we desire to conquer some
country."
The chancellor aaaerted.tbat Ger
many' resources are so well organ
ised that ahe can never be starved out.
He reviewed recent auggeatlona circu
lated In enemy countries aa possible
ttrma for settlement, but made no
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STATE DEPARTMENT IS ADVISED
THAT XO MORB VESSELS WILL
B SEIZED PENtolXti ACTION OF
PRIZE COURT I
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WASHINOTON, 1). (;., )t.c, .
Ambassador Pngo today cablel from
l.i.Tiilon that Oreat Jlriuin lias acced
ed to (bo rcquent of.tlic United States
anil jhot no more American commer
cial vctrfels engaged In trans-Atlantic
trncle will be seised. This U taken
.pending thp notion Vf the prize court
.In the raw Involving the Hocking,.
(irnneRKoe and K&nakee, three Amor-'
lean voxels previously seized.
j The action follows President Wll
roii'h recent protest to Kngland re
KnrdlnB Interference with the rights'
ir American shipping.
ELECTRIC SHOW
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CIIANCKMOIt vim IlKTHMAXX-HOLLVVKU
other comment recnrdliiR them than
the foregoing.
Following tho chancellor's speech,
all parties represented In thn rolch
atag united In a joint declaration ap
proving his stand, and declaring that
any poaco terms must ho such ns to
uaranteo Germany's safety, oven If
annexation of territory nhould become
necessary.
Max Rcholdomanii, tho socialist OY8
leader, In n speech, approved tho gov-(
ernmcnt'8 attitude, but protested
against any territorial nnnoxutlon n
the result of tho war. He asserted
that peace Is tho subject uppormost In '
tbo minds of all tho belllgorcnts
BASKET SQUADS
GOTO
MERRILL
rarty to her little girl friends.
"I am 16 years old," she aald, very
Ptotti .I!aJLlJffl-. goJng, to , give , my
rnenas a treat."
The words were actually spoken;
they were not mumbled or chattered,
They were fairly clear and clean cut.
and they carried with them the Joy running a' sewing machine, which" she
and Insatiable love for life of a nor-. does with accuracy and 'dispatch,'
nal girl. threading her own needle.
' Seven years ago, when Kathryne
l'rlck entered the Pennsylvania inatl
uttered since her baby days.
Kathryne Frtck is above granite
lnjanjcoflher studies.. She speaks aX.
writes better English than saoat of the
children hi the highest grade la the
school. She to a wlxard with, her
fingers. Her latest accomplishment la
AND CHKI.S TItVIXG FOR
HIGH SCHOOL TKAM WILL BE
GIVKX CHAXCK TO PLAY SAT
UROAV NIGHT
Ah an aftermath .rot the Prosperity
Week advertising, aa electric show Is
to be held In Klaauth Falls. This
will begin Saturdajr in the White
Imlldlnar. - '-.-
The show is being prepared by the
California-Oregon Power-company and
the Link River Electric company. R.
J. Sheets of the latter firm has Just
returned from San Francisco, where
be laid in a stock of the latest time
and labor saving devices shown, by
the electric companies at the exposi
tion. These household and shoo de
vices will be shown la full operation, tute for tne deaf and dumb, at Mount typewriter and seldom makes an
and their desirability for Christmas Alry- Bhe cou,(1 not uttor a syllable, error. She has read many of, the'
presents will bo explained In connec- Hne naae uninteuigioie sounas, ner( classics, ane Knows-tne Dig tacts in
raina was nosoiuteiy uaaeveiopea, nor line European, war. one can trace ine
body was frail. She had no poise, no I warring countries on a raised map.
stability, no direction; ahe could. She has a good groundwork of bis-
Fred Melhase, Klamath
Pioneer, Passes Today
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Frederick Melhase passed away In
8t. Frauds hospital in San Francisco
this morning, according to telographlo
advice received by relatives, Death
was due to pneumonia, resulting from
recent oporatlon Mr, Melhase under
went. Tho remains wilt reach here
tomorrow night, and the funeral will
Probably be held Sunday, under the
auspices of the Elks.
Following his operation for acute
ppendlcltls several days ago, Mr.
Melhase waa recovering nicely. Late
yesterday, however, relatives hero re
ceived word that he had, developed
pneumonia In ono lung, and this was
o sorlous la his weakened condition
that he expired In fourteen hours.
In the death of Mr. Melhase, Klam
ath county loses one of v her best
known pioneers and one of her most
"ubstsutlal cltlsens. A native of Prus
. Mr, Melhase as a boy earn to
America with his parents, brothers
nd sisters, settling Ik Missouri,
In the eighties,! Mr. Melhase and
other members; of bis family came to
Klamath county, taking 4 homestead
In the Fort Klamath country, and by
dint of hard wtrK, to triumphs ovsr
" yWnsituie, walea beset the early
ttlrs of small means. At the time
f als demlethe lFas.oie.,0, the ooun
tyl meat araesmeMrestdeata.
t The fanr' Melhase brothers, Fred,
' llaukctball practice by the students
of tho Klamath County High School
has been going ahead for the past two
weeks, and enough real progress Is
'shown to warrant the scheduling of
gumos with the Merrill High School
toams. Those will be played Satur
day night, the local boys and girls go
ilng to Merrill. .
"Basketball prospects are exceed
inaly arood this season," said Coach
.Vernon T.-Motschenbacher last night,
homesteads, pre-emption and timber' and there Is a chance of a team that
claims In tho Fort section, and by wm bo a- factor In the Southern Ore
hnvlngtholr holdings In solid flocks, 'Kon championship contests. The
thoy woro ablo to reallso conBldernblo hoys' team will be lighter than usual,
In their salea of pnrta of these. A but thoy will offset this handicap by
big portion of the present Weed hold- reason of their speed and realisation
.. nriviimllv owned by these 0f tho value of teamwork."
,rnhera I Among the boys out for the quln-
After moving to Klamath Falls, Mr. tot aro Graves, Stelger, Orem, Bonis,
... ,u nnn of tho fouudors of McMillan. Houston, Stearns, Elliott,
the American Ilank and Trust compa- short and Motschenbacher. Some of
nv and waa president of the Instltu- tho candidates for the girls' team are
tlon when It was sold to the First mIssch DuFault, Hamber, Mootgom--.
a o,,iQ rinni. At the time nrv Hoaaland, Dreher, Santlmaw,
:....... . , nridnt of the Hsniev and Chastaln. All will bo al
at m umn .. - '-:-.. "'..... . a .. m f
Butte Valley bank at uorns. nu.(on xryoum i ou,-, - .
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; confirm reports that the allies are.re,.
.treating toward Greece,
.where the expeditionary forces
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KATHRYNE PRICK
Kathryn Frlck of Harrlibursr. Pa . sia'ker. the arirl renllaa in words that
deaf, dumb and blind, has Just celo- ring out clearly and that are marvels j
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brated her 16th birthday by giving a OI naauoB, wnsmenng inai nae
wa v. Mwa w m.i . a'nva
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tnow located, is only twenty mllea!: J?,
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for General Sarraii has ordered, gear iMik
-erst retreat, -rue trrencn are reportear . v. S
debated near Pirn. . " 4V&r,'H "
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. I'Sbuthf 8trnmnttsa, we are at? Vf
tnnVIn s4nna- ih MitlraTalllaar'MM'" ""V.-. .3
.fFrom Rome It to learned that ,Jfe;
Greece la acUvely.preiarlnc to reaist,' filtfg
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paring to.flght tbe.contaaarels,!.
"'"In'the meantime," eaye a mhajgjjaSSg
an,annofance;to;belnrIiaa.'
war of the allies at SaloalkThW-
la aaja.: 'Aauba' ---"--V .;&'
withheld and commnaieatleas hleeked Bpg;
enureiy." .- -ai
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weave; she is an adept at using a
tlon with their other merits.
nvonw tu a i. Vu.M.i'
a.4B4i . . a. Aa Hannai
Tthat ,the Balgariaas have oeeaplad
Struga, Ohrida, Dehia and Gyakoyw.
This practically clears southeastern
Serbia of Serbian troops.
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KIUKTEUN WAUONLOAD9 UOUGHT
YESTERDAY ilY J. L. BEiKLEY
FROM KL1MATH R.INGIIERS.
SHIPPING OUT TODAY;.
scarcely walk alone.
j Today she Is a well developed, well
set-up girl of 16, with a keen light of
S intelligence shining la her face that
.reflects the working of aa active
brain. Instead of answering la the
'sign language the questions that are
'ota1tAj4 ItifA fna lianH ni ttla
toric information,
color, though she
v PARIS, Dec. 9. The MoateaegrtB
consulate reports .that Austrlanwar-i,. r, -
ships bombarded Durasso, Italy. Moa-, Ji
day, and, shelled, the ItallsavwfcsjsaaMa g
staUbm, there. They also;dettroyd'-;fejj.
sereral Montenegrin,
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They alsovdesttfoyeefcijrj
A. " a.t z- '.;
aiHawaia ajajai v Wfals:
She delights in i Italian commercial vessels iathehar-
ls virtually blind
gathers with her delicate fingers from
tho lips of her questioner or from
the vibrations of the throat of the
and can only dimly discern the bright
reds 'and 'blues In a strong sunlight
The jgirt's marvellous development Is
due to the infinite patience and palas
of her teacher, Miss Mabel P. Whit-n
she man,' who has brought her mind out of
its original chaos into a state ot pre?
parednesa for any information that
may come her way. y ;
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There waa a decided movement in
bogs yesterday. Eighteen wagon-.
inarf. nt llva. nnrVAra war brnutht In a'
from various Klamath county ranches,
and were bought up by J. L. Beckley.
Peckley la today bhipplng the hogs to
an outside market.
D. Bills Young brought la Ave wag- (
onloads or pigs ror uecaiey, aaa roar i
wagonloads sent In by Fraacle Bowne
carried over halt a ton of hogs. O. C. '
Lewis brought In four, and Steve j
Griffith five wagonloaas.
H. A. Renner for Nobel are belngMore New Citlseas.
made this afternoon. F,na, dtingi, W8t tod,, grBnted
There were nineteen witnesses ex-jb c,rcu,t Jud Kuykmdall tojBmW
aminod during the taking- of testl- Vei(mM; a natrve ot FiaUad.aad
mony. A general settlement of aM- -. : - Hfi,ilind ,. M Sl
fairs between the two men;,covertis;,5,weawi Botiare ,0 ot tne
period
action.
of years, is sought in the
Pelican Bay Lumber company.
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"UNCLE JERRY"
SUFFERS STROKE
YOUTHFUL BANDITS MAKE
IHO HAUL AND GET AWAY
United Press Service
0. Three young
Emma Schlinske,
cashier of the Prudential Life Insur
ance company, tied her an a girl
clerk, took 17,000, and made their
escape In an automobile.
TESTIMONY IS COMPLETED AF-
TKR THREE DAYS OF
MADE THW AFTBNOON
.,, . torm as county commissioner .Merrill.
and was at one time a member of the
city council.
Mr. Melhase was aiso inier-
the Hotel Halt building and other.
local business property.
At tho tlmo of his death, Mr. Mel-j
,i .- He la sur-
as, s. - -s- -1 jsra r
....... ilea Miirsn urns, nn n -
marnaaw " -. -- -- .
,h. brothers. Alford. Qus and Rich
ard, all of this county, and two sisters,'
, M ILt. .Ilaa lAWlH Slfla
Mr. KeUdeever oi uia m -
-it... rMlnB in Missouri.
Mrs. Melhaso and Gus Melhase convention of the
wsro with Mr. Melhaae when be died " toa ogrt
:rJZ tremarn. and London November 17th,
"'" - " .. h wa uassed unanimously io reeis dm- - -t'. ttt .. .
ik.ir will wire announcement of thewaspasseaunaui .i ThatsaUmear weAaisltt4a,at ;I0
t" . .. mm thai aa.scnuuon wmwto ., .. - .--- ---- - . w
..I u .ttaaded by delegates taM aneraeea, aaa wmmv- "7i
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IDKIST AMU StKAU tlP SiUVAM
BANK, IB VICTIM OF PARALYSIS
IN OAKLAND
I Japanese naval estimates for 1916
.total, about 100,000,000 yea (50,-
j 000,000), a decrease of 6,000,000 yen
from the 1916 budget. A suppiesten-
tary expenditure of 45,000,000 "yen
ifor the construction of new warshlna
will be spread over a period of four
i years. The allotment for 1916 Is
6,000,000 yen,
bor.
Tk. Tlrl,iati altliaaaalmAal 4h. TarV.
Ish destroyer Tar Hlssar la the aa''aC? .ifMm
Marmera: yeoteraar. -caatarlsw;feilvff!
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oActrt Mi forty
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nrjiv i jvn.a-a.. xjasetr. a. ..m. asmfeeaa -.v--...'
from the captain .of. the SUndard.Olii&IM
tacked or captured by a Teutoale sahfA' IZM
marine, stated that the vessel 'SlefftK J;
Alexandria, Egypt, Tuesday, aad is ea ;
Its way to New York.
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that, the .French artillery' hre1fif'
several German attacks te.'eaet'e Wi
Sonaln last night, A vlgoroM''es-S 'iM?
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it aain.-imminimtiin.tB'aB.Maaai'r: r,'unf
paftr'theChampagBedist.-Thej
to violent caanoaadlasT taere sy eetijj
sides.
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poru the Raaso-Rumaaiest: nwsavfegapj
kteMAn at na-Ml-and. the :harhaiS'?a'. 1
Tt'aanl. AfAaaAiV Til miaSansTl rig. .sftutlgalgUlMm. SfiitTl
have arrived at both these .aeai;'f ; j
Tiiera ,i mucn aouTuy BiKVtJii
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According to advices received today
by the First National bank, Alex Mar-
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tiu dr., preaioeui ui m imuwwi
TRIAL, land 0M 0t Klamath county's oUestv
avn AHfllTMBNTS ARE BEING Por, ta vw"Jr ,ow th mtttt J
AND ARauMBnl auk w"aipll-fci.rtkei He la at his homa
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in uaawaa,- -; "!
' Since be became partially paralysed
late Iwt weeny Mr, Martin's condlUon
has beeome more serious. He la SO
years of age.aad this, of course, is a
serious haadiesp to bis recovery.
After being In court three days, the
action for accounting, etc., hreaght
a resolution 'against George Nobel by George W.
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