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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1916
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GERMAN HEAD OF
STAFF SAYS U. S.
ASKS TOO MUCH
IS HtlUK. HOWEVER, THERE'LL
I1K NO WAIl
America Asks au Immediate Ccaaa
lion of Submarining Until All Quo
lloni Regarding IWghU of Oev
many nd of Neutrals Are Mottled.
German Ambassador Is Clotting In
to Extremely Hot Water
lly OAItL ACKKRMAN
(United Pre MUff Correspondent)
Copyright, 1010, bjrtho United Prow
Associations
BERLIN via wireless), April 21.
Admiral von Holtiendorff, chlof of
tho Gorman admiralty staff, In an In
tcrvlow with the United Press todny,
declared that aortnany can go no
furthur In uubmarlno concessions to
America. However, ho added:
"We havo no desire for a brook
with Atnurlca. Thru would bo In
pnnlty. Wo ahull not bring It about,
dcuplto our desire to push vigorously
our submarlno warfare.
"Wo have definitely Agreed to
warn tho crow ana passongora or
puicngor liners. Wo liavo lived up
to Hint promlie In every way, but
we cannot bo asked to regard freight
ihlpti In tho tame msnnor.
"We could havo dcitroycd hun
dredH of thouiandi of tom of enemy
hips since tho beginning of our sub
marine campaign, except for our
promises given America, but we can
not go further. I do not think that
Americana want war with Germany
for tho way the li conducting her
submarine war now. England la
responsible for tho Uvea of American-,
carried on her freighters.''
fltovcAlotttlcaCcYWIHawPwItMdrcd
Clinucollor von Dothmann-Hollweg
Is now visiting Kaiser Wllholm at tho
front. Thcro will probably bo no re
ply made to tho American noto re
garding submarining until these two
havo fully considered tho mnttor.
United Press Service
WABHINOTON, D. C, April 21.
The latest official Information la that
America doraands an Immedlato stop
nf tho present submarine campaign
agslnst merchantmen. Whoa this
It done, the way will bo mado clear
an to how Oermany may proceed with
submarines against coramerco with
out endangering relations.
Amorlca is not to be satisfied by
antirnnces that Germany will oper
ate within the bounds previously
drain. "Immediate" In this case
means within a time sufficient to
notify submnrlno commanders now
away from their bases.
That Count von Bernstorff Is
caught Is tho present Interpretation
of tho last few days' developments
are corroct. Officials are about con
vinced that tho German embassy
faces tho necessity of admitting Im
lropor activities In tho United States
or of having the facts proved.
Tho contents of the papers taken
Strahorn Now Looking
at Various Rail Routes
To personally go over and dotor-.
'o Wjtn chief engineer N. H.
Jjogue tho choice of alternate routes,
I resident Robert B. Strahorn, of the
Oregon, California ft Eastern Rall
y company, left last night for Cen
tral Oregon for a long trip which will
ww him to Bend, Burns, Silver Lake,
Wiley, Ukevlew, Klamath Falls
M other points.
His business will also be to hold
WMwences with communities oamat
wre relating to station grounds and
wmlnals, for which the englneer-
ISli prct,0lly completed and ne
otiatlons are In progress on the) part
- various looal organisaUoas.
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General Pershing's forco of 12,000
men In Mexico slnco Carranxa has
not permitted tho uso of the rail
roads tor supplies is now menaced
on a lino some 400 miles long, reach
ing from Columbus, N. M., to Parrel,
vhoro Major Tompkins has clashed
with a mob. This lino, over which
automobile trucks have carried pro
visions for tils soldiers, reaches from
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Columbus, through Cnsaa Grandes,
Chihuahua and Satovo. Whether or 1 13,000; at Batevo, .General Herrora
not supply autos aro on their way to! with 1,200; at Jaurex, General Gavlra
1'nrrnl to liolp Major Tompkins Ib with 1,800; at Madera, General Bar
not known. j lani with 800; at Namaqulpa, General
Carranzn has many thousand solCano with 800; at Guerrero, General
dlors scattered through this territory, i Cavasson with S00; and at Casas
Thoy would bo used at onco against Grandes, General Davllla with 1,200.
American troops If tho clash came. At Torreon, southeast of Parral, Gen
They nro distributed as follews: At era! Trovlno has 4,000. The Arrleta
r.hihuahun, Gonoral Gutierrez with brothers are operating In Durango
r.,000; at Parral COO; at Jlmlnoz 500; ' with about 3,000 men, and then there
northern Sonora, Gonoral Calles with) nro the Villa bandits.
from Wolf von Iglo, Captain von
Papcu's secretary, after a sensational
t'glit. form tho basis of this belief.)
Tho confession of neutrality viola
tions mado by Horst von der Golts
Is nnothor oloment. t
How seriously tbo situation Is
viewed by tho German embassy Is
shown by tho fact that demands have
bcon mado for tho return of the
tvtpors taken from von Igle, and re-
OUCRtH for photographic copies of the
ovldonco. Somo predict that von
llcrnstorfl might bo givon passports
for reasons independent of the sub
mnrlno controversy.
From lliigcnc.
A. T. Moses of Eugene Is a Klam
ath Falls Visitor.
"The preliminary work of the Or
egon, California & uosiorn runway
project Is reaching one of Its most In
teresting stages in that It Is being
brought homo In definite and prac
tical ways to Central Oregon com
munities," said President Strahorn.
"Froquont meetings with the Port
land Chamber of Commerce commit
too to aid In the financing of the
prqject are held to keep the mem
bers Informed on the progress of
preliminaries, but the work which
Is calling me to the interior is funda
mental to further progress In con
sideration of the problems of financ
ing the railway system."
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MEMURR8
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DATES MAKE SPEECHES
(Herald Special Service)
BONANZA, April 21. Residents of
Oouanza will bo givon an opportunity
to hear the pledges and views of the
various candidates for county offices
Tuesday evening, as the Bonansa Club
has arranged to hold a candidates'
meeting that night. This is given
mainly for the benefit of the candi
dates and people, to give them a
chance to get bttter, acquainted. '
A program will begin at 7:30, and
all of the candidates present will be
asked to talk. Refreshments will be
served after tho speaking. The meet
ing bids fair to be the biggest In Bo
nanza's history, and all candidates
wishing to meet and address the peo
ple of this district are cordially In
vited to attend.
LATE RETURNS BOOST
REGISTRATION A BIT
With some of the delayed registra
tion cards received from Merrill, Tula
Lake, Wood Riyer and Plevna dis
tricts the Klamath county registra
tion for the primaries now totals
8,782.
Of these late cards 18 are repub
licans, 16 are democrats and two art
socialists.
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Americans
Troops Cannot Use Telegraph or Tele
phone Anti-American Sentiment
Grows, Say Late Advices
United Press Service
CHIHUAHUA CITY. April 21.
A Vllllsta bandit whoso life was
spared was the man pointing out the
grave where he said Villa was burled.
but the body was not Villa's. Consul
Letcher's reports Indicate that Villa
Is now In Durango and he Is not
wounded.
Announcement Is made that Car
ranzlsta officers have received orders
from Carranxa to prohibit American
aviators from Dying over the cities,
and to bar the American expedition
from using the telegraph or tele
phone lines.
Resentment by Carranxa soldiers
and the populace against the con
tinued presence of the American ex
pedition is growing. Somo Carran
zlstas declare it will be impossible
to control the people unless the ex
pedition Is withdrawn soon.
It is believed that other attacks
have been mado upon the expedition I
besides tho fight at Parral. Tbo news-
papers here have announced an early
withdrawal of the expedition.
Mayor Herrera of Parral was
In
structed to Inform the Americans that
they must not advance south of Par
ral. United Press Service
SAN ANTONIO, April 21. Gen
eral Pershing has withdrawn his ad
vanced detachments to prevent pos
sible massacre by the Carranxlstas,
followlng'ttref&rnle at Bachlne, ac-
TO TALK PLANS
FOR ROAD WORK
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LOCAL CITIZENS TO CONFER j SPECIAL SHAKESPEARE PRO
WITH PARK OFFICIAL AND GRAM TO BE HELD TOMMO
FOREST HEAD TONIGHT RE-' ROW AFTERNOON BY STUDY
GARDIXG CRATER LAKE-ROAD SECTION OF WOMAN'S CLUB
A meeting of importance will be,
held at the Commercial Club this i
evening when local men will confer lng widely observed throughout the
with Supervisor M. L. Erickson of world this spring, Is to be observed
Crater Lake National Forest regard- In Klamath Falls tomorrow at R
lng the securing of forest service aid meeting of the study department of
In the improvement of Jhe road be-, the Woman's Library Club. The
tween the Utter & Burns sawmill and' meeting will be held at 2:45 at the
tho entrance to Crater Lake National 'Library Club hall, and all Interested
Park. All Interested are asked to at-1
tend.
Thls atrip of road, three miles in
longth, is through the national for- ( leader of this department. This con
est. It Is also the worst piece of road ( gists of Shakespearean numbers, artl
between Klamath Falls and Crater teles on 8tratford-on-Avon and other
uaKe, ana me aimcumes met oy au-(
toists in traversing this strip have
caused the Klamath route to Crater
Lake much criticism.
Tho matter of seeking federal aid
was put up to Klamath Falls people
by Assistant Superintendent Momyer
of Crater Park. Momyer Is in town
and will also take a part in tonight's
meeting.
BIOLOGICAL SURVEY IS
TO BE MADE IN OREGON
BELOIT, Wis., April 21. William
Martin, Just returned from a year's
work In South America for the Feld
Museum, of Chicago, has received a
federal biological survey commission
to spend eight months with a party
In Oregon, making a biological sur-
vey of that state, particularly the
lesser-known mountain regions. A
geologist will be Included tn his party
of Investigators. The Investigation
is to be started in a few weeks.
Decide to Locate.
Charles Woodburn, who came here
with his family recently from Im
perial, Calif., has decided to locate In
Klamath. He has Just purchased the
Improvements on a 880-acre home
stead between Poe Valley and Tula'
Lake, and will make his home there.
Mr. Woodburn Is an experienced stock
raiser,
Handicapped
cording to staff officers at headquar
ters.
The expedition Beeklng Villa is
stalled. Future activities depend on
tho outcome of the conference be
tween Major General Funston and
Ceneral Scott, chief of the army
staff.
United Press Service
PHILADELPHIA, April 21. It Is
reported that orders have been re
ceived at the navy yard tor the bat
tleships Connecticut and Kansas to,
be ready to sail in a day. The collier
Brutus, one of the navy's largest,
sailed for the Pacific Coast last night.
Cnlte.l Press Service
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 21.
It Is learned authoritatively that the
Investigation of alleged German con
nection with the Vllllsta raid on Co
lumbus, N. M., Is awaiting the return
of tho American expedition from
I ex! co.
SIM XK SEES GOOD TIMES
SWEEPING THE COUNTRY
R. C. Spink, proprietor of Spink's
Resort on Spring Creek, returned
last night from a sojourn of several
months at his old home In Georgia,
where he has been settling up an
estate. Spink states that while there
Is no apparent advance In values In
the South, there Is a spirit of op
timism in that section, which he says
is also reflected In the Middle Wee-
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TERCENTENARY
The tercentenary of the birth of
William Shakespeare, which Is be-
are invited to attend.
A special rrogram has been ar-
'ranged by Mrs. Charles P. Stewart,
matters of Interest pertaining to this
'master writer.
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RABID COYOTE
NEAR MERRILL
ANIMAL ACTING QUEERLY AT
THE PARKER RANCH IS SHOT,
AND TRACES OF NEGRI BOD
IES FOUND IN BRAIN
The town of Merrill Is much ex
cited over a rabies scare. Last week
a coyote came to the Parker ranch
and after unsuccessfully trying to
get Into the hog pen, chased the
ranch dog, finally biting him. The
coyote waa killed and the head sent
to the Oregon Agricultural College
for dissection.
T. M, Durham received a letter
yesterday from the college stating
that the head showed alias of rabies
Infection. An officer waa sent out to
the ranch to kill the dog, aa be has
been running loose slaoe being bit.
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Representative Charles H. Randall
1 Representative Charles H. Randall
of California is a prohibitionist, and
a fighting prohibitionist. He has tak
en up the fight against Demon Rum
In the house of representatives, and
has already introduced several bills
For instance, one bill would bar
from government service anyone
using liquor. There are 450,000 per
sons in the government service.
SHERIFF IS BACK
WITH A PRISONER
JAMES M1DKAFF, ARRESTED ON
CHARGE OF NON - SUPPORT,
WILL BE GIVEN A HEARING
HERE TOMORROW
Sheriff C. C. Low returned last
night from Columbus, Mont., with
J times Mldkaff, arrested there on a
charge of failure to support his fam
ily. Mldkaff will be given a hearing
before Justice of the Peace Gowen
nt 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Mldkaff was sought for some time
before he was finally located near
Columbus.
Events Leading to Present
German-American Status
February 4, 1915 Germany de
clared that the waters around the
British Isles would be a war sone
after February 18, and announced
that every merchantman found there
in would be torpedoed.
. February 10 The United States
warned Germany that it would be
held to "strict accountability" for
any trenchment on American life or
property.
February 16 Germany replied
that the unfairness of the British
blockade and the necessity of self
preservation would force It to con
tinue its submarine policy.
April 30 The American steamer
Gulfllght was torpedoed and three
killed.
May 1 An advertisement in New
York papers warned Americans not
to travel on the liner Lusitanla.
Mays 7 The Lusitanla was tor
pedoed and sunk and 2,200 drowned,
including 11B Americans.
May 13 -The United States pro
tested, saying it would not "omit any
word or act necessary to Its sacred
duty of maintaining the rights of
citizens."
May 30 Oermany replied that the
Lusitanla was armed and carried mu
nitions. June 8 Secretary of State Bryan
resigned.
June 10 A note of warning was
COST OF HIGHWAY
WILL NOT EXCEED
20,000 DOLLARS
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! i: VOIXEKRS FIGURES BEAR THIS
OUT
Sixteen Foot OUed Macadam High-
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tray, One and a Half Miles
Will Cost About 914,080, Accord
ing to Estimate by Ziuawalt
Crushed Rock Spur Roads WU
Coot Approximately 92,080.
The municipal highway to Bhlp
pington, with branch roads to con
nect with Pelican City, and to go to
the boat landing on Upper Klamath
lake can be built for 120,000, ac
cording to City Engineer Zumwalt.
There has been a story circulated to
the effect that this improvement
would cost twice or three times that
amount.
The ways and means committee ap
pointed by the citizens' mass meet
ing figured the cost at not more than
$20,000. The question on the ballot
at tho May election provides for the
construction of- the road at a cost
not to exceed $20,000.
Zumwalt's estimate, prepared at
the Instance of the campaign com
mittee yesterday, follews:
One and a half miles of five
inch Macadam pavement,
road 16 feet wide, at 81 per
yard 114.000,
One mile crushed rock road,
14 feet wide, with 5-lnch
rock dressing, at '$"per
yard 2,180
Grading, etc 8,640
Total $20,000
When It is considered that the
Klamath Development Co., which
owns all of the rock quarries in that
j section, has agreed to furnish crush-
ted rock as cost, or a saving of from
25 to 75 cents per yard, one can also
figure a material reduction from the
above figures, as tho crushed rock
also enters largely Into the oiled ma
cadam pavement.
To Lake County
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kimball left
today for Lakevlew, where Mr. Kim
ball will have charge of the leasing
of the Weyerhauser lands there.
They will be away several weeks.
sunt to Oermany.
July 9 Germany replied that a
British ship could not be protected
by having Americans aboard.
July 21 Another note" to Germany
stated the position of the United
States.
August 19 The. British steamer
Arabic was sunk and two Americans
Mere included among the drowned.
October 5 German Ambassador
vou Bernstorff promised disavowal
and reparation in the Arabio case.
January 81916 Berlin promised
to nay indemnity for Americans lost,
lu the Lusitanla torpedoing.
January 25 Secretary Lansing
announced that Germany refused to
execute Its promises of disavowal,
Janvary 26 The final word of the
United States in the Lusitanla ease
was banded to Ambassador "Ten
Bernstorff.
February 15 Germany warned
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warning, ine unitea Biaies easwe .-v,
ed withdrawal of that1 order. v' m
March 3 Senate voted to sUM.vti
oy n presioeni. j-,
March 7 House rated to stead, ?;-
the president. r Af;4
March 28 The Suasea eeater!;
curred, followed by the attaesta 'em?,;
the Eagle, Point, Maaihister, :
linear, and aVsrwla4vletv;,TB:-i-
clpttated the ummmi "
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