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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
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Eleventh Year No. 8,172
Germany Asks Neutrals
to Bring About Peace
Asks United States
to Transmit Notes
CHANCELLOR MAKES APPEAL TO'
END THE WAR NOW
Would Have Neutral Nations Who
Rtoreitnt Germany In Capitals of
'Allied Powers Present Peace Pro
posal! Action by This Qovernment
Depends on the Details of Qer-
many's Proposals.
DKItl.lN, Uoc. 12. Proponaln for
peace ncKutlHtlona wore made by the
German government totny In notes
handed lo ruprcnentatlvcn of neutral
owent which are rcprcncntlng Oer
many In tho other belligerent nations.
Von llethmann-Hollweg, chancellor
of the German empire, called tho rcpro
senUtlves of the. United States, Spain
and Switzerland to tho capital and
banded them tho note. Ho asked
that neutrals representing Germany
and lii-r ulli- bring tho peace pro
pooala to tho attention of tholr ene
mies. Later In llm day Chancellor Hollweg
appeared In (ho Imperial relchstag and
announced tho Herman government's
proponal for peace.
"I am conscious of their responsi
bility before God, before tholr own
nation, and before humanity," sold the
chancellor, in speaking of the pro
ponaln lo the momborH of the reichntng.
He Maid he had proponed (o tho hostile
power a ilnn for peace.
Hollweg cloned hlH addrenn to the
relchstag without stating tho definite
lerniH of the peace proposals. The
relchnlaK adjourned, pending tho call
of the president. Moantimn party
leaders will confer on condltlonH of
peace.
In hln speech, tho chancellor said:
"For two Iodk years tho emperor haa
been moved by a slnglo thought, 'How
can peace bo restored to safeguard
Oermnny after the atruKRle which alio
baa fought victoriously?"
He mild Kaiser Wllhelm now con
Idem the time ImH come to tnko of
ficial action toward peace. Complete
harmony between Germany and her
allien haH cauHed Germany now to pro
Pote to tho hoatile government!) that
negotiations toward peace bo atarted.
BEP.L1N, Doc. 12. A nolo from tho
German government to Pope Denodlct
wya: "Germany is confident the
Initiative for peace of, tho central
Powero will find a friendly welcome
ilh hln holiness."
WASHINGTON, I), a, Dec. 12. If
Germany's pence proponaln are audi
that Bho merely wlnHes the United
States to net na a courier In trans
mitting them to belligerent govern
nentn, HiIh government will paaa the
Proponaln along without comment.
If Germany's proponaln are that tho
United States, with other neutralB,
"ko proponals In tholr own names
n Germany's behalf, the admlnlatro
"on win Htiidy the proposals carefully
wore acting.
This doea not mean positively that
ne United state would not transmit
Proposal under the second plan.
w!fci!Wrt Ll,n",na-, aecrettry of state,
nheid comment on the propoaala
nn asked for a statement today,
1 know nothing about it. I have
BohlnK to say," said Lansing. .
p Cabinet Remodeled '
AUIS, Dee. 13. France has recon
"ructcd her cabinet with design to
"try on the war with redoubled vJeor.
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MANNING ASKS 1300 FOR
WORK ON CITY CHARTER
A bill submitted by Horace M. Man
nltiK for $300 an compennatlon for legal
nervlcen wan considered by the coun
cil lant night, and then referred to tho
finance committee and Mayor Crlsler
for report.
MnnulriK asks for $300 for hln legal
nervlcen In preparation of tho city
charter adopted In 1911. His term of
service extended from December 20,
1910, to April 11, 1911.
SAYS STRAHORN
IS LIKED ATHOME
R. E
WAT.TENBURG, RETURNING
FROM HOME COUNTRY TJP RAIL
ROAD BUILDER, TELLS OF PEO
PLE'S ESTIMATE OF THE MAN.
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It. K. Wnttenburg, who haa recently
returned from a visit In eantern Wosh'
ington, brinKH with him a report of
the bunlnenn reputation of Kobert K.
Strahorn, on hln own "stamping
ground."
"In thai country," ho declares, "if
you want to work up a good, healthy
scrap, Just offer n fow adverse remarks
on the chnractcr of Strahorn and you
will find your troublo engagements
booked ahead for some time. He is
noteworthy for hln lack of making
promlncH and peddling 'hot-air,' but ha
lias Invariably been known to do more
than he agrees in a contract, and his
word on a deal Is all that Is desired by
his associates In that section."
This kind of report coming from a
man'' own home, a neighborhood
where much of his development work
has been dono and where his dealings
with the people havo been many and
varied, Indicates that Klamath Falls
and Interior Oregon hnn been fortu
nate to secure the attention of such a
man nt n tlmo when a development
such as he propones means so much to
tho progress of tho country.
BEND GETS A
DAILY PAPER
rur DAILY BULLETIN APPEAR8
FOR FIRST TIME WITH MUCH
NEWS WILL I8SUE IN AFTER-
NOON-UNITED PRE88 SERVICE
nnrt the enterprising little town
...tt. nf Ktnmath Falls, has a dally
newspaper. It is colled the Dally Bui
letln, and mado Its first appearance on
December 6th.
The Dally Bulletin la published by
George P. Putnam, secretary t8 Gov
ernor Wlthycombe. and publisher of
the Bend Bulletin, a weekly. The
dally la a four-page sheet,, and will be
Issued in the afternoon. It will be
served by tho United Press.
Robert W. Sawyer is managing su
itor; Fred A. woeinen .. -.--,
nud Henry N. Fowler associate editor.
Ije iumuuj IteraUi
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY,
"""' -ivrannnrvxn rumiv
WILL START AT
KLAMATHAVENUE
WILL RUN FROM THERE TO A
POINT NEAR DAIRY
Councilman Doty Holds Out For City
Extending Line Into Country aa Far
as Possible and Not Pay Expensive
Construction Up Link River All of
the Road Will Be Built on the
Clty'e Right-of-way.
The municipal railroad to be built
by the City of Klamath Falls will be
gin at the intersection of First street
and Klamath avenue In Klamath Falls
and extend southerly and eaaterly to
a point a short distance north of Dairy.
This point Is where the Bonanza
branch lino will Join the main road,
thUB completing the road from Klam
ath Falls to both Dairy and Bonanza.
Klamath Falls will own every foot
of this road and will own"the right-of-way.
Robert E. Strahorn, to whom
the right-of-way deeds have been
signed, will turn over the entire right-of-way
to this city. He baa agreed to
do this, according to C. W. Eberleln,
and he munt do It, according to City
Attorney It C. Groesbeck, before the
city can begin construction.
Whether it is good or bad, the credit
or the responsibility, as the case may
be, for the road notgoing above Klam
ath avenue, goes to Councilman M. R.
Doty of the Fifth ward. When the
route was first announced by Mr. Stra
horn, Mr. Doty stood against letting
the city build north or west of Klam
ath avenue, maintaining that the $300,
000 the city was spending should be
used to extend the road Just as far
Into the country as possible, and to let
Mr. Strahorn himself, If he cared to,
pay the expensive construction from
Klamath avenue, up Link river to Shlp-
plngton. Councilman Doty explained
this to Mr. Strahorn when the latter
was here; the plana submitted laat
night by Mr. Strahorn, through his
chief engineer, H. N. Bogue, and
through City Engineer Zumwalt, de
clared the route for the municipal road
to begin at the Intersection of Ktam
atb avenue and First street and to e
tend to a point near Dairy.
Mr. Doty feels that he has scored a
point. He aays that now, even should
Mr. Strahorn not continue the road
beyond Dairy to Sprague river and
Bend. Klamath Falls baa a line of its
own that taps Poe valley, Yonna val
ley, Bonanza, and Langell valley that
the city can electrify the road, operate
it Independently of any others, If
forced to, and make It pay dividends,
Of course, few people feel That any
such a condition as this will come
about. The citizens' committee and
the main railroad committee feel posi
tive that Mr. Strahorn very early will
build from Dairy to Bend, and even
will build the mile or so from Klamath
avenue to Sbippington, giving the tim
ber on the upper lake and all the farm
ing territory or the Klamath baaln and
valley to the east direct connection
with Portland.
Freed of Murder Charge
DOWNIBVILLB, Cal., Dee.lJ. Mrs.
Mary Petterson and King Dutto. Joint
ly charged with the murder of the
former's husband a year ago at Oold
lake, were freed' today on notloa of
the district attorney,' who sad there
was InsuJBeient evidence to convict. (-
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BERLIN, Dec. 18. "The entente
troops Buffered angulnarlly reverses
today on the banks of the Cerna." aaya
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VON BETHMANN-HOLLWEG
Von, Betbmann-Hollweg, chancellor
of the German empire and the kaiser's
right-hand man, today "passed the
buck" to Great Britain. Now either
England must accept the German
peace proposals, which it cannot grace
fully do and maintain Its political
standing, or it must bear the burden of
responsibility for continuance of ther
greatest and most bloody struggle the
world baa, ever witnessed.
Betbmann-Hollweg really asks noth
Germany Suggests Peace
With Status Before War
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 12. Ger
man embassy here today told the
United Press that Germany's peace
proposals Include practical restoration
of the territorial status of Europe be
fore the war.
In Includes establishment of tho
kingdom of Lithuania and Poland and
readjustment of the boundaries In the
Balkans. Bulgaria probably will de
mand the territory she lost during
the second Balkan war, the. embassy
says.
The Informant of the United Press
pays the proposals include evacuation
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SHATTERS MARKET
GERMANY'S PEACE PROP08AL8
CA.U8ING TUMBLING OF PRICE8
ON STOCK EXCHANGE IN NEW
YORK AND .CHICAOO.7'
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mann-HoIlweg'a
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ing beyond what she had before the
war. Her request that Bulgaria re
gain what she lost in the, second Bal
kan war can hardly be denied in view
of the great success of the German and
Bulgarian troops in the Balkans. That
Poland and Lithuania be made inde
pendent kingdoms would not be contested-
by Russia, as she has expressed
herself as favoring this.
Serbia alone would suiter, and she
would have what she had before the
second Delkan war.
of Belgium and northern France by
Cermnny and at least a partial restor
ation of Serbia and Rumania, and re
turn to Germany her colonies.
Germany's desire to "smoke out" the
allies is one factor inspiring the peace
move by. Germany now, the Informant
says.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec, 12. If
a conference Is called to bring peace
In Europe and sign treaties, officials
here bellove it will be held either at
The Hague or Berne.
Count Bernstorff, German ambassa
dor, may see President Wilson later,
Germany formally has proposed peace
caused a near-panic on Wall street to
day. Prices .on the stock exchange
broke from two to five points.
CHICAGO, Dec. 12. Announcement
of German peace proposals caused a
sensational tumbling of prices ,on the
exchange here. There Is a great up
roar In the grain market. Wheat
dropped more than .ten cents a bushel.
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WASHINGTON, Dr C, pic. 12.
That Germany undoubtedly yrauld of
fer no peace terms now If the allies
were winning la accepted aa the con
census of official opinion in Washing-
ton;
Council Votes to
Issue the Bonds
AMAAMAMWWyyv
MUNICIPAL CHRISTMAS TREE
WILL BE AT FOURTH AND MAIN
Permission to erect a huge Christ
mas tree in the manhole at the inter
section of Main and Fourth streets
was granted by the council to Klamath
Falls Business Men's Association. This
tree will.be put up in a few days and
kept there until the municipal Christ
mas celebration is over on the night
of December 24th.
On Christmas eve Main street will
be closed from Third to Fifth and
Fourth street from Pine to Klamath.
IRWIN WILL BUILD A
STRUCTURE FOR OFFICE
John Irwin, district attorney, will
tni M an office on the southeast corner
of his lot at Fourth and Pine streets.
according to an application for a per
mit from the city council. The permit
was granted last night. The office
bi'lldlng will be a frame structure and
will face on Fourth street. Mr. Irwin
trill move into the new office soon
after January 1.
MAY CHANGE OPEN
SEASON FOR DEER
OREGON SPORTSMEN'S LEAGUE
WILL ASK LEGISLATURE TO
'MAKE! SEASQiL ,15 3gft)p-AJE&
SAYS KLAMATH DELEGATE.'
Officers for the Klamath Sportsmen's
Association will be elected at the an
nual meeting tonight at the Commer
cial Club rooms. A" full attendance is
asked by J. "E. Swansen, secretary.
Secretary Swansen has received a
letter from Tom H. Mitchell, Klamath's
delegate vat tho annual meeting of the
Oregon Sportsmen's League in Port
land, which says that the league went
on record as favoring a change in the
open season for deer.
The league would .change the season
from August' 15 to October 31, as it is
now, to September 1 to November 15.
This would make the season fifteen
days Inter, which Secretary Swansen
says would inconvenience many Klam
ath county hunters,- especially, the
fnrmers, who can get away from their
farms in August, but not in September
or Inter.
HUNSAKER IS APPOINTED
ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF
Jack Hunsaker last night was ap
pointed by Mayor Crisler and con
firmed, by tho council as assistant fire
chief, and his salary fived at $75 a
month. He will live at the fire ball
and drive the new fire engine.
FRANCHISE ISN'T
VOIEO BY COUNCIL
ACTION ON FRANCHISE FOR KENO
POWER COMPANY IS POST
PONED UNTIL NEXT MONDAY
TO MAKE AMENDMENTS
The city council last night did not
act on the ordinance granting a fran
chise to the Keno Power company to
distribute electricity In Uio city of
Klamath Falls. Last night was the
time set for voting on the franchise.'
The matt or was taken up and record
made of this factt then a motion to
continue consideration of the fran
chise until next Monday waa carried.
The council said it wished to make
certain amendments to the franchise
before granting it, and that these could
ho provided by next Monday. l
VTiUlTtl WAV 4M
OFFICIAL NEWSPAHj
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Price Plv Cent
STANDS UNANIMOU8LY FOR THE
BONDING OF CITY
Also Takes Four Other 8tepa Toward
Early Beginning of Construction.
Doubts Are. Wiped Out by Captain
J. W. Siemens, Who Agrees to tee
that the Flrat Intereat on Bonds le
Paid December 1, 1917. '
By a unanimous vote In each In
stance, the city council last night took
five distinct steps toward early con
struction of the Strahorn railroad.
These steps are:
The ordinance calling for sale of
$300,000 railroad bonds, was
passed.
The- report of City Engineer
Zumwalt on plana, specifications,
costs, and route of the' road from
Klamath Falls to Dairy waa ac
cepted and placed on file.
The plans, route, cost, and speci
fications submitted by Mr. .Zvnv ,
wait were, by resolution, declared
to be the basis for bids for con
structlon.
Police Judge' Leavltt waa di
rected to advertise for bids en the
$300,000 bond., reserving the right
to reject any or all bids;
Police Judge Leavltt was In
structed to advertise for bide fer
construction of the railroad.
The bida for the' bonda'are to be
"opened January i5. TMT bide "fi r
construction of the read will be
-opened probably December -2C.
The last doubt as to whether or not
the bond ordinance would carry laat
night was' considered wiped out just
before the vote was taken when J. W.
Siemens, chairman of the railroad com
mittee, publicly stated that he would
see that the Interest, was paid on the
bonds on December 1, 1917. The coun
cil, or certain members of it, waa
dubious about voting the bonds be
cause no provision had been made for
payment of the first interest
The large crowd of citizens, that
packed the council room until, floor
space was 'scarcely available listened
to Police Judge Leavltt call' ew:
"Councilman Sheets, how do you
vote upon this ordinance?" ,
"Yes," responded Mr. Sheets, BJL.V
then all four of the others followed "
suit
Applause was vigoroas and sincere.
CLUB WILL GIVE .
MAGAZINE REVO
REGULARLY WILL TELL BRIEFLY
WHAT IS IN PERIODICALS, ON
SHELVES OF THE PUBLIC LIB;
RARY FOR FREE USE. ";
Following the addition at the public
library of several new magazines,
makings rather complete list of all
the more Important periodicals of the
country, the Women's Library Club
has consented to furnish front tlm.to
lime a very brief review of the various '
magazines as they arrive each moaih
or week. "
The December Atlantic Monthly
full of good articles pertaining to quee
tions of the day, from "A Manchuria
Notebook!' and, "Holy Russia?
What of England" must interest
n-ho follow the EuropwasUMtiei.' J
Business men who deeirersyBe far ' ;
their Institutions can flnd'fyataMtat;'
the library. Fourteen aajeji
nan this Christmas are
the last iSRue. J&s
The Illustrations of whiter i
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