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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1917.
Prle Five Coat
Germans Take Movies of Sinking Vessels
Raider Sinks Six
More Merchantmen
THIRTY. TWO VESSELS HAVI
FALLEN VICTIM
Captain ef Sunken Ship Radnorshire
Ttll Mew Hit Ship Wa Eapleded
After Germans Had Taken Cart ef
Cerlte and All Other Feed Says H
Saw Othtr Freighter Sunk In Iht
tarn Manntr.
UK KNOB AIRES. Jan. !. Tbe tier
man rnldrr which haa been playing
havoc with French anil Ilrlllah ship
ping along the South American coast
la villi at large. If lhi reports from
Rio tie Janeiro arc com-cl, she ha
captuied ala more merchantmen. Thla
approximately nuke Ihlrty-two vr
el which have fallen victims to her
raid.
The leu of the captain of the Ilrlllah
sttamar Radnorshire tell a graphic
atory of the activities of the raider.
"On the night of January 7th, about
10 o'clock, we sighted a vesael ahead,"
ara the ci plain. "We were, traveling
without light, aad when having alght
ed Um stranger, imaaedlalrly changed
our roorte.
"Boon we aaw another atranger, ami
shifted again. We were quickly pur
turd and our crew donned lite belt.
We hove to tbe it range ablp. and x
German olBcera with twenty men came
aboard, aeliad our cargo of coffee, look
all our food and slanted aoveral dynu
mite humha. We were Imprisoned on
board tbe raider.
"The following day I aaw two ven
ala aval: In the aarae manner, and
severs! store a Utile while later.
"When any capturea occurred la the
:)llnie. a German photographer calm
ly look moving pictures of the sink
ing." MAY HAVE SEEDS
FOR THE ASKING
ANY VINSON IN KLAMATH COUN.
TV MAY OIT PACKAGE OF
FLOWER AND ONI OF VSOETA
LE SEED FROM HERALD
The Herald received nearly WO pack
agea of flower and vegetable aeeda thla
morning from the United State de
partment of agriculture at Washing
ton. Through the direction of Itepre
aentatlve N. J. Slnnott of thla district,
thta department haa dlatributed thaae
aoeda to thla district, In order lo fos
ter the belter development of flowers
and vegetable.
The aeeda are of two atla, ono of
flowera and one of vegetable. The
flower aeeda are of candytuft, eoreop-
via, morning glory, nasturtium and i
poppy. The vegetable packagea con -
tain pea, beet, lettuce, muakmellon and
radlah aeada.
Any peraon wlahlng (o experiment
with theae aeeda may have a package
of each by calling at tbe.Herald oce
Haalay Imprevea.
( There la steady improvement In the
condition of a L. Hosley's eye, ac
eorclas to UfomatioR which baa been
received here f ram tarn rraaelaco. Mr.
1 SeeJty'baa. be ts.SasrraseUoatQr
vwrai waeaaraeatvwg traauseati
Wa aesdrUa waa at trat rer44 aa
very aertoui. it'U saw axpecied thgt
U will be able to retura aoaie la the
Msrfstsra,
Thousand
Club Meets
Tomorrow
To eomldrr matters of Importance
In Ihe club and lo Ibe Htraburn rail
road terminal fund, Ihe Women'a 1.100
Itallroad Club will meet tomorrow af
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock on the metta
nine floor of the Hall hotel.
Mm. C. W. Kberlrln, prealdenl of Ihe
organliatlon, requmla lhal all aub
crlbfin arcured by tbe club attend the
meeting tomorrow.
WANTS SKINS OF
JACK RABBITS
i. .
PORTLANO MAN WRITES HC IS
AGENT FOR IASTCRN FURRIER
HOUSE WHICH WANT RABBIT
SKINS IN QUANTITIES
Another msrket for jackrabblt skins
baa been discovered. Ralph M. Camp-
Den or rvruanu which io Kiumam
Commercial Club, saying he wanta
aklna or Jackrabblt In large quanti
ties. Ilia address ! 7J5 Prospect
Drive, 10(1 land.
Mr. Campbell cay be la rrprrscnta
live for a large Eastern furrier houi.0.
and wlabea Klamath county farmers o
correapond with him If ihcy want to
tell jackrabblt aklna.
LEE SAYS NO
MORE STRIKES
PRESIDENT OF RAILWAY TRAIN
MEN FREOICTS THIS COUNTRY
WILL NOT EXPERIENCE ANOTH
ER NATION WIDE STRIKE
WA8UINOTON. O. C, Jan. 11.
President !ee of the nrotberhood of
Railway Trainmen today expressed re
gret that the brotherhooda had re
acindod the slrlko vote, which reaulted
lu thn paaago of the Adamaon law,
He protcHlod lo the houso Inlvrstnto
commerce committee against passage
of Hrlko prevention legislation, and
said be bolloved thia country never
will wltneaa
another nation wide
strike,
Prealdent'a Deeter Premettd
WA8HIN(1T0N, Jan. 19. Dr. Cary
T. Gray son, closo friend and private
phytdclan lo President Wilson, today
waa promoted to tho position of med
ical director of the navy, with rank of
rear admiral.
Ir. Grayson baa been rreaiaent Wil
son's constant companion since his
lrt wife died.
saw 1 .'
OfskaJfaaL grippe. , , ,,
JsdM Thaasaa Drake la astttrlas
rroat s sayere cold, contracted while
ha waV helping praaecsto the caaa
agalnitWIllUm PoyHe.
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THREE RAIOERS
NOW 0PERATIN6
SAY DISPATCHES
BRITISH STEAMER CAPTURED
AND ARMED
Many Snipe en the Eaet Ceatt Smith
America Have Canceled Sailing te
Chllt, Pterins Qerman Raider May
New Re In Paalfle Nine Americana
en Captured Ship Are Landed at
Pernambwce.
IJtT.NOH AIRES. Jan. 19. Three
Gctiuan aea raldcra are now believed
to Im op rating In tbe Atlantic ocean,
ni ar Kouth America. Diapatchea from
llln dn Janlero aay the DrltUb mrr-
cLinlman St. Theodore haa been
armed and outfltled for aervlee aa a
raider. It la believed the ateamer Or
tega haa been almllarly need.
Fearing the raider haw entered the
Inilfic ocean, areamd Cape Horn,
tinny ship have cancelled Ballings to
Chilean porta.
Hln de Janlero report authoritative
ly lhat the Dritiab freighter Yarrow
dal, with many survivor from eight
prlrea, baa arrived at Cape Verde Iv
land.
Americana Ara Victims
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 1-Nlne
Americans were Involved In the activi
ties of the German aea raider, Consul
Stewart cabled to Washington this
morning from Pernambuco. Theae
nlnn were among tbe aunivora landed
here. Right were crewmen of the
Hrl'.lsh ateamer 81. Theodore.
GENTRY HOME IS
FOUND IN ASHES
LONC LAKE HOMESTEADER RE
TURNS TO HOME TO FIND
HOUSE COMPLETELY CONSUM
ED SY FIRE TOTAL LOSS
When returning to hla home at Long
take jratorday, J. D. Gentry, who baa
been living on the Martin McAndrewa
place, found all that remained ot hla
heme wna black, amoulderlng ashes.
Mr. Gentry and hla wife had left a
little Ere in the stove when starting
for town to'sell some chickens, aad to
this Is attributed the cause of the ire.
Tliftr- are no neighbors near the
Gentry home. The personal and house
hold belongings ot the Gentrys were
destroyed, and all that the sorrowful
couple could do waa to return to Klam
nth falla. The house belonged to Mer
lin McAndrewa.
Mr. Gentry and hla wife came from
California, and have bees living in the
!nnK Lake dlatrict for nearly three
months.
HUMAN STERILIZATION
PURPOSE OF MEASURE
SALBM. Jan. 1, "A Mil for an act
for the sterlllutioa of aezual perverts
aad feeble mladed ladividuala." reads
the title to a measure tatroduoed by
Senator Farrall of, Multsasub county.
The bill ymMM.rw4a,atarUIa-
ties of'yerMsa farHseiaMy (sees.
spOeptla aw fesMs, halssad, amd ys tf
ta pwrtaaibaaajalTii ortbair ajsar.
uw do sat slvo aosaoM tho ooara-
tie aaay bo perforawr by order of tho
oossty eosrt upon raooauMadtUo of
a board of esamlalhg phyaiclau,
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f ' M '"Oyy'r" T T rriELD.
When a delegation of women from
theConisresaluaal Union. led by Miss
Maud Younger. Mrs. Sarah D. Field.
Mrs. John W. Urannan and Mrs. Clar
ence M. Smith, called on President
Wilson to present resolutions adopted
nl Varioua memorial meeting for Mrs.
Ines Mllhollaml Dolssevain. failed tajxa they lost, because no attention was
get n favorable response from blra.'paid to them by tbe president.
Russians Advance;
Rumanians Retreat
LONDON. Jan. 19. "Disaster h.v
overtaken tho enemy" la the wirelesi
sent nut from Pctrograd lo Home tblt
morning.
Itiidges over tho Danube have beer
awept nvny mid the Russians and Ku
DOYLE GETS ONE
TO FIFTEEN YEARS
MAN CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGH
TER GIVEN INDETERMINATE
SENTENCE BY CIRCUIT JUDGE
KUYKENDALL
William Doyle, convicted in circuit
court of manslaughter In connection
with the death of Mary Wilcox and
Mangle Jones in Langell Valley Feb
ruary 8, 1015, thla afternoon waa sen
tenced to tho atate penitentiary for an
Indeterminate term of from one to
fifteen years.
Whrn asked by Judge Kuykendall
if he had anything to say before sen
tence was pased, Doyle replied: "No,
air.'" Doyle will be taken to Salem
soon.
Tho new Indictment against Moses,
O. Gerue, charged with rape, waa read
to tbe defendant thla afternoon. It
doe not contain the semicolon which
caused the tret to be quashed. Ger
rue will plead next Tuesday afternoon.
WASHINGTON, D.C.. Jan. 19.-Sn-
sttr,Fla4PfOrof Washington today
offered in tbo aosat the wwnen'a atif
frago constitutional amendment pro
viding that "no one ahall bo prevent
od from voting because of raceae or
color."
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tT!Pl fc i.
-v mtvr 3 v
it hey cccided te
BtekeeB White
House grounds.
Aecorunsly they
1 placed there several yoonr women
with banners which 'bor-the legend.
"Mr. President, what will you do for
woman suffrage?" outside the White
. House gates on Pennsylvania avenue,
! Maybe they expected to be arrested. If
ntnnians arc advancing on a wide
front, the wireless says.
Uerlln reports complete failure of
Ihe attacks made by the Rumanians
atone, and says heavy losses were In
flicted by tho Germans.
PRESIDENTS
SENATE TO HURRY
SAYS EXTRA SESSION OF CON
GRE8S SHOULD IE AVOIDED.
WILL NOT ANSWER HYPOTHET
ICAL QUESTIONS
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 19. For
o hojrs rnUay President Wilson
urged the steering committee to hasten
legislative affairs and avoid an extra
KeRsion of coni-.ress.
When asked whether failure to pass
the railroad legislation asked by him
would nmjerfsltate en extra session of
congress, President Wilson replied
that he wouldn't uiswer hypothetical
questions.
Ship Line Merger
SAN FRANCI8CO. Jan. 19 A gigan
tic steamship merger involving the Pa
cific Coast Steamship company, Alaska
Puclfic Steamship company and Great
Northern Steamship company is re
ported, hero. Although, it is dgi4 the
merger, has been consummated, a man
generally regarded as authoritative de
clared it to be only a nutter of a few
dayp. before the deal will be completed.
Business
After Terminals
a1tsaijfljaMejAAsaMpe
428,000
Germans
Captured
PE1ROGRAO, Jan. It. It is aav
r.ounced that tbe Russians captared
::o,000 German soldiers and S.0T7 Oer-
man officers during the year of 111.
It is estimated that SO per cent of
these captures were made at the three
monthh operations at BmslloaTs.
SIEMENS NAMEO
BANK PRESIDENT
IS RE-ELECTED TO HEAD OF FIRST
CTATE AND SAVINGS RANK.
JOHN SIEMENS JR. IS RE-ELECT-,
CO CASHIER
J. W. Siemens waa re-elected presi
dent oi tbe First Bute aad Savings
bank of Klamath Falls at the annual
election of officers this week. Tbe
other officers chosen by the directors
were:
Ed Bloomingcamp, vice president:
John Siemena Jr.. cashier; L. W. Me
haffey, R. A. Mitchell and Louis Bol-
dischar, assistant cashiers
Tbe stockholders elected the follow
ing directers: J. W. Siemens. George
T. Baldwin, E. L. Elliott, Ed Blooming-
camp and John Siemens Jr.
1000GLUB16ETS
$115 FOR FUND
DR. HAMILTON GIVES 100 ROB
ERT CHEYNE, FARMER ON MER
RILL ROAD, SENDS IN CON
TRACT FOR 950.
Tb Women's 1.000 Railroad Club
yesterday boosted the fund being se
cured by it tor a passenger terminal
for the Strahom railroad by 1115. Tho
new contracts secured were as fol fel fol
eows: Dr. It. It. Hamilton -..100.00
Mrs. George Watt 5.00
Mrs. E. E. Lyon - - 5.00
Mrs. O. M. Hector 6.00
The main committee yesterday se
cured a subscription of $50 from Rob
ert Cheyne, a farmer on the Merrill
road. Mr. Cheyne is one of the Erst
farmer to give for the passenger ter
minal.
PLYMALE WINS POOL
TOURNAMENT AT MECCA
Leslie Plymale won the weekly pool
tournament last night at the Mecca
billiard parlors. Wade Short waa sec
ond and Chester Rouso third.
War Odditis
LONDON. Jan. 1.-Mrt. Sarah
Anhpy. who couldn't bear te let her
son Arthur enlist in tho amy, wMwmMX-,W-JaMmmiJ
fined $60 for concealing hint when
tecttves raided their home aad found
At tie under the bed.
Men Go
NAME COMMITTEE FOR VIGOR
OUS CAMPAIGN
Sahorrlbra t Paeeenger Terminal
Fund for Strahom Railroad Hear De
tail ef Situation and Organia to
See Theee Who Have Net Swb
ecrihed- Attitude ef the Council lo
Lai.
Tbe appointment of two additional
committees to carry forward tho rail
road movement was made at a roMtag
meeting held by Strahom railroad en
thusiasts at the city hall last evening.
A determined lot of men gathered at
the call of Chairman W. Paul Johaaoa
ot the railroad committee and Presi
dent O. J. Eskelson of the Klarntt
Falls Business Men's Association, to
derise ways aad meaaa for. Increasing
ithe Strahom terminal fond.
FatigBed with the atreauos eCorts
ot the past few weeks in aeenriag too
funds already secured and the obsta
cles which have continually arisen to
block the progress of the- wovesntat
all appeared ready for any further ex-
icruuii uni wvj Diui n csitcu upon
to make.
Stirring, peppery talks were made
by Paul Johnson and Chaa. W. Eber-
lelr. which met immediate response
from the audience. BberlelH.'gave det
nlle figures as to the amount now in
contracts, tbe amount paid and amount
promised. He gave the sum yet to bo
secured, and outlined suggestions for
going about the work.
Following his talk a cossalttee con
sisting of Fred Houston, K. 8agarmaa,
Charles Riley. Walter Cofer aad B. B.
Hall was appointed to work oat plana
for securing funds from property own
ers end those not already subscribiug.
Eberlein asked that a finance commit
tee be appointed to check over the
funds received by aha, take over the
contracts and attend to the collection
ot same. Pedcy Evans, J. P. Canape!!.
O. J. Eskelaon, C. A. Plath. M Van
nice were selected tor thla work.
E. B. Hall of the right of way eont-
mlttee asked for the release of part' of
the funds subscribed for expense In
undertaking the necessary condemna
tion suits for right of way in the coun
try districts. Subscribers .present re
leased over $3,700 for this .purpose If
It proved necessary to use it
Plans were made for the program of
the committee which will be selected
and sent to San Francisco, Sacramento
and Marysvllle within a few days to
seek financial assistance from the
wholesale houses and chambers of
commerce.
Praiseworthy remarks regarding the
effective work of the city council in
handling the knotty problems before It
tone of the meeting left the impression
a
KLAMATH IS GOOD
ENOUGH FOR MICHAEL
A. L. Michael, formerly of tbe Dairy
country, returned lasr evening front
Petaluma, Calif., where be tried the
chicken business. He is back to make
Klamath hla home for good.
Mr. Michael says ho lost thirty
pound In weight since he left Klam
ath last October, and Is done with
Southern California. He again will go
Into the lumber business near Dairy,'
Pout Kills Randlta.
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posse this morning killed thro ban-: a
IdlU, Oscar .PotWiU" Ar,tnja2aMWt
.Hart, in a sg,t e4jfteenuiajjj.v;
)of Okmulgee waa jaajajiol jgJmm.Sf
day two other,roheiwf kOled by rtJ
u posse at Okevah.
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