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KLAMATH COUNTY'S
KLAMATH ALLT
OFFICIAL NEWSPAVtt
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0(TfHlli Year Xo. .4
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1917.
Three American Ships Are Sunk and
Believed Captain Is Prisoner on Sub
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RAILROAD STRIKE SETHED TODAY
MWN IUU AOAMSON LAW
GRAVE TO TALK
SAYS LANSING
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KXPMTED HOOX
OrwTarat IYrn Off Three Ship-,
Are MMnK Submarine IVuIm-iI
Asmm Ufrtxwi. ldUag for Cap.
tale, eed Relief of Hum irtr I
flat Ik and Xlne Mailer An Held
ftataic-i on Uoard HabmaHur.
WASHINGTON. II. C. March
It The president ia urglug the
VN4lmr of shipbuilding, and
drastic step I expected soon.
IS UPHELD BY
SUPREME COURT
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Stcr-Mry .amdug ald after a
tajf-rence with President WIN
sea that the situation U too
rtr to dlscuM,
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U).DO., March lit Three Ann-f
oaa attaawlilM, the City of Memphis
tea Wind, ami the VlRllanrla, hate
wasaak. V
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roertrrn are' mluing from the
Vlajtaarla and nine from the Oty of
tbe VlelUnrU Man torpedoed with,
twandar.
1W lily of niiiliU wait alieUed
sat toned,) 4,nrr Hh, rrpw had m,.
b aaani hoat,.
"AHHI.MiTOX, . JUrrtl IB.
Aaeriran Consul Frt, at Queen-
we, nan rubied that he fnara Cap
Wa Boraili and nlan ammu fnuu
City of Memphle are priuaer
-"d a German Mifamerinr.
Ibel lifeboat In which Captain Hof
J hi. MP has tMim ttmmi, and
"J- thai u waa abandoned has
the captain and aim nallor
"wat.
wvlwr of the t'llv or MMHuhii
"llbst llMiiuhMlluul ....
"Mfcooata after thrtr ship had been
Jjjj". loosing for (he rantalu of the
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f Thlnl llrrrm Ulll kiii,i
APRAMKNTO. H.k mi..
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ZT. .. ?n l)0,'tt"' who "unlHUIrd
.c diii nH killed InthQ uum
.'''," wurrd fnvorablo report
"OB the RhHI'llllilv rmionlll.. lu
kin !.. rofor,utorlci on unotlu-r
ikkf tmiv ccru,n 'uron of
!. !'ea,Cl1 "umure. It provldi-a
' "i.ooo lino, a yoar'a ImprUon
n"l tli! fiirrnlm.. - .
mii.. "i vinto iur mijf
E? ora(,ir t0 prlV8 a prlaonor of
hwon " rar t0 ,ot tt em
lluy u Sought
inrorm.iion la wanted na to tlio
wifboulii ..r m- .....
S'h?.r!""B t0 B rd. received to.
S ?' lc,b,' of ollco Baldwin. The
nZt 5,.mu,, or ,e' flve
In heliht; HO pound In
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wtwtui and acar on hU Hint lei
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00. lowaj abould be not).
IJiW WOHK.tlll.r: lr' "MMlll i:i'.
rimr m.uik wiim:
t'liirf Jutr Whlln AaM IhfUlon l
llarl tin "Aillliutll) Ikuutlrii f
ruhlli lnltt" S.i) Contt'iilloti
Ttwt t'oiiKl'iMi Ailed HaMlly In
Wrutut toerunirut llaa ItUlil to
Men HltiMtloii.
WAHIIINIJTON, Marrh !. The
Niipremn umrt of lint l.'nltrd Klivti't
upheld the roiiktltulloiiiillly of t tit
Adamton law In n JpcUlon ImiuloU
down tudar.
Chief Junllcc While leud a leiiRlhy
opinion upbuldtiiK the law. Jiutlcca
McHejnold". Day, IMlqry and Van De
vcnlrr Knve dlwentliiR oplnlnn
J 11 ht Ire While declnred Ihu law to
bo baaed ou "authority beiiotten uf
public Intereit." He ld he kw no
merit In the contention lliut coiiRremi
nrled without pruixT conalilemllon
The coin rovuriiy wna before the pub
lic for n Iuiir limit beforn the pri'Hl-
dent took nrtlou, and before the ijutii-
lion whn dlncui(d by const ox ml
act lun tnkrn, mild the chief Jiutlce.
Juntlco Whltu diclared the law to
be workable If n "candid effort" lu
made to abide, by It.
llu held that rotiRrem IioIUh tho
power to 111I01H Ihu art becaiihe, nl
thouRh the MxInR of witRei; In n mai
ler of private riRht, Ihu rallroails mid
their rmployeN had failed to ukico.
"In tlew of tho apimllliiK wltun-
tlon which the piciddent pointed out,
to aay thai Ihu Roverununt did not
have the rlttht to ronusly the lt na
tion would bo to declare that private
rlRht had deHtroed puhlle. rlcht,"
tinld Juntlco white.
Ilia opinion declureii that the law
merely huIh the t-lRht hour day im tho
nUndard day, and leavrtt the amount
of waaeM open to tho cmploycrH and
em ploy en for1 aettletnent.
NAVY TO RUSH
SHIPBUILDING
I'BKHIDKNT AM DAMKLH (XX
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GERMANS SAY
EVACUATION IS
CARRIED OUT
ritKXCII ItAVK Mt;L-lKI
TOWWS l TllltKi; HAYS
too
The llrlilnh army of the
TlRrln.i the
arrow,- followed the old caravan
lleneral Xaltite, piiMd the site of the loute from .I'ornln. whUli Alrxauder
Toer of lt.ibel, mid tlrlvlni; the the (ireat used., ami helped form too
Ttirki berore them. eni them tlrnt j wedgo which pimhed the Turka west.
Into IhiRdad, the famed elly of the In the meantime an army fromtho
Aiablau .S'lRhts, ami then piiHhed Suer. its Indicated by the arrow, ha
them tnt acinus the TlRrl. They panned Mount Slnnl, and Is near tho
entered and took iosneaAlon of the Hhnrt of the Dead Sea, thirty miles
place. The ItimslaliH, i:n nhowu by fiom Jenih4ilcm. ,
LAND OPENING WILL
BE HELD APRIL 25
Lakeview and Sacramento Offices to
Handle Applications Commis
sioner! to Be Provided
Ignition Announcement t.'hen Out
Kroin lliiiliuarti'n. Say ItriliMi
I'litfl Itatr Ocruidnl 300 Square
MileH in Aira ami AUne HckIobh.
Otllrial taernianStatenient Say
MoTrment. I'repured Long Aro.
IJEIIMN. March 19, "A atrip of
land between Arras and. tbeAianc
lies been systematically evacuated by
ui," ttald mi ofticinl fiermau state
ment.
I lie btragetle movements were
prepared long ago, and have been car
ried out without, our forces being dis
turbed by the enemy, who followed in
n hesltatliiR manner," says the state
ment.
COMMERCIALS MEDIATORS, CHIEFS
MANAGERS AGREE
I'AHIS, March 19. A French ofli-
clnl htutcment saya the French have
occupied Ultl towns, in the last three
days.
LONDON. March 1. An official
xtutemcut Riven out today says the
Uritlsh forces have occupied BOO
Eqtiare miles in the Arias and Aisnc
regions.
WABIIINOTON, I). C. Mnreh 1!.-
Tim navy department has uppoiled to
thu uhlubulldors to provide Immedl
atoly 800 nddltlonnl lflO-fout motor
boats and stibmurlne chasers. Tho
bids will be opened Wednesday.
Tho, government Ih preparing in
commandeer private motor boats of
in fficlon t alio and speed to net oh Bub-
marino putrels:
Naval mllltlu and eiillstvd voltin-
teors In a reserve force, composed
largely of Atlantic fishermen, will bo
used for crows.
Threats to aeliu certain munition
fartorlea which fall to live American
orders precedence over European or
der, and for asking unreasonable
prlcM, are madeby the government,
followtm a conference buwoon tho
protldent and Secretary Daniels to
day. It Is announced that tbolr names
Word wm received today at tho
United States Uoclamatlon office
ntnted that it Is now planned to hold
the Tulo Uike laud opeuliiR ou April
25th.
The Uikevlew and Sucramento land
offices will handle the land office part
WITH THK AISMY. March l'J.
The (lormun retreat covers a thirteen
mile front from Chaulncss to Olse,
and is betug carried on in a reckless
manner. Only machine guus are cov
ering their retreat. The allies are
taking many prisoners.
for the uppjicunta for, tho laud, to i
make their applications at laud
offices.
United States commissioners are
to bo empowered to take tueh appli
cations, It being undcn.tood that onu
is to bu lu Klnmath Falls and ouo at
of tho work, but It la not necessary ronie California point
and their terms will be published, if
they rcfiiso to ugreo "to show the
country where the Wk ot patriotic
co-opcrutlou lies."
Tho provision that government
work hUuII bo done on an eight hour
day baHls'has been suspended so fur
as they upply to shipyards,
President Wilson has notillod Dan
iels that tho navy department is au
thorised to use the $115,000,000
pproprlutlou to speed up tho ship
ping.
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Man IIun I.eK'Hroke
W, I, Norrls of illy buffered a com
pound fracture of the leg last night
when ho was kicked by a hqrsii at the
O. K. Livery barn In this city. Ho
will bo operated on tomorrow by Drn,
Trttax and Hunt at tho niuekburu
hospital.
Contract la Signed
.1. A. Maddox and T. A. Lynch huvol "r'ns yet.
signed tho contract for the construe
lion of the West Sido road Improve
ment, (ho blda for which were called
by tho county court. Work la to bo
gin as aoon ai the weather permits.
Water Uwr Meet Today
Tho board of dlrectoib of tho Klum
nth Wuter Users Association mot Sat
urday and ndjoumed until today,
meeting again thlh afternoon. No an
nouncement has been given out by tho
Commission
Bert a. Thpraas of this city filed
hi notorial commission with the
I'ouuly clerk lodti)',
Father' Herlously III
Mrs. AI Duncan of llouania was
brought here this morning by K. B.
ilemy In on orfort to catch tho morn
ing train for Duusniuir,' where her
father la not expected in live. Mr.
Heury left lust night at 10 o'clock to
bring Mr. Duncan, but waa ttnnblo
lo catch, the train on account or the
ronds, ,
WESTERN PACIFIC '
TO ENTER RENO
II. I. COMI'KTi; WITH Ktll'TIIKHX
I'ACIr'IC THHIti: HY I'UHCHAS
IXtJ I'AUT OF XC.t)., WHICH
t'tl.VXKCTS WITH liAKKVIKW
DIRECTORS TURN
OUT WEDNESDAY
XKCKSS1TY F IM.MKDIATK AC
TION CIIOK.NT
If Work of Organization lo He Con
tinned Ilefore It s Allowed to Fall
in Arreant or Dfocontinued, iood
Support Slust lie Had Future
lropect for Work to He Voder
taken Great Need Income
1
Wednesday is the day set by the
dltwtora.iil the,KlamatUCommercial
Club to commence the, canvass for
new members.
Were it not for the fact that the
i
necessity of immediate action is urg
ent, the matter would be delayed tin
til the San Francisco and Sacratneuto
delegations of business men, several
of whom are board members, had re
turned from the southern trip.
it is deemed necessary at this tf me,
however, if the work of the organiza
tion is to be continued, to secure a
sufficient revenue to finance it prop
erly before, it is allowed to fall into
arrears, or else to discontinue the
work altogether.
The myriad matters which should
be undertaken this year will require
a considerably heavier income than
ba been necessary in the past, but it
Is believed that tlt'o public spirited
business men of Klamath Falls will
meet this call with tho sumo sort of
resHnse that has always becu given.
ItAlLROAD MANAGERS ASSVeUS
0
XO STRIKE BE HELD
International Crteia Held 1
for Quirk Settle-wat of DMacaMea
Hetwrcn lUilroad Maaagra aaal
Hrotherhoodw Agi eeaaeat SajM4
Ity All Three Bodica Made Sakjact
on Derision of AdaatMoa Lavw.
(
SAN FltANUlSCO, March 11).
i'ueldcnt C. M. Levy of the Western
Pnrlflv has announced that tho West
ern 1't.cllle will gain entry to Reno,
New, in competition with tho South
ern Tactile by the purchase of 105
miles of the Novuda-Callfornla-Ore-gou
railroad.
'1 ho California railroad commission
will bn asked to sanction the deal
whereby the, Western Pacific will ac
quire the N.-C.-O. line from Hackstaff
to Keno, a dtstanco of flfty-livo miles,
mid forty mlletr of road between
Dlulrsden through Crilcoot to Plumas
.liiuttion, negotiations for which are
under way.
Tho X.-C.-O. lino extending from
I,i;l:evlow, Ore., to Rono, has been
mentioned In connection with tho
Western Pad Ho us a possible loute
PACIFIST NOW
WANTS TO FIGHT
GEXKRAIi SHERWOOD. WHO OP
POKED ARMED XKL'TRAMTV
IIIMi .VOW URGES PRESIDENT
TO DECLARE WAR
WASII1NUTON, D. C, March 13,
Ceucral laaae Sherwood, a pacifist
congressman up to this time, and who
opposed the armed neutrality bill In
the senate, urged President Wilson
today to call an extra session of con
gress Immediately, and declaro war
on (Set many.
Oeueral Sherwood offered to resign
his teat In congress and fight.
ROX SOCIAL IH NEXT
OX THE
PROGRAM
The next entertainment to bo given
In the west hall of I. O. O, F. Temple
will be lu tho nature of a box social,
to bo given Wednesday night of this
week. Au admission feo of. 50 cents
per eouplo will bu charged, while the
boxes will be drawn for. Each box,
with "supper for two" will coal 50
cents. Tho boxes will bo numbered,
and corresponding numbers 'drawn to
by which the Hill Interests could en- determine choice of partners for the
ler California, I refreshments.-
NEW YORK, March M-Ikti
road manager aathortaed ta fed
eral mediator early tbJa Barn-slag to
make the ajereiaaiy coaceaaloaw ta Oat
bioUieslieoda -te-aetHe ta
"amure the nation that there irM
no strike."
Tli l action waa taken a m raanK
of the international crista.
The agreement to settle the strike
on u ImkLs of an eight boar day and a
pro-rata pay for overtime waa i
later this morning by the1
the brotherhood chiefs and the tall
road managers.
The agreement provides that if the
AOunison law U lield coaatHatiacwl,
lite conflicts between the law and the
lat signed agreement shall Be ad
justed to tbe court's decMoa.
If the Ainmann law is found an
constitutional by the supreme court,
today's agreement is to govern she
railroads and the brotherhoods.
The mediators wrote the railroad
managers expressing their "sincerett
appreciation," and added: "This ac
tion, we trust, proa-bes a Ions Peri
od of hearty co-operation between the
railroads and their'employes."
This specific agreement covers only
tbrco classes of railroad service which
were represented at the conference,
and where unchanged tbe present
schedule stands.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 19. The
Southern Pacific has announced the
cancellation of all freight embargoes
as a result of the settlement of tbe
strike today.
CH1CAUO, March 19 Instruction
for the permanent cancellation of the
striko orders have been received at
the brotherhood quarters here today.
WASHINGTON. D, C, March 19.
The brothorhood chiefs announced to
day that they will remain here a few
days to assist In arranging the schedules.
Collection Taken
Tho sura of $10.65 waa taken at
the India Illustrated lecture glvea by
W. E. Rumbo, pastor of tbe Chris
tian church, last night, under the.au
splcer, of tho Christian Endeavor So
ciety. The church waa full, nearly
300 being present. The high school
octette sang it number' of seleetloe.
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Guard to Be IliwnhHJjsiL IfrVg
WASHINGTON. D. C. aMrcVrt'.-' '
the deraobil!at"l,on of, the ,aJUlljl,
aunruv iM'u vwni-iui7;vtHv,HS.
dangers "BnitAiMl
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nounces.iJ'The V9nlmmRMmkt
work was held up bribe aitaw$'y
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