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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, ltl7.
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War Declaration Depends on Fate
Of First Armed Ship in Barred Zone
ACT OF SINKING
WEE SHIPS NO?
10 CAUSE WAR
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AOAINNT
HITVATION
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UhVmOw AdvlaabHMy of f'aUlag
Qmi'ii Together Merer April IS.
tab That IVogram Itora Not Call
fsr Imrlaralkm of War at Thla
Iff rwMH ud Obtest Ar
steaming Mrpa U tie Taamt
BUSINESS MEN
LEAVE THURSDAY
WILL CANVAM4 MX IIIAMTHCO
AMI NACltAMKNTO llt'HINKNM
HIUUM to Ni;c:i;itK financial
AIII FOR TERMINAL PIlMtS
RUSSIA WILL BEND EVERY EFFORT
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Mala of War KtbU
t WASHINGTON. D. C, March
II Certain members of tho
faMitt freely declared this af.
ttneon that a state of war
IsU art!! America aad 0r-
f Mir. They Indicated that the
trmMtnt' address to congress
4 vNI tar that a stats of war haa
stare tea Aagoasala was
A
fiaak
waknikuton. d. c Man aw.
aftH drrlerailoa of r deawwaa
sate the fate of Urn Mm armed
aewrkaa HaTr which cornea lato ran.
rt with a German eshmarlae or otlu
ir vessel in the barred as. It was
efcrkswd her today.
Prldent Wllua will MM drvlarr
war as a remit of I ha kinking of the
sW freighter laat MatimUy.
Ma la aaatttki forcing the situation,
Ml aamtloa Um advlmbUllly of call,
hsjteacrm, together before April IS.
a trek that hb program doe not
tfH for a declaration of war at IhU
aaaar,
e rwmleat and cabinet an aaa
"em the steps thla afteraooa to ba
A (omniltttii of the litir.iueitn men
of IhU city will Iravr Thurday (or
California point Id (irritant Klatu
alb's claim for help uu ti Hiralioru
terminal fund, according to President
Kvkelnon of the llu.im-M Men' Amu-
rUilmi of IhU city.
Tbo men whu Mill make the I rip
are Fred Houston. J. W. Roberts.
Percy Evans, Carl I'lnlh anil Paul
Johnson.
Thla committee ba a tut of mora
than 100 Han Francisco and Callfor
nla builnraa men anil firm which
thf rail uoun and place before
tlirm the urgency of the Klamath re
gion railroad altuatlon, and the ben
tnt to be derived by them by aiding
In thla wotk.
Captain J. W. Hleniaaa, prraldent of
tba Coaiawrclal Club, and Paul John,
aog aaent a wk la San FrancUeo,
placing lb Mluatlontbefore the 8aa
Pranclaco Chamber or Commerce,
which body' anctlon tt waa necra
aary to receive before It wu imMlble
to gtt the merchant' ear.
The matter baa been under I uveal I
gallon by them, and favorable report
from their Invenllgallon have bin
received. The local- committee of
bualnraa men will pend omn time
now calling on the merchant for aid,
and It I believed thli campaign will
rnmplcto the railroad terminal fund,
the only atep to be arromplUhrd be
fore Klamath I entirely ready for the
railroad construction according to
Hubert K. Rtrahorn'ii plan.
COUNCIL TAKES
LAST STEP TO
BUILD RAILROAD
MOO.OOO IKiMi IUI)I.A.CK
l.VMK)t HI,V I'AHMKI)
IH
lloniU Kmleil to Arrive Thla Week
from Howling Firm to lie Mfnetl
by Mayor 'crlaler H'arraaU Hold
and 9IU.000 Paid on Tlirm Two
Week tu Wlad I'p All Detail, Bat
aa Muoa aa Doaua Hlgard Crly I
lleailr to s Make Ilalldtag Coatraet
GERMANS DESTROY COMMITTEE WILL
EVERYTHING IN OUTLINE COURSE
DITU AC DCTDC.T
I n I II III IlLlllLnl imai) op nutrcriitH appoints
c-ommitti-:k to woiik ox x.
PKIUI.WK ( HIIK HKH AXI IIL1MI. TIMtT M.1IIK 11V THK f.OVKR..
IStM IIV.VAMITKII ,:T If III I.KAHI.VCi HITCH
NEW YOHK. March M. Captain
awii aud member of IiIh crow pre
lT rcitorlwl mUalng are aafo at
How, ay a cablegram received
reai uorum and went to hi agctila
WABIIlNdTON, U. C, March 10.
vetlrmatlon thm iim niv n iuum.
Wa wa not warned before unk haa
" rew,vl by tho offlclala of the
""w department.
"W YORK. March 10. Humor.
MUrdere for a Uerman revolt were
J"1 In America two day ago
ra vaconlrnied.
MORN
MAY
START BEND WORK
W THAT IP K FINDH tXNI.
TJo.Ng HATIHPACTOHV WAV
"ART RAIMU.U tXNHTUfC
N HOVTH FROM THBKH
J' " 30,-Tbat there ia a
tta ftl! of bcgiDolag conitructloa og
!7.OrH0D, California But.r. ui
WpmS? ihl uw u the report
2 & Robl traUora, who
5J2Jtop4r moralag with Mr.
lf ttt tag.
,il wnMrucllon will begin la
not cejrtaln by any mennx," Mr. Strn
horn raid. "A number of mattorn
have arlnen lnce I made my flrnl extl
mate of the cont of tho road which
will make tho work more dlltlcult
than at Mrnt exe'trd, Kleel rail, for
uaample, have advanced In price near.
ly S30 u ton, adding nevcral thou
and per mile to the rout of the road
llowiiver, uuder certnlii rondllloiiM,
which I phall luveatlgulu whlln here,
It may be poiiilbla to proceed,"
Axked about tho ntport einnnntliiK
from Hun Kranrlmo of an nlllnnce
UctwcTii lilnifolf and tho Hill line
and tlm poMlblo coiiHtrucllon of a lino
lo l.iiri'ko, Cullf,. from Klnnuith
FhIIh, and m on lo Hnu FruucUco, Mr.
Blnilinrn Mid ml the O.. C. ft K l
Ktlll an liidcHnUont lino aud haa no
connection with nuy other Intercut,
and mat tnvro u aunoiuioiy iiouiiuk
to the Kurvka lluu story.
"Ban Francisco I ho Intoroetoil III
the poiwlblllty or a 'connection wl(ii
Kureka and cHperlally In Iho Central
Oregon line, thut tho newapapeni
tlieie made a great f about tho
rumor that were Hying around.' Mr.
Htrnliurn Mild,
In lonnerlloii with local OHlblll
tloa, Mr. Strahorn Maid that ho wan
continually making additional con.
nectlon, which gavo further (insur
ance or tho aucceaa of tho ontorprlHC.
He expect definitely to open tho
Portland campaign within tho next
ten day.
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Woader Why Not?
Considering tho fart that tho bdx
toclal to bo held In the west hall of
I, O. O. F. Temple tomorrow night I
creating ao much Interest among the
ladles, It la strange that some of the
retail merchant are not nawimui
tranki.
i aa '
Down From Fort KUwaUi.
Clyde Rkort cam down Utight
fram. Fort Klamath on a business trip
to. thla cltr. . J
The city council unanimously
paed the ordinance providing for
the $300,000 bond liuue for tbo
Klnmnth Knlln to Dairy railroad, tho
laat neccKsary ctp for the city gov.
ernment to take before It I ready to
lgn a contract for the work.
Tho bond are expected to arrive
this week from Hplttcr-Horick ft Co.
of Toledo, Ohio, which Mayor Crla
ler will xlgn before tcivlng for Cal
ifornia the latter part of the week,
he imlil litKt night. Cnptalu J. W.
SlemciiH, whore bid on the warrants
for the bond Ihiiio wa accepted by
the council, paid $10,000 down on
the deal, and ha sixty day to turn
over tho remainder of tho sum.
City Attorney (iroewbeck said last
night that it wilt probably take about
two week for the city to wind up all
the drtnllf, but thnt aa boon as the
IioikIh are receive d and hlgncd tho
city is In shape to make a contract for
Iho construction of the rallroud.
Hubert K. Htraborn, who was here
hevernl davit ago working over de
lulls with tho council, I now In Uond,
mid Ik expected to arrive here shortly
after IiIh return to Portland, accord
liiK to hi ptuiiK when bo waa here.
It la expected that hi next trip will
see the Hrst uteps taken for actual
count ruction work, a date for which
ho hnu mated lie Is almost ready to
announce.
Whllo In Uond ho Is getting tu
touch with tho situation, aud haa said
that work may start out of Bend thla
KtTinmor If ho finds things In condition
to nogutlate. Klnmnth people will
watch llend closely now, for It Is or
Iho utmost Importance to Klamath
Falls that Demi goes through with Its
proposition or raising tho neceeeary
fuiid and providing terminal and
Urltfctli Koldlerw Kind Ihittlm, Cabi
net and Helmet Filled With Kx
ndoklvua to tixploue When Opened.
Howaea, Fence, Tree enoT Kvery
thing In Unreal Front Ituyr In
Wrecked Preach Attacking Hear
. JS:. .
tirrman Itrvolutkm Humored
LONDON. March JO. A revo-
lutlon in Oermany is rumored
here In fluunclal circles, but bus
not been confirmed.
WITH THK DRITI8H ARMY,
March SO. The Hermans destroyed
Peronnc before evacuating.
A sixteenth century church, nation.
a monuments und many of the prin
cipal buildings wcro destroyed, ap
parently by dynamite.
Hrltlsh aoldlcra are finding bottle,
cablneta and holmnta filled with ex
plosives arranged to explode when
opened.
PAlilS. March SO. "Slight prog
ress" Is being m lie despite the bad
weather, u French official statement
sayi.
The (fcrmuiis are destroying tree,
houses, fcncoK mid everything in their
retreat from Roye. They even en
tered the Iioiicos along the way and
destroyed the furniture.
The French aro fiercely uttackiuc
their tear.
MUCH WATER IS
WASTED DAILY
A louiiulttec or three members of
tl'- Klamath Water User Association
will outline a course of action to be
taken by the UBfoclatlun on the recent
contract made between the govern
ment and the California-Oregon Pow
er company, was the result of the
meeting of the board of directors of
the association In this city Saturday
and yeMerduy.
This committee will meet and be
prepared to report at the' next meet
ing of the board of directors, which. U
to be held here on the first Saturday
in April.
The contract between the govern
ment and the power company pro
vides for the leasing or the Keno Irri
gation ditch on the west side of Link
Itlver for a term of years, gives the
power company the right to make Im
provements subject to the approval or
the reclamation service, and also the
privilege or erecting a dam at the
head or the river.
Tho board or directors or the water
users association believes that since
they liavo contributed thousands of
dollars to the upkeep and mainten
mice of the oannl as well as furnish-
Iiik security to the extent or over
1.000,000 to the reclamation service
when they began work In this coun
tiy. that the water users have on in
terest in the canal, and' should have
been consulted before a contract waa
made leasing the canal to anyone, ac
cording to Albert E. Elder, secretary
of the board of directors.
The board also reels that the action
on the part or the government for
the use or this canal by the power
company given by the contract was
made with the Intention or a perpet
ual use of the canal for power pur
poses, according to Mr. Elder,
Mr. Elder Mild today that the
steps to be takcu by the water users
association are not entirely completed
SIEMENS URGES
THAT SUPPORT BE
GIVEN TO CLUB
Mt'ttT NOT UK ALLOWED TO Itl'N
IN DEBT
Klamath COcmnercial Clab Had Ar
proximately 73 Paying Member
LnM Year aad Existed oh Lea
Than $2,000, According to Prrei
deut Hietaetw I'alem the People
Utcethe Clab Better Happort, ObU
gallons Will lie Too Great to Exist.
SPEEDY VICTORY
IN WAR DESIREO
AMERICA PREPARING TO RKCOG- '
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N1ZK REGIME ,.'
Information Received at
Hays RMMdaa Troops la Central of
HeUlagfors ia Fwlaad Aeaaaral
Njortoa aad Foarteea Naval OaV
rem Killed New
meat Has Sapaort of Army,
it;
PBTROGRAD. March 30. "The
provisional government win
eneYgy at hand, aad with the"
bnoas&aseH1reMB0B wll af
. ... i j -.,. . .t w-i.r.
Tne Klamatn Commercial Club op-J" iwy icwrj- in we a,ai
Ismiul .inrinr ik. ..... v... iik n..iWar.." Forelan Minister IttlakaW-dm;
,.., 1.M..MB fM -,&U IUC J- , -
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support oi aoouc ?o paying awm-i" '""'
bers." according to Captain J. W.I "0ur Problems are now iaimease.
Siemens, president. ?"u n w'" B,TO la """ new
"The activities or the club we're
kept alive on less than S2.000. which
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mawst' "A
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was recehed from membership fees
and subscriptions.' he said today,
'This year, however, the people or
Klamath Falls must give the club
better support; or it will run in debt,
and the directors are determined not
ti permit this. We will close up shop
first." ,Eld President Siemens.
A j ear lies ahead with much more
work to accomplish than last. This
takes money, and the fact that this
year promises to be fuller of activi
ties than any previous year for a long
time, makes It necessary that the
Commercial Club must be given more
support.
The boaVd of directors of the Corn-
national edifice. But, In ao doing, we
will enormously strengthen oar moral
forces to obtain the victory," he said.
The friendliness of the people to
ward Grand Duke, Nicholas haa bam
cemented by the information received
that he Induced Cxar Nicholas to at
dlcate. .
WASHINGTON. D. C, March 30.
America Is preparing to recognise the .
new Russian government when the
regime Is definitely re-established. It
was learned today.
The new Russian government .Aaa
the support or the army and navy.
Ambassador Francis reports.
STOCKHOLAf. March 30 In far.
motion recelvedtftere says that the
Russian troops are In control ot the
mercinl Club wilt start a membership I Helslnfors In Finland, .following the
campaign tomorrow for new members
and the directors believe there are
100 or more people in Klamath Falls
that ought and can take out member
ships In the Commercial Club.
Commercial Clubs and Chambers
ot Commerce are rapidly becoming
That 510,000 galloua ot wuter lire
wasted in this city dairy la tho state
ment or Cart Adams', who Is in charge
or the Dumping Plant or the Callfor-
rlght or way, so that the line may be nla-Oregon Power company, to Kleth
completed through from this city to Ambrose, chief of the fire department
t...l .. Mxm. hIs iIaIsi mm vstaatlhl' .. . . . . ...
aunng a cousuitation tney neiu yes-
Uetid at as early a date aa possible.
A petition presented the council
laat night by Joo McDonald to bo giv
en permission to remodel a building
at 609 aud 611 Main street with a
now rront, now floor and rc-plasterlng
was granted by the council. The
work Is estimated to cost 600.
Mayor CrUler was authorised to
aecuro two (35 atop watches for the
local police on his trip to California.
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VaudevllllsU Leave Today
Angelo May and her troupe of vau
deville entertalnera closed their three
nights' engagement bare last sight
at the Star theater, wbera they have
appeared. They put on a clean, semi
clasilo dancing, musical aad aster,
tainlng show, Taw will go from
here to Dorrli, and then on north,
terday,
Thero Is more water being used by
Klamath Falls people at this time
than during the summer months, said
Mr, Adams, and the mily'explauntlou
given is that many water users arc
allowing their water faucets to run all
night to prevent freezing.
Mr. Adams says that It la necessary
to keep one pump going continually,
and sometimes the emergency has to
be used to keep tho reservoirs lull,
The single pump has a capacity or
ISO gallons per minute, 1 5,000 gal
lons as hour or 1, 080,000 gallons ev
ery twenty.four hours,
Mr. Adams says that at least half
of tha water pumped lato the reser
voirs la waited, which would amount
to 510,000 gallon dally,
morn and mnra ImtwirtAtit IniHrii.
and It Is not desired to make and defi-.mcl)tg , tne ,.,ve.. clteg nd ,owng
nlte announcement at this time. jof , emntryt Kvery cty or town
of any sixe that Is In a healthy condl-
Forntrr Itoideiit Is Married. '.I'0" and Nat boaBts ot any opportun-
Wor.l hnu I...PU rrlvl In thl. cltv ,c8 r i"ai, iiitrim-ui or even
aiiiiouncing the marriage or Mrs. Rose
Sonle. formerly or Klamath Fulls, to
James E. Hrotton or Indiana, 8unday
March 8th. The wedding ceremony
took place nt the home or the bride's
father at Pomona, Cullf., where Mrs.
Soule has been residing since she left
Klamath Falls. Mrs. Sptile's hus
band mot a tragic death here when
thrown off a wagon ou Ewnuna
Heights several years ago. Mrs,
Soule still owus considerable Klam
ath property.
Hew for Stock Feed.
J. L. Fordney, Lungcl! Valley farm
er, is in town today,, und has three
teams with which he 'will haul hay
and grain for stock which .needs
feed badly In the Langell Valley district.
Gospel Hcrvlcea Tonight
Tonight's discourse at the Gospel
hall, ."Where la Hell, Are Your
Friends Thero?" will mark tho be
ginning or the fifth week or the evan
gelistic series. Tho Interest contin
ues unabated.'
n good climate. Is supporting a some
such organisation. The more solid
the community the more solid Is the
commercial organisation, where the
various business, civic and general In
terests tor the welfare of the city
are combined tor 'co-operation and
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The board of directors feel that
Klamath Falls cannot miss such an
opportunity to place upon a perma
nent basis at this time an organisa
tion which ran and will grow with
the city. And as Klamath Fall .be
comes more and more a center for a
number of varied industries, an or
ganisation that will Baieguard and act
in the rapacity or a stabiliser aa well
us placing n the proper places the
facts and Information that will at
tract the homeseeker, the business
man, capita) and Industries.
revolution riots.
The gendarmle or Finland has been
abolished, and the Fins have express.'
ed confidence In the new regime, om
clal dispatches say.
Hay lUte Received
A rate on hay from Willamette
Valley points of 80 centa perUOO or
$0 a ton will go into effect- April 1st
on the Southern Pacific, J. G, Stubhs,
general freight agent at Baa Fran
cisco, has notified the local office.
HIGHER FREIGHT
RATES WANTED
WASHINGTON; D. C. March 80.
Congress will.be asked to legislate to
provide increased freight rates to
cover the increased payrolls, aa a re
sult ot the supreme court decision
upholding the Adamson law yester
day, railroad officials announced to.
day. A
"The supreme court decided, that'
congress has the power, to Ix .-the
trainmen's wages and so It. haa tho
right to legislate on railroad rates."
a government official said;
The eight hour commission's workj
which stopped when the railroads an.
Joined the operation ot the iiamaea
law, will be resumed. It will' gather. .
data on the effect of the Uwaad IH ..
1..A I, MAnila. in4.u'W..ft'rth. btluakL.
imvp it ,cuf v .wjOTnt - v iwim-
tlon to congress when it recoaveae;
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NKW YORK. March 30
agers of the raiueaa: .arataaraeeaa
aro conferring and prepartaf. Iff j
arate agreements which are to so sfo.-
sented, and will cover, the TlrtstH 'WfK
railroads on the' atrlge-ajroememf .ffftMliL jfefr al
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