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WASHINGTON, II. (!., March 31,.
OHkUl dispatches snuutinre that the
Brliiib freighters Crlspeu and Know
its Range, with American aboard,
tare bcni submarined without warn
III.
0m American was killed on the
CrUprn by the explosion nf tho tor-
ptdo. The- total casually Hot on the
Crlrsn was eight, probably Inrlud
III other American. Dim hundred
wi four survivors have- been landed.
Thm were sixty-eight aboard the
sowara limine ami four wore killed
by the rxplotlun or the torpedo, limit
of whom arc believed to havo been
AMrlcaui.
Thtre were nix American) aboard
th lhli.
Three Men Who Are
Prominent in Russia
WASHINGTON. I. C, March 31.
Ule sdvlrcs nay that two Aniurlrnn
re killed mid IS nro missing from
th CrlatH'ti.
CONSIDER
ORDER
TO MUSTER OUT
MILITIA COMPANIES IN CAM FOR.
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ACRAMKNTO, March 31. Adju.
iHMlrnrenl Itoeo nun announced
thourdur to inuatur out Wut atttto
lllla companies which nro undm
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' WliiK retoiiHldored.
Moki of the comimitlPH havo bumi
nteU an extmmlon of tlrao. Ho
M l,U0 enlUtmenU hnvo bean
In Urn Ntntc during th past
Reichstag Votes
Republic Inquiry
AllSTRIMIAM u ,. o. r, ...... .
'Wehe my that tho rolchitag
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"iiuiiiii qnoHtlooK, (specially on
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v! relnllo" ot llio poojilo and tho
$ iwiuma to KtaRMtli
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fom ""r uomg in vbii
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"ivren worn in nIIB1h. .r w..u.
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60RE EXPLAINS
ROAD BOND ISSN
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Wll.l, .NOT IMT I'MII'l.i: A.NY
MtHtr. .MO.VKY AS IIII.I.S I'AHSKII
WHICH I'IKIVIIIK MO.VKY NKC
IXSAKV TO I'AHH IIIIJ.
MAYOK I Hl.li ArriTTKII
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Hiram GUI nnd the fivn other
id fcmliiiitH In the Seattle bunt-
Ii-kkIdi: "lid eraft rni, wrro
'unwilled today by the jury. (JIM
ami IiIh two lawyers wept when lOhT)LAhTEK
: NAVAL OFFICER
HERE TUESDAY
the tvrdlct ua auiiouuied,
MANN WILL BE
CANDIDATE FOR
SPEAKERSHIP
STKKlUNG COMMITTKK HOLDS A
MKKTIXCi
In Re of tho rend money provided by
the Hhaehelford bill, n feilernj bill Voitli Iktkutn Itepublleiiii unjcri-
under which the alnte in tint first iwr-j
form eerluln iicm. and which nct.s are '" wricaen ny .MipriiuintiN t-ui
Included In the $0,000,000 bond bill
Imttie.
UELZKLL IIEAKH
FltOM COMSIANDEH IlLACK
Ill'HX, WHO W1IX OK IX KLAM.
ATH FALLS XKXT H'EKK
The bniiefltH "lid conditions ur
rouudliiK the $C,ooo,000 rond bond
IxHiie to be oled ou thin HprluR by
the ixiiplti of Oregon wun taken up!
and explained from many angles at
the Commercial club meeting at the
HoiiHton opera limine last night with
W, II. Core of Medford, who came
here for the purpose.
One of the most Important phaon
of the situation touched on by Mr.
(inre was the fact that unless Oregon
tote this bond Issue the state will
not bo uble this year to take advnn-
PQiNceLvorrv
lrlnce CeorKen l.voff, Ioiik u lend
er In thi! .''iimno oiKnulKiitlouH, anil
u revolutionary wlm refilled throiiKh
many years to iiiiiuieunuie bloody
measured, htm lu-romo premier nnd
minister of the Interior In the new
roolullonnry enblnel. I'rof. Man
ulloff of the I'llhemlly of Moscow, Is
tho new minister of publle Instruc
tion, while former Vresldsnt of tho
Diiiuii A. J. Ouclikoff holds the im
portnut post of minister of war and
tho navy.
RAIDER BUSY ON
SOUTH ATLANTIC
Hi'iivivoiiK of i:i,i;vi:x siiifh
KKIHHtT LAItOi: YK.SMKL IH AC
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Survivors of cloven vessels sunk by
n new (lermnn rnldcr sny that tho
vessel Is Inrgo nud eiimbersomo und
Is unmed tho "Boenddler." Count
Lucknor Is said to bo In command.
HALIFAX, March 31. A (lormnn
rnldor has sunk thu schooner Perce
in the South Atlantic, tho ship's own
ers havo announced. Tho crow wb
lunded at Mo do Janclio.
iUmctt HeiMirtcd Ikiter
Merrltt Bnrnott. who whs thrown
from his horse yesterday to the pave,
wont In Fair-view, suffering severe
Injuries io his head, Is reported to
ho some bettor today. Though tho
skull concussion was sovoro and o
fracture was feared, his mind Is ald
to be clearing nnd the attending phy-
hIkIuu holloves ho will recover,
The attendance at the meetlnc wus
small nud it was turned Into nn In
formal dlMi'iisulou, the bill being taken
up for Kcncrol explanation and dis
cussion, Mr. (lore explained that to reielxo
hard surfaced roads under this bill
the counties deslrhiK the roads must
pieparc tho grades and make
S
IU'iulillcan-.Yole to 2I Demo
rrntie, Ontaiiimtimi Slate Im lrnc
tleally AkmiitmI and I'roKram Will
lie Curried Out.
I'ostmaster Delxellris 'in receipt of
the following telegram this merning:
Mursbfleld, Or.. March SI.
Postmaster Klamath Falls, Ore.
Hare one more stop to make be
fore Klamath Falls. Arrive there
Monday or Tuesday. Please give all
publicity possible. Inform mayor
laud all interested parties.
LIEUT.-COM. BLACKBURN.
All men who wish to enlist should
leave their names with the poatsaas-
ter and be ready to present theaseel-
vea when the. officer arrlvaa. Tk se-
rruitlng officer for the navy wilt
come at any time there are appti
cants in waiting and will furnish
transportation for all acceptable re
cruits. Tho postmaster will give such in
formation us has been supplied bim
in regard to the requirements for en
listment In the navy and will forward
nil names to the proper officer.
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WASHINGTON. D. C, March 31.
the'" wns nm,m,",e,l following a mcct-
nmds ready for the hnrd surfacing. I nK of llc steering committee that
Any county desiring this must pctl- Mnuu will Im the Republican candl
tlon the state highway commission
Post romls, consisting of n good sur
faced roads, nro also provided undor
tho bill. '
Mr. Gore also explained that tho
Mute highway commission has tho
duto for the spcukerohip.
Helgeseu, n ltepubllcan from North
Dakota, bus bei stricken with ap
IKUidtcltls, euttlng tho ltepubllcan
vote to 313 und practically assuring
not bind Indhlduuls in their oto for
officers, failed. Ho declared thut he
would vote for l.enroot instead of
Mann.
ontlro matter in charge nnd has Iho.U'o lomocratlc organisation slato.
distribution of the uso of nil tho! Dissension arose this afternoon lato
money. j'n t'10 Kcpublicuu eaucus. Gardner,
Ho said Hint the vollug of this bond ,of Massachusetts, left when resolu-
Issuo will not cost tho residents or "u" iu'"b i"i ie caucus uwa
Oregon another cent as the automo
bile license increnso has already been
made by tho legislature nnd the spe
cial tax which Is to take care of n
large portion of It, is nlrwidy' In
vogue.
Mr. Cola sud that n member of
tho state highway commission Is ex
pect od to como to Klamath Falls be
fore election time to further go Into
tho details of the bond Issue.
Ho left this morning on his return
to Medford,
POSTMASTERS ARE
NOW IN SERVICE
ALL IN F1IWT, SF.COXD, TIIIHD
CLASH UNDKH CIVIL HKHV1CK
HUT OXKS OIVIXO SATIHFAC
TlOX XOT TO UK DIHTPHUKD
HIGH
SCHOOLERS
ENTERTAIN MANY
I.AHUK CHOWD Tl'HXS OUT AT
HKXLKY IIKill TO WKLCOMK
Kia.MATH COUNTY HIGH MUSI.
CAL OltUAXIKATlOX
WA8HIN0TON, D. C, March. 31.
Postmaster General Durlvson baa of
ficially announced the president's or
der placing first, second and third
class postmasters under the civil ser
vice. . ,
PoEtrnustor Burleson also an
nounced that present Incumbents giv
ing good service will not be disturbed
but at tbe same time postal regula
tions must bo iiioio rigidly enforced,.
HENLEY."" Mutch 31. Twenty
seven members of the orchestra and
glee clubs and of the faculty of tho
Klumath County high school gave ouo
of tbo most entertaining programs
eor hoard ut tho Henley high school.
About ISO people wore present at
tho school to hear the musicale und
Interesting program. Following the
entertainment refreshments were
served and n social time held,
Tbe music by both tbe orchestra
and the glee club, under the director
ship of Mr. Taylor, was a aurprlse
and that real talent Is Included In
theirmebersbip Is not doubted,
Mr, Gregg's Juggling trick and Mr,
Hogg's sleight of band performances
were exceptionally entertaining and
enjoyed by all,
INCOMES MAY
PAY WAR COST
WAIt FIXAXCB COMMITTEE HAS
FLAX TO SADDLE COST OF WAR
MX INCOMES AXD LIMIT PER
CKXTAGE FKOF1T8
NEW YORK. March 31. Tbe
committee on war finances, of which
Amos Finchot is the head, bas an
nounced a plan to place the burden
of financing tho war on incomes of
over $5,000.
It Is proposod to tax iucomes from
K.,000 to $10,000 two and a halt per
cent nud to uso u sliding scale on In
comes oer 110,000, making It Im
possible for any person to receive a
net Income exceeding $100,000.
Legislation will be asked to limit
war supply profits to three and one-
half per cent and tbe profits on all
necessaries to -six per cent for the
period of wur. '
High government officials have In
dorsed tho plan.
HEALTH CERTIFICATE U1LL
XAHUOWLY PASSES ASSEMBLY
SACRAMENTO, March 31. Wish.
urd's bin requiring brides and
grooms to have health certificates,
passed the assembly when It came up
for a voto the second time, but
whether It will get through the sen-
ute Is problematical.
This was Assemblyman Wisuards
pet measure and It kept him on tbe
jump in committee and on tbe floor
of tbo assembly to have It passed
and then It didn't have a vote to
spare. There apepars to be no one
In tbe senate to conduct such a vig
orous fight for the bill as .Wlskard
put up in tbe assembly. The bill
would prevent tbe marriage of per
sons afflicted with certain incurable
diseases,
Accused of Choking
Woman' to Death
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Benny Sternberg, a young fur
salesman of Brookyln, has been jailed
by the police on tbe charge of having
choked to death Mrs. Lee Hilair. She
was found dead in a room in a New
York City hotel. Her t diamonds,
worth several thousand dollars, were
gone. Sternberg admitted he was
with her a few hours before she went
to the hotel.
JOHNSON SPEAKS
IN PHILADELPHIA
DEMANDS THAT WAIl UK DE.
CLARKD TO PROTECT NATION'S
HONOIt AXD SAID THAT DES
TINY OF AMERICA DEPENDS
PHILADELPHIA, March 31.
Senator Hiram Johnson, from Califor
nia, addressed a throng in Independ
ence Square this afternoon, demand
ing that war be declared In defense
of the uatlon's honor.
He declared that the destiny of
America and tbe "ultimate destiny
of world democracy" depends upon it.
Senator Johnson cited Russia and
China and said they are following
tbe example set by America.
He added that "Democracy to sur
vive must be ready to protect its
own."
Leave for Lava Beds
Mrs. Ivan Applegate and her sis
ter, Mrs. Utile Putnam, left this
week for the Lava Beds, where they
will spend the summer at Mrs. Apple
gate's home. Mrs. Putnam's home Is
In tedlaads, Cal.
Doctor la Klletl
SACRAMENTO. March 81. Dr. J.
L. White was Instantly killed and
Walter Dlepenbrock was fatally In
jured In a collision of their automo
bile with another machine at tbe
corner of Twenty.first and M streets
this' morning.
MINISTER'S TALK
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PRESIDENT MAY USE THW AS IX.
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The state department haa
that aaeeechbr German MlnieUr
Zimmerman, kaybetaken to tadleate
that Oerasaar aJienJgfif fjajgaWUfrf.
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state of war with' America.
It is believed the president wilt use
this as an intlmtaioa to coagreea.ia
his war measure.
Tbe Farm Loan Board, has an
nounced that there are over ISM1,
000,000 to be loaned for tbe purpose
of intensifying farming as a defease
measure.
Secretary of War Baker announces
that the war department has a defi
nie plan to raise an army prepared
and wilt present It to congress neat
week, "if congress deslrea to raise an
army."
He did not reveal his plans.
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THE VIRGIN ISLES
NEW XAME IS VEX aUNISsf
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POSSESSIOXS Of TRAX8FKR TO
THE UNITED TODAY WHEN
rW,MX,0OO IS PAU1 DENMARK
WASHINGTON; T. C, March 31. -7-
The Danish West Indies, were, re
named the Virgin Islands when offi
cially transferred to the United
United 8tates today. '
The ceremonies were held at8t.
Thomas. -,
Tbe United States treasury depart-
ment paid tbe Danish minister $15,
000,000, tbe purchase price.
British Occupy
Five Villages
LONDON. March 31. The British
have, occupied five villages advancing
their line over a seven-mile front.
Their armies have reached Voa
HlndenbuVg's line and the flghttalgv
Is expected to become fiercer. 'v
Tbe Freuch have progressed south
of Allette. ' - ' "
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sume xonusy, morning m ia.
court. Tae; jury, a.aaea;i
and witnesses ordered tgf MWP Lj
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