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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF KLAMATH COUNTY
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF KLAMATH PALLS
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1017.
Senate Passes War Resolution, 82-6;
House Votes Tonight at 1 1 o'Clock
ACTION TAKEN
LAST NIGHT BY
SENATE ON WAR
LAKE ANI IA FOLLKTTE STAND
PAT TOGETHER
U I'ollfU Spun fur Three Hours
Aalat Parage of th ItewHuthm,
Wituaaw Hula I r'ullrlte Went
rwrtaer Ttuu IMInrg Ever Ihtml
I (io la the ItolrlMUMt ttprerli I
ftrmrd Anti-American.
TWELVE PACIFISTS
EXPECTED STAND
A6AINST WAR BILL
flood announces vote will
UK TAKEN TONIGHT
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U. S. Steamer and Relief Ships Are Sunk
WASHINGTON, I. C April fl
it amalr passed th war resolution
In night at nigh umilim by vote
et M t . Eight mesnnvra of the
Hi wmiim who votd " no"
Nsbtrt M. U Folletfr, Whroaidw,
Cooper QiioiIom the American Right
In War Zone -Ak If Pmktent
VIImm Prrvlotuly wanted War.
Told that America U titling to light
aiwl U Nut Debating Any Ouetlou
of Neutrality.
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FOOD PRICES
S0ARIN6
HIGH
Ma J. Growna, North Dakota, II.
pHNniH
. W. Norri. Xrfamau. llepub.
airy l.am Oregon, Democrat.
Wat i, Stone, MIaourl, Itemorrat.
J. K. Vardamau, Mlaalaslppl, llewto.
at
Iwslor U Follctte spoke three
koriilut Hie passage of the reno
Itlloa. tailor William of MUllppl
luwerlnic hi argument. declared
tht Rcnitor La Foltctto's speech
"would become Iiethmann von Hull
t." Ho added that I Follctte
"Ml further than llollwrg linil ever
lost." He termed the speech "pro
", pro-vandal, pro-German anil
Mtt-prenlJcnt. anti-congress and antl.
American."
traitor William declared that von
"owweg never had the audacity o
wwvfr iucIi a ieeh.
BRITISH CAPTURE
TWO VILLA6ES
MrDRTKI) FROM LOXIHIN THAT
WCEH HAVE REACHED MORE
towns fiikxc'ii reputing
OKIWAN COUNTER ATTACKS
WNOON, April S. It It announced
the IlrltlMh have captured, the
!"'" of Honnwiy and lias lloulogn
Hvo roarhed the outskirts of
"'""Mwt and llavrlncourl.
tpc Prcnih havo repulaod the Ocr
"counter nliack. Ilnrd fighting li
"Wled from tho Russian fron.
LONDON, April IS. flenerul Muur
hl "no"N that nil Turklih
..?. ""V bl" "riven from I'crala
J7J" mat thfv lirltUh and Iluulau
woo "vc Joined nt Khaulknn.
"AW IIHHTN IX
Ml'llDKU TIUAL
"The state reHtod ltK caw In tho
. winner trial tbli morning and
Maun took up It. cn.o. Mrs.
J" cnt on tho Hand thla morn-
hj; 'ohni,on. r. Cathay and Dr.
wjrwn waro placed on the aland
2,,1"' "Mmion late yaitcrday
!iun ni tided to thalr
SSi? the bw,5r or w" d ,0
ii.:7?1.Ku'8ll ralattad mum.
WAHIIINUTON, I). C. April 5.
The tiue of rrprcntatlve met at
to o'clock thU niornlug. Itepreicn-
lathe Klood, rhalrmnn of the foreign
telmlonn ntmmltlee. Immediately
called up the ar retolutlun.
Iteprcientatlvea llarrltou, Klood
and Hlegel nrouiii'il much patrlotlmn
In the Uouk by eloquent upcoelieH
lavorlug the pnkmige of the reolu
lion. 8iaker Clark nurrctidered the
rhwlr to llcprrncntatlvu Klttgerald In
order to be on the floor.
Iliprecentatle Cooper and 8laf
ford, of WIhcoiuIii, and llrltten, of
llllnolit, volerd the pacllUt optot
tlon and avked Klood If the prcaldenl
when arguliiR for armed neutrality
had not declared that he did not want
war.
"V aro not ilefmiillnK armed nru
Irallty or any other aorl of neutral
ity. Wo are going to fight," roared
Flood.
HeprexAlitatlvo Cooper Itutlrutcd
that a iloicii pnrlflntit plan to wpeuk
ngalnut tlio reaolutlon. Ho cxprccd
a doubt whelhi'r tho American right
to travel the i"'ok wun a right over
which the nation Hhould light. He
iiIho diHlared that (lermauy had miule
no abHolute promlKo to rewtralu the
rutlilonH Hubnmrlnu warfare, waylng
that it had been merely conditional.
At tho concluiilon of Coopcr'a
Hjicerh HeprcNontatlve llurrlftou de
clared that Cooper'H Hpcevh would
have been cxi client If glveu in tho
relchHtag.
Iteprrwiutallu llrltten off tired an
amendment provlillug that no nrn)y
ahnll bo unit to Kuiopo without the
ronaonl of congrexH.
ItepreRenlullvo Pom, or Illinois, de
clared that Uie nermann In America
will, for tlm moHt part, ho loyal to
thla government.
ItoproiientaMvc Mil lor, member of
tho foreign relation! committee, read
thla afternoon what he declared was
the unpublUhod portion of tho Zim
merman Mexlcan-Japaneiie plot note,
"liases were to bocHtablUhed at all
Mexican ports," read Miller. "All
reservists nro ordered Into Mexico
nnd arrangements are to be mode to
attnek tho United States all along the
Mexican border."
Miller declared Hint Hermans are
leading the Villa band and nu domi
noting President Carranxu.
Chairman Flood said that tho limine
would vote on tho war resolution at
11 o'clock tonight.
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liTMr for I'ageant
EUOKNB, April B. Preparation
are well under way for the Oregon
historical pageant to bo given on the
University of Oregon campus us a
feature of commencement week in
June. More than two hundred tint
verslty undcr-graduates and sHhcrs
ivlll take part In tho performance,
which will aymbollso the nietory 01
tbe state from (he time of the Indian
to tke nreaentJ Production of tbe
naa-aant wMUkjMder the dlreoUen
Hi F. H4leT ka4 of the depart'
ment of pumio-speaaing,
MAV WIIKAT (H'KNK AT I.(RIU.
HKilllMT PIUCK HINCK 1 1911,
WHILK KM)L'll UOVM TO HIGH
KST KNOWN 1'IUCK
CHICAUO. April 5. Price In cu
eral are soaring. May wheat opened
today at $2.02 V4. the highest price
luct 1869.
Cash wheat opened at $2,1 1: corn,
$1.30; eggs, 3Cc to 39c, and chick
ens, 25c por pound. The highest
known price for flour was reached at
110.70 n barrel, and als6 raw sugar
at $.'..110.
Hog" mi Aiiotlier Flier
CIIICAOO. April r.. Hogs sold for
$15.65 at the opening of the market
today, another new record.
nx PRICES 60m6 UP
DUE TO WAR COM0ITI0RS
I'OIITI.AM). April .'. The babies
of the northwext must compete with
the warriors of Kuropo for their sup
ply of milk.
llecaiiitc tlioiiBaiids of cases of
canned milk are shipped from Oregon
and Washington each month to the
countries nt war, milk prices are going
up. Here In Portland milk delivery
companies and dairymen predict an
advance from $3 to $3.2(1 a month
for a quart delivered to the homes,
Crcamcrlm nnd the canned milk peo
ple ure bidding against each other for
milk, ami the consumer feels the
pinch.
Moreocr, wholesalers say there
no prospects for cheap milk during
the summer months' because tho pro
duction of milk Is decreasing Instead
of Increasing.
McADOO ASKS
FIRST WAR SUM
OF CONGRESS
MOIIK THAN $3,000,090,000 IK NOW
RKQUKNTKD BY HIM
Daniel Heqoeata An Additional Ap
propriation to He Available la 1018.
Abo to Increase the Nary to ISO,
OOO Men launedUto Market for
the Boada la Pat at, tbe KnormoBs
8ua or u.ooo.eoo.eee.
UNI0UERECRUITIN6
OFFICE IS OPENED
L AIM KM' AUXILIARY OF FIFTH
HKfllMK.N'T, X. 1. C, INVITK8
YOliXO MKX OF HAXFHANCISCO
TO ATTKNI) HOP
WA8HINOTON, l. C.. April 5.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
ho aaked congreia .appropriate
$1,931,537006 foTlhe army 'and
292.538.000 for the navy, or a total
of more than $3,000,000,000 for the
first war budget.
Secretary Daniels of the navy has
asked for an additional appropriation
of ri7C.000.000 to be available In
June. 1918, for the navy and marine
corps.
The department of Justice has asked
tor $300,000 as a deficiency appro
priation for the bureau of Investiga
tion. The coast guard has also asked
for $600,000.
Secretary Daniels has asked con
gress to Incrcaso the navy from 78,-
000 men to 150,000 men and the
murine corps from 17,000 to 30,000
men.
It is proposed to flout a bond is
sue carrying three and three and one
half per cent Interest, und It Ig esti
mated there is an Immediate market
for $2,000,000,000 In bonds.
Secretary McAdoo thla afternoon
usked congress for an additional
$100,000,000 for "safety defense."
PENFIELD STARTS
HOME TOMORROW
HTATK DKPARTMKNT MAKES ITS
ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING
COMING HOME TO GIVE FACTS
TO GOVERNMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 5.
The state department announced to
day that Ambassador Penfleld will
leave Vienna tomorrow for Washing
ton. Tbe status of affaire at the Aus
trian embassy In Washington is not
changed.
It Is given out that Penfleld Is com
ing home to confer with Washington
officials and return to Vienna Imme
diately afterward.
It Is understood be Is (Baking tbe
trip to give tbe United 8taie gov
ernment Information concerning con
ditions In Europe and is not coming
home because of any diplomatic trou
ble.
COMMITTEE WIRES
(4,000 RAISED
BEGAN' WORK
IK
if
HACRAMENTO
EXPECTED
I YESTERDAY AND
HOMS IX A F)W DAYS FROM
FUND JAUNT INTO CALIFORNIA
A telegram
Cnas. W
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ed last night by
Speaks o Peace
PORTLAND, April 5. Hamilton
Holt, editor of the Independent, will
be in tbe northwest April 20 to 23.
touring the country in the Interests
of tbe League to Enforce Peace. He
will speak at a number of towns
throughout Washington and Oregon.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 5. Uncle
Sam's most unique recruiting office
will open Friday ovenlng.
Tho enlistment officers are pretty
girls. Thoy havo styled themselves
Ladles' Auxiliary Company A, Fifth
regiment, N. O, C.
Friday evening the Ladles' Auxil
iary will give a dance at the armory.
Thoy havo Invited every patriotic boy
In San Francisco. No admission will
be charged, but hero's what It will
cost to boya to step with the pretty
Irl"
Fox Trot Join the Navy.
Rag Join tbe Army,
three-step EnlUt in the Hon
Guards.
Waltt Bollit Is the Marines:
Moonlight Welti Sign up with the
Fifth reglntent. .
jCnnlor Walla Join tho Cavalry,
KLAMATH BOY IS
AIRPLMGUNNER
ALFRED TUHPIN OK THIS CITY,
WHO ENLISTED AT T1MK OF
MEXICAN CRISIS, WRITES HIS
RELATIVES ABOUT BORDER
Tne following extracts are from a
letter from Alfrod Turpin, a student
In the United States mechanics and
(chauffeurs' school at Fort Sam Hous
ton, San Antonio, Texas. The letter
was received by bis father and mother
here. Alfred was one of the first to
leave Klamath when the Mexican
crisis arose last year.
"I just got back from the border
and it la sure some hot there, and all
you can see Is greasera and more
greasers.
"1 am a first-class gunner on an
army biplane now und they say 1
will make a good flyer soon. All you
can hear In these parts la war talk.
'There are lots of new men enlist
ing and the Texas boys are all coming
baek and say tbey are glad they are
coming hack to fight.
"We are putting everything In tbe
airplane line 'In good shape. I am
going out In a biplane on trial trip
tomorrow at o'clock' .There are
about twenty new f lyera here now and
we xpectv more In about ten days."
VETERAN "BILL"
READY
HAYWARD
Eberlela of this city from
Paul Johnson, one of tbe Business
Men's Association committee working
In San Francisco . and Sacramento
raising terminal land money, stated
that up to date tbey bad collected
more than $4,0Maad that it waa be
ing seat here. Ayi
Tbe telacram aafa that the com
mlttee wont-fat rsjmtento yesterday
ana it u expectM tne mentors win
arrive home tonight or tomorrow
Mr. Johnson will remain in San
Francisco until the first of next week.
He plans to drive a machine up from
tbe Bay city.
MAY ENROLL MEN
i
20 TO 23 YEARS
NATIONAL DEFENSE COUNCIL IS
PLANNING ON INSTITUTING
SERVICE BILL AND ASKS ALL
CITIES TO AID IN ENROLLMENT
AMERICAN SHIP
AND BELGIAN AID
BOATSARE SUNK
32 AMERICANS ABOARD 8HO
SUNK IN MEDITERRANEAN
Consul at Genoa Reaorta AN
Relief Ship Trevier aai
Sank Eight Woande on Trerier.
Thought Fleateta Strawk a. Mane.
Trerier Waa Awarded Safe Caw
iluct by the German Gorersus.
V. 8. STEAMER SUBBED l
WASHINGTON, D. C. April,
. The American consul at
Genoa cabled the state depart-
ment today that the American
steamer Mlsaourlan, with thirty-
two Americana aboard, baa been
submarined without warning tne
the Mediterranean sea. All were
saved.
TRACK COACH AT UNIVERSITY
MAY JOIN COAST ARTILLERY
IF WAR IS DECLARED TRACK
TEAM UNLIKELY
UNIVEU8ITY OF OREGGON, Eu
gene, Ore., April 5. "BUI" Hayward,
veteran trainer of athletes at tbe Uni
versity of Oregon, baa signified his
intention of enlisting In case war la
declared. He may Join the second
company. Coast Artillery, Oregon Na
tional UGuurd, to which several of
his moat promising athletes belong.
Wo won't have much of a track
team anyway." said Bill, with a grim
I smile, "since most of the members
of the team already belong to the
company. If the boys go away with
the company, I'll go along with them
and keep them in training,"
Since coming to Oregon in 1907,
Hayward has turned out a winning
team every year except one.
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 3.-
Tbe National Defense Council's labor
committee Is discussing plans to se
cure tbe co-operation of all state and
municipalities tor tbe enrolling of
men aged 20 to 23 years under the
universal training bill.
Want to Improve Bridgm
SALEM. April 5. Most of the
counties of the state have aubmitted
plans to tbe state highway depart
ment for tho construction of new
bridges or tbe repair of old one?, in
dicating a general state-wide move
ment to Improve bridges.
LONDON, April S A Ymulden
dispatch says tbe Belgian relief ship
Trevlew has been submarined. Twenty-four
or tbe crew have been landed
and, eight were wounded. '
NEW YORK. April -5. The Tre
vier sailed from New York for Rot
terdam on February 20th, after hav
ing received assurances that safe con
duct would be given her by Germany,
the relief commission announces.
NEW YORK, April 5. A cable
gram recelvedfat the Belgian relief
commission headquarters here aaya
that tbe relief ship Feiston has been
sunk near Rotterdam. It is believed
she struck a mine.
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Secadler Reported Sunk
UUENOR AYRE8. April 5. Un
confirmed reports persist that the
German raider Seeadler has been
Bunk by a cruiser.
Co-operative Cannery Formed
ALBANY, Ore., April 5. The or
ganisation qf a canning company by
local business men and farmem 1
underway here today. W. H. Haul
hemu8, known throughout tho coun
try for hi work In tbe Puyallup val
ley, Washington, has agreed to take
charge of the work, Including not only
tho management of the cannery, but
also the overseeing of the planting
Hnd cultivation of the proper crops in
this district. i
Preaching at Mt, Lakl, .
MT. LAX!. Anrll 6, Preaching
service will behold at the Mt, Ukl
church nest Sunday morning t It
o'clock. Elder A. Cheyne will preach.
Text of the War Resolution
WASHINGTON, April 3. An Identical joint resolution, declaring a
Htute of war to exist, waa introduced in both house of congrea Met
night, in tlie ceuate by Senator Martin of Virginia, and in the house
by Repreetttat!vc Flood.
Tlie reaolutlon follews:
"Joint resolution declaring tliat a state of war exist between the
imperial German government ami the government und people of tlie
United State, and making provision to prosecute tlie same.
"Whereas, The recent acta of the imperial German government
are acta of war against the government and people of the United
States:
"Resolved, By the senate and house of representative of the
United State of America, in congreaa assembled, that the state' of
war between the United State and the Imperial , GermuH govern
meat, which has thua been thrust upon the United; state, la hereby
formally declared) nnd y ,
"That the president he nnd I hereby authorised an4,dft,f.
awa InBaiAnlAtA la Ml. imiIb a ui llu muihIm Ih m ftkAMMuak ha
of defense, ant akw to exert nil of it power and udyjBfWiMY
aourcaa to cam on war snainnt tud tha tmnarlal Gaslsna'nmsaw
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