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GERMAN SUBS REPORTED ON PACIFIC
PACIFIC COAST
OF GERMAN SUBS
ACTION TAKEN ON OltDEKH HUM
WAMHIM.TON
AN tW um faM ami l Mm Have
llrra Warned TImtb U Danger
Fmro Attach Are to Report lm
amdialrly Any MMbttmrinm Kerti.
fHiknrri Takm OvwrlaMil Thruugti
Mexico.
HAN FRANCISCO, .April 13. Act
Ul an offlrUI order from Washing.
Ion naval authorities here today noil.
fed all shipping on the Varlflc coast
to be on (be lookout for German mil),
marine In I'aclle Ocean water.
All vessels have, been told that
latr l dancer from attack, and have
km asked Id Immediately report to
tki nearest radio station any sign or
abmartnea.
It I believed that German subma
rlaea may have been brought "knock
td down" arruM Mexico, being land
ed on the Atlantic roast and taken
ever land to the Pacific water.
Tk source of the government' In
formation a to the presence of th
submarines lias not been announced.
WASHINGTON, I. C, April 13.
It Is Indicated here that Japan and
America will co-operate to suppress
flsrmany s submarines on the Tactile
Otesn.
WASHINGTON, U. C, April 13.
The president today ordered that the
invy department take over the con
trol of certain vessels, coast stations
and tku peisouuel of tho llRhthonse
service.
COLLEGE MEN
AFTER RESERVES
HAN FRANCISCO, April IS. That
between sixty and a hundred applica
tions for commissions In the officers
reserve corps are being received dally
at hcndqunrler waa the announce
ment nude by Lieutenant O. II. Cal
lum, An extra force of clerka Is be
Ing kept busy constantly handling tho
detail work or tho applications and
forsurdlng them tu Washington.
tape nations at headquarters urn
lhat the resorvo officer training
school be opened at tho Presidio
bout May 1st, although uo official
notification has been received. After
three mouths or training In this
school HiH officers will bo given com
mission, and assigned to commands
m tho American army of C00.000,
wmch President Wilson plnns to raise,
SHIPPIN6 WARNED
Austria Presses Pope for
Peace Move-Is Refused
ROME, April 1 1. An authentic, re-. penn bolllgerents,
Port from Vatican circles nay that 'It l aM that tho popo refuses to
Austria Is pressing the popo to make consider the proposal on tho grounds
ttoo for pence between the Euro-'of "diplomatic reason"
Bulgaria Agents Trying
To Make Separate Peace
LONDON, April 13. An Exchange tuent nro ondeavorlng to make a sep
T.i.. t arate peace with the entente alllas.
eierraph dispatch stye, that repre- J.y ruora or peace moves are be
entstlvs or the ulgarlaa govtr lI bard Irom various powers.
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BILL EXPECTED TO
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.MITM OI'lltHITION H km;.m in
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Ikmil lui TomortH Willi I Mule,
t'ltllinltml, Um ,ii Adjournment
I'ntll It PawMoi JaMn ami Amrr-
Irn V.Openle on I'm trie.
WASHINGTON. It V., April 12
A mtIoii fight an tint nrmy ronsrrlp.
lion lnir la egpeeted to take place In
runiirrss lirri Hie. itilmliilmrntlon bill
coiuis mm 1'fei.liteut WIlKon liss tsk.
en a solid stand for this feature of the
bill, and ilcMren Hint It l pot Into
furrr,
Uimorrstlr Leader Kltilieu said to
day that be has found a strong anil
seiilmont towards the conscription
bill.
The houMi w connlder the 17,-
OuO.ono.OOO bond Issue when It moots
tomorrow after Us Mdjournaicnt, snld
iKItrbln. He declared that the do-
bato Mill be unlimited, but adjourn
ment will not take. plsct4untll the
bill passe,
Representative Kinsrson plans to
Intioduci' a bill authorising Theodora
Itooscvelt'lo organise a force of 100,.
00n volunteer, which will bo called
the "ltooeu'll Volunteers."
It was nniioMucrd today that sopar
nto conferences with th French and
llrltlsh war commissions are plsnncd
by AniirUu.
MlnUtrr JimtUe Vlvanl mid General
J off re. arc expected to represent
Kranrr, and Lord lliilfotir. Kngtnml,
for the conferences.
Chairman Webb of tho house Judi
ciary committee, will Introiluco a bill
tomorrow permitting the entente to
recruit their citizens rcsldlug In
America for service ut home.
The senate todii) continued the
president's appointment on tliu tariff
bureau board.
VKEIEIE INVENTOR IS
ON ilSinO AMERICA
HAN KKANCI800. April 12. Man
uel Nunes Is getting a chance to see
what he quite Innocently started.
Nunes, n Portuguese, .who for
v,.r. imu llted In the Hawaiian Is-
hints, was the Inventor of tho ukclele.
From an obscure and struggling mu
Hlclun, Nunes has. In a few years,
leaped to fortuno and funic.
He has arrived In Bun Fruncisco.
and v. Ill travel about the united
Htates to look over the uprond of the
ukolelo and Hawaiian music crate.
Home yenrs ago Nunes started maa
i bniolea ns a substitute for the
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Iuk to do. Helen Kgnn told tin nparU
nieut lioine Undlord she know how to
run nu elevator. Khe sold she would
like to enlist In tho arm, but since
the arm) would not hnvo her, shu
wuulil lake the plncu of one of his
clctnlnr Iiojk'wIio might o Into the
iiriuy. And here slio Is at Work.
Alice May Woodworth, a member
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Commercial Club Gets
More Data on Lands
The following Information on the
opening of the Tule Lake lands this
mouth Iiuh been received by Secretary
Fred Fleet of the Klamath Commer
cial Club from Itcpiesentatlvo N. J.
Blnuott of the Second Congressional
dUtrlct of Oregon. Tho Information
was supplied by Clay Tollman, recla
mation commissioner, to Mr. 8lnnott,
who forwarded It to the Commercial
Club. Tho letter Ig as follews:
"Koferrlng further to your per
sonal call In connection with the open.
lag of Tule I-nko lands in the Klam
ath Irrigation project, Oregon-Cali
fornia, and to our conversation of
March 30th, I have the honor to ad
iso you that the lands In question,
embracing forty-two farm units, sev
en of which are within T. 48 N., R.
5 B M. D. M California, and tho
remulndor In Tps. 41 8., Re. 11 and
12 K., W, M Oregon, will become
subject to entry at 9 o'clock a. ra on
April 2S, 1917.
"The public notice for the oponlng
of theso lands will not require the
prekouro of tho applicant for lands In
Oregon at Lakovlew, tho proper local
land oRIco, or for lands In California
at Sacramento, the proper office for
lands In that state, but will require
him to examine the lands and to go to
Klamath Falls, Oregon. Tho appli
cations to enter, however, must be
sworn to, as roqulrcd by law, within
tho land district In which the lands
applied for aro situated, honco the
applications to enter California lands
must bo sworn to over the line lu that
stste, aud In tho Sacramento land
district.
"Each application must be accom
panied by a certificate from the pro
ject manager at Klamath Falls, Ore
gon, showing tho filing by the appli
cant of a water tight application in
due form for the Irrigable arsa or
the farm unit desired, and the pay
ment or (he first Installment of the
FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1917.
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of tho National Sclal Aid Society,
Is here shown IcSrnlng the duties of
u trsfflc policeman. She wilt soon bo
ready to take tb place of one of
thoio trafne'eorm who must stand tn
the middle of the street all day warn
jliiK drUers and motormon. Then lo
Illccmen will be released for the more
strenuous duties of a polite force In
war time.
water light charges In connection
therewith. Homestead applications
accompanied by such certificates may
bo mailed by tho applicant to the
piopor local land office.
"The public notice provides that
applications filed In person, by mall
or otherwise, within a period of nine
da prior to the date of opening, to.
wit: on or after April 16, 1917, to
und Including 9 o'clock a. m April
25, 1917, shall bo treated us simulta
neously filed. Applications simul
taneously filed will be disposed of as
follews:
''(a) Where there Is no conflict,
tho application will be allowed Irre
spective of whether settlement Is al
leged. "(b) In case of conflicting appli
cations, and only ono of tho appli
cants alleges prior settlement, his ap
plication will be allowed, and tho oth
ers rejected.
"(c) If two or more conflicting
applications, each containing allega
tions of prior settloraent, are received,
a hearing, restricted to those alleging
such right, will bo ordered to dctor
nil no the priority of right.
"(d) Whero there are conflicting
applications lu which no one or the
several applicants claim prior settle
ment, u drawing will be held to deter
mine the person to whom the right
of entry shall be awarded,
"Tho provisions with respect to set
tlement are probably largely Imma
terial In this Instance, becauso as a
rule no settlement could avail any
thing uuless made prior to the with
drawal, "The proeess or making entry for
these farm units will be, therefore, as
follews: (a) To personally examine
the land; (b) Execute and swear to a
proper homestead applicatien: (c) To
deposit the amount or the first pay-
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Herald
BRITISH CAPTORE
MOREPOSITIONS;
TAKE PRISONERS
CANADIAN roRCKH TAKK HILK
OF TfUJXCHKS AT VIMV RIDGK
'Monte Progress" Reported oh tkurp
River Two More PostUoas Take
on North Vlaiy nidge Violent
Fighting Iadlcatos French Also
Starting Drive.
LONDON, April 12. The British
forces advancing on North Vlmy
Ridge, a long coveted and hard fought
for position, have captured two more
positions, and many more prisoners.
"Some progress' Is reported on the
Ccarpe River.
Canadian forces took one mile of
trenches at South Vlmy Ridge.
Violent fighting Indicates that pos
sibly the French are starting a drive,
it is reported from tne rrencn rroat
The French are advancing south
vast of Coucy forest.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
ENDORSES WILSON
ItKSOLtTIOXH DRAWN BY SEC.
RKTARY FLKKT ARE WIRED TO
WASHINGTON IN SUPPORT OF
THE PRESIDENT IN CRISIS
The following resolutions have
been drawn up by Secretary Fred
Fleet of the Klamath Commercial
club and wired to the President of
the United States, as a result of ac
tion taken at the club's board or di
rectors' meeting held Tuesday night.
The resolutions are as follews:
"To the President of the United
States. Washington, D. C:
"The Klamath Commercial Club,
devoted to American Ideals or Justice,
Liberty and Humanity, organised to
promote progress among American
people, appreciates the great efforts
made by the government to maintain
peace with the world powers up to the
present time. This body believes that
the bounds of human endurance hare
at last been reached, and heartily en
dorses the action of our executive in
the step Just taken with Germany.
It pledges absolute and unconditional
loalty to the government of the
United States- and support In pro
toctlns rights against unlawful vio
lence and In defence or the nation.
KLAMATH COMMERCIAL CLUB."
FLY FLAG BY DAY;
RAISE AT SUNRISE
1X1WER AT SUNSET
U you are not up In the flag
etiquette, here aro the rules:
Raise the flag at sunrise or
after, never before.
Lower the flag at sunset.
When draping a flag against
tho side of a room or building,
place the blue Held always to
the north or east.
Bunting should be draped or
hung with the red at the top,
followed by the white and the
blue In accordance with the her
aldic colors of the flag.
It la a mark or disrespect to
allow the flag to fly throughout
the night.,
A flag flown upside, down Is a
signal or distress.
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A PliAG IN EVKRV HOMK
"I
hereby urgu that every
loyal cltlsen or Klamath Falls
place on his residence an Amer-
lean flag In honor and respect to
the national government and
spirit
"It would also be well for i
all business houses and build-
tags be draped with the Amer-
lean flag. 4
"The nation Is raclug a great
crisis, perhaps Its greatest, and
It Is befitting and proper that
the people of Klamath Palls
show their respect and loyalty
now and uphold the reputation
and honor they have In the past
so well given evidence or.
"Our country Is at war with
a foreign land, and the gravity
4 of the situation cannot be em-
pbasized too much. It is but
a mark of loyalty and an out-
ward expression or the feeling
that I believe all residents of
this city cannot help but reel at
this time.
"C, B. CRI8LER, Mayor.
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KLAMATH GIRL
MARRIED QUIETLY
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Cuslck arrived
In the HtfUst' night and informed
their many friends that they were
liM,te,MW0!JI5!LdayB ago.
" Mrs. Cuslek w formerly. Mtss Ida
Thomas of this- city, and la well and
popularly known to local society and
business people. 8he was formerly
employed by the Baldwin Hardware
store, and has more recently acted as
stenographer and clerk for local pro
fessional men.
Mr. Cuslck Is a traveling salesman
for a Portland Arm. He is now on
the road, but expects to be located
permanently next fall.
Although the many friends of the
couple in this city knew of their
plans to be married, they were not in
formed that It waa to take place, or
that It had. until they returned last
night. Mrs. Cuslck had ostensibly
left the city for a visit In the country,
wag the word left her friends.
English-Spanish
Indicated In
BUENOS AIRES, April 12. Dis
patches received here from Madrid
say that the British minister to Spain
has been taken to the frontier on a
special train.
This action Indicates that a serious
Brazil-Austrian
I Expected Momentarily
RIO JANEIRO, April 12. It Is re
ported here that a number of citi
zens were killed at Sao Paulo wheu
many homes or Germans were at
tacked.
Reported Germany Makes
Peace Overtures to U' S.
COPENHAGEN, April 12 Appar
ently positive reports received here
say that Germany ia making separate
peace overtures to America.
It Is declared that unofficial Ger
man representatives have discussed
the matter with the American state
department and suggested that Col
onel House be sent to Berlin for an
"unofficial conference."
WASHINGTON, D. C, April IS.
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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OP KLAMATH FALLS
750 SHIPS ARE
TO BE BUILT AT
COASTSHIPYARDS
3,eoe to ve built to CAMir
FOOD TO ALLIES
Each Vessel to Be a, Toms 1.4SM
' to Be Completed This Year WW
Form Virtual Bridge Acres tarn
Atlantic jlscMc Const SMpyarsb
Already Organised.
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 12.
The government shipping board ha
announced that work will start iause
diately on the construction of n Met
Ojof 3.000 wooden vessels of 3,9 Una
each. They are to be used to anpptr
the entente allies with food.
One thousand of the ahlpa arc to be
built the first year, and it la planned
to onerate them ao as to form a vir- '4.1
tual bridge across the Atlantic Ocean
with a ship every three miles'.
During' the second year J.990 ad
ditlonal ship wilt be ballt and wand i
In the same manner. "
Seventy-live per cent of tae'flrst '
1,000 ships are to be built on the Pa
cl'eostt PortUad.-BanrtaelBee-and
Seattle, shipbuilding yards. " -
The yards bave already .nsaavor-
ganlxed by government agents, and
will press every available means to
rush the ships to completien: '
Accidental Explosion KfJta,
PHILADELPHIA. April 12. In
an accidental exolosion at the Frank-
i fort arsenal, one man waa killed and m
another seriously Injured.
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Guard Recruiting Contteaes
WASHINGTON, D.C. AprlM-
Tne war department announced to
day that the recruiting or all national
guards will be continued UBtU'the
companies reach 100 In strength.
Break
crisis has arisen In that country be
tween the Spanish government and
England's representative.
The dispatches state that Spanish
officials have charged the Britlsa rep
resentative with inciting a revolt la
Spain.
Break
The police reserves were called out
to squelch the uprising. Feeling
runs high hero against the Germans.
A break between Braxll and Aus
tria m expected momentarily.
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