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KLAMATH PAUA OREGON, FWOAY, APRIL 13, lt!7.
I), I CONGRESS
URGED TO STOP
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MSOKMT MOVE IX HtMTOHY IK
PIT IIKPORK HOt'ftK
fjsel Try to Ftht Sword Deal al
Thirty Par,' Hays Hrniwaoalallvo
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WABIIINOTON. April 11.
The bourn agreed lo eloee I bo
bond debate this afternoon
earn the Republican talked (or
two hour and the Democrat a
ball hour longer. The vote la
jpfepectrd to be lake at t o'clock
t tomorrow.
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WABIIINOTON. D. C. April 13.
DjSMtratlc Leader Kllcbln presented
k war bond bill to tbe bouse tkla
aeralsg and opened Ike debate, say
b that "we are taking tke Ural
Map In the biggest and moat somen
lew move America ever undertook
Tkla bill, Ike blggeet ever put brfore
a lecUlnttr body, kaa Ike unanimous
approval of the waya and means com
ante Republicans nnd Democrata
Me." asld Kltckla.
Representative aardner, Republl
fiea from MasMckuaetts, pleaded
whs congress lo atop "boggling" and
get down to bualnena on lk war mens!
wee confronting ike conatry with the
1'alled Mutes In n stale or war.
"Don try to fight a aword duel at
thirty pares," said aardner,
Chairman Adamsoa. of the house
commerce committee, introduced n
kll empowering tbe prealdent to aelie
1Kb railroads, telegraph and tele
Hone line nnd giving tbe govern
ment power to draft their employee
lalo military service.
The bill also provide for the en-
Urging of the commerce) commission
w eleven members In time of wnr.
provides a penalty for Interfering with
tee untied Mate malls or later-state
roamereo In time of war.
President Wilson hDnroves the bill
Representative Carey Introduced a
em providing that In Ike eaae of con
mripilop Wall streetera and person
""rir employed In other elite. In.
Hading, lawyers, bankers and other
oa-producers to 'Ike navy, lo nnvy
MHfns and lieutenants an needed
-winer appealed lo Ike people to
big crops.
The debate og the war bonds I a
" of preventing Wall atreet
rom profiting excesetvsly.
Henna Over to Vttseewt Jet "
v Charles Basiling, arrested on a
Jbsrgo of stealing a horn by United
flea Marshal Jackson, and a fill
J?"0 by tho name of Rodrlguea, ar
2m for bootlegging, were bound
Jfw o the redera) grand jury by
JwUd Btatea Cemmbmleeer Thomaa
! week, noth furnished ball and
released, laelllag under ti.eoo.
Jl the cases appearing before the
Mjmluion were bound over' lo the
"ral grand lurv.
DEFENSIVE AREA
IS PROCLAIMED
BYPRES.WILSON
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MNIPM KNTKIIINU RESTRICTED
ARF.A TU UK IDENTIFIED
Are Include All Main Portion of
the Atlantic nnd Pacific Ocean.
nlf of Mcalew and Principal Hnr
bora Tonnage of lit Seised Mlilpa
Keen Two.Ttilrd of Tlic Hunk
by Germany' Mnbtnarlnlng.
"WETS" PLAN TO
STOP PROHIBITION
latrihci Universal
Service BUb
WASHINGTON, l. C April 13.
Prealdent Wilson proclaimed today a
defensive area" a round the chief
part of the Atlantic and the Pacific
ortaiiN, iq nulf of Mnlco and the
principal harbor of tint United
Slate.
Klilp will only be able lo enter
jllif area at certain time and only
nflcr being fully Identified.
Secretaries McAdoo and Rcdflcld
dl.icusacd the selling of Herman ships
fur the traut'Atlantlc service. The
total tonnage of the hl clted so
far I equal to two-third of the ton
usgu HUbmarltud by Germany since
February I.
The war department ha ordered
that recruit be accepted for the army
with the "period of war" as the terms
of enlistment.
It ws also announced today by the
department that two high Urltlah and
French officer have been detailed
for duty In tbl country to the United
Slate war department to atrial In
organtlng the American nero service.
COMMITTEE OF .NATIONAL AttMO.
CIATION PRESENTS PLANS TO
PREVENT NATIONAL PHOHIRI.
TION ni'RIXO TilK WAR
WAHIII.NOTON, I). C, April 13.
rearing that the war will bring on
national prohibition n committee of
the National btttlllere and Wholesale
Mquor Dealer' Association today
submitted n plan to the aennte agri
cultural committee lo Us materials
uikmI In making liquor.
The committee declared that the
lax will lower the production of alco
holic beverage and will divert 15.-
000,000 bushel of grain and SO,.
000,000 gallon of molasses Into the
country's food channels annually.
K1VK RUtMATH IIOVN
AIX'KITKD; CITV I'ltAIHKO
3T NEW MEMBERS
JOIN W. R. C.
MKKTIXa AT THK IIOTKIi IIALIj
IROVm NICCrMM AND APTRR.
OOX HPKXT IX niHCl'fHUXa
PUNK OF THK COIIIH
1'OltTI.ANU. Ore., April 13. Navy
recruits Montgomery, Jacoby. John
son, McMillan and McKlmmona have
been accepted.
They were the 113d enlisting for
tho week ending laat alght. Tbe
army enlistment baa been over 300
for tbe aame time.
Officer compliment Klamath
county on her patriotism and her re
cruila are making a fine ahowlag for
both the artny and aavy.
Marriage Lice e leaned
A rosrrlage license waa Issued laat !
night by the county clerk to Charles
F. Spelling and Victoria Clanton.
deceive United Htnte Rates
Thomaa J. Stile baa, received a
patent from the United States for hta
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ARMEO GUARDS
I'KIIKHTRIAXH ARK WARNED NOT
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LAMATION HKRVfCK FOINTM
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Htm- KAHN of Calif.
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Senator George; E. Chamberlain
of Oregon, chairman of the Military
Affalra committee of the upper houae.
una Introduced kla, universal service
bill there. It calla f or young men of
to to S3 to form an army of from
l.OOa.000 to 3,008,000. Tbe sal
bill has been Introduced in the house
by Representative Charlea P. Cald
well of New York. Representative
Julius Kanu of Baa Francisco baa In
traduced la the house tke universal
service bill drawn by .members of
Armed guards have been placed on
the important works of tbe Klamath
Reclamation project by Manager
Bend, of tbe. project, with orders to
take no chances of allowing Injury
being done to the dams, headgate
a ud tunnel. Tbe action was taken on
order received from headquarters at
uenver.
Guards ,bave been placed at the
lieadgatee. the tunnel la Falrvlew ad
dition, tbe Lost River dam aad Clear
Lake dam.
The local reclamation office today
warned aay person from loitering or
trespassing nt these places, aad es
pecially after nightfall, aa the guards
have been given orders to take ao
chance.
Any person commanded by one of
there guards to "bait" and who does
not do so is liable to be shot.
G. J. Walton", local manager of the
California. Oregon Power Company,
aald today that his company has tak-
en step to guard the company's
property here, and particularly the
water supply of tbe city, which he
considers most vital.
KLAMATH CLUB
TAKE FJRST STEP
INPREPAREONESS
WILL MANDLK MtMSD FOTATOSM
FOR FABBMKRat AT COST
MANY SERVICE y
MEN ARE TAKEN
BY THE ALLIES
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PRMOXKRS SAY OHRMANY CALLS
NON-COMBATANTS TO FRONT '
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WOpmnit of asm Hmtk AhtMdy Or
dered, Dlrectcws Getog em PersoMl
Note in rtrnt mam hi CsntpeJgai
to lacranee Food Sapply b the
Nntenmal Cnmpalgsj.. WW Comtlame
Work IsMtefteitely.
laud and baa filed it with the county and backed y tbe general ataff of tbe
clerk. I United States army.
Bulgarian Legation Says
Peace Move Is Considered
Thirty-one new members were se
cured by the Woman's Relief Corps
of thla city yesterday at the meeting
held nt the Hotel Hall.
The afternoon was apent In dli
cussing ways and mean of keeping
Klamath patriotism alive, in aaslst
lug In tbe Red Croi work, and of
allowing the Klamath boya who have
already gone to tho front that tho
Klamath Fall and Klumath county
appreciates them.
Sergeant Far, army recruiting of
ficer stationed here, waa present and
vpoko at the mooting on waya of
showing the appreciation of the boya
in tho aervlco and for the work done.
A special Invitation to tbe patriotic
lad lea of the city, nnd especially to
the mothers of the boya who have
joined tho war force, I extended to
join tko Woman's Relief Corps In IU
work.
WASHINGTON. U. C April 13.
The Bulgarian legation here admitted
today that there la probably truth la
the report that a peace move baa been
started by German Central Powers.
Member of the legation eipressed
the belief that it la tho design of Ger
many to ascertain what the terms the
German Central Power would be
forced to make by the Entente Allies.
PARIS, April 13. It waa formal
Iv announced that tbe French gov
ernment commission which is going
to America will arrive there April 16.
Grand Jury Indicts Two
For Mexican Activities
mrfl. PA80, April lS,-Tbe Federal Schuster, both wealthy men, with
"d Jury hers ladtetsd Vincent As- conspiring to ship munition to Mei
eu, a eattlentan. aad imirf Im Both man have been arretted.
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MKMUUir OK STATB
GUARDING TUNNEL
HIKRRAB HIT IN LaWftY ALIEN
ENEMY, IT IH BELIVED
DENVER, April IS John R
uawaon, tne laoor leader wno was
convicted of murder In connection
with the Ludlow massacre, today
gave up his place as ajeader, donned
muyi1 overall, fixed a mlner'a laamp to his
imp, uuumcrvu an iuoi ana weni
IN THK down Into n little mine In the Fred-
erlckcburg district to earn hla living
once more digging coal.
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8AN FRANCI8CO. April U Mrs.
Wallace C. Doremua faUUchot Jmr
husband yesterday when he retnmed
home unexpectedly. Mrs. Doremus
and H. P. Agmar are uader arrest.
She says she "shot her husband for
burglar. Agmer admits friendly re
lations with the woman aad said' that j
her husband-came home, found him
there, nnd tbe trouble started.. Mrs,
Doremus committed tbe act after her
husband had hit Agmer in the bead
with a revolver butt.
SAN FRANC18CO, April II. Men-
Wild Scene In Chicago
CHICAGO, April 13. Soaring
prices yesterday on tho stock market
caused wild scenes in the, wheat pit,
sages received by the Western Pacific'
railroad offlcera hero say that cor-lsn waeat rescued si.i per bushel
poral Murphy, of the California mill-, and May wheat cloaed-nt $3.18. July
tla, guarding a tunnel la tho Sierra i wheat rose to $1.89, while both corn
Nevada' mountains, has been shot and oats ralaed
three tlmea la the leg from ambush.
Other of the guards are teekiag
the assailant, who, It la believed, Is
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as "alien enemy."
Fight Over D. A. R.
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 13.
Washington Is looking forward to a
lltely party when tbe National So
ciety Daughters of the American Rev.
olutton gather here next Monday for
the twenty-elxth annual congress.
Four energetic candidates are la the
race to succeed Mrs. William Cum
wing Story, of New York; aa presi
dent general. Mrs. George Taacker
Guernsey, state regent of Kansas,
ha n alight lead over her three op
ponents In pledged votes.
Rebuttal Testimony, Heard
Rebuttal testimony was heard from
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon and to
day In the Hobbs case, the defease
resting at that time. It will be con
tinued today and there la hopes ths
case will go to the jury tomorrow.
VwRa Here From Wlecoaoin
Mrs. Elisabeth Seng, another of
Mrs: John Irwin of this city, is here
from Wisconsin, visiting nt tke Mr;
and Mrs. John Irwin, home.
Fined .948 for BooUrgglnc
Edward Kearns waa fined 140 and
costs on a charge of bootlegging by
Justice of the ePace Qowen yeater-
Navy Sayg Sub Rumors on
Coast Still Persist
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 13.
day. Kearns waa charged with seHTh navy department announced to-
Ing alcohol. Ho plead, "not guilty."
Ho is a logger, Ho paid his fine and
costi, amounting to $63.90.
New Hampshire Guardsmen .
on Mysterious Plane
PORTSMOUTH, N; Hr, April II,- tbs harbor this wonting... Ths aero
''"east luiriau. a aA-..- i-. .u uiu.U' h Maataaua river
VS!!S"Fwo,k, && Bra sm m and :dlHPseard. It In got kaowa
-"now aeropinje coming la from, whore t came from.
e HOSPITAL SHIP SINKS
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day that ths rumors of German aub
marines on the Pacific ocean eoatlane
to'peralst from various sourees, hat
ao' far have not been verified.
The cspt'nre of ths;aiualtlons ship
by two United States torpedo boats
this week, after they shelled' tke boat
and It was beached, Is eyldeaee of the
activities on thla eoast. '
A German raider hu been unoffi
cially reported la the South Atwatle
oeeaa. 1 t
t Seven Twper Nea toascted
NKW.YORK, ApHI 13.-Tse Fd-
.oral grand Jury yesterday returned
announced today .that tke Rrlt- e;lntetmenU against imf eg, aewa prlat
e ish hospiursaiB gaita tiracg a tpapr maaufaeturerafor .sonaectlea
w mine pni ia w.wun voesptraey u sweet. tne prices.
.caaanel aad S3 perished. The
e aioucbseter Castle, alee a has-
pltsl ship, was aukatarUsd wtth-
s) out waralag eg Marea 3. Tkers e
'a. 4 ftl'fm" MFelHSBS ' fmajtrlSvSa --
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ehirged win, asettlag their
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were go eaaualtles, rt .eeatrymen M attack,heir employers
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WASHINGTON, pic.,' April ll-r-The
following atea'y'have' been ap
pointed members of the Berkeley DM
trtct Laad Bank appnlsers: W. N.
Howard, Los Angeles: W. N. Halto
ana, Willews: Oee, C..KrutBsr.
RsksfsfteM; Idwla Ce, eGecge W.
taw. Walter M. Wells, Saa rraasj.
eor J.J. Fes. Napar Ar W.'Headrlek.
J. Stsitoa, Falloa, Nevada, aad O.
D. Acuff,' Phoeati, Aritpna. , ,
In making nrrangemenu to hip in
event hundred sacks of seed poU
toes ate reduced price for the far
mers of Klamath county, the KUmath
Commercial Club yesterday took IU
first active atep'to' Increase tbe conn-
try's food supply.
Locating aa dportunltyy to se
cure some exceptionally good'seed. at
a figure lower the tke market price.
tke directors of tke club hastily got
together aad arranged to borrow
money oa Uetriolnt personal note
and ordered the'Votatoe. shipped at
once. --A .
They will be eMced.ln n warehouse
here 'aad turned over Jo farmers nt
their exact eeetr through the Com
merdal, clnboffke. Bach farmer
receiving poutoep;must sign nn agree-
wnm io pwai fsesa ana not use them
for eating nwrpsehs. Not more than
twenty sacks eutf this constgament
wiu no soig to aay one farmer.
Tbe club, direeiers have ordered
300 sacks ecVpetaXee: coming ia tke
first 'sklpment, consisting of fifty
eeeheUf 4kM'Mn. ftrtr aaelm'et
Karlr Ohio. ad!le0 seeks' or Blue
centeaaiar potatoes.- -
The CoBuaerclsi xlub will continue
In this work- for the fnrsters. as they
are needed, and will Juratadt the po-
Uto eeeds to tbe:farsier at coat, the
club maklag nonprofit on the pota
toes. To aid the cause a local warehouse
has cut Its regular rate- for handling
such shipments la two for this pur
pose, aad will continue to do so aa the
club progresses with its work. .
The club will, endeavor to secure
all such seed atae most reasonable
price poesiaie aad win aupply them
to tne farmers.
Farmers, desiring to take advaa
tage of the club's work are asked to
lesve their Hemes or write the club.
It Is desired to handle the potatoes
by club shipments to cut the cost
down and to make the proposition
worth while.
A number of reouesta have already
been received nnd others ore coming
continually.
This experiment was tried out this
winter by Secretary Fleet in the
handling of hay for the stockmen and
farmer who were shy and It was
found so successful that the direc
tors decided to take up the potato
problem, especially .on account of the
wide campaign that U to be waged In
the country, to Increase the food aup
ply of the nation aa much aa Is pos-l-
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Couaty Agricultural Ageat Glals
yer will aaslst la the. work with tke
club.
British MMft Their Attack
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LONDON, April 131 It Is aa-
nounced today that the BrIUeh are
shifting their attack towards Cass
braj in the west nnd that "they- have
captured 'many position over a wide ...
front.'
By eight attacks tke allies aave
advanced from Hargteourt. to Mots
en-Coutnre, taking Sart Farm, Goaehe
Wood, Gouseaconrt Wood aad esseH.
villages. ' ,r f.
Trenches hare been captured at
other polats. Many of the prieoaers
taken are bendsmen. chaufeurs, teaaf-
r,ers aad other service awe, tadleetlac
thst the Germans are beiag reeted,
precipltatedly, as those ,atsaf are
usually in tne rear or tne: uevsnee;" v
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la aeed of maav. men and that ther ' ''VcJ
are now calling the nonombetant
branches Into the trenches. - -"&' "'
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of trenches south of St. Qaeatla.
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WORKOUTS WILL BE HELD AT-
MODOC PARK NEXT SUNDAY IF
WEATHER PERMITS, AND ALL
INTERESTED ASKBB TO OOMK
WAR DEPARTMENT CALLS
OUT COAST ARTILLERY CORPS
NEW YORK. April IS, It la an
nounced here that the war depart
ment haa called, out the Fifth,
Eighth, thirteenth, Fourteenth. Fif
teenth and Eighteenth companies of
ths California Coast, artillery,, and
also the First, company of the New
Hampshire coast guard. They will
probably be stationed at their, eoast
forts. ft
The first baseball turnout' tor the
year wUI be held 8uaeey. provMiag
the weather permlta and the grounds
sre dry enough to allow-worn:.
Manager Watt la aaaeaaclag the.
call asks that nil lntereeted In 'trying:
out for the team or want to get the'
exercise are welcome to be preeeat.
The players,, already la the ettyv .i
to try out. Including Saedleraad Cook
of tbe pltchlastSJtaff ; Clark, eateaer: ,
Bowdea, UlrdJheae. aad Crawford,
outfield, will neon the job and keep,1'
things moving. ''.j
Manager Watt baa reeeived a. nam- ,
ber of offers for gamee4hlseeaon;t;
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Roundup committee ooaeerabig gaame
there July 3. 4 and 5saa aleotrem ;7,s"
the Arbuckle.1Canfornta,eBm.i1Thln -(
team was defeated recently by a seere ",
of 8 to 9 by the Orovtlle Trolley Lea .
aue tee, mil mwm - j-,,
In the box for the Trolley, leaguers, j .m
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Clelaes Are WmOed iK$&
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The Womaa's Ubrary Club of this
city, is desirous, of securing all lae'jf ,.$
old clothes possible. Thoy mar he- -left
at the pubHe!llbraryo a-naoaa,
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Auetrlaa minister here has deauaeed
that he be giyea , hla' nassnsrts.
hllv.rnnaWeMleadesHthst
all Iraslllaa Uye bea ordered to
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