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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1917.
STATES ASKED
TO DESI6NATE
NATIONAL DAY
SJgglSTRATION FOR ARMY TO IK
PATRIOTIC FESTIVAL DAY
Cenftraece of IUM Defenee Council
ajaaiieinTitirri Hur Plant ef Sec
rotary af War Natlen Wide Regie
tnllen af Man Under Draft BUI la
Planned President Wllaan la Can.
wlttd In Matter.
WASHINGTON, May J. Secretary
Baker af lha war department. In al
dresalng a conference of Iba represen
tatives of the atala defense council
today, urged that thn elates co-operate
In awry way possible with thn federal
government In carrying out thn pro
visions of thn unlvtraal military con
scription bill.
II urged that tha atataa over the en
tlrt country name ona day far the
wllon wide registration of tbona corn.
hit under tha conacrlptlon bill.
"11 ua make It a national demon
(ration of our patriotlam and a na
tional featival occasion," said Secre
tary Hake r.
Secretaries Danlala, I.ane, RedDeld
aad Wllion spoke also, aftar which
Ibey mat with President Wllaon.
Secretary iJine said today that 400,.
000 tana of (hipping war aubmadlned
weak before last. He declared that If
that proportion contlnuea Iba exist
ac of tha people of England and
France la threatened.
Lansing Oivee Warning
WASHINGTON, May 5. Secretary
Lansing Irniued a warning to the coun
try today, declaring that the subma
rine situation la aerloua, and that "we
might a well wake up to the fact."
ALLIES OPPOSE
PEACE OFFERS
GERMANY'S OFFERS DECLARED
MOT TO IE GENUINE, AND TO
ALWAYS LEAVE SITUATION OF
GREAT MENACE TO WORLD
WASHINGTON. May I. A member
olib In tha British war commlaalon da
lres that the entente alllea are op
posed to German paaca offers became
"tha are not genuine and mean a
lerman victory which la menacing the,
a world' clvllltatlon."
a said that aermany will probably
r to return Alaaeo Lorraine, re
'tore Delirium and, relinquish all con
suarad Kronen territory, but would
keep clear a route through Auatrla to
Bulgaria and through Serbia to Tup
"n. giving Germany "practically an
Impregnable position" for a base to
bln B "new and Inevitable war
Mainat the world'a civilisation."
Obregon, Carranza's War
Minister, Resigns; Health
MBMco CITV, May i.-Prealdent
ftrronwg war minister, General Ob
lyon, baa resigned. The reason gtv
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German Explanation Not
Accepted; Break Expected
BUEN08 Amu, , f.-oaeUl
fcwuauoB bare aaya that CnvsMaH
"Wanntion of the submarining of the
A the Mongolia Looked When She
Sailed Down the Hadion River
Tlix Aral blow ukmIiiM Merman)' haa
been Ktrurk by n mere merchant
niranmhlp. The Mongolia of thn At
lantic. Tranapurt line, with a gun crew
flnm the American navy on board, han
reported thn sinking of a German sub
marine In llrltlsh waterit. One shot
from her atern gun did the work. Thla
la what Captain lllce, master of the
venue), had to any about lit:
Russians Evacuate Mush
and Retire
CONSTANTINOPLE. May J. An
official rtntement here announces that
Socialist German Paper
AM8TKII1UM. May !. The social
ist newspaper, the Vorwacrta, flatly
contradicts the Tageblatt'it announce
E PASSES
BIGGEST BILL
CALLS FOR APPROPRIATION OF
2,500,000,000 FOR THE ARMY
AND NAVY BUT ONE VOTE REG
ISTERED AGAINST IT
WASHINGTON. May 2. The housn
of representatives paused the $2,500,-
000,000 army and navy appropriation
bill today, the largest appropriation
bill passed In tho history of the coun
try, by a vote of 382 to 1.
Myer London, a socialist, voted in
the negative.
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Perahing Thought Cheaan
BAN ANTONIO. May 2. Army men
here believe that General Pershing
has been nclected to heud the Amer
ican expeditionary force to Europe.
Will Teach School.
II. V. Keesee of this city leave In
the morning to teach a three months'
term of school at Vincent, near Do
nnnxa. en for bla action at thla critical time la
that hla health haa broken, and he la
unable to carry on the dutlea of hla
office.
Argentine atassjer Monte, ProUiKtoi"
unaatlefaetory. and that a raab :sf
dlploaaatto relatione la expected within
n few day a. . lijULaH
DOS
v,Wi were going nt full speed ahead,
nml two minuted after we Oral sighted
the U-boat It emerged again about
I .oort jnrdu aft, Its Intention probably
had been to cateh ua broadside on, but
when It appeared we had the stern
gun trained full on It. The lieutenant
gne the command and the big gun
boomed. We saw the periscope shat
tered by the shell and the submarine
disappeared."
North, Report
the Kusslan forces "nave evacuated
Mush and are retiring northward.
Hollweg to Speak
ment that Ucthmnnn von Hollweg will
make new peace offers to the Relch
rtaK tomorrow.
WAR CONFERENCE
DONE IN SIX DAYS
PROMISES TO SOON SEND SOL
DIERS TO EUROPE AND SETTLE.
MENT OF OTHER PROBLEMS.
DI6POSES OP BIO QUESTIONS '
WASHINGTON. May 2. It Is pro
dieted that tho conference will finish
Its work In six days.
The promise of early 'transportation
of American fighters to Europe, the
speeitlnR up of ship building plana,
and the practical settlement 'of the
financial problems has disposed of tbo
largest questions.
The commissioners are anxiously
nwaltini; Germany'a new peace terms.
BEET MEETING ,
HERE THURSDAY
RESIDENT MANAGER OF GRANTS
PASS COMPANY WIRES THAT
HE WILL BE HERE WITH FIELD
MAN THURSDAY NIQHT
Tho sugar beet meeting will be held
at the Houston opera house Thursday
night of thla week.
Secretary Fleet received a telegram
from Alex Nlbley, resident manager
of tho Utah company at Oranta Paaa,
which aald that he will be here Thura
day night with a field man. who will
remain over aaveral daya If It la de
aired. Secretary Fleet la assured of enough
acreage for the beet augar company
thla year, and thla meeting will be the
forerunner of atartlng tha Induatry
here thla year.
A large attendance of airiatereeted
la desired.
Buainaea Man Meat f anight , ,'
a ! af the -- Vea'B Aa
aoclaltien will be bald Ualght at tha
city hall at I o'clock.
BIG ROAD BOND
ISSUE SUPPORTEO
AT STATE RALLY
KLAMATH MAN WRITES OF MEET
IN PORTLAND SATURDAY
f. W. Snyder aneVJ. M. Oarrett af Thla
City Attended (Meeting In Portland.
Snyder Appointed by County Judge.
Qevarner WIMigrtomba Advacaiaa
Passage af the till and Issuance ef
the Sonde.
By J. H.lARRETT
POIITLAND. April 2. 1 attended
the good roads statewide rally In Port
land on Saturday! April 28th, and I
want to say to the people of Klamath
county that I waa'well repaid for the
long trip. I have never attended a
gathering where there waa more pro
nounced spirit of earnest endeavor to
foraraUte and promote a plan for cam
paign purposes to tke end that Oregon
may bare the benefit of good high
ways, auch aa the feeling expressed at
the meeting In Portland od thi date
hkmed; ' '
Utover&bP Wllhyeombe lit hla brief
speech advocate without queation or
reserve unanlaww anpport of the bond
issue. He aald It waa the best piece'
of road legislation which had ever
been offered to the people of any state
In the Union, and he urged that every
county organise for the purpose of
passing the bond lease on June ,4th.
air. Frank Terrace of King county,
Waahlngtbtti A plain, hbrieat ftrjbtr.
tola how Washlnttom also rebelled
when good roads were first advocated,
as some people in Oregon are rebel
ling, but he also lotd of the great im
provements and benefits that the high
waya of Washington have wrought.
Hla speech waa Inclined to cut deeply
Into an Oregonlan's pride because he'
told of the sparsely nettled country
that Washington territory was when
Oregon waa quite a state, and then be
said "by building of good hard surface
pavements and good post highways,
our state haa advanced to far In the
lead of Oregon." That the truthfulness
of the statement cannot be' questioned
we all know.
The speech delivered by E. J. Ad
ams, member of the highway commls
slon. waa to the point, and dealt with
the road bill aa It really,ia. t hope to
be able to circulate copies of this
speech throughout different parts of
Klamath county before the campaign
is over, so that every one may read It
Mrs. Chaa. H. Kastner, president of
the Oregon Federation of Women's
Clubs, waa in attendance from Hood
River at the meeting. Her talk was
one that Impressed every one, for she
told of not only the need of good
roads for military and commercial
purposes, but she brought In tho fact
that Isolation of. farm homea would be
a thing of the past tf we had good
roads; In other words, eho explained
that tbe wivea of the ranchers who
live a distance from town would be
enabled to enjoy life batter and ac
cept aome of the benefits of the town
if we had good highways, whereas, un
der present conditions, they are forced
to become stay-at-home bodies, losing
track of the trend of evente in the
world, and suffer that lonejlnesa which
only Intense Isolation brlnga.
I want to urge all my neighbors and
friends throughout tho county to sup
port the good roads bill at tbe special
election, June 4th, for I am convinced
beyond queation that It la a most
meritorious measure, and believe It
abould prevail In Klamath county
without a dissenting vote.
KLAMATH GIRL AT U. OP
C. EN0AQED TO GUARDSMAN
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
Berkeley, Calif., May 3. The engage
ment of Misa Harriet Fink, n fresh
man In tbe university, from Klamath
Falls, to Flret Lieutenant Cnarlea P.
Woebr, an ofScar of tbe Nevada Na
ttonal Guard, waa announoed here to
day.
Wheat Takee Drs$
CHICAGO, May t-May wheat open
las st ll.Tl yeetarday. dropped stead
lly, eloeing at ll-ITH- Mr and Sep
tember wheat also dropped.
WAR BUDGET IS
PRESENTED TO
E
E
ENGLAND'S DEBT IS MORE THAN
itflO0flO0flO0
Britlah Have Leaned Allies 14,000,000
000, and Her Colonies $500,000,000
Since Beginning of the War Com
pulsory Food Rationing Considered.
Wilson's Attitude Explained by Lord
Percy Cecil.
IX)NIX)N, May 2. Chancellor of the
Exchequer Donar Law, introducing the
budget today, told the bouse of com
mons that England's debt today la
$18,500,000,000.
He said that England haa loaned tbe
allies approximately $4,000,000,000 and
the English colonies $500,000,000 since
the war began.
The budget Includes three tax In
creases, cares for tbe vast debt, and
also includes an Increased tax of ex
cess profit of manufacturers from 60
to (0 per cent.
Cabtafl Batharat of the food con
trol department told the commons that
ftl MHIn fa Mnl!tl-iflB tfVftltfceflaarv
food rationing for England to meet thftj
situation.
Acting Foreign Secretary Lord Cecil
dented to the house that BaJfonr bad
reported that President Wilson be
lieved that a solution of tbe Irish prob
lem will "do more for world democ
racy" than any one other Britlah coa-
ceeannfr' -
.
The budget show thai England
plans to spend $10,500,000,000 ill tbe
next year. Tbe government la now
spending (30,120,000 dally for tbe war.
SECOND BOND
ISSUE IS CALLED
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OP THIS
CiTY.FISCAL AGENTS FOR GOV
ERNMENT, WILL REOwlVE SUB
SCRIPTIONS ON UOOfiOOfiCO.
A telegram was received 1oday by
the First National bank of thla city,
ordering the bank to receive subscrip
tions on national treasury certificates,
aa fiscal agents of the United States
government, for an additional $200,-
000,000 issue, from Governor Kahri of
tho Pacific Coast Federal banking re
serve district.
Tbe First National here announces
that the bank will take $5,000 of tbe
certificates themselves, and will be
glad to receive other subscriptions,
Under the order made several weeks
ago for the first $200,000,000 subscrip
tion, the amount waa subscribed al
most by the time the announcement
had been made to all parts of the
iTntiBit Htatna and a Brent eagerness to
secure the certificates waa exhibited
throughout the country.
The telegram received by tbe bank
here today is, in part, aa follews:
"We have the following telegram
from the secretary of the treasury,
and as fiscal agents of the government
you are authorized and directed to re
ceive subscriptions In your district
for an additional Issue of $200,000,000
of 3 per cent treasury certificates of
Indebtedness, maturing July 17.
"The certificates are to be dated
May lOtb, on which date payment
should be made to the federal reserve
bank.
"Your patriotic efforts in securing
subscriptions are urged."
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EASTERN RAILROADS PLAN
TO HIRE WOMEN WORKERS
NEW YORK. May 1 Many.of the
large -Eastern roada are making elab
orate preparatlona for the employment
of woaaen aa clerks, car cleaners sad
la other duties, to replace the
called Into the army.
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Sweeney," juatalhey do In every city
of the Unlteil States which sport
rialto. Captain diaries Sweeney, sol
dier of fortune, 'And eaptaln In the
Foreign Legion, iaesponsfble for that
Captain Sweeney la a West Point man.
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eign Legion, which for many years haa
been the home of foreigners who wish
ed to serve France. They made aim a
captain: they bad to, because he did
so many daring things he waa needed.
He arrived in the United States on the
Adriatic the other day, and be is going
to do what he can to arouse the Amer
ican people to the importance of the
war. The captain wears on his coat
all tbe medals for bravery which the
French government give.
PITTSBURG LIFE,
TRUST WRECKED
Attorney with $200,000 credit
to name gets control and
wrecks institution in pew
days, alleged by agents
PITTSBURG, May 2. As tbe result
of an Investigation made by federal
agents it is announced today that the
Pittsburg Life Insurance and Trust
company has been wrecked.
Warrants are out for six persons al
leged responsible, Including Attorney
Blrdseye of New York city.
Blrdaeye had credit in New York
good for $200,000, purchased control of
the company, and within a few daya
bad looted It. It Is alleged. He used
dummy directors.
The laat statement made by the com
pany claimed $24,000,000 assets and
$118,000,000 Insurance In force.
FAREWELL RECEPTION
LARGELY ATTENDED
A house, full of the intimate friends
of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Camp, at tha
Methodist parsonage laat night, ex
pressed the high esteem in which that
worthy couple la
held In Klamath f
Falls, and voiced tha general regret at
their departure.
Tbe pleasure -of the occaakm waa
enlivened by a very pretty violin aolo
by Catherine Walton, with Beatrice
Walton aa pianist Evelyn Bennett
rendered several piano numbera with
excellent interpretation, and Mrs. Don
Zumwalt sang several 'aeJeettoaa
bar own charming wayr Meesre. Mo-
Ferrln. Walton and Bennett made fell
cltloua addressee, to which Mr, and
Mra Caran feelingly responded. Fruit
punch was served.
LOCAL OFFICIALS
ORGANIZE BtTDY
FOR PRODUCTION
PETERSON NAMED BY OVERN.
MENT TO CANVASS)
Thla Work, New Handled by the Oev
.
partment ef the Interior, la Bnpett.
ed to Be Taken Over try heWar
Department, ami the Work Mad
Cempulaery Heade let Camwltfe
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Named.
Tbe startling facta regarding Um
food supply of the United BUtea an4
the vital need of every Indtrldwal tak
ing Immediate action to remedy thm
situation were brought ont yeetsrdar
afternoon at n meeting of
city oflclala heads by Fred
who haa Just been appointed te i
of the work of stlraalatlag i
In Klamath, Lake. Harney, CreetoaadH
Jefferson counties by the aysrenaMat
through the Oregon Agriealtnral Cat
lege. This work, now forwarded by tae de
partment of the interior, will alkeftlr.
be assumed by the war
according to oftJdal heMef,
now optional win laeoan
With leaa than three, i
supply In the
world'a wheat sappry a'aaartar at
billion boshela abort, tha i
anpply oa hand leaa than far tha paet
fifty yeara and prices the.blghnat aaaea
the Civil War, drastic aetJam la gaav
earr to xeeet thn
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Awakened to thla reepeaaiUBtr, tha
meeting yesterday, coaahwwg at JKapar
C. a CrUler, J. W- Sieaaeaa, praUieat
of the' Commercial Crab; Mm, X. hX
Wattenbarg, president .of tha Weaata'S
Library Club: R. H. Danbar, eky
school superintendent: O. IX , Mat?
thews, councilman; Mlaa Bdna Wella.
county school superintendent, and W.
H. Mason, resolved Itself 'into an act
ive body to take detnlte'action. "
A committee was, oa noatlnaHea.
named as' a permanent execatlva eaea
mittee, consisting of Mayor Crlaler,
kPrealdent Siemens and Fred Peter
son. - '
This committee waa -ranted .with
power to act, and convened this xaara
ing. P. L. Foamtaln. Chaa. Ormrea and
W. F. Arant have been naked to take
charge of the general work, wkh a
working committee anggaatad
the following heads:
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Securing vacant Iota C.B. Crlaler.
Seeds O. L Gregg.
Water El M.CaiIcote. '
Publicity Fre rieat
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Labor R. H.5J
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As soon aa the. appolntxteata;
are accepted It la expected atreati
measures will be adopted to get the
best results possible under aa eaaalaat
plan of action. .
Mr. Peterson's dutlea call for hlf
visiting 'each ot the countiee la Ma
jurisdiction, and by holding meetlage
of the farmers and townsaeaple , to
bring to .their attention the aiaaaaUy
that aa large yleMa aa poaalbleof aa
ceeeary food prqduete' swV be .aa-
cured, and that ao far aapaaalWa :
ery person, should ratio what ha
needa for himself.
He expects to take p. hla work as
soon aa ihe roads .will permit trav
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