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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1917.
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SIGN BILL TODAY
IICRETAnY BAKER GIVES LAST
PERUSAL
American Doctors Off
to Trenches in France
Ctaicripllon Measure Then Gets -to
Prtildinl Widen for Hit Sign,
tor or Veto EspecUd to be Signed
Before Night Senate AdopU pro.
vltlon for Conscription Bill After
Two Heur Of batt.
WAHIII.NtSTON, l. :.. May 18
Spetkrr Clark ulitned I Im conncrltitlon
till toil then Drill II tu ttin Senate
here Vlri-frmlilfiil Marshall signed
It IbU morning.
The bill then went to Secretary of
Wir Baker who In giving the bill a
tul perusal prior to Ita presentation
la President Wilson for hU signature
to nuke It it law, TbU In expected to
he door before night. .
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WASHINGTON, ti. C, May la-Af-Irr
lo hour debate I he Sonata to
dijr adopted I hit amendment to Ihr
Urgent Deficiency bill providing for
the new nmmlptlon army to serve
cxrtag ihr) war with Germany and for
i period of four month after peace
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WASHINGTON. II. C. May 18 The
Howe panned tin revenue bill pro
tliton thin afternoon requiring that
II 1916 Income tux pa) era should pay
u addition niii-thlnl of the 1916 tax
ud which uIko provltli'H a 1G per cent
Uj on the profltH of corporations
which exceed 15.000 nnnunlly,
WASHINGTON. I. C May 18 Tho
8cnlo liitenttatit Commerce Com
talttr reported favorably today on
the dayllKht nnlnR bill which will Net
ll clockii nhead onu hour.
WOD PRODUCER
CHARCE8 TRUST
IAV8 POSITIVE EVIDENCE BE
FORE AGRICULTURAL DEPART
MBNTTHAT MIDDLEMAN TRUST
OOSTS PRICES.
WASHINGTON, I). C. May 18-A
Mllonally known food producer haii
Wd chiirKcn conccrniitK Iho exlHlence
rt nationwide, middleman'! lrut,
'or thn purpono of boonllnK prlce, be
'r the ARrlcullural Department.
The department nay that the
fhrni'ii am ttupported by "exception
y ponltlvc Infnrmatlnn."
The Department of JuMlcr and the
"tlonnl Dofenan Council have been
MllUnl llf Mm Cli....
The written evidence tncludea thou-j
dH ef lettera nnd dnrumenta which
fe In the handa of the government. '
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Dr. (ierlinril II. Cockx, a (nmoun
New York Kpeclnllrt in dleaaea of the
ri ear and noM, and Dr. Auntln I
HobbK. an X ra ipeclallit, are among
tent) thtee ilortorn. itxt-fle iiuraea
and 102 rlvlllinit who have Rone to the
front an the l'rr)ibterlan bane hospital
unit from that honpltal and Columbia
UnUerolty In New York city. In the
party are eiiKlneem, clectrlilulis, cooka
orderllcn and chauffeur.
SPORTSMEN WANT
EARLY SEASON
IMPORTANT MEETING TO BE
HELD AT COMMERCIAL CLUB
TONIOHT TO TAKE UP MATTER
WITH DIOLOOIST FINLEV.
A meleliiK of the Klamath Sports
men will he held tonlKht nt K o'clock
at the Commercial Club rootim to take
up with State llloloKlHt V. I-. Flnlcy
the poHhlblllty of iipenltiR tho ducK
bcohoii In Klamath County, flflecn dan
earlier thin ear.
The meetlnK Ik called by W. I.
Johnaon, I'reHldent of the League,
who nald today that If the nporttmen
will turn out in a large body tontRnt
the chnncra of aerurinR the opening
of the NciiHon fifteen iln h earlier ure
kood. The opening nt thH time is
October 1 and the Sportnmen'n League
dedlrvrt to hao the acnaon open on
September 15. ,
Another Important rjurMI'm to bo
tlikcn up tonight la the cure of tho
herd of Klk which Klamath up
turn! last rebruary nnd which nro
now being fed near It. Klamath. Do
llnlle cettlemenl of these questions
are to be made tonight nnd n large
ntemlanco of wporlamen la desired.
Honduras Breaks With Kaiser
And Takes Side by America
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wifcpMUnenl baa been officially (he UnUH, H;aeH ,,
treasury Department Calls
For $200,000,000 More
WA81HNCITON, D. C, May 18 Tb treasury witr citlnete w now of
rury department aanouoced today fered for nalo, making the total Uue
l"t ""tyfllUonal fJOO.000,000 of 1700,000,000.
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TO EVACUATE
TRIESTA IN PANIC AND RECORDS
REMOVED TO VIENNA
Italians Continue to Advance Taking
Mora Than 6,000 Prlsonera In Last
Offensive Berlin Report Bull
court Evacuated 24 Houra Before
Enemy Occupied City Rain hamp
ers on French Front.
ItOMB. May 18 Austria baa order
ed the civilian population In the laon
zo ncctlon, where the Italians are con
tinuing to advance, to evacuate.
Adtice from Trieste say that the
clt) Is panic striken, all banks being
clohrd. while the public offices, busi
ness bouses and shipping records have
been removed to Vienna.
It was officially announced today
that the Italians hate taken 6433 Aus
trian prisoners during the present of
fcnslte. Oraxigna heights have been captured.
LONDON, May 18 A British state
ment Issued today said that rain waa
hampering operations on the French
front. The French are reported to
hate repulicd persistent attacks by
the Germans around Craonne.
IIKKL1N, May 18 An official state
ment sas that Dullecourt has been
"evacuated according to command and
without dlsturbrance. The enemy oc
cupied the city 24 houra later." aays
the bulletin.
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UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
GIVE DANCE TONIOHT
Thn local graduates and ex-students
of the University of Oregon will tender
nn Informal dancing party tonight at
the White Pelican Hotel to the
students of the Klamath County High
School.
The bnll room at the hotel haa been
decornted with the Oregon colors
while Oregon music haa been arranged
for tho orchestra. The dance la to be
distinctive of the University. Mrs.
Harlow's sis piece orchestra will play.
There are about fifty former
students of the University In Klamath
Count), of which a goodly portion
reside In the city.
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Rebekaha Elect Officer.
The following officers were elected
last night by Prosperity Kobokah
IxkIro No. 104, 1. O. O. r. ledge:
Georgia Sloan, Noble Grand; Alfred
Stelmnetz, Vice Grand; Alice Gopller,
Recording Secretary; and Adeline
Cofer, Treasurer.
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S. NAVY ORDERS
SERVICE "UN IS" ONLY
SEATTLE, Wash., May 18 Good
bye gold braid. Local navy officers
have received orders to lay aalde the
customary full dress and gold braid
and to wear service uniforms at all
times, whatever the occasion. The
order Is considered in keeping with
the war time spirit of dispensing with
ostentation and conforming with the
prntlmcnt of sacrifice.
6ERMAN INTRIGUE
IN THE VATICAN
TOLD TO PRESS
CARDINAL GERLACH MAKES .A
HASTY FLIGHT
Italian Secret 8ervice Overcome Ger
man Schemes Small Burglary and
Flight of Cardinal Occur on Same
Night, April 6 Two1 Cracksmen Al
lowed to Escape and Paid for Secur
ing Splea' Papers.
By FRANK GETTY.
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
LONDON. May 1 (By Mail) A tale
of German intrigue reaching into the
inner circles of the Vatican, involving
the hasty flight of Cardinal Gerlach
from Italy, the cracking or a safe In
tho secret headquarters of the Ger
man Embassy at Vienna, and the mys
terious escape from prison of Italy's
two most notorlous'crimttrat.i'rwaa tola
for the first time today to the United
Press by a reliable authority.
Stranger than fiction, the true, story
of the inside workings of the Italian
secret service in tracking down the
pro-German element of the Pope's
court forms a dramatic chapter In tho
secret history of the war.
On the sixth of April. Vienna dis
patches announced the burglary of a
house, adjoining "but haing no con
nection with," the German Embassy.
A large sum of money waa said to
have been secured by the robbers, who
escaped.
The same night a sensation was
caused In Rome by the flight of Car
dinal Gerlach across the Swiss border.
Itallaa secret service agent burst in
the doors of His Emmlnence's house
two houra after his escape and dis
covered the machination of a score
of pro-German plots. The next, day
more than three hundred arrests re
sulted throughout Italy.
This, for ten days, was all the world
knew concerning the workings of the
German espionage system. No one
connected an insignificant robbery in
the Austrian Capitol with the Cardi
nal's disappearance nnd tho wholesale
arrests of German agents.
Another event which caused little
Interest at tho time of its occurence,
yet which had a direct bearing on the
successful breaking up of the Teuton
spy-neat, was the reported "escape,"
early In January, of two of Italy's
most notorious safe-crrackers, who
had been Incarcerated for life in
prison at Rome.
What had never been disclosed un
til today is the fact that a warrant
for their release wsb signed by the
Prefect of all the Italian police him
self, and that each of the criminals
waa later given 110,000 by the Italian
government. The aervlco they ren
dered the government proved well
worth the price.
For more than two ears the Italian
secret service, extending Its research
over a far greater ground than one
tracing certain pro-German plota and
realises even today, had succeeded in
Intrigue In Italy to Vienna. In the
Austrian capital, spies succeeded In
narrowing the search down to a cer
tain house, adjoining "but having no
connection with," the German Em
bassy. Had they acted hastily, the spies
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KLAMATH FARMERS NATIONAL GUARDS
ORGANIZE BODIES
ALL MEETINGS 8CHEDULED HELD
FOR AGRICULTURAL DEFENSE
AND ALL BUT ONE ELECTS REP-RESENTATIVE3.
Despite inclement weather last Sat
urday night eery Agricultural De
fense day raetclng scheduled through
out the county waa held according to
II. R. Glaljser, County Agricultural
Agent, who has now received official
reports from all the meetings on the
net ion taken but six.
One of the purposes of these meet
ings was to elect agricultural mem
bers to represent each organisation
on an agricultural council for the
county wblch Is to direct and super
vise the work desired by the govern
ment on the farms.
Resides this work Mr. Glalyser Is
co-operating with the local reclama
tion service office which gathered a
large amount of data on the farmer'
needs and will use this Information
in connection, with .hla week.
-rteMaTrh-niMUnTas-'the" only
one falling to elect a council member.
The members of the Klamath
County Agricultural Defense Council
elected, so fgr reported, are as fol fel fol
eows: Lone Pine Farmers' Club L. F.
Geertson.
Southwest Klamath Farmers' Devel
opment League J. A. Busbong.
Mt. Laki Improvement Association
T. N. Case.
Pine Grove Farmers' Club W. T.
Elliott.
Olene Farmers' Club John Van
Meter.
Keno Farmers' Club P. C. Brlstow.
Fort Klamath Farmers' Club Jas.
E. Pelton.
Bonanza Club H. M. Daniel.
Spring Lake Farmers' Club Wm.
Cheyne.
Shasta View John L. Hale.
Langcll Valley Stockmen's Club
M. T. Prince.
Mnlln Farmers' Club No representative.
RAILROAD STEEL .
TO ARRIVE SOON
Transfer Company Gets Order
Unload Material Which le Ex.
Local
to
pected in Few Day. Deed Re
corded. Word has been received here by a
local transfer company to make ar
rangements for the unloading of sev
eral cars of steel, presumably for the
Strahorn Railroad contract.
The advice comes from a Portland
ofllce and the latter states that the
steel should arrive within a few days.
The twenty-four deeds for right of
way wore filed this week by City At
torney Grosbeck with County Clerk
Delap. These deeds are recorded In
Mr. Strahorn 'a name while the single
deed transferring the right of way
from Mr. Strahorn to the city and
covering the twenty-four deeds, must
be accepted by the city council by
resolution, which will be placed before
them Monday night for action. Mr.
Grosbeck will then have this deed
recorded In the city's name.
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ALL TO BE CALLED
WILL OO TO FEDERAL SERVICE
IN THREE UNITS DURING JULY
AND AUGUST. TO BE ON WAR
FOOTING.
FIRST AMERICAN
MEDICAL UNIT
NOW IN FRANCE
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WASHINGTON, D.C, May 18 It
waa announced today ihat the Nation
al Guard units not now with the colors
will be called to Federal service In
three groups on July 15, July 25 and
August 5.
All companies are ordered recruited
to war strength and It has been au
thorized that those aot full on the
dates they are called ''out will report
anyway.
Companies not fully' equipped will
be equipped
fornia point
on reporting at a Call
in the August 5 group.
PERMANENT BODY
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ALLIED COMMISSION HERE, ONE
IN LONDON AND ONE IN PARIS
EACH, ON WHICH UNITED
STATES BE REPRESENTED, SUGGESTED.
COMMANDER SAY MEN
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London Decorated With Plata h
Their Honor British Army Ofieera
Welcome Them at Pier Where They
Arrived Today U. S. torfeew Bow
eral Officially Advieetf ef Their An.
rival 292 Americana In Unit.
PARIS. May 18 Squadron Neaav
ber 2 of the American munitions trans
port composed of forty aBeaberauront
to the French front today to begin the
transportation of munition to tho
French batteries and trench.''
LONDON. May 18-H waa dally
announced today that" the first
(tlngent of the America Army
unit arrived in England taiey. t
The officers U charge) deelareel that ,
the men are anxious to Iaa4a4ax.
service onjthe French Qeat
British army officers welcome i.tha
at the pier. Londcn is decorated wHh
American flags today in their honor.
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WASHINGTON. D. C, May 18 The
establishment of a permanent Joint
committee of all the allies to alt at
Washington. D. C, to facilitate Am
erica's cooperation In the war has
been suggested by the French and
British War Commissions.
America, would be represented on
like committees sitting at London and
Paris also.
BANKS ASKED TO
CUT LOAN PURCHASERS
WASHINGTON. D. C. May 18 The
treasury department has asked that
all banks cut their preliminary pur
chases of treasury certificates to a
minimum of 60 per cent of their an
ticipated Liberty Loan subscriptions,
to prevent the derangement of the
money market.
CALIFORNIA G. A. R.
CLOSES WITH FAREWELLS
LONG BEACH, May 18 The Grand
Army encampment closed today with
farewells.
WASHINGTON, D. C May 18 8r-geon-General
Gorges was officially ad
vised today of the arrival of the) Aav
erican medical unit in England.
The unit is composed of, 25 officer,
65 nurses. 156 enlisted men, one chap
lain, five clerks.
Major Gilchrist commands the unit
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FROM EXPOSURE
RETURN OF AMERICAN NAVY
GUN CREW REPORT MANNER
OF DEATH 01 .GRASS VALLEY,
CALIFORNIA, CRBW CAPTAIN.
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SOME PORT IN AMERICA,' Mar.
18 The naval gunners of the "aae
marined American steamer Rocking
ham arrived here today. '
They report that Lieut, .Thomas,
United States Navy gun crew com
mander, died of exposure after the
vessel sunk. r s
The vessel was torpedoed May 1
and the first men were picked n
following on May 4.
Lieutenant Thomaa waa a native at
Grass Valley, California, where We
parents live. They had been laletroJ
of his death but the manner waa net
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French Minister Greets
Russian Peasants for French
PETROGRAD, May 18 French Min
ister of Munitions Thomaa appeared
at a meeting of Russian peasants to-
fday. greeting them on behalf of the
French peasants. This ia but Irst
public appearance in Ruasjla
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