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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPKR
OF KLAMATH COUNTY
Illrunlli Vwir .'. M.IMil
MIDNIGHT FIRE
People Aroused
Martin Brothers Big
Flour Mill Plant is
Destroyed by Fire
Miwrr.ua:" ok i. w. w.
m:mkh iit:n:
I1I.M.
ILr.lr-1 lll.. i:rr ltxW.r. ., Ol
I IVrprUMrO In llm llurvltia uf
j
Ini'iuMryAlK'WMt in Hum l.wrr
Mill Hll,. I. .V.rn.Hl l'rrrMt'
,
fnun.il Itrliull.l lu Tlwtr lu IUmIIt
Till Veer's Crop.
I The plant was a "S-lmrrul dally
rapacity mill. It ban lrmi In' uirr.i-
UllMlr. a heap of iuouldrln ,,,. ,;,(,,, Tn r(llinny wnrt
rulim, Martin llrothen. flour mill. oite rnplmlUril nt Hs.non. S, i:. Martin
of the prominent ln.1u.irle. and pay , president, V J Martin tr. pro.
roll, of thi. city, loday Rl cvidmire ,,,rl ,, j,,,,,, Martin rnnnr) and
of the da.tsrdly work of lb I. W W j ,raj(llrpr. T,,r, l)f ,! nfty
harbored lu tl.U community. A lo.s tii.in. dollat. worth of flour w..r..
of IJO.QOU to Martin brollmr. , Rrmind carli year, and iilim wen eni
)rr' food niipply for Ihr outlrii cotin ,,,!, m ,, ,. A w. ,,M.,iin.
tr at a time of imtlonnl .horinec, mn.'hn m.,r ,,rt,jmd t week,
derlng It Ittiponntble to ltrln.1 UiU. H,ri men worked vety late nt
Jrar'n whrsl tnakn. ilil. hv far n,
viimt blow rirr ntrtirk thl. tomniuii.,,, Mr,., ,( tlm lire broke out
iiy, aim one or tlm mo.t nemllnh re- ,;, My nM,,r ,M..r .leimrturo It i
lorilrdln theblood-rurdllUB arl pnr.J.nWu ,hM ,tl wrt,.,, wh,, nre.l
letralril all u,r tho rountry nt this ,tl (ll walled until the men rroi
"0,r' the ntlent left befor.' riuiHilpncliiR
That there wan n deliberate attempt , their work
on the part of the I. W. V. to delroy It In tmll.ived thai tlm hllslit nhower
the wlinln lower mill section of the
rllr. whlrli Inrludes the Kwauna llox
roniiiy, Ills: ltken Lumber roinpaiiy,
lltt reiHirted by C. V, KeHer of MIIU
Addition, who nnw the names break
Ihroimh thn twit frm ! nom ,,
notified the fire department littiuedl.
KlMiialli Iron Works, Htaiidiird Oil
I. W. W. FIRES
BUNTING DARN
KIMIUMJ IH VUVXtt I'AIITI.V
milXKI) OIJTHIIIK OK IIAIIN IX
IT HI'lllMW, WIIKX F1IIK IH
I'M WKKKII AXII I'UT Ot'T
Further nvlileiire that tlm I. W. V,
' utterly hefirtlens lu Its plans and
prratlons Is shown In the II ro which
el lust night at tho barn of C. A.
lunttiiK In 0t Hpilngs Addition.
Atom 11 t.ck .rof,B1M,r w K,
""Rlit who wua passing saw thu
"" Hiid notiiiod Mr. IluntliiK.
hn depurtniunt was Immediately
'W. but tlm lira was under ton
fl heforo Its arrival.
Klndllni with which the lire wh,
on thu outHldo of tlm barn was
minljr visible when the fire was dl.
wvtred.
No clue t0 the Identity or the Ineen-
wries hns been dlsoavnred, ultho 11
eplclQ ""King character waa en
Ino nellhborhnnrt r i.m.. n..i.
tune rld,nc' n,"rby mt b0t tht
Thera
wero no hortaa, and only n
)lltd. llinlr mxliu to ll" tl'l doubt
(MIIU nilnire rVllfr.l nine
iTtin nrn l brlled (n hat lir-mi
l-y. Inn ,irti a nlfltl (mil b.'.-n
Kdlttpil tmdirn It could nrrh; on ilia
,, ,,,, Uft, ,..lli0 lu cm It
l,,1,I"r -ImiI. In about two hours
(hi- t'lilltr mill wa In rulun. ami It
was .ml, tlitil the lierolr clttiru if
U ',Bl,""- '"' ' -urwundlng
lhiliilrlr, Mctrit n.-il.
The loon of I tin mill ami supplies Is
irxllmatml t Illu.oiH). Tli" amount
Nil Ittatiraiire ha not been ntitioumed.
of llm early eteulUK aed the adJolu
Iiik lumber yards from dentrurtloti for
Lem.irJ'lLr.and." ",rr""!
airons by the ilu.unandn,
Tlm riKif of the offlro of the IIIk'I
Ukm Lumber lompauy i-ihikIu ' and woinm thlH neason than ever not
twlre. but wns extinguished before It (,(( previously."
had Rained headway.
limited amount of hay In the barn,
nnirdliig lo the report of the tire de
pnrlmetiti and It Is hellowd by Home
that thin lire wns Marled In an at
tempt to draw the department and Ike
crowd so that others lould be Mailed
JI11 other pnrtH of the illy.
TEUTONS DRIVEN
HARD IN EAST
ii:ki'i:iiati: attkmit is ih:ixj
MAMK Til HTOI' HIHSI.WH IIV
Nil I ITI Xtl HUM 'KH I'HTII I A XH
IX II.HJIIT
WAHIIINdTON, II. 0., July .
Ollleliil I'uli'oKrad dlsiuilchea lo Iho
IIiihhIiui 0 m bunny buy thu whole Huh
hIuii front from tlm (lulf of Itlgii ti
Itumiilila Ih 11 II vd with battle.
Troopa from Italian and French
fronts urn rearranging positions Sen
tinnspoiU aro carrying reinforce
inentH to (tin front neur Ittgu.
Tmitoiiii nre being nhlpped buck mid
forth on thn hctntmrg front In heavy
automobiles to prevent tho Huslnim
from advancing further.
It la reported that the Austrian
aro in full flight In the Carpathian
mountains.
7? JEraning Herald
KLAMATH
a""'''w.w.iW..w,,,,w,.,M)w,
LOCAL MAN IS
GIVEN PRAISE
lilt NTt AliltH'l 1tTltlST AliK.XT
(il..tsVi:it IS Hll.Ml iKH.Nt. KK-
ri:irii: woiik iiv htati:
i.iancit r.t i, v. mm
'I'liiil kimiJ work In tvlttK done lirrp
liy l.'oiinty AKrliitlttirnl Akpiii II. It.'
Cluiati.r H iti.rlnro.l l.v ! t ..!. I
"r I'aul V Marin, who l.-fl jr.liTilar
after u da)' tUlt koIiik ocr tlic dlf.
fnriMil 1 1 Urn of tl work.
"Tim M'Ktilar work of tin. yrnr liui
liiM-n nerloiiKl)- lirnkn Into thin year I
liy tin. rnnimlKli for lnrrdKril food
iiil). In m tilth tin- tiKrlrultural
(iKciiU wrio rall.'d U(ion by llm fid-
ml aiilliorlll.B to looprrali-. and In,
wlilrh tln.y li.ni li.-.in of urrnt iMr-l
tl.o to th nation," Mild Mr Marin
"If tin- war fhoulil rontlntic th.r
will probably !. tiu many utvn
lu the fiolil ai. now, bcrniue tho mt-
lll I lll'V urn ntiln lit rnn.lnr I. .Il.t
to tln Koi-rnmint at midli ilnim
iiH'rc ar" national ami Ma!i dlvl.
loun for tin. food prepnrrdnrM ram.
pnlRti. but after nil It U tbo county'
null, that arioiiiplUh renultn, owiik
to their ili'inltcil kiiunledRp or lorjil
lonilltlons
Knrm labor thruout llm ntntn li
ry khort. and mt-nt nnnUtam-e in
i"'ij "ii'.ii. nnw Ki.-ai annihianre in
lender.'.! thin thn .-ounty nceuts. Iflnrt an liivpsllgatliiu al once.
"I.oi.ilv, f i vry efferilwi work' "vlllsh itiKonulty Is shown in an
linn l.i.ui done lu the way of er!idlc:il.,n"cni',t lo Durn '10 Adams barn at
Inc pntlalory prts thru the orKnnJM"lr", A hlrong lens was llxed be
Iratlon of folhiin rlub nmniiK the'10011 l "ticks, accordlnx to the
farmers. The iuronds made by the
rut win ins enily In the bcanou wore
iiirialled thru the prompt unn of
IMilnnn bran mash "recoiniiiended by
"" '"''"'" " lo.."- "" " ih. damage ...
winter sennon. favorable for breeding UoDC'
,.-,.. then. hav.. I1....11 ninro l.nc.
HORDES OF MEN '
TAKEN IN EAST
WO.WICItPUli WOIIK has i:iikx
HONK lU'UIXt; H)UK 1'AltT OK
Jl'I.V IIV HIHSIANS MAXV
I'lllSO.VKHH Vi:STKIUIAV
I'KTHOCItAll, July 1C The llus
hIiiiih yesterday captured sixteen oRI
eels and '.'00 TiiuIouk,
Hetween July 1st 11 ml nth tho litis
hIiiiik captured S:U oIIUoih ami 3 T , R 0 1
moil. A Rrcnt many kuiih and largo
iiiiiouut of eiiulpmeiit has been so
curoil. OXK MOUK AMHKICAX
HTKAMKIt NUJIIIKII
WAHIIINOTON, D. C, July
It!. Tho state department has
iinnounccd that the Steamer
Cirnco has been submarined.
Th rou men, one an American
wero killed. Two members of the
riuvnl board were Injured. The
Mirvlvors were lauded.
FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY,
to Danger
.,,,,,,,, mm
KLAMATH STOCK
ARE POISONED
IN IAVA BEDS
IIOllKKS. VATTI.K AMI MHKKI
fol'.nu iiv luxta: iiui:n.s
TM
nt Htix-k ItrloticlnaT to
Klaiualli lUnrliiiirn ,tv IMxruvcr.
r.1 on Hit Ijib lied lUnxen lie-
port Tliat More Tliau a llundrrd
llrn.1 Have llrrn Klllnl Itrrrivrtl.
.tllrnitl lu Hum I Urn Kruot ruled.
That liirce qtiantltlw of liventock
a'B bol" voltouti In the lava bed
! '. forty-five milt, aoutheaat,
m,nJr ' h'ch belong to J. Frank
At 0 tll of thin cltV. and tllUt all t -
Jt.inpt ha been made to trurn the bars
" ' rucn near Merrill ima
u'eU reliably reimrtcd. j
Twenty-live head of horse, besides
" ,""t number of nhoep and cattlc.j
utv lA ia already been de-1
Hio)e.l. and rider are now In that '
,rrnurJ atscovcr wnai further
' has iun done. The authorities
- "r "-" "' itomiuuniim
reiiort. and the devlco was adjusted
so tliul thf sun's rays would concen
trate on the barn and start the Are.
It was discovered In time, however,
CIVIL STRIFE
STIRS GERMANY
VOX IIOM.WKO IIKSIUX8 AMI Illl.
OrXIHOK MICHAKLH IH Al.
IHIIXTKII IIA(KI,M)U All.
IIKK8HK8 UKIt'llKTAO
Definite nuuounceniont of tho resig
nation of Chancellor von Dcthman
Hollweg has been received, and the
teport or (loiicral von Stein, Prussian
miiiMer of war .roslgnlng la also he
I'evmt thruout (leriuaiiy.
That there la 11 treiui'iidoiis ii'.)-
hcavr.l thruout Germany there ran bo
no doi.bt, and the result can only bo
conjectured
fleneial von Stelu is known to ho
nn opKiioiit of peace without niiuoxa-
tlon or indemnities. Ho recently
aroused tho iro of the socialists by
taking part In the Pan-American
propaganda against peace efforts.
A dispatch Just rocelved from Co
penhagen says that Dr. George Mich-
rolls, the now chuucellor, dollver; his
maiden speech in the retchstag Thurs
day, and It is oxpected that the forth
coming program will be announced.
Field Marshal von Hindenburg,
General Ludendorf and Dr. Mlcnaells
nro now conferring with party lead'
ers.
8. D. Tucker of Dairy Is In town
today oa business, , . -. '
e- - -tQCaa iieaW
JULY 16, 1917
STUNS CITY
1-1-,-ni-ii-u-ian.nnaaaafu- -1.-.-.v
wicn wood
ffiUOl Dt IjUI:
KLAMATH COUNTY MKX TO HAK
I'l.KXTV OF WORK THIS VKAR,
tiVmSU Ot'T COROWOOO AND
TUX Hill XKW IIAILROAD.
That there will be plenty of work
for all thou who wUh to fnrnlih
cordwood and tle for the new Ore-
con. California A Katern railroad
Jwm Indicated In a auument made
by Itobert K. Strahorn today.
There aro (real quantities of wood
at I Itu- Flat, on fltukel mountain and
nt other point along the Una which
tan be gotten out profitably, and
thim will be ample demand for It,
aixordlng to Mr. Strahorn.
All fir and tamarack ties furnished
win be taken at reasonable price.
' irge quantltlta of cord wood will be
jud In the locomotive. Thla work
in lu imilnliko llin. Id. .na
fall and winter. Particular ayba
further nee u red by Interviewing Chief
Kr.Kineer N. If. Bogue at the oflcea
In the Odd Fellows building.
It Is estimated by prominent mm
here that It will require 25,000 cords
of wtiod for the city of Klamath Falls
this coming winter.
U. S. DEPDTIES
ARE APPOINTED
CITIZEX8 ARE Acnxc VSDKR
KKIIKIUL AtTHORITY IN AR-
UKHTK OK I. W. W. JOHN MX
XKI.L DKI'LTV MARSHAL
Any vestige of doubt regarding the
lawfulness of the actions taken by
the citizens here In regard to appre
hension of I. V. w. members was
fully removed on receipt of a wire
from Hulled States District Attorney
Clarence fleames of Portland yester
day, authorizing the raid made on the
headquarters and appointing John
Flnnell as deputy marshal to proceed
with the work being done,
Considerable talk Was made regard
ing the advisability of erecting a
blockade for prisoners taken when
the jail became full, but Mayor Crls.
led said he thought this step would
prove unnecessary, as the federal au
thorltles would probably look after
this matter since they had taken the
proposition in hand.
HPKCIAI. AUKXTK KX
ItOUTK KOR KLAMATH
e)
PORTLAND, July 16. Wm. 4)
Uryon, special agent of the de-
partment of Justice, left with
several assistants to Investigate
reports that the I, V. V. start-
ed the fire which destroyed Mar-
O tin Brothers warehouse.
Bob Sloan took Billy Earl. Glen
Calen, and his pa-ln-law to tha Sloan
Saturday evening, and oa to th
North Fork yesterday, i . .
of I. W. W
. -
Citizens ol
,n T.l
nave iaKen jrana
to Wipe Out Menace
RAIXY TO PRESSING XKEO OF
COMMUNITY WITHOUT DELAY
Large Crowd ef Mem Offer Services
sum! Are Sworm la m Pepatlee ta
AM Local OaWela la Work of
ReaasVaff t I. W. W-AU geaas.
doat Chaiaclera Are Takea ta.
Roaas to Cltjr Gaeraed.
easssiBsiBasiassBss
Paralysed at first by the aadacity of
-teaes who eeraed the Martla
mill, men all over the city quickly
awoke to the necessity of Immediate
and strenuous action to prevent a rep
Itltlon of the Infamous deed by put
ting all those who were thought to
be leagned In the I. W. W. movement
where they would be secure for the
time being, and by the middle of the
forenoon nearly a hundred deputy
sheriffs bad been sworn In at the city
hall, extra guards put at alt the mills
and factories and nearly all the roads
were being patrolled for suspicious
looking characters. Before noon sev
eral of the ringleaders of the I. W. W.
were safely locked in the cells of the
police station, and by the middle of
the afternoon nearly thirty had been
token in.
Not the slightest doubt appeared in
the minds of anyone at to the source
of the Ore. A. Stlplen. n laborer of
thla city, who la well and favorably
known, declared before a group of
officers and citizens In the mayors'
oflce. yesterday that he was ap
proached about 9 o'clock Saturday
evening by members of the I. W. W.,
UNCLE SAM GETS
FOUR SUB BOATS
MOST MODERN OF THE BURMA.
RINKS ARE DESTROYED RY
CONVOYS OF AMERICAN TROOP
SHIPS, IS RELIABLY REPORTED
LONDON, June 1. American war
ships convoying the first Installment
of American troopa to France de
stroyed four of the largest modern
German submarines, according to a
report from Genua sources con
tained In a Berne dispatch to a Rome
news agency. .
Roy Ores hat enlisted In the Coast
Artillery at Cogent, and will leave
Sunday, aocoapaaled by Leland
Haines and Clifford Sevlts, who en
listed ssso time ago.
Wl' HI -
OFFICIAL NBWtM
OF KLAMATH PALU
rlee, Fh Crt
Klamath
fli J
and Invited to attended their
and that he accepted their Invttattea.
Arrived there, he fonad ealy a few
men. but evidence of n great deal at
whiskey. He was asked to get "Uaat
up" with the organisation, and refae
ed with the statement that he waa toe
patriotic to Join such a body la 1
like these. The members then '
their surprise than aa latelUgeat aaa
such as he appeared to be. held patri
otic sentiments, and aftaaed that thla
was the time to strike, when there
was a chance of success.
Stlplln declared farther that thera
were German apiee now at work ta
the bozjfaetories of the city.
New I. W. W. aaspeehTeeatniaa ta
be picked up by the dtfferaat Betrete
around the city. Betweea thlrtytve
and forty are now being heM. Oa
twelve or fifteen the I. W. W. moat
bershlp cards were found. The saea
have been picked up In all sectleas.
With the membership list foand at
the headquarters yesterday to guide
them, the officers and deputies are
leaving no atone unturned to corral
all who are believed to have any con
nection with the disturbers.
John Finnell has been appointed
United States deputy marshal! and At
torney J. H. Carnahan UaMed Stntea
deputy attorney by District Attorney
Clarence Reames of Portland.
Two secret service men who have
been here for some time were ef great
assutance to the sheriff. HSit
Among the correspondence seenred
yesterday nt tha raid nude on I. W.
W. headquarterawere Instructions for
the local officers to cache all papere,
etc.. relating to the work of the or
ganisation, at some point outside tha
headquarters. This order had evi
dently not been compiled with at tha
time of the raid.
ROCK PILE FOR
KLAMATH I. W. W.
GOVERNOR WITHYOOMBK WANTS
MEN ARRESTED HERE PUT AT
HARD LABORTO BE CONFIX.
ED ON VAGRANCY CHARGE
SALEM, July 16. It la announced
that Governor James Wlthycomhe
will recommend that the Industrial
Workers of tha World be confined in
county JaiU tor six months, which to
the maximum sentence for vatraaey.
Also that they be put oa the rock alio
during confinement.
He believes that Midlers ara neces
sary only aa tost resort.
Ho will recommend that the
arrested at KtoaiaU Valto be pt
the rock plls. At the ead -e,'ttx
months the danger to tlM.MraatjHI
be over. ,vv
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