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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF KLAMATH COUNTY
OFFICIAL NEWIPAmt
OF KLAMATH PALLS
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 17 1917
erte, fbm Cane
I. W. W. Strikes
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MMiir'H irt nrti.NTWi I'lii.v.
tirrnrx mii.ij vumr.
sKArri.t:. Vdi,. "Jir i: -with
r. I hall I.UOO IIU of 10,000 rllf I
yUijr ttrlklng, the I ii iii It IiIiiKI"
mill iiMtirio uf Western Washington
har liJitrd III strike by the III-
iuitrUI Workers of the World as a
failure
Only rtftwn mill are now rlou '
fl.- mhH aA.IH,,i liv Itln luwttitrtl
cil U'rtrtn Washington for III" fail
ure of III" strike l that " ' "' '
Industrial Worker of llm World nm
really workers, and lhal when they
ar rallnl out mi strike they form
urn a iiialt proportion of the out
ploy that the reult U generally a
fliilo, Insofar as handicapping llm
work It coiirttrnmt.
TERMS OF PEACE
HAMEO THURSOAY
CiKIMIANH KJIWH NEW ClIAX.
Ci:t.U)lt MirilAKI.IS to taki:
A liMlliKII HTAXII AT THK
Itl.lCIIHTAII ON TIII'lUillAV
COI'KNIIA(iKN. July IT.-llrlllli
dispatches say that a majority of the
rslctistas: plana to irnl pear
term resolution nt Ihn meeting on
Ttiumilay,
A ilenmutt ha been mnilii of )r.
Mlrharlln, ttit new chancellor, that he
accept till,, prlnelplo.
The rlinm.-llor la now working
nl'ii ami ilay on tlm program speech
which m r' I a to make nl the meet
lot of 1I10 relt-hslug.
I. W. W. LEADER
TAKEN AT DORRIS
IH I OlIMi Amili MKAIMH hiding
IX I HKKiHT CAR KHDKHAI.
I'KI't'TIIIH IIAVi: I.KIT TO UK.
TI'IIX IIIM TO I.TTV
'rl IWKlillm, an hIIurdJ I. V.
It-advr hiii, luu lioi-n miiturctl lit l)or
rl, and fidrriil doimtlua from Imro
ft lulu id a ufuunoon In luko lilni
Into ruainily. u wiu rmrtil In
llmi vldnliy. uitil u mmrch waa rn
wrdcd by dlacovurliiK him In u
'felKlil nir.
Mr.
aild Mm. (Mmrlfia lly.ini ulll
'vc tomorrow for n two wenka' vlall
Hh Mim, Dunurfa aUtor, In I'oitlitnd.
Marlon Nlm.-of thu Nino Lumber
mwny nt llray, Cullf., H here for a
nort buHlneas visit.
U. Howman from Plenty wood, Mon-
a, a urothor of 0. II. Ilowmnn of
Klamath County High achool, la
filling Klamath County. The two
wotherM have boon fluhlng at Spring
lit , ,l(, ,n,on', f0,n l0 CroU)r
we In a short time. Mr. Bowman
h WarMiMi n th. mining bualnaia In
Dramatic Critic
fosses Aaj
WU.UAM
William Winter, llm moat famous
Anirrlmn ilramatlr rrltlr, who thru
llm rilliliin of th'i "New Yirk Trib
une, made himself known hII.omt tin
worlil, U dead In lil Msi rar
NO AUTOS NOW
BY STATE BANK
OIIIMXAM'K timililN lAIIKIli
ox i:st hum: or iiitii uiu
TWKKX KiaMATH AXIl I.IX
tint mem: tiiax 'M mim;ti:s
1
The t'lly nnllimliic iirnlilliltlliR lh
luirkliic of niitnmotillra iiIoiir MmIii
Uorl and ollmr hItitIh fur u porlod
of ovr wniy mlnutra wu Inxl iiIkIiI
i-tnudid by Ihn illy counrll to In-rluili-
th n naalt-rly aldtt of Fifth Mrci't
hot wren Klamitth iivt-uiiu and Main
alri'fl.
Thla hlock U a tcry ioiulnr onu for
Hie tuirkliig of nim during bualnenw
hourn. and with both aldea filled with
vara It Interferes with the lire truck'
gnttlug thru, eHpechtlly on a hurrliMl,
call.
CAR STRIKE ON
SEATTLE LINES
Moroit.MKX axii nMii'rroits
IIOI.II II TIIAFFir HHt ItKtXMJ.
XITIOX OF THKIIt HXIOXH,
AOITATKII I ItOM TACOMA
HKA1TI.K, Wnali., July 17. Willi
Htrcet emu aro iuiuiIiir on thn 1'HKrl
Hound l.lghl mid I'ower coiupany ow
ing to n Htrlkn of 1,000 tnnlornieii mid
(wuductoi'H for loi'OKulllon of their
Union,
The Htrlko wuh preclpltulod by n
strike of the Tucomu omployeH of thin
sumo company.
Mrs. William Mugiiiro nnd daugh
ter Helen, who are spending the sum
mer at the Pelican Uuy logging camp
on Upper Klamath Uko, uie In town
for a faw days.
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CITIZENS COM.
IS NOW MADE A
PERMANENT BODY
TOWN ltll'OXIH TO ;AM. Hill
MtOTKtTlOX ltHT XKiHT
HoikIiik MrrlliiK of ltrgr I'roml of
I'Hitcitu l I'ourt IIoum- HllOM
hilrl of t'ommunlly Htlrrlns
Talk. Ar Mailr t.'liarlm F. Stone
I 10 I Irad the I'mttanrui Organl.
Ration.
Itrdouhlcd efforti will b made by
In) 11I rlti(eu to ,irorrt .the home
ami luitUklrlra of thin rlly. Thla win
rli-urly ilt'inoniitralcd laat iiIkIiI at a
mrollnf at the court houiie, at which
about 2U0 wi-rn preaent.
Thn ldfa,4( theaiaetlng waa to
I'fhtrt a iwrmaiient rllUciu' commit
ter to rope with the nerloua local alt
nation The liincllUR wan called to order by
V I'. Johiinon, who dcllvcrtd a brief,
ntlrrltiK ml it if mi on the critical pod-
, Hon In which thu community la ulaced
and on thu ueiuwlty. In vlow of the'
I mitloiial ru 1 1 for men at thu from,
, lor lliomi nt hoiiu) to bo prepared to
iiU'cl all riiiiTKi'iiclru ihnt may urlno
In a rapnhln liiiililiiT. .
Thn tt'iuorary coinmltten, which
hut hi'iuliid thu cltllnua luovnnoilt
llniK far, ri-llred In nrdor that a per
iimiii'iit oricauliatlon inlht be crcut.
I'd, mid Charlea F. Stone waa aetectcd
u chief uxecullve of tho roorganliud
liudy
A iiomlmitliiK commlltee then with,
dtew and niadii the following recom
iiirinlatloiiM for an executlva commit
leu to art with Chairman Stene:
Flunk Ward, 0. J, Ferguaon, V. 8.
Wlloy, Hurry .Stilts. Dr. It. It. Ilamll
ion, J- A. tiordou, O. V, Kobortaon,
Hurt Withrow, Harry Tolford and
fliaili'H Hlloy. llert Withrow wag
"Ivclod exocutlvo aecrelary.
Joe Smith wuh elected chltyf of I'o-
lire and Ham Walker nalHtmit chief of
the cltUena' commltlee. All thoae
prenent I lion Hlguod the roll of tho
t-iiiumltleo, and Bland rendy for call
for whatever duly may be delected
for I hem by the exocutlvo board. A
KOHrilon w'na Immediately called of thin
hoard following thn mooting, and
plana for Immediate, moves mudo.
NO BOOZE FOR
PORTO RICO NOW
IMS1IIKT UOKH IHIY AT Kl.rX
TIOX YKHTKKDAY MY OYKIL
YIIKI.MIX MAJOIUTY ONK
TOWN YOTKS XKAIU.Y 800 TO I
SAN JUAN, Porto Rice, July 17.
With sixty-two out of sevonty-slx mu
nicipalities reported, yesterday's elec
tlons showed Porto Rice votod for
prohibition by more than two to one.
Cavey, a mountain summer resort
town, voted over 8,000 for prohlbl
Hon and only sixteen against It.
in Washington
RUSS CABINET
FUSSES WHILE
ARMIES ADVANCE
NI.AVS MAKK HITCKSSFCI. IS.ilXH
IX liAI.K l.
I'ahlnrt Torn liy INari-rnirnt of I'M.
Irint Four Mliiitcn IttxlKti Kol
lowing Cmtrrry Ib-Hcrnl Tliat
Many Will Xoh Join Hum Korrt-.
in Hie Kunreaaful lrh on lite rl
era Front.
lly Aworlnleil rrrN
IliiKJtlan arnilcd are continuing their
vlgorotia offenshe In Calacln. Other
grouiw of their countrymen are a
parontly ready to Kpring Into action!
at varloua olnts along the SOO-mllcj
ftont. if I
Meanwhile ltualan governmental
ntfmtr mp. iifflA.I w.1.1. n tfnl.lt,M. dlifl-!
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agreement. Four minister. Inctudlnc
Mlnlaier of Finance Shlngnroff. have
realgncd becaiuo thoy object to pol-
Idea decided upon by other ministers
In Ukaralno. which dohlr.-s lndeneml.
cut Kovoruuieut. It U honed that the
rciilgnntlons will be withdrawn.
BERNSTORFF IS
KOHMKIl AMKIIK'AX A.MIIAHSA.
IKUt IH KKXT TO COI'K.MIAliKX.
IMI NOT Kl'tTKK.D SKCItKlMKY
.IMMKItMAX, AS KXI'rXTKIt
I'AKIS, July 17. A Zurich dl
pntch nays that Count von nornstorff,
former ambassador to America, hits
been appointed
(ierman minister to
Coiinhagon.
It had been previously reported
Hint ncrustorff was a candidate to
succeed Forolgn Secretory Zimmer
man, w-ho resigned recently.
SOCIALIST RIOT
QUICKLY HALTED
DKMOXHTKATIOXS AGAIXHT THK
(lOVKRXMKXT AUK SHOUT
I.IYKU SKYF.H.U. ARK KIM.KII
AMI WOUXHKII
PKTUOCIRAI), July 17. Two dem
onstrations against tho government
resulted in the tiring of shots In tho
Novsky district about mlduight.
A number wore killed and wounded
by the firing, apparently us a result
of stray shots, which started the
panic. Tho demonstrators turned the
rifles and machine guns among each
other,
Quiet was restored after a fow min
utes. The majority faction of the social
democratic party organlsad the dem
onstration.
DANISH
MINISTER
Tomorrow Morning at Nine
iiirt-ini-Mnrwr"MMw'wvvvvina'fMirv
Who Manages
Selective Draft
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, CCN.CNCOI.JCR0W0OI.
General Enoch H. Crowder, proToat
mamhal of the United States army.
Is managing the aelectlve draft by
which an army for aervlce In France
IH aoon be chomn. He has been
wry biiny for weekn naming members
of tho local exemption boards.
PROTECTION FOR
CITY PAVEMENTS
OIUMXAXCK
WIU.
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KltOM
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RXCE8S1YK
nitK.KIXG
THICKS
WKItillT
THK CITV
8T11KKTS
To protect the improved streets of
the city from damage by heavy truck
in, an ordinance was Introduced and
passed to second reading at last
night's council meeting which pro
hiblts the hauling of engines with
corrugated wheels over any of tho
pavements. The ordinance further
piovides that no load over five tons.
Including tho weight of the truck,
shall bo hauled, and that all loads of
more than two tons must be on tires
of four Inches width or wider.
It is believed that with the passage
of this measure a great saving will
bo made. to the city streets. The or
dlnnnco was passed to second reading.
Captain J. W. Siemens has returned
from a ten Uuy visit to Portland,
where he bus been attending to mat
tors of business. He reports a pleas
ant trip.
William Dulton, a prominent stock
man of the Malln bectlon, Is In the
city today with his family.
DRAFT COMMENCES
LAST OF WEEK
WASHINGTON. D. C, July
17. It 1st epected that draft
drawings will begin Friday or
Saturday. Ton states have not
yet completed the organisation
of committees.
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ALL DEPUTIES REPORT
MierisT Geersaf H Hirer recjswsta Oast all depatlea aayoistfeeJ
bring their gmsaad report at th
AUSTRIA VOICES
ITS DISCONTENT
I'ROMJXKXT CmZEX DECLARE!
HATE OP WORLD DIRECTED
AGAIX8T GERMANY, XOT AC8-TRIA-MTST
BREAK WITH ALLY
ZURICH, July 17. The Austrian
reicharath waa thrcrfa Into aa uproar
oa Satarday waame former Caec.li
Minister. HssilPracaek. declared
the hate of the satire world Jraa aot
directed aajrhwt'Gwasaay. and that.
Austria should detach herself from
her ally, says a Vienna dispatch.
"How are we to obtain peace?" de
manded Htrr Praschek. "If we cllag
to the Geraan aide? Must we con
tinue to submit to the German mili
tarism that has drawn us Into this
war?"
The speaker declared that Csech
deputies had been Imprisoned for at
nmntlnc tn brine about an alliance oL
Austria with Russia and France, and.
added that If they were to be stigma-1
Hied as traitors, then all Csech who,
believed similarly should be so stig-.
matlsed.
GREAT NAVAL
VICTORY WON
ELEVEN SHIPS ROUTED IN BAT
TLE JUST REPORTED
Telllas Blow la Struck at the Eaemy'a
Sea Forces la Big Kacagetacat.
Three Ships Returned to Port, Four
Were Captured, aad Four More
Are Sunk.
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 17.
A dispatch Just receive! from YmuL-
den says that British destroyers In
the North Sea have sunk four ships
of the German fleet, captured four
and forced three to return to Rotter
dam.
The captured vessels are small. The
three beachedrwere badly damaged
by gun Are.
E. T. SHEPHERD AWAY ON TRIP
Good conditions prevailing In
Klamath County are evidenced In the
report ot the sale of Ave grand and
player pianos recently by Earl T.
Shepherd. Some of the Instruments
run as high aa f 1,000 In value.
Mr. Shepherd left today for his an
nual tour of Eastern Oregon, aad will
be away several weeks. Mrs. Shep
herd will aot aoeempaay htm at this.
time, but will remala la Klamath
Falls. . '
Fails
ctty hall at 0 o'clock
$30,000 LOSS AT
MOJAVE. CALIF.
STRANGER 18 HELD BY AUTHOR
ITIES OX ADMITTING THAT HE
WAS IN BUILDING WHERE THE
FIRE STARTED
MOJAVE, Calif., July 17.-
third of the buslaese asjetlea of Me
Jave, including the postoHce, new,
paper oce, the telephoae xehaaaa
and telegraph oflce were wheUy de
stroyed by Are. A stranger glvlag the
aasMof, J- O. Day, said by the aataar.
Hies to hare 'admitted "be wa la'tha ,
building of the Mojave Prase, where
the fire started, is under arrest.
Otto Haes, the postmaster, entered
the burning postoHce In an attempt
to save a big bag of mall, aad waa
caught under (ailing timbers. Ha
was dragged to safety by Bremen af
ter bis feet has been seriously turned.
Acordlng to the oflcers. Day was
left In charge of the Mojave Press
office by W. J. Evans, the editor, who
left town for a vacation a few hours
before the lire was discovered. Day
was arrested, the offleers said, as he
was walking along the railroad away
from town. It was also asserted by.
the officers that they discovered yea-
terday that a Are hydrant across from
the burned buildings had beea tem
pered with. T
Day, the of ears said, admitted re
sponsibility for lae Ire, but main
tained It was th result of the acci
dental dropping of a lamp in a bucket
of gasoline. He denied having touch,
ed the fire hydrant, they said.
AVIATION BILL
T
SENATE MILITARY COMMITTEE
REPORTS FAVORABLY WITH.
OUT AMENDMENT FOOD BILL"
TEMPORARILY SET ASIDE ,
WASHINGTON. D. C. July 17.
Another speed record in considering
the 140.000.000 aviation program bill
passed last Saturday la Ave hours,
was made today when the senate mil.
itary committee at a 45-mlnute ses
sion unanimously ordered a favorable
report without amendment.
Leaders hope to have the food bill (
temporarily set aside tomorrow, Ther (
expect to have the aviation measure
passed with a brief debate.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Haasabeck
have left for their home la Lawtoa,
Okla.. followlag a four weeks'' visit '
with Sid Evaas aad family of this
-lw lf UawhAjtW Im lair of
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Mrs. Evaas.
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