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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF KLAMATH COUNTY
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1917
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LUES STEADILY CLOSING
IN
RESIDENT HELPS REGULATE PRICES
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iUCCESS FOLLOWS
ALIM EFFORTS
IMake Good Gains Around Lenz and
Repulse Attacks of Germans.
Capture Many Prisoners
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nniTIHII KHONT, Franco, Aug. 7.
The HrltUli Hum coiillnua to tighten
around tho French city of len. The
Canadian Saturday advanced two
hundred yard along n thousand mile
front In the western outskirts of tlia
city. Thny nra established In group
houses within ii fow yards of the
ciiumy'H line.
Purls report that French troops
Inst iiIkIiI entered tlio Ocrinaii linos
In three places Inflicting Iokhph and
rapturing prisoners.
Tlio French repulsed Toulon at
tacks between, Avocourt und Hill
Thrco Hundred nnd Four with heavy
losses to the (iermuns. ,
PAVEMENTS WILL
BE PROTECTED
BY NEW LAW
FIVE TONS IS LIMIT UVKH IM
PROVED CITV STREETS
Onlliiaiira Providing for Holding
Heroml Hand Good in Remodeled
nt the Solicitation of Second Hnml
Mtn. Jitney Drivers Ordinance la
Still I'lutettlcri. Council Spends
Muth Time Allowing 11111m.
NLA
CHANGES
NAVAL PERSONNEL
RED CROSS ROOMS
TO BE CHANGED
MITII ATTKXTIOX ATTRACTED WILL REMOVE T M.IIX STREET
IIV SHIFT OF OFFICIALS OX
ADMIKAI.TY HO A III). IIBLIBV
8TKP IX IIKOItGAXIATION.
I.01.NDON, Aug. 7 It la officially
HDounrvil that Vlco Admiral Hlr
Roielyn Wemyss Is appointed to ro-
Plco Admiral Sir Cocll llnrnoy ns
iwond Sea Lord.
Allen Carrutt AudorMon hitherto
!' chairman of the Wheat Coinmls-
lion ruccoodu Sir Hrln Piiiniilii.il flml.
llio new first Lord of the Ad-
"drallty as controller of i.nviil mn.
ruction,
The ChailEGH are llltrili'tliiir muxh
llfntlon and am Interpreted us tlio
t atop In i, reorganization,
OpitOnOIItu Of thll lirnumit iwlnilri.!-
ly methods roKard the changes na
fiwBsunntory half measures" nnd
they HllOllId lllivn linnn inmln n
wmpiete as to give tlio country re
solute energetic admiralty, iorraoatod
-i viiviitsivu spirit.
IX OHI'llBl'lt Ill'ILIIIXU. IIY
THK FIRST OF XE.XT WEEK
CHANGE WILL UK MADE
A chaugu Is to ho made In tlio lo
cation of tlio work rooms of the lied
Cross Society.
Thru tho Kindness of Chns. B.
Wordou, one of his storo rooms In tho
Orphoiis building hns been made
avitlluhlo to the ladlca of this society
and nrrangomeiits are being mndo to
effect the cluingo by the first of noxt
week.
Following clinngctt are noted In tho
list of those In charge of tho work
rooms.
Mrs. M. I'. Evans I lo have charge
of tho rooms on Wednesday instead
of Thursday, Mrs. B. H. Ilonry will
Imvo churgo on tho llrst and third
Thuraduy of each month and tlio
l.ndles (iulld of tho Presbytorlnn
Church on tho second and fourth
Thursday.
second hand dealers, to the clauso
In the ordinance which had passed
second reading, providing for hold
ing of all articles received for ten
days before disposing of thorn, tho
ordinance was remedied and again
Introduced nt lost nights session.
The ordinance In Its original form
provldo for a keeping of a record of
all goods received and holding for
tho period mentioned. Motchenbach
er brought out the fact that tills
would cause great and unnecessary
covcnlence to himself and others!
when buying large stocks of second
hand goods from reliable parties.
Under the provisions of the meas
ure now before the Council, any such
goods can be disposed of Immediately
upon the consent, of the Chief of
Police.
It Is evident from the tone express.
cd last night that the second hand
men will cooperate with the city in
enforcing the new measure, which
alma to put a atop to stolen goods
being presented at pawn shops. No
goods from boys under eighteen years
Co truck loads which Including the nro to De accepted.
unisht nt ih tnirk nimiin flvn nnJ The ordinance providing for n II-
are allowed on the Improved streets cense among the Jitney drivers amlj
of this city acocrdlng to an ordinance' regulating a schedule of prices to be,
passed at tho mcetnlr of the City charged In the cltyUlrnks-wssagaln;
Council Inst night. All loads exceed-!1'!' for discussion nnd while those
lug two tons must bo carried on Prices are now apparently acceptable)
triiekr with tiros nt least four inches presented, the question arose from
iu width according to the tortus of the drivers and tho matter was post-1
the new measure. poned until it could be given consld.
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EXAMINATION FOR
DRAFT TO BE6IN
EARLY TOMORROW
FIRST VUOTA WILL BE SELECTED
IIV LOCAL BOARD
Council to prevent If possible some
The ordinance prohibiting the
of the damage that has been done In vrk'n .of car '" ce.r,nln 8C.cl,ons
vi llio uusy Birutns lor a longer
thil piiut to tho city pavoments which
have been constructed at groat ex
pense to tho cltlzons. I
period than twenty minutes passed
second reading and will bo put to
final vote at the next meeting. j
a .... ...u .ru...im iue ,mmKUj Mogt of the ,mo at ,Mt cven,ng.s
of any steam engine or other ma- , wag taken ,n (ne aUowIng
chine, having wheels of a corrugated f b,g ngangt tll0 clty
surface, over tho pavoment at all. m
The question was brought up by
one or two of tho councllmont just I .sH17 SoOn On
beteio the llnal vote was taken as to
whether the city Ore engine could be
run thru the streets under the terms
of the ordinance, but it was decided
that were tho new truck overweight,
Long Auto Trip
Miss Nell Buckner will leave In
the morning for a three weeks trip'
to Northern Dolnta vlsltlnir her honin
Itn very wldo rubber tires would effect at gttIfim ... fr,ondg . PorUand nnii i
no Injury to the streets.
In response to objections mado by
M. flotclionbacher and others of the
Seattle. Miss Myler Calkins will
All her position at the office of Drs.
Johnson and Cm hoy.
Instructions From Adjutant General
White Suggest Publication of AU
Those Claiming Exemption or Dis.
charge and Granada oa Which
Tlieso Claims are Based. Progress
Should Be Given Publicity.
The names of the first eighty men
called to appear before the local ex
emption board are given in the order
In which they will appear. The ex
amlnaticns wWcb commence tomor
row, and will continue thru Thursday
end Friday will be held at the Elks
Club.
A wire to Sheriff George Humph
reys received from Adj. Gen. Geo. A.
White of Portland says:
"It is assumed that the exemption
work Is now being actively conducted
by your local board, active time hav
ing passed for this puprose, sine the
day notice was sent you. In this con
nection your attention is Invited to
the obvious fact that when any regls
tcied person imposes upon a local
board and improperly secures a cer
tificate of exemption, or discharge,
he advances the time of call of all
other uncalled persons on the list.
For this reason every registered per
son and to some extent every person
in the community Is directly interest
ed In seeing that the true facts are
brought to the attention of the gov
ernment." "You are advised that a represen-
WILSON IS BUSY
FIXING THINGS UP
Will Satisfy Himself That Price Regu
lation Proceeds Satisfactorily.
Looks Up Coal and Steel
WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 7
The President took a hand today In
the governments plana for price reg
ulations, and conferred with officials
having charge of the work.
He irst went to the Federal Trade
Comaalsslon sad. later to the Depart-
mentof Justice. Both departments
keeping the process
;are wtjtltlag sjn keep
of .materials for the governments war
needs down to a reasonable basis.
The President Inquired particularly
regarding the investigation of the
cost of producing coal, steel and lum
ber. The commission hopes to give the
President a report of the costs of
copper within a fortnight "" """
KINGDOM GOULD y
FILES EXEMPTION
WEALTH!' .RAILROAD OFFICIAL
MARRIED RECENTLY CLAIMS
EXEMPTION ON GROUNDS THAT
' HE HAS DEPENDENTS
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Boring Tube for Great 16-Inch Gun at U. S. Arsenal
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Hen Fohtcr of San Francisco are on
jPleaaure trip to Itocky Point today.'
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Dunham and
children, with Miss Josle .ow, re
turned from n short trip last night
from McClaud nnd Shasta Springs.
TEUTONS DRIVE
WITHOUT SUCCESS
EVKIIAL ATTEMPTS TO llliEAK
TK AUIKN links ON THK
H4XDKIIH FHONT ARE UK.
I PWLSKI WITH GREAT LOSSES
By Asaoriated Press
Aug. 7Ya..jo..i . -..
etn. . iremanaaus
nonad00' the Flnndsrs front, waH
followed Inst night by two attempts of
the Germans to shako tho British
from tholr hold on the Important
sectors. Neither attempt met with
success. They first attacked In tho
Hollebek. region and later west of
Hoek on the French front.
The Germans also attacked vainly
at Bovlile, Avolrcourt Wood In Alsace.
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The United Statas arsenal at this photograph shows the tube of a pleted and have been sent to coast
Watervllet, New York, Is turning out great 16-tncb gun being bored. A fortifications, Before many aoritht
ninny hundred -guns each week, and few of these weapons have been com- every coast'statioq will have them.
NEW YORK. ' Aug. 7 Kingdom
Gould, a railroad official, the eldest
sin of George J. Gould, has filed
draft exemption on the ground that
be has dependents.
He has been passed as physically
fit for army duty. He was married
July second.
BLAMES MAGNATE
FOR DISTURBANCE
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 7
Representative Jeannette Rankin of
Montana In addressing the House,
charged the responsibility of the Mon-
I tana Mine workers trouble which cur
I tailed the output of copper Xo John
I D. Ryan, of New York. President of
'the Amalgamated Copper Company.
She said the abolition of the "rustl
ing card" system by which the am
algamated company decides which
miners shall work, would restore
peace. She said her eff ortv leen-
UCENSE IS ISSUED
A marriage license was issued yes
terday by County Olerk C. R. DeLap
to Miss Mary Godow and Jasper
Turner, Indians of the Klamath Res
ervatlon living near Yalnax.
The couple are to be married Sun
day at the home of the bride. The
ceremony will be preformed by Rev.
C. H. Dunlap, the Methodist pastor
on the Reservation.
The groom is a cattle rancher la
the Yalatx section.
vlnce Ryan of this fact by telegra$.
produced no results. She aaoea tnai
the power to abolish 'the system was
In Ryans hands. ""
Representative Rankin declared
the workers knew they would never
be safe under the "rustling card"
system for under the system every
man who complained or reported
dangers or endeavored to form or
ganisations was laid off and unable to
obtain work in any mine again.
E. R. Bishman and Mrs. M. J. Shaw
from Richmond, Cal., are among re
cent arrivals who are enjoying the
fishing at Rocky point.
DRAFT RESISTERS
ARE GIVING UP
MORE THAN FIFTY OF THE BAND
HAVE SURRENDERED IN OAK.
' LAHOMA. WITH THREE OR
FOUR OTHERS CAPTURED
OAKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 7
Draft restaurs have continued to sur.
render without resistance here. Over
fifty prisoners have been' take, In
cluding two organisers, of the working
class union, oaeera ar looking for
three or tour more leaders whose
capture they think will end the out'
bursts.
It Is believed that the disturbance
caused by a crowd of negroes and
half-breeds in Central Oaklahewa
will be terminated shortly. The gov
ernment will adopt the strictest of
measures In dealing with these rseUt
ers, In many cases asking ; that tho
death sentence for .lijfcltWf'iiH'1"'
posed, Many haTe.hewwJnto
the movement against their will and
these will receive more lenleit treat.
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