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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1917)
vr i; fj;w Vs. 't-z,vf. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF KLAMATH COUNTY Twelfth Vri X". "' ElH lEtummn Iter aft OFFICIAL NEWlWaJSOt OF.. KLAMATH FALLS' KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1917 Pries Ufa Omm ig Gains In West Continue HUES SUCCESS NEAR YPRES CONTINUES hnmv of yi:htkiui.iv iik- PHATKD TODAY ilin un Welini Frmt Is Fitrlouw. Illltlit Flank of Frrnch Troopa Has fromed Urn Htcenheae River, ami fl Ming Ha AM AdvancedAll (Mtjerilvrw ltvo n raptured. According to Oflulal HUfe-inent. Hjr Associated i'rttm HHITI8II KHONT. Franco. Auk. k. The whirlwind offensive of the llni on llin woHtcrii front continue llh unsbatrd ferocity, anil the big rem, of yesterday bids fair to hoi pcMfd today. That one of the irrut and most Important lint I Ion ! th( war In now In progress there lllttlp doubt, and the allies Mem do. rmlntd to press their advantages Itbout giving the enemy chance to kovcr. I The ureal drive commenced again III morning at daybreak against the opt of Crown Prince Kupprccht of ivsrls, along a wide front from a Int oppoilto rol)Kin Wood, cast Yprei. In the first onalnught tho right nk of tho French surged nrroHK tho enbcko Klvrr, nnd at tho same no tho left lng advanced corro ondlngly. ' I The French nlTlclat statement de bet that all objective have boon Iplurrd. I lit It believed that tho enpturo of famoiiH Hill Seventy yesterday III be of Kreut uHKlxtanrn to the nl- In their further ndvnnce thru pi territory, n this was considered ureatcHt strategic point In thU hiy. Uncle Sam Will See About Strike MMAMM i. - nru-inAAnfJ-u Board Will Now Take Up Appeals Application For Exemption to Be Up Before County Board Heavy Responsibility Attached to This Work According to County Clerk (.'. It. DeLap, member of tho local exemp tion board, thU body will take up tho matter of painting upon tho npplica tlona for exemption filed with them within the next day or two. The responsibility of this matter la felt very keenly by members of the board, and although tho Instructions from tho authorltU8 uro most ex plicit for the Issuance of exemptions or dlschurgo, thero is still a heavy responsibility devolved, nnd tho ut most consideration will ho oxeulsod, Tho fact that when thoy exempt some one who for various n'nsons they think should b excused, their action takes lomu one elso from his homo ami putH him In tho field, makes the task very difficult. In the matter of dependents. It Is believed that the hoard will not be In. ell nod to excuse a married man with out children unless It Is shown that tlm wlfo Is totally unitblo to care for herself and will become a burden upon th community It left nlono. Ah tho names of fortyseven men liavo already been sent In to head quarters from Klamath County, In cluding tho thirty-five who passed without asking exemption nnd the eloven who did not appear for exam ination and wore thereby automatic ally taken Into tho service, It Is not believed that tho remainder will be called out Immediately, as the first quota for Klamath County was only forty men. BI6 INCREASED ENGLISH ACREAGE IDKRUN, Aug. 10. The llrltlsh pterday fulled In nn attempt to cap. rsthetlllngo of Vondl Law loll, two lc cast of Loos In tho lns front, cording to official announcement. llrltlsh gains nro small. second great battlo broke forth Flanders, with tho llrltlsh Infantry eking along an elovon-mllo front. The cathedral of St. Quontlon has M set nflro by French sheila, and i oeen ablaze slnco yestorday. bntUM) iautv VISITS MKHKYMAXM Dr. and Mrs. A. II. Uallev nnd son VC6 Of Portland, arpfimnnnliul hv m Bailey of HlHshoro, a brothor of rior iiuiley, ro horo visiting Dr. P Mrs, OflOren Mnrrvmiin anA rnn Merryman. The nartv has boon Prlng Crater l.nln nj ,,,... ....... southern Oregon for tho past ten P ay Bllto. Tho inon tnnmhnr. n 1 Prty, tocothor with rr. Mnv. ! "Pent tho day ut llocky Point yestorday. LONDON, Aug. 16 Premier Lloyd (irorgn, In speaking before the houso of commons today, said that thoro wcro a million moro ncros of Innd un. der cultivation this year than last your. "Tho government has como to tho conclusion," ho said, "that with reas onable economy them Is no chnnco of starving England out." "Tho Kotornmont plans for dealing with the submarines has boon In rreasliigly successful, nnd the sup piles will bo adoquuto If tho harvest w outlier ft good." lie announced that tho llrltlsh toduy had captured Luiigemarck and had gained ground In many places, and he asserted that the DPO.000 grogs tons of shipping lost thru tho submarines In April were really only 330,000 tons. "Germany Is now barely nblo to hold her own, and Ig not doing that Miciessfuliy," sold tho premier. PROGRESS IS BEING MADE .MICH IIUILDING GOING OX, UN. TKUPKIMK SHOWN HV CITI ZKNH INTEREST FROM OUT SII)K tUKATEl) right Hour Day Is Not Possible 'EATTLM. UTn.k .. .... . .t i m 1 k.l.l.. .llaaa. ., ,., AWu 10 -ino me request wiiuuui uiiu"t -- "" Lumbermen'. Manufactur.!ternthe,ndu''try nuiaciur , ..kfill thB OWners to grant "eeilnB tn nnDij.. a . I . . . ,. .. .-,.- .wU.,UIr oevreiary tn eight hour oay to ena me sirmc. 'r'l remind 1L.. - .... I n.U. I..l.sn.an JanliM thnnlcnlVA '-"" mm an eignt-nour iiumwi b frant.H . ... able to furnish government needs In. - mm workera, has - nlrplnnes and other lum-j "at they could not grant ber. I Woik on tho new Jncobs building on Main street, betweon Sixth nnd Se.vonth, Is progressing rapidly. The Door Is nearly complotod, and the brick walls on three sides nro up to a height of several feot. Tho now office of tho Kwnuna Uox company plant on Sixth Btreet Is now completed, and Is a markod Improve ment on tho old quartois previously occupied. On every hand signs of brstlo and activity groot tho eye. Ucorgo niohu Is breaking ground for tho erection of his new building at Nlnt,h and Main. This building w HI bo occupiod as a garage, and will bo one of the moBt commodious and up-to-date garages on the coast. Outside visitors commont freely on tho hustlo and movo of the people hero, as compared to the quiet condi tions of many points elsewhere. That tho eyes of vast numbers nro centered on Klamath Falls, and that the de velopment hero Is being carefully watched by big organisations of cap ital, Is Indicated by the correspond enco now received by tho Klamath Commercial Club, and an Increasing Intorest of outside men with capital rathor than those without It, asking for homesteads, la noted. I'did CARD OF THANKS Mrs. I-yle Stukel takes this method of thanking her many friends for the sympathetic help extended ber during her recent bereavement, and alio for the beautiful floral wreath received from them. Will Prosecute (J. S. Slackers 1$&$y?M"S4 mi&MSte';,.., m;mmm- i& v m ymA W 3? Vii $& A4 '?MfLrm tm'yaM anxcrw uJiiSssSL i? r mm ftiyAlH I jStiBSJX Essfe. tmarmi'jv-i nwHwm .Mft1, 7rriyc. KW.'tn v 1-s- County's Poison Plants Will Be Surveyed W. E. Lawrence, Botanist. From the O. A. C, Is Here and Will Co operate With Agent Glaisyer --& WILUIAH L.tur. . Assistant Attorney General Wm. C, Fltts has been designated to form, ulate a plan of action for the prose cution of draft dodgers and "slack ers." He has conferred with Pro vost Marshal General Crow der and the two will cooperate In bringing offenders to 'Justice, PRETTY WEDDING HFREJfESTERDAY aCCOMPIilSHKII UAUGHTKIl OF MKTHOWST PASTOR WKI)S OR. KGOX CITY NKWSPAPKR MAN. ONLV UKLATIVKH PUKSKNT Wedding bolls rang merrily yester day afternoon nt ! o'clock, when Earl C. Drownleo and Grotta Arlene Ben nett took tho sacred vows of holy wedlock. The ceremony occurred at the rosl dence of the bride's parents. Row and Mrs, George Dennett, In tho presence of the Immediate relatives, including Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bolton of Port land. Mr. Ilrownloo Is a son of Mr. and Mrs John Brownlee of Caldora, Chill, whole the latter Is consulting englu oer of the Guggenheim corporation, and was superintendent of construc tion of tho old battleship Oregon The groom, who received collegiate training In Texas nnd at tho O. A. C Is n member of tho Kappa Sigma fra ternity, the Elks Lodge and Is asso ciate editor of tho Oregon City Courier. The bride, who Is the accomplished daughter of the resident Methodist pastor and wife, Is a graduate of the State Normal school, and prominent In musical circles as a soloist and concert linger. The couple left with Mr. and Mrs Bolton on a tour to Crater Lake and n outing on the Deschutes and Mc Kami rivers. They will reside In Oregon City. To make a survey of the poisonous plants of Klamath County, W. E. Lawrence has arrived from Corvallls to cc.operate with County Agricul tural Agent H. R. Qlalsyer. It has been attempted by the latter for ai long time to get au experienced bot anist here to give special study to those plants Injurious to stock, and then to educate the farmers to, the varleltes, that steps may be taken to ward their eradication. ' Mr. Lawrence is a man who has made a study of this subject, and It Is believed that his visit here will result In considerable benefit to the stockmen of the county. A trip was made .yesterday by Messrs. Glalsyei and Lawrence to the Keno section, asd specimens gather. ed of larkspur, jrater hemlock, Lupin and eattcaajai. Most of these plantPngf n to the stockmen of the county la acme of their varieties, but.Jt. hrnqw tho .purpose to get the different varieties classified and de scribed, and to get them placed ac curately before the county stockmen. Mr. Lawrence will be engaged here some little time on this work. DEPT. OF JUSTICE WILL DEAL WITH STRIKERS PREPARES TO HANDLE THE SITU ATION WITHOUT DELAY Gorenuuent Will Stud No Fooling From Labor Body Who WoaM Handicap War Prcpwatlo Any lltannf n TImImv Other Proceednre Xeceesary to Um Welfare of Nation to Be Sqweiehiit T KLAMATH COUPLE WED YESTERDAY DR. K. D. JOHNSON AND MISS KDNA MILLER ARE UNITED AT SHASTA SPRINGS, CALIF., YESTERDAY REMAINS SENT TO MYRTLE CEEEK BODY OF JOHN CARDWELL TAK EN TO OLD HOME FOR INTER MENTI. O. O. F. WILL HAVE CHARGE OF CEREMONIES The many friends of Dr. E. D. Johuson and Miss Edna Miller here will be surprised and pleased to learn of their marriage yesterday at Shasta Springs. Wews of the event was re reived by telephone this forenoon. While the event has been rumored for some time among the friends of j the young people, no announcement of the date had been made. Both parties are very well and fa vorably known here. Tho bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Miller, and has resided for a number of years previous to 1916 ut the Klamath Agency, where her father had charge of the farm work among the Indians. She has been a student at the University of Oregon, an. I for the past ye'ar has been In structor of music in the public schools of this city. Dr. Johnson, the groom, Is among the most successful physicians of Klamath Falls, being a member of the firm of Cathey & Johnson. Since his advent from Portland hero in 1915, he has been a promi nent figure 'in the public life of the city. Ho served as president of the Klamath Chamber of Commerce dur ing ono of the most successful terms of that organisation, and his mag netic qualities have proved him a valuable asset at many public gather lugs. A host of frlendi will rejoice with the newly married couple on learning the news, and wish them every good thing on their Journey together. Accompanied by many friends and members of the local lodge of Odd fellows, the remains or John Card well, victim of the explosion near Malin last Monday, were this morn ing started on the way to Myrtle Creek, Oregon, where the I. O. O. F. Lodge of that place will meet it and conduct the last rites. Immediate relatives accompanjed the body to Myrtle Creek. , WASHINGTON, D. C.Aug. 16. The department of Justice Is preparfd to deal severely with the Industrial Workers of "the ' World actlvitlM of the Northwest and elsewhere where they relate to the stoppage er curtail ment of production la Indnstrles whose continuation la deemed HOUSE WILL DEVOTE ENTIRE TIME TO JOU liai lo me prosecuuoo m nv wiu. , ., Persons regarded as reaneaatMe for these movements will be prose cuted on charges pfooasplncy' If any action is taken to retard the har vesting of crops, production of spruce lumber for airplane manufacture or the production of minerals to con duct the war. A large force of investigators Is reporting dally on the I. W; W. ac tivities in Washington, Oregon, Cali fornia and New Mexico. The plans of the department be came known with the announcement that the I. W. W. had called a strike for August 20th. fw- District attorneys have beep j- structed to prosecaUhere the pro ceedings can be contacted under the broad powers given .fcy the president in the war resolution. DALTOX BOYS TO MILITARY SCHOOL, Miss Georgia Whltlock of Msdford Is here visiting for a few days with Mines Katherin and Francis Hallo way. A PORTLAND, Aug. 16 Max House, millionaire,, who has been appointed representative of the food adminls tratlon, will give his entire time to the task and turn over all the future profits of his Immense grain buainess to the Red Cross. William Dalton, an extensive cat tle man of the Malin section, same tn yesterday with his two boys, Carr and Paul, and will leave today with them for Mount Tamalplas, Calif., where be will put them In the mili tary college. Mr. Dalton reports that the hay mn in hii section was ytTT large. 1 and the early sown grain Is going to t . -. .111.. tUm. A... produce very neavuy, nuw w .- look for that sown iier w uuv ay promising at this time. Americans Are Wounded Abroad LONDON, Aug. 16 The American News says that some of the wounded American soldiers from the Western front have Just arrived at the hos pital at Bath. WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. If . Neither the war nor navy department have bad information of the wound ing of Americans on the western front. Thsy have promised, raev official announcement when lafarau,' tlon concerning this matter la ra cetvsd, provided it Is aet laeompat Ible with military interests, t t i i .tins "'re- ti cJ-i v