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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1917)
v5 " -Vfef ' SEfrg lEurnmg OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF KLAMATH COUNTY K-- , PWSL NIWSPAFW ."3Zi: OF KLAMATH TAIX1 Tlenfth Vir X". .'WT KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1917 'A. Price Sir Omm iirralt Forest Fires Growing Serious I v AUTHORITIES ARE ALARMED AT SITUATION AITKAI-H AUK MAIIK FOR MOHK IIUIITKHH Steady Advance Made In West Ma .....-.--- "'"w'lqnArun.riAAAjjtnjVLrLn Fires In Ten Countlm Artt Now Rag ing, mill Murli Damage In IUxirt ed Ih tally In Tlie Itox-liutr od MIimiii Itrwrrvrm Mill Near MwwihxI Im IHMru)r'l HiimII Fires In Other Ooumlow. PORTLAND, Auk. 23 Forest fires wire burnlnic In ton rotintloH today, rsuilng great anxiety, owing to tlio continued drouth. In the Deschutes and Milium re serves heavy damage hag toen done In the green timber. Appeili for additional lira fighters hire been sent out from many points Near 8herwood tlio women aro help SUSPICIOUS IN IURK NEAR MILL MUX ('Al'MIIT ACTING IX .MYKTKH. OI!M MAXXKIt NEAR ili:i,MKA I'laxT huspkcted ok evil INTENT """" "" '-' .. , , .' ---i-i.-.-.-.-..LL. I FIRE DESTROYS . LARGE BARN iiig structure ox farm ok MAItTIX GRKKX, EIGHT MILKS FROM KLAMATH PALLS, IIUKNS TO THE GltOUXD Tim continual vlglliinci' followed at the IUk Lakes llox company wus re warded uurly yesterday morning In tlio frustration of whnt may have been another attempt at "Habotugo" by tlit I. V. W. membcrH hero. The watchman In making Ills reg ular rountlH of tho plant hoard u low , whistle coming from tho railroad truck JiiHt below tho m!!!. Becoming Immediately suspicious, he commenc lag the men fight tho flrca. A IG.OOO ..i ,. rnrflfnl .narrii of hn mirrnunil mill wit destroyed tlioro lust night. ' Ings. and shortly ctiused a man from There were flrca In Hood River,' ndnr tho run way. Washington, Lane, Linn, Uaker, Wal- The man ran and Joined IiIk com Iowa, Yamhill, 1'olk, Deschutes utid rn,l,, w" n"rt lvo" ",0 warning slg- Clatsop counties, besides desultory ""' followed by the watchman, who Flro from an unknown origin de stroyed tho big barn on the Elmer Newton placo In tho Henley district, purchased last year by Martin Green, j early yesterday morning. Hollowing or four cowa tied In tbo barn awakened those In the Iioubo be tween 1 and 2 o'clock. The cowa wero rescued, somewhat scorched, but tho entire structuro was destroyed. Tho barn was vulued at between ll.r.OO and $2,000. Tho loss was part ly covered by Insurance. John and Martin Green, who live on the place, are neither of them smokers, and tho hay In the barn was dry, so they nre at a loss to deter mine the cause of the fire. Camp Freemont Has Been Abandoned is Government Considers the Sewerage System Demanded of the Palo Alto Authorities to Be Unreasonable biases elsewhere. ignvc cnasn mr a instance oi iwo or ithreo hundred utiIh, and then lost track of both men. It Is rciiorted that he fired at the escaping fugitives, probably without Inflicting Injury. Following tho Incident, Manager A. J Voyn was nolllled, who spent tho rest of the night In assisting tbo guard. No further trouble has boon I experienced, but U U believed that tbo two mou wero lurking In that vicinity for no good purposo. IHtHTMAX EXAMS AUK POSTIWXKD Tho Unllod( States Civil Service Commission announces that tho post- (illicit rlork-rnrrlur examination an BEAUTIFUL FILM PLEASES PUBLIC CKIiKIlllATKI) "DAUGHTER OK THK GODS" PROVES ITSELF AH OOOft AH ADVERTISED, AT THK OPERA HOUSE Gnomes and elves und fulrr sods. wlflrn.t ,l, I. jtiilirn fiui n-i hi I ini .: -'"Bna bmuiiiui piriUnounerd for August 23, 1017. has iU7" " wonucrr"' ",l0 fc- boon postponed to September 22, ).!... A""oUo Kollermann In "A ,917, For rurthor Informntlon and tE . QAt" uppllcutlon blanks apply to secretary. i.i. fr"""uur of tho wonery und'ioiul board of civil service exumlneis. 2' B,nglng of tho ""'" ' Klamath Kails. Oregon, postomco, or ...... orc t",,nllc' "y this wonder- ,Btrlct ccn.ry :i03 Postolllco toZi CU0B f W""Ura Fox' ""liaing. Seattle. Wash, and i . Paclacular awlmmlng, Applications should bo tiled with en. , ?, "f f Ml8B Kellor,"tt I" the district secretary at tbo earliest T .? .CttU,.nK M"". M- possible date. .,.niiuHHinK icenes winch aro Pft of the former piny. In the story the spirits of two lover long birds Bonaratmi ti.i-.i i.n designs of tho witch of Uadness aro'MHS. HA IUK KOMI AHKH DIVOUCK " ""l lORothor in their next exist- AllfA BU 1. v... V. ,r,nco a" Pnncesa of tho, Uoclurlng thut sliuo her marriage ir.Il y aro kept 0,,Brt thru the to him In 1U12, lior husbund, J. W .... : . ",n """an ana ills ravorlto Foul, has failoil to support her ou- . ' loUo broult togothor again af- tlrtly, and that ho Iiiib now deserted ueatu by the beautiful good fairy, i hur without cnuso. Mrs. Sndlo Ford .... 7 0octa aro extraordinary has lllod action for divorce In tho Mioui the ton reels, and llttlo won- offlco of tho circuit court clerk. -I . : n,lor vlowlng thorn of tho, She usks for tho return of hor President's Son-in-law Now in France Paul Hogurdus Is the civil service eecietary for Klamath Fulls. ten,,., . . ' '"o ., ui iuui C1IIU linntl ll n. iwvmi.i the ci SUeccH8 of tno I,cco ov0"1 maiden nume, Sndlo Wright, and any A "" iry; I cuulty doomed fair and just In tho ductini h0U8 enJo'0(, tho pro-1 opinion of the court. Attorneys llon- n "ore ltt8t evening. I Cr und Kent uppenr for tho plaintiff. . ' ! V'gHg jgiAJgS3BlsB aBnSgagBgigH gv ?2gmgcccccaHg h' m 'Xf ;iwBgSBgg9lggggl war department considers unreason able for a temporary camp. WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 23. the local health authorities Insist on It has been definitely announced by a complete sewage system, which the the officials of the jwar department to day that forty men of the First National Guard, composed of troops from Washington, Oregon, Montana and Wyoming, would be sent to Camp Green at Charlotts, North Carolina, for training. Camp Freemont at Palo Alto, Calif., hag been abandoned because Will Investigate Labor - Troubles in West SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 33. San Francisco prepared today to launch a fight against the proposed abandon ment of Camp Fremont. Mayor Rolph declared he expected that work would be resumed today. Kings Son Wears Uniform ot Private 4) U DOC, rl. COVINGTOH' ChTeWhatlci J. Harry Covington VICTORY IN THE WEST REMAINS WITH ALLIES SUBSTANTIAL GAINS MADED AT DIFFERENT POINTS Progress Made bono Frost, Heavy Reaiataace Is Heataa Dowm. French Advance Alone; Banka'ef Meusp Qui main Drop Honins and) Kill Wonnded in Verdan HoayHak. Enemy Makes Advance in Galada. By Associated PresV -", .1 The biggest battU.at the war 'la unabated In Its fury alone aU NsmsJb the European theater. On the Iaeuo of the flupreau Court or the ms-, front triJ.fvCalBmbU has been asked by the President to make an Tnvestlga- tlon of labor troubles and the I. W. W. demonstrations In the western mining camps. The Department of Justice, which would in the usual order of events handle the situation, U so busy that no one could be spared for the work. WINUSON, England, Aug. 23. Prince Henry William Frederick Al bert, fourth son of King George, went Into camp with an advance party ot the Kton College Officers' Training Corp. Vrince Henry wore the outfit ot a private soldier, and carried a kit bag, nnd he discharged the usual fatigue duties Incidental to an 'advance party,' which consists of preparing the camp fur the reception .of the corps. Hordes of Prisoners Captured This Week tku t'ss"1' aa"The French havoi Those, with the Austrlans announc Vftrdui, hi 0armn prisoners around ed captured by the Italians during the unois W?,k th" '(' !- last few days would bring the total to more than 85,000. nWNCU B 3AVRE Francis Bowes Sayre, son-in-law of President Wilson Is here shown in his uniform as a Young Men's Chris. tian Association worker In .France, The organisation has been' doing much there for the American sol oters. He was on his way to the British front to Inspect the Y. M. C. A. canteens of the British army when this picture was taken, COMING MEETING TO BE ENJOYABLE KFFORT I1KIXO BIADK TO MAKE TEACHERS' INSTITUTE HERE IN 8EPTEMIIKR A MKETINO OF UNUSUAL INTEREST OKRRY AMENDMENT ADOPTED WASHINGTON, D. 0 Aug. 23. The senate has adopted the Gerry Amendment to the war Us bill, which would add $'40,876,000 to Us revenue by greatly Increasing surtaxes on In comes exceeding -$500,000. That the annual Teachers' Insti tute to be held nt the Klamath Coun ty high school September 4, 5 and fc, will be one of more than usual Inter, est, and that an effort will be made to have It one of enjoyment for those participating Is the announcement made today by County School Super intendent Edna Wells, Able Instructors have been secured to address the convention this year, which Is to be a live one from start to finish, with special musical attrac tions. A representative of the state superlntendent'a oflce is to be pros, ent, and attempts are being made to secure Professor I. E. Vlnlng of Ash land, a noted authority on pbychol ogy, from the Columbia University. Addresses will be made to the teachers by physicians of this city many of the-teachers that theirs Is n somewhat Isolated profession, and steps should'be taken -to lessen the rouse for this feeling. J. V. HOWELL OF t MERRILL PASSES OUT J.'W. Howell, who was brought to the Blackburn hospital for treatment from Merrill early this week, died last night at 6:30. ' The deceased was 41 years of age. He has been employed In the trans portation of' the mall between Klam ath Falls and Title Lake. His body will be token to Merrill this evening, and It is expected that the funeral services will be held to morrow. MORE AMBULANCE WAGONS NEEDED the fighting' Is furiosi. , with ! further gains for the allies, according to announcement made by;the war de partment this morning. Ti ' The .British declare' that they have been definitely successful in their op erations around Ypres., The-fateate German resistance oXyesUrdayBas been beaten down. "' On the left bank of the Meuse the French troops have captured Import ant points, including the village of Regneville. On the right baak they have occupied Samogneux and carried a avaiam fwMA IpanaKas wKfoh e owivu ui w, www -a vuvuva w avu links the place up with Hlll-344. .' incendiary bombs dropped by Ger I mans on the Verdun hospitals Sunday nignt, Kiuea ten wottnaea'men ana "" twenty horses, say Paris reports. J. W. SIEMENS WILL CO-OPERATE Petrograd advices state, that the ' I Germans still continue to force the WITH OREGON ARMY AND RUMWns back In Galacla. ,, NAVY AUXILIARY TO PROVIDE The fighting on the Verdun jwrVvj maw tvtnev IWaw That VsMtaatt ab " " Iwv v m w-sssa- saw ' a vuvit wf Jectlves to the nclta bavnc apparently been obtained. .- ( The Germans nave eontlnved their attacks on the Ahme front, but with Captain J. W. Siemens has been notified today ot thru MOTHER OF FRANK IRA WHITE PAOHKH AWAH Frank Ira White has just received notice of the death of hla mother at Corning, Kans. Mrs. White was In her 88th year, and until recently had been In very good health. Mr, White was planning to make her a visit early next month. GEORGE CHA8TAIN HACK George Chastaln, clerk of the cir cuit court, has returned from an ex tensive vacation spent at the ranch of Dave Shook, near Dairy. Mr. Chastaln returns with his family pre- and talks are to be made by some of naratory to commencing the fall term ik. 1....1. i . . . . ... ... ..' ui fccnooi. iney win reside in we the business men, A special invitation is extended to the general public to attend the sea Ions of the Institute and to become better acquainted with the teachers John Coleman residence on Eleventh street. The office of the circuit court clerk has been In charge of Allen 'Bloait of the city and county, It Is felt by' during Mr. Chastaln's abisace. his appointment 'no success. ... . -. i oerun announces mat mo uirsun recommendation of Governor ye8terday 0CCUD.ed without witnycombe, as cnairman oi me suo- flgbttng Russian position at Odlng acrlption committee of Oregon Army blguan, on the Riga front, and Navy Auxiliary. This body Is! making an effort to ouy ana maintain PORTLAND'S MUNICIPAL a fleet of ambulances for the Third Oregon regiment. Captain Siemens feels that this is a ELEVATOR STARTED SOON PORTLAND, Aug. 23. First steps A . , . . . . . i toward the actual building of Port movement which cannot be neglect-' . ., . . . ,,., K..iw i. i inuu o iVuBvi ihhhiviwi uws ananaaa ed and that this Is a time, to glve)t)levntor were taKen tnU weeltj when freely and abundantly to the calls for the dock commission authorised the help for the home boys in foreign Wltherspoon-Englar company of Cal anaii cago, to begin work Immediately on designs ror tne plant. He will, therefore, do anything pos- Under the agreement reached the sinie to assist tnis move, ana any con-( ,,ro,ect ,8 t0 De expodted. In addl trlbutlons made by generous citizens t)on t0 the elevator, the plans will will reach headquarters thru him. ! Include loading facilities for boats. Mills Working Long Hours On Unfair List SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 13. The fuse to adopt the eight hour law. I Ulll ma, a 1.a UavIbvuI kaft Central Labor Council last night ' . " """.. J Tf i. voted to pjaoa on the unfair list Sep. .hip upon' then unless iai ta fembtr 1st, all lumber jnllls wajcli ra-.'Adoptedveraeentlra oauatry. '! e