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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1917
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Forest Fires Growing Serious
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AUTHORITIES ARE
ALARMED AT
SITUATION
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Steady Advance Made In West
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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
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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
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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
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PLEASES PUBLIC
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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.
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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
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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.
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