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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OFFICIAL NEWf PAPl
OF KLAMATH COUNTY
OF KLAMATH FALL!
. frH St.,"t
Twelfth Year X. W"
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1917
Price P1t Omh
iga Now In German Hands
USSIANS LOSE
LARBEST PORT
ON BALTIC SEA
OK HALF MILLION PEOPLE
IS ABANDONED
cU i
Governor and Mayor in Conflict of Authority
New Chief of
the Grand Army
any Drive of Germans From the
North awl Southeast, With Threat,
nad Naval AtUrk, Cause Kvac
wlkm of Famous Seaport lie
lined TtMt Germans Will Attempt
to Paeh on to l'ctrograd.
L
2f Mflk.
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lly Asorlated I'rm
Rica, HumIus principal llaltlc
crl, ha beon abandoned to tlic Ger-
bin under threat of offensive by
and and tea, In which the deciding
stroke on tho land aide wag delivered
Ijr the Germans on Saturday.
Hlsa'a fnto wag virtually aoalod
then the nermann forced tho croaa-
of of the Dvlna lllvor southeast of
ha city, and begun punning north
rird after making good their foot
hold on tho right bank of the atrcatn.
It waa menaced atao by an attack
If Teuton moving from Mltau, aoutb-
pert of Riga, and alao by German
liral forcej, recently reported hov-
krlit In tho vicinity of tho (lulf of
RUa.
The Kuaalan nuthorltlea evidently
ooildered the city no longer tonablo,
ft ordered Its evacuation.
Foulbty tho Qorniana may endeav-
to puah on to Potrograd.
Rita had 500,000 population be
fore the war.
Tho HusalariB nro retiring north-
Mrd.
The abandonment of Klga In tho
' of tho Gorman drive, and even
he evacuation of Pnfrnvrnil hava
n forecasted as poBalbllltloH In the
onadentlul advices to tho American
Tmaent during the naat fort.
tht.
The RuBiInn riii,iini u,n..u ..
NMedly go to Mo.cow If Petrograd Army ' t,,e "e,,"l,,lc nt U,C T'"lon
L.. ..... " In llnitnn. Mr. Rnmnru served thru-
JOE SKELTON TELLS
OF AIR RAIDS
IN EAST
IS NOW CHEW CHIEF IX CHARGE
OK PLANE
In IntcrcHtlug tatter to Mr. and Mm.
V. I'. Ktone, Former Klamath
Kail Hoy Tell of HU Airship Ex
lierienceH at Dayton, Ohio Louis
HonKUtnri Im Making Good la HI
lcNiriiiient ALto
li'V 'i ..
Orlando A. Someus.
Orlando A. Roniors of Knkomo,
Ind., 86 years old, Iiiih JiiHt hcou elect
ed commander In chief of tho Or a ml
u lbinrin.,..! in uoaton. sir. Bomers Berveu tnrii
Such development la not rMr,irt . oul u, c,v" war "' " ,m""mi reK-
.1. " w "-"" I .-... II ... ..twtiti. ....a.I Wnm il.n
no io much alarm ag might be iui
A, for Moscow communds tlio son.
'mental regard of itnuin . ti. ...
wat capital of the old empire.
Some think tim rinrmun ,.. ....
wa Mia Wl'MI'M-
" of niga und I'etrograd might be
wnoieiomo object loaaon for the
M 1 element which haa boon ham.
i tno governmont.
PHI'KOVKMIIXT AT
THK FOBTOFFICK
Today I- Iiiihv ,!,, . .i.. .
Eg, --- mm mi iiu IUBl-
n!!' .' all,, tl10 offlco w cloBed
" 0:30, in celobntlon of Labor
cbMrv;,jiaBferei,,,)veroontho
incut. Ho was unopposed for tho
place of commander In chief. Mr.
Homers waa formerly commander of
the Indiana department. He was at
one time In the Indiana goncral as
sembly. The study of the Civil War
history Jinn with him been a passion.
Despite Ills ago, Mr, Somoro la as
erect an an Indian, with lino military
bearing, and has carried a flag In ev
ery national encampment of recent
years.
IIKTUIIX WITH HUCKM'.IIKIUUES
W. K. ailbcr.t and family huve re
turned from tho Lake of tho Woods,
urlmrA Hinv ant II llll'irit HlllllllV nf
Ny tills mnrnlnir n i.,. n.. , i..., ,.. . ...,!.,.. 1 1 :
llli a n w huiiutd me jmuHiuuernuB aiivi wnmniia
and colling of tho public corrl- quarta for thonibolvtw. they sold sixty
iune HrothorB aro doing the gallons. Doforo returning thoy vUlt-
l ed Ashland and Medford.
N I
Por.
kork,
rror In Red Cross
Wool Announcement
'" PUDlllhln. . .
r l " In Jart ThuradaVa nari.r.
ii rT a ::do and th, ,,;
r wement as turn.n ... ...
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Him """"" io ne an-
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rwed
wool baa been
W I" expected to arrive by prUoa.
express within tho next week for tho
local chapter, and the wool will bo
fiiritltshid by the chapter to all those
who wish to knit garments for tho
Red Cross, and should any wish Io
buy the wool aa an additional contri
bution tn the cause, it may be secured
at the headquarters at full wholcsilo
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Stone have ro
eulvcd a letter from Joe Skelton,
written from Dayton, Ohio, in which
Joe writes of somo of bis work and
i experiences In the flying game. He
Has:
"I am crew chief on Captain Kir
by h piano now. iicioro I was mo
tor man, and Just looked after the
motor, but now I am In charge of the
wholo plane. Smith, tho fellow who
had the Job before, got canned, and I
i;ot It. Just at present I have the
motor clear out und am looking it
over. I flew from hero to Cincinnati
und buck lust Sunday, with Captain
Klrby In his ship, und, believe me, It
una n grout trip.
"Two machines' took tho cross
country flight, Klrby und Captain
I'eubles. Kach took a member of hia
crow, und Cuptulu Klrby took me.
We landed in tho gpecdway at Cincin
nati. It sure is worth a good deal to
u man to get a trip like that. It
sixty or jieventy miles from hore to
Cincinnati. - They are going to make
cross-country flights every Sunday as
long ns the weather is good, so I'll
probably get in on some more. Cap
tain Klrby has been talking of flying
from here to Pittsburg, and I sure
want to go with him.
"Ilollovo me. It seems funny to
pass oor a town and look down on
tho houses that appear like smalt
dots, and the city blocks look about
a foot square. It Is great to sail
along like a big bird, and it Is some
thing that everybody has not done,
so It makes It seom that much botjer.
"Loulo Hoagland and I are work
lug along flue. We sleep together In
tho hungar where my ship Is. We
lire the only two that have got cross
counti y tll.'jhts yot. He wont over to
tho Wright factory with Captain Klr
by to change a motor In a plane, and
I went on this trip as mechanic,
Louis sure Is a peach of a kid, and
we get along together fine,
"Captain Klrby Imagined he could
hear something grinding in his motor
so that's why I have It all torn down
I think it's most all Imagination, tho,
us tho motor turns up 1,500 It. P. M
and the gears aro not worn a bit, but
ho wanted me to investigate, and
that's why I am doing It. Louis and
I uro always very carcfud with the
motors, and that Is helping us con
sldorably.
"Wo oxpect to leave here for
France within sixty or ulnety days.
"Louie got a letter from his folks,
saying they were out at the hucklo
borry patch, and It sure made up
wunt to get back West again, Ore
gon Is a good country, and we didn't
appreciate the hunting and Ashing aa
wo should.
"I received the Heralds, and was
glad to get them.
President Woodrow Wilson, Who Is
Hailed As New Leader in World War By
the Press of the Entente Allies
js Ty "t'1 0 .gHaiHglgBigggBglaBW I
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DEFENSE COUNCIL
NEEDED IN CITY
COUNTY JUDGE HANKS IS ASKED
BY PORTLAND OFFICE TO
NAME CHAUIMAN FOB THIS
DISTRICT
"H4t.lL.
PACIFISTS MAKE
TROUBLE AMONG
HIGH OFFICERS
Swedes Are Now
Wanted at Home
STOCKHOLM, Sept 3 Emigration secondod by tho government. Efforts
from Sweden In 1916 exceeded the 'are beiug made to And work for re
1915 figures by more than 3,000. The, lurnod enilgrauts, and to Induce them
' tint trt Haiurn tr i mAKlnB nlanMltaL
total number was 7,301, against 4,- tne on,y country t0 wWch 8wedef
078 tho year uorore. strenuous er-( emigrate. These efforts were unus
forts to discourage emigration are uully successful last year, and a great
being made and have for some years number of Swedish-Americans who
been made by tho National Assocla-. hud returned for a visit were In
tlon to Oppose Emigration, the presl- duced to settle down here. Many of
dent of which is Dr. Adrian Molin.'them bought farms, and work was
The association's efforts are warmly1 found for others.
It is desired by the State Council
of Defense that a branch county
chairman be appointed for this dis
trict for a Countly Patriotic League.
A letter from the Portland office
to County Judge Marlon Hanks out
lining the needs of a branch of this
order here has been received.
The letter follews:
"If you have held your county
meeting and named your chairman,
we have failed to get Information re
garding same.
"In order.Jhat we may perfect the
state organisation will you kindly
advise us at once the name of the
couatjrchlrman selected for your
County Patriotic League, wlttf'vhom
we can keep tn constant communica
tion.
"The work of food conservation
has now begun; also the fuel supply
for next winter Is under considers'
tlon. These, along with the Home
Guard and other matters, need at
tentlon. Because you. are thoroly in-
terested in every act and in every
matter that will come before the
State Council of Defense, we want to
keep In constant communication with
your county.
"Please let us have a reply as soon
as convenient, furnishing us with the
Information asked for."
UiUNOIB GOVERNOR AND
CAGO MAYOR MIX
CHI.
Mayor Thompson Allows Meetlag of
People's Coaacil, ForUdda by Gov
ernor Iiowdea, 'Who Goes fsassertl
atdy to Take Charge of SKaasUea.
Liberty Leagae Will Go to Waofc-
iagton to Picket'
FIRE VICTIMS
APPEAL FOR AID
PEOPLE OF FIRE-SWEPT SUMP.
TER AS FOR RELIEF OF THEIR
IMMEDIATE NEEDS APPEAL
TO MAYOR CRISLEB
CHICAGO, Sept. S. Governor
Lowden haa arrived in.Chleago to
take personal charge of the BttaatJe
arising from the conflict of authority
between himself and Mayor Tb
son, with whose mid the People's"
Council of America for Democracy
and Terms of Peace, waa able to
meet yesterday, after the meetlag had
been forbidden by the governor.
The police expect there will be no
more meetings.
A body calling itself the American
Liberty League, and believed' to be
composed of women affiliated with
the people's council, haa met and re
solved to go to Washington to "pick,
et" Conscription Day.
CHARLES CHAPLIN
IS DRAWING CARD
NEW SERVICE WJTH LATEST HITS
IN FILM WORLD WILL BE GIV
EN ONCE A WEEK AT OPERA
HOUSE
' IhaM fMlAa4k aintAV VSftali4ltaV ttiaftiM
"Well, It's getting late, and
have to get up early these days, as
flying starts at 0, and we get up nt
1:30 a. m."
There Is no getting around the
fascination of Charlie Chaplin for the
All tho fellows public. Anyone passing the Star the.
a tor early last evening would have
been convinced of this fact by the
ciowds that waited at the entrance
before the doors were opened. Man
iigrr J, V, Houston declared today
we
that the crowd was a record breaker,
them being over 500 to see this star.
To accommodate the public on the
nights when the theaters are over
crowded, Manager Houston has ar
innged to put on the Paramount Art
Craft select service one night per
week at the opera house. This ser
vice, which showa the very latest
pieces by most noted stars In nlmdom
will be put on at a price many times
that paid for any former service here.
Mary Plckford, Douglas Fairbanks,
Farrer, Wm. S. Hart, Marguerite
Clarke, Btllle Burke, Elsie Fergu
son, George M, Cohan, Llna Cavallerl,
Julian Kiting. Cbas. Ray, Dorothy
Dalton, Enid Bennett and Jack Plck
ford are among those who will be fea.
tured In the new service.
An appeal to assist the citizens of
Sumpter, Oregon, who were recently
rendered destitute by the disastrous
Are which swept that city, has been
received by Mayor C B. Crisler. The
lotter which gives a clear idea of the
unfortunate situation of the residents
follews:
"Friends We are appealing to you
been lost completely. Churches,,
lodges and public halls bare beea
wired out, and little or no Insurance
was carried by any, owing to the ex
treme high rate charged and at that
difficult to get. Light and water
plant put out of business,- our people
are facing the winter, with from six
to ten foot of snow for months, LSf
year the snow beams. November 1st.
It will soon be hate. Fuel is a
grave problem. The1 Impression un
fortunately has gone out that Sump
tor is not in serious) need. IT IS,
and help must be had at once to pre
vent further and acute suffering.
"The total losses, carefully com
piled by the committee appointed by
the mayor of the city, reaches over
1200,000. Hours of painstaking
work results In the fact that from7,
500 to $10,000 will be required, af
ter cutting relief to the bone In order
that the situation may be relieved.
We appeal for help to you and your
people. Please take the matter up at
once that your help may be of great
good. The governor has appealed to
the state, but the response Is not such
foi financial helD for flre-aweDt SumnJaa we feel the people should give.
ter. Every business bouse with their! Kindly make all remittances to the
stocks, ranging un to thousands of Cltixens National bank, Baker, Ore-
dollars, has been destroyed, nearly gon, who will receipt for all sums
flfty homes with all the contents of sent. Will you not come to our aia
clothes, bedding and furniture have' ut tula time?"
I. W. W. Is Jailed
by President's Order
SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. a Jos.
Klnberger, a Gersaan, has beea Jailed
as aa alien essay under a presiden
tial order.
He was breugat frsp t Colfax,
where he; was ekdeavorfag to org-,
Ue heads for I. W.W.', '
It la expeeUd tliaV.jM Ula,r,
moved to aa lateraaseai
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