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OFFICIAL NEWIPAPM
OF KLAMATH COUNTY
OFFICIAL NEWpAFIB
OF KLAMATH FALL!
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Twelfth Year No. !
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1917
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KAISER'S DEVILISH WORK UNEARTHED
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FURNISHED
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TO PROMOTE
SABOTAGE
LANMN" SHOWS UP COUNT
IIKHNHTORFF
VON
lirlM of letters Exposed Knowing
I'm.."! Destruction of Geaadf-ui
Parinc Names of Cltlama of
AncrtciMi title Mentioned m Salt.
abht Men to Forward the Inhuman
Work.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 10.
Mora of tho diabolical machination
of tbo German government have been
brought to light In the publication of!
a series or astonishing letters between!
the (Airman government and Count
von Bernatorff In January of 1916.
The correspondence ahowa that von
Bernitorff received a message from
secretary Zimmerman, eipreeelng the
swirs of the general staff for ener
getic actlou In the proposed destruc
tion of tho Canadian railroad at sev
eral points with a view of complete
protracted Interruption of traffic.
He was Instructed to Inform the
military attache and to provide the
Beccitary runds.
He later wired the names of Joseph
Maeaarrliy or Philadelphia, John P.
Keating of Chicago, and Jeremiah O.
Bleary of New York as men who could
live the names of persona suitable
for carrying on sabotage In the United
8tates and Canada.
Wilms PLANS NO VACATION
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct.' 10.
President Wilson plant no vacation or
peaking trip between now and the
Chrlitmas holidays, and will spend
moat of his time quietly In Washing
loo, directing and co-ordinating war
ork.
The president has declined a num
ber of Invitations to make addresses,
but la considering a trip to New Or
leans in February, to attend the bt
centennial celebration of the city's
fouudatlon.
Allies Closing In On
Feeders to Sub Bases
WASHINGTON. D. C. Oct. 10. I
"rauny'a u boat bases along the
wlaltn coaat will be throttled If good
wtber returns to the Flanders front.
TUt epitomises Secretary flaker'a of.
WW war prediction, baaed on conn
tlal reports to the war college.
Germany, massing her troops most
"Hvlly to resist the British drive, be
' to see the handwriting on the
, declares the report. But the ai
inKVen 8tronr en. and hav
' ab!iL pro)0nanee In aircraft and
, are pushing steadily, surely
Wlrreslstably thru to the railroad
I?"0' the U boat bam.
thiL u ' now " t0 tf"r
m ' rabmarlnrnssts, la the opinion
lJiS! .Mcnu"r UUry aid.
Uearw ww,'-'MsWl
,.? the iritlah decked, smash-!
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",,,n wptct te ceatlnue their
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REPORT OF (1AM E RELAYED
Mm In In trim Imulila lio A
Western Union iru not able to
famish ilin Hrmld with Uie do-
falls of Uie World Series game In
New York today.
The final result was:
New York it
Chicago o
ESCAPEO MEN
LOSE LIVES
F1VK INTERNED ENEMIES AT
FORT MrlNTOMH, TEXAS, PER-
1HH HOON AFTER MAKING MYB.
TERIOU8 ESCAPE
LAREDO, Texas., Oct. 9. rive In
terned alien enemies, four Austrlans
and one German, escaped at 2 o'clock
Sunday morning from the guard
house at Fort Mcintosh, where they
have been Interned since August 15th.
It was announced that they used a
duplicate key to make the escape. A
rigid investigation Is progressing.
The body of Hans Frollch, one or
the escaped men, haa been found In
the Rio Grande River.
Throe others were captured on the
Mexlcau side, and the fifth Is now be
hoved to have been drowned.
LABOR LEADER
DIES YESTERDAY
JUDGE JOHN McBHIDK, FORMKR
PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN FED.
ERATION OF LABOR, DIES IN
ARIZONA FROM ACCIDENT
GLOBE, Arts., Oct. 10. Judge
John McDrlde, federal mediator In
adjusting mine labor troubles, and
widely known as a labor leader, died
today from Injuries received when
struck by a runaway horse.
He was hurled thru a plate glass
window on Main street and an artery
was severed. Judge McBrlde was
onco president of the American Fed
eration of Labor.
successes and perhaps develop some
thing truly decisive.
The German rail feeders are now
within range of the pounding British
artillery, ""
Tho slacking of U boat operations
may be In part accounted for by the
British successes and their menace to
the bases, tho experts warn that Ger
many may be temporarily low on tor
pedoes, and that she Is merely replen
ishing for a new aea drive along the
American lanes.
A few Unas from Backr's weekly
war summary, painting a hopeful col
or In the war situation, are:
"The defeats Inflicted upon the Oer
mui during the past fortnight are
conclusive Indications of allied superi
ority. The full success of these oper.
atlons means that the Belgian coast,
with' Its numerous submarine bases,
hi hKiMaiiMtBAhi te the .sassy.
Zeebrksft, Ostead a the system of
canals leading out or Bruges are
threatened."
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LIBRARY CLUB
WORKOUTLINED
OFFICERS FOR YEAR ELECTED
AMI SUBJECTS OF STUDY AN.
NOUNCED GENERAL MEETING
ON KK(X).M) FRIDAYH
Tho Woman's Library Club bas Its
work for the year well started. The
different departments have been or
ganized and leaders appointed. Pro
grams have been made out for each
department. The general meetings of
the club will occur the second Friday
of every month tho study department
will meet on the first Saturday of ev
ery month; the domestic art depart
ment will meet the third Friday of
each month.
Tho following aro the officers for
the year:
President Mrs. G. A. Krause.
First Vlco President Mrs. H. R. Mo.
myer.
Second Vlco President Mrs. O. A.
Stearns.
Secretary Mrs. L. R. Moore.
Treasurer Mrs. R. J. 8heets.
The department leaders are as fol fel fol
eows: Civic Mrs. J. 11. Oarrett.
Domestic Art Mrs. H. R. Haines.
Philanthropic Mrs. Charles arkves.
Study Mrs. Bert Thomas.
Tho standing committees are as fol fel fol
eows: Books Mesdames C. C. Hogue, S.
L. Hammer, II. R. Harrison and Jack
Kimball.
Boclal Mesdames A. B. Lund, S.
B. Evans and C. K. Fisher.
Program Mrs. R. C. Oroesbeck.
Publicity Mrs. Win. C. Hum.
The program for the general meet
ings will bo ag follewo:
October How to Use the Public
Library.
November American 8culptors.
December Community Co-Opera-tion
and Public Health.
January What Every Woman
Owes to Herself.
February Motion Pictures.
March Italian Music.
April Baby Week.
May Women and Welfare Work.
The program for the Study Depart
ment Is as follews:
November Primitive Russia and
Folklore.
December Peter the Great and
Catherine the Second.
January-r-Slberla and the Revolu
tionary Spirit.
February Russian People.
March Russian Art and Music.
April Russian Literature.
May Present-Day Problems.
HAS EPILEPSY
FIT YESTERDAY
STRANGER NAMED BLACK OVER.
TAKEN BY SPELL ON MAIN
HTHKKiT MKAII !llItl Ul Alill
ON PAVEMENT
A stranger giving the name of
Black was overtaken jntu a flt of epi
lepsy In front of the postofllce lato
yesterday afternoon. Falling on the
pavement be sufered a painful in
jury In the head. He waa takes la
charge by Dr. R. R. Hamilton and
toon recovered from the spell. His
Injuries were not serious,
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NEW SWIMMING RECORD
BAH MANC1MCO "Oat. 10. Mias
KatasriasV Flaherty 'brsthVwei
mea't reeerd for swlmmiag acreae tie
Gelds Gats. Hertlfie waa M.ala
utes and 10 second,
Red Cross
Nets
The Ladies of Local
Pleased Over Results of Saturday's
Dance and Package Sale. The
Sum of $151.33 Was
Cleared
One hundred and fifty-one dollars
and thirty-three cents Is the total
amount made by the ladles of the Red
Cross Society at the package sale and
dance at the Elks Club last Saturday
night.
Bookless Schools
Threaten Germany
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AMSTERDAM, Oct. 10. Schools
without books I That Is the latest
thing with which Germany Is threat
ened. According to the Vosslche Zeltung,
Alleged Church
Property
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 10. Proper-,
tles the value of which will reach sev-j
oral million dollars, held In the namen j
of prlvate'lndlvlduals, have been tak-j
en over by the government on charges;
that In reality they belonged to the
Catholic church, and that the persona
BONANZA MAN
BURIED FRIDAY
C. M. ODIN, at YEARS OF AGE,
DIES AT LOCAL HOSPITAL.
FUNERAL AT THE WHITLOCK
CHAPEL FRIDAY
The funeral of Carmie McKlnley
Odin, who died yesterday at the
Blackburn hospital, will be held at 10
o'clockjfrlday morning at the Whit
lock chapel. Service's will be con
ducted by Reverend J. W. Bryant.
Mr. Odin was aelxed Friday morn
ing with a violent attack of appendl.
cltls, and, 'waa brought to the city
Sunday-for an operation. The appen
dix waa broken, however, twenty-four
hours before the operation, and his
system had become so poisoned that
there was ao chance of saving bls.llfe.
Ha was born March II, 1886, at
Dairy, aad was II years of .age. His
father1 aad bother arthoth'.iiyiag at'
Dairy. Ha has six brothers f aad sis
ters. His brother Wade will' arrive
this evealag from Reno, Nevada.
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Dance
Large Sum
Society Are Well
The unusual success of the function
Is due largely to the efficient work of
the leaders, Mrs. Fred Schallock and
Mrs. F. B. English, who worked tire
lessly, assisted by a corps of other
ladles, in its preparation. Those who
attended report a splendid time.
publishers of school books have been
informed that they may use what
stocks of paper they have for printing
such volumes, but that when these
supplies are exhausted no more paper
may be used for this purpose.
Confiscated
lu vliose names they stand are pre-
tended owners,
Under the. new cosntltutlon all
church property becomes property of
tho nation. The properties are locat-
ed In the states of Puebla, Durango,
Md'hoacan and Jalisco.
GERMAN DECLARES
U. S. INVINCIBLE
HERR GOTHIEN, MEMBER OF THE
REICHSTAG, BAYS THERE IS NO
HOPE OF CRUSHING ENEMIES
OF GERMANY ON LAND
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 10. George
Gothlen, progressive member of the
reiebstag, is quoted In a Berlin dis
patch m having said at a meeting of
the central committee of his party
that altho the military situation was
satisfactory, there was no hope of
crushing Germany's enemies on land
As for the submarine campaign, 7,
000,000 tona of shipping had been
sunk, he asserted, but no disposition
toward beace on the part of England
was discernible. A rationing system
for foodstuffs had not even been in
troduced, and no one was able to say
I when the V boa, would maja.Eug
land more Inclined tor Mace.
"America cannot befsnoedtft nksi
peace," Hsrr.,PPthlsa.oas)tiiua4; 'Ws
cannot force Americato ay: a war;
'idaemnlty.' TatrarettaUuaWfdS
toad, But nbould' we,' la rdar te .
tain aa Indemnity of 10,000.000,900'
COUNTY BOARD
COMPLETES WORK
EQUALIZATION BODY ADJOURNS
YESTERDAY AFTER ANNUAL
SESSION OF ONE MONTHAS.
SESSMENT PROTESTS HEARD
it
The Klamath County board of
eauallsatlon comoletea its annual ses
sion yesterday afternoon, following ai
meeting of thirty days.
During this time 'the protests of
those dissatisfied wnh' their assess
ments have been heard by this body
which consists of the county Judge,
county clerk and aseesor. It is an
nounced that tbere.are comparatively
few changes made In the original roll.
NEW STATE MAP
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FORTLiND "COMPANY SPENDS
THREE YEARePRBPARING-MAP
WHICH WILL MEET ALL
D&.
MANDS OF OREGON RESIDENTS
Representing the Heald Map & Di
rectory company of Portland, O. F.
Nelson la now in the city placing or
ders for a new map of the state among
business men.
This map, which Is declared to be
one of the most complete of Its kind
ever Issued, has taken three years of
preparation, and was prepared In re
sponse to a wide call for something
complete In this line. Every railroad
and wagon road In Oregon is care
fully located; irrigation projects, for
ests, streams and interesting points
are accurately detailed.
marks, sacrifice 50,000,000,000 and
another half million men?"
Germany's allies, Herr Gotben con
tlnued, were not Inclined to continue
war for pan-German plans of conquest
but were striving for peace by under
standing and conciliation, while the
nan-German clamor for annexations
was finding a bad reception among
them. He asserted that the long'
working hours and Insufficient feed
ing at home Increased the desire for
peace among the workers, and that
strikes might be expected If the war
should be continued for alms of con
quest. i i "
NOW OffARKET
Liberty Bend Squadron
Will Visit Klamath
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PORTLAND, Oct. 10. In a giant
yellow locomobile loaded for the trip,
with all expenses paid by B. V. Haus.
er of the Multnomah hotel, a flying
delegation will preach the gospel of
Liberty bonds tnru'pintral Oregon.
The delegation will consist of John
H. Steveasoa, J. LSbortrldge, A. A.
Mous, H. H. Cleuttor aad Dan ileu;-
with newspaper earjespondsnts from
all the:ParUarsmiles. . ,..
' Local' etJMMHM fttia various
eommualtles tcs; toucand are raw
la Aathualaatle asatiaWtA a-raet the
auto pilgrims, who will 'tell why Lib-)
FURTHER SPREAD
OE EIRE NOW
IMPROBABLE
BIG LAKES BOX COMPANY PLANT
ESCAPES
Ewauna Box Company Plant aad the
Klamath Iron Works TotaUy De
stroyed -Freight Cars Standing om
Tracks Melted to Ground Fntnre
Plans of Ewauna Company Not An
nouncedMartins' Lose SmaU
A scene of desolation today marks
the place which yesterday was ham
ming with Industry. The Ewauna
Box company and the Klamath Iron
Works are as completely wiped out
as It Is possible for Are to remove
them, and It was only by a miracle of
chance and untiring effort on the part
of the fire department and many cit
Isens of the city that the1 Big Lakes
Box company plant and the other, sur
rounding buildings were saved.
Fire la still smouldering in many
places, and fire hose Is Ming used
constantly Jp xreventjfurJAerjnMd
of the flames. About twelve freight
cars were standing in the yards at
the time of the Are, and the ont way
that a number of them could be rec
ognised is by their position on the
track. The Intense heat la, seme
cases even melted the wheels, while
on others the trucks stand with the
middles collapsed. Great .holes are
burned in the switch .crossing on
'sixth stre.et. which is filled with pil
ing under the oil surface.
The loss to Martin Brothers on
tbelr new warehouse walls adjacent.to
the Klamath Iron Works.wlll not be
serious. Very little damage will be
suffered by the Big Lakes company.
Officials of the Ewauna company
are not prepared to 'announce what
their future plansare at this time,
but these will probably be given out
In the near future.
MORE NAVAL RECRUITS LEAVE
Two more recruits will enter the
navy from Klamath Falls, Bud Wal
ters left yesterday and William H.
Wilson left thlr morning. These boys
go to Portland, where thoy will take
the physical examination.
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DR. WESTERFELD'S BROTHER" ,
IS HERE FROM MISSOURI
William Westerfeld? arrived last
night to be with his brother, Dr. Fred
Westerfeld, who is seriously 111 with
typhoid fever. Mr. Westerfeld comes
from St. Joseph, Mo. Dr. Westerfeld
Is reported considerably improved.
r-tiTnrn.
erty bonds are needed to preserve
democracy and save the country from
kalserlsm. The itinerary follews:
The Dalles Saturday, October IS,
Bend, Redmond and Prlnevllle, Mon Men
day: en toute Bend to Klamath Falls
Tuesday; Klamath Falls. Merrill aad
vicinity Wednesday! Lakevlew Tuurs.
day; Lakevlew, Paisley, aad. Silver
Lake Friday: Buns Saturday, and re
turn mad. to irttaad'Suaday0H:
nor sv
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stops of dslwtloa iy1 wkjpf Hak
era at tha.Uhattr Lse aea4waers
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