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OFFICIAL NEWiPAPER
OFFICIAL NEWtPAPSK
OF KLAMATH COUNTY
OF KLAMATH FALLS
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Twelfth Year Xo. ,!
KLAMATH PALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1917
Mm Firs)
ENEMY YIELDS
MN PRINCE
SUFFERS BAD
DEFEAT
TWELVE THOUSAND PRISONERS
CAPTURED
denial Hetrrnt Threaten Along LIim
V
Yam Hi. Qneatla to Champagne.
Predicament of Crown Prince Sort-
one British and French Uotli At-
terklng Near Yprea Satisfactory
Progress la All District.
By Aaaorlated Preee
DATELESS From the height of
the Alsno Rlrer the French aro driv
ing back tho German Crown Prince
Rsppecht relentlessly toward the fort
me of Laon. eight mllet away, and
perhaps to a general retreat along the
line from 8t. Quentla to Champagne.
with his strongnoias wrenenca
from him, 12.000 of troops prisoners,
thousands alala and wounded
120 big guns tost, the crown
prince's predtesjaeat to aow most '
eerlons.
Yesterday the Germane were forced
back to the Qulse AUne eannL and
forced to evacuate valuable positions.
Two thousand more prisoners were
taken at this time.
Tho British and French are both
attacking today- In the Ypres section,
and satisfactory progress Is reported.
The French have taken the village
of Dradlbank In the Papegood wood,
many fortlflod farms and great num.
bers of prisoners, i
LONDON, Oct. 26. Shortly before
7o'clock this morning the Dltlsh on
the Yprci front were seen entorlng
the "pin boxes" upon the Bellevue
spur.
Boon afterward the signal showod
that the British had carried Poolder-
hock Chateau, which had been strong
ly fortlflod by the Germans, according
to the Reuters agency dispatches.
MAN HOWS SMALL
CROP OF WILD OATH
BUTTE, Mont., Oct. 26. Peter
"ulllvan, placed In the city jail here
recently on a drunkenness charge,
Mid he took hU first drink of whjskey
t the age of 74, and promised It
would be his last.
"Sotno friends started me on Rhine
lne, then they Induced me to drink
linger ale highball, and here I am."
'"They ought to be arrested for
Mamg a young fellow like
y." the jailer told Sullivan.
you
They'll never do It again," the
Prisoner aald. "I don't want to stunt
y growth by drinking whiskey."
AMERICANS WOUNDED
IN U BOAT ATTACK
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 26.
Nvy advices say that nine Americans
hve been Injured on an American
el In a fight wltn-subuarlnes.
Big Munition Plant
Wrecked In Canada
HONTRIUL, Oct, M Tremendous
wpioiioag today destroyed, a large
frtlon of the plant of Canadian Ex-,
1oIm company at Vaudraull;
- train carrying Are fighting ap-
KLAMATH CHILDREN
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ELKS HOLD
HIGH JINKS
ANNUAL ROLL CALL MST .NKJIIT
IIIUNGS
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TIIK BILLS FHOM
ALL SECTIONS FESTIVITIES
LAST UNTIL liATH HOUR
Joy to the Nth power, squared and
cubed, permeated 200 loyal II. I. O.
Elks who nnawored tho annual roll
call, until tho woo sma' hours last
night.
Tho Jolly Illlls convened at an early
hour, prepared to answer when each
naino wag read, wit ha toast of some
kind. Those who wore absent sent
fmeMaKc8 to
bo rend In response to
the,r Mm. Entertainment of nn
lunu(Uai Bna gpoctacular nature, mu-
.i- h band and nunrtcl followed by
. appetising food made the evening
,ng to be remembered la Blkdom
har. - ' ,
One of the foatures of the occasion
(was the dramatic toast offered by Pro
fessor Irving E. Vlnlng, whoso several
addresses hero during tho last two
days have made such a deop Impres
sion on tho public.
TO INVESTIGATE
SOLDIERS DEATH
FRIENDS OF WISCONSIN OFFICER
WHO WAS ANNOUNCED AS SU1
CIDE WILL PROHF. MATTER.
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SUSPECT FOUL PLAY
SPARTA, Wis., Oct. 26. Friends
Lieutenant Malcolm McCoy, an
of
nounced as a suicide at the Vancouver
barracks, hnvo begun an Investiga
tion after tho doctors said the case
looked like murder.
The bullet entered bohlnd the left
ear. Thore wore no burns or powder
marks dlscernnble.
BOUNTIFUL SERBIAN HARVEST
REQUISITIONED BY AUSTRIA
LONDON, Oct. 26. Crops thruout
Serbia and Bulgaria are better than
ever before, according to Information
rocelved by the Serbian government.
In occupied portions of Serbia, how
ever, all the harvests have been re
aulsltloned by the Austrlans, and not
oven enough has been left to enable
the nntlvo farmers to exist until next
summer, The farmers receiveu
nominal price for the grain requisi
tinned by Austria, while no payment
at all t made by the Bulgarians.
parattfs has been seat from Montreal,
It is reported that there has been o
loss of lives up to this time. '
It Is believed that ire-started the
explosions, whleh lasted over an hour.
biggest, day of
LOCAL DRIVE
YESTEROAY
OVER SEVENTEEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS SUBSCRIBER
Total la Still Below Half of Ttiat Ex.
pected From Klamath Only Two
Day Remain la Which Mere Than
Hundred Thousand DoUare Should
Be Subscribed Seveaty-Three Sab.
srribere Yesterday.
The addition yesterday of f 17,600
to the local Liberty Loan bond sub
scription brought the total for the
city up to $2,760.;aad was the .big
gest dajTso far during thtfarftVtieW
by a good margin. It however falls
short of being anywhere near the av
erage receipts necessary to bring this
district up to the required quota dur
ing the limited time left before the
campaign closes.
Nlnet-two thousand dollars Is con
sldorably less than half of that ex
pected from Klamath, and in order to
"do her bit" she must subscribe more
than f50,000 today and tomorrow.
Both banks will remain open dur
ing the remaining evenings from 7:30
to 8:30 for the purpose or receiving
subscriptions.
Those subscribing yesterday, seven-ty-thre
In number, were:
First National Bank
D. V. Kuykendall
Southern Pacific Co.
Charles Balln
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LABOR BODY
IS PATRIOTIC
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LA
BOR DECLARES'INTERNATION
AL CONFERENCE OF SOCIAL.
ISTS UNTIMELY
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 26.-
The executive council of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor has declined
to participate. In the International
conference of workmen and socialists
of all countries, declaring that such
action would be untimely and Inap
propriate.
SPAIN TO USE WOOD FHOM CUBA
HAVANA, Oct. 26 The fuel short
age In Spain, brought about by the re
strictions on coal exportation impos
ed by the United States and allied
governments, whoch formerly sup
plied that county 'a demands, -a
opened a new Industry for Gab
the export of wood for fuel purposes
to the Spanish peninsula.
Recently a small sailing; vessel was
purchased by Spanish Interests, and Is
velng overhauled preparatory to being
placed la tnia new export traae, wane
efforts are belag mad to obtain other
vessels for the sami purpose,
TO FEARFUL SMASH
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New Mexico
SJ. '
Many Liberty Bonds
SANTA FE, N. M7 Oct. 2C. The
state of New Mexico is officially In
vesting Its savings 'thru the agency of
the second Liberty bond issue. The
state's permanent school funds, total
ling $381,300, have-been invested in
the bonds by State Treasurer H. L.
Hall. ,
Under the state law the treasurer
and secretary of istate may 'decide
Larger Bread Loaves
U F
Are Kecommenaea
&3f
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct.. 26;
At a
recent convention of bakers. in
the Eastern states the following eco
nomlcs of the large loaf of bread as
contrasted with the small loaf, were
pointed eut: , '
First A saving Is effected In labor
connected with the baking depart
ment, as It costs very little more to'
handle a hundred 15 or 20 cent are manufactured, the loaves, In order
loaves than It would 10 or 15 cent to be thoroly baked, will admit the
loaves. . .use of a lower temperature by at
Second The cost of "wrapping: least 20 degrees, thug baking more
Taking a 10 cent loaf as the basis at a slowly, more thoroly, and assuring a
cost of 100 per cent, a .15 cent loaf, well baked and better product,
would cost approximately 75 per cent) Fifth It must be remembered that
ami m. 20 cent loaf only 50 per cent ..the larger loaf Is of better keeping
for wraoDlna Ubor. The operation is
the same, whether a 10, 15 or 20 centi requires less fermentation, thereby
loaf Is bandied. Again, a larger loaf ' retaining more of the desirable ele
wtll require less paper In proportion.' ments In the dough, increasing the
Third Reduction in delivery cest: j yield to sdme extent, at least, and,
A salesman should handle 100 large what Is more Important, It Is a more
loaves more quickly than double the nutritious foodv
German Officer Was
Shi By His Troops
BRIT18H FRONT IN FRANCE
AND BELGIUM, Oct. 26. In one of
the redoubts captured from the Ger
mans this week northeast of Ypres,
according to reliable information,
British troops found a German officer
who had been executed by IiIb own
soldiers.. His hands had been bound
Hunter Liggett Will
Command
IAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 36. Major
General Hunter Liggett, (former com
mander of the Western, department,
will return from the French front In
a few weeks to take command of
Camp Geene, where the Federal
STAGE FINE
ptnjxfiAnjxnjuumAAruvii-inrrr- ----"
Buys
how any of the state funds may be
Invested. '
Au obstacle to The Investment, a
piovislon of the. state law providing
that the funds ottne state must be in
vested only In New Mexico securities,
was avoided by the issuance of a man
damus on the ground that the restric
tive clause of the law was in conflict
with the enabling act.
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amount In smaller counts, and like-
the middleman who sells tne
oreaa eaecis a saving in mem.
. Fourth A baker making small
loaves not only requires more help,
but also requires more bread pans,
racks, etc., as well as more proofing
room.. Again, as an oven can accom
modate more pounds of bread to bake
in one run where the larger loaves
quality. Furthermore, a larger loaf t
behind him and he had teen shot.
Many tales aro going the rounds
about dissatisfaction among the Ger
man troops. Very often soldiers
charged with desertion and other vio
lations of military law escape with
slight punishment. According to
prisoner this Is something new for
Prussian militarism.
Camp Green
Guardsmen from Oregon,-California,
and other Western states are in train.
lng, -.'' i ' '
Liggett has taken a- course in the
latest military tactics on the firing
line.
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WILL T.LEE TO
REPRESENT
KLAMATH
COUNTY TO EXHIBIT AT PORT.
" LAND LAW SHOW
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Fanners Who Have Not Brought in
Their Exhibits Urged to Do So by
Monday County Court Decides to
('(Operate Financially With Com
nicrce Body by Paying Heavy Por
tion of Expenses.
That Will T. Lee' of this city wilt
represent Klamath County at the
coming Manufacturer and Land Pro-j
ducts snowai roruana, commeuviuB,
next'Sreek. was finally decided this
nralBe.wAenAhrCeunteJCurten:
doraad the recommendation made, by
the Klamath Commercial Club, and
authorised an expenditure from-the
county sufficient to cover a large part
of the costs of maintaining tne ex
hibit.
The Commercial Club and court
congratulate themselves on securing
so capable a man to arrange the coun.
ty exhibit, and boost Its interests at results. Accompanying me mqidi----this
show, where an. effective impres- Hon an excellent program Is being1
slon Is so valuable to the county. The given both days. The feature of the.
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show wtlWast tor three weeks.
.Many exhibits have already been
brought in, and the grain decoration
for the walls about completed, but
there still remains many exhibits.
thruout the county that have not been
secured, and as these have to be in
not later than Monday, it is urgently
reauested that farmers and others
who have these, get them to the Com-
merclal Club as soon as possible.
This has been a fine year for veget
ables and praln production In this dis
trict, and Klamath County should
make a very creditable exhibit, it Is
believed.
SEATTLE WORKS
TO SECURE 9UOTA
8EATTLE, Wash., Oct. 26. This
city has redoubled its efforts in the
loan drive to-reach the minimum of
$13,000,000.
Twenty-five million five hundred
and sixty-four thousand of the state's
$36,000,000 have been subscribed.
e GERMANS WORKING
) HAVOC IN ITALY
e BERLIN, Oct. 26. The Ger-
mans have captured over 30,000
prisoners and 300 guns in the
big offensive on the Italian front
e and are now fighting on Italian
territory in many places.
Germans Fast Losing
Ground on
T
FBTROOXAD: Oct. !, The Rus-
Una following German withdraw-
al in the Mt:.dtstrlet, have now
reached the Riga-Orel railway with
out discovering the enemy,
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SHOW
COUNTY SCHOOL
FAIR IS 8(6
EXHIBITS OF YOUNG8TER8 ARE
ASTONISHING ..
Excellent Program Gives Both Day
of School Industrial Fair at IteaJey.
Many Schools Are Represented.
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Will Be Made Annual Event Ad
dress by Celebrated Speaker Yeeter.
day Many Attend from FaU-
, Great interest Is being taken from
many parts of the county In the
Klamath County Industrial School
Fair, which is now in progress' at-the
Henley school house on the;MerrIir
road., The.falrsUrted yesterday and
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wlH conctaae tedewrw '"-'
Nearly adoxenschools of the eoun- ff
;,ty afe represented at this fair, active
preparation for which has-been going .
on for weeks. f -.
The exhibits of agricultural and in
dustrial work of Klamath pupils now
on display are exceptional, and one Is
astonished at the Juvenile efforts nnd
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program yesterday was an address by
Professor I. E. Vlnlng of Columbia
.University. An athletic prognuit has'
proved of great interest to particle
pants and visitors.. A large delegation. '
has attended both days from Klamath
Falls.
By no means the least attractive-
feature of the occasion has been the;
appetising dinner served on both
days by the good housewives of that
district, whose prowess in the cull
nary line Is evidenced by the way the
good things disappear.
This is the second annual school
fair in Klamath' County. It Is staged
under the auspices of tho Klamath
County School Fair Association,-' ij
group composed mostly of county,
school teachers and county officials,
whose splendid endeavor is deserving '
I of great commendation.
PRESS SERVICE SLOW. - , t
IN PLNEDALE, ARIZONA
EL PASO, Texas, Oct. 26. At least
one American did not know there waa
a war In progress In which the United
States was. participating until he.ap-
peared at the local, navy recruiting
office to enlist. He Is from Plnedale,
Arli,, and gave his name as HyroraV
Smith Hancock. He had been In
Plnedale, a small mountain town, for
five years, and said no one there knew
there was a war In progress when he
left. He was accepted for the navy. '. ,
East Front
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Russians on the weraer .ueae - ??
f.ivUi.-h.u rmrMiMA' tiaMdian'eW
ta'cament, prt ef the OeHnihnWi; u &
roa
, Including seme drsgsM gUMivas
inored la the"KlvMtlr IsVUfcJi. '
anchored
Oulf of Riga.
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