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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF KLAMATH COUNTY
OFFICIAL' NEWSPAKl
OF KLAMATH PALLS
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Twelfth Year No. aMT
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1917 f
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FERTILE AREA OF COUNTY
OF
LOWER MARSHES
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VpAMMOUS VOTK IK CAST HERE
YKHlERDAV
Ortr l,0O Vote Out of 8,000 Cast
Every One In Favor of Installing
.Gates at Klamath Strait Will
Main Eventual Reclamation of 04,.
000 Arm of Mast Fertile TerrUory
to District.
Out of total of 2,600 votes of tho
Klamath Drainage DUtrlct. over 1,800
wire cast here at an election yester
day afternoon, unanimously In favor
of authorising the directors to entor
bito contract with the United States
, reclamation service (or the reclama
lion of the Lower Klamath marsh
lands by the Installation of gates at
Us 8. P. railway crossing over
Klamath 8tralt.
Mis
This Is believed to be the last stop
necessary In tho litigation toward the
"Teetaltntng of these lands, which con
1st of over 20,000 acres under the
Klamath Drainage District and 04,
000 acres altogether. As a matter of
fact, the result of this election In fn-j
Tor of the move was so certain that
toe gates have already been Installed
to prevent the early winter Hoods
from raising the water, which Is now
at its lowest point.. The cost of the
reclamation of these lands to the own.
rs is to be $4.60 per acre, In addition j
to the Irrigation charges.
Twenty year are given by tho gov.
eminent to pay this sum. Payments
will be graduated and no Interest
tbarged.
MAMMOTH SHIP TONNAGE
COMPLETED DV MARCH
WA8HINOTON, D. C, Nov. 1.
The American ship yards will com
plete 1,000,000 tons In ships by
March 1st, according to Chairman
Hurely of the shipping board, i
COMMERCIAL CLUB MOVING
The Klamath Commercial Club Is
today moving to Its new quarters near
the corner of Eighth and Main streets.
The old nunrtAra nn lfaiiitti mtrnfit
will be tkt, .. t, h. Wr.t Na. !
tional bank and remodeled as a book-
KMpIng department.
RECLAMATION
Many Guests Enjoy
Hard Times Party
About 125 Red Cross enthusiasts
tat night gathered (or one or the
brightest parties of the yaar a,t the
White Pelican hotel. '
In celebration of the Hallowe'en
Plrlt the .rooms were appropriately
eorated with unique figures and
Mlcai emblems. Asked in the In-
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KeirU MWa-ej 1
' th cestumea.whJab, indicated a seed,
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na poverty, hard w Deere,-
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room, "an orchestra struck up
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GERMAN
ADVANCE
BADLY HINDERED
HEAR GUARD OK RETREATING
All.MV GAINS TIME FOR THOSE
IN ADVANCE DV HARASSING
THE ENEMY
lly Aiwoclatml Pre
DATELESS Cadorna's roar guard
I doing notable work In tho effort to
slow up tho advance of tho Teuton
troops by making numerous stands
and forcing tho enemy to halt and
fight, whllo tho Italian cavalry nan
harassed tho advancing columns.
A Berlin announcement Hays the
campaign Is being dovolopcd In nc
cordanco with tho Austro-Gcrman In
tentions. JOINS BENEDICTS
SECRETARY OF WATCH USERS
WEDH MERRILL GIRL CERE
MOXV performed' AT HOME
OF BROTHER
Secretary Archie Wlshard of the
Klamath Water Users' Association Is
bolng showered with congratulations
by his mang Klamath Falls friends on
his mnrrlago Sunday to Miss hrma M,
Anderson of Merrill.
Tho ceremony was porformod at 4
o'clock In the presence of immediate
A1,l.fAa n tin hnDIA flf Will AtltlfiF.
son. brother of tho bride. Two other)
brothers wore present from Ashland
to witness tho ceremony, which was
performed by tho Rov. O. A. Oliver
of tho Methodist church here.
Mr. Wlshard has been a resident of
Klamath Falls for a number of years,
and Is well und fuvorably known. He
has been Identified with the Klamath
Water Users Association for the past
year.
ENEMY HALTED NEAR UDINK
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS. Nov.
j, The itallun troops are now per
fectly organised, and are holding
back tho enemy at a distance of seven
miles west of Udlno.
LONDON RAIDED LAST NIGHT
LONDON, Nov. 1. About thirty
airplanes divided Into seven groups
participated In a raid last night which
nenetrated to the heart of the city
The casualties are declared to be
slight.
dance music, which continued thru
out the evening,- intersporsed at In
tervals with a sparkling- program of
nnm nnd readings,
Dr. George Catbey, who has Just
returned from an important confer
ence at Portland, gave an Interesting
talk on the existing conditions at the
front. Many amusing stunts were ar
ranged, which provided great amuso
ment for the guests. The niormuiv
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of ,te wjwle ajr,apd the wV
.niAvmant of the guests was every.
where' In evidence. hyty-four dol
Ura wereUken in for.Jhe benet of
the Red Cross wora
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STRAHORN ROAD
T OF WAY
IS SETTLED
SATISFACTORY ADJUSTMENT
MADE AT OLENE
IS
New Survey Made Affording Greater
Safety to Public Will Run In Rear
of School House and Along Upper
Hunk of Government Canal Two
Overhead Cromlnga Necessary To
Hush Grading at This Point.
Tho last seriously contested piece
of right of way on the now Klamath
Falls Municipal railway between
Klamath Falls and Dairy now under
construction by Robert E. Strahorn
has now been secured, and the price
for the property apparently satisfac
torily adjusted, so that all the re
nmlulng work can proceed without
further delay. The tract In question
Is situated at Olene, ten miles east of
this city, and Is owned by Frank Cor.
pcnlng.
In the original survey the road
passed thru the. place where some of
the Corpening buildings now stand
A condemnation suit was recently
heard In the Circuit Court here re
gardlng a fair price for the damage
to the property. Since this suit, in
which Corpening was awarded the
sum of $6,000, the survey has been
changed to a route more favorable to
all parties. It now leaves the orig
inal survey about one quarter mile
cast of E. E. By res store at, Olene,
runs to the rear of the Olene school
house, above the Corpening Inn, and
hugs the upper canal bank on thru
tho gap to the rear of the Rex Bord
buildings.
Two overhead crossings will be
made, one at the Anderson property
and one at the Rex Bord ranch.
Mr. Strahorn and the city officials
are very pleased to have this difficulty
solved satisfactorily to all concerned.
The road, which has been graded at
nil other points along the twenty mile
right of way, will now be rushed at
this point,
FARMER HAS
NARROW SCAPE
FINE NEW AUTO WRECKED IN
COLLISION WITH LUMBER
TRUCK AT . FOOT OF SIXTH
STREET
As a result of a 'collision last night,
James Henly, a prominent farmer In
the Klamath Basin near the city, has
a narrow escape from death and near
ly ruined a flno new Mitchell car.
The accident occurred at the foot
of Sixth street, where a lumber truck
was standing In the road. There ie a
bad hole In the road Just nt this
point, and It waa In an endeavor to
avoid this that Henley Is reported to
have collided with the truck.
Two wheels on one side were
knocked from the wagon, letting part
of the load off on the machine. Mr,
Henley was not Injured, but the car
was very seriously damaged.
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LONDO Not, 1. The rlilrt
have captured the city of Beereheba,
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Steamer Finland
Was Submarined
WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. 1.
The navy department has announced
that, the transport Finland was re
cently torpedoed while returning to
the United States.
The boat waa able to return to the
Western Men Wanted
For Aviation Corps
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1. Three
hundred and fifty candidates a week
are wanted from the Far West for
commissions In the aviation corps of
the United States army, It was pro
claimed officially here today.
Every one of them who can stand
tho vigorous but reasonable physical
and mental entrance tests,) and pass
muster in the -army aviation schools,
will get a war'cotnmisslon from the
president ln'liie signal 'officers' re
serve corps, with the prospect of ser
vice abroad. .
Thn candidate Will draw $100 a
mouth with subsistence allowance
while he la going to school, and when
he is commissioned he will receive1
the pay of his rank while on active
duty. This, for first lieutenants, Is
$166.66, with $36 additional com-!
MOTHER MAKES
NOBLE SACRIFICE
FOLLOWING A STRING OF FAM
ILY MISFORTUNES, KLAMATH
WOMAN SEES HER ELDEST SON
LEAVE FOR NAVY TODAY
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Had you been at the depot this
morning when the train was leaving,
all the patriotism of your heart would night, which was given for tne pur
have boen stirred to Its depth even pose of .raising money for a paymeut
while It tugged at your heartstrings on the school piano.
by the sacrifice' of a noble mother In
.iin. hr nt horn son to the ser-'
vice of her country. Many another
mother has also given her son to the
.i . K..f thA i that Mra. Marv
WHUame made tbla morning is an act
.ii.m nrihv nt h hiahest
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honors.
When "Bob" Williams, as he was
familiarly known to all his friends,
naased away a few monthB ago, he
left his widow with a large famlty of
dependent children alone to manage
the farm and dairy. A few months
later, during the I. W. W. troubles
here, their dairy buildings were burn,
ed, and only by the most strenuous
efforts were' the other buildings
saved, Most mothers would have
thought their cup full. But when her
big. manly son, Ferd, who has grown
to manhood In our community, felt
the call of his country and presented
himself to the postmaster for enlist;
ment in the navy, with the terse re
mark: "None of my people ever had
to be drafted, and If father was alive
be wouldn't want me to wait for that"
thls noble mother seconded her
wXre"uest. ,:.,
And at the train this morning, with
herfamlly of little ease about; her,
ana bade him brave Ood peed with
the admonition to serve his country
foreign port under its own steam, and
the damage is reported to have been
slight.
The Finland was under escort,-but
no sign of the torpedo or submarine
was seen. It has not been announced
whether any were killed or Injured.
mutation where the army does not
furnish quarters. Already In the
East, where the opportunity of en
tering the service has been made a
matter of knowledge, the applica
tions have exceeded all expectations
and army authorities here predicted
that once the venturesome Westerner
knew of the chance, all available post
tlonB would be filled In short order.
Possibilities of the service, It was
said, already have, attracted hundreds'
of the most brilliant, enthusiastic and
capable" young men-in the country, as
any picked service will Inevitably do.
The education required and the keen
adventure offered In tho service are
considered to make tt an Ideal one for
college men, but applicants with four
years' solid high school training and
the requisite physical and moral
equipment will be considered.
FINE TIME AT
HENLEY SCHOOL
lXrge crowd attends funo
TION AT HENLEY SCHOOL.
CAKE AT . AUCTION . BRINGS
LARGE AMOUNT
A large crowd attended the Hal-
lpwe'en social at Henley school last
An excellent program was enjoycu
during the early part of the evening,
by the light of a rousing bonfire in the
school yard. The stage setting was
composed of numerous evergreen
trees, among which ghlostly Jack o
lanterns were hidden.
. .. t. ,. ,hA ftwd
went Inside, where candy, elder, sand
wiches and coffee were on sale. For
those wishing to peep lntovthe future
a fortune telling booth was provided,
and many of the braver ones .visited
the chamber of horrors.
A feature of the evening was the
auctioning off of a huge' cake, piece
by piece, the last piece going for
5.50. Each ptece contained a prise,
which when Interpreted told the hold
er'a fortune.
Over $80 were taken In, exceeding
'the exnectatlons considerably. The
surnlus left after the piano payment
Is made will go to the support of the
Parent-Teachers Association.
The crowd broke up about II
o'clock, everyone voting the social a
great success.
.well, and return wlth-an.hoare-ie
discharge, or not at all. f
Itlls such mothers as this that will
nt.rura America. All hoaora
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INCREASED
CANADIANS MAKE
GOQD ADVANCE
AFTER BITTER FIGHT WITH ENE
MY, IMPORTANT RIDGE IS
GAINED CANADIANS NOW
NEAR PASSEHENDAELE
CANADIAN?' HEADQUARTERS,
Nov. 1. The Canadians have gained
further footing' on the Passehendaele
ridge, after bluer fighting, and have
now established their front line with
in a few hundreds yards of the ruined
village of Passehendaele.
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MUCH EVIDENCE OF HALLOW
E'EN SPIRITS IN ALL PARTS OF
CITY TODAY NO SERIOUS
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DAMAGE REPORTED
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11ns, witch
eaor other spirits of
Hallowe'en Is very conspicuous m
HOBGOPSWERE
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many parts or the city today. j mnlned at workt
While no serious damage has been, "
reported, the misplaced signs, over-j settle, Nov. 1. The operators
turned waste paper stands, and other! and'electricians walked out here, de
pranks are evidenced on every hand. 8pUe the governrient'B rawest that
A very large proportion of the ,. nH until a conference could
merchants were noted this morning
busily engaged in hosing or scrunmng.
itaeiniia nivna iirnnvrannBn wiiii hiihii
from their front windows.
ITALIAN SITUATION DISCUSSED
WASHINGTON. D. C. Nov. 1.
ThA Italian situation and the nrosnect
n American aid were discussed at a!
conference yesterday between the
Italian ambassador, Pourt Cellers,
and Secretary Lansing.
BUTTER BOARD CLOSED
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 1.
The Elgin butter board of Chicago
will be closed for the period of the
war, under an agreement announced
Monday between the board and the
food administration.
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INDICTED FOR KING MURDER
CONCORD, N. C, Nov. 1. Gaston
B. Means has been indicted by the
Grand Jury for the murder of Mrs.
Maud X. King, a wealthy widow, who
was killed last August.
Italian Losses Are
Declared
BERLIN, Nov. 1. The Austro - Ger -
mans have Increased the number of
prisoners to over 180,000, and have
taken 1,500 Italian tuns.
A Germin statement says that the
Teuton Fourteenth army has gained
another great victory yesterday. Por
tions of the Italians made a stand at
the Tagltamenfo River. The Germans
captt.rd JeTbrWga,head. positions,
Dlagaine and TJodroine. (
.Thettro.aernkaWe pene.
'.ltta--'iaa:rar uai4 Mafcioaa of .the
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PHONE STRIKE IS
PROVING VERY
SERIOUS
GOVERNMENT REQUEST. FOR DE
LAY NOT GRANTED '
Operators and Liaemea t Many
Points Walk Out. Threateattd.
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1,300 Out at Seattle Service Crip,
pled Situation Serious at Port
land International Brothel hood
Officials Agreed to Poatsono Strike.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1. The
big telephone strike is now In a com
plex situation. The threatened tlsup
of the phone lines of the entire Pa
sine Coast, while not as serious as
feared, is in a state of uncertainty ,
while the outlook Is decidedly dubi
ous. t
The International Brotherhood offi.
cers have agreed to postpone the
strike at the request of Federal Medi
ator Verner C. Reed of Denver, who
arrived yesterday, and who declared
the situation saved, but the linemen
and operators walked out In Seattle,
lPort,anaan4 TfoWt d aomefln.,
,.- At7oiher oolnts they re
be held. Approximately 1,300 are
now out acooraiug to the union offi-
clals. The service js crippled.
PORTLAND, Nov. 1. Several' hun
dred linemen and telephone operat
ors have walked out on the strike
caned ror mianigm wi uisui, n
service Is not crippled.
The strikers are picketing the ex-
changes, but no violence has been
noted. Police squads are present
Recognlton of the Women Operat
ors' Union and higher wages are the
chief objects of the strikers.
STEAMER GROUNDS '
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IN PUGET BOUND
SEATTLE, Nov. 1. The American
Tobacco company steamer Javary,
bound from Shanghai to Tacoma with
case oil, grounded in a fog on Whitby
Island in Puget Sound today, while
making for the quarantine station "
Fort Townsend.
Government-tugs have been sent to
the rescue, -V
Tremendous
. to, cutting off and capturing 6000.
Kalians. '
WASHINGTON; D. C, Not. .
With two generals of Division ..-
000 Germane, have been nuiea
g-Veat battle on the Bainsua rwewn, $
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according to reports toaay. ,, t, ,-,--,
Cadorna Is pushing hi. tarcear7 tw,
ward, with every. prospect f.obMk-. VJ&fe,
in the enemy, and the advanee'aUled "
sunoort Ja to .be ..fortneomwf. mmrjl&ldris
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