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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF KLAMATH COUNTY
OFFICIAL NEWtPAPEK
OF KLAMATH FALLS
Twelfth t'ir No. 0.101
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1917
Piles Fife)
STATESMEN IN FRANCE NEARLY KILLED
CONGRESSMEN
TRENCHES HAVE
CLOSE CALL
CKRMA.NS ATTEMPT TO KILL THE
ENTIRE GROUP.
VWtlriK Mrmbw- of American Ua
oftiilnl IMegatlou Ant Noted Hy
GrrnutiM In Tlielr Inspection of
Trrmlim unit Kirn Hltetls, Wlilrli
Hut For Gouil FortniNt Would Have
KxtrrmliMtcd Party.
HKITIHH FRONT, BELGIUM, Nov.
17--Flvo members or lhe party of
American Congressmen and prlwte
tt Delglsn War Zone, bad a narrow
escape from death or Injury, when,
caught In a audden buret of German
itiftri.iito gun fire during an Inspection
of the front line trenches near Dig.
' .
Ti.e Americans who were In dang- wcek. ,t ,, decroi that an armls
r were Congressman C. C. Dill of Hr ... nmnn.M with nm.n
-Srokane. John F. Miller of Seattle.
Alum junnson 01 ttoquism, wain,,
vna'ics n. Timueriaae or Colorado)
and former Congressman Stout of i
Montana. Owing to a puro freak of
lurk, no nun wn. hit. I
Seven other mombers of the party
were in another section.
ltcr when all wero together, the
Girmnn8 droppod a big shell Ion!
yards nway which endangorcd tho
whole party. I
Tlio OerraanR had seen them ami'
Wd at thorn intentionally.
VALLEY RANCH
llllAnhr HAI-HaV
vllnllULU linilUUn
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EIGHTY ACIIK TRACT BETWEEN
.-.... u ,iu is num..
FOR FORTY-FIVE DOLAR8 PER
ACRK.
In a real estate deal made yester-
day in this city, eighty acres belong-j
ing to the Lakeside Land Company
between Merrill and Malln was taken
ovor by John Zlblnder, a prosperous
farmer of that section.
The price paid was forty-live dol
lars per acre. The land of this sec
tion has proved Itself to be unusually
"rule, many farmers there obtain
ing enormous profits this season In
the production "of alfalfa.
ACTING GOVERNOR PARDON8
WASHINGTON CONVICT
OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 17. Louis
p. Hart, acting governor of Washing.
Italian Lines
Now Holding Strong
ROMB, 'Nov. 17- The German
forces which forced the Crowing of
toe iky River si Cease, are be
ing pushed back steadily.
In other sections nearly 1,000
I. W. W. ESCAPES jFROM THE
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6ERMANSAN XIOUS
FOR ARMISTICE
TEUTONS CAN NOW SCENT PEACE
OFFER LONG WAYS OFF, AM)
WOULD CALL SPECIAL SESSION
OK REICHSTAG
LONDON, Nov. 17. The Independ
ent socialist group of the German
relchstag have requested tho presl-
dent t0 C1u tn immediate session to
qlCHi th, peace oftr of Nko, Un.
,ne' tho ,MM,er ot the Ru""n Bo,she
'" "cording to a dlipateh Just re
reived from Amsterdam.
No word has bsen received hero of
B ,,, offer by Unlne( tUho com
munlcatlon bss lMM'.eteoped for a
whlch the M&n,' ,ppeBr de.irous
0( accepting,
PROSPECTS 600D
TO END STRIKE
ADJUSTMENT OF TELEPHONE
DIKHCULT1ES NOW HINGhh ON
ATTITUDR TAKEN IIY SEATTLE
KTHIIjtiRg''
SEATTLE. Nov. 17.-Prospects for
reversal ot the decision made yes-
terday by the Northwest telephone
strikers not to send delegates to San
Francisco at the commission's re-
I quest are said to be bright
A collference was recently held
hero w,th Hl h' Hune8 represent
I Ing Governor Lister, which is deciar-
ed to have resulted beneficially.
8AN FRANCIRCO, Nov. 16. A
complete adjustment of the telephone
controversy now binges on the. action
taken In Seattle,
BRITISH VICTORIOUS
LONDON, Nor. 25 British Light
forces have engaged German light
cruisers off Helgoland, Qermans have
I retired, pursued by the British.
ton, pardoned J. R. Richards, recent
ly sentenced to five years when con-
dieted In Cleallsm County of attempt-
Ing to blackmail u. is. mompson.
former ambassador to Mexico and
Braill.
Are
prisoners have been takes.
ELIN. Kov. 17Tbe Austfo
Cemau stormsd Mont Prassolaa, be
tween Brent and the Flare Rlrer and
took 800 Italian prisoners,
Y, M. C. A. T01AL
GROWS RAPIDLY
LOCAL FUND FOIt HOYS AT THK
FltO.NT HAH ALMOST DOUBLED
8INCK YESTERDAY OUT
LOOK FOR QUOTA BRIGHT
A total of more than $1,400 has
thus far been secured thru the sub
scription campaign in Klamath coun
ty for the Y. M. C. A. In the army,
The proceeds of tho dance held last
right at the Elks hall for this cause,
while not definitely announced, will
approximate $250, bringing the total
up close to $1,700. Tho required
quota for Klamath County for this
cause Is $2,500, and those back of
the movement are bending every ef
fort to secure tho full amount.
As a considerable portion of the
field Is yet to be covered by tho. can
vassing committee, tho outlook Is re
garded as very encouraging. Those
who have subscribed since the publi
cation of names yesterday are as fol fel fol
eows: $20 Klamath Falls Creamery,
Rex Cafe, A. C. Gclnger.
$15 Johnstone Furniture Co., Mrs,
C. 8. Moore, Geo. Walton, W. E. See
horn. $10 Telford Bros., Ackley Bros.,
L. Jacobs, Clins. F. Stone, Mrs. H. F.
McCornack, Underwood's.
$5 Wm. Crossley, Mrs. A. M. Col
Her, Jess Beckley, Dr. Goddard, E. L.
Elliott, Dr. Wright, Dr. Mason, J. S.
Mills ft Sons, Ed Bodge, W. C. Daven
port, R. I. Hammond, G. C. Lorens, C.
W. Eberleln, Mrs. Jennie Hurn, L. M.
Martin, 5-15c Store, F. M. Upp, Runk
& Schneider, H. J. Winters, W. F.
Arant, Klamath Title Co., Mrs. B. 8.
Grlgsby, n. 8. Grlgsby, Mrs. C, E.
Hogue, E. M. Chllcote, Dr. Rambo,
$2.60 to $5 P. R. Dodge. O. B.
Skeen, W. J. Stelnmets, Oscar Larson,
Geo. Wirts, Geo. Haydon, E. H. Law.
(Continued on page' 4)
FIRST AID CLASS
WELLATTFNDED
MANY LOCAL LADIES HAVE TAK.
KN UP THIS WORK GIVEN UN.
DER AUSPICES OF RED CROSS
SOCIETY.
The First Aid Class of the Ameri
can National Red Cross Is starting out
very successfully according to Dr,
A. A. 8oule who has agreed to give
the lectures of this course for the
number of women who wish to be
come familiar with this work.
The class meets every Wednesday
In the Manual Training Bulldag of
the Central School. Six text books
are left for any others who wish to
take up this work. These who mis
sed the flrst lecture Isst Wednesday
will have the opportunity of getting
It later If they so desire.
, JAPANESE STEAMER AOROrJKJ)
ssawaess-p as
AN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17i Tk
Japanese steamer Baikal Mam Is
ashore off the Japanese Coast.
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Redid
ross
j Given In Detail
v :
accordance with the policy of.
In
the
Red Cross of peeping the public ters, principally materials to be work
oly Informed ;m all of its activ- ed ,nto -" 'or soldiers and hos-
thoroly
Ities, the Red Cross war council
makes public the following financial
statement, showing the collections
and disbursements of the war fund
up to November i, 1917.
The collections 'on November 1st
touted $79,896,866.68. Ot these col
lections, $$,1.9,119.21 Is reserved
for return to Ud Crossehapters to
be spent for way relief work. Thsrprlatlons, specified above, the sum of
estimated t ala.es' available for ap-, $1,417,626.74 was appropriated from
propria tlon
966.47.
agsMBtg
to $70,765,'
J-y
The total apHroprlations from the
war fund up to Msrember 1st amount
ed to $40,851,11.20, of which $26.
9J4.416.86 waaie foreign relief. The
foreign relief appraiv taiions wer ap
portioned as follews: ,
France! $19,681,240.47; Belgium.
$720,001.00; Russia. $1,428,040.87;
Serbia, $493,203.76; Roumanla, $1,
618,398.76; Italy, $314,000; Great
Britain, $1,066,520; foreign miscel
laneous, $113,012; Armenia, and Syr
Ian relief, $1,800,000.
The appropriations for the pur-
Farmers Urged to
Raise Sugar Beets
In Its consideration of the prob-i sugar beet production Is limited to
lems of cron brodiiction thafare of.
special Importance during the war
emergency, the United States depart
ment or agriculture calls the atten
tion of farmers in the sugar beet pro
duclng districts to the Importance of
maintaining the acreageof that crop
next year. White the soil and cli
matic conditions of the country are
suitable for a much greater produc
tion of beet sugsr than Is now made,
the production for nest wear Is neces
sarily limited by the available seed
supply and to the relatively small
areas where beet sugar mills now
exist.
Because of the impracticability of
shipping beets very far, the effective
Gridiron Test Between
East and West Possible
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17. With
the sun of the local football season
setting unoSclsl discussion has been
beard regarding a real test between
the East and the West. Since the
defeat of Pennsylvania, by the Uni
versity of Oregon at Pasadena list
year there has been a strong under
current of seattae.t.fera gridiron
battle between the best elevens of the
two rllss of tbe eeatltentxsa afford .,
j rW inch gee arisen '.meord, at
the theyr always eroate tremendous
Interest, Years a the grst big test
came when the 'California varsity
Expenses
chase of articles for resale to chap-
pltal supplies, amounted to $7,659,
000. This sum will eventually be re
turned to the war fund.
An appropriation of $500,000 for
automobiles is' a bookkeeping entry
to acknowledge a gift ot that amount
In the form of cars and autohiobile
parts from the Ford Motor Car com
psny. In addition to the war fund appro-
the restricted funds that Is, from
moneys which contributors have giv
en to the Red Cross for specially stat
er purposes, and which can be ex
pended only for those purposes desig
nated by the donors.
There was appropriated for United
States supplies, etc., to United States
forces, $3,448,729; for United States
hospital work, $979,600; for United
States sanitary service about canton
ments, $183,600; for United States
miscellaneous items, $108,487.60, a
total of $4,120,216.60. Other appro
priations advanced for hospital funds
amounted to $220,000.
the areas in the vicinity or the sugar
mills, and It is in these areas that
most of next year's crop mus't be
grown. Both from the point of view
of the welfare of the farmers of those
districts and of the national Interest
with regard to adequate supply of
sugar, It Is Important that the crop
shall be grown as efficiently and eco
nomically as possible. It is believed
that this can best be accomplished by
adhering somewhat closely, to the
methods of-crop rotation that have
been worked out and tested In most
of these producing districts, and by
avoiding the planting of an abnormal
ly large acreage of competing crops at
the expense of a reduction of the
acreage of beets.
met tbe Carlisle Indians In Ban Fran
cisco, and were downed after a des
perate struggle. Later Stanford lined
up against the University of Michi
gan,' and went down to n glorious de
feat. Michigan Is again looming up a
the outstanding footb'all unit of tbe
East, as Ceaeh Yost has a wonderful,
playing aggregation this year, Thej
suggestion bts been made that Mich
igan) or some other representative
eleven soot the Pacific Coast Confer
ence winners Tbete.wlaasrs will be
known todsy,c after 'California and
Oregon play at Eugene, '' '
COUNTY JAIL
OFFICIALS ON
UNUSUAL ERRAND
SPRING LAKE RESIDENTS, IX
IGNORANCE OF NEW LAW, AL
LEGED TO HAVE BURIED IN
FANT WITHOUT CERTIFICATE
To investigate the case of an al
leged violation of the new birth regis
tration law, Coroner A. A. Soule and
District Attorney Wm. M. Duncan are
at the ranch of Frank Stewart, in the
Spring Lake district today.
Many of the citizens are ignorant
of the now law, said Dr. Soule this
morning, which provides that a birth
certificate must be made out for every
child born, whether living or still
born, and a death certificate and
burial permit Issued, before interment
can legally take place. There are1
Jievy,ienalUe8,aWached to the con
tinued violation or mis taw.
FISHING STEAMER
REPORTED LOST
BELIEVED SMASHED OFF CAPE
SPENCER SOME OF CREW
RESCUED AND OTHERS RE
PORTED MISSING .
SEATTLE. Wash.. Nov. 17. The
fishing steamer Manhattan of Van
couver, B. C, Is reported wrecked off
Cape Spencer.
A wireless from the Steamer Marl-
osa said that a boat from the wrecked
vessel, containing twenty-nine mem
bers of the crew, was picked up. Sev
eral boats containing others are re
ported missing.
FORT KLAMATH
SETS A PACE
The patriotic district ot Fort Klam
ath has set a mark for tbe rest of
Klamath County In Its response to
tbe call for army Y. M, C. A. funds.
The quota portioned for this district
was $300 and the loyal citizens there
Bolsheviki Now
Has
DATELESS, By' Associated Press
Defeated tn battle by the Bolshlvlkl!
and deserted by most of bis officers
and men, Kerensky Is In flight and
bis whereabouts unknown. He was
about to surrender to the Maxfmllist
forces under coercion, when he disap
peared i ' ?
' The tide has apparently turned In
RINGLEADER IN
LOCAL ORDER
ATLARGE ...
ESCAPE MADE LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON
Was Not Missed Until After Dinner
Yesterday, Giving Him Val-sMe
Start of Officers. Was Also Under
Federal Indictment. Believed to
Be Desperate Character,
of Fifty Dollars Offtred.
Reward
The escape from the County Jail
here Thursday afternoon of Dan Sul
livan one of the ring leaders of the
I.rW. w. here last summerand .be ..
lteved by the- authorities, teuJuwe,
been one ot the most desperate char-,
acters apprehended, went unnoted
until yesterday afternoon, giving, tbe
culprit much valuable time Inwhlch
to make his escape.
According -to the 'report, five of
the prisoners were let out for a few
minutes late in the afternoon Thurs
day under tbe guard of Deputy T. E.
Griffith and Bailiff Mattoon, to carry
In wood to the jail for the evening.
They were supposedly all returned
safely inside but Sullivan In some
manner escaped without detection
and has thus far evaded the efforts
of the Sheriffs office to locate him.
When tbe Jail was visited yesterday
morning-he was thought to be still
in bed and was not missed until af
ternoon. A reward of fifty dollars
has been posted for his delivery to
Sheriff Humphrey and cards giving
his description have been sent to sll
points within a serge radius.'
Sullivan, 'who jwas tried here in
July on a chars of vagrancy, was
given the maximum sentence by Jus
tice Go wan of six months In Jail in
addition to a heavy fine.
Since being confined here be has
been Indicted by the Federal Grand
Jury at, Portland charged with a vio
lation of the Espionage Act. This
insures tbe valuable cooperation of
the federal authorities in his capture
at the present time.
with those at Klamath Agency sent
down the handsome sum of $401,
shortly after noon today. -
Tbe names are not available at
the present time but will be made
public in an early Issue. '
Upper Hand
Moscow, and the Bolsheviki Is i
control. From 1,000 to 6,000 per.
sons nave Dean kiiivs h j,wm, --
fighting In Moscow, t y - a
Tbe Ksledlaes are reports tp,bev
approaching' with relief for tho. iter;
entky forces. "it
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