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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF KLAMATH fcOUN Y
OFFICIAL NIWIPJWHt
OF KLAMATH FALLS
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Twtlflh Year No. 3,163
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGONr TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1917
Price, Five Cento
TEUTONS NOW PRESS
FIGHT
DESPERATE
IN PROGRESS
ONPIAVE
ENEMY 18 MAKINO STRENUOUS
EFFORT TO REACH VENICE
ttrlln War Offlet Claims tht Capture
of Monte Tomba, Which would Moan
Substantial Advaneo of Germans.
Enemy Atttmpte to Drive Wdg Be
twttn Forces on Aslago and Along
Plave Rlvtr.
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By Aaioelatad Preee
DATELESS The Italian possession
of Venice and the security of the Plave
linen now depends apparently upon the
outcome of a desperate battle which Is
progressing between the Plave and
Drenta.
The Austro-Germans aro attacking
heavily, and aro advancing against the
stout Italian resistance.
If the Invaders have captured Monte
Tomba, as the ncrlln war office claim,
they are within a few miles of tho
plains behind the Plavo. Tho Germans
are attempting to drivo a wedge be
tween the Italians near Aslago and
thoKe along tho Plave.
The Anglo-French reinforcements
apparently have not reached tbo light
ing zone yet.
The Italians have repulsed tho Ger
mans four times In their attempts to
take tho Montenegro spur.
Italy's nrmles aro now holding firm
Ir at a point most vital to the pres
ervation of tho Plave line. Tho heroic
resistance has checked the enemy's at
tempt with heavy 'maases'of troops to
drive them southward .from Quero,
long tho west bank.
COUNTY COURT MEETS
a part or tho day yesterday, giving at
tention to routine business.
INFORMAL MEETING
TONIGHT AT ELKS
Thero will bo nn informal gnth-
crlng among a number of the
young men of the city at the Elks
Club this evening, when the Vis-
King naval recruiting officers, Dr.
Saurman and Yoeman Hellbron-
ner will diacuaa interesting fea-
lures of service in the United
Slates navy. All are welcome to
attend this meeting. The meeting
will be held at 8 o'clock.
Red Cross Society
Sends First Supplies
The flrst shipment of Red Croaa sup
plies made by the women of Klamath
County has now been sent, according
to the officials of the local society. The
shipment consists of 185 pair of gray
flannel pajamas, 120 nightingales or
Invalid throws, 'and 15 pair of bed
socks,
In response to the big demand for
xurgical dressings a- department for
we making of these supplies has beep
created, and will be under the manage
ment of Mrs. ChaflM F. Stone, To
offset-the rumor that a charge baa
been made for tbo wool and other ma
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VISITOR
GIVES
LIBERAL SUM
CALIFORNIA CAPITALIST ON VIS
IT MAKES DONATION OF TWEN.
TY.FIVE DOLLARS FOR LOCAL
RED CROSS WORK
Robert McCook, a well known cap
italist of Fresno, has returned to his
homo after a short visit In Klamath
County. Mr. McCook Is well known
by many here, as ho has been a fre
quent visitor in times past. Last win
ter be spent several weeks enjoying
tho skating and other winter sports
available In tbia district.
During the visit Just completed, Mr.
McCook gave Mrs. E. B. Hall $15 for
the Ited Cross work, saying she might
buy a knitting machine for the local
society, or put It' to any other use
deemed advisable. Mrs. Hall turned
the money over, and it has been used
to purchase yarn.
FINE BULLS TO
BE PURCHASED
COUNTY AGENT TO VISIT KAN8A8
CITY AND ASSIST IN 8ELECTION
OF PEDIGREED CATTLE FOR
KLAMATH RANGES
That a carfoad of line registered
bulls for the ranges of Klamath Coun
ty will.bo purchased In the near future
was made known today, when It was
announced that County Agriculturist
Agent II. n. Glalsycr would go Bast
for this purpose. The animals are to
be bought by J. H. Hunt and J. U
Dcckley, who are shipping the lame
train load of Klamath beef to Kansas
City.
Agent Glalsyer will accompany the
shipment East, and will assist In the
selection of the pedigreed stock to bo
returned. It is believed that the In
troduction hero of this stock will
'eventually mean a material Improve
ment of the county beef cattle. Tho
shipment leaves here tomorrow, In
stead of today, as previously nn
nounced. Mr. Glalsycr expects to bo
away about three wooks.
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WAGE EARNERS MEET TONIGHT
A special meeting tonight of the
wage earners is announced at the
Eleventh street Baptist church under
the leadership of Dr. and Mrs. W. C.
Driver, who are holding daily services
at that place.
terials used by the workers, it Is an
.n,.nl..,i that all these are furnished
'without charge, the only artlclea paid
'for being the knitting Needles, which
have been furnished at cost.
A current atory, which haa been
circulated in some of the city papers
ih. that the supplies being
J furnished by tfie Red Cross Society are
, not in demand, is empnaucsw w
I . ...- v.... i ikif tAHara home.
oy me ioci w "-
w H.oiii-a that there is a great scan
( . .. 1 i.j 11am awuf ftAW
City Of law iw www m
being furnished, and that these ara
welcomed s fast aa received.
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KLAMATH
COUNTY
OVERSUBSCRIBES
Y1C.MU0TA
TOTAL WILL REACH OVER TWEN-
TY-SEVEN HUNDRED
Campaign Closes With Vary Satisfac
tory Results Chairman Requests
That Canvassing Be Discontinued,
and Reports Made Immediately.
Outside 8ectlona Have Done Excep
tionally Well In This Campaign.
With the requested quota of $2,500
over-subscribed, and a probable 'total
of more than f 2,700 In sight, the cam
paign for the Y. M. C. A. in the army
Is now completed in Klamath County.
Chairman It. C. Groesbeck requests
all solicitation by the workers be now
discontinued and reports, together
with the cash and receipt books, turn
ed over to Treasurer Andrew Collier at
the First National bank.
The response of the people of this
section to the call made upon them Is
most gratifying to those who have had
the work in charge. It demonstrates
that Klamath can be liberal with her
dollars as well as young men. Every
call that has been made for gifts for
the benefit of the soldiers so far has
met with a patriotic reply from this
locality. It Is believed certain that the.
Klamath bojs at the front will be en
couraged on learning the spirit of the
people at home toward their comfort
The total subscription from Merrill
has not been definitely learned, but it
will be In the neighborhood of $200.
A total of $105 has been raised In
the Mt. Lakl section. About $190 will
be sent In from Shlpplngton, and $160
was raised yesterday by the commit
tee in completing Its canvas of the
business district. Pine Grove Is re
ported to have raised $45.
Those subscribing since the last pub
lication of names are as follews:
$25 Miss Vern Houston, L. C. SIse-
more.
snw..E. Nicholson. James Gor-
den. Hall Hotel, White Pelican Hotel,
J, F. Magulre Co.
$15 Dan Ryan, F. Loosely & Son,
H. J. Gordon.
110 Wllford Henry. W. I. Wlnnek,
Rachel Melhase E. S. Turner, C. V.
Loosely, F. L. Burns, Asa Fordyce, R.
A. Moon, Miss Carrie Walker, Fred
erick Daker.
15 Geo. Ulrlch. Lloyd DeLap, Clara
Calkins, C. R. DeLap, John W. Cork
erv. c A. Hnvden. Fred O. Carmen,
Chos. F. DeLap, C. E. Motschenbacher,
n. P. Lewis. E. A. Drewer, Mrs. E. H.
Page, T. J. Jackson, Wm. Zumbrum,
F. E. Brody. C. M. Noah. T. C. Morris,
J. H. Smart, Colllster Guy, Ray Loose-
lv. John Utter. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Sim
mons, D. E. Noah. H. B. Loosely, IT.
Gordon, L. M.'Streeter. E. R. Caldwell
R. E. Gordon, E. I. Applegate, Dr. Ross
riovd. tauis Gerber. Mr. and Mrs. or-
villa Elliott. R. W. Tower, Ed Brlscde.
Mrs. H. E. Momyer, Fred E. Fleet.
t2.50 to 15 O. L. Fitzpatrlok; A. F.
Salflcky, Dick Glalsyer, D. H. Wlmer,
A. B. Caatel, Wade Crawford, T. Tour
etsen. J. H. Wise. H. R. Crane. F. M.
ivmton. Nettle Vose. Miss Johnson,
Miss Calkins, Oscar Shlve, Mrs, O. O.
Johnson, Ruth S. Addison, Mrs. J. B.
Bend, Mrs, J. B. Chambers, Mrs. E. B.
Continued on Page 4
GENERAL MAUDE OIES
O IN EAST SUNDAY
,.
4) LONDON. Nov. :o. General
e) Maude, the British commander of
4 the forces in MesapoUmia, died
Pundaja after a brief illness. He
4 waa M years of age, and waa tine
e of the moat brilliant eommandera e
4) of the war,
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4wwwVew,4sVe
Fearful Accident
.
Maims Many Children
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Nov. 20.
Two were instantly, killed, one prob
ably fatally wounded and twelve some
what seriously injured, when the O.-W.
R. & &N. train, backing over a cross
ing near College place, a suburb, hit
an automobile loaded with children be
ing taken to school.
Unusual Feat ot
; Daredevil Airman
WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. 20.
King Victor Emmanuel official advices
from Rome say, haa turned over bis
royal villa of Menza to'refugees from
the Invaded regions. The dispatches
also tell of the bestowal of the highly
ized gold medal on officers for deeds
of extraordinary heroism. ,
Lieutenant Caatrucclo, the dlsptach-
es say, was on board an airsnip ais-
MEDIATION COMMISSIONER '
ON ITHE WAY TO SEATTLE
8AN-FRANCISCO, Nov. 20. Er
nest P. Marsh, president of the Wash
ington State Federation of Labor, is
now on route for Seattle as- a member
of the president's mediation commis
sion to arrange for the Investigation
of the logging, lumber and labor sit
uation. He also has a message for the strik
ing telephone workers.
CHILD LOSES FINGER
The 2-year-old son of Alex Bishop,
an employe of the Swansen barber
shop, lost the flrst finger of his right;
NAVAL RECRUITING
PCERCOMING
MEN WANTED FOR SPECIAL
UUANCHK8 OF V. B. NAVY.
CHANCE FOR MEN OF DRAFT
AGE TO ENLIST
Assistant Surgeon J. 8: Saurman,
U.S. Navy, wil be in Klamath Palls
Tuesday and Wednesday. November
aoth and 21st. The navy U 'needing , yy
j ,4 i i.-..i it.. K Pointed out by these officials
firemen, and it to hoped to oltotJthat the men a . Ber.
2,000 from the Pacific Coast within I
the next two weeka.
There are several hundred mer
chant ahlpa, aa well s many sub
marine chasers and regular navy
vessels, ready for men. Among these
are the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific, formerly Northern Pacific
railroad vessels, and twenty-eight
submarine chasers on the Pacific
Coast.
In addition to firemen the navy
especially needs the following; Cooks,
mesa attendants, oMcer'a cooks, cab
inet makers, Inside finish carpenters,
men wth gas-engine experience, auto
marine or stationary. Fabrio work
ers for the aviation corps- Gas en
gine men for motor heat service and
a course at Columbia "University and
other universities.
Dr. Baurman's visit here will be the
ITALIANS HARD
Driver Philip Socbs failed to see the
train. Willie Green, aged 12, and
Frank Swegel, 11, were killed and
their bodies horribly mangled. Ed
ward Walters, aged 14, had his leg and
arm torn off and will probably die. The
others will probably live. All were
residents of College Place.
abled by the enemy's guns, and about
to fall in enemy territory. Castruccio
climbed over the gaa bag, and creeping
along In the direction of the prow,
with his weight caused the airship to
regain its balance. With great person
al danger he remained there for over
an hour, hanging by the ropes, and al
lowing the airship- to land within his
llnea.
hand Saturday afternoon. The Bishop
children were playing with a wringer
at a neighbors, and were turning the
wheels around, when this little fellow
stuck hla finger in the cogs." The fin
ger was found to be in such a condi
tion that it was necessary to arapu
(ale it at the second Joint. The boy is
at the hospital, and Dr. R. R. Hamil
ton is the attending physician.
BRITISH WIN IN PALESTINE
'
LONDON., Nov. . The Brls-
lsh forces In Palestine are now
twelve miles northeast and fifteen
miles west of Jerusalem.
opportunity for men of draft age who
prefer the navy to the army service to
enlist in the navy before being draft
ed. The navy accepts men 'from 18
to 35-years of age.
No navy recruiting officers have
visited Klamath Falls since last
fspring, aa officers could not be spared
from their duties for this purpose, yet
Postmaster Delsell reports that over
forty recruits have enlisted thru his
office, and the reports coming home
fiom the lads invariably express com.
plete satisfaction with their treat
ment. Several of the boys have al
ready received promotions, and all
are seeing the world being scattered
from Alaaka'to the Atlantic.
Dr, Saurman Is accompanieefhere by
Chief Yoeman C. W. Hellbronner of
Ilk. .. a, .a
vice have their choice of training In
over twenty different trades, and that
when they are dismissed at the close
of the war they will be In position to
assume advanced positions in the re
spective vocations they have chosen.
Every opdrtunity is offered for study
and advancement, and the progress
made Is entirely up to the individual.
An unusual opportunity Is now open
for the young men here who content-
late entering the army In any line, to
ecure a free medical examination by
a United States surgeon. Dr, 'Saurman
will be pleased to examine any of the
young, men sow on the waiting list of
the selective draft, who might like to
know whether they will pass the phy
sical examination and lay their fu
ture plans accordingly. Zither of the
visitors may be found at the Hotel
Hall or reached thru Postmaster W. A.
Delxell.
ENTER PLEAS
OF NOT GUILTY
FOUR DEFENDANTS INDICTED BY
GRAND JURY WILL 8TAND TRIAL!
IN CIRCUIT COURT ON CRIM
INAL CHARGE8
Jess Swinney and' Jess Millett, who
are under indictment by the grand
Jury for Improper relations with young
girls, have filed pleas of not guilty
thru John Irwin, who represents both
men.
Lorenzen and Byres, charged with
the theft of a sheep belonging to Rex
Bord at Olene, have also plead not
guilty. Rutenlc & Yaden represent
these defendants. ..
CITY RESIDENT
DIES SUDDENLY
IS DOWN TOWN DURING LATE AF
TERNOON, AND eA88ES AWAY
AT HER HOME AT SIX THIRTY.
HEART TROUBLE CAUSE
The sudden death of Mrs. D. K. Mc
Donald early last evening came as a
severe shock to her relatives and
friends here. Death is reported due
to valvular heart lesion. Mrs. McDon
ald, who was feeling slightly indis
posed, visited Dr. E. D. Johnson late
yesterday afternoon, and secured some
medicine. She had no serious appar
ent .trouble at this time. Foll6wlng
the call she completed "a few errands
at different stores, and returned home.
She passed away about 6:30, with the
medicine she had secured still un
touched. ' Mrs. McDonald was 31 yean of age.
Her husband is the' night engineer at
the. White Pelican hotel. The remains
will be shipped to Linn Grove, Iowa,
Thursday. They will lie in state at
the Whitlock chapel between the
hours of 10 and 11 Thursday morning.
MR8. MADILL EXAMINED
Mrs. Ray Madlll, who was arraigned
a few days awo in the Justice court for
a violation of the liquor law,' Is being
examined today. A considerable num
ber of witnesses have been summoned
on both sides. Attorney John Irwin
represent; the defendant.' Mrs. Madill
conducts a rooming house on the cor
ner of Main and Seventh streets.
Several Permits Are
Granted
At the regular meeting of the city
council last evening at the city hall,
J. F. Magulre was granted a permit to
remodel his building on Main street,
between Fourth and Fifth, previously
occupied by Frank Upp jewelry estab
lishment. The permit calls for a brick
addition to the rear of the building,
making Its total length seventy feet
The estimated cost of the Improve
ment is $750.
'A permit was also granted to D. A.
Kenyon to construct a shed adjacent
to.hls.shop oa Sixth street, and one to
Bruce Staubor the construction of a
house'on.lot 9,-block 106, Mills, AddN
tlon.
Robert
B. Straborn waa allowed
MORE AMERICAN
LIVES ARE LOST
SEVERAL OFFICERS HAVE NAR.
ROW ESCAPE FROM BURSTING
SHELLS THREE
KILL EATING SOUP
SOLDIERS
WITH AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Nov. 20. A German sheir
yesterday fell thru the roof of a cha
teau in which Americana stationed
near the front were quartered. The
shell exploded, but none were hurt.
Several officers, Including the colonel
in command of the regiment, were In
the building. Two more sheila ex
ploded nearby.
An American brigadier general had
a narrow escape from 'a ahell In the
same town.
A burst of shrapnel over 'a group of
American soldiers eating soup at a
loadside killed three. c " -
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FEDERAL URGE
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BOUND OV
PStOPRtETOHOf-'DENVER itUmmv&XrFS&i
INR HOUSE IS RELEASED UN
DER HEAVY BONDS FOLLOW.
ING H8JARING YESTERDAY
Mrs. Cecil Cook, a recent bride in
this city, an,d proprietor of the Denver
rooming house of West Main street
was arrested by Deputy United States
Intel nal Revenue Collector John M.
Wilkenson, and examined yesterday
afternoon before United States Com
mlftkloncr B. C. Thomas on a charge
of conducting a retail liquor business
without paying the special tax re
quired by law. Owing to the illness
ot the defendant, the hearing was giv
en at the Denver rooming house.
Mrs. Cook was bound over to the
action of the federal grand Jury, and
placed under bonds of $500, which
were furnished. '
1 RETURN PBJOM REDDING .
y
Drs. C. E. Whejeler and Hanjla Car
tcr have returned from a short trip to
Redding. They report that the roads
down the Sacramento canyon are now
In such shape as to make auto travel,
almost impossible. After another rain
it will be impossible to get acar thru
this season, it is declared. ,
By Council
$2,000, completing a payment of JJ1,
000 for equipment of the Klamath Falls
Municipal railroad.-
Right of way deeds executed by F.
D. Corpening and R. E. Bord .were ten
dered to the city and accepted, aad
placed oh record. " UvW,f.&. ,
An ordinance waa toallypasaed M
thorUIng the Mayor, la .behalf of A
councllto enter,to wwuracrwiia-iwi ,; va
Southern Pacific, company aaetjie y-
centrai racine naMwey.eewtMr w tow
Buys u md wwv. .wvvTT'); tMVA1
way .,. w. wr&TnrzmkT&mi''Z&w.
jnauewug, we. awejjmfwiFajr', iW,l.
ctl adjourned, U
December lit, wkea'ilM'lMttar
annual budget wllj eoaeru iw,
discussion,.
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