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OFFICIAL NEWtPAPES
OF KLAMATH FALLS
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF KLAMATH COUNTY
Twtlfih Year No. 8,164
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1917
Price, Hve Cents
TERRIFIC BLOW
6ERMAN LINES
CRUMBLE IN
II
BIGGEST OFFENSIVE OF WAR IN
PROGRESS
Halo's Forcea Art Now Within Four
Miles of Cambria, Important German
Bate and Railway Junction
-Several
Thousand Prisoners Taken Lines
of Hum Shattered for Depth of Four.
Milts Ovet Thirty. Two Mile Front.
LONDON, Nov. 21. One of the
greatest lctorlea of the allied forces
la the present war has Just been won. I
The operation Is so cxtenslvo and tho
results so tremendoua that the full do -
Ulls hate not been learned, but that
one of the most telling blows against
(be forces of tbo kaiser baa been
ONSLAUGh
truck, there is no doubt. . ,adleH- Members of the club are:
The HlndenburR line has been brok-l Adel Kltxpatrtck. Audrey Roberts,
en to a depth of four to flvo miles. Too ,Uzel OrltUb, Beatrice Henilcy, Hilda
British have stormed tho first system1 Hensley, Ellen McVeigh, Lucy Hotch
of the Hlndenbure lino defenses on thn "In. Florence DowllnR. Bcrnlce Nlcb-
whole front between St. Otientln nil'ota " McCornacV. Helen Addison.
the Scarpo lllver, n dlstanco of thirty-, na'ricc McAndrcws. Dorothy Sander
two miles. HOn Christine Murdock, Elenor Torrey,
The Orltlsh Infantry and tanks have' ,rma ABer Constance Miller, Miriam
pressed on and captured the second MBr,,n-,o1 Chltwood, Ruth Chltwood.
line of defenses more than a mile be-! E""be Qrigsby. Fernle Hanks, Cor-
yond.
The attack was bcRun yesterday by
the Third army. Theio was no artil
lery preparation, and tho enemy was
taken completely by surprise.
The second system of Gorman de
fences captured are known as tho Hln
denburR support 'line.
The British took Benavls. Lameau
Wood. Lavacquerle, Welsh Ridge and
nibecourt village.
Tho fighting still continues, and sev
eral thousand prisoners have been tak
en. It is declared that the whole line
west of tho Dunord canal to Bupaumc
Cambria road has bcon copturod.
Today's Is the most snectacular of-
fenslve on the western front slnco tho
trench lines wore established.
Halg'a troops had pressed on until
t Marcolng and Anneaux cm the Ila
paumo road, they were only ,three and
three-quarter miles from Cambria, nn
Important German base and railway
Junction, which is apparently their ob
jective. The attack has been made under un
favorable weather conditions, which
avo since grown more stormy.
General Pershing was at tho British
headquarters as the guest of General
Halg, and has witnessed the offensive.
The British now hold Gralncourt and
Marcolng.
Despite continuation of thn ntnrm.
the British troops and tanks are still
pushing forward.
The Germans are fighting on the
last line of defense at one point.
Five thousand prisoners have been
aken. and It Is declared that the Eng
llh casualtloa have been light thus
far,
The attack was a complete aurprise
and the bewildered enemy was taken
Venice May
Spared By Enemy
PARIS, Nov. 11. The "Marin" says
the Austrlans have agreed to spare
Venice in response to an 'appeal from
t Vatican, but It U declare that U
authority atust be Jeft la the bands of
the Patriarch. Venice will not be' de
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KLAMATH GIRLS
ARE PATRIOTIC
EXAMPLE OF PBR80NAL 8ACRI
FICE FOR ROYS AT FRONT IS
MADE IV GIRLS' CLUR AT THE
COUNTY HIOH SCHOOL
An unusual spirit of nelf sacrifice
fiml lintrlnf litm ha himn KvlilnMituil K
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n group or young high school girls of
I IIiIh city, who form what Is known as
ie Kulalona Tribe.
TIiIh organization, composed of
Ui-nty-Mlx memberH, bad completed ar
' ranKcments for thn purchanc of cm-
blcms of the society, and had rained a
fund of $20 for thin purpose. Stirred
by the appeal of the Y. M. C.A. work
era hero and the needs of tne boys In
the trenchesthe girl decided to Rive
up the pins Upon which they had net
. their hearts and turn over the fund to
the Y. M. C. A.
The money la now In the hands of
, chairman Groesbcek. It la believed
thlit will form an object lesson to
mn- "ntl ,nat Klamath Kails may
" bo l,roud of '" klm of ounS
neua Robertson, aeraldine watt, Lu
cille Dcckley.
NEW BANK WILL
SOON ORGANIZE
MEETINO OF STOCKHOLDERS
CALLED FOR NEXT TUESDAY,
AT WHICH DIRECTORS WILL BE
ELECTED
A meeting of the stockholders of
the Klamath State bank, soon to be
started In this city, haa been called
for next Tuesday, November 27th.
At this meeting the directors will
be elected and the officers will later
be chosen by the directors. All the
legal details necessary to the launch
ing of this new enterprise are now
believed to have been complied with,
and its appearance here In the near
future la regarded as a certainty. ,
In dugouts in many places. Two coun
ter attacks have been broken up.
The British tanks and troops had
been moved up at night and concealed
In the day time.' There was no artil
lery preparation.
, MEETING TONIGHT
Claws In Bible study in Revelations
meets tonight at 7:30 at the Little
Brown church. ,
Be
fended if the Italians are forced to re
tire further. .
Many of the treasures of the dtp
have been moved, wd It" is reported
that only a few hundred. peel )R
there now, ;
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Y. M. C. A. TOTAL
MAY REACH (2800
MERRILL BOYS UNABLE TO AT.
TEND DANCE LAST WEK 8END
IN TWENTfcTWO DOLLAR8 FOR
THEIR TICKET8
The boys of the Merrill district have
taken a patriotic view of the work be
ing dono by the Y. M. C. A. In the
army, and have sent In the sum of
$22 today by Guy Merrill to swell the
fund from the dance Riven last Friday.
The boys could not attend, but sent In
tbelr ticket money anyway. This
amount Is not Included In the regular
fund from Merrill, which has not been
received by Treasurer Andrew Collier.
Members of tho committee are now
busy checking over the results of the
drive In the county last week, which,
It is believed, will aggregrate about
$2,800, $300 more than the quota!
named.
Nantes of those subscribing to this
fund not already given will bo pub
lished tomorrow.
CONGRESSMAIt IS
EXPECTED SOOI
REPRESENTATIVE N. J. SINNOTT
WRITE8 THAT HE MAY BE HERE
FOR A DAY 80ME TIME DURING
THI8 WEEK
Tbut Congressman N. J. SlnnotLrimy
visit Klamath Falls some tlnUT this
week Is the welcomo now that has
been received here.
In a letter Just receivd Mr. Slnnott
dclarcs that he hns been subpoenaed
hb a witness iu Portland on a coso
which commenced Monday, and that
If not detained too long ho will be here
for a day during the week. He will
wire from Portland later the time of
his arrival. '
Congressman Slnnott has certainly
proved a good friend to the Klamath
section, as those who have followed
bis activities at Washington are all
willing to agree. At no time has he
failed to work for the best Interests of
this locality in the many opportunities
that have been presented to him with
in the last three years. It Is believed
that he merits a rousing welcome,
should he And time for a brief visit.
RECRUITING OFFICER8
WILL LEAVE TOMORROW
Dr. J. S. Saurman and C. W. Hell'
bronner, who have been In the city for
the past two daya securing recruits
for the navy, have decided to remain
over until tomorrow. Anyone Interest
ed In this matter can get In touch with
these officials thru Postmaster W. A.
Delzell.
BERLIN RIOTS REPORTED
LONDON, Nov, 21. A wireless
dispatch says' that the Berlin po-
4 lice had to ppoobe the progress of "e
Independent! socialist demonstrate
4 ore, which participated In bloody
riots Saturday.
e The Berlin newspapers were'e)
e forbidden to publish the story, e)
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NOTICE
-The W. O. W.-thimble Olub will
meet'. tomorrow afteraoe "with 'Mrs'.
.Walter Cofer. Work for the Red Cross
will be taken up by this society,
STRUCK BY BRITISH
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German Oppression
Continues
ROTTERDAM,. Nov. 21. The Ger-len
mans continue to carry off the civilian
population of the towns and villages
of Flanders, according to the Nleuwe
Rotterdam Courant Roulers is entire
ly evacuated. At least 2,000 inhabi
tants have left Courtral, and at Ostend
the exodus continues. A large number
of residents of Berlaere have been tak-
ManyBohemianRecruits
Now In San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, Nor. 21 A large
number of Chicago's colony of Bohe
mians, who enlisted in a body when
America declared war on Germany,
are now stationed at a military post in
San Francisco, according to officers, In
the western department of the army.
These officers state that the Bohe
mians enlisted In .the hope that Amer-
Steamer Congress Is
Again In
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21. An
nouncement is made here that the
steamer Congress, which was burned
to a hollow shell off Harsbfleld, Ore.,
In September, 1916, Is rapidly being
Auto Bandits Make
Big Jewelry Haul
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Nov-. 21.
Three auto bandits stepped Into ft '
,
jewelry store on a principal street nere
today, drove the three clerks Into the
MORE WHISKEY
PEDDLERS TAKEN
.
MEN STARTED FOR PRINEVILLB
WITH CARLOAD OP BOOZE ARK
GRABBED NEAR STATE LINK.
ARK HKLD HERK
The famous name of Jesse Moore
appears on a very large number of
bottles which passed under the care
of the officers, last night, along with
two gentlemen from Prinevllle giving
the names of George Taylor and P. M.
Pltier?
The apprehension was made a short
distance this side of the California
Use, and while an exact count has ndt
beeamade of the wet food captured,
it la believed the bettlee number be
tween1 175 and MO.'
Taylor and Pltser declare they were
on their way to Priaerille, where it la
in Flanders
to Tourcelng, there to be set to the
! construction of military works of de
fense; and at Sleydlngen all men, with
out distinction of rank or' fortune,
have been forced to labor at the laying
of roads.
At Peurs, Bornhera and Wlllebroeck,
In the province of Antwerp, the Ger
mans have requisitioned the people's
bedding.
lea would declare war on Austria, aa
they object tcj the Austrian dominance
over tneir native tana ana tne Haps
burg edict that no military force of
Bohemians la permissible. Many of
them speak lUtle English, but It is said
that they are proving good soldiers,
and will giro aa excellent account of
themselves at the fighting front.
Commission
made seaworthy again, and will be put
on regular runs early next year. Her
new name Is the Nanking, she having
been taken over by a Chinese shipping
concern. .
back room, forced another to open the
aate and made their successful escape
with diamonda and other gems valued
at $45,000 to 150,000, according to the
proprietor, H. H. Green.
said they can dispose of a quart of
whiskey for about ft. Nejther have
been arraigned today, but are confined
in the city Jail. .
DKFKNCKLKSS WOMEN.AND
CHILDRKN ARK IMPRESSED
AMSHERDAM, Nov. ' 21. Women
and young children have been pressed
Into service on the firing line by the
Germans, according to travelers arriv
ing from Belgium.
Children aa young as 12 years are
being used on the lire tone on the
Yser front, and Belgian women are
compelled to work on fortifications
along the North Sea coast, It was de
clared. MILITARY RULK IN
, . PARTS OF
BRAZIL
BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 21.-Pres-dent
Bras has signed an order estab
lishing military law In all statea.of
the IraaiUu republlo south of the
state of Mode, Janeiro. .This is 'the
section of Braill thickly" populated
with Germans.
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Arthur-Williams, vice president
and general manager of the Edison
Company of New York City, the larg
est lighting company In the world,
hn been named food administrator
for New Ycrk City by Herbert Hoov
er. He ylll be the direct representa
tive of the administration In Wash
ington over., ye food of more than
KLAMATH FALLS"
WILL HOOVERIZE
OUT OF TOTAL OF 1,045 FAMILIES
VISITED, 1,037 HAVE SIGNED
THE FOOD CONSERVATION
PLEDGE CARDS
According to the final report turned
in for Klamath Falls on the food con
servation drive conducted under fhe
auspices of the public schools during
the past two weeks, Superintendent
R. H. Dunbar reports that a total of
1,045 families were visited in this city,
and that 1,037 of these signed the
pledge cards sent out by Food Admin
istrator Herbert Hoover.
This makes an average of 99.3 per!
cent, and is considered very good.
Eight families refused to sign the
cards.
WELL KNOWN AIR MAN MISSING
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 21.
Gabrlelle Bannuxle, the Italian aviator
and poet, Is reported missing after a
flight over the Astro-German lines. He
is displaying great activity at the front
says an offlcral dispatch.
Enlistment For
Engineers Wanted
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To secure enlistments In the Twen
tieth Lumbering battalion now being
rcrulted, Sergeant Walter Burges of
the San Francisco district arrived last
night from that point. He will be busy
today 'and tomorrow forenoon here se
curing volunteers In this regiment, in
which exceptional advantages are said
t Kak AflfAHsi4
Klamath Falls fs selected for
ering volunteers for mis oauauon do-
cause It is widely known as a lumbtr-
ing center, too, regiment is ,reaaea
by Major Robert A. Johnson, until re-
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TWENTY-FIVE HEN
jfl BE CALLED
VERY SOON
LOCAL BOARD ANNOUNCKS SK.
LKCTION
Men Now Called Will Pill Vacancies
Caused by Exemption and Rejection.
Local Examination te be Given Ne
vember 28th Men Will Leave for
Training Camp aa Seen aa Peooible
Following Acceptance. ( :J ; . J
Twenty-five more men will be.ealMi
before the local board n week from''
today, November 28th, for physical ex-',-
.animations to enter military service
of the United States.
The complete list of these men has
been made out by the board, which v-
consists of Sheriff George Humphrey.
County Clerk C. R. DeLap and Dr. E.
D. Johnson. The men have been sum-
moned to fill the various gaps made
by .those of the first quota who have
been rejected or exempted. Follow
ing the physical examinations here .the f
men accepted will be transported, to
the training camp at American Lake '
as soon a the necessary details can
be completed, according lo members
of the board.
Eleven of the men drawn are from
Klamath Falls, and the others, with
the exception of four cases, from off
ferent sections of Klamath Countyr '
Raymond Chas. Watts, who was reg
istered here last June, is now at Bend.
In Crook County. D. J. Puckett haa
already enlisted, ' i '
Names of those drawn are as fel
lews: j. ti
Jesse Alonzo Johnson, Fort Klamath.
Frank Denman Olney, Sherman, Cat
Gladmn Roy Shelby, Klamath Falls.
Theodore Dlmetracopulos, Algoma."
John Clemens Lebhery. Merrill.
Charles E. Jackson. Klamath Falls.
Fay Leon Howard. LaPine.
Theodore Huylas, Klamath Falls.
Charles Kennedy Hubbard, Crystal. '
Paulizos Paulinos, Astoria.
Louie MualraSto, Portland.
Curtis C. HedSfek, Klamath Falls.
Floyd A. Humpege. Klamath Fa.
William C. Hum, Klamath Falls.
Cralence Volney Moody, Maltn.,
Frank 'Beck Hildebrand. '
George F. Hartley, Klamath Falls. -
Kem M. Uhrin, Algoraa.
Jim Sarras. Klamath Falls.
Louis B. Dixon, Klamath Falls.
Joseph 8. WUIette, Klamath Fall's.
Douglas Josephus Puckett, Keno.
James Uda Underbill, Merrill
Earl Richards, Merrill.
Raymond C. Watts, Klamath Falls.
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cently a resident of this city.
whose leadership It Is believed
work will be done.
Early service In France 'la asewred
those who enlist, as the battalion to,
only waiting until the ranks are Med
oeiore emBanuas- ,. s
There ire yet vaeaneiee'taietfMev.,
lines of the service In which SergeaitV,
gath-inients. These are In Uwlnfnntiir,
uurges win b;im m
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leal department,
gineerini corps.
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