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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1917)
. . ' OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF KLAMATH COUNTY OFFICIAL NIWIPAm OF KLAMATH FALLS Twilfth Year No. 3,1M KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, lt!7 Met, Hve Ceate ALLIES ARE WINNING REINFORCEMENTS REACH ITALIAN FRONTIER BRITISH TAKE NEW GROUND AT BOURLON WOOD SUge of Railway Center to Commence. Civil Population of Cambral to St Rtmovsd Frsnch Victorious Round. Verdun Hard Fighting and Many Prisoners Rtpoftod Taken at All Polnti. i By Associated Press IUTELE8S Tho big- drive by tlio British forces under General Halg in the Cambral district Is mill hammer- Inn holes In the enemy's linos, altho the Germans, by heavy reinforcement brought In from other sections, hato slowed down the earlier progress. The British have captured tbe high ground In tbe vicinity of Bourlon Wood, and now dominate the region about the city of Cambral after two days of vicious fighting. It Id believed that tho Germans have removed tbe civil population of Cam bral. which tho British nearby are ex pected to besiege. Nearly 10,000 prisoners, 100 gunsi snd much other material has, been tnk-j en In the last few days. The French arc nlso repotted to bi' ruecenfiil In the fighting around Ver- dun, nnd to have taken tho first and second lines of tho enemy over a two rnllo front. They havo captured 800 prlHoners In this action. Tho Italians nro holding the Invad ers In that section, altho there Is seri ous fighting there at many points. ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS, Nov. 26. Tho solid ranks of tho Franco British Infantry, with artillery and sup ply trains, havo been seen by an Asso ciated Tress correspondent within tho sound of the battle on the Itnltun.nor tbern line. Tho troops havo been on tho march for the last eight days. Their appear ance here at this time Is most welcome, for altho tho Italians have succeeded In holding back the Teuton advanco by desperate efforts, the overwhelming numbers of the latter which are con stantly being reinforced, has made the task well nigh impossible. POE VALLEY COUPLE MARRIED YE8TERDAY Miss Ethel Clogston and Levi Grif fith were married at 9 a. m. yesterday at the Methodist parsonage by Rev. G. O. Oliver. After tho ceremony tho wedding party went to the homo of the brlde'a parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robort Clogston of Poe Valley, whore an elab orate wedding suppor was served. About forty guests were present. Mr. and Mrs. Griffith are living in the new home recently built by Mr. Griffith on his ranch. Fort Klamath Buys Fine Home Here By n realty deal made here this mowing , Dan, Ryan, a prominent stock man, of tbt Wood Rlvor Valley, be, cornea posessor of the fine residence owned, by Mrs. Mary Anderson on Jf fereea 'street between Seventh nd Rlchth. This place wasToroierly owned LIBRARY CLUB TO-SELL SEALS LOCAL ORGANIZATION WILL DIS POSE OF RED CROS8 8EAL8 THIS YEAR AS U8UAI KLAM- ATH'8 PORTION 10,000. The salo of the Kcd Cross Senls will be as usual this year In the hands of tho Woman's Library Club of IIiIh city, and altho the plans havo not been finally completed, It Is hoped to hold tho salo Saturday at tho club rooms. Oregon Is called upon to dlsposo of 1,000,000 seals this year at ono cent each. Tho Klamath Falls proportion Is 10,000 seals, or 1100. Ten per cent of the gross receipts of this sale will go to the American Red Cross Society, and 90 per cent will re main In the state of Oregon with the Anti-Tuberculosis Association. FIREMEN'S BALL COMING SOON PROCEEDS OF DANCE WEDNE8 DAY NIGHT AT HOUSTON'S WILL BE USED TO FURNI8H CLUB ROOM AT CITY HALL Ticket sales for the big Firemen's Hall to be held at Houston's opera house Wednesday night are being rap Idly made, and that this event, which Is the fifth semi-annual ball, Is to bo as big a success as the others which have preceded It seems an assured fact. The funds derived from the Inst party wcro all used for equipment in the club room at the city hall, and pro ceeds from the approaching ball will be used for the same purpose. "SING SONG" SUITS CITY SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26. Tho "sing song" has come to San Francisco to stay. Tho "sing song" Is not a new species of bird, but a big public gath ering, whero all raise their voices In sones. from tho classics to ragtime. Tho first "sing song" held n few nights ngo proved such prlmo entertainment for those attending that a demand was made that these affairs be repeated at specified Intorvals. Tho "sing song" Is the latest form of community singing, with the audience selecting Its own songs to a great ex tent. The first "sing song" here was held in the civic auditorium. ATTENTION An important meeting of the W. O. W. Is called for tomorrow (Tuesday) evening. All neighbors are urged to be present. Initiation will bo held. Chas. W. Thomas, C. C. Stockman by Judge Herbert D. Gale, and i known to be one of tbe fine homes pi the city, The consideration was npt made public but It Is known to be In h ..l.khArhnAri af $8,000. The dMt was a eaak proposition, and mad thru . -? am tif.HJ M. f J Ism. the agener t. wsto - w mediate possession Is to be given. . ............. LOCAL MEN WIN HIGH ARMY RANKS PROMINENT KLAMATH FALL8 AT TORNEY AND HIGH 8CHOOL PROFES80R WIN COMMISSIONS AT OFFICER8 TRAINING CAMP Among the leading names on the list of successful candidates In the second officers training camp nt San Francisco made public today Is that of J. H. Car nnhan, who has won the rnnk of first lieutenant In the United States In fantry. Lieutenant Cnrnahan gave up a suc cessful law practice In this city to join the ranks of fighters at the front. He is a veteran of the Spanish-American War, and It Is believed that his previ ous experience In military life proved useful to blm In tbe life at tbe training camp during tbe past two months. A host of friends In Klamath Falls will rejoice In Lieutenant Carnahan's suc cess. G. C. Huggins, football coach and professor at the Klamath County high school, who left In the early part of tho present term to enter the training camp, becomes a second lieutenant. Ilugglns' home Is at Hood River, and whlto In Klamath Falls for only one full school year, was ery popular with students nnd fnculty. WELL KNOWN -FAMILY LEAVE PROMINENT RESIDENT WHO HA8 AIDED MATERIALLY IN UP BUILDING OF COMMUNITY HAS REMOVED FROM COUNTY Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ira White, prom inent residents of this district, left Klamath Falls yesterday, after a resi dence of many years. While Mr. White's future plans have not been definitely arranged, he will go to Kan sas to look after business Interests, while Mrs. White will visit for a time with her mother at Eugene. Tho White ranch near the city has been taken over by the Hawkins dairy. Mr. Whlto has been identified in the public life of this community for many years, and his ability Is widely recog. nUed. Both he and Mrs. White will be greatly missed by a host of friends here. WOMAN HEADS AIRPLANE PLANT LONDON, Nov. 26. Mrs. Maurice Hewlet, wtfo or tbe novelist, was tho first woman to gain an air pilot's license In England, and she has now becomo tbe first woman bead of an air plane factory. The factory employs irlrls and women almost exclusively. It has just been completed, a huge group of low frame buildings covering wnat was a year ago a wheat field. It la two miles from tbe nearest town. "Girls and women cannot fly during the war." said Mrs. Hewlett In open ing the new factory, "because tba ma chines cannot be spared o train them. But they can learn to make airplanes. and they are doing so by, scores." - Mrs. Hewlett mined her Pilot's li cense la Ml, and it was not.dnly tho rat graniaa to woman, out. iiw ber waa only 122. .-rrr--rrrB-.nnrrLriAAAAAAAaAafVT Pan-Pacific Body SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26. A fur ther cementing of trade relations be tween China, Japan and the United Stntes thru tbe formation of a Pan-Pa-clflc Chamber of Commerce, has been ptoposed here. Francis B. Loomls, for mer assistant secretary of state, Is one of the leaders of the movement. The details of the project are to be presented to Secretary of State Lan King and other blgh Washington offi cials. It is proposed, thru the cham ber, to secure greater shipping facil Living Rates Are Almost i ROME, Nov. 15. (Correspondence of tbe Associated Press) Italy this of! winter has passed from tbe position one of tho cheapest to one of the dear est var countrlenas regards cost of living. Speculation in food and cloth ing and heating material is generally held responsible for the very high PI Ices, In many aspects 50 per cent higher than in Franco. Woolen goods that lhFt suramin- were sold at 12.50 to $4 a yard are now being relnvolcod and sold in the same stores at $5 to $10 a urd. Women's clothes have beeni doubled or trebled in price, according ' to the whim of the storekeeper. "If you don't buy now, you either won't get the chance at all later in the winter or else you will have to pay more money," purchasers are in formed. Second hand furniture of tbe most ordinary quality, particularly beds, mattresses, carpets, chairs and tables, sells for the price of new furniture. Single woolen mattresses that last spring sold for $10 each, this winter Chinese Are Modern Improvements SAN FRANCISCO, No. 26 The 1.000-year-old walla of Canton, China, which withstood many an onslaught of Tartar brigands, are being torn down to mako way for a trolley line. The Chinese are substituting tho American bath tub for tbe usual dtp in the river. This information was brought to this country by Lieutenant and General ADVENTI8T ELDER LEAVES SOON FOR TRAINING CAMP Elder C. A. Purdom of tbe Seventh Day Adventlst church, is to leave for Camp Lewis next month, in response to a call for him to minister to the spiritual needs of tbe young men of his faith and tbe camp in general. Elder Purdom served an enlistment in the Oregon National Guard, raving worked In tbe same otlce with Colonel Hay.' ELKS' DANCE THURSDAY wenssaeasssssm An Informal eeelal dance is to 1m given by tbe members of the Elks ON ALL FRONTS wvwWWWWWWWWWWWWW''WWWWWWWWWW'WAAIW Commerce Is Proposed ities for the movement of goods be tween Oriental and Occidental ports. The basic plans for tbe Pan-Pacific movement were suggested by tbe Jap anese financial mission now visiting this country. It is understood that It has the backing of Japanese and Chi nese financiers, and would be greatly aided by tbe official sanction of the United States government. Tbe trade. expansion desired would tiffed Honolulu and practically all of the Pacific, Chinese, Japanese and oth er Oriental ports. In Italy Prohibitive sell for $20. Tbe price of a cotton bed sheet la 48. The cost of housekeeping has dou bled since last winter. Eggs that for merly sold at 3 cents each now sell for 7 to 9 cents. Fresh vegetables are sold almost at meat prices. Butter is 75 cents a pound. Sugar remains at 34 cents a pound, while coffee has gone to 80 cents a pound. Ham and bacon have disappeared entirely from the market as being too dear for anybody to buy. Oatmeal sells at 30 cents a pound. Despite the fact that all of Italy is being denuded of forest timber to turn into firewood, and that wood has been one of the principal freight products on the railways all the past summer, coal sells at $70 a ton. Wood sells at 10 cents a pound. Electric light globes worth 15 cents, sell at 70 cents. Hotel prices have reached $5 to $8 a day In the better hotels of the 1-rger cities, prices that would have seemed fabulous in Italy before the war. "it's war time," is the inevitable and final answer to alt objections regard ing high prices. Adopting Chiang Ting Tsu of the Chinese army, vho is in the United States to inform the war department of the extent to which China intends to operate against Germany. General Chiang says that the sun vey for the road before which the an cient Canton walls are crumbling has already been completed. It will be a belt system, and will follow tbe line on which the walls were erected. Bowling Club at tbe Temple Thanks giving night. Tbe invitations are re stricted to club members only, and the occasion bids fair to be one of great Joy. UNCLE SAM MAY OPERATE MINES e WASHINGTON. D. C, Nov. 26. The Michigan coal operators have been warned by Fuel Admlnis- trator Garleld that the govern- ment will take over and operate t$er mines if tbey carry out their threat of refuting to tell coal to f the government at Axed prices. NEW CITIZENS FOR KLAMATH FINAL NATURALIZATION HEAR. ING3 ARE SCHEDULED FOR DE CEMBER 18T THIRTEEN APPLI CATIONS IN. 4" There are prospects for thirteen new citizens of Klamath 'County next Sat urday. This does nflt mean any sud den immigration from the outside, but rather that a substantial group of men will be given their naturalization bear ings for final determination on this date. According to Circuit Court Clerk George Chastain, any of the petitioners who are German subjects will have their petitions continued until the end of the war.. All the others are expect ed to appear with their witnesses. In case of their non-appearance and of failure to give good reason for their absence, their petitions may be dis missed. 2 . Those scheduled to appear next Sat urday are: - John Bodnar. Charley Martin, John Goetz, Paul Otto Herzog, George Mill er, Joseph Micka, Joseph Robustelll, Armin Otto, Frank Charles Klabzuba. Carl Jensen, Archibald McKlllop, Ru dolph Klima, Con Black. FINE TIME AT MILLER HILL ENTERTAINMENT AND BOX 80. CIAL BY B0Y8 AND GIRL8 INDUS. TRIAL CLUB RAISE8 MONEY FOR Y. M. C. A. An exceptional fine time is reported. by those who attended the entertain' ment given at the Miller Hill school Friday evening by the Boys and Girls Industrial Club. A fine program was' given. Many at tending brought lunches which were auctioned off with very good results. The substantial sum of $50 was turned over to tbe work of tbe Y. M. C. A. in the army by the Industrial Club as a result of tbe entertainment. This will bring the county total In the drive just completed up to $3,200. BIG LOAN RECORDEO A huge loan Is recorded in the office of the county clerk, In which J. C. Mitchell, a well known cattle buyer, borrows $13,680 from D. L. McLemore. A chattel mortgage covering approx imately 700 bead of cattle in Klamath county is given to secure the loan. War Bride Married Midst Klamath Pines The Nuptial Corner of Eden Bower, as Rev. G. O. Oliver named it, waa the spot selected for a most unique wed ding ceremony Saturday night, when Gilbert Claire Arnold and Miss Pearl Talley, two well known young people of Klamath Falls, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony in the presence of Immediate relatives and friend. Tbe weddlng.mrty left in the early evening Saturday for a point to the woods several- allies west -of the; city. Amidst the great pine trees, the aered WWWWWWWAWW0WI0WAm0l00 MAN BELIEVED TO BE GERMAN SPY CAM LOCAL DETECTIVE CATCHES IAD MAN Man Who Served aa Fireman en Sub marine Kroonland and Haa Had Sue plcloue Career During Past Paw Months, Taken In Klamath County, lo Alleged to Have Evaded Draft r Law Held on Vagrancy Charge. In the arrest of Charles Anderson Mallete at Kirk Saturday nigbCejge. ty Detective Fred Morley beMevWfaat he has corraled a German spnSeids pects some startling disclosures wnea the career of the man is traced, hack over the past few months. MaUete has already admitted, .ac cording to Morley, that he waa a ft. man or board tho rabmertoaistresi land, which visited theUnISnea from Germany before the ewtbraak at the war, and in the diary fenmd eat Ma person are entries showing that he has jumped rapidly from place to place ll -over-tbe United States.re ccfntly, in a most peculiar manner. One entry made nt Pittsburg, Calif- where he was employed as dramas, has ike following statement: "Biewedont boilers 3 and 8. No dentta esea sequence." r Mallete came In here a few days ago to work In the local mills, bat' did not stay in any one place for any length of time. After leaving two or three Jobs here he went to the Turner Brothers mill on Stukel MousUm and hired out, borrowing tie fresa'tWo of the men on his coat and enH'sW:',--stead of going to work he eeioasjod back to camp while the others were at work, secured his coat and suit case, and came to Klamath Falls. It was this action that pat Morley on bis trail and caused his capture later. The culprit carried a registration card from Wray, Cola, where he plop ped for two days. By his own adntfav sion he has not kept that otdce aotlSed with any of his changes of address, as serfs Morley, wMh la to itself as eva sion of the draff law. A wire from the registrar at Wray declares that Mallete was" unknown there, and requests that be be sent la with the last 15 per cent of the trst quota yet to be called. The details in the .message do not agree with those of the culprit's story. MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED A marriage license was issued late Saturday evening by County Clerk C. R. DeLap to Alfred Palmer Huraer of Klamath Falls and Miss Violet Crateer foimerly of Benansa. ceremony was performed by the light of a Mating bonfire, the unusual set ting adding to its signlloauee. The groom u an auto-maeaaaie vn has baen for an extended BSrledsiaav ..-j ... iw. ul. '4 4hla Wll una who ia nnn smaim ...; ..... V.. 111 Imm kU KAMA W.P1 . ' . ... . .- .-.3MSS.AvV cnllst'as a meehanie to'tte;MV7iaM& mediately. The brle-aiB:weVS-v known to Klamath naMmmmy H r . , . grade teacher to to OSjatoegsMe Many friends wtea 'te'iaMto, wwf. - happtnees.:r . . hv V. . '2sM v a 't- ejsnBnpsv $$sW. '- I m , !' 'v& 8 ; v. -. -8 . . . .1 v?V).i,V