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OFFICIAL NBWIPAPER
OF KLAMATH COUNTY
OFFICIAL NBIWAMt
OF .KLAMATH . FALL!
twefrtli Year No. 1.178
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON,' WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1917
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WAR RESOLUTION STARTS IN CONGRESS
STATE OF
RESOLUTION IN ACCORDANCE
WITH WILSON'S IDEAS IS IN.
TRORUCED INTO HOUSE DE.
CLAHING WAR COMMENCES AT
NOON TODAY i I j i' ' i
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SENATE WILL PROBABLY NOT
- ACT this' week unless
SIMULTANEOUS ACTION OK
DOTH H017BK8 Of CONOItKSH
CAN UE SECURED
By Associated Pro
DATELEB8 A postponement of .
the American war declaration by con-'
greis until next week it now probable. J
Senator Flood Mid be did not bellovo
the senate would act this week unions
the simultaneous consideration of
both houses could bo arranged.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Doc. 5.
Congress took up tlio work of doclur-1
log war against Auetrla-IIuugury to-
I'ho senate was not In session, but
WAR WITH
AUSTRIA IS
IMPENDING
tho foreign relations committee was tieon senlng a sentence for bootleg
In conforenco wfth tho bouse KnKi WjlH roleased from the county
Senator Flood Introduced a Joint ih this morning.
resolution drafted in accordanco with
the president' views, declaring that a
"state of war exists, and has existed
since noon today.
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LEAVEFORARMY
LARGE GROUP OF WELL KNOWN
HOYS GO SOUTH ON THE NOON ,
TKA1N WILL JOIN DIFFERENT
JIItANCHES OF SERVICE
Fourteen Klamath County boys will
oon be soldiers of the United States
if they successfully pass tho physical
tests. They left on the noon train to
day, most of them bound for San
Francisco,
Cecil Deal, who was released (or en
listment by the local exemption board,
will enter tho aviation corps. Tho
rest of the group have not decldod
but branch of the aervlce they will
eater, but will make up their minds
Court Will Arrange
Next Year's Budget
A o.t important meeting of the get will be taken up tomorrow.
County CoWt will be held during the When the estimates hive been com
preset week, whenth. county budget pleted they will "' "J
tor th coming yr jh be arranged, twenty days, " l the c "
The court convened today and the offlclole, and a general msetldg wlli.
bllli aid other routine busln.... .whan fl",to""".,w
ejected that th. matter of the bud- be heaid regarding th. proposed levy.
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u u u njrrWLSisuvisTT
HE MAN
HOT IN
FROM CAMP
MAN MWi:S MINI) IX LOGGING
CAMP AT CIIILOQUIN' AMI IN
TAKKN IN CHARGE 11' COUNTY.
WILL IIAVi: EXAMINATION
On complaint of I'rontlss I'uckctt
u mini gltlng tlio mime of II. I- Smltli
linn been taken in cimtody by tlio offl
rials of tlio sheriff's office for cxunil
nation ns to his sanity.
Smith first Uecloed hIkhb of -In
sanity last cvenlnK about 7:30, and
was brought in by I'uckctt and J. J.
Htulgor from tlio logging camp at
Chlloqiiln. Tlio local officials declare
thero is no doubt regarding IiIb tin
balanced condition.
GOVERNOR ISSUES PARDON TO
MAN SERVING JAIL SENTENCE
ON ACCOUNT OF FAMILY'S
NKKI OF SUPPORT
pardoned by Goternor Jaiuca
Withj combo In view of the facj that
' IiIh family is In need of his support,
( jiainber of this city, who hits
number was approhonded a short
,., nKO bringing In Intoxicating
liquors from Dorrls by automobile
Ho whs convicted and semencea io
thirty das in jail and given a fine of
$300 by Justlco E. W. Qowcn.
nftor reaching San Francisco.
Thoso leaving today were:
Charles F. Mills, Itobert E. Shields,
Cecil (5. Deal, Cbos. M. Hrower, Leon
13. Dockor, Louis J." McClure, Arthur
L. Ilrogg, Elmer B. Whipple, Cecil a.
Slock, William E. Strowbridgo, Chas.
Hendrlrks, Fred E. Snyder, James T.
Moss. Frederick n. Nicholson.
fn addition to the nbovo, tho fol
lowing hno boon rolcasod for enlist
mont, and will leave within the next
day or two, Earl Hooker, who expects
to enlist In tho army; George Steven
son, who plans to enlist In the engin
eering department at Portland; uiaua
I.esllo I'lymale, who will Join the reg
ular army, and Arthur S. Bragg, who
will enlist In tho forestry service.
Quito a demonstration was made at
tho depot when tho train loft today.
A large crowd of friends were on
hnnd to bid the boys farewell. The
train delayed departure for about
thirty minutes on this account.
LOCALMAN
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NICE SUM IS
want
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LOCAL GIRLS MAKE HUBHTAN.
TIAL AMOUNT FOR WORTHY
CAUSE IN VAUDEVILLE PLAY.
IILY MAN DONATES 920
A total of $66 in reported by the
local girls who gavo tho clucr play
entitled "Uncle Sam's Itovlcw," Sat
urday and Sunday night at Houston's
opera Iioubo for tho benefit of the
Kcd Cross Society. Twenty dollars
of this amount was donated by Frank
Obenchain of Illy.
Following tlio play, tho winner of
tho Ited Cross doll, which had been
on exhibition in Virgil's furniture
storo window, and upon which ruffle
tickets bad been sold, was announced.
John Bowman proved to be the lucky
man.
Patrietic: songs were sung and act
ed by tho oung ladies, who were clad
In appropriate costumes. The play
was staged by Mrs. Luke Walker and
Mrs. lawrcnco Mehaffey was the,
pianist! Miss Josfe Low took the part
of Uncle Sam, and Miss Mablc Martin
was the Goddess of Liberty. Misses
Mario Rambo and Waive Jacobs were
Red Cross nurses, Misses Verda Co
xa cl and Ailcen Smith were soldiers,
and Misses Ida Drown and Karle
Montgomery were sailors.
HAT MEN WOULD
EASTERN MANUFACTURERS CON.
SPIRE TO "HEAT" UNCLE SAM.
TWO PROMINENT FIRMS ARE
INDICTED ARMY OFFICIALS
IMPLICATED
NEW YORK, Dec. 5. A conspiracy
to defraud the United States govern
ment of hundreds of thousands on
contracts for a million service hats is
charged In an Indictment returned to
day against members of the corpora
tion of Thorn & Bailey, a-Peekskill
hat manufacturing company, and the
firm of Pnrmlee & Cove. Two In
spectors of the quartermasters corps
are named as co-conspirators.
CASE IN CIRCUIT COURT EXPECT.
ED TO RE IN HANDS OF JURY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON MAIN
WITNESS ABSENT
The defense of Fred Plum, charged
with the receiving of stolen goods, is
now being presented in his trial In
the Circuit Court. The rase com
menced Monday morning, and la ex
pected to go to the Jury late this af
ternoon. . The prosecution nemoans
the absence of Its star witness, Fred
Fonnville, the ooy wno is suegsa w
have stolen brass faucets from the
old brewery end io 'have disposed of
them to Plum,
ROB UNCLE SAM
PLUM CASE TO
CLOSE TODAY
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Astounding
Asked
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WASHINGTON;, D. C, Dec. 6.
Estimates of more than $13,000,000,
000 the grcatest'ln the nation's bis
tory for the conduct of the govern
ment and prosecution of the war dur
ing the fiscal year 1919 have been
submitted to congress by the treas
ury department.
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000.000,000 .of that vast sum is for
the war alone. Only part of it wlll.tlons, $3,504,918,055, postal service
be realized from taxation; the re
mainder will come from Issues of lib.
erty bonds. '
Deducting an item of $153,000,000
Intended as an annual appropriation
toward a sinking fund for the dis
charge of the old public debt and
some $330,000,000 which will be
turned back to the treasury from pos
tal revenues, the estimated sum for
which congress 'actually is expected
to appropriate is, $13, 018, 723, 695. No
War Costs For 1919
Exceed
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 6.
A war budget of more than $11,000,.
000,000 to pay army and navy costs
during the fiscal year 1919 faced con
gress when the government's esti
mates were presented. The sum rep
lesents only the strictly military ex
penscg that can be estimated so tar in
advance, and is more than $2,500,.
000,000 larger than similar appro
priations made for .the year 1917-18.
So far as the estimates show it pro
vides only for raising and maintain
ing an army of 1,500,000 men and
carrying out naval and coast fortifica
Commandeered Ships
Will Be Retained
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 6.-
Retention for America's greatest mer-1
chant marine nfter the war of British,
Norwegian and other foreign ships
commandeered while under construe,
tion in United States yards, bos been
announced by the shipping board In
its first annual report to congress.
In the mobilisation of man power
to build the government's enormous
AMERICAN MILITARY HEADS IN
" RUSSIA MOVE WITHOUT GOV'
ERNMENT AUTHORITY EX.
PRESSING ATTITUDE OF V. 8.
. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 6.
It is officially declared at tbe state de.
partn.ent that both Cololsl Judstn,
head 'of the America military divi
slon in Russia, and Major M, R.
OmOALSACT
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Sum is
ol Congress
previous estimate ever has exceeded
$2,1000,000,000.
Here follows a general statement of
the estimates by general headings:
Legislative $8,026,325, executive
$65,329,389, Judicial $1,396,190, ag
riculture $26,468,551, foreign inter
course $6,535,072, military, army,
$6,619,936,554, navy $1,014,077,503,
i Indian $12,255,210, pensloss $157,-
060,ooo. Panama canal. r23,171.624.
publlc workgi pracucaiiy all fortlfica-
$331,818,346, miscellaneous $1,026,
206,317, permanent annual appropri
ations $711,166,825, total, $13,504,
357,940. Deduct sinking fund and
postal returns, $485,532,345. Total
$13,018,725,695.
The greatest sums, of course, are
estimated for the army and navy. Es
timates previously submitted in terms
of thousands and occasionally mil
lions are now stated in terms of mil-
lions and billions.
tions Increase projects already au
thorised. The chief item In the budget is for
the military establishment of the
army, to cost $6,616,936,653, an in
crease of $1,395,907,609 over the
total of army appropriations made at
the last session. The only means of
determining the else of the army pro
vlded for Is in the estimate or $1,003,.
933,676 for pay. This Is $159,294,
558 breater than appropriations ob
tained last session for the pay of
62,000 officers and 1,208,300 enlisted
men of the line and 398,000 enlisted
men of the various auxilllary corps.
emergency cargo fleet, ship workers'
recruiting centers will be established,
the report stated. The training or
75,000 more shipbuilders and thou
sands of officers to man the merchant
fleet is already well under way.
The number of vessels requisition,
ed and under contract on October 81,
tbe board reported, was 1,151, of 6,.
758,708 total tonnage.
Kerth, temporary military attache at
tbe embassy, acted without instruc
tions from this government In pre
senting communications to the bol
shevikl government on tbe attitude
of tbe United States toward the effort
being made to effect separate peace
and armistice with Germany,
NEW OFFICER IS ..
HONORED BY FRIENDS
In honor of Chester oT'Hugglns,
formerly a teacher in the Klamath
County high school, who baa Just re
ceived his appointment of second lieu
tenant, following bis training period
at tbe ollcm training camp in San
Francisco, a delightful party was ar
ranfed and Uvea last sight at Moose
kail by a number of bis Intimate
friends here. About -l-to- young poo
pie wsrt present.
Eleven Billion
ENEMYHELD
NEARCAMBRA
BYBRITISH
.a.
GERMANY'S AFRICAN POSSES.
SIONS NOW 'ALL IN HANDS OF
ALLIES ROUMANIA REPORT.
ED SEEKING ARMISTICE
By Associated Press
DATELLESS he British have re-
pulsed a heavy attack on a ten mile
front between Marcola and Gonnelieu.
The fighting is reported as terribly
violent. ,
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In German East 'Africa, Germany's
laft colony, has fallen completely into
allied hands.
Dulgarla Is reported prepared to en-
Upr Into negotiations with Russia for
a cessation of hostilities.
It is rumored that Roumanla Is
trying to arrange an armistice with
the central allies.
BIG BATTLE BETWEEN BOLSHE-
YIKI FORCES AND COSSACKS IS
BELIEVED IMPENDING CAP.
TURE OF MOSlLlSY REPORTED
PETROORAD, Dse. 5. General
Dukhonin, commander in chief after
Kerensky's overthrow, was thrown
from a train and killed. As a result,
lynching parties are said to be after
Ensign Krylenko, the bolshevlkl com.
mander in chief.
The capture of Moslley by the bol
shevlkl forces Is announced.
A battle between the Petrograd
garrison, commanded by Krylienko,
and tbe Cossacks is reported Impend-
Ing.
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NAVAL RECRUITING
PARTY IS COMING
A wire has been received by
Postmaster W. A. Delsell stating
that a naval recruiting party
from Portland would arrive In
Klamath Falls Sunday night and
remain over Monday, so that any
one wishing to enlist in the navy
at this time will have opportun
ity to do go.
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Modoc Point Project
May Be Soon Ext
That a request for $35,000 to ex
tend the Modoc Point irrigation pro
Ject on the Klamath reservation has
been made ot tbe Indian Reclamation
service by Superintendent L. M. Holt
of tbe Northwestern district, is .the
news brought in today by Project En
gineer H. C.'Hlncks, who made a
short businsra visit from Chlleojiia.
Superintendent 'Holt' is nor at
Washington, D. C, In conference with
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BIG DRIVE
TO BEGIN
IN NORTH
OF ITAI
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ENEMY MAKES TREMENDOUS
PREPARATION FOR ATTACK Off
ITALIAN LINES TEN " DIVI.
SIONS DECLARED TO BE OX
HAND
ATTACK IS BEGUN ON ASIAGO
PLATEAU WITH SLIGHT.GAINS
ADMITTED BY THE" ITALIAN
OFFICTITfl CLAIMEP-' LOSSBS
ARE NOT SERIOUS
ITALIAN HEADQUARTER,; Dee.
' rMa "lfi(S ' Om ' lsaMsasVl4sw-flPaVe)r"v'
have been massed by the Atutro Ger
mans in the Aslsgo section,,. It u. re
ported, and the resumption f-the of
fensive is expected In the very near
future.
Reports now Indicate that tbe ene
my is employing ten divisions ot
troops for tbe coming onslaught.'' '"'
ROME, Dec. 5. The enemy begun
the attack on the Italian lines on the
Aslago plateau. The only gains made
were In some positions the 'loss of
which did not impair the Italian de
fenses. Dispatches from Berlin are to the
effect that the Auetro Germans yes
terday captured sow Mil positions in
the mountainous fronts of Northern
Italy.
It is also reported that tbe negotia
tions for an armistice between the
Germans and Russians are being ex
tended to the Roumanian troops.
LEAVES TO ENLIST
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Olenn Jesterttti genial shee'eHrk
what 'has beendentlfled or several
years with the establishment of L0.
Van Bellen left Tuesday for San Fran.
Cisco, where he will enlist In some de
partment of the army aervlce. A large
group of friends were present to bid
him farewell as he departed on the
train.
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CALLED AS WITNESSES
Deputy County Clerk, Charles De
Lap and Game Warden Henry Stoat
have been called to Yreka, Calif., a
witnesses before the SisklyoujConxAy
grand Jury on a case regarding a co
yote bounty. .
the chief engineers regarding awsrev,
prlatlons for the varioue projects
If tbe request is granted, it will.
mean tbe reclamation of 3,116 aeree ,
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