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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF KLAMATH COUNTY
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OFFICIAL NEWIPAm
OF KLAMATH FALLS
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Twelfth Vmr N". II.IHW
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY,
17, ltl7
Trice Fife Oeata
U-BOATS SINK NEUTRAL MERCHANTMEN
HEAVY L0SSBABYMINE PM
loRRITlS ISASCREAM WRI1ESFR0M
INFLICTED
MIITIMM TROOPS LAU.Xtil AT.
TACK OX ITALIAN FRONT,
MITIIOt'T HKHI'LTM, ACCOItll.
IXG TO REPORT RECEIVER
from iiKiti.i.v
AtHTIUMJKHMANH ATTACK ITAI
IAXS FROM DIRECTION Or SAX
MAIIIXO, AMI AUK DRIVEN
BAIM-IIK IX DISORDER llltlT.
IKHWKLCOMER IX JEKI'SALEM
LONDON, Dec. 17. n llrltlsh
aad flvi neulrnl tuorclinutinuii, onu
British destroyer unit four mlnn
iffer tmvo been Hunk n the Nortli
set by German naval force. Tim
losses sere the result of un attack on
a convoy from Scotland to Norway.
Tbt tntnl merchantman tonngo lost
it 11,000.
Two neutral merchant vessels nml .
ea trawler were mink off the Tyn
December I2lh lit tlin German de
stroyers, It I announced.
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BKIILIN. Dec. 17. British troops
en the Italian (root yestcrduy laiuicli.j
4 an altark against tlin Austto-Oer-an
lines aouth of the Monte Koii-j
Una section, hut It broke down before
the Teuton positions, the wur ofilcn.
Bounced.
ROMB, Dec. 17. Aualro Herman
force attacking Italian on the nor
thern front from the direction of Han
Marlon hav been driven back hi dla
erder. LONDON. Dec. 17. A detailed de
frlptlon of the rapture of Jerusalem
Just received allows how the llrlthdi.
despite stormy weather, which iiiade
l almost Impossible for the rnineln
drawing tiiDir supply transport, In
keep a footing, fought on the Judcun
bill and the Mount of .Olives until
lb Turks were driven off.
The iieople showered flowers on
In troops, expressing their joy of de
liverance, When (hey entered Ilia illy the
British look 1,000 prisoners beside
)VU wounded Turks in Hie hospitals.
COOKER HMH) MAI.K
Tim ladles' Aid of the I'roKbyler
lu (hunh will hold u cooked food
id fumy work isle tomorrow ut the
Kluiiittlh Kails Muslu llouso,
Big Sbakeup
Army Heads
H'AHHINOTOW, P, 0 Pee. IT.
A rrrgHgeMg ot teme blfh tarn'
Is lb tor 4mrimt (
" ' ' r ewe meet, ih ,(
' bf UmUW BMW (MMl
rr(gMtto T (be wgr mukII.
t birjiM kuowu today that Msjor
BY GERMANS
WMM ,i
mont MtttiiAiii.i: iii.M i:vi:u
SHOWN IX TITV HUNKS LOT'AI,
AUDIENCE NKAHI.Y INTO HVK
TERM AT HOt'STO.VS
In th first place, we maintain tli.it
J. V. Houston Imil mi bmliicHH to
spring anythliiK of tlmt kind on tlin
public without muni of a wurnliig,
llclng tipped off to something unusual
we entered the opera huuse iremred
to turn un n few moderate IiiiwOihwh,
stiniu tec-live titters, unit uiaybu no
mid then a real explosion of inlrth.
but to be enticed Into a place where
n tn nn In not permitted to net hi
breath for thrcwiiurters of uu liuiir
nt n lime, whern be enn't hear the
music nt nil for the IiowIh and shrieks
of llm uudlcnre, mid where every
body In the housu nets like they bad
loit their sense U an act that re
ijulreH eplanalloii.
"Ilaby Mine" shown at lloiuton'it
opera house la the fiinucst Dim that
was uter 'shown on n screen In thin
city. The experience 'of n yujing
father whose wife unexpectedly pre
Hi'iitK him with three Infants, two of
wbleh are obtained from the windier
woman and one stolen from u hos
pltal.thn fritlltlc effort of lilx wife
mid Intimate frlemlH to keep up a do.
reptlon which thicutcns to bind them
til! In Jail, Ih brought out In u way
that rock the house.
llere'N hoplriK It come again.
TIM NIGHT
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Hl'SINESK MEN WILL HANyiET
at moose uall tomorrow
night large crowd ih kx.
PECTKH.
It I expelled Hut there will be n
l'i.r italherlliK lit tlin rcKUllir bllll-
ijiiet and inouthly meeting of the
lluidnetf Men's AhhocIuIIoii lomor
row night at the Mooso hull.
The problems which are pccullur
to the mercantile and oilier linen of
business are up fir iIIhcuksIou at
these bamiuels, which promUo to be
one of the most enjoyable organisa
tions ever formed In thU city.
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CITV MAX HKIUOl'KI.V Hl
The d " " received here to-
n...iiu ...t.i r iliii urii.
uuy tnsi n. k. imu( " -
prlulors of the Meccn pool room, who
' .. ... 1... 1 uu nl Mill!
ret'Pllliy leil III Bluer miw "
.hiuImio. Ih down wllb un ullack of
splusl menlngllU. No delulls of the
muter liuvn been received.
In High
Announced
OfHWl Ocbil. bul4r of the Tan.
ahih rsual, bad been aMt$4 Ibe pl'
ef ttiiarUHrnuttr leMrel, le urreed
Mor negrl Hberpe Viawfrr,
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Ceeet Artlller. w " -.
Wraver.
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FRHCAMP
MKMIICIt r TENTH ENGINEERS
WIIITKH INTKHKNTING LETTER
TO llltOTIIKH ELKS IX RLAM
ATII IMM.H
HuniethliiK of the life of the Ainer
lean soldier In Franco Is obtained In
u letter Just received by Kxulted
Ituler V. O. Kmltb of Klamuth KulU
l'dge, II. I'. O. KlkH, from J. W.
Ktutz, mm' wltb the Tenth Itegular
Knglneeis "Homowhero In Krancc."
Thn statement of Mr. Stutx tlmt bo
Iiiih nothliiK of Intercut to write-Ih not
endowed ut thU end of the line. Ill
letter, dated November Kith, follews:
"I received tlin circular letter
mulled to all Klaniutb Kail Iahko
Ktk to be piexent nt the first full
me.'tliiK. I was certainly sorry I
couldn't be present at thut meeting,
but being a few tlioimnnd miles away
In Crimen mndo It Impossible.
"We left Now York Beptember itb,
kiiIIIiik for miotbcr Atlantic ort,
where we stayed for nine days, walt
IliK for the other trausiortH. It took
tit thirteen days to cross the pond.
The trip was a very tiresome one, but
im to weather conditions, things could
not liuvn been better. When we land
ed l:i un KiikIIsIi port we were all
Kvo.l mid Klad to Ret out on good
Milld ground iiKnlu. We stayed here
only 11 few hours, then boarded 11
train nml bit for nnotber Kngllsti
port. On IIiIk trip wo got 11 glimpse
of KiiKlnnd, but that was nil. I saw
enoiiKb, however, to make me want
to M'liie back bonin day uuil see It
rlKht
"One iiIkIi) we got aboard lilp uud
started ucross the KiikIIsIi Channel,
and here again the weather condi
tion were In our favor, ns the chan
nel uns smooth. The moon was out,
which made conditions fnvorublo for
submarines, but the next morning wo
were In 11 French port, and If they
hud any trouble that night I didn't
know anything about It, ns I slept all
the way across, but had u life pre
server stropped an inc.
"On landing w'n were taken to n
dty centrally located In Frunce, and
stayed hero for about two weeks,
nulling for our equipment to arrive.
TI.Ih city had 11 population of about
an, mill, nun. of the older cities of
France. " W"W
"Now we are located at u place
which will be our permuiient ramp,
al leusl for some time. Iluve been
here for two weeks, and havo boon
busy building permanent burracks
mid such. Wo still huvo n lot to do
before thing look like a rogular
ramp. Its location couldn't have beeu
belter, right In thn heart of the
woods. Tho timber ia fir and aprece
of u very fulr also.
"One thing I do mUs hero ia thn
good sunshiny days they have around
Klamath Full. It l very jieldom
they have a good rlear day, but tho
clear ones they do get are wonder
ful, The rainy days bore ore cold
and unpleasant, chilling a person
thru to the bone,
"I urn sorry I can't inaka thU more
Interesting, but the things I would
like to say would never get by the
censor, We are not allowed io moo
Hon places or anything, In fuel, of
much Interest.
Wishing all Klamath Falls Klks a
timy Christmas and a baiw New
Year, I beg to remain,
Vmi rs fraternally,
J, Jf. BTHTX.
TOMf I iWff n KJE OsmOW
ur. and Mrs. James A. Comer of
ui.. Ami are the fcaBMr MttgtS M
a ati-gMtM bey, bwa 1 taeAr
aturaay moraiag. r, - .
Wright was lu atieuasuce.
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Membership
Lanocbed in Comity
Outside District Show Unusual Interest
---Promise to Set Pace for City
.Workers. Prcdamation By
Governor Witfaycoaibe
The big Hud Cms drive for snees-1
bershlps which was launched over the;
nation this morning met a hearty re
sponse by the people of Kiasuth
County. Some of the enthusiastic
workers In the outside sections were
off their marks even before the start
ing pistol gave the signal, and it
seems wry evident that these sections
are going to set a liot pace for tie
city workers.
Dr. W. 8. Johnson ef Bonanza bad
i-carly 1100 collected .for new mem
berships before the rmaapun was
hardly under way, a 4 Miss Rose, the
teacher at the Henley ecbool, espial.
cd Saturday afternoon that as her
time was limited, she bad secured a
dozen or more members in advance
of the schedule.
Jal workers here YMfe pa hand for
duty this morning and the work Is ga
in K ahead In first class shape. The
headquarters for the county are le
Iia at the real estate office of the i. T.
Wurd company, on Main, between
filxth and Seventh. The first reports
of the city drive will be nude tomor
row. ' j
SAI.KM. Dee. 17. Impressing the
determination to do everything In fats
power to aid the Christmas member
ship campaign for 210,000 members
In Oregon of the American Bed Cross,
Governor Jame Withyeombe has Is
rued a proclamation calling upon ev
ery Oregon householder to be repre
sented in "the great union f the
American Red Cross," and thus te
make this a Red Cross Christmas by
"giving b Christmas present to Im
munity." Tho governor of Oregon is the first
governor lu the United States to issue J
a ited Cross proclamation. Others are
expected to follow in rapid succes succes
seon: Following Is the proclamatien:
"Kxc( utlvo Department, telem. Ore.
"At this holiday season of the ytsar,
when, following llmo-bonored rustom.
.
the r'tli'it of giving prevails in every
homo of the land, it is entirely flUing j
und proper that each true America)
New Courses Ottered
At State (IniVersity
. KVQKNK, Pee. 17. -A rMy of
uttiudlve new courses uUi he opw
to new studunU uUjug the Vuivsrr
ally of Oregou t the fcegluuijig of she
next ivm, a:ordU)g t A- H- TiMMityA
registrar. r'nticiiUy 1J fornw
courses will he yetaiaed.
Home of ibe ew ewiw i he U'
fered re: Arhitantuae avd ihris,
J'ersiantive, by frot. ftm AUm;
Mogeping, y froi. ftoMsV Pmi
Rottuy. r,edolcsJ Rtoy " Rave,,
uijoiogy, ay rm. wummi avi
uierne-AJjartislug. W fee M t
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ittrtment. w)m M i ftHU ?
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JawfJae mW foP"w p'aanjamnwnnnnnji 07 essnna-r 1
O, KatkU,
Ut, RU t$ ih USm itfitt'
Drive
should feel disposed to give such sup.
port as he can afford to that great
hnmanUarlam arm of the federal gov
ernment known as the American Red
Cross.
'This Is oar Irst Christmas In the
world war. It Is oar ffrst opportun
ity to mingle with the ana! holiday
atmosnfcere a responsiveness to the
bkmC snerelfal and elosjnent appeal
for deffaKe eervfce that has ever been
made to hasaaae hearts.. The larger
part of the called civilised world It
In distress. There are nmlnfel wenads
to heal, ten bodies and aonu that
need ministry. There le bo better,
surer, easterner arenne of relief than
thm the sadiaamlssllsasl agencr of
the A mart ran Rod Cress, whose noble
officers havo nndertakoa to ssobllbte
the heart an4 need aasf wealth of
-ascrien toward biadlag ep the
weende of m hlssdlsg werhL
"Sq asettrr bow msch we assy give
for tho tender ear ef oar soldiers
and rations, wo who are obliged to
play oar sorts at hems asset feel that
any hardships and nsrrilces endnred
by us are negligible tn the light of
the Moresse labors performed by the
ctalvart sons ef the land. The asore
e rite the sooner this terrible war
villi end, and the sooner an eednriag
lare will Mason Its costse aeror
the now dull horlaon.
"Xow. therefore, I. iaases Withy
eombe. governor of the State of Ore
gon, by virtue of the authority In me
seated, do onset earnestly rommrsd
the Christmas aseaabersbi drive of
the Rod Cross te tho cheerful support
U the s seels of Oregon, and urge
epos each Oregon bens eh old the Im
perative sarmlty ef asahing this
truly a Rod Cross Christmas by giv
lag a Christmas present to bssusky.
tot every Oregon heme be represent,
ed la the great union cf the Red
Cross.
"In teettmoay whereof, f hare
hereunto eat my bend and caused the
great seal of the fiat ef Oregon to
he shteed (Ms f dtb day of December.
117." (smgaed)
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JsXT Of VITAL IMItlltTAXCK.
KXTIItK TOWX EXPKCTKIl OUT
The biggest mass meeting ever
held in Klamath Falls Is to be held
at Houston's opera bouse tomorrow
night at 8 o'clock for the biggest
wtik ever undertaken by the local
public, the American Red CroM.
That a record breaking crowd will
attend this meeting Is assured by the
announcement that Judge Lionel
Webster and W. Lair Thompson of
rr.rttand, whose ability as orators Is
widely known here, will make ad
dresses. Both these men .have a host of ad
mirers In the local community, who
would turn out to hear them on any
subject, and on a topic so close to
the hearts of everyone as the Red
Cross, the capacity of the house Is
sure to be taxed.
Kiery family In Klamath Falls and
the torrounding country Is expected
to be present, at this meeting, which
Is being held In connection with the
tis membership drive now under way
ovr the county.
SWANRANCHER
JAKES BRIDE
Wr.1l CAI.IKOBMA OHIL IX THIS
tTTY KATIKUAY KVKXIXO AT
HOME Of f-RIKXI V PI.K
WTREKT RIXU fKKItOXY.
An Impressive marriage ceremony
was performed at :30 Saturday even
ing at the residence of Mr, and Mrs,
Steve Cobban, at 403 fine street,
when John Llskey, a well known
stockman of the Swan Lake district,
was united citb Miss I'hllomen K.
ftrblll of IIIHUter, Calif., by Justice
E. H', Rowes.
Mr, sad Mrs. Cotaban stood up
lib the couple during the ceremony,
In which the ring service was used.
The young couple expert to take a
bridal trip In Ibe near future.
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WKMKK HVMW.r HKsTIIXtf
X, E.'MrOIry has returned from
Srellle, nber be went recently. Iftf
nfll acrept a position with the Chel-'
sen hot rompsay, scrordlng to re
port, UiOUiif has tor several years
pt teen sudlfor for the While Pel-U-4U
Uotf, lie has many friends here
who will he gtad to bear that he has
4tsi4 Io return, 1
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BtGrftFTIKG
MHOUSS
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library Club to,
Demonstrate Meats
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TERMS ARE
PUBLISHED
IN RUSSIA
XO ItttiltOU'l.NG OK FOHCKH OX
ANY FltOXTH TO UK PKRM1T.
TKI XO TltOOI'S TIIANHFKR.
ItKD IXTIli THK MIDDLE OF
JAMTARY
SMALL ROllM AUK PERMITTED
TO KXCHAXflK V.VHKALKD MAIIi
A.M XKWHIAPF.IW WAR VK8.
HKIJt ARK S'OT TO CROWi 8PE
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I'BTKOHRAD, Dec. 17 The terms
of t)ie Ttusso-Oerman armistice; ac
cording to a statement made ..here,
obligate no transference of' troops
until January Hth.
In no cnio Is there to be a regroup.
Ing of forces on any of the fronts.
The Germans agree not to concen
trate troops between the Black Sea
and tho Baltic east of the fifteenth
ilegrca longitude.
Groups limited to twenty-flva per
sons may nt times exchange newspa
pm, unsealed mall or carry on trade.
War vessels are not to cross a spe
rilled line of demarcation.
. Ily Aaoorlated Press
DATIXKSS The London papers
foreiast that the allies will take steps
to prevent the nusslans from passing
under the economic heel of flenauy.
American delegates to the nrfe
conference are said to have tempered
the allied attitude toward the bolsue
vlkl EPISCOPAL MKETI.M1
Not only Kplscopallans, but all In.
terested In the church, are requested
Io meet at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. J, If. (iurrett, 408 Klamath ave
nue, at 7:30 this evening. Bishop
Paddock will be present and will be
glad to give the Information to those
who may have some special Inquiry.
A general discussion will be in order,
and It Is urged that those Interested
avail themselves of this opportunity.
XKW HOY TODAY
!r, George I, Wright reMrls tbe
arrival this morning' of an 8-pound
hoy at tho home of Mr, and Mrs. Bam
I', Dehllugvr in the Stukel moun
lain district,
" W W, IT I
th sxssntes of lbs
This meetlBf will be om to Ha aub.'
Ilr, and evryoN Is cordially lavUed,
ARM