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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OP KLAMATH COUNTY
OH? lEuewttn Herald
OFFICIAL NEWtPAFBB
OP KLAMATH FALLS
Twelfth Year No. .1,M
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1918
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tlS CONGRESS IIV APPEARING
BEFORE JOINT SESSION OF(
TWO HOUSES SHORTLY AFTER
noon today
lOM Kit GIVEN OXGHEHM TO DK.
CLARE WAR INCLUDES POWER
lO COMPEL CITIZENS TO TAKE
II' ARMS
HILTS FOR WHICH THE UNIT-
ED STATE IS MAKING SUCH A
TERRIFIC SACRIFICE ARE
NAMED IX ntXClSE TERMS TO
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WASHINGTON, I). C. Jn. .
fourteen specific clauses. President
Focdrow Wilson today laid before
tn houses of rongren. asaem-
In Joint eon, the aim of the
Bulled State In tbe world war. ,
They are at follew: First, oien
pvenant of prarn without iirlrate
kternatlonal "understandings"; wc-
id, absolute freedom of the ea In
race or war except a they mar be
bjr International actien: third.
e removal of all eeonomlc barrlera
Id the establishment of equality of
ade condition anionic the nation
ftnseatlng to eace and associating
kemselves for Ita maintenance;
surlh, guarantee for reduction of
atlonal armaments to the lowest
Bint consistent with domestic safe-
fifth. Impartial adjuatment of all
aloaUl possessions, baaed on a prin
ciple that the peoples concerned hare
1 enual right with the Interest of. the
nvernaacnt; sixth, the evacuation of
Russian territory knd the onnor-
baity for Ruasla'a political develop-'
at; seventh, evacuation of Ilel-j
a without any attempt to limit
sovereignty; eighth, all French
rrllory to be freed and restored.
1th reparation for the taking of
Msace-Lorralne; ninth, a readjust-
lent of Italy' frontier along clear-
recogalcable lines of nationality; I
nth. the creates! opportunity for
touomoua development of the peo-j
of Austria-Hungary; eleveBth,
varuatloa of Roumanla, Serbia. Mon.
fro, with acres of sea far Bee-
guarantee of economic pollt-
al Independence of Balkan atates;
relfth, secure sovereignty for
hirkey's iMirtiua of the Ottoman en-
Ire, the Dardanelles open to all aa-
Uons, the protection of other nation-
H'tlee under the Turkish rule; tl.tr-
renlh, the establishment of an Indr.
WASHINGTON. D, C. Jan. .
'he selective service net baa be
held constitutional by the Hupreme
Court.
The government's coeteatles that
the power given coegrees to declare
war Includes the power to Manas) eH-
Iren to render military aerrtca both
at iiome and abroad Ma sees sus
tained.
Chief Justice White, who delivered
the unanlniou opinion her raster-
day, declared that the court had con.
eluded that most of tbe contentions
were Imaginary, not real.
WOI'MI HOOVEMIZK
OX USE OF SOAP
HUNTINGTON. W. V.. Jan. . A
new war propaganda that Is certain
to be taken up enthusiastically by
young America waa glvea a start In
this city by Jimmy Wallea. a school
boy, who baa been active In the dif
ferent war activities.
Wallea. who la always sple aad
spin, suggests a "soa pleas day." say.
Ins that It Is easy to keep clean with
out using soap one day n week. Tbe
"soapleas day" would help conserve
soap badly needed by tbe allies. Jli
my declares.
pendent Polish state, with access to
the sea and political protection; four
teenth, the general association of ns
lions under specltc covenants for mu
tual guarantee of political lade
pendeac to large and small states
alike.
The statemeat concluded with the
werds: "For such covenants, we are
Billing to igbt nnUI accepted."
Tbe president sprung n surprise
by announcing that he would address
congress at 11:30 today on interna
tlonal relation. It Is believed that
be spent some time In the prepare
lion for bis appearance today.
Ill speech waa distributed to all
parts of tbe world from New York as
coou a released.
aiming Property On
Ninth Sold Yesterday
aM of
4 His city
the faith la tbe
(Ills city by Its residents
i hreagit eat yesterday when Fred
rrfefc af the Sunset Grocery cats-
sareaand tha Manning area-
' a Math street, seer
This property, which is eseeetlae
ally wall located, has a freeing ec
ISO feet an Ninth street. Tha new
owner plans to ceastract three new
hastes here, aad trttl sjaann hi
eerauess Just aa aeea as ha caa ar-
fer his aaetsrisla aad tha
bVIm iVtAMilAit a lwiBiufeafii aamanai
ammaV aWgWsnWnsjagsj eaaj. gSsstgF v-1 a smbbjv - assssssnwsaj ewes
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CORPS NSTALLS
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KX1UXK.T REPORT IH MADE OF
vmhn Atmvrnut at public
INSTALLATION LAST XltiHT.
INTERESTING PROGRAM
Leal nlgbt n public Installation of
the oBcera of the Woman's Relief
Corps waa held In tbe west hall of tha
1. O. O. F. building. Mrs. Helen
Kimball was the Installing oarer, nsd
tha following elective oaVcrtf were
Installed:
President Elisabeth Ramsey.
Sealer Vice Presides! Margaret
Wtlhraw.
Junior Vice President Battle Gar
rett.
Chaplain Delia Brubaker.
Treasurer Ida Grlasas.
Conductor Qli Xewahem.
Guard Lecna Miller.
Tbe appointive oScers Installed are
as folies:
Patriotic Instructor Cecilia tto.
gardus.
Pre CorresiKindent Helen Kimball
Musician Marian Kberleln.
Secretary Ke Garcelon.
Color Bearers were appointed as
follews:
I.yana Martin. Gertrude Moore.
Helen Turner. Jessie Lyle.
Mrs. MrMIIUn was appointed as
sistant conductor aad Mrs. Jennie
Hum assistant guard.
Two important committees were
appointed as follew:
Committee on comfort bags Jen
nie Hum chairman. Ella Le assist
ant chairman, Nellie Riley. Flora
Brownell. Margery Otterbda. Mary
Anderson. Bird McDonald. Klisa
SUIl. Dolly Virgil. U A. Ilalaes. J.
II. Hamilton.
Committee to attend trains Flora
Brandenburg chalrassa. Loreaa Mil
ler nssisuet chairman. Lillian Stilts,
Kalberiie Dunham. Elda Houston.
Floy Daggett. Charmaln Jahnaan.
Lyana Martla. Lena Smith. Pearl
Martin. Klla Lee. Myrtle Mai tin.
Mae Houston. Bdyth M. Deltell. Nel
lie WhMerk.
Tha report for the year shows the
following work to have been accom accem
plished: 75 new members added to
tha rate; XI comfort hags have aeea
neat to soldier, of these thirty were
supplied by Merrill Corps aad eight
hy school girls af Beaaasa; 25 scarfs;
alas mjhM socks; e pairs wristlets
aad 3 sweaters have also been aeat
to the soldiers. Aa ealertaiament
was glvea la Jane which netted I15.
one half of which was given to the
Klamath Chapter af Red Crass. The
sum af 1113 la memberships for tha
Bad Crass van secured far tha Christ
mas narkagm At tha beginning af
tha war tha National W. B. C. pass
ed a reeeiutiea to the etect that tha
order ebeald Use an active part la
all Red Crass work, which this corf
Is eedearertag to da.
FeUewiag tha Install Uoa a short
aragrnsj was given:
Duel i Mssdtmoi Caresses asd Cafer
Vasal ante Mrs. Taraar
i4dfiew Mr. Dasher
Vocal silo Mrs. McCarthy
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Steel Han Declares
America Is Asleep
Head of Steel Indtutry Declares That
Gentaany b At Verile and Active
as Ever, and That America Will
Hare to Wake Up Like
Other Nations to
Win the War
CHICAGO. Jan. S Elbert 11. Gary,
chairman of the beard of directors of
the United Bute Steel corporation.
In n speech her, pointed to a United
8utes still asleep asd ta a Germany
stranger, mora vlrlW'aad ajwressive
than at aay time alace the war'start-
Mest convincing circumstances hare
been tbe location of opposing armies.
A they move backward or forward
they demonstrate success or failure.
Tbe fearful fact remains that ut
the end of nearly three years and n
half Prussian Germany Is In control
of the key, Roumanla. Serbia, Alba
ed. It la such a Germany, ha said.! nit and a large area of tbe richest
tbe United Bute, sleeping, must de-. part of France, Poland and ronsld-
feat. Mr. Gary spoke before the
Commercial Club af Chicago.
"The United States must call for
every ounce of strength, every dollar,
every atom of skill, to win." be said.
j He demanded more men for our arm.
ilea, factories and farms, and pro
posed Importation of sailors, work
men and even soldiers from China.
He charged that tbe nation had been
slow and stupid In realising tbe full
extent of tbe danger.
Mr. Gary predicted ultimate vic
tory, followed by a war of commerce
as great as the present war la arms In
erable portion of Russia and Italy
The atlonal resources under the
dominance of Germany have been
augmented many fold since the war
commenced.
"Germany Is more virile, more effi
cient, more determined and ncroi
sive than she was at the beginning of
the war. As a nation, if she win In
the near future she will be stronger
financially. Industrially, commercial
ly and militarily, with a comparative
ly small reduction of men.
"A war policy which recognize no
God except by pretense, which know
which every country would strive to. no law, no Justice, no mercy, nothing
TWO MILLION
FAMILIAR TACKS OF CITY HOYS
NHOWX IX FEATURE STORY OF
LEADING WEEKLY PERIOD
ICAL OF NATION
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ADVOCATES
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KfcNIMKIML
PLANT FOR
It takes stringent time like these
to bring the truly fa'mnus to the
front. In ordinary times Klamath
Falls I content to glide peacefully I
along and leave the limelight to those
who seek'lt, but under conditions
such a these our representatives
make a strong show In the "Who's
Who" column..- J
If you-Hvant to see how the Klam
ath Falls boys look at the front all
you have to dn Is to look at the lead
ing story of the Saturday Evening
Post for this week, where you will at
onrn.illstlngiiUh the faces of Sergeant'
I.OUM tioagisnd, Hergcant Kverett
MrCullom and Sergeant Joe Skelton,
who are pictured with a group of
boy In tho uvlatlon section. The
view wan taken sometime previous to
their recent departure for France.
PAVEMENTS
COUNCILMAN SUGGESTS THAT
GREAT FUTURE SAVING MAY
RE GAINED U YBUCH A 'FOL
IC Y MUCH STREET IMPROVE
MENT CONTEMPLATED
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gain a part of the trade held by the but the right which brute force com
United States. t niands, has a decided advantage over
"Prepare for war as England, Ger-' those whose principles arc humane.
'honorable and Christian.
nany and other nations nre now pre
paring." was his warning.
"Our country as a whole. Including
"From the beginning of the war J several branches of the government
there baa been a lark of Information . doe not appear to appreciate that In
on tbe part of the general public la ! order to win the war It Is necessary to
the countries opposed to the central J appropriate every ounco of energy, ev
posers, but from the eiistence of jery dollar of money and every atom of
many facts there Is cause for fear. J skill within reach."
MMDSMAY
BE COMPLETED
BYGOVERNMFHT
eWQUEBT OF BURNS CITIZEX
FOR BETTER TsUNHPORTA
TIO GETS PROMIT ATTEN
TtOX AT WASHINGTON
BM
OF GERMANS
IS DELAYED
SECRETARY a.KER SAYS THAT
ALLIED FORCES CAN UK RE-
LIED UPON TO MEET THE EX
PECTED ASSAULT
PORTLAND. Jan. t. A strong In
dicatiea af tha Government's Inten
tion to ga ahead with tha construe
ilea of railroad work la shown la n
amga which states that Edward
Chambers, assistant director general
nt Washington, laformed senator Goo.
B. Chaasberlala that ceaslderatlan
weald he glvea tha reansst af a
Bars. Orages. ritiass far serars
sweat aid Is bulldl; the era nets g
read frees Burs ta egniH with tha
O. w. . N. Me gekei that pleas
aad aatisMfes he forwarded ta Wash.
tsgiea.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. S.
Daker's weekly war review Issued to-
dy says that tbe expected German
ogenslve In tbe west will possibly bo
their areatest assault, but the British
'and French armies can be relied ou
'to withstand tbe shock.
He says that tbe big offensive U
i probably delayed In order to mass
munitions, guns and troops.
UNCLE SAM TO
HELP FINANCE
FN HMDS
HEADS OF DIFFERENT ROADS
INSTRUCTED TO WIRE AMOUNT
NECESSARY FOR OPERATION
TO HEADQUARTERS
WASHINGTON. I). C, Jan. S.
As a first stop In the gorernmont us
nUtaure In financing the rallroadr,
the different presidents liavo been re.
iiiettrd to telegraph nt onro tho
amount of capital required for opera
tlno thl year, ami iiUo for the first
six months to the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
UNSANITARY CONDITIONS RE
lORTED IN CITY DISTRICTS TO
RE A RATED SPEEDING TO
AND FROM PKPOT TO MS STOP.
PKD AT ONCE
A plan by which the city of Ktam
nth Full might own Ita own paring
plant and save its entire cost In tho
two ami one half mile of street Im
provement contemplated during the
coming season, was proposed by
Councilman Will I.ee at the regular
meeting last evening. Lee estimated
that such a plant could be Installed
and n competent man placed in
charge, nt an economical figure, and
a great deal of future expense saved
the tax payers of the city.
Several sections of tbe city are un
der consideration for street improve
ment. The paving of Conger avenue
from Main street for 'a distance of
about one-half mile has been defi
nitely decided upon, and It Is expect
ed that contracts for this work will
be let within n short time. Tbe Im
provement of West Riverside from
tho bridge to the city limit, Pine
street from Third to Eighth, and In
tersecting titroets between, Esplanade
from tho Hot .Springs rooming bouse
across tho tracks just past tbe Black.
(Continued on page 4)
Local Loggers Appear
Pleased With Treatment
ENEMY'S REPLY IS AWAITED
LONDON, Jan. 8. A reply from
the central power from the recent
seech af Premier Lloyd George Is
aaraU writh arat InUrut. It l
I believed the Germans cannot decline
to state their terms.
Logger In this vicinity appear
gp-ally enthused over tho efforts
made by lumbermen thruout the
cuntry tit better their uccommuda
t'oii j-onernlly, iircordlnp to iV.'te
ii'ei;U r.iiule ut tho placer they fre
quent tr. this city.
Owing to the Increased demand for
hi services, tho lumber Jack Is a
much saught article these days, and
his want are catered to In a way Ut
ile expected a' few years ago. The
logging contractor here have made
special Inducements during the past
few months In tbe way of outfitting
quarters for the men, and more are
being planued for the coming season.
Good spring beds, literature of all
kinds, a flue grade of food, are
among tho things over which the
loggers appear to appreciate. One'
company is planning on tbe erection
of a club house this next year for ita
loggers, which will be fitted up with
an equipment designed for their
pleasure and recreation during leis
ure hours.
Realizing the need of keeping this
class of men In the locality the hunt- '
nets men and city eficUbi. are .plea
nlng to co-operate In an ettsrVts'
make, them feel at home.
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