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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF KLAMATH COUNTY
ThcIMi Year No. O.WT
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ADOPTING
aUflVM WARNS NATION AGAINST
J.KMIX1 MI'IIMA HTIlIKi: HIT.
I'ATION INTERFERE WITH WAR
-RKI'.UITIO.NH ALLIEH NOW
MAVr. MOhT MEN
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MADE,
v ii'iu iiivivu' . iuvii . !
R'AN KIIU'M NOW HOLD por.
TIO.V OK THE FRONT LINK
TRKXtllEH
lljr AuorUted Vnm
PATKI.K88 Uenth by execution la
tkt threat now held over the llorlln
orkmen who fall to return to work
today.
Another slrlko la reported at Jena
I lo 8aiwelmnr.
The foreign inlnlatera of Auatrla
ind ('errantly and Chief QuartormnH
Ir von l.iidcndorff am to, meet loilny
I Berlin to i1Icusm' "ciouomlc polll-
Ifftl fllfMllnn. 1l. ..'.....- I.. -
. . 1-fwMuitB, iii7 lajuiuitruin
Mfded .. significant In view of th
otrtlopmcnta of the paat few duya.
WASHINGTON, I). C. Feb. 4.
fctreUry Maker's war review Issued
Mi ih.i ti!. A7 ? ' nnO"nr0 I
tnt mit the American troopa are oc-i
"Wing a portion of tho actual battle
front.
Baker warna the nation not to lot
rtporta of (he Internal disturb-
W in (lermany slacken the war
Waratlona. Il0 declare, that for
Ulrst time the allied forcea have a
preponderance of men and sum on
tilern front, deanlte the faet
that the (lertnan llnnn ! .
JffKthened by troopa from tho Run.
11 flald.
H uj declarod In the review that ih
IJJWbi of tho numerical auperlorlty
lb. (lermann imv iu.n .,,,..4 i.u
p elfuy himself.
INPON. Kob. i. Herman .trlk.
I'l'Paar to im virtnnu .. .-..
'Urs advised that work wahih ,.!
I'wumeq today.
KUh uv cant iiimk him
"Ith hlH CllOHl ahnVA,! lib.
Xtr Dlannn .nj ii- ,. , ...
him l V "M " ammo ni maaea.
,." "l0 llko he had been hit In tho
'lthamcnt
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"nOIng OUt tlin rlnn I. hi.. 1. 1
axo, Harry Qoeller I.
IBd wkl m ,,n uuiib
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"It'a a bey: eight
DEATH SENTENCE THREATENS STRIKERS
RMANY
STRINGENT
MEASURES
en Named Responsible
For Halifax Disaster
HALIFAX. Vak A wu. .....,-. ,-J 1. 1L. JIImi a.
pliaL ,kVMvt,,",B eeannlMloa hag plel her. eg Pilot Maelty of Itoll
twJm .1 Um ,or th collliioB be- fa. aad Captain Uo4eo of th.
Itnu ' tZ "n'lwn ahlp Moat Blaae
' "oigian relief .hip Irao,
aEfrg burning Hrralit
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBUARY 4, 1918 M ,
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iVcw Photo of the
Most Powerful
Man in Russia
KObAIAkCMINCT
Thla la a new view of Nlkoll Len-
I In f, fur lhi moment the most power-
ml Individual In Russia. A. oremler.
plnrod In thU high position by the
tioUhvvlkl, lii a chlrf In the moat pop-4
uloita nallon In (he world except Chi.
mi. The photograph ahowa him from
n different angle than any other pic
tures of hi in ht'ietofore published.
O.A.C.FACULTY
PROVES
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'""''" P'" "loyalty first." according
to a denuty revenue collector who
lanent a week here recently Interview.
jnK poop,0 regarding the payment of
Income taxes. A. employe, of the
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"tala ,be '",' ' C0,,B Profe8ora
at the Oregon Agriculture college are
'exempt from taxation, yet fifteen of
them called on the denuty collector
i to aacortaln la there waa not acme
way whereby they can pay the tax
the aame aa anybody elae.
The deputy took their namea and
la Investigating to see what can bo
done about It.
(JAUUKN Vl.VllH All) PRODVCTION
ORI.ANO, Feb. 4. C. h. Smith,
agricultural of the Union I'aclflc rail,
roud ayatem In thla atate, ha. pre
pared a booklet entitled "War Har
den.," which I. being dlatrlbuted by
the company to atlmulate food pro
duction during the coming aeaaon.
Under the au.plcee of the exten.lon
department, of the Oregon Agricul
tural College and tho State College
of Washington last aeaaon, our cm
pnlKn thruout Oregon and Wa.hlng-
in rujuuuu in ura iuiwi
den Cluba," nay. the railroad .yatem,
ton roiuttod In the formation of Oar.
In proHontlng tho pamphlet, "and ao-
in iironoiiiina u v""i'u"'i " ""
.l.. n .anuria In a lmtlv In.
vifui.in w ,vw,, aM - -
creaaed acreuge In ganlon. and Held
crope."
Fr.neh .hip. Marty hu bra arroat.
ed, charged with manslaughter.
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NEWS RECEIVER SHORTLY AF.
TKIl MMN TODAY FEW VMt'
TIC 1ILARM AVAILABLE ONE
OF OWNERS NOW IN CITY
Newa that the floot aawmlll, owned
by DcArmond Weaton, fifteen nil lea
auuth and eaal of Uorrla, la on fire,
reached the city ahortly after noon to
day. Mr. Weaton, who la here on busi
ness, waa unable lo get any particu
lar, of the catastrophe, except that
there waa llttlo hope of aavlng the
plant and lumber. The Chelsea Lum
fber and Uox rompany had a large con.
algnment of lumber near thla mill,
but It la believed to be far enough
dlatant to be out of danger.
The Root mill bad a dally capacity
of 20,000 feet.
CROSSED PI.AINH IN OX WAUON
AXO KMIUM) IIKItK Hll MANY
YHIHH lAHHra TO MMT IN
CALIFORNIA - - tv ,
Mr. C. R. OeUp of thl. city h.a
juat .received newa of the death Sat
urday night or her father, Floyd Far
rar, at Richmond, Calif. Mr. Farrar,
who was B year, of age, wa. well
known In thla count), where ho resid
ed from 1883 until 1007. While hore
I he waa engaged In farming and also
conducted a afore where Virgil ft
Bon. furniture establishment now
atanda.
Mr. Farrar croaaod the plain. In an
ox wagon In 1863, and hi. party I.
aid to have been rescued from an In
dian maaaacre at Ploody Point, below
Malln, by Captain 'Ivan Applegate and
other., who were then In the employ
of the government. Tho following
children aurvlve Mr. Farrar: J. H.
Farrar, Myrtle Creek; Mr. C. R. De
lap, Klamath Valla; Mr.. Anna Mo
Intoah, San Franclaco; F. V. Farrar,
Merlin; Mr. H.'OChute, U. An
gelea, and Mr. J. II. Smith of Rich
mond, Calif.
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BOLDIKR ROYH WRITK HOMH
A letter Juat received from Ber
genia "rtlllle" Week, written eomn
where in France byjjita Jather, H J.
Week., cmyu the lAforajujtlon tnu
bo and hi. rompnnlogf art) well unJ
la cood anlrlta. altho tker are obliged
to undergo I ..rdibip. VkjefcBlllie de
clare, will make hlakuNiracate a
goor home whoa ho gota-fap again.
Sergeant Lou Hoagtaad ''' alio
written f ran the Mm ladeflnlto plf
to klaffolka. Hoagland fay. uey, aro
well fid aid have good larr.ck.; and
that tbo Strang tight, ul euttom.
of tba pooplo, wer Murta of, t.v.r
eidlgg Utanat to tho Amtrlw boy..
H. auo .ay. lae'weaaec , wr
thla timo of tko year, aad Wat while
tay have not beea aailgaat'lo their
I aa yet, they expected to any day.
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PIONf ER DIES
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Senator From Nebraska
Backs Up Chamber lain
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WASHINGTON,, l. C Fch.l-t,
Honator'liltchcock'ln addressing the
Mnato today characterised Becretary
Daker. aUlement that the Unite
Statca would have half a million men
In France early thla year aa "abeo
lutely preio.terou.l"
no declared taai tnia report wa.
greatly exagerated and that Baker
wa. .Incere, but mlalod. He then
proceeded to back up other aaaertlona
of Senator Chamberlain. It I. ex
pected th.t administration leaders
will reply Immediately to hi. speech.
Hitchcock In .upportlng the com
mittee', bill for a war cabinet aad
munition, director said the president
htmaelf doe. not know tbo real altua
tlou. He aharply criticised many
government war activities, but with
out attacking Individuals.
"Ulundera that almost aurpau be
lief have occurred In the war de
partment," he .aid, nod - the ahlp
building la a fane, and almoat a
crime." He added that the transpor
tation ha. "broken down and U a gi
gantic wreck, with 1,000,000 ton. of
freight piled at New York without
shipping faclltllen. Tho fuel admin-
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Istratlon aad the food dlaialbutlon
were alaw brought-wfo. cenntre, and
Baker, atatement that the govern-1
0. A. C. Plans Special
Course tor Draft Men
COKVALMS, Feb. 4. The Oregon
Agricultural College will conduct
summer course. In a large number of
technical uud mechanical courses for
draftod men, If Iho program advocat
ed by the federal hoard for vocational
education la adopted by the war de
partment. Training In about fifty oc.
cupatlon. with subdivisions running
Into more than 300 different lines, 1.
desired, nnd tho technical colleges of
the country are well equipped to pro.
vide tho training nt tbo earliest tlmo
and lowest cost, It la believed. A
survey la being made at tho instltaS
Big Red Cross :
Shipment Ready
A fine showing for Klamath Coun- Red Cross work, according to a letter
ty Red Croas workor. I. made In the Just received. Many of the members
monthly shipment, which leave, the 'there are so far from the room, that
local headquarters tomorrow as the 'it la Impossible for them to meet more
result of activity of women over the than once a week, but a great deal of
county. The ahlpment consist, of
100 suits of pajamas, B0 nightingales,
10 sweater.. 18 nalra of aoeka and
four pair, of wristlet.
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Tho followlng'good. were received
during th month from th various Taylor, Mrs. Parker, Mr.. Jam. Wx
dUtrlct. In th county outside Klam-J on, Mrs. Wm. Finley, Mrs. W. T,. Gar.
ath' falls: i Bon.asa, 44 aurglcal rtt, Mr.. Edsall and Mr. Dalley.
wipes, 8 washcloth., 8 suit, pajamas I
and IS fracture pillow.; Bly, 18 aulta'day were:
pajamas, It pairs sock., II sweaters;
Fort Klamath, 40 suit, pajamas; Ma
lin, It suit, pajamaa; Klamath Agea-
cy, I palra socks; Mt. Lakl, t palfa
seeks and I .westsr.; Merrill, t pair
socus, i sweaters, tuits MJUi;
01m. 1 sweater; Algoma, J .weatet1,
I-suit. bj.m; Uroiwi mt
locks, t pair wrlstlot. . .
IacrMlag laterest la blaf takes
by th ladle, of the Bly district la th
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I ment had
a plan for war waa flatly
denied,
Senator llltrhrork mi I ft that th
Miliary committee waa thunderstruck
.. . ...w
at Baker, optlmlstlr aaaertlona.
Senator Chamberlain haa arranged
with Baker for a croaH-oxuralnatlon
Wednesday.
Senator Williams, thn apokeiman
for the administration anked Bonator
Hitchcock for authority for his state
ment that 21,000,000 pnlra of shoos
had been ordered by tho war depart
ment. Hitchcock. Hitchcock replied
that thla information camo from
civilian officials. He said he under-
tood that 7,000,000 more had been
ordered,, and that be considered It a
reckleea, terrible mlatake to mislead
tbo country. "Unless there la some
thing done the United States will face
the world', greatest disaster," he
Mid. Hoping to get a million men to
Europe without .ufflclrnt ships waa
characterlied aa living In a fool'a
paradlae.
Senator Williams, In a fiery fashion
replied when Hitchcock had finished
his apeech.
Secretary Daniels authorised the
itatement that the navy w aaaured of
enough traBeport faclltlea to make
la ura that there will bt half a million
troop. In Franc early thl. year.
tlona prepared and willing to con
duct the work. '
The proposed special course would
begin about May 1st, and run contin
uously probably both day and even
ing. The 'men students will be on
nay at the same wages allowed their
vatil In lit nvmv I'pnhljimTi nt hntia.
Ing and feeding them nro yet to'be
worked out. '
The course. required to fit about
100,000 men for- highly specialised
employments ahd, If the policy of
training them In thl. manner I. ac
cepted th college, have ben asked,
what help they ran give In equipment;
Instructor, and admission of soldiers
to regular claaa work.
work is aone at nome in tne mean
time. Among those who ur acttftVjjn
thla work nre Mrs. C. W, WaV.
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Mr. Isa Richardson, Mrs. Eldon Dpi
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rls, Mrs. Arthur Hamaker, Mr. Chta
Worker. In the local room. Satur-
Surgical dressings department:
Mis McCouri, Mrs. Louis Gerb.r,
Mr. O. W. White, Mr. Ida, 8. Stone,
Mrt. Ruth B. Addison, Mrs. I. K. Ma
g. Mrs. J. J. Parker, Mrs. C. V.
Fisher. i
tawing room; Mrs. L. E. Sullivan.
Mr. M. W. Cosboom. MriAaifMrt
nt, Mr. O. M. Johasoa', Mrs. X,.
PkolMi. Mra. R. Ramsby, Mrs. A. Wal
ker. l
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NsncRt,
John E. Denamore, solicitor of the'
Department of Labor at Washington.
haa been named national labor direc.'
tor to head the new division created
in the department. He will have gen
eral supervision of the labor problem
thruout the country. The new or
ganization la an expansion of th
United States employment service.
Miss May Tower left on Sunday
morning, train for Portland, where1
WELL KNOWN
COUPO WED
NPOMD
he will become the brido of Bert' ""-- -"-v.- v
. . A ... iln need or Improvemeat la -maay
Gray, formerly of Fort Klnmath and ',. Mll t ,, o,,,, t.t WU,
Klamath Falls. Miss Tower la the plan now uadertakea'lt oaa b trav
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. It. W. Tow. .led the year 'round In comfort.
or of tho Kcno district, and haa been J with the big Yuba tractor recently
a resident of Klamath County for the purchased by the County Court will
past fifteen years. Mr. Gray ha. lived come four 4-y.rd dump wagon., by
in the Wood River Valley for many
year, prior to his residence In Klam
ath Falls. The young couple will
make their 'home' In Portland. Both
have many friends here who wish
thelu every happiness.
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"" BENEFIT DANCE AT MERRILL
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jTho members of the Holy Cross
church at Merrill aro planning a" big
dunce und supper on Friday of thla
ch at the Meirlll opera house.
An orchestra composed of M. Do
try violin, Joseph Kutera trombone,
thus. Dobry cornet, A. R. Wlshard
rums and Mrs. M. Glacomlnl pianist,
nil! furnish the music. This aggre
gation U believed to be n guarantee of
good music, and those who do not
dance are Invited to come and hear
the latest pieces.
The dance I. to bo given for the
benefit of tbo sisters' school at Klam.
Hth Fulls.
Thrift Stamp
Commences
The campaign for the sale of the
ar thrift stamps by the school chil
dren of Oregon commenced tod.y, and
there la every evidence that th
school of Klamath Falls aad Klam
ath County will be a active a. any
of thlr neighbor.. In fact, sew. hi.
reached the county school luperln
tendent. oHc to th effect that three
e'.tudentg of the Henley high
OFFICIAL NEWtPAPIX
OF KLAMATH FALL!
PHm Wto Osa
IAVELED
ROAD KXPKXDlTVIUm
CENTERED OX THM
VRING THE COMINO
BIO MACHINERY TO
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BAD PLACK;0N OTHER COUNTY
ROAM NIK ORADHD AND AM.
HIGHWAYS; H TO
AT VllQ!rls SEASON
OTHER WOftk POSSOUB
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UNTO
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That the'ctartaiWated aanMdltttrw
for county rM,instnictlon during
th coming ssaa).si'wlll b catr4 la
sraivelinc thai 'niaJai maal Taelwaasi
' Ktmilk Walla B4Warrlll with ka
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big maMlrHjfr arrive Mbnt? "'
April !, waa laoicatea loeay ia a
atatement ajftiwr'Cbuaty Road Su
pervisor J. C. Cleghora. .
Grading the bad place on other"
roads and maintaining them by mean.
of proper dragging will also be fol-
lowed until they can be reached with
further Improvement.. Tho mala
r0Bd t0 Merrill., which la the highway -
which sixteen cubic yard, of gravel
I .. j. .. .w ..-
can oo isoTeu at once, bo wai io
work, when started, can go ahead
very rapidly. A big new gravel pit
has been located at the Matney place,
near 8tukel bridge, which wjp be con
venient to a considerable stretch of
the road. X
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PIONEER RE8D0ENTS , n
MOVE TO CITY
Mr. and Mrs. David Campbell, plo-
Ineer residents of the Lorella MCtloa
In Langell Valley have leasedihelr
ranch, where Mr. Campbell aaa been
engaged. In the stock business for th
past thirty year., and removed to
Klamath Falls. They will reside at
313 High street, adjoining the bom
of their daughter, Mrs. Louis Grr.
A host of friend. In the.Lorefl
country will regret the departure of
Mr. and Mra. Campbell, "bo have
been among the most active la th
social life of that community.
Campaign
Here Today
school, Kenneth Case, Aubrey Brad
bury aad Gerald West, bav already
old ISO worth of th stamps.
It 1. understood at th oBc frow
mMigs of th stit school super
IstMdMt that th Int 1,08 aiBta)
ll th aUU.who aU ISO wswtk t Iff
etagay will have their aims Uai
oa' what U known as th Ratal
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