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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBUARY 6, 1918
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f Twelfth Year No. .!
cretary Of War Is Under Examination
IRE MEN
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IN FIRST
EXPECTED
keXltLTAUY DECLARES THAT
AMKItM'AN HIIII WILL NOT UK
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FOR THK THANHUHITATION OF
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THIN RKNIHAULK TO AID THE
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WASHINGTON, I). C, Feb. 0. .
!le cross culmination of Secretary
iktr before tho senate military com
Ittee wm begun hero today.
Senator Week, Maachutt, ro-l
ubllcan member of the commlttco,1
fta the cross-oinmlnatlon In con
Mtlon with tho number n( troop '
blch are to be went abroad thU year.
ker replied than on Jantiury Int.
lore troop had been transported to
taart, both of tho non-combatuM
4 tho flghtlng force, than liud
a planned.
Both Hiker and Week agrrvd that
wobM bo Improper to disclose tho
act number of men now In Franco.
Baker declared that In hla forwor
ItUftoat to the effect that a mlllllon
WOO Id urobably tie Kent ahroail
la year, he did not depend entirely
American shipping In hla calculn-
He tiald that American elilp-
Hag losses by the enemy' Hiibma-
Ma bad been exceedingly IIkIiI, duo
i Ibe protection of the navy.
A hitch dovoloiwd In tho nroropd.
Ci it to whether It wiu proper to
re Hiker testify In public.
Baker uld that he waa uorhai) un-
rtunate In making hla original talo
Pent by giving hU general opinion
mer than tho exact fuel and detnlla
fPared by hla clerk. Ilo proposed
Pt be get those, and bo eininlnod
other time.
How the army will get tho nece
ry ship to tramport n million men
"I be devoloped nt a ccrel session
paorrow.
Baker giive hla milnlnn that imw
llllatlOll KOIllll lui .lnulvnl.1. In '
i President Rencral powora to trans-1
' na to-ordlnnto function of tho1
ifloui departmont. I
a iit'HTON
Tln Intifl cntullilntn In the sotin
torlal fluid to uiinouiiui lilniitolf Is 8.
II. Iliiklou of Portland, who ht'i-kn the
iiomlniillon In tlin irpulillrun prlmar
leu nmt May. Mr. 1 1 union liu been
ongnRed In tin- priii Hi o of law In
Portland for tho piwt elnvon year,
and ha a Reed reiord a u inonibi'r of
the elate legislature from that cjty.
l.a)liiR tho coat of tho war on the
Interest beat nbln to pay, making
provision for Ihn reconstruction perU
od following the war, Idg develop
inrnyi 'lir Aliieka, ioiupiilory olght
hour day In mill, fnclorle and
mlnea, iinhenuil nuffraRo and national
prohibition nro ninnnR the pollcle
which will lo ndvocated by Mr. Hun
ton If elected.
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ntOMIMAT MAN FltOM NOHTII
Wll.l. UK IIKHK IN I.NTKHKHT
OF UAH THHIFT HAVING
NTAMI'M
Word by wlro to tho nrToct thut I..
J. Hliiipkoii of North llviiil, OreRou,
will be licro mi tho train thl ien
liiK In tlio Intercut of tho Thrift
Htamp ratiipiilKii, luix Juut been ro
tohod by Ciiptnln J. W. Hlcmomi.
Mr HliiiiKoii U widely known tin ono
of llu miiKi cllUltuit live wlreH In the
l Htutu of Uiokoii, and hi nppeuraniu
luro In ImliHtf of IIiIh worthy cnune
. KlU'h nuBurunci) that tho community
will ln iiiiiMi'd to thu ncu'Hulty of ItH
piitrlotlr duty nt till tlnie.
A uintliiR will bo held follow lug tho
nrrhnl of tho uteuliiR train at tlin
Miimiitli Commercial Club room on
Main, near KIrIiIIi, nt which tlmo It I
lio c J thut thoMi who uro IntereHtcd
In tlilH imivciinrnl will ha proncnt.
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BOLSHEVIKI
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OVERTHROWN
IltHPATCil HKCKIVKU AT HKHI.IN
IIRCiaiUMTIIAT I.PaDKIUi ANII
HTAFK IIAVK HKKN AllllKHTKtl
IN UKHTKHN Hl'HHIA
RFMODFIuNG
HENfiW
COMPIFTED
AMHTKIIUAM, Feb. 6. A wlrolcH
dlipnlch from Klov to Ilorllu today
ay thut tho I'oloa hao now occupied
the HiiHlan heiidiiuarler ut Mohllov,
and arretoil KiirIrii Krylouko, com
mnndor In chief of tho bolHhcvlkl
force and thn entire Mtnff.
Tho llkriiulan nro reported to have
aupprouod a bolshcvlkl uprlslni at
Kiev.
INTF.IIIOIt OF FIIIHT NATIIlNAIi
HANK OHF.ATI.Y IMI'ltOVKIl IIV
HFX'KNT rilAMJKH WOHK IH
NOW I'INISHKU
Tlu interior remodollna ha now
been entirely lomplvted In the Flret
Nntlomil bunk bulldiiiR, with the re
Milt tlial tho Hputo Ik iikoiI to much
Rreutor uduutiiRo than hcretufure.
With tho biiBlurna booth tilncod In
tho tenter or tho room Inateud of one
bldo, tlo window h nro open to tho
public. Tho miirhlo floor und lower
wall llnUhliig wjth tho beautiful
Kraluod pniiol of'tho woodwork and
other up to date npolutment placo
tho iippearanco of tho liutltutlon on
par wHh the lurRo city bank.
V IMIAT WAHFAHK FAII.VUK
WAHIIINdTON. I. C Fob. 6.
Becnitnry Daniel ald that the United
Stat" and the allien wore winning tho
fight agnlmt Oermany'e aubmarlnea.
"Wo are having our up and
dowtiH," ho declared, "hut the fight
I being won."
Russians Are Crossing
To German Armies
MITKRDAM. Vol, - t...wi
CJ? Ciornln left Berlin lait
n" r Breit-utovak to continue
" negotiation,
erlln rann. .... i.-. . ..
Py corp. on tho Run-Rouma.
rMront(havo twice tt.iptd to
CTli ,. .0,l"'l '.fronttor, but
El!.""" chmorita-auecooded i
f"" thru,
Three tbouianda Ruwlana and 200
horse have croaaod the line Into the
central powora armle.
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LONDON. Feb. 6 It la rOBgrttd hy
a'eorrep6ad'Bt of, the.ExehmrTel-
mnk Ann nan V that the flOtaWaTO.
tlatlon at Bret-l.ltovk'mffwlit,en
broken o. ' ' l
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F1ANTIS
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OHKUON HHKHIFF FINIMi l'lNT
HIIIUKN AT HOMK OF KHl'KK
AUhWT HKI.IKVIOD TO IIAVK
"iNTKUKKHKU WITH MKSHAfJHN
Heavy Loss Follows
Collision In Finland
LONDON, Feb. . A Rrcat num
ber of men were killed and Injured
In n coIHhIoii botwecn a train loaded
with lied (luiird and one of govern
mntit troops Mont to Inlorcept them
nenr Kcinl, In northern Finland, ac
cording to u CopenlinRen dispatch.
Tho train aro reported to have met
head on, going at full poed.
BTOCKIIOI.M, Feb. 6. Oenoral
Mannerhelm' force havo defeated
the Red (Ifiarda and Ituealan at Ulo
borg, and captured the city, which In
tho chief military depot of northern
Finland. The battle lotted two day.
Several hundred noldlcra wore killed.
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UNDER WAY
IIILLBBORO, Fob. 6. Sheriff Ap
plegate ha soiled a wlreleta plant
hidden at tho home of J. IS. Jacobaon,
agent for the Southern Paclflo at
Timber.
uovornment raoio iauon'ana
coaetwleo eteamer have been In trou
be lately by interference which waa
thought to havo com from New
bnlem.
Jaeobeoa hat not been treated aa
yet. The government official have
boon aiked (or Instruction,
UO.VAN.A FIIIHT KtlHMH, IN TDK
COU.NTV TO OIUa.MK ANII
XM.I-:CT Al.l Dl'l-M MATKII.
IAI. WANTKII FOR CI.OTHFH
SEVENTEEN
All tho city chool und high hcIiooI
Inno now completed their organiza
tion oh auxiliaries to the Junior Red
Croa Society, according to Chairman
C. It. How man of tho local commltteo.
An organliatlon hn bImo bean ef
fected nt Ilonaiiza, nnd thl Kchool
ha tho illx'tlnctlan of being tho flnt
Kchonl of the county to Ret In tho full
Initiatory due.
Uy tlila lime tho literature on or
ganisation will bo In the hand of all
tho Rchonl cento of tho county, urg
ing all district to afflllnto Immedi
ately.
Parent nnd friend of tho Kchool
children are naked to co-operate with
them In lecurlng tho followlnR materials.
1 Clean now or old remnant of
ull kind of good;
2 Clean now or old Bcrap of
good all kind;
3 Clean old lltion all kind;
4 'cioan old bath or band
tewel:
r, clean old knitted undorweiir
allk, wool or cotton.
C 811k or cotton thread, any color,
uny number.
Thl material will bo made Into
comfort pillow for tho hoipltat and
refugee Rarment. principally thoio
for wnmon and children. It ha been
announced that nil matorlal aecured
will bo'thoroly fumlRated before tho
children handle them.
Anyone wUhlng furthor Infoima-
tlou concerning thU work will be able
to secure name by applying to mem-
bora of the committee conalatlng of 0.
R. Bowman, Mia Kdna Well, George
Hoyden, R. H. Dunbar, Mr. H. J.
Lincoln and MI Mabel Meara.
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PACIFIC HIGHWAY !
PASS DRAFT
TESTS TODAY
FIVK lfT OF TWKNTY-TWO AUK
Tl'HNKD DOWN UV K.XAMININQ
PHYKICIAN IlKINO KXAMINKD
UY ADVIHOItY HOARD
Seventeen men out of twenty-two
men examined thl morning by Dr. E,
D. Johnson of the local exemption
boord, auccesifully paased the elec
tho draft toet. Tho case of the
(ho who wero turned down were re
ferred to tho medical advUory board
lieic. Thoy are being considered thl
uttcrnoon.
The men aro now being tailed for
appearance In larger number, In or
der to gel tho work completed as soon
n oi-lblo.
REDTAPEAT
CAM TO
BE REM
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KON'H APPROVAL FOR UKMOV
IX(1 LIMITATIONS AND RKDIS.
TUIIIL'TION OF AVTHOIUTV
PORTLAND, Feb. 6. A big lldo
caused by rain and anow In a canon
nent St. Potora Dome on tho Colum
bia highway, ha burled tho highway
for a distance of fiOO fet, and also cov
ered tho Union Pacific tracks.
The point whoro tho slide occurred
la about forty miles from Portland,
WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 0.
Coincident with teps already taken
by President Wilson and Secretary
Baker to further reorganise tho war
department In answor to demand for
a munitions director, a bill has been
drawn with the prosldont'a approval,
Introduced today by Senator Overman,
with tho objoct of removing the sta
tutory limitation which now prevent
co-ordination, providing for a redis
tribution of powora In the government
departments.
IMPORTANT NOTICK
SVPREMK COURT
CLERK APPOINTED
SALEM, Feb. 6 Arthur 8. Benson,
who has bean deputy clerk 'of the eu.
promo court here for sixteen years,
baa been appointed clerk, succeeding
the late Judfe Moorelarid. Benson
ha reappointed Lee Morehouse dep
uty elerk at Pendleton, r . ,
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of the Confederate leader, la here
hown In hi United States araal-l
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when be will get Into the trenches In
France.
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FOR "WAR URIDE8" SHOW
THIS WEEK
Somebody must nave been peeking
thru the curtains at the rehearsals of
the war brides-entertainment for the
benefit of the Red Cross Friday night.
tijM'Atia th a Antral nithltft ajuiaaa Ia!
have an Inkilng of the stunts that are)
going to be perpetrated.
Thla la Indicated by tbe fact that
the biggest portion of the tickets have
already been sold, nnd it Is doubtful
vhetber them will be n Yacnnt sent
in the house on the night of the show.
A great deal of time haa been apent
on tbla entertainment by the young
ladles, whose especial talents mm well
recognised here.
SPOKANE SCHOOL CHILDREN
PROVE FINE GARDENERS
SPOKANE. Wash., Feb. 6. School
children of the city, during last sea
son, produced 110,148 worth of veg
etable In their school gardens, ac
cording to the report of the agricul
ture committee of the Chamber of
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ITOrT--fTnaMN(CK Of MOO
PltOQRHM
Work Is expected io start tomor
row morning on a new two-story Mek
batidlag ra Mala street, between
Sixth aa4 SnvMtk, em the grennd
know aa jtam aawter nrsnsrty. y ',
Tnm rsgfw(twsai rf nmi .ww.
ksWed by B. B. arignvr t 1Mb esty.' '
'w.,a-given-thOMesreU..er. av
modern building twemtx-fes wide ia
sixty feet deep. Tkfcr site) la rieog
nUed as valnaala bwUe gftmmmw ,
mark'WsM.T'irtfaga-y .
Tbe atone asi'insMiraeU tovw
been lot to-Jack Klttvtt ' CMtraetp ,
art being ktaniM by Ue J; f . Wai
1 miina! X1 ,
sjVBalyWjisle
This building, wttn the new Klasa
th HttM Bajk atrawaaire. an wnteh
work ha already cogjimbaeed. is the
fourth brick basiaessKtailldlng to be
erected her wtUln'tne laatfew
months. In addition to Uo nomerans
Improvements, agaaa) la other -Ings.
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rn..r whtasl kaa ik anbnnl awr
dens In barge. The commltttee spent
but 11.150 on the work, for mho
visors' salaries. Incidental labor and
supplies. Plana to enlarge taa work
next season have been aaopteo.
COVRT MEETING POSTPONED
The regular session of tbe County
Court, which was to have convened
ulav waa nhlimd to be DOStDened
owing to the Illness of Commissioners
Burrell Short and Frank Mocornaci.
Chances Are Good For
Indian Appropriation
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All alien enemies, males over 14
years of age, within the service dis
trict of the local postofflce are re
quired to present themselves this
week at tbe Klamath Falls postofflce
and fill out the neceasary blanks.
These blanka call for a full physical
description, and each registrant must
present four small photographs of
himself, alio 3x8 Inches. "Ten days
later the (registrant Is to present him
self again to roeelve hla registration
card. . v ,
More favorable action at Washing
ton In getting the half million dollar
appropriation for the Indians on the
Klamath reservation la revealed la a
message Just tecelved from Senator
Charles'McNary, which la, as follews:
''Succeeded In getting tarn sonata
Indian affaire committee the Increase
of appropriation to I50ee0 far 'Aha
Klamath Indians to encourage Indus.
amJ -.4 wilAW JIbmIIami. .Aaall a
U7, vra im mianwHi
quantity of the timber to.-ret'mViraa
tne government wunmave years.-'
'ThU-appropriation;-it tnally al
lowed, will be used to purckaaa liaeli
cattla far taa Indians, wIU nstalaat '
cask to keep them going until their ' ;
first Increase Is randy to ha disposed
of. Tka Indiana ara' naturally !
taka.en.nnltUWbMthwfU ,
thUtUrtthey wlUawt , ,
eam to get ea.Ueir HW. t
An appraprtauaa m iaf,eoewf n.
.. uAuianid. But U thla Wn'i -1'
'Xaa alt "to be riff. IJaOejiaat, 'im?'., ' jj
noua amwta Mvaaami anaew wmmm.t'- '.
uaatlal'aoareaa'here to hava.Hn
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