OFFICIAL NEWiPAPB
OF KLAMATH COUNTY
TMrinh Ymn No. .
RUSSIA WILL DEMOBILIZE ARMIES
president
REPLIES TO
VTATK OK WAR IIETWKKN HUH.
MA AND CENTRAL POWKIIM RE-
'CLAIIKR AT KM), Al.THO FOR.
MAL TREATY NOT NIUNED, AC.
(Xltlli TO DIHPATCIIKM
nuwiiiENT addhehnem imith
GERMAY S
DIPLOMATS
HOtHKM IN JOINT 8KHHION TO.; by the blow, and the heartfelt
llliv nt lltsm mmmnnllw la a.wlktifut
DAY, REPLYING TO SPEECHES
UK GERMAN LEADERS UiM.
1 MKNCED AT I ill SO
AMSTERDAM, Feb. II1. Russia
bat declared the stale of war to be at
aa sad, aad has ordered the demobH
Station of Ituaslan forces on all fronts,
according to a llreat'Lltovsh dispatch
dated Bunday.
The dispatch says that the presl
deal of the Russian delegation stated
that while Russia was desisting from
stfslng a formal treaty of peace, there
would be no further fighting with
AnitrU-llungary, Turkey, Bulgaria
er rjermsny.
WA8IIINOTON, D. C, Feb. 11.
President Wilson, addressing con
rest 6h short notice today, replied to
the recant speeches ot the Herman
thtartllor, von llertllng, and Austrian
Foreign Minister Count Cieraln. The
decision to make the speech followed
oaftrencee with Colonel House,
Tb, congressional leaders arranged
for a Joint session. The president be
Ma to talk at 13:30.,
CARD OK THANKH
We wUh to eipress our apprecia
tion for the many kindnesses done by
high school and iwople of the
Ighborhood during the loss of our
btlovtd one. ,
8. K. Adams and Family. ,
NOTICE-
There will bo a meeting of the W.
A. T. U. Tuesday afternoon at I; 30,
the home of Mrs. K. J. Doyd In the
inwnsend flats. At this meeting ar
"'Kmanls will be completed for tha
"Hlsrd Memorial service.
Crushed Rock Road
To
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Was.. Men's Association.
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TRAGEDY OP THK MDXM LATENT
OUTRAGE IIHOt'UIIT (iXIHE TO
HOME IN LOHHOK IIHOTHEH OK
WELL KNOWN TEACHERS
The nail news that Edward K. Par
ker, brother of MIm Augusta Parker,
principal of tha Central school of this
rlly, MIm (lertrutle Pnrker, a teacher
at Riverside, and Mm. E. 8. yeacb
was among the victim of the Tusca
nla, was received by phone from the
family home at (Irani Pass this fore
noon. i.
Whether the new I finally authen
tic could not bo determined by It. II.
Dunbar, who received the messsge, aa
the conversation was Indistinct. Mem.
bera of the family here are prostrated
thy of the community Is extended
them In their sorrow.
IS REQUESTED
delegation waits on county
court with list ok qukh.
tionh today instead ok re.
plying at once list ih tar.
en under advisement
Owing to a desire on tha part of a
substantial number of cltltens to
learn moro of tho plana of tba coun
ty commissioners regarding tha com
pletlon of the new court house, a com
mittee headed by Attorney K. L. Kill,
ott this morning appeared before the
court with a list of questions to
which replies wero desired.
The court waa not prepared to give
the Inforamtlon desired at the time,
and the list of questions was received
and held. It la probable that they
will be answered at a later date. The
court Intimated that much of the re
quested Information waa available
thru the proceedings published by the
Herald, but there are also a number
of questions which could not be an
awered from this source. The ques
tions will be published at an early
date In the Herald.
Pelican City
lng that Instead of following the pres
ent road to the mill the road will be
started at a point further out, near
tb Straw dairy, and beMnade over,
much mora direct rout.
It la believed that with the big
tractor 'and other road machinery
which will soon arrive-for use In
building tb county roads, that work
of thla kind will go ahead much more
rapidly than formerly.
County Raid lupanrlior J. 0. Clef.
krg will start t work la ta Tory
ar Mtur survarUf ut ta aew
road.
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY,
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LAST SUMMER UlU GANG IH
AT WORK
A very short gap, lens thsn 100
feet, now lays between the end of the
rail over which the train on the mu
nicipal rslrosd Is hnultng dirt from
the Pine drove district, seven miles
east, and the point where the dedica
tion exercises were held here on the
third of July last.
The fill over which the train Is now
running Is not yet completed, and
will not be for the nest two or three
weeks, arrordlng to the Htrahorn en
gineers, but work Is going ahead as
fsst ss possible with a gang ef over
thirty men, and the ding-dong ot the
mp-inlne ha a pleasant sound to those
I a. . axt.
who made such a strenuous effort to
get the road under way last year.
The Sue weather this winter has
enabled the workers to go ahead more
rapidly than waa anticipated.
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DANl'K AT WHITK PKMCAN FOR
IIKMKK OK KRKNCM CHII.DRKN
I'llOMIHKH TO K AN KNJOYA-
ILK AFFAIR
There " going to be a big time
tomorrow night at tho Whit Pel
ican hotel. A number of prominent
social workers of the city have ar
ranged a patriotic dance, the pro
ceeda of which are to go for the relief
of the destitute French children. A
large number of tlcketa have been
sold, and from present Indications th
hall will be well filled.
It was declared today that guests
would not wear costumes, aa an
nounced last week.
DRILL TRAM MKKT8
There will be a practice of the de
gree team of Prosperity Rebekah
Iodge thla evening. All ' member
please be present.
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UNKXPICCTKD WKDDINO TODAY
Tho wedding shortly after noon to.
dsy of Miss Hortense Hogue, well
known daughter ot Mr. and Mr. C. C.
Hogue of thla'elty, to Anton Pollvka
of the Malln district, came aa a great
aurprlse to a host of friends. Hi
wedding ceremony waa performed at
the home of County Judge Marlon
Hank, on Pine aad Eighth street.
The happy couple were both mem
bers of the Klamath County high
school graduating class of laid, and
a love atatr commencing la tb school
daya has culminated in ta wedding
today.
Many friends her will wish them
vary happiness la their married life.
SOCIAL AT PINS GROVD
social at tb Fin Orv ehol axt
Saturday algkt, Fehruarr lets, (or
ta ht er th T. M. C. A. w4 th
FIm Orev aeaoot. All later li
th district ax Invited to be on hand.
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EVENING
Klamath Prepares To
Entire City Responds to Call For Mats
Meeting Saturday, Night. People
Noy Understand Gravity of
Situation and Will Get Be-
hind Coming Campaign
The first mating of the home array
nesting of the
Falls was a
of Klamath Falls wss a spectacular
success from the flrst strains of the
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Star Wangled Banner," and
cheers of thajcrowd as the big flag
was brought en the stage, until the
words of the last speaker died away.
Very few who assembled at the tre
meadoua gatherings at Houston's op
era house aad Temple theater Satur
day evening had any Intimation of the
gravity of the messsge they were to
receive at tha hands of the govern
ment's representatives, or that they
themselves ware to be drafted Into
the service of (the greatest nation In
Its greatest crjaU, but while the seri
ousness of the situation was received
with aurprlse. It waa very evident that
there wero few Indeed who would not
be found ready for whatever might
be asked of them.
Chairman W. A. Deltcll, who Intro
duced the principal speaker of the
evening, declared Klamath Falls waa
not dependent upon outside speaker,.
to get a crowd together, that the gov.
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ton or at some other distant point,
but that It was right hero, and that It
was up to us to get together and look
after our part or It.
Charles J. Ferguson, who Is to have
Lr,T.Kn.,rt.U.-Tr" '" f ' examining
Hr. tb-J,vn".,Ke!P r,ned '? h,..p- lhylcln of the local exemption
nlng remark, that It wa. found to'boj,rd A. m.Bber .'
El . ?.T V iTE'l '" men" n-'M-T.J
,' . ,h' ,"eia.;".d lh' thc of great Interest to the audience from
r,1 "J!?? ' ,"ra?nHU,1tB government, which were not for
expenses by) volunUry crlptlonslpubca,,0B ,
to Liberty Loans, had proven aa big a
failure In the first two campaigns In
the United 8tates aa the voluntary en
listment plan had In England. He
pointed out a number ot the terrible
situations that would obtain here In
th event to subdue th Huns, and
brought out forcibly th fact that
England and Franc were ataggerlng
with exhaustion, and hanging deeper.
ately to their positions until such I
time aa the soldiers of Uncle Sam
could reach their aides.
For this reason, he said, because It
waa generally admitted that 1918
will be th deciding year of the war,
our government will waate no more
canvasa will be mad of th finances
f ii.Ma ...j jn.in. .h. ..mn.i.
of cltltens, and during the campaign
each will be required to "come thru"
with his expected quota.
A corps of workers will go over the
tax rolls and records during the com
lng weeks, getting all data possible,
from which a Jury of twelve local men
will decide upon what each man
should subscribe. Every man who
subscribes the amonnt apportioned to
him, will be put on th honor list In
th blue column. Those who only
tak 50 per cent of what they are)
asked will be put la the red column.
and those who do leas than this will
b relegated to th yellow column.
Satisfactory explanations from all
the will be demaaded by tnr gov.
ernment following the campaign.
Bach city block will also be put In
columns, It being the oplaloa of tho
campaign leaden that those ma la
each, section who ar loyal will make
aa alert to keep up la ta staadlag
ef taalr blocks. Durlag ta last cat.
Kigali Klamath Couaty only of
pan) la twenty-two usorl4 Mr
Liberty bonds, but aew that th grar
Ity of the situation has been made
FEBRUARY 11', 1018
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"Go Over the Top"
clear and the necessity of getting the
' or eight billion dollars raised lm-
mediately la realised. It Is expected
wai maoism county win go "over
t0p in the coming Liberty lo.n.
In the same way that she has done In
tne Red Cross drives, the Y. M. C. A.
dries, the War Camp Community
funds, the number of volunteers sent
to the front, and the many other de
mands made upon the cltltens since
the outbreak of the war.
City School Superintendent R. H.
Dunbar gave a concise explanation of
the War Thrift Saving sumps, which
ar available to those unable to buy
liberty bonds. He explained that theso
may be purchased for Z5 cents, and
that the dimes and quartern saved In
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nkt.n tB6 w,r l( M oM
erate In th move. Th schools here
ar doing excellent work In this line,
be aald, bavlag sold 1100 the past
week, with th campaign hardly un
der way. The quota for .Klamath
f nnatw la eSlA AAA tt h mI.mI lu.
twen now ' ', of
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which will be pushed vigorously and
systematically over the county.
Dr. E. D. Johnson next gave a very
able and Interesting talk on "Good
fTIHsHnhln " ,IHn InUrMlln. a.
E. D. Hall concluded the speeches
with an earnest talk on what Klam
ath County could and would do. Al
ways a pleasing speaker, Mr. Hall on
this occasion left a profound Impres
sion on his audience with his vivid
word pictures V what would be our
fate In case of failure, showed by
local statistics that Klamath was In a
position to do Its share, aad conclud
ed the program with the Intention
; Arm in the audience to see thst Klam-
kath went over the top, or know the
reason why.
A moat entertaining feature of the
evening waa th Inspiring music ot the
miAhaVattWI AnitinASIaMl A Uta 01
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Oscar Brenneman, the splendid lift of
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patriotic songs by a high school girls'
chorus led by Prof, Marlon Taylor,
and a fine solo, "When the Boys Come
Home," by Miss Augusta Parker, ac
companied by Mrs. E. 8. Veatch,
WELCOME MESSAGE RECEIVED
Mrs. A. J. Lyle of this city has re
ceived newa to the effect that her
brother, Freeman Chilton, who was
on the Tuscanla, was among the list
of survivors.
NOTICE
Th regular meeting of the Eastern
Star will be held tomorrow night. Th
chapter will b opened promptly at
7:80, and Initiation will be held.
NOTICE
The BoatoSe win b open tomor
row xaoralag from a. m. to 10 a. m.,
J, O. Hamaker aad T. M. Maxwell
mall by applying at the windows. v
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New Minister
From Roumania
To America
Dr. Constantln Angetesco, recently
appointed Roumanian minister to the
United States, has arrived In Wash
ington to take up his duties. He
proposes to make an effort to bring
the United States and his own na
tion Into closer relations, now that
they are both In the war.
AI'KLKOATK INTERMENT XVH
TKRDAY .
Tho Ksstorn Star Lodge conducted
the last rites at the cemetery yester
day for the late Bessie D. Applegate,
who passed away last week In Pasa
dena.
The ceremony was simple but Im
pressive, there being only relatives1
and Intimate friends present. The)
pallbearers were all young men who!
bad graduated from the Klamath
County high school while Miss Apple-
gate was a member of the faculty
here.
ALIEN RKflWTKVriON
CONTINUED FOUR DAYS
Tim registration of German aliens
here will be continued up until Wed
nesday evening, according to word re
ceived by Postmaster W. A. Delsell,
this morning. The extension Is made
In the time limit, In order to allow
many of the Western farmers to reg
later who did not have suSclent no
tic to reach the office.
Ul'MNKHS MEN'S MONTHLY
BANQUET TOMORROW NIGHT
The regular monthly meeting and
dinner of the Klamath Falls Business
Men's Association will be held tomor
row night at the Moose hall, com
menclng'at 6:30. There are Ao be
Important reports from committees,
and it Is requested that all members
be on hand. The meeting will be dls
missed early In order that those who
wish may attend the party at the
White Pelican hotel.
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VH COMS1AHT..1 NOCUCSlOi
Klamath County Spud
Growers to Organize
Ths problem of marketing a huge!
supply of potatoes now on hand In
Klamath' County has become so seri
ous that a meeting was held Saturday
afternoon to discuss the maiter at the
oasce of County Agricultural Agent
H. R. Olslsyer. .
It s declared thst there are between
thirty and fifty, carloads of spuds bald
by the local farmers, for which tar
is no market, and aa organisation
to he known as th Klamath County
OFFICIAL NBWtPAPBK
OF KLAMATH FALLS
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INDUSTRIAL
SECTION IS
VERY FAST
MANYNEW ENTERPRISES KITH'
ER' COMPLETED OR VJOHBJI
WAY EWAUNA PLANT WELL
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STARTED LUMBER FOR FLAX.
INti MILL ON GROUND
DISTRICT PRESENTS VERY MP
FERENT APPEARANCE SINCE
RIG FIRE OF LAST OCTOBER.
NEW IRON WORKS UNDER OF
KRATION SOON
A walk down Sixth street thee
days Is a mighty pleasing sight to on
who enjoys watching th pragreo
and development of th city, aad Is
respectfully prescribed for a dose of
the blues. It Is believed that Its ben
efits will be greater and more lasting
than any medicines advertised by
Beacbam, Munyon or Lydla Plakhaa.
The greatest transition imaginable
has been effected since the devastat
ing tire there last fall. Out or th
chaos and debrla piled on th Ewauaa
site haa risen th flrst floor aad par
tial frame construction ot th new
modern factory that Is soon to be a
reality. Just below this polat, where
the Savldge Brothers Umber plaat
stood Idle for years, th Big Lake
company Is humming along la aa at
tempt to keep up with It order, la
the distance may be seen tb flying
sawdust of th new Chelsea Lumber
and Box company, bordering th
shore'of the lake.
The One new fireproof war boas
just completed by Martin Brothers
will be a safeguard against future dis
asters, and will stand beside th new
flouring mill proposed by this Arm
during the coming season. Th new
Union Oil company's plant make a
good appearance, with th neat ar
rangement of buildings and tanks. A
substantial addition la being mad to
the farmers warehouse adjacent, aad
the new Qulllltch warehouse lsvla
plain evidence a short distance away.
Across the street the lumbar ha now
been hauled for tb aew GoeUer A
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Potato Growers' Association will
probably b formed to work out this
and other problema that may arise la
this Important Industry.
It is not improbable that a man
will be sent to Turns la th near fu
ture, where tb msrket Is knows to
b good, to look after disposing of
the Klamath potatoes.
A big steetlng.U to'b held toiigat
at th Mt. Lakl church t tak
matter further. Every one latereeted
Is Invited to b present. i
DEVELOPING
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