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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1918
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HNS CONTINUE OCCUPATION OF RUSSIA
USTRIANS
ILL NOT
10 IN NEW
FFENSIVE
Mm WILL CONTINUE TO AD.
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MRY Al'TnOHITIRB NOW
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MARK A BRILLIANT
IX LORRAINK DISTRICT,
n nanv prisoner
CAM CVEC& RAID BY
ISsMMAStt
IfeBaary by Associated Press
i Otraau will probably continue
1 situcs la Russia until an au-
.tksua copy of the message of
tser has bMn received. ThU la
i the way to the military head
lDrl.ii,
Irrwlir tor Seydler has declared
Autrla-llungary will not aid
iy Is a renewed war on Russia.
iTWrrtnch, In a well directed of.
.wtreeded In getting thru the
Ha of German trenchfa on
tmi I. th. Lorraine district.!
.Maraed with over 400 can
leriamers.
In, Aaerlrana have checked an-
Jwain raid, but the German
NT ! reported to be In control
teavator the American aector.
lUXOOff, rb. II. The Germane
fnn occupied Dvlnsk, are now ad-
neg toward Molt. ISO mllea to
enthweit of Petroarad. Ther
nUaoeaptured llapial, In Eetbo-
are puthlng toward Mohllev.
IttTOMRAD, Feb. 11. Tha Oar-
lire bow moving toward Vltebek,
"mb and Raval. Carman
Me raided Reclitaa. droo.
Way bomb, and killing aeveral
"WILVB. PROM SOUTH
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Ranch Changed
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Ambassador and the
New Ambamdor
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A month after Sir Cecil A. Spring
lllco waa ' relieved of till place aa
llrltlih nmbansador to the United
Stales ho died In Ottawn, where he
had gono on n vltlt. While he waa
on hU donthbed the new ambaaaador,
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In the United State. He negotiated
the nrit large loan to the alllee. He
la, perhaps, the moat prominent Jew
In British polltlee.
HRBT DIOORRK FOR
TOMORROW NIGHT
Klamath Lodge No. 137, 1. O. O. F.,
will bave work In the Degree of
friendship tomorrow nlgbt. All mem
ber, who have the Intereit of tha
lodge at heart are requested to turn
out, a other Important butlneaa will
piobably coma before the lodge.
MARIUKD TUESDAY NIGHT
-Horace Mitchell Sullivan of Weed
and Mlis Llllle Maude Pbllllpa of the
Merrill district were married Tues
day evening at the Metbodlat parson
age bere by the Rev. 0. O. Oliver.
The newly married couple will go to
Weed to reside, where the groom la
employed In the lumbar business.
farm Implements.
Messrs. Root and Zimmerman cam
In to look tha country ovar aeveral
weeka ago, and were no Imprsesed
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with the opportunities and winter
ellmate of Klamath that they decided
to become permanent residents. They
have taken Immediate poaaeaaw of.
Th dul waa
t'u the madlv
medium ef.theKlam.
txebang. Tba eenalderatloa waa
made public.
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R. R. MOVE
SENATOR UNDERWOOD DR.
CLARES FINANCIAL CONDITION
OK RAILROADS MADR NECKS.
SARY BEING TAKKN OVER
WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. II.
Senator Underwood yesterday told
tha aenate that tba flnanelal altuatton
and not tha war naada or tba freight
congeatlon waa tba real cauaa for tha
government taking ora( tba rallroada.
"Bacauao of tha war and tba Boat
lag of bond laauaa by tba govern
maat." ba aald. "tba rallroada eould
not have renewed their maturing eb
llgatloaa."
PLANS TO GIVE WILSON MORE
a
POWER IN DEPARTMENT MAN.
AGKMENT ARE BELIEVED SET.
TLKD SATISFACTORILY
WASHINGTON, D. C, Fab. 11.
Prealdant Wilson aad tha leaders of
both parties In the aenate have virtu.
ally reached an Informal agreement
for prompt actios ob legislation, glv.
Ing tba president freedom la eo-ordl
natlng and reorganising tba depart
eata for war.
An aateadmeat practically crewa
by the praaldeat aad Introduced by
Senator Overman will probably coi
mand tba support of both aldea.
RKUDENTS OF CITY INVITBD AS
GUESTS TO LITERARY AND MU
SICAL PROGRAM AT HIGH
SCHOOL TOMORROW P. M.
A real literary and musical treat
will be offered to th general public
here tomorrow afternoon at. th
Klamath County high school. 1
Tba nubile speaking aad mvalaal
departments under the leadership of
Mrs. oeioue varner ana rroi, nkwi
Taylor are planning tha entertaia-
maat, which will coaalat of a IRU
play, musical numnera aaa caora
by the high aohool aad soma of the
outside towa taleat
The excelleac of th other Btr
talameat glvea title winter at thrhlgh
school ta a wr laaieaiiea oi.waai
may be expeetea tomorrow.
Thar wiu ba aja cbana'of ailC.
Kriptlep, fuU.tW r'ealdeat 6f taafauy
aad aurreupdlit dietrwt r eerejaliy
tavltew to appear u UatM UUhe
program
NEW IB
THR1NN
LEAOERSAGREE
NIMH
REORGANIZATION
PUBLIC TO
GETTREAT
TOMORROW
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Enlarged Appropriation
Now Appears Probable
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 11
Tba senate committee en India af
faire In leporilng tbe ladlaa appro
brlailon bill lacreaaed the allowance
for the purcbaae of livestock, etc., for
the Klamath Iadlaa from $100,000
to 50U,000; th puryos of tbe ap
proprlatloa botag temaka these In
dlans aalf-mipaerUif. 'The aeaate
added a elate which re?ulra h
paymaat wltbl period of Sva years.
Pan-Germans Longed
For Outbreak of War
HAOUH, Netherlaads. Feb. 11.
Pu-aeraaaa who "M what they
could to auM the wr)lMVlUble" are
deaeuaced by th fTukfurter Set.
tuns, aad are warned that their hour
of reckoning la coming, la aa article
published la that aewajaaper. Tbear
ttel le a reply to a.crrtlrtam hy tbe
paa-Germaa writer, Harr Klgeabrodt,
who accused the newspaper of enter
talBlng an aatl-mllltarlst aairlt. Re-
tortlag to th critic, the Fraakfurter
Celtuag asked "what ha happened
la this war?" aad aaswered the quee
tloa by aaylag:
"Tbe army which enlisted at tbe
beginning of tbe war has failed by a
long way la numbers. Masses of men
bate had to be added to It, and
trained within a time far shorter than
that which even we contemplated.
The conception that England de-
aired to eeek a declsloa hy arms la '
aay elrcuawtaacee waa th haala of
tbe paa-Germaa policy. They cber-,
Wants Authority ot
Commission Protected
Feb. 11. la a letter to
Ualted State. Senator McNary, at
Waahlagtoa. Fred O. Rachtel ot th
Oregoa public eervice commission ba.
urged that tbe eenator use hi. Influ
ence aad effort to amend legislation
peadlag la congreaa ao hat the au
thority of elate publlo aerVlee com
miaaioaa may h perfKted. Power
of atat commleslons to regulate ear
vie la aay way, regulate traHc aad
exarctee many other fuaetloaa oa ia-
U. S. Needs
Tons
PORTLAND. Fab. 11. A telegram
received her from William Black
maa, director ef labor for th Ualted
States emergency Seat corporation),
atat that "Thia war caa a woa tbru
the eeaetruetloa thia year hy, the
Ualted StaUtiaad har aule f MOO.
006 teaa of alaataf.'t; 'Thia aaeeaat,
SOfflWW-.
hfaya,vwiil a,"' evareom ta
a maraOMawmiry to ear, for ft
traaapertatiM at l.lOMt Amriaa
IreoH aad tapplw everaeaa.
This money, If finally vote! by con
grew, will be used for the purchase of
stock rattle for the Indians, It being
the Idea to furnish each Indlnn who
baa uoa lock ten head as a r.tarter,
and enough cash for keeping them
for a limited period.
Senator Cbaa. L. McNary and Con
gressman N. J. Slnnott wero largely
Instrumental In getting tbe proposed
appropriation Increased.
(abed tbe Idea of the Imminence of
tbla world because they longed for It.
In tbe flrst number of the Pan-German
News, at that Urn the chief or
gan of pan-Germans, there words
were written, 'the hour w have long
ed for baa at last struck; the holy
war.'
'"I la ImpeesaMe to say that the
war waa desired abroad, but It Is not
dIHcult to see what oae la straining
every nerve to bring about. Anybody
who did not' go about with his eye
shut knew that Germany, except for
a amall group, did not wish for war,
hut what that amall group, Just these
pan-Germans, could contribute toward
making It inevitable, that they did.
"If we along with others have re
proach to make to ourselves, It Is that
we did not more carefully watch the
doings of such people. They were
talkera whom one thought a nuisance.
but did not take aa seriously as the
damage which they subsequently did
prove that one ought to bave done."
teratate railroad. I. end.ng.red by
th proposed legialatlon, Bucbtel
holds.
Th letter remind. Senator McNary
that tha Oregoa public service com
mission baa been mainly Instrumental
In virtually eliminating car shortage
In tbla state.' Tbe activity of the com
mission la eadeavoring to bave export
freight unloaded at Portland and As
toria, Instead'of all being bandied at
Puget Sound porta aad Baa Francisco,
also waa mentioned by Buchtel.
Million
ot Shipping
Copies of tbe telegram have been
Mat to tbe governor, of varlou. states
aad to the mayor, of principal cities
la tbe bop that they will lend tbelr
oStelal Influence to Impressing upon
the general public tbe Importance of
prosecuting th national shipbuilding
program to the greatest estent.
" "Partial relief, hut la a military
aaaa only, m being obtained thru the
IlkalHaa). lamili'ini ranifar
of aajpa.to army u from, the leu
(Continued on page I)
New Candidate
For Governor
The latest entry In the list of re
publican candidates for Oovernor of
Oregon Is L. J. Simpson of North
Rend, who announces his candidacy
today.
A personal campaign will be made
by Mr. Simpson, In which he will en
der.vor to cover a large portion of the
state. If elected he aflrms that be
will enter tbe ofllce without any obll
gatlon or4 pledge beyond that glvea
me people aa-a'w.naie.
A universal eight hour day for all
classes of labor except agriculture,
the comprehensive--censtructioa- of
main trunk highways, tbe establish
ment of an adequate system of mil
itary highways, nation-wide prohibi
tion and equal suffrage are among
the policies advocated by thia Candi
da te.
Mr. Simpson Is declared largely re
sponsible 'for tbe building of tbe city
of North Bend, now a progressive city
on the coast, and served ns it. mayor
for twelve consecutive year.. HI.
home, Shoreacre., 1. one of the .bow
place, of Oregon.
Mr. Simpson visited Klamath Fall.
ery recently In the Interest of the
War Thrift Saving Stamps movement,
In which he Is one of the state leaders.
SIAMESE FLAG CHANGED
BANGKOK, Slam. Feb. 11. Tbe
national flag wblch used to be a rep
resentation ot the famoua white ele
phant on a scarlet ground, baa been
replaced by a tricolor, composed of
red and white stripes at each end,
with a central blue stripe double the
width of the others. The official an
nouncement of tbe change sets forth
that It has been made aa a symbol of
the advance In clvllUatlon made by
81am on tbe occasion of her ranging
borself on the side ot tbe allies, whose
Rags qUo display three color.
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POSTOFF1CE TO DE
CLONED TOMORROW
In observance of Washington',
birthday, the Klamath Fall. postoSc
will be closed for tbe greater part of
the day tomorrow. Tbe stamp win
dow, general delivery window and
carriers' window will be open from 8
to 10 in the morning. The money or
der window will be closed all day.
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New Sawmill For
A new aawmlll for the' Dairy dis
trict, twenty mile, east of, fear, 'la to
be In operation at very Vriy 'date.
by. the Arm, o P.aydar. A Vl.,, who
are now ualoadlng tha machinery
here. Thl. had previously been loi
RAILROAD
WILL LOSE
LANDS IN
THIS STATE
BIG TIMBERED TRACT IN WEST.
t
RRN FART OF STATE ORDERED
SOLD BT SECRETARY LANB
HBCAUSJD TERMS OF GRANT
WERE NOT KEPT
WREN TIMBER fS CUT LAJTM
WILL BE OPENED TO
V r-
bTEAB BY
WERE TO HAVE
SETTLERS
SOU TO
- WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 11
Seventy million 'feet of timber held hy
tbe Oregoa and California Railway
company laMVeotera Oregoa, have
bevB ordered 'old" by Secretory Laaa
today, because or the failure .the
company to carry out the term of
the grant.
The laada were granted to the rail,
road to aid in Its construction oa th
condition that they be sold tejtho set
tlers In tracta of 160 acre at 11.6
per acre.
After the timber baa been cut, th
landa will be disposed ot hy th gov-
ernment under the homestead aaa
mineral land laws.
F. W. Ritchie waa eelected last
nlgbt aa president ot the Klamath
Barbara' Association at the annual
meeting held at Swanaea'a shop, be
tween Sixth and. Seventh.
H. A. Tblede waa elected vice presi
dent of tbe organisation, Jesse Tyrrell
secretary and Jamea Swaaten treas
urer. It Is planned by tbe association to'
get out la a body a little later la the
year and visit tbe .mailer town, in
the county, and Induce the barbwra
there to become member.
LOCAL BARBERS
ewer
LASreVENING
Eastern Klamath
cated aaar Dorrls. Tae'mlil will, he
UitalUd to the east otjMrmH aav.
eral miles ow-ta loaaaaa'. . ?t - .
TawFWtoi gae:ctoi,ami
mace outUagaAa-iateet AWv
The' mill baa a eeaKy f ebsadthtag
over 10,000 feet par day. & ,
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