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SINGERS ORGANIZED TO All) IX
TMK COMING THIRD LIBERTY
LOAN CAMPAIGN
To promote the work of tho Third
Liberty Loaa campaign, which will
mob b launched In Klamath County,
Urge chorus composed of sorao of
WHII K ci(y' 1m"1 olncore Is being organ
I lied sod 'frequent practice will bo
WC held, comniancluc tonlaht. Tim first
WAR GARDEN
WAKNTO
BE STARTED
COUNTY ORGANIZATION
OUT AND RIGOROUS WORK
PLANNED FOR GETTING
GIIOl'NU IN CULTIVATION
UW POLICY
MJOMMHO.V
I AXD WOMEN NOW BUILDING
TbHCIKS ABOUND PKTRO-!
eVKaCS ARE REFUSED
NOT ONK OFinaeetlag for the organisation wee hold
Monday night lu tho domestic science
building of the Central school.
AugutU Parker haa been aelected
a leader and chairman of the chorun.
Tbe aieeUBg tonight will bo hold lu
Ibe Central achool assembly room.
CaUB-BOLHIIEVIKI OFFERS Members of the chorus are: Misses
Gertrade Parker, Vera Houston, Ma
ble Mean, Joale Low, Clara Calklna,
Leara Hammer. MoevameaL. Heck
ley, Malt Smith, A. J. Voye, II. 41.
Mellaxthy: Meaers. K..D. Johnson, K.
Caaaeeller vow HertUag aWn. Heary; Arthur Luad. II. It. Glala-
Oerauay'e Inteetleaa la the Ver, Lawrence Mehaffey. II. A. 8ta-
we aot thoae of aggreealoB or "" "" aon. ,lo- w"on. "-
I lou b. layiur, w. u. oiuuii, ,, i.
Mtaorillte have declined to slough. Geo. A. Haydon. W. V. Fos
aa armistice la view of tbe bel- ter, IS. M. Cblleote. Rev. K. I'. I.aw-
offer to accept peace. The reace, C, A. Cleveland, I'uul Selg-
tea troop continue tbelr oaward M CDM w- eTlem- ,M
IB Russia, whll. th. hu. IIMeeiB iiouaion u ,.inii.
re bending every effort to pre-
itartvolutlon and aave Patramd.
It b) aow reported that the OarmaB .
woo occupied Pakor yeeterday
fMw reached Luga. Midway be-'
en thoi and Petrograd. Much
IgbtlDK In Pikov miiIium
IHe werkmtn and troope are belag
M frwa Pelrotrad aad M e m
MuKmadvance of the eaeay.
VeKfcBd women are bulldlae
and dofeaalve BoeltleBa
ntroirad. k v '
It ail been decided that tbe bol-
nil fovtrnment win rir "
jlftheGer BffAM AND KTtK'KMAN
"" a provwoaai
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MANKUED
OF PAIHLKV HHOT YKHTKRDAY
AFTKRNOON WAM MKMIIWt
OF LOCAL LODGK OF KLKM
Imviag
IBMDt Will be tarmmA ! K.I....I.
Hh artlllerv aetlna u i i.
aloog the wettera front.
"ltU XOMINATH
TOMORROW NKiHT
t- . . Meager new of tho death by ehoot
TOBorrow ulght will be tbe latliBKo( B. o. Lama, a nruiulnant buai
-wwr me nomlnatloa of eSeera n9M mKn BBd atock roan of tho Pale-
0 1 an.. M ? K,,, lMis Ui1 ' ! Icy dUlrlct, haa beou recolved by
", "d ""tire new mc of oRt. wlro here.
Tr the cu.ulng year will bei No deUlla of the affulr nro avail
Pk... . . " on M,rc 7th Uble eicept that be wa. ..hot and died
' III tO It, Mill Um.m .I.L. ' -. .
IN mki "" man at j; jo yeitemay. Mr. iJiinm uB u
wil entertainment ea election ' m,ber of tbe Klamath Falla Udgo
It may
aitbi .. '."'..'"T- rBr'"
euAi 7ki .7 ' r ,M B, '" of Kike.
L(r,-" naay evening.
the official villi r h
i official vltlt of tbe Dlatrlct
"jwv arand Bxalted Ruler will be here that the governor will not re
on election night, and If ao, lal-1 appoint Highway ComroUeloner Ad
"" "' b held at that time, ami again when hla terra explrea on
March lit. Tho fued between Adam
and CoraralMloner Henaon of Port
land la one of the n-ationi for the
governor'a itaud. No applicant huvo
been Mentioned thu far,
""EMBKHKOB
HIUHWAV COMMIBHION
l. Feb. 17,-u la uadentood
fuel Administration
Blamed For Shortage
Moke Klamath County nelf up-
portlng with war gardena tala year,"
U tho Nlogan which wilt be followed
In n vlgoroii campaign to get every
available Inch of ground Into produc
lion of Home sort of foodftuff; aad al
tho It I lorno time before the pleat
ing Reason will actually .coBBwaee,. a
campaign will at once be Inaugurated
to gut the neceMlty of tble werkffmj
ly Imprcined on the mlad of taa pee
pie. Following the vlalt lat week ef
8tat leader of Agrlcoltural AffeaU
Paul V. Maria, a central ooaaatttee
comtHxed of II. R. Glalayer, Gears
T. llaldwln, Edna Weill, C. R. Raw
mun, It. II. Uunbar, Will Maaoa, Ma
Momycr and Fred Fleet have hew
working out county orffMhwtlee)
plan vuggeated by Mr. Mara.
Plana have been laid lor a earvey
or lou ta the town of the eeaaty,
calling In the older achool children If
nrcemary to aid In the work. A reg
ular ranvaia will then be aude to ae
euro the use of the lou aad arraage.
nient made for getting theea uader
cultivation. A peclal committee
will be named to give lntructlona to
nil who oro not uied to tbla work,
and iwmonal aid given lu manage
ment. The rural dUtrlct will be ap
proach thru County School Superin
tendent Kdna Weill, and thru taa
community committee by County
Agent II. It. Glaliyer.
It la also believed that tbe move
ment will bo stimulated by publicity
of varlou kind.
The following town, committee
have been named: Merrill, Fred Pet-
;enion, K. M. uuuo, w. v. uuaainai
Ilonauta, J. L. Clayton. J. O. Ham-
aker and Mr. Dr. Johnson; Klamath
Fall, R. II. Dunbar, H. R. Glaliyer,
Carlyle Yaden and W. II. Maaon.
It I Indicated that garden truck
will not be shipped Into Klamath
Fulls, as It bos been prevlouely, aad
that It will be up to the people to
lulse what they need for their owa
use and more, If possible.
This move Is not confined to Klam
nth County, or to Oregon, but I be
ing urged upon the people all over
the Nation most strongly by the lead
ers of the government, who reallaa
how very atrlngent tbe food aaatlea
fj becoming. -'
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MRRRILL RKL1KF OORPi BCBV
Mr. Ramaby, president of taa Wo
man's Relief Corp of Klamath Falw,
and Mr. Kd Martin wore vUltori ef
the Merrill Corp Saturday.
Fred L. Pope baa glvea a BbeUaad
pony to the Womaa'a Relief Corpe,
which will be disposed of at a raffia
at an early date.
The following have made iweatert
for tbe Red Croia under the lupervl.
lon of the Merrill Cerp: Mn.
Hobbi, Mn. Myen, Mn. .Flaley I,
Mrs. Hoskln. Mn. Hill, Mn. Merrltt.
Mn. Purdy, Mn. Ratllff. Mra. Irewa,
Mn. Llula Offield 8. Two pair, of
lock have been knitted by Mn. Pur.
dy and three pair by, Mn. Merrltt.
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WAUIW RXAMJNATIOK
James King, the young maa arreet
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ku -", . v., warn., it.-w
aT.. V VlteAurl itoU tbe waUh bad
T-'ioeommittae that Ue retaealV "extrleate Itself from It lelf-ere-
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issued a recent tuei oraer
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of tbe coal akoruie) lay ated dilemma."
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citing Out
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WA8HINOTON, Di C. Feb. 17,
atleractf ry atatppiag of the army la
aaw aanirad, acretaVe( War Baker
haa aflctelly aaaeaicid.
Rita and -eart ridge productloalc ,(Ur in-yeara of war,
reached a Dtaam Cwaraateelaa aleatr
ef libttaff aaaterlaia 'for the Amer
icas army, la 9nu0.
aHace April tk thli country bu
taraed out 7Mrl8e. For the
weekaadlas Feawait, it.ait ride
waa the daily MtpatVtwIth 71,11 for
the week. Tide we : four times aa
maar la one week t Oreat Brltaia
turned.out lu ten month of war, tho
etcretery aald.
Abo; 'at tbe end of ten months of
war, tbe United State ha produced
twice a maay rifle a Oreat Britain
Production baa.been hampered, the
aeeretary eald, by the difficulty of pro
evrlag (! and ikllled labor. Tbe
rife being made are a combination
ef the Enfield and Springfield. Some
1400,000,000 baa been spent to pro
duce, these result. .
, The production of cartridges dur
lag January was, say the aeeretary,
7.100,000 a day.
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EXTENDED M
AFUELFTH
RED CltOftH HOCIKTV EVERY.
WHERE IS URGING MOLDIERH
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OK OF
PER BEFORE TIME LIMIT EX
PIREM
Captives In Jerusalem
Treated Wuh Cmirty
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LONDON, Feb: I J7. Contrasted iiaeald pursue bis lawful business
wHh UM Geraaaa praelamaUoa threat- wHbeat fear of laterrapUoa. Furth-
puaUbmeat ipoa the womea'er mere,. aiaoe-your city la regarded
oleaUMrea at Bltalirtt.taMf
failed to work. Ia the flelde for !-
teea boun every day, uader German
domination, .the order Issued by tbe
rabrta .eftjhe -croat
religions of mankind, and lu soil has
beaacoaaecrated'by tho prayers and
pUgrlmaaee of tho devout for many
British commander to the people of j centuries, .therefore be It known that
Information has been received by
member of the Red Cross Society to
tbe effect that the applications lot
soldiers war risk Insurance have been
extended to April 12th, mid the mem
ber of this orgsnltatlon lire doing
everything possible to get as many of
the boy a possible to take advantage
of this opportunity.
Relatives are urged by the Re'd
Cros members to bombard their sol
dier relatives with requesU that they
Insure.
The campaign conducted by the
Red Cross everywhere has had won
derful success. But 20 per cent of
men wero Insured when the Red
Jerusalem after the capture of that
dty, ahowa the different maaaer In
which the entente aad the central
power wage war. The British order
read:
'It la my deaire that every Tenon
every .sacred building, monument,
holy, spot, shrine, pious bequest, or
customary place of prayer, will be
maintained' and protected, according
to tho existing customs and beliefs of
those whose faith they are sacred."
ne CAMPAIGN
PHATHNS
UNDERWAY
KLAMATH COUNTY FIRBT IN
BTATR TO GET WORK -v FOR
' THIRD LIBERTY -LOAN START
laDOORPS OF WORKKRS NOW
BUBY J.
Have 100 people at work. Allotment
made to every' property owner In
County. Will Insist on subscriptions
for bond according to amounts of
allotments.' See my letter 25th, re
garding house questionnaire and wire
number, required. Newspaper men
hero, fay tbey are tired of looking at
the yellow thumb tacks on big map
here, aad I have told them Klamath
County would be first In the blue.
It'a ujto you people. You've got a
good start, and I want to see you
finish tight, Am sending letter from
Benton County, disclosing you will
get keen competition. Big conference
at Abanyvand McMlnnville last week.
All .countjea announced determina
tion to bo lint out of the yellow. No
tify ti of any slackers In Liberty
Loan cud .we will do the rest."
Cross got to work by letter, telegraph
a Whle-Kow l.OOe.QQO mea.are. : AN FflA-MUgfO. Fth 27
imurcu ami uu,uuu uninsured t.
from 20 per icent the percentage
mark has leaped to f7 per rent.
The United States government I
now xcndlng 200 men to every can
tonment ii nd France to urge the ne
cessity of war Insurance.
HOARDERS
or
AN
CAUGHT IN
CALIFORNIA
MAXV INDICTMRNTH EXPECTED
SOON SHIPYARD GUARD IN
NEW JERSEY PREVENTS THE
WRECKING OF PLANT BY
PROMPT ACTION
: i
ENTENTE FORCES LOSE FIFTEEN
AIRPLANES TUESDAY, ACCORD-,
ING TO BERLIN TREMENDOUS
DAMAGE DONE BY HAIDER
"WOLF"
BIG CATTL
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That Klamath County waa the ffnt
la taa itato to be orgaaUed aad vet
Uader way la Ita praparatloaa for the
comlBff Third Liberty Lota campaign
waa la effect the aaswer teat .the
tate maaager by Cenaty Chairman
Cbarlea J. Fergusoa la aaawer to a
letter aaktag what waa beiardoae
la tbla eeetioa.
A eerpe of workera have beea at
work for aome time at asocial quar
tan la tba Looml bulldlaguadir the
draettoa of Mr. Fergana, tabulating
tbe fUaaclal conditio of reetdenteln
all eectloB of the county, ai'faraa
they are able from tho figurea and
recorde available. The entire county
baa beea goae over la preeiacti.-and.
CaalrauB Fergusoa reporta that aev;
aa Btaalaeta have now beea oomalit
ed. Wbea thli work la completed a
rommttteeof twelve clttoeaa will. pan
aa eetlaute aa what eachoae ihowld-
4o Igth aiatter of purehMlag beadi.
Taa letter reeeived by Mr. Fergaaen
feltewi:. - -
"Wbafa dolag la KUauth CouatyT
If U0 work la aot perfenaed wa bald
yati taipaMlbie. jaet reeelvadrUO
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HOT GO
TOSACRAiNTO
CHOICE BEEF CATTLE BOUGHT
LAST FALL FROM
KLAMATH RANCH,
SOUTH YESTERDAY
roundup onboarders efvgraln ead
flour In California has boen..opmplet- :
ed by the state food administration.
Substantial evidence has been secured
against about twenty-five dealers", and "
Immediate prosecutions are-esp'ectisd. '
NEWBUKU, S. J., Feb. 27; An at- t -tempt
-to blow up the mnchlnery la-
tbe shipyard plant hero wag frustrat-
ed only after a guard bad picked up
a bomb and. hurled It out of danger.
It exploded doing some damage. .. ,
" BERLIN, Feb. 27. The Germans
brought down fifteen of the entente,
airplane and three captive balloon
Tuesday.
Tho raider Wolf destroyed at least v
thirty-five vessels during Its recent '
voyage thru .the Atlantic, Pacific and
Indian oceaus, according to an official ,
announcement, Some wero loaded
with English troops. .
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SHIPPED
SHIP
SUNKTTESTERDAY
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M. T. Howard shipped nine car
loads of choice beef cattle to the
Swansou company of Sacramento yes
terday. These cuttle were purchased
from tho Brook vale stock farm, own
ed by Louls'Gerber, last October, and
have been kept since that time for the
company by Fred 8tukel. The cattle
j were shipped from Midland.
EASTERN HOSPITAL
1 .ONDON, Feb. ,; The Brit'-.
Uh , hospital shlpvjttho, Qlenart
e Castle, was minlT yesterday In
thu British Channet.xThere were
no patients nboard. Some of the
survivors have been landed by
mi American torpedo boat. Eight
boats are reported to be still
ufloat.
WELL KNOWN VETERAN OF MO
DOC WAR GETS RECOGNITION
' OF NIB SERVICES FROM GOV
' BRNMBNT
Captain O.' C. Applegate of thli city
Ii to be' granted a pension by tbe
United States, government In recogni
tion of his efficient iirvicee at the
time of the Modoc war, according to
word' received from Washington, D.
C. The pension will amount to 1 30
per month's, and Is to commence with
March of thli year. Representative
Hawley aad other Influential person
ageaat.Weihlngton have been Instru
mental ln getting tbe matter thru.
.Ca'ptaln. App'egate. whose promt
ed here yeeterday charted wiw .fart
ing a check and paaelat it t taa fiaa
8tore. waived exemlaatleer lata yee
terday afternoon beton Jeetke) af taa
Peace I. W. 0oweb.aa4.will; bib
hadad ewar'M the actio of Iaaffraa4
jury. Re will ba"heldberaiatieeeaTeittvaota aad tbar Indlin wan
ucn aetiOB.' '' '--i v " r a eeaia"y mim, vs ewimiiisee.f iiace -issu are euaiuie io peunuim
feUowlig wlrd fim leraaH Pflr flf aeaee ,- t be -Indian war U well
Lain Eeaaty: 'All .aaasalHtaat -aV Rfnr. wa iutrumental Jn lecurbg
dtat44.aat work.folleat.sflltae pamfa ot the act of March 4,
geeeae jif. ,yaur oaittaC'JhttrwMc wbkk the veteran ol tbe
T.VT NAMED AS MEDIATOR
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BRITISH FREIGHTER
e IS SUNK BY HUNS
e) NEW YORK, Feb. 27. The
British freighter Philadelphia
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 27.
Former President Taft has been se
lected by tho representative of the
capital to appear for them In Joint ,e a cargo headed for. British
conference between the employers ports. No details are available
and employes, to establish n basis of e of tho catastrophe
a vessel of fi.000 tons, has been
sunk by submarines. She had
lelutlons during tho war.
Von Hertling's Speech
Not Taken Seriously'
PARIS, feb. 27. The press gen
erally considers Count von Hertling's'
speech to the relchitag a simply .a
continuation of Germany's efforts to
create differences between the alllV;
It has been iterated-a a'peech of thy
pocrlcy. , "J
LONDON, Febr 27,. Special dis
patch! from Russia say the 'soldiers
have nfused to light, saying: "Let
the German take u." The work;
maa are -willing to. flghU but are
trained: . , , it '
, it !blieved ttaat the Oarvaai will
take Petr'ogrnd wltfiouf trouble
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