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OFFICIAL NEWIPAPER
OFFICIAL NBWIPAPn
OF KLAMATH FALLS
OF KLAMATH county
Twelfth Year No. 8,iT
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1918
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GERMAN ADVANCE HALTED IN RUSSIA
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AREAGAIN
SUBJECTED
TO GASES
PHOtiHE OK TEUTONS IN lll'HM
TKItltlTOItY MEETS MOKE OP.
POSITION LITTLE HEADWAY I
MADE SINCE MONDAY
BRITISH SHIPPING LOSSES IX.
(RKAHKII LAST WEEK HVK
AMERICANS KILLED AMI SIXTY
POISONED IIV GAS OP HUM
The advance of the Hun force Into
Kuala U now meeting with more re.
Itlance, and the enemy has appar
eally been able to make little head
wsy toward I'ctrograd from Pskov.
A Pctrograd correspondent of the
Exchsnge Telegraph saya he baa re-l
liable Information that the Herman
bate been ordered to bait their ad
nnee. j
The American lector of the trenche
la France waa again aubjectrd to n'
gu attack by the enemy on Wcdncs-i
day. but little effect, waa felt by the
Americans. Five death were caused
In Ti'eiday'a attack, and Uty men
war poisoned, altho moat of them
ot rlouly.
flaarntatn atlai aanaa . at II I etaaiinriaart
H i hiu imihhvm wear ivpii .
vary active over tho American front.
British shipping losses ahowed an1
Increase for the laat week.
NEW HOME COMPLKTP.li
Mr.' and Mr. M. 8. Weat are roov
lag Into their new home at Third and
Oram, which ha Juat been complet
ed. The building la a six room bun
galow, constructed along the moat
modern line. During It construe
tlon the West have realded on Cres
cent avenue.
lll'HINKHH IIMICK MTAIITKD
Tho brick I being hauled today
for (he business building on Main'
'treet between Sixth and Bevcnth
itrei-ta, which In being put up by II.
urigsby. if weather conditions
penult, the construction will now go
forward lapldly,
HKfltOimiTAN CHANtira HANDH
The MetropollUn hotel at 1118
ln btreet, which haa operated for
veral )cars by II. J. Winters, has
bwn leatrd by Mr, c. I. Rlckard,
ho asfuinen charge tomorrow.
Mr. and Mr. Wlntera have moved
' their now home on Tenth atreet,1
"r High, which was purchased re pens, tomntocB, string ucans unu si
'ntly from C. L. Kelsey. num that they have on hand.
U. S. Soldier Caught
Asleep On Sentry Duty
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WABmtfQTON, D.fC. Peb. 2. tantence tt death. btt Porshlng ha
r AmerletB.teldlarg whft were refetrad the cases to the war ieP;
-at asitap while dolafrteatry duty.
1 tbt first linn tW.I... ... .! m
1 tl)t first lino trenches were given I
uuiionnHui
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STEAMSHIP OPPICKItM TAKEN
INTO t.TNTODY FOR CARRYING
SUPPLIES TO ENEMIES IN LOW.
EH CALIFORNIA
lljr AH'lalfl I'lt-KK
PACIFIC POUT, latlr8. Clmrg.
cil with inking supplies In (lortniitiM In
I.ovit California mill ntlcmptluK to
obHiutt the H-lccllvo draft, llio mas.
ter, tli Iff engineer timl iurer of llio
ntn.iiiirliln,Cmitrnllii nru hold ut Knn
Pedro Cull. Tim men were arroiitcd
folio-wing ii'i Inu-alUiMlrp of a pro
German lot.
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F
NEGRO WHO ASSAULTED FKI.
LOW AT DEXVKH ROOMING
HOUSE MONDAY WAIVES EX
AMI NATION IIKPOItE JUSTICE
Herman llnyi', llio colored man who
aliot at Miithow Cuok .Monday after
noon at tho Denver roomlnK Ikmihc on
Main ctreet, ami later felled mm to
the floor with the butt of the weapon,
w:,a tukon before Jiwtlco E. W. (low
en yeaterday nftirnoirn, where hu
waived examination and waa bound
over to the action or tho grand Juhy.
He will bo held In the county Jail
pending uch action.
CALIFORNIA AVENUE
RESIDENCE .PURCHASED
Mrs. Olenn Johnson U In the city
from Southern California. complctlnR
the details of the sale of tho Johnson
home on California nvonuc, which
line boon purchased by J. V. Morgan.
The consideration of the deul has not
been made public. Negotiations woro
mndu thru the Kliimntli Title com
pany. cANNKI) STUFF HKHKUVKD
FOH IIOYH AT TIIK FHONT
LONDON, Feb. 28. fanners have
been advised by the food adminis
tration to hold for war purponos until
further Instructions, nil tanned corn,
msnt for review, altho he has full
authority to carry out the souteuce
BOUND OVER
AGTONO
M)V
REALFACTS
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10 BE 10
HKItO OF VPKE8 DOES NOT TELL
OF HIS OWN ACHIEVEMENTS,
HIT BRINGS PICTURES OP
TIIK.Vt'HES CLOSE HOME TO
HKAIIKHM
1 litre U a man coming to Klamath
Kollx who linn icone thru the bell nfi
tliv war, Mho hn contributed to the
Ik-II ii( the war, who haa escaped from
the hell of the war, and came buck,
iiIiiiik duo arm, to tell of It. Hll
"trie U Sergeant Fred Weill, know
iih ' Dor' , and he will talk at the
Ho'iHtnn i.pcra house Saturday and
Sunday. In Canada "Doc" Well I
iell known. Taloa of hla heroUm
l.nvn been aelaed by the newspaper
mid piiMlkbed from coaat to coast.
lint It la not of hla personal achieve
nioiitR Hint Sergeant Wella will talk.
Ilu Ih tint on a mission of aelf ap
pluuro. He Is telling the United Statee
tlio itml fnctH about the war, pictur
ing it no araiihlcally that every man
und woman who heara will be able to
picture hla or her aon surrounded by
tle war; to visualise war: to know
tin detail of-warfare.
Well talk about tho Yprea In
turiiiH of tho comradoa he knew. He
pIcturcH men, men Juat before a
churge, during a charge, In death, and
il:idlng to be killed. He will not tell,
ujiIohh drawn on, the story of how, In
the attack on tho Yprea salient of
hv mill's, ho volunteered to cross a
rond considered Impassible, to take
commmid of n detachment that had
Imoii left without mi offlcor; of bow
he did f'roKs the road, losing all but
.ii.iii.an nf ih'.i nrtv-vevcn bravo men
who followed him. and bow he loat
his arm for hla act.
AREA TO BE
B
Allt MACHINKS TAKEN FROM
KXKMY HHOW STANDARD OK
4X.HTItVCnOX MUCH LOWKR
THAN OUItS 8PRUCK AND LIN.
KX IiACKINO
WASinNQTON", D. C, Feb. H.
Immediate Btep to reduce the num
ber of collisions by student aviators
by enlarging the training ereaa are
about to be taken by the war depart
ment according to announcement
made here today.
The captured German airplanes
which have been brought to the Unit
ed Htates reveal the fact that the Ger
mans are using material very lm
rrinr to American standard. They
are apparently very ahort of spruce
and linen.
RRTURN PROM MOTOR TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Satterlee arrlv
ed last night, following a two oatoa
motor tour of California, They left
Tunnarvllt drOVA dOWB tBO COtlt
route and returned oy 'Uie' lataad,
.,... vtn(t Vationali'Park' aad
other' pftWte' ot Intereat wefe.vlalted
en route,1 and a iae outlag ( r
ported.
ilUNING
NLAR6ED
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SO0KSARE
WW ME
LOCAL DmVAKTMEXT STORE
HKAIMVAftTKRH WHKRK
those willing hay assist jn
soumkrs'Jkntertainmext
The Golden Itule store baa been
made headquarters for the aale of
Smlleage Books. The .attraction
listed to bo shown by the Military En.
tertalamrat Service are of the highest
and beat type. The greatest aucceeaea
In Broadway shows, vaudeville bills,
lecture, etcj will be Included In the
program, which the purchase of these
Bmlleege Doeks buy for our soldier.
There are alee many professional act
or In the regiment, so that many
amateur programs will be ataged.
Each national army cantonment
haa it permanent Liberty theater,
eating 3,000, and each national
guard camp ha two Chautauqua
tenia seating 1,800. It la now up to
the public to provide the entertain
ment which fannot be supplied by the
goverameatvnicn sureaay is ms
ed to the fullest attest.
These Smlleage Books come In two
alses, $1 and $5. The 11 book con
talna twenty tickets, each good for
one performance In a Liberty Theater,
and the $5 book contains 100 ticket
Klamath Fall has been allotted
400 books to dispose of, eighteen of
Which have already been sold. Each
one of us can give up a few picture
how, and each family can buy at
least oue book In such a splendid
cause.
NEW- P1HM BUYS MILL AND
STARTS IMMEDIATE OPERA
TIONS FORMER OWNER IN
SAME BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA
The sawmill previously owned by J.
P. Jerome In the Swan Lake district
has been purchased by the Arm of
rwiArmand It Westfleld. thru the
Unnev of the Klamath Title company.
The new owners are now operating
th mill. Mr. Jerome ta now engaged
In the lumber business at Susanvllle.
Calif.
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KLAMATH MAN TO
GET COMMISSION
'Word baa been received from
waahinaton. D. C. that Clifford Tay
in miIi ii waa for aoaae time idontllad
with the office force of the Pelican
Bay Lumber company here, hai re
ceived high praise for his service with
th. ansineers battalion, and baa been
recommended for a commission as
lieutenant.
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RETURNS FROM NEW YORK
Miss Gertrude Eckman At the Qr
inMt UUHaarv combaav of thla city,
h.. .i'nmaJ Maa.a twa aaomthal-vlllt
toVeVYerg: where he has beea at.
I -'. :.. .a'...'.uW.t
curiae pta wj-.
millinery,
SAW Mill IN
SWAN DtSTHGT
KESHAN)!)
FORME
TRACT SOLO
YESTERDAY
MAN SECURES ADDITION TIIACT
TO PROPERTY BOUGHT LAST
WKKK NEAR MIDLAND EX
PECTS TO LKAHK THIS YEAIt
E. C. Argrave today completed a
purchase by which he becomes the
owner of forty acres of land adjoin
ing the tract which he purchased last
week, giving him an eighty acre ranch
a mile and a half this side of Midland.
The land was purchased thru the
agency of the Smith Keatty company.
The consideration was not made pub
lic. Mr. Argravea, who recently re
turned from Canada, exnectH to lease
his new property this year.
PASTOR AND WIFE LEAYE KLAM
ATM FALLS AFTER RESIDENCE
OP YEAR AND HALF NEW
FIELD AT BAKER
Rev. W. E. Itambo of the First
Cnrlstlon church, left today with Mrs.
Rambo for Red Bluff, Calif., where
they will visit for a few days before
proceeding to Mr. Rambo'a uew Held,
Baker, Oregon.
Rev. Rambo has bad charge of the
Christian church here for the past
eighteen months, and has built up the
church membership to a aubstantlal
extent during his pastorate.
He leaves a large number of friends
who wish him every succesa in his
new Held. Mrs. Rambo waa also a
prominent figure- In the social and
religious life of the community dur
ing her residence here.
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ALIEN ENEMIES ARE
OUSTED FROM ARMY
CAMP LEWIS, Peb. 28. Sixteen
American born aotdlers out of a total
ot over 100 have been discharged
from here as enemy aliens, and have
been recommended for internment as
dangeroua aliens.
an
TAKES CHARGE OP
BUSINESS IN DORMS'
Clarence Motschenbacber, who has
been employed for some time past at
the Klamath Superior laundry here.
left today for Dorrls, where he win
take charge ot the Butte Valley res
taurant there.
NEW DAUGHTER ARRIVES
A 10H-pound daughter arrived on
February S5th at the home of Mr,
and Mr. 3, 3. Furber. Sotb mother
aad daughter are reported doing nice
ly. Dr. R. R. Hamilton was In at-
tendance.
KIN
MINISTER
goes my
MINI
E
SKXATOll FltOM MAKHACHUHKTTH
HOUNDLY HCOIIKH METHODS
OF PIIICK FIXINU AND THE
Fl'KL ADMINIMTHATION
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 28.
Eruutor .Lodge yesterday declared
that the government price fixing was
a failure as a method of profiteering.
Ho nlno denounced the fuel admlnls
tir.tlon as an "unnecessary agency
composed largely of amateurs."
THRIFT STAMP
ALL Ht'HOOLK OF COUNTY, EX-
CF.PT THOSE OP KLAMATH
FAM-H WILL COMPETE FOR
PRIZES IN CONTEST STARTED
MY SUPERINTENDENT
A Thrift Stump contest for the
schools of Klamath County hijs been
arranged by County School Superin
tendent Edua Wells, In which all
schools except those ot District No. 1
(Klamath Falls) are to be entered.
Tho contest Is to bo lu three divi
sions, which will Include all the
twelve grades. Careful records are
to bo kept by the teachers and re
ports turned in each month. Esti
mates are to be made on a percentage
basis, so that each school will have
an equal chunce for the prizes which
are to be announced'later.
.
LEADING UANKEIl
GIVES ADVICE
"Saving and thrift must be increas
Ingly decognlied as the fundamen
tal buhls for winning a long war,"
says Frank A. Vanderllp, distinguish.
ed banker and chalrmun of the na
tional war suvings committee. "With
out laving there can be no Invest
ment. Without the elimination ot
waste we shall not be able to give our
men at the frout the support they
need, From now on, month In and
month out, our motto should be 'serv.
Uo thru thrift.' "
TWO GOOD GENERALS
General Pershing will do his part In
whining the war for the United States
and the allies. General Thrift cau
do the rest.
METHODSAR
BED
KSTNOW
ON N SCHOOLS
Young Airmen Suiter
Fatal Mishap Yesterday
LAKE CHARLfc&.-La.. Feb. 28.
Lieutenant William MaOIU'of Jersey
City was .fatally Injured and Lieuten
ant Telland Coleman of the Marine
NORTHWEST
GOVIM'NT
CAMPS RUN
EIGHT HOURS
OPKItATOHS DECIDE VOLUNTAR
ILY TO'IIUN THEIR PLANTS AC
CORDING TO DF.HIRE8 OP OFFI
CIALS OR LKT GOVERNMENT
RUN THEM. J
ALL DAY CONFERENCE HELD
YKSTKUDAV - DECISION OOV
KltH ALL NORTHWEST CAMPS
AND LUMUKR MILLS COLONEL
DIHgUE ASSUMES CONTROL
POHTLAND, Feb. 28. Colonel
Dlsque Ii.ti announced that the basic
eight lour day will commence on
March 1st for all the Northwest camp
und lumber mills. This waa decided
voluntarily by the operator, and not
Oniar.ded by the government. .
When DUque returned from Wash
ington yesterday he did not know that
this action would be taken.
Following an all-day conference,
the operators decided In favor of the
action, and offered to let the govern
ment operate the mills, or to operate
them lu any manner desired.
Dlsque suld it may not be necessary
for the government to take over the
actual management of the spruce aad
fir Industries. He haa aaaumed con
trot, however.
SHOE MERCHANT TAKES ,r-
A SPECIAL COURSE
Wm, Houston; manager ot the shoe
department of tie K. K..K. Store, ban
Just returned fcm. an-extended trip
to San Francisco and Southern Cali
fornia. While away Mr. Houston took
a xpeclat course on fitting Dr. Scoll's
arch supports, In, the treatment ot
foot trouble, and bought a special
machine for shaping these arch sup
ports, and a full line of all foot ap
pliances. U. S. BOYS ARK
KILLED BY GAS
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By Associated Press
DATELESS Three American
soldiers were killed and nine
seriously gassed In a gas attack
by the Germans yesterday. The
names of tho victims have not
been reported yet.
Corns slightly hurt wfcea their alrf;'
plane fell.tweVAM of 110 feet &W
yesieraay. " wwnm " v
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