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Oil' ICKIl ARRIVES FROM IICII.
UIXU TO ACCEPT KNI.IHTMIJNrs
l DIFFERENT IIHAXCHF.H OF
Till'. HKHVICK.
ENGINEERS
VERT BUST
OVER THERE
I.MTTKK FROM FORMER KLAM
ATII FAI.I.M MAN' TELLS OP
PXOHMOUH PIUME4.TN NOW VS.
Itiril WAV AND DESCRIBES THK
CONDITIONS.
WITH THK AMERICAN ARMY,
Kirch II. There wan greater ac-
lltliy by the American In tlio Toul'
itrtor on Monday than at any time
ilaft the Americana assumed control
if thai section. I
rVlls from Amnrlran guna obllb-
Imttd at least llc groupa of the gns
injecti ict iii by Mi enemy, re
Ipilng (or attack.
riTM back of tlio onemy'H Knot
I fu J a 11 11 in lio r of serious explo-lom.
Th Americans have again ralilud
t) nmv lines nnnetratlnr to tha
MtOBd lino trrnrliei. A number of'
lit tunny force were killed In tlio
Minn but mi prisoners taken.
Th Americans In the Chemln Do
Diets district raptured a crow of
u air raider which lauded In that
I'hborhood. The prisoner were
Urttd over to the French.
LONDON. March 1.1 Thr.n Xn.
Wlat participated In a raid over
E'lUnd lait nlht. On nt Uman
niitd bomba on the town of Hull
teie a woman died from the ahock.
t of tbo bomba were dropped lu
- opn country.
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WEDDING LAST NIGHT
Tha wmtiiitii . lim wuihi.
- n w uiiuvi iTjiiig
Johnson and Mim nin ('ni,ii hnth
of thla city una sulemnltod laat oven-
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- nrvorona w. 11. cox at the
Banil.i
r.i iiaraunngo on Tenth street.
Mrs. Mil Mniliuuo ...rf 1 1. ailn
witnesses nt the ceremony and
J4 P with the bride nnd groom.
" "urrlaKo took place at S o'clock.
WHH COXtiltKHH PONTIHINKD
M08COW. M...I. .n.. .11
''MUd Congress of Solvets haa nost-
""W Ita mooting until March 14th.
Ituy Uragg or tlio U. H. Aim Kc
irullhiR Kurvlru arrived heio iinlnv
frwi tbn headquarters of Mm .Voitli-
rrii California district nt Kidding.
Cnllloriiln, to accept moil for mill
nntwer question rcgndln.i enlist
inoUs In the regular army, iiiiilon.il
yuanl, and natlounl army,
Tlui Aviation Hectlon of lliu hlRiiiil
Corp I In linmedlulo tiiicii of li-n
tliouxanil utlilltlonul men w(!i tlio
following quallfli'iitlmia: Mt'cluinlcx,
iiinrhlnlata, chauffoura, carpctitcri,
brlrklayera, rlectrlclniia, inetiil work,
era, palntcra, vulcanlicra, wcldcra,
rlggi'ra, tallora, and rooka.
The Coast Artillery of the Itcgular
Amy la In need of men who 'mvo ci.
pvrlenco along a mechanical or con
structional line. These men vlll be
subject to duty "over Jhere."
The 20th' Knglneera (Forestry)
lirglmcnt, the largest regiment In the
world, still rnlla for men having
either n nawmlll or logging expor
lelire. There aro a number of other Ku
glneer reglmonlH open for enlist
ment audi hm the 23d Knglneera
(Highway), 37th Knglncom (Klec
trlcal and Mcchnnlcul), 27th Kngln
eera (Mining), 28th Knglneera (quar
ry), etc.
The liocrultlng Ofllcrr Ik making
hla headquarter, whllo here, at the
White I'cllrnn Hotel nnd tlio Tost
Office.
PALM WIN
i
OURNAMENT
WITH ELKS
Uy winning the last game by tha
r.arro wniargln of threo plic after
Imv'nr lost the llrat nud won tho
aocond gamea, tho I'alma returned
vlnnera In the tournumont between
the lllka and Talma. '
The first game waa won by tho
Klka by 32 plna, the Talma took the
sf.oud by 7 plua and It reiiiircil
the llnal balls thrown by Auatln Hay
den and Dr. Wright to tell the tale.
Wright rolled high acore of tho even
ing milking 203, with llayden ono
pin Icih at 202. Wright also drew
high Hverngo with X9. Chaa. Alleu
rolled on the I 'aim Hum nnd In f plte
of three months nbaenco from tha
game rolled three nlco gamea averag
ing 171.
Induction Call Is
Received Here Today
Call Number Eighty-j The call dealgnatea that seven men
will be required from Klamath co.
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caataMh"l,ll"on,ta,M,!r for 5 It Is atlpulated In the menage that
1 7. "' five dya halnnlnt Maroh
U,
ly beginning March
cultivation re to ba ptHed oter for
A l-lter of more than uaual In
terest tiua Juat been received from
Km nee fiom T. W. Zimmerman, .who
will bo remembered by many Klam
ntli Kul la rcaldenta aa one of tho
ngliiKura employed at the local Rec
la mm Ion Office aeveral yeara ago.
Tlio letter waa written to 0. C.
lloKim of the reclamation force here.
It lolls of hla trip acroea tha Atlan
tic, during which a torpedo from
Kulser Hill mlaard the atera of hla
boat by about ality feet. Ho la now
located In Kouthern Franco and like
nil the rest of the boya, very buay.
A poitlon of the letter Is quoted be be
eow: IIKAoqUARTKItB DA8R SEC
TION NUMIIKR 2, A. E. F. Of thla
llltln "muaa" that we are having with
KnUor Hill, of course, I have a de
nim to get up to the front, and hop
In bo rble to do so, If the war con
tinues thru thla year. We aro all
hoping that the end Is near and that
the Herman Militaristic Power Vlll
soon lenttte that they are only wast
ing human life with not a possibility
or their being able to gain anything
In tliM process, and that we will be
permitted to return to the good old
U. S. A. at an early date. I can
truthfully nay, that France la a
wonderful country and the French
n wonderful poople, and I mean so
i!l-cretllt to them when I say that
their method of doing things are
liiiltr rmdo when compared with the
illNpalrh that the samo things would
l.o accomplished. If we were permit
ted to use American methods.
"My work takes me out In the Arid
quite n good deal and the one thing
that has Impressed me the moat are
thn roads. I never have driven over
men ronda In all of my life. For
miles and miles they are Just as
Kiiinoth aa a floor, with not a depres
sion In thorn and the ditches are ab
soluloly free from weed or rubbish
of nny description. They are aot
I'ardturfared, In the moaning of tho
lei m aa wo would use It, hut there
It some sort of top dressing used
that seems to be absolutely Imper
vious to water. Not only are the
mntti thoroughfares In this condition,
but also the larger part of the aide
roads 1 made one trip In an auto
mobile, covering about 600 kllomat
era, red with the exception nt prob
ably 75 kilometers, the entire read
wnji like a boulevard. Wo surely
hsvo to hand It to the French Da
gtiieer when It comes to hulldlag
roads.
"At present thla office baa charge
of all construction work In this base
sectlou and the work In bead la the
construction of a hospital that whea
It Is completed will be the largest In
the world and will contain 10,000
bods. We also are constructing a
rest camp that will have a capacity
of 20,000 men, the supervision of
the construction of an Artillery IM
virion camp, another smalt hospital
containing 1600 beds, the construc
tion or an aviation training camp and
hr.ve Ins contemplation the erection
at 100 warehouses, each 50x150 feet
in else. In addition to the- above
there are approximately ats small
jobs that we also have uader way. e
you can readily see that we are kept
quite busy,
'According to the papers thla
morning, Germany has again declar
d ner on'.Ruaila.:.y.aucla,;tte
cise.. and XiitaU wfll; really, get. la
jaad flgbt the ar theuM ,b brdajjei
(Continued oupege;'-"
V. ft. LHOATIOX
OOK8TOOUKHSA
,
WA8HINQTON, V. C, Mar.
13 The American and Allied
legation ataffs have left Jassy
for Odessa with assurance of
rale condnet. Their departure
bat' been delayed by quarantine.
BROTHERHOOD
ORGANIZED
LAST NKHT
XKW CLUB FOHHKU OF HOCML
AND CIVIL NATURE. OFFICER
KLKCTKO AND 'cOXHTItTTIQN
ADOPTED.
The Brotherhood of the I'resby
terlan Church waa the namo of tho
ew orgaatsatloa elected laat sight
by a substantial group of the men of
Klamath Falls, the purpose of which
will be to promote' the aortal and
moral enterprise ef the men of the
koamunlty and tojnfWerate for civil
betterment.
A. B. Epperson of the First State
and Ravlnga Bank waa elected aa
president of the new organisation
and the following chairs were also
tiled. Bert C. Thomas. Vice-Presi
dent, fieorge B. Icenhower, Secretary
and B. B. Price, Treasurer.
A constitution and by-laws drafted
b a Committee were submitted and
adopted.
A social time followed the business
meeting which was enjoyed by nil
present. The club will meet, on the
third Tuesday of each montu at the
homes of different members.
WANT CITY
WATER RATES
ADJUSTED
MKMBBM OF BUSINESS MENS
AfWOClATION ASSERTS PRE.
KNT SCHEDULE MILL NOT PER.
MIT IRRIGATION OF OARDKNS.
About thirty-five business men ga
thered last night at the Moos Hall
fur the monthly banquet nnd meeting
of the Business Mens Association.,
The usual appetising aupper was
served at six-thirty after which the
evening was devoted to .the discus
sion of topics of civic Improvement
The present water rates now Im
posed on the residents of the city
was one of the principal subjects of
discussion, a number of men alleging
that under the present schedule It
would be Impossible tor the average
ettlsen to Irrigate a garden this sum
mar. In apite of the urgent eall made
by the Government for war gardens.
A, number of plana ef relief from the
situation were advanced and It was
at length decided to. appoint a com
muter to confer with the oPelalsof
the .Cellforale-Pfert power, com.
paay in an alert te, secure aeme.soyt
ef attijuatent. Theses) ffeti
od a. thla. ) v
Ira. UaUe
IMekatfeV;
IXetera and
.
Lai
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IS
CUSSFOR
NDRHSTO
BE STARTED
IN ANSWER TO IIIU CALL FOR
RED CROSS NURMKH, COURSE
IS OFFERED TO SIX YOUNU
WOMEN IN KLAMATH COUNTY.
A big call for more nurses in tho
hospitals or the war zone has Just
been Issued and altho the first call
made In August or last year received
a gratifying response, the number
nu?ded for service at home and
abioad la far greater than the num
ber now preparing for the work. The
army estimates for the number need
ed Is 37,500, about threo times the
number now enrolled.
To aid In thla work, the accredited
training hospitals or which the Klam
nth Hospital Is one, will take a num.
her of girls for a course of Instruc
tion. It Is snnounced that there la
nn opportunity for alx applicants at
this time. The girls will be under
the supervision of Miss Mary M. Kel
ley who recently .arrived from Tort
land to accept the position of Super
intendent here. The course offered
covers a period of three years,
SO) MEN
ACCUSED OF
PROFITEERING
HOOVER AND HOUSTON MAKE
JOINT CHARGE AGAINST SEED
DISTRIBUTORS. SEVERE MEAS.
URES WILL BE TAKEN, IF CON-TINTED.
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 13.
Profiteering In seeds hss been charg.
ed by Secretary Houston and Food
Administrator Hoover In' a joint
statement which said that prompt
action In such cases would be taken
whenever specific Information was
submitted. Many complaints of ab
normally high prices are being re-calved.
"Without adequate distribution of
seed at reasonable prices there is
danger that acreage will be lessened
and that seed of poor quality will
frequently be used," the statement
said. "If such conditions wore to
develop, It would seriously Impair
our national food program."
Some Increases In prices of certain
seeds waa said to be justified by the
shortage of supply and the Increased
cost of doing business. The two of
ficials were emphatic, however, in
holding that thla did not Justify any
one In Uklng "selfish advantage of
the opportunity to the detriment of
the country." Speculation In seeds
etnaelally waa deprecated and dealers
urder federal license were warned
that If they engaged In such prnctlcn
they would be dealt with severely.
Trthnta waa Dald to "patriotic"
state associations of seed growers
and the wer service committee of the
American Seed Trade Association for
co-operation in preventing excess
profits.
m
iaTF TIMBERS ORDERED SMALL
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 13.
ThV shipping board haa authorised a
suetton In .the aiies of sblp.tlmbora
nm-tn. ne,eoo,siTufton,i v '
the south la 'order to expldlte ron-
s'ructtOBv'
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LIRE
RAILROAD
KzedCONTROL
Dtm iq
AMOUNT OF SNOW AND HAIN
THIS WINTER IK BELOW NOR
MAL, BUT OHOUND IS WELL
SOAKED AND IN OOOI) CON-DITION.
Although a hasty examination of
the moisture record for Klamath
County during the winter months
just past would be discouraging
showing aa it does, a loss or 2.96
Inches over the averago for tho last
nine years, the facts urc not so ser
ious wheu explained, according to
Hydrogrnpher H. W. Humphrey or
tbo U. 8. Reclamation Service here.
The moisture record for the winter
Just past la as follews: November
2.60 Inches, December .45, January
i.17, February 1.02 and March to
date .46 'making a total of 5.70 In
ches. The average for the nine years
previous Is November 2.53, Decem
ber 1.37, January 2.87, February 1.27
and March 62, total 8.66 Inches.
Mr. Humphrey brings out the point
In submitting the figures that a very
large part or the moisture In former
yeara has fallen on-froten ground
and has run off without any benefit
to the soli, while practically all that
haa fallen thla winter has gone Into
the ground. He declares that the
fall of 1.17 Inches In January this
year will do far more good than the
2.87 inches recorded in previous
Januarys. There Is also still a good
chance to catch up some yet as March
is less than hair gone and within .16
or the March average has already fallen.
IIIG STRIKE IN COTTON
MILLS OF MASSACHUSETTS
FALL RIVER. Mass., Msrch 13.
Most of the big cotton mills in this
city that have been working day and
night to fill government contracts are
closed as a result or the strike of the
union firemen.
A conference between .mill owners
nnd union leaders called by the state
board of conciliation and arbitration
raited to bring about an agreement.
During tho conference a telegram
was read from Secretary of Labor
Wilson urging the men to return to
their jobs pending arbitration of
their demands for an eight hour day.
He reminded them of the urgent need
of tho mills' product. The strike
caused a shutdown at six or the mills,
ARCHIE ROOSEVELT WOUNDED
NEW YORK. March 13. Captain
Archibald Roosevelt, son of Theo
dore Rooaerelt has been wounded In
iif lion with the American forces In
France. A cablegram from Theo
dore, .'r., brought the news saying
that Archie was wounded by shrapnel
slightly In the leg and his arm was
bioken. Tho break Is reported not
n bad ono however and the young
mau la In no danger.
MEASURE
IS
DELAYED
ALLEGED THAT NEW SENATE
RULE IS VIOLATED, BILL IS RE
TURNED TO CONFERENCE FOR
RECONSTRUCTION.
IMPORTANT CLAUSE TO BE EL1M--INATED.
WAR FINANCE COR
PORATION BILL PROBABLY UP
TOMORROW.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 13.
The Senate today has been deliberat
ing on the long debated railroad
control! bill which, was expected to
go to President Wilson for signature.
Immediately.
On a point of order however, that
the conferees or the bill had violated
tho new Senate rule prohibiting the
Insertion or new provisions, the Sen
ate has returned the bill to confer
ence for the elimination of the sec:
tlon limiting the power of states to
Increase taxes. The po'lnt of order
has been sustained.
In the House, the war finance cor
poration bill, much amended and '
modified since Its passage by tbe
Senate, la to follow the legislative
appropriation bill tomorrow probably.
NEW COMMANDER FOR
AMERICANS IN. ENGLAND
WASHINGTON, D. C, March II.
It U Indicated here today that Major
John Blddle will probably be put In
command of- all tbe United Statea
ttoopt In England.
I..1KER MAN WOULD
GO TO CONGRBM
SALEM, March 13. James Har
vey Graham, a democrat of Baker,
haa (tied his declaration of candidacy
for Representative In Congress from
the Second district.
MRS. GARFIELD DIES
I.OS ANGELES, March 13. Mrs.
i.u.'retla Garfield widow of James A.
Gurfleld, twentieth president of the
United States, died at her winter
home in Pasadena today at the age
or elgbty-slx. ,
HUNS ADVANCING IN EAST
ATLANTIC PORT.; March 13.
Tiie Steamer Kershaw with a bun
dred.and twenty-one passengers ' (s
asjiound off tbe Coast of 'Southern
HEUMN, March 13. The German
and Austro-Hungarlan forces are ap
proaching close to Odessa,
Big Ship Aground
Near New England
New England, but the paMengeri are
declared to be la little danger.
A breeches buoy haf MMvirijtffed
up by tbe Coast guards tetahe et
the passengers and crevr.
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