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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY MARCH 26, 1918
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HUNS' OFFENSIVE
SLOWING DOWN
St?g burning
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IS
Slight Gains Made
By Enemy With
Terrible Sacrifice
RKTTKR TONE TO REPORTS TODAY OVER ENTIRE FRONT THAN
VKNTMIDAY, ALTHO LOSS OF HOME TEHHITOHY IH ADMITTED
IKKMY IH FIGHTING DESPERATELY AM FORCES ARK BEING HE
DtTKD AT A FEARFUL HATII 4U DIUMOXH OF itEHEHVEH IN
SKRMAXH LAST THUMP IX WORLD
ALLIES CONFIDENT WERE
. Himtniaty lijr AsMx-lated I'm
Thi llrlttoh reaJetawe la apparently MlffeaJa and tlie Germans are
omiiI u at the north and renter, while around llMMme on the Homme
sad north of Xoyuu the German have made gal" only at fearful cost.
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IIIUTIMII HEADQUARTERS, Marrli US Thar U mow every H'aa.m
la Mleve tlMt Important evi-nt tlll ! recorded wltUki tlii n.t tew
kMr.jfhlrli may mI to tin? imttriticM of th piehia of t'c nnulea
aw rtrmmbig the GentMM mUug'it.
The enemy I flgtitlng desperately MMlt Huh, ami In Hie Hrt day's
erttun hk rmrrveti were, reduced to Nfty-two ilhlkH. At the cm of the
srrond day Mime forty dlvltloan from the reserve force hail bent put la.
FIIEXfll FRONT, Marrli !M. Entire ronftdrnre reign tliat the
(irraian last tramp rani la did world's battle will I over-tramped when
Um proper moment route. Tlie allies were fully rognlsant that the cne
n supreme effort would raue a rclrral until iwaimrrn fur checking It
rtmlil bo taken.
I'AIIIM, Man-h lie). The I'muli etiJiiialnl Noyon during the night
ail tire now liolritug the left hank of the Me. Tlie enemy In iiiaklnj a
fivili altark om the aouth of the Mommr tnil between Noyon ami Cli.tiHm i.
Tt I krmaii lumra liave ltee o hrnvr that they have been furred to Iirlutt
utafnirrnirata from all narta ol Ihn nettlrrn fnmt.
WITH THK AMKItlt'AX AIIMV, March US Ainrrlran iMwllnM In
at Ton! arrtor Jiave been bombarded bjr tMURtanl gaa ahrlU, but the at
fcwfc wa laeffertnal. Amrriran nrtlllery ha mirrenlnl In th'mollkhlnR
rwtaln uripnanU of the Herman front line.
WAHHIXfiTOX, I). C, March M.lnformatlon haa been received by
lb Brllbh military attnrh, Major flrneral Jamm Mrlrldan, tliat'thc ait.
fcMHIon on the western front Improved drrldedly during the day yesterday.
Nit mewme Indlratea tliat the (lermana were rrpultf'd to Uie east bank
( the Homme between Itronne and
WICUi KXOWN FAMILY
I.KAVKH FOR AHIILANO
' 0. Swan and family of Merrill
HI leave for Ashland Immediately.
hre Mr. Bwan hna accepted a post
Uoa u principal of the Ashland high
xhool. The departure of thla family
from the Klamath district will be
TMtly regretted by a large number
i iriends, formed during n number
f years residence here.
Mr. Bwan waa county school super
Klamath Falls-Keno
Star Route Assured
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dally stage routa between Klam
in Fall, and Keno, twelve miles
.outh, is to be established fornhe
m time since the Southern Pacific
"Iron reached this city In 1909,
luring the comlna- ..
Tbo postofflce departnent ha ad-j
' for bids lo crr;- the luhlls
otsB KUmath FalUaad Ko'iit.
'JH a week. Keno lis at preaVhi,
vj by a ronto from Worden, ten!
IIATI.K NOW BEING PLAYED.
COUNTING OX RETREAT
Mornhaln.
intendent of Klamuth County previ
ous to the election of Fred Peterson,
AMKHK'AN OFFICKIt VIKWH
WAH HITUATIOX CALMLY
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 16
Mpjnr Oeneral I'ayton March aald
yiMtciday that the war department
sees nq cause for alarm. "Halg hit
aniiJtmced n withdrawal In accord
ance with a definite plan 'that la to
bo nneptcd," he said.
mile distant.
Resldenta of the district between
Klamath alls and Keno petitioned
the department recently to change
thla route so that It would head at
Klamath Fall, thus serving a great
r number of nsoole along the route.
The advertlsenenl for bids on ,the
newjroute is we.rwuit. "
be ' received la .Wasalagtoa uatU
April td. , .,.
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PASSENGERON
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IIOV WKMi KNOWN HKRK WAH ON
I.AHT I.IFKIK)ATMITH CAPTAIN
TO I.KAVK II.UFATKD HTKAM.
Kfl tHKW llt'MPRO IN WATER
"Never will I fornet tlio ion
'Tlirro'i a livi'ly Spot In Ireland,' "
ititclarM Freeman CblltoB, a pmd
Ker on the torpedoed Tuacanla, In a
letter to hi eleter, Mr. A. J. Lyle, In
(bit city, following hi arrival In Bng.
land.
Chilton, who la a member of the
Twentieth Knglneera, waa on the laat
lifeboat to leave the ship. The cap
tain of the vmm! waa In hla party,
An the boat waa being lowered the
ropo broke and dumped the craw Into
the water. Chilton managed to get
on top of another overturned life
boat with other, and drifted four
hou-H bofore being picked up by an
KnglUh torpedo boat. Thar waa
heavy tea, and the cold waa terrible,
he anierta. The hospitality of the
IrWh people, U highly praised In the
letter.- Fifty member of hi com
pany were lost at aea.
OFT FOR
RED GROSS
At'TO IHIIVKB WHO MOVKS
HKADOVAHTRHH HATVROAY,
WILL GIVK FIRST DAY'S PRO
CKRM TO HKLP THIS WORTHY
CAl'Ht
It. S. Van Campen of this city, who
will remove his auto service ataad
from his present quarters at the cor
ner of Blxtti and Mala streets to the
storo room previously occupied by
the Independent Meat Market,' near
Seventh and Main, will donate the
flrst day's proceeds after moving,
which will 'be Saturday, to the Red
Crosa Society, according to an an
nouncement made today.
Tbe new quarters are being remod
eled to suit the needs of the propri
etor, whose growing business here
during tbe past two years haa war
ranted his present more. Thla will
also be used as headquarters for th
Klamath Falls, Ashland sUge line,
In which Van Campen Is Interested.
DAIRY NKTH $41.10 AT
R. C. KNTKRTAIXMKNT
Word has been received from Mrs.
Reach at Dairy that a total pf 141.10
was netted at tbe recent entertain
ment there for the benefit of tbe Red
Cross, Instead of 14.60, as previously
reported. It Is declared that 116.50
was turned in on the 16th of thla
month and 114,50 on tbe 16th.
V. S. ENGINEERS
IN. PATH Or HUNS
WASHINGTON. D. 0., March 16.
Three compaales of Amerjcaa Bag ti
ters who are known, to ha among two
regiment attacked, to, th, tfrltlsh
aimlea. I ,th pfrjrtfMOMmm
onslaught, liwmlmt-w
Creaat eatwl .awiava fean.iMiM
titalnsd vfoTtnerWet
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Harry" Cries Gen.
Foeh to People
of America
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mum J4J nMiwn'.wiww, in u
OCNKRAL rOCH
"We will atop this attack," said
Oeneral Focb, perhaps the greatest of
th French generals, speaking of tke
espectrd eprfa drive by theTOer-
mans. "Bat definitely to win the war
we must have a big American army,
with shipping mobilisation, tbe con
struction of airplanes and munition
everything. Hurry! Hurryl Hur
ryl Don't lose even half a minute,
If you do your utmost you will make
the right kind of victory sure, and
you will hasten It."
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WELL KNOWN ALOOMA RESI
DENT INSTALLS WINDMILLS
INVENTED BY KLAMATH MAN
TO DRAIN MARSHES WITH
GOOD RESULTS
The new system for draining his
marsh land tracta near Algoma by
means of windmills, Is working out
very successfully (El year, according
to John Kagetstelo, a prominent
rancher of that section, now In the
city.
Hagelstetn last year bought an ex
tensive acreage of tule land border
lag the Upper Klamath Lake which
had heretofore been unadapted to
successful cultivation because tbe wa
ter remained on tt too Mate In the
spring. Following hla Investment he
Installed sli of the large windmills
recently Invented by A. Carlson ot
thla city, to pump the flood waters
over the dike formed by the South-,
era Paclle railroad. The land haa
been dry enough for some time to be
plowed, according to Mr. Hagelslsln
It is hla plan to later Irrigate the
traet from the waters of Barclay
springs on the north;
Carlson's windmills are something
entirely new In mechanical construe
Hon, and are especially adapted to
thla tort of work. The pumping
achaalsm work entirely In oil, &H
la so constructed that It can be 16ft
sa(lr.for month at a time without
aci.ii.:ca. it .automat'caiiy ajuiu
Halt to-varying .velocity of winds (
stem,'- 'Ra-MAauteetnre'ei'd-.Urf
aaata haa Just eemmeaeed, la CaM
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.I.KKVK IH CAUGHT IX PULLEY
SHAFT AND IH PULLED INTO
CONTACT WITH WHEELS REH.
CUED IIY PROMPT ACT OF
FRIEND
A very narrow eicupo from fatal
Injury as a result of getting his
clothing caught In tlio pulley shaft
of his machine shop wn experienced
yesterdsy,by William Crosby, who
operates a blacksmith and machine
shop adjacent to the Farmer's Imple
ment houso on Klamath avenue.
Crosby was on-a step ladder at
tempting to adjust a pulley on the
shaft when a protruding aet screw
caught his sleeve, and he was pain
fully lacerated before H. R. Dunlap,
mbo waa standing near, could get to
his assistance. His shirt and under
wear were torn to ahreda. Ills shoul
der waa Injured and his face badly
skluned, but he thinks himself for
tunate to escape as he did.
DECLARED TO UE OF AUSTRIAN
MAKE AND SUPPLY OF ONLY
TWO OH THREE ON HAND.
COST OF EACH SHOT 91,000
GENEVA, March 26. The long
range guns which are bombarding
rnrls nre of Austrian manufacture,
according to n Vienna dispatch. A
new type of shell Is shot by gas ex
plosion. There Is said to bo only two or
three of these guns In existence, and
that It costs approximately 64,000
each time they are fired.
PARIS, March 20. The Petit
Tarltlen comments upon tbe bom
bardment a an extremely minor in
cident as compared with the gigantic
battle In progress on tho Drltlsh
front
l.e Petit Journal says Jules Vcrno
bid forseen this gun, and It declares,
moreover, that It Is n French Inven
tion. "More than a year ago," It
piUIh, "we discovered the Secret of
firing our cannon more than 100 kilo,
metw. The secret lies In the great
er suppression ot tho atmospheric re
sistance." The Echo do Paris declare the
bombardment Is designed to give the
Impression that Paris Is within the
ranse of the German fenns. "It Is a
political cannon," the newspaper
says.
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LOCAL MAN ENLISTS .
IN RADIO SERVICE
Word ha been received today by
A. A. MehaCey that hi son Lawrence,
v'olsnaw In Ian Francisco, has
Jolped tba Radio Division ot the Nav-
1 Raaarve. The message state that
ha t'lll be flven six weeks' court ot
ipfttuctloa- at .Harvard before com
hiaujdig 'a'efiva service. Ha expect
f return wfthr. Mehatey at th
end of thla week.
KASCLOS
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RELIEF CORPS WILL SUPPLY
TOUACCO AND CHOCOLATES
" TO COUNTY BOYH IN HER VICE.
CEDAR CHEST RAFFLED BY
NEW PLAN
A novel scheme to provide tobacco
and chocolates for tbe Klamath Coun
ty boys at tho front has been ar
ranged by the Woman'a Relief Corp
by which a handsome cedar chest,
donated by Virgil, & Son, Is to be
raffled off for tickets bought with
tobacco packages.
The chest Is now on exhibition In
the Virgil window on Fifth and Main
streets, and as fast ss the chances
are purchased, tbe packages will be
placed In tbe chest. The date of the
raffle has not been announced as yet.
TEW
i:PLOHIOXS IN BIG STRUCTURE
IX JERHEY CITY ALMOHT CRE
ATE PANIC IN NEW YORK.
caust: OF EXPLOSIONS UN
KNOWN NEW YORK, March 26. Terrific
explosions In a four story brick build
lng lu Jersey City, believed to con
tain smmunltlon, began about 3
o'clock today, and shook New Jersey
and New York, all but causing n
panto.
The structure was occupied by the
Jnrvls Stores. It covered a space of
two blocks, and was virtually de
stroyed by the explosions.
The United States Army piers,
wlicro ships loaded for Europe, Is a
few blocks to the north. The ferry
house of tho Erie railroad In New
i ork directly across the river, caught
lire, probably from the sparks. The
cause ot the explosion Is undeter
mined. '
CAPTURE OF NESLE AND
GUISCARD ADMITTED
LONDON, March 86. The British
rtntement confirms the capture ot
Neule nnd Gulscard by the Germans
AMERICAN STEAMER SUBBED
LONDON, March 26. The Amer
ican (.(earner Chattahootchle has been
sunk b a submarine off the coast of
England. The crew ot seventy-eight
were all saved.
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SOUNERBOYS
RREIN
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Big Army Increase
Is Now RecomMtM
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 14.
Recommendation fram'(lajr. ,! -
erai Moaara wooo iav iae Amer
ican forces be Increased to four or
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POLITICS
BELIEVED
BACK OF
BIG DRIVE
GERMAN MU.ITARIBTS UNABLE
TO CONTROL MABSBS WITH
THEIR PREVIOUS TACTICS.
ARE FORCED TO ENGAGE IN
PRESENT STRUGGLE
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS THINK
SITUATION THRUOUT GaBtMAX
EMPIRE 18 RESTONI
PRESENT DESPERATE ATTACK
WA8HINOTON, D. C, Merek 16.
The aermaa offensive, nays tha war
department's weekly comauaique.
Just issued, proven that German mili
tarists, no longer able to eoatrat the
German people by political maneaver.
have been forced to attempt a gtanji
tlc feat of arms to maintain their
domination. , ,
While the great attack haa been
able to make headway, no delnlte
enveloping movement haa baas out
lined, the communique says, and It
would be premature to express opin
ions on tbe tactical phases with a
combat Inevitably changing In a hat
tie of such magnitude. ' :V
The asault launched by th Ger
man against the British front haa
reopened the fighting season In tho
west, say the commanlque.
This operation conlraw to na that
the aermaa higher command, unable
to control the atrategte situation
thru political ageaelea, ae haa been
unceasingly nttempted during these
four months, haa. been forced to en
gage In a eeejsm-i. military venture
lu an effort CHHwn its domination
over the peoplesjof the eentral empire
and, If poslbl. fore a-victorious
peace by tbe fortune of arm.
"it would be prematura to express
an opinion regarding the tactleal
phases of the operations now taking
place. We must expect further
changes in the combat situation,
which are Inevitable la a battle of
such magnitude. v
"Enemy casualties have been ex
ceedingly heavy.
"Our own force In training In
Lorraine nre still holding on to th
trenches northeast of BadeavUler.
which 'we captured last week; In
this' region our artillery bfcontlau-
(Continued on page 4)
RELIEF CORPS YARN HERE
Tbe yarn for the Woman'a Relief
Corpa ha arrived, and member
wishing a supply for knitting pur
poses can obtain yarn by applying to
Mrs. J. H. Garrett.
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