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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL, 15, 1918
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Turning Point Of Battle Now Being Reached
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OFFENSIVE!
OF ENEMY
BELIEVED
AT AN END
SYSIIM BAOLT
(LEGISLATION STARTED IN CON.
QRE88 REPRESENTATIVE OF
COAST DEFENSE LEAOUE HERE
TO 8ECURE LOCAL CO-OPERA
TION
INIMY FORCES HURL THEM.
An Important matter lit to be
brmiKlit to tho nt (cut Ion of n group of
Klntnnth Fulls representative men
SELVES IN VAIN AGAINST THE l "nlKU. when M. II. Ollborl, who
TAXPAYERS VERSUS
PRIVATE INTERESTS
LINES OF THE ALLIES AMER
(CANS DOING GOOD WORK
WAR DEPARTMENT
TAKES OPTIMISTIC
SIDE LOSS OF MEN
REVIEW,
VIEW
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IS III IIH III irj'H'PVIIllll "' ..-
Const Defense lnguo will outllno tho
system of military highways which
hso teen proponed before congress,
nntl for which It In hoped by tho Icaguo
i to secure tho co-operation of tho peo-
OF, Ip of Urn Klamath district.
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OENERAL SITUATION GAIN OF directors room of tho First Nutlonal
GROUND IV HUNS TRIVIAL (.' " V '' ,, Mr ,.
Ill 1'AIHIIU"1F. " r-......w... -.
bert declared ledny:
"The proponed e)stem of military
IiIlIiwiivh as advocutcd by tho Pacific
... rtlL tltll-rlull II1UV Anrll I'linal tlfff-nxO l.l'HKUe. Cillln for three
15.-Vlth tho exception of Ncuvo trunk highway running nor h and
nouth thru thu states of Washington.
Ksllse. which the Germans have recap- on c(ffflrnta from Canada to
turrd. their frantic etfortM to nmko im-1 ....., i,(, iuir,ii mul nost roada
prtsilons on tho lines of tho Ilrltlnh 0xteiulliiK eastward from all Important
nave been without reiiult, and In tho Pacific coast henpons, enm m iu v
I..... .-linn nnw un.lor w.v tho flrll. Cll and Sierra NOVHUIt moun.m..-
ln. the midst of tha grtaUtt pros
pcrlty known for ysars, and at a tlma
when a vary energy ahould bt directed
toward tho nooda of our country and
tha winning of tho war, Klamath Coun.
ty haa boon plunged Into tho threee of
Internal dloeord and a bitter aelflah
fight, by tho aetlon of a bunch of agl
tatora, who placo tholr aelflah Inter
etta above tho good of the entire
country.
Wo wonder how long tho taapayr
of Klamath County are going to permit
a few real eatato Interoato In Klamath
Fade to Jeopardlee their euccoee and
preaperlty.by continually handicapping
public officiate In tho performance of
their duty to tho taxpayers and the
county.
Tho only question that ahould
celve the consideration of honeet and
conaclantlouo officials, In tho conotruc
tlon of tho court house, lo that of tho
best Interests of tho whole county,
nnd not or the benefit that might ac
erue to some particular property own
ero, at public expense. Iven many of
tho former advocatoe of tho location of
the court houoo on tho Hot Springe
site, admit that a mistake waa made.
In IBM many people thought that
Klamath Fade waa geing: to bo a olty
of tf.VMHi or 3O.000 In tho very near
future, and naturally their view of
public mattoro waa on a rather en
larged ocalo. Conditions havo changed
alnce Ittltt, and while both tho olty
and county havo continued to grow
and prosper, this advance haa not been
on such a mlraculoua Male ae the on
Uh aro pounding tho enemy hard. An
other (lerman assnult In expected upon
Dallleul, four miles went.
a iniiiniivK Hurvev of this system
turn been male by Captain V. W. liar
tin. 20th Kng. U. S. A- who la now
buildhiK romlM In Kurope, nnd Is eopn
i.i.. ,.r i.k.vIiil' 1UO.000 troop a din-
tnKMinw Anrll in Tho llrltlh'. n tun mllnii in ten hours In any
, wwir" --' 1 IIIU11T VI v -
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nave repulsed seven nuacics oy mo uirrciitin, nu iimm-i -" ----Germans
In tho Marvlllc sector In may be. Tim system also Includes the
which the latter Buffered heavy losses, use. for mllllary purposen, of nil mate
To tho nouthwent of Ilallleul tho (Jer- hlKhwnH now belnK used and under
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tnanx succeeded In trnimrariiy pene
trating tho Ilrltlnh poMUonx. but were
drUen out by counter attacks.
thuslasts of that day axpected. Were
It only a question of equal cost, It must
bo admlttod that today tho old olto In
tho bualnoaa aactlon Is tho moot con-
vonlent and aeoessable. Rut thsro la a
question of coot, which any public offi
cial, If ho la henset In representing tho
people who elected him, must take Into
consideration.
Tha eppenM of tho county Judge
point to the number of nameo en the
Bctltlon aaklna hie recall, as evidence
of the eentlment of tho people of tho
county. When Judge Hanks was elect-
ed, W. S. Werdon received as many
voteo, oe thle does not provo'anythlng.
A number of these elgnora have al
ready etated that thoy did oo under a
misunderstanding ef the facta In the
caso. It waa represented to them that
a larae oum of money had boon spent
on tho now building, and that It was
near eomaletlon. but that Judao
Hanka, acting ao they Intimated, In tho
Interests ef ether property owner m
another aeetiM of tho city, waa going
to sacrifice thle Investment and build
a now court houoo on the eld olto, elm
ply for tho benefit ef his friends.
It la unfortunate that ao much of the
peeplo'e money haa been wastsd on the
Hot Springe site, but thle wao not the
fault of Judoo Hanks. We do not be.
tiavo that any unaroJudlcod neroon, af
ter honestly and carefully investigat
ing all tho facta In the caoe, would
recommend the completion of the Hot
.Springs bulldlnj. Wlth.tha tax money
WOULD SERVE
0 SECOND TERM
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0 V. H. McCornack, who haa
been county commissioner for the
0 pant three yearn, haa filed bin pet
0 tltlon for the office again.
WASHINGTON MOURNS
FOR SENATOR STONE
WASHINGTON, D, C, April 15.
Official Washington turned from war
duties today to attend the funeral of
Senator Stone of Missouri.
RECALL OPPOSERS
TO MEET TONIGHT
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IRRIGATION
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SERGEANT QOODRIDOK LEAVES
FOR CURRV COUNTY AFTER
MEETINO HELD SATURDAY
NIGHT LEAVES REST WISHES
WITH PEOPLE
A meeting of the people who are op-
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poneo ID IOC recall ut wi nauna
will be held at Donanta at 8 o'clock
tonight. Local speakers and speakers
from Klamath Falls will address the
meeting. Several carloads from Klam
ath Falls will attend the meeting.
LEAVES FOR SAN FRANCISCO
Mrs. Lawrence Mebaffey left on the
noon train today for San Francisco,
where she will spend a few days with
her husband, who leaves for Harrara
next week for a abort course of In
struction la the radio branch of the
service.
(Continued oa page 4)
HAS SCARLET FIVER
Little Ruth Lawreace, daughter of
Rev. E. P. Lawreaee. has a case of
scarlet fever, tlasilar to. the other
cases la the eceaaaalty, tho, It It rata-,
er light
After parting with most of bis war
trophies and doing his utmost to give
"this areat country" a realisation of
(he aariouincaa of this war and Of the
necessity of flahtlna it to a finish. Ser
geant Goodridge of the First Canadian
Volunteers, left yesterday morning for
Curry County, where he has been ask
ed to apeak. The sergeant will be un
able to remain here long, however, un
less his leave of absence Is extended.
"I have been in that hell over there
fnr three Years." said Seraeant OOOd-
ildge at the meeting at Keoo on Sat
urday night, "and I would gladly go
hack for three rears more before I
would allow them to patch up a peace
which Jo really not a peace. It weald
merelrstVe the Hun a chance to cor
rect hfa'mlatakea and atart out agate.:'
r The seraeant anoke of the value of
QUESTION
PASSED BY
BIG VOTE
NO IMMEDIATE ACTION TO
TAKEN AS MATTER WILL COMB
UP AT WATER USERS MEETING
LATER ON AND SAME CON
TRACT TO IE SIONED
PROCEEDINGS IN CIRCUIT COURT
MUST ALSO IE TAKEN IN RE
GARD TO LEOALITY AND VALID
ITY OF ACTIONS OF lOARD"
The vote of whether or not the dk
triet shall enter Into a contract wtta
PAIU8, April 15. Above tonl
tJIdltr the French have tnado nucccs.
ful local attacks, and hnvo captured
some prisoners.
Summary by -Associated Preeo
Fighting heroically, the Ilrltlnh havo
checked the German drlve to tho west
of Armentlerctt, and this effort of tho
enemy, like the one In Ilcardy,v seems
to have almost definitely stopped.
Against the American sector soutn
of Verdun the (lerman storming troops
hurled themselves 8unday. Tho
American Jnfantry beat the enemy lit
hot fighting, causing the latter to with
draw, with a loss of nearly 100. Neuvn
Egllse, an Important strategic outpost
or the Messlnea ridge, la again In thu
hands of the Germans.
must met Ion and surveyed,
"It nlno will build east and weM,
nnnxil.lo hlcliways whero .noun are
now contemplated, which will be neces
sary to camplcta the system tor ae-
fense purposes.
"A military road, as they nro now
being constructed In Kuropo for war
purposes, nro roads built from twenty
four feet lo forty feet In width, of
henvy concrete construction, with a
six-foot dirt collar on either side. Tho
bill for the construction of this system
tiioiiwnvH was uresenled In tho
house of representatives by Hon. John
E. Tlaker of California, January 31,
1A18. Senator Miles 1'olndextor of
xt'.Mhinoinn Iuik telecrntihed the I'a
rlftc Const Defense Lcuruo turn ne win
(Continued on page I)
by
WASHINGTON, 1. C, April 1C
The War Department review Issued to
day says the turning point on tho west
front Is being reached, nnd the Ger
mans have failed to achlevo victory In
the field, and will soon be forced to
resume their old tactics. They are,
nnw seeklni: to gain territory
striking at different points.
Tho statement declares that It must
be remembered that tho enemy Is wag
ing a buttle of annihilation to achieve
victory, and that the ground thus far
tnken counts for little. It Is ndmltted
that the Germans hnvo made large
gnlns. but they have failed to attain
their aim of decisive strategic success
Austrian Statesman
Resigns From Office
AMSTERDAM, April IB. Count.
Csornlit, the Austrian-Hungarian for-
Oltn nil,ili.,A haa MalM.1 .nwllfte'
to a Vjoaaa dlepatcb. EjupcrorCbarlos ,
ms acespted nls resignation, out nas
Btmeri no successor.
Tho resignation is declared to bo
the outgrowth of Ciernln's recent dec
mtlou that France had been ready to
talk peace. Efforts to explain to oar
many the publication of a iettor from
the Austrian emperor ,to bio brother
lulaw, Prince 8lstus of Sourbon, ay
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lac tnsi ronc" - -
Lorraine, are also said to nave.a.bew;
l. M.MTA Vm la rn.
Wg on u.ernm" - - -
trusted with the conduct1 of foreign af
fairs uulll bis successor is named.
You Can't Make
an Omelet With
out Breaking Eggs
TO. win the war it is unavoidable
that the rights of the individual
be infringed. It is unavoidable that
his personal. comfort be temporarily
ignored, his personal property" tcm-
porarily conscripted, his personal
fortunes temporarily impaired.
We Must Make Haste
We Must Strike Hard
.. There is no time to weigh too care-
' fully the questions of individual
' fc! equity. The big jdb.lhe bne'job, is to
' win the war. There will be plenty of
time co laiK poouc u u-u aujuow
grievances afterward.
AUireUimtntt MkUitWt'vt got on big job ont th momnt-t
Invest in
thTh?n-wWdI.tru.t KttEgT
en as soon aa they knew taey w.'""" - " ,. .,, -. t
been drinking, and Uiat it deatroyed M; " .JSTaJL 12
votes were counted.
Tim vote will not cause any'parUe-
lar difference at present, aa the atoek-
ln.ldere of the Water Usero Asoocia
ti.,n win not meet till the' 1st of May,
and then they will have to alga tha
same contract which waa voted oa sal
in, in v. A decree will have lo be pass
ed 'In the Circuit Court determining
the legality and validity of proceed
ings leading up to the organisation.
their morale.
"You've got to have your wita about
van." he said, "and I would rather go
over the top without rum, and with
just a glass of water."
In illustrating the fact that mere
waa nothing too low but what the
Huns would stoop to, the sergeant told
of Instances where the Huns had
abused Red Cross wagons, and used
them to bring ammunition on the
field, and where they had marched
Bed, and wnere wey nan n:uwi --.-----.. ...
women and children In front -t..JSSt
troop, to protect their troop, and 'P ,"' "7 " " ' -ni-tlo..
move them forward.
The same cur la going thruout the
country,' be said, "to the Uttle towns
and camps, and stirring up '111 feeling
and complaining about hard tune..
You have to guard against the wolf In
Rheep'B ClOtnes. ll IS up lo eaca mw
vldual to do bis part and get arter
them. If you don't, your boys will
have to suffer, a. Canada haa had to
suffer. We were short of men and ma
terial, and we wondered If those at
home were doing their part. Our cry
waa. 'send us the ammunition, ana
i.iniitenant Kuvkendall also spoke
at the meeting at Keno, telling oi we
lira nt tha aoidlera at Camn Lewis. Re
emphasized the fact that the men were
well fed. and that they received xne
very best of training and of medical
attention.
Captain Chas. J. Ferguson congrat-
uinied the Moole On their part In
f
eoquent to the organisation.
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OOTLEQOERS CAUGHT AT
DENVER ROOMING HOUSE
Mrs. Cecil Cook and her husband
were arrested late Saturday night and
a search warrant for, .the Denver Roesn-
in House taJKei out. They spent Sat
urday night la jail, but were released
this morning oa furnishing bona.
Mn. Cook was arrested once bancs
for selling liquor, and waa senteuee
in the federal court with thirty aaya
Imprisonment and 1100 fine. A small
amount of liquor was found at tan ,
house in this instance, but a nuieanoe
case has been filed against them.
nnd told of the ready response which
the men in the mills on the Upper
Klamath Lake had shown. "Bvory
ono of the Americans were subscribers
Klamath County's answer to the kaiser to bonds, he said.
Commissioner Stone
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BONDS
Thi 4pw Ptid for md Contributed by
) KLAMATH FALLS GREAMERY
Inspects Hatcheries
The run of rainbow trout ia prac
tically over In Spencer Creek, accord-
!.. t'n r. V. fltnna. State Fish and
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Onme Commissioner, who made a trip
to the hatcheries there yes-.ero.ay. sar.
Stone aaya that thoy have taken about
two ear oat-half atuuoa traut tgga
there this setae. Thar wlU'W ayai
.. -i... ciim riMak .t&Hna. aid frees
tVa famviT4'. tfl Ike Klamath hntaa
ery. near .Tori XlaiMth?wter tko
hatching will bo oaiaplotod,. and tno
fish held until they reach the tnge
ling stage. Then they will be dls-
,v...j - w iim iraat treaaea' .'1
iriuuira m -.. w
In the state. M
In addition to the egga already tak 1 3
AU- 4a WM nllHU ia ISSS . . -T
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at 8praguo River, sovea Jtuo oai, v
mrnnt aivsr a ravr mum i.l . j-
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vm,i wivae aJ Hour aflle Lake."
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