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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1918)
ir;', v'l 4 Sty? Cuimmn Brrald OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER 4 OFFICIAL NEWIFAnt OF KLAMATH FALLS OF KLAMATH COUNTY TwtlMh Yssr No. II,U1I KLAMATH FALLS, OREOON, MONDAY,' APRIL 22, 11S Price lva,$ente ANOTHER HUN BLOW EXPECTED SOON 'WWW WWIWWWWMWIMrMWW ssWjaaaeesSasWsSasySeJttStseaaWasisttia LULL USED 1 BY t TO FORTIFY POSITIONS HUNS WILL PROBABLY STRIKE IN TRBMENOOUS EFFORT TO IMPROVE UNFORTUNATE POSI TION IN WHICH THEY ARE MHO AMERICAN GUNNERS REMAIN ON JOB APTIR BEING ORDERED TO RETIRE SALVATION ARMY OIRLS SERVE COPPEE AND DOUGHNUTS lljr AaaorlatMl l'i While awaiting the next German alow, iuw tnnmftntarllv Aviuwliwi flan.' ml Halg 1 taking advantage of the comparatively lull lo strensthen hU Hum. The German are naturally ex-' peeled lo make further attempts to eitrlcate themselves (ram the pocket Into which they have forced them selves on the southwest of Yprro. Tho Sommo battlefield In closely watched an a possible scene of the next attempt of the enemy. The Americana north wont of Toul drove the enemy from positions taken Baturday, and restored their line. Tho Hermann had evidently Intended to separate the Americans from the French, and to wipe out the American sector. WITH TUB AMERICAN A II. MY. Two low-flying German'alrplaneawrro brought down Saturday by the Amer ican machine gunners during the Her man attack on the northweat of Toul. The gunners bad been ordered to re tire, but remained and fought effect ively. The Salvation Army girls served coffee and doughnut until forced to leave when the fire became too hot, and even then thoy left with reluctance. They were cheered by the soldiers on their departure. WA8HINOTON. D. C, April IS. The war department review issued to day says that the Qermana have made i enormous aacrlflcee on the western front, which have been barren of re ulta ao far. Should the preaent drive for the channel porta fall, the strate gist look for the enemy to "undertako further and even more powerful thrusts." 1.0NDON. April II. The British succeeded In advancing their lines slightly last night by local operations near Vlllara-Bretonne and Albert on tllA dnmrne, luni art! taas tAKaitrl In "- --. ..U..V .HU . .W--. .-, nanuera. a strong Oerman attack to (be north of Albert waa repulsed. BRITISH Wilson Opposes Chamberlain Bill WA8iUNhTON. April & 'JSSSSk -. - v 'nresldentseid that tho hill. woujd-plACf .Tb President haa.tajea.tis staa ?Urited States on leva! Sritu 'Its Ppoeltloa. to legator .Chamberlain's weijM, Ha declares thtt tit atea Proposed gtsasure whisk) would, try sa-'ure Is opposed to the spirit arfd par titionists by court Martial. Ipoae of the espionage laws. America's Great Army General YMwrrartl ?&V1 i r ?... lW.M .!' U ..." I ui-nM Iheuf s- Major-General Wood, who will prob ably nave command of a division -on the battle front. T F IS ASSAULTED BY SISTER-IN-LAW, MOTHER-IN-LAW AND TWO OTH- ERS OF HER KIN AT FIGHT AT LOST RIVER DAM YESTERpAY Mr. Rogers Williams, a squaw at the tout River dam, waa injured badly yesterday, when she waa lilt on the end with a hatchet by a group of her relatives. Tho cause of tho quarrel haa not been announced an yet, altho McClellan Willlums and his wife and Mrs. Roger William's mother-in-law and eliter-ln-law were suld to have been fighting her. Mrs. Williams waa brought In town In an automobile with a gash over her eye and her left cheek badly scarred. ALL 'POOD RUSHED TO BELGIUM WASHINGTON, D. (?., April IS. Pood tihlpmentH to the civilian popula ting in the allied countries will be suspended for ten days, to move the grain to the Belgians, who are now In dcHperate straits. i2fl!iEl'H&BaaaaaWlBBm ! Vat' vlTwtXvBaenpBBBBl r ''IK!EuuaaaaaTsl EfgEfBj V ifr.rv ebb 'aaaaV ". "m WWSJSWJ SBBWa t ' fA Kpj'"'t nd 'Itm . ij2TX .,. wBr 1 i&fjaW'.Ss jpiffW in BY GROUP 0 RELAirVFS AMU REPULSE A CCCTOR NEAR TOUL STORMED V 1,900 PICKED TROOP AP. TIR GAS AND ARTILLERY ROM. ARDMENT, RUT LINEC F'L TO otvr WAY WITH THE AMERICAN AMMY IN FRANCE, April II. Tero htudred German storm troops, the targes, num ber cTcr concentrated against the American for an offenlra oporatloa, weie hurled agalnat the Amer'can po fltiunr on a one-mile front wet I of lienneice foreet, nbrtbwes: of Tonl, or. ftiturday, after a terrlBo bombnid Mtnt of gaa and high esploalvo shells. The enemy succeeded in peaetrst l.g lh front line trenches and tnklug the lllage of Selcbepruy, but after f'jrlout hand to band flgbtlnc, whith wnM Mill going on at nightfall, the Amerir.an troops recaptured tho vit iligo and moat of tbe ground lost la the eurly fighting. N Americana were' taken prisoners, but thtee Qermaas were captured, RERMN, (via tondon), April II. The capture of IIS American priaon era and twenty-live machine guns by the Hermann la claimed In an oflclal report from headqnartera today. It In aUo declared that the lines of tbe Hermann have been advanced to a depth of a mile and a quarter In the illittrlct of Selcheprey. The statement ronrlmlrd with the assertion that tbe Atiii-rlrnnt raftered heavy losses. BYFLAMES BEAUTY PARLOR ESTABLISH MENT ON FIFTH STRUT BURNS YESTERDAY FIRE IB START. KD FROM OIL STOVE IN REAR OF BUILDING A fire, caused by an oil stove la tbe rear of the building broke out la tbe I'roAher Beauty Parlor building oa riflh street, between Mala aad Pine meets yesterday at noon. The ire department was called and several garden hose war used to quench the ffaaes,altho they were not extinguished till tbe cpateata of tbe building were destroyed, aad tbe build ing badly damaged. Tbe loss of taa building, however, was covered by la suronce. ' Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Rivers aad Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Prosser were la the building when the ire started. Mr. end Mrs. Prosser. who lived dowa stairs, got out easilywhile Mrs. Riv era was rescued frosa tho wtadow of tbelr apartawnta upstairs. Chief of Police Wilson was oa tho spot, aad lifted up one oa the oatookara to help tbe woman dowa. Taa raaeuar st bold of Mrs. Rivers, aad waa. staadr iH'hlaustt by holding atk als abora tbe doer, wham' It hMBt Meat a4 tU two. el the f Vdl4aaae. awmvaigat- tsw vm , eeeaawa wi .1k4!(niiirit' ' ''' V a1kat!k'(url. TT "T,7""i t- I , . . . ' Tha'auOdlfi la4 ta J. w. Me- Me4 Coy, who deas Mat eeatessslate a building It. HG ATTACK NIK DHD L I e SUPERINTENDENT OP OREGON ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE TELLS CROWD LAST NIGHT JOHN BAR LEYCORN MUST GO IN ORDER TO WIN THE WAR Nationwide 'or worldwide prohibi tion was suggested by Honorable Ed ward Rawdoav superintendent of the Oregon Aatl-Baloon League, aa an Im portant measure leading towards vic tory In tho present war, spoke at tbe Methodist church last night "We've go.to clean up this Job now," cald Mr. Rawdoa. "Tbe American people art lata frame of mind to do It. Two talnga are bound to come out of this war, atlleast, nationwide prohi bition aad unity, ao that instead of having forty-eight sovereign states we will be one nation." Mr. Rawdoa told how thruout the past the German alliance, which baa lately disbanded, baa stood Arm agalnat prohibition In any form. "Look at taa names on the different breweries," aeald, "aad see If you think that ttaw-aauld bo -connected -In any way with the pro-German propa ganda being spread thruout the coun try. It ought not to be up to the differ ent communities to get tbe country dry, but up to the congress of tbe United States," according to Mr. Raw don. "Here, at leaat," he said, "we will never have tbe question settled and settled right, till our neighbor on the south geta dry, and It looks like we will have to help her get dry, aa aho does not seem able to do It atone." Mr. Rfcwdon explained that all the Anti-Saloon League waa attempting to do waa to secure tbe co-operation of everyone who Is opposed to the liquor traffic, aa he says that victory can be won only thru co-operation. "We are getting our forces ready for the last big drive to go over tbe top and put prohibition all over tbe United States," he said. FORTY-TWO IN ARMY CITED FOR BRAVERY WAHHINOTON. D. C., April II. Forty-two Individuals and sections of the United States army ambulance drivers have been cited by French commanders for bravery. Two entire sections have been commended. Tbe Hat baa been received by tbe surgeon Keneral. GERMAN PRISONERS DEMAND (.QUALITY AMONG SELVES I.ANDON. Anrll II. Tbe Russian dispatch saya that the German pris- onera are demanding ecuallty between officers aad men, aad are organising to prevent being sent home. Germany demands that the Ruaslsn authorities disarm the prisoners and take charge of the situation until tbe Germans caa deal with It. FINISHES OARAGE H. Oram haa Just laUhed work on tha musts which he has constructed at his boats oa Tenia aaa wgu. 10CAL BOY REACHES FRANCE , WhM'lust'saateoelvei.oJlse aazsr. -arrival'' la VMRCa of gtailey Wosd, sea of Mf tatMr H.Wod raJJeas aty.- Bittst Wood . Mleatuted wiu tha ornaaaee iepan ateM. Ha sailed about April It:. KWG ALCOHO ISA mmm MET FEVER CAUSES DFATH B SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD BOY IN HIGH SCHOOL DIES AFTER ILLKCB2I C FEW DAYS FUNERAL WAS HELD YESTERDAY AFTERNOON F.chard Rlggs, aged 14, died cnily Buninj morning aa tbe result of a cue of scarlet fever with wblcb he hed been suffering but a few dar. lti.'liud, who waa In M s.:phomcre yjar ai high school, Kttendci! school until Wednesdsy, when he was dis covered to have scarlet fovor. The boy waa tbe ion of P. W. WW), who Is Identified vrita the W. O. Smith Printing company. Mr. nnd Mrs. Rlgga have two other none and onn daughter. Robert Rlwi, the old- et boy, la now with tbe Aviation Corps at Dallas, Texas, whllu George PlKfW Is a sealor la high vr-hool here. Tbe daughter, Louise, has been In training as a nurse at the Fablola hcnpltal In Oakland for the post two yesrs. She also suffered with a case otacarlet fever last fall, but with fate ful attention managed to recover. The funeral waa held last alht nt S o'clrck, with only a few person.! pres ent, duo to tbe nature of his f.nh. Floral tributes were sent by the liirli school students and othets who could not be present. E E MISS LILIAN STILTS, PROMINENT WOMAN HERE, DIBS FROM 8H0CK WHEN BEAUTY PARLOR BUILDING BURNED YESTERDAY Ah the result of excitement caused by the fire which destroyed tbe Beauty Parlors on Fifth street yesterday, Mss Lilian Stilts, who haa been a resident here for many years, died of boart failure. Miss Stilts was among tbe many on lookeis at the Are, and was particular ly concerned because tbe rear of the Stllta building, in which their auto mobile waa kept, was near the burn ing building. In response to the call for an axe, she showed where it waa kept, nnd shortly afterward had a stroke of heart trouble, with which she haa been troubled by spells for many years. Shu was placed In tbe rear of the building, where several physicians were In at tendance, but died about twenty mln uate later, after having severe hem orrhages. Miss Stilts, with her two stsleis, Miss Ellsa Stilts and Mrs. Annie Iacb, have been running tbe Stilts dry roods store, near Fifth and Main streets, for many years. In addition to these two sisters, Miss Stilts bus two brothers, Phil Stilts and Harry Stilts of thla city, and two brothers and n alser In the Vast, who are her survivors. Tho deceased, who was bom In Blair, Neb., was itt years of ago. ' Tha funeral will ha bald toaaorraw. afternoon atrS o'clock, atta -Whit- )oek'.uadertau uriofi.r.under -toe auspices aC,te CkristUi -.Science, lo- kleto Friends, wishing to give flora; tributes .should send them to tne un dertaking parlors. ' KARTTROUBl Hfflffi BRINGS DEATH Y. M. C. A. Brings Famous British Evangelist Here V. 3'nwM:!awf!a'RSJsuj..;c34 OYFaY SMITH The Y. M. C. A. bas brought to the United,, R, fates Gypsy Smith, perhaps immaam snun araagcusi oil waffyei iars. This photograph shows Ntlm in tho costume be wore at the. front In France. Just before be left Great -Britain he waa decorated by If In fljwil-Ml fai- lila i-vf,Mfttriti the war. The evangelist will tour the LI fBBBaaaBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa I lsnaaaaaaaBtW KV 1 r uaaaaalaaaaaaYan saaasjii L. aaaauaauweaJsysjaKv 'Jaalc fj naaaBsgsaaaw VEul U taataaaaaawfisBBaaaae'vitotaa tlEBBBBBBBBBaaaai saaaaaaaaaaaaaaK i 'isaaaaaa! PaauaaaaaaaEBSbBABBBrflaaaPBv 3H anBBanVri?PriBBBBm9aaTrfvri 8 7 SESEwtfKtnaaavVEBjUrv h VfirjlM.ri(dRiHU(l n United Statea for three weeks to speak " " of Tyron McKendrie of this In many cltlea about tbe war. Many "? ""' awaiting burial, while Wll organliatlona have made efforta to Holbrook nnd J. B. Paddock are bring the famous preacher to tbe Unlt-,neld ln Jn nere- chsed aa reepoa- ed States,. but he refused to come for.1".6'8 ror Bl deatn- any other than tbe Y. M. C. A. RANCH HOUSE NEAR DAIRY BURNS DOWN , .. . , . . J The house on the homestead of Ed Foster, near Dairy, burned to tbe ground yesterday during his absence, He bail been burning brush on his land before leaving home, but does not believe thla could have caused the blase. He bad left tbe bouse and had enne Home distance, when he looked around and saw tbe smoke. The nlace.alr when McKendrie came to the Hol- was pant aaving before be .could ar "i rive to light the flames. ' TRAIN OF CATTLE e COMBS FROM SOUTH D. M. McLemore, a prominent cattle buyer haa Just brought in a train load of cattle from the south, which were taken for pas- e ture on the reservation ranges. f) The shipment waa In charge of e) Herman Canard .of Red Bluff, e Geo. E. Strong, who does an ex- tensive butcher business In Northern California, came In at the same time. He Is planning to bid for the fresh meat supply for several of the mills In this district. Serious Quakes In Southern California L08 ANGELES, April II. Two ara daad. aid tevacal Injured la the Uttla'towB of HameL and the town of fan Jacinto has taA business district sir in ruins icoayaa several auu dred homes twitted out or snaps.- as the result of a aeries of earthquakes wnk-U shook Southern California. Tho PROMINENT STOCKMAN KILLED IN A QUARREL WELL KNOWN SHEEP MAN SHOT ON RANGE IN EAST KLAMATH COUNTY FOLLOWINO DISPUTE OVER RANGE TERRITORY TWO MEN HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS DEATH NOW IN JAIL HERE AWAITING PRELIMINARY HEARING ONE ADMITS THE SHOOTING As the result of a dispute over range territory for sheep In Bantam Klamath County Saturday, the body of 0. T, McKendrie, a prom jnent 'sheep man nJ W001 buyer' "nd memb,r The tragedy occurred at Dry Prairie near Horsefly Valley, about eighteen miles from Bonanza, between 11 aad 13 o'clock, Saturday forenoon. A cor- nerB Jur' conRllt'D& of 3' ' H,m laxer, r. tv. urouuaworu, r. n. oera, Q. U. IlUkc, George 8parrentorn'nnt Ed Martin, which was hastily taken to he cene returned a vttAlct that taa deceased came to his death from a gunshot wound, and that Holbrook aad Paddock were responsible for tha.act Both Holbrook and Paddock doc'ara that the former did the shooting, That all three of the men were armed, and that trouble wan In, tha brook camp, waa ..brought out at tha Inquest. t j2lB& that Holbrook had leased rang from Paddock, aad that It wns In a dispute over some of this territory that the trouble started. The snot where the fighting occurred was on ground which Paddock de- .dares he bas homestead filings. The sheep camps of McKendrie and Hol- brook are reported to be about half a lme apart. A statement by Holbrook fund Paddock that two shots were fired fr0m the McKendrie camp during the j disturbance was denied by the McKen v drle herders. Holbrook and Paddock jwero on foot during the controversy, , while McKendrie was mounted on a ( noddle horse. Following the two shots, . which vere fire.l near the tenls, the hore reared and plunged, dropping .the body about thirty yards distant. , The deceased was born In Adln, Mo ! (Continued on page 4) , nuaVnu started yesterday 'aftansook, -M and were ten at. ioni,wrna i uuju ,i;i&J ... . - a.. f.ii. ..Alwtk Vt.-'l midnight thmout the .totarlojr;';, Vvuf! . TWO KWfr 'esixaquasee mm , , cs at and i?an Jaelntoshartly altar S-M i OCIOC'K tnis niorniin mmw; ! ty j.i . . m &' ,. T . i TWMM TV ?) m fullina.froju tjio. tdlt.ejrng walla of tha $ij -$ wrecKage' Added to- the general rulaV a :M &V3fo