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OFFICIAL NEWIFAnt
OF KLAMATH FALLS
OF KLAMATH COUNTY
TwtlMh Yssr No. II,U1I
KLAMATH FALLS, OREOON, MONDAY,' APRIL 22, 11S
Price lva,$ente
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AMERICAN GUNNERS REMAIN ON
JOB APTIR BEING ORDERED TO
RETIRE SALVATION ARMY
OIRLS SERVE COPPEE AND
DOUGHNUTS
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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
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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.
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the battle front.
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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.
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CCCTOR NEAR TOUL STORMED
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TIR GAS AND ARTILLERY ROM.
ARDMENT, RUT LINEC F'L TO
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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
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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:.
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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.
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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. '
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Y. M. C. A. Brings
Famous British
Evangelist Here
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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
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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
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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
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rive to light the flames.
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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
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