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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF KLAMATH COUNTY
Twelfth Year No. 3,314
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OFFENSiVEB NOW HOURLY
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INCREASES
LAST NIGHT
RESIDENTS OF UKRAINE DI8- of tlio American Itcd Cross, announc
TRICT, REBELLIOUS AT OERMAN lnB ,hnt ,wo un of wool from the
Wllltft I (nil Ml Mriiwm It ml Knnn nMmnt.
TREATMENT, DECIDE TO BURN
THEIR PROVISIONS
GERMAN AVIATORS BROUGHT
DOWN BY AMERICANS CASUAL.
TV LIST TODAY CONTAIN8 FOR.
TY-FIVE NAMES
LONDON, May SO. The artillery of
the enemy developed In Intensity last
night along Hie front between Albert
and llucquoy, Indicating that tho IiIr
offensive which has bew iiredlcted
now for some time, may be coon
launched. Tho allies, whoso linos Iiiivo
been substantially strengthened during
tho delay, and who Imto captured n
number of strategic points ntong the,
front In smaller engagements, aro
walling In calm confidence for tho
Huns to resumo npumtlons. That tho
enemy lias now had ample lime for the
preparation of whatever mm. ho may
be planning Is belle ed by those who
are. closely In touch with the situation,
and further delay will only decrease
his rlimiriiK nt ittlrrnaN. II Ih lirllnvi,!.
The German ruthless methods of at-,"
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tempting to Rather the foodstuffs Inl
tbe Ukralno aro meeting with bitter
opposition from nn exasperated popu
lace. District nssomblleH In somn
places have decided to burn tho bread
and other provisions.
I'AltIS, May 20. American Runners
today brought down another Gorman
airman.
WITH AMERICAN AltMY, May 20.
Two hostllo airplanes havo been
brouRht down by American nlators.
WASHINGTON, I. 0 May 20. Tho
casualty list today contained forty-five
names. Seven were, killed In action
and seven died from disease. Sergeant
Gerald Patton of Seattle has died from
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DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO
SWEEPS THRU NEBRASKA
OMAHA, Neb., May 20. Twelve per
sons wero killed and twenty Injurcd.ln
a tornado ut Dloomfleld, Nob., on Sat.
urday night. The killed and Injured
were mostly chlldreri.
Big Air Raid
London
LONDON, May 20.-TbUty-.oven I
persona wero killed and ISO Injured In
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TWO POUNDS FROM SHEEP AT
WHITE HOUSE WILL BE SENT
DIRECT TO HIOHEST BIDDER
FROM STATE OF OREGON
8ALKM, Mny 20. Governor James
Willi) combo today received a tele
gram from tlio natlonnl headquarters
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r)I to 0riKon by ,no VwtX
MrH- WIIH," lo bo notd at auction for
the benefit of tho Itcd Cross. Tho pro-
(reeds of this auction will bo known
tlm "Presidents fund."
Gotrrnor Wlthycombo will announce
liMcr when tlio auction wll bo closed,
hut In I lie meantime, 'telegrams and
mailed bids should bo sent direct to
the governor. The wool will bo mailed
lo I he successful bidder by the Presl
dent and Mm. Wllion themselves.
RACE FOR PRIMARIES
HA8 NOT CHANOED
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Owing to wlro trouble thin af-
ternoon tho latent flRurea on the
return from the state primary
election were not obtainable. It
In announced, however, that the
voto announced In Saturday's Is-
hue Is still indicative of tho re
suit. Wlthycombo and McNary
are fur ahead in tho race for rov
crnor nni1 ator on the rcpub-
"n "1ckc1,-f "fw"W Wm """I
Pierce lead for the democrats. It
, ,,rouabIo ,nt wlthycombo and
4. McNary will double the vote of
any of their opponents.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
. AMENDS FOOD PRODUCTION
BILL AFTER CHARGES ARE
MADE BY MICHIGAN MEMBER
WASHINGTON, 1). C, May 20. Af
ter nepresentativo McLaughlin of
Michigan had charged that over 2,000
men employed In the department of
Apilrulturo had been Riven deferred
rlusslflcntlon for military service, the
house today amended tbe food produc
tion bill. stlpulatlnR that none of the
711.ono.000 appropriated should be de
volvt! lo their salaries.
Over
Kills Many
raid ever undertaken.
FOR RED CROSS
HIDE
N 000 Bill
BY THE HOUSE
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 20, 1918
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GIVE NOW TO THE RED CROSS
Today we will be asked by the
American Red Cross to make a liberal
contribution, so that Its effective ef
forts may be maintained.
We shall make that contribution,
and let us make It noteworthy. Let us
sanctify our gifts by dedicating them
as a tribute of appreciation to some
particular Red Cross service.
We hear,contlnually of tbe heroism
or our men, the accuracy of our artil
lery, the efficiency of our fleets. It
makes us proud to read of continuous
ncta of bravery. We are proud of our
heroes when they are, with pomp, dec
DISLOYAL PROFESSOR
FIRED FROM U. OF C.
BERKELEY, May 20. Because of
an "unsatisfactory attitude In general
toward the present war," Dr. Hermann
.iiillus Weber, associate professor of
German, has been dismissed by tbe
university regent. Weber Is the third
member of the faculty to be dismissed
In the last few weeks.
Weber, bom la Germany, became
naturalised and attended Harvard,
from which university he was gradu
ated. He haa been on the staf of the
California university since 1914.
The police here say Weber's resi
dence, where be live with bis wife
and adult ton, Hiram Weber, has been
under surveillance since January, 1916.
AMERICAN STEAMER SUBBED
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 20. The
American cargo steamer B. O. McCul-i
lough has been sunk by it mine or tor-,
pedo in foreign waters. All aboard
were saved except Engineer Daughtry.
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orated for distinctive service, and we
mourn and, suffer with them In their
losses and their sufferings.
When the day of victory comes, they
will march back to us, and wp will give
them ovation after ovation. No body
of men shall receive greater homage
from a grateful people.
Beside them will probably walk, un
heeded, n puro white army of sweet
anil noble women, tho Red Cross
nurses. During the long and terrible
war, tl.ey wero given far too llttlo
praise. They served heroically and
patiently, without rank, without ap
plause, without decoration. Theirs was
EVENT PLANNED FOR TOMOR.
' ROW NIGHT MOTHERS WITH
BOYS IN SERVICE HAVE PLACES
OF HONOR ALL AUTO OWNERS
INVITED '
A mammoth .Red Cross parade In
honor of the big drive now In progress
U being arranged for tomorrow night,'
and it Is hoped that all persons having
autoa will decorate them and partial-;
RED UROSS
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Contributed y Frank Godwin.
the harder task, tho constant environ
ment of sickness and death, the ever
present danger. Their reward has been
n womans reward has always been
tho sweetness of conscientious ser
vice. Let us show them our silent, true de
votion, which, after all, Is sweeter than
applause; but let us add to this the
bucking of our wealth. Let us Give!
Give! Give! Let us furnish the ma
terial things for their comfort and the
execution of their work. Let us show
them in unmistakable terms that
Klamath county Is with them, and
back of them, In their acts of mercy,
Fate In the affair. It Is especially
urged that mothers having boys at the
front be among those In this parade.
G. A. Krause of the Klamath Manu
facturing company, who Is In charge
of the' affair, announces that the pa
lade will start near the White Pelican
garage at 7:30. All members of tho
Junior Red Ciyisb aro asked to bo at
tbe Klamath Devedopment company
office at this time.
KLAMATH BOYS WILL ATTEND
MILITARY TRAINING SCHOOL
Three Klamath Count)'' boys, James
Stewart of Langell Valley, Merle
Loosely of Fort Klamath and Allan
McComb of Klamath Falls, will attend
tbe military training school at the Pre
sldlo, which will commence on June
3d, and will last one month.
Tbe men for this training course
will be selected from the different uni
versities in the Western department
of the army. The graduates of the
ramp will not receive commissions bo
c.uise of their attendance at sohooL
Price Five Beilta ' f?"i
EXPECTED1
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SAW MILL ON
REMAIN
RE1ATHN
ASTONISHING CHANGE MADE IN
REMARKABLY SHORT TIME IN
MILL AT CHILOQUIN PLANT IS
RUNNING AT. FULL CAPACITY
A most remarkable transfomratlon
from nn old, dilapidated saw mill on
the banks of the Williamson River, a
short distance above Cblloquln, on the
Klamath Reservation, has been
wrought by tbe Modoc Lumber com
pany under the management of J. O.
Goldthwalte. Where a few months
ego the desolate mill structure flapped
In the wind, there has sprung into ex
istence an entire village on both sides
or tbe beautiful stream, which Is now
ctossed by a bridge at this point
The mill Itself has been almost en
tirely rebuilt, and approximately fifty
woikmen'a houses have been con
structed adjacent, among the trees. A
lurge yard of sawed lumber greets the
eyo of the visitor on bis approach, and
logs are seen being brought in from
every direction. A new logging en
glno "has-been j secured very recently,
and 'will be put into operation In a
short time. Tbe plant is running now
at Its full capacity of 100,000 feet dally.
with a double shift. More than 100
men are now employed by this con
cern. U.S.
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MAN WHO HAD SEVENTEEN VIC
TORIES TO HIS CREDIT IS KILL
ED WHEN HE ATTACKS BIG GER
MAN TRIPLANE IN CLOUDS
WITH AMERICAN ARMY, May 20.
Major Raoul Lufbcry of tho American
Dying Corps, was killed In an aerial
battle. He lived in Connecticut. The
German aviator who killed him evi
dently escaped.
Luf berry was regarded as the best
American aviator. He was attacking
n 1 Ik German triplane when shot down.
Ho was hit In the thumb which then
penetrated his gasoline tank. He
jumped when 800 yards above tbe
ground, Lufbery had seventeeu vic
tories to his credit.
OVERMAN BILL 13 NOW LAW
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 20. The
president today signed the Overman
bill, which gives him broad powers to
co-ordlnato the different government
departments.
MRING
AVIATOR DIES
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Birdman Thought Lost
Is Discovered Wo
I'AKIH, -May zp. waptain unaries
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mono or rennsytvama, a memo.r or
the Lafayette squadron, who was
pnntlv nmnrted to ho lost after ml
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OFFICIAL NIWMntt!
OF KLAMATH FALLS
LAST YEAR
PRICES ON
AGAIN HOLD
WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD ESTAB.
t LI8HES FIGURES FOR THIB
YEAR PRICES NAMED tOft AT
LANTIC. SEABOARD POINT
WOOL WILL
GOVERNMENT WILL RESIRVI
PRIOR RIGHT ON ALL CLH7
AND REMAINDER WILL 'BE 'PIS. , '
TRIBUTED UNDIR BOAR' O.
RECTION
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WASHINGTON, D. C, May 99. Tk
mnr Imttotrlai hnanl tiaa a&flfW"?'''!
price of the 1918 wool clip at' tbe
prices established in June but year.
These prices are made at the Atlantic -seaboard
markets, and on a aeeWai
basis. , k'
The government Is to hare a prier
right on all tbe clips, and the reaialsv
der is subject to distribution for Other
uses under the direction of the war lav
dustrles board. Distributing .centers
have been selected.
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COUNTY COURT HOLDS
BUSINESS SESSION
The county court will hold a special
business session this afternoon. ArebJ
tect Houghtallng is in the city fresa
Portland, and it Is believed that saat
(era relating to the court house
structlon wll( be'aader dlscaesioa.
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BACCALAUREATE SERVICES ,
DRAWS A FULL HOUSE
Houston's opera house was well
rilled last night to hear tbe annual
Baccalaureate services, which vera
greatly enjoyed. Rev. E. P. Lawrence
preached the sermon, and Rev. W. H.
Cox took part Int conducting tan ser
vices. The,aermon on the subject 1
splratlon" was greatly enjoyed.
NEGRO TROOPERS COMMENDED
FOR BRAVERY BY PERSHINtt
WASHINGTON, D. 0., May 99.
Persing's communique today tells of
the gallantry of two negro troopers,
who, while wounded, fought off twenty
German raiders.
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