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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY," JUNE 20, 1918
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ATTACK AION ITALIAN FRONT
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DRIVE GERMANS OUT OK
POCKKT LAST NIOIIT IIY AHT1L.
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tram Lake (tarda to the Adriatic aen
la afrowla'g weaker; although the
fighting la Hill atrenuoue from Mon-
ttllo to tke aea. The enemyJias been
almost completely checked ilnco Bun,'
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London, June JO.-Newa has been t
received In thla city that the Itallang
have regained Capo Belto. a town on
a lagoon west of the Plave river, and
ear lia aaouio, wnisn uo .. ..
captured. It la also retiorted that
the Italians had regained 'nil terri
tory between Benson and the Koh
actta canal.
y Associated Press
With tke American Forces on the
Merge. June 10. The Americans at
tacked tka Oermans to the northwest
of Chateau, Thierry during tho night
and made an aitvanco of flvo-elghths
aiuu. ak. n j. !. tin fir
f a bsiio, oriTwi " w..u...
!?" ! fr! '.Z. " h Just returned from an extensive
'!dlr.! wZdtw without Wt n Germany and wa. held on ner
that an Infantry attack would follow..1 nuthorltiea.
Oeaeral Perahlng haa reportod ttiel
suceeaaful bombing of a (lermnn rati-;
road ward at Conflana. The Amerl
ean patrols crossed tho Mnrnu and
took more prisoners.
Paris,, June 10. The Fronch en
tered the Uerman lines between Mont
dldler and the Olse river Inst night
and captured 10 prisoners.
Washington'. June' 20. Tho army
caeualty list Issued today by (loneraj
Panning contalna 73 names. Seven
teen were killed in action and nine
died of wouds.
TO KNLAHOK CliAW ONE
iaraah'itnn. jiina 10. Prellmln'
ar reporta iadlcate that 60,000 men erations and nak leniency In any ac
ma be added to clasa one aa a result tlon taken to break up or expose the
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of Crowdes recent order for a
re-
eiatsuicaiion.
tock Yard
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MrtteaMrair iirTiiTprasi-'Juiy.wth.; . ; .
sirL. i na-satlon ofl License, will also be required ef
deflag ulletkirarda of , the .United
ttatea slaeed under federal licenses
th food admlnlstratlea before
OWING TO HEAT AND XOIHK IN
COUNTY COURT ROOM, HEH.
MIONH HAVE BEEN MOVED TO
UPPER ItOOM IN MTV HALL
Ton men hail boon selected on the
Jury of the McKendroo murder cue
jat two o'clock (Hit afternoon, which
l the four Hi day of (ho trial.
, Owing to tha nolne occasioned by
PROVED A "l worl "" the now building adja
' cent to the old court house and the
1C( of tho room whch becamo Intol-
.cranio yesterday, the-court has today
I innvnl lo tho council chamber In
tun city noil, wncro mo worn 11
l,rorcdl" much moro "tlsfactorlly.
AUnou,h Ul0 work ot Meeting a
Jury l a monotonous and wearisome
affair, tho Interest In the trial Is. so
Kr6Mt Umt tho rocm u woU ,ed at
I nearly nil time.
Tho following men have been ac-
j copied aa Jurora thusfar: Alln qtan-
.'able, Henry Bearaon, Tom. Orubb, W.
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bur(J ChM Mnck( Kre(1 ajieeaan,
urlt-o McCormlck and Prank Bevlt.
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SHIPPING HOARD MEMBER
PROTESTS PROHIBITION
WBinniton( June ao.-Balnbrldge
Colby, a member of the chipping
bwrd voroulIy proteiited to the sen.
M) agrcluirn, coramUee against
,rtU,. nrnhihlilon.
Ho aald If
they took tho beer away from the
working man tho cutput of the ship
yardii would bo reduced 2t, per cent
WEALTHY GERMAN
WOMAN RKLKAHED
JacksonvlllcJuno 20. Mra. Adol
pliu Itusi'li haa been released.
Mra. HuHcli, who la the chief owner
. .. , , . hmwlna romoany
MAY OPEN INDIAN ItANIM
KOR MINERAL IIKVKLOPMKNT
Washington, Juno 20. A bill op
ening thirty million acres of the
Western Indian Unds to private do.
volopment upon a royalty baslt, for
war material was possen In the aen-'
uto and .now goo to the house..
(0VKRNMK.NT (1IIAKTKM
NOW WANT LKNIKNCY
Washington, June 20. Many self.
acknowledged contingent feo agents
appeared before the department of
Justice yesterday to explain tneir op-
system of defrauding (he government
and contractors.
Dealers
Be Licensed
.ir ' commission men, speoulator,
Bcnlpera and those handling livestock
In connection with the stock yards.
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WESTERN UNION MENDS MKH.
MAGES IIY HUIT CASK INHTKAD
OK IIY WIRE AGKNTtt ARREST
ED ON EASTERN TRAINH
Waahlgton, D. C, June 20. Pos-
Ul Imipectora have arrested a number
of traveling agents of the Western
Union. Telegraph company on trains
between Boston, New York and Phil
adelphia, Baltimore and Washington
and seised suit casea filled with mes
sage's filed for transmission by tele
graph.
This practice Is considered In viola
tion of tho postal laws.
MIS ID
Another real estate transfer In the
Big Springs unit, of the Horsefly pro
ject wee consummated last week
when Mr. and Mrs. Nate Otterbelq
sold the property knowji as the "Old
Hoagland Ranch" to deorge Elliott.
Elliott haa been charge of the place
for some time and baa the place wen
stocked with dairy cattle, while the
entire place is In grain thla year.
The consideration la aald to have been
M0 per acre, the sellers retaining
their interest In this year'a crops.
Mr. Otterbeln recently resigned bis
position aa linotype operator for tho
Evening Herald to undertake the
management of the ranch, and he
claims that the sale of the property
confers on him. the tltlo of "retired
rancher," but also claims that the in
come tax law attll has no terrors
for him. '
FIRHT MAN UP KOR
INCOME TAX EVASION
Ban Francisco, Junk 20. Blgmund
Klrcbberg, of the Sun Tent and Awn
Ing company. Is the first man to be
prosecuted in the criminal courts for
false and fraudulent returns to evade
the Income tax,
ARMY OFFICERS IMPLICATED
IN CONTRACT GRAFTING
New York, Juno 10. Army offlc
era whose namea are withheld, were
arrested by treaeury agents hero to
day. They are connected with tba al
leged war contract grafting, aad there
U to be a natlon-.wlde investigation
of the matter.
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YANKEE CAPTAIN TAKES
BLANK KOR OUSTING I. W. W.
esaaamwa-aas-
Blsbee, Aria., June 10. Harry
Wheeler, tha former sheriff who had
charge of. the deportation of tka cop
per miners last year, cabled from
France, where ha la aow a captain,
In the United States aw. assuming
tba whole responsibility for the de-
portstkas;
' '.ROOMINO aHWSBSOLD
C. c, William, who was formerly
eaiaecte with the, KUmath Caen
Grocery sere. hss purchased the
equipment of, the Washington Room
Ing House of Mr. 8tell,Maug, and
has taken possession.
EAST KIAMATH
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.PUMPS TO HIGHER LEVEL TO
ASSURE THEIR SAFETY
Puttlns of water on the 2500 acres
of land In the Big Syrlnga unit neac
Bonania has been delayed for a short
time, owing to a decision of the
ranchers to raise the bump about four
feet to prevent the'fooislblllty of Its
being swept away by( high water, ac
cording to rancnerav 01 mat aisirici.
As soon aa thla work; la completed the
water will be turned on this new pro
ject for the first time.' It Is believed
that the wholo 6,000 acres In that
section which are to be put under ir.
rlgatlon thla year by means of the
different pumping plants, will be In
operation within the next three
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Washington, June 20. The grave
food situation In Austria und appar
ent fa'lluro of tho new offensive
against Italy, baa excited pessimistic
comment from the Vienna press.
An official, dispatch from Zurich,
quotes Vienna newspapcra as saying
"the situation will be still more ser
ious In Vienna when the sanguinary
defeat of the Imperial forces, on the
Italian front becomes known."
PARTY AT DAIRY
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On Monday evening the many
frlenda of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bur
doff gathered and gave them a real
old-fashioned chavorl. Danclug waa
the feature ot the evening, after
which refreshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Burdoff are a popular
young couple or Dairy, Oregon.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
R. Scott, Mr. and Mrs! Dayton and
family, Mr. and Mrs. J. Llskey, Mr.
and Mrs, H. Stocton, Mr. and Mrs. M.
Btocton, Mr. and Mrs. O. McCumbert,
and family, Mr. and Mrs. H. Arrant,
Mr. and Mr. M. Ruec, Ross Button
and family,' Mr. and Mr. T. Helm,
Mr and Mr. Roberta, Mrs. Ander
son and daughter, Mr.. Helm, Mr.
James and daughter, Mr. C. Llskey,
Mls Inrlght', Mis Oden, Mis Rulck,
Mr. Fester, D. D. Llskey, Dora Luh
key, Archie Berkley, Henry Stocbler,
Que Helm, Fred Rulck Johnny Don
nel, Waldo Jones, Mr. Weldman, H.
J, O'Brien, Jim Grimes, Will and Ste
ven Inrlght, '
MODOC POINT ROAD COMPLETED
The publlo will be glad to hear that
the road around Modoc,- Point hab
been widened eo that ltvle possible
for cars and wagons to peas at any
place alongMho grade. ;"
This Is a very credible, piece of
work and 1 due In a great part to C.
D. Wilson and hi crew of fine work
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It I declarid in this ease, tho coun
ty sot a dollar wcr,l"wor:c lor
every dollar expended; -,
The camp Is being mo'red today to
s, point further along thsjlinp, where
the road is badly In need at repairs.
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BRATION BIO PROQRAM
In order to( better accommodate
the big eventu of the Rodeo at the
July Fourth celebration here, the Mo
doc Ball park boundaries are being
enlarged substantially. The old line
fence blew down lost winter and is
being rebuilt on lines which wilt em
brace a much larger acreage, A
most exciting program consisting of
bucking contests, cow girl races, rop
ing, steer tlelng, wlld horse races,
bulldogglng and tne world's cham
pion bucking bull, Nero, are sche
duled In the bills now appearing over
the city.
SMWN
To address the members in the wo
nion's organisations of tho county on
the Thrift Stamp fork and other ac
tivities, Mrs. Charles. H. Castner of
Hood River, chairman of the womana
committee, State Council of Defense,
and president of tho Federation of
Women's- clubs, of the state, will ar
rive this evening and will meet the
club workers of the county and make
an address Saturday afternoon at two
o'clock In the parlors of the Hotel
Hall.
Mrs. Castuer haa Just returned
from Washington, D. C. and haa a
numhnr ft nltw methods of WOrk,
which are sure to prove heipful to
club workers, and It Is hoped that a
large number will bo present at the
mooting.
Tho visitor Is on Intimate friend of
Mrs. C. A Plath of this city and wl
be entertained at her home while
hero.
COUNTY DEFENSE COUNCIL
OPENS OFFICE QUARTERS
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The Klamath County Council of
Defease.a branch of the State coun
cil, haa opened an office in the rooms
three and four of the Loomla build
ing,
The office will be open evenings
from "7:30 to 9:30 and Information
will bo received relative to the gen
eral defense of tbe nation.
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SOLDIER TELLS OF
' LIKE IN TRENCHES
A letter' from C. E. Huntington,
who formerly resided at Klamath
Falls, and who Is aow a member of
the 29th batalllon, company A, in
France, will be very interesting to
bis friends In this city. He describe
tome of the living conditions and;
says that the rains this spring made
the life in the trenches most-uncomfortable.
When the .letter wa writ'
ten he wa living In a small dugout
in tbe sldo ot the trench.
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GOVERNMENT
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DEED OK EASEMENT GIVEN CA-
NAL COMPANY IN ISM DE
CLARKD TERMINATED FOR
FAILURE MEKTOBLKATH)NS .
The Klamath Caaal company, Kla
math Water Users associatkm aad
J. B, Bend wore aaade defendaats la
an action filed by City Attorney R..C.
Qroesbeck tor the city ot KUmath
Falls yesterday declaring the deed;ot
sssement given tha Klamatn Caaai
.ompeny by the city on August S3,
1906, has been termlaated for failure
to comply with tha conditions Im
posed.
The complalat reeites that the da
fendaata were given right to con
struct aa Irrigatloa oaaal across Jet-
fersoa, Frsaklla, Waaklagtoa, Bash,
East, Ercveath, Dotld aad Sargeat
streeU la return (or which the latter
were to coaetraet bridge where "rea
aoaably required," It ladleatea that
tho requesiJsjav bridge at tha. Inter
section of pf aaVli ' with Klereath
street, ia. comallaaea with this eea
& v - -- - si amaaat alauataft I
the easement termasated
It waa expected by the city official
at the time tha Eleventh street Im
provement waa made that tha recla-
mctlon aerrloe, which waa supposed
to have taken over the obligations of,
tho old canal company, would proceed l
with Abe construction of a bridge
connecting the two eada of the pave
ment. Failure to do this haa caused
tbd clty'a claim.
LATEST REGISTRANTS
ONLY MAY ENLIST
There are now' it men left In class
lone In Klamath county In the 1917
registration. As 2 are required to
supply the present quota, the local
board cannot grant release to those
registered men for enlistment la any
branch ot tho service.
Enlistment are still permUeabl
however, for men who registered oa
June 5th of this year. Tha local
board ha recently received Instruc
tions to great releasee to the mea of
this class who make application. Any
young man who wUhee to enlist may
mike annllcation to the recruiting
office now open here until, arid In
cluding Saturday.
FIRST WAR BABY
e ARRIVES IN CITY
What la believed to bo the
first "war baby" In Klamath
Falls waa born at 11:30 Tues-
day to Mr. Richard Hannon.
The new boy, whose father Is
now In Franca la ,a branch of
the marine service, and hi mo-
ther are reported doing nicely.
Mr. Hannon taught tbe Mt.
Lakl school last year.
Portion ot
Is Sold
A, realty deal ot conJ4erbl Im
portancss'was.co'mp'Wad;Mili; fprlaj(
when'fracta iT teJ ll'lBslBrraBl'.tha
Altamont raachj owasd ,y. B. S.
Grlgiby, wr takea over by L, J.
Btelnmets. Tha acreage ot tha com-
irpvi, nam ,immiutwum't. "-bivs
ENEMFil
INTERNAL"
CRITIClfi
RLDUCTIONOK BREAD RATK -
IN AUSTRTf; CREATES MONSTER?
UPHEAVAL PRESS OF ALL
PARTIB8 PROTEHT '' '-
RECENT PEACE DEMONSTRATION ,
IN GERMAN CENTERS REPORT'
EDm-AUSTRIAN GENERAL CAP
TURED IN ITALY
(By Associated Pre.)
Italian .Headquarters, Jane 2e.V
MillaatloB that the Austrian. of fes-
aa iaiioa-ia-suniar-riiwrf T---Tf
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uuit.vo OBapsraia (uwauiBcv mdiiih
Plave river aad tneir spirit are itx
a high pitch. Many sharpencouaters
are reported. k '
Major General Von KronsUdtvof-
the Austrian army, deserted by.hls
uff on tha Moatello Plateau whea
the ItslUna aaddealy appeared un
expectedly, fought single handed un
til be was fatally wounded and cap-
tured. .
London, Juno 20. There was ser-
leua rioting In Vienna yesterday, ac
cording to an Amsterdam dispatch.
The mobs broke Into- the bakeries '
and stbpe the premier's residence,
and one wins' of the palace; Caval
ry forces are being rushed to restore t
order .and martial law 1 probable.'
The .rioting Is atarted against the
reductloa of the bread rations..
Amsterdam, June 20. A Vienna
dispatch to Berlin " say tbatc
tbe reduction oTbread ration In 'Ass-'
trie-Hungary has caused Intense ex-,.
citement. throughout the dual mon-1
archy. All Austrian newspapers .with,
out distinction of' party, protest
against the measure and demand It
removal.
Immediate help Is asked from Aus
tria aad Hungary. , ,
Heavily censored prlvute' mes
sages have been received from Stock-j
holm today Indicating that peace
demonstrations were held recently Ib
Berlin, Hamburg and" Cologne. Sev
eral wcrkmen were killed and; many
arrested according to a dispatch 'to
the Post. Police and military offi-
clcls succeeded In ' dispersing the
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COURT ALLOWS BILLS
Allowing bills constituted the msln
business of tbe county court .at Its
meeting yesterday afternoon '
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