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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1918)
5"A 1 ' i; i Olfr? Hutitg Bat$ Ml - s - f'Wfi 3fcm -u I Official newspaper OF KLAMATH COUNTY OF - KlUAraV FALL! , NHMMi .y"" W; u4m i j i-'nnr :- f TfW) Teak No. ,MT KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1918 Prion Pive cent ', AlilES STRAlGffTENING OUT SALIENT I fiftlNTHRU HILLS AND nsmoEBr s 1 . -& m FORESTS IS EFFECTED iihilmant movr rv American KTH Hl'tlK UUNCH OP KNEMY WHICH AUK EITHER KILLED OK CAPTURED AMMAN RESISTANCE IN VICIX. ITV OH CHAMBRAY FAIL TO, With ilio American Army, Aug. 1. - -Gorman nffort to advance their linos against (hit Americana yester- ilny proved fruitless, and they are urnilnniy giving way to the right aad , it'll. fin Knnifiv nlvht Ihn AmarlMHS TOP FRENCH AND AMERICANS ,,rotomt(., , r()re from a part of WHO MAKK PROGRESS Borlngcs. Tho Germans then ad- vnncou, wnereupon iwo companies 01 ' Americans closed In and enveloped wiwnvu THV NliW AH OH Al "" ""' ' iii"n '- f - I man m n UNSENEMY BARRED WIRE J KNTANaLKMKNTN TJMrTMOYKII T ALLIED QVNM With the American Army, Aug. I. The American and Preach forces lasaehed an atUck yeerey' from thee). Mm aa demeiua tne aareea Bu .... I.j sWljkti Alt A flaa. muiVBrOaWWtl wBlin mw uwa- had placed thro (ha kilts and An advance was secured by , the Americana beyond Sergy, their . reress reacaiag wunia iwo niiomeien. ef Obamhray. Tie Allied forces are now effect- Im nrMress aamlnat stubborn resist' aaca by the Oermans In the vicinity of Ohambery, which the Americans ! are 'now approaching and where' American aorlal observers were m tarked by eight enemy planes but cscniHid. A I'nrls, Aug. 1, The fJr observers say that the enemy Is destroying ma terial behind hi present froa) and preparing to retire further north. i'a!ft'.W' LIMIT MAY I !- - DC HAIKU UIMi WIIX UK INTROD17CKD IN I CONORKM NKXT WKKK AOK I.IMITH RKCOMMKNDKD NOT HKVKALKD BY HAKKIl yetag Queatln Roosevelt fell to his death a short time ago. The Oermaaa aeeeVn new gas yes terday which had a white, flame and amoks. Tka artlllorv n( tka Alllaa maremad- H w finding mil after mile of the department nnnounced planatoday tarbed wire eataMlemeaU which the .tor enlarging tho military Program Oermans had "pw'ttd. I Including tho extension of the draft erne of the enemy Infantry had Washington, Aug. I. The war Hungry Flames Destroy Many ; i. if. mm WAY TD HEAVY W ' Fire Lotiet Aggregating Oveir Ten Thousand Dollars Result From Sweep ing Blaze at Early Hour This Morning Main Part of Business District Has Nar row Escape. Big ' Pavilion,y ,Two Residences and Paint Shop Lost. burning ef the Martin brothers mill a year ago, early thla morning burned the big pavilion nt the corner ot Peurth and Klamath avenue, the heme at A, A. Maaaifer ndjaeoat and u'eyfirrjaiwttrabiart. The Hlat ahop awnad by Paul .1 uab Tho Umbert loan estimated at be tween tSOO nnd I4.1. It was expected bp'tirge part of tho crowd witnessing; the j fire, that the Dadw aaraM wan"' doomed to feUo..U.Ur.bll4UmTa,,vrh rBsaetettvtttMvsmibt-beit whnt tho whole block would hare gone. All the cars were -run out to 'a place fortunate chance the build' lag escaped. A wood shed belonging to Mrs. Mo! ley Waan Just below tho Qarrett res idence was burned to the ground, as were several sheds back ot the pavil ion. Tho sidewalks around the burned buildings also are In ruins, An explosion of a gasoline tank near th pavilion waa another feature of the fire. dag la behind; the wires but they wars mowed down by the Allied ma- chtae gunners., The Allies' attack Is' for the pur pose of outflanking the Manlere wood aad cutting off the blunt edges of the salient between Romlngy nnd Clerges, Paris, Aug. I, Tka Oermans have attacked the Preach forces In the ngo In both directions, Kni-rrtary tinker aaya the bill will be Introduced In congress nest weak, enabling the military committee to begin considering it without delay. Herniary naker would not reveal the tigp limits recommended by the dpartnient. Published reports of It to 46 yeara were Incorrect, he aald, nnd added that this limit waa among those considered nnd rejected. Bllgny section tola morning, but hnve j "" "puisea. Invmiv imnv KHTIMATR Washington, Aug. li The army) IH MATKMAIiLY RKDUCKU ualty list Issued today-contained i liO names. Twenty weref killed ln Washington, Aug. I. The loss of action, 10 died of wounds and 11 of .I'.eiO.OOO bales of cotton In the pros- disease. nectlvo crop due to the draught in The marine aaaualtlaa numbered the western -part of the cotton belt, . . ... as-- J....A...I asfstL only five. Is shown by tho department of agrl culture forecasts Issued today, which places the crop at 18J19.000 bale. NARROW KSCAPH wutt.n nauvstoi nam! P-Z- . HKRIOU8 RKJW IN UKRAINE White drlvlna- down llxth street London. Aug. 1. Serious riots are this morning Jud Low ran Inta a tel- reported from' country districts la Phone pole and badly smashed the the Ukraine, according to a Kiev die r he was driving, ut with th,e at- patch. The peasants are declared wptton of a, aw', jicratchea wax u- be offering armeif resistance to the Vt himself, 'i I "dormah usurperi." f i i Czecbo-SIovaks Make I ." it t,1.. ., , .Jrf ' V r,. .j " "5 f'Jl'll' I . A - . Far East L. -It . " ' Vi Progress In wt. !),'! London. Au. iiiu-.,, iil .i-tol. whieh secures them oemmua- cow declares tat tka, Oaaoker.'.Mloa WrhTill. TlWkayaa lovahs havaiaan4uti4, largi'rall- Ukea the town of Yokataflaburf, V bridge at ivwakt i tn Veism near the ilberlaa. border, -.. ' W WW - - - - kahA a a. tka msrVtsi m 0 am kASMsi w..r - .- -7-"y,----tof safety aad other precautions taken wm ana nrvaa ""',tt B m had the most narrow escape Imagin able from destruction. The .unusually high wind served to fan nnd spred the flames which cracked the windows of the Dodge garage on the eppoelta comer aad seat sparka which eaught temporar ily on one or two of the buildings furtbsr on In the same block. The fire was discovered shortly after three o'clock by A. A. Mehaf fey, who was awakened by the heat from his open window. Palling to raise central over the pheaa ha raa over and aroused tka "fire department at the city hall, but by the time the engine could be gotten out and put Into actloa the fire had gained such headway on the dry frame bulldiag that there waa no hope ef savlag It. Mrs. Mehaf fey, who has been In nn unusually nervous condition for some time past, 'fainted from the shock aad nnd to be carried from the house. Practically everything In the way of furalture aad personal belongings waa lost. Mr. darrett'a home nnd furniture la also almost a tout leas, aothlag except a few papers ef value and one. or two pictures having been saved. Mrs, darrett being away on aa ex tended visit, the house had been re rented temporarily to Mr, aad Mrs. H. H. Edmuade, who had meted la yesterday, Mr, Qarrett retalalag one room. Opinions vary aa to tha causa ef the tire. Maay are 'of tka opinio that It was started by seme oae who carelessly throw away a, dgeret or' cigar stub followlag the daae at the pavilion, whwh was fc,eld until a lata hour. Roma; wha ware oa hand among the first, bajlave that It was set with kerosene' ar Inflammable oil NOW HIED TO MM AIIIFDFORC E How American' Dettroyer Lki When Out U Wafer RKTRKAT OP HUNM TO VfXLB RIVKR IB DKKMED IMMINENT WEDflK imiVKN BY ALLIES NEAR NESLES' y Associated Press Dateless Dispatch Despite the tre mendous efforts put forth by the Ger mans to check the pressure of the Al t' lies north of the Qurocq, the Huns yesterday found .their positions, there lu grnve danger. The Allies now seem to be In n po sition to romps! the hurried retreat from Ronchores nnd Btgemme at the extreme, bottom of the salient. The Allied line now runs south from Bdlason to Orand Rosy, then begins to turn east nnd passes north of Pere-Eu-Tardeaols, aad continues to the apex' of the wedge at Neales, where It turns shsrply south ngaln toward Ronchores. Oermsn counter attacks at. vital potats have failed and, tka .Allien 1. . .....'. aow seems to be Uctle doubt but that the eaemy will retreat to Veele river. The Americans hnve driven n redge Into the German lines near Nosles. The fighting here Is so des perate that few prisoners have been taken. 1 GARREnGETS CONTRACT FOR NEW PAVING RANCHER IN PLEVNA DISTRICT IS FIRST MAN OF 8KABON TO HAUL HARVESTED (1RAIN TO I NEW WAREHOUSE OX SIXTH v 6 The early harvest season In Kla math county thla year la evidenced by the first hauling of grain to the afar tin brothers warehouse yesterday by, Clarence Hunt ot the Plevna section, on the Kene road. Mr. Hunt, nnd' R. V. Ess have pur chased a new combine harvester this season nnd nuve been nt work cut ting rye for several dayn. As these machines have been used here very little heretofore, the 'early hauling Tha buildings tains dry, everything to market la due somewhat , to the bumad wlh ramnrkebia rapidity. harvester, altho,the crona are The, anvtliaa. which had beea Us ' maturing unusually early. , akert time age at a very rair rye crop is swag se- Ms4w'aVWaVsj!kV ,B t.ve. rdtag to over arrtS.WHW wawmaa,jw. a , . . r '..WSffft irf OUSK.mLOWN y DOW?f nrrurK ruBtU a akart Ubm as sit I .::r:z . z "z.-ixzK tci ?ii.zir by JaaWa Wllooa V':Waiarman; eratas: kM'w nag ,iwssfamps;.eBwi;-wnjyt we nnurvAVOg aatJnawa. .,s,to4Va ,, tm lesa ot taa tanataiw animat ed by.ika iMuraaaaaieat ta U abaat 11000. Mr. Mekafejr'i ,1ms, U aiM-; aes raday blew down tke warkmea mate4,atabet9M.wslekmM: elevator at tka. Main street urt eovf red 'by.: lasuraMe.;.' ',TM T.Ogrrat.housa. Aa ike acetdoat eccurred dur houae, waieh waa aamplaUd only i lng the noon hour, It waa aotbsiag ancuaag,fvMa vwft;BStsfueee ana roriunawiy no oe,.wa in la aaaiuaa ,w vae ruraiiura. ). . " mu. wl-w ',-j v..- .(..! .,.. . nis) winw " iuvih; , OIL MACADAM IS IMPROVEMENT DECIDED UPON FOR PAVING SHORT STRETCH OP COUNTY ROAD-rDONR IN TWO MONTHS lawjgaaii --"lit smaksaMsmfstJW iSisf f msmmmm, e "4Mb I W. 'Pl ngggggiw' " ' saamsaaaaaammmmW ammmmmmmmmmmmmmV' aammmmmmmmmmmmmmmm gggggggggHBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBmV aaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmV aaaaaaaaaamaaaaaaK ggggggggggggggggggggggggggP '. -maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaau': ' saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaLK 'avmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannBi naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam HOHOHOHmOHH j. . , ' f This m Mml kteat '.destroyer' aulK WSTSr"T?rvr ture; was 'laeka. before 'smj laancaed near Saa PraaeleosI hows how1 oae of these-swift looks out ef water. ENEMY NGt, :; TO ftETli: ?! toyeii;:i AN9 PMtCH gftVA -; wnmrmlSM'-s O-'. I it ..T , " I' "in. AMHRICANS RTINO uWCTO WHICM WHUb TEUTONS BACsT OTPil t, NEW K WAi -' - f 4. ".'- iWI . r" ?: V-i . . JJ 12jjKZMl?j, ... . i. '. TfTl?T!fniSP!?yxiVf.iJ;i!J. SOsmsOWSs GlWf JO jmmBWfj v;4? iJiCs. NRAnV OPLOHT'-LH; !, imWMM$i,Ai ' ,-. J" - y"?A-.:t-fV4, .2'. ( y A Ptwea , t w Va v7 f- "" - " - l,,'! m mm CALLMAOE BYCfiOWMR Washington. Aug. 1 Provost Mnr abal Crowdsr baa called for 5,510 grammar school graduates from II states' for special tralalag courses. The men may volunteer until Aug ust 0, and will be entrained oa Aug ust 15. . Dateless PlasmiesT' Tka' had Preach traeas,kve nWbaiiHi. n ..turning snovasnsns, waiea , k o"tae'aWnaas''ovsr' ai'wlde seeteV east o:iara-n-Tardeaehi . , --r ' Tney kave attacked em a tksaa aaiaj-" front ea eack snte af Nessa,,tsw'fnv . tbeet potat ,s'th.wede)a'rlvea'latai tka- eaemy'a .Haas. A ' $i ;' i ' Berlm eUlms U nave Ukea I0.0M , prlaaaara. ., 'r.' It Is uaefMelally. reported laJPaWe, that Oermaair baa attaasaijM.ftba wltkdrawal of mere trboM'fraai.tka' LK r m.i 1L.-S- v r as t 5 ' - s easterafroat With the American Army, Aug. I. The Oermaaa fare now believed e. be planning a withdrawal tot a sew peeltlen along tha Vesto river. A I deserter wh'e crawled lata tha' Maes, last night declared that ordert' had w; beea issued, for retrograde ' ajwviiv menu until tka railway juaetlan at Plsmes was.raackad. Up, ttiraoen today the nctlvtty along tha Une-'was confined to artilteiT'Ore. i The County court decided at a meeting yesterday afternoon to ac cept the bid ot Contractor J. H. Gap rett for the oil macadam Improve ment of the county road from the lower end ot the Sixth street paving sast past .the Altamont ranch, for n distance ot 5180 feet The new road will be 10, feet wide and the bid la accepted on a basis of ll.tt per square yard. The con tracts will be signed Saturday. The Improvement Is to be complet ed within 00 days after the signing of the contract. This stretch of road was filled sev eral years ago with crushed rock, but the constnnt travel Upon It has worn, hole and hummocks which now render it almost impassable. Its Improvement will be hailed with joy by the majority of farmers who have occasion to visit the city, , Out of Oregon's quota 308 men wlU be sent Benson Polyteenntcal Institute nnd 847 from Washington will be sent, to the. Oregon Agricul tural College. - ) RUSSIA TO LOSE PART OF TERRITORY MANY RESERVISTS CALLED FQR SUPS TaeJuref. Washington, Aug. 1. Tka navy dfpartaeat la now calling Into active eervtea'the tkeusanda of reservists3 to man the aeV ship's being turned out by itha shipping board. '- ' ''J.? '' LONDON MUNtnON ' , STRIKE IS ENDED , London, Aug. 1. The munition workers strike here Is now definite: ly ended. Amsterdam, Aug. 1. The Berlin newspsper correspondents say that Russia has agreed that Livonia aad Esthonla be separated from Russia as a result of nsgotlatioaa between aeranaay nnd the Soviet government. Courland will be united With Livon ia and Esthonla. i The purpose' of the National War Savings committee la to create i army of savers who will, by savlag, re lease labor and materials for tha use of the government la the war, and vac will lead their savings to the govern ment to prosecute tha war.1 London, Aug. l.-J-The Allies de livered a aow stroke taday over tea mile front, between Buiancy, four Vilee south ot Sotosons. ta Serfages north of rora-Ea-Tardenbls. T lines were advanced subs tan tUU'aaJ the elbow la the line nt Oulchy Le Chateau wiped out, according to re port. ' .j t V i -V' ft 3? i . & "! y'i , i ' - 'i SEATTLE FIRM OETS BK) SHIP. CONTRACT ; . t . Washington, Aug. 1. The emer gency fleet corporation has award ed' the contract for 80 steel cargo vessels and 10 tugs to the Ames Ship building company of Seattle, i Fourteen of the cargo vessels will be. built at Seattle and' the others at Long Beach, Cal. Tha city of Seattle baa been au thorUed today' to sell five and a hair ' million dollars worth of bonds for tha construction of bydraullo plants on the Skaget river to serve in the war Industries. Kaiser Brails ot si Undaunted Coufa, mHatfanMsritPWaaR frighten'! 'Oermaay. ?ifa WWM&t4W i ,,'t . " vi.i,- ,.--.-. -, , -a,.,. . ... Amsterdam; Aug. -t Tnaceaaiag of the Amerleaaarmies and' tke num- t li Ll 'J i,SHl?.3H - .a.-t. "i.