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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1918)
' - -'"M -- ,-y ii (' s - f t i r j - n Jmuentnn Herald OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF KLAMATH COUNTY O- k AW il OFFICIAL 'fNEfSPAKjR 4 '.':i OF KLAMATH. - -: Thirteenth Year. iNo. II.4IH KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 191S y' Price lira Cvaia, ALLIES NOW CLOSING IN ON ST. QUENTIN STEADY PROGRESS IS MADE BY IRITISHARE SLOWLY CLOSING IN ON GERMAN BASE FROM THE NORTH AND THE FRENCH ARE MOVING FROM THE SOUTH THE VILLAGE OF TRAVECY HAS BEEN CAPTURED AND FRENCH NOW HAVE IMPORTANT POSITION OF LA FERE VIRTUALLY SURROUNDED (By Associated Press) ' ' The British are moving toward the Hindenburg line to day in the only sector wnerq they are still some djptance away, near the center of the Allied battle front. Some progress has been made in the Vermand region. The British are closing in upon St. Queptfn from the north and the French from the south. ' , ' PARIS, Sept 11. 4The villaga-of Travecy, nearthf joulhem end of the main Hindenburg line, haa been cap tured by the French, according to reports received here. If the French. can hold this town the important enemy po sition of La Fere, two miles south, will be virtually out flanked. . . "s. LONDON, Sept. 11. The British line was slightly ad vanced las tnight in the region of Vermand, northwest of St Quentin. WITH THE BRITISH ARMY, Sent 11. The British have gained a footing in reiziere anq Eipeny, uh uw -road between Roisel and Marcoing. ......... 'cno Mltchnll. Unit. Ore. ItOMK.Bept. 11 The British hav T Mcrr fr Por,ndi ore. raided the Austrlaa-lluugarlan, mI. foiiowlna casualtlea are re- non on me Asiago piaioau, uimv lag considerable losses. COPENHAGEN, Sept. .11 The German Socialist party aid trade un- ioni tent a communication to no ,.iJh nimA from chancellor reeeatly pointing out the f undel urmlned " ' fr0" growing dlaMUIafacHoB amoi. tho .Wound., 71; Died from Accident, I, population, due to Insufficient food.t" " , VLADIVOSTOK, Sept. 11. Tho Si berian front haa disappeared ovnr- Mitt. In tho worda of one American , atthurlty It haa moved four thouaund Ilea to the westward. Communica tion haa been completely recatabllsh 4 between Vladvoatok and Irkutuk. The Czecho-Slovaha have broken thru from Uke Baikal toward Tcultn, While tho Coaaaoka have approached fro mtho Onoa river. YREIENS IN PETROGRRO WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept. 11. , Reliable information haa reached tho Amerlcun legation .In Chrlatlanla that I'otrograd was burning In 18 dlfierunt places and there wna InilU crlmlnato massacre of the people In the streets. The message did not In dicate whether the massacre waa or lanlied or merely the result of a leneral state of, auarchy, There was nothing to show what part the Uol 'kevikl authorities are pjtaylng, v'-'-?.- ti? TODAYS CASUALTY LIST 1 i AttlOne thnut MMtlnnail in the ualty Hat ioday'are th ollewingi I "Punded severely la aetlon, Harola w, Veach,,Bloftt,'Ort, .. - ." Kilted la A4UearatogtraMrg'Sus- turn ROTH ARMS ported by the commanding General of the American Kxpedltlonary rorces Killed In Action, 171; Massing la Action. HI: Wounded severely, 13: mod of Disease. It: Wounded toe- Donald R. Newbury and Claude B, Hill, of Klamath Palls, have been Commissioned second lieutenants of field artillery. These boys wsro moos the enlisted men who were In training at tho officer's training camp ut namn Zachary Taylor, Keotucuy. Don Newbury la a aon of Mrs. Wil bur Joneai and Claude Hill Is a bob of Mr. and Mra. S. 8. Hfll, of tnia city,, KtHTU BOY Mrs. Ada V. Lws.,who mldes at an .iinkam street, haa resetvee telegram from'Wasklaft.aBeaa,e, 'jnf that her son ,Roy R. Lewh). wag reported missma , - T-.f. n , Roy Lewis enlisted from 181 Falls about a year ago aaa.nas -ee ln.Fraace sometime, He was lathe e4lent eerif ' iTiiingnvcKT . COMMISSIONS IIHSINK IMIM iHHi TO F Ti GERMAN REGIMENT MUTINIED AT COLOGNE AND ANOTHER REGIMENT REFUSED TO KIRK i ON THKM WHRN ORDERED AMSTERDAM, Sept. 11. A Qer- man regiment mutinied at Cologno on August 31, according to The Tele graaf. They refuted to hoard a train for the front and another regiment refuted to fire on their comrade when ordered to do eo. The Home Defenae guards, com posed of youtha, waa then 'ordered In to action. In tho fight that followed 11 hoya of the guard were killed and many Injured. WASHINGTON. Best. 11 Prevest Marshal Crewder haa called -for 'Wo taeaaaad MmRod eervlee men eapable of working aa steaographora and typ lata. Thar ire to entrain September II, and are to come from all atatea. 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' A meeting la to bo hold at tho Mat in-Hall In Malln on Sunday by the farmers of Poe Valley and Malln sec tl'ona to take atcpa toward securing electric power and llghta for this end' of the county. It Is understood that the Keno Power Company haa sub mitted a proposition to connect thl section with their lines. Over ono hundred of the farmera have already expressed an Interest In the proposition and the sontlment a mong tho land 'ewners: Is very strong In favor of the movement. HKART THOlWLt: CAUHKH lKATH John Bowman, aged 32, who' haa been employed on the'O. U. Coiad ranch, died Monday night at the Amerlcia Hotel of heart trouble. Mr. Bowman' tnuTMen In Klamath County about a year. His sister ar rived, last evening from San Fran cisco to complete arrangements tor the funeral, Um Fovrth Time That Felkw tk.1 vou . mu umwt .. - - - ..M - MtJ - MJYfr ' T KLAMATH COUNTY PEOPLE TO HEAR SOME GREAT TALKS FROM HEAL BOLDIKRS AND DISTINGUISHED ORATORS. Chairman E. 0. Hall of the Speak- , era Committee of tbe Fourth Liberty Loan campaign In Klamath County, announce a moat Interesting pre 'gram of speaking beginning Saturday, Sept. II and continuing thru Wednes day of the following week. I Among the speikera coming her will be Louis J, Simpson, of Marah fleld and Major Jack Hamilton, who haa aerved in the British, French and American Armies since the war start ed. They will apend three daya In Klamath County beginning Sunday, Sept. II. trj Another of the big features wj nounced la the coming vlait of ' "Yellow Demon" auto and party of Liberty Loan Speakers. In this par ty will be Judge Joha H.fstevaiosu of Portland, aa Ameriean'eoMlerrrt) centiy returned from. the Treaches, and a newspaper repreeeatatlve. This car Is to be driven by a soldier from Vancouver Barracks. Has Sarvitd Me" ruhttBi$sR. ss& js. and promptly and generously will suffer,' our .opinion of you MOST OP ALL, Our Boyt' lives , s .,. ' UaaaTt litm CeMMivrat inn moot wmm raid now is REGISTfldTION ALL MKN FROM KIGHTCEN TO TWRNTY AND THIRTY-TWO TO forty.five TEARS INCLUSIVE MVHTRBGMTKR Registration places thruout the county will open at 7 o'clock te Ike morning and remain open until 9 o'clock tomorrow evening, for the registration of eH men of the ages of 18 te la aad from II te S years. Registration plasss for the city, aad county have fees Mcated aa follows la Klamath Fans, from Fourth street weoi, at. taej Court Hbuser from Feurth street to Righth sfrett, at tho CKjr Hall; halance of Ue etty at the WQrta'''iiJlidlag, on lower i . .hi . Mala street, nee the Red Cross & SrpaMtei.nt the Klamath Maau faeturlsk dsjgjlaay. i PeUeMa Bay, at the PeUeaa Ray Lamher Ceatpaay, Taraeat LMLHtok .retattraOea will he atM regular votltfs.at- ciacts. iaaMKlea te the roresetas there. wlU he twe registrars at Crater National Park aad eac at logging samp aad mill turnout Ue county. ResMeats of the coaaty are given the privilege ofregteterlag at any of tho specified places where It will he the most convenient for them oa September II. INIM Before the teachers' tastltuto last week. Dr. Robert Max Oarrett, di rector, of the Jualor Red Croat work for tee Northwest district, gave the following laUrestlaf comparlsoa. of fgures. They are takea from the o- elal reporta of the two dutrlcu. Petuwylvaal aa4 Dataware District Membership . 100,000 Number articles made,durlag school year ....- 101,000 Number sweaters made dur ing school year 4,000 Northwest District (Oreajea, Wash. Isujtea, Make) Membership u.,....: 110,000 Number(articles made duriag year io,vvv Number sweaters made dur ing year 6.100 la making this record, Mr. Garrett said that the record ahowa that Ore gon haa doaa Its full share. He spoke especially of tho splendid work ac complished by members of the Junior Red Cross la Klamath eouaty, and said 'that it waa one of the heat or ganised counties la the state for this work. WRN8TLKR WANTS MATCH ; i Sporting Editor Herald Mr. Chaa. Olson, Champlaa middleweight wrest ler of the Pacific Coast, who lives In Olympiad Wash., wishes to issue a special challenge thru your, paper. tfo-wmaoo o caaiwage Mrv as. Oustem'er mr'eityfer a'iae bat ef-otat jaar tlatejwjtlithe.iieat futuVei'Prometerrt, ca address 'Mr'.' Otaea ia pare ofVthe'Y. M, C. A. Olympiad Waahlagtba: ' ,3" ' ' i ttemaia -yours truiyk rard MrFOR DIUFT I UKKtU UtU aarter. 'A WlliTNTS JUNIOR RED X TROOPSHIP mnnrnnrn LOADEDWITH SOLDIERS MEN AND VESSEL ARE BAVEaV-TWENTY-EIGHT MVNDRED AM KRICAN SOLDIERS ON BOARD ' HAVE NARROW'BSCAPE TROOPSHIP WAS ONE OP LARGE CONVOY TRANSPORT HAD . - ( LAGGED BEHIND EVE TO TRCHJ- BUQ WITH ENGINE (By AMMNdated Press). LONDON.TsepU. 11-A .tfoopehif) with SIOS Amorleaa soldiers oa hoard was torpedoed at 3 o'clock last Fri day afternoon 190 miles from tke English' coait. All hands ware saved'. The ship waa beached. , . tK ' A J. , 't. la order to aave time, tastei M launching boats,, the mea eumered dowa the ropes to the .destroyers " which swarmed around aad eame close alongside the stricken 'vessel. The troopship was a member of a large convoy carrying soldiers to Europe. The' men aboard were most ly from Chicago and 'Cleveland, aad were factory heads of foreign ex traction. The transport had lagged behind, due to engine trouble. There waa no paato when the ahlp waa struck, all oa hoard ahewlag the true aplrlt of American soldiers. Some of Ue sattdsers aald theyaaw a German submawtae lifted clear out of the water bpfdepth bomba after ward." g The torpedo exploded Just forward of the engine room .causing no' cas ualties among the crew. The veaael began to, alnk at the bow. Many aol- dlers were bathing at the time but did not wait to dress. Some means waa apparently found to check the lnrushlng water as the vessel got near enough to the shore to be saved. NEW YORK. Sept. 11. It la un derstood that the transport torpe doed Friday waa the British steam ship Persic of the White Stat line. T T. LEGAL HOUDAV .Registration day for the new draft tomorrow la not a legal holiday la Oregon. t'The governors of California aad a few other states proclaimed a legal holiday oa this occasion Governor Witbycombe HMN , i i i VfU , ceatldered proclaiming 1 1 ,ejei hell-, , Vi day lut.t tnally deslddTaer'1te),dev,sei'; M ai-iefU-'lt-wouldunnecestarlbr.dla&jf ru regular buln aV4 , h $$feM "'14 tlhtfllemployera aad buslneta,weaHrM ,1 he oatrlotto enough to voluntarily. enOTAK I aepaiTiouc enouga jo Toimienif.ei range ror aumeieniiime ea to etiaB )7v;i. every man wltaWtheee'agMte'rear. tX iMtaa. "S ' to rtJ'AtU 3 '5 1 MwMmSL - i AH, . wr ' ' "