(&ijg lEiumtnn Herald
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF KLAMATH COUNTY
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF KLAMATH FALLS
"Thirteenth Yertr No. 3 58f
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1919
Price, 5 cents
BUILDER TAKES
IMITI G
GLANCE AHEAD
u
h Here to Clean Up Import
ant Rnilrond Mutter
WORK GOING NICELY
Mm Who ll" Pniitn-Mwl nn lb" !
nmimrrrlnl lliillr.mil llulll In 1'iilt
rl HtM'ro Hurlim War U Abend
llrlglit I'uliin" Prepurrd lit Go
on When (II) .Mwt Agri-cnnul.
That Robert K Htinliiirii. who l
rr,trufl!nK Hi Kluniiitli Falls Muni
riptl Unit to Dalr) mill him proponed
Ihf conitrtirtlnn of over four bun
drtd mllr itf railroad which will in
nirc dercUii'iuoiil of ii'iilrnl Oregon,
bu not lout foltli In Itlrt iurirU
And l flannlllK I'tiaii III" work iik
loonaitliomsrrnutmu which ir of
fered by tlm rlly mid enmity im miit
pllfd Mill, hi been Indicated liy the
builder hIiu Ii here for 11 nnort time
from 8o)ui!ii
He Kan noted with MitUfnitlon. Iht
proem Hint has been intuit- ilurliiK
Mi nluf nro ittitl looks fnrnnl to lite
iirlr completion of I In- big rock rut
it tho rdce of lino Flat, which U the
Hunt cut 011 tlio I'litlrn rniilii to
lifnd, Thin work It ni'ci-KNiirlly low uh
few mm rnn work there nt "tie time,
but onto thru thin olntttrtu the work
lll 1:0 forward much morn rnitlly
When pcn nt the White I't'llnui I In
Id lut nlRlit. .Mr rilriihorn ruui thu
folio lllR Interview
'Thu whole riiiintr) wan iiii to
rn of suing over tlm loi In 11 ton
tructltit mul litiHlncKH way thirty
di)i before ('tinmen iiiljoiiiiiittl mul
the President returned to Europe
Willi nil thi prcMnuro thut hail boon
brouRht In bear from nil rlnimoit, for
rillroad IrKlithitlon, for p:ntngo nf
St-crctary Lane's rcionniriirtlon nnil
land dcrliiuiH'iii hill, thu writer
power hill mul several tit her real run
itrutlUc imuureit to which thoro
iwtim In In. no formulated opposition
and ltli tho primped of nn nlnioil
Iromtillato pnine trinity wo seemed Id
o llhlu 11 row iiiontliM of tho groat
t roimtniitlon lmo & in. Develop
fnM of every kind hm been urn-slut.
There wns stub 11 demand for
making up lout tlinontuf wo hid hcmi
" itlflcd In our cruiHtriirtloii nrllvl.
I'M thai llit'ro wi. yniiH of Mliieli
to bo laki'ii up,
"lint iilmi CoimrcsK ml Join nod with
bout ocry Important thliiK iiilitono
Tho President went hark to IhhIm up.
"i h It-iiKuo of NntlnnH mint Ion, ho
Inn carried thru nuiUiiiiperiuioouHly
'"h tlm pe.iro trim iv. ti.iii 11 in ' in
te ildny 0f hoth, until wo luivo
'wcned a world itImIh tho result of
Mch no one can forctoll.
"WHh the i,u.0 trty rnnrluiluil
' niantiiir reHiiltitiK n n ronl pouro
"nil nn enily hpbsIoii of Coimrosa
Hh iirompt nnd favornhlo iictlon on
w nipaMii,.. 1 huvii rofnrrod to, In
fluilnn letiui, r rullwnyn 11 nil tolu
KfPh to foriuor minora, wo ouKht
10 Mjoy Mllinwl i,m ythlliK W0 llllil
' lookliiK fr, hy tho early full
nl'. If llirao Ihli.KK nro not ilonn
?") dimply huva t worry iiIoiik
Jianmoof tho oiu'iiiiriiKliij; proapoetH
mil moniii,,, noxt.
"Never luiH th PurUlc CoiiHt I1111I
'o lngu ho woll not for itnlvorHiil
Pnwporlir. ti, tl,iy i w..ith..r
"Mtaakctl in. tlm jiiHi anil tlm iinjiint
vorywli0rp. ni.,0 Rlln hiH ru,ml (
nnt in, ,, r,,n rn (() wln o(t
crop nf ny kind, tho iloiiitind
liimhor , ,H, ,1Mt f)p ymn xn
,.',' llVn B"k Iiuh 101110 thru tho
' , r "Wwlim-o m ,1 mlhliiiiiiu of
1 anil hws. with promlHo of Bood
tort. 1:um 1"'lei'8 for ,vo' nc
'"Kprodiu.,,,, wllpl )ool(od Inirom.
A but Httlo whllo iirii, urn nn
Hum, ?rnil "H l,ro ,ho motulti which
'lWI ol (ho wnr'. rloRo.
Nellie ciiiniui , ... .
Promt , ' uhvui 111 youm in
t f"r "10 noWMt Hit oan.
: i,i:iori: or n.tiok
! COVENANT H.VITItll.U.
i I'AIIIH. Aiill II Tim ilnift
llfg committee i( tile l.eiigili. of
Nations ( niiitiilnnliMi linx (IiiIhIi-
: ml woilt. Inn hit h mil p.nmeil on
the Ainerlt mi ami .IniuimtHi- mii;
gontlnn legurdliig llio Mnurott
Dmlrlno. mi diuiilio of Na-
IIiiiih
Tin' 'nii itilHHlf hi iih'kIh Kiilur
il.i) In adopt a definite text of
till' IDVemitlt
oil Tln) figure on mil Ii'hh 1I11111 .'I,',
Olio iitilnltlf itiiloinolilli'H nt Kpiikiuii'
I'orlliilnl mid Hfitltlc The wentnm
iiioM'iiieiit i liiiiiii'Hi-olii'r Inw'HtiirK
mill M-nKi'ln of IiiihIiiiikii opculliKH.
wlih h III IIiihm piiHi uitH xn l.iri;i mul
li'KUltil t tint nil riiiiiiniiiillli'K tonll
tli'iill) looki'd (or mi liiipoitmit iiucH
blini of Hull hltitl niift y 1'iir. Iimh
lict'll iilihriil no Ioiik ni Iiiimi 11 1 ill ox t
J forKOlll'll t Ill-It" PUT HUH l!(ll IIII lltl
uilKriillon Thi'tit liiivc I n Jim im
ninny pi'iiple I'Miiywhcru mi tl 1111I1
wlio tin V I. v tinted to lliovt' .in: Hie m
I'lililiihili'd flood whfrh will mvliiiliy
reaolt on Kill to hrltiK n tunny iIiiiuh I
lllldh of ili-klrillile pfoplf. mul intiiiv
ItillllniiN of tnplljil (or nu 1 nii'i I
prtni'K
"Ko let tut ho pit'iirfi iiml put
our iiotiio' In niilor to renlitn our full,
hhnro fioin thm prom I tl 11 develop
Itli'lllH A uplelulltl Ktnrt Iiiih heeil
iiuiile 111 tho kixiiI romlii iiiiii'im'tit I
Thin reitiliidii 11111 t lint I regret to note I
nuy intention n to 1 It reorcnnlgittoit
1 of IIih Cofiitneret'il (lnti 'n rtntiitiiiii.
Ml) like K I u 111 11 1 ti Fit 1 1 it fit n nffortl to
he without mieh n lioil) for mi hour
im mm 11 in 1 (fine 10 Mrii(i mm
Klrllin Juird It In Mlinpl) n 'itifnllon
1 :m to whether n mIiiiII ko iiIoiik In
tint hlnw 11I1I fiishlnued wuy or Irutel
tho milt thnl liie.iiiH lltlriv or forlv
I lliotminil people here lnlde of ten
iihmip 1 11 ta 'i-iii- iii'iv tiinitii' ill it'll J
)e;iiH iiml at leimt &U.UU11 III Klamath I
I
County III the mi line This can
not ..inn h ..pproxluiated hy simply
. I
ordinary effntts. Tlm llvest Commer
cial hotly with the Iheitt .lerretnry
or mJiiager olituliinhle will get theso
or iiunager ontiilnnlile win gel these
result ami nro therefo... worth Hll
they(oai. while 11 merely foimal of
PMMthi' iirKtiiiUitlnii will get now here
iiml is not worth mi) nulla) w hit
ever. The gtoi Ions hllllnlou. the vnst re
hdiirir.i, the fine nt.ul III develiipiiient
mul the men mill women of vision urn
all hero How pitiful to fall to use
them with nil vigor and Intelligence
mul firmly grip the gieatoit oppor
tunity Hint Iiiin over rouio to us
"Oh ii'M. ahnul our rilliimd Wi'tl
on )cs, aimiii our 1 tiiioitii net..,
: .. . . .
lis ynii allow, 11 nas never neon Mop . .. . , ., ,,
, ... ., . . .. . Is the limit, dances aro worth a thous-
ped 11 tho t has eati'ii up imiiiv thoii.s- .... , . .. ... ..
. , , ., ..... 1 and dollais apleio and tho prlco of a
nuts of do Mrs nolo thuu the clt) "
...... ,. . ., . 1 r nk would buy out an nrdlnury cs-
coiilrlhiited for Its coiiKtiiiftliin to
,. , , 1 tuhllslimunt.
"" , U;nK aK" ... ' A lot of new fealures aro going .0
Wo have the distinction of build nr nm (,lu CVUMl
ng the only loiunioirlal mllroitl In .. . , ,., ,,,
.. . ,, .. ,, .. . proin bes to bo a bigger event than
tho I lilted States during the wnr.1'
whllo more miles nf mill ond wore '
pulled up than built by tint govern
ment mid private Interests like the
lliiiihoriueu altogether. Wo huve made
more ro'il siibstuntlal progress In tho
last few mouths t I11.1t we did In tho
previous eight. The truck Is nt about
lint fourteen mllo point ami wo t-nn
almost see thru tho big cut nt Pine
tlinv.t Hill while alt tho dotnlls are
progressing nhely. !
"Tho Hairy Torniliiil Is now so '
lieuri) III signt nun 11 any pmKrovt 1
Is to he imidti not t li of there this j
year, the city must Immediately r
tniike good tho liiiliiuc-o of Its part of
tho contract. I refer paitlculnily toj
tho completion of tho ttinulnnl fund J
and tight of wny to Spiaguo Itlvort
11s woll us propailug for tho oinly
perfection of the agreement for con
voylng tho Dairy Hue to 1110 when I
liiivn 1 niched Spinguo Itlvor. This
mid tho lloiiiiii7.ii matter nro or Im
mediate ami pulsing Impoitmit'o anil
nro the prliicipil rousoiiB for my
coming ut this Hum."
Vor.VG .MKCIIANIC PHOVKM
VALI'.MILi; TO SKHVICK.
WIIII11111 Fordnoy of Lorella has re. Piiilfflno Compnles Inc. of San
celvod word that his son. Pat Ford- Francisco who declared Hut tho
noy. who wiib 11 woldltiK oxport at ' placo wus "sot to go".
Portland nnd said to ho 0110 ol thnj These mo u sample of tho romnrks
most export men In his linn on tho mmlo hy tho "Knlghl.s of tlm Crip.
Coast, hns been loleusod fiout tbo'who run In nnd out from tlmo lo
Mlllttiry Hurvlco mid Itiw rosuuiod his tlmo mid whosu oxporlonco and km
forniur iiosltlon there. The .voung erul knowledgo of coast conditions
man was put In clmrgo of the Culiror-! gives tholr opinion unusunl weight.
. ....... .. ...... ..,- ..'!,.. ., I..WM linn outlived Its useful-
ma bciioui 01 met minimi . m ."
which ho piirchnsoil tho equipment
and directed the work of 117 stud-.
onto.
Ho was on hoard ship nt Now York
wnltliiK to sail for Frmico whon tho
armlbtlcu wus almied,
SURPRISING ACT
BY KENTUCKIANS
I.OIIHVII.I.i:. Ky. April :i Pro
hlhltloii h) iiKri'i'iiieut huciuni! effer
live toilny In ChrlKtliin county, Ky ,
ntlrT in- t.leiilon on tho prohibition
iiiiv.l Ion hud heen propoHcd, the ll'l
nor deiileiK, In ijw of the iippioinh
of iiiitlouil luohlhltloii. (Oimented to
iIIhioiiIIiiiio hiiIo of ltiior on April I
Tho effect of the novel experiment,
which mithnrlllcH M.iy wiih ueer ni
toinpteil heforo In Atiierlcu, will ho
wiili lii'il with InteieKt.
I'lider the iiKK'etueiit, the ltiior
ilenleiN pltjdKeil tliolllHehi'H to 11I1I
III curorclni; prohlhltlou, mid to into
their liifliieiicn iiKiiliutt thu Ihhiiuiiio
of new Hci'imcH h) loutuy itilthorltlcB.
If new iippllcnntH tnko iictlon iiKiilimt
toiinty iitilliorlllfH to (Otllpel l.tti;ili('e
of llieiiKt'K, tho old lliiior denlerH
nmee to heur fifty ier cent (if tll
toitl of riKlltltIK Hilt tl MlllH
T
WILD ritoNin;it II.IVS WILL IIK
IlKOCCIIT IIA('l I'Olt THItKi;
MtillTS Xi:.T WKKK AT KLKS
TK.MPl.i:
TIiIk town may hid good hy to
frontier riiKtouis mid may adopt tho
rohuiopolltmi life. If It Is the dtvtlre
of the people to do so. The milellng
","1 'HlnB "ffect of tho Ice cream
I .. 1... I t l. lino. l.rlno
"""" """ "" "'"'"" '" ""'" "' """
"'Koltullnes of the vivid sheet UrIiI.
l.tl .lF.lll.llld f.f 'llfm1. 11ml .III. Ihivt nt
lug ilr.iughts of yore and tho buzz of
the W01111111K cluhs may fog the recol
ledlon of tint time when men wero
'ueu nnd hlood was red In color That
Is for everybody but tho II P O. K
TIiI.h hiinrli. whllo willing to he hiiul
tl along under the new i-cglm. .nrt
nf tho )eiir without kicking up a
row Is not willing to lore sight of
the old time conditions entirely and
eveiy eiir the Hills bring them hack
for a short season In the Wild
Western nights.
The occasion this )oar, will bo on
tho 10th. Ilth and 12th of this month
at the Klks Temple when tho wild
. . . ,,
free iiiys will return, when the sky
DRUMMERS ARE
PRAISING CITY
KxiGIITS OI'TIIK GIMP ALL HAVK
(.OOP WOIIIIS TO SAY Of KLAM
ATM FALLS. HKCLAKK IT TO F.I.
A l.lVK lU'UG
"Yes, we're taking tho train, li.it
to re going to lenvu tho town, po wp
p.:n come back to It". "Its a good
town, a live town and t mmlng
town " declared F. M. llruslo?. of tho
WM publishing Compnny of St. Paul
e.slerilay on leaving, tho city 'This
p.iiio has got -i Hod letter maik on
our list nnd wo trivolors look for
v. ..i.l to a let urn visit with pleiiMiio.'
Ills sentiments wne warmly cchwd
l.v hU eoniliilllloii. F. J. Duffy, of too
n n
ness mul pubses Into tho obituary
column tlioro is 110 unu tv..u luu.
It quicker than tho commorclnl mnii
mid tlio wldo fuvornblo comment
nimle hy thoso mon Is remarked upon
with groat satisfaction.
WESTERN
NIGH
COMING
SOON
TROUBLE OVER
PRICE FIXING
ATWAllffl
I
Former Difficulties Have
Been Reopened
1
NEW PLAN NECESSARY!
IUIIkijiiI Atliiilnl-lr.illoii lt'furs In
Ahliln h) the Xc Scnlo of Ktei-I
Price Aiinoinit ! It) Imliistrlnl
1
I lliniril .Matter of Price Agrw
I incuts Put hy for I'lirther Deluilr.
WASHINGTON. 1). C. April 3.
The entire government policy In und-
ernklng to revlic and stabilize prii'es
thru the Industrial Hoard of t':o
IJepnrliuent of Commerie hns been
re'ipriied as it result of a coiiferoiico
1 jcitcrday over tho refusal of the rai!-
load administration to accept M.e
new scale of steel prices arranged by
the hoard.
I Secretary (.lass said that Chairman
I Perk of the Hoard had acted .vlth-
1' out authority In making It appear
'lliul .Im illutililn ultli Mm I9tilltfi.il
Adm'nlstratlon was the only 3iie tlu.t ,
had been reconimitted. Ho Indlca
1 ted that tho wholo matter of prlco
1 111:1 00 in en t s had been committed for
1 furl her consideration. I
! Ollittr officials said there hai ,
never been any Intention of rlrrns
the government agencies to lmy at
ng.'eetl prices and that the Hoard
must change its (otirse
IS
OXK F'llTH OF' AKKA OF' I'XITKD
STATUS XOW IX F'AltM LAXOS.
NiailL.Y SKVKN .MILLION
F'AK.MS IN COrXTItY
WASHINGTON, April 3. Moro
than TiC, 000,00(1 acres huvo been ad
ded to the toiintry's aggregato crop
acreage In tho last ten years. Statis
tics just announced hy (ho Depart
input of Agriculture show the coun
try's aggregato last ear to hnvo boen
:tCV,"3S.000 acres, or 0.r.,S40 square
miles. That Is more than one-fifth
of the total land area of Continental
I'nltPd States, almost two and one
half times the sliro of tho stat of
Texts and about ten times tho land
area of the entlro New Knglnud
Stutfvs. The number of farms In the
Fnlted States Is estimated at 0,717,
000. Texas has the largest aggregate
crop acreago with 2!i,.T2S.000 acres or
11 little more thilii ono-slsth of her
total land nroi.
Kansas Is second with 22,r.SS,0(i0
acres, or almost ono-half Of her en
tile land area.
Illinois Is third with 21.727.000
ncies, or about thieo-sevrnths of her
hind area.
Iowa In font th placo Is very close
to Illinois with 21,013.000 acres,
which Is about threo-sovenths of her
land area.
Oregon .stands 27th on tho list
with 2, 70S, 000 acres.
-.I.KK INSTALL OF'F'IGI'.HS.
The insinuation of tho now Klks
officers will ho held at tho regular
meeting at tho Tomplo horo this oven
lug. Thoro aro a number of umttors
of general Importance to ho brought
up mid it Is hopod that all mcmbor.s
will bo on hand.
LC.MHKHM.W HACK
H, II. Edimmils has leturned fro'n
n IniBlnoss trip to California points,
Mrs. Edmunds., who nccompiinlai
Mm Is in San.a Clnrn, whoro bIiu will
romuln for 'ibout two we.'Us,
u
JAPS DEMANDING
"SIMPLE JUSTICE
I'AltlH, April 3.--"No iiHHoelntlon
could he happy In a League of N'a
llonK In which xhurp radical dlKcriin
Inatlon Ih innlntnlnoil," llaro Majon.
head of tho JapaiicNO Delegation told
the rolled States.
"U'e it re not too proud to fight.
hut too proud to incept a place of
admitted Infeilorlty In dealing with!
one or more ajtHocluto nations. Woj
want nothing hut xlmple JuHtice." he1
nald. J
jl'OKTI.AMl .MAX VAMi:i I
I OX XKW rOMMISSIOX.I
SAI.K.M, April 3. Colonel George
II. Kelly ban dccllneil an appoint
ment to the soldlcrH and HiillorH com
mlsHlon. (Sovcrnor Olcott has named
P I). Kllham of Portland for this
post.
PESTER BILLS
ACTION IK TO IIK TAKKX AGAINST
I'KTTV TIIIKVKS WHO IIAVK
IIKKX lillKAKIXG INTO KLKS
soft ihink ktoiif:s
That the miscreants who have con
fldercd their continuous theftb or
sweet elder and other soft ill inks
from tho rear of the Elks Temple, to
bo unusually smart and vho have
been under the Impression rh.11 iheir
Identity Is unsuspected, are Roir.g to
rjn up against the surprise of their
lives and that their securllv is hy
00 means what they have considered
it. Is the assertion made by 'note
who are In a position to know, r.ntl
while there has been a hesitation
about taking up prosecution, the yat
lenco of those who have been affect,
ed lias now become exhausted and
mutters are about to updei-go '-i
change.
The last theft occurred ntsht be
fore last when a considerable quan
tity of goods were stolen from a box
where they had been put out to keep
cool.
XKW MAN ON HKIIALI) FOHCK.
S. Itankin Is tho mime of the new
make-up man on the force of tho
Evening Herald. Mr. Rankin comes
fiom Hanford California. Ho arrived
lust night and commenced his now
duties today.
DRIVE TO HELP
THE RJ CROSS
NOYKL MFXilOl) OF OF'F'KKIXG
IIOXDS OF FIUKNI.SHI1' AT OXK
DOLLAIl FACH TO.STAHT THUU
1 ITY SCHOOLS
"Honds of Friendship" Is the latest
I issue to he put on the market and a
drlvo for tho absorption of 270 of
them with perpetual dividends of af
fection and gratitude by tho war suf.
ferors Is to bo launched here next
week by tho school children of the
city.
This now Idoa which has beon start
ed to "change No mans land into
some mans home" Is nation wide nnd
will ho carried out in Klamath Falls
under the Chairmanship of Mayor 1.
H. Struhlo assisted hy City School Su
perintendent n. H. Dunbar.
The work Is being carried out und
er tho leadership of Marlon T. Hor
rlck, former Ambassador to France,
as Pestilent of tho American Commit
tee for devastated France, Tho mon.
ey raised will bo used for the follow
ing purpeses:
Holplng refugees back to their
abandoned homes.
Furnishing loans to deserving far
mers. Operating abandoned farms.
Maintaining hospitals' an J illspou
nnrle8. Operating a motor service,
ill;
T
HuiplylK food, tool, clothing and
llventock to tho hoinecJmer.
Maintaining temporary jtchootii.
Ojieratlng traveling otoreii, enn
teenH and workroom.
Helping to repay the ancient debt
we owe to our old friend France.
It In hellevcd that Klamath Fall
will without doubt raln tho amount
aiiked for such worthy motives. The
Oregon quota In $2.i,000.
"BOB" KUYKENDALL
BACK FROM FRANCE
The good news of the safe arrival
of his brother Lieutenant Hobcrt
Kuykcnilall on the transport Aqua
t3nln, last Sunday has heen received
hy Circuit Judge V. V. Kuykcndall
of this city. Lieutenant Kuykcndall
Is now stationed at Camp Mcrrltt,
N'ew Jersey and expects to come wait
In a short time. Ho Is well- known
In this city, where he has been on
Beveral occasions and has many
friends who will welcome him hack.
AH.MHXIAX .MO.MUS SHOULD
ALL UK TfHXKI) I.V NOW.
It Is requested that any of the dis
trict chairmen who have not turned
In all the funds gathered during the
recent Armenian Drive, do so dt'oncc
so that tho money may all reach the
leaders and be put to uses for which
It was intended.
COYOTES PKi:SKXTKI.
Four co)o(e hides were presented
for bounty to County Clerk C. It. Lc
Lap yesterday by Merle KHgore of
Fpper Langell Valley, He drew a to
tal of twelve dollars for the four.
THE RED CROSS
IH(i TASK WHICH ,1 T IS FVPFXT
i:i) .MAY HE THE FIXAL ONE
HAS IIKKX SET VOll KLAMATH,
FOK NEXT TWO .MONTHS "
We have Just received a lar.se
amount of materials to be made up
In Refugee garmonts and to et
them ready for shipment by June 1st,
yp will need tho co-operation of aM
the people we can possibly interest In
thus work.
That It is noble work goes withoat
saying and we should bo, not only
willing but anxious to give 11 fow
hours in a week or a month to allev
iate as much as possible the suffer
ings of the unfortunate thousands in
the war devastated countries.
It Is not probable that we will be
asked to work after June 1st and
with ten workers a day -wo could evi
lly complete tho work by that tlmo.
For those who do not find it con
venient to come to the work rooms,
I shall be glad to have them tnko the
wrrk to their homes nnd wo shall
also appreciate the help of any Cities
rr Societies.
Tho people of the Henley Auxlli-
I
My
who have always done remark-
ubly well have been forced to t;ivo
up tho work, temporarily, nt lonstj
because of the work that must be
done on tho Farms.
Other auxiliaries niny have to do
(he same, (hough we hopo slncorely
that they may bo ub)o to keep on
for we hao depended upon tho ,,onn
tr for a largo share of Red' Cross
work.
Let us in town make a special ef
foit to come and bring our fiieuds.
Lei us show them at Headquart i.j
that Klamath Falls can and will do
Its share, ami get It done in thu al
lotted time.
MRS. L K. Sl'LLlVAN,
Supervisor of Sowing.
CLOTHING DRIVE
TOTALS TWO TONS
Four thou sand and twenty-nine
pounds was tho total of tho clothes
packed and sent out by tho Rod Crruss
Society for tho war sufl'erors follow,
tug the recent drive This Is not
nonrly the quota which was oxpocted
to bo raised here, hut Secretary E. P.
Lawienco who packed and shipped
tho boxes salt It was sutflcueiit to
keep him' busy for souio tlmo,
M
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LEFT BANK QF
RHINE TO BE
NEUTRALIZED
Will Remain So Until Huns
Have Paid Indemnity
TERMS READY SOON
Council of four DAcldr Itrlgi.in and
F'rrnch Troops Will Hold Territory
in Loft Hunk of ICblnr Until Ger
many Meet Indemnity I'rrllnib
n.irlcs Heady by K-ixtcr.
. I'jAivis, 'prii .. 1 ne council ui
Four has now virtually decided that
the left bank or the Rhine will bo
neutralized until Germany has paid
the Indemnities fixed by the Peace
Conference.
It Is understood that French and
Belgian troops will hold this terri
tory. Foreign minister Pichon said today
that he thought that Jhe peace pre
liminaries to be Imposed on Ger
many would ho ready before Easter
Sunday unless something unexpected
happens
COBLENZ, April 3. German
troops opposite Coblenz Bridgehead
began moving early today toward
Frankfort where tho Spartacan re
vole has been causing disorder.
Befort entering Frankfot which
Is In the neutral zone, the Germans
had to obtain permission from tho
French army. It Is reported that the
trouble In Frankfort became serious'
on Tuesday, when a mob of ten
thousand paraded tho streets storm
ed the warehouses and took food sup
plies. ARCHANGEL, April 3. Repeated
Bolshevik attacks around Odocrskaia
have heen ropubed hy tho Allies who
are tired and outnumbered a stub
born dofenslve battle In tho snow,
which Is rapidly showing signs of 11
thaw.
LONDON. April .1. The situation
In Murmansk region in northern Rus
sia, is giving the British military au.
'thorltles considerable anxiety.
The British relief committees will
follow immediately In tho wake, of
the American troops who are now
on tholr way to north Russia.,
GENERAL L. WOOD
GETS DECORATION
WASHINGTON. D. C, April 3.
The Ilt of officers who havo been
lawarded the distinguished service
medal for meritorious 'service during
tho. war, inclucfes Major Gonorn.H
Leonard Wood, Hugh L. Scott and
John E. Morrison.
General Wood's decoration was
j based on services ns Dopatment Dlvl
i sion and Camp Commandir during
tho wan. The Citizen says ho display .
' ed qualities of leadership and pro
fessional attainments of high order
and furthered In every way tho sys
tem of tho offlcors training schools.
UKYOLT PLANNKI) IN MFIXICO.
NEW YORIC, April 3. Goneraf
Aurello Blanquot, tho Mexican minis
ter under Huortu, second In command
to Gcuornt Felix Dluz, has arrived in
Mexico after a very dangorous trip
according to his secretary here.
Ho said that Hlanquet Intended to
iroorgnnlzo the Diaz forces, over
throw tho Carranza government and
re-establish thu constitution of 18!i7.
KKYOIr I.V ABYSSINIA.
ADDISS ABBDA ABYSSINIA.
April 3.. The grandson of King Jo
hannes tho Second who died in 1880,
has revolted nnd dcclarod himself
king under tho name of Theodore.
Tho government hns sent a punitive
expedition to put dowu the "'govern'.?
ment,.3 ' 9 .
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