The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-01-16
BIG MILITARY MEET FOR KLAMATH
,cout!ruci from PaSc .,

,Coutlrucd fgom PaEr %
IN a., past few years iu tho paua.
coast states, hu, none will have equal
cd the proposed mlnvuyyr, either 90
size or Importance The mau uyyr
% this state have alaays been held al
Atasyadcro. while those in The north
have been held at American Lake
Wash. Il & said that The ground.
where both these army operation.
have been held each year. and which
were leased by the war department
from private persons have boon given
lup
The state troops which viii bn or.
dcroI from California viii bn tb
IFinh Infantry, Second Caya'ry. sey.
suth Infantry. Batteries 4 and u, n,lI
ARTILLERY, and Companies 4 and n. slr.
nal corps. Il Is expected that a.
first provisional regiment OF coast a--
tillery OF this state. under command
Of Colonel George SchagtCy. con lstlug
of twelve companies. viii De- orIrrri
into The field at,ho same time
The land contemplated for mills.
tary concentration as outlined In the
dispatch foregoing Is believed to be-
tie seven townships Of which Lieu.
t-rant Franklin W Whitley OF tn
department. of the Northwest. United
States army stationed at Portland.
made a survey and Typographical map.
Last June and July the of'ieer went
over the ground. and few weeks
eiter his visit a report was circulated
that BFidadior General Marion p
Nous. commanding the department OF
The Northwest, had recommended that
territory IN tho Warm Springs rcgor.
walton near Pendleton. BE- secured for
use.
Captain o, e. Apploeato. who had
bern Instrumental In Ecttlng the ma
.ional military department 10 give
consideration 10 the klamath terri.
ory. said az the time that he though,
he report Was premature for two rca.
IONS. One Of thesa was that. In HIS
Judgment Lieutenant whitley had
iot bad time enough since leaving N. /
klamath ground to work out his topo. ,
'raphical map, and the other that
ieneral Maus would hardly make I
nblic recommendation which IL
'ould be more In the line Of military I
tlquette 10 transmit 10 his superIors
I Washington for their discretion as /
It's PRONUNCIATION.
The seven townships which are be. I
eyed To have met favor In the eyes
{ the army chlfes are partly In the |
be klamath reservation and partly 10
he north Of II, about nny miles
from this city, on the pro- /
osed line Of the Southern PaclfIc'g
atron-klamath Falls extension. The /
ind Is convenient 10 the Cascade for
81 reserve, the Crater Lake National /
ark and the klamath Indian reserya. /
.on. II Is believed that the head. I
uarters as contemplated By the army .
III be on the line Of the railroad.
Captain ApDlegate said this after
oon that he felt assured that the re-
ort Indicated that the maneuyers for
he coming summer would be scbcd-
led for the location Indicated. al
hough he did not interpret tho die.
atches as Indicating that the KIam.
Is territory had been already decided
u Tor permanent use. IIc expressed
he opinion, however, that after tho
rhiy mad used the area once il would
pont u Tor regular occupation. Ia
About eight years ago, while Can =
an Applegate was agent ON tho
''amath Indian reservation, he made Il
report to the war department Off p
''S calling attention to the adyant- n
"i the land for military opera o.
ohs OF an educational nature Al, I,
"a. time' however, there was no ratI- n
'ad In prospect. ~
over year ago. In the fan OF 1aoa
'sauief General Maus, Colonel Jas n
'cHsoh' Inspector general of the Ore
" Natiohal guard; Adjutant Gen. q
al W. H. FINER, of the state guard