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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06
PARK PATRONAGE INCREASES.
SO Per Cent Advance in 1917 Season
Over 1915.

The first summer Of the war brought
to the national parks Of the country an
increased patronage over past years.
according to an announcement made
today by the Interior Department.
The season of 1917 registered an in
crease in national park patronage more
than SO per cent in advance of the sea-
son of 1916. In numbers 4S7,36S per-
sons visited the national parks last
season. as against 35S,006 the season
before, an increase OF 129,362 persons.
This years increase alone exceeds by
80 per cent the total attendance of the
parks for 1909.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06
RECOGNIZES STAND OF SWISS.
Country Informed Its Neutrality Is
to Be Respected by the q. S.

BERN. Switzerland, December 9Th.
American minister has handed to the
political department a note informing
the federal council that the United
States formally recognizes the nell
trality of Switzerland, declaring itself
in complete agreement with the allies
on the subject of respecting Swiss
neutrality and the inviolability of
Swiss territory SO long as the confed-
Grafton maintains neutrality and The
enemy respects that neutrality.
The Journal de Geneye welcomes the
by the United States as extremely i'm.
portant in strengthening and consnii-
dating the international Situation IN
Switzerland. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06
Suggests Plan to Save Coal.

NEW YORK. December GA quarter
of a billion dollars worth Of coal, or
about 10 per cent of the quantity
burned for steam production. might be
saved annually in the United States by
the employment of proper operating
methods in boiler plants, David Moffat
Myers of this city declared yesterday
at the annual meeting OF the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers. Such
a saving. he said, would release freight
cars for otber service equivalent to one
million dGy-ton carloads each year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06
GERMANY TO FORCE BOYS
OF Is AND II INTO ARMY

AMSTERDAM. December 6.-Intima-
tions that Germany is planning to force
boys Of sixteen and seventeen wears
into the army are contained in an ap-
peal appearing in the Essen General
Anzeiger that they Immediately join
the juvenile corps
This great struggle between the
nations says the newspaper, will ne
cessltate those who are now sixteen
and seventeen being called UP at no
very remote date for army service"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06
1913 CARS OF COAL ARRIVE.
Officials Are Hopeful Of Gradual In
movement in Conditions Here.

Arrival in Washington today OF twice
a normal days consumption OF coai
caused fuel administration officials to be
hopefu1 Of a gradual improvement In
conditions.
thracite coal, arrived over the lines OF
the Pennsylvania railroad ana nIty-sM
cars or 3197 tons. Of bituminous coal
canoa IN the District over the lines OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06
ammunition Craft Explodes as 1t COL
Hdes in Harb0r---Much of City
Wrecked and in Flames.
Telegraph and Telephone Communication Broken
byBlast Said to Be on American Vessel
Big Damage on Water Front.


HALIFAX, NJ S, December s. via Havana-Hundreds OF per-
on killed thousand others injured and half OF the city
Halifax the of the explosion of munlton
ship today estimated that the property loss will
the millions The north end of the city is in flames
THREE HUNDRED REPORTED KILLED.
TRURO N S., December 6-Advces from Halifax early this
gave uniton ship explosion
people lost
the railway station Halifax collapsed Twenty
railway workers killed the track Richmond
advices the ship which coded with the
munition vessel Red Cross liner
NORTHERN SECTION IN RUINS.
AMHERST NJ S., December 6-The whole northern section
Halifax of weckage and fires have broken out in
parts city, according received shortly after
The of destruction several miles The Canadian
depot the Canadian Pacific railway described
having entirely collapsed while big repair plant at
Willow Park the northwestern section of the city, is wrecked
Queens Hotel Hollis street Sackvie street. marks
southern limit the devastated reported
coded after $500 this morning. and
suned munon ship hit in the stokeole Instantly
from her. The appeared to be making
the rghtng apparatus work when the explosion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06
5000 Hear Mr.. Baker at Richmond

RICHMOND. Va. December 6.-Sec-
retary Of War Newton D. Baker made
the opening address in Richmond last
night of a series of war conferences To
be held In every state in the Union
within the next few months. at which
speeches will be delivered by members
OF the cabinet and other prominent men
to tel! the people about the war. In
the City Auditorium he addressed an
enthusiastic E n audience of more than
others having been turned awav ''"'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06
Expects Sugar Relief Soon.

NEW YORK, December 6-Prospects
are bright for an early return to nor
NAL conditions SO far as sugar is con-
cerned. according to a statement by
James H. Post, chairman of the Amer
ican reflners' committee. The avaIIa-
bility of crops from the West Indies
soon after New Year. he said. would
tend to eliminate the existing strin-
Eency. and the situation might be ex.
pected to approach normal BY Febru-
ary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06
Fires Are Started in London
When rs Aer0s Raid England
Two German Machines Brought Down and Cre,us
Captured-- Casualties Believed to Be Light


LONDON killed and twenty
today
killed and ten
injured in London.
LONDON December 6-Abou twenty-five arplanes raided
England today announced officially Of these reached Lon
don
Two of the raiders brought down. the of three
captured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06
Resolution to Secure Peace.

While the House was discussing the
Austrian resolution. Representative
London, New York. socialist, introduced
a joint resolution Ito initiate the organ
ization Of an international league to
secure a durable peace"
The London peace resolution reads:
THE Congress of the United States
shall initiate the organization of an
international league to secure a durable
peace, and for that purpose shall.
through the President of the United
States, invite the representatives of the
parliaments of all the countries now
at war with the central powers to con-
vene in joint conference. to be held at
the city of Washington. D. C."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06
Denies Part in Baby Keet's Death.

sPRINGF1ELD. Mo-, December g.
Claude Piersol. convicted kidnaper of
Baby Lloyd Keet. emphatically denied
that he had participated in any of the
circumstances which brought about the
death of the child, as was charged in a
warrant served on him in Jail at Marsh
field yesterday. The body of the baby
farm several days after the kidnap-
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06

Communication with Halifax was estab-
ilsh by the Canadian Pacific Telegraph
Many buildings along the waterfront
were torn to pieces and many persons
are believed to have been killed Other
shipping in the harbor suffered severe
~ and the crews of several are said to
have been killed
Later it was stated positively here that
there were several transports in the har-
Dor when the explosion occurred Moth
Ing as to the fate Of these was obtainable.
wire communication between this city
ana Halifax was interrupted soon after
the explosion and before more than frae-
mentary reports had been received
AT the moment of the explosion fierce
stofm was sweeping the harbor and it is
supposed that the collision of the vessels
was due to this.
Military Telegraph Control.
The last word received by wire from
HaIffax regarding the explosion said
the military had taken charge of the
canadian Pacific Telegraph Company
and had ordered all telegraph operators
out of the building
Onis two operators in the office es
eaped injury Scores Of persons on the
the northern end of the city. which
bore the brunt of the damage.
1t Is announced here that the censor
has taken control of all wires at Halt
fax In connection with the explosion
there today.
Boston Offers Assistance.
BOSTON. December Gov. Mcc.,
on learning bf the disaster at HalifaS x
today filed the following telegram adA
dressed to the mayor Of Halifax:
understand your city in danger from
explosion and conflagration. Reports
only fragmentary. Massachusetts
stands ready to go the limit in render.
Ing every assistance you may be in
need OF. Wire me Immediately.
For many years Halifax has been the
chief British military and naval ste
tton on the American continent. Its
harbor. one of the most spacious in
the world. is large enough to float the
entire British navy and Is strongly for.
titled. In addition to the fortifications
there is government dockyard con,
tanning an immense dry dock
The citys population, according to
the 1911 census. Is about $4,000. Hail.
fax is the eastern terminus Of the "a
madam Pacific railway and the Ga
madam government railways. Steam
ship lines operate between the mort
and points in Newfoundland, Great
Britain. the United States and the West
Indies.
Since the outbreak Of the war Halt
fax has assumed q more important no
| sition than ever. as 1t Is the princinaI
port from which men. munitions and
supplies are transported from Canada
| to the battlehelds Of Flanders and
Northern France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06

The explosion occurred after the coll
fsion OF an American ammunition ship
and another ship a. Rockingham. ac-
cordinS to telephone messages reaching
here this morning. The explosion was
so terrilc that it destroyed the install
latton in the telegraph and telephone
offices for thirty miles around HALIFAX
while it was heard at Truro. sixty-one
miles distant
It il reported that the American mu-
milton steamer was moving OUT from
her pier and was ramned from broad
side by smother vessel Instantly there
was q tremendous explosion. which de-
stroyed the two ships and killed tneir
Tho concussion resulting caused the
roof of the railway depot at North
street to collapse. while all the ware
houses on the water front for mile
and a half were damaged. The premises
affected in many places caught fire-
The force of the concussion was SO
Kreat that freight cars were blown on
railway tracks along stretch OF near
Messages asking for fire engines and
hre-fghting apparatus, doctors ana
nurses. hospital supplies. ETC.. were re-
ceived from Halifax by a plumber OF 10.
calities in Nova Scotia. Special trains
were made up with everything required
that could be procured
Aid From Nearby Towns.
At Truro, Windsor. and here the city
councils met this morning and decided
to take Immediate steps to render aid
to the af1icted people at Halifax. It
IL understood that large quantities OF
food were destroyed and that the citi-
zens of Halifax may soon be in danger
Of starving. 1t was decided that car
loads Of food must be dispatched at
once.
The damage done to the Western
Union and Canadian Pacific Telegraph
companies and Nova Scotia Telephone
Company is SO complete 1t Is hkely to
be days before wire communication
with points outside Halifax can be re-
stored.
Rockingham is located well within
Halifax harbor. at the mouth of Bed
ford basin 1t is at the northwest por-
tion of the harbor, and since the war
has been used as an examining sta
tion for ocean steamers. 1t was at this
portion of the harbor that ex-Ambas-
sador Won Bernstorn and party were
held and examined on their way f1om
the United States to Germany.
st. John Hears Of Disaster.
ST. JOHN, N. B.. December GA
large part of Halifax. N. s., is in flames
following the explosion in the harbor
this morning.
The dead are lying thick in the streets.
all the hospitals are filed to overf1owing
and many injured are compelled TO walk
about untreated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06
Meeting of Senate Committee.

At a three hour session of the SEN
ate foreign relations committee, much
sentiment was developed among SEN
ators for adding Turkey and Bulgaria
to the war declaration. The meeting
adjourned without action, however. to
await advices from the State Depart
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06
Might Even Affect Mem.

Government operation would solve
tbi. problem. OF course. but in govern
,n.nt operation the railroad men pro-
ress to sec q prospective slump i'm ef-.
ac,ency. which. they believe, would be
entailed by tho loss Of many trained
onerating men who would be unwilling
man. Whether such q detection would
result upon the government taking over
the roads 10 question BY appeals to
the patrfpftGn az these men, Il y suG~
geoted by those who falof direct G01g
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06
First Raid in Month.

This is the first German air raid over
England in more than a month. The
last previous raid occurred on the night
of October 81, being made by about
thirty airplanes in seven groups. Eight
persons were killed and twenty two
injured.
Bad weather conditions probably have
been responsible for the pause in the
German operations. An official British
report on aviation last night said two
raids were carried out over Germany
on wednesday by British airplanes. the
than month. owing to incessant bad
weather
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06

east, east and southwest. The whole
of one group; however, was turned back
by gunfre and the others, not mora.
than five or six machines, penetrated into
.Lunddn.s e. .--Ne,n lssetH,s. !. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06
Putting Them Over
On the Western
Front
It Is by
Seret. Empey

And IT'S a base ball story!
In this article serst. Empey tells
ho.v he and another American In
reduced the great American
ZANE" to the British "TommIes,"
with side. splitting results. Every
with base ball will revel In this true
account Of a game under fire, and
no one can fall to read with Keen
est delight this account OF the sense
Of humor and fun which does so
much to mitigate the horrors and
hardshIps Of life on the firing line.
Don't miss reading quitting II
Features Section Of Tho
SUNDAY STAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06

Cloudy tonight and tomorrow. prob
ably snow or rain; not much change In
temperature.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending Q pm. today. Highest. 46, at
pm. yesterday. Lowest, 2S. at I am.
today.
Full report on page "a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06
Member Of tho Associated Press

The Associated Press 10 exclusively entitled 10
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to It or not otherwise credited In this
paper and also the local news published herein.
An rights Of publication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06

Sworn Net Cdreulat1on. Month Of NovembeR.
1917, Daily Average. ez.632s Sunday. ee,4e0
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-02

chaser that II is usually received ON
first presentation with incr'duli,y. I,
is therefore we'll TO repeat that IL has
received the approval OF the best hnan'
ciai minds Of the West. and Is en-
dorsed as sound. practical and salts
factory after long and critical scrutiny
OF the financial details
The placing Of land sales upon a fair.
low priced and long credit basis. with
out the penalty OF heavy inter~s'.
should certainly attract the attention
Of those thousands OF YOUNG men upon
farms. rrnters and others Who are
seeking farms Of their own. and should
tend rapidly 10 make the idle. fertile
valleys OF California glorious with
crops.
Anyone interested will receive fuller
details by addressing the Frank h
Mott company. Security hank building.
Oakland. The information will b. sup.
piled without reference to the sale Of
any particular tract. but merely as an
OF the plan itself. and As
the solution OF great problem apple
able 10 the marketing Of any land any
where.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-02
PRISONERS ARE
MADE TO LAUGH
INMATES OF SAN QUENTIN paIs.
ON ARE GIVEN ANNUAL SHOW
NEW YEARS ~ ACTORS ANo
MUSICIANS

SAN QUENTIN. Calf. Jan. e-Ths
drab monotony and cheeriessness q
long hours behind gray stone walls
vas relieved for few hours yester
day morning at San Quentin prison.
when n big troupe OF entertainers. act,
ors and musicians gave TO the 1000
prisoners the annual New Years show
Long rows OF striped men listened
With hungry ears for a melody Of the
outside world: lips that have all bu,
forgotten how 10 smile. broke into
laughter AT some quip and eye,
frightened when pretty girls skipped
on the stage.
Men who looked upon the world
only through iron bars. men who will
spend their lives in narrow cells, gath.
cred TO forget the past and s,ine the
visions Of the future.
II vas Sid Grammar OF San Fran.
cisco who gave the party. For the
last four years the Empress thea,er
manager has given the prisoners
party" on New Years Day.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-02
LEGAL NOTICES
(No. Sts Equity

iNo. Hts Equity
In the Circuit Court. IN and for the
County Of Klamath and State OF
Oregon.
Minnie Laws. Plaintiff.
James Laws. Defendant.
To James Law. Defendant above
named:
In the Name OF the State Of Oregon
You are hereby required to appear
and answer to the complaint nicd
against you In the above entitled
suit on or before the 10th day oi
January. 1917. that being the las,
day OF the time prescribed In the or.
Ger OF publication OF this summons.
and II you fail so 10 appear. plead.
answer. demur. or otherwise move.
for want thereof plaintiff viii apply
to the court for the relief prayed for
in his complaint. to-~it
For = decree diszolvinE the bonds
OF n:atrimony nov existing between
the piainti6 aud defendant. upon the
grounds OF habituaI drunkenness con.
trac;cd after said marriage. aud con.
tinuinE for more than one year m
mediateiy preceding the alins OF the
bill OF complaint herein.
This summons Is served upon you.
the said defendant. by publication
thereof In the Evening Herald. . pub
lie newspaper Of general circulation.
printed and published At Klamath
Falls. Klamath county. Oregon. once
4 week for six consecutive weeks
tI~ven insertions). the hrxt publica.
ticn being made November -. 1915.
and the last publication January >.
1917. by order OF the Honorable u.
=. kuykendaiI. judge Of the circuit
rourt OF Klamath county. Oregon.
which said order vas made. entered.
lated and nI~d In this suit Noyem Der
-. 1916, ". HA. RENNER.
Attorney for Plaintiff
:s-s-l:.is.:s-:-s
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-02
$500, 90 90
vyoO. 700 10
CRY OF klAMAvN FAlIO NUM-.
ctPAI RAILROAD OoNOO.
NOTICE o. OAlg.

soTicE N HeREnr 0iveN. Tas,
sealed bids viii b. received BY tho
ruiie- judge u the city of Klamath
faii-. Klamath coua,y. Otssos. sp 10
and Including
JANUARY 10. 1917.
4, H., houf of /: o'cio~s .. IN fur n,
sale of $500. 900 city os Klamath Falls
municipal raiiraad bosds 1t the de-
aoiainA,ion ~ $1,000 each. and mum.
L~frd I to 200 ineiasiec. ali bearing
date December I. 1919. payable nhy
year. after date. and b~asinx in,sf,s.,
Al the rate 81 ~, To 6 per cent. pay,
able s-tpl annually. on June L., aud
p~c-mb~r IL, Of each year. With up,
ton Of payment. on and after In.
resab~r I. 1895. for the construction
~ = municipal railroad from . Point
within said city designated a. the In.
tersec,iou of firss street and klaf,.
a,h avenue 10 = point without said
city designated a. the hotth~tiy rna
Of Dairy s'ation located on tho sou,h.
cas-, quarter Of the northeast quarter
q. Section -. Township -. south.
Rang- iiis -aat. Willamette meridian.
klamath coan,,. of~son.
All sealed hid. or proposals. for tho
purchase OF such bonds siii be open-d
and considered By the rotnnoa eoua.
ell Of tho city u Klamath Fails. At.
O'Clock p III January u, isiI
SAID band. arc issn~si In pursuance
Of an amendment TO Section ~. AssIeIr
~. of the charter of the city ef klAin,
a,h Falls. ot-sun. which amendment
inca, Was adopted November ~. 1919
Each pfutsszai Ia purchase said bond.
shsli b- accompanied by = certified
check for : per e-a, of the amour, OF
The bids OF proposal. drawn "a some
res p"nsible bank. payable uneoaai.
tIonaliy TO The Treasurer of the City
OF Klamath Fails
lids or proposals. sor said bonds
must be- unconditional. and the sur.
e~asfui bidder or biddefs viii b. ~
qaired 60 complete payment for said
bonds Within 10 days from the time
notified By the Common couneii that
tho bonds arc rvaay for delivery. OF
forfeit tho deposi, TO the city,
The Common Coan,ii of the CITY os
Falls hereby svssrvss TO Il.
self the rixhl TO reject any and all
bids and proposals for the parvhass
Of said bonds or any part thereof.
Said bonds arr offered fos sale IN
pursuance Of Ordnance No >os os
said city. adopted BY the commoa
Council December II. 1915. and ~.
proved BY The Mayor On b~csmb-s
II. 1916
4 l.. LEAvtrT.
Police Judge Of the City of Klamath
Fails. klamath County. Ofseoa.
I:it to liz.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-02
NOTICE FoR PUBLICATION
Net ceai Lands

t'niird States i.and Oacs ss
Lak~,i~w. Ore. December 10. 1914
Notice n hsr~by g,vsn that Perry
l. Neil. whose posto@ee addrsss IL
klamath Fails. Oregon. did. a the
ed day Of April. 1915. ale In this oe.
Ace sworn statement and applicsitoa.
No. os:it. To purchase tho NEH sen.
Section &c. Township ~ south. Rsaes
> east. Willamette Meridian. and tho
timber thereon. under tho provisioas
Of III" act of June ,. 1878. and acts
ancndaiory. known as the Timber
and Stone Law" at such value ~
might b. hned by appraiscmrnt. and
that, pursnant TO such application. the
land and timber thereon have been
anpra 'sed at $50. the timber esti.
mated 10000 board Zee, ., 800 pr
81. and the land 5000: that said ap-
t'!can' viii offer proof In support Of
bis application and sworn stassuaent
IN the :7th day Of February. 1917. b.
fore c. II. fei.ap. Clerk Of the County
Court. AT Klamath Fails. Oregon.
Any person Is a, liberty 10 proeest
this purchase before entry. or Initiate
. contest a, any time before patent
issues. by hiinx . corroboratsd af.
adasit In this once. alleging farss
which would defeat the entry.
JAS. =. BUR0ESS.
I?Is go Register.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-02
: HEAD :Sq.ss;! SIHsEs9 e seo. 9 L, ,
seys Cseen ASsiisd n Ns.tsfls
ODsas Ar Paasaess' RiCht %.

Instant rei,ef-no waiting Your
cIogeed nostr:ls open right up; the air
paasages OF your head clear and you
eaa breathe freely. No more hawk
Ing. sauGling. blowing. headache. dry.
ness. No struggling for breath At
night; your sold or catarrh disap-
peara.
Get . small bottle Of Ely's Cream
kalm from your druggist now. Apply
. little Of this fragrant antiseptic.
healiag cream in your nostrils. 1t
peaetsstes through every air pas sage
ut the had. soothes the innammed or
evoalsn mucous membrane and relief
ceonss Instantly.
ltS jsa ass. Don't stay stuffed.
- vitA col1 Or nasty eaaasra.-Ad.