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DAILY EDITION
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iikm, I)i;w;huti;h county, okk;o, i kiday afternoon, FEimt-AitY i, 1017
NO. 60
SWISS MINISTER HAS
DOUBLE DUTY.
GERMAN MINISTER ON
WAY TO BERLIN.
F
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E
DETENTION OF AMERICANS
WILL PROTEST
UNIVERSITY IN
ORGANIZE CLUB
SHORTAG
IN I
lilWi '..II -
BEG0IS1S
i
INTERNATIONAL LAW
, VIOLATED, CLAIM.
S NEGOTIATIONS QUIET
Xo Americans iih Yi( Advised io
J.cuvo AiinU-Iii Itelullons lie.
teen If. H. nml Turkey Not
oieildcred Herlnu.
II) Robert J. Itl'lllliT,
(United Press HUff Corrsepond-nt.)
WASHINGTON, I). C, Fob. 16.
Tho administration may send u pro
tout to Germany In regard to tho Yar
rowdlo affair, It wu learned today,
In spllo of tlio press dispatches say
liiK that Uiirninny linn released tlm
72 Amnrlran prisoners. Tlio govern
milit has not received official con
firmation of thin report. Tlio nolo
-(if prolimt will contain details of the
treatment of the crows of Uorman
Hhlps Interned In United Slates port.
Wilson wauls tho not sent no llmi
H will constitute a protest irrespec
tive of whether or not the Ynrrowdaln
prisoners havo been rolnamtil. Hot h
Wilson mid Lansing find thut Ger
many li an Hearty violated tlio Inter
national luw. and want to put tlio
United States clearly on rncord as
lining opposed to Germany's nctlona.
Would Htlll IU Friends.
Negotiations with Austria arn con
tinuing. Tlio Hlnln Department main
tains tlio deepest silence concerning
developments. An attempt la still
being, made to prosorvo frlondly rola
tlnna with Auatrla. In aplta of tho
fact that tho Auatrlan policy of ruth-
'M submarining advanced by tho
Central European power la identical
with thut of (Inrmany, constituting
tlio chief cauaa of the diplomatic
break botwoon America and tho
Kalaor. No Americans havo bnnn ad
vised to leave Auatrla. '
Reports on Turkey.
Ambassador Elkua officially ro
.portod today on tho CoiiMtuntlnopIo
iNltualloii. Details wcro withheld. It
1h understood that tho relations bo
twnnn tho United States and Turkey
are not na serious aa hna boon "up
poii I'd.
Swiss Minister Hitter conferred to
tiny with Ktatn Department Cmmsel-
1or Polk. It Ih hellevnd thut they
probably discussed tho reported ru
Jcimo of tho Yarrowdnle prlaonera,
.NEGOTIATIONS ARE
DECLARED BROKEN
I Hr llnllnl I'ma In Tho tlnllr llullrllnl
C'OI'KNII AfiKN. Feb. 16. Tho
Berliner TnReblntt declared toduy
Hint auhmnr,no nnKotlatlona between
1 Auatrlu und America luivo been brok
on off.
BRITAIN ESTABLISHES
A NEW DANGER ZONE
I lly Unllnl Pnw to The Dull Hullrlln.)
WASHINOTON, D. C. Fob. 18.
The American embiiBBy In London
notified tho Htuto Department today
that (Jrent Ilrltuln haa catnbllHhnd
n revlaed North Retf duiiRnr lono, na
tho result of auhmnrlnliiRa.
THE INITIATIVE
JIOl'HIC AIKHTH HKHOLL'TION KA
VOHINtl UKHTKUrriON IN I'LAC
I NO rOl'l l.All MKAHl'IMOS ON
HA1,I,()T. J
(By Ilnltcl Yrm to Tho Dally Ilulletin)
SALKM, Fob. 18 Tho llouao today
Adopted a joint rosolutlon providing
clKlit por cent of tho local votejn of
tho atatn, repreBontlug a mnjorlty of
tho counties bo nocesHitry to put nn
' Inlllatlvo moasuro on tho ballot. En
nmlea of tho resolution clnlmod that
It will practically doatroy tho offoct
IvennHS of tho inltlatlvo law.
Tho vote wna 80 to 28. Eaton lad
tho fight ngaltist the roaolutlon. He
claimed that It gives an unduo nd
vantago to tho wonlthy and Is unjust
to tho poor. Ho declared that it
, would provont the placing of many
moasuroa on the ballot.
BLOW IS
STRUCK
TWELFTH CAVA Lit Y
CONCENTRATES ON
MEXICAN BORDER
Mutilated Bodies of .Murdered Cow
boys ItrouKliI in Women unit
Children I'n-O for l.lve.
(Ilr United Press to The DsHy Bulletin)
F.L PASO, Feb. 10. Tho Twelfth
ruvulry la IhiIiik concentrated uIoiik
tho New Mexican border following;
confirmation of tho report thut Ml
ruudu'i bundlta murdered throe
American cowboys Monday. A posse
brouifht the mutilated corpaea to I la
chltu. Tho bundlta are holdliiK tho wife
of Kdwurd Kpeueer, a noicro ranch
foreman, demanding fftuuu raiiBom.
Rpuueor declares thut Halarur la plan
ning tho border rulda.
Anierleun Tomou and children arc
fleeing from thq Moxlcun line.
POTATO
THOMSON OIKi.tM.W I'OIR
HCIIOOLH, AND Wll.l, WATCH
hl'.'I.Kt TION OK HKKI) AND
CULTIVATION.
In an endeavor to mako potato
culturo ono of tho II vo featurea of
furmluK In Deaehutoa county, J. Al
ton Thompson, county school auperln
telidont, yoaterday afternoon organ
(xed four potato clubs In scl)ool In
the vicinity of Hend, and will visit
two morn schools in the country, at
Terrelionne and Redmond, to bring
tho total of similar orgauiuitlona up
to alx.
County Agriculturist., lllanrlmrd
will co-operalo with Mr. Thompson
In the work, and together thoy will
aupervlse tho selection of proper aood
and later tho cultivation of the pu
pil's truck patches. As a beginning
Mr. Thompson drew pictures yester
day at the various schools, allowing
tho Ideal shape of potato for seed,
furulHhlng a model for tho club mem
bers to go by.
Two prlr.es for tho best potatoes
raised In tho county by members of
school clubs, are offered by tho state,
tlio first n three day trip to Salem
to attend the Htuto fair, tho second a
week at tho O. A. C. summer short
couro. In addition, Mr. Thompson
plans to introduce similar competi
tion, if a county fulr is held this year,
with a chango from tho ordinary sys
tem, however, as the best hill of po
tatoes, Instond of tho best bushel
of tubers will rocolvo tho award.
KnthiiNliiNin Hliown.
. Mr. Thompson reported consider
ate enlhuslaam among tho boys and
girls Joining tho clubs.
In tho Arnold district, tho Pilot
llutto Potato club organised yester
day,, with Roy Wornstnff president,
and Jobbq Btooky, socratary. Other
members of tho club aro Ooorgle
Cook, Johnny Wornstuff, Margarota
Woriihtaff, Ray Neff, Milton Ilnkaln,
Floyd 8tooky, Roy Nnff, Ruth Neff,
Lola Htooky and Tholmn Cook.
Officers of the Junlpor Cove Po
tato club, at the Young school, are
Clyde Smith, presldont, and Mildred
Wlltcmnn, secretary. DorlB Wltto
man, Kntherluo Helgcnon, Reuben
Nelson, Anna Smith, and Mahle
Dnhlo comprlso tho balance of tho
membership of the organization.
Tho Tunuilo Potato club, nt the
school of tho samo namo, is hnadod
by Holhert Wallace, with Wnyno
Wright na secretary. Claronca Park,
Kenneth Dayton, Chcstor Lundborg
and Thomns Collier are other mem
bers, At the' Doschutos school a Blmllar
organisation, taking Its name from
that Institution wus formed, with
Kntherluo Rodfleld president, Edith
Qruy, socrotnry. Modora Howard,
1 .a lira Prltchard, Mlgglo Prltchard,
Orval Lockwood, Hans HaiiBen, Lyle
Thurston and Alfred Mlckolson com
priao tho romalndnr of tho member
ship list,
GERMANS ARRESTED
ALLOWED FREEDOM
ny United rrM to The Dsily Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Fob. 18.
It was announced today that all Ger
man sailors, arrested following at
tempts to sink Intomod ships, havo
boon roloasod, with tho exception of
thoso accused of . violating criminal
statutos.
DEN
HAVE
CLUB FOUR
( OR PRUL. HTTER- "J
I'huto by Amorlcsn Pr Associailon.
ItepresriillnK (iiTmnny, Ir. Kilter
riinfernol tiMtay In Waslilugton
over Yurrowdnlu affair.
ARE COMBINED
HXOW ON ItOl'M, BUOTHKltH
IIANCIIKIIS TtlRKHII, I1X1'(J1I,
HARROW AMI HKKII, IN 8A.MK
TOWNKHII'.
Spring, summer, autumn and win
ter are combined within the com
paratively small area of ono town
ship In tho vicinity of Ilrothers, ac
cording to Charles Haines, of this
city, and B. W. Gurncy, of Decatur,
vVasllihgton, "who ' returned today
from a trip Into tho Brothers soctlon
whero Mr. Haines' homestead Is lo
cated. Two threshing machines are bus
ily at work separating what la loft
of tho 1916 wheat crop, and in ad
Joining fields rnnchors are harrow
ing, ploughing and seeding for the
coming season. A few minutes after
leaving tho threshers behind them,
Mr. Haines and Mr. Gurncy lrov
through deep snow on their return
to Rend.
Tho threshing season is Inter than
over, before In Central Oregon, it is
said, duo lnrgcly to tho rolatlvoly
small supply of threshing machines.
Tho burning of tho outfit which was
to have operated around Rrothcrs
has boen another Important factor
in tho delay.
Ono of tho machines now working
In tho neighborhood, came all t
way from Burns, working on ranches
through all the grain country along
tho way. Several ranches aro still
to he visited by tho threshers. A
high grade of wheat Is being turned
out, Mr. Haines reports,.
SEASONS
Organization For Securing
More Settlers Is Counseled
From tho January 27 Issuo of the
Oregon Voter, wo reprinted a portion
of Roscoe Howard's article dealing
with Central Oregon irrigation af
fairs. Below is a continuation of
Mr. Howard's article, reprinted from
the current Issuo of the Voter,
through tho courtesy of its editor,
C." C. Chapninh. Ed.
It has ,boen demonstrated pretty
woll that, except in special cases,
private capital will not go into the
Irrigation business In futuro. Thoro
is no profit to bo derlvod from the
business Itself, and the Indirect prof
its go to the settlors and to tho Btnte
. Tho Irrtgntlon district plan Is good
for lands thnt nro settled, but there
are many projects whero thoro arc
not onotigh people, to form a district.
I think practically all Irrlgation
Ists and mnny other people aro of
tho opinion thnt the state should
lend Its credit to this propngunda.
But It BoeniB to ma that there Is a
disposition to lot up on tho advo
ency of state aid and work for aid
from tho Unltod States. Unclo Sam
la ovor-burdonod with Irrigation pro
jects, and will be for years to come.
"The Lord helps those who help
themBolvoB,"
The amount of credit that the
atato would have to lend would not
DR. U. C. COE CHOSEN
AS PRESIDENT
Hluiidlng Committees Nuincd and
Tentutlve Arraiigeinents Made to
Kntertaln High McIkhiI Keillors
ltfore Coinnienceiiient.
Organization was effected by the
Bond University club, standing com
mittees appointed, the aims of the.
club roughly outlined, and the date
of the next meeting set for March
16 at the new Pilot Butte Inn, when
college and university men gathered
at a banquet end business meeting at
the Emblem club last night. Dr. V.
C. Coe was unanimously chosen pres
ident, Fred Woelflcn as vice presi
dent, Ward Coble as secretary, and
Clyde M. McKay as treasurer. These,
with three others, Judge W. D.
Burnes, F. II. May and Louis Ben
nett, comprise a council which will
direct the affairs of the club.
.May Hturt Hcholarwhlp.
The possibility of starting a fund
which would enable the club to send
some high school graduate, recom
mended by the county school super
intendent, to college, was suggested,
and a further plan was outlined by
F. Thordarson, city school superin
tendent, who suggested that the Idea
be carried still further and applied
to some eighth grade boy who would
otherwise be unable to attend high
school.
To F.iitcrtjiln Students.
It was decided that the club should
give a dinner some time before the
commencement exercises at the Bend
high school, at which the boys of
the graduating class should be
guests. The club also approved the
suggestion, that the organization be
put on a permanent basis, by filing
articles of incorporation.
Standing committees named, were
as follows: Finance, H. H. DeAr
mond, Ross Farnham, Louis Ben
nett: music, Ashley Forrest, Dr.
Dwight F. Miller, F. Thordarson and
Mr. Bennett; entertainment, Clyde
M. McKay, W. G. Hustings and Ralph
V, Polndexter.
The evonlng was enlivened by
songs and instrumental music, Mr.
Forrest and Dr. Miller alternating at
the piano.
Charter Members Mnny.
Charter members of the club are:
Ward II. Coble, W. G. Hastings, F. H.
May, M. T. Cole, L. D. Wlest, F.
Thordarson, Dr. U. C. Coe, Gerald
Enstham. Stove Steldl, Dr. W. W.
Faulkner, Ralph V. Polndexter, R.
B. Gould, Francis Lamberty, J. A.
Sather, Ross Farnham, Robert D.
Moore, Ernest Bell, H. J. Overturf,
Fred Woelflon, H. C. Ellis, J. Alton
Thompson, George S. Young, Edward
H. Kcane, H. H. DoArmond, W. D.
Barnes, Robert W. Sawyer, E. V.
Ward, Ashley Forrest. Louis Bennett,
11. A. Stover, Henry N, Fowler, Clyde
M. McKay, and Dr. Dwight F. Miller.
bo great for the state; 2 per cent of
the assessed valuation of this state
approximately eighteen million of
dollars would be sufficient to carry
through tho work on all projects.
Long before such sum was expended
either directly or obligated by guar
anteeing interest on bonds of Irri
gation and Drainage Districts, set
tlers' contracts for deferroil pay
ments from sales would be coming
In which could be used as security
for a bond Issue In the same manner
as are notes and mortgages under
the State's Farm- Loan plan, and by
tho salo of such bonds tho work
could be carrlod on. The bonds
would be paid together with original
advances by the settlers.
Contemporaneously with the con
struction of irrigation and drainage
projocts to prepare the land for set
tlers should the induction to sot
tlomont proceod.
'At presont there Is little demand
tor land. Thoso who ordinarily
take up land are now filling the
places of, or working to supply those
engaged In war's destruction. But
whan the European war ceases, there
will be many seeking land.
The Innd settlement problem to
day Is In a chaotio condition. It
(Continued on page 2.)
O OR. LliURO MULLER. O
Photo by American Press Association.
Will enter harbor at Halifax tonight
and lece before the lifting of
darkness.
IS AT HALIFAX
SHIP MAY NOT ENTER OR LEAVE
HARBOR, EXCEPT IN DAPK
NES8, TO PREVENT SPYING BY
GERMANS.
(By United Preu to The Dally Bulletin)
HALIPAX, Feb. 16. The liner
Frederick the Eighth, carrying Count
von Bernstorff, ex-Ambassador to
the United States, was sighted oft
the harbor here at noon. It steamed
seaward again under Instructions to
return at 7:30 o'clock tonight. The
vessel must enter and depart In dark
ness, in order to prevent the Ger
mans from viewing the harbor: '.
While dropping anchor here, the
ship will be allowed to receive no
visitors, and Germans will be forced
to remain on board. The ship will
anchor In Bedford Basin, north of
the city.
BEND HIGH TOSSERS
DEFEAT PRINEVILLE
32 to 17 is Final Tally for Locals
Enthusiastic Rally Rouses
"Pep" for Contest.
Before a crowd of 300 fans, as
sembled at the Hippodrome last night
the Bend high school basket tossers
won from the Prineville high quintet
by a score of 32 to 17. Under the
tutelage of Coach Francis, the local
boys showed better form than at any
time during the season, and when
the tally sheet at the end of the first
half Bhowed 11 to 10 In their favor,
the Bendites turned in and ran tip
the balance of their total with little
difficulty. The visitors were appar
netly tiring during the last half. .
Norcott and Sanders, holding down
the forward positions for Bend, were
responsible for a majority ot the
baskets shot, and the work of Grube,
at couter, showed real class. Clarno
and Smith put up a good gome on
the preventive end of the lineup.
Cannon and Bonney, forwards,
Yancey and Mitchell, guards, and
Lister, center, constituted the Prine
ville team.
Jimmy Clifford, of tho Hippo
drome team, and Warren Yancey, ot
Prineville, alternated as officials.
The game was preceded by an en
thusiastic rally, under the direction
of Yell Leader Alex Mersdorf.
The high school team will clash
Monday night with the Hippodrome
team.
LYMAN LAW'S FLAG
FLOWN WHEN SUNK
Captain Says Austrian Submarine
Allowed Crew to Tuke to Boats
Before Placing Bomb.
(By United Press to The Daily Bulletin)
ROME, Fob. 16. Captain Mc
Donough tolegraphed the United
Press today that an Austrian sub
marine sank the American schooner
Lyman Law, after permitting the
crew tq enter the lite boats. . The
schooner flew the United States flag
as it sank.
Captatn McDonough said, "We
holBted the flag when we first sight
ed the submarine. The crew ot the
U-Boat boarded, and after we had
left the ship, their commanding of
ficer exploded bombs in the hold."
OB
GERMANY SUFFERING
FROM GRAFT.
Nation's Strength Concentrated 111
Army Cold Destroys Quantities
of Provisions Coal Famine
Closes the Schools.
By Carl W. Ackcrman,
(United Press SUS Correspondent.)
PARIS, Feb. 18. Germany Is un
dernourished. Food and economic
conditions are growing steadily
worse. There Is endless graft In
food distribution plans, and transpor
tation problems are Increasing.
Von HIndenberg is not considering;
the welfare of the people. He has
concentrated the whole strength of,
the nation to maintain the efficiency
ot the army. He Is organizing a mil
lion women workers for the indus
tries ot the country, to' enable more
men to enlist. Americans leaving
Berlin received thousands of requests
for food.
A German physician asked an
American family to pay him in food,
instead of money. The police are
powerless to prevent grafting, and
it is a peculiar fact that the most
influential Germans are among the
chief offenders.
They declare they Interchange
wares. Magistrate's friends get ex
tra food cards, and many cards are
stolen. The recent cold snap de
stroyed large quantities of potatoes
and apples. Many schools and large
offices in public buildings are closed
on account of the coal famine.
GERMANS ADVANCING
Penetrate Half MUe Through Your
French Trench Lines. ;
(Br United Press to The Daily Bulletin) '
BERLIN. Feb. 16. It was an
nounced today that the German
stormed-and' captured four French'
lines on Hill No. 185. They advanced
a half mile, along a 2500 meter front,
taking 837 prisoners and 20 machine
guns.
German losses were slight. The
French directed an unsuccessful
counter attack.
ASK LIQUOR CONTROL
Government May Take Over Estab
lishments in Event of War.,
(By United Press to The Daily Bulletin) 1
WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 16.
The postoffice bill passed the Senate
today containing drastic provisions'
against importing liquor into dry
states. It appropriates $330,000 for
the postoffice department.
Representative Randall is draft
ing a bill giving the government con
trol ot liquor establishments In the
event of war.
REFUSES TO BRING
WOOL CAR TO BEND
Cold water was thrown on the
plan to bring the government wool
demonstration car to Bend the latter
part of this month, when H. J. Over
turf, manager ot the Commercial
club, received a wire from A. D.
Hetzel, ot the Oregcrn Agricultural
college, in charge ot the routing ot
the car, stating that it would be im
possible to change the schedule.
HAGUE PALACE
SOLDIERS REPEATEDLY DRIVE
RIOTERS FROM QUEEN'S RESI
DENCE FOOD SITUATION
REACHES CRISIS.
(By United Press to The Daily Bulletin)
' THE HAGUE, Feb. 16. Serious
food riots took place last night be
fore the royal palace here. Work- .
men staged a demonstration before .
the Queen's residence and the min
isterial buildings. Hussars ropeat
edly charged the mob.
The food situation has reached a
crisis In Holland, and officials fear
a more serious outbreak unless the
government remedies conditions. The
German submarine blockade is con
sldered the chief cause tor the short ,
age in provisions, , . . . ,.
HUNGRY STORM