The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963, March 23, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE BEND BULLETIN Tlllfl WEATHER llnlu or miiiiw ton Ik t ami tmiHirrow ; liiuil gusty winds. DAILY EDITION Vol I I1KNI), DKHCIIUTKH C'Ot'NTV, OUFXJON, IKIHAV, AFTERNOON, MAIM II itll, 1117 NO. i r Ill PUNS SPEEDED UP AT CAPITAL ACTION ONLY ANSWER TO LAST AFFRONT. f AD1N17T PA NVENEQ VUJilU! tun ? unuu Kalr lUllivril to lUi Forcing lulled Stale Into Act mil lliwt lilt tin F.nrly Ending ' VVnr Only Remaining Ileum. Ity Robert J. Render, (United I'm Huff Oirri.n.kntl WASHINGTON. D. C, March 23. A continued spending up of prep arations for m-tuul lollllll be tween tho Unlliid Hlntoa and Onr ninny, wa America's answor lo Our many' latest affront to this coun rty. tho torpedoing of tho Amnrlcan tonkin steamer llnalton. Prealdont Wilson and Secretary of State Lan winn ara convinced that Oormany's oo u run of action la mnatly for ths purpoan of hastening a claah between tho two countries, Thny bollovo that Kaiser Wlllwlm liaa dntnrmlimd to forca thla nation Into a (Induration of war. Tho cab inet met this afternoon to consider levelnpmints. Mediation Discouraged. Secretary l-ansln. officially do- lured today that bo had not received any offer of mediation between America and tlnrmany, following tho tllscouraguinunt wliluh 4io and othar officials heaped on thn tentatlvo pro posals mailo yesterday. It la thought that thnlr frank attitude In tho mat ter hna prevented neutral diplomat from offering thnlr services. A conference between Knlanr Wll helm, Chancellor von llothmann llnllwi'g and (lenernl lllndanburK I attracting much httentlnn In of ficial clrclea hern, It la believed thut It may vitally affect Germany' pollclea, and la tho only ray of hopo thai Unrinnny may bn forced Into on early peace. FRENCH PRESS ok AS GERMANS FLEE (Ilr United Pre la the Bend Bulletin) PARIS. March 23. Tho French ndvuncod to Altntto and north of Hcilsson today. Tho Germain suf fered stinging defeat north of Bt Simon, being driven back with heavy losses. PRISONERS PLACED IN FRONT OF ARMY (United Pre BiIT Correspondent.) LAUSANNE, Switzerland, March S3. Thn Germans havo aent ninny eapllvoa Into tho front linna, aa ro- prlaal, Hed Croai offlelala assort rd horo today. If L BE SOLD 030,000,000 FEET OF KLAMATH ' YELLOW PINK ADVERTISED funds will ao von support OC INDIANS. ( By United Pre to th. Pond Bulletin) "WASHINGTON, I), a, March 23 Indian Commissioner Soils adver tlsod today 630,000,000 foot of tlnv lor for ialo in tho Klnmnth Indian reservation. Ho Bald he hoped tho move "will rollovo tho ncuto timber situation." Throe tracta are Included In the 11 for bids, tho tlmbor bolng most ly a high grade yellow sugar plno A minimum price of $3 a thousand for one tract, and $3.25 tor tho othor wan fixed. Three tract! aro Included In tho :all for bids, tho tlmbor being moat y high grade yellow sugar pine. A minimum price of S3 a thousand for ono tract, and $3.2 S for the other tract was flxod. , Tho funds raised by tho sale are to be used in putting the Klamath Indians on a. self-supporting basts, TIMBER ALLIES CLOSE TO FORTIFICATIONS OF GERMAN RESERVE I'ursiii'i'K I'lKimiilcr Flro From En Willi'' lli-uvli'Nl Artillery Tho Fight liiK Orims lli-NMrul. (By United I'rea to th llend Bulletin) LONDON, March 2.'). Tho fuel that thn British and Crunch troops, pursuing tlx filming Onrinnns are nnemintnrliiK tliu flrn from the Ger iihiiih' heaviest urt.ll lory. In Ink on as Indlratlng clnnrly thut thn A11I"1 rciri.-on ro nuuring von lltindmiliurg's tn ti 1 ii lliiii, where permanent fortl fli'Htltinii, miiiiiinil by heavy artillery huvn Ionic lioini In reudlness. Dispatches from thn front ;ndlrolo fierce flKlitliiK. Willi tho Kronen lit III I null 1 1) K tho chuaii. Thn German re sistance coytlnues to grow stiffer. EVOLUTION IS ONLY A FIGMENT OF FANCY (ieniiun People Dii lured I'nllnt nixl Confident Over Olllcomo of Hiiliiiiiirliin Wurfiin. Ity IiiIiii (irnndeoH, (t)nllnt I'M Huff Urlindetit) 1IK1U.1N, March 23. Thoro la no revolution In Germany. Kumora of trouble brewliiK are merely tho re sult of the Kntnnto'a wlah bolng futher to tho thollKlit. Germany Is united and confident. and German officials uud pooplo aro satisfied with thn submarine war. They aro ready to mukn all neces sary sacrifices bacuuao tho aro con fident of victory. STEAMER GROUNDED ON GLENN ISLAND Know OlMTurrn l.llit house, llram Tug ItrM-ura l'iwunKY From Ilia DninuKfd Hlilp. fUniUd PrM SUIT Corraspondcnt) VANCOUVER, B. C. March 23. Tho Grand Trunk Pacific steamer. I'rlnaa Hupcrt, grounded st Olenn Island, a nillo eaat of the Sawyer's Island Unlit, during a heavy snow storm last night, it was reported here today. Tho ahlp suatntnod heavy damage It was announced. TiiKhnats rescued the passeiiKors, and the aalvage steamer. Salvor, rushed to tho acene from Victoria thla morning. RATE ADVANCE ASKED lUillroMib Hny Adumson Imw IUiIsoii 0Mrnt Ion Cost. (Ilr United I'm to Uw Rrnd llullrtln) WASHINGTON, I). C, March 23. Ilallrnada of tlm United States to day petitioned the Interstate Com merce Commission, asking for a gun oral Increase of from 10 to 25 per cent on all freight and passenger rates, to cover Increased cost of op eration under tho Adamaon law, AMERICAN MINISTER RECOGNIZES RUSSIA (Py United I'm la th. Brad BulUtln) PETROORAI). March 23. The English, French and Italian ambas eadara followed tha example of American Ambassador Francis and formnlly conveyed to Foreign Min ister Mllukoff tho recognition of tholr roapoctlve countries to tho new Rus sian government. REGULARS WANTED TO TRAIN CIVILIANS (Br United Pmi la ths Bund RulUtln) EL PASO, March 23. Four regi ments of regulars were today ordor ed transferred from El Paso to othor points, for "service at civilian mili tary training camps." The date of tholr doparture and exact destina tion of the troops Is withheld. AMERICANS LOST ON SUBMARINED TANKER (United Pmm Buff Cornspondmt) WASHINGTON, D. C, March 23, i Tho American tanking steamer Hoaldton was submarined off tho Dutch coast, the State Dopartmont loarnod last night. Twenty of those on board, moBtly Americans, are be lieved to have beon lost, WILL RECALL MANY RETIRED OFFICERS (By United Press to th Bend Bulletin) WASHINGTON. D. C March 23. Many retired officors will be re called to duty, Secretary Dniitola an nounced today. HUNDREDS KILLED IN MUNITION EXPLOSION (By United Press to th Bend Bulletin) . . BOSTON, March 23. A stoamor which arrived here today brought with it the story of being In Arch angel when two American munitions stoamer blew up, killing 1500 people. GRAND DUKE MICHAEL AND M. ARE LEADING FIGURES IN -ii, ib Phylui by American f'reaa AsBocUttloo. Mlrhaal V. Rodxlnko, prMldant of th HuMlan durna uhown at the la ft In tha ccompanylnit plrturai. ro lo b on of tha cnrrimartdlnff flguraa In Kuaala whan ha, with Urtllnc buldnasa. haded th tfaputl who unnlmoualy decided to op th Ittipaiiiil order for dlwilutlon of th houae- Thay continued thlr m ton, and M. Kodxlanko Informed th m perur, then at th front, that th hour had struck when th will of tha people muit prevail. At th rlrm I Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovftrh iMlchnal. mn of Alevan- IMPENDING WAR IS CAUSE OF CLOSING BIG AUTO CLASSIC . (Br United Prow kThIllr Bulletin) INDIANAPOLIS, March 23. Tho GOO-mlle Decoration (lay racing clusslc. hold bore an- nually for tho past eight years, will be discontinued this year because of war threatening, it was announced here today. Tho Spoodway racing car manufacturing plnnt, It was learned, la to bo given to the government for the manufac- turo of aeroplanes and motors. NEW RECORD IS SET FOR CEREAL PRICES (Br United Pre to th Bond Bulletin) I'OHTLANI), Or.. March 23. Five thousand bUBhels of May bluestem wheat sold here today at $1.75 a bushel, the highest price ever record ed In Portland. TOLSTOY'S SON IS NOW IN VAUDEVILLE (Br United Prw toth Bend Bulletin) 8 AN FRANCISCO, March 23.- Count Lyla Tolstoy, son of the late Count Leo Tolstoy, Is scheduled to begin' a tryout In vaudovllle here day after tomorrow. If he Is more successful In this than he was In his attempt to make a apooch at Colum bia University, he will receive $1000 a week for 40 weeks on the circuit. He will have a tryout of one week to see how he "takes" with the vaudeville patrons. The row the count had with Dr. Butler, of Columbia, ovor his social istic arguments, which resulted in his being forblddon to appear at Co lumbia, Is what got him the vaudo vllle engagement. ART WORKS TRACED $250,000 Worth or I'lilntlnns I lol lov ed HniUKKlcd Into V. S. (Br United Press to th Bend Bulletin) NEW YORK, Mnrch 23. Paint ings by old mnstors, vnluod at more then $250,000, stolon from the Athanaoum, at Snntnndor, Spiiln, when that place burned last January 10, aro bollovod by Uaron do Qulnto tholr owner, to have beon stnugglod into tho United States and hidden. Baron da Qulnto, aldod by the po lice of many cities, started a nation wide search for tho paintings today. Among tho stolon works aro Van Dyck's "Portrait of the Duke of Richmond," Titian's' "Venus and Adonis," and Valasquos's "The Do sciplos of Emmneus." The Spanish ambassador may seek federal aid If the local soarchos fall. 'A . - iipt i ipiiiinri mi a s Am.j i .M--r'V .;';. -'..., ..., :,'' m If M' " ' 'J U l ' . m. - . . "" ar . f i s. iric . PETRGRAD Le-MR0DZIANK0 Ri'gftfJ-GRAND DUKE MICHAEL der), only brother of who haa ahdlcated. L. named aa rea-en'- of the ' -Crown Pr : :e exla roan He la oone"-' ' r mu .. . hie broth -ii.-- r; err' antavonlat " J G , court. Aa to . 'her ola oep a r n - olea written for English reader ipreaavtt him a etronaTiy eym pathetic with England, and those for Americans credit him with being a careful student of American his tory and addicted to American manners. His morganatic marriage to a woman of TENOR REFUSES CALL Auks for V. H. Citizenship Pnprrs, When Kaiser WUhelm Commands. (nr United Pre to the Bend Bulletin) NEW YORK, March 23. Karl Ed ward Heinrlch Jorn, German tenor of the Metropolitan Opera company here, will not respond to Kaiser Wll hclm's personal request that he re turn to Berlin and Join the Royal Opora there. Instead he will go be fore, the United States court here next week and ask his final Ameri can citlienshlp papers, he Baid to day. "It is true,' said Jorn, "that I have received a call from the Royal Opera acnt at the Kaiser's personal re quest, but I shall not respond to it. I am an American at heart and I want to become one in fact. I have my first and second papers and hope to get my final ones next week." Jorn's wife and children are still in Berlin. B. A. A. C. COMPLETES ORGANIZATION WORK Bonds of Secretary and Treasurer Set at $lOO0 Each, and Date of Annual Meeting Fixed. Details of organization left un finished at the meeting Tuesday night, were completed last night, when the board of directors of the Bond Amateur Athletic Association convened. B. A. Stover was chosen treasurer of the organization, and A. Whianant secretary. Bonds for the two officers were fixed at $1000 each. It was decided that the annual bus iness meeting of the club shall be held hereafter on the third Monday in March. FRENCH DRKAPNAl'GHT SINKS (By United Press to the Bend Bulletin) PARIS, March 23. A French dreadnaught was sunk in the Med iterranean Sea, It Is announced here. MAN WHO SHOT T. R. SAYS HE FORGIVES (Br United Preas to the Bend Bulletin) OSHKOSH, Wis., Mnrch 23. In his coll at Waupun hos- pltnl for tho criminally Insane ' hero today, John Schrank. the man who shot and tried to kill Thoodoro Roosevolt as he was making a campaign speech In - Milwaukee in 1912, . declared -- that he has "forgiven" T. R. and even fools kindly toward him, Schrank haa no relatives - and no friends. He la dostinod - to remain hore while he Uvea. --- Schrank is a house painter -- by trade. He Imagines he is a great philosopher and that he -will die famous. ' ' R0DZIANK0 RUSSIA'S CRISIS " , ' ' . '.I rrriia I . :. t II . t ' ; favor of th . ' - iron cout for a c-rtlh oeaunta. the marrrled t? thv r regent baa been an ex v hr.ppy one, and his return to th jtiA to a sucoemful oommand has him a high derre of popularity vit.. the Russian people. He la thirty eight years old. The center picture shows a view of Petrograd, formerly St. Petersburg, the Russian capital, with government build ings In the foreground. GERMANS ENTERING MEXICO TO AID IN INVASION OF U. S (Br United Preu to the Bend Bulletin) GALVESTON, March 23. Officers of the Norwegian steamer Vera, arriving here this afternoon from Porto Barries, reported that thousands of Ger mans have entered Mexico through Guatemala, with the acknowledged intention of forming an army to wage war on the United States. Many German reservists are heading the movement, and are aiding to equip the Mexicans. KAISER WILHELM ILL In On Verge of Nervous Breakdown Seeks Health at Hamburg. (Br United Pre to the Bend Bulletin) THE HAGUE, March 23. Kaiser Wilhelm is on the verge of a nerv ous breakdown and has gone to a health resort at Hamburg, private messages received here declared. He will receive Chancellor von Beth mann Hollweg there. Instead of at German headquarters. BIG CHILD LABOR CONFERENCE TODAY (Br United Press to the Bend Bulletin) BALTIMORE, March 23. Child labor opponents from all over the United States met here today tor the thirteenth annual conference on child labor. ' : , One of the important features of the conference will be a discussion of how much of an obstacle child labor is to social reform. This question will be discussed by B. Howell Grls- wold, of Baltimore, Miss Julia C Lathrop, of the Federal Children's Bureau at Washington, Dr. D. Carlos de Pena, Minister from Uruguay, and MIbs Anna Davis. COFFEE HOUSES TO SUPPLANT SALOONS (By United Pre to the Bend Bulletin) LINCOLN, Neb., March 23. Re ligious societies In Nebraska towns and cities are planning to open cof fee houses to take the place of sa loons, which will be banished by edict of the voters May 1. . 'Omaha churches will try out the coffee house idea and if it is success ful they will scatter a number of them all over the city. The plan is to make the coffee house Boclal club for laboring men such aa they now have In the saloon. - Coffee and sand wiches are to be furnished cheap and the men encouraged to make the places club rooms. . B 611. WIT WORK SUCCESS TEN MILES OUTSIDE OF CITY FINISHED. Condemnation Proceeding" Will Bo Necessary in Only Few Instance to Insure Clear Field for tlie Robert K. Htrahorn Road. That the securing of right of way for the Strahorn railroad, outside as well as Inside Bend, is progressing most encouragingly was the report today of H. J. Overturf, who is in charge of the work beyond the Han- nel acres. For 10 miles, Mr. Over turf says, practically everything has been cleaned up. Only six ranchers along the pro posed right of way. have so far fail ed to give definite assurances that they will sell at a reasonable price, or that they will actually give the necessary property. Of these six, Mr. Overturf believes that three will be ready shortly to make reasonable propositions. Will Condemn Land. In case this is not quickly done. those who are asking exorbitant prices, or asking that their entire ranches be purchased, will be listed for the attention of Mr. Strahorn's attorneys, in order that condemna tion proceedings may be started. It is explained that the city of Bend will be put to no expense whatever for this, as Mr. Strahorn's legal staff will handle all condemnation details. Evidencing the spirit which is for the most part animating property holders along the right of way are gifts made by ranchers living along the rlKht ot.way. .The -names ..will be announced later. tut t v nvmtnv. th . , MEET AL. SOMMEBS Bout Set. for April 3, in Fortlaad, With Return Match, if Bend Man Fails to Win. That Billy George, of this city, has signed to meet Al Sommers, of Port land. In the Rose City on April 3 was the worde received here today. In case George wins, nq return go is scheduled, but if the Bend fighter should lose, or the fight go to s draw, Sommers will come to Bend on April 9. to try conclusions again, who ueorge. - in mis event, me Bey ond match will be pulled off at the Hippodrome. Arrangements have also been made for the staging of a fight in Bend, probably on April 16, between George and Battling Ortega, of San Fran cisco, who cleaned up on Valley Trambitas shortly after George wrested the coast middleweight title from the -Portland lad. Hill I HflTPIIIC HILL IIUI UIVL COUNTY LISTS WARREN BROWN, AT. PRINK VILLE, REFUSES TO LET REG ISTRATION LISTS BE TRANS FERRED TO DESCHUTES. Because of the refusal of County Clerk Warren Brown, of Crook coun ty, Deschutes county may not take possession of the registration lists for this county, now on file in Prine ville, until May 20, when the law passed ' by the legislature providing for the transferral of records, to save the expense of transcription, will go into effect. This was the information conveyed in a long distance telephone message reaeived this afternoon by District Attorney H. H. DeArmond from County Clerk J. H. Haner. Mr. Honer has been- working on records in Prineville, which will have to be either transferred or transcribed for se in Deschutes county, but when it came - to taking the registration lists, Mr. Brown positively refused. As far as could be learned, he had made no refusals on other points. District Attorney DeArmond states that there Is no chance to go behind the refusal, but that Mr. Haner will have to do without the lists until the Uw. actually goes into effect.