i THIO WKATIIEII Itiiln tonight mill tomorrow; Houthiiaslorly wlmlit. THE BEND BULLETIN DAILY EDITION VOI IIK.NI), DKHCII L'l'KH !OUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY' AFTERNOON, MARCH 'M, 1017 no. oa WOMEN MEDICAL STUDENTS ARE READY IF THE NATION NEEDS THEIR HELP IN STATE LOANS K 4 10 PRE r STATE ARMY MANY DIE AS mm sought GERMANS PARE F OR COMBAT , -MILITIA RECRUITING! TO WAR STRENGTH. ' . 37 REGIMENTS READY Mu Tliwn HMM lii Oregon Now Under Arum Seven CompiinM or Artillery mill Cnvnlry lire At)nlllnK (Ik Cull. (lly United I'rnu I" the llrnil HulUlIn) WASHINGTON, l. C. March 20. liy vlrluii of u it order ImuwI ul mlil niKht lust nlKlit. tho Infantry militia of Oregon nml Washington tiro railed uit, mid ordered to recruit to full war strength. Tho Vr Department rnquna'.a that no details as to locution mill inovo lii. iita of thn niillllu tin published. Thlrty-mivnn rt'tcliiKtntit, ami 13 miiuller utilla of mllltln urn uikIit uriiia In 27 milieu. Venlerdny's or al. t ralli'il out 11 r-Kl monin. anil today new order culled out 20 morn. Three regiment anil three battalions fniiii Michigan, Colorado anil Ohio .ro hold to Iho Federal service when niiiatcrlng out orders wuro c ouiitcrtiiandcd. OREGON JIMMII'M GATHER i llr United Pre In ine Hcitd bulletin) PORTLAND, March 20. Mom Hi. i n 1000 moil of Iho Oregon mllllla ro under arma. All thn companies comprising thn third regiment aro at tholr nrmorlin. awaiting order. Recruiting la brink, tor on amount of tho order to report for duly at full strength tho ruglmnnl must double Its niillattncnla. Tho eighth company of roaat ar tillery to guard railway bridges on thn Columbia and Willamette, la Iho only other unit of mllllla now under arma. Seven other rompanlna of onnt artlllory, cavalry and battery nrtllliiry hnvo not ynt bnun called, hut aro awaiting ordora. MANN WILL SACRIFICE K piilp)rnii Miiy Forego Speakership for Hiikit of I' miii I in II y . I ( llr Unllr.l I'reM U. the llend llullrtln) WHHINOTON, I). C. March 26. Minority Lender Mnnu, Republican cniidldntn for speaker of thn limine, Ik wlllInK to forego thn ciindlducy uiul aupporl Champ Clark, "In tho Interest of .unanimity," nvon though he believes Unit thn Republicans would ho nhlo to oluct hi in, ho an Id this afternoon. Show Your Colors Mr. Citi jzen; This is Patriotic Week Show your color. Thl la Pat riotic Woek. If you aro a dyod-ln-tho-wool American, or If you are not, but your sympathies aro with tho t'nltt)cl States of Amotlca, don't bo timid about manifesting it. Admit It. Flaunt It, If nocoBsiiry. To tho schools: Why not opon Iho morning's oxorolsos with "Amorlca," ami c.Iiiho thorn at tho end of tho -school day with "Tho Star Spnnglod ilunmir." To Mr. Morclmnt: Why not tnko . Old Olory down from your sliolf, unfold It and put It up where It can fly to tho broozo, ' To the minister of the Qospel: What Is thoro to prevont you from NON -COMBATANTS IN FRANCE STARVING. Klllocr'H Officer" Aoltgl.i Retreat ing Army ICiivch Deitoliitloii In ItH WnUe Even lllnln luve I'ninliie.HI rlrken Lund. Hy Henry Wood, (United I'ree HutfT CnrreilHindent.) WITH THE FRENCH AllMV. March 26. Morn limn :ii)0 women and rhllilreii, and aged men, have aucrumhed lo hardship, exposure, hrulallty and ainrviiilou, Incident to thn German retreat. , In Chniiny It was learned that Ger man vlctlma iiiimhered' 150. Thoy were burled without coffins, in a corner of I he village. Deaths are atlll contlnuliiK. Home officers of thn (iermmi army apologized to thn population on their way through thn country, declaring that they wero forced to carry out thn Kulner'a ordcra. The tin in Int of lloyo wua dynamited during thn night. Tho explosion terrified Din people beyond moaaure, but the Oertnana packed them Into curtain houaea in thn vtlluK". for bldilliiK their departure. On thn fol lowluii mornliiR tho liurinnna were gone. Thn Kalaer'a troopa fnrbado thn people to keep gold or silver money. Tho American relief comuilaalon at lloyo waa aparoit. (irowliiK cropa wero destroyed, animals killed and carried off, and forests levelled to tho earth. Kven Iho birds liuve roiio, for lack of food. REND RECRUITS ASKED Offlrrr, Will, lie, Hern. Hnon In Oct Quoin for United Htnte Navy. In linn with thn policy 'of thn Navy Department to bring tho initiated force up to full atrnngth, is a tnlo grom received this morning from Lieutenant Comniandor J. II. lilack hurn, directed to tho llend Com mercial club, asking tho co-operation of that body. Thirty thousand re cruits betweon tho agea of IS and 10 aro needed. A recruiting officer will be sen', lo llend oa soon aa pnssiblo, and in tho tiioantlmo enlialmanl may he r.'adn at tho recruiting stations at Pendleton, Portland, Astoria, Ku gone, Salem and Mod ford. MILITIA IS v LACKING Thrw liny Given III Which to He. emit to Full Hlrcnirth. , ( lly UnIM Triw to th llend llullrtln) BALKM, March 2(1. Major Carl Abrams received reports today that all companies of tho Third battalion aro far below tho rnqulrod tsrongth. "Wo want a minimum of 100 men for each company, and must liave 60 before a company can bo moved," ho said. Thron days in which to recruit to full strength is given. hanging tho Stars and Stripes over the ontrance to your sanctuary. To Mr, Automobile Ownor: Put tho Rod, Whlto and Dluo right on your radiator, whoro It cau flop to your heart's content. And to Mr. Every Day Amorlcan Cltlsen: You can purchase ever so small a flag and pin It on the lspol of your coat. It will show how you feel. You may fool strongly about your flag and your country without woarlng Its Inslgna, but woar It any way. In ordor to show propor respect for the flag the following ceremony should be obBorved: Tho .Flag should not be hoisted beforo sunriBO nor allowod to remain aftor sunBOt, nor should It bo allowed to remain up during a rain or storm. At "Morning and Evening Colors" civilian spectators Bhould stand at "attention" and uncovor during tho playing of tho "Star Spnnglod Hau lier." Military spectators are re quired hy regulation to stand at "at tention" and glvo the military sa lute, ... The Flag should novor bo allowed to touch the ground and Bhould nev er be rained or loworcd by any nio chanlcal appliance. When tho Nntlonal Colors are pass- (Contlnuod on Page 4.) VSiAw. .M Uj mnm ' I rriLLsKM I Stii 1imi i. ' "l li inn if WOMEN MEDICffL STUDEH7S OFFER THEIS. SERVICES TO NftTIOM IMioto by Auierirnn Vrouu AtioclftUon. Fifty fowu women tu1tnm In the N York ftftMllcaJ C'nlloK and lloapliAl Kor Wointn. No. 1721 Weil One HundrtHl and Flret etrftot. are reedy to eerve the coun try In peace or war. fHome of them ar en tn the picture.) Their dMrrmlnailon to outline definite pinna of preparedneei L E KKHMOMI OKl'KIW TO Kl'It.VIHH OHOl'MIH AM) IllII.DlNOH ,K.lOHITION lm fOl'.NTY THIS VKAH THOl'OHT l'ltKMATl'ItK. Whether or not Doschutcs county Is to have a county fair this year waa the chief subject tor discussion this aftornoon at the county court session in the O'Kane building, when delegations from itedmond and Turn alo appeared to urge their claims for tho fair. Guy K. Dobson led the Itedmond boosters, and declared that Kodmond would furnish grounds and defray a largo part of tho expenso of erecting buildings, if the fair should ho given to that city. Fred N. Wnllaco led tho Tumulo forces. Tho court voted to appoint no fair board this year, eliminating the pos sibility of a fair. No delegation wns present from SlatcrB, nnd Judge W. O. Karnes ex pressed the fear that tho notices sunt out lust woek in regard to tho meeting had fulled to reach that com munity. Tho general sentiment among the delegates wos in favor of continuing tho appropriations for the district fairs at Tumnlo. Itedmond and Sis ters, and H. J. Overturf, represent ing the Hcnd Commercial, club, de clared that the directors had con sidered the proposition of establish ing a fair this year, and considered that In view of the recent organiza tion of tho county, such an action would be most 111 advlBod at this time, Tho morning part of the session wns dovoted chlofly to the passing of bills prosonted to the county. IN NEED OF WORKMEN Government Wants Many for Navy Yards and Arsenals. Word was received this morning at the office of Civil Service Examiner Rold In this city that the U. S. gov ernment Is In need of a large numbor of skilled workmen for the navy yards and arsenals. In order to bring governmont plants up to their full working capacity. No examination Is required for such positions, but men will be nc copied according to thotr experience, and physical ability. Mr. Rold has application blanks for anyone desir ing Btich positions. BULLETIN PUBLISHER OPERATED ON SUNDAY SALEM. March 2fi. fSnnolnn Q. P. Putnam, publlBhor of Tho Dul Intln and socrotnry to Governor Wlthycombo, was operatod on for appendicitis here yestorday morning. Latest reports are that Mr. Putnam 1b getting along as woll as poBslblo. COUNTY WIL HAV lW4.4i immliU)lt&&M tJS nmian'Lij$r. cl( with which the college's new build hi K, Including cllnica, dlspensarlea and llhrary, wre opnwi. If the govirntnnt Bhould ned them In war they will verve under the direction ol the aurgeon general of the United 8tata army. Dr. Cornelia C. Brandt, dfan of the college, aald. A reprr tentative haa gone 10 WaPhlngton to conault Colonel Jpffer- ARMED U. S. VESSEL IS SAFE IN BRITAIN (HrUnlUd Prau lolh llrnd Bulletin) - WASHINGTON. D. C, March 26. The American liner St. Louis, the first armed United - States merchantman to sail for -' British port, has arVlvetl afe-"-- ly, it Is announced. The St. - Louis left . America on March 17, and Is the first to traverse - the submarine zone following - the President's armed ship or- der. STOCKMEN IN NEED OF GOOD WEATHER Feed Supply Becomes Perilously Short, Hut Hnow on Range Refuses to Dlwippear. Weather forecasts issued by the forestry service are being scanned with great eagerness by the ranchers of Central Oregon, V. V. Harpharo, assistant supervisor of the Deschutes national forest, stated this morning. Predictions of good weather are be ing anxiously awaited. Reports received here state that feed is becoming perilously short, but th,e snow shows no signs of leav ing in the grazing sections. FRENCH PRESS GAINS Progress Against Germans Continues lCNpfto Had Weather. PARIS. March 26. Despite a driv ing rain and broken ground, French progress against the Germans is con tinuing. An official statement was to the effect that Nivelle had reached Folembery. German night attacks against French positions failed. The French gunfire north of Rheims ex ploded a German munitions depot. PEACE AGAIN ASKED Separate Pact With Russia Advocat ed, Says German Paper. (Br United Pna to the Bend Bulletin) AMSTETRDAM, March 26. It waa Intimated here today that Chan cellor von Bethmann Hollweg made another .peace suggestion to tho Reichstag Thursday. Berlin dis patches quoting the Socialist organ, Vorwaerts, were received, stating that a separate peace with Russia is being advocated. MORE VESSELS SUNK 70 Ships Hitherto I'nreportcd, Vic tims of Undersell Craft. , ' (By United VroM to the Bend Bulletin) ' BERLIN, March 26. LosseB caused by Gorman submarines dur ing the last few dnvs totalled 2K Btoamshlps, 14 Bailing vessels, and 37 trawlers,, bosldos losses already eiiuuiuiKieu iu omciai statements. ' In addition an Enailsh hlnlane wu dostroyed by sholla from a submarine. on R. Kean, director general of military relief. At the exerclaea Mrs. Harriott Stanton illatch talked on tho "Mobil Ua tlon of tho Women I'hyaictana.' Tho League For Woman's 8errleo an nounced that It bad become oecaaaary te Increaae cissies m motor driving, cooking and other subjects which aro offered un der lta direction. SLAVS EXPECTED IXVASIOX OK RUSSIA MAY HAVE RESTORATION OF CZAR NICH OLAS AS OBJECT, BELIEVE GOVERNMENT LEADERS. ( Br United Prm to tb Bend Bulletin) TETROGRAD, March 26. All Russia Is convinced that von Hlndef burg's retreat on the western front Is the first move In preparation tor a great drive on Petrograd. Colncl dent with the retirement of the Kals er's forces In the west came the newt that large numbers of soldiers and quantities of munitions are being massed on the northern boundary of Germany. Government leaders believe that the Kaiser hopes to restore Czar Nicholas to power by taking Petro grad before the new government is completely organized. Socialists are demanding peace immediately, causing the govern ment much concern. One Socialist newspaper is suggesting that the Russian troops abandon the trenches. GREAT DRIVE ON Potato Contest Committe Ready to Record Entrants Better Potato Contest BEND COMMERCIAL CLUB: I pledge myself to conform to all . rules and decisions of the contest committee, and enclose One Dol lar ($1.00) aa entrance fee. . NAME Location, Section.. Variety entered Acres grown . Since the last mention of the pro posed potato contest, which Is be ing backed by the Bend Commercial club, changes In the genoral plan governing the competition have been made through the co-operative work of Montelle Coe and County Agri culturalist Blanchard. All contest entrants are requested to fill out the coupon appearing above, and mall It to tho Contest Committee, Bend Com mercial club, and to aid In dissem inating Information concerning the contest to prospective entrants. The contest committee has Issued the fol RURAL CREDITS PLAN POPULAR HERE. ' ' '""A Will Prove ImpctUH to Htock and Farming Intluatiiea In County (1ms. W. Krxklne Outlines f IlulcH for AppllcantM. That he has applications for loans from the State Rural Credits Loan fund amounting to $20,000, is the statement of Charles W. Erskine, at torney for the Rural Credits depart ment in this county. Mr. Erskine be lieves that the total will be much larger, as a number are waiting to get an idea of the system employed, from friends who have already asHed for state money. So far the appli cations have been chiefly from the Redmond and Terrebonne sections, and the granting of the loans is ex-. pected to prove a great aid in the farming and stock raising industries. , While In principle, the State Ru ral Credits law is similar to that of the federal law, it is more liberal in scope, and more adaptable to the needs of the farmer, because of the absence of red tape, Mr. Erskine says. According to the rules laid down by the department, loans may be made to Individuals who own, op erate and occupy the farms offered for security, and the funds may be used in the payment for lands pur chased, the purchase of livestock, farm equipment, and other improver ments. and the satisfaction of encumbrances upon such lands which were Incurred or assumed by the ap plicant for any of these purposes. ,- $5000 Is Maximum. ; - Another point of superiority over the federal. laWj hi that while Joans may be from 10 to 36 years In dura tion, they may be paid In full od any payment date, whereas the na tional law places a five-year mini mum. No loan may be made for less than 1 200 or for more than $5000. and ln'nb event for a greater sum than one-half the value of the land offered for security, exclusive of Improvements, nor for more than $50 an acre. Poyments on loans are made on the amortization system, so' that by the end of the term of years for which the money borrowed, both principal and interest have been disposed of. For a loan of $1000 this would .re quire $130 a year, for a 10 year loan, $80 a year on a 20 year basis, $65 annually for, 30 years, and $60 a year for the full term allowed by the law. The second form Is expected to prove the most popular. No limit, other than proper se curity. Is placed on the amount which ,may be borrowed In this county, for Must Be Residents, when the $50,000 raised by the pur-: chasing by the state of Us own rural credits bonds, more funds may be raised by the laond board by the flotation of more bonds In Issues of $50,000 each. One important restriction is placed on borrowing from the rural credits fund, and that is in the matter of residence. , The applicant must live on the land offered as security. Township Range.. - - .. lowing statement: ' "Rules governing the contest, are drawn with a view of making the hill the unit of seed selection. The entire yield, small as well as large potatoes, from 10 hills, must be se lected to compote for the prizes. In this way uniformity and standard ization of the crop will bo secured, especially as the crop will be of one variety. - In addition, the potatoes Bolected for promlums will be rep resentative of the entire crop, , Saed from high yielding hills will be so- ' (Continued on Inst page.)