The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963, March 27, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE BEND BULLETIN TIIM WKATHEH Tonight uml tomorruw, ruin, wllh Hinitli woHturly winds. VOI,. I iikni'i dkhchutkh county, Oregon, tiendav aitkkxoon, maim ii 27, imit No. 0:1 MILITIA OF OREGON AWAIT HIS ORDERS'. B. A. A. C. CUT TO HELP THE U. S. SEEK AMENDMENT TO ENLARGE SCOPE. CO-OPERATION ASKED IN RECRUITING. DAILY EDITION f WILL DECLARE STATE OF WAR EX STS RFTWFFN 1IH1TFR STATFfi ANn RFRMAHY MAY ADM I WOMEN ' AT SESSION OF CONGRESS ON APRIL 3 hi Resolution To Be Fathered By Foreign Affairs Committee TO PARALLEL WILSON'S MESSAGE Will Favor Vigorous War as Hastening World Peace WANTON VIOLATION OF AMERICAN RIGHTS, RE PEALED ACTS, BAD FAITH, AND DISREGARD FOR TREATIES, TO DELISTED AS CREAT ING AMPLE CAUSES FOR WAR PLAC- ING OF LARGE RESOURCES AT DISPOSAL OF PRESIDENT WIL SON IS CONTEMPLATED. BY ROBERT J. BENDER, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, D. C, March 27. A resolution to be introduced in ConjfresH April 3, immediately after Presi dent Wilson completes his addrcKH, will declare the time has come when the United States must vindicate decisively her honor and rights. The resolution will declare that be cause of Germany's acts, a state of war exists, that Con gress places at the disposition of the President means for the vigorous prosecution f war, thereby hastening the re storation of peace. Anticipating the trend of the President's message, the House Foreign Affairs committee will draw the resolution along the following lines: "Wanton violation of American rights, repealed acts, bad faith, and utter disregard for treaties, have created ample causes for war. "With anxious desire to avoid rupture, we forcborc for months to assert our rights by force, and continued nego tiations seeking redress for wrongs, but in these hopes the United States has been disappointed. The time has come when the United States must vindicate its rights, honor, and interests. . "By acts of Germany, a state of war exists between, the United States and Germany, and Congress places at the disposition of the President the means of prosecuting war vigorously, and hastening the restoration of peace." PARENT-TEACHERS TO HOLD OPEN MEETING Krlr lloll. .1. AKiiii TlioinpNoii and lU-v. W. '. Ktettiirt lo Ho Kwuk or Tomorrow Afternoon. Members of llio llnnil 1'tiroiit Tcachor association will meet nt 3:16 o'clock tomorrow afternoon In tlio auditorium of llio now high school hullilliiK. nn excellent proKrom hav ing boon prepared for tho occasion. The subject of thn aftornoon will lie "Th Will," and In to ho dovol oped In talks by High School Princi pal Erie Holt. County School Bupor Intondant J. Alton Thompson, and Nov. W. C. Stewart, of tho Methodist church. A gnnoral Invitation .is oxtondod to tho public, with apodal Invitations to visit tho rooms taught by Mrs. Catlow and Mrs. Esbenson in the Ihour preceding the mooting. JtESERVE BANKS ARE CALLED ON TO AID U. S. ARMY CREDIT (Br Ualtcd Preaa to tho Item! Bulletin) WASHINGTON, I). C, Mnrcll 27. Tlio Federal llonorvo Hoard toilny ordered that re serve banks throiiKliout tho country ciinIi nil United Hliitcn army iiiiirtcrniiutorN' vouch otn, pending mi appropriation to cover thin Hem. Tlio notion was token when tint War Department faced tlio Hlttmtlon of lielng annlilo to ob tain further HiipplleH on credit. Tho now nrdor cnndles tlio gov erimient to carry out It de fense Mllcy, unembarrassed by a luck of fiindH. .. CYCLONE WIPES OUT TOWN; 14 ARE KILLED i (lly United I'raa to The Dully Bulletin) BIRMINGHAM, March 27. Tlio town of Potrey. Ala- bumn, was wiped out by a cy- clone this morning. 14 . being killed unci 20 Injured, It Is re- ported. Confirmation of the number of (lend was Impossible, and tlio extent of tlio cyclono wus undetermined. ROADS FACING LOSS Admiwoii Law Wilt Increase ('out JMI0,(Mr,Q4M, Is Pica. Wy United Preaa to the Dend Bulletin) WA81IINQTON. D. C, March 27. Oporation under, the Adamson olght hour law will Incrcaso the ex pernios of tho railroads of the United States 180,000,000 annually, accord ing to a potltlon presented to the Interstate Commerce commission by western roads today. The potltlon asks a gonoral rate Incroaso of 16 per cent. FRENCH ARMY TAKES VILLAGE OF CAUCY (By United Praia to th Bend Bulletin) PARIS, March 27. Pronch foroos are occupying the village of Caucy, and are progressing against tho Ger mans in tho forests surrounding tho vlllago, an official Btatoniont Issuod today announced. BRITAIN MAY ENLIST , MEN FORMERLY UNFIT (By United Prnw to the Bond Bulletin) LONDON, March 27. Immodlnto ro-oxamlnntlon of nil men previously rojocted by tho nrmy oxuiiilnors was announcod toilny as nn urgont stop deoldod upon. - C. O. I. CO. BACKED BY SUPREME COURT IN SUIT OVER DAM (lly tlnllod I'rna to the Bend Bulletin) PORTLAND, Ore.. March 27. The decision handed down by Circuit Judgo Gatens in circuit court. In the case of L. F. Ger- dctz vs. tho Central Oregon Ir- rlgutlou Co., wus sustained to- day by the slule supreme court. Tho opinion was given In favor of the Irrigation company as respondent In the action. Tim suit Involved a dam across tlio Deschutes river. RAIN CASTS DAMPER OVER WAR ARDOR ON THE WESTERN FRONT (ierinaiiM Iteilre llcforo Threatening I'lnnk Movement Mudo lly Hu pcrlor Forces of Kiieiiiy. (lly United I'reu to the Bond Bulletin) IIKHI.IT. March 27. On account of ruin uloug thn whole western front, fighting Is comparatively light. It wits officially announced to day. Engagements on the outpost lino at Noreiill were reported. Llgnl-i-oiirt. neur Kquencourt, and north of I'lTonne, and Rolsei were occupied by tho enemy after repeated unsuc cessful advances. In the forests between tho Olse and Coucy Lccliateau, stronger French foroos encountered protect ing troops, whlrh Inflicted heavy loss es heforo giving way under the men ace of a threatening flank movement. MORE LICENSES HERE 1000 Permits Arrive at Clerk's Of. fire to Meet Demand. Eliminating the possibility of a fishing license famine which threat ened Inst week, 40 books of blanks have boon rocelved at the office of County Clerk J. H. Haner, totalling 1000 permits In nil. In anticipation of tho opening of the fishing season, many applications for licenses ore being taken out. SEED NEEDS ARE TOLD FOR COMING SEASON (By United Prow lo the Bend Bulletin) WASHINGTON. D. C, March 27. Tho Department of Agrlculturo figures a family of four needs these seeds to koep It fresh vegetables for tho summer: A pint each of Biinp, polo limn and bush limn beans; H ounce cucumber, 1 packet eggplant, H ounce of kale, packet of parsley, ounce of parsnips, 1 ounce of salsify. V, ounco of summer squash and M ounco of Hubbard squash. GREAT IMPROVEMENTS IN ROADS ARE EXPECTED FROM BOND ISSUE PORTLAND. March 27. -Irrespective of whether the $6,000,000 state road bonds carry, Oregon will have a deslgnatod system of state roads. The designations wero made formally by tho State Highway Com mission nt its session just hold. The designation was required by the gov ernment as a condition to Oregon's participation In the benefits of the Shackloford act. Tho government reprosontntlves were present with the commission when the designations wore made, and concurred in same, subject to formal approval by the authorities In Washington. , All tho rondB designated In' the ponding rond bonding net are desig nated by the commission and formal ly adopted ns part of the systom of stnto highways. In addition to those ronds, Bilch other roads woro deslg natod as were required to make tho stnto system more cdmploto and fair, so ns to connect nil tho counticB with through linos of travel. Joint work by tho govornment and the stnto will proceed, even it the pooplo fall to vote the bonds. It is cxpoctod that in the event of the "Allure of the stnto londs, many counties will vote tholr own bonds Photo by American Preaa Aaaoclatlon. Chiaf of Militia Affairs William A. Mann. MAY LOOSE GRIP I INTERNATIONALIZATION OF CONSTANTINOPLE, AND HAL KAN NEGOTIATIONS AMONG NEW RUSSIAN POLICIES. (By United I'reea to the Bend Bulletin) PETROGRAD. March 27. The new Russian government may break the grip of tho Central Powers In tho Balkans, and may cause the with drawal of Turkey and Bulgaria from the war, according to developments which are confidentfy expected here. Two moves taken by the provis ional government are cited as tend ing toward far-reaching effects in thiB direction. The first is the plan for the "Internationalization of Con stantinople" supported by Minister of Justice Kcransky, while the sec ond step is mado known in the an nouncement of a series of possible negotiations with Bulgaria. GERMAN GAS ATTACKS FORCE RUSS RETREAT (By United Preaa to the Bend Bulletin) PETROGRAD, March 27. Ger man gas attacks on the western bank of the Chars have compelled the re tirement of the Russian troops in nn easterly direction, an official statement Issued today announced GRASPS A LIVE WIRE AND DIES INSTANTLY (By United Praia to the Bend Bulletin) WILLAMINA, Ore., March 27. John Tumdig, a farmer living near hero, was instantly killed today when he grasped an electric power wire which had fallen to the ground. for the sake of getting the benoflt of whatever government and state funds may be available. The funds available, it is estimat ed, would permit improvement of the main trunk lines In the most pop ulous parts of the state during the five years. There would not be enough money for paving on these. The roads to the remote sections would have to wait indefinitely. They would remain on the map as designated highways until funds are available, which might be many yoars, except aa the counties voted the monoy for tho principal part of the cost improvement of the same. Should tho bonds puss, tho com mission will hnve money to use on evory designated road in every , coun ty. ThU would moan that every doalgnnted road in evory pnrt of the state would be put in a travelnble condition during the five-yenr per iod, much of it surfaced, and from 600 to 600 miles of highway paved, as ngaliiBt no paving and all the cur rent funds being expended on the trunk highways to the nogloct of, the ronds connecting with the remote sections. OF MAILED FIS DlKcuwdon of Holding Company anil Making Club Social Center for Community, Feature Meeting Club Colors Chotten. Widening greatly the scope of the Bend Amateur Athletic club, an amendment to the constitution will be Introduced at the next meeting to allow for the formation of a wo men's auxiliary to the club. The amendment contemplates the grant ing of club privileges to the women of Bend, membership In the organi zation, however, being excluded. The Introduction of the amendment was decided on at the meeting of the club members held last night at the Emblem club. Discussion of last night's gather ing centered largely In the question of the advisability of the organiza tion of a holding company, and the report of the building committee The holding company, it was suggest ed, could act as a financial instru ment for the club until such a time as the entire debt could be dis charged. Heating Plunt Costly. Architect Lee A. Thomas, speak ing for the building committee, stated that he was gathering ideas on the subject from Bend residents and from atheltlc clubs and athletic sup ply houses outside of Bend. W. T. Finnegan, recently arrived in Bend from Portland, spoke on the beat ing features of the proposed build ing, estimating the cost of a heating plant for both the pool and the rest of the building at $5000. ' Colors Chosen. City School Superintendent Frank Thordarson spoke on the advisabil ity of securing a high school in structor tor the( coming year who could handle the manual training work at the school, and in addition act as physical director at the gym nasium. In this connection it was proposed that the club be made a social center for Bend, and it was intimated that the school board would be willing to make an appro priation to aid in financing the or ganization If the privileges of the club could be extended to the chil dren in the schools. ... The members chose as their of ficial colors, yellow and black. Whether the pool is to be open to all, on a strictly commercial basis, differing from the management of the rest of the building, was left an undecided question. T E NEW QUESTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH STRAHORN ROAD WILL REQUIRE ANOTHER WEEK'S TIME, SAYS HUDSON. - Although scheduled to give a re port tomorrow on the advisability of bonding the city for $100,000 to insure construction ot the Strahorn railroad from Bend, the special com mittee appointed to Investigate the matter will be compelled to ask for another week's extension of time, C. S. Hudson, chairman of the com mittee, stated thiB afternoon. Inves tigation ot new phases of the ques tion will necessitate the dolay, he said. The exact nature of the new points at issue, Mr. Hudson was not prepared to divulge. In regard to a meeting with a com mittee ot the Central Labor, Trades and Farm Council, in connection with tho bond, issue, Mr. Hudson stated that the Commercial club, commit tee would be glad to discuss tho question, ns soon as the labor com mlttoe makes known Its wish for a gathering. . . In addition to. discussion of the bond Issue at the Commercial club luncheon at the Pilot Butte Inn to morrow noon, it Is expected that lo cal road matters will be brought up. DELAYREPDR Proclamation Akcd Culling for Vol. ' untners Mayor Caldwell Hark .Move, anil Would Like to Kiiliot In Service Continued anxiety on the part ot the U. S. navy department to rush war preparedness measures for the American first line sea defense, was evidenced here today in a telegram received by Mayor S. C. Caldwell from Lieutenant J. H. Blackburn In Portland, urging the co-operation of the city government in the securing of recruits tor the nary. Llentenant Commander Black burn's telegram Is as follows: "Grave National emergency ex ists. The President has called for eighteen thousand three hundred men for the navy, and wire from Washington today directs me to place the matter before all public officials, asking co-operation. Will you issue public proclamation calling for vdS' unteers tor the navy? Must be American citizens 16 to 30. Those under 16 must haye parents' con sent. Please have local newspapers give fullest publicity. Navy repre sentative will be in Bend In' a few days to examine volunteers and fur nish transportation to mobilization point. Will notify you of exact time of arrival. The nearest sub-station to your city is Portland." Mayor Caldwell declared that, even-thing possible would be done by the city government in aiding in tbe recruiting of men for the navy. "I'd go myself," be said, "for it's the branch of the service that always appealed to me, but I'm afraid I've passed the age limit." CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET THIS EVENING SlMAt Imnnrk.AnAn In III 1T.i.n. of Gathering May Act With Deschutes County Court. Street Improvement will be the keynote ot a special meeting to be held tbis evening by the Bend City Council in the council chambers of the O'Kane building, when the mat ter of grading, straightening and gravelling Portland avenue from the river to the city limits' will be tak en up. . ' ' The proposed work is in line with, suggestions made by the ' county court yesterday, it being deemed ad visable to put the street in better condition because of the large amount of heavy traffic which it is expected will pass over it during the coming season. GERMANS CROSS INTO HOLLAND FOR FOOD . (By United Preaa to the Bend Bulletin) THE HAGUE. March 27. Four thousand German soldiers crossed the Holland line seeking food, ac cording to reports received from the frontier. They are interned at Zwolle. HEAVY COMPETITION BOOSTS WHEAT PRICE (By United Praaa to the Bend Bulletin) PORTLAND, March 27. With an enormous foreign wheat demand, millers here are bidding strongly and all previous high records are be ing shattered. On the Portland merchants' exchange, - bluestem reached $1.75 today. GERMANS CAPTURED BY SECRET SERVICE IN THRILLING CHASE (By United Preaa to The DaUy Bulletin) -a- CHICAGO, March 27. AN tor at moHt sensational crowt- -e- continent clinne, conducted by iiio ewcret nervice neparimeilt, - two Germans) Kurt Klncoks and I'nul Gnllu, were tuken from the San Francisco-Chicago train here today. The utmost precautions were taken to prevent their escape, and they wore immediately taken before Chief Clabaugh, of the Bureau of Investigation.