THE BEND BULLETIN
TIIM WKATHEH
Tonight uml tomorruw, ruin,
wllh Hinitli woHturly winds.
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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"Wanton violation of American rights, repealed acts,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.