THE BEND BULLETIN
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VOL. I
IIKND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, TUKHDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 17, 1017
NO. lit
DAILY EDITION
FIRSTSHOT
IN THE VI
. U-BOAT FIRES, BUT
MISSES CHASER.
SUBMARINE ESCAPES
Torpedo launched ut 8:30 O'dock
This Mortinlg Affulr Will Arouso
.Nation In Relief Held at the
Nation! Capital.
(Or United Pnm to tha Bend Bulletlo)
WASHINGTON. . C, April 17.
Germany fired the tint (hot In tho
war ugalnst tho Uiiltotl 8tnl.ii, early
tlrts morning and missed. Tha
Nuvy Department officially confirmed
the report that the submarine chssor
Hmlth had been fired on by a U-boat
at 3:30 o'clock Dili morning. The
torpedo mlasnd, and the Smith chnaod
(ho aubmarlno, but the undnraua
craft submerged and escaped.
The Navy Pepurtmnnt believes thnl
the Hmlth affair will orouso tho en
Ore country, showing that war la be
ing waned on the vory ihore of
America. Tho aubmarlno hat Riven
the flrnl definite evidence that the
' 'iirnmn under-water boat aro ply
lug off the American couhU.
TORPEDO MIHHEH.
BOSTON. April 17. Tho ongago
inrnl between the submarine chaser
Hnilth and a submarine wue flmt ro
ported hero todny. Ai far aa In
ai-tuully known, no ilnmuKo wan In
flirted. A message sent from the Flru la
land atatlon to the Charleston Navy
Yard, wot aa follow: "At 3:30 till
m nrnlriK. Hmlth apparently alghtod
submarine. Hlio fired torpedo, miss
ed Hmlth 30 yard. Tho wake of tho
torpedo plainly seen from the bow.
S u si urn r I n o d Inn p pea red . "
Another aeroplane gi sighted to
day flying over the I'ortMmotilh Navy
Yards. It la rumored Unit an unro
plane (man la loeiited snmew hero In
the New lliimpahlre wnoda.
UNIVERSITY CLUB
MEETING DEFERRED
Ilncuasn of ninny conflicting "ii
ItiiKomnnta, the meeting of tho Dm
comity club, scheduled to ho hull! to
morrow night, la postponed until
vlioul May 1, Dr. U. C. Coo. pr-sldont
of tho club, nnuotinred thin after
noon. At thnt time tho application
of new members will bo 'ju.iotol (ii.
aid pri'Oiiriitlona mndo for Mm oi.ter.
tnluinnnt of tho boya' graduating
cluss of tho lilRh achool.
,'IOHKPII MURA8KA READILY GETS
PARENTS' CONSENT UK HAH
THREE COCHINS NERVING IN
AUSTRIAN AUMY.
Tho ion of Austrian paronta and
iho cousin of throo solillors In the
Austrian army who are now In actlvo
norvlr.o, Joseph Muraska, of Fort
Hock, arrived In Dond last night,
passed an excellent physical oxamlna
tlon, and enlisted nt once In tho
United Btatos navy. Me doclnred that
tils father nnd motlior, although
anmowhat reluctant to ldt him loave
homo, had no snruplns bocause of
thoir natlvo Innd virtually at war
-with tho United States.
' Charles McCulloy, of Silver Lake,
'Who carao In . with young Murnska,
omplotod an oven hnlf dozon, who
loft Inst night for Portland, to be
tfivon tnolr final examination nnd
nont to tho naval training camp at
iban Francisco. The four others wore
Fred D. Knight, of Bond: William
I). Hill, Luthor B. Orr, and Paul W.
Fnwcott, of La Pino.
Corporal Clmrlos Dnvls, recruiting
officer- lor me army, sont out flvo
-aviation recruits this morning, They
wnro John D, Colo, Walter C, Boos
ley, and Sam Glonn, ot Bond; Guy
Powell, of Madras, nnd William V.
Harney, of Prmovlllo. . .
BY GERillT
AUSTRIAN WILL
FIGHT FOR U. S.
CITY ELECTION
10 BE APRIL 30
COUNCIL ANNOUNCES
VOTING PLANS. ,
Polls Will lie Open From 8:00 In the
Morning to H:00 at Night, for
Voter to Pu on Proposed
Charter Change.
Completing urrungotnnntg for tho
special city election at whluh the
flotation of a $111,000 refunding bond
laauo and the providing for a uni
form syatom of street Improvement
regulations are to be voted on, the
Bond city council held a brief ses
sion last yeaterday afternoon, Mon
day, April 30, was tho dato sot for
the election. Both lasues which will
bo balloted on are In tho form of
amendments to tho city chartor.
Tho hoae houae at the comer of
Ml on earn a avenue and Lava road,
was named aa the polling piece, elec
tion officials being designated as fol
lows: Clyde M. McKay, chairman;
J. K. Arnold and K. A. Buthor, Judg
ea; and Walter Ferguson and Hay O.
I.ambernon, clerks. The polls will
bo open from 8 o'clock in the morn
ing until 8 o'clock In the evening.
Other matters considered related
chiefly to the atreet lighting aystetn.
Incandescent lights or 100 candle
pnwor each were ordered Installed
at tho corner of Oreenwood and
Fourth, on Greenwood, near First,
and at the corner of Hawthorne and
Hill, whllo tho light now at the cor
nor of llevoro and Division, was or
dorod removed to Itevero ot First.
It wna decldud thut a meeting will
be hold tomorrow night In connec
tion with the eatnbllahment of a city
rock quarry and renting or aolo of
the city's rock crmnor. If su'.flc'.ont
duta bearing on the matter can bo
collected by that lime.
WHEREABOUTS OK IIIIITISH DIP
I.OMATM I NKNOWN, IS DECLA
RATION OF STATE DEPART
MEST OFFICIALS, i
(lly UnlUsI Fm In (b Bend Bulletin)
WASHINGTON. I). C. Aprll17.
Although It was umloratood yester
day that the British commissioners
hud arrivod In America, general un
certainty today surrounded their
whereabouts. It was declared of
ficially thut tha State Department
hod absolutely no word concerning
them. Deflnlto Information Is being
sought boforo night.
Hl'llMARIXKH FKARKD.
NEW YOHK. April 17. Bollefs
thnt Germany may have obtained in
formation concerning the departure
of tho Allied commissioners wore ex
pressed this aftornoon whon It was
recalled thnt Gorman socret ugonts
had learned of Lord Kitchener's de
parture and had sunk tho ship on
which ho was sailing. It Is feared
that a aubmarlno may have waited
oft the American coast with tho In
tention of Intercepting tha ship car
rying tho European officials.
BISHOP TO ARRIVE
IN BEND TOMORROW
Dolayod In his trip to Bond, Bishop
Robort h. Paddock, ot the Episcopal
church, will not arrlvo until tomor
row. Ha wll conduct sorvlces In the
Council Chambers of the O'Kane
building tomorrow evonlng.
BIDS REJECTED ON
$250,000.00 ISSUE OF
RURAL LOAN BONDS
(!ty United Prma to the Bend Bulletin)
SALEM, April 17. Bocause
all bids wore bolow par, ' the
8tnte Land Board today reject-
ed all bids for the $250,000
rural credits bond Issue, and In-
- structcd tho clork ot the board
to wlro Immediately to the
boards and nttornoy In each
county to cease taking appllca-
- tloiis for lonns.
Tho board docldod to advor-
tlso lmmodlntoly for bids for a
-- 1600,000 bond Ibbuo through
Alio enst, hoping to got bottor
offers as a reBUlt, . ....
MYSTERY VEILS
COMMISSIONERS
PRESIDENT DEMANDS AID
OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
"My fellow countrymen: The entrance ot our beloved country Into the
irrlin and terrible wur for demm-racy and human right, which haa sliuken,
Hie world, create so nuiny problemN
for Imniixllulo roimldiratlon and net t
to ndilreas you a few word of eurncHt
tliein.
FIGHT IS FOR Fl'Tt'BK PKACK. ...
"We are rapidly putting our navy upon an actlvo war footing and are
about to creata and etiulp a great army, but tlieae are the simplest porta of
the great IonIc to which we have addremted ouraelve. There 1 not a single
selfUh element, no fur as I ran see. In the cauae we are fighting for. Hfl
lire fighting for what we believe and wish to be the right of mankind and
for the future peace and security of the world. '
"To do tills geeut thing worthily and sueresHfully, we must devote our
aelve to the service without regard to profit or material advantage and
with an energy and intelligence thut will rbte to the level of the enterprise
Itself. We mut realize Ui the full how great the tak and how many thing,
how many kind and element of capacity and service and self-sacrifice it
Involves.
ABUNDANT FXKH) NKKDKl).
"Tliee, then, are the thing we mut do well, beldes fighting, the things
without which mere fighting would lie frultle:
"We mut supply abundunt food for ournelvc and for our armies and
our seuinen not only, but also for a large part of the nations with whom
we have now made common caue, In whose support and by whose aides we
ahull be fighting.
"We must supply ship by Mm hundred out of our shipyards, to carry
to the other side of the sea. submarine or no submarine, what will every
day be needed there and abundant materials out of our field and our mines
and our fact otic, with which not only to clothe and puulp our own forces on
land and sea, but also to clothe and support our people (or whom the gal
lant fellows under arm can no longer
armle with which we are co-operating In r.urope and to keep the looms and
manufactories there In ruw material. .
INDUHTKIF.H Ml'HT IVCKKAHK.
"We must supply eoul to the fire going In ship at ea and in the furn
ace of liundrers of fuctorle across the sea, steel of which to make arms
and ammunition, both here and there; rail for wornout railway bock of
the fighting front; locomotive and rolling stocks to take the place of those
every duy going to piece; mules, home, cattle for lulwir and for military
service, ever) thing with which the people of Kngland and France and Italy
and Russia have usually supplied themselves but cannot now afford men,
tho muterlul or the machinery to make.
"It I evident to every thinking man that our Industries, In farm. In,
shipyards, in the mine, in the factories, must he made more prolific nnd
more efficient than ever and that they must be more economically managed
and better adapted to the particular requirement of our task then they have
been in the pust, and what I want to ay U that the men and women who
devote their thought and their energy to these tiling will be serving tluf
country and conducting the fight fur peace and freedom just a truly and
Just a effectively a the men on the battlefield or In the trenches.
WORK KltH WILL WIN HONOR.
"Tha Industrlul force of the country, men and women alike, will be a
great natlounl, a great International, service army a notable and honored
host engaged in the service of the nation and the world, the efficient friends
and savior of free men everywhere. Thousand, nay, hundred of thous
and of men otherwise liable to military service will of right and of neces
sity be excused from their sen Ice and assigned to the fundamental, suhv:
tnlnlng work of the field and fuctorle and mines, and they will be a much
a part of the great patriotic force of
"I dike the lllM'i-ty, therefore, or uddrowslng till wora to me larmcra
of the country and to nil who work on the farms: The supremo need of
our own nut Ion and of the nations with which we are co-operuting 1 an
uhoundiince of supplies, and especially of foodstuff. The Importance of
an uilcquiite food supply, cpcfiiilly for the prewent year. Is superlative..
Without abundant food, alike for the armle and the people now at wur,
the whole great enterprise' upon which we have embarked will break down
und full. Tho world's food reserves aro low.
KCHOPF. K F.I.IKS ON AMERICA.
"Not only during the present emergency but for some time lifter peace
slnill have come, both our own people und a liu-go proportion or the people
of Kumpc must rely uhiu the harvests In America. Upon the farmers of
this country, therefore, in n large measure, rest tho futc of the wur and the
fnte of the nations. May the nation not count upon them to omit no step
Hint will Increase the production of their land, thnt will bring about the,
most effectual co-operation in the sale nnd distribution of their food pro
ducts? "The time Is short. It Is of the most Imperative importance thnt every
thing Hss!blc be done, anil done Immediately, to make sure of large harvests.
"I call upon young men nnd old alike and upon the nble-bodied boys of
the land to accept und act umiii thl duty to turn hosts to the farm
and make certain thut no yulns and no Inltor I lurking in thl great matter.
APPH.VL MADE TO THE SOUTH.
"I particularly appeal to. the farmers of the south to plant abundant
foodstuff lis well us cotton. They run show their patriotism in no better
or more convincing way than by resisting the great temptation of the pres
ent high price of cotton und helping, helping upon a great scale, to feed)
the nation and the ixtiplc everywhere who are fighting for their liberties
and for our own. The variety of their crops will be the visible measure of
their comprehension of their nutlonul duty.
"The government of the United Suites und the governments of the sev
eral states stand ready to co-oieriito. They will do everything possible to
assist the farmer In securing an adequnte supply of seed, an udequute force
or luhorer when they are most needed at harvest time, and the menus of
expediting shipments of fertilizer and farm machinery, as well as of tho
crop themselves when harvested. The courso of trade shall lie as un
hamMred us it I possible to make it and there shall be no unwnrruiitcdl
manipulation of the nation's food supply by those who bundle It on its way
to tho consumer. This Is our opimrtunity to demoiiHtruto the efficiency of
tho great democracy and we shall not full short of It.
MIDDLEMEN ARE WARNED.
"This let mo snv to tho middlemen of every sort, whether they are hand
ling our foodstuffs or our raw materials of manufacture or the products
of our mill and factories: The eyes of the country will be esierially upon
you. This is your opportunity for signal service, efficient and disinterested.
The country expect you, as it expects all other, to forego unusual profits,
to organize nnd expedite shipments of supplies of every kind, but especially
of food, wth an eye to tho service
those who eullst In tho ranks for their people, not for themselves. 1 snail
confidently expert you to deserve and win the confidence of people of every
sort and station.
"To tlie men who run tho rnilwnys of tho country, whether they be
managers or oMratlve employes, let me say thnt the railways are tho arter
ies of the nation's life and thut upon them rests the Immense responsibility
of seeing to It thnt those arteries suffer no obstruction of any kind, no in
efficiency or slackened power. To tho merchant let mo suggest tho motto:
'Snuill profits and quick service'; and to the shipbuilder the thought that'
tho life of the war depends upon him. Tho food and the war supplies must
lie carried across the seas, no mutter how many ships are sent to the bot
tom. Tho places of those that go down must bo supplied nnd supplied at
once. To the miner let mo say that he stands where the farmer does: The
work of tho world waits on him. It he slackens or falls, armies and
statesmen are helpless, tie also is enlisted in the great service army.
The manufacturer does not need to bo told, I Ihope, that the nation looks to
him to sieed and perfect every process, and I want only to remind his em
ployes thnt their service is absolutely indispensable and is counted on by)
every man who loves the country and its liberties.
K.YTRAVAGANl'K IS RUUUKED.
"IiCt mo suggest nlNo that every man who creates or cultivates a garden
helps greatly to solve tho , problem of feeding tho nations; and that every;
housewife who practices strict economy puts herself In the ranks of those
who servo tho nation. Thl Is tho tlmo for America to correct hr unpar
donable extravagance. Let every mnn and every woman assume tho duty
of careful, provident uso ami expenditure as n public duty, as a dictate of
patriot Iniii which no one can now expect ever to be excused or forgiven for
ignoring.
"In tho hope that this statement of tho needs of the nation and ot the
world in this hour of supreme crisis may stimulate those to whom It comes
and remind all who need a reminder of the solemn duties of a time such as
tho world ha never seen before, I beg that all editors and publishers every
where will give ns promlniint publication and as wttlo circulation as possible
to this appeal. I venture to suggest, also, to all advertising agencies that
they would perhaps render a very substantial nnd timely service to the
country if thev would glvo It widespread repetition. And I hope that
clergymen will not think the theme, of It nn unworthy or inappropriate sub
ject of comment nnd homily from their pulpits.
1110 SlipreillO ICSl OI (lie lltuiou
servo together. . ; . . v , ,. (Signed) wuuukuw wiimun."
of nutlonul life and action which call
lenient that I hope you will permit mc
counel and appeal with regard to
' ,
work, to help clothe and equip tho
the nation as the men under fire,
you are rendering nnd In the spirit of.
una vomit, , it mun, u,i nn-n, nvt uiiu
SANITATION FOR
CITY IS URGED
CLEANUP CAMPAIGN IS
IMPORTANT PHASE. ,
Health Officer Dr. Dwlglit F. Miller
Show Importance of Proposed
Sewage Ordinance Hays Ex
pense Relatively Small.
With the time for the beginning of
warm weather due, City Health Of
ficer Dr. Dwlght F. filler and Chief
of Police Nixon are pushing the cam
paign, for city cleanliness and are
enforcing strictly the ordinances pro
hibiting the accumulation of rubbish
and refuse within the city limits. -..
In this connection, and seeking to
prevent a possible epidemic of con
tagious disease. Dr. Miller Is anxious
that speedy action be taken by the
city council on the ordinance sug
gested by State Health Officer Dr.
D. N. Robert;, In a communication
presented at a recent meeting of the
city council, which would provide for
the general Installation of septic
tanks In all sections of the city not
having sewer connections. Dr. Miller
declared that the expense of such
installation could be shared by two
or more families, and pointed out
that the expenditure would be small
in comparison to the expense in
volved In case ot an outbreak of con
tagious disease caused by improper
sanitation.
Prevention Emphasized,
hope' that conditions which
might be the cause of an epidemic
may be removed before the city ex
periences any such disaster," be said
this morning. He outlined a fe.v of
the more Important rules of sanit.v
tlon, such as thq covering of alt gar
bage, or other refuse which might
draw flies, until it can be disposed
of, and the cartful sterilization of nil
articles used in the preparation and
serving ot food, in homes where there
are children or invalids..
"Mentioning tentative plans for a
garbage incinerator, Dr. Miller fav
ored the type used in the army, which
he declared is relatively inexpensive,
and would In addition to aiding prop
er sanitation, serve the purpose ot
eliminating unsightly litter in the
neighborhood of the city. ,
, Samples of city water and of water
taken from stagnant pools are being
sent to the State Board of Health for
analysis, for the determination of the
amount and varieties ot animal and
vegetable life contained. The results
will be 'listed as permanent state
records. "
FRANK SHEFFIELD, JITNEY
DRIVER, FIRST DEFENDANT
IN COUNTY UNDER NEW PRO
HIBITION LAW.
The first bootlegging case to come
up in Deschutes county under the
bone-dry law was started at midnight
last night, when Night Officer Will
ard Houston, assisted by his brother.
Earl Houston, placed uqder arrest
Frank Sheffield, a local Jitney driver,
after finding 8 sealed quart of whis
key in his car. The search and the
arrest followed a close watch which
had been kept on. Sheffield's move
ments during the evening. A number
ot short trips made without any ap
parent object, excited the suspicion
of the officer.
Sheffield was arraigned this after
noon by Justice of the Peace J. A.
Eastes, and the hearing Is expected
to be held tomorrow.
District Attorney DeArmond Inti
mated today that sensational develop
ments might be brought to light by
testimony which is expected to be
given In the hearing.
MEXICAN DEPUTIES
WOULD ALLY WITH
TEUTONIC POWERS
(By United Preu to the Bend Bulletin)
-- EL PASO, April 17.-rOnly
- eight members ot the Mexican
House ot Deputies favor Presl-
-- dent Carranta's neutrality plan,
it was announced In a message -
received here. Unofficial re-:
ports ot the wildest disorder
- occurred when a discussion . of
Cnrranza's message began, It
- was unofficially reported. ;
Several deputies are reported
- to have urged openly an alliance
with Germany. ; :
WHISKEY FOUND;
ARRESTFOLLDWS
GIG STRIKE
IN GERMANY
IS REPORTED
HOME TROUBLES ADD
COMPLICATIONS.
PEACE MOVE CERTAIN
Statement of Terms to Be Made to
Neutral Nations of World Sooa
Von Bernstorff Important
Factor In the Plans. .
AMSTERDAM, April 17. A gen
eral strike In Berlin is crippling the
output ot metal and wood, and is
blocking the transportation systems.
according to dispatches received here.
Reported disorders in Berlin are still
unconfirmed, and details are meager..
A general strike has been expected
for a long time. Extreme Socialists
announced that the move would be
made to protest against the reduction
of bread rations. It is seml-offlciai-
ly declared that the strike has effect
ed very few Industries, and is really
without general support.
Official promise of government re
forms without any steps toward their
fulfillment, have resulted in the for
mation of an anti-government party
In Germany. The new group Is an
off shoot from the regular Socialist
party, and is called the Independent
Socialist Democratic party.
TO DIVULGE TERMS.
, CHRISTIANA, April. 17. Ger
many will soon issue to the neutral
nations of the world a statement ot
the terms on which she is willing to
make peace, according to rumors ccr
rent in diplomatic circles today. The
reports came from sources known to
be closely Identified with the plans
of the German officials.
Germany's exact proposition is un
known at present, but diplomats be
lieve that the terms which will be ot
tered are practically unchanged from
the proposal made in December.
Scandinavia Is the center of Ger
many's peace effort aimed at Russia.
Teutonic officials are bending every
effort toward a separate peace with
Russia, It was learned here.
Count von Bernstorff, former min
ister to the United States, has been
named German Ambassador to Swed
en to help in the peace move.
MILLICAN TO SINK
MAIL CONTRACT LET
Word was received today of the
awarding ot the mall contract on the
Millican-Sink route to Alexander A.
Gilmore, of this city. Mr. Gilmore
will make his first .trip on April 24,
and will make trips twice a week up
to June 30, 191S, when the contract
expires. The contract price is J976
a year.
GREATEST MOVE
IN WAR IS Oil
FRENCH GAIN BRILLIANT VIC
TORY, AND BRITISH PUSH FPU
, WARD ANOTHER MILE XO
. WARD LONG SOUGHT GOAL.
(Br United Prew to the Bend Bulletin)
LONDON, April 17. The greatest
offensive move In the world's great
est war Is on today. Over a front ot
175 miles, the French and British,
forces are pushing forward wltn all
the strength and energy conserved
through months ot winter prepara
tion. The French movement began with
a brilliant victory despite the most
desperate German resistance. Laon,
one of the most Important German
supply stations, Is menaced.
General Hafg today Jammed hi
forces a mile closer to La Catalet, on
the main line ot communication be
tween Cambrai and, St. Quentin.
Word from the southern battle
fields showed that the Turkish troops
are steadily retreating before the ad
vancing British forces. The enemy
la falling back without offering any
opposition. . ;