The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963, April 30, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE BEND BULLETIN TIIH WEATHER Cooler tonight uml tomorrow, brisk winds, DAILY EDITION Vol. I . I1KNI, DKHCIIUTHH COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL HO, 17 no. iiea RESERVE OFFICERS DRILL WITH WOODEN GUNS KEEP WATCH Of PLOT SUSPECT GERMAN IN HANDS OF SECRET SERVICE. HEW LIBERTY FOR RUSSIA PROCLAIMED 0. S. TROOPS ARE WED IMMEDIATELY f ; ; ; rj SUGGESTIONS OF THE AHMY IS CAUSE. LIFT RELIGIOUS BAN l-'rit" HmivIi (iiiiiraiiltMMl mill Corpor- nl l'iiiillitncnt In AImiIMhmI by Order nf Mlnlxtr) Demon- Nl rill Inn III (JriM'l Frislllllll. Ily Uilllmii (J. HIirphiTil, (IJnltnl Pim Huff CurrwxiniWnt) IMtrimriKl. April 30. From the Wlnlnr I'nliicii of Iho Cxnr, until rr -i-H ly ih n Kent of tint most autocratic Knverumcnt on earth, the following l?u was dlspluyed today. proiakn- lux tlm rising tliln of world democ racy: "Tim I'rnleturlul of till toun-trii- unllo." At tin' HHKKi'Htloti of lilt) nrinv, Minister ('ulcliknff ImhiiihI tin- fol lowing nriUr, rfiTilnii n iiiimt rii'i li nl change In Urn lUx-rtlcM uml prlv 1 .-trH of lioih Hut civil nnil mllltitry liopulntlon of thn country: All lol illrrH nil u 1 1 hereafter hu Ittisnluii clt-i-n; Conipli'lo rellgloun freedom in granted, nml thn rlitlit of free pooch llimrnnlccil; rhuriii nllendiiuco hnll nut ba compulsory; mall from the iri'iuliiM nlmll hn unc ensured, mid till mnil. Including puinphlntM. lmll tm delivered to tho oldlur; corporal punishment In abolished. A gronl prdo through tlm street of I ho nation' capital will celebrate thn nuw freedom. ELECTION CREATES LITTLE INTEREST -Only 05 llnllut Ciut on City Amend ment t'p lo a o'f'lork Till Aftrr niMtii I'iiIU (Iom at Eight. City election hold today on the ImuliiK nf 1 1 6,000 worth of refund Inn bond, mid tho amending of tho ity charter lo provldo for Improve ment districts nnd In (wltrh renpnii nihility for nri-ldmtt from tho mil nlilpitllly to properly ownnr. cru nii'd but Ulllo Interest, and up to J o'clock till nfturnoon.oiily 65 bnl'.oH had Ikiihi cnHt, nlllioiinh It win oll luntnd Unit nt least 1200 should bo lIlHllllll. Tho poll urn In tho Minnesota avmiua liimo house, and will remain open until 8 o'clock thin evening. , NATION'S STATESMEN "PICKED FOR DEATH" (llr Unllnl Pr to tt D.nd Bull.tln) THENTON, N. J April 80 A notebook fouifll today In the pocket of Charles O, Mueller, an Indlnuap oil architect, itntad that I'rosldont Wllnon, Theodora Kooiovnlt, William Howard Taft mid other promlnnnt men are "picked for dentil." United Bliilon authorities sunpact assassina tion plots. Special Election Measures . . .i . Listed by State Secretary SALEM, April 28. Socrotnry of 81 ii to Jinn W. Oleott Wodnosdny certi fied to nil the county clerks of tho state tho ballot titles, ballot num bers and arrangements of tho moos n i i n which nro to bo plncod on. the ballot for tho spoc.lul election to bo lulil Juno 4, Tho tltlos, number nnd arrangements nro as follows! Suhmlltod by tho Loglslnture Authorizing Ports to Croate Limit ed Indohtodnnss to lOncourngo Wnter ' Ing transportation. Purpose: Amond ' Ing section 9 of article 11 of tho con stitution by providing that municipal corporations doslgnatod portB may bo empowered by statuto to ralso money for bonusos to aid wator transporta tion linos between such ports and to insist' In establishing wator trniiB portntlon Unas botweon such ports nnd other ports to assist In estab lishing wator. transportation on In terior rlvors of Orogon or on rlvors biilwonn Washington and Orogon, or or Washington and Idaho reached by navigation from Orogon's rlvors. fiucli Indebtedness shall not oxcaod 1 per cent of tho assoBsod valuation of tho property In tho municipality ( Iii'IIiIi iiIm nml Letter Sent From (tii liiiiny via .Inpiin, Found Aiming Kffit of Fred Mn 1 1 it Dur ing llrli f HI n j In llrnil. On In formal Ion furnished from thn DcHi-hiitc couuly Hln-rlff office, Krud Mullnr, formerly of Hum, who piiBKi-il throiiKli bero Saturday nlKbt on hi wuy to I'ortliind, I being shadowed In Hint city by two minrnl aurvlcn mini, on suspicion of being connected with Gi-riniiii . bomb plot activities. Informiitlon to thl ef fect wu brou Kill to Munil thl morn Ill k" by Conductor I', J. (inllnghcr, nf tlm Oregon Trunk, who win do liillnd by Hberlff Robert to watch Mullnr on thn trip to I'ortliind But uriluy night. Gulliighor relumed to llmiil thl morning and aald that hn liiul wired iihi-uil on thn down trip, and Unit two detective hud Diet the truth In Portland uml were Hhndowiiig Mullnr In mi endeavor In net mora conclimlvn evidence, beforo plating III in under arrnt. Kherlff Itoberl wiih wiirni-il beforo Mutb-r' arrival hern, that It would bo well lo wiiti-h thn (ieriimii, and from thn time that Muller eiimn Into llnnd, about 6 o'clock, until hi de part lire nt 9, ho wiih roiinliinlly un der surveillance by ellhcr Mr. Itob erl or Deputy Karl llnimton, ( lieliili'iiln Found. During Mullnr' tny hero III bag gugn wan annrchud, a number of chemical being found, ome of which. If properly combined, might bn dmiKerou a explosive, Mr.' Rob ert wa Informed by local Pharma col. Mnurlnllc acid, chlorate of potassium, and phophato of mag neala, wore among (he ubtanci found concealed In Mullnr' blanket. A German book and a lettnr of re cent date itent from Germany by way of Japan wore olio noted. Tho ar ticle were replaced exactly a tiioy had been found, to avoid arousing Mullnr' lURplclom. If he carried any weapon, or perfocted munition of any kind, they were bidden about hi person, a a anarch of hi effect failed to reveal them. According to tho Information re ceived from llnrnoy county, Muller wa alway well oqulpped, with plen ty of money at hi illipoaal. but a novor known to have any occupation, REORGANIZATION OF ADMIRALTY WANTED BY BRITISH PUBLIC (IlrUnlMI'raMtoUi,ndBulMln)' LONDON', April 30. The public, of tho nation is clamor- - Ing for a rehabilitation of tho Urltlnh admiralty. Lord North- cliff, who caused the reorganl- xatlon of tho war offlco In 1915, Is leading the movement to ro- organlso the naval branch. The admiralty Is crltlclxed for Its falluro successfully to combat tho submarines, for failure to afford sufficient coast protoc- tlon, for permitting a nurnbor of destroyer raids to take place, and for tho suppression of facts concerning Gorman submarine - activities and Allies' losses. nnd may bo Incurred only by a major ity voto thoroon! . 300 Yob. 301 No. Submitted by the Legislative As sembly. A bill for taxation of Oro gon & California Land Grant. Pur pose: Declaring nnd assorting tho sovorolgti right of tho stnto of Oro gon to tax certain lands known as Orogon & California land grant and granted under certain acts of con gross; authorizing, empowering and directing tho llBting nf such Innds on the assessment mils nf nnrinin counties, and providing for tho list ing or bucIi lands on tho 1916 nsBoss nient rollB of cortnlu counties, and relieving such counties from the pay ment of stato tax thoroon until tho sumo Is collected by such counties. 802 Yob. 803, No. Submittod by the Legislature Limiting nurnbor of Dills Introdiicod, nnd Increasing pny of Legislators. Purposo: Amending Boctlons 18 and 29 of Article- IV of tho constitution, . (Continued on page 3.) I'holo by Ainorlcun I'reM Awuclatlon. While tho mniiufnctiiri r of liutm Run, are provided with wooduu one imlnu tho wooden "weapon." Surgeons to be to Europe; Early IHr Unltol Preu la th. IWnil Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C April 30. One thouiiund surKeons, wearing American uniform, nnd dispatched as a military unit, will bo thn first United States expeditionary forces soot to Kuropo, the War Department announced today. . In preparation for the outfitting of hundreds of thousands of men under the conscription bill, the House appropriations committee Introduced a bill today In Con Kress having as Its object the appropriation of of 12.699,000,000 for the army and navy. . - . - - Tho final decision to raise tho na tion' army of 2,000,000 by selective conscription, rather than by-the vol unteer system, was reached Saturday nlkht when the Senate passed the FOOD REGULATION ASKED IN HOUSE (Hr Unlud Tra to Uw Bnd Bulletin) WASHINGTON. D. C, April 30. Governmental war-time regulation of tho nation's food production and all other dependent Industries, which is being urgod by Secretary of Agri culture Houston, was demanded to day in a resolution urged by Chair man Lcvor, of tho House Agricultural committee. DATES ASKED FOR FRENCH COMMISSION IDr Ustlxl rrrai Ic Uw Bend Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C, April 30. Senator Lewis, of Illinois, called on tho Stnto Department today to ar range for tho French commissioners ito stop at Chicago, Evanston, and Springfield, on their trip west. Tho commissioners will visit Springfield to pay homage to the memory of Lincoln. The time of tholr depar ture, and tho route tiioy will take has not yot bortn determined on. F T COUNTY AGRICULTURALISTS IN CONKKRKXCK DKCLAHK STATE I'WCHS SHORTAGE OF PROVIS IONS AM) LAKOR. (By United Prran to Hie Bend Bulletin) PORTLAND, April 30. A gonornl shortage of wheat, grain, a groat lack In tho number of ciittlo, not enough hogB for home consumption, nnd a widespread hay and lnbor shortage weVe revealed here (today nt the con- reronco oi counijn agriculturalists. Tho situation 1b regarded ns sorlous. Farmers are not aroused to the ser iousness of tho situation. The lnbor shortngo Is declared ncuto, nnd arrangements mny bo ninde to close many of tho high schools bo that tho boys can go to work. Morchnnls In somo towns In the stnto have promised to close tholr stores and work In tho Holds dining tho harvest season. Orogon crops this year will bo bo- low normal and the agriculturalists are planning n campaign of drastic measures In an onduavor to bottor the situation. i PROBLEM MS SEROUS are filling rush order for Uncle Ram, new recruit for the army, unable to Ret for drill purposes. Above U tno officer' reserve corp oa Governor liland First U.S. Unit to go Names Being Collected for Commencement measure by a vote of 81 to eight. Thn final vote of the House showed 397 In favor and 24 against the draft bill. According to tho Senate bill, the draft would apply to men between the ages of 21 and 27 while the meas use passed by the House fixed the ago limits st from 21 to 40. This and other minor differences are to bo smoothed out In conference early Mils week. Prohibitionists In the House maintained their fight to the end, attempting by one rule or an other to force the House Into con currence .with, the Senate bone-dry amendment. With the conscription bill still, In a sense. In a state of preparation, no direct communication had been re MINING DISASTER PROBE IS STARTED (Br United Pre to tlx Bend Bulletin) TRINIDAD, Col., April 30. In vestigation of the causes lying behind the entombment of seven miners who wore suffocated to death in the Mountain King gold mine, was begun today by county authorities. All the bodies have been recovered. The men were caught when a derange ment of the machlnry prevented those above from supplying the needed air to the miners. FREE DEMONSTRATION A free demonstration of Depend able coffee will be held at Bennett's grocery this week. The public Is In vited to come In and attend the demonstration. Adv. HI v. 8.' lieutenant and gux crew relieved to have gone Down -with suhma rinel) tank ship, vacuum. (By United Prera to the Bend Bulletin) LONDON, April 30. The Ameri can tanking steamer Vacuum, bound to tho United States from Liverpool, was torpedoed Saturday, It was an nounced today. Tho American naval, lieutenant, nine gunners from tne American navy, tho captain, and some of the crew are reported missing. Unless the American nontenant nnd the gun crew, now reported among the lost,-, are lntor rescued, tiioy will be America's first fightlni; force to be killed in an engaganiont with Gorman undorsea boats. NEW YORK, April 30. Captain S. S. Harris, residing In Lampston, N. Y., was commanding the oil tank er when sunk, according to Informa tion recolved horo. Lieutenant Thomas was commanding the gun ners. ' The Vacuum carrlod two guns and hod a crew of 34. It had boon making the run from the United States to Europe since 1914. MS CLAIMED 14 WAR of Drafting Plan ceived In Bend up to this afternoon by Recruiting Officer Davis, as to the course which would be taken In enforcing the new law In Bend and throughout other Central Oregon sections. Tbe drafting, however. It is known, will be handled largely through county and city registrations. tax lists, and other public records, and It is understood that names have been already secured by Corporal Davis, on which tbe first levy in this section will be based. It 1 probable that Corporal Davis, who has been in charge of tbe recruiting depart ment through Central Oregon for several weeks past, will also have charge of the forced enlistment, al though no definite word to that ef fect has been received here. ELKS PASS ON LIST OP APPLICANTS SENT IX TO HEADQUARTERS DISPENSA TION FOR ORGANIZATION OF LODGE TO FOLLOW. Resident Elks gathered Saturday night at the Pilot Butte Inn to ballot on the names of 102 applicants for membership in the lodge which Is to be organized here. The meeting was the first official-gathering authorized by the grand officers of the order, following the petition for a charter filed by the Bend members. As a part of the business of the meeting, Vernon .A. Forbes was elected tem porary chairman and Ralph Polndex ter temporary secretary. The names of successful applicants are being sent In to national head quarters at New Orleans, from tbere to be sent to The Dalles, as the near est lodge to Bend. The receipt of the dispensation, and organization of the Bond lodge will follow. NAMES OF MANY U. S. Army Officers Among Heroes on Western Front By F. A. McKenzle, (Written for the United Presa.) WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN THE FIELD, April 30. Ask any Canadian about the Americans in the ranks, and the chances are that he will mention two names, Major Stew art and Captain Stanley Woods, both from the United States army, and both killed about the same time In the fight for the recovery of Ob servatory Ridge In June, 1916. Stnnloy Woods comes from a well known family In KanBas City, and was on the staff of General Leonard Wood. Ills fathe'r fought for the North and his uncle tor the South in the Civil war. He resigned his U. S. commission, against the urgent representations of old army friends, and enlisted at Toronto as a private. He was anxious to get to the front, and so unhesitatingly tackled the ALLIES SEEK HELP IN FRENCH TRENCHES. METHOD IS OUTLINED Shipping In Small I'nllff Advised Only Intensive Training Within Sound of Illg Guns Needed, Hay Commissioners. By George Martin, (By United Pro. lo the Bend Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C, April 30. It will be only a few days before the United States militia now being mob ilized, are on their way to Europe, and less than six weeks before they are actually fighting the Germans, if the urgent recommendation of the Allies to the American . government meet the approval of the adminis tration. It became known today that the Allies want American troops to go in small units, several hundred to be shipped on each vessel sailing for Europe. This will obviate necessity for concentrating enormous masses of men in one place. It Is argued, and eliminate the crippling of food munitions and shipping arrangement In transportaing them at once to Europe. . These American troops, the Allies assured the government, will not be fused with the English. French, Rus sian or Canadian troops, but will fight as American units. The recom mendations of the Allies were In tended to show the United States that it is unnecessary to train troops for months before shipping theta abroad, for In any case, five weeks intensive training within lound ol tbe blf guns, would be necessary. By virtue of an amendment to the military bill, adopted by the House, all privates in tbe regular army, na tional guard, and in tbe new army,, will receive $30 a month during the war, instead of J 15 a month as was formerly the case. VALLEY OF SCARPE IS GRAVE OF MANY GERMAN SOLDIERS - By William Phillip Simms, (By United Prat to the Bend Bulletin) -- WITH THE BRITISH ARMY - April 30. The Valley of the River Scarpe is fast becoming -- The Valley of Death for thous- o-'ands of Prussians. In terms of - losses the battle now raging is -- the worst defeat of the year for -- the German forces. With the -- northern end of the Wotan line --- slowly milling away, and the seriously threatened,. General -- defenses threatened. General von Hlndenburg Is throwing di- - vision after division into the struggle. The British guns are - reaping a horrible harvest. - Minister of Militia himself. Sam Hughes finally turned on him, gave him the rough side of his tongue, nnd told him that he was worrying him more than half a dozen battal ions put together. "But I like you," he wound up, "and you can go." It was Lieutenant Wood who soon after Joined the cavalry at Canter bury. He came to the Canadians et the front early In the summor of 1915. He was wounded soon after, hurried back as soon as possible, and was killed in the following June. In those tew months he earned a reputation which still makes old comrades' voices tremble as they talk of "Old Woody." He was, to start with, a first class soldier, whose men would follow him anywhere. "Ho was the most popular officer In the army," (Continued on Page 4.)