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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1917)
'IIIIC WKATIIKIt Kulr ((might nml tomorrow; Westerly winds. VOL. I TO MAKE FIRST LEVY P.EKORE SEPTEMBER. METHOD DETERMINED 111 OFFICE IS BUSY Oil DRAFT PLAN l'ulliw Will I In I'mmI l Hound ll hluckor Ills; ItullroailN of Kt I'lnn to I'M Women When Men are In (hit Army. v . .iBr UnltMl Prm to llw Bond Bulletin) WASHINGTON. I). C, May 2. 'The War Department Ik completing the machinery (or conscription of tlie firm lovy or (00,000 men today. On mo me day designed by proclamation, probably beforo Hept 1. all mnn be Iween tho ages l ly I It o bill will b ordered to vIhII tbo pnlln and register. Each upon registration will bo liven a card designating Ilia number, and tho claaa In which ho -will bo railed for examination. It la planned to uh tho police to Km atarkor who full, or refund to register. Under tho bill a heavy pan ally la Impound for failure to rcg- luter, t Calla by classes will follow, and an each rlaaa report, tho men tub Jert to exemption, muultluna work er, mnn with dependent!, agrlcul t urn I worker, gnd other classes to he determined by the Prealdant, will be weoded out. The remainder will he sifted by Vhyslcal tenia untn the fit are tared, and the unfit rejected, . Following, another data will be ( summoned, and the process repeated until all men of the nation, who are physically able and who are not tub Jert to exemption, have een de termined. It It expected that a Jury wheel will he vied In determining the flrat levy. v WOMKV WILL IK) PAUT. NEW YORK, May I. Many big eastern railroads are making arrange ments to employ women In place of mnn who will be drafted for aervlce In the U. B. army. Among the ronda which will lake theao atept aro the New Haven, tho Lehigh Valley, the Krlo, the New York Central, nnd the rrnnnylvunla linos. All tho rnll rnndt dnclnra that no man will he , rnplacod by woman union actually l rafted. Women will bo uaad In the deport ment not actually cngngad In the physical operation of train. The Lehigh Valley It now using women In leaning care, and a fow na train dispatchers. The Long Island It prepared to employ many women at clerke In the 4 clerical department. Other railroads plan to employ womon asMlcket agent, and In similar positions. "ENGLlifBT : IS HUGE MOMS THAN JH BILLION, CHAN. KLIXR OK EXCHEQUER BK VKALH WHEN HB FRKHENT8 BUIKJET TO COMMONS. (Br Untie Pim to th IWnd Bullttln) ' LONDON, May 2. England'! presort national debt Ib $ 18,499, 000,000 according. to figures accom panying tlio budget which Chnnoollor j-,f . tho Exchoquor Introduced In the "fouso of Commons todity to provide for the handling of tho great Indobt- ednoss. i The budget proposed three Increases In addition to tho prcsont uystom In uso for raising funds, An incronso In tho duty on tobacco, and nn advance In tho excess Inoomo tax nro among tho suggestions which are being mado for making up the amount required In the budget. Tho wnr cahlnot of Groat Britain 1s Inking up the food question sor louuly, and Is considering oompul miry nnllon-wldo rationing schomo, Captulu Ilolhurst, of tho Food Con trol deportment, .announced to tho -illouBo of Common! today, SUM THE IIKNI), DEATH CLAIMS A.O. HAD BEEN SICK FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. Kim) Follow Hwmiil Operation c cexHlUtted by CoikIIIIoii Itrouglit ' On lly riieumoiila -I'rom- . Ineiil In The Henri Co. A. O. Hunter, of The Unnd Corn puny, who hns lieeii Hick ill the Cruro hospital In Detroit for a number of woeks, died thuro hiHt night at 11 o'clock, uccordlng to n mcssago re ritlved hern tills morning from his brother, U, K. Hunter, who bus been with him for mine time. The Im mediate cauu of death Is undemtood to have been an operation for bolls or an absress, following pneumonia. D, K. Hunter was hurriedly railed to his brother's bedside late In March when ho was reported to be critical ly III with pneumonia. from limn to time since I lien messages have been received from Mr. Hunter re porting on his brother's condition and giving rlso to the hope that re covery was certain. A few weeks ago. following a flrt operation, the patient was reported n have passed tho crisis of his disease. Later com plications set in, however, necessi tating another operation and death resulted. Was Prominent Here. Mr. Hunter, or "A. O.," waa he was familiarly known by his friends In Bend, was In his 86lli year, He had . been Identified with this city tluce 1910 when ho first visited here and with hit brother, D. E. Huntor, bought tho old Pilot Ilutto Inn and tho Drake property. In1911 the brothers became associated with timber owners in thla section In the formation of The tiend Company, taking over much of the real estate In what la now tho central portion of the city and alao a small saw mill near town. '- - The Hunter brothers acted as tales' agent a for The Bend Company after lla formation, and "A. O., was "We during a large part of 1911 and It II. Following that time hit stave here were shorter until the activity In connection with the 'building the new saw mills began In 1915. lie waa bet for a large part of 1916, leaving In October for Lot Angeles and then going to Detroit to attend to butlnost matters thero. Ability t'niutuil. ' Besides his brother, D. E. Hun tor, of Bond, Mr. Hunter leaves a brother living In Dayton, Ohio, and a sister In Troy, Ohio. His aged father also turvlvos In Dayton. Ho was unmnrrlod. Mr. Hunter had unusual qualities as a aalesmnn, being spoken of by friends who knew him as tho ablest they had over seen. At ono lime he had chargo or the school for ealea mon conducted by the National Cash Itoglster Company for Its employes ' being the youngest man who ever hold the position. U-BOAT SITUATION MOST GRAVE, SAYS SECRETARY LANSING ( Br UniUd Pre to Mm Bend Bulletin) WA8UINOTON. D. C, May 2. Secretary of Stato Lansing officially warnod the. nation to- day enncarning the gravity' of the submarlno situation. "We might as well make up our minds that the situation la ser- lous," ho doctared. The asser- tlon was made'followlng an an- nouncement by Secrotary Lane, ln which he stated that the Oormani had tunk 400,000 tons - of shipping In ono week, and that war would have to be oar- Tied Into Germany It It was to be kept. away from the United States. ... Secretary Lansing's warning - croated the deepest. impression here. j ARGENTINE BREAK ) IS THOUGHT NEAR ( Br UnlUd Prem to th Bnd Bulletin ) BUEN08 AIRES, May 8. The ex planation given by Germany tor the torpedoing of tho Argentine steamer Monte Protogldo; is unsatisfactory. It Ib gonorally bollovod that a break In rolutlons botween Argentina' and Germany Is near. : . j RUSSIANS EVACUATE OST IN THE SOUTH (By United Prnu to th Bund Bulletin) CONSTANTINOPLE, May 2. Tho ovacuntlon of Munh by tho RtiRslniiB and rotlromont to tlio north Is of flolnlly stated. HUNTER BEND DKHCHUTKH COUNTY, OltlXiON, SHIPBUILDERS I'lioto by American Trow AwocUtlon. 4 rininhl V bont fliaKcm Id ihlpyard vmiewbrre on the At Ion tic roust roady to be sent to the barred zone, while work on others hfl n?n qnlrlcenHl In roniou to Adnilrnl .Ifllh-nc'i appeal to ui to hurry them across sea. Governor Withycombe asks Co-operation of County Officials in Preparing for SALEM, May 2. (Special) Mak ing preparations for the selective con scription by which the United States army Is to be. recruited. Governor Joroes Withycombe, sketching the plan for the war consuwoutlined by Secretary of War linker, is writing to tho sheriffs of all counties In the at a to. asking their co-operation, and hinting as to the methods by which (the work may bo most' efficiently carried out. I In hit letter, the governor sa: "Registration .will be conducted ; through tho usual channel, that Is, . the county and local precinct of I flclals. Each county .will' be. a .unit !by 'liserr; all acting Matter- the gen eral supervision and. with the co operation of this office.1 "At the snggestion of the Secre tary of War, the governor designates jthe eherlff, county clerk and county physician -i the official registration board for the county. It la hoped, and expected, that to far as possible the services of the various officials and clerks will be given without com pensation, as a voluntary patriotic contribution to the great work of mobilising the nation's resource! for war-time efficiency. Point Need of HuNte. "Immediately upon the tignature of tho completed bill by the Presi dent there will be sent to me in structions covering all details of stato, county nnd precinct rcglstra- Roads, Irrigation, and Food Subjects Discussed by Club Discussion of the food prepared ness question, of means for securing victory for the $8,000,000 stato road bond Issue at the special election In June, and ot the Oenham Falls segregation featured the meeting of the Bend Commerctnl Club held this noon at tho Pilot Butte Inu.xThe lengthy deliberations prevented the bringing up of other Important mut ters which were Intended to have been Introduced. ' , Manager H. J. Overturf reported on the state roads convention In Port land Saturday, declaring that the car rying of tho road " bond Issue was practically up to the) Central Oregon district, and advising that speedy action be takon by the club in map ping out a campaign of action to in sure that the measure should not fail In Dcschutet county. The club referred the matter to the roadt com mittee. " It was also reported that the ques tion ot the fisti hatchery Is being tak en up, and that the plant wtll be proparly maintained to provide tor Ha officient functioning. ' A communication from State En gineer John H. LewlB relativo to the throwing open ot 9000 acros of the Benham Falls segregation, was road, intimating that the- water rights of tho Arnold ditch are somowhat In volved, and expressing doubt as to whothor or not the waters of the ditch could legally bo used tor ir rigating a portion ot tho Banham Falls project. Mr. Overturf declare dthat tho matter Is unimportant, suggesting that too much time has already been spent oil It. As a test of the club's opinion on tho question, R. W. Snw yor, nf the Irrigation committee, moved that the committee be dis BULLETIN WKIKN'KHIMY AFTKIt.yO.V, MAY 2, RESPOND TO CALL Enforcement of the conscription Bill tioo. Also there will be mailed from Washington, direct to each sheriff, all the necessary blanks. Should these not reach you, a reserve tup ply will bo available at thlt office. . "The Secretary of War dwells upon the great Importance of the utmost haste In getting the registration j work under way. It Is the most tupendous task of the kind yet un dertaken, in this country, and the Immediate success of organizing the proposed armies by selective draft depends upon the efficiency and the prompt co-operation of state, county and precinct organizations. ' , - feaNMrtittost Vvsics!.' t-" -t-, "1 am, therefore, writing thlt let ter to Inform you of what Oregon hat been called upon to do. Until you receive the blanks, and I am able to place before you the detailed in structions wbloh later will come to thlt office, you cannot actually start operations. But you can, and I sin cerely hope you will, lay your plana and get in touch with your fellow county and precinct officials, with the end that general preparation may be made tor prompt and efficient con duct Of the work. "You will please inform your coun ty clerk and county physician that you three comprise the registration board tor your county. I also sug gest that you call for volunteers who will co-oporate In the considerable clerical and detail work which will charged as far at Its connection with the project In question was con cerned. George S. Young, also a member of the committee, seconded, and amendments followed tu rapid order, including one virtually killing the .motion, and one expressing a vote ot confidence in the committee, until H. E. Allen moved to table, his wish being approved by a unanimous vote. City Supreintendent ,F. Thordar son reported on the food prepared ness situation, announcing the offer of C. 8. Hudson, of 10 acres ot land In and near Bend. He montioned tho meeting of 260 Juvenile gard'iners to be held tomorrow afternoon when Cpunty Agriculturalist Dlanchard will speak to them on the proper methods of gardening. To stimulate Interest among the children, the gardens are to be named for forta and war presidents, and the children are to work under a system based on the military plan. A food preparedness mass meeting will be hold Tuesday night, he said. Carl Johnson spoke, urging the people of Bend to turn out and sup port the Bend teams in the Central Oregon league, and announcing a baseball meeting to be held Monday night. ARMY AND NAVY BILL IS PASSED IN HOUSE (By United Pre to tho Bend Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C, May 2. The HoiiBe today passed the Army nnd Navy appropriation bill, totalling $2,827,000,000, tire largost of Its kind in the history ot the world, by a vote ot 362 to one. Meyer Lon don, Socialist, voted !'No." ... ' " 1017 FOR "CHASERS" be required. The assistance ot local commercial and municipal organiza tions would be valuable, and should be enlisted. Here It a practical op portunity tor public-spirited men and women of your county to co-operate with you in this big national under taking,, upon which In such, a large measure depends the success of our military organization. Opportunity For Service. . ' "While this' office Is responsible for the conduct of the war centut in Oregon, the details of administration will be conducted, under my super vision, through the office of the Ad- 1 Jntant Oeaeraljif -Oregon, whose .adq dress la 640 Morgan Building. Port land. Queries concerning the con duct of the work should, so far at possible, be addressed to him, and every assistance and co-operation will be rendered by both bis and this office. "It la my earnest desire that Ore gon shall acquit herself creditably and I ask for your utmost coopera tion and the patriotic assistance of the citlaens of your county." Sheriff S. E. Roberts, ot Deschutes county, stated this morning that to far he had not heard from Governor Withycombe on the tubject, but expected to receive definite word to morrow. Until then, no organization ot the work will be started in the cqunty, he said.. . - GERMAN -LOSSES ARE CLOSE TO 4,000,000 (By United Pin to the Rend Bulletin) AMSTERDAM, May . To date. Germany's losses In the war have been 1,300,000 killed, according to statistics Jest announced In Berlin by Dr. Fried rich Hausman. It is estimated that the total of killed and the German birth decrease has cut German population 3,800,000. Fe males now outnumber males by more than 2,000,000.- GERMAN POSITIONS UNDER HEAVY FIRE (By United Proa to the Bend Bulletin) ' WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN THE AFIELD, May 2. France is waging her greatest artillery battle in the endeavor to blast loose the German hold on the crest ot. Moron villlers, the Gibraltar ot the Cham pagne plains. OF CREW OF U. S. VESSELARE MISSING (By United M to the Bend Bulletin) LONDON, May 2. Thirteen men ot the crew ot the American steamer Rockingham, which was submarined, are reported missing.. A patrol vessel brought word ot the tragedy through the testimony ot 33 survivors res cued yesterday. 8urvlvors said that the Germans aubmarlned the Rock Ingham. ARMIES ARE QUIET ON WESTERN FRONT (By United Pros to th Bend Bulletin) LONDON. May 2. Another night of Inaction, Insofar as the move ments of large bodies ot troops were concerned, was reported today from the western front. General Haig re ported that Gorman raiders were re pulsed in an artillery duel along the line between 8t. Quouttu and Lens. DAILY EDITION no. iat TWO DRILLS WILL BE ' HELD WEEKLY. EnllwtmentH For Company to Reach KM) Before Knd of Week Uni forms Ordered For Mcmbein Drill Hour t.'liunged. The Bend Rifles, with an enlist ment of more than 50 men, will get on an actual drilling basis Friday night. The enlistments have been coming in steadily to Captain Frank R. Prince and many more are ex pected before the close of the week, which It Is expected will bring the number of men close to 100. BEND RIFLES' ROSTER GROWS That the company's operations may assume more of a military aspect and that it may be afforded drilling facilities of a regular company, drill grounds and field headquarters have been established. The drill grounds ' are on the grounds formerly used by ' the baseball team on Bond street near Lousiana street and field head- V quartert have been established on the property west of the drill grounds. It is intended that outside , drill will be featured Friday night.' The hour of drilling has been changed from 7:20 to- 8 o'clock. Assembly will be sounded at 7:45 p. m. The change in the hour will enable men working in the mills to return to their- homes for' dinner before drill. " The Emblem club halt will be used, temporarily for barracks until the athletic club building is completed. Drills will be held Monday and Fri day nights. ; Members Enumerated. The company is made up ot the following of tjcers.-jaiid.., privates: Captain, Frank R. Prince'; first lieu tenant, Carl A. Johnson; second lieutenant, D. C. McPhersorf ; adja-' ' tant, J. B. Heyburn; first sergeaat. Hairy Shoults; color sergeant, Mr. ' Lundeen; duty sergeants, T. Beagan. ' Myron Powell. B. A. Stover, Fred A. Weelflen; chief musician, Frank Kelliher; chief drummer, H. H. Lamping; chief of medical corps, J. D. Donovan ; corporals, Joe Lyons, -Kenneth Sawyer, Charles Frasier: ' privates, R. C. Newell. P. H. Hosmer, I D. Elkins, A. Whisnant, E. F. McKee. A. M. Prlngle. R. M., Smith, C. R. v Smith. R. A. Stevens, Robert Innes, L. C. Devereaux-. O: A. Taylor, T. R. ' Hoke. L. H. Kelley, H. H. DeAr mond, M. Powell, F. S. Walte, R..W. Sawyer,-C. L. -Mannhelmer, C-O. -Sumner, B. Clarno, F. Meyers, J. H. Clarno, R. L. Whitson, William Hunt. B. Rogers, H. W. Skuse. W. H. Bay. H. Keller, S. Bond, U.-S. Bond, T. H. Bond,- A. Christlanson,. Edward Ly ons, Gerry Horskotte, W. Ferguson. Guy H. Wilson and F. O. Wileox. Orders have been placed tor uni- . forms for most of the company now . enlisting. The uniforms are expected to arrive within the next week for the men. COUNTY COURT TO REDMOSD, TUMAXO AND SISTERS KACH TO GET $300 WATKB FRANCHISE GIVEN, AND ROAD AID EXTENDED. Co-operating actively In the na tional food preparedness movement, the Deschutes county court. In ses sion today voted $300 each for th Tumalo, Sisters, and Redmond fairs, with the Intention of -having the money offered by the respective fair associations as prizes for quantity in crop production. Twenty dollars in prizes was authorized to be given tor essays by stbool children on the means ot preventing the spread of disease, and. the extermination of flies. The court granted a franchise tor a water system in Sisters. Petitions' In the mattor of the Dayton and Orcutt roads were con tinued, but 1200 was allowed for use on the stretch ot highway from the 22 mile post road on the Bend to . Burns road to the Stnnlye Smith place on the Silver Lake road. In donation work, SI 90 hat already been expand ed. P. B. Johnson, of Mllllcan, was in urging the appropriation. FAIRS 1
