THE BEND BULLETIN TIIM WKATIIKIt Hair, tonight and tomorrow; Westerly winds. DAILY EDITION VOI I IIKNU, DKHCHUTKH COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 4, 1017 NO. lit OUR LOYAL CUBAN ALLIES TO STICK TO END REND TO RAVE SOCIALISTS 10 ATTEMPT E M. W. A. STATE CAMP HERE IN 1920. HEAVY PENALTY MENACES RIG CONVENTION RUSSIAN-GERMANIC r STATE DEPARTMENT TAKES FIRM STAND. Hubllors nml Work mm OltJiTt to Up holding Ciinlrnct. Made by CJir Willi Allies Disapprove of Aim In mull Germans. I II r UnIM Press lo the llend Hulk-tin, WASHINGTON. I. ". My 4icrmnn Korlnllsls In the United Hiiilra who attempt lo forrr or In Murine a wMii-wli M-in- Mw Kusslu nml Germany will lie pun ished to Hi" full olrnl of lh Anier Iran law. The Hlatti leprtment III diluted this unmistakably this morn Ins following llir iulillrallon of charge (lint German nml American rloclnllsls aro trying to force sep nrmo hw. Authorities are Mill hopeful Hint Inimml Russian troubles will event unity disappear. Ily William G. Hhrplierd, (United l'rn SUIT Corrmpan'lvnt.) PKTIIOOUAD. Muy 4. An open rupture between lii-niln of t ho pro visional government nml tho work men's dikI soldier's committees rnmn today. Tim workmen mid nolillura ib-mand llinl llin government tnko them Into 1 1 it confidence. The tense i .n of tho situation In growing liinirly. Thn Drift clash ciinin yesterday, v lien tho announcement made by Ihe provisional government of Itn Inten tion lo uphold tho Ciiir'n contracts Willi tho Alllea aroused IiIkIi feeling among t ho workmen nml soldiers. A council representing thn two class es formnlly declared Hint It would mil npprova loann mnila to Kusslu, mull fully Informed as lo tho com plete war alms of tho Kntnnto al liance, and all tin tit I In of Ilia pacts he (worn ilia Czar nnd hln allies. Thuy vigorously disapproved thn atiitoniont rrodlted lo Milliliter Mil liikoff, that Russia alms lo crush Germany and Austria. It linn Ion been known Hint Ger mnny la bending every effort mid id-Iiik every art I fire to rauso trouble nmoiiK tho dlvorso elnmnnta whose lompomry union caused the revolu tion. It I:, generally hellnved Hint AKllntor Nicholas Lenin, radlcn! Hoi: laiist. Ih ihe (Itirninn agent in this 'unity, (inrmnn a rontlnuin.; to press steadily (or penco through thn tiiH'InllHt loaders. ( Vowd Turns to War. In a drnmntlc speech, appealing to tho patriotism of tho workmen nnd soldiers, Minister of Foreign j ffulm Mlllukoff, speaking from tho balcony of tho government biillldliiK. nppurontly stayed tho crisis that ap penrnd Imminent. Krom a Jeering mob, dnmnndlng his resignation, Mlllukoff turned tho throng Into a crowd choorlng his ut terances, and 'pledging rolontless war on Unrmuny, If tho situation Is not cleared. Prolonged cheorlng greet ed Mlllukoff 's stnlemoiit Hint the provisional govornmnnt would not consent to a supnruto panco. KKIflKTS THAT NTOCKMKN HVV I'lIKKI) IIKAVY LOHHKH WITH OUT JWUNDATION, ACCORDING TO C. H. Ill'DHON. ' IlnporU, current during tho win ter months, that cnttlo nnd sheop ninn suffered heavy losses duo to the prolonged cold woathnr nnd scarcity iof food, are without foundation, ac cording to C. B. Hudson, who ro lurmid last night from a two days' trip through tho Sllvor Lako and PuHlloy section. Quite to tho con trary, according to Mr. Hudson, the Htoekmon camo through tho winter In unusually favornblo gliapa. Tho shoepmon havo notod partic ularly the favorabla wlntor and lamb ing Baanon.' Increasos of hoalthy IiimliB wore notod almost entirely (Continued on Page 2.) CONDITIONS IN LAKE PROMISING RUSSIAN SOLDIERS MAKE TACIT TRUCE WITH GERMAN ARMY (Hr United Vrvtm tolas fond Bulletin) i - PKTIUHiltAD, Muy 4. A virtual iirmlNlIre culsts ulong nl- - most the nil Ire Itusslun line. Not n shot has been fired on tho A uhI ro-fieruinn front for i more tliun n inoiilli, nml no reul i activity lias been ri'Hirtel from the Geritiuii-lliissliin frontier. In ninny plur-n the (Jermun mill HunnIuii soldiers ure oM'iily fra- ternlhiK, miN-tliiK unnrniiMl on No Man's IjiiiiI. Ho Kenernl linn tills fraternlz- lug Invoinn, unit so completely 4 Iihn thn flglillnK spirit become suliiliml, that fleneral (Jourke, Itussluii roinnuiiifler on the .Minsk front formnlly warned the troop to lieu are of n (Jer- inun ruse. He contended Hint the (iermnn frlemlllnrss was n part of I heir play to obtain ln formal Ion of Itusslnn rondl- I Ions. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR A. 0. HUNTER llurlnl Occur Tndiiy In Knmlly Cem el cry at llrnnlford, Onlnrlo Had Done Much to Advertise llcnd Tho funeral services over tho body of Die Into A. O. Hunter wero held today at llrantford, Ontario. Canada Interment following In tho family cemetery at that pluco. An aimed In Tho llullelln on Wod nosday. Mr, Hunter waa In hla 3th I'lrthilay. having been born In llrant ford In 1881. He attended nnd was graduated from tho Colloglato In stltuto of Ilrnntford, Inter beginning his business career with tho Nation al Cash Itoglslnr Co., of Duylon, O, While In that employment Mr. Iluntor gained tho reputation of being one of tho greatest aulesmon Iho com pany evor had. In 190S. Mr. Hunter became u snclatod with his brother, I). E. Hun ter, In tho roal estats business, and In 1909 first becamo Interested In Bond. Heavy Investments wero mnd hero by tho brothers and much has been dono by them, In their selling campaigns, to advertise tho city and Its resources to the outsldo world. In addition, through Tho llcnd Com pany, Ihey havo been of material ns- slstanco In local development by ft nanclng the construction of homes and business property. Although still a young man. Mr, Iluntor had acquired an Independent fortune on which ho hnd planned to spenn tho rest of his life In loss act Ive pursuits. A man of unusual oor sonallty and forco, generous to a foult, and always an optimist, he had a legion of frionds all over tho country to whom he waa always loyal nnu iruo. CHILDREN ARE TOLD TO START PLANTING County Agriculturalist Addresses 300 lit Held Hohool Unnlen Plots arc Named Kor PresldeiitN, Nenrlv 300 School children were present Inst night at thn Hold school io nonr an ntmroBS by County Agrl oulturallst Dlanchnrd. Oil tin ill n irnr. dotting In Its connoctlrin with tho rood proparedness 'movement. Mr. Illnnchnrd ndvlsod tho youthful farmers to. start In Immediately to plant poas and potatoes, promising furtbor directions as soon as the time come for starting othor vogotnhleB. Following his address, the children wore dlvldod Into garrisons for the throe school gardon plots In the city. It was decldod Hint tho west side plot should bo named Fort Wash ington, thnt near the Brooks-Scanlon mill, Fort Lincoln, and that the oast side plot should bo called Fort Wil son.. Organization of the gnrdoners will take place In the noxt 10'dayB. CENSORSHIP CLAUSE ADOPTED BY HOUSE (By United Prrw to the Dind Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C, May 4. Tho Houro this nftornon killed tho censorship cluuso In tho nsplnnngo bill, by a vote of 220 to 167. Tho House then adopted a now censorship olaune giving the Prosldont power to cunsor nows, nnd putting hoforo a' Jury tho question of willful violation of oenBorshlp. t jfni' "" J ' President Menocal of Culm, shown the Hulled Ktnies and declared war on GOVERNOR WITHYCOMBE, ACTING FOR SECRETARY OF WAR URGES EARLY PREPARATION FOR DRAFT 8AI.EM, Mny 4. (Special.) In connection with the letter sent out on the first of the month to county olflclnls of Oregon, Governor James Wlthycomhe Is following up his previous communication with extracts fiom directions l-cii him by m Cre te O of War Bakir In regard to pr- Jlmlnary preparations for starting the aatual war census of the United States, on which selective conscrip tion Is to be based. Detailed Infor mation Is to bo furnished on the signing of the complete bill by the President. Officials are requested by tho governor to make as many preliminary arrangements as possible, getting In touch with those who will give voluntary aid, and putting everything- In readiness for Immediate work. Merliiinlsin ProvidcsL General directions and comments on tho conscription law sent Governor Wlthycomhe by Secretary Baker, are as follows: "As an Incident of elections, and In those elections themselves, our pooplo have boen long practiced In presenting themselves at accustomed voting places to be polled for one purpose or another by the agencies of tho states. The methods employed In those enumerations are admirably adapted to tho accomplishment of this, for we find In every slate a mochanism for registration and a pooplo accustomed to Its use. The ponding bill contains the following pinvision which I confidently believe will become a law: " "dec. 6. That the President h hereby authorized to utilise tho ser vice ol any or all departments and any rr all officers or agents of the ( n. ted States and of tho severe! states, territories, and the District of Columbia. In the execution of this set, and all officer and agents o the United Males a Ml of the several slates, territories, and tho District of Columbia, are hereby required to porform such duties In tho execution of this act as Ihe President shall or der and direct, and officers and agents of the several ,tuten shall hereby havo full authority for all acts done by them: In tho nxucution of this act by the direction or requ.'Bt of the Prosldont." Votliis; Precinct Vnlt, "It Is purposed to execute so much of the law as I have hereby discussed along the following lines. By proc Inmatlon. tho President will call upon 300 AMERICAN LIVES SACRIFICED IN WAR (United l'resi Suit Corrmpondcnt,) WASHINGTON, D. C. May 4. Incomploto statistics furnished by tho State Department Bhow that Ger many has sunk, or attompted to sink 22 American ships and has sacrificed 300 American lives during the war. COMPTROLLER CALLS FOR BANK REPORTS (By United Pren to the Bend Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C, May 4. Tho comptroller of the Currency Is- suod a call today for a Btatoment of tho condition of all National banks In the country at the close of bus iness on Mny 1. FOREIGN MINISTER OF BRAZIL RESIGNS (By United Trm to the Bend Bulletin) RIO DE JANEIRO, May 4. Nils Fecanha, tormor prosldont of Bra zil, Who was named torolgn minister, succeeding Dr. Mullor, has resigned, it was announced here today. hero with bis ofllclul staff, has announced that, now that Cuba hus followed Germany, sbe. too. will stay lo until the world Is safe for democracy. persons of the designated classes to present themselves on a certain day at the customary polling places In their domiuilllary voting precints. Tho precincts arc now delineated with contained populations of con venient size for enumeration In one day. In nearly all of them there is a provision of method and material to that end. The voting precinct, shall, therefore, be the primary reg istration area. Kor each the service of registrars muBt be secured; but so well are their populations propor tioned to enumerate, that In most of them one registrar will be sufficient. It Is felt that much voluntary ser vice will be offered. "For the purpose of securing very prompt replies and of orderly admin istration and centralization of con trol and for further execution of the law, a local authority supervising an appropriate number 'of precincts Is nocessary. The county Is, without exception, I believe, the territorial and political subdivision Into which all voting precincts Integrate with out overlapping. For this reason, registration in the precincts must be under supervision of a county board of control. Permanent Board Needed. "After registration is complete, elections of persons to be called to the colors must be made, based upon the information found in the regis tration list. While the class from which soldiers are to come is to be sog. '.gated by draft, the law is care ful to provide for avoiding the mis ery thnt war bring to dependents at home and for a choice of those whose military services the nation nceda and whose civil and domestic service can best be spared. The important duty of making the selection from the drafted class can be best per formed by a permanent board in each county, composed of citizens who can be relied upon to exercise this solemn function with even justice and with apprehension of Its grav ity. This board should control the process of selection from Its earliest steps, and therefore it must super vise the registration. "It has thus far been attempted to demonstrate the difficulties of the problem nnd the plan proposed to obviate them., and to visualize the system which shall result, which, in recapitulation, may be Btatcd to be: First, a central bureau In Washing ton; second, a collection of state and CHICAGO WELCOMES FRENCH COMMISSION Crowd of 7000 Greets Trnin, and Cavalry Attends Diplomuta and 1 State nnd County Officials. (United Press Stuff Correspondent) CHICAGO, May 4. The French commission to tho United States ar rived here this morning at the Grand Central station, nt 11:60 o'clock. A crowd of 7000 welcomod the commis sion, Mayor Thompson and Lieutenant-Governor OgloBby extending the formal greetings of the city and state. Accompanied by the officials of both state and city, and escorted by lhe First Illinois Infantry, the com missioners motored through the Btreots to tho Chicago club, where luncheon was aorvod. Rlrl.KS TO DRILL The Bond Rifles will hold their first public drill tonight, on the grounds secured on Bond street. territorial systems decentralized as far as possible under the control of the governors; third, county and city boards of control; fourth, for the purpose of registration, a registrar for each voting precinct and an as sistant where necessary. "It Is intended to inform the pub lic mind of the details of the plan In order that all may know the du ties to be required of them. Drafting to Be Rapid. "The War Department is ready to follow a rather expeditious schedule. The President's proclamation will be published throughout the United States on the day of the approval of the bill. It is hoped that, on tele graphic notification to the governor that the bill has passed, all county and city boards of registration In the United States can be constituted by the governors within three or four days. The necessary Instructions and cards for registration must come from a single federal source in order that the information received may be of a uniform character. All arrangements-have been made here to print and forward -this material di rectly to the sheriffs and to mayors of cities of over 30,000 population as shown by the census of 1910, in time to have the distribution com plete In the most remote county seat within six days after the approval of the bill. This distribution will be only to county seats and we must look to the sheriffs (or such offi cers as you may choose in their stead) to see to it that the distri bution to precincts is complete with in eight days even if, in case of re mote precincts, they have to cause'! the blanks and instructions to be sent by special messenger. "It is of course apparent that the success of this great undertaking is dependent entirely upon the zeal and co-operation of state, city and coun ty officials, and of private citizens. It will require the very best efforts of every one concerned In It. Such a complete reliance on state organ ization for the performance of a fed eral service has never before been made In our history, and it is a hap py day for the Union when it can be said, as it now can be said, that the very best means that could possibly be employed for such a necessary and emergent national task are the polit ical organization of the several states. Very Respectfully, NEWTON D. BAKER, Secretary of War." REPORT FATALITIES FEW ON ROCKINGHAM (By United Press to the Bend Bulletin) LONDON, May 4. Lobs of life re sulting from the torpedoing of the American steamer Rockingham is now known to have been only two members of the crew, killed during the attack made by the submarine. A third boatload of survivors, listed as missing, has been rescued, the admiralty announced today. WHEAT IN PALOUSE MUST BE RESEEDED (By United Press to the Bend Bulletin) . SPOKANE, May 4. Forty per cent of the fall wheat In the Palousn country will have to be resoeded, ac cording to the best available end mates here today. Considerable acreage through the eastern part of Washington remains to be seeded with spring wheat. The early sown grain in most sections Is up and look ing fine. Grain men say there is suf ficient moisture In the ground to as sure a good crop, providing there Is rain In July to finish developing the crop. K. D. Gllson, Central Oregon Delegate to I .a Grundo Session, Wins Fraternal Meeting In Hplte of Heavy Opposition. Through the work of E. D. Gllson. delegate to the state camp of the Modern Woodmen of America, which Just concluded its triennial session at La Grande, Bend will have the privilege of entertaining delegates from all over the state at the next camp, to be held in 1920. Incident ally, Bend will be the place of meet ing for the county camp to be held In April just before the state camp, for the purpose of picking delegates. Mr. Gilson waa representative at the state camp from Crook and Des chutes counties, and left Bend for La Grande early In the week, with the avowed purpose of securing the' big convention for Bend three years from now. Last night he returned from the convention city after hav ing obtained for this city its first big lodge convention. The only other city which competed strongly for the honor, Mr. Gilson said, was Seaside, and in this direc tion, competition was keen. Careful organization, however, finally won the day for Central Oregon. Mr. Gilson is earnest in' desiring that the Woodmen of Bend should commence as early as possible to make plans for the entertainment of the state camp., . The convention here trill mean that from 300 to 500 Woodmen will visit the city, and wlhle he Is enthusiastic in praise of the entertainment afforded by La Grande, he Is anxious that Bend shall show the visitors an even more pleas ant three days, in 1920. SALE OF NITRATE BEDS IS PENDING Rich Lake and, Harney County De posits May Be Transferred Soon For a Big Figure. That steps are on foot tor the tak ing over of rich nitrate deposits on the boundary of Harney and Lake counties, by the National Nitrate Co. was learned this morning as the re sult of a visit of R. C. Dugdale, rep resenting that corporation. Jnst what magnitude the transaction will reach could not be learned, but it Is known that the deposits cover 3800 acres, and it is understood on good authority that at least a $100,000 consideration will be represented in the deal. J. H. Morton and L. M. Dunn, of Riley, are the locators of the prop erty. .. ' DRAFT IS CAUSING MANY TO JOIN ARMY (By United Press to the Bend Bulletin) TACOMA, May 4. Because of .the certainty; of draft, men subject ti , vail under the conscription bill are bunvlng to enlist here today. The army, navy and marine corps recruit ing stations all woek- have examint l an unysuoJ number of applicants. TREMENDOUS WEIGHT OF GER MAN RESERVES CAUSES HAIG'8 ARMY TO FALL BACK, AFTER FRESH ADVANCES. (B United Press to the Bend Bulletin) LONDON, May 4. The tremend ous weight of German reserves flung against the advancing British forces caused a slight falling back of Gen eral Haig's army,, from the advanced positions captured yeBjorday, the commander In chief reported today. His statement revealed that pro gress had been made along an en tirely new line In the sector north east of St. Quentln and Harglcourt. Harglcourt Is two miles from the main Bt. Quenttn-Cambrai line of. ' communication. ' ' BRITISH 1 LOOSENS HOLD