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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.
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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. ' '
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