THE BEND BULLETIN
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GO TO FRANCE
4500 WILL GO WITH NINE
REGIMENTS.
RESERVISTS
'rw From "llejtulnr Army Will Ac
I i coiiipmiy Flint KmmIIIIim liftft .
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j I'lil Hlurl foj KuroH,
Illy United I'rnw In lilt Ilend Bulletin)
t ' WASHINGTON. 1). C, My .
.About jiuo t ni iii nut officers' uiki
KliKlnoers' corps will liu Holocled tu
iiccompiiuy nine regiments which are
mum going l Franco. Tho only
mriifu friun lliu regular ormy aiding
ill.' expedition anil flint carrying Hit-
flag iilinmil will tin th colonel and
tiiiJututit-mi'Kliinur of lliu corps head
. Ing each ri'Klniuiil.
" It Ih iimniiiii.il that Iho rescrvi of
ficers will give lliu men bnlc n.lli
l.jry liiHiriiclliiiiH, n ml tlml It w'll liu
iiniHTUHKiiry to rail upon tho ruu'iir
training csluhllHhiueuts.
Thn Wur Depurlment niilli'tpiitc
Hint Dm ititlt wny Unit IktIioixIh will
nlil In thu work of gelling trained
luilwny men for the fon-o which In
In rebuild wiirnont Frcnrli rullniad
. ml crcatn nnw menu of trntiMporta
twin behind thn bntlla 11 ).
Thn Amerlcun hospital ciiitlngout
toiitpuscd nf 23 surgeon. 66 women
nurses, anil ICS collated nmn. sailed
Tor Kurnpo today, tt waa tlio flnit
rnrpi to nail with regular United
Mlates Army surgeons In tlio person
t,uel. A surgeon of ilia regular army
wan In roiiiiimml.
PEACE ADDRESS IN
REICHSTAG PUT OFF
(llr United Preaa Ui the Bend Bulletin)
MRTKRDAM, May 8. Chancellor
von Bnthmann llollwog postponed
III advorllacd peace addresa In ' an
ticipation of (ivnnta which will facll
Maln thn tank," according to the
llrrlln LoVal Anxnlgnr, dispatched
from tlio German capital slated to
day. 1917 WHEAT CROP
WILL BE SMALLER
(Rr United Pre, to Ih Ilend Bulletin)
WASHINGTON. I). C. May a
A yield of 86t.IIA.000 bushels of
winter wheat for tlio 117 season
la forecasted by the Department of
Agriculture. The 1918 ylold of wln
lur wheat In thla country waa HI,-
744.000 buahola.
ASTORIA TEACHERS
RECEIVE ADVANCE
( llr United Pree to the Bend Bulletin)
ASTORIA, Ore.. May 8. Notwith
standing thn fact that city achonl
IciicIiith Iihvo alKiind contracta for
the coming your at a atntad snlary,
Increases will ho Riven tlinm bocauao
of the II. (' of I... school board o(
fldols mi III today.
IlKM) AND REDMOND ROOHTERH
MAY HTAIIT WHIRLWIND WHIN
TO CARRY MEASURE AT ELEC
TION ON JUNK 4.
SOUND OPINION
' ON ROAD BONDS
authoring Infornintlon on which
It Is probahlo Hint a whirlwind com
jinlgn (or tlio $6,000,000 road bond
-will bo baaed, a apodal commlttao
nppolntnd by the Bond Commercial
club directors, composed ot the rog
n In r roads commlttoe nnd In addi
tion A, J. Kroonort and H. J. Over
turf, was busy today sounding pub
lic opinion in rngnrd to the measure.
V Tbo appolntmout of the commlttoe
Is the outcome of a meeting of the
Commorotal club, road boostors nnd
others hold yoBterdny, whon tho pos
wlblllty of carrying tho bill In Dob
chutos county nt the gpoclnl olnctli.n
In Juno was dlsuusHod, All ngroad
thnt tho moiiHiiro Is r most Imp.in.
nnt one, and should be oarrlod If poo
nlblo. Following tho meeting In Bond,
1 bounty Judgo W. D. Bnrnos and Mr.
Ovortui t mot with tho Rodmond Com
mercial club and wore assured that
the members of that body will spare
'k no offort In furthering tho cauao of
food roads. An Important feature
of the campaign will bo the stand
takon by tho (armors and organised
labor, It is recogniiod.
HKNII,
FIELD DAY TO
BE BIG EVENT
BEND WILL BE HOST
ON MAY 19.
.Mrrrwin, 4'riMk, anil Dmcliulc
4'iiiiiilli'H Will CotnM-l I'or I'rl
tm on riutform, I'lclil, Court,
Truck mill TyprwrllrrN.
May 19 Ih to be a Kiitn day (or ull
of Con I rul Oregon. Ilend Is to bo
hoHt to the Nchool children of Jaf-
fnrsou, Crook and Dimrhiltns coun
Huh on the ocoimlim of the annual
Centrnl Oregon Klnld Day In Ilend.
I'lutiH urn nearly coinpliue for IIiIh
annuiil event, mid tho schools of llod
mond, Mini run, Culver, I'rlnevllln and
llniid are rupldly rounding nut their
iilliliituM, HteiiogruphorH and oriHorn
to compete fur prizes In the vnrloun
iivnntH to tiiko placo on that day. H
In expected that Huveral hundred pu
pils of thn high school and grammar
gradca will he prevent together with
parentH deHlrouH of witnessing tho
events.
l'rnlliuliiarlcs have been conducted
at itedmoiid for the declamatory
content, and tomorrow the tennis
tryouts between Redmond and I'rlne
vl lie and Ilend will he held. Hend
will be represented by an unusually
atrong team (or tho boys. The
girls' combination is not so strong.
KiillnliiiPtil Wcukeiix.
Tho field day promlsca to be the
biggest event of the year for Ilend.
Special arrangements are being
planned to. take rare of tho high
school almleiila and grammar grade
pupils. The grammar school decla
mation corneal and tennla tourna
ment will bo held In thn morning, the
field and track meet and stenography
cnutoat in the afternoon, and the high
school declamatory contest In the ev
ening, i
The officials for tho events will
be selected tomorrow at a meeting
of tbo directors at Redmond.
Several of the schools will be some
what crippled (or the flold events.
due to tho enlistment of many of the
high achool boya In the army and
navy. Thla la particularly true In
tho case of Prinevllle, whose boys
are going In large numbers each
week. .
Tho program (or the day will be
announced lator thla week by P. 8,
Francis, secretary of the Central Ore
gon School Day.
RAILROADS ORDER
WOMEN EMPLOYED
I Dr Unlud rnm to Uw Biul BulMln)
TACOMA, May 8. HI eastern
railroads are not alone In, putting
women on the Jobs loft vacant by
railroad men who havo enllstod. An
ordor by Superintendent J. J. Mc
culloch, of tho Seattle, Tacoma and
Auburn terminals. In effect here to.
day, Instructs all department henils
to employ woman "whorovor a man
ttults." Tha women aro given clor
leal Jobs, as well as yard Jobs, check'
ing Jobs, oiikIiio wiping John, englno
callers, etc., and work under much
thn same conditions ns mon.
Tho no mo ordor Iiob boon Issued
by district superintendents of tho
Northern Pacific all bvur the entire
system.
SALMON PACKERS TRY
TO KILL COMPETITION
(llr United Vnm loth. Bmd Bulletin)
ASTORIA, May 8 With the high
est prices ever paid for fish, 2000
f Ishormon are covering the lower Co
lumbia river In what promises to
be the groatost soason ever known
hore. In what Is said to bo an at
tempt to froozo out tho smaller can
norymen along tho -river, tho big
packors have adopted n prlco of 10
conts a pound (or ordtnnry salmon,
with bonuses (or Inrgr (ish.
Catches up to today since tho sea
son started May 1 have been unus
ually good.
FRANK SHEFFIELD IS
RELEASED ON APPEAL
A(ter having boon convicted of
soiling liquor, nnd sontencod to a
lengthy Jail sentonee and tha pny
mcnt ot a honvy (Ino, Frank Shef
field, of llmul, Ih ngaln at liberty,
Appealing from tho ruling ot tho
Justice court, ho gave a suroty bond
for $1000 this morning.
GERMAN RAIDER IS
RUMORED ONCE MORE
MONTEVIDEO. UruBunv. Mnv .
The rumor of another Oermnn
iraider is revived. All night aoarch-
igints played about the harbor hore.
Port officials refused to make nnv
explanations.
DEHCIIUTKH COUNTY, OREtJON, Tt'EHDAY AFTERNOON, MAY H, J(I7
LEAVING TRAINING STATION
I'liulo by Aiiiorlcjin I'rviM AMoclutlun.
Krcshly trained sailors leaving fur I lie Rrooklya yard and active duty after having fltlnhod a course of In
struction In teniiimiklilp at a nnval tnilniiig station. . .
IRE THAN 6200
PEOPLE IN CITY
DIRKCTORY . (OMI'II.KR XOTKH
ItAI'ID 4ilU)WTH OF HK.NI
8ISCK KXI MKRATIOX OF WV
I I.ATIOX CO.MMKXCKI).
Compilations being made for the
directory of Deschutes, Crook and
Jefferson counties indicate that the
population of Bend wilt exceed 6200,
waa tho statement thla morning of
W. W. Woodbeck, who la putting out
the 1. 1 rectory. Tho names (or the
(list two letters In the alphabet have
been compiled, and using the samej
piopartlons which have been (ound
to hold true In other cltlea, 'Mr.
Woodbeck is conddent that hia es
timate will be a highly conservative
one.
Mr. Woodbeck began enumerating
the population here approximately
two months ago, and at that time
declared that the total number ot
residonts In Bend would be closer
to 6000 than to 6000. "I had not
realised then how rapidly your city
is growing," he admitted this morn
ing. Work on the llrectory la being
pushed to the limit, and a part of
the Bend section will be In the hinds
nt the printers on Suturday or Mon
day. SENIOR PLAY TO BE
GIVEN FRIDAY NIGHT
"No TrcHpuHxiiig," h Farce Comedy,
Will He Presented In High
School Auditorium.
"No Trespassing." tho high school
senior piny, will bo given In the high
school auditorium Friday evening,
May 11, by members of the senior
clusB. Tho play Is a force comedy
uiiu is exceeumgiy catcny. The plot
(outers around the young ownor o(
Deepdale and his (rlend, who change
Identities and groatly confuse a
vnuna: lndv nf Pfllmnr'n hnnni ani.nni
Tho situations 'ore cleverly put up.
'ino cast tor the play la as follows:
Peggy Palmer, Gertrude Reynolds;
Mrs. 'Palmer. Dorothy Miller: nr.
Ibarn Palmer, Francis Thompson; Al-
flioua Menilor, Mao Qreene; Lisle Irv
ing, Margaret Thompson: Mr. Pal
mer, Alex Morsdort; Cleveland Tow
er, Cnlvln Smith; Herbert Edmnnd
Raynnr, Merlo Miller; BUI Mender,
Ralph Curtis: Jim Mender. Flovd
G rube; Mrs. Irving, Marie Brostor
hoiis, .
Tho admission chnracs will he. for
resorved seats, 60 cents; general ad
mission 35 conts. Seats are on Bale
at Rood & Horton's.
HELP IS OFFERED TO
SMALL GARDENERS
(By Unltnl Prow to the Bond Bulletin)
The Department ot Agrlcul-
turo nt Washington, D. C has
Issued a bulletin entitled, "The
Small Vegotable Garden." It
Is aimed at the man who has
- land enough (or a small gar--
don, but no definite idea ot how
to proceed. This booklet should
be placed In the right hands as
- quickly as posBlblo. A copy can
- be obtained (roe by any person
writing a request (or one, to
tho Department ot Agriculture,
Washington, D. C.
ASSASSIN'S BULLET
NARROWLY MISSES
GERMAN EMPEROR
(Br Unltnl I'rt to the Ilend Bulletin) -
HOME. May 8. Kaiser Wil-
helm had a narrow escape from
an assassin's bullet while motor-
Ing to Berlin. Zurich dispatches
to Corriere, In Italy, stated to
day. An unidentified roan
(Ired three shots, two hitting
the tonneau. and the third go-
ing wild. The man was arrest- -
cd, but the police are maintain-
Ing a strict alienee in the mat-
ter.
RED CROSS WORKROOM
- OPENED IN PORTLAND
(Br United Pre to the Bend Bulletin)
PORTLAND. May 8. Preparing
(or the days when American boys
will be wounded on the battlefields
of France, the workroom of the Port
land chapter o( the American Red
Cross waa thrown open today to all
who desire to assist iu making band
ages, hospital linens and surgical
dreaaings.
Three classes o( instructors, work
ing under the direction ot Miss May
belle L. Feusier, of Sau Francisco,
completed their course last week and
are ready to give instruction. The
workrooms will be open (rem 10 to
12 and from 1 to 4 on Mondays,
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
each week. The rooms are located
In a downtown department store.
ROYAL ARCH MASONS
HOLD BIG BANQUET
Three Receive Degrees of Order
High Official in Masonry
Hpeaks at (Jutlicring.
Although the dcgelatlon of Royal
Arch Masons expected from Prlne
vlllo (ailed to materialize last night,
a large number ot local members of
the order turned out (or the banquet
which followed tho con(errlng of the
dogree o( Royal Arch Mason on
Claude Mannheimer, J. H. Stanley
and J. Edward Larson.
Frnnk J. Miller. o( Salem, member
ot the State Public Service commis
sion, was one of the chief speakers
at the banquet held at tho Pilot Butte
Inn. Mr. Miller holds the titles ot
Past Grand Master, Past Grand High
Priest, and Past Grand Eminent Com
mander, In Oregon.
TO ASK $1,000,000,000
FOR MERCHANT SHIPS
(By United Prae to the Bend Bulletin;
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 8
It was learned today thnt the admin
istration will ask $1,000,000,000 to
build steel and wooden merchant
men. ' The entire power of the gov
ernment, nnd all the resources of tho
nation will be concentrated In ti.e
glgnntia building program to thwart
tho work of the submarines.
COMMISSION SPECIAL
WRECK AN ACCIDENT
(By United Pren to the Bend Bulletin)
PHILADELPHIA, May 8. Execu
tive officers of the Pennsylvania rail
road announced that a thorough In
vestigation Is being started of the
wreck of the French commlssidners'
special. last night near Areola, 111,
Thoy announced that dispatches in
dicate that there Is every reason to
believe that the derailment was pure
ly the result of an accident.
FOR WAR DUTY
SUN ALSO
MILL COMPANIES UNITED IX 25-
CEXT DAILY INCREASE NEAR
LY 04)0 SHEYLIN-HIXON MEN
ARE BENEFITTED.
, Not only have wages been raised
by the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Co.,
but The Sbevlin-Hixon Company baa
granted an Increase to its men, ef
fective on May -1. The amount to
the same In both cases, 25 cents per
day, the.companiea having acted to
gether In making the raise. Nearly
900 employees of the Shevtin com
pany are affected by the increase.
Announcement ot the Increase was
made, by General Manager T. A. Mc
Cann, of The Shevlln-Hixon Com
pany, last' night.
CENSUS MARSHALS
ARE GIVEN ADVICE
Draft Officials In Each Precinct Told
to Make Preparations For
Speedy Registration:
A copy of the following letter was
mailed to the war census marshal In
each of the 24 precincts in Deschutes
county, from the office ot Sheriff
S. E. Roberts yesterday:
My Dear Sir: As one of the elec
tion board appointed by the County
Court to serve in your precinct in
this county, you are hereby appoint
ed as War Census Marshal for your
Precinct No. , to take charge of
the registration ot the male, popula
tion of your precinct. The ages (or
the census will be given you in, (ur
ther Instructions. No date has yet
been fixed for taking the census,
but it Is regarded as probably that
this date will precede that of tho
spoclal election in this state, set for
June 4, 1917.
In order that the census can be
completed in one day, it Is suggested
that full use be made of the voting
machinery by arranging for the place
nt which this census will be taken,
Immediately, and securing the volun
tary services of the Judges and the
Clerks of election to serve on the
date which will be fixed as War
Census Day.
I hand you herewith copy of let
ter received (rom the -Adjutant Gen
eral regarding this War Census. I
wish to ask that you give this matter
your earnest nnd careful considera
tion, and as stated' therein, I wish
to Impress upon you to select your
board of five or more Immediately,
nnd impress upon them that I hey
must hold themselves in readiness to
answer at a moment's call. Giva each
of your board a copy of theao in
structions. Acknowledge receipt of this letter
to mo within 24 hours, ond report
who you have appointed to serve on
your board. Yours very truly,
S. E. ROBERTS,
SherlH of Deschutes County.
MUNITIONS GIRL IS
FINED FOR SMOKING
(By United Preu c the Bend Bulletin)
LONDON, May 8. Isabel Rold, a
munitions girl, was sentenced to six
weeks' Imprisonment tor smoking a
pipe in a munitions factory. Isabel
ditched the boiler ' In her stocking
when the Inspector came to her work
bench, but a woman detectlvn ra.
covered the evidence.
RISES
WAGES
DAILY EDITION
NO. 120
IS
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
ARE WARNED.
LuiiHlng Will Discharge Any Who
Give Information Bearing; oa
'Federal Policies to the Press,
or Who Become Critical.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 6.
Secretary of State Lansing followed
up -the new Iron clad censorship by
announcing today that he will sum
marily dismiss any employe In the
department who gives the press any
information on which criticism of
governmental policies can be based.
Employes daring to criticise any
governmental policy will be dismissed
immediately. ,
Continuation of the policy of aid
ing America's European allies In the
war with (inancial backing aa well as
with food and men, a loan of $100,
010. 000 was made to France today.
Secretary ot the Treasury McAdoo
turned , over a warrant (or that
amount to French Ambassador Jns
serand. -
That the solution of tbe submarine
menace is actually near, was tha
opinion expressed by a competent
naval authority today. Tbe opinion
wa sgiven while Saunders and other
members of the naval consulting
board 'were contending at Navy De
partment headquarters with Secre
tary Daniels on the subject on anti
submarine inventions.
Authorities declared that the coun
cil Is now "getting down to brass
tacks." Inventions are being tested
and several groups ot men who are
working on problems are beginning
to coordinate their work In the di
rection of actual solution. Every
branch of science is being used to
solve the problem. v : v
NAVY ENLISTMENT
HERE IS PRAISED
8. Harts, of U. 8. X Arrives to Take
Place of Recruiting Officer
Caniger in Bead,
1 r
To take charge ot naval recruit
ing affairs In Bend and through Cen
tral Oregon while T.- L. Canrlger is
chaperoning a bunch ot local boys
on their way to the Portland recruit
ing station ' Friday night, S. Harts,
electrician, in the U. S. navy, arrived
in Bend last night. - His stay may be
indefinite, for it is. possible that Mr.
Carrlger may enter active service af
ter reaching Portland.
Mr. Harts declared that the enlist
ment from Central Oregon has been
highly satisfactory, but was unable
to state when recruiting for this
branch ot the service would be
brought to a halt. . ' " '
BRITISH RESl'MK OFFENSIVE
WARFARE IN THE SKIES, AS
DEADLOCK CONTINUES IN THJJ
TRENCHES BELOW.
By William Phillip Slmms.
(United Preu Suit Correepondent.)
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY
May 8. Seven aeroplanes shot down
seven German balloons In the re
sumption of a vigorous aerial of
fensive by the British flyers today.
The weather was clear and especial
ly favorable , (or fighting in the
clouds.
Fighting continued . vigorously
around Bullecourt, the Germans vig
orously assaulting that part ot th
Hindeiiburg line hold by the Brit
ish. Big bodies of Gorman troopi
are massed In the bouthweat part of
the village In readiness for an at
tuck. . .
ANOTHER DEADLOCK ON. .'
(By United Preu to the Bend Bulletin)
LONDON, May 8. Another dead
lock has apparently been temporar
ily reached along the von Hindoo
burg line. The artillery Is active
and General Halg reported success
ful raids. Germany is endeavoring
to cement the crumbling places in
her line by reckless expenditure ot
her troops' Hood. "
CENSORSHIP
STRENGTHENED
AEROPLANES BAG
BALLOONS