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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1917)
THE BEND BULLETIN THK WEATHER Cloudy tonight mid tomorrow; wcsturly wlmli. DAILY EDITION VOL. I 1IKNI), DKHCIIUTKS COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 1.1, 1017 . NO. 18 SHIP ON WHICH AMERICAN GUNNERS WERE LOST FEARED BY EXECUTIVE OF 6 DANGER FOR RUSSIA I FS fi NF ia-i-ib.w vr i tm i 'A' BEFORE ,. niKPk asm an. I NATIONAL RULING COUNCIL r I II I II il III Mil i ; i ricnucnuon MILIUKOFF SENT TO PLEAD WITH AHMY. APPEAL TELLS PERIL Soldi!' and Wurkiiii'ii'n Council Warns Men at Trout of Cotiav-iiM'iiii-N Which Will Admit a HoMrilf I'l-ncc. Hr United I'rou U the IWnJ llulMIn) I'KTKOOIlAl). May 15. Tho nx Miitlvo coinmltti'o of thn soldiers' mid workmim's council In beginning id son peril In Hi" situation which tli.y Imvo created In Russian pol ities. Tim romnilttoo has recon sidered Its vote of IiikI week whim the roiilltlmi government proposal was rejected, nnil tonight 10,000 rep rcni'titnllvn workmen and soldiers will volu on coiilltloii. Tim Provisional nilnlittry will mimt -thin livening lo discuss roiillllon as a liosslhlu invana of snvlng Russia from llliiliKruiliin. Foreign Milliliter Mlllukorf Inn be-on sent to llin Imtllo trout to plead with Ilia nolillora to how thii enemy a united front, anil to (I ii m mill a responsible and united government at homo. AlMul to Soldiers. The roiiiu ll of soldier and work in in Issued a powerful appeal to tho Russian aolillur .today not to be lilindml to tho fart that Gormany U seeking tho destruction of thulr country. Thn. appeal 'alla for the i'liiiulry. Tho appeal rails for tho rev olution of workmen anil pcuaants In A nutria and Germany, and voices tho imand for tho renunciation by tho Allien of any policy of conquest, "Hnldler and comrades," tho proc lamation rendu, "wn speak In thn nninu of Russlun rovnlutlouary do-r.ii-rracy. Do not forget that tha dc titiuetloti of rovnlntloiiarv Russia by , the Kalaer't leglinents would bo an 'ii'parahlu ralorf-npho for uk and .- V.ia womit.g tlaaaea o( IlK; ennio world. TlMireforo, defend revolu tionary Huaala with all your power. A nnparato pnacn la Impossible, aii'l must not tin allowed to Interfere with, or ombarraaa tho world'a events." ItruNlloff ilMlinN, Onneral DriiHllnff tendnrod hla resignation today, but It hna not boon no-opted oa yet. Oenenil HruHlloff la considered thn moat notablo of all Russian military leaders, having .eommnnded thn moat successful Slav -nmpalKU of tho prenent war. Hla resignation la looked on aa exceed Ingly acrloua. SPRINKLING ISSUE IS UP TO COUNCIL In hopea of disposing of the at root sprinkling question, moinhnra of the Bend city council will meet In apodal session this ovoiiIiik. An ordlnnnco lircsnrrhliig tho manner In which tho nxpnnso of sprinkling ahnll be din trlhutoil will probnbly bo paaaod on nml tho question of whnthor oil or wutor la to bo uand will bo Bottled HTATE OFFER FOR 9110,000 DIS. TRKJT ISSUE 18 ACCEPTED 1IONDH TO RUN MAXIMUM OF 20 YEARS, AT FIVE PER CENT. Mooting In apoelnl session lnnt night, tho Bend school bonrd voted to award! the 186,000 bond Ibbuo re cently authorised to finance now liullillngf, In the city, to tho stato, on bid of par and five por cont ln terost. Tho bonds may be retired at nny tlmo the district dealroa, up to 20 yoarB. Money for tho bond purchn.no will conio from the Btnto school funds, formerly lnrgoly uaod on farm loans, tint now avntliiblo , for school pur t iniBiis bocnuso of tho operation of tho tttuto rural credits law. SCHOOL BONDS TAKEN AT PAR WILSON, WEARIED BY LAGGING CONGRESS, WILL FORCE ACTION (lly Unlld I'reM to tha llroil llullrtln) WASHINGTON, I). C, Muy 1 5.- I'realilimt Wllaon Iiiih do- elded to apply tho whip to Con- grcss. It la reported that tho - chief executive la tired of thu dilatory lugging of Congress ilurliiK tha last alx weeks, and that lie la partleulurly dlHplena- ud with thn Injection nf wholly oxtraneoua niattnra Into varloua pieces of war legislation. A anrlua of conference! with the leaden of both purlieu. In - lug planned, tho President to both llouao and Senate, are be- attend. BUILDING TO BE STARTED A. M. l'ltlr;I.K I.OTH COXTRAtT 1X)U l.-J,(MM hKCOMI KTOHY 1'HOMIHKI) MA.Htl.NH WORK IIK(I.H TOMOKHOW. Work on tho exravatlnna for the A. M. Prlnttle building at tho corner of Wall and Oregon atronta. will bo atartod tomorrow morning, the gen eral contract having boon let to J. C. Cunningham for 1 15,000, Mr. I'rluglo announced thla afternoon. Mr. Cunningham la also tho archi tect for tho atructuro. The building baa boon altored con siderably from tho original plans, which contemplated only a one-atory block. The fiend Maaona, however, have aliened up for the second atory, which will be used exclusively for lodge purposes. Whllo applications have been mado for all tho rooms on the ground floor, no contracts for any of these have been signed, Mr. Prlngln states. Tho ground di mensions of tho building are the aamo as planned at first, GOxlOO. It la expocted that work will soon bo commenced on tho foundations, for tho lot la so much lower than tho Intersecting t roots, oa to rondor necessary excavations slight. JOINT ROAD DEBATE WILL BE TOMORROW Htutd Highway Commituilonpr and Prcxltlcnt of Htato Fanners' Cn lon to daub, on Hond laaue. Friends and oppononts of the 16,000,000 road bond Isauo for Ore gon, which will come up at the spec ial eloctlon June 4, will have a chance to hear both sides of tho question at 8 o'clock tomorrow night, when Stato Highway Commissioner Adama, apoaklng for the bond Issuo, and J. I). Brown, president of the State Farmers' Union, appearing against tho tssuo, will stngo a Joint dobato at tha Hippodrome. Mr. Adams will speak undor the auspices of tho Bond Commercial club, and Mr. Brown at the request of tho Bond Control Trades, Labor and Farm Council. Mr. Adams will also speak on tho following day at Redmond, and at othor points In tho county where It Is feasible for him to appear. No ad ditional sehodulo has boon mapped out for Mr. Brown. MEATLESS DAYS FOR FRANCE IN EFFECT BUnlt4HtrmtoUtBnIBullttln) PARIS, Mny 15. Meat Is taboo throughout France today. The gov ernment's schedule of two moatloss days r weok went Into effect, For throe months, on Tuesdays and Fri days, no kind of meat can bo eaten In nny restaurant or home. ' Tho restriction was accopted by the poople with a spirit of full co operation as in making its ordor the government pointod out that this was merely a "wise precaution," pending the receipt of food supplies from tho United States. By tho middle, of August, It Is oxpoctod a steady stream of moat products will bo coming from Amor lea, and the ban will thon bo lifted. Vegetable- substitutes for moat woro served In; many cafos today, Jt'' The nun crew ooinmanded by I.lvutenaiit Tlioman. U. 8. N., was lost when KILLED ON L AIHIHKO HI llM.AItl.SKI) WITHOIT WAKXIXCi, 1AHVM 44 OF RKW AXI) 40 l'AHHKNGKRH I'-IJOAT wah xtvr hk;htkd. (Dr UnlUd Pr to Uu linn) Bullttin) NEW YORK, May 1 5. Forty-six passengers and 44 members of the crew woro lost on April 24, when the British liner Aboaso was submarined without warning off Kastnet, it was learned today. Tho Abosso was un able to stop her engines after the tor pedo struck, and the hull smashed three lifeboats, drowning those aboard. According to tho story told here, the Abosso was steaming about 300 miles south of Fastnet on the night of April 24, when at 9 o'clock the lookout aaw lights ahead. Immed latoly afterward tho torpedo struck Tho submarine was not sighted. Tho Abosso waa armed and fitted with wireless. The Admiralty patrol rescued the survlvers and landed them in Liverpool. WAR SCHOOL OPENS AT COLUMBIA TODAY Students Iiixtructcd In Trench Fight' Ing anil Other Branches of Prurtlcul Warfare. (By United Pre to th Brad Bullttin) NEW YORK, Mny 15. Registra tion for Instruction In Columbia Uni versity's "war school" closed today with scores of gonerals learning the modern art of battle. In tho military division, undor Prof. VIckcrB and Capt. Van Llew, students are being Instructed In deal ing with liquid fire and noxious gas es, trench fighting, rifle bullet pen otratlon through different metals how to take cover, "digging in," light and portable trench tools, the use of the sand bag, working under fire, barbed wire methods of erec tion, mining and counter mining, the perlacope and ita uses, trench attacks and bombing raids. The naval division under Prof, Sllchtor, Is devoted principally to the electrical work on Uncle Sam's fight ing ships, including searchlight op eration, turret control and gun-fire Tuition is free. Sham battles, In which every element of a European fight will bo Introduced in theory, are, to conclude the course of Btuty noxt month. Tho whole program will probably be repeated in the summer school session. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TO BE ENTERTAINED Lads From Grailuatlnit Clans Will Re OucHts of University Club at Htmquct Tonight. Boys of the Bend high school grad uating class will be the guests of the University club at a banquet to be given at the Pilot Butto Inn nt 8 o'clock tonight. The program of the evening will be of an Informal na ture, and officers of the organisation promise that the gathering will be tho "peppiest" of any this season. County Jttdgo W. D. Barnes, Ver non A. Forbes, and City School Su perintendent F. Thordarson will be the speakers of the evening, colloge men nowly elocted to membership will be announced and the roll will bo called, each mnn responding with the name of his school. Music by a "strung orchestra" is promised as ono of tho features of tho evonlng. Dr. U. C. Coo will preside as toost- niastor. ENGLISH NER U R. INNES PUTS ONE OVER ON BLACKBURN lleml lluntum, Though Under Weight, Ih Accepted for Navy, By Keeping Wire Hot. Robert Innes, the bantam of the Central Oregon recruits to the United States navy, who left Friday evening for Portland for examination, kept the wires hot not only between Port land and llend getting endorsements from friends here tor his acceptance as a seaman, but also got the Navy Department on the wire. It la told that Innes, who weighs about 110 pounds bad difficulty in coming under the navy regulations in that particular. Innes knew that his weight would be the only factor to bar him, so Monday morning he determined to weigh In at the min imum required, so he sat down to a breakfast of oatmeal, not only his own order but also that of several others of his comrades. He Imbibed several glaases of water, and be thought surely he would be weighty enough. But much to his disappoint ment. Innes weighed a few pounds lighter than bis normal weight. - Realising that his possibilities for scceptance were slight, he pleaded with Captain Blackburn, and so in sistent was he In bis appeals that the recruiting officer telegraphed to Washington for waivers on Innes' weight, which was passed. Innes leaves Portland today for San Frau clsco to enter the yeoman school. UPPER DESCHUTES IS AT HIGH POINT County Officials. Leave to Inspect UrldKO Near La IMne, Threatened by the Ilixlng Watera. Fear that high water In the upper Deschutes may have placed the bridge above La Pine In danger, prompted an auto trip of Inspection today by County Judge W. D. Barnes, Treas urer Clyde M. McKay and District Attorney H. H. De Armond. While tho river here shows little change, the rains of the last few days, com bined with the normal water supply from melting snows, have swelled the low In the upper river until it has reached the highest point In years. VIOLENT DEATHS IN NEW YORK ARE MANY (By United Pn to the Brnd BulWini NEW YORK, May 16. Although there is no shrapnol flying around the streets of New York, so many people are killed and hurt daily that a complete casualty list woe look like an official battlefield state ment, according to United Hospital statistics, made, public today. They show somebody is injured In the Btreets every 23 minutes and every 14 hours one is killed there. In the last 12 months 4224 persons met violent 'deaths In New York, 1147 were killed by falls. 765 died In street accidents and 42S burned to death. BUSINESS MEN ASK TIME FOR GARDENS (Br United Prau to tht Band Bullatln) LA GRANDE, Ore., May 15. A movement Ib on foot here today to close all Btores at 6 o'clock, so as to give merchants and their employes opportunity to work In their gar dons and add to the district's food supply. Several local merchants are In favor of tho movonient. GOLD 8EKKKRS LICENSED (Br United Pnu to th Bind Bulletin) BUENOS AIRES, May 16. Sever al licenses to gold-seekers have been Issued by tho Argentine government today, permitting prospecting In the Mllla Michlco and othor districts of the territory of Neuquon, on the east ern slopo of the Andes. the Vacuum was. torpedoed. WARSHIP NETS ARB GIVEN: UP GOVERNMENT SEEKING TO PER FECT TORPEDO AS MEANS OF OFFENSE, AND TO DEVELOPS DEFENSE AGAINST IT. 3r United Pros to the Bend Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C, May 15. The United States has abandoned the ubo of steel nets on warships as a means of combatting the submarines. Senator Lodge declared today tbat experiments made with nets had led the United States. England and France to stop their use as an In effective method of defense, and as greatly hampering the speed of the vessels. Senator Swanson declared that the government la working to Increase the efficiency of the torpedo as a means of attack, and that at the same time Investigations are being made to develop some means of defense. SALVATION ARMY TO HELP FIGHT GERMANY (Br United Pros to the Besd Bulletin) PHILADELPHIA, May 15. The Salvation Army bas joined the Al lies. With Commander Evangeline Booth directing operations, several thousand delegates to the eastern division's convention today got down to work on real war organization. The army won't send men to the trenches, but It will fight America's battle at home by establishing and equipping ambulance units and help ing aofdiers' families. Plans under discussion here today, when adopted, will apply to all Salvation Army di visions in the United States. Two hundred and fifty meetings will be held during the convention here. SUNDAY SCHOOLS OF OREGON TO CONVENE (Br United Preae to the Bend Bulletin) NEWBERG, Ore., May 15. The thirty-second annual convention of the Oregon State Sunday School as sociation, will open here tomorrow afternoon In the Friends' church, And will close Friday, May 18. Lead ing Sunday school workers in the state are on the convention pro gram. 250 ARE TAKEN FROM GROUNDED SCHOONER (Br United Preee to the Bend Bulletin) .' SEATTLE, May 15. The schoon er St. Francis, cannery vessel, went ashore on the coast of Unimake Pass, the entranoe from the Pacific to the Arctic ocean, Monday morning. The steamer Norwood, left the scene of the wreck last night, with 250 sur vivors. SUBMARINE FAILS TO SINK OCEAN VESSEL (Br United Press to the Bend Bulletin) NEW YORK, May 15. A subma rine unsuccessfully attempted to sink a White Star liner in the Baltic, the torpedo missing the vessel by barely 10 feet, according to passengers who Just arrived here. ENGINEERS' STRIKE IS STILL UNSETTLED (Br United Preu to the Bend Bulletin) LONDON, May 15, Settlement of the engineers' strike predicted tor today tailed to materialize, the strik ers refusing to resume work In the munitions district, despite the gov ernment's appeals. POINTS NEWLY TAKEN HEAVILY SHELLED. DEFENSE STUBBORN French Council of Ministers Make Sweeping , Changes in Army Leaders, Placing; Petain in Supreme Comm&nd. (Br United Preu to the Bend Bulletin) , LONDON, May 15. Germany has launched a concerted counter attack at both the French and Brit ish fronts, which will probably take the form of . a general counter offensive move. Most attacks were repulsed, but the British and French have been ' compelled to relinquish minor points. ' General Halg reported a violent German bombardment of positions gained on the von Hindenburg line, particularly at Bullecourt. Fighting is heavy. General Halg admitted that the British had been compelled to retreat a short distance from the northern part of Bullecourt. The French commanders officially reported a tremendous German bom bardment of recently captured po sitions. The assault was repulsed, it was reported, excepting at one spot. ' PETAIN HEADS FRENCH. (Br United Pran to the Bend Bulletin) - PARIS, May 15. General Petain has been named generalissimo of the French armies, with supreme com mand of the forces now in the field. General Foch. the hero of the Marne, was appointed to succeed Petain as chief of staff. General Nivelle, for mer commander of the field forces, was given the command of certain army groups. The sweeping changes in the po sitions of French commanders were decided on at a session of the coun cil of ministers. FLAG STICKERS ARE LAUNDRYMEN'S BANE (Br United Preu to the Bend Bulletin) SPOKANE, May 15. Woe upon the manufacturers of the American flag stickers, if Spokane laundrymen ever get their hands on them! . According to the laundrymen, when one developed a soiled spot on one's collars these days, it's the proper thing - to wave one of the sticker Stars and Stripes over said spot, sticker flags being cheaper and more patriotic than the spot. More than that, the stickers in terfere considerable with the wash ing of collars. They must be taken off. Who said war isn't terrible? IS TAKEN BY FLOOD IMMENSE DAMAGE DONE IN ORE GON AND IDAHO HEAVY SNOWS IX MOUNTAINS PRE SAGE WORSE CONDITION. PENDLETON. May 15. (Spec ial.). Unusually heavy rainfall and several small cloudbursts since Sat urday have . flooded 100,000 acres, and washed away bridges, houses, and crops. The damage amounts to Beveral hundred thousand dollars. Twenty thousand acres were flood ed in the Grande Ronde valley alone, and a Bchool house near Dayton was washed from Its foundations into a grove of trees. Fifteen thousand acres In the Coeur d'Alene and St. Joe river val leys in Idaho are flooded, and rail road trains have been forced to dis continue service. The big Island City Bridge near La Grande crumbled away, when Us foundations were washed out. Because of an unusually heavy snow In the mountains, It is feared that the worst of the flood Is still coming. . ''';,. GRAIN