The Bend bulletin., May 18, 1917, Page 1, Image 1

THE BEND BULLETIN
THIO WKATIIKU
Tonight and tomorrow, un.
mittlud; southerly wind. ,
1IKNI), DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 18, 1017
VOL. I
NO. ias
Liner Adriatic is Saved From U-Boat
SHOPS TO CLOSE
FOR FIELD DAY
OH TEUTONS
LIST OF EMPLOYES IN
SERVICE COMPILED.
GOOD PROGRAM READY
FOR TOMORROW.
DAILY EDITION
ALLIED IP
SHEVLIN
HIXON
S
RECRUITS
NOT SHAKEN
STRATEGIC RETREAT
MAY RE REPEATED.
ITALIANS WINNING
Victorious Southern Troop Wltliln
12 M lira of VrUmU- Aiwlrliiii
I'mile Stricken, Hernl Orflc
liil ItiM-orirs lo Vienna.
( Mr Unite! Press to the Ifcnd tlultotln)
LONDON. May 18- I.eurnlnR Hint
tho Allied grip oil tlio von Hlndon
l.nru 1 1 nit rnllliot lit) nil Ilk "II. tho tlnr-
1111111H nru bolluvad to lid preparing (or
unotlior Rlrulegio retreat.
11 wiiH rcuortod from tlin French
front Hint Hi" niinmy In destroying
villages mill transferring mrcc on
tlin hiii n i' general I'lmiH un t!i in pro
ii'iIIiik Hi" firm retreat. lloi-uue
t io llrlllnh luivn completed tlm cup-
tur ol liuli.i (inrl. in 1 1 1 in ry expert
look (or German retirement 11 1 Lens
unit Lunn.
It U unofficially reported tliut tho
Italians achieved lirllllnnt vlrlorlo
over Hit Auslrluii. (ii'imrul Cnilorne
U said to un only 12 itill-H away from
'Trl"te, mill to be advancing hourly.
Tun enemy' losses on Ilia Itujlun
front aro heavy.
TRIESTE IN PANIC.
(Br United I'm to in llend Bulletin)
ROME, May 18. Austria Im or
dered all civilian to Inava tho laonza
section, whnro the Italian, troop are
.strndlly forging ahead. Trlolo I
panic trlrki'ii at tho approach of tho
Italian. Hank aro cloRfid, and gov-
eminent offices and tho leading hus
lui'ii house ara hurrying tholr ro
rord to Vienna for unto keeping.
Mont of tho AtiHtrlun taken pre
mier tiava only recently been de
tached from the armlc on tho Ru
ulnn front. It I announced. Six.
thouRanri, four hundred and thirty
two of tho enemy have been capturod
during the present offensive move.
It I Impomlhta to estimate tho
amount of war material taken.
It I officially itatod that attack
hy tho enemy in tho C'arao rcRlon
failed. The Italian are orcupylng
the hlRhla of CratuRii, eaat of Oo
rUln. KASPROWITZ CASE
MAY BE ADJUSTED
ArroNtcd yesterday on a charge of
obtaining money under falan pro
tenti'N, Mlko Kusprowllx wa released
lodiiy on IiIn own rocognliunco, and
It I understood tliut Mcttlcmcnt will
be effected so' tliut tho ciiro will not
oppeur In Justice coure. According
10 tho complaint, filed by tho llend
Flour Mill Company, KaHprowltg had
given a bill, of aalo for a team of
liorNc on which tho compuny held
a mnrtgiiRO, to Dr. O. L. Cousincuu.
BELIEVED OVER
V
ttl'OKANH RIVER DROPS, Al,
THOUGH WATER STILL RUNS
THROUGH STREETS HAILS
INDEFINITELY BLOCKED.
(My United Press to the Bend ItuHntln)
SPOKANE, May 18. Thn crcBt of
,'Hho greatest flood since 1804 la bo
Jlnvoil to Imvo piutmid, nnd tho Spo
il a 110 river Iiiih dropped half n toot,
iillhouRli it la Bllll rngtiiK dnngor
uiiHly, Dykes and damn nrn built In
tho BtrootB to control tho wutor.
It la jBtlmnted Hint $r00,000 worth
"f 1uibnr hiiB boon wnahnd from tho
Jnliid Emplro mills. Kollogg nnd
Ayiliioo, In Idaho, nro still unnhlo
.o commtinlcnto with Bpoknna, and
nccordlng to railroad Informiitlon,
thn lino 1b blockod indnflnltoly,
Tho bnaomonts of tho city hall,
tho Coour d'Alono hotul and othor
lutBoinuntH aro flooded, and ninny
liumps nro working furiously In a
wild race with wutor soopngo.
FLOOD S CREST
CoinjH'liKullnii to Dependent May IMi
Made, mill All Mmi uucl Hoy
Will II" Hunt of Job 011 Re
turn, In Announcement.
To protect employe who are liiav
I11K to tnku anrvlee In tho United
filntim army, Tho Khovlln-Hlxoii Com
pany I compiling a IInI of all man
and boy going Into any branch of
tho war, no tliut when peace In de
clared their old Job will be ready
for them. Tho ama policy In IiiiIiir
purRued at tlin compuny' office all
over tho country, T. A. MeCann. gon
oral manager of tho local plant, af
firmed till morning,
In cuo men with fiimllle or other
depondiiiilN urn called on to go, the
company In conHldorliiR uldlnx Nuch
deiieiideiitN with amount represent
ing tho difference between the wuge
which tho ex-employo had been ro
celvlng ut the mill unci the amount
paid I1I111 by the government. Thl.
however, I Mill to !" worked out,
Mr. MiCiinn Nlated. The complln
llon of IIhIh of recruit now being
111 11 1 Id will he tuken 11 N the basis for
ciiliiilKtloiiH showing whether or not
thl phase of the plitn will bo worth
while. The entire announcement I
In Hue with tho promlHO which Mr.
Mi'Cuuii, in company with other llend
employer, made Rome time ago, that
all employe Nerving In thn war would
be auro of work on their return to
llend.
I'p to tho present time CO llend
boy have. onllNled In the navy, while
21 have Rono Into the army., Tho
entire cnllKtincnt In Central OrcRon
through tho local recruiting offleors
total 138, 111 a do up of 82 for the
navy and 64 tor the army.
E
Hl'IKil.All KANHACKS JWTAIU
1.1HIIMKNT, KXTKUI.NU BY A
IlKAIt WINDOW 1XWH OK THK
(i(M)lS TAKKN I XKNOWX.
Kor tho third time In less than a
your, tho (1. W. Horner general Btoro
on liond Btreet wna burglnrlxocl Innt
night, tho ontrntico through a back
window being offocted In a mannor
ro Hlmllur to Unit uned by tho hint
thief that tho authorities aro Inclined
to bellovo that tho sumo Individual
la roRponfllhla for both deprodntloiiB.
The store win rnnsucked from one
end to thn othor, but thofts hud beon
ho careful that tho oxtont of tlio loss
could not bo estimated.
No Rafo Is kept In tho store, and
tho cash register, empty, had boon
left open. In spite of thin, it was
found badly Jem mod up this morn
ing. Chief of Pol loo Nixon and Dep
uty Shorlff Houston Investigated the
case, but have obtalnod no definite
clow..
The two officers, with the addi
tion of Night Patrolman Krnnk Kulp,
answered a call from tho United
WarohouRO at 11:30, two man having
been reported to bo prowling about
tho promlHCR. Thn maraudors had
fled when tho officers nppcarod.
DRAFT FOR LABOR
IS NOW ADVOCATED
!ly Unite! Tra to tin Brml llullrtln)
.PORTLAND, May 1 8. Conscrip
tion of laborers to work on tho farms
nnd not tho Importation of coolies
from China will solve tho labor prob
lem on the Pacific, const, according
to TlioiniiB McCtiBkor, secretary of
thn Employers' association.
"I don't bellovo there is any la
bor shortngo except on tlio fnrms,"
McCusltor doclnrcd today. "You can
go down on Second nnd Durnslde
streets any day In tho woek and from
300 to BOO 111011 will bo soon stand
ing around, notwithstanding tho
signs of employment officers, offer
ing as high as $3.50 and $4 a dny,
Tho Rovornmont must draft men for
work as woll as for war. These men
should bo compelled to work,"
Mr. McCtiHkor added Hint ho had
wrltton Congressman McArthur, urg
ing him to use IiIh Influence tor tho
Introduction In CongruBS of a lubor
HORNER
AGAIN
ROBBED
draft law.
t , LfTZ "r". vl
( Uy Un Itwt P raw to Uw Dmi llul latin )
IX).MX).V, May 1H. Tlin lmdoii
( liriinlcle prliiletl a utory tixluy do
cliirliiK tliut tho White Htur liner,
Adrliitlc, wan huvmI from a kuIimiu
rln nttui'k when United Hlutv di
Dlroyera beat off the U-boat. The.
tli-Mlrnyem, It 1 underirtiHMl, cun
)il I lie Ailrlutlc. Iiulf wuy acrim
I lie Atlunllc.
OF DRAFT NEAR
CI.AHK AND MAKKIIAMj KIO-V
Itll. I, TO.VHCItlPTION W"'I' K
AX.'or.'KI WI1KX W1I.HOX
API-'IXKM KIOXATlllK.
( Hy Unltt.1 Prn to the llend llullrtln)
WASHINGTON. D. C, May 18.
President Wilson is expected lo sign
tho conscription bill within the next
fow hours. Speaker Clurk, of the
House, and Vice-President Marshall
signed tho measure this afternoon,
tho bill then being tuken to Secre
tory of War Daker.
With America' military chiefs,
tho War Secretary went over tho bill
carefully, delaying its reaching the
President a soon as had been ex
pected. A oon a it Is Rlgned by
tho President, tho proclamation long
proparod by the executive, calling on
tho youth of the country to register,
and Rotting the dato for registration,
will bo Issued.
RED CROSS PREPARES
FOR BENEFIT DANCE
All Funds Prom Saturday Night Par
ty to (to to National Headquar
ter In Washington, 1). (.
Preparations are being completed
tor the Red Cross dance to be given
Snturdny evening in the now garage
building on Wall street, south of the
Pilot llutto Inn. Tickets will bo
Jl each. All funds ttikon in are to
bo turned over at onco to tho nation
al headquarters In Washington.
Tho following Indies hnvo con
sented to servo as patronesses for the
ttio dance. Mrs. J. P. Keyes, Mrs.
Archie Meyers, Mrs. N. O. Davis,
Mrs. R. C. Cunningham, Mrs. J. II.
Stanley, Mrs. R. W. Sawyer, Mrs. A.
Whlsnant, Mrs. W. C. Blrdsnll, Mrs.
A. J. Kroenert. Mrs. II. K. Brooks,
Mr. C. S. Hudson, Mrs. C. V. Sllvls,
Mrs. V. A. Forbes, Mrs. Floyd De
ment, Mr. John Ryan, Mrs. T. H.
Foley, Mrs, Clyde M. McKay, Mrs.
F. R. Prince. Mrs. T. A:. McCBtin.
Mrs. C. A? JolinsOn, Mrs. J. P. Hen
nessey, Mrs. H. E. Alien.. Mrs, H.
W. Skuso, Mrs. H. It. Do Armond,
Mrs. 11. Forrell, Mrs. H. J. Overturf,
Mrs. J. A.Kn8tos, Mrs. F. O. Minor,
MrB. P. W. Brooks. . f -
TRUCE RUMOR GETS
BUT LITTLE CREDIT
(lly United Prew to the Bend Bulletin)
LONDON, May 18. Tho Exchnngo
Tolegruph Company printed an Am
sterdam report of a rumored trueo
between Germany and Russia today.
According to tho report, Germany's
part of tho ugroeniont Is to allow tho
pill 1 1 Un I reorganization of Russia.
Tho rumor Is unconfirmed, nnd Is
generally discredited, bocnuso of
Gorman origin.
U. S. MEDICAL CORPS
IS NOW IN ENGLAND
(Br United IVeM to the Brad Bullotlnt
LONDON, May 18. Tho first con
tingent of the Unltod States army
modlcnl unit has Just nrrlvod in Eng
land, It was offlciully nnnouncod to
day, Tho commanding offleor said
tho men woro "crazy to got into no
tion" on the French frontier.
ltll LRS TO DRILL
Monibora of tho Bond Rifles will
hold tholr regular mooting tor drill
Instruction this evening,
PROCLAMATION
; ;
OREGON
FAIR
OFFERED 0. 5.
HKCHKTARY OF BOARD WRITES
AGKIClLTt'KK DKI'AKTMEXT,
TKXDKRIXa FAIR FOR FOOD
THAIXIXG ('AMI.
SALKM, May 18. (Special.)
With tho view of aiding the govern
ment in its campaign to Increase
crop production and reduce the enor
mous food waste, A. II. Lee, secre
tary of the State Fair Board, today
wrote Secretary of Agriculture O.
F. HouHton, offering the services of
tbo State Fair sb a "Food Trainin;
Camp." The government, It la be
lieved, will co-operate in the move
ment by furnishing lecturers, dem
onstrations and exhibits.
It the war is to be won, workinr,
America must furnish the Allies with
food and clothing, and the slogan of
the state fair thl year will be "Food
Preparedness," said Secretary Lea, in
commenting on the movement. Prl
niarily, the object of the state fair
ia educational, and tho fair board
feels that It can render material ser
vice in the nation-wide campaign
for the increase of food productions,
and the elimination of needless
waste. Military camps are being es
tablished throughout the country to
train men in military science, and
the Board proposes to call the great
rank and file of food producers and
users Into a central training camp
after the harvest season tor a brief
course of instruction In efficient
methods for food production and
conservation.
To make the course as Instructive
as possible tho Board is urging more
breeders of purebred livestock than
over before to exhibit, that the far
mers may purchase and raise types
of stock that will be best suited to
the nation's demand for more meat,
milk, butter, cheese, leather, wool
and horse-power. Manufacturers of
farm machinery are being asked to
show their latest models, that the
farmers may avail themselves of ma
chinery that will produce a maxi
mum crop with a minimum cost and
effort. Tho state is being combed
for 8iiperlar specimens of grains.
vegetables, fruits, corn and forage
crops that are best suited to its soil
and cltmato. Sines the elimination
of waste Is a material part of the
campaign .arrangements are being
made to offer a series of demonstra
tions and lectures by food specialists
in the Woman's Department. The
children are also being enlisted in
the cause and in connection with
tholr exhibits Instructive demonstra
tions will be conducted.
CIVIL 8ERVICK MUX NAMED
Claud Kelloy and Orville Hile are
now members of the local Civil Ser
vice Board, appointed by H. F. Ward,
district secretary, before his depar
ture this morning. Tho board's
total membership is now four.
NEW I,AVM DISTRIBUTED
PunlnR nf tlin 1017 Orpirnn Pniln
have arrived In Bend and are being
(llstrlbutod among tho county of
ficers. COALITION CABINET
FOR RUSSIA GAINS
GENERAL APPROVAL
( By United ProM to the Bend Bulletin) '
PETROGRAD, May IS.
Russia's new coMition cabinet
Is completed, being accepted by
the Duma and by tho Soldiers'
and Workman's Council. Soc-
Inlists fill bIx of tho 14 places,
under tho co-operative govern-
niont plan. Tho executive com-
mlttoo of tho Soldlors' and
Workmen's Council has np-
provod tho pofBOiniol of tlm'
cnblnet. r
MILITIA CALL IS
TOIBE JULY 15
WAR STRENGTH SHOULD BE
440.00O, IS ESTIMATE IN
TENSIVE TRAINING WILL FIT
FOR ACTUAL WARFARE.
(By United Prem to the Bend Bulletin) "
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 18.
The militia will be called into fed
eral service In three groups on July
15, July 25, and August 5. In noti
fying the adjutant generals of this
the War Department authorized the
recruiting of guard organizations to
full war strength.
The war strength of the militia
will be 440.000. State commanders
were notified that regardless of
whether or , not they reach war
strength, they must report on the
dates specified. They will Immed
iately be sent to training camps for
intensive training in modern war
fare. The War Department announced
that the call for the Oregon, Idaho
and Washington . troops would be
for July 25.
REID SCHOOL WILL
BE USED FOR DRAFT
School Board Gives Census Marshal
Permission New Building
rians Inspected.
Whenever the draft proclamation
is issued by President Wilson, reg
istration headquarters will be in the
Reid school tor precinct No. 1, it bas
been decided by the school board.
The designation is made on the re
quest of Rev. H. C. Hartranft, war
census marshal.
Tentative plans tor the second unit
of the high school, and the first unit
of the Kenwood school have been sub
mitted to the board by local archi
tects, and in preparation for the
high school addition, H. J. Overturf,
clerk of the board, will advertise
for bids for moving back the old
building, making room for the new.
New instructors elected for the
Bend schools are Miss Clara E. Wat
tenburg tor the sixth grade, and Miss
Zada Kinion, of Sac City, Iowa, to
head the domestic science depart
ment. REFERENDUMS MUST
BE FILED TOMORROW
(By United Press to the Bend Bulletin)
SALEM, May 18. The time for
filing referendum measures and pe
titions will expire at 6 o'clock to
morrow afternoon, according to a
statement made by Secretary of State
Olcott, rather than 5 o'clock on May
20. Laws passed at the last legis
lature without an emergency clause
become effective at midnight, May
20, but as May 20 falls on Sunday,
filings must be made on or before
May 19. Any petition, Olcott de
clared today, which is filed Monday,
May 21, will be too late for referring
such measure to the people.
JAPANESE TROOPS TO
FIGHT FOR RUSSIANS
( By United Preu tr the Bend Bulletin)
NEW YORK, May IS. The New
York Herald printed a story today
stating that a contingent of Japan
ese troops landed at Marseilles on
April 29. It is reported that the
'Japanese will fight with the Rus
sians on the western front.
HONDURAS STANDS
BY SIDE OF U. S.
(By United Prcua to the BendBulletln)
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 18.
Honduras has broken relations with
Gormnny, and "taken a place by the
side of tho United States," accord
ing to official reports to the State
Depnrtmont.
Day Will Tmo With Awarding of
Trophies Won in Tennis, Track,
and . Declamation by High
School and Grades. -
With practically all else in read
iness for Central Oregon's track and
field day, to be held here tomorrow.
Bend merchants are boosting things
along to 'the best of their ability
and a majority' of them agreed to
close their establishments from 1 to
5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, so
that all might have a chance to wit
ness the athletic contests to be held
at the ball park.
More than 100 undergraduate ath
letes will compete in the various
events, both high schol and grade
meets being scheduled for the after
noon. The morning will be devoted
to tennis and grade declamation.
The high school declamatory con
tests will be held In the evening at
the high school auditorium, and as
the close of the program, will be the
awarding of medals and trophies won
during the day.
E. E. Evans, of Prineville, will be
In charge of the tennis; County
School Superintendent Thompson
will be in charge of the grade decla
mation; Principal Eric Bolt, ot the
Bend high school, will take care of
the evening's program, while C. H.
Baughman, of Prineville, and Roy
Canterbury will supervise the after
noon's events. Six Bend men, H. J.
Overturf, S. L. Wiggins, Rev. W. C.
Stewart, Fred A. Woelflen, Walter
Ferguson . and Carl Johnson, have
been designated as probable officials,
while others will be picked from the
ranks of out of town school men.
Track Made Ready.
Only the prevalence of good
weather is now needed to make tho
affair an entire success, declare those
in charge' of plans tor the day. A
quarter-mile track was surveyed this
morning under the direction of City
School Superintendent Thordarson,
and the open part of the grounds
has been roped in. Just the requisite
amount of moisture is in the ground
to insure a fast field.
Arrangements have been made to
hold the Oregon Trunk train until
the conclusion of the evening pro
gram, for the accommodation of vis
itors who wish to reach home the
same evening.
RAILROAD GUARDS
ELIMINATE HOBOES
(By United Press to the Bend Bulletin)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 18. Tho
hobo is becoming a stationary char
acter, or a pedestrian, at least.
Western railroads report that mi
litiamen who challenge all suspicious
characters at every bridge, railroad
yard and tunnel have made "riding
the rods" or traveling blind baggage
almost impossible.
JAPANESE GUNBOATS
TO HUNT SUBMARINES
(By United Press to the Bend Bulletin)
PARIS, May 18. The arrival ot
a number ot Japanese gunboats at
Mraseilles to aid in the warfare
against German submarines, was of
ficially announced today.
130 LOST FROM
.MISSING MEN WHO LEFT STAND
ARD IX LIFEBOATS MAY BE
DROWNED ONLY 20 RESCUED,
WIRELESS MESSAGE SAYS.
(By United Press to the Bend Bulletin)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 18. One
hundred and thirty are missing, and
may have perished following the
wrock of the cannery ship Standard,
on the shoals oft Cape Constantino,
according to a wireless messugo re
ceived from Bristol Bay by the naval
station at Goat Island.
The missing men are adrift in life
boats, launched when the vessel
struck on Muy 14. Twenty were
rescued. Tho exact number of miss
ing Is unknown.
CANNERY
S