The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963, June 02, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE BEND BULLETIN T1IH WKATHKll Fair tonight and tomorrow; westorly wlnda. VOL. I IIKND, DKHCIIUTKf COUNTY, OREGON, HATUItDA Y AFTERNOON, JI NK 2, 1017 NO. ISO CITY IS READY PERFECTING THE AIM OF OUR SAILORS IN BE UNDER FIRE fDRAFX REGISTRATION TO FOLLOW. END OF AUTHORITY IS BEING SOUGHT. FIRST DIVISION WILL SHIP BY WINTER. DAILY EDITION ANARCH AKES GUARDSMEN " ' ' I I . I ( ELECTION HAND RUSSIA aW e S I7 Inlrrmt In HullothiK Cpnlrrs Abonl HMI,NM),mN Road lUnitl Hill .Mntiy Conscription Eligible . Alrciuly Recorded. WHERE TO VOTK. Heml No. I Hum Houko on Mlnmwota strwt. llxmt No. a II. V. Polndex Irr Ourig Itlltl K.lglilli Mi-eft. lUiml No. II Kenwood HrliiMtl. Iteiid No. 4 Hcmiillnvlii Lutheran 'hurrh. lUnd No. S Held Hchool. Houlli Hliln, No. 0 Richard on Hchool. Went Hlclo. No. 0 The Hlittv lln-HUon Camp. , Avtbrey, No. 10 Onrtliicr. Wilkinson Mill. Orange No. 21 irngo Hall. Ilond was buay today preparing for two bin days at tho ioll, on Mon- lay whnn tho apodal atato election will bo hold, and on Tuesday whmi registration (or conscription la scheduled. Of tho two, llm luttor la aroualiiK Ilia keener Interest, whllo In tho election, only one Issuo, that of tha 16,600.000 road buiuta, la pro voking any groat amount of com ment. Double Work Outlined. Polling places In Oregon will do ldtil)lo duty thla year, for Just aa noon aa tho special alate election liuS been disposed uf registration will bo atartod. officials (or tho war census being In 4ha main tha aame aa tho Indlvlduala serving on tho election boards tha tUy provloua. Mure tho commencement of regis tration by Ilond people who will not lr In tho rlty on Tuesday to sign op tor tha draft, and of men who although here, claim residence. In annin other county, 184 carda liavt anno throuKh tho county clerk's of Her. Miss Eleanor Whltmoro, d.iputv clerk, slated thla morning. No re letcrlng wna ileum until May 23, an thai an average of 18.4 ha boon jjiiado dully. " ToiiIkIU l.M Chance. Of these. 138 havo registered horn 1o solid their rarda to aomo othr tnwn, whllo 40 residents of Demi tiavo registered at aomo olhor polutii or havo algnod up hnro In mitlclpi t Ion of an absouco from tho city on Tuesday. Tonight la ahaolutnly tha lost chance, and tho clurk'a office will be open from 7 until 9 o'clock, loth Monday and Tuesday will bo leRal holidays, and tho office will bo cloned TO PLAN CAMPAIGN FOR THE RED CROSS (By United Prees to I he Bern! Bulletin) PORTLAND, June 2 In reaponao to an urgent roquost by President Wllnon, ropreaonlatlvo mun from dif ferent parta of tho northwest will leather bore Monday and outllno a great Had Cross campaign, ' C. S. Huriaon, of thla city, la dos- Ignutod aa Ilond 'a representative at the confaronco. ' BILL APPROVED CXINFKRKNCB COMMITTEE'S HK- I'OKT AtX'KPTED, AND FOOD PRODUCTION HILL IH PASSED BY TIIK UPPER HOUSE. Br United Pran to the Bend Pullelln) .WASHINGTON, I). C, Juno 2 Tho Bonnto today accoptod tho con foronco commlttoo'a roport on tho 1340,000,000 urgent deficiency bill, providing for a?my and navy ap prfiprlatlons. Tho meaauro ompowera the Prea Idont topond 1750,000,000 In the Tiurohaao and eonatruotlon of mer chantmen. Oram . exchangoa and Kindred organization may bo gus- Tiondod by a presidential proclama tion during the war, undor an amend ment to tho food production bill paaaed by tho Senate today. APPROPRIATION ('rlmlniiU Hleased From Julln ut He- kIiiiiIuk of devolution Render Cnplliil I'nuufc Six Tlioiis. mid Clerks On Strike. (By United Preee to Ih. Ilend Bulletin) PKTKOOKAD. Juno 2 Anarchlala paradnd tho Nnvsky Prnapukt today linarliig biinnora with tho Inscription "Down with Authority; Long Live tho HocIiiIImI Itnvolutlon." ' H pea le ers urgiMl the people to loot tho banks. Holillera and auilora Joined In the demonstrittlon. Tho arrest of those participating In the affair was not attempted. Tho Workmen's and Holdlors' Council adopted resolutions approv ing the removal of ox-Ctar Nicholas to the fortress of I'nter and Paul. Itusslun criminals released at tho beglnnliiR of the revolution, are mak ing 1'etroRrad unsafe. A wavo of robbery and violent crimes la sweep ing; over the city. One of tho moat Important crimes commuted rorctu 1y Is the murder of M. Oregoroff, millionaire merchant, who was kllUd at his home by three men. Minister of Commerce Knovolotf has resigned on account of hM dif ferences with tho Minister of Uihor. Hlx thousand Petrogrud clerks are on atrlke, demanding double wages, tho Increases to dato from tho com mencement of the war. liOCAIj HNANCIKIW THINK HIT I'ATIO.N KMXailAOINO AM) rilAlHK ItKHPONHK MADK 1W,(MHI TOTAL MAY KKACIIKD. Ilend haa subscribed to more than 10.000 of tho Liberty Ixian bond Issuo to dato, Informal reports by the two local bunks and by T. A. McCann, of Tho Rhnvlln-liixon Company, in dicated today. Postmaster Henry U. Kord stated that not a ainglo appli cation for bonds has been made through the postofflco. Tho Shovlln lllxon Company by offering to ad vanco money to Ita employes for the purchase, of bonds, la making possible Individual patriotic service but Is using no undue persuatsiou in urging the Investment. Dr. D. K. Hunter, president of tho Central Oregon Hank, stated this noon that while tho Hat of sub scriptions Is not growing as' rapidly as might bo possible, ho conaldored tho reaponao bolng made by Bend Investors highly encouraging. C. 8. Hudson, president of the First National Hank, declared that local subscriptions compare moat favorably with other cities In Ore gon, emphasizing that few commun ities of tho alza of Mend, have taken up any where noar tho amount sub scribed here. It la bolloved that another $10,000 many bo subscribed boforo Bond'a bond buying la completed. ALLEGED PLOTTERS INDICTED BY U. S. (By United Trees to the Bend Bulletin) CHICAGO, Juno 2 Fourtoon men Including tho Duron Kurt von Rela wltx, ox-Gorman vlce-counaol, and Ouatav Jncobson wore Indicted today by the foderal grand jury on a charge oC conspiracy, and of plotting to foment revolution In Indiana. NINE REGIMENTS OF ENGINEERS TO SHIP (By United Preeatothe Bend Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C, May 2 The War Department today ordered Into nctivo aorvlco for Franco, nine roglmonta of the engineers' corpB. The roglmonta will probably bo mob ilized for training boforo Bulling. Four are already recruited to full war strength. $100,000,000.00 LOAN IS OFFERED FRANCE (By United Prow to the Bend Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C, June 2 A loan of $100,000,000 waa tendered Franca by the United Statea today. BEND ASKS FOR $15,000 BONDS SUaUfn ii mj3 I Sfl" - .w.,. - Pholo by Arntrlciin Vrtma Aoeltton. WAR AIMS MESSAGE NEVER DELIVERED Htnte Dt-partmrnit Auks Cabin Com panies for Investigation German Agrnls are Huspoctetl. (Ilr Unlud Pro to th Iknl Bulletin) WASHINGTON. D. C. Juno 2 Tho State Department today asked tho cable companies to Investigate what happened to the government's recent message giving the alma of the United Statea In tho war, whlcb waa sent to Russia to quiet aeparate peace propugsnda, and to aid In solidifying tho Hluvs. Tho message was evidently not de livered, and Germans agents are sus pected. KIDNAPPED BOY IS YET TO BE FOUND Abductors of Millionaire's Child Try to Communicate With Kutlirr, Police Itcllcve. ( Hr United i'rtm la In Bend Bulletin) SPRINGFIELD, Mo.. June 2 The 14 months old eon of James Kcet. millionaire banker of thla city, is still missing. In spite of unceasing efforts on tho part of the police to locate the kidnapped child. Tho abductort attempted to communicate Willi Keet thla morning, It la bolloved. Mra. Keet la reported to bo In a critical condition. MILITARY FEATURES ARE IN TRACK MEET (By United Prase to the Bend Bulletin) NEW YORK. Juno 2 Three events open to onlhUod men of any branch of United Statea acrvlce are Included in todny'a annual athletic gamca of tho New York Athletic club. A half-mllo walk and relay race, with all participants drcBsed In heavy marching order, and a mile-run in athletic costumo aro scheduled. Heavy marching order in this case will consist of O. D. blouse and trouB crs. high shoes, leggings, campaign hat, belt without scabbard, rifle without bayonet. Navy men will wear the aame uniform. The reg ular athletic events also will be con tested. I OLDEST. MKMIIKIl OF ItKVD HCIIOOL HOARD TO HK HELD OV10R, AND . T MKMUEHS KLKCTKD, IN CHANGE. Settling the question as to the procodure at the annual school elec tion to bo held Juno 18, when Bond will be changed from a district of tho second class to a flrBt class dis trict, a tologram was received yes torday aftornoon by H, J. Ovnmirf, clork of the board, from J. A. Churchill, state superintendent of education. Attorney Goneral Urown's (locution aa to the number of direc tors to be aolectod haa been nulled, according to Mr. Churchill's wire, nnd will diroct that "two new direc tors be ejected, and that the retiring member of tho board bo hold over for another year. This will mean the retention of R. M. Smith, whose torm expires this year, or In case he should not desire tho extonded service, tTie choosing by the board of a successor. The attorney gouoral's decision re moves all . doubt as to the prnpor method of raising the membership of the board from three to five, and notices wore bolng posted today an nouncing the eleotion. BROWN ELECTION r use . m P II ft PAPERS LAUDED E GOVERNOR RELIEVES PEOPLE OK OREGON BETTER INFORM Kl OX REGISTRATION DUTIES THAN IN ANY OTHER STATE. . PORTLAND, June 2 (8peclal) Oregon has reason to feel proud of Its patriotic newspapers. -.Because of the enthusiastic co operation of the newspapers of the atato, Governor Wlthycombe said to day, he believes the people of Ore gon are better Informed as to their duties In the coming War Cnsus. next Tuesday, June 6, than those of probably any other state. Official news letters containing in structions and Information about the War Census have without exception received gefjrous space from the alate press. . The task of educating the people of the atato to their War Census duties looked at first like a very difficult undertaking, but through tho aid of. the press It has proved eaay. Probably no other matter of gen eral Interest has ever received the amount of publicity in Oregon that has been given details of the War Census. , AMERICAN-JAPANESE RELATIONS WATCHED (By United Preeatothe Bend Bulletin) TOKIO, June 2 An Instance of how closely the Ceriuans followed nc'.ivbies between Jnpnn and Ainer I :n Icfore the war whs reci'.et' here trs.i'v by Lindsay Russell, preode'il of the Japan Society of New York, w-.o Is visiting this country In tit) Inteii-st of "better unuerstandlnRs"' on both sides of the Pacific. "The first German spy to be shot In England during the present war was Carl Hans Lody," Russell said. "For more than two years, Lody, posing aa an American, was a mem ber of the Japan Society of New York and an unfailing attendant at all meetings. Lody had evidently Joined the society in order to learn all he could about Japan and Its connection In tbe United States." PRISON SUNDAY TO BE KEPT IN STATE (By United Pren to the Bend Bulletin) SALEM, June 2 Tomorrow will be observed throughout Oregon aa "Prison Sunday," so designated by a proclamation Issued by Governor Wlthycombe. The day was set apart at the request of Individuals and or ganizations interested in tbe welfare of the penitentiary and the measure affecting the state prlBon which ia on the ballot Monday. The purpose and general plan of "Prison Sunday" Is outlined In the governor's proclamation, which fol lows, In part: "I earnestly ask that ministers speaking from' the pulpltB of this state will acoualnt themselves with the conditions' existing In our statrfl penitentiary and tho needs thereof, and will on this prison Sunday tell something of these conditions and of these needs to their congrega tions, to the end that their hearers may exorcise their franchise function Intelligently on the proposal for prison Improvement, a betterment which all who are acquainted with our penal Institution roaliie It la vitally doslrable from both an eco nomic and humanitarian stand point." . BY WITHYGOMB JULY FOURTH PLANS PROGRESS RAPIDLY Jay H. Upton Secured to Open Two Day Program In Bond With In dependence Day Address. Plans for the celebration of tbe Fourth of July, are progressing rap idly, and It was announced today by tbe committee In charge of that de partment of tbe work that Jay H. Upton, of Prlnevllle, has been se cured to deliver the Independence Day address, formally opening tbe two day program in Bend. Details as to tiis exact hour and place for Mr. Upton's oration will be an nounced later. FAKIRS IN NEW YORK EXPLOIT WAR FERVOR I Br United Press to tbe Bend Bulletin) NEW YORK, June 2 Manhat tan's army of street fakirs baa aeized upon the patriotic spirit and cap italized It. There are more curb salesmen to the square foot on lower Broadway today than anywhere else, outside a county fair. Pictures of the Kaiser which, when folded, change Into pictures of pigs, are going like wildfire. Books tell ing how to become an American cit izen are eagerly bought. Copiea of Wilson's war message, histories of the war, allied flags, patriotic but tons, war maps, photographs of the allied commissioners, war games, star spangled banner neckties, paper flags to glue on your windows and the same to glue on your collar, phono graph records of allied anthems, pic tures of our fleet, cigarets for sol diers. Marshal Joffre in vivid hues, minlatuie statues ofy liberty, naval battle puzzles, war manuals, police whistles to be blown "when spies are nabbed," all these and scores of oth er devices are seized by patriotic cit izens until the peddlers' palm8 are calloused from handling cash. Even the beggars' receipts have jumped since they started playing "America" on their mouth-organs. AMERICAN-MEXICAN PEACE CELEBRATED (By United Pree to tbe Bend Bulletin) SAN DIEGO, Cal June 2 As a demonstration of the new friendly feeling between the United States and Mexico, a Mexican-American rel ebratlon Btarts here tomorrow. Gov ernor Cantu, of Lower California, plana to attend, accompanied by his staff and the band of the 22nd Mex ican Infantry. Before an invitation was extended to Cantu, the permission of too Wrr and Navy ;)cpartm(nt was obtained. Ooverii'i 8 uf 10 Mates are also in vited. The celebration, called "The Friendship ' Fiesta," . will last all week. ' ; - FOUR RECRUITS FOR ARMY ARE SENT OUT Returning to Bend from a trip Into tho Paulina section, Army Recruit ing Officer Charles Davis stated thla. morning that the letter received ear1-. Iter in the week declaring that many In the Paulina district were ready to enlist In the cavalry waa evident ly based on misinformation. One recruit, David Rosenthal, waa secured at Paulina. Three others sent out with him are Donald Krull and Francis Hanley, of Bend, and Ward Bruzan, of Maupin. CANTONMENT CAMP LOCATION PLEASES (By United Prees to the Bend Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C. Juno 2 The War Department today approved the aites for six divisional canton ment camps, Including American Lake. - ..... Hard Training; of Men Will Be Left For French and English Amer icans May Cross Ocean in Time For Auutmn Drive. (By United Preea to the Bend Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C, June 2 Five divisions of National Guards men, about 125,000 men, will be in Furope by winter, if the p.zni of the army general staff are adopted. Ac tion on these plans la expected to day or early next week. Tbe staff is understood to favor tho plan, al though there will be difficulty In transporting ao large a number of men before falL Even a fairly large transport baa accommodation for barely 2000. While plana are still uncompleted, little training ia contemplated In tbe American camps, leaving the real bard Intensive work for the British cantonments, and French training classes. The War Department plana to pick the best trained guardsmen for the service. If transports can be secured, there is practically no question about Bend ing the men abroad- before winter; and in thla case they might be sea soned and trained In time to get into the autumn drive. s In overcoming opposition to the' draft, the government has bagged more than 100 anti-conscriptionlsts and anti-registrationists to date. Plotters' activities seem to have been diminished by fear of the law, and government agents will be prepared on Tuesday to take care of any out-, bursts. Of tlciala estimate .that the nnmber of men falling to register will be al most negligible In comparison with the number subject to registration. ITALIANS GAINING ON A WIDE FRONT (By United Prees to the Bend Bulletin; ROME, June 2 The Italians ad vanced a quarter mile over a front more than a mile wide south of Cas tagnavizza today, according to an of- . ficial statement just issued. LULL CONTINUES ON THE BRITISH FRONT (By United Pren to the Bnd Bulletin) LONDON, June 2 The lull on the British front continued today Only the artillery was active. The French successfully raided the Ger man defenses In the Meuse hills, tak ing a number of prisoners. r T LETTER FROM ADJUTANT GKB ERAL'S OFFICE URGES LOCAL PATRIOTS TO AU IX SPEEDING UP RECRUITING. Progress being made In recruiting for the United States army Is unsat isfactory, according to a letter re ceived thla morning - by Corporal Charles Davis, recruiting officer here, from Assistant Adjutant Gen-' eral McCain. The latter declares that less than 60 per cent of tbe war quota for the regular army has been obtained within 60 day's, and that 100,000 men are needed im mediately. It ia emphasized that valuable time for training and preparation is be ing lost, and the co-operation of local patriotic organisations In speeding up enlistment until the maximum is reached is asked. Fifty-one new regiments are now being formed at 18 stations In the United Stntes. Another letter sent by the assist ant adjutant ia on the aubject of the draft, and points out that while men registered for conscription are not barred from enlistment, men actual ly drafted no longer have tha priv ilege of volunteering. Men of regis tration age accepted tor enlistment prior to June 5, but who have not actually enlisted before that date, are not excused from regiaterlng, ba atates. . 1 RECRUITS NO SuFFGEN )