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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1917)
THE BEND BULLETIN TIIH WKAi'llKIt Fair Tonight and Tomorrow, DAILY EDITION VOL. I CALL HO IRE 0.5. AUGUST 1G SET FOIl EX AMINATIONS. ijirBP Niimlior iif lU'Jcctluim Mini the Inliim fur lUciiipllon U'iivo Only II) llfflnllcly Aeerptnl for Thin Cmiuly'x OiiiiIm. Willi only 31 men renliitered Iti 1 1 holes county, , out of tliii 87 piumtd In tint physical examinations JiiKt completed horu, the roiiiiiy !on Mcripllim board Inn! it 1 K 1 it Inaiind or ders tor tliu intt Ifli ut lull (it ISO moro men, llioao next In ordnr on the draft Hot, to appear (or emmlnnllon I' Jlmiil beginning Anguat 10. Accord ing to the rutn at wlilih llio tunt ex miilnallutit wiiro run off, Hie IuhI of the I HO in mi will tin ruled In nix duys from tlio lime the teste begin. No. tiro to llin nnllrn number wilt lio liintlnit tonight. Tho hour il'ii m'tlnn In rallltiK for o iiimiy ninro mini than worn ordered lo appear for tho recent examinations. I dim to thn fart that physical d!s obllllle and rlalma for axnijiptlon run no hint) that It la xatlmalnd that at toast 1 HO more, anil very probably n number In rxrns of llila will tin needed before thn county' quota of S4 for thn flrat call ha been com pleted. In addition. 10 per cunt abovo tha quota muat bo provldad, for mil linry experts are of tho opinion that h( will bo tha proportion of rejec tion mad at tha final teat alter the men arc lummonrd to barracks. - Day Allowed. ' Twonly-one claim for exemption bate been fllod by man who have been accepted phyalrally. aud lama proportion of These will bave an ( xcollnnt chance of bolng declared valid, the authorities believe. No action, however, will be taken on aurh claim for another week, aa the claimant are given 10 day from the time ot examination In which to file affidavit substantiating thnlr re quest for dlamlsaal. ," Kin Men Picked. A tho flrat definite positive result if the tints hold Tuesday, Wednes day and Thursday of tbls week, the ! ro ft board, composed of Sheriff 8. Y.. Robert. Dr. U. Forrcll and County Clerk J. II. Ilnnor, this morning cer , lifted to tho district board with head quarters In Portland, tho names of 10 young man who were accepted physically, who have filed no exemp tion claims, and who are therefore Hated for army sorvlro. They are -I times A. ninckstnno, Alfalfa; Ches ter I, Moore, Dond; Forrest Halo Mil ler, Torrohnnno; Lylo M. Illchardson, llend; Ilalph Jackson Ryland, Bond; John W. Garrison, Deschutes; Loren A. Campbell, Lower Bridge; Charles Ellsworth Itoyor, Orothors; Frank O. lray. Bond,' and Lester Vaughn, Dond. CONTRACTS FOR i SHIPS ARE LET JMB V1CHHKLH TO, UK (XINHTIWCT Kl ON OHDKH OK SHIPPING HOARD SLIGHT CHAXGKH IX . UOKTHALH' CONTRACTS MADIO. Br United Pru to tha Bend Bulletin) WASHINGTON, I). C, Aug. U. Tho shipping hoard toduy approved contracts for tho construction of 88 "wooden vossols nnd 00 steel shins for American uso In carrying on tho wnr. Tho total tdhnngo represented In the contract will be 776,000, while tho wst will aggrogato 1100,000,000,' ac cording to the contractor' figures. aenernl Goothal, formor hoad. or 1ho EmorRency Bhlpbulldlng oorpora tlnti, drow tho contrnats which wore unproved of today,. but the final do ; olslon cnbld,jiot bo made until the ,.ppr)vaI,o(,ttiq shipping board could be glvoti; J"Ohly alight changes were inado In tho original contract, ARMY WHERE CLOVER SPELLS WEALTH TO CENTRAL OREGON i wtaiX'M.mat. How tha bumper buy yield Is adding to Central Oregon's prosperity Is shown In the abovo farm scene, snapped by a photo man on one of the riiiichea near llend. The high gradu or huy cured In this section has crtated a atutewide reputation for the Central Oregon ranches and although this year's yield Is uti uiiusuully (urge one, capecialy on Irrigated land, the supply will no more than balance the demand. A record price has al ready been reuched, and a lurgn majority of the first cut has been contracted. GERMANS STOP SHIP THEN SHELL VESSEL HritMi Wnrlilp Apimtm on Hcrnr In Tluir Ut llewur ( urinelu 1 lir ' f-llont llvrn Kudilenly. (Br Unll-I t'rau to th IWnd Hullrtlnl ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 11. The crew of tbe American motor amp, Carmela, arriving here today, report ed another Instance of Carman bar barity. Thesubmarlne commander ordered tha Americans to stop, fol lowing which tho U-boat bombarded the ship. A British warship appeared, and the submarine submr-rgrd suddenly, leaving the ship to the fighting craft which had effected tho rescue MARTIAL LAW IS " LIKELY IN BUTTE Thrrs Hunilrrd Holdlrm Now tiuanl Btreota and Kail Military Control In Near Kature Kumwu, i (B Unlud rm to tlx IWiul BulUtinl BUTTB. Mont.. Aug. 11. Declara tlon of martial law hare Is generally expected, and It la belloved that 300 soldier now guarding the streets aro only forerunners of military control of tha city. Tba Anaconda Copper Company has refused to grant the two dollars dally ralso which tha smeltermen de manded, and a vote on tho question of striking Is expectod Sunday. TIMBER STRIKERS EXTENDING FIGHT ItefuHul of Kmploymi to Movt llr- fraiM Councir I'nipowiln lie news Workmen's KffortN. (B tlnllMl to th Bnd Bulletin) SEATTLB, Aug. 1 1. Following tho rejection by employers of the peace proposals of tho state defense council, striking tlmbor workers to day began to extend their olght-hour day .fight to Oregon and parts or Washington heretofore not affoeted. Forty out of 46 omploycs of tho Pacific Coast Plpo Co. struck this morning, refusing to handle uufulr lumber. , AMERICANS MAY NOT GO TO CONFERENCE (BrUnllfdPrwuitoth. IlfndBullatln) ' WASHINGTON. D. C. Aug. 11. Bocrotary of State Lansing announced today that passports will not bo Is sued to Americans desiring' to attend tho Stockholm Socialist conference, which has mot w(th tho serious dis approval of the department. PRINEVILLE TO HAVE' A $6000 WAREHOUSE Proparlng for tho storing of the fall crop, tho Rodmoml Warohouso and Produeo Co.. will booh begin the construction of a $6000 warehouse building In Prluovlllo. Lee A. Thomas of Bond, is tho architect. MAYORALTY LURE TO W. R. HEARST ' (Br Unltnl PrM id tha Brn.l Bulletin" NEW YORK, Aug. 11. Potltlon (or tho nomination ot William Ran dolph Hoarst as Democratic candidate tor mayor woro circulated hore today. UKND, OKHCIICTKH (JOUNTY, OltKUOX, HAH ,m. STREET F ARE IN ESCROW Ht IIOOI, liOAIll) OltDKHM PAV MKNT I'OU OI'KXINO Kill AVK M K KKWV(A)I) KCIIOOL (OX TKA(T GIVKX IU)KTKIlHOl S. Taking a new attitude In the.dls- OS agreement which has herd with thejerosscs bats-with the Portland In clty council for severs) months pastjvaders who are being sent here to In regnrd to the opening of Fir ave- morrow to retrieve the defeat suf nuc. the Brnd school board. In res-!fered two weeks ago by the B. P. & ular meeting last night, appropriated $589.79 to be placed in escrow to cover the district'' share ot tbe ex pense. Tho money is to be turned over when other property owners have made payment and tbe Improve ment I asaurcd. Plan for the Kenwood school building were submitted by Architect Lee A. Thomas, and the general con tract let to E. P. Brosterhous for $1479. Carlson & Lyons secured tbe plumbing contract on a bid of $635, all bids for painting bolng turned down bocauso ot their bolng based on Improper specifications. Order were Issued for the fumiga tion of all the city's school buildings In preparation for the opening of the full term. GERMANS STARVING ALSACE-LORRAINE All Metaln Available, for Vmi In War Taken l-ong Ago And All Livestock Requisitioned. Ily floury Wood, lllnltrd Piwa Suff Comaponiltnt) WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES. Aug. 10. Alsace and Lorraine are bolngnllkcd . dry by the Germans while they still have the opportunity to do so, according to authoritative Information that has Just reached Franco by way of Switzerland. Su clean Is tho final sweep' now bolng made by the Germans, both of everything eatable, and, usable, that tho condition of tho civil population, despite tho fact that Alsaco and Lor raluo, still rank as German provinces. Is little, It any, bettor than that of tho Inhabitants ot Belgium. Condition of Central Oregon Roads. ' (Orogoulan Report.) Tho Dalles to Tygh Valley. S3 miles; rough to Dufur, rest fair and good, though hilly. . Tygh Valley to Shnnlko,1 Dfi miles; mostly good. Shnnlko to Madras, 44 miles; fair, rough through Antelope Crock Canyon. Bend to Crescent, via La Pine, SO miles; first half rough and dftBty, rest fine. , , . , Bond to Bums, 140,7 miles; good, except In Bhort stretches. Crescent to Klamath Agoncy via Fort Klamath, 67 miles; fine. Klamath Agency to Klamath Falls, 31 miles; rough along Klamath Lako. Klamath Falls to Lnkovlew, 99.6 miles; rough between I,nke vlew.and Bly, rest good, much bettor than It was a month ago. . , Shaniko to Prlnoville, 57.9 miles; good. Prlnovlllo to Bond (via Redmond) 36.2 miles; good. Mllllcah't6 Silver Lake, 77.3 miles; good. Silver Lake to PalBlcy, 61.2 miles; good. HIM V AI'TF.ItXOOX, Al';iHT II, ' I ALL STAR TEAM TO PLAY HERE KHKVM.V-HIXOX I'LAYKKH ItK I.IKVK l"OHTI.AM XIXK WILL I'llOVK WOItST ADVKKHARIFJi OK THK HKAHOX. When the Shevlin-Hlxon team S., the-, locals - will probably be - up against the atlffest proposition which has come their way this season. It was learned today that the S. P. & 8. players will not be in uniform, but that a select assembly of Portland all-stars has been gathered to meet Captain Ash, Houston's lumberjacks. As to tbe exact personnel of the Willamette Valley team, the rail roaders engineering the game have maintained a discreet silence, but the Bend aggregation believes that every effort has been made to bring a clas sy bunch ot players. LUMBERING DELAYS SEVERELY SCORED Spruce Investigating Committee I)e lyiunr Force Which are Hold ing llurlc Operation!!. (Br United Pnu to the Bend Bulletin) PORTLAND, Aug. 1 1 F. A. Douty and Watson Eastman, members ot tho spruce investigating committee, on arriving hero today, declared that every delay in logging operations in Oregon and Washington is causing the loss of more lives in Europe. They scathingly denounced the forces which are delaying these op- cratlons. FOREST FIRE MENACE BECOMING GREATER (By United Preu to the Bend Bulletin) SALEM, Aug. It. State Forester Elliott declared today that the north west forest tire menace Is increas ing. He said that he would ask the government to postpone the open hunting season from August 16 to September 1, or later. 1017 FOREST REGIMENT REGULATIONS HERE ItrrrultH Will Kecelve Preliminary Army Training llefore Iteing Kent Acrowi Water. Instructions ss to enlistment in the forest regiment now being recruited. were received here today from army headquarters by Sergeant Charles Da' vis, recruiting officer for Central I " " 1 Applicants should be trained woodsmen and mlllworkers. and must be between the ages -of 18 and. 45 Married men as well as single win be accepted.' ' , While designed to serve' primarily as a mobile logging and milling force', the regiment 'will be organized on military lines, and its members wi!l be uniformed and armed like other units In tbe United State army. Tbe first duties of its officers and men will be to learn military disciplue and team work through thorough drill at the training camps. Prospective recruits are requested to secure a card from the forest ser vice for presentation on application for enlistment. BRITISH CABINET MEMBER RESIGNS Critlciam Concerning Views on the Stockholm 4onference, Clauses Henderson's Withdrawal. v (Br United Proa to th Bend Bulletin) LONDON, Aug. 111. Arthur Hen derson, cabinet member, and member of the war council, has resigned, it was officially announced today. His resignation was accepted.. Henderson has been severely crit icised since he conferred with the French Socialists regarding partic ipation in the Stockholm conference. He defended his action, saying that he met with the French Socialists as a member ot the labor party, not as an official of Great Britain. AMERICAN VESSELS ARE REQUISITIONED Shipping; Hoard Turns Seven Boats Over to War Department to Carry Supplies to France. (Br United Preaa to tha Bend Bnllettat WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 11. It was officially learned today hat .the shipping board has requisitioned seven privately owned American mer chantmen. The board has turned the vessels over to the War Department to be used In transporting war mater ials to t rance. As more ships are needed In the war, the board will requisition them. JAPANESE WARSHIPS IN ALLIED WATERS (Br United Praas to tho Bend Bulletin) LONDON, Aug. 11. Additional Japanese naval units have Joined the AJllod forces In Allied waters, the admiralty announced today. RIOTING STRIKERS INJURE CAR MEN KANSAS CITY, Aug. 11. A num ber of men were hurt today when 200 striking Btreot car men and sympa thizers attacked three car loads of strikebreakers. The cars were badly smashed. NO. 200 SLAVS WAGING GREAT BATTLE ROUMANIANS FIGHT ING BITTERLY. Mulll Offrnslvo Movements Inltlitl by Teutonic Force Meet with Desperate lleItance, ami Knd In Failure. (Br United Prex to the Bend Bulletin) PETROGRAD, Aug. 11. The war office announced today that a great battle has been In progress since Wednesday along the Sucsitaza river in Roumanla. The Roumanians are bitterly contesting German attacks. After stubborn battles tbe Rou manians retired to Schltza, the offic ial account of the battle stated. Tbey were forced to retreat across a river, but later recrossed. The Germans launched an attack toward Brody, but tbe offensive fail ed completely, th.e attacking forces being thrown back with great losses. Cerman attacks In tbe Sereth and Schavav valleys were also failures. ' GERMAXS RKI'l'KSKD. LONDON, Aug. II Violent Ger man counter attacks east of Ypres were repnlsed when the Germans at tempted to retake ground previously captured by the British, General Halg -reported today. I - Despite six German attacks on the ' Westhoek ridge which -the . British captured yesterday, Halg's men were able to make further gains along-the Ypres-Menln road. -- MARRIED FOUR WEEKS WHEN HUSBAND LEFT Mr. Minta Habermann Asks Divorce and Makten Name. Hnpa ration Granted Mrs. Edna Smith. Suit was tiled in circuit court last night by A. J, Moore for Mrs. Minta Haberman, plaintiff. In a divorca action against Matthew Haberman. The complaint alleges : that four weeks after the marriage in .Van couver in 1914. the defendant left home and has never since returned. Mrs. Haberman asks that she be per mitted to resume her maiden name ofHlatt. Another divorce case was that tried In the Prinevllle court yesterday, in which a decree based on allegations of cruel and inhuman treatment, coupled with desertatlon, was handed down in favor of Mrs. Ena Gertrude Smith, plaintiff. She was represent ed by Mr. Moore. RED CROSS TO KNIT SOCKS FOR SOLDIERS All members ot the Red Cross and others who are interested, are re quested to be present Tuesday after noon at headquarters of the local chapter, to knit socks, or if unable, to perform other work for America' soldiers. PEACE PARTY LA rXLLETTE IXTRODCCES KESi OLCTIOX TO DISCl'SS "EXDIXO OF WAR SPECTACULAR DE BATE PROMISED. i (Br United Preaa to the Bend Bulletin) . WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 11. : Senator La Fdllotte began a fight In the upper house of Congress today to force a, discussion ot world-wide peace. He Introduced a resolution de manding a statement ot the Allied terms for peace, "based on disavowal ot any advantages, Indemnities, ter ritorial acquisitions, commercial priv ileges, or economic prerogatives by which one nation may strengthen her power abroad at the expense of an other nation, as wholly Incompatible with the establishment of a durable peace." . - Unless the administration is able to bury the resolution, It promise to give rise to spectacular debate. SENATOR'S