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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1917)
TIIK WKATIIKH Ithowom Ponlaht and To-iinwow. a All SOON 10 BMMOOD WILL BE IN SERVICE II Y NEXT SIMUNG. jfci(J,000 Mm Will Hi I'mlrr Arum by Oelolier 10, Wiir Department iin Another Drufl Mny llr Anked at Omf. WASHINGTON. I). C, Sept. 7. ho War Department prim rum pro- ililin that 2. QUO, 000 in I'll will bo In actual snrvlco nnd training by next Juno. Annlhnr draft of 600,000 thin wlrrter In pliiiiiniil. and tho depart ment experts to have 1. GOO, 000 liinn uiidur rm by Oclobor 10. If auf flcloiit Mqulpnicul nnd accommoda tions can bn oblulnod. another drufl -will ba recommended Immndlatiily. All diiparlniiiiit txtlioatcs sukml by linker will hit granted, by Houmt ap propriations m Hi" assumption thut the President will rstua tho call. NEED ARTILLERY. I lly United I'rM Ui the Uenil bulletin) CAMP I.KWIH, Sept. 7 Tim m nrr. .lty of light fluid artillery ban In duced lliii War Department to ton vert niiml f tho const artillery Into field artillery. Fifteen hundred mom lnra of Urn niilloiwil unity rnportliiK Jiern will he trained at I'UKut Hound tort, dlspluclug an C(iiul number of numbers of tba rount artillery rum panles who will bo nil If mil hern for Intensive, 1 nil n In It tt field artillery. .'()MPERS IS HEAD OF NEW LABOR ALLIANCE I llr tlnllrH Preee lo the llwid Bulletin) .MINNEAPOLIS. Hept. 7. Kuinuel tioinpeni, president of tho American KeiU-rnllon of Labor, wna idecled president of llm Ainnrlrnu alllnm-n for liitior nnd democracy, here toilny. UeiiolutlonH wero adopted pledging the support of labor to the muse of democracy, denouncing tho pacifist, .nnd deinundliiK thill nil worker mip port tho I'realdent. A coiuiiiltliio will cmnvey It greeting to tho Russian elemocrary, declaring that tho orga nliiillon' purposes ara Idenlli-nl with thoo of tho now republic. FIVE LIBEL SUITS ARE OVER MILLION hlruo Mayor's Duinugvti Against Two .VeviiiM'r nod Individuals Will lie 1,3.VI,(NNI If (iruntrd. (llr Hulled Preee to lh Bond llullellnl CHICAGO. III., Sept. 7. Mayor Thompson thhi afternoon filed the following llbol suit: Chicago Tri bune, ffiOO.000; Dally Nowa, Victor l-nwion, publisher, 1260,000; Jacob IV.iklnaon, former Secretory of War, $200,000; II. II. Merrick, president of tho local chapter American Secur ity league, 1200.000, and Arnold Joernn, secretary of tho on mo organi sation, 1200.000. SLAVS PREPARE TRtKH'H RUSH THROUGH PETRO URAD TO MEET flERMANH TEUTON WA1WH1P8 WILL AID IN TIIK ATTACK. (llr United rroM to the Bond linlMIn) I'KTUOailAO, Siipt. ". rotrogrnd la prnparlng to moot tho Oormnn at tack. Troopa aro rushing through tho olty to moot thi) ndvuncliiK Oov roat ta. airti ted placards scnttered ov tirywntildiMtittnd thut nil UuhhIiuib lo tholr duty, , Tho popultic.o la ap parently u n worried. DlBpntcheji from the front state that tho Ooi mana aro continuing tholr ndvanoo, HH! 18 MAY AID. LONDON, Bopt, 7. Oormnny may lie .preparing for tho naval bombard ment of Potrograd, Subinarlnos, do utroyora, mlnoswoapors, orulsars and warships aro reported to bo gnlhorlng In tho Baltic. Tho (loot was reported loday at tho entranoo of the Oulf of rinland, 100 mllos from 1'otrograd. INVADERS THE MOOSE PLANNING BIGGER BUILDING SITES PURCHASED FOR STRUCTURE. Member lluy $1!MII Worth of HuiiiIh lit HiiKiker llnle for Annual Cur nlvnl In He Novi'inlier 12 lloxliiu; Mull lien I'Ichmi. Tim puri'luian of mora butldlliK property In prepunilliin for tho erec tion of a blicKer and belter club, and tho 'announcement tho; the carnival no successfully conducted luat De cember will bo r open led I his year, heKlniilnx November 12, featured tho amokur Klvun laat nlghl by the lend Moono lodge, at their headquar ter on llond atreet. It waa announc ed thut tho carnival will ho mudn an annual affair. Twelve hundred dollars' worth of bonda wero Bold to members of the loilne, financing tho purchase, of the lot on which tho Moose club now atunda, as well aa the alio Juat north. Later It In plunned to erect a two story building covering both lota, the upper story lo ho used exclusively by the MiKiao, while the ground floor will bo occupied by atoro rooms. To llowst MeenlMThlp. Tho lodge decided In favor of a membership campaign, tho goal being aet for (00 inembeni. The present membership Hat la .127. Tho hull waa filled to tho limit for tho social session which followed the regular lodge meeting, members from the logging camps having come In cam aent out by the lodge. A abort boxing match between Hilly George and Itay Golden waa followed by a one-round go between George and M II. Kyinonn. Afterwards Ueorge gave a number of strength exhibitions, and travelled a rapid puce In shadow box Ing. Refreshments wero served during tho evening. BIG REALTY BUI KTH I NHOIJ) IX1TH IX HASTIXtJS AM) I.AIW II ADDITIONS, WITH AI'AKTMK.VT IIOl'HK AND HKV- KRAI, OTI1KII I111I-I)IN(;.H. That Interest In tho local realty market Is becoming keener than ever Is munlfoatod In tho purchase by W'llllnm P. Downing from 8. Muras akl of tho remainder of the unsold lots In Maatlngs and Larch addition together with a 24-room apartment houso, ono fivo-room cottage, a store building and two mecHum slzod dwell ings. Tho consideration Involved in tho transaction was not learned, hut It Is understood thnt tho values rep resented will total 120,000. The lots uro 60 In number, but will not bo thrown on tho market, Mr. Downing slates. Dullovlng that there Is a growing demand especially among tho mill employes, for houses which can bo had at medium rentals, ho will Btart within a short tlmo the construction of a number of sinull cottages on hla now vacant property Tho cos.t represented will bo a mini mum of $1000 por dwelling. BRITISH TROOPS ARE FORCED TO WITHDRAW (Dy United Trou to th Uond Bulletin) LONDON, Hnpt, 7. Gorman as saults against positions north of FroBsonbarg which tho Drltlsh had galnod yosterdny, forced the English to withdraw to tholr provious lines, General Huig roportod today. ATTACK ON WEALTH FAILS IN SENATE (Dy United Tress to the Rend Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C Sept. 7. Tho Senntfl today defeated tho I. a Kollatto amendment to tho rovenuo bill socking tho Increase of tho In come tux, and raining $643,000,000 moro than tho original ax plannod by tho finance committee Tho Mollis amondmont, nddlng $80,000,000 to tho Incomo tax levy, was later do- foatodi DOWNING MAKES BEND IIKND, DKHC'II VTKH COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, HKPTKMIIKR 7, CANADIANS TAKING SHORT CUT i Y 5 r. X m r. W JfcerelvMv, ... . uSf. . Mil I : After tl.o soldier has become war unnleiied he is apt lu grow cureless with Warning iMgns must be put up to loll him of (burners. In spite of this, here are street on their way to tbo tronchc Instead of keeping under cover, aa they are right. American Commander Would Have Soldiers Save Money IJy J. W. VvffUv, (United Press Suit Correspondent.) AMERICAN KIEL!) HEADQUAR TERS, Krance, Sept. 7. American soldiers havo so much money and so little to spend It for that General Hlbert la trying to find some law to make tho boys save part of their pay. Tho khukl-clad boy from homo has Just three regular Items to pay for tobacco, hair ruts and laundry ser vice. Ho may cut out the laundry bill by doing his own washing. General filbert is trying to Interest the soldiers in the American bond is sues or the loans of tho French gov ernment. I'ucle Sam's troops aro second only lo the Australian and New Zealand troopa lu the amount of money they WHEAT CROP SHOWING GREAT IMPROVEMENT Illy Unltrl Preu to the Ilend Bulletin) WASHINGTON, I). C. Sept. 7. The conditions of tho Bprlng wheat chop on September 1, was 71.2 com pared with 48.6 of tho previous, 74, tho 10 year average, and 68.7 for August 1, the Department of Agri culture announced today. GERMANS REVIVE AUSTRIAN SPIRITS (By United Preee to the Bend Bulletin) ROME. Sept. 7. The arrival of fresh reenforcements, by some be lieved to bo German divisions, was followed by Increased ferocity of fighting on tho Italian front, espec ially in the vicinity of Monte San Gabriel. Tho dominating position has changed hands many times, neither sido apparently being ablo to maintain it. GIVES ALL HER (( u y Ax J A V : A seeaJJ ,.eMMeBSseasasissessseasis - Aftor hours of strenuous training In preparing lo do Red Cross work at the front MIbs Iris Ulltuoro of Philadelphia Buds a few minutes to kult for the soldiors. BULLETIN : war,. -GJri 4 earn. The Anzacs get about $1.50 a day and are the highest paid army lu the world. Gambling Is prohibited In the army. That closes the avenue of specula tion. A small number of fore-sighted fighters made a good-sized cleanup on tobacco when the tobacco famine hit the camp a couple of weeks ago. They had laid In reserve stocks of makings and tailor-mades and found quick sales at ridiculous prices twenty francs for a sack of alfalfa and as high as a dollar apiece for cigarettes. Tho majority of the soldiers are expected lo adopt the saving sugges tion willingly. In the British Imper ial army It has been proved that men can save money on 25 cents a day, and some French poilus lay aside some of the!r meagre pay of five cents a day. TRAINED MEN FOR ARMY ARE WANTED Word has Just been received from Portland that the following branches of the government service need im mediate recruits: Regulars, infantry, medical department, quartermasters corps (cooks and bakers only), field artillery: National Guard, infantry, field aiulllery, cavalry, engineers; Na Corporal Harvey is looking for men tlonal Army, quartermasters corps, particularly fitted for these branches and hopes to send out a few very soon. REORGANIZE DITCH LINK. Organization of the MoCallister District Improvement Company will Lako place next Saturday at 2 o'clock at the Plainvlew school house. The new body plans to put the old ditch lino In shape so that It will carry suf ficient water to the large number of farms now using it. A preliminary meeting was held last Saturday by the promoters of the company. TIME TO SOLDIERS 1017 TO TRENCHES j I KICP TO i life and take unnecessary chances. Canadians passing through an open warned to do by the sign on the German Paper Asks Safeguard for U. S. . Against President (Br United Press to the Bend Bulletin', BERLIN. Sept. 7. The Lokal Anzelger demanded today that The American people secure constitutional guarantees so that the President will be un able to rule aa an autocratic dictator. The Vorwaertz declared that Wilson, In answering the Pope, is demanding only what the Ger man people themselves demand. It asserts that the German peo ple are willing to furnish the guarantees which Wilson asks, and characterizes the war as "senseless and absurd carnage." FIRE AI LAST HKI.IKVKI) KOItT ROCK COX FLA G RATION WILL BURN ITSKM OIT TODAY IXLKS8 XVI Si) CAUSES FLAMES TO LEAP. Making good his promise of the night before. Acting Supervisor V. V. Harpham, of the Deschutes National Forest, last night had the tire In the Fort Rock district completely sur rounded by fire lines and trenches, and with 40 men on constant patrol duty it was believed that the confla gration would burn Itself out today. The only fear felt was lest another wind might cause the flames to leap the artificial barriers, and set at naught the work of four days. Mr. Harpham telephoned in person ally to the local forestry office, inti mating that he would return to Bend either tonight or tomorrow unless the fire took some unlooked for de velopment. At least half the fire fighters on the Job are from Bend, and a few of these returned this morning. One other fire, supposedly started by lightning, was reported late yes terday afternoon near the Tumalo ranger station. The, blaze was a small one and two nearby lookouts wero dispatched to take care of It. AMERICANS KILLED IN RAID ON HOSPITAL By Wlllliun Phillip Simms, (United Preu Staff Correspondent) WITH THE BRITISH AFIELD, Sept. 7. One American officer was killed and five members of his staff wounded In a deliberate German bom bardment Tuesday of an 'American hospital on the French coast. Ten patients were also injured. The dead officer of the medical corps was attached to a Harvard unit. Three members of his staff were se verely wounded. AVIATOR TO BOMB TWIN FALLS FAIR (Br United Preu to the Bend Bulletin) TWIN FALLS, Ida., Sept. 7. Fred DoKor, an aviator, will give those attending the South Idaho fair here September 20 a real taste of war. Flying high in the air, he will drop Immttatlon bombs on tho (air grounds. IS SURROUNDED DAILY EDITION .NO. 231 T NORTHWEST GROWERS FORESEE LOSS. Will Total $12,000,000 tnlrHH Uio (internment AIiIh Gruliimm Ex press Their Opposition to the (lilcao Rate. (Br United Press to the Bend Bulletin) PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 7. Grain growers of the Inland Empire will lose $12,000,000 this year unless the United States government adopts Pa cific Northwest basic prices, accord ing to opinions expressed by 50 prom inent growers, millers and dealers conferring here regarding the govern ment wheat regulations controlling prices. The grain men will send a commit tee to Washington with a petition, laying before the food administration department the necessity of securing northwest basic prices. The grain men vigorously expressed opposition to the Chicago basic price of $2.20 which would cause the price of north west wheat shipped to California, Alaska and the Orient and that con sumed at home to be greatly reduced, as well as that of the wheat shipped east. The conference Is probably the most representative meeting of grain men held in fhe northwest. READY TO PROTECT CONSCRIPT MORALS Men Convicted of Selling or Giving; Liquor to Soldiers Will Be Severely Dealt With. (Br United Press to the Bend Bulletin) TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 7. City and county authorities here today are determined to protect the morals' of the conscripts In training at Camp Lewis, American Lake. Men convicted of selling or giving liquor to soldiers will be severely dealt -with. Federal Judge E. E. Cushman, ignoring recommendations for clemency made by federal agents and Assistant District Attorney Fish burne, shows the spirit manifest in the case of John O'Malley, who is al leged to have given a soldier at Camp Lewis a pint of whiskey. Cushman sent him to the county Jail for three months. , "An effort may be made to import liquor Into Tacoma or some of the surrounding towns for the soldiers," said one official today. "But we are prepared to enforce the law to the letter. The youth of the nation in training for democracy's war must be kept clean." MOVES OFFICE. School Superintendent Thordarson has moved his office from the Reld (school building , to the Jiew high school and may be seen there at any time by parents or others wishing to consult him concerning school work. PREMIER SEES A U. S. LLOYD-GEORGE ADMITS THAT THE RUSSIAN SITUATION IS DISQUIETING, BUT HAS FIRM BELIEF IN FINAL SUCCESS. (Br United Press to the Bend Bulletin) BIRKENHEAD, Eng., Sept. 7. Lloyd George, premier of Great Brit ain, declared today that America never knew defeat and that on this occasion she will also triumph. A great crowd thunderously applauded his assertions. The Premier admitted that the Russian situation is disquiotlng, but declared that he had complete confi dence that the Russian leaders would ropalr the damage. He said that the Russian revolution would only post pone an Allied victory. He reiterated his defiance of the German submarine campaign, de claring his absolute confidence that the U-boats will never be able to) lessen the Allied strength. 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