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rAam 4 THK BEND BULLETIN. DAILY KHITION, 1IKND. ORHCM)N. HATI'IUKW, JAM'AKY HO, 1018 Tonight and Sunday Matinee PENDLETON ROUNDUP TIick picture, which were shown at the tnitince today, attracted considerable attention. Franklyn Farnum in 'The Winged Mystery" A Bluebird Special, telling of the different lives of twin hoys. Sunday and Monday Nights YO-HO-HO Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver, Bill Jones and the rest are calling you. WILLIAM FOX presents 'TREASURE ISLAND' PIRATES-THE ISLAND of MYSTERY-ADVENTURE For Men, Women, Boys and Girls. By Robert Louis Stevenson. PATHE NEWS and CHRISTIE COMEDY GRAND THEATRE! ae WHERE GOOD M PICTURES ARE SHOWN WHITLOCK'S STORY OF DEPORTATIONS Report of German Disregard of Human Rights on File in State Department. OVERWHELMED WITH HORROR Minister to Belgium Declared It Wat Difficult to Write Calmly and Justly In View of the Huns' Gratu itous Cruelty. Tacts concerning the deportation of Belgians and the forced labor ex torted by the "Hun" military lead ers, which excited the indignation of the civilized world, hare been thus officially set forth: The plan of setting forth the essen tial facts of the deportations nnd forced labor of Belgians Is set forth t).v the committee on public Informa tion as follows: the documents, that Is to say, n small fraction of those which could be cited, tell the story, and only such comments are added as nre needed to enable the reader to easily grasp the connection of events. "The deportations . . . were the most vivid, shocking, convincing, single happening In all our enforced observa tion and experience of German dis regard of human suffering nnd human rights In Belgium." Vernon Kellogg in AtZnntlc Monthly, October, 1917. A summary of the whole situation, down to January, 1917, can be ob tained by reading continuously the re port of Minister Whitlock, taken from the flies of the stale department. This tells of the brutality of the deporta tions, i "Legation of the United States of America, Brussels. Jan. .1(5, 1917. "The Honorable, the Secretary of State, Washington. "Sir: I huve had It In mind, and I might say, on my conscience, since the Germnns began to deport Belgian workmen early In November, to pre pare for the department n detailed report on this latest Instance of bru tality, but there have been so mnny obstacleg In the way of obtaining evi dence on which a calm nnd judicious opinion could be based, nnd "one Is so overwhelmed with the horror of the thing Itself, that It has been, nnd even now Is, difficult to write calmly and Justly about It. I have had to content myself with fragments of dispatches I have, from time to time sent to the department and with doing whnt I could, little as that enn be, to allevi ate the distress that this gratuitous cruelty has caused the population of this unhappy land. Whitlock Opposed Belgian Idea. "In order to unde'stnnd fully the situation, It Is necessary to go back to the autumn of 1914. At the time we were organizing the relief work, the Comlte National the Belgian relief or ganization thnt collaborates with the commission for relief In Belgium proponed an arrangement by which the Belgian government should pay to Its own employees left In Belgium, nnd other unemployed men besides, the wages they nnd been accustomed to receive. The Belglnns wished to do this both for huniuiiitiirliin nndpji- trlollc purposes; they" wished to pro vide the unemployed with the means of livelihood, and. at the same time, to prevent their working for the Ger mans. I refused to be connected In any way with this plan, and told the Belgtnn committee that It had many possibilities of danger; thnt not only would It place a premium on Idleness, but that it would ultimately exasper ate the Germans. However, the policy was adopted, and hns been continued In practice, nnd on the rolls of the Comlte National have been borne the names of hundreds of thousands some 700,000. I believe of idle men receiving this dole, distributed through the communes. "The presence of these unemployed, however, was a constant temptntlon to German cupidity. Many times they sought to obtain the lists of the cho meurs, but were always foiled by the Claim that under the guaranties cov ering the relief work, the records of the Comlte National nnd Its various snborgnnlzntlons were Immune. Itnth er than risk any Interruption of the ravltnlllement, for which, while loath to own any obligation to America, the Germans have always been grateful, since It has had the effect of keeping the population calm, the authorities never pressed the point, other than with the burgomasters of the com munes. Finally, however, the mili tary party, always brutal, nnd with an astounding Ignorance of public opin ion and of moral sentiment, deter mined to put these idle men to work. "General von Blssing and the civil portion of his entourage had always been nnd even now are opposed to this policy, and I think have sincerely done what they could, first, to prevent Its adoption, nnd secondly, to lighten the rigors of Us application. German Promisee Worthless, In the early days of the German ad vance Into Belgium, the people hud learned to fear the worst. This was nnrtlcularly true In Antwerp. In or der to ulleviate their fears and to ob tain guaranties which might hasten the restoration of settled conditions, Cardinal Mertier secured from the German government at Antwerp prom ises, and In a circulur letter dctcd Oc tober lGth, 1914, asked the clergy of the province of Antwerp to commont cate them to the people: "The governor of Antwerp, Baroa von Holnlngen, General von Huene, has authorized me to inform you In his name and to communicate by your obliging Intermediary to our popula tions, the three following declara tions : "(1) The young men need not fear being taken to Germany, either to be enrolled Into the army or to be em ployed at forced labors. , "(2) If individual infractions of po lice regulations nre committed, tho authorities will Institute ojiearch far the responsible authors ana will pun ish them, without placing the respon sibility on the entire population. "(3) The German and Belgian au thorities will neglect nothing to seo thut food is assured to the popula tion." These promises were not kept, as Cardinal Mercler nnd his colleagues show by abundant evidence In tho "Ap peal to Truth." "On March 23d, 1015. at the arsenal nt Luttre the German authorities post ed a notice demanding return to work. On April 21st, 200 workmen were call ed for. On April 27th soldiers went to- fetch the workmen from their homes nnd take them to the arsenal. In tho absence of n workman, a mem ber of tho family was arrested,. Workmen' Imprisoned' on Trains, "However, the men nmlulnlucd their refusal tu work, 'heenuxn they were unwilling tn co-opcinto In nets uf will against Iht'lr country.' "On May 4th. 21 workmen detained In prison at Nlvelles were tried at Mons by a eoiirt-nmrtltil, 'on the charge of lielnu members of a secret society, having for Its aim to thwarl (he carry ing nut of (icriimn inilllai-y measures.' They were condemned to Imprison incut. "tin May Sth, 1!M. IS workmen were shut up In a freight car ami taken to Germany, "on May Mih, 4,"i men were deport ed to Germany. "On May ISlli a fresh proclamation announced that the prisoners would receive only dry bread and water, ami hot food only every four days, tin May 22d three cars with 104 work men were sent toward Chnrlerol." "A similar course was adopted at Maliues, where by various methods of Intimidation, the German authori ties attempted to force tho workers nl the arsenal to work on material for tho railways, as If It were not plain that this material would become win material sooner or later. Stopped All Traffic In Mallnes. "On May :10th, 1SU.1, the governoi general announced that he 'would b olillil to punish the town of Mnllne. and its suburbs by stopping all com mercial tratlle If by 10 a. in. on Wednesday. June 2d, S00 workmen had not presented themselves for work nt tho arsenal. "On Wednesday, June 2d. not a single man appeared. Accordingly, a complete stoppage took place of ever) vehicle within a melius of several kilo meters of the town. "Several workmen were taken by force nnd kept two or three days ut the arsenal. "The commune of Swevegbm (west ern Klunders) was punished In June. 1015, because the !!TiO workmen nt the private factory of M. Bekaert refused to make barbed wire for the Germno army. "The following notice wns placard ed at Menln In July-August, Win: 'By order: Krom today the town will no longer afford aid of any descrli- tlon Including assistance to their families, wives, nnd children to an operatives except those who work regularly nt military work, and othei tasks assigned to them. All other op eratives nnd their families can hence forward not be helped in any fashion.' Punished for Refusal to Work. "Similar measures were taken In October. 1915, nt Harlebekelez-Court nil, Blsseghem, Lokercn. and Mons. From Hnrlebeke 29 Inhabitants wer transported to Germany. At Mons, In II. Lenoir's fnctory, the directors. foreman, nnd SI workmen were Im prisoned for having refused to work in the service of the Gorman urmy. M Lenoir was sentenced to five years' Im prisonment, the Ave directors to n year each, six foremen to six months. and the 81 workmen to eight weeks. "The general government had re- course also to Indirect methods of compulsion. It seized the Belgian fled Cross, confiscated Its property, nnd changed Its purpose arbitrarily. It attempted to make Itself muster of the public chnritles, and to control the national aid and food committee. "If we were to cite In extensn the decree of the governor general of Aug ust 4th, IOI.'i, concerning measures In tended to nssure the carrying out of works of public usefulness, nnd thnt of August 15th, 'concerning the unem ployed, who, through Idleness, refrain from work,' It would be seen by what tortuous means the occupying power attempts to attack at once the mas ters and the men." Fines Imposed Without Reason. The German authorities were not satisfied with one Impoverishing levy, In November, Wl.'i. one month before the . expiration of the twelve-month period fixed for the levy, they decreed thnt the contribution of 40,000,000 francs a month should be pnld for nn Indefinite period. In November, 1910, they Increased the levy to 50.000,000 francs a month. In addition, faithful to the method laid down by the high command, the German authorities have continued to levy fines upon towns and villages for acts committed in their neighborhood, although they had no proof thnt these acts hud been committed by any Inhabitant of the city or village thus fined. soil, no rocks; poultry house, sums chickens; vckcIiuIiIch III collur. In qulro 10H3 W. Hecoitd street, All brey lliltht. aS-4:i,4Ki ,MH HALIO Lot 7. block U and lot 1G, block 14, l'ark Add. with houses, onn fimilHhnd; cheap. 1', o. llox 1BI. :iO-42,47 "AB0UEPITE ClAPK Rab' Diarv .NIK HAI.H llarley Davidson 1IH0 inolorcyi-lci, with sliln cai ; also 11)11 Cadillac louring car, K'u. as- i'.4.-h: pK hai.i:- furiiltiire. gross St. -I'Mvo-room house aim Win. Stone, Mil Con-27-42. 7i At the I.llH'rty Theatre, Huiidny nnd Monday. IXCKXDIAItY lll.V.KS AKK NKT IX K.VSI (Continued from I'ngo One.) One cent a word Is all a llttlo Want Ad will cost you. : - BULLETIN Classified Ads Coit One Cent a Word . fv The Daily ! it Read by Everyone in Bend The Weekly , Circulation 1750) Reaches Everyone Who Buyi or Selb in Bend, and circulates Throughout Central Oregon You Get What You Want PHONE 561 The loss was $200,000. f ' r . VSK LKTTKll OK WAKXIXG. WASHINGTON. 1). C. Jan. 20. Warning In tho form of a mysterious letter was sent to President Wilson hinting at a plot to destroy docks and plants engaged In tho manufacture of war materials. This is being used In connection -with the Investigations of today's fires. Tho letter, which was considered at a rablnot nieetlivx on January IS, said tho plots would bo effective on Tuesday. This caused uddltlonal guards to ho placed at tho plants and docks everywhere In the country. Trices now are a.t a hlgh-wator mark. Aro you saving In proportion? Tho First National Bank, Bond, Ore. Adv. put HAI.i: N"4 KV'4 Sec. 57. Tp. 17, S. It. 12, containing 110 acres, more or less, lying ntirtlieiiHt of llniid and within a mile and a half of tho center of the cliy. Terms, ensh. Miiko mo an offer. J. F. Iletiu, Court House, ('Inclmmtl, Ohio. OS-Ill), 47c JiHUt N.AI.K Second hand Ford car III igood condition. Inquire lleud tiiiriiKii. 10-8,43c glDKWAl.K I'Olt h.AI.K sixty foel of good four-foot sidewalk. 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H-Ill'tfo I'Olt ItKXT Onn or two new rooms In modern house, close In, I'Iioiio Ited 1711. 37-4:ip iOK ItFXT-Smnll house, partly fur-V, iilshed, near depot, $il n month, S. It, llogln. 3D Lafayette avoiiue. 29-42. 43p TO TRADK. fo TIlAlsK Flvii-passciigcr 1917 Venn good as new, for cirn- Im proved lleuil pr -"erty. W, V llrntB Itndiiioiid. 3'i-U,rp fO THAKF Five acres of land near tllKII school, The Dalles, Urn., (or Hand property or Innd In Dcschutu or Crook counties. See F. F. Flsch, 1 063 lloi'.d street, or address 'l O. llox .12.1, llend. Or. 20-4 Itfc i All Klectrlc Toaster Hint turns the toast, !M. Adv. CLASSIFIED AOVERIKEMraS THE, ffi PLACER j (Payable Cash In Advance.) Ptyi7tv FOR SALE poit HALF Blue Andaluslan cock erels. Mrs. A. I). LewlB, Phone Rural 317. 39-43p poll HALF Fresh cows, also young jersey ncirer. inquire uuiu.tin. 35-43, 44p poll HALK Two-room hous.-. Ix24 furnished, 2 lots 50x120 each: good THIS TOWN IS YOUR HOME HELP TO MAKE IT A IJETTICU HOME HY CO-OPEKATIN. 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