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BUND, DKHCIIUTKH fJOUNTV, OKKOON, 'I'lltJIlrlDA Y AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 7, 101H
NO. 5.1
FIRST OF AMERICAN TRANSPORTS IS TORPEDOED
Germans Attack Cunard Liner
Tuscania Off Ireland Coast
DISPATCH SAYS 210 MEN LOST; 2187 SAVED
PasscnKcrs On Nearby Vessels Watch Boat Founder
Many of Twentieth Forestry Engineers Regiment
On Board Small Parties of Survivors Picked Up
Along Coast, May Reduce Size of Death List.
( By United Press to The Bend Bulletin.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 7. Torpedoed off the coast,
of Ireland, the Cunard liner Tuscania, carrying 2179
American troops, was sunk this morning. Early reports
stated that probably more than 260 men were lost.
The vessel was convoyed by British warships and car
ried large companies of United States troops. Those on
board included headquarters CompaniesD and F of the
Twentieth Engineers, also aero squadrons, engineer
trains, military police and a replacement detachment from
the Thirty-Second division, comprising the national guard
of Michigan and other Middle West states, who had been
training at Camp McArthur, Texas.
The Tuscania was torpedoed Tuesday, British hospital
ships being rushed to the scene of the tragedy as soon as
word was learned of it. Six hundred survivors were land
ed at Lame, in Ireland, and 30 at Islay.
Vice-Admiral Sims cabled that he believes the big trans
port is still afloat. He did not mention the convoy, but
officials are of the opinion that it was composed of either
British or American vessels.
The strikingly small number of casualties was due to
the precautions taken in the torpedo drill aboard the
vessels.
Latest War Department official estimate stated 113
American troops, 97 passengers, and the crew are still
in issinj. It gives 2043 troops
DIHIWTCHK8 HAY SIO IXMiT.
NEW Y0IIK. Fob. 7. London dls
vatchos to llio United Press Indicate
thn totnl number of American troops
lost on tho Tusranln MS. of these
102 bolng oulliitml men. Tbo totnl
n u m lu r of officer and soldiers on
liimrd Is given ss 110(1. In addition
thnro were 10 ship's officers, 1 2 R
iallors. three passengers and 32 un
designated persons reported saved.
The onllro loss, therefore, Is placed
nt 210.,
, HMtVIVOIW NOIIIKR 2187.
IXDNDON, Kob. 7. The Ilrltlsh ad
miralty announced that 210 men were
lost and 2187 savod In tlio disaster.
RKIHXIT MADE COMPLETE.
WASHINGTON, B. 0.. Kob. 7.
Moro complete reports state that acat
i tercd units of hoadquurtors divisions
nud Companlos D and K.. tho One
(Continued on Page 2.1
WAREHOUSE IS
F
tOMMlTTKK AIMHHNTKI) AT THK
GRANGE HAM, MKKTIXO, IN
SPECTS HITEH IMiACM NEED
KI TO HTOBK rOTATOKH.
rinns for 'the eroetlon of a fiirmors'
-wnrolioiiBO near tho railroad tracks
In nond wore tomporarlly puncturod
when a committee composed of J. A.
iMelvln. Fred Hoynolds and Julius
Peterson mot with County Agricul
turalist R. A. Ward to limped sltos
near town. Owing to tho high cost
f construction materlnls It Is likely
Hint tho warohouso will not be put
lip Immediately, In splto of the groat
need for ono.
Tho mnttnr was flrat proposed nt
mooting of fnrmors hold nt Hond
Grunge hall on tho ovonlng of Fob
niary 2. Albout 50 members of tho
Farmers' Union and Eastorii Star
Grnngo gathered to hoar a dlacusnlon
of tho way In which tho bumper crop
of potatoes could heat .bn handled.
C. 8. Hudson, of tho First National
Hank, of Dond, spoko on tho ware
(ContlnuooToiT Paio 8.)
ARMERS
PLAN
as survivors,
CAN HAVE NO FUNDS
FOR HIGHWAY WORK
Members of Con my Court ltd urn
From Cmifrrpiiro With Htulo
Hlghnny Commission.
Returning this morning from Port
land whero they had been In consul
tation with tho State Highway Com
mission, thn members of thn Des
chuies county court report that no
funds will be avallablo from the com
mission for highway construction
this year or until tho commission Is
able to soli Its bonds. Deschutes
county Is not alone In this, no money
being available for any part of tho
state.
Now regulations of thn Fcdoral Ro
servo Hank concerning tho sale of
now bond Issues, which innko It Im
possible for the state to plnco Its
sccurltlos at the present time, aro tho
rouson for the altuutlon. Whenovor
any money Is available It Is under
stood thut Deschutes county will be
one of tho first to receive additional
uld.
BLAZE IN LAUNDRY
DOES LITTLE DAMAGE
Fire of unknown origin broke out
In tho basement of tho Uend Steam
Laundry last night about 10 o'clock,
but was checkod before more than a
tow dollars' worth of dnmngo was
done. Tho liluzo was In tho holler
room and may havo boon started by
a spark, Ono of tho wnshers going
homo from work, noticed smoke whon
ho had gono several blocks from the
building. Ho turned In nn alarm and
with tho asslstunee of tho hoso cart
nnd several pnssni'Bby, tho blaze wits
extinguished boforo what might eas
ily have boon a serluUB tiro had got
under way.
BRITISH FORCES RAID
NEAR ARMENTIERES
(ny Unltml Fross to Tho Bend Bulletin.) '
LONDON, Feb. 7. Positions onst
of Armontloros woro rnldod today by
tho British. Knomy artillery Is nc
tlvo southwest of Cambral and south
of Lons.
DOUBT IF COAST
MEN
BOARD
MANY 1 ROM HEND ENLISTED
WITH KNGI. VEERS OOVKR
XOH'H HON MAY UK HA FE
WI.MK FROM ( AMI I.KWIH.
Illy United Press loTht Bend Bulletin.)
SAN FIIANCI8CO, Feb. 7 That
many men from tho Pacific Coast
were in the section of the Twentieth
Engineers endungorcd in tho Tuscan
la disaster, Is doubted horo. Most of
those from this section have been
abroud for some time.
WITHVCOMIIE THOlGHT HA KK.
.8ALK.M. Or., Feb. 7. Karl Withy
combe, sou of the governor and a
member of Company I), Twentieth
Engineers, wroto recently that he ex
pected to 'bo transferred to another
roglmont.
HOME FROM ('AMI I.KWIH.
CAMP LEWIS, Feb, 7. It Is said
here that members of the 166th De
pot Brigado, filled out the Twentieth
Engineers.
OREGON MAN IH SAFE.
PORTLAND, Feb. 7. Word re
ceived here stales that Harry Keller,
of Klamath Falls, was among those
saved on tho Tuscania. Other Ore
gonlans believed on board are Mr.
Jamlcson and W. O. Robertson, of
Portland; W. II. Curtis. Jr., Sydney
Hernltt, William Burrand. H. 11. Ha
zelton and William Belt, of Marsh
field, i
LOCAL MEN WITH FORESTERS.
Among tho man who enlisted' In
the Twentieth Engineers from Bend,
It Is thought possible that some might
bo with those on the torpedoed trans
port. From Percy Stevens, brother
of Mrs. Frank Prince, a card was-received
Sunday night apprising them
of his sailing but not mentioning
what boat he would be on. It may
be possible that he had already ar
rived In France, or might have been
on one of the other boats as a large
number are known to bo crossing this
week.
Those who Joined the englueers'
(Continued on Puge 3.)
HCHOOL KINDS PORTIONED.
State and county funds for the
schools are being apportioned to the
districts today. The allotment which
Is being disposed of amounts to
19736.61, of which Bend will receive
13782.20. This means that $14.
254.87 has been spent for tho schools
this year. Another sum of money
amounting to approximately $7000
will be given out after the spring
tnxes are In.
FIRST PHOTOGRAPH
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i taiuautMNMNttiiie.' w&"-.-"iiiMsisissssssesei!is
First photograph received in America from the Russo-Teuton pence conference at Brest-Lltovsk, showlt the con
ference In session and Trlnce Leopold of Bnvarln signing the agreement for an armistice.
STORY IS TOLD
1 SPECTATORS
TI HCA.MA WAH TCRNING WHEN
' HTRICK PASS FINGERS ON THK
' NKARIIY BOATS DID NOT KNOW
OK THK TRAGEDY.
(I)y United Piw to The Bend Bulletin.)
LONDON, Feb. 7. An eye witness
passenger on another ship said the
Tuscania was warned by a vessel
spotting the submarine, and was
turning when struck by the torpedo,
which hit on the broadside a little
astern. He said that most of the
passengers on the other ships did not
know what had happened and con
tinued to enjoy a merry evening. The
destroyers and other vessels sur
rounded the Tuscania and picked up
i the survivors from the sea In the life
boats.
Two explosions occurred, the sec
ond apparently from the boiler. The
Tuscanla's lights remained on after
she was hit, then flares were sent up
and the lights went out.
Survivors said trouble occurred In
lowering the life boats, owing to the
heavy list and this was responsible
for a number of the casualties.
NO PANIC OS HOARD.
GLASGOW, Feb. 7. American of
ficers among the survivors say there
was no panic on board. British de
stroyers were alongside the stricken
ship even before the men on It re
alized they had been torpedoed. Per
fect order was maintained during the
rescue work.
. Within three hours the vessel was
floated. Its steering gear bad been
fouled and several life boats were
smashed. In the dark is was almost
Impossible to find their occupants or
the swimmers, who had donned life
belts and Jumped overboard. Soldiers
in the boats sang, "They've Got to
Cut The' Out," when leaving their
ship.
FRENCH ARTILLERY
ACTIVE ALONG FRONT
(By United Press to The Bend Bulletin.)
PARIS. Feb. 7. Artillery is ac
tive over a wide section of the French
front In the Aisne, Chaminon and
Pa run regions on the right hank of
the Meuse. Attacks were repelled.
Cannonading was reported north of
tho Alsne and along the right bank of
the Meuse, also near Hill 304, at
IIartmann8wellerkopf and elsewhere.
Germans bombarded Panholz, but
were repelled when they attacked.
OF THE PEACE PARLEY
AMERICAN STEAMER
ALMANANCE IS SUNK
(Br United Press to The Dmlly Bulletin)
- WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb.
7. This afternoon Secretary of
the Navy Daniels announced
that the American steamer Al-
manance was torpedoed yester-
day. 8ix of her crew are miss-
lng but the gunners have been
reported safe.
HEADQUARTERS ARE
MOVED TO PORTLAND
WmWin Pine Manufacturers' Associ
ation Votes to Tranxfer Offices
From Hpokane to Rose City.
SPOKANE. Feb. 7. The Western
Pine Manufacturers' Association, In
annual meeting yesterday, voted to
move Its headquarters to Portland.
Formal action will be taken by the
directors. The association comprises!
the manufactuerrs of Idaho, Montana,
Eastern Oregon and Eastern Wash
ington, and Its activities Include grad
ing, traffic, box and Information bu
reaus. David C. Eccles, of Ogden, Utah,
was elected president; Roy M. Hart,
of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, vice presi
dent, and H. M. Stratbern, of Post
FallB, Idaho, treasurer. A. W. Coop
er was re-elected secretary.
T. A. McCann and J. P. Keyes rep
resented the local mills at the meet
ing. MAN FROM SISTERS
SECURES DISCHARGE
Aubry K. Perry WiU Return From
Camp Lewis Exemption Be
cause of Dependents.
Word has been received from Camp
Lewis. of the discharge of. Aubrey E.
Perry, of Sisters, because of the-fact
that he is married. He was water
master of the Squaw Creek district
and claimed exemption on agricul
tural grounds but made no claim be
cause of having dependents. The ag
ricultural claim was denied and he
went to camp with the other drafted
men from this section but will now
be returned to his home.
With the report of Mr. Perry's dis
charge comes a request that another
man be sent but, according to the
local board, two more men than the
county quota have already been sent
and so no more will go. The next in
turn is A. W. Spears, now In Port
land. RUSSIANS WILL NOT
CONCEDE TO PEACE
IBy United Press to The Bend Bulletin.)
PETROGRAD, Feb. 7. Russian
delegates at Brest-Litovsk unani
mously refuse to concede to the Teu
tonic demands for seperate peace to
become effective immediately. Ne
gotiations are continuing.
AT BREST-LITOVSK
ACCOUNTS
OR
1
FAILURES
REPORT IS MADE TO
SCHOOL BOARD.
City Superintendent Has Eight Rea
sons For Large Percentage of
Pupils Who Were Condi
tioned or Given Flunks.
Accounting for the large number
of failures In the eighth grade exam
inations this term, City School Super
intendent F. Thordarson last night
gave a report before the regular meet
ing or the school board. In detail
this showed the grades of each pupil,
the teacher under which the subject
was taken, the attendance and other
such points. Of the 23 children, who
took the examination, 8.6 per cent
passed, 69 per cent were conditioned,
and 21 per cent failed.
"There are eight clear cut reasons
for this," said Mr. Thordarson. These
he enumerated as follows:
Come From All Over. ,
Children In the Bend schools have
come from 35 different states. No
two hare the same courses of study
or text books and classes have bees
disarranged when these pupils hare
come into them.
A mid-year class is generally weak
er than the others hecauBe the nunibi
always have their year widely split
in half.
During the past year, due to Illness
and a marriage, the eighth grade pu
pils have had four different Instruc
tors. Miss Cane, who has the last year
pupils at the Reid school, was 111 dur
ing review time.
Attendance Cut Down.
The scarlet fever scare cut down
on attendance.
Institute week came closer than
usual to the period set aside for re
views.
The questions in the grammar ex
amination on two topics were valued
at 60 per cent. This is giving unus
ual emphasis to single questions.' Br
missing one of them a pupil could
drop below the passing mark.?
A much more strict base of grad
ing the papers was used in the connty
school superintendent's office thus
year.
Mr. Thordarson also called atten
tion to the figures showing that of the
five pupils who had failed, the high
est number of days any had attended
was 69 out of 90, and one had been
(Continued on Page 3.)
DETAILS TO BE
ALL INFORMATION CQNCEHXUTO
DISASTER WILL BE MADE PUB
LIC AT ONCE, IN ORDER TO RE
LIEVE ANXIETY.
(By United Press to The Bend Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 7. -"An
adversary who has refined bnt
yet made more savage the stealth ot
wars has challenged America," sa'd
Secretary Baker today after learning
the news of the Tuscania disaster.
"We must, and we will, win this war.
Losses such as the one which has
Just occurred, tend to unite the coun
try in sympathy with the families of
the victims and also to bind all more
strongly together In their purpose
for a determined progress in the con
flict. "The details of the sinking of the
Tuscania," he went on, "will be given
to the public as soon as received, in
order to rellove anxiety.".,
All of the departments today echo
this determination to avenge the
deaths of the United States soldiers
and sailors lost. Leaders In Congress
are redoubling their efforts to push
the war.,
GIVEN
OUT SOOfl