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UKND IIULLKTin, IIKNI), OHKGON, THURSDAY, .JANUARY l, 101H PAOB 9 "HUNS" SCORNED LAW OF NATIONS Uso of Civilians as Hoslayos and lor Scrocns Part of Dovillsh System. FIRST MADE USE OF IN 1070 At That Time It Wae Condemned by the Civilized World, hut the Qor. man Military Leaders Have Never Abandoned It. Ampin proof that the march of the German armies through Belgium was marked by massacres niul rru elties almost beyond belief is given gg&i'fi a document made public by the committee on public information, from which the following in taken: Tim iiinsnnrrcn In llelglum mill northern Kriini'it wore n part of Hid (Ionium system of frlghtfiiliicnn. An other fruluri! of HiIn nynteiu whs lint iimt of i.ivlllniis iih hontngen unit for .-ereenn. In illncnnMng lh lli' of hontngen the Oeriunn Wnr Hook (Krlcgnhrnuch Im l.undkrlcgo) says: "Ity hontngen lire understood thonc persons who, ns security or hull for the fulfillment of IrrnlIrN, promlncn, or other etiiltitM, nro Inkcn or dclnliicd by the opposing m I rt t or It tinny. Their provlHlnii bun bi'i'ii lens iiniimI In re. (nit mith, iin n result of which some tyfesnors of llu- Inw of tuitions have (i'muty decided Hint the inking of himtngen lutN disappeared from tin practice of H lllr.nl untloim, . , , "A now application nf 'hnnlnge rlttltt miin practiced bv tin' German Muff In the wnr of 1 STI. when It compelled lending citizens from French towns ntnl vlllngc to nrroinpiiny trulim mid locomotive In order to protect thr rnllwny romiiiiinlentlonn which were threiltenetl by till' people. Since the 1 1 vex of pcuccnhtc liilinhllmitn were, without nny fault on their purl. there, by expoxed to gmve danger, every writer outside Germany bus mIkiiiii tired this tiieiiMire iin eoutrnry to the liiw of IIMtlollH niul iin tlliJuMllleil to- wards the luhiibltimtN of the country." Clung to Frlohtfulneas. Although their decdn In the Frnnro- I'riiNNhiii wnr hnd been tiulvcrnnlly condemned, iin they thcniM-lvcs admit- ted, the lenders ilbl not Intend In nbnndou such n useful measure of ; frlKhtfulneNN. In l.'luterprete Mill- tnlre the forum were protldcd for such nets In the next wnr. Iloth In IIWkIuiu nnd In France the Oeriiiiins hnve con "tiuitly tiied hontngen. The evidence In contained In the prorlninntlonN of rlhn governing ntilhorltlc niul nUo In the dlnrli-N of the Oennnri soldiers. A few cxnmplc from these will (Hun trntn the system whleh wns eniiloyel. A specimen of the nrhltrnrlncsn nnd rnielly l furnished by the proclumu (Ion of Mrjnr Dlcckmnuu, from whlrh the following sections nre preNeiited: "After 0 ii. in. on the 7th Neptcm tier, I will penult the limine In Ileyne. IleitNny, Orlvrgnec, niul Hols-di-Hrctix to be Inhnhlled by the persons who lived In them formerly, iin long iih (bene person an not forbidden to fre quent these- locnlltlcs by olllelnl pro lilhltlnn. Prominent People Hostage. "In order to be Mire thnl the nbnvc tnentbuied permit will not be illumed, the burgomaster of Hcyuc-llounny mid of alrlvegnpu mum Immediately pre pare Hat of prominent persons who Mill he held iin hontngen for -I hour i'nrli nt Tort Flcrou. September (I. 1014, for the Drxt lime (the period of ..detention nIiiiII be) from (I p. m. until wptember 7 tit inlddny. I lie me or incxe niiNinKeN iiepeuiiN on the populntlon of the nlmve-ineii-tinned rommuueN retnnlnliie ipilet wn ler nil rlrruiiiNtnnreN. "nurltiK I he nlnlit It Ih neverely for bidden to liov nny IiiiiiIiioun MkiiiiIh. UlrycleH nni permltteil only between 7 u, m, nnd ft p. in. ((lermiin time), Trnm the lint whlrh In Niibtultted to me I ahull dexlKmite prominent per NiiiiH who nhnll be hostiiKeN from noon of one dny until the following uildduy. If thii nuliHtltule In not there In due time, the boMtiiRe iiiiihI remnln nuntle t r "I hnurn nt the fori. After them) ?l bourn the hontuKe will Incur the Vennlly of denth, If the Milmtltute fnlln to uppenr. "1'rlexlH, burKomnNtera, nnd the nth T iilemberN of Hie council uro to be token flrnt iih hoHtnKCH. "I Innlnt Hint nil cIvIIIiuih who move flhout In my dlHtrlrt , , , nliow their renpert to the nermiin ollleerK by Inldtik off their hntx, or HflliiK their tinndH to their hernia In mllltnry milnte. f In ciiho of doubt, everj' Oeriunn an). ' llcr iniiHt Im (minted. Aiiynno who Ooi'H not do HiIh mtiHt expect the Oer iunn mllltnry In mnko Hh'iiihcIvch ro Kpetied liy every iiiciiiin." Hold Small Natlona Have No Rlghte. "The fnto Hint IIoIrIuiii Iiiih rulleil down upon hernelf Ih luiril for the In (llvldunl, but tint too hard for HiIh po lltlcnl Htrtifluro (atantNuelilldo), for tlin iIphHiiIgh of the Immortnl Krcut nit tlorm Htnnd no IiIkIi Hint they cannot but hitvo tho rlKht, In Ciiho of need, to fltrldn over exlHtcnco that ennnnt do fend thoiiiHolviiH, but live, iih puniHltca, upon tint rivnlrli'H of the Krent." I'rof. II. Onckcn, In RuildeulHclin MoimtHliOft, (South Oermiui Monthly,) Would they luivo dared to defend until n policy If they could have hoou tlin announcement sent out by tho pur ijli of BU Hiidelln with Ita ullunt elo- ITIIh In mi luvllnlloii to n Hervlce In memory of 00 men mid women from niTit piiiiHh, of whom nil hut two were, killed by tlio (Iitiiiiiiim In (he iiiiiHHiicni of AtmiiHt ft mid 0, 1(11 1. Tlio cioMiiK MenteiieeH nro: "(leiiilu Heart of Alary, ho my refuse, "Our I.ndy of l.oiirdcM, prny for im. "HI, .loneph, pulroii of HdIkIiiu, prny for iih, "HI, lliirdellii, patron of the purlMli, prny for ih, "Knlnto llnrhe, pntroneNN or kindly denth, prny for iim." After remlliiK niicIi (,'luiHlly necouiilM, mmiy of them written by (termini eye wliiieNNeH, mid kimwlni; Hint aliiillni tnlcM were mibllNhed widely In the (lermmi ueWMpnperN, It In dllllcult to fnil with patience aiieh woiiIh iih IbeNe: "The (lermiin nrmy (In which I of entire Include the inivy) In todny tlin KienleNt liiNtltule for nioriil education In the world." "The (lei'innu noIiIIitn uloue nre IboroiiKhly dlNclpllued, nnd hnve never ho much iin hurt n linlr of n Nluule In lieei'iil hummi beliiK.' IIoiinIoii Stew im Chmiiberhilii. In KrleKHiiufHiltj'.e, "H'nr KNNiiyN," till I. "We nee everywhere how our moI dlern reNpeet the Miercd ilefeiiNeleNN i"nn of woiiinn mid child." I'rof. (I, Itoelhe, In Di-lltNche Itedeu III Heliwerer .it. "(lerimiii SpeeeheN In Dllllftill linyH." Hottaget' Llvee Hung by Thread. "In order to ItiNiire auilleleiitly tin1 Niifety of our troom mid the trmiipilb Ity of the population uf KellilN, the PiTnoiin mentioned have been weired iin boNtuKeN by the eomuimider of the Oeriunn nrmy. Thewe IionIukcn will be xliot If there In the leant dlnorder. (u the other hand, If the town re uialiiN perfectly calm and quiet thcxe hontiiKen nnd liihubltiiutN will be placed under the protection of the (lermiin nrmy, , "Tin: (ii:ni:h.m. commandino. "ICeliiiN, ''ih Hi'iitember, Hill." Heueulh Ihln procliimutlou there were punted the ualllen of SI hoxtuKc niul li nlatemelit Hint othern liail iiIh.i been mixed iin hontnKen. The liven of nil Ibene men depended III reality Uhiii the lulerpniiitlon which the (ler mmi mllltnry niithorltlen mlkiit Klve to the elliptic phrane. "the leant dlnorder," In the proclamation. IIiikIi (lltixon. In a .lournnl from our Leuullou III HelKllim. iiiKe IS I. explain whut wan likely to happen: "Another lliliu; In, that on enterlns n town, they hold the liurKoinimter. the proeureiir du ml, mid other auihorlHe' nn hontnKen to Innure rood behavior by the population, Of coll me. the hood' llltu rlnnn would like notlilliu' bettel tbnu to nee their naturnl euemlen, the defender of Inw and ordi'r, Icuouitut ounly nhot, nnd they do not restrain tbemnelven n bit on account of thr hontiiK'en," Diary of Bombardier Wetxel. "Auc. 8th. Klrnt flcht nnd act fire to nevernl vlllaeen. "Aur. Pth. Hcturnefl to old qiinr- tern: thrrr we nen relied nil the hounei nnd ahot the mayor nnd nhot one innn down from the ehlmuey int. nnd then we nRiiln net fire to the Hinge. "On the 18th Amtuat I.etnlle (?) rnp lured 10 men with three prlentn be rniine they hnve nhot down from thr church tower. They were brought Into the Hinge of Ste. Marie, "Oct. nth. We went In quartern In the evening nt WHIcknmm. Lieutenant Hadfeln wan quartered In the mnyor'i lioiiMe nnd there had two prisoner (tied together) on u nhort whip, nnd In enne uuylhlug huppened they were tn be killed. "Oil. 11th. We hud no tight, but we caught about '.1) men and nhot them. (Prom the dairy of llombanller Wetr.el, Second Mounted Mattery Tlrnt Kur hennlun Held Artillery, Hcglmcnt No 11.)" The Germans also found It con. ven lent on many ocean ons to necun- civilians, both men and women, who could he forced to mnreh or stutid In front of the troops, so Hint the country men of the civilians would he coin pelted first tn kill their own people If they rvnlnttsl the Oerinnns, This usage Is Illustrated In the following: Letter of Lieutenant Eberleln. "October 7, 101-1. "Hut we arrested three other civil ians, nnd then I had a brilliant Idea. We gave them chairs, uud we then or dered them to go nnd sit out In the middle of the street. On their part, pitiful entreaties; on ours, a few blows from the butt end of the rllle. Utile by little one becomes terribly callous ut this business. At last they Were all seated outside In the street. I do not know what anguished prayers they tuny hnve said but I noticed that their hands were convulsively clasped the whole time. I pitied these fellows, but the method was Immediately effective. "The Hunk lire from the houses ipilckly diminished, so that we were able, to occupy the opposite house and thus to dominate the principal street. Kvcry living being who showed himself In the street was shot. The artillery on Its side had done- good work nil this time, and when, toward seven o'clock In the evening, tlm brigade advanced to thn assault tn relieve us I was In a position tn report that Saint Die had been cleared of the enemy, "Later on I learned that tho regi ment of reserve, which entered Saint nio further to the north had tried the same experiment. Thn four civilians whom they had compelled In Hid sumo way tn sit out In the street were killed by French bullets, I myself saw them lyjng In tho middle, of tho street near th'u hospital. "A. KIIRHI.KIN, "First Lieutenant," Letter published on tho 7th October, WM, In the Vorntiemlhlutt of the MunchniT Ncuestu Nuchiichten. WHY WE FIGHT AGAINST PRUSSIAN AUTOCRACY 1QI TrPjrP fS& 'tAuntno BWMMSSSm3 TO VOLUNTEER rUlllaTlfllBial7iA..iMiHP 1.'B iB . M Aat.' .LunaV4 I "MmtimmmmLMMz, sjb m-xi vS ''P?iiaLl tt. 5TS TvTM I ; - . 'rPsSo mmFS "a i a &&&.- - h X34.' -T--J '' XigSBsiSMBSm Hlil'ly tliln tclimrknlMc picture arnl you raiiiut full lo iinilvrntninl why wa nro (IrIiIIiik tin- I'nmnlnii nwlocrniy You will iwn mw truly tlm criminal nplrll that move mnn In Iho (Irrinmi nrmy iiikI navy to commit oiitnmn nKnlnnt liumanlty In rmlxMtliMj In (tin (Icroimi IoiInit Iiro lh iirtlnl hnn utinwn tho autocrat and hi wnrrlur- an thy rmlly urn. In their nITort to iul tha hobnailed hcM of Prunlan lam on tho rmckn of frro nnllonn tlio ClTinium jilundcr tlm hone-n of Innocent non conitiatunta, nn tho whllo IIhk to lurn their enrmtrn out Into tho own lo he nhot, murdrr women and children, cut off the handi of Imblti, and Introduce Into war fan polton . PARISH PRIEST USED AS SHIELD Brand WflitlOCk TdlS Of Cowardly Act of Commander of Ger man Detachment. HUGH GIBSON ADDS EVIDENCE Telia of PrlciU Compelled to Walk De fore "Hunt" to Form Screen Cardinal Mercler's Statement aa to Taking of Hostaaet. 77iaf the Germans in Belgium made une of women, children, and priest as screens to protect the tn vaders from Belgian troops is shown by the following testimony gathered by the committee on public infor mation: MlnUter Whlttnrk, In bin rcmrt of Heptcmber 111, 1017, to the secretary of itatcs, given nn Inntunce uf the Ger man practice of necking protection. "The Germans attacked Ilougnerde on the 18th August; the llelglnn troops were holding Hie Gctte bridge In the village. The Germans forced the par ish priest of Atilgaerdeu to wulk In front of them us u shield. As they ncareil the barricade the llelglnn sot tilers fired ami the priest was kilted. After the retreat of the Hclglant the Germans idiot four men, burned W houses, and looted lis)." Hugh Glbnoii, In "A Journal From Our Legation In Ilelgliim," page Km, elves another Incident : "Two old priests have staggered In to the legation more dead than ullve after Inning been compelled to walk ahead of the (ermaii troops for miles us a sort of protecting screen Mtt. Mt III. kill Im III iim. I It la k.il.l fllnf hl ,liy ,Hl. HB ,, wmilt of ml lie nun Sftm ,,,.,, Statement of Cardinal Mercler. "At the rtuie of the Invasion He! glau civilians, In -0 places, were iiiad-i to taku part In operations of war against their own country. At Tor iiioude, I.ebbeke, Dluaut uud elsewhere In many places, peaceable citizens, women and children were forced to march In front of (icriuuu regiments or to make u screen before them, "The system of hostages' wns carrliil out with a tierce cruelty. The proclii mutlou of August -lib, quoted above, declared, without circumlocution: 'Hostages will be freely taken.' "An olllelnl proiiamutlou, posted at Liege, In the early days of August, run thus: 'Hvery aggression committed against the German troops by any per sons other than soldiers In uniform not only exposes the guilty person to be Immediately shot, but will also en tail tho severest reprisals against all the luhuhltit.ts, and especially against those natives uf Liege who have been detained iih hostages In the citadel of Liege by tho conuuaiidaut of thu Ger man troops,' "These hostages nre Monslgnor Hut ten, bishop of Liege; M. Kleyer, burgo master of I. lege; the senators, rcpre HcututlvcH, uud the permanent deputy uud sheriff of Liege," The above quotation Is taken from "An Appeal to Truth," addressed No vember '.M, 1010, by Cardinal Mercler and tho other bishops of llelglum to thu cardinals, archbishops, and bishops of Germany and Austria-Hungary. "Homo ten or a Uracil American cor respondents, of whom I was one, wit nessed tho tlrst Gorman drive through llelglum. Most of us were so appalled uud horrllled by what we saw as to be come uutl-Gormun for life." Will Ir win In Suturday Kvenlng Post, Octo ber 0, 1017, pago 11. Robbery Under dulse of Fines. Tho contracting nations, Including rnr f' aim ilti i i , mimLmmmw i ' pfiJtav'-1 '33 Germany, who nlgned the conventions of the necoud peace conference nt The Hague, 1WI7, pledged themaelvvN to the following: "Article I.. No general pennlty, pc cunliiry or otherwlne, nhall be Inlllcted upon the population on account of the ucta of ImllvldunlN for which they enn- '" regarded iin Jointly uud neverul ly responsible "Article MI. Hequlnltlons In kind and services shall not be demanded from municipalities or Inhabitants ex cept for the needs of the army of oc cupation. They shall be In proportion to the resources of the country, and of such a nature as not to Involve the In habitants In the obligation of taking part In military operations against their own country." The German authorities have violat ed these articles from the very begin ning. As soon us they Invaded Kcl glum, heavy Hues were laid upon Indi vidual communities as reprisals for some act against the Gorman army or Its regulations which was committed within their boundaries. In "An Ap peal to Truth" Cardinal Mercler cites tiie following cases: "Mnllnes, a working-class town, without resources, has had n fine uf 10,000 marts Inflicted on It because the burgomnster did not Inform the mllltnry authority of a Journey which the curdlnal, deprlvei of the use of bis motorcar, hml been obliged to make on foot. In fuel, ujMin the lllmslest pretexts heavy Hues are Inlllcted on communes. The commune of Puers was subjected to a tine of 11,000 marks because u telegraph wire wus broken, although the Inquiry showed that It hud given wuy through wear." Merclleaa Exactions. In addition to such arbitrary, aNirnlk' exactions, In December, 1014, the Germans dcmuudcU -10,000,000 francs $S.OO0,00O), a mouth to bo paid by the llelglan provinces Jointly. Concerning this enormous Imposition Cardinal Mercler says, In thu "Appeal to Truth :" "Now, In December, 1011, llelglum was devastated. Contributions of war lniMistl ou the towns and Innumerable requisitions In kind had exhausted her. Thu greater part of the factories were Idle, and In those which were still at work, raw materials were, contrary to all law, being freely comiuundeered. "It was on this Impoverished llel glum, living ou foreign charity, that u contribution of nearly fiOO.OOO.OOO francs was lmssed.'' The German mllltnry rules have also made the families responsible for acts committed by or charged against mem bers as Is shown In the following ex amples, which are quoted from tho "Appeal to Truth, cited above: "The llelglan government have sent orders to rejoin tho army to the mi litiamen of several el iim. ex. . . . All those who receive these orders are strictly forbidden to act upon them. , . , In case of disobedience the family of the militiaman will be held equally responsible," Punishment "Without Mercy." The commander In chief of thu Ger man army In llelglum posted a procla mation declaring: "Tho villages where acts of hostility f.hall be committed by the Inhabitants against our troops will be burned. "For all destruction of roads, rail ways, bridges, etc., the villages In thu neighborhood of the destruction will be held responsible "Tho punishments' announced nbovu will be carried out severely ami with out mercy. The whole cotumumty will be held responsible. Hostages will bo taken In largo numbers. The heaviest war tuxes will bo levied." At tho end of tho "Appeal to Truth" Cardinal Mercler says: "Hut wo cannot say all here, nor quoto all, "If, however, our readers wish for tho proof of tho accusations , . , wo shall bo glad to furnish them. Thero Is not In our letter, nor In tho four minuses to tho "Appeal (9 Truth, one allegation of which wo have not the proofs lu our records." WlMJJZfi. ffmmUiZ CiOVHIlXMHNT WANTS AHHIHT ANCi: IN CO.MI'IUNO CAItl) IN J)K.V OK AUt ytiWHASlCH AND OTIIi:il KXI'KltTH. POHThANI), Or., Jan. 22. Kvcry achool teacher In Oregon Is asked by the Kovcrnment to volunteer Immoil! - atoly for urgent and Important work In tho execution of tho selective ser- ' vice law In this state. Tho same call Is being made of teachors In evory state. 80 urgent Is the need of their assistance that Pres ident Wilson himself has addressed a letter to all teachers asking them ,to give their Borvlcca for tho very Important work required. This work 1 Is to help local draft boards compile ' Immediately a complete card index .showing tho special qualifications of jOvory man they have classified under tho draft law. This Information must bo had by tho government at once, because calls for men specially qual ified for certain duties aro received from tho army every day. Local! boards aro too busy making classifi cations to do the work. Teachers Hcst Killed. Tho persons best fitted of all oth ers to perform this patriotic task aro tho school teachers, and they are now asked to volunteer their services to their respective local boards. Tho work will not bo hard or exacting. No teacher will bo asked to give more than a few hours for a few days. Hut speed and accuracy nro required. The questionnaire of every man who has I boen classified must be examined and information as to his qualifications for special duties transcribed on a prepared card. A Hhort tmc ago General Pershins callod for a number of trained met eorologists to bo hurried to France Tho government had a list of met-1 uel A,' ,Lc8t?r. Uuly appointed. enrninpi.tn an ) ,-ti i.. -nt-. . , I Qualified and acting administrator ot oorologlsts. so the call was filled and the partnership cstato of F. W. Bli the men sent without delay. 1 vortooth and Samuel A. Lester, tho similar cans for specialists In oth- or lines arc bolr olng made continually. ... ... -L. It is Imperativ o mm mu var ue - partment have a complete card Index, listing for example all tho carpenters, tho mechanics, tho blacksmiths, the accountants and so on, so that at a moment's notice the men required can bo called out by consultation of tho Index. Evory teacher In Oregon who will volunteer to help In this work should present himself or herself Immedi ately to his or her local board. Makes Pcrxonal Request. The President's letter reads as fol lows: To all teachers: The success of tho selective service system has been largely duo to tho rellanco that has been placed on tho cooperation of all citizens In Its execution. In the reg istration, tho election ottlcors ot the several states were called upon to perform a specific task, and they per formed It unanimously and efficient ly. Latterly. I have had occasion to call tho lawyers and tho physicians of tho country to specific duties and they have responded In a solid rank. Tho tlmo has now como when tho I teachers of tho country can perform ! u very necessary wsk aim i nave no doubt that they will respond in the samo manner. The process of classification of all men within the field ot selection Is proceeding rapidly. It becomes neces sary to carry forward with this pro cess, tho making of a vory complete index which shall accurately locate any specially qualified man among tho ten millions on our enrollment lists. Tho local boards aro so over burdened with tho work of classifica tion that this task cannot be put upon them, and yet tho necessities ot the nation rcqulro that It bo performed with tho greatest possible dispatch and accuracy. This duty can bo per formed best by tho teachers of tho various communities. Under author ity conferred upon mo by tho selec tive sorvico law I thoreforo call upon nil teachers to present themselves to to tho local boards having Jurisdic tion ovor tho areas in which they rosldo, for tho purposo of examining tho questionnaires and filling out tho Indox cards In accordance with more specific instructions to bo issuod by tho provost marshal general. WOODHOW WILSON. Wo buy all kinds of hides, pelts, furs, wool. Urlgtss' Second Hand Storo. 37tfc Got Good IIohuHn Quickly. Thoso fow lines from J. E. Haynes, McAlostor, Okla., dosorvo caroful reading by every ono who values good hoalth: "I find no modlcino which acta so mildly and quickly with good rosulta as Foloy Cathartic Tablets. Thoy ompty tho stomach and bowols, giving all ot tho digestive organs a healthy action." Sold ev erywhere Adv. MAIUUIIS VOUNO COUl'JiK. (From Tuosdny'B Dally.) At n q u lot woddlnf? last night at tho homo of Uio brldo's paronts, Mr J nnd Mm. Jamca P. Morso, Mlas Idft It, Morao was mnrrlod to Vornon Put nam. Ilov. Htownrt, pastor of tho Methodist church, performed tho cor nmony. A dnzon clono friends and relatives wore prcsont. Mr. nnd Mrs. Putnam will contlnuo to rcsldo la Horn). LEGAL NOTICES NOTICK. , In ho County Court of tho Stato of. uroRon, ior ucscnuies county. In tho Matter of tho Kstato of Dan Draglch, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that tho un dersigned was on tho Clh day of No vember, 1017, duly appointed ad ministrator of tho cstato of Don Dra glch, deceased. All persona having claims against tho cstato aro heroby notified to presont tho samo duly verified in tho manner provided by law, to H. H. Do Armond, O'Kano HulldlnK, Hand, Oregon, within six months from tho dato of tho first publication hereof, MIKE DHAGICIf, G-9c Administrator. NOTICK TO CKEDITOILS. Notlco is horeby .glvon that tho undersigned has been by tho County Judgo of Deschutes County, Oregon, appointed executrix of tho last will and testament of Mary O'DonncIl, de ceased, and all persons having claims against tho estato of said deceased aro heroby notified and required to present tho samo with proper vouch ers to the undersigned at IJcnd, Ore gon, within six months after tho data of -this notice. Dated and published first tlmo this 27th day of Dcccmbor. 1917. ANNE O'DONNELL, Executrix of tho LaBt Will and Testament of Mary O'DonncIl, De ceased. -13-470 NOTICK OF ADMINISTRATOR'! SAM. In the County Court of tho Stato ot Oregon for Lako County. In tho Matter of tho Partnership Es tato of F. W. Sllvcrtooth and Sam uel A. Lester, tho former now de ceased. Notlco Is hereby siren that I. Sam- xormer now deceased, will, on and a"er ,the ,31a.t daf of January. 1918. 'sell at private salo for cash In hand ,i, fnii-,in j-,ii,i ,,i ,.. v..v .. () uuu. ww i.ia ft uuoi uoiongtng to said estate, to-wlt Tho north half of the northwest ouarter of the southeast quarter, tho south west quarter ot the northwest quar ter, and the southeast quartor ot Sec tion twenty-eight (28), In Township twenty-two (22). south ot Itangft nine (9) cast. Willamette Meridian, in Crook Connty, Oregon. Said real property to be sold sub ject to re-sale and confirmation la the samo manner as other sales ot real proporty made by executors and administrators. In testimony whereof, I have here unto sot my hand this twonty-fourth. day ot December. 1917. S Ail UEL A. LESTER. Administrator ot tho Partnership Estato ot F. W. Sllvcrtooth and Sam uel A. Lester, the former now do ceased. NOTICK OF CONTEST. Department of the Intcr.or. United State Lind Office. Lakcvlow, Ore gon, January 11, 1918. To H. O. Sandln, of unknown ad dress, contestco: You an hereby notified that Leo L. Weston, who gives Bond. Orftgon, as his po.itortice address, did on January 5. 191S. filo ,n U1'8 ,mco hls du,y corroborated A" Z&2 ?. try. Serial No. 04641. mado May 15. mil, tor s4 of section 4. Township 21 S., Itango 18 B., Willamette Meri dian, and as grounds for his contest ho alleges that: 1. I am informed and vorlly be Hove, and therefore state that you erected a one-room shack and a small barn shortly after tiling upon said tract In May, 1911, that you resided upon said tract a part of tho fall and winter of 1911 and 1912, nnd that you abandoned said tract In tho spring of 1912, and have never re turned. I further state that I haro personally known said tract for up wards of ono year last past; that during said year last past you have wholly abandoned said claim for more than ono year last past; that you have never made any improve ments upon said laud, nor cultivated tho same, nor any part, thereof; ex cept as above; that your allosod ab- sonco from and tatluro to cultivate sain land was not duo to your em ployment in tho army, navy or ma rine corps, or other organization de scribed in the act of July 28, 1917, or otherwise. You are, theroforo, further notified that tho said allegations will bo tak en as confessed, and your said entry will bo canceled without furthor right to bo heard, either beforo this ottlco or on appeal, It you fail to filo In this office within 20 days after tho fourth publication ot this notlco, as shown below, your answer, undor oath, specifically responding to theso alle gations of contest, togother with due proof that you havo served a copy ot your answer on tho said contestant either In porson or by registered mall. You should stato In your answer tho name of tho postoftlco to which you deslro futuro notices to bo sont to you. JAS. F. BURGESS, 6-7-8-9c. Register. Da,to ot 1st publication, Jan. 17, 1918, Dato of 2d publication, Jan. 24, 1918. Dato of 3d publication, Jan. 31, 1918. Dato of 4th publication, Feb, 7, 1914V P