n 1IKNI) IlUMiKTIN, IIKNI), OKKGON, THUIWDAV, JANUARY 1, 1018 PAOB h r HUNS" IMPOSED s ABSURD FINES Stato Department Archives at -. Washington Record tho Story of Slssonno. COMMUNE UNABLE TO PAY Von Duolow, on That Account, Threat ened to Destroy Home of Prince of Monaco, Who Appealed to President Wllion, The univrrtally condemned Oer man iiyatem of extorting money from raptured communities in thown by the fallowing documents published by the committer on public informa tion: A ntrlkltiK llliifttmtlon of tin fierce i brutality of Ocriiinn iiielhuihi In con tallied In tint iirehlves of Him Atntn de partment, I atme tin prince of Mini um iippenled tn I'renltlent WIIniiii IIUnlllNt lllll IllJllNlll'tt llf It IllIC lllipilHI'll Upon II hlllllll llllll IlllpilVl'llhllcd vll- Inge. The following iloi'tiincnt" frinn thn Ntnln ili'piirlini'iit archives loll tho Mtnry, They need no comment, 'Turin. Oct. 27, HIM. "Secretary of Mute, Wiiihliiglun. 'Trlnco of Mntinco culled this morn ing nml nuked Hint thn following case tin "ubmltled to tin- preNldcnt: "Prince "lute Hint General von Hticlow for week him been Inhabiting Vrlnre'ii nnrcMnil chiiti-itu ncrfr HcIiiih, historical monument, contain 1rK work of iirt mnl family heir- tooinn; Hint Vim Iluelnw Iiiin ImpoNed ftnn of WHI.IMK) friuirM on vllltigo of rllimnnun Home mile dlMiint frnin chut vim, bccaime of broken uIiinh foiinil on mnil nenr village. HlHMimne being iiii nltli) nleiie lo pny lum mixed with 11 nnmtiiT of other neighboring vlllngex r.Ti.lKK) franc, hut V011 lluelow him ent two mesxenger from Mlxxnnno to prince Hint utile IiiIIit hih nm for Slxxotine tin rlinti'iiii mill niljnlnliig vil lage, oh wrll 11 ti KUxntllie, will be Mroycd on November lot. Prince ha nnxwerod retiming tn pny xuiu now hut willing to give hi won! to Ocr (linn emperor Hint niniuiiit would hn mlil itflcr ri'iiiovnl of danger of fri'Mi war Incident. Prince now fearful leM returning mi'sxcnger. mt well nx - male emplnyn on IiIn cxtnle, hu ehot , lieeiiuxe of rrfuxnl to pay. "I have nrrniiKi'i) meeting Hilt after m noun between Spniitoh umhiixxiidnr nml prliiri-. to whom I have MUggeted (hut mutter be presented to (termini gov ernment through .Hpnubdi iiinbiiiiilnr nt Merlin Innxmiirli a prince' thmit L ened property In In France. "Iikriiicic." Von Uuelow'a Threat. "To tln Mnyor of Hn ('omnium of KUxnmii'. "It linn hern coni'linlvi-ly provrn Hint thn roiul hi'twi'iMi KNMiiuin nml tin rnllwny ulntlou of MiiiiImIcii mux, 011 HrptrmhiT lHlh, Htri'wn with hroken kIiik.1 iiIiiiir n illxtnnri1 of 0110 klloiui1 tiT nml nt liitTVtil nf W) iiii'Iith, for tlc purpo'i'. 110 ilniitit, of liiipi'illiit: iiiitomntilli' Irnlllc. "I I10I1I thn rommiim of SImhihiiii' rrMpoiiollpIc for Ihlx lift of hiiNtlllty on thn pnrt of Ik InliiitiltimK nml I iimlitli tin niiIiI rommiiiilty hy lovylim upon It 11 ronlrlhiitlon of .VXMKHt friiurN (flvii liumlril thoiiNiinit frnnrn), fThlH mini miiHt I nllrely pnhl Into tlu tri'iiHiiry of tint lltiipit hy ()c "toiler tnth. "Thi liiMpiTllon of thn Ktiipi' now 3tt Montroriii'l hint hi'i'ii illri'rli-il tn cufnrcn i-xroullnii of HiIm onliT. "p'hn Oin iji CommmiiliT In Chlff of 1 tho AriiCyr "VON HUKI-OW." Protest of Prince of Monaco. Mnmico, Oct, IT.'ml, Hill. Slro: "t forwnnl to ynur innjrtity movitiiI hIociiiiii'iiIh rflntliiR to 11 very rhivo nml irRi-nt muttrr, 'Thn (li'ticrnl von lluclow lniKrntiHi;il tn he occupli'i nIiicii one month mnl hnlf my n'slili'iicn of MiiroluilM, t Miitcit ut live kllnint'tiTN from thn vll InRO of HIhuoiii'i'. Thn Ri'iicriil Iiiim Inv (pit upon thn I.MM) InhiihltniitH of thin poor rulnril vIIIiiro 11 wur contribution of WHMXK) fritiivN, of which they uro iiniihli' to pny morn thmi om-itiiir-tpr. Moreover, hn Iiiin Hcnt to 1110 two emlHHnrli'H heurliiR 11 tlneuiueiit In " 'wlitclt he IhreuteiiM to tleHtroy my property nml thn vIIIiiro nf MurchiilH, over nml nliovn Hint of SIhniiiiiic, In lliu ovent of my not illiihurnlnR mywlf thn um In ipieHllnii hufore tio uml of tho inontli nf Octolier, "Thnt Ih how n I'niHsInn jjenerul i 'trentM 11 relRiiliiR prlnon who for -IB yenrH him heen 11 frleml to Oermiiny, nml who In nil thn couiitrleH of thn -world U Niirroumlei) with reiipect nml Rrntllitile for hlH work, "In reply lo the miuiiiioiih of thn Oenerul von Iluelow I Imvn Riven my nvnnt of honor to complete the nhnvn conlrlhutlon In nnler to uvert 11 hor rlhlu nctltm iiceompllHhetl In colli Monti, hut iiilillnR thnt iih n miverelRn prlnco I Mihmlt UiIh imitter to tho jiitlRiiiniit of tho emperor hy tleclur I11R thnt the Hiiltl Hutu Khull hu pulil Avhen the Olmteiiu tin MurclmlH will lie free from thu ilmiRor of Inteiitloiml AleHtnictlon. "I urn, with Rreut respect, your inn JCBty'n tlevotetl Hervunt nml couhIj, "AMIF.IIT, Prlnco of Moimco." Letter Addreeed to Von Duelow. V xj "Monaco, uci. --, jui-i. Va avert from tho comuiuno of RIhhomik) nnd Hint of MurcliliiH (fin riff orotin Ireiitiniuit v.llh which you Imvn tiirniltitiiMl (hem, I rIvo my word of hrtnor lo remit In til m mnJeNty thn Kinperor Wlllliim, nlmtihl thu wur count to 1111 eml without Inleiitlomil ihiliiiiRit heltiR I'MiiHcil to my rcfililciiro or to Hii'Mi two coiiiiniiiH'M, Hut iieceN miry mini lo cniiiplittu thu iimotint of W)0,(XK) friiucH ImpoNcil hy you upon HIrhoiiiii'. "Ah m itoverelRti prlticn, I wlnh lo denl In till mutter with lliu noveri'lun who, tlurliiR in yenrH, ciilleil 11m IiIm frleml umt him tlerornteil mo with thu Order of tint KiiIrIiI of thu llluck ICnRle. "My roimcli'iint nml my dlRiilly plnce me nhnvn fenr, im iiImo my per MonMl will hIiiiII eleVnlit nut nhovtt re Knit; hut mIioiiIiI you ilenlroy thu Clin ten 11 tie Mnrrluilit, which In on 11 of the center of unlvcrmil aclenco nrul chnrlly, nIuiiiIiI oii renervo to thin nrcluieoloRlciil nml hlNtorlciil Rem thn trenlihi'iil you luive Rlvtin to the Cu Iheilriil of Ilelnm when no reprehen Mlhln nclloii lum heen commltteil thent the whole world will JuiIro he tween you mid lliyiielf. "I lender to your excellency thu ex prcKNliui of my IiIrIi reRiinl. "AI.IIKUT, HoverelRii Trlncii of Mon ti ro." Deportation and Forced Labor. Until the prcxciit wur the whole civ Hired world lum hoimled of ItNiidvnncu In huuuiulty. Thin uilvmice lum heen mnrkeil In mmiy IIcIiIh, nml In muni I1111I Krenter prorenH heen miide tlinii In the protection to hu Riven to the prlviite citizen In mi liiviuled country. An fur buck im 1WV1, In Hie .''limtruc tluim for the (loenimelit of ArillleH of the United HUHch lu thu Field," tho United Ktnten declnred: ". I'rlvnte cltlreim nre no InriRcr murdered, eiilnved, or rnrrled off to tllatnnt pnrtH. nml the InoffciiMlvi) In dlvlilmil In iih little dimurhcd lu IiIh prlviite relutloiiN im the commiimler of the hoHtlle troopt cim nrford to Rrnnt lu the overrulliiR ilcinmulN of 11 vlRoroiiH war. "J I. The nlinoal milvernnl ruin In remote HuieN wim, nml contluueN to ho with hiirlmroUN nrinleH, thtit thn prl viite Individual nf the lii.Mtlle country In dcMtlned to miffer every prlvntloli of llherty mid protection, mid every illaruptlou of fmnlly lien. Protection wna, nml Mill In with uncivilized peo ple, tlm exception." Revertlon to Oarbarlim. Thcae ilerlnrntloiiN were miiile In thn mlilHt of our Civil wur one of the uorltl'N flcrt-ett conlllclH. A hnlf-cen-tury Inter, nfler more tluin W) ywiw of proRri'HN, the Oernuin Rovernuieiit linn Roue hack to the liiclhodi iinimI hy "hiirlmroUN jirmleH" mid "unciv. Illzed people." It Iiiin ilellhenitely ndopted Hut pulley of deportlliR men nnd women, boy nml Rlrln, nml of fnrcliiR Hieiu to work for Ihelr cup torn; It linn even compelled them to make nruiH mid miinltloim for uie nRiilnut their nllleN mid their own llenh nml blood. No other net of the Oeriiian Rovern meiit lum nrotixcd niicIi horror and de tentntloil tlirniiRtiniit the tJvlllzeil world. ThoiiKiimlN of helpleHN men mid women, boy mid Rlrln, luive been ennlnveil. FiiinllleN luive been broken up. (Jlrln luive been curried off to work or worse lu 11 MriuiRe lurid, nnd their relntlvex have not known where they luive been taken, or what their fule him been. Thin n'mIi'iii of forced labor nnd de iHiriiillon embrneeil the whole of Bel- rIiiiii, Poland mid Hie occupied lutidx of France. Whltlock'i Story of Horrors. In Icm iiioIur phrimeN, hut lu dead ly corroboration, the continuation of the report of Mlnlxter YVhltlock Niiyn: "The niRe. the terror, and ilexpulr rxcltcd by thW nieimiiru nil over Hel rIiiiii were beyond uuythlnR we had wltnemieil Mince the day the (ici'mmm IHiured Into HrUHKcU. The ileleRiiten tif the coiiiiiiInxIoii for relief In Hel rIiiiii, returiiluR to HruiuielH, told the most dlMrcuxliiR MorlcN of thu xccucrt of cruelty and norruw uttemlliiR the selxureN, Ami dully, hourly almost, Mtncu that time iippallliiR utorles have been related hy HcIrIiiiix coiiiIiir to the IcRtitlun. It Ih ImpuNilhlit for us to verify them, Umt becnuse It In nee CHNtiry for iih to exerclne nil pustilbltt tnct In (IciiIIiir with tho Niihject nt till, mid Hccomlly heciiuso there Im no menu of commiiiilciitliiii between tho OcciipiitlouN-Oehlct ami thu Kluppcn tlelilet. TruiiKportiitlon everywhere In HelRlum Ih dllllcult, thu vicinal rid I way h hcnrcely operating any mure because of tho lack of oil, while nil the horned have been taken. Thu peo ple who are forced to k from one vIlhiRo tu another inunt do so on foot or lu vuutj drawn hy thu few miner utile horses that aru left. Thu wiiriiiin of the brewerlert, the one Institution that the OermniiH have ncrupiilously rcHpected, uro hauled by oxen. One of Foulest Deed In History. "Tho well-known tendency of nenwi tlonal reportM to cxiiRRcrnto them hcIvch, eiipeclally In time of wur, ami In a Nltimttou llku Hint cxIhHiir here, with no ni'WHpmierH to nerve us a dally cleailiiR house for nil lliu rumoi'.s Hint uro im avidly bclloveil iih they are enRcrly repeated, flioiilil of course be coiiHldered ; hut oven If 11 modicum of all that Ih told Ih true there Mill re uialiiH enoiiRh to ntiuup IiIh deeds iih 0110 of thu foulest that iilstory records. "I 11111 constantly In receipt of re portH from all over HelRlum that tend to hear out tho stories 0110 constantly hears of brutality ami cruelty. A num ber of men sent hack to Mens arc mild to hu lu a dyliiR condition, many ut them tubercular, At Mallues ami at Antwerp returned men havu died, their friends nssertliiR that they havo been vlctlnm of iicrIccI and cruelty, of cold, of exposure, of huiiRor." WHIT LOCK'S STORY OF DEPORTATIONS Report of German Disregard of Human Rights on File in State Department. OVERWHELMED WITH HORROR Minister to Detglum Declared It Wae Difficult to Write Calmly and Justly In View of the Huns' Qratu- Itous Cruelty. Facta concerning the deportation of lielgiam and the forced labor ex tortcd by the "Ifun" military lead cm, which excited the indignation of the civilhrd world, have been thus officially net forth : The plan of hcHIiir forth the cmncii tlal fuctM nf the ilepnrlatliiiiN nml forced labor of Hi'IjjIiiiih Ih net forth hy Hut committee on public Informa tion im follows: the documents, that Ih to nay, a miiiiiII fraction of tlumn which could be cited, tell the story, and onl hiicIi comments are added as aru needed to enable Hut render to eimlly Rnmp the connection of evetitH. "The deportations . . . were the most vivid, shockluR, ciiiivIiicIiir, hIiirIc happening In all our enforced observa tion nnd experience of Herman din reRiinl of human mifferliiK and human rlRhtH lu HelRlum." Vernon KcIIork In Atlantic Monthly, October, 11)17. A mimmnry of the whole Hit tuition. down to January, 11117, enn be ob tained by rendliiR continuously Hie re Mirt of Minister Whllloclc, taken from the files of the stnte department. Thin tellH of the brutality of the deportu lions. "LeKiitlon of the United Stnti'H of America, Hnmsvls, Jim. HI. 11117. "The Honoriihli', thu .Secretary of .State, WimhlnRtoii. "Kir: I have had It In mind, nnd I iiiIrIiI say, on my conscience, since the OermntiH bi'Riui to ilesirt Helclmi workmen early In November, to pre pnru for the department a detailed reKirt on this latest Instance of bru tality, hut there have heen so many obstacles lu the way of obtaining evi dence mi which a calm mulJuillcloiiN opinion could he based, ail,', one Ih no overwhelmed with Hie horror of the HittiR Itself, Hint It him been, mid even now Is, tlllllcult to write calmly ami Justly about It. I have had to content mysVlf with frnRinents of dlspatchc I have from time to time sent to the department and with tlohiR what I could, little as that call he, to allevi ate the distress Hmt this srrutiittou cruelly Iiiin caused the population of this unhappy land. Whltlock Opposed Oelglan Idea. "In order to tiiuli stand fully the situation, It In necessary to ro buck to the autumn of HU I. At the time we were orRiinlzliiR the relief work, the Comlte Nntlonul the HelRlnn relief or-1 Riiulzatloii Hint collaborates wlih Hie commission fur relief In HelRlum i nroiNisetl 1111 arrangement by which the HcIrIiiii Rovernuieiit should pay to Hn own employees left lu HelRlum, mid other unemployed men besides, thu wiircn they had been accustomed to receive. The HelRlnns wished to do this both for humunlturlan and pa triotic purposes; they wished to pro vide Hie unemployed with the means of livelihood, ami. at the mime time, to prevent their working for the Oer mans. I refused to be connected In any way with this plan, mid told the HelRlnn committee that It had many ivosslbllltles of ihinRcr; that not only would It place n premium 011 Idleness, hut that It would ultimately exasper ntetheOermans. However, the policy was adopted, ami lum been continued In practice, and on the rolls of the Comlte National have been borne the names of hundreds of thousands Home 7X),(XX), I believe of Idle men recelvliiR this dole, distributed through the communes. "The presence of these unemployed, however, was a constmu temptation to German cupidity. Many times they HoiiRht to obtain the lists of the cho incurs, hut were always foiled hy the claim that under the RtmiiiiiHes cov erliiR the relief work, the records of thu Comlte National and Its various HiiliiirRiinlziitloiiH were Immune, llnth er than risk any Interruption of the ravltnlllement, for which, while loath to own any obligation to America, the nermann have always been Rriiteful, since It lum had the effect of keepliiR tho population culm, the authorities never pressed the point, other tluin with thu burRonuistern of the com mimes. Finally, however, tho mili tary party, always brutal, and with an iiHtoundliiR iRunrnnco of public opin ion and of moral sentiment, deter mined to put these Idle men to work. "(lenernl von HIssIiir nml tho civil portion of IiIh ciituurnRO hail always been nnd oven now are opposed to this pulley, anil I think have sincerely done what they could, llrst, to prevent Its adoption, ami Hccimdly, to lighten tho rlRom of Its application." ' German Promises Worthless. In tho early days of tho Oeriuan ad vauco Into Hi'IrIiiui, tho people had learned to fenr tho worst. This va particularly true In Antwerp. In or tier to alleviate their feum and to ob tain RUiirttntloH which inlRht hasten tho restoration of settled conditions. Cardinal Murder bccurcd from tho aerinaii Rovernmeut at Antwerp prom ises, and In a circular letter diUed Oc tober ltltli, 1011, usked tho clcrsy of thn province nf Antwerp to communi cato them to the people: "Thu Rovcriior of Antwerp, Huron von linlnliiRcn, Oetieral von Hiieno, linn utilliorlzeil me tn Inform yon In hi name nml lo cmiimunlciitit by your nhllRliiR Intermediary to our popula tions, thu three followliiR tlcclara Hoiih: "(1) Thn yomiR men need not fenr heliiR Itiken to Ocrmimy, either to ho enrolled Into the army or to ho cm ployed at forced labors. "(a) If Individual Infraction of po lice rcKtiluHonH ant committed, tho authorities wilt Institute 11 search for the responsible authors mid will pun ish them, without placliiR the respon sibility on the entire population. "(,'J) The Herman and HelKlnn nu Hiorltlc will ncRlect nothing to mo that food I assured to the popula tion." These promise were not kept, n Cnrdliinl Mercler and Id colleaRue hIiow by abundant evidence In the "Ap peal to Truth." "On March '-2.1.I. 101 B. at the nrsennl at I.uttre the (Jenniiii authorities twist ed a notice tlemiindluR return to work. On April 2lt, 200 workmen were call ed for. On April 27th Holdler went to fetch the workmen from their homes nml take them to the arsenal. In the absence nf u workman, a mem ber of the family was arreHted... Workmen" Imprisoned on Trains. "However, the men maintained their refusal to work, 'because they were unwilling to co-operate lu uctM of war iiRiilnst their country.' "On May 4th, 2-1 workmen detained In prison nt Nlvelles were tried nt Minis hy n court-martial, 'on the charge of being member of 11 secret society, having for It aim to thwart the carry ing out of Herman military measure.' They were condemned to Imprison ment. "On May 8th. 101.'., 48 workmen were shut up In u freight cur mid taken to Germany. "On May 1-1 Hi, -IS men were deport ed to (leriuiiny. "On May 18th 11 fresh proclamation announced that the prisoner would receive only dry bread ami water, and hot f(Msl only every four day. On May 22d three cur with 101 work men were sent toward Chnrlerol." "A similar course wu adopted nt MnllncH, where by various method of Intimidation, the Herman authori ties attempted to force the worker nt the arsenal to work on material for the railways, as If It were not plain that till material would become win material sooner or later. Stopped All Traffic In Mallnes, "On May .10th. 1015. the governoi general announced that he 'would h obliged to punish the town of Mnllncft and It suburbs by stopping all com mercial tratllc If hy 10 a. m. on Wednesday. June 2d, SOU workmen had not presented themselves for work at thu nrsennl. "On Wednesday, June 2d. not a single mnn nppeured. AccordliiRly, a complete stoppage took place of every vehicle within a radius of several kilo meters nf tho town. "Several workmen were taken hy force and kept two or three day ut tho nrsennl. "The commune of Sweveghm (west ern Flanders) was punished In June, 10ir, because the I'M workmen at the private factory of M; Uekaert refused to iiiuke barbed wire for the German itrmy. "The following notice vn placard ed ut Menln In July-August, 101.1: 'Hy order: From today the town will 1 tiiNk iisslgncd to them. All other op erative and their fumllle cuu hence forward not be helped In tiny ftixhlon.' Punished for Refusal to Work. "Similar meiiKiires were tnken In October, 101.1, ut llnrlebekelez-Court-nil, Hlsseghem, I.okeren, unit Men.". I'rom Harlebeke 'JO Inhuhltaiits were triumported tn (leruiiiny. At Mons, In M. Lenoir's factory, the director, foreinnn, iitul 81 workmen were Im prisoned for having refused to work In the Hcrvlce of the Oeriniin nrniy. M. I.enolr was Henteiieed to live yeurs' Im prisonment, the live directors to a yenr each, six foremen to six months, mid the 81 workmen to eight weeks. "The general government had re course also to Indirect method of compulsion. It seized the Helglnn Hetl Cross, cotilNeutoil ItK property, nnd changed Its purpose arbitrarily. i. I... l.o..l .....u... , .i ...-...,., ..,.., .. " i . the public chnrliles, mid to control thu iintloiml nld nnd food committee. "If we were to cite lu extenso the decree of the governor general of Aug-1 list -ltli, 1015. concerning measures In- a .. a.. ti... ,......t..t ..,. ,.. ,4 tended to assure the carrying out of works of public usefulness, and that of August 1Mb, 'concerning the unem ployed, who, through Idleness, refrain from work,' It would be seen by what tortuous men n the occupying power attempts to attack ut once tho mas ters nnd the men." Fines Imposed Without Reason. The Oeiiiuin authorities were not Mitlstled with one Impoverishing, levy, lu November, 1015, ono month before tho explrutluii of tho twelve-month period fixed for the levy, they decreed that tho contribution of -10,000,000 frillies n month .should ho paid for uu luiletlnlto perlnd. In November, 1010, they Increased the levy to fiO.OOO.OOO frtiiic u month. In addition, faithful to tho method laid down by the high coiuumiid, tho German authorities havo continued to levy lines upon towns nnd villages for acts committed In their neighborhood, although they hud no proof that these acts had been committed by any Inhabitant of the city or village thus lined. .... I.......... ..ftf..1 ..IjI ,.f ...... . I. .,.. l.A.. . ...lit 1.1 ., a. ,. Hon Including nsslstunce to their by the Constable of Uend District, to! o,",e ,,, ftm ."V ln'tca families, wives. .....I chll.Iren-to n I satisfy the damages, costs of keeping, ta: lej -ind. 1 Off: Ico Lakevlow, Ore- operuHye except those who work "S,"8 '"7oTadlerScK To H. O. Swdln. of unknown art regularly nt mllltnry work, nml othei , "lc., tl5sl ..ade.rtl!ln.K' dress, contestee: You arj hereby iiii iiiiiKt'a uiiiiiii 11111 ipl iiiu iii-pt iiir 1 11 until win iii fuiiii ni mini if niirrinn S LIKED IN1EAST I-'ftlKM) OF .1. KinVAItl) LAHHO.V W11ITK8 THAT HK NKVKK ATK inrrrKit onkh-tuhkiw phovk GOOD ADVKHTIHKMKNT. (From Friday' Dally.) Deschutes county potatoes are ap preciated liy at least one mnn In tho oast. Hecently, J. Kdward Larson cnt to n friend, L. I). Keller, of the Hootli Cold Storage Company In Min neapolis, a box of potatoes. Tho let ter which hu received a few day ago hotter dcucribeji tho impression they mndu on the recipient of the ship ment. "Your lotter and tho box of pota toe. received. First of all, I want to thank you for your kindness In send ing thorn," It say. "I assure you they wcro tho most delicious potatoes I have ever eaten and had tho most palatable taste. If tho weather get mild enough so that It Is safe to send threo or tour sacki hy freight o re frigerator car, comin? through, 1 am going to get somo 3' them, no mat ter what tho price ma b. Without a doubt, they were the nicest potatoes I havo ever had on my table." Mr. Keller is very much Impressed with tho description ho has had of this country and has Inquired for Information concerning the climate, soil and timber. "It looks good to me," ho say. Tho writer of the letter Is ac quainted -with Mr. Hlxon, of The Shevlln-Hlxon Lumber Company, hav ing gone swimming, skating and play ed football with him during his school days. Her Trouble Is Gone. Mrs. Thomas H. Davis, Montgom ery, Intl., Bay sho had trouble with her bladder and had doctored for several months without relief, when Foley Kidney Pills were recom mended and she commenced using them and got relief. They rellove backache, rheumatic pains, stiff, swollen Joint and kldncr trouble. Sold everywhere. Adv. LEGAL NOTICES AI'IM.ICATIONK FOR GRAZING PERMITS. vmi. 1. k.,.1,. -i. ,k.. ,11 u...t for Itrmtu to rri ottlr. hor-. am ,.w,tlon twenty-eight (28). in TOWnihlp within th DESCHUTES national. roitKsT I twenty-two (22). south of Rauua durinr the leanon of 191. mint tx fllcl In mr offlw on or before March 1, 1918. rull iniormauon In rtvanl to the waxing- fre to be charged and blank forma to be il in making application will be cladlr furnUhed upon rrqunt. .. O. JACOHSO.V. Fomt Supervisor, llrnd, Orwon. (17-COc) NOTICK OF SALE OF KSTHAV. I '' ; n LhiZCbt Bh'VC,n pu"u"'"nto sot my hand this twenty-fourta ant to an order of ho Justlco of tho j day of December. 1917. in?0 "J". DC51 ,DIVrlct' ,m?de antl I SAMUEL A. LESTER. ?oiore,(L,l,,,3'1 d,ay ?,f a!luary' Administrator of the Partnership 1918 tho following described vicious EsUto of F. W. Sllvertooth and Sam estray animal. tow-It: Ono red steer, uo A. Lester, tho former now de two years old, with split on the un- ceased, dersidc of tho left ear and a blotch 1 ' brand on left side near tho back- r,.tiT!U urday, the 16th. day of February, ISIS. 4 8-4 9c P. H. DENCER NOTICE OF tX)NTlT. Dopartmont of tho Interior, United States Land Office, Lakevlew, Ore gon, January 21, 1918. To Howard Wallace, of Canby, Ore gon, contesteo: You aro hereby noti fied thnt Eldon P. Swank, who slves Hrotliers, Oregon, as his postofflco address, did on Decorabor 10, 1918, file in this oftlco his duly corrobo rated application to contest and se cure tho cancellation ot your Home stead Entry, aerial No. 07537, made May 12th, 1914, for SWM. Sec. 12, and NW'U Sec. 13, Township 21 S., Rango 17 E. W. M and as grounds tor his contest ho alleges that: ""' imuiuivuMimiugiioioniHi a a-a 4 at '' xl ah,I .ti aHaii. .jw.1 ithorefore state that tho said Howard WaUaco has novor beon upon said land slnco tho day ho filed on same in 'May. 1914, and that ho has been ubsoiit from said land ever slnco and more than six months last past and ' thttt tin lina nnHrnli1 nKnmlviwl Vir that ho has entirely abandoned tho sauio and does not intend to ever re turn to said land; that ho has never nuuio any improvements upon tho land whutsoover nnd has nover culti vated any of said land whatever, but entirely abandoned tho land tho day he filed on same. 2. That his said absonco and abandonment was not mid has not boon duo to his omploymeut in tho military branch of tho U. S. Govern ment, or survlco rendered lu connec tion with operations in Mexico or along tho borders thoroof, or In mob ilization camps olsowhoro tn tho mil itary or naval sorvlco ot the United States in any capacity or tho Na tional Guard of any of tho several states, nor In tho sorvlco of tho U. S. lu any capacity on account ot tho European war or In any othor man ner. You nro, thoroforo further notified that tho said allegations will bo takon us confessod, und your eald entry will ho canceled without furthor right to bo hoard, 'either before this office or on appeal, if you tall to fllo in this oftlco within twenty days after tho Fourth publication of this notlco, as shown bolow, your answer, under oath, specifically responding to those; allegation of content, togothor wltK duo proof that you havo served a copy of your answor on tho said con' testant either in porson or by regis tered mall. You should stato In your answer tho name of tho pontofflco to which, you desire futuro notice to bo flout to you. JA8. F. HfJHOBSS, KogUtor. Date of 1st publication, Jan. 31, 1013 Dato of 2d publication, Fob. 7, 1918 Date of 3d publication, Feb. 14, 1918 Dato of 4th publication, Fob. 21, 1918 48-Slp NOTICK OF FI.VAh ACCOUNT. In tho County Court of tho Stato ot Oregon for Deschutes County. In the Matter of tho Kstato of Georgo W. McCallistcr. deceased, Notlco I hereby given by the un dersigned, the executrix of tho cstato of Georgo W. McCalllster, decoascd, that sho ho made and filed with tha County Clerk of Deschutes County, Orogon, her final account of hor ad ministration of said estate, and that tho Honorable Judgo of said County Court has set Monday, tho 25th day of February, 1918, at 10 o'clock of tho forenoon of said day at tho Coun ty Court Room In Ilcnd, Oregon, as tho tlmo and place of hearing of said final account. Dated this 2 2d day of January, 1918. JULIA K. M'CALLISTKIt, Kxecutrlx of the Kstato ot Georga W. McCalllster, Deceased. 47-Clc. NOTICK. In the County Court of tho Stato ot Oregon, for Deschutes County. In tho Matter of tho Kstato of Dan Draglcb, Deceased. Notlco is hereby given that the un dersigned was on tho Eth day of No vember, 1917, duly appointed ad ministrator of tho estate of Dan Dra glcb, deceased. All persons having claims against the r.stato are hereby notified to present tho sam'o duly verified in tho manner provided by law, to H. II. Do Armond, O'Kana Dulldlng, llcnd, Oregon, within nix months from the date of tho first publication hereof. MIKE DIIAGICH, 4 5-4 9c Administrator. NOTICK OF ADMINIHTKATOIVH 8ALK. In the County Court of tho Stato ot Oregon for Lako County. In the Matter of the Partnership Es tate of F. W. Sllvertooth and Sam uel A. Lester, the former now de ceased. Notlco Is hereby given that I, Sam uel A. Lester, the duly appointed, qualified, and acting administrator ot tho partnership cstato of F. W. 811 vertooth and Samuel A. Lester, tha former now deceased, will, on and After the 31st day of January, 1918. i sell nt nrivatn snln fnr rush In hand tho following described real property "belonging to said estate, to-wlt: Tha north halt ot tho northwest quarter of the couthcast quarter, tho south west quarter of tho northwest quar- ter, and tho southeast quarter of Sec nine (9) cast, Willamette Meridian, In Crook County, Oregon. Said real property to bo sold sub ject to re-salo and confirmation la the same manner as other sales ot real property made by executors and administrator. NOTICE OF CONTEST. notified that Leo Weston, who Muu.ioo. um ut, diiuuai; u, mio, ilia in tnls ofllco his duly corroborated application to contest and secure tha cancellation of your Homestead Kn- try. Serial No. 04641. made May IB, u, lur on ui oecuon i. iownaai 21 S.. Range 18 E., Willamette Mori dlan, and as grounds for his content ho alleges that: 1. I am informed and verily be lieve, and thercforo stato 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 u part of tho tall and winter ot 1911 and 1912, and that you abandoned said tract In tha spring of 1912, and havo nover re turned. I further stato that I havo personally known said tract for up wards of ono year last past; that during said year last past you havo wholly abandoned said claim for more than ono year last past; that you havo novor mado any Improve ments upon said land, nor cultivated tho aanio, nor any part thereof; ex copt as above; that your alleged ab sence from and fatluro to cultivate said land was not duo to your em ployment in tho army, navy or ma rlno corps, or othor organization de scribed in the act of July 28, 1917, o'r othorwise. You are, therefore, furthor notified that the said allegations will bo tak en as confessed, and your said ontry will bo canceled without further right to ho heard, olther uoforo this office or on appeal, If you fall to fllo In this oftlco within 20 days after tho fourth, publication ot this notlco, as shown below, your answer, under oath, specifically responding to theso alle gations ot contest, together with duo proof that you havo sorvod a copy of your answer on tho said contestant either lu person or by registered mall. You should stato In your answer tho naiiio ot tho postofflco to which you dealro futuro iiotlcca to bo aout to you. JAS. F. nUROESS. 46-7-8-9c. Register. Dato ot 1st publication, Jan. 17, 1918. Dato of 2d publication, Jan. 24, 1918, Dato pf 3d publication, Jan. 31. 1918, Dato ot 4th publication, Fob. 7, 1918. X