I1KND I1ULLKTIN, IJI5NI), OltKGON, THURSDAY, FKIIKtAUY 1 , I01H PACK K1JWKW t W V Jt. BELGIANS HERDED i IN CATTLE PENS Participant's Testimony of Deg radation Accompanying Do portatlon From Mons. SCENES OF FIENDISH CRUELTY Women Forbidden to dive Food and Clothing to Men Pacing Privation and Cold United Otatet Appeal Unheeded. Conapicuouii among cold-blooded icts of cruelty committed by the Hermans, to their everlasting dis grace., lh deportation from Mons in prominent. OJicial documents pub Utihcd by the committee on public information tell part of the harrow inij story, A vivid nkctcli of tint deportations from Moiim, ordered by German author llles, druwii by n participant, may well b riled Intro: "I will tnkn Hie IHth of November of lust yi'iir (llilll). A week or no be fore Unit ii iiliiciiril wns placed on thu wnlls telling my riiiltnl city of Moiih Hint In seven days nil lint mm of Hint city who wont not clergymen, who went not priests, who did not belong to tin rlty council, would bit deported. "At half jiiiM live, In tint grny of tin inornliiK on thu IHlli of November, tht'y walked out, (I,'-.t) men at Mons, myself anil iinothiT lending them down tint cobblestone of Hie street unit out wlnrt tin rioting would bit less than In thu itri'itt clly, with tint soldier on each utile, with bayonets fixed, with Ilic women held hack. Tho degradation of It I Tint degra dation of It an they walked Into thU treat market tiijiiMre, where tint peu were erected, einctly tin If ihey wero cattle all tint great men of that prov incethe lawyers, the MntcMiicn, the liendN of Hut trades, the men Hint Intel mndo tint niiltul of Hainan! glorious during the hint 'M yearn. "There they were collected; no que Hon of who they were, whether they went busy or what they weru doing, or what their mIHnu In life, 'Ho to the right I Ho to the left! Ho to the right I' So they were turned to the one Hide or the other. "Train were Mainline there ready, straining, to take them to Hermiitiy. You snw on (he one hide the oiiu tirolher taken, the other brother left. A hasty embrace mid they weru sepu ruled mid Koue, "You saw lint women In hundreds, with bundled In their hand, heaeech Iiik to be permitted to approach thu train, to K'vit their men the hint (but they had In life between themselves mnl Kliirvntlon n small bundle of clothing to keep them wiiriu on their wny to Oennauy, You miw women up preach with a bundle Hint hail been purchnsed by the mile of the hut of their hotiaehold effect. Not oun wuh allowed to approach to glvu her man tint warm pair of Mocking or thu warm Jacket, mi there might be Miimi chance of hi reuchlng there. OIT they went I" John II, Hade, In thu Nn tloual Geographic Magazine, Muy, 1017. Tint ItelKlan women Kent u touching appeal to MluUter Whlttock: Appeal of Oelglan Women. -Tlrwtscl. Nov. 18, 1010, -IU lluu tie In Madeleine. "Ill Excellency, Mr. Ilrmnl Whlllnck. Envoy Extraordinary mnl MluUter rienlpotoiitliiry of thu United State nf America. -Mr. Mlnlmer: "From tint depth of our well of 'tnlftcry our MJppllrntloii rise to you, "III addressing ourselves to you, we -denounce to your government, tin well it to our slMer, Hut women of thu nation which you rcprenent In our mlilfit, the criminal utilise of force of which our titiluiiipy mid defenseless -jicnplo u ii victim. "Since (he beginning of thl utro cIoiih war wo huo looked on luiKieut ly and with our heart torn with every horruvv at terrible event which put -civilization buck Into lint ages of the ilmrhnrlmi horde, "Mr. MlnlKter, the crime, which I ttow being committed under your eye, namely, tho deportation of thousands of men compelled to work on enemy noil against Hut Interests of their coun try, cannot Hud any shadow of cxcuho on tho Krouud of military necessity, for It constitutes a violation by force of a mi cred right of human conscience. Called "Monttroua Extremity. "Whatever may he thu motive, it cannot be, admitted Hint citizens may :iii) compelled to work directly or Indi rectly for thu enemy ugnlnst their lirntheiH who uru lighting. "Thu convention of Thu Ilnguo Iiiih consecrated tills principle, "Nu vert hole, thu occupying power is forcing thousands of men to thl iiiniiHtroiiH extremity, which I con irury to morals and International luw, both tlit'HU men who hnvo already been taken to Germany mnl Hionii who to .morrow will undergo tho hiiiiiu fate, 4f from thu outside, from neutral Kit ropo and thu United States, no help In offered. "Oh I Thu Belgian women hnvo also Jtnown how to curry out their duty In itlui hour of danger; they hnvo not -weakened tho courage of thu soldiers -of honor by their tears. "Thoy hnvo hriively given to tholr country thoHo whom Ihey loved, , . , Tho blood of mothers la (lowing ou tho huUlellelil wild Unit of their mini. "TIiomh who tint taken iiwny lodiiy do not go lo purforui n glorious duty. Thoy urn slaves In chain who, In a dark exile, threatened by hunger, prUon, death, will ho called upon to perform tho most oillon work service lo (ho enemy against tint fntlierlmid. nights of Honor and Conscience, "Tho mother cannot stand by wIiIIa such mi abouiliiatlim I Inking plnco without milking their voice heard In proteid. "Ihey address you In Hut nnuiit of tho iiiiitltvrablo right of honor and conscience. "II has been mild that women am 'all powerful suppliants,' "Wo have felt authorized by thin saying, Mr. Mlulter, to extend our bund to you and lo nddre to your country u hint appeal. "Wo tniHt Hint In rending theso line you will feel ut each word Hut unhap py hciirlhccnt of tint Hclghm women and will dud In your broad und hu mane MyiupiiHiy Imperative rcmioii for Intervention, "Only the united will of tho neutral people energetically exireed run counterbalance Hint of thu Herman nil thorltlc. "Thl nltance which tho neutral nation ran und, therefore, ought to lend UN, will It bo refiiMed to tho op preed llelghlU? "Ho good enough to accept, Mr. Mill Inter, tho homage of our mot dlNtln gulnhed coiiHlderatlon." (Klgned by a number of Helglan women and -I micletle.) The United State government did not fall to respond to thl touching ap peal and lo other of a similar nature. Tfnt American embassy at Merlin promptly took up tho burning question of the deportation with tho chancellor and oilier representative of the (lor mnu government. In uu Interview with tint under secretary of state for foreign affair, Mr. drew uu handed nn olllclnl statement of thu Herman plans, which In, In translation, ua fol low : Qerman Camouflage. "Against tho unemployed In Itelglum, who urn a burden to public charity, In order to avoid friction arising there from, compulsory measure are to be udoptiil to make them work ho fur u they nru not voluntarily Inclined to work, In accordance with tho regula tion Issued May l.', Kill), by tho gov ernor general. In order to ascertain such person the assistance of the mu nicipal authorities I required for tho district of the governor general In Itrussel. while III the district outside of the genernl government, I. ., in the province of rimider. list were de manded fiom Hut president of the local relief committee containing tho nnme of person receiving relief. For tho sake, of establishing uniform pro cedure the competent authorllle hnvo. In the meantime, been Instructed to innkit the neceisnry Investigation re garding such pernona also In Flnndcra through tho municipal nitthorltlen; furthermore, president of local relief committee who may be detalued for having refused to furnish such Inlta will bo released." Mr. Crow Milutcd nut that the depor tation were n breach of faith and would Injure tho German cause abroad. In hi olllclnl Nummary of the negotatluti which ho carried on lie say ; "I then discussed In detail with the under secretary of state for foreign af fairs tin' unfortunate Impression which thl decision would make abroad, re minding him that (ho measure were In principle contrary to tho assurance given to the ambassador by Hut chan cellor ut general headquarter hint spring mid dwelling on Hut effect which the policy might have ou lmgland' la titude toward relief work In llelglum. I mild I understood that the measure hud been promulgated solely by tho military government In llelglum and that I thought tho mutter ought ut least to be brought to thu chancellor' personal attention In tho light of tho consequences which tint now policy would entail. Herr Zlmmcrmunn Inti mated In reply Hint tho foreign otllco hud very little Inltiicuro with tho mili tary autliiirltle and Unit It wa un likely Hint the new policy In llelglum could bo revoked. Uu Minted, how ever, In miNwer to my Inquiry, that ho would not disapprove of my seeing tho chancellor about tho matter." Solemn Proteit by United 8tate. Tho formal protent of thu United State wiih a follow : "Tho government of tho United State has learned with tho great et concern und regret of tho policy of tho Herman government to deport frutn llelglum n portion of tho civilian popu lation with tho result of forcing thorn to labor In (Icrmuny, mid Ih constrained to protest In a friendly nplrlt hut mnt Hotcuinly agaliiHt thin action which 1 In contravention of all precedent mid thoNO huuuiuu principles of Interna tional practice which have long been accepted mid followed by civilized na tion In their treatment of nniicoiuba taut In cunquered territory. Further more, thu government of tho United State Ih convinced that tho effect of thl policy If pursued will in all prob ability bo fatal to thu Ilelglan relief work, so humanely planned no tmc coBHfully carried out, a rcmilt which would ho generally deplored and which, It Ih uhhuiuoiI, would Herlounly embnrruBH tho Herman government," Thl protest was followed by those of tho popo, thu king of Spain, thu government of Switzerland mid other neutrals. They wero of no avail, ex cept, perhaps, to lead tho German au thorities to draw a tighter veil over their dotestablo proceedings. Hut thu evidence bus In some uicusuro come through, although tho full facts will not bo known until tho Ubcrutlon of UHc JlolJllUU). SOCIALISTS SAW GERMANY'S ERROR Urged That Inhuman Deporta tions Be Stopped Because of Effect on Neutrals. GERARD SUMS UP SITUATION "Germans Will Otop at Nothing, anu the Only Thing They Reaped la force" Hum' Capacity for Cruelty Told by Whlttock. Aroused by the indignation nhown by the whole world over the ruthlett deportations of the people in llel gium and France, ocialil deputies in the rcichiitag protected against the continuance of the practice. Am bajuador (Jcrard'it evidence shows the extent of the horror. In Hut NorihleiitNciie Allgemetno .fitting of December ii, 11)10, the fol lowing protest against the deportu lion of ItetgluiiN to work III German appeared, innde, respectively, by Ho clallst Deputy Huiise and Deputy Dltt iiimin, member of the relchstag: "Thousands of workmen In the oc cupied territory have been compelled to forced labor; we earnestly ask Hut government lo restore to those work men their liberty, especially In lie), glum. In truth, wo (the Germans) find no sympathy In neutral countrle; even Hut pope him made a protest against thl procedure, mid several neutral states have done the same. Common sense Itself demands Hint we abandon this procedure which moreover I In opposition to Hie Hague convention to which we have ngreed." "In opposition to the secretary of state, I must recnll that when former ly the Ilelglnn workmen who had lied to Holland returned to llelglum. Gov ernor General von Itllug promised Hint these Ilelglnn workmen would un der no circumstance be deported to Oermnny. This reinsuring promise has not been kept." Ambnssndor Hernrd'a Interesting tes timony nppenr In Id recent book: Ambasiador Gerard's Evidence. inr president (during my visit to America In 1010) Impressed upon me in great Interest In the Ilelglnn 1 jwirted to Gernuiny. The action of Oer mnny In thu carrying n grent part of the male imputation of llelglum Into virtual slavery had rouiil grent Indlg nntlon In America. A Hie revered Cardinal Farley tfiild to me a few dn.v before my departure. 'You bnve lo go back to the times of the Mode ntid the Persian lo find n like example of n whole people cnrrliil Into bondage.' "Mr. Grew bad made representation nhout this to the chancellor and, on my return, I Immediately took up the question. "I was Informed Hint It wn n. mili tary measure, that I.udcndnrf had feared Hint the Itrlllsh would break through mid overrun Itelglum and that the military did not propose to have a hostile population nt their bucks who inignt cut the mil line of rommuui cation, telephone and telegraph, and that for thl reason the deportation had been derided on. I wr.s. howevi r, told I would be given permission to visit these Itelglnu. The passe, nev ertheles. which ahine iiuiile such visit ing possible were not delivered until a few days before I left Oermnny. Oelglans Forced to Make Munitions. "Several of these Itelglans who were tint to work In llerlln innungcd to get away and come to see me. They gave me a harrowing account of how they had been selxed In Itelglum mid made to work-In Oermnny at making muni tion to be used probably against their own friends. "I said to the chancellor. There nre Helglnus employed in making shells contrary to all rules of war and the Hague conventions.' He said. 'I dn not believe It.' I said, 'My automobile Is at the door. I can take yon. In four minutes. In where .'10 Helglnus are working on tho manufacture of shells.' lint he did not Hud time to go. "Americans must understand Hint the Germans will stop ut nothing to win this war, and that the only thing they respect Is force." .Tunica V. Go rant. My Four Years In Germany, llili, pp. IKiM-ftS. A hliullnr point of view Is expressed In mi article entitled "Yae Vlclls" from the Hungarian newspaper News r.awa of Hudnpest (quoted In K, O. Os. slannllssou, Militarism ut Work. In llel glum mid Oeruuiuy, 1017, pp. ftl-M.) Mixed Hungarian Opinion. "Mechanical skill, and especially qualified mechanical skill, Is for the moment a more Important factor than usual, and its It mut bo obtained where It can ho obtained, llelglum has had to suffer In accordance with the ;ld saying which always holds good: Vao vlclls (woo to tho vanquished), lit Poland mechanical skill und Hie arms which exist there are inoblIlr.ed under 'the glorious and fortunate ban ners of Poland ;' In llelglum under 'tho banner of necessity,'" ", , , Tho question remains: for what kind of work will tho Germans two tho llelgluns? , , . every kind of work In nermuny Is war work, wheth er It Is called agricultural or Indus trial work. As tho deported llelgluns hnvo not given their consent, their uso Is contrary to International law, and tho policy of tho Germans In llelglum und Poland Is equally to ho deplored. Instead of alining at bringing us near er pence, It serves to embitter our op ponents and to nrouso moro hatred to- ward ti nmongst the neutrals. Vfanr times and in ore and moro wo hnvo had oenirloii lo observe Hint I ho neu tral show morn sympathy for Hoi glum Ihnn for any other belligerent." Old Men and Doya Taken. Tho news dispatches liidlciito Hint tho deportation and forced labor of llelgluns still continue. In a dispatch from Havre (New York IJvcnliigd'ost, September HI, 11)17) It Is slated: "Tho removal of Hut civilian population of llelglum continues, according to ad vices received here. Tho town of Itou tors, Immediately behind Hie huttlft line In Flanders, bus been ovncuntrd completely, Ostcnd Is being emptied gradually, mid two thousand person already have been sent from Courtrnl." In another dispatch from Hnvro (Washington Post, September 2, 1017) It I lated Hint "the German military authorities at Itruges, llelglum, ant conscripting forcibly nil Hut boys and men of that clly between the ages of fourteen and t.lJty to work In munition factories and shipyard. Tins rich and poor, shopkeepers und workmen, all nre being taken, only the school teach ers, doctors, and priests escaping." German Officer Rebuked Men. Tho following "Order of tho Day" shows how the town of liny escaped the fate of so many llelglum and French towns. Drunken Herman sol diers were frightened and began to shoot men und burn houses. The commanding officer condemned this he ca.use It was ant done by his order and because two German soldiers wero wounded. It Is evident Hint massacre and arson were permitted only when coiuiiinudfil by tho olllccrs. "Last night a shooting nffray took place. There Is no evidence that the Inhabitant of the, town had any arms In their houses, nor Is there evidence that the people took part In tho shoot ing; on tlie contrary. It seems that the soldiers were under the Influence of alcohol, and begun to shoot In a sense less fear of a hostile attack. 'Tin.' behavior of the soldiers during the night, with very few exceptions, make a scandalous Impression. "It I highly deplorable when officers or noncommissioned olllccrs set bousei ou fire without permission or order of the commanding, or, ns the case may be, tho senior olllcer, or when by their attitude they encourage the rank und file to burn mid plunder. "The miserable behavior of the men caused a noncommissioned olllcer and n private to bo rerlously wounded by Germnn bullets. "MAJOIt VON HASSUWITZ." Report of Minister Whltlock. "One Interesting result of the depor tation remain to be noted, u result Hint once more place In relief the German capacity for blundering, nl mot n Brent as the German cnpnclty for cruelly. Until tho deportntlons were begun there wns no Intense hn trod on the part of the lower clnsses, I. e the worklngmen ntid the peasants. The old Oerinnns of thu Lnndstunn hud been qunrlered In Flemish homes; 'they and the Inmates sjwike nearly the same language; they got jilong fairly well; they helpisl the women with tho work, tho MMir and the humble having nono of those hatreds of patrlotlm that nre among the privileges of tho upper classes. It Is conceivable that tho Flemish imputation might have existed under Germnn rule; It wns Teutonic In Its origin nnd nntl-French always. Hut now the Germans have changed nil Hint. "They have dealt a mortal blow to nny prospect Ihey may ever have hnd of being tolerated by the population of Flanders ; In tearing away from nearly every humble home In tho land a husband and a father or a son and brother they have lighted a lire of hatred Hint will never go out; they have brought home to every heart In the land, In n way that will Impress Its horror Indelibly on the memory of three generations, n realization of what German methods menu, not, as with tho enrly atrocities, In the heat of passion and the first lust of war, hut by one of those deeds that tnnke one despair of the future of tho nu llum nice, n deed coldly planned, studi ously matured, and deliberately and systematically executed, a deed so cruel that German soldiers are sold to have wept In Its execution, and so monstrous that even Germnn otllcers ure now said to bo ashamed. "W1IITI.OOK." Mr. Hoover's Conclusions. Mr. Hoover's mature conclusions on the Oernuin practices in llelglum, wljlch ho wrote for tho pamphlet Is sued by tho committee on public In formation, reinforce tho detailed evi dence already presented : September, 1017. T hnvo been often culled upon for a statement of my observation of Oer inan rule In llelglum and northern France. I hnvo neither tho deslro nor the adequate pen lo picture tho scenes which have heated my blood through the two and a half years Hint I hnvo siient In work for tho relief of these 10.000,000 people. Tho sight of tho destmyed homes and cities, tho widowed and father less, tho destitute, the physical misery of a people hut partially nourished at best, the deportation of men by tens of thousands to shivery In Oornmn mines and factories, tho execution of men and women for paltry effusions of their loyalty to their country, tho sacljlng of every resource through financial robbory, tho buttoning of nrmles on tho slender produce of tho country, tho denudation of tho country of cattle, horses, and textiles; all these things wo had to witness, dumb to help other than by protest nnd sympa thy, during this long and terrible time, and still these uro not tho events of battlo heat, hut tho effects of a grind ing heel of a raco demanding tho mas tership of tho world. S SHE SET FIRES miw. i:n. ha.vhk.v iikhponhiijm: FOIl IIUHMNO 1IKK OWN IfOMK CONFKHHION HKCUIIKI) KAIt JV YKHTKItHAY MOItNINO. (From Monday's Dally.) IJccauno sho had heard her hus band say that if their newly erected two-room houso In Kenwood would hum up thoy could get enough In surance from It to pay for one twice at large, Mrs. Kd. Hansen set fire and destroyed her own homo on January 28. Such was tho statement sho made at an early hour Sunday morn ing In tho prcsenco of District Attor ney H. II. Do Armond, Chief of Police Nixon and State Flro Marshall II. II. Pomeroy, who has been In this city several days conducting an Investiga tion of tho circumstances surround ing the case. Tho Impression had been left by the Hansen family that some enemy had been responsible for tho placing of three fires, tho last of which final ly accomplished Its work. Each time Mrs. Hansen had retreated to a safe distance after setting tho blazo and professed Ignorance of the cause. She had been aided In her depredations by her 13-year-old brother, Anfan Strand, who had been visiting at her home. Illumes Small Ilrotlicr. Saturday night about 7 o'clock the Hansen family was brought in to the district attorney's office and were kept there until far Into tho morning, n signed confession finally being se cured from Mrs. Hansen, who at first laid tho responsibility on tho little boy. Officers went over to his home about 2 o'clock and walked Into the room whero he was sleeping. Dy picking him up In tho darkened room and asking him suddenly who set tho fires, he was startled Into admitting, "my sister." After that the full de tails wero easily drawn out. Mrs. Hanson Is but 18 years of age and Mr. Do Armond is of tho opinion that sho is mentally deficient In some respects. Grasping at tho suggestion made by her husband, she set about to accomplish the work of burning her home. Tho placo was built the latter part of last year at a cost of $400. Sho understood that it was insured for $700. Mr. Hansen was working at tho Pino Treo Mill and his wifo thought sho could go along with him If tho house were got out of tho way. Attempts Unsuccessful. One evening sho went out to n neighbor's and before leaving placed kindlings Insldo tho front door. Re turning with tho neighbor sho was forced Into putting tho tiny blazo out In order to avoid suspicion. Then about a woek later sho set another flro on tho front porch whllo sho was at work In tho back of tho house. A passerby extinguished this. Mrs. Hansen feigning fear that someone was after her, said sho would go to her parents to spend tho night. Do foro loavlng sho again sot the fire, this tlmo suceodiug in her purpose. Tho woman and her brother will bo placed under arrest on the charge of arson, Mr. Hansen will probably bo hold as a witness. Tho couplo havo a 14-months-old baby. DISCONTINUE GIVING CUP AT TRACK MEET Klliiiluato Hnrtl Feelings Generally In C'onijKHltlon For Trophy Hoard Klects Officers. (From Mondny's Dally.) No cup will bo offered thts year In tho track moot to bo given at Prino vlllo on Muy IS under tho auspices of tho Control Oregon Athletic and Litornry Association. Instead a ban nor will bo presented each school and on it a rocord will bo mndo of tho winnings of that Institution for tho yonr. Tho executlvo board of tho as sociation at its mooting Saturday In Itodmoud decldod this would bo a wisor course to pursuo and would eliminate tho hard toolings which have gonernlly gono with tho award, Oftlcors of tho board woro chosen, E. K. Evans, of Pxinovlllo, being oloctcd prosidont, Mrs. J, D. David son, of Uond, vlco-prosldont, and J. E. Myors, of Prlnovlllo, socrotary. Moth Mrs. Davidson and County School Suporlutendont J. Alton Thompson attended from this city. Tho board Is mado up of threo repre sentatives of oach county, Tho nowly oloctod officers woro glYouontlro power to arrange for tho track moot. LOST A cow. Find Uor in Tho Bulletin want ads. won ADMIT ONLY 25 GERMANS REGISTERED HERE (From Monday's Dally.) Twcnty-Xlvo Germans woro rogls torod last week nt tho Hond post of flee. Although tho tlmo limit was oxtendod by tho govornmont, tho work Is practically complete horo. Tho following aro thoso residing In this city: Illchard Horold, Carl Nicholas Po torsen, Bmll Woiwror, Ilcrnhard To kampn, Anton Itosongarth, Horman Klchtor, Louis Itosongarth, John Stenkamp, Krnnt Nooltlng, John Martlok, Hlchard Schusto, August .Mueller, Cord O. Hlrsch, Simon Poter Mllson, Kmll WIenccho, Josoph Iloy nottl, Kmll P. Jech, Fred Wleneche, Paul Frederic Illodol, Franz Jo Steinhouser, Otto Illchard Llobfng, Knzolbcrt Gucnthcr, Georgo Krd mann Otto Ilccher, Herman To kampe, Krncst Kulhr. LEGAL NOTICES APPLICATIONS FOR OIIAZI.NG PKIIMITH. Notice U htrtbr siren Hut all ipplkntlon for permit to rt (attic, hori and thrm within the DESCHUTES NATHWA1, KOIIEST Hurlnr th himii of 1918, mutt h filcri In my off Ira on or twfor March I, 181?. full Information In rrtrard to the mating fm t l charKMl and blank forma in ti itl in making- application will be a-ladlr furniaher! upon rmunL U. O. JACOH30N, Forest Superrloor. Bend. Oregon. (17-tOe) In tho County Court of the Stato of Oregon, for Deschutes County. In the Matter of tho Estate of Su san E. Monson, Deceased. Notice Is hereby given that Marr A. Menson, executrix of tho last will and testament of Susan E. Donson, deceased, has mado and filed with tho Clork of the County Court of Des chutes County, Oregon, tho final ac count of her administration of said estate, and that tho Honorablo Coun ty Judgo of said Deschutes County has set Monday, tho 4th day of March, 1918, at the hour of 10 o'clock in tho forenoon at tho Court Koom in Mend, Oregon, as tho -time and placo of hearing tho final settling of said estate, and all persons Interested aro cited to appear at said time and placo and show cause, If any, why said ac count should not be allowed. Dated this 29th day of January, 1918. MARY A. MENSON. Executrix of the last Will and Tes tament of Susan E. Denson, Do ceased. 48-51p NOTICE OF CONTEST. Department of the Interior. United States Land Office. Lakeview, Ore gon, January 21, 1918. To Howard Wallace, of Canby, Ore gon, contcstco: You aro horoby noti fied that Eldon P. Swank, who sires Brothers, Oregon, as his postofflco address, did on December 10, 1918, file in this office his duly corrobo rated application to contest and sc curo tho cancellation of your Homo stead Entry, serial No. 07S37, mado May 12th. 1914, ior SWU. Sec. 12, and NWV, Sec. 13. Township 21 S.. Range 17 E. W. M., and as grounds for his contest ho alleges that: 1. I am Informed and .believe and thereforo stato that the said Howard Wallace has novor been upon said land since the day ho filed on samo In May, 1914, and that ho has been absent from said land ever sinco and moro than six months last past and that ho has entirely abandoned tho samo and does not Intend to ever re turn to said land; that ho has never mado any Improvements upon tho land whatsoever and has novor culti vated any of said land whatever, but entirely abandoned the land tho day ho filed on same. 2, That his said absence and abandonment was not und has not been duo to his employment in tho military branch of tho U. S. Govern rnont, or servlco rendored In connec tion with operations In Mexico or along tho bordors thereof, or In mob ilization camps olsowhero in tho mil itary or naval sorvtce of tho United States in any capacity or the Na tional Guard of any of tho several states, nor In tho sorvlco of tho U. S. in any capacity on account of tho European war or in any other man nor. You aro, thereforo further notified that tho said allegations will be takon as confessed, nnd your oald ontry will bo canceled without furthor right to bo heard, olther before this offlco or on appeal, if you fail to file in this offlco within twenty days after tho Fourth publication of this notlco, aa shown bolow, your anawor, under oath, specifically responding to these allegations of contest, together with duo proof that you havo served a copy of your answer on tho said con testant olther in person or by regis tered mall. You should stato in your answer tho namo of thu postofflco to which you deslro future notices to be sont to you. JAS. F. DURGESS, Roglster. Dato of 1st publication, Jan. 31, 1918 Date of 2d publication, Fob. 7, 1918 Duto of 3d publication, Fob. 14, 1918 Dato of 4th publication, Fob. 21, 1918 4S-51p NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT. In tho County Court of tho Stato of Oregon for Deschutes County. In tho Matter of the Estato of Ooorgo W, McCalllster. deceased, Notlco Is horeby given by tho un dorslgucd, the executrix of tho estato of Ooorgo W. McCnlllstor, docoased, that sho has mado and tiled with tho County Clork of Deschutes County, Oregon, hor final account of her ad ministration of said estate, and that tho Honorablo Judgo of said County Court has sot Monday, tho 25th day of Fobrunry, 1918, at 10 o'clock of tho foronoon of said day at tho Coun ty Court Room In Bond, Oregon, as tho tlmo and place of hearing of said final account. Dated this 22d day of January, 1918. JULIA E. M'CALLISTER, Exocutrlx of tho Estate of Georga W. McCalllster, Deceased. 47-Clc.