The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931, February 21, 1918, WEEKLY EDITION, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextBHNB lUUiKTIN, BBND. OftBOCN, THUJWDAY, FKBHUARY 31, 1SIH PAGK KLKVMrf Barbarous as slave drivers" Wothods of Exponents of Qorman ., "Kultur" In Carrying Out Doportatlon Ordor. ADD HYPOCRISY TO CRUELTY Officers of "Modern Attlln" Gave At- tltude of England Excuse for 'Repeating In France Atroel- tlee Practiced In Delglum. The course of the German armies jk France was marked with the same brutalities that characterized the oc cupation of Uelgium. Ample proof has been produced that the entire proceedings were a deliberate part of the calculated system of "fright fulness," In Franco tlin (Icrinnn system of forced Inbnr nnil deportations, with It "horrors, wnn tin? snmn nn In Belgium. In this nrtlclc la Miown tho renl Iden tity of Orrmnu practice In both occu pled region. This can lo done from the ofllclnl documents mill from n sum mnry by Ambassador Gerard. Tim harrowing detail limy lie gnthered from tint score of deposition which accompany tlin nolo nil1riiml hy Ihu .French government to the government ofAtfin iinitrnl Hwcr July I!fl. 1010. Tnrso nro on flln In tho stntn depart inent, niul have also been translated, ojonK with tin official document, In hCo Deportation of Women nnd llrl From Lille." (New York. Dornn.) Qerman Proclamation at Lille. Thn attitude of England make the provisioning of tlm imputation morn ami moro illftlrult. "To reduce tint misery, thn German authorities hnvo recently asked for volunteers to rn nml work In tho -country. Thl offer him not hnd the success thnt won expected. "In consequence of thl tlin Inhnlf Itnnt will bo deported by order nml sleinovcd Into thn country. Person -deported will lio sent to thn Interior of tho occupied territory In Franco, far behind the front, where they will he employed In' agricultural Inhor, nml not on nny nillltnry work whatever. Ily thin mcnurc they will he Riven tho opportunity of prnvldlnK better ,jt'r their subsistence. V4Iii mo "f necessity, provision enn oNmtnlned through tho Oermnn dc pot. Kvery person deported will be ellnweil to tnkn with hltn 50 klli jitram of bnggngo (household utensil. -ythtt. etc.). which It will be well U -nnko ready nt onco. "I thereforo onler thnt no one, un ill further order, shnll chntiKi hi plnco of residence. No one tuny nl 'Kent ItluiNelf from bin dcclnred leKiil reiitdenco from 0 p. in. to (1 n. in. (Oer mnn time), miles he In In possession of n permit In dun form. "Inasmuch nn thin In mi Irrevocable inenMire. It In In the Interest of the IM)puliitlou Itnelf to retnuln cnlm nml obedient. "COMMANDANT. "Lllto, April. 1010." Notice Dlitrlbuted In Lille. "All the Inhiihltnutn of the hounen, wlth tho exception of children under -fourteen' nml their mothers, nnd nlno of old people, must prepnre themselves for trnniipnrlntlon In nn hour mid n ' 'IinlTn time. I "An oincer will decide definitely I-whnt person will ho tnken to tho concentration camp. For thin pur (vono Ml thn Inhnbltmitn of the. house , lunt nKKembtn In front of It; In case of bad wenther tliey inny remnln In tho pnnsage. Tho door of tho hounn ilium remnln open. All protcntn will 'bo useless. No Iniiinlo of tho house, oven thoxo who nro not to bo trans Itorted, inny lenvn the houna before n. m. (German time). "Each perKon will ho permitted to tnko !t0 kilograms of bnggngo; If liny--ono'n baggage exceedn thnt weight, It -will nil bo rejected, without further consideration. I'ncknKen must ho nop nnitely mndn up for enrh person nml ........ !..... ...1.1a...... I....II.I ..II.... muni ui'iir nit Miimrni ii'kiih wiium iIj nml flnnty nfllxed. Thin mldrenn must contain tho surname and the Christian iinmo nnd tho number of the Identity card. "It In absolutely necensnry thut enrh -person Khould, In IiIm own Interest, pro--vldo himself with eating nnd drink 1njt utennlln, nn well iin with n woolen lilutikot, good nhoen, nnd body linen. T.voryono inunt carry bin Identity enrd on IiIh person. Anyone nttemptlni' to ovndo tranHDortntlon will bo puntnhed Clthout inerey." , " "ICTAl'l'KN-KO.MMANDANTUIt. (Mllo, April, 1010.) Belgian Addreia to French President "To Monnlour llnymond I'olncnro, I'roHldcut of tho French Itopubllc, Piirln. "Sir: Wo hnvo tho honor to ox pn'HH ngnln our inont sincere jjrntl tudo to you for your most kind reccp lion, n fow dayn iiro, of tho deuta tloti which went with feeling of lt'Klt lmuto emotion to Inform you of tho deportation of Indu and K'lrln, which thn Oornmn authnrltlon huvo Just car ried nut In tho Invaded districts. "Wo hnvo collected Homo dotnlls on it ho subject from tho llpa nf an honor nblo and trustworthy person, who auo niccdcd In leaving TourcolnR about ten WiJuvm nun: wo think it our dutv to pErlnR theso dutallH to yotir notice by I reproducing toxtunlly tho dcclaratlonn fUfchlch huvo been nindo to us: Url 9 ' "Xhwto deportations began towartJa ICnater. Tlie Oormnnn announced thnt tho Inhnbltnntn of Itoubalx, ToiircoliiK, Mile, etc, wero koIiik to bo transport c(t Into French districts whero thulr provlnlouliiB would ho easier,' '"At nlKht, nt nhout two o'clock In tho mornliiKi u wholo district of tho town wan Invi'Mted by tho troops of oc cupatlon. To each hoilso wan distrib uted a printed notice, of which wo kIvu herein an exact reproduction, presorv Iiik tho stylo and npullluK.' (Heo docu ment, above,) "The luhabltantn so warned wero to bold theuiNelven ready to depart an hour and a half after the distribution of tho prnclnimitlnu.' "'Kncli family, drawn up otitntdotho house, wan examined hy an olllcer, who pointed out hiiphiir.ard tho persons who went to ko. No words can expresn tho barbarity of thin proceedlni; nor du scrllm tho heartremllmt sceiicH which occurred; youiiK men and Klrls took hasty farewell of their pnreiitn a faro well Jiurrlcd by tho (leruiau soldiers wlio were executing tho Infamoun task rejoined tho Krotip of those who wero KoIiik, mid found themselves in tho middle of tho street, surrounded by other soldiers with fixed bayonets.' "Team of denpnlr on the part of parents and children so ruthlessly neparated did not soften tho hearts of the brutal (luriiinnn. Kometliuen, how over, a moro klnd-henrled ofllcer yield mi to t(M Krent despair and did not choose all tho persons whom ho should by tho tenim of bin Instruction huvo separated,' Herded Like Cattle. "Theso Klrls nnd lads wero taken In nTreeT ciirTi To factories, wliero Tliey were numbered and labeled like cattlo nml Krotiped to form convoys. In theso factories, they remained 1'J, 'J I or 'M hours until a train wan ready to re move them.' "Tho deportation began with tho villages of Itoncy, llallulii, etc., then Tourcolng nml Itoubalx. In tho towns (hi demiim proceeded by districts.' " 'In all about ItO.OoO persons aro said to hnvo been carried off up to tho pres ent. This monstrous operation has taken eight to ten duys to accomplish. It Is feared, unfortunately, that It may begin again soon. "Tho reason given by the (lerinan authorities Is n humanitarian (7) one. They hnvo put forward the following pretexts: provisioning is going to break down In tho large towns In tho north nnd their suburbs, wherens in the Ardennes the feeding In cany and chenp.' "'It la known from tho young men nnd girls, slncu sent hack to their fnintllen for rensous of health, that In thr depnrtment of tho Ardennes tho victims are lodged In a terrlblo man ner, In disgraceful promiscuity; they ore compelled to work In tho Holds. It Is uniieo-iumry to nay that tho Inhabi tant of our towns nro not trained to such work. Tho (lernmun pay them 1X0 in. Hut thero nro complaints of InsuUlclent food. "Oarbarlty of Slave Driver." "They wero very badly received In thn Ardennes. Tho Oermnn hud told thn Ardcuunls that these wero "volun teers" who were coming to work, and till) Ardennals proceeded to receive them with many Insults, which only censed when tho forcible de'Mirtiitlou of which tliey wero thu victims became known.' "'Feeling ran especially high In our towns. Never has no luluultous u measure been curried out. Tho tier innus hnvo shown all tho barbarity of nlavo drivers.' "Tho families no scattered aro In despair and the morale of thu wholo population Is gravely affected. Hoys of fourteen, schoolboys In knicker bockers, young glrln of fifteen to six ten have been carried off, mid tho de spairing protests of their parents failed to touch tho hearts of tho Oermaii olll cer s, or rather executioners.' "Ono Inst detail: Tho pemonn no deported nre allowed to wrltu homo onco a month; that Is to say, oven lens often than military prisoners.' "Such aro tho declarations which wo huvo collected nnd which, without com mentary, confirm In an oven moro striking wny tho facta which wv took thu liberty of laying before you. "Wo do not wish hero to enter Into thu tieMlon of provisioning In tho in vaded districts; others, better quali fied than ourselves, glvn you, us wo know, frequent Information. It is enough for uh to describe In u few words tho situation from this aspect: Entire Population In Misery. 'Thu provisioning Is very dllllcult; food, apart from that supplied hy tho Hpanlnli-Amerlcan committee, Is rvery scarce and terribly dear. . . . 1'eoplo aro hungry and tho provisioning Is In adequato by at leant u half; our popu lation Is nurturing constant privations and Is growing noticeably weaker. Tho douth rato, too, ban lucreatied consid erably. ".Sometimes Inhabitants of tho In vaded territories npeak with a noto of discouragement, crying apparently: 'Wo nro forsaken by overyono.' Wo, ou tho other hand, aro hopeful, Mon Muur lo President, that tho energetic Intervention on tho part of neutrals, which thu French government Is Hiiro to evoke, will noon bring to an end theso' incnnurcH which mums thu wrath of ajilo whom humanity Is not an emp ty word. . . . "With all confidence in tho sympathy of tho government wo venture to ad dress u now and pressing appeal to your generous kindness and far-reaching lufluencu in tho name of thoso who nro Buffering on behalf of tho wholo country." "Paris, 10th Juuo, 1010, .1, ruo Tail bout," (Signed on behalf of various upocl fled organizations) by Toulotnondo, Charles Droulers, Leon Hatluc-Dartn, and Louis Lorthlols.) AIMED TO MAKE POLAND DESERT Gorman System Reckoned on Starvation of Pcoplo to Pro mote Imperial Ends. VON KRIES REVEALED PLOT Country, After Population Had Deen Systematically Done to Death, Wa to De Restocked by Settler From Germany. The extent of human misery in Poland caused by the Oerman oc cupation was as great as that in Uel gium and France, The entire heart lessnrss vhich characterized the kai ser's high officers is well shown in a statement by Mr. Vernon Kellogg, prepared for a pamphlet issued by the committee on public informa lion, which we copy, Tho systematic exploitation of hu man misery hy the Oermnn nuthorltles In Poland followed thn general plnn laid down hy the kaiser's orders. In order to prove the Identity of proced urn It will bo piioiikIi to present tlm detailed report prepared specially for n pamphlet Issued by tho comtnltteo on public Information mid written by Mr. Frederic C. Walcott. A fuller nnd In some ways moro touching treatment In given In his article, "Devastated Poland." In tho Niitlonnl Oeograplilc Mngazlno for Mny, 1017. ".September, 1017. "Poland Ilusslnn Poland In per ishing. And the Oermnn high com innnil, Imbued with the Prussian sys tem, In coolly reckoning on tho neces sities of u starving people to promote Itn Imperial ends. "West Poland, which hnn hern Pros nlnn territory more tlmn n hundred yearn, Is n dlsnpiolntment to Oer many; Its people obstinately remnln Poles. This time they projxiso swifter measures. In two or three yenrs, by grace of starvation mid frlghtfulness, they calculnto I!aHt Poland will lie thoroughly mndo over Into n Oermnn province. "In tho grent Illndenhurg drlvo ont yenr ngo, tho country was completely devnstnted hy the retreating Itusslnn nrmy nml the oncoming Oermnnn. A million people wero driven from their homes. Hnlf of them perished hy the roadside. For mllei nnd miles, when 1 saw tho country, the wny wns littered with mudsonked torments nnd bones picked clean by tho crown though the Inrger bones hnd been gnthered by the thrifty Oermnns to he ground Into fer tilizer. Wicker basket. the little ban ket In which tho baby swings from the rafters In every peasant home were scattered nlnng the wny, hundreds nnd hundreds, until one could not count them, ench one telllnc a death. Deliberate Policy of Starvation. Vannw, which nnd not been de stroyed onco ii proud city of a million people wns utterly stricken. Poor folks by thousands lined the streets, lennlni: against tho buildings, shivering In snow and rnln, too weak tn lift a hand, dying of cold nnd hunger. Though tho rich gave all they had, and the poor shared their last crust, they wero starving there in the streets In droves, "In tho stricken city, the Oerman gov ernor of Warsaw Issued a proclama tion. All able-bodied Poles wero bid' den tn go to Oermany to work. If any refused, let no other Polo give him to ent, not so much as n mouthful, under penalty of Oermnn military law. "It wns more than tho mind could grasp. To tho husband nml father of broken families, tho high command gave this decree: I.eavo your famllle to starve; If you stay, we shall nee that you do starve this to a high-strung, sensitive, highly organised people, this from thn nuthorltles of u nation pro fessing chillr.atlon and religion to mil lions of fellow Christians cnptlvo and starving. "Oeneral von Krles, tho governor, was kind enough to explain. Candidly, they preferred not quite no much star vation; It might get on the nerves of thu Oerman noldlers. Itut, starvation being present, It must work for Oer man purpose. Taking advantage of this wretchedness, tho working men of Poland wero to be removed; the coun try wns to bo restocked with Oermnns. It was country Oermany needed rich alluvial soil better suited to Oerman expansion than distant possessions. If tho Poland that was had to perish, so much tho better for Oermany. To Make Poland German Province. "Itemovu tho men, let tho young and weak die, graft Oerman stock on the women. See how simple it Is: with a crafty smile, Oeneral von Krles con cluded, 'Ily and hy wo must give buck freedom to Poland. Very good ; It will reappear us a Oerman province.' "Slowly, I camo to realize, that this monstrous, Incredible thing was the Prusslun system, deliberately chosen hy tho clrclo around tho all-hlghoRt, and kneaded Into tho Oerman people till It became part of their mind, "Oerman people nro material for building tho state of no other account. Other people aro for Oermany's will to work upon, Humanity, liberty, equality, tho rights of others all foolish talk. Dejnocracy, nn Idlo dream, Tho true Prussian lives only for this, that tho Oerman state may bo mighty nnd great. "All tho woes In tho long count against Oormuny aro pnrt of tho Prua nlnn systom. The Invasion of nolgtum, tho deportations, tho turvlng of sub ject people, tho Armenian mnnsneren, atrocities, frlghtfulness, sinking tlm Lusltanln, tho submarine horrors, tho enslavement of women all piece Into tho rnoWrous view, The rights of na tions, tho rights of men, the liven mid liberties of alt pcoplo aro subordinate tn tho Ocrmmi nliu of dominion over nil the world. "FHUDFItlO C. WALCOTT." Mr. Vernon Kellogg' statement Is on follows: Saw Only Massacre and ftuln. "It wns my privilege nnd necessity In connection with the work of the commission for relief In ISelglum to spend several months nt tho great headquarters of the Oerman armies In tho went, and later to spend more months nt Ilrussels as the commis sion's director for ISelglum nnd occu pied France. It was mi enforced op portunity to see something of Oermnn practlco In the treatment of a con quered people, pnrt of whom (tho French and thu inhabitants of tho ltd glnn provinces of Knst nnd West Finn dors) were under the direct control of the Oermnn general ntnff nnd the ncr oral Oermnn n miles of tho west, and part, the Inhabitants of the seven other Itelglan provinces, under the qunnl civil government of Governor Oeneral von Hissing. I did not enter the occu pied territories until June, 1016, mid bo, of course, sow none of tho actual In vasion and overrunning of tho land. I saw only tho graves of tho massacred and thn ruins of their towns. Hut I sow through the long, hard months much too much for my pence of mind of how the Oermnns treated tlie un fortunates under their control after the occupation. Destruction Complete. "As chief representative for tho com mission, It was my duty to cover this wholo territory repeatedly In long mo tor Journeys In company with the Oer mnn ofllcer unsigned for my protection nnd for tho protection of the German nrmy against nny too much seeing. A I hnd opportunity niso to cover most of Helglum in repented trips from Urus sels Into the various provinces, I nec essarily had opportunity to compare thu destruction wrought In the two re gions. "I could understand why certain towns and vllhiges along the Mcusc ond nlong the lines of the French and Kng llsh retreat were badly shot to pieces. There hnd been Adding In these towns and the artillery of first one side nnd then the other hnd worked their havoc among the houses of the Inhabitants Hut there were many towns In which there had been no fighting and yet all too ninny of these towns also were In ruins. It wns not ruin by shells, but ruin by Are nnd explosions. These were the fnmous 'punished' towns Hither n citizen or perhaps two oi three citizens hnd fired from a window on the Invnders or wero alleged tc hnve. Thereupon a block, or two oi three blocks, or half the town wai methodically nnd effectively burned oi blown to pieces. There lire mnny of these 'punished' towns In occupied France. And between these towns nnd nlong the roadways are Innumerabli Isolated single farmhouses that are alsc In ruins. It Is not claimed that there was any sniping from these farm houses. They were Just destroyed alons the way and by the way, one mn say. When the roll of destroyed Til lages nnd destroyed farmhouses In oc cupied Frnnco Is inudo known, tin world will be-shocked again by this evi dence of Oermnn thoroughness. Found Neutrality Impossible. "Hut tho horrible methods of thnt deiHirtntlon were such thnt we, al though trying to hold steadfast to a rigorous neutrality, could not but pro test. Mr. Gerard, our nmbussador tc Herlln, happened at the very time ol this protest to make n visit to the great headquarters In the west nnd the matter was brought to the attention of certain high otllcers nt headquarters on tho very day of Mr. Genird's visit nnd in his hearing. So tlmt ho added his own protest to thnt of Mr. Poland, our director at tho time, and furthei deportations were stopped. Hut a ter rlblo mischief hud already been dona Husbands und fathers had been tnken from their families without a wont ot Rood-hy ; sons nnd daughters on whom perhaps aged parents relied or sup port were taken without pity or appar ent thought of the terrible conse quences. The great dcportntlons ot Helglum have shocked tho world. Hut theso lesser deportations that Is, lesser In extent, but not less brutal in their carrying out are hardly known. Germany Must Be Civilized. "I went Into Helglum and occupied Franco u neutral and I maintained while thero a steadfastly neutral be havior. Hut I came out no neutral. I cannot concelvo that nny American en Joylii; nn experience similar to mine could hnvo come out a neutral. Iln would como out, as I came, with tho Ineradicable conviction that a pcoplo or a government which can do what tho Germans did nnd nre doing In Helgtum und Franco today must not bo nllowed, If thero Is jiower on earth to prevent It, to do this a moment longer than can bo helped. And they must not bo nl lowed over to do It again, "I went In also a hater of war, nnd I came out n moro anient hater of wnr. Hut, also, I came out with tho Ineradic able conviction, again, thnt tho only way In which Oermnny uuder Its pres ent rule and In Its present stnto of mind cnu ho kept from doing what It has dono Is hy force of arms. It can not bo prevented by appeal, concession or treaties. Hence, ardently as I hopo tlmt nil war may cease, I hope that this war may not censo until Gcrmnny realizes that the civilized world simply will not allow such horrors ns those for which Germany Is responsible In Helglum and Frnnco to bo any longer possible. "VBIINON KELLOOO," POWELL BUTTE (Continued from Pago Two.) spont Saturday and Sunday at tho rnncu. Mr. and Mm, "VVnllaco Smith and Mm. L. W, Van Dorcn woro Hond visitors Saturday. F. 3, Illco nnd L. J. McHanlols at tended tho Commorclal club luncheon In I'rlnovlllo on Friday, for tho pur pose of discussing road mattors. W. A. Foster spont tho past wook In tho vicinity of Pilot Hock. Mr. and Mrs. Itoss Dusnott ontor talnod Mr. and Mrs. Heaves Wlllcox- on nt Sunday dlnnor. Mr. and Mrs, Charlos Orowcllor nnd son, of Dond, visited at tho J, M. Shoaror homo Sunday. Mr. and Mrs, Alton Wlllcoxon, Har riott Wlllcoxon, Itoland Howmnn and J. A. Hfggs attonded tho show In Hend Sunday evening, L. J. McDanlols, A. W. Hayn, J. A. KIrks, II. F. Allen, J. F. Itlco, Her mnn Myers, Henry Edwards, C. C. Hrlx, and Mr. Yates attended court in I'rlnovlllo Wednesday of last weok. The Hend Hod Cross ladles mot with Mrs. Allen Wlllcoxon on Friday of last weok. Thoro Is to bo a danco at tho com munity hall on February 22. Miss Kotsch, who Is teaching at tho Wilson school, Is boarding at the O. C. Truesdnlo home. C. L. Worrell nnd Mrs. Mary Shlolda were guests of Mr. snd Mm. John Urown last Sunday, Heaves Wlllcoxon, C. M. Charlton, Joo Jeffries, from Vancouver, and father, Mr. Jeffries, who recently came from Missouri, autoed around tho Buttes Sunday. Tho Jeffries aro well Impressed with tho country and hopo to tocato hero. Mrs. Hurd arrived from Montana Saturday to visit with her brother, John Drlscoll and wife. 'Mrs. T. M. Hlldwln; Mrs. DIshman and Mrs. Stanton, from Prlnovlllo. attended tho Prlnovlllo lied Cross mooting at tho community hall Fri day afternoon. E. It. Agco spent Sunday with his family, returning to his ranch on tho Ochoco Monday, whero ho Is clearing. Victor 8haw, James Moffltt, Henry Moffltt and John Harpor presented a road petition to tho county court Wednesday of last week. Mr. Skceno and son, Roy, loft for Vancouver last week, whero thoy vis ited relatives a fow days. Mrs. Skecno accompanied them on their return tho first ot tho week. Mr. and Mrs. John Drlscoll and Mrs. Hurd wero entertained at tho C. M. Charlton homo Sunday oven Ing. ADDITION MADE TO -. CLOVERDALE HOME (Special to Tho Bulletin. ) CLOVEIIDALE, Fob. 20. Geo. F. Cyrus and daughters, La Dona and Estbor, wero shopping in Sisters Sat urday. Dean, Lillian and Clara Van Matro and Idella Miller mado a trip to Bond Saturday, returning Sunday after Mrs. W. W. Van Matro, who has been visiting thoro a weok. Horn, to Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Kline, a nlno and a half pound boy, Febru ary 14. J. L. Parborry Is building an addi tion to his houso. Mrs. B. C. Kline was shopping and visiting In Sisters Saturday after noon. Thero was no council club meeting Friday evening on account ot stormy weather. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Fryrear mado a trip to Bond Saturday, returning Sunday. , Mm. II. O. Wilson was shopping In Sisters Thursday. C. A. Burnsldo was doing business in Bond last Wednesday. H. O. Wilson sawed wood for W. W. Van Matro last week. RABBIT CLUB WORK IS PUT UNDER WAY l-'.irmors Near Grnngo Ilnll Poison Pout Mnny Attend Irrigation School at Redmond. (Special to Tho Bulletin.) BEND R. F. D. NO. 1., Fob. 20. Tho following from this section at tonded tho Irrigation school, which is In session at Redmond this weok: Leo Young, master of Grange and presidont of tho Farmers' Union, and son. Cecil; E. E. Butler, Bob Culver, O. P. Dahlo, Fred Hottman, Georgo Erickson, Charles Hooch, Mrs. P. C. Burt and Bort Torkelson. Special business will bo transacted at tho rogular mooting of tho Farm ers' Local Union No. 83, Wednesday night, February 20. Mr, and Mrs. John Carson nnd children left Thursday for Hoiso, Ida ho, to attond tho funeral ot Mrs. Car sou's sister, who dtod suddouly last Wednesday. Tho mombors of tho Jack Rabbit Club hnvo begun poisoning rabbits. Charles Hocch and Potor Nolson aro tho poison mixers. Tho building committee for tho Eastern Star Grango, consisting ot Loo Young, Loo Nlckorson and E. E. Butlor, nro making preparations for tho completion oil tho hall, after which It Is to bo given a -much-needed coat ot paint. P. C. Burt roturnod from tho Wlll amotto valloy Wodnesday ovonlivg. Mr. nurt while thoro purchased sov oral hond ot tlno Holstoln cattlo. Joo Ancroo roturnod from Amort can Lako Wednesday, whoro ho spent sovoral days visiting Arthur Cook and Chostor Mooro, who nro expect ing to bo called Into uctlvo servlco soon, Mrs. P. C. Hurt is at Redmond this weok attending tho Irrigation school. Loulo Elllngson, Elmor and Will Wornstaff hnvo sold a carload of po tatoes to Carl Wodockl ot ono dollar por hundrod, Ray Notf has boon qulto 111 tho past -wook, Buffering from muscular rhoumatlsm, but Is Improving, Applicants from this section for Fodoral Farm Loan monoy aro receiv ing tholr monoy now from tho Fed oral Land Bank ot Spokane, Ralph Orlmcs and llttlo son, Rnlpli, Jr., loft Saturday for Portland with a shlpmont of beof cnttlo and on re turn will bring homo his llttlo daugh ter, Virgono, who hns boon spending: a part of tho winter with hor aunt, 'Mlns Marlam Grlmos, at Salom, Ore gon. Tom Merchant has rontod tho Cald woll plnco and has moved his family thoro. Mr. Cnldwoll has gono to Tho Dalles. Miss Anna Dunsmoro was tho guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. Malosh, Saturday. J. W. Wornstaff Is thn owner of two nlco Borkshlro and Poland China stock hogs, which wero shlppod to him from tho Wlllamotto valloy a few days ago. Rov. and Mrs, Hnrtranft woro call ers at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mnlosh Inst Sundny. Almus Neff, Mr, Blladeau, Joo El mer and Will Wornstaff attended tho local land board election hold In Judgo Ellis' offices Saturday aftor noon. Bort Torkclson's dairy herd was again tho honor herd of tho First Central Oregon Cow Testing Associa tion, for tho past month. PRIVATE DANCE AT POWELL BUTTE HOME (Special to Tho Bulletin) POWELL BUTTE, Fob. 20. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Purdy Saturday oven- (Continued on page 8.) LEGAL NOTICES In the County Court of tho SUto ot Oregon, for Deschutes County. In tho Matter ot tho Estato ot Su san E. Benson, Deceased. Notice Is hereby given that Mary A. Benson, executrix of tho last will and testament of Susan E. Benson, deceased, has mado and tiled with, tho Clork of tho County Court of Des chutes County, Oregon, tho final ac count of her administration of said estato, and that tho Honorablo Coun ty Judgo of said Deschutes County has set Monday, tho 4th day ot March, 1918, nt tho hour of 10 o'clock In tho forenoon at the Court Room in Bend, Orogon, as the timo and place of hearing the final settling ot said estate, and all porsons Interested aro cited to appear at said timo and placo and show cause, If any. why said ac count should not be allowed. Dated this 29th day ot January, 1918. MARY A. BEN80N. Executrix of tho last Will and Tes tament of Susan E. Benson, De ceased. 48-51p NOTICE OF CONTEST. Department of the Interior, United States Land Office, Lakovlew, Ore gon, January 21, 1918. To Howard Wallace, ot Can by, Ore gon, contestco: You aro hereby noti fied that Eldoa P. Swank, who (gives Brolhors, Oregon, as his postoffice address, did on December 10, 1918, file In this offico his duly corrobo rated application to contest and se cure tho cancellation ot your Homo stead Entry, serial No. 07S37, mado May 12th. 1914, tor SW. Soc. 12, and NW Sec. 13, Township 21 S., Rango 17 E. W. M., and as grounds for his contest ho alleges that: 1. I am Informed and bollovo and thoretore state that tho said Howard Wallaco has novor been upon said land since tho day ho filed on same in 'May, 1914, and that he has been absent from said land over slnco and moro than six months last past and that he has ontlrely abandoned the same and does not Intend to over re turn to said land; that he has novor mado any Improvements upon the land whatsoever nnd has novor culti vated any ot said land whatever, but entirely abandoned tho land the day ho filed on same. 2. That his said absence and abandonment was. not and has not beon due to his omployment In tho military branch of tho U. S. Govern ment, or sorvlco rendorod In connec tion with operations In Mexico or along the bordors thoroot, or In mob ilisation camps elsowhoro In tho mil itary or naval service ot tho United States In any capacity or tho Na tional Guard ot any ot tho sovoral states, nor in the service ot the U. S. in any capacity on account ot the European war or in any other man ner. You are. therefore further notified that tho said allegations will be taken as confessed, and your said entry will bo cancoled without further right to bo heard, either before this offico or on appeal, if you fall to file In this offico within twenty days after tho Fourth publication ot this notice, as shown below, your answer, under oath, specifically responding to these allegations ot contest, togothor with, duo proof that you havo served a copy ot your answer on tho said con testant either in person or by rogls tored mall. You should stato In your answer tho name ot tho postotflco to which you deslro future notices to be sent to you. JAS. F. BURGESS. Register. Date ot 1st publication, Jan, 31, 1918 Dato ot 2d publication, Fob. 7, 1918 Dato ot 3d publication, Fob. 14, 1918 Dateot 4th publication, Fob. 21, 1918 4S-61p NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT. In tho County Court ot tho Stato ot Oregon tor Deschutes County, In tho Matter ot the Estato ot Georgo W. McCalllstor. deceased. Notlco Is horoby gtvon by tho un dersigned, tho executrix ot tho estato ot Goorgo W. McCalllstor, doceased, that she has mado and tiled with tho County Clork ot Deschutes County, Oregon, her final account ot hor ad ministration of said estato, and that tho Honorablo Judgo ot said County Court has sot Monday, tho 25th day ot February, 1918, at 10 o'clock ot tho forenoon ot said day at the Coun ty Court Room In Bond, Oregon, as tho time and place ot hearing ot said final account. Dated this 22d day ot January, 1918. JULIA H. M'OALLISTBR, Executrix ot the Estate. of Georiw W. MoCallutter, Deceased. 47-fllc.