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Newspaper Page Textmm Mil Pull for a bigger, better ...,1.11c Aiui""""" .' T THE WEATHER Tonight and Sunday, Fair. .. Highest temp. yeeteKlay..46 Lowest temp, last' lt.l.87 and more , prosperous noseourg ana Douglas County. The Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying Associated Press Dispatches VOL. IX. ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, ORBGONSATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 10IH. ' SfO. 802 mm A M lUd SENATE DISCUSSES Five of Them Held Up By Sen : ator Lodge For Close Scrutiny. MAY CAUSE A DIVISION r'Avm ' nverment Accents Von Hlndenburg's Plan to Make Army Stronger Than Ever Details Are Not Disclosed. , '. . , ,; ' (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Five of President Wilson's fourteen peace .points were held up in the senate to day by Senator Lodge as questions which might lead to a division among the allies and which certainly should ' be postponed until after the peace conference. These relate 10 .bucioi diplomacy, freedom of the seaB, eco nomic barrierB, reduction of arma ments and the league of nations. The senator said that as the senate must consent to any treaty that is propose it should express Itself freely in ad vance bv, nasslne resolutions to show its Ideas In respect to Wilson's four teen points. WAforHno- to the freedom of the seas Lodge said, "If It means aban donment of tho bellincerent right or blockade, I think the United States will hesitate before It abandons a weapon absolutely necessary tor its ; own safety." ' PEACE CONFERENCE POSTPONED PARIS, Dec. 21. Newspapers here say, the preliminary peace conference at Versailles has been postponed un til the beginning of February, at the earliest. This action is due to a change In President Wilson's plans which, takes him to England and to the British elections which are to oc cur in the near future. HINPBNBURG'S PLANS ACCEPTED LONDON, Dec. 21. The German government has accepted von Hln denburg's plans ,to. form.;- a ..peoples guard or national army, and it Is said that, the German army under ' this plan- will be stronger than ever. The details have been kept a secret, but it Is known that women will he employed for auxiliary service. MANY SOLDIERS DISCHARGED, i .WASHINGTON, Dec.. .81. With a total of 108,662 men discharged dur jlng'.the week-ending December,. 14, General March stated today the war ' department has about reached the '30,000. daily average as previously planned. General Pershing has re ported 3210. American prisoners re patricated, and at present there are but a very few left. - t Additional units from this country designated! for early - demobilization brings the total of men so selected to 900,000, General March stated. To date 29,900 officers have been honorably discharged. General Per shing has reported that a continued search is being made for- Isolate prisoners, and that the British and French officials In Switzerland, Hol land, Sweden and Germany are aid ing in the search. SHTP8 WILL BE RELEASED. NEW YORK, Doc. 21. Plants for the prompt release from the govern ment requisition of a Ipart of the fleet of 174 tank steamers, 18 of which are Pacific coast vessels, with ap proximately a million and four hun dred thousand dead weight tonnage, was announced by the United States shipping -board today. Only those vessels required for supplying the army and navy with fuel and oil will be retained by tlhe government. ASK ALLIES OCCCPY VIENNA. PARIS, Dec. 21. Zurich newspa pers printed a Vienna dispatch re porting that the Austrian government 'in order to avoid. iresn oisiur-ances has asked the allied' authorities to occupy Vienna. TO DIRECT AIR SERVICE. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. The ap pointment, of Major General Charles enoher, who commanded the Raln ow Division" in France, as director of the air service, succeeding John D. Ryan, was announced today by General March. - STEEL CORPORATION ORGANIZE. NEW YORK. Dec. 21. The orga nization of the North American Steel Products Corporation, a combination of the largest Independent steel com - panles to advance foreign trade, was formally announced toaay. NEWSPAPER MAN ARRESTED, SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21. Fre mont Older, editor of the San Fran cisco Call, was arrosted today charg ed with criminal libel by John O'Gara, former assistant district attorney, fol lowing statements concerning O'Ga- ra'8 official conduct recently made by Older In published renin lscences. AFTER BOLSHKVIKI FORCES. BERLIN, Dec. 21. German troops have been sent against the Bolshe vik 1 forces advancing on Mltau, 30 miles southwest of Riga on Dvloa, It Is reported. Oerman troops have been disarmed by the Bolsherlhi at various points in eastern Livonia and the population Is fleeing toward Riga. BORN To Mr. and Mrs. Alba Spnugh of Looking Glass, December 19, an eight pound son, . , . . ... . allow no profiteering. . ... . . ,. (By Associated Press.) , ' PORTLAND, Dec. 21 Worn- tag against profiteering has beon issued toy the National rooa ao- ministration through the Statu Administration.- While minor food regulations have now been dropped, the license regulation remains andi the margin of pro fit fixed by the administration which will book no profiteering. PLEASANT SURPRISE PARTY, i - . The home of Mrs. Martha Snyder on Umpqua avenue was the scene of a delightful surprise party last even ing given for her two granddaugh ters, Willa and Gertrude Snyder. Mu sic' and games filled the hours and made them .pass all too quickly. De licious refreshments wore served af ter whidh the guests departed for their homes. Those present to enjoy the occasion were Edna Perrlne, Ro berta Harraldson, Ruth Bradford, Gladys Palker, Margaret Zimmerman, Gladys Taylor and Willa and Ger trude Snyder. SIX ARMY AMI Yl NEW YORK. Dec. 20. The United States army transport Henry R. Mal- lory arrived today with 1461 Ameri can soldiers from Bordeaux. Nine hundred and one were sick or wound ed. The units aboard were head quarters, sanitary and ordnance de partments, headquarters company, supply company, -band and detache ments of Battorles A and B of the 143rd Regiment, Field Artillery, com prising 10 officers and 492 men, and headquarters, of the 65th Field Ar tillery Brigade, comprising three of ficers and 5 men. Tho sick and wounded comprised 32 officers and 889 men, of whom 30 are bedridden, six tubercular, one mental case and 884 requiring no. special attention. The .transport Manchuria from Brest, carrying 168 officers and 4003 men, also arrived today. - She carries 13 officers and 62 men ot the 50 tin uleld, Artillery, 64 officers and 861 men of the 116th-Field Artillery, 61 officers and 1452 men of the 117th Field Artillery, 10 officers and 98 men of the 31ot Division, 10 officers and 66 men of the 106th Ammuni tion' Train, 18 men headquartorB com pany, 6 2d. Infantry Brigade: 10 cas ual officers and 966 sick and wounded. - Another arrival was the Whito Star liner Megantic from Liverpool, among wfliose 310 passengers were a number of American, Australian and Canadian army and naval officers and Y. M. C. A. and Red Cross workers. Among the wounded was Private Earl House, of Caldwell, Mont., who exhibited - the reram-.nts of a Bible which he declared saved his life after he went "over the tap" early in No vember. When a German Bnlper sent bullet towardi his heart, the book deflected Its course and only a flesh wound resulted. While lying in No Man's Land awaiting the stretcher bearerB, House had the satisfaction of seeing his 'buddy" bring down the sniper. YTR1BUTE 0 LIEUT TOOZE 'I lost a splendid Lieutenant and the country lost a splendid soldier and type -of manhood. His was an end that all true, red-blooded. Ame ricans would 'welcome," writes Cap tain G. A. Pr.ude, 354th Infantry, A. E. F., in a letter of condolence to Mrs. Sadie A. Tooze, who lost her son, Lieut. Leslie O. .Tooze, whtio leading bis men in the terrific battle which raged for days in the Argonno Forest, says today s Portland urego- nian. Seldom has creator tribute to a man and fighter been paid than that accorded' Lieutenant Tooze by his Catptain who said: "He met a glorious end. You can well be proud of such a son. H handled his platoon like a true sol dier to the flnlBh. His leadership and coolness was a fine tribute to American traditions. He carried his men forward to the farthest point reached by any organization during the three days' advance." Eleven officers of tho Third' Bat taillon of the 364th Infantry, Includ ing Major Lester W. Humphreys, of I Portland, signed the following let ter of condolence to Mrs. Tooze: "It Is our wls that you know of the sincere sympathy extended to you by the officers and men of the Third Battalion of tho 364th. Infantry. "Your son was very dear to us, our friend and our comrade, and our close assocatlon with him throughout the past year and es'-ccl.-.lly In the recont months gave us Infinite opor tunlty to appreciate his manliness, character and worth. May we acurn you that your great loss is shared by each one of us!" Lieutenant Lamar Tooze, regl-l mentalintelllgence officer of the Thin! Battalion, 365th Infantry, went scath- less tthrough four battles, wan hln twin-brother's "bunkle", and they were together at the last.. WELL PROTECTED Thoroughly Equipped to With stand the Rigors of Coming Winter In Europe. WILL BE WARMLY CLAD Welfare of Hoys Has Ueen Looked After to the gnu-Rest Detail. .'. Over One Hundred Thousand . Blankets Distributed. ..- TOURS, Nov. 14. (Correspond ence of The Associated Press.) Mo thers, sisters, and sweethearts in America need, hqt worry about protec tion of their, ' soldiers in- urope against the rigors of coming winter. The Quartermaster's Corps specialists In France declare to The Associated Press, that the boys are better equipped than the majority ot them ever were in civilian life. -Eadh soldier has two pairs of heavy nail clinched and dubblned shoes which are Impervious to water, five pairs of wool socks, three BUlts wool underwear, two complete wool uni forms, two wool O. D. Flannel shirts, one short but heavy overcoat trench style, and one pair of , wool kntt spiral puttees, ten feet long The Quartermaster's Corps estim ates that the average soldier in cam paign wears out one pair of trousers every two months and makes pro vision on this basis although the nor mal life of a pair of breeches is six months. Every soldier has also an overseas cap that has a felt protec tor to null down over his ears. He is not allowed to wear the old Issue I of campaign hat that his folks- at I home are used to seeing. He has; wool gloves and one-finger leather mittens over .them and each soldier IB (provided with at least three blan kets and a",' watorproof slicker or raincoat. In addition to all this, every sol- .dlar ..pnuoutdoorduty. haaa-lcather. waistcoat to wear beneath his 'over coat. This leather waistcoat Is newlj; Issued and much admired. Apart from what the men have on them and in their possession, the Quartermasters corps in France has In well distributed, stocks available for Issue: Breeches and trousers, 1,504,000 pairs; wool coats, 200,000 underdrawerB, 5,000,000; under skirts, 2,714,000; wool gloves, 2, 960,000; leather waistcoats or jer kins, 1,068.000; mlttons, 746,000; overcoats, 379,500; wool spiral put tees, 1,718,000; field shoes, 2,570, 000; wool Q. D. flannel shirts, 2,349. 000; slickers, 633,000; heavy wool stockings, 7,807,000; blankets, 721. 900. Tills after the Quartermasters corps in France turned over- to. the Medical Corps moro than one hun dred thousand blankets. IS ENJOYABLE AFFAIR A most enjoyable and unusual meeting was held Thursday, Decem ber 19, by the members of the Red Cross Auxiliary of Green and vicinity. A vast amount of work In knitting and Belgian Relief work was ac complished. At noon time a beauti ful dinner was served In which were Included many of the dainty and tasteful dishes that the members are capable of preparing. After all numbering twenty-seven people were seat J .-1 the table, a very uni que poem, ccmposed by Mrs. M. Van Horn, was read by the president, Mrs. 1. W. Wolforth. Immediately follow ing this was the presentation of ah appropriate gift to Mrs. John Howard who has so freely given the working room and asstotod in her many kind ways this great necessary work. Tfois Auxiliary has recently donat ed $-5 for the benefit of the Belgian Relief Fund. ... - . F III The 1917 Legislature passed a"re lolutlon authorizing the Supreme Court of the State to appoint a com mission on law reform, to serve with out pay, to constitute seven mem bers, Including one justice or tne su preme court, one person representing the commercial, manufacturing, farming, labor and other industrial interests, and Including five momlers of the bar of Oregon; Buch com mis slon was to a Investigate and report the coming Legislature a plan for re vision of our judicial system, delays and exnense of litigation, and to pro mote the certainty- of justice in judi cial proceedings. . Pursuant to this authority the fol lowing were appointed: Ben Selling, I OLD SOLDIERS PATRIOTIC. ;, . '.',v...... , ., - The report turned Into Red Cross headquarters by MrB. R. C. Markee, of the Soldiers Home shows that practically every old veteran of that Institution has become a member of the 1919 Red' Cross, which is, Indeed, a very flattering report. .In all, 104 memberships were taken out by members of the home. 9 ...... George H. Burnett, Charles H. Carey, Alfred S. Bennett, W. D. Fenton, E. R. Brysoh andi Percy R. Kelly, thlB very able and lndUBtrous commission after a thorough Investigation and deliberation, filed two reports the ma jority report signed by five members of the commission recommends very little change, the minority report stgned by Ben gelling and Judge Ca rey advocates a complete revision of our present judicial syBtem. . , Space will not penult the printing the reports and recommendations, but they, are certainly very interesting and especially the minority report. While many believe we should have reform In our judicial .proceedings, yet doubt whether It would be ad visable to revolutionize and do away with all of -our established form of procedure. Lawyers are divided upon this subject and the developments will be watohed with interest Tne State Bar Association is now In ses sion at Portland, and according to Information, one of the main objects Of this meeting is to discuss the re ports of "lie commission on law re form, and no doubt the roports will receive the "once over" by the legal lights of the state. . . AT THE ANTLERS THEATRE t For the first time in tho hiBtory of big spectacular picture produc tions standardized by David Work Griffith, who produced "The Birth of a Nation," "Intolerance," "Hearts of the World'' and. other notable pho toplays, patrons, of mo ton. (picture .bouses.. thraiiffhc.. tlie. country will now be able to see Mr. Griffith's fu ture productions at their favorite theatres at the customary prices. This was rendered possible by a con tract recently made by Mr. Griffith with the Famous Players-Lasky Cor poration by which his newest pro ductions, prodlg'ous as they are, will be available to every exhibitor. The first of these productions Is "The Great Love," a magnificent photoplay which will -be shown at the Antlers theatre next Thursday and Friday. In this ipfcture such screen artists as Robert Harron, Henry B. Walt hah Lillian Gish and others who have won fame In Mr. Griffith's big prod'iictions will be se.n for the first time under Artcraft auspices. ISTMAS E The thought of giving rather than of receiving will be the aim. of the Presbyterian Sunday School in its Christmas exercises this year, so that the Sunday Sdl.ool may have a part in helping the many who aro in great need at this time. The regular Christmas exercises : will bo held, on Sunday evening at 7:30, the time or llhe usual evening service An at tractive program has been arranged, Including ChrlstniaB songs, a reading by Miss Margaret Page, ''Why the Chimes Rang," a story by Mrs. Ash crnrt, and a song by MIbb Mabel Bry an. Kev. Quick will tell the mean ing or the White Gifts for the King. The primary department will take a speclnl ipart In the program and each class as It presents its gifts will give an appropriate exorcise. INSTALLATION OK OFFICERS. At tho regular meeting of Laurel Chapter No. 81, Royal Ardh .lasons, last evening, the following officers were Installed: High Priest, H. H. Stapleton; King. William Bell; Scribe, . U. Helblg; Capt. Host, S. A. Phillips; Ppl. Sir., A. A. Wilder; It. A. Captain, William HInoy; 3d V., R. L. Glle; 2nd. V., W. J. Weaver; 1st v., W. B. Strawn; Treas., Ed. Lenox; Sec'y, W. Harris. R. H. C. Wood was the installing officer. VISITING FRIENDS HERE. ' Floyd Dougherty, who loft RoBe- burg a year ago to enter tne aviation hranah of the service of the United States Army, has just returned to Roseburg to visit for a short time with his friends, his family having recently moved to ABhland. Dough orty has paused most of tho past year in training camps in Texas. Mr. George Bowlus of Elgin nrrlv- od in this city laat night, and will spend some time vleltng frends and relatives In Looking Glass, Melrose nephew of Mrs. W. O. Rochester of Looking Glass at wnicn place no for merly resided. NOT UP TO The Showing Made Does Not Come Up to Expec tations. ' THE CRITICAL MOMENT Is Now At Hand and a Determined Effort Will Do Made to Put Old ' State of Oregon Over tho Top lly Monday. , PORTLAND With the Red Cross membership drive closing next Mon day night, the state has not made the showing expected to date, but the managers are not discouraged, know ing that Oregon ipeople generally come to the rescue at tlhe psycholo gical and critical moment. That cri tical moment Is the present. Henry P. Davidson, president of the Red Cross, telegraphed to State manager H. E. Wltham today rrom New York: "r am. sailing tonight for Europe at the - request of the President to represent the American Red Cross andi as I leave I have a Bupreme con fidence that the spirit of mercy and human .sympathy, which the people of the world have ascribed to the Ame rican ipeople, will again Bhlne forth when the world once more learns of their devotion to the Red CroBS Ideals. Enrollment in the Red Cross by .every man and woman and child will mean more to the world today than ever before.;. Millions ot plead ing, wistful faces are turned' toward us today and only by answering that mute -appeal by universal enrollment in the Red Cross .can we show our sympathy and our vote for a kindlier, gentler wprld In the days to come." , County managers throughout Ore gon are being urged by Mr. Wltham to make advantage of this day as In moat of the towns, It is shopping or market day for the BUrroundlng coun try. Managers are requested, to estab lish Red, Cross centers today -and Monday and to have all the available solicitors In the field to meet ; the people as they, come Into, town to shop. Soldiers and Bailors are dis playing the right uplrlt and are going out as solicitors. Demobilized - sol diers In Oregon towns aro offering their services for the cause, for they know from perflonnl experience of the work of the Red Cross organization. "Where's your button?" is now being asked every-where. There are still many thousands of people wtho are not decorated with the little' love button unrii there nro .thoueandB of homes where no Rod Cross service flag files In tho window. There Is until Monday night to remedy this condition and all Amoricans who are interested in the cause of humanity are expected to be provided with button r flag by Monday evening. -"Other stateB report wonderful progress," snld Mr. Wltham, "and I cannot see why Oregon, which is al ways first, Bhould be playing possum. I know from -past experience that the state is well organized', and I believe that the workers have not-lost Mieir original enthusiasm. The fault ap parently rests with the public who are becoming-forgetful." Secretary of the Navy Daniels is sued a statement In support of the Red Crou3 membership drive today, in whidh he says, all who have relat ives or friends In tne American navy should enroll. "Throughout the war," wires Mr. Daniels, "the men of the Nnvy have benefited by the Red Cross, as this organization has supplemented the efforts of the Navy by many servlceB end comforts, which could not be un dertaken by the government. I re quest that the friends of tho Ameri can sailors become Identified with and1 help to perpetuate the benoflclent work of the Red Cross. . Thus for the enrollment In the state is far behind the Red Cross membership enrollment, of a year ago. A SUICIDAL SORTIE AGAINST BRITISH FLEET (By Associated Press.) AMSTERDAM,- Nov. 20. (Cor respondence of Associated Press;)- The attempt or ortlcera of the German High Seas fleet, to make a suicidal sortie ngalnet the British grand fleet before the armlstlco was signed' Is characterized by the Berlin Vor- waerts as "the lost devilish crime against the German people that sealed the doom of the Pan-Oormans." Re fusal of the sailors to go out and fight Is regarded as the first step to ward the Oerman revolution. Tnis mutiny Is describe ' by the VorwnertB as "an act of self-defenso by 80.000 men against the villainous Pan-Ger man plan. "To understand tho poBltlon," con tlnues the newspaper, 'It is neceosnry to go back to the feverish propaganda by Pan-Germans at the end of Oc tober for a so-called national fight FIVE TRANSPORTS LEAVE. .'',- : (By Associated Press.) ;' NEW YORK, Dec. 21. The war department made the an- nouncement today that flv- more transports had Balled from' France, bringing -United Statn - troops home. ot despair. To save their necks they conceived the Idea of baiting the people Into forlorn hope, which could only end in complete extermination. The death of the doomed eighty thousand did not concern these mani acs, in whose reckonings human blood never counted. Their notion ot mili tary honor was that the whnln nnnnln should suffer themselves to be butch ered rather than undergo the shame of defeat."' "With their minds steeped In the worship of might, they had no inkl ing of the revolutionary currents among the men. They still imagined that Iron discipline was paramount. Their fiendish plan was to send out tho ships to be ..sacrificed to the last ship. . The news spread like wild fire. ' . '. . "At the last stage of the war are we all to be killed?" they asked. "The officers harangued, cajoled, in vain. Three tlmeB the order was glvon. It was a difficult position for men with no backing but their feel ing of solidarity. ' A tlhouBand were Imprisoned, at Wllhelmshaven. The choice between' freedom and impris onment was not difficult. It was revolution. It was the Irony of . fate that the Pun-uernians, with what was to be their last desperate blow. should themsolves Slave Btarted the conflagration. It was this last devil ish crime against the German people that sealed their doom.".. COUNTY WANTS NO The following telegraui was receiv ed this morning by County Manager W. C. Harding from Harvey Llndley, division- -.roll ,aH-chnlrjnpn'-of-, .the Red CroBs, lh reference "to the pres ent membership drive:' V : SEATTLE, Wash.; Dec, 20; 1918. (2 p. m.) Henry p. Davison, chair man Rod Cross War Council has just sailed for Europe on call of President WIlBon to arrange for necessary ex tension Red Cross work on million American soldiors remaining In France Indefinitely need . ministra tions Red Cross. Coming of peace will show picture of misery such as world' hnB never seen before demand ing united support American people to relieve It. Believing all loyal Ame ricans will take dollar memberships this Christmas, War Council has can colled .war fund drive - previously scheduled for spring. Upon Buccess your offort this week deponds whe ther your dhapter must agalu go to people before next Christmas.' . Suc cess Roll Call clearly depends upon reaching every adult with requcBt to Join as no loyal American will rofuse. Reports thus far Indicate compara tively small enrollment in Oregon, nevertheless wo are confident, you enn and will get ono hundred' per cent HjERVEY LINDLEY, Division Roll Call Chairman. Douglas County oxpects overy loyal man and woman to be woarlng the 1919 Red Cross button by Monday night. If you have aeon overlooked by the solicitor, call at 'headquarters in the Douglas Abstract Co's. office, corner Jackson and Washington st. We want no .Red Cross slackers in this county.- W.C.HARDING, . County Mannger r.oll Call. LONDON, Nov., 21. (Special to the Associated PresB.) If your Bon is In France or England at ChrlsU ilias time, you needn't necossarlly feel that he Is losing all tho Joy. of life. Perhalps he Is golns to have tho op portunity to a real English Chrlst- Invltatlons have been issued to as many American soldiers and sallorB as posBlble In Franco, through Y. M. C. A. socretarlefl thore, and thos'e In camps and on battleships In Englnnd were not forgotten. More than two thousand of them will be entertained for tho holidays in London homes alone. And on Christmas day 1500 more will watch the brandy burning on top of the pudding and eye the roaBted' pig In families, who are to do everything possible to make this holiday one that the American guest will always remember. Invitations poured In to the Inter national Y. M. C. A. Hospitality Lea gue from many farma outside of Lon don, too, from Devonshire, - where riding and, shooting wore offered from Scotland and from Ireland "I want two boys for the whole of their leave," ono Irish woman writeB. "I am going to give them the kind of Christmas my boy would have liked, If they bad not been kill ed In France.. .t RED CROSS SLACKERS OF WARARE TOLD Clever Schemes of British to Entice German U-Boats : . ,V,.; to the Surface. NANY FALL INTO TRAP .Stories Told! of Encounter. That Are Filled With Deeds of Heroism : r , Huns Answered Decoy Set . lly Ilrltlsh Navy. . v LONDON, Nov. 28. (Correspond once ot Tho ABS'Ciated Press.) One of the most exciting chapters of tha war against Gorman U-boats Is a series of accounts of notable engage ments between British de.oy ships . nnd the submarines, made public oy Iho British admlrallty. ; While the whole story of the port played by these decoy vessols, "myBtery shlpB" or "Q" craft has not jeen revealed,' It Ib evident that several of them were used to lure the Hun undersea cratt to thoir destruction. Some Inclder'B In this campaign already have been -made known, deal-. Ing chiefly with a low of the ex ploits of -wOmmander Gordon Camp bell as master of the decoy vessels: but- others In which he and other , captains participated now are avail- able. That at leaBt a smalt fleet was used In this work Is evident from the fact that Campbell at. different times appearB as the master of the Farns- borough, the Pargust, the Dunraven and the Q-5, , - . The-prlpe, another decoy ship, was ' commanded by Lieutenant . William 13. Sanders and the Stock force by Lieutenant Harold Auten. Stories of tlhe encounters between these shlpB and the U-boats are filled with deeds of hurolBin and instances in which the discipline of the British navy waB displayed under the trying clrcuiu stances,1 ; For many monthe the de r.oy - ships heavily amredr-Ho' -with "r their guns hidden behind' falsa 'bul warks, steamed zig-zag paths In' the ' seas which were the hunting grounds of the submarine. In their Character of lazy , colliers or Blow cargo otaft they presented to-the submarine com mander an Inviting object of attack hut once he was- well within range of the British guns, the false super structure hiding the guns fell away and the ihelpless collier became sud- denly transformed Into a fighting . craft, bent on destruction. It was -dangerous work requiring the high order of courage for the submarine must he lured near beforo the guns could safely begin their work. In the meantime the Hun frequently had Rent his topedo home and the decoy ship was disabled, sometimes on fire And part of her crew wounded. In thut condition the battle was fought and often the submarine destroyed. ' "Panic parties" was' one ''of ' the ruses practiced by the decoy ship's Commander to coax ' the submarine alongside.- When the mystery ship was torpedoed, these panic parties look to the boats, apparently aban doning their vessel, but always leav ing on board another crew to man ' the guns and finish the submarine if It came near enough. The first encounter mentioned by the Admlrallty took place In Maroh 1916, wihen the Farnborough, . dis guised as a collier was attacked by ! a submarine. The 'panick party" took to the boats and when the submarine . closed In, to abov.t 800 yardB " the Fnrnborough opened fire on her. The U-boat Bubmergod and the Farnbor- . ough passed over her dropping depth bombB. The submarine reappeared ' standing almost on end. Five rounds were fired into her at nearly point blank range and she went to the bot tom of the sea. Prior to that action .the Farnbor ough had cruised throughout the en tire winter without being attacked. Within a month trie Farnborough conxed another submarine near enough to sink her by gunfire. Com mander Campbell later was tranBfer rod to the command of the Q-B and In the following February, 1916, his vessel was torpedoed by a submarine which eventually apiiroached so near, that a shot from llhe Farnborough' beheaded the U-boat captain as he climbed out of the tower, the subma rine was Bunk with her conning tower open and her crew pouring out, De stroyer towed the Q-5 In and breach ed her. For this exploit the Victoria Cross was awarded to Campbell. The decoy ship Pargust with Camp bell in command .was torpedoed on June 7, 1917, while dlBgulsed ns a British merchant ship. The subma rine came within fifty yards of the Pargust which then opened fire on her with all guns. The submarine crew poured out of the conning tower and held up their hands in token of surrender, but the U-boat steamed away trying to escape In the mist. The Pargust again opened fire on her and sunk hor with one man clinging . to her bow ns she went down. The decoy vessol was towed back to port ny Amercan destroyers. Two Vic toria Crosses were awarded for this successful action.