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The Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying Associated Press Dispatches
VOL. IX.
ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, ORBGONSATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 10IH. '
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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.