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! MUSIC! I Come in and hear the i 0 i I i I B I I Grafonolas J ■ 3 . Williams’ Drug Co. CHASING U-BOATS AN EXCITING GAME Perilous Work of British American Destroyers. ---------------- i SHOWN BY __________ OFFICIAL RECORDS Demonstrated At passed rafts, lifeboats and life buoys were pitched overboard. This maneu ver was carried out th ree times. By now all the destroyer’s boats had been lowered to pick up the men In the water, while all her available loose life-saving gear had been throw n over board. However, th ere still remained nine men in the peak of the oiler. The and concluding p art of th e operation may be explained In th e w ords of th e de stroyer’s captain. | "I therefore decided It was neces- 3 0 Landsman May Get Some Idea of the Grim Game From Details of Few En counters Officially Reported—Thrill- ing Story of Rescue of Crew From Burning Oil Ship by British De- stroyer. and take oft the rem ainder of the crew. A speed of eight knots being main tained, this was done. We remained alongside locked to th e steam er’s wind ward bow for a period sufficient for all 1 nine men to lower themselves on board ! this ship, which sustained slight su perficial damage to guard rails and upper deck fittings. Ten m inutes a f te r w* cleared the steam er she was burnt to the w ater line.” B; ' ------ B T he destruction of a German sub- 5 m arine is never announced by the Brit- tight and pinch the foot in order to look neat ™ Ish adm iralty except upon the strong- i S est possible evidence, which is often and dressy. But comfort need not give way I ■ provideil by the destroyers th a t are en- to style. ■ = gaged in a long game of hide and seek = w ith the elusive U-boats under condi- B tions of varying excitement. The ■ landsman may obtain some idea of this Shows Bravery in Unpleasant g grim game from the details of official Tasks and Without Roman ^ records of a few encounters as to the tic Stimulus. I I B I B I B I B I B I M HI ■ ! I ■ I B U M lli;W i:B i!.W i:W ia n a ilil HU result of which there Is no room for = doubt One of the unsung heroes of th e w ar A convoy of m erchant vessels w as ADVANCE IN PR IC E being escorted by B ritish and Ameri Is the m ilitary surgeon. No man has E. L. T ow nsend d esires to a n can destroyers. A subm arine attem p t been harder worked In the trem endous n o u n ce th a t b eg in n in g M onday, ed to attack the convoy, but although fighting of the last few weeks, and his can be just as comfortable as shoes you buy for J u ly 1, th e p rice of sh a v e s w ill be 25 ¡t maneuvered from one position to un- woik has been In m ost cases fa r from P o st p h o n e M ain 621. ' p le a sa n t service. And w e do not sacrifice either style c e n ts a n d h a ir c u ts w ill be 40 c e n ts .! other the destroyers were too quick There Is not th e sam e rom antic —x—- ____________________________________ for It, and every tim e it attem pted and or neatness in fitting you. B uy W a r S av in g S tam ps. came to the surface its presence was stimulus for the medical man th at T h e la te st reco rd s a t th e W illia m s detected. there Is for the Infantry or artillery officer. It Is one thing to dash about E lsie F erg u so n u t th e IS IS S u n D ru g Co. Go a n d h e a r them . Finally an American destroyer sight under fire Intent on killing or being —x— ed the periscope in a favorable position d a y n ig h t. sorts of dress shoes offer you a wide field for ]•. C. B o d e n h am er w as o v er from nnd headed for it, w ith the intention killed; It Is another thing to dasli —x— about under fire and take the same choice. Our styles and prices will please you. F a y D unsniore is now em ployed S ale m M onday a n d looked a s tho of ramming. A depth churge was drop- risks while calmly attending to these se llin g b rea d in th e c a p ita l tow n ped directly over the U-boat, which a t B lack Rock. with wounds from which all other men was still visible under w ater from the w a s m a k in g h im fat. — t - American ship. The resu lt w as an up- as *hf p a s s " ve? tjielr h ead .. “Thank —x— T he Solie fam ily a re ta k in g an hfeaval of black-colored water, two I am not a doctor,” said an officer O. A. W o lv erto n h as been elected o u tin g a t C ascadia. broken pieces of a sp ar and some smull who had been detailed to Inspect a | m a y o r of M o n m outh by th e city —x— pieces of wreckage. N othing more of I number of Improvised casualty clear ing stations along th e fro n t dur*ng a Fred a n d G erald H ow ard a re now j co u n cil to fill th e v ac an c y cau sed the enemy w as seen. recent attack. | by Hie resig n a tio n of If. C. O stein. w o rk in g at H oskins. E arly one w inter’s day a destroyer The regim ental surgeon In tho B rit , —x— —x— sighted an enemy subm arine on the M rs. B ru iik w a s th ro w n front an surface and steered for it at full speed, ish arm y has In his charge the well Mr. an d Mrs. P ercy D ickinso n au to m o b ile w h ile cro ssin g tlie r a il i So sw iftly was the m aneuver carried being of more than 1.000 men. When w ere P o rtla n d visito rs la st w eek. road tra c k on M o n m o u th stre e t out th a t the G erman had no tim e to J there Is no fighting on, he has plenty —x— to do. H e has to strik e a happy me Mr. a n d Mrs. .1. 1!. hoy visited in T h u rs d a y , b u t w as n o t se rio u sly j submerge. W ithin th irty seconds of dium In discouraging th e faint-heart sighting the destroyer had ramm ed the h u rt. P o rtla n d several d ay s last w eek. ed, who -come up to him as a means , enemy, tearing a g reat ren t In the hull — x— j of obtaining a fo rtnight’s rest, and In Mrs. M. M erw in is in th e city p a c k of the U-boat. At the same tim e a bolding out a helping hand to those M rs. Clyde Hill an d c h ild re n have ing h e r househ o ld goods a n d w ill bomb, “which,” said th e commanding j who are in real distress. If he Is too Is fully equipped to do your printing at the very lowest* re tu rn e d from a v isit in S pokane. officer, “exploded satisfactorily,” was lenient, th e comanding officer begins b ik e th e m to P o rtlan d . Mr. an d —x— dropped. A fter th is the destroyer We have the very Dr. R. E. D u g an n e, D en tist, h id e Mrs. M erw in both h av e good posi wheeled back over th e spot and drop- to ask w hether he Intends to deplete prices consistent with good work. the whole reg im en t; if he is too harsh pendence N atio n al B ank B u ild in g tio n s in P o rtlan d . ped another bomb. L arge quantities j the Junior officers and men lose pa latest type faces and other materials. Call and look our —x— of oil rose to th e surface, b u t no other —x— tience. F ra n k W e l l s eeen n ip n n ied b y his sign of the enemy's presence could be Tlii! E astern S ta r c h a p te r h a s ad The doctor doesn't rfde, btrt “foot- samples over. We are sure you will be delighted with jo u rn e d its m eetin g s for tw o m o n th s. fam ily , a rriv e d from C a lifo rn ia o ver detected, and when th e position was j «logs • it witn m s regim ent uirough la n d one d ay last w eek to visit sw ept la te r the subm arine w as located, the sam e mud, tike sam e wind and them. If you are in need of— u n til as a rela tiv e s a n d frie n d s in th e B uena still lying on th e spot w here she had 1 rain, and the sam e perils. H is duties Miss Hazel S eeley wi sunk. LETTER HEADS, iiness col- Vi.-la n eighborhood. s tu d e n t at th e S alem are not confined to caring for the ill Subm arine Cut In Two. and Injured. H e m ust supervise the lege. r.KTVELOPES A m erchantm an which had fullen be- sanitation of camps and billets, Insure Mrs. B e rth a K ing is hom e on a —x — ,, , ,, hind the main body of the convoy to the pu rity of drinking water, keep a STATEMENTS Ed Io n ian of V ancouver, Wi sh., is Vis|t Wl,h lM" ‘ll,s- Ml‘- « '“ • Mrs which she belonged w as escorted back h ere v isitin g his re la tiv e s for a few I. S. B o hannon, D u rin g h e r vaca to her position by a destroyer. Ju st i lookout for outbreaks and epidemics, BUSINESS CARDS tiou site h a s bet li v isitin g severa then another of the m erchantm en was I m aintain a continuous campaign of In days. oculations and vaccinations, and fill places in E a ste rn Oregon. Site will [torpedoed. Im m ediately the destroyer j —x— CALLING CARDS out a long series of records and arm y swung around and headed full tilt for forms. H e has to do his utm ost In At Buena V ista, Ed P ra th f • w as re tu rn to P o rtla n d M onday. 1 th e enemy’s position. As she passed the light of his special knowledge to MORTGAGE BLANKS —x— elected school d irec to r an d J. K. over the spot a severe shock was felt : m aintain the health of his unit, and Mrs. G eorge P a rk e r a rriv e d from N eal clerk. NOTE BLANKS 1 Fori S ill, O kla., S u n d a y a n d w ill throughout the destroyer, and ju st a f any rem issness on his p a rt may lead j terw ard the G erm an’s periscope was to a serious diminution In Its strength. Mr. an d Mrs. G rover M attison a re w ill m a k e an ex ten d ed v isit w ith RECEIPTS sighted by the destroyer’s sister ship, In billets he has the added duty of e r p a re n ts, Mr. am i M rs. J . S. which hastened to drop a bomb on the v isitin g w ith rela tiv e s anjl frie n d s SHIPPING TAGS Cooper. M ajo r P a rk e r h as c h a rg e U-boat. A heavy explosion resulted, playing the role of medical attendant in th is city. —x— of ttie school of m u sk e try at F ort and the subm arine came up right to the villagers, as all th e French doc CIRCULARS tors in th e country d istricts have gone. P re tty little E lsie F erg u so n in Sill. ! astern of her pursuers. Helm was p ut j PAMPHLETS “ B a rb a ry S heep" a t th e ISIS next hard over and fire opened by both | —x— S u n d a y night. .1. S. Hooper, w h o h a s lieen p h y si British ships, th ree h its being regls- HUNS GAS BRITISH POSTERS —x— cally d isa b le d for som e few days, j s j tered In quick succession. Escort No. WOMEN AT FRONT Mr. an d Mis. Olen W h ite n k e r a re feeling like h im se lf a g a in a n d has 2 had now come round, and, being near- Or any other printing give us a trial and you will net m o v in g from M onm outh to In d e joined th e e x p e d itio n a ry forces and est (he enemy, w ent straig h t for him and succeeded In cutting the suhnin- i pen d en ce today. in v ad ed th e h om es of rela tiv e s an d rlne clean in half. Both hnlves ap- ! regret it. We can r»ve you money. -»x— frien d s a t M cM innville, • C orvallis, peared on the surface for a few sec- ! Mrs. A. S. N ew ton a n d fam ily of S alem a n d A u ro ra recently. onds before plunging finally from view. O regon City visited h er d a u g h te r, A destroyer hunting for subm arines j M rs. (’.. O. Sloper, S u n d ay . Ira Mix is h elp in g out a t. th e In observed two periscopes about eight j —x— d ep e n d en c e N atio n al B an k th is feet ap a rt on her starboard bow. The W . E. C raven h as d eclined to a c w eek, hut is obliged to leav e S u tu r destroyer managed to get within 50 j cept a place on th e school hoard to lay as he m u st join o .Coper li/Z p yards before the U-boat submerged ; i w h ich he w as rec en tly elected. lay as h e lias jo in e d th e a rm y an d then a depth charge was dropped over the subm arine’s course. A fter the ex —* -- m ist rep o rt a t V an co u v er S u n d ay , plosion of the charge a second and j Miss Vale H iltib ra n d is c h a p e ro n ra w ill m a k e a good soldier. much louder explosion was heard and in g a crow d of C am p F ire g irls on felt by everyone on board the destroy- ! a ca m p in g expedition (his w eek. Mr a n d Mrs. \V. 11. W a lk e r, Mrs. er, and a column of black-colored wa ~ i— M>e N elson, Mrs. H a ttie H enkle ter was thrown to a height of about M aster G len M attison is sp e n d in g ic ste r H en k le, M isses E m m a llen - 30 feet. A film of light oil then spread h is vacation a t th e ra n c h of his kle a n d G lad y s Irv in e a tte n d e d the over the water, and In the next two g ra n d p a re n ts , Mr. a n d Mrs. I.ocke. H en k le re u n io n in B enton co u n ty hours had I m n h N to m — id derm bis HE Turks are not noted —x— y esterd ay . M iss Irv in e w en t as an extant. Sighting the wake of a submarine, a particularly for cleanliness, Mrs. C harley R ichardson of P ort ite rta in e r, she a n d Mr. W a lk e r la n d , is visiting Mrs. M a rth a R ich fu rn is h in g se v e ra l a p p ro p ria te vo- destroyer dropped a depth charge and and their bakery products oil rose to the surface. L ater a peri a rd so n and c a n n in g fru it th is w eek. al selections. scope appeared. Another depth charge would not lie considered ap» —x— — X— was dropped, and more oil wns seen. petizing in this country. In this, as in many C linton H uun is in th e service in A ubrey Bascuo, w ho belongs to th e When darkness fell a large and con th e Fast a n d sta tio n e d al C am p I.ee, n avy a n d is sta tio n e d a t S u n P ed ro , spicuous patch fd «U wns r t t u m i t . aatf other things, we are different. V irg in ia, hut h is h e a rt is in O regon. cam e in last n ig h t to v isit h is p a r was still very clearly marked next —x— en ts a n d o th e r re la tiv e s here. A u morning. Another depth charge wns O. F. P a rk e r an d son, R aym ond, brey is lo oking fine a n d en jo y s th a t dropped In the middle of the patch, o f A shland w ere gu ests of th e ir old b ran c h of th e w ork. He h a s a 20- whereupon more oil and bubbles rose frie n d s, th e R aldw in sisters, th is d ay s fu rlo u g h a n d w ill get all th e and continued rising for the next two hours. Sweeping operations were then are prepared in a clean, modem, sanitary bakery— w eek. p le a su re he can nut of it. He w ill undertaken, and nn obstruction wns lo —x— report for d u ty on J u ly 20. These two British women are now In a fact that is known to every resident of this com cated on the bottom. More oil rose M isses E sth e r am i G race Ross of a London hospital recovering from the —x— to the surface. munity An ever-increasing demand is an indispu F a lls City a re here v isitin g th e ir effects of being gassed by the Ger- C onceded to he on e of th e m ost Rescued From Burning Ship. table evidence that we prdouce “good things toeat *’ g ra n d fa th e r, Mr. M illidge, a n d o th e r b ea u tifu l w o m en on th e A m erican i _ _ , , I mans. They had gas masks, as this A lieutenant in command of a de- , . . . , . relativ es. rn v .r a.,™ ,-.,,.*, . th h at - a .. British oiler Brit,sh offlolal Photograph shows, but sta g e to d ay , E lsie F erg u so n loses •troyer discovered Quality and cleanliness a n the twin mottoes I had not tim e to don them when a gas —x— none of h e r c h a rm o n th e sc re en in had been torpedoed and set on fire. o f this bakery at all times. shell burst In, th eir dugout. J. \V. R ichardson leaves th e e m h e r first A rtc ra ft p ic tu re , "B o rb n ry She was burning furiously and was Known as the "Women of Parvyse,” ploy of th e pnstotftce Ju n e 30 an d S h eep ,” co m in g to th e Isis th e a tr e out of control, although her engines | these two am bulance drivers lived at A continuous w e u n d e rsta n d h as secured w ork in n ex t S u n d a y ev en in g . Miss F e rg u were «till running. Psrvyse but 500 yards from the G er P o rtla n d . s o n , it is exp ected , w ill becom e stream of oil fed the flames, which man lines until they were sent to prevented anyone from entering the en —x— "Blighty” a fte r being gassed. k n o w n a s th e m ost b e a u tifu l w o m an P . M. K irk la n d received a tele on th e screen sh o rtly a lte r h e r a p gine room. H er penk was not yet alight, and crouched up there were thirty g r a m th is m o rn in g in fo rm in g him p e a ra n c e in h e r in itia l p h o to p lay . Whisky In Coffin. Chinamen, the rem ainder of the crew. o f th e d e a th of h is b ro th er, W illiam —x— A coffin supposed to contain a To extinguish the Are was beyond L., a t A lbany. ^ — X— the power of the destroyer's craw, but corpse was selxed at Huron, 8. D„ re —X— her captain determined to make an at cently, and when opened was found MILLINERY SALE Any one Interested in a new hat tempt to rescue the survivors in the to contain 20 gallons of whisky. The A u n t J a n e C ooper's m a n y frien d s a r e g riev e d to know th a t sh e is very at a low price should call at Alpha peak, although It w as obviously • <fff- bootlegger had ordered s grave dog In Huron cemetery. The coffin had Bruit undertaking. He ran his p o o rly a n d is confined to h er bed Rescue’s Millinery Parlors on Main been shipped to Huron from the closer past the oiler's stem, and as Street. m o s t of th e tim e. POPULAR SHEET MUSIC 15 to 35 cents Local Briefs Many people think th at shoes m ust be ARMY S K E O N IS A " L'NSSNG HERO Right Fitting Is the Keynote Dress shoes th at we fit to your feet Our pumps, dancing slippers and all Conkey & Walker THE POST T Our Bakery Products C. A. Lochridge Butter Wraps THE POST