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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1917.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. The five
classifications into which men await
ing draft will be divided, nnder the
new regulations approved by President
Wilson, have beoome public much be
fore the time planned by the provost
marshal general's office.
The classifications are as follows,
and show every man regla';wtd, to
which class he belong and In what
order the different classifications will
be called to service:
1 Single man without dependent
relatives.
J Married man (or widower with
choldren), who habitually fails to sup
port Us family.
S Married man dependent on wife
for support
4 Married man (or widower with
children), not usefully engaged, fam
ily supported by Income independent
of hla labor.
6 Men not Included In any other
description in this or other classes.
( Unskilled laborer.
Class Two.
1 Married man or father of moth
erless children, usefully engaged; bat
family has sufficient Income apart
from his daily labor to afford reason
ably adequate support during his ab
sence. I Married man, no children, wife
can support herself decently and with
out hardship.
J Skilled farm laborer engaged in
necessary agricultural enterprise.
4 Skilled Industrial laborer engaged
in necessary Industrial enterprise.
A LETTER FROM
All OREGON BOY
111 FRANCE
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE, Sept.
27. This is Thursday. Your two let
ters of August 29th and September
30th and the one returned from the
Elk's Club, New Tork came Monday
the 24th. Of course there is no use
telling you how awfully glad I was to
get them.
It is exciting to get mail and Monday
was pay day too the first we have
had since July 31st, so you can im
agine what a fix most of us were in.
Of course a good many of the boys
brought quite a lot of money with
them and were pretty well fixed, but I
was not so lucky.
I will be so glad when Christmas
has come and gone, because it will
seem then that the first lap of the
service will have been passed and
than then we can begin to look and
hope for results. As far as Germany
herself is concerned it would seem
reasonable to expect that within the
year we would see her absolute fin
ish. And that Is the only thing left
now to do. No compromise. It Is
strange though how you can talk to
one hundred different men here and
Get one hundred different opinions.
I bad a fine talk with an American
ized Sergeant of Infantry in the
French army he was also a hand
grenade thrower, without doubt the
most dangerous work of all the war.
He said there was ne doubt but what
the German soldiers were as sick of
the whole war as the French and
English ere and be said that they
were so sick they could hardly stand
it He said "This talk of veterans
is all right but veterans are not going
to win the war. It is the fresh Ameri
cans coming in with vim that is going
to tell the tale." He had been in the
trenches for three years and had only
been wounded once and was pretty
well covered with medals. I would
value the opinion of a man like that
He ended by saying that he did not
think that much would be done this
winter, but that in the spring things
would surely move. I do hope and
pray he Is right.
So you heard of our safe arrival in
Sunday school I'll bet you sent up a
little prayer of thankfulness right
then and there for our safe arrival.
From what we now know, you might
well do so, or I guess we ran all
over the ocean dodging either a sub
marine or a eGrman crusier. I do
wish I could tell you all about it, but
I know the letter would simply be re
turned to me. We did not see the
enemy at all, but tho wireless was
working. The Colonel knew we were
in danger and he didn't Bleep for
many hours. We were a long, long
ways north and also a long, long
ways south on the trip, so you see
we were dodging something. We
didn't know that until we got here.
You spoke of seme of the girls go
ing hop-picking. Out here right now
instead of going hop-picking they go
grape picking. The vineyards are
Immense. Making wine la of course
as you know the principal industry of
this section.
The weather here has been fine for
most of the time, but I understand
that the rainy season will soon be on.
The mud here is the muddiest I lave
ever seen. We are quartered in huts
about sixty men to a hut. There
are no bunks for the men who sleep
on the ground with their tickB stuffed
with straw. A few of us got hold of
a little lumber and had some low
bunks made. Dan, Chllds, Von Rob-
enbad and myself are in a little pen
by ourselves.
Now, as far as our being in danger
is concerned don't you worry about
that, because we are so far from the
front as to be practically as safe as
though we were In Oregon City or
Portland. And for all the inform
tlon we can get we will be so for
many months. I don't suppose we
could have been located in much
prettier section of the whole of
France.
The French and English trains are
quite a novelty to us. They are such
little affairs almost like toys. Each is
divided into compartments, jfive In
number, with eight or ten seats to a
compartment. After you are once in
a guard comes along and locks each
compartment so you are not supposed
to get out until he lets you. There
are three classes 1st, 2nd and -3rd.
We have mostly traveled 3rd.
I simply can't realize that I am 7,000
miles away from home it seems like
ier for you If you know that I am
well pleased with the outlook. There
will be chance for real work In my
department and also a chance to
learn a lot I am having some of the
boys build an office and a supply
room for na bo w will be well fixed.
At some of the "Rest Camps' we stop
ped at for a day or so on our way
here we had no buildings. We were
In tents and bad to go through one
of the worst storms the country ever
knew. Tents blew down and mud
was ankle deep. O, I tell you I am
getting to be what the boys call "hard
boiled," which means we put up with
most anything.
I am going to begin taking French
as one of the new men, the Company's
interpreter has been assigned to me
as an assistant He la a great friend
of Capt Hauser's and is a fine fellow,
a Belgian who lost everything at the
beginning of the war. So I will have
a real opportunity to learn the lang
uage. It seems queer to know that I
am the foreigner now.
The peasant people here dress just
aa you see them In pictures. They are
certainly picturesque.
Money Is not as plentiful aa in some
places. A Greek soldier is only paid
S cents per day, that is 25 centimes In
this money. An English soldier is
paid 1 shilling (24 cts), a German
soldier gets 1 franc (20 cts). An
Australian soldier is the best paid of
all as he receives $2.10 per day. Gas
oline is $1.50 per gallon. The major
ity of people who ride go about in
pony carts. The horses I have seen
are quite small and a great many use
little donkeys or burros. It is a com
mon sight to see a peasant woman
walking along the road leading a
donkey hitched to a cart loaded with
truck for the market. Perhaps the
woman will be wearing wooden shoes
they are worn a great deal here.
Now, I wil try to tell you a little
of our sight seeing trip yesterday in
the city. (Sunday.)
We arrived there about 9:43 and
went directly to Church. Of course
all the churches here are Roman Cath
olic, and we found the best and most
famous one in the city. It was St.
Andre's and was built in the 14th cen
tury. It was beautiful. We were
met at the door by a woman who
sold us a little tract .ni gave us a
medal. We arrived about the church
Just as the processional began. The
pipe organ was playing a fine bis?
one, really magnificent Then came
the priests three or them dressed
in bright green and gold robes.
They were led by the choir boys
and an official who was dressed in
bright red and black trimmed in white
with a white plume in his hat. He
called out something every once in a
while but as it was all In French, we
could only catch a- word once in a
while. They had a wonderful barry
tone who sang almost continuously.
The people walked around and
seemed to be looking on, most of
them as serious as we were. We
finally went over and took seats in
BY SECRET SERVICE
NEW YORK, Oct 24. Papers bear
ing on matters of great interest to
the United States government were
taken from Ltam Mellowes, Sinn
Fein revolutionist who was arrested
here yesterday by secret service
gents, in company with Baron Dr.
Max von Recklinghausen, a German
subject who Is said to be the "first
ambassador left tn the United States
by Count von Bemstorff." The ar
rests were made on the eve of an
announcement by Premier Lloyd
George in the house of commons,
that the British government had
knowledge of another plot to land
arms in Ireland. Mellowes is charged
with obtaining false papers to enable
him to leave the United States as
an American seaman.
Von Recklinghausen, styled by
Flynn as a "patent engineer of no
little ability." has been turned over
to federal authorities for Internment
during the war. He declared to
have been an intimate associate of
Sinn Feiners. A statement issued
by Flynn said papers found in von
Recklinghausen's rooms and on his
person show definitely that large
suras of money had gone forward to
France for ultimate German pur
pose. Von Recklinghausen maintained
two residences in New York, one of
which is near an East River bridge
commanding a clear view of tho
river.
Von Recklinghausen has also asso
ciated with a group of Turks at one
of the several houses occupied by the
conspirators.
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LAND OSWEGO THIEVES
Food Conservation Topic
Saturday; O. M. Plummer
and Mrs. Trumbull Talk
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All the photographs of King George
of England since the war began have
shown him In khaki uniform or
C. E. Clark, Portland real estate
dealer and Harry Holland of Portland
were held for appearance under bouds
fixed by Judge Slevers Thursday night,
the result of two weeks work by Sher
iff Wilson co-operating with the Port
land police department. On October
second the fine country home of Ed
Bowles situated on the Tualatin river
near Oswego was broken Into and con
siderable amount of furniture and
other articles taken the owner having
gone to his ranch In the eastern part
of the state while his wife was ataytug
tn Portland. A tew days 'later Mrs.
Bowles on going to the home found the
work of the burglars .and at once noti
fied the sheriff's office who notified the
Portland police department. The iden
tity of the men sought was found two
days ago through locating the goods
in pawn shops and second hand stores
in Portland by the Portland detective
force and Sheriff Wilson notified. DIs
photograph for which he has posed
since the beginning of the war.
dressed as a sailor inspecting the trlct Attorney Hedges filed a complaint
fleet. But this one shows him aa he charging them with larceny of a dwell-
Is tn civilian costume. It Is the first , Ing and they were arrested and
brought to the city Thursday evening
both giving bonds for their appearance.
It was found that the goods had been
hauled away from the house with a
motor truck and consisted of a large
chest, vlctrola and records, rifles and
Jewelry all of which were located in
the second hand stores and pawn
shops in Portland. C. E. Clark it is
reported is a real estate dealer with
offices in the Panama building, Port
land and both men are married. They
will be hold to await the action of the
grand jury.
If every person in the United States
today would reduce the amount of
bread he or she intends to consume at
dinner, by one slice, twelve million
loaves of bread would be saved , II
every person in the United States to
day would reduce the amount of bread
he or she Intends to consume in the
been thrust on America alone, of feed
ing the allied countries. The Gorman
cannot be starved said Mr. Plummer,
they are self supporting in a way
though it is rather poor and uncertain
but they can continue the war for two
or three years and 1f the Unltoa Btatcs
does not send food the allies will
three meals, forty million loaves of starve, because the greater part of
bread would be saved, enough to give i their populations are engaged In ac-
each Boldlur, fighting In the army of tunl fighting or in the war Industries,
the allies, three loaves of bread tor his! ills address was In the nature ot a
Sunday ration. It every person would I personal appeal to the people, emphat
likewise reduce their dally amount ot.hlng the fact that the matter bad here-
milk consumed the saving would leap
Into the million gallons for the day,
and If every person would save one
tofort been considered In a lighter
vein and that the nation waa just be
ginning to realise the seriousness of
ounce ot meat thousands ot tons would i the movement. He appealed to the
swell the amount now going across the, patriot Urn ot hi audience In that If
sea, to feed the allies and the starving
women and children whose sons and
fathers are lighting. So spoke O. M.
Plummer ot Portland, at an address at
tho high school Saturday morning to
an audience ot over two hundred peo
ple gathered to observe Food Conser
vation day, tn preparation for the food
campaign which starts October SSth
and ends November 4th. Mr. Plummer
In his address explained the object ot
the movement and why It was neces
sary that the American people plan at
once to conserve food. It is not a
question of economy, nor of starving
oneself said the speaker It Is the sub
stitution ot food by the people at home
tor food needed by the fighting men
ot which there are only four, wheat,
meats, tats and sugar. It Is the prob
lem of eating one or two days out ot
the week, corn bread Instead ot white,
fish Instead of meat, less butter and
where you formerly used three lumps
ot sugar use one for your coffee an
tea. He showed why the duty had
NO NEW ARMY
CAMPS IN THE
NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. Two mil
lion men, women and children were
working today throughout the nation,
the treasury department announced,
in a great endeavor to bring the Lib
erty Loan to a close next Saturday
night with $5,000,000,000 In subscrip
tions.
"Probably slightly more than $2,000,
000,000 now has been subscribed,"
says the treasury department's daily
statement
"The men's sales torces alone, it is
estimated, totals 600,000 men. The
Boy Scouts, engaged in a vigorous five
day campaign, number 300,000. At
least 100,000 others are women work
era. The second million is composed
of speakers, clergymen, writers and
school children. It is an army ot all
ages and all nationalities.
"If the activities of each bind sol
dier result in the sale ot two $30 bonds
every day for the six remaining days
of the campaign th esubscriptions can
be run above $4,000,000,000, or $1,000,
000,000 higher than the minimum nam
ed at the outset ot the sale, and $1,000,
000,000 lower than the maximum quo
ta desired."
Officials were counting on great re
sults from the appeal to working men,
made by President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor.
"The world Is engaged in a life and
death struggle to determine whether
Imperialism and autocracy, or freedom
' and democracy, shall prevail," said Mr.
Gompers. "The United States and her
allies are contending for the latter. The
man power and the wealth of our
country are pledged to make that con
tention good.
"I appeal to all my countrymen, par
ticularly to the men of labor of Amer
ica, to do all In their power to buy a
Liberty bond, and suggest that the
purchase of the bond be made on Wed
nesday, October 24."
WASHINGTON, Oct 23.-Plane to
furnish to the government without
profit approximately 12,000,000 suits
ot underwear annually, or enough to
supply each soldier In the allied forc
es with tour sets ot light and four ot
heavy garments each year, have been
worked out by Louis Stelntleld, of New
York ,and probably wll lbe laid before
government officials in a day or two.
Mr. Stelntleld has been consolidat
ing about 40 yarn spinning and knit
ting mills, having a combined annual
output ot 10,000,000 dozen suits ot knit
ten underwear.
Plana for government control of all
meat bones and fats now generally
sold by butchers, hotels, restaurants
and clubs to meat packers for use in
making soups, oleomargarine and
greases, probably will be presented to
Food Administrator Hoover today by
Mr. Stelnfield, of New York, who is
here to voluntarily assist the adminis
tration in the food conservation move
ment A billion pounds of tfie material
could be turned over to the govern
ment annually, he claims, for making MEMPHIS, Tenn.. Oct. 24. Secret
soups and fats for use In American service agents still refuse to make
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. Senator
Chamberlain is advised by war de
partment officials that there Is no
present Intention of establishing an
additional military training camp in
the Pacific Northwest The recent
Inspection ot numerous sitea was
made to determine their suitability
tor possible future use for army
training purposes.
PLOT TO KILL PRES.
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they knew a loaf of bread would save
the life ot a soldier they should be
glad to deny themselves to a certain
extent.
Following Mr. Hummer address a
Hoover luncheon was served by the
domestic science dais ot the high
school. In the afternoon Mrs. Millie
Trumbull ot Portland addressed the
Parent-Teachen association on the
subject of child conservation and the
health ot the child. Judge Anderson,
chairman of the general committee
called the members Into session and
plans were gone over to thoroughly
cover the county during the week ot
October 28th. It was decided to hold
a meeting in every school house In
Clackamas county the evening ot Mon
day, October 29th and speakers would
go out to address the meetings, Mr,
Plommar gave a talk In the evening
at the Commercial club along practi
cally the same line aa several were In
attendance who had not attended the
morning address.
KAISER WILIIELM
IS TICKLED AT
7TII WAR LOAN
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 22. Emperor
William has sent to Count von
Roedern, the German finance minis
ter, a telegram ot congratulation on
the seventh war loan. It says:
'I am pleased highly at the
splendid result ot the subscriptions
to the seventh war loan and I ex
press to all concerned hearty thanks
and congratulations for the success
ful work. Full of vigor and with a
fixed aim before the eyes ot the
world, the whole Gennan people
stand tn the fourth year of the war
at the aide of Its heroic sons tn the
field and behind the imperial gov
ernment for sacrifices ot blood and
treasure until tbe honor and freedom
ot the Fatherland Is assured against
the assault ot its enemies In super
lor force.
"May God bless all for their fidel
ity and self sacrifice by the happy
advantage of our peace."
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camps and cantonments.
AUTO WRECK IS
FATAL TO PAIR
AT PT? ATVTQ P AQQ were four ln hl8 rooms
ii. 1 VjllLn lO I iVOO Tne plot w08 Unean
rthed through
letters that had passed between some
of the alleged conspirators.
MEDFORD, Or.. Oct. 22 The bodies The specific charge based on the
of Rex F. Tuffs and Clyde Dyer, text of tho letters, la "threatening the
killed near this city last night in an president's life."
auto wreck, were conveyed to their j The men have been scattered
homes at Grants Pass this morning, through the atate, no two of them be
Their automobile, evidently going at ing kept In the same Jail.
tremendous speed, crashed j -, - r
through a heavy speed limit sign at, PUBLISHER'S WIFE DIE8.
sharp turn on the Pacific highway'
the main auditorium. On
were some very old paintings which I
were very interesting. The Cathedral J
itself was Immense and the archltec-1
ture wag of course, unusual for it la !
more than 500 years old.
After church we went to the public
bath where we had a real tub bath,
which cost us 1 franc GO centime-, or
30 cents. For 10 cents more we were
furnished with towel and aomj soap.
I did enjoy the bath for baths are few
aud far between in this country. After
leaving the bath we went to a very
fine old art gallery. It was almost
facred to ine to stand before such
wonderful pictures painted by such
masters as Rubens, Rembrandt and
others I can't remember the names
of.
From there we went to a restau
dant and had a very good dinner of
soup, potatoes, stuffed tomatoes, fruit
anl coffee. This restaurant was
called the Louvre and was not a bit
wonderful the only thing wonderful
waa the roof which was made in such
a way that it could be thrown open
and you sit there under the blue sky.
a As we were driving around the
city we saw people coming out from
an apparently small church. We stop
ped the driver and went In to see it.
The sexton took us down, down into
a crypt where old coffins were to be
seen Borne dating back to the first
century, others to the third and fourth
and many to the sixteenth. While
we were at the door of this church
waiting for the people to pass out, a
very stylish lady passed us, then
came back and spoke to us in quite
good English. She asked us if we
were English or American soldiers,
and when we told her American she
asked us how we liked her city. We
told her it was very nice, but that we
liked America better. She said "Of
course, is not New York."
Then, as It was getting late in the
the wans NOTORIOUS SAFE
CRACKER HELD
PUEBLO, COLO.
SALEM, Or., Oct. 22. Advices were
received today to the effect that
James O'Brien, a notorious safe
cracker, who escaped from the peni
tentiary more than a year ago by
scaling a wall, is under arrest in
Pueblo, Colo., for burglary. O'Brien
has a long criminal record to his
credit. When he escaped he was
serving a tenn from Coos county for
burguiary.
WOMEN PICKETS
GET SIX MONTHS
IN WASHINGTON
7 nnn nnn nnm
't Li, i Am.id fell von 1nst where! afternoon, we beat it for the boat and
we are and Just what we are going came back to camp, tired and home-
to do! Perhaps it will make it eas-,sicn.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. Alice Paul
chairman of the Woman's party, and
Caroline E. Spencer, of Colorado
Springs, Colo., were given sentences
of six months each ln police court
today for picketing in front of the
White house last Saturday. Four
other women, previously sentenced to
six months, were given 30 days ad
ditional. Two others got 30 days.
80N 8UCCEEDS FATHER.
INDEPENDENCE, Ore., Oct. 22
Cecil R. Swope has been elected city
recorder by the council to succeed his
father, B. F. Swope, who last week
moved to Oregon City.
OREGON BOY KILLED.
OTTAWA, Ont, Oct. 22 J. M. Ames,
of Shelton, Wash., died of wounds on
the French front while serving with
a Canadian unit, and E. J. Cooke, list
ed as from Sheridan, Or., was killed
In action.
public the names of eight men who
have been arrested In a plot to kill
President Wilson on Thanksgiving
day. One of the men, they admit, how
ever, is the son of a rich farmer near
Jamestown, Tonn. When arrested
several copies of pro-German papers
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
IT
and Jumped the fence,
young men instantly.
GERMANS LOSE MILLIONS.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 22 German cas
ualties, estimated at 8,250,000 trom
the beginning of the war to the first
of last September, fill 30 folio volumes
of 22,000 pages.
killing both SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22. Mrs.
I Kate I. De Young, wife of M. H. De
Young, publisher of the San Francisco
Chronicle, died late Saturday night,
after a long Illness. The death four
years ago of her only son, Charles,
was a shock that contributed to the
mother's breakdown.
Klamath Falls Tenfarmers ln Kla
math to water 1720 acres.
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Because he could not go to Georgia
from Camp Mills, N. J., where he was
stationed, Lieutenant James O. Taylor,
who hopes to go to France with the
American soldiers, insisted that
should not prevent his immediate
marriage to Miss Ruby TX. Knight of
Bainbrldge, Ga. Miss Knight'B mam
ma would not let her go to the camp
alone, therefore Lleutonant Taylor
called the Rev, John Shers of Bain
brldge into action, and arranged a
marriage over the leng distance tele
phone. The clergyman performed the
ceremony, and now the bride Is with
her husband.
MILWAUKIE. Wis., Oct. 22. The
people of Wiaconsln are mourning to
day the tragic death yentcrday of
United States Senator Paul O. Hust
Ing, who was. accidentally shot by his
brother, Gustavo, while duck hunting.
Senator HuRtlng had sighted a flock
of ducks and called his brother to
shoot. He was In front and, as his
brother fired, he raised, receiving the
full charge of shot ln hla back. He
was rushed to a farm house nearby.
Physicians hastily summoned found
hla conditio such that it was inadvis
able to move blm to a hospital.
The men were ln a boat when tho
accident occurred and Gustavo Hust
Ing quickly rowed to shore. On the
way Senator Ilustlng was conscious
at times, but he lapsed Into uncon
sciousness before the physicians ar
rived and remained 1 na state of coma
until the end.
FIND NEW SLACKER GAME.
Federal Agents Btlisve "Farmers"
Ought Not to Be Employtd.
New York. A new "slacker ' rune
wah found when It was learned tlint
federal agents have recently been lu
vcHtliaiMng the payrolls of h number
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GERMAN FLEETS
MEETJN RIGA
GREAT NAVAL BATTLE REPORTED
IN GULF OF RIGA, RUSSIANS
LOSE BATTLE CRUISER
OESEL ISLAND FALLS
German War Office Report Capture
Ten Thousand Prisoners and
Fifty Gune '
PETROGRAD, Oct. 22. A naval bat
tle has occurred In the Quit ot Riga
botween Russian and German battle
ships, the war office announce. The
Russian battleship Slava was sunk.
Tbe Slava sank a the result ot
being hit several times beneath the
water lino. Nearly all the members
of the crew were saved by Russian
torpedo boats.
"In spite of the clearly manifested
superiority ot the enemy, our ships
dofendod the entrance for a consider
able time and only severe damage
caused by the fire ot his dread
noughts forced us to retire Into the
waters ot the Moon sound .
"During this engagement our
coast batteries at tho entrance to
Moon sound dispersed by their fire
enemy torpedo boats which attempt
ed to approach our ships. After
ward the fire ot ono ot the enemy
dreadnoughts was directed on those
batteries and they wore put out of
action In a short time .
"Another detachment of-our naval
forces ln Moon sound kept back
fierce attacks from the north tn the
rear ot our combating forces. These
enemy attompt did not succeed."
Portions of the Gorman naval
forces pressed forward through the
mine field In the Quit ot Riga to the
southern exit of Moon sound. The
statement say there was a short en
gagement with about 20 Russian
warships, which later retired to
Moon sound .
The announcement follows:
"After depriving us of control of
Irhe channel, the enemy at night
penetrated the Gulf of Riga, where
,1 I at dawn . yesterday hla naval forces
nf furiiiiira it 'nu-tiiwn li'lllulllnir fllli
Great Neck, N. Y. . Certain farm Hands were discovered by our patrol de-
are wanted who are auipwcd to ro
celve $U a week for playing golf and
teimlH and living on the farm.
The farmers, it Is said, have received
compensation for "employing" young
soiih of tho rich Long Island set. who
believed that by registering as farm
ers they could escape conscription
The farmers, It Is believed, have in
certain cases given Hway their owk
game, for they got tired of "tho youiih
swells who didn't know the dllTereuco
between a grub hook and a cultivator'
and begun to talk about their "employ
ers." 1
TO USE WIRELESS PHONE.
Soientiete Say It's Practical, and Even
Aeroplanes May Converse.
Washington. Experiments wlUi wire
less telephony have proved Its practi
cal value to such an extent tlmt It will
be used by tho navy In Us war opera
tions along with wireless telegraphy.
A statement issued by the public in
formation committee says that engi
neers and sclentlnts working with ofli
dais of the i.avy In developing the
wireless telephone have made "Impor
tant progress," but does not go Into de
tails. '
Tho National IicNcureh Council and
ttio Naval Consulting Board have do
voted much attention to the subject,
working on telephone communication
with airplanes, new wireless methods
and apparatus for detecting the pres
ence of submarines.
tachment, which was pressed back
to Moon sound by enemy cruisers
and torpedo boats. Our ships of the
line, Grayhdanln and Slava ,and the
cruiser Dayan went out to meet the
enemy ln the Gulf of Riga and drove
back his vanguard by their fire.
BERLIN, Oct. 22. Tho Russian
naval forces in the Gulf ot Riga
have been trapped by the Germans
according to an official announce
ment It says German naval units
are lying In the eastern portion of
Kassar bay, north of Oesel Island
and are barring the passage west
ward.
Tbe Germans have take
prisoners, and 50 guns on
Island ,the war office reports.
10,000
Oesel
T.R. BLIND IN
ONE EYE RESULT
OF BOXING BOUT
STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 28. The
loss ot sight ln one of his eyes sev
eral years ago during a boxing bout
at the White house, when a young
army officer landed a blow on the op
tic, has been disclosed here by ex
Presldent Roosevelt, who declared
that he had been blind ln one eye
ever since.