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3 FIGHT FOB LIFE IN 1 F-4 IS REVEALED lih TIRED COLONEL. RESTORED TO. HEALTH ON OREGON RANCH, ALBANIANS BEGIN ATTACK Oil SERBS WHO ANSWERS CALL TO DUTY. tttitfti AMercharicli2ye;cf( Imported Hand Loom Flouncings Men Shown to Have Stayed Doggedly at Posts as Death Neared. Bulgarian War Office Tells of . Capture of Quantities of War Material. r i ASCENDING RUDDER FAILS BRITISH AND FRENCH JOIN -THE MORNING OBEGOXUN, - THURSDAT, - OCTOBER 28, .1915. -k aw r m m - .aw dWerittQnljf Official Jieport on Submarine Trag edy Discards Tlieory That Vic tims Met Quick Death by " Explosion of Gas. "WASHINGTON-, Oct. 27. A graphic story of the battle for life waged In vain "300 feet beneath the surface of the soi by the 31 men who perished in the Navy's submarine F-4 last March at Honlulu is told in the final report on the loss of the Teasel submitted by a board of inquiry headed by Hear Admiral Busch, and made public "to day. Examination - of the wrecked hull after it had been brought to the sur face and placed in drydock convinced the board that the disaster was caused by a leak resulting: from a corroded battery lining: and the failure of the boat through poor diving: qualities to respond promptly to the rudder change, which should have returned her to the surface. . .. - Desperate Struggle Indicated. Discarding the theory once ad vanced that chlorine gas brought quick relief in death to the crew, the board, from signs within the rusted and bat tered hulk, pieced out in its repor a dramatic account of how the doomed men strove desperately to save them selves as their vessel sank to the bot tom. Fifteen met death in the engine room, where they sought refuge at the last; six died at their pouts in the flooded forward compartment. All members of the ship's company are absolved from blame in this tribute: "From the facts established we find the accident resulting in disaster to the U. S. S. submarine F-4 on March 25. .1915. was not due to carelessness, negligence, or inefficiency on the part of the officers or men of the vessel, and that furthermore the perspnnel re mained at their respective stations un til all effecive means employed to avert the disaster impending had failed, and thereafter sought refuge." Causes Offlcally Reviewed. After a review of all the facts estab lished in the investigation the board announces its conception of the dis aster as -follows: , "The primary cause of the disaster was the corroded condition of the lead lining of the battery tank and inJ con- sequenca of certain rivets in the port wall of the forward battery steel tank. "The secondary causes were: ' " "(a). The poor diving qualities of me vessei; ana d tne consequent fail ,ure of the vessel , promptly to respond to measures taken to bring her to the . surface. "Unknown to the commanding offi cer, the vessel acquired some negative lorwara or the center of - gravity, through the. leaky rivet in the port wall of the forward battery steel tank. Chlorine Gas Generated. "Water accumulated in the forward battery lead-lined tank- and, through corroded slop tanks, overflowed into i ne battery cells in contact with sul- pnurio acid in the -cells chlorine gas. "The Vessel developed tendency to dive. "Upon these intimations of danger, there followed: op ruaaer. but, due to the poor diving qualities of the vessel, aggra vated by the additional quantity of water taken in through the port wall of the forward battery tank, vessel did not respond, but in fact continued to descend, and downward momentum gained before propellers were stopped Automatic mow was tripped and blow valve on auxiliary tanlc opened. generating strong i tmtxmt - - -- i -fr 'Jo o k , O 0 COLOSEL W. F. TICKER. Crnahlne Depth Attained. "In the endeavor to check the down ara momentum maneuvering with propellers probably took place. no appreciable length of time requisite for air to build up in ballast tanks for the expulsion of sufficient quantities of water resulted in vessel reaching crushing depths. seams or the vessel began to open ana. proDaDly through open torpedo tubes and scams water entered the vessel. A condition of positive buoy ancy was never attained. "There followed actual disaster. 'Vessel began filling with water. Personnel abandoned stations and many sought refuge In the engine- room, closing its door. 'I nder great pressure, engine-room bulkhead faied suddenly, leaving ves sel . on bottom, completely flooded. Mrn'a Kffortu All Ina valllnc. From its examination of the valve of the automatic device, which was set to expel water from the vessel's ballast tanKs at a depth of 100 feet as re quired by departmental regulations, the Board found that the accident whicli started the F-4 on her downward plunge had occurred before the 100 foot mark was reached. The most ef fective procedure for sending the boat to the surrace was promptly carried out. diving rudders were set to send her upward, valves opened to empty the forward ballast tanks, and the electric motors started to drive her upward all without avail. It was then some members of the crew rushed into the engine-room and the door of the bulk head was closed. Fifteen bociies were found there and from this fact and the position of valves and rud-ders the Board concluded that: "Some member or members of the personnel were alive and capable o action for at least a short time afte" the occurrence which led to the dis aster.'" CorrMloa Occam Trior to Voyage. The board locates the primary cause of the tragedy forward of the engine room bulkhead. In this connection it says: "Slop tanks and lead lining of battery steel tanks found corroded and. there fore, this corrosion resulted from th chemical action of sulphuric acid upon impurities in the lead. "Battery steel tanks in general found in excellent condition and. there fore "The corrosion of certain rivets an areas occurred prior to March 25. 191 the date of the disaster. , "Valves and rudders found operated switches found thrown: engine - room door . intentionally closed, and, therefore "The personnel were not asphyxiated before the vessel under normal condi tions could have been brought to the surface. "Corroded rivet in port wall of for ward battery steel tank, in wake of frame No. 51, found to lead slightly nder even a-small head of water not more than one foot to which this por tion wof tank could be subjected in dock, and, therefore - - On the dive of March 25, 1915, this corroded rivet leaked considerably. Explosion and Fire Occurred. "Due to inevitable short circuit or eavy ground, caused by flooding of ells through slop tanks, in the pres nce of chlorine and free hydrogen (or in the presence of free hydrogen alone. if in sufficient quantity) electric arc truck, and, therefore 'An explosion occurs. A battery fire of limited extent oc curred in the forward battery positive cell, but, nevertheless, this battery fire was not the primary cause of the dis aster. 'Leak found in port wall of forward battery steel tank; probably leaks around certain, other corroded rivets in both " battery tanks; probable leak through open torpedo tubes; otherwise, no positive evidence found as to where eakage occurred; and, therefore. The vessel began to leak through open seams' when, or before, the depth of 300 feet was reached and at such a rate that the weight of water coming n Was more than the weight of water being expelled from the ballast tanks; and, f urtnermore. "Slop tanks found corroded; suction pipes leading to bottom-of forward bat tery lead-lined tank found plugged with marine glue; and, therefore, these con ditions were contributory to the disaster." New Propellers Secondary Cause. The report continues: "No evidence found that the F-4 had poor diving qualities prior to . her docking in February, 1915, when ex perimental propellers were fitted the only known alteration made; and therefore, . "The experimental propellers so sub- tituted probably so affected the in fluence of the after diving rudders as to make it difficult for the diving udder man to control the vessel; and. furthermore. "The poor diving qualities conse quent upon this change of propellers were the secondary cause o the disaster. Air valves found open on forward main, middle- main, auxiliary and aft er main ballast tanks, and therefore. "In the endeavor to check the ves sel's downward momentum, the inter val of time requisite for the expulsion of sufficient quantities of water' per mitted the vessel to reach crushing depths." TUCKER FIT AGAIN Retired Colonel Comes to Take Army Examination. WAR SERVICE CONSIDERED Junction of Austro-Gcrman Forces With Bulgarian 'Allies in Ex treme Northeast Corner, of Serbia ' Is Reported. SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. 25, via London. Oct. 27. Albanians in the Kossovo dis trict ot Serbia have begun hostilities against the Serbians, according to the official statement by the Bulgarian war office issued today. The state ment, which recounts the capture of quantities or war material Dy me .Bul garians, says: "In Negotln we found great quanti ties of flour and' oats. In the harbor of Kussicke," on the Danube, west of Prahovo, we found 4000 Wi inter waist coats, 2000 hoods. 2000 military caps and 30 boxes of ammunition. . Near Kujazeva we captured four field guns. six cases of ammunition, one Captain and 30 men. 'In the district of Kossovo the Al banians have begun hostilities against the Serbians. Serblaui Officers In I'lkur. Several Serbian officers' remained in Uskup. The Serbian authorities. while advising American missionaries and other foreigners to leave Uskup. as they sad the Bulgarians were bar barians and would kill them, left their own families there,' saying t-hat the Bulgarians would not harm them. LONDON. Oct. 27. It is semi-offi cially announced in Berlin, says a dis patch from Rotterdam to the Dally Telegraph, that all the important har bors in -Kastern Serbia on the Dan ube are In possession of the Bulgar ians, and that further access for the Serbians by way of Reumania is therefore stopped. Monastlr Betas: Evacuated. The Serbian town of Raduievats was destroyed. Monastir is being evacuat ed by the Serbians, and the Serbian fortress of Pirot is completely - sur rounded. ' ' In reply to a question in the House of Commons today David Lloyd George. Minister of Munitions,' said that Brit ish troops were co-operating with the French forces near the Oreco-Serbian frontier. This was the only war news of importance dieted by the questions proposed in the House. TARIS. Oct. 27. Information was re ceived today to the effect that King Constantine of Greece has given up his project- of going from -Athens, to Sa loniki. The King had made all prepara tlons for the trip, but finally concluded Work of Developing Hood River Or chard Is Credited for Recovery of Strong b Return to Service Depends on Examinations. HOOD RIVER, Or., Oct. 27. (Spe cial. Colonel and Mrs. "V. F; Tucker I it might lead to an embarrassing situ .AW MAY CURB- CENSORS French Press and Legislators Draft Liberal Measure. PARIS, Oct. 27. The campaign that has been conducted by journalists and members of Parliament against the con. sorship of news and comment of purely political nature has been crys tallized in the form of a proposed law, which has been approved by the committee on civil legislation of the Chamber of Deputies. The measure provides that all publi cations must, be communicated to the government before being offered to the public, but that the censor shall have the right to suppress only such un official matter as refers to military operations and diplomatic negotiations. the disclosure of which would be harm ful to the national defense. left today for Portland, where they will visit until Monday, when the former will go to Vancouver, Wash., in -re sponse to a call from headquarters to take a physical examination. If he passes the tests, he. will be transferred to active service again in the United States Army. "I was the recipient of the general call sent out some time ago for retired officers," said Colonel Tucker this afternoon. Jly reply, that I was in readiness to proceed to Vancouver to take the physical examinations, was atton, owing to the presence at Salonik of the allied commanders; as an ex change of official calls with them might be misconstrued. Pursuit Into Greece Contemplated. The Hestia. of Athens, as quoted by the Havas Agency, says that steps are being taken by the Bulgarian and Turkish Ministers to Greece with the intention of establishing the right of their governments troops to pursue the Serbians and their allies' into Greek territory, should the occasion arise. BEHUN, via London, .Octv 27. Direc probably a great surprise to all of my I connection between the Austro-German former associates, for at the time of I forces in Serbia and the Bulgarian army my retirement in 190S I was a walk- or uenerai eoraajien . nas been cs- in ir skeleton. I am now a walkine- ad- I tabllshed on the Danube River to th vertisement of the healthful qualities I east of Brza Palanka, according to of Oregon s climate. line oniciai announcement given out ro Standing six feet and walking with 1 day by the carman army headquarters dignified military stride. - Colonel I Starr. Tucker, who, at the time of his re- The junction of the Austro-German tirement, was Assistant General Pay- armies with the Bulgarian troops was master of the United States Army and made in the extreme - northeastern in charge of the pay department of the corner or Serbia. -to accomplish ih Great Lakes, certainly did not show junction, the .Bulgarians penetrated any symptoms of an invalid. However, Serbian territory in a northerly direc when he came to Hood River seeking t"on lor 20 miles. health, physicians had despaired of his ease of ' the liver contracted i the APPLE WASTE IS SHOWN Xii iiifjsiiic isiaiiujf, w next; nts nao While Colonel Tucker expressed him- "')i"l" "'1' "'"'"" self as ready to answer the call oft i-tm.in. T . r:j nis cuunirj, lie aaiured liiul no wuuiu regret having to leave his Upper Val ley orchard. El Corregldor. named af- 1 OLYMPI A, Wash., Oct. 27. (Special.) ter the noted Manila fortress. The I Commercial apple districts of Wash- place was an unoroKen wilderness ington exported more than 375.000,000 when he purchased it in 1910. Today pounds of apples last year. There was he has an orchard of 32 acres and one of the most unique homes of the com munity. Much of the work he has done himself and his return of good health he attributes to active outdoor life. Colonel Tucker Is 62 years old. BRITISH TANKER IS SUNK Vessel Formerly In Pacific Coast Trade Victim of Submarine. as estimated - production of cull and low-grade apples of considerably more than 10 per cent of this amount, and yet but 14.202,80 pounds found its way to by-products factoriea according to statistics compiled by the state De partment of Agriculture, to show the need for more means of dealing with low-grade fruits. A much larger tonnage of apples was handled in by-products factories, prin cipally for cider and vinegar, than of any other fruit or vegetable. In Patterns That Cannot Be Duplicated At Half and Less Than Half If Purchased Regularly Would Sell at $1-$1.50 49c the Yard A most extraordinary offering, indeed, is. this for it includes the most sought embroideries, which, owing to the present European condition, cannot be duplicated until after the war. Made of fine, soft-finished Swiss and batiste, in small, dainty patterns for infants' and children's wear, and others in larger and more elaborate designs for women's apparel. . Full 27 inches wide. $1.00 Swiss Ail-Over Embroideries 59c 22-inch fine Swiss all-over embroideries in the daintiest of patterns. All imported patterns, representing the finest hand-loom Swiss work. Match Sets in Baby Embroidery 7c the Yard That Would Sell to 25c the Yard These embroideries are made on soft-fihish Swiss and nainsook, with edges that are all hand-loom made, thus producing a very substantial finish. They are from 2 to 4 inches in width and with narrow insertion to match. . First Floor All Charge Purchases Made Today and Balance of the Month Will Appear on Bills Rendered December 1st a-I Nerchandiae.cfcJLhkrH.OiiIy Style and Economy Go Hand in Hand in These Three Great Millinery Sales Which Are Featured Especially Thursday Distinctive $7.50 Trimmed Hats At the Exceptional Price $4.95 Extremely smart new hats of Lyons and erect pile silk velvet, featuring both the shirred and plain brims. In small and large shapes, suitable for 'dress and tailored wear. Trimmings of flowers, ribbons, ornaments and fur. These hats' are distinctive because for the most part they are reproduc tions of original imported models mostly black, but in some instances show just a clever touch of color. $4 Untrimmed Shapes, of Hatters' Plush, for Only $2.45 All the newest shapes will be found in this specially collected assortment showing the tricorne hats the large rolling brim hats the smart- Winter sailor hats made of Hatter's plush and faced with velvet. In solid black, and combinations of black and white. A Very Clever $2.50 Hat Trimming Combining Ostrich and Fur Is $1.50 This combination trimming is formed into a band effect, which is one of fashion's favorite trimming effects, and will go around either a large or a small hat, making an entire trimming. -The ostrich is white and is com bined with different kinds of fur. - Third Floor ELOPER WITNESS PLEADS Perjnry Charged in Case Over Mar- rinse of Millionaire's Son. CEXTR.YL.TA, "Wash.. Oct, 27. (Spe cial.) William J. Flannery. arrested in Seattle Monday on a charge of perjury in connection with the elopement of Penfield Peabody, was, arraigned be fore Justice Charles Hoss here yester day. Flannery. who was a witness at the wedding of the Seattle millionaire's son, pleaded not guilty, and his hear ing was set tor riaay, but it is ex pected that information will be filed against him in the Superior Court. His bonds have been fixed at S500. Girl's Guardian Sues for Dog Bite. CHEHALIS, Wash., Oct. 27.' (Spe cial. l--John Hough ton. acting- as truar dian for 5-year-old Belva Hougrhton, has brought suit against George Sturgess for JS00 damages in the Lewis County Superior Court. It Is asserted that on July 4 a dog belong ing to Sturgexs bit the Houghton child, tearing her fish so badly that because of the injury and expense incident thereto, the damages named are asked. Fifty labels free in Royal bread con test. Cut out coupon in today's paper. Ad. ORE FINDS STIRS HOQUIAM Development of - Jicarby Mintns Is' Watched With Interest. HOQUIAM. Wash., Oct. 27. (Special.) Considerable interest is being taken Admiralty I by Hoquiam men in the discovery and shortly after the war began, was two location of mining claims in outcror1- days out from Alexandria. Egypt, en I pings of Iron and manganese ore north route to England, when attacked by a 1 of Hoquiam in the foothills of the Olympic .Mountains. Progress of de velopment is being watched closely. The prospect is located near tne Olympic Highway, about seven miTcs SEATTLE. Oct. 27. The British tank steamer H. C. Henry was torpedoed and sunk October 6. .according to a cable gram received by the Pacific Creosot- ing Company of Seattle, owners of the vessel. No lives were lost, the mes sage said. - The H. C. Henry, which was com niandeered by the British south of Lake Quinlault, Two viens have been discovered, one of iron ore and one of manganese. Some devel opment work aireaay nas ueen uuv, and the locators plan to continue driv ing a tunnel in on the vein. Assays show the ore to be a good quality and of a workable value. DELINQUENT LIST 'LONGER 920,000 Taxes Are. Unpaid in Hood River County. HOOD RIVER. Or.. Oct. 27. (Spe cial.) The records of the office of Sheriff Johnson show delinquent taxes of approximately 120.000 for the year. about S5000 more than last year. im total tax roll of the past year was S229.000. The county budget, which was 129, 11 last year, has been increased to $160,811 this year. The latter iigure. however, merely is tentative. Among the items of increase over that of lBSt year is the proposed appropriation of S10.000 for the survey of a leop road for Upper Valley residents. The Upper Valley road, committee asked for ap proximately S20.000. German submarine. The message re ceived here gave no other details con cerning the loss of the vessel. The-H. C. Henry was a steel tank steamer of 4219 tons gross register. Prior to the outbreak of the European war, she was operated between Eu rope and Seattle, carrying creosote for use at the company s .plant here. EXTRAS! ioo free Special for Friday and Saturday 100 FREE IOO Green Trading Stamps FREE with all cash purchases of $4 and over The Weather m Year Ago Today. Pair. Temperature, high 8.6. low 49.2 dec, -remember Laxative Bromo Quinine cures a cold in one day. There Is only one "Brom Quinine." Look for signature E. W. 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