MONDAY. OCTOBER 0. 1016. VESSEL WELL-KNOWN HERE AMONG THOSE DESTROYED OFF AMERICAN COAST BY GERMAN U-BOAT NEW U-BOAT ISSUE Pendleton Normal School - TTTE MOTtNING OREnONIATT, IS EMBARRASSING v fasten Wilson, jn Sussex Note, Has Taken Position Open Boats Are Poor "Security." INQUIRY WILL BE MADE President Finds Himself on norms of Dilemma Ger niany Expected to Contend Assurances Have Been Observed. BY JOHN CAIXAN O'LAUGHLIN. NEW YORK, Oct. 8. (Special.) As a result of the activity of the German submarine U-53 off the New England coast, the United States' is facing the gravest international situation the war has produced. Either it must hold Ger many to a strict accountability or it will be held to strict accountability it self by the allied governments. President Wilson, . therefore, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma. In spite of the assurances hitherto given to this - Government assurances ex torted following the unwarned torpedo ing of the British Channel liner Sussex a German submarine undoubtedly in accordance with instructions carefully defined by the Berlin Admiralty, has sunk a liner and other ships almost within American waters, without plac ing passengers and crew in "places of safety" as demanded by President Wil son. Boat First Enters Fort. The boat which committed these dep redations first entered -and left an American port with the permission of the American authorities this in defi ance of an emphatic protest made by the British Ambassador to the State Department. The British contention has been that submarines should be treated differentlv from other vessel of war and that the enemy ships of this type on arrival in American ports should be interned. The State Department held that a aubmarlno should be regarded and treated precisely as surface craft are regarded and treated. The British Em bassy also points out that as a result of the representations of this Gov crnment it modi fled instructions to its warships patrolling' the American At lantio Coast with reference to the visit nnd search of the merchantmen. Th U-boat may have obtained supplies from a vessel which escaped the Brit ish patrol in consequence of the desire to accept the American view of inter national law. President to Delay Action. That President Wilson will not act hastily is the expectation of those who know the way his mind works. To break off relations summarily with Germany without first learning all the facts would be an unpredecented step that he could not afford to take. There fore, it is predicted that he will order an investigation, probably by Admiral Knight and several other officers sta tioned at Newport. This board will examine the siwvlvors of all the ships sunk and particularly will seek to es tablish: 1. Whether the ships were sunk without warning. 2. Whether the ships were ordered to stop and visited and searched. 3. Whether the ship's papers were examined to determine their enemy character. 4. vV hat measure of security was provided for passengers and crew in the case of the Stephano and the crew in the case of the five other vessels sent to the bottom. ' Warning; Is Indicated. 5. Unofficial information thus far re ceived permits the immediate settle ment of some of the points. The fact that passengers and crews were forced to take to the small boats in itself ' shows that the vessels were warned. It is by no means established, however, whether the ship's papers were ex amined. That they probably were not is shown by the action of the German U-boat commander in sinking neutral as well as belligerent merchantmen. The most Important Question of all tne 'measure or safety provided," is answered by the confirmed reports that all passengers and members of the crews were found in small boats in the open sea. It will be recalled that the President, in the Sussex note, referrea to the use of boats under such circum stances as a "poor measure of secur ity." From time to time in correspond ence with Germany he has insisted that the interests of humanity dictated that Innocent persons should not be sub jected to the danger of hardship and death inseparable from the German submarine policy. German Explanation Forecast. Germany undoubtedly will contend that none of the ships destroyed was tilink without warning," and that meas ures were taken to save the human lives endangered. Therefore, eae will hold that she has scrupulously observed the assurances given this Government. She also unquestionably will observe that although the assurances given by her were transmitted to this Govern ment on May 6 last, five months ago, tne united states nas made no repre nentations to the allies designed to force thean to abandon the illegal prael tices which this (jovernment in previ ous communications has condemned rxr3 -i , L - " 5- I II -II -c " 4 . '2IL -"t n SI If III . a. .0-.JjUaSSi i 1 ii i If 9 Si o r ,. V B I.: BRITISH STEAMER STRATHDEXE, The British steamer Strathdene. which was torpedoed yesterday off Nantucket, ha been in Portland harbor a number of times. She arrived last on October 18, 1914. coming here from San Francisco and Eureka. Cal.. where she loaded part cargo. She took on 2.505.000 feet of lumber, valued at $25,050, at the St. Johns Lumber Company dock for Adelaide Australia. She cleared from Portland October S. 1814. and crossed out at the mouth of the river October 29. She was in command of Captain Wilson on that voyage. She was also in this harbor during 1913 and 1913, engaged in the lum ber carrying trade. SUBMARINES SINK 6 Four Are British, One Dutch, One Norwegian. HURRIED WARNINGS SENT Shippers on Atlantic Thrown Into Panic by News One Presumed to Be U-5 3 Another Suspected. Torpedo-Boats Rescue. When You See satisfac- BIO STEAMERS IJV DANGER ZONE OF SUBMARINES. The following well-known ' steamships are regarded as being in the new submarine danger zone: American , lier . Philadelphia, with passengers and freight. New York to Liverpool. . . Scandinavian-American liner Frederick VIII, passengers, in cluding Ambassador Gerard and Mrs. Gerard, from Copenhagen to New York. French liner Espagne, Bordeaux to New York. Anchor liner Cameronla, Glas gow to New York. Cunard liner, Alaunia, New York to Falmouth. Several other smaller steamships. (Continued From First Pag-e.) a Rain Coat or an Overcoat that hangs down the front in folds, looking like a big bag don't look for our label it isn't there it's not our kind. We sell the kind that hold in shape. The cost may be a dollar or two more, but one soon forget3 the cost but never forgets the tion. New Rain Coats are here in profusion $15 TO $35. Winter Overcoats $17 TO $35. It is a pleasure to show you. Buffum & Pendleton Co. Clothiers, Hatters and Hab erdashers.' 127 SIXTH ST. F. N. Pendleton. Wintbrop Hammond. when the U-53 quietly slipped into Newport Harbor, and , as quietly slipped away three hours later, was nothing to the shock in shipping cir cles when wireless reports of subma rine attacks began to come into the naval radio stations just before noon today. Within a few minutes the air was literally charged with electricity, as wireless messages of warning were sent broadcast along the coast. The submarine or submarines had taken- a position directly in the steamer lanes. Ships Hasten to Safety Zone. Vessels of the entente allied nations and neutral bottoms carrying contra band of war scurried to get within the three-mile limit of the American shore. fceveral that were following the out side course shifted and made for the Inside lane. The Stephano, of the Bed Cross line, however, was caught out side the neutral zone. The destruction of this vessel was pernaps the biggest prize of the day, The craft had been sold to the Rus sian government and would have been used as an ice-breaker after her pres ent trip. Up to late tonight none of the British and French patrolling fleet had been sighted. "All steps possible in the circumstan ces are being taken to deal with the situation," was the text of a message received by the Associated Press to night from the commander-in-chief of the British North Atlantic squadron, at Halifax, N. S. It was in reply to a re quest ror a statement by him. During the day no word came from the British and French patrol veseels that have been watching the Atlantic uoast. Rumor" Jiad it that a fleet of Ger man submarines . was off the coast. Another was that the Germans had established a submarine base on the CiJiadlan coast. Supply Ships Mar Be at Sea. Another speculation was that supply snips were co-operating with the U-53 it was pointed out that the submarine, after ostensibly cruising the Atlantic arrived at Newport fully provisioned fo;- three months, and not requiring ru i or so much as a lug of water. amuel Prey, Aew England agent of the American - Hawaiian Steamship company, which owns the Kansan. said tonight he had received no information- from Captain Smith concerning the incident, ine Kansan was expected to arrive here today, but changed her course in response to distress call from the steamer West Point. At o'clnck the Kansan notified the Boston Navy-yard that she was 55 miles from the disabled steamer and expected to reach her in five hours, traveling at a speea or a Knots. Within the Immediate zone of pos sioie runner operations by the U-5 ire several trans-Atlantic steamshin under registry of nations with which Germany is at war. Also the American 1'ne steamer Philadelphia, with p mgers and freight from New York tor Liverpool is in those watars and the Scandinavian-American liner Fred erlk VIII, is approaching that part of the coast bound for New York from Copenhagen. Better known among the vessels sub ject, because of their registry and their present positions, to the' submarine menace aro the French liner Espange, from Bordeaux for New York; the Anchor liner Cameronia, bound for New York from Glasgow and Liverpool, and the Cunarder Alaunia, only a few hours out from New York for Falmouth and London. Other vessels of lesser size were reported approximately in the same waters. Most of these ' steamships tonight have received by wireless warning of the presence of the German submarine off the northeast coast. When it became known that the American steamer, Kansan, had been halted, telephone messages were forth with sent to agents of steamship' lines here, and the consulate endeavored to get into communication with every master of a British vessel along the coast. There was no attempt to dis guise or conceal the fact that shipping had been terrorized by the daring per formance of a German submarine, so far from its home base. The British steamer Leonatus, with out wireless and so cut off from pos sibility of warning of the submarine's presence on this aide of the Atlatntlc is almost due here with a cargo of sugar from Matanzas, Cuba. Her cootie would take her past Nantucket Shoals' lightship. The Ward liner Bay State, from Liv rpool, the freighter Hesnerides. from Montevideo, and the City of Naples, rom the Far East, bv way of San Francisco and the Panama Canal, were other British vessels now headed on courses that were regarded as probably urunoinjf iu paia oi me suDmarine. Destroyer Fleet Sent Oat. Immediately after the S. O. 6. call from the West Point were picked up l ewpo.rt today. Admiral Cleaves or ered out the destroyer fleet to give distance. The Jarvis, one of the fast est of the fleet, being capable of mak ing 31 knots, had steam up and wa one of the first to Ket away. following the Jarvis went the de stroyers Drayton, Ericsson. O'Brien. Benham. Cassln. Baleh. McCall, Porter. Fanning. Winslow. Aylwin. Cuhinr. Cummings, Paul Ding, and Conynham, na tne tender Melville. The fleet went to sea under full speed. The destroyers had orders from Rear-Admiral GJeaves. commander of the destroyer force, to spread out and earch for the ship's boats. He eaid that the object in sending this large number of vessels was particularly to facilitate the locating of small boats. Soon after the destroyers had departed Admiral Gleaves. who was directing tne operations irom tne nagsnip Bir mingham, which remained behind, re celved a radio from the Nantucket shoala lightship, saying that 20 mem bers of the crew of the trathden were on boand the ship. Steamer Kingston la Sank. Just, before 8 o'clock tonight a radio message wa picked up here stating that the British steamer Kingston had been sunk by a submarine.. This was later confirmed by Admiral Knight at Newport. ' All on board the steamer were picked up by one of the destroy ers sent out from Newport. The steamer Kansan. wnlch turned back to help the West Point, later proceeded on her course, and tonight was reported coming into Boston har bor, i The weather off shore was thick to night, but the sea was calm with little wind stirring. American Vessels to Rmu. The distress signals of tha West Point were picked up by the Govern ment radio station at Newport. R- Kear-Admiral Albert Gleaves. com mander of the destroyer flotilla of the American Atlantic fleet, ordered hi ships to the rescue. The West Poin gave her position as 50 miles south east of Nantucket, but the Navy offi clals said that later reports indicated that the vessel was not more than ten miles off shore. The weather was thick. The booming of the submarine's gun was distinctly heard at Nantucket. It was plain that the submersible ha placed herself in the lane of passenger ana ireight tramc and terrorized ship ping along tne coast. British consular officers, who had been advised by the British Embassy to warn British shipping against the U-63. renewed their caution on learn lng that tha submarine had gone into action. Panic possessed the minds of ship pers at points along the coast when the first reports of the torpedoing were received. The news that the U-6J had attacked British vessels traveled fast. Anxious inquiries were made at news paper offices from seemingly almost every one who had a frind on the water or otyned a share of stock in a merchant bottom. Gerard's Steamer SOO Miles Oat. Tile Frederlk VIII. of the Scandinavian-American line, which is bringing home the American Ambassador to Germany, James W. Gerard, and Mrs. Gerard, was C00 miles east of New York at noon today. Assurance that the Ambassador and his wife were on a neutral vessel was given to Inquir ing friends by tbo press. The radio stations were suddenly closed to the press by an order from the Navy Department at Washington. was explained that everyth ing earned by Government stations must first be transmitted, to the Navy De partment before being made public. Particulars of the attack, however. continued to come from merchant ves- els to commercial wireless plants and through marine observers on shore. At daylight today the U-53 turned up southeast of Nantucket and got in the way of the American ateamer Kansan. f the American-Hawaii Company. bound from New York to Genoa by way f Boston, with freight. The Kansan was flying the American flag. She was stopped by the submarine at 5:S0 clock. Assured that the Kansan was an American-owned vessel, the sub marine later allowed her to proceed. Submarine thona No Colors. Captain Smith, of the Kansan. re ported to the Shoals lightship that he had been stopped. He said the sub marina showed no colors, but from hta meager description 'of the craft 'naval men were satisfied that it was the U-63. Half an hour later the submarine en countered the Strathdene, commanded by Captain Wilson, and under charter by the French line. A subsequent mes sage from the Nantucket ltghbshtp tated that the Stratndene had been unk at o'clock today, and that the rew of "20 men" were on the light- hip. The steamer carried a craw of 34. There was doubt as to whether the lightship bad picked them all up. Pursuing her hostile course, tha sub marine next came up with the West Point, bound from London for New port News. The fate of the British freighter was told in the following wireless dispatch rom her commander. Captain Harden, to the naval radio station: British steamer West Point, stopped by submarine and fired upon; getting boats ready. Position 40:25 north, 69 west. Get cutter." WILSON IS WORRIED New Submarine Activity Giv ing Deep Concern. MIND WILL BE KEPT OPEN West Point Is Shelled, Later messages gave further details. One said that tha steamer waa being shelled by the submarine when the message was sent at 11:15 A. M. The steamer Kansan picked up the distress signals and proceeded to her assistance. The Boston Navy-yard at 1:30 o'clock received a message from the Kansan saying that the Went Point was sink ing and that tha Kansan was going to her aid. Tha disabled vessel waa then 55 miles distant and the Kansan was making It knots. Later a private dispatch added to the Information that the submarine. after stopping the West Point, ordered the crew into their small boats. Tne crew abandoned tha ship which was then torpedoed. Meantime, the American line steam ship Philadelphia, which left New York yesterday for Liverpool, bad gotten within the war zone and an S. O. S. wireless message was received by her commander, lie held bla course for tha east. FIVE BRITISH SHirS SAIT. Warnings of Submarines Off Xew England Coast Disregarded. NORFOLK. Va.. Oct. 8. Despite warnings of presence of one or more German submarines oft the New Eng land coast, five! British ships sailed to day. each loaded with grain, foodstuffs and mixed cargoes. The vessels were tha Sarahs. Marlon. eth, Monksbaven, Homer City and Ver dala. Allied Cruisers Off Nantucket. NANTUCKET. Mass.. Oct. t The British cruisers arrived off Nantucket Island at 2:40 o'clock this mornintr. Radio messages in code were constantly exchanged by the vessels. Other cruis ers of the allied, naval forces wero ex pected In the same waters soon. Discussion of Question With Ambas sador Von Bernstorff Today Is Probable President Will Make Trip to Indiana. LONG BRANCH. N. J.. Oct. 9. Pres ident Wilson and Government officials here expressed oeep .concern tonight over the sinking of the four British steamships off the American coast by a German submarine, but up to a late hour no official word had been received Indicating that complications would follow. The Government officials were plainly worried over the situation, and made efforts to get all information ob- lnable. It was said that the Presi dent 'would keep his mind open until definite information is supplied through official sources. The questions ot Administration of ficials centered around whether any Americans had been lost and whether the vessels were warned in accordance with international law. With tha receipt of word of tha sink ing of the vessels so near the American coast, additional importance was at tached to the visit here tomorrow of Count von Bernstorff. the German Ambassador. While the engagement of the Ambassador with tho President was made to enable him to give Mr. Wilson a personal letter from the Ger man Emperor on Polish relief. It was taken for granted that the activities of the German submarine would be discussed. Count von Bernstorff will see the President at 3 o'clock in tha afternoon. ' An engagement was made today for the President to see tne rench Am bassador on Tuesday. While arrange ments tor his visit were made through the Stgto Department, officials here took it for granted that be also wanted to discuss Tolish relief with the Pres ldent. The President has an engagement to morrow to see Judge William L, Cham bers, commissioner of tha Federal Board ot Mediation and Conciliation. It was understood that tho investiga tion of the railway eight-hour law by the board named last week by the President would be discussed. William F. MeCombs. Democratic nominee for Senator from New York, will take Juneh with the President on Tuesday. They will take up New York state politics. Mr. Wilson spent most of the day quietly at fhadow Lawn. He leaves Wednesday for Indianapolis, where he win make two speeches on Thursdav "Pennsylvania di' will be celebrated here Saturday. Mr. Wilson will deliver an address to a large delegation ol r-ennsyivsnians. who will come t Shadow Lawn. SHIP'S PASSENGERS SAFE fContlnqxl From in rut P ) that this was intended as one or tha last of the regular sailings of the Ste phano prior to her sailing for the White Sea. Outside Course Vessel's t odolsa. The liner was -under command of Captain Smith, who had been in the company's employ for several years. He is 48 years old and ha Is known as skillful navigator. Shipping men here conjectured that Captain Smith had taken the outside course in round ing Nantucket lightship and thereby had fallen like a ripe plum into the grip of the undersea raider. Ordinarily, the Stephano takes the Inside course. If the weather is favor able. This takes Hier In water too shallow for a submarine, and brings the ship within easy reach of the neu tral three-mile limit. At this time of the year, however, nights are foggy. and in oruer to avoid navigating in use her as an Ice-breaker, was recently unuuncnu. xter sinter snip, the Flori zei. or tne same line, also has been soia to iiussia for Ice work. t was expected In marine circles The Power of Co-Operation . N . i"::.asy b i. is s 31 8! II 53 93 II S3 83 II mm THE more than 23,000 busi ness men and women, housewives and young: people, that bank at The North western National, have available the aid of these bankers and business men, who form the Management. n. Emery Olrastrad Llord L. MuUt Wilfrid r. Jones Kdrar H. 6eaealrb 1 riMeck. Pres. Ceo. W, Rert . Carl Detsrlag tor H. B. lon O. I, Pries TheNorthwestern National Bank HortrrwesternBanliBld'g. PortlanAOreaon Proven Necessity (Copied from Portland Oregonian.) MONMOUTH. Or.. June !S. The Oregon Normal School opened this week . . . students enrolled 785. largest on record for State Normal in Oregon ... how to care for large student body a problem ... 800 being crowded Into auditorium with seating ca pacity of 660. Galleries filled with extra chairs In aisles. More than ISO students seated on platform. New boarding-houses completed, additions to room ing houses built and tents ued. One hundred girls sleep on tipper floor o school. The official school report gives 150 grade pupils in Monmouth for teacher practice. Read what those you have elected to handle the affairs of your state and who are thoroughly informed regard ing school conditions in Oregon have to say concern ing measure 30S on the ballot at the coming election: By Janes Wlthycombe, Governor of Oregoal "Oregon Is unquestionably in need of mora normal school work and Pendleton is the logical place for a school of this class in Kastern Oregon? By J. A. Oiarcfclll. State Saperlnteadeat of Pnblle In struction! "I trust that the voters of the state will assist in raising the standard of our schools by establishing a State Normal School at Pendleton." By P. TU Campbell, President of the Culvers!? at Oregoni - - - "At least one additional Normal School Is urgently needed in Oregon." By W. j. Kerr. President af the Oregon AgHcnltaral College! "Since the people of Pendleton ars initiating a meas ure for the establishment of a Normal School at that place. It will give me pleasure to support this meas ure." By J. H. irkrrnaa. President Oregon Xormsl School, st Monmouth t "A careful analysis of the situation will convince anyone that Oregon needs a Normal Sohool in Eastern Oregon, and Pendleton fills all the Government require ments." By the Coanty Sefcool Soperlateadeats of Oregon! "Resolved. That It Is the sense of the County School Superintendents of the State of Oregon, in convention assembled, that the best Interests of the schools of the state demand increased facilities for the training of teachers, and thst we. therefore. Indorse the Initiative measure to establish a Normal School at Pendleton. By Mrs. Charles H. Csstner. President of tha Oregon Krderatton of Women's Clabsi "I most heartily indorse tha location of said Normal School at Pendleton." Prof. Robert C French, Former President of tbo Nor mal School Located st Westoai "An Immediate establishment of such a school at some central point such as Pendleton would prove a great asset to tho State of Oregon." n. K. Mnlkey. Kx-Prrsldeat Soothers Oregsa Norms I School! "I shall support the location of an Eastern Oregon Normal bchool at Pendleton." State Board of Regents of Oregon Normal School declares that "the necessity for additional Normal School facilities in Oregon is apparent." Portland Chamber of Commerce indorses measure 308 and says Pendleton most logical location for Normal School in Eastern Oregon. 308 X YES Is a Vote for Your Children Eastern Oregon State Normal School Committee. By J. H. Gwlnn. Seo'y. Pendleton. Or. (Paid Advertisement.) was thought, took tha outside course. Tha Stephano waa a steal screw steamer of 2143 tons, built In Glasgow In 1811. Her sister ship, tha Florlsel. left New York Friday for Halifax. N. S and St. Johns, N. F. 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