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4 THE MOUSING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY. AUGUST 6, 1918. AMERICANS RETAIN ALL THEIR BAIN Fismes Retained, and Patrols Thrown Across Vesle by Pursuers of Huns. ALLIED ADVANCE PROCEEDS Trench Cross Hirer Several Places Allies Bag Much Booty; Prussian Guards Beaten by Americans at Close Quarters. Contlnud FTsra First PasO battle again into their proper places. The German retirement throughout has been conducted with the greatest skflL Only a very small force was left facing us when the order came to withdraw to the Vesle. This force had no difficulty in eluding us. "The Americans were just as keen at chasing the enemy as they were at fighting, but the cavalry screen of the old days, which was used as a guard against surprise, was absent and the infantry which has to rely on its own precautions always must go some what slowly. "Heavy rainstorms fell while the German retreat was in progress and the guns and the lorries have churned these limestone hills until they are nearly impassable. Defensive Works Found. The most interesting fact of the pursuit was the discovery of defensive positions, indicating the intention of the Germans to hold an intermediate line south of the Vesle. These trenches were in newjy turned earth and had not been occupied. The gun emplace ments and sandbag revetments had just been finished and the blockhouses were of concrete, only recently set. The freshness of these preparations preclude any theory but that they had been constructed to hold up our recent advance. Therefore, it is regarded as affecting the statement of General Ludendorff that the German retire ment was according to a plan and sug gesta that at least certain modifica tions were necessary in the enemy strategy. Orderly Retreat Confirmed. The inhabitants of villages lately occupied by Germans confirm the im pression that the German retreat was orderly, the bulk of the troops having been withdrawn a week before. Thus it is clear that in the center a mere shell of defense has been offered to our progress, but the fragments of that shell lie everywhere on the ground. "All these villages which are mostly heaps of ruins, were labeled with Teutonic thoroughness, carefully painted and prominently displayed signboards containing information of everything and everybody and evidenc ing the expectation that the Germans would remain in possession. "During the last period of our ad vance we must have been costing the Germans about 6000 signposts daily. Real Resistance Offered. "Although we are practically along the Vesle, we are not actually there at all points. The enemy is making real resistance between Fismes and Rheims, treating the butte of Hills between the Ardre and the Vesle as the outwork of his positions north ward temporarily, to oppose our prog ress. "This country between the rivers is as difficult as any our advance has en countered and doubtless there will be some sharp fighting before the Rheims half of the river is actually in our hands. Muizon the French and Americans have taken further ground across the Vesle and have nullified German coun ter-attacks delivered in an endeavor to recoup the losses. Between Muizon and Champigny the Prussian Guards and the Bavarians again suffered casualties in their efforts to hold back their antagonists. Huns Fight Hard. The Germans are jealously guard ing this part of the line, an advance through which to any considerable depth would compel them entirely to lose their hold on tho territory around Rheims. Violent bombardments are in progress here. It is not expected the Germans will face their enemies south of the Aisne. The hill region to the north of the Aisne probably the old Chemin des Dames battle front is considered the more probable sector on which the Crown Prince will elect to stand. Advance Not Contemplated. . At the moment it would appear that the Germans do not contemplate any offensive on the Albert end of the KAISER HOLDS CZAR E WAR ST Military . Lord Places High Value on His Judgment in Handling Situation. AMERICAN BANKERS SCORED "The Man 'Who Brought This Catas trophe on the World Should Be Strung Up by Keck," Wjl helm Tells Dentist. By ARTHUR N. DAVIS. (D.ntlrt to the Etlier for 14 yean.) . . i . i niim - - - i line, at least ior some time xo come. M for th- faUurea and entitled to faces of the three men In the bow of the boat showed how clearly they realized the helplessness of (heir position. The man In the etern of the boat was standing- up with one foot on the side. He had grasped a frail twig which over hung the bank, but It was hardly stanch enough to stand the strain. Nevertheless, the expressicn on his face disclosed that, combined with the sense of impending disaster which possessed him, there was just a ray of hope that this little twig might be the means of averting: catastrophe. The thought came to me that the Kaiser and his supporters were in identically the same position as the man in the stern of that ill-fated boat and that in their U-boat campaign, upon which they relied so much, they were clutching- desperately at a frail twig which might for a moment delay but could not possibly avert their doom. After the Kaiser had had his sleep, I wag summoned to his dressing: room. I got there before ha did and on the table I noticed a long envelope addressed to "His Majesty the King and Kaiser." It looked very official and imposing, but just what It contained, of course, don't know. Kaiser's Motor Saluted. The Kaiser entered the room attired in a red flannel undershirt! It was the first time I had ever seen him in such a state of plebeian negligee, and I received more or less of a shock. I noticed in cidentally that when he put on his mill tary coat he put it on right over his undershirt. While walking down the corridor was stopped by an officer and asked t i i it ji i ... .1 was sioppea u y an u i L ice r ana rskcu The German troops released by the credlt for the successes of his armies wn0 T wa, but aa a rulSt j came and shortening of the line may be destined in the present war, I am not in a po- went without molestation and seldom to be transferred from the armies of sition to say, but if he did not actually had to show my pass, which one of the . , . . ., . direct the military policy, he at least Kaiser's Adjutants had given me and Crown Prince Rupprecht to those of the German Crown Prince. It is re ported that another division from Rupprecht's forces was identified yes terday in the fighting south of Sois sons. kept closely In touch with everything that was going on Knowing the self-confidence he pos sessed and the high value he placed on his own Judgment in all things, and es neclallv in military matters, I am in- which permitted me to enter and leave army headquarters for the whole year 1917. When I was driven through the streets of Horaburg, both coming from and going to the railroad station. In the Kaiser s motorcar, and the second- clined to believe that he took a very marli or bugler, on the front seat, blew direct part in the councils or tne yen- th8 ho people came running out of WAFrrVfiTnTJ Anir K "On thn I eral Bna """"''' "-stores and from afar to get a'vlew of WAmiNliIUIM, AUg. O. un tne I anv ma ior move was ever made with- .... i . line Of the Vesle, brisk artillary fight- out his sanction. tne Kaiser's own car! Many of them ing is in progress," General Pershing . wSiV h. ..ni t!Tamtuiato saluted me or raIsed thelr hats' and 1 j i if:- ' : P'y which he sent to a congratulatory thoug,ht how angry they would have reporiea in ma ramuuui ""8 telegram iron, ine tm "'"i been had they known they were put Mnnrfmr'K fio-hr.incr. rprpiwH hv tti ogne. the Kaiser is reported to have . 'J - -O ra I mA n hmsa f am t h B ill nfATYl A War War Department tonignc "un August lord," and it is hardly likely that with 3 our aviators shot down four hostile ":, notions of his own importance he airplanes, me statement aaas. experience of any of.his generals. In the Spring of 1916 I received a LONDON, Aug. E, ting themselves to so much trouble to salute an alien-enemy! The ridiculousness of the whole thing Impressed me very much. (To Be Continued Tomorrow.) treating slowly and in good order. "On the Tardenois battlefield our troops are closing up to the Vesle east of Fismes. They have crossed the river a few miles west of Rheims. I lone-distance telephone message from , ... , . . , I the Great Army Headquarters. io tne sponaent teiegraprung irom r rencn I e; fect that the Kaiser wanted me to i i i i ; .i neaaquarters ounuay Bays; v. .T , ,. T M. State Encineer Lewis Awaits Finan- m,r-r, . j . I JTt inn 111 I) UOWII VJ x icoa A w ixra ine uermans are now engagea in to ak better connections than had three retirements, one involuntary and I been anticipated and got in at 2:io a. tw 1.,trv. As usual. rhv n n. M- instead of 6:15, and the consequence j - ' I wnfl that nn oar waa waiting ior me at the station. Trata Service Praised. When I arrived at tho palace I was ushered through long marble halls to a very large room on the ground floor. On I There was a bright red carpet on the fhm. cMa 7?fco,-m i. .lAf,T noor and tne lurniture was in goia " ." ..v. iand white of an antique French design, disengaged. I It overlooked a terrace and one of the most beautiful garden landscapes I had WITH THT5 FRFMrH ATiMV TM I ever seen r Aug. o. iny uie asso- He waa dressed in his full uniform. ciatea rress.) ear Muizon, on the "n t it Deautuui nere, .uavis.' via gineer. It is expected that a week or south side of the Vesle. th Germans. y.u .ever ee a .oveuer Piace: " two may now elapse before the bonds - asKea, as ne oDservea me Btuaying tne i are passed upon. zougnt iierceiy last evening Deiore landscape. thv tl arm fnrmA fcofV Tk ,oflA I told him that the scene was too ... , I beautiful for description nua especially severe sruuua me I tell him Vaules farm and the adjacent woods, thoughts. I was thinking of what my -v .1 .. . i i&ooreiory assiHiant una saia wiicri no un me ena 01 me line nearest r.turn.d from th(1 weatern front on a a E. Ardery. Union Mills. Rheims a heavy artillery duel is eo- furlough: "If the ones who started the Parsons, Tacoma, Wash. RESIGNATION, IN BALANCE cing of Irrigation Project. SALEM, Or., Aug. 5. (Special.) It became definitely known today that the time of the resignation of John H. (Lewis as State Engineer depends upon what disposition the capital Issues com mitee makes of the alo of 1750,000 worth of bonds for the Warm Springs irrigation project. That project has been negotiating with Mr. Lewis rela tive to engineering work in connection with its completion. If the bond sale goes through It Is understood that Mr. Lewis will go opto the new work. If it fails, he probably will remain on the job as State Kn- but I didn't IWflHK FRQ flfJRPF Tfl Dl AM what was really in my -" (Continued From Firt Page.) Wash.; P. inc on. ThA mar h inn mn fire in this war cou& be where I was just one District No. 7 (Central Sound) ing on. ine macnine gun lire in ims bouT tn.y would bo wiUinff to make O'Brien, Port Angeles, Wash., ch regiua ia very severe, ouiuiar conui- i peace immediately tions prevail between Fismes and Sermois. Enemy artillery maintained a steady rire on the valleys all yesterday and last night in an attempt to catch allied concentrations. German aviators de scended often to harass allied Infantry with machine guns. LOXDON, Ang. 5. Reuters cor respondent at French- headquarters In France, in a dispatch dated Monday afternoon at 2 o clock, says: Gcmiu Realat Vigorously. The enemy s t .tlllery fire Is very heavy along the whole line of the Vesle and the Germans are opposing very vigorous resistance to the allies. Nevertheless French patrols have suc ceeded In crossing the river at several points between Sermolse east of Sois- 'Did you have any trouble in reach ing Pless?" the Kaiser asked. 'On the contrary, I got in about four hours ahead of time, your Majesty," I Lid, and I explained to him how It happened. 'Well, it speaks well for our railway system in war time, doesn't it? Who ever heard of a train getting in ahead of time these days?" During the course of my work one of his private secretaries came in re peatedly with telegrams and messages for the Kaiser, and he would usually excuse himself to read them. Some times he would be summoned outside to consult with important persons who were there to see him, but he was never gone more than 10 minutes at a time. Freaek Loan Criticised. When my work for the morning was R. chair man; R. A. Carter, Seattle, Wash.; A. D. Chisholm, Snoqualmie. Wash. District No. 8 (North Sound) W. T. Llnahan, Everett, Wash., chairman: C. W. Davis, Clear Lake, Wash.: Charles Knlbbs, Belllngham, Wash. War Lecture Thrills. The convention opened shortly be fore 10 o'clock after a programme by the First Provisional Regiment Band. with Major Stearns, chief of staff of the Spruce Production Division, presid ing. City Attorney W. P. LaRoche gave the address of welcome on behalf of the Mayor and the city. Dr. Boyd, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, then gave his lecture on "Germany's War Aims." The afternoon was given over to dis trict sessions and the general conclud ing meeting, at which the resolutions were adopted. A, large portion of the aeiegatea remained in tne city over Hi fil i 11 ni mmW' m Km IB SPECIAL VALUES LN FANCY PICTURE FRAMES A limited number At 150 Colored and Sepia Prints 150 Framed Pictures and Frames with glass for 890 $4.50 Glcss Flower Bowls now $3.00 $3.50 Glass Flower Bowls now $2.00 HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES A full and complete line, Mezzanine Floor. Polar Cub Electric Fan $5.85 A good strong breeze at a cost of ONE CENT for six hours. Prices Less Than Manufacturers' 60c Sal Hepatica 50c Carter's Tea 30c Bmmo Seltzer $1.00 Garfield Tea 50c Glover's Mange Remedy. 60c Danderine $1.25 Pierce's Prescription... .530 .450 .250 .890 .450 .500 .980 50c Sloan's Liniment 450 35c Castoria 290 $1.50 Scott's Emulsion $1.39 16 oz. Cla-Wood Beef, Iron, Wine.. $1.00 $1.00 Listerine 850 16 oz. Dentox Mouth Wash 500 $1.00 Horlick's Malted Milk 800 75c Mellin's Food ..690 m m avs t-'VA m nyp 3TSEETCT WEST WEX -MAE5MALL 700 -HOME A 6171 Always S. & H. Trading Stamps First Three Floors 706 ON DAY'S LISTS U. S. Casualty Reports From Marne Arriving. TOTALS NOT YET RECEIVED Fatalities Only One in 2 0 Among American Wounded In the Bat tle That Ended In Ger man Defeat. sons and Fismes, where the Americans over and his valet, who had assisted I night to enjoy the privileges of an ex crossed and between Fismes and Muizon. "The Germans on the north bank are uio, una ueea cuu, Lii o raiser I rurslnn on gazea at me ior a moment or two ana morninir to men, uyi ucua vi uuiiiiuis, , uuidl uui abundantly supplied with machine p"rItVhe.Iatner remarkable announce (By the Associated Press.) ine uermans are now imposing strong opposition to the further ad vance of the allied troops along the Vesle River from the east of Soissons to the region west of Rheims. Meantime the main bodies of the enemy army continue to make their way toward the Aisne, to the north of which stream they hope somewhere to reach a haven of safety from the per sistent onslaught of the allied troops, which in less than three weeks have all but blotted out the Soissons-Rheims salient. Allies Press On. Notwithstanding the bringing into . play by the enemy of large numbers of machine guns and artillery of heavier caliber, the employment of large numbers of picked troops, in cluding the well-tried Prussian Guards and the Bavarians; and in spite of the fact that the rains have . sent the Vesle 'out of bounds and turned the lowlands into quagmires, the Ameri cans and the other allied troops have forced crossings of the river at a num ber of new points and on the north aide of the stream are engaging the enemy. Americans Move Forward. The latest French official communi cation, which recently has been ex tremely modest in chronicling gains made by the allies, says that Monday saw only local engagements and that the situation on the battle front is without change. Correspondents with the allied armies say at several points between Sermoise, east of Soissons and Fismes, and between Fismes and Suns and bomb throwers. Their avia tors are busy with machine guns gainst our troops and the enemy re sistance everywhere Is very stiff. Between Muison and Rheims, where we are firmly established on the south bank, there has been very hard fight ing. "There was a hot encounter at the Vautes farm, close to Muison, for the passage of the river. After Its cap ture the Germans sent across two de tachments in an attempt to retake the farm. Both detachments were repulsed after a severe fight. "The artillery Is very active on both sides of this region. "West of Braisne the enemy stub bornly resisted our passage of the river opposite the La Grande farm on the north bank of the stream. PARIS. Aug. 6. More than 600 guns and 600 trench mortars have been cap tured by one French army alone, that of General Mangln, since the beginning of the allied offensive on July 18. 1.500,000 Sheila Captured. It will be Impossible to take full stock of booty captured by the allies for some time, but it Includes a con siderable number of 77 millimeter guns, while 77 millimeter shells salvaged up to the present total 1,600,000. Pursuit of the Germans continues and only a few enemy troops remain south of the Vesle, says the Havaa Agency today. French patrols have crossed the Vesle at Bazoches and Jonchery. Allied troops hold the entire south ern bank of the Vesle between Fismes and Rheims. The enemy has suffered serious losses in men and material. Enemy dead are scattered along all the roads leading north. Prassiaa Gaarda Overwkelaied. Americans covered themselves with glory In the hand-to-hand fighting In the streets of Fismes yesterday, when they captured that German base. The fighting is said to have been the-bitter. est of the whole war, the Prussian Guards asking no quarter and being bayoneted or clubbed to death as they stood by their machine guns. The German Crown Prince has en gaged 4 of his divisions (640,000 men) in the Champagne, and 47 divisions (635,000 men) between the Aisne and the Marne since be began his offensive on July 15, the Intranslgeant states. It Is estimated that by the shortening of the front through his retreat he has economised In the number of troops necessary along the line to the extent of 10 divisions (136.000 men). ment: "The man who brought this catastrophe - on the world. Davis. should be strung up by the neck, and that man Is not I, as the world seems to think! The Czar of Russia and the King of England, when they were at the wedding of my daughter guests at my own house, mind you, and my blood relatives hatched this plot against me. They were envious of my power, but they will now learn what that power is! special streetcars this Vancouver. There the workers will be shown through the Government's big cutup plant and will receive a final word from Colonel Disque before dispersing. Speelal Funds Provided. That President Wilson has set aside special funds only recently that the Loyal Legion may be properly devel oped and continued was one of the in teresting disclosures Colonel Disque made in addressing the convention. He said: A great many people and a certain In the same breath almost he made agency were trying to tell you that this tn.nn.laf.nt r.marb' 1. t.o-Iqt.H will I- Loyal .Legion or Loggers and Lumber men was built up to advance the in terests - of the timber barons. Now, some eight months ago this organiza tion was formed without one' dollar the inconsistent remark: ' England will never be able to raise an efficient army; It took Germany 100 years to accomplish what she has done!" How ridiculous It was to sup- S-i-, Vf. rV,,M h.v- . furnished, by anybody, and for ?,-1S.!lnSit7,iU htte?t,! three or four months I did not know least prepared to carry out and which thZ T1 1 c?m! Germany was apparently powerful " -i TAiKrh tn oil I any amount for this work, and Con- 0 .... 1 .r.iainnD tiiwiim kaiiTH tint Vi i. 11 1. c D.fn T l-ff th, Kolxpr that morn-I e" -.v. '- wo uovu v. r tmm i without Congressional authority, which had been floated in America never took five cents from any opera- and condemned us severely for coun- lur' ,1" ..,.ir,- if Whan I tnirf him tht I "Ten days ago, eight months after Germany had also floated a loan in " Loyai Region was organiseo. your 1 . --1. K - rnliA "Wilt nnr. mi riWIUBUl, lho J. i coiunu i. ut iua uuncu .It 110 000.000. while theirs is 1500.- States, knowing thoroughly everything 000,000!" to which I naturally rejoined that has been done, and understanding that the size of the loan could certainly what you have done; knowing that not .ffoct the Question of our neutral- there was no special appropriation for ity In floating It. Kaiser in Good Hiaor. He criticised our bankers who han dled the loan, and when I asked htm if he had ever seen the number of German this organization, but having at his command a large sum appropriated by Congress for him to use as he saw fit for war purposes, told Mr. Ryan to tell me and to tell you that he would give us all the money we needed to put this names that appeared on the list of thing through during the period of the bankers who were interested in it, he I war. Red Cross Officers Elected. ST. HELEN'S. Or.. Aug. 6. (Special.) -The annual election of officers of the St. Helens Red Cross resulted in the selection of the following: Mrs. H. W. FogeU chairman; Mrs. A. T. Laws, vice- chairman; Miss Dora Shaffer, secre tary, and Mrs. Minnie Doleshal, treas urer. During the past year the local auxiliary has accomplished much work and their membership has Increased to over 140 members. said he hadn't read the list, but he was quite sure there was one bank In New York which wouldn't touch it. "That bank wouldn't touch anything that would be detrimental to Germany!" he added. In the afternoon, after the Kaiser had had his Invariable afternoon nap, I at tended him again, and that night I re turned to Berlin. Several months later I was called to Pless again and the place was Just as peaceful as It had been on my first visit. I was shown to the same room T had visited on the former occasion. When the Kaiser entered he stood erect, with his hands to his side, clicked his heels together and saluted me as a soldier salutes a superior officer, smiling as he did so, and I knew he was in good humor. After I had treated the Kaiser in the morning I went to my room, as I knew It would, be 2 o'clock before he would be ready for me again. He never al lowed anything to Interfere with his after-dinner nap. Illustration Is Timely. I lay down on a couch In my room and my eyes rested on a most fascinat ing painting on one of the walls. It showed a rowboat with four men In It going over a waterfall. Apparently the fate of the occupants of that boat was sealed. Nothing could keep the boat from going over the edge and being dashed to pieces at the foot of the catract. The look of agony and despair on the Powerful Planes Assured. Colonel Disque enlarged somewhat upon details of the aircraft programme as given by John D. Ryan. "Berlin is some 600 to 600 miles from our nearest base," he said, "and in order to create a disturbance there without sacrificing several million men we have developed an airplane which requires several times as much ma terial aa the ordinary type. But when it is made It carries more power in the way of Liberty motors than w.e are putting Into these 8800-ton ships in the NorthweBt. It files at the rate of 100 miles an hour, carries two tons of bombs, 10 machine guns and eight men to operate them, and will fly 1500 miles without help or replenishment of gaso line. "This Is a super-plane that we ere trying to create in such numbers that we can drop tons of bombs on the enemy strategic points. I am sure you will go to the board with rae and with your support we will get the necessary material and I am confident that when we get that fleet of super-planes we will say to the Kaiser what the terms of peace will be." Oregon Men Commissioned. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Aug. 5. Commissions aa Sec ond Lieutenants were issued today to Alfred C Ehelton. of Eugene, sanitary service, and Glenn John McAdam, of Ealem, air service. WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. Names of American soldiers who have fallen In the great Franco-American drive which turned the German offensive on the Marne into an utter defeat have begun to come in from overseas. They swelled to 706 the total casualties made public today by the War Depart ment in two separate lists. Although nearly three times as great as the largest number heretofore an nounced in a single day, the total to day represented "only a part of the lists which have been accumulating since the great battle began J uly 15. It is not to be assumed that it represents the losses for one day. No estimate of the American cas ualties in this continuous fighting has been received from General Pershing and it was said authoritatively today that none is expected. , All Guesses Discouraged. In that connection. Acting Secretary of War Crowell today deprecated any guesses as to casualties in the over seas forces, sayinsr that publication which would exaggerate r minimize the total would create unnecessary anxiety, amonc the relatives and friends of American soldiers. Of the names made public today, 459 were of those who were killed in ac tion and SO who died from wounds. The second list contained only names of the dead 256 killed in action and 43 who died of wounds but the first list showed 48 wounded severely, 100 wounded and three missing in action. In the first list there also were nine who died of disease, one of airplane accident and six from accidents and other causes. Actlnir Secretary Crowell told news paper correspondents today that Gen eral Pershing would simply complete and verify casualty lists as rapidly as tbey can be transmitted and that tney would be given to the press and speak for themselves as to numbers. nineteen In 20 Recovers. Of the American soldiers wounded In Via Marne-Aisne offensive, probably less than one In 20 will die from their wounds, more than four-fifths will be returned to service and only 14 per cent will be discharged for disability, according to a statement of the chief of staff today based upon the officially attested experience of the allies during th- four years of war. Figures on Army aviation training fatalities In this country, made public today for the period between Septem ber 1, 1917, and July 20, 1918, show a total of 155 deatns, or an average oi .000305 for each hour of actual train ing fllarht. Officials believe this la a new low record. LUZ BLAGA TORPEDOED GERMAN TJ-BOAT WINS IN THREE HOURS' BATTLE. he outranged the tanker and kept Just out of reach of the ship's gun. The German's long-range shooting was in effective. Finally he maneuvered into a position for a torpedo attack and hit the tanker astern. As their ship settled fast, the captain and crew took to their three boats. They pulled away as rapidly as tbey could to avoid being hit by debris from the explodlngxbollers of their ship and the German vindictively fired several shoats at them. His marksmanship again was bad and all the shells went wild. Two of the three small boats reached shore. The other one was picked up by another ship. The crew took to their small boats. where they were shelled by the sub. marine, but escaped without being hit. The chief cook and the chief steward of the tanker, however, were killed when the explosion of the German's torpedo smashed the steamer's stern, ering the shocks of grain, pitching them into their wagons and later gracefully pitching them into the big thresher. "We are anxious to show the men." said Miss Newton, "that the women can run the world as well as the men and we are going to show them right now what kind of threshers we ran mak and how we can do other farm work when an opportunity is given us." liLUltl MINERS STRIKE MEN MAKING S7.65 TO $11.65 A DAY ARE DISSATISFIED. Captain and Crew at Tanker Take to Three - Small Boats and Reach Shore Shots Are Exchanged. HALIFAX, N. S., Aug. 5. The Stand ard Oil Company's tank steamer Luz Blaca was torpedoed and sunk 40 miles off this port today, after a thrilling three hours' battle with a German sub marine. A second oil tanker which was 10 miles astern of the Luz Blaca, when the battle opened, escaped by rushing full speed to a Canadian Atlantic port. The Lui Blaca left port at 8 o'clock In the morning in ballast. She was at tacked by a submarine and for three hours she engaged the German in a running fight, exchanging shot for shot. The submarine soon learned that KRYPTOK AND TORIC LENSES Shurron mountings, tc, art stand ard as sugar and coffee. Dozens of places in Portland carry them In stock. The majority of "mls-fltted" eyes are the victims of the examination room and not of the rrindinr de partment. Our exam inations are scientific wsm FIFTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS, 6O8-CO0 SWETLAKD SLDU, Council of Defense Moves te Induct Quitters Into Arm J I. W. W. Influence Blamed. SPOKANE. Wash.. Aug. 6. Half of the miners employed on contract at the Morning mine of theFederal Mining & Smelting Company and at the mine of the Good Hundred Company at JUullan Idaho, about 100 at each place, struck yesterday for an eight-hour day from portal to portal, a twice-a-month pay day and a Sunday off once a month. Twenty-four hours' potice was given of an Intent to strike. A -majority of the men were earning 17.65 to $11.66 a day on contract work A committee of the strikers was call ed before the Shoshone County Council of Defense yesterday and told .to work or fight, one-third of them being of draft age On hearing a refusal, the Council drew a resolution referring to their action as disloyal and un-American. They were told they would be inducted into service at once regardless of class. I. W. W.'b are believed to have been responsible for the action of the men. A strike had been threatened for eev eral months. OVERCHARGING TO CEASE War Auxiliaries Central Committee to Protect Service Men. Charges that some stores, hotels and restaurants are overcharging sailors and sollders will be Investigated . by the war auxiliaries' central committee and the names of those found guilty of this practice will be published. The committee at yesterday's meet ing set aside August 17 for a "town fete" to be given by the auxiliary of Company F, Railway Engineers. Au gust 23 was allowed the auxiliary of the 69th Artillery for a moonlight ex cursion on the Swan. Resolutions were received and read at the meeting conveying the thanks of the Portland Y. M. C. A. for the hearty co-operation of the war auxil iaries' central committee, which made it possible for the association to carry out successfully its extensive war pro gramme. GIRLS HELP AT THRESHING Oregon City High School Girls Don 'Bloomers and Work Shirts. OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 6. (Spe cial.) Probably the first young wom en to assist in threshing on the farms of Clackamas County this year are Miss Edith Newton and Miss Maude Kennedy, graduates of the Oregon City High School who havec ome to the aid of the farmers in the section in which they live. Attired in bloomers with neckties flaring above workshirts turned down at- the neck they made their first trial at the business of gaih- rowcr Wire Fires Bridge. A speotacular electrical display and flames that were seen all over Port land Heights resulted about 9:40 last night when a power wire grounded and burned through a conduit on the structure of the Broadway bridge draw. Prompt arrival of the Fire Department and of Portland Railway. Light & Power linemen prevented serious dam age to the bridge or streetcar system. Cars over the bridge were held up for 40 minutes while repairs were being made. 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