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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1918. US. LITERARY WARRIOR OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST STEAMSHIP ON I NAN SUNK Loss of Life Reported Small in Disaster of August 16 in Foreign Waters. RELIEF VESSEL HITS MINE Patch Steamer Gasconier Lost in "orth Sea American Craft Start Chase of Raider Off Atlantic Coast. WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. The Amerl can steamer Montanan. of C659 tons gross, was torpedoed and sank In for eign waters August If. with the proo able loss of three members of the civilian crew and two members of the naval armed guard, the Navy Depart ment tonight announce - Kighty-one survivors were landed. The Montanan was in the service of the quartermaster's department of the Army and was used as a supply ship. The members of the naval guard re ported as missing are David W. John son, soxswain. and Chester C Eldridge seaman. The names of the civilian members of the crew unaccounted for have not be'en ascertains . NEW YORK, Aug. :i. The Mon tanan. owned by the American-Hawaiian line, was launched in 1913 at Sparrow's Point. She was built for serv ice through the Panama Canal. In October last year, with other American easels over 2500 tons dead weight, she was requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board and soon afterward assigned to the Army quar termaster's department. Naval Cre.. Carried. The vessel was manned by officers and crew from the Navy when sunk and was outbound from an American port. CHRISTTAXIA. Norway. Aug. 21. The Dutch steamer Gasconier. operated by the Belgian Relief Commission and proeedlng from New lork to Rotter dam with flour, struck a mine in the North Sea. caught fire and sank. Six lives were lost. The Gasconier was formerly the Fruithandel. She was owned by the Lloyd Koyal Beige of Antwerp. WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. Strong forces of swift naval patrol boats and destroyers sped today to the North Atlantle fishing banks, where the trawler Triumph, captured yesterday by a German submarine which armed and manned her, is reported raiding fishing; fleets. Stliure Report Coa firmed. The commander of the first naval district at Boston late today in a message to Secretary Daniels said the seizure of the steam trawler Triumph by a German submarine which had it manned as a raider had been definitely established by the naval authorities. WASHINGTON', Aug. 21. The follow. ing Army casualties are reported by the Commanding General of the American expeditionary forces: Killed in action 4 Died of diHut Wounded severely 128 Wounded, decree undetermined 33 Died of wounds sllasln la action ...129 Died of accident and other causes Prisoner Total 3i The list of fatalities follows: KILLED IN ACTION Major . James A. McKenna. New York: Lieutenant Ray C. Dlckop. West Bend. Wis.: Sergeant William Boyle. Stenbenville. O.: Sergeant Harry N. Kendall. Shenandoah. la.; Wagoner Edward Manley, Weeosport. N. Y.: Corporal John J. Kane. Jersey City, N. J.: Privates Waltet E. Akeley. Port Angeles. Wash.: Koch Bant kowslcj. Chlcaso; Claud T. Annia. Adrian, Mien; Henry J. Boeckner. Plymouth, Neb. Luke Box. Hazen, Ark.; Ernest Divine, Waddy. Ky. : Prank Korejeek. Chicago: Finn U Nelson, Bristow, Neb.; Philip M. Paulson, Beach, N. D.: Harvey Andrew Gulllckson, Neenah. Wl K D. Hilt. Lafayette. Ind. Anton F. Keraher. Foreatvllle, Wis.; Howard L. Nldle. Great Falls, Mont.; Charles Rodel, New York, Js T. ; Denis strong, Tunkhan nock. Pa.: Frank A. Block, Milwaukee, Wis.; Clarence L. Carter. Rochester. N. Y. ; Joseph Cloutler. Schenectady. N. T. : Harold Davis. Watson. W. Va.: Clarence R. Gold. Huntsvllle. Ala.; George R. N orris. Indian spoils; Curtis J. Wilson, Hawley, Pa.; Ben Jamln Cardoel, Calloway, o. ; Albert H. Grant, Butler, Pa.; Glenn L. Howard, Sc. PauL Minn; Lieutenant Orville P. Johnson, Albany, N. Y.; Lieutenant Elmer Burdette Nelson. Pontlac Mich.: Sergeant Samuel A. Goldenberg. New York; Sergeant Eddie Lee, Narrows. Ky. ; Sergeant Charles Reardon, SharpsvUle. Pa.: Corporal Floyd Ibbotaon, Dowagiac, Mich.; Corporal Morns Lynchlck, Brooklyn. N. Y. Privates Isaac Allen. Bay Shore, Mich.; Andrew Anrseajczk, Chicago Rudolph W. Bergqnlst. Rock ford. III.; Clar ence Horror, Winchester, Ind.: Grant L. Colton. Medina. N. Y. : Arch D. Cumpton Altuas. Ark.; Alfred J. Curtis, Lewlaton. Me.: Mark Ira Duane. Mellen. Wis.; Ed ward J. Galaaka. Milwaukee, Wla; Guy George. Boston, Mass.: Paul Norbet. West Franklin. I1L; Sylvester S. Sanders, Edwlng. Neb.: Helmet Stever. Mellen. Wis.: Daniel J. Wansie. Knlpmont. Pa. DIED OF DISEASE: Julian W. Baldwin, East Orange. N. J.; John L. Bower. Coving ton. Ga.; George S. Edwards, Astoria, Long Island. N. T. : Dork Rosa, Homan, Ark; Corporal Lloyd E. Brown, Lynn. Ind.; Pri vate Patrick Daniel Litton, Potosi, Mo. DIED FROM WOUNDS Corporal Sidney Kelly. Oketa, Kan. DIET FROM AOTIDENT AND OTHER CAUSES Alpbus C. Robey. Alexandria, Va.; Nicholas Higgins, New Haven, Conn. A Marine Corps list contains the fol lowing: Killed In action S Died of wounds received in action 1 Wounded In action (severely) S Wounded (degree undetermined)........ 6 Total 13 The list of fatalities follows: KILLED IN ACTION Sergeant John H. Cobeldick. Fortran. Oklm.; Corporal Earl P. Casner, Carthage, Mo.; Private John H. Corbet, Chicago; Private Carl J. Dittman, Woodstock, 111.; Arthur C. Still, Tacoma, Wash. DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION Corporal Joseph E. Bush, Fair- play, Mo. YAKIMA. Wash.. Aug. II. (Special) Word was received here yesterday of the death of Ray Wilkinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Wilkinson, of this fitv. nt Washington. D. C. The tele gram stated that young Wilkinson died of wounds. The last word the parents had was that their son was in a nos pltal. and he wrote then that he was Buffering from "stomacn trouDie. ion parents believe their eon was wounded in Franca and that he died in Paris, as on June 19 he wrote that he had wit nessed an air raid over that city. OFGERMAN YON RUN General Bernhardi' Involved in Series of Staggering Defeats on the , Western Front. ARMY IS BADLY MAULED ABERDEEN. Wash., Aug. 21. (Spe- ciaL) A letter received from France states that Nigel Bignold. son oi mr. and Mrs. L. B. Bignold, of Montesano, has been so severely wounded that he probably will be invalided home after some time in the hospital. One of young Bignold's legs is said to have been shattered. OTTAWA. Ont.. Aug. 21. Names of Americans in today's casualty list In elude: KILLED IN ACTION Lieutenant W. H. Falrweather. Republic, Wash. WOUNDED O. F. Reeves, Walla Walla, Wash.: F. Lundclst, Spokane, Wash.; H. G. Walker, Ophee City, Alaska. LONDON. Aug. 21. British casualties reported in the week ending today totalled 8411 compared with an ag gregate of 8620 reported in the previous week. These are divided as follows: KILLED OR DIED OF WOUNDS Of ficers. 210; men, 130T. WOUNDED OR MISSING Officers, 6So; men. 6'0. WAR LORDS CLASH Harmony Declared Lacking at Recent Conferences. POLAND ISSUE DISTURBING A CANADIAN ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. 21. The operations of the steam trawler Triumph, manned by a crew from a German submarine, have re sulted in the sinking of four fishing vessels and probably others, according to reports at hand tonight. Schooners known to have been sunk are the Una P. Saunders and the Lucille Srhnare of Lunenburg, N. the A. Piatt Andrew of Gloucester. Mass., and the Francis J. O'Hara of Boston. Their crews, numbering 80 in all, had reached port safely tonight. A fifth vessel, the Pasadena, was in sight when the Lucille Schnare was cent down and it was believed that she shared the fate of the other fishermen. although no direct news of her had been, recrtved. Great anxiety was felt here also regarding other vessels of the fishing fleet known to have been within the scene of the raider's ac tivity. The Triumph, which left Portland, Maine, last Monday, for the western banks, was captured by a German, sub marine at 2 P. M. yesterday. A crew of 1 men was placed on board and they lost nor time in arming her with two guns and beginning their work of havoc among the fishermen, WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Six days spent as a prisoner on a German sub marine, which was so crowded with men that there was scarcely room to sleep, convinced Captain David Evans, of the British steamer Penlstone, sunk by the U-boat, that more exploita like the arming of the steam trawler Tri umph are contemplated by the German raiders. On his visit here, where he reported his experience to naval officers. Cap tain Evans explained that the sub marine carried 77 men. more than twice the number of a normal crew. "The U-boat which sank the Penl stone and which was my prison for eight days, was about 200 feet over all and carried two (-inch deck guns," Captain Evans said. "The officers) and crew of the sub marine were young men, "determined and business-like. They talked, very little and adopted, more or less, the at titude of ignoring me. "The fact that they did not attempt to extract information from me with regard to the movement of ships con vinced me that they were well informed in that direction. WASHINGTON. Aug. II. Reports that an American tank steamer recent ly sank a German submarine off the coast are regarded by naval officers as definitely disproved. Baron Harlan, in Discussing Results of Deliberations at Grand "Head quarters, Says "Peace Pro gramme" Unchanged. 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It is said that Germany appears to have reached an agreement with the provisional government of Poland over the head of Austria. It Is reported that the Germans have rejected Austria's plan for Increasing the forces on the western front while Austria rejected provisionally the Ger man solution of the Polish question. This purpose does not mean. It is added, that the plan to cend a large Austrian force to the western front has been abandoned. AMSTERDAM. Aug. 21. Baron Burian. the Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister. In an Interview with a Vienna newspaper, declared himself complete ly satisfied with the results of the con ferences last week at German main headquarters. Every important ques tion regarding war and peace had been talked over and no alteration was made "in our peace programme. Regarding the Polish question he said a plan had been drafted to enable further negotiations. LONDON, Aug. 21. Prince Ferdinand RadziwilL of the Polish government council, who attended the recent con ference at German headquarters, wires the Warsaw government that the "Polish question received very favor able treatment." according to a Copen hagen dispatch to the Exchange Tele graph Company. WASHINGTON, Aug. JL Successful bombardment of the Austrian military works at Parenzo. by Italian aviators, without damage to the civilian portion of the town, is announced in an official dispatch today from Rome, The airmen dropped great quantities of leaflets with messages In the lan guage of oppressed peoples under Aus trian domination. Rome Messagiero In an article quoted In official dispatches today, says Aus tria Is endeavoring to make the allies believe there is great dissension In Aus tria and that Austrian troops nave been sent to France to aid the Ger mans, in order to cover preparations for another offensive against Italy. "From a reliable source," tire paper says, "we have a denial of the state ment that Austria-Hungary has sent new divisions to France to fight to gether with the Germans." Rumanian an Montenegrin soldiers are Joining the Cxecho-Slovak troops now fighting on the Italian front. An official dispatch today says all tech nical difficulties have been removed and Italian officers are greatly pieasea with this addition to their forces. been liberated by the French northwest of Soissons and positions' have been captured on both sides of the Olse River which seemingly make Noyon untenable. That town is outflanked on the southeast and dominated by the French guns from the soutn ana west. South the French are standing in Sem pigny, a mile and a half distant, while on the west they have captured the town of Lassigny, the key position to Noyon and the plains to the north." With the latest advance by the French east of the Oise there has come under the range, of General Mangln's guns the broad-gauge railway line leading from" Noyon eastward to La Fere, the. sole remaining line, except for two narrow-gauge roads, over which the enemy may transport his men and supplies beyond the range of the French artillery. At last accounts Halg was still press ing forward on the heels of the Ger mans between Albert and Arras, with tanks innumerable clearing the way. The Arras-Albert railway already has been crossed by the British east of Boislieux-St. Marc and Mercatel, and south of these towns the new line has been pressed eastward. Cologne Zeitnng Publishes Fantastic . Comment on Movement of American Soldiers to Battle in France. On the Lys salient the Germans have delivered a violent counter-attack In an endeavor to recoup m part tne losses they have sustained. Their ef forts were fruitless, for the British pushed back the enemy beyond his points of departure. Progress of the War. (By the Associated Press.) The tide of defeat still surges heavily against the German armies in France and Flanders. On four sectors French and British arms again have been served, and the entire German front from Ypres, In Belgium, to Soissons. In Aisne, now 'is more seriously menaced than before. 6 Bell-ans Hot water Sure Relief ELL-A IMS FOR . INDIGESTION French troops of General Mangin, operating from the region two miles northwest of Soissons to the Olse River, and those of General Humbert, fighting between the Oise and, the Mats, have materially pushed forward and may compel the immediate evacuation of the entire Somme-Oise salient from Braye to Noyon. Further to the north, between Albert and Arras. Field Marshal Halg has fol lowed up his successes of previous days by a new offensive over a front of about 10 miles and driven forward his troops for splendid gains over the en tire line, capturing a number of vil lages, taking guns and Inflicting heavy casualties. What Is to be the effect of the allied drives along the 120 miles battle line from Tpres to Soissons cannot be fore told at present, but it seems highly probable that this entire front soon must bo realigned. This particular menace to the Germans, aside from that in the territory between the Somire and Oise, appears to be on the sector along the Vesle river from Soissons to Rheiras, which from the war maps looks to be untenable. Even the Aisne and the Chemln Des Dames do not ap pear to be any-too safefor a defense line if General Mangin 'presses much farther northwest of Soissons. MRS. MOORE NOMINATED CHICAGO WOMAN LIKELY TO HEAD DAUGHTERS OF VETERANS. Mrs. Clara G. Yengllncr, of Massachus etts, Probably Will Be Re elected Treasurer, Today. Mrs. Estella Moore, of Chicago, re ceived the nomination for the National presidency of the Daughters of Veter ans at the business session yesterday at the Benson Hotel. Miss Anna B. Dunham, incumbent, received an hon orary nomination for the office, but as it is not customary for the executive to accept re-election, Mrs. Moore's elec tion at the sessions today is counted probable. Mrs. Moore now Is .National senior vice-president and has been act ive in the affairs of the order for years. Mrs. Clara Gillchrist Tengllng, of Rox bury, Mass., probably will be re-elected treasurer and the president-elect will appoint her own secretary to succeed Mrs. Ella M. Craft Yesterday greetings from the Grand Army were presented. Mrs. Craft re sponded. Frank McCrillis presented greetings from the Sons of Veterans and Mrs. Anna B. Norton, of Boston, made the response. A general revision of the ritual was adopted at the session yesterday and the routine business will be finished, the convention adjourning this afternoon. LONDON, Aug. 21. (British Wireless oervice.) The present series of Ger- Iman defeats has involved a German officer who is perhaps better, known to the reading public of the allied na tions than almost any of the German generals. He is General Bernhardt, the author of the famous books which so frankly revealed Germany's war aims. we commands the 65th Corps of the Sixth Army, which has been steadily driven back by the British across the plains of Lys toward Armentieres. The 55th Corps has been badly hit in endeavoring to hold the Merville salient confronting the forest of Nieppe. It lost many positions and was badly shaken by the enfilading fire of the British batteries as it retired. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 21. The Co logne Zeltung Tuesday contained an article attempting to prove by statis tics that America cannot possibly send 300,000 men to Europe in a month. TrooptiUpa Declared Sunk. The article declares that more than 40 troopships already have been sunk. It continues: If the Americans at the front are fighting, well that does not need to cause surprise, for it is the fine flow er of American manhood, namely, the old regular Army, plus about 40.000 of the most sturdy and most adventurous elements which all nations have who volunteered at the outset of the war. "Then there will be contingents re cruited from the New England states who are the best educated and keen est fighters. ' So we get an aggregate of from 200,000 to 260,000 picked men, but once these are used up the picture will be altered, because they cannot be re placed." - BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE. Aug. 21. (By the Associated Press.) An order issued by a German military commander and which is more illuminating than, anything else that has come out of Germany in many months, says: . "It has come to my knowledge through a letter addressed to the royal Prussian Ministry of War that men on leave have spoken publicly of a revolu tion which is to break out after the war. Officers Ordered to Act. "I wish to impress all superior offi cers who happen to overhear such ob jectionable talk or who hear of it through others that they must deal with it at once and without hesitation. "A soldier, said to have come from the Industrial region of Rhenish West phalia, declared in a train that in his home district men were going on leave, taking weapons with them for the aforesaid object and that it was easy to take home German or captured re volvers as well as hand grenades sep arated into two parts. t "I desire that the clothing of men going on leave be searched before their departure." 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A Safe Partial Payment' Plan Should purchasers of Stock on time payments fail to maintain their pay ments, or for any reason wish to withdraw, all money paid in will be returned with 6 per cent interest upon 10 days' notice to the Company at any time prior to date of final payment. - Develop This Public Utility With Oregon Capital By more of our customers becoming stockholders a greater distribution will be made of the Company's dividends in this community to the mutual interest of the Company and the public How to Get Full Details Ask any employe, or inquire at the General Offices, or any Branch Office. ' If more convenient, a request by mail or telephone will bring full details, without obligation. Portland Gas & Coke Company General Offices and Salesrooms Gasco Bldg., Fifth and Alder Sts., Portland "Passed by the Capital Issues Committee as not Incompatible with the National Interest, but without approval of legality, validity, worth or security. Opinion No. A 630." Serin 1 No. 1! The first woman elected to a munici pal legislative office in the .' United States was honor guest of the city yes terday during the regular council ses sion: This woman, Mrs. Laura C. Holtschneiden, of Denver, Colo., served as Councilwoman In Buena Vista, Colo., in 1898. Almost single-handed she forced re forms in this municipality, although opposed by politicians who had held office and controlled the affairs of the city for many years. Mrs. Holtschneider is a member of the Ladies of the G. A. R. SALVATION ARMY IS HELPED TJ. S. Steel Corporation Donates $100,000 to War Work Committee. NEW TORK. Aug. 21. In recognition of the assistance rendered the wounded In France by the workers of the Salva tion Army on duty there, the United States Steel Corporation today sent $100,000 to the army's war work com mittee. Accompanying the donation was a letter of congratulation to Commander Evangeline Booth from Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the steel corporation. commander for the G. A. R. in Iowa, were given at the weekly luncheon of the Democratic County Central Com mittee at the Portland Hotel yesterday. George F. Alexander, United States Marshal, was chairman of the day. Others to speak were: Circuit Judge Gatens, George M. Trowbridge, managing editor of the Journal; Mrs. J. F. Kelly, vice-presi rtonr nt the South Portland Improve ment Association; Will Moore, Collector of Customs, and John b. bmitn, demo cratic nominee for Representative in Congress from this district. MILITIA TO GET NO PAY State Laws Fail to Correspond With Federal Requirements. approximately one-fourth that of the Army private. New Coal List Prepared. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. A new priority list of Industries to receive coal, transportation, labor, materials and financial assistance, with provision for civilian needs, is being compiled by the war Industries board. It will be Issued, it is expected, within Cie next ten days or two weeks according to announcement made today. The list also will form the basis for "wperation of the work or fight order. Members of the Oregon National Guard, which Is again being built up along old lines, are expecting to do their drilling from patriotic motives und without thought of pecuniary re ward, for the next few months at least. The cold truth of the matter is that the militiamen can collect no armory drill pay from the Government until a Legislature is kind enough to' make the state laws correspona witn r eaorm requirements with respect to officer appointments. Pav to a National Guardsman for faithful drill attendance amounts to DEMOCRATS HEAR VISITORS County Central Committee Addressed by G. A. R. Leader at Luncheon. Several patriotic talks. Including an address by K. J. C. Bealer, department G. A. R. Automobiles Still farther north, in the famous Lys sector, a general eastward advance on a front of more than four miles has been made by the British, who have brought their positions appreciably nearer the old 19K battleline running east of Armentieres. Numerous additional Tillages have Many more automobiles are required for today to make highway trips for our G. A. R. visitors. So far, our citizens have done nobly, but we need many more. It is physically impossible to telephone par ties having pledged the use of their cars for this purpose, therefore, all those and other volunteers " are requested to be on hand with their cars, either at the Multnomah Hotel, the Benson, or the Hotel Portland, from 9 o'clock today. . . THE COMMITTEE. liipi You'll agree that the Hazelwood is an ideal dining place It has a homelike atmos phere, . is refreshingly cool and its menus offer the eatables you like best prepared in the ways you like best! 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