VOL. LIX SO. 18,630
Entered at Portland (Oregon )
Pnstoffice as Second-Class Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ALLIES DECIDE TO
BLOCKADE SOVIET
HARDING AND DRY LAW
LEAD IN STRAW VOTE
FAILS TO
HEARST DESERTS COX
BECAUSE OF LEAGUE
HAMMERING OF OHIOAX BEGUN
BY PUBLISHER'S DAILIES.
ALL SANTIAM FIRES
600 BUYERS HERE
BANDIT VILLA HAILED J TF IITflM RfiTTI FR
PUT UNDER CONTROL
AS HERO ON RETURN!
OF SEA RECEIVED
COX GETS ONLY 7.95 PER CEXT
OF ALL BALLOTS CAST.
TWO OTHER SERIOUS FOREST
MEXICAN POPULACE CHEERS
OUTLAW WHO SURRENDERS.
FIRES NOW BURNING.
mux
LAMD IN
IK EL Hi
FROM MANY C T ES
V
No Troops to Be Used,
Declare Premiers.
OTHER AID TO BE GIVEN
Lloyd George Today to Ask
. , Parliament's Approval.
CONFERENCE IS AT END
British to Let Russian Mission Re
main in London Until After
. Minsk Session.
Y .
HTTHE, Aug. 9. (By the Associ
ated Press.) The Hythe cbnference,
hurriedly called Sunday to consider
means to save Poland from the bol
shevik menace, ended today with .an
agreement between Premier Lloyd
George and Premier Millerand on the
aid to be given Poland. '
After the premiers decided to re
impose the blockade on Russia and
to1 furnish munitions and technical
advice to Poland, Lloyd George got
M Millerand to withhold application
of aid until after the preliminary re
sults of the conference at Minsk be
tween the bolshevik and Polish rep
resentatives are known.
M. Millerand, who had urged the
French policy which included the
blockade and strong defensive meas
ures, was obliged to yield somewhat
to the milder policy of the British
premier, who was determined that no
allied aid should be used in Poland.
Defenfle Line Dlaenssed.
Establishment of a defensive line
in Poland, considered by the confer
ence, if carried out would, according
to opinion here, be regarded by the
British and French as more than a
plan to aid Poland; it would be in ef
fect a cordon sanitaire, to keep the
bolshevik from western Europe. But
from what happened at the closing of
the conference ft was considered that
much would depend on the bolshevik
attitude at Minsk.
Influence of Germany Watched.
It was made clear at the conference
that the allies, having established Po
land by the peace treaty, intend to
stand by her in every way short of
declaring war.
The influence of the Polish crisis
on Germany and the treaty of Ver
sailles were discussed and it is- un
derstood that should there be any
indication of Germayi co-operation
with the bolshevik!, Germany will be
warned that further occupation of
Germany territory will follow.
The desire of Lloyd George for a
peaceful settlement of the Russo-Pol-lsh
controversy was the reason for
the unexpected prolongation of the
conference. It is believed M. Miller
and wanted a stronger policy applied
immediately.
nana Are "Sort of War."
It Is admitted in unofficial quarters.
however, that if the present plans are
carried out the situation may be de
scribed as "a sort of war."
American participation in the as
sistance to be given to Poland was
not discussed. All allied plans were
drawn on the assumption that the
United States would not assist
Washington dispatches saying Presi
dent Wilson is keenly interested in
Poland were not taken notice of offi
cially, though unofficially hope was
expressed in British circles that the
United States will participate in the
allied efforts to exclude bolshevisra
from western Europe should such ef
forts become necessary.
The plans are subject to the ap
proval of the British parliament,
which Premier Lloyd George will ad
dress tomorrow.
The conference of the premiers
. ended at 4 P. M.
If the negotiations at Minsk indi
cate a willingness by the Russians to
adopt a course considered reasonable
in dealing with the roles the allied
aid may be withheld.
Premier Uoea to London.
The British government has decid
ed that the Russian mission may re
main in London until the Minsk con
ference is concluded.
Immediately after the conference.
Tremler Lloyd George and Foreign
Secretary Curson took a train for
London, while Premier Millerand and
"his party boarded a destroyer bound
for France.
It is said that the allies, though
loath to admit it. feel that there is
little hope of saving Warsaw and
that the question of saving Poland is
not the main issue.
Defense la HI It Problem.
The main problem facing the pre
miers is the defense of western Europe.
In British and French circles it is
declared that the intention of the
bolshevikl regarding Poland is be
coming clearer every hour. The pre
vailing impression among the British
and French officials is that the soviet
government hopes through the Polish
offensive firmly to establish bolshe
vism at the doora of the western
powers.
Lloyd George Meets Cabinet.
LONDON, Aug. 9. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Premier Lloyd George
presided over a cabinet councl on his
return tonisht from the Hyth confer
ence and reported the result of the
conference with Premier Millerand of
France and discussed its bearing In
connection with the statement he is
.to make to parliament tomorrow, '
Representative Returns From
South anj Middle West Com
piled by Woolen Company.
OREGONL4.N NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Aug. 9. Harding and
prohibition are far anead In a recent
straw vote taken throughout the tex
tile mills of the country by the Star
Woolen company, of Cohoes, New
York. Harding received 92.03 per
cent of the entire vote cast and Cox
received only 7.95 per cent.
Prohibition was favored by 68.75
per cent of the voters and 31.25 per
cent declared themselves for a "moist
administration.'
The vote was representative- rather
than comprehensive. The woolen
company forwarded about 2500 of the
questionnaries to the larger mills in
New England, Pennsylvania, the south
and the middle west. Every district
producing textiles in any Important
amount was thus canvassed, and the
cards were so distributed as to reach
the employes of virtually all the
greater mills of these districts.
More than 75 per cent of the cards
came back immediately. Each was
clearly marked. Each voter wrote
his or her name beneath. Women
voted with the same enthusiasm as
the men. Sidney K. Stein, manager
of the company's Boston office,
turned over the cards to the firm's
efficiency expert, who compiled the
percentages.
There was 87.14 per cent of the
Cox voters in favor of a "wet admin
istration," but only 20.16 per cent of
Harding's vote recorded themselves
aa opposed to the 18th amendment.
The vote showed Harding received
66 2-3 per cent of the southern
vote, while the Ohio governor got
but 33 1-3 per cent. orth of the
historic division line, however. Cox
almost disappeared- He received but
5 per cent of the vote, while Senator
Harding drew the 93 per cent.
This same representative balloting
showed 20 per cent of the southern
vote wet and 80 per cent of it dry.
Excluding the south, 26.66 2-3 of the
votes went wet and 73.33 1-3 were
dry.
lhe referendum had the effect of
eliciting from the vcters various
brief statements and questions that
clearly Indicated the trend of their
minds. One man scribbled on his
card: "There are bigger problems
than 2.75 per cent beer in this coun
try today."
Archbishop Is Carried to
PenzanceEngland.
DETECTIVES BOARD STEAMER
Churchman Is Placed Under
Technical Arrest.
"BLUNDER," PRESS SAYS
Government Action Characterized
as Silly by 'Unwelcome Aus
trallan Prelate.
GASOLINE IS 50 CENTS
Roseburg Dealers Blame Freisht
Charges From Texas.
' ROSEBURG.'Or., Aug. 9. (Spe
cial.) Gasoline shot-up from 35 to
50 cents a gallon here today.
The dealers tea id this was due to
the heavy freight charges on a car
of gasoline which had been shipped
from Texas.
OREGON CITT, Or., Aug. 9. The
gasoline shortage in Oregon City has
been relieved and now motorists may
nave all the fuel they want at 40
cents a gallon, as 10,000 gallons ar
rived this morning.
VANCOUVER, "wash., Aug. 9.-(Spe
ciaL) The gasoline shortage again
has been remedied in Vancouver by
the arrival of a carload of fuel from
the east for the independent filling
stations. The gasoline was put on the
market at 33 cents a gallon.
LONDON. Aug. 9. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Four British destroy
ers closed in on the steamer Baltic
carrying Archbishop Mannix from the
United States, off the Irish coast
early in the morning and the com
mander of the destroyer Wivern.
with two Scotland Tard detectives,,
went aboard and placed the arch
bishop under technical arrest. JThey
escorted the prelate, with his' secre
tary, the Rev. Albert Vaughan. to a
destroyer, which steamed toward
Fishguard.
A wireless from the admiralty,
hcwever, reached them en route with
instructions to proceed-to Penzance,
at the extreme southwesterly tip of
England. T4e archbishop was landed
there this afternoon. He was accom
panied by a representative of Scot
land Tard to the home of Canon
Wade and afterward left for London.
'Blunder,' Press Declares.
London newspapers, except the
Morning Post, are unanimous in de
scribing the affair as a "blunder."
PENZANCE. England. Aug. 9.
Archbiship Mannix landed from the
aestroyer in a motor iauncn ana pro-
ceeded to the railway station, where
his baggage was examined by a cus
toms officer. The archbishop said:
"I have nothing to say now."
It is understood .here that -Arch
bishop Mannix is at liberty to travel
where he pleases. There are two de
tectives in town but they are not in
terfering with Jiis movements.
When asked ir-he cared to say any
thing about his mission. Archbishop
Pact Is Declared to Be Means, to
Enter War; "Vote and Talk
Against It," Is Warning.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washincton, Aug. 9. In deciding his
course on the league of nations Gov
ernor Cox faced a difficult and dell
cate situation. After an analysis of
the conflict of opinion in the demo
cratie party, observers are not sur-
prised that he hesitated for several
days and that his manager. National
Chairman White, fumbled to the ex
tent of declaring here In Washington
that the league would be only a "sec
ondary Issue.
Governor Cox realized that the dem
ocratic party waa divided on the
league question and that he could
not recognize both elements. It was
not so much what the rank and file
democrats thought one way or the
other on the league, but a question
of- the relative value of the league
and league leadership in the party
. Cox Chooses Ilia Press.
After balancing one side against
the other, he chose the leadership
which in his opinion was the most
powerful. Governor Cox as a news
paper man places great confidence
in the power of the press, and he was
compelled to choose between William
Randolph Hearst on the one hand and
newspapers like the New Tork World
and Times, the Springfield Repub
lican and Cleveland Plain-Dealer on
the other.
He finally decided to cast his for
tunes with the latter group, which
meant also that he would tie into his
campaign - the support of Presiden
Wilson and a very complete and effi
cient federal political machine.
Only time can tell whether his polit
leal Judgment was sound.
Hearat Likes Beer Stand-
Mr.. Hearst evidently had hoped
after the San Francisco convention
had completed its work, to be abl
to support the democratic ticket thi
year, as always before. He liked Cox'
liberal views on wine and beer and
waa led to believe that the democratic
nominee would not go further than to
declare for the league with "clarify
ing observations." - ,
The .Hearst papers immediately -began
saying pleasant things about the
San Francisco nominee and continued
to be complimentary, until the White
House conference, when. Governor
Cox, emerging - from the., conference
with Mr. Wilson, announced that his
mind was going "willingly along."
From that day on Mr. Hearst's papers
were silent, but today, both in the
Brisbane special articles and in the
editorials, a battering of the Cox posi-
Lightning Held Responsible lor
Nearly All; Situation Else
where Reported Improved.
ALBANY. Or., Aug. 9 (Special.)
AH firea in the Sanitam .national for
est were reported under control to
night. The big fire- between Big
Meadows and Duffy I-ke, about aix
miles northeast of Fish Lake. Is
burning slowly and the other serious
one, near Carpenter mountain, is be
ing held In Its present limits. Other
fires are practically out.
Four new fires, started by light
ning yesterday, were reported today.
All are very small and probably will
be controlled.
Altogether 37 fires have started this
summer in the santiara national ior-
est and all but one have resulted
from lightning. Though the number
of fires is large, there have been no
really big ones and only two or three
which caused serious trouble to the
rangers.
T.ACOMA, Wash, Aug. 9. Nine for
est fires were started In Rainier na
tional park yesterday, G. F. Allen,
supervisor, reported today. Lookouts
on Mount Rainier discovered the
fires soon and fireflghtera were has
tened to the flames. Five of the nine
fires were reported extinguished to
day, two were under control andothe
other two still burning were not re
garded as dangerous.
MISSOULA. Mont.. Aug. 9. Several
new fires in the forests of Montana
and northern Idaho were reported to
day, but the general situation
throughout the district was consid
erably improved, forest service of
ficials declared.
Of 1100 fires reported in this dis
trict so far this season, only eight
large blazes remained unchecked to
day and these are not regarded as
extremely dangerous. During the last
10 days 485 fires have occurred, but
a majority of them have been kept
within bounds, it was stated.
Opening of Week Sets
Record in Portland.
SALES TERRITORY ENLARGED
Alaska, Texas and Kansas
Included on List.
VISITORS HAVE RECEPTION
(Concluded on Page 4, Column 1.)'
(Concluded jn Page 2, Column 2.)
EMMA IS RED OFFICER
Alexander Berkman and Miss Gold
man Now Working for Soviet.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9. Alexander
Berkman and Emma Goldman, de
ported from the United States as un
desirables, now are serving the Rus
sian Bovt government In official
capacities, according to a letter from
Miss Goldman sent to friends in New
York from Petrograd.
The couple are touring Russia as
members of it commission appointed
by the soviet government to gather
material for a museum of the revolution.
Business and Pleasure to Be Com
bined and Series of Social
Events Being Planned.
All records went glimmering yes
terday in the way of registration,
when visiting buyers from many
points throughout the Pacific coast
region crowded into Buyers' week
headquarters to sign up for partici
pation in the big annual event. Port
land added many more square miles
to her jobbing territory and clinched
stronger than ever 'her position as
the jobbing center of the Pacific
coast.
Portland's eighth annual Buyers'
week opened yesterday morning at 8
o'clock when the registration quarters
in the exhibit room on the first floor
of the Oregon building was thrown
open. During the first hour more
than 60 buyers had registered, repre
senting nearly as many towns and
cities in the western states and
Canada.
A steady string of buyers contin
ued to arrive in sufficient quantities
to keep the group of half a dozen
clerks busy during the entire day
and until the registration office had
closed at 8 P. M. When the final
check was mode, the 600 mark had
been passed in the registration.
BOLSHEVISM, THE GREAT EXPONENT OF IDEALISM,
THIS JUDGE NO SOLOMON
Two Women Claim Dog and Court
Can't. Decide' Ownership.
CHICAGO. Aug. 9. Twenty-two
women were witnesses today- in a
three-hour trial in an effort to decide
ownership of a bull terrier which two
women claimed.
After the witnesses had divided
aDoui equally regarding the owner
ship, identifying him by the color of
his eyes and in other ways, the judge
declared he could not decide who ac
tually was the owner, but gave the
dog to the defendant by "right of
possession."
NOVELIST WRIGHT WEDS
Secret Marriage oFllows Recent
Divorce in Arizona.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Aug. 9. It be
came known today that Harold Bey
Wright, author, and Mrs. Winifred
Mary Potter Duncan of Los Angeles
were married secretly at a hotel here
last Thursday.
Each is divorced. Wright having
obtained his decree in Arizona only
a few weeks ago.
increase
BRUNSWICK, Gflr., GROWS
Elwood, Ind., in 1920 Census Re
port Has Loss of 2S8.
WASHINGTON. Au.f. 9. Census
figures announced today were:
Brunswick, Ga 14,413,
4241 or 41.6 cr cent.
Portland. Maine, (revised) 69,272:
previously announced aa 69,196.
Elwood, Ind., 10.790, decrease 23S
or 2.2 per ceni.
TAC0MA CARMEN GET. LIFT
City Council Votes Unanimously
for Increased Pay.
TACOMA. Aug. 9. The city" council
today by unanimous vote raised the
pay of conductors and motormen on
the municipal car ;ines. Beginners
will hereafter receive S3 cents an hour
ar.d men of two years service 63 cents.
The Increases range from two to
Jive cents an hour. -
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Former Reeoros Brokeau
This easily surpasses the record
of any opening day for a previous
Buyers' week 'in Portland; -and practi
cally assured the surpremacy of the
event this year over that of any
Buyers' week held during the eight
years that the event has been held.
Registration on the opening day
last year, which set a new record up
to that time, was around the 400
mark, and the total registration for
the' week was 1500. All indications
pointed to a registration during the
entire week this year of between 1S00
and 2000 buyers.
T. P. Fish had the honor this year
of being the first registrant on the
1920 Buyers" week roll. Mr. Fish, who
hails from Toledo, Or., where he man
ages a general merchandise store,
was waiting when the doors were
opened this morning and was the
first to register. 'He has attended
every Buyers' week in the city since
the movement was started in 1913.
Many Town Represented.
Registration is In the hands of E. N.
Weinbaumt Buyers' week secretary of
the Portland Chamber of Commerce,
and a corps of trained assistants.
Weinbaum declared last night that
never in the history of the move
ment has the firBt day brought such
representative registration. Buy
ers from scores of cities along the
coast from Ketchikan, Alaska, to Los
Angeles, Cal., had placed their names
on the registration cards, received
their badges, purchase'eards and pro
grammes and gone their way, some
to visit. Portland "jobbers and man
ufacturers and arrange for early or
ders and others to enjoy the pleas
ures of sightseeing and automobiiing,
leaving the serious work of linjng up
next winter's stock of goods to an
other day.
A glance at the registration book
last night disclosed dozens of far
distant points represented at Buyers'
week this year, in addition to the
scores of closer points. Many of the
more distant points, particularly in
Montana ind in the Rocky mountain
states, are represented this year for
the first time.
Some Sfontanai Buyers Here.
A few of tie Montana towns which
have sent buyers here this year are
Anaconda, Butte, Big Timber, Deer
Lodge, Helena and Hamilton. Utah
is liberally represented by merchants
and buyers from Salt Lake. Collinston
and Bountiful. From the land where
the big oil wells are sunk to the land
where the big trees grow is the trip
which has been made by B. R. Ander
son of Dallas. Tex. Anderson is the
buyer for the Texas Furniture &
Storage company and is here looking
over Portland's furniture stocks.
Two Alaskans were already on the
ground yesterday and were making
investigations among the local job
bers for goods to take back with
them to the far north. They are W.
Winston, buyer for Harris-& Jones,
Ketchikan, and K. M. Henrickson of
the firm of rienrickson & Son. also
of Ketchikan. Additional buyers from
the northland are due today. Another
buyer who came a long distance to
take advantage of Portland's suprem
acy as a Jotbing center was Mrs. F.
M. Jones of the Jones Millinery com
pany. Mrs. Jones registered yes
terday morning, shortly after step
ping off the train from a 2250-mile
jaunt from Independence. Kan.
Social Events Being; Arrajsjed.
j Although a series of social events
'is being arranged for the week and
many or the Duyers are accompanied
Concluded oa Fuse Z. Comma .J
With 900 Followers Leader of Re
volt Marches Into San Pedro
to Lay Down Arras.
SAN PEDRO, Coahuila, Mexico (Via
Laredo Junction). Aug. 9. (By the
Associated Press.) Francisco Villa
marched into San Pedro Monday
night between the lines of a cheering
populace which greeted him with
cheers of "Viva Villa," Behind him
came his band of faithful followers,
which, with their leader, surrendered
to the De la Huerta government un
der terms agreed upon recently at
Sabinas.
As he drew up before the main
plaza of the Mexican town, a cheer
ing throng of 3000 gathered around
him, the chieftain indicating that he
was about to speak to them.
"'I surrendered." he said, "because
further fighting in Mexico meant In
tervention by the United States.
"They call me a bandit. They call
me the worst man in Mexico, but
would preserve our nationality by
avoiding Intervention."
There were 900 men in the band
which Villa led into San Pedro, all of
whom later pitched camp close by this
little town- atier a 24-hour march
across desert country without water
for man or beast. j
Villa's entrance Into San Pedro
marked the first time in the years of
revolution that the bandit leader had
neared a city without a plan of con
quest or as a hunted fugitive.
He was greeted and embraced by
generals who two weeks ago were
leading thousands of soldiers in an
attempt to capture him. In turn, the
bandit leader embraced his former
enemies.
TRAIN ROBBED INCHICAG0
Lone Armed Man Wounds Porter
and Searches Passengers.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9. A lone armed
man tonight held up i o e in e w
Tork-Chicago iay express train on
the Pennsylvania railroad near Engle-
wood station in'the suburbs.
A dining car steward who resisted
the robber was shot and wounded.
The outlaw was believed to have
boarded the train at Englewood sta
tion and to have obtained a large
amount of money and valuables from
the passengers.
The steward was taken to the hos
pital at Englewood suffering from
wound in the jaw.
The robber jumped from the .train
between the Englewood and the
downtown stations and escaped.
Five of Scapa Flow Fleet
Docked in New York.
CRAFT SCARRED AT JUTLAND
Ostfriesland Is Still Mighty
Fighting Unit.
OTHER 4 RUSTED HULKS
PAPER OFFICE WRECKED
Officials Believe Dynamite Used in
Heavy Explosion.
CALIFORNIA, Pa, Aug. 9. The
press in the office of the California
Sentinel was destroyed early today by
an explosion which the authorities
believe was caused by dynamite.
Bloodhounds picked up a trail which
was followed through the morning.
H. J. Lamb, publisher, has waged
vigorous warfare against "speak
easies."
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, S!
degrees; minimum, 63 degrees.
TODAY'ij Unsettled; westerly winds.
Foreign.
Archbishop Mannix, desplt premier's
warning, lands in England.- Page 1.
Decisive battle tor wartaw declared not
yet begun. Page 3.
Hands off Russia, says British labor in
ultimatum to government Pass l'J.
Allies decide to blockade soviet and aid
Poland. Page 1.
National.
Three billion' bushel corn crop forecast by
department or agriculture, rage J.
United States awaits move of allies before
acting in Pole crisis. rage
Domes tie.
Fivo German warships arrive in New York-
Page 1. '
Ponzl. Boston financier, defies state offi
cials and announces he will fight to a
finish. Page 1J.
Polities.
Cox league stand costs support of Hearst
papers. rage i.
u.rdinc and prohibition lead In straw
vote in south and middle weat. Page 1,
Democratic vice-iresidentlal candidate
formally accepts nomination. Page
Roosevelt in acceptance speech advocates
adoption or league oi nations, rage
Nation watches developments in Ohio pri
mary election toaay. rage a.
rarm Industry big factor In shapmg leg
islation in state of Washington. Page 0.
Special spheres of influence In Chira op
posed Dy umieu rB w.
Tennessee legislature meets to conside
suffrage ratification. Page 4.
Paelflc Northwest.
Highway commission Is charged with vio
lating State law. ruse .
All fires In Rantiam national forest
ported under control. Page 1.
Mountain climbers enjoy outing. Page T.
Grand Jury at Pendleton starts investiga
tion of slaying of Til Taylor. Page
Snorts.
Coast lesgue sees marked upheavals.
Page 10
Twirler Anderson of Multnomah Guard
team -pitches no-hit, no-run game.
Page 10.
Westerman. northwest Junior tennis cham
Dion, off for U. S. tourney. Page 10.
Beavers placed under suspicion in coast
gambling expose. Page 11.
Commercial and Marine.
Hide prices now as low as before the
war. Page 19.
Armistice report causes Chicago wheat
market to break. Page 19.
Early losses In stock market In part over
come. Page 19.
Lumber movement from northwest Pacific
porta heaviest in years. page 18.
General steamship corporation opens of
fice here. Page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Furniture manufacturers of coast display
stocks for buyers week. Page 8.
GOO buyers register In Portland oa first
day of buyers' week. Page 1.
Bid on road work and bridges to be
opened today. Pass S.
Corrtmander D'OMer stresses service of
American Legion in address at armory.
pa.ge 4.
Ben Selling quiTji dock commission;
CliirV, matliaa xucc&seor. Pass i.
Vessels Will Be Exhibited, Then
Studied by Naval Experts Be
fore Destroyed for Junk.
NEW TORK. Aug. 9. Tlve captive
warships, once units of the proud
German navy, but now humbled and
battered relics of a defeated nation,
came into New Tork harbor today.
Their arrival marked the beginning '
of their last year of existence, for
when they serve their purpose as
exhibits they will be sunk.
They were the dreadnought Ost
friesland. the cruiser Frankfurt and
three destroyers.' the V-48. G-102 and
S-132. Except the Ostfrlesiand, they
are part of the great fleet that sur
rerdered at Scapa Flow and after
ward were sunk by their German
crews. They were allocated to the
United States in the division of cap
tured vessels.
Little Heed Given Craft.
Led by the dreadnought, the only
one that could move under her own
power, they came up the Hudson as
he sun was sinking. It waa not an
inspiring sight. River craft gave
them little heed.
Because it was necessary to tow
the Frankfurt and the destroyers, the
voyage from British ports occupied
more than a month. '
A stop of a week was made at the
Azores, where a mysterloue leak in
the Ostfriesland was patched up. For
the balance of the trip they aver
aged ten miles an hour.
Four Hnndred In Crevr.
In command of the Ostfriesland
was Captain J. . Hellwerr. with a
crew of 400 men. From 50 to 100
men were assigned to each of the
other craft.
For more than three months Cap
tain Hellweg and his crew worked
to make the warship navigable.
The Germans had stripped her of
all electric equipment and furniture.
Temporary furniture for the officere
was made of boxes. Her engines.
however, were found in fairly good
condition.
Due to thnir submersion at Scapa
Flow, the other vessels sre little bet
ter than rusted hulks. The battle
ship, however, still is a powerful
jhting unit, according to her crew.
Kew Devices Found.
Some of the men said the guns are
damaged beyond repair. It was said
many new and clever devices for
towage cf coal and fuel were found.
As a fighter, the American Jackie
ass-erted the battleship should be 8
"whale." She has six heavily ar
mored turrets with guns from 12 to 14
rches. She carries 23 6-inch rifles
and many 3-inch rapid firers. For
ward and aft are single torpedo tubes
with twin tubes on all four quarters.
Her armor is exceptionally heavy.
Hit at Jutland.
The Ostfriesland was in the battle
of Jutland and Fhe shows two scars.
one forward and one aft, where Brit
ish projectiles found marks. She was
seriously damaged, - however, by a
mine placed before her as she with
drew. All damage was repaired by
the Germans.
Tho ships will be kept here a week
or ten days and be open for inspec
tion. Then they will go to other
ports. Preceding their destruction
they will be taken to navy yards and
studied by naval experts.
On the decks of the dreadnought
were returned to this country two K
ard two 14-inch guns shipped abroad
during the war and stored at an
American naval base as replacements
for American battleships.-
ICE SEEKER LOOTS SAFE
$32 0 Taken; Checks and Papers
Are Returned to Hotel in Mail.
WASCO, Or, Aug. 9. (Special.)
A man entered the lobby of the Hotel
Sherman at 11 o'clock last night, jusl
after the lights had been turned off.
and asked the night watchman for a
small piece of Ice.
While the watchman was getting
the ice the man opened the safe and
removed checks and money amount
ing to $900. Today Manager Joe
Stiles received a box from Arlington
containing the checks and other pa
pers, but no cash. - The hotel loss
was about $200 in money and Stiles
& Crowder $120.
YACHT IS ABANDONED
Spanish Steamer Rescues Crew Orf
Coast of Florida.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9 Reports
reaching the navy department today
said the American yacht Hypealon of
Hjew York, had been abandoned off
the Florida coast August 3.
The crew was rescued by tne
Spanibn steamer X'eqkilba.