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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY, JULY 10, 1916. DEUTSCHLAND AS BIG AS TRAMP SWER; RIDES LOW IN WATER Baltimore Divides Attention '' Between Curious Blockade Runner and Her Crew. LATTER ARE ALL YOUNG VmhI Is 31S Test long ana Draws 17 Tt of Water Carrlaa Crw of 99 Ken, 1000 Ton Cargo. ' Baltimore. Md.. July 10. Interest lr Baltimore today divided itself be tween the big super-submarine Deutse:i- 'lshd and the men who brought her over. The latter, all younit, fi-ol- . lotted like kids when they first got their feet hack to earth, some of thm throwing themselves on the ground despite the mud and rain. The Deutschland Impresses one most by her appearance of compactness and olldlty, and there will be bigger ones like her. Captain Koenlg said todiy. -Almost um ions; as the average tramp freighter, but rldln low in the Mer, av though only barely afloat, her sides round smoothly up with no evidence of seams or Join In, giving the Impulsion that the great hull hsa been pressed out of one groat Hheet of steel. Largest Submarine Afloat. The Deutschland Is the largest sub marine afloat. The largest German war model are less than SOU feet long. But this submarine of commerce is 315 feet long, exactly one third the length Ot the largeBt merchant vessels afloat the Vaterland and the I rnperator. The boat carrieH no passenger. Her cargo coiiHlHts entirely of djcwtuffs .1000 tons of them. This keeps her Very low In the water when riding on the surface, tier draft when she was Sighted Wiis 17 feet and it wn largely because of her depth that she did not try to tome nearer land when sub line rged. Has Crew of 39 Men. She is commanded by Captain Koenlg And has a crew of Jfc men. Hoth cap tain and crew were drawn from the German merchant fleet and not from the navy. The craft is unarmed and Is being treated by the United States Officials like any other merchant ship. ' It Is said that she submerged when ever she saw any vessel on the chance that It might be a warship. The Eng lish government was not among those who regarded the Transatlantic sub mersible as a Joke and the report Is that the Deutschland was chased for It hours by English and French war Ships. She submerged and eluded them by traveling out of her course 100 miles. Dodges Enemy Boats. Because she was forced to make this detour she has the record for sub marine distance travel. The longest trip previously made by any submarine was the 36U0 miles from Kiel to Con stantinople, made by the U-boat that sank the British battleship Majestic. It is said that the Deutschland trav eled 4180 miles, 1800 of this being under water. She ran through the North sea sub merged practically all the time. She was forced to submerge again for a time when she got two-thirds of the way across, when she sighted a Dutch merchant vessel In her path. Tng Meets Diver. And some 600 miles off the Virginia coast she was frightened out to sea again for a distance of some 200 miles by enemy war ships, But on her re turn she was able to come to the sur face a hundred miles from land and was not forced to submerge again. The Deutschland was met off Cape Henry by the tug Thomas F. Tlmmons of the Eastern Forwarding company. She had been waiting at the capes for the past 12 days. A couple of days Mo Captain F. 11 Insch, the marine su perintendent of the "Ocean Transporta tion company." as the merchant sub marine line Is called, went on board the Tlmmons. He is now directing; the piloting of the Deutschland up the bay. May Have Keg-alar Boa. "We have proved." he told members of the Virginia Pilots' association, "that the English blockade amounts to nothing. There will be more sub marines from Germany. They will be making regular trips Just like the big liners from England in a few weeks. We will have them coming in at New York and other American ports. "This boat Is In excellent condition. She had only two mishaps and these delayed her but slightly. She had trou ble with her motors and her Under-TT-r-n nwwn i ii PISWIIUIMIUI S tn the Kryptoks made by us cost no more than Kryptoks made by other opticians, but the Kryptoks supplied by us are better, being finished on specially made ma chines and irf the finest, most completely equipped retail optical factory in Portland. Besides, we do all the work under one roof, from the examination of your eyes to the accurate fitting of the finished glasses. THOMPSON OPTICAL INSTITUTE 209-10.11 Corbett Bldg. Fifth and Morrison HUGE GERMAN SUBMARINE BRINGS CARGO OF DYESTUFF TO THIS COUNTRY n fl lJjSJy f lJjJZ,M t ii Mn i .-nr.. i,i.SiiVJV ' " , i feaclX"1 '"min0 WHIMU1 Wll..jriJ.ljl:"MMI"1'""' " ' M 1 ,-v W.' rwisi"y7wiy--yi? &jS'-i:-'y 1 I Tlio Submarine Deutscliland, 315 feet long, which traveled from Bremen, Germany, to Baltimore, Mil., carrying 10O0 tons of valuable caro, in 14 days, fihe carries a crew of 29 men and draws 17 feet loaded. I water lights, but sue carried extra sup plies and the trouble was quickly re paired." 1 Oets Bonus for Syeslfht. The man who first sighted the I IVutsehhwnl on her arrival in this country whh James M. Kesmire. who 1 runs the motor tun Kfco, of the North German Lloyd. Captain ilinsch, want ing a particularly efficient crew for the Tlmmona when she started on her visil off the capes 15 days ago, picked Fes ! mire and today he has shown that he 'does not renret it by giving Fesmire a ! bonus for his good eyesight. ' Fesmire is a yoiingr fellow 28 years ; old, with keen brown eyes and a tanned ' skin. I "We were lying In Lynn Haven bay last night." he said. "My friend, Fred ' erlck Hayes and I were keeping watch on the Tlmmons. Sees Diver's Xdtfits. "We were standing; together aft, looking out to sea when I saw some , lights. I thought I did, anyway, but the next minute I wasn't sure. I had made them out through my glasses which are especially good and I said to Hayes, "What's that?' "Her lights rose up one above the other, first very bright and then the next minute they would be dimmed. They are arranged to fool enemy war ships and they certainly do It. They ; fooled me so much that at first 1 did not dare report her to Captain Hinsch for fear of being wrong. "I though she might be a big liner. I first got sight of her at 1:20, but it was half an hour later before I told Hinsch. Two Boats Join. "Wrhen be heard about it he was the happiest man in the world. 'Fuli steam ahead.' he shouted. And John Selig, our engineer, certainly did steam up. She made straight for Us torj recognis ing our lights, and in two hours she was alongside. "There were six men I could see. two 1 forwai two aft and two on the bridge. Tbey were dressed In the reg ular dark blue of the Herman merchant ships and the officers had white cans. Just as on the Kittl Friederlch and the ' rest. I '"Is Captain Hinsch therer shouted her commander. Captain Koenlg. through the megaphone. Everything In Good Condition. "Koenig Is a small stocky man. Hinsch he's a giant, you know came to the rail and they talked in German. All of us tn the crew hung over the rail and cheered and clapped our hands. Some more of the crew of the subma rine came on deck. They all looked fine and the submarine captain re ported that all on board were well and everything was in the best condition. "Close on to 2 o'clock the Virginia . pilot. Captain Frederick D. Cocke, came I on board. But he had no business on board as we were making for Mary land and we got rid of him and took on Captain Coleman, a Baltimore pilot. He will bring her up to Baltimore, but th man who is really bringing her in Is Captain Hinsch. "No, he hasn't got off the Tlmmona. And the Tlmmons Is not towing the ueutscmana in, elttier. but Captain Hinsch is sort of in charge. You know I he has a 600 punch." Here Fesmire 1 smiled. "And he knows the bay per fectly and he's a perfect seaman. He'll I see to It that no craft that hasn't any ; business near the Deutschland sets anywhere in her neighborhood." When asked about the story that United States revenue cutters had hur ried out to meet the Deutschland with hostile or suspicious intent, Fesmire said the report was absolutely false. JTame la Big- Gold Letters. "I'll tell you how that story arose." said Fesmire. "The Mexican ship Fronteria was hanging around the capes, acting suspiciously. The United States revenue cutter Apache oame out to see what she was doing. In view of the present state of affairs between Mexico and the United States, the Apache decided to convey the Fronteria outside the three mile limit. They passed close to us, and after they had got three miles out, the Apache hung there, watching the Fronteria out of sirht." One of the most conspicuous things about the Deutschland is her name pointed in big gold letters about a foot high, in the form of an aro around the anchor chocks. Periscope Drawn Inside. Her periscope was drawn well In side, long before She sighted land. But her mast for nights, which she carries Just behind the superstructure, sticks up some IS feet above the level of the water. She has s handrail some two and one half to three feet high above the deck for the protection of the crew This rail, the like of which was never seen on a war submarine, runs clear around her. Her deckhouse, too. does not remind you so much of th deckhouse of the Monitor of Civil war fame as la the case with the German war submarines. It is more like the bridge of an ocean liner. Diver's Speed 18 Knots. From the superstructure to the bow a distance of about 150 feet the deck elopes down sharply. The bowJ usen 13 very snarp. The slope of the deck toward the stern is much more gentle, fhe has a speed of 12 knots and, heavily laden as she is with her 1000-ton cargo, she made the trip in 16 days, having left her German port on June 23. The most Interesting part of the boat s the periscope. When it Is raised from its top down to the top of the conning tower is a distance of some 20 feet. That is the distance this new and defenseless type of submarine can duck under water to avoid its enemies without going totally blind. The receiving end of the periscope is In the conning tower, which looks very small from the outside, but once you aro inside it seems to be large enough ta hold five men. The eyepieces them selves, projecting dark and gleaming from the spotlessly whit cylinder, look like guns trained on you to keep you out of this holy of holies of the sub marine. Close to each of them Is the electrio motor used to revolve it for flimsy as a periscope seems to the eye, it Is heavy enough and tightly fastened S3 as to look unflinchingly in the de sired direction. Bo "Best" oa Boat. The room below the conning tower the navigating room is quite as full of a wilderness of complicated apparatus an that in the ordinary German U-boat, eycept for one thing. The "nest" is lacking. The "nest" Is the cradle in which the torpedoes sweetly repose, while waiting to be rudely awakened and sent spinning on their deadly etrand. This room Is where the steering is done when the .lubmarine is running submerged. The room back of the en gine room Is larger and more com plicated. Here are two rows of the famous Diesel engines which run the submarine on the surface. Xaglnes Are Eoonomioal. It is due to these engines that there isso much profit in each trip of a merchant submarine, for the only fuel necessary for these motors is the heavy oil which is a by-product of the works, where Germany manufactures coal gas, and of the oil refineries. The most distinctive feature about the boat is the absence of torpedo tubes. The modern type of armed Ger man submarine has torpedo tubes, not only near the bow, but also, in the more recent models, at the stern ana at the bridge. These are completely absent from this merchant submarine, making clear its owner's contention that it is a bona fide merchant ship and not merely a warship temporarily converted to use as a carrier. Bo Ona to Be round. Nor do you stub your toe on the ugly little hummock on deck which marks the place where the 'disappear ing gun of the old fashioned type of Oerman naval submarine Is concealed or, to be accurate, protected, for the hummock preventer! any real conceal ment. The more modern German subma rines are provided with three and a half Inch guns such as the Oerman destroyers use. and these are kept well under cover below hatches that are flush with the deck. But this boat has no such gun, nor ' any ram on which it could be raised to position nor any compressed air apparatus that could do the work oX raising. Dyes Supplant Trap Doors. In the interior you also miss all the mechanism and tackle used for fir ing torpedoes, the breech blocks for loading, the reservoirs of compressed air, which give the torpedoes their sendoff and the valves and wheels which control them. Tou also look In vain for the mag azines with reserve supplies of tor pedoes. The most recent type of sub marine they had in Germany a few months ago was able to carry 20 re serve torpedoes without too much dif ficulty. But here the spaces that would have been occupied by those swift and fatal mechanical fishes with their deattly cargo of trl-nitro'-toluene affectionately known as "T. N T." are filled with dyes to gladden the hearts of those who prom enade Fifth avenue and put back into American life the color of which the war has robbed 1U pace Xdmltea. The men who serve under this mod ern discoverer of America, Captain Koenig, did not mutiny as those others did four centuries' ago. Tet in some ways they had a more trying time than their forerunners of the days before Diesel engines were Invented. Lack of space was the chief incon venience. Every available nook and corner had to be used for the cargo. But this was largely offset by the fact that the boat ran above water much of the ways And even under water they did not suffer from that worst inconvenience of a submarine crew bad air. According- to those Interested la the project, particular efforts were made in the construction of these merchant boats to Insure the very best possible air supply. A stay of two full flays beneath the surface does not Incon venience the lungs or heart of the crew in the slightest. Germany's chemists have been called upon to do anything and everything in this war from supplying substitutes for dynamite to supplying substitutes for bread. The builders of the trans-Atlantic submarine asked for a substitute for air. And they supplied it that Is to say, they showed how the used up oxygen in the air can be restored by means of chemicals. Had Plenty of Food. And as to the hot. fetid air which the engine room carries down with it when the boat dives below the sur face, this is led out through pipes put through a cooling, purifying process and led back again "as good as new." The food question gave the men even less worry than the matter of air. Be cause of the British blockade, all Ger many today is living on food that comes out of tubes end cans, and v inch Is nearly the real thing, but not quite. And these men, the first merchant seamen to break that blockade In this new way, were quite willing to live on the same sort of thing. Water Bot Wasted. "Water had to be drunk a little spar ingly since there was no apparatus on i a r t Hi ctil lint, frch wataT trrtTn salt water, Diit mere was plenty or hot food. And the men's minds were set at rest by the knowledge that there was enough food to last them some three months and then enough more among the "emergency rations" to lat them a good while longer. SUBMARINES CONNECT U. S. TO GERMANY (Continued From Pape One.) ' "It was my first long voyage in a submarine, though I had taken trial trips before on the Deutschland. There was no fear in the experience anil it seemed no more than taking a trip on the Schleswlg or Princess Irene. ,the German Lloyd ships I used to ctm mand. Left Germany June 23. "We started from Germany June 23, had bad weather only one day, and traveled a total distance of about 3800 miles. "It got rather close Inside during the rough weather, but it was all right when the hatches were off. The Deutschland can go down 800 feet and stay there for four days, if necessary; but we didn't have to do that. "Thl trip was a practical demon stration of the ability of a submarine to pass the British blockade. "We expect financial success for our venture, and In fact, the boat was paid for by this cargo. We can carry 1000 tons, though this time we had only 750 tons, chiefly dyesturfs, worth $1,000,000." Can Oat Out Easily. The captain smiled when aeked if there would be any trouble in jetting out of the Patapeco river. "No, there wont be any difficulty In getting out, if the En,-ljsh do not violate the law concerning the three mile zone. "No doubt there will be 10 cruiser off this port waiting for us, but I could submerge before leaving the river. Our ability to escape ought to be demonstrated by the fact that we were not seen at any time on our voyage here." The talk turned to life on a sub martne "ph, yes," he said, "we hail plenty to eat. We could cook every thing and we had tinned meats, tin ned fruits and tinned bread tinnel everything just like in America." Bad Champagne to rink. "Well, what else, captain?" he waj asked. "Well, we played the gramophone while under water and we had some 1 champagne too." , Koenig said his vessel 'carrfed no message from the kaiser to President Wilson nor any securities to be de posited. He would take back, he said "almost any kind of a cargo." though ho didn't want to announce Just when he would start. v Other Snips to follow. In a formal statement at noon today Captain Paul Koenig. commander of th giant submarine Deutschland. declared the vessel which arrived in Baltimore today will be followed soon by othera The first of these, he said, will be the Bremen. He brought a valuable cargo of dye stuffs, be said, for "our American friends." The statement follows: "The submarine Deutschland. which I hare the honor to command, is the first of several submarines built to the order of the Deutsche Osean Rhederel, G. M. B. H., Bremen, which will be followed by the Bremen shortly. Bremen Mas Originator. ."The Idea of the building of this sub marine emanated from Alfred Loh mann, president of the Bremen Cham ber of Commerce. Me brought his idea in the fall of last year confidentially before a small circle of friends, and the idea wu taken up at once. A com pany was formed under the name of Deutsche Ozean Rhederel, G. M. B. H., and the Germaniowerft. Kiel, "was in trusted with the building of the sub marines. "The board of directors is composed of Alfred Lohmann. president of the board; Philip Heineken. general man ager of the North German Lloyd; Mr. Kommerslenratu P. M. Hermann, man ager of the Deutsch bank; Carl Stapel fcldt, manager of the North German Lloyd, has taken over the management of the company. To Break English Bale. . "We have brought a most valuable cargo of dyestuffs to our American friends, dye stuffs which have been so much needed for months in Amer ica and which the ruler of the seas has not allowed the great American repub lic to import. While England will not allow anybody the same right on the ocean because she rules the waves we have by means of the submarine com menced to break this rule. "Great Britain cannot, however, hin der boats such as ours to go and come as we please. Our trip passing over the ocean was an uneventful one. "When being approached we went below the surface and here we are safely in an American port ready to return in due course. Vessel Is Unarmed. "I am not in a position to give vou full details regarding our trip across the ocean in view of our enemies. Our boat has a displacement of about 2000 tons and a speed of more than 16 knots. Needless to say we are quite unarmed and only a peaceful mer chantman. "Regarding things in Germany, I may mention that everybody is con vinced of the full, final victory of the German arms and those of our allies. All facts of the last 22 months go to prove that there is no doubt of this All Poland and Kurland, a country of the siie of two thirds of Germany, are since- 12 mon:hs under peaceful rule and the entire country has been put under the plow and thousands of acres will be serving for the next winter's supply of foodstuffs. Rains and warm weather in April and May have brought a crop in view all over Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey, finer than in a century. Starvation Plan Will rail. "All Serbia, Montenegro and a great part of Albania are In the same ;xsl tion. Besides Belgium, one seventh of France is in German possession, and all in a flourishing agricultural fetaie. 80 there is, really, not the subtest anxiety over the British attempt of trying to kill by starvation 100.000.000 German and Austrian children and women noncombatants, the most devil ish plan ever tried by any nation in the world. "Our boats will carry across the Atlartic the malls and save them front British interruption. "We trust the old friendly relation ship with the United States, going ba cj-t to the days of Washington, wnen it was Prussia which waa the flm to help America in its fight for frr-edom from British rule, will awake afresh in your beautiful and powerful country. Gates to Bemaln Open. "The house flag of the Deutsche Ozcan Rhederei is the old Bremen flag, red and white stripes, with tha coat of arms of the town, the key in the corner. ThU key Is the sign that we have opened the gates which Greet Britain tried to shut on us and the trade of the world. The gates which we opened with this key will ret be shut again. Open door to the trade of the world and freedom of the oceans and equal rights to all nations on the oceans will be guaranteed try Ger many's victory in this struggle for our existence." Baltimore, Md., July 10. (U. P.) "Deutschland," giant cargo - laden super-U-boat, ended her daredevil Journey from Germany here early this morning. Sliding her snout through the drizzly night up the P&tapsco river behind a puffing tug, she put into quarantine after Journeying safely through Chesapeake bay and docked at the specially prepared and guarded dock of the Commercial Shipping con cern which ostensibly sponsored her voyage. When customs men and doctors scrambled aboard the submarine, they wrote finis to the first chapter of one of the biggest and most dramatic ma rine gambles of all time. Captain Koenlg on Deck. It was the flrst-tlme-in-hlstory trip of the world's largest submarine. She came in laden with a cargo for which America has been clamoring for many months. Today her backers talked of a regular line of ocean-going cargo submarines between the fatherland and America, Captain Paul Koenig, German com mander, was on deck when the strange craft dropped anchor off quarantine. He bore the air of a man who realised his venture was epochal. As she moved up the river to quar antine, puffing a little and spreading an oily smoke behind, the Deutsch land was spoken by newspaper men. It was a cold reception. Only mono syllables and terse replies were forth coming. There had been no trouble, they were told, no allied ships sight ed., nor was there any chasing by warships. Z.eft Heligoland June 83. Heligoland was named as tho pclnt of departure, and June 23 as the date of leaving. Bhe was a strange craft, silhouetted by searchlights against the dark. Small craft plied near at hand. Feverish newspaper men sought the story of the remarkable Journey past lurking allied ships across the Atlantic the running of a blockade that Kng land had claimed could not be pierced. Not nntii hours after she arrived at quarantine did American official take any action. Then Customs Collector Ryan, with doctors and other officials, boarded the Deutschland, examined her crew of 29, viewed her manifest and talked a time with the blue-coated, white-capped submariners. Went to Her Wharf. When the examination was complete the Deutschland, now flanked by scows and tug, continued on her way to the gun-protected wharf of her consignee, the Eastern Forwarding company. Henry G. Hllken, senior member of the A. Schumaker company, interested in the North German Lloyd and the for warding concern, boarded her, wifti his son, Paul G. Hllken, Swedish, ice-con-b1 and member of the North German Lloyd agency. Tears were in the eyes of the men as they embraced the stolid Captain Koenig. "Ach. Gott, es 1st echoen?" said the elder one of the dreamers, who dreamed the Ocean Navigation com pany, limited, and its progeny, the undersea cargo carrier. earet Session Said. Then they went lno secret session. They must consider what would be the receptjon and the procedure with this giant stranger in a strange harbor. What shouta they do about her Ut J VOYAGE ACROSS WAS UNEVENTFUL, ASSERTS SUBMARINE S CAPTAIN -r 11 ll J x Trouble With underwater I icrhC nnH Air Tanks Dp - laved Divpr a Fpw Honrs. By Captain Koenlg. Commander of tbe Merchant Subiprin Oeuturblind. Norfolk, Va., July 10. fl. N. S.) I consider our voyage uneventful. We imu very nine irouoie. unce we naa trouble with our underwater lights ana dlr tanks, but they delayeff us only a few hours. We were over 800 miles off the short course, which made us be- hind the time we could make under more favorable conditions . We ran into rnua-h VMh.r .imn.t every day for a week. We w to submerge on these occasio cape high seas. It is more comfortable under water when the sea is rough We could not stand on our feet on the surface and the cargo began to shift. Passes Lightship Partly Submerged. When we passed near the Diamond Shoal lightship we were partly sub merged, the weather was so rough. Our vessel was not under water more than two hours Saturday. When we got our hearings good and knew it was not rafe to be submerged while trying to get to port we made a run for it Saturday afternoon. We pro ceeded cautiously. Sometimes we were ddng our beet and then we Would stop altogether. We changed the color of ovr vessel so that she would be hard to sight even st a few miles. Ban Close to Snore Lin. We ran close to the shore line all of Saturday and by night we were very well up. We were delayed at night by being unfamiliar with the coast and because of the cons hrj flashes of light from passing s Some were merchantmen and some might have been warships. We could not tell at night without a close view, and we could see only the search lights at intervals. We Judged the ships, if they were war vessels, were also proceeding without lights. wnen we go DacK we may go an other way so as to get home quicker and avoid danger of encountering1 storms. Storm Peared More Than Enemy. There is much more danger in a storm than in meeting an enemy. There Is always a chance to avoid the enemy, but the storms drive you below the surface when you could make so much time. We had little sickness en route and our food supply was good and plenti ful. We still have sdTne left. Our ship is as good as new. We made the voyage ln good time, con- iderlng the difficulties we encoun tered and probably will do better coins; back. and was she entitled to the haven and protection of the United States as a peaceful merchantman. They thought so. When should she return? They dlj not know or at least they weren't telling. Arrived ln the middle branch of the Patapsco river, the Deutschland pulled, alongside the pier of the Kastern For warding company. Down the stream lay a British mer chant ship, with the Union Jack j streaming from her mast. The men aboard the submarine smiled a hard smile. They had fooled and flaunted , England. Oargo Being- Discharged. Work of discharging the dyestuffs and other merchandise, amounting to from 600 to 1000 tons, started early. Sturdy Germans with close-ci'Opped Von Hlndenburg hair went about their tasks 1 Joyfully. Armed guards stood watch. There bhould be no spies. A veritable screen of barbed wire flanked the structure, and the curious wera kept at a dis tance. Orders went out that no one was to board the submarine, though there was prospect that this order would be re laxed later. FRENCH CLOSE TO PERONNE IN S0MME BATTLE (Continued from Pife Ont.) tured in yesterday's fighting, lies lesn than a nillo northwest of leronne on the fiomme. .The French now threaten in thslr next attacit on th south bank of the Somm to squeeze the Germans out of all their positions west of th river in the bend of the Bomme. The Ger mans already have withdrawn their heavy guns to the 'east bank of the river. Parous at Mrcy of Preach. The historic city of Peronne i now at th mercy of French Kune. ' French lines art drawn bo close that not only long range pieces but small field funs are placed wltihln easy range of th Peronne railway station. From a rise of ground near Barleux, French forces can look down upon the town from across the river aid watch the move ments of German troops. In the fightlns; near Barlesur last nifeht the French took 950 unwounded prisoners. In yesterday's fighting- at Elachez JOO Germans were captured. During the first eight days of the great alied offensive the French hav advanced on a front of 16 kilometers i (about 10 miles) to a depth of from! three to five miles, It was stated semi-j otficially today. The greatest advance waa mewl., u Ifln (. ( Via cin.H Ka.nl " ' .1 ' Somme, where the capture of Blachez advanced the French front nearly six miles from its former position. The w-ar office today reported minor activities in several other places on the front. In th Argonne the French reconnaisance cleaned up a German trench. North of Verdun the sectors of ChattanoOurt, Fleury and Laupee were under bombardment and strong German patrols were dis persed. In the Vosges Oermsn detachments unsuccessfully attacked French posi tions at Laohapellotte five times dur ing the night. German Admit Rererses. Berlin, July 10. (U. P.) British troops have penetrated the Trones woods and the French villages of La Maisonette, Barleux and Rocogquerez, It was officially admitted today. Hand to hand fighting is going on without cessation in the village of Ovlllera. north of the Somme. "On both sides Of the Somme the fighting continues," said the war of fice statement. Our brave troops repulsed the at tacks. Though temporarily forced to yield ground, they promptly counter attacked, ejecting th tntmy." Loggers Form Band for Coos. Pythians Talqne Organisation Uniformed In Out fits of Calling Will Be Brought to tat Convention of Order. Marshfleld, Or., July 10. When the Coos county members of the Knights of Pythias go to Portland, August 1, 10 llena me state convention, tney ,0i t.k. with th,m band which ! wtl1 D different froth any other in mu,lclans' and w" organised t pow- part of the county. The members have for uniforms logging costumes t.i rep resent the Industry of their locality. A special excursion rate on the railroad will be secured for the KniRhts of Pythias and their friends, and the dele gation from Coo county to Portland 1 will be a large one I I Stranwir Tt Mineral , . ,J ? 2 . Marshfleld. Or.. July 10. Tests for n,ln,era's ln Co08 f,u,nty. ar. b',n,K m e by men name(5 Harrl and a1' ier almost lu 10 l"! lrom iNew iorK cuy. VJrm inrcZi I T)1,r movements have been kept quiet. , H hut 11 ald ,hat th' have been ln ZfArt.hu veatlgating diggings along the coast ea,u 10 l rrom w between Coos Bay nd Bandon. and are taking out samples of th black sands at points where it is being mined, Mr. Harris is said to be an industrial chemist.. Receiver Appointed for Mill. Marshfleld. Or., July 10. On peti tion Of creditors. Herbert Armstrong of North Bend has been appointed re ceiver of the Oregon Wood Products company. Itie concern was tiiKaied in making box and other wood producta and operated a miU between Marsh field and North Bend. The mill has been closed, but the receiver may op erate the plant analn. The liabilities of the company are about (i()03, and the property is estimated to be worth about tl 1,000. Farmers Hauling Hay While Sun Is Shining Crop About Bidgefield, Wash., Heavy Kecent Bains Aided Grain aad Potato Crops Latter Btill Being Planted. Ridgefield, Wash., July 10. The farmers of this vicinity. Pioneer and Sara are taking advantage of the good weather and are busy hauling in the I ny oul oeiore me recent rains The rain materially benefited the other crops, while it damaged the h:iy. Tho A Man's Meal for Five Cents. Living on mush makes a mushy man. A man who works with hand or brain must have a man's food. Two Shredded Wheat Biscuits with milk or cream will sup ply all the strength - giving nutriment needed for a half day's work or play at a cost of not over five cents. An ideal Summer food. Serve with sliced bananas, berries or other fruits. Made at Niagara Falls. N. T. -- Get The Genuine UTTER-NUT BtzU Are You Saving? Have you a fund for protection in days of sickness or trouble ? Capital and surplus of $1,200,000, backed by Government Supervis ion, protect your money here. We want your account, no matter how small. lumbermens National Bank Fifth and Stark Capital and Surplus $1,200,000 r hay crop will be heavy. The grata and potato fields are much better aa th result of the rain, and these orops will also be heavy. Lata potatoes are yet being planted. Creanirry to Be Rebuilt. Oakville. Wash.. July 10. Oakvllle'a creamery, owned by Mr. Jorgensen, which was burned Wednesday night, will be rebuilt nt once. For your vacation all the desirable nroesxities in the lino of dress. K u p p e n h e i mer Palm Beach suits $10. Blue serp:o, $1 1-$'J0. And pray suits in various patterns. You'll find these three suits w ill put you easy on the question of looks. In furnishings, white silk shirts, also white shoes and white socks. South American Panamas just in by express tire last word in shape s many not any better ate sold at $7..r)0, our special price, while they last, Athletic underwear and bathing suits also wait ing for yini. Morrison at Fourth. S. & H. Stamps Given. FACTS Almost a d-rade s, suf ficient peil''1 lo deinnii irrt llio wnirlni; tin II I v. tte nl iBfactury ue. the cunotii I c;i 1 timintfiiunc of a hard mirr' maleitnl h punned ttiiH-n Hullitdny Hwnue from Kant Sixlli to KhkI T well 111 Hlfil wis pavffl in liHifi; Hollnflay avenue from I .arm bee Kat flixth nlreet wa p:ivd In 16n8; I'nHin ave nue from l"Ht liurnile to Kant Ankcny nrfl pnvel In 1906; I'nltm a vfmin f i o'n Kast Ankeny 1 Kant (Ink street paved In 10; nml these lilrhunvH nre n cn tnnt reminder that Ihn vcrv lieMt p:iliiK ever uneit in the rttv of I'ortlsnd l BITULITHIC Warren Hron ' fompany. Journal lililx.. l'ortland. Or. ' aBSb. 'mva a can j a .. it