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THE OREGON DAILY -JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY, . MAY 24,-1917. 9 GERMAN DIVER IKS BRH1SH TRANSPORT; 400 LIVES ARE LOST Steamship Transylvania, For mer Transatlantitc Liner, Torpedoed. SUNK IN MEDITERRANEAN Captain and Tea of Ctsw Lost ta Addi tlon to targe Ktunber of Troop Wm Sunk May 4. London. May 24. (U. P.) More than 400 were lost In the sinking of the British transport Transylvania, the admiralty announced today. The Transylvania was sunk. May 4. The official statement today said th? losses Included: Twenty-nine officers and 373 men. the Transylvania's captain and 10 the Transylvania's crew. The admiralty announced the Tran sylvania was torpedoed. BIG ANCHOR LINER USED 'AS TRANSPORT TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE The Transylvania was a steel twin screw ship of 14.J15 tons, the property of thf Anchor 1-ine. S-he was built In 1514 and was registered at Glasgow. The list sfiows the total losses to hav ben 413 lives. The Transylvania before the war was In Transatlantic service for a short time. She ran between New York and Glasgow. She was one of the newest and largest ships in Transatlantic service. ' In addition to being one of the larg est liners in the Transatlantic service, 1 lie Transylvania was one of the fast tut. Her speed enabled her to escape a U-boat during the early days of the war. The submarine" attack occurred early in May, 1916, as the big liner was hearing G-lasgow, convoyed by liritlsh men of war. The periscope of ', the submarine was sighted, and by steering a zig'-zag course the Transyl vania escaped. llded within a few yards of her bowsf while off Fastnet. The Impact was felt on all of the decks and wild ex citement among the passengers en' sued. The Transylvania was armed. On her last voyage to this port she carried heavy guns furnished by the British admiralty. She was 548 feet long- with a 66-foot beam and a draft of 41 feet. Left New York in 1015. New York. May 24. (I. N. S.) Th; New York office of the Anchor Line, owner of the steamer Transylvania, reported sunk by a submarine, have received no official reports on the sinking of the steamship which, until May 7, 1915, was one of the largest vessels In the Transatlantic service On that date the Transyl vanla.-salled from New York and since has been in the admiralty service. The Transylvania was launched Sep tember 3, 1914, and arrived in New York on her maiden trip on February 6, 1915. 'J 1 i v.: ft AMERICANS IN RUSSIA ARE AIDING OF MAS NEW GOVERNMENT Ambassador Francis Is Ad dressing Troops and Peo ple Many Times Daily, s - By William G. Shepherd. Petrograd. May 24. (U. P.) Amer ica's potent influence is being util ized by the new Russian government in Us crucial campaign now on to spur the Russian army into fighting. American Ambassador David R. Fran cis Is personally addressing Russian troops and scores of assemblages of the plain people.? He is working In closest cooperation' with Minister of War Kerensky "the Lloyd George of Russia,'" In stirring the army to ac tion, i Kerensky regards this campaign of fighting as his foremost duty. ea tf rday he addressed nine regiments of Russian troops In the Petrograd dis trict nine separate speeches. . This afternoon he leaves for the front for a second address to the men in the trenches. General Alexleff, commander-in-chief of the army, is being utilized In this campaign. He will make a number of speeches. Yester day ho talked to a big assembly of officers at the general headquarters. Francis Constantly Working. Francis is giving a living embodi ment of the ."shirt sleeve diplomat" constantly working. He is the most popular of all diplomats in Russia and his voice among the most potent of thoso now being raised to help Rus sia save herself. He Is , deluged dall.t with appeals for speeches mostly to troops and Is accepting every on'.. In all of these talks the American envoy drives home the brotherhood tn democracy of Russia and America an-1 concludes: ' New Russia and the United States entered the war practically simultane ously. Th United States stands ready to help an aggressive Russia on the battlefront. "The Russian -world possesses spaces ro vast that an Individual voioc does not carry far and may- not last long," remarked Charles R. Crane, American manufacturer, and one of the American commissioners to Russia who is al ready here. In discussing today for the United Press the work France Is do ing. "President Wilson's' voice, however, Teems the greatest of these present. "It Is fortunate we have here at this moment an interpreter like Fran cis. At the beginning of his term aa ambassador there were some folks who felt concerned about Francis bas ing a real diplomat, because he live! simply, drove a Ford fervently an 3 when he wanted a big thing done. Uiti It himself. "But today he Is altogether the most popular and the most influential per son in Petrograd and among all classes. If he had been one of the old-tlm types of luxurious, gold-lace wearing diplomats, he would have failed. . That sort of diplomat always falls." Garrison Would Fight. Petrograd, May 24.-(1. N. 3.) Th Sebastopol garrison has petitioned th3 provisional government to be sent to the front at once. j , Presbyterians Vote To Meet in Columbus - Dallas. Texaa, May !4. (U. j P.) The Presbyterian general assembly here today decided by unanimous vote to hold the 191S annual meeting at Co lumbus, Ohio. i . Quick, Painless Way to Remove Hairy Growths (Helps to Beauty) j - Here Is a simple, unfailing way to rid the skin of objectionable Chairs: With some powdered delatone and water make enough paste to cover the hairy, surface, apply, and In about twe min utes rub off. wash the skin and. every trace of hair has vanished. This la quite harmless, but to avoid disappoint ment be sure to get the delatone in an original package. . r it 7 I ' I' ! a n K II x ' - , ' ' v . . . I The Transylvania, British liner converted Into transport, which the Admiralty announces was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean early this month. General Pershing to Confer With Wilson Washington, May 24. (U. P.) President Wilson was to see Major General John J. Pershing at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Pershing will go to the White House to receive instruc tions from his commander-in-chief rel ative to his command of 25.000 regu lars, who will fight in France. Bank Officials in Custody. Chicago. May 24. (I. N. S.) State's Attorney McLay Hoyne today took charge of the Investigation of the Auburn State bank and Morgan Park State bank, closed by the state auditor, and ordered Thomas F. Mc- Farland, president, and Mark Brans- field, vice president of both banks, taken into custody. French Liner Torpedoed. Tarls. May 24. (I. N. S.) The French liner Sontay, bound from Sa lonika to Marseilles with 345 passen gers on board, has been torpedoed with the loss of 45 lives. Official announcement of the de struction of the ship was given out today. , Few Italian Ships Lost. Rome, May 24: (I. N. S.) During the week ending May 20 only two Ital ian ships were sunk by submarines, it was officially announced today Itoth were sailing vessels. No steam ships were lost. One steamship was damaged by rhell fire from a subma rine, but managed to escape. Of th ships lost both were under 300 tons. Keport on Bases for Pacific Coast Made Washington, May 24. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL) The report of the Helm board on Pa cific coast submarine bases has been received by Secretary of the Navy Daniels and forwarded to the presi dent. Its contents will not be revealed until ready for submission to con gress. I- tub Principle, of Economy can and should be instilled in the youth. 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