VOL. XVI. NO. 123.
PORTLAND, ' OREGON. WEDNESDA Y EVENING, OCTOBER 3, 1917. SIXTEEN PAGES
PRICE TWO CENTS
STANDS FITS CZSTi
won 10 AID
LIBERTY BOtlD
SALE IN STATE
i
Auxiliary Organization Holds
Meeting and Lays Plans to
Launch Work in Portland
and Throughout Oregon,
SPEED ESSENTIAL IF
SUCCESS IS ATTAINED
Smaller Investors Are Found
More Prompt in Making'
Initial Purchases.
. Oregon's
patriotic women will de-
Vote themselves to making the second
Libert bond campaign In thi state,
a success. t
The executive committee of the
women'r auxiliary of the Liberty Jjond
campaign organ. zatton Is holding ltd
initial meeting this afternoon to
launch work In city and atate.
The primary purpose Is to conduct
the campaign through the medium of
existent women's organizations. Houite
to house canvasses will be made and
a women's subscription list which will
record, the support given the cam
paign by Oregon women will probably
be adopted with announcements from
day to day.
. Thla Afternoon's meeting Is belarj
held at 408 Piatt building. The mem
bers of the executive committee of
the auxiliary are: ; .
Sarah Evans, chairman executive
(Couctuded ou Tafe Twelre. Column Two)
VOTE FOR COALITION
ED
Decjsion on First Vote Close;
461 Jyere ,r Absent.viWAeo
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the' WcVWS l-MsrTaiketTH
Tetrograd. Oct. 3 (U. P.) TheaU
Russlan democratic congress today
voted 818 to 110, against a coalition
aovernmenC
" Th. .Al.lnn ta a Mn lllrKf tlV at 1
Premier Kerensky and the provisional I
government. I
Yeaterdav th same-conference voted
76 to 688 it, favor of a coalition of
an Derives in me iormsuon or a cui-,
net which should firmly administer
the Russian democracy.
The vote today came after the. con
ference had formally determined to
reconsider that decision.
Today' action by the congress is
- unexpllcable unless the Boleshivlki
and avrrtl-Kcrensky forces seized upon '
a moment in the proceedings when the
majority elements were absent; to
' hurry through a reconsideration of
Tuesday's vote and then had sufficient
Strength to overthrow the previous
vote sustaining Kerensky.
.. It was. pointed out that in the vote i
of approval of it coalition government
the total number of delegates who par- i
ticlpated was. 1464. The second vote;
. xor rejection was cast only by 993.
" Fouc hundred and sixty-one dele
gates "were absent.
Rejection of a coalition plan In such
. a fashion- may or may not stand.
Kerensky's supporter have Insisted
tfcat unles. Kerensky idea of a union
f all elements In the 'government was
approved, utter chaos would follow In
' - Russia.
' Disorders in Russia -
." Petrograd. Oct. 3.-rI. N. S.) Dis
forders wers reported from all sections
of Itussla today, but! members of the
provisional government declared that
the military, 'authorities everywhere
' have the situation well in hand.
4- Tfte most serious outbreaks were In
J Turkestan, although rebellious Finns
(ars causing much trouble. The mili
tary governor at Helslngfors has be
;.gun ta disarm the country for fearrff
, a revolutionary outbreak on a big
j scale, ""
. In Ukraine rsdltlous editors have
! succeeded In causing riotous ou'.ieaks
.near Odessa, brt troops in the Odessa
' garrison remain loyal.
Germans Defend Riga
. Petrograd. Oct. 3. (I, N". S. The
Oermans are massing great quantities
of heavy artillery for, the defense of
Riga where the Russians are. now on
the offensive
' Official dispatches from that part
of th front today said that Russian
airmen have lately witnessed German
troop movements in the sectors of
Rlngmunde Hoff. Lenevadea and
Anenhof, where the : German line ts
being readjusted. At Yalovka. the
German activity was described-in of
ficial advices from the front as
"feverish."1 Near Jacobs tad t, German
airmen are very active, evidently pre
paring for another attack.
Oxman Is Cleared .
I Of Perjury Charge;
Case Is Dismissed
iBan Ftancisco.j Oct 8. XJ.
P.) Charges of perjury filled
m against Frank C. Orman, prln- ft
clpal witness In - the trial of t
Thomas J. Mponey, were dls-
- missed by Superior Judge Griff-"?.
fin today because of lack of
t . evidence. The "mystery -wit-
Hk hess,", whou the attorneys , for &
,m Mooney promised to 'produce,
failed to appear. .
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RUSSIA
REVERS
ON RECONSIDERATION
Submarines Menace U. S. Ships
Sinkings A re Not Decreasing
Shipbuilding Must Be Rushed
Northcliffe Sounds Warning
of Alarming Situation U. S.
- Is Facing in War
By J. W. T. Mason
Written tor the United re
New York, Oct 3. (U. P.)
Germany's submarine menace ..is
now being concentrated against
American military ships. A Ger
man submarine base has probably
been established off the French
-coast in the American transport
lane. There is no real . decrease
in totaL ally submarine sinkings.
America can only fulfill her gigan
tic army requirements in France
"J
aim minting wie issue, wiin w
many personal.
This 'Is the Interpretation of .the
submarine situation today as expressed
in an exclusive Interview with the
United Press ..by Lord Northcllfrc,
head of the British, war mission and
the most constructive' war critic any
belligerent nation has produced. "
'The most urgent news that hM
crossed the Atlantic since I arrived In
this country at the beclnnlng of June,"
Lord Northcliffe said, "is the official
statement of Sir Joseph Maclay, tl.
: British controller of shipping1, to 'he
I effect that 'unless the United Statoa
faces the shipping problem and con
I struota millions of tons Cjf shipping
annually the military effdrts of the
United States will be crippled fr-n
the start,'
17. S. Taces Staggering' Problem
"This is the solemn warning of 3ir
Joseph himself. It has passed che
censor and Is the first real note vt
alarm of the senoasness of the sub
marine sinkings. Set aside all Ger
man, toastings; put away from you iae
idea that Great Britain, who fs In
creasing her own food production, can
be starved 'Out. The writing on the
wall should arouse every thinking
American to the greatest problem lue
world has ever faced the transport
acrois 3000 miles of water of the new
American army, which already
cmounts to more than 1,000,000 men;
its cannons, shells, locomotives, ra't
way track, munition ' plants, . airplanes,
observation balleons, hospitals, ambu
lance convoys, doctors, nurses, ma
chine runSi Vbutchersv bakers. - sh3T
mtafmtMnwot every trader ralh-iWid
engineers. Interpreters, organizers abi
distributors of stores, clothing, horses.
mules, fodder, bookkeepers, complete
telephone and telegraph equipments,
with operators running Into thousands.
. Shipping 'Must Be Built
Now Sir Joseph Maclay. as British
shipping controller, plainly says that
unle.is 6,000,000 tons of shipping is
built in the United States yearly, you
j will not be able to transport those
nai uu
"You ask me if I agree with Sir
Joseph. I do not profess to have any
(Concluded on Pace Twelve. Column One)
PURCHASE OF LIBERTY
BOND WILL HELP U.S.
TO WIN, SAYS NI100
Appeal Made to All to lend
Their Woney on World's
Best Security.
By W. G. McAdoo, Secretary
of
the Treasury.
There Is now offered to the Ameri
can people a new issue of J3. 000. 000, 000
of bonds to be known as the second
Liberty loan. They will be Issued in
such denominations and upon such
terms that every patriotic citizen will
have an opportunity to assist the
government by lending his money upon
the security of a. United States gov
ernment bond. It is essential to the
success of the war and- to the support
of our gallant troops that these loans
shall not only be subscribed, but over
subscribed. No one is asked to donate
or give his money to the government,
but everyone is asked to lend his
money to the government. The loans
will be repaid in full, with interest at
the rate of 4 per cent per annum. A
government bond is the safest invest
ment in the world. It Is as good as
currency, and yet neiter, oecause we
government bond bears Interest and
currency does not No other invest
ment compares with : it for safety,
ready convertibility Into cash and un
auestloned availability as collateral
security for loans In any bank in the
United States. j
' How Everyone Can Kelp
People by thousands ask the treas
ury constantly bow they can help the
government In th'.s war. Through the
purchase of "Liberty bonds everyone
cap help. No more patriotic duty can
be performed by those who cannot ac
tually fight upon th field of battle
than to furnish the government with
the necessary money to enable It to
give our brave soldiers and sailors all
that they require to make them strong
for the fight and capable of winning a
swift victory" ovar our enemies,
"Wa fight; first of aU, for Americas
vital rights, the right to the' unmo
lested and unobstructed use of th
hlah seas, so that the surplus products
of orr farms, our mines and our fac
tories may be carried Into tha harbors
of avery friendly nation in the wortd.
Our welfare and prosperity as a p
ple depend upon ouV right, of peaceful
intercourse 'with all the nations ot tha
earth. To. abandon these rights bv
withdrawing our ships and commerce
f rom , the seas upon the order - of. a
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BIRTH OF NEW PARTY
FORMED OF SMALLER
PARTIES IS PREDICTED
i r . .
Backers Expect It to Figure
Prominently m the ' 1 920
Presidential Campaign;
Chicago, Oct 3. (I. N. S.) A new
political party, which optimistically
expects to figure prominently In the
presidential camgafgn of 1920," prob
ably will be born in Chicago . today.
Prohibitionists, single taxers, social
Democrats and the remnant , of Pro
gressives who have not returned to
established political organizations,
will be woven into the political tex
ture of the new organization. ;
Today's conference follows action by
the national committee of, the Prohi
bition party approving the merger."
A coalition of the four groups and
the formation of a" new national party
with a strong platform will mean
burial for the Republican party, was
the assertion of J. B. Lewis, noted
prohibitionist of Boston. The Demo
cratic ; party still is aggressive and
gaining strength. The Republican
party ia in a state of negative' lethar
gy. The new party, if it Is formed,
will wipe it out of existence.
One of the speakers at, today's con-
xeiem-e was j.: i-neips CilOKes, v so
cialist delegate, who strongSy favored
the coalition. ' J .
Australia to Send
Its Own Ships'Out
; To Market Wheat
San Francisco, Oct - 3. (U.
P.) The Australian common
wealth will soon begin a steam
ship service between its ports
and San Francisco, as a means
of getting its surplus, wheat to
market H. Larkln, general
manager of the common wealth's
fleet, who has finished a tour,
of investigation on the pacific ?-
cumi, wuj sui ior nome in a
few days, f Until he arrives; it
will not be known how many
ships will be operated to this
port The commonwealth a year
ago bought 17. vessels nut has
considerably: Increased- this
number since.'l W.
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REPRISAL CRY
61 GROUND
BIITHJiLISH
Public Dejnand That German
Cities. Be Attacked by Brit
ish Aviators Is Growing
Stronger in London.
BADEN IS . BOMBED BY
FRENCH, PARIS REPORTS
Second Raid Is Made in Re
prisal for .German Attack
on Bar Le Due
Germany's .Accessibility to
British Airmen
Distances between London
and the principal German cities,
by airline routes, are approx
imately as follows:
To Cologne, 310 miles.
To Berlin, 600 miles.
To Frankfort, 400 miles.
To Bremen, 300 miles.
To Hamburg, 375 miles. .
From the British front to
German cities is much shorter.
It Is only approximately 450
miles from Soissons to Berlin.
Xxmdon, Oct. 3. (I. N. S.) England
has finally decided to make reprisals
on German cities for the air attacks
on London.
: Newspapers today quoted the pre
mier as saying.:
"We will not only bomb , Germany
but will give them compound interest."
Paris. Oct. 3. (U. P.) Baden has
been bombed by French aviators, to
day's official statement announced.
The Baden raid. It was officially an
nounced, was in reprisal for the Ger
man bomblnr- of Bar le Due. This is
the second aerial raiding excursion i
French aviators have made In retalia
tion for Bar le Due. Two French
planes participated.
Baden Is an Important German city
in the grand duchy of Baden and is
one of the most tamous watering
places In the worldw It Is approxi
mately 95 miles from the French; bat-
JJZ
Monday
Londori, Oct 8. (U. P.) England
had about decided today that once
again it must fight the Germans with
the Boches own weapons of f rightful
ness. The public demand for repris
als, on German cities for the work of
German airmen over London and coast
counties had approached the. point of a
netlonwlde cry. Authoritative reports
today had it that the government was
practically ready, awaiting :only de
cision or the military authorities to
put a formidable reprisal program into
force. The proponents of a strict eye
fnr T &n1 tooth for tooth renrtaal
'plan pointed out forcefully that for
weeks England and the other allies in
the war endured the German fright
fulness of poison gas before It was
reluctantly decided that tor the safety
of its manhood the inventors of this
ghastly form of warfare, must be
fought with their own weapon. The
same was true of the German revival
of Greek liquid fire. j
The Northcliffe papers in particular
are thunderingly demanding actioar
The press as a whole points out that
the Germans seldom raid French cities
because they know If they do the re-'
taliation will be prompt and the dam
age repaid fourfold to German cities.
In the meantime London awaits each
night with the belief that the raiders
will again coma on their babykllling
expeditions.
The city confidently expected a raid
last night The streets were almost
deserted and the cellars had been madH
ready for occupancy. But the Germans
did not appear. ,
48 Strike Breakers
to Work at Astoria
Ken Arrive Prom Spokane . to Enter
sCeEaohern Tards Ioci Union May
Settle Its Differences.
. Astoria, Or, Oct' 2. Forty-eight
strike breakers arrived from Spokane
Tuesday to work "at .the McEacharn
shipyard, and they were at once es
corted to waiting automobiles and
taken to" the HcEachern plant where
dinner' was ready. Soldiers at - the
depot prevented a" crowd of . strikersJ
from interfering with the arrivals, but
Strikers commenced to talk "closed
shop" and other conditions. One striker
even offered to tako the" 48 'men to
dinner. "
T "I have the price for all of you," he
shouted.
President Chilborg of the ship car
penters, who rare now out on strike,
says the arrivals are union men and
that they were brought to Astoria
through misrepresentation. They will
work under union pay and hours.
An unconfirmed rumor says the lo;&i
union will withdraw from the state
conference and settle the , Astoria
strike directly.
T
$100,000 Breach of
Promise Balm Given
-V-:'- f. '
New York, Oct. 3. (I. N. S.) Mrs.
Wllhelmina Meyer Mayo was given a
verdict e-f -$100,000 in her breach of
promise suit against Virglnus St
Julian; Mayo, wealthy New. Haven,
Conn., manufacturer, before Justice
Goff , in the supreme court here this
afternoon. -'..'''
- Mrs, Mayo auedifor $250,000 dam
ages, after learning. that she. bad lived
as his wife for 12 years without hav
ing - been legally married. Since : the
suit, was filed women in half a dozen
eastern cities -have claimed relation
ship with Mayo by marriage, -
ui ciriipb win
Open Jan. 5th
Open Only to Enlisted Men and
Graduates and Students of
Certain Colleges.
Washington, Oct. 3. (I. N. S.) The
third officers' training camp will
open January 5 and continue until
April 5, Adjutant General McCain an
nounced today. It will be opened to
enlisted men of the regular army.
.national guard, national army and
graduates and undergraduates of cer
tain .colleges and universities.- This
will be tha first opportunity of the
men in the national .army to Join an
officers' training camp.
It is announced that one and seven
tenths per cent enlisted men of each
military unit wilj be permitted to Join
the camp. They may be designated by
their regimental commanders.
Graduates of these camps will be
listed as eligible for commissions as
second lieutenants and will he ap
pointed as vacancies arise in the regu
lar army, the national guard and th
national army.
The number of graduates of col
leges; and institutions, which have had
military training under army officers
during the past 10 years, to be allowed
to otiter the camps will be 2490..
College and schoools recognized as
fitting men for the camps Include-
University of Chicago; -Chicago; Uni
versity of Illinois,' Urbana; Charnplain
and Western Military academy, Alton,
111.; Ouacaita university, Arkdelphla.
Ark.j Leland Stanford Jr. university,
Cal.; Throop College of Technology,
j Pasadena, - Cal.; University of Wash
ington, Seattle, vasn.; university or
Arkansas, Fcyetteville; University of
California, Berkeley; State Agricul
tural college of Colorado, Fort Col
lins; University of Idaho, Moscow;
Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical
college; Agricultural college, Mon
tana College of Agriculture and Me
chanic Art, Bozeman; Oregon Agricul
tural college, Corvallisi Agricultural
College of Utah, Logan; State Colles
of Washington, Pullman; University of
Wyoming, Laramie: University of
Missouri, Columbia; University of
Wisconsin, 'Madison; Wentworth Mili
tary academy, Lexington, Mo.; Keenper
Military school, Booneville, Mo.; St.
John's Military kfcademy, FsJrfield.
Wis.
Applications will be received only
between Oetohefr 15 and December 1
St. John's Military academy, Dela-
fleld. Wis.; Kentucky Military insti
tute, Lyndon, Ky.; Staunton Military
academy, Staunton, Va.; Marion Insti
tute, Marion, Ala.; The Harvard School,
Los Angeles, Cal.; Georgia 'Military
academy. College Park; Georgia Mili
tary college, MUledgeville; Gordon in-
Lftttute BarnesvlUa, Ga.1- Oulf Coast
Kjmtar? - Mmys Gulf port. Missand
Northwestern Military & Naval acad
emy. Lake Geneva, Wis.
Graduates kt approved schools must
be between the ages of- 21 and' 31; en
listed men between the ages of 21 and
40.
Camps will be located at Fort Bliss,
Texas; Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and
Chickamaaga, Ga.
WAR REVENUE BILL IS
SUED BY PRESIDENT;
IS EFFECTIVE AT ONCE
Law Imposes Some Form of
Tax on Every One in U. S.
for War Purposes,
Washington. Oct. 3. (I. N. S. In
his study at the White House Presi
dent Wilson late this afternoon signed
the $2,535,000,000 war revenue bill that
was agreed upon in congress after four
months of wrangling. The signing of
the bill, which as a law imposes some
kind of tax upon everyone in the
United States toward financing the
early stages of the war upon Germany
was in the presence of only one of the
White House secretaries. The law
goes into effect at once.
Senator Simmons, the finance com
mittee" chairman, explained that the
decrease of about $200,000,000 from
the estimate of Saturday night .wis
because of revisions, lie said tne in
crease added by the senate and confer
ence hanges amounted to $1,102,000,
000, of which $128,000,000 was insert
ed by the conferees.
Zone System Called Viclons
"It Is a much better bill than it
was when it came from either house
of congress," he said.
" Senator Simmons declared that the
result of the .conference was "a dis
tinct senate victory." for the house
conferees had, yielded 275 of 320 con
tests. '
Senator Smoot Of Utah did not agree
with Senator Simmons that the bill
had been bettered In 'conference.
"IV is not better; it is worse," he
said in effect, adding that he opposed
the injection of new matter not ap
proved by eltaer house.
"I know that there are not enough
votes to send this bill back to confer
er.ee." said. Smoot "If, we had the
votes, I would move to recommit for no.
other reason than tne zone system on
second class mail matter. In many re
spects this is moreiViclous than when
it passed the house. We penalize peo
ple for having the temerity to live
beyond a certain radius. It will cost
more to send a magazine to Nebraska
than to Siberia."
Bill to Be Signed Today
A 'strong opponent of the new son?
system was Senator Hitchcock of Ne
braska, a newspaper publisher, who de
clared it certainly would 'ruin many
publications . and that others would
pass on the tax to: their subscribers If
they were to continue. Senator Sim
mons Inserted in the? record a letter
from tne postmaster general aeciarimr
that even with the. new rate the gov
ernment would sail- lose $40,000,000
annually on magazines and newspaper
transportation. ,
- Opposition was registered by Pom
erene of Ohio, Saulsbury and Woleott.
both' f Delaware, to, the special tax
on munitions.. :. . - e . ' ' .:
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INCREASES ON
C0ASTFBE1GHT
Portland and Other Pacific
Coast Terminals to Enjoy
; Lower Rates Than Moun
tain States for Present.
CHANGE IN LAWS MAKES
SUPERVISION NECESSARY
Coast Jobbers Able to Reach
Farther Inland Under
Lower Rates.
Washington, Oct. 3. (I. N. S.) The
Interstate Commerce commission to
day entered an order indefinitely sus
pending Its order of June 30 authoriz
ing 5 Increases in transcontinental
freight rates to take effect October
15. The new order Is made necessary
by a recent amendment to the laws
regulating commerce providing that
tho commission shall grant no blanket
increases. Specific schedules have
already be'jn filed, however, and will
be given consideration, the Increases
proposed ranging from 15 to 35 per
cen( from the east to both intermoun
taln territory and tho Pacific coast
Action of the interstate commer.-
commission in .suspending indefinite'.y
its order of June 30, authorizing in
creases in transcontinental freight
rates effective October 15, Is a vic
tory for Portland and other Pacific
coast terminals, according to J. . U
Lothrop of the Portland Traffic &
Transportation association. -
Mr. Lothrop said:
"The suspension of the order means
that the previous rates, giving Pacific
coast terminals the advantage they are
Justly entitled to because of water
competition, are to remain in force.
Under the-order of June 30 coast ter
minals were not. allowed a lower rata
than Spokane or other inland points.
The new amendment to the laws, regu-
ating commerce, providing that the
commission shall grant no blanket In
crease In rates, has brought about tho
present ruling of the commission. The
argument heretofore presented, name
ly, that the withdrawal of tha traffic
of the steanrier s oparaUnc. througn the
PanantA-canal, .owing tor the demands
made by the war, had changed the con
ditions, is thus disposed or ror. the
time being, at least The ruling of the
interstate commerce commission in
this instance simply means- that the
former rates, giving the advantage to
the Pacific coast - terminals, 'are . still
in force. Actual benefits' are found, in
the advantages afforded coast Jobbers
in reaching the trade territory which
includes Spokane and other lntermoun
tain sections."
According to the traffic expert the
order means- a restoration of the con
ditions which prevailed prior to the
order of June 30 which prevented Pa
cific coast terminals from en Joy in e a
freight rate lower than that applying
to the intermountain territory.
Sec. McAdoo to Lay
Cornerstone Oct. 10
Cabinet Member Will Be Principal
Speaker Vex Wednesday at Cere
monies at Postofflce Site.
The cornerstone of Portland's new
postofflce at Broadway and Glisan
street will be laid next Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock and Secretary
of the Treasurer McAdoo will be the
principal speaker in the ceremonies.
This will be his .first address before
citizens of this city.
Arter telegraphic information was
received by Postmaster Myers today
that McAdoo would be able to come
to Portland October 10, he set the date
for the cornerstone program.
Aside from McAdoo-s talk the pro
gram will be brief. It will be ar
ranged by Postmaster Myers who-will
preside over the ceremonies. Mayor
Baker win speak on behalf of the
city. Musical features will be given
by the police band.
Owing to the fact that the new post
office building takes in an entire
square block the ceremonies will be
held in the park block at Eighth and
Glisan. streets. -
Secretary McAdoo will arrive Wed
nesday morning shortly after. 6 o'clock
and will leave in the afternoon of the
samo day.
Oregon Militiamen
Keach Camp. Greene
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' Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C, Oct
3. (U. P.) Twenty-five hundred ad
ditional troops, including eight com
panies of the First North Dakota in
fantry and two Oregon infantry com
panies. arrived! at Camp Greene, this
afternoon, boosting the camp's popula
tion to 20,000. j
House Passes BiU
For Demonstration
Of JTueUesf Ships
Washington,-Oct 3.-U. P.)
Convinced j that a Boston in-
ventor. Garteded T. K. Giragos-
1 sian, may;Bmve an invention by
which ships '' may cross the
ocean without fuel the house
passed a - special bill today al
' lowing him to demonstrate;
' , If this demonstration Is suc-
cessful he will receive special :
b patent right. Glragosslan-
: says his invention ; is a "new
form of energy.'" He calls it
Gardeded. after his first name.
U. S. Destroyer
Collides With a
British Cruiser
Vessel Repaired and Again on Duty
No One Hurt Heavy Rain
Is Blamed. -
Washington, Oct: 3. J N. 8.) An
American destroyer has been severely
damaged In Kuropean waters in col
lision with a British- warship, th
navy department announced today.
The British ' vessel stood by and
took off part of the crew and towed
the American to port, where , ska has
since been repaired and sent back to
active service. -
No one on either ship was injured
by the accident, which was caused
by the destroyer suddenly coming
out of a heavy rainstorm which made
her invisible'. Accordingly an Inves
tigating board exonerated all con
cerned from blame.
Vessel Nearly Sunk.
Washington, Oct. 3. U. P.) It
was learned that a dry dock exam
ination of the American destroyer in
Jured in collision with a British ves
sel revealed an Immense hole In her
side, two davits carried away, the
galley and tunnel broken and the
lcremast smashed.
Only the fact that the destroyer's
watertight compartments were cli sed.
prevented her sinking.
When the American vessel was
towed in her 'entire after part was
awash. The British ship with which
she collided had her stern badly
twisted, but was not - seriously dam
aged. The smash was directly due
to a pitch dark night and the fact
that both vessels, according to regu
lations, were proceeding without
lights.
MEN WHO HELPED TO
ELECT LA FOLLETTE
SEEK HIS EXPULSION
Executive Committee of Re
publican State Central
Committee Demands Action
Milwaukee. Wis.. Oct.' . -U. P.)t-
Men- who worked;; for and helped
brinr about . Senator - Robert M. Xa
Vonette's" "election last No vetnnefj to
day demanded his expulsion from the
office to which, they elected him.
Every aetlve member of the- execu
tive committee of the Wisconsin Re
publican state central committee con
curred in a telegram urging such
action by the' United States senate.
Chairman West of the general com
mittee also concurred in the tele
gram. W. is. Jiememann, -cnairmaa
of the executive committee, signed
the telegram.
Following Is the telegram. , dated
October . 2, which was sent to Chair
man Pomerene of the senate commit
tee on privileges and election, and of
which a copy was sent to President
Wilson;
"As chairman of the executive com
mittee of the Republican state central
committee, which organization was
largely responsible for reelection of
Senator La Follette last November, and
all members of this . committee con
curring, except two, who have enlisted
and are in the service of their coun
try and their present address un
known, I appeal to the United States
senate to impeach and expel Senator
La Follette for treasonable and sedi
tious utterances and disloyalty to our
government.
"Wisconsin is loyally behind the gov
ernment in this wf and will do her
full share and we ask that Wisconsin
be spared further humiliation in hav
ing Senator La Follette misrepresent
the state.
"Please see that this appeal reaches
the proper committee and my com
mittee, if called upon, shall under
take to supply whatever evidence is
necessary to prove that Senator La
Follette' s utterances have had poison
ous Influences. . ,
"W. B. HEINEM ANN, .
"Chairman.' executive, committee, Wis
consin btaie centra epuoucan com
mittee,"
German Is Arrested
In War Conspiracy
Tonng Chemist Held in Baa Praaclsco
Zs Aecnsed of Plotting Blow Vp
Ships In Honolulu Trade.
San Francisco, Oct. S. (L N. S.)
Conrad Schirman Is under, arrest rn
San Francisco, accused or organizing
a plot to blow up ships carrying cargo
between San Francisco 'ana .Honolulu,
He is a Gernufn chemist-
Moreover, it is charged that he at
tempted to bribe an officer of the
Dutch warship zceiana, when that ship
was in this port recently, to carry
messages to German consuls in Hol
land, from which country they were
to be forwarded to the chief plotter in
Berlins.
It is said that the message asked for
money with which to defray the ex
penses of sinking ships in th Pacific
and that they also contained valuable
information for the German govern
ment. Schlrtrian has been under, arrest for
five days, but announcement of his
detention was not made public until
late Tuesday.
England Prohibits v
I&ports fa Neutrals
London. Oct.. 3. (U. P.)--En gland
tightened closely, today the food block
ade' drawn about Germany, by prohib
iting exportation of all products ex
cept printed material to . all neutrals
except "Spain. The step 1s not alone a
tightening - of existing measure : to
stop joe sending; of supplies -to-Ger-roany,
but a move of conservation
of England's own applies. A .'
101(10 IS SWEPT
I, at;
LEAST 80 DEAD
Flood and Tidal Wave Add to
Destruction; Damage to
City Alone Estimated at
Three Million Dollars.
FOUR CARGO BOATS AT
YOKOHAMA SWAMPED
Sumida River Rising;' Thou
sands More May Be
Made Homeless.
By Ralph Turner
ToMo, oet. 3. CO. P.) The death
toll of the typhoon which swept Toklo
lzonday, was today placed at 13S.
More than 100,000 are romeless.
Enormous damage was done by th
typhoon.
Tne death list may be greatly in
creased. 7atert reports were tha SIT
persona were missing. Scores were
caught ta houses which ware destroyed
ana tne known list of dead totaled
183.
Toklo. Oct. S. (U. P.) The' most
destructive typhoon and flood in 20
years today had destroyed thousands
of buildings, rendered .0,000 homeless,
paralysed railroads and shipping and
done 13,000,000 damage in the city of
Tokio alone. At least .80 are dead.
The storm broke Monday. It struck
first in the vicinity of Toklo ba:
and over the eastern . Pacific. . The
BY TYPHOON
whole shore line was inundated. A
small tidal wave accompanied th
wind and rain. At Yokohama harbor . 1
four cargo boats were swept under by
this wave of water. ' .
A complete estimate of the damage
or of the loss of .life will be im
possible for several days. The offi
cial estimate is at least SO dead in
Toklo alone. Newspapers predict .
thle figure will be doubled.
The telegraph system is ' utterly
demoralized and reports of loss of
life or damage in other parts of the
empire are lacking. The Sumida river ,
is still rising and It was predicted
today . that 20.000 additional home
will be flooded in the Toklo district.
; -Th hurricane stripped roofs off "
buildings, whtoped ships from ' thetv .
moorings i eaibeat 'the "downpour-'of t
rain into a veritable flood of water 1
in the streets. , The ImporlaL palac :"'
buildings and' other structures suf
fered considerably. 1 ; So , did many
other beautiful buildings in the city .
Train service is completely at a
standstilL
The stock exchange was closed all
day today. .
The government todty began taking
measures to csre for the sufferers.
A tidal wave In Tikio bay .warn oed '
the reclaimed ground that had,-been
built up with much labor. " i
KILLED IN ACTION IN
!E SEPT. 28TH
Lieutenant C, P, Howe, M, 0.
R, C, of Boston; Was on
v Duty With British Forces.
Washington, Oct. (L N. S. .
Lieutenant C. P. Ilowe, medical of- -fleers
reserve corps; was killed in ac
tion September 2s while on duty with
the British forces in ; France, accord
ing to cablegram received by Adju
tant General McCain . today. . Howj's
next of kth Is Marian End lcott Howe.
Boston, Mass.- -
Engineer Is Killed
Warren. Ohio, Oct. -L N. S.
Edward Davis, who went to Franc
two months ago with the United States
engineers, has been Jellied by a roa-
cnine sun, sccuruini iu noiirin
received by hi father, B. E. Davis of
Mineral Ridge, today. - No details ware
given. - - 1 .
New York Election
. Officials Indicted
New Tork. Oct. .-U. P.) Twenty
two indictments against -men charged,
wkhimaking false canvass of votes in:
New York's mayoralty primary, were
returned today by the grand Jury.
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