X--eW . & ff rV N W HA A OA B VI . THKWKATHICK I f Tonight and to- mo rrow, fair; warmer T h urs day; killing frost - Thursday morn ing. Hum., 61. "ITS ALL HERB and OCLOCK IT'S ALL TRUE'1 VOL? XVI. NO. 135. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 17, 1917. SIXTEEN PAGES tsrTrr" Twn PPHTQ ok Taanra inn irrwm SMALL ADVANCE IN DAY'S t SALE OF Total to Date Is Past Five Millions, but This Means More Than Eleven Millions Must Yet Be Raised. BANKERS CAN'T SEE HOW IT CAN BE DONE Receipts at Noon Reached Only $382,000; Pig Task Ahead for Oregon. Ad dab HimlMti All Buy Every man attending the Ad club luncheon at the Benson Polytechnic school this after- noon who had not previously subscribed to a Liberty bond subscribed to one today. Sub- scrlptions totaling $3050 were reported, mostly in $50 bonds. An arrangement with the Northwestern National bank was made whereby money with which to buy bonds can be bor- rowed by members of the club at 5 per cent interest and the amount can be returned in in- Htnllments. ' 'Tnder this arrangement." said President S C. Uratton of the dub, "we will not stop un- til we definitely know that every member of the Ad club has become a Liberty bond sub- scrlber." The total of Liberty bond subscrip tions went past the $5,000,000 mark today, but the statement Is not very encouraging at that. In the first place the total was Just under five millions when the day bs gan. and a matter of only a little over $382,000 had been added up to noon. Tho gross total at noon was 15.12,900. which is Just $11,307,100 short of the amount needed if Oregon Is to make her minimum allotment of $16,500,000. There are lust nine days le-ft to make up this difference. Bankers Are Pusiled The bankers in charge of the cam paign are frankly in a quandary as to what I to be dones-W. A. MacRae. had of the executive committee, ex pressed doubt that it would be done, at. noon today. 11 "I don't see where all ths money is coming from now," he said. - The whole trouble seems to be In the matter of cooperation from the ranchers and the absence of large sub- tier Ipt tons. For instance, there has been Just one subscription of a mil Hon dollars, on other of half a mil lion, a scattering few for $100,000. $200,000. a dosen or so for $50,000 and so on down the line. The best support Is being given the campaign from people who are buv (Concluded on Pig Two Colnmn One) Hermiston Boosters Turn Attention East Cantonment Committee Unabls to Bee Major Parks, Who Has Left to In spect sUte at Tenino. After spending Monday In Portland to obtain the support of the people here and In all Western Oregon in boosting for Oregon's only proposed cantonment site .near Hermiston, the delegations from Pendleton, Hermiston and Stanfleld returned to their homes to further the campaign In the eastern part of the state. The principal feature of the dele gation's visit .here was a conference Monday afternoon with President Cor bett and Executive Secretary Dodaow of the Chamber of Commerce in which the Portland organization was asked to prepare all data on the proposed Oregon site possible for the govern ment. It was the intention of the' delega tions to meet Major Parks, head of tho engineering division of the west ern department of the United States army, but the major had already left for Tenlno to Inspect the cantonment site offered by the state of Wash ington. When Major Parks passes through Portland on his return from the Washington town he will have in spected all of the eight or more sites so far offered by the states Of the west for two new winter cantonments. Major Parks has not committed him self in favor of any of the proposed sites. 6-Room House Birddogs For Sale Furnished Houses 36 FURNISHED room house, bard wood floors, sleeping porch, bath, fireplace. . Dors, Birds, lets, Etc. M BIRD DOGS for sale cheap, set ters and pointers; trained to rent or ee 14. For Bale Mlacallanaous 19 BARRELS and kegs for sale. We have Just received a large ship ment of hardwood barrels and kegs from Cel. Come while they last. The above WANT ADS may be found under the same headings on pases 1 and 13 of today's Journal. These ads are picRed up at ran dom and represent but faintly the variety of articles that may be found on the WANT AD pages. Real Estate For Sale: Houses and Rooms For Rent; Household Furni ture For Sale; Business Opportuni ties. In fact, one can find almost anything WANTED, or FOR SALE, or FOR RENT among Journal WANT AD8 for today. Look them over. There is some article adver tised that you want. MAD BONDS You Can Help Total Needed $16,500,P00 7,500,000 7,000,000 6,500,000 6,000,000 5,500,000 5,000,000 4,500,000 4,000,000 3,500,000 3,000,000 2,500,000 LIBERTY LOAN Bank Information Report Portland, previous . .93,585,050 Report ed, today 108,650 $3,783,700 State ontside of Portland, previous ..$1,234,800 Report ed, today 174,400 1,409,200 Grand total $5,102,000 From Other Cities Today's SIirhm-fnf lima. TW.l Oliota. W. T.. . .2O,fi7.00O S347.628.860 $.1,600,000,000 Olr.go. 20,000.000 78.000,000 180.850,000 HurrK. z.iw.uuu i,n,iuu oo.ow.wvi 8. Fran.. 1,600,000 83.300.000 B6.000.000 eattla.. 667.300 4,840.000 13.000,000 Tucoma. 68,700 819,750 3.3O0.0O0 SEATTLE'S SHI A SATISFACTORY FINIS Men Plan to Return to Work Pending Awards in Port land Situation, . Seattle, Wash.. Oct. 17. (I. N. S.) The strike of 9500 workers. In the Se attle shipyards and sontract ships seems near an end, following the ac tion last nlerht of the Metal Trades Council in voting to return to work Monday. October 22. pending the awards of the federal labor adjust ment board, now sitting In Portland. Representatives of all of the 14 unions affiliated, with the council took Dart in the meeting. - It is authenti callv reported that the members of every union with the exception of the Boilermakers', Shipbuilders and Helpers' union, are Unanimously in favor of returning to- tneir posts until the federal board announces Its awards. Union leaders today ex pressed confidence that the boiler makers would yield. George H. Vandenburgh, William Bailey and James A. Duncan, the strike committee, in announcing trie calling off of the strike, issued a statement which read: "In compliance 'Wltli the expressed wishes of the United States wage ad justment board, the metal trades coun cil, confident that its interests would be fully protected and desiring to re move as far as possible all obstacles in the way of the fulfillment of the United States shipbuilding program. has voted to return to work pending the awards of the wage adjustment board.- "Upon receipt of the wage board's decisions, the findings will Immediate ly be communicated to all affiliated Unions for their acceptance or rejec tion." U-Boat's Officers Interned by Spain t 1 Madrid, Oct. 17.(1. N. S.) The Spanish government today ordered the internment at Alcala of the officers of the German submarine U-23. which has been moored at Ferril, in order to prevent the escape of that U-boat as did another German submarine re cently. . Telephone Workers' Strike Is Imminent San Francisco, Oot. 17. (U. P.) The conference board of Pacific Tele phone & Telegraph company employes and officials, attempting to reach an agreement on wage demands by the employes, remained deadlocked today. In the meantime the danger of a gen eral , telephone workers strike was growing more grave. KV7 VA J PYARD STRIKE SEEMS NEAR LBERTY IS IN BALANCE; BUT ONE-FIFTH TAKEN Hardest Kind of Work Need ed to Make Bond Issue a Success, Says Treasury Department. SOLDIERS' LOYALTY IS SPUR TO CAMPAIGNERS Efforts by Germans to Intim idate Banks in South west Are Blocked. Washington. Oct. 17. (U. P.) An effort by Germans in the southwest to intimidate banks aiding the second Liberty loan was reported to the treas ury department today. This was met with a threat to remove government funds from banks not giving their hearty cooperation to the bond sales. At the same time a direct drive for subscriptions from the German ele ment is under way. i Minneapolis reported that German born farmers are buying bonds and at one .Texas bank a recently naturalized Teuton doubled his $1000 subscription following a shower of congratulations. The Liberty loan situation is crit ical today, the treasury department feels. With only about a fifth of '.he $5,000,000,000 goal subscribed, only "the hardest kind of work," it was of ficially stated, can bring success in the remaining 10 days of the campaign. The nation must now subscribe at the rate of $400,000,000 a day to reach the goal. So far the average daily sales have been less than one fifth this total. Unofficial estimates received from the federal reserve district headquar ters today are: New York $ 413.000,000 Chicago 200,000.000 Philadelphia . Boston ....... Cleveland .... Richmond, Va. St. Louis San Francisco Kansas City . . 90,000,000 85.000.000 75.000.00u 45.000,000 40.000,000 32,000.000 25.000.000 Minneapolis . 16.000,000 16,000.000 12,000,000 Atlanta Dallas . Totals .,...$1,048,000,000 The ' Chicago district divided Its ( Concluded on Page Vive. Colnmn Five) PRESIDENT SENDS A LETTER TO MOTHER "May Awakened Russia and Enfranchised America Ad vance," Writes Wilson, Washington, Oct, 17. (I. N. S.) In response to a telegram recently sent him bv Mae Catherine Bressov- sky, chairn'san of the Russian com mission on civic education, "Mother of the Russian revolution," in which she expressed her appreciation of the good will manifested in Russia by the Americans, President Wilson today sent the following letter: It has afforded me genuine pleasure to receive your eloquent message of September 25. At this hour, when th historic events of the past few months have brought Russia Into such close touch with America, It Is most heartening to witness the courage with which the new Russia faces the problem of the future, especially when the high mission of national enlight enment and preparedness for the great duties which fall upon a civic democ racy is advanced and sustained by such an educational organization as yours. We of America long since learned that intellectual development and moral fitness are the most powerful ele ments of national advancement. As the Individual is the type of the na tion, so the nation should embody the highest individual ideals of civic per fection, in order to assert and main tain its honorable position in the world family of commonwealths, ful filling its material and moral duties towards its neighbors, strong in the might of right and fearless in the cause of truth and Justice. In the ef fort to attain this goal, may awakened Russia and enfranchised America ad vance side by side with mutual affec tion and confident trust." Military Works at Bruges Are Bombed London. Oct. 17. (L N. S.) Brit ish airmen have again bombed the German military works- and canal docks at Bruges, Belgium, the admi ralty announced tadav. A German al? plane was shot down. Germans Raid Nancy Paris, Oct. 17. (U. P.) Numerous civilians perished from a great number of bombs dropped over Nancy last night by German airmen, today's of ficial statement said. The city was the object of r a Violent attack by the Teuton flyers. The ' French aviation service retali ated by bombing German military establishments at half a dozen or more important points behind the lines. "Twenty-five enemy planes have been brought down in two days," the war office asserted. "Reprisal," Says Berlin Berlin, via London. Oct. 17. (U. P.) Today's official statement - said "Our aviators have bombarded Nancy in reprisal for the bombing of LOAN OF RUSS REVOLUTION Scheme for- Evading War Tax Disclosed Monitions Plants Books Show Heavy Charges Made for Plant Depreciation. Washington. Oct. 17. (U. P.) Al leged attempts to evade $17,000,0)3 taxes by munition manufacturers have been disclosed, it was learned at the treasury department today. Of this sum, ail but $7,000 000 has been re covered and as the total deficient will probably be made up, no prosecu tion is contemplated. The evasions were made by charging of excessive plant depreciation when filing returns under the 12 per cent yearly tax cn munitions profits. According to the tax returns of the munitions manufacturers, the govern ment was entitled to $26,300,000. Close scrutiny of their books by treasury field agents showed that the correct figure was $43,000,000, a discrepancy of approximately $17,000,000. The Investigation resulted in dis closing greatly increased profits after the unduly large ums for plant de- preciatlon were reduced. RUSSIA HOLDS. PEACE OFFERS OF GERMANY TO BE 'HYPOCRITICAL' Tereschenko Says Kaiser's Words Are Contrary to the neichstag's resolutions, Washington. Oct. 17. (U. P.) Rus i sia regards the kaiser's peace offers as "hypocritical, enigmatic and even contrary to the relchstag resolutions," according to a cable to the Russian embassy today from Foreign Minister Tereschenko. "The German government . does not flicts with principles of law and jus- i.v.'o, cav.....nv. tt ulM I only consent to peace negotiations on the basis of maintaining the con- quered territories, except, perhaps, some Partial restitutions which would be decided upon at the peace conf er-I ence itself." I After declaring that President Wil- son's reply to the Vatican precisely formulated the allies' general aims. x ereecaenao saw: . - . - - - vu ma iuor nana, renewed xtussia I du tnaguncni uie principles Ior I wmcn ine rree people or Kussia are fighting. With regard to this Oer- many has made no open and frank aeciarauon, always proclaiming ine supremacy of force to law, awaiting the moment when she will have the possibility of consolidating her at- tained conquests by force." U. S. Will Attend Allied War Council Secretary of Stats Tensing slakes For., znal Announcement ; Kepres entatl ves to Be Haxned. Washington, Oct. 17. (I. N. S.) The United States will be represented at the forthcoming- war council of all the natio'hs fighting against Germany. The formal announcement of this was made by Secretary of State Lansing today. The meeting, which has been referred to as the Paris conference. although the exact place or time has not been determined, will be for the purpose of effecting greater coopera tion among the allies and avoiding du plication or conflict of effort In the war upon jtrussianiBin. xne American representatives have not yet been selected, xne secretary saici. Argentina Extends Anti-Strike Decree PiiAnn, Atr 17 (t w. s The government decree commanding the Argentine railroads to resume op- eratlons early today, upon penalty of extreme measures." has been extended eight houra The strikers continued their sabot- age -during the night and the troops guarding railway property were called upon to extinguish numerous fires. Old Jack Frost Is Likely to Go on a Rampage Tonight That "old familiar tingle" was in the air this morning and those who forgot their overcoats noticed it. It was Just a gentle reminder that fall is creeping on. Light frosts Tuesday night may be followed by heavier frost tonight. "High pressure over the Northwest Is responsible." ex- plained A. H. Thlessen, mete- orologist at the weather bureau, who returned to his desk this morning after an absence of 16 $ days on a tour of weather sta- mic tions tn Eastern Oregon. "The high pressure will probably maintain Us intensity until to- night. Thursday will be warm- 4 er. The lowest temperature during the night was 38 de- j grees. very low for this season $ of the year. This forenoon the 3t wind shifted to the north, which made it rather crimpy at exposed places. it "There was a light frost on the heights, this morning , and, some frost in the lowlands. j& Whether any damage was done $ I do not know. Another frost is looked for tonight. I would 4jt advise that -flower beds and gardens be protected." WEDGE IN WEST FRONT LINE IS Al OF ALLIED AMES Secretary of War Baker Says That Germany Is Worried by Persistent Drives of Al lies at Vulnerable Point. AIM BELIEVED TO TURN GERMAN ARMY French Are Given Credit for Aiding General Haig Materially. British Resume Artillery Firs London. Oct. 17. (U. P.) Resumption of heavy British I artillery fire, coincident with jjfr clearing 'weather, added to the public's belief today that the British commander was prepar- ing another drive in Flanders. 9(t Sir Douglas Haig reported ex- jft traordinary aerial and raiding activities. 9fr Field Marshal Haig merely reported today "Nothing of special Interest." hfr The German war office said: 3fc "In tjrirno wrinrn of thf frlnn- dePfnfro?t- tn(e density f th gmti and over the whole his morning." It was pointed out .that Haig has always neglected to men tion his artillery preparations for a great drive. Paris. Oct. 17. (U. P.) "In creasingly tense" artillerylng was reported in today's official statement from the sector around Lechaume Woods. l..:!, By Carl D. Groat Washington. Oct. 17. (U. P.)- tTTl,l It TT T Will. l' x'' v"' vemaDie lypnoon. me aines are driving a wedge Into the German line ,n m3Ltl(Ser sooner or later this wedge may PHt tn Teuton line and permit of - a flanking movement. Instead of the unceasing frontal attacks, which up to recent date have meant only throwng' men lntc the maelstrom of B-v,t wlthnnt tariipi A vantage. Thl- slralf leant fact develoned todav ,n K,.r.tt-ir of War rw wmhiv war nummary. The "typhoon of fire" raged on the Germans is causing him reai concern; in fact, such deep worry that he has been forced to "amend his tactical dispositions in an effort to meet the shock of shell rained upon his lines. The front has been so ex tended with the French aiding that the Flanders fighting is practically revolutionary. Significant Bdltary More "It fa no longer to be considered a saiiem. gays tn nummary. om an (Concluded on Page Eleven, Colnmn Five) GERMANS BUILD DAM TO FLOOD TERRITORY NEARPASSCHENDAELE I p. . rtc i A D I UeSperat6 tjTOrtS Are being Made to Invoke the Method Used by Belgians. By William Philip Slmms With the British Armies In Flan- ders. Oct. if. lu. v. wnue tiaig-s Bun and men bpcakJthe Oreman hold on Passchendaele ridge, the Germans are striving u' agamsi nm evcr-cuc.tuU 5 tn Darner wmcn no ocigiiuia uc- cessfully invoked to stop the Teuton hordes of 1914. XXlc viltriiij' is winning uifeiib flkiiu day rushing to completion a dam two miles above Nleuport, by which they hope to flood the ground beyond Passchendaele ridge. The very desperation with which they are carrying out this plan, coupled with extreme "Jumpiness" which the Boche shows every hour of the day, is due to the knowledge that German troops cannot hold Passchaendaele Ridge much longer. If the British con tinue their push. Hsw Positions Prepared Prisonered German officers, ex- I amined today, admitted as much. One I said, however, ' that plans had been laid so that if the Qermans were forced to relinquish the high , ground, they would retreat five miles farther to prepared positions. One evidence of how the enemy is "rattled" comes in the failure of his f avorite - mode of defense counter at tacks. They have been few and far between and have been absurdly weak. One of many proofs that the Ger man artillery is disorganized was fur nished on one sector, full report of which was received today. There a German bombardment which lasted 6 hours did not cost the British a single casuaity. i saw mis uom Darameni. British Gas Works Havoc At least 40,000 shots must have been fired, at a cost of $1,250,000 not in cluding wear and tear on German guns. This latter item, as United Press dis patches have heretofore detailed. Is not inconsiderable, with Germany as short of metal as she is now. By a strange wlt of fate, the Brit ish gas Is new? working havoc with the enemy .throughout all this "Ypres sector" exactly the same portion of the great battlefront where the Ger mans first used this devilish contriv ance of war. t ' ' ' f American Flees Prison Camp at tt st at at at at at at Makes Escape as Stowaway at at - at at "at at at at at at at at Reaches Stockholm in Safety Willett Charles Smith of Norwalk, Conn,, Was on a Ship Captured by' Moewe; First Attempt to Get Away Ended With Two Weeks in Dark Cell. By William G. Shepherd Stockholm. Oct. 17 (U. P.") The first American to escape from a Ger man prison camp housing prisoners taken by the German raider Moewe, reached here today after six water less days, concealed in the hold of a ship arriving from Kiel. , He was Willet Charles Smith of Norwalk, Conn. "None of the American prisoners at Lubeck have died." Smith declared, "but their lives were only saved by packages sent from kind hearted Brit ishers via Berne, v "Our guards at Lubeck weren't for the war. They would say. To hell with the kaiser; this is a rich man's war in Germany; we want it ended."' Other Xn Doing- Well Smith was the happiest man in the world when he reached Stockholm and freedom. "You can tell the folks back-horn , he told the United Press, 'that Barney Boyle of Des Moines, Bill Fitzgerald of New York, Oscar Bird of Charles ton. W. Va., and Walter and Harry Mason, both of Baltimore, are stlil in Lubeck prison; and all doing fairly well, all things considered. Fed up with all the good things fellow Americans could offer him here after all the lean, near starvation days of his prison camp fare and six very, very measer days of Spartan like rations without water while he hid in the utter darkness of the vessel which brought him here. Smith MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FUTURE FINE, DUE TO RIVER TRAFFIC, VIEW Great Steel and Iron Manu- Congressman Says Austro , facturing Center Probabik Germans . Everywhere ; Are ity, Says U. S. Engineer, Washington. Oct. 17. (U. P) The Mississippi valley as a great steel and iron manufacturing center Is prob ably developing from an epochal renaissance of river traffic due to railway congestion. . This future was suggested today ty Charles Keller, United States army engineer, directing a project for trans portinlg iron ore and coal between St. Paul and St. Louis via the Mississippi. "We may later extend the use of provc, successful," said Colonel Kel ler. holdlnff out hope for the entire lakes-to-gulf waterway ideal. "One result of the use cf the Mis sissippi probably will be .o make the valley the seat of great iron and steel producing industries. Another is di version of quantities of Iron are now handled through the Great Lakes ports, relieving congestion both in lake traffic and on railroads." All year around traffic will be maintained by using the freight fleets in southern latitudes to move cotton and other products when navigation closes in the norV this winter. Relief of coal shortage In the North west will be aided for the balance Af the river season and next year tre mendous quantities of the fuel will be moved by water. So vital is the re birth of waterway transportation re garded by officials as a war measure that a large delegation Will attend Sat urday's celebration in St. Louis to mark the arrival of the first ore fleet from St. Paul. Liner's Trip to U. S. Causes Speculation An American Port. Oct. 17. (I. N. S.) The unannounced arrival here to day of a bis passenger tllner which ordinarily piles between' South Amer ican port and a European port caused considerable speculation in shipping circles. The vessel when she left South America was scheduled to go direct to Europe. Why she left her course and put into an American port could not be learned. Port authorities a So re fused to discuss the case. Portland Surgeons Are Ordered East Dr. Thomas M. Joyce and Dr. Lau rence Selling, commissioned officers in base hospital t as the University of Oregon unit is oriiciauy Known, have been ordered to Philadelphia for a four weeks' course !n brain surgery given at the University of Pennsyl vania by Dr. Charles B. Frazier, as slsted by army surgeons recently re turned from the European war hos pitals. Drs. Joyce and Sellings are the re anwHv hpads of the sureical jurwl j neurological divisions of the Unl- verslty of Oregon baso hospital. They will leave for the east this evening. It is expected that similar specialized courses will be given in other branches of the work. Montana Winter Is Opened by Snowfall Butte. Mont., Oct.' .17, CV. 'P.) Winter was formally ushered into Montana " with a two-inch snowfall. blossomed out today into the world's greatest exponent of happiness. He laughed away his tribulations and hardships in the camp apd In escaping. How did we come to land in a German prison Well we that la the K&o aVooS j many drinks one day and In wander ing around w saw a sign 'Men wanted to ship to Liverpool on a British steamer.' On the spur of the moment and the Inspired dare-devil spirit we joined. Our outbound trip was fine busi ness. But coming home our ship was captured by the German cruiser Moewe. We were all herded aboard her and taken to Kiel. There we were put ashore with 500 others. First Attempt Is Failure "Later we were transferred to a prison camp. Smith stopped to chuckle reminis- cently. "I spent 14 days in a dark cell for one previous unsuccessful attempt to escape," he remarked. And he laughed again, louder than ever. "You know, our rang of fellows, who Joined up that winter day in Balti more, often wished in camp that Bal timore had gone dry last November. "I was loading a German ship with fertilizer when my chance came to es cape," said Smith. "I hid myself in the smelly hold and here I am. I didn't have any water for six days but I'm here." WAR'S TIDE IS TURNED, M'CORMICK ASSERTS AT PARIS LI Being Driven Back, By W. S. Forrest Paris. Oct. 17. (U. P.) "The tide has turned; there will be more atroci ties; there will be terrible battles, i but, despite events in Russia, the Austro-uermans everywhere are being driven back and from the Carso to the channel they are no longer able to attack." This was the estimate of th war today by Representative Medlll Mc Cormick of Illinois. nreaenteJ to guests at a luncheon at the Pa la la DOrsay. McCormick was the guest of honor, the luncheon marking his iareweii. McCormick emphasized the mng- slon he had obtained throughout hi travels in France, England and Italy of the demccratic solidarity of th allies. He assured France of th A. termination of the entire American nation to fight with all its power to a victory. In speaking of the "entire American nation." he said. "I Include the splen aia loyalty of a majority at the Americans of German blood who are no less patriotic than those- of other extraction. From the Hps of Ameri can officers with names as German as that of Hlndenburg, I have heard described with loathing and bltte'r anger, the deliberate killing of heroic nurses by the German aircraft. -inese are Daa tidings for the kaiser. "The morale of the German officer prisoners is now lower than It was two momns ago." Freight Wreck on Short Line Delays Butte. Mont., Oct. 17 P.) All if,etb?.5?tt brah of- egon Short Line was delayed for io hours today by the wreck of a freight train. Traffic was resumed today. None was hurt. Bodies of Heroes From U.S. Are to Be Brought Home Washincton, Oct. 17. (U. P.) A special army branch known as the "Graves Registration Service" will keep graves of American soldiers in France flowered and weedless and ulti mately return the bodies to America The details of the plan. In charge of Major Chap- lain inanes fierce or tne reg ular army, became known to day. Back of the firing lines tem porary cemeteries wil be main tained, nerce s service wllU- recora ine name ana location of eacn Dunea nero. JEvery American soldier ln! France wears about bis neckr two identiflcatfon tags. In case of death on tag is re turned to his commander. The graves service buries the other with the body and places above the mound an iron marker with. the number. Should. the com-- mander'a tS be lost, the other serves as positive identifies- - tion when the remains are dis- Interred for shipment to Amir. ' c. . . JNCHEON HINDENBURG IS DIRECTING ISLAND CAMPAIGN, REPORT Head of German Army Said to Have Landed on Oesel at Entrance to Gulf of Riga to Look After Campaign. GERMAN DREADNAUGHT IS DAMAGED BY A MINE Petrograd Completely Cut Off From Communication With Garrison. London. Oct. 17. (U. P.) A report that Field Marshal von Hlndenburg had personally landed on the island of Oesel to direct German operations against Russia, coupled with Petrograd official statements indicating increas- lng success of that campaign, created the widest Interest here this after noon. Petrograd. Oct. 1.. (U. P.) A Ger man dreadnaught struck one of the mines around the island of Oesel Fri day and was apparently damaged, an official statement announced today. "The warship made for the coast." the war office announced. "Ita fate Is unknown." "We have lost touc!i completely with our garrison on Oesel Island." the statement concluded. London, Oct. 17. U. P.) Russia Is making desperate resistance to the German naval encroachments in the Baltic and has already taken toll of at least six German naval vessels, ac cording to Petrograd dispatches today. A continuous battle around tha group of Islands at the head of the gulf of Riga was reported, 'with the uermans slowly making progress. They j were reported today In control of prac tically all of Oesel Island and In com plete command of Runo and Abro Islands. - Petroerad renorted ih iintinr r v. Russian destroyer Grom in a runnlna fight Saturday between a German dreadnaught and a convoy of destroy- -ers and various Russian naval forces. Ths German fleet !ater retired. Germans Hold Three Islands With three of the six Islands at the entrance of the Gulf of Riga in pos session of ths Germans, naval actions between German and Russian fleis continue In those waters, according to reports from PatrograK and Berlin today. Advices from Berlin deal mostly 1 with lend operations, while the Petro sraa dispatches told of valiant reaUt- ance of the Russian fleet under the (Concluded on Page Eleven. Column Seven) IS FOR SEPARATE PEACE 1 roil.. r n DmcoU U f . i i anuit; in nuooia io vauoc ui Switch; Bulgarian Aims Are Stumbling Block. "Washington, Oct. 17. (U. P.) Ger many Is working for a separate peace in the Balkans. Having failed to gain sueh a peace In Russia, she Is now centering her ef fort a on Roumanla and Serbia, accord ing to diplomatic advices today. The prospects for winning over these states, nowever. Is regarded as slim. Balkan diplomats have been aware for months of Germany's plans to get ! Russia out of the combat and then to I force the small Balkan allies to terms 'or exterminate them. But as Bui-' j garia is insisting on retaining Dob- i,,, nre-war nact ther la mM r ' chance now that Roumanla at least will swerve. The kaiser's visit to Sofia was understood to bear on this central I problem. It is fejt here among dlplo- I mats that trie extension of his visit to Turkey is related to- the Balkan peace situation. iF-ditftr TTillprl WTion , Auto Turns Turtle ! l GERMANY WORKING IN BALKANS IS REPORT RedlandsCal.. Oct. 17. (I. N. 8.) Edward M, Boyd, formerly a Wash-, lngton newspaper correspondent, died here today and Major Harry, M. New- ton. quartermaster ' In charge of con at ruction work at Fort MacArthur, is . in a hospital, from inlaries sustained J-lMt night when an automobile in ' J ! which they were riding overturned.' T , Boyd, who Is editor of the San Pedro Z ; Daily News., and Major Newton were returning from a duck shooting trip " at Bear Lake. Major Newton's In juries were reported serious but it ' was.saidviie will recover. . ; Norway's Largest f Vessel Torpedoed f' . ' 1 ' - - -:; Copenhagen; ' Oct. if. -(L 3.: 8.) ''V The Norwegian" steamship Themis, the largest ship flying the Norwegian j . flag, has been torpedoed and sunk, a? cording to advices ' from, : Christian! a today, quoting th Norwegian foreign " office, - : . The Norwegian tailing ship Brass! also has been sunk by a submarine. The Themis displaced' 7401 toaa,' ' . cpen German towns." - ' ' ' ;.'- . r