: ' . . . . " THE OREGON- DAILY JOURNAL, PO RT LAND;?! WED
PORTLAND BOY IN
TRENCHES FINDS
'COLD CHOW GOOD
Bad Cold Nearly Costs Amer
t ican Patrol m Serious Loss
and Prevented Taking Ger
mans When Lad Coughed.
Plans to Ambuscade Ger
mans in No Man's Land
Fail Because No Teutons
Appear; Colors to Front.
By Newton C. Parke
t. With the American Army in Prance,
Nov. 21. (I. N. 8.) A bad cold nearly
cost in American patrol serious losses
in a recent expedition into No Man's
Land and also prevented the possible
capture of a number of Germans.
The patrol had set out during a
black night and made its way unde
tected to a point near the enemy's
barbed wire where the men took up
their positions in shell holes with the
object of ambuscading: Germans.
Plans for the ambuscade were care
fully made. Shortly after the arrival
of the men a German patrol emerged
from the German trenches and crept
stealthily forward, moving directly Into
the trap laid by the Americans.
But Just at the moment when the
Yankee soldiers thought they had the
situation well in hand a youngster from
Detroit, who had been suffering -from a
cold, was seized with a violent fit of
coughing.
American Strategy Falls
The Germans took the alarm and fled
back to their trenches. The German
batteries then began sending up Illum
inating shells, while the German ma
chine guns cut loose on the Americans
who were now fleeing back to their
own trenohs.
The Detroiter was Btruck in thj
hand by a bullet and was the only
man wounded.
It was learned toddy that the Amer
icans had made careful plans to trap
a large body of Germans In 'No
Man's Land." hoping to avenge them
selves for the raid In which the Ger
mans captured some Americans. Tht
American plans failed only because
no Germans came out.
An American captain and lieuten
ant, approaching the trenches, had a
narrow escape when a German .71
shell landed exactly between them 15
feet from each.
Colors Jfow at Front
For the first time since the war be
gan American regimental colors have
been at the front. The colonel com
manding a certain unit took the colors
with him and obtained a statement from
a French commander that these were
the first regimental colors on the bat
tlefront. It was the same colonel
whose quarters in a chateau, just be
hind the lines, was struck by a Ger
man shell late Monday.
:War is not such a bad game, so far I
as we have seen." said the spokesman
of a group of American soldiers hold
ing a first line trench on the American
sector. But if they seemed to be idling,
their eyes were on the alert, their
rifles were . tightly gripped and every
muscle was taut for instant action.
-The statement was made to a group
of American correspondents. The sol
diers were loud in their praise of the
food served .them In the trenches. At
the time they were being served with a
lunch of hot coffee- and sandwiches of
white bread and salmon.
Oregon Boy It On line
"This is the first cold chow we
have had since we got in," said a
Portland, Or., boy, "but it tastes
mighty good. The trouble is. we just
had a good hot feed about four hours
ago and are not very hungry."
The dugouts are warm and comfor
table and the only trouble is the rats
that infest the soldiers' quarters. In
'How a
First
IB I
6ne
one dugout that accommodates 38
men there are about 18 rats, a Yankee
infantryman said, and the nights are
made merry by chases, after the ro
dents. , " .
An American . sergeant, who found
time hanging . on his hands, went hunting
and potted a mink with a pistol. He
had the akin' stretc&d on a board dry
ing In front of his quarters and he said
he was going to make a cap out of it
to wear under his: shrapnel helmet. -
Some of the American soldiers and
German soldiers, as well, have been us
ing wild geese that infest a pond in
"No Man's Land" as targets to Improve
their shooting eyes.
Bodies' Washing Interrupted
As the correspondents started back
along a communicating trench the Ger
man guns, that had been silent for a
while, opened up with shrapnel, spray
ing the trenches 200 yards in front of
the party. Soon this faring ceased, but
a moment later, without any warning,
two German batteries opened up on a
point behind the lines and kept up a
hot fire for several minutes.
At one point on the front visited, the i
German trenches were only 700 yards
away and were quite visible as they
wound up the hillside. An American
battery chose the . occasion of the cor
respondents' visit to send a few shrapnel
shells towards the German trenches, the
result of which could not be seen, but
they seemed to explode uncomfortably
near the Boches. Nearby was a ma
chine gun emplacement for indirect fire.
"We played rather a rough trick on
the Boches yesterday," said an officer.
"We saw a lot of them hanging clothes
up to dry and turned a couple of ma
chine guns on them. Maybe they didn't
scatter !"
Captain's Eseape Harrow
The officer's remarks were interrupted
by a noise from the direction of the
barbed wire entanglements. In from
"No Man's Land" and possibly from the
German trenches, walked an ordinary
yellow dog wagging its tail. It was
plainly anxious to make friends and
without more ado Joined the newspa
per men.
Details of the narrow escape of an
American colonel from a German shell
(related In a cablegram yesterday) was
witnessed by the correspondents. They
were Just entering a small village con
taining the headquarters of a certain
American regiment near the front when
three shells whined overhead and burst
with a crash just around the curve of
the street.
The correspondents' automobile drew
up in front of a chateau with an Amer
ican captain standing in front of the
gate.
"Been quiet here?" asked someone.
"Quiet hell !" replied the officer. "One
of those shells struck the chateau and
the others dropped down in front of
you. You don't call that quiet, do you?"
Women in Divorce
Action Under Ban
San Francisco,
cers' wives who
divorce will not
Nov. 21.; Army offl
sue or are sued for
be permitted to live
in quarters at the Presidio, hereafter,
under orders just issued by Major
General Arthur Murray, commanding
the western department. Similar or
ders have been issued in most of "the
other departments in the United States.
There is a shortage of quarters at all
of the military posts. This condition
has been brought about by the induc
tion of thousands of new officers into
the service.
U.S. Medical Reserve
Officer Loses Life
Washington, Nov. 21. (I. N. S.)
One American medical reserve officer
attached to the British forces was killed
and one wounded in fighting on the
Flanders front November 6, General Per
shing reported ty the war department
this afternoon. j
.First Lieutenant Orlandd Gochnaur
was killed. His next of kin is Mrs. F. A.
Gochnaur, Freeport, 111. First Lieuten
ant' Alexander J. Gillls was slightly
wounded. His next of kin is Mrs. Anna
A. Gillls, 15 Park Place. Carbondale, Pa.
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Red. Oak. Iowa, Nov. 21. (I. N. S.)
Attorneys in the caseof the Rev. Lyn
G. J. Kelley, accused of the eight Vil
lisca ax murders on June 9, 1912, today
predict that the trial will end Friday.
This is the secqnd trial.
Bank Serves Business" Number Two
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SUBMARINES FOILED;
NATURE AND
AMERICA
JOIN
AGAINST
OVER
-X-
Increased Patrols and Storm
swept Seas Sound Doom of
U-Boats' Dark Campaign,
FIGURES ARE CHEERING
Losses Greatly Bedneed and Bnt One
Large Tessel Destroyed Daring
Week Just Over.
Washington, Nov. 21. (I. N. S.) As
many German submarines have been
destroyed within the last twp months as
In the 12 months previous.
The submarine has failed in so far as
its main objective the starvation of
England is concerned. It still presents
a serious menace to shipping. But the
"pests of the sea," as Lloyd George
called them, 'are being dealt with more
effectively every day that passes. The
destruction of five on Saturday demon
strated this.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels Tues
day made the assertion concerning the
great increase in the destruction of sub
marines. He refused to give figures.
He would not confirm reports that
American naval vessels had played a
part in Saturday's harvest of subma
rines, declaring he had: had no advices
irom Aanum oims on me nuujetu
Former Menace Nullified
Mr. Daniels was most optimistic In
his views concerning the submarine sit
uation. He let it be known that he has
no reason to change his views, expressed
by inference last week, that the subma
rlne as a definite menace has ceased
to exist.
Naval officers pointed to Lloyd
George's - statement and the report of
last week showing that only one British
ship of more than 1600 tons had been
sunk in the seven day period as suf
ficient proof of the increasing ineffec
tiveness of the submarine.
They also called attention to the fact
that this result had not been brought
about by any sudden stroke of inventive
genius, but by a steady increase in the
number of destroyers in the submarine
stones.
American Aid Important
America's entrance into the war, they
said, was directly responsible for this
preponderance which has sounded the
doom of the U-boat as a winning wea
pon.
New and effective- means of dealing
with submarines are constantly being
put into operation as a result of the
councils in London of the naval genius
of the 'American, British' and French
admiralties. A large part of the ef
fectiveness lies in their Becrecv.
At this season weather conditions are
all on the side of the allies. Subma
rines are most effective in spring and
summer times of long days and calm
seas. The storms of winter and the
long black nights make even nature the
enemy of the U-boats.
Stronger and move effective patrols
and convoys are depended upon to get
American troops overseas untouched
The navy expects that an occasional re
turning transport may be sunk, but
every precaution is taken to guard troop
ships en route to France.
Great Liner Sails
With 1200 Aboard
New York, Nov. 21. (U. P.) Laden
with 1200 passengers, including the Aus
trian diplomatic corps en route from
China home, the huge Norwegian-Amer
lean liner Bergensfjord sailed from here
Tuesday. She carries 7500 tons of food
bound for Norway. Her passenger list
is the largest to be taken out of an
American, port by a neutral ship since
the united States declared war on Ger
ma'nv. The BerSrensfJord was thorouehlv
searched and will be required to stop at
Halifax for another examination. The
Helig Olav, a Scandinavian liner, also
departed Tuesday bearing 650 passe n
gers.
BUSINESS is slow to appreciate
the value of the Trade Accept
ance. The Federal Reserve
system urges this as a great step in
strengthening credit and facilitating
collections.
No one should hesitate to ask for
or to give a Trade Acceptance. In
mercantile transactions it takes the
place of open accounts, and offers a
much stronger basis for bank credit.
When indorsed by a memberr bank,
the Federal Reserve Bank considers
the Trade Acceptance a desirable in
vestment. In this, our new Banking Act is
pointing out to business a way bet
ter to utilize its credit.
Any of our officers will be glad to
explain fully the many advantages
of the Trade Acceptance.
CHRISTMAS KITS FOR
OUR BOYS IN FRANCE
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Red Cross worker with a basket of
Christmas kits for our soldiers
and sailors overseas. Eighteen
thousand of these kits have been
packed by the women of Wash
ington. Slacker to Start
Serving Sentence
Tsne Valentine Dart Given 10 Tears at
Hard Labor, Taken to Aleatraz Dls
elplinary Barracks Pleaded Gnllty.
San Francisco, Nov. 21. (I. N. S.)
Vane Valentine Dart was taken from
Fort Wlnf ield Scott today to Aleatraz
disciplinary barracks, where he is un
der sentence to serve ten years at
hard labor as the first draft slacker to
be convicted of desertion by an army
court martial. Dart deserted at Santa
Anna, September 20, falling to appear
before the Orange county exemption
board that had summoned him. He was
captured a week later, and pleaded
guilty to two charges desertion and
violation of the draft act.
Dart's sentence, approved by Colonel
L. E. Goodier, Judge advocate of the
western department, dishonorably dis
charges him from the service and for
feits all pay and allowances due him
under the army regulations.
Aviation Appeals
To Young Men
The Dalles, Or., Nov. 20. Robert Mc
Cormack, son of J. K. McCormack, a
banker of Spokane and . well known
throughout the northwest, was last
Wednesday admitted to the aviation
corps after undergoing three operations
before being accepted by the examining
board. He will leave for Fort Sam
Houston to begin his training.
Mr. McCormack is a graduate of the
University of Oregon, and of Columbia
university. New York. He is well known
in The Dalles, often visiting at the
LLbome of his uncle, D. L. Cates, city re
corder, and has been the guest of his
grandmother, Mrs. P. W. DeHuff. Hom
er Watson and Luclan Howsley of this
city have enlisted in the aviation corps
and will go to Fort Sam Houston, Tex
as, to begin their training. Both at
tended The Dalles high school.
PRUSSIANS
ARE TAKEN ASLEEP
IN TRENCHES
(Continued , From Pate One)
have enough guns to concentrate, so
why worry? That must have been the
German psychology.
Germans Surrender Quickly
No more utterly demoralized human
beings in the world were seen than
these same sleekly confident Boches as
they crawled from their dugouts, sleep
barely .out of their eyes, at the sound
of crunching, lumbering juggernauts
above them to find British soldiers
swarming eyerywhere. They raised
their arms with shrilling cries of
"kamerad ! kamerad !" and fled hither
and thither, dazed and terror stricken.
(iuns that never fired a shot in this
battle were seized by the Tommies or
else crushed into the yielding earth by
the steely weight of the tanks.
Cement emplacements, steel bound
roofs of dugouts crunched In, burying j
Germans like ants In hills trodden un- j
derfoot.
Britain's victory came after a prelim- 1
inary advance Tuesday morning. It I
was then, under black skies, that the
tanks lumbered forward as the new
barrage for the infantry-
Stewtyped Methods Abandoned
All of the sterotyped rules of prepara
tion for war and of the actual battle
strategy itself were thrown aside in thev
British coup.
Some time Monday night a large
number of British tanks took their
berth behind the lines. The Germans '
didn't hear them; it was too dark for
them to be seen. "
In the early morning Tuesday these
monsters crawled forth in the havy light
k between darkness and daylight. .A
smoke barrage concealed 'their camiy
flaged sides. The Germans didn't know
th,ey were In action until they rumbled
and wheezed over their heads. ,
Barprlse Was Absolute -
The Hindenburg .line the impreg
nable, the never-yielding, the last word
In defenses was taken, therefore, with
out a single preparatory gunshot.
How complete was the surprise for
that at on point a German diviaon was
Jn process of relieving another at the
i
EIGHT MILES OF MEN
MARCH IN REVIEW AT
Entire Army Division Sweeps
Past Commander in Great
Show of Battle Strength.
Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wash.,
Nov. 20. (I. N. S.) For the first time
in the history of the Pacific coast an
entire division of troops under the new
organization was reviewed Tuesday aft
ernoon by Major General Greene, com
manding the Ninety-first division and
the 166th depot brigade here.
As the thousands of men passed the
reviewing party, the civilians who
thronged the grounds to the rear re
ceived a never-to-be-forgotten Impres
sion of the immensity of the camp to
which men from eight states have been
summoned to do their country's bidding
for the perpetuation of democracy.
It was the most impressive military
spectacle witnessed 'here since the ar
rival of the men. As the 40,000 olive
drab clad men, all but two regiments of
whom" two months ago were pursuing
their peaceful occupations, marched
past. General Greene, .hardened veteran
of three campaigns, was visibly moved.
The parade was nearly eight miles long
and, beginning shortly after 2 o'clock.
it was nearly dark when the last com
pany passed the reviewing party. Every
regiment was preceded by Its regimental
band.
Savings Bank Head
Given 3-Year Term
Chicago, Nov. 21. (L N. S.) Harry
A. Dubla, former head of the Indus
trial Savings bank, today was found
guilty by a Jury of accepting deposits
after his bank was incolvent, and sen
tenced to three years in the peniten
tiary.
State of Siege at
'Zurich Proclaimed
Conenhagen, Nov. 21. (U. P.) A
state of siege has been proclaimed at
Zurich on account of "disturbances,"
according to word received here this
afternoon.
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.SERVICE
is that offered through the
new
PIANO
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It enables you to dispose of
your old upright piano, old.
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to us as part payment on a
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Any
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junction with our
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night;
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j of Imported Chinaware
A wonderful opportunity to buy beautiful, GENUINE THEODORE HA VI LAND
LIMOGES CHINA for your Thanksgiving Dinner!
That is the year's one feast for which the housewife prides herself upon her snowy
linens and lovely dinnerware. For gifts and for your own use you'd better investigate
this sale, of
THEODORE HAVILAND LIMOGES CHINA
AT SPECIAL PRICES -
Beautiful, thin French China decorated in dainty spray designs, with coin gold handles
traced. A LIMITED NUMBER OF SETS in these three assortments but all have
open stocks to draw from !
42-PIECE SETS
Theodore HaTHand
Limoges China. . . .
$14.45
These are just about
THE
Chapeau du Jour
(The Hat of the Day)
Exdosire Styles
Here Only in
Portland
$10
We are special
izing in these ul
tra smart hats at
ten dollars. Most
of them are copies
of
exclusive
models.
SOME EXCEPTIONALLY
CLEVER STYLES LARGE,
SMALL, MEDIJM EVERY
STYLE THAT IS SMART FOR
MIDWINTER WEARING.
Third Floor, Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
Thanksgiving Sale of
FRENCH IVORY TOILET ARTICLES
Low special prices on good French Ivory articles that will make the most useful and
practical of gifts! Choose now these specials offer excellent opportunities of saving!
HAIR BRUSHES Several
styles at three special prices
$2.49. St. 79. M.
ROUND MIRRORS Medium
site S2.29.
OVAL MIRRORS Large site
S3.1 9.
COMBS All coarse or mixed
teeth 49c. .
COMBS With coarse or
mixed teeth 29c.
Combs Extra heavy weight
Special $15.
The Sale of SUITS at
7" TAVE your Sailor or
" Soldier Boys Pic
ture Colored in Life-like
Tints. Miss Myra Helm
expert in oil coloring
does the most artistic
work in the city.
' Sixth Floor.
Your Liberty Bond in Oar Credit Office.
Its Full Amount' No Time Limit
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Tomorrow First
SUPIECE SETS
Theodore Haviland &t Q 4" fT
Limoges Chine. . . . $ 0.4:0
half of today's prices!
Ati J
Remnants
Of Fine
IMPORTED
BLACK
LACES
HALF PRICE on at
tractive black VENISE;
ORIENTAL, BABY
IRISH and CHANTILLY
LACES bandings,
flounces and all-over
laces. Widths from 3 to
45 inches.
Main Floor,
Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
NAIL BUFFERS With change
able chamois $1. 10, 89c.
MANICURE PIECES, FILES,
CUTICLE KNIVES, hooks, etc.,
with oval handles 3Sc.
CLOCKS Of every descrip
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FRENCH IVORY SOAP BOXES
25c.
JEWEL CASES With velvet
lining. Footed style $2.49.
Main
$28.75
Offers Many Wonderful
REDUCTIONS
There was busy buying In the Suit De
partment today and quite a few women
who have waited for a first suit an4 many
who wanted a second suit "that would not
cost too much" have found exactly what"
they were looking for in this group of
suits at reduced prices.
There are still a number of attractive
models left for your choosing.
DRESSY FUR TRIMMED SUITS,
PLAIN TAILORED SUITS AND
SPORTS -SUITS OF BROADCLOTH,
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PLUM, TAUPE, BEETROOT, NAVY,
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Women's Bath
Only
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Limoges China. . . . PeU
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FOLDING
Sewing Baskets
Very
Special
73c
Just 100 In this
special group!
Mahogany and
white enameled
finish folding
baskets with cre
tonne silkollne
lined bags in
pretty colors and dainty designs
Fine for practical Christ
mas gifts I
Fifth Floor, Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
POWDER BOXES aiwl HAIR
RECEIVERS New styles
$1.00.
PERFUME BOTTLES With
feet. Containing -frosted bot
U$10 to $3.00.
MANICURE SETS A pieces in
gift boxes 89c.
MANICURE SCISSORS With
white enamel handles 89c.
SPECIAL ASSORTMENT AT
$1.00 Manicure sets, trays,
candlestick, etc.
Floor, Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
VICTROLAS
Let Us Put
One Aside
F'or Your
Christmas.
Come and se
lect the one you
want for Christ- ,
mas and let us
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Musical Floor,
Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
Robes-$3.79,
Made of Heavy Beacon Cloth In a
variety of attractive, designs and col-f
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Extra Special!
PETTICOATS $1.35
Cotton Taffetas, with plain tops and . v
flowered and plaid flounces. They look
like real silk taffeta and wear Jusi i
twice as long! - . :
Special Outing Flannel Night
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