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"LAUD SAILORS"
' HAVE CHANCE TO
GET INTO NAVY
t r" -X . . J V"
Good Berths" Open in NewMer-
chant Marine as Seamen, Fire
- - mpOf 'Oilerf, Water Tenders,
' . Cooks and Stewards; - ,
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TRANSPORTATION TO BE PAID
Director Hope&to Find '. Goodly
I Part of 5Q0,000 Men Wanted
; Among the Recruits' in Ore
7,gon and Washington.
Men without sea experience desiring
to secure bertha in the new merchant
i .; marine as seamen, firemen, oilers, water
- tenders, cooks and stewards, should send
' -their names Immediately to W. J.
V ,41... mt - t - . . 1 ..
ment'e free nautical schools in Oregon
v 860 Stewart building. Seattle or to Henry
Howard- director of rAcruftinflr. puitnm
-'. F ft lie 4k T9nsiM ' mjTeaaana .
: evesrw WVOMllf WOBSt' M
If accepted, their transportation will
he paid to places Of training and they
will be paid $30 a month while training.
.. besides .receiving clothing and subsistence.-'
' - - ' -' - .
Men successful In . getting Into the
, service under this system will be In line
; for officers' ticket later. At present
the government is operating a chain of
v nautical schools all over the country
'for the training of officers, one of the
schools being at Portland. Entrance
requirements are, that a man must
have, had at least two years' sea e
perlence.
Demand Is Henry
But the demand for men to man the
new merchant fleet has become so strong
that, the recruiting service of the ship
ping board has found it necessary to
train sailors as well as officers. HeAce,
the -opening of the opportunity to men
without sea experience.
- It is the policy, of the government to
' man the new merchant marine entirely
by Americans and as a result there will
bo some tall hustling to train the re
quired number of men. With ships be- '
lng turned out nearly, every day and
hundreds yet to be launched, the demand
la going to be tremendous.'Haste must
be made, for if there are no crews to
. man the ships, . they bad just as well
., not be built. . ,
Opportunities Are Large
The opportunity open to men wanting
to serve their country this way. Is a
.- brilliant one for the American merchant
marine pays the highest salanes of any
vJ 1.. Va L J J. J
mtivA uui "i& w " flki uvuimi ki waou
, when the service Is in the war sone.
: The course of training for sailors will
' be six weeks and though they are paid
aveiw tin tnAnf pi mrT AiArnins nar an
- slatence during this period, they will be
Tpaid $90 If accepted.
- Telling of . what is expected of the
Pacific Northwest, Henry Howard, dl
- rector of the recruiting for the shipping
:; board. Saturday wired Mr. Orambs, and
' . upon receiving Mr. Howard" message,
. : Mr. Orambs wired the following Infor
mation to the local Chamber of Com-
Oregon Has Goods
' "Received notice today from, the re
cruiting service of the shipping' board
at -Boston, that the Paoifio northwest
; willSbe asked to supply selected quota
- of men for crews In the new merchant
: marine. Henry Howard, director of
; recruiting, has reports from field
agents which lead htm to believe some
of the best available material in
country for new aU-American person
nel will, be found In Oregon and Wash
ington. . ; ., -
"Five thousand, men 'are wanted.
Must be citisens 18 years of age an 1
:; ever, who have been- to- sea. and also
American citisens between - 21 and 31
who have not ' had sea experience.
Preference wilt be riven those wltn
experience but those without it win -b
accepted and will be schooled .. on
squadron training ships, two of whicn
are already commissioned at Boston.
' Training plan provides -for other
ships, : one possibly- for - west ' coast
s and one for gulf, although nothing
definite vet decided as to ports they
.-will be placed. Men, will be accepted
' t tnlniv mm' mmm m.n HmmwMm,n aIIam
water tenders, cooks -and stewards
and will receive $30 per month while
. training ; ' pay transportation to points
of t Raining, furnish outfit' of clothing
and subsistence during training..?
' "Applicants may sen "name, age and
; address to W. J. Orambs, 860 Stew
; art building, Seattle, or to Henry How
- ard, custom house, Boston.
Al.-Ki Crew Exonerated
Seattle, Dec. 22. Federal Marine In
spectors Lord and Fisher rendered a de
cision this evening holding Captain C
1 McOregory, her master, and other
officers and crew in no way to blame
for the "wreck of the Alaska ship Al-KI.
. which met disaster on Chicagoff Island
reef, November 1, having been driven on
in a blinding bllsxard.
" New Masters
Tug PrlscUla J. K. Tibbeta ; 'vice, C
. O. W. Lof8trom. '
Steamer Homer5 J. 6. Farris ; vice. M.
- A. Sohst. ,
- Steamer Carmel ,EmIl Hellesto; vice,
C A. Knudsen.
Tug Fearless C. P. Kevin ; vice, D. C.
' Thomsen. : ,
- Dlxmude Has Trial
Seattle, Dec 22. The auxiliary power
ed schooner Dlxmude, recently launched
from the yards of the Washington Ship
ping corporation, had her trial run to
day, developing a speed of better than
eight knots. Monday the vessel win be
delivered to representatives of her own
' er the: French' nWvomunenk'.-Ui-e;:.; ;
In San Francisco
TOP.
HOTEL
AT THE
CeaiY Sb tost off Unloo Square :
Front Ql.SO a Day
BreakfasteOo Lunch COe Dinner 11.00
, Swiaarsu Rrela4t 7e InnnerStJS
Municpai ear IIm direct to door. Motor
: tMia meeu Drtndpal traina and
; MERCHANT SHIP 'AND,; YANKEE GUNNERS, PLAY DARING jGAMEj " -
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li ; a?- 1
4 " - IP? ; - OREGON DAIRYMEN TO
:4 (yl - ':::"SPB PLANT IN PORTLAND
- 1 ,7 UoaSrrcy, Amcrkaa acboooar. far 5m FTmn- I
'A t-llt. . ... . ;
, ' w S ' MABIXE ALMATCAC
J ; ' ! WUr at RlTar-i Moutti .
f -' Zf- ' Not Hesd. Iec 22. Conditions at Ux
fcj ,f BMuth of tha riw t B p. ".: Wind, oeth,
J 'fiX aak.; ooth.
. i ' . I sun Raoors fee . DacamSae 4
r -1, 4 , : . T:M. Boa acts. 4:0 p. m.
y '-"1 , v 1 "- TMaa at Attorie Monday
f ' - T 'MSOiKi fert. " :4 . SV..O.S laat
. . , DAILY RIVEB BEADIXOS
' Y&' tV a ' i
': v. 7 r ' , ' " STATIONS - J
Hembrrs of armed guard that fightj way for merchant, craft through ? - .
danger zone. 5 55-
?- ; ' ' '
German Raider Had Daily
Reports On War's Progress
Captain Southard oL Bomber M otor Vessel Manila, Who Was
Prisoner of Teutons,. Cannot Say Where Wireless
Messages Came From. .
Speaking of the treatment by the Ger
mans aboard the raider Seeadler, Cap
tain F. C Southard, master of. the
schooner Manila, one of the. raider's vic
tims, who was in Portland Wednesday
and told a thrilling story of his experi
ences, said that much to his surprise it
was generally good. As to their atti
tude concerning the war. He said they
have an undying - faith that Germany
will win. From unknown sources they
received dally reports by wireless con
cerning the progress of the war while
on the Island, according to Captain
Southard, but all the reports were fa
vorable to Germany. They would show
the Americans the reports, s&id Captain
Southard.
"They had us believing that the allies
were all done up," he said. - "One re
port they showed us satd that 2000
Americans had . been killed - in the
trenches. When I asked him how many
Germans were killed, the lieutenant who
showed us the report walked away mad
as a wet hen. On three different occa
sions they had the same battleship sunk.
In the course of events wi got to argu
ing with them and soon they refused to
show us any more reports." .
One of the German sailors, said Cap
tain Southard, had the flags of the
United States and Germany tattooed on
his breast,, one on 'each side. He said
that he at one time had been' an enlisted
man in the United. States navy, and that
SHIPPING NOTES
The schooner W. 0. Irwin bas been
Sold by the Ta coma-Roche Harbor Lime
company to Alexander Woodsldo, terms
private., - - - '
The Japanese steamer Gemmel Maru
will be placed on the berth at San Fran
cisco for Kobe direct (February 4 load
ing) by A. O. Anderson Co.
The old tug H. H. Buhne has had new
boilers Installed and la now In service
for the Crowley Launch & Tugboat com
pany, under command of Captain Ernest
Moore. " . '-'r'".,":
The TimA staAk tueboat Fearless "towed
the hull of, the Hammond. Lumber com-l
panys new steamer Halco to San Fran
cisco from Eureka, arriving there Wed
nesday. The engines are to be Installed
there. ; ' . . : i '
TVin nr TTnflamtv1- under construction
Mt the Union Iron" Works, in Alameda,
for the Rolph Navigation & COal com
pany, has 'been commandeered by the
government . for . the navy. . The Un
daunted is a sister to the DreadnaughU'
The Norwegian -steamer Romulus,
which was 'launched. November V) 'and
since taken over by the federal ship
png board, ' has been rechrlstened : the
Redondo.' She was buut.for A. o. una
- 'v.-'.:--r-;':-'-:'':'::i-.
Tho schooner Virginia, which left San
Francisco on, Tuesday for s Vancouver,
put back and anchored just outside .the
Golden Gate because; the cook fell -sick.
He was taken back to San Francisco. .-'
The motor schooner Nuuanii which
left the Golden Gate Wednesday for Los
Angeles in. command of Captain Hopner.
is reported to have stranded on a sandy
beach a' little ' north of Hueneme. Dis
tress signals from., tho Nuuanu. which is
owned by the Shell Oil : company, were
received early Friday -morning by the
naval radio station at Los Angeles. '
- The steamer Pennsylvania, which nas
been under charter to W. : R.-Grace v 4V
Co haa -been ' turned back to . her own
ers, tho Pacific Mail Steamship company.
Upon her return' to San Francisco from
Puget Sound she will -. load cargo, and
resume her: former run to Balboa and
Central American porta, v ' ' ? v
The United 1 States bureau of exports
haa ' granted export : licenses to the
steamer Alliance to clear for Mexican
and South American porta,? providing
the vessel carries two representatives
of the board along to oversee the loading
'and unloading at the various ports of
call.. Tbe expense of the representatives
will be charged to Fair St Moratv owners
of the vessel. - The Alliance is at San
when the war broke out he returned to
Germany.
One of the. things that caused Captain
Southard to stop off in Portland is
worthy of special note. He and Captain
W. C. McNaught. surveyor at this port
for the marine underwriters of San
Francisco, have been friends for years.
When Captain Southard was preparing
to leave: on the voyage way back in
February his sextant was a little out of
whack, 'and he needed one to replace it.
Captain McNaugh had one, so Captain
Southard didn't aiake any bones about
borrowing It. tfe took special care of
it, mm wioun iw return u in wu oroar.
"imagine my ehagrln," he said, "when
the Germans took 1) away from me. But.
I was determined to get it back and
return it to Captain McNaught. So one
day I crept into one of tho Germans'
tents and deliberately took It. Today I
duly returned it to Captain McNaught."
Captain Southard, had some interest
ing pictures of the: events he describes,
but they were , literally confiscated by
a representative of the French govern
ment at Papeete, who said be wanted to
send them to France. The ouly picture
worthy of note he now has Is one show
ing the Seeadler ashore on the reef.
For 4 years Captain Southard has
followed the sea. Thirty-five years of
the time be has been a master. The Ma
nila Is the first vessel he has lost in all
that' time. He expects to again go back
to sea, again, having been offered the
mastership of the schooner 8ehorae.
Fake Agent Held
To Federal Jury
St. Loals Mas AUeged to Have Swisdled
MprchasU Oat of Half XDlloa Dollars
Worth of BappIIes.
- Kansas City, Ho, Dec 22. (C P.) -
Joseph Ruhlman, self-styled confiden
tial agent of Secretary Baker, arrested
in St. Louis in connection with the Camp
jrunston i i visional exchange scandal,
was bound over to the federal Errand
jury at the preliminary hearing In To-
peka: He waived examination.
Ruhlman took advantage of tho con
tusion, that attended the establishment
Of. cantonments, and as this condition
was known to the wholesale houses, it
was easy to persuade them that Secre
tary Baker had decided to make the pur
chases airect from tho merchants.
Ruhlman ordered $500,000- worth of
gdoJs sent to Funston, where it was dls-
tr touted and sold by a confederate, the
government charges.
Splash Gave the
W et; Goods Away
: Pendleton,: Or Dec 22. Clever boot
ies; ging; vjamouflago went for naught to
day when- police seised a huge roll of
linoleum in which , was concealed three
five-gallon kegs of whiskey. They heard
a suspicious splash in the roll and took
It from E. F. G rattan, local transferman.
when be called for tt. - It was billed from
Wyoming to the Crik Mercantile company,-
a fictitious name. WhlUey"Bock
andVGrattan have been' arrested and
other arrests are expected. x .z
'. AT- , -.,' m i i ".. '
. ' Nolleis to Msrlaers . -"
The following affects "the aids to
havlgatlon In tho Seventeenth lighthouse
district:' ,--.--.- '.'.' -'-v ' ' . "'4 "'. '
Columbia River 'Entrance) Main chan
nel gas and whistling. 'buoy 2.. reported
by steamer Wapama as - extinguished
December, 21., To bo relighted as soon
as practicable. ' . - .
' 'Willamette River Swan - Island bar
lower light carried sway and light ex
tinguished December 19. ' To bo replaced
as. -soon . as practicable.
"Swan Island, bar upper light: tempo
rarily discontinued December 20 on ac
count "of high water. ' To be replaced as
soon as practicable. - '
: ROBERT W ARRACK, ,
..' ; Lighthouse Inspector.
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43
Lawiatoa TT,
Umatilla . . ,
Eocatta
Albany
Salem
Oregon City
Portland
22
28
10
20
20
12
14
4.4
7.4
4.0
14.1
14.4
4.8
-1.4
-1.0
-2.4
-4.8
-0.7
-4.8
0.22
4.18
0.18
0.24
0.20
0.T4
0.48
BITE& FOBECAST
The 'WlUajnatte rlr.i at Portland ta fall
itaadily during the nart two or three daja.
AT HEIGHBOHIXG POBTS
Aatoria, Dae. 22. Arrivad at 8 a. m. and
iaft tip it I Ik au ataamer F. A KUbaaa from
Baa Franefcco. PaUad at 8:80 a. bl BUaaar
La Primers for Ban rianeiara.
Aberdeen. f)ao. 2 1. Arrteed Steamer Daicj
Freeman from Columbia river.
Tauuah. Dee. 22 j Famed ia Steamer West
land from. Portland.
Seattle. Dee. 22. SaOed : -Admiral 'Wataoe. 4
p. m.. Ban Fraaeiaoa and Ban Pedro, Lyman
Stewart. Port San Lata. Arrrred: ArtrUa. 8
a. m.. Baa Frandaeo via Taeoma; Katori alarm,
TaranuL
Everett, Dae. 22. Arrived: Davenport. Baa
Pedro.
Ketchftan. Den. 22. Sal led: Bkasway, 11 p.
V. Seattle: Port T owner nd II arrived 7 a. t
Willamette. Baa ITraneteee for Port Gambia,
vrooeeded. Ballad: 9 a. m.. Firwood. Ban Fraa-
eleco; 4:80 p, nv. Admiral Wataon. Baa1
rrendeco.
Gram Harbor, 4 p. m. ; Nora, Mendocino. 4 a.
; Araioa. Aberdeen. lO SO a. m.: Admiral
Dewey, Seattle. Bailed: Flaeel. Astoria. 8 p. an.;
Martaa Moener. Cooe Bay. 4 n. m.
Baa Frandaeo, pea. 22. Arrived: Toavmtta,
Port Gambia. 12:80 a. m.: Cbanana, Wlllapa
harbor. T:20 a. m. ; AUaa, Aatoria. with barge
in tow. T:0 a. nv; Tale, Loa Anselaa. 8 a. m.:
Rainier. Seattle. 8:80 a. m.: Avalon. Grave
Harbor. 8:44 a. nv: Tanered. rtanaimo, 14:18
m. : WaetDOrt. Ureaent . 10 10 a. m. O.
C. Undaner. Cooe Bay parts, 11:10 a. wti
m City. Portland. 12:10 n. m.: Ctt of To.
paka. Eureka. 12:18 p.m.: Nome City, Seattle,
11:40 na: Svaa. Oraya Harbor. 8:14 p. nv;
Naranhnm. Brooklnsa. 8:40 p. m.; Baa Pedro,
MaaaUan. 8:18 p. m. Ballad: Katharlna, Sn-
raka.l:40p. m.; Baa Joae. Balboa, 1:80 fx
; xaia. Los Ancelea-and Ban Diets. 8:18
P- m.: Mani, CnUeen porta, 4:10 p. at.: Break
water, Aatoria and Portland. 8:18 n. a.: Braae
wick. Fort Bra. 8:40 p. m.
Baa Diato. Dee. 22. Bailed: Kmaat B.
Meyer. 8 p. m.. Seattle and way parts.
Forecasts
Portland and vicinity: Bandar nneettlad.
probably rain: moderate winda. aaaetly weeterly.
Oreeon and - Waanina-toa : Sunday ' aneettlad.
probably rata: moderate wuda, moatly weatarly.
T. FBAMCia DBAatg, MetaoralodeC
' Dally llrteoroloflical Report -
Obeerrationa taken at 8 n, av. Padfla tlmi
xjoc mm, mi:- -
a
Burton
il l I if
l S Clondy
0 22 w pt. Cloedy
0 s Chmdy
0 NK Pt Qoody
4 .. BW Oondy
.O X Oondy
0 10 8K Cleat "
.08 24 BW Bain -
O Jf Clear
12 8 Ckmdy
O .. BW Clear
.24 4 BW Rain
O . 4 8K Ckmdy
I N Clear,
, O .. VW Cfcmr -
.44 S -8 Rata
,04 14 N Puctond
. 8 WW Ckjody
.84 '4 ES Cloedy '
O 14 S Oondy
,0 BE Oondy
. S W Oear
0 . . It fHmdy -
.- 4 N Oondy
.24 13 BW Oondy
.44 S BW Rain
'.84 1 KW Cfamdy
.4 14 SW Oondy
.. . H Oear
12 W Rnew "
Baker ....
Boetoa . . .
Cbicmco . .
Denver
Dnhith . .,
Bnreka . .,
Qalveetoa .
Ilalana . .
laekaonvilla
Kaneaa City.
lx anselea
ManfafieU J
HMIord
New Orleana
New Tark
North Head
N. Yakima
Portland --.
Roaebora. ,
47
84
44
40
54
44
oo
44 u
88
14
Rt. LoaU M
Salt .
Ban Dieco ,
Man rraa.2
eettle , ..
"pofeane . . .
Taeoma t.
Tatooab la.
Walla Walla.
Waantnatoa
Winniprt .
: Lots) Record -
Or.. Dee.- 22. lUxtnram
- Portland,
tare. 67
dea-Tvaa.
aOoimam temperatere.
4T
la
Kiver rvadins. S a wA 18.8 feet.
laet24 hoaraT-O.8 f- "
.Total raiafaO einee Senrember 1, 1117
15.44
n - - ,mh,i - ram an aimer
11.14 inrbev nerVrWarr 'Hiaiall
bar 1. 181T. 1.48 tneW I
1.
-".7::-t. Sonaat.- 4 n.
omi wanenme . nonra .0 ra'Triitaa Ponunhf
Monnriee. 12:24 n. m. Newt, lt . .
Relative humidity at
; 1 - Shingle Mea . lo Meet ;
Tho first annual red cedar shingle
congress wtU bo held at tho Now Wash
ington hotel In SeatUo on January II
and 17, according to word received by
the Chamber of Commerce.- Tho pur
pose of tho congress Is to stimulate and
create more interest In the Industry and
It Is hoped to make It the biggest meet
ing of the kind ever held in tho North
west. '-.. ..- t-
' v' ' In ' Jill Too' Hoeh '
Tulsa, Okla, Dec: 22v Because for
one-third of tho 1 years of their mar
ried life- William Maxey has been , be
hind prison- bars, his wife.., Mary, Is
suing him for divorce. Maxey was gives
three years in prison, for a crime in
1812. and '.almost ' Immediately on - his
release received a similar sentence) for
a like crime. He has failed to support
his wife la this time, she - alleges.
Initial Steps Taken at. Meeting
of ' League. Held Saturday
Apparent Discrimination.
. Initial steps toward the purchase of a
large milk condensing plant In Portland
were taken by members of the Oregon
Dairymen's league, at a meeting at the
Multnomah hotel Saturday. A large part
of the stock required to insure its sue-
i was subscribed ty the lzb mem
bers present. - Another meeting has been
called for Friday morning at 9 .10 o'clock
Whn rilrnVftnl mm aft V raenVf SWl Iva' -an t-k1at JaV.
for tho purchase and operation of the !
... , a v !
name of the plant under consideration
was withheld from publication by F. M.
Klger, manager of the league, until tho
purchase should be completed.
An a pa rent discrimination against
Northwest milk producers was made the
subject of a telegram to Food Adminis
trator Hoover at Washington. It was
signed by Alma D. Katx, president of
the league, and reads as follows:
This convention understands "- that
Eastern milk condensers are paying, at
least 40 cents per 100 pounds mere for
rtfllk than is being paid by condensers
In the Northwest. Oregon federal food
administrator refers us to you. because
the matter is Interstate. Feed and la
bor are higher here than in the East,
and wo beg to inquire Whether differ
ence In the price of raw milk exists, and.
If so, whether this cannot be corrected
by tho paying of prices hero equal to
those paid In the East."
Medical Examining
Officers Appointed
CoL Kagese H. Hsrtnett of Ysneeavrr
Baaed With Other Is Weeterm Dirt-
slea by Oeseral Murray.
San Francisco. Dec. 22. (L N. R)
Appointment was made today by Gen
eral Murray, commander of tho western
department, of 10 boards of medical of
ficers to conduct preliminary examina
tions of applicants for appointment in
the medical corps. The personnel of tho
boards follow:
At noise. laano. Lieutenant Colonel
Marshall W. Wood, medical corps, re
tired; at Fort Douglas. Utah. Major
Benjamin F. Hayden. medical reserve
corps; at Fort D. A. Russell. Wyo.,
Major Justus M. Wheate, medical ro-
rve corps; at Fort George Wrlsht.
Wash Major Charles E. Butts, medical
rsstevs corps; at Fort Gibbon.-Alaska,
First Lieutenant Walter E. Leonard,
medical reeerve corps; at Fort Lawton.
WaahL. Major Charles A. Betts, medical
reserve corps: at the Presidio of Mon
terey. Major Donald P. McCord. medical
reserve corps; -at Fort Llscum. Alaska,
Captain George Nawlove, medical re
serve corps, and at Vancouver barracks,
Wash Lieutenant Colonel Eugene H.
Hartnett, medical corps.
Lieutenant Simpson
In - Recruiting Office
ea-e-mamamawmmmmmnmw
Captain Carter of British a ad Casadlan
statics Xsealled fer Baty la Yleteria
Draft is One ratios Sees,
Lieutenant J. J. Simpson of the Irish
Fusiliers of Canada-la now In charge of
the British and 'Canadian recruiting . of
flee.- Third and Oak streets.
Captain J. W. Carter, who was for
merly In command of thla office, ' left
Portland Thursday evening for Victoria,
B.' C. having been recalled for duty la
Canada.
Lieutenant Simpson wants all British
subjects between tho ages of II and 41
to enlist voluntarily as soon as possible,
because, ho says, the time does not ap
pear far distant when arrangements will
bo made to draft British and Canadian
subjects resident In tho United States.
Man Blames Love
; Trouble for Arrest
J. W. Avis was arrested Saturday,
afternoon by Deputy Constable Renlck.
on a complaint cnarging Mm with a
threat to commit a felony, sworn to by
Mrs. A. B. Oeser. an sstrologist.
Avis admits that: ho threatened to
"knock her brains oat, bot said he did
so only after insistent demands from
Mrs. Oeser that he marry her. , This
he refused to do, ho said, because ho did
not love her. and because she has 'a
husband living In Oakland. Cel.
'.Ghost Walks la Jail ',
. Littleton. Colo., Doe. ' 22. Arapahoe
county Is savinr mon-r thrmi.h M. !
talhnent of expenses connected with th
county Jail here because prisoners are,
wimng to ' plead guilty to rnoat any
charge and be sent to the penitentiary
In Order to escape tho tortures of mid
night seances with the ghost of a cork.
vict wno recently hanged himself la 4,
cell of the Jail.
MERCHAH1EN AT
SEA WAGE VAR ON
UN
SUBMARINES
Bittles Between Gun Crews ind
U-Boah' Replete With-Thrill-
-ing -Experience. v . . . . . .
MARKSMANSHIP ' ACCURATE
Merchant Ship Alert forMany
.Clever Tricks Relied on by
Ene'my to Lure Yictims.
; ' Br Rnlph D.. Pais
i atom Baeoxua of Xary Puirtant '
Are American armed merchant shins
really sinking any Oerman ubmartneaT
If you! care to believe tho waterside
rumors and fo'caatle rams, one of
these deveUh marauders la rammed or
blown up oo every voyage across, the
Atlantic In saloons where merchant
seamen seek haven and pound tho bar
with nalry fists, strong liquors magnify
the tales, and one concludes that the
kaiser's undersea fleet must bo wiped
out by now. Tho -navy's records are
lees fanciful, strictly adhering to tho
motto of tho man from Missouri.
Here is tho account of an action fought
by a cargo steamer which leaves no
room for doubt that one very busy
U-boat was suddenly removed from the
active list of the Imperial Oerman navy,
It Is advisable to omit tho name of tho
chief boatswain's mate who commanded
me gain crews. He was promoted to
warrant rank as a reward for the feat
and is now stationed ashore, but he may
go to sea again in charge of another
lot or gunners, and if he should bo taken
prisoner the enemy would not love him
for what ho did to a missing submarine.
Jn nis orrictal report he says:
An Official Report
"Weather hasy. Saw a r submarine
firing on a topsail schooner, which short
ly after blew up. Changed course ' to
bring the submarine on oar starboard
beam about 8000 yards distant and lost
sight of her in base. Continued on this
course for two hours and then resumed
our original course. At J:M p. m. the
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25M Tsrds on our starboard beam. She
course to bring her three points on tho
starboard quarter and returned tho fire.
- "The engasernent lasted SS minutes.
during which time tho submarine fired
about-10 shots, scoring 000 hit under
oar port counter a foot from the water,
and causing a leak. We fired 27 shots.
Tho twenty-eixth shot was seen to hit
her lust forward of the forward gun.
and a cloud of Came and -dark gray
smoke burst from tho notches, Tho crew
of tho submarine left the gaa and ran
aft. Almost Immediately the submarine
sank, bow first, the stern lifting hla-h
out of the water, so that tho propellers
could b seen revolving. The steamer
was leaking and temporary repairs were
mads by tho crew.".
When tho ship reached her foreura
port of destination and reported tho vic
tory an official inquiry was ordered by
tho French government. A naval lieu
tenant conducted It with great cars and
confirmed tho verdict of tho American
gunners. Tho steamer fonght with the
American flag flying, he stated in his
written opinion, firing 27 shots la half
an hour. Tho distance increased about
100 meters for each shot. Tho twenty
sixth shot exploded, producing a thick
black smoke, which was vnrtble to all on
shipboard. Such an explosion must have
been prod need in tho oubmartno- itself.
He said. In summing tho evidence :
TJ-Beat Bask at Three Miles
"The result of the Inquiry Is that the
fight has been very well conducted and
that the men have shown a very fine
spirit, doing honor to the American
navy. Tho conclusion may bo drawn
the submarine was bit and probably
sunk.'
This was first-class shooting, tho sub
marine steadily drawing away until
when struck 'she was 4000 yards.
more, or throe miles from tho steamer,
Binoculars and telescope sights enabled
tho. gunners to distinguish her wltn
clearness and ta note) the effects of tho
shell which ended her wretched career.
It was her commander's Intention to
move : beyond range and continue the
action on the chance that be had tho
bigger guns, but bo miscalculated, and
paid tho price.
Very similar to this successful en
counter was tho adventure Of the
steamer silver Shell. In this Instance
also tho French ministry of marine
added Its opinion that tho submarine bad
probably been hit . and sunk. Chief
Gunner Clark had the honor to report
to the navy department:
As tho submarine displayed no flag
and was coming nearer, wo fired a shot.
The submarine, which was then about
7000 yards away, replied Immediately
with what seemed to me. on account of
the range, a 4-inch gun. Her first snot
fall amtdahtrm akoat ISO Yard a ahort-
We chanced our course due west, in
creasing speed.- Tho submarine followed
us. keeping . np fire. The fight tasted
from 4 o'clock until about 7 :24 p. rn. W
fired li shots.' Tho submarine fired over
10, Including some shrapnel toward tho
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ad., which exploded astern of mtr ship
too niarn 10 oo any aamage.
Xar last two shells seem to have hit
tho subtnaYnte In the forward part. A
few seconds later bar bow Jumped -op,
a4 then, she went down, stern upward
at an aagU of about 48 degrees.' Tho
submarine did not come up again, and I
beUevo It was sunk then and there. No
damage waa done to our ship, and there
wars no casualties." - . ' -s .
liners JUvo Thrfntag Toyageo
The American passomrar liner, main. !
taming their service almost as regularly
mm in umo or peace, would naturally run
tho gauntlet , ranch of tenor than' the
same number of cargo boats. Tuey sail
on aa express schedule and -spend kittle
time In port. It -Is no secret that they
are fast and well armed, able to -whip a
submarine in - a fight with guns. - Tho
deadly torpedo Is another matter, bat
speed has so far been a sartng factor. It
is wnai toe gun nersn. board call "the
sporty life." nor caa4t be recommended
to people with nervous systems as a
restful vocation. For example, one of
these liners, durlnr the first six months
of war. made only one perfectly tame
and routine voyage. During all her other
trips across there were fights with sub
marines or escapes from tornadoes.
There Is also -tho decoy' radio mes
sage to beware of. a kind of .trickery at
which the Oermans nave damlayed sreat
cunning. 8uch. aa instance appears In
a report of the naval officer command
ing tho runners of one of these liners.
ABwii e p.- m- aner ws aay sent our
radio to report' tho time of arrival at
tho ordered rendesvous. received a -call
rrom some ship using our serret call and
signing as a friendly man-of-war. First
ho asked la plain language for our posi
tion, but as wo did not answer him be
repeated his Question, this time using
the merchant code without the cipher.
This message also remained unanswered.
He then called us and said ho had an Im
portant message for us. We gave him
the word-to go ahead with it- This was
answered by his asking us again for our
pouuon. to tats we paid no attention.'
Story of the Hereal
For hard fighting and the dorred
courage that wo rightly ascribe to theJ
men 01 we American navy, the story of
the Morenl and Chief Petty Officer An
drew Copassakl. commanding the armed
ruaro, is one or those which shines un
cammed In defeat. Oerman Bailors
cheered him and his men from the deck
of a submarine when he finished with
nis snip on rire and a cargo of gasoline
about to blow him to kingdom come. He
was made a warrant officer for deration
to duty and determination to fight as
long as she floated. A summary of his
report to the navy department waa given
out shortly after, but It seems worthy
vi imuucauoa in ruiv,
rve were attacked Uirem tn
from Gibraltar, first slrhUns tha- sub
marine ai sow yards away. She, fired
four or five shots before wo located her.
Wo then swung round to head our stern
at ner ana returned the fire at 7000
yards. After half as hour's fight we
were mi m tne gasoline tank aft. and
a fire started. It was reported to me
that the ammunition aft was running
low. 'I lined np the forward gun's crew
with tho merchant crew to pass ammu
nition from forward to aft.
"After fighting an hour longer, fire
broke out all over tho ship. It became
hn Possible for the men to pass any more
ammunition aft. When X aaw that earn
as the case I happened to hn ah
the mainmast, and called for on-of the
gun's crew to go forward with tne. I
rewjcnea we nrtdge. being burned on tho
way, but the man was unable to follow
me.
Steeriag Gear Shot Away
"About this time the steerinr rear
was shot sway and tho ahln itumui i
circles. Coming down off the bridge. X
saw the captain and boatswain. )
were holding tho fails rend ta kw
the lifeboats. Tho captain asked me to
come snd get in his boat, as it was al-
reaoy on lire and it would bo too late if
wo waited. X told him to wait, and bo
replied that bo would hold the boat for
mo as long as possible. - . .
r went forward and manned the
gun. with which we fired four mors
shots before it was put out of commis
sion. When tho submarine aaw that our
shells were dropptna- closer, aha wen
full speed astern, so that we could not
see her. Then, as we could fire no more,
end as the captain called that tne 11a.
bpst . was burning, ws got hits It. Tho
ooat upset wnen tt hit the water and
two of tho merchant seamen were lost.
We swam around until we could get to
the capsised boat and torn it over.
"Tho submarine called tho boats along
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side and tho. commander congratulated -us.
shaking hands with Lie captain, sad
telling us that It waa the beet fight they
had ever seen put .up by s merchant
ysL Tbe submarine had two Inches
of deck armor.-' . , -. , j t .
Tbe lieutenant asked me where the
gunners were, and I told him they had
boon Allied by shell f rrs. He' was also -'
anxious to know if wo had any English- ,
men aboard. Two hours after the sub.
marine left up ws were picked up by
a Spanish steamer. After we were,
aboard a Oerman submarine cams up '
sear by. - An officer, of tho steamer wont ,
over to hint la a small boat and appeared
to receive some papers, after which he
returned to the ship. The crew, of tho
submarine cheered and tho 8paniab sail. ,s
ors cheered hack, and we then steamed
away. ' .
."During tho fight,' which lasted over
two hours, we fired ISO shots, but the
steering gear being shot away and the
ship moving la circles, ws eould get- no
range. The submarine fired 100 shells.
of which Tour hit the ship.
For wanton brutality, which better ao-
coros with tho spirit of the Oerman sub
marine game, there Is the report of the
loss of the American schooner Child a
Harold oft the French coast.' Unadorned,
the episode is thuat described j
Hiss Are Jtebaied X-
At daybreak an object renortad - h
the mate waa believed to bo tho square '
sails of a ship hull down. The glasses
showed It to be the superstructure .f
s submarine one mile away. (.The Chi Ids
Harold was unarmed.) Tha submarlns
opened fire, and the shells ripped
through the schooner's hull and sails.
The master ordered the crew tnto tho
motor launch and lowered away. This
.plainly vlelbls to tbe submarine.
which had come much nearer. She con- -tinned
to fire, however, evidently at the "
boat tn the water, which escaped being
hit. The captain and his crew were or
dered aboard the submarine and noUosd
that tho cap ribbons of tho sailors bore
the letters C-lf and TJ-17 Two of the
officers spoke excellent' English, . and
Captain Byrne, of the schooner. ' in
formed them that the firing was totally
unnecessary and that bo had. not ex
pected such dastardly treatment' from
any white men. e V
"The Germans looted the CbOde Har.
old and seemed very hungry. They had
only coffee and dry bread for breakfast '
aboard the submarine. After : fetching
all the Stores tn tho launch, they put the,
captain and his crow In tho boat again,
which was stove and half full of water.
The schooner was then set on fire. Her
people were rescued by a steamer. Cap
tain Byrne is anxious to try tt agam."
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Lasdsssax Girts to Llsyd Xeet to Xeep
Hist Prosa Crylag Proves Patali Be,
arrests sf Gaag Are Made.
Springfield. Mo, Dec 22. (TJ. P.
Baby Lloyd Kent, whoso kidnaping and
death last summer stirred the entire
country, was killed by laudanum poison- .
lng, according to aa alleged eonfi anion
by Claud J. Flare 1. member of the
kidnaping gang, tonight.
Plersol said, according to' She riff
Macksy. that the poison was given the
baby to keep it from crying. An over
done was Inadvertently sdmmtstoreoU,
The baby's body was then thrown ta a
well on an abandoned farm -where it
was later found. " -
Piersors alleged confession Is said ta
have Implicated several- other persons,
Maxis Adams, youngest member of tho
gang, already has been re arrested..
Mackey said Piersors oonfanslon re-,
veaied a wholesale kidnaping plot,
hatched by the ring last winter and
spring. Tha gang expected ta receive
at least 1 111.400 ta ransoms, tt was said.
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allies. The superiority of tho motor ta
evidenced by silled demands for It.
Chairman Coffin of the aircraft board
skid today. Hs Issued another call for
air fighters. '
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