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THE OREGON DAILY -JOURNAL, PORTLAND,7 TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1918.
CLOSE UR VIEW
FRANCE,-
GIVEN
BY WRITER
Lawrence DSnneen Visits Old Ro
z man Arena and Other Interest
Ing Places in Ancient City.
ARCHITECTURE IS BEAUTIFUL
t
Buildings Begun Before War Was
Declared Were Left Unfijiished
While All France Entered Fight
"Sunday wu my. "day off and conae
'" quently on of my very busiest days, I
visited Clmles. a hill residence district of
' Nice containing many beautiful places,'
'writes Corporal Lawrence. Dlnneen, a
former member of The Journal reper
torlsl staff, who Is now wjth Infantry fn
France,
. "There is the remains of the Roman
.arena," he continues. "As you so
through it you can imagine 2000 years
ago. Tou can see the gladiators, fight
ing for the satisfaction of the pleasure
'loving Romans. , Tou can see the
'thumbs down' which meant the finish
of the fallen gladiator, or the 'thumbs
. mm wrtf,h mimt tYim nnlnri1fra nrlflhftd
the fighter to live, that he might af
ford them more amusement Perhaps,
yen, as you go through the. arena, you
can Imagine the men and wdtnen and
children, martyrs to their faith, waiting
for the onrush of the wild beasts, roar
Ing and clawing In their cages just un
der the safely seated Romans.
"Then there is the church of Clmles,
formerly used as a temple of Diana,
and now, and for the past hundreds of
years, used as a Roman catholic chapel
It is said to be the first church In this
-part of Europe. The church has long
been tended by monks of the order of
fit. Francis de Sales and the murals and
.paintings on the Inside and outside of
the Small building depict episodes in
the life of the saint.
Cemetery It Wonderful
"Next the church Is the omnipresent
' cemetery. A French cemetery is a
wonderful thing. The city of the dead
, 3s crowded even more than the packed
cities of the living. The marble work
of the vaults is wonderful. In this part
of France the Influence of Italian archi
tecture, sculpture and painting is felt.
The cemetery presents many striking
.Instances' of the ornate style of the
south.
"in rront or we cnurcn are some treeeji
aged about 1500 years. Leading offn
from the left is the Rue Julia, 2000
- years old.
"I noted the villa in which Queen VIc-
torla spent the springs of 1895 and 1898
The friends with whom I made the trip
. showed me the villa they occupied three
years ago. Just across from this villa
was the one occupied at the same time
by Alma Oluck and her husband, Zlm-
Iballst.
"Spring Is here. The sweet scented
'acacias in front of the office tell me
so. The thousands of wonderful flowers
throughout the woods announce It. The
.birds proclaim it to all the world. The
t Mediterranean night zephyrs, moving
languorously unaer tne soutnern moon.
r sometimes red as blood, sometimes a
'clear yellow-white, and the countless
'Stars, stir the lasy sea to tell the tale.
- "Each evening now I ride around the
city on a bicycle. I rent it from a shop
across the street about 6 and return It
tthe following morning. It rests me to
--.get out of the office for an hour's lazy
ride before dinner. ' I am seeing, too,
,parts of the city which it would be dif
tfloult for me to see in any other way.
r ' Swims la Mediterranean
k. ... "I had a glorious swim in the Med!
terranean Sunday morning. The sea is
'very salty and the water smarted my
' eyes, but on the other hand it is easy
,to swim In It for It Is very buoyant.
the
' pi
."The
And
CHODADE)
C3!LiljA(n tes may be re-
.wSoSbSk fa0nrceany jfffiS-
Sunday was really the opening of the
bathing season. Soma few people braved
It before, and a few Americans went in
as long ago as two months, but it was
just the -vanguard even that 'dipped'
on Sunday,. J hope to go swimming very
oftejv now, and when the weather gets
Warmer I -shall -either go every morning
ojr;jeveryievenlneT . v..-.-..- . t -s
"I now carry a piece or the - stained
glass of Rhelras cathedral. The con
cierge save it to me to carry as a bene
diction, .
"Rhelras! France will never forget
the glory that was Rheims. nor will the
Hun be permitted to forget. The con
cierge cried when she showey me pic
tures of Rheims, avanC and 'apres,'
but with dry eyes she told mo of the
death of her two sons in the war; 4- v
"If any one would know how much
France Is in this war I , would show
them the many villas, chateaux and dty
offices, apartments and hotels, started
before the vwsjV which . have not been
touched during the past three and a
half years. I would point out to them
that the priests of France, seen in the
cities, are either very old or very young.
The same thing in the police depart
ments, the postofflce departments. Many
men in civilian ' clothes who, it would
seem should be In the warfare men who
have been there and have been dis
charged because of wounds or disease.
I am surprised at the number of such
men. . ;- :' -
"Again I have been Interrupted,; but
very pleasantly.: A -sack of mail just
arrived and In It I received a box filled
with the goodies that one remembers
one can buy in America but all the
money In France could not get here."
SOLDIERS ADOPT MASCOTS
Many Companies la France
Raise
Funds for Orphans.
Oliver Morton, who is with an aero
squadron in France, has written his
mother, Mrs. J. J. Morton of Grants
Pass, telling of the new line of mascots
being adopted by the American soldiers
abroad. He writes:
'Tou doubtless know that every com
pany usually has some kind of a mascot-
Our squadron has been without
one ever since losing the Texan pup on
the St Paul, which, by the way, turn
over recently at the dock. However,
we are making up for the lost time now,
The squadron has about completed rais
ing a fund of 1000 francs with which
we intend to adopt two French war or
phans as mascots for the period of one
year, by the plan outlined in the 'Stars
and Stripes, the official newspaper of
the American expeditionary forces,
which I am sending you under separ
ate cover. As you will notice in that
paper, many squadrons are doing the
same thing, and it really is a splendid
idea.
"Also, recently our commanding of
ficer picked up a baby wild boar some
where near here and is keeping it for
a mascot. It is about the size of a cat
and has such a larg head that it al
most balances on Its front legs. It has
quite long hair, almost fur, which runs
in light and dark brown, -stripes down
ts back, and since the boys keep it nice
and clean, it is -real cute. They feed it
out of a bottle, . although it is strong
enough to follow the boys about. How
ever, it dare not shw much speed, as it
is constantly in danger of taking a nose
dive. "Two weeks"vago our other captain
shot one of the old wild xboars. They
get about as heavy as an ordinary hog,
I think, but are much longer legged and
more active, and I guess are rather for
midable if cornered.".
Pickpocket Performs
In Movie Theatre
While Q'. H. Johnson of 393 Tenth
street was industriously watching a'
moving picture show someone , In the
show house displayed considerable in
terest in Johnson's pockets and man
aged to secure about $8. . Johnson dis
covered his loss too late to catch the
culprit
Thieves entered the home of H. I.
Anderson, 141 Randell street, and stole
the family's jewelry. J. Aoki, proprietor
of the Chicago hotel, reported to the
police the larceny: of $40 in cash and a
watch and chain valued at $100 from
his room. "
CAPACITY
From 11 A. M.
to 11 P. M.
The playgoing
people of Port
land flocked in
droves on Sunday
and yesterday to.
see the sensation
of the screen, the
great picture of
"OUR BOYS
OVER THERE"
U. S. : Marines
(themselves)
in
hear the
Unbeliever'
i
great Murtagh at
the Wuriitzer.
POSITIVELY
THIS WEEK
ONLY
u. s.
Marines
want
recruits to
back up
their men on
the Marno
'join them
; . . . . . ' " " . , - . -j, j
THREE-YEAR
tin
FOR: LIABILITY- OF
OFFICIALS UPHELD
' " " '
Supreme Court "Affirms Decision
in 5 Suit Against Sheriff Esch
an d His Bonding Company.
WOMAN , PLAINTIFF IN CASE
Grace D. Barnes Sought Dam
ages, Alleging Her Property
Seized and Bold.
Salem. Or.. June II. Holding that the
statute of limitations, as applied to the
liability of a sheriff or a constable for his
official acta, extends only three years.
the supreme court today affirmed the de
cision of Circuit Judge Kelly in the case
of Grace D, "Barnes, appellant vs the
Massachusetts Bonding A Insurance
company and William Esch, sheriff.
Equipped with an execution issued
upon judgment against L. S. Barnes in
favor of A, B. Spencer, the sheriff levied
upon and sold some shares of stock
which the plaintiff here claims as her
own. Upon these facts she began action
against the sheriff and his surety to re
cover damages for the levy and sale. The
court sustained the demurrer to the com
plaint and the plaintiff appealed.
The demurrer was sustained on the
ground that the action was not begun
within the time limit allowed by the
code, and Justice Burnett, in writing the
sapreme court opinion, points out the dif
ference in statute of limitation as be
tween the sheriff and the constable, on
the one hand, and other public officials.
Three Tear Limit Is Upheld
"Tne suDstance or tnis statute, says
the opinion, "is that in general a statu
tory - liability may be enforced within
six years, but .when the accountability
of a sheriff, coroner or constable is In
volved, the action to enforce it must
be commenced within three years."
Other opinions were handed down to
day as follows:
L. P. Davidson versus John Madden,
appellant; appealed from Gilliam; action
to recover money on promissory note ;
opinion by Justice Moore ; Circuit Judge
Parker affirmed.
E. L. Sherman versus T. A. Sherman,
appellant : appealed from Multnomah
suit for divorce submitted on motion to
dismiss; opinion per curiam; suit or
dered dismissed.
H. K. Thomas versus T. C. Peebler
appellant; appealed from Multnomah;
suit to collect rent ; opinion by Justice
Burnett ; Circuit Judge Kavanauagh af
firmed. Ford Is Denied Rehearing
Arthur B. Holden, et al, appellants vs.
O. B. Gulstrom ; appealed from Tilla
mook ; action for forcible detainer aris
ing from alleged breach of terms of lease
for land ; opinion by Chief Justice Mc
Bride. Circuit Judge Bagley reversed
and case remanded.
A, A. Arstili, et al, appellants vs.
county commissioners and court of Til
lamook ; appealed from Tillamook ; pro
ceeding to review action of county, court
in establishing county road ; opinion by
Justice Benson. Circuit Judge Bagley
affirmed.
Petitions for rehearing were denied in
Gile & Company vs. La Salle and State
vs. Ford.
Reargument was granted in Wright vs.
Wimberly.
SHOT FROM BIG LINER
PUTS END TO U-BOAT
(Continued from Pace One)
from U-boats was expected, for, as we
Bteamed out of port, six grim, black de
stroyers, three on a side, formed their
lines to guard us from attack. Not a
passenger on the big ship which carried
me really felt that the Germans would
dare assail us, and the bright afternoon
passed as usual on shipboard, Jests
about the divers-being generaL-enough.
We got our first taste of sea perils
that evening. Dinner was served at
o'clock and all hands were at the
table when a terrific "boom" rang out.
and the ship .shivered from stem to
stern. With one Impulse every passen
ger jumped to his fee but the ship's
officer simply held up his hand, saying,
quietly : , "It's a depth bomb probably
a destroyer has got one." Then we all
sat down again.
Destroyer, Snceeffnl, Belief
Later we learned that the rearmost de
stroyer on the port side had sigbjed the
periscope, hoisted the danger signal,
dashed forward at lightning speed over
the exact spot where the submarine was
seen, and dropped a depth bomb of fhe
extremely effective sort which has near
ly settled the submarine peril.
Officers of the liner and submarine-
hunters who were on .board were all
confident that one U-boat would mur
der no more. . Injunctions by officers ol
the ship to sit close by our life-nreserv.
ers were heeded after the Jlrst brush.
Everyone on board sensed hireal dan
ger and many an eye was unclosed
through the long hours of the night.
kut. aiways to port and starboard the
grim destroyers kept their watch over
their big convoy of liners while steadily
iMgginj uieir way toward the west
vessel Wanders From Convoy
Along toward midnight a foe elnsAd
In, thick and woolly, and then only the
occasional roar or the steamer's whistle
and answering joars from the other lin
ers showed that the vessels were still
In. their appointed positions. But no
sound came from the destrovera. ihw
watched. "
With the break of day the high fog
wa mown away, ana men it was seen
that our liner was alone. nlunrinB- tari.
ily along through a sea on which a dense
blanket of mist -still lay to the height
of about 12 feet. High on the bridge
our captain, his mate and the lookout
scanned the water through the mist
wnicn rouea about us. and at lut a -an
a. ra. action began when a lookout sanr
"Something ahead, sir, two points on
the starboard bow."
Instantly every; glass on the hrid
was turned on the "something" and each
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pair of eyes tried to make out her. out
line through the for. - " - ' .
' Attempt to Su 9m Falls '
At first the outline of the vessel as
she lay partly clouded by the low-lying
mist mnuud a flahinc vessel, but as
the big liner swept along the -conning
tower and two periscopes of tne Ger
man were discerned. .' -. , ; "'
Then was the time for aulck decision.
It was fight or run. Our .captain, hesi
tated not an Instant "
"We will run her down 1" he said, and
threw his wheel to starboard while the
submarine, which evidently had seen us,
was seen to get tinder way, '
Rlrht on throua-h the fog drove tne
Mar shlD. "We've rot her!" said the
captain, as his bow hung .right over the
diver's hull, but he .was just a secona
too late, and as the ship plowed ? by-
withln six feet of the f oe hose on the
bridge could plainly hear ' the chug,
chug, . chug of the diver's engine and
her forecastle watch, leaning; over the
rail, looked right down on the decks of
the submarine as she swept by along
the side of the big ship with her stern
towards the liner and her bow outwards
at an agle of about SO degrees.
Shot Blows Up Ssbaarlae
"It she has sternjtorpedo tubes, we're
gone!" was the captain's thought His
attempt to ram had failed, and quickly
he changed his plan, throwing his wheel
hard to port to bring his amidships now
itzer and his stern gun Into play. It
was only a second till the big ship
veered. Then the diver, partly sub
merged, came abreast of amidships. She
was a bare 70 yards away.
"Give her a cylinder quick 1" yelled
an officer who had come down the boat
deck. An instant later the roar of the
btr run rinir out and its concussion
rocked the ship as Its huge depth bomb
had sped on Its way. Just SO seconds
later the stern gun fired at about 300
feet and. the shot was seen to strike Just
at the base -of the diver's - conning
tower. Instantly there was" a terrific
exploson, a great burst of smoke and
"flame. When it cleared away the sub
marine was gone.
"Are you confident we got her?" 1
asked the captain.
U-Boat Observed la Time
"Confident V he replied. "I saw the
explosion clearly from the bridge. Tou
can be sure's she's gone. Now you see
how we must watch. Undoubtedly the
sub saw ua before we could be sure
what she was. Had we not seen her
for one minute more, it is pretty sure
you would have had to swim," and, he
smileq grimly.
"Of course, we are all proud and glad
we got her, but don't forget if there is
credit for anyone, most of it should go
to my mates and lookout whose quick
eyes gave us the time to maneuver for
victory,
Comparatively few of the passengers
were on deck when the action came,
One of them was a famous commander
of one of the allied navies, who for
three years has hunted -and destroyed
submarines and on whose head it is re
ported Germany has set a price. I asked
him if he was sure the submarine was
sunk. He Is a man of few words and
all he would say:
Destractloa IV ot Donbted
"I saw it Just like the captain, and
my view is the same as his."
Another passenger who saw the battle
was Judge Walters of London. He was
standing on the deck immediately above
the howitzer when the submarine came
racing along the side of the ship.
"My first knowledge came," he said,
"when I heard feet pattering along the
deck above me and a voice called, 'Give
her a cylinder quick.' Instantly the
howitzer crashed almost under my feet.
I took one look outside -and there was
the submarine less than 100 yards ssvay
I did not look again. I thought of my
wife and children' and I started for a
life belt quick. I don't think there's any
doubt we got her, as at the range the
gunners couldn't miss."
Third INBoat Apparently Hit
Less titan a hour 'later, the fog hav-
p cleared away, the convoy had re-
assembled and once again the destroy
crs were on guard It was about 11
o'clock when the third destroyer on the
port side ran up her signal, "Submarine
in sight," and watchers from our ship
saw her leap ahead at racing speed.
Within a minute there was a great
boom as she dropped her depth charge
and a huge column of water shot up
toward the sky. Instantly the little
warship circled turning. It seemed,
within her own length. Again she cir
cled at slower speed, and then, straight
ened out, she resumed her place in the
convoy line.
"Another one," said a seasoned submarine-hunter.
"With luck, that's
three. Not bad for one trip."
U. S. Warships Welcome Sight
All day the convoy proceeded In order.
As night fell, the commodore of the de
stroyer fleet hoisted a signal, "We are
going to leave you now," and instantly
first one and their another of the fast lit
tle fighters turned its bow and steamed
away southward into the gathering
night. By the following morning, the.
convoy of liners had separated, each one
running "on her own" for her destined
port. That danger was passed. For
some days all went peacefully, then the
wireless crackled the news that German
undersea raiders were active off the
.American coaat and again there was ten
sion until Yankee sea lights loomed up
through the mist. No sight was ever
more welcome than a group of American
warships met with near shore and when
a big dirigible shot out of the low lying
ciouas ana cook station over the main
mast the last sigh of relief was drawn.
This morning came the crowded har
bor and for once at least the Germans
had failed.
Rehearing Asked on
Gas Bate Increase
San Francisco. June 11. (I. N. S.
Twenty cities Monday filed a petition
with the state railroad commission ask
ing a rehearing of the case in which
the Pacific Gas tc Electric company re
cently was granted a 10 per cent In
crease In rates. The commission grant
ed the increase as a war emergency,
based on the higher cost of fuel oil.
The cities affected claim they were
not given a chance to be heard.
Among the petitioners are Alameda,
Berkeley, Richmond, Albany and Oro-
vllle.
I. W.'W. Urged Army
Desertion, Sentenced
- Seattle.. June 1L (I. N. S.) W. E.
Mead, a resident of Seattle for 30 years
and a member of the L W. W was sen
tenced by Judge Jeremiad Neterer to
the federal court here Monday to five
years' Imprisonment In a federal peni
tentiary for encouraging desertion In the
Canadian army. Mead was convicted
under the espionage act of trying to per
suade Canadian recruits aboard the
steamship Queen to desert.
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Officers Will Arrive
Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallls,
June 11. Notice that one ciptaln, two
first lieutenants,, one second lieutenant
and some non-commissioned officers
will arrive at O, A. C. tomorrow to take
charge of the first unit of ISO army men
in training here this summer has been
received by wire from Major General
'Green of Camp Lewis to President Kerr.
HURLEY DETAILS
PLANS FOR HUGE
Shipping Board Head Says U. S.
Wil Control Trade After Warj
25,000,000 Tons Goal.
FAIR DEAL TlT BE MOTTO
No Selfish Nation Will-Be Al
lowed to Grab-Raw Materials
While America Rules.
South Bend, Ind.. June 1. Touch
ing incidentally upon the Importance
of good education for members of the
rising generation, in order that they may
be amply equipped to help solve the so
cial and economic problems that the
United States and the world outside
will have to master, during the period
of reconstruction after the war, Edward
N. Hurley, chairman of the United State
shipping board, in the principal address
at. the commencement exercises of the
University of Notre Dame here Monday
night, reviewed the federalshipplng pro-
(nun.
Eloqaent Tribute to Edsratioa
, After paying an eloquent tribute to
the American institutions, of higher edu
cation, Mr. Hurley recalled to the mem
bers of the graduating class the reasons
why the United States was compelled to I
enter the frightful world war to destroy
Prussian militarism. He said:
Haw Materials to Be Protected
"The gospel of the German govern
ment, especially since the present war
began, has been materialism, and it Is
the irony at fate that Germany's fright
fulness has now been turned turtle and
caused an internal fright lest, after the
war. her national life should be starved
for want of raw materials,'
"By mobilizing all the resources ot
America, after this war, this nation
will be able to prevent the garnering
of raw materials to be used for any
selfish purpose, by any selfish nation."
said Mr. Hurley. "The purpose and mo
tives of the United States need no ex
planation or defense.
"No longer can there be any Question
that we will have the means, as well as
the desice. to safeguard the nations of
the world from selfish intrigue and sor
did manipulation of the World's markets
the future."
Progress of ShlpbaUdlng
After paying high compliment to Sec
retary oi the Treasury McAdoo for his
foresight in the formulation of the great
shipping program now under way, and
speaking of the tremendous work of
organization which Charles M. Schwab
has under way, Mr. Hurley said the
shipyards of the country were now get
ting their gait and setting a pace that
would have seemed incredible in those
very rtwm iimes wnen steamships re- J
nilirsMl fill th Vt'tlV fvi-tm
-a-- " win oiA jiiuuuiB lU
two years to build. In the launching of
a 5000-ton collier from the Camden, N.
J.,- shipyards In the .record time" of 27
days from the, date of keel-laying, he
said, was an Illustration of what Ameri
can shipworkers are capable of when
they get their stride.
"On July 1. 1916, we had no tonnage
worthy cf the name engaged In over
seas trade," said Mr. Hurley. "Now we
are beginning to rulfill our destiny.
On the first day of June of this year
we had increased the American-built
tonnage to more than 3,500,000 dead-
wetgnt tons or shipping. In the 11
months from July 1, 1917, to June 1.
1918, we constructed In American shin-
yards s tonnage equal to the total out
put of American yarcs during the en
tire previous years.
Million Tons Added In Tea Months'
"In short, the shipping board has
added approximately 1,000,000 tons of
new construction to American shipping
m tne last 10 roontns, tor It was not
until August 3 of last year that our
commandeering order went into effect.
We have also added 118 German and
Austrian vessels, with a total dead
weight tonnage of 730,176. We have
requisitioned from the Putch under the
order of the president, 86 vessels with
a total deadweight tonnage of 526,532.
In addition we have chartered from neu
tral countries 215 vessels with an ag
gregate deadweight tonnage of 953,661.
This tonnage, together with the vessels
which we have been obliged to leave
in the coastwise and Great Lakes trade,
gives us a total of more than 1400 ships
with an approximate total deadweight
tonnage of 7,000,000 tons now under the
control of the United States shipping
board.
Record Slnet Begraalng of War
"In round numbers, and from all
sources, we have added to the American
flag since our war against Germany
began, nearly 4.500,000 tons of shipping.
"Since January of the present year,
when our new quantity production of
ships may well be said to have just
begun, we have steadily risen in our
monthly output until in the month of
May we turned out a total of 260.000
tons for that one month alone, making
a total for the first rtve months of this
year of 118 steel ships, aggregating
805,000 deadweight tons. Now, in the
year ending 1 July 1. 1915, the ship
yards In this country built 186,700 dead
weight tons or steel vessels of over
1500 deadweight tons. Thus, in the
month of May we produced 53,000 tons
more than were proeuced In the entire
year 1915.
Many Teifelt Are Delivered
"During the year ending July 1. 1916,
281,400 deadweight tons of steel vessels
were delivered. Adding the 1915 ton
nage with the 1916 tounage gives a total
of 468,100 tons. With a tonnage for
the first five months of this year of
805,000 tons, we delivered In five months
836,960 tons of shipping more than was
built In American shipyards In the years
1915 and 1911. I do not believe I am
overoptlmlstic in saying that our ton
nage output will continue : to Increase
until before this, year closes we will be
MERCHANT FLEET
POISON OAK OR IVY NO
LONGER TO BE DREADED
a N YON &vwho has ever experienced
the tortures of poison oak or ivy
will .be grateful for the information that
this extremely Irritating annoyance ts
no longer to be feared. The .painA Itch
ing, fever and irritation . disappear al
most like magic with a iew applications
of S antiseptic Lotion, and the eruption
and redness of the skin , soon - follow.
Timely use . of - Santlseptid -will even pre
vent the poisoning- in many case. 8an
tlseptic heals other skin irritations, such
as . sunburn windburn, chafing, fever
MAJOR H.'.'U. WELCH r :
:ENTER ACTIVE SERVICE
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Major IL U. Welch
Major H. U. Welch, for 14 years dep
uty in -the county assessor's office and
for over 20 years commander of Bat
tery A, Field artillery, Oregon National
Guard, has been appointed captain In
the United States army and will shortly
leave for Fort Jackson to take up his
duties. Major Welch is a well known
and capable artillery officer with many
friends in Portland. He has made stren
uous efforts to get back into service
Major Welch was retired from the com
mand of Battery A shortly before the
call of the troops to the Mexican bordc
in 1915.
turning out a halt million tons each
month.
"We have established a shipbuilding
industry that will make us a great
maritime nation. We have today under
contract and construction 819 shipbulld
Ing ways, including wood, steel and con
crete, which are twice as many ship
building ways as there are in all the
rest of the shipyards of the world com
bined.
"Our program calls for the building of
1856 passenger, cargo, refrigerator ships
and tankers, ranging from 6000 to 12,000
tons each, with an aggregate dead
weleht tonnage of IJ.000,000. We are
also contracting for 200 wooden barges,
60 concrete barges, 100 concrete oil car
rying barges an'd 150 steel, wood and
concrete tugs of 1000 horsepower for
ocean and harbor service, which aggre
gate a total dead weight tonnage of
850,000.
Many Vessel Commandeered
"Exclusive of the above, we have 245
Cbmmandeered vessels, taken over from
foreign and domestic owners, wnich are
being completed by the emergency fleet
corporation. These will average 7000
tons each and aggregate a total dead
weight tonnage of 1,715,000.
"This makes a total of 2101 vessels,
exclusive of tugs and barges, which are
being built and will be put on the seas
by the emergency fleet corporation in
h onuraA of rrrvine out the Dreaent
program, with an aggregate dead weight
A rtn.
tonnage of 14.715,000
'Five billion dollars will be required
to finish our program for 1918, 1919 and
1920.. but the expenditure of this enor
mous sum will give to the American
people the greatest merchant fleet ever
assembled in the history of the world
which I predict will serve all humanity
loyally and unselfishly upon the same
principles of liberty and Justice which
brought about the establishment of this
free republic. The expenditure of the
enormous sum will give America a mer
chant fleet aggregating 25,0001000 tons
"of shipping.
Workmen Are Doing Their Bit
"American workmen have made the
expansion of recent months possible and
they will make possible the successful
conclusion of the whole program. On
July 1, 1917, there were In the United
States, not quite 45,000 men engaged in
the shipbuilding yards. Today we have
a force of 300.000 men in the yards, and
250.U00 men engaged in allied trades'
This force will be continuously in
creased. From all present expectations.
it is likely that by 1920 we shall have
close to a million men working on '
American merchant ships and their
equipment.
The most liberal estimate of this
year's output of shipping from all coun
tries except America does not exceed
4,000.000 tons. We have gradually
reached the point where we have the fa
cilities for constantly Increasing our
output.'
Hnndrads of Shipyards
As I have said, we have a total of
819 shlpways in the United States. Of
these 819. a total of 751. all of which
except 90 are completed, are being
utilized by the emergency fleet corpora
tion for the building of American mer
chant ships. Jn 1919 the average ton
nage of steel, wood and concrete ships
continuously building on each way
should be about 6000 tons. If we are
using 751 ways on cargo ships, and can
average three ships a year per way, we
should turn out In one year 13,518,000
tons, which is more than has been
turned out by Great Britain in any
five years of her history. When all our
wood, steel and concrete shipyards are
thoroughly organised, with a keel laid
on each of the 819 ways, our fabricating
plants driving ahead at full speed, snd
employes more thoroughly trained In the
art of ship construction, it is estimated
that we can turn out from each way
more than three ships a year.
"The total gross revenue of our fleet
Is very Impressive. From the ships un
der control of the shipping board a total
gross revenue Is derived of about $360,
000,000, an amount more than the gross
revenue of the New York Central rail
road and almost equal to that of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
and the New York Central railroad com
btned.'
!
More Big Shells
Thrown Into Paris
Paris. June llw U. P. The long
range bombardment of Paris was re
sumed today.
and cold sores, flea and other insect
bites. It is a remarkably soothing and
healing lotion. Men use it afte shaving
and women for the complexion and for
the baby's skin.
San ti septic Is easily procured at drag
and department stores, a good sired bottle-
costing but -Me If your druggist
cannot supply It, his name and, 25c In
stamps or coin sent to the manufac
turers, the - . Eshencott Laboratories,
ft J: .
Iortland. Or., will .secure, postpaid,
large Introductory bottle. 'Adv. ? , ,
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COMMODORE
HARDY
IS CENTRAL FIGURE
AT. BIG RECEPTION
Return of "Old Salt" From Japan
Honored by Large Gathering
at The Auditorium. .
Commodore" W. H- Hardy told the
story of his recent trip to Japan to
a large crowd at The Auditorium Mon
day night. In the - absence of Mayor
Baker, Acting; Mayor Bigelow Intro
duced the new Japanese consul. - M,
Shigemltsu. who jsade a grief address
and was followes: by Mr. Hardy.
Mr. ' Hardy spoke at . length of his
travels and experiences hi the' United
States navy and in the merchant ma
rine. He described vividly the land
ing of the expedition of Commodore
Perry in 18S2 and contrasted condi
tions as they existed In the country
at that time with the Japan of today.
The large audience listened in rapt
attention to the speaker and expressed
appreciation in frequent and prolonged
applause. Mr. Hardy emphasised the
necessity of a better understanding
of the Japanese people on the part of
Americans and explained the Japanese
attitude of gratitude and friendship
toward the people of the United States.
A telegram was read from Admiral
Coonts, commandant at Bremerton
navy yard, regretting his Inability to
be present at the reception tendered
in honor of Mr. Hajfly.
W. R. Boone played a series of
selections on the organ and the audi
ence sang the national anthem and
other patriotic songs. A number of
valuable gifts and mementos presented
to Mr. Hardy in Japan were on dis
play in the lobby of The Auditorium.
devil hounds hammer
bocheTs back again
(Continued from Pic One)
On June S they made an attack, cap
turing certain German machine guns.
They sustained some losses, but were un
der heavy bombardment.
The enemy . evidently fears for the
safety of Chateau-Thierry, as he has
been bombarding the Syracuse brigade
continuously.
Huns ' RrTuse to Fight
By Newton C. Parke
With the American Army In France,
May 28. (By Mall.) (I. N. 8.) It is
mighty hard work trying to pick a
fight when the other fellow Just natu
rally refuses to fight. Our patrols
on the Toul front have been having
hard time of it.
The other night a squad of 10 men
entered the German's first line trenches
and prowled around without finding
soul. One group went far down
communication trench looking for
trouble, but not a German helmet was
in sight. Finally a pugnacious lad
from Boston climbed up pn the para
pet and before the patrol leader knew
what he was about fte shouted at the
top of his voice :
"Come out ! You and
fight!" ' '
A flare went up on the right, but
that was all. Nobody came out to
fight !
Americans Ready for Huns
By Fred 8. Fergatos
With the Americans West of Mont
dldler, June 11. (U. P.) The Ameri
cans within the shadow of the new Ger
man drive are waiting, ready for any
blow that may -fall.
There is an ominous quiet In the re
gion of Cantigny, along the line he'd bp
the Americans. Our artillery heavily
gassed the German positions Sunday
night, but the lull fell again yesterday,
With the roar of the heavy firing In
the Montdidler region always reaching
mem, ui Americans tin o are constantly i
on the alert for some evidence of the
is what he said, and Ann,
the Sheriff's daughter, got
the "drop on him."
It's the $10,000 Harvard
Prize Comedy, with Wal
lace Reid, now showing for
the first time in screen form
at the
Swept by.
Hun attack spreading; westward td, In
clude this sector. ; -
Ameican patrols are ootnlnually ae-'
live and some prisoners are brought In
almost dally. Sergeant Burns of the
signal corps went on si "personally con
ducted . tour of the Boches . front
trenches. . He shot every German he
ran across and returned safely to bis :
own lines. " . t
The rain sweeping this section has -rendered
the front poeitions cold and
wet. in contrast to the heat of the past ; ;
few weeks. - - -
In the meantime the greatest air ac- j
Uvity. continues along the lines despite
unfavorable , -weather. Fighting and
bombing; planes headed for Boche terrl
tory, look like huge flocks of crows.,;
The Germans are bombing allied back
areas with the allies heavily retaliating;.
One 'American field hospital was so . .'
endangered by enemy bombs that preps .
rations have been made to evacuate If,
but the nurses and doctors are still on
the Job. -
Artillery Active- in Toul
By Freel J. Tsylor
With the American Armies In Ijor
ralne. June 11. U. P. Both artlller-.
lea were Increasingly active on the Toul
front Monday evening and during the
night. German guns attempted to seek
out a number of American posltons, but
were .unsuccessful. v
A heavy rain caused cessation of x
aerial operations.
The Americans here are eager to par- t
tlctpate in the big fighting and feel ;
qualified to duplicate tbelr comrades
feats 'In the -Marne district.
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