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THE OREGON SUNDAY- JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY -MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, 1920.
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Lieut. G. Nicholls, Formerly of
British Service; Relates Daring
Deeds of Strange Vessels.
"Mystery ships' which vague news
dispatches from time to time have
intimated were largely responsible
for the winning of the world war
have passed into history. But etili
their character is not commonly
known. . : '
They were the pride of England.'" the
terror of tlermany and the one thing
(hat a)ded the allies tolfcecp tpe ocean
"lanes open during hostilities in Europe.
Only the mere handful of men who
survived the unique warfare which these
'vessels carried on can tell of their mar
velous deeds ,. There is o one man in
Portland who Is familiar with the
functioning of "mystery ships," for he
served as a British transport officer at
the port, where many of these vessels
outfitted for their perilous duties. t
SERVED IS TWO. BRANCHES 'r
This man is lieutenant G. NicholR
Ttoyal Navy Volunteer Reserves, who
hears the unique distinction of being one
of the very few men who served in both
the army and navy of England during
the war.
Armistice day all Portland turned put
to see the parade which passed through
the downtown streets. Citizens will re
member the contingent of Canadian vet
erans which marched in this parade, and
perhaps many will remember the man
wtia led the Canadian legion.
This man was Lieutenant Nlcholls.
lie was chosen to lead the detachment
because he bore a record of which his
British comrades were proud.
Early in the war to be exact, in the
month of August, 1914 Nicholas vol
unteered for service in the army of
Great Britain. He served with honor
and distinction, early taking part In
Some of the major operations on the
west front.
PERILOUS DATS OF 1915
And the west front In Europe in 1913
was a heart-breaking and discouraging
front for the allies. The hastily gath
ered troops of England and France
were using alt their strength to stem
the tide of the Germans as they
from the British army , a totally unfit
for further service. .... ,
WASTED MORE FIGHT
But -Nicholls had not had enough of
the war Jn two years.- He was willing r
to give all he could to aid his country,
so he tried and finally succeeded Jn
enlisting in the British navy. ;
Soon after - his enlistment he '''was
made a lieutenant and placed in trans
port service at . the port of Belfast
This town, the principal port of! North
ern Ireland, was a food shipping cen
ter for the allies. ' "V
Ships were ! coming and constantly
going from the port to France and
back. But there were several . mer
chantmen which appeared every two
or three days regularly ' that aroused
the curiosity of Nicholls. Curiosity dur
ing the war was sometimes fatal, bo
Nicholls restrained, himself.
Slowly, bit by bit. he .picked up the
facts relating to the strange vessels,
lie , would be asked aft one time to
supply the vessels with one thing, and
sometimes with another, and little. by
little he pieced together the purpose of
the! vessels.
FLOATING FORTRESSES
The ships were in appearance slow go
ing merchantmen common to the seven
seas before and during the war. But in
actuality they were floating fortresses.
They were the "mystery ships" of the
war. ' . . - '""'.''.
. Sometimes these Btrapge visitors to the
port failed to return. Gradually.it be
came known that they never would re
turn. Some of them were lost in the
treacherous mine fields. Others fell
prey to the torpedoes ox the undersea
vessels of Germany.
After the war Nicholls saw the ves
sels, and combined with his knowledge
of their war activities, appreciates above
the average man the work which these
ships accomplished.) "
These ships would steam out of the
port of 'Belfast at the average speed of
merchantmen and cruise into the North
sea. Soon perhaps the enemy subma
rine would see the ostensible merchant
man. A shot would go across the. stern
of the supposed merchantman. , .
WAS IT 8URRESDER! '
Then the ship, with all the wiles in
its power, would fire the little three
pound' gun mounted on its stern.' ' An
other shot would whistle over its bow.
Then the flag of the supposed merchant
man would flutter down from the top
mast In token of surrender. .
"( Slowly, in ever diminishing circles, the
submarine : would draw upon its sup
posed prise. At a distance of 300 yards
the order would be given for the crew
to disembark. .
' Then things would happen. Either the
holds of the "merchantman" would sud
denly bristle with immense guns or the
side of the ship would drop away show
ing a superstructure resembling a grf at
battleship. The . vessels were equipped
with s and 12 inch guns. '
Several reverberating crashes would
sound. There would be a splintering of
steel and the submarine would vanish
THRILLING ECHOES OF WAR ARE TOLD
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swayed back and forth over Northern an the sea would be scatteredi with
Krajice,
Nicholls was" there. He lived through
the horrors of two winters, and then
early in the spring of 1916 he was hit
by a ' German bullet as the British
lines were striving to hold back the
enemy hordes In the Somme sector.
He was wounded seriously. The bul
let scattered his left arm and the medi
cal officers ordered his rehabilitation
to England. For several months he
lay lit a hospital. Then In September,
1916, he was given his final discharge
debris.
TRANSFORMED VS INSTA5T
Provision was made for dropping a
depth charge to make sure of the de
struction of the undersea boat and then
the "mystery ship" would again become
a merchantman to all , appearances
awaiting the advent of another enemy.
Germany never knew of the existence
of these mystery ships. Every shot was
fired at the underseas boats at point
blank range.. The submarine never re-
missing. j
The men aboard the vessel were picsed
men. They were closely guarded to
prevent the possible escape of any news
of the activity of the strange vessels.
Sometimes admirals were picked to head,
the crew and each was pledged to die
before revealing the secret of the ves
sels.. . v
Sometimes the trawlers of the North
sea were fitted out in this fashion and
a tale of the heroism of one of these
trawlers crews Is told by, Nicholls.
The trawler in question was cruising
the North sea when one of the super
submarines of Germany came to the
surface. However, .the guns of the un
dersea boat were not a match for the
supposed trawler. , '
It was wits that won the day for the
British crew.- When orders" came to
disembark, all the men but one left
the ship in a small boat. The skipper
was ordered aboard the - German craft
Then the remaining member of the crew,
dressed as a woman, appeared at the.
rail of the deserted craft with a bundle
which looked like a baby in arms.
, The skipper pleaded with the Germans
not to blow up the vessel with bis wife
and baby -aboard. 5"le German craft
drew alongside the prize. Then the
would-be baby was' dropped upon the
submarine. It was T. N. T., and ef
fectively destroyed the German boat.
The captain and the disguised sailor
were saved by a miracle, as the bomb
dropped into the hold of the German
vessel . and both gained the shelter of
their vessel's deck as the explosion oc
curred. $
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Horticulturists
To Meet at Eugene
In Annual Session
The Oregon State Horticultural so
ciety will meet for its thirty-third an
nual convention at Eugene next Thurs
day, Friday .and Saturday.
Addresses on growing, care of crops
and marketing will be given by the
members. C. J. Lewi's will talk, on
"Some Of the Things I Have Seen in
Cooperative Marketing." "Results of
. Orchard Fertilizing" is to be the sub
ject' of Professor W,. 'S. Brown of O. A.
t C. Other speakers are. on the program
! with, topics of equal interest.
I The officers of the society are: J. O.
Holt president ; Robert Paulus, vice
president ;- C. D. Minton, secretary
; treasurer. The trustees are Senator
. Charles McNary. Henry K. Do'sch and
r ; J. B. Pilkington. j
pressed their praise for the treatment
accorded them and of the success of
the conference. ' ,
Friday I L. ' Epley, v president of
Philomath college,- presented a. paper
on student activities, which he thought
occupied too much of the scholar's time
from his regular work. Discussion led
to the limitation and distribution of all
activities, but no definite program was
adopted by the conference. . ,c S
"Maintaining the Moral and Spirit
ual Standards of the Student : Body'
was the title of a paper .given 'by Pro
fessor falter I Myers of the ' Eu
gene BVbie university, t
SMALLER COLLEGES
In a discussion ' on 'the question of
the smaller vcolleres aivinr graduate
work. Professor James T. Matthews of
wlllameUe university maintained it
to be unwise, unless the colleges had
large and complete laboratories and
staff with enough time to - devote ; to
the work. .
The : officers for the ensuing term
were elected, as follows: E. C. San
derson, Eugeoe Bible university, presi
dent: Professor A., A. Knowlton of
Reed,- vice president ; Professor F. G.
Franklin of Willamette, secretary
treasurer. Delegates attending the conference
were : Melvln V. Williams. Wallace H.
Lee and Elizabeth Irvine of Albauy col
lege ; E. C. Sanderson. A. F. Bennett
and W. F. Myers of Eugene Bible uni
versity,; O. R. Schlaucli, ,a. W, Payne
and L. S. Schmaker of McMtnnvllle
college; R. F. Clark. H. S. Tuttle, F.
C. Taylor. 13. M. Dailey, H. F. Price,
H. L. Bates and L. H. Strong of Pa
cific university ; U L. Epley of Phllo-
matn, college; Carl G. Dohey, J
Matthews and F. O. Franklin of -Wil
lamette A.- A. Knowlton, F. L. Grif
fin, J. P. Baughman, Bertha K, Young,
Baldwin. R. K.' Strong 'and C.
Oil If) MOVE
. The Independent . College Presi
dents' Association of Oregon, in ses
sion at Heed college for two days,
voted Saturday to continue,, its plan
of joint scholarship which it has had
for five years. i : - '
By this plan, each of the 'five colleges
in the association, that gie scholarships
to a member of the graduation class of
eery accredited high school In the state
eac-h year, PhilPmafh . college. Pacific
university. Albany college, McMinnville
college and Pacific university, and any
other college that may give, a scholar
ship, combine ,a.nd give but one scholar
ship to each school. allowing the winner
the privJlege'of choosing the institution
In which he shall enroll.
VOCATIOXS BISCCSSED ' ' '.
Saturday morning . the conference
closed. Delegates from seen colleires of i T. W
the state were represented in the session, j IL Gray of Reed college.
Th final mo .inn- waa .uaII . n , V. a 1 .
discussion of vocational guidance. Pro
fessor A. A. Knowlton of Reed college
introduced the subject and stressed the
importance of the college - finding the
adaptation of the student. Professor, G.
C. Basset, also of Reed, gave a talk, In
which he reviewed the situation from the
primitive occupations of yesterday to
the modern and complex of the present.
He divided occupations into 3ft funda
mental parts, and further subdiided them
Into 34.000 gainful occupations. : ' .
"Today, because of the lack Of guid
ance, we find individuals ;who have a
wasteful start, and are in a blind alley
occupation, have a permanent, waste
of ability, and, therefore, obtain un
necessary disappointment."
ANALYSIS IS I'KGED - f
Basset adocates an analysis of indi
vidual ability and making education fol
low this line.
The scholarship committee of , which
Professor Wallace H. Lee of Albany
college is chairman, was given permission
to modify its program in any manner.
The present system whereby scholarship
blanks are sent to principals of the hich
schools for distribution to the students
FOR SAFETY OF
HIGH OFFICIALS
Plotters Planned Bombing Raids
From Various Parts of City, -J
1 Seized Evidence Said to Show.
Dentist, Gets Back
Wallet and Money
By Detective Work
Seven boys' and girls' pig clubs, or
ganized B.nd In nivrntlnn In Vnliimn
!i ' "' c leaving ine representatives ex-
Oregon City, Nov. - 27. To-", recover a
wallet containing more" than $100 soon
after 'its loss was noticed was the ex
perience of Dr. William Krasslg,' local
dentist Krassig dropped the wallet in
the-nail way on his way to the office
Saturday morning. Upon entering the
building he had noticed, a suspicious
look)ng man following him. When he
Tnissel the wallet Krassig went on a
still hunt after the man and,' finding
him in a - poolroom, said. "You're the
fellow . that found my wallet. Let me
have it." The man appeared nervous
and finally returned the waHetr with
all but , some diver, change from '.a 5
bill, which he had broken and . partly
spent.
; Krassig- then gave the man $2 and
told him to get out of town.
By Robert J. Prcw
L'nirersal Srrvic Staff Corrwpondeitt '
London, Nov. 27. The mot turb
ulent week in the histoi'y of Irelun.
came to a close tonight with reiorta '
of murders and exploslona coupled ,
with additional arrests doming in
hourly and with the British govern
ment concentrating Its efforts to pro
tect one or more high officials from
assassination in London. ',.'."
Whatever definite information " the
government may have of the. alleged .
Irish plot of further spectacular re
prisals Is not known pubflcly, although,
broad intimations have been given in
T.i and out of parliament during the week
that sensational revelations were rounu .
in captured Sinn Fein documents.
Coincident with the erection today of
heavy barricades across the approaches
to the government offices, the Central
News announced . that sensational dis
coveries have been, made concerning the '
Irish plotters In London. -'--Documentary
proof. It declares, has been seled show- ;
ing the plotters planned bombing raids
from various parts of this "city i The
bombers, It is further alleged, were to ;
have been transported about the city In
motor cars, making it possible for quick
descents and equally rapid retreats.
. Sir Hamar Greenwood, chief . secr,e-r -tary
for Ireland and the stormy petrel
of the week's parliamentary debates,
according to the Star, uses a bullet-
proof motor car whenever he is drlv--ing
about London. The Star -adds that
all the Irish radicals : in England are
known to the authorities and are now
under surveillance.
Grave fears were expressed In many ;
circles here tonight that tomorrow may.
witness a new sanguinary outburst
within Ireland Itself. Sunday has been
a day of terrorism for many; months,
and the Sunday evening reports from,
Dublin. Cork and Belfast have been -breathlessly
awaited week after wetk.
Applications for farm loans, averag
ing about 16000, are being received at
the rate of about tour ir day at Jhe
office o. C. A. Elmer, : Idaho comrnii--sioner
of.-publlo Investments.
German super-submarine Dentsch
land, captured by English, as she
" appeared In Thames river, pho
tographed by Lieutenant G. Nich
olls, late of Royal Navy Volun
teer Bethel-res (below), whp Is now
in Portland. V ' :
war early In JfiVJ Nicholls was loaned to
the American transport service, but still
maintained his headquarters at Belfast.
For 11 months he managed this work
in the northern port, of Ireland.
In October, 1918. the world heard of
the terrible collision between the soldier
laden transport Otranto and the steam
er Kashimer in the ir:sh sea. More
than 400 lives were lost in the crash. ,
On the Sunday when this collision oc
curred Nicholls received a message to
dispatch . all possible "aid to the scene
of the wreck In the Irish sea a few miles
from Belfast. . .
Nicholls' description of this scene is
awe Inspiring. Ne arrived as the Ot
ranto was settling slowly in the water.
Hundreds of soldiers were jumping from
the ship's rail, some vainly trying to
hit the tossing life saving boats. There
were still some aboard the vessel when
she went down. k. - -
The final survivors were picked up
from the, Bea and then borne In haste, to
Belfast. The weather was bitterly cold
and many died from.exposure on their
way to the haven of Belfast. ' ,
After the Otranto incident Nicholls
saw and heard of many heroic acjs of
the seas. Then after, two years . service
came the Armistice. .
WISHED TO EXTEND :
Still wishing to' extend the service he
had performed he immediately volun
teered for duty lnthe Achangel district.
There are other stories of adventure
which Nicholls has to tell about. Of
some he is reticent. He arrived in Port
land several months ago and intends to'
settle down here until. England again de
mands his services. "
The arm which he had shattered at the
battle of the Bom me is not capable of all
it was before the war,' but he is . con
fident that if the army will not; take
him the navy will, for he is one of the
few men who saw active service In both
branches and is still alive to tell of his
adventures.
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J.L.Foster, Facing
Hearing on Charge
Of 'White Slavery'
Because it is alleged he. brought a 14-
ear-old girl from Walla Walla Port
land by railroad and lived with her three
months, Jasper Leroy Foster, 21, will be
given a hearing in federal court on a
Charge; of white slavery made against
him by Hall . S. Lusk, chief assistant
united States attorney.
Foster was arrested Saturday by Op
erative Hudson of the department of
justice at the home of his brother at
Forty-eighth avenue and Sixty-third
street.- -Lusk filed the charge against
Foster - because of complaint of neigh
bors as to-the conduct of Foster and the
girl. Foster claims to have, brought the
girl here to marry here -on .written, con
sent of her parents, but Lusk says evi
dence does not bear out this statement.
Bail for Foster was set at 11000. -
Pioneer Kesident of
Jackson County Dies
- Ashland. Nov, 27- Mrs. Alwilda.- Col
vlg Emery died in Ashland Saturday.
Mrs, Emery was; a Jackson county
pioneer, having lived In this county for
60 years. She. is survived by her hus
band and r six . children,' two, , Melvin : S.
Emery and Mrs..C. R. Losher, living in
Portland, " The others live In - Ashland
and are: - Misses Nina-. and Haxel Emery,
Mrs. G. .W. Watson and H. S. Emery.-
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Attempt on life Succeeds
Aberdeen. .Wash.. Nov. - 27. George
Pulver, who : attemptedV- suicide two
weeks ago by inhaling gas and ' recov
ered consciousness 4 hours after .being
found in bis room, died Saturday. He
leaves relative in New Yorlfc. :
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