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I'nlvsrsity cf Org I.llirsrr,. "ITT7 .VV.AA.AA4 AM DAILY EDITION VOU IX., No. Sl. 0BU1I P1M, fOUEFHOra OOCITT, OR10OON, Tl'KHOAV, Al'Ol'HT IS, I0IN. WHOLE .M'MBKR MN. BRITISH SHIP SINKS U-BOAT OFF ATLANTIC VltNNni TRANSPORT OK U.7I0 TONH THI'KIMi:i IX THE MKIMTEHHKAN ME SUNK OFF FI ISIAHD ttulmutriit (taMM tulle! Mutes 4Wt Uiutrd n roliii(Hi Fuiim HprttMt ther Omni An Atlmttlo Port. Auk. 13. In a tight with a submarine yesterday off the Atlantic rot, a llrltlsh armed merchantman arriving here today clalme (o have sunk I'-bont. The -details are not made public. Psrle, Auk. 13 The French trans- port DJi'innih, 3,716 torn. has been torpedoed In the Medlterrean. lloMton, Aug. 13. Intimation that the fish supply might be reduced be cause of the operations of a Oerman submarine off tleorge'i flunk waa aent today to the flaherlvt dlvlalon of the food administration at Wash Ington by Jame J. Phelan, assistant food administrator of this state. Washington, Aug. 12. Uas from oil discharges on tha water by the Oerman eubmsrlne operating oft the middle Atlantic coast overcame six men In the coast guard station and lighthouse oq Smith's Island. North Carolina, Saturday evening, the navy department waa advised today by the commandant of the Sixth naval district. It the gaa attack waa deliberate, most officials believe, It consti tutes a new and Ingcnlon form of rightfulness," and. so fsr as has -tMm reported, was the first direct ffort of the German raiders to harm persona or property on American horei. The gaa was said by the command ant of the coast guard station to have much the same effect aa the mustard gaa used by the Oermana on the western front. The men were laid out for more than half an "hour, but apparently suffer no ser ious after-effects. CI SERVICE SEI 14 Th fnltcd States civil service commission announces that an exam Inatlon for forest and flold clerk will held in this city on Soptember 14, 118. A knowledge of bookkeeping, typewriting and stenography Is re quired for this examination. The department of agriculture has stated thnt, owing to the difficulty In filling Vacancies In the position of forest clerk, It is Imperative that Temale eligible be mado available tor appolntmont to the position of 'forest clerk, and persons who desire to compete should at once apply to the secretary, of the board of exam Inors, at the local postofflce, or to the district secretary, Room 303 Postofflce Building, Seattle, Wash. Tor application blanks and full In , formation. . OF E ; New York. Aug. 13. The Norwe rglan steamer Sommerstailt wbs sunk yesterday by a Oerman submarine off Fire Island. The crew was brousht ere. , ' mid COMMITTEE inn Wmila Gmrrmiimt to Educate IViys I nilcr 81 Yearn of Af for two Yrwr After (ho War Washington, Au. 13. The sen ate military committee today voted (o report favorably at ones extend ing the draft age to 13 and 43 years but with tha amendment, that the government would have to provide two years of education free to all boyi under 21 after the war. V. 8. CAHl'ALTY LIST Washington, Aug. 13. The army raaualtlea for today are 14 killed, three died of wounda, 71 wounded and one miming. E With tha llrltlsh Army on the I'lcardy Huttle Front. Aug. 13. A dreadnaught German airplane carry Ing seven men and equipped .with five engines has been shot down by the Hrttlsh. All .the occupants were killed by the explosion of two unre- leased bombs. They were burled by Americans In the crater made by the explosion. Allied aviators are Intensely In terested In the victory over the great plane and overjoyed at Its rap lure. The German dreadnaught of the air waa equipped with a larf supply of torpedoes and bombs, esch weighing 250 pounds. The .monster craft waa apparently downed on Ita maiden flight. The giant Gotha was shot full of holes while a battery of searchlights play ed upon It. The great airplane was engaged In dropping bombs upon a village when the wings were seen to tilt in the concentrated lare of the search- llghta. Then It plunged to earth un der Its own enormous weight. The dimensions and construction of the machine constitute a distinct departure from the old type and caused almost as much comment as the bombardment of Paris by Oer man cannon. Disturbed by the acale and the op eratlon of iBrltleh aviators the Ger mans are massing machines. Thirty Fokkers attacked 12 Brit ish flyera on Sunday, and In the fighting which followed five German machines were destroyed and one other was sent down out of control. All of the llrltlsh planes escaped. This la a sample of the way the Brit ish have been ahadlng the Oothaa during the past few months. INDE Rome, Aug. 13. Evacuation ot the whole salient on the Western front, formed by Ypres, the Montdi dler sector and the Verdun area Is being urged upon the kaiser by Field Marshal von Hlndcnburg, chief of. tho German general staff, according to a news agency dispatch from Zu rich today. , , , Ge.mnn great headquarters have been removed from France Into Ger many, behind the Rhine river, it was added. The explanation given was that "Hendquarters were transferred be cause of the activity of allied air men." The kaiser is being advised by von Hlndenburg to adopt a "defen nlve front nlong the Western battle line," the dispatch said, Hlndenburg is said to base his reasons for the widespread evacua tlon ot Oerman positions In Belgium and France on the argument that It would shorten and straighten the Germon front and make It easier to defend. MASSIF ff;U I f FALLS TO ALLIED F Woods Commands Town id Roye General Attacks' Made to Break op Hca Resistance on Twenty-five Mile Front t Paris, Aug. 13. The allies In I'lc- ardy attacked today along the entire front from C'aulnea aoutbward, In sj determined effort to break the re sistance of the enemy. Iondon, Aug. 13. The Germans are evacuating trenches In the river bed ot the Olse, according to news received early this afternoon. London, Aug. 13. The British gained additional ground north of Roye and on the north bank of the River Somme, saya an official state ment Issued thla morning. The Germana attacked British po sition In the M err Is region of the Flanders section last night and were repulsed. London, Aug. 13 The French are working around Roye to the west and south of this Important German stronghold and are now holding high ground In thla region. The enemy Is destroying villages In his; rear. The ruins ot Peronne are re ported In flames. London, Aug. 13. Heavy - local fighting Is reported at Flsmette on the Veste river, where the Ameri cana and French are holding the line. Paris, Aug. 13. The allied forcea today began a general attack from Chaulnes south to the Olse river, about a 25-mtle front. Important gains are reported at various points, JAP AVIATOR IK KILLED IX TAIL WIN AT STOCKTON Stockton, Cal., Aug. IS. I. Nlchl yoka, Japanese aviator, was Instant ly killed Sunday, when his airplane went Into a tall apln 400 feet from the ground. Nlchlqoka was to have received his pilot's license after Sun day's flight. He had been a student under T. Naklmura and waa consid ered a proficient flyer. Mill 1 SCOUTS ' BLIL1PS" BY . An American Balloon Base in Eng land, July 12. (Correspondence of the Associated Press) The "Blimp" is the nickname which the American pilots have given to the little dlrl- giule airships wnicn are lecnnicauy termed "S. S.." or Submarine Scouts. The gas bag of the Blimp Is about 150 feet long and 80 feet In dlame- ter. The lower structure Is virtual- trawlers are coming up In the course ly that of a scouting airplane of me- 0f hour or two with the neces dlnm power, so that the whole ef- Mry equipment to simfte Mister Sub fect is that ot a sort ot a cross be- marine out ot his hole, tween airplane and balloon. ' The lt the 8UBmarlne rises before nav crew' Is usually one pilot and an ob- a, help rrlve8, the Blimp tackles lt server, and the speed Is about 40 ftIone wlth bon,b8i tf the submar mjlog R j,our The cargo is a load of bombs which work like a destroyer's depth charges, exploding by water pressure at a depth ot 20 to 80 feet. .Tne carriage contains steering gear, bomb levers, wireless apparatus camera and observation instruments. Hundreds of Blimps are constantly on. duty around the coasts ot France and England. American pilots and observers are just beginning to take up this work. It Is the greatest U-boat destroyer In existence, If the men who work the Blimps are to be believed, One Enthusiastic American pilot who Tiafl been dropping bomns up and down the Irish sea for a month, remarked to the Associated Press correspondent, ,"The Blimp Is larger crew and a greater supply ot not only one of the ways of destroy-i fuel and Is used for detecting mlne Ing t'-bonts; lt Is the way." fields as well as submarines, ES Entire District in Regies cf especially In the vital sector south of lasslgny. Lasslgny Massif, (which means a group ot hills) was captured late this afternoon by the French. 'Lnte dispatches tell of hard fight ing near Flsmette, where the Ameri cana are engaged. Reports say that Peronne la In flames and aeveral oth er, towna burning. The French are rushing up guns betwee Koye and Noyon. Paris, Aug. 13. (Havaa Agency.) Since July 18, the alllea have cap tured 70,000 German prisoners, t.OOO big guns and 10,000 machine guns. With the American Army, Aug. 13. The Oermana directed counter-actions against the Franco-Americans between Solssons and Rhelms today, but without succeaa. London,. Aug. 13. The French have gained control of the entire Maaslt of Lasslgny on the southern end ot the Plcardy battlefield, ac cording to advicea here. Thla gives them control of the town of Lasslg ny and the valley ot Dtvette aa well as the entire district to the north. hondon, Aug. 13. In the region south of Roye, the French this af ternoon are consolidating their lines. Tbey held the town of Desleges, but have not regained the yond. woods be- KXITTIXO WILL UK CffhCKEU TILL YAKX BITl'ATIOX CLEARS Washington, Aug. 13 Hsnd knit ting for the soldiers and sailors Is to be checked until the war Indus tries board can survey stocks ssd ascertain whether there is enough woolen and worsted In the country for winter uniforms and overcoaat. IIICKII1 : AUERICAII PILOTS The advantage that the Blimp has over the seaplane Is that . it can stand still In the air. If a U-boat dives down and Ilea out of sight on the bottom, the Blimp aits over it un til it decides to move on or come to the iurfaee lf the submarine does not moye the Bmp ,g Just u we content, tor In the meantime the wlrelesa has been at work, and ine tries to move away along the bot- tom ot lne gea( the Blimp follows Its snil(iow untu jt comes, soouer or later t0 a fallow spot where lt can be effectively dealt with. Subject to the Blimp's fuel supply and Its "duration power" In the air, ' there is little chance of escape for a U-boat once lt has been sighted by one ot these handy little dirigibles. The sighting or spotting of the U-boats Is the great difficulty, tor the seas around England are large places and the range of the Individ ual Blimp Is comparatively small. A larger type of Blimp Is now be ing used, known technically as the C. P. or Coast Patrol, It carries a COF.lPLAIflTS HE AGAINST RATES I'ubile ttrrvlco CouimliwiiMi Objects to liMTroM n FrWKtit and Ex press lUlrs Washington, Aug. 13 The public service commission of Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho today filed com plaints with the Interstate com merce commission attacking 25 per cent Increase In the freight rates and the 10 per cent express rates as applying to fruit, vegetables, berries and fish shipped from the northwest. The rate are declared to be dis criminatory and unauthorised under the law by which the government as sumed control of the railroads. MIITISII RO.UIIEH4 ACTIVE OVER GKItMAX TOWNS London, Aug. 13 An official com munication Issued by the air minis try last night dealing with bombing and raiding operations say that, 'des pite the unfavorable weather, Brit ish alrplsnes successfully attacked an airplane and chemical works at Frankfort. Other squadrons attacked the rail ways at Met and an airdrome at Hagenau, Alsace. ' , HUIIS DEPRESSED AT Amsterdam, Aug. 13. Clamoring tor an Inquiry into "this reverse, the Weser Zeitung, ot Bremen, says the story that the German army was surprised la an Insufficient explana tion, as it haa been officially etatedW., tiurone band that the attack was expected ana the German lines to the west of Montdidler were accordingly with drawn. The Cologne Volks Zeitung advises the people to keep their spirits up, Indicating that yesterday waa a day of depression. "In Cologne It waa the day of the defeatists," the newspaper says. "With anxiety depicted on their faces they stood together exchang ing their tears and discussing the dark prospects." How the general situation on the western front strikes Hollsnd may be indicated by a cartoon In Satur day's Amsterdam Telegraaf showing the American eagle, with President Wilson's face. In a deadly combat with the Prussian eagle, with Emper or Wllhelm's face, the latter bird be ing In a sadly disheveled state. 8TCPHXT SLACKERS WILL SERVE IX ARMY Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 1J. The claims for exemption of five former students at the School of Antiquity, Point Loma, Cal., charg ing they had been wrongfully Induct ed Into the army while divinity stu dents, were denied in a ruling re ceived here today from Provost Mar- j "bal-General Crowder. General Crowder indorsed the ma jority action of the district - board tor Point Loma, which held the In stitution was not a school ot divin ity as that term generally Is known, and that the men must serve In the army. . MORE YANKEE SPIRIT TO BE SEXT TO ITALY Rome, Aug. 13. More American troops will be sent to Italy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the navy, announced here today. ESCAPED CONVICT IS Salem, Aug. 13. Guards arrived last night at the penitentiary with Bennet Thompson, life termer, who escaped July 4 and was caught yes terday near Rainier. ENTEfJTE ASICS MIATIOtl Hlli TROTZKY GIVE THREE DAYS TO EXPLAIX 1'REMIEIt LENI.YE'8 THREAT HUE SITUATION SERIOUS Germany Continues to (Hernia Rim. list With Troop I'kralnlaas Bury Hon Holdiers AUve London, Aug. 1. The Central News agency statea today that It la reported from Moscow via Berlin that the diplomatic representative of the entente handed a collective note to War Minister Trotsky, de manding within three days, an expla nation of Premier Lenlne'i threat that Russia would declare war against "Anglo-French Imperialism.' Stockholm, Ang. 13. On a plea of being nnable to restore any semb lance of order In the country until the pleasants have been wholly dis armed, Germany continued to pour troops into the Ukraine. The disarmament la being attend ed by considerable difficulty from the fact that the peasants operate In widely separate bands. The Germans are meeting resist ance with executions, but they dart move only In considerable detach ments because reprisals by the peas ant are terrible. na ssnla tiaf nil MalaMn m A las armament burled their German cap tive alive. Food 1 plentiful tn the Ukrain ian district that have become pacific at about one-fourth Petrograd price. Banks have responded and have plenty of funds. . Conditions in Russia proper, how ever, are unimproved, and the threat ot a general reign, ot terror deepen as the Ciechc-Slovak menace draw nearer because the Bolshevlkl be lieve that only through . terroristic measures will the tide be stemmed. USED IN HU?I RETREAT With the American Army, Aug. 13. As our engineers clean op the territory from which the Germans have retreated they continue to find hundreds ot Internal machine ot all sorts. The favorite brand Is to ar range branches ot trees looking like camouflage In the door of a dugout so that when they are brushed aside It sets off mines. Bombs of great strength have been found In rubbish plies which were to be burned. 'Boards were arranged on area- - ways so that the step of a man would detonate the charge. In a number of instances a large number of big shells had been placed In pockets under the roads arranged so that the ' weight of a passing cannon would explode them. The most novel in fernal device Was to arranged barbed wire entanglements so that attacking troops would explode mines. Not only did the Germans leave their Infernal machines behind, but nnisnnort fond unit watnr aln martrail the departing of the hating Hun. These methods of Hun warfare were fortunately discovered early, thanks largely to the previous exper ience ot the , French fighters, and such effective methods have been -taken against them that little losses' have been caused to the Americans. The following Is a warning bulle tin to all our soldiers on this front: "Fuses, traps and Infernal devices are employed by the enemy during his retreat." . 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