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THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1916. T"REE r. NINE SHIPS SUNK (Continued from page one.) For iustance, the big American line ttiamer Philaiilephiu, with passengers sil freight from New York for Liver pool, wan in the waters from which the leports of German submarines have come today. The Hcandiusvinn-Ameri-can liner Frederick VIII is somewhere off that part of the coast, bound from ('openhagen to New York with Ambas sador Gerard aboard. One of the mysteries , of the uuder sea campaign is the escape of the steam er Kansan, chartered by the French gov 1 eminent and carrying an enormous car go of muifitious. ' Fourteen Babies In Boats. By F. W. Getty. ; (L'nited Press staff correspondent.) Neport, K. I., Oct. 9. Dripping with brine, which stood out like sweat on ' their steel sides from the prodigious ef forts of rescuing passengers of Bix tor pedoed merchant ships, four '. United Ktates destroyers arrived here before ilnwn today bringing the first stories . of the Kuropean war carried to Amer ica s doorsteps. . While searchlights flashed and whis tles sounded, the destroyer Ericsson the first to arrive nosed her way bak from the scene of operations of Ger many's U-boats. Of the 81 persons picked up from email boats by the Ericsson, not one was injured. Practically all, however, had lost every personal belonging. They had only the clothes they wore. Fourteen babies were in the boats the' Kricsson found bobbin? on the wat er which had become the grave of the fjiiiiiiMiimmiiiiiimuiiimiimiiiimniiimttiiimimiiimiiimiiiiw Salem, steamer Stephano, bound from St. Johns port society turned out in force. Airs, to New York. Many were sleeping Klsie French Vanderbilt sent her peacefully in the arms of their mothers limousine down to the wharf and four or nurses as the lifeboats rolled and j women passengers from the Mephnno rocked with the gentle sway of the were taken to her home. Other society sea. Almost all night long, the boats women also sent their cars to the dock had drifted. Only the dim light of aiand the mothers and babies taken from lanterns in the lil'esnving craft nndlthe U-boats' victim ships are being the soft rays of the moon, sifting' in termittently through the clouds, served the light the scene, which but a few hours before had been one of America's peace. Took to Boats Sunday.. The passengers of the Stephuno took to the small boats at 0:.'10 Hundny ev ening. They were' adrift until about 2:30 this morning. There was no sign of hysteria or 'frieht as men. women and even an eirrhtl year old child, told their stories of be-1 They came, for the most part, of part ing suddenly roused irom dining tables, of hardy Canadian Btock and when ask from little social gatherings.iu saloons ed if tiiev were frightened when they nnd.of babies hurriedly, wakened from, sleep to be hustled over the side and into lifeboats. Only a short distance j away floated a sea green monster. The , submarine rested low in the water, her bulging sides and pointed snout Riving j her the appearance of a giant man kill ing tisn. When the first alarm was given and a. shot came creaming across the bow of j the Stephano, many passengers" refused j to believe they were beiner attacked bvi a submarine- They laughed when an; lorncer rusned rjy, snouting that all I though such thing as submarines exist j must don life preservers, and take to the' ed. ...... .. .. : boats. But the serious mien of the can-i 'Arriving at the naval hosnital here. tain, the hurrying about of the crew ,anu a glimpse irom me aecK or tne .ship convinced them. . iiiuusanas . lurongeu ine xvcwportjine only newspaper man permitted waterfront as the destroyers put into aboard the destroyer Kricsson which pun, wiiu ineir cargoes or numan I fr-- f mc di-o. tin - with oihis or FOItONEF Actual Retail Value 80 'Cents! This is what 44 cents will buy this week at every store where PALMOLIVE Products are sold: THREE (3) Cakes of Famous PALM OLIVE Soap, regular price at 10 cents a Cake, 30 cents ONE (1) Jar of PALMOLIVE Vanishing Cream or ONE (1) Box of PALMOLIVE Powder, as you prefer, regular price 50 cents ActualJoint Retail Value of These Goods, 80 Cents! We are making this great gift offer to introduce you to PALMOLIVE Vanishing Cream and Powder, new. members of the PALMOLIVE family that you will enjoy meeting THESE. DEALERS Oregon " ' Capital Drug Store, , 405 State St., cor. Liberty. . Central . Pharmary, ' Poole & Woolpert, props, 410 State Crown Drug Co., " . ' ::52 State Street Daniel J. Fry, - - ji V 280 N. Commercial Street Opera House Pharmacy, Corner Court and High. J. C. Perry Drug Co., . 115 S. Commercial Street The Red Cross pharmacy, -444 State Street U.G.Shipley. ' ,: Frank G. Ward's Drug Store, 548 State Street - Brownsville, Oregon Crandall's Drug Store - Ringo's Drug Store cared for today in tho pninital homes of iNewport's elect. Rich Women Care for Them. Oh the forward deck of the destroyer Kricsson, as she swung into her dock, was one of tho strnugest groups ever seen on an American warship. A little band of women, with' babies in their arms, wept silently, trying not to show tneir sorrow over tne loss of precious possessions to the children, frightened bv their strauue surroundings. learned a submarine had attacked their hip: they simply shrugged their should ers and replied: ;'?No.". One blonde haired baby wore a sail or's cap rakishly over one eve. In her haste to leave the Ntephano, the mother had not had time to get "the baby's i bonnet and a seaman had. furnished the necessary head covering. Another bright-eyed youngster was having the time of his life as he lav in his mother's lap gurgling joyously at the sailors as the Stephano 's passengers and crew had tneir tirst meal in 14 hours. The United Press correspondent was orougnt to port the gripping story of 1 nm luiuru lu Alllvutuu nttlt'lD, J I: j C - M Because each embodies the PALMOLIVE quality that makes the name synonymous everywhere with toilet goods perfection. Every dealer whose name is listed below is ready with an extra big stock of PALM OLIVE Soap, Vanishing Cream and Powder to act as our distributing agents. Go to any one of them, hand out your 44 cents, and state which you want to try first, PALMOLIVE Vanishing Cream or PALM OLIVE Powder. He will give it to you, together with three full-size cakes of PALMOLIVE the famous Palm and Olive Oil soap the most popular bath end toilet soap, measured by sales, that this age has ever known. WILL SUPPLY Dallas, Oregon . Crider's Store -The Fuller Pharmacy Courad Stafim Drug Store HarrisburgKOregon Leisy Drug Store Independence, Oregon Hewitt's Pharmacy. . Junction City, Oregon Carroll's Pharmacy . H. A. Cooley Drug Co., Lebanon, Oregon Sears-Kerr Drug Co. Silverton, Oregon Lewis Johnson Drug Co. Geo. W. Steelhammer Drug Store When the Ericsson dropped anchor Ad miral Olcnves, commanding the destroy er flotilla, ordereil health ofiiccrs aboard to examine passengers and crew from the tstephnno. The youngest passenger aboard was little brown-eyed Warren Driscoll, of St. Johns. Warren is four mouths old. With 13 other babies ho is safe ashore today after an experience, the thrill of which, may never be repeated though he may live to be a gray haired man. Miss Elizabeth Butler, of St. Johns, telling of her experience, said: "I lost everything I owned except what I've got on. My God, it was aw ful! "We hod just sat down to supper when suddenly we heard a shot. Some one called that the ship had been fired upon. Then I heard the captain yell to everyone to get. their life preservers on- I went below deck and put on a life belt and life preserver. There was uo time to pick up belongings. The of ficers urged the utmost haste. As we went over the side we knew for cer tain that a submarine had stopped our ship, though some of the passengers could even then hardly believe it. I lost $150, all the money I have been able to save." Kitty Trumblett, of St. Johns, said she had started to lew York for a holi day. She also lost all of her money and her visions of an outing were shat tered, but slie pluckily declared she didn't care much." A. C. Ticked, chief of the Stephano, celebrated his third submarine sinking when he was taken off the ship. He was on the Marquette when she was sunk without warning in the Dardnn elles. The Marquette was a troop ship and iickell was a soldier at that time Shortly after this Tickett was on the YOU troop ship Manitou which was sunk off Mnlta by a German submarine. The chief was wounded this time. Comment- niir on the nttnek on tlie Stenhano. Tickytd-only remark was: No Loss of Life Reported Newport, K. I., Oct. . A' total of nine ships have been sunk by tierman submarines up to an early hour this morning, according to an officer of the destroyer Kricsson, arriving here. This officer suid he understood more than one submarine was surely taking part in the attueks. lie said information at Nantucket was that two and possi bly three submarines had been sighted. His information was all from Nantuck et and com inns the reports given out there as to messages picked up from wireless flushes. i One report declares there were two submarines tho U-53 which put ill at Newport Saturday, and the U-54. An other report mentions tffo U-Ul. There is no way of establishing definitely how many submarines are on the scene. All latest information is that there has been no loss of life. All passengerB from the steamers which were sunk hnvn hepn tnkitn nff tha 'iit,iikit light ship and have been lauded or ure en route to Newport aboard United States destroyers. Passengers from the Stephano, and crews of the Btrnthden, the West Point, the Kingston, the Hloomersdijk aud tho Christian Kud-i son, were taken off during yesterday! afternoon and late last night. Was Not the U-53 lloston, Mass., Oct. 9 A -German; submarine, other than the I'-M, halted, the . Hawaiian-American steamer Kan-! sail, olficers ot the vessel declared on! reaching port here today. Their state-J nieiit, after viewing a photograph of the U-53 taken during tho lutter's hurried' call at Newport Saturday, was taken i as conclusive proof that more thiin onoj Gorman submarine operated off the New Knglaml coast over Sunday. j Alter studying the photograph, both officers and men said the ship hulling them was different und that the men aboard were not the sumo as those de picted on the U-5;i. . Tho submarine raider did not board the Kansan. Instead, the German cap tain hailed the vessel from deck, after spotting her American flag, and the U-boat dropped out of sight just us iilirupctlv us it hud appeared, litter liv ing shown the Minsan s papers, ami having litem examined. Was Carrying Contrubrand (Shipping men were surprised that the German should have let tho Kunsun go free, inasmuch hs her cargo consist ed of steel, hay and grain from New York tor the rrench government ut St. Nnznirv,. The Kiinsuii will take 2(100 horses n bimrd her ami sail again for the French port. She was chartered some time nj.o by the l'Veneh government. She is o! I'i.UOU tons. The theory that there is more than one submarine off tho coast was also borne out by the story told by Captain j E. 1.. Smith ot the Kaiisau. . . Smith declared he had hardly de parted from the V-bont which held hUu up when he heard the call of the steam er West Point saying slits had been fuel on. The West Point was some ins tance away. Captain Smith said: Examined Her Papers "I left New York uf 10 it. in. Satur day ami arrived II miles off the. Nun- tucket lightship ut 4:3."i Sunday inorn i hit . The first warning 1 lintl that a German submarine wus even in llio vi cinity was when 1 heard u shot lired across the Kansan 's bows. I immedi ately ordered the engines stopped, but before we could come to n standstill there was a second shot. We came to a stop within a few minutes. 1 then siirhled the submarine for the first time She was a short distance away ami an officer hailed the Kah';nn from the bunt. He asked lor or papers. I imme diately put over n boat with Second Of ficer .Mc.Nuiiiaia in charge, ne rowru to the submarine, ami presented onr pu llers. They were carefully examined and MciNumni'tt was tout we coum irui-r.-... An hour after we were first stopped e were under way again. " Heliire we cutild net along, however, the submarine disappeared beneath the ivnves. ilivniL' nut of smht ns sucntenij as she had appeared. We hud hardly left the I'-bont until I heurd the wire less cull of the West Point, saying she was being attacked by n submarine. I put the Kunsun about ami started to her assistance; iieinre we n K""" we learned thai the United States, de stroyers were within striking distance so 1 changed my course again and pro ceeded to Huston." Captain Smith could not explain how the submarine commander happened to permit him lo tiuue his voyage. He admitted the Kansan was carrying con triilirnnil ami was under charter by lh French government. iiHl Cruisers Watching Nantucket, H. I., 't. Allied cruis ers are cruising off Nantucket shoals in search of German submarines. Wiro- ...... ,.i..k,,l mi earlv toils v in- tens nt' ""V " I "f . dicufe that three Hntish cruisers lin arrived onlv a few miles off Nlintiickel. The Itritisli vessels are apparently list- it i..HU in tin. luiiie nl lening in " " " -" i getting some report lis to the where abouts of the tamers. 3C t State House News Complying with the law which re quires the state lioaiil or coniroi in np nrriVH the buduets for the vurious state institutions and have them ill readiness for submission to the legislature, by .o vember 1, the board made the first of a series of v si s to the Institution rauir day for the purpose of scanning the needs thereof before approving the estimates made ami submitted by the several suierintendents. , The heads of 10 stuto institutions have submitted estimate to the board. All but tilt1 eastern Oregon hospital for th insane ask fur an increase over the amount asked for two years ugo. The budget total is 2.U47,SI.S4, which ex ceeds the former one by 4:iO.!ll.(i.'l. The amount asked for by the several superintendents am as follows: Oregon state hospital 7iiO,l.'!4 Kantern Oregon hospital 2!i!l,2lS0 Penitentiary 25:i.:tOO Tuberculosis sanitarium I l!l,!)2i Soldiers' home 110,8.10 liiHtitute for feeble-minded.. 201,450 Oirls' iiidii.friul school ...... 7.S.SS0 .stale, training school ...I... 90,001 BOSTON Wins First Game Because they, played better ball WE WIN each and every day because our Goods are Best and Prices are Lowest on all Clothing, Shoes and Hats Bay From the Winners Brick Brothers Corner State and Liberty Streets The House that Guarantees Every. Purchase. School for blind School for deuf H7,321 iO,4.'l5 Total asked sf2,047," J 5 The chief improvement asked for by Superintendent Steiner of the state hos pital here is an addition to tho receiv ing ward, which it is estimated will cost $i5,U00r All addition to the dining room, to cost $4150, an addition to the fattening plant, to cost $4,040, a new greenhouse, to cost if 1,500, and an open air pavilion, to cost $(1,000, are the other improvements asked for. Superintendent Minto of the peniten tiary, asks for $50,:i()0 to be used in making improvements and repairs, lu the general maintenance item of 1 24, 720 provision is made for the purchase of new. machinery. Superintendent Minto attributes the need for the addi tional $50,005.17 he asks for to the in crease of population at the prison. A new hospital, to cost $35,000, is in cluded in the appropriation asked for by the soldiers' homo ut Hoseburg. Improvements and repairs to the amount of $.'IH,70li.50 lire needed ut the tuberculosis sanitarium in the judgment of the superintendent of that institu tion. And improvements and repairs is also a big item in f.li estimate presenten by the Miperiuti ndent of the institution for the feeble minded, the amount asked for to meet this requirement being $122,450. The need for improvements and re pairs is made evident in the reports from the training schools for boys and girls, l lie first named asking $21,000, which provides for the iiistallul ion of a new sprinkling system among other rzzz The most you can do for your teeth visit your dentist twice a year and three times a day use p. lymtim For The Teeth Powder Snd 2c stamp today for Dr. Lyon's Psrftct Tooth 1. W. Lyo & Sons, Inc., 0ol Let the Pan-Dandy They'll 'use the same pure ingredients that you would. Flour curef'ully selected, und milk tested stiui tiiiieully for purity mid for richness. Such u bread, buked in modern ovens, is bound to be good. . "-8" Pan-Dandy Breads And bilking tens of thousands of loaves every day, we can sell such a bread for a f ruction of what it would cost you to bake. - Your grocer has it. Tell him to send out PJ7?j a Joaf, and judge 'Win jjui see tnat it bears the label. SALEM ROYAL BAKERY 210 South Commercial Street things, and the lust named asking if.Ci, N5(). The school for the deaf, it, is stet ed, will require but $1,2:15 for this pur pose, w hile $11,821.04 will bo needed by the school for tho blind. Corporation Commissioner SchuldiT nian denies a statement recently made by K. K. Jliller that the action revok ing the permit of the Wapinitia Irriga tion company had tied up the propect. The commissioner declares that the re vocation is only temporary and only prohibits the company from selling its stocks and bonds. Certain litigation is in progress which might involve the company's title to the water rights, and this is the reason forhe revocation oi lier from the corporation department. ovcrnor Witlivcoinbe bus nppoiiifed . C. I. Lewis, if Corvullis; O. C. Allen, of I MeilTord, and Dr. ( A. .Mncruin, uf ' Portland, ns a committee for Oregon to i devise methods for the creation of a , market fur northwestern fruits. The j governor has also appointed Alias Dobii, parole oiticcr or the industrial school for girls, n special agent with addition al authority in canying out her duliii'. The car shortage on tho Southern Pa cific is gradually increasing. I.ntit figures received at the office of the public service ciimuiission show flirt shortage to be 1,741. A total of H4 emp ty cars have been received at Ashland since Friday. Articles of iucoiporntion have been filed ut the corporation department l.j the Ntniidi'fer-Clni'ksim company, Port land, shipbuilders, capital stock $225, 000; pelikee Mines company, Hamlen, $10,000; Woodworth .Motor eoiupnnv, Al bany, $1,000. Cream gtntrous trial picksg of sither Powdtr or Dsnul Cream to w. 27th St., N.w York City Kids Do Your Baftlit: ts- for yourself. 1