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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20

notably unsuccessful in their attacks
on Allied troopships.
Canada has transported more than
100000 men across the ocean without
losing a transport by a hostile ATTACK
Great Britain has similar record ID
sending her millions to France.
In the Mediterranean the u-boats
have done more. and several French ana
British transports have been SUNK al
though the loss has been small com
pared with the numbers moved TO ana
from Salonca, Gallipoli and Egypt.
TRANSPORTS are always heavily guard
ed. In addition 10 the conveying de
strovers or other warships, several
guns are mounted on each troopship.
They are faster than ordinary mer-
chantmen. In the English Channel
too. an elaborate system Of nets, mine
fields. small outpost vessels and larger
naval units makes a formidable barrier
for the enemy undersea boats.
Germany has been more fortunate in
sinking hospital ships than transports.
The German Admiralty has declared
itself no longer bound by the conven-
tions which protect hospital ships. Be
cause of the German policy, hospital
ships no longer bear distinguishing
marks.
On November "a, 1916, the British
hospital ship Britannia. the largest
British vessel in the world, was sunk
by submarine in the Mediterranean.
There were no wounded on board at the
time. but fifty-fve OF the crew per,
ished. A few days later the hospital
ship Braemar Castle was sunk in the
Mediterranean, but her wounded and
ali others on board were saved Sew
eral other hospital ships have been
cupk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20
Admit Teuton Intrigue
In India Plot Trial
Defendants Contend 1t Was
Not military Enterprise;
Offer No Testimony

CHICAGO. Oct. l9.-The defence in
IN. India plot case, before Judge
Lands. to-day admitted that all the
Governments revelations OF German
intrigue disclosed during the week IN
tbc trial Of Gustav Jacobson and his
thres co-defendants were true.
Tbi, admission by Attorney Forest
followed the closing of the govern
mont, case. The defence also rested
and tho case will now go to the jury
without a single witness being called
in behalf of the defendants. Forest
moved for the dismissal OF the charges
on the ground that the government na'
failed 10 prove that the defendants
had conspired to carry out, or did car
~ out "a military enterprise" ms
motion was overruled by Judge Lam
dis. ,,oJ ;.s
.asc letter referring to plots IN
Jauan and China, as we'll as India, writ
ten in code by Gupta, one CT the oe-
fondants. to an associate, y. Chatterli !,
was introduced by Assistant District
Attorney Fleming. The letter was sd -
dressed to "Mr Albourge, Hotel Des
Alphas. Territet, Montreux, Switzer-
land" but never reached its destina-
tion. as it was opened by the french
censors and later turned over to the
United States. 1t contained long re-
port of Gupta's work and travels in the
Orient. 1t also mentioned the name OF
"Mrs. Warren" and intimated that her
relations with another Hindu, Iarak
Harish, may have caused the failure OF
the Indian plot to overthrow British
rule. The letter read in part:
"Tarik Harish has a grudge against
me. and the fault lies with you. Re
ports went to Berlin concerning ms re-,
iations with Mrs. Warren. You told
him | did it. did not. Even II did.
YOU had no business to mention my
name. First, did not report; second
ly. supposing I did, it would have been
in the interest Of the cause. Mrs. war
rem came to know many things about
the work through him. Am still OF the
same opinion. do not care how many
women man may have, but ne has no
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20
Antilles Was Crack Liner;
Built by E. H. Hartman for
N. Y.-New Orleans Run

The Antilles, which was built by Will
liam Cramp & Sons at Philadelphia IN
1907 was one of the crack liners OF the
Southern Pacific Company. Soon after
he gained control Of the Southern Pa
cifc system it was the ambition OF the
late r. II. Hartman TO equip the water
service Of the road with four or I'VE
high -class passenger and freight car
rving vessels. and the Antilles, the Gre
ole and the Menus, sister ships, were
built under his direction. lie gave
unusual attention 20 the construction
of these vessels. and when they arrived
here on their first visits 10 this. port
Mr.. Hartman entertained lavishly on
board.
The Creole. the first OF the group 70
come out, was a turbine driven snip,
hut she was subsequently reconstructed.
The Antilles was the best Of them all.
and had a large following among the
travelling public because Of her COM
Portable accommodations. steadincss m
dirtv weather and speed in making her
weekly runs between New York and
Now Orleans.
When she was turned over TO the
government she was fitted to accom-
modate 200 officers and men, and dur
ing her service as a transport she con-
tributcd largely in taking 70 France
the overseas force.
She was 4l0 feet long. with 53-foot
beam and a cargo carrying capacity OF
1000 tons. Her gross tonnage was
G.S7s.
When in the New York and New
Orleans service the Antilles could &C
commodate $50 saloon, SO second cabin
and 100 steerage passengers.
Carl Jungcn. head of the Southern
Pacific Steamship Company, when I'M
formed by The Tribune last night that
the Antilles had been torpedoed, said;
"The men on the Antilles were a
splendid lot; capable, energetic and
painstaking men. We all held them IN
h'rh regard and my sympathy goes out
TO their families when they learn OF
the disaster
Captain II. +. Boyd. master Of the
Antilles. retained his command when
the vessel entered the government
service. as did most Of his officers. The
crew as recruited by the Quarter
masters Department included many OF
the men who had served on the steam
ship when she was in the merchant ser
vice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20
Italian Press Advocates
Attacks on U-Boat Bases

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-The Italian
press holds that the most efhcacious
means Of defeating the Austro-German
submarine peril is 10 attack the "
boat bases. A telegram from Rome to-
day quotes the "GiOrnale dItalia' as
saying:
"Tne last aerial raid Of the Italian
Capronis on Cattaro, the Austrian
naval base, constitutes the greatest
offence thus far undertaken against
the principal bases Of enemy suoma-
rines in the Mediterranean.
"The superiority Of the Italian avia,
+io, corns should be Immediately used
to carry on constant and more extern
sive destructive raids against suoma-
rine bases"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20
Watson First Rutland
Boy to Enlist for War

RUTLAND, Mass, Oct. 19.-Herbert
F. Watson, lost on the transport An
titles, was the first Rutland boy to
enlist after war was declared. He
Joined the navy April 8. His mother,
Mrs. Wallace L. Segsr, was Frustrated
by the news Of his death.
Young Watson was twenty-three
years old. He was born in Norwich,
Conn, and educated in the public
schools of Worcester. He had been
employed in the office of large
Worcester concern. and learned radio
tclegraphy during his spare time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20
Submarine Sent by Italy
Reaches Archangel Safely

WASHINGTON, Oct. Va uIP'O-
ms,ic dispatch received to-day says;
ale Temps OF Paris, announces
IT.. tho Russian Minister Of the Navy
has allowed the publication Of the news
nat the small Italian submarine san
c CO has reached Archangel safely,
WING travelled the entire distance
from the Italian base under its own
Il was believed in naval circles that
the Italian submarines feat was part
NJ general Allied contribution to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20

naval strength Of the Russian forces.
and that other submarines also have
arrived at Archangel. The submarines.
IL yasssurmised, would be taken down
at Archangel and tran.hipped 10 the
Baltic and the Black seas. where they
would be reassembled for use asains,
the German and Turkish navies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20
Schooner From New York
Lost: U-Boat Suspected

BOSTON. Oct. 1.-THE loss Of the
scbooner Emma McAdam at sea was
1enorted TO ship broker here to-day
in a message from the captain, who,
with the crew, has arrived safely at
French port.
1t is thought the vessel may have
been sunk by a U-boat. She sailed
from New York for the Cape Verde Isl
snds with a general cargo. She was
built in 1872, and was Of 145 tons reg
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20
Hunt, Antilles Victim,
Missouri Farmers Son

MOUNTAIN GROVE. No. Oct. 19.-
r. W. Hunt. one Of the sailors listed
as lost on the transport Antilles. was
twenty-one years old. just a week ago
his father, Isaac Hunt. farmer near
here, received a letter from him de-
scribing enthusiastically trips 10 and
from Europe aboard transport.
Hunt enlisted az indianapolis last
October and received his training at
the Great Lakes naval station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20
Holland Cuts of Bunker Coal

ROTTERDAM, Oct. 10. - Foreign
steamships will not be supplied with
bunker coal in Dutch ports, according
70 the "Maasbede." This measure, il
adds, will be taken owing TO the scare.
itv of coal in Holland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20
81, 756, 100000 Loaned Allies

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. - Advances
Of s25,oOoO 200 to Great Britain and
S2Oooo,O0o 20 France made by the gov
eminent to-day have brought tho total
thus Ter leaned the Allies up to s2,756,-
100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20

An Extensive and Remarkable Collection Of
; Japanese Ivory Carvings
A Large Number OF
European and Oriental Bronzes
Including the Work of
J. L. Cerome and other Masters
Many important European
Porcelains
Clocks and Clock Sets
European Enamels
Arms and Weapons
/ A Large Collection of
Cabinet Objects
Expensive
Table China and Glassware
A Large Quantity Of
Handsome Sterling Silver
Principally by Tiffany & Company
Combination Billiard & Pool Table
Sporting Games and Gymnasium
Water Colors and Color Prints
Oriental Rugs and Carpets
Expensive Draperies, Table
and Bed Linen
and many other Articles of
Household Establishment
and Utility
And in addition thereto
A Quantity of Costly Jewelry
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20

turning 10 this country are not so well
iprotectcd In the beginning OF troop
TRANSPORTATION. returning transports
stook very much the chances OF ordi-
snarv merchant vessels. The traffic at
THAT time was all in the easterly diroc-
,tion. The transports returned empty,
land il was not considered necessary
Ito give them such heavy protection as
sthose carrying soldiers TO France.
II was not until two months after
sthe first men were sent 10 France that
sreturning transports began TO ori rms,
messengers. BY that time small sick
list had begun to develop and nearly
every returning transport brought
small quota Of returning soldiers.
sWhen this began 20 be the case, the
ftransports began 10 be conveyed on
ahe return journey But they have not
been so heavily conveyed as the out
ward bound vessels, nor have they been
conveyed all the way across the ocean,
except as chance threw them into me
way of a returning warship that hao
been seeing an outward bound troop
ship into safety.
Returning troopships have been con-
xoyed through the danger zone, and IN
most cases well TO the westward OF the
furthest known operations OF the sub
bnarines.
The Antilles was taken by the gov
arnment for a transport at the begin
ming Of the war, and had been going
hack and forth across the Atlantic as a
transport since the first American
sroops were sent 20 France.
One Feature Mysterious
z One Of the mystifying features Of the
story Of the sinking Of the Antilles re-
teived here is that. although it is off,
eially stated that nearly seventy men
we're lost, an the officers Of both the
srmy and navy on board were saved ex-
eept three Of the engineer officers. In
the absence Of further details from Ad-
miral Sims nobody was willing TO COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20

riqbt TO talk about serious work 70
women"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20
Fe,O Allied Transports
Sunk BY Submarines

Cormany's submarines have been
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-30
Prussians See Need of Re-
covering Ground in Cam
bria Sector, Prisoners Say
CAPTURED GERMANS
LONG WITHOUT SLEEP
Enemy Tries Desperately to
Stop Jaws of British
Wise.

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS Nov.
30.-The Germans launched violen.
attack on the e8trame southern flank
of the Cambrai sector this morning.
The attack although still in progress
has evidently been repulsed. The
Prussians heavily shefled Bourbon
wood last night and today. Prison
ers declared hey have been without
sleep since November 20, adding that
German officers fear the British
Bourbon wood wedge will force a Ger
man withdrawal south of Scrarpe.
The aviators reported the enemy is
destroying Cambria and neighborins
towns.
The enemy's gSeat assault this
morning was the heaviest attempt the
enemy has yet made to check the
slowly closing jaws of the Byng wise
around Cambria. The enemy spent
great amount of ammunition in pre-
paratory fire. Councillor, about eight
miles from Cambria, was the center
of attack.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-30
NATIONAL PRESIDENT
IS TO Be HERE DEC. 4
PLANS BEING MADE BY FARM
ERS UNION FOR STATE
GATHERING.

Plans are well under way for the
reception and entertainment of the
many farmers and their wives who
Will be in Pendleton on Dec. 4, and
for the annual convention Of the
Farmers Educational and Co-opera
ative Union of the state of Oregon.
Washington and Idaho. President II,
.. Earnhart of the Pendleton union
has appointed w. w. Harraht chair
man. T. II. Hampton, c. w. Howell, ],
II. Porter. b. L. Anderson. Mrs. w.
w. Harrah and Mrs. r. r.. Hampton
as "A committee to take charge Of the
reception and entertainment of the
delegates.
c. S. Barrett, president of the ma
tlonal union, will be here from his
home in Georgia and there will be
other distinguished members of the
union present. II is anticipated that
there will be more than 10 delegates.
I he program will be one of great in
terest to the farmers some Of the
most vital subjects in connection with
the industry will be discussed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-30
WILL EVADE LAW REQUIRING
GIVING UP LICENSES AND GUNS

for nunce pro tune order provid-
ing for the confiscation of the guns
and licenses.
Now Col. J. II. Raley, attorney for
the defendants, claims that the court
and the district attorney promised the
defendants they could keep their guns
and licenses if they pleaded guilty and
paid their fines. Justice of the Peace
Parkes denies having made any such
promise and District Attorney Kea
tor, while he denies any recollection
of such a promise, is not willing to
swear to this effect, according to Spe
cial Prosecutor Newberry, and the
situation has decided the special pro-
secutor to drop the matter, inasmuch
as a promise by the states represen-
tatives is supposed to be binding.
1t is the contention of the game de-
partment that it is not in the discre-
tion of a court to provide penalty
that does not include the forfeiture of
guns and licenses but that is dues-
tion that might not be settled without
a long legal fight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-30
USED GASOLINE,
YOU KNOW REST
Thanksgiving Blaze on Cos
bic Street Due to Risky
Way of Starting Fire.

The folly of using gasoline for
starting fires was demonstrated at
2:40 yesterday afternoon when Miss
Ruth FELTON,, after saturating the
kindling in the kitchen stove at her
home, GA Cosbie street, applied d
match. Immediately the kitchen
was full of flame and one wall caught
afire. Earl Hacker, who also lives
there, burned his hands quite badly
in trying to extinguish the fire. The
fire alarm was turned in and the fir
responded. The fire was
in the attic by this time but was quick
ly put out. The total damage was H.
more than $50. The house is owned
by c. L. Bowlsby, Fire Chief RingoId
declares that the use of gasoline or
kerosene in lighting fires constitutes
n risk that only foolish person
would take and he warns against such
practice.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-30
KIDNAPPED BOY SAID
TO Be AT KENNEW|CK
MESSAGE Is RECEIVED BY FAITH
Err FROM DIVORCED WIFE'S
COUSIN.

Receiving a message last night
that his son, Charles, whose mysteri-
Gus disappearance Wednesday morn
ing was reported to the officers. was
at Kennewick. Wash. Thomas Pillar
left this morning for that city to make
ar investigation and ascertain the
reason for the boys disappearance.
The message was signed by man
named Parks who is a cousin of Mr..
Pillars divorced wife. However, he
was a stranger to both the boy ana
his father and the latter cannot ac-
count for Parks action in coming aft
er the boy SO secretly, for he assumes
the stranger who inquired for the boy
was the cousin of his wife.
Charles with us and wishes to visit
until Sunday" he message read. Ear
lier in the day Mr.. Pillar received q
telegram from his former wife from
Santa Rosa, California, saying that
she knew nothing of the whereabouts
of the boy. The officers are rather
inclined to believe that the mother is
or the boys disappearance
and are wondering whether the boy
is really at Kennewick.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-30
Delegates at InteralIied Com
ference Don't Want Re
turn to MOnarchal Rule.
FRUIT OF REVOLT
SHOULD BE SECURE
Point Out That Lack of SYM
pathy Lost Serbia,
Roumania. \

PARIS, Nov. 3O.-America is In
sisting that the allies adopt a mor8
sympathetic policy toward Russia.
America is not inclined to consider
Russia solely from the viewpoint of
the aid she might give the allied
cause. The United States would op-
pose seeing Russia shackled in des-
potism to get her war aid. The Unit
ed Press has been authoritativeIy i'm
formed that the American commission
presented this attitude clearly TO the
internally conference. Russia is fore
most in the minds of the conferees-
The American delegates insist that
talk of traitors must cease In discuss
ing Russia. The members OF the Ann
erican mission believe that while the
Slavs are recovering their strength the
revolution must be saved by sympa-
thetic aid to Russia in regulating her
internal Affairs and saving her from
German intrigue. A more sympas
thetic understanding of Russians, and
mbitions is the first essential, the
Americans believe. Premier Lloyd
George declared in a Paris speech
that Roumania and Serbia slipped
through the allied hands through .
lack of sympathetic coordination.
America is insisting that Russia not bo
permitted to suffer the same fate.
The American government contends
the world should gather q sympathet.
ic understanding OF Russia's plight
and cease talking about traitors and
boost the movement there for desmoe-
racy. A high government official de-
clared the United States believes the
fruits of the Russian revolution
ought to be preserved and fosterad
until Russia can recover her fighting
powers. The United States does not
the sentiment declaring ''Givs
US any regime in Russia. even a mon
archy. SO long as you supply us with
men,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-30

Asa b. Thomson and Frank Spin
ming, prominent Echo residents who
were recently fined 5000 each for
killing an elk. will probably get to keep
their guns and hunting licenses de-
spite the fact that the statute provides
for the forfeiture of both. Game
Warden Tonkin seems to have been
effectually checkmated in his at
attempts to have the guns and licenses
confiscated.
In making out the order after the
defendants had pleaded guilty. JUS
tice of the Peace Parkes failed to in
clude the forfeiture of the guns and
licenses in the penalty. Later when
the deputy game warden attempted to
get them to surrender the guns and
licenses, they refused because the or
der had not provided, for it. District
Attorney keator declined to appear
further because Thomson is soon to be
relative of his by marriage and had
S. A. Newberry appointed special
prosecutor. Newberry filed Il motion
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-30
TraitOrOus Russian Leaders
Told Serious Consequence
es Will Follow Acts.
AMERICA DID NOT
JOIN IN WARNING
This Country May Keep
Hands Off Internal
Affairs.

STOCKHOLM. Nov. SO.-Allied
military officials. except the Ameri.
can have formally warned the Rus
sian Bolshevlki authorities that they
ruthlessly threw aside Russian treaty
obligations In negotiating an armlstIce
and separate peace. The allied mes
sage warned Russia the violations of
this pledge may cause serious conse-
yuences
Omission of the American sigma
lures may Indicate that President VIII
son refused to interfere with the So
luton of Russian internal affairs
where the United States Is not directly
involved.
The allied message announced a
most energetic protest against Rus
sia's violation of the conditions of the
treaty OF August %, 1914.
The United States may have adopt
ed II policy toward Russia similar to
it's Mexican policy. Such an attitude
would mean the United States would
neither dtsapprove nor approve the
Bolshevlkl but would permit the Rus
sian people as a whole to work out
their own democracy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-30
TALK OF RICH MANS
WAR IS PRO GERMAN

PORTLAND. Nov. 80. - Democracy
confronts autocracy in the great war.
and the fight is for the final freedom
of humanity. declared. Charles Ed
ward Russell, member of the recent
American commission to Russia, in
his address before a mass meeting OF
Portland citizens at the Auditorium.
Labor was heavily represented In
that assembly for Mr.. Russe1Ps long
association with the socialist party.
from which he withdrew when the
United States entered the war. and his
fearless crusade for economic re-
forms have made his name common
in all American households
II am enlisted on the side of the
United States in this war" declared
Mr.. Russell. plunging at once into the
issue, "and not merely because Il "a
the country of my birth, but because
it is fighting on the side of every
cause that 1 have cherished all my
life
WOrlingman's Interests at stake.
They sent him his first salvo OF
cheers at this, and again when he ve-
hemently asserted that the war is es-
that it is his interests, above all 9TH
ers, which are at stake. 7-
You may be told that this Is rich
mans war. that it Is Wall streets
war" he said. Understand that any
person that says that to you is a pro-
German. For it is not true that any
class in this country has an interest
in it such as yours r
Swiftly he ran the gumut of Ger
man duplicity. of the sinking of ships
without warning. Of the assassination
OF women and little children, and all
that long calendar of crime that Is in
scribed against Prussia The helpless
men who perished at sea were sailora
and firemen. he reminded his hearers.
workinEmen all.
I'm every condition of wrong In
every condition of injustice. II Is al
ways the toilers and producers that
suffer-" he declared THE sum and
substance of Russian tyranny undee
the Gar fell full upon the neck Of
the workers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-30
GERMANS MOVE FORCES
BACK OF PIAvF LINE

ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS, Nov.
30.-Italian aviators reported heavy
movement of troops behind the enemy
lines. 1t is believed the enemy. reali-
zing it is impossible to break the Ital-
ian defenses is preparing blows else
wherea
General Diaz has evidently assum-
ed the offensive al a number of points
The strength of the enemy attacks is
noticably lessened. The Italians are
completely confident of being able to
control the situation and later force
the invaders to retreat.