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THE WEATHER mm "FTS AIJi herb "Tonight aria to morrow. pro b- vbly too wars: moderate aouth-V erly Ha-: tnldity. 60 'VOL. XVI.V'NO; 103 PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER, II; .1917. SIXTEEN PAGES nnmni Trr tpmtc oir niai Awn wrws X-VIW mVDt mi rrvTi rnnM nrnn HARLOTTE, N.

AND CAMP GREENE, where Oregon's militia boys are in' training. Hdoverls Firm Against. Price Uppw photograph, shows Horth Tryon street, from' Independence Square, in ythe heart of rr.i U.S. GRftFT Til vu4i iwiic- a uc www uuws uic xuuuKG uic wup vzrccn me camp is in a welt wooded, rolling country, in practically the foothills of the Appalachians. sin AGT, ADMITS Slackers Are Captured by Warship -V IJttle Schemer Anvil, Leaving 3Iexlcan Waters In Changing Base, la Seized.

San Diego, Sept 1LOI. il- r'j v'viy 11 German Divers Attack Ameri can Cargo Carriers Off the r.l Bmmm CAnrl'lat Sunday. 16a miles sooth of En- Tiim HAttnm twH'UT'MJ: Loll X. sasx St -1 rvu ui i iiciii iw wvuui .1 'rt ONESUBMARINE IS BELIEVED DESTROYED statement ssued dy secre tary Daniels Correcting the Early feort Sent Out Saying That Probably Six Divers Had Been Sunk. Waehington, Sept 11.

(I. N. itei barmen submarine was probably munV in an. encasement between 1 In SB) jl it a hy a oz i in tl a. 3 CflMP.

ruartrtt. XO SJ. Battle Is Expected Momentar ily Between Militaristic Re- volters and Troops of Rus- sian Democracy, Still Loyal to Premier Kerensky. KERENSKY MURDERED, IS STOCKHOLM RUMOR Newspaper Aftonbladet Prints Story to Effect Leader Was Killed Fleet Officers and Staffs Remain Loyal. '-f Stockholm, Sept.

11. (U. PO newspaper Aftonbladet-' this afternoon printed a rumor that Premier lterensky of Russia had Deen Kuiea Bwanay vj Bolskevlkl assassin. Petrograd, Sept, 11. (U.

Rus sian divisions, formerly commanded General Kornlloff. have; reached VyriUa, 3S miles distant from Petro grad. according- to word received herej today. The troops are marching from Pskoff to the capital Premier Kerensky this afternoon re ceived 1, wireless messages from offi cers and the staffs of the whole Rus sian Baltic fleet placing themselves the disposal of the provisional gov- ernment News of the first battle between the forces of militarism and of democracy I was momentarily expected In the cap- ltai today. 1 General Kornlloff revolt era, or at least an advance guard of his main I column, were reported ajt Luga.

A force local crovisKmal rovernment trooDs stationed there They were expected! -ii. T-. I toward Jtho. capital iiaibis, announced plan to seize government control. I M.mvtiiu rtmn-a titTii with I preparations for rigorous repression of revolt -ym Cadets Quit Entirely 1 The entira 1 grant Premier Kerensky freedom I 1 1 Continued on page Two.

Column Four) San Francisco Hot el Seautlf ol Tonne Woman, Evidently German, Commits Bnldds tetters and Bottle Indlcate.Vlait to Portland I I San'; Francisco. Sept ,11 (I. K. 1 After destroying all evidence of 1 -'N-on, of American steamers and. six U-boaU off the coast of France, a- cording to a revised statement by Secretary of the Navy Daniels lae this afternoon.

In making this statement. the secretary said an error in the de- partroent's handling of the dispatch of the encounter made It ap-'' pear six submarines: were probably lost iv Two of the American steamers, the names of which-were not received by the navy department, were lost, ac-' cording to the- navy's advices from i -1. the steamer Westwego, which reported the hatUe. Secretary Daniels statement this afternoon was as follows: r- Zrror la first Statement "My attention has Just been called to a serious error made In transmitting the report of the attack on the and other vessels. I gave the report to the cress this morning v.xactly as.lt was' presented to roe, i stating that tyo.

of th seamers at- An 'American warship convoying-tne little gasoline schooner on which a colony of American slacker attempted" to reach MaxatlanV Mexico, was due here today. According to reports from Ensen-ada, the warship overhauled the Anvil Since June 1 a small colony of draft evaders has lived la fancied security and extreme ennut at En- senada. stories of this "colony" have reached San Diego through returning Americans, The colony char tered the Anvil to go to Masatlan. The navy department'' was. told that the slackers were switching their basa and a patrol vessel mas awaiting them.

outside the three mile limit. TllTe Anvil is former Portland ve seL Up to about three year ago she was on the run between Portland and Tillamook. she, made Coos Bay and Bandon. She lay idle for about a year and was. then sold to San Fran-clco interests for This was less than two years ago.

Her new owners took her to San Francisco and placed her in the San Francisco Mexico trade. TO SEA IN R010AT; ARE; PROBABLY LOST Evans R. Viers and Mrs. W. Graham, Well Known in Dallas, Are Missing.

Garibaldi. Or Sept 11. Doubt still surrounds the fate of Mra.v Wi A. GrahanV wife of a well known youns business man of Or, end Evans viers. Folk county -farmer, who are believed to have been lost in the ocean while on their way to Bayocean In a small boat rf Mrs.

Graham is the mother of -two children and formerly, lived In Port-! land and Spokane, and Viers is thehs klM nf Mr. 1 TP. I East Thirteenth, street Portlanit.1 ThWsdaf rented? a rwoofit tor the avowed purbose of soma orabbinir. I They have sot been 'heard of here since that --There was a rough sea, and the. be net -of -government lifesavers from the I BarVlew station.

who have been av. iuvuj, a iuav mey- tnay i have attempted to cross the strait to 1 Bayocean and that the boat was oar view ana irom tnese erzecta the Identity of their relatives was learned and they were notified. Mrs. Graham a husband came from Dallas and Vler'a father and other rela-1 Uvea came from Portland to lnvestl-1 gate. Mother Still Hopes Hope that her son Is still alive li held by Mrs.

Lemuel B- Viersi 633 East Thirteenth street north, mother of IS." firf.yjf" is wouxni 10 nave Deen tost wnue nsu- Ing in a rowboat off the Tlllamoos Bav bar With Mra. W. A. nrahim nf T- 11 1- mi, 7 Lemuel E. Viers, the father Is gen era! agent here for.

the International Harvester company of Mr. Viers, senior, is at the beach assist Ing in the search for couple, together wlth.W. A. Graham, husband of the young woman. 1rm Vi.ri h'w hurtd search was being actively pursued to day by a- number of residents of the vicinity and the Barvlew lifeguards.

i iThe by at of Ithe lllf tacssa were gunx ana preoapiy it the submarines were lost "The cablegram, I now find, stated h.t -on of the submarines was orob- Basis on Coast 1 Tells Senator McNarjr Is Would Be Kecesaarr for, OOTenunent to Absorb DlfferenUaL Washtnston. Sent' ll-(WXSHrxa- TON 3U RGAU OF THE JOURNAUJ Food Administrator Hoover today sent, a memorandum to Senator Nary reaffirming his position against fixing a Portland price basis on wheat and declaring it does not rest with the food administration to alter tne una-lng of, the president's price committee. uvb it Portland Were made a basis market wheat -would flow, there only to ha hauled eastward-again, ac cumulating srsa cent airzerentiat wiuca the government would have to absorb or the consumer tay. Owing to. the absence-of President-Wilson and word from.Portland that a committee is ex pected from the conference the president has now been postponed tit f- 1 TO PEACE PROPAGANDA State Department Says Effort is Made uiscourage Is Made tOf -Du War-Preparations, Washington, Sept.

11. U. A huge pesce propaganda, emanating probably from Switzerland, is worxing throughout the United SUtes. the state department declared thls after noon, trying 'io encourage pacifists and to discourage the United States war preparations. Evidence In Che hands of the' state I department has been turned over to I the department of Justice for investigation and subsequent criminal, prose-j cutlon.

hi mmnmmBmmmmmmnmwMmmmmmmmmmmmmmwmmmammmmmmmmmmmm -Z O.J. Attorney Is to Come to -Portland 11WAHwrwiLl Washington. Sept IlwCWASHINa-l TON BUREAU OF" THE JOURNAU) St. W. Williams, recently named, special assistant, attorney general in connection with Oregon California land grant matters, leaves arriving at Portland Tuesday, morning, where he will have his headquarters while arranging for suits against the railroad for final adlustment of ac counts with ihe government dei sires, also, to be In touch with the -sit- us ton when payment of taxes is made and- other arrangements preliminary to settlement are carried ouf XKF fn a a a a a I 1UUVOOUO XiJdt Proof Is Abandoned Austin.

Texas. Sept. N. Counsel for': the "prosecution tin the impeachment: trial of Governor Fer guson announced today they, had been compelled to abandon firther-efforts to prove the source' of the 1168.600 which Ferguson- borrowed ftom mysterious friends. j- It was explained that witnesses' for whom subpenas bad been -issued and by whoso testimony it was expected to prove who mode the governor the bis loan, had left tho state and could: not be brought back by any court power.

Woodem Shipbuilding i ls to' Be Discussed Washington. Sept 1 1 WA SHIKG-' OP THE-JOURNAL) Senator Chamberlain will meet Chairman' Hurley of the shipping board, and Admiral Capps today to discuss the apparent delay In wooden shipbuilding. He win not urge claims: of any -par ticular contractor, stated but seeks fuller Information on the program and will ask that everything possible- be done speed construction in Western PUT STOP TO 1 I I i 1 Transmitting of Messan From Buenos Aires, Held in UneAWlth PraCUdetstab- -Jished in .1915 When Kotes From.U. S. InCDMAWV If DC' Cn III HIM I lrlM I ASKED; TO Official Account of Transac tion Lacking, Itls Said' by Stockholm and Hence Definite Position Is Not: Assumed -at This Time.

Swedish People Vet Blamed Waahington. Sept 11(1. Sweden -will not- be pun- ished in any way by the. United i BtateT for -4 the violations Of her neutrality revealed by Sec- retary Xansing. Si." This definite statement was made-A bys an official of the-, state department this afteri noon.

The state department believes certain Swedish of- tlcials ars -to blame, snd is convinced that these officials will receive the punishment their actions merit PunUhment will not be vis- upon the whole Swedish people- by tightening; up of the American embargo en food- stuffs. It, la admitted, how- ever that: ail- Swedish appll-1 cations for export licenses are undergoing closest, scrutiny, eecreiary Lnsing made this official statement I observe that soma news. papers publish the fact vtbat we are going to punish the uweaiin government for some of the acts of Its -efflciala. There is not 'the slightest in. Ptention of this.

We have tha i i friendliest 'of- teelinmi for'th. Swedish. peopleiX i i Stockholm. Sent f. oweaen aamiued today she had acted as intermediary bet ween i Germany and Argentine, but Justified ber position en the -ground that she adopted the same course with resard to communi cations between- and other neutrals ana 4id not know 'the contents of Count Luxburg's messases.

xne Bweaisn roreign office Issued formal statement explainlns 'that in nntint th. TJiti.i "l1: tween Germany and America. It was not held this was. a bar to continued transmission to and from other stria nil at Ass fTftffMftfl tisniasawta the foreign office said, "Sweden nas taken precautions to prevent a re furrence or tne Argentine Incident 'BweCen must first confirm whether Cooctoqa on faga rut a. Cclsaia FlTel AyiatoriMay Di iiesmt oi Accident Sept.

II. (U. P.J Roderick M. Kennedy, 24. Minneapolis, private in the Third aero squadron, training at Fort .8111.

'Oklau was probably fatally burned this morning when his' machine plunged 200 -feet to tho ground. Kennedy was injured by tho fall. The wreckage of tho machine mnl, was destroyed, Outskirts of iPaffal El Paso. Sept 11 (L Led by Pjineho Villa, a' force of 200 bandits raided the outskirts Parral according' to reports' received here this Stores were looted and it was re ported the bandits carried off a num-i ber of women. i v-' BUSINESS LOCATIONS Wanted sflsoellsJisous 8 WANTED -Second hand, fural-v turo.

rugs, ranges, and stoves. Pay cash. Coal and Wood JA-1 fir blockwood. slab-wood; quick delivery; honest prices. i Business OpoortaaltlesSO SOME rood buys in stores and rooming bouses; all sixes; best locations; terms to suit The above Want Ads mar be found tinder their respective headings oa Pages It and, 18 ot Journal, Journal Want Ads are- dally growing tn isvor among, all classes.

The Hotel man and woman with a spare room to rent both kpow the value of a- little -i Want Ad in The JoornaL' Tne -dealers in anf.nne that you could 1 meneion, look upon The Journal Ad i Pages ss their beat 'salesman and buyer. Journal Want Ads get the best and quick-'i est results and are the favorite ot Portland's buying and eeUlag public. i. i fi OopytigBt ly The Moon FROSTJ.SECINS Cold Wave Extends East From Mississippi Valley to New. York.

Sept. 11. (I. N. ttlwAsjal ao.

tna (Ka tvva. war sw ocu i dieted' frost last night would re sult in a crop reports re. ceived today from the affected area tell of "frost in streaxa only oomg considerable damage." extended east from the MissU- sippl valleyj-touching Minnesota East- lern Iowa and Eastern Missouri, spread lna over Illinois, Michi gan. Indiana and Ohio, extending east 111.. k.nil..l.i tf K.s atato and tonchinr-a few places In Northern Kentucky Trostt heavy-.

to klUlnc" "is the re- port for orthern Illinois and white Chicago escaped with -only a light coat- surroundihg suffered both in vegetables and in corn. Todars Weather report shows that the crest of the cool wave has passed east and with coming cloudiness there will; no frost in Northern Illinois tonight Southern Illinois reports no temper atures below 88 and no Ice at any placo. Minnesota Ijoss Estimated St1 Paul, Sept 11. (U. Millions, of doUars of damage has been on by the frost of Sunday and Mon ii tim.

tl WCBV 1U WW, day. uorn," osans. xomaioes, auu sua- nesoia- XWOO prwusuwu swifuuiw estimated the total damage to war crops last night at 150,000.000, today said it -would be considerably less, as corn is nor so ostuy; oeiieyeo. va state's corn' crop had matured beyond GoTernment Receives Reports 'Washington. Sept 11.

(I. N. SJ The bumoer corn crop; of the tinned states may have been seriously; dam- l. hv the heavy tfrosta of lasb night or Freeslnr.temwaxuTOrevs Atlantic coast and-as xar soutn as me Distrlct.ol toiumois. Retorts on tne oamage 10 crops were reaching the weather bureau this aft- cp la being grown in the states ar- ieciea.

1 Fruit prooapiy uamagcu hv the '-Late potatoes arid gar den -vegetables were seriously dam aged. Reports Differ Widely- Des Moines: Iowa, Sept 11. lU. RDorts reaching here this morn ing differed damage to the corn 'crop through last pnlght's frost Cedar Rapids T7orted Si heavy" frost with much damage to.com.: while Weo- str citv. reDorted the corn- crop tho North Central Part.

OQtae -tatOs Bad not been damaged- oy; rare inow. Up to Commission Salem. Sept II. Briefs in the Portland cent carfare ease were JUed with the public service commission today by W. P.

La Roche; city 'attorney, and JOak Nolan -and. J. Le Roy Rmith each opposing the spplication for an increase in fares, by Crif flth. Xelter and Allen, suppSrtlng the Miners' Head to Aid Fuel Administrator i -V i Sept'lL P.V John P. White, president of the United Mineworkers, accepted the invitation of Fuel Administrator Garfield to act as one of his advisers He will keep- Dr.

Garfield informed-. on the labor" situation, -wages and other questions pertaining to the miners. -feHRfri: TI.LUt i ably Bubeeaueatly the navy department 'tsaie that thai statement abou two t' steamers being sunk was correctly transcribed. I Settle Oooorred September 8 The' battle took place September 6. the steamer Westwego reported.

Following is tiie text of the first of- Concladd on Pace Two. Colama Three W. Convention I 1 1 -i Planned, Is Belief sBssnis- Kembers of Orgaaiiatloa Xeportad to Be Headed for lOaaespolis) Head- onarters Beoorated, Band Braotloss.i i Minneapolis, Minn Sept ''11. -TJ. Mysterious activity at W.

W. headquarters here and reports' that I. W. W. members throughout the Jorth- west are boarding freight trains bound for led officials here to to believe the organization wa preparing to hold a convention here Fear-of being headed off as was the council.

is the explanation of the secrecy. Detectives met on train on which 40 men were riding but all escaped. Eight out of 100 coming from Sta-pies. were arrested aa the train left there. All had left the train wha a squad of deputies met It here.

The W. was elaborately decorated hers today and the. organisation's band has been practicing for 'C Mass; Meeting Called On 6 Cent Fare Issue -a Members of the Alberta Improve- 'meat association today conferred with her identity, a beautiful young woman, heavily throughout the North- evidently German, who registered two west The damage to these crops In Weeks ani at it local hotel under thelslx Southern Minnesota counties alone bvi uaiu iuuiv1 Zl I wa- reported to- be 810,001.000. namejof Miss E. Woods, ended hr of the Mm- In' hirrnnm urlv t(W(T HhL v.

A. TO RA1SE3IG SUNSTO PAY. WAR'S EXPENSES Bocah, LaFellette and Norris! Only Senators "ill ii. xo voie Agamsi ivieasurei Washington. Sept.

11. -(U. Majority Leader Kitchin of the house announced today that: he would sup port the war revenue! bill in all but one particular. House sentiment for higher war profits and income taxes will vent itself in a series of speeches warning congress the December war, tax must levy more heavily on big in comes and profits. 1 Kitchin will Insist that a-different basis of figuring war prof its be agreed to in the present measure.

The bill aa passed yesterday by the eenate was reported today to the house. A conference was ordered snd Speaker Clark appointed as conferees Representatives Kitchin, Ralney, Illi nois, and! Dixon. Indiana. Democrats, and Fordney, Michigan, and Moore, Pennsylvania, Republicans. feWashlngtoaif SeptJr 11.

(L N.VS.) America's biggest tax' bill, the 82.51)0.-000.000 ro'fnue bill, was sent back to the house by the senate today, with the progressives still determined to carry -ihe. fight for higher levies upon big incomes and war profits to the last in tne nousetne weaitn conscriotionlsts will find new allies In -Leader Kitchin and Speaker Clark. a -The bill was pass, by the senate Monday night by a. Vote Of io 4. Borah of, Idaha, Gronna of North.Da kota, La Follette of Wisconsin and Norrls of Nebraska voted against', the measure.

Others who had fought for extreme taxation of i wealth, such' as Jr.bnson of California, Reed of Missouri and Kenyon cf-Iowa, all i-" in the iast hoirrs of the passage of the cm the" consumption taxis upon coffee, sugar and cocoa 'were cut out of the So were the postal Increases on second class mail i (Ooochided, oa Page Two. Column Sit) IAATY1QVv A nnnOOQ hnt -mm r. I I UU1UIU UVVUUUU). Police Find Ndthihg Con H. Smith, painter of Corral-lls.

who says he recently received a legacy of .8600,000, and who is in Portland spending parti of his -new fortune, was arrested this morning on tho charge of assault and battery brought by Edwlna 'Coates, 817 Overton -street u. -y Mrs. Coates telephoned', to Ihe police station that: she -was being mistreated Smith, and -Motorcycle Patrolman JBates and. Coulter were' sent to her home. They found herein front of the, bouse.

She told. them thai Smith was Jnside that he had "been beating her and that he, was drunk. Evidence failed to. re veal any of these statements, howeverp the officers" Smith, was released on his own recognise nee an wi 1 appear in" police court. Wednesday-moralng.

.1 irs. Viers aald her son had ericaaiasSIs ituinea Walls of1 Verdun -1 Sept lir-(I Nj 8.) An American flag, gift of an, ft American, -was today ft. hoisted over the battered wall; ft ft of Verdun. ft. ft So far as known this is the is ft second time that the American -ft ft flag has appeared on too bat- ft tie front At the battle ft Vlmy Ridge, cltlsen of the ft ft United Stages, who was.

fight- ft ft ing' with the Canadians, carried ft ft a small American flag with- ft ft- him into, the fighting, ft ftftftftftftftftftftftftftft Now Gas Company Is Losing Money Asks Publio Barries Commissions' Psr. mission to XCannfaoture Oas of 3iow-; er Quality, aad to Xaks Pew ex Tests Salem, Orept 11. The Portland Gas Coke -company, in a filed with the. public service today says It Is losing money and Wants permission-' to lower, the quality of gas it is now manufacturing. By order of the commlssloh the gas company Is now manufacturing gas of 670" British' thermal units per, cubic foot and It wants toe reduce the "quality from 670 to-a maximum of 50 and a minimum of 6,25 British thermal or heat' units per cubic oet The company asserts this would en able it to save a year.

It also- asks for a modification of the rule requirlng.tbe company to test meters' once in tire years to once in 10 years, This cwould savs 86000 a year, the company says. says its losses were J50.0U0 1 in 1116! and llf 'moru than in Pastor of Church: Opponent Lexington, Ky. Sept lLrr-K. Rev. Edward Hubbard, of tho church atStanford.

is being held here in Jail today to prevent mob lynching, following his fatal, shoot- mg of Smith Baughman. his political I 1J1AWUU oppon( opponent for' sheriff, -yesterday, Hubbara vmaaOv cnarges -v against Baughman in printed handbills, and when Baughman resented them, Hob- bard shot him -the brain. When Baughman fell. Hubbard sent three additional bullets into his body. Hubbard is a Republican and Baughman -wag-.

ft': "UnwritteiiXaw" SavesfMalcolm i Sept. AX.iXx N. The sorrltfii. law lata' todj mnv-A Lleutonant Douglas Malcolm from con- vicition on a. murder charge, The court acquitted Malcolm'on bis plea that he shot Anton Baumberg to savs his wife's honor.

It was the first time ths "unwritten has )ever been made the basis of: a defense in an ngllsh eourt. Mayor. Baker relative' to the use of the Public Auditorium for a mass meeting be held Friday night for public of the six cent fare propo- r-- chloroform. -r wrrt b. tM tn nvav h.nir hir i.an,.

the womad had a bank occonnt with the San Angelo Bank com-1 pany of San Angelo Texas. Many! letters written In German -showed that she had traveled about the coun- Portland, salt Lake, Los Angeles and other cities. One of the bottles of chloroform used was purchased in Portland. Au autographed- postcard from IrV A- aPd wrlter- Th anitni rtn nnia iuit niv fh. I form in several months.

One Of these 1 was made June to, Etta Wygand. I then residing at, the Franklin hotel. rintnet two sales were made to I men who presented good reasons for use7 ox uib puiatoii. At the Franklin hotel It was said Chloroform jwas pudchased. May: JJpen Here Saturday Portland' hranrh ot thT Pan Fran.

Cisco federal reserve hank may be ceried Saturdav Robert Day, assistant cashier of the San Francisco bank. Is to be cashier I -orwan uraiicn. ana win ar- early Wednesday In the afternoon the clearing house association win meet, with-him and" he will probably -announce the location -for the bank. Four locations in the. business district have been" offered.

The clearing, house banks will be called on tomorrow- to donate a number of men- to constitute the temporary clerical force. Presidio Officers Arrive at Fort Sill Fort Slit Okls-. Sept 11. (I. K.

8.) -Two hundred officers from the training camp at the Jresldio, San Franciscpr arrived at Camp Doniphan yesterday, where soldiers? ot the Missouri and Kansas National will vx will -be used to fill' vacancies to occur in the reorganization of the Thirty-fifth division, It was 1 I I I I I I I i I i I I 1 i I to the each for a short vacation and and th Grahams were intimate i In Dallas, Mrs Viers aaid. and word fMm 4). vniiii the effect that the young people had gone ou a deep sea fishing trio to gether. Toung.Viers was managing a fruit ranch hear Dallas. He is 24 years oltt HT.11 In i Hollo.

this city. He is i years old snd unmarried. Mrs. Graham Is the wife of W. Graham of Graham Watt of this city and has two i ij Sheriff ReportsMCar Tillamook.

Sept. 11. Sheriff Campbell on Sunday' got Into tele phonic communication with. Sheriff formed him that Evans Viers ar had been standing on the beach at r. rai.w Ym.

rfui.i.i of his fears that owner had met ri. faaV. that itV T.l with mishap. i U. S.

Increases Loan To Italy $55,000,000 LWssblngtonL Sept Secretary McAdoo today announced ad vancement of a $55,000,000 credit 'to Italy, making a total advanced to the allies, to daU ot Five Women Nurses Wounded hy Bombs Paris. Sept. 11. (I. N.

Five' women nurses were wounded when German airmen bombarded Dunkirk last night, damaging a hospital, the war office announced 'today. -1 lit -A The mayor; subject to ratification by the council, gave assurance that the Auditorium, could be used for'lhat purpose. Where IsRound-Up i rTo Get Choice Seats For L. J. Hill Party? 4- r'' aro wondering up In Pendleton where the Round-Up" management Is, going to get choice seats for the LoufB w.

Mill excursionists. It may be that a call will be issued to all. good patriotic boosters of Pendleton "and the Round-Un to turn back their seats In certain sections and take less choice in order to give tne st' fsui visitors at least Iv-'-as good locations as the ft i special trains. Choice seata for The Journal's Let Er Buck Vs excursionists are' already re-. served.

'So Insistent Is the de ItJmand at The Journal business ft. office for tickets that reserve- ft tlons for that train. Including ft choice locations In the grand-. stand, will not be held later ft than Thursday," September 18. ft' 'ft Positively no reservations' art-' er that.

date. There are only a few tickets left. Come in and get your transportation before U'is too late. ftftftftftftft.