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1 1 GERMANS MEETING SUCCESS
jf Teutons in Full Possession of Russian Island of Oesel 1
HEAVY ARTILLERY FIRE CONTINUES I
i Two Officers Leave
7- J -Angel Island, San
1 Francisco in a
i: I'. lifeboat
j POLICE SPREAD NET
ii Disappearance Discov-
iffir ered Before Davbreak
jj .Washington Plans
I. Delayed.
JM SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16. Two
M German aliens who escaped in a boat
from a detention carrsp on Angel island
K In San Francisco bay early today were
v J captured within a few hours after
M their disappearance. The men, both
m j officers of seized merchant vessels,
I,' ' were returned to Angel island by mili-
B tnry authorities.
I : SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 16. Two
B German officers of seized merchant
1 vessels escaped from the detention
camp on Angel island in San Fran-
m . cisco bay today In a lifeboat. Police of
Mjj the bay cities spread a dragnet to ap-
R-j&fl prehencl the fugitives whose names
mril were given as Captain C. Brauch and
KaM Engineer Lorenzo Lau.
MfUh Disappearance of the two men was
MB J" discovered shortly before daybreak to-
m- jF day. The escape closely followed or-
m. S dors from Washington to send approx-
Mk. I, Imalely 160 interned Germans from the
W Angel island camp lo eastern Intern-
A f ment camps. Commissioner of Immi-
.J; ;! graticn Edward White had prepared to
! ; transfer the aliens by special train to-
; morrow. These plans will probably be
SI j delayed pending search for the two
I German officers
I, FRENCH SINK U-BOATS,
j, ! PARIS. Oct. 15. French I warships
: ! destroyed two Teutonic submarines in
I. ., the western Moditeranean in the last
t ( week of September, according to in-
y''- formation received today by the
. French ministry of marine.
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RUSS ADMIRAL
REVIEWS CRISIS
Landing of German Troops on
Oesel Island Hard Blow
to Russia
POLITICS HURTS NATION
Naval Power of Russia Greatly
Outnumbered by Fleet of
Germany.
PETROGRAD, Monday, OcL 13.
The landing of German troops on Oesel
island could have been averted only by
risking battle under unfavorable cir
cumstances, which might have resulted
in the opening of the Gulf of Finland
to the enemy, Admiral Verdervski,
minister of marine, said today. The
blow is a hard one to Russia but the
Russian fleet apparently was in no
positjon lo hinder the Germans. ,
"Sinco March," the admiral said, ."I
have soveral times drawn attention to
the possibility of such a blow and I
also discussed the situation with Pre
mier Kerensky, but no one paid atten
tion to the government's warning. Al
though we are at war, aur political dif
ferences have been given first place in
the minds of the people. The Germans
take this into account and events show
that they have been able to take full
advantage of it."
German naval power Is four times
greater than that of Russia, the 'ad
miral continued. The naval force in
the Gulf of Riga did everything pos
sible to prevent. a landing.
The admiral sees no immediate dan
ger of a German attempt to enter the
Gulf of Finland, believing that owing
to the lateness of the season, the Ger
mans' operations will be localized.
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CHANCELLOR URGED
TO STATE TERMS
LONDON. Oct. 16. The Deutsche
Tages Zeitung of Berlin, as quoted in
an Exchange telegraph dispatch from
Amsterdam, says that Count Czernln,
Austro-Hungarian foreign minister, re
cently requested the German chan
cellor, Dr. Michaelis, to state Ger
many's peace terms .urging that Ger
many make concessions in the west.
Count Czernln received a vague reply,
whereup he 3tated that he could no
longer negotiate with Dr. Michaelis,'
Inasmuch as the chancellor made
vague statements when clearness and
frankness were imperatively neces
sary. These statements of the Tages
Zeitung are not denied, the dispatch
says, and have made a great sensation
being particularly Illustrative of the
forvent desiro for peace on the part
of Austria.
Message to Russia.
PETROGRAD, Monday. Oct. 15
David R. Francis, the American am
bassador, will deliver in person on
Tuesday to Mme. Catherine Breshkov
skaya, "the grandmother of the revo
lution," a telegram from President
Wilson. The message, which is dated
October 12, expresses the president's
confidence in the intelligence of
Russia.
I II J Much Ado About Nothing j
The last few days our morning contemporary has been lot- j
if! ting off an undue amount of surplus air as regards circulation,
f ? baseball service, etc. The Standard office boy doesn't under-
! stand what it is all about. Tic says that he knows a man who
jjUl s bet one great big iron simolcon that. Chicago made more hits j
afc-- in tlij0&rst world scries game than New York, all because the
M ; Examiner scoreboard which played tle games all the way from
,.Jfo !; one minute to twenty-four hours in advance of the actual time
rj j: gave Chicago ten hits to New York's six, while the official l
; scorer ordered the Standard to call it even 7 to 7. Our office A
!; boy says he knows three men who attended the Examiner
!; Saturday game and each one of them bet a certain sureshot ;
guy . that New York and Chicago wore going to play ball in !;
Chicago last Sunday afternoon. The sureshot guy called the ;
Standard and was informed that the national commission plan ;!
was to have Chicago go to NewYork after Saturday's game !;
and play there on Monday. But the lone three with sinking !;
hearts called the Examiner management and were assured that l
the national commission had been overruled and that the game j
would be played in Chicago Sunday afternoon, according to jj
the Examiner's instruction from one minute to twenty-four !;
hours ahead of time
Speaking of circulation, if the size of the crowds watching jj
the scoreboards of the two papers was a comparison of the !;
prestige and number of subscribers of the two papers the
Standard still guarantees more paid circulation in Ogden City
than all other Ogden and Salt Lake papers combined and dou- 5
ble any one of them. , ;j
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Heavy Casualties Among
-German Regiment
.Quartered in Ar
senal. MACHINE GUNS .USED
Bombing Raids Over
Befgism Continue for
Twenty-four
issirs.
LONDON, Oct. 16. British airmen
m their recent attack on the Belgian
town of Roulers caused the destruction
of an arsenal in which was quartered
a newly arrived Gorman regiment.
This information was contained in a
dispatch from Amsterdam to the Cen
tral News Agency and was reported
by a trustworthy correspondent on the
Dutch frontier.
Ono of the first incendiary bombs
dropped struck the arsenal, which im
mediately burst. Into flames. The coil
fusion was added to by airmen who,
descending to a low altitude, used
their machine guns freely, thereby In
creasing the casualty roll, which the
correspondent said was enormous.
Raids Over Belgium.
The aerial raids oyer Belgium were
ocntinued yesterday. In patrol en
counters two German machines were
driven down. The following official
statement was made, public today:
"During twentyfour hours bombing
raids were carried out on the Bruges
docks, Varshenaere airdrome and
Houttaye airdrome. Laro quantities
of explosives were dropped with good
effect, all our machines returning
safely."
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Joffre ReYiews American
Contingent Now in France
AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCE. Monday. Oct. 15. (By the
Associated Press.) When Marshal
Joffre came to visit and review the
contingent of American troops train
ing for the trenches today he brought
some of the sunshine of France with
him. Dripping clouds which had over
hung the American army zone for the
past fortnight, whoso constant deluges
had turned rivulets into torrents and
flooded the lower valleys, broke away
in tho forenoon and revealed a deep
blue sky. Joffre luck did not hold
throughout, however, for in the after
noon a violent rain and hail ' storm
broke over the training grounds where
the marshal was witnessing bayonet
and bombing drills by picked AmerU
can companies.
The party at one lime approached a
little too close for safety to the bomb
ing. General Pershing, who accom
panied Marshal Joffre throughout the
day, suggested that they move back
thirty or forty paces, "for France," he
said, "has but one marshal and wo
cannot let him be In the slighest dan
ger." "Oh, but she could get another mar
shal," smiled the hero of the Marne
with a shrug of his shoulders.
The visit of the marshal had been
looked forward to for a long while
and proved to be even more eventful
than expected. He motored with Gen
eral Pershing through more than a
score of French villages in which
American troops are billeted and re
ceived remarkable demonstrations of
esteem from the soldiers and of affec
tion from tho French people. Late in
the day, just as darkness was setting
in, the party motored into a pic
turesque little town, where a French
division had been drawn up to re-'
colve the marshal and where a regi
ment of American infantry also is
quartered. The entire population of
the two had gathered along the route
taken by tho automobiles and tho en
thusiasm of the people illustrnted
strikingly the morale of the French
nation. They cheered Marshal Joffre
and General Pershing when they came
Into vlow, cheered the crack French
soldiers when ihey swung by in re-
U.S. CERTIFICATES
OVERSUBSCRIBED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. The gov
ernment's latest offer of certificates of
indebtedness $300,000,000 at four per
cent, has been heavily over-subscribed.
The offering ,of certificates just clos
ed brings the total offered by the gov
ernment in anticipation of second lib
erty bond receipts up to ?1,500,000.000.
I The latest issue waB the fifth, two
of the issues, aggregating $750,000,000,
bearing four per cent interest, and the
first three paying S1, per cent. The
latest issue of certificates matures
November 22 and is convertible into
liberty bonds if presented to reserve,
banks November 15.
COAL OPERATORS
EXPECT STRIKE
PEORIA, 111.. Oct. 16. Coal opera
tors today expected a general strike of
miners in Illinois, Indiana, Pennsyl
vania and West Virginia following the
reported walkout of six thousand min
ers in the Springfield district this
morning. Dissatisfaction over the re
cent wage increase at the Washing
tonconference is given as the cause
for the miners' strike.
With a freight rate advance of 15
cents a ton on coal, effective today on
all railroads in Illinois, operators say
they would be unable to meet any fur
ther increase in wages to miners un-
' dor the coal price set by the govern-
I ment.
view, cheered the American troops
when the marshal walked before them
and when a French band burst into
the Marseillaise women and little
children Joined in singing the national
anthem.
Pershing Introduces Joffre.
The marshal was introduced by
General Pershing, who said: "Marshal
Joffre is familiar with America and
with American institutions and is
deeply interested in American soldiers.
It Is a great privilege to have him as
our guest toda)."
The marshal made his speech in
French, saying he was sorry he could
not deliver it in English, but that as
a matter of fact he Avas not accus
tomed to much public speaking In
any language.
Great Things Expected.
After considering the various acts
of Germany, the marshal went on,
America drew the sword and no one
in France doubted she would do great
things. He referred to the great
power of America in men, resourceful
ness and material wealth, and con
tinued: "In every way ybu have realized
our hopes. The best proof of your
earnestness, your determination to
help win this war against autocracy,
may be read in your eyes as I look
into them. Under the direction of
General Pershing you are getting
ready to face the enemy. Guided by
that eminent chief, guided by the zeal
with which your great now armies are
being perfected, you will move for
ward to gather the laurels and glory
that lie before you.
"All the news I havo from America
Is to the effect that there, as well as
here, you are working in the same in
tense manner. Guided by such men
as General Pershing, your secretary of
war, Mr. Baker, and your chief of
staff, General Bliss, you are rapidly
going ahead and I am confident our
enemy will see before him one of the
most formldablo war machines which
could over bo Imagined.
"Our enemy believed, in his foolish
pride, that ho could dominate the uni
verse. Your reply to him already to
him has been more eloquent more
HON LEADERS
ENTERPROTEST
Field Marshal Von Hinden
burg and General Von Lud
endorf Listen to Com
plaints. WILL INVESTIGATE
Socialists Believe Conclusion
of Peace Vital Necessity for
Workers in All Countries.
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 16. Field
Marshal von HIndenburg and General
von Ludendorf have received leaders
of the German trades' unions who laid
before them complaints against the
regulations issued by department
heads of tho army limiting, or in some
cases paralyzing, the freedom of ac
tion of the unions. The outcome of the
conference has not been announced
but the Vorwaerts of Berlin believes
that the grievances of the unions will
be investigated.
MAILED FIST SHOULD DISAPPEAR
AMSTERDAM. Oct. 16. In his
speech at the Wurzburg convention,
Herr Ebert, president of the German
Socialist party, said speedy conclu
sion of peace was a, vital necessity
for workmen in all countries and pol
icy of the mailed fist would disappear
after the frightful horrors of the war.
People Want Peace
"If a ballot were taken today," he
added, "nine-tenths of the people
would approve peace by agreement."
Herr Scheidemann, referring to the
Capelle incident, said that unfortu
nately it could not be discussed In pub
lic. "The fact Is." he continued, "that if
they wanted to catch all who were con
nected with similar Incidents, they
would have to take action against 300
persons simultaneously. Every day
soldiers come to us with complaints
and we have opened a special bureau
to investigate them. The main thing
Is not to talk, or write, about griev
ances, but to combat them."
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ROME, Oct. 16. Violent artillery
fighting has been resumed on the
Bainsizza plateau over which the
Italians conducted their recent offen
sive operations, the war office reports.
eloquent than, he ever dreamed. You
hav come here to join the allies in
delivering humanity from the would
be yoke of German intolerance. Let
us continue to be united and victory
surely will be ours."
Three Cheers for Hero.
Three real American cheers were
given for the marshal, who acknowl
edged them graciously. He was dressed
in the familiar blue coat and red
breeches such as he wore In America.
As they passed in review the Amer
ican soldiers looked very grim and
fiL Thoy wore full fighting equip
ment, including trench caps, and had
gas masks dangling at their belts.
The Joffre party took luncheon
some thirty miles from the reviewing
ground In the mess hall of the ac
credited American correspondents
with the expeditionary force which
was loaned for the occasion. Outside,
French and American bands alternated
during the meal, while thousands of
persons gathered to see the marshal
and the American commander. Be
neath rolling storm slouds a French
airplane kept Its vigil overhead. Spe
cial guards of French and American
soldiers also were gathered about the
place.
Hail and rain did not interrupt the
afternoon program of work In the
training schools. With a raincoat over
his shoulders, tho marshal braved the
elements and watched the men for a
long time.
General Pershing's warning against
approaching too closely to the place
at which the giant bombs were being
thrown proved to bo timely, for later
several splinters fell not a great dis
tance from tho party.
Joffre Well Pleased.
In their tour today Marshal Joffre
and General Pershing traveled at least
200 miles. At tho end of the day the
marshal said to The Associated Press:
"I have been highly gratified by
what I havo seen today. I am confi
dent that when the time comes for the
American troops to go to the trenches
and moot the enemy tey will givo the1
same excellent account of themselves
In action as they did In practico to
day." i
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Treops Isolated on Peninsula in Gulf of Riga I I
Batteries Cover Entrance Germans Capture I
2400 Prisoners, Many Guns and I
Several Airplanes. , ; I
PETROGRAD, Oct. 1 6. The German landing force on ) I
the Russian island of Oesel is developing its success, the Rus- '
sian war office announced today, and the Teutons are being jH
reinforced with additional troops. f '
The Germans have instituted an offensive against the J
Svorb peninsula in the southwestern section of the island with j .
the object of capturing the Russian batteries at Serel. The j 'tiM
batteries cover the entrance to the Gulf of Riga.
Germans in Full Possession.
BERLIN, Oct. 1 6, via London. The Germans have 1 i
! taken full possession of the main portion of Oesel island at !
the entrance to the Gulf of Riga, the war office reports. The j 1
Russians have been isolated on Svorb peninsula and are offer-
ing desperate resistance. 'I jH
The Germans have captured 2,400 prisoners, on Oesel jH
island and thirty guns, twenty-one machine guns and several
airplanes, the statement says. The essential part of the Ger- JH
mans' task on the island was accomplished in four days. ' jH
Abro and Runo are small islands, each about three miles .H
long. Abro is off the southern coast of Oesel island about ;
ten miles from Arensburg. Runo is in the middle of the gulf
twenty miles east of the Courland coast.
Runo and Abro, islands in the Gulf of Riga, have been 1 IH
occupied by the Germans.
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Review of War Situation. I
The German operations in and around the Gulf of Riga 1, jH
which have centered attention won the northern Russian- I -jH
front for several days past, are not likely to be extended this j
fall to the Gulf of Finland on the route to Reval, Kronstadt, ,'(
and Petrograd, in the opinion of Russian naval authorities. jH
The lateness of the season will have the effect of localizing . !
the German effort, the minister of marine believes.
The military situation on the various fronts in the west- i
ern war area was virtually unchanged overnight, so far as the ,
official statements reveal. 1 ' j
The German reports have begun to lay stress upon the jj
violence of the artillery fire in Flanders but are no indications j
that the bombardment has yet been worked up to the point j ;
where the British find themselves ready for a renewal of their j
drive. :
Bad Weather Handicap. '
Evidently much depends upon the weather in this region. '
In the light of his last week's experience with the handicap of . '
the Flanders' mud, it seems probable that Field Marshal Haig j
will await the settling of the ground into a somewhat more (
passable state, although the hope of securing even ordinarily
good conditions at this late season seems now to be consid
ered small.
On the French front activities are centered on the Aisns
and before Verdun. Last night's fighting in both regions was
mostly monopolized by the artillery.
British Casualties.
British casualties continue to show a declining rate. The
total reported in the last week was 1 4,096 as compared with
17,505 for the week closing October 9 and 21,179 for the
preceding week. This is despite the fact that the British have
been heavily engaged in Flanders during the past three weeks.
Germans Are Repulsed.
PARIS, Oct. 16. A German attack
on tho Verdun front last night was re
pulsed by tho Fronch, it Is officially
announced. The communication fol
lows: "On the Aisne front the artillery
fighting was less intense. We made
two successful attacks on tho German
lines, one west of Rhelms, the other
In the Argonne in the region of Bour
"On tho left bank of the Meuse (Ver B
dun front) wo repulsed a German at- H
tack north of Hill 304.
"On the right bank of tho rivor the M
artillery fighting was especially severo M
In tho sector north of Caurieres wood. H
"Gorman aviators dropped bombs H
last night In the region of Dunkirk. H
There wero no casualties and no ma- : B
terial damage was caused." H
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