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missed several sfloVf'si. for I kmv tVn' (hrmiili ilui AimA mi mjiPi if tU
J ; that soigehotiy had been killed or ijvn j war from start to finish. We also up
Htfc s-fl4 IgJ 9 - ' I jjiisiy wounded when thai shell exphid -! predate the twt thnt weare part of
mmmmmt -jeu. i went twwii snortiy alter anu , rtamuow division, reprcsPmuiK'
pooled Into the bujldinjr. Thor had .(go in the Rainbow, mid we "ive
. r. ATmy of Occupation, Neuatwo outfits were to jump'over past the bet" number of wounfled men lyini'.realteed the
(ieimany, Jan. if, 1919. j first two and relieve thorn. It wnf there awaiting to be ini cdt l.yle , extent that
.to B. Cheri, See. B. P. O. Eaf'"c arrangement, only 'with us, we Strinirhunk one of our.twys, who eui.l j make 'good,
I, l.a Grande, Oregon. always moved up first and the other heen wounded in the henel by a shrap-jdid.
the reiponaibility to such
u every man waited to
I, and lie ifld. and the unit
outfit never out-jumped us. We took r,el shell, early during ht niorninjc. Another thing this little organiia
the advance position on every f rnt rvns thi' buildinf . Two 'men were ;t ton lies to be proud of, and that
an iome of them were" exceedingly ; killed outright, and u nu pilar wound jth.it we are the only original and nil
wm; in fact, at time ulraost sufo- !e Tor ,ne second time, I.yal String- loirgon unit in tleruinny with the
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Io. 4:i:i, l.a Grande, Oregon.
.My dear brother Cherry: I have
had it upon my mind to write you a
letter for 'some time, and ftr e
ftiving .tf.ur Christmas crd. memo
rial program and copy of speech deliv- rating, made a fellow want to get out jham s arm was broken by a In avy Amei icon army of occupation. AJI of
ei,'ii uy lirother Crawford, 1 feel more ana '" ''ke hell, create a good breeze PJC,'e 01 "y"8 nH" .' ' otner uregou natamul gunid out-
keinly thn before that it is really a ln lfe' fresh uir. come out from under the effects of fits hail wither unfortunate luck, pos-
Jiy. The move from Lorraine took us ' ne etner- Orders came that we were jsibly with the exception of the railway
'lhere has been quite a number of :ciuite a distance. nnd w finally n,,u.i;to "P. Pl W. and get on: suvi ineiiiiH-rs, wlmlt .was organized at
names qdded to the'list of "our absent up for a halt near-Chalons. We had ,lmt ",e "'1u'ul,;'' mm would be sent , Portland. The Third Oregon were sent
brothers,' since' 1 left La Grande. I made the trin with our trn'cln farther back. We did not got nutijover her with th 41st division, which
Many if them I Vnew so w'ell and In We have seven three-ton Pierce Ar- however, until about 7::W that even- yrn used at n replacement division,
seeing their names upon this list. I ' row trucks, having been on th i-n.,i'"S; he shells were breaking around s0 they lost their identity as a rcgi-
realize that, through the uncomnro- for nbnut evpi.n-tu n.itt, V. off and on, all during the day ment, and were badly split up. The
inning hand of death, I have lost a practically no stop for rest and "deep lWhen 'e d'U puU out that ve"1"f- 'i Third Oregon was the best drilled
friend. After resting for a day we moved up!-an ns,ure n was a "Brani1 "a,i regiment of men I have seen in the
It is indeed a relief to know that under cover of a dark night and we !?lorioU3 'eel'"?." because P-usy la army, and it was a shame that they
this great world war has come to ajdiscovered that wo were on the Cham-) Ohoteiso was, that day, no place for Bjdid not go through Intact. .i
close, and that the American losses j pagne front. We arrived at our as-man who hlul ho"'s of seemf ,he The soldiering here in Germany is
were ouite low. considering all thnt sio-ned lncniinn ih t Ji j.k Istatue of Liberty, or l.a Grande, Ore., pretty fine, and It surely makes one
they went up against, and all thev ac-ilt was a nuict niirht for the Fourth I nCain' . . I realize that to the victor belongs tho
complished. Those that did die upon j of July. We were just ten davs We have been shelled several times ispoils. All the soldiers have beds nnd
the battlefields of Europe, certainly aherd of time, for a real ' honeit to'since then but never surh Bn t'''lb" ;Bre nunrtered in houses, hotels and
did not die in vain. and. God knows, goodness' celebration. orate manner. Ihe main reason for public buildings, and I presume that
Iteside ftmnnrtftl llohir Aiinclicd
To irli.rin Mi il. lvftxUm
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Ib'nk ahwutUour cf. The Staml
uid Aula lianAr khop.!cnriier Adamn
.and )'ir, is (WiliK vei-y aalbilactory
"ork. hl Vtjt, Prop.y o 2-j.iit
Getting Kid of Oild.
The easiest and quickest way to get
rid of a cold is to take Cliamlwrlain's
Cough Heuiedy. This preparation ha
ucen in use mr many yns and its
liulue fully proven. No rruitter wh:it
they died the most honorable death,! The 42nd division was the ony 'this is that July 15th marked the r.s.. the German government, that is as
fighting under the Stars and Stripes. ! American division on the Champagne biK German attach and when it failed, Isoon as thev locate a good one, pay
The I.a Grande hospital unit or, as fiont at that time, and It was ordered :,he tablt' turnwl and TS' . i",e bl"- The (iel'n,an I,"P,e treat us
it is officially, l7th field hospital, in there, I believe, owing to the fact tillcr' acllon was " thctf l,,rCLt'0" , very courteously, and tho shop keep
has played mighty lucky in this war,; that it was close at thnt time, and!flom that time on.. jors are making specia arrangements
having only one man wounded during the big German offensive was rapid-1 From Champagne the division went i to keep the boys supplied with fancy
the whole campaign of the 42nd divi-, ly showing signs of coming back to j0 Chateau Thierry, took Scrgy, Hill souvenirs, at fancy prices
sion Them tn h o .,t ,. Jifo i a a ,, i,. ,1,. ic, f. 212 and a few others. The lye boys There are several other brother Elks
ber of different ideas, at home, as to offensive took place Julv lfth and itlhl hard fighting there, too. We were in the company, all of whom I showed
what a field hospital is, what it doesjfound the 42nd division' holding part 'so m" busy and I for" the first t I tho Chi istml.s card and menional pro
ami where it is located, at the front.: of the Champagne front, and thcyjwc wc,c 'Kht and day. . 1 h-te ! g,am. It will lie a great day when
In the first place a field hospital is, held it, too. General Gouraud, in ex-, lots of n,cn b"lk 8i,ssed', m,'!we can stcn ,n' the cll,h room of
nart of ,mv f llv .n,,;,i if n'w.in hi. Innnv.i,H n, the greater part oi mem are sjou ua t.ranne louge io. ....
American division, there being a san-i'livision, said 'Vou have saved the t0 ""'V- , .,,...' I ni f n l appearances we ahall be
itary train with each division, which lny, broken the German offensive, held I The nfxt pla5,c. ,th? dlv.""pn wf "A ihe'" f"r ?hrc " monihs yet. I
is composed of four field hospital the Germans at a standstill and kept'was at the St- &.lll,ld ,"l,cl,.t' und i"1 e" home bv JV1:V
companies and four .ambulance com-1 them from advancing to Chalons." lfte "u" ,,rom ,u,.,!!lst " uhtii toat time t wisn
nanios. This t-uln i. ,i 1 1 WhnW this divi.ion sc,l th rtv i horseshoe to their objective, which ;you, Brother Cherry, and all tho mem-
of the division auiveon. wh r.nb. -.. or not I do not know, but I do know was a point even with the rest of th
a nil.,m.l Ti,n ,!... .i.' j: . i!.ui in h,.i.i;.. n,o n i iline. Wc were
,,1.. ' .1;. .r i. . tkA kA.... i.. ii. i:..n rn,...i.t i;t. r;..n.i
....v.i w. lli.sjjiuii ueeilOn, 0.-1'" " uiiu miiKiii. nnc iiin.io. ,p. .
rector of ambulance section, and the nd refused to retreat, even though Argonnc Woods. rh'sa;y
cimt nvi uflnr nv out uuucuii noiii, ...; -
company commanding officers, etc.
A year ago, before any of the Amer-
tUe Germans sent wave after wave out
against them. The artillery action
.hers iif P. P. 0. K. No. 4M success
this front about and happiness, and I scjid my best re-
three weeks, nnd then moved over to g;mls to you nil.
Fraternally yours,
C11AS. ill. HARDING.
wired and held many- strong points
ican division h,l 'n. i.,t ,.,,.1 I which starter! about 1?;0 the morn-';' wh "ley could command the
tive service, there seemed to be some ing of the loth of July was something j valley ami woods, l here was a , g. e;
ouestion as to how the armv was M- terrific, the noise of the guns, the!"1 f ftiy action, also nenal ac
imr tn' urn tVta tta, Unl.,i IT i rn.-L-i.to niwl tVio fin roc wne n ennnn tlOIl.
rtrifish Vu not use them, nor the 'and niirht I sih11 never forn?t. It
French, nnd ihcy suemed to be netting seemed as though some superluiman
otonjr ouite nicely in this man' wni . ' hand w:ts t work and that the very
The l-Nul division went into active hf.wela of the earth hud broken lo-iso,
service last February, on the I.orraii e
front, first mat the other side, north. I location, it set med, for
WOMEN CARPENTERS
The Americans had a great number
of bombers, but it did not stem th it
they were well equipped with combat
CHICAGO, 111., Keb. 14. Lady
condnctoioltes, niotorwomen, eleva
tor chauffeurs and auch are all O.
K. bin when it coiu'eH to handling
a hammer and saw, well tho women
n anes. but apparently tney nan goou , . . .. fl. . . .. .. , v .i.....
!()ur hospital site was in a rather La I j protection for the bomuers, lor iey;fu io the plans of the union car-
there were VI'UIU "v - v jpeinerK m iiiih iiiuii iiiwii. v nicu-
waves oi eigm or leu pianvn, K, h union or curpontera made thiH
of Lunevilln. wherP thPV tnV. fm- two or three bit? iruns workinK on UK. waves oi eiKiu u .
(leclnral ion in anniislukeahle tornm
at u rwH'iit mooting,
1 lie thirly-eilit women now
nl,nt il. J .1 ... ... illt :,. ..,..,..l. .1. tVin Jov-lim
south, along the same front, east ofo have those hi bay. whhtov.r yo, dSt'VX"her1lTth:Ar
We cer'tainlv thoneht that war we s it seems worse, and one is apt to feel leans put on their big attack which carponlor work la tho pub
nii 1 . ,u ,. D,11.,I ,,,wt .nti hia rii ciilnti.tn I broke down me nun u;ihct uu llc H( iiuuis or t;nicuyo were tne on-
hell, to hear those cannons roar, could somewhat upset ami nis cucuianon ... .,. , n, i,:- ,nin . . . . rr.
1 a ; 1, . . k.w) .rnno nn n made it possible to cut tneir main it.t of the carpenters protest. T.
also see a Hun plane once in a while, feels as though . ."V"" " "-ijine, of eSmmunk-aUon with which ' M. O'Doa. t-balrmin of the educat
and wonder why the anti-aircraft : un .cation. As d, ylight began t . .lo b j armt,a, and with-l.lonal mmml.leo of the local carpeu-
could never bring one down. Wh.leawn, I believe J'UStihtoV,. union, .ay. women carpenters
u.oe.n.OTpumverwo m.u .... ,1- ;- --'!,, ,,, Wc were in a small ro not oiaetleat and that th
j should give w ay to nullified tcaclt-
. .1 ...... . .1. .1.' ..I. . fII Fin. VKIC III IVHtt. ..V v . -
or mree gas attacks that were quite caw an ine omer ... o ... "-,-. An0) wh(. the Ill.,is.
successful, and owing to th, inexperi- that they were not injured helped r J "a" Nu'vcnber. 11th, one
.... ' ' ! .1 n-L. 1J iha
; ' a"u "T BnneiwK. brigade of infantry from the division
m rnp iirrnr'i.' ir m.Y .iiiia a ...mIb. iinni. wfrf cnmi it in mete v.v.c " : ,
out of commission. It was seen that I few gassed, so about all we had to 'to
some means should be at hand fori was make ourselves believe we were
nromnt treatment ol vns.ed ii o.. dodiring one every time we ducked
they hit upon the idea of using twoas they whistled through the air. C ;jnen wJ w
field hospitals for gas treatment, and course, arrangements had been mrdc ",e Ttner times about five or six
the other two for the treatment of, to handle wounded and gassed, which fro' "d ?th "X".,!? Xl.
s brought in from tne v. ... 7
era- of .the male ape:ies..,..i. -N
Tho lady carpenters have not been
bnH Advanced as far as Sedan, when Heard rrom, I11M omciuis ot the 1111-
they were relieved. Ion are expecting a hammer and
AI1 ibirinir these different engage- tonus bailie before the ladles are
listed.
upon the front, wnetner an auvnnce
was likely, or whether it would be a
standstill, and lots of fighting, where
our position was. At Champagne we
were about twelve kilometers behind
the line, and the morning of the St
wounded and sick. Treatment at n the ambulances brought
field hospital. is, of course, not com- dressing stations at this point. Things
plete. Their duty -is Bimply to give were looking quite serious there
emergency, treatment and evacuate as 1 were quite a number of wounded on
soon as possible to the rear. hand, and more coming.
In the treatment pf gassed patients Now and then two or three gassed
we first had to undress the man, cliphut the Huns were evidently not usii g
his hair, give him a drink of alkiline imuch gas. The shells were br.-lt.ng
solution, a shower bath, wrap him uplclnse around the hospital, seeded n
well in blankets and put him in bed, be gradually getting closer. The am
or rather place him on a litter, some ibulances were all busy worhin? to and
hay, a cot or on some other prepared ! from the front, nnd there was 110
place; it depended a good deal uponmenns to evacuate the wounded men
where we were and what we had tojon hand to the rear.
work with, our shower natn was some . many, a, wm""' "" that man in the olUfit np.
,;tf;t it nc nnriahl- nuifit on.l fr.r transnortation. lisinf tracks and r1 ' ., . ... , ',
casilv knocked down, and hard to put ambulances. Everybody was working
up. Sergeant Cnrrry, who handled ; to get all the patients out before they
the bath tent, with his good man Hap- jwcre Mowed to pieces. One shell ev
persett, who pumped the water into gloried near one of the wards, and il
the heating tank, certainly had his, looked like a hit, but it simply had
hit an outbuilding, iney nan aooei (
all the patients out and on the way
to the rear, except one ward which j
known we were a gas hospital and it was filled with seriously wounded. A
..... ., !L: I 11...:. ...1. ,AJ li-n.-tli' nn'
was planned tnat wnen me nivision oig sneu ink .. .i.".." ""j "
went intlt the lines again we should
1110 n:P. CAPITA WHAl.TII
WOODLAND, Cnl Fob. 14. Yolo
county has the highest per capita
wealth of any county In the United
Statos, according to st'.itlsttcs com
plied, by the Chamber of Commerce
here and tho local banks. These
Don't Suffer
MANY mn and wonien urcMilTcrlnf
btcnuicuhey arc treutiu vtlvci
instfod of removing cnutt-a.
Why tKiihfk wilh i:iinients and
loltons for rheuiVifitic
BtifT joints. renuickl, bihoiuiu -a.
liervoubncMi , lloat i 1
dtzzineu, putFy poi
or tuber symptuni
ft-licn the kidntyn ci
troniJ, thin rci
bympUHiuf
p.-'lns, b:
bili
W spf-ctt in die vision,
lVIu-b uidcr ihe eye.
ol lislncy troutiK;
liX be niadewi'il nJ
noviiiAiiia tuuac tu mo
l.iivtilKen wei lorkidnry iroulili- tnJ ll:l'!r
llmrnti by mm ami wvinrn with sue.-.- lor
muny ycurs. i bey eeni i fl riiiht .t die mot
t( ll.C tioi.hle, iiiviflur.tUml ui..l i. .-itrOn-i iiH.
liritlinfl uniJ KiotltinC wti-U, otc, or tiiiordtinl
kidney and liinU-lur. '1 I vy lielp the fci JtiLrys
llirow out of (tie Mood thr wantw und ri)iun
Ihjl cuusc lh cyui()ltiait ot iuJucy tiuulilv.
O. Weteflner, 2S2t B-jcna VUtft, Sun
AntonliJ;''IVii.,''"r-ritei "I hiivii MUtTeri'il-mnt a
or lc wilh JiMm-y uiui tilutWcr imulili! tor ilto
l.-.it ten ytran. Tli- only lliiml I huva ever t'i'cii
n!lv-to dct rcliif Irutit wui I'olty Knjitcy l'ili.
fcarui'Sth' rci urmi.tfiid litem m tine ulicr
ii fro.ii kidiifi- or liUtlJ- r itotihlc
KfU SAMO KVi:i!VVIIKliK
Fresh
The Intrlns'c value uf the Viitorhi
cross ia few i-oppt'iH, Ajmrt f rain
the humorlul hunor, Il rrrioM with
It a Pension gf 10 ptiuiidn a yt'ur fli
die puk or uou-roiuniissmiii'd nlti- 1 rfimdv vmi uie. howeverJ mm nnu
fkMS una uion. u puuuuii dviuk miiu u be taken ut to cutrtut ep'ti raid
(or oueh bur. ( beCom yui havt- nxtiVijret frjm ilio
Vnhko tho ordin gy modal, whVh IlJ .olw "V tl,l'V' ,s Sl'rii,,u dwper
is turned out by the iuouhmuI 1 J UV?- A. ""'V"" oUI
i ' . ' i n ,h v n Should (?o to byd uikl ntuv ini be. until
U made aopamtoly. -I Ue.e U no d.o ( hl thre (ft -Uut
in exlstonci', iho broiiK(, purt of nonu thne wei-ks later on adv
OI II1U KlIM.ililll I'api.lH" HI l HI'
Crimen, brhiK weighed out to fhe
workmen, as catefutly - ns to they
were ao much gold.
The firot Vlrtoria cross was irt'd-
aled in hard wax, and after tho t)
sIku hud been uppioved a model put-
torn was cist. TIUh Ir proHei'ved
with the greatest euro, and from It
are mude tho molds from which er
other cross is east. Tho bon.o
Is huated lu a clay rruclhle up to a
temperature of 2000 degrees, and
then poured Into tho moid through
the little tubes left for th.tt purpose.
Every drop of tspilt metal Is carefully
saved. i
When it cornea out of tho mold the
cross Ib roiiKh at tho edtfos, tho re
sign is flat and dull, and tho color I
that of n dirty penny. Skilled work-1
men do all tho flashing by hand. '
The edu.es are filed, and the dentin
hroiiKlit up by .the "chaser," who1
works with small pouches and u-
Upht hamiuor. . 1
The cross, whoa finiahed, is si'tit
to the war office for inspection, and
its ribbon is. attached. i
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Vegetables
x f '
Radishes
Brussels Sprouts j
Cucumbers i
Hot House Lettnce
Turnips Y .,
Sweet Potatoes ''
Fresh Cocoanuts, '
.Try a sack of Whi
rape Fruit ......
1
.
tA Diam
next or
Large Florida
Ii rge Calif ornia Grape Fruit
Head Lettuce ,
Rhubarb . '
Head Lettuce p
Cauliflower j .
Parsnips "
New Cabbage
Carrots ' ' ' jf
.2 for 25k
. 3 for 256
ond Flour with your
der. ',,
J. G. SN0DGRASS
Phone Main 43
1
Mihiel drive we moved up about two showed thnt' Liberty Honda purchas-M
kilometers ahead of our own artil-.ers in Yolo county totalled $2K5 per
lery. (capita, or ;i ,!t rK,fi(tO. The banka of j
Considerine the active service our; the county hivo $7,112,845 on d-,
unit has had, and the number of times posit, or more, than $474 per capita.
we have been under shell fire, it is
somewhat remarkable that we are all
well, and not full of holes today. I am
.predates the fact, now that the hard
I davs are. no doubt, ovor, tbft ho did
ELK SX ATTENTION.
Elk's social Vlace, Monday nipht,
February nth.WAll Elks and their
families invited. J
ELKS' SOCIAL COMMITTEE.
ft)
lATES
troubles.
So, when we left the Lorraine sec
tor last June and headed for parts un
wtr 1
tit
operate as surh. The two eas hospi
tals and the two that handled wound
ed were to relay. Two wodld (ro up
and establish themscUes at some spe
top of" this buildinir and when the
smoke and dust had cleared away. I
noticed that the contcr portion of the 1
roof, and part of the side wall was j
blown awav. I remember I was stand- ;
cificd point as close to the line asnntr: sort oi unner cover, Dy a sieum
was safe, and closer than was manv Isteiilizcr encinc, with Screeant Rice
times desirable for those concerned, j nnd one or two of the other boys,
then as the line advanced, the other 'when this one hit. iMv heart, I think.
CLAIM $10,000 BOARD BILL AGAINST CUDAHYS
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record wh-
fil l M -I- Coat of EivInK has been ror.re.t Nou i.e a roart
ml h. "h'taim of HO.tli.O wpn M Snifclia. been
" - m a liol.l company oi .-.ir.iio
S-'Sw,r' ? of the famous ment packer lleB7.1o.A.i 0i sum I. un-
KQI.I tor ne x ..a her iht.dau,Oer.. tioe. Kilu Mda
FIS
Boston Beauty Mackerel for your Sunday break
fast :.25 ' Two for ,
Allready Codfish require no soaking or cook
ing. Put up in parchment lined tins, ready to
use. Each A 1 .....1 5C and 25?
Dainty' brand Codfish in 1 and 2 lb. bricks.
At A. I...'. ..... KV and 75
Kippered Fish is most excellent in salads and
cocktails or served hot or cold it makes a pleas
ing change from meit. .Per can 20?
We also carry a comp.e line of Preferred Stork
Salmon, Shrimp, Crab and Norwegian Sardines
in pure Olive Oil. Per tin 25
The
We Deliver to All Parts ef the City.
ANY PLACE
STREETS
City Grocery
e e
and. Bakery
Phonelain 7s Theome of. Fancy Groceries
Same and One Price to All
Effective Immediately.
EachAd-
One ditional
Person Person
ON PAVED OR MACADAM
25 25
1 or 2
Persons
ALL OTHER STREETS WITHIN CITY
LIMITS 1..4 50d 25? '
ALL COUNTRY TRIES AT THE RATE OF, PER MILE ....25
WAITING TIME. FOR EACH 15 MINUTES OR FRAC
TION THEREOF '. .: .. 2.V
HAULING TRUNKS, EACH 5(ty
FUNERALS
FIVE-PASSENGER CARS $5.00
SEVEN-PASSENGER CARS $(.O0
WAR TAX ADDEO TO ALL CALLS WHERE IT APPLIES.
ISLAND CITY , $1.25
PERRY , : ' $2.00
FOLLOWING PRICEJ INCLUDE 30 MINUTES' WAITING:
HOT LAKE
UNI.0N
UNION STATION-
COVE r
ALK5EL
imbijr
SUMM ERVILLE
, ELGIN m
HILCARD
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5.00
S.OO
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7.50
... $12.00
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GREEN TAXI C(9MP&1Y
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