Image provided by: Independence Public Library; Independence, OR
About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1918)
DOINGS OF THE V A N LOONS that TO ^eorus. a *«£ i ^ CiNSeUVE A s a leather conserver Mother takes the m edal eo LBATHER AS *mE ¿íoV'SANMeN T WIL¿. SO MUCH f=oR THE. . AND i 'M MUCH i 'M P R Esscn w i t T h GJ ¡Tho Conffs^ qf a Ger Deserter ........ uyuu neuvy truvzz. were anxious to go ahead at whatever cost. They feared the fate which would befall them should they fall Into the hands of their merciless enemy, which would show them the same con sideration which they themselves had (Continued Tuesday.) “GRANDPA” HARVEY COLE DIES WHILE VISITING Written by a Prussian O fficer Who Participated in the Ravag ¿ig and Pillaging o f Belgium* ^ Copyright if Detroit fm “ Grandpa” Harvey H. Cole died suddenly at the home of a daughter in Washington last Saturday night where he was visiting. He had been making his home with his daughter, Mrs. Ed Prather of Buena Vista and was 89 years of age at the time of his death. The funeral and interment took place at Jefferson. JVaf) (Continued from Tuesday) on our way to Vltry we had begged to m « bread, but w e were «till hungry and our field kitchens were nowhere In Sight. The crews ot our field kitchens -as well as our forage officers and non commissioned officers prefer to defend their fatherland many kilometers be hind the battle fronts. They did not care about us as long as they were not obliged to go within range o f the artillery fire. Comradeship has Its limitations with them. Other field kitchens were near by. They had prepared more food than their companies needed. Many for whom they had cooked will never eat again. W e w ere Invited to come and get whatever w e wanted. W e had scarcely finished eating when we had to march on. Presently w e were Joined by more members of oar company. Our captain appeared. One o f our officers reported to him the number missing. He stepped In front o f the company and said cheerfully. "Good morning, men,” although It was seven o’clock in the evening. A growl was the only response. W e were then ordered to go to the wagons standing at the north side o f the town, where each man was to supply himself with cartridges and three band grenades. W e gathered at the wagons at 9:30 o’clock and each man took 500 car tridges, his three grenades and matches to light then. On the way to the wag ons w e saw everywhere formations be ing hastily organized from stray sol diers and we received the ImpressioD o f some great activity in preparation. The rain had begun to fall in tor rents. As we took our places we saw the streets filled with troops wearing special uniforms to protect them against the weather. These uniforms consisted o f a suit o f weatherproof clothing, a cap. such buggage as must be taken on a march, a tent cloth, tent sticks, dishes and, with the pioneers, 'trench tools. Thus equipped, we stood ta the rain and waited, Ignorant of what lay before us. W e were ordered to take the breech locks out o f the guns and put them 1a our bread bags. The guns now were no good for shooting. We now began to understand what lay before us. A night attack was planned with bayonets and hand grenades, and the aaeasurea which had been taken were taken so that we would not shoot at one another In the darkness. W e stood and waited until eleven o ’clock, when the order suddenly came to go Into quarters. We did not know what to make of this after all the preparations. We could tell from the drum fire and the red glare In the sky that the battle had not lessened in violence. The sky glowed, Illumined by the burning village» and farms. On the way to our quarters we heard the off)< "rs saying among thouiaelves that a final trial hnd been Intended to defeat the French. This had been the reason behind the preparations for the night attack which had now been called off. Headquarters apparently had de cided otherwise. Perhaps It was known there that nothing could be accom plished by attacking and the order was given to begin the retreat which was put Into effect the next morning at six o’clock. W e did not realize then that this was to be our last night in Vltry. W e were sheltered In a shed for the night. As we were very tired, we soon were fast asleep. Wo were aroused at four o’clock in the morning, everyone was given a loaf o f bread and ordered to fill his canteen with water, after which the march began. Although wo were ignorant of our destination, the Inhabitants o f Vltry seemed to under stand where we were going and they stood on the streets throwing us sig nificant glances. Everywhere the feverish movement was on. W e stopped In front o f the town hall. Here the captain told us that because o f difficulty in the terrain ea r trooan had to vaaata their temporary defense as possible in tbe time permitted. Our position wns es tablished behind a cemetery wall. New troops continued to arrive, but all were badly disorganized. Cavalry, mounted artillery and machine-gun detachments followed. These had some sort of formation and while there was some disorder the panic, which character^ lzed the other units, was missing here. They also showed evidences o f having suffered losses, but nothing in com parison to ours. THREE BLUSHING GROOMS LED TO HYMEN’S ALTAR (Continued from Page 1.) were united in the holy bonds of matrimony one day last week. Enemy Cavalry Patrol* offered In previous encounters, In which they took no French wounded men prisoners. Evening came on and with It tor rential rain. W e lay ia the fields, wesry and chilled through, yat no one of our unit moved, for wo were ut terly overcome by exhaustion. A rtil lery detachments now began to arrive, but few o f them had their required number o f six guns. Many had only three, others two, and a few proceeded With only one fieldplece. A t one time a whole row o f about fifty gun car riages passed without any guns mount ed upon them whatever. These bat teries had managed to save their horses, but were compelled to abandon their guns to the French. Some car riages were drnwu by only two to four horses Instead o f the required six. There now passed before uc some fifteen magnificent automobiles, the ap pearance o f which won the admiration of everybody. Field Kitchens W ere Near By. tlons and retire to nearby heights and occupy new defenses. With that he turned around and pointed to a ridge on the horizon. "There we shall make a stand and wait fo r the enemy,” he said. “ No “ Ah,” exclaimed many o f the sol re-enforcements will arrive today and diers, “ the general staff— Duke A l in a few days we may send picture brecht o f Wurtemberg and his friends.” postal cards to your homes from Discontent and murmurs of rebel Paris." lion went through our ranks. Every body was mad and the accursed tor rential rain had no tendency to lighten C H A P T E R IX. onr spirits. "They have directed the I must confess that most o f us be slaughter o f thousands and now they lieved In this at the tlmd, that we motor away,” said one man, while we would soon be in Paris. Other bodies lay here in a morass In the rain. “ We o f troops arrived from all sides. We are not considered.” had marched several hours when news What we were to be assigned to do came to us that Vltry hnd been re had not yet been told us. We were left taken by the French and that they had lying In our swamp until ten o'clock seized a tremendous amount of mill- that night. The troops continued to tnrv stores, captured the hospitals, to flow back in great disorganised con gether with their medical units and pa tingents. Machine gun companies tients. and that the sanitary compa passed with empty wagons, having lost nies also had been made prisoners. At their guns. The thundering o f the about two o'clock in the afternoon we cannon gradually came nearer from the arrived at the heights which had beeD west. The noise along the highways pointed out to us early in the march became greater and a panic spread, by our captain. adding to the horrora o f the night. Fu We now began to understand that gitives wandered around in the dark something had gone wrong. Streets ness through the streaming rain, trying were filled with troops from all to lead their wlvea and children to branches o f service, trying to use the safety, only to find death under the road along which we were marching. wheels o f the wagons. The wounded Reing outnumbered, we 'vere crowded were also mangled by scores; piteous backward. Empty munition columns cries for help were heard everywhere. raced by us In n<> order whatever. Under the strain o f the traffic the They were followed by canteen and roads became badly broken up and all other supply wagons. The greatest along their sides abandoned vehicles of confusion reigned everywhere. Every every description lay. minute added to the congestion until — We started forward at about threa finally there was a dead halt. The o'clock In tho morning and soon we drivers o f some wagons left the road were with the rear guard. Infantry and tried to pass around the congested regiments, now merely fragments of portions by traversing the fields, which their former strength, arrived In a had been soaked by heavy rains. Sev fearful condition. The soldiers had eral wagons turned over and other- thrown away their knapaacks anu ev became imbedded In the mud. The ery unnecessary article which might horses were unhitched from these and be an Impediment to speed. the wagons left behind. The wagoner» Before long the Drat enemy shrap mounted these horses and drove on nel burst over our heads, which re forgetting everything In one wild sulted in an even faster marching. panic-stricken raee for safety. The road nsed during the first march An officer rode up and handed an or contained deep shall holes, which were der to onr captain. W e were halted filled with water. In tha heavy dark- at a field close to the road. There we nasa men fell into these water holea. were permitted to stack onr guns and Thoroughly drenched, we continued root. As we lay at this point we oar march. No attention was paid to watched the passing column», field obstacles In the way over which we kltehens, munition trains, sanitary col were constantly stumbling. Speed was umns sod field postal wagons racing the only aim. Dead men and horses by la sue grand carnival o f confusion. lay In the middle o f the road, but no ■very w age* carried wounded men. on* took pains to remove them. Their faces Indicated d early what tor A t daw* w * arrived at a little vil tures they were enduring as they were lage, where w * halted. W * took poa- bumped along ever the onsaeakeble and established as e t r o n s t^ LT. FLOYD IN FLYING GAME (Continued from Page 1.) • | equipped with camera guns; each j in turn takes pictures of the other | in straight flight thus getting used to tlie sights and the deflection thereof. The camera gun practice consists of diving at a target placed on (he ground taking a picture each dive. Then balloons are sent up and we chase them ail over the sky tak ing pictures of them from vari ous angles. Finally the balloon comes down; we note the landing place and return reporting its lo cation to headquarters. It is picked up Inter by tlie motorcycle patrol to be used again the next day. Lieutenant Fouk, the greatest of all living French aces (whose record shows that lie brought down six Gorman planes in less then two hours) paid the camp a visit today. We were all very much pleased to see him. A ball game was in prog ress at the time. He was very much interested in the game. You know base ball is quite a new tiling to the French. I am in the best of health. Give all the boys my best re gards. I have located Cadet Joe Eaton and expect to see him in a few days. (Lt.) R. A. FLOYD. WIGRICH ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. Walter Plant accora- pied by Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Stratton visited Dallas Sunday. Miss Mildred Manning of fndo- depeudence was a week end visitor with Evelyn Tobey. Mrs. Grant McLaughlin visited her sister, Mrs. Ralph Porterfield, on Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Plant and children attended the Sells Flolo shows in Salem Thursday. Mrs. Rose combined business with pleasure in Portland Thursday. There is to be a big entertainment at Wigrich soon. Watch for the date. It is for the Red Cross. Miss Leana Tobey and Mildred and Beatrice Morse, who have been visiting Evelyn Tobey, returned to their home in Albany on Monday. Miss Hale of Cashmere, Idaho, ar rived here last week to spend her va cation with her mother. It is her first time in Oregon and she is very much pleased with the country. Her brother and mother will be remem bered as the parties who bought tha S. W. Leonard farm. John Mason, formerly of Inde pendence, and Miss Viola Parsons Flag Day at Buena Vlata On Fri of Kelso, Wash., went to Vancouver day, Jana 14,1918 last Friday and in a few moments INDEPENDENCE WOMEN A large gathering assembled at were made man and wife. ATTEND W. D. C. MEETING Buena Vista on Friday last when a beautiful Banner Flag was present- Miss Kora Browne, a former resi Continued from Page 1) by the Women’s Council of Defense dent of independence, was married likely to seize us. to the Home Guurd B Company, one day last week in San Francisco Local Chairman Mrs. B. F. Swope Buena Vista, Ore. After all the la to George W. Davis, a member of reported that three Thrift Stamp the marine corps, Miss Browne societies hud been organized here. dies had been lined up the Company taught in Silverton last year where Mrs. O. I). Butler was appointed u under the command of Major Hose was marched into position for this the romance began. member of the county finance com impressive ceremony. mittee. Mrs. Hose, Local Chairman Wom- A x s K i r *r Krlnelpl*. a very stirring and patriotic speech, Mother— What do you want another KINGS VALLEY «o il for? Yon have dozens. en's Council of Defense then gave Little Elate— I know it. but I am tlie flag was then presented by Mrs. Miss Melba Bunks of Albany is firmly opposed to race suicide. M. N. Prather’ president of the Red visiting with her mint, Mrs. H. *C. Cross, with very appropriate words Ha rter. Notice o! Certain Street Improve tilting the occasion. Tlie flag was ment Bonds Will Be Taken Up. Theodore Miller left Saturday on received by Mr. M. N. Prather, chair his way to Seattle lo stay with his man of the Guard, on behalf of tlie Notice is hereby given that there Company and responded by thank are sufficient funds in the street uncle, C. Patty. ing the ladies for their magnificent paving fund of the City of Independ The Bed Cross Indies w ill sell ence, Oregon, to take up for pay lunch, coffee and sandwiches 1 lie gift. The Hag was given in charge ment and cancellation Bonds No. Fourth at Kings Valley. They will of the Color Sargeant of the Guards and two privates. The National An 8, 9, 10 and 11 bearing date July 1st, also sell ice cream and cake. them was then sung and tlie flag 1914. Frank Miller and Lyman Maxflcld saluted in proper form. Mr. J. K. That on July 1st, 1918 each of Neal officiated as Chaplain to the said bonds will be taken up and are cutting hay. Company, who gave a very impres cancelled and paid in full, principal Lena Miller of Newport is visiting and interest to said date and there at the home of her uncle, Charley sive address an d prayer. The Color Guard then marched to their proper after said bonds will cease to bear Fowler. position for inspection of the Com interest. Mr. and Mrs. Tip Maxflcld went to pany which was inspected by the Dated and first published May 31, following gentlemen from Inde Corvallis Tuesday. 1918. W. S. KURRE, pendence: Judge Swope, Verd Hill, City Treasurer. Mrs. J. P. Logan was a Corvallis Dr. Butler and ex Mayor Walker. The Company then marched past in visitor Tuesday. review order and the above gentle Mrs. A. B. Senger visited with Mrs. men acknowledging tiie Salute and Kinderman Tuesday. also complemented (he Company oil Little Carl Miler of Albany is vis their smart appearance and drill. The Company was then dismissed iting witli his aunt, Mrs. Lizzie HIDES thus ending a day never to be for- Allen. gotteii in B uciiu Vista PELTS The Bed .Cross Indies w ill meet WOOL Wednesday afternoon at the home DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS COMES FURS of Mrs. F. J. Allen. IN “W ;LD AND WOOLLY” MOHAIR Mrs. [.owe Townsend was quite CASCARA BARK in accordance with their policy sick Friday. A doctor was culled. VEAL He thinks she w ill have to have an of presenting "the biggest and best'’ in motion pictures, tlie managers of PORK operation. tlie Isis theatre, announce the en BEEF Mrs. B. F. West is on the sick list. gagement of the second Douglas POULTRY Fairbanks pictures released by Art- BUTTER OREGON MAYORS ARE ASKED craft, “ Wild and Woolly.” EGOS The story has to do with a city TO PROHIBIT FIREWORKS youth whose wild fancies of tlie FARM PRODUCE Salem—State Fire Marshal Wells great West eventually get the better WOOD Wednesday sent a letter to all Ore of him. Clad in an iiiiniaculate cow WOOD gon mayors urging them to prohibit boy attire such as one might wear at GROCERIES the sale and use of firecrackers mid a masque hull, lie truvels to tlie land SHOES fireworks for use in the Fourth of of his dreams only to find that his FURNISHINGS July celebrations. Numerous re outfit is as unique as it appeared to quests have been received by the fire be to the inhabitant* of New York s DRY GOODS Fifth Avenue on tho morning that marshal asking that this he done. lie set out on his journey. Many in cidents of typical Fairbanks variety Wood Sawing Prices occur witli thrilling situations. CASH OR TRADE Hereafter the following prices will be charged for cutting wood. Ash, Maple and Fur, one cut fific., TWICE A WEEK SW O PE & SW OPE 2 cuts 75c., 3 cuts $1 ¡Slabs and Oak, 1 cut 00c., 2 cuts 85c., 3 cuts i t ; By LAW YERS the hour $2. P. O. BLACK. I. 0. 0. F. Building Max Goldman Deals [in Post-*1.50 ONLY ONE IN COUNTY Buy your auto hat at Kreamer's. Independence,______ Prego«
