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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, MARCH 227 1 9187
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A DECISION THIS YEAR.
President Wilson la said to le of
the opinion that a decision of the
world war Is possible this year. His
Idea, Is not that the war will be really
ended this year, with fall, complete
victory for democratic principles and
civilised rights to which we have
voted our lives and fortunes. It is
not ono war, but many wars. Some
of tlicm may draft on after the main
struggle Is finished. And the settle
ment of the vast, complex Issue will
take time. It may be years after the
sound of the guns has died away that
the freedom of nations ia assured and
people are left at liberty to work out
their own destinies, under the pacific
system of a world federation.
Nevertheless, tha decision may come
this year, in the sense that decisive
military victories and diplomatic vict
ories and economic victories and vict
ories of public opinion within the
Central Empires are likely to make J
this year the turning point in the
struggle, leaving only the task of com
pleting the triumph and gathering Its
fruits.
We are now rapidly approaching '
the crisis of the whole war. In fact.
w may agree with President Wilson
that the crisis "has come". We have
already entered what may prove to be
the most vital period of human his
tory. This crisis may be short. It may
be of only a few months' duration.
Hence the need of every man and
waking up to the momentous import
or the moment, and throwing Into the
struggle every bit of energy, intell.-
genre and devotion.
V. ,7. . ; . , .
and Inevitable as we think allied vict
ory must be if there is a righteous
Providence that guides the destinies
of mankind, we cannot win a quick
victory, and maybe we cannot win
the victory at all, unless we make a
supreme effort-
The achievements of this year must !
determine the issue", says the presi
dent And these achievements are in
our hands. The outcoma depends .
prunanly on the American people.
.a 1 1 m iurua uieiei "',
dier at the front, but every man or
woman whose voice or work or
thought or feeling contributes in any
way to the great mass effect our na
tion experts ln the struggle?
We can decide the war this year
if we set about it now, in calm con
viction and earnest zeal. We may
thus shorten the conflict by years,
saving millions of lives and billions
of treasure. We can do it all of -js,
statesman, manufacturers, merchants,
housewives, workmen, farmers, doc
tors, lawyers, editors, clergymen and
all the rest of us. make up our minds
to it and get on the job.
GIVE JAPAN FREE HAND.
Tha free hand which the Allies
seem willing to give Japan In Siberia
is thought by some timid souls to
forecast Japanese seizure of Russian
territory and a Japanese-German alli
ance later on. This bugaboo is twin
brother to the "Yellow peril' which
was held up as a menace a few years
ago, but which has never materialized.
It may be that Japan will exercise a
preponderant interest in certain por
tions of Siberia as a result of the mil
itary operations which, she now seems
about to begin there; but this will
work no detriment to anyone least of
all to the denizens of Siberia itself,
who have long stood in need of some
such vitalizing administration as Ja
pan 1b able to give, and such as she
has, in fact, given to Korea, the her
mit kingdom, since It fell to her lot.
Moreover, by reason of geographical
situation, Japan is entitled to a pre
ponderance of influence in the affairs
of Siberia as much so, indeed, as
we are entitled to a preponderance
of influence ln Latin America.
There is ample reassurance on the
other hand of this timorous forecast,
also. Japan is most unlikely to make
any sort of alliance with Germany
when the war is over because the
economic competition which will then
ensue is not of a nature which will
permit rapproachments between the
Teuton and the Nipponese. Japan
will then depend, as she now depends,
for the extension of her foreign trade,
upon her low wage scale and upon
the othsr elements of low-cost pro
duction which she enjoys. Germany
will depend, then as now, upon the
same elements for whatever commer
cial advance she is able to make.
Germany and Japan will be natural
rivals for world trade and they will
each seek It on the basis of under
selling their competitors. It will be
an Irreconcilable conflict.
However, these questions do not im
mediately confront us. The main
thing now is to win victory for the
Allies, among whom Japan Is ranked.
Give Japan and every other Auied
Power n thi nnnortnnitv alMQ tn
.. j v .... -w
help beat the Hun. War Is the great
adventure of life, why balk at a few
side issues?
OUT WITH THE HOE.
How about the garden this spring?
It Is to be hoped that everyone who
ram a garden last year will do It again,
gome of those who had only partial
success said last fall they would not
They looked at their poor yields of
potatoes and beans, and could not see
that they were paid for their labor
and fertilizer and seed and other In
cidental bills.
, Yot even these unsuccessful people
raised some food. It helped keep
down prices and assisted ln feeding
the soldiers. If they quit, the country
will miss even the little they raised.
And for every failure there was
.some good reason. Futhermore, the
cause of failure can be ascertained
and avoided another time. Anyone
Postofftce ecoad-class matter.
who has tried it a year should hare
acquired experience enough so thnt
with a little intelligent planning and
good advice he can get a good result
another time
There are millions of hack yard
gardeners In this country who last
year raised products worth $50 to $100
de-leach in their own yards. The assls
tance thsy gave our country In this
war Is Incalculable. They should do
50 per cent better than they did last
year.
And there are a great many people
who did not try tt last summer who
should make the effort this time.
There were some who predicted an
over supply of vegetables. Prut no
such overstock has appeared. The
drain for supplies to Europe is going
to he more each year. The fields are
suffering from lack of fertilizer and
lack of man power. We must supply
the difference. Every bushel of pota
toes and beans provides food for some
hungry and exhausted soldier, and
helps give him his fighting strength.
A month of adverse weather condi
tions, severs drought or too muoh
moisture, could seriously deplete our
regular farm crops. In that case we
should face actual hunger. It Is only
wise and prudent foresight for every
family to have a little independent
stock of its own to fall back on.
GARFIELD TUTELAGE.
Senator Sherman, of Illinois, insert
ed a newspaper Item In the Conges-
that Mc 'of Wiwhi ton
,d open rebrtIary n navng been
clo?ed two weefc pn Kco ft
snortage. In asking leave to print
the item in order that "posterity may
hap will value this fleeting reminis
cence as a corner stone from which to
estimate Improvement in future years'
Mr. Sherman remarked: "It will be a
matter of profound satisfaction for
i futnrA ranerfiilnna trt Lnnw thai tha
multltud8 gathered ln WMh,nJrton
, were not deprived of tobacco, thea-
: tricftj Mitertnirimnt mnv-(fiM.ni.,iii-o
8QOW8i and tne blessl of b!ard
halIs ,hile the coa, ghortage &ffllcted
Til I a wall, tho l.t.. .
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resident of Washington who entered
a drug store on fuelless Monday and
asked the proprietor if he could sell
him some soap. "Not unless It Is med
icated soap," was the reply. Perhaps
benator Sherman will agree that a
billard hall is a good place to teach
the young idea how to shoot.
GREATEST OF PUBLIC UTILITIES.
The press is the greatest and the
best of all public utilities. It goes
where people do not have telephones
or electric lights.
With few exceptions the press is
not subsidized nor Influenced by any
great interest and it is patriotic to
the core.
Frea and untrammelled in the ex
pression of its opinions, American
newspapers are the educational force
behind Independent Citizenship.
Rural free delivery and free deliv
ery in the county where published are
a blessing to the people and a priv
ilege fully appreciated.
When the government wants to put
over a liberty loan the press is the
medium for organization and co-operation
of the people.
No other public utility is placed
absolutely at the free service of the
people and the nation responds be
cause the press is unselfish.
Entirely out of the catalog of the
war profiteers, the press Is loyal.
MEM
"Owing to the extrema scarcity of
substitutes ln this stat the Food Ad
ministration telegraphed yesterday
to Judge H. S. Anderson, chairman
of the County Central Council of
Defense, that temporarily potatoes
may be added to the list of substi
tutes on the basis of four pounds of
potatoes to one pound of other sub
stitutes to the extent of one-half the
quantity of substitutes purchased.
"For illustration with the sale of 50
pounds of flour the buyer may take
one hundred ponuds of potates and 25
pounds of substitutes from the official
list.
"The pound for pound regulation
as to substitutes for wheat flour Is not
affected by the above except to the ex
tent that an additional substitute is
temporarily provided. This does not
me that the consumer Is compelled
I ' Pchase potatoes as a substitute
Ki,f It , J v.. i. v..
uuv ... no uuca du uv muni yuiuiiaao
the full pound for pound for the fol
lowing approved substitutes: hominy,
(not canned),corn grit, cornmeal, corn
flour, edible corn starch, barley flour,
rolled oats, oatmeal, rice, rice flour,
buckwheat flour, potato flour, soya
bean flour, and feterlta flour and
meals. ,
"The above ruling will also apply
to retailers in their purchases from
wholesale houses jobbers and mills."
EGGLESS EASTER.
WASHINGTON, March 18. A
movement to- save some 60,000,000
eggs for food this year by country
wide observance of an eggless Easter
has been launched here by promi
nent women.
Portland Bergman Shoe , Co. has
government, order for 4000 pairs log
gers' shoes.
POTATOES MAKE THEIR
r 1 S
Fifty Years Ago
Taken From Oregon City Enterprise
March 7, 1868.
Water for Portland We learn that
the Portland Water Company is talk
ing about coming to this county for
a fresh suply. Water will be taken
from Oswego Lake or th! Clackamas
duct, the materials to build which,
will also be taken from quarries and
mines In the county.
Measles We loam from It. C.
Lewis, that the measles are Just now
making a general sweep through the
Mount Pleasant neighborhood. Ad
ults and children are all taken, when
subject to IL
Candidate for Clerk Colonel W. L.
White, of this city, has announced
himself as a candidate for tha oftloo
of clerk, subject to the action of the
democracy. The Colonel Is a gentle
man. and aside from his politics we
wish him success.
Steamers Threa steamers on the
river between this city and Portland,
make things apear lively.
Died Monday, March 2, suddenly,
of heart disease, Robert Graham, a
resident of this county, aged 60 years.
VotersPortland has SOI legal vo
ters. State Deputy CapL A. Derlund, of
Milwaukte, has received the appoint
ment of State Deputy for this state
and the territory of Washington, and
will soon take his departure for 'The
Good of the Temperance Order."
Surveys The Portland papers re
ceived yesterday, all congratulate the
public upon the commencement of
the surveys for the Oregon Central
Railroad. The surveyors are to pass
through this city en route to Saji'tn.
Cheer them as they pass their pedes
trian feat Is more creditable, than
that of Weston.
Caught R. T. DeLashmutt, of Os
wego, set a trap for a catamount, on
Saturday last, near Oswego Lake, and
the next day took from It a huge
monster, measuring 3 feet, 11 Inches
in length, and 3 feet, 2i Inches high.
Pigs, chickens, sheep, and such like
domestic animals have been lost in
that vicinity of late.
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(Los Angeles Herald.)
Testimony concerning the unloading
of dynamite at Amapalo, a German
controlled port In Honduras, of deliv
ery of provisions to German ships in
terned at Santa Rosalie. Mexico, and
of alleged verbal attacks against the
Vnited States was given today befors
United States Commissioner D M.
Hammack.
The testimony was offered by the
prosecution at the hearing of Capt.
John Benedikston, master of the
steamer Centralia, who Is accused of
having endeavored to obstruct the
war plans of the government.
When the hearing began Assistant
United States Attorney Gordon Law-
son admitted there was not sufficient
evidence to warrant the further de
tention of Chief Engineer R. If.
Rockteschell and Purser George Or-
tez of the Centralia.
"It is a bad country to live ln where
a man has to go to war whether he
wants to or not" Second Mate
Thomas A. Berg of the Centralia testi
fied as he heard Capt. Benedikston
say once in referring to the United
States.
"I don't see much difference in be
ing under Cerman rule than under
British rule." was another statement
attributed to the defendant.
Berg testified he could not remem
ber the wording of other statements
alleged to have been made by the
master during his discussion of the
war on board ship.
Berg declared the captain's remarks
had angered him and that he told the
captain, "If you were ln the 'States,'
they would pick you up soon for such
talk."
Mr. Berg is well known ln Oregon
City, where he was head pressman
of the Morning Enterprise for sev
eral years. He left last Bummer to
enter the government service In the
merchant marine. He resided at
Bolton.
SIXTH WAGE INCREASE.
CHICAGO, March 18. Beginning
April 1 employes of the International
Harvester company will get another
Increase ln wages, according to an
nouncement made nere. The new
rise, the sixth during the last two
years, will affect about 25,000 and
amount to about a ten percent in
crease.
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REAL E8TATE.
8
Lelah R. Graves to Phillip H. Tuck
er, 20 acres ln section 29, township 4
south, range 1 east; $500.
E. G. Caufleld and Maria S. Cau
field to Frank and Llllie Hammarle,
the north half of lots 5 and 6, block
14, Bolton; $125.
Phillip Strelb and Katherine Strelh
to J. W. Counsell, lot 2, block 5,
Strelb's First addition to Milwaukie;
$444.
Gertrude Cahlll Mclntyre and R. L
Mclntyre to D. L. Torrance, 40 acres
ln township 3 south, range 2 east; $10
Mary T. Hungate and S. A. D. Hun-
gate, to Adrian McCalman, lot 8, block
83, Oregon City; $2500.
Adrian McCalman and Pearl McCal
man to Harry M. Smith and Laura B
Smith, lot 8, block 83, Oregon City;
$2150.
Dennis O'Connell and Clara ' B
O'Connell and Allen Wilbur O'Con
nell to James D. Baker and Olga Bak
er, lots 79 and 80, ln Ross ft Walker's
addition to Sellwood Gardens; $800.
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AFTER N0MHUH0N
AS STATE SENATOR
Walter A. Dimtek, state senator
from Clackamas county, Monday, tiled
his Intention to become a candldats
for reelection, Ills petition has been
transmitted to the secretary of state.
Senator Dimlck has announced that
he will make a vigorous light for r
election. He was the main factor lu
the 1917 legislative session In defeat
ing the creation of Cascade county.
His nominating petition follows:
"If I am nominated and elected I
win, during my term of office, stand
for anything that will help America
win the war; for anything that will
stamp oat disloyalty and I. W. W.-
Ism; for ratification of amendments
to our National Constitution for na-
lion wldo prohibition and equal suf
frage; for economy and a business
like expenditure of state money; for
securing for the taxpayers ono hun
dred cents on every dollar expended
in road and other Improvements; for
a greater Oregon with more prosper
ity and payrolls: for elimination of
all possible boards and commissions;
for anything that tends toward clean
er and better government; and for
an undivided Clackamas County.
'Words to be placed on ballot:
Support anything to help America win
the war; am against county division "
ddgcheck e;forssaan ? uesfragbulnoo
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The Initial number of the Clacka
mas County Hanner made Its appear
ance In Oregon City Saturday, under
an Oswego date line, as successor to
the Oswego Times. It Is understood
the new journalistic venture will
transfer its theatre of operations to
Oregon City, where It will be ocated
In the Red Front building on Main
and Ninth street and be published
weekly. Articles of Incorporation are
being prepared By Attorney C. Schue-
bel. The principal owner Is said to
be Fred J. Tooze, city superinten
dent of schools. W. E. Hassler, cor
respondent of the Portland Journal,
will be business manager, and D. N.
Byerlee, former owner of the Oswego
Times, will be connected with the
paper. ;
BIG RAILROAD CONTRACT.
Washington. March 18. Bids will
be asked soon on railroad equipment
totalling approximately 1100,000,00ft,
it was stated at the railroad admin
istration today.
; LETTERS FROM
'A-L .1
R. E. Hutchinson and James R. Stafford
Tell Interesting Bits of War Experiences
(From R, E. Hutchinson, Co. F, 18th
Eng. Ry. Army P. O. 705 A. E. F.
France, via New York.
In France, Feb. 8. Dear Mr. Haw-
ley: I was delighted to get your
cablegram last night. It seemed good
to get a message of some sort that
was not a month old when it arrived.
We received quite a lot of mall two
days ago. I also received two or
three packages. It would be very In
teresting to you to see the boys when
mail comes in. When a mail boat
comes In every one stops work and
blows every whistle. We get ' the
mall ln about 25 hours.
News just came in of the sinking
of our first transport the S. 8. "Tus
canla." This ship was part of our
convoy on the way over here.
We live ln huts here, made of wood.
about 100 feet by 30 feet. It Is heated
by two stoves (when we can steal
fuel for them) and we are. quite
comfortable, considering the circum
stances. After work we all congregate about
these stoves and each fellow has sto
ries to tell. I have heard some of the
most improbable lies at these even
ing gatherings that man ever listened
to. We have an Irishman, who Is typ
ical Irish, and has the most vivid im
agination that man was ever gifted
with. It seemed quite hopeless for us
to try and break him of his stories,
until some one hit upon the happy
Idea of taking a 1x4 board about 8
feet long and nailing one end of It to
the rafters, and passing It through a
board about one-third of the way up.
To the springy end they tied about a
dozen tin cans and ran a rope down.
LETTER OF THANKS FOR
T!
Mr, and Mrs. It, U Dadgor ,of nuaver
Creek, who have extended many cour
tesies to the soldiers In France and
the United States, as well as those ln
the navy, are in receipt of a lottor
rrom France, written at the raquest of
General Pershing.
The letter !s rlaotl highly and rends
as follows:
American Expeditionary Forces,
France, February 19. 1918.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Badger,
Oregon City. Or., Route 3.
Dear Sir and Madam :
General Pershing directs me to ac
knowledge, receipt of and to thank
you for your letter of December 14,
1917, enclosing your "Jingles."
The general was pleased to note the
good work, you are doing for the cause
we all love so dearly, and extends hU
best wishes to you both.
Slucerely yours,
O.K. ADAMSON.
First Lieutenant, N. A.
OF LIBERTY LOAN
Mrs. H. It. Cartlidgo, director of
tho woman's committee in Clackamas
county of the third liberty loan drive,
which starts April , has organized
tho work in tho s, veu 'banking dls-
incts or viacknntaa cit.mty, and has
anounced the following ommltlea
' women for tho campaign:
Oregon City Mrs. L. L. Pickens,
chairman; Mrs. K. E. llrodle. Mnt.
Walter A. Dimlck. Mrs I Adams.
Mrs, A. L, Ileatle. Publicity Miss
Nan Cochran, Mrs. C. W. Robey, Mrs.
Eva Emery Dye, Miss Alma Mooru.
Kstacada-Mrs. II. V. Adtx. Mrs.
W. ltartl'tt.
Molalla Mrs. J. Noaml Masterton.
Cnnby Mrs. H. 11. Kvans.
Sandy Mrs, Alice Scales.
Wii.sonvtlle Mrs. M. C. Young.
Mltwuukle Mrs. MagKle Johnson.
!ED
WhlL I. W. Rivers, a well known
resident of Oregon City, was engaged
In searching for the body of the late
U M. Felts at the mouth of the Clack
amas river on Saturday, he discov
ered a bottle, tightly cork ml, upon
the banks of the river. He found a
note placed In" the bottle, with tho
following wording:
February il. 191S.
To Whom It May Courern:
I am tired of living, and whoever
finds this note please notify the Dor
enbecker sawmill at New Era.
C. Williams.
So far no one has been reported
among the missing, except Mr. Felts,
who lost his life by drowning near
lluttovlilo. wb"n his boat capsized
near the dredge at Buttevlllo. Ev
ery effort was made to recover his
body, but so far the search has been
frultl .'SB.
Inquiry has been mado at the Dor
enbecker sawmill as to the Identity
of a man named Williams having
hem employed-
"None by that name has ever been
employed here,'- stated the manager.
PILL MAKER DIES.
THOMASVILLE, Ga March 15.
Frederick F. Ayer, millionaire medl
cine manufacturer and financier, died
nere taie yesterday, lie was 98 years
of age. Mr. Ayer had been spending
the winter here.
BOYS AT FRONT t
When ever the Irishman tells a big
one, some one says, "Ring the bell."
The bell Is rung amid the cheers of
the audience. Can you Imagine grown
up men, some nearly as old as you,
doing such stunts? They pass the
time away by foolish tricks and enter
tainments wlthour own boys pulling
the stunts.
We boys are well suppllod with nec
essary articles by Uncle Sam, and
our folks send things quite often.
No doubt you have heard of my
brother enlisting ln the navy. That
loaves my mother and youngest broth
er home alone. However, I hope the
time Is not far distant when I will be
home again and back to work.
My work here is not so very heavy.
It was very hard at first, but we were
all shifted ln good Jobs as soon as our
officers could arrange It. I am not
allowed to tell anything about the
work, but feel safe ln telling you I am
with a surveying party.
I sincerely hope all the mill trou
bles are over, and every thing running
smoothly again.
One of the boyg received a package
from Eugene wrapped ln some of the
Pearl Butcher Fibre we used to make.
I swore to the boys that Hawley'a
made It. It certainly looked good to
me as I know my old machine made it,
Must close now. Give all the boys
my regards. Sincerely your friend,
Earl Hutchinson.
(From James It. Stafford of Co. E,
18th Engineers, Ry., now ln France,
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Stafford,
of Oregon City.)
Somewhere In France, Feb. 18.
FOR WOMANS BRANCH
LETTERS FROM FRENCH FRONT
Ward Ilanmioml and Edgar Nn Rail Send
Cheerful Missive
Franco, February 13.
Dear Will: -I hnvo boon Intending
to write for some time but you know
we don't have much time und II takes
some time to figure out a letter
which won't have something in It
which shouldn't he there,
I received your package today and
Hiiro was glad to receive It. it cer
tainty hit the spot. Many thanks (o
you all for thinking of It. Just nt
present we're In billots second
story back. Hot und cold water, el
ectric Hithts, masNour, hair divmior,
manicure, arm chairs, all the latest
magnxlne, billiard and pool. All the
above wn have If wo are good Chris
turn Scientist. If I loft out any
thing it wa because its been mi long
since hearing of It that 1 have for
gotten all about It,
We ro howover really pretty com
fortably fixed much better than I
expected. Ami lite weather hru Is
Hue, Wo were originally In French
Dnrracks some distance from here
and where there was considerable
snow. Therefore we weren't sorry
to leave and come here.
I've been assigned to the lUtth Sup
ply Train and am In headquarters
dong statistical work and tiling. My
address Is Hdqtrs. 110th Supply Train
A. E. F. via New York.
I had occasion to take a fifteen mile
trip the other day and ut the end of
the Journey nt X which Is "Some
where lu France" I had a chance to
go thru the ruins of nn old niHtlo.
It sure was Interesting and mighty
pretty. After climbing to tho top of
highest tower by a dark spiral stair
wny we had a view of tho country on
every side.
Do you ever hear froiu Phil? I
have asked the folks to give me his
address again as I had heurd ho had
moved. However tliey never did or
at leaet have not to date. Will you
do tt? I'd like to write him but am
not sure where he Is.
We have quite a time here trying
to Parley voo with the French but
say, they ought to give every soldier
who comes over a two weeks course
In "Vld" town New York, N. Y.. for
the N. Y. "MddlHhor" bus nothing
on the Frenchman when It comes to
using his hands. I have a Grammar
which I am studying and making
some progress.
Ono thing which surprised me very
much over here Is the cheapness of
meals You can get a peach of a meal
for sixty cents to a dollar. For In
stance, soup, beefsteak In tomato!
sauce, boiled barley with gravy,
veul cutlets with lettuce salad,
bread. Jam, coffee and wine, all for
four francs or about eighty cents
Pretty good, isn't it? Itut w do lack
good chocolate and chewing gum.
Therefore you can see how much
your package is prlxed. Also that
enke w as the best I ve eaten for oh,
bear Mother and Folks: This will
not be very long, but tho boat sails
tomorrow. Yesterday, for some un
known reason 1 did not have to work.
I slept in the morning and ln the af
ternoon Illll Strohmeyer and I took
a 25 mile hike.
First we took a good look ovor the
works hore. You seo 1 do not get on
the new works as I am hauling mater
ial for the roads in tho camps on the
hill. About 15 minutes took us the
length of the first yards; then we
started up the long dock. They are
some big Job, too will have a long
warehouse with concrete floors. This
took us a llttlo longer to look at, but of
course was more Interesting with Its
many rail lines and crane tracks, con
crete walls and great electric lamps
for night work.
Then we came to the great yard
from where the trains will depart.
We did not walk over this as It would
have taken too long, but we saw the
great dredger pipe lines thnt are ar
ranged for making the huge fill.
I uur trip aown tne river wns very in
teresting. We saw many fine country
places that had grounds extensive
enough for a city park. All this was
surely fine, but when we looked close
It wag plain to be seen that they were
closed. Only the old servants ln their
cottages by the gates showed any
signs of life. Now and then you would
see a French soldier with his arm
round a little woman walking along
the rpad then you could reallzo that
It was "a la guerre."
We walked for a long time and
when night fell we were looking for
a place to eat. Upon Inquiry we found
there were no restaurants out there
away from the railroad. We did An
ally manage to get some bread by go
ing to the bakery. It was very poor
stuff. It tasted like a cold hot cake!
And these people have to have a card
to buy 3-4 pound of It a day. One ca,n
see them lined up for their bread and
then you can realize what war ln, as
wine and bread make up the staff of
life ln France. To have to eat that
stuff is pretty hard and the people
are complaining some, too.
We got a piece of cheese about 4
by 6 Inches and Inch thick for 3
fs.
We started homo in the moonlight
and say, If we didn't come out on the
same road we had come down on,
having walked in a circle, but we got
home all right.
My, gosh, but the French are get
ting a lot of ' lizards" out of here, a
whole drove shoot out every morning.
We are .getting limousines galore, the
nice gas-saving, llght-on-tlres kind
Wlntons! and National 12's,etc. You
see gasoline is scarce over here and
we must save It. The French are us
ing Fords.
Aha, who should we find at the
dock by Lloyd Harding, auto-dispatch-er,
they call him. He certainly looked
fine. Harold and I went to see him.
Bet he thot me a "roughneck" in my
overalls and old overcoat, Just off my
truck. Had a letter from Syd at Camp
iDix
Kent Mosley is still ln this zone.
Thank Eric V. Houser for box of
! candy Just received. Good luck to all.
Roy.
to Relatives Here
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so long that, I can't remember.
Well, I must stop cud turn In. If
you cau make any sense out of this
scrawl yo.i will be accomplishing
some job. There are about six fellows
tn hero all (he lime and tho room
Is about twelve by twelve. Further
more they all talk nt once. Bounds
like a Chink chop house.
Ple-aso thank Philip and "A. U K."
I suppose It's Jack or tho baby, for
the Christmas cards. Tell the boys
I II be sure to bring them sumthlng
from France when 1 como back.
Well, give my lovo U Mack and
the boys and girt, WARD.
Address, Vincent W, Hammond, Hgt.
1st CI q M. C, 11. J. lK.lh'Bupply
Train. A. E, F. vln N. Y.
Somewhere In France, Feb. II
ieiir Mother nml Father: Arrived
here some time ago and nil O. li.
bat had an awful trip. That's alt I
cm n suy about It.
We are having line weather hero
about like April In Oregon. This Is
sure a pretty country, got Oregon
backed off the map. Hut the people
hero are all so old fuMhloned and live
ho runny. Lots of them live lu cuves
that they dig In the cliffs and then
tlx the front of It up so II looks like
n house.
There is an old t utlo up on a big
hill hre that Is H00 years old The
guard will take us through for 10 cen
times; that's 2 cents In our money.
Wo aro Just outside of agoodslaett
town and on the bank of a river about
llm nle of . I guess we are In
the best camp In France. We have
barracks to sleep in and sptlng beds
and straw mattresses, a dandy cook
house and mens hall. I have a ko
d.ik and will take some pictures and
send you If wiever gel paid, but I
have given up all hopes of getting
paid, an we haven't been paid for Do
cemlx'r or January yet and Fobruury
Is half gone now, ,
The women here put their clothes
on a wheelbarrow and taku them to
the river to wash litem aomo ays-
Item.
If you haven't bought that tobacco
yet. don't get It, as we can buy It
here ns cheap ns there. We have a
comtulNHury here. It was In Knglund
that tt cost so much.
Bend me the address of some of our
relatives lu Fngland we might
come back that way. t might have
been tn your home town for all I
know.
We have a dandy Y. M. C. A, here.
Some d.tka s summer home turned In
to a Y. M C. A. He left all the fur
niture there. You sit In one of those
chairs and you go out of sight.
This Is all for this time. Hope yoti
are all as well as I am. Let me know
about the strike.
Your loving son,
Kdgar Nnttall.
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FROM FRANCE
BOMKWIIKItK IN FItANCK Jan.2l.
At last wa have left the sea, and I
will be perfectly satisfied It I do not
see uny more for some time.
1 like the country very well and tho
more I see of It tho better I like It. I
was surprlRod at tho railroads, which
are much better than I had any Idea
of. Of course the cars are all com
partment side door affairs, which 1 do
not like as well as I do the American
cars, l'art of tne railroads are uoumu
tracked and part are four tracked.
Tliore are muny tunnels, and many
stone nrch bridges. The railroad
stations aro all good, and many have
largo sheds completely covering tho
tracks.
1 like the French people very much.
They are extremely polite, und they
seum tickled to death to see us.
When we walk down town muny ot
the children, und some of tho men sal
ute us, and tho children are delighted
If you shake hands with them.
This Is a quaint little town boautl
fully located ln a position, somewhut
similar to home. The vegetation ap
pears to be much the same, with
laurels, laurlatlnus, yews, and mag
nolias us the evergreens- I wus much
surprised to run Into a large dun.; of
Oregon Crnpe yesterday, and since
that time I have seen a great deal of It.
I am anxious to know what they call
It.
Most of tho French towns have
many parks. The houses close In, are
built right up to the struct line, and
are -usually have a garden In back.
Out farther they are set back from the
strcot but the yards are enclosed ln
high wulls.
I wns through a wonderful old build
ing yesterday, ln which history was
made, and which you would probably
recognize, but which for military rea
sons, 1 cannot describe, It Is boautl
fully carved and decorated, and Is In
a good state of preservation. I was
also In nn Interesting old church.
The shops are Interesting, and are
full of things I would like to send
homo. There-are Jewlery stores with
very cheap Jowlery. I will try to
bring somo of tho things homo with
me, but I do not think that I can send
anything out of the country at the
prfi80nt time,
I am getting along pretty well with
my French, though I have quite a
time understanding a gonoral conver
sation, as thore are so many words I
do not remember. I can got any thing
I wish, and can make mysolf -undor-stood
altho sometimes it is a laborious
process. ,
L. O. HARDING.
FRANCIS PA8SE8 OMSK.
TOKIO, March IS. United States
Ambassador Francis, with a party ot
86 Americans, Japanese and Chinese,
passed Omsk on March 9, hoadod for
Harbin, according to advices reach
ing here today.
HARDING
HE
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