OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY. APRIL 12, 191 8.
PaRe6
MRS. BEALEY HOME FROM FRANCE
Former Oregon Woman Tells of Horrors
of War On European Continent
Mr. Robert J. Kealey, daughter of
Mrs. C. T. Hickman, of Oregon City,
arrived here Monday from France,
where she wont to bring her son,
Walter Bsaley. well known here,
where he has veiled on many occas
ions at the home of his grandmother.
The young man has been a lieutenant
in the British army, and is Just re
covering from Injuries received in
battle. Ht is a well known aviator,
and succeed ad in bringing down two
enemy areoplanes while in service.
At the present time the young man
is recuperating from injuries at Bar
hadoes. The following interesting letter is
written by Mrs. Bealey;
Oregon City, Or, April 9.
314 Pleasant Avenue
I have been asked by a representa
tive of the press to tell something of
my experiences while in Europe. I
am not a writer, though I have writ
ten for papers very occasionally, and
will endeavor to tell you a few things
as they are. One thing I must im
press upon each, and every one is.
we must win this war, regardless of
what it costs us.
When the news came that Germany
was violating Belgium and Insulting
France, we held our breath with anx
iety till England took up the cause of
humanity and clvllliatlon. After the
news cams that our beloved England
was at war with the unspeakable Ger
mans, we all of us, who had sons, turn
ed our attention to our own. My son,
Walter Bealey, was a student in the
Royal Aeadamy of Music in London.
He cabled: "Mother, may I join the
army?-m replied, HSo, come home."
He came to Vancouver, B. C. A
few days after his arrival he informed
us of his secret mission to Germany,
having Joined some newspaper men
and gone into that country. He says
"Mother, dear, the Germans have
'acres' of store houses filled with
corn, wheat, dried meat and all sorts
of provisions and raw material. They
have millions of trained men, guns,
Zeppelins and gold in plenty. These
people boast they still have the in
demnity they got from France."
"Walter said "Mother, before this
war is over my dear country Stars
and Stripes will be into it, and to
beat them it will take all our men,
money and brains." He was not quite
21 years old then.
A few days after this the cable
from the war oflce brought the news
of Captain Robert Buscomb's death,
who was a schoolmate and "pal" of
my son, so when he came home and
said "Mother, I've joined the officers'
class in the Duke of Connaught Sixth
Regiment, and you'll have to be brave,
cheerful, as you have been such s
good, "sport" mother, so Just "buck"
up now and play the 'same.'" Only
a mother knows how to be brave and
smile when her heart is breaking. I
spent the night trying to see my boy,
my only one a soldier. I knew from
the history of France what a fight
with the Germans meant.
My son went to Victoria, where hs
joined the officers' class, received his
lieutenancy and his impereal certifi
cate. He did not see any chance of
getting to the front at once, so came
in on Saturday evening for dinner.
While at dinner he announced in a
very high pitched . voice "Well,
Mother, Mine, I have three months'
leave, and have bought my ticket for
London, England." I gasped, and he
said, "I am going to sse Lord Kitch
ener, and ask him to put me into the
regular army.' Walter started on Sun
day night via Canada for England. At
that time they would not allow a
Britisher to pass through the United
States in uniform.
Mr. Bealey and myself left on the
following Tuesday via New York, and
the Holland American liner "Rotter
dam." While going over we talked to
ths "Hoffmeister." I asked him why
Holland did not join the Allies. He
replied: "We are such a small coun
try, we are afraid of Germany, and
besides the Princa Consort is Ger
man." "Why," he said, "There are
three million dollars worth of wheat
in the hold of this ship right now for
Germany." When I heard that my
heart leaped within me. "How could
we get that wheat for England, 1
told my husband, and at his sugges
tion I wrote a wire to the war office,
wrapped it with a ten dollar bill, and
placed it around a beer bottle (gin
gerbeer rather), and white we were
anchored in Falmowth waiting for
the tender, it grew pitch dark, and
were informed that we would not go
ashora that night, but the tug would
come out with letters, papers, etc As
I stood and leaned over the top mil.
1 dropped my ginger beer bottte over
Just as the tug came alongside of
our vessel, and calico out "keep the
money, but wire this message up to
the W. O. Some sailor answered
"aye, aye." I did not sleep a wink that
night, as the Dutch sailors saug all
night, and I was so excited at 5 o'
clock when we went -jd on deck, and
to my delight we were summoned by
British destroyers. At 10 o'clock the
passengers were taken off by the
tender, and before we had fluished
with the customs, they were taking
wheat off from the boat That was
the last trip of the "Rotterdam," un
less she has made a trip within the
last tew months.
We arrived in England a few days
before my son arrived. He did not
know that his "Dad" and Mater were
there. He was surprised to find us
chatting with friends in the lobby of
the hotel. My son received a letter to
Lord Kitchener from an uncle, who
had been through South Africa with
Kitchener. Walter saw Kitchener and
asked to be placed in the regular
army. He was Immediately given a
sou. His specialist said ho was not
fit for service owing to a weak heart.
jt asked for his discharge-. The war
(office Rave him the rank of Captain,
Jand his honorable discharge, and lie
has now gone to the British West
Indies to recuperate. He has served
; three years and two months in the
Imperial Army. Now he Is not fit for
service, he worries but he hopes soon
to be able for service in te Ameriacn
army. 4
I never realUed until this last trip
to Europe how much depends upon
America. When I ssy America, I
mean the United States. The Ger
mans are stronger than we know.
They have talked world denomination
so long, and th-y have prepared for
over 40 years, and it is going to take
our men, our money and all we can
do to win this war. Wo must give un
til we feel it, and then give some
more. We must work until wa are
tired, and then go on and on working.
Just stop and think of this one fact,
that In "No Man's Land" the Ger
mans are slitting the throats of
wounded American boys, our men,
our soldiers. Man and women of Am
erica, do you realise that they are
our boys they are murdering? It may
be your boy, and it may be my boy
Can any of you stop work or stop
giving? Can we ever forgive our
enemy, who knows no law of war, or
decency
If each and everyone of you could
go to Charing Cross, as I have done,
and se our wounded come in by the
train load you would never think of
In four months eleven thousand blind
soldiers have passed through the
English hospitals. One s?es crippled
and maimed soldiers everywhere.
Sir Arthur Plerson, who is blind
himself, is giving all of his money,
and all of his time for the benefit of
the blind men. They are most wonder
ful cheerful, and are so anxious to
become selfsupportlng.
The wounded never complain. They
are so cheerful and poor, dear fel
lows, as they coins iu. Some Of them
are maimed beyond recognition. They
are so thankful and appreciative for
any kindness shown them. I have
tried to "mothr" them all' I have
room in my heart for everyone of
them, but unfortunately I have only
one pair of hands and my purse is
limited.
I think that every man who puts
his country's uniform on and says "I
am r.ady to go," is a hero. God
hless them, every one of them. Even
the prisons and jails of England are
emptied, these men having gone to
help to fill the trenches with good
fighting men who have redeem -d
second lieutenancy in the Prince of! slacking in the work of the giving
Wales North Staffordshire Regiment, I
stationed at that time in tha Island of j
Guersney, one of the Channel Is- j
lands. He took his training, then was
put to training "rookies' for six
months. He was later attached to tha
Royal Flying Corps, and was trained
at Gasport. Oxford, Reading and
Noyce Green, in England. He was an
instuctor In the R. F. C. for months
and then vas sent to the Ypr.'s neigh
borhood in France as a scout.
While scouting over the German
lines, he was attacked by five Ger
man machines, but he brought two of
these down, and was wounded, and
"made" for over our lines, and Thank
God arrived safely into the lines. He
tell into a shell hole, and was injured.
We received a cable from the war of
fice, saying: "Wounded in the fore
head and concussion." I started as
soon as possible via New York, wait
ed a week for a steamer, and went
over in a convoy of ten ships. These
ships carried fifteen thousand soldiers.
There were four hundred officers on
my ship, and some of the finest specimens'-of
young American manhood I
ever saw. We were seventeen days
and a half reaching Liverpool. All
civilians were held on the ship until
the military disembarked.
I reached London at 6:30 o'clock.
There was no one to meet me, but I
went to my hotel, and was at the
telephone trying to get my son on the
phone when 1 looked through a glass
door and saw him coming towards
me. Th3 relief to see him alive and
able to "hobble" about only a mother
can know. I gave up all work and de
voted myself to getting my son well. '
We used to go about London together,
and some of the scenes we witnessed,
we shall never forget One night when
the alarm or as the English say
"maroon" came, we went into a tube
station for shelter. There were thous
ards of Jews, Russians. Germans and
people of every nationality on earth,
except English and Americans, crowd
ed into these tube stations. Some of
the people brought their mattresses,
and sp?nt the night with their fam
iles in these places. We were crowded
like rafs, and the odor of humanity
was stifling. We never went into these
places again. My son and I decided
that we would take our chances of
being killed in our own rooms or in
the fresh air.
We went up to the Westminister
one day, and lo there was "Old
Glory" floating in the breezes from
the House of Parliment. We alighted
from the bus, and took off our hats
and with tears of pride in our eyes,
we saluted our flag and pitied those
who were not free-born Americans. 1
had visited England many times be
fore ths war, and their attitude to
ward the American never led me to
believe they would under circum
stance whatever fly the Stars and
Stripes over their Parliament build
ing. Well, my fellow Americans, our
flag is there, and the English are
glad to have it there.
The winning of this war is the
winning of peace, civilization and
freedom, and do you realize it means
life and death to all right and decent
living, and it is now up to the Am
ericans to win. We have got to win
anything else is unthinkable.
I spent five we?ks with my adored
themselves by their loyalty and brav
ery for tholr country.
I have many lott os from the
trenches. Some of them are sermons
in themselves, and are stimulating
war nerve tonic.
While in Liverpool I stayed at the
Adelphl hotel, and the American
Army and Navy Club have head
quarters at the Addphl. While sip
ping coffee In the lounge, I saw
ajnong the crowd of American of
ficers, a smart, trim, well turned out
lieutenant. He looked strangely
familiar, but I could not place him. 1
noticed he was looking quite often at
me. Finally, when I left the lounge,
he met me at the elevator (lift In
Rutland), and as I had my American
flag pinned on my coat, ho said, "Yo i
are American?' I said. "Yes, what
part of America did you come from?'
He said- "Near Portland." I ald,
"What Is your name?" He replied:
"Ulanchard." I said "I knew Mr. and
Mrs. Link Blanchard at Oregon City."
and he Informed me that they were
his father and mother. We clutched
each others hands, and grinned at'
each other. I had not seen him since
he was six months old. This was Lieu
tenant Eldon lllanehard, disembark
ation officer at Liverpool for the Am
erican army, and a good one too. With
a softness In hts voice and eyes, he
told me of the little wif and babls
he lert In Oak Grove, Oregon, and 1
nromlsed to go and see them. He said
"Ring Mother up, and tell her I am
well."
Oregon City may well be proud of
this young man. It takes courage to
leave his dear ones, and go so far
away among total strangers In war
time.
The flying men are wonderful
brave to a fault; afraid of nothing.
Going over on our steamer not an
American soldier touched a drop of
to win and to keep our own great
country for Americans, Only those of
us, who have lived in a foreign couiv
try In war time can properly appre
ciate this wonderful land of our.
In London I experienced an air
raid, and often w were really hungry,
as food Is pitifully short. In my liotul
lived a darling little girl, Miss June
Waller, the granda.ightor of the late
Lewis Waller. June said to me
"Auntie, If you place unit on an Am
erican bnscuit (our soda crackers)
and eat it, It keeps on from getting
hungry." It Is hard lo see the child
ren getting thinner and pale from the
luck of food.
Dear people of Oregon, I am' yours
to win the war,
KM MIS HKALKY
ADVANCE-MI. ROAD
Advance, Mt Road Red Cross auxil
iary gave a basket social and barn
dance at Mountain Road In Mr. Robin
son's lam on Saturday night, April 6.
George Brownell, of Oregon City,
and K. D. Olds, of Oak Grove, gave In
teresting talks about Red Cross work
and the Third Liberty Loan, which
waaa much appreciated by alal.
The musio waa furnished by Fred
Koollermelr and aon. Clarence, and
Mr. and Mrs. L. Koellermeler, John
Walser auctioned the basakets off.
There were sixteen baskets and they
brought $84.10. Grab bags were also
sold, which netted $ 11.50. Dance num
bers netted $9 and the ladles served
cake, salad, pickles, sandwiches and
coffee to the amount of $9. George C.
Brownell generously gave $5 and then
liquor, and they all seemed to realise 1 $1135 was given by a band of patriotic
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mat tna nonor ot tneir country rear
ed on each and every one of them.
In a foreign land, among all classes
boys and men, which swelled the pro
ceeds of this dance to 9131.S5.
This Red Cross auxiliary has al
and conditions of men when one Is "ISd1 bought two sewing machines,
homesick and tired from ovtr-work n noln "blt" ne, out thu
.ml hort ration, .ml on. . great work of the Red Cross. Nearly
Tihalkl uniform tipped with a white !eve7 man and woman
collar, one knows It Is from
own country, a lump gels Into one's
In both die-
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throat, and you feel what a wonderful
country we belong to. We are the
best country; the richest country,
and the very cleanest living country
In the world. Are we going to slack
to let the German swine take our
country? No! No! A thousand times
No. Are we downhearted? No! No!
We shall put our shoulder to the
wheel and win. We owe it to our fore
fathers to win. We owe It to future
generations to win. 1-et each and
everyone take a new oath to our be
loved country to do all In our power
Mrs. Belle Koellermeler ts chairman
ot this auxiliary and Mrs. Belle Robin
son, secretary and treasurer.
WALTER A. DIMICK
Candidate for
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION.
for
State Sera. at g it
HR. DIMICK'S RECORD UPON PROHIBITION
Backed by facta and not mere assertion! upon his part
At the close of the 1915 session of the Legislature,
he received without solicitation the following letter from
the Oregon City W. C. T. U.
Oregon City, Msr, S, 1915
Benntor W. A. Dlmlck,
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Dear Bin
We tho members t the
Oregon City W. 0. T. U. wish
to express our appreciation
and thanks to you for the
stand you took on the Prohi
bition bill at the recent Legis
lature In Haloin.
We had many anxloua mo
ments concerning the bill af
ter It had passed the House
and what the Prohibition Hill
Is today we feel we owe to
you.
Thanking you for your
splendid services on this and
other amendments, we re
main, Yours very truly,
Mus. a. d. Mcdonald,
Becy. W. C. T. U."
HUNS THROWN BACK
4
With the llrttlsh Forces In
France. April 10. Once yester-
day and again lust venlng the
Germans gained ground at
Olvenchy, but each time were
? forced back.
OUR WAR GOVERNOR IS
Governor Withycombe
is a candidate on the Re
publican ticket for a
second term.
He has conducted his
office patriotically, fair
ly and economically.
Mr. Dimick asks tho public to read this letter and
let them draw their own conclusions as to who ha been
true to Prohibition.
(Paid Advertisement by W. L, Mulvey, Oregon City. Or.)
RE
IS
the aided Ion of the best men to rep
resent tho county should not be based
uHn a question wlilth will be settl
ed by the voters themselves before
tho Legislature convenes."
MARKET REPORT
He is justly entitled to
renomination and election.
5
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courageous
Keep a
man on the job at Salem.
vote for 'Vitlr&'jrcomdbe
If. C. Stephens, of Kstacada, has
announced his candidacy for Hcpro
sentatlve In the legislature at the
Republican primary. lie was a mem
ber of the House at the laiit session,
and served as chairman of the com
mittee on counties, and as a member
of the committees on banking and on
ways and meuns. On both or the lat
ter committees he did efficient work
In announcing his candidacy, Mr.
Stephens Issued the following state
ment: ','Thls Is a year for patriotism,
rather than for. politics. Kvory en
ergy should be devot-d to the win
ning of the war. To this end the only
consideration In the selection of men
for public office should bo th ar
fitness for tho positions to which they
aspire and their experience and dem
onstrated ability In public and private
affairs.
"Tho coming session of the legisla
ture will require men of" experience
In matter! of stuto government and
particularly those well versed In tho
financial affairs of the state, since the
Increased cost of living and the add
ed expense of the State Incident to
tho war will necessitate tho most ex
pert handling of the appropriations of
the state for the next two years.
"As a nuiiiber of the ways and
means comltttee of tho last House,
the most Important Committee In tho
legislature. It was my privilege to
b) one of seven members of the house
to assist in accomplishing what ninny
considered to bo an Impossible task,
I. e. to properly maintain tne state
Institutions and carry on tho various
state activities within the llmlta
tlons of the six per cent, tax amend
ment, thus reducing taxes for state
purposes lo tho lowest possible point.
I feel that my services to the state
were sufficient to Justify my reelec
tion. If tho voters agree with mrs, I
will appreciate their support. If not,
I shall cheorfully abide by their de
cision.
"As to the question of county dlvto
Ion, I shall abide by the decision of
the voters at the polls. I feel that
As given by the Brady Mercantile
company and Fair Brothers.
During the past few days teed for
chickens has gone up slightly.
Cracked corn has gone to $ SS; bone
from 14.00 to 14 50. There has been
a slight decrease in the price of ground
corn.
BUYINQ
Creamery butter .'. 4c
Potatoes 50c. 7Gc,$1.0u
Onions, per 100 IDs 11.50
lutttcr (country) per roll ....80o
Kggs, per doxen 31o
SELLINO.
Potatoes, per 10 lbs S1.00&I1.25
Kggs, per doxen S6o
Hotter, per roll (country) 11.00(011.10
Creamery butter, per roll f 1.15411.10
ssa.
Oats, per 100 lbs $3.f0
Shorts, 80 lb. sack 11.60
Hran, 05 lb. sack $105
Flour, per sack. f 2 C5.f2.75 $2.10
Suit. 50 lbs Ngh grade 75c
Hay, per tua $15ftfS5
Chick food, per 100 lbs $5 00
Scratch food, per 100 lbs $4.(10
Hone, per 100 lbs. ......$ 4.60
Twin Four feed $1.50
Reef scraps $6.50
Iierkshlre $3.60
Kackle reed, per 100 lbs. $3.00
Ilolsteln dairy food, per 80 lb $1.90
Oil meal f4.00
Hlood meal poultry, 10c
Albers mash food $160
Whole corn $1.00
Cracked corn $4.45
Cocoanut oil meal $2.75
Ground corn $4.45
Easter oyster shell.,.. $1.50
Sugar, 11 pounds $1.00
Western Shell $1.25
Grit, per 100 lbs 90c
Hut-cr, S2.10
Livestock Buying
Live Hogs 16TJ16.35
Dressed hogs ....20o
Young Roosters . .. .......23o
Old Roosters 15o
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