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fOINT TO WITHYCOMBE
I made rood. Clackamas County has
I seldom been recognized In the selec-
With the primary eleo tion close at
hand all surface Indication that ire
ascertainable point to the renomlna
Uoa of Oregon'! Republican coventor,
Ja.jea Wlthycombe, For sevend week
aentlment has beea drifting decidedly
toward Governor Wlthycomb.
Utitfl recently voters were not dis
posed to talk politics as the war has
b eea and will continue to be the all
absorbing topic. The hearts ot Ore
gonUns are with the boys in uniform
and this Is one ot many reasons why
Governor Wlthycombe appears cer
tain to be renominated and reelected
by a margin that promisee to be even
more overwhelming than hie own record-breaking
triumph tour years ago.
The people ot Oregon know well
enough that Governor Wltbycombe's
record aa a war governor Is second to
mono m the United States and that
the exam pie end Inspiration ot , his
constant leadership are represented
else the success of the Wlthycombe
recorded one after another by this
state. Furthermore, all Oregonians
know , that Governor Wlthycombe's
heart will remain true blue in all pat
riotic Issues and that he will continue
to give the very best that Is In him to
every duty, every trust, every respons
ibility. As only one of the many guar
antees that his confidence Is merited
Governor Wltnycombe's own son Is In
the aorrice, having enlisted many
months ago as a private.
Governor Wlthycombe has five rlY-
als facing him tor the Republican nom
ination, who must divide the opposi
tion vote, and the desperate straits In
U which these politicians find themselves.
Illustrates perhaps as well aa anything
else the success of the Wlthycombe
administration. Not one ot the oppos
ing candidates is able to point out
anything wrong about the Withycombe
administration and they are, conse-
; quently. extremely "hard pur for an
issue. They are merely promising to
do the things which Governor Withy
combe Is already accomplishing, there
fore their guttering phases are falling
on deaf ears.
Governor Withycombe, in official as
well as private life, has always stood
for a cleaner and greater Oregon.
- He has been constantly in touch
with the people and mindful of their
needs.
He has been courageous in facing
; every duty, meeting each emergency
with sanity and dignity and avoiding
grandstand play.
He has at all times been true to his
country, his state and has never been
accused ot disloyalty to his party
though he has refused to play politic
in war times.
Mindful ot these facts and of the
supplementary consideration that It is
not well to make unnecessary changes
in war time, the voters as well as pol
itical observers are coming to be more
anV more unanimous in their convlc
ltorihat there can and should be but
one result on May 17, the Indorsement
of Oregon's sate, sane, and patriotic
governor, James Wlthycombe. As the
immortal Abraham Lincoln truthfully
remarked during the presidential cam
paign of 1864 when the Civil War was
ia nroeress. "It is not best to swap
horses while crossing the stream.
Coventor Wlthycombe has kept
Oregon first, why change?
scrlptlon amounts to nothing. Yet It
everyone takes that view, the loan
will be a failure, and the world's fing
er ot shame will be pointed at slack
ing America.
Buy a Bond and enjoy the satisfac
tion that comsa from good patriotism
and good cltttenshln. .
BRAIN-STORM tR ENTERS
EVERY BOY SHOULD
tlon of mea to Oil positions of trust
with the state government, but It is
gratifying to recollect that whenever
or wherever each cltlsens have been
placed they have furnished a record
ot which their county might be proud.
Judge Ryan has been a party to
establishing a number of reforms In
the handling ot state affairs which
have tended toward greater efficiency,
and a greater return on the taxpayer's
money Invested.
Now, ot all times, is a time when ef
ficiency and business Judgment should
count The operation ot state's af
fairs, and particularly the fiscal af
fairs ot the state, should be confined
to long headed, hard headed men of
experience. Judge Ryan comes under
all ot these qualifications.
A glance at his record is sufficient
to indicate that the preseut State
Treasurer made no idle choice when
he selected Judge Ryan for the post
which ho has so competently filled
and any who have watched his record
can find no reason why he should not
be elevated to the position ot State
Treasurer, to which he now aspires.
No doubt Clackamas County loyalty
will figure largely In the vote this
county Is expected to pile up for
Judge Ryan on the seventeenth ot
next month. And the fact that such
loyalty at this tlm will be well de
served will make It much ealser for
the electorate to go to the polls and
cast its ballot for a favorite son.
The entry of Ex-Governor Oswald
West into the field as a democratic
candidate for the United States Seu
atorahlp should dispel all the Idle talk
ot his unquestionable support ot Chss.
L. McNary as the republican candi
date. Oswald West Is going Into this
fight to win tor Oswald West and his
friendship for othera Is but the brittle
strands of a cob web to be pushed to
on$ side If they cross the pathway ot
his ambition. Senator McNary Is the
one man In Oregon who can curb the
vaulting ambition ot this roaring demo
cratic lion, who camouflages himself
largely as a non-partisan. He is out
tor once In his life for the straight
democratic nomination and it is to ba
hoped that he gets it and that Sena
tor McNary gets the straight repub
lican nomination. The battle will
then be betwesn a stand pat, wind
jamming democrat and an ' earnest,
sincere working republican who be
lieves a duty well done Is more ot an
accomplishment tor the good ot Ore
gon than the oft repeated brain
storms of the erratic Ex-Governor.
WHERE KNOWLEDGE COUNTS
A RECORD TO PRESERVE
THE WOODS ARE FULL
The woods are full of men who as
pire to be governor of Oregon soma
f iiiMn nnlmDeachably excellent,
some Indifferent and one or two dan
rnroua. Under ordinary circumstances
there would be the keenest kind ot
Interest In the political campaign that
la under way, but the present circum
aifMcaa are not ordinary. No one out
Mo thn rdnriiriates themselves and
their Immediate followers cares
whoon about politics, tor interest in
the war and desire to win the war
wnrchainws everything else. The
Enema Register says that among all
the candidates there Is only one to
whom attaches more than ordinary
'V- .
Interest.
That one Is Governor Withycombe,
who auks reelection, and who has made
a record aa a war governor mat any
mm Tnleht be nroud of. There, has
never been a moment in this year of
.wa problems when his attitude has
tieen in doubt, and we must all admit
Coat the patriotic spirit of Oregon's
war erovernor has had much to do with
i, t.rfcrht natriotlc record that has
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been niade by the state. When the I
W. W. agitation was at its highest
molnt aud the governors of other west
era states were wobbling and side
stepping, Governor Withysombe did
not hesitate a moment. He announced
that the law must be strictly upheld
nfl that nothing must b3 permitted
to interfere with the conduct of the
wvr. In every other phaBe of the
state's war activities his position has
been firm and resolute. His leaaer
ship has been of the kind that com
mandfl confidence.
This is a time when the usual pol
itical patter and the usual reasons
for displacing one official and putting
another one in have little appeal. The
fact that looms largest Is that under
Governor Withycombe's leadership
Oregon has won the admiration of the
vnti rmmtrv. That is the kind of
j loadernblp wa want.
CLACKAMAS WELL REPRESENTED
Qlackamus county has been for
,mato durinz the past seven years
r. I,vlne one Of Its prominent cltl
r.ens in a position of trust at the
i3t finoitol and there is little doubt
,slht. tho voters , of ..this ..county will
cast n overwhelming yjurmi j
Jteep .him t., the capitol by , promot
ing htm a, notch. .
Aa instant State Treasurer, Judge
s Rvnn of Gladstone has
More and more Is the State of Ore
gon finding that a judicious exercise
of the power to levy taxes by a so-
called indirect method Is aiding tn
solving the problem of removing the
heavy burden of taxation generally,
and In removing It in an equitable
manner.
An example of this form of taxa
tion is found in the inheritance tax
law, which gives to the state a per
centage of large bequests and legac
ies.
But a good law is good, insofar as
it is administered well, and beyond,
or beside, that point it is not good.
Oregon has been peculiarly fortun
ate so far in the administration of Its
inheritance tax law, because It has
had a man at the helm who has been j
able to steer the bark through the
shoal and shallow places. !
The success of Oregon's Inheritance
tax statutes has been largely due to
a Clackamas County citizen. Judge
Thomas F. Ryan, who as Assistant
State Treasurer has handled the
technical features of the administra
tion ot that law. Even those who are
not particularly friends of Judge
Ryan admit that he has had much to
do in making such a law a valuable
adjunct of the state's tax raising sys
tem.
A just and wise administration ot
this statute must assure the legatees
of an estate that the state will re
ceive Its just dues and no more, and
Its just and wise administration must
further assure the citizens of a state
that is not mulcted of its dues by in
efficient handling. To reach a happy
medium which brings about justice to
the state and to the legatees alike, re
quires careful study, close knowledge,
and above all an expert training in
appraisal and valuation of estates.
Judge Ryan Is peculiarly equippad for
this very thing, and the inheritance
tax administration is becoming more
and more an important adjunct of the
State Treasurer's department.
Should Judge Ryan be elected State
Treasurer the people would know that
thlB branch of the service would be in
safe hands. They would know It by
the surest rule of all sure rules there
is to follow, that he has shown his
ability by being weighed in the bal
ance and found not wanting.
Inheritance tax laws of the last
Legislature made this state activity
a matter of more moment than it ever
has been before and to allow the care
less handling of this fund, which will
be a mighty tax saver to the citizens
at large, would be folly of the rankest
kind.
The Springfield Republican Justifies
the President in favoring the election
of Senators of the Democratic faith
because "a Senate controlled by his
political opponents would greatly em
barrass and weaken his administra
tion." We cannot shore this feeling.
The largest measure of opposition and
embarrassment which has been
brought to the President from Sena
torial sources has come from the
Democratic side of the chamber. Re
publicans, In the Senate as tn the
Hous?, have been much more gener
ous In their support of war measures
proposed by the administration than
have Democrats. A Senate controlled
by the Republican party could not und
would not turn its back-upon the pat
riotic record which the party has al
ready mnde while to have a Repub
lican Senate would Insure a division
of party responsibility which should
and would inure to the benefit and
not embarrassment of the administration.
Hy R. W. Arena, County Agent
Every boy that has not registered
lu the boys' working reserve had bet
ter gut a hump ou and do It before
the week la over. No matter whether
you "expect to work this summer or
not whether you have a Job llued up
or not. We want every boy between
16 and 11 on our record. Some think
that because they already have a Job
or have one lined up. that they need
not relgster that Is nut true. Yo.i
v 111 not be taken out of any position
nor will you be made to work whore
you do not waut to but you should
register.
Every one has to do their duty and
your duty now Is to register for this
roservs. After registering you receive
a button from the government, show
Ing that you are a war worker and
helper and want to do "your bit."
After three months work you recelvo
A lironns badge allowing that you have
really done something.
Every boy that has not the button
In his coat lapel at the end of this
week ia a slacker.
Are you going to bo tme ot them?
GEO. W. DUCK GRILLS POLICEMAN
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GERMAN PAPER
SUSPENDED IN
LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, May 1. "Gor
muniA," a newspaper published here
In the Gorman language, suspended
yesterday. An editorial announcement
said the suspension was tor the dura
tion ot the war and asslgnod a desire
to avoid radical friction, coupled with
the rising cost of production, aa reas
on tor the decision.
OREGON ENGINEERS BUILD CITIES
Boys Anxious for Letters From II o m e;
Tell of War Work in France
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1IKAVKH CREEK, April 30. (Edi
tor of The Enterprise, )!low long are
you going to permit visitors to your
city to be Insulted by the lllttnrate
scum, your' Mayor Appoints on the
police force; of course wo All under
stand that 90 per cent, ot the police
men are worthless, ami won't do any
honest labor, and are probably more
criminal than most ot the people they
arrest, but to the case In hand, my
wife a sister and her baby In arms, Ar
rived In Oregon City Sunday night on
the 8. P. 9:40 train from Loa Augelus.
Her mother and I rami tn to meet
her and gathered up her grips and
bundles and the buoy came atumbllng
up through the yard, when an ordinar
ily dressed man stepped up and de
manded: "What have you got In those
grips?" I replied: "It's non ot your
buslncks." lie said: "Is that so, don't
gt fresh with ma or l it put you lu
jnll," and flashed his badge.
Aa we live out In the country and
I wanted to get them home after the
long journey, I saw It would be bxtoer
not to atart anything as I wouldn't
THE NATIONAL GAG
Only two votes were needed to save
from defeat an amendment to the
sedition bill proposed by Senator
Joseph I. France of Maryland that
specifically provided that the act
should not apply to any individual
who may publish or speak "what Is
true, with good motives and justifi
able ends." The real attitude of the
Administration on the measures has
been Indicated no more forcibly than
In the vote of 33 to 31 by which Sena
tor France's amendment was lost. 29
of the 33 votes were democratic,
showing concluctvty tiiat the Presi
dent does not wish his acts or the
acts of his subordinates criticized,
even though such criticism states
facts and is submitted with the ob
ject of improving conditions as they
exist.
LAST CALL FOR THE BONDS
A PEACE POLICY AS WELL
A Democrat state official in Ohio
refused to use a lead pencil furnished
by the state and bearing the brand
Made in Germany." His refusal Is to
be commended, but why should his
Americanism be so temporary T Why
not insist in time of peace as well as
In time of war that every article that
can be made in America shall be pro
duced here, and that in order to ac
complish that end there shall be
charged on Imported articles a tax at
least equal to the difference in cost
of production here and abroad? The
Made in America" policy should not
be a war policy.
Attorney General Gregory, in a let
ter to Representative Currie of Mich
igan, says that the report of German
spy activity In this country has been
very much exaggerated and adds that
not one fire which took place last year
In a war Industry plant has been trac
ed to alien origin. This may not con
clusively establish an alibi for the
spies, however. It mav serve to show
that Mr. Gregory's secret service men
were not exceptionally efficient.
GLADSTONE NOT SLACKER
This Is a war not merely of guns
and bullets, but it is a struggle of
national sentiment. We have to be
very careful that a front of united
feeling is presented to our foes. There
can be no hopa of ending the war so
long as Germany believes our people
are not unitedly behind It.
The subscription of the Liberty
Loan Is the most accurate register of
public sentiment. Germany does not
care how our people talk. She wants
to know what they will do. It they
won't dig down into their pockets for
money, she will feel that the war does
not have general sanction, and that
we will take peace the first time an
easy way is offered. That will encour
age hnr to keep on and on and kill
more and more of our boys.
There is a tendency among some
people to wait until the last moment
thinking perhaps their help will not be
needed. That is taking chances. It Is
not possible to get too much money.
If double the amount asked for could
be obtained, ths significance of the
thing would not be lost on Berlin. It
would show them that we mean busi
ness. When they get It thoroughly In
their heads that we do mean business,
there will be some change In their at
titude. Probably not a sufficient
change to justify ending the war, but
they will have begun to see through
the mists of illusion. Then there will
be some hope that they will abandon
their maniac desire to dominate the
world.
ThereforS let us go the limit .to
help put over the loan, and to make
a big over subscription. The individ
ual man may say that his little sub-
GLADSTONE, Or., April 26. To
ths Morning Enterprise, Oregon City.
When I received my copy of your
valued morning paper, I noted with
a great deal of chagrlmn, that Glad
stone had been saved from "remain
Ins" In the slacker's column.
As captain of the Third Liberty
Bond solicitors of Gladstone district,
permit me to inform your many
readers, that the city of Gladstone
has never been In tha slacker's col
umn, it has gone over the top at
every call. In behalf of the citizens
of this district and in Justice to the
untiring efforts of our solicitors,
am proud to say, that as soon as the
solicitors received their blanks and
instructions, they at once began call
ing for bonds for themselves in de
nominations of $50, $100, $500 and
even $1,000, with the result that with
in fifteen minutes after the sound of
the gong, Gladstone was over the top
and still going good and strong, and
when the solicitors finished chacklng
In last Tuesday, they had placed Glad
stone over the top 200 per cent, with
more still coming in.
Respectifully yours, ,
CHAMBERS HOWELL,
Mayor of Gladstona
Co. A, 508 Engrs., A. E. K Franco,
April 4. 1918
Dear Mr. Moffet:
I know that you are Interested In
even the details of whsit the troops
over here are doing, and perhaps par
tlcularly tn th work of the engineers
and will try to give you a brief out
line, as much as 1 am allowed.
Our station at present Is back of
the American lines, wlthtu the Zone
of Advance, but some dlstanca from
the actual front. On still nlshta we
can hear the big guns and during tho
day yie air la full of aeroplanes, but
the aviators are Americans making
practice flights. I think.
The work at this post consists ot
hospital construction on a largs scale.
Each ward will be a seperate building
and the whole layout culls for rail
road sidings and unloading quays,
several hundred buildings, streets,
sewers, and a water system, In fuel a
good sized town complete. All the
buildings except the administration
huts are standard knockdown wood
en affairs, one story, and 32 meters
long by 6 meters wide.
The troops at work are all engineer
companies, and detachments from sev
eral different organizations are rep
resented. Some of these soldiers are
colored and they make very good
workers Indeed, even on trying work.
Material la not as readily available
on civil construction and we must
build with what is at hand, but con-
bid rlng that we are working under
war conditions, it Is surprising that
we get as mut n as we no. ine weatn
er has not been favorable for there
has been a great deal ot rain and on-J
day's rain makes a week's mud. These
small handicaps have not delayed the
work to any great extmt and In place
of the cultivated fields saw on my
arrival here six weeks ago, there Is
now quite a sizable town very nearly
complete.
The th Engrs., Ry., (the regiment
I came over with) arrived In France
on Aug. 29 and has been on one
enormous construction job ever since.
Th?y are building docks and railroad
yards and track, all out of American
material. By the first of the year our
company alone, under Capt. H. W.
Young, formerly with the O. W. R. &
N. Ry., had built a railroad yard which
contained seven miles of track, and
bad made a large fill which was neces
sary for the yard, In addition to fur
nishing large details for other work.
letter from the captain Informs me
that at present this company is en
gaged on other nw railroad construc
tion and has two colored companies to
help, with two steam-shovels and the
necessary dinky trains working night
and day. So you see we are really j
doing something these days.
I have been trunsfered and am now
attached to the above organization as
second lieutenant. 1 think I am un
usually lucky In not waiting to go to
the training camp, as I managed to
get over among tha first and have
been commissioned anyway. There
are many advantages in being among
the first over and among them I might
mention that we are allowed a day In
London, a very Interesting visit to
me. In the course of my travels, I
have been over a large part of France
and have visited Paris and other large
cities.
There Is little news that we get
direct from the front, In fact practic
ally all of our news comes from the
Paris editions of the New York Harald,
Chicago Tribune, and London Dally
Mail. As a sample I am sending by
this mall a copy of the New York
Herald.
We are well supplied with every
thing necessary and our puarters are
very comfortable. Living conditions
are better than in many coilructlon
camps at home.
I understand Charles Parker has
been commissioned and la probably In
France by this time. If so I may mo';t
him as I have already met many
friends at various places Including
many boys from Oregon and Washington.
A clipping from an Oregon City
paper, forwarded from the RL. regi
ment by E. li. Charman, informs me
that Mr. Rands has been placed in
charge of a traffic survey on the up
per Columbia and Snake Rivers.
thing. It la not always possible to
answer at once but It la appreciated
just the same.
I should be very glad to hear from
you and have an opportunity to.wrlto.
With best personal regards,
, Sincerely,
WIUUMl L. SHARP
Address: Usui. W. U Stuirp, Co. A..
508th Eiiglners. U. S. A. P. O. No. 731.
A. E. F., France.
(Lieut. Shurp was asalxtant en
Klneer for the construction ot the
South Fork pipe line. Tho above let
ter was s-nt to J. W. MofTutt. of the
Oregon Engineering & Construction
Co)
March 30, 191$. I have arrived safe
ly In Francs as you no doubt have
heard by this time. The trip arross
the Atlantic was somewhut tedious
but at least an Interesting one and
an experience which will never be
forgotten.
As far as.I know we re now only
temporarily located but will no doubt
go to a permanent location soon. This
part of France Is extremely pretty
and the green hills and general ter
rain remind me a good deal ot Oregon
also the rain helps to remind me
of home, for we have been having
continual showers since we arrived
here. However th weather Is com
paratlvely mild and therefore not aa
disagreeable as It might be. I have
been In good health most of the time
since I left. Coming across I was not
seasick much to my surprise, even
thouKh we did have some pretty
rough weather. Do not worry about
me tor I am sure 1 will come through
alright and be home with you all be
fore many months.
You can address me according to
the enclosed address. I will write as
often as I have the opportunity.
With lovs to all,
Your son,
JOE
CIVIL ENGINEER
MADE DEFENDANT
BY LENA KURTZ
Lena M. Kurtz filed suit for divorce
Monday, charging Francis P. Kurtz, a
Portland civil engineer, with cruel and
Inhuman treatment. The wife charges
that her nusDana cursea and swore
and otherwise abused her. They were
married in California tn 1908
Beaver Creek Farmer Says Ann of Law
Was Unduly Off icious
got thn Jump on him, with my arms
sonrch her as a bootlegger, eta., and
full, so I remarked that was A mighty
Otto exhibition of Judgment to stop A
lady with A Imby down In tho yard And
If you have exceeded your authority
under the law, I'll certainly urn you
got yours.
I found ihl morning he had the
right under our wonderful legislation
to search, All right, but if he had
waited until wo arrived up at the sta
tion where It was Hunt, and a place to
put our parcels And grips; Instead of
In tho greaao and dirt, and cuius up
to us and said that "by the authority
of the law I would Ilk to exnmlns
your baggage," I would certaluly have
made no objection; u It waa we were
compelled to lay out our stuff on the
ground and submit to hla pawing over
hr lingerie and baby's clothes, Find
ing nothing, he slunk off., If ha had
found A bottle I'll wager It would never
have been turned In. I certaliiy feel
delighted with the recopllon my rel
ative received Into your city.
, GEO. W. BUCK
BRITISH VETERAN WRITES COUSIN
Mrs. Clyde Anderson Receives Letter
From Wounded Soldier
Mrs. Clyde Anderson. 203 Monroe clockwork, which no doubt accounts
for the splendid victory.
At a Quarter past three on a fine
The many Oregon City boys In E
and F Co.s th Engrs., Ry were all
In good health and spirits when I
left on Feb. 24 and were all certainly
holding up their end.
There are a great many Interesting
things to write about but tha days
here are pretty strenuous and we do
not have much time to ourselves,
either for letter writing or for any
thing else.
Mail is the most deitlred thing I can
think of by all of us over here and
you can tell anyone who has a friend
or relative in the A. E. F. that if they
write as often as possible, It will be
appreciated more than any other one
April 2, 1918. Just a note to let you
know that I am well. Things are so
unsettled that it Is hard to find time
to write letters now. Perhaps later I
will be able to write at length.
We are today experiencing the first
nice weather since the day we ar
rived. It rains continually almost as
much as It does at home.
Yesterday I had my first experience
In ordering a meal at a French restaur
aant and managed to g;t along al
right not so much because of my
knowledge of French as the waitress'
knowledge of English.
There are a great many things that
we are not permitted to Include In
letters which makes It difficult to com
pose one It being necessary to guard
against enclosing any forbidden In
formation. I simply wanted to let you
know that I am still In good health
and will write again In a short tlma.
With love to all,
Your loving son,
JOE
Address: Sgt. J. C. Hedges, Co. C,
1st Prov. Ord. Depot B., A. E. F.
March 2C. I was talking to a Brit
ish sergeant today, who was wounded
on the first day of the great German
offensive, being one of a hundred ot
airmen who flaw out over the enemies
lines for observation, he said on that
first day the plains as far as the eyes
could reach looked like a cauldron of
sibling hot steel. Great clouds of
smoke overhung everything while In
the foreground the line of the "creep
Ing barrage" of the Germans was
plainly visible, extending for miles.
Ha was not allowed to give any" fig
ures or estimate of the number of men
In the battlo but he said It was enorm
ous. His machine was brought down
In a duel with a Gorman "Gotha"
after he had destroyed two onemv
machines.
Refugees from tho region of the
German advance are pouring Into our
district every day. Each train. Red
Cross "Camions" ' and automoblla
brings a load of them. Most of them
left their homes without anything,
while some were able to bring a prec
ious picture, a bird cage or a doR.
The Red Cross unites working In co
operation with the Franco-British
authorities did wonderful work In
evacuating the Inhabitants from the
Invaded district oftlmes working un
der terrific shell fire. One driver rode
back Into a hotly bombarded town
with three flat tires and a broken
spring but succeeded In bringing out
four refugees and two wounded "Tom
mies." Americans are certainly doing
their bit In this great offensive as
the passing by ot thousands of Am
erinan trucks each day, loaded with
suplies for the front will varlfy.
l wish i coum write more but I am
awfully busy tonight and It is almost
my time to make an Inspection of the
wards. .
Loads of Love,
KENT
Segt. Kent R. Nelson, Med. Dept.
street, has received the following lot-
r from her cousin, Corporal Duu
Crlffltbs, of tho 12th Royal Fusiliers.
written April 6, from Whlues, Hut 28,
Scutton Camp, CatterUk, York.
Dear cousin Gertlti: You cannot
liimglno how plumed I was to hour
from you. A long time lias elapsed
since I hava seen you and imtwi-rii
then aud today great changes Uue
taken place even around my own
home aa you are aware.
The declaration of war by Ger
many has upst-t th i whole world and
our country la taking thn lending part
In It and determined to withstand the
enormous sacrifices and discomfort to
the very end until tho l'nmnliin Hog
of Europe will be compelled to raise
his arms with humility and bo prepar
ed for A retaliation ot the unhuman
atrocities committed by his troops In
llolglum and France.
The readiness of America In partic
ipating In the great struggle for free
dom has Inspired all our boys with
admiration and feel proud to fight
side by side with such a faithful ally.
have already done part of my
share but we will have to do a great
doul more before thi) tank Is completed.
After serving In France for about
twelve months I got hit Inst June and
am at present recuperutlng from th)
effects of the wound at a convales
cent camp. About a month previous
to being wounded I received the aad
news. of my dear mother's death,
which came to me as a great surprise.
She had ben ailing for years but I
never dreamed that while homo on
my final leave b'fore proceeding to
Franco, that It was tho lUHt time 1
should see her.
I must console myself with the
thought that my sisters are ablo to
keep th 9 home fires burning, and get
ting on very well although they miss
her very much more thun I do as I
was always away from home.
I will now give you a vivid descrip
tion or the Battle or Messlnea last
Juno where I received my wound.
Apart from Its horror It was a
magnificent sight which I shall never
forget, and everything was so well
organized that It was fought like
aummr s morning me run comiiu'iu-ou.
About nine thousand guns opened
nut the sumo time and two hugh
mines exploded undr the Grmi
line which shook the earth n It It
had ben an earttiutiitka.
Tho shells dropping In tho Gvrman
line made It au Inferno of fire and
hell could not bo compared with IL
Immediately the guns aiarted to roar
llu Infantry made an attack aud he
fore the aim a ?t that day victory waa
ours.
The noise was terrific and Gorman
shells dropping all around us made It
rather uncomfortable and I have often
been thinking how 1 got out of It so
well.
I shall not voluuti-er to go back
again but I am living In hopes that It
will be over aoon.
I am glad you, Mr. Anderson' and
tho family are Alright And 1 should he
delighted In having the privilege to
see you all.
Convey my kindest regards to Jack
and wish him every luck. When I'll
get hi address I will write.
I am sorry that I haven't a alngle
photograph of myself but I ahatl for
ward you one at my earliest conven
ience I am sending you this group
which no doubt you will be able to
recognize me alright. If not yon will
find me on the bottom row, left side.
It was taken just outside tho hut, our
present abode of lovs.
It Isn't a very subllrno spot as the
camp Is erected In the Yorkshire
moors about six miles away from the
nearest town, but In spite of Its lonll
n 's and desolation, I am not grumb
ling as It la a Garden ot Eden com
pared to where I have been.
I must draw to a conclusion und
hope you'll excuse the acrlbblea, I
Intend going home lor a week-end
next week and I shall tell them that
you wrote to me. ,
U possible forward me a photo
graph of you and the family and I
hope you'll write to me again soon.
With my best respects to you all,
I remain, your affectionate cousin,
DAN
CORP. D. GRIFFITHS.
FORMER PRIEST WON COMMISSION
Lead Company to Victory After All Offic
ers Were Killed
Lieutenant Paul Perlgord of the
French urmy, one of the speakers who
will be sent from Washington, I). C.
to address Oregon First War Confer
ence In Portland, May 22 and 23, was
formerly a Roman Catholic priest In
St. Paul, Minn.
At tin outbreak of the war, the
sorrows or his native luna, rrance,
made a powerful appeal to his pat-
rltolc natures so he hastened across
tho seas and enlisted as a private.
His first thought upon his return to
France was to rocelve a commission
as an army chaplain, but finding no
vacancy In tho list of chaplains he
entered the ranks at a wage of tour
cents por day.
He was In th.a Champugne district
and bis company was ordered to re
ceive the attack of the Gorman Im
perial Guard. All the officers, with
the exception of tho Captain wore
killed In the early part of the battlo.
Later, when tho Captain was mortal
ly woundod he gave his sword to Priv
ate Porlgord with Instruction to lead
He has been released by the High
Commission of the French Republic
to the Speaking Division ot the Com
mittee on Public Information for the
purpose of carrying his gonpal of pat
riotism to the pgople of the United
States.
His message, couched In simple
eloquence and based upon actual ex
periences, Is given with a fixed de
termination and yet Vlth an unbound
ed Christian sympathy In which the
German paople are Included accord
ing to reports received from the east,
the company. He did so, the Imperial
Guard was repulsed, the private Was
made a lieutenant and told to retain
the sword ot his dead captain.
Lieutenant Perlgord wear uponhls
uniform tho Iron cross of the War
conferred upon him by Marshall Jot
fro for consplclous porsonul bravery;
also five stars conferred for the same
reason, as the Cross can be conferred
but once. Three bars on his si (eve
Indicate that he was wounded threo
times In battle. .
The Oregon War Conference which
Lieutenant Porlgord und other prom
inent speakers will address Is a gath
ering ol workers In every branch or
war activity from every county In tho
state hold by request of foderal of
ficers under the auspices of the slate'
council of defense.
Mass meetings, sectlonn. meetings
and a spacial program not yet com
pleted will be held on the two days.
The men of draft age from every part
ot Oregon will have a soctlonul meet
ing whare capable speakers will out
line, first the loga rights of the selec
tive men, socoud, the medical and
sanitary phases ot the. army and
third, some of the first things that
will happun when the selective mon
reach camp.
The conference will be a conclave
of thousands of Oregon war workers
to secure a better view of what is
expected ot them during the second
year of war against Germuny and hor
allies.
VANCOUVER BOY KILLED
VANCOUVER, Wash., April 29.
Edward Patrick Burton, 13 years, 5
months and 20 days old, was Instantly
killed yesterday morning at 9:15 on
the Northern Pacific railroad about
one half mile beyond Vancouver
Junction, when he was hurled from
tha track by O-W. passenger train
number 662 going north.