SHELLS WHISTLE AS BOYS WRITE
Clackamas Soldiers Give Graphic Stories
of Life in France
Krlo ..arson, of ClitcKamas county,
aud who I with Company K, 102 U.
H, Infantry, writes to Murqimm, Clack
amas county, from France, mid the
letter appear below;
"Hniiiowhttre In Franca,
"Dear FolkN at Homo:
"Her goes for few Unci to cheer
yuii up, and show you (lint 1 do want
you to get a letter from mo often. The
mull Iim tbecu so alow about coming,
unit many of the boyn here -have not
received letters for three weeks. I
have received several letter from
home, Hnd do not feel ho anxious
about you now,
"You Hbould nou tbu boy when the
yell comoH Hint 'mall' Iihn arrived In
rump. They mire are happy, nml I Bin
linn of the Kind boy too,
"IC-erylhlng I Ann ami diuuly with
iim, and am getting to like France bet
tor nlnre tlio good, old huh ha come
unit brightened up till side of tbt
world, (loo, H'h n loo to lie down In
the green trail and take a un buth.
Bmm lk "home again.
"SupiKMm you are out 'Joy riding'
tonlKbt. I bnt the kiddles are delight
ed over the Inachlim, and I know I
would be If I wore borne. Oh, well, I'll
get buck bye and bye, ttnd then I run
rldo aa well. ,
"Well, th4 band I playing, 'bud
die' HlnKlnit, end I can't nit mill any
tongor, and will bring thl to a clous.
' From your dour boy In khaki.
"Krlck l-urnon.
"Compimy K. 102 Infantry. Ameri
can H-pdltlonary Force."
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Clarence A. Tbomn( welt known
Clurknmn county boy, bn written to
bl parent, Mr. and Mr. C. I'. Thorn
tin, of Marquam, and forwarded to
the young, man' aunt, Mr. Alice R,
Qtilnn, of ihlg city.
The Mler I a follow:
"Somewhere In France,
"June 6. 1918.
"hear VIotliiT and Father:
"Will try and write a few line thl
evening a It ha been several day
alnce I hoe written you.
"I have not received any mall from
you folk for several day, thl may
be due to niy being transferred to an
other towt.
'The town, where I am now station
ed, I one of the nhit town I have
seen alnca I have been In France, and
I 1ho one of the oldest and moRt
historical. There I an old cathedral
or church here that bn quite a hi
tory, and I remember of rending of It
In general blatory. I also aaw a wall
that Caeear built, when he wa ruling
Home.
"The weather I very pleasant at
the present time, and the country,
where I am atatloned, I ornamented
with various kind of tree and flow
er which make it a moat attractive
place, especially at thl time of the
year. There are many vineyard and
Harden.
"Thl town baa a number of house
built on the hillsides, and resemble
the cliff dweller you read of In
Switzerland. I have been Inside ' of
these, and do not ee how anybody
could live In such a plnce, Some of
the boy of our company were camped
In them for aeveral day, but moved
to another house.
"The French do not believe In bav
in fresh air Ilk wo Americans. When
they retire at night all the door are
closed and also tho windows.
"Just above where I sleep Is one of
the finest sprlnga I ever saw. The
water cornea from the hillside, and Is
walled p with rock.
"I am writing thl letter at the Y.
M. C. A. headquarters, and Is located
In a rather nice appearing building.
The building waa heretofore used as
a restaurant or store.
"Well, a new Is scarce In this sec
tion, will close now, and will write
at a later date.
"With love
"PRIVATE C, O. THOMAS,
"M. O. Company 1C.3 Infantry, A. E.
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Dealers.
"Somewhere In a Mug-Out--Sometime
Hour Midnight, some day In
July," I the unique starting of a let
ter to Mr, 8, J. Jones, of Parkplace,
written by Corporal John II, Fraaer,
Company II, 2 Si Hi lCiiglne.r, F, Sec
tion, a former TarkpliMo boy.
"I have Just received your letter
with nine other, thu first I have re
ceived for some time, lu fact, for over
three week. You sue our mall come
kind of In 'spirts,' and when It doeii
arrive, we sure appreciate It to the full
est extent, I tell you. I don't think I
ever remembered my supper when
the mall arrived, and Unit's going
some, I'll tell you when I mis a meal,
for In the first place It Isn't good
policy, and In the- second place when?
In thl wide world could we make up
for a missed inVal of bone1eH chick
en,' a w call corn beef around our
ramp? You see we camouflage the
name, and Imagine It taste better,
but It'a corn beef Just the same, no
matter what we call it, and can't be
anything else.
"Thu wwithcr I a little better now,
with the sun shining quite regularly
lately, with the thermometer register
ing at 56 degrees T.
''I have a good combination In writ
ing todayEnglish stationery and
French envelope, French Ink and an
American pen. I wouldn't trade my
old fountain pen off for a good many
franca.
"I do not know much about my old
company, and huven't beard from It
slnco I left except Indirectly, Guess
tho boys aro pretty well acattrcd, as
I am the only one here from the old
rompany, so you know I only know
about K, Smlih. I heard he had bwn
matin a sergeant.
"We haven't drilled for over three
months, although we have ga mask
Inspection every Sunday, and I am on
duty 12 hour out of every 38 hour. I
am i.n observer for the artillery In
a hound ranging section, , and have
charge of thl post, and the other flve
observers and the place la called
rTaser.- mat i all I can tell you
about our work, and It I very Interest
ing and a time quite exciting.
"I hear quite a rumble over to our
left. Clues they are trying to cele
brate onieihlng. Seem like they
would know when they were licked
over there, and surrender, so I could
start home aa I prefer American
scenery to thla.
"Down there la an old ruined town,
which looks ghostly In the moonlight,
and when Unlit aro shooting up and
making daylight out of things, and
occasionally a machine gun goea rat!
tat! tat! tat! and that I all.
"Everything la quite on the western
front, though now and again he throw
over a few Iron ration Just to make
things uncomfortable, and remind us
that the war I still going on, but then
I know It la. no he needn't mind It on
my account. ,
"Along about 3:30 or 4 o'clock, Just
;at daybreak la the greatest time to
ee thing you ever heard of. Why, all
those part out there begin tfl get up,
ani come a sneaking up on you, and
the other night I thought sure I saw
one atooplng over and walking in my
direction, so I threw a shell In the
chamber and drew up a bead on him,
and waited eo aa he would not get
any closer. I am still awaiting him,
but I've got the shell waiting too. so
I gucBs he haa decided to stay just
where ho la.
"Your loving nephew,
'COni'OItAL JOHN" PHASER."
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Miss Mary Lucas Is in receipt of a
letter from Corporal John H. Fraser
of Company 11, 29t.h Engineers, Sec
tion F, A. I O. 7H, American Ex
peditionary Forces, France. This let
ter was written "Somewhere In A
Dugout" In France, and a portion of
which apie:ira herewith:
"Somewhere In a Dugout, July 7,
1918.
"Dear Mury:
"I fool qulto honored, as I huve just
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received ten letters, the first I have
received for a month.
"Well, the first thing I muat dis
pone of I the weather, which always
Is an Important topic, and not to be
slighted In tit! woe be gone time of
now, where we have to wait till the
paper come to find out what is going
on right out here In front of us, so
don't expect new of wonderful na
ture. 1 have gotten to be quite an ob
server now, a that I what I am up
there in the front line, I am holding
that position for twelve hour our of
30, but I have a keen scant for corn
beef hash, and can am oil It for miles.
W. walk up from here, and It take
Just half an hour, and you can see
that we do not live very fur away.
Army postofTlce 1 a good definition as
near a I can figure.
"1 don't know but what the Willam
ette would be a welcome place for us,
Two other 'blokes' and myself went
down to a little stream the other day,
and went In, Well, It wa ao cold that
when I drank my tea that night It
simply froze In my throat, and it was
necessary to get a blow torch to thaw
It out. This I no 'kidding.'
"Oh, ye, a I wa epeaklng about
the weather, the sun came out a few
day ago, and shone down, but It was
a chilly sort of a shine to my notion
and the thermometer only registered
58 degrees, and towarda evening went
down to 42 degrees. I drew my mack-
naw collar up around my ears and ran
up and down the trench to keep warm
and cussed 'sunny' France In French
so there would be no mistake,
"You didn't know we wore nice O.
I), macklnaw with belt on over here
did you, and walked up to the front
line with a cane like there waa noth
ing going on, and aa if we were strol
ling down Itroadway In Parkplace
with 'no think' on our mind, but a tin
bat, find thoughts of corn beef, which
my French pal claim I 'par bon,'
but I atlll maintain Its a tough prop
osition, and should be 'canned' and
left that way.
"I hear Frit' Iron ration sailing
over to him, and I hope they will do
him lot of good, only I wish he would
not return It. aa I do not need It at
all.
"Well, I must ciose tor the present,
and when writing, tell me a little
more of what' going on over there."
(Fraser Is a former Parkplace boy,
and has been Ip Frunce over a year.)
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A letter has been received by Mra.
Louis Vlerhus from her aon, Alvln,
who is In a training camp In Jersey
City. N. J.
"Jersey City. N. J., July 23. 1918.
''Dear Mother:
"This has been a busy season for
me for the lust two weeks, but thing
have eased up quite a bit and I've put
bff today for myself.
"Last Friday I took the physical ex
amination for a pilot and passed it
easily. I surely kifew I had taken It
when I waa through. Saturday I un
derwent a mental 3rd degree by the
exainlnary board In New York, and
they elected to pas me on that count.
They say that only 40 per cent of the
men who pas the physical exam get
by the board of examiners, so It I
never get anything out of It I'll have
that much satisfaction of knowing
that I got by those men. They seem to
. e well posted on all subjects pertain
ing to the here and heretofore, and
they surely probe around In your
brain. ,
"TtiA nnlv rhino" U'mnor with ma voa
my nose, and a yon know It haa been
subjected to considerable abuse In the
past, so I must, have a bone or two
scraped and a cartlidge or so removed.
That's why I have so much time to
day. I am waiting to be taken to the
hospital in Hoboken. The operation aa
you know amounts to nothing, but I
have to move over there to have It
performed.
"I received your cake and Ellen's
bos of Hershey'e. They were In fine
shape and I eurcly appreciate them.
Thanks.
"The mercury Btahda around 95 de
grees here these days and it Is mighty
close In the cities. I really can't see
why people must live like they do and
still they seem to be as happy as far
aa happiness goes around these parts.
The resorts like Coney Island are so
crowded that one can't enjoy himself
around them."
MOLE SKIN INDUSTRY
The County Agent has Just dis
tributed $125.65 to the boys and girls
of Clackamas County for mole skins.
There were 514 pelts marketed dur
ing July, being an average of nearly
25c each. Additional skins have been
coming In to the County Agent's office
so that another shipment will be made
at the end of August. This is pure
gain from every point of view, except
o fthe mole. He gets what is
coming to him. The boys and girls
get the money as well as the fun. The
farmer or gardener gets relief from
the "land submarine" and the furrier
gets the skins which finally the rich
lady gets In the form of a collarette.
What could be nicer?
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Two licenses were issued by Clerk
Harrington Wednesday. Ralph H.
Scott, of Oregon City, and Miss Violet
Lambert were given permission to
wed; Florence Trullinger and Ralph
E. Lambert, of 2109 Division Street,
also obtained a license.
GIRLS EMPLOYED
Among the Oregon City girls anx
ious to do their bit during the ab
sence of some of the men in France
are tho Misses Anna and Blanche Len
non, During the absence of Alfred Big
ger, who is .serving his country in
France, and who baa assisted his
father, II. , J. Bigger, in carrying on
the business of the Oregon City green
house, these two girls are now per
forming some of the duties of the sol
dier boy. They have tied over 2000
plants, stringing thorn to the ceiling of
the greenhouse, besides performing
Other duties. The weather has been
somewhat tropical at times whilo
working there, but this was the least
of the Rtrls' troubles and they are al
ways at their job on time.
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Johnny Ever, famous baseball
player, who haa left the diamond and
Joined the Knights of Columbus ar
Work Forces. Mr. Ever will be In
full charge of the athletic work of this
organization among the American sol
diers in France and because of his
wide experience In this line of work.
It la expected that the American boys
will receive him with open arms.
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County court temporarily adjourn
ed Saturday, following a busy three
day session for the August term. The
proposed Douglas road la Sec. 3, Tp.
3 S. K. 4 East, was the occasion of a
bitter fight between petitioners and
remonstrators and the court found an
equal number of both on the respec
tive documents. The court ordered the
road referred to the viewers to make
a careful examination of the premises
In question. The proposed road Is to
run through the lands of C. H. Piatt
and Sarah A. Beckett, following along
a ravine In order to do away with the
present hill.
In the A. Larson roadway matter, in
which a roadway was asked through
lands of Fred Bechlll in Sec. 30, T. 2
S. 7 E., the court ordered the road
way opened, assessing damages at
$10 and ordering this sum to be paid
by petitioners, who are also to con
struct a proper fence.
WANT HOME NEWS
NEW YORK, Aug. 12. Responding
to a plea from a woman in Paris who
has been assisting In the care of Am
erican wounded in France, Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt has issued an ap
peal for the sending of American'
n wspapers to United States soldiers
in French hospitals.
France Honors Banker
Who Was Born a German
W3ittialiW
OTTO NAHM
I, Otto Kabn, partner in ihe great
bunking house of Kuhn, Loeb & Co..
has become a chevuller of the Legion
of Honor. The French government
conferred this decoration in recogni
tion of Mr. Kahn'S services for the
allies. He was born in Germany, and
he went later to London in the bank
ing business. Afterward he came to
tho United States, and although he
had strong banking' connections in
Germany at tho beginning of the war
he became an ardent champion of the
cause of the" allies. ,
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TO AID SEnLEMENT
Oscar McMillan boasted once too
often of his feminine conquests to
his wife, Hannah McMillan. Yester
day she filed suit for divorce charg
ing that be bragged altogether too
much concerning bis lalson affairs
with other women. The McMillans
were married In September, 1915.
Hilda A. Rath charges that Peter
Rath tramped around nights too much
for true domestic bliss and claims
that be on various occasions would re
fuse the carefully prepared meals that
she 'cooked for him. She would have
a divorce on cruel and Inhuman
grounds.
"The people of Oregon seem to
know pretty well about the war work
of the Salvation Army and their sym
pathetic understanding la a great help
in perfecting our plans for the state
wide campaign which will open the
third week In September, when we
expect to raise $25,000 throughout the
state exclusive of Portland," said
Evangelist' John M. Linden, of Chi
cago, who has come west to manage
this campaign. "I will have ready for
announcement within a few days my
assistant district campaign managers
and county chairmen, who are chair
men of the Oregon division of the
Council of National Defense, the ex
ecutive secretary, John K. Kollock,
and I are now being busy perfecting
this list."
The splendid work which the Salva
tionists are doing both overseas and
at home is told in this summary:
In each war hut Is a restaurant or
canteen; the cooking Is done by wo
men of the Salvation Army from the
United States and Is delivered to the
soldiers in the trenches. The women
of the Salvation army brave the dang
ers of the shelled zone, along the fir
ing line. Officers and men of the forc
es of the United States are loud In
their praises of the home cooking of
the Salvation Army.
In each war hut is a club room for
soldiers. Here they find good cheer.
welcome, friendship, instrumental
music and singing, magazines, news
papers and stationery. Reports from
officers In France and elsewhere In
the battle area say these club rooms
are always crowded.
For mothers, sisters or wives of
soldiers the Salvation Army has es
tablished a "Folks From Home" de
partment. There are those sweet and
tender "confidences which mark a
farewell and these can be exchanged
amid happy nome surroundings in
the huts and hotels In the various
camps and cantonments. These build
ings also contain rest and bed rooms
for women, wives of Salvation Army
officers being In charge.
In each war hut short, bright relig
ious meetings are held. Attendance is
voluntary all creeds and national
ities are welcome. Spiritual advice Is
given by Salvation Army officers, each
of whom Is experienced In meeting
the moral and spiritual needs of men.
Songs and Instrumental music tend
to strengthen faith and hope. These
meetings are always largely attended.
There is plenty of good work for all
of the organizations and any fear that
there may be duplication of effort and
expenditure, is dispelled by this state
ment of John R. Mott general secre
tary, International committee Y. M.
C. A.:
"There seems to be as far as I can
learn not only delightful 'unity and
understanding, but absence of duplica
tion (as to the Y. M. C. A. and the
Salvation Army)."
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Another call has been made for
men, which will be made public by the
local board within the next day or so.
Under government orders the num'jer
of men to be called, nor the entrap
ment orders could not be Klven out
by the local board at this time.
It is thought that the new call will
completely exhaust Class 1 ranks
under the 1917 registrations, and
take a large portion of the Class 1
ranks of the class of 1918, registered a
few weeks ago. Whither the new call
,and subsequent calls which will be
forthcoming in the near future will
exhaust the ' county's' class 1 ranks
before the new draft law now pending
in Congress goes into effect Is quite
problematical according to board
members. Under the new law all single
men and those without dependents
will be placed in Class 1 ranks, be
tween the ages of 18 and 45, In its
passage of the act by Congress.
Sheriff Wilson and Miss Iva M.
Harrington of the local board met
with the district and other county
boards and the members of the emerg
ency fleet corporation executives In
fb,e Portland hotel Friday afternoon,
to take up the question of disposition
of the large number of Class 1 men
who are now In the shipyards, who
would otherwise be fighting for the
government. The meeting was called
by the fleet corporation people, and
boards from several counties were
present.
LOG CHUTE COMPLETE
The new log way of the Chase &
Linntou Company is now completed
and is ready for sending down the
logs into the river. Logs will be
brought over the Willamette Valley
Southern Railway from the Beaver
Creek and Molalla sections, and are
to be used in the shin vnr,ia r vt.
bind and other manufacturing plants.
IN SOCIETY
ORCLES
A very pleasant day . was spent at ;
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Hardest, of Hubbard, Route 2, on
Sunday, July 21, when a number of
friends met at their home and pre
sented Mrs. Hardesty with a hand
some easy chair, which was a real
surprise to her, but was gratefully re
ceived. A delicious dinner was served
at the noon hour, which was enjoyed
by all. During the evening Ice cream
and cake were -erved.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Phlll Hastie, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Sam
son, Mr. and Mrs. J. K Hart, Mr. and
Mrs. Gilbert Long, Mrs. Mary Mc
Cormack, Miss Dolly McCormack,
Miss Nellie Hastie, Miss Ethel Strong,
Mr. Eben Hastie, Mm. Ellen Garrett,
and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hardesty.
Mrs. Hardesty, for many years one
of Clackamas county's most success
ful school teachers, who haa many
friends and acquaintances throughout
the community" in which she lives, has
unfortunately been confined to her
home for several months with paral
ysis. She seems to be Improving, and
her many friends hope for her re
covery. Mrs. Hardesty is a sister of
the late W. W. H. Samson, of Oregon
City.
Ennls E. Gabriel, Oregon City candy
manufacturer, stole a march on his
many friends here and slipped away
to the home of his sister, Mrs. Clar
ence Stanley, at Tillamook, where he
was married to Miss Myrtle Cahlll, of
Portland, on Monday night The couple
made the trip to the coast by auto
mobile. The ceremony was performed
at 8:30, with Mrv and Mrs. Stanley
acting as best man and matron or hon
or. The happy couple returned to this
city yesterday. They were g-Jeats last
evening at an Informal party when a
party of Portland relatives, composed
of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bartholemew,
Mr. and Mrs. James Loder, Miss Dor
othy Cahlll and Miss Glayds Hamra,
came up to aid in celebrating the
nuptials.
Mr. Gabriel departs with the selec
tive service increment for the Ben
son Polytechnic school in Portlan'd,
where he will take training for the U.
S. Army. The bride will reside with
her folks In Portland while the groom
attends to the business of war. Dur
ing his absence from the city his es
tablishment will be under the man
agement of his sister, Miss Reta Gab
riel. VANCOUVER MARRIAGE LICENSES
Marriage licenses were granted to
the following on Saturday at Van
couver, Wash.: M. G. Jones, of Oregon
City, and Maria Neljie Love. Port
land; Michael Sarsfleld, of "Portland,
and Sarah Gibbons, of Oregon City.
'Work Or Fight Ax'
Says Mr. Eby To Hens
In Dark, Early Dawn
It is a matter of public knowledge
and remark that Attorney O. D. Eby's
patriotic seal and work imbues every
body with whom he comes In contact
with like enthusiasm; .but it is not
generally known .that this influence
has extended to his poultry yard of
Rhode Island Red hens and that tbey
are not only "working overtime" but
are producing abnormally large eggs.
Some of these eggs measure 8x7
inches in circumference.- Mr. Eby
says, "They eure have to do this or
their heads will come off. I'll not have
them around unless they do their
bit." Some of Eby's neighbors are
said to have seen mysterious lights
and heard "noises" in the hen house
at the Eby home early .mornings, and
It is suspected that he "shoos" the
hens oft the roosts long before day
light and makes them "get busy." If
found to be true, others may do likewise.
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Exclusive Agent for Clackamas County
MAPLE LANE PEOPLE
REMEMBERBOYSWHO
WERED CALL
The members of the Maple Lane
Improvement Club Interested In our
soldier boys "here and over there," a
few days ago turned over to the Honor
Guard' Girls of this city the followln
articles to be sent to Camp Lewis: 6
dish towels, 46 face masks, many rolls
of white cotton cloth, besides other
articles that will come in handy for
the soldiers.
Two boys from Maple Lane, mem
bers of the Maple Lane Improvement
Club, are stationed at Camp Lewis.
These are Lyman Derrick and Eugene
Horton. who recently eft for that
camp.
The Maple Lane Improvement Club
bas a service flag, and already has
seven stars representing members en
tering the service. Two former county
agriculturists, R. W. A-ens and Rich
ard Werner, are members of the or
ganization and now In service. Wer
ner is In France and Arens is at Camp
Lewis.
The Belgian and French Relief Com
mittee, with headquarters In Portland,
conducting a drive for the benefit of
the Belgian and French babies, have
arranged to carry on the drive
throughout Clackamas county. Bottles
are to be placed at various business
houses in Clackamas county, and wilt
be distributed by competent women.
Mrs. Rosina Fouts Evans, of this city,
will have charge of collecting bot
tles for Clackamas county. One hund
red quart bottles are needed, and It
to desired to have these contributed.
Tops and cards to be placed on the
bottles have been received by Mrs.
Evans. By dropping in your mite you
are doing your bit for a baby 4m Bel
gium or France, many of whom have
lost their mother or their father and
other relatives.
Donations of the bottles are to be
left al the Liberty Temple In this city
on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. Evans will be on hand to receive
them. They will be greatly appreciat
ed. Don't forget to do your bit for the
babies. They need It.
1IKMGSI
. There has been an S. O. S. call sent
to the Red Cross for socks for the
soldiers, and the members of the
Gladstone Knitting Club will resume
their work with energy, althoush
these women have worked diligently
through the summer months making
soldiers' socks. The Knitting Club Is
in charge of Mrs. M. E. LaSalle, of
Gladstone.
Among the busy knitters of this
organization is Mrs. R. W. Porter,
who wilT be 80 years of age this
month. She has made 60 pairs of
socks; Mrs. Webster, who is 62 years
of age, has made . 58 pairs, and Mrs.
M. A. LaSalle. who bas reached her
60th birthday, has, as the others, done
her bit by making 60 pairs of socks
for the soldier boys.
SEATTLE, Aug. 8. Earthquake
tremors extending from East t oWest
and lasting about four minutes were
recorded by the University of Wash
ington seiscograph here early yester
day. greater!
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