OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16. 1918.
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ROOSEVELT OEFINED AMERICAN
ISM Theodore Roosevelt, at Saratoga:
"Americanism means that we are a
nation. But It Is no' use to be a nation
if the nation cannot defend itself. It
its aons cannot and will not fight tor
Its existence. The one task at this
time we must all of us devote atl our
energies is to win this war and to win
it now. We must speed np the war.
We must insist upon aboslute effic
iency in our war activities. We must
insist upon a, peace conairroned upon
the complete overthrow of Germany
and the removal of all threats ot Ger
man world dominion.
"We have across the seas a most
gallant American army. The man Is
poor American whose veins do not
thrill with pride as he reads ot the
feats ot our fighting men in France.
Moreover, at last we have begun to
send over enough soltdera to count
for something real In the struggle
We have begun to give them some
airplanes. AS yet they have only' what
cannon we can get from tne rrencn
and we could get the army across at
all only by the lavish use ot British
ships.
"It is too lat to remedy the past
It is a vase ot spUled milk. But lei
us avoid spilling the milk in the same
fashion in the future. Let us begin to
prepare now so that we shall not next
year be again apologii tag for a short
age of troops, guns, ships and air
planes. For four years the English
and French, and for over three years
the Italians, have fought our battles
and we have only just begun to fight
for ourselves. This is not right
"Congress should refuse assent to
the War Department's present policy
of procrastination in deferring the
necessary extension ot the age limits
for the draft and in other ways. There
should be no further delay. Besides
enormously strengthening our army
in France we should by this time have
declared war on Turkey and have sent
a hundred thousand soldiers to aid
our allies In Western Asia. We have
had to uee English ships to ferry our
troops across the Atlantic and we
could use Japanese ships to ferry
them across the Pacific.
"There most be no peace until Ger
many is beaten . to her knees. To
leave her with a strangle-hold on Rus
sia, and, through her vassal allies,
Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey, dom
inate in Central Europe and Asia Min
or, would mean that she had won the
war and taken a giant stride toward
world dominion.
itelgium must be reinstated and re
imbursed; France must receive back
Alsace and Lorraine; Turkey must be
driven from Europe; Armenia made
free, the Syrian Christians protected
and the Jews given Palestine. Italian
Austria must go to Italy and Rumanian-Hungary
to Rumania. Moreover,
we must raise against the German
menace the sleeping sword of the
Slavs of Central Europe; we must es
tablish the great free commonwealths
of the Poles, the Czecho-Slovaks and
the Juga-Slavs and save the other
submerged peoples who are their
neighbors.
"Unless we do all this, unless we
stand by all our allies who have stood
by us. we shall have failed In making
the liberty of well-hebaved civilized
peoples secure, and we shall have
shown that our announcement about
making the world safe for democ
racy was an empty boast."
WE WILL NEVER KNOW
A correspondent of the New York
Sun expresses concern over the pros
pect that under government owner
ship the telephone and telegraph busi
ness will be so intricately merged
with postal business that it will be Im
possible to tell whether or not the
wire system is self-supporting. In this
the writer is quite likely correct. The
Post Office Department has never had
a complete and correct system of ac
counting. Even when the parcel post
was established and It wasa provided
that at first special stamps should be
used go that the amount of revenue
from parcel post business could be
determined, this regulation was abol
ished and It is now impossible to tell
how much is derived from this extend
ed postal service. A stamp system will
be used on telegrams, and. quite prob
ably, the distinctive stamp will soon
be abolished and the regular postage
stamp used, as a matter of conven
ience, and there will be no means of
determining the revenues from the
wire service. Whether a distinct stamp
shall be used or not, it will be Im
practicable to segregate the accounts
of the mail and wire services, for the
telegraph offices will soon be stationed
in the postofflces In the smaller towns,
and, where the government owns the
postoffice building, there Is no ac
curate accounting of the cost of that
part of the service. Approximations
and estimates are all that will be pos
sible. All the public will ever know
definitely will be whether government
operation results In higher or lower
charges. In view of the admiration
the advocates of government control
led wires have always expressed for
the British system, it may be expected
that they will adopt the English sys
tem, which requires the patron of the
wire service to pay for the address
and signature. The American system
hag always been considered best by
business men for it encourages the
use of full names and thereby avoids
mistakes and delays. It is to be hoped
that the fears of the man who has
written to the Sun are Ill-founded, but
in view of past experiences It will not
bo surprising if his predictions come
true.
Mrs, wm. turner ami vuuuiiu
THE BALANCE OF POWER
The forces In Europe fighting for
autocracy are Just about equal to those
fighting tor democracy. England, Italy
and France, are somewhat superior to
Germany, Austria and Turkey in pop-
ulaton. But as autocracy can control
and command ta people better than
democracy, as fighting units, it is
nearly evened up.
The entrance of the United States
throws the balance to the side of de
mocracy. But it is our hope that we
shall never again need to engage In a
European conflict.
If the German people prefer auto
cracy, we can't help it. We can not
dictate what kind of government they
shall have. So after the war It looks
as It the force of autocracy and those
of democracy In Europe would still
be about even.
That leaves Russia out of consider
ation. Russia thinks she is democratic.
But in her stupid tolly, she is helping
the power that is dotng the most to
crush democracy. The situation leav
es Russia the real balance of power
in the world. If she in her ignorance
is seduced or bulldozed into servitude
to Germany, the balance of power in
Europe remains strongly on the side
of autocracy. We shall have new wars
in prospect
Thus Russia has the fate ot the
world In her stupid, ignorant, childish
hands. She is full ot good impulses,
but is blind to the. ways of the world.
In her simple good faith she accepts
lies at their face value. She has been
the easy tool of German spies and
propaganda.
Dealing with Russia is the most
portentous international problem Am
erica ever had to meet. It stretches
tor In the future. We may beat Ger
many by our amies, and then Ger
many may by propaganda win over the
credulous and simple minded Rirs
eians to back her wicked cause.
However let us not paint too black
a picture. The Germans do not under
stand the temperament of democratic
peoples as well as they think they do.
Russia is essentially democratic: Her
good will can not be won by shooting
down her peasants and stealing her
crops. By a generous helpfulness In
her time of need, backed by military
force as a last resort, to put down
anarchists and German deceivers, the
democratic peoples still have the best
chance to win Russia.
GERMAN BRAINS
When the Germans make some par
ticularly brilliant stroke many of us
get panicky. We begin to feel that
they are "supermen" after all as they
claim, and able to accomplish things
that other people can't
This feeling has been largely pro
moted by their amazing success In
making Russia crumple up. Yet it was
just like taking candy from a child.
The ignorant .Russians were as easily
gulled as a stupid child by a wily
8harpier. It was no triumph of brains
In many other fields German brains
have not shown up so well. They
completely mistook the temper of
most of the people with whom they
had to deal. They did not believe that
England would fight. They thought if
England did go in, Ireland would set
up an Independent republican form of
government They thought that Am
erica would never fight And if Am
erica did fight, they thought we could
do nothing because the German re
servlstts In this country would rise
in revolt. They thought Mexico and
Japan could be induced to favor the
German arms by promises of giving
them Texas and California.
These propositions in every case
were preposterous. Yet the German
"supermen" took them very seriously.
That does not look like super brains.
The Germans have not won their
triumphs by superior mental faculties.
They got them partly by unity of ac
tion, everyone cordially supporting
the war from the start. But much
more they got by taking the world
unawares. If while you are quietly
minding your own business and sus
pecting nothing, a ruffian armed to
the teeth jumps on your back, it takes
a hard struggle to throw him off. He
hasn't shown any superior brains,
merely superior brutality and Jow
treachery. That kind of thing does not
win in the long run.
THE INVESTIGATING SPIRIT
Some people wonder why they lack
success in life, when others apparent
ly less brilliant have attained higher
rewards. The answer to this question
is often found in the question whither
a man has the Investigating spirit or
not.
This spirit wins success in big
fields and little. A notable example of
it has been seen In the way the Ger
mans have conquered Russia. The
Germans have to a remarkable extent
the investigating spirit. Sometimes
their Investigations have been nullified
by their failure to understand other
peoples.
But in Rusla their spirit of patient
investigation did win out. While
France, England and America were
hoping blindly that Russia would
come through and keep fighting, the
Germans had their Investigators work
ing their way. They sized up the situ
ation, and persuaded the simple mind
ed Russians to surrender their arms
and run home. While it was a success
won by falsehood, yet it was based on
thorough investigation.
To take our part In world competi
tion we too, must have the investigat
ing spirit. If we are to prevent the
Russians from becoming the mere
slaves ot Germany, we must have our
own investigators learning how we
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Beanie, wut,
can secure Russian co-operation.
We need more of the investigating
spirit In all our life. Manr men make
failures in business because they do
not study In advance the conditions
they are going to deal with. They Bee
the situations around them, and Imag
ing that people In other conditions
want the same thing. Then they invest
their money in some proposition at
a distance. When they get there they
find conditions wholly different, and
their proposition not calculated to
win. Success of any kind, national or
personal, is built on a thorough study
of the conditions we have to meet
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WAR PROBLEMSTHE GERMAN
DEFENSIVE
Indications at this writing are that
the German offensive power Is broken
for good.
But tf the German has lost his
chance ot getting to Paris aud driving
the English into the Channel It Is a
long job to get htm back to the Rhine.
During the campaign ot 191? he show
ed marvellous skill in holding back a
force superior In numbers.
Gen. Foch's counter offensive of
July IS took him by surprise. He did
not dream of It nor had he prepared
any strong defensive works to meet
such an onslousht. Noxt time he may
be readier. In 1917 he created vast
systems of trenches and barbed wire
and machine gun shelters and con
creat block houses. Neither the Brit
ish nor the French could penetrate
them save once at Cambrai. Then the
quickness of the German counter-attack
took back most of the territory
that had been gained.
But German advances ot last March
and May wvre won by their marvel
lous skill In assembling great bodies
of troops and a vast organization of
munitions behind a part of the line
where there was no special prepara
tion for attack. They proved that the
trench line can be broken. If a sufflc
lent force can be assembled without
the enemy finding it out.
The concealment of our plans and
military objectives from the foe is
one of the biggest problems our mil
itary leaders have to meet Every of
ficer and every private has his Bhare
to do. in detecting the work of the
many spies that Germany has tried to
place in our ranks. Great troop move
ments will have to be made at night
with long marches, and concealment
by day time. Every man must co-op
erate to Keep the army secrets. He
must have his wits with him and use
his brains to help keep the army move
ments dark. In the great game ot war,
suprise attacks are very high trumps.
WHY TOWNS GROW
It Is a creat problem In community
psychology why some towns grow and
others remain stationary. Most of us
can see marvellous changes In this
respect. We can look back at a cert
ain pair of towns, and find in the lan
guage of the Scriptures, that one was
taken and the other left.
At the start the two seemed much
alike in situation, size, and character.
But one town had in It the elements
of growth. Soon it became a sizeable
city, known far beyond the confines
of its own state.
The other remained as it was. pleas
ant and friendly, and not a bad place
to live in. But it could not grow. The
ambitions of its citizens were dIsaD'
pointed. Its people keep along in the
same rat today that they plodded
through 2a years ago.
v. nat makes the difference? Why
does one go ahead, and another stand
still
urov tn is a natural ambition for
any town to entertain. Our people here
in Oregon City cherish it. We have
me elements for good business and
agreeable living. But the future Is
hidden from us. Have we in ourselves
the elements of advance, or were we
built on a stationary model?
aome conservative people are not
ambitious or growth. They like their
little cozy circle as it Is, and do not
cordially welcome newcomers in
town, nut that Is not the American
spirit. Every wide awake town wants
to double in population and business.
Growth If rightly handled should
bring new advantages, new wealth,
more favorable conditions of living.
Let us give thought then to the condi
tions that prevail in growing towns
and in stationary towns, so that we
can form an impression to which
class our future is likely to belong.
THE RESULTS OF THE DRIVE
On July 15 once more the Hun rais
ed his beastly head, and on a vast bat
tlefield of sixty miles of trench line,
drove ahead with all the power of his
hellish ingenuity, against the forces
of the Christian and civilized powers.
The Hun hr.d on two occasions suc
ceeded so well with these massed at
tacks, that this fifth drive was view
ed by all the allied peoples with many
fears.
On July 18, for the first time in more
than six weary months, the allied
armies undertook an attack on a con
siderable scale.
What of the results? An advance of
about 20 miles in some directions
gained by the American and French
troops. And this is notable not so
much for what was accomplished. The
square miles of territory liberated are
not yet more than half of what was
captured by the Boche In his drive of
May 27 south of the Aisne. But the
notable thing is that It was an Im
promptu affair, gotten up without the
vast enginery of artillery preparation
and gas shell attacks by which the
Germans have initiated their vast
drives, and submerged sections of the
allied line
Meanwhile we know that In our
country and' in France we are prepar
ing a vast mechanism of war, of which
the Boche today has but had a slight
foretaste. We are preparing our great
machinery of chemical warfare, our
fleet of airplanes, our array of heavy
and light guns, and last hut not least
many thousands of armored tanks.
If In an Impromptu attack without
elaborate preparation, with our equip
ment far from ready, our troops can
'gain 20 miles; what will they gain
next spring when this vast enginery
of war is ready for the reai thing?
Newoort. where they will spend
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This is the latest photograph of Gen-
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mander, who has driven the Bocbe
from the Solssons Rhelma salient
BOYS OVER HERE-OVER THERE
Interesting Facts About Oregon City Boys
In Service
The committee from the Patriotic
Edition has been busily engaged In
getting letters written to boys from
Clackamas county In Europe, with
greenback In each letter. There are
still a large number of addresses of
boys from this county lacking, al
though a number were sent In during
the past few days. If your boy, or
someone else's boy from Clackamas
county in over the sea serving his
country, and you desire to have him
remembered, send his name to the
Enterprise, with the request that he
is to be remembered. The committee
will do the rest State la the letter
for what purpose the address is sent,
so we will kuow, (
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George W. Watts, of Beaver Creek,
but who entered the service aome time
ago, is with the Medical Detachment.
318 Engineers, American Expedition
ary Forces, via New York.
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David Harris, of Beaver Creek, now
In the service, is with the 831 Aero
Squadron, American Expeditionary
Forces.
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Private John L. Melvln, well known
young man of West Linn, serving his
country over seas, has the following
address: 116 Eng. Detachment, U. S.
P. O. No. 701, Americar Expedition
ary Forces, Magaire, France.
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Hugh Parry, of Beaver Creek, Is
with the Fourth Engineers of Com
pany C, American Expeditionary
Forces, via New York. Ho is one of
the Cl-ickamas county boys, who was
anxious to get "over there," and do
his bit towards getting the Hun.
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The address of Lieutenant Hurley
Fellows, a Clackamas county boy,
whose home it at Highland, where his
parents reside, is In France. He Is
with the Heavy Artillery Corps, First
Army Corps, U. S. A.. P. O. No. 731,
American Expeditionary Forces.
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Private W. J. Telford, son of Max
well Telford, of Canemah, is with the
834 Aero Squadron, American Ex
peditionary Forces, England
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Private Paul Hoffman la with the
First United States Engineers, Com
pany A, American Expeditionary Forc
es, France. '
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Mr. and Mrs. John Scherzlnger, of
Clackamas Heights, received a letter
from their son, Joseph, this week, tell
ing of his safe arrival in France. He
is Sergeant of Company C, 361th In
fantry, American Expeditionary Forc
es, and the number to be placed with
his address is 226C509, via New York.
His brother, Leo Scherzlnger, Is also
in the service and enlisted In Mon
tana. He is stationed at Camp Fre
mont, Cal., and is with the Artillery.
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Private Clarence G. Morrell, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Morrell, of Willamette,
is another Clackamas county boy, who
is over the seas. His address is 373
Aero Squadron. U. S. Air Service, 35
Eaton Place, S. W. No. 1, London,
England.
P 1 Pi PS
Clyde Helsby, better known as
"Beans," has joined the United States
Marines, and is stationed at Mare Is
land. He left Oregon City Saturday
evening, and many friends were at the
train to bid him farewell. Helsby has
been connected with the HawleyPulp
and Paper Company for several years,
and his departure to enter the sehvlce
will add another star to the service
flag of the company. This is the
son of the Helsby family to Join the
colors, Austin Helsby being at the
I present time in England.
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ular free. Alt tmnciiiti, 76s.
F. X CHENEY CO.. Toledo, O.
Allied Commander
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winning the greatest allied vlstory ot
.he war since the first battle ot the
Marne.
' if you have any money give It to
the Red Cross" appears in the letter
recently written by Walter Gage to
relatives at Maple Lane. He further
uralsea the Red Cross when he says
"Whnnnvpr a soldier meets a Red
CroBS girl, she Is an old friend. They
all have candy ana cigars for us.
Gage enlisted In July, and the letter
was written at Chicago. The young
man Is stationed at Camp Tayior.
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Andrew Koerner, of Portland, but a
former Oreson City boy, who Is with
the 91st Division, has arrived safely
"over there" according to a letter re
reived by hU mother, Mrs. II. Koerner.
of Portland a few days ago. The young
man has many friends lu this city,
who are pleased to hear of his safe
arrival.
Pa Pa' Pi
Independence Day In France
Lieutenant Lloyd Harding, youngest
son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Hard
Ing, was heard from this week, telling
of the celebration held at Bordeaux.
France, on July 4th.
In his letter he says: "The French
declared July 4th a Fete National
(national holiday) and decorated ev
erything with the French and Aiuerl
can colors; closed up shop and thoro.
ughly entered Into the spirit of the
day. The town was bo bedecked with
flags that it seemed quite like home
Of course the French flag was natur
ally In predominance, but it Is like
wise red, white and blue, or rather In
the reverse order, and bo passed for
the- American colors as well. In the
morning there was a big military "par
ade, and eight or ten bands appeared
in the parade. This ended In the
Quinconces, a large open square In
the heart of tho town and reviewed
by all the dignitaries around here from
the foot of the Glrdonlen monument.
During the afternoon a track meut
and baseball game held at the stadium
on the edge of the town were among
the amusements, while In the evening
an excellent vaudeville show was held
at the Apollo theatre for American of
ficers. The talent was entirely en
listed personal or American civilian
employes from this base, and the show
would have done credit to the Orph
eum. Most of the actors were profes
sionals before coming Into the army.
For the enlisted men there were band
concerts and moving picture shows, so
that everyone had a most enjoyable
Fourth at the Base.
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Former Oregon City Young Man Now
Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel Ronald DoVore
Johnson, son of the late William Gary
Johnson, a pioneer lawyer of Oregon
City, Is with the Eighteenth Field Ar
tillery of regulars In France.
Ronald Johnson was born In Ore
gon City in his parent's home, and on
the site where la now located the
Oregon City hospital. The large resi
dence, which has been used as the
hospital and recently removed to
make room for the present structure.
He was educated In the Portland
Academy and at Stanford University,
California. He was graduated from
West Point as a representative of Ore
gon, and was first commissioned aB
second lieutenant in the Third United
States Cavalry at Fort Sam Houston.
Since then he has served continuous
ly In the regular army in the Philip
pines. Mexico with Perahlng and later
where new regiments have been form
ing. A year and half ago he was trans
ferred from the Cavalry to the Field
Artillery.
Pa Pa Pa
A rifle Mitchell I Heard From By 81s-
terg
Arlle Mitchell, a well known Clack
amas county young man, and a resi
dent ot Sandy, who waB thought to
have been on the ill-fated San Diego,
as he had written shortly before the
vessel was sunk that foe was to be a
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Cal., spent the week-end at the home Ing December 31, 1916.
member of hor crew. Arlle U the broth
er of Miss Mary Mitchell and Mrs.
Joseph Justin, of this city, and has
just written Ml MltchoU an Inter
eBtlng loiter, which follows:
U. tf. HttlltlHKO,
August 5, 1918.
"My Dear Sister Mary;
I git! I will gel a chuncw to go
axliore uud mull this before we tall, at
least I am going to write it, and ruu
tile risk ot getting It mulled. We have
nearly all ot our caiKo oil hoard.
I have had Just one halt pound ot
cherries this year, and how I would
like to have boon out home, where I
could tilt up on fruit once more, Most
of the fruit we not hor is canned or
dried, and you know how olio gets
tired of that, llow I would like to get
real home-cooked meal ugitln a
regular old Toll Gate feel. (Arllu
formerly In churgo of tho Toll Gate
near Mount Hood, and his sinter, Miss
Mary, spent her glimmer with her
brother at thut pliu.) Bean and
runncd "hilt' hush ami sea-going stew
U getting (lulu, and the food one gets
at tho restaurnnt wvll you know
just what you get at restaurant most
ly. Wa get whlth bread five buys out
of every week, and the other cluya w
have war broad. 1 have rluHHlfled war
bread as follows: 'War bread It made
of sawdust, cement and ashes, Thy
use Old Dutch Cleanser to make It
raise, and use aoap grease for Nhorten-
lug.' The man that named It 'war
bread' named it well. A man that
wouldn't fight when anyone offered It
to him, and expected him to out It.
hasn't any fight In him.
''Although I have been in New York
tor some time, but so fur have not had
the chance to visit Coney Island. Our
liberty Is somewhat limited while
here, ao that we do not have nv.ich
time for visiting plnces ot this kind.
"France Is the prettiest country I
have ever seen, that Is, the fannlns
section. Everything Is so neat and
clean.
"The coast line around Brent Im ut
most Identical with the Puget Sound
near floattl. except where the Sound
la brush and woods, Brent Is green
fields. The river that Nantes Is on Is
nut as wide as the Willamette, but
much deeper. Some pluces you can
throw a rock from tho ahlp to elthe"
beach. The banks are about six or
eight feet above tho water, and then
the ground graluully slopes to low
hills. None of them are too steep to
farm. The cltlea ar so old they are
out ot date a thoumind years. Most
of the streets are so narrow that a
wagon can't pass a street car, and the
sidewalks are barely wide enough for
two people to walk abreat. When any
one wunts to pass, It I necesitury for
one or the other to get out In the
street.
"Tho French people look on he Am
ericans as If they were 'Gods.' They
always say 'America saved France.'
"When you heard of the .San Diego
being s'.ink. did you think It my shop,
I hud barely left Prance, when the
San Diego waa torpedoed just outside
of New York harbor.
"I will try to writ you from France,
and will be about the middle of Sep
tember, and you Will receive mv letter
about the latter part of that month.
"I will have to cloce now and go on
watch. Write when you can. as I al
ways like to get your letters, even If
they are several month old when I
receive them.
"Give my love to all the family, and
my regards to my friends.
"Lovingly your brother,
"ARLIE MITCHELL."
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Write. Letter Home While Shrapnel
Files
Miss Mary Mitchell, of this city. Is
tn receipt ot an Interesting lotter
from her brother, Hoy Mitchell, well
known Clackamas county boy. whose
home is at Handy. Mitchell Is a mem
ber of the 77t Company, Sixth Ma
chine Gun Battalion, United States
Marine Corps, and stationed In France.
In his letter to his sister he says;
"I urn now with a different battalion,
and have been at the front several
days. I left the other camp on July 2,
aud on tho Fourth I first heard the
road of the big guns In buttle.
"This battalion has been through
several battles, but Blnco I have been
with It, we haven't attacked or been
attacked. There are always artillery
duties. As I am writing this our big
guns ure showering tho Huns with
Mhrnpnol. We have shell-proof dug
outs, and Jimt now wo have been tak.
Ing It easy waiting for 'Fritz' to como
over, and if they do, there will bo a
few thut won't go back.
"The allies have control of the air
over this section, und the Hun aviator
has to 'lay low.'
"I wish you would mall me the lat
est Issue of tho North American Re
view, and the Oregonlun. and an Ore
gon City paper with the local news
v. out once a month or bo. TheBe
would be greatly appreciated.
witn love to tne rumiiy, and my
best regards to all of my friends, a
am,
"Your loving Drotner.
"ROY MITCHELL."
ONLY TWO WHITE
WOMEN IN TOWN
MEET ALL TRAINS
There are only two white women in
Lamy, New Mexico, Thoy constitute
the Lamy Red Crons society and they
have met every troop train passing
through the town, distributed cigar
ettes, matches and postcards to every
soldier on every train, according to D,
U. Robinson, of Oakland, a Y. M. C. A.
war work secretary who accompaniod
a troop train across the continent
from Camp Kearny,
"It doesn't matter what time a
troop train pulls Into Lamy," asld
Robinson, "those women are there to
greet it. They are rendering a hund
red per cent service and the Red
Cross has not more earnest, faithful
workers anywhere In the world, I
honor thoso two women and the good
wishes of thousands upon thousands
of soldiers will follow them through
the world. They are putting Lamy on
the map."
lit CALLS TO
DEMAND YOUTHS
AT RAPID RATE
And still another war reglsl ration
Is to be conducted In Cliickaiiias coun
ty, Telegraphic advices Wednesday
from the udjutunl genornl'a oIIIim In
struct tho local board to register on
August 24 all initios who have become
21 years of age since June fth.
Tho big registration Is expected to
coin,) early In September, and thn In
structions were quite a ;irprlse to
the local board which was making
lliml arrangement for tho September
reglHtrstlon which will call between
4,000 and 4,f00 men to Un up for
service with Uncle Ham, Th.i new call
I evidently Intended to tide over the
draft cull coining from tho war de
partment until the big registration
take place. Approximately thirty
boys will register here, it I thought,
under Wednesday' call for registra
tion Saturday, August 24,
According to the board, the August
rcglxtratlon will bn held at thn court
house, while the September rcRlstra
tlon, owing to tho Iarg number of
men Involved, will bfl held all over the
county, lu the varlou preelneta, the
Biimo a the 1917 registration was con
ducted. It I apparently the plan of
the government to delay taking men
from deferred classification -.intll It
Im abNolutely neccimary, and the Au
gtint call will probably provide an
additional KiO.ooO men frin the Unit
ed State.
Corporal Ben iroenbacher, form,
erly foreman of the EnterprUa book
binding department now training at
the Military Mechanical department
of the army, stationed at Benson
Polytechnic school at Portland, ha
been promoted to sergeant and will
be held at the school a an instructor.
In a letter to a friend In Oregon City
he says; ;
1 am doing fine here and have gain
ed six pounds In weight alnce my en
listment and am still golnj. We work
abo.it fourteen hour a day here but
I am getting used to that alno and as
long a It I for a good purpose I am
not going to grumble, but get along
the bent 1 ran.
I suppone you have henrd that I
have received a promotion to corporal
some time ago. I wb recently promot
ed to sergeant and a?,i making good
In that position also.
Tho three hundred boy at thla
school ull leave for parts of the coun
try unknown soon, with the exception
of ten or fifteen of the men who are
going to remain for InHtructors, I
have been felcrted as one of them
now I have found out and the coming
day promise to be busy ones for me.
I don't know what kind of an Instruct
or they are going, to make of mn,
whether a military or a technical In
structor In the rnrpentry class. Io I
all goes work around here and one
know not what In to happen next.
I am Borry for several reason that
I cannot go for I hnve found many
friends here with whom I must part,
perhaps never to see again, but there
are Jimt as good ones to be found I
guess. But I suppose we will be trans
ferred after tho next bunch go. They
come In on the 15th of AngtiBt and
stay for about tho same period.
BEN GROSSENBACHER.
L
Five cmbroyo mechanics all Clack
aiiins county registrants departed
for Spokano Woilnosday evening, to
prepare themselve for governmental
mechanic nnrvlce at the Modern Auto
school In that city.
Tho boys who left wore Wm. James
McLarty, West Linn; Glenn Monroo
Larking, Mullno; John Tho. Lngsdon,
West Linn; Sam Roako, Clackamns,
and Roy Paddock, of Canemah.
According to the local board about
forty men are to bo called within the
next two days, and the list Is being
made up at the present, time. These
men uro from tho old Class I ranks
and the roglntratkm of June 5 last.
ROLL OF HONOR
OF NORTHWEST
KILLED IN ACTION
STANLEY SNOWDEN, 3249 Sixtieth
avenue 8outhwest, Seattle, Wash.
BRUCE McMILLAN, Boise, Idaho.
JAMESH. HOGGS, Lovella, Or.
GEORGE F, "DEAN, Spokane, Wash.
WOUNDED SEVERELY
PRIVATE EDWIN C. BELLES,
Wallula, Wash.
WQUNDED (Degrye Undetermined)
PRIVATE WILLIAM A. DODGE,
Molalla, Ore.
CORPORAL ALBERT S. AVERILL,
309 Fifth avenue, North Seattle, Wash.
JOHN C. HAYFIELD, WeBier, Ida.
HERBERT CHAS. ADAMS, Sodro
Woolley, Wash.
J. O. HAVERFIELD, Welser, Idaho.
II, C. ADAMS, Sedro, Woolley, Wn.
B. H. WARD, Dayton, Wash.