OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, DECEMDEK 13, 1918.
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WEELKY SOLDIER LETTER
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Mr. and Mrs. France Welsh, of 412
Pearl Street, Oregon City, are in re
rdt of several letters from their
son, R. S. Welsh, of this city, who is
with Machine Gun Company, 13th In
fantry, Eighth Division, and at Camp
Mills, New York:
Camp Mills, N. Y Nov. 18, 1918.
"Dear Folks:
"I have a little time now so will
write yoa a few lines. I received sev
en letters yesterday. Maybe you think
I wasn't glad.
"Saturday noon I had a twenty-four
hour pass to New York. 1 went there
from Hempstead to Jamaica and from
there took the elevated Into New
York.
"New York Is sure some city. What
Impressed me more than anything
else, was the big skyscrapers, ele
vated and underground or subway
railways.
"Sunday morning 1 went up to the
top of the famous Woolworth build
ing, the tallest building In the world.
It is 60 stories high, and the tower Is
68 stories up. That is as far as one
can go. I had the honor ot being up
there, but when I got up there it was
so foggy you could hardly see any
thing. "They are making some big drive
here for the war relief service solici
tors. Only the civilians are asked to
donate, and men in uniform are not
asked.
I was so sorry to hear of Waldo
Caufield's death, and note the fine
record he had made while at the
front .
"I am so sorry to hear of the dfeth
ot so many dying from inQuenta. A
number ot the Oregon City boys here
or at Camp Fremont have been suf
fering from this. Among them are
Otto Buol, Phillip Massinger, Hutch
inson and Grladeland that I know ot
"By the looks of the papers we may
be mustered out in the near future. I
hope so, as I am getting tired ot "sol
diering'. There is one thing certain
and that is we win not go across, aa
all movements of troops across have
been stopped. The supposition Is that
we will be sent "back to Camp Fre
mont, Cal., and mustered out from
there,
"We have been having a downpour
ot rain, but from indications do not
think It will rain much more today.
"Saturday morning we had regular
barracks inspection, the first we have
had since we left Camp Fremont. Af
ter the Inspection the band boys of
H. Q. Co., which is next street to us,
gave a band concert It was tine. They
have one ot the best military bands
in existence. It is called the Thir
teenth infantry band, but is assigued
to headquarters company.
"The quarantine on this camp was
lifted Thursday, and from one of the
letters I received f'om Bernice, I see
it is lifted at Camp Fremont"
Another letter written November
20, Is as follows:
"Dear Folks:
"Win write you a few lines to let
you know we are about to move. We
are pretty sure of going over to Camp
Merritt tomorrow sometime. .
"The Eighth Division is the only
regular army division this side ot the
ocean. It is likely that we will be
split np In units and be guards at
different embarkation camps.
"There is a rumor that all men
with dependents will soon be muster
ed out and the companies be placed
on peace strength instead of war
strength. If that is the case, I won't
be in much longer.
'Talk about making noise when
peace news came. All New York fair
ly went wild. We heard nothing but
whistles and yelling all day.
"We had a review of troops this
afternoon. It was the largest review I
ever was In.
"There is really not much news to
write, so will close,
"RAY."
Pa fa Pa
A number of interesting lstters
were received this week by Mrs. J. E.
Mulligan, of Twelfth and Elm streets,
Oregon City, from their son. Private
Lawrence F. Mulligan, of Base Hos
pital No. 46, Franca, also his sister,
Miss Ethel Mulligan, received several
letters. Private Lawrence Mulligan,
who Is well known here, was former
' ly with the Southern Pacific Com
pany of this city, when enlisting to go
overseas.
The following are extracts from sev
eral of his letters:
October 26, 1918.
"Dear Mother:
"Sunday morning. No operations on
board for this morning, so have a few
minutes to spare. The sun is shining,
and no sign of rain, and for this time
of the year it is very pretty. In fact
if it wasn't for the mud In winter, it
would be quits a bit like our winters
at home.
Another letter dated October 31 to
his mother says:
"I received the most wonderful
package yesterday. It won't take much
guessing on your part for it is the
socks and films that you sent over
two months ago, but they finally
reached me. I really did not expect
to get the films as they are vary hard
to get over here, and supposed that
someone would note the contents and
graft' them at least. I was certainly
tickled to death, to get the socks that
Mrs. B. A. Anderson, of Maple Lane,
Oregon City, Route 3) made me. They
are really too nice to wear, and I will
use them at night for bsd slippers.
was also pleased to receive the dol
lar's worth of films sent by members
of the Patriotic Edition of the Morn
ing Enterprise that were sent with the
films you purchased for me. Please
thank all concerned in that package
when you get the opportunity. Am
pretty well supplied with everything
else he-e. except films, and need all
I can get, for I really have a fine col
lection of pictures and lots that you
will enjoy whan I get back.
. "The last two days have been light
ones for me, and I have secured a pass
for tomorrow and will take a little
- ' l
trip somewhere and get some more
pictures and such Junk'."
On November 7th he wrote the fol
lowing: "I am enclosing some snap
shots ot myself, and you can see what
your son looks like in this part of
the woods. We re getting some won
derful news, and looka like we will
be home before long. When you get
this letter it will be about time to
dig' my things out for I'll need them
soon. Ha! Ha! Am still feeling very
good and taking pictures tor you. Tell
Ethel that I havent many pictures ot
French girls for they dont count over
here where we are, or at least In this
unit.
(Mrs. B. A. Anderson, mentioned In
the letter, has to her credit over 60
pairs of socks made for the soldiers.
A large number of these were for the
Red Cross of this city, and her work
was among the finest that was
brought to the Red Cross rooms.)
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The following letter has been re
ceived by Mrs. II. P. Brtghtblll, ot this
city, from Miss Mary M. Rose, aweli
known former Oregon City young wo
man, who Is doing war work for the
Y. M. C. A in Paris: :
Paris, France, Nov. 7, 191S.
"Dear Mrs. BrightbiU:
"Your wonderful letter came jester- (
day. I have read it several times and
and find every word Interesting. I
cannot tell you how much good your
letter did me. It seems to have been
my lucky week. I had wonderful let
ters from Father and Mother a cou
ple of days ago.
"Paris has changed greatly during
the past four months. Thanks to the
recent victories, In which our Ameri-j
cans have played no small part. Par j
is feels justified after four years of
gloom and discouragement In cele
brating a little, and they know how
to celebrate.
"I wish you could see the hundreds
of captured German machine guns and
aeroplanes that line the Place de la
Concorde and the Avenue des Champs
Elysua. The Place looks like an artil
lery field .The guns are all camou
flaged in the manner we have read so
much of. and the aeroplanes show
quite plainly the famous black cross.
It is rather pathetic to see the pale
French children playing among these
war relics, and toying with the mech
anism of the guns that killed their
fathers and brothers. It la Interesting
too to see a couple of American sol
diers look them over and discuss the
merits and demerits of German artil
lery. "It is very sad that so many ot our
boys are called upon to give their
lives, but would be sadder for our flag
not to be flying in Paris today beside
the other allied flags. As It is, our
Stars and Stripes are quite conspic
uous here, and American khaki boys.
"One of the many good things the
"Y "did over here was to open a big
hotel In Paris for enlisted men .With
several other American girts I have
tha privilege of being there as often
as I care in the afternoons and serving
tea and chocolate to some four or five j
hundred American boys. We serve j
barrels and barri-ts of it, and then we,
sit around and talk. Interspersed here1
and there you will always hear 'Gee!
It's good to talk to American girl.' At
such times I am glad I am a girl and j
very very glad I'm here. When think j
of the mothers and sisters and sweet- j
hearts, who are eating their hearts
away longing for those fellows and
here I am privileged to hear the many
Interesting stories of their life over
here and probably able to pass them
cup of tea occasionally. They are
such splendid fellows. I always get
more good from our conversations
than they do.
"A couple of weeks ago I had a won
derful surprise. About 7:30 A. M. I
wended my way over to headquarters
aa usual, and there waiting to receive j
me, wno siiouia i una dui weuienani
Harold A. Swafford. Oh, but I was
glad to see him. He looks splendid.
Well we looked each other over and
then I went to my chief and arranged
to get the day off. Well, I have been
so faithhl a slave since I came here
that I had no difficulty, and so Harold
and I had a very pleasant day seeing
Paris and talking of old times. He
had to go that night at 8:30. It seems
now like a pleasant dream. I intend
ed to write to his folks and tell them
how fine he was, but I never get
time to write anyway. I haven't writ
ten to half the people I want to write
to.
"Going to leave Paris In a few days
as I have been transferred to iior-
deauc. I would rather be going to the
front of course, but I am glad to get
a chance to see some of France, and to
get away from headquarters. It Is a
regular bedlam. I will have a coupla
ot days' rest I need It badly, but
wasn't going to ask for it. 1 am glad
someone had the brace to suggest I
have a little rest before I start on my
new assignment.
"Hallowe'en, 7:30. Started this let
ter a couple of days ago. My time Is
nearly up, and I haven't had any rest,
and haven't written any letters. Keeps
me hustling with the necessary pa
pers signed and countarsigned before
leaving Paris. One cannot move here
without giving a history of his life ano
getting the O. K. of the numerous
American and French officials.
"This letter promises to continue
forever. It Is now the night of Novem
ber 1. Last night I started to finish
It, but decided to go to a big hallow
e'en party Instead. A big party was
given by the 'Y' for the soldiers. I
had the first piece of pie I've had
since I left the United States, When
It was announced that, pumpkin was
to be served a shout arose from the
throats of five hundred Americans
that must have reached Berlin and
awakened the kaiser out ot his 'beau
ty' sleep. There was to have been a
dance, but there wasn't room to
move. Soldiers were sitting on th
floor and filling every available inch
of space. The 'Y' secretary called on
volunteers from the audience to en
tertaln. Aftor considerable, persuasion
,,.,, at thrt hovs cot on the platform i
and gave clog dances, etc., ami then
on fellow sang. He had a splendid
voice and apparently had considerable
training. First he sang a funny rag
sons about the kaiser that 'brought
the house down' and for an encore ho
sang that dear old song, 'Mother
Mnchre. He wasn't more than 21 years
old and I suppose he was homesick
himself so he let It crop Into his
voice. Never wilt I forgot that pic
ture. The lights were very dim. and
the air was thick with smoke, Ameri
can soldiers are always smoking.
Therj were about five hundred of
them and scattered around among
them were a few Red Cross and 'Y'
girl. From a laughing, bolstrvms, Jolly
crowd, they grew quite serious. All
at once, and as the tender wonts of
'Mother Machre' reached their hearts
I could almost feel the little pang ot
laughing that gripped each one. When
he came to the words 'Snre I love the
dear silver that shines tn her hair,
etc.,' I could feel every heart travel
thousands of miles In the space of a
second straight home to 'Mother." I
couldn't see the singer myself. I blame
it on the poor lights. It may have
been something else.
November 6. Am I never going to
get this latter finished?
' Well, I have been In Itordeau since
Sunday morning. I left Paris Saturday
night. Travelled all night in one of the
dinky compartments with two French
officers and a civilian. One of the of
ficers, a very young feiow, was just
out ot the hospital.
"I could writ " couple of pages
about that trip alone, but I must get
this off on its long journey.
"Arrived at my destination at 7:30
Sunday morning. There was a soldier
there to meet some officers that were
coming In, so they
took me to the
American Hostess House,
"This American Hostess
House Is
conducted by a couple of women, who
came over on my ship. It contains
about everything but two ot the most
necessary things for comfort heat
and hot water.
"Well, I don't think tha censor can
cut out any of this letter. I really
haven't said anything worth while to
the enemy or any one else.
"In case you worry about me, I will
tell you I nsver felt better In my life.
My appetite is enormous and sleep
comes the minute I see bed.
"I had a worderful girl living with
,,me unU1 two week" a- wben ne
went out to the camps to do entertain'
ment work.
"This is a good country to get ac
quainted with Americans. There are
so many of them here that It must
be very lonesome In the United
States.
"Haven't had any letter from Ore
gon City tor a long time. Please write
often. With kindest love to you all,
"Lovingly yours
"MOLLY
MARY M. ROSE,
12 Rue D'Agueeseau,
Paris, France.
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Mrs. Martha Snidow, of Willamette,
is in receipt of a letter from her broth-
i er, A. E. senwenn, or company a,
363rd Infantry, who Is In F;ance. The
letter tells of some of the experiences
the young man has had while "over
there" and is as follows:
Somewhera in France,
October 16, '18.
"Dear Sis:
..Am lucky t0 b6 able t0 wrlte you
thIs note tellin of my flret em3aee-
ment wltn lne enemy. went over the
top at 5:30 one morning Into nests ot
machine guns and snipers.
"The average American seems to
look at the machine gun as a pea
shooter, having no regard for them.
' "We- had the Germans on the run
from tha first day, our artillery put
ting over a fearful barrage that no
human being could Btand. We captured
many prisoners. In one dug-out we got
15 prisoners and an officer. Two of
us did this. A lad from another outfit
and myseIf They were glad to glve
up, giving us no rasistance.
"The average German la war weary
I spoke, to one boy 19 years of age.
who was In the army for two years
When captured he said 'SI, Dank it is
over, uver for him. because ns was a
prisoner, and glad of It.
I could have gotten thousands of
helmets and German equipment, but
my own is very heavy.
We ran into the enemy artillery on
the seventh day out Had a taste of
high explosives and mustard gas.
Came near being gassed, but owing to
a stiff breeze, the gas did not esttle.
We dug In one night, and It rained
continuously the next morning, and
woke up in six inches of water. Am
now resting up after my first battle.
"The one best weapon of war Is my
little shovel. When you come In range
of artillery the thing Is to dig a hole
and keep in It the deeper the better.
"This Is all I can write of my re
cent experience as a soldier, so will
close.
"Your brother
"ART."
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In expressing his thanks for the
dollar greenback and letter from the
committee having published the Wo
men's Patriotic Edition, Sergeant A.
B. Chindgren, of the 18th Company,
20th Engineers, a well known Clack
amas county boy .whose home Is near
Molalla, has written tho following let
ter to Miss Dolly Pratt, a member of
the committee:
In France, Nov. 11, 1918.
Hiss Dolly Pratt,
Oregon City, Oregon.
"Dear Miss Pratt:
"I was very much surprised to re
ceive the letter and dollar bill from
you. My heartiest thanks to you and
the other members of the committee.
I sure appreciated the dollar bill.
"Do you know that American money
lookg so good that we hate to part
with it for anything.
"Well, I am looking forward to the
day when I will return to daar old
(J. 8. A., and especially Clackamas
county, the only county on the face
of the globe. - You may say what you
please, but I know. I have seen a good
oeai since i tort
Clackamas county
lnt December.
"We have now under construction
one of the largeut sawmill operations
In Fiance and will soon bo ready to
operate.
"The largest per cent of our m 'U
In our company are from Oregon and
Washington, so you see we are some
lumber Jacks.
"I am In the best ot health, enjoy
ing myself In gr'at style at leisure
time.
"We have a nice Y. M. C. A. nt our
camp, and ve are well entertained by
the Y. M. C. A. circuit entertainer.
We also hav a twenty-piece band In
our company, and a dandy male quar
tet of which I am a member ot both.
We have given the quartet a mime
(The Tuaeanta Four), as we all were
survivors of the boat
"Many thanks again for the letter
and dollar bill.
"Hoping to hear from you again and
also to receive a copy of your patriotic
paper, I am one of the Clackamas
county Yanks over here.
"I wish you all a Merry Christmas
ana a Happy New Year.
"As ever
"Sergeant A. 11. Chlndgrenl23tSH
"SERGEANT A. B. CHI NIK! KEN,
"ISth Company. 20th Engineers,
"American Expeditionary Forces.
"France."
r"". JEJ Pi
The fo'lowlng letter from Miss
Evangellna Dye who occupies the re
sponsible position ot supply ser
geant for a thousand men ot the 8.
A. T. C. at Corvallls vividly picture
the war situation at an Oregon camp:
Corvallla .Ore.,
Dec, 6, 1918.
"My dear Mother:
"From all Indications the college
will be under qua-autlne agnlu today.
Whether this will Include the whole
town or not I do not know. The boys
are simply wild eyed to think of an
other period when they will not be.
allowed to leave the campus. With ab
solutely nothing doing the boys get
very restless.
The people came back Sunday
night with a rush an(1 Monday we had
the largest number at mess that we
hare had.
Just now we are having a gay little
time with dishwashers. The K. P's had
done all dish washing np till Monday
morning. From then on paid men were
to do the work. It would be all right
If we could get oien but It hasn't
been possible yet and this is Friday.
Five people have been doing the dish
washing which 75 K. P's worked on
before. Sometimes there aren't even
5 as last night when there were only
2 and we had a g.iy scurry to find
some more. As a result there have
been complaints that the dishes are
not clean. The storm will soon be
over though I am sure, but I've got
ten so I expect a crisis ot some kind
every day. In tact it has gotten so
that It takes a real crisis to make "js
sit up and take notice.
The other day the baker got
drunk on vanilla extract but yester
day he had to drink lemon as I had
removed all the vanilla.
"Last Saturday night I went down
to the church to a par y Everything
seems a good deal the same as ever.,
They are expecting a new minister
from California before long. I had a
!etter from Everett this week saying
that I needn't write, he would be
home so scon. He better not be too ,
sure of when he will be nome. inese
boys expected to go the 1st and
they're all still here.
"With love,
"EVA."
Everett Dye is stauonea witn me
Machine Gun "Officers' Training Corps j
at Camp Hancock, Ceorgla, wlnre the I
boys have been Cf mpenea to wear
masks, confined strictly to their own
quarters and not even permitted to
visit the Y. The quarantine ts now
raised anu Everett expects to bei
home by Christmas, which remains to!
be seen. He Is due to rece've a com-j
mission in a few weeks but prefers
to return to civil life. -
Pi 3 f 3
Deputy county Assessor William B.
Cook Is in receipt of a letter from
Charley Austin, private of Company B,
300th Infantry, stationed in France
He is one of the well known Clacka
mas boys, whose home is at Oswego
Austin entered the service June 23,
1918, and was in charge of the boys
leaving here for Camp Lewis. Since
arriving in France he. has gone over
the top six times. He is one of the
Yanks that Uncle Sam is proud of.
Somewhere in France, Nov. 4, 1918.
"Mr. W. B. Cook, Mother and Father:
"Dear Friends:
"Don't think because I haven't writ
ten sooner that I have forgotten you.
No, never will I ever do that, but ow
ing to conditions, and the way I have
bsen traveling around, I haven't writ
ten home as often as I have desired.
"Will you tell some of those pro-
Huns around that part of the country
that the d n Huns are pretty well
chased out of the woods here, and
tall them that I helped to chase them
out. I went over the top and stayed
there for three full weeks before com
Ing back. Now, believe me, we make
them leave this part of the country In
a hurry. AIbo tell those American
nro-Huns that 1 saw any amount oi
ttood Germans, but they wee all dead
and the live Germans I did see an naa
that dirty, cullty look, the sam3 as
the American pro-Huns had, and also
tell some of those 'four-bit' givers tnat
to my notion money is the smallest
thing that a person can give to help
this war. If they gave every dollar
they had thay wouldn't be doing as
miifVi nr nnv mnr ethan what we
boys here are do'ng What Is money
anyway compared with the lives of a
few good American boys? As far as
the Red Cross is concerned, tell Mrs.
Cook this organization Is doing a good
thing, regardhss of what a few of the
pro-Huns gay. '
"I am s'eeplng In a pair of Red
Cross pajamas, and I find them a very
comfortable garment. I am In the hos
pital, Just recovering f.om tne grip,
but nm feeling -p-etty good again, so
I think with a couple of mre days'
rest, and a faw more good feeds I
will be ablo to go back to my com
pany and do my bit
"Well, this la enough of this war
stuff for a while, so will switch off
onto something; else,
"I had a letter a few days ago from
the State, and the letter stated that
you folks had rented your farm and
Intended going to Oregon City to live.
A good many letters hnve been re
ceived since t have been over here,
but that was the only one that made
me homesick. I had been figuring on
coming back and renting It myself, as
nothing would suit me bitter than to
rent that place and live on It, and
care for It as tt should h cared for,
Did you sell the team old Bess and
Kate? If sq I would like to have been
there- and bought them, as I liked
them as I did my own team.
"Tell your father. BUI, that the old
place would look better to me after
the war with your parents sitting In
the front yard and tn the shade and
me out doing the work. At least I
think It would. It Is always so home
like. I think that arrangements may
be made when I return that Mr. Cook
wl not have anything to do but to
watch me raise hogs and cabbage and
'keep the old home tires burning.'
"Well, Bill, as tt is getting time tor
m., to fall tn line for moss, I will close
for this time. Hoping this finds you
all well and enjoying life, and you
will have a Happy Christmas.
"As ever your friend,
"CHARLEY AVSTIN."
TEACHER CHOSEN
SUCCESSSOR TO
MISS ROWLAND
Mrs. Marjorle Caufleld Stipp was
Thursday elected a teacher tn the
grades to succeed Miss Jessie How
land, resigned. The latter haa been
tn 111 health for some time. Mrs. Stlpp
was for several years a teacher In the
Kastham school, to which building
she wilt be assigned, taking the third
grade, and Miss Krma Keen will be
transferred from the third to the
fourth grade.
The school board transacted con
siderable business of a routlno char
acter. and concluded to authorize the
payment of the salaries of Gustav
Flechtner, musical director, and Miss
Valera Meyer, librarian, for the time
the si-hoola were closed on account of
the Flu. As the teachers and other
school attaches received pay tor this
closed period, the board took the posi
tion that other employes were enti
tled to the same treatment
Under an arrangement worked out
by City Superintendent Kirk, with the
the cooperation of tha teachers, little
tlma will be actually lost because of
the epidemic. The week of Christmas
there will be school on Monday and
Tuesday and the following week the
only vacation will be on New Years
day, falling on Wednesday. Tha teach
crs have agreed to give their time to
the schools during the holidays.
The proposul ot Frank Koeuljj to
purchase the old gymnasium building
on the Barclay grounds for $10
brnueht out the statement that the
bun(in(f thoc3u sadt out of plumb.
,rfoctiy g:ife anr it Is likely that
It will be used for pluy during the
winter. City Superintendent Klrk stat
ed that a movement Is under way to
c,tab'ish a r -creation center In the
Uugt.n jlaut now rented to the Home
Guards, and received unofficial as
surance that the member of the
school board favored a co-operative
plan, under which the school students
would be given gymnasium training,
The Hrlicmo has not vet been worked
. . , , lh h nJ of . CfimmU,
tee rm tne Llve vvlreg of th Com
merclnl chlb
The vote of tho recent tux election
was canvassed and authority was glv
en for the purchase of supplies tor
the manual training and science do
pa-tments and for the renewal of sub
gcrlptions to periodicals selected by
the superintendent.
REST ROOM IS
PROVIDED FOR
IN THIS CITY
At the meeting of the city council
held Wednesday evening, the W. C.
T. U. was given the privilege of using
the Liberty Temple as a rest room tor
the visitors to Oregon City. A rest
room has been needed for some time
In O-egon City, and it was decided
by the members of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union to circu
late a petition to the people ot Ore
gon City. The petitions were readily
signed, whan all places of business
and professional men were called on.
The present location is only tem
porary, and it has been the desire of
the councllmen and business and pro
fessional men to leave the building at
Its present location until the return of
op.r soldier boys. Many of these young
men have never seen the temple, and
in order J.0 allow them the privilege,
It will remain Intact until their re
turn. '
It Is the plan of the women having
the building In charge to move It to a
convenient location at a later date,
and have the bul'ding equipped with
lights and will also ba piped and a
lavatory and stove Installed. The wo
men of tho organization are to have
charge of the building, and each will
do her bit.
Many business men have offered to
do their share each month to assist
in puylng for the light and heating ap
pnrafjs, and the women having charge
and promoting the affair are much en-
courtged over the interest tne people
have taken in establishing such a rest
room.
POLK'S
GAZETTEER i
A RnahiMS Tllreftory ef each Cltr.
Town and VUla-e ! Triton and
Waxhlagtoa, glvlue a ltmvrlptK
Hketch ot ea.h place, locution,
Hlilnolnrf FaIUt? and ClumU
ftt llrftorf o eacb JUueUMS
Sbu trroictwioo,
H I l'OT K fO., lae.
Beattw, waan.
E
E
OF CANBY COUNTRY
Two revenue officers were here
Wednesday to Investigate the moon
shine still found by Hherlff Wilson in
lu Canby country but the Honor
tound did not cutitulti enough alcohol
to warrant arrest ot the owners of
the still.
This same place was raided about a
year ago and another still was found
and destroyed at that time and there
was nothing to convict anyone and no
arrests were made.
L
By Gordon Hnmstead
The Athletic Board of Control met
Wednesday noon snd voted to give all
the football boys letters that playea
tho entire eight quarters ot the two
games. Inuls Vlorlms was also given
a letter by a popular vote, because of
his breaking his lug nt tho beginning
of the season.
The Junior Red Cross drive wa
started Wednesday at 9:00 o'clock
sharp and Mr. Tatro's roll room b-
enmo 100 per cent a few minutes after
due to the fact that after the an
nouncement Tuesday night he asked
the students to stay for a few min
utes and lct their reproHt'titatlvifl
who U Louise Dry den.
The Class Red Cross representatives
are as follows:
Senior: Karl Boardman,- Esther
Staats, Robert Meyers.
'Juniors: Harry Chandler, Marian
Harnum, Kenneth Swauson, Ruby
Ixng.
Sophs: Louis Vlerhus, Helen Ander
son, Douglas King, Virgil Yonco, Gor
don Wilson. Eugene Veddor, Gn
Moffutt
Frond: Jack Iidor,
, Frances' An
, Pauline Rad
John Bennett,
drews, Ethel ('hllletl,
dutii, Ralph Gymes,
UiiiImo Dryctcn.
Th entire Prosit
class became
100 per cent by tha fifth period Frl
duy afternoon, some pep for the Fresh
students of O. C. H. 8. with good
prospects for peppy future.
High
School Gym Wanted by the
Students
There Is much tulk among the stu
dents tor a high school gym and the
Siinlor class ot 1919 Is preparing a
dr towards one. The drive will start
about the first of the year. The town
has two empty blocks next to the
high sihool building called a park,
and this ts the object for the sight of
the gym building and large football
and baseball field, for the future stu
dents of tho Oregon City schools.
Why shouldn't w8 support a gym;
we have the school and now all ws
lack Is the proper things to accom
pany It
MUCH WHISKEY
IS CAPTURED
BY OFFICERS
Sheriff Wilson and Deputy Joyner
made one ot the largest hauls of boot
leg whiskey Thursday that has been
made here for some lime when thoy
stopped a large Washington car near
Clackamas In thi afternoon.
Two Italians were In the car and at
first refused to stop when ordered but
a shot flrod in the air changud
their mind and they gave up.
The car and men wore brought here
and about 12 cases of whiskey was
found in suit cases and packed In dif
ferent pnrts of the car. This was all In
bottles of different sizes und well hid
den.
The ni"n we:e taken before Judge
Kelvers and gave tho names of Pete
Sebuff and P. E. Collins. Tho latter
plead not guilty and was placed under
$500 bonds, which he could not put
up and will remain in Jail until Mon
day, when he will be glvtui a trial.
Sebuff, after many excuses, plead
guilty and wns fined $350 and given
a Jail sentence of 20 days.
During the trial the men said the
officers had found all the liquor but
the sheriff was suspicious and made
another search of the car and in the
two extra tires on the rear 18 more
quarts were found. In all about 12 cas
es were found and the men claimed
they paid $800 for this. The rtall
prlce'of this whiskey would bring
nearly $2000 if it had reached Its dos
tlnatlon.
The men claimed to be from Seattle
and It had taken them four days to
make the trip from California ha. -3.
TO RECEIVE IRE HELP
LONDON, Dec 7. The Berlin gov
ernment has revoked Its decision to
disarm the troops returning to Ber
lin, according to a Central Nows dls
patch from Amsterdam,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Five addi
tional divisions have been definitely
assigned to the American army of oc
cupation now advancing Into Ger
many, General March announced to
day. They are the 2d and 7th regu
lars, the 28th (Pennsylvania) and 33d
(Il'lnols) national guard and the 79th
(Northeast Pennsylvania, Maryland,
and District of Columbia) national
army.
These five divisions have been giv
en the task of occupying Luxemburg,
General March announced, and go to
specific areas around Mont Medy, St.
Mlhiel and tonguyon. They form the
second line of the army of occupa.
lion ready to relnforca tho other
army on the Rhine if necessary.
JUGOSLAVS
ACT ON
OF ITALIANS
WASHINGTON, Dec. ll -Tho Jugo
slav national council at Zuxrch, act
ing as the provisional government tor
all Jugo Slav territory formerly Incor
porated In the AiiMtroHutigarlan em
pire, bus submitted a prutnut to the
allied governments against Italian ad
ministration In the occupied territor
ies of Dalmatla, Istilu and (lnrllu,
according to a dispatch today by the
JugoEluv press bureau here.
LONDON, Deo" 11. Tim Manchester
Ouurdlun says It has received from a
well-Informed source tha stulomtmt
that "another very serious Incident
has been provoked by the forward ac
tion of Italy on the Adrlutlo coast,'
Th newspaper's Informant continues;
Ton days sgo, though perfec; quiet
reigned tn that district and Hrrblan
d'Esporey's army already wore In oc
cupation of Cettlnje, Hid ltntlaiu; In
sisted on landing 2000 troops nt Cut
In ro, In Dalmatla. Happily, to coun
terbalance this, the allies secured the
presence of an equal number of troops
Including French and American sol
diers. '
BIG FINE IS PAID
BY TWO
FO
The two Chinamen arrestml hem a
tew days ago for having booze In
their possession appeared here Thurs
day for trial and were fined $r0 ach.
They at first plead not guilty but
changed the plea later.
Besides the liquor tin Chinamen
hud a substance in their possc-ialon
that looked somewhat like dried clams
and the local officers did not know
what It was. There we;e two federal
officers here at the time and thoy
thought It might bo opium as tin y had
seen some of this that resembled thst
found on the Chinamen.
If tt Is opium It Is estimated that
It ts worth shout $(!ouo and the fed.
era! officers took tha Chinamen Into
custody snd th government will In
vestigate the case further.
COUNCIL HAS
MUCH BUSINESS
AT MEETING
At the regular meeting of tht city
council Wednesday night much busi
ness was transacted Bud several reso
lutions adopted.
A franchise was granted to M. J.
l.ee to operate an auto bus lino be
tween Oregon City and Canby, The
operator win bo placed under bonds
and operate under Jurisdiction of tho
council.
The petition of th W. C. T. U. to
leave the Liberty Temple at the pre
sent location for the present was
granted and the bonding fund ordi
nance was punned. This Is to pay on
account and Interi-st on $271.000.000.
A motion was passed Instructing
the city attorney' to go to Portland
to bo at the bearing of tho telephone
company rates to be held December
13.
Severnl years ago when the First
National bank Installed a new vault
they donated the old ono to tho city
and so fur tho city hits made no use
of It. As the governm nt makes no
allowance for tho new postofflco
vault on petition the council voted
to loan this vuult to the now postof
flee for Its use.
It was ordered to have a new record,
made of the canvass of tha recent city
election, and they also voted to sell
a lot on Monroe street, between Fifth
and Sixth streets.
The council will meet December 30
to wind up tne business for the year.
SUIT FOR L0S3
Cora D. Adams Is suing Lyman Sny
der to recover the value of some pro
perty she nllf'ccs that he cnused thOr
loss of,
hne chlnis that he set ft - to brush
and slatihlr.gs during the diy wea'her
and neglect d to nttond to the sama
and the fire spread to her property
and burned the house, va'uod at $2,000
and the burn, valued at $000. She
asks damages for this amount and the
costs of the case.
'"I! ,3isTh
E. A. BRADY
Resident Undertaker
Funeral Director and
Licensed Embalmer
TENTH AND WATER STREETS
Lady Assistant, Mrs. Brady
Night and Day Service.
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