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Interesting Facts About Oregon
City Boys In The II S.
Service
To the commute, composed of Miss j
Dolly Pratt. Miss Charlotlo Bak'r and
Miss Nan Cochran, having charge of
ending boxes ta.Ciackamas county
tioj-a who are la the transport service,
and the money that was donated by
people of Oregon City and deposited
la savings banks at virions stores of
t!ia city, the following has been re
ceived from Jack Lewis, eon of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis, cf this city:
The Nary Club,
Fifth Avenue, New York. N. Y.
"Dear Friends:
"I just received a Ch-iftr.as boa
from you. and It sure contains 8ome
nice "eats'. I wouldn't hava known who
It was from for the name waa torn off,
bat Mother said you were sending me
tKe box. Many thanks. I sure appre
ciate it, and will not get into it until
Christmas morning.
1 will probably be dscharged next
month, and hope soon to see my old
friends at home.
"We sure had a rough trip this
time, and sure had a happy bunch of
soldiers coming back home.
"We will soon be leaving and will
bring back nothing but wounded. This
ship is being made Into a hospital
ship. It is the Kroonland.
"As there is nothing of importance
to. write, so will close. -
"Hoping that you will all have a
Merry Christmas and a Happy Naw
Year, I remain.
Tour Friend.
"JOHN."
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Mrs. Vertie Todd.. of West Linn,
his received the following letter from
her son. Private Albert I. Todd, of
Company H. 110th Infantry. France:
Base Hospital No. 61,
France, Novembsr 16, 1918.
"near Mother:
I will try and write you a few lines
to-let ycu know I am well and hope
these few scratches will find you and
the rest the same.
"I expect to ba home before many
weeks. I am sound and well now. and
will be out of here in two or three
dai s. . .
1 sure will be 6lad when I stand on
Uncle Sam's dirt again. France Is a
pretty country, that is the part that
hasn't been shot up, but th United
States Is gocd enough for me.
"It Is pretty chilly now, freezing
every night a little.
Tell all the kids hello for me.
?We have moving pictures three or
four times a week, and lots of music
at the Red Cross building. I haven't
seen a banjo sinee I came over here.
"Well. I will ring off for this time
"Your loving son,
"ALBERT."
la Ra 13
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Mass receiv
ed the following letter from their son,
Wallace Mass, with Battery B, Second
Field Artillery, American Exped. Forc
es, France:
France, November 27, 1918
, "Dear Folks:
"I have not written to yoa for Quite
awhile The reason was that we were
not allowed to write from the first
camp where we were located.
"I am In a hospital now. I was tak
en, sick about a week ago, but am now
out of bed and able to walk around,
and expect to be back with my regi
ment within a few days.
"Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day,
and I sure would like to be home since
the war is over, and I hope to be with
in a faw months. I am afraid the regu
lar army will be held over here and be
among the last to get back, but I hope
to be home by spring at least.
"We had a fine trip from Fort Sill
to Camp Mills. We came through Ar
kansas, Tennessee, Virginia, Washing
ton, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
New York. We had some pretty
rough sea coming over here, but I
didn't get seasick. It took us twelve
days to cross.
"The people over here sure did go
wild the day the armistice was sign
ed. I was in a good sized town that
day, and they sure did celebrate.
"Well, dear folks, I am hoping this
will find you all well and happy. I
suppose you will get this letter about
Christmas.
"I have not received any mail since
I arrived in France, lr.it I hope to find
some waiting for me when I get back
to the Battery.
"Godbye for now.
"Your loving son and brother,
"WALLACE."
31 Pa S3
A letter of appreciation has been re
ceived from France by the Patriotic
Edition of the Morning Enterprise
from Lawrence Mulligan, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Mulligan, of this city. This
is for films sent to the young man
from some of the proceeds from the
soldiers' fund of that edition. The
young man had sent an order fur a
box to his parents, and tha list in
cluded films. The letter is an follows:
France, Sunday, Nov. 17, 1918.
"Editors of the Patriotic Edition:
"Dear Friends:
"I wish to express to you my grati
tude for th films that arrived here
safely. They are one of the things
most highly appreciated as they are
very difficult to obtain. Am certainly
putting them Co good advantage, al
though the weather at this time of the
year is not very favorable for picture
taking. Will have a number ot pic
tures to show you when we et home.
Am at present well and our biggest
worry is 'When do we leave?'.
"Well, here is hoping that we will
follow this letter closely, closing,
"Yours respect tully,
"PRIVATE L. F. MULLIGAN.
"American Exped. Forces."
Pa Pa Pa
Private Alfred Bigger of Company
B, lStD Engineers Railway, has sent
a letter ot appreciation to the edi
tors of the Patriotic Edition for the
dollar greenback and the letter. These
were mailed October 1. He Is tha
youngest son ot Mr. and Mrs. H. J
Bigger, of this city. In his letter he
states in part as follows:
"I want you to know it Is a great
pleasure to me that I am In a posi
tion to correspond with such big-hearted,
true, creditably girls as yourselves.
I am looking forward to the day when
i can give my thanks in person.
"Well, I am taking military life in
the very best manner, good health
and plenty of pep". Accept this as a
remembrance.
I remain sincerely,
PRIVATE ALFRED BIGGER.
"Company B, ISth Engineers, Rail
way."
Pa Pa Pa
Battery B, 65th Artillery, C. A. C
American Expeditionary Forces
France.
To the Four Lady Editors ot the
Special Edition of the Morning En
terprise,
"Dear Friends:
"It hag been more than a month
since I received your gift and am sin
cerely ashamed for not writing at
once, and showing my appreciation ot
the fine feed', but will try to beg year
pardon and excuse myself by saying
that I have been in four large battles
since I received your letter, which was
September 23, and this is November
3rd, and in every one, the 'Yanks' have
shown their mettle, and the 65th has
been cited several times for the good
wort
"To see real American money Is
treat and when we do get It it is to
hang on to it for all we are worth
and never to let go of It, I shall kesp
It with me until I get back, but you
may be sure that we get fed quite
often, as the United States govern
ment thinks quite a lot of the boys up
on the line. Just o give you an idea
I will enumerate a few things we get
quite often: Bacon, flapjacks, steaks
(plain and Hamburg), meat pies,
roasts, stews and sometimes soup,
rice fritters, doughnuts, apple pie and
sometimes raisin pie. Now, tell me, do
you think that a soldier doesn't get
what is good, especially when we are
up on the firing line?
"We have, what we think, is a Joke
on the kaiser. Can you imagine the
Dutch dropping propaganda among
our boys In the shape of a newspa
per and trying to discourage our boys
then calling our president 'the beast'
and ending up by asking 'what we are
fighting for. He made quite a bunch
of mistakes though, one of which was
referring to all Americas as 'niggers.'
They sure did not go about it in a
very diplomatic manner.
'The next to the last battle we were
in was really exciting. We saw a great
fight (in fact, two) in the air. One
dropped some bombs right close to
wherg I was in bed. I came out on all
fours and got out in time to see it
brought down in flames. (No, I wasn't
scared, but I'm a firm advocate of
'safety first'.) The other fight was be
tween an American and a 'Heinle'.
Well, the Dutch got the worst of it,
and made a dive and tried to dig a
dugout with the nose of his aero
plane.
"I surely had some fine time ovef
here, and can sure tell you a lot when
we get home, but it would take vol
umes to write it down, so I will close
"Sincerely yours,
"PRIVATE JOHN W. RAYL,
"Battery B, 65th Art. C. A. C
American Ex. Forces, France."
Pi Pa P3
Mrs. C. W. Richardson, of this ciMr,
has received the following letter from
her son, Charles, written in France
November 15, 1918:
"My darling Mother:
"Just a f-sw lines this evening to
let you know that I am O. K. Hope
it finds all at home well and happy.
"Well, Mother dear, now that the
war is over I wonder just how much
longer Uncle Sam will need us over
here? I don't suppose it will be very
long before I am home once more.
Everette won't get to corne over, will
he?
"My, won't I celebrate when I get
home? I will spend at least 25 cents
without stopping. Ha- Ha!
"I expect to see Germany before
long, also Paris.
"Tell Elmer, Nell, Everette, Mrs
Payne, Mrs. A. M. White and every
body hello for me.
"Will close now, and write more lat
er.
"Your loving son,
'TRIVATE CHARLES RICHARDSON
"Headquarters Troop, Third Army
Corps, A. P. O. 754, Amer. Ex
Forces, France,"
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sum MOM
UNEXPECTED RETURN
Sergeant J. C. Lewis, of Willamette,
surprised his mother, Mrs. A. D.
Simpkliis, ot that place, Thursday
morning when ho returned from
France unexpectedly. Although Mr.
Lewis was past the age to en'lat, he
was of a patriotic spirit, and when
Uncle Sam called for men in ths ser-
ice. He has been a member of Sanl
enlisted on the 10th day of June, 1916
having served two years In the seM
vice. H has ben a memner or sani
tary Squad S4, Eliih'h Division. He
was th first of his company to receive
his honorable discharge in Franco, and
will soon resume h's former post
tlon with the Northern Pacific rire
Extinguishing Company, in Portland
Before entering the service to ro
to France, Mr. Lewis had much mill
tary training, and was a member of
the militia company of Oregon City
many years, and was one ot the men
selected to hunt for the outlaws. Msr-
rl'l and Tracy, who escaped from the
Oregon penitentiary. He was also one
of the militiamen who escorted Theo
dore RoosevMt through the city of
Portland while the latter visited
there.
After leaving O-egon City Sergeant
Lewis was first stationed at Fort Mc
Dowell. California, and then transfer
red to the Tresidio, San Francisco, and
after training there was sent to
France, stopping at New York for
brief time.
He received hht honorable discharge
at Brest, France, and after arriving
in the United Statss he was stationed
tor a brief time at Camp Lee, Virginia.
Sergeant Lewis Is the youngest son
of Mrs. Simpklns, and the meeting on
Thursday morning was a most enjoy
able one.
The mother, Mrs. A. D. Simpklns,
has taught her sons to fight for their
country. She was a girl of 13 years of
age when the Battle of Gettysburg oc
curred. She was the daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. Carmon, her maiden
name being Elmlra Cannon. The fath
er answered the country's call, as al
so a twin brother. Charles Carmori.
During the battle the brother of the
girl was killed, but the father es
caped without a scratch. Elmlra did
her bit for the soldiers and picked
over lint for 30 days as at that time
there was no medicated cotton. After
this was completed she served as a
nurse, and In the hospitals she assist
ed In nursing back to health the in
jured soldiers, and hundreds ot men
were given her attention.
She married a young soldier, who
had just enlisted for his country.
This little woman, besides caring
for an eleven-year-old grandson, son
of Ssrgeant Lewis, has worked for
the Red Cross, and when soldiers
passed through Oregon City present
ed many with flowers from her little
garden.
Mrs. Simpklns has six relatives bur
led in France who were killed in the
trenches, these are nephews and one
a grandson, but she says they have
died for their country's cause and she
is proud of them. Most of these boys
are from the state of Pennsylvania.
The grandson of Mrs. Simpklns,
Chester Ray Lewis, aged 11 years, Is
also of a patriotic spirit, and was
awarded the prize at the Willamette
school, where he is a student, for the
best trained military lad.
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WEELKY SOLDIER LETTER
iy wait Inn for tho tmiors to rMiirn
home.
Have stwn some f lores fightinl, but
la every cans have muitauea to reach
our objective and drive the Hum back
Mv worst oxuerlencn was to b caught
noes in France, we can vn ion i (lermiin barrag. which laswu
what fronts wo hnv bemt on. 1 fourteen hours, with Inlermlltunca ot
on ths AlsaccLorrnlns front In June. uniy A fw minutes. I lay In a dlti'U
We landed In fit. Natatre December Lnd hIioIIm fell all around nn, som
28, 1917. We stayed In 8t. Naxalro for wn,U n(ht or nlue fot. One large
three months and a halt. I waa In D n. .truck within right font rlnht
Company, K12d Infantry at thut time, i,,,,, 0f , torn tt htitfl about fivu
"On April 19, 1918, we loft for St. ,),,., fttu fourtren foot In dlame-
Agiton. Noyes. Arrived there the 2 1st t,,P ghraimel Ml U srwund but luck-
and hiked 19 ktlomeWva to a place ,y (ll rwi.e a crutch. Mow I
called Contra, a training camp. Wo evir m)HHlM being hit Is a miracle for
stayed there for ton days. iu,ii rn so fust out) could not count
"On May 1st, 20 of u were traiw- ...., wori(t lmrt 0f u u you
JUPCE JULIAN MACK.
After being closely associated with
baseball for fifteen yoars, John A.
klleydley has been unanimously elect
ed president or the .National League
for a term ot th;ee years. Hj com
bines with his duties as chief execu
tive those of secretary and treasurer.
Mr. Heydler has held those two of
fleas since 1907.
OF CENTRAL POINT
MADE BY THIS STATE
IE
The Red Cross Auxiliary ot Central
Point, is one of the organizations that
has worked diligently for tha Red
Cross Society. None of the members
have shirked their duties. Even dur
ing the summer months many mem
hers have resumed th 'lr patriotic
work.
Among; the work that has been turn
ed in since October 1st, is an fol
lows: Sixty refugee shirts and 15 con
valescent robes besides other articles
that have been needed by the Society-Mrs.
Inglis, a member of the Cen
tral Point organization, besid es at
tending the meetings, where she has
done needlework, has made 16 army
sweaters since August 1-, besides
socks and other knitted wearing ap
parel for the soldier boys. Mrs. Inglis
has done most of her work at home,
and it is considered some ot the fin
est turned into the local organization.
She la 70 y?ars ot age, and has al
ways done her bit for tho soldier
boys.
Mrs. Myers is another active work
er, and since November 1, has made
several pair of socks besides other
articles. Mrs. Hoopes, anothr work
er, besides sewing at the work room,
has recently made five convalescent
robes and other articles for hte hos
pital service.
The meetings are held on Wednes
day ot the week, and all day is spent
In needlework. Mr. Cauthorn has do
nated a building for these meetings,
and two sewing machines have been
loaned, and the room Is neatly fitted.
Furniture has been donated, and also
a stove and wood. While the women
are sewing the room Is comfortable
and homelike. Tea is served at noon
each member bringing her lunch.
Them are about 21 members be
longing to the Central Point auxlll
ary.
LIS
Oregon has another record to be
proud of.
According to word received here by
Rev. E. E. Gilbert through the Ore
gon Hygiene Society, from Surgeon
General Blue, of the Unltad States
Public Health Service, Washington,
D. C, this state leads the entire coun
try in the low per centage of men ar
riving at training camps afflicted with
venereal diseases.
The state with the largest number
of these men so afflicted had a per
centage of 8.9, or out of every thou
sand men arriving at camp 89 of them
were afflicted.
The percentage of Oregon was fif
ty-nine hundredths of one per cent, or
less than six men in every thousand
This report was taken from a tabu
lation of one mil'ion reports received
from camp surgeons throughout the
country and it speaks highly of the
Oregon men and of the work done by
the Oregon Hygiene Society along this
line.
The following letter was received
recently by C. O. Miller, of this city,
from Kent L. Moody, with ths A. M.
K. Forces, Franco!
Jungllnstor, Luxembourg,
November Sttth, 1918
"Dear Mr. Miller:
"I suppose you have heard ot thi
opportunity the boys have over here,
about writing letters to their fathers
and suy almost anything they want
too, So my opportunity will be to
you. To start oft with we are on our
way to the Khliu and at preseut
resting In tho town, as mentioned
above, which Is yuout eight miles
from Germany, In a few days we ex
poet to be In some large city of Ger
many. When the notes were signed
to ceaat firing we were In the town
of Dun-sur-Muese, France, It was in
(no Verdun sector, which was about
the most Interesting place we were
in. This Is the place where the most
terrible tights of the war existed, The
ground for miles and miles was noth
ing but shell holes and It looked like
a body ot brown water with rolling
waves. The towns that lay around the
vicinity of Verdun wer shelled so
much that tha only way you could toll
a town was there. Is by a sln stuck
on some post, for the direction of traf
fic. The city of Verdun Itself was not
damaged very much, that Is In accor
dance with what it has gone through
during the war. It was a city almost
Impossible to capture. It Is situated on
a big hill surrounded by large brick
walls and undermined all over. There
is from six to eight floors underneath
the grouud and It' can accommodate
thousands ot soldiers as well as trains
running In and out. A tew miles to
the left of Verdun Is the Argonne
Woods, which the Americans had such
a hard time In pushing the Germans
out of. It covers an area ot about
5x15 miles around and Is full ot thick
brush. These woods were occupied by
the Germans for the past four years
and they made It a good place for re
sistauca. Thoy built strong dugouts.
good mnchlnegun nests and artillery
positions. The way they cleaned them
out, was mostly with aeroplanes drop
ping bombs on them. At one time
there were 350 American aeroplans
went over In a bunch to drop bowl
in these wood.
Then we we e at Chateau-Thierry
and Solssons. There was also some
hard fighting there, especially at
Chateau-Thierry on the Marne river.
'At present we are very busy on our
move toward Germany and now that
we have a chance to write what we
want, I will explain things further
some other time.
"Wishing a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year to yourself and
family and all the boys, I remain,
"Sincerely yours,
"KENT L. MOODY.
Hdqrs. Troop, 3rd Corps, A. P, O.
75i. American E. F."
pjj Pa ir
Clarence Eaton, who was one of the
first young men of Clackamas county
to answer Uncle Sam's call tor men,
has received his dollar greenback and
a letter from the Patriotic Edition of
the Morning Enterprise, and Is writ
Ing the committee thanking them for
the small remembrance. The follow
Ing' letter was received this week:
f erred to the l!ediuurtrs Troop,
Third Army Corps. Wa 20 took s
French train and rode until we came
to Ingres. We Joined the Troop In
Langres. Stayed In l-aiiure about
one week, and then moved (o Mussey-
sur Seine. This was a nice little town
Mot a nice little girl there. Sh! We
stayed In Mussey about 15 days. Here
I wrote my mother a letter May 12
From Mussey wa moved to Itemalr,
niotit (Alsace-Lorraine). Met a nice
girl here too. Sh! Stayed In Hemlre- (.Qi geit inf
can hear them coming and lme a
second to wonder where they am go-
lug to hit.
'I'll tell you all about It whea I
get back, which I hope will not b
long.
"Hoping this finds you well and
bogging you accept my sympathy for
your groat los, I am,
"Ptncerely yours,
"CIIAULKU,"
Put, Maj. Charles It. Moutton, lidq.
SEATTLE YARDS
LAUNCH 4TST
SHIP TUESDAY
mont about a month. Spent the Fourth
of July at Remlremout. 'Shorty' For-
hung, Dewey Powers, Norman M
Cormlck and I had a swell time
From here we moved to Morfontalne
There was a big chateau there, French
baron living In this. Lafayette had his
headquarters In It tor a long time
From here ws moved to Meaux,
(whore we secured our first taste of
warfare). We were U sitting around
with our packs on waiting to move
when a large shell exploded In our
faces. It knocked us down and rocks
fo'l all over us. Three men were
wounded. W stayed In Meaui for ten
days and moved to Mont St, Piers
elRht kilometers above Chateau-Thierry.
Stayed on Chateau-Thierry front
for about two months. Have also been
on the Verdun front, as well as the
Solssons front.
"I could write you fifty pages, but
I haven't the time. Will tell you more
whfn I come home, which I hope will
be (tutt da suite) soon.
"Merry Christmas to Mother and
you and all the rest, and also Happy
Now Year to you all.
"God bless my bravo parents,
"Your devoted son,
"CHARLES RICHARDSON
"Headquarters Troop Third Army
Corps, A. P. O. 751. American Expedi
tionary Forces."
A ta-
W. W. Woodtiock. of this city, has
received an Interesting letter from his
son, Private Henry Woodbeck, who Is
with Company K. 21st Engineers, and
stationed In France, The letter Is as
follows:
T.H.
S
AT SAN QUENTIN
SAN QUENTIN, Cai., Dec. 25. A
dinner of roant pork and "trimmings"
and a Christmas tree for the woman
inmatss marked the observance ot
Christmas at the state penlteniary
hero. The day was started with reli
gious observances, after which the
men were given a period of liberty in
the "yard" until the Christmas feast
was served.
Thomas J. Mooney, perhaps the
most notorious prlsonpr here, ate din
ner with the rest. Ho had special rea
son to rejoice, as he was sentenced to
hang on December 13, but was saved
through a commutation of his sen
tence to life imprisonment. Many of
the prisoners, both men and women,
exchanged gifts.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 25. When
th 9600-ton steel steamship Edge-
hill Blipped down the ways Tuesday
the Skinner & Eddy corporation
launched Its forty-first ship. The ves
sel was christened by Mrs.. Frances
M. Graham, wife of Captain J. S
Graham, U. S. N., ot the Pugot Sound
naval station. The Edgehlll was
launched in 54 1-2 working days.
ORGANIZATION 13 8ALVATION
OF FARMERS, 8AY8 BROWN
"Organization is the salvation of the
farmer," says J. D. Brown, president
of the Farmers' union. Mr. Brown, as
president of one of the most successful
cooperative organizations in the state,
is in a position to speak authoritative
ly.
The union, with Its subsidiary, the
Tri-State Terminal company, does a
business of about 16,000,000 a year In
fund of $150,000 and have paid out $50,
000 In stock dividends.
"A movement Is now on foot to in
crease the capital stock to $1,000,000,
and we expect shortly to have a $10,
000,000 a year business.
Branches All Over 8tate
"We have established branches all
over the state there must be over 200
of them. Last year the Pendleton local
did over $500,000 of business.
"We do a good deal of propaganda
work, for which we are poorly repaid.
For Instance, we go to a district and
point out the need for a local union.
After giving the farmer the benefit of
our knowledge and financial assistance,
as soon as the local is able to stand on
its feet it often wants to go off
on its own hook. This Is bad. We
have a paid representative In Seattle
He is working for us. But we need
representatives in all the markets, who
will work for us and not for the buyer.
To do this all the' local unions must
work hand In hand to Insure the nec
essary financial and moral support. '
''We are saving millions of dollars to
the farmers because we go out and
get them the best prices and the deal
ers and jobbers must offer as much as
we do." ,
fa ft rl
Mrs. Eugene Huberts Is In receipt of
the following tetter from her nephew
In France:
Verdun, France,
November II, 1III.
"Dear Aunt:
"1 Just received your most welcome
letter and was sur glad to hoar from
you. 1 am well as usual and lotting
along fine. How Is everybody Auntie?
I may return to V. 8. A. and Oregon
soon. I sure hops so.
Well, I have the honor of firing
one ot the last shots fired by Battery
E. Since tha war la over I will tetl
you where I was on the front, In the
Chateau-Thierry drive, the battle of
the Marne, and a number of place In
the Verdun sector and that Inn't half
but just some of tha main plnrns. W
fired on Mots, Francos for ssvernl
days. We nt It on flr ami did consid
erable damage to the town especially
the railroads, ,The regiment I belong
to Is known as ths best lu France (or
their work on the front.
Welt, hooting this finds yen all
well and happy, I will close.
"From your boy over there,
"ALVA.
V. 8 -I will write again soon."
fel fc rt
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wilson are In
receipt of the following letter from
their son, Kent Wilson, with ths Hos
pital Corps In France:
Near Vardun,
Nov. 12, '18.
"Dearest Folks:
Received your most welcome letter
iim.uv.rn. Frnr. Nov 26. 1918. of October 6, and It came on the ev
r'nmmnv K 2 1 lit Rnclnneri. I ul nppeums lor me omciai
American Exn-d Forces. France, communique ot today said the armts
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26 November ,1918.
Patriotic Edition Morning Enterprise.
Oregon City, Oregon,
United States of America.
"Dear Committee:
Today I received your letter mail
ed at Oregon City on November 8 at
4 p. m., and wish to thank you for
the cute little one dollar bill tucked
inside. It looks different from the
coins that we use here and I appreel
ate It vey much.
"I was recently asked by an Ore
gon friend of mine to state briefly the
work of the Navy In this war. To form
an idea of the kind of work that the
American Fleet and its units are do
Ing in Europe, I would BUggest that
one read the articles In the Saturday
Evening Post, written by Samuel O
Blythe. Mr. Iilythe was at this Base
during the summer and his articles
run from sometime in September or
before to the latest issue that 1 have
seen, namely that of the 9th Inst. They
deal with the activities of the Ameri
can Naval Forces on subchasers, sub
marines, mine layers and sweepers
and with our own battleship division
the Sixth Battle Squadron, forming a
part of the British Grand Fleet. Tills
squadron formed a part of the escort
for the surrendering German high seas
fleet. I have tried several times with
out success to be sent to the Battle
Squadron, for we all expected the
German Fleet to come out, but not In
tho way she did, to surrender. Howev
er the service is one place where
your wishes are rarely consulted.
"The work of the Navy is twofold,
first as to the German high seas flet,
generally defensive, but if opportunity
offers, offensive, but always keeping
watch for the German high seas
fleet which came out to H.irrrmder,
second, as to tho U-boats In acting as
guardians of convoys and convoy duty.
I can say without fear of contradic
tion that the American fleot and its
several units on this sldu of the water
is the most eficient macliin? in the
world.
"Again thanking you for the
rnembranoe, I am,'
Sincerely yours,
"CLARENCE L. EATON,
"U, S. Naval Base 27, Care
master, New York."
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C. "V. Rtcharunon, ot this city, has
received the following letter from his
son, Private Charles Richardson,
written on "Father's Day" and dated
November 24, 1918:
Junglenster, Luxembourg,
November 24, 1918
"My dear Father:
"This being November 24, every
soldier of the American Expeditionary
Forces is allowed to write a nice long
victory to his dad.
''We can tell all about our' expert-
have been on ths move and I have not
been feeling very well, so did not
write until today, s
We have been stationed at Cheppy
for about six weeks. This place Is
about 15 minutes walk from Varennes
We were hauling rations from the
railroad at Varennes and Aubrey
vtlle. The last ten days we hauled
everything to Mt. Fancon. It Is nearly
all ud hill from Cheppy and a fellow
had to step on them pretty hard.
"We came to Cheppy from Belle
vtlle, where we were behind the St.
Mlhlel drive. Belleville was the Bon
and that hostilities would cease at
11 o'clock. Sure enough, the firing
continued unto the last minute, the
14 and 16 Inch guns with their mighty
salvos making the earth tremble as
they sent their last load ot steel after
the retreating Huns. The American
front had been the scene of a mighty
barrage all morning, and tut me tell
you on the Q. T. It waa Jut the be
ginning of something stupendous, that
was soon to happen. It was a lucky
thing for the Germans that they rais
ed the white flag. When the firing
censed abruptly at 11 o clock and a
ghostly silence spread over this old
place. One could catch the train into round, everyone stood around,
Nancy from there every evening and
morning or one could catch a truck,
ride to Pompey and then walk across
the river to the end of tho street car
line and ride Into Nancy. Nancy was
a'rlght In the day time but after night
there were no lights, and one could
be walking down tho street and run
square Into someone going In the op
posite direction.
"We left Cheppy and moved to Con
flans, where wo, stayed two nights. We
expected to take over the standard
guage railroad that tho Germans were
turning over to the allies, but were or
dored .to come here to Longuyon to
take over the road here instead. Both
of these places have been held by the
Germans since 1914
with queer expressions on their coun
tenances. They could not realize It
was over. Really, I cannot believe It,
as yet. It seems Impossible that such
a mighty machine could have b -en
crushed so quickly. "Main Vive Le
Amerlque," as the passing Poilus
shouted today. "I am carrying some
thing away In my memory that will
be my most precious souvenir of the
war, for I was In Verdun two hours
after the armistice was declared and
witnessed that old battle torn city
rise as a spirit out of the dead and
rejoice. Flags of the allies were
thrown out of the shattered windows,
where no one could be'leve there was
a living Inhabitant, and muds to flut
ter In the breeze, 1 ne old streets from
"I guess the stories they tell In the P hl,('rftl B"d ,?"ern'
kind
Post-
States of the Germans outrages have
not been enlarged on at all.
"We do not expect o stay hree very
long, and then God knows where we
will go
"We have been on the front since
February and under shell fire oft and
on since March until hostilities ceas
ed. We have been on the. front longer
than any regiment In France, and
have been mentioned three tlmos. I
think it is for good work.
"It Is a queer feeling one has when
you hear a big shell come whistling
over and thsn hoar it break over
head. You cannot keep from 'ducking
the first two or three that come over,
but after that it is all right. If you
cannot find a dug-out to get lu drop
flat on tho ground beside a bank or
get down In a shell hole.
"Haw one hole made by a bomb
near a dump between Bonq and Meorf
tang that was sixty feet across and
about eighteen fe:;t deep. That was
the largest hol0 I have ever soon.
"I saw one battlefield tho othor side
of Verdun that had be;m torn up a
do.en times by heavy gnn fire. Tho
machine gun nests were tilings to con
tend with. They were built of rein
forced concrete from two to five fret
thick and nothing but a direct hit
would do any damage to thorn.
"Welt, this will bo1 all for this tlmo.
"With lovo from
"Your son,
"HENRY."
IT Pll
Attorney William Stone received
tho following letter from ' Sergeant
Major Charles R. Moulton, telling of
somo of lils exciting experiences whilo
in France:
November 28, 1918.
"Dear Will: ' '
"Well, the fighting is all over and I
am fooling flno. We have been travel
ing a great deal around Belgium since
Nov. 11th, and are now on our way
hack from the front. All are anxious-
down over the hill, through tho town
and across the Mouse canal, vibrated
with the shouts of victory. Oh! It was
an Inspiring sight and how proud that
old city, which had been the mighty
pivot of the war, must have felt as
sho watched the defated enomy re
treating awny of across the Mouse.
"Now that the war Is ovsr I wonder
what we will do. The hardest part of
it all will be from now on, waiting
waiting, waiting, Oh! wouldn't it be
wonderful to go back. Really, can you
Imagine the wondorfulncm of it all?
Just think It over,
"KENT,"
OF FLEET
TO BE ON THURSDAY
WASHINGTON, Doc. 25. Purt ot
the fleet that helped 'keep tho seas
safe will pass in grand roview at New
York Thursday. Secretary of the Navy
Daniels was to leave hero this after
noon to participate in It, With him
will be Chief ot Staff March. The
ships arQ duo in tonight from over
seas, but will lay outside the harbor
until Thursday. Ilol'oi'o leaving Daniels
declared that tho shlpH c,amo back as
victors, '
"In welcoming homo the powerful
dreadnaughts," he said, "the American
poople will greet tho officers and men
with pride and congratulations, These
powerful ships, the equal of any In
tho world, In coopn.-ati'm with tho
powerful British floot, gave mich pre
dominancy of seas power In tho North
sea that h0 German fleot dared not
invite Btiicldo by coming out and of
fering battle."