OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY. JANUARY 24, 1919.
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BOYS OVER HERE
Interesting Facts About Oregon
City Boys In The U. S.
Service
The war has played an active part
in locating lost relatives, and one of
the most enjoyable surprises that has
occurred In this city was the locating
of Mrs. Eliza J. Dungey's nephew, Ser
geant Charles Trowse, who went over
seas with the 63rd Battalion (Saskat
chewan Timber Wolves). The last
heard from this young man was when
he was a mere child, the son of Mrs.
Dungey's sister, who died when
Trowse was very young. For some
time the aunt here has tried to locate
her lost nephew, and it was Just re
cently she succeeded.
The young soldier has been award
ed the Croix de Guerre' and the Dis
tinguished Conduct Medal. The ex
ploit for which he was thus honored
is officially described as follows: "He
led the way down a center trench
while an attack was being made on a
triple trench system. With one gren
adier and one bomber to help him, the
trench was cleared for 1,000 yards In
40 minutes, without a casualty. Ser
geant Trowse was one of the first to
enter Mons on November 11, the day
the armistice was signed.
Mrs. Dungey's son, Walter Dungey,
of this city, is one of the first Ameri
can! to arrive in France. He went to
Camp Lewis, Wash., August 1 ,1917,
where he entered the ISth Engineers,
Railway company, and has been with
the company until recently when he
was transferred.
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Mrs. A. M. Singleterry of this city,
recieved word of the safety of Ray
mond Campgnol of Headquarters
Troop, in France. He left Camp Lewis
with the 162 Infantry, and was later
transferred. He was one of the young
men from McMinnville, on guard duty
here for some time before going to
France. When the last letter was writ
ten he was at Luxemburg, Germany,
and had Just arrived there. He says:
"I will be happy when I set my feet
on the soil of the United States
again." In appreciation of favors ex
tended the young man while stationed
here, he has remembered Mrs. Single
terry and her daughter, Wilda, with a
number of gifts from France. Mrs.
Singleterry was among the patriotic
women of Oregon City who had Invit
ed the soldier boys to her hospitable
home while they were stationed here.
Others who have gone across have al
so remembered the kindness of the
Singleterry family and have kept
them posted where they are located
and have been told of the country
they have visited.
Pa fca
Charles Austin, a well known young
man of Oswego, who has been over
seas, is on his way home, and is at
Camp Merritt, N. J. He is anxiously
awaiting to receive his honorable
discharge from service and to resume
his residence in Clackamas county.
In a letter appearing In the Enter
prise last week from one of the boys
"over there" he said that Austin of
'Clackamas county, was among those
shot on the day the armistice was
signed. Austin is one of the liveliest
soldiers of Uncle Sam who has return
ed to the United States, and has
come through the battle without a
scratch, although he has been in act
ive service.
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Randall O'Neill son of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas F. O'Neill of this city, who is
on the U. S. S. Ryndam, has again
sailed for France. The U. S. S. Ryn
dam is a transport and is bringing
many of the soldiers back from
France. Randall was a former employe
of the Enterprise, being connected
with the mechanical department.
When learning the trade Randall was
a good hand at making "pi" with the
type, and little did he realize at that
time that he would some day be pro
moted to first class pie maker in the
bakery department of a big transport
going to France. This Is just what has
happened to Randall, for a few weeks
ago he was promote'! to that position.
His parents are. awaiting anxiously
for him to try some of the "dope"
here so they can sample it. They want
to be convinced of their son's achieve
ment in the culinary line. The trip he
is now on makes the ninth, to France.
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Miss Ethel Younger, who has re
ceived several letters recently from
Arthur McDonald, with the 72nd Bat
talion, Canadians, and who, at the
time of writing the last letter, was at
Jodoigue, Belgium. McDonald is the
only son of Dr. and Mrs. A. McDonald
of this city, and he says briefly: "I
guess it will not be many months now
until we will begin returning some
of the Capadians. Have returned
already 14,000 and they are to be in
Canada by Christmas, but us poor
WTetchcs, who have been fighing In
France and Belgium will bo the last
home I guess. Well. we don't care so
long as we come out with a 'whole
hide'. I tell you it Is the best souvenir
that we will take home.
In the second letter received Tues
day of this week he says:
' "Well. I am a busy 'guy these days,
believe me. The main thoughts of tts
fellows over her now Is when In the
deuce we will arrive in good old Can
ada, Mid I am thinking If things go
all right from now on, It will not be
many months untu we are name.
- OVER THERE
"Say, won t the pestle stare if 1
walk down into Oregon City with ths
kilties on? Well, here's hoping I will
be able to any way. I am not sure
now whether I will or not."
Ra lt
A letter to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ep
ler of Cornelius, from their son Glen,
In Centres, France, and dated October
IS. 1918, is as follows:
"Dear Folks:
"Well, It has been a long time since
I have written to you, for I have been
on my furlough and Just returned on
the 16th, so you see we were gone for
quite awhile, and we certainly had a
good time, and I will not attempt to
tell you all about it until I return. I
will only attempt to tell of the most
important
"We had a most glorious time at
La Bourboule, a place designated as a
leave area for the United States sol
diers. The town is situated among
the mountains, which are now covered
with snow. We climbed to the top of
a peak over 6,300 feet above sea lev
el, which was covered with snow.
When we came back we ate blackber
ries at the foot of the mountain. We
also found some flowers ,and I will
send you some violets and a blue bell
I picked on the snow line.
"After we left La Bourboule, wre
went to Paris, where we spent two
days and nights, and saw all of the
most important sights, the palace.
Notre Dame cathedral, the ODera
house, which is the most beautiful in
the world. I also saw the church, St
Germain, which was hit by the long
range gun and over a hundred people
killed. We saw the interior and the
blood of the Swiss minister and his
wife on the floor, where they were
killed. It makes you want to give the
Huns hell, believe me.
"Well, I must close for this time. I
am sending you a coupon for my
Christmas package.
"I am feeling fine, and hoping this
finds you all well.
"CORPORAL GLEX H. EPLER,
"Co. B, 162 Infantry, A. P. O. 727,
A. E. F., France."
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Ralph Armstrong, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Armstrong of West Linn,
who is in the navy, stationed at
Mare Is'and, has been very ill, suffer
ing from influenza. From the latest
letter received from the young man,
he is Improving.
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Verden May, grandson of Mrs. N. A
Bowers of Canemah, and son of Mr.
and Mrs. May, residing near Eugene,
former residents of Oregon City, is on
his way home from France to Now
York. The young man is 19 years of
age, and was anxious to get into the
big fight, but arrived in France on the
day the armistice was signed. The
troops he was with, were ordered im
mediately to return to the United
States and did not have the chance to
disembark after reaching their desti
nation overseas. His brother, Winifred
May, is still In France, where he has
been for almost a year.
Pa Pa
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Barker of this
city, have received a short letter
from their son, Private Thomas P.
Barker of M. G. company 362nd In
fantry. The following are portions of
the letter:
"Maus, France, Dec, 1918.
"Dear Mother, Dad and the Girls: ;
"I am still here at Maus, and from
the way everything looks, I expect
that I will still be here for a week. It
seems that they are waiting for our
service records before sending us out.
There are about 250 D class men
starting for the States in the morn
ing. Gee! But I'd like to be one ot
the lucky ones, but no chance.
"We are having regular Oregon
weather here now some rain every
day, but no snow yet. I think when it
snows here it is like back there
jutt a slush.
"I haven't had any letters since I
was hurt.
"We signed the pay roll yesterday,
and will get paid In the morning.
That is, we will get casual pay, about
$10. That isn't much, but it is plenty,
as there isn't much for a fellow to
'blow money' for here."
(Letters have been sent the young
man by relatives here, and although
he has not been transferred to any
other company than addressed on the
envelope, he has failed to receive
these. Among the letters sent him in
September was one that was return
ed the first of the week to the moth
er, and on the envelope was written
"Wounded in Action." The parents
were aware of the young man's injur
ies before the letter was returned.)
PROBATE COURT
Dora Whlteman, mother of, the
children of the late A. L. Whlteman,
who was killed in an accident at one
of the local paper mills, filed peti
tion for the guardianship of the min
ors Monday.
S. A. D. Hungate filed for probate
of the estate of the late Graham Hun
gate Monday. This estate consists ot
personal and real property valued at
$1,900, located at Molalla .
JO BE EXTENDED IN
The recent 'arrival of O. L. Olm
stead in this city marks the beginning
of mVire intensive work among the
boys and girls of the county In club'
work. Mr. Olmstead will devote his
vm ole time to orgunl.tnfc and carrying
on this work, under the direction of
the Extension Service of the O. A.
C, and with the cooperation of the
in;.iity school superintendent. These
who saw the exhibit of the Club Work
rr.at the county fair and nJso nt the
s'Rte fair, kncw that the boys and
girls of ClacMiuas county aro doing
some of the best work In the stale
alonp this lln. and now that there Is
to be a County Club Leader here, we
may look for greater developments lu
this important form of education.
Mr. Olmstead is especially qualified
Ut do this.-having been a farmer him
self after gradu-uivg from the O. A.
C. He has h.so taught agriculture In
t.io high school at Enterprise. He ban
already begun the work by visit 'up a
number of schoo's accompanied by
Mr Calavan.
LOCAL BOY RECEIVES
I
One of the happiest youngsters in
Oregon City Is Hugh Mount, Jr., son
ot Dr. and Mrs. H. S. Mount, who re
ceived a German helmet through the
fliwll, this arriving (unwrapped and
with the lad's name pasted on the side
with the proper address) Tuesday
morning from France. The Hun own
ing this must have had some hot time
nnder it while he was wearing the
fashionable head gear during the war,
tor the helmet is somewhat bat
tered, and bears a large dent in the
top. It may be that a Clackamas coun
ty soldier got a "whack" at the fellow
wearing It, for It was found by Major
Frank Mount, cousin of Drs. H. A.
and Guy Mount, who Is looking for
ward to his return to Oregon City.
Hugh Mount, Jr., is one of the
most patriotic youngsters in the city
and he well deserves the souvenir
from the battlefield, as he has done
his bit each drive toward all patriotic
causes. At one time this little fellow
was the "chief maker and dishwash
er" for a lemonade stand, when the
proceeds went toward boys In the ser
vice at the front
SENATE PASSES
DIMICK'S BILL
ON BOLSHEVISM
SALEM, Or., Jan. 16. (Special)
The passage by the Senate today of
Dlmlck's bill against Bolshevism and
I. W. W.ism by a vote of 39 to 1, was
followed by an agreement between
Dimlck und Kubli, the latter being
authov of a house bill now pending
covering similar territory, that Diraick
and Kubli appear before the house
Judiciary committee together with the
two bills and consolidate them into
one measure and put them before the
House as the Dimick-Kubll bill. Also
an emergency clause will be attached
to make the bill Immediately elective.
Walter Pierce was the only opponent
of the bill in the Senate.
Oregon City no longer need play
the role of Gretna Green for Multno
mah county, if Representative Cross
has his way. That member today In
troduced a bill in the House provid
ing that a plaintiff in a divorce suit
must reside in that county In which
divorce proceedings are Instituted at
least six months prior to commence
ment of the suit.
Cross declares the divorce mill Is
grinding at the rate of 450 cases a
year in Clackamas county and that it
is a disgrace to the county.
"We don't want to wash the dirty
linen of Multnomah county for them,"
said Cross. "The county is gaining a
national reputation as a divorce cen
ter. My bill will clean up conditions
there."
HOUSE PASSES
MEASURES TO
AH) SOLDIERS
SALEM, Or., Jan. 16. House bill
13, by Representative Gordon, and
carrying the emergency muse, was
introduced at 11:15 this morning. The
bill provides that the sum of $250,000
be drawn from the general fund of the
state of Oregon and placed in the
hands of a soldiers' and sailors' com
mission of five for immediate aid of
discharged men and to be ir effect
until such time as the federal gov
eminent takes up the work. The sen
ate will in all probability pass the
bill this afternoon or tomorrow.
Under a suspension of rules, the
bill was given its first and second
readings, referred to the house as a
committee of the whole, reported upon
favorably, given Its third reading and
passed unanimously. The bill was put
through 34 minutes after Its introduc
tion. SALEM, Jan. 15. The Oregon Leg'
tslature passed its first bill today in
double time, creating a Soldiers' and
Sailors' Commission for the relief of
returning soldiers, appropriating $100,
000 for that purpose, and doing It all
between convening in the morning and
adjourning in the afternoon. '
The Governor's signature was af
fixed to the bill shortly after 5
o'clock.
WEELKY SOLDIER LETTER
nt. .ijMi.Mi..tm.itM.iLM ifiMTMiiiTTr n"tn on it m tra if i rw f f i,
Mrs. J. L. Swaftord of Eighth and
Madison streets, Is in receipt of a
letter from her son, Uoutonnnt liar
old A. Sw afford, a well known young
man of this city, with the first coiv
tlngent ot young Americans to arrive
In France. At that time ho was a
member ot the Eighteenth Kngliioers'
Hallway company, but has recently
been transferred to another company,
and is looking forward to his early
arrival In his old home town, where
he was bom and reared - Oregon
City.
The letter Is us follows;
Bordeaux, France,
December 16, 191 S.
"Dearest Mother:
"Only nine more days until Christ
mas. This time I have really got some
news real news just wonderful
news. I may bo home soon. I try not
to think about It for tear that some
thing will happen aud it won't be true,
but here is the dope .AH married men
of this outfit a iv to c.o homo and
there will probably be two officers,
who will accompany them. One of the
officers will be Captain Crawford and
the other will be the one who Is mar
rled and who has been In France the
longest and that seems to be mo. This
Is not official, but If It goes through.
I ll be homo before the first of March.
The major told this to Captain Craw
ford and a list of the married men
has already been sent in to I read
quarters so It looks us though It w ere
actually tr.ie.
"The work has fallen off so that
we all have much less to do. My work
doesn't change very much us the men
must eat and b8 clothed as usual.
Where we use to handle thirteen to
fifteen trains dally, we now handle
but two or three. From this you can
see that something must be doing.
"I had quite a time, yesterday. One
ot our sergeants was married to
a French girl about a week ago and
some of the officers wore Invltod In
for dinner. Three of us went. The In
vitation said the dinner was to be at
three o'clock and so we, only ate a
bite before we left and arrived at
about a quarter to three. Well, by
Golly, they kept us trying to Jabber
at them in our rotten French until
six-thirty P. M. before they said a
word about dinner. When they did
feed, though, it was mighty fine. Soup,
salad, chicken, sherbet, four or five
diferent kinds of wine, etc. Some af
fair. "The Elgnteenth Is mobilizing about
twenty miles from here, and we, un
derstand they are getting In shape to
go home. I saw Lee Shannon yester
day, the first one of the old gang I
had seen for a long time.
"Vou might tell Nan that I surely
did receive that dollar from the "Wo
men's Edition" of the Enterprise, and
am sure that I acknowledged It and
thanked them for it. No doubt the let
ter has reached them long ago. I
still have the bill.
"You hear a lot? about "beautiful
France" but I don't want to hear any
more about It. The good old U. S. A.,
particularly Oregon, and most particu
larly Oregon City, are good enough
for me.
"All for this time.
"Lots of love to you,
"HAROLD."
(si v )ss
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wilson have Just
received the following Instructive let
ter from their son, Kent Wilson, who
Is In Germany with a hospital corps:
Trier (Treves), Germany,
Dec. 10, 1918.
"Dearest Folks:
"All thoughts of being home by
Christmas are stattered now for here
It Is almost Christmas and I away off
In Germany, but even here the Christ
mas spirit Is beginning to permeate
the air and each little German shop
has its display of dolls and toys at
which the Germans are so adept. I
was over through the city of Trier
(Treves in French) yesterday, which
is really a beautiful place, especially
at this time with all the stores dis
playing their Christmas wares.
"This picturesque city, situated on
the banks of the Moselle river, la the
oldest town In Germany. About it are
centered many Interesting stories
from the time Julius Caesar conquer
ed it in 56 B. C, to the time when the
Holy coat, the seamless coat of Christ
was last borne in procession through
the streets In 1891 and exhibited to
the vast crowds of devoted Pilgrims
who came to worship there. It was the
city of the Treverl, and so named
Treves. It grew through the centuries
from a town to a colony and from a
colony to a capital and finally In the
fourth century It was frequently the
residence of the Roman emperors.
"Constantine held a splendid cele
bration here In 306 Ly having Keveral
thousand Franks torn to pieces by
wild beasts In the amphitheatre. This
amphitheatre, which can still be seen
on the hillside among the vineyards,
was frequently the scene of similar
amusements provided for the people.
"The Porto Negro and its towers
was once the fortified gate of the Ro
man city. Its huge blocks of sand
stone, blackened with age and fas
tened with iron braces, still make a
magnificent ruin. Other Roman struc
tures are the Baselica, built entirely
of brick, by Emperor Constantine,
which served for the administration
of Justice and as a commercial ex
change, the Roman palace, a ruin of
legal towers, a steep spiral staircase,
and subterranean passages, and the
Roman baths, and imposing struc
tures of the fourtn century. The pro
vincial museum, a handsome modern
building, contains many highly inter
esting Roman antiquities. There is a
Roman cemetery south of the city.
With Constantine came Christianity
and from 328 for nearly fifteen cen
turies (until 1786) Treves was the
residence of the Bishops, archbishops
and electors. The cathedral was be
gun by Emperor Valentinian about 37B
was destroyed by the Franks, restored
In 650, davastated by the Romans, re
hullt In 1025. adrlnd frt In 1170 and in
' I the 13 and 17 centuries. It contains a
splendid monument of Elector Richard
the Third who so suceosst.illy opposed
Protestantism, und In the treasury
are several sacred relics, the heud ot
Apostle Matthew, the heud of Con
stantino's empress, Helena, olio who
found the true cross und above nil the
seamless coat of Christ.
"The Llcbfrauorktrchn, built ufter
1210 In the form of a circle, Is one
of tho most Interesting Gothic church
os In Germany. The town library at
the Gymnasium contains some real
nuil beautifully Illuminated scriptures
of the early centuries. In St. raiillu.
north of the city, Is tho spot marked
by n .cross where early Christians
were martyred by the Romans, und do
you know not far from here are the
remains of mi American aeroplane
that wus brought down by German tin
tlalrcraft guns.
"Troves Is u modem city of neatly
70,000 Inhabitants und Is the center
ot the wine trade of the Moselle val
ley. The French blew up tho Kaiser
Wllholni bridge crossing the river In
ltS9, and restored it 30 years later.
They captured the town lu 1791 but
In 1S15 It was ceded to Prussia, nnd
now ut the end of 13 1 S, the troops of
the American army of occupation are
marching down Its dim old streets,
and so Its history goes.
"Bye-bye for tonight.
"Your boy.
, "KENT."
P4 Ft Kl
Mrs. Frank Mattoon has received
the following letter from her son
Itoy Mattoon. first-class musician 'of
the 102nd Regiment bund (old Third
Oregon mimical organization) from
Contras, France:
Centres, France. Dec. 7, 1918
"My dearest Mother:
"Today Is -Wednesday, and I re
ceived two more letters and a bundle
ot pnpers. Thnuks a million times.
"This morning I mulled a cigar box
full of pictures taken In Franco and
slso a lot of post cards of different
chateau and castles where we have
played. I am sure they will be Inter
esting to you. You should get the
Christmas box I sent by the time this
letter arrives there.
"Well, now that the war Is over
they have lifted the censorship lid.
and believe me It Is some relief. 1
am going to tell you Jimt whore we
have been. On December 12th, we
left Camp Mills, New York, and board
ed a transport called the 'Susquuhuna.'
We were out on the bout for 21 days.
This boat mude very poor time, as
one ot the engines wasn't working
good. Not only that, but they varied
tho course a lot. At one time we
weren't very far off the coast of At
rlca. They had to do thnt on account
ot the submarines and mines. They al
so had two days of target practice bo
fore entering the danger zone, and of
course we were on the standstill while
doing that pructice. We finally luud
ed In St. Nazalre, one ot the malu de
barkation ports In France. We re
mained In St. Nazalre for eight days,
then received orders to move to Dor
deaux.
"We left Camp Nazalre about 3
o'clock ono afternoon, and arrived in
Camp Janlcarte, near Dordeuux, about
10 o'clock the following morning. We
stayed at that camp about two weeks,
and then received orders for our regi
ment to report at Bordeaux tor mili
tary police duty. While o wore there
we had the 'time of our lives.' Every
afternoon the band boys received a
pass from 3:30 until 10:30 P. M.
The only time I missed these trips
was the time I was In the base hospi
tal. No. 6, suffering with the mumps
I wasn't the only one, as Blanfleld
and Jones got them the same time, so
we all three went together. That
makes the second time I have bad
them. After being In Bordeaux for
about two months, we left there and
came to Contres, France. Here our
regiment was broken up and sent to
the front, and remaining were the of
ficials, non-commlssloned officers and
th0 band. This place has been the last
training place before they are sent
to the front.
"The band's duty was to play co
certs and also play them In and out
of town. There has been a lot of men
go through here up to the front.
"Well, dear folks, I guess this Is all
I can think of for this time, so will
close, hoping this finds you all In thb
best of health."
lsa sa (ta
The following letter lias been re
celved by the women of the Patriotic
Edition of the Enterprise, from R.
Vowles, formerly of this city:
1st Canadian Roserve Battalion,
Seaford, Sussex,
Jan. 1, 1919
"Dear Friends:
"Was very glad to got your letter
dated November 12, enclosing the dob
lar bill for which I thank you very
much. It sure will come hi mighty
handy in these days of high prices
and half pay. We get only half pay
while we aro overseas, ho wo do not
save much, but this has been a good
thing In a way as all the follows hero
will have from $300 to $1000 In back
pay alone coming to them when thoy
get back to Canada. I had Just got
out of the hospital when the armis
tice was signed and was sent down
hero to strengthen up and get equip
ped for France again. We got the
news at 11 o'clock in tho morning
while we were out doing some physi
cal training, and we all quit these,
and then the band came out and
played the national songs of the al
lies. "The chimes were played in the vil
lage church and the naval guns In the
harbor opened up in the evening. Lots
of fellows beat it up to London and
haven't been heard from since. Of
course this changed all our prospects
and the result is that we sail tomor
row on the Empress of Asia for Van
couver, B. C, via the Panama Canal
and West Indies. The trip will take
somewhere around a month and there
are about 1400 of us going, nearly all
casualties.
"I was not in France very long but
had a hot time. Was In two big shows,
mid went over tho top throe times,
got wounded with au M. 0. bullet
through the leg whilst advancing on
Cnmhrnl, Our battalion (72nd Cnimdl
an Koivfortli Illghltindors) wits nearly
wiped out there, coming out with be
tween 30 and 40 men. Yet wo wore
reinforced nnd were In ngnlu before
the armistice wus signed.
"Hoping that you hud a Merry
Xiiiiim nnd hoping It Isn't ruining In
Oregon City.
"Yours truly,
"11. VOW L1CS,"
t d (El
Mrs. W. W, Woodbeck of this cliy
has received the follow ing letter from
her son, Henry Woodbeck, In Franco
with Company K, 21st luiglnoors L.
.:
"My dear Mother:
"Well, dear, the war Is over, but we
have been so fur back In the S, O
S. for tho last few work wo hardly
knew there was a war going on. The
only time we heard anything of" the
war was nt night when 'Frit'.' cume
over und dropped n few bombs.
"We were stationed at Mcnll la
Tour from March until August. That
Is about ten miles from Toul on tlie
Toul front. We moved from there to
Hellevllle, nnd iwns behind the St
Mlhlol drive, and then moved up here
to Choppy ut the time tho drive In the
Argonno woods was otii Wo traveled
up here on tho light rullwny and was
four days en route.
"This place was held by the Ger
mans, but all thu town that Is left nro
the dugouts.
"We expect to move from hero In
a few days, us soon ns wu have u few
more cars of ammunition,
"They say we are going to stundurd
gunge until tho pence papers nre
signed tnd then home. Wo all fool
that we ought to go homo with tho
first, its wo have been on tho front
about the longest of nny regiment In
France. We came to the Toul front In
February nt Sorcy. Tho company lin
been mentioned n few times for good
work, nnd today there was n letter
posted from the colonel, thuuklng
thorn for the good work. We hnd only
three men Injured, but quite a few
gassed.
"We are not over 25 mile from
Unrle Le Ihic, and I would like to see
thut place some day. Have been In
Nancy nnd Toul nnd Chnmuut. Wa
landed lu Brest and then wont to
Never nnd stayed there three weeks
"Well, we ore nil glad It Is over,
nnd now all we hope for Is to get
home real soon.
"Well, goodbye, dear, with love
"From your son,
"HENRY."
Pa )sa to
The following letter h been re
ceived by II. O. Rosebraugh, of Jen
nings Lodge, from his nephew, Frank
ItoHoliruugh, Headquurtura Troop,
Third Army Corps:
Juiigllimtor, Luxemburg.
Nov. 25, 1918
'Iieur I'nclo:
"I Pin stilt with tho Third Army
Corps. Just now- wo nro ten miles
north of the city of Luxemburg, so we
are now across the old No Man's I-uml,
and are In a flno country.
"We started for Gormnny, and are
waiting here for a few day for some
renson. This certainly Is a wonderful
country, too. I really never Imagined
that there wus a place like this In the
world. It Is ho well kept nnd cloun and
neut. Tho whole thing looks like a
big national park.
' Tho French peusauts are, as n
whole, very neat und saving, but
those, people have them beat. You
enn't find a scrnp of wood or rubbish
on tho ronds, nnd the ronds are per
feet, too. Even the forests aro nil
cleaned out, and underbrush left. Of
course, there Is a reason for thut:
They need the wood, nnd so forth, but
the towns are cleun also. The. co;m
try Is very mountainous, so the whole
effect Is a grand sight.
"These peoplo are of course neutral,
and Just now are very pro-Ally, while
I lmaglno thoy were pro-German. Wo
can hardly blame them, and It sure
would have boon a pity to have do
stroyed these towns and land so they
acted right.
"But even though those folks were
pro-German, they at last became tired
of them, and Bttre did give tho Amorl
cans a hearty wolcomo. They decorat
ed their towns, proclaimed hollduys,
and had a goneral rejoicing.
"The folks have very llttlo food
stuffs, wool, and such, but sure huve
plenty of money. When we camo horo
they exchanged francs for marks at
a mark to ono and a quarter franc, and
I bellevo a mark Is worth seventeen
cents, and a franc nlnetenn. The peo
plo have no flour. The price of coffoo
Is tight dollars a pound, but you can
not get it at that. In cafos thoy sorve
a barley cereal for twenty five cunts
u cup. Butter Is five dollars a pound,
and everything In proportion. Tonight
Harold nnd I bought about twenty up
pies for four murks. So you see It
costs some money here.
"All this movement Is very Interest
ing to mo. I am anxious to soo what
and bow things will develop. I under
stand that tho banks In Luxemburg
tiro now giving corroct change oh tho
marks, and so they surely will go
down soon.
"A good many peoplo speak English
In this country.
"I told a hotel mim in Luxemburg
that they were a bunch of robbors,
and ho said "Oh Hell, wait until you
get Into Germany; and you can pay
twice as much und get nothing." ,1
Imagine he is right, too.
"I wish I could talk Dutch now. We
novor realized how much French we
could talk until we got here, but we
really were able to get along quite
well.
"Harold and I have a regular home
here in Jungllnster. We have been
here three days. The weather is very
cold, and we have no barn to sleep In,
so we rented a room In the home of
an old couple. The whole house Is
ours now, and we spend our evenings
Jabbering with the old folks. They
have a boy in Dakota, and are so in
terested in Americans, They are so
surprised to know that America really
has bad men over here. The old wo
man insists on tucking ns into bed,
nnd thinks wo nro her lo-tt Kids, I
suppose, film must bo seventy rr inv-nnty-flvn
years old. Old people nro
more hanly hero, I lielluvo than lu
Frunoo,
"General Pershing wus In Luxem
burg n few dnys ago, nnd MuihIiiiI
Foeli Is to bo there tomorrow. I sup
pone It will be a big day. I npoiit a
couple ot days In llelglum recently.
Wo went down there to take over
Rome Gorman gun nnd dumps they
wore turning over. I hud n chance to
see a tlnrmiuiy company drill, nnd
they surely nro military ulrlgbt. After
things were nil picked up, the Ameri
cans escorted tho llochoM to llielr
Hues, The people nuro rejoiced ut
their doparturo, The next morning I
drove through tho town ngaln, nnd
under the nrch the people hud erected
to their "Deliverers" they hud thu
Gorman tlaj stretched out mi tin
road, so everyone had to drive over It
that entered th0 city. I didn't drive
hver It. Orders from tho back neut.
l'hat shows the Belgium feeling.
"Well, now, ns about the war. We
were nil Nurpiised und could hardly
bellevo tho sudden ending. The weath
er hnd been wet for weeks on (hn
Argonno front where wo were, und it
wus iv pretty hard pul lu general, und
nftor tho nrmtHtfloo wus signed, It
cloarcd up, nnd It seemed thu whole
world wus changed.
"We had pretty good dugouts nnd
huts, etc., but were on the movu
good deal, and tho doughboys sure
were fighting for everything we took,
A front linn surely Is hell lu the win
ter, n ml we were hoping In splto of
reason that we would not be there nil
winter.
"When the nnulstlce wnn signed wo
were back of Sedan. That couu'ry
wns rurely wrecked. Tho complete.
destruction nnd devastation thnt was
brt.ught nhotit on the front cannot bo
exngcruted by stories nnd pictures, t'p
by Verdun I wns looking for n town I
couldn't find, and when I did find
whore It wns, there was absolutely
not a Btone left to mark the place. The
t.tily thing to show fo It . sumo
ong railroad rails gttc. ;;. ; out of tlto
ground.
"We were on the fronts of, first
Oiutenu Thierry In June, Solssont In
July, Clinton u Thierry to Flame In
August, nnd then Verdun, nud in the
Agonno until tho end. Tho Americans
took some hard ones, Is what I mean
to guy. Well, I wilt tell you more
w hen I get home (next spring )
"This tnuy be my Christum for you
folks, I bought three pieces of thnt
fancy work when I was In Purls, nni
t lost nil my it tuff boforo I got to mull
It. My letters, pictures, kodak, and sft
forth, In a move. I felt pretty bad, but
no use worrying. I may bo nbio to
got more souvenirs Inter.
"A Merry Christmas,
"FRANK ROSICIIRAUGH,
"Hdq. Troop, 3rd A. C, A. P. 0 , 7M.
A. K. F."
I
OF STATE POLICE
8ALKM, Or., Jun. 20- On tho
grounds that It would cause an un
warranted expenditure of money
strong opposition will develop In the
srntito ngalusl tho pussugo ot SenaDr
Orton's bill creating a department of
itute police, according to present con
ditions. The bill calls tor tho appropriation
ot $00,000, or ns much of that amount
as appears to be necessary, to put
the department In operation. Further,
It cnlli for a superintendent nt a sal
ary of $3000 a yenr; a deputy superin
tendent, whose snlnry would bo $2-100
a year, and 12 of fleet u at $1500 a year
each, a totul of $23,400 a your In nui
arles. One of the purposes sot forth in the
bill is that of enforcing the prohibi
tion law .Against the measure will
be mude the argument that since na
tionwide prohibition will soon be es
tablished tho necessity of a state po
lice organization will be cut down to
a large extent.
INVESTIGATION
REVEALS PLOT
OF ANARCHISTS
WASHINGTON", Jan. 21. A plot
on tho lives of John D. Rockofoller
and his son, John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
planned by anarchists shortly after
tho beginning of tho European war,
was related to the sonnto propagan
da Investigating committee today by
Thomas J. Tunnuy, police Inspector
of New York. Ho said tho plottors all
wore killed by tho explosion of the
bomb thoy hnd mude to kill tho Rock
efellers. Inspector Tunney testified that
there wns evidence of renewed activi
ty ot anarchists In tho United States.
Since the signing of the nrmlstlco, he
said, evldcnco litis boon found that an
archists planned to organize and dis
seminate propaganda.
O'LEARY MAN INDICTED
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.J. Wlllard
Robinson, formerly a stenographer In
tho office of Joromluh A. O'Leary, is
accused of carrying messages be
tween O'Leary and German agonts in
Holland In 1917, in an Indictment for
treason returned here today by the
Federal grand Jury.
ALBERS MUST STAND TRIAL
PORTLAND, Jn. 17. Federal Judge
Wolverton this afternoon overrulod a
motion for demurrer in the case of
Henry Albers under indictment for
violating the espionage act. Albors' at
torneys had argued that the indict
ment did not contain facts sufficient
to sustain the charge. The wealthy
miller now must face trial. It la prob
able It will start next Wednesday. ;