OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1919.
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OREGON CITY
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K. K. ROOIE, Editor ana' PaWlaher.
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BOYS OVER HERE
Interesting Facts About Oregon
Gty Boys In The U. S.
Service
Lieutenant Cecil Hoffman, formerly
cashier of the Enterprise, was one
of the first young men of Oregon City
to respond to his country's call, and
has been in Prance for over a year.
He is now on bis way home to the
United States. Lieutenant Hoffman
is suffering from wounds In the face
received while in action. His home is
in Tennessee and he is well known
here,
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Fred A. Gto, son of Mrs. Gio of 15th
and Washington streets, has been
promoted to corporal of his company
He is with Company E, 411 Battalion.
Signal Corps, in France, but is look
ing forward to returning to his home
in the near future. Corjwral Gio was
employed for some time by the Paci
fic States Telephone company, and
was one of the 100 men of the com
pany selected for the work overseas,
in carrying on the telephone system.
He has had many exciting experiences
.since arriving in France.
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Private Wallace McCord of Com
pany F, 18th Engineers, railway com
pany, is one of the Clackamas county
boys, and is looking forward to the
time of returning to his home here.
From the present Indications the en
gineers are among those to remain
longer, although Company F was
composed of boys of the United States
making their first appearance on Eu
ropean soil. In a letter to his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. W. McCord of the
Twilight district, Wallace eays if he
is not sent home soon he (is going to
marry a French girl, raise a family
ind send the children home to Oregon
City to help his parents on the farm.
A bunch of letters from the young
man reached his parents a few days
ago and In one of them he spoke
about meeting a young woman from
Portland, a Y. M. C. A. worker. In
conversing the young woman asked
McCord where he was from, and he
said proudly, "Oregon City." The Y.
M. C. A. worker replied "Oregon City.
Well, that's near my home. I am from
Portland." McCord said he resided on
the old Pacific Highway and told
where the McCord home was located.
The yonng woman well remembered
the place and had passed there many
times on her way to Salem, where ehe
had visited friends. They became
"pals" right there. Wallace was then
informed that a young woman from
Oregon City was at Bordeaux, and in
quiring, as his curiosity was now
aroused, he was informed that it was
Miss Mollie Rose, a former bookkeep
er for the Huntley Drug company.
Wallace decided right there and then
that he would hunt up Mollie, as he
knew her well. So no doubt Miss Rose
will be somewhat surprised to eee
another young man from Oregon City
"over there." She was recently sur
prised when she met Lieutenant Har
old Swaffard of this city.
Wallace McCord has been engineer
of the large steam shovel of the 18th
Engineers, railway company, since
arriving in France until six months
ago, and was recently promoted to
craneman. He is well known, through
out Clackamas county.
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In a letter from Elbert Charman.
on the staff of The Stars and Stripes,
he tells of meeting Lieutenant Lloyd
(familiaryl known by his many friends
in Oregon City as Ben). He met him
at Nantes, France, and had a delight
ful visit for a brief time.
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R. J. Werner, who resigned his po
sition as county agent of Clackamas
county to enter the service, has been
promoted to lieutenant. He is with the
Hospital Corps 46, in France. Mr. Wer
ner is known here by the name of
Dick, and was a rustling county
agent. He is a graduate from the
Oregon Agricultural College.
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Arthur McDonald, son of Dr. and
Mrs. A. McDonald of this city, is with
the Seaforth Highlanders, and has
. been transferred to the Division head
quarters, and his duties are to deliver
messages from the headquarters to
the various departments. He is anx
ious to return home, and has been
among those going over the top.
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Walter Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs,
J. W. "Jones of ths city, who is in the
marine service, is now on his way to
the West Indies. Walter's many
friends are anxious to hear of his safe
arrival, and as soon as he arrives
there he will write. His letter will be
in the Morning Enterprise. It was
while on his way East that Walter
surprised his grandparents, who had
not seen him since ,be was a mere
lad. A family reunion was held at the
Monod home in Kansas City, Mo.,
when the grandparents entertained
their grandson, and also four uncles
and aunts. It was a merry gathering,
and the young marine was given a
time of his life. The grandfather is
86 years or age, and the grand
mother 82, and both are enjoy
ing the best of health. Walter Jones
entered the service last July.
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Lieutenant Andrew Koerner, a for
mer resident of Oregon City, is among
those to soon return to his home in
Portland. He has been decorated for
ENTERPRISE
Poatofflca m aecoad-claaa matter.
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bravery on the battle field in France,
and soon after was placed on the staff
Lieutenant Koerner is the son of Mrs.
Rudolph Koerner of Portland, and
has many friends here.
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Mrs. Lee Slngleterry of this city,
received three letters during the past
few days from young men, who were
at one time on guard duty here be
fore sailing for France. These were
from Billy Collins, who is suffering
from wounds received in action, and
now in the hospital; Pierre Miller,
who is also suffering from wounds re
ceived in battle, and another from
Raymond Campgnol, who also sent
several photos of himself since ar
riving in Germany. The word received
from Miller is the first that Mrs. Sin
gleterry has heard since he arrived in
France. The last word was just pre
vious to his leaving New York. The
boys have been promised a big feast
at the Singleterry home -jpon their
return from overseas and all are look
ing forward to the event. They have
partaken of dinners before at this
home, and know just what is in store
for them. Billy Collins wrote: "Be
lieve me. I will be there."
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Stephen Alber Mead and . George
Edwin, twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. P.
H. Mead of Twilight, are still togeth
er in France. They are stationed six
miles from Bordeaux, and are with
Company F, ISth Engineers, railway
company. These boys and -Wallace
McCord. who are neighbors in tbe
Twilight district, are great pals over
there, and are in the same company.
Pa P3
In the February issue of the Leslie
magazine appears the picture of some
base ball players in France having a
game of ball. The batter is Charlie
Austin of Oswego, a crack base bail
player, and considered one of the best
that ever struck Clackamas county.
Charlie has Just returned from France
and arrived a few days ago at Camp
Lewis whee he Is waiting to be mus
tered out of service. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Austin of Os
wego. Charlie was among those, going
over the top and having a number of
Huns to bis credit at the end of the
big battle.
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P. H. Mead, Oregon City, Route t
received an interesting letter from his
son, Albert, at La Rochelle, France,
which in part is as follows:
"This is Dad's Day and as .the cen
sorship is off for the day I will write
you and tell you something of our
trip here and the work we have done.
"We left the Lake August 1 and
traveled through North Dakota and
Minnesota and stopped in St Paul and
Minneapolis where we were given a
big send-off. We then stopped at a
place near St. Paul called Lake Nip
pon and the first night there I was
on guard duty all night and it was
certainly stormy.
"We were here only a few days and
then started on our journey again.
"As soon as we arrived in New
York we were taken aboard a ferry
and landed at the pier and boarded
the Saxonia, a transport that was
waiting for us. We sailed in a few
hours and soon picked up our convoy.
On August 23 we landed at Liver
pool and the next day left for Camp
Boiden, where we rested for a few
days. We had a big field meet there
and saw the king and queen of Eng
land. We next went to Southampton
and boarded a boat that took us across
the channel. It was a rough trip and
we were all g'.ad when we landed in
La Havre. We soon started on our
way across France and was among
the first troops to land in Bordeaux.
We immediately started to build a
dock and when this was finished we
worked on the round bouse until this
was completed. We started another
dock at Talmont, but when the war
was over we stopped this work.
"We then moved to La Rochelle and
are getting ready to leave for the U.
S. A. .
"We were all disappointed In not
getting to go to the front but we are
proud of the work we did in France."
Albert has a brother George, in
the same company and he wrote a
letter on Dad's Day and eays that both
the boys are feeling fine but they
do not expect it will be long before
they are home. Both of the boys send
their thanks to the editors of the Wo
men's Patriotic Edition of the Enter
prise for remembering them.
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In a letter from Private Daniel J,
Finnucane, who is in France, to his
father, P. S. Finnucane of this city, he
writes the following:
"I will drop you a few lines today.
I am not feeling good and have not
been for several days. You no doubt
know what It is to be gassed. It is
not a very good thing, and I believe
it is much worse than a wound, as
I have both.
now ioai war is over, l am ready
to come home. Some of the boys have
gone from here; already, but I am
still here, and I do not understand
why I am held.
"I have not heard from home since
September, and I would so like to
hear from you and how yon are all
getting along. I have thought of you
while I was in the trenches and on
the battle field, where the big fight
ing was going on, nd how good you
wer to me, father, and I want to tell
you that I am still the same boy.
"I suppose you have heard what the
second division has done at the front
I was there in June and July. 'We were
the boys that saved the day at Chateau-Thierry,
and also saved Paris
We ended up In Sotssons and met the
Boche on the rim, and at Toul they
did not know what bit thorn. At Ver
dun wo sure gave them a boating of
their life. They wil' surely remember
the Second division, the remainder ot
their lives and what a beating we
gave them.
"When wo captured a German of
ficer he thought that it would take
tlve years to beat them but we fooled
them. This officer said that he had
been fighting four years, and. that he
had never seen such a battle aa that
He said that if the Amerlcaus had not
gon into the war that the Germans
would have licked the Allies, but he
said that the Americans had come
Just in time to save the day. He also
said that ha had never seen g:-eater
soldiers than the Americans In all his
life; they were so well trained. He
was willing to give up. he said. It
was a good thing he had. for he would
have been with the rest of the Ger
mans. It was sure something to see.
It is one thing that I will remember
all my life. I will tell you more about
these big battes when I return home.
"Well, I will change the question.
Did you have a big time Christmas? I
did. I went to church about 5:30 in the
morning, and started that day good
We had a very tine dinner, the best
we have had since I have been in the
army. The Red Cross gave out candy
and such as that was certainly apprec
iated very much. I was allowed a pass
in the afternoon, and enjoyed that.
This was for the afternoon, but I
would like to have been at home,
where I could have spent Christmas
with you, but this was impossible
This was my second Christmas away
from home.
"If you eee Al Cannon, ask him If
he knows Ned Pike's address. I lost
all ot my addresses up at the front.
"Well, father, I hope I will be able
to see you within a few months or
weeks.
"God bless you all. and goodbye,
"Your loving son,
"DANIEL F. FINNUCANE,
"United States Army, A. P. O.. 70',
A. T. S., American Expeditionary
Forces, France."
(Mr. Finnucane and his family have
sent three and four letters each week,
and are puzzled as to what has be
come of the letters from home. Home
papers have been sent by the family
and by his friends, and the lad has
failed to receive them according to
his letters.) ,
Pa Pi Pa
W. H. Congdon of this city, is wear
ing a big smile. The reason for this
is that a letter was received by the
family from Carl Congdon, general
purchasing agent for a division ot the
United States Army in France. This Is
the first time the family haa recelv
ed a letter from the young man since
the armistice was signed in Novem
ber. He has been transferred from
the engineers' corps to the office, and
says from the present indications he
will soon be on his way home. 1 In
speaking of his Christmas, he says
that there were 130 bottles of beer
for the 16 men in camp, besides Cham
pagne and other brands of wine for
further orders, but no one became
"full." Says he thought it would be a
good place for Sheriff Wilson and his
deputies to work in on. "Many are
compelled to drink the wine and beer
in France owing to the poor quality
of water, and which is unfit for
drinking purposes in some places."
Since leaving Gresham and arriving
in France Can Congdon has gained
30 pounds and now tips the scales at
230 pounds.
Pa Pa Pa
John House, stationed at Fort "Gib
bon, Alaska, writes to Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. Badger, telling of some of the
experience he is having while being
stationed in the North. He says he re
cently went on a hike of 125 miles
along the Tanana river, and after
reaching his destination, saw "honest-to-goodness"
electric lights, and wan
blinded for a few moments. While
making the trip he was with a party
of ten other soldiers, and were on
two large sleds drawn by horses. The
thermometer registered "only" 40
degrees below zero, and it has been
as cold as 60 below, and keeps him
busily engaged In getting the wood to
keep warm. He has had a chance to
get bear and reindeer meat since be
ing in the Alaska country. In speak
ing of the electricity in the north, he
says it is called strata electricity,
and your own body makes it. It was
while he was in the act of pouring a
cup of coffee and was standing near
the stove when he received a "kick",
meaning a shock, that nearly caused
the coffee pot to fall from his hand.
SOLDIER SEEKS
ADDRESS OF
MRS.. S. ALLEN
The Red Cross Is in receipt of a
cablegram from Roy Smith asking for
the address of his mother, Mrs. Sarah
Allen, whose last address was in
Clackamas county. Anyone knowing
the address of Mrs. Allen, can tele
phone to 330, and any Information
will be given him. There are
a number of Allen families in Clack
amas county, and inquiry was made
at these homes Wednesday, but they
proved to be of a different family,
Several families by the names of Al
len residing in the Redland section
had sons in the service who have re
ceived their honorable discharges.
LICENSE TO WED
Charles G. Combs, 87, and Esther
Holzman, 26, both of Canby, were
granted a marriage license Friday by
County Clerk Miller.
EAGLE CREEK BOY
IN 0. I SERVICE IS
A very peculiar nnd distressing no-
cident occurred Sunday, January 19,
at Fort Stevens, Oregon, by which
Carl Douglass of First Company, Col.,
Coast Artillery Corps, of Eagle Creek,
met his death. He was relieving guard
and the soldier Just off duty was draw
ing the charge from the rifle, when It
was discharged, the bullet striking the
pavement. The impact was such that
the bullet broke .Into fragment and
one of these scatterings struck him
In his throat cutting off the right nr-
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CARL DOUGLASS
tery, causing his death within ten
minutes.
The body was taken to Eagle Creek
and burled Wednesday, January 22
Rev. J. F. Dunlop of Estacada. offici
ating. A very large number attended
the obsequies, which were of a mill-j
tary character. The body was clad In
uniform and a large flag draped the
casket. The whole community was
shocked at the tragedy and extended
heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved
relatives.
Carl Dewlght Douglass was born
July 3, 1S93. He leaves a mother, Mrs
Viola Douglass, seven brothers and
two sisters. Will, Walter, Roy and Ed,
of Eagle. Creek; Roily and Jesse of
The Dalles; Bert of Stevenson,
Wash., Mrs. Myrtle Deshazer of San
dy, and Mrs. Bina Jones of Portland
and Miss Dora Judd of Eagle Creek,
to whom he was engaged to be mar
ried, to mourn his loss.
The Interment was In the Gibson
cemetery.
L
Reg Vowles of this city, has JuHt
returned from overseas service In
France, where he was wounded a
Boulon Wood, during the battle of
Cambrai. Mr. Vowles was shot in the
right leg Just below the knee, ann
after receiving the wound, walked .i
mile and a half to the nearest Uspi-
tai. He was with the 72nd So-Jifortii
Highlanders.
Mr. Vowles had just recovered from
his injury, and was ready again to re
turn to the front when the armistice
was signed. He was fortunate in being
a part of the first Cacadan contingent
to be returned home, making tho v. y
age on the Empress of Asia, via I he
Panama Canal.
Mr. Vowles, after a three yeais'
residence at Twilight Clackamas
county, left in August, 1917. for Brit
ish Columbia, where he entered the
medical corps at Victoria.
EAST RELIEF
LAID
E DRIVE
In the coming drive for relief of the
suffering Armenians, Greeks and Per
sians in the Near East every agency
is being called forth to exert Its fulU
force to make me drive a success
Judge H. S. Anderson and each of
his assistants in county have l-en
asked by the State Council of Defense
to do their part in assisting the district
chairman.
Mrs. Roslna Fouts Evans baa re
ceived a request .rom Mm. Caatner,
the state director of Women's War
Work, to enlist the aid of her assist
ance.
The district chairman throughout
the county have been appointed and
apportionment given them and al
ready returns are coming In.
Beautifully lithographed posters are
being sent to every chairman this
week. It Is hoped to make a complete
canvass before February 17, so that re
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FORUM OF THE PEOPLE
COUNTY DIVISION GHOST ARISES
WOOlVWKN, Jan. SO,-i Editor ot
the Knterprlsel From press reports
It seems that Harvey Cross and Walt
Dlmlck have gono into the Legisla
ture with chips on their shoulders
and are, wanting some one to knock
them oft. They suy; "One thing sure,
no Caucadu county this session." Tha
past IS or 20 years up to ono year
ago I have been a resident ot this
proposed new county. I have seen It
develop from a forest without roads
or transportation Into beautiful grain
fields, js unions, fruits and nuts that
are the equal ot anything In the North
west. Cheese fuctorle ami creamer
lo are taking tho places ot sawmills.
Registered domestic animals the place
of w ild deer and bear.
Electric car transportation Is
good as any In the state with others
building and still inure promoted.
Many smalt towns have sprung up and
some ot them are becoming good trade,
centers. No part of the statu has gone
more enthusiastically Into K"d roads
than this section, nor accomplished
more, considering the natural ex
pensive contsructlon and tho handi
caps they have had to overcome.
This section Is more adapted to gen
eral diversified aud intensified farm
ing than any other portion of the state
that I know of. I have never taken any
part In the county division contro
versy on either side but I have watch
ed both sides. My friendship naturally
would be towurd Oregon City, but It ia
shameful the way some politicians
around Oregon City have mlsrepro
ented this Issue.
Harvey Cross thinks because ha
taught school near Sandy and owned a
farm near Sprlngwater when this sec
tion was goliiK through u sort ot an
embryo age that he holds a sort of
a preemption claim over It all and
Is still Its dictator. Too much moss
on Harvey's back for that section
these days. Walt Dlinlck don't know
hy he ig opposed to this county di
vision. He cannot give on good rea
son because he don't know enough
about the needs of this part of the
county to even comment on It, but It
does look to him like a good fighting
scheme for him to hold ou to his Job
In the tate senate.
There was no county division Issue
on lust election but for some reason
Cross and Dimick make it an issue
and now they are daring anyone to
approach the legislature with such a
projtosltlon. This king of trickery
will after a while cause a Neutral to
take a decided stand for the misrepre
sented side. If we are to Judise Cross
and Dlmlck by their attitude in this
matter and they could have had their
way when the whole Northwest waa
Oregon It would still be Oregon. The
time comes when It Is Just as neces
sary to divide counties ns It Is to di
vide states.
To intensify development it must
be localized and that Is all the pro
moters of Cascade county aim to do.
Petty politics is the main thing that
has opposed them.
It is true that the promoter have
made some mistakes; they trusted too
much to Stevens' cunnlngnesa and
Glvens' oratory to pull them through,
.the yery thing that defeated them.
Had their leadership been more pru
dent, the opposition never would have
come up two years ago that gave Walt
Dimick the chance to say he "dofeated
cir.inty division."
If Cross and Dlmlck want to be
fair In the prosperity of state let them
get together on a bill and put it
through this session providing that
when a portion of a county or por
tions of various counties feel that it
Is to their Interest to localize by form
ing a new county thoy may do so
by calling muss meetings, appoint a
general committee for determining
the lines and then leave it to a ma
jority vote of the poople within the
lines of the new county. This would
be progressive legislation and abso-
lutely fair.
A warning to Oregon City. If the
outlying districts from Oregon City
do not receive more consideration in
the near future it will not be long
until there will be a new county form
ed out of the northeast part of Clacka
mas, but Estacada may not be the
county seat.
Another out of the southeast with
a part of Marlon and Monitor the
county seat. Another out of the south
west with a part of Washington and
Yamhill and Wilsonville the county
seat. I predict if this wer done now
that the present territory in Clacka
maB county would develop so much
.faster that taxes would be no higher,
if any thing less.
J. W. EXON.
LOCAL SAILOR
VISITS HOME
ON FURLOUGH
Jack W. Draper, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Draper of West Linn, who
has been In the naval service for the
paatyear, returned to Oregon City
Tuesday evening, and will spend a 30
day furlough with his parents.
Draper has had some exciting time
since leaving Oregon City. He has
been on a submarine chaser, and the
boat he was on succeeded in "getting"
three submarines. The young man is
wearing a scar on his head, as a re
sult of a machine gun bullet from a
submarine.
Leon T. Draper, another son of Mr.
and Mrs. Draper, wired from New
York Sunday evening Informing; them
of his safe arrival in that city. He
has been with the flrst gas regiment
for the past year in France, and has
had experiences on the battle field
that he will never forget. He is one
of the heroes of aome of the great
est battles fought on French soil.
Among these waa the battle in Argon
do Forest
SAILOR'S DEATH IS EXPLAINED
Close Friend of Lowell Kent Writes Letter
of Sympathy to Mother
(Myda A. Hunt, a friend of the lute
Iowall Kent of Pnrkplace, who waa
drowned iu New York, has written to
the mother ot tho young mini, telling
of his death The letter was written
In New York City, January 2:1. Hunt
was also on tho V. 8, H, TJIkemlwng,
wlta taut, and his home Is at Snuta
Cms. Calif.
The letter Is as follows;
U. S. S, TJikembaiiK, N. Y. Cy.,
January 2.1, 1919.
"My dear Mrs. Kent:
"It U with the deepest Borrow and
grief that I write this letter to you
trying U explain the accidental drown.
Ing of your ion, Lowell. It gives me
great pain to have to b the one to
'onvoy this sad news to you, but feel
it my duty to do so, owing to the
great friendship between Lowell unit
inyee'f. Wo wero together constantly,
and a better and truer friend I never
expect to have, All of the ship's com
pany loved Unveil, nnd 1 will assure
yi f. that the shock of his death Is felt
In re Amongst his ship mates almost
a keenly as I know It will be felt
at home. He waa a friend to every
man oa taa ship.
"Now. Mis. Kent, that I have tiled
to explain bow we feel about this, 1
will go ahead aud try to exp'kln In
detail the manner In which l.owet!
loit tils life.
"It was on tlio night of January 112,
!!'19, at about 9 o'clock, that It hap
pened. Lowell, in) self ami u number
ot ship mates hud Veil In our living
compartment playing and talking. At
8 : 55 the masivr nt arms vume In and
turned lh lights off, Wo all got up,
conic of the men going to their beds.
while Lowell started tftit of our com
partment, followed by myself ami two
or three other ship mates. Ho walked
out on to the well deck, stepped up to
the rait, which In abo.it four feet high
and placet) his hand on the rail, and
Jumped up to sit down. It was then
that he lost his balance, and fell, land
ing In the water between the ship's
side and a lighter, lie must have
struck bis head In his fall ugulnst the
side of the ship or the lighter, ren
dering him unconscious, as he never
came to the surface after going down.
which he did instantly. Two of us
boys were In the water Instantly wait
ing to give him a hand when he came
us, but he must have been taken away
by the undercurrent, ns we made every
effort to get hold of him. After we
VICTOR OLIVER OF
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Victor Oliver, only son of Mr. aud
Mrs. F. O. Oliver of Willamette, who
has Just received hla honorable dis
charge from tho army at Camp Lewis,
is now at his home at Willamette,
where he will recuperate before re
suming bis position with the paper
mills.
Victor Oliver left Oregon for
Camp I-ewlft Juno 18, 1918, and Jeft
for France September IS. While In
England he visited a number of the
cities Including Ionilon and Southamp
ton. Soon ufter arriving overseas the
young man was taken 111. He wus In
the hospital for some time, and re-
turned owing to Illness, coming home
on the U. S. 8. Mercury with 2000
other men, Including casuuls. The
Mercury hag been fitted up as a hos
pital ship, and as the boys arrived at
Newport News, Virginia, they were
given a great welcome.
Oliver says the Hnd Cross Society
Is the friend of tbei boys over there,
and they are so anxious to do some
thing for tho boys who have gone
across tho seas for tholr country's
sake, and everything Is donated. The
greatest pralso Is given tho Red Cross
by the young man, who haa seen some
of the suffering of the wounded sol
diers, and how the Red Cross
has come to their aid.
Oliver says the French are great
friends of the American soldiers, and
always have a good word for them
The French children are picking up
the language rapidly, and after they
hear the American boys sing "Hall,
Hall, the Gang's All Here," you can
hear them singing this for blocks
away. It woe while the U. S. S. Mer
cury was at the port and ready for
starting on her homeward journey
that a crowd of French youngsters con
gregated at the dock and as the trans
port pulled out from hor moorings the
children commenced singing "Hall,
Hall, the Gang's All Here", and could
still be heard tor some distance after
the boat started on hor Journey.
Oliver spent his Thanksgiving at St.
Nazalre, France, and it is one he will
long remember. He failed to receive
his Christmas box from his parents
here, as he left a few days before the
box arrived at Its destination, leaving
there December 6 .Upon his arrival In
toe United States after reaching New
port News, Oliver waa transferred to
Fort Dodge, Iowa, and surprised his
parents and arrived at. the Oliver
home at Willamette a few days later.
TRIAL P08TP0NED
Owing to the illness of Justice
Sievers the trial of W. L. Hutchinson,
Jennie Davis and Thomas McKale, to
have been heard Wednesday on the
charge of possessing intoxicating li
quor, had to be ndefinitely post
poned. The first two named defen
dants are out on ball of $500 each,
while bail of $750 was furnished for
McKale at the time of bis arrest.
ROM OVERSEAS DUTY
knew It was nucleus to stay In the
water longer, w rigged up grappling
hooks nnd continued to drag for him
until early Hits morning, but to no
avail. Tho harbor pollr will tiudoulit
odly recover bis body In fli net few
days, (lod knows, wn all hope so, so
his body can be sent home This Is
all I can say, except Hint no ono will
ever know how sorry I am that our ef
forts wero a failure.
"Wo packed till or Lowell's cloihlng
and barber tools this morning. They
will be forwarded to you Immediately.
He caiTleil fJOOO Insurance, also hnd
a small amount of money on tho books
nnd 1100 In cash deisiHlted with tho
paymaster for safe keeping that
should also be forwarded to you Im
mediately. '
"Now. 1 believe that Is everything,
but If there are any uiiestlous you
wou'd like to ask me, please do not
hesitate one second. JiihI write to nm
ami I will be more than pleued to do
anything t cull for you.
"If you do not recelvo everything
now, especially the rush money, J.ist
drop uie a Hut, mid t will take tho
matter up further.
"I believe that I have covered every
subject now, so will close.
"You have my deepest sywputhy Ood
bless you all.
"CLYDK A. I II 'NT,
Lowell Kelit Is the second tiud hi I
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kent, to
have lost his life during tho punt few
months. IIIn brother. Otto, was recent
ly accidentally killed In Kimtorn Ore
gon, when a gun in another ynuii
man's bauds was discharged as Kent
wus passing through tho door of a
barn where he was employed.
I.c.cll Kent wuh horn at Moiint
Allgei, Oregon, September L 1!'!. and
was 21 years of age. Ho moved with
his purelils to I'Mlkplacn when but a
mere lad, and whero lie has resided
mwt of bis life. He attended the
Piirkplnee school, and was ono of the
most popular boys of that little su
burb. Ho was one of the first Clack
itinus county boys to "enter tho naval
service. Ho was first stationed at
Murn Island. California, and later was
transferred to a ship. He has visited
Honolulu, (iuain ami Cavlte whllti on
the ship, and had Just recently re
turned from his second trip to France,
when the accident occurred citunlng
bis death.
EFFORTS ARE MADE
10 LOCATE SOLDIER
MISSING IN FRANCE
The efforts of 12. 8. lingers of Will
amette, to locute his son, John Arthur
Rogers, have failed and no word of
the young soldier can ho learned.
The father has written to the com
mnniler of the company the young mun
belonged to and received the follow
Ing communication u few days ago:
C. H, First Knglneers, France.
G. 8. Rogers,
"We are Just In pnolpt of your let
ter regarding tho whereabouts of your
son, Prlvato John A. Rogers and
wish to advise as follows:
"Your son was wounded In action
on July 20, 1918, and was sent to a
field hospital. Later wo received a
notice that he was admitted to a base
hospital but wo do not know the nd
droHs of thiH hospital nor tho number.
"We regret that we can give you no
furthor Information regarding your
son but your letter will bo forwarded
to the Central Records office request.
Ing that It bo forwardeifto the proper
organization for attention.
"ROSS H. HOA8.
"First Lieut., Knurs., IT, 8.A."
John Rogers 'enlisted in September.
1817, and was a member of Company
C, llfith Engineer. He was later
transferred to Company It, First Regi
ment, U, 8. Engineers.
The lust letter received by the futh.
er was dated July 2, l!)18, and since
that time all letters sent the young
man have boen returned.
Mr WORK
AT PEACE CONFERENl
r
Uornard Noble, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles W. Noble, former residents
of Oregon City, but now of Port
land, hus boen in France for almost
two years. He was among the young
men from Oregon who was wounded
while In action and Is now serving
on tho peace conference in Europe.
Mr, Noble Is now engaged in translat
ing to the delegates of the pence con
ference from the dally papers, there
being ovor 3p in all- to translate
from,
He is still sufforlng from wounda
received In action. He was shot In
the hand In July, in one of the largest
engagements. For bravery he waa
awarded the distinguished cross
which he highly prizes,
EVERGREEN MAN DIES
N. A. HarrU of Evergreen, died at
the Good Samaritan hospital, Port
land, Monday afternoon, from influ
enza. The body was brought to Ore
gon City, and prepared for burial by
the E. A. Brady funeral establish
ment Mr. Harris was 30 yeart of age.