OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 4, 1919.
WEELKY SOLDIER LETTER
The following Is a letter received
trom Private Elbert Charman, to his
father, T. L. Charman of this city;
niola, Llor et Cher,
Jan. 5, 1819.
"My dear father:
"Hack in Blols again! In fact, I
have been back since midnight of
January 2. when I arrived In the
sleeping city with my Ford radiator
smoking and my person pretty well
covered with Rrease and mud. It was
a great trip back from Nantes, al
though not to be compared for enjoy
able roads or weather with any of my
traveling by auto during the late sum
mer. (However at that time It was Im
possible for me to tell of my travels
and as the months have passed the
details have grown rather hazy iu
my mind, so I will tell you the little
story of my trip from Nantes to Blols,
after wishing you and all the folks a
Happy New Year with many bless
ings.) "The letter I wrote you from Nantes
on New Year's Day, told of my meet
ing with Ben Harding, I believe. Put
I was destined to meet other friends,
although they were not from Oregon
City. As luck would have It and then
as luck would not have It. my good
friend Ferdinand Herve, Pollux of the
French Army, recently attached to the
American Army as Interpreter (he
speaks English perfectly), was at his
home, 86, Rue de Coulraiers, Nantes,
on a 20-day furlough, such as many of
the French soldiers are now receiv
ing. But unfortunately it was New
Year's Pay. or the "Jour de l'An",
w hich Is one of the biggest French hol
idays, much outshadowing Christmas
with them. The house was empty,
and my friend and his family were
out promenading. 1 watted a good
while and they did not return so I
could only leave a note telling him 1
tad called and would return in the
evening at 7 o'clock. I had promised
him up at Bar ear Aube last summer
that I would call on h'm at Nantes,
nnd at least I fulfilled the promise.
After leaving his house I went to the
Musee and had only a few minutes
there before closing time, but had
time to see several original Rem
brandts which were as fine as any
thing I have seen in art i although I
am no Judge, of course). Then I en
tered the ancient Gothic cathedral
which 13 no finer than many others
of Its kind in France, but which is as
sociated with several historic events,
chief among them being the Edict of
Nantes. In the year 159S the prelates
of the Roman church gathered there,
with others, civil dignitaries and re
presentatives of other sects, and for
mulated the Edict of Nantes, which
proclaimed religious tol eration
throughout France. This Edict was re
voked in 1685 and the Huguenots
were scattered all over Europe and
America. As the capital of Brittany
Nantes was a famous city, and has
now a population of about 300,000. It
, is a clean city, the streets paved with
white cobblestones and mostly, wide,
contrasting with the narrow "rues" of
most French cities. It has a massive
old chateau, or rather defensable for
tified castle, which dates back about
1000 years. All sorts of American pro
ducts are now on sale there, and
things generally cheaper than they are
In the Interior, as Nantes Is a great
port, being the head of navigation on
the river loire. The "Lake George"
and a bunch of other American boats
were in harbor, and the town was full
of "jackies" as well as A. E. F. vet
erans who have prospects of an early
return home. The Loire was In flood
from the heavy rains of the last month
and - many villages near Nantes were
partially submerged, being either de
serted or inhabited only In second stor
ies. In the latter case the Inhabitants
call on each other by rowboats.
To make a long story short, I drew
my automobile, a brand new Ford with
full equipment, just off the ship from
America, and had to leave Nantes that
very night New Year's in order
to get back to Blois before Friday
morning, which was very necessary
This made it Impossible for me to call
on the French folks that evening
However, this disappointment was
more than counterbalanced when I
met Corporal Bliss now Sergeant
Bliss my old Stars and Stripes pal of
last summer. I believe I sent you one
of his letters to me. He Is a first-
rate news writer and has contribut
ed some A-l articles to the Stars and
Stripes. He Is a Harvard man, and
got his reportorlal training on the
Springfield "Republican" and the
Boston papers. He was drawing a car
too, as was Sergeant Hagerty, who
holds forth at Nevers. Another Stars
and Stripes man, named Hollenweger,
was also there, and the four of us
started merrily forth with our brand
new Fords three Fords and four
men. It was 7:30 P. M. and we hadn't
gone two blocks when I had to stop
mine (stalled) on a car track on top of
a hill. (I pulled up the emergency
brake and, being new, it stuck fast, so
fast that three of us could not "un
stick" It. In the meantime two street
cars filled with French commuters
came along, with lady conductors and
motorwomen. They got out and hand
ed us some delightful Franch because
the car was on the track). We got
away all right, however, and bumped
over the chuck-hole roads, made so by
heavy truck traffic, until we reached
the town of Oudan, some miles out
of Nantes. It was getting late so we
put up there in a regular country ho
tel. It was after ten o'clock but the
landlady cooked us a supper, as we
hadn't had any, and talked good
French to us. All the common people
of the Loire valley talk good French,
and It is not so hard to "comprendre"
as the patois of many parts of the
country. Bliss and I slept together in
a regular palatial bed, which had a
cupola and colored curtains over It.
The bedroom floor was of hardwood
and the landlady made us take a pair
of "sliders" or large flatboat slippers,
and sneak over the floor with them so
our hobnails, would not Inoculate the
polished surface. Bliss, in true news-
r , n. "--hi " '-n"- "" Vr"'
paper fashion, is toting a pet dog
named "Rags" around France with
him. "Rags' woke us up sufficiently
early In the morning by sneering In
my face and putting one foot In Bliss'
mouth (which he affirms, and I am
sure ho had It open wide enough), and
we went down to a breakfast of hot
buttered toast, eggs, and coffee with
sugar and real cream. Will you be
lieve m when I say that this is the
first real cream I have had since I
left the United State? It was also the
best breakfast I have had In France
Leaving Oudan. we went on to An
gers, which Is probably the largest
slate, or "ardoise" mine in the world.
The whole city and environs Is a vast
pile of slate formation. It is used all
over France, especially In roofing!
houses. The 116th Engineers are In
Angers and I think John Dambaeh of
Oregon City Is there, but I had no time
to look him up. It also has a wonder
ful old chateau. After Angers wej
struck Saumur, a beautiful city with
a mediaeval chateau staudlng high on
the heights over the Loire a most
imposing spectacle. We went a mile
beyond the town and ate dinner at a
hotel which in America would be call
ed a "roadhouse", I suppose. A bunch
of French girls were dancing their
queer square dances to the tune of a
discordant piano, and Miss made ed
itorial notes on the surroundings, I
think. Next we followed the Loire
through Langents (another chateau
city) and in to Tours, which we reach
ed late in the evening. Ater drawing
gas and saying goodbye to my friends
I went to Blois, which is 65 kilometers
above Tours. Thus it was that I
reached Blols at midnight, and got up
before five to us my new Ford on the
latest edition of the Stars and Stripes.
(The 41st Division, Northwest Na
tional Guard. Is said to be going home
very soon, and you will probably see
Lorraine Ostrom, Ed Miller. Roy Mat
toon and others within a short time.
They have been unfortunae in being
stuck for long periods In small towns,
due to their being made a depot di
vision for replacing the army at the
front. They were a fine division
though and the Northwest can well be j
proud of them).
I hope to start on my furlough with
in a short time, although one can
never tell on this job what will hap
pen next.
Immediately upon my return I open
ed the Xmag package and it was a
dandy. The toothbrush and dental
cream were very acceptable as my
brush was getting to be pretty much
of a veteran. Many thinks. I w ill
write to the other folks who were so
thoughtful In sending things, far I
appreciated it all very much.
"Your loving son.
"ELBERT."
Corp. E. B. Charman, Rep.
Stars and Stripes, A. P. O. 726, Amer
ican E. F.
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Mrs. A. Gozesky, who has not heard
from her son, Sergeant A. J. Gozesky
of the 96th Company, Sixth Regiment,
United States Marines, for some
time, and had feared her son was
among those having lost his life in
the big drive previous to the signing
of the armistice, was delighted when
she received the following letter a
few days ago from the young man:
Rhelnbrohl, Germany,
Dec. 8, 1918.
"Dear Mother:
"I am just dropping you a few lines
to let you know that I am well, and
getting along fine.
"It looks as though the war is over,
and I am glad of that I was in the big
drive, northwest of Verdun, which
started November 1, and lasted ten
days. I got through the whole 'show'
without a scratch. We were in the
front lines when we received news
that the armistice was signed. We
were glad that the fighting was to
stop, but we did not celebrate any.
because we were pretty tired after be
ing up all night. After we had a few
days' rest we started on this march
to the Rhine river in Germany. We
marched through a part of Belgium
and Luxemburg, coming through the
cities the people would greet us with
cheers and were happy to see us com
ing driving the Hun away from them
and back into his own country. The
arches over the street had signs bear
ing the wording 'Honor Our Allies
and Liberators.' The streets were dec
orated with all the flags of the Allies
We were dirty and covered with mud.
but when we stopped for a rest,
nothing was too good for us.
"We reached the Knine anout a
week ago. We are living in a factory
building office. We have electric
lights and steam heat, which is great
after living in the woods for a mont'j.
"The German people do not seem to
think much about us being here, and
they go on about their business as
usual, and we do not Interfere with
them.
"I have not heard from brother
'Mike', (Stanley), since I came over
here. I do not worry about him, for
I am pretty sure he is safe back be
hind the lines, besides I am pretty
sure his division was not in any of
the fights.
"I have not been writing to any one
for quite awhile, because we were
short of paper, and there was lint
much chance getting any in the woods
In the future I will write oftener. I
have not received a letter since I came
over.
"I will close for this time, with love.
"Your son.
"ANTHONY."
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Mrs. A. Gozesky and eon, Joseph,
received the following letter Irom
her son, Sergeant Stanley Gozesky,
who is a well-known Oregon City
young man, who is In France:
Is-sur-tille, France,
Jan. 12, 1919.
"Dear Mother and Brother Joe:
"I have not heard from you for some
time, but I know everything is all
right at home. I have only heard
from Anthony once since he came
ever.
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Council are seen hero at their first
official meeting in the Ministry of
Commerce in Paris. From left to
right at the table are Norman K.
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suon. and it we do not go to Germany
I think we wii come homo, but it
will be a month cr two any way.
"We have a Y. M. O. A. close now,
ami it makes it nice for us to write
letters and spend some of our sparel
time They have shows hero too mov-!
ins pictures, and some real American i
girls sing sometimes.
"We are living In barracks, and It
Is much better than these cold tents
We moved In about two weeks ago.
"I hope that a'l at home are feel
ing fine and that no one has the In
fluenza. So far I have been lucky,
and have not been sick, only having a
slight attack of la grippe, which sent
me to the hospital for six days, but
feel fine now.
"Your son and brother,
"STANLEY.'
85 Ka.
Oregon City young man, Is In receipt
of two letters from his brother, Clarke !
Hughes, who is in the navy and sta- j
tioned, when writing at the Rock of!
Gibralter. One of the letters is dated j
December 1, and the other December;
15. Thy are In part as fo'.lows:
Rock of Gibralter.
December 1. 19 IS.
"Dear Ed:
"Well, the censorship has been lift-
Clark Hughe.
ed now and we can tell where we are
located and all about it.
"I left Connecticut on the 20th of
September. It took five days to go
from there to Bermuda Islands, then
14 days from Bermuda to the Azores.
From there we went to Aporto, Portu
gal, In four days, then down to Lis
bon, the capital of Portugal; from
there to this place 'Rock', and it is
some rock too, about the biggest I
have evereen.
"I'm telling you we came blame
near going under several times just
about as close as I ever was. One
night we broke down, and couldn't
start the uxiliary engine to get air,
so we blinkered to the tug to pass us
a line for a tow. Well, we were just
two and one-half hours getting con
nected up. We had six barrels of 'lub
oil aboard, aft of the engine room, and
just as we got a line on the tug a
breaker hit those barrels and Y-gun
and ripped the stanchions off, taking
everything off that was aft of the en
gine room.
"We were to go to the Phillppirib
Islands, but today I hear we go back
to the States.
"A fleet of French chasers just
came in, and they say they are going
to man our boats and take them to
France, but I would like to get back
to the States since the war is over.
I figure that I saw quite a little and
helped a little in the war. We have
been here since the 6th of November, I
think, and I long for the sea again. I
was only seasick once, and that was
when we left Azores
"You will probably want to know
where I was when the war endod. I
was In the straits of Gibralter fight
ing German subs. No, I can't say that
I was fighting them, but just blow
ing them to hell. When we saw bed
mattresses, freshly split wood and
masse sof clothes come to the surface,
then we can gamble that he has met
hjs doom, and that's what we saw.
You see, just before the war ended,
Germany cal'ed all her subs In, and
there were 21 or more In the Mediter-
ranean sea. The only way for them to
get out was through the Straights of
Gibralter. So we just anchored there
In the Strait and waited for them to
come. In mid-ocean while ceming
over we sighted one just afrr the
fire at sea. We had a covoy, so did
not try to get it.
"I was in Africa, or Morocco, last
week, and saw many interesting
things there. I slept In the same hotel
'"fir Tnopejeitowg' prory ts truo tms
International Food Council in Paris
Davis, Herbert C. Hoovtr and Mr.
Sheldon, representing tho United
States: Professor Attolico of Italy,
General Payot, French ropro-ipututlve
in charge of construction work west
that tho kaiser di.l ii'out U yours
i.go. We di.l not know it until th. next
morning. I saw some old cast'ej the
Sultan vacated and some old prisons
where some Moorish women wore son-
fenced to six months' Imprisonment
for getting drunk."
In the loiter of IVcembe?
says:
K, ho
"Just a few linos lef ro wo got ".ut
ile r way. We have our daily orders and
will shove off on tho l'"th or 17th of
this month for Azores. From there
we will have a 20-thiy trip without
seeing land until wo hit some Island
of Cuba, or it mny be Cuba for all we
know, but It is some island In that
vicinity. Then we will go up the coast ,
as far as Norfolk, Ya., or perhaps
Philadelphia. j
"This will be a tough trip, these 20
days, but we will fool good to think
we are going to God's country. 1 am
i telling you that you are in God's
country right now. No other country
, Is ha'f as good ns the U. S. A. i
"Over here they use a couple of ox
en and an old crooked stick to plow
with, while In the United States you
are plowing with a real caterpillar up '
to-date.
"Last week a party of about 15 men
went up to the top of the Rock. We
saw many interesting things. We
crawled through some tunne's and
went from one end of the rock to the
other. Saw an old tower built by King
Phillip about 500 years ago.
"Have not received any mail for
two weeks, and would sure like to get
a letter before Balling.
"Will close now.
"Your brother.
CLARK."
U. S. S. E. F. 12,
care Postmaster, New York City, N
Y.
fa PS 3
Miss Vena Barnes la In receipt of a
letter f.om Ernest Owing,' a well
known young man of Willamette, and
member of Battery B, 81st F. A., who
recently arrived from overseas. The
following is a portion of the letter:
Camp Mills, L. I.,
Jan. 20. 1919.
"I hard'y know where to start, in
asmuch as I haft so much I would like
to write you, but here goes:
"We left Camp Mills, L. I., Novem
ber 2, on the big passenger ship Ac
quitania. It is an English ship, and
we landed at Brest, France, Novem
ber 9, Just two days before the armis
tice was signed. From there we went
to Ploremel, France. We were on our
way to the front, but were stopped
there, where we remained for three
weeks, and as the whole division was
not entirely across, we received or
ders to return to Brest. Here we
awaited transportation back to the
United States. While we were at
Brest President Wilson arrived. Our
regiment was the guard of honor for
Bought War Planes to
Put Them Into Business
ROY A. CONGER.
By the lucky toss of a nickel Roy A.
j Conger acquired the right to buy for
j a New York syndicate the greater
part of the equipment provided for
Great Britain for training Canadian air
fighters. The value of the planes and
engines was placed at $10,000,000.
This makes him the biggest individual
j owner of airplanes in the country. It
Is understood that the planes are to
1 be put to commercial uses and that
the syndicate intends to arrange for
express and passenger services.
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lot the Rhine; M. Vllgralu and M.
Clmnentol, nltio represontliiK France,
and Lord Rending and Sir John Beale
ot Great Britain.
him, which wt Hiire thought was some
honor to our regiment,
"We were at Brest tho ht tlmo for
shout a month. W left there on the
l'restdsnt Grant, and arrived here
t'amp Mil's, on tho isth of this month.
Wo expect to leave here very soon,
hut do not Vnow just where we will
i:o. It dooMi't look as though I will
got out very soon, hut hnpt so, as the
war Is over, and I do not prefer unny
'Ife In time of ponce.
"You cannot Imagine how ghul I
was to see tho good old United Slates
Kai w,ro Jml 4.mli, tnk mi m,
have to use your hands and foot more
than you do your mouth.
"While on our return trip I met n
Rod Cross nurse on our ship. She hail
been In a Gorman prison camp, and
both of hor hands wor cut off, and
sho was also disfigured in other ways.
It sure made a person feel as If the
war wasn't over yet, or at least should
not have boon.
"I was promoted while In Fiance,
and was made a first-class private.
"I think that we are ono of tho luck
iest regiments there is, us tho artil
lery brigade, which loft Camp Silt
w'1'" we reached there was all killed,
except 1400 men who never Touched
the front.
"If I am mustered out I will be sent
back to Portland, where I enlisted
and of co.irse I will come to Willam
ette before going home.
"P. S. Word has just come from
heudquurters that wo are to leave for
Camp Knox, Ky but do not know
whether w will be stationed there or
be demobilized."
Pi B
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Tuber of this city,
are In receipt of the following letter
from their son, Ascl J. Tabor, army
field clerk:
General Headquarters, A. E. F,
Chaumont, France,
Dec. 26, 1918.
"Dear Folks at Home:
"This Is the day after Christinas and
as I am still alive and able to kick
wi!l write you a tow lines hero at
my office. I suppose you hnd a dandy
dinner and I imagined myself there
eating It with you. We had a good din
ner alright but no spread tike Thanks
giving. "I thought sure I was going to have
to wait until after Christmas for my
box as It had not arrived Christmas
Eve, but who could huve set a better
time for It to come than Christmas
Day? U came In about ten o'clock
whilo I was at the office I worked tjon
hours festerday. But was oft in the
aftornoon though and saw the Pretl
dtnt and Mrs. Wilson drive up and
around the Headquarters buildings.
"We sure have been having a lot of
rain the last month or more. I know
old Oregon would have to go some to
bent our record, but Christmas Duy
it turnivl colder and snowed, so you
see we hud a real Chrlstmrs. It Is still
cold today and has been snowing
again.
"I have been getting my mall quite
regularly until the last two weeks, In
which time I haven't received a letter.
I get the Enterprises regularly and
read them from beginning to end and
enjoy them very much.
"I suppose some of the boys have
begun to arrive from the camps by
now, in fact, I suppose most of them
will soon be home. I haven't any Idea
when any of us will be sent homo but
have a feeling that it will be some
time soon.
"I met my first acquaintance of the
West here a ew days ago, A young
fellow who went to school In Poitlai.d
the same time 1 did. We had an old
time "Oregon" chat. I also met a
nurse out at the hospital, while I was
there, who was from Portland and had
boon In Oregon City many times.
"We have quite a variety of enter-'
tainments here at the "Y" hut. Some
thing on almost every night. They
also have quale a number of classes
started now In their class rooms.
"Well I guess I hud belter ring off
for this time; will write again soon. I
hope you continue to got my letters
regularly,
'i.ove to all.
"Au revolr,
"ASEL J. TABEIl,
"Army Field Clerk."
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Bert Harvey Is one of the popular
young men of Oregon City, and at
the time of enlisting as a paymaster
In the naval service, was bookkeeper
for the Oregon City Manufacturing
company, Mr. Harvey, who Is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Harvey, has
kept a diary from the time he left.
Oregon City. He Is on the U. S. S. Wll-
lamantlc, and he has been through the
Isthmus of Panama, and visited other
Interesting points. From the diary we
nro tnklng the nccouttt ot traveling
thnniKU tho groat ciuutl:
Monday, Docnmbor !I0, 10IS
"Well, wo hvo boon through tho
Panama Canal, and It surely was n
wonderful trip, with so inuny thlugmto
soo that I needed ut leant one other
pair of eyos. Would not havo missed
It for nnythliiK, nnd can but toltorato
what has boon said bofuro, that no
ono can upproiiuto tho tuagnlluilo of
tho work our liuio Stun has done
down hero, until they havo actually
soon It themselves, llavo so much to
say nbout It, hardly know how or
where to begin, Guoms tho host plan
wii bo to start in beginning early this
morning, when I got up. and try and
follow ovonts through In Ihelr ordor
"Order wort) last night that tho
crow was to bo turned to at V! o'clock
this morning, so I rolled out this morn
log about ft; 110 to bo In tlmo nnd not
mis anything, hut going hack just
a bit further, ono of tho quartermas
ters culled mo this morning ut 4
o'clock to sen the much talked of
southern cross, I 'spotted' It quite
distinctly. This was mndn of four very
blight, nnd ono very dim star. This
was In tho exact shape of tho Cathol
ic crosrf. sort of tipped over from n
straight up nnd down position, Each
of tho four bright stars form ono end
ot tho four ends of tho cross, tho dim
ono, tho center of tho crossing of tho
short and tho long piece that go to
make up tho cros.
"t'l then this morning, a I said, and
found that wo wore lying outslilo of
I annum bay, nmoiigst tho l'ear Is
lands. Tho Island nro iinl us nro all
rocky formation, rising almost straight
up from tho water's edge, with no
beaches Tho slopes nro covored with
vogetntlon ot ono sort or another, liko
wlso unknown. ,
"When 1 got up wo worn flying our
symbol flags, likewise two Inleimi
tiomil code flag 'P. T' which In turn
moans wo nro calling for u pilot to
tako us through tho Canal. About 7
o'clock hero comes a little gu launch
Tho first. I nw ot her she was headed
(or a Japanese tramp, put a pilot
aboard hor, thou come over to u.i with
another pilot. He wore a white inW
form liko a naval uniform, except no
shoulder straps, and tho dcvlcn an hi
white, cup different, having tho letter
P. C (Panama Cnnnll.
"In addition to tho former pilot, wo
get another pilot who handle the ship
through ouch lock.
"I huv noticed a now variety of
birds. The g.ill look liko our northern
gulls, except they nra only about one
half it largo; another bird, sort of n
pelican, no apparent tail, but a decid
edly apparent bill, with a wide wing
spread; another one, nil blsck, except
ing having a little white on tho breast,
with a long spiko Ilka looking tall,
rather a long bill and tin exceptional
ly wide wing spread.
"About half way to tho mouth of tho
canal, here come another little motor
boat, and an army doctor climbs up
tho ship' ladder. The crow 1 nil mus
tered on port side, of the ship, and
tho doctor walk down tho lino, giv
ing us tho 'once over', and wulk bark
and toll tho captain wo wore nil
right, climbs off agnln and loaves u
"Tho channel I very clearly Inld out
with the buoys; not overly wldo, but
plenty wide enough for two ship to
pass. Wo saw whore the submarine
nets wore strung ncros tho mo.ith of
the canal, and wore attached to buoy,
and wore painted white. The buoys
consisted of 50 gallons Iron oil or acid
drums. I could also see tho fortifica
tions on the Islands out In the bay
You could see where tho excuvntlon
wore evidently located for tho gun
pits. Each ono of those Islunds Is pro
vided with a llttlo wlrolcsH sot, no
doubt for communication between
thomsolvoH and the shore. At Balboa
the buildings are of ono stylo of nrchl
tochturo, along general linos of old
Spanish missions, with their cool
cream-colored walls and rod tllo roofs
adn trim lawns, tree und shrubbery
"On actually getting into tho canal
another motor boat came alongside,
and we took on eight or ton natives,
who handled tho linos to tho ship
through tho various locks. When thoy
wore not busy thoy were peddling
hooks and post cards of the canal to
the crow. One fellow had some Pana
ma hats, but was afraid of his so-called
bargain, for reason that he and IiIb
crew of 'bluckblrds' wore soiling books
to tho crew for SI. GO that could be
bought ashore for 25 cenls. Their
money is worth about 50 cents on the
dollar.
"It Is wonderful to look at the
hugo proportions of the locks and to
think thoy wore conceived and execut
ed by man. As everyone understands
the I-ake Gatum, between the two scr
ies of locks Is 75 foet above sea level,
and so a ship has tp be lifted to thut
level, then lowered. We first move Into
the first lock at Mlraflores under our
own power. After tho bow Is Just
about In, a couple of natives In a row
boat come out from the lock line, by
which moans lines are put aboard Bhlp,
with a little assistance from tho crew
In way of operating winches, etc.
Stool cable Is thon taken on both sides
of tho ship ut the bow, amldshlp and
at the stern, those linos In turn be
ing attached to electric motors or
'mules', as thoy are called. All power
used on tho canal Is oloctrlc, all gen
erated at a big splll-wuy from Gatum
Lnke, which water Is used again In
raising and lowering ships through
tho locks. ,
"Tho locks are about 100 foot wide
and 1000 feet In length, thon when the
g:it ast.orn Is closed, the wutor from
the lock ahead Is turned Into the lock
you aro In, by moans of a number of
big valves In tho bottom ot your lock
and as the water rushes In, you begin
to rise, and you can see whore each
one of the valves Is located by tho
water boiling up as they are opened.
"The locks during war time have
all boen enclosed with high barbed
wlro fences. They were taking down
thS wire at Mlraflores Lock today nnd
winding it up.
"At each of the locks they have a
sort of an administration or office
building located between the two
tiers of locks, and they are all on the
same plan as the houses of Balboa,
with cream walls and red tile roofs.
"Off to the south Hldt urn loculm!
the Kovonimont hotels nnd dwoltlng
for employos. Tho bottor dwMllln
tor offlem, I supposo, Imva Urn crown
colored walls nnd rod UUi roofs, and
from u dlHlnneo I hoy do look cool nnd
nltrnotlvo,
"Artor leaving Mlrafluoros locks,
whore wo wore rulsod Iwlco, It U but
u short dlstnlnco, possibly n milt)
two, to Podio MIuo lock, whoio you
got one lift only. Between those, two
locks two l'Hiiatnu railroad trains
passed us, ono nn engine with n
string of froltihl ciuh, tho noonml a
piiHSongor trtiln of about, sovou cars
Tho rullrond Is on tho sottlh sldo of
tho 1'iuml, .
liio locks no lighted by cloeliloliv.
U Pedro Miguel lock, I noticed an
honor flag for tho Fourth Liberty Unit
Hying from the soitlomont off to lh
Ho.ilh. so Hut loan onmpaluns liavo ex
tended down this far of couiso.
"If you think tbero uro no 'John
Henry's' down bore, you uro wrong, ns
after leaving Pedro Miguel, ono of tho
little dovllH' fitted up us n light do
livery car, passed us, sifting nlong to
boat tho 'Hutch.' H't you will find
them In tho other world. (h"th phto-
o). ,
'in Culeliin Cut o passed n num
ber of ships, who wore following Im
mediately usiorn, ono lifter tho other,
iiioro were, four nubs, ono tho U 17,
other with no numbers. They nro
wicked looking things. Tin fish cor
tululy describe thorn better than any
thing I can suy. Must bo horrlliio
llfo ubottnl ihoin, especially til sen.
ONE B I L L IS KILLED
FIGHT BY 11KEY
SAI.KM, or. Feb. ti ''. I' Mulky,
u Portland attorney npl V.u-i fur the
chiropractic school ot p I .uns, and
Mr. Ohutnrt, representing the Chris
tian SiiontlntK, imsallcd house I'll! 1IH
before tho Joint consolidation commit
tot) yesterday, with tho result that
following their uttnek th commltleo
decided to report tho bill adversely,
and Ueprosoniutlvo Wooks, who intro
duced the iiieusure withdrew It this
mor log
llouso bill 218 I ono of the four
propusod consolidation mu.irp nnd
provlne for n department of helth.
proponing tho consolidation of all
hoards affecting the several schools of
physicians, the hsrlx-m, dentist nnd
optometry oxamlng boards.
SPECIAL SESSION OE
H
SALEM, Fob. 7.--Folowlng a con
ference last evening botwrn-n Gover
nor Wlthycombo, the chairmen of the
legislative reconstruction committees,
Mayor Buknr, nnd other Portland of
ficial, a dotislon wn reached that
after the adjournment of tho present
session the governor shall cull a spe
cial sosHlon of tho legislature for refer
ence ot a comprehensive reconstruc
tion program to tho rlot-torate nt a
special election.
Tha reconstruction program I to
be prepared nnd presented to tho spe
cial session by a commission of lit
to be creates! by U'proentatlvo Shel
don's bill, now pending In tho house,
and, whether It will bo called at tho
tail-end of present session or later,
will depend upon how soon tho com
mission ran prepare Its program.
LEAGUE PLANS
HALF FINISHED
BY COMMISSION
PAIUS, Feb. 7.-a,ibstantlitly one.
half of tho draft of tho constitution
for tho society of nations has boon
covorod by the chief conference com
mission doullng with this question, It
was officially announced toduy. In ap
proving a number of additional articles
of the draft the commission reached
an accord, It is stated, on certain
questions of tho greater Importance
concerning the positive functions of
the loaguo.
Captain Andro Tardlou, ono of the
French representatives on the commis
sion on the society ot . nations, an
nounced that the progrom for the so
ciety will be ready some time next
wook,
REFU8E TO WITHDRAW
BERLIN, Feb, 9. Th0 Polish volks
rat has refused tho German demand
for withdrawal of Its troops from the
province of poson and has called all
Polos of military ago to the colors to
the dofonse of that territory, It was
earned today.
EARL TO RETURN
LONDON, Fob. 10. Tho Earl of
Reading, who recently roslgnod his
post as spoclal counsellor to the Brit
ish peace delegation at Purls, will
soon return to tho United Slatos, ac
companied by Sir Orlmwood Meurs.
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