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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1919.
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BOYS OVER HERE-OVER THERE
Rufus Kraxberger, who baa receiv
ed his honorable discharge from the
army, waa in Oregon City Tuesday.
Hit home Is at Macksburg, and is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frans Kraxberg
er of that place.
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WiUiam Witzel of Boring, waa in
Oregon City Tuesday. He has just re
ceived his honorable discharge from
the service.
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Orville Long, who has been in the
service, ia one of the young men re
ceiving his honorable discharge and
was in Oregon City Tuesday. Hia
home is near Aurora.
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Thomas Gregory, who has been in
the naval service for over a year, has
returned to the Gregory farm at
Greenwood. He has been stationed at
Hare Island, CaL, since entering the
service, and had planned to go on the
sea, and was disappointed In not be
ing transferred from the island. He
has gained in weight and is looking
fine.
Harry Edward Seller of this city,
son of Rudolph Seller, is among the
Oregon City young men receiving his
honorable discharge from the naval
service. Seller has had some experi
ence that he will not soon forget,
while he was on the transport making
the trips to and from France. The
transport he was on had three battles
-with submarines and came out each
time with flying colon. Seller .has
made nine round trips to France, and
thoroughly enjoyed his experiences
on the high seas.
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Word has been received by rela
tives In this city from Florian R
Burns, brother of Mrs. Fred W. Baker,
telling of receiving injuries in the
right hand during the last days of the
-war. He has been discharged from the
hospital, where he has been receiving
medical attention. The young man has
been writing home with his left hand,
not telling .is relatives of the injuries
received in battle, until he was dis
charged from the hospital He is well
known here.
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Mr. and Mrs. C A- Frost of Glad
stone, have two sons in the service,
Neil Frost, who entered the service
April 5, 1917, the day before the Unit
ed States became involved in the
war, in the navy, on the U. S. S.
South Carolina. He has enlisted for
the four years service, and is enjoy
ing the life of the navy. He left for
France February 18.
Earl Frost is at Bremerton, Wash.,
and is also in the navy. He haa re
turned to that place to be mustered
out of service, as he enlisted for the
duration of the war. He first went to
Bremerton, then to Seattle, and then
to Hampton Roads, where he attend
ed naval school. He is with the Sig
nal corps.
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Mrs. Ethel Roberts of Dover, is in
receipt of a letter from her youngest
son, Webster Roberts, who is with
Base Hospital No. 14, telling her not
to write any more, as he was ordered
home. Her other son, George E. Rob
erts, is still with Company 19, 20th
Engineers, and is disappointed in not
getting started for home.
Mrs. Roberts also has a half-brother
Isaac H. New, of Company A. 18th
Infantry with the American Expedi
tionary Forces.
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In a letter to Mrs. C. W. Richardson
from her son, Private Charles Rich'
ardson, who is in Germany with tbe
Army of Occupation, he says
"Just a few lines to let you know I
am 0. K. Hope everyone is happy
and well at home. I am happy because
I heard we would be in New York in
March. I sure hope so. Well, Mother,
. dear, won't we have a grand time
when I return? Oh, boy! Give every
body a hello. Don't seno any money
to me.
"We are having a little snow at
present. We are going to. have beef
steak for supper.
"Walt until I get my hobnails on
Main street. Wow!
"I have been swimming in the
Marne river, but I would rather go in
at Canemah in the Willamette river.
Tell Phonse Mouton's mother he is 0
K. and ia in Germany.
"CHARLES."
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' Lieutenant Lloyd Harding, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Harding, has
written many interesting letters to
his parents and other relatives here
telling of some of his experiences and
travels since arriving overseas. In
one of his letters he te'ls of some of
his travels, and of the work of the
Bed Cross, and is as follows:
January 28, 1919.
"My dear Folks:
"We drove into this town Bourges
about 125 miles south of Paris this
afternoon, and we are quartered here
for the night, putting the men up at
the Red Cross.
"Speaking of the Red Cross It cer
tainly Is. doing splendid work all over
France, "as near as I can find' out. I
do not remember . of any person
knocking' this organization any place
over here. The Red Cross here Is sit
uated at the depot, and when I ar
rived in town I went up to this or
ganization and stated I had 65 men
that I wished quarters for that night.
The Red Cross gladly gave the men
the Quarters and also two meals.
Those in charge said it the men had
any money they could pay a franc
and a half for each meal, but if they
did not have any money it was really
quite immaterial, and they would be
fed just as willingly and that Is their
spirit right through.
"This evening there were some Red
Cross workers came through the rest
room where most of the men were be
fore going to bed, and they gave each
man a package of cigarettes and a
cake of chocolate.
"I believe every cent that is put into
the Red Cross organization is put to
good advantage, and the men certain
ly get the advantage of it Then too,
there is a bunch of practical people
running the organization that under
stand the American soldiers, and they
really have much more influence over
the men than certain other organiza
tions. "The weather is quite cold with the
ground frozen, which, means much
work at night draining the radiators
and thawing out the machines and
starting them in the morning. So far
I have not had much trouble on ac
count of the cold.
"With love,
"BEX." '
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Private Charles S Wallace, son of
Mrs. W. A. Henderson of Meldrum, a
member of the 76th Company, Sixth
Marines, Is visltng at the family home
on a three-weeks' furlough. At the end
of the furlough he will leave for
Washington, D. C. where he will re
ceive medical treatment, as he is suf
fering from three wounds received in
active service while in France. He ex
pects to leave next week.
Private Charles S. Wallace was a
student of the Oregon City high school
when Uncle Sam called for , young
men to enter the service. He was one
of the first young men of this county
to answer his country's call. As he
was not of age, he received his moth
er s consent to enlist. In company
with Merle Bingham, son of Mrs. Ax-
ford of Mount Pleasant, the two young
men left to enter the service, and
were first stationed at Bremerton,
Wash., where the were in training
but a short time before being sent
overseas. Wallace was awarded a med
al as a sharpshooter at Bremerton
the medal he proudly wears. After
their arrival overseas, the young men
engaged in the same battles, and it
wag during the battle of Champaign
that Wallace was wounded In the
morning and his comrade, Bingham,
was killed in the evening.
Both the young men were very pop
ular here, and Wallace is being greet
ed home by his host of friends,
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Mrs. Annie Helsby of 304 South
High street, Oregon City, has receiv
ed the following letter from her son,
Clyde Helsby, who is at the Marine
Barracks, Naval Station at Quantana
ma Bay, Cuba:
"Dear Mother and the Bunch:
"Yes, we got to the tropics. It isn'
hot. Nope!
"We got on the boat at Norfolk,
Va., Monday, the 17th, and got off at
Cuba Sunday just a week's trip, and
believe me, it was awful. I wasn't
sick, but felt rather funny several
times. Gee! I had to laugh at the oth
er poor fellows 'heaving up all they
had eaten for a week. There were
1700 of us aboard, and three-fourths
of them were sick, so I had all I want
ed to eat. Ha! Ha! We had to sleep
on the deck, wherever we could find
a place. It was so crowded we hardly
had sleeping room any place. I slept
in a life boat on the first night, but
the following night wasn't so lucky,
and was not able to get one. Had
hard time finding a place to lie down
on the top deck. There wasn't walk
ing room for the ship's crew to work
or do their duty. We slept on our blan
kets, and wrapped up in our over
coats, and when the wind b.lew hard
you would find yourself ten feet away
from where you started. We almost
froze too until we got down in the
tropical zone.
'They separated me from my old
standby today. He went to one camp,
and I went to the other, and some of
the rest stayed right there. He went
to the old soldiers' home, and 1 was
sent here to the wild man's oiftfit,
the worst I have been In yet. Men
here are all half crazy or mad Ha
Ha! Most of them have been here 15
months, and they thought we were
four-year-boots to relieve them, but
they were badly mistaken. They work
you day and night here to keep you
alive I guess.
"There, are no whlto people here
at all. They are all Spiks, negroes
and chinks, mostly Spiks (the Regu
lar Cuban people).
"The Atlantic fleet is here and the
Quantanama bay Is eure pretty at
night. I guess you read in the paper
where the big fleet left New York
somewhere around the 15th There
where 14 battleships, and I do not
know how many submarines, sub
chasers, sea planes and crullers there
were, but it was sure sifme sight.
I hope I will receive some mail
after awhile. A month gone by and
none yet. I guess you folks have got
ten it. all back or it is lying In the
dead letter office, so toll me every
thing 1 nyour next letter, as I do not
thing in your next letter, as I d onot
been on Its way. It came down here
once, and was sent Duck. It will a
month before I hear from yon I sup
pose, so I want lots of news. Send
me the newspapers once In a while,
If there is anything Interesting In
them.
"We get funny money here and
smoking, matches, and everything Is
so queer alongside of the old States.
will bring back a few of the odd
things when I return. All you see here
are palm trees and cacti plants and
brush. Oh, yes, and water.
"Hoping you are all O. K. as usual,
I am as always,
"Your son,
"CLYDE."
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Mrs. Gozesky and son, Joseph F.
Goxesky of this city, have received the
following letter from the former's son,
Sergeant Stanley M. Gozesky of this
city, and now in Is-sur-tille, France:
Dear Mother:
"Just writing a few lines today to
let you know that I am well and get
ting along as well as anyone can.
"A few days ago I wrote to the
Chief Paymaster of the United States
Marines asking htm where Anthony
was. I haven't had an answer yet, but
think it will come soon, then I will
write home and tell you all about it.
How is everything at home and
everything in Oregon City?
"I heard that the 91st division was
going home soon, but I don't think
that we are going with that division.
"I am enclosing a piece of aero
plane that was wrecked here a few
days ago, when one man waa killed
and the other badly wounded. I have
also mailed you other articles Includ
ing pictures of Paris, the front and
besides the little book called "The
Yanks.' These things I want you to
keep for me until come back, for I
have no place to keep them.
It Is pretty cold here now, and we
have a few Inches of snow on tin
ground. I don't know when I am com
ing home yet, but I think it will be
quite awhile yet, so don't expect me
too soon. i
"I am your son and brother,
"MICHAEL, S. GOZESKY,
"Baking Company 344, A. P. O, 711.
A. E. T."
FORMER RESIDENT OF
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ENJOYS NAVY LIFE
Mrs. George Maple and son, Ray,
formerly of this city and Parkplace,
but now of Portland, visited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Kent of
Parkplace, Monday. Ray Maple has
had experience as a marine and also
as a sailor. He was In the marine serv
ice for four years and then entered
the naval service, having just received
his honorable discharge after a four
years' service. He will re-enllst again
as soon as he visits relatives in Port
land and elsewhere, and is much Im
pressed with the life of the briny
deep. Since leaving MUwaukle, bis
former home, after residing in Oregon
City, he has been on the cruiser New
Orleans, and was also chief cook on
the Marblehead, and came to Portland
on that boat about three years ago.
He later went to Key West, Wash., a
torpedo station and then was transfer
red to the New Orleans at New York.
He has made 22 trips across the ocean
to France since was declared, and
was on one oU the boats convoying
ships and also transporting wounded
soldiers. He has lately been on the
Manchuria, the last three trips of that
vessel bringing the wounded back to
the United States. Just previous to his
discharge from the service he was
chief commissary steward of the Man
churia. OF
The Brownell home at Concord Sta
tion was made happy Saturday morn
ing when a telegram arrived there
from their son, Ambrose, who has
seen active service in France, and ad
visiting them of safe arrival In the
United States.
The following is a copy of tbe tele
gram:
New York, N. Y., March 7, 1919
Geo. C. Brownell,
Oregon City, Ore.,
"Arrived safe and well. Leave for
Washington, tomorrow morning; ad
dress care of Chief Engineer Office,
Washington, D. C. Hope to be home
for my birthday. Am having dinner
with Hettle Gray, who has just given
me mother's letter to her. Love to
all.
"AMBROSE BROWNELL."
It is expected that the young man
will arrive about March 14, as that is
the date of his birthday anniversary,
and he is looking forward with pleas
ure to spending that day at the
Brownell home.
Hettle Gray mentioned in the tele
gram is a friend of the family.
QUIET TITLE SUIT
Hettle Sprague watered suit Satur
day against James Waterbury et al, to
quiet title on land in the Thomas
Waterbury D. L. C. There are a num
ber of persons claiming some Interest
In the land and the plaintiff asks this
to be set aside.
WEELKY SOLDIER LETTER
The following letter has been re
ceived by Mrs. J. 11. Mattley of this
city, from her son, Arthur, who has
been on a submarine, chaser tor some
time:
V. S. S. -C. No. 252,
U. S. Naval Base No. 27,
riymouth, Eng. Jan. 19, 1919.
"Dear Mother:
"I arrived here from my tlrp yes
terday, hut was too tired to write
then.
' "I sure had a fine trip and got to
see quite a bit of the country. I left
Plymouth last Saturday at 1:43 P.
M., took the Jain to Bristol, Eng
land, but just stopped there for a
couple of hours and then left for Ulus
row. Scotland. Arrived there at 6 A.
M. Sunday, Just as we got off the
train a Y. M. C. A. man caught hold
of ua and took us Into the Y. M. C.
A. headquarters at the station and
served us' with coffee, aandwlches
and cake without charge.
"It was a fine trip from Plymouth,
tor all one had to do was to sit up
and freeze. We went to the American
Y. M. C. A. to put up. and It was
sure a fine place to stay. It is the
best of all the Y. M. C. A. headquar
ters where I stayed while on this aide
of the water. This has scod roonn,
two single beds in a room and good
bath also. The meals were served fam
ily style and wer sure good
'Sunday afternoon I put In seelui
the sights of Glasgow. I went through
the art galleries ami taw a tew mor-i
different places. Glasgow Is not noted
ed for Its sights, as It Is strictly a
commercial city. The largest ship
building plants in the world are lo
cated there on the river Clyde.
"The streets are nice and wide, and
the buildings in general look mors
modern than the Englbsh cities
"I met a couple rf American sol
diers, who live near Portland, and
they a&ld that Q at'd I companies of
Oregon are located at Liverpool, Eng
land, at the present time. They said
that these companies did not get U
see any action in Franco.
'There are not many United States
soldiers or s.llors la Scotland. About
the only ones being there are those
on leave. I was with one of the boys
from the 252d. We were Invited by a
couple of United States Y. W. C. A.
girls to go to Edlnborough with them
to see a Red Cross ship bring a load
of troops, who had been prisoners In
Austria and Germany. We accepted
the invitation, arriving in Edlnbor
ough and went directly to the wharf,
and the boat was fast drawing along
side as we arrived there. There was
a band aboard, and It played patriotic
airs, and the men sang them. They
were sure a happy lot. After the boat
was made fast the men commenced
filing off to the tune of music by a
band of Scottish pipers. They were
served a good, hot dinner by the Edin
borough Y. M. C. A. An American Y.
M. C. A. man had some cigarettes and
chocolate, which the two Y. W. C. A.
girls we were with and this man dis
tributed to the troops.
The men said up until the armistice
was signed that their treatment had
been very bad. One of the boys said
at tbe camp where he had been that
about 200 of the 2000 died of Ill
treatment and exposure the last
month before the armnstlce was
Igned. The German guards would
stand over men who were dying and
Just laugh at them. The boys had very
little food, the only thing they had
was the old soup and black war
bread tbat you have read so much
about. The men were also forced to
carry shells that the Germans had
captured from the English. After the
armistice was signed the food com
menced to get better, as the food par
cels that bad been sent to them by
mall weeks before were handed out
to them by the Germans. They said
that they never received any war
news, but could always tell how the
Allies were getting along by the way
they were being treated. When the
Germans were losing tbe treatment
was always the best.
"These men said at the present
time that the civilian population of
Germany haa a big shortage of food,
but that the military had large stores
of it at which the people did not get
a chance."
Tuesday, Jan. 21, 1919
"Well, I will try to write a little
more. We are taking Inventory of the
clothing aboard that belongs to the
ship, and I have been checking up on
it.
"I got to see the sights of Edlnbor
ough for a couple of days, but one
must put In a long time there to get
a good Idea of the city. It is the most
beautiful city that I have been in on
this side of the water. Princess street
is said to be the most beautiful street
In Europe. It bag a lot of statues and
fine buildings along its way. It is sit
uated along the side of a little valley
which Is made up of parks. Across the
valley is the Edlnborough castle, tbe
view from there Is the best of all in
the city. The castle Is about the same
as the tower of London as far as the
buildings are concerned, and was used
for the same purpose.
"I went through St. Giles cathedral,
John Knox' house, Holy Rood Palace
and several other places. I will not at
tempt to describe them, as we had no
guide when we went through and I
am not very well versed In Scottish
history. 1
."Was at Edlnborough but a couple
of days, and then I went out to Mel
rose, and was at Melrose Abbey
Dryburgh Abbey and Sir Walter
Scott's home at the time of his death
The abbeys are a mass of ruins at
the present time. A lot of the former
kings, queens and other famous per
sons in Scotch history are buried
there.
"Abbotsford is located on the river
Tweed, and there is Scott's home
with quite a few acrpg of land attach
ed to the place. The scenery around
there is fine, about the best of all I
saw in Scotland, I believe.
"I left Melrose Thursday night
about 11 o'clock for London, arriving
there tho next morning about 9
o'clock. Went to 'Going Up' at tho
Gaiety lu tho evening ami left for Ply
mouth at 12, as we had to got buck to
ship at noon Saturday. It waa a sure
tired out bunch of boys that put In an
appearance the next day at almost 12
o'clock. One had to travel nearly all
the time at night, so as to be able to
see any of the sights where we were
located.
"I expect to go to Paris on my next
leave, that ia, If we are on this side
of the water when that time comes;
It Is fine weather here at the present
time only raining about 7 days out
of the week. It sure stortj raining
here quicker than any place I huvo
over been before. Well, there Is uot
much more to write about so I will
close for thla time. Say hello to every
one for mo.
"ART,"
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The following letter has been re
ceived by Joseph F. Gozesky of this
city from his brother, Sergeant A. J.
Goxesky of 9th Company, Sixth Ma
rines :
Rhelubrohl, Germany,
February 18, 1919.
"Dear Brother Joe:
"I am just dropping you a few lines
to let you know that I am well and
feeling fine. I have not been sick a
day since I left Oregon City.
"I received a letter from Brother
Mike last night. lie has just located
me, and I just located him by mall. It
Is the first mall I have received since
last September. We have been here
since December 13. Wo are living In
an office of a factory building on tht
bank of the river Rhl; We have
electric lights and steun heat, and get
more than we can eat. Everything Is
tine, except tbe mall. I have wrlttei,
many letters home since I have been
here. I also wrote heme when we stop
ped for a rest at the German border.
I have Just received an Oregon City
paper from Mike, and according to the
paper you seemed very much worried
over me. Somebody Is an awful toou
gueeser to guess that I was In the
thickest of the tight, I did not write
to anyone telling them I was golug
In the drive, nevertheless I was In
the Argonne-Meuse drive from Nov
ember 1-11. Our division (Second) gain-)
ed a distance of about 40 kilometers
To top off the show we went over the
top the night of November 10, when
we put on a night attack, and Novem
ber 11, the morning the armistice wan
signed we were in the front lines with
the Helnles going to the rear. We
were wet, dirty and hungry. I would
be willing to bet that you or Mother
could not have recognized me. I dtd
not even wash my face, let alone
shave, during the drive for those ten
days. We got an average of one meal
per day. After a few days' rest we
started on our march to Germany. We
marched 354 kilometers ' (bur com
pany) over 200 American miles. It
was some hike Of course, we Joked
about everything that happened, but J
have gone twenty-six days without
any shelter, except stretching a shel
ter half over a hole, and I have gone
sixteen days without removing my
Bhoes.
"We took everything cheerfully ac
It came, but this business about our
mall certainly gets our goat when we
find out that our people do not get
our mall, which causes them to wor
ry, and It makes us feel bad in re
turn. "I hope you will hear from Brothel
Mike soon. He will toll you I am all
right.
"Please let me know about the al
lotment The paymaster should be
sending a check to Mother for ''.!
every month for twelve months. Lei
me know so I can get It stratghtenTo
out.
"I will close for this time, with best
wishes.
"Your brother,
"ANTHONY."
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Miss Mary Mitchell of this city,
has recently received two letters from
her brother, Roy Mitchell, a well
known Clackamas county boy whose
home is at Sandy, and who is In the
United States Marines. One letter
was written January 23, and the other
February 1.
"Dear Sister Midge:
"Well, Midge, I am still 'kicking
around.' It has stopped raining hore
for the present, and 4t hasn't rained
for two days. It is clear and cold, and
the mud Is frozen up, which makes
It more agreeable around camp.
"I expect to get home In about three
months, If I have good luck. I am not
going back to my, outfit. I am in a
casual outfit, and think that the casu
als will be sent home within the next
couple of months.
"I have found out where my mall is.
It is at the paymaster's office in Paris.
I would write for it If I thought
would be here when It arrived,
but as It takes ten days to get It
here, and do not think I will be here
then, and in that case I would rather
leave It where it is. The last letter
I had from home was one from you
and was dated September 20. I recelv
ed It October 10, the day we came out
of the Champaign drive."
The second letter, dated February 1,
was as follows: ,
"Well, Midge, It seems as though I
can't get away from St. Algnan.
"Last week they sent a bunch of u
Marines to LeMars, supposing to be
on our way to the States, hut after
staying there for a few days, we were
shipped back here again.
The weather has been pretty cold
for the last two weeks, snowing everv
'ay, and riding in the box cars is m
pleasure. There Is no such thing as
getting warm in this country In winter
t'me. We have no fires In our tnnts o
barracks.
"I would sure like to get Jack home
by spring, so I could go to work. 1
am not doing any good over here nov.
that the war Is over, and if I was home
I could be making good use f 'v
time.
"Hoping this finds nil well, 1 nm
"Your loving brother,
"UOY."
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"O yea! I tell you I received
my Xmas box? It was in splendid
snaps and I enjoyed It hugely. I also
received a $5.00 bill from some of my
frlmids. American money look might)
good, after a follow tins hud nothing
but little French soap wrapper for a
spell,
"I want to thank yo.i all very kindly
for the Chrlstman remembrance.
"I haven't received any mall since
December, so guess we all huvo tho
spring fever.
"Ivo and bent regards to all.
"Your son,
"PETK."
The following la a letter received by
Mrs. P, M. I! I ear so n of Gladstone,
from her son, Sergeunt P. M. Rlnoar
on, Jr., now with Company D, 27th
Engineer in France:
Le Chene, France,
Fob. 3, 1919.
"My dear Mother:
"It has been a long time since I
wrote you, but I guess I have excuses
enough, If I should produco them,
"We are near the city of Nantea,
now, and are ready to sail for the
States, but I doubt If we leave for
several weeks or months.
"I am well a run be, but one never
knows when he might take sick In
these parts. The climate hore ia very
much like tbat at home. It is damp and
chilly, but neither very wet or dry
not very warm or cold.
"Tbe main trouble Is that the
French houses are old fashioned.
Heaters are unknown and wood Is
very scarce, so that the little cold
weather we do have raises 'Cain', al
though the natives dont notice It like
we do. A great deal of the wood used
here Is much smaller than the hazel
brush at home, and an arm load ot
It costs 1 12 francs, or about 30
cents.
Lieutenant Thomas N. Burns, a for
mer Gladstone young man, who Is
well known here, and who Is with
Company 2, Service Battalion, Army
schools, writes a letter to the Wo
men's Patriotic Edition of the Morn
ing Enterprise for a dollar greenback
and letter. For many months It was
feared that Lieutenant Burns was
among the missing In action in
France, as he failed to receive letters
from home, and bis letters failed to
reach relatives here. Since being In
France he has been promoted to lieu
tenant. The following Is the letter
just received:
Langres, France.
February 4. 1919
"From Thomas N. Burns, Second Lieu
tenant Infantry.
"Tn thH SMItnr.- -
"To the Editors (Kathryn Slnnott,
Nan Cochran, Dolly Pratt, CIs Pratt
Through Shortest Channels:)
"SubJoct:
"Acknowledgement of Receipt of
One dollar Bill (from Gods Country)
and a dandy letter fall of good cheer.
"Hello Girls!
"P'easo don't think that I am unap
preclatlve or that I have forgotten my
good friends In Oregon City, for such
la not the case. Tlp reason for not
answering your most appreciated let
ter of August 15 was that I Just re
reived It today. Perhaps you would be
surprised to know that I received no
mall from the time we loft our train
ing area for the St. Mihlel front the
first of September until a few days
before Christmas. Am making up for
lost time, however, as I received thir
ty letters today dated from August
to November.
'The efforts you have made, and In
fact, everyone at home, have been
thoroughly appreciated by the boys
over here.
"No doubt you are this very minute
listening to some 'rattle brain' dough
boy telling of some Impossible feat he
has performed, but don't be too rash
In your judgment of him, for the
Ame-lcan doughboy is second to none,
and no honor is too great for him. I
could repeat tales by the hour where
some N. C. O. or even buck private In
the rear rank has proven himself the
'missing link' and turned defeat Into
a decided victory. Often a sergeant
has led a whole company in a drive of
three or four days' duration, with
every man, who could stand on his
rent fighting like hell.
"To Illustrate the fighting, perhaps
you would like to know that they cap
tured papers stating that tbe 91st Di
vision wo lid be In the line on or about
October .tO, and any soldier who cap
tured a man from the 91st U. 8. CI
vision would be given an 18 day leave.
You can't Imagine how a fellow wl'l
fight for an 18-day leave over here,
so It Is needless to say 'Jerry' did his
best.
"Well, to make a long story real
ihort, the 'Wild West' took lis five
day objective and were ready for an
other 'show' in two days. If you think
for a single minute the boys from the
West were not In the fun, Just ask
'Fritz'. He knows to his sorrow.
"Now, I don't want to give you the
lmprslon that the 91st was the only
regiment of heroes over here, for
every division over here has done
wonders, but of course I am more In
terested in the 91st. The 42d, or Rain
bow division has the best record, but
perhaps It had more opportunities,
and who can te'I what others would
have done had their places been re
versed? "We won't speak of casualties, for
I know that every boy, whose name
Is on the Honor Roll can rost undls
urbed In his honored grave, well
knowing that his father, mother, wife
or children win want for nothing as
long as there Is a single star left to
nh'ne in Old Glory.
"My part In the big 'show' has been
io small that It lnn't hardly worthy of
mentioning. I was sent from the St
Mihlel front to Font de la Bonneville
near Langres, France, where men
'rom every division In tie American
nivperlltiomry Forces, who had shown
officer abl'lt'es were given the acid
test,-and were Instructed in the most
modern formulations and tactions.
,
When the smoke cleared away after
six v felts of strenuous efforts on halt
rations, t Stood third In my class.
"We were supposed to leave on
Monday night for the front, where
most fit (he 'shave lulls' took com
ninnd of a company, urn! continued
the drive, On Sunday night order
came from general headquarters for
mo to report to the comniundant of
the army school us an Instructor. Can
you bent It? Of course 'am' orders,
so t said goodbye to the boys, and
took up my new duties, which I am
pleased to sny I have discharged with
moro or less success, s I have bud
two very fa vol able iiientloliliiKS. One
was from a lieutenant column and one
from a colonel,
"Just at present I am living the life
of ease, as the schools are almost flul
In this area (advun- e xotio), bat I
expect to go to (Joudileoiint soon for
reassignment. It's about my leek to
draw a job as Instructor In Russia, but
who would blame a fellow for getting
cold foot on a proposition like that?
"Mis Anderson, an Oregon City
nurse, was visiting for a few hours
last Saturday at Base 53, which Is an
evacuation hospital near here. Bhe
heard that I was at Iaogre. so called
me up, Say, the visit we bad!
"Just a word about the American
Expeditionary nurse Ot course she
ha done wonders, but It ll best ex
pressed as one doughboy put It The
lied Rose of No Man's Land. She has
been mother, sister and sweetheart to
the wounded boys ovor here, and hor
uniform commands as much respect
(and more) than if she wore two stars
on her shoulder.
"I'll not spend that real dollar for
anythtg except Ice cream, but that 1
almost a perfect stranger In France. I
may wait and have a dish with tbe
Goddess of Liberty Somewhere In U
8. A. next summer. I am gong to
spend this week-end In Parts, as I
haven't had a day off since I left
home.
"Thanking you again for your kind
remembrance and wishing yon all the
happiness In the world safe for dem
ocracy, "I remain,
"Your true friend,
"TOM,"
Lieutenant Thomas N. Burns,
Company 2, Service Battalloa Arm?
Schools, A. P. O. 714. A. & F-,
France.
FORUM OF THE PEOPLE
HOW TO AVOID SMUT
Upper Highland Country,
Clackamas County,
Question. What makes BmutT
Answer. The Sun.
My neighbor sowed oats with blue
stone. Half on one side of the road
and half on the other. When it com
menced raining he had to wait three
or four duys before sowing the bal
ance. He vltroiod all the same time
The right hand side sowed before the
rain was not a spear of smut; all nice
beautiful oats A No. 1. Tbe left hand
side waa one third smut, some a foot
long on top and smut below. I took it
to Caldwell's wife. She was surprised
to see It
A teacher from Molulla took his
son's household goods and stayed hero
al night and started to talk about
smut. He said he never had any smut.
I said "That Is funny." t
"I tell you why. I never raise any.
There are some that raise smut in
Palmateer 8ottlement I'll toll you
the reason.
"You sow your grain early?
"Yes, I sow my grain early In the
Settlement. That got out of a boat
didn't raise any smut. Wallace bad
1 1-4 acres which was all smut. I sent
some oats and wheat to the world's
fair, and my neighbor too. He had
Just as good a land as I had. I vitriol
ed It. It was too wet to sow. I took a
shovelful of lime to dry It up so I
could sow it I think that Is what mado
It heavier. Accidentally I put lime on
it. Every furmer ought to lime the
grain and sow It early before the sun
comes out hot In June, and they won't
raise any smut Grain sowed in the
fall never has smut. Lime is good for
the ground and on grain. Farmers
should club together and get a ton
of lime and thoy would have better
grain.
GODFRIED WALLACE
British Hero Visits
Friends in This City
Lieutenant Stephenson and wife ot
London, wore in Oregon City Monday,
where they were dinner guests of Mr.
nd Mrs. E. C. Hackett of Seventeenth
and Washington streets. Lieutenant
Stephenson has buon In the B.itlsh
army, and wears a Victoria cross for
bravery on the battlefield. This was
pluced on his coat by King George,
and he prizes It highly. He was a prls.
oner in a German prison for eight
months, and can tell many harrowing
talcs. Lieutenant and Mrs. Stephen
son are to again be guests at the
Hackett home on Thursday of thla
week.
Manufacturing Co.
Sues on Large Bills
The Blrdsell Manufacturing com
pany entered suit against A. M. Scott
to collect on merchandise alleged to
have been sold to D. Hollderby and
payment was guaranteed by Scott.
The bill amounted to $802.95 and the
plaintiff alleges only $20 had been
paid on this and they ask for a set
tlement of the balunce and $100 attor
ney's fees and $31.40 costs of the
case.
The manufacturing company further
alletres they sold a bill of goods to
Jenkins & Company amounting to
$1098.98 and they claim that Scott
guaranteed the payment and has only
paid $150. They ask a settlement for
the bammfe and interest at per cent,
from March 20, 1913.