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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1919, OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE Published E. E. BR0OIE, Entered at Oregon City, Oregon. Subscription Rates: Oat year 1 fix Months Trial Subscription. Two Month . Subscriber wUI find the date of expiration stamped on their papert fol lowtna their diim. If last payment I a not credited, kindly notify ua, en. ta matter will receive our attention. Advertising Rates on application. BOYS OVER HERE Lieutenant Andrew Koerner, former Oregon City boy, but recently of Portland, where he entered the service of the United States army has arrived safely in New York fvoiu overseas service. The young man is among the Oregon heroes, who were decorated In France for bravery. He is with the 362d Infantry, and will soon arrive at Camp Lewis, Wash where he will receive his honorab'e discharge. Lieutenant Koerner. is the son of Mrs. Rudolph Koerner, of Portland. He has a host of friends in Oregon City. Ra a The name of William Helsby of Oregon City, appears in the list of names of young men arriving safely In New York from France. He is with Company G, 162d Infantry. (!) tl The last word received firora Alva Wade by his parents, Mr. and Mrs H. C Wade of Carus, was that ho .vas still in a hospital in Southern France. This young man was on the firing line for four months, and was among the Clackamas county boys who saw much service while overseas. He has two brothers still in the service. These are Miles C Wade and Pearl O. Wade. SUles Wade is with the ma rines Pi Rl Sergeant Richard Friedrich, who Isj witt the Fifth Company, 161 Depot Brigade, United States army, Is still stationed at Camp Grant, Illinois and is looking rorward to the tirno when he will receive his honorable discharge from the army, so as to re turn home to Oregon City. Ea fca Fred McKechnie, who recently re ceived his honorable discharge from the nary and stationed at Mare Is land, is now in San Francisco, in the newspaper business. "Mac" was for merly night editor of the Morning En terprise, and after entering the serv ice at Mare Island, was an editor on the "Short Circuit," a publication is sued by the young men stationed on the Island. He is now associate ed itor of "The Pacifio Soldier and Sailor," a Journal of reconstruction, published monthly for the men who won our wars. This publication is a most creditable one, and is filled with many interesting articles, and the cartoons that appear each month, and also the illustrations add to the attractiveness of the magazine. Mc Kechnie has taken up the associate editorship of the magazine as a side Issue, as he is also connected with the San Francisco News. The Pacific Soldier and Sailor is published in Portland, Oregon. Ea P3 Lieutenant Lee J. Caufield has found the grave of his brother, the late Sergeant Waldo Caufield, an Oregon City hero who fell in battle in France. Lieutenant Caufield spent several days before he found the grave of his brother, and although marked, the young man toiled for several days carving the name and date of his death on a stone, which he carried to the spot. He also dec orated the grave, and will bring a picture of the place where Sergeant Caufield sleeps in France. Sergeant Caufield had been cited for bravery some time previous to his last action in battle, and the parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Caufield, have received the Croix de Guerre presented to the young man by the French gov ernment for his bravery and heroic deeds performed on the battlefield. B 61 The dollar greenback and letter sent to Lieutenant L. J. Caufield last August by the Patriotic Edition of the Morning Enterprise, has at last reached its destination, after follow ing the young man many places. Word to this effect was recently re ceived by the committee, for which Lieutenant Caufield thanked the do nators. This was the first American army money he has seen since arriv ing overseas. He also sent the com mittee a magazine published in France. PS Corporal Samuel E. Todd, who is at the U. S. Base Hospital, Ward 4, Fort Bliss, Texas, recovering from an operation for appendicitis, has written the following letter dated April 2, to his mother, Mrs. V. M. Todd, of West Linn: "Dear Mother: . "Will answer your most welcome letter I received a few days ago. 1 was sure glad to hear from home once more, and to hear that every one at home was feeling well, and getting along fine. "I am up most of the time, but don't expect to get out of the hospital for another month. My side is still running, but doesn't hurt me. "You speak about my company be ing close at hand. They are about 450 miles closer to home. They are at Fort Wingate, N. M., but 1 don't think I will be with my company for a month or so." a fca A letter from Sergeant George M. Hinkley, of the Medical Detachment, Fourth United States Engineers, who try Friday. Editor and Publisher. Postofrice at second-class matter. - OVER THERE is in France, says he Is in the best of health. He was a former Canby boy, but enlisted with the Washing ton men. He was at Pungenheim when writing. In his letter - Sergeant Hinkley says: 'The job I am on now, is a part of the Army of Occupation, and haven't the slightest idea when our return to the United States will be, but In all probability not for some time. "Since we have been here I have made a trip to Coblenz, and also to several of the towns in this vicinity and along the Maselle river. In a few days, if things work as I expect them to. I will be on my way to Taris to visit an old pal of mine, who is due to return home soon, and I want to see him before he goes. "The weather here has been rather severe, but has moderated somewhat, although occasionally we have a slight fall of snow. "The boys have pretty good places now. All of them are In the dry, somewhat different from what it was in France during our last time In the Argonne. There wasn't a day for six weeks that I was dry, and two nights that I had a dry place to sleep. That was while we were near Crisy and Sepsarges. Oh, it's a great life If you don't weaken." t3 S3 Sergeant Elvin W. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Smith of Park place, has arrived at Camp Lewis, and is to be mustered out of service within a few days, and return to his home. He Is suffering from a lame foot, and has been in the hospital in France since last December, Ser geant Smith was a member of the 116th Engineers, but was unable to return to the United States with the men that were sent home. He has many exciting experiences to relate while in France, and has done his share to help win the war. He is the grandson of W. H. Smith, one of the oldest pioneers of Parkplace, and a Civil war veteran, and an uncle, Fred Smith, of Gladstone, was in the Spanish-American war. Although many letters had been written the young man, none have been received by him in France since last Decem ber, while he was in the hospital. Pa The following letter has been re ceived by Mrs. G. W. H. Miller from her son, Private W. D. (Ted) Miller: Tours, France, March 191, 1919. "Dear Mother: "We have been ready to leave for two weeks. We were going the lath, then the 17th, and now the 20th, if our transportation is on hand. We have turned in all our surplus bag gage. We are drilling and rolling packs every few days for inspection. Tne detail that went to Brest to arrange for quarters sent word that we would have good quarters, good eats and sail 'toot sweet', so If we have decent luck, will be 'jake.' "It is raining today, bo our chances are good to get away tomorrow. "I put the Youth's Companion to double service that you sent me. I had to empty my bed tick and turn it in. The next morning I woke up feel ing like a hind quarter in a refrigerat or, so I spread the Youth's Compan ions under me the next night and was warm. "Well, don't catch the flu or any. thing, till I get there anyway. "Love to all, "TED." Word was received since the above letter was written that Ted will be in New York April 24, and Is on the Manchuria on his way home no.v Another Oregon City boy is Russell Fauley, Bon of Mr. and Mrs. J. A Fauley of Canemah, who is in the same company as Miller, this being the 9Sth Aero Squadron. fa E3 S Corporal Albert F. Neil, son of Os car H. Neal, editor of the Escalon Tribune, of Escalon, San Joaquin county, California, and brother of Mrs. Carl Green of this city, writes to relatives from Camp Meade, Mary land, the following letter: "Well, I am still in the army and don't know yet when I will be able to get out. "They are recruiting a permanent Tank Corps for the regular army, and won't let us out until that is organ ized. Of course, special efforts are directed to keeping us men that have seen action, because we are already trained and the Tank Corps requires a long and expensive training, but so far I have held out for an immedi ate discharge, and expect to get it some time within the next Bix weeks or so. It can't be any too soon to suit me. "There are too many things in my young life to make me care to stay in the army. I wanted to do what I could when the war was on and en Joyed every minute up at the front; but soldiers in the time of peace is too narrow a vocation for me to waste my time in. "Already I have had offers of em ployment in a lot of places. Have been offered $225 a month and board with a construction and building firm in France (Stone & Webster), and one of the lieutenants In our com pany Is manager of an American Mln ng company in China and wants ight of us to fa back there with him. !Ie says he will pay us $2500 a year ind transportation there. So far I do not know what I will do, but hardly think I wil ever settle down in a print shop again after having practic ally lived out of doors for a year and a half. I must have room to swing around in now. Not that I am any bigger than I was, but things are dif ferent "I suppose you have read In the pa pers out there of the citation I re ceived. I have already a clipping con taining a copy of It. As soon as I got out of this army. I will take a trip to Escalon and tell you all about it. It really wasn't any more than Just good time to me, though I will admit that several times during that day 1 was "scared clean through' and didn't expect to get out with a whole skin Wisher and myself were the only ones In our crew to pull through whole. Four were killed (one right on top of me) and the other five wound ed. AVIll tell you all about it some day. "Have been having regular winter weather here today. Snow, freezing and lots of wind. Makes me long for California." Fl Pi Rj Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Richardson have received the following letter from their son. Private Charles Rich ardson: "On der Rhine." NVmired. Germany. March 25, 191 "Dear Mother and Dad: "Your letter of February 27 at hand, and I was sure glad to hear from you. Was also glad to hear you were in good health. I wish you would write often, as we do not know how long we will be here. "I have received a letter from 'Jamesy again the other day. Yes, I heard that Hob Green was a ser geant in the artillery here. Give him my best regards. He was sure lucky In getting to come home so soon Kent Moody sends his regards. 'Kent Moody and I are still still in the garage office. Sure it Is a gov ernment garage. You don't think we would work in a German garage, did you? Ha! Ha!! "We had another 'shot" in the arm. "It is snowing a little today. "I met a 'buddie out of old Com pany D the other night He is In the Second Division. "Yes, I received a couple of letters from Irl Horton. He said he expect ed to start for home soon. "Love to all X X X OOO "Your loving son, "CHARLES." Private Charles Richardson, Hdq. Troop, Third Corps. A. P. O. 754, A. E. F. )ca r a The following letter has been re ceived by Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Green from their son, W. Clyde Green, writ ten March 13, at Issoudun, France: "Dear Mother and Dad: "Received your most welcome let ters yesterday, and was surely glad to hear from you again. This is the first time 1 have received any mail from you for a week. "Well, we are getting some sun shiny weather now, and it seems a lot better.. We were having some rotten weather for awhile. "Last night I was down in the bath house talking to a fellow from Salem, and someone said: "Are you from Oregon?' and I said 'yes.' Well, he said, 'I am rrom Portland." When I turned around there was the engin eer captain standing there. We had quite a talk together. He brought over a number of the 20th Engineers with him. "We haven't heard anything yet as to when we will be leaving for home I guess they are getting all they can out of us Before turning us loose. I received a dollar bill all O. K. in Dad's letter, and was glad to get it and also glad to hear that you had received the two packages I sent you "I get quite a bit of news out of the Morning Enterprises, and I show ed them to a fellow by the name or Rabick, from Tualatin, Oregon. "All we are doing now is laboring work. The flying has ceased, and so they are making regular engineers out of us. "Well, there is nothing to write about nowadays. All that is happen ing is that we are Just anxiously awaiting for our time to go home. "Give the family my love. "Your loving son, "CLYDE." W. Clyde Green, A. E. F., A. P, 724, United States Army. 0. Leslie Wievesiek Is On Way Home Leslie Wievesiek, son of Rev. and Mrs. F. Wievesiek, who has been in the Marine service for the past eight months, has received his honorable discharge a id vlll be home within a few days. The young man was to have sailed for France the day after the armistice had been signed, and had been Issued his overseas clothing and other articles needed. He was disap pointed in not being able to go. He was a sniper for his company. His brother, Lieutenant Alvln Wievesiek, who was in the army for eight months, was stationed at Fort Sills, Oklahoma, Camp Taylor, Ky., and also in South Carolina. He was with the artillery and received his commission at amp Taylor. He re turned to Oregon Cty some time ago. Both young men enlisted about the same time. SUES ON BOARD BILL Mrs. J. W. Collins entered suit against Charles E. Palmer Monday to collect $180 alleged to be due on a board bill. Plaintiff claims she boarded and did the the washing of the defendant from October 15, 1912 to June 11, 1917, and said it was worth $20 a week but that he had paid only $42 on the bill. According to complain he boarded there all the time except about nine weeks when he was away. CLACKAMAS MEN MAKE GOOD IN U. S. SERVICE Captain Lowell R. Munohard of this city, captain of Company 0, now in England, Is to leave soon for Rus sia, according to a cablegram receiv ed by his wife, of Portland. In the cablegram Captain Mam-hard says a letter will follow explaining as to his leaving for that country. Captain Ulanchard was captain of Company G when that company left for the Mexican bonier, and was among the first to respond to his country's call during I ho Kuropoan war, when the United States be came involved. He has been stationed with his company In England, tat the most of the time at Southampton, and has also been at Liverpool and other placi's In England. He has also been in France. He Is the eldest son Captain Lowell Blanchard of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ulanchard ot this city. He was born and reared in this city, and was residing here when entering the service of the United Stutes army. Mrs. Ulanchard and two little children. Marvin and Evelyn, are making their home in Portland during the absence ot the husband and father overseas. From lieutenant to captain Eldon Ulanchard has recently been promot ed. He is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ulanchard of this city, and Is a brother of Captain loweil Ulanchard. There two Clackamas county men have made good In tho army. Captain Eldon Ulanchard was a lieutenant when Company G went to the Mexican border, and when leaving here for Europe was first lieu tenant. 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E OF 91 ST ARE ON WAY NEW YORK, April 14 -Detach nientH of tho 91st Division arrived on the steamer Edward l.uckcnharh. which brought .185 troops. Details included S4 officers and XZS9 men ot the 362d Infantry, comprising regi mental headquarters, battalion and companies A, ll.C, and 1, 1st battal ion headquarters, and companies A It and C of the 361st Infantry, the 316th mobile ordnance repair shop and casuals. The men will go for demobilisa tion to Camps Kearney, Lewis, Dlx Iodge. Funston, Grunt. Sherman and Taylor. The American transport Florldan arrived today with members of the 346th machine gun battalion, includ ing headquarters, medical detach ment and companies A and R, total ing 8 officer. 3S3 men destined for Camps Kearney, Funnton. Dodge and lewis; and parts of the 362d Infant ry, Including 3d battalion headquar ters, companies C. I, A, I. and M medical and ordnance detachment and supply company. 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We recall that during the recent campaign in which the Portland Journal succeeded in taking away from the up state press the delinquent tax list publications, and also succeeded in reducing the rate to be paid for the publica tion of legal advertisements, Colonel Young's paper was one of four in the entire state that supported the leg islation proposed by the Journal in opposition to the wishes of the country press. The Portland Journal had the support of the Coquille Sentinel in its efforts to cur tail the revenues of the newspapers outside of Portland, and Colonel Young was especially warm in his advo cacy of the measure for the abolition of the publication of delinquent tax lists. The gallant Colonel failed to see beyond the end of his classic nose, and shouted for the repeal of the law because his paper did not happen to get the business, and his utterances were repeatedly republished in the Journal, which used the Colonel's words to prove the truth of its own propaganda. Hut the worm has evidently turned. Some years ago the Colonel was mixed up in a scheme to get some money for his paper out of the Coos County taxpayers and now the ungrateful Juurnal cites its one-time friend, Colonel Young, as one of the grafters in the publishing business in Oregon. Therefore, Brother Young says the proper name for Mr. Sam Jackson is Joab, and the Oregonian undertakes to show that some other name would fit better. Maybe. In any case the Colonel has occupied the wonderful position of standing on both sides of the fence, though not at the same time, and here's hoping he'll stay put. The misguided man has our sympathy. the 9!t division, which consists of Washington. Oregon, Colorado, Nov ada, I'tah. Idaho, Montana and Wy oming national army troops, arrived here today. Parkplace Man Raises Asparagus The first home-grown asparagus to be brought to the local market arriv ed Tuesday morning, and was grown by E. I.. Pope of Parkplace. 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