Morning Oregonian., December 21, 1918, Page 5, Image 5

TilE 3IORNINO OKKtiOMAJS. SATURDAY, UCilliEIt 31, 191S.
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SIX ARMY HUUISPOinS
NG.U.S.
SOLDIER
Nearly Ten Thousand Landed
on Atlantic Coast.
NUMBER SICK OR VOUNDED
ArrWals Include Montana Man
Whose Lilfe In Action Was
Saved by His Bible.
TvEW YORK. Dec 20. The United
States army transport Henry R. Mal
lory arrived today with 1461 American
soldiers from Bordeaux. Nine hundred
and one were sick or wounded. The
units aboard were headquarters, sani
tary and ordnance departments, head
quarters company, supply company,
band and detachments of Batteries A
and B of the 143d Regiment, Field Ar
tillery, comprising- 10 officers and 492
men, and headquarters of the 65th
Field Artillery Brigade, comprising
three officers and 55 men. The sick
and wounded comprised 32 officers and
S89 men, of whom 30 are bedridden, six
tubercular, one mental case and 8S4
requiring no special attention.
The transport Manchuria from Brest,
carrying 158 officers and 4003 men,
also arrived today. She carries 13 of
ficers and 52 men of the 56th Field Ar
tillery 64 officers and 861 men of the
116th Field Artillery, 51 officers and
1452 men of the 117th Field Artillery,
10 officers and 98 men of the 31st Divi
sion. 10 officers and 66 men of the
106th Ammunition Train, 18 men head
quarters company. 62d Infantry Brig
ade; 10 casual officers and 966 sick
and wounded.
Liner Meaantic Arrives.
Another arrival was the "White Star
liner Megantlc from Liverpool, among
whose 310 passengers were a number
of American, Australian and Canadian
army and naval officers and T. M. C A.
and Red Cross workers.
An Italian Trade Commission, com
posed of Colonel Hugo Fizearello and
Lieutenant Angelo Fanelll also was
aboard.
Among the wounded was Private
Earl House, of Caldwell, Mont., who
exhibited the remnants of a Bible
which he declared saved his life after
he went "over the top" early in Novem
ber. When a German sniper sent a
bullet toward his heart, the book de
flected its course and only a flesh
wound resulted. While lying In No
Man's Land awaiting the stretcher
bearers. House had the satisfaction of
seeing his "buddy" bring down . the
sniper.
Boys Welcomed at Hoboken.
The troops from the Mallory were
given a. stirrinc welcome in Hoboken,
N. J., where they debarked for Camp
Merritt. near by. The soldiers marched
through gayly decorated streets, lined
with cheering throngs.
The United States transport Buiten
lorg arrived in port shortly after noon
from St- Nazaire with 65 officers and
men. There were two officers and 56
men from the 12th anti-aircraft bat
tery and one officer and six men from
the medical detachment of the ninth
and 12th anti-aircraft batteries. The
Buitenzorg was formerly a Dutch ship.
Brigadier-General John L. Hayden,
f the 56th Brigade and Brigadier-General
Robert B. Stelner. of the 62d
Brigade, were among the officers who
returned home on the Manchuria.
Many Show Decorations.
Among the other notables who ar
rived were Sergeant Amado Tomassetti,
of Rochester, N. Y., a. member of the
fifth machine gun battalion, who wore
the croix de guerre with two citations
for smoking out a German dugout after
going "over the top" and capturing
three German Captains and a Colonel.
Corporal Herbert Freeman, 23 years
old, of Montevallo. Alabama, a member
f Company D, 167th Infantry, was one
of the most profusely decorated heroes
aboard the transport, wearing not only
M. distinguished service cross, but the
croix de guerre. He was wounded at
Chateau Thierry on July 26, and for
gallantry in action was decorated by
General Segonne, of the French army.
On March 5, Corporal Freeman, lead
ing five men, encountered a German
patrol of 11 soldiers, killing nine of
them and taking two prisoners.
Captain Philip B. Paul, of Boston, a
Dartmouth man, who fought as a dis
mounted cavalry officer at the head
f a company of' negroes, returned
wearing the croix de guerre.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Dec 20. The
transports Martha Washington and
Mercury came into port today bringing
home from France 3720 officers and
men, including 600 wounded.
Troops to Remain While.
The units Included the 118th Field
Artillery, the 102d, 103d, 104th and
105th casual companies, First Marine
Aviation Force, headquarters company,
116th Field Artillery, and 128 detached
officers and non-commissioned officers
of the 38th (Cyclone) Division.
Major-General H. C. Hodges, return
ing for home assignment; Brigadier
General Julian A. Penn, who com
manded the S8th Division, and Major-
General Winters, of the Medical Corps,
were aboard the Mercury. Most of the
troops will remain here over Christmas.
MERCY CAMPAIGN WAXES
(Continued From First Paise.)
for downtown duty. Canteen workers
are to report to their commander at 9
o'clock this morning, room 400 Orego
nian building.
Guardsmen Will Sweep City..
Preparations are well under way for
the participation of the Multnomah
Guard regiment, which has been or
dered by Colonel Campbell to Red Cross
duty tomorrow. At a luncheon ten
dered by State Chairman W. E. Coman
to Colonel Campbell and his staff, held
yesterday at the Arlington Club, final
details were settled upon. The guards
men will sweep through the city with
thoroughness, and it behooves all Red
Cross members to have their emblems
displayed In the window.
"The call Is also for all men In the
city who are former members of the
Guard." said Colonel Campbell, "to re
port to their old companies for duty at
this time, on account of the extreme
urgency of the Red Cross need. The
Multnomah Guard has taken upon it
self a tremendous responsibility and
will need the assistance of all citi
zens who have been Identified with the
regiment."
With reference to the outer-state
situation. Campaign Manager Wltham
last night admitted that little improve
ment had been shown.- He has asked
all lodges in Oregon to pass resolu
tions for 100 per cent membership and
has given complete charge of enroll
ment Sunday to Mrs. Sadie Orr-Dunbar.
Every minister in the state has been
urged to solicit his congregation for
complete enrollment.
Government Island 100 Per (Teat.
Multnomah County's first 100 per
per cent record, for any specified dis
trict, is claimed by Government Island.
According to the figures compiled by
County Manager Fixott that district
completed Its task early yesterday. -
City Campaign Auditor Bortzmeyer Is
certain that some Red Cross solicitor
encountered the meanest man In Amer
ica sometime yesterday, when a leaden
50-cent piece was handed In as part
payment for a membership. The
spurious coin has been nailed to one of
the pillars of Liberty Temple, with
Auditor Bortzmeyer's terse caption
flaunting above it "For the Red Cross,
from a counterfeit American "
Both state and city have lagged.
admit officials, but three full days re
main in which to redeem the situation.
nto those days, by dint of every effort
the campaigners can command and
through the assistance of other units
which have been summoned to aid. the
leaders expect to force the remainder
f the membership task.
COTTAGE GROVE LEADS LAXE
Eugene Has Yet Nearly Half of Bed
Cross Quota to Fill.
EUGENE, Or- Dec 20. (Special.)
With 4000 new members reported up to
tonight. Lane County has yet nearly
half of Its self-apportioned Red Cross
uota to fill In the Christmas member
ship campaign.
The Cottage Grove district, of which
C. M. Shinn is the chairman, is lead
ing the county for proportionate re
sults with more than 600 new members
to its credit. Eugene, according to W.
F. Gilstrap, county chairman, has been
lagging, but picked up somewhat to
day, when more than 300 pledges were
turned In at headquarters.
Nine thousand members by Christ
mas is the mark which the county com
mittee has set as the goal for its workers.
BUCKS PARADE TONIGHT
BETWEEN 350 AND 400 MA
CHINES WILL BE EXHIBITED
teen, commanded by Mrs. Ferdinand E.
Reed, who will take charge of street
corner sales.
Tonight the street corners in the
down-town section will be given over
to the Elks Lodge, at Broadway and
Washington: the Ad Club, at Sixth and
Alder; the Rotary Club, at Sixth and
Morrison; and the Progressive Busl
ness Men's Club, at Broadway and Mor
rison.
Each of these organizations will have
entire charge of its own programme,
with novel stunts and special speakers.
The Elks will display for the first time
their banner of 100 per cent member-
chip In the Red Cross Christmas roll
call. Arrangements for the street fea
tures were made at the suggestion of
Miss Getta Wasserman, state executive
secretary.
Churchgoers Will Be Asked to Join.
Tomorrow, notwithstanding the fact
that it is Sunday, the campaign will
tro forward on the assertion that "the
better the day the better the deed." It
will be enrollment Sunday in all
churches throughout the state. In Port
land 100 soldiers of the spruce division
will visit all churches, securing mem
berships among the congregations.
Several ministers have already ap
prised headquarters of their determina
tlon to enlist their congregations to
100 per cent.
Territories assigned to Red Cross
canteen workers today are announced
by Mrs. Ferdinand E. Reed, commander,
as follows: Mrs. E. N. Howe, lieutenant,
Fifth to the river, Washington to Tay
lor; Mrs. R. S. Stearns, lieutenant. Fifth
to Tenth, Washington to Taylor; Mrs.
Henry Rothschild, Fifth to the river,
Washington to Pine; Mrs. Grace E.
Fairbanks, lieutenant, Fifth to Tenth,
Washington to Pine. Members of the
canteen who are now serving in th
house-to-house canvass are ordered in
Oregon's Preparation for Handling
Transportation Situation 'to
Be Demonstrated.
Some three miles of trucks, mobilized
to demonstrate Oregon's preparedness
to help solve the transportation prob
lem, will traverse the principal down
town strets of Portland tonight.
Assurances have been given that be
tween 350 and 400 trucks, expected to
be the largest fleet ever assembled In a
Western city, will be in the line, which
will form at Twelfth and Yamhill
streets at 8 o'clock.
The parade will be staged under the
auspices of the highway transport
committee of the Nattonal Council of
Defense, for which Julius L. Meier is
chairman for Oregon, Washington and
Idaho. Photographs of the parade will
be sent to Washington, D. C
Vehicles in the line will include ISO
to 200 trucks owned by dealers, fleets
in operation by business concerns.
floats and a number of automobile
stages, according to members of the
committee in charge of the parade. A
fleet of spruce division trucks also is
expected to participate. A spruce band
and the Multnomah Guard band have
been invited to march.
The route of the parade will be as
follows: Form at Twelfth and Yam
hill strets, proceed east on Yamhill to
Fourth, north on Fourth to Morrison,
west on Morrison to Tenth, north on
Tenth to Alder, east on Alder to
Fourth, north on Fourth to Stark and
west on Stark to Tenth, where the pa
rade will be disbanded.
iAFETY
FIRST
Avoid the crowds of the de
partment stores and do your
Christmas shopping in comfort
and safety at the specialty
stores. You pay no more,
and secure better service.
ManrlscuStreetaiJ
YANKS LOSE 21 BALLOONS
FETAL AIR BATTLES DESCRIBED
IX OFFICIAL- REPORT.
American Aviators, Attacked by En-
emj Craft, Forced to Jump and
Abandon Machines.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. During the
last allied offensive, between Septem
ber 26 and November 11, 21 American
balloons were lost. A report on the
balloon companies of the First Army
In France made public today by the
War Department shows 15 balloons
were destroyed by German airplanes
and six by sheila, and the enemy lost
at least 60.
An idea of how hot was the action In
which the American units were engaged.
was indicated by the statement that
the Eleventh Balloon Company was at
tacked four times on October C and
that Lieutenants J. A. McDevitt and
G. D. Armstrong, attached to this com
pany, were forced to jump twice to
escape enemy attacks. Lieutenant
W. J. R. Taylor, Sixth Company, and
Lieutenants B. T. Burt and J. A. HIggs,
Seventh Company, also made four
jumps each, American officers In all
during the offensive making 30 para
chute jumps.
Lieutenant D. M. Reeves, a. student
observer with the Seventh Company,
was in the air only four hours and
made three parachute jumps, two bal
loons being burned over his head.
Major-General Summerall. in a com
munication to the commanding officer
of the corps balloon group, commended
the companies for their work.
Freight Cars Are Delayed.
Derailment of nine freight cars of ex
tra freight train No. 2801, at Drain Or.,
on the Southern Pacific, was reported
yesterday to Railroad Administration
headquarters. The accident happened
at 11:40 A. M., and delayed passenger
traffic slightly. One car jumped the
rails near a switch and carried over
six others, while two left the rails, but
did not overturn. Wrecking crews
from Roseburg and Eugene were sent
to the scene.
Seattle Engineer Recommended.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Dec 20. Representative Miller
of Washington recommends R. H.
Thomson of Seattle, for appointment to
succeed the late Logan Waller Page as
director of the United States Office of
Public Roads. Mr. Thomson was for 18
years engineer of Seattle.
Influenza on Decline.
WASHINGTON, Dec 20. Although
Influenza still prevails in virtually all
Array camps at home, a report today
by the Surgeon-General showed a de
cline in the number of cases for the
week ending Dederaber 13 as compared
with the preceding week. Total cases
were 3630. a decrease of 426.
Family Has Influenza.
Mrs. John C. Shlllock and son, who
have been seriously ill with the Influ
enza, at the family home, 568 East
Forty-second street North, are con
valescing. Mr. Shillock has been strick
en with the malady and although his
condition Is not alarming he will not
be able to leave his home for 10 days.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
nian. Phone Main 7070, A 6095.
Keep the family together. Go to see
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in her newest
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Little Miss Hoover
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Other Paramount Pictures starring
Marguerite Clark are "Out of a Clear
Sky , "Uncle Tom's Cabin", "Prun
ella", "Rich Man, Poor Man", "Seven
Swans.'
Consult the Amusement Advertisements for th
theatres showing Paramount and Artcraf t Pictures.
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FISH SUES IMH5INC
LiECTtTRES AND DEMONSTRA
TIONS CREATE' DEMAND.
Mrs. Evelene Spencer Tells of Her
Work With TJnited States
Bureau of Fisheries.
"People In San Francisco and the bay
cities do not know their own fish,"
says Mrs. Evelene Spencer, who re
turned yesterday for the holidays. "I
have been Informed by big fish men
who are in position to know that our
lectures and demonstrations have
doubled the sales of fresh fish in the
markets of San Francisco."
Mrs. Spencer now Is representing the
United States Bureau of Fisheries and
her specialty Is lecturing on and cook
ing the cheaper and less-known fish
In order to carry out the slogan of the
bureau of "eat more fish." Dan Kella
her had Mrs. Spencer demonstrating
fish as an aid to the municipal fish
market and when her work In this
city was through, the Bureau of Fish
eries employed her. Since she has been
In California a number of fish packers
have offered her a position.
"Housewives In San Francisco are
scarcely acquainted with their mack
era, their shad, the sardine and
similar fish which, properly prepared.
are as good as salmon. They are
Ignorant of the Tuna fish tribe, such
as the skipjack, the boneta, and these
and other excellent fish go begging.
They know sardines when canned, but
are not familiar with the uncanned
fish."
BAKER MURDER IS MYSTERY
Officers Cnable to Locate Slayer of
Ira Langley.
BAKER, Or.. Dec. 20. (Special.)
District Attorney Levens and Deputy
Sheriffs Pierce, Preston and Henlnger
returned today from Rye Valley, where
they have been Investigating the mur
der of Ira Langlev, prominent cattle
man. The officers are convinced that
the murderer approached the scene of
the crime on horseback, having followed
the creek bed for two miles and then
climbing the steep bank of the creek
and lying In wait for his victim.
Stubs of four cigarettes and an empty
shell Indicated that he bad lain In wait
for some time.
Mr. Langley. accompanied by Qulncy
Cartwrlght and Tony Justus. were
driving a herd of cattle when tne
former was killed. ' His companions
helped him from his horse and his last
words were: "All that I have belongs
to my wife and children."
The officers have no clue as to the
Identity of the murderer and the mo
tive for the crime is a mystery.
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A Royal Entertainment,
of a Patriotic Little
Woman Who Believes
That Uncle Sam Is
' Worth Supporting in
Peace As Well As
in War.
JUST LIKE GOOD FOOD
YOU'LL RELISH THIS.
The Prize Steer
of the Pacific International Livestock
Show was purchased by
The Portland Hotel
and is now being served in appetizing
fashion.
The Portland Hotel
Under
Management of Richard V. Childs
Arrange to take your Chrismas Dinner at the Portland.
Dinner, $1.50 Dancing 6 to 8
Music in both dining-room and grille.
NEW SHOW SUNDAY
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LAST
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Cecil B. DeMille's
Special Production
"THE
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An all-star east, including-
Elliott Dexter, The
odore Roberts and oth
ers of equal importance
AND
Burton
Holmes
Travelogue
and the
MUTT AND
JEFF
Cartoon
are being" shown
for the last times.
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