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TltE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, TROOPS MET EMOTION U JOY Great City Turns Out en Masse to Greet Jroops. VICTORY WAY IS PACKED Every Effort Made to Give Battle- Scarred Veterans Warm Re membrance of Day. ContlniK-l From First Pise l dows of UuUdings along the line of march. All in all. Portland ptuf out her hand and showed herself promd of her same lad nii it aDoeared to be a 50-50 nrnnnaition i one giu-.ed upon the puffed chests of the bo- in olive drab, for ihev. too. were piowd of the old home town. Mayor Baker. Emery Olrastead. chairman of the general -reception and welfare committee: Brig-.idier-General Charles F. Beebe and Mrs. Vern X. Walton boarded the first section at Bonneville. General Beebe. national guard of Oregon, represented Governor Withvcombe. while Mrs. Walton is the wife of Lieutenant "Walton, battery C. a Portland man. Mayor Baker handed Colonel Kerfoot the key to the city. A large committee appointed by the general reception and wedfare com mittee, the Red Cross, war camp com munity service and the -anteen service greatly assisted the men who did not have friends or relatives here to meet them. DAY TO BE LONG REMEMBERED Portland Accords Ovation Like Nothing Ever Before GEven. Just such an ovation has Portland never accorded any band of men that encountered by the sturdy, awing inir bovs of the 63th from Lhe time thev passed beneath the "welcome arch fronting the union station at Irv ing and Sixth streets until tney swun into the municipal auditorium. Through humanity-lined avenue resonant with cheers, fluttering th loved colors, snowed with confett they marched. Bells rang and whis ties shrieked, yet it wasn't a clamor ous welcome. It wasn't a vociferous welcome. Port land's vocal faculties well, it's, not surprising that they displayed a bit hoarseness. But exultant hearts were back of the ovation, 30.000 or more them, and the home-clasped veteran knew it. They felt it. It was an hour and a day too deeply etched in the memories of those 94 marchers ever to be effaced. For them the cheers rang out. for them V ictory Way was brilliant, for them the flag were flaunted, for them the eyes were misty. It was a royal, a glorious wel come. It was the sound or the old familiar bugle call of "assembly" and "first call" that broke the spell of that glad hour of embraces and at 4:4a the pro cession of stalwarts began to form be fore the station on Sixth street. At a few minutes past 5 o'clock the tri umphal march began. Heading th columns was the escort of the chiefs police car. followed by the commander, Colonel Kerfoot. flanked right and left by Mayor Baker and Mayor C. K. Gates, the mayor of Medford. Proudly front Ing the marchers then came the colonel's staff. Next came the regi mental band those players left with the contingent. Headquarters company and supply company were followed by batteries C and D. Leading batteries K and F came the Multnomah Guard band which bad discoursed martial strains as the troop trains emptied their smile- wreathed passengers at the station. Bringing up the rear of the columns came a company of overseas men. from both army and navy, organized by Cap tain James O. Convill from among Portland's returned warriors. Under Mrs. Ferdinand E. Reed as commander, there marched three -fine lines of Red Cross canteen members, especially invited into the parade by Captain Martin W. Hawkins, member of the regiment, whose sister serves with the canteen. At the rear swung a long line of Salvation Army women and lassies. Conspicuous in the, pa rade. as members admitted through -pecial courtesy of the officers, there Joarched William Reidt. "father" of the old third Oregon, and Captain William Hardy, navy veteran, of I'erry expedi tion fame. The parade passed up Sixth street, which was decked out for the occasion as never before with pennants of the national colors, bunting, banners, spe eially designed shields, topped with flag festoons on white-garbed lamp posts. It was truly Victory Way, as the street has been named for the home-welcoming occasions. Before Liberty temple, at Morrison, the pro cession crossed on Morrison to Third and thence made its way to the audi torium. Silently the marchers paid tribute as they made the turn before Liberty tern pie. For there stood the temporary monument, erected in memory of the brave boys never to return from the fields of Mars. Garlanded with flow ers, banked about with greenery and guarded by a soldier and a sailor, the emblem was eloquent in its symbolism. At interval along the line of march the proud watchers tossed out flowers and confetti. From the Meier & Frank store great quantities of pure white confetti was tossed over the marching artillerymen. It was one of the greatest crowds that ever gathered in the city along a mile stretch of street that greeted the returning boys. Sidewalks were jammed to point of suffocation. Win dows and doors were alive with citi- ina of every age and nationality. Koof tops by the score were festive with spectators. And all these were repaid for the minutes and the hours they waited by the thrilling, the In spiring, the emotion-gripping view that was theirs. Even as early as 2:30 o'clock the throngs on the Victory Way had begun to gather. Some of the on lookers wore badges bearing the in scription. "We're glad you're back." and countless others carried flags In their hands. Never has the city witnessed a bet ter arranged or better conducted pa rade. Iue credit reflects on the spe cial committee which planned this fea ture of tho demonstration. It was headed by Robert Krohn. Other mem bers were R. W. ChiUis. H. A. Biaes unr. C. S. Loveland and W. J. Roope. Hundreds of relatives and warm hearted friend.- came to Portland from .v,-r the state to participate in the demonstration. Transportation lines feit the burden of bringing them in and hotelsfourd it bond tlieir ability to are ftr the visitors. "STILL RAIDED AND ALLEGED MOONSHINERS CAPTURED IX LANE COUNTY. 30 OHKlltS WITH TIIK 65TII lour Arr from rortUntl and Six From Other Oregon Towns. Officer cf t tlih who arreniianM tae iwo ifatUaUoiiA tq thi c-ty re: I Photo by Martin. OFFICERS AM) PART OF CONFISCATED STILI 1 LANE COUNTY WOODS. MAN WITHOUT COAT IS H. W. BfcrCHINGHAM, ONE OF ALLEGED MOONSHINERS CAPTURED. EUGENE. Or.. Feb. 16. (Special.) Eastern Lane county enjoyed all of the thrills of a real old Tennessee mountain moonshine still raid, just such as are told of in tales of the "beyond-the-bluegrass" country, Wednesday, when Sheriff red Stickles and officers of the Internal revenue department raided a cleverly hidden still and arrested its operators n a ravine in the .hills three miles northeast of Coburg. Acting on a chance remark dropped by a drunken-man arrested y the sheriffs deputies, the officers went to the Coburg neighborhood Tuesday and, after a search, located the still by following a small stream from which the alleged distillers, Virgil Clover and H. W. Buchingham, secured the water necessary for their operations. The arrests followed. Colon &1 Bttr.jamin H. Kerfoot, command ing. whoo home in in Kansas City, Mo. Captain 1-id ward AT. Howelt adjutant, Ietroit. Milch.; Captain Martin W. Haw kins, coniinandinar 2d battalion. Port land, Or.; Captain Edward W. Van Horn, battery E, Hood River. Or.; Capta.n William F. 'Marquat, battery C, Seattle, Wash.; First Lieutenant Philip F. Mur ray, battery L. Cleveland, O. ; First Lieutenant Charles S. Greenwood, Cameron, Mo.; First Lieutenant Howard R. yehroyer. battery C. Portland, Or.; First Lleutemtnt Vern N. Walton, Port land. Or.; First Lieutenant Albert, R. DeBursh, sufply company, Portland, Or.; First Lieutenant Frederick W. Steiwer, Pendleton, Or., battery F; First Lieutenant Fned D. MacDonald, Ster ling. Kan.; First Lieutenant Jesse W. Drain. Bellingham, Wash., assistant adjutant; First Lieutenant Herbert V. Mellenger, commanding medical de tachment. Berkeley, Cal.; First Lieuten ant John B. Haines, medical detachment. Philadelphia, P. First Lieutenant James K. Buchanan, adjutant 2d battal ion, Dillsboro. C.; First Lieutenant Alfred C. Oliver, chaplain. Ocean City, X. J.; Second Lieu'tenant John Ferguson, personal adjutant. Marshneld, Or.; Sec ond Lieutenant John F. Munro, com manding headquarters company,' Los Angeles, Cal.; Second Lieutenant Clyde P. Cowglll. Topeka, Kan.; Second Lieu tenant James C. lvoepke, Eugtne, Or.; Second Lieutenant Charles Walker, Creswell, Or.; Second Lieutenant Elmer A. Rose. Roswell, N. M.; Second Lieu tenant Charles W. Herbert, adjutant 3d battalion, Washington, D. C. ; Second Lieutenant Alexander T. Schick, Post Falls. Jdaho; Second Lieutenajit Ha Ft Blackman, Weather ford, Tex.; Second Lieutenant Robert R. Strehlow, Wau paca, Wis.; Second Lieutenant Arthur C. Parker, Flint, Mich.; First Lieuten ant Benjamin C. King, Cottage Grove, Or.; Robert Hower, Y. M. C. A. representative. WITH THE BOYS OF THE 65TH SEATTLE PREPARES WELCOME Members of 65th Artillery Will Be Entertained. SEATTLE, Feb. 17. All Seattle pre pared today to welcome home tomor row 40 officers and 900 men of the iilth coast artillery regiment, organ zed in the Puget sound district, upon their rettlrn from overseas service. Breakfast service for men arriving early will be provided, with & luncheon for the entire contingent at the Ma sonic temple. A parade througH the business streets by the artillerymen with wel coming bands and other units is sched uled for noon. Automobile ridea in the afternoon and theater attractions at night will be provided, with a dinner under auspices of the National League for Women's Service, and a grand bail following. The artillerymen will leave Seattle Wednesday morning for Camp Lewis, heir demobilization point. PEXDLETOX GIVES GREETING Several- Thousand Welcome Soldiers and Red Cross Canteen Busy. PENDLETON. Or., Feb. 17. Special.) Several thousand people stood In rizzling rain here this morning wait- ng to welcome the heroes or the both artillery en route home. Though Colo nel Kerfoot had promised a short pa rade here, the order was changed be cause so much lime had already been lost. The first section stopped about 10 minutes, arriving at 7:30. but the sec ond section, which arrived, at S:55, re mained for half an hour. The Hed Cross canteen section erved sandwiches, cofle. fruit and I igarettes to the boys who mingled with the crowd. Lieutenant fcteiwer as joined by his wife and little aughter who accompanied him tu ortland. Vancouver Citizens Participate. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Feb. 17. (Spe- lal.) .Many from Vancouver today went to Portland to take part in the celebration for the reluming heroes to be held there this evening. There are uite a number of Vancouver and larke county young men in the divi- ion returning. George M. Davison of his city was a classmate of Colonel Benjamin H. Kerfoot in Kansas and both enlisted in the Spanish-American war. but Mr. Davison was rejected on account of physical disability. Huntington Giles Midnight Lunch. HUNTINGTON. Or, Feb. 17. (Spc- al.) An elaborate programme of re ception was planned by the Httntlng- on people, but as the first section of the i.-th' train did not reach there ntll 11:45 o'clock tfundsy night, when ost of the boys were "in the hay." ne eastern lregonians were aoomcd disappointment. The second section ulled throuch Huntington two hours trr. The few men m-ho remained out 1 bed partook of th midnight lunch repared. Phone your want ads to lhe Oi c- niaUi. i'bou ua 10 A fSUHi, PORTLAND welcomed but two bat talions of the 65th, coupled with the headquarters company, th supply company and the band. The other battalion of the regiment, num bering 400 men, switched off at Kansas City for Camp Kearny, which is 15 miles north of San Diego. In the 12 months that the regiment has spent since leaving Oregon it has traveled some 18,000 miles. Many mayors of various Oregon cities were here yesterday to greet the troops. Mayor Baker teleraphed most or them personal Invitations and made it gen eral by asking them through the press to come to Portland. . The trip across the continent from Camp Dix lrightstown, N. J.) has been one uninterrupted joy procession. Until the regiment left Kansas City there were three sections, and in every city and town where the trains were scheduled to make etops of any dura tion the men were feted. In Kansas City, Mo., Colonel Kerfoofs home, the regiment received an ovation. There it paraded and afterward was the guest of the city in its two best hotels. From there west and especially through Oregon nothing has been too good for the officers and men. "If they didn't have a cast-iron digestion they would all be dead," remarked Colonel Kerfoot last night. A well-known Portlander who served efficiently in the Spanish-American war watched the lithe, rugged artillerymen threading their way into the waiting arms of loved ones at the station. "My, what a fine bunch of men!' he ex claimed. "They look better than we did when we came back and I don't know but what they are better. In condition and physique they certainly are." "I want lo get away from here I can't stand it." It was not the remark of some impressionable woman, but that of a prominent military man of the state, whose name is known to every one, as he watched the greetings of relatives and sweethearts, clasping forms in khaki to their breasts at the station. He was addressing the mayor, and it is no reflection on the city's chief executive to say that his eyes were dimmed with a mist as ne wenaeu his way through the throngs. Going to Montfaucon, Corporals Rob ert Case, Portland, and Walter E. Church, now a chief gunner discharged at Camp Dix and who hails from Eu gene, stood in the cathedral where the then crown prince of Germany directed the operations in which he lost so heavily at Verdun. They also observed the American doughboys pushing back the pretzel kids at the first Argonne. . Mr. and Mrs. Harry Roach and a sis ter greeted Hal Roach, Kindorf Road, bents, as lie hopped off the train. It was a happy quartet that had dinner in their Lents home last night. His sister, Mrs. W. H. Eggleston. Mount Tabor, was overcome with joy at seeing R. E. Simpson, battery C. "My big hero," was all that she could say. One of the happiest families in the world was the Cowan family, 693 East Couch street, last night. For was not D. C. Cowan on the train? He was met by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Cow an, thre sisters and a brother. 'Spike" Franz, battery C, Eugene, had a stovepipe in his pack at inspection one day abroad. This is a favorite story among the boys for they kidded "Spike" for many days afterward about the extra police duty he was forced to do as a penalty. Lester Smith. Eugene, has a six months' old boy waiting to be in troduced to him when he gets home. The boys all say that Smith has been practicing carrying babies on tha other side so that he will be accustomed to it. Mrs. Smith is in the Lane county metropolis. e . Missing from headquarters company for four days during the Verdun en gagement was Sergeant Horace Joiner, Seattle. A full pack, rifle and eats were jrlth him and when he did report back the story broke that he had vol untarily gone over the top with the in fantry, -v - 7 . C. R. Dunn. - Battery C, Portland, spent five weeks in Germany with the Ciith Brigade. 14th Field Artillery, Third - arm of the army of occupa tion. " s a barber. Wagoner Waller W. Abbey. Eugene. Is a good blacksmith, says Corporal Lynn G. Slark, Iattery C, Ashland. Wagoner Abbey com menced "cutting" the latter'8 hair at Arlington and The Dalles was reached before he finished. Corporal Slark shrieking like a sparrow in a gray owlet's beak H the while. It finally took half A liuiuii colored iorlcrt Ui pull Wagoner Abbey off. "He's a wag oner, all right," asserted Corporal Slark. Bob Hower, transportation depart ment headquarters of the Young Men's Christian Association, accompanied the first section across the continent. Har ry Allen, of the same department, cam with the second train. Both hail from New York and will remain with th 65th at Camp Lewis until It is mus tered out. Mr. Hower has been doing xouirg Men's Christian Association work for the navy department New York for the past 16 months. Both congenial chaps, they kept the boys in high spirits always. The secretaries saw to it that both officers and men obtained baths at Pocatello Saturday. War camp community circulars were also passed out by Colonel Campbell, on which was printed the fact that the service extended a most cordial wel come to the boys and invited their par ticipation in all of this society's activi ties. They urged that the men make their headquarters while in Portland at the soldiers' and sailors' club and at the B'nai B'rith club, Thirteenth and Market streets. They advised the boys to call at the Liberty temple and at the Red Circle information bcJoth, Sixth and Washing ton streets, for all information of the city and explained that a hot meal would be spread at the soldiers' and sailors' club with an appetite the only cost. George Dick, 172 East Sixty-ninth street north, was met at the station by nis parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Dick. Young Dick, battery D, spent five weeks in Paris attending a French automobile and tractor school. He graduated with a mark of 98 per cent. While working with the transportation corps carrying ammunition for the 5th army artillery ne was cited for distinguished service by the American General Alexander. who commanded the 5th army artillery corps. Dick was hit with mustard gas at Verdun on October 25 and as a result spent a month in the hospital, getting out in tne way of a Thanksgiving cele oration, tie nas a brother in the navy at .Bremerton and a sister in Portland. Lieutenant Phillip F. Murray, battery u, ana lieutenant King" Schroyer, the Sultan of Algiers," are the proud owners ot copies of a German propa ganda sheet dropped over the Amer lean lines at Auzville, where the 65th's regimental headquarters were estab lished for a time. A large trendh rat was discovered on the first section Sunday night. Two of the men were munching on a sand wich and chewing tha rag with a por ter, when the "veteran of Verdun" pranced across the aisle. It was quite laite and rather than disturb the sleep ing artilleryman the men did men did not search for their pet, but insist that he is their mascot which followed them from war-torn France. A thor ough search failed to uncover Mr. T. Rat yesterday morning. news from their home town. The war is over and the task which they were given is completed. For ever since the urmistice was signed. November 11, their chances for further service have been nil! and their every thought has been of home and what was doing. First copies of yesterday's Oregonian were obtained when the trains reached The Dalles and Jhfe men were pleas ingly delighted while once again perus ing the newspaper which contained news from home. The frame of mind of the boys is strangely, remindful of the old story about the little chap, aged 7, who ran away from home in the morning,- but decided to return that night and, as he entered the kitchen, remarked to his mother, I see you've got the same old cat ma, gee but be looks natural." Jt would be humorous if it weren't so tragic. The men of the regiment went away boys. It has only been a year this month, but in that time they haye seen things that have made them men. They haven't forgotten how to play, but they have been so close to life and death that they have 4 differ ent perspective. ft Corporal Benjamin G. Flcischman asked if it were true that Portland was to "have- a club in the Pacific coast League, and before he could be . answered. Gunner Homer II. Bowden asked about Muff Bronson, the boxer, and with two questions in his mind to answer, the correspondent filed a third when Gunner Eruan Turner asked if hockey' was played in Portland this winter. - Most of the boys have a Cortina French-English military dictionary which greatly assisted them at "ogg wawing" with their best French "soils." VETERAN OF 2 WARS Colonel Benjamin H. Kerfoot Served in Philippines. TROOPS WELL CARED FOR Commanding Officer Makes Per sonal Inspection of Positions In jSach of Five Offensives. An interesting passenger on the train was Edward R. Wong, thorough bred Chinese and mighty proud of it. His mother, Mrs. Wong Toy of Port land, greeted the scrappy oriental as he stepped from the train. Wong brought home a German officer's belt and helmet. He was born in Port land 22 years ago and resides with his sister, Mrs. Miguel Morales, at 370 tA North Twenty-third street. Wong formerly attended the Ladd, Atkinson and Couch schools, and has spent two or three fish cannery seasons Alaska. It brought tears to the eyes of those who saw this greeting: Hally A. Wltherwox, 709 Williams avenue, was embraced by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wltherwox, and his two sisters when lie first placed foot on the depot platform. "Mother, dear, I Tan t be lleve it's you," said Artilleryman Witherwox. as his mother threw her arms about him. "Champion pie-eater of the 65th," is the non de guerro planted on Private JJames "G-l" Garvey, Colonel Ker foofs regular army orderly. All the colonel has. to do to keep his orderly satisfied is "to supply him with pie and he's not particular whether it's peach, apple or mince. "Where are you go ing?" asked the colonel, as Private Gar vey was "shoving away" from the de pot yesterday afternoon. "For a piece of pie. sir." Private Carrey shot back. For breakfast Garvey has coffee and pie: for dinner, pie and coffee and for supper just plain pie. "I suppose Portland grown quite a bit." soliloquized Sergeant Roy F. Crim, of Portland, as he finished shak- ng hands with his many friends at the union station. The many questions asked the men and tha soliloquies are alt indicative of the frame of niir.d the boy of the tiaUi Ute In. Xhe were starved for Gunner Hower Bowden, 5735 60th avenue Southeast, was smothered with kisses by Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Bowden, his parents, three older brothers and three sisters. The youthful Bowden en listed April 9, 1917. He is with bat tery C. Mr. and Mrs. George Fleischman could hardly be kept from jumping on the incoming train. For was not their boy Ben among the brave home-comers? Ben has two brothers in the service. The family is domiciled at 617 Van couver avenue. Mayor C. E. Gates and Mrs. Gates of Medford were in the city to greet their son George, who arrived with the 65th. Mavor Gates wns honored by being asked to march beside Colonel Kerfoot at the head of the procession. "Back in dear old Portland and real thankful, too," chirped Tim O'Leary, battery E, a Portland boy, who for merly worked for Jones' cash store. Front and Oak streets. "We were the first regiment to come back, and when w stpameri un the Delaware river aim into Philadelphia we were given a real rocontinn hut nothing like this one I'm feelincr like I'm walking on air. We'll sure . remember this reception until our dvine day. You can't imagine how we feel to be back in our own 'hum town.' It doesn't seem real. J.nis con lurfort Tim's remarks, for Just then i bunch of husky Front-street merchants carried the lad to a quiet corner, wnere they could have him lor yiemseives. Thousands of out-of-town people wt- in the citv. They came from all parts of Oregon and Washington. Ho- tclo rpstnnrAnls ana ineaLeia w w c flooded. "Camo Dix is a real place," asserted Privatt Harrv W-. Moss, Portland man. "It has wooden barracks, hot and cold howr.s. beds and mattresses tsome thine we didn't have for a year), paved streets, street lights, stores, theaters, Knights of Columbus quarters, Young Men's Christian association halls and ball fields, in fact, it is a real military citv. It even has a jitney line, i m so happy to be home that I simply cannot tell you arjout it. ' Brigadier-General Charles F. Beebe brought from the Arlington club to Bonneville invitations to all officers of the 65th extending the privileges of the club during their stay in Portland. Commenting on the "killed in action at Brest" editorial which appeared in The Oregonian yesterday morning, of ficers of the 65th nintea tnai conai tions were miserably poor there, al though all cautioned The Oregonian reporter not to quote them. It seems that all officers have been warned not to mention Brest to the American public. However, tne oiticers say mm it is a fact that 3000 American, soldiers died there as a result of improper housing and unsanitary conditions. They say that Brigadier-General Smedley D. Butler. United States marine corps, who some time back took charge of Camp Pontanezan, Brest, is doing his utmost to clean the place up. IS Where there is fighting, there also is Colonel Benjamin H. Kerfoot, the regu lar army officer who brought Oregon's prize regiment t!:e 65th through 70 days of intensive fisnting at the front and now has returned the men to their homes from a battlefield more than 7500 miles away. Colonel Kerfoot is a veteran of two wars and claims the distinction of hav ing befn in every engagement partici pated in by the units to which he was assigned in both instances. He was a member of Funston's famous "20th Kansas" in the Philippine insurrection and the name of Colonel Ben Kerfoot is written in big letters wherever the 65th has been in the European con flict. That Colonel Kerfoot took good care of the men while they were in service is evident in the fact that in each of the five offensives in which the 65th was engaged the colonel inspected each battery position to personally criticise the camouflage and other protebtion. One of the colonel's most insistent re quirements while the regiment was in action was that food should be plenti ful and inspecting officers have often remarked regarding' the sanitation and plentiful stores in the organization's culinary department. Colonel Native of Kansas. Colonel Kerfoot is a native of Kan sas and was educated in that state, later moving to Missouri. While a stu dent at the University of Kansas the colonel began his military career. After an unsuccessful attempt to join the 21st Kansas regiment because the ranks of that organization were filled, ne could not resist the desire to en gage in the Spanish-American war and enlisted in the 20th Kansas, the regi ment which later distinguished itself in the Philippines. At the battle of the Rio Grande the colonel was given a commission for meritorious service and since that date has been doing things in army life wnicn have made him one of the most popular officers in the service today. uuring the insurrection he fought 19 engagements, being one of the two men in the company who witnessed the entire campaign. When the European war broke out, Colonel Kerfoot was serving as a cap tain at Fort Casey, in the coast de fenses of Puget Sound. Orders cre ating the-65th made him an officer in the regiment and before the organiza tion left for overseas on February 27, 1918, he was given his majorship. Be fore the Northern Pacific landed at New York, on the first half of the Journey, he was 'made lieutenant colonel and arrived in France second in command of the 65th. .Regiment Is Divided. During the training period at Limo ges, France, Colonel Kerfoot was one of th'e most active officers in the regi ment aAd to him is due much credit for the training and discipline of the regi ment. When the 65th was billeted near Limoges the size of the regiment made it necessary to divide the men Into two sections. Colonel Kerfoot trained the first and third battalions at Nixon, while the second battalion learned its big gunnery at Pierre Bufierre. When the regiment started for the front ColDnel Kerfoot was second in command of a groupement and spent most of his time supervising the in stallation, camouflage and general ad ministration of the batteries of the regiment.- When Colonel James F. Howell was relieved to be placed In command of the brigade the 32d Colonel Kerfoot's eagles aiighted and he assumed command of the regiment. That was immediately after the sec- ond engagement at the first Argonrvu offensive had been completed ond the .colonel took the organiation throuRlr tne intensive fightinyr at Verduu uiul the second Argonne under his com manii. So well did the regiment per form for its commander that it was called "Kerfoot's Hell-Raising Howitz ers" by both officers and men with whom it came in contact. The achieve ments of the regiment are known lo Oregon followers of the fortunes of the 65th and further elaboration would be superfluous. - Nothing Is Impossible. One of Colonel Kerfoot's fundamental principles in life is that "nothing is impossible." 'When the outlook seemed blue for the allied cause the colonel was the greatest optimist in the Ameri-' can expeditionary force. When they suggested making the big 9.2-inch howitzers offensive weapons and called for rapid movement and installation of the bulky pieces a feat which was never before accomplished the colonel was in favor of the idea, and his per sonality and energy did much toward making this very thing possible. There were many occasions on which the proposition in hand appeared doubtful. but there was never a time when the colonel doubted. One of the things which instilled con fidence in the men of t lie 6Cuh was the fact that the colonel was always around when the big shells were, bursting most rapidly. Due to the excellent camou flage and wonderful discipline of the regiment, the effect of Fritz's big- stuff was negligible. However, the boche knew that somewhere in the vicinity were the "licll-raising howitzers" and he often tried a chance shot at them. There is one story told on Colonel Kerfoot which shows somewhat liih temperament uirder fire. The colonel was in his post of command dugout just outside of erdun before the Douamont tort wncn tne uerman.-i started dropping big shells in the vicin ity. Although others evinced concern, the colonel did not mind until bedtime. Suddenly he remarked to liis adjutant: iliK tiuuu Do Work, 'Gu-ess I'll ha.ve my friend. Colonel Chamberlain, shut those fellows up," he remarked. "I can t Bleep a wink. And accordingly he telephoned to the bis railroud guns, sonio many miles in tlio rear, giving the approximate location of the enemy battery. A short time later there were a num ber of successive blast3 in the vicinity and the colonel remarked casually: It's kind of handy to have those bis fellows behind you at that, isn't it: Guess Fritz won't bother us any uioru tonight." Everybody slepH peacefully alter the colonel's reassurance, but the next morning the adjutant explored tint vicinity and found five large craters just to the roar. "Knew it all the time," the colonel said, 'but I couldn't sleep with .voir fellows awake. Honestly, you make more, nojse and disturbance than thu shells." The colonel was cue of the first artillery officers to cross no'man's land at St. Mihiel immediately after the infantry had advanced. He took a pariy of officers on a reconnoisance of new positions. Strict ObedHrnce Demanded. While the colonel is always the first to appreciate a gnod joke, he is pos sessed with a - determination which makes those who 6erve under him ap preciate that he wants things done ex actly as he directs- Lieutenant Jesse Drain, Bellingham, Wash., assistant ad jutant, tells one on the colonel which demonstrates this. The colonel went into a French storo to purchase some grapes and as it is an unusual thing to find an English-speaking clerk in a small French town he 'asked in per fectly good French for two "liters" of grapes, and as it is an unirssal thing The young woman spoke good Eng lish, however, and she smilingly asked the colonel: "You want two quarts, don't , you, -- colonel?" But the colonel was not to be bettered in the argument, so he fired back: "No, by George, I want liters. Colonel Kerfoot is married and has one daughter. Mrs. Kerfoot and Miss Margaret Kerfoot live at Fort Worden, Wash. The colonel's mother and sister live at Kansas City, Mo. Mining; Convention Abandoned. SPOKANE, Feb. 17. Definite aban donment of this year's convention of tli Northwest Mining association, scheduled to be held here next month, was announced here today. It had been twice postponed on account of the influenza situation in the northwest. Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. Phone Main 7070, A 6095. MRS. BEN JAMIN H. KERFOOT IS I'NABLE TO GREET HUSBAND Wife of Goth's Commander Tele graphs She Will Meet Him on Arrival in Seattle. who savs a traveling salesman . . . - . I . . 'J worries aoout nis wne uu laimij ; What about an army man's wife?" With this hurried shot at tne news hounds gathered in the vicinity, Colo nel Benjamin H. Kerfoot, commandinj officer nf the 65th regiment, coast ar tillery corps, commenced to search for his wife and daughter immediately upon alighting from the first section of the train which oarried tne uregon bovs home. The colonel was a bit disappointea. but felt somewhat better a few seconds later when he was handed a telegram from Mrs. Kerfoot saying that it was mposslble for her to make the journey to Portland, but that she expected the colonel in Seattle today so that they could celebrae the 16th anniversary ot their wedding. Nearly a year ago Mrs. Kerfoot and her little daughter said goodbye to Colonel Kerfoot. , Colonel and Mrs. Kerfoot were mar ried on, February 18, 1903, in Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Kerfoot was Miss Rob erta Adkins, daughter of Judge Robert Adkins of Kansas City, before her mar riage. The pride of the Kerfoot family 13 Miss Margaret Kerfoot, 14 years old. Little Margaret was born at Fort Co lumbia, Wash. Mrs. Kerfoot and her daughter are domiciled at Fort Worden, Wash. Oregon Cily Boy in Line. OREGON CITY, Or.. Feb. 17. (Spe cial.) Oregon City was well repre sented in Portland this evening, when many motored and others went by elec tric car to witness the parade of the soldier boys just returning from France. One of the Oregon City boys accompanying' the 65th coast artillery was John Rayl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rayl of this city. The young man has been iii several of the largest -fights and has been over the top. His parents were among those greeting the young man as the train pulled into Portland. A Woman's Health means everything to her. But so many of our American women are worn out, anemic, and suffering from the peculiar weakness of womankind. To build up, strengthen and cure these weaknesses, there is nothing so good as Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre scription. This is a woman's true herbal tonic. :It does not contain a particle of alcohol, nor anything de ' leterious to women's delicate consti tution. 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