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. , TIIE SUyPAY OREGOXIAy, PORTLAND, FEBRTJAIir 27, 1916.
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OREGON HOW TRAIXIXG SHIP.
The U. S. S. Oregon, perhaps the
most picturesque of the -Nation's
fighting Teasels, weiring the
sobriquet, "the buldogr of t h e
Nary," has retired from active
duty. The ship has been assigned
to the California Naval Militia
and will be used as a training
ship for that organization. It
will be stationed at San Francis
co. The last trip in active serv
ice was ended with the arrival
of the Oregon at San Francisco a
tew days ago.
J
OF THE
EVA EMERY 'DYE RETELLS
THRILLING TALE
QF HISTORIC,
RACE FROM.
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life -
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the
on her guns. The Indiana
Texas leaped to action.
In 20 minutes the Spaniards lny in
flames and Captp'n Clark was flylne
after the Colon. Everything else had
fallen behind, only the Brooklyn with
Commodore Schley and the OreRon fol
lowed the Colon for SO mile- and
beached her on the shore. As the Colon
struck, her flag went down. Admiral
Cervcra and all his men leaped into the
sea and were picked up by rescuing
boats from American warships.
"Ah," lamented the captain of the
Colon. "We thousht the Oretton had
left! If it had not been for her wn
could have sunk the Urooklyn and
escaped."
All of the reports said: "It Is duo
to her speed as -well as her strenifth
that the Oregon took part in lnkimr
ill four of the Spanish cruisers.
BT EVA EMERY DTE.
0.UVf ttb IUC , L. 11 . wu . . - , ' , , .
VTT am A r.hmm dav In 1X91 word . . , ttt.i.i, Xieai u- u
-r ne seni over me wires o rv uuiu6i.n , . .
I ram. to Washineton that our . . , . , . ij that otner
a ana I clxi v l'u 111 n:iuiu cewo
battleshln Maine naa Deen mown .. . r - - - ... ... A. . i,,,ii tn h. All ranes
. , i-. w rirwnn shit) wouia nave aiea at ma jjobv "'ov. -- ... .
It was at Rio that they first heard insure the safe arrival of the Oregon." fighters of the world. seen were crier compare win
LW",,, Oration of war. The The Nfchtherov and the Marietta Says Capta.n Clark: "I was not look- where 470 men with hearts on fire and
packet. Valparaiso never knew when Brllian8 received the Oregon with could not keep up. In that frightful in g for that fleet. The situation seemed nerves intense guided a liying xoriress
h. r, hv In the nieht. . .v. ..mmhrCIJ ith rf,,tv .head, the Oreson critical. Sailing just before dark I in her rush round half the world.
Kine days from Callao the battle- that once American cruisers hadsavea dared not wait,
drvdoclc at Puget Sound. Across the snip was on juageiian, every that por; irora iomu.
Ka enmmAna. tiic kuub. j cau v xw w cat o iaijwiu v - -
I . ; :
sir fje dr-e&orz S3zi3edir'ed S2? SZacte s-?7nozr ioy&ye ..Bt for the oreBo the cn-tobai
C1- 7 , .... rrtirtr. nrn M hnvA trot flWrtV.
. - , j Anr.QT. r.nnift. All th world fleet at Santiago, uney were arawn up v-v',w" v " ' .
e next night, 10,000 miles of the men wa 'IZ Vnh w the race of that splendid in semicircle to receive her. Every ship "Don't cheer, boy. . m .!"
slid into Manila Bay. eatienea.unaer in. " f th 8luajron waved her flags and Philip, of the Texas. i nose poo.
,at May-day battle, wnen a. a time every ' ., ,lr Consul flald: made the blue sky,ring with welcome lows are dying over mere: ... ...
the Spanish f eet in aDsoiuie maiviaua. eiei5y - ---- . . . . , xuct instant every American lurntn n.
vert bov and girl has Every coal heaver deserves credit The "Cervera's fleet is at Martinique, just tothe slster-sh.p of the West .nnned Spaniard.
,i, watched for .dinners hart no rest. I want to say, north of you." Who shall aescripe u. wno -,, , ,h. n,..nn .nd hr lI-
Spanish fleet in the At- as solemnly as I know how. that I Cervera-s fleet 't "Sl TTJL .LTi'n Un Sht o Santiago are preside
uiw AAifnsv tvi VaIIav avat-v nfflnar A nri man on ine xvery biup wan Duppuo.u c" - .1.... ... 1 1 1 11, ika H nrv or
a 11m r 1 ri nan i 1 " - ----
"All the South American coast is Janeiro. Th
nlottine aeainst you." away, Dewey
Cntain pi.rif 9iii-rte9 the OreflTon And of
with night patrols. ad the sentries
stood at the guns. One word, "Sale, ' " rr '
he sent over the wires to Washington.
nn In Havana harbor. And the Gov
ernment said, "The ship of the far
Northeast is dead. Let us call the
ship of the far Northwest to take her
place."
The battleship Oregon was tnen m
When the lights of Callao disap
neared Cantain Clark opened his
headed northward, apparently into the Then Cervera dashed out of Santiago!
T-. t i ,1 : v," n h.r fnnanru tii'S tt tT ins .A v r i uf.tL ii oeu. it wai aunua. muriuiiK VI. U1I
nmuiug f, wivi-j .V . -. - - ... ,
nr.?m npn awav to Bahia with This was to mislead Cervera. No 1898. Everybody was dressed in clean
. . . . . .... .. . . . . , . . v. n ,. ; ir -nv hnf- iintiht hi a ri l n q wpr.. nut watchine tor whita nrH AnRpmbled on deck for in-
T 7 - ... .. j- Tr three tropic heat into winter coia, ino men ..jn that narDor tne nicnineruy .jr a recora .or - , J1.
"Join the AtlanUc squadron. In three fch " K. . k to the Amer- ih in that time had th shin of the west . snection. The Oregon stood directly
the strait. Red flames leaped from lean Navy, and the little American ever seen. There was no moon that night. As opposite the harbor. It was a splendid
. i 1 eov ahwji..(f in tne Moi-iotto And there was me icraerv "rnmn nn " nnrvar tho wire irom wasu- soon as darkness uauio uuwh. iut siirnL aa mo "icmj " . n .... .
and provisions into the great ship. "Kies She plowed th, water in ca,-
. t. . . . . 1 n i n uann vnuva auu icifc . ' v.
r a r i y on osiuiusj
pinging wires came
days the Oregon was at San ran
ciseo. 700 miles upon her way. Day
19. she started. Fifteen days later -
found her at Callao, Peru. 4000 miles "The Spanish torpedo-boat dc-
farther than across the Atlantic stroyer Temerario is lying coiled up
Ocean. Only 600 tons were left on tne imo a suaivc .u w.7 u-w. .
Oregon, and she ate coal In the great, Liko
r,A furnaces down In her heart. Afar pierced
off she came skimming over the torpedo,
rio! Detecting her presence at once, jngton. In a single day tne uregon iignts out, uiarK cnangec nis course steaming out. wnn hjib hs
I ordered the Marietta to guard the changed her beautiful coat of snowy to due south and ran below Barbadoes tie array. In one minute the forward
harbor mouth, and told her captaih to wnlte for the grim, dark gray of war, and thence far to the eastward before six-pounder on the Oregon's bridge
send a boat on board the Spanish craft ann. with all lights out entered the he took the Oregon to northward. splashed a shell Into the water to warn
and serve notice that if she came enemy's waters. The men slept and May 24, Jupiter - lighthouse was the fleet that we were ready. The
within one mile of the Oregon our guns, ate beside their guns, in silence and sighted off the coast of Florida. Cap- Oregon blew two long blasts on her
old "Ironsides."
When the Oregon was ordered buck
to Pacific waters she Mopped st Hio
to celebrate the anniversary of Bra
zilian independence. The people of
Funta Arenas sat up nil nlsht to oee
her pass through Magellan. Valpa
raiso received her' with cheers on
cheers, and Callao went wild with n
thusiasm. What a contrast with the
rush of nine short months before!
With waving hands and God-pei;ds
from all South America, the Oregon
turned her prow toward Manila.
Another glory we can claim for our
brave battleship, she made possible the
Panama Canal. For aes the world
h.ri tried to break through the rontl-
sea to Callao, the coal lighters saw
her and stood loaded and ready to
heave In the fuel to keep her going.
"There Is a torpedo-boat at Monte
video, running down to Magellan to
lie In wait for you." Callao was full
of rumors.
.. . . . . , .nil. .. 1 An hi with- i u I 1, , t V. .Via yi I rh t Not . . i 1 1 . Tin.) ,i f vnliint.cra to ...V.l.itlnc IVia hllfflea. TRniT. the A lK T Ml . . , A i - , n find I h A WmV tO
a great eye the searcnugnt Dig ana .i.v.c, uui ..... uaru-iieno, ujm6 um vmi n. t. ...j.-, - imnv m ..w..v- . .. .
the bla"k waters for the deadly out notice." a cigar was lit on deck, lest it might carry dispatches ashore. Brief were the gongs screamed and the drummer boy lndi. Men said. 'There n'u''t
ine uii-n. vo.i.ci o , , ttt.-u , tmolr. . . i Tirv. .k.n i. nf. munlnr in sea beyond. When none
sly scourge of the sea, in- "Come on, sang me w" "" " ei words: we ore ni. DeaL ,u, .... 77, riH n,n Nuld "One must
ki h.ttie- ins-tor,. "Avoid all ships and make for Two nights out Irom Bahia a number w. .r, Back from waihlnston flashed rci.rht there before them was the ?oula ?e. . 10 V". ', Mro..t,
"If
vented
ships and sink them In an instant.
home.'
of vessels were passed. Could It be the tn(J order:
All this time what anxiety at home! W th the little ar ea ana m- P
1 a. cn.ih ninprnv. mi rcnancu iium s uov uw.wao - --- 1
l r .. " '-.7 r o- R.rh.rfnM. 257Smlle
A dull namca tne uunaio, apiii. v.csvu
you
ready for boasted Spanish fleet; first the Infanta were af,'alu- of jt, fouaht It yeurVy
One day word came
cruiser had sunk the
May 18,
each heart, for the Oregon left Rio on the 4th dayof. in nine days. The yellow fever flag at se jn tne record voyage of the followed the little torpedoes, the Amcfr.,ct
dead sickness ru.ea cu ..e... ""'ey were comlng again into was at her mast to keep inquirers off.
many a boy we loved was aboard .hat May. They were com. s t,,, on. coal, she sailed that night.
me iruu.ua. c - - o
n.rvlfA -o to Key West If you need viarla Tresa. close behind the Vlscaya, .- y,,,t ,1 one stroke the race of the
th6 repairs go to Norfolk." then the Cristobal Colon and the Oregon showed the necessity.
But no repairs were needed, 69 days Aimlrante Oquendo. A moment later "Our coasts " .'""."'
ThA.AA a finnnlsh nallnr on the Ore- battleship.
gon to tamper with your magazines." Eleven days from Callao, 3000 miles,
uoti.- o i.i. ot viim. th a o-ood shio swunar into the Atlan-
ralso will blow you up as they blew up tic and turned her prow toward Cuba. P 17 ef, r".
h. h.ttiAohin urnlne" On April 3U sne
for fleets of war. The MUIon satciy
demands It." And a way for fleets la
way tor commerce. .uuny vnr ,
world. 15,000 miles, and not a splinter piuton and the Terror.
in that shio! At 6 o'clock the next rirea-nn wa the first to sight
t.w m thA flrerooms where the boys And still the orders read, "Come on; we morning the Oregon coaled at Key . th fI t t . KUn. She ifi rot. o lona- isoUted. Is bound
fed the furnaces the thermometer ran believe you aan do it." wl?f. . , ooured a whole broadside into the to the Atlantic by swlfl-f lying shut-
,. v t.4.i,i. -hnrt v itn nnnKPri 11 ea liib uicku h vamo r .
The news in .our -"-" " r; , i a thln of life Into the Maria Teresa. The gallant ur.u
Says Captain ClarK
r
steam and ateel.
e ounerins iccu n - j ...
HER FEATHERED FRIENDS
LITTLE Alice stood by the big win
dow of her nursery staring out
Whew! but it was cold! The
ground was all covered with snow and
great icicles were hanging from the
eaves of the houses and from the
branches of the trees. A sharp, high
wind was blowing and whistling around
the corner of the building.
Presently a lone, wet, miserable-
looking little bird fluttered down on
the roof of the small balcony directly
below the window through which she
was- looking. Such a cold, unhappy,
starving little fellow he was! He
hopped gingerly about the ledge, ran
his head wearily under his wings sev
eral times and then looked up at her
Fecdlas Her Feather Friends.
as much as to say. "Cant you do any
thing for me, Alice can't you do any
thing at alir
"I do believe," cried Alice, "that he
is hungry! Poor little birdie! No won
der with all this snow on the ground!
I'll get Aunt Dinah to give me some
crackers!" And, with that she hurried
down to the kitchen. -
"Land sakes, chile, what yo gwlne
be' up ter nex"?" laughed old Aunt
Dinah. "Feedin de birds! Hum! Now
who eber heard ob birds eatin crack
ers! Ah 'spects you'd like dem crackers
spread with 'lasses, huh? Sho'. chile,
birds doan' lak crackers. Heah. you
give dem some ob dese heah stale bread
crumbs dat's what they laks!"
So Alice placed two handfuls of the
crumbs in a small paper bag and hur
ried back to the window. The bird was
gone! She opened the window and
looked out Not a bird was in sight
However, she scattered half of the
crumbs on the ledge below and then
drew down the window.
Presently there was a flutter of
wings and yea. it was the self-same
bird, back again, only more droopy and
wet and miserable-looking than before.
He lit on the edge of the support and
looked warily around then at the
crumbs then up at her and then .
goodness me, how he did gobble them
'up!
In a moment or two another feath
ered visitor alighted on the ledge.
Then another came and another and
still another! Alice clapped her small
hands in delight!
She started to raise the window to
throw more crumbs to them, but In
stantly they were on the wing and off!
Alice was so disappointed! "Come back,
birdies." she called. "Please come backl
I wouldn't hurt you! Don't you want
these goody crumbs?"
But the birds did not stop to listen.
She went to Aunt Dinah, as she did
when anything: troubled her. And Aunt
Dinah told her the birds didn't know
they could trust her. Aunt Dinab sug
gested that every morning right after
breakfast Alice should scatter crumbs
on the ledge, then Close th window
and wait. The birds would come she
was sure of that
So, the next morning Alice did as
old Aunt Dinah had told her to; and
presently the birds came lots of them.
And hov they did enjoy their meal.
For many mornings Alio fed them
in this manner. Then, gradually th
birds became accustomed to seeing her
and. Alice raised the window inch by
inch.
And nowT Why, would you bellev
It. she can stand with th window wid
open and aotually throw crumbs to her
feathered friends while they ar feed
ingand they aren't frightsnad In th
least!
CHILDHOOD OF HAWTHORNE
day go to sea and never return
when he left Balem and went to Ray
mond, Maine, he seemedto find roam
Vacant Cut GIa
S a boy young Hawthorne used to termed; to him his conscience was a
tell hi. mother that he would some thing to be worsh,P.d Prhw. you
Du nave rea uwi o u a m w . .
Tor young people wrinumuioi m
Chair." "Twice-Told Tales," "The Won
der Book." He once eald to his mother
in a letter:
"I don't want to be a doctor and live
on men's diseases; nor a minister and
live on other's sins; nor a lawyer and
live on their quarrels. I don't think
that there is anything left for me but
to bo an author. How would you like
to see a' whole shelf of books written
by your son with "Hawthorne's Works'
printed on their backs"?
IT is considered very poor form in
England these days to hay flowers
upon the table. Even in the finest
houses floral decorations are barred.
It is quit oorrect, however, to set
forth the entlr array of cut VlMS in
which flower would be plaoed in
normal times, and woman, writing
from London, desoribes the effect of
this array of glittering glass with
never a flower to soften its bard bril
liancy as being very strange and not
pleasing.
Of course, in seme of these houses
flowers are grown in the conserva
tories, although not so many as before
the war, and In ny ease it 1 not th
thing to use them,
Sang the Wrong Song
V
solution t 8 tar Fuasle.
He would sit by i1"" wher bait
a tree was burning.
ng th woods Just as much adventure
as the sea would have been. With
' Shakespeare, MUton or Pope in bis
pocket he would take a gun and rod
and try his luck in woods and waters
near fiebago Bay. Or, In the Winter,
he would go skating by moonlight un
til midnight Then if he were tired he
would seek a cabin In the woods and
sit for a while longer by a huge fire
where half a tree was burning. There
perhaps he would jot down his wood
land Journeylngs his writings of that
period show minute observation and a
great love of nature. "One of the great
masters of English prose." he has been
DURING the early days of the fight
ing in Galicla which was a Prov
ince of Austria before the Russians
took it, and which was later left once
more in their hands the Austrian
children were allowed by their parents
to go to the little stations on the line
and beg for food as the troop trains
passed through. They seldom failed to
receive from the Austrlans, and later
from the Russians, sugar and cookies,
while the officers threw them coppers.
At one station two little Austrian
tots went hand in hand along the
train singing the Austrian national
hymn to the Russians. These good
natured fellows thought it was a huge
Joke. The children bad sung this
song with great success when the
Austrian troops passed through and to
them all soldiers looked alike, whether
friend or foe.
are four men. making dog-baskets and
luncheon trays out of wicker, who have
only four legs between them. A sol
dier who lost his right hand In minc--weeplng
feeds a planing machine. An
artilleryman who was severely wound
ed In the head and who was told to
stay where there was little noise says
the whirring of the machinery around
him "Is Just nothing at alL" All these
men and many others help to make
wonderful toys; rows on rows of
wooden people who are war celebrities
Joffre, for Instance, pointing sternly
to the foe. Here, too, the King was
able to see himself riding on his brown
wooden horse, while the Queen viewed
herself in wood sitting crowned upon
the throne.
Natural Inference.
Judge.
"I reckon the Hon. Dodd Dlnglt must
have died In the night," stated J.
Fuller Gloom. "I heard somebody
praising him highly this morning."
Our Puzzle Corner
KH.1IT ATKS.
lto Waver; I to mark; 3 to emit
rays of light; 4 to remove; i to lay
waste; 6 to pass through the pores;
7 to show; 8 to associate with.
WORD tiQlARB.
I am a word square of four letters:
My first is composed of 11 months.
My second is a girl's name.
My third Is against.
My fourth Is moisture dropped from
the clouds.
Answers.
"Eight Ates" Hesitate, accentuate.
Radiate, Obviate. Devastate, Permeate,
Indicate, Affiliate.
Word Square: YEAR
EDNA
ANTI
RA1V
STAR Pf7.I.K
SOLDIERS WHO MAKK TOVS.
Disabled soldiers and sailors In
England are set to making toys,
since these cannot now be obtained
from Germany, where most of the toys
came from before jtbe war- it Is won
derful to see men who nave so lately
been maimed looking so well and work
ing so hard and so ohoerlly. In one
room In a certain establishment there
Johnnie tried to cut a figure elaht on tho ue but he out a star In-tied.
See If you can make a star by cutting out the biaca spots ana lining ineni
together.