The Sunday Oregonian., October 21, 1917, Section One, Page 5, Image 5

THE SUXDAT OKEGOXIAX, PORTLASD, OCTOBER 21, 1917.
S
162D REGIMENT IS
NEAR BOND RECORD
Report of Colonel Carl Abrams'
Forces at Clackamas Ex
pected to Enhance Fund.
TRENCH WORK IS REALITY
Charlotte People Are Kind to Sol
diers and Little Complaint Has
Been Heard Regarding
Prevailing Prices.
BY WILL, G. MAC RAE.
TVITH THE REGIMENT (Third
Oregon Beavers), Camp Greene, Char
lotte. X. C. Oct. 15. While late lib
erty loan bond figures which, reached
division headquarters shoved the 162d
Regiment from first to second place
on the honor roll of the division, it
does not mean that the old Third Ore
gon has lost first position, for Lieutenant-Colonel
Carl Abrams' forces,
Ftill at Clackamas, had not been heard
from. When the returns are com
pleted Oretron is more than apt to
be first again.
Trench Work I Reality.
Just the same, while the soldiers of
camp were going "over the top" on
the liberty bond subscription drive
there was no such a thing as a let
up in the drill or in the rush work
that is being done. If the camp cen
sor wasn't on the job and wouldn't de
lete it if it was written, the great things
which the command under General
Henry Jervey is accomplishing here
would make very interesting reading
to the folks at home. While the camp
space is not large enough for a division
review or even a. brigade review, many
parts of the camp have about the same
topography as is described in many
of the dispatches from the French
front. At the bottom of many of the
ravines are natural trenches, others
need very little fixing to make them
into trenches. The soldiers of the 162d
have taken up this very important
branch of warfare like a duck to water,
and more than one is concealing body
bruises and sprains so as to keep off
the morning sick report. It is a thrill
ing sight to see the men break from
the natural wood cover, jump into the
deep erosions which have helped make
the natural trenches, then crawl up the
other side somehow and go over the
top. Just to make it seemingly real,
dummy figures are placed in the
trenches, and before going up on the
other side the soldiers attack the dum
my figures with bayonets. The sound
of the cold steel sinking home in the
aacks is uncanny and eerie.
Play Period I'rovlded.
"While the working schedule is clev
erly balanced and the men are for all
intents and purposes on duty for 12
hours a day, the men are not being
worked to death by any means. If
anything, it is the officers that have
to stand the brunt, for their part of
the schedule has fixed the lecture
hours so that the lectures sometimes
interfere with ' company drills. How
ever, even this is not s-erious, for
when the officers are away to attend
Bchool the ' commands are drilled by
the non-commissioned staff." Just who
the man or men who are responsible
for the schedule I do not know, but
he or they were very human. The
drill periods. 7:30 to 11:30 and from 1
to 4:30, does not mean the soldiers
are doing fours right, bayonet exercise
or the manual of arms all of that time.
There are play periods, in which the
men play any sort of games they se
lect. Some boot a football around.
;ome sprint short dashes and some are
trying out their broad-jump ability.
There isn't a chance in the world of
the men getting stale on the drill stuff.
Automobiles Are Enlisted.
Another -thing this camp is noted
for is the nicely calculated saving of
time. Kven the payday came on Satur
day afternoon, a regular half-holiday
for the men. And speaking of that
payday. Never in the history of Char
lotte was there as much money turned
loose on the town as that night. After
6 o'clock in the evening and even
earlier there wasn't a table to be got1
ten for love or money at any of the
eating places or seats to be had
at tho moving picture houses.
Jitnev drivers did a business
that will go down in history.
There wasn't half enough cars, and it
seemed as if every one of the 1500
cars of which the town boasts was in
action. Even then both roads lead
ing from camp to the city held thou
sands of soldiers walking. Five-pas
senger, asthmatic tin Lizzies groaned
and heaved over loads of soldiers
hanging on to all parts of the car by
their eyebrows. Eight-passenger cars
held three times that number. Of
course, when it came time to collect
fares, not all paid their two-bits. Some
-were so anxious to see the sights that
thev forgot to settle with the driver.
Anyway, who wants to pay two-bits
for a stand-up ride of three miles? Of
course, all of the stores were open, and
in one night many of them made more
sales than a week's trading would net
them. Impatience and hurry is char
acteristic of the soldier with money,
and more than one soldier boy was
gyped and overcharged. For 10 cents
one would get enough ice cream that
could easily be seen provided the eater
thereof had a microscope along. One
of the funny things about this pay
day glut was one did not hear the
usual howl about the hold-up prices
the merchants are demanding. It is
only when the soldier gets short that
he makes a verbal noise about the
price.
Sanitary Conditions Good.
There is one 162d Regiment soldier
that will not join the Coast Artillery,
although the transfer was once grant
. ed. He is Private Alfred L. Adams.
Company 1. Private Adams put in his
application for a transfer at Clacka
mas. It came back approved after the
regiment had left. Now the granted
transfer has been revoked, because to
send the soldier back to the Coast is
too expensive.
All of the corporals that came with
the Third District of Columbia, like
the privates, have been distributed
among corresponding letter companies.
Sergeant Elia Ghelini was placed in
Company I, Sergeants Aubrey and John
H. Mace in Company K. and all other
non-commissioned officers were at
tached to correspondent companies for
duty and rations until the other units
arrive at camp.
rrivate Uuy Schnech. Company H.
has been transferred to the headquar
ters company.
The outbreak of spinal meningitis
cases, which were discovered among
the Washington cavalry doing provost
police duty in the city of Charlotte, is
not giving the sanitary officers much
concern. Both cases are slight, and
although two more cases have since
developed among the troopers, every
effort so far made to trace the dis
ease has been baffled. The men af
fected have been on duty in the ctmp
in town, but so far as the city health
oficer has been able to discover no
case has been reported by the Char
lotte physicians. In order to keep a
record of all cases of infectious dis
eases in the city hereafter Dr. C. C.
Hudson, the new health officer, has ar
ranged with the city doctors a new
system of card indexing all infectious
diseases, the cards being furnished free
by the United States Public Health
Service.
GRANTS PASS TAKES LEAD
City First In Country to Raise Share
or Recreation Fund.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 20. Grants
Pass, Or., completed its quota for the
new war-camp community recreation
fund yesterday, the first in the United
States to turn in its share, according
to announcement from Western head
quarters of this fund today. Grants
Pass recently led the country in the
collection of the Army library fund.
The school children began work yes
terday morning and completed their
efforts before noon. They sent a tele
gram to Secretary of War Baker reading:
"Children of Grants Pass are de
lighted to do their "little bit" in aiding
those in authority to send into the
'fight for liberty for all men for all
time' an Army of which the Nation
can be proud."
Camas, Wash., filled its quota in 30
minutes, taking second place to Grants
Pass.
'DESERTER" IS AT FRONT
F. C. Gardner, of Pe Ell, in. Aero
Squadron on French Front.
CENTRALIA. Wash., Oct. 20. (Spe
cial. ) A rumor was circulated re
cently in Pe Ell that F. C. Gardner
had deserted from the Army. The
young soldier's mother, Mrs. Edward
Gardner, this week received a letter
from him, however, stating that he
was on active service in an aero
squadron on the French front.
Howard Johnson, of this city, yester
day received a letter from hrs brother,
Andrew Johnson, who has seen three
years' service in the trenches with the
Royal Canadian Rifles. At the time
of writing the soldier was enjoying
a month's furlough in. Paris. The
brothers tried to enlist at the same
time, but Howard was rejected.
Creamery Man. Admits Guilt.
CASTLE ROCK. ' Wash., Oct 20.
(Special.) C. C. Brown, representative
of the Mutual Creamery Company,
who was arrested Wednesday on a
charge of incorrectly reading the
Babcock test, entered a plea of guilty
and was fined $5.
What People Are Saying.
Condensed From Press Dispatches.
STATUS TO REMAIN
Temporary Exemptions Not to
Be Made Absolute.
BOARD MAKES STATEMENT
Persons Provisionally Relieved From
Military Service Are Liable to
Be Called to Duty at
Later Period.
GREAT FALLS. Mont., Oct. 20. In
order that there may be no misunderstanding-
among men -who have been
granted temporary exemption on agri
cultural grounds. District Exemption
Board No. 2. of the Second District of
Montana, today adopted the following:
siKned statement:
'Repeated evidence has come to the
attention of this Board that conscripts
who have been granted temporary ex
emptions on agricultural and indus
trial grounds because of insufficient
showing to entitle them to absolute
exemption have, since the granting of
said temporary exemption, intensified
their activities and enlarged upon their
operations so as to bring themselves
within the limitations prescribed by
this Board as a ground for exemption.
CnMea 3Vot to Be Reopened.
"Concerning the foregoing, the Board
desires to give public notice that it will
not recognize or consider the effect of
such, increased activity on the part of
any claimant to exemption, and that
cases will not be reopened and exemp
tions allowed to those who have been
given temporary exemptions because of
the fact that they have so increased
their endeavors or pursuits.
"So far as th'is Board is concerned
the status of the above-mentioned
persons remains as established at the
time of filing the original claim for
exemption.
ExemptloM Tiot Extended
"Temporary exemptions were granted
such persons for the purpose of allow
ing them to put their business affairs
in such shape as they desired, so as to
enable them to report for military serv
ice upon the expiration of the tempor
ary exemption. If such persons have
not at the expiration period, concluded
such preparation they must suffer the
disadvantage thereby incurred. Tem
porary exemptions will not be extended.
"District Exemption Board No. 2,
State of Montana, Great Falls."
Secretary of Commerce Redfleld says
the war with Germany is a spiritual
war, and that the United States entered
the struggle with full knowledge of
its responsibilities in answer to the cry
of mankind.
"If we are to be successful, we must
all pull together," the Secretary says.
"We must be one. Our industrial,
scientific, social and financial activities
must be mobilized. It must be your
money, your factories, your railroads
and every resource you have behind
your boys, and it is all for the defeat
of the power that took the daughters
of France from her cities, and which
may take your daughters from your
cities to become the servants of offi
cers." In the discussion preceding the pass
ing of a vote of confidence in the gov
ernment by a great majority in the
French Chamber of Deputies several
members criticised the . policy of the
ministry as being incoherent and lack
ing energy.
"I have already said when expound
ing our war aims," Premier Painleve
replied, "that it is the restitution of
Alsace-Lorraine that we are determined
upon. There must be restitution what
ever may be the fate of battles. For
this we should push the war to the
bitter end."
J. L. Xagle, of Sacramento, secretary
of the California Fruit Exchange, in
reply to criticisms from Washington
of resolutions recently adopted by that
body asking for exemptions from the
selective draft for farm laborers, says:
"We do not desire to be in opposi
tion to the Government, but we do con
tend that those farmers who are now !
actively engaged in harvesting crops are 1
far better qualified to handle the crops
than those who have had no agricul
tural experience. We have reason to
believe that the man engaged in agri
cultural pursuits is serving a patriotic
duty. He is in the best possible posi
tion to secure the greatest agricultural
production, and is more valuable to the
Government in such a capacity than in
the Army."
County Judge Frazier, of Sapulpa.
Okla., has ordered every guardian of
an Indian in Creek County to appear
before him and show cause why his
ward's money should not be invested in
liberty bonds.
"There are hundreds of thousands of
dollars lying idle here. . The Govern
ment needs this money, and I'd be a
slacker if I did not take this action,"
says the judge. Several of the Creeks
are millionaires.
American participation in the allied
conference is welcomed by the Paris
Temps, which says:
"It is highly gratifying to know that
the United States will be represented
at this .conference. The task of the
allies is too great for them to discuss
it without the United States. President
Wilson is so much respected that we
have need of listening to men who
possess his confidence."
Commenting on the possibility of the
United States being represented in the
next allied conference, Jules Cambon.
general secretary to the Ministry of
foreign A flairs, says:
v e are not merely aesirous or see
ing the United States participate, but
such participation is absolutely neces
sary, in view of the essential impor
tance of the role the United States will
play, not only in the war, but in the
settlement that will follow."
WHALING STATION PLANNED
American Pacific Company
Select California. Site.
May
THE PRINCIPAL, POINT WHICH
RECOMMENDS THE
Franklin
SELF - FILU.XU
SAFETY
Fountain
Pen
to thousands of
users is the fact
that it is never out
of commissi on.
Even if the s e 1 f
filling device failed
to work the nozzle
can be unscrewed
and the pen filled
like an old-style
fountain pen.
FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS,
81.50 to 815. OO
FRANKLIN FOVXTAIS PES CO.
Distributors
BLTMAIER-IRANK DRUG CO.
MAKSHALL-WKLLS HAKDWiRE CO.
For Sale In Portland Br
HELDFOND DRUG CO.
First, and Morrtoom Bta.
ABERDEEN', Wash., Oct. 20. (Spe
cial.) The erection of another whaling
station, upon the Pacific Coast, prob
ably in California, is said to be contem
plated by the officials of the American
Pacific Whaling Company, owners of
the Bay City station here. The whaler
Aberdeen is now being put into shape
for a cruise down, the coast with the of
ficials of the company who control sev
eral stations in British Columbia be
sides that here.
The graiwing demand- for whale meat
is said to be the principal reason for
prompting the establishment of a sec
ond plant on this coast.
The whaling season here ended this
week with a total catch of 20tt whales.
Teachers Speakers Engaged.
ABERDEEN'. Wash., Oct. 20. (Spe
cial.) Discussions of patriotism and
food conservation will mark every ses
sion of the Grays Harbor Teachers' In
stitute, which open a three-days' ses
sion here November 7. Among the
speakers on patriotic subjects will be
Governor Lister, State Land Commis
sioner Savidge and W. H. Abel, chair
man of the County Council of Defense.
Among the educators who are to speak
are Playground Director Robert Krohn,
of Portland; Edwin, S. lleany, of the
btate University, and. President Black,
of the Ellensburg Normal School.
Drain Sawmill Sold.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. Oct. 20.
(Special.) George H. Brainard and F
L. Evans, of this city, have purchased
the Joslyn-Griswold sawmill at Drain
and will take immediate possession. Mr.
tvans will take charge of the onrra.
tion of the mill, which has a capacity
or lo.uuu to zo.oou feet a day. R. E.
Griswold. of this city, was one of the
owners of the property.
Pasco Bank Takes $30,000.
PASCO, Wash., Oct. 20. (Special.)
The First National Bank of Pasco has
subscribed 530,000 to the liberty loan.
$10,000 of which is taken personally.
Thirty-four individual subscriptions,
mostly Northern Pacific employes here,
nave iRKen vuu or tne issue.
PORTLAND'S
FAMOUS
FAMILY
THEATER
Fashion Park's
double-breasted
idea
Developed in accord with the
correct English design, but
bold and typically American.
Shown in select weavings and
plain effects of Brown, Blue,
Green and Grey. To be had
READY - TO - PUT - ON
cA custom service without the annoyance of
at try-on.
$
25
Other styles executed expressly for us
at Fashion Park, $25.00 and more.
astuon
l Ghthes
KY.
BEN SELLING
LEADING CLOTHIER
MORRISON AT FOURTH
I Will Sell You a $50 Liberty Bond for $1 Down $1 a Week.
Larger Bonds in the Same Proportion.
You Receive All the Interest You Pay Me No Interest.
GIRLS AIM TO SAVE FOOD
DORMITORV FEEDS AT O. A. C. NOT
POPULAR THIS YEAR.
Ecoiomr Is Watchword of Students
and Waste at Dining Tablea
.la Guarded Againaty
OREGON AGRICULTURAL, COLLEGE,
Corvallis, Oct. 20. (Special.) An ef
fort to prevent waste of food in the
two girls' dormitories at O. A. C. is
being- instituted by the girls them
selves. At both Cauthorn and Waldo
halls there will be no garbage pails
of broken bread or food from individ
ual plates if the girls carry out their
plans. The head of each of the tables
in the dining-room will serve only
small portions to each, girl so that
each may consume everything served
her. and may, if she desires, come
back for more. Bread has hitherto
been cut in full-sized pieces, but from
now on it will be cut in smaller slices
so that even a half a. slice may not be
wasted.
Typical college girl feeds over the
chafing dish are not nearly as popular
this year as in former years. Fudge
parties, creamed chicken and other
dainties which the girls used to enjoy
in their rooms are being done away
with largely. The girls have substi
tuted fresh fruits or simple crackers
made from other than wheat flour.
In other seasons it has been the
custom for sororities to serve dinners
to large parties of guests during the
"rushing" season. This Fall the meals
have been most simple and the lack
of superfluous candles and other
sweets has been a feature.
the company plans to erect gasoline and
distillate tanks here so that these sup
plies can be shipped into Grays. Harbor
by water.
Sunday School Officers Klectcd.
KELSO, Wash., Oct. 20. (Special.)
At the morning session of the Cowlitz
County Sunday School Association yes
terday officers were elected for the
ensuing year. George L. Marsh, of Os
trander. was re-elected president. Other
officers elected were: E. A. Palmer,
Kelso, vice-president; Mrs. Nellie Dar
nell, Kalama. secretary: John Bosrart,
Woodland, treasuif r: Miss Lauritzen.
Woodland, elementary superintendent:
Raymond Woolford, Kalama, secondary
superintendent: Kirby J. Smith. Silver
Lake, adult superintendent; H. F. Blan
chard. Castle Rock, administrative su
perintendent. The meetings have at
tracted an unusually large attendance.
Kelso Boys Start Practice.
KELSO. Wash.. Oct. 20. (Special.)
The Kelso High School boys commenced
basketball practice this week with not
a single member of last year's team
among the turnout. Most of the boys
who played last year enisted in the
Navy, although one or two others have
dropped out of school. Superintendent
Wnltman is roarhinc the players, and
spite of the lack of experience of the
boys lie expects to have a team which
will make a good fight for the county
championship.
Pasco Red Cross Holds Fair.
PASCO, Wash.. Oct. 20. (Special.)
The local Red Cross Society heid a two
days' fair at Knights of Pythias Hall,
clearing $600. Booths, representing the
allies, a shooting gallery and lunches
brought large returns. The second
evening everything was auctioned off
in the ballroom, after which there was
dancing.
Read The Oregonian classified nds.
Standard Oil May Build.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Oct. 20. (Spe
cial.) The clearing of addion-al grounds
near its storage plant here has been
started by the Standard Oil Company
and gives credence to the rumor that
Big Double Show!
Tfin A VMonday
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Continuous 1 to 11 P. M.
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1 -Mathews & Duffy
.2-Bennett, Coulter & Ward
3Brammell & Davee
4- Ick Ogden
5- -Farrington & Cornell
6- -Ben Tidwell
Coming: Wednesday
"THE DESIRE OF THE MOTH"
DONNA DREW
The well-known favorite
star, and Leo Pierson in
'49-17
A delightful story of the
days of '49 brought into
the present in all their
lawlessness and glory.
NOTE Children under 10, with parents, admitted free
at all matinees except Saturday and Sunday.
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A Liberty IBoncI
The Twenty-seventh of this month just six
days off this second Liberty Loan closes,
and today Oregon is far below her $16,500,000
mark.
Undoubtedly, there are many people who
want to do their "bit" to buy at least a 50
Liberty Bond.
Listen to this plan: Between now and the
close of the campaign, if any one of our
customers has an open account with us and
there is a payment due, he or she may apply
the amount due us as first payment on a Lib
erty Bond, and we will wait until next month
"for our money. Or if anyone wishes to pur
chase anything at this store between now and
the close of the bond campaign, he or she may
make the purchase and instead of paying us
at the time, apply that amount on a Liberty
Bond, and defer payment to us until next
month. We will arrange for you to buy the
bonds or will direct you to a bank where they
may be purchased. Besides, when you have
purchased a bond we will accept it in pay
ment for merchandise you may wish to pur
chase. Liberty Bonds are the surest investment in
the world. They offer a practical way of sav
ing and bring in a steady interest. You may
purchase them on the easiest possible terms.
A $50 Liberty bond will feed one soldier for
four months. That is reason enough why you
should purchase at least one.
Eastern Outfitting Co:
Washington Street at Tenth.