The Sunday Oregonian., November 25, 1917, Section One, Page 4, Image 4

TJIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, TORTLAND, NOVEMBER 25, 191?.
ENORMOUS
GENERAL IS LAMER
FORMER OHIO NATIONAL GUARD OFFICER COMMANDS
- : - OREGON ARTILLERY REGIMENT.
When You Think LUGGAGE
WORSHIPS 111 FIELD
Brigade Commander of 66th
Field Artillery Sketched.
The word
is synonymous
Visitors From New York Crowd
Camp, Where Oregon Boys
. Are Located, on Sunday.
E. VOLLRATH LONG IN ARMY
THRONG
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FORMER OHIO NATIONAL GUARD OFFICER COMMANDS t
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DISCIPLINE MOST. SEVERE
Justice Tempered "With Mercy ' by
Commandant, "Who Keeps ' Offi
cers Close to Commands! but
Gives Enlisted Sleri Permits.
r BT WILL. G. MACRAE.
Staff Correspondent.
"WITH THE OREGON TROOPS, Not.
18. V lotting Portlanders in New York,
and Portland expatriates, have discov
ered that Oregon soldiers' relatives- and
friends are within, a long train, and au
tomobile ride from New York, and
hardly a. day goes by without a host
of folks visiting camp to exchange
greetings. Today being Sunday and
one of the mid-Winter days when it is
a. pleasure to be out doors, that sector
of the camp- where the Oregon soldiers
are was thronged all day witbj visitors
from New x.ork.
Most of them reached camp In time to
take part in regimental religious serv
ices, which, by the way, was by far
the largest soldier congregation Major
"William S. Gilbert, the chaplain, ever
had within hearing of his voice. His
was a soldier sermon worth, listening
to, and the visitors also expressed their
delight at the sermon. They also
seemed surprised at the great attend
ance. This of itself is not strange, for
while in the regular Army church, at
tending- is not compulsory, in all Na
tional Guard troops it Is. Even if the
services were not compulsory they
would be largely attended, for there is j
a surprising number of church-going
eoldiers, not only among the Oregon
men, but in all the National Guard pr
ganizations. Another thing that de
pends largely on the size of the soldier
congregation is the personal popularity
Of the chaplain. '
Among the many visitors today and
during the week was Julius I Meier,
who is staying temporarily in New
York; Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Greer, Port
land, and Mrs. W. R. de Forrest Smith,
fprmerly society editor of The Orego
nian, her two daughters. Miss Minette
Barrett Smith. Miss Margaret Smith,
and) son, Claude de F. Smith, formerly
a Portland automobile dealer and now
vice-president of the Smith Signal Cor
poration, of New York. Mrs. Smith
knew a great many of the men of the
old Second Oregon, who are now offi
cers in the Third Regiment. Mr. Smith
baa put his new automobile invention
on the market, having left Portland
tor that purpose.
Every day this old Army game pro
duces something new, many of them
full of human sacrifices. Over in the
Second Washington, Colonel William M.
Inglis commanding, there is a private,
a truck driver, who was a Second Lieu
tenant in the Quartermasters' Company
during the time the regiment was on
the Mexican border. He was then
Lieutenant William Scales. Now he is
Private William Scales, cheerfully driv
ing a big supply truck and: taking or
ders from a man who was his first Ser
geant in 1916. In private life. Private
Scales is one of the largest merchants
in Chehalis, Wash. Last year when all
National organizations were ordered
home and mustered out, because of the
illness of his little daughter Lieutenant
Scales resigned and placed his name on
the reserve list. When the Second
Washington was called out, the officer
roster was filled, but not waiting until
the reserve officers of the regiment
were called out. Lieutenant Scales re
signed and) enlisted as a private.
The hand which directs the mailed
fist of Army discipline, in spite of the
many "don'ts" it insists upon, is after
all a very human one. To all this
mother and an- uncle that, came to the
regiment today can testify the mother
to see her son, whom she had not seen
for three years, and an uncle that has
reared a nephew to be a soldier. AV'hen
the lad's father- died he was two years
old and this uncle reared him. Because
of the vast amout of preparation which
nas oeen going on ever since this camp
was established orders had been issued
that all must stay in camp today. Nat
urally, the mother, Mrs. Walter Hamp
ton, whose home is in Fall River, Masts.,
wanted to visit Private Hampton and
take him. off with her for the day
Likewise the uncle. At division head
quarters, where only permission can
be granted after an order has been is
sued, both got a chance to get the per
mission they craved. Yet the same
hand that tempered Army discipline In
this direction aw to it that even of
ficers who stood on the edge of camp
were ordered back to their companies.
They were not even allowed to watch
the automobile sight-seers.
...
People back home may think I am
drawing on the long bow when 1 say
the native New Yorker talks a differ
ent language. A private from Scap
poose was talking no, I won't give his
name, but the other day he obtained
leave to visit New York. AVhat think
you he did all the time he was :where
they are dimming the White Way?
tpent his whole time asking questions
of the traffic policemen just to hear
them talk. He was telling the story
to the rookie from Irrigon.
Trivate Scappoose: "Say, Rookie,
you should go to New York and hear
those cops talk. I stuck on the job,
asking fool questions, until my leave
was up. It's great! I .walKed over to
where one of 'em was standing and
says: 'Where's the Singer building?'
and he says: 'You go up two blocks,
eee; toin ter yer right, see, an' den,
when yer get there, see, toin to yer
left, see!' Everything's got an "l'- in
It. If it's a girl, they say goil, poiper,
yoir. Even the girls in the department
stores talk that way. One of 'em says
to me, 'Me an me goil fr en is coming
out ter camp an' see the soldiers from
Oregon. Say, it's great stuff!"
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One Hundred and Slxty-seeond In
fantry Assemble at Full War
Strength Monday Altar Flair.
Presented by Ongon D. A. 1
Infurled S4S ( S50 Men Take
.$10,000 Insurance.
I Boards Examining: Soldiers.
TACOMA. Wash., Nov. 24. (Special.)
Three boards have started the physi
cal examination of the 91st Division
at Camp Lewis anew. The neuro
psychiatry, tuberculosis and cardio
vascular commissions began their
work. The first has to deal with
mental and nervous troubles, the sec
ond with tubercular disorders at.d the
third with blood and other weak
nesses. It will take a month for the
Army boards to complete the task.
GAMP MILLS, Long Island, N. Y.. Nov.
19. (Special.) Last Sunday was
truly a "banner day" for the Third Ore
gon Regiment (162d Infantry). The
morning service was the first occasion
on which the full regiment had been
together, 1600 additional men having
Just arrived last week, bringing the
number to Its new war strength of
3700. These men were detached from
the National Army, most of them com
ing from Southern California, and 100
have been added to each company.
But it was a "banner day" in another
sense as well. Major Gilbert, chaplain
of the regiment, after the opening
hymns were sung, unfolded a beautiful
silk American emblem, which is to
be the regimental altar flag during
this war.
"This flag," Chaplain Gilbert said in
substance, "is the gift of the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution, of
Oregon. It is most appropriate that this
patriotic society of women should de
sire to make such a gift, and that they
have done so suggests the thought
that the spirit of our forefathers, who
fought our great war for Independence,
is upon us."
The flag was brought to the camp
by Mrs. Fletcher Linn, of Portland,
who presented it to Major Gilbert early
in the week.
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A very striking feature of this regi
ment is the large number of boyish
faces one sees at camp. It was said
before the recent accession of new
men that 80 per cent of the men were
under 20.
The company sergeants have been
very busy the last few days Issuing
insurance papers preparatory to leav
ing for active service. One company
reports that 242 out of 250 men have
signed up for $10,000 each.
Camp Mills Is only a temporary af
fair, used to shelter the troops who
are about to leave. It has no barracks,
and these cold November nights are
pretty chilly in the tents. The boys
are looking well and fat for the most
part, though there are the Inevitable
number of colds and one or two cases
I of mumps and measles.
...
In addition to the Infantry, there are
three companies of engineers (116th
Regiment) and three batteries of field
artillery (two in the 146th and one in
the 148th). These will probably move
as a unit with the 41st Division.
.
Milton Bozorth has been transferred
to the American University at Wash
ington, D. C, where the Gas and Flame
Engineers are receiving Instruction.
.
Harold Smythe, president of the Reed
College student body in 1916-16, had
just been released from a quarantined
company at Camp Greene and came
here, to find himself consigned to two
weeks more of isolation in a company
with the measles.
Davis McCamant, of Company E, In
fantry, received four days' leave of ab
sence to visit Washington. This is an
unusual privilege, as practically all
passes have been rescinded, due to the
approaching departure of the troops.'
Berkeley Snow, Gerald Eastham and
Billv Howe, former Portland Academy
men, are in the same tent in Company
C, Engineers. Right across the street
Is Forrest Jenne, Reed, '15.
Stewart Gloyd is "pushing a pencil'
at engineers' headquarters tent.
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Ambrose Brownell, another Reed Col
lege student body president,, is sorting
mail at the "dead-letter" office, so
named from the length of time it takes
to get letters through it.
Herbert Sessions, who went to Stan
ford two years, is acting "corp" in
Company A. Engineers. He hopes to
be transferred to the aviation section.
Someone said Claude Newlin would
be unrecognizable because of three
days' growth of beard, but his features
were unmistakable, despite this cam
ouflage.
...
"Judge" Webster Corliss, Arne Rae,
John Dambach, William Harmon, F. L.
Foster and Carlyle Cunningham are
all Reed men in A Company. Word
comes from Camp Greene that Howard
A. Barlow, Reed, '16, has received the
rank of Captain and will lead the musi
cal activities of a regiment. This honor
resulted from his success in directing
the musical work of the Y. M. C. A.
there. It Is said.
Stanley Borleske, U. of O. specialist In
football, is Captain of the C Company,
Engineers.
.
Tom Clohessy Is another who will be
glad to get into a little more action.
So far there has been practically noth
ing in the way of instruction for the
engineers differing from that of the
infantry.
Malcolm Gilbert, of Salem, has been
telling his squad how to oil up their
Intrenching tools to prevent rust dur
ing the voyage. He is a corporal in
Company M, of the Infantry.
...
Paul Stone, Company E, 16!d Infan
try, has just been appointed corporal,
it is reported. He looks fat and husky.
...
Lawrence Dineen, of Company L. had
some visitors from the city. They al
ways look mighty good to a fellow
far away from home.
...
It is hard to see just why the duties
Of the "kitchen police" squad should
cause grief, but apparently it is Army
tradition to hate K. P. that s prob
ably why "Speed" Allen, of E Company,
dldn t feel like talking for publication.
Oregon Soldiers Serve Under Ohloan
Who Enlisted in Guard in 1884
and Served Through Spanish-American
War,
BT WILL G. MAC RAE.
WITH THE OREGON TROOPS, Nov.
20. A soldier leader in whom the read
ers of The Oregonian will be Interested
because he will have in his keeping the
lives of many Oregon soldiers, is Brig
adier.General S. Vollrath. The 66th
Field Artillery Is In the brigade under
his command.
In private life General Vollrath is
one of the best known lawyers in a
state famous for giving the United
States many Presidents, statesmen and
brilliant lawyers. His home is in
Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio. He is
father of a family of five. Two of his
sons are now serving in the Army and
the other three children are going to
school. He graduated from Princeton
in the class of 18S3 and in 1884 enlist
ed as a private In the Eighth Ohio. He
was promoted from corporal to ser
geant, to Lieutenant, to Captain, to
Major, to Lieutenant-Colonel and final
ly to Colonel of the Eighth Ohio, a reg
iment that perhaps has seen more
strike duty- than any regiment in the
country.
When he had reached the rank of
Major the Spanish-American War
broke out and as Major E. Vollrath,
Eighth Ohio, National Guard, he was
with that regiment when it played its
part in the siege of Santiago, Cuba.
This came after he had been provost
marshal of Camp Alger. Under Gen
eral Vollrath will serve Batteries A and
B and the 148th Field Artillery (Oregon
Squadron).
Just a little incident will go far to
show that neither the men under Gen
eral Vollrath nor the folks at home
need worry about his always having
the interest of the men serving under
him at heart. The day after the 66th
Brigade arrived in camp it rained tor
rents and blew as it knows how here.
The artillerymen were out of wood, but
alongside of brigade headquarters was
a pile of stove wood, protected from
the wet by a huge tarpaulin. Some of
the men of the battery saw the wood.
They were cold and began to carry
away the wood. General Vollrath
stopped the soldiers. but as soon as
they told him their company was with
out fuel he at once told them to take
all they wanted, and. if necessary, be
cause headquarters men were under t
roof, they could go without a fire.
It is no wonder the men swear by
General Vollrath.
Club Eliminates Ballroom.
COQUILLE. Or., Nov. 24. (Special.)
The Ko-Keel Club, which takes the
lead in public affairs in this section of
the county, is -considering the question
of eliminating the ballroom from
among the many rooms the members
use for entertainment and amusement.
The club recently chose J. W. Noblet
as secretary to replace C. A. Howard,
who went to Eugene to become head of
a high school in the university town, j
While
we look for their size
they talk and say, "In
other stores we didn't
find such good mate
rial as is In these
coats, and the prices
are not bad."
The foregoing Is oxer
heard time and again
in our store. Be wise,
prudent and econom
ical theee times come
and see
J. M. Aches on
& Co.
52 Alder St., nr. Park.
House Restaurant Completed.
The E. House Restaurant at 128 Third
street, between Washington and Alder
streets, has just been completed. The
restaurant will be one of the largest
in the city. It is constructed of con
crete and cement and equipped with
every modern convenience. The build
ing faces on Third street and has
large room extending back from the
6treet a distance of 60 feet, with a sec
ond room 100 feet in width at the rear.
Mr. House has been in the restaurant
business at this location since 1SS0.
Arthur Moulton to Speak.
Arthur I. Moulton will speak Tues
day night in the Verngn School on the
"High Cost of Living." The programme
will begin at 8 o'clock with a half hour
of songs.
Army Orders.
ACULTY ROSTER ISSUED
Washington State College Lays Plans
for Winter School.
WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE,
Pullman, Nov. 24. (Special.) The new
faculty r.oster for the- Winter school of
agriculture and home economics open
ing at the State College on January 7
and continuing for six weeks, includes
the following;
Dr. E. O. Holland, president of the college:
George Severance, head of the department of
agriculture; S. B. Nelson, dean of the col
lege of veterinary science ; A gnes Houston
Craig, head of the college of home economics
and director of home economics In the state
of Washington for the United States Food
Administration; A. L. Melander, head of the
department of soology; K. G. Schafer, in
charge of the school and chief of the college
division of farm crops: William Hislop, head
of the division of animal husbandry; I. D.
Charlton, head of the division of agricultural
engineering; Helen Dow Whltaker. head of
the poultry division and superintendent of
the all-Northwest egg -laying contest ; F. J.
SI ever. Instructor in soils ; R. J. Barnett.
SAX FRANCISCO. Nov. 24. Army orders
Issued at headquarters for the "Western De
partment hwre today follow:
Major C. Emery Hathaway, cavalry, win
proceed to Camp Kearny. Linda Vleta, Cal
on duty in connection with the organisation
of reeimental cooking schools.
Captain Samuel H. Goodenough. Engineer
Reserve Corp, assistant to tne department
engineer, will make one trip on duty In
connection with the progressive military
map of the United States, to each of thi
following place: Martinez, Ran Rafael,
Napa. San Jose. Redwood City and vicin
ities of these points.
Captain Frank M. Barrel!. Quartermaster's
Corps. National Army, now at these head
Quarters, will report at the Presidio. San
Francisco. Cal., and at the expiration of
five days will proceed to Washington, T. C.
and report for duty In the office of the
Chief Embarkation Service.
First Lieutenant George W. Burgees,
Medical Reserve Corps. Presidio, San Fran
cisco, Cal., Is relieved from further duty
with the provhdonal sanitary train and as
signed to duty with the felxty-thtrd infantry
First Lieutenant Henry A. Moyt, Mel lea
Reserve Corps, will proceed to Fort Win-
field Scott. Cal., and report for the pur
pose of making examination for tuberculosis
of the troops or. tnac coast, aeiense com
msnd.
First Lieutenant Thomas K. King- Engl
neer Reserve Corps. Is assigned to duty ss
assistant to the department engineer with
station In this city.
First Lieutenant Louis A. Krary. Medical
Reserve Corps. Presidio, of San Francisco,
Cal., Is relieved from further duty with the
provisional sanitary train and assigned
dutv with the Sixty-second Infantry.
Second Lieutenant Carl Young. A. Coast
Artillery Reserve Corps. Fort Worden,
Wash., will proceed to the Letterman Gen-
ersl Hospital, PreMdio, and report for ob
nervation end treatment.
WOOL
E A good many makers of clothing and a good
many weavers of cloth are suddenly finding
that wool and cotton mixtures are as good as
all-wool fabrics.
1 Maybe so.
11 But we prefer the certainty that comes from
years of experience with "all wool" to the
II newly discovered virtues urged for "mix
pi tures."
If the war goes on, we all may be forced to
mixtures. But if we are, let us not fool our-
selves about them.
Meantime, it isn't easy to get all-wool fabrics
such as we insist on; even by paying more
money.
Made up as our garments are made, the prices
are very little higher than clothes less well
made and of compromise goods.
Measured by service and by the satisfaction
that comes with the' certainty of good style,
they are worth a great deal more.
II Suits and Overcoats at $25, $30 and $35 that
would cost us more if we had to buy them
E today. Suits to $45. Overcoats to $65.
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Our present stock is the largest on the Pacific Coast, af
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S. & H. Stamps With Every Purchase.
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professor of pomology In th. college, as
signed to horticultural teaching; In the Win
ter school; F. D. Heald. head of the depart
ment of plant patholoRy and assigned to
teaching relating to plant diseases; A. D.
Decker, head of the forestry department, as
signed In the Winter school to farm for
estry; Leila Wall Hunt, cooking an4 die
tetics; Doris Daniels, food and dietetics;
G. D. Turnhow, creamery nork; M. O.
Maughan. dairy farming; Marcella Dodge,
Institutional management; W. T. McDermltt,
interior decoration; J. P. Falrbank. agricul
tural engineering.
Whitman Librarian Goes to Camp.
WHITMAN COLLEGE. Walla. Walla.
Wash., Nov. 24. (Special.) Professor
Edward K. Ruby, registrar of Whitman
College, baa left for Camp Lewis to
take charge of the library at that can
tonment. Professor Ruby has had
charge of the Whitman College Library
for several years. Members of the
present faculty will take over the work
of Professor Ruby during his absence.
Grays Harbor Boy Scouts Busy.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Nov. 24. (Spe
cial.) Aberdeen and Cosmopolls Boy
Scouts. 100 strong, will canvass these
two cities Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday In search of novels and
books which, when gathered, will be
forwarded to the libraries at Camp
Lewis. The boys expect to secure at
least 1000 volumes of good reading from
the Harbor towns.
Shoe Salesman
Wanted
We require the services of a
man experienced in selling to
the best trade; a man of refine
ment and pleasing; personality.
Mail particulars to BC 683, Oregonian.
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